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MOLD & MILDEW
A Household Primer on How They Work
The terms "mold" and "mildew" are often interchangeable — and evidence of these can be found almost everywhere. Molds are a subgroup of the fungi family, just like mushrooms (although they're not as appetizing!). Molds are simple microscopic organisms.
Mold and mildew contain: Enzymes - responsible for digesting and decomposing Spores - responsible for reproduction The purpose of mold is simply this — to digest the organic world around them. Stories about mold go back thousands of years. Despite the horrific-sounding purpose, molds usually have no adverse effects unless they are in a concentrated form and growing in a confined space occupied by humans. There are also species of toxic mold, which should be considered hazardous.
A study of 10,000 homes in North America found that half had conditions of water damage and mold.
The study, conducted by the Harvard University School of Public Health in 1994,
concluded that these conditions were associated with increases in respiratory illness symptoms. As a result of the building practices over the past three decades, concentrated and toxic molds have been found in buildings. Practices of eliminating infiltration and exfiltration of air leads to higher humidity levels in the home, such as:
• wall cavities containing cellulose materials and insulation that are designed to limit the indoor and outdoor air exchange
• wall cavities that have been wrapped in plastic, allowing condensation and moisture to be created and trapped
Meet Gretchen
When Gretchen Wright joined Alban, we knew she had excellent secretarial skills. After eighteen months, we now appreciate her organizational skills and attention to detail. When Gretchen is at her desk, the various parts of Alban Home Inspection Service mesh perfectly. Gretchen is officially Alban's secretary and scheduler. Beyond this, she keeps the administrative side of our business finely tuned, from inspector schedules, to mold supplies, fielding Realtor's questions and otherwise managing all the details. When I asked for her favorite quotation, she immediately quoted Abigail Adams, who said, "Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance."
Gretchen grew up in Virginia and currently lives in the Frederick area. Her favorite activities, when not harassing me, involve gardening and travel. She is most proud of her daughter's graduation from Virginia Tech in 4 years and subsequent matriculation for advanced studies in business and graphic arts at Cambridge University in London, England and Edinburgh University in Scotland. We should all be so blessed. Gretchen keeps us straight and as she says, "I'm the general problem solver and proud of it!" We appreciate Gretchen's fine work and the many Realtors and clients who rely on her efficiency concur.


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30 June 2010 12:39 PM
By Matt Lawton in Sun City
So there we were, being told how this dead elephant would provide food for laughing hyenas among a number of other creatures for at least a week, when two more comedians came into view.
In a truck passing slowly on the other side of the road sat Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, looking only marginally happier than the aforementioned elephant. A 60-year-old elephant that was said to have died of 'natural causes' but I figured it might have suffered from Alzheimer's, exploding the myth that elephants never forget.
Anyway, Skinner and Baddiel. They sparked a few cracks in our truck. 'That's two of the big five we've seen,' and so on and so on. I managed to get a phone signal long enough to tweet as much, which proved what a ridiculous habit this whole Twitter thing is because I nearly then missed a magnificent herd of living, breathing elephants.
But for those of us just trying to forget England's dismal failure here in South Africa for a few hours with a bit of early morning safari action, the sighting of Skinner and Baddiel succeeded only in bringing all those painful memories flooding back. '30 years of hurt' (or 44 as it is now) and 'football's coming home'. All the usual nonsense that accompanies any major tournament before England balls it up and head home rather earlier than we anticipated.
Which, when you think about it, is ridiculous. When you actually remind yourself of all the concerns you no doubt had, very real concerns, before being sucked into the excitement of the greatest sporting event on the planet.
I sat among my fellow football reporters at a variety of matches towards the end of the domestic season and we pretty much predicted what would happen out here. Wayne Rooney was knackered the moment he suffered that ankle injury and so was Gareth Barry, while Ashley Cole was unlikely to make a full recovery from a similar such problem amid concerns about other players. Rio Ferdinand was always injured; Steven Gerrard was having a shocker of a season; Emile Heskey and Joe Cole couldn't get in the team; Glen Johnson was also struggling with injury, while John Terry seemed to be stumbling from one disaster to the next. Not to mention the loss of David Beckham. The one player capable of stepping off the bench and winning a game with one decent ball.
This, we realised, was not a team coming into form at the right time. It was a team that was falling apart. A team that was bound to struggle to progress beyond the last 16 of this tournament whatever Fabio Capello did.
The only consolation, aside from getting to see lions, rhinos, hippos and giraffes, is the tournament that remains. A tournament that could see Brazil meet Uruguay in one semi-final and Spain and Argentina in the other. That could see Diego Maradona's Argentina meet Dunga's Brazil in the final. That could yet see Maradona (above) complete a remarkable double and what would amount to one of the most extraordinary stories in sporting history.
Fantasy football, even Skinner and Baddiel would agree.

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Hamilton: Ferrari are fastest by potentially half a second
Ahead of his final afternoon of Formula 1 preseason testing, reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton has warned that Mercedes are lagging behind Ferrari by what could be as much as half a second.
While Ferrari have strutted their stuff throughout testing, Mercedes have appeared to keep their powder dry but it turns out that chassis issues with the W10 does indeed have the Silver Arrows camp worried.
Valtteri Bottas has twice highlighted problems with the car, which was refreshingly candid so early on in the season, but his teammate Hamilton backs him up.
During an interview with Sky F1 on Friday, Hamilton said of the difference to the Reds on day seven of testing, "I think the gap is potentially half a second. Ferrari are the fastest. This is going to be the toughest battle yet. We don't know because everyone has different engine modes and fuel loads."
"Ferrari's pace is very, very good at the moment. The challenge is going to be harder than ever. It will be four races before we really know where we stand. We don't obviously have a lot of time, but over this week we will hopefully gain another tenth just with our understanding of the car."
Hamilton pointed to the fact that the W10 has over one thousand laps on its odometer, almost five Grand Prix distances, "The car is kind of old now, it's worn and torn, so we will have new components, all that stuff will come along."
"We really won't know because everyone has different power modes and fuel loads, so Melbourne will be the first time you get a sight of it and it's a good four races before you know just where you stand."
"We don't mind a challenge. We've got a hill to climb but we know how to do it," he acknowledged but refuted suggestions that the team plans to change the concept of the W10, but said Ferrari may have right philosophy.
Hamilton was speaking in Barcelona not long after teammate Valtteri Bottas had hit 1:16.561, but the reigning champion dismissed the relevance of closing the gap.
"Testing is testing. There's no reward for being quick in Testing," added the five-time Formula 1 World Champion.
On the morning that Hamilton was speaking to reporters teammate, Valtteri Bottas set the second fastest time, three tenths shy of Sebastian Vettel's effort at the lunch break in Barcelona.
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Colin Furze is a stuntman, filmmaker and plumber from Stamford, England. He holds several World Records for stunts such as building the longest motorcycle and creating the world's biggest bonfire. Not everything he does is death defying. Some of what he does crosses stunts with fun, such as serving "fast food" on the highway. But not the type of fast food you have eaten. Colin delivers his fast food to customers while leaning out of a trailer speeding along a highway. Furze calls himself "Uncle Fuz" and calls his fun "A cross between top gear, scrapheap challenge, jackass and my brain". Some of his videos have gotten alot of attention such as when Colin was riding a scooter on the "The Wall Of Death" and it crashed!
Gene: Where did you get the idea to create and drive the world's fastest mobility scooter?
Colin: I had a scooter given to me to play with from the local shop about 6 months before. It was old and not really good enough to sell. I have had a few ideas what to do with it but I saw someone going really slow on one (battries dying I think) and thought what's the fastest these can go and whats the fastest anyone has ever been on one? I looked on the net but there wasn't anything impressive so I contacted guinness to apply to set a record. Then off I went.
Gene: What is the fastest you have gone on your mobility scooter?
Gene: What did you do to get it to go so fast? Just replace the engine?
Colin: At first I wanted to do it with an electric motor. But motors that will get you up to those speeds are expensive so instead I took the engine out my motocross bike and fitted that. The hardest thing was hiding it all. Guinness stated it must look like a normal mobility scooter so bigger wheels and things where out of the question.
Gene: I dont think that mobility scooters were designed for that kind of speed. Did you do anything to make it more stable?
Colin: Ha, no nothing at all. So it was very unstable and eratic at speeds over about 20mph so at 71 its abit of a hand full.
Gene: Have you made it into the Guinness Book of World Records?
Colin: As of yet I haven't had conformation from them to say they have approved it (you have to send all the evidence of the timing) But should know pretty soon I hope.
Gene: Do you have any suggestions for someone else who is considering modifying their mobility scooter?
Colin: Yes find the biggest scooter to start with it will make it easier, hehe.
Gene: Do you have any other plans for your mobility scooter?
Colin: Yes I'm working on a Christmas themed modification and hope it will be ready at the end of the week but its proving quite hard. Also I might be making a DVD of these as I have lots of film of doing things with and on mobility scooters and simler things but havent decided to relese that or just put them on youtube. What do you think? Would there be a market for that sort of video? Its all comedy based as you can guess.
Gene: Colin, I am not sure. I have seen some pretty wild stuff on your YouTube Channel. So, if it is like that, it could be pretty popular. I wish you the best of luck and if you have any news about your mobility scooter plans, please keep us udated.
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Fort Worth ISD thinks 'outside the box' with effort to recruit teachers from Mexico
The district planned a virtual job fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
Fort Worth ISD is recruiting bilingual teachers from Mexico.(Juan Figueroa)
By Anna Caplan
11:34 AM on Jan 18, 2022 CST
Fort Worth ISD is targeting educators in Mexico in its ongoing recruitment efforts to add bilingual teachers to the district.
The district planned to host a virtual job fair for teachers in Mexico City on Tuesday and Wednesday, it said in a news release Tuesday.
The informational fair will target teachers who are certified or interested in becoming certified in bilingual elementary and secondary Spanish for the 2022-23 school year, the district said.
"We have to think outside the box when it comes to our recruitment efforts," Fort Worth ISD Chief Talent Officer Raúl Peña said in the release. "If they are motivated and passionate about teaching, we want those prospective teachers residing in Mexico City to know FWISD is hiring."
The job fair will inform participants about the process to become a certified teacher in Texas and offer an overview of the district and the city of Fort Worth.
Prospective teachers who hold a valid teaching certification in Mexico may qualify for a Texas teacher certification, the news release said.
Fort Worth ISD currently offers incoming teachers incentives including a $5,000 bonus and a $4,000 stipend for bilingual elementary teachers, as well as a $2,000 early commitment bonus if hired by April 1.
Related: Fort Worth, Tarrant County Public Health expand COVID-19 testing sites
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Eternal Treblinka? Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust by Charles Patterson
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Author: Charles Patterson
Reviewed by: Richard H. Schwartz, Jewish Vegetarians of North America
Eternal Treblinkabr
Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust
By Charles Patterson, Ph.D
Book (Paperback)
Review by Richard H. Schwartz, Jewish Vegetarians of North America:
This book explores the similar attitudes and methods behind modern society's treatment of animals and the way humans have often treated each other, most notably during the Holocaust. The book's epigraph and title are from "The Letter Writer," a story by the Yiddish writer and Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer: "In relation to them, all people are Nazis; for the animals it is an eternal Treblinka.
The first part of the book (Chapters 1-2) describes the emergence of human beings as the master species and their domination over the rest of the inhabitants of the earth.
Charles Patterson spells out how the evil intent of the master species of humans denigrates and exploits other humans as well as other species in order to make themselves feel and look superior in their own eyes and put fear in the hearts of others. This they do with brutality. They degrade to make the objects of their evil intent appear to deserve the pain and suffering imposed upon them.
Judy Chicago wrote: "I began to wonder about the ethical distinction between processing pigs and doing the same thing to people defined as pigs. Many would argue that moral considerations do not have to be extended to animals, but this is just what the Nazis said about the Jews." (p. 49)
The second part (Chapters 3-5) examines the industrialization of slaughter (of both animals and humans) that took place in modern times.
Adolf HItler was very impressed with the assembly line killing methods of the Chicago's Union Stockyards and the production systems employed by Henry Ford, a Nazi supporter and believer in eugenics, which the Nazis used as an excuse to exterminate the "inferior" races. The concentration camps were production line human slaughterhouses, mirroring our animal slaughterhouses.
When we look at the similarity between the ways the Jews were transported, housed and systematically murdered and disposed of, and the ways we warehouse, transport and slaughter animals, we see the same lack of compassion and indifference to pain and suffering. As long as the master race survives, no other living being matters.
We see this as a blueprint for the destruction of the human race, for unless we stop this trend, there will always be those who believe that they can murder their way to the top, utilizing more and more powerful and efficient means (I.e. nuclear weapons). Charles Patterson's book is a warning to us all. Only we can stop our present trend from becoming eternal.
The last part of the book (Chapters 6-8) profiles Jewish and German animal advocates on both sides of the Holocaust, including Isaac Bashevis Singer himself.
Knowing some of the people referenced in this part of Eternal Treblinka adds a personal connection to the human suffering of the past. By knowing how these people have worked and are working to end suffering of both humans and animals clearly illustrates how we can return goodness and compassion for evil and bring peace to this earth without seeking revenge.
We highly recommend Eternal Treblinka.
"Compelling, controversial, iconoclastic...strongly recommended.
"Whether the comparison between the extermination of the Jews
and our daily slaughter of millions of 'food' animals evokes
agreement or outrage, you will want to read this meticulously
researched and compelling treatment of a painful and controversial
subject."
—Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
"Eternal Treblinka is an eye-opening, thought-provoking book
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than you could ever have known before and a valuable addition
to every library and school and home in America. I can't say
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—Meria Heller, The Meria Heller Show, Phoenix AZ
"Important and timely...written with great sensitivity and
compassion...I hope that Eternal Treblinka will be widely read."
—Martyrdom and Resistance (Holocaust publication)
"Charles Patterson's book will go a long way towards righting
the terrible wrongs that human beings, throughout history,
have perpetrated on non-human animals. I urge you to read it
and think deeply about its important message."
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contribution to humanity. It is my hope that your masterpiece
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the distribution it so richly warrants."
—Karen Marcus, J.D.
"Your book is powerful, moving, gut-wrenching, brilliant--
destined to be a classic, I'm sure of it. I am grateful to be
in it. I wish you every success in getting this stunning book
the recognition and readers it so richly deserves. Mazel Tov on
your achievement!"
—Aviva Cantor, journalist and author
Forward by Lucay Rosen Kaplan
The Foreword is by Lucy Rosen Kaplan, former attorney for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and daughter of Holocaust survivors.
Charles Patterson is a social historian, Holocaust educator, editor, and therapist. He is the author of Anti-Semitism: The Road to the Holocaust and Beyond, The Oxford 50th Anniversary Book of the United Nations, The Civil Rights Movement, and From Buchenwald to Carnegie Hall (co-authored with Marian Filar). He is a graduate of Amherst College, Columbia University (Ph.D.), and the Yad Vashem Institute for Holocaust Education in Jerusalem. Dr. Patterson now lives in New York City. He is a member of PEN, The Authors Guild, and the National Writers Union.
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Q: Topological space inducing a space such that it is a subspace of that space? If $\;Y\subseteq X^2$ and $\tau$ is any topology on $Y$, is it possible to induce topologies in $X$ from $\tau$?
Are there ways to define topologies on $X$ from $\tau$ so that $(Y,\tau)$ become a subspace of the product space?

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Define $\tau_1,\;\tau_2$ on $X$ by the two functions $p_k:Y\to X$ defined as $p_k(x_1,x_2)=x_k$:

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*Given $A\subseteq X,\;x\in\bar A\iff
    p_k^{-1}(x)\subseteq\overline{p_k^{-1}(A)}, \;k=1,2$.
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I used this unauthorized method to prove 1: any relation
$\propto\,\subseteq X\times \mathcal P(X)$ that extends $'\!\!\in'$ in the way that,

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*$x\in M\Rightarrow x\propto M$

*$\neg\exists x\in X:x\propto\emptyset$

*$x\propto A \subseteq B \Rightarrow x\propto B$

*$x\propto A\cup B\Rightarrow x\propto A \vee x\propto B$

defines a closure operation on subsets of $X$ by
$x\in \overline M \Leftrightarrow x\propto M$,

A: Let $X=\{0,1\}$, and let $Y=X\times X$. Let
$$\mathscr{B}=\big\{\{\langle 0,0\rangle\},\{\langle 1,0\rangle\},X\times\{1\}\big\}\;,$$
and let $\tau$ be the topology on $Y$ generated by the base $\mathscr{B}$.
Suppose that there topologies $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ on $X$ such that $Y$ is the product topology on $X\times X$ generated by $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$; the projection map $\pi_1$ to the first coordinate must be be continuous and open. Since $\pi_1^{-1}[\{0\}]$ and $\pi_1^{-1}[\{1\}]$ are not open in $Y$, continuity of $\pi_1$ implies that $\{0\},\{1\}\notin\tau_1$ and hence that $\tau_1=\{\varnothing,X\}$, the indiscrete topology on $X$. On the other hand, the fact that $\pi_1$ is open implies that $\{0\}=\pi_1[\{\langle 0,0\rangle\}]$ and $\{1\}=\pi_1[\{\langle 1,0\rangle\}]$ are open in $\langle X,\tau_1\rangle$ and hence that $\tau_1$ is the discrete topology $\wp(X)$ on $X$. This contradiction shows that no such topologies $\tau_1$ and $\tau_2$ exist: $Y$ is not (a subspace of) any product topology on $X\times X$.

A: In general, if $X$ is a set, $Y$ a topological space and $f : Y \rightarrow X$ is a function, then we can define $\tau_{f} = \{U \subseteq X \:|\: f^{-1}(U) \in \tau_Y\}$ where $\tau_Y$ is the topology of $Y$. Then $\tau_f$ is a topology of $X$, in fact, it is the finest topology for which $f$ is continuous.
In your situation, if $Y \subseteq X^2$ is endowed with a topology $\tau_Y$, let $p_k : Y \rightarrow X$ be the restrictions of the two projections of $X^2$ to $X$. Then $\tau_{p_k}$ gives a topology on $X$ for which $p_k$ is continuous. Hence the inclusion map $p_1 \times p_2 : Y \rightarrow X^2$ is continuous when $X^2$ is equipped with the product topology $\tau_{p_1} \times \tau_{p_2}$ and so $Y$ is a subspace. Note also that this product topology is the same as the topology $\tau_{p_1 \times p_2}$, so a subset of $X^2$  is open in this topology if and only if the intersection of this set with $Y$ is open in $Y$. This topology is the finest topology such that $Y$ is a subspace of $X^2$.

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Latest Data as of 5:00PM on Monday, April 5, 2021
(HARTFORD, CT) – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 2021:
Data updates on testing in Connecticut
The following is a summary of the day-to-day newly reported data on cases, deaths, and tests in Connecticut. It is important to note that these newly reported updates include data that occurred over the last several days to a week. All data in this report are preliminary, and data for previous dates will be updated as new reports are received and data errors are corrected.
Change Since Friday
COVID-19 Cases (confirmed and probable)
COVID-19 Tests Reported (molecular and antigen)
Daily Test Positivity
Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19
COVID-19 Associated Deaths
County-by-county breakdown of current COVID-19 hospitalizations:
Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations
For a series of interactive graphs and maps that provide additional data, including metrics related to age, gender, and race/ethnicity, as well as data broken down by every town and city in Connecticut, visit ct.gov/coronavirus and click the link that is labeled, "Data Tracker."
Data updates on vaccine administration in Connecticut
The following data represents the total number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Connecticut, as reported to the state as of today:
Total Administered
First dose administered
1,329,149*
Fully vaccinated
Total doses administered
*NOTE: A total of 57,061 doses of the single-dose J&J vaccine are included in each category
Connecticut continues to rank among the top three states in the nation that have administered the most vaccines per capita.
So far, those who have received at least one dose in Connecticut include:
82% of all people over the age of 65;
67% of all people over the age of 45; and
45% of all people over the age of 16.
The Lamont administration anticipates that approximately 288,000 first doses will be delivered to Connecticut this week.
All Connecticut residents over the age of 16 are currently eligible to receive the vaccines. Appointments must be made in advance at all clinics statewide. To learn how to make an appointment, visit ct.gov/covidvaccine and enter a zip code to find the nearest clinics.
Providing information to Connecticut residents
For the most up-to-date information from the State of Connecticut on COVID-19, residents are encouraged to visit ct.gov/coronavirus. Residents can also subscribe to text message alerts from the state by texting the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.
Individuals who have general questions that are not answered on the website can call 2-1-1 for assistance. The hotline is available 24 hours a day and has multilingual assistance. Anyone who is out-of-state or requires a toll-free number can connect to Connecticut 2-1-1 by dialing 1-800-203-1234. This is intended to be used by individuals who are not experiencing symptoms but may have general questions related to COVID-19. Anyone who is experiencing symptoms are strongly urged to contact their medical provider.
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Oh hi, hey! If you've noticed I haven't done monthly favorites in awhile, & I think in the new year I'm gonna try something different: instead of monthlys, just periodically sharing my recent faves & inspirations. Sound good?
1// This comfy f21 sweater is still on rotation. Can I just like, wear it all the time? Not socially acceptable? Oh. Fiiiiine.
2// Still delving into Anna's book; still loving it. From the moment I read about her struggles as a baby-faced petite, I felt spiritually connected. I'm ready to be bff's, Anna. Call me?
3// TWO WORDS: Hand. Food. & my soap and glory obsession continues. This stuff is so good on your hands & quite hydrating, which is great because winter hands= yikes.
4// How many lipsticks does one girl need? The limit does not exist, okay? This matte elf lippie is $3, y'all. THREE.
5// I've been on a Private Practice binge since Christmas, and I really only started for my girl Amelia Shepherd, but come to find out she doesn't even show up til season three! Whatever. It doesn't hold a candle to Grey's, but it's still pretty binge worthy. I loooove Charlotte! If you've seen it, who's your favorite?
Tell me all your recent faves!


Corporate donations are a great way for your company to support Countess Mountbatten Hospice.
These can be paid before tax is deducted and are the easiest and simplest donation you can make.
If your employees are in a payroll giving scheme or looking to organise an event or take part in one of our events, match funding is an excellent way of showing your commitment to your staff and their efforts in caring for others. You agree to match the amount your employee has raised, which doubles the the charity receives.
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Artist: Alex Rex
Title: Bishop's House, Sheffield, 14/4/2019
Author: Nicky Crewe
Over the years I've seen Alex Neilson in some unconventional settings. When he was with Trembling Bells I saw them in the glorious Glanusk park in the Brecon Beacons, home of the Green Man festival. Later I saw them in an eerily deserted semi derelict department store, where the BBC's Stone Tapes was also on the bill. I saw Trembling Bells for the last time last year at the re-purposed National Centre for Popular Music, the Hubs, in Sheffield.
I have always thought Alex Neilson was the dark and tortured flipside to Lavinia Blackwall's avenging angel.
This Sunday night event was organised by Sheffield based Heretics Folk Club at Bishops' House. This half timbered building dates back to the 1500s. Performances take place in a tiny parlour with beams and a 300 year old oak bench as part of the seating. It's an intimate and unusual space.
I've been listening to Alex's second solo album 'Otterburn' and I knew this had the makings of an intense and possibly overwhelming evening. Sheffield was the last date on his tour. He was beautifully supported by Rory Haye, (guitars and vocals), Georgia Seddon (vocals and keyboards) and Audrey Bizouerne (guitars and vocals). Those of you familiar with Alex Neilson's story will know that it's now two years since his much loved younger brother died unexpectedly in his sleep. There are aspects of Alex's recent music that address the deep grief of this abrupt end. In fact every song in the set came to an abrupt end and I couldn't help wondering if there was a connection.
I'd listened to him being interviewed by Clive Anderson on Radio 4's 'Loose Ends' over the weekend, where he briefly discussed the impact of his brother's death and seeking therapy.
He came on stage wearing a t-shirt with the legend Alex Says Relapse (available from the merch stand). His conversation between songs is easy and humorous, with a gallows humour that isn't so dark that it's uncomfortable. He talked about having ginger hair, about his mother, about trauma. He played drums and sang, he played drums and the harmonica simultaneously too. 'Haunted House' was perfect for the 16th century setting, 'Coward's Song', 'Master', 'Please God Make Me Good' (inspired by St Augustine's "but not yet"), and 'Uses of Trauma' were all part of the set. The most moving song for me was his version of a traditional song, 'The Night Visiting Song (I Must Away)'. He told us he had dreamt about singing it with his brother.
He is an amazing artist. Alasdair Roberts (who has worked with him) says he has a "complex and inquisitive musical mind." I find him terrifyingly honest in his approach to songwriting and sometimes that scares me. I can't help feeling fearful for him, but at the same time I am relieved by his ability to express his difficulties and darkness through his music. There's always been a wild energy in Trembling Bells' music and performances and Alex Neilson has brought together a group of musicians who can more than match that with him in his own songs.
Thinking back to the Stone Tapes, and very aware of the history of this venue, I couldn't help wondering what energies were being stirred in Sheffield on this particular Sunday night.
The promoter, Rob Lee, was multi tasking as sound engineer and a member of the support act, Bobby Lee. This is a new venture for the trio of Rob Lee on guitar, Guy Whittaker on drums and Mark Armstrong on bass. Paul Cross of independent record label Sonido Polifonico has described them as J J Cale meets the Durutti Column and I can see why. Psychedelic country instrumentals were just right for the early part of the night.
It's always a pleasure to be at a gig where the audience is enthusiastic and respectful too. I hope Alex Rex enjoyed it as much as I did.
Almost forgot! The cure for depression is to shout "Yeah baby Whoo!" I suspect the real cure for depression is to take your impressive songs on the road with such a talented group of musicians.
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At an intimate and ancient venue in Sheffield Nicky Crewe watches Alex Neilson as he 'ditches bitterness to take us straight to regret' with his dark and powerful music. He also gives us the magic formula for the cure for depression, raising spirits in more ways than one.


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Brief 20: Is Vote Buying Effective?
EGAP Researcher: Pedro Vicente
Geographical Region: Africa
Research Question:
Did an informational campaign informing voters that vote-buying is illegal in S+T discourage vote-buying?
Preparer: Seth Ariel Green
São Tomé and Príncipe (ST&P) is a Portugese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with about 193,000 citizens where oil was discovered in the late 1990s. There was a coup by the army in 2003, and an attempted coup in 2009, but otherwise elections are considered to be free. Vote-buying is a common occurrence; in a poll Vicente conducted, 64% of respondents said they had witnessed vote-buying in their area.
Map: São Tomé and Príncipe Figure 2, pg. F364
Research Design:
In 2006, 10,000 pamphlets were distributed to households emphasizing that vote-buying is illegal.
Figure 1, pg. F362
Canvassers also verbally told citizens that they should vote with their conscience. After the parliamentary elections but before the presidential election, a representative sample of treatment and untreated citizens were polled about their perceptions of vote-buying, corruption in general, and electoral behavior. At this time, they were given a pre-paid postcard with a written demand to publish the results of the corruption module, and told that if 50% of respondents sent the postcard, the results would be published. After the elections, the same voters were polled about their perceptions of vote-buying and their electoral behavior in presidential elections.
First, perceptions of vote-buying in a past election were not substantially different among treatment and control subjects, which Vicente interpets as meaning that subjects in the treatment condition were not merely telling the interviewers what they thought they wanted to hear (conformity bias). There were no significant differences among treatment and control groups in likelihood of sending the postcard.
Second, voters who received the pamphlet were substantially more likely to report that vote- buying did not influence the outcome of the presidential election, and that voters acted in good conscience.
Third, the campaign decreased voter turnout by 3-6 percentage points, suggesting that vote- buying may drive participation.
Fourth, the campaign diminished opposition turnout and increased incumbent turnout, both by nearly 4 percent.
This large-scale experiment suggests that discouraging vote-buying has measurable effects on elections, but perhaps not those that policy-makers might want. Decreasing voter turnout and increasing the incumbency advantage may be undesirable in many contexts. This experiment serves as a good reminder that well-intentioned interventions may have unanticipated consequences.
The extent to which ST&P generalizes to other democratic countries is debatable. Future replications might answer this question.
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Hastings' long history stretches back to the eight century. But it was in 1066 that the town made its mark on history, as the location of the Battle of Hastings, at which William the Conqueror defeated King Harold, clearing the way for him to become King of England.
Much has changes since then. During the Victorian period, Hastings became a popular seaside resort and grew rapidly following the construction of a railway linking the town to London and other inland areas.
The town's long and varied history is reflected in the architecture of the well-preserved old town area. Hastings remains popular with visitors. Residents benefit from living in an area with a high standard of living that's only a short distance from the High Weald Area of Natural Beauty.


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Q: Download pdf file using jquery ajax I want to download a pdf file for jquery ajax response. Ajax response contains pdf file data. I tried this solution. My code is given below but I always get a blank pdf.
$(document).on('click', '.download-ss-btn', function () {

    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/utils/json/pdfGen',
        data: {
            data: JSON.stringify(jsonData)
        }

    }).done(function (data) {
        var blob = new Blob([data]);
        var link = document.createElement('a');
        link.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
        link.download = "Sample.pdf";
        link.click();
    });

});

A: You can do this with html5 very easily:
var link = document.createElement('a');
link.href = "/WWW/test.pdf";
link.download = "file_" + new Date() + ".pdf";
link.click();
link.remove();

A: For those looking a more modern approach, you can use the fetch API. The following example shows how to download a PDF file. It is easily done with the following code.
fetch(url, {
    body: JSON.stringify(data),
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'
    },
})
.then(response => response.blob())
.then(response => {
    const blob = new Blob([response], {type: 'application/pdf'});
    const downloadUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    const a = document.createElement("a");
    a.href = downloadUrl;
    a.download = "file.pdf";
    document.body.appendChild(a);
    a.click();
})

I believe this approach to be much easier to understand than other XMLHttpRequest solutions. Also, it has a similar syntax to the jQuery approach, without the need to add any additional libraries.
Of course, I would advise checking to which browser you are developing, since this new approach won't work on IE. You can find the full browser compatibility list on the following [link][1].
Important: In this example I am sending a JSON request to a server listening on the given url. This url must be set, on my example I am assuming you know this part. Also, consider the headers needed for your request to work. Since I am sending a JSON, I must add the Content-Type header and set it to application/json; charset=utf-8, as to let the server know the type of request it will receive.

A: I am newbie and most of the code is from google search.  I got my pdf download working with the code below (trial and error play). Thank you for code tips (xhrFields) above.
$.ajax({
            cache: false,
            type: 'POST',
            url: 'yourURL',
            contentType: false,
            processData: false,
            data: yourdata,
             //xhrFields is what did the trick to read the blob to pdf
            xhrFields: {
                responseType: 'blob'
            },
            success: function (response, status, xhr) {

                var filename = "";
                var disposition = xhr.getResponseHeader('Content-Disposition');

                 if (disposition) {
                    var filenameRegex = /filename[^;=\n]*=((['"]).*?\2|[^;\n]*)/;
                    var matches = filenameRegex.exec(disposition);
                    if (matches !== null && matches[1]) filename = matches[1].replace(/['"]/g, '');
                }
                var linkelem = document.createElement('a');
                try {
                                           var blob = new Blob([response], { type: 'application/octet-stream' });

                    if (typeof window.navigator.msSaveBlob !== 'undefined') {
                        //   IE workaround for "HTML7007: One or more blob URLs were revoked by closing the blob for which they were created. These URLs will no longer resolve as the data backing the URL has been freed."
                        window.navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, filename);
                    } else {
                        var URL = window.URL || window.webkitURL;
                        var downloadUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);

                        if (filename) {
                            // use HTML5 a[download] attribute to specify filename
                            var a = document.createElement("a");

                            // safari doesn't support this yet
                            if (typeof a.download === 'undefined') {
                                window.location = downloadUrl;
                            } else {
                                a.href = downloadUrl;
                                a.download = filename;
                                document.body.appendChild(a);
                                a.target = "_blank";
                                a.click();
                            }
                        } else {
                            window.location = downloadUrl;
                        }
                    }

                } catch (ex) {
                    console.log(ex);
                }
            }
        });

A: jQuery has some issues loading binary data using AJAX requests, as it does not yet implement some HTML5 XHR v2 capabilities, see this enhancement request and this discussion
Given that, you have one of two solutions:
First solution, abandon JQuery and use XMLHTTPRequest
Go with the native HTMLHTTPRequest, here is the code to do what you need
  var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
  req.open("GET", "/file.pdf", true);
  req.responseType = "blob";

  req.onload = function (event) {
    var blob = req.response;
    console.log(blob.size);
    var link=document.createElement('a');
    link.href=window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    link.download="Dossier_" + new Date() + ".pdf";
    link.click();
  };

  req.send();

Second solution, use the jquery-ajax-native plugin
The plugin can be found here and can be used to the XHR V2 capabilities missing in JQuery, here is a sample code how to use it
$.ajax({
  dataType: 'native',
  url: "/file.pdf",
  xhrFields: {
    responseType: 'blob'
  },
  success: function(blob){
    console.log(blob.size);
      var link=document.createElement('a');
      link.href=window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
      link.download="Dossier_" + new Date() + ".pdf";
      link.click();
  }
});

A: Try this:
$(document).on('click', '.download-ss-btn', function () {

    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/utils/json/pdfGen',
        data: {
            data: JSON.stringify(jsonData)
        },
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'
        }

    }).done(function (data) {
        let binaryString = window.atob(data);
        let binaryLen = binaryString.length;
        let bytes = new Uint8Array(binaryLen);

        for (let i = 0; i < binaryLen; i++) {
            let ascii = binaryString.charCodeAt(i);
            bytes[i] = ascii;
        }
        var blob = new Blob([data], {type: "application/pdf"});
        var link = document.createElement('a');
        link.href = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
        link.download = "Sample.pdf";
        link.click();
    });
});


How to start using a planner this year and build a habit that can help you for a lifetime.
I absolutely love that so many people are making planners part of their lives. Planners seemed to get lost in the shuffle the more we adopted technology into our every day lives. Fortunately, many people are realizing that writing things down on paper (or in an online planning system), goes a long way in helping them stay focused on reaching their goals. Having a planner is great, but using it is what makes all the difference. If you want to stick with using your planner this year, here are some tips that can help.
1. Choose a planner that fits your needs.
This seems obvious, but I can't tell you how many people I talk to in person and online that chose a planner only because it was pretty or because it was the planner everyone in their circle was chattering about. While there are tons of planners on the market you can find for under $20, most people are investing $25-50 on planners these days – and some are even more than that! Planners are an investment. So, make a wise one – choose a planner that fits your day-to-day needs.
If you only write down a note or two every day or just jot down major goals and milestones, a monthly plannermay be all you need. If daily details are your thing, a daily planner with an hourly layout may be more your style. There's something for everyone. You just need to understand what kind of planner you are – that will make finding the right planner much easier.
2. Pick a planner that's portable.
Part of using your planner on a regular basis means that it needs to be easily accessible. If you'll be planning outside of your home or office, something that fits in a purse, backpack, messenger bag, and hey, even your pocket, can really help you stick to your planning habit. One of my favorite planners wasn't portable. It was chore to take from place to place, but fortunately, I mostly worked at home. That company (Day Designer) now makes planners in a variety of sizes – most of them are way more portable than the original one I had back in 2014!
3. Fill in important events and dates right away.
You might not be ready to do your day-to-day planning yet, but I'm sure you have some ideas of upcoming holidays, vacations, birthdays or business milestones that you want to track. Crack open your planner as soon as you get it and start getting those things in there. An object in motion tends to stay in motion – and so it goes with planning. Once you get your feet wet, you'll think of other things you want to log and track and then you'll be well on your way to making your planner part of your daily life.
4. Schedule regular planning time.
I plan my day every day, first thing in the morning. I highly recommend it. But if you prefer to plan at night or have one big planning session once a week, that's fine too. Whatever works for you, decide and speak to it. And yes, write your planning time down in your planner! If you use an electronic calendar, put your planning time in there too. Commit to investing this time in yourself.
5. Keep everything in one place.
If you tend to write on Post-It notes or scraps of paper, it can be a habit that's tough to break. That's okay. Corral those notes in your planner. I feel much better when I have 10 Post-Its in my planner than when they are scattered around my work space. Plus, it makes it easier for you to transfer the notes into your planner if everything is in one spot.
If your planner comes with note pages, use those to the fullest. If you're using the planner for business, note pages can be great for jotting down product and service ideas, ideas for blog posts and videos, preferred vendors, longer term to-do or project lists and more. The key to staying organize is having a home for everything. Your planner can help you keep everything in one place.


I have a picture very similar to this one, taken last year, of my kids on their first day of public school when I was more than relieved to see them board the bus heading somewhere that wasn't here - with me - all morning. "Please, please, please get on the porch," I begged of them after breakfast because today was another first, and you know I love to commemorate really important events like birthdays and shoes being put on the right feet with plenty of digital photographs.
So here they are, just minutes before piling into the van for our first ever homeschool co-op meeting - a place for them to find friends and me to latch on to other insane women who are taking on the awesome responsibility of teaching their children themselves. "How many times a day do you bang your head against the bathroom wall in frustration?" I wanted to ask, just to be sure that my own head banging was within the national norm for homeschooling mothers. But I restrained myself and focused instead on my nine-year-old son surrounded by other boys, laughing and joking and learning about the Middle Ages.
All four of them, from Elijah, to Prissy, to Ben and Mary, had a fabulous time and I feel greater than great about it, really. It's starting to dawn on me that rather than assuming homeschooling, or even parenting in general for that matter, should be mostly fulfilling with a few moments of despair sprinkled in, I should view it as plain old hard, sometimes tedious, sometimes maddening work with occasional episodes of delight so sweet they more than make up for the crying - my crying that is. Tempered expectations just might be the key to finding peace in the chaos.
I wanted to say - "you go girl," and "you blaze the trail for us," but Bobby said, no - please don't write either of those things.
So instead I'll just say that you're doing a great job. I would have never thought of homeschooling if it weren't for you!
I love the picture of your beautiful kids! Thanks for being so honest and sharing your heart with us.
"How many times a day do you bang your head against the bathroom wall in frustration?"
Keep tugging along Molly. Each year(day) brings new challenges within all the joys of chaotic frustrations.
On this past Wednesday, a very hard day in many ways, I told my husband that I wasn't homeschooling anymore. Either I could work and he could homeschool, or we could send them to a local private school. I have since recanted (!), and your words about homeschooling being plain old hard, with moments of delight mixed in, really help!
20 times a day for me.


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        where TType : Component
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            get
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                    go.SetActive(false);
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                }

                return s_Instance;
            }
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Molnár Károly (Cservenka, 1860 – 1915 után) jogi doktor és ügyvéd, országgyűlési képviselő.

Életútja

Molnár Miklós és Poór Matild fiaként született. A jogi doktori és ügyvédi vizsga letétele után Bács vármegye szolgálatába lépett és 1888-tól mint a kulai járás főszolgabírája, később mint a megye főjegyzője szerzett a közügyek terén érdemeket. 1894-től megyei főügyész volt. 1896-ban először és 1901-ben újra megválasztották a Hódság-kerületében (Bács-Bodrog megye) szabadelvű programmal. 1899-ben a Bács-Bodrog vármegyei Történelmi Társulat tagja lett. Tagja volt a naplóbíráló bizottságnak is. A Bácsmegyei Agrártakarékpénztár igazgatói tisztét is betöltötte. Felesége a cservenkai születésű Mihályi Bella (Izabella) volt, akivel 1890. szeptember 15-én kötött házasságot Zomborban, és aki 1892. december 21-én, 27 éves korában Zomborban elhunyt tüdővészben.

Országgyűlési beszédei a Naplókban vannak.

Jegyzetek

Források

 Borovszky: Magyarország vármegyéi és városai. Bács-Bodrog vármegye 2. kötet (1909) IRODALOM, TUDOMÁNY ÉS MŰVÉSZET

További információk

 Sturm Albert, Országgyűlési Almanach. Bpest, 1901. 323. old.

Magyar jogászok
1860-ban született személyek
1915-ben elhunyt személyek
Országgyűlési képviselők (1896–1901)
Országgyűlési képviselők (1901–1905)

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GRIMES, Iowa –Many employees take on collection drives at the workplace. Usually those collections are clothing drives or food drives, but a different kind of donation is making a difference around the world.
At an office building in Grimes, you'll find a trailer full of boxes ready be taken away. The boxes are full of medical equipment and supplies that might be expired or outdated, but still in good shape.
Lisa Campbell, UnityPoint Health's Director of Purchased Services Contracting, said, "We have equipment, incubators, anesthesia machines, all this kind of stuff that, we're a very innovative system, so that a lot of times they'll come up with this new and improved thing and this other equipment doesn't have any place to go."
Campbell found a new home for medical supplies and equipment that can no longer be used at UnityPoint Health's hospitals and clinics. "Instead of us throwing those out or throwing those in the dump, we actually bring them back on the trucks and put them on a semi and they go to Minneapolis to our partner MATTER and then they distribute to the countries that need them," said Campbell.
MATTER is a non-profit that redistributes medical supplies and equipment to some of the hardest to reach parts of the world. "A lot of these supplies go to South America, Africa, Haiti, places that have nothing," she said.
UnityPoint Health has donated 10,000 pounds of medical equipment and supplies since they started working with MATTER at the end of 2017. They send a trailer full of supplies to Minneapolis every six to eight weeks.
Recent shipments included five anesthesia machines, 24 hospital beds, even pediatric pajamas. "They can still be used. They were just adorable little pajamas. And these third world countries have nothing, they have nothing. So, anything we can give them, they appreciate so much," said Campbell.
MATTER has shipped 157 containers to 40 countries around the world in the last three years.


Here you'll find links to websites that have recipes tailored to an autoimmune diet. You'll want to read each recipe to make sure it's tailored for your individual diet but this should make an easy start to eating and not feeling deprived.
It seems a daunting task to cut out so many foods. I remember eating only meats, vegetables and an occasional fruit and being so afraid to add anything to liven up my meals. It does get easier down the road and you learn what substitutions work and what don't.


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Guadaloupe »
Towns »
Le Moule, Guadeloupe
Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 16.330601, -61.344398.
Le Moule is a town and one of the largest communities in the state of Guadeloupe, which is a country situated in the north Caribbean region and is a part of French Overseas Territories. It can be found in the sheer east of the island of the Grande-Terre. It is a coastal community with the total number of residents close to twenty five thousand people. The first settlers started arriving there in the early 17th century and they started developing the area as a center of farming and commerce. There is a large port near the town of Le Moule and traditionally the area has been basing its economy on producing natural resources like limestone and others. People of the region are friendly and nice, so it can be interesting to visit the town and enjoy its nature and culture.
Where is Le Moule, Guadeloupe on Map?
Road map of Le Moule, Guadeloupe shows where the location is placed.
Satellite Map of Le Moule, Guadeloupe
Le Moule, Guadeloupe Lat Long Coordinates Info
The latitude of Le Moule, Guadeloupe is 16.330601, and the longitude is -61.344398. Le Moule, Guadeloupe is located at Guadaloupe country in the Towns place category with the gps coordinates of 16° 19' 50.1636'' N and 61° 20' 39.8328'' W.
Le Moule, Guadeloupe Geographic Information
Guadaloupe
61° 20' 39.8328'' W
Coordinates of Le Moule, Guadeloupe is given above in both decimal degrees and DMS (degrees, minutes and seconds) format. The country code given is in the ISO2 format.
Les Abymes, the Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe
Le Gosier, Guadelupe
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe
Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe
Towns in Guadaloupe
Also check out these related Towns.
Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe (16.333300, -61.700001)
Le Moule, Guadeloupe (16.330601, -61.344398)
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe (16.193100, -61.591702)
Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe (16.233299, -61.383301)
Le Gosier, Guadelupe (16.206100, -61.494202)
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe (16.270000, -61.580002)
Les Abymes, the Lesser Antilles, Guadeloupe (16.270000, -61.520000)


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import sys
import os
sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))

from dataset import CUB_200_2011
from storage import datastore
from deep_extractor import CNN_Features_CAFFE_REFERENCE
from datetime import datetime as dt
import numpy
import settings
import utils

cub = CUB_200_2011(settings.CUB_ROOT)
features_storage = datastore(settings.storage('ccrft'))
feature_extractor = CNN_Features_CAFFE_REFERENCE(features_storage)

features_storage_c = datastore(settings.storage('cccft'))
feature_extractor_c = CNN_Features_CAFFE_REFERENCE(features_storage_c)

features_storage_f = datastore(settings.storage('ccfft'))
feature_extractor_f = CNN_Features_CAFFE_REFERENCE(features_storage_f)

features_storage_fc = datastore(settings.storage('ccfcft'))
feature_extractor_fc = CNN_Features_CAFFE_REFERENCE(features_storage_fc)

Xtrain, ytrain, Xtest, ytest = cub.get_train_test(feature_extractor.extract_one)
Xtrain_c, ytrain_c, Xtest_c, ytest_c = cub.get_train_test(feature_extractor_c.extract_one)
Xtrain_f, ytrain_f, Xtest_f, ytest_f = cub.get_train_test(feature_extractor_f.extract_one)
Xtrain_fc, ytrain_fc, Xtest_fc, ytest_fc = cub.get_train_test(feature_extractor_fc.extract_one)

print Xtrain.shape, ytrain.shape
print Xtest.shape, ytest.shape

from sklearn import svm
from sklearn.metrics import accuracy_score

Xtrain_aug = numpy.concatenate((Xtrain, Xtrain_f))
Xtrain_c_aug = numpy.concatenate((Xtrain_c, Xtrain_fc))
ytrain_aug = numpy.concatenate((ytrain, ytrain_f))

a = dt.now()
model = svm.LinearSVC(C=0.0001)
model.fit(numpy.concatenate((Xtrain_aug, Xtrain_c_aug), 1), ytrain_aug)
b = dt.now()
print 'fitted in: %s' % (b - a)

a = dt.now()
predictions = model.predict(numpy.concatenate((Xtest, Xtest_c), 1))
b = dt.now()
print 'predicted in: %s' % (b - a)

print 'accuracy', accuracy_score(ytest, predictions)
print 'mean accuracy', utils.mean_accuracy(ytest, predictions)


NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2011 // PRNewswire // -- Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) today announced the appointment of Colin Watts as Senior Vice President, Wellness and Global Innovation, effective January 3, 2012. Watts will oversee the Company's North American B2B/Healthcare business operations in addition to its Global Innovation and Consumer Insights teams. Watts will report to David A. Burwick, President, North America.
Watts brings a broad range of experiences in general management, marketing and innovation from consumer and healthcare companies. Most recently, he served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Walgreen Co. where he was in charge of the recently created Corporate Innovation Division. Prior to this position at Walgreens, Watts had significant senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson as President of McNeil Nutritionals Worldwide and McNeil Consumer Healthcare Worldwide. In these roles, he was responsible for building businesses such as Tylenol, Motrin, Imodium and Splenda. Watts also had various marketing roles early in his career at both Johnson & Johnson and Nabisco. He received his B.A. from Brown University and his joint MBA/Masters of International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.
"Colin comes to us at a very exciting time in North America as we accelerate the growth of our B2B/Healthcare business, starting with large, self-insured companies and leading to new partnerships with payers, providers and physicians that will significantly expand the reach and affordability of our services," said Burwick. "Colin's broad array of experiences and knowledge of the healthcare space and innovation development and commercialization make him uniquely qualified to transform our efforts in these critical areas."


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La Sojuz 2 è la versione del XXI secolo del lanciatore russo Sojuz. Nella sua forma di base, è un lanciatore per l'immissione di carichi utili in orbita terrestre bassa. Venne lanciato per la prima volta dalla rampa di lancio 43 del Cosmodromo di Pleseck (suborbitale) e dalla rampa di lancio 31 del Cosmodromo di Bajkonur (orbitale), complessi di lancio condivisi con i precedenti lanciatori derivati da R-7, tra cui Sojuz U e Molnija. La Sojuz 2 ha sostituito i lanciatori Molnija-M, Sojuz U e Sojuz FG rispettivamente nel 2010, 2017 e 2019.

Caratteristiche
La Sojuz 2, rispetto alle versioni precedenti del Sojuz, ha i booster e gli altri due stadi che presentano motori potenziati con sistemi di inserimento in orbita migliorati. I sistemi di controllo di volo digitale e di telemetria consentono al vettore di essere lanciato da una piattaforma di lancio fissa, mentre le piattaforme di lancio per i lanciatori Sojuz precedenti dovevano essere ruotate in quanto il lanciatore non poteva cambiare la sua direzione in volo. La Sojuz 2 vola spesso con uno stadio superiore, che gli permette di portare carichi in orbite più alte, come orbite Molnija e geosincrone. Lo stadio superiore è dotato di sistemi di controllo di volo e telemetria indipendenti da quelli utilizzati nel resto del lanciatore. Il Fregat prodotto da NPO Lavochkin è lo stadio superiore più comunemente usato. I voli commerciali Sojuz 2 sono sotto contratto con Starsem e vengono lanciati dalla rampa 31 di Bajkonur e dalla Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz del Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) sulla costa settentrionale dell'America del sud. La Sojuz 2 versione ST-B può portare in orbita 3250 kg in orbita geostazionaria da questo sito equatoriale.

Nel 2016 il Cosmodromo Vostočnyj ha iniziato a operare anche i voli Sojuz 2, dalla sua prima rampa di lancio chiamata rampa 1S.

RKC Progress ha interrotto la produzione di Sojuz U nell'aprile 2015; il volo finale ha avuto luogo il 22 febbraio 2017, portando il veicolo cargo Progress MS-05 in orbita verso la Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. Secondo i funzionari CNES intervistati nel maggio 2018, i lanci del lanciatore Sojuz dalla CSG potrebbero essere sostituiti dalla versione media di Ariane 6 A62 nel 2021.

Varianti
La famiglia Sojuz 2 comprende le varianti 2.1a, 2.1b e 2.1v. Le prime due sono miglioramenti del lanciatore Sojuz U mentre l'ultima è una versione "leggera" senza booster laterali.
Quando viene lanciata dal CSG, la Sojuz 2 è sempre accoppiata con la carenatura di tipo ST; questa versione è chiamata Sojuz ST o Sojuz STK.

Sojuz 2.1a
La versione 2.1a include la conversione dal sistema di controllo di volo analogico a quello digitale e motori potenziati sui booster e il primo stadio con sistemi di inserimento in orbita migliorati. I nuovi sistemi digitali di controllo del volo e di telemetria consentono al vettore di essere lanciato da una rampa di lancio fissa anziché angolata e di regolare la sua direzione in volo. Il sistema di controllo digitale consente anche il lancio di satelliti commerciali più grandi con carenature più grandi come quelle di tipo ST. Queste carenature introdurrebbero troppa instabilità aerodinamica per il vecchio sistema analogico da gestire. Questo stadio continua a utilizzare il motore RD-0110.

La versione 2.1a/ST è talvolta chiamata Sojuz ST-A. Il primo lancio, avvenuto dalla CGS il 17 dicembre 2011 per portare in orbita i satelliti Pléiades-HR 1A, SSOT e ELISA, è stato un successo.

Sojuz 2.1b
La versione 2.1b è dotato di un motore aggiornato (RD-0124) con prestazioni migliorate al secondo stadio. Il primo lancio ha avuto luogo dalla rampa di lancio 33 del Cosmodromo di Pleseck il 26 luglio 2008 con un carico utile militare classificato.

La versione 2.1b/ST è talvolta chiamata Sojuz ST-B. Il primo lancio, dal GCS il 21 ottobre 2011 con a bordo i primi due satelliti Galileo IOV, è stato un successo.

Sojuz 2.1v
Il primo lanciatore della versione 2.1v è stato terminato nel 2009. Si tratta di una versione "leggera" della Sojuz 2 senza i booster laterali (Block B, V, G e D). Il motore del Block A è stato sostituito dal più potente NK-33-1, a sua volta sostituito con il RD-193. La nuova versione del lanciatore è stata in grado di portare fino a 2,8 tonnellate in orbita terrestre bassa.

Variazioni per i vari siti di lancio
Le versioni Sojuz 2.1a/1b lanciate dal Cosmodromo Vostočnyj e dal Centre spatial guyanais hanno ricevuto una serie di modifiche rispetto alle unità precedenti. Alcuni di questi potrebbero essere successivamente implementati su tutte le Sojuz 2, mentre alcuni sono requisiti specifici.

Le modifiche per la versione del Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) includono:
 Primo utilizzo di una struttura di servizio mobile presso il Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz che ha permesso l'integrazione verticale del carico utile.
 Adattatori del carico utile in dotazione europei.
 Kit de Sauvegarde Européenne in dotazione europei, un sistema per localizzare e trasmettere un segnale di interruzione del volo. Attiva il comando di spegnimento del motore e lascia il veiicolo in una traiettoria balistica.
 Adattamento del sistema di telemetria a banda S su tutti gli stadi dalle 5 bande TM disponibili a Bajkonur e Pleseck alle 3 consentito al CSG.
 Adattamento della codifica e della frequenza della telemetria a banda S al Inter-Range Instrumentation Group standard utilizzato a CSG.
 Adattamento del oxygen purge system per indirizzarlo verso l'esterno della rampa di lancio mobile.
 Adattamento al clima tropicale del CSG, compreso l'adattamento del sistema di condizionamento dell'aria alle specifiche locali e alle misure di protezione per evitare la formazione di ghiaccio. Tutti i fori e le cavità sono stati studiati e certificati per essere adeguatamente protetti contro l'intrusione di insetti e roditori.
 I quattro booster e lo stadio principale sono stati aggiornati con dispositivi pirotecnici per forare i serbatoi di carburante per assicurarne l'affondamento nell'oceano. Gli altri stadi hanno dimostrato di perdere l'integrità strutturale all'impatto e quindi dimostrato di affondare.
 Almeno inizialmente, i booster e il core usavano i 14D22 (RD-107A) e 14D23 (RD-108A) accesi in modo pirotecnico piuttosto che i 14D22 kHz e 14D23 kHz accesi in modo chimico utilizzati sul resto del Sojuz 2.

Le modifiche per la versione del Cosmodromo di Vostočnyj includono:
 Un computer nuovo e aggiornato, Malachite-7 di N.A.Semikhatov NPO, sei volte più performante, una migliore protezione contro l'obsolescenza e peso inferiore.
 Il nuovo computer ha permesso una significativa riduzione della complessità della rete via cavo grazie alle linee multiplexing e all'utilizzo di bus comuni.
 Nuove batterie nickel-cadmio che eliminano la necessità di una stazione di ricarica della batteria dedicata.
 L'inclusione del sistema video di bordo, che consente la visione in tempo reale del lancio.
 Dal momento che la rampa di lancio a Vostočnyj ha anche una rampa di lancio mobile per l'integrazione verticale del carico utile, simile al Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz presso il Centre spatial guyanais, è dotata delle tubazioni necessarie per indirizzare l'ossigeno verso l'esterno della rampa di lancio.

Il 1º ottobre 2015 è stato annunciato che delle parti del complesso di assemblaggio per la Sojuz 2 al Cosmodromo di Vostočnyj erano state modificate. Esse però erano troppo piccole e avrebbero potuto ritardare il lancio inizialmente previsto nel dicembre 2015. La primo lancio è avvenuto il 28 aprile 2016 alle 02:01:21 UTC.

Missioni principali

Lancio suborbitale
L'8 novembre 2004, alle 18:30 UTC, il primo lanciatore Sojuz 2, nella configurazione Sojuz 2.1a, è stato lanciato dal Cosmodromo di Pleseck in Russia. Il lanciatore seguì una traiettoria suborbitale, con il terzo stadio e il carico utile boilerplate che rientrarono nell'Oceano Pacifico.

Lancio orbitale
Il primo tentativo di lanciare una Sojuz 2 in orbita, con il satellite MetOp-A, avvenne il 17 luglio 2006. È stato annullato due ore prima del lancio dalla sequenza automatica, dopo che il computer di bordo non è riuscito a controllare l'azimut di lancio. Il lanciatore è stato lasciato carico di propellenti sulla rampa di lancio, per il successivo tentativo il giorno successivo. Infine il lancio ha avuto luogo il 19 ottobre.

Lancio con equipaggio
Il primo lancio con equipaggio del Sojuz 2 versione 2.1a, ha avuto luogo il 9 aprile 2020, portando la Sojuz MS-16 alla ISS.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Lanciatori sovietici
Lanciatori russi
Lanciatori ESA
Programma Sojuz


Anchoring the forest to the sea, the dendritic roots of the mangroves in South Florida create a world of their own. Here, many organisms find safety from the vast sea just outside. This thriving and complex ecosystem utilizes the shallower water and seeks protection in the cage-like branches above and below the water's surface. The mangroves are remarkable worlds providing so much to all that is around them, and their vital role in their environment cannot be overemphasized. As a much needed life source, they absorb and store carbon from the air, provide a barrier between marine weather and the land, and turn debris and decay into a nutritious detrital base of the organic food chain. Mangroves are the only ones of their kind that can thrive in these conditions of tremendous heat, suffocating mud, and the saltiest of waters. They have the ability to exclude salt from their intake, and if any salt does make it into their system, it is released through a sacrificial leaf. Mangroves reproduce through a process of "living birth". When a mangrove reaches maturity, a miniscule flower blooms, a seed pod begins to form, the pod is germinated, and then released as a fully packaged, ready-to-go mangrove seed pod into the water. The tide, wind, and weather carry this pod along until it becomes so waterlogged that it becomes planted into the sediment As more of these pods take residence near each other, islands are formed, islands of these "botanical amphibians".
We paddle along with dense mangroves on one side and elaborately colored homes on the other. Coming up on a small entrance into the forest, marked by an orange ribbon, we get down on our knees and head in. We store our paddles on our boards and take to the trees as we pull ourselves deeper into the tangled world. The pale branches fountain to green waxy leaves creating a tunnel, and our attention is directed down, beneath the calm water and through the roots.
You can get lost in the mangrove tunnels for hours. We brought the perfect snack along.
Cassiopeia, the upside-down jellyfish, rest all along the sand and manatee grass of the lagoons. In order to feed, they must chase the sunlight, feeding on the symbiotic algae that gets trapped in their arms. Resting on the sediment with their arms to the sun, they add a lacey fringe to the quilted bottom. Cnidarians are well represented here in the mangroves as many anemones station themselves among the prop root habitats. The roots also provide support for filter-feeders such as sponges, tunicates, barnacles, and molluscs. The bright cautionary orange of the Fire sponge dresses the roots up in a vibrant pop of color, as does the more innocent colored purple sponge. Outside of the mangroves, one may find the oddness of the Loggerhead sponge and the delicacy of the vase sponge decorating the floor. The starfish adds a friendly shape to this foreign world, and its fellow Echinoderms add yet more variety to this ecosystem, and yes, that includes the sea cucumber casually minding its own business. A Queen Conch walks along the bottom with its muscular foot as it feeds on algae, quietly building its shell along the way. Master architects, they build their shell from the inside out, creating what to us is artwork but to them is merely protection. A couple feet away, a classmate to the conch goes about its daily routine of feeding. A sea hare, unlike the conch, keeps its shell internal and is armed with a brightly colored and perfume scented ink designed to mask its predators for a "not-so-speedy" get-a-away. Many small fishes can be found in the mangroves. Some will grow bigger and work their way out to sea, and some will stay here living among the roots and salt ponds. Nurse sharks, young sea turtles, and traveling manatee may also be found working their way through the channels coming and going with the tide and the changing temperature. We hear a wrestling in the trees and our attention is brought out of the water and we are asked to look up at the branches surrounding us overhead. Tree crabs scatter, hiding just out of sight on the other side of the aerial roots. There is bright sunlight at the end of one channel, and we emerge out of the mangroves and back into deeper water. We stand back up on our boards and begin paddling back towards the marina. A snowy egret carefully watches us from a small island of mangroves as we paddle past.
The mangroves bridge the land to the sea, having a foot in both worlds, and they are among the most productive and biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth. Here, we find passion in the immense amounts of wonder and beauty, appreciation of its life, and a reminder of why we go outside.


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Wray Downes (Toronto, 14 januari 1931 - Montreal (Canada), 18 maart 2020) was een Canadees jazzpianist.

Biografie
Downes kreeg vanaf 12-jarige leeftijd klassieke pianolessen. Hij was de eerste Canadees die studeerde met een British Empire (Overseas) Scholarship aan het Trinity College of Music in Londen, waar hij les kreeg van Kinloch Anderson. In 1952, tijdens zijn studie bij Lazare Lévy en Henri Lauth aan het conservatorium van Parijs, raakte hij geïnteresseerd in jazz. In 1953 volgde hij lessen bij Dizzy Gillespie en Mary Lou Williams. Tijdens zijn verdere verblijf in Frankrijk speelde hij met Sidney Bechet, Buck Clayton en Bill Coleman (Jazz à Pleyel). Na zijn terugkeer naar Canada in het midden van het decennium kreeg hij les van Oscar Peterson en Neil Chotem. Daarna werkte hij als vaste pianist in de Town Tavern in Toronto, waar hij speelde met Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Clark Terry en Lester Young. Jarenlang was hij lid van de bands van Peter Appleyard en Dave Young. Hij werkte ook met Archie Alleyne-Frank Wright, Pete Magadini (Bones Blues), Buddy Tate (The Buddy Tate Quartet, 1980) en Dave Turner. Hij toerde in 1980 met Terry door de Verenigde Staten. Hij begeleidde ook Ed Bickert en Reg Schwager en trad ook op met Don Thompson.

In 1978/1979 nam Downes het album Au Privave op voor Sackville (met Ed Bickert en Dave Young). In 1995 kwam zijn album For You… E uit voor Justin Time Records, waaraan Dave Young en Archie Alleyne meewerkten. Volgens Scott Yanow (Allmusic) kun je aan zijn interpretaties van Falling in Love with Love en Teach Me Tonight zien dat Oscar Peterson zijn belangrijkste voorbeeld was. Op het gebied van jazz was hij volgens Tom Lord betrokken bij 17 opnamesessies tussen 1952 en 1996, ook met Moe Koffman en Charles Biddle.

Vanaf 1990 doceerde hij aan de Concordia University.

Canadees jazzpianist


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Q: Run ScalaTest tests in parallel Given the following test suite:
class ParallelizeMe extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfterAll {

  override def beforeAll() = println("before")
  override def afterAll()  = println("after")

  test("test 1") {
    println("1a")
    Thread.sleep(3000)
    println("1b")
  }

  test("test 2") {
    println("2a")
    Thread.sleep(1000)
    println("2b")
  }

}

How can I run the tests (via sbt) in parallel?  Ideally, I want the order of execution to produce the following on stdout:
before
1a
2a
2b
1b
after

A: Use ParallelTestExecution and a -P command-line argument to the Runner to make them run in parallel:
import org.scalatest.{ParallelTestExecution, BeforeAndAfterAll, FunSuite}
class ParallelizableSpec extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfterAll with ParallelTestExecution {
   ...
}

Note that -P is required. From the source:

If you include -P on the command line, Runner will pass a
Distributor to the Suites you specify with -s. Runner will set
up a thread pool to execute any Suites passed to the Distributor's
put method in parallel.

It will also run the tests in isolation, so before and after will be run in each thread. See more in the docs for ParallelTestExecution and Runner.
In SBT, to use the flag, add this to build.sbt:
testOptions in Test += Tests.Argument("-P")


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5 Ways to Use Interactive Content in Your Marketing Strategy
You can't escape advertising; most of us are subject to hundreds of ads on social media and websites each day.
Interactive content is a highly effective way to break through the noise and offer real value, advice and education while allowing the user to directly engage with that content.
SnapApp, an interactive content platform, defines interactive content as "...content that requires the participants' active engagement -- more than simply reading or watching. In return for that engagement, participants receive real-time, hyper-relevant results they care about." In other words, it's the kind of content that rebels against being created and never accessed or utilized. Its purpose is to be played with. And it's popular for good reason. According to Demand Gen Report's 2015 Content Preferences survey, 91% of buyers prefer content that is visual and has an element of interactivity.
You've probably seen interactive content in some form. Buzzfeed quizzes are one of the most popular examples of this type of content. Many marketers, however, continue to struggle with using interactive content to increase leads and meet their marketing goals.
Here are five ways interactive content can help you to achieve your objectives across the marketing funnel:
1. Drive Awareness
Awareness-level or (top-of-the-funnel) content has many benefits. Awareness content can create buzz around your company, get your company's name out there and even make it memorable when it's time for the user to make a purchase. Interactive content does this very well because it differentiates you from your competition.
During the awareness stage, making users aware that they have a problem is key. Infographics, quizzes, etc. can visually show users how they rank among their peers. For interactive content, awareness content is also found in trivia,polls/surveys, and sports-style brackets. These types of content are not typically considered high-performing lead-gen tools, but they will allow users to recognize your brand should they come across it again. See History.com's "Ultimate History Quiz" as an example.
2. Use Interactive Content to Educate Buyers
One of the best uses of interactive content is educational content, which falls in the consideration phase of the buyer's journey. Analyst firm Demand Metric produced a research report titled Enhancing the Buyer's Journey which investigated the impact of using interactive versus passive content.
25% of participants reported that they used interactive content in some way, and the top reason for doing so was to educate their audiences. 93% of the interactive group reported their content was somewhat effective or very effective in educating buyers, versus 70% for the passive group. To give this statement more power, 45% of the marketers in the interactive group reported that their content was "very effective" at educating buyers — against a mere 6% in the passive group. They also reported increases in shares, with 38% of the interactive group stating their content was shared frequently or very frequently, versus 17% for the passive group. See EmailMarketingROI.com for an example of a successful educational calculator.
3. Achieve Lead-Gen Goals
Whether it's an assessment, a calculator, a survey or some other format, you must determine which types of interactive content are the best fit for your business to achieve your lead generation goals and keep your C-suite happy. This may involve some trial and error, but here are some of the benefits and drawbacks you'll find with each type.
Assessments: Assessments (or quizzes) are the most popular type of interactive content. They can be used by both B2B and B2C businesses. Assessments work well for the first stage of the buyer's cycle (awareness), though they can travel further down the funnel. Like all interactive content, quizzes require either an interactive tool platform or some custom web development, so they're generally a bit of an investment--though not as much so as some of the other forms of interactive content. When used as a lead-gen tool, assessments require the user to input his/her personal details to receive results
Calculators: Calculators allow users to input options to create a unique numeric answer. Calculators typically require more time to design and create than assessments do, due to the fact that business stakeholders must agree on the results presented and back-end calculations must be perfected before launch. However, calculators can also be the best form of interactive content to attract leads because they typically offer valuable numeric information that helps the user make purchase decisions
Interactive eBooks/ Whitepapers: Despite the fact they've been around for a while now, whitepapers and eBooks are still successful lead-gen tools for many companies. Adding interactivity breaks up the monotony of this long-form content and allows users to engage with it in various ways. Lead-gen acts in the same way that it would for a traditional eBook or whitepaper (a landing page with a gated form), or marketers may choose to embed aform directly in the PDF, with the option to fill it out to "continue reading." Ion Interactive does a great job with its interactive white papers.
4. Fill Gaps in Your Content Marketing Campaigns
We talked about some of the ways you can obtain leads and educate buyers with interactive content, but each piece doesn't have to be a stand-alone experience. Interactive content can fit into every part of your marketing landscape. Here are some examples:
Paid Media: Interactive CTAs often drive higher click through rates and conversions than static CTAs because they inspire the user to engage
Events: There are many ways you can integrate interactive content into events. You can launch interactive quizzes to gather contact info for leads during the event or send along pre-event surveys to give visitors a taste of what you'll be offering once they arrive. With the information you gather from their interactive inputs, you can even personalize content specifically for them
Blog: Embed quizzes with lead forms directly into your blog to gather leads from what otherwise would have been ungated, awareness content
Social Media: Social media is one of the best mediums for interactive content because users are primed to engage by sharing, liking and interacting with others' content. Promoting your interactive content on social is a must-do
Email: Visual and interactive email content is still rather new, so companies that use it can easily stand out from the competition and achieve better click rates
5. Deepen Connections with Existing Customers
Every company needs to attract customers, and they need a great lead generation strategy to do it. However, many companies make the mistake of only going after new customers when their biggest growth potential is actually with their current consumers. A solid base of repeat and referral business from these individuals is the key to great marketing success.
So how do you keep your existing customers happy? There are a variety of content types that work for energizing your current users, including customer newsletters, events and forums. But there are also ways that you can integrate what might usually be thought of as 'prospect' content into the customer cycle.
For example, you could create an interactive poll to ask your current customers how they're doing and show how their answers stack up with other respondents. Or you could send them a virtual surprise on their birthday or provide interactive offers or upgrades that are sure to catch their eye. In every case, interactive content is the perfect way to connect, build trust and loyalty and get them engaged with your brand.
Interactive content can be a great tool for marketers. Successful interactive content allows the user to dive in, interact, have fun and gain insight without feeling like he/she is being sold to.
However, interactive content does require investment in resources and development. The Content Marketing Institute polled companies that didn't use interactive content and asked them why. The top reasons were lack of staff/bandwidth (50%) and lack of budget (39%). Both factors are something to keep in mind when planning this type of content, see here and here for a list of a list of recommended tools.
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Money Cheat Location: How to get more money? There's an unlimited money glitch hidden in Red Dead Redemption 2 Online.
•	Step #1: First, head to Valentine's Ranch building.
•	Step #2: Shoot and skin the pigs or sheep one at a time.
•	Step #3: Take the animal carcass with you on your horse to the butcher in town (but steer clear of evildoers) and sell it for an easy $18+ two minutes later.
•	Step #4: Not only will you be able to do this with all the cattle on the ranch, during the die animals you killed there will have a chance to respawn!
•	Step #5: Keep repeating steps 1-4.