Saertex is presenting two new products in the area of fire protection for composites – Saertex Leo Coated Fabric and SAERcore Leo.
The company's Saertex Leo Coated Fabric offers a high level of fire resistance integrated in the fabric and is said to meet the most stringent fire protection requirements for rail transportation, the marine sector and the construction industry. It is optimally suited for manufacturing simple or curved structural parts and is processed using the vacuum infusion technique.
Saertex Leo Coated Fabric complies with the strictest fire safety standards and railway applications HL3 acc. to EN 45545-2 (-3) and can be used in floor panels of rail vehicles, the company reports.
The product SAERcore Leo also meets the HL3 fire protection requirements in accordance with the EN 45545-2 standard, which has been the binding standard in the rail vehicle sector since 2018. It is the solution for design parts with complex shapes, which are also subjected to low mechanical stresses. SAERcore Leo is processed in RTM and RTM light procedure.
The family-owned company Saertex, is a market leader for manufacturing multiaxial non-crimp fabrics and core materials for the production of fibre-reinforced composites. The company has customers in the wind, aerospace, automotive, sports and boat building industries. For the shipbuilding, transport, oil and gas and construction industries Saertex offers specific support services for the conversion of steel components into composites.


As of v3.0.1.1 the Twitter.Boostrap package will begin redirecting users to the Bootstrap package managed by the Outercurve foundation. The reason for this move is pretty simple. Bootstrap is a cleaner namespace since the project dropped the twitter name a few releases ago and Bootstrap now officially ships with the Visual Studio 2013 ASP.Net templates. So to avoid confusion on which release is "official", we've agreed to redirect everyone over to the new Microsoft maintained namespace.
Some things to note about the transition. The new package uses a slightly different structure than mine. For instance the css files are available directly in the Content root and the fonts directory is located in the project root. I chose to use a bootstrap subdirectory in Content keeping the fonts directory in the Content root. Not a huge change, but something to be aware of...or as Scott Hanselman would say..."who moved my cheese".
I also maintain two other related packages Twitter.Bootstrap.MVC and Twitter.Bootstrap.Less that will not be moving over as part of this transition. I have however issued an update to the MVC package which now takes dependency on Bootstrap and references the new css locations in the bundling code. For those just using the MVC or Less packages, this entire transition should be transparent.


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Q: How to use printf in C and what should my code be printing out? I am new to C and I am trying to figure out what the printf method does. I have this little bit of code and I keep getting errors when I use the %x for example printf("a) %x\n", px); x% is for hex, Am i just using the wrong type here or is something else going on? what should the code I have below be printing out?
int x = 10;
int y = 20;

int *px = &x;
int *py = &y;

printf("a) %x\n", px);
printf("b) %x\n", py);

px = py;

printf("c) %d\n", *px);
printf("d) %x\n", &px);

x = 3;
y = 5;

printf("e) %d\n", *px);
printf("f) %d\n", *py);

A: Using integer formats (%x, %d, or the like) for printing pointers is not portable. So, for any of the pointer ones (px, py, and &px, but not *px and *py), you should be using %p as your format instead.

A: It works perfectly well, no errors (except for the wrong quotes, i.e. "" instead of "" but I guess that's what your browser did).
Here's an example output of your code:
a) 22ff74
b) 22ff70
c) 20
d) 22ff6c
e) 5
f) 5

And here the explination
int x = 10;
int y = 20;

int *px = &x;
int *py = &y;

// You're printing out the pointer values here, which are the memory addresses of the
// variables x and y, respectively. Thus this may print any reasonable number within
// the stack memory space.
printf("a) %x\n", px);
printf("b) %x\n", py);

// Both pointer now point to y...
px = py;

// ... so this will print the value of y...
printf("c) %d\n", *px);

// ...and this will print the address of px, which will probably but not necessarily
// be the (memory address of y - 4) because the stack grows down and the compiler
// allocates space for the variables one after another (first y, then px).
printf("d) %x\n", &px);

x = 3;
y = 5;

// Remember that both px and px point to y? That's why both *px and *py resolve to
// the value of y = 5.
printf("e) %d\n", *px);
printf("f) %d\n", *py);

But anyway, for pointer you should usually use the "%p" format specifier instead of "%x" because that's for integers (which can be of different size than a pointer).

A: Here's a good printf reference for you.
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdio/printf/

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Family of Keenan Anderson sues city of Los Angeles for $50m over tasing death
Graeme Massie
The family of Keenan Anderson have sued the city of Los Angels for $50m over the death of the Black teacher who died after being tasered multiple times by police officers.
Anderson, 31, died at a hospital after a struggle with LAPD officers in the Venice area of the city in which the weapon was used on him six times in 42 seconds, according to attorneys.
LAPD officials said a taser was used after Anderson was arrested for felony hit-and-run for causing a traffic accident and trying to get into another motorist's car.
HR minister warns action against employers who fail to provide adequate living conditions for foreign workers
KLANG, Jan 25 — Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri V. Sivakumar today said that action will be taken against employers...
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards on January 24 2023. The Oscars 2023 nominations were live-streamed from Samuel Goldwyn Theater, California, US, by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams. Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's sci-fi hit Everything Everywhere All At Once leads this year's nominees with a whopping 11 nods in the best picture category and individual honours for main cast members Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and St
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title: CAS - Monitoring & Statistics
category: Monitoring & Statistics
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{% include variables.html %}

# Monitoring / Statistics

Actuator endpoints used to monitor and diagnose the internal configuration of the CAS server are typically
exposed over the endpoint `/actuator`.

## Actuator Endpoints

The following endpoints are provided:

{% include_cached actuators.html endpoints="info,startup,threaddump,health,metrics,httptrace,mappings,scheduledtasks,heapdump,prometheus,quartz" %}

## Metrics

Metrics allow to gain insight into the running CAS software, and provide
ways to measure the behavior of critical components.
See [this guide](Configuring-Metrics.html) for more info.

## Distributed Tracing

See [this guide](Distributed-Tracing-Sleuth.html) for more info.

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It's a little harder to find time to blog lately and with vegan MOFO in full swing!! Not wanting to let the vegan team down I thought a simple cookie recipe would do the trick.
I have made these cookies twice this week. The first time I just wanted a classic chocolate chip cookie but realized I didn't have enough flour so I had to add some oats, realizing that I didn't have any rolled oats (we needed groceries badly) I used Leeluu's quick oats that she has for breakfast. Oats in the cookies... at this point I was ready to add other things, so coconut did the job. They didn't last long, that must mean there good.
Beat up butter and oil with sugar, add flax and vanilla.
Mix in dry ingredients. Beat until dough forms, add the milk.
Roll into balls and squish down on a foil lined pan.
Oh little Simone!! I love that name by the way.She is so precious and I like her cupcake blankie. Sniff sniff. These cookies look good. I was debating whether to make cookies or not. You are a super momma!
I'm sorry, did you post a recipe or something? All I saw was baby cuteness!
Simone is such a pretty name. You have such a sweet little girl.


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Height: 6' 4"Weight: 222 lbsAge: 25College: CaliforniaDrafted: #1 (1st Rd.)
Jared Goff throws three touchdowns versus Arizona
Jared Goff completed 29-of-45 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns in the Rams' 31-24 Week 17 win over the Cardinals.
Goff finished the 2019 season with five consecutive multi-score games. He threw for 4,638 yards and completed 62% of his passes. Overall it was a major step back as the Rams failed to reach the post-season. However, he was still mostly useful in fantasy and that'll likely be the case again in 2020.
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Jared Goff throws for 323 yards in Week 16
Jared Goff completed 27-of-46 passes for 323 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception as the Rams fell to the Niners 34-31 in Week 16.
Goff looked as good as he has all season in this one. He has now thrown multiple touchdown passes in four straight games. However, he is difficult to trust on a week-to-week basis in fantasy. The Rams host the Cardinals to close out the 2019 season in Week 17.
Jared Goff doesn't carry an injury designation into the weekend
Rams quarterback Jared Goff does not carry an injury designation ahead of Saturday's matchup against the 49ers in San Francisco despite being listed on the injury report with a right thumb injury earlier in the week.
There was some confusion earlier this week when Goff ended up on the injury report with a right thumb injury, but he appears to be good to go for Saturday's matchup against the 49ers.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff was able to practice in full on Wednesday despite a bruised right thumb.
Goff appeared to be limited with the thumb injury in Week 15's embarrassing loss to the Dallas Cowboys, but was able to practice in full on Wednesday. He did not appear to be hindered in practice in the open portion of practice, and is expected to play this weekend against the San Francisco 49ers. If you made it to the championship, you likely have a better option than Goff for Week 16.
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Jared Goff struggles in loss to Cowboys
Jared Goff completed 33-of-51 passes for 284 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the Rams' 44-21 Week 15 loss to the Cowboys.
A lot of Goff's production came in garbage time as the Rams were trailing for most of this game. A swollen thumb didn't help things, either. Through 14 games Goff now has an underwhelming 17/15 TD/INT ratio. Los Angeles visits the 49ers in Week 16.
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I have always enjoyed a good book. When I was younger I used to read under the covers with a flashlight while I was supposed to be sleeping! :) The past couple years, I haven't read as much as I used to or liked to. But that's about to change.
A couple weeks ago, I heard about a book called "Do Hard Things". It's written by 19 year old twin brothers, Alex and Brett Harris. I was able to borrow the book and ended up reading it pretty quickly. What impressed me was the things that these twins and other teens around the world are accomplishing at such a young age.
The book talks about doing 5 different kinds of hard things. 1. Hard things that take you outside your comfort zone.
2. Hard things that go beyond what's expected or required.
3. Hard things that are too big for you to do alone.
4. Hard things that don't pay off immediately.
5. Hard things that go against the crowd.
Even this book is geared towards teens, I really go a lot out of it. It really got me thinking about the hard things in my life, things that I want to do, but used to think they were too hard.
Jerod ended up buying the book the other day and now he's reading it. I think it will be a good gift also for some teens that are graduation from high school.


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Managing a practice
How to stay in business – and friendship – for 30 years
HICMR has been leading the way in hospital infection control for over 30 years. Helen Musgrove and Anne Lyon discuss friendship, challenge and change.
For over 30 years Helen Musgrove and Anne Lyon have been helping hospitals control the spread of infection. They discuss riding a wave of change to form HICMR, Australia's largest provider of infection prevention and control services.
When they met over 30 years ago, Helen Musgrove and Anne (Annie) Lyon were both registered nurses working in infection control. Theirs was a relatively new area of specialisation – but things were about to change.
"The private hospital sector was growing quickly and, to gain accreditation, they needed an efficient infection control program. The problem was many private hospitals were too small to attract and retain good people," says Musgrove, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Infection Control Management Resources (HICMR).
Both women had already recognised this as an opportunity for them to consult, when Australia Hospital Care approached Musgrove.
"They were going through the process of accreditation for the hospitals they owned in Victoria," she says. "They knew my background and wanted my help. It confirmed to me that there was an emerging business opportunity so Annie and I decided to go ahead – a big step back then. On our own, I don't think either of us would have been game enough to take it on."
They made the right decision.
Riding waves of challenge to become Australia's largest provider
HICMR is now the largest provider of infection prevention and control services in Australia. Over their three decades in business Musgrove and Lyon have had to negotiate a number of challenges, including Australia's limited market.
"Today, most of the private for-profit hospitals are owned by a handful of organisations, which limits our opportunities for diversification," says Musgrove.
Another challenge has been finding and retaining the right staff.
"When people are dotted around the country you have to have absolute confidence in their ability," says co-founder Musgrove. "When we do find good people we do our best to treat them well and help them feel secure in their position. Training is an important aspect of that, so we bring all our consultants to Melbourne for a two-day workshop twice a year. Most of our people have been with us for between 10 and 15 years."
Education, training and keeping pace with legislative and technological changes have been fundamental to the growth of the business.
"Infection control has changed enormously since we started out so we have always been committed to ongoing learning," says Musgrove. "We're constantly modifying our services and service delivery in line with state, national and other relevant standards and guidelines. We've developed a range of evidence-based, automated risk assessment tools to evaluate client compliance with current standards and practices, and also have standardised tools that help us benchmark hospitals against each other. Corporate clients like to be able to see where they sit within the industry."
Recently, HICMR worked with e3Learning to develop online training programs in two high-risk areas – reprocessing re-usable medical devices for surgery and managing flexible endoscopes used in diagnosis.
"We had been running face-to-face workshops very successfully for over 15 years but they were increasingly expensive for us to organise and for our clients to attend, particularly those who had to travel considerable distances," says Musgrove. "Online training is a far more affordable and convenient."
Funding new infrastructure has been another challenge – one of the pair's earliest plans to invest in technology was almost thwarted by their bank.
"We wanted to move up from a word processor to a computer but, when we applied for a loan, they told us to go away," says Musgrove. "We got the same reaction from two other banks – and we have no doubt it was because we were two women. Fortunately, the bank manager at NAB said he would love to have our business so we immediately transferred all our accounts, personal as well as business. We've banked there ever since."
A supportive partnership
Musgrove and Lyon always assumed that they would work together.
"We started out playing identical roles but these have evolved over time," says Lyon. "Helen and I have always known intuitively where our strengths and weaknesses lie and worked to that, never competing with each other or thinking that one was more important than the other.
"We've been really fortunate in having a relationship that has been so beneficial to our business and sustained us through some very tough times, including the recession in the early 90s and the global financial crisis. We don't reflect on the past often but, when we do, we're very proud of the fact that we have survived."
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Bob Vylan announce UK headline tour for 2022
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Bob Vylan have announced that they will be setting off on a full headline UK tour in 2022. The jaunt will kick off on May 9 in Ramsgate, and will see the duo hit up Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, Exeter and more before signing off on June 2...
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Lady Of The House is launching a UK club tour with Arielle Free, Alex Mills, The Yard Woman, Charlie Tee and more. The female-led organisation behind Lady Of The House, a successful book that championed women in dance music history, will also be hosting a one-of-a-kind cultural exhibition on International Women's Day on March 8.
Lorna Shore reschedule UK tour, announce upgraded venues
Lorna Shore have announced that their upcoming UK tour has been pushed back to March. The band will be joined by Distant and Cabal on the six-date run, which had sold out and been upgraded already. Now, they've announced that their Glasgow date will be taking place at the Classic Grand, and they'll play the O2 Institute2 in Birmingham, to accommodate demand.
Static Dress to join Knocked Loose and Terror's UK co-headline tour
After an absolutely huge breakthrough year in 2021, Static Dress are continuing the momentum with a killer support slot next month. The Leeds stars are set to join Knocked Loose and Terror on the road in February as part of the two hardcore titans' co-headline run – the European leg of which has sadly been cancelled, but the UK leg is still going ahead. The tour kicks off at London's Electric Ballroom on February 7, before hitting Cardiff, Sheffield, Glasgow, Wolverhampton, Leeds and then Southampton.
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Samantha Fish announces rescheduled October 2022 UK Tour and adds three new dates
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Haken announce return of original keyboard player Pete Jones
UK prog rockers Haken have announced the return of original keyboard player Pete Jones to their ranks. He replaces recently the departed Diego Tejeida, who announced that he and the band had gone their separate ways last November. "We are truly thrilled to welcome Pete back into Haken," say the...
Palm Reader announce UK tour with support from blanket
Have announced details of a UK tour, with support from blanket. These two brilliant bands will be kicking things off at Brighton's Hope & Ruin on March 17, before stopping off in Southampton, Bristol, Sheffield, Manchester, London, Birmingham and Glasgow. "We are so happy to announce we'll be heading out...
Jan Akkerman to celebrate 75th birthday with three UK dates
Former Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman will celebrate his 75th birthday this March with three dates at the popular Trading Boundaries venue in Fletching, East Sussex in March. Akkerman will perform on March 11, 12 and 13, two of which are rescheduled from last November, which were cancelled due to Covid.
Voyager release video for Eurovison entry Dreamer
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Palm Reader announce details of spring UK tour
Have unveiled details of a UK tour this spring – check out the dates below. The band will begin the tour at Brighton's Hope & Ruin in March, before heading out on dates to Southampton, Bristol, Sheffield, Manchester, London, Birmingham and Glasgow. Speaking about the tour, the band...
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Just For Laughs, the largest comedy festival in the world, is collaborating with live entertainment company AEG Presents to debut the event at London's The O2 in 2023. The annual comedy festival, Just For Laughs London, will bow March 2-5, 2023 and will feature solo shows, live podcast recordings, in-conversation events and cast panels from U.K.-based artists and international stars. Famously, U.K. comedy icon Rowan Atkinson introduced Mr. Bean to global audiences at the Montréal Just For Laughs festival in 1987. Despite having no dialogue at all, Atkinson insisted that Bean be presented in the French section of the program rather than...
With their seventh studio album nearing completion, Slipknot have unveiled a 40-date Knotfest Roadshow tour for the US and Canada to begin in mid-March. Split into two legs, March 16 through to April 17, and then May 18 through to June 18, the tour will feature support from In This Moment and Jinjer on the first set of dates, and Cypress Hill and Ho99o9 on the second leg.
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Shannon, a Registered Nurse, is a Clinical Educator for the Overdose Emergency Response for Vancouver Coastal Health in British Columbia, Canada.
Some of her projects include supervised consumption services for both public access & housing settings, as well as safer washrooms for people who use drugs.
She has worked as a nurse at Insite, the 1st supervised injection facility in Vancouver, and the Crosstown Clinic, where patients receive injectable opioid (hydromorphone and diacetylmorphine) replacement therapy.
She has organized 5 previous Harm Reduction Film Festivals at the Harm Reduction Coalition National USA Conferences.
Cookie is a Registered Nurse and a Clinical Coordinator for Three Bridges Primary Care Community Health Clinic with Vancouver Coastal Health in British Columbia, Canada.
Cookie spent the first 5 years of her career working as a nurse both in the Emergency Department and Insite: The Supervised Injection Site in Vancouver's infamous Downtown Eastside.
Over the next 5 years she has worked at six different sites across Vancouver community from Primary Care, Withdrawal Management, Transitional Care, Sexual Health and Trans Specialty Care.
Cookie has worked within every angle of harm reduction and draws on this experience as she leads the Three Bridges Primary Care Program through the opioid crisis.


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You are at:Home»Categories»Commentary»Who are the Turkish Cypriots?
In Northern Cyprus, a person could answer the question in the headline by saying that "Turkish Cypriot" does not only define their identity but also their political belonging.
If someone says "I am a Cypriot Turk," they are emphasizing their Cypriotness but also underlining their Turkish identity: First a Cypriot then a Turk. If they say "I'm a Turkish Cypriot," they are emphasizing their Turkish identity, with Cypriotness coming second. The first is a left-inclined non-political citizen of Northern Cyprus, while the second one is a more conservative but still non-political description of identity.
If someone says "I'm a Cypriotturk," uniting Cypriotness with Turkishness, they are most likely a leftist, politically active person who does not want to compromise on their Cypriotness simply because they are an ethnic Turk. This makes them different from their "Greekcypriot" comrades.
Even if one knows nothing about the political tendencies of Turkish Cypriot political parties, associations, labor unions, TV stations, radio stations and newspapers, looking how they describe themselves or write their reports, statements and news bulletins is enough to deduce their political affiliations.
As for Turkey, Turkish Cypriots are just Turks. Their Cypriotness is nothing but a geographical description of where they live. The late Rauf Denktaş more or less shared this opinion, though for the majority of Turkish Cypriots it has never been the case. Unlike in Turkey, religion has never been a major issue in the description of identity in Turkish Cyprus, even though almost all Turkish Cypriots are Muslims.
In contrast, almost all Greek Cypriots are Greek Orthodox and the Cypriot Church has been at the center of almost for everything for many Greek Cypriots.
Up until recent times, the office of the mufti of Northern Cyprus was either empty or pushed to a secondary non-political position by a predominantly secular society and governance. Why? Probably because most Turkish Cypriots were originally Alevis or Bektashis who converted to Sunni Islam mostly out of convenience, while in private continuing to live older traditions including pagan cultural elements that transcend the centuries.
Anyway, in sum the multi-ethnic, multicultural, religious richness of the island has produced a largely secular world view in Northern Cyprus, which is strangely far more consolidated than it is among Greek Cypriots. Despite all their differences and their many decades of animosities, there are many commonalities between the two people of the island. Both love arguing and challenging each other's position and they can heatedly argue for hours. But this very rarely ends in a violent confrontation; most often they end the tussle by raising glasses at a bar or having a coffee at a café.
So can Turkish Cypriots be "dependent" on either the "sovereign" Greek element of Southern Cyprus (which has in the past tried to exterminate it), or on Turkey, which has not only passionately embraced it but has also tried to assimilate and eradicate the "Cypriot" part of its identity?
The Turkish Cypriots are successors of the Turkmen nomads. Because of the relatively remote conditions of the island they have been able to maintain their past culture, language and religious characteristics. Not least among these characteristics is the respected place of women in society, which contrasts markedly with the more heavily Arab-influenced patriarchal conservatism of Anatolia.
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Weekly Portrait #31 – "People I now know" (Working Title) – Bev.
Owner of a new and truly fantastic addition to Malmesbury's independent shopping collective Belle & Bear I'd like to introduce Bev. We are working on a little project we hope to launch soon which will be really exciting, especially for those of you who enjoy dressing up!
Pop by the shop on Gloucester Street, opposite Malmesbury Abbey, The Old Kit Box for locals, it's a wonderful boutique of clothing, curiosities and antiques, and who knows you might have time for a 'tea cup cocktail' in the boudoir…….


It's estimated that there are more online shops based in the UK than any other country in Europe. So it's arguable that online shop ownership is probably one of the most common ways to become an entrepreneur.
Subscription-based platforms, such as EKM, mean it's technically possible to set up an online shop with very little capital expense and start making money straight away.
But to make money, you still need to market your shop. Unlike a traditional bricks and mortar shop, there's no passing trade. So you effectively have to take your shop to your customers – literally putting yourself into the palm of their hands.
But if you have set up with minimal capital, it's unlikely you have capital for marketing to start off with. Until the revenue starts coming in, it could all feel a bit chicken and egg, right? Luckily though, there are ways you can tap into your other resources – namely time and effort – that will help you get your shop off the ground, get your first sales coming in, escape the chicken and egg feeling, and start investing in your growth.
Okay so you have just set up your online shop and now you're waiting for the sales to roll in? Unfortunately, in most cases, that's not how it works. It's up to you to get things started. There are so many different ways that you can get your first sale, it really does depend on your business and what you're selling. But, if you're prepared to get stuck in and get your hands dirty, there are tried and tested ways to get your online shop off the ground.
This is probably the most simple, obvious and easiest way to make your first sale. If your nearest and dearest won't buy something from you then you really have the opportunity to ask them why. Get as much as feedback as possible. Maybe they just don't need or want that something that you're selling. But you must know someone who wants your products? The best way to trial anything is through people you know. Even if it's just through people who know of you. Reach out! It's never been easier with social media to reach out to friends of friends. Don't be shy and don't be offended if someone doesn't want something. If anything you need to take it as an opportunity to find out why they didn't want to buy your products.
>> Top tip: If you have a friend or family member who is willing to buy off your site then don't sit next to them showing them what to press and how to get the products they want. You need to leave them to it and find out every bit of detail once the order has been placed. Remember though that hearing the negatives are way more important than hearing the positives.
There are so many ways that you can make your business spread like wildfire and word of mouth is not only the cheapest but also the most effective way to keep a customer for life. If you've heard how good something is off someone personally then that is much more likely to have an impact on your decision than just a promotional advert popping up all the time.
So how do you make your first sale using word of mouth? Start talking to your potential customers, not in a sales pitch kind of way, but more in a way that shows you actually care about helping them to get the product that they are after. Remember though, that if you haven't got your business set up right, if you are overpriced or if you come across as being even slightly arrogant then it will have the opposite effect on your business and could potentially ruin it from ever getting going. While nobody knows who you are or what your business is, use that time to double and then triple check everything about your business before releasing it for the whole world to see.
>> Top tip: You need to remember that you only really have one shot to impress people when you're an unheard of business. The wrong kind of word of mouth can destroy your business before it even takes off. So with that in mind, make sure you are confident in what you're selling, stay humble and most importantly don't come across as arrogant. Confidence is key but remember to stay humble.
So once you've generated some money from friends and family, or at least sanity checked your business idea enough to feel confident enough to put in some further cash investment, one of the best ways to get out there to people is to start advertising your business online. It doesn't have to cost a lot of money nor does it take a lot of time if it's done right.
So how do you get your very first sale from advertising? First thing first is you need to figure out where you want to advertise. You need to do some research to figure out where your customers are hanging out. The best way to gain this knowledge is to be a fan of what you're selling. There's no better way to get to know your customers than potentially being one yourself. If you're selling the latest fashion items, then your target audience is going to be usually around the 18 to 30-year-olds. Most of this audience will be on social media so it's best to put your money into that. Okay, what if you're selling a super niche product to over 50-year-olds? Then try Google Ads. Google itself and plenty of other sources offer advice on how to get set up and the best approach to take.
>> Top tip: Remember to do your research before doing anything. You WILL lose money if you target the wrong people and Facebook and Google Ads can really eat into your cash flow if you don't do it right.
Forums are such an under rated topic when it comes to business. Now don't get me wrong this isn't that hidden gem you've been searching for that will make you an overnight success as it's really not for everyone. What I can tell you though is that it does work if there is a want and a need for the product or service you're selling.
So how do you get started? First thing first would be to do some research and find the relevant forums to your product/line of business. Next would be to sign up so you can post on the forum or even better to join in with conversations with already made up posts.
There is one massive NO when it comes to forums and it's to not come across as you're only there to pitch your site. You really have to join in the discussion and let people know about who you are and what you do gradually. If you sign up only to post a link to your site, you will more than likely be deleted and blocked from the site.
>> Top tip: Make sure you stay on topic and actually have an interest in what you're talking about. Only promote your website and what you do/offer when the time is right for the best results.
This is something that is turning advertising and promotion into a new dimension. I know it seems a bit daunting having to reach out to someone who is more established than you online but you'll be really surprised how many people want to see others succeed. If you literally don't know anyone that can help, then you need to find someone yourself. Search YouTube, Instagram, Google or anywhere people are talking about the products that you're selling. Reach out to them and ask if they want to review yours. When you do reach out make sure that you are super nice and offer them something in return for doing it. For bloggers who are just starting out can be happy with just receiving the product for free.
>> Top tip: Most of the time influential people like to charge to review your products (It is their job after all). Make sure that you really know what you're getting into. What they're going to do for you and will it actually benefit you and your business. Always remember that just because someone has 10,000 followers on Instagram does not mean they are the right person to be promoting your products.
Let's dive right in and talk about how you can get customers from platforms like eBay and Amazon to start shopping on your own website. Now you have to remember how big these companies are and how much trust the customer has in them. So why would they give your site a go? Well, really you need to add value to what you're selling and make the customer have no choice but to give your website a go.
Another big deal is that it's actually against the terms of conditions of these shopping sites to advertise or even mention your own website in their space. If you do that you could be banned from the site altogether. BUT what you can do is – Put a promotional flyer or a business card in with your product packaging. Offer them something they aren't getting now through the trusted selling sites. Think about how many hits eBay get on their site a day? Millions! That's something that you can't match when starting. Use the fact that these companies spend millions on getting people to use their sites.
I hear a lot of people talk about how ridiculous the fees are on these selling sites. Well, you need to do the maths really. If a site is taking 20% of your sale then how much would it have cost you in advertising to get that customer in the first place? And even if they did see your site via an advert then that doesn't mean they will buy it. The trust and reputation these big selling sites have are ridiculously huge so use it to your advantage.
>> Top tip: Offer the same products at a slightly cheaper price on your website than you do on the large shopping sites (Take the fees off the price and it's already cheaper). Also, try and offer some products that are exclusive to your website.
No matter what you're selling you can use social media to find customers. You don't always have to pay for it too. You can get customers from joining Facebook groups that are in your line of business. Usually, people who join these groups are fans of the content and they tend to join in with the discussion. Remember though that it's very similar to how forums work and you don't want to turn into a spammer.
One of the best ways to get out there is to advertise through the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. You can advertise from as low as £1 a day but do remember that you have to spend money to make money. Starting on lower budgets is a great idea to see what works, then when you have found that something that seems to be getting better engagement then you need to concentrate more on that advert style.
>> Top tip: Always remember that you need to give your future customers a reason to shop with you and to move away from who they currently shop with. Make sure that you add some kind of incentive for them, which leads us onto to the next point.
You really need to remember how much value there is getting a customer. Not only are they going to buy something off you, they could be a returning customer for life. You literally never know how important that person could be to your business! So when offering a promotional discount code, remember that you have now got this customers attention (which is the hardest part) and now all you have to do is keep them interested. Offering customers extra incentive when starting your business is so important.
>> Top tip: Remember to not undersell your business by offering too much of a discount. If you offer them 35% off at the start and then you never offer them any discount again then that customer will move on. Keep it reasonable and make sure it's something that will make them want to buy off you.
FINALLY, JUST GET OUT THERE. BE EVERYWHERE!
Sounds obvious right? But you'll be amazed at how many people just launch a site thinking people will come to them because you're 10% cheaper than the competition. Wrong. Very wrong. How can you get out there when nobody knows who you are? Well, the simple answer is to just get up and do something about it and get out there.
You need to know where your customers hang out online and offline. You need to be everywhere that they are. Get out there and hand out flyers and promotional discount codes. You need to find out how your competitors advertise and do it too. You need to do your research and find out why people shop with your competition. You need to become the customer that you want on your site, find out everything and anything you possibly can. The more you learn the more you earn. Remember that you have to be everywhere at the same time so find out what's worth your time and what's not at an early stage. Is handing out flyers worth it if they're all just getting chucked in the bin because all those potential customers have already been sorted out with products by your competition? Try everything and I can assure you that not only will you make your first sale you will also find out what works for your business moving forward.
>> Top tip: Always remember to NOT come across like a walking talking sales machine. Your potential customers have heard it all before and they will not want to buy off a business that is only interested in taking their money. Take an interest and find out exactly what they want and make sure you deliver it better than anyone has ever delivered anything.


Leadership Pikes Peak announced its 2015 Community Leadership Award recipients. All recipients will be honored at the annual gala April 25. The gala will take place at Dolittle Hall on the U.S. Air Force Academy campus from 5-9 p.m.
· Makepeace Community Trustee Award, Mike Bristol, Bristol Brewing Company.
The LPP Annual Gala "Celebrating Innovation in Leadership" honors outstanding community leaders at work and in the community. All nominees will be honored, as well as the recipients, at the annual dinner. At the dinner, heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine will be served and silent and live auctions will take place. Organizers suggest people watch the LPP website for more information on the community leaders. People with questions about the event may email lpp@leadershippikespeak.org.
The event is sponsored by GE Johnson, Colorado Technical University, Hoff & Leigh, HealthSouth, American Medical Response, US Bank, Pikes Peak Community College, El Pomar Foundation, The Gazette and Blakely & Co.
Leadership Pikes Peak has offered nearly 40 years of leadership programming to the Pikes Peak Region and has over 2,000 graduates.


I just realized that it has been so many days since i have done my last outfit post . So here i am with my another outfit post. This is a very simple outfit which wore for our first beach day of Goa. It was early monsoon but the weather of Goa was terrible. It was hot, humid and sickening . Especially in those beaches .
So for my 'Goa beach date' , i chose a very simple and light outfit for a comfy & cute look . That day we actually visited and spent time in 4 beaches .
The white top was made of light but not transparent ( it was necessary for top to be 'non transparent ' to save me from embarrassment after dip into the sea.) I really like the 'bead design ' around the neck and those cute hands.
I paired it with simple cropped shorts. ( recycled from my old jeans ) As it was a beach and i was in a playful mood , i chose my simple 'archie flipflops' .They were adorable but unfortunately i can not find photo now. I completed look with silver bangles and grey crystal studs. One huge black hand bag to hold all the stuff i need in beach.
Denim shorts -Recycled from my old jeans.
Thank you so much .This top was my love at first site.


The Netherlands gets to have all the fun. It looks like some of the back alleys there have been decorated by the mosaic works of Arno Coenen, who definitely has been influenced by video games. That would certainly explain why some walls in Amsterdam have been covered with tiled recreations of Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, and Pac-Man, and…that kid from Quest 64? Apparently. Apparently Coenen works as part of Rock and Royal to create crazy mosaic masterpieces in various parts of the city. If you want to see more of Coenen's work, you can check out his website here (though be warned, some of his stuff is NSFW).


Fast forward to when Ann grew up, she got into debt and decided that she wanted to master this thing called money – become financially literate. Now she helps people become financially literate with her wealth recipes; hence why she is known as the Wealth Chef. She has students from a different regions around the world. Her expertise on money is sought by large corporates and in the personal development world. She has appeared on prominent radio shows throughout the world. You will learn from this episode how income and assets are not the same. Do not be afraid of these financial terms, as this understanding will help you master your financial freedom! Ann explains what is financial freedom, and how you can achieve this too.
As well as teaching people about financial freedom, Ann is a life adventurer. She can can fly aeroplanes and this year she became a Hays House author. So she is certainly a Go-Getter Me!
9:40 – How Ann went from a money binger to a money anorexic.
16:49 – Why it is important to Pay yourself first.
17:00: The Break-Even epidemic, why it is harmful to our financial health. Why you want to move away from this.
20:08: Why you should not focus on debt if you want to get out of debt.
23:10: How there is not one way to build wealth. Teaser: Moving away from the industrial paradigm, having multi-streams.
43:19: The different types of decision makers. Which one are you? Teaser: Making decisions from fear, rather than a GoGetter.
54:30: Describes her definition of who is a go-getter. Teaser quote: 'Nothing is forever. Nothing is undoable'.
57:29: What is Ann's Go-Getter word for this year.
60:00 – Ann's good news.
61:01: Why Ann should be singing the Go-Getter theme.
The Go-Getter Me podcast show is now live on iTunes and Stitcher. Scroll down to listen to the interview with Ann Wilson.
If you enjoy the podcast, why not leave a rating? I'd really appreciate it.
I love Ann's message of looking back on life, knowing that you lived it on your terms. So important to remember that we can (and should) control certain things in our lives, like our relationship with money. Great interview!
I agree that we need to remember that we can take charge. Drive to a destination. And if metaphorically speaking there are road blocks, then we can re-route. Thanks for your comments.
Thank you Sophia and Ann – this was so inspirational. I identified with Ann's discussion on decision making. I know that feeling of making decisions because I think I "should" do something. Or because I hope something is a magic bullet that will transform my business and take it to the next level. I've (mostly) taught myself to resist this temptation. I know I get my best results when I focus on my end game and doing what I know is right for me and my business.
Thanks for your feedback and bringing to attention the 'where' you are basing your decision making from. It is better come from a abundand, growth mindset instead of scarcity or lacking. For example, if I do this then I 'appear' more like an expert.


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Mic Linder (b. 1988) is a finno-swedish artist with a background in graffiti. As a teenager he was painting comic book style inspired figures in pedestrian underpasses and abandoned places. He was later strongly influenced by Goya and french 19th century painting in what was his most figurative and realistic phase, which ended when the artisticcircle came to a close when he found a deep connection to german expressionism. The figures and milieus started getting more and more reduced to painterly gestures at this point. Theses gestures in turn get formalized and solid and translated into blocks and flat surfaces in the series that will later become Linder's geometric works.
In his works form, surface and color act as meaningful elements in an improvised, rhythmical and architectural display. His figurative background acts as a foundation that informs the direction of the abstractions. By deriving principles of composition and harmonious/disharmonious visual proportions from figuration and translating it to abstract scales Lindes creates a feeling that one is looking at something familiar.
This state of "almost-recognition" makes his work oscillate between the silly and the monumental, between playful and serious, between the physical and the metaphysical. It ́s the painterly equivalent of having something on the tip of one's tongue and if one were just able to make a little more of an effort... one would find the answer. It's the known but not quite remembered.
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Will Russia's Increased Poultry Demand Be Met?
25 January 2010, at 11:10a.m.
TURKEY - Following a recent decision by the Russian government to increase its poultry imports from Turkey to 500,000 tons annually, Turkish poultry producers have voiced concerns that the sector may not actually be able to meet this demand.
Sector representatives say Turkey can meet only a small part of Russia's poultry requirements.
As part of incentives to increase mutual trade following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent visit to the Russian capital, Minister of Agriculture Mehdi Eker announced that Russia has agreed to increase its poultry imports from Turkey to 500,000 tons annually, bringing in some $1 billion.
Recalling that Russia plans to completely halt poultry imports in the next five years, Daştan said Turkish producers will have to focus on the domestic market to survive. "Russia is planning to reduce its poultry imports year by year and completely stop importing after five years. This means that the Turkish poultry sector's future lies in other markets," the BESD-BİR head pointed out. She noted that poultry demand in Turkey has noticeably increased in the past few years. Daştan said Russia currently allows imports from only six Turkish poulterers and added that this number should be increased to at least 10.
According to Sait Koca, general manager of Beypiliç, one of Turkey's leading poultry producers, a decline in poultry exports to Russia would not harm Turkish exporters since the country has several other alternative markets in which to sell their products. "Russia should first elaborate their demands. We do not know yet which poultry products they want to buy from us. They need to clarify these details." The Beypiliç manager recalled that Turkey has increased its poultry exports to Iraq. "Saudi Arabian officials are expected to hold talks to start poultry imports from Turkey in March. These countries and others in the Middle East, I think, have relatively higher potential in regards to poultry exports," he told Today's Zaman.
Observers argue that Turkish poultry exporters have a better chance of increasing their share in Russian poultry imports than other competing would-be exporters, with geographic proximity and high quality in production processes their two major advantages. In another opportunity for Turkish companies, Russia halted poultry imports from the US in August. Russia used to import some 600,000 tons of poultry annually from the US and now needs to compensate for this gap.


This project was originally designed as an homage to my personal favorite designer and good friend, Benny Yarnell. His work is categorically different from my own, but awe-inspiring nonetheless. I've had the great pleasure of working with Benny in the past, and after seeing a design he had created for a band, I was compelled to put together this piece of work.
I began by creating the background of the image, putting together textures that would coincide nicely with what I had imagined the end result to be. If you cycle through the images in this project, you'll see that the first image is what I used as my texture base.
Once I have a solid foundation to work with, I'm able to manipulate all subsequent imagery so everything fits nicely together. I already had a vision of what this project was going to become, so in this instance, the project came together quite quickly.
The next step was to use a suitable image for the main subject in the piece. The subject that I chose, (shown in the second image in this project) was cut off on the top and bottom of the picture, which meant I was going to be doing a lot of drawing and color matching (which wasn't difficult in this instance since I was going for high contrast, meaning true blacks and whites).
After drawing in a bit of her dress and some hair, shown in the third image in this project, I began searching through pictures of junkyards that would provide some interesting shapes that would later be incorporated into the final image. The image that I ended up settling on, is the fourth image in this project.
After altering the picture and adding it to the subject, I made some final tweaks, adding an image of a crow to the subject's hand as well as a few other embellishments.


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What it's like to live in a Manchester tower block after the Grenfell tragedy
Since the Grenfell blaze, which killed 72 people, life in high rises has changed - and a new theatre show is giving residents a voice
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"When the fires were happening on the moors, you'd wake up and smell the smoke. While your head knows it's the moors, the other side of you panics."
This is modern life in a tower block in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
The smell of smoke from the recent moor fires in Oldham spread towards Manchester and had a strong effect on residents of Hulme's Hopton Court tower block.
Since the Grenfell blaze, which killed 72 people, life in high rises has changed.
And though the devastating fire happened 200 miles away in the capital, the effects have been felt across the country.
A lingering sense of anxiety is one of the lasting problems for residents in Hopton Court.
"Grenfell made us look at things very differently and reevaluate things as a community," says Tina Cribbin, who has lived at Hopton Court for five years.
Residents from Hopton Court, in Hulme, will perform the play CAN YOU HEAR ME FROM UP HERE? at the Royal Exchange
The high rise had to have cladding removed after failing safety checks last June. It was one of several towers across Manchester which required work after the London tragedy.
"The cladding frightens the life out of you. Some people here don't sleep because of the anxiety," Tina says.
A new play by the Royal Exchange and One Manchester stars residents from Hopton Court and aims to explain exactly how it feels to live a tower block.
As well as a stark reminder of the importance of fire safety, Grenfell also exposed the social inequalities and neglect that many living in social housing experience.
Tina said: "There's a lot of demonisation of people in blocks. I feel like it's not okay to be racist, it's not okay to be disablist, it's not okay to comment on somebody's gender, but it is okay to talk about someone's class like we're nothing. And it's like we're not allowed to address that."
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Tina believes that Hulme, where she has lived for most of her life, has only become more isolated as the city has grown. Public and community spaces have been replaced by university buildings and accommodation.
"The post office is now a Subway, which if you're 81 and trying to get your pension is a problem."
Tina's desire to have her voice heard, and to give a voice to her peers, led to her joining the On Top of the World project.
As part of the three-year project the new play CAN YOU HEAR ME FROM UP HERE? will be performed at the Royal Exchange on July 25 and 26.
It tells stories of social injustice, poverty, addiction, mental health problems, and isolation which is felt by so many people across the country.
Grenfell Tower in west London (Image: Rick Findler/PA Wire)
Despite having no background in theatre or script writing, Tina has played an integral part in pulling the production together.
She said: "Some of these guys who are involved, we never believed we'd get them to the Royal Exchange. We had to promise a lot of pints! A lot of them have been isolated for years and have felt completely lost, but they've been able to rebuild friendships."
Harry Sassen is one of those taking part in the play. A Reddish-born ex-fireman, he spent nine years in the military touring the Middle East and Northern Ireland. He's lived in the tower block since 1993.
"It can feel very isolated," he says. "When you're ageing, and your friends are passing on, there are less and less visitors."
Harry joined the project to motivate himself after retirement.
He added: "I've never done anything like this before. I feel a bit like a rabbit in headlights. But I heard that we'd have the chance to go to some plays at the theatre, and I've never been before.
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"I hope it's the start of people starting to think, especially those with the authority and power, and maybe to think a lot more about the way they're doing things."
Tracie Daly, project manager and producer at the Royal Exchange, said it was important to gain trust and built something residents felt they could engage with.
She said: "We used the arts as a diversionary tool to support people. It provided some respite for people from their day-to-day living, and I think that took them by surprise."
The play has had a positive impact on the residents of Hopton Court with many speaking of an improved sense of community. But it's also been positive for the landlords.
Phil Lukes, group culture leader at One Manchester, said: "We were conscious of the growing concern about isolation and its pernicious effects on people.
"The project has been as good for One Manchester as a landlord as it has for the community. There's been a massive amount of learning for us, and we've been able to put people in touch with the services we provide, like money mentors, which could make a real difference.
"We know that the arts and community are a balm for the soul. We could take this and develop it further."
For Tina getting involved with the play has been a therapeutic process.
"There are new friendships," she says. "The drop-in will be a legacy. It's been liberating, emotive, healing. It's been better than any therapy I've ever had. It makes you feel like you've got something to contribute, that you've got more to you than the label of someone living on benefits.
"My mental health has been such a defining factor of my life but it doesn't define me anymore. It's background noise."
CAN YOU HEAR ME FROM UP HERE? will show at The Studio at the Royal Exchange on July 25 and 26.
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Category Archives: Clerical Celibacy
What if Pope Francis Allows Clerical Marriage?
What if God inspired Pope Francis like this: "Pope Francis, while sitting and reflecting on the Wedding at Cana, fell into a trance. In his trance, a large sheet unfurled from heaven like a large drive-in movie screen. On the movie screen were images of all of the patriarchs and of all of the prophets and of all of the apostles who had married, and even of the Holy Family, of faithful Joseph who had married a woman, the Blessed Virgin Mary who was pregnant with Child, presumably out of wedlock, and then an image of all of the multitude of priests and religious who had failed in their commitments to celibacy – too many who had gone to hell or who were still in purgatory, and the multitude of the myriad thousands who had also been led into hell and into the deepest recesses of purgatory by the immoral examples of some priests and religious over the last 20 centuries. And then the Voice said:
'Francis, betroth and marry!'
And then Pope Francis said,
'No, Lord, I could never do that nor ask my priests to feel free to do so! The marital act would bring uncleanness upon my priests and defile your sanctuary and turn our priests toward their wives and families instead of setting their hearts on the Bride, the Church!'
And then the Voice spoke these words:
'Do not call unclean what I, the Lord! the Lord! the Lord! have made clean! Too many have been lost by the unfaithfulness of some of my priests! Betroth and marry, and raise children, and by your good example, make my Bride ready, and then lead my Bride along the safe Way to My Wedding Feast!'
What if he saw this image and heard these words 3 times, and then pronounced a new discipline of a marital option for priests?
This image is not far off from the scene from the Acts of the Apostles where God declared pork to be clean:
The Vision of Peter [Acts, 10:9-16, NAB Holy Bible]
The next day, while they were on their way and nearing the city, Peter went up to the roof terrace to pray at about noontime.
He was hungry and wished to eat, and while they were making preparations he fell into a trance.
He saw heaven opened and something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered to the ground by its four corners.
In it were all the earth's four-legged animals and reptiles and the birds of the sky.
A voice said to him, "Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat."
But Peter said, "Certainly not, sir. For never have I eaten anything profane and unclean."
The voice spoke to him again, a second time, "What God has made clean, you are not to call profane."
This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into the sky.
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Included in the new version of Kona Site Defender are upgraded Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities and network layer controls, new user validation capabilities and improved configuration and automation tools that speed both initial deployment and response time to changing attacks.
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Q: Plot spectrogram of overnight sleep EEG using MNE Is it possible to plot the spectrogram of overnight sleep EEG data in mne? I don't want to create epochs but, have the spectrogram of continuous 8-9 hours. The examples I see in e.g. EEGlab (Matlab) have perfect color distinction which makes the outcome very readable. I would be grateful if you help me produce something similar but in mne.

A: Yes it is possible and quite easy!
Raphael Vallat's package yasa has a function for doing exactly this for a single EEG channel from long-duration sleep data:
https://raphaelvallat.com/yasa/build/html/generated/yasa.plot_spectrogram.html
The function uses multitapers for estimating Wigner spectra, implemented in the package lspopt, and is quite fast. While you could use this directly, yasa takes care of a lot of moving parts and provides a more convenient interface.
The function accepts a 1D NumPy array, so you'll need to get the data for a single channel from the mne.Raw object. For instance, if your EEG data is stored in the variable raw, you can extract the data as a 2D NumPy array using raw.get_data() and then select the desired row (channel). There are plenty of ways of selecting data, tabulated nicely in the documentation:
https://mne.tools/dev/auto_tutorials/raw/10_raw_overview.html#summary-of-ways-to-extract-data-from-raw-objects


Fiat 500 USA Forum > Fiat 500 Forums > Fiat 500 Drivetrain Performance > Should I unplug battery and reset ECU after installing timing controller?
View Full Version : Should I unplug battery and reset ECU after installing timing controller?
I didn't do it the first time I installed it and after about 60 miles or so it really kicked in but prior to kicking in had a little rough idle but that's about it.
I uninstalled it this week before taking the car to the dealer now after a reinstall car seems to have less power and poor throttle response and rough idle. Probably about 60 miles since install.
I disconnected the ecu then reconnected with TC connected and the car would not start. Disconnected the TC car started. Reconnected TC and all is back to normal.
It would seem like you have loose wire somewhere, just double check.
I'm kind of agreeing with you. I'm wondering if I didn't have the TC plugged in all the way the first time.


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I-10 down to one lane as MDOT inspects bridge following fiery crash near Louisiana state line
A semi-truck car hauler was carrying seven new BMWs when it collided with the bridge and the vehicles went up in flames late Monday night.
By Lindsay Knowles and Bill Snyder
Published: Jan. 11, 2022 at 5:34 AM CST
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Traffic is moving on Interstate 10 near the Louisiana state line but it's going very slowly.
Only one lane is open as crews from Mississippi Department of Transportation inspect the bridge and ensure it didn't suffer any structural damage following a crash Monday night that left the interstate shut down for more than nine hours.
MHP says I-10 east is now open. The westbound lane is almost ready to reopen. pic.twitter.com/91a4JrPDAO
— Bill Snyder (@BillSnyderWLOX) January 11, 2022
Both east- and westbound lanes were closed over the Pearl River Bridge in Hancock County after the accident, which happened at 10:40 pm Monday night.
According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, a semi-truck car hauler was carrying seven new BMWs when it collided with the concrete bridge railing and caught fire. The driver was able to escape unharmed but all seven cars and the truck were burned.
Firefighters from Hancock County worked to put out the flames.
Firefighters in Hancock County work to put out the flames after a tractor-trailer carrying seven BMWs caught fire on the Pearl River bridge late Monday night. The interstate was shut down for over nine hours near the Louisiana state line due to the accident.(Bayside Fire Department)
The single-vehicle accident happened around 10:40pm Monday after a car hauler hit the Pearl River Bridge in Hancock County and caught fire. Both eastbound lanes on I-10 over the bridge are closed to traffic at this time.(MHP)
Dozens of cars were stuck on the roadway with no way to turn around or pass through, spending the night inside their vehicles in the freezing temperatures.
Here's the scene on I-10 west before the Stennis exit. pic.twitter.com/CyZ0GJeAEF
One Waveland resident tells WLOX he was on his way from his job in New Orleans around midnight. He and several other vehicles were stuck on the interstate for hours with on way to turn around or get through.
MDOT later said Monday that westbound traffic will be down to one lane for potentially two weeks due to damage from the wreck.
To see the latest traffic conditions here and throughout Mississippi, visit MDOT's Traffic Map by clicking here.
I-10, Hancock County, MS/LA line on the Pearl River Bridge. East and Westbound Lanes are closed for an undetermined...
Posted by MHP Troop K on Monday, January 10, 2022
Trucks catch on fire near Highland Elem. School in Ridgeland


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Saylor Dollar
Saylor Dollar is an acoustic duo based in Tallahassee, Florida. Band members are Dale Dollar (guitarist), and Lisa Saylor Dollar (vocals and violin). They perform an eclectic mix of original music featuring guitar riffs with a 70's southern rock feel, Irish folk-style song structure, and lyrics inspired by Appalachian story-telling and love.
Lisa Saylor Dollar has a degree in music education from the Florida State University. She has completed additional studies in Eisenstadt, Vienna, and
Lisa Saylor Dollar has a degree in music education from the Florida State University. She has completed additional studies in Eisenstadt, Vienna, and Salzburg, Austria. Lisa is a music teacher in the public schools. She began performing in church as a child, and has performed with many professional orchestras and as a free-lance violinist. She has performed with local bands including Crossroad Bluegrass and Sweet & Greasy.
Dale Dollar studied guitar at the Florida State University. He has taught private guitar lessons and has written and performed with many bands including Shapeshifter Project, Carrion Curse, and Sweet & Greasy.
A song from our first Album about a place that is special to us.
A love note put to music from our album Home.


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Q: symfony No route found for GET No route found for "GET /category/wordone-wordtwo"
This is the error I get when I try to access
http://localhost/site/web/app_dev.php/category/wordone-wordtwo

Routing.yml:
csa_platform_category:
path:     /category/{slug}
defaults: { _controller: CSAPlatformBundle:Category:index }
requirements:
    slug: "~^[a-z]+(?:-[a-z]+)*$~"

this requiremens slug for slugs like (wordone-wordtwo-wordtree)

All routes work good. except this route: csa_platform_category

A: What if you get rid of the Tilde (~) and the double quotes:
csa_platform_category:
   path:     /category/{slug}
   defaults: { _controller: CSAPlatformBundle:Category:index }
   requirements:
      slug: '^[a-z]+(?:-[a-z]+)*$'

Try it - I'm not sure if that makes any difference.


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News And Finally
Donald Trump reacts to US footballer's F-bomb White House snub
The President said Megan Rapinoe should 'never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag'.
(Thibault Camus/AP)
By Alistair Mason, Press Association
June 26 2019 5:29 PM
Footballer Megan Rapinoe has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump by saying she would not go "to the f****** White House" should the United States win the Women's World Cup.
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/donald-trump-reacts-to-us-footballers-fbomb-white-house-snub-38256921.html
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/article38256918.ece/a82f1/AUTOCROP/h342/ipanews_8dd2c2f6-9997-493e-b4ec-1875ba218b48_1
Rapinoe, who scored both goals as the USWNT beat Spain on Monday to advance to the quarter-finals, was an unsurprising candidate to voice her distaste for the idea of visiting Trump at the White House – an honour often given to sports teams who win major honours in America.
....in our Country's history, and the poverty index is also best number EVER), leagues and teams love coming to the White House. I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women's Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job! We haven't yet....
The 33-year-old is a strong advocate LGBTQ rights and racial equality, and was stopped from kneeling during the national anthem by US Soccer.
Trump, who this week said he did not think it was appropriate for Rapinoe not to sing the anthem during the World Cup, responded to her latest statement in a string of tweets in which he said: "I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women's Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!"
He also said she should "never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag" and said he would invite the team to Washington DC whether they win the tournament or not.
"I'm not going to the fucking White House." - @mPinoe pic.twitter.com/sz1ADG2WdT
— Eight by Eight (@8by8mag) June 25, 2019
Rapinoe stated that she would not be going to the White House in a video posted on Twitter by Eight By Eight magazine.
She said: "I'm not going going to the f****** White House. No, I'm not going to the White House. We're not going to be invited."
The tradition of inviting players to the White House has proved tricky to navigate in the age of Trump, with various high profile teams either not being invited or declining to attend.
The United States face hosts France in the last eight of the World Cup on Friday.
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By Emily Chudy, PA Reality TV star Gemma Collins has posted an attempt at the viral Bottle Cap Challenge, almost falling off a boat in the process.
Gemma Collins almost falls off a boat as she takes on 'bottle cap challenge' And Finally
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