Passive Cash Funnels – How would you like to set up a simple system that collects the email addresses of your prospects and then markets to them automatically? We are of course talking about a sales funnel, something you can set up in one day in almost any money-making niche. It doesn't take any great skill or talent. You don't need your own products. You don't even have to use your own content.
Passive cash funnels is the best sales funnels are tested and tweaked to maximize your profit. You might think it's not that important if you're earning $1.00 per prospect or $2.00 per prospect – after all, it's all profit, right? But the better your sales funnel is at making money, the more and better advertising you can afford. If your funnel is only making pennies, then you can only use free methods to generate traffic. But if your funnel is making real money, you can reinvest some of those profits into converting even more prospects into even more sales.


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UK Police Respond to Panther On the Loose, But It's a Giant Plushie
by David Steinberg July 31, 2020, 7:55 am 2.1k Views
ENGLISH COPS RESPOND TO CALL OF PROWLING PANTHER, BUT IT TURNS OUT TO BE A GIANT PLUSHIE
So cops are getting a lot of bad press of late, and a lot of it is deserved. But despite that, I'd hate to be a cop. Police have to respond to some seriously scary stuff. And this one would have been pretty damn scary, as far as I'm concerned. And cops in the UK responded to a pretty scary call. Officers in Steyning, Horsham, West Sussex, got a call about a black panther on the loose in a local park. And as you know, panthers are no joke to mess with. They are an apex predator of the highest order. But fortunately for the responding cops, the giant predator turned out to be nothing more than a giant plushie.
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FRANCE HAD A REAL BLACK PANTHER ON THE LOOSE, SO COPS RELIEVED TO DISCOVER PLUSHIE TOY IN PARK
So you may recall that one of these was on the loose in a town in France last year. A real one. Pretty scary. So when these cops got the call, they had to assume they were going out in the dark looking for a giant, black panther. See? Scary. These things can take you apart in a heartbeat. Think that sidearm you might be carrying in the UK makes you feel safer? A shot from one of those would just piss it off. But this giant plushie had no feral game to speak of. But the local police had some fun once they realized the truth.
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BRITISH COPS HAD SOME FUN AFTER THE GIANT PLUSHIE APEX PREDATOR APPEARED IN THE DARKNESS
They said, "Reports of a large apex predator in the Steyning area turned out to be true. It may be a stuffed toy, but the attending officers didn't necessarily know that at first." Crazy! So far, we have no idea who left the giant kid's companion leaning on the park bench. But it seems that this happens all the time over in England. People see giant animals and call the police. But they (mostly) turn out to be nothing more than giant plushies. So folks, keep your stuffed animals at home! You just might give someone a heart attack.
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Tetrahydroaminoacridine facilitates passive avoidance learning in rats with nucleus basalis magnocellularis lesions.
The effect of bilateral ibotenic acid lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) on performance in a step-through passive avoidance task and the ability of tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA) to enhance learning were evaluated. Fischer 344 rats were used in a passive avoidance task in which footshock was replaced by ultrasound (30-62 K Hz, 125 dB) as the aversive training stimulus. THA was given immediately after each single daily training trial and retention was tested 24 hr later for 10 consecutive days. Although NBM lesions alone did not impair passive avoidance learning, THA at 5 mg/kg (i.p.), but not 1 mg/kg, significantly facilitated latency performance in NBM-lesioned rats.


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BUNNY ROGERS - MS AGONY
18. Dec 2020 16. Jan 2021
Société, Berlin
Genthiner Strasse 36
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MS AGONY
18 December 2020 – 16 January 2021
In her multi-faceted practice, the American artist Bunny Rogers creates immersive conceptual landscapes that draw upon a highly personal constellation of television shows, movies, Internet forums, and everyday objects to reflect on experiences of loss, alienation, and intimacy. Rogers' installations create idiosyncratic narrative worlds that teem with references to people and fictitious characters that have influenced her. These spaces often operate as solemn acts of dedication and tribute, driven by a desire to "make something beautiful" from a place of authentic affection.
In her new exhibition Ms Agony, Rogers softens and domesticates the chess-board, transforming it into pink and blue squares. With its characters of all classes, intrigues, and actions, the meta-fictional structure of chess has a practically narrative quality. Extending throughout the gallery, Rogers' chess board provides the substrate for the interplay of longing and desire to unfold. Purple roses encased in cement, sculptural portraits of celebrities as utilitarian household objects, partially-decimated stars from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a new series of self-portraits as Joan of Arc are some of the figures that populate the board. Chess is a game of perfect duality, a game of opposites. A time-worn game of skill and strategy, a chess match performs the never-ending cycle of the struggle to survive. While the primary definition of agony denotes a state of intense mental and physical suffering, it also implies a passage from one state into another, the final throes of the struggle before death and the birth of something new.
A second chapter of the exhibition will be on view at Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg in January 2021.
Bunny Rogers (b. 1990, Houston) is a visual artist, poet, and performer based in New York. Her exhibition Self Portrait as clone of Jeanne D'Arc is currently on view at the Hamburger Bahnhof until 28 February 2021. Her work has been exhibited internationally in solo exhibitions at venues including Kunsthaus Bregenz (2020) Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt (2019); Marciano Art Foundation, Los Angeles (2018); Whitney Museum of Art, New York (2017); and Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris (2015). She has participated in group exhibitions at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (2018); Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek (2017); The Rubell Family Collection, Miami (2016); and Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, Turin (2015). She is the author of My Apologies Accepted (2014) and Cunny Poem Vol. 1 (2014).


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Q: Take Output From First Terraform and Use in Second Terraform I need two different Terraform file for different purposes. In the Second Terraform file, I have to take input from the output of First Terraform file.
In my Scenario, My first Terraform creates an AWS Security Group. Now I have to use the the ID of this Security group in my Second Terraform file.
I also want to sure that Second Terraform creation cannot initilaize before First Terraform complete. How can i achieve this?

A: It doesn't matter how many .tf files you are creating. Terraform first loads all the .tf files and then try to create a graph to create the resources. So you can do it like this.
resource "aws_security_group" "default" {
    name        = "allow_all"
    description = "Allow all inbound traffic"
    .
    .
}

Now you can use id of this security group in another file/other module. For ex. let's use it for ec2 creation. Like.
resource "aws_instance" "web" {
    ami = "${var.ami_id}"
    instance_type = "t2.micro"

    security_groups = ["${aws_security_group.default.id}"]
}

For more details about security group params, you can check following document.
https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/aws/r/security_group.html

A: for this requirement you might want to use terraform modules with which you can have the luxury of code reuse as well as you can supply that ID of security group to as many terraform files as you want. And whenever you do terraform apply it will check for resource dependencies and execution will take place accordingly.

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re-openings Aug. 2, 2017
Great Jones Cafe Is … Open Again?
It's back? Photo: Dan DeLuca/CC/flickr
The dead will rise again. One week after seemingly closing for good, downtown Cajun restaurant Great Jones Cafe will reportedly reopen tonight. The owners posted a Facebook status yesterday, writing that "reports of our demise were greatly exaggerated," and that, after a week off, the restaurant will reopen tonight at 5 p.m.
The reports of our demise were greatly exaggerated. After a week off, we reopen Wednesday, August 2nd at 5PM. See you then !!!
Posted by Great Jones Cafe on Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Employees had told DNAinfo last Wednesday night, the rumored last service, that the closing was not certain, and that a decision would be made after a week off. Still, co-founder Phil Hartman's daughter posted a "good-bye" to the restaurant on her Instagram (as did many customers). Various rumors were floated as explanations for the closing, including that the restaurant would be replaced by something higher-end.
Maybe it was the response that ensured the reopening: The report of the Cafe's closing caused a lot of downtown hoopla, with droves of fans heading out for one last dinner or drink. The restaurant was an unassuming place, but in weathering gentrification, it's come to stand out in a sea of upscale restaurants and ludicrously expensive apartments. It was also, if never as loudly or brashly as other spots in the Lower East Side and East Village, intimately tied up in the neighborhood's music and cultural history. (Pavement and Sonic Youth bassist Mark Ibold served drinks here.) In any case, the restaurant is, against all odds, back in action. If you don't have plans tonight, maybe go eat some gumbo?
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These two features has been available for some time now in Mobile Safari, and I can see countless use cases for them, for sure.
Let's hope they do get added to the W3C specifications. They have been submitted, so keep your fingers crossed. Would love to see them in the other major browsers as well.


Will Upgrading RAM Give You A Gigantic Performance Boost?
I just recently converted part of my basement into a home theater. In the process of getting everything dialed in, I decided to run through all the adjustments on my TV to make sure the picture and sound were on point.
I discovered a sound menu that I didn't know was available. With a few small adjustments, the sound was drastically different. I was really blown away.
I didn't install a new, expensive surround system, and I am glad I didn't. The sound adjustment made the whole system seem new. I wish I had messed with the settings sooner; the experience of watching movies and sports is so different now.
These same types of adjustments and changes are available for you on your trading computer. I've posted before about customizations and shortcuts that make using your computer faster and easier. These are simple changes you can make to your operating system quickly. Changing out the internal components might not be as simple or DIY for the most part, but there is one change that you can make.
The other day I got super frustrated at my own computer. I had several applications open and was working in Excel. I went to save my work and Excel was taking forever. I opened up my task manager and my RAM was dangerously close to being full. No wonder Excel was taking so long to process. I closed several of my applications that I didn't need open. My computer performance went back to its normal lightning fast speeds.
There are not many components on your trading computer that are as easy to upgrade as RAM. In fact, there aren't ANY other hardware upgrades that are as accessible as RAM. Here are some tips to know when its appropriate to upgrade and how to spot the signs of low RAM.
Does your trading computer ever randomly power down and restart? This often happens when you fill up your available RAM. Your computer restarts in an effort to clear out everything from your RAM's memory and start fresh. However, your computer will continue to spontaneously restart unless you install more RAM into your trading computer. If you are maxing out on your RAM and dealing with spontaneous shut downs, you are certainly going to notice a significant performance boost right away.
It's a good idea to monitor your RAM usage through out your trading. If you find that you are often filling your RAM's memory and coming close to using all of it's available memory often, you should consider installing RAM with more gigabits. This will give you extra headroom in your memory and keep you at arms length distance away from reaching the max on your RAM.
Those who don't experience these issues might not notice such a dramatic change from upgrading. Alternatively, it's possible to manage your RAM usage through the task manager and close programs drawing on your RAM that you aren't using at the moment. This can effectively keep you away from that danger zone of maxing out your RAM and causing a shut down. Though, that doesn't mean it isn't worth it to upgrade your RAM to a higher gigabit.
RAM is the most affordable and the most accessible upgrade you can do to your trading computer CPU hardware. This small change could really improve your computer's performance if you are having any of the issues I outlined above.
If nothing else, it's forward thinking on your part. Trading software has a reputation for being heavy handed when it comes to RAM usage. Odds are, your trading platform isn't the only piece of software you are running on your computer each day.
As technology and software improve, the pull it has on RAM can be expected to increase as well. For instance, the more complex the algorithms used in your trading software become, the more RAM it will require. All roads lead to needing available RAM.
All you have do to is make sure you have enough at the ready.


FAQ:which type does the USG9100 interface card have? Which is optical module?
We have seven kinds of Rear Transition Module: X2G16、E2XS、E16GF、E8GF、E1XX、P1XX、P4UF、W1XX. The table displays the relationship about RTM and port type correspondingly.


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require 'spec_helper'

describe 'postfix::hash' do
  let (:title) { '/tmp/foo' }

  let :pre_condition do
    "class { '::postfix': }"
  end

  on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
    context "on #{os}" do
      let(:facts) do
        facts
      end

      context 'when passing wrong type for ensure' do
        let (:params) { {
          :ensure => ['present'],
        } }
        it 'should fail' do
          expect {
            is_expected.to contain_file('/tmp/foo')
          }.to raise_error
        end
      end

      context 'when passing wrong value for ensure' do
        let (:params) { {
          :ensure => 'running',
        } }
        it 'should fail' do
          expect {
            is_expected.to contain_file('/tmp/foo')
          }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /got 'running'/)
        end
      end

      context 'when passing wrong value for title' do
        let (:title) { 'foo' }
        it 'should fail' do
          expect {
            is_expected.to contain_file('/tmp/foo')
          }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /got 'foo'/)
        end
      end

      context 'when passing both source and content' do
        let (:params) { {
          :source  => '/tmp/bar',
          :content => 'bar',
        } }

        it 'should fail' do
          expect {
            is_expected.to contain_file('/tmp/foo')
          }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /You must provide either 'source' or 'content'/)
        end
      end

      context 'when passing source' do
        let (:params) { {
          :source  => '/tmp/bar',
        } }

        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo').with(
          :ensure => 'present',
          :source => '/tmp/bar'
        ).without(:content)
        }
        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo.db').with_ensure('present') }
        it { is_expected.to contain_exec('generate /tmp/foo.db') }

      end

      context 'when passing content' do
        let (:params) { {
          :content => 'bar',
        } }

        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo').with(
          :ensure  => 'present',
          :content => 'bar'
        ).without(:source)
        }
        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo.db').with_ensure('present') }
        it { is_expected.to contain_exec('generate /tmp/foo.db') }
      end

      context 'when not passing source or content' do
        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo').with(
          :ensure  => 'present'
        ).without(:source).without(:content)
        }
        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo.db').with_ensure('present') }
        it { is_expected.to contain_exec('generate /tmp/foo.db') }
      end

      context 'when ensuring absence' do
        let (:params) { {
          :ensure => 'absent',
        } }

        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo').with_ensure('absent') }
        it { is_expected.to contain_file('postfix map /tmp/foo.db').with_ensure('absent') }
        it { is_expected.to contain_exec('generate /tmp/foo.db') }
      end
    end
  end
end

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GOP POTUS Hopeful Joe Walsh on Lewandowski: We Don't Need A 'Mini-Me' Trump
Posted to Politics October 09, 2019 by Michael Graham
On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, former Illinois congressman and current GOP presidential hopeful Joe Walsh took a moment away from attacking President Trump to take on his former campaign manager.
"The last thing the Republican Party needs right now is Corey Lewandowski," Walsh told NHJournal Wednesday, during a wide-ranging conversation about the current state of the GOP. "Trump's been horrible for the Republican Party. So why would you even contemplate a 'Mini-Me' Trump?"
Lewandowski has been talking up a possible U.S. Senate run for weeks, though he's backtracked a bit in recent days.
"The party is shrinking because of Trump. And now you're going to put in a guy like Corey Lewandowski? No, no, no, no, no. We need to broaden and we need to unify. That's the last thing we need."
When asked about the criticism of his candidacy and "Mini-Me Trump" nickname from Walsh, Lewandowski responded to NHJournal with a single word:
Walsh, a talk-radio host turned politician, is one of three Republicans challenging Trump in the GOP primary, and he's an outspoken advocate of Trump's impeachment. Walsh bases his pitch to primary voters on the fact that he voted for Trump himself in 2016 and now he feels betrayed.
"I'm making the toughest ask in politics. I'm asking Republicans to do what I did and acknowledge that 2016 was a mistake and that Donald Trump is unfit to be president. It's a real punch in the face, politically. But if I can get over that hurdle then there's an avalanche of voters who, I think, will move away from Trump."
Polls show GOP voters aren't close to making that move. A Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll released last month found Trump had 83 percent job approval among Granite State Republicans and led former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld 88-3 percent. Walsh, who had just entered the race, was at 1 percent.
Walsh is undaunted, saying he's appealing to the GOP's survival instinct and the belief that Trump is an existential threat to the party.
"We don't have to guess about Trump's effect on the party, we've got data. Every special election between the time Donald Trump was sworn in and the 2018 midterms, Republicans basically underperformed or lost, while Democrats overperformed. And then there's 2018. Republicans got spanked in 2018, and it was a referendum on Trump.
"Trump is gonna be a disaster at the top of the ticket in 2020. Republicans up and down the ballot will get destroyed. We've lost the suburbs because of Trump. We've lost young people and women, all because of Trump," Walsh said.
"I'm in this race to win — period. I'm not running to try and make a point. Trump wants this election to come down to either him or a Socialist like [Sen. Elizabeth] Warren, and he's hoping people will vote for him, even though they don't want to, because they won't have any other choice.
"I'm that choice. For all the Republicans who say 'I don't like his personality but I like his policies,' I'm saying you can have all the good without any of the bad."
Michael Graham is political editor at InsideSources. You can reach him at michael@insidesources.com.
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The open-air mining rig frame is made of Anodized Aluminium, so it is super strong and lightweight. Frame dimensions are 22 x 16 x 12 inches. Holes predrilled as pictured. Pre-assembled in our shop. For advanced users only.
I'll start wit the good: the frame itself is high quality, sturdy, and light. It won't fall apart and it will support the weight of 12-GPUs and 2-PSUs quite nicely. The price is attractive and the fan mounts is a nice addition.
1. The frame is measured wrong–it's about a half inch too short for the top GPU mounts. This means the top 6 GPUs sit a half ince above the frame and are not flush and cannot be mounted.
2. I emailed support to make sure the frame had holes for ATX power supplies. I received a response from Missa who said the holes are pre-drilled for ATX power supplies. Well, she was half right. There is only 1 hole compatible with ATX power supplies on either side of of the case, meaning that only half of the PSU is mounted and secure (not safe). The hole also sits up higher than it should, making the PSU tilt down like.
3. There are only 2 pre-drilled holes for PCI-e risers instead of 4. I have no idea why they would only drill 2 holes. This means that the PCI-e risers are not secure when screwed in and wiggle quite freely. Worse, because the top frame is short by a half inch I have no way to secure the GPU to the frame.
4. The riser pre-drilled holes are drilled wrong and are too close together–meaning you can't use 2 screws because it doesn't fit. I can actually see pencil marks on the frame where they were supposed to drill the hole, but didn't. I use standard v006 and v007 risers that all have uniform specifications for drill holes.
5. They included no screwed for any of their pre-drilled holes, and the screw holes are not your standard size compared to other GPU rigs I have purchased.
5. I emailed support the day I received the frame telling them all of this and that I wanted a refund. They have completely ignored me for over a week now. They've ignored me for so long that I'm starting to lose money with my GPUs laying on a table doing nothing, so I've had to customize this piece of crap so that it works.
To fix the measurements that are wrong (which are so bad they make the rig unusable), I installed two layers of felt pads on the riser bar and GPU screw hole bar. I had to use 1 inch screws to get through the holes and secure the risers. I also had to drill two additional holes for the risers. Because the riser holes they drilled are wrong, I'm only using 1 of their 2 holes. I drilled two additional holes in the correct spot and have them secured with three screws.
There are way better options for 12-GPU pre-built rigs that come with risers mounted, 2PSU addon, cables, and most importantly, screws. This rig is going in the back corned of the basement, never to be shown to anyone, because having to admit that I bought a pre-built rig that was so quickly and incorrectly slapped together is embarrassing.


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Unless you're a big fan of wine, you may not have heard of Lodi, California.
The town with a population of nearly 65,000 is primarily known for its wine industry but often sits in the shadow of better known wine grape growing regions in the nearby Napa and Sonoma Valleys.
While runners are much more likely to down a beer than a glass of wine after a race or training run, the blue-collar spirit Lodi prides itself on has more similarities to distance running than you'd think.
A Lodi native, Merrill first found his love for the sport while running on the local high school cross country and track teams. Those teams drew from what Merrill affectionately described as "a nucleus of nerds and outcasts" that over time banded together as a team while developing a fondness for the sport.
That's the genesis of the Lodi Mile started. Shortly after finishing his collegiate running career at the University of Michigan in 2010 (including competing at the Maccabiah Games, a.k.a. the Jewish Olympics, in 2009), Merrill began contemplating about how to bring an elite race to his hometown.
But having an idea for a race and learning the logistical hurdles to actually putting one on were two very different things.
The first two editions of the race in 2013 and 2014 were run out on a country road that cut through plots of vineyards, inspired by the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City that runs between Central Park on one side and city's iconic skyscrapers on the other.
The remote location of the country road, however, made it challenging to get large numbers of spectators to watch the races.
Starting with the 2015 edition of the race, Merrill opted to move the race to the heart of downtown Lodi, which has helped the event become an attraction whether you're a running fan or just out on the town for a few glasses of wine on a warm summer day.
For the 2018 edition of the race, a big goal is on the mind of race organizers — a sub-four minute mile on the roads of Lodi.
Despite having the likes of Garrett Heath and the late David Torrence as past men's race winners, the Lodi Mile has yet to produce a sub-four minute time.
If it was to happen this Sunday, it would be the first sub-four minute performance in San Joaquin County since Don Bowden became the first American to break four minutes in the mile when the Cal-Berkeley athlete ran 3:58.7 in Stockton in 1957.
Whether a sub-four mark is achieved, Merrill has grown the race, now in its sixth year, into something that is uniquely Lodi. Rather than traditional trophies, race winners are awarded decorative grapewood branches. The winning teams in the high school team competitions have their names engraved on large oak wine barrels, Stanley Cup-style.
For Merrill, it all comes down to athletes and spectators alike having an experience as unique as the spirit of Lodi itself.
Sacramento-based amateur runner, photographer and writer. Once interviewed Taoufik Makhloufi in French. Enjoys politics a lot. Follow him on Twitter @RunLiao.


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SPMS Journal Articles
Suppression of Zeeman Splitting of the Energy Levels of Exciton-Polariton Condensates in Semiconductor Microcavities in an External Magnetic Field
Suppression of Zeeman Splitting of the Energy Levels of Exciton-Polariton Condensates.pdf (347.1Kb)
Walker, P.
Liew, Timothy Chi Hin
Sarkar, D.
Durska, M.
Love, A. P. D.
Skolnick, M. S.
Roberts, J. S.
Shelykh, I. A.
Kavokin, A. V.
Krizhanovskii, D. N.
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
A key property of equilibrium exciton-polariton condensates in semiconductor microcavities is the suppression of the Zeeman splitting under a magnetic field. By studying magnetophotoluminescence spectra from a GaAs microcavity, we show experimentally that a similar effect occurs in a nonequilibrium polariton condensate arising from polariton parametric scattering. In this case, the quenching of Zeeman splitting is related to a phase synchronization of spin-up and spin-down polarized polariton condensates caused by a nonlinear coupling via the coherent pump state.
Polariton
Zeeman Splitting
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© 2011 American Physical Society (APS). This paper was published in Physical Review Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Physical Society (APS). The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.257401]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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import sys
import os
import shutil

from models.tcnn import TCNN

from keras.preprocessing.image import ImageDataGenerator
from keras.utils import plot_model

import numpy as np
import progressbar
from optparse import OptionParser

sys.setrecursionlimit(40000)

parser = OptionParser()

parser.add_option("-p", "--path", dest="test_path", help="Path to test data. Should have tha same structure, as the train data used in train_tcnn.py. If not provided, you will be asked to provide images for prediction.")
parser.add_option("-s", "--suffix", dest="suffix",
				help="Used to find proper weights and class names files")
parser.add_option("--batch-size", dest="batch_size",
				help="Batch size. Defaults to 16", default=16)
parser.add_option("--steps", dest="steps", help="Steps for test data. Defaults to 100", default=100)
parser.add_option("--target-size", dest="target_size",
				help="Target size to resize images to. Defaults to 227", default=227)

(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

if options.test_path:   # if test path is given
	images_dir = options.test_path

if not options.suffix:   # if suffix is not given
	parser.error('Error: suffix must be specified. Pass --suffix to command line')
suffix = options.suffix

def make_new_dir(file_path):
    directory = os.path.dirname(file_path)
    if os.path.exists(directory):
        shutil.rmtree(directory)
    os.makedirs(directory)

target_size = int(options.target_size)
steps = int(options.steps)

model_name = 'TCNN'
parent_dir = 'fine_tuned_models/' + model_name + '/'
weights_file = parent_dir + 'bottleneck_fc_model.'+suffix+'.h5'

if not os.path.exists(weights_file):
    raise ValueError("Cannot find weights for this model. Please, run fine_tune_me.py on it first.")

class_names = np.load(open(parent_dir + 'class_names.'+suffix+'.npy'))
num_classes = len(class_names)

model = TCNN(classes=num_classes, input_shape=(target_size, target_size, 3))
model.load_weights(weights_file)

model.compile(
    loss='categorical_crossentropy',
    optimizer='adam',
    metrics=['accuracy'])

datagen = ImageDataGenerator(
    rescale=1./255)

if not options.test_path:
    my_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
    print("Please, enter path to folder, which contains images to evaluate on.")
    files_path = raw_input()
    while not files_path.endswith('/') or not os.path.exists(files_path):
		if not os.path.exists(files_path):
			print("Path doesn't exist, try once more")
			files_path = raw_input()
		else:
			print("Path should end with a slash ('/'), try once more")
			files_path = raw_input()

    files = []
    for (_, _, filenames) in os.walk(files_path):
        files.extend(filenames)
        break

    f_count = 0
    _filenames = []
    for f in files:
        if not f.lower().endswith(('.bmp', '.jpeg', '.jpg', '.png', '.tif', '.tiff')):
            print("File {0} has wrong extension".format(f))
            print("supported file extensions are '.bmp', '.jpeg', '.jpg', '.png', '.tif', '.tiff'")
            continue

        d = my_root + '/temporary/'+os.path.splitext(f)[0]+'/'
        make_new_dir(d)
        shutil.copyfile(files_path + f, d + f)
        f_count += 1
        _filenames.append(f)

	_filenames = sorted(_filenames)
    for batch, lbls in datagen.flow_from_directory(my_root + '/temporary/',
                                            target_size=(target_size, target_size),
                                            batch_size=1):
        prediction = model.predict_on_batch(batch)
        print('file {0}: {1}'.format(_filenames[lbls.argmax()], class_names[prediction.argmax()]))
        f_count -= 1
        if f_count == 0:
            break

    shutil.rmtree(my_root + '/temporary/')
else:
    print("plotting model...")
    plot_model(model, show_shapes=True, to_file=os.path.dirname(weights_file) + '/model.png')

    generator = datagen.flow_from_directory(
            images_dir,
            target_size=(target_size, target_size),
            batch_size=int(options.batch_size))

    print("evaluating...")
    metrics = model.evaluate_generator(generator, int(options.steps))

    print("{0}: {1}".format(model.metrics_names[0], metrics[0]))
    print("{0}: {1}".format(model.metrics_names[1], metrics[1]))


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FinTech Journey Of Success: California-based All-mobile Bank Account App, Varo Bank
Varo Bank, is an all-mobile bank account application company that is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an aim to ensure that everyone has access to various types of financial opportunities. This Fintech company was founded in the year 2015, by Colin Walsh, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the firm. The firm currently has a 2.5 Billion US Dollars valuation, as of its last fundraising round which took place in the month of September, 2021.
Fundraising rounds of Varo Bank:
In the month of May, 2016, the company had its early stage capital round of funding, where it raised around 28.4 Million US Dollars. The investor of this round was:
New York-based private equity company, Warburg Pincus LLC.
In the month of January, 2017, the company raised debt of around 5 Million US Dollars from:
California-based high-tech commercial banking company, Silicon Valley Bank.
In the month of January, 2018, the company had its Series B round of funding, where it raised around 45 Million US Dollars. The investors of this round were:
New York-based private equity company, Warburg Pincus LLC;
Los Angeles-based investment arm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Manatt Venture Fund;
San Francisco-based investment firm, The Rise Fund (TPG).
In the month of July, 2019, the company had its Series C round of funding, where it raised around 100 Million US Dollars. The investors of this round were:
San Francisco-based investment firm, The Rise Fund (TPG);
Shanghai-based asset management company, Gopher Asset Management;
In the month of June, 2020, the company had its Series D round of funding, where it raised around 241 Million US Dollars. The investors of this round were:
Massachusetts-based private equity firm, HarbourVest Partners;
United States-based insurance company, Progressive Corporation;
United States-based private investment firm, Gallatin Point Capital LLC (GPC);
In the month of February, 2021, the company had its late stage venture capital round of funding, where it raised around 63 Million US Dollars. The investors of this round were:
United States-based investment management firm, BlackRock Inc;
Los Angeles-based investment firm, Russell Westbrook Enterprises;
In the month of September, 2021, the company had its Series E round of funding, where it raised around 510 Million US Dollars. The investors of this round were:
United States-based capital market firm, Lone Pine Capital;
Massachusetts-based private equity firm, Berkshire Partners;
New York-based private investment firm, Declaration Partners LP;
United States-based private investment firm, Eldridge;
London-based investment management company, Marshall Wace;
Beijing-based Venture Capital firm, CE Innovation Capital;
In the month of September, 2021, the company had another Series E round of funding, where it raised around 5 Million US Dollars. The investor of this round was:
Canada-based investment firm, Stack Capital Group Inc.
According to Varo Bank's profile, the company is specialized in User Interface (UI), Customer Experience, Banking and Financial Services, Design Research, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Insured, Digital Banking, Mobile Banking, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Chartered Bank, Risk Management, and Financial Inclusion.
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Breve regnum erigitur – incipit najstarszej znanej piosenki żakowskiej, powstałej w języku łacińskim wśród uczniów krakowskich. Została ona zapisana wraz z notacją muzyczną na karcie 181 verso rękopisu przez nieznanego kopistę w XV wieku.

Utwór opowiada o zwyczaju panującym wśród XV-wiecznych żaków krakowskich, którzy corocznie, w dniach 15–22 października, porzucali obowiązki, aby oddawać się hucznej zabawie. Dochodziło wówczas do odwrócenia hierarchii społecznej – uczniowie przejmowali władzę w szkole, wybierając między sobą króla i dwór. Następnie zabawa przenosiła się na ulice, przejmowano we władanie miasto. Zwyczaj ten był znany także i w innych państwach średniowiecznej Europy (w Niemczech, Czechach, a przede wszystkim we Francji – jako kontynuacja rzymskich saturnaliów).

W łacińskim tekście piosenki żaków krakowskich charakterystyczny jest żal i zaduma nad faktem, że zabawa ta nie będzie trwać wiecznie. W pierwszej zwrotce występuje nawiązanie do motywu obracającego się koła bogini Fortuny: Sublimatum deprimitur / Et depressum elabitur / Transmutato tempore, co dosłownie oznacza: W zmieniającym się czasie to, co wyniosłe, jest strącane w dół, a to, co nisko położone, doznaje wyniesienia w górę. Utwór zbudowany jest z pięciu strof czterowersowych.

Rękopis piosenki przechowywany jest w Bibliotece Narodowej w Warszawie (w tzw. zbiorze Kras 52). O odkryciu tekstu pierwszy doniósł w 1973 Henryk Kowalewicz w "Pamiętniku Literackim", w artykule Średniowieczna poezja polskich żaków. Piosenkę na język polski przełożył Zygmunt Kubiak.

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Q: the Bitmap#createBitmap's original coordinate in android

anyone know how to clear the distance, I don's set any padding or margin params, but that's have a distance,check the images that I present, thank you very much!
I'm the new guy for this,forgive me!


Niel DeGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist extraordinaire, gave this talk to the National Academy of Sciences where he discusses the effects of religion on on scientific advancement, with a special emphasis on the ancient Muslim world versus the Muslim world today.
While I do enjoy this video and generally agree with the conclusion that faith stifles scientific inquiry (at least on average), I would criticize Dr. Tyson on a few points. First, the arguments in this video are made in a pretty ad hoc fashion. One data point (the medieval Muslim world) does not make a convincing argument. I would have liked to see Tyson incorporate more of a discussion to seeming counterexamples of this principle, including the protestant reformation in Europe, where a religious revolution was concurrent with a scientific one.
I would have also liked to have seen a better definition of the type of religion and God Tyson was addressing in his arguments. The traditional and easily debunked gods of, says, traditional Christianity or Islam are far different than the New Age spiritualism movements of Deepak Chopra and others, and I think that each would affect science to a greater or lesser degree.
Still, I concede that the talk was good, considering the time constraints probably present for a talk at the prestigious NAS. So, all in all, good job by Dr. Tyson.
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After what can be figuratively termed a very long summer, Rideau View Golf Club's Matt Robinson is going ahead with his Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) fund-raising initiative, The Longest Day of Coaching.
Robinson, Rideau View's Director of Instruction and Program Development, battled a painful case of shingles through most of the summer, which limited his time at the course.
Anybody who has had shingles or knows somebody who has, knows it is an incredibly painful and fatiguing experience.
But after discussing the situation with his wife, Dayna, Robinson has decided to go ahead with his fundraiser, which started in 2008 and has raised over $250,000 for CHEO.
The Robinsons got involved in fundraising for CHEO after daughter Kathryn and twin sister Kristina were born 12 weeks prematurely. Kathryn underwent seven surgeries, including two cochlear implant procedures which gave her the gift of hearing.
There was also, what the Robinsons hope, a third and final eye surgery a year ago.
The twins, now nine years old, are in Grade 4 French Immersion and attend Steve MacLean Public School along with their big brother, Mitchell.
The Robinsons, with thanks to an anonymous sponsor who matches the funds raised up to $20,000, have been paying back CHEO since 2008.
Keohane said the Robinsons are in an unusual position to extend their help to CHEO. Having a child that requires CHEO's care usually results in both financial and time restraints for young parents.
The Robinsons, thanks to the support of the Rideau View community, have been able to generously give back.
From furniture and toys for family rooms to advanced surgical tools, the impact can be seen at CHEO.
"The first year I think it was furniture we purchased for a family resource room," said Robinson. "We had gone in there three or four times because Kathryn had three or four surgeries early.
The latest acquisition, thanks to funds raised through the Longest Day of Coaching, is a high-frequency jet ventilator for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
"It's great to be able to come back to the golf club and say – thanks for supporting the day, this is the equipment that was purchased, this is what the equipment does, this is its value and why it needed to be replaced because they're going to get to see more kids or it will require less time," said Robinson.
All the revenue from lessons, fitness assessments, clubfitting and mental coaching during the Longest Day of Coaching, as well as direct contributions will be donated to CHEO.
Appointments can be booked by contacting Robinson at mattyray1@gmail.com. Should you want to make a donation in support of the day find the Rideau View Facebook page for information.


There were no Luing cattle on the nature reserve at the time of this walk, as the recent snow had been too harsh for the pregnant cows to graze well; though they left their traces– from trodden tracks to tangled fur on the fences.
Rachel, a student volunteer with Cumbria Wildlife Trust, led the walk with enthusiasm. She discussed the importance of hay meadows, and how they have declined by 97% in the last century. This is why Cumbria Wildlife Trust have strived to create new hay meadows at Eycott Hill, as part of the Coronation Meadows Project – a project initiated by The Prince of Wales to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation, aiming to create at least one new wild flower meadow in every county. Rachel explained the progress of the hay meadows at Eycott Hill, and how they are created and managed.
Cumbria Wildlife Trust use cattle to help manage the land across the nature reserve. As they walk, their weight tramples the ground to create patches of bare earth which allows seeds to grow in these areas.
Conservation grazing with cattle helps a variety of species to flourish and boosts botanical diversity. This is because cattle graze differently by pulling up tufts of vegetation with their tongues, rather than nibbling close to the ground like sheep. Cattle tend to browse, leaving tussocky swards for a more varied structure to the vegetation that benefits small mammals and insects.
Rachel had a wealth of knowledge to share with the group about the work to improve wildlife habitats, whilst members of Geo-Conservation Cumbria chipped in with supporting information about the ancient geology on the nature reserve.
On our journey, we took time to analyse some of the rocks and their formations present on the site.
Limestone lies towards the car park, distinguishable by the sinkholes there.
Volcanic rock is present around the middle section of the nature reserve, as you can see by the large ridges in that area.
Skiddaw slate can be found on the far side of Eycott Hill, where the ground flattens out towards Mungrisdale.
These three types of rock are cleverly incorporated into the structure of the viewpoint that overlooks the wetlands, make sure to look carefully down at your feet as well as at the view!
We were excited to discover a few clumps of frogspawn, a welcome sign that spring is on the way!
On our return to the car park, we also noticed the heather and other shrub species, admired the determined rowan growing from a rocky outcrop, and even stumbled upon a bird of prey pellet that contained the remains of beaks, bones, and fur.
It's a great feeling knowing that spring is on its way, albeit quite slowly! Next time you visit Eycott Hill keep an eye out for frogspawn, and see if you can spot wheatear as they arrive back at the nature reserve after wintering in Africa! We'd love to know when you spot #SignsofSpring so share your finds with us on Facebook or Twitter.


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Lancashire News
Heartbreak as 'irreplaceable' dad dies penniless from Covid with family unable to cover funeral costs
"The kids never got the chance to say goodbye to him in hospital. They need this chance to say goodbye properly. "
Charlotte Dobson
Olivia BaronSenior Live News Reporter
Tom Woodworth, 57, died in intensive care after catching the virus (Image: Family hand-out)
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A heartbroken family have spoken out after a beloved dad died penniless from coronavirus.
After catching the deadly virus around Christmas time, 57-year-old Tom Woodworth passed away in intensive care on Saturday
Tragically, Tom's children, Kelly and Ashley, were not able to be with him when he died, like most relatives of coronavirus patients.
And with having no insurance or savings at the time of his death, Tom's family are not able to cover the costs of his funeral.
Until Kelly and Ashley find the money for a funeral, their dad's body will stay in the morgue at the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), reports the MEN.
Friends and family have now rallied around and set up a GoFundMe page to help 'give Tom the send off he deserves'.
Paying tribute to Tom, his children described him as 'an amazing dad and grandad'.
"Our dad is irreplaceable, " Kelly and Ashley said.
"He would always help his kids and was always there to sort any problems out.
"Even if we didn't tell him, he always knew when we needed him."
Tom with his two children, Kelly and Ashley, and grandchildren, Tegan and Mason
Tom , from Gorton, suffered with osteoporosis but had no other underlying health conditions.
The dad-of-two fell ill just after Christmas and tested positive on January 8.
He was later placed in an induced coma on the intensive care unit at the MRI. He died on January 30.
Debbie Lockett, Tom's ex-wife and mother of his two children, said the family feel helpless.
They have been told that they could be eligible for between £700 and £1,000 from the Government towards funeral costs.
But Kelly and Ashley will still need to find another £2,000 to pay for a basic funeral, otherwise their only option is a ''direct funeral' which would involve a cremation with no funeral service.
Debbie, who was on good terms with Tom, said: "He had nothing in terms of money.
"What's worse is that the kids never got the chance to say goodbye to him in hospital.
"They need this chance to say goodbye properly."
Speaking of Tom's fight with coronavirus, Debbie added: "We think he might have picked up at a supermarket because he hadn't been anywhere else.
"He was in a bubble with Kelly and she caught it too but only had mild symptoms.
"The hospital called them in the early hours of January 30 saying he was not going to make it and that there was nothing they could do.
"It's been awful . Something needs to be done to help people who've lost people to coronavirus."
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So far, people have donated £610 on the GoFundMe page.
Tom's daughter Kelly added: "If you can't afford to donate then please share as it's so helpful.
"And we're sorry for anyone else who is in this situation. It's a horrid time."
People can donate here.


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Capitol Report: Peace Through Strength
By U.S. Rep. Jason Smith
"We must maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression." These are the words Ronald Reagan spoke more than 30 years ago and a philosophy I still believe wholeheartedly today. Yet, with proposed cuts to our national defense, including potential cuts at Fort Leonard Wood, it seems some have forgotten the necessity of a strong military. Fortunately, folks from all around Missouri gathered at Fort Leonard Wood this week to oppose cuts and highlight both the major impact the base has on our area and the strategic role it plays in America's national defense.
I share a commitment to Fort Leonard Wood and have been vocal in my unwavering support of the base and strong opposition to operational and personnel cuts. Last summer, I sent a preemptive letter to Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond Odierno highlighting the unique value of Fort Leonard Wood and opposing cuts to the base as a part of the Army's Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA). This world-class military installation not only benefits America's national defense, but is also very beneficial to the area, the state, and the Midwest. The economic output of Fort Leonard Wood is estimated at $2.1 billion and there are 36,400 direct and indirect jobs in Missouri thanks to the base.
Despite global threats facing the United States, military spending has continuously been cut over the last few years, and the president's proposed personnel cuts would decrease America's Army to pre-World War II levels making it the smallest force in 75 years. We cannot let this happen.
Fort Leonard Wood stands out among Army bases with well-established resources like the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence; the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School; the Engineer School; and the Military Police School. These programs are critical in developing our military leaders. One in five soldiers enters Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and between 25 and 30 percent of all women in the Army begin their career here. With its central location and world-class training facilities, we cannot jeopardize military preparedness, strength, and skill by making cuts to this crucial Army base. I will continue fighting to protect the strength of our military as we face threats around the world and to protect Fort Leonard Wood here at home.


I am thrilled to announce an expansion to our Pagan Journeys staff family. Both EarthMuffin and VisionFromAfar have agreed to be promoted to the position of Moderator. It is only through the dedication and attention from the staff that Journeys is the amazing and wonderful place that it is and I have every confidence that both EM and Vision will be a wonderful addition.
Woo! Congrats EM and Vision!!
I love muffins, and I love visions, so I am perfectly okay with everything even for that sole reason!
P.S. Big Congratulations, of course!
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Two very good choices for staff.
Great choices. Thank you, EM and Vision for helping out with the moderating. And -- by the way -- thank you to ALL our mods for all your hard work.
I'm a little late, but congratulations!


Saturday's ride ended up in a fall leaving me with a fractured left ankle, a fractured right knee and a broken collarbone (left).
With the weather warming up, I headed to the barn to enjoy the mild temperatures.
I rode Freedom first. There wasn't much snow left so I wasn't too worried about the footing. He did fine, but he also has Borium while Zelda is barefoot. Maybe that made the difference?
My family told me to take my time, so I decided to ride both horses. The first ride, on Freedom, went fine. Sure, he was a maniac after so much time off, but the footing seemed okay and he didn't slip at all.
My second ride, not so much. Zelda slipped and fell, crashing down on her left side. She must have hit a patch of ice under the snow. I'm not entirely clear on how the fall went, only that I knew it was bad. Right away I knew my left collarbone was broken, but when I tried to get up, I realized that wasn't the only thing wrong.
First, I had to find my glasses. The tumble sent them flying and without them, I'm blind. Luckily they were within arm's reach and putting them back on helped me get oriented. Zelda got up right away and stood next to me (I was surprised because while I was in the ring, there were horses in the pasture that she could have visited). I wonder if she know there was something wrong with me. My left ankle hurt a lot and my knee hurt too. Yes, I hit my head, but it was the last part of my body to hit the ground. Yes, I was wearing a helmet (which will now be replaced).
I managed to hobble to the mounting block — sitting in the snow wasn't an option — and pulled out my phone. Always carry your cell phone on your person. This is the first time I've had to use it to get help for an injury but I was really glad that it was securely in my pocket.
First call was to my husband, who was only about 15 minutes away. I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me to call an ambulance, but it worked out better because he was able to drive down to where I was sitting so I didn't have to walk. Second call was to the house on the property where the horses live so that someone could take Zelda and turn her out. She walked off sound so I think she'll be fine.
Right now I'm still trying to absorb the enormity of the injuries. While they will all heal and I should be fine, the next two months are going to be tough. And boring. While I'm still in the hospital, my next step will be acute rehab, where they will teach me how to work around my "limitations." I'm a long way from being able to walk, drive, or even take a shower.
So the next few months of Equine Ink will likely be devoted to the long, slow process of healing. That and some wishful thinking of how I could be out riding.
Riding is a dangerous sport. We all know that and we all choose to take the risk. How annoying, though, to get so badly injured doing something so pedestrian. We were trotting. Slowly. In a ring. It just goes to show that you don't have to be pushing the envelope to get hurt. I know people who only wear their helmet when they're jumping, or if they're on a young horse. With horses, sometimes that accident can happen when you are least expecting it.
ugh i'm so so so sorry 😦 i broke my ankle stepping out of my trailer so…. i feel your pain at experiencing such a disabling injury from such … unremarkable circumstances. tho i honestly can't imagine dealing with my own recovery with the added insult of a broken collar bone. wishing you a speedy, uncomplicated recovery! take care!!
I guess the good (?) news is that I'm so broken that all I can do is rest and recover.
crappy weather months anyway. Read lots of horse books.
You're right. If there's a time to have an injury, now isn't the worst time. At least I can still work and will have very few distractions. I've been working on a novel on and off for awhile, so maybe this is the time to get my horse fix by writing!
So sorry. Hope you heal up well. Glad Zelda stood by you, I think she did know something was wrong. Anything can happen out there!
A really important lesson. I may send my helmet to the manufacturer and see if they can take it apart. I didn't hit my head hard but I'd like to see what the inside of that helmet looks like. Would make a good blog post, too!
It least you will be healed by spring. Best wishes and a quick recovery.
Thank you! Yes, I'm already dreaming of spring.
damn, I'm sorry, that is a bad series of injuries, a real life twister game gone wrong. So glad you are on the (long) road to recovery. Maybe upcoming blogposts on how to type with one good arm? Kidding aside, get well soon!
Thank goodness both my hands are okay. It means I can work. If I was just sitting in bed I'd be completely bonkers by now.
Ouch!! So sorry to read this 😦 Hope you'll heal quickly and uneventfully and fully. Having to be on "stall rest" for months is rough and boring. I am glad you weren't injured worse (although that was plenty bad!) and that you had your phone and helmet.
Oh I wish you well. So sorry you are in pain and have a long recovery. I'm glad you had your helmet on. You're absolutely right, we don't know when a patch of ice or a mud puddle at a walk will cause an accident. Fortunately, this doesn't end your riding days. Be gentle and kind to yourself and soon enough all will be healed.
Great post about a sorry event. So sad to hear you were badly injured – great to hear you'll mend and ride again. Good lessons about the helmet and the phone. Zelda deserves a treat for sticking with you! I parted ways with my horse and broke my clavicle and tore my rotator cuff. Not fun – and definitely requires some thinking both about how it could've been far worse, but also what could I have done differently to have lessened the injury. In any event, I look forward to hearing all about your uneventful recovery and reading your upcoming novel. Take care – best wishes!
Wow, how scary!! I'm glad you are going to be okay. Sending all the well wishes to you on your recovery!
This is absolutely horrifying, and I am so sorry to hear about it. Poor you! In pain, tied down, unable to get up and about: a nightmare! I am trying to think of what I could send you by way of sympathy, which maybe hasn't already been sent by someone, assuming you are probably already buried in flowers. So let me think about this. I will have to go do some looking. At least your face wasn't hit, so maybe some humor could be helpful.
In the meantime, know that we are both wishing you the speediest possible recovery with the least possible pain. That's asking a lot, I know! We can wish and pray for it anyway, right?
Thank you Marjorie & Larry! I'm trying to keep my sense of humor because all you can do is laugh about it.
Saw your post about rehab and went back to read about what happened. How frightening for you! I recommend moving south, away from that ice covered treacherous Massachusetts (JK). May you heal quickly, completely, and be back to 100 percent soon. Trust you have someone to care for your horses so you can relax and concentrate on getting better. Try to look at it as an opportunity to spend more time writing (or other pursuit that can be done from a chair).
Yes, moving south sounds like a pretty darned good idea right now. It was attractive during the -10 degrees temperatures we had, too. I am trying to turn my energy into writing. I have a novel in progress and always complained that I never had enough time to write. I guess that excuse doesn't work any more.
Ouch! Hope you are a lot better by now. I also had a fall, mid January. Broke my humerus (upper arm) – still off work and unable to do much. Recovery time around 12 weeks (then physical therapy to regain use of elbow/shoulder/arm functions) IF it heals ok on its own, if not I'll need an op. Just like you, we weren't doing anything super exciting when it happened – just goes with the territory. As you say, we know what we are getting ourselves into!
I've been blogging my journey on my page if you fancy a nosey.
My sympathies. I'm just at the 8 week mark, walking with crutches and hoping to be cleared to drive when I see the doctor tomorrow. I'm also just starting PT, which the doctor tells me will be lots of fun given I have three limbs to work on! Fingers crossed for you that your broken bone heals on its own and that you don't need surgery. 12 weeks is long enough. Will stop by and read about your journey!


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0:00:03 My name's Charlie C and I am the Local Area Marketing Executive for the North for Vue Cinemas. My job consists of looking after 35 cinemas across the north of the country, so kind of from Cambridge to Aberdeen up and all the local area marketing, or LAM as we call it, what events they have. So it could be charity screenings, it could be kids' parties, it could be premiers, it could be anything like that and any activity they want to do.
00:00:27 It also includes any advertising they want to do in papers or on websites or shopping centres and everything like that. So it's a huge range of stuff.
00:00:38 Probably I could never imagine I'd start this when I was at school. I could never imagine I'd be doing this. But as my kind of school life went on, I do a more media route and then kind of just fell into this later on in life. Before this, I was a Cinema manager. Before that, I was a Restaurant Manager and worked for a big restaurant company for years and then before that, I was 18 when I got my first management job.
00:01:001 I was a waitress in a cocktail bar and I was loving it really. I was just doing it part time while I was at college and then full time over the summer holidays trying to earn as much money as I could. It was brilliant getting tips and things like that, and the week I went to hand in my notice, they said we've got a management position, do you want to go for that? And I was like okay, I won't leave, I'll go and do that, and it was brilliant. I just got my first management job and got to manage a team of about 15 people which was really good but really scary as well 'cos well most of them were older than me. So trying to tell someone that's 45 you go and clean the kitchen, it was like oh stop but that was really interesting and made me learn a lot of things for like for later on that has lasted for years so it really helped.
00:01:42 I've had really varied kind of management so during that, there's been loads of different obstacles going from weird things like trying to recruit 30 people, that's a real obstacle and getting pressure from your boss to do that, that was difficult. Other things, I was involved in a break-in at one of the pubs and we were kind of robbed in the day, that was really, that was scary. Other things like organising great big like parties, people come in and want to do the 40th birthday and it's all in your control.
00:02:10 You know, and trying to think I don't want to ruin someone's 40th birthday, I've got to get 50 meals out all at the same time and that kind of thing. So there are others, there's different types of obstacles that you think oh I've really got to get this right, you know, and there's lots of pressure and not just internal pressure but external as well. So you have to think about, you know, your bosses and people above that.
00:02:29 A bit of a turning point. I was really happy, I was in a different pub in a different area and really busy and then I applied for a recruitment website just as a practice and thought I'll get my CV, you know, I haven't done this for years, get it all polished and things.
00:02:42 Maybe go for a couple of practice interviews. I went for one practice interview for Vue Cinemas and thought I'll just go for the practice 'cos I don't really want to leave my job. I was the licensee as well so it was a really good job and then I got a call for a second interview and I thought oh I didn't really want to go for this job.
00:02:53 And then I got called for the second interview and then got offered the job that day and I was like oh I'm in a really good job and getting offered a really another good job. So I thought, you know, I thought it'd be really scary and I wouldn't be able to do restaurant or pub management and then cinema management, I thought it would be really different but it was so easy to transfer the two so I'm really glad I did the change.
00:03:17 I've just started this job so I don't know, I'm thinking about career plans and future. This job's opened up a load of possibilities for me now. I thought marketing would be really simple, you know, but there's loads of other things you can go into and being in the film industry as well, there's other, that side of it that you could go into so there's so many possibilities.
00:03:34 I've just started and my head is buzzing with loads of ideas of I want to do this, I want to do this but I'm still really learning this side of it so I've got to take some time, learn as much as I can and then you can go off into any field. Not that I want to leave but I'm just thinking of progressions of stuff so it's really, you know, I could do film, I could do any type of different marketing and there's loads of media and web and that side of it. It's a complete other world that you could possibly tap into so there's loads of prospects.
Charlie C is a Local Area Marketing Executive for Vue Cinemas. She organises promotional events and advertising for the 35 Vue Cinemas in the north of the country. She had a good job managing a pub and applied for a job at Vue just for practice at applications. But she got a job as a cinema manager and doesn't regret changing sectors. "I've just started and my head is buzzing with loads of ideas of I want to do this, I want to do this but I'm still really learning this side of it so I've got to take some time, learn as much as I can and then you can go off into any field."
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Random Acts Of Kindness Help Mental Health
By KJ Mullins Dec 26, 2007 in Health
Would you like to improve your overall mental health? It's easy. Be nice to others. Random acts of kindness don't just benefit the ones you gift but also helps your own mental health.
The Canadian Mental Health Association branch in Portage la Prarie, Manatoba is already planning its Mental Health Awareness Week in May. The plan in action will repeat last year's pay kindness forward campaign that was a huge success.
It was such a success in fact that other branches in Manitoba plan to have similar events.
Residents were asked to perform three acts of kindness. Leisa Miness, of the Canadian Mental Health Association branch in Portage la Prairie, Man.
and Don Boddy, president of the association's central division did three each to help get things going.
"We then gave to those people three cards each (that) asked them to pay it forward," she said. The organizers kept track of the acts.
People emailed and phones in their acts of kindness. It proves according to Miness that it only takes one person to change the world.
In Canada one in five suffer from some form of mental illness such as depression or bipolar disorder. Because of that large number four out of five Canadians are affected by it.
Not only does helping others just feel good studies show that those who are altruistic tend to have less probability of contracting Alzheimer's disease.
There's only one "problem" with random acts of kindness. Once you start a smile comes and stays with you. Your walk is lighter. The effects are contagious and you tend to repeat being kind.
Sometimes a little problem is a good thing.
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Q: Прижать к низу страницы FLOAT-элемент имеется вёрстка подобного плана

как сделать, чтобы футер прижимался к низу при отсутствии достаточного контента в колонках и при этом, естественно, при его достатке сдвигался вниз?
НЕТ, В ГУГЛЕ Я НИЧЕГО НЕ НАШЁЛ НА ТЕМУ ФЛОАТОВ. есть варианты прижатия, но нигде не используются флоаты. а они мне жизненно необходимы.

ответ "не юзай флоаты" не принимается.
A: Как прижать подвал к низу страницы.
Элементарно просто и отлично работает, советую посмотреть всем кто использует position

Внутри .page-wrapper можете использовать float и прочее
html, body {
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A: тут нет ничего полезного?
A: Для того, чтобы это работало с doctype, т.е. в режиме Standards Mode, необходимо, чтобы высота, заданая в процентах была у элементов по цепочке, начиная с html -> body и т.д. Т.е. по умолчанию в этих элементах высота находится в значении auto, что в Вашем случае не дает возможности задать её в процентах для других элементов
   Т.е. для кода выше, без задания этого:
 html, body {
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Вы не сможете задать для элемента с классом page-wrapper высоту в 100%


Cliff Lee made his eagerly anticipated 2010 debut today, pitching six scoreless innings against an overmatched Salt Lake Bees roster. He yielded 3 hits, an infield hit that Jack Hannahan couldn't quite handle, a bunt (that Lee didn't cover first base on), and a fly ball that Ezequiel Carrera lost in the clouds.
Lee got through six innings in 68 pitches, with his change-up looking like the best of his offerings. His fastball was between 89-91 on the stadium gun today, with his change-up in the low-mid 80s. Tony Blengino was on hand to watch the M's big off-season addition, and it looks like Lee's on track to make his next start on 4/30.


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Q: UITableView - controls / IBActions embedded in custom UITableViewCell class I want to have a table with custom UITableViewCell class as rows. Within each row (custom UITableViewCell), I have a control which the user can use to change the state of something in that row.
Let's say for sake of an example that each table row (custom UITableViewCell) contains a button and a label, and I want the clicking of the button to change the label text from "activated" to "deactivated" back and forth.
*NOTE** I understand that for the above scenario I can use the didSelectRowAtIndexPath method to implement, but this doesn't work for my actual use scenario. I used the above scenario because its simpler, and includes the core functionality I need.
Normally if this were not in a UITableViewCell, I would have a button with an IBAction to the UIViewController custom class, and an IBOutlet to a label. The IBAction method would change the text of the IBOutlet label. Pretty standard stuff.
But with the control embedded in a table row, I cannot make IBAction connections. I've tried making IBAction connections to the UIViewController as well as the UITableViewCell, but it doesn't seem to allow it. How should I go about setting this up? It seems to me like a pretty useful thing to do in interface design, so I think it should be possible right?

A: You can set button's action in cellForRowAtIndexPath like so :
override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! YourCustomCell

    cell.button.addTarget(self, action: "buttonClicked:", forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)
    return cell
}

func buttonClicked(button: UIButton) {
    // get row index
    let index = self.tableView.indexPathsForRowsInRect(button.superview!.convertRect(button.frame, toView: self.tableView))
}

A: First of all, I can control-drag from the button in a UITableViewCell xib to my header files to create IBAction. You just choose connection from Outlet to Action.
On the other hand, you can specify your Button's action by code.
If you button is a property, let's say it's self.tableCellButton, add the action like:
[self.tableCellButton addTarget:self action:@selector(yourAction:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];


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Human rights – taking sides for Net Neutrality
'Net neutrality' means non-discriminatory access to an open internet, and new US rules – pushed by activists – block companies from undermining this. Español, Français, العربية
Josh Levy
On February 26, 2015, after millions of people rallied in favor of it, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed a set of rules that protect internet users' right to speak freely and to access information online without interruption or discrimination — a concept called Net Neutrality. These rules ensure that the "common carriage" obligations that have been applied to telephone providers for decades, once again will apply to broadband providers. In practical terms, the FCC rules guarantee the rights to speak freely and access information online, uninterrupted and without discrimination.
"This is a real victory for freedom of expression and access to information in the United States," said David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression. However, the internet is global and the battle is far from over. The vast majority of internet users live outside the US, in countries where broadband providers are free to slow down, block, or otherwise interfere with content. The FCC's decision sends a message to governments around the globe that they, too, must protect the right to seek and impart information. It's also a message to global digital rights advocates: if the US can pass such protections, so can other countries.
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The FCC's decision sends a message to global digital rights advocates: if the US can pass such protections, so can other countries.
For centuries, the concept of "common carriage" — the idea that transportation and communication networks must be open to all, without discrimination — has guided trade routes, railway lines, postal services, and telecommunications. Think of the postal service: we pay to send a package, and no matter who we are or whom we are sending it to, we trust that our package will arrive without being intentionally slowed down or otherwise disrupted.
Or think of phone networks: when we tap "Call," we are connected to the person on the other end, without being charged a fee based on who we are or whom we are calling. Thanks to common carriage obligations put into place in the early 20th century, phone companies could charge extra for things like long distance calling and call waiting. They could not, however, give priority to companies who might pay more for speedier or priority connections, nor refuse people access to the service.
Early internet connections were given the same protections. But starting in 2002, company lobbyists convinced weak regulators to begin to revoke common carriage obligations for broadband providers. In subsequent years, the FCC, the agency charged with overseeing US telecoms, refused to consider Net Neutrality rules that it deemed too politically difficult to implement.
Last year, the then new FCC Commissioner, Tom Wheeler, had the chance to reverse the agency's timid approach to internet policy. Instead, he proposed rules that would have been too weak — and too legally unsteady — to rein in companies like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon. Most assumed the private sector companies had won Wheeler to their position. They were determined to create an unequal (although, for them, more profitable) internet, with digital fast lanes and slow lanes.
The move is an acknowledge-ment that an open, non-discriminatory public network is vital for ensuring our rights to access information and to free expression. Fortunately, millions of US internet users fought back, telling Chairman Wheeler to scrap his proposed rules and go back to the drawing board. He did, and returned with a plan to classify broadband providers as common carriers under Title II of the US Communications Act. The move is an acknowledgement that an open, non-discriminatory public network is vital for ensuring our rights to access information and to free expression. The human rights connection seems obvious, yet in the halls of power around the world it is still politically contentious.
Chairman Wheeler is something of a historian of communication networks, and he likes to draw explicit connections between open networks and free expression. He recently said, in response to critics of the new FCC rules, that the rules are "… no more regulating the internet than the First Amendment regulates free speech in our country."
Global Net Neutrality advocates and regional policymakers can, and should, make similar connections. The time is now: the European Union is currently weighing Net Neutrality rules via its Telecoms Single Market regulation, and in India a fight is brewing over a regulator's proposal that would fail to create Net Neutrality protections for users, and yet subject internet companies to constrictive regulation. Meanwhile, nearly 70 organizations from around the world have come together to create www.thisisnetneutrality.org, a global coalition dedicated to advancing Net Neutrality protections in every region. Such a platform is crucial as advocates from different hemispheres attempt to work together to protect basic rights around the globe.
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." In the internet age, that last clause — "to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media" — cannot be upheld without a guarantee that vital networks remain open and nondiscriminatory. And that means Net Neutrality, everywhere.
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## Tom Wilkie

Until recently, Tom was a Software Engineer at Weaveworks, where he built Cortex. Previously he was at Google as a Site Reliability Manager for Google Analytics. Before that he was Founder, VP Eng and CTO at Acunu, and before that a Software Engineer at XenSource. In his spare time, Tom likes to make craft beer and build home automation systems.