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Stayed there 5th April for 2 night as we were meeting up with 6 friends. Th The room and restuarant were excellent, with there being 8 of us the staff were very accommadating at meal times and also very friendly. The hotel is very well situated with it being in the centre and very close to the excellent Motor Museum and Catherdral.
Overall stay very good a few problems with breakfast no coffee cups and a lond wait for our cooked breakfast. The staff offered paper cups satisfactory but not what you expect eventually cup appeared, our cooked breakfast appeared after waiting 30 minutes and reminding a member of staff that we had ordered. In fairness the staff sorted everything out as quickly as they could.
If you want a cosy and comfortable place to stay for your visit in Coventry, Premier Inn is an excellent choise for you. It combines good services and good prices. It is near the city center ,in a quiet location, suitable for your bussiness or pleasure trip.
This Premier Inn is ideal if you want to explore Coventry City Centre. We stayed for the recent Half Marathon running event and it was ideally placed for grabbing a bite to eat the evening before and then the race the next day. Everywhere in the city centre is within walking distance. The staff are friendly and the hotel is modern and comfortable. The only slight downside is the parking, which is at an expensive NCP car park next to the hotel, although you do get a discount if you are staying at the Premier Inn. Can't comment on the food as we did not eat in the hotel.
Hotel description With the NEC and and Ricoh Arena right on its doorstep, our Premier Inn Coventry City Centre (Belgrade Plaza) hotel is an ideal base for short breaks in the West Midlands. Culture-lovers should visit Coventry's new Cathedral, as well as the ruins of the city's old Cathedral which was destroyed in the Blitz. The St Mary's Guildhall is another must-see thanks to its incredible medieval architecture and art. If you fancy a break from the city's history, why not enjoy a relaxing walk around the scenic Allesley Park? Back at the hotel you can look forward to a tasty meal in our Thyme restaurant, before relaxing on a super-comfy Hypnos bed and watching the latest shows on your Smart TV.


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Precision Radiology: Predicting longevity using feature engineering and deep learning methods in a radiomics framework
Precision medicine approaches rely on obtaining precise knowledge of the true state of health of an individual patient, which results from a combination of their genetic risks and environmental exposures. This approach is currently limited by the lack of effective and efficient non-invasive medical tests to define the full range of phenotypic variation associated with individual health. Such knowledge is critical for improved early intervention, for better treatment decisions, and for ameliorating the steadily worsening epidemic of chronic disease. We present proof-of-concept experiments to demonstrate how routinely acquired cross-sectional CT imaging may be used to predict patient longevity as a proxy for overall individual health and disease status using computer image analysis techniques. Despite the limitations of a modest dataset and the use of off-the-shelf machine learning methods, our results are comparable to previous 'manual' clinical methods for longevity prediction. This work demonstrates that radiomics techniques can be used to extract biomarkers relevant to one of the most widely used outcomes in epidemiological and clinical research - mortality, and that deep learning with convolutional neural networks can be usefully applied to radiomics research. Computer image analysis applied to routinely collected medical images offers substantial potential to enhance precision medicine initiatives.
Concepts: Prediction, Disease, Learning, Computer vision, Infectious disease, Scientific method, Epidemiology, Medicine
Andy's Algorithms: new automated digital image analysis pipelines for FIJI
Quantification of cellular antigens and their interactions via antibody-based detection methods are widely used in scientific research. Accurate high-throughput quantitation of these assays using general image analysis software can be time consuming and challenging, particularly when attempted by users with limited image processing and analysis knowledge. To overcome this, we have designed Andy's Algorithms, a series of automated image analysis pipelines for FIJI, that permits rapid, accurate and reproducible batch-processing of 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) immunohistochemistry, proximity ligation assays (PLAs) and other common assays. Andy's Algorithms incorporates a step-by-step tutorial and optimization pipeline to make batch image analysis simple for the untrained user and adaptable across laboratories. Andy's algorithms provide a simpler, faster, standardized work flow compared to existing programs, while offering equivalent performance and additional features, in a free to use open-source application of FIJI. Andy's Algorithms are available at GitHub, publicly accessed at https://github.com/andlaw1841/Andy-s-Algorithm .
Concepts: Digital image processing, Pipeline transport, Image analysis, Simple, Open source, Unix, Computer vision, Scientific method
Deep learning-based artificial vision for grasp classification in myoelectric hands
Journal of neural engineering
Computer vision-based assistive technology solutions can revolutionise the quality of care for people with sensorimotor disorders. The goal of this work was to enable trans-radial amputees to use a simple, yet efficient, computer vision system to grasp and move common household objects with a two-channel myoelectric prosthetic hand.
Concepts: Implants, Assistive technology, Hand, Prosthetics, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision, Artificial limb, Prosthesis
A distributed Canny edge detector: algorithm and FPGA implementation
IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society
The Canny edge detector is one of the most widely used edge detection algorithms due to its superior performance. Unfortunately, not only is it computationally more intensive as compared with other edge detection algorithms, but it also has a higher latency because it is based on frame-level statistics. In this paper, we propose a mechanism to implement the Canny algorithm at the block level without any loss in edge detection performance compared with the original frame-level Canny algorithm. Directly applying the original Canny algorithm at the block-level leads to excessive edges in smooth regions and to loss of significant edges in high-detailed regions since the original Canny computes the high and low thresholds based on the frame-level statistics. To solve this problem, we present a distributed Canny edge detection algorithm that adaptively computes the edge detection thresholds based on the block type and the local distribution of the gradients in the image block. In addition, the new algorithm uses a nonuniform gradient magnitude histogram to compute block-based hysteresis thresholds. The resulting block-based algorithm has a significantly reduced latency and can be easily integrated with other block-based image codecs. It is capable of supporting fast edge detection of images and videos with high resolutions, including full-HD since the latency is now a function of the block size instead of the frame size. In addition, quantitative conformance evaluations and subjective tests show that the edge detection performance of the proposed algorithm is better than the original frame-based algorithm, especially when noise is present in the images. Finally, this algorithm is implemented using a 32 computing engine architecture and is synthesized on the Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA. The synthesized architecture takes only 0.721 ms (including the SRAM READ/WRITE time and the computation time) to detect edges of 512 × 512 images in the USC SIPI database when clocked at 100 MHz and is faster than existing FPGA and GPU implementations.
Concepts: Computer science, Graph theory, Image processing, Computer vision, Feature detection, Computer, Canny edge detector, Edge detection
Overview of deep learning in medical imaging
Radiological physics and technology
The use of machine learning (ML) has been increasing rapidly in the medical imaging field, including computer-aided diagnosis (CAD), radiomics, and medical image analysis. Recently, an ML area called deep learning emerged in the computer vision field and became very popular in many fields. It started from an event in late 2012, when a deep-learning approach based on a convolutional neural network (CNN) won an overwhelming victory in the best-known worldwide computer vision competition, ImageNet Classification. Since then, researchers in virtually all fields, including medical imaging, have started actively participating in the explosively growing field of deep learning. In this paper, the area of deep learning in medical imaging is overviewed, including (1) what was changed in machine learning before and after the introduction of deep learning, (2) what is the source of the power of deep learning, (3) two major deep-learning models: a massive-training artificial neural network (MTANN) and a convolutional neural network (CNN), (4) similarities and differences between the two models, and (5) their applications to medical imaging. This review shows that ML with feature input (or feature-based ML) was dominant before the introduction of deep learning, and that the major and essential difference between ML before and after deep learning is the learning of image data directly without object segmentation or feature extraction; thus, it is the source of the power of deep learning, although the depth of the model is an important attribute. The class of ML with image input (or image-based ML) including deep learning has a long history, but recently gained popularity due to the use of the new terminology, deep learning. There are two major models in this class of ML in medical imaging, MTANN and CNN, which have similarities as well as several differences. In our experience, MTANNs were substantially more efficient in their development, had a higher performance, and required a lesser number of training cases than did CNNs. "Deep learning", or ML with image input, in medical imaging is an explosively growing, promising field. It is expected that ML with image input will be the mainstream area in the field of medical imaging in the next few decades.
Concepts: Medicine, Artificial neural network, Computer vision, Medical imaging, Image processing, Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence Estimation of Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity using Carotid Waveform
In this article, we offer an artificial intelligence method to estimate the carotid-femoral Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) non-invasively from one uncalibrated carotid waveform measured by tonometry and few routine clinical variables. Since the signal processing inputs to this machine learning algorithm are sensor agnostic, the presented method can accompany any medical instrument that provides a calibrated or uncalibrated carotid pressure waveform. Our results show that, for an unseen hold back test set population in the age range of 20 to 69, our model can estimate PWV with a Root-Mean-Square Error (RMSE) of 1.12 m/sec compared to the reference method. The results convey the fact that this model is a reliable surrogate of PWV. Our study also showed that estimated PWV was significantly associated with an increased risk of CVDs.
Concepts: Scientific method, Computer vision, Bayesian network, Cybernetics, Artificial neural network, Artificial intelligence, Learning, Machine learning
Single-Cell Phenotype Classification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
Journal of biomolecular screening
Deep learning methods are currently outperforming traditional state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms in diverse applications and recently even surpassed human performance in object recognition. Here we demonstrate the potential of deep learning methods to high-content screening-based phenotype classification. We trained a deep learning classifier in the form of convolutional neural networks with approximately 40,000 publicly available single-cell images from samples treated with compounds from four classes known to lead to different phenotypes. The input data consisted of multichannel images. The construction of appropriate feature definitions was part of the training and carried out by the convolutional network, without the need for expert knowledge or handcrafted features. We compare our results against the recent state-of-the-art pipeline in which predefined features are extracted from each cell using specialized software and then fed into various machine learning algorithms (support vector machine, Fisher linear discriminant, random forest) for classification. The performance of all classification approaches is evaluated on an untouched test image set with known phenotype classes. Compared to the best reference machine learning algorithm, the misclassification rate is reduced from 8.9% to 6.6%.
Concepts: Computer vision, Artificial neural network, Algorithm, Learning, Artificial intelligence, Statistical classification, Machine learning
PlantCV v2: Image analysis software for high-throughput plant phenotyping
Systems for collecting image data in conjunction with computer vision techniques are a powerful tool for increasing the temporal resolution at which plant phenotypes can be measured non-destructively. Computational tools that are flexible and extendable are needed to address the diversity of plant phenotyping problems. We previously described the Plant Computer Vision (PlantCV) software package, which is an image processing toolkit for plant phenotyping analysis. The goal of the PlantCV project is to develop a set of modular, reusable, and repurposable tools for plant image analysis that are open-source and community-developed. Here we present the details and rationale for major developments in the second major release of PlantCV. In addition to overall improvements in the organization of the PlantCV project, new functionality includes a set of new image processing and normalization tools, support for analyzing images that include multiple plants, leaf segmentation, landmark identification tools for morphometrics, and modules for machine learning.
Concepts: Computer program, Logic, Bioinformatics, Operating system, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Image processing, Computer vision
Capturing Natural-Colour 3D Models of Insects for Species Discovery and Diagnostics
Collections of biological specimens are fundamental to scientific understanding and characterization of natural diversity-past, present and future. This paper presents a system for liberating useful information from physical collections by bringing specimens into the digital domain so they can be more readily shared, analyzed, annotated and compared. It focuses on insects and is strongly motivated by the desire to accelerate and augment current practices in insect taxonomy which predominantly use text, 2D diagrams and images to describe and characterize species. While these traditional kinds of descriptions are informative and useful, they cannot cover insect specimens "from all angles" and precious specimens are still exchanged between researchers and collections for this reason. Furthermore, insects can be complex in structure and pose many challenges to computer vision systems. We present a new prototype for a practical, cost-effective system of off-the-shelf components to acquire natural-colour 3D models of insects from around 3 mm to 30 mm in length. ("Natural-colour" is used to contrast with "false-colour", i.e., colour generated from, or applied to, gray-scale data post-acquisition.) Colour images are captured from different angles and focal depths using a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera rig and two-axis turntable. These 2D images are processed into 3D reconstructions using software based on a visual hull algorithm. The resulting models are compact (around 10 megabytes), afford excellent optical resolution, and can be readily embedded into documents and web pages, as well as viewed on mobile devices. The system is portable, safe, relatively affordable, and complements the sort of volumetric data that can be acquired by computed tomography. This system provides a new way to augment the description and documentation of insect species holotypes, reducing the need to handle or ship specimens. It opens up new opportunities to collect data for research, education, art, entertainment, biodiversity assessment and biosecurity control.
Concepts: Twin-lens reflex camera, Computer, Machine vision, Insect, Computer graphics, Computer vision, Single-lens reflex camera, Digital single-lens reflex camera
Sparse coding with memristor networks
Nature nanotechnology
Sparse representation of information provides a powerful means to perform feature extraction on high-dimensional data and is of broad interest for applications in signal processing, computer vision, object recognition and neurobiology. Sparse coding is also believed to be a key mechanism by which biological neural systems can efficiently process a large amount of complex sensory data while consuming very little power. Here, we report the experimental implementation of sparse coding algorithms in a bio-inspired approach using a 32 × 32 crossbar array of analog memristors. This network enables efficient implementation of pattern matching and lateral neuron inhibition and allows input data to be sparsely encoded using neuron activities and stored dictionary elements. Different dictionary sets can be trained and stored in the same system, depending on the nature of the input signals. Using the sparse coding algorithm, we also perform natural image processing based on a learned dictionary.
Concepts: Nervous system, Computer vision, Crossbar latch, Signal processing, Image processing, Computer, Memristor, Machine learning

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Today is the GRAND OPENING of my new Etsy Business--Sweet Macedonia Signs! I have loved painting vintage wood furniture such as this Wood Grain Bird Silhouette Bread Box. It helps me stay sane! However, I found that I wanted to do more. So, inspired by my cousin Amy Gibson's Signs, I decided to join the trend and also paint custom, distressed, wooden signs.
I can't tell you how excited I am about this new adventure. Even though I would certainly not call these signs "Fine Art" it still involves a creative process that soothes my soul and brings me joy. I already have a ton of orders from family and friends, and I can't wait to get started. All signs can be found in my Sweet Macedonia Signs Etsy Shop.


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5 Silverchair Moments That Took Our Breath Away
Posted by Jeff Gorra | Jan 30, 2019 | ArtistWaves, Music, Tribute | 0 |
Reflections of a Sound:
On this day in 1997, Silverchair released their second studio record, Freak Show – the follow-up to their mega debut, Frogstomp.
Over a 16-year span, Silverchair released a very diverse mix of five records which have now sold over nine million copies worldwide. They are one of the most renowned Australian bands of all time having won 21 ARIA Awards – (more than any other artist in history) and all five of their studio albums have made it to #1 in Australia, which remains a national record (Midnight Oil and Cold Chisel have had four #1 records, ACDC, INXS and Crowded House have each had three). Frontman, Daniel Johns was the first person to ever win the prestigious APRA "Songwriter of the Year Award" on three separate occasions. With the band's "indefinite hibernation" it can be argued that that later years were their most successful – thanks in-part to the melodious rocker that was "Straight Lines" and winning six ARIA awards in 2007.
Today we find ourselves thinking about this power trio from Newcastle. Though we never do rankings (nor is this one), perhaps we are still in countdown mode given it's technically still January. So, here are six times Silverchair simply blew us away.
Breathing from a hole in my lung…
Rock in Rio 2001:
The band's only official show of 2001 and one of the last in full support of Neon Ballroom as it was a year before the Diorama era. This was a blistering 13 song set before an ocean-sized crowd. Frogstomp producer, Kevin Shirley named this show as his most memorable live Silverchair moment, recalling Johns being so exhausted after stepping off stage and then gleefully falling to the floor in the dressing room.
MTV Awards atop the Radio City Music Hall Marquee 1995:
Not even a year into the rocket ship that was Frogstomp and three 15-year-olds are ascended above 6th avenue ripping "Tomorrow". Crowds line the streets as a typical New York City traffic flow, filled with yellow cabs ensues beneath. Unique camera angles have the viewer looking up to the band – an appropriate symmetry as this song still claims its well-deserved place on rock radio stations everywhere.
The Collection of Rarities:
On-album rockers like "Point of View" with a thunderous chorus, "Black Tangled Heart" dripping with feeling, "Shade" with the gnarly rasp, "Petrol and Chlorine" you know just what I mean, "Tuna In the Brine" with an ending that still gives me chills all the way through, "Those Thieving Birds" with an entire Broadway play wrapped into seven-plus minutes.
And off-album, I'm talking about the "Asylum" and "Ramble" tracks of the world – the hidden gems amongst a catalog full of shining moments. "Asylum" live with Johns sitting behind the piano was something to behold. And "Ramble" a more rare within the rarities, is a catchy melody wave from the opening note to the last.
"Without You" live on Rove 2002:
As an intro to the masterpiece that is Diorama, the band performs the instant classic "Without You" with "Freak" and "Anthem For The Year 2000" tagged at the end. Johns absolutely nails the final "youuuuuu" and guitar outro while Chris Joannou and Ben Gillies pound an earth-shaking foundation. This resembled the cracked open door on the Diorama album cover – like a peak into the sonic magic that awaits.
Groovin' The Moo Tour "Ana's Song" 2010:
It's simply hard to put to words how mesmerizing the 2010 live version of "Ana's Song" was. The Groovin' the Moo tour, was the last official run the band would embark on. Here, we are treated to a proper crowd-participating send-off with "Ana's Song" serving as the cornerstone of emotion. It somehow represented the entire fortitude-filled journey of Silverchair. That is unless…of course…there's is a sixth time to add to this list… still TBD,
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Any accident resulting in the loss of a life is tragic. When that life is a teenager with their entire life ahead of them, it can seem even more tragic. Not even celebrities, pro athletes, or country music singers are immune to this kind of tragic loss.
Country music singer Craig Morgan's teenage son's body was found after what authorities are calling a boating accident in Tennessee. The accident occurred in the Tennessee River basin according to Morgan's publicist.
Cindy Hunt, who is a publicist for Morgan, said that the body of 19-year-old Jerry Greer was found by the Humphreys County Sheriff's Department. The department recovered the body on the evening of Monday, July 11 in an area known as Kentucky Lake in northwestern Tennessee. The search had begun for the teen on Sunday after the accident.
A deputy for the sheriff's office, Rod Edwards, said that Greer and a friend had been tubing when the accident occurred. Greer's friend resurfaced, but Greer did not. Both were wearing life jackets.
After receiving a request from the sheriff's department to help search for the teen, about 50 boats came to the call. An underwater camera was used to scan parts of the river which could reach 15 feet deep at points.
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Earlier this week, Delta announced that it is "redefining the products it offers customers to further distinguish the choices available to them," with the 2015 rollout of a five different categories of service (and pricing) that passengers must choose from when buying flights.
Essentially, the more you pay, the better service and amenities you can expect. This is more or less the way things have always been with airline pricing. Yet the introduction of five flight categories—including "First Class" and an even higher class dubbed "Delta One," as well as something called "Delta Comfort+" and "Main Cabin," which used to be known as "Economy" or just coach—is unnecessarily confusing, and it certainly raises the bar in terms of instituting an onboard caste system. More importantly, Delta is flying into new territory at the low end of pricing, with the cheapest category providing the least flexible and least comfortable product of any American carrier.
"We're providing Delta customers with a thoughtful, well-defined spectrum of options as they make decisions about travel," Glen Hauenstein, the airline's executive vice president and chief revenue officer, said in a press release. "Whether a customer prioritizes the perks of Delta One or the value of Basic Economy, every seat comes with impeccable service and unmatched reliability."
Still, some travelers will be very surprised to find out what a Basic Economy seat comes without. Delta first began testing its low-price Basic Economy fare back in 2012 on a couple of flights. What stood out then about this low-fare option—and what remains unusual even in today's profit-first, customers-last atmosphere—is how rigid and cruel it is. Neither advanced seat selection nor itinerary changes are allowed, not even for an extra fee. So this low-cost option is out of the question for couples or families who want to be assured they'll sit together when flying. Also, because anyone not flying on a Basic Economy ticket has the right to arrange a seating assignment in advance, in all likelihood the passengers traveling on the cheapest tickets will be stuck in the worst seats on the plane. What's more, because changes and cancellations are not possible under any circumstances, if an emergency arises and you must miss a scheduled flight, you'll eat the entire cost of the ticket.
Today, Delta's Basic Economy category is available from four Delta hubs (Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City) and 33 gateways, and it's about to get more restrictive. Delta explained that as of February 1, several services that are currently available to Basic Economy ticketholders will be eliminated. These services include complimentary or paid upgrades, same-day standby, and priority boarding for a purchase.
It's well understood that Delta introduced and expanded its Basic Economy category as a way to compete with Spirit Airlines, the much-maligned carrier that's known for low fares followed by high fees for anything above the cost of a seat. Yet even the cheapest seats sold by Spirit Airlines, as well as low-fare, high-fee imitators such as Frontier Airlines, allow customers to pay extra for seating assignments and the right to change flight dates and itineraries. Frontier and Spirit also offer passengers the option of paying extra for upgrades, in the form of seats that may be larger or just come with more legroom.
The fare structures of Delta, Spirit, and all other airlines are meant to simultaneously attract customers and boost revenues. It's just that some airlines go about seeking these goals in different ways. Spirit and Frontier are working the a la carte model, in which customers are wooed with a low upfront price, and then hopefully they're upsold on a bunch of services later in the game. Delta's new five-tiered model instead wants to get most of the upselling accomplished during the ticket purchase phase. The hope is that customers are so scared off by the absence of getting an advance seat, upgrade, or the option to change a flight that they'll readily pay more upfront.
One way or another, there's some upselling going on, and it'll be difficult, uncomfortable, and often just plain impossible for travelers to actually complete a flight without paying above the base fare. A Delta spokesperson told Businessweek that the Basic Economy category could expand to more cities next year. And judging by the way that Spirit Airlines and its fee-crazed equivalent in Europe, Ryanair, have proven to be not only highly profitable operations but also industry trendsetters, more and more airlines are likely to follow in its a la carte, fees-for-everything footsteps. So, one way or another, when buying a ticket, when checking in, or during the flight itself, travelers should expect to pay more.
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Today, in a seminar at CERN, the LHCb collaboration presented an exceptional result for a very rare decay of a particle called BS0. This observation marks yet another victory for the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics – the model that explains, to the best of our knowledge, the behaviour of all fundamental particles in the universe, better than all its principal theoretical alternatives.
The LHCb collaboration has reported the observation of the decay of the BS0 meson – a heavy particle made of a bottom anti-quark and a strange quark – into a pair of muons. This decay is extremely rare, the rarest ever seen: according to theoretical predictions, it should occur about 3 times in every billion total decays of that particle.
The decay of the BS0 meson has long been regarded as a very promising place to look for cracks in the armour of the Standard Model, which, despite being our best available description of the subatomic world, leaves some questions unanswered. Therefore, over time, physicists have come up with many alternatives or complementary theories. A large class of theories that extend the Standard Model into new physics, such as Supersymmetry, predicts significantly higher values for the probability of the BS0 decay. Therefore, an observation of any significant deviation from the SM-predicted value would suggest the presence of new, as yet unknown, physics.
The experimental value found by the LHCb collaboration for this probability shows excellent agreement with the value predicted by the theory, and the result is confirmed to a very high level of reliability, at the level of 7.8 standard deviations: meaning that the scientists are extremely sure that it hasn't occurred just by chance. The LHCb collaboration obtained the first evidence of this phenomenon in November 2012, with a significance of 3.5 standard deviations. Three years later, together with the CMS collaboration, LHCb obtained the first confirmed observation in May 2015, with a significance of 6.2 standard deviations (for more information, read the CERN Press release and the paper published in Nature).
This new finding limits the room for manoeuvre of other physics models beyond the SM: all candidate models will have to demonstrate their compatibility with this important result.
For further reading, see the LHCb website.


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Back in April, Ford announced that it was phasing out all small cars except the Ford Mustang and the Ford Focus Active in North America. Except now it looks like the Mustang may be on its own, as The Blue Oval brand will not bring the Focus Active stateside due to new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
It's time to say goodbye to the Ford Focus, which we thought was going to remain at least in lifted form. But alas, that's no longer the case. Ford told Jalopnik over the phone why the China-built Focus Active would not come to the U.S.:
"We made a business decision to stop development of the Focus Active crossover because of the negative financial impact of the new tariffs on vehicles imported from China."
Ford's spokesperson would not say that the Mustang will be left as the sole non-SUV or truck in the lineup, instead he pointed out that the Fiesta is available through 2019 and that the Fusion will be around for "at least a few more years."
The spokesperson also pointed out Ford's product development chief Hau Thai-Tang's announcement earlier this month that, in five years, Ford will have more nameplates than ever.
Will all but one be either trucks or SUVs? Unless Ford unveils another small car nameplate—which seems unlikely—it seems that the Mustang will indeed be all alone.


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Thrive Global Launches First International Partnership in India with Times Bridge
Arianna Huffington and Times Bridge, a division of the Times Group, formally launched Thrive Global in India today. Thrive Global, a well-being and productivity platform that offers corporate services, a media platform and technology was launched in New York in November 2016 and is now launching its first international partnership in India. Thrive Global will begin assembling its team in India, beginning with a Country General Manager.
Thrive Global's mission is to end the global stress and epidemic burnout by offering businesses and individuals sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance well-being and performance. By partnering with The Times Group, India's largest media company, Thrive Global will dramatically scale its business and advance its mission. As the latest science conclusively demonstrates, when businesses and individuals prioritize well-being, productivity and performance are increased.
"I'm thrilled to be partnering with the Times Group to expand Thrive Global's presence to India," said Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO of Thrive Global. "India has long held a special place in my heart, from the time I went to study comparative religion at Visva-Bharati University, outside of Calcutta. I've been in love with the country ever since. India faces many challenges with stress and burnout. But it also has many of its own solutions. India's ancient spiritual traditions, in addition to traditional Indian practices like yoga and meditation, have been validated by modern science, and form the basis for many of Thrive Global's tools and strategies. I'm looking forward to the opportunity for Thrive Global, along with Times Bridge, to bring them to India."
Times Bridge, the global partnerships arm of The Times Group, with investments in Airbnb, Coursera, Uber, Vice, HuffPost and others, is excited to bring Thrive to India. Speaking at the launch of this partnership, Rishi Jaitly, CEO of Times Bridge said, "In an increasingly connected world, leadership, creativity and personal well-being matter more than ever. Times Bridge mission is to bring the world's best ideas to India, and share India's best insights with the world, by leveraging the unmatched assets of the Times Group. Thrive Global is a cutting-edge idea whose time has come and we're thrilled to be able to help advance Thrive's mission, services and products across the length and breadth of India."
The core elements of Thrive Global's program include: corporate trainings with leading business partners; a media platform designed to be the global hub for the conversation about well-being and productivity and feature new role models of success; and a suite of technology products that helps individuals make sustainable behavior change in their lives, including in their relationship with technology. All of the components work together to create sustainable transformation.
Stress and burnout are a global epidemic and India is no exception. Many employees report multiple physical and psychological disorders due to work stress. Studies show that 30% of employees have developed insomnia, and 40% of employee's report depression as a main consequence of workplace stress. Indian employers rank stress as the number one lifestyle risk factor, and their employees complain that their companies don't have a stress management program in place. Thrive Global's programs are designed to address the whole human – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual – and improve both well-being and performance across all dimensions.
Thrive Global is working with companies including Accenture, JPMorgan Chase, Safaricom, SAP and Uber to improve employee well-being and bring Thrive Global's methodology into corporate cultures around the world. Thrive has already conducted trainings with Accenture leadership in Bangalore.
"At Accenture, we are committed to the well-being of the whole person, and are constantly identifying ways to help our people be their best. We have committed ourselves to becoming the most truly human organization in the digital age, and we see Thrive Global as a valuable partner in this journey," said Rekha M. Menon, Chairman and Sr. Managing Director, Accenture in India.
Gul Panag, well-known film actress, health activist and co-founder of Mobiefit, a suite of health-and-wellness applications, is the inaugural member of Thrive's India Evangelist Network. Speaking on the occasion, Gul said, "We have to develop a culture where we prioritize health, both mental and physical, above all else. This will, in turn, dramatically improve our shared decision-making, creativity, and productivity. I am thrilled to be a part of this culture shift in India and the world over."
Presently, Thrive Global is setting up its offices, hiring leadership and a Country GM, who will run expansion, partnerships and the advancement of Thrive's mission in India. The Thrive India team will establish the product, create content and lead workshops, which aim to revolutionize work culture, accelerating the shift that allows people to reclaim their lives and move from merely surviving to thriving.
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What does OPPO's new F11 Pro have in store for Indian customers? A 48 MP dual rear camera!
OPPO, a leading global smartphone brand, has yet another surprise for Indian customers. It continues to push the envelope, working hard to bring its breakthroughs that claim to offer exceptional user experience. There is news doing rounds that OPPO will introduce its upcoming smartphone OPPO F11 Pro in India. Interestingly its camera is going to be one of the biggest surprise factor. OPPO's new F11 Pro will be coming with a 48 MP dual rear camera, reaching a level of overall performance that exceeds the expectations of even the most demanding consumers. The new generation of a high-definition camera will provide the users with an impressive photo quality and viewing experience. It opens a window to limitless creativity - from shooting photos to getting clear images in low light with the help of its Super Night Mode feature. It will bring the flawless everyday usability which consumers expects in their smartphones. The Super Night Mode of the OPPO F11 Pro functions with OPPO's ex
Snap Tube can download any video in your regional language
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Kan Ltd Selects Vissensa for Cloud Computing
Kan Ltd approached Vissensa when their trusted onsite physical server, hosted in their Hampshire office, reached the limits of its ability to reliably support the demands of the business. The challenge was to migrate an important legacy application from the older technology to a modern operating environment without disrupting the company's external website ordering systems that was linked to the application. As part of the migration, Kan wanted to improve their business continuity by ensuring that the critical business information contained on these systems was backed up and could be recovered quickly when necessary. Physical to Virtual Migration Vissensa initially reviewed the platform and advised that the one server Kan operated was a single point of failure and should be migrated to a virtual platform where resilience can be guaranteed. Vissensa performed a physical to virtual migration of the server and took over the management of it, relieving the Kan staff from the pr
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Programs. Projects. Workshops. Seminars. Proposals.
"I was so happy to read Beloved. I teach Quince Duncan and magic realism, and I had been meaning to read Toni Morrison's work for a long time. [Reading Beloved] made me think about magic realism and African American novels." (Georges Nana, professor, World Literature and Languages, Workshop Participant: Beloved: Documenting Moments in Crisis and Change Workshop, Summer 2012).
Since its founding in 2008, TRRC and faculty from across the campus have come together to design and participate in interdisciplinary summer workshops and seminars. These workshops have produced such "tangibles" as the beginnings of a multidisciplinary food studies minor as well as department-based interdisciplinary courses and seminars.
But more to the commons-building point, faculty from the education studies, comparative women's studies and political science departments imagined the inaugural year of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Speakers Series experience. The faculty of the sociology, English, and biology departments gathered one summer to ponder: How do we tell the stories of our disciplines using digital media? Are some of us telling the same story?
Faculty of the computer science, political science, and philosophy departments spent summer days talking, eating, reading, and listening to each other sort through Beloved, finding their own intellectual homes in the text. Postmodern examinations of discourses of illness and body met the natural science researchers of illness in a racial disparities seminar.
The TRRC projects/initiatives are the invitations faculty extend to other faculty to help build a vibrant and exciting intellectual space for faculty and students.


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Construction bids to be sought for Holderrieth Road widening in second quarter
By Anna Lotz | 4:40 PM Mar 1, 2021 CST
Updated 4:40 PM Mar 1, 2021 CST
The project will also include adding a traffic signal at Cherry Street. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
A Precinct 4 project to improve drainage along Holderrieth Road and widen the road to four lanes is in the design phase, according to Pamela Rocchi, director of Precinct 4's Capital Improvement Projects Division. The project will also include adding a traffic signal at Cherry Street. Project development is ongoing, including right of way acquisition and addressing existing utility conflicts. Tomball City Council voted Jan. 18 to sell property to Harris County for the widening of Holderrieth Road. Precinct 4 anticipates sending the project for construction bids in the second quarter of 2022.
Timeline: TBD
Funding source: Harris County Precinct 4
• POSTPONED: After two canceled German festivals, spring festival moves to June in Tomball
• Tomball Fire Chief Randy Parr announces retirement after 17 years
• Magnolia repairman brings lawnmowers back to life with The Mobile Mower Doctor, sees increase in demand
• Medical Complex Drive, South Persimmon Street extensions on track for 2021 completion
• Ostioneria Michoacan now serving seafood and drinks in Tomball
By Anna Lotz
Editor, Tomball/Magnolia & Conroe/Montgomery
Anna joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in May 2016 after graduating with a degree in journalism from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. In July 2017, she transitioned to editor for the Tomball/Magnolia edition. She began covering the communities of Conroe and Montgomery as well in 2020. Anna covers education, local government, transportation, business, real estate development and nonprofits in these communities. Prior to CI, Anna served as editor-in-chief of Cedars, interned with the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., and spent time writing for the Springfield News-Sun and Xenia Daily Gazette.


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Q: How to read specific lines in a file and insert them to a dictionary in python? I have a text file with format :
    2014-04-10
    Arjun 22  Class 10   60
    Anil  23  Class 09   85
    2013-03-10
    Jhon  21  Class 10   78

How should the code be, if I want the dictionary as shown :
  {'2014_Arjun' : ['22','Class 10','60'],'2014_Anil':['23','Class 09','85'],'2013_Jhon':['21','Class10','78']}

A: The idea is to iterate over file lines, try parsing the line into the datetime via strptime() - if successful, remember the year of the date, if not - parse the line via regular expression and write to the data dict:
from datetime import datetime
import re

data = {}
pattern = re.compile('(\w+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\w+\s\d+)\s+(\d+)')
with open('input.txt') as f:
    for line in f:
        try:
            year = datetime.strptime(line.strip(), '%Y-%m-%d').year
        except ValueError:
            item = pattern.match(line.strip()).groups()
            data[str(year) + "_" + item[0]] = item[1:]

print data

prints:
{'2013_Jhon': ('21', 'Class 10', '78'),
 '2014_Arjun': ('22', 'Class 10', '60'),
 '2014_Anil': ('23', 'Class 09', '85')}

Make sure you understand what is going on here. If not - feel free to ask in comments.

A: This one is the simplest solution I can imagine, if you really use TSV file format (Tab Separated Values):
PATH = r"C:\text.txt"
reader = open(PATH, 'rb')
result = {}
for line in reader:
    if line.count("\t") == 0:
        year = line.split("-")[0]
    else:
        name, day, class_no, mark = line.split(TAB)
        key = year + "_" + name
        value = [day, class_no, mark]
        result[key] = value
reader.close()

The "result" dictionary is what you asked for :)

A: I'm not going to write this for you but it should help put you on a path.
If the format of your file is going to consistently be
YYYY-MM-DD
Name ## Class ## ##

Then the following is fairly simple.
You can do the following, check the line to see if it contains 'Class'.
If it doesn't (which implies that the line contains YYYY-MM-DD), then you now have a dictionary key prefix and can split on '-' to pull the year.
If it contains class, then you can now complete your dictionary prefix (YYYY_Name) and assign the remaining values in a list with d["YYYY_Name"] as the key.

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Every year, "la Fête des sciences" permits a very young member of the public to spend a week becoming familiar with science. This year, the focus is on Europe with scientists from across the continent attending.
Air Liquide, a market leader in industrial and medical gases, is involved in this event. The company's experts, who are continually involved in the innovation of solutions for the preservation of life and the environment, will present the group's progress in the area of reducing greenhouse gases, particularly oxycombustion technologies that enable the capture and storage of CO2 in the subsoil and from exhaust gas after combustion.
According to the company, these technologies are particularly adapted to reducing emissions in power plants and are currently being tested by Air Liquide on several pilot sites in Europe and America.
Air Liquide and its high-tech activities will also be represented through developments concerning Planck, the satellite that will be launched in the near future to explore the limits of the universe.


BRECKENRIDGE – Steven H. Carter – the man accused of stabbing a woman before turning the 12-inch kitchen knife on himself last November – asked for more time to decide on an offered plea deal Monday. Carter now has until March 22 to file motions on how he wants to proceed.
Carter, 31, has been incarcerated in Summit County Jail since he was released from the hospital. He and a 44-year-old woman were found unconscious in a pool of blood outside a residence in Illinois Gulch near Breckenridge on Nov. 25.
According to Carter Monday, he has "little to no memory of that night" and he asked if he could plead "no contest." This was denied by District Judge Terry Ruckriegle. Carter's attorney JB Katz also said she'd like to have Carter's mental health evaluated.
According to Katz, the victim was unable to attend the hearing, but she sent a letter to Ruckriegle asking that Carter get less jail time (0-5 years) instead of the maximum sentence (10-32 years).
Katz also asked that the victim be able to have written contact with Carter, and verbal contact with his family regarding financial issues. Ruckriegle denied the request to have contact with Carter, but said the victim could have contact with the family – she can't discuss the case, only finances.
Another issue discussed at Monday's hearing with Carter's felony DUI in California, and whether or not he'll be extradited. This will be discussed further at future hearings.
Carter's next hearing is set for March 29 at 10 a.m.
After this story ran in print, the victim contacted the Summit Daily and said she is actually only comfortable with a minimum 5-year sentence, no less.


I really just AngularJS 2 is hard to get started with and I think their guide 2 is difficult to understand and just get started.
you could try to refer to this tutorial that explained basics of AngularJS: directives, expressions, filters, modules, and controllers.
I will just try and if it goes wrong, I will make a new thread with the problem.


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Shallow, thermokarst lakes that develop atop permafrost are a prominent landscape feature on the Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) of northern Alaska. The ACP is vulnerable to ongoing climate change and landscape modification, as thousands of thaw lakes and ponds are impacted by changes in temperature, precipitation, thawing permafrost, and human activity. Although summer in the Arctic is short, incoming solar radiation and lake evaporation are relatively high, and both factors play a significant role in the landscape water balance. Furthermore, lake evaporation is anticipated to increase as the ice-free season lengthens and water temperatures become warmer. To improve our understanding of these processes, we performed a multi-year energy balance analysis of a shallow, thermokarst lake near Barrow, Alaska. Timeseries of net radiation, Bowen ratio, and rates of heat storage in the water and sediments were used to calculate sensible and latent heat fluxes during the 2008-2010 ice-free periods. Results of the energy balance analysis show rapid lake warming immediately following ice-off (due to high insolation), followed by similar increases in sensible and latent heat flux. Lake evaporation averaged around 1.3 mm/day during the ice-free period, which is nearly twice the mean summertime precipitation rate of 0.7 mm/day for Barrow, Alaska. Daily evaporation rates ranged from zero to greater than 4 mm/day, while short-term and seasonal patterns varied significantly from one year to the next. Much of this variability was associated with changes in cloud cover, water temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed.


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Experience Casey is an annual, one day event that celebrates and showcases Casey's diverse and vibrant community. It's an opportunity for Casey residents to learn more about the cultures that make up the local community, while immerseing yourself in the sights, sounds and tastes of the various cultures.
The fun will kick off at 1.00 pm on Saturday 16 March in the Bunjil Place Plaza, with FREE activities for the entire familiy including live performances, market stalls, roving entertainment, face painters and much more.


CINCINNATI -- Not everyone's favorite topic is themselves, but a unique Walnut Hills gallery still wants you to sit down and chat about your life over a cup of coffee.
Starting June 1, one of the five empty storefronts of Walnut Hills' newly renovated Trevarren Flats will host the Street Stories gallery dedicated to building community and creating a snapshot of the neighborhood at this moment in history.
The story gallery will stay open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for neighborhood residents to grab free coffee, watch video stories told by Walnut Hills residents, peruse a historical timeline of the community and record their own five-minute story from their lives.
Cincy Stories Executive Director Shawn Braley (right) and Creative Director Chris Ashwell (center) talk logistics with Matt Reckman of Model Group.
Ashwell admitted that free storytelling isn't "the easiest product to sell," so that's why he and Cincy Stories Executive Director Shawn Braley are organizing community events with live music, kid-focused activities and free food and refreshments every Friday and Saturday in June, starting with the grand opening party from 6 to 10 p.m. June 10.
Drawing inspiration from radio projects like StoryCorps and The Moth Radio Hour , Braley and Ashwell will collect the stories from their story booth and transform them into articles, videos or photo essays. This content will be published on a new multimedia website in late July called Street Stories, where they hope to eventually feature at least 20 stories from each of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods.
Other neighborhoods have already expressed interest in hosting the Street Stories gallery once it wraps up its project in Walnut Hills.
One of the biggest challenges cities face is how to balance growth with retaining their culture and diversity, said Kevin Wright, WHRF's executive director.
"The challenge we have every day is, 'How do we grow the neighborhood, for the neighborhood, but not displace the neighborhood?'" Wright said.
Wright said development agencies like WHRF must provide neighborhood residents with the opportunity to tell their stories and voice their opinion on what change should look like in their community.
Another goal of the Street Stories gallery will be a "demystifying" factor that shows how much more there is to Walnut Hills than the crime so often featured on television news. Ashwell grew up in suburban Mason and said his parents were dumbfounded at his choice to live in Walnut Hills.
Wright is an example of someone moved by the power storytelling holds in creating a sense of place and a shared identity. An interactive New York Magazine article about the inhabitants of a Brooklyn street in the midst of gentrification made him want to move there, and he hopes the Cincy Stories project will have the same effect.
"(I hope) people want to move to Walnut Hills for the right reasons. They want to move here because they like what the community is like now, not what it could become," Wright said.
For now, Cincy Stories is taking it month by month to see how long they'll be allowed to stay in the Trevarren Flats location, which is owned by Model Group.
Matt Reckman of Model Group shows off building plans for the Peebles' Corner area of Walnut Hills (corner of Gilbert Avenue and East McMillan Street).
Matt Reckman, assistant director of property management for Model Group , said barbecue joint Just Q'in is set to open soon, and Model Group is fielding letters of intent from potential retail tenants for the building's four other storefronts.
The Cincy Stories gallery won't be there long before it's displaced by a permanent store, so take your family and head over to 961 E. McMillan St. in June to add your voices to this multimedia time capsule.


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Your Noon Briefing: John Boothman, film and TV investment announcement, etc
THE head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland is stepping fown, for another role within the Corporation.
John Boothman is being succeeded – at least on an interim basis – by Peter MacRae.
Says the BBC, here, Boothman is to work on its 'Charter' renewal.
The story was tweeted last night via the allmediascotland twitter feed, allmedianews, which yesterday passed the 16,000 followers mark.
The Herald reports the move, here.
It leads its page five coverage today that possible industrial action about the operation of the BBC Scotland newsroom has now "been avoided".
Meanwhile, The Guardian's Severin Carrell reports the move, here. And the Daily Record, here.
AND The Herald's sports writer, Doug Gillon, writes of reporting from political hotspots, during a career that has included the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980.
He has penned a comment piece about the inaugural European Games in Azerbaijan.
THE Scotsman today carries an obituary about angling writer, William B. Currie: here.
A WEBSITE set up by the former business editor of The Scotsman is reporting having broken the 40,000 viewing mark for a 30-day period.
Daily Business, run by Terry Murden, is also saying that the Monday before last saw some 6,726 visitors, beating the previous single day record of 5,459 – on February 20.
CARLOS Alba, former editor of The Sunday Times Scotland, has been appointed to head the communications team for MSP, Ken MacIntosh's Scottish Labour leadership bid.
Alba, now a public relations consultant and a former Scottish political editor of the Daily Record, becomes director of communications for MacIntosh's campaign.
The role will last until the identity of the new Scottish Labour leader is announced on August 15.
BEGINS an announcement today from the Scottish Government: "The Scottish Government and its agencies are working on proposals for additional funding and incentives to increase film and TV production in Scotland, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said today.
"Speaking during the opening day of the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival, Ms Hyslop said the Scottish Government and its partners are determined to do all they can to put Scotland on a par with other countries."
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Council Limits New Fast-Food Outlets In South L.A.
December 9, 2010 Uncategorizedcity, developmentljd2000hotmailcom
Concerned about a proliferation of fast-food restaurants, the City Council on Wednesday voted to impose new limits on fast-food establishments across a broad swath of South Los Angeles.
Among other restrictions, the lawmakers voted to ban the opening of new fast-food concerns within a half-mile radius of similar eateries.
The council's unanimous vote was the culmination of years of effort to bring greater dietary choice and an improved aesthetic to an area that suffers from both slapdash development and a high rate of diet-related health problems — including obesity and diabetes — that some researchers have linked to fast foods.
"For a community to thrive, it is important to have balance, a full variety of food, retail and service providers," said Councilman Bernard C. Parks, who spearheaded the measure along with Councilwoman Jan Perry.Two years ago, the council slapped a moratorium on many new fast-food establishments in the densely populated area in a bid to encourage alternatives such as sit-down restaurants, full-service grocery stores and healthy food outlets. Planners have since been looking at permanent ways to promote diverse dietary options.
The new rules adopted Wednesday are to become part of the permanent planning guidelines for the 32-square-mile area, lawmakers said. Similar restrictions are already in place in other L.A. neighborhoods.
Affected are a sprawling zone south of Interstate 10 that is home to an estimated 800,000 people and encompasses much of South and southeast Los Angeles, including the West Adams, Baldwin Hills and Leimert Park communities.
The new guidelines, which seek to improve landscaping, trash storage, parking and other factors, apply only to so-called "stand alone" eateries, not those situated in malls and other sites considered "mixed use" developments.
In a bow to concerns from the fast-food industry, existing fast-food establishments seeking to remodel or expand would be exempt from some of the new requirements.
via latimes.com
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In this Transportation Research Circular article, Ryan Martinson explores what resiliency is – and isn't – and why a whole-systems approach improves transportation system resilience.
For further information, please visit Transportation Research Board's website at http://www.trb.org/Main/Home.aspx.
Based out of our Calgary office, Ryan has been involved with numerous game-changing transportation projects—all with the goal of creating stronger communities and better cities.
What will large scale 3D printing mean for the future of building design?


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Q: Error Connecting to IB using ibapi python I have been running IB Gateway client on my localhost.
I need to use some basic apis like account details order execution and view orders.
But When I use ibapi as python wrapper around IB APIs, it gives me an error
>>> from ibapi.client import EClient
>>> from ibapi.wrapper import EWrapper
>>> class IBapi(EWrapper, EClient):
...      def __init__(self):
...          EClient.__init__(self, self)
...
>>> app = IBapi()
>>> app.connect('127.0.0.1', 7497, 123534)
Disconnected; resetting connection

Can someone help me out here?
Where IB gateway console is here
 runtime path :

root:dist/ibgroup.web.core.iblink.router.clientportal.gw.jar:build/lib/runtime/*
 config file  : root/conf.yaml
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by io.netty.util.internal.ReflectionUtil (file:/home/parkar10/clientportal-gw/build/lib/runtime/netty-common-4.1.15.Final.jar) to constructor java.nio.DirectByteBuffer(long,int)
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of io.netty.util.internal.ReflectionUtil
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release
 -> mount demo on /demo
Java Version: 11.0.16
****************************************************
version: bae7d315fc7f01dbb300e6d20379b83d9d590689 Wed, 7 Jul 2021 18:41:40 -0400
****************************************************
This is the Client Portal Gateway
for any issues, please contact api@ibkr.com
and include a copy of your logs
****************************************************
https://www.interactivebrokers.com/api/doc.html
****************************************************
Open https://localhost:7497 to login
App demo is available after you login under: https://localhost:7497/demo#/

Logs are showing something like this
14:12:10.689 WARN  vert.x-eventloop-thread-0 DefaultChannelPipeline : An

exceptionCaught() event was fired, and it reached at the tail of the pipeline. It usually means the last handler in the pipeline did not handle the exception.
io.netty.handler.codec.DecoderException: io.netty.handler.ssl.NotSslRecordException: not an SSL/TLS record: 4150490000000009763130302e2e313537
    at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.callDecode(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:459)
    at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.channelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:265)
    at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:362)
    at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:348)
    at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:340)
    at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$HeadContext.channelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:1359)
    at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:362)
    at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:348)
    at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.fireChannelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:935)
    at io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioByteChannel$NioByteUnsafe.read(AbstractNioByteChannel.java:134)
    at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:645)
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Foundation and the '40s
The club is formed, and is named Szekesfehervar Hunters Cartridge Factory SK. The club decide on the colours of the town, which are red and blue.
On the 21st November, the club is officially founded at a special meeting. The founding deeds list the club's name as: Szekesfehervar MOVE Hunters Cartridge Factory sport and cultural club. VSK, in short, enter the county championship in the 1942-43 season. Their first game is against Mori Miners, which they win 6-4.
The 1950's and 60's
The Hungarian National team, who at that time were the best team in the world, play a game against the club. Hungary win the game 20-0 with their goals coming from Kocsis (5), Csordás (4), Tichy (3), Sándor (3), Hidegkuti (2), Puskás, Szimcsák, and Palotás
The club play in the second division for the first time. The first game is against Veszprem, which VSK win 2-1. The club's first goal came from Imre Derfalvi, who later went on to become a famous sports presenter.
The 1961-62 season sees the club achieve its best finish yet, ending up third in the second division. They only just miss out on promotion to the first division. The club changes its name at the end of this season, to VT Vasas. They would go on to use this name in the first division in the coming years
The new Sostoi Stadium opens its doors
The opening ceremony of the Sostoi Stadium takes place on September 20th, when VT Vasas play Rot Weiss Erfurt, of East Germany, with the visitors winning 3-2. A massive success happens at the end of this season, as Videoton, after changing its name once more, get promoted to the first division, after finishing second.
1968 A club meeting takes place on January 22nd, when it is decided that the club should be known as Videoton SC. The club suffers a 6-1 defeat to Budapest Vasas, within a month of that meeting, in a first division match. The club's first division one goal is scored by Laszlo Csukovics.
1978 The club achieve one of its best championship finishes, as they finish runners up in the first division. Many fans still remember how referee Muncz, took away top spot, with his performance at Ferencvaros' Ulloi Street stadium.
The Golden Era
Videoton achieve a fantastic result in the UEFA Cup, when they beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium, with Majer scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win. Real clinch the trophy with their 3-0 win in Hungary in the first leg, but this went down as one of Hungarian football's best nights, with the club finishing runners up in the cup.
The 1988-89 season sees the side produce a great team, and end up being one of Videoton's strongest ever teams, under the guidance of manager Gabor Kaszas. Vidi end the season in 4th place, but if the 3 points for a win system, which was only introduced the following season, had been in operation, that may have meant the title for the Club.
Hungarian Cup Winners
FC Fehervar win the Hungarian Cup.
The New Promising Era
The club are on the brink of virtual bankruptcy within a year and a half of the cup win. They lose their division one license. Istvan Garancsi comes to the rescue, paying off the large debts that had built up. Vidi continue to take part in the league campaign of 2008.
The first League Cup Success
The first stop under the new regime sees FC Fehervar win the League Cup
The club wins the League Cup for the second year running. Perhaps the biggest success under the leadership of Garancsi, is that the club is once again known as Videoton.
Videoton FC achieves its best league finish for 34 years, as they finish runners up in the Soproni League. That takes them into Europe to compete in the Europa league. Vidi led the table for long periods, but it was Debrecen who took the title following an exciting end to the season. The European adventure ends at the first stage as Slovenian side NK Maribor beat Videoton over two legs.
Videoton FC win the Hungarian Championship
CHAMPIONS! Vidi finish top of the league for the first time in the clubs history. They do this by ending up in top place by several points! It was a confident performance on the domestic front, and Vidi qualify for the Champions League. They could have made it a league and cup double, but Kecskemet lifted the Hungarian cup. Vidi emerge winners in the Super Cup final with a win over Kecskemet. This is the first success for new manager Paulo Sousa, who begins his reign at Videoton with a win.
Europa League Group Stage
Vidi pick up the Super Cup for the second season running with a win over Debrecen in the final. However, the real success is just about to happen as the red and blues go on an unforgettable adventure in the Europa League. Wins in the qualification stage over Slovan, Gent, Trabzonspor mean that Vidi qualify for the Europa League group stage. The group stage puts Vidi in the same group as Portuguese side Sporting, Swiss club Basel and Belgium team Genk. Videoton complete the group stage with 6 points to their name thanks to two memorable wins at the Sostoi stadium over Sporting and Basel. It is a proud end to a great run in Europe. Vidi win the League Cup for the third time. They finish runner up in the championship. The 66 points picked up in the league was the highest in the club's history.
Videoton finish second in the domestic league under the management of José Gomes. Plans are drawn up to redevelop the Sostoi stadium to make it a modern stadium with the latest features. Videoton make it to the League cup final, but lose to Ferencvaros.
Videoton win their second ever league title under Spanish manager Joan Carrillo. An impressive season sees them also make it to the Hungarian cup final. Work on demolishing the Sostoi stadium begins at the end of the year with a new modern stadium being built on the same site.
Videoton end the 2015/2016 with a second place finish that secures them Europa League football. The stadium project continues with the stands, old scoreboard and floodlights being removed to make way for the new stadium to take shape.
Videoton end the season in second place with the league title being decided on the very final day of the season.
Videoton win their third league title with a 2-0 win over Honved to secure top spot. It caps a good season that saw the club make it to the play off's of the Europa League, having knocked out French side Bordeaux over two legs in the qualifying stage. The success comes in the first season in charge for manager Marko Nikolic.
In fact the year of 2018 ended up being even more successful as MOL Vidi qualified for the Europa League Group Stage for the second time in the clubs history. Infact they could have gone one better and made it into the Champions League Group Stage, but defeat to AEK Athens in the play off's secured the Europa League after several qualifying games that included wins over Ludogorets and Malmo. The EL Group Stage saw Vidi paired with Chelsea, PAOK and BATE. The Hungarian side managed home and away wins over PAOK and a point at home to Chelsea to collect 7 points and 3rd place.
The MOL Vidi team line up ahead of the 2-2 draw in Budapest against Premier League side Chelsea.
The club changes its name to MOL Fehervar FC in the summer. That came just after they had won the Hungarian Cup against Honved. They came from behind to win 2-1 in the final held at the Groupama Arena in Budapest. The team enter the Europa League in the summer and end the first half of the new 2019/2020 season in second place. Joan Carrillo returns to the club as the new manager in November. His previous reign had ended with him guiding the club to their second league title win back in 2015.
Marko Pajac a Vidiben folytatja IGAZOLÁS @ 2014. Augusztus 29.
A többszörös horvát U19-es és U21-es válogatott középpályással hároméves szerződést kötöttünk. Pajac az előző szezonban Trebotic csapattársa volt az NK Lokomotiva együttesében.
A teljes Kovács-chat a Facebookról 2014. Augusztus 28.
Ha lemaradt volna, most elolvashatja teljes egészében Kovács István válaszait. A Vidi válogatott támadójának a szurkolók tették fel a kérdéseket élőben csütörtök délután a közösségi oldalon.
Négy Vidi-játékos a válogatott keretében VÁLOGATOTT @ 2014. Augusztus 28.
Pintér Attila kihirdette az északírek elleni, szeptember 7-i (Groupama Aréna, 18.00) Európa-bajnoki selejtezőre készülő keretét.
Jöjjön ki Ön is az első villanyfényes bajnokinkra ebben a szezonban! SZURKOLÓI INFÓ @ 2014. Augusztus 28.
Ismét megyei derbi a Sóstói Stadionban, melyre érvényesek a 2014-15-ös Vidi-bérletek!
Nem kötelező idén a klubkártya Sóstón SZURKOLÓI @ 2014. Augusztus 28.
A klubkártya bevezetési határideje elhalasztásra került a Sóstói Stadionban. A Videoton FC üdvözli az MLSZ döntését.
Garancsi Istvánt is elérte az Ice Bucket Challenge 2014. Augusztus 27.
Klubunk tulajdonosát Szima Gábor, a DVSC elnöke hívta ki.


Mowani Mountain Camp sits unobtrusively among the kopjes of ochre boulders in Damaraland, where its collection of open-air thatched huts blend perfectly with the landscape. Simple, pared-down interiors set the stage for dramatic views over the surrounding mountains. A sparkling swimming pool nestled among the boulders is the ideal place to cool off between game drives.
Rare species of desert-adapted elephant, springbok, jackal, and gemsbok freely roam over the dry riverbeds, and game drives are expertly led by guides who work closely together to help clients find these fascinating truly wild animals. Ancient rock engravings and fascinating 'organ pipes' are located nearby at Twyfelfontein (Namibia's first World Heritage Site), just a short drive from Mowani. In the cooler early morning or late afternoon hours, nature walks offer insight to the smaller wildlife and vistas of the surrounding landscape.


Greg and I are really pumped on a new blog. Our brother-in-law, Aaron, introduced us to this blog called Mr. Money Mustache. And we are really, really loving it. I've always been super into saving money, but I haven't been very good about retirement plans. Greg's never really been a saver, but he is very responsible with retirement planning and always planning his max contribution and employer match. Mr. Money Mustache has really helped us combine the things we're good at and work together on our financial goals.
One of the biggest reminders we've had while reading the blog is that it doesn't really matter how much money you make, you should always try to live on the smallest amount possible. That way when you do make more money, it just bulks up your savings instead of drastically changing your lifestyle.
Luckily for us, a lot of the lifestyle changes he recommends are things that are very natural for us. Doing a lot of DIY type things, cooking most of our food at home, etc. But we have a new resolve to be a bit tougher on ourselves and make sure that when we do spend money, it's with intention.
The first, hardest, and biggest change was selling the truck. It was in great condition and we both loved it but we knew something cheaper could efficiently meet our needs. So we sold it and bought a 4-runner in excellent condition. It's kind of funny to see them side by side up there in the pictures, because both cars have so many similarities. The weekend after we got it, we wanted to clean it. We planned to take it to be detailed and shampooed. But as we were adding up how much it would cost vs. the cost of renting a shampooer, we made the smart call! We spent all day scrubbing down both of our cars (exterior and interior), Greg changed the oil in the Matrix, and waxed the Matrix as well. A success indeed!
I've also had a renewed motivation to start making more of my own clothes. It's not always cost efficient when you consider how much the fabric and pattern costs and how much time goes into it, but I would prefer to spend that money on one dress that fits me perfectly, than buying several cheap dresses that I just end up tossing. This one I'm wearing took so so much time, but I'm really happy about it and I love wearing it.
We're also trying to up our lunch and snacks game. Buying more bulk and freezing contents individually so that our food is more cost effective. We're trying to spend more time on the weekends to have our meals planned, purchased, and somewhat prepared so that our meals during the week are not a cause of stress.
Slowly but surely, we're trying to figure things out!


Though Mayor Susan Narvaiz, left, is not running for re-election, city council candidate Griffin Spell, center, is running against her. Spell said Councilmember Kim Porterfield, right, does what Narvaiz tells her to do on the council.
Sam Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz, who announced last week that she would not seek another term in office, indicated that she did not make her decision from a belief that she couldn't win.
Narvaiz said she had $25,000 committed to her by supporters who wanted her to run again. As of the July 15 campaign finance reports filed at City Hall, Narvaiz had $62.65 in her campaign fund, well behind the $18,378.79 in the bank for City Councilmember John Thomaides, who was the first to announce his intention to seek the mayor's office in November.
Former City Councilmember Daniel Guerrero said Narvaiz' attitude is appropriate for anyone seeking elected office.
Thomaides said he had no comment on Narvaiz assertion that she would have won if she had run.
Narvaiz said the time had come for her to seek new opportunities. Although she said the city has taken great strides under her administration, she added that an elected official can only be effective for so long before it's time to let someone else lead.
Though Narvaiz would not detail her future plans, she said she will consider her options and follow wherever God leads her.
Narvaiz said her decision came after 21 days of fasting and prayer. Then, she said, she and her family made the decision for Narvaiz to vacate the city's highest elected office.
Though Narvaiz is not running, council candidate Griffin Spell is making her an issue in his bid to unseat incumbent Kim Porterfield for a city council seat. Spell, a Texas State political science major, said he's running out of "general frustration" with the council's split votes on recent controversial issues, adding that one of his goals is to build consensus on the dais.
Spell said he chose to run against Porterfield, as opposed to any of the other three seats lacking an incumbent, because, he said, Porterfield is not an autonomous voice on the council.
Spell said his run is out of "love" for San Marcos, adding that he wants to see smart development, fiscal responsibility, improved town and gown relations, transparency in government, and confidence restored in the city council.
Spell said challenging Porterfield will be "an uphill battle" that voters will decide in his favor.
Porterfield said she is "definitely an independent thinker" on the dais and that she weighs each issue on its merits before ultimately voting her conscience.
Porterfield said she welcomes the challenge posed by Spell, adding that it's part of the democratic process. She said she wouldn't comment on "personal attacks" made by Spell, and instead referred citizens to her voting record.
As of last Friday, Thomaides and Guerrero will face each other for the mayor's seat, while Porterfield is being challenged by Spell. Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commissioner Jude Prather is the lone candidate for the seat being vacated by Councilmember Gaylord Bose. Thomaides' unexpired term is being being contested by retired law enforcement officer Rodney van Oudekerke and businessman Shane Scott.
The last day to file candidacy for the mayor's seat and the seats presently held by Porterfield and Bose is Aug. 24. The last day to file for Thomaides' unexpired term is Aug. 30.
Oct. 4 is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 2 election.
I didn't realize that raising a lot of money was all it took to win elected office….though I admit it sure seems like it sometimes. It sure took every penny to buy her the election last time.
What a made-up story. I know John T. would like to run against Susan, but that doesn't mean that his official newspaper has to go to such lengths to make her a campaign issue. Of course she thinks she would be successful — history agrees, but it doesn't matter. It is John T. v. Daniel, and there are far too many substantive issues where they can distinguish themselves for the race to continue to exist within Susan's shadow.
She spent $15.5 per vote last time. Who couldn't win with that kind of dough?
Wow… Dan isnt that much you had in your whole campaign fund last time you ran?
In the military, I had occasion to essentially fast, for about three weeks.
Please, guys, no tackiness outside the fresh mausoleum. I am so stunned to know that even God is trying to get in on Mayor Susie's act (providing her cash to win, I guess?), I am speechless for a change. But have we already started the "new democracy" here in San Marcos–taking out all the messy "people's choice" stuff and just letting each $1 bill have a vote? Be kind in the presence of the Lord, you guys. Or you might be sorrrr-ry! (And you never know, He might turn up in a bigger political arena. It HAS happened.) Yours in peace and piety.
Meaning, the article is petty as are most of the responses, including your reference to Susan's actual shadow and the usual cracks at her faith. I don't want the candidates or the pundits to focus on Susan; I want to know what they bring to office. I want to move on, not out of disdain for Susan, but rather because it is time to do so. Is John's entire campaign "Vote for me, I'm not Susan." That is not enough to convince me to vote for someone. It may be enough for Chris North.
Can you believe some of these guys actually HIRE others to tell them what to say and what not to say in order to win elections? I don't care who you are… that is not acceptable. The candidate becomes a puppet of his/her own PR people and ceases to be a real human being. Is the hiring of flacks why it has so quickly become so expensive to be a "public servant" in Our Town? I know it is in Austin. I know it is in WDC. But we are not them, and are not all about the money…are we?
I personally know Andy Sevilla and I know he's not automatically supporting John T as some cowards allude to. Actually Andy is friends with both John and Daniel Guerrero. We actually were recently having a personal discussion on the pros and cons of each candidate for mayor and neither of us know who we're voting. We plan on letting the candidates debate the issues and look into their voting records before making decisions. So with that said, I take issue with anyone tainting the content of this publication. The reporters are objective! Despite the publisher's support of John. And acttually Andy has made it a point to mention Scott Gregson as John's biggest contributer thus far. The reporters of this publication actually are objective and provide fact. They contribute greatly to democracy and in keeping public officials honest and under the microscope of truth.
This article isn't petty and in fact allows Mayor Susan state her reason behind her exit. I think residents are curious as to why she's leaving after 6 yrs as mayor. If you read her release or announcement, you'll understand she lacked an explanation as to why she was leaving. Thus, I believe this particular article is a follow up, continued coverage as they say on tv. Nothing petty about it.
Susan provided a response, granted it was slightly arrogant and perhaps rightly so. Anyway that's how Susan decided to present herself, Andy didn't paint her like that. So I don't think this is a John v Daniel article, in fact it's a follow up article on Susan's exit.
This article also set the stage (a little bit) on how Kim v Griffin will look like. God help us!
I thank Susan for her service as Mayor, but it's time for new opportunities. I'm confident San Marcos will continue forward on the right path with either John or Daniel. And I trust Andy Sevilla and Sean Batura will keep them under the microscope honestly.
I just wish I was a better picture taker.
Mr. Spell I don't think your picture is the problem after all we bring to the camera what the Divine has given us. The problem, as I see it, is that your campaign is, "Vote For Me I Hate Susan." I don't know if you own this site or not but that's how you came across. I know reporters have finite space in which to ply their craft so I look forward to hearing not the platitudes that were reported but a substantive debate on your issue's. For the record, I knew Kim way back when but that does not mean that I will vote for her. One of you will have to convince me.
Does this all "spell" doom for Porterfield? I can't wait for the forum.