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Let your imagination run wild! Draw layered, three-dimensional animations and add your own background music and sound effects!
With a wide array of Touch Screen drawing tools at your disposal, you can develop your flipnote skills to create first-rate animations. Flipnote Studio 3D allows you to showcase your unique creations in 3D with other Flipnote Studio 3D users over a local wireless connection. You can also save your creations to an SD card in common formats, and then share them on your social media sites.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE A FEE!!
i loved flipnote when i had it!! i cant wait for this!!
Hopefully we can see footage of the app after its Japanese release...so excited to figure out how the app works, so I can get right into animating come August.
I'm fine with a fee, you can still use the bulk of the software for free. Think of it as a way to help pay for the servers and maintenance to support the premium features. Nintendo has given users more services and features for free than any other console manufacturer. Microsoft may have the best built network because they have been charging for it for years now, but as a customer you never had a choice to have a free online match.
I'm so excited! when my dsi broke, i missed this the most.
Cannot wait! My buddy on YouTube who has a Japanese 3DS made this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqwgrf6LifU Enjoy!!
I think its pretty well into early August were the heck is flipnote 3D!
The online thing is free for four hours a day. Sure it's only four hours, but you'll be likely making flipnotes for most of the day and use this time to upload, comment, and look around. I think paying a dollar for all day is a little ridiculous, but having a four hour time slot of free use isn't that bad.
@Artastrophe, Its cause the release for flipnote studio 3d was delayed like in America and Europe for no reason what so ever!
Still waiting.... Loading.... Loading.... Loading..... ERROR! Nintendo has not yet released this software.
2 days later. Nope! Still WAITING.
Great news! i just heard that in about a week flopnote studio 3d's release date will be announced! this mabye fake im not sure but it's a good way to get the great future animators a start AND (this 1 is 100% true) the flipnotes r over 1 minute!...yes i said OVER 1 MINUTE! way over! and that's it 4 now!
why is it not out yet?
@Sh4dowWolf It'll still be mostly free though.
THIS SHOULD BE OUT NOW. TIRED OF SEEING JAPANESE 3DS'S, TAUNTING US WITH THEIR GOODY ANIME ART.
Release Flipnote 3D without any of the galleries (everybody has a YouTube account, and 3D Flibnotes can be saved as AVI's, so don't forget that) and when Nintendo fixes their little crisis, they can re-install the Galleries in an update. Geinus, no?
ok so I LOVED flipnote studio while it lasted but when I found out that it STOPPED I was all like what da heck?!?!?!? Then I found out that it was coming out on 3DS. BUT how long have we even be waiting?!?!!? MONTHS. 1 year?!?!?!?!? Almost. Am watching Pokémon old version. While back I watched X and Y episodes. Sorry am off track.
and how it's looking now, 30% Feb. 45% Mar. 65% Apr. 90% May. 90.3 Jun.
Guys I heard it was discontinued.
Either the application was or flipnote gallery freinds was. I read somewhere it was because of the same reason swapnotes spotpass was terminated.
@Sprat2000 heh maby another week. Or months. Or years. He. Hehehe! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WAITING HAHAHA WAITING FOREVER HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
@prototype it was for a reason. There is too much traffic on the servers and if it everyone had it and it crashes then NO ONE would be able to use it. It cannot be helped.
@takeabowandwave Exactly what I was thinking when I bought a 3ds! I think it's worth it even without Flipnote Studio 3D now but I'm still disappointed! They should have waited to discontinue Flipnote Hatena until this came out!
Ugh Nintendo, it's been like 9 months. Where is it?!
This is total bullcrap. The release date was tba for a freaking YEAR! Get your lazy smelly dog crap together nintendo! Your better than this!
In other news, It's cancelled!
Honestly I enjoyed Hatena very much, and I am looking forward to this one so I can continue my Lego flipnote series. I made a lot of them, nearly 100 episodes. I really hope this doesn't get cancelled, however!!!
They removed the Flipnote friends gallery! NOOOO!
One more thing, don't pressure nintendo. You don't wanna rush them to where it ends up being crappy do you?
Will flipnote be release in the U.S?
It released in Japan, but has bad online gallery connection apparently. But I have no idea if it'll release in the U.S.
ALL THE ISSUES ARE FIXED IN JAPAN.
THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT NINTENDO DOESN'T CARE ENOUGH TO JUST UPLOAD FLIPNOTE TO THE eSHOP.
And we have had *patience for almost a year. Over a year, if you're counting from when Hatena shut down.
Believe me...the fans are justified to start taking action.
Let me remind you that Flipnote Hatena is back, soooo yeeeeeah.... No more rights.
Flipnote Hatena is not back.
Sudomemo is cool, but doesn't make up for Nintendo's failure to deliver.
Especially since, you know, Nintendo had nothing to do with Sudomemo.
I don't think anything has ever been more delayed than Flipnote Studio, and I have never been more disappointed.
Well F3D was a blow out from the start, since they already decided to shutdown Hatena for the very same reason swapnote spotpass was later removed. If you live in the Nintendo America Region, dont worry. Unless they get themselves together and understand that its the internet, we will Never have Flipnote 3D. As far as im concerned, if it ever does come out, Nintendo has already forfeited the money people might have paid for it by making it over 2 years behind schedule. And you know its ready, its been ready since before japan got it. How much do you think needs to be put into changing the language for a simple flipbook app? If you honestly believe that it isnt "ready", youre sadly confused.
I would love to see this come out, but ive lost all faith in it. Since May 31st, Nintendo has gone to crap. Its only shining light was the Link between Worlds game. And thats was a huge shock since nothing goods been coming out since LoZ OoT 3D. And that was just a remade game, literally. But im done here, i could go on forever.
Nintendo has failed us. Its time to accept that. Good Bye all, and good luck to any who may still have hope.
But seriously if you bought a system mostly for flipnote software, then you probably should reconsider your priorities. At the point of typing this, Super Smash Bros. just came out. THAT is something to set priorities on.
To say there's been nothing between the 2.5 year gap of Ocarina of Time 3D and A Link Between Worlds is the biggest joke I've heard in a while. There was Super Mario 3D Land, Animal Crossing New Leaf, Mario Kart 7, Fire Emblem Awakening, Pokemon X and Y, several Etrian Odyssey games, Paper Mario Sticker Star, Kid Icarus Uprising, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Ace Attorney Dual Destinies, Resident Evil Revelations and it continues to get new games as it now has Bravely Default, Kirby Triple Deluxe, 2 new Professor Layton games, one of which is an Ace Attorney crossover and the amazing Super Smash Bros. released last Friday.
If North American 3DS owners go without this application, its only a small loss in my perception, because I firmly believe as it stands, the 3DS is the best system to buy right now.
@thePOTTYgamer I read that it was gallery:friends that was discontinued, not the actual app.
The "New Nintendo 3DS" releases on 21st November in Australia.
Japanese New 3DSs have Flipnote 3D preinstalled.
What's going to happen to us with our new 3DSs?
Search on Google for Flipnote.Studio.3D.JPN.3DS-BigBlueBox.
If you have a 3DS with firmware 4.1-4.5 and a Gateway or MT Card, then you can finally get Flipnote Studio 3D outside of Japan!
There is a chance that we can play Flipnote Studio 3D soon.
and 3DS. If that's the case, we can finally get Flipnote Studio 3D outside of Japan! I'm excited!
evry thursday my hopes r dashed.
Got this around 6 am today. Club Nintendo has less people on in the morning.
It's finally out, everyone! The Orange Frog Trilogy has finally ended! 😄 I just hope that they eventually add it to the eshop and bring back Flipnote Gallery World. But besides that, I'm satisfied! Enjoy!
I have it. Its free, and Club Nintendo is almost over(you all know that) so hustle up! Time is almost up.
the most atrocious thing i have ever seen.
@Rixor13 What do you mean?
@Sforzando i mean it is pointless. there is no online service so why the hell should i use it?
@Rixor13 If you're interested in making animations.
@Sforzando well where will i post them to? certainly not hatena.
@Rixor13 YouTube, facebook, tumblr, deviantart, reddit, anywhere you want.
@Sforzando i shouldn't have to unscrew the back of my new 3ds xl just to share flipnotes.
@Rixor13 if you have a PC (not Mac) connected to the same network as your n3DS, you can access the SD card files wirelessly, no unscrewing necessary.
If you made a Flipnote good enough that you want to share it, grabbing a screwdriver is not that much of a bother anyway.
@Sforzando well the main problem here is nintendo promosing us the online and we never got it. sharing it on outside locations isn't the same because you can't download them to your 3ds and keep them and watch them without interned. or edit them if they aren't copy locked. that's the reason why i had so much damn fun with flipnote for the dsi. this just feels demoted in way more ways than one.
Not gonna lie there. "Castrated" is the term I use, heh. But all those things are still possible if you're determined to make the best of a bad situation. The flipnotes' .kwz files can be shared online, and you can export movies too. It's still a pretty good animation software for being a 3DS app.
flipnote 3d on the 2ds would not work at all.
Coming to Europe in March 2016. But only if Nintendo doesn't delay it the 900th time.
So finally in Europe and you can download DSi flipnotes.
Nintendo never explained why they removed the World Gallery from the App... this was what I was waiting for, now the DSi Flipnote is dead and the 3DS was destroyed without a reason.
Some people made a server for DSi flipnote, just like hatena in the old days, it's called Sudomemo.
Where can I get the codes?


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Yeah, this was good. While Daredevil #502 had some of the typical qualities of a middle of the arc issue, this one sees a lot of things happening on several fronts. All good stories are driven by conflict, and in a Daredevil-leading-the-hand-while-Norman-Osborn-rules-the-world kind of setting, conflicts are all over the place, and even the regular, more grounded, cast from Matt Murdock's civilian life are seeing the consequences of civilian disobedience.
This issue seems much longer than it is. It's got several important scenes in it which are all given enough space to develop, and every single one reveals new layers of intrigue. We have Daredevil talking it out with Master Izo, and White Tiger airing her concerns to both Daredevil, and Black Tarantula. The Kingpin is really stepping it up a notch and Detective Kurtz (at least I think that's him) inspecting a crime scene that doesn't make sense to him.
The last scene of this issue struck me as being very similar thematically to some of the things we saw in Bendis's King of Hell's Kitchen story arc. Matt's actions are more extreme here, but so are the circumstances of the Marvel Universe. I get the feeling that Andy Diggle has a firm grasp of, and an appropriate level of respect for, Daredevil continuity, and that's crucial at this point considering how far away from the status quo we are. So far, this story arc really works for me, precisely because Diggle manages to mix the new developments with old themes that give the reader a sense of familiarity even while moving through unexplored territory.
Roberto de la Torre is getting help this issue from artist Marco Checchetto, and the transitions between the two are clearly visible, though not necessarily jarring. Checchetto's art lacks the almost dreamlike qualities that we've become used to with the new creative team, but feels very Daredevil appropriate (and am I the only to notice how good he is at rendering hands?). Meanwhile, de la Torre is reaching new heights, and I love the look of this book right now. I also have to give him props for restoring Becky Blake to the hottie on wheels she was in her very first appearance (before Miller turned her into a frumpy wallflower). The only thing I'm curious about is how he would draw Matt, who hasn't been seen out of costume since the Dark Reign – The List one shot penciled by Billy Tan.
All in all, this issue leaves me with a good idea of what's going on, but no clue about what's going to happen next, which is really exciting. What can I say, it's a good time to be a Daredevil fan!
Aaron K on December 20, 2009 at 6:42 am
I want to like this issue (and this story) more than I do. Unfortunately, the more I read it, the more problems I start noticing. To ruin everyone else's good time, I will now tell them to you. 🙂
(1) If Matt ordered the killing of the cops (or their induction into the Hand or whatever happened), why does he care if one anonymous Hand ninja kills himself? He's either hard as nails and determined to take back the streets or he's not. Pick one.
(2) Foggy is still alive. Thus, Black Tarantula and White Tiger failed in their assassination mission, indicating they are not as they seem. Why has no one noticed this, i.e., why aren't the other ninja lords onto Matt already? This is just as bad as Master Izo potentially turning up alive.
(3) The Hand is a Japanese organization. Since The List one-shot, we've been asked to believe that they're not just visiting America, but they have huge, conspicuous offices here that everyone knows about. This is a rather radical change. Hell, I think it's unlikely that the Hand ninjas would even speak English. It just doesn't make sense. Secret ninja organizations don't have offices in skyscrapers that are so obvious that Norman Osborn immediately knows about changes in leadership. For a secret society of assassins, they're not very secret. (Also, if the Hand ninjas are Japanese, as I think they should be, they wouldn't give a damn about taking back the streets of NYC. Matt's overblown pep talk would fall on deaf ears.)
(4) Matt's facial hair should be orange. 🙂
Other than that though, I'm pretty much ok. And I do like Becky's freckles.
Christine on December 27, 2009 at 11:46 am
Hey there! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, but now I'm in full "respond to comments" swing. I think many of your points are totally valid, but I see a few of them a little differently, so let's do them one by one, shall we? 🙂
I have no idea what happened to the cops, but I'm pretty sure that Matt didn't order that they be killed. I don't think they were inducted into the Hand either, but I'm obviously just as clueless as the next person and I think this is just a wait and see kind of thing. I will totally agree with you about Matt (well, Diggle really) walking a thin line between doing too much and doing too little. Any writer working on Daredevil is stuck with a character whose readership is traditionally very hesitant about him crossing the line into killing. I wouldn't honestly mind terribly myself – though that would depend on the situation – but having a character who values life above all else leading a band of assassins is kind of tricky. This will need to be addressed in a more decisive manner than we've seen so far, so I agree with you there.
But who ordered Foggy's assassination? Was it the Hand as an organization? Hmm. *goes to look* Okay, I just looked and was relieved that my memory didn't completely fail me. The hit on Foggy was ordered by the Kingpin and then relayed to Lady Bullseye, so I guess this means that the whole thing was a rogue operation anyway and not something that the main organization would even care about. On the other hand (no pun intended), this brings Black Tarantula and White Tiger's introduction into the Hand in question. Are you a proper Hand ninja if you were turned by someone with her own agenda? Who knows?
I don't have a problem with the ninjas speaking English. If the premise of how the Hand operates is that they're a huge organization, I'm sure they're recruiting not only from Japan, but from other countries as well. Is the fact that they have big conspicuous offices a problem? Sure. I'm not going to argue with you there. 😉
I agree that there are some kinks in the story, they just don't disturb me that much. I was much more peeved with the first lady Bullseye arc where I felt that her motives didn't make sense. Some of that cleared up by Brubaker's last arc, but that added additional wrinkles. Some were resolved by Daredevil #500, but some remain, for sure.
Bill on December 30, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I think I get my issue later than you guys do. Anyway, I've got a dumb question with very little depth. Is Matt packing his clubs on his right side now? I thought he was lift handed?
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Lake Placid bills itself as the town of murals. They ain't lying.
I've mentioned I live in a rural area near a lake? But the main drag is literally only minutes away. I visited yesterday, tried a local cafe, and walked around a bit.
Unfortunately, my back has not yet recovered from the stress of moving, so I wasn't able to stay as long as I liked. But I will go back; the place is fascinating and beautiful.
I stopped first at Journal Plaza Square. I screwed up taking pics of the giant mural on the wall that borders a large green space, beside which is a line of businesses, but I'll go back and get it soon. The really cool thing about it? They run free movies every week. Bring a chair, a blanket, and enjoy. They run it on a large white square in the center of the wall, on either side of which is a gorgeous mural. The cafe stays open, so you can buy food and drink if you didn't bring your own.
The red telephone box is placed against the back wall of the cobblestoned area in front of the businesses (artist paint shop, cafe, antique store).
Please click on individual photos for detail. It's worth it.
The Journal was apparently an early newspaper in town. Now it's called the Lake Placid News.
This mural faces the street, again depicting scenes of Florida.
The endangered Florida panther one block off the main street.
I know some of you hate clowns, but these were so well done, I had to include them.
That's what I picked up in less than an hour. Can't wait to return and discover more!
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Looks a great place to visit even if there are clowns!
They're only painted clowns. Heh. Can't harm anyone.
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing these!


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\section{Introduction}

Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound objects in the Universe and can be used as cosmological probes because their formation and evolution rate are sensitive to different cosmological parameters \citep[e.g.][]{evrard1989, Haiman2001, Allen2004}.   The abundance of galaxy clusters as a function of mass $N(m,z)$ at high redshift $z$ is particularly sensitive to different cosmological models. To probe cosmology and dark energy we must observe galaxy clusters at high redshift and obtain mass estimates for them.

Observations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect \citep*{SZ1981} are a powerful way to probe galaxy clusters by detecting the hot cluster gas \citep{Birkinshaw99}.  SZ-detected clusters are in principle particularly powerful as they can be seen to high redshifts.  The intensity of the SZ effect summed over the entire cluster closely tracks the mass of the cluster \citep{Motl2005}. X-ray or SZ effect mass estimates are based on simplified assumptions such as a hydrostatic equilibrium for the cluster gas. It is becoming increasingly apparent, however, that we cannot fully model the complex gas physics in clusters within a simple framework. Nonetheless, it will be very challenging to calibrate cluster masses at high redshift, so in order to use SZ observations to probe cluster properties and cosmological models it is important to understand the relationship between mass and SZ observables in lower redshift systems. Gravitational lensing facilitates the calibration of the SZ observables to obtain accurate masses for SZ detections \citep{LewisKing,SealfonJimenez}. A large area in the southern sky is currently being surveyed in SZ by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) and the South Pole Telescope (SPT).

Gravitational lensing is dependent only on the projected mass distribution of the lens and so it is possible to study the mass distribution independent of its form, including the distribution of dark matter. Gravitational lensing causes small ($\sim$ a few $\%$) changes to the shape of individual galaxies, which can be used to reconstruct the mass distribution in the region \citep{KS93}; for a review see \citet{Munshi2008}.   In this paper we present measurements of weak lensing masses for clusters which were, for the first time, detected blind by their SZ decrement \citep{SPTSZ}. We also include mass measurements from 24 optically-detected clusters. This paper is structured as follows: in \S\ref{sec:observations} we present the data and discuss the image processing; \S\ref{sec:WL} describes the gravitational lensing methods used; the mass measurements are presented  in \S\ref{sec:results} and we compare with measurements from other techniques and calculate the $Y$ parameters. Throughout this paper we assume a flat cosmology with $\Omega_{m} =0.27 $, $\Omega_{\Lambda} = 0.73$ and $H_{0} = 100h$ km~s$^{-1}$Mpc$^{-1}$ with $h = 0.71$.

\section{Observations}
\label{sec:observations}

\label{sec:data}
We use publicly-available data from the Blanco Cosmology Survey - a National Optical Astronomy Observatory Large Survey Project observing 60 nights over 4 years on the Blanco 4m telescope at the Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory in Chile. The Mosaic II camera is being used for a deep, four-band optical (\emph{griz}) survey of two 50 deg$^{2}$ patches of the southern sky. Two areas of southern sky have been targeted, centred on $23^{h}00^{m}$, $-55^{\circ}12^{m}$ and $05^{h}30^{m}$, $-52^{\circ}47^{m}$. These fields lie within a larger area of the southern sky which ACT and SPT plan to survey. The paper is based on observations taken in 2005, with the exception of 2 clusters from 2006 data. The seeing varies between $0.81''$ and $1.09''$ with a mean of $0.89''$. The image reduction was carried out using the Rutgers Southern Cosmology Pipeline (flat field correction, CCD calibration, removal of saturated star bleed-trails, and bad pixel masks). Next the images were aligned, stacked and median combined using SWarp \citep{Bertin:2006}; an astrometric solution was found by matching stars to sources in the US Naval Observatory Catalog. Additional masks were made to remove saturated stars, satellite trails and other blemishes in the image, removing 8\% in total.  For more information see \cite{BCS1}. Note that we use AB magnitudes throughout.  To calculate photometric redshifts (photo-$z$s), multi-band SExtractor \citep{sex} \emph{g,r,i,z} isophotal magnitudes were used to find redshift probability distributions of each object. This was done using the {\sc bpz} code \citep{BPZ}, see also \cite{BCS1}.  We focused on 4 clusters found in SZ \citep{SPTSZ} and also 38 optical clusters selected from $\simeq 8$ square degrees \citep{BCS1}. Of the 38 clusters, we found non-zero mass estimates for 24 clusters, and upper limits for the remaining clusters. We do not consider 5 of the clusters as they are in regions only observed in a single exposure.

\section{Weak Lensing Analysis}
\label{sec:WL}
We used the \emph{i}-band data, 3 co-added exposures of 450s each, for our shear analysis, and measured galaxy shapes using the \citet{KSB95} (KSB) method.  Our pipeline is based on \cite{bre} and labelled ``MB'' in \cite{STEP1}, but has been automated to process rapidly the large SCS data set.  The method deviates from ``MB'' in automated star/galaxy separation and in Point Spread Function (PSF) interpolation. We tested the pipeline against simulated images from the Shear TEsting Programme (STEP) \citep[see][]{STEP1,STEP2}. Our method underestimates shear, but consistently throughout a wide range of observing conditions, which is henceforth compensated for in our shear measurements by applying a calibration factor of $1/(0.82\pm 0.05)$, similar to ``MB".

As in ``MB" our pipeline locates galaxies via the {\sc imcat}\footnote{{http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/$\sim$kaiser/imcat}} {\sc hfindpeaks} algorithm and measures their quadrupole shape moments using a Gaussian weight function of width $4r_g$, where $r_{g}$ is the size of the best-fitting Gaussian. The pipeline fits the shear polarizability factor $\frac{1}{2}{\mathrm{Tr}}(P^\gamma)$ as a function of galaxy size. We excluded galaxies smaller than $1.1$ times the measured seeing, and those with $S/N<5$, leaving $9$ per square arcminute to \emph{i}$\sim$23. The median redshift is $0.65$ \citep{Coil}; 69\% of galaxies in our catalogue also had photo-$z$s, which have a consistent $z$ distribution \citep{BCS1}.  Departing from the ``MB'' pipeline, we performed star/galaxy separation via the automated {\sc theli} algorithm \citep{THELI}, and automated the removal of galaxies with abnormally large values of shear polarizability, smear polarizability or ellipticity, which was present in the ``MB" method but labor intensive and slow. The observed shapes of galaxies were finally corrected for the blurring effect of the PSF. We measured the PSF using the $0.5$ unsaturated stars per square arcminute with $22.0>i>18.1$ (S/N $55$ to $1670$). The PSF ellipticity is  $0.035\pm 0.019$, where the error is the standard deviation throughout the survey. Optical effects and temporal variation of the atmosphere and telescope between dithered exposures produce patterns in PSF size and ellipticity. This variation was fitted as a sum of polynomials (of order $4$ in the $x$ and $y$ directions) plus sums of sines and cosines (of orders up to $4$ in $x$ and $8$ in $y$). These choices give a small r.m.s. residual $|e|$ of $0.0092$.

We estimate masses by fitting an NFW profile \citep*{NFW} to the average tangential shear  from {\sc imcat's etprofile} routine. The concentration index of the halo was taken as a function of mass and cluster redshift \citep{dolag2004}. For a robust treatment of missing regions of data we use a Wiener-filtered mass reconstruction method \citep{HuKeeton2002}. To address the mass-sheet degeneracy the average surface mass density is set to zero over the whole field of view (half a square degree).   For the SPT clusters the peaks of the surface mass density in the Wiener-filtered maps were, where present, assumed to be at the centre of the cluster, otherwise (SPT~0547-5345) the luminosity-weighted centre was used. The latter procedure was followed for the optically selected clusters.
Our Wiener-filtered reconstruction was done as follows: the two-point correlation function of the lensing convergence, used as prior for the Wiener reconstruction, was estimated from the shear-shear correlation \citep{bs2001} $\xi_+(\theta)$ in the data itself. In order to have a smooth prior, we fitted the measured $\xi_+$ with $\xi_+(\theta)=a/(1+b\,\theta)$ where $a$ and $b$ are constants determined by the fit. To obtain S/N maps of the lensing maps we divided the maps by the r.m.s. of 500 noise realisations, which were generated by randomly rotating the ellipticities of the sources followed by a Wiener reconstruction. The S/N maps were then used to confirm the cluster centres found in the mass maps.

\section{Results}
\label{sec:results}

\begin{figure}
\centering
 \includegraphics[width=65mm]{figure1.eps}
 \caption{Lensing mass reconstructions for SZ-detected clusters. Contours show the projected lensing convergence (mass distribution), at $1\%$, $1.5\%$, $2\%$, ... $4\%$. A circle indicates the BCG in each optically selected cluster, an $\times$ indicates a peak in X-ray emission, and a + denotes the SZ peak.}
  \label{fig:SPT123}
\end{figure}

Wiener-filtered mass reconstructions for three of the SPT SZ-detected clusters are shown in Figure~\ref{fig:SPT123}. The fourth SZ cluster at redshift $z\sim 0.88$ was not detected. Our mass maps of clusters SPT0517-5430, SPT0509-5342, and SPT0528-5300 have peak S/N=3.2, 3.0 and 2.5 respectively. The mass reconstruction of SPT0528$-$5300, at $z\sim0.7$, is shown in the lower panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:SPT123}. There is a second peak (S/N = 3.5) which may warrant further investigation; it is $6.5'$ from the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG). It is at $05^{h}27^{m}46.2^{s}$, $-53^{h}07^{m}57.9^{s}$ and we estimate it to be $8.12^{+5.03}_{-7.34}\times10^{14} M_{\sun}$. On examination of \citet[][Fig.1]{SPTSZ}, a small decrement in the SZ appears to be present. There is no statistically significant difference between the redshift distribution of galaxies in a $3'$ radius around this location compared to the redshift distribution of the surrounding $0.4$ square degree region.

Figure~\ref{fig:mass_prof} shows the average convergence in apertures for the three detected SPT clusters and for the offset peak. In red (empty circles) we show the B-mode which suggests that the shear catalogues are reasonably free of systematics. Figure~\ref{fig:mass_corr} compares lensing and optical mass estimates. We see that the SZ-discovered detections are amongst the most massive of the clusters $\ge 3 \times 10^{14}M_\odot$. $M_{L_{200}}$ is an estimate of the mass, calibrated by weak lensing measurements for SDSS clusters \citep{Reyes2008}, within a radius $r_{200}$ in which the number density is estimated to be $200/\Omega_{m}$ times the average galaxy number density. This is subject to uncertainties in bias, but is claimed to be an unbiased (to 5\%) estimate of the radius where the mass density is 200 times the critical density \citep{Johnston2007}. The uncertainty in $M_{L_{200}}$ is estimated to be a factor of 2 \citep{BCS1} due to the uncertainty in extrapolating the scaling relation to higher redshifts and uncertain  cluster membership. The correlation between the optical masses  \citep{BCS1, BCS2}  and the weak lensing masses gives some justification for using the optical luminosity as a mass proxy. Interestingly, the most discrepant of the SZ clusters has conflicting optical and X-ray mass estimates, suggesting that $M_{L_{200}}$ is overestimated.

\begin{figure}
\centering
 \includegraphics[width=60mm]{figure2.eps}
 \caption{Average convergence within an aperture, $\bar\kappa(\theta)$ for the three detected SPT clusters plus the new offset peak found near SPT0528-5300. The red (empty circle) shows the B-mode systematic error.}
  \label{fig:mass_prof}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}
\centering
 \includegraphics[width=80mm]{figure3.eps}
 \caption{Lensing mass $M_{200}$ measurement against optical mass $M_{L_{200}}$ for SZ and optically selected clusters. Filled circles show the SZ-selected and optically confirmed clusters, while empty circles denote clusters observed optically. Lower error bars marked with a triangle signify that the lower error reaches zero. X-ray mass estimates are shown as an $\times$ on this plot for the 3 SZ-detected clusters, joined by an arc to the optical estimate. The dashed line is $M_{L_{200}}=M_{200}$ to guide the eye. The uncertainty in $M_{L_{200}}$ is estimated to be a factor 2 \citep{BCS1}.}
  \label{fig:mass_corr}
\end{figure}

We have also calculated the expected Compton $y$ parameter and its integral over solid angle, $Y \equiv \int {\rm d}\Omega\, y(\Omega)$ for the clusters. In Tables~\ref{tab1} and \ref{tab2} we show the expected temperature decrement in the Rayleigh-Jeans limit $\langle- \Delta T_{RJ}\rangle = 2T_{CMB} \langle y\rangle$, averaged within $r_{200}$. At 150GHz, the actual decrement is smaller by a factor $0.29$ \citep[][Fig. 2]{Carlstrom2002}. To compute $Y$ we assume that gas follows dark matter and obtain an analytic result. It ignores the gas history (cf. \citet{ReidSpergel2006}) but our simple model agrees, within $25\%$, with the empirical scaling relations of \citet{Motl2005} and \citet{Nagai2006},  and is supported by \citet{Atrio2008} who show from stacked SZ clusters that the baryon profile is consistent with NFW. $Y$ as a function of $M_{200}$ is

\begin{equation}\label{eq:eq1}
Y = \frac{\sigma_T}{6 \alpha m_e c^2}\left(\frac{\Omega_{b}}{\Omega_{m}}\right) \frac{1}{D_A^2}\frac{\delta_{200}^{1/3} M_{200}^{5/3}c_s (1+z) (G H_0)^{2/3}}{[\ln(1+c_s)-c_s/(1+c_s)]^2}
\end{equation}

\noindent where $D_A$ is the angular diameter distance, $M_{200}$ is the mass within an overdensity $\delta_{200} = 200$, $\alpha$ is the total pressure divided by the electron pressure. We assume that ions and electrons are in thermal equilibrium with a Helium mass fraction of 0.24, so $\alpha=1.93$. We also assume the concentration index
\begin{equation}
c_s(M_{200})=9.59 (1+z)^{-1}(M_{200}/10^{14}h^{-1}M_\odot)^{-0.102}
\end{equation}
\citep{dolag2004}, but note that this is for a $\sigma_{8}=0.9$ cosmology, higher than current estimates \citep{WMAP5}. Values of $Y$ were predicted for clusters with mass detections, with statistical errors which are dominated by the error in $M^{Lens}_{200}$.

With a uniform prior on masses, we record in Table~\ref{tab1} the most likely masses and asymmetric one-sigma errors for the SPT SZ clusters. X-ray masses from soft X-ray luminosity using the correlations in \citet{Reiprich2002} are shown in Table~\ref{tab1}. Predicted $Y$ and average $y$ within $r_{200}$ are also shown here, along with the cluster centre used. To the extent that we can estimate $\langle y \rangle$ from the published maps, our results seem to be about $50\%$ higher than observed, but within the errors expected from the mass determinations. Recent ACT SZ measurements \citep{Hincks2009} are in agreement with our predictions for the two low-redshift clusters which we can compare. Observations of SPT0517-5430 with XMM-Newton yield an X-ray mass within $r_{500}$ of $6.4\times 10^{14} M_{\odot}$ \citep{Zhang2006}. Table~\ref{tab2} shows mass measurements and predicted $Y$ and average $y$ within $r_{200}$ for the optically-detected clusters.

\begin{table*}
 \centering
 \begin{minipage}{180mm}
  \caption{Physical properties of SZ selected clusters in the SCS regions. Redshifts are the photometric redshift of the BCG, with $\pm1\sigma$ limits. The ID is based on the position of the BCG. The NFW fit is centred at either the peak in the mass map (map) where available, or the luminosity-weighted centre (lum.). The uncertainty in $M_{L_{200}}$ is estimated to be a factor 2 \citep{BCS1}. Values of $2T_{CMB}\langle y \rangle$ and $Y$ are predicted from $M^{Lens}_{200}$ using Eq.~\ref{eq:eq1}. Note that $\Delta T_{SZ}$ at 150GHz is 0.29 of the penultimate column value.}
  \begin{tabular}{rrrcrcclrr}
  \hline
  ID & R.A. & Dec. & Centre & $z_{\rm photo}$ & $M_{L_{200}}$ & $M_{L_{\rm X}}$ & $M^{Lens}_{200}$ & $2T_{CMB}\langle y\rangle$ & $Y$\\
&   & Centre of NFW fit  & & & ($10^{14}M_{\sun}$) & ($10^{14}M_{\sun}$) & ($10^{14}M_{\sun}$)  & ($\mu K$) & ( $10^{-5}$ \\
& & & & & & & & & $arcmin^{2}$)\\
   \hline
SPT~0517-5430 & 05:16:27.3 & $-$54:27:39.4 & map & $0.27_{-0.02}^{+0.02}$  &  $17$     &   $8$ & $5.61_{-2.23}^{+2.88}$ & $280_{-114}^{+150}$ & $303_{-150}^{+170}$  \\%cl1
SPT~0509-5342 &  05:09:24.4 & $-$53:43:34.4 & map & $0.36_{-0.02}^{+0.02}$  & $4$     &   $6$ &$3.54_{-1.68}^{+2.07}$ & $219_{-106}^{+133}$ & $129_{-40}^{+40}$  \\%cl3
SPT~0528-5300 & 05:28:04.8 & $-$52:58:55.6 & map & $0.70_{-0.02}^{+0.03}$  & $\geq21$  &   $<11$ &  $2.94_{-2.94}^{+5.94} $ &$384_{-384}^{+839}$ & $63_{-63}^{+130}$ \\%cl2
SPT~0547-5345 & 05:46:41.1 & $-$53:44:52.1  & lum. & $0.88_{-0.04}^{+0.08}$  & $\geq4$  &   $10$ & - & - & - \\%cl4
\hline
\label{tab1}
\end{tabular}
\end{minipage}
\end{table*}

\begin{table*}
 \centering
 \begin{minipage}{180mm}
  \caption{As Table 1, but for optically selected clusters in the SCS regions.  The NFW fit is centred at the luminosity-weighted centre.}
  \begin{tabular}{rrrrclrr}
  \hline
  ID & R.A. & Dec. & $z_{\rm photo}$ & $M_{L_{200}}$  & $M^{Lens}_{200}$ & $2T_{CMB}\langle y\rangle$ & $Y$\\
&   & Centre of NFW fit   & & ($10^{14}M_{\sun}$)  & ($10^{14}M_{\sun}$)  & ($\mu K$) & ( $10^{-5}$ \\
& &  & & & & & $arcmin^{2}$)\\
   \hline
SCSO~J232540.2-544430.9 & 23:25:32.2 & $-$54:44:21.5  & 0.10$\pm  0.02$ & 2.10&  $ 0.23_{-0.23}^{+0.89}$ & $7_{-7}^{+88}$ & $6_{-6}^{+75}$   \\
SCSO~J232230.9-541608.3 & 23:22:27.2 & $-$54:16:26.9  & 0.12$\pm 0.02$ & 1.62 &  $ 0.85_{-0.59}^{+0.92}$   &  $27_{-23}^{+64}$ & $39_{-33}^{+93}$ \\
SCSO~J233000.4-543707.7 & n/a & & 0.14$\pm  0.02$ & 1.19 & -& - & - \\
SCSO~J232419.6-552548.9  & 23:24:33.6 & $-$55:26:14.4  & 0.18$\pm  0.04 $ & 1.19  &$ <0.26 $ & - & -  \\
SCSO~J233106.9-555119.5 & 23:31:08.2 & $-$55:50:56.4  & 0.19$\pm 0.04$ & 0.55&  $ 0.20_{-0.20}^{+0.69} $ &  $8_{-8}^{+83}$ & $2_{-2}^{+19}$ \\
SCSO~J233252.9-561454.1 & 23:32:51.4 & $-$56:15:29.8  & 0.20$\pm 0.03$ &1.17 &  $ < 0.09$ & -& - \\
SCSO~J233215.5-544211.6 & 23:32:17.1 & $-$54:42:43.1  & 0.20$\pm 0.04$ & 1.69&  $ 1.02_{-0.61}^{+0.84}$& $40_{-32}^{+70}$ & $25_{-19}^{+42}$ \\
 SCSO~J233037.1-554338.8 &23:30:34.8& $-$55:43:41.5 & 0.20$\pm 0.04$ & 0.99&  $ 1.62_{-0.77}^{+1.07}$ & $65_{-31}^{+44}$ & $68_{-24}^{+50}$ \\
SCSO~J233550.6-552820.4 & 23:35:46.4 & $-$55:29:21.3  & 0.22$\pm 0.04 $ & 0.67 & $ 0.03_{-0.03}^{+0.71}$ &  $1_{-1}^{+250}$ & $0.1_{-0.1}^{+21}$  \\
SCSO~J232200.4-544459.7 &23:22:01.8 & $-$54:45:38.8  & 0.27$\pm 0.04$ & 1.73 &$ 0.26_{-0.26}^{+0.86}$ &  $12_{-12}^{+125}$ & $2_{-2}^{+18}$ \\
SCSO~J233522.6-553237.0 & 23:35:20.0 &$-$ 55:32:30.9  & 0.29$\pm 0.04 $ &  2.19 & $ 0.85_{-0.85}^{+1.60}$  & $42_{-42}^{+205}$ & $11_{-11}^{+55}$  \\
SCSO~J233807.5-560304.9 &23:38:07.7 & $-$56:02:55.0  & 0.30$\pm 0.04$ & 2.60& $< 0.64 $ &- & -  \\
 SCSO~J232956.0-560808.3 &23:29:55.8 & $-$56:08:28.2  & 0.32$\pm 0.04$ & 1.99 &$ 2.13_{-1.73}^{+2.75}$ & $117_{-110}^{+350}$ & $49_{-46}^{+75}$ \\
 SCSO~J232839.5-551353.8 &23:28:41.0 & $-$55:13:25.2 & 0.32$\pm 0.05$ &1.00 & $ 1.69_{-1.32}^{+2.01}$ & $92_{-85}^{+249}$ & $33_{-30}^{+88}$  \\
 SCSO~J232633.6-550111.5 &23:26:31.1 & $-$55:01:26.9 & 0.32$\pm 0.05$ & 2.81 &$< 0.48$ & -& -  \\
SCSO~J233753.8-561147.6 &23:37:57.1 & $-$56:12:05.8 & 0.33$\pm 0.04$ & 2.94 & $ 0.15_{-0.15}^{+0.74}$ & $8_{-8}^{+148}$ & $1_{-1}^{+9}$ \\
  SCSO~J232156.4-541428.8 & 23:21:55.5 & $-$54:14:20.0 & 0.33$\pm 0.04$ & 1.25 &$< 0.71$& -& - \\
SCSO~J233003.6-541426.7  & 23:30:06.3 & $-$54:13:58.9  & 0.33$\pm 0.04$ & 0.88 & $ 2.81_{-1.47}^{+2.07}$ & $160_{-113}^{+241}$ & $75_{-53}^{+114}$ \\
SCSO~J233231.4-540135.8 &   n/a & & 0.33$\pm 0.04$ & 1.67 & -& -& -  \\
SCSO~J233430.2-543647.5 &  n/a & & 0.35$ \pm 0.05$ & 3.59 & - & -& - \\%23 cl22
SCSO~J233110.6-555213.5 &23:31:08.4 & $-$55:51:38.3   & 0.39$\pm 0.05$ & 1.04 & $< 0.56$& -& - \\%23 cl23
SCSO~J233618.3-555440.3 & 23:32:13.8 & $-$55:54:16.4 & 0.49$\pm 0.03 $ & 0.94 &$0.97_{-0.97}^{+1.59} $& $78_{-78}^{+314}$ & $9_{-9}^{+36}$  \\%23 cl24
SCSO~J233706.3-541903.8 & 23:37:11.3  & $-$54:18:57.5 & 0.51$\pm 0.04$ & 1.58  & $0.85_{-0.85}^{+3.03}$& $71_{-71}^{+820}$ & $7_{-7}^{+80}$ \\%23 cl25
SCSO~J233816.9-555331.1 & 23:38:12.7 & $-$55:53:12.5 & 0.52$\pm 0.03$ & 1.29  & $0.35_{-0.35}^{+2.09}$& $29_{-29}^{+711}$ & $2_{-2}^{+37}$  \\%23 cl26
 SCSO~J233556.8-560602.3  & 23:35:55.6  & $-$56:05:50.5 & 0.52$\pm 0.03$ & 7.15  & $1.35_{-1.22}^{+2.03}$& $117_{-114}^{+423}$ & $15_{-15}^{+54}$ \\%23 cl27
 SCSO~J232619.8-552308.8 & 23:26:14.5  & $-$55:23:22.9 & 0.52$\pm 0.03$  & 1.25  & $2.81_{-2.22}^{+3.34}$ & $250_{-231}^{+672}$ & $52_{-48}^{+140}$  \\
SCSO~J233425.6-542718.0  & 23:34:26.9  & $-$54:27:32.5 & 0.53$\pm 0.04$ & 3.41  & $<0.37$ & - & - \\
 SCSO~J232215.9-555045.6 & 23:22:17.0 & $-$55:50:07.1 & 0.56$\pm 0.04$  & 2.40  & $0.32_{-0.32}^{+4.13}$  & $29_{-29}^{+2303}$ & $1_{-1}^{+103}$  \\%23 cl30
SCSO~J232247.6-541110.1  & 23:22:53.0  &$-$54:10:54.8 & 0.58$\pm 0.04$  &1.16  & $5.11_{-4.09}^{+5.57}$ & $532_{-495}^{+1286}$ & $138_{-129}^{+333}$ \\%23 cl31
 SCSO~J232211.0-561847.4 & 23:22:13.6  &$-$56:18:35.7 & 0.61$\pm 0.05$  & 5.65  & $0.47_{-0.47}^{+2.61}$ & $48_{-48}^{+1045}$ & $2_{-2}^{+50}$ \\%23 cl32
SCSO~J233731.7-560427.9 &   23:37:30.0 & $-$56:04:01.2 & 0.61$\pm 0.05$ & 3.05  & $2.56_{-2.56}^{+3.87}$ & $276_{-276}^{+1005}$ & $41_{-41}^{+149}$ \\%23 cl33
 SCSO~J234012.6-541907.2  & 23:40:08.8 & $-$54:19:02.9  & 0.62$\pm 0.04$ & 5.23  & $<2.56$  \\%23 cl34
 SCSO~J234004.9-544444.8 & 23:40:02.9 & $-$54:44:21.0  & 0.66$\pm 0.05$ & 4.20  & $6.74_{-3.36}^{+4.45}$   & $843_{-575}^{+1118}$ & $212_{-145}^{+281}$ \\%23 cl35
 SCSO~J232342.3-551915.1 &23:23:45.5 & $-$55:19:08.9 & 0.67$\pm 0.04$ & 2.72  & $<0.51$ &  - & - \\%23 cl36
 SCSO~J232829.7-544255.4 & 23:28:27.5 & $-$54:42:19.3  & 0.68$\pm 0.04$ & 8.34  & $0.59_{-0.59}^{+3.12}$  & $69_{-69}^{+1409}$ & $3_{-3}^{+67}$ \\%23 cl37
 SCSO~J233403.7-555250.7 &   n/a & & 0.71$\pm 0.04$ & 0.88 &  -  &  - & -\\
  SCSO~J233951.1-551331.3  & n/a & & 0.73$\pm 0.04$ & 1.3  & -&  - & - \\
  SCSO~J233720.2-562115.1  & 23:37:22.4 & $-$56:20:44.8  & 0.75$\pm 0.03$ &0.70  & $5.61_{-4.87}^{+7.24}$& $835_{-806}^{+2488}$ & $151_{-145}^{+450}$  \\

\hline
\label{tab2}
\end{tabular}
\end{minipage}
\end{table*}

\section{Conclusions}
There has been longstanding optimism that SZ selection would be among the most favourable ways of detecting clusters for cosmological studies, since simulations show that the SZ detection threshold corresponds very nearly to a threshold in mass.  Despite this, it was not guaranteed that the first SZ experiments could trace mass. In order to demonstrate this we have measured, for the first time, weak lensing masses of clusters detected by their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich signature.  Of the four clusters detected by the SPT and published recently by \citet{SPTSZ}, we have detected three of them, using optical imaging data from the Southern Cosmology Survey. The fourth cluster, at redshift of 0.88, is too distant to be detected with these optical data. By fitting NFW profiles we have established that the published SZ peaks correspond to mass regions, and so we can confirm that the first installment of SZ selected clusters trace the most massive clusters.

We have also presented weak lensing mass estimates for other clusters detected optically in the SCS. As one might expect the published SZ clusters have masses at the upper end of the sample $10^{14}-10^{15}M_\odot$. Furthermore, we have presented analytic predictions for the integrated Compton $Y$ parameter for the all clusters in the sample for future comparison with SZ observations.

\section*{Acknowledgments}

\noindent The authors thank Catherine Heymans for many useful discussions. RNM acknowledges the award of an STFC studentship. FM and JPH acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation under the PIRE program (award number OISE-0530095). RJM acknowledges financial support through FP7 grant MIRG-CT-208994 and STFC Advanced Fellowship PP/E006450/1. We acknowledge the support of the European DUEL Research Training Network (MRTN-CT-2006-036133).

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It is said that the Swiss imbibe mountaineering from their infancy. On 2011-08-19, Calamus proved that this is wrong.
As the weather (one of the first really warm days of this summer) was definitely too hot for a bike tour of 35 km as the crow flies, Calamus decided to take the train to Goldau, which happened to be the closest town to the hashpoint. The distance being only 3.5 km, it looked like an easy trip. Perhaps Calamus should have consulted the height map as well.
Upon arrival at Goldau, Calamus began wondering whether it had been wise to come completely unprepared. Goldau was surrounded by mountains, so how big were the odds for the hashpoint to be on the summit of one of them? Anyway, he bought some provisions at a nearby store and left the town.
As he had expected, there were no more paths to be found pretty soon, so he started to walk-climb towards the direction his GPS told him. Actually, there was quite a lot more climbing than walking.
After a little more than two hours' time, Calamus reached a clearing and was amazed by the 2π view that spread out before him. It took him a while to realize he had in fact reached the peak of the mountain - the very same peek that he had been admiring for a full two hours - without even trying. And there even was a summit cross! And an information panel on landslides! And ... a signpost pointing to a comfortable path™ down the mountainside, less than 150 m from the hashpoint (Swiss definition of "comfortable path™": An ordered sequence of geographical points p1,p2,...,pn with at least two elements, with each pi with i in [2,n] being accessible from pi-1 for at least one element from the set of humanity (usually the guy who defined the path) employing any subset of the set of all techniques and devices known to mankind now or at some point in the future). Well, RTFM. Where M is for Map.
Anyway, the hashpoint happened to be just next to the path, and after he was done admiring the view from it, Calamus decided he should get back down pretty quickly, as he really, really didn't want to follow a Swiss comfortable path™ after sunset. On his way down, he wondered whether he would have actually been faster this way. He didn't have big problems going down, but he wasn't sure whether he would have been able to slide huge smooth steep rock slates up.
He reached a recognizable path before sunset and made his way back down to Goldau. Almost there, he asked a bystanding farmer for the way and couldn't hide a smile when his answer was: "Goldau?! But that's bloody far down, it is! 'ang on, I'll just finish reapin' that grass and then I'll give ya a ride, I will!" Because he had walked at least ten times as "bloody far" this day and "don't get into cars with strange men in them" didn't apply on the countryside, Calamus gladly accepted the offer.
On their way down, the farmer explained that the fields Calamus had seen him working had been the property of none other than the recently deceased Professor Carl Hidber of Zurich, traffic planner of Switzerland. This had led to the fact that the farmer's 27-year-old son had fallen in love with a Zurichoise and now wanted to move there. The farmer stated his immense hate against cities in general, particularly Zurich. When asked about his own origin, Calamus crossed his fingers, claiming to be from Sellenbüren village and looking forward to take over his father's farm. Luckily for him, they reached Goldau station before the friendly farmer could start a conversation on the best fertilizing techniques.
Calamus got to the station just in time to wave his train goodbye, so he treated himself a nice beer in an even nicer pub, collected a few signatures for his current initiative from passersby and then caught the train back to maybe-evil-yet-beautiful Zurich.
Ummm... did I check the hash's altitude?
My kingdom for a mountain bike!
You just gotta love the Algorithm.
Oh. Note to self: Maps can be useful.
by reaching the (47, 8) geohash on 2011-08-19.
by reaching the (47, 8) geohash on 2011-08-19 using public transit.
Is it true that Calamus earned the Thumbs Up Geohash?
But he hitchhiked back from instead of to the hashpoint (2011-08-19 47 8).
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Q: Add Button should seen if the field has any data? onkeyup fuction is not triggering everytime.my purpose is to create a to do list One input field is default.clicking add button will attach new input fields.

<input type="checkbox"><input class="set field" name="list" type="text" value="">

            <button id="btn1">add</button>
            <button id="btn2" type="submit" value="submit">Save</button>

first time onkeyup function is working but after that it is not triggering

$(document).ready(function() {
            $('#btn1').hide();
             $('.field').on('keyup',function(){

             var search_text = $('.field').val();
           if(search_text==""){

            $('#btn1').hide();

          }else{
          $('#btn1').show();
          }
          });
          $("#btn1").click(function () {
                var x = 1;
                event.preventDefault();
                x++;
                $('#new').append('
<input type="checkbox"><input name="list[]" class="set field" type="text" value="">
');
          $('#btn1').hide();

           });
           });

A:

<input type="checkbox"><input class="set field" name="list" type="text" value="">

<button id="btn" type="submit" value="submit" hidden="">Save</button>

A: When creating elements you should always give them unique IDs if you are using them. Adding elements with the same ID will cause conflicts and unexpected behaviour.

<input type="checkbox"><input class="set field" name="list" type="text" value="">

    <button id="btn1">add</button>
    <button id="btn2" type="submit" value="submit">Save</button>

Your main errors were

*

*Not having unique IDs and
2.Your key up event didn't accommodate for dynamically created elements.
$(document).ready(function() {
    var x = 1; // Set to 1 on document load, not every add
    $('#btn1').hide();
    $('body').on('keyup', '.field', function(){
        var search_text = $('.field').last().val(); //finds last added .field and checks if blank
        // this allows other inputs to have their values changed while not triggering the show button
        if(search_text==""){
            $('#btn1').hide();
        }else{
            $('#btn1').show();
        }
    });
    $("#btn1").click(function (event) { //need to pass event if you want to use it
        event.preventDefault();
        $('#new').append('
<input type="checkbox"><input name="list[]" class="set field" type="text" value="">
');
        // ID now contains x variable that increments every add
        $('#btn1').hide();
        x++; // increment x now at bottom so increments after field has been added.
    });
});

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On the Eve of Earth Day, environmentalists are calling George W. Bush the most anti-Green president since Ronald Reagan. Bush walked away from the Kyoto Treaty, broke a campaign promise on power plant emissions, and refused to cut arsenic in drinking water, but supporters claim he's not much different from Bill Clinton. Can Bush turn his image around? How does Clinton's record stand up? We weigh the politics and practicality of environmentalism with a Pennsylvania Congressman, Republican political strategist, and representatives from three national environmental groups.
Newsmaker: Fed Cuts Interest Rate - In another surprise move today, the Federal Reserve cut an additional half percent off the benchmark interest rate. Margaret Popper, "Street Wise" columnist for Business Week Online explains the unusual timing of the Fed's action, and what it portends for the stock and housing market.
Reporter's Notebook: School District Shuns Standardized Testing - The New York suburb of Scarsdale has one of the nation's best public school systems, with some of the nation's highest scores on the standardized tests that are required by law. But at a time when more standardized tests are being called for by school reformers, Scarsdale parents like Melanie Spivak, are saying "no."


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Fair Grounds Racecourse
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The track's 2019 Quarter Horse dates have been set.
Amending The Bar is pictured here winning last year's Louisiana QHBA Sale Futurity on a sloppy track at Fair Grounds Racecourse in New Orleans. This year's Fair Grounds summer Quarter Horse meet begins August 16 and runs through September 7. PHOTO: Hodges Photography
April 18, 2019 | Racing , Racing | Racing , Racing
Fair Grounds Racecourse in New Orleans will conduct a 10-day summer American Quarter Horse meet, starting August 16 and running through September 7.
Live racing will be contested on August 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and 31; and September 6 and 7. Two key dates are: Saturday, August 17 (LQHBA Sale Futurity [RG1] trials) and Saturday, September 7 (LQHBA Sale Futurity final). All yearlings who pass through the ring of the annual Louisiana QHBA Yearling Sale are eligible to run in the trials for this race, the meet's richest.
The purse of last year's LQHBA Sale Futurity reached a stakes-record $434,538. The winner, Julio Cesar Ramirez's Amending The Bar, earned the $195,542 winner's share of the purse.
"We look forward to the upcoming live racing season at Fair Grounds Racecourse," said LQHBA executive director Bruce Salard. "It is a very important stop on the Louisiana Quarter Horse circuit and an excellent showcase for accredited Louisiana-breds who compete throughout the meet and in the LQHBA Sale Futurity."
Visit www.lqhba.com for more information on the LQHBA, or contact its office at (318) 487-9506.
AQHA News and information is a service of the American Quarter Horse Association. For more news and information, follow @AQHARacing on Twitter, "like" Q-Racing on Facebook, and visit www.aqha.com/racing.
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Ever passed by a mirror in a curious place and wondered if it may have been a two-way mirror?
Take time with this 5 minute read to protect yourself with these two-way mirror finding tips.
A two way mirror is a transparent mirror that can look exactly like a regular mirror when the back side of it is dark. Don't worry, there is more than one way to tell the difference!
We have a series of three tests to use to confirm that the mirror you see in front of you is not a two way mirror.
What is the fingernail test?
Place your fingernail to the front of the mirror. You can test to see which side the reflective coating is facing. For glass two way mirrors, the mirror coating has to be facing you.
If your fingernail's reflection touches itself, that is the coated side. If there is a gap between your finger and its reflection, go to Test #2.
The glass two way mirror is one-directional. You can only install it with the mirror coating facing forward so it is easy to spot using this test.
The acrylic two way mirror and glass smart mirror are not one-directional. You must use the next two tests to be sure it is not a two way mirror in this case.
The glass two way mirror has a mirror coating that is 70% reflective. It only allows 11% of the light through the mirror. It is on a dark grey substrate, which makes it one-directional. The glass two-way mirror cannot cheat the fingernail test. The reflection coating must be facing the room that is being observed. That way the people being observed are only seeing their reflection. On the opposite side, the darker room is located where the observer will be watching.
Notice the fingertip's reflection touching itself. Very different from that of the standard mirror's reflection.
The light is even on both sides of the mirror in this picture. You are able to see through the semi-transparent glass at the moment.
Glass two-way mirror cannot cheat the fingernail test. The reflection coating must be facing the room that is being observed. That way the people being observed are only seeing their reflection. On the opposite side, the darker room is located where the observer will be watching.
How does a two way compare to a standard mirror?
All three mirror types we are looking at in this article have a 70% reflection. A standard mirror is 94% reflective. This means that it will have a darker tint than a standard mirror.
To do this test, simply pull out a standard mirror from your purse or pocket. Put it up next to the mirror and check to see if the tint looks the same as your mirror. If it appears darker, it is likely a two way mirror.
70% reflective with 25% light transmission on a grey substrate, acrylic two way mirror is reflective from both sides of the substrate. Meaning it can be installed either way. If installed backwards ( the coated side on the back ) it can cheat the fingernail test looking like the reflection of a standard mirror! Something to think about if you are testing a questionable mirror. Acrylic tends to have a different feel than glass. Rubbing your nail gently across the surface may help you determine if you have found an acrylic two way mirror, or a standard glass mirror.
Acrylic two way mirror will closer match the reflection tint of a standard mirror as well. Whereas glass two way mirror tends to have a bronze tint.
Smart mirror is similar to the acrylic two way mirror in properties. It has a 70% reflection with a 25% light transmission. Its reflective from both sides of the substrate. Smart mirror can be installed backwards as well ( the coated side on the back ) it can cheat the fingernail test looking like the reflection of a standard mirror!
If you are testing a questionable mirror, smart mirror tends to have a warmer tone on the reflective coating. Observe the smart mirror on the right compared to the standard mirror reflection of the mug on the left.
If you are worried about a two way mirror and the first two tests did not work for you, try knocking on the mirror gently. If there is a hollow sound going on instead of a more solid sound, it is possible that the area behind the mirror is open instead of the mirror being just mounted to the wall. This could reveal that there is an observation area or a camera behind the mirror. Be careful out there!
Two-way mirrors are dependent upon the lighting in the room. Both sides of the mirror cannot be evenly lit for the illusion to work. The observer side of the mirror must be at least half as dark for the reflection coating on the other side to properly reflect light back at those being observed.
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CONCLUSION: Now that you are armed with knowledge, never be afraid of a sketchy looking mirrors again. Just remember the fingernail test & a makeup mirror.
As there are lots of ways to detect the two ways mirror as this mirror can be detected easily by touching the nails and by fingerprints easily without any hassle you can detect the two-way mirror. As there are too many ways to which can be easily detect the two-way mirror but these are the correct and easy way to detect the mirror.
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This manufacturer doesn't take the traditional approach to table design and incorporates a modern look with clean lines into their architecture. It is constructed of engineered hard wood and plywood frames topped off with a mahogany stained look. It resembles lines found more closely to European tables and offers Euro players that are known for pinning and toe shots.


The Railways is working on a plan to connect Nagpur and Mumbai through a high-speed corridor which will reduce the travel time between the two cities to just five hours, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.
Goyal was in Nagpur to witness the signing of an MoU between the Railways and the Metro Railway Project Company of Maharashtra for linking the railway line to the metro network and creating a Mass Rapid Transit System.
He said his ministry was planning to connect railway lines to national highways across the country.
"One such proposal is to connect the Nagpur–Mumbai Super Expressway (Samriddhi Mahamarg) to the railway line connecting Nagpur-Mumbai. The construction of such a high-speed corridor will make it possible to cover the distance between Nagpur and Mumbai in just five hours," he said.
Currently, the minimum time a train takes to cover the distance between the two cities is around 13.2 hours.
The MoU signing ceremony was witnessed by Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Water Resources Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The Railways has also allocated a record Rs 67,000 crore for the development of the suburban railway network in Mumbai which is used by one-third of the total Railway passengers in India.
The foundation stone laying ceremony of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's "waste to energy project" was also held on the occasion.
The foundation stone laying ceremony of a project of the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company to carry coal from a cluster of mines of the Western Coalfield Limited through the pipe conveyor system was also held, the ministry said in a statement.
Gadkari, while speaking on the rising pollution in metro cities, advocated "public transport on electricity".
He informed that the speed of air-conditioned metro coaches running on the Railway's broad gauge line will be 100 km/hr, which is much more than that of the ordinary passenger trains.
Fadnavis said that these three projects would be hailed as innovative steps. He informed that water acquired from mines and power plants is being used to irrigate over 10,000 hectares of land in Maharashtra.
An MoU has been signed between the Vidarbha Irrigation Industrial Corporation and the Western Coalfield Limited for mine water distribution, he said.
On the occasion, a booklet titled "New Railways New Maharashtra" on the Railway's development in Maharashtra was also unveiled.


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Here we are at the beginning of a new year and with a new set of ferry schedules governing trips from the coast to Croatia's best islands. As usual, Jadrolinija, Croatia's state ferry line, is first off the mark with a complete package of car ferry schedules. Only Jadrolinija handles car ferries and the company's schedules change little from year to year.
Passenger ferry schedules are much more fluid as Jadrolinija and other companies adjust to the seasonal flux of visitors. Many of the passenger ferries are summer only and most do not see their schedules finalized until the spring. Which makes travel planning a challenge!
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It's been a while since I took the time to sit down and write a new entry, but that's the craziness that has been my life so far in the EFL. I know people said that it was going to be a grind, but man has it been non stop so far. Coming to Los Angeles has been one of the best experiences in my life. Sure I've been here a few times playing USC and what not, but now living here full time and being part of the living entity that is LA, it's just something that words can't describe. I've been doing my best as a rookie to pick up everything and I can and do whatever it takes to get out there on the field. So far I've been primarily used as a receiver, but I did get a good set of touches running it a few weeks back and I absolutely went off. I know it's been frustrating not only for me, but also my fans seeing me drop a lot of passes, but that's just me getting used to my new role as a receiver and while there'll be growing pains, good things are around the corner.


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Learning Lessons From Sunk Costs
Brian H. Bornstein, Gretchen B. Chapman
College of Law
Public Policy Center
Study participants rated the quality of several arguments for continuing an original plan in sunk cost situations in order to (a) avoid wasting resources, (b) learn to make better decisions, (c) punish poor decision making, and (d) appear consistent. The lesson-learning argument was perceived as most appropriate when adult teachers taught lessons to others, the original decision was carelessly made, or if it consumed comparatively more resources. Ratings of the lesson-learning argument were higher for teacher-learner than for adult-alone situations, regardless of whether the learner was a child or an adult. The implications for improving decision making and judging whether the sunk cost effect is a bias are discussed.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.1.4.251
Bornstein, B. H., & Chapman, G. B. (1995). Learning Lessons From Sunk Costs. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 1(4), 251-269. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.1.4.251
Learning Lessons From Sunk Costs. / Bornstein, Brian H.; Chapman, Gretchen B.
In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Vol. 1, No. 4, 01.12.1995, p. 251-269.
Bornstein, BH & Chapman, GB 1995, 'Learning Lessons From Sunk Costs', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 251-269. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.1.4.251
Bornstein BH, Chapman GB. Learning Lessons From Sunk Costs. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 1995 Dec 1;1(4):251-269. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.1.4.251
Bornstein, Brian H. ; Chapman, Gretchen B. / Learning Lessons From Sunk Costs. In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 1995 ; Vol. 1, No. 4. pp. 251-269.
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Is Fruit Limiting Your Fat Loss?
The Gorilla Pit - Training, Nutrition & Lifestyle > Is Fruit Limiting Your Fat Loss?
In the years that I have been coaching people to achieve their maximum potential with their health, fitness and physique, there's a pattern that I've noticed emerging that derails a lot of the best efforts amongst even the most hard-working of clients.
I could sit here right now and wax lyrical about the evils of excessive take-away food, alcohol, or inconsistent training, but this isn't always the problem. I've had clients come to me for their monthly measurements, not get results as big as they were hoping for, and start to beat themselves up about that one take-away pizza they had last month. Maximising your results is an ongoing process, but one take-away pizza in four or five weeks isn't likely to be enough to derail you by itself. Neither is one solitary missed gym session. Nonetheless, it's always these transgressions that people look to first.
My experience though, is that whilst consistency of training and a high quality nutrition plan is essential, one very occasional deviation from that plan isn't going to be enough to throw your month of results away. There's something else going on, and it's likely something that's being done with the best of intentions. Something like failing to feed a hungry body because less food means more weight loss, or eating a big bowl or "healthy" muesli for breakfast every day.
If there's one type of food I see contribute to these well-intended deviations from a well-balanced nutrition plan more than any other, though, it's definitely fruit. I am most certainly not against the consumption of fruit, in fact, in just a few paragraphs I'm going to be including some recommendations on types of fruit to eat, but I do think that fruit tends to be misunderstood and misused.
Fruit itself is unlikely to make you fat, but that doesn't mean it's not a contributory factor in your limited results.
Let's get the obvious stuff out of the way first. When I'm talking about fruit, I'm talking about actual, real fruit. Anything that doesn't look like it did when it grew is almost certainly not fruit. Examples of this include Cherry Ripes (yes, a client once justified consumption of one of these to me with the words, "but it's fruit?" No, it's not fruit), or anything with "Made With Real Fruit Juice" written on the packet. Or almost anything with a packet, come to that.
Equally important, but sometimes less obvious, is fruit juice. Even the stuff that's made from nothing but fruit is a problem for a number of reasons. First of all, have you ever seen how much juice comes out of a single orange? Even a very juicy one? It's not a lot. So when you fill your glass high with fresh orange juice, that's a huge number of oranges worth of sugar you've just poured in. Combine that with the fact that a lot of the fibre that might regulate the sugar absorption has been removed from the equation and you have a huge, unnecessary sugar hit. That's not going to help, is it? The only argument I hear from people that this line of reasoning doesn't account for is that they drink it for the vitamin c. My response to that is this; first of all, the reputation that citrus has for vitamin c levels doesn't come from the fact that it's high in vitamin c, it comes from the fact that it can be stored for a long period of time without going bad. In spite of the fact that many fruits like berries and chilis contain more vitamin c than citrus fruit, sailors took citrus to sea to ward off scurvy because they would last longer than other alternatives. This, much like the whole "carrots are good for your night-vision" thing is a mis-perception with just enough truth to make it feasible that oranges are the big boy on the block. Secondly, your body doesn't store much in the way of vitamin c, so a small amount on a regular basis is much more beneficial to it than a lot in one large hit, most of which will just be used as a waste product.
The last addition to this list is dried fruit. A lot of the nutritional value of fruit is contained within its water. When you dry fruit out, you remove a chunk of the nutritional value, but you leave the sugar content intact. This means the same amount of sugar is now wrapped up in a much smaller and less nutritious package. That doesn't sound great, does it?
Finally, let's say you are eating fruit in its raw form, and have successfully dodged the pitfalls listed above. How and when are you eating it? As I said before, an apple is unlikely to make you fat, it contains lots of great nutrients, soluble fibre, and only about ten grams of fructose, which is a not-unreasonable upward limit as part of your daily carbohydrate intake.
An apple, however, also doesn't contain any protein, so if it's the only thing you're having for your mid-afternoon snack, you're pretty much sending your body the message that it's okay for it to spend the hours between lunch and dinner breaking down the muscle you worked so hard to pack on. Whatever you do, don't neglect the protein in favour of a piece of fruit.
Apricots – These are surprisingly low in calories, with a little fibre and plenty of antioxidants.
Blueberries – These little balls of blue goodness have the highest concentrations of antioxidant and anti-inflammatories on the planet.
Cantaloupe – For a good dose of Potassium and vitamin A.
Figs (seasonally) – Have vitamin B6, calcium and iron. They're high in sugar, but high in fibre, which brings down their glycemic index. This is a good thing.
Mango – Have a much higher water content than you'd expect, and they're full of Potassium, Vitamin A and Beta-carotene.
Dark fruits – particularly berries, are full of anthocyanins, which counter inflammation and reduce muscle soreness. If you're going to eat grapes, eat red grapes. They're full of tannins, antioxidants, and resveratrol. Eat the seeds too.
Kiwi and dark stone fruits – are full of cancer reducing nutrients.
Pineapple – helps support enzyme function and restore cellular activity.
There you go. You know what to eat, you know how to eat it. Now go forth and make gains unhindered by good but misinformed intentions.