BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) ("Phoenix New Media", "ifeng" or the "Company"), a leading new media company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.
"This is a very difficult quarter for us with the slowdown of the macroeconomics and the 14-day suspension of ifeng News mobile application and WAP website as well as some channels on ifeng.com from September 26, 2018," Mr. Shuang Liu, CEO of Phoenix New Media commented, "However, we have reviewed and improved our internal operating procedures to ensure that we continue to produce top-tier, informative and regulatory compliant content. We have enhanced our content operations team, particularly in video, bolstering our capabilities to deliver outstanding original content. We will continue to execute our long-term strategy to diversify our growth drivers, pushing beyond our core business of news and current affairs into lifestyle-related verticals to help our users cultivate a healthy, happy and fulfilling lifestyle."
Ms. Betty Ho, CFO of Phoenix New Media, further stated, "Our total revenues experienced a 16.6% year-over-year decrease to RMB355.0 million under the old accounting standard, mainly due to market condition and the tightening of rules and regulations on advertisements for certain specific industries in addition to the impact of the suspension. However, we have implemented a series of initiatives to cultivate a sustainable growth by strengthening our content operations and diversifying our revenue streams, to prepare for the macroeconomic uncertainties in the following quarters."
Beginning from January 1, 2018, the Company adopted a new accounting standard of ASC606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (the "new accounting standard"). The financial data presented in the Company's financial statements for the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 are in accordance with the new accounting standard while all financial data presented for the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2017 are in accordance with ASC605, Revenue Recognition (the "old accounting standard").
This financial information for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was presented under the old accounting standard (ASC605).
This financial information for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was presented under the new accounting standard (ASC606).
Total revenues for the third quarter of 2018 were RMB328.7 million (US$47.9 million) under the new accounting standard, which represented a decrease of 22.8% from RMB425.6 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Net advertising revenues for the third quarter of 2018 were RMB280.2 million (US$40.8 million) (net of advertising agency service fees and sales taxes and surcharges) under the new accounting standard, which represented a decrease of 22.8% from RMB363.1 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Paid services revenues for the third quarter of 2018 decreased by 22.4% to RMB48.5 million (US$7.1 million) from RMB62.4 million in the third quarter of 2017. Revenues from digital entertainment for the third quarter of 2018 decreased by 42.7% to RMB30.2 million (US$4.4 million) from RMB52.6 million in the third quarter of 2017. Revenues from games and others for the third quarter of 2018 increased by 86.6% to RMB18.3 million (US$2.7 million) from RMB9.8 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Under the old accounting standard ASC605, total revenues for the third quarter of 2018 would have been RMB355.0 million (US$51.7 million), which would have represented a decrease of 16.6% from RMB425.6 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Under the old accounting standard ASC605, net advertising revenues for the third quarter of 2018 would have been RMB304.6 million (US$44.4 million), which would have represented a decrease of 16.1% from RMB363.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, primarily attributable to a 2.9% year-over-year decrease in mobile advertising revenues and a 35.8% year-over-year decrease in PC advertising revenues. The decrease was mainly due to the market condition and the tightening of rules and regulations on advertisements for certain specific industries in addition to impact of the suspension from September 26, 2018.
Under the old accounting standard ASC605, paid services revenues for the third quarter of 2018 would have been RMB50.4 million (US$7.3 million), which would have represented a decrease of 19.3% from RMB62.4 million in the third quarter of 2017. Under the old accounting standard ASC605, revenues from digital entertainment for the third quarter of 2018 would have been RMB31.9 million (US$4.6 million), which would have represented a decrease of 39.5% from RMB52.6 million in the third quarter of 2017, due to a 65.6% decrease in the MVAS revenues mainly resulting from the decline in users' demand for services provided through telecom operators in China. Under the old accounting standard ASC605, revenues from online digital reading for the third quarter of 2018 would have been RMB19.6 million (US$2.9 million), which would have represented an increase of 14.2% from RMB17.2 million (US$2.6 million) in the third quarter of 2017. Under the old accounting standard ASC605, revenues from games and others for the third quarter of 2018 would have been RMB18.5 million (US$2.7 million), which would have represented an increase of 88.9% from RMB9.8 million in the third quarter of 2017, primarily attributable to the revenues generated from licensing "Adventure in the skies", a martial arts literature IP owned by the Company, to a film production company.
The sales taxes and surcharges were RMB29.6 million (US$4.3 million) in the third quarter of 2018, which was excluded from cost of revenues and recorded as a reduction item of revenues under the new accounting standard, as compared to sales taxes and surcharges of RMB35.7 million in the third quarter of 2017, which was recorded as a component of cost of revenues under the old accounting standard ASC605.
Content and operational costs for the third quarter of 2018 increased to RMB122.6 million (US$17.9 million) from RMB110.5 million in the third quarter of 2017, primarily attributable to an increase in advertisement-related content production cost.
Revenue sharing fees to telecom operators and channel partners for the third quarter of 2018 decreased to RMB14.3 million (US$2.1 million) from RMB27.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, primarily attributable to a decrease in the sales of MVAS products.
Bandwidth costs for the third quarter of 2018 increased slightly to RMB14.7 million (US$2.1 million) from RMB14.1 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Share-based compensation included in cost of revenues was RMB0.4 million (US$0.1 million) in the third quarter of 2018, as compared to RMB0.9 million in the third quarter of 2017. As the Company recognized share-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures, on a graded-vesting basis over the vesting term of the awards, there was less share-based compensation recognized in the third quarter of 2018 for share options granted prior to 2018.
Gross profit for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB177.1 million (US$25.8 million), as compared to RMB237.4 million in the third quarter of 2017. Gross margin for the third quarter of 2018 decreased to 53.9% from 55.8% in the third quarter of 2017. The decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to the more significant decrease in revenues as compared to the decrease in cost of revenues under the new accounting standard as explained above.
Non-GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of 2018, which excluded share-based compensation, decreased to 54.0% from 56.0% in the third quarter of 2017.
Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2018 increased by 15.7% to RMB233.7 million (US$34.0 million) from RMB201.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, primarily attributable to an increase in traffic acquisition expenses. Share-based compensation included in operating expenses was RMB2.1 million (US$0.3 million) in the third quarter of 2018, as compared to RMB1.5 million in the third quarter of 2017. The increase in share-based compensation was mainly due to the newly granted share-based awards after the third quarter of 2017.
Loss from operations for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB56.6 million (US$8.2 million), as compared to income from operations of RMB35.5 million in the third quarter of 2017. Operating margin for the third quarter of 2018 decreased to negative 17.2% from positive 8.3% in the third quarter of 2017, which was primarily due to the decrease in revenues resulting from the impact of the temporary service suspension and the slowdown of the macroeconomics.
Non-GAAP loss from operations for the third quarter of 2018, which excluded share-based compensation, was RMB54.0 million (US$7.9 million), as compared to Non-GAAP income from operations of RMB37.9 million in the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP operating margin for the third quarter of 2018, which excluded share-based compensation, decreased to negative 16.4% from positive 8.9% in the third quarter of 2017.
Other income or loss reflects interest income, interest expense, foreign currency exchange gain or loss, gain or loss from equity method investments, including impairments, and others, net. Total net other income for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB35.9 million (US$5.2 million), as compared to RMB6.2 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Interest income for the third quarter of 2018 decreased to RMB12.3 million (US$1.8 million) from RMB14.9 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Interest expense for the third quarter of 2018 decreased to RMB3.1 million (US$0.4 million), from RMB5.7 million in the third quarter of 2017, which was primarily due to the decrease in outstanding short-term bank loans in the third quarter of 2018 as compared to that of 2017.
Foreign currency exchange gain for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB6.1 million (US$0.9 million), as compared to foreign currency exchange loss of RMB8.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, which was mainly caused by the depreciation of Renminbi against US dollars in the third quarter of 2018 that generated exchange gains in Renminbi denominated borrowings recorded in the Company's subsidiaries whose functional currency is not Renminbi.
Gain from equity method investments for the third quarter of 2018, including impairments, was RMB4.2 million (US$0.6 million), as compared to gain from equity method investments of RMB1.0 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Gain on disposal of convertible loans due from a related party for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB10.6 million (US$1.5 million), which was derived from the completion of the assignment to Long De Cheng Zhang Culture Communication (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. of the Company's rights under a loan to Particle Inc. with a principal amount of US$14.8 million originally granted in August 2016 and with the assignment price of approximately US$17.0 million.
Others, net, for the third quarter of 2018 increased to RMB5.8 million (US$0.8 million), from RMB4.9 million in the third quarter of 2017.
Net loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited for the third quarter of 2018 was RMB16.6 million (US$2.4 million), as compared to net income attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited of RMB32.9 million in the third quarter of 2017. Net margin for the third quarter of 2018 decreased to negative 5.1% from positive 7.7% in the third quarter of 2017. Net loss per diluted ADS in the third quarter of 2018 was RMB0.23(US$0.03), as compared to net income per diluted ADS of RMB0.46 in the third quarter of 2017.
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited for the third quarter of 2018, which excluded share-based compensation and gain or loss from equity method investments, including impairments, was RMB18.3 million (US$2.7 million), as compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited of RMB34.4 million in the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net margin for the third quarter of 2018 decreased to negative 5.6% from positive 8.1% in the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net loss per diluted ADS in the third quarter of 2018 was RMB0.25(US$0.04), as compared to Non-GAAP net income per diluted ADS of RMB0.48 in the third quarter of 2017.
For the third quarter of 2018, the Company's weighted average number of ADSs used in the computation of diluted net income per ADS was 72,745,318. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had a total of 582,129,950 ordinary shares outstanding, or the equivalent of 72,766,244 ADSs.
As of September 30, 2018, the Company's cash and cash equivalents, term deposits and short term investments and restricted cash were RMB1.42 billion (US$206.9 million). Restricted cash represents deposits placed as security for banking facilities granted to the Company, which are restricted in their withdrawal or usage.
Based on the new accounting standard (ASC606), for the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company expects its total revenues to be between RMB376.1 million and RMB399.1 million; net advertising revenues are expected to be between RMB338.5 million and RMB356.5 million; and paid services revenues are expected to be between RMB37.6 million and RMB42.6 million.
If the old accounting standard (ASC605) were to be used, for the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company would expect its total revenues to be between RMB414.2 million and RMB437.2 million, its net advertising revenues to be between RMB374.0 million and RMB392.0 million, and its paid services revenues to be between RMB40.2 million and RMB45.2 million.
All of the above forecasts reflect the Company's current and preliminary view on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.
The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 12, 2018 (November 13, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.Beijing/Hong Kong time) to discuss its third quarter 2018 unaudited financial results and operating performance.
To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), Phoenix New Media Limited uses non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP income or loss from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income or loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited, non-GAAP net margin and non-GAAP net income or loss per diluted ADS, each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit excluding share-based compensation. Non-GAAP gross margin is non-GAAP gross profit divided by total revenues. Non-GAAP income or loss from operations is income or loss from operations excluding share-based compensation. Non-GAAP operating margin is non-GAAP income or loss from operations divided by total revenues. Non-GAAP net income or loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited is net income or loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited excluding share-based compensation and gain or loss from equity method investments, including impairments. Non-GAAP net margin is non-GAAP net income or loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited divided by total revenues. Non-GAAP net income or loss per diluted ADS is non-GAAP net income or loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited divided by weighted average number of diluted ADSs. The Company believes that separate analysis and exclusion of the aforementioned non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items add clarity to the constituent parts of its performance. The Company reviews these non-GAAP financial measures together with the related GAAP financial measures to obtain a better understanding of its operating performance. It uses these non-GAAP financial measures for planning, forecasting and measuring results against the forecast. The Company believes that using these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its business allows both management and investors to assess the Company's performance against its competitors and ultimately monitor its capacity to generate returns for investors. The Company also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess its operating performance without the effect of items like share-based compensation and gain or loss from equity method investments, including impairments, which have been and will continue to be significant and recurring in its business. However, the use of these non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations as an analytical tool. One of the limitations of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not include all items that impact the Company's gross profit, income or loss from operations and net income or loss attributable to Phoenix New Media Limited for the period. In addition, because these non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in the same manner by all companies, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as an alternative to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("USD") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to USD were made at the rate of RMB6.8680 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on September 30, 2018 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or USD amounts referred could be converted into USD or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. For analytical presentation, all percentages are calculated using the numbers presented in the financial statements contained in this earnings release.
Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) is a leading new media company providing premium content on an integrated Internet platform, including PC and mobile, in China. Having originated from a leading global Chinese language TV network based in Hong Kong, Phoenix TV, the Company enables consumers to access professional news and other quality information and share user-generated content on the Internet through their PCs and mobile devices. Phoenix New Media's platform includes its PC channel, consisting of ifeng.com website, which comprises interest-based verticals such as news, finance, fashion, military and digital reading, and interactive services; its mobile channel, consisting of mobile news applications, mobile video application, HTML5-based mobile Internet websites, and mobile digital reading application; and its operations with the telecom operators that provides content and mobile value-added services.
Paid services revenues comprise of (i) revenues from digital entertainment, which includes MVAS and digital reading, and (ii) revenues from games and others, which includes web-based games, mobile games, content sales, and other online and mobile paid services through the Company's own platforms.
Games and others include web-based and mobile games, content sales, and other online and mobile paid services through the Company's own platforms.
"Others, net" primarily consists of government subsidies and litigation loss provisions.
* Derived from audited financial statements included in the Company's Form 20-F dated April 26, 2018.
** The Company adopted ASU 2016-1, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, beginning from January 1, 2018. After the adoption of this new accounting standard, the Company measures long-term equity investments, other than those accounted for under the equity method, at fair value through earnings. As investments in Particle meet the definition of debt securities, which are recorded as available-for-sale investments, there is no impact by the adoption of ASU 2016-1 on the available-for-sale investments in Particle and the changes in their fair value continue to be recorded in other comprehensive income.


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OMG! How will I cope!!! Mileage or drinking (or both) is going up that weekend :) Cheers DK.
Does Vanilla not like parsing the arrow things correctly?
Vanilla does, the BBCode thing I'm using doesn't.
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SAS launches new service from Stansted Airport to Copenhagen
By Sinead Corr
sinead.corr@iliffemedia.co.uk
Published: 17:23, 08 April 2019
| Updated: 10:08, 10 April 2019
SAS returns to Stansted with a new service to Copenhagen (8359448)
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has returned to Stansted Airport with a new service to Copenhagen.
The route, which complements the existing Heathrow service to and from the Danish capital, will operate five times a week, increasing to a daily return service from July 1.
Mats Sigurdson, Stansted's aviation director, said: "It's great news SAS has returned to London Stansted with the launch of this new service to Copenhagen.
"The service will not only provide passengers from London and the East of England with even more choice to an exciting European destination, I'm also sure the route will prove to be really popular with business passengers from Copenhagen looking for... convenient access to the London-Stansted-Cambridge economic corridor."
Niko Ek, general manager for SAS Europe, added: "We continue to see an increasing demand for flights to Copenhagen from the UK and are delighted to offer our customers the option to fly from both London Heathrow and London Stansted. For Danes, a choice of arrival airport into London will also offer increased convenience."
SAS announced a Stansted to Gothenburg service in 2015 after pulling out of the airport in 2001 to concentrate on Heathrow.
Scandinavian is the flag carrier of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. With headquarters in Solna, Sweden, the airline operates 169 aircraft to 123 destinations. Its main hub is Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, with connections to 109 destinations around the world. Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is the second largest hub and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen the third.
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Surprise arrival of Russian plane to Venezuela fuels intrigue (Reports)
The arrival of a Russian passenger jet in Caracas on Monday evening has set off an avalanche of theories and rumours on Venezuelan social media. Some claim that it brought Russian mercenaries, others that it was there to escort Nicolas Maduro into exile — an opposition lawmaker even said that it was there to carry gold out of the country.
According to publicly available flight tracking data, a passenger plane belonging to Russia's Nordwind Airlines landed at Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport in Venezuela on Monday evening. The Boeing 777-200 carrying the registration VP-BJG came directly from Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
It had previously departed from Phuket, Thailand and was scheduled to land at Sheremetyevo but rerouted to Moscow Vnukovo airport instead.
Photos released by Reuters show the Nordwind Airlines plane parked at Caracas airport. It left to return to Moscow on January 30.
Have gold bars been flown out of the country?
Venezuelan Assembly member Jose Guerra claimed on Tuesday, January 29, in a speech in parliament that he had heard from Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) officials that a Russian plane was meant to transport at least 20 tonnes of gold out of the country.
"We demand the BCV details of what is going on. That gold is not Calixto Ortega's, it is of the Venezuelan people," read part of Guerra's address posted to the The National Assembly's official Twitter account.
Calixto Ortega is the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela. Guerra provided no evidence to support his claims. Euronews has contacted Guerra for clarification but had not received a response at the time of writing.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed Guerra's claims that Moscow has tried to move 20 tonnes of gold to Russia, according to TASS. "Russia is prepared to promote a settlement to the political situation in Venezuela without meddling in that country's internal affairs," he said. "Russia is categorically against any meddling by third countries in Venezuela's internal affairs."
Venezuelan debt to Russia
Russia is one of Venezuela's biggest investors with Rosneft — a Russian company and the world's largest publicly traded petroleum firm — having stakes in five onshore oil projects and two gas ones. According to Bloomberg News, the Russian oil company has fed more than $7 billion in Venezuela, largely through loans to be repaid in future crude deliveries.
The Finance Ministry of the Russian Federation said on Tuesday that it expects the next payment at the end of March as scheduled.
Amid the dispute over whether any gold has left Venezuela, another battle is raging about a shipment of the precious metal to the country. The Bank of England has so far refused to release some of the €1 billion in gold it is holding on behalf of the Venezuelan central bank as the US pressures its allies to divert resources towards opposition leader Juan Guido.
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Calanna () is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about  southwest of Catanzaro and about  northeast of Reggio Calabria.

Calanna borders the following municipalities: Fiumara, Laganadi, Reggio Calabria, San Roberto.

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Cities and towns in Calabria


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The best macro lenses for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro
Evan Selleck on March 6, 2020
Apple has made huge gains when it comes to camera quality in the iPhone over the years, making it one of the most important features in its smartphone lineup.
That is certainly the case with the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, each of which is equipped with the latest camera technology and features. And while the camera systems in the newest iPhones are worthwhile on their own, some folks might want a macro lens to attach to their phone for more distinct, and specific, shots.
Which is why we've put together some of the best macro lens options for the iPhone 11 series. So let's get right to it:
The best iPhone 11 macro lenses
Olloclip Macro ProPack
Xenvo
Moment has made a name for itself over the years, producing some of the best lens accessories for the iPhone lineup. The macro lens from the company follows that pedigree. It can be attached and removed quickly and easily based on your photography needs, and provided a one-inch working distance thanks to its design. The multi-element glass design provides the utmost clarity in a shot.
As is par for the course with Moment lenses, the macro lens is made from aerospace grade metal, while the glass is hand-polished, the same that's used for high-end 4K film lenses. The macro lens also features a removable light diffuser for shadowless photography.
The design features three elements and 2 groups, with a 0.1% distortion. The focal length is 25mm, and it has a visual magnification of 10X.
The one thing to be aware of is that to attach a Moment lens to your iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max, you'll need a Moment case as well. There are a variety to choose from, but we've included a link to the Moment Thin case, which is 100% biodegradable while also being thin, lightweight, and plenty protective. Plus, the case retails for around $40.
You can buy Moment's macro lens right now from Amazon.
Like other options in this list, the macro lens from Olloclip is included in a pack of other options. In this case, a 3-in-1 essential lens kit. It includes the macro option, while also including fisheye and super wide angle lens options. So if you're in the market for several different lenses, this may be the right way to go.
Olloclip says the lenses will work with all camera apps, and promotes the fact the lenses are solid for video capture as well. The glass in the lenses features multi-element coating for "premium image quality". The clip itself can expand to work with screen protectors as well.
The clip itself is designed for the multiple lenses, making swapping based on what you need for your photography needs simple and quick. Olloclip includes a bonus Bluetooth wireless remote for snapping a photo, and has a range up to 30 feet.
The macro lens is capable of 15X zoom.
The Olloclip 3-in-1 Essentials Pack is available now from Amazon.
This is the pack to get if you want a lot of different macro lens options. Olloclip calls it the Macro ProPack, and it comes with five different macro lenses right out of the box: 7X, 10X, 14X, 15X, and 21X. But that's not all: the pack also includes a 180-degree Fisheye lens and Olloclip's Pivot Stabilizer Grip.
The pack also includes the company's Bluetooth remote for snapping photos and a microfiber pouch to carry around the lenses. The included clip will also make it easy to swap out other Olloclip external lenses if you want.
This package deal isn't available on Amazon yet, but we've included it here anyway because it's a lot of different, top-of-the-line macro lenses for your iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and/or iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Buy for $199.99
The Xenvo macro lens is available with the company's wide angle lens as well. The package also includes a TruGrip lens clip, a rechargeable GlowClip LED light, a quick-release lanyard, a charging cable, and a cleaning cloth.
Xenvo's Clarus 15X macro lens will offer plenty of zoom for those up-close photos. Xenvo says for the best possible photos with the macro lens you'll want to put your subject about 1/2 an inch away.
Meanwhile, there is also the TruView 0.45X wide angle lens, which Xenvo says means you can capture 45% more of your picture with each photo. The company says it won't lead to any vignetting, or dark corners, as other wide angle external lenses can lead to. The lens is manufactured from aircraft-grade aluminum, and it has premium optical glass as well.
The Xenvo macro lens and wide angle lens are available now from Amazon.
Do you have any macro lens you'd like to add to this list? Feel free to share in the comments down below.
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Going green, One Diaper at a time
June 27, 2018 By Angela Counter
Local organization aims to alleviate the financial strain of babyhood with free kits
One of the most confounding choices for parents is the diaper debate: cloth vs. disposable. No matter which you choose, this decision has a serious financial impact. Disposable diapers for one child can cost thousands of dollars, but for many families, the initial cost of $500 or more for cloth diapers can be daunting. One Diaper Canada is a registered charity that hopes to alleviate some of the strain by providing cloth diaper kits to families in the Ottawa region.
Run by a group of volunteers who are passionate about the benefits of cloth diapering, One Diaper Canada assembles complete kits, which include cloth diapers and other diapering necessities, for distribution to families in need throughout the Ottawa area. Families in need of assistance can fill out an online application on the One Diaper Canada website. The application collects information about the child so that volunteers can prepare a cloth diaper kit specifically for the family. Once they receive the kit, families will only need to cover the cost of laundering the diapers, which is significantly less than the cost of disposable diapers. And help doesn't end there. "Once a family receives one of our kits, we place huge importance on family follow-up and support," says Cassandra Matta, one of the organization's founders. Volunteers provide information on cloth diapering best practices, and support families by answering questions by email and telephone.
One Diaper Canada focuses on families in financial need, who might not be able to afford an adequate number of disposable diapers for their child.
A family's inability to provide enough diapers is known as 'diaper need.' In an effort to save money, caregivers might not change a child's diaper frequently, or might reuse a soiled diaper. This can affect the child's health, with implications that include urinary tract infections, severe diaper rash, and blistering. The mental health of child and caregiver can be affected, as well, and extended baby crying can lead to difficulties with bonding. By removing the financial burden of disposable diapers, One Diaper Canada hopes that caregivers will have the ability to change the baby's diaper as often as needed.
One Diaper Canada also hopes that by removing the financial obstacle preventing some families from using cloth diapers, they can help to reduce the number of disposable diapers headed to landfills each year. The organization has adopted a reduce, reuse, recycle strategy for the cloth diapers it distributes, in order to make the biggest environmental impact. Because a cloth diaper can be used for multiple children, One Diaper Canada collects donations of used cloth diapers, sorts them, and sends those in excellent condition for sterilization and eventual use in a kit. Diapers in need of repair are sent to volunteers who bring the diapers to like-new condition before reuse. Diapers that cannot be reused are disassembled with parts being used to build new diapers. "We are able to give a second life to [the donated diapers]," says Matta.
To volunteer or learn more, visit One Diaper Canada at onediaper.org.
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$200,000 The estimated amount of money that One Diaper Canada has saved families
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using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class EnemyAttack : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float range = 10.0f;

    public float blinkRate = 0.3f;
    public float tellLength = 2.0f;
    public float attackLength = 1.0f;
    public float damagePerSecond = 0.5f;

    // Attack cooldown
    public float cooldown = 5.0f;
    private float timeleft = 0.0f;

    public float tellWidth = 1.0f;
    public float attackWidth = 3.0f;

    private GameObject player;
    private GameManager mgr;
    private LineRenderer lr;
    private Vector3 targetPosition;
    private Vector3 targetOffset;
    private Vector3 targettingVelocity = Vector3.zero;
    //public float attackFollowRate = 0.5f;
    public PulsingGradient pulsingGradient;

    public enum Phase { IDLE, TELLING, ATTACKING }
    private Phase _phase = Phase.IDLE;
    public Phase phase
    {
        get
        {
            return _phase;
        }
    }

    private EnemyMovement movement;
    private HoverCar hover;
    private Rigidbody rb;

    // Use this for initialization
    void Start()
    {
        mgr = GameObject.FindObjectOfType<GameManager>();
        lr = GetComponentInChildren<LineRenderer>();

        hover = GetComponent<HoverCar>();
        movement = GetComponent<EnemyMovement>();
        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
    }

    void SetPhase(Phase p)
    {
        _phase = p;
        switch (_phase)
        {
            case Phase.TELLING:
                //DisableMovement();
                timeleft = tellLength;

                targetPosition = mgr.playerPosition;
                targetOffset = Random.insideUnitCircle * 1;
                targettingVelocity = Vector3.zero;

                //StartCoroutine(LineFlash());
                break;

            case Phase.ATTACKING:
                timeleft = attackLength;
                break;

            case Phase.IDLE:
                EnableMovement();
                timeleft = cooldown;
                break;

        }
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        float deltaTime = Time.deltaTime;
        timeleft -= Time.deltaTime;

        Vector3 playerPosition = mgr.playerPosition;
        float dist = Vector3.Distance(transform.position, playerPosition);
        float currentRange = range; //(_phase == Phase.IDLE ? range : range * 2);
        if (dist > currentRange)
        {
            lr.enabled = false;
            if (_phase != Phase.IDLE)
            {
                SetPhase(Phase.IDLE);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            switch (_phase)
            {
                case Phase.IDLE:
                    lr.enabled = false;
                    if (timeleft <= 0)
                    {
                        SetPhase(Phase.TELLING);
                    }
                    break;

                case Phase.TELLING:
                    UpdateTargetPosition(playerPosition);
                    UpdateLinePositions(currentRange);
                    lr.startWidth = tellWidth;
                    lr.endWidth = tellWidth;
                    lr.enabled = true;

                    float t = (tellLength - timeleft) / tellLength;
                    pulsingGradient.EdgeMultiplierFreq = Mathf.Lerp(1, 6, t);
                    pulsingGradient.EdgeMultiplierMin = Mathf.Lerp(8, 2, t);
                    pulsingGradient.EdgeMultiplierMax = Mathf.Lerp(10, 4, t);
                    pulsingGradient.MinColor = new Color(0, t, 0);
                    pulsingGradient.MaxColor = new Color(t, 1, 0);

                    if (timeleft <= 0)
                    {
                        SetPhase(Phase.ATTACKING);
                    }
                    break;

                case Phase.ATTACKING:
                    UpdateTargetPosition(playerPosition);
                    UpdateLinePositions(currentRange);
                    lr.startWidth = attackWidth;
                    lr.endWidth = attackWidth;
                    lr.enabled = true;

                    pulsingGradient.EdgeMultiplierFreq = 6;
                    pulsingGradient.EdgeMultiplierMin = 2;
                    pulsingGradient.EdgeMultiplierMax = 4;
                    pulsingGradient.MinColor = new Color(0, 1, 0);
                    pulsingGradient.MaxColor = new Color(1, 1, 0);

                    if (timeleft <= 0)
                    {
                        SetPhase(Phase.IDLE);
                    }
                    break;

            }
        }
    }

    private void UpdateTargetPosition(Vector3 playerPosition)
    {
        // Lag target behind player
        float smoothTime = (_phase == Phase.ATTACKING ? 1.0f : 0.2f);
        targetPosition = Vector3.SmoothDamp(targetPosition, playerPosition + targetOffset, ref targettingVelocity, smoothTime, 10, Time.deltaTime);
    }

    private void UpdateLinePositions(float currentRange)
    {
        Vector3 enemyPos = transform.position;
        Vector3 dir = (targetPosition - enemyPos).normalized;
        int layerMask = (1 << LayerMask.NameToLayer("Planet")) | (1 << LayerMask.NameToLayer("Player"));
        RaycastHit hit;
        if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position, dir, out hit, currentRange, layerMask, QueryTriggerInteraction.Ignore))
        {
            lr.SetPositions(new Vector3[] { enemyPos, hit.point });
            if (string.Equals(hit.collider.tag, "Player"))
            {
                mgr.DamagePlayer(Time.deltaTime * damagePerSecond);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            lr.SetPositions(new Vector3[] { enemyPos, enemyPos + dir * currentRange });
        }
    }

    private void DisableMovement()
    {
        movement.enabled = false;
        hover.enabled = false;
        rb.useGravity = false;
        rb.velocity = Vector3.zero;
        rb.angularVelocity = Vector3.zero;
    }

    private void EnableMovement()
    {
        movement.enabled = true;
        hover.enabled = true;
        rb.useGravity = true;
    }

    //IEnumerator LineFlash()
    //{
    //    while (_phase == Phase.TELLING)
    //    {
    //        float t = (timeleft / tellLength) / 2.0f;
    //        lr.enabled = !lr.enabled;
    //        yield return new WaitForSeconds(t);
    //    }
    //}

}

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Video Tour of Mira – Inside and Out!
Finally, a video tour of Mira (for those requesting "..less Glenn and more boat" 🙂 ) – exterior and interior. We had a chance to straighten Mira for guests in Charleston and decided to take the opportunity to film her. She has been our live-aboard home since January, and has far exceeded our expectations in all categories!


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Why did Lake Agassiz drain?
The glacial lakes of ND?
The Glacial Lakes that helped to form the 'Plains' topography of North Dakota do not exist today. Several Glacial Lakes have been identified and named by geologists, however. Some of them were: Lake Souris, Lake Dakota, Lake McKenzie, and the largest, Lake Agassiz, which was named after Louis Agassiz (1807-1873), who is honored as the father of glacial geology.
What two lakes does Niagara falls drain into?
Niagara Falls does not drain into two lakes, It drains one lake, Lake Erie into another lake, Lake Ontario.
Is it illegal to drain the water from a lake?
If its not your lake then yes
Which rivers drain into Lake Ontario?
lake erie!!!!!
Where does Lake Erie watershed drain?
What happened to lake Agassiz?
Lake Agassiz was a glacial lake located in the center of North America around 30,000 to 10,000 years ago. It drained over the years, including one massive breakout that caused a mini Ice age to start, and the lake to refill. Much of the final drainage of the huge lake is thought to have occured in a very short time, with various theories that it caused a one meter rise in sea levels, and that… Read More
When was Louis Agassiz Fuertes born?
Louis Agassiz Fuertes was born in 1874.
When did Louis Agassiz Fuertes die?
Louis Agassiz Fuertes died in 1927.
When did Rodolphe Louis Agassiz die?
Rodolphe Louis Agassiz died in 1933.
When was Rodolphe Louis Agassiz born?
Rodolphe Louis Agassiz was born in 1871.
When was Louis Agassiz born?
Louis Agassiz was born on May 28, 1807.
When was Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge created?
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1937.
When did Louis Agassiz die?
Louis Agassiz died on December 14, 1873 at the age of 66.
When was Alexander Emanuel Agassiz born?
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz was born on December 17, 1835.
When was Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz born?
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was born on December 5, 1822.
How old was Louis Agassiz at death?
When did Louis Agassiz Shaw Junior die?
Louis Agassiz Shaw Junior died on 1940-08-27.
When was Louis Agassiz Shaw Junior born?
Louis Agassiz Shaw Junior was born on 1886-09-25.
What is the area of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge?
The area of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge is 248.882 square kilometers.
When did Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz die?
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz died on June 27, 1907 at the age of 84.
When did Alexander Emanuel Agassiz die?
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz died on March 27, 1910 at the age of 74.
Does Bear Lake Utah drain?
No, it does not drain. The top so many feet act as a reservoir.
How did North Dakota get its landforms?
Most of North Dakota's landforms are the result of glaciation and the drying up of Lake Agassiz. The badlands were formed by erosion which wore down rocks and topsoil.
How old was Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz at death?
How old was Alexander Emanuel Agassiz at death?
Which method did Europeans use to try to find the Lake Guatavita's mythical treasure?
Drain the lake
How old is Louis Agassiz?
Louis Agassiz was born on May 28, 1807 and died on December 14, 1873. Louis Agassiz would have been 66 years old at the time of death or 208 years old today.
What is the corn capital of Canada?
Taber, Alberta... or Agassiz, B.C. Actually the corn capital of Canada is just Alberta not Taber or Agassiz
Who discovered the megalodon?
Who is the founder of biology?
What did Louis Agassiz do?
He was a biology scientist
What body of water does the escanaba river drain into?
How the great salt lake get salt in it?
Salts are transported from the mountains by rivers, the water is evaporated and the lake hasn't a drain.
How old is Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz?
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was born on December 5, 1822 and died on June 27, 1907. Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz would have been 84 years old at the time of death or 192 years old today.
How old is Alexander Emanuel Agassiz?
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz was born on December 17, 1835 and died on March 27, 1910. Alexander Emanuel Agassiz would have been 74 years old at the time of death or 179 years old today.
What has the author Louis Agassiz Test written?
Louis Agassiz Test has written: 'Notes on qualitative analysis' -- subject(s): Analytic Chemistry, Qualitative
Which body of water is NOT affected by tides?
A lake. However some may be affected, many lakes drain out via rivers ito the sea and tides effect the rate at which these river drain water from the lake.
How did the salt get in Salt Lake?
Salt it is brought by rivers; the lake hasn't drain, water is evaporated and the concentration of salts increase.
What has the author Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz written?
Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz has written: 'A first lesson in natural history' -- subject(s): Corals, Marine animals, Juvenile literature, Jellyfishes 'Louis Agassiz' -- subject(s): Scientists, Biography, Correspondence, Naturalists
What country did Louis Agassiz do his work?
Louis Agassiz was a natural scientist who was the first to develop the concept of ancient ice ages. His early work was in Switzerland, and later in the USA.
America's greatest science teacher?
What is Louis Agassiz famous for doing?
He was a mountaineering geologist
How do they drain lake junaluska?
At lake junaluska in the fall, the parks crew pull a plug located at the lake floor by the pumphouse at the dam. Once they pull that, it drains so they can clean it.
Where is the drain plug for a 1990 650 kawasaki ts jet ski?
At the bottom of the lake.
What is the full form of NANO?
Nanomia cara Agassiz, 1865
Scientist who proposed ice age theory?
What is the driving distance between chilliwack and agassiz?
about 15 miles
How do you make the water on the lake flood down on Zelda?
you need to play the whistle (recorder) near the lake and then the water will drain revealing a staircase to another dungeon.
Follow the water drain the lake and bring it back to you. What song is this from?
Architects - Follow The Water
Who invented the iron lung?
The machine was invented by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw Philip Drinker was an industrial hygiene who invented the first widely used iron lung in 1928 with Louis Agassiz Shaw.


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In vitro cytotoxicity of covalently protected layered molybdenum disulfide
Nur Farhanah Rosli, Naziah M. Latiff, Zdeněk Sofer, Adrian C. Fisher, Martin Pumera
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Layered molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is in forefront of materials research. MoS2 has been reported to display various unique electronic, catalytic and sensing properties. Functionalization of MoS2 is common as it can improve biocompatibility, electrochemical behaviour, catalytic performance, and sensing abilities. In this study, a cytotoxicity study of MoS2 functionalized with an organic molecule, thiobarbituric acid (TBA) was conducted. The functionalization of MoS2 with TBA (MoS2-TBA) is unique as it was reported to retain metallic 1T-type character which is important for electrochemical applications. In addition, MoS2-TBA could possibly be utilized to a wider range of applications as it can be further modified due to the presence of alcohol groups. Thus, investigating the toxicity of MoS2-TBA is essential since it has promising properties for several applications. Functionalized MoS2-TBA is expected to have different toxicity profile than non-functionalized MoS2 as several physicochemical properties may have changed after functionalization. The cytotoxicity study has been conducted via two common cell viability assays which are methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and water-soluble tetrazolium salt (WST-8) assay. Human lung carcinoma epithelial cell line (A549) was chosen for this study it is highly probable for nanomaterials to enter the lungs and interact with the body via inhalation through the respiratory tract from the environment. This study has found that MoS2-TBA has become less toxic as compared to MoS2.
Applied Materials Today
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2018.02.001
Funding Information:
A. C. F. and N. F. R. thank C4T programme for funding. This project was funded by the National Research Foundation Singapore under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) programme. Z. S. was supported by Czech Science Foundation (GACR No. 15-07912S). This work was supported by the project Advanced Functional Nanorobots (Reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000444 financed by the EFRR ). This project was supported by Tier 99/13 grant by Ministry of Education, Singapore .
10.1016/j.apmt.2018.02.001
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Rosli, N. F., Latiff, N. M., Sofer, Z., Fisher, A. C., & Pumera, M. (2018). In vitro cytotoxicity of covalently protected layered molybdenum disulfide. Applied Materials Today, 11, 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2018.02.001
Rosli, Nur Farhanah ; Latiff, Naziah M. ; Sofer, Zdeněk ; Fisher, Adrian C. ; Pumera, Martin. / In vitro cytotoxicity of covalently protected layered molybdenum disulfide. In: Applied Materials Today. 2018 ; Vol. 11. pp. 200-206.
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The cofounder of OKCupid says immigration is 'the ultimate entrepreneurship'
Richard Feloni, Myelle Lansat
Hollis Johnson/Business InsiderSam Yagan was born in the United States after his parents immigrated from Syria. He is the current CEO of ShopRunner.
Sam Yagan was born in the United States after his parents immigrated from Syria.
Yagan cofounded SparkNotes and OKCupid, was the previous CEO of Match.com, and is the current CEO of ShopRunner, a shopping service and Amazon Prime competitor.
"I think that immigration is the ultimate entrepreneurship, in many ways," Yagan said.
Being the son of Syrian immigrants gave Sam Yagan a certain amount of motivation – the kind of motivation that leads to creating and running billion-dollar companies.
Before graduating from Harvard University, Yagan and his friends started SparkNotes, a study-guide website. Later, Yagan cofounded OKCupid and became the CEO of Match.com. Now, Yagan is the CEO of ShopRunner, a shopping service competing with Amazon Prime.
Born in the United States and growing up in Illinois, Yagan described his young self as "super nerdy" on an episode of Business Insider's podcast, "Success! How I Did It." He said his parents made huge efforts to "Americanize" Yagan the best they could after immigrating from Syria.
While attending Harvard University, Yagan met his future business partners and cofounders, but he said he ultimately got a great education in entrepreneurship from his parents. "I think that immigration is the ultimate entrepreneurship, in many ways," Yagan said.
Yagan said entrepreneurs give up a sense of certainty, like a job, income, a career, or money, for a speculative long-term goal that they think will be successful but realistically don't know what the outcome will be.
"And that idea of being super, super comfortable with uncertainty, being super comfortable with the unknown, this idea that, just never give up, this relentlessness, were all attributes that I realise my parents have been imbuing in me, had been teaching me or demonstrating not to be an entrepreneur, but just because that's how they lived," said Yagan.
Yagan said he realised how lucky he was when the Syrian war broke out. Virtually his entire family remained in Syria until the war and most became displaced after it began.
"'The things they think about when they wake up in the morning and the things I think about when I wake up in the morning, I've got Champagne problems,'" he said. "It's, like, when I was at Match, or now at ShopRunner, it's, like, 'Oh, how do we compete with Amazon Prime on this? How do we build this product?' I'm, like, 'That's a great problem to be thinking about.' Because I'm not thinking about survival."
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Q: Using qUnit for Javascript testing I love qUnit for JavaScript unit testing, and have successfully used it for a large web hosting platform that is almost exclusively AJAX. However, I have to run it in a browser by hand, or as a Windows scheduled task, which is not ideal.
Has anyone run jUnit tests as part of an automated test suite, like you would in (say) perl or Java?

A: The simplest way could be running qUnit test with Selenium 2, from JUnit test. Selenium 2 opens webpages in Firefox, IE, Chrome or its own HtmlDriver and can do almost everything with a rendered page, especially with qUnit test results.
import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;

public class FooTest {

static WebDriver driver;

@BeforeClass
public static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {
    driver = new FirefoxDriver();
}

@AfterClass
public static void tearDownAfterClass() throws Exception {
    driver.close();
}

@Test
public void bar() throws Exception {
    driver.get("http://location/of/qUnitTest");

    //Handling output could be as simple as checking if all
    //test have passed or as compound as parsing all test results
    //and generating report, that meets your needs.
    //Code below is just a simple clue.
    WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("blah"));
    assertFalse(element.getText().contains("test failed"));
}
}

A: I would recommend jstestdriver. It allows you to run tests against real instances of browsers but from the command line, which means it can be used in a CI build or simply run as part of your build script.
It has it's own assertion framework, which I have found to be better than qUnit. However, if qUnit is required for some reason then there is a plugin that allows you to write qUnit tests for the jstestdriver runner.

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The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Thein Sein, has announced the country will initiate the process of restoring its membership of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The decision was confirmed during an official visit of UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. On the occasion, highlighting the role of tourism in the future of Myanmar, President Sein joined the UNWTO/WTTC Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign (Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, May 7, 2012).
According to UNWTO's long-term forecast, Tourism Towards 2030, international tourist arrivals to Asia and the Pacific will increase from 204 million in 2010 to 535 million in 2030. South Asia will be the fastest growing sub-region in the world, growing 6 percent a year. "Asia and the Pacific is the future powerhouse of global tourism, and Myanmar is in a strategic position to receive a significant share of these arrivals," said Mr. Rifai.


Happy New Year to all of you, so long 2015. On today's show of Laughing with Cancer, we talk to a very inspirational man from Ireland with an out of this world story. Liam Ryan was diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer, it was one of the worst cases doctors had ever seen, and he was expected to have only weeks to live. At one point the doctors told him he might as well be at stage 44 and that he had only a 5% chance of survival, that's how bad it was. Liam Ryan was a fighter and fight is what he did. Ten years later he ran his first marathon, post cancer, and wrote a book called "Cancer 4 Me 5 (after extra time)". So please sit back and enjoy an amazing story from a man with such amazing strength, courage and faith that anyone with cancer will know that it can be beaten. Ladies and gentleman I give you Mr. Liam Ryan.


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British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
Name Rio Blanco
Type: Steam merchant
Tonnage 4,086 tons
Completed 1922 - Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co Ltd, Blyth
Owner Thompson Steamshipping Co Ltd, London
Homeport London
Date of attack 1 Apr 1942 Nationality: British
Fate Sunk by U-160 (Georg Lassen)
Position 35° 16'N, 74° 18'W - Grid CA 8776
Complement 40 (19 dead and 21 survivors).
Route St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (16 Mar) - Hampton Roads - UK
Cargo 6440 tons of iron ore
History Completed in February 1922
Notes on event
At 16.22 hours on 1 April 1942 the unescorted Rio Blanco (Master Aiden Blackett) was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-160 and sank about 60 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Nine crew members were lost in the sinking and nine other crew members and one gunner died of exposure in the lifeboats. The master, seven crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMS Hertfordshire (FY 176) (Cdr J.A. Shater, RN) on 15 April and landed at Norfolk, Virginia. Eleven crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMCS Niagara (I 57) (LtCdr R.F. Harris, RCNR) on 14 April and landed at Halifax two days later.
On board We have details of 33 people who were on board.
Return to Allied Ships hit by U-boats


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Q: How to insert more dialogs in MFC Dialog application? I am trying to build an MFC application Dialog based application. It runs ok. But I need to insert another Dialog. So how can I for example, pressing on a button from the first dialog to open the new added dialog?.
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.

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*I right clicked on the resources folder and insert a dialog.

It is inserted, but how to create it?.
Thank you.

A: The easiest way is: I consider you are creating a Dialog based application so you get a main Dialog box and an About Dialog box when Selecting menu->About.

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*To add Another Dialog to your application:

1- Right click on the solution explorer on the resources files and select Add->Resource->Dialog->New
You get a new Dialog right front of you. Right click on this Dialog and select Add Class. give it for example a name like "MyDlg2" and click ok.
You'll see two files added: MyDlg2.h and MyDlg2.cpp.
Now How to Popup this second dialog (MyDlg2)? Let's create a button on the main Dialog:

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*Drag a button onto Main Dialog.

*Give it a caption "Gong to Dialog2..."

*Double-click this button to add a handler for it.

*In this handler enter:
MyDlg2 dlg;
dlg.DoModal();

*Scroll to the top of this file and add:
#include "MyDlg2.h"

This is important so that main Dialog knows How to create dialog 2.

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*Build and run.

A: You need to derive a class from CDialog.
For more information check this MSDN example.