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Q: How do I set a custom view back button In View Controller A, in viewDid Load I have this:
UIImage * backButtonImage = [UIImage imageNamed: @"bar-arrow"];
UIBarButtonItem* b = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:backButtonImage style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:nil action:nil];
self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = b;

Still In the next view controller's nav. bar I get this:

In other words - the original back arrow of IOS7 still shows. cannot get rid of it!!

A: Generally hide default back button from NativationBar:
[self.navigationItem setHidesBackButton:YES animated:YES];
[self.navigationItem setHidesBackButton:YES];

and do following code:
    UIButton *BackButton =  [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
    [BackButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"bar-arrow"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [BackButton addTarget:self action:@selector(prevButtonAction)forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
    [BackButton setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 12, 20)];// set as par your need

    UIBarButtonItem *barButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:BackButton];
    self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = barButton;

-(void)prevButtonAction
{
    [self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}

A: If you want to keep the back button functionality but just change the chevron image (and if you are targeting only iOS 7.0 and above), you can change the image like so:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.navigationController.navigationBar.backIndicatorImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"bar-arrow"];
    self.navigationController.navigationBar.backIndicatorTransitionMaskImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"bar-arrow-transition-mask"];
}

Or if you were to subclass a UINavigationController, which I would suggest:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.navigationBar.backIndicatorImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"bar-arrow"];
    self.navigationBar.backIndicatorTransitionMaskImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"bar-arrow-transition-mask"];
}

... where the "bar-arrow-transition-mask" image is an image representing the visibility of the other image, "bar-arrow". In this mask image, pixels with an alpha of zero will completely hide the moving title during transitions, while pixels with an alpha of one will completely show the moving title.
While this will require you to make a new image, it should be very quick and easy to make, and this solution preserves all navigation bar functionality without messing with the leftBarButtonItem or leftBarButtonItems and adding in manual calls to popViewControllerAnimated:.


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Q: How to restrict content on a page in WordPress per user I have a WordPress site with a customer login area. I want to be able to create a page with files to download for each individual customer - on one page all the files will be stored but only the customer that is currently logged in can view their files i.e. all other users files will not be viewable. Any ideas?

A: simply create a page after login with session then only the person having the coreect crentials can view your page and see the download link

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Entrepreneurial Invermay embraces connectivity
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Hustle and connectivity bustle in Busselton
The nbn™ project | Published on 30 April 2021
We explore nbn™ ready towns, suburbs and cities – like Busselton in Western Australia – and discover what connectivity can mean for the region and its people.
Where can you stroll the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, spot oh-so-cute (yet critically endangered) western ringtail possums, and enjoy the benefits of connectivity from one of 85 regional nbn™ Business Fibre Zones?
You'll find it all – and more – in beautiful Busselton, Western Australia.
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Welcome to Busselton
The gateway to the world-famous Margaret River wine region, you'll find Busselton (Wadandi Country) relaxing on the southwest tip of Australia's biggest state.
And while it may be a little sleepier than its capital city counterpart, it doesn't mean Busselton feels any less connected.
Just ask local resident Jacqui Wells.
Busselton Beach. Image by Cameron Edwards.
Moving from the big smoke of Perth to regional Busselton, Jacqui was initially apprehensive about the connectivity awaiting them in their new hometown.
"I work from home a few days and the kids are at that age of starting to need the computer for school and not just games," says Jacqui.
Two years on and connected to services over the nbn™ network on a 50/20 plan, as it turns out, she needn't have worried.
"I'm pleased to say we have had no issues and the nbn™ [network] has helped us with a seamless transition into regional life."*
And when it comes to a change of pace and space, Jacqui and her family are in good company.
Busselton Beach
According to the nbn™ Flexible Lifestyle Survey, conducted by YouGov, 35 per cent of Australians surveyed are considering relocating to their ideal community after COVID-19 – especially city-dwellers.
Half of those who live in one of the five major capital cities say they've wanted to move for a while, and 85 per cent of those surveyed who can work remotely agree that connectivity is now more important than ever to achieve their ideal work approach.
In the (business) zone
It's not just Busselton residents enjoying the benefits of connectivity – the local businesses are too.
Last year, as part of nbn's commitment to lifting Australia's small and medium business capability, Busselton was announced as one of 240 nbn™ Business Fibre Zones across the country.
The zones see business nbn™ Enterprise Ethernet pricing reduced – some by up to 67 per cent – giving local businesses in these zones access to the same support as businesses in capital city centres, at the same wholesale price.†
"With so many people moving from Perth into the area, it's great to see nbn offering solutions like Enterprise Ethernet to help businesses to not only survive but really thrive when they decide to make the move," says Cameron Edwards, Regional Business Lead at nbn.
"Attracting new businesses and different professions into the area is vital for the longevity of the town, and I am proud that the nbn™ network is key to enabling the change."
Keith Poole, Managing Director at Computer West, is also seeing the benefits nbn™ connectivity is bringing to Busselton.
Cameron Edwards, Regional Business Lead at nbn
Established in 1994, Computer West is a leading provider of business information communications technology (ICT) systems.
"Recent announcements, like the Business Fibre Zones, have really opened up the options for Busselton businesses to take advantage of new technology that most thought they could only really use if they were in Perth," says Keith, whose business has been connected to services over the nbn™ network for the past eight years.
The Computer West team
"We can confidently talk to our customers about cloud-based services that will save them time and money, and know that there is a connection that will make it all work for them."*
Connected jetty
To paraphrase that world-renowned Aussie, that's not a jetty, this is a jetty.
At 1.841km long, Busselton Jetty juts out into the Indian Ocean almost as far as the eye can see.
Connected to services over the nbn™ network, it's no ordinary jetty.
There's plenty to see and do at the iconic landmark that was built in 1865 and is today run by volunteer community organisation, Busselton Jetty Inc.
For example, take its Stocker Preston Express electric train to the end of the line to explore one of only six underwater observatories in the world.
Or pop into the iconic blue boatsheds closer to shore to visit the Interpretive Centre, Jetty Museum and gift shop.
Lisa Shreeve, CEO at Busselton Jetty
Usually attracting 400,000 visitors a year, Busselton Jetty – like so many tourism attractions across Australia and the world – had to think a little differently during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Using technology was key to keeping the Busselton Jetty top of mind for people that couldn't visit during the COVID period," says Lisa Shreeve, CEO at Busselton Jetty.
"And it will continue to be a big focus as we add more interactive experiences to the Busselton Jetty journey."
The jetty is set for even more innovative development in the coming years.
"With the exciting announcement of the approval for the Busselton Jetty's Australian Underwater Discovery Centre … our nbn™ network services will be needed as we expect visitors to more than triple when it's completed in December 2022."*
Focusing locally for locals
nbn™ Local is focused on strengthening our commitment to regional Australia, and boosting efforts to lift the digital capability of regional and remote areas across the country.
Just some of the ways we're strengthening our commitment to regional Australia include:
investing more than $2 billion in improving nbn's infrastructure in regional Australia to help homes and businesses in these areas access higher wholesale broadband speeds and greater network capabilities
providing localised solutions for a network better suited to regional Australia through our on-the-ground teams working within regional communities
working with industry groups to enhance what's possible in the fields of education, healthcare, agriculture, tourism and more
Read more about nbn™ Local.
Next, discover what puts Invermay in Tasmania on the map, and how connectivity is helping enable the region and its people.
* nbn is very happy with Jacqui, Keith and Lisa's experiences with the nbn™ network. Of course, experiences may vary. Your experience, including the speeds actually achieved over the nbn™ network depends on the nbn™ access network technology and configuration over which services are delivered to your premises, whether you are using the internet during the busy period, and some factors outside nbn's control like equipment quality, software, broadband plan, signal reception and how your service provider designs its network. Speeds may also be impacted by the number of concurrent users on the nbn™ Fixed Wireless network, including during busy periods. Satellite end customers may also experience latency.
† nbn is a wholesaler and does not control costs charged by service providers. Customers should contact their preferred service provider to ask about their fees and charges.

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A major prizewinner at the 2012 Emmerich Kálmán International Operetta Conducting Competition in Budapest, Carolyn Watson was also a Fellow of the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival where she studied with David Zinman. She has conducted orchestras throughout Europe including the Brandenburg Symphony, BBC Concert Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Kodály Philharmonic, Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Operetta Theatre, Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and in Russia, the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic. In 2017 Carolyn was one of six conductors selected for the elite Dallas Opera Institute for Women Conductors and has participated in master classes with Marin Alsop, Peter Eötvös, Yoel Levi, Martyn Brabbins and Alex Polishchuk.
Carolyn conducted musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic in Interaktion 2010 and was Musical Assistant at the Staatsoper Berlin in 2012 for Infektion!, a festival of modern theatre celebrating the works of John Cage. She was resident at the Israeli National Opera during 2009 and assisted Sir Charles Mackerras on his final two productions at The Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Glyndebourne the following year. Carolyn is the recipient of a number of prestigious national and international awards for young conductors including the Brian Stacey Award for emerging Australian conductors, Sir Charles Mackerras Conducting Prize awarded via the Australian Music Foundation in London, Opera Foundation Australia's Bayreuth Opera Award and Berlin New Music Opera Award and the Nelly Apt Conducting Scholarship. She is the beneficiary of support from the American Australian Association's Dame Joan Sutherland Fund and a Sheila Pryor Study Grant from the Australian Opera Auditions Committee.
Featured in a national conductor preview with the Sydney Symphony, Carolyn in 2011, was also Assistant Conductor for the inaugural Australian World Orchestra concert season in Sydney working with Simone Young. Also during 2011 she was Associate Conductor of the Tasmania Discovery Orchestra and Assistant Chorus Master of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. In 2008 Carolyn conducted the Scottish Chamber Orchestra during the Orkney Conducting Course before returning home to conduct the World Youth Day Orchestra on the occasion of the Pope's arrival in Australia for a live audience of one hundred thousand and a worldwide-televised audience of some five million people.
Winner of the 2015 American Prize in Orchestral Performance and Runner-up for The American Prize in Conducting, Carolyn is also an enthusiastic music educator and currently serves as Director of Orchestral Studies at The University of Kansas whilst continuing to enjoy an active freelance career throughout the US, Europe and Australia. From 2013-15 she held the prestigious position of Music Director of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, having also conducted the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra since moving to the US in 2013.
Carolyn holds a PhD in Performance (Conducting) from the University of Sydney where the subject of her doctoral thesis was Gesture as Communication: The Art of Carlos Kleiber.


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Oglethorpe Power to build biomass generation
GEORGIA - Oglethorpe Power Corporation plans to build as many as three 100 MW biomass electric generating facilities in Georgia.
Designed to use woody biomass the power plants will provide power to OPC's 38 member cooperatives. The plants could cost as much as $500 million each, or $5,000/kW.
The first two biomass power plants are scheduled to be built and placed into operation in 2014 and 2015. A third unit could also be completed and placed into service in 2015.
Each plant will require an annual investment of more than $30 million for fuel stock.
The power plants will be steam-electric generation stations using conventional fluidized bed boiler/steam turbine technology.
The plants will be designed to allow for the co-firing of other types of biomass, such as pecan hulls and peanut shells. There are no plans to use any fossil fuels.
Depending on the location, water would be obtained either from onsite wells, nearby surface waters, from municipal sources or grey water from nearby industries.
OPC has approximately $5 billion in assets, and serves 38 Electric Membership Corporations which, collectively, provide electricity to 4.1 million Georgia citizens. Its energy portfolio includes natural gas, hydroelectric, coal, and nuclear generating plants with a combined capacity of approximately 4,700 MW, as well as purchased power.
Four-Year U.S. Wind Forecast Sees Quarter-Million Jobs


This section of the mouse colon shows increased expression of protein IL-22 and enhanced protection against infection.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have found a new molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of the immune system in the gut, which may protect against bacterial infections.
In a study recently published in The Journal of Immunology, scientists uncovered a new role for transcription factor Ikaros. Ikaros plays a crucial role in gene expression and moderates the function of T-cells, a type of immune cell. This paper is the first to show the transcription factor regulating T-cells and its creation of protein IL-22 in the gut.
Liang Zhou, MD, PhD, and his team found a new role for transcription factor Ikaros, a protein that plays a crucial role in gene expression, that contributes to the regulation of the immune response in the gut.
Zhou hopes this research will contribute to the understanding of how to manipulate the immune response in a patient either to fight an infection or to address autoimmunity.
The team used genetic mouse models in addition to immunological assays to find the function of Ikaros. They demonstrated a new role for this transcription factor in inhibiting the IL-22 producing T-cells in in vivo and in vitro experiments. When Ikaros activity was blocked, scientists saw an increase in the production of IL-22, and the mice had a better immune cell response against bacterial infection.
Zhou previously discovered other factors that also regulate the creation of IL-22, so he hopes to investigate how these different molecules are communicating with each other to control the production of proteins in the immune response.
Next, Zhou's team wants to learn how this regulation is achieved and ultimately identify a target for new treatments.
First author of the study is Jennifer Heller, '14 PhD. The research was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases grants R01 AI089954 and R21 AI091962.


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When you are looking to operate remote-controlled or radio-controlled toy cars, robots and airplanes, you will need to use servo motors.
Since the ESP8266 NodeMCU LUA Development Board is cost efficient for IOT solutions, it can be used for controlling servo motors.
So how can we control a servo motor with the ESP8266 NodeMCU LUA Development Board?
This post discusses how we can control the SG90 servo motor, with the ESP8266 NodeMCU LUA Development Board.
First, let us look at how we can connect the SG90 servo motor to the ESP8266 NodeMCU LUA Development Board.
The red one connects to a 3v3 port.
The black one connects to a Gnd port.
The orange one connects to the D1 port.
After we have connected the hardware in this way, we will be able to control the servo motor from the board.
At this point in time, we are ready to get our mini program into the ESP8266 board to control the servo motor. In order to do so, we need to use a tool to write our program into the flash memory of the development board.
Since it is easy to write code and flash programs with Arduino IDE, we can use it to serve our purpose.
In order to use Arduino IDE for this guide, be sure to enable ESP8266 development on Arduino IDE before continuing.
So what will the above codes do to our servo motor?
First, we included the Servo library into the sketch.
After we had done so, we create a Servo object from the library. When we had created a Servo object, we will be able to work on it inside the setup and loop functions. The setup() function will be run once and the loop() function will be run until power is cut off from the board.
Within the setup function, we first attach the servo to D1, a predefined constant for the D1 port, via the Servo.attach() function. By doing so, we will be able to control the servo which is attached to D1 port of the board. We then turn the servo motor to 0 degrees via Servo.write() and make the program wait for 2 seconds.
Within the loop function, we repeatedly turn the servo motor to 0, 90 and 180 degrees. Before making each turn, we make the program wait for 3 seconds.


SAM ALLARDYCE has praised Teddy Sheringham's influence on the training ground this season as West Ham's strikeforce has become one of the most lethal in the Premier League.
The Hammers, who struggled for goals last term, play Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this afternoon with plenty of options available in attack now that the likes of Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakho, Emner Valencia and Carlton Cole are currently free of injury. The club's tally of 26 goals in 15 league matches this campaign is the joint third highest in the Premier League.
Allardyce credits this sudden improvement in converting chances to the twice-weekly finishing sessions conducted at the Chadwell Heath training ground HQ by the former West Ham and England striker.
Asked about the specific role Sheringham has played since becoming attacking coach during the summer, Allardyce said: "Teddy has slipped in nicely as a new addition to the coaching staff. He comes in and takes a little group away that concentrate on finishing, and after the training there are one or two more that want to go over to him.
"More importantly it's about how he talks about the technical side of the game rather than the actual session. What he can do is analyse how the player runs, where he should run and what type of movement you should look for in a player in a game situation.
"Having been out of football for a considerable amount of time, the position has stimulated him a bit and he is enjoying it."
Of those 26 goals, seven have been struck by Diafra Sakho in nine league appearances. Should the 24-year-old Senegal forward continue this trajectory of scoring then his £3.5m transfer from Metz in August could end up being the bargain of the season.
Allardyce added: "Sakho is learning all the time. He is a terrific lad with a great attitude and has the desire to be successful as a footballer and a goal-scorer. All we are doing is getting him to play to his strengths. And his biggest strength is his finishing ability."


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Sir (Henry) Cecil Colville (1891-1984)
Published on July 27, 2019 July 27, 2019 by bgc_admin
Medical Practitioner, Surgeon & Soldier
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Described as "the medical statesman of twentieth-century Australia", Colville was for many years a central figure in establishing the Australian Medical Association as the major representative body of the medical profession.
Born on 27 August 1891, the son of John William Colville, Cecil as he was known was educated at Melbourne (Boys') Grammar School (1900-08) where in his final year he gained a scholarship with honours and was Dux of the school. In 1914 he graduated at the University of Melbourne (MB, Ch.B, 1914; MS, 1920) with first class honours in surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology and spent a year as resident medical officer at the Alfred Hospital. The following year he enlisted for overseas active service with the British Army serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps and later with 46th Field Ambulance (15th Scottish Division), before returning to Australia in May 1916. In what must be a record for the longest continuously serving general practitioner, Colville ran a private medical practice in Burke Road, Hawthorn from 1918 to 1982.
Joining the British Medical Association in 1928, he went on to serve in various positions until his retirement in 1973: chairman of the Victorian Branch Council (1939-66, President 1940); and member of the Federal AMA Council (1939-62, President 1955-62). In 1962, Colville's standing as a leader in the medical profession was acknowledged when he was elected first President of the Australian Medical Association (1962-64) the same year that he was knighted.
He died on 16 April 1984 aged 92 and was cremated; his ashes lie with his wife Harriet née Tatchell (1890-1982) whom he married on 2 December 1916. The AMA paid tribute to "a great champion to the profession" by noting his outstanding achievements with both the BMA and AMA in Victoria and on a Federal level.
"Liber Melburniensis", Centenary Edition (1965).
AWM "Biographical Cards for the Official History 1914-18", AWM140.
"The Medical Journal of Australia", 9 June 1984.
Kiddle, J. (ed), "War Services of Old Melburnians 1914-18" (1923).
Allen, H. (ed), "The University of Melbourne Record of Active Service" (1926).
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Ionic Conduction Model in Salted Chitosan Membranes Plasticized with Fatty Acid
M.Z.A. Yahya , A.M.M. Ali , M.F. Mohammat , M.A.K.M. Hanafiah , M. Mustaffa , S.C. Ibrahim , Z.M. Darus and M.K. Harun
In this study, chitosan was used as the host with lithium acetate (LiOAc) as the doping salt and Palmitic Acid (PA) and Oleic Acid (OA) as plasticizers. The highest conducting film containing salt has composition 55 wt. % CA and 45 wt. % LiOAc. Complexation between chitosan and the salt can be proven by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) method. The NH2 and O = C-NHR vibrations which can be observed at 1580 and 1655 cm-1 shift to lower wavenumbers when the complexes are formed. In this study, other than the salt, plasticizers are also added to the polymer with the aim of enhancing the electrical conductivity of the polymer, the mixing of these three components could lead to some interactions for the formation of the polymer electrolyte with its own unique properties. Hence, apart from justifying the occurrence of complexation, it is also essential to know the possible interactions between the salt and plasticizer, the plasticizer and the polymer and within the polymer-salt-plasticizer system. With such knowledge, a model of the polymer-salt and plasticizer system could be devised which might be able to explain the electrolytic property of the sample, in particular, the ion conducting mechanism.
XRD and Surface Morphology Studies on Chitosan-Based Film Electrolytes
M.Z.A. Yahya , M.K. Harun , A.M.M. Ali , M.F. Mohammat , M.A.K.M. Hanafiah , S.C. Ibrahim , M. Mustaffa , Z.M. Darus and F. Latif
Chitosan was used as the host polymer with lithium acetate (LiOAc) as the doping salt and Palmitic Acid (PA) and Oleic Acid (OA) as plasticizers. The highest conductivity value was obtained for film containing salt 55 wt. % CA and 45 wt. % LiOAc. At this composition, the surface of the film shows clusters of needle or dendrite-like structures. The x-ray diffractogram shows peaks at 2θ = 16°, 21°, 26° and 31° attributed to the salt. The peaks are small and relatively broad in comparison to sample with equal amounts of polymer and salt. The surface of the film shows that the salt has recrystallized out of the film. This could reduce the number of mobile lithium ions in the film and thus lower the conductivity of this sample. Both films formed from solution containing 1.0 g chitosan +0.20 g oleic acid and containing 1.0 g chitosan +0.40 g oleic acid have a porous surface. Such films could be suitable as a separator for lithium ion cells. This surface morphology is different from those films obtained from a solution containing 1.0 g chitosan +0.40 g ethylene carbonate. The highest conducting OA plasticized film contains 50 wt. % CA, 40 wt. % LiOAc and 10 wt. % OA. The surface looks soft and spongy with tunnel-like structures.


Four score and almost seven years ago, my loving mother brought me forth into this world, on another continent, in a family, conceived in love, and dedicated to my Mommy, Daddy and Doggy too.
Now we are engaged in the fight of our life, testing whether our family so concentrated, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met daily on a great battlefield of that war. Although there is pain, we always overcome and in the name of overcoming, by example we teach great lessons of love, and life. With time we have only strengthened and somehow, some way, we always persevere and thankfully weather any kind of storm that comes our way.
My name is Avi-incoln and I share love and humanity for all.
I see a movie in her future! That's very cute.
love that hat on you Avi!
I love those words so stinkin' much. Seriously. What truth in that post!


All of our Insect, reptile and amphibian designs. Not all bugs and critters are creepy, think of the ladybug for example! We have also included animals often mistaken for fitting in this category, like the bat. The bat is actually a mammal, but often searched for in this category, and therefore added here.


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US: Wal-Mart vice chairman Castro-Wright to step down
Wal-Mart Stores vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright is to retire from his position next year.
Castro-Wright, who is also CEO of the US retail giant's global e-commerce and sourcing businesses, will retire on 1 July next year. The company said it expects to find a successor by the end of January.
Castro-Wright joined Wal-Mart in 2004 as president and COO of the retailer's Mexican operations and was promoted to vice chairman three years ago. He assumed the e-commerce and sourcing roles in August last year.
"Eduardo has made many contributions at Wal-Mart, beginning in Mexico and continuing until today," said Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke. "He has been a strong advocate for our customers and in every assignment has brought passion and commitment to the job."
The retailer also yesterday announced that Wan Ling Martello, COO of its e-commerce operations in emerging markets, is to replace Nestle CFO Jim Singh, who is retiring from the world's largest food maker.
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Curtain Comes Down on Sochi Winter Olympics
February 28, 2014 R K Gupta
SOCHI, SOCHI2014, Winter Olympics
For 17 days, Russian Black-Sea resort of Sochi was abuzz with excitement with nearly 3000 participants from 88 countries converging there for XXII Winter Olympics. While the show ended with a glittering ceremony on February 23, 2014, memories of Sochi will remain etched forever. It was an extravagant last show in Fisht Stadium, which also […]
Russian Ice Hockey team disappoints an expectant home nation
February 21, 2014 John Welsh
Ice Hockey, Russia, SOCHI, SOCHI2014, Winter Olympics
When Russian president Vladimir Putin spent a reported £30 billion to allow the staging of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he and a nationwide audience may have expected a better display from the nation's ice hockey team. After starting the tournament as second favourites behind Canada, an unexpected 3-1 quarter-final defeat by Finland was […]
Downhill skiing receding as the main media focus of Winter Olympics
Dominique Gisin and Tina Maze may not quite be household names in the world of sport but during the women's downhill skiing event at Sochi, they became the first athletes to share a Winter Olympics gold medal. Similarly, Matthias Mayer won the men's equivalent earlier in the week despite not having won a World Cup […]


Orezi – Cooking Pot. Gehn Gehn Music Empire act, Orezi dishes out the record Cooking Pot which he talked about some days back.
Cooking pot is an Afrobeat mix produced by TymG and Mixed by Ex-O, with accompanying visuals shot by Adasa Cookey.
This record speaks volumes and pays homage to Baba Fela.


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Sir Thomas More
Person | Male Born 7/2/1478 Died 6/7/1535
Categories: Execution, Literature, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous
Picture source: www.luminarium.org
Born Milk Street. In conflict with Henry VIII over religion he was imprisoned in the tower, found guilty of treason and beheaded on Tower Hill. Final words: "The King's good servant, but God's First."
As a traitor, his head was displayed on a pike at London Bridge for a month. His daughter, Margaret, later rescued the severed head and it is believed to rest in the Roper Vault of St Dunstan's Church, Canterbury. Alternatively it may be buried within the tomb erected for More in Chelsea Old Church. A third, unlikely, story is that John Donne's mother, Elizabeth, who was a great-niece of Thomas More, carried his head around with her.
A very good friend of Erasmus who often stayed with More in Chelsea.
Cheyne Walk heads - More and Erasmus
No inscription remains legible but we believe we've found the painting used a...
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Lindsey House, built 1674 by Robert Bertie 3rd Earl of Lindsey, incorporates ...
More - St George's Cathedral
Roper's Garden
Parachute mines were used in the early 40s; the end of the war was characteri...
Humphrey Middlemore
Monk at London Charterhouse. Executed at Tyburn.
Thomas Darcy, Lord Darcey of Templehurst
Known as Lord Darcy de Darcy or Darcy of Templehurst or Temple Hirst. Early success as a soldier, and then at court but his involvement in Aske's rebellion, known as the 'Pilgrimage of Grace', led...
Person, Armed Forces, Execution, Politics & Administration
Walter Peerson
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
Protestant martyr. Before his execution,he wrote to his wife Anne: "Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ be with you dear wife, now and for ever, amen, and prev...
Stephen Harwood
Burnt at the stake in Stratford for his Protestant beliefs. A brewer, associated with Fust. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.


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So Is Adam Gadahn (the American Jihadist) DEAD or Not?
In February 2008, Pakistani news sources reported rumors that Adam Gadahn, the American Jihadist was killed by a missile fired by a MQ-1 Predator drone, in the strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Abu Laith al-Libi. But on March 2, an Al Qaeda spokesperson claimed that Gadahn was alive. Somethings missing though. Osama bin Laden has released two audio messages in the last few days. Being media Savvy, Al-Qaida usually releases an English transcript along with the audio messages, thats one of Gadahn's responsibilities. Neither message was accompanied by a transcript. Does this signal that "rumors of his life were greatly exaggerated?" Evan Kohlmann, of Counterterrorism Blog thinks that may be the case:
Where's the Beef? Mystery Grows Surrounding Whereabouts of Adam Gadahn
By Evan Kohlmann, Counterterrorism Blog
This afternoon, Al-Qaida's As-Sahab Media Foundation has released the second audio recording of Usama Bin Laden in the space of only three days–this time, openly addressed "to the Islamic nation." But, perhaps what is most interesting about Bin Laden's latest set of audio recordings is not what they contain–but rather, what they inexplicably lack: the English-language subtitles and matching transcript that have, until recently, been a customary feature of professional-quality As-Sahab videos. An analysis of the history of As-Sahab recordings and their evolution over time would seem to indicate that the responsibility for creating these English-language products fell largely on the shoulders of one man alone: Adam Gadahn (a.k.a. "Azzam al-Amriki"), the California native who was recruited by Al-Qaida computer specialists living in Garden Grove in the late 1990s, and who later traveled on to Pakistan seeking to join his new hero Usama Bin Laden. Gadahn's voice and, more recently, his face have been an integral part of As-Sahab releases since their first video production in 2001, "The Destruction of the U.S.S. Cole" (a.k.a. "State of the Ummah"). He has frequently appeared as a freely identified commentator in As-Sahab videos, with clips of him speaking in English juxtaposed amid footage of Usama Bin Laden and Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. In January 2008, the U.S. military used a Predator drone to launch an airstrike on a house in Mir Ali, Pakistan, which was suspected to be hiding several high-ranking Al-Qaida leaders and operatives. Within days, Al-Qaida issued a series of statements and video recordings acknowledging that the airstrike had caused serious casualties, including Abu al-Laith al-Liby–a senior Al-Qaida leader considered to be the "Field Commander" in charge of foreign mujahideen military operations across large swaths of southern Afghanistan. But according to NEFA Foundation sources inside Pakistan, the legendary Abu al-Laith was not the only loss suffered in the strike at Mir Ali. These sources indicated that a host of other less-senior-but-still-significant Al-Qaida members were also inside the house at the time, including Abu al-Laith's deputy, a Somali holding Australian or U.S. nationality, two Kuwaiti jihadis, and–most interesting of all–none other than Adam Gadahn himself. Al-Qaida has never confirmed nor denied reports of Adam Gadahn's death, and that has only added to the growing mystery surrounding his whereabouts. This much can definitively be said: there has been a palpable decline in the efforts of As-Sahab to provide English-language translations since the January airstrike in Mir Ali. When As-Sahab recently released a two-part online Q&A session with Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, it was only able to produce an English translation for the first segment. Even the limited translations As-Sahab has managed to cobble together recently appear somewhat different linguistically from previous work attributed to Adam Gadahn. What distinctly struck me on Friday was the As-Sahab release of a Bin Laden audio recording specifically addressed "to the people of the West"–most of whom speak little to no Arabic. One would imagine that if As-Sahab were to ever seek to spotlight its foreign language capabilities, this would be the totally obvious occasion. And yet, there has only been silence from Al-Qaida in this regard. For those who are carefully following the ongoing saga of Adam Gadahn, it is worth paying close attention to one upcoming calendar date in particular: the seventh anniversary of 9/11. Gadahn has demonstrated a past penchant for making grandiose public appearances on 9/11, triumphantly gloating over Al-Qaida's latest "victories" over its enemies. His continued unexplained absence from As-Sahab releases as this date approaches will only add further weight to the argument that Gadahn was indeed "martyred" alongside Abu al-Laith al-Liby in the far northern reaches of Pakistan. For Gadahn, it has been a long journey and a strange ideological transformation from his younger days in California spent promoting recycling and environmental conservation. If ultimately proven, his death will serve as a lesson for what happens to naive individuals lured into believing there is honor in playing foolish games with guns and bombs. So, Adam, in the event that you are still out there (alive, kicking, and reading this message), please do drop a line and let us know what has become of you!


Art when really understood is the province of every human being. It is simply a question of doing things, anything, well. It is not an outside, extra thing. When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work maybe, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature. He becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs, upsets, enlightens and he opens way for a better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, artist film director Krzysztof Zanussi opens it and shows there are still more pages possible.
The world would stagnate without him, and the world is beautiful with him; for he is interesting to himself and he is interesting to others. For an artist to be interesting to us he must have been interesting to himself. He must have been capable of intense feeling and capable of profound contemplation.
He who has contemplated has met with himself, is in a state to see into the realities beyond the surfaces of his subject. Nature reveals to Mr. Zanussi, and seeing and feeling intensely, he creates picture and whether he wills it or not each move in his work is an exact record of such as he was at the exact moment the frame of his film was made.
Artist does not have to be a painter or sculptor to be an artist. He can work in any medium. Zanussi simply finds the gain in the work itself, not outside it. Zanussi's art in film tends towards balance, order, judgment of relative values, the laws of growth, the economy of living—very good things for anyone to be interested in. Zanussi teaches us that the work of the art student is no light matter. Few have the courage and stamina to see it through. One has to make up his mind to be alone in many ways. We like sympathy and we like to be in company. It is easier than going it alone. But alone one gets acquainted with himself, grows up and on, not stopping with the crowd. It costs to do this. If one succeeds somewhat one may have to pay for it as well as enjoy it all his life.
Our guest film director reminds us to cherish our own emotions and never undervalue them. We are not here to do what has already been done. He has little interest in showing us in his art what he knows. He wishes to stimulate us to tell him what we know. In his office as an artist toward us he is simply trying to improve his and our own environment.
Krzysztof Zanussi knows what the old masters did. He knows how they composed their pictures, but he did not fall into the conventions they established. These conventions were right for them, and they are wonderful. They made their language. Zanussi made his own. They only helped him.
The film maker Mr. Zanussi appeared more relaxed during this, his second visit in our Modjeska Art and Culture Club, which took place on May 3, 2014, in the beautiful residence of Mrs. Helena and Mr. Stanley Kolodziej in Beverly Hills. Also in attendance were Consul General Mr. Mariusz Brymora and his wife, Mrs. Brymora, Consul of Culture Ms. Malgorzata Cup and her husband Mr. Krzysztof Wojciechowski, actor Mr. Piotr Adamczyk, actress Ms. Veronica Rosatti, and composer Mr. Bartlomiej Gliniak.
Mr. Zanussi, relaxed sketch hunter has delightful days of drifting about among people, in and out of the city, going anywhere, everywhere, stopping as long as he likes—no need to reach any point, moving in any direction following the call of interests. I my opinion he moves through life as he finds it, not passing negligently the things he loves, but stopping to known them, and to note them down in the shorthand of his sketchbook or on his drawing pad. Like any hunter he hits or misses. He is looking for what he loves, he tries to capture it. It's found anywhere, everywhere. Those who are not hunters do not see these things. The hunter is learning to see and to understand—to enjoy. There were memories of days of this sort, of wonderful driftings in and out of the crowd, of seeing and thinking. Where are the sketches that he made? Some of them are in dusty piles, some turned out to be good and they got frames, some became motives for big pictures, which were either better or worse than the sketches, but they, or rather the states of being and understanding he had at the time of doing them all, are sifting through and leaving their impress on Zanussi's whole work and life.
It was delightful evening full of anecdote and laugh, celebrating Zanussi as artist, film maker, writer, and producer. Discussion was led by Mr. Andrzej Malewski. Piano was performed by 17 year-old Dominika Geier. Gift presentation from the club to Mr. Zanussi and flowers for the host was given by the club's board of directors and the president of the club, Mr. Andrew Dowen.
Jadwiga Inglis is Correspondent from Los Angeles.


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Four London Schools Join OAT
On September 1st, 2021 four alternative provision (AP) schools in London joined Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT).
OAT plans to build on the work done by TBAP Multi-Academy Trust that formerly ran the schools. The four schools with their new names and locations are listed below:
Ormiston Latimer Academy- Sheperd's Bush
Ormiston Bridge Academy- Fulham
Ormiston Courtyard Academy- Fulham
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy- St John's Wood
The associated management intervention centres of Childerley Centre, Golborne Education Centre and Westminster Education Centre and primary outreach service formerly ran by TBAP have also joined OAT.
The inclusion of these new schools marks a new step into alternative provision for OAT as these are the first alternative provision schools included in OAT. This will allow OAT to work with young people who benefit from the supportive and challenging educational experience that alternative provision provides.
OAT Chief executive, Nick Hudson stated: "We are delighted to welcome these four academies to the wider OAT family, and are excited to work closely with the staff, pupils and members of each school's communities. OAT has always been determined to support pupils from a wide range of backgrounds and I am confident that we can build on the success, hard work and impact which the academies have already had."


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(Harrisburg) – FracTracker.org and the Keystone Trails Association are proud to launch Trail Logbook: Reporting Gas Industry Impacts on Pennsylvania Trail Experiences – an effort to collect information from hikers and other trail users who have had negative or hazardous encounters while recreating in PA.
"Throughout the Marcellus Shale region, more and more we're hearing of problems from our constituents," said Curt Ashenfelter, Executive Director of the Keystone Trails Association (KTA) – a volunteer-directed, public service organization dedicated to providing, preserving, protecting and promoting recreational hiking trails and hiking opportunities in PA. "Pennsylvania hikers are concerned about the effect of drilling and want to play a role in monitoring the impact of this industry on PA's forests and hiking trails.
With a simple-to-use form – available online and as a mail-in postcard – data on a variety of trail impacts related to shale gas drilling activities will be uploaded to FracTracker.org, a website providing a common portal to share data, photos, maps, and information related to the issues corollary to the shale gas industry. Photos of reported impacts can also be submitted.
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Captain targets league points after great experience at Wembley
Post-match interview with Barry Fuller after gallant defeat against Premier League side
Barry Fuller believes that Wimbledon can use the positivity created by yesterday's experience at Wembley as a springboard to accumulate more league points.
Neal Ardley's men have 21 games remaining in League One this season and next Saturday's match at Milton Keynes offers an opportunity to move out of the bottom four.
Speaking during a post-match interview for iFollow after the 3-0 defeat against Spurs, our captain said: "We've got to be positive, we cannot let this drag our season down. It has been a real high, a great experience, but it is gone now. We had a great day here, it was a difficult game against a big side. We have to dust ourselves down now because we have an even bigger game on Saturday. It's probably bigger than this game for the players, the team, and the club as a whole. Hopefully, we can take the positivity out of this and take it forward into the rest of the season, especially Saturday's game.
"We were up against a top Premier League side on a big pitch in one of the best stadiums in the world. It was always going to be a tough ask, but for 60 minutes we did our jobs. The manager had a game-plan and we worked hard on it in training. We had watched a lot of videos on them. A lot of Premier League sides set-up in the same way as we did against them. You get your banks of four and make it difficult for them, making the pitch narrow. You try not to let them get the balls in from out wide.
"We did that really well for 60 minutes, but they got the goals after that and showed their quality. You have to be patient against these types of sides, if you are too eager they will pick you off. There were times in the game when I felt we had good possession and chances in the game. We hit the bar in the first-half and with a little bit of luck the ball could have hit the bar, hit the keeper's head, and gone in. It didn't go in though, and that's football."
Barry added that yesterday was an enjoyable experience for everyone connected with the club and he said that 17-year-old Anthony Hartigan's late substitute appearance was another positive on the day.
"Everyone is disappointed with the result, but there was no expectation on us," said Barry. "There was not really much pressure on us and it was a free game for us to go and enjoy it. Our fans were singing right until the end and I am pretty sure they enjoyed the day. I thought we did ourselves proud.
"Anthony deserves to be involved in games like these. He has come through the youth team and played a lot of games for us now. This will be a great experience for him, probably the best memory of his career so far. Anthony has a lot of ability and I am pretty sure it will not be the last big game that he plays in."
The full post-match interview with Barry Fuller, plus interviews with George Long and Neal Ardley, are all on our iFollow channel.


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Jonah Who Lived in the Whale (), in the United States released as (Look to the Sky) is a 1993 Italian-French drama film directed by Roberto Faenza, based on the autobiographical novel by the writer Jona Oberski entitled Childhood (Dutch: Kinderjaren), focused on the drama of the Holocaust. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won the Prix of Ecumenical Jury.

Plot
Jonah is a three-year-old Dutch boy who lives in Amsterdam during the Second World War. After the occupation of the city by the Germans, he was deported to the concentration camp together with his entire family in 1942. Here Jonah will spend the remainder of the war in a shack with his mother, but separated from his father.

The child suffers cold, hunger, fear, deprivation, and even harassment by the other boys. He seldom encounters compassion: only the cook, who later dies, and the doctor of the clinic show him kindness. The fate of Jonah's parents is tragic: his father dies of exhaustion from being overworked and his mother succumbs in a hospital after the end of the war, having been driven insane by her ordeal and her husband's death.

However, Jonah survives and, back to Amsterdam, is adopted in his father's employer home where, after an initial period of suffering, he regains the will to live.

Many years after the war Jonah has become a nuclear physicist, gets married, and has three sons.

Cast
 Jean-Hugues Anglade as The Father
 Juliet Aubrey as The Mother
 Jenner Del Vecchio as Jonah (older)
 Luke Petterson as Jonah (young)
 Francesca De Sapio
 Simona Faceva
 Djoko Rosic
 Alexandrina Bojlova

See also
 List of Italian films of 1993

References

External links

1993 films
1993 drama films
Italian drama films
French drama films
1990s English-language films
Films directed by Roberto Faenza
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Films shot in Bulgaria
1990s Italian films
1990s French films

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No more than 10% Junk and 90% useless material.
Recently, Valve announced their upcoming 'product'- a Free Operating System called SteamOS.
Steam OS is the culmination of a year or so of complete and utter cluelessness by Gabe Newell on Software products like Windows 8. Remember how he said that Windows 8 was a "catastrophe" and would be a "launch failure"? You might have expected him to change his tune when his very own Steam showed that 8% of Steam users were on Windows 8; whereas every non-Windows OS barely broke a single percentage point combined. He still stands by his ignorance. This ignorance included a completely misunderstanding of pretty much every single thing about Windows 8. His claims are that it is encouraging a closed gaming marketplace. It's not. Desktop Applications still run. Desktop Applications still install; in fact you can even have installers to install Modern UI applications. Most games aren't going to be using the WinRT APIs, though, so any and all argument about a "walled-garden" is entirely specious.
The problem is every "argument" against it starts with the postulation that you [i]want[/i] your games on the Windows Store. Why? That's stupid. You can still use the same traditional digital distribution you do today. The Windows Store is only useful to you if you happen to have a WinRT Application that you would like to deploy to WinRT and Desktop platforms. Some simple games may fit this, but most games do not. And as a result, the argument about the Windows Store being closed is completely tangential. THhy argue that they need to actually have their Windows Store links point to another retailer. Well, my first question is why do they have a Windows Store link to begin with? Windows 7 doesn't seem to suffer from the lack of a Windows Store and completely ignoring the fact that [i]the standard Desktop still exists in the Desktop versions of the OS[/i] I suspect is almost done entirely on purpose.
so, with the above out of the way, based on Gabe Newell's various quotations on the subject, I can safely say that he has practically no understanding of Windows 8, the Windows Store, or any of those related technologies and his "concern" over it in regards to the gaming industry is based entirely on a castle of FUD he has built himself.
But to bring this circus act together, we have SteamOS. Apparently, SteamOS is Gabe's answer to Windows 8; it's more or less a crappy HTPC that runs some Valve Software and is based on Linux, and might be able to play almost 4% of Steam titles. Wow. Colour me impressed. I can totally get behind them working on this game company working on an [i]Operating System[/i] instead of actually starting any sort of development on the most anticipated game sequel ever. For somebody who throws their weight around in Gaming development circles they seem to be doing very little actual game development.
The fact that people are hailing Steam OS as some good thing that everybody in the gaming community needs makes me sick. Steam is still as awful a platform as it was ten years ago. The irony is that back then the complaints about a new closed gaming marketplace were directed at Steam. How can they throw those exact accusations at Microsoft when they very clearly are [i]running their own closed gaming marketplace[/i]? Steam decides if or if not a game get's listed. That's the very definition of a closed system.
With any luck Valve will either wisen up and get rid of the clearly incompetent Gabe Newell who has used his position almost either maliciously or stupidly for spreading idiotic FUD based on so little research the fact that he is still chiming the same old song and dance makes it difficult to consider him cognitively capable of being a circus clown, let alone running one of the biggest software distribution empires in existence today.


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Q: Question about step size in gradient boosting
Above is the pseudocode for gradient boosting. In Step 2.3, we're computing a multiplier (or step length) $\gamma_m$. Suppose the loss function $L(y_i, \hat{y}_i) = \frac{1}{2}(y_i - \hat{y}_i)^2$. Then to find $\gamma_m$, we would have
$\begin{align*}
\gamma_m &= \text{arg min}_\gamma \frac{1}{2}\sum_{i = 1}^n (y_i - F_{m-1}(x_i) - \gamma h_m(x_i))^2
\end{align*}$
Taking the derivative wrt $\gamma$, we have
\begin{align*}
\frac{\partial}{\partial \gamma} \frac{1}{2}\sum_{i = 1}^n (y_i - F_{m-1}(x_i) - \gamma h_m(x_i))^2 &= -\sum_{i=1}^n h_m(x_i)(y_i - F_{m-1}(x_i) - \gamma h_m(x_i))\\
&= -\sum_{i=1}^n h_m(x_i)(y_i - F_{m-1}(x_i) + \gamma \sum_{i=1}^n h_m^2(x_i)\\
& \overset{set}{=}0\\
\Rightarrow \gamma_m &=  \frac{\sum_{i=1}^n h_m(x_i)(y_i - F_{m-1}(x_i))}{\sum_{i=1}^n h_m(x_i)^2}
\end{align*}
Is this correct? If so, what's the intuition behind this step length $\gamma$? In my own implementation of this algorithm, I've been computing $\gamma_m =  \frac{\sum_{i=1}^n h_m(x_i)(y_i - F_{m-1}(x_i))}{\sum_{i=1}^n h_m(x_i)^2}$ and the values of $\gamma_m$ are all very close to 1. What does that suggest about my algorithm?

A: Boosting can be seen as gradient descent performed in function space $\mathcal{H}$ of weak learners (see e.g. [1, 2]). From the point of view of empirical risk minimization, at time step $m$ we would like to take a step in the negative gradient direction $-\nabla_{F_{m-1}} L(y, F_{m-1})$, whose coordinate projection on the observed dataset equals to the vector of pseudo residuals
$(r_{1m}, \dots, r_{nm})^{\mathsf{T}}$ defined in the question.
Since the set of weak learners $\mathcal{H}$ does not necessarily contain a function $h$ such that $h(x_{i}) = r_{im}$, it is a job of the weak learning algorithm to select a function $h_{m} \in \mathcal{H}$ which best correlates (in some way) with the negative gradient direction given by the vector of pseudo residuals. For more details on the specific case of quadratic loss see [3].
Once we think of $h_{m}$ as an approximation to the negative gradient direction,  choosing the step size $\gamma_{m}$, as defined in the question, is known as line-search in optimization literature. In words, it simply selects a step-size that yields a maximum decrease of the empirical (i.e., training) loss function. Hence, in your case, $\gamma \approx 1$ suggests that a model can fit the data further (that is, taking a gradient descent step is able to further minimize the training loss). Once $\gamma$ reaches $0$, a local minimum or a saddle point has been reached and the optimization procedure (i.e., empirical risk minimization) stops.
Note that other step size schemes are also possible (e.g., a constant step size $\gamma_{m} = \gamma_{0}$, a decreasing step sizes scheme $\gamma_{m} = \gamma_{0}/\sqrt{m}$, etc.). Different step size schemes can provide the same guarantees on the training loss (e.g., ensure convergence to a local minimum of the training loss) that hold under different assumptions of the empirical training loss and/or the weak learning algorithm. However, modifying the step size scheme can affect the generalization properties of the algorithm in ways that to the best of my knowledge are not yet fully understood.
[1] Mason et. al. Boosting Algorithms as Gradient Descent. NIPS 1999.
[2] Friedman. Greedy Function Approximation: a Graident Boosting Machine. Ann. Statist. 2001.
[3] Buhlmann and Yu. Boosting with the $L_{2}$-Loss: Regression and Classification.


hmnnn... the first one is a pure default wake fx_wake_l - the second one is a nested wake including both elements from a default Wake plus smoke and light effects... I can't give an explanation why it displays like that on your set-up - would be nice to know if anybody else see the same.
Anybody ever do barge traffic on the Mississippi River? Or other major river for that matter? Is that even possible?
You will get a nice surprise with both the new update and also another project I have contributed to... :D The traffic is possible - it is cumbersome to do and the default bridges are a problem as they are too low and stop the ships. Therefore it can only be done on selected stretches.
I just downloaded the 2 packages V1 and V2 again. There are a total of 286 ship models in 834 liveries, is this correct?
That could be right - didn't count the number of models lately but the number of liveries is right - the new package will add a bit more than 100 new models and then more than 200 liveries.
Looking great Henrik. It looks a bit calmer off Tromso that what i saw on the news recently.
Thanks 😄 Hope to be able to share soon - maybe a beta within a week or two. The Viking Sky story luckily ended relatively well except injuries, but that piece of water is "lively" - I crossed it on one of Hurtigruten's ships during a storm a couple of years back. It was "entertaining" if you like rollercoasters and I was with a group of colleagues who had never been on a ship before... They will remember.
Happy to help with any beta testing you need.
I will let you know. Yesterday another small step doing ferry routes.
Is there any possibility to have an overview of all ships with thumbnails? I want to do routes for Lago Di Garda in Italy and then need to assign ferry type ships that best match the real ones used there.
Not sure about the next batch, but some of the originals did have images within the ships folders. As for the missing ones you would have to generate them.
Heck, I'm just thrilled that Henrik is making the ships available. That's a ton of work in itself.
As of today there are 820 ships.
I have screen shots of about 400 plus.
I'd love to cruise up and down Old Man River for you... I'm completely new to 'Global AI Ship Traffic' and don't have any of it installed... is there a post detailing installation???
also... I don't currently have FTX Vector installed (because I got tired of the airport elevation issues)... will that matter?


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2018 Ram 2500 Review & Compare in Peoria, AZ
Ram's heavy-duty 2500 truck does big-rig styling right
Ram has always been known for its rugged "big rig" styling--and the heavy-duty trucks are never left out of the fun. While the Ram 2500 (originally the Dodge RAM 250 a long while back) isn't the most dramatic truck on the road, it gets an exterior attitude that's big, bold, and pretty handsome. Most HD pickup trucks don't get much thought put into their design, much less their interior, so it's always refreshing to see what Ram is cooking up next.
And, since the Ram 2500 in its current form hasn't seen any major changes in about a decade, we can assuming that Ram is cooking up a feast for the eyes.
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A next-gen 2500
There are little to no details circulating about the upcoming all-new Ram 2500 generation--it's even unclear at this point whether it'll be released as a 2019 model, or skip a '19 MY entirely and come out as a new 2020 Ram 2500 truck. Fans won't know about engines and specs, tow information, cabin décor, grille shape and size, or trim levels and configurations until Ram is good and ready to share.
However, it is fair to say that the new 2019 Ram 1500 that came out a few months ago has set a significant precedent for the future of the rest of the Ram truck lineup. The 1500 threw down a gauntlet that I can only hope the 2500 is ready to match--a leaner, meaner look; more aerodynamic styling and engineering; better fuel efficiency; more features; and a new, luxury cabin. If Ram delivers on that level for the 2500, it'll be hard for any other heavy-duty truck in the segment to keep up.
For now, though--even without the updates for a new generation--the Ram 2500 remains a solid competitor.
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5.7L HEMI® V8 engine good for 400 pound-feet of torque
6.7L Cummins® Turbo Diesel Six-Cylinder engine good for 800 pound-feet of torque
With best-in-class brags for these engines--like best gas horsepower for a 6.4L V8 and best oil change interval for a diesel engine--and features like a class-exclusive Smart Diesel Exhaust Brake, Ram isn't playing around when it comes to powertrains that were really built to work.
2018 RAM 2500 Specs
Let's get into the numbers.
While Ram is head and shoulders above other HD trucks in its class in terms of design and features, it's hard to find a clear winner in the segment when it comes to towing and payload specs. Best in class is hotly contested, and no single truck seems to hang onto its boast for long. Here's where the current-gen Ram 2500 stands:
When equipped with the lightest 5.7L engine, towing maxes out at 13,890 pounds, with the ability to haul up to 3,060 pounds of payload. Upgrade to the 6.4L engine for a tow rating of 16,320 pounds (the current class leader) and a payload rating of 3,990 pounds. Or, opt for the mega 6.7L diesel engine for a maximum payload rating of 3,160 pounds, and the ability to tow almost 18,000 pounds.
Keep in mind that these tow and payload ratings are based on specific configurations--ratings can vary based on cab/bed style and drivetrain, so always consult Ram's Towing Guide, or your local Ram dealer, before you make any final decisions.
Ram 2500 Configurations
When considering color, trim, cab, and bed style combinations, there are a few hundred possible ways to configure your new Ram 2500 Heavy-Duty truck. Color options include a huge range of rare, "Low Volume Colors" like a mustard yellow and a robin's egg blue, while the core lineup of Ram HD exterior colors offers eye-catching options like Bright White, Delmonico Red, Flame Red, Black Forest Green, Maximum Steel, RV Match Walnut Brown, Bright Silver, True Blue, Granite Crystal, Blue Streak, Case IH Red, Brilliant Black, Granite Crystal, and New Holland Blue.
The Ram 2500 has slightly fewer trim-level options than its smaller, light-duty sibling, but it's still packed with trim varieties: Tradesman, SLT, Big Horn, Laramie, Laramie Longhorn, Power Wagon, and Limited. From the stoic and minimalistic Tradesman to the luxury-loaded Limited, there really is a lifestyle fit for every driver who needs a heavy-duty truck that can do a job, and do it right.
You can opt for a two-door Regular Cab with a long (8' 0") bed, which is the classic look and low-cost design that most HD truck drivers are used to; a four-door Crew Cab with choice of a regular (6' 4") or long bed, perfect for drivers who are looking for versatility and some extra elbow room inside of the truck; or Ram's legendary Mega Cab with a long bed.
Compare the Ram 2500 vs the Competition


Experimental electronic band The Death Set, bring us a music video featuring an army of pop culture surrealism through the streets of New York City for there single "They Come to Get Us".
If you like this song, i'd suggest listening to the official remix by Designer Drugs. Its basically just an extended version of this song, but i prefer it over the original by 10 fold.


As of today, this project is five years old.
I had hoped to gather a lot of information from a lot of GMs with which to get a snapshot of who we are as a subset of the culture. My ultimate goal was to gather both data (in the form of a survey) and stories (in the form of interviews) and put them together in a book that would serve as a picture of who we are as game masters.
I only got 5 interviews.
I only got 73 responses on the survey.
When it comes to "der Interwebz," I am only a small fish in a very, very large pond. So my voice was simply not heard and I didn't get the response I hoped for. I put out posts on various message boards, spoke to some GMs personally, put out flyers in the large metropolitan area in which I live.
But, still, not much of a response.
As a result, this project has come to an end. On the "Survey" page of this site, and via the link below, you can see the results of my survey, such as they are. I think it's still interesting, but not a very wide-ranging, picture of what I wanted to see.
HOWEVER, I will continue this blog and my journey as a GM. I want to continue to explore that central question of who we are. What makes us tick? What makes us do what we do? Why do we do it and how can we do it better? Maybe I can still get some answers.
If you're a GM and want to share some of your techniques, tips, tricks, or your story, I'm still willing to do interviews and post them on the blog.
But the project that I hoped would become a book? That is no more.
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'He Killed My Family, but I Forgive Him'
March 8 / Profile / No Comments / NAD • • / Frank Campbell
Vas Pejcinovski tells how he found God and the Adventist faith in the worst year of his life.
March 14, 2019, marks one year since the day that Vas Pejcinovski's wife, son, and youngest daughter were murdered. In that year, he learned to cope with his immense grief; consoled Victoria, his eldest child and only surviving family member; became a baptized, born-again Christian. And he forgave the accused killer.
The Ontario, Canada, electrical contractor lost his wife Krissy; his only son, Roy, a 15-year-old star hockey goalkeeper; and his youngest child, 13-year-old Vana.
How did Vas Pejcinovski make the improbable journey from triple bereavement to salvation and forgiveness?
Pot, Parties, and Pride
Pejcinovski's evolution began with the music, dancing, and drugs common to many youth in Toronto's Greektown. He was more attracted to partying than to praying. When Krissy Kapanova migrated from Bulgaria, she and Vas found a mutual attraction. They married twice — at City Hall in December 2000 and in church the following month. They had three children, whom they both loved.
Vas emphasizes Krissy was a good woman. She strove to show she loved him and labored to strengthen their marriage. But the fine art of spousal affection escaped him. Even fatherly love did not come easily. The value of reciprocating Krissy's affection could not compete with his pursuit of the biggest houses, the best cars, the finest wines, and the classiest clothes.
"I led a sinful life," Vas confesses. "The underlying theme of my life was pride."
In late 2014, Vas discovered that Krissy was having an affair. His pride was hurt, seemingly beyond repair. He recounts how he spent the next four months in search of opportunities for revenge. He sought every possible way to inflict pain on the woman he had sworn 14 years earlier to love, cherish, and protect.
Learning to Forgive
Then, early 2015, from the recesses of his mind, he heard a voice advising him to look into the mirror and reflect on his own conduct. That very day, he did. By day's end, he had forgiven his wife, and he told her so. Although not yet a born-again Christian, he recognized, as did Krissy and others familiar with the affair, that such forgiveness, and his overall change in attitude and behavior, could only represent a miracle from a powerful and gracious God.
In the three years after 2015, he became more intentional in his pursuit of spirituality and righteousness.
"Three years after I heard that voice was when I got on fire for the Lord," Vas says. He listened to sermons on YouTube and borrowed a Bible from a long-time friend and business partner, a Christian of Greek Orthodox persuasion.
He reflected on the true healing that results when one forgives. "When I forgave my wife, I became happy, and I wanted to be healthy. I stopped smoking." He shows photographs that prove that he lost 60 pounds.
The relationship with his children was transformed. His marriage was not repaired, but, although they lived apart, his relationship with Krissy changed from bitterness to friendship from that day until the day her life was stolen.
A Tragic Day
It was a bleak and chilly spring morning in Ajax, in the Durham region of Ontario, when Vas and his daughter Victoria lost more than half of their family. The night before, Vas had driven Roy to his team's hockey game. Neither the boy nor his father knew this would be Roy's last performance as his team's champion goalkeeper. Near midnight, Vas dropped his son at his mother's house. It was the last time he would see him alive.
On that same Tuesday night, Vas had summoned a taxi to take Victoria from her mother's home to spend the night at a friend's place. That move, ironically, was how Victoria was spared.
Wednesday morning, Victoria called her mother to remind her to pick her up, but she received no answer. In desperation, she called her father. He called Krissy's phone and also got no answer. He called Roy's phone. No answer. He tried Vana's. Again, there was no response.
An uneasy feeling came over him. "I called 911 and started making my way there." By the time he arrived, police had already installed yellow tape indicating that Krissy's home had become a crime scene.
Vas declares mournfully, "It was the worst day of my life." For the next week, he says, he was "asking God, 'Why?'" After all, he had "taken up the Bible." In addition, feeling that he had been a bad father, he "had started trying to teach them [his children] the truth about heaven and hell." He adds, "My boy was the one who was asking questions."
On the day of the viewing, Vas was "weak and scared." He recalls, "I did not want to see my boy in a casket. But the strength the Lord gave me that day was the first miracle. I was able to stand for seven, eight hours greeting about 4,000 people. I ran out of tears, and after the first couple of hours, I was the one consoling people."
The Meaning of Forgiveness
One of the most remarkable outcomes of that tragic event remains the act of forgiving the man who had almost decimated Vas's family.
How and when did fury give way to forgiveness? "It was not a specific day or time," says Vas. "I don't think I was angry ever. I was sad because I missed them. Anger or hate never seeped in."
Vas has completely forgiven the accused murderer, while holding him responsible for his crime. Sure, he said, "it was a dark day" and "a chunk of me was ripped out" and "nothing can take the pain away." He still struggles not to think back on that day because the loss and the pain are still real. However, with the help of "a network of friends," Vas and Victoria are, day by day, finding greater peace in God.
Love, the Adventist Faith, and Baptism
While listening to sermons online, Vas was impressed by preachers who took their teachings directly from the Bible. There was one whose approach was especially biblical.
That preacher offered to provide the addresses of Bible-believing churches to anyone who was interested. Vas provided his coordinates and received a list of churches in his area.
Vas says he chose the Agape Temple church for two reasons. It was the one closest to his home, and, given his familiarity with the Greek language, he knew that the word agape means "love." So he made contact with the church' pastor, Jayson Levy.
In December 2018, Vas was baptized by Levy and accepted enthusiastically into fellowship at the Agape Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in Pickering, Ontario.
Pejcinovski now awaits the first anniversary of the worst day of his life. His burden, while still painful and unfair, is lightened somewhat by the God-given strength to forgive the unforgivable. It's also mitigated by the assurance of the forgiveness of his sins, by the hope of the resurrection, and by his fellowship in a little church in Pickering that has come to be known as Agape, or the "love church."
Love, fellowship, and forgiveness are important to Pejcinovski. As he put it so well, "Forgiveness is not an event; it is a state of mind."
The original story appeared in the February 2019 issue of the Canadian Adventist Messenger.
Frank Campbell
Canadian Adventist Messenger, and Adventist Review • USA
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Missionary in Fiji Works to Overcome Traditional Hurdles to the Gospel
September 5 / SPD • Fiji • / Kesaia Vasutoga
Loma Linda President Among Those Honored for Contributions to the Adventist Church
February 20 / NAD • • / Larry Becker
Faith in a Crisis
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How to Stay Healthy at Home
April 8 / NAD • • / Cassandra Wagner
Gracefully Wrong
July 5 / GC • • / Bill Knott


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Q: How to plot multiple glmer models into one single plot? I have two glmer models with two covariates each that I'm trying to plot into a single figure.
MWE:
## generalized linear mixed model
library(lattice)

cbpp$response <- sample(c(0,1), replace=TRUE, size=nrow(cbpp))
gm1 <- glmer(response ~ size + incidence + (1 | herd),
              data = cbpp, family = binomial)

cbpp$obs <- 1:nrow(cbpp)
gm2 <- glmer(response ~ size + incidence + (1 | herd) +  (1|obs),
              family = binomial, data = cbpp)

I am trying to plot the predicted values againts each covariate for each model. I found the sjPlot library and the plot_model function, which can plot these predictions when using type = "pred". Calling this function individually on each model works perfect and yields two separate figures like this for each model:

However I'm not familiar with R and I am having a hard time trying to plot the 4 plots on the same figure.
The plot_model function has a grid parameter, which only works for models with a Poisson distirbution. For gm1 and gm2, I am getting the following error when I call plot_model(gm1, type = "pred", grid = TRUE):
Error in if (attr(x, "logistic", exact = TRUE) == "1" && attr(x, "is.trial",  : missing value where TRUE/FALSE needed

Anyway, I would not be able to plot the three models in one figure using this so I tried three different approaches. First, I saw the plot_models function, which takes multiple models as input. When I try to pass the two models as arguments, calling plot_models(gm1, gm2) I get the following error:
Error: $ operator not defined for this S4 class

Second, I tried using the par function setting the mfrow and then calling plot_model again without success. I don't get any error but the plots keep showing as individual figures.
Third, I tried using the gridExtra library. Calling
p1 <- plot_model(gm1, type = "pred")
p2 <- plot_model(gm2, type = "pred")
grid.arrange(p1, p2)

results in the following error:
Error in gList(list(ppt = list(data = list(x = c(-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,  : only 'grobs' allowed in "gList"

Does anyone have an insight on this?
EDIT

A: This seems to work:
pp1 <- plot_model(gm1,type="pred")
pp2 <- plot_model(gm2,type="pred")
plot_grid(c(pp1,pp2))


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If you are looking for a church home, we are glad you've decided to look in our direction. We feel that you've chosen the right place – Piedmont First United Methodist has wonderful children's and youth programs, thriving choir, service opportunities, and so much more. Below you will find a map with directions to the church, some events that are going on we would love for you to be a part of, and some frequently asked questions. We hope you can find all the information you need here. However, if there are questions we have not answered we would love to hear from you, please don't hesitate to contact us.
This FAQ list should hopefully help you learn more about who we are. If you have any additional questions, we invite you to call the church office at 256-447-7421. We hope to see you on Sunday!
When are your worship times?
We have two worship services on Sunday morning: 8:30 Contemporary Service which features music accompanied by acoustic guitar; and 11:00 a.m., our Traditional Service with liturgies, creeds, choir, and hymns. To find out more about our services, please visit the worship page.
Do you have childcare and Sunday School for my kids?
Yes! Children's church is available during all morning services for children two years to second grade. Typically, children leave when directed immediately before the sermon and walk with the Children's Church workers to the Children's church area. There they hear a Bible story, sing songs, and complete a related project. Parents are welcome to go with their child if they wish, or stay in the service. The nursery is available to all children two years old and younger. Sunday School is available at 9:45 a.m. for all ages. For specific room assignments and class schedules please see the Children's page.
Will I be made to stand up, or introduce myself, or be singled out in any way?
No. We respect your privacy and your desire to worship with us at your own comfort level. We'll never call on you from the pews, or ask you to introduce yourself. You may be warmly greeted before or after the service by any of the number of awesome individuals who attend Piedmont First UMC.
Can my children come with me to worship?
Yes! You can choose to utilize our children's programming or have your child stay with you.
Yes. We celebrate communion every Sunday at the 8:30 a.m. service, and the first Sunday of each month in the 11:00 a.m. service.
Baptisms are scheduled in consultation with the parents and/or person being baptized, and coordinated with family and church calendars, in consultation with the pastor. Please call the church office at 256-447-7421 for more information.
May I participate in Communion if I am not a member – or even a United Methodist?
Absolutely – we celebrate communion in an "open table" way – meaning that everyone is welcome to receive communion – you needn't be a member of Piedmont First or even a United Methodist. All that is asked is that you be seeking an open relationship with Christ.
Piedmont First has an adult choir and handbell choir. Practice is held on Wednesday evenings. For information, please contact us via email or at 256-447-7421.
Yes. We have a full array of Sunday School offerings at 9:45 a.m. In addition, we have numerous other small group studies, from sermon-based growth groups, to Disciple Bible study classes. Please visit our Small Groups page for more information.
There are many wonderful things happening at Piedmont First UMC. To get the latest information, please visit our on-line newsletter . Click here and look at the most recent monthly newsletter. You are invited to participate in any or all activities.


Etymology: Aequidens: Latin, aequus, equal, equally + Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335); tubicen: Name from Latin word meaning trumpeter, referring to the river drainage, the Trombetas, to which the species seems to he restricted; and Portuguese 'trombetas' means trumpets.
South America: Amazon River basin, restricted to Trombetas River close to Cachoeira Porteira, Brazil.
This species is moderately large (to almost 12 cm) with triserial predorsal scale pattern, relatively long pectoral fin (32.5-37.7% of SL) and 25-26 scales in the E1 row. It is most similar to A. pallidus, both with an enhanced, wide, light spot anterior to the caudal spot, lateral band high on side, posteriorly positioned midlateral spot and high vertebral number (usually 14 + 13 = 27). It differs from A. pallidus in colour pattern which includes characteristics unique for the genus: an irregularly rounded blackish spot at the corner of the preopercle and adjacent cheek; lateral band running from head to dorsal margin of caudal peduncle, interrupted by a large, elongate midlateral spot and subdivided into 2 or 3 elongate spots posteriorly; midlateral spot contiguous with or only narrowly separated from a wide dark bar running dorsally to the base of the dorsal fin, the spot and bar together forming a strongly oblique, backwards slanting vertical marking (Ref. 86501).
Prefers small, fast running creeks and rapids. Feeds on fish, insects and plant detritus.
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.48 se; Based on food items.


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Q: Navigating to /_ah/admin on localhost yields unknown 404 error I'm currently porting my GAE app to Python 2.7 and have come across some exciting things that I've slowly been able to figure out one at a time (Hello, aliased simplejson library!).  However, I'm currently at a loss to explain this particular issue.
Whenever I navigate to the Admin Console (http://localhost:8080/_ah/admin), I get a 404 page.  This is strange in itself (This was working just fine before), but it also isn't my custom 404 page.  This makes me think this is based on the built-in handlers, but I'm not sure what could be the cause.
Other fun facts:

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*There's no attempts to handle /_ah/.* in my app.yaml or elsewhere

*Nothing has changed in my app.yaml aside from the usual script-to-WSGI handler stuff

*No usage of Federated Logins

*Over time I've turned on almost all of the builtins

*The app deploys correctly and without issue

*I'm using the GAE Launcher on OSX (Minor, but it does have some odd quirks about it)

Update
It's probably easier just to show the console logs of what is coming out.  This is after the app has fully started and I have attempted to navigate to the admin page twice (The IO Error is cute, and only happens the initial time):
[Master] [dev_appserver_multiprocess.py:650] INFO Running application mygaeapp on port 8081: http://localhost:8081
[Master] [dev_appserver_multiprocess.py:652] INFO Admin console is available at: http://localhost:8081/_ah/admin
[Master] [dev_appserver_multiprocess.py:901] DEBUG balancer to port 9000
[App Instance] [0] [py_zipimport.py:139] WARNING Can't open zipfile /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/slimmer-0.1.30-py2.7.egg: IOError: [Errno 13] file not accessible: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/slimmer-0.1.30-py2.7.egg'
[App Instance] [0] [py_zipimport.py:139] WARNING Can't open zipfile /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/NoseGAE-0.2.0-py2.7.egg: IOError: [Errno 13] file not accessible: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/NoseGAE-0.2.0-py2.7.egg'
[App Instance] [0] [recording.py:372] INFO Saved; key: __appstats__:012400, part: 67 bytes, full: 8780 bytes, overhead: 0.000 + 0.007; link: http://localhost:8081/_ah/stats/details?time=1331638312442
[App Instance] [0] [dev_appserver.py:2865] INFO "GET /_ah/admin HTTP/1.1" 404 -
[Master] [dev_appserver_multiprocess.py:901] DEBUG balancer to port 9000
[App Instance] [0] [recording.py:372] INFO Saved; key: __appstats__:020100, part: 67 bytes, full: 9196 bytes, overhead: 0.000 + 0.007; link: http://localhost:8081/_ah/stats/details?time=1331638320129
[App Instance] [0] [dev_appserver.py:2865] INFO "GET /_ah/admin HTTP/1.1" 404 -
[Master] [dev_appserver_multiprocess.py:901] DEBUG balancer to port 9000

A: In case you found this answer and you're using App Engine SDK 1.7.6 or higher, the default URL has changed from localhost:8080/_ah/admin to localhost:8000.

A: So I finally tracked this down to something that works perfectly fine in Python 2.5, but breaks on Python 2.7 with dev_appserver only.
To turn maintenance mode on and off, we reassign the routes in the WSGI instance to point to a new set of URLs by changing the app.router field directly.  Disabling this code path by checking the app version allows /_ah/admin to work correctly.

A: I had the same problem due to the fact that I defined a URL filter in my web.xml file:
<filter>
    <filter-name>filter</filter-name>
    <filter-class>com.example.MyFilter</filter-class>
</filter>
<filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>filter</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

The filter class, MyFilter, has a doFilter method as below:
@Override
public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response,
        FilterChain chain) throws IOException, ServletException {
    HttpServletRequest req = (HttpServletRequest) request;
    String path = req.getRequestURI().substring(req.getContextPath().length());

    if (path.equals("/")) { // Welcome path
        request.getRequestDispatcher("/res/index").forward(request, response);
    } else if (path.startsWith("/static") || path.startsWith("/_ah")) {
        // Static content or internal and admin stuff
        chain.doFilter(request, response); // Goes to default servlet.
    } else { // Jersey servlet controller
        request.getRequestDispatcher("/res" + path).forward(request, response);
    }

}

The part in the code above reading || path.startsWith("/_ah") solved my problem, because the filter must allow paths starting with /_ah to go through unchanged.
I needed the filter so that Jersey could work without all my REST paths being prepended with /res or whatever is specified in web.xml.