Warning: Non-traditional use of tenkara rods to follow. Purists, avert your eyes.
The Monongahela River a few miles upstream from downtown Pittsburgh, is one of my closest fishing options. The river is big, slow, and muddy. Shoreline fishing is challenging due to limited access and my nemesis: trees. Skunked on my first scouting trip, I went back for my first attempt at tenkara fishing from a kayak.
Fishing with a Kiyose 43MF, with 12' of #4 level line, and 4' of Seagar Invisix 4lb fluorocarbon (I already had a giant spool, and it's way cheaper than tippet) I soon found that a shorter level line section would be useful. Sitting in the kayak, I couldn't reach high enough to easily get the heavily weighted flies I was using clear of the water when starting the cast. Handlining the 16" smallmouth I soon caught was made tricky with the long line too. I persevered.
I paddled out of the cove where I put-in and into the main channel. The current, wind, and passing coal barges, meant I was frequently having to paddle and fish at the same time. It was in one of those moments, when my line suddenly went straight, my arm strained. Before I had the chance to even think "snag", the point where my line met the water took off upstream. "Holy Shi..." I dropped the paddle into my lap as I needed a second hand to steady the rod. I watched nervously as my rod was bent like a candy cane and I began to be towed upstream. The fight went on for about a minute or so before he tuckered out and I finally got a look at what I caught.
At 22" and around 5lbs, this channel catfish is my largest fish caught to date while fly fishing. The fly was a hastily constructed olive and white, zonker-tailed, hour glass-eyed, wooly bugger variant on a size 2 hook. I then promptly stuck that fly in a tree and called it a day.
I intend to be back for more.
I think kayaking and tenkara go together about as well as backpacking and tenkara. Made for each other.
These kitties are a hoot with a keiryu rod.
While I was fighting this fish, I did briefly curse the fact that I failed to feature blue in any way in this fly. A blue fly certainly would not have been a handicap. The water was so muddy the blue I really needed was cheese. Better chance of smelling it than seeing it in that soup.


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New Leica Q-P is a stealthy full-frame camera designed for street photography
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There's a new full frame camera that recently hit the market in the form of the Leica Q-P.
Like most of the German company's offerings, the Q-P is a simply styled device, but this version tones things down even more to give it more of a stealthy look compared to Leica's other cameras in the Q series.
More specifically this model features an all-black matte finish, with the signature red dot Leica logo replaced with a white engraving on top of the Q-P.
For those who enjoy understated tech, the Leica Q-P should prove very tempting indeed.
As for the technology powering this full frame camera, Leica has opted for a 24 megapixel sensor, which is paired with a 28mm f/1.7 Summilux lens. Added to this is a 3.7MP digital viewfinder (which we aren't fans of in general on cameras), along with a 3.0″ display on the rear and built-in NFC and WiFi functionality.
Curiously the one thing missing in this luxury camera is the ability to record video in 4K, with it going up to 1080p at 60fps. This should prove more than sufficient for filming small projects, but those wanting a bit more might need to look elsewhere.
Now for how much you'll be paying for the Leica Q-P. As with all Leica products you're paying a premium, with the Q-P recommended to retail for $4 995 (~R70 506) and available to purchase in select regions north of the equator.
At that price the Leica Q-P costs more than the "regular" Q model at around $4 250, which means you're paying quite a bit for the stealth design.
That said, Leica has never had a problem with consumers wanting to buy their pricey cameras before, and they likely won't have any issues with the Q-P either.
It still remains to be seen if you'll be able to get one from local retailers anytime soon.
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When he's not reviewing the latest smartphones, Robin-Leigh is writing about everything tech-related from IoT and smart cities, to 5G and cloud computing. He's also a keen photographer and dabbles in console games.
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Cirrhosis-Dystonia-Polycythemia-Hypermanganesemia Syndrome
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He has been the Editor in Chief, JAMA Neurology (1997- present) and a member of the Editorial Board of JAMA (1997-present). [books.google.com]
More frequently than seen in occu-pational manganism and AHD, T2 changes of low signalreturn from the globus pallidus are also present in in-herited hypermanganesemia. [myslide.es]
Many of these conditions also present with epilepsy. They present an updated diagnostic algorithm and provide an online resource for these conditions – in a nutshell, there is an app for that. A systematic review. [epilepsygenetics.net]
Environmental manganese (Mn) toxicity causes an extrapyramidal, parkinsonian-type movement disorder with characteristic magnetic resonance images of Mn accumulation in the basal ganglia. [pubfacts.com]
Recommend to your librarian Environmental manganese (Mn) toxicity causes an extrapyramidal, parkinsonian-type movement disorder with characteristic magnetic resonance images of Mn accumulation in the basal ganglia. [f1000.com]
Bhatia, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK. [journals.lww.com]
Wheelchair Bound
Many become wheelchair bound in their teens. The neurologic signs and symptoms of the childhood-onset form are primarily extrapyramidal and include dystonia, dysarthria, and rigidity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Psychiatrical
Occupational manganism canpresent with psychosis and compulsive behaviors, so-called Mn madness.5 Cognitive and behavioral changeshave not been observed in inherited hypermanganesemia.MRI brain findings of affected individuals are similarto those seen [myslide.es]
While environmental manganese exposure is known to cause cognitive and psychiatric disturbances (so called "manganese madness") including emotional lability, hallucinations, and compulsive behavior [ Racette et al 2012 ], this has not yet been observed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Werner Poewe, Joseph Jankovic Cambridge University Press, ٢٠/٠٢/٢٠١٤ Movement disorders - ranging from parkinsonism to a variety of hyperkinetic disorders, such as tremors, dystonic, chorea and myoclonus - can be the presenting or a prominent clinical [books.google.com]
Other neurological symptoms in affected children include involuntary trembling (tremor), unusually slow movement (bradykinesia), and slurred speech (dysarthria). [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] system atrophy, parkinsonian type Normal pressure hydrocephalus Progressive supranuclear palsy Rare disorder with dystonia and other neurologic or systemic manifestation Rare dystonia Rare movement disorder Rare myoclonus Rare parkinsonian disorder Rare tremor [se-atlas.de]
There are also dissimilarities between PD and manganism, notably the following in manganism: (a) less-frequent resting tremor, (b) more frequent dystonia, (c) a particular propensity to fall backward, (d) failure to achieve a sustained therapeutic response [scienceopen.com]
Postural Instability
The adult-onset form of HMDPC is characterized by a pattern of movement abnormalities known as parkinsonism, which includes bradykinesia, tremor, muscle rigidity, and an inability to hold the body upright and balanced (postural instability). [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]
J Neurol 258: 4. 549-558 Apr Abstract: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a tauopathy, presenting clinically most often with a symmetrical akinetic-rigid syndrome, postural instability, supranuclear gaze palsy and frontal dementia. [publicationslist.org]
Neurologic examination showed features of parkinsonism including hypomimia, monotone speech, mild rigidity, global bradykinesia, wide-based gait with freezing and starting hesitation, and moderate postural instability without evidence of tremor, dystonia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pascual is interested in the molecular mechanisms that cause inherited metabolic and excitability disorders using electrophysiology and nuclear magnetic resonance both in human subjects and in models of human diseases. [books.google.com]
'I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to work on this exciting project,' says Dr Tuschl. 'It has real potential to help to improve quality of life for children and their families.' References Tuschl K et al. [action.org.uk]
This review presents the current pathophysiological concepts driving these exciting therapeutic developments. [publicationslist.org]
Fine Tremor
Although most cases showpure four-limb dystonia leading to a characteristic high-stepping gait (a cock-walk gait) and fine motor impair-ment sometimes accompanied by dysarthria, fine tremor,and bradykinesia, one affected individual has purespastic paraparesis [myslide.es]
Usually four-limb dystonia (leading to a characteristic high-stepping gait ("cock-walk gait"), dysarthria, fine tremor, and bradykinesia [ Tuschl et al 2012, Quadri et al 2015 ] or on occasion spastic paraplegia [ Gospe et al 2000 ] Adult-onset form. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Hepatic myelopathy. Case report with review of the literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1996;98:242–246. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(96)00018-2 46. Utku U, Asil T, Balci K, Uzunca I, Celik Y. Hepatic myelopathy with spastic paraparesis. [tremorjournal.org]
Hepatic myelopathy. Case report with review of theliterature. Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg. 98, 242246.45. Huang, P., Li, G., Chen, C., Wang, H., Han, Y., Zhang, S., Xiao,Y., Zhang, M., Liu, N., Chu, J., et al. (2010). [myslide.es]
Characterizing treatment & effects As most reviewed studies were case reports, the type of outcome measures varied. We noted whether or not treatment was implemented and the original author's observations on treatment effect. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]
These newly added IEMs include dihydrofolate reductase deficiency (treatment: folinic acid), VMAT2 deficiency (treatment: dopamine agonists), SC4MOL deficiency (treatment: cholesterol supplements), Brown–Vialetto–Van Laere/ Fazio Londe syndrome (treatment [epilepsygenetics.net]
Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been approved by for the treatment of Fabry disease, and early treatment can help to avoid complications. [impact.ref.ac.uk]
"Strikingly, treatment of one child who was severely affected led to such a dramatic improvement of her symptoms that she even regained her ability to walk." [action.org.uk]
We showed that once MCADD had been diagnosed and appropriately managed, the prognosis was excellent (whereas in undiagnosed patients the mortality was 20-25% and a further 20% of children were left disabled) [2]. [impact.ref.ac.uk]
The importance of this MDA in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia disease has been indicated [ 41 Dekker, GA; Sibai, BM Etiology and pathogenesis of preeclampsia current concepts Am. J. Obstet. [benthamopen.com]
As with the TIDE approach of systematic screening [ 19 ], it is our hope that the use of this algorithm will provide more insight into frequency of IEMs amongst the CP population, and further increase our understanding of the etiology of CP. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]
Relevant External Links for SLC30A10 Genetic Association Database (GAD) SLC30A10 Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Navigator SLC30A10 Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology: SLC30A10 No data available for Genatlas for SLC30A10 Gene [genecards.org]
Since screening began, we can estimate (based on epidemiology in ref 2 above) that around 60 lives have been saved and around 60 cases of long-term disability prevented. [impact.ref.ac.uk]
View Article PubMed Google Scholar Nelson KB: The epidemiology of cerebral palsy in term infants. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2002, 8 (3): 146-150. 10.1002/mrdd.10037. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]
The Epidemiology of Cirrhosis in the United States: A Population-based Study. J Clin Gastroenterol 2015;49:690–696. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000208 10. Tryc AB, Goldbecker A, Berding G, Rümke S, Afshar K, Shahrezaei GH, et al. [tremorjournal.org]
[…] underlying pathophysiology 4 Spastic quadriplegia dx. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]
Finally, there has been increasing recognition of both the extramotor phenotype in dystonia and the part played by the cerebellum in its pathophysiology. [journals.lww.com]
Here, we review this evidence and discuss its clinical and pathophysiological implications. [publicationslist.org]
The varying pathophysiology of these disorders is also reflected in the variable response to therapy, which ranges from complete cure in acrodermatitis enteropathica to the virtual absence of effective treatment options in molybdenum cofactor deficiency [accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com]
Despite the unknown pathophysiology, we were able to develop a successful treatment regime. [link.springer.com]
This DNA vaccine has the potential to be a safe and effective therapy to prevent Alzheimer disease. He described Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), an autosomal dominant ataxia, with William Nyhan, M.D. Ph.D, in 1976, for the first time. [books.google.com]
[…] treatment', which halts decline and/or prevents further damage, especially during metabolic crises. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]
Prevention of secondary complications: Early initiation of physiotherapy and orthopedic management aims to prevent contractures and maintain ambulation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Seems to mediate zinc transport into early endosomes and recycling endosomes to prevent zinc toxicity; the function may be regulated by heterodimerization with other zinc transporters of the SLC30A subfamily. [genecards.org]
For untreatable disorders, prenatal tests prevent the birth of a second affected child in the family. [impact.ref.ac.uk]


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In a medium sauce pot, combine the beer, bratwurst and onions. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 13 minutes. Turn off heat, keep warm.
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This Summer was the season of a surprising amount of mobile games for me. I did play a bunch of games on consoles and portable devices, but with the release of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ and Mobius Final Fantasy I had my work as a JRPG fan cut out for me. Aside from mobile games, I also finally completed the wonderful Fire Emblem Awakening and I just started Lost Dimension on Vita which I'm happy with so far. Speaking of handhelds, I'd like to give a shout out to portable gaming devices in general this month as they were a total gaming lifesaver while I was moving apartments this month. Without portable consoles, my gaming life would've been on hold and that simply wouldn't do! So here's what I played this season and I hope everyone enjoyed their Summer gaming time! Let me know your favourite JRPGs of this Summer in the comments.
Status: Now playing. Suspicious of everyone.
I've definitely still got a lot of Lost Dimension to get through but I picked it up recently to fill time in between now and Final Fantasy XV (which you know, is delayed now) after it was recommended to me on Twitter (thanks @Sypherica!). I'm already enjoying its tactical battle system a lot and I really like how the Vision system helps you take notes on who the traitor may be. Since I've been enjoying the Danganronpa 3 anime recently, Lost Dimension satisfies my JRPG needs and my mystery 'find-the-traitor' visual novel needs all in one game.
Status: Played for about 15 minutes, back on the shelf.
I missed Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth enough to pick up Digimon World DS when I randomly saw it for under $10 secondhand. I didn't do any research on it, I was just hoping it would bring me fun Digimon collection and the Digimon World experience I remembered from my childhood. I switched it on, found the different animation style and Japanese a little jarring, but I'm not saying it's bad as it's way too early to tell. I'll have to sit down and really give this game a proper try sometime but I still think it was a cool find.
Another game suggested by a friend (thanks @DefurInTokyo!), Long Gone Days is probably my second or third indie JRPG. I only played it briefly while taking a break from moving preparations, but already I like its quick character development and simplistic, yet smart battle system that required a little more thought than just hitting attack. Since I really enjoy the JRPG cross Visual Novel genre, I'm looking forward to getting back to this one soon.
You can play the demo of Long Gone Days on Steam now for free!
I played Mobius for an evening after being super excited for it in the weeks leading up to its launch. After playing it, I found myself a little underwhelmed. I don't necessarily think it's a bad game, but it didn't hook me in. I don't mind games with cards (I play Hearthstone regularly) but when combined with the lack of familiar Final Fantasy mechanics, while the system was interesting, it's not what I overly want from a portable Final Fantasy game. I really wanted to like Mobius so I may check in with it on occasion, but for now it's not nearly as compelling as Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is for me.
Mobius Final Fantasy is available in both the App Store and the Google Play store.
With my trusty Agumon pillow, I remembered I wanted to platinum Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth eventually and remembered how much fun I had with it. Coming back to a game after such a long time though, I saw how much I needed to do, felt a little overwhelmed and kinda bounced out. I do want to try platinum games I love in Japanese like I'm trying to do (with limited success) with Final Fantasy X so I know if I really want to collect all of those Digimon, I'll do it.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius was another Final Fantasy mobile game I was extremely excited for and to my delight, ended up totally loving. Since I was a long time fan of Record Keeper, I initially wondered if Exvius would be as good as it was and it turned out to be better. It's character collection is like an upgraded version of Record Keeper, its battle system is much smarter for the platform it's on and there are finally some maps to explore making it feel much more like a legitimate RPG. In my opinion, it's the best Final Fantasy game on smartphones so definitely try it if you're a fan of Final Fantasy.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is available in both the App Store and the Google Play store.
Another one of the great mobile games released by Square Enix recently is Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ. I think Unchained χ is a particularly amazing smartphone game because it manages to somehow turn the active battle mechanics of Kingdom Hearts into a turn-based system while feeling like a really similar system to the Kingdom Hearts games on Playstation consoles. Unchained χ is literally giving away Stamina/AP right now with the current 0 AP Summer promo so if you're looking to try the game without limitations, now is the time.
Kingdom Hearts Unchained X is available in both the App Store and the Google Play store.
Status: Playing occasionally on the go.
With so many new mobile games out, my X-Tactics playing did fall a little by the wayside. The times I did play though I was reminded how well the gameplay mechanics work together and would like to catch up on quests for it during Fall. I also really want to continue collecting X-Coin to get the adorable Kuku into my party and finish the quests to get the third special attack for my characters.
X-Tactics is available in both the App Store and the Google Play store.
Read my first impressions or about my recent experiences with the game!
It's with many sighs that I consciously jumped off the Final Fantasy Record Keeper train this month because I just couldn't enjoy it the same way after Brave Exvius came out. Record Keeper was a great game when it came out but I got stale with the repetitive mechanics without any story or other incentive to keep playing, especially after I got behind on its content. I really liked Record Keeper for a long time so I'm a little sad it's out of my mobile game roster but I'm also excited to keep finding more games that will keep me committed for over a year like Record Keeper did.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper is available in both the App Store and the Google Play store.
I really wish I hadn't put off playing this for so long because it was fantastic. Fire Emblem Awakening is hands down one of the best tactical JRPGs I've ever played. The way its Support system affected the battles had me really motivated and excited to pair off characters and just the way the game was so personable with its characters was nice too. I already miss Tharja as well, my new favourite experimenting mage that's high on my best girl list and many of the other fun characters that enriched the experience. As a new Fire Emblem fan, I'll definitely be picking up Fire Emblem Fates soon as I'm sure it will be even better than Awakening. Feel free to comment with any other Fire Emblem suggestions!
Technically not a JRPG, but it's one of the funnest third-person shooter adventure games I've ever played and hooked me in the usual Danganronpa way of interrupting any after work activities I needed to do all week because I needed to finish that story. Not a good idea while I was preparing to move, but goddamn it was a fun 30 hours. I wanted to add it in this list because Danganronpa always manages to give me that hook I'm always looking for in games and its mechanics are a little similar to JRPGs, so I think some people will enjoy it and its messed up story about kids killing adults.
Once this heat has subsided and fall has arrived, it brings with it a really big JRPG title - Persona 5. However this will only be out in Japanese and I definitely won't understand it on a native level. I was completely ready to give Final Fantasy XV the rest of my year, but since it's been delayed I have no excuse not to try and understand Persona 5 in Japanese now. I'll give it a shot, but it won't be my top priority gaming wise. I'll probably finish Lost Dimension and after that I'm not really sure. Like I said, Final Fantasy XV really had the rest of the foreseeable year for me and I have such a surprising amount of free gaming time now that I'm not sure what to do with it.
To fill this free time, since I've finished moving apartments it would be nice to get back in touch with my home consoles. I may finally try the Atelier series or give Final Fantasy VII - one of my biggest unplayed JRPG sins - a try on PS4. I'm also pretty excited for World of Final Fantasy after the E3 footage shown and the new trailers, so at least I can get my Final Fantasy fix somehow!
What did you play in Summer? Do you have any gaming plans for fall or did Final Fantasy XV's delay also leave a hole in your life?


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SLADE started off as a map editor for Doom games, primarily to provide a 'modern' alternative to Doom Builder that would support different editing styles and (eventually) run on non-Windows operating systems. Over time it has been completely rewritten on multiple occasions, each rewrite corresponding with a new major version number.
SLADE 3 is a different beast altogether, initially being written as a revamp of my other wad editor project SLumpEd, with plans to then re-incorporate the map editor part to make it an all-in-one Doom editor. With the release of v3.1.0, the map editor part was added and with it the basic goal for SLADE 3 reached. There is still a lot left to be done, though, and it is a currently on-going project.
The SLADE website can be found here. It is also an open-source project, with the sources up on GitHub.
The very first iteration of SLADE was fairly experimental, feature-wise it had most of what Doom Builder offered at the time, however the interface was very much inspired by old DOS editors such as DEU and DETH.
Before any editing you would need to use a command line interface to open a wad file, then in the editor any property modification was done using custom-drawn text menus - it was pretty unnecessarily clunky to use.
Version 0.6 introduced slopes preview in 3d mode, which made it the first editor to have this feature (I was pretty proud of that at the time :P).
I have kept the old SLADE v0.x website up for archival purposes, which can be found here.
Some screenshots of SLADE v0.6 in action.
After v0.6 was done I started on rewriting SLADE using GTK for the user interface, while keeping all the editing features. The command line interface was replaced with a Wad Manager dialog, and the editor window itself based more on Doom Builder than older DOS editors like v0 was.
Eventually it became apparent that GTK wasn't so great in Windows, as it did not use native controls making the interface look out of place. So, following the release of v1.02, I started porting the interface over to another UI library, wxWidgets. wxWidgets had multiple advantages over plain GTK - it actually uses native controls in Windows (and OSX), and is C++, which is what SLADE was (and still is) written in. At the start of 2006, v1.1 was released, followed by 1.11, 1.12 and 1.13 during the year.
After v1.13 I ended up deciding to rewrite SLADE yet again, for some reason I don't actually remember. The rewrite improved many things with the editor, speed in particular, as well as adding pk3/zip support. It also featured advanced line drawing capabilities, allowing lines to be drawn crossing or overlapping other lines while still creating correct sectors, which no other editor could do at the time.
In mid 2007, SLADE v2.0 beta 1 was released. This ended up being the only release of v2, as not long after I lost interest in it for the most part.
Eventually I regained interest in working on SLADE, but found that 2.0 wasn't really written too well and was difficult to just pick up and continue. So, rather than simply rewrite the same editor again, I decided to do something different this time.
Previously I had been working on another Doom editor for wad/lump management called SLumpEd, which I had also lost interest in similarly to SLADE v2. I figured, why not merge this with SLADE, and create an all-in-one Doom editor? So, keeping the SLADE name and swapping the "It's a Map Editor" tagline out for "It's a Doom Editor" (seeing as the acronym still fit), SLADE v3 was born.
In early 2010 the first beta release of v3 was put up, which gained a fair amount of interest as SLumpEd was seeing quite a bit of use. I also began receiving code contributions from Gez, which helped a lot early on (and still does, obviously :P), with support for many other game formats, among other things. Finally, nearly a year later, v3.0.0 was released. This first release covered everything SLumpEd could do and much more, though with the noticable absence of the map editor part.
The map editor ended up taking a lot longer than I would have liked, finally being released with v3.1.0 in 2014, more than 3 years after the initial release. As of v3.1.1 (2016), the v3 map editor can do pretty much everything the pre-3 versions could.


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The winners from World Press Photo Multimedia Contest 2014
Photojournalism goes interactive: WPP announces this year's best films. Tom Seymour reports
The fourth World Press Photo Multimedia Contest today awarded prizes for films documenting train surfers in South Africa, protestors in Turkey, and the significance of the high-rise building throughout historical architecture.
First prize for the Short Feature section was awarded to Staff Riding, shot by Marco Casino. The Italian photographer, 27, who is currently based between Milan and Turin, orientated his project around the South African "sport" of train surfing, known locally as "staff riding". Using split screens and info-graphics, Casino documents the young South African men and women, the vast majority of whom are under 25 years of age, as they manage to remain standing on the roof of speeding trains. Despite the dangers of staff riding, which frequently result in limb amputations and even death, Casino's subjects described staff riding as a form of expression. "You want to take out the anger, instead of beating someone or robbing them."
In a statement, World Press Photo said of the work: "In a context where violence, alcohol and drug abuse, rampant poverty and AIDS reign supreme, train surfing symbolises the search for social redemption that will never come for the characters of this story."
Jassim Ahmad on 'Staff Riding' from World Press Photo on Vimeo.
The Second Prize in Shorts went to Silent Night: The Kandahar Massacre, shot by Lela Ahmadzai, a multimedia journalist and photographer who was born in Afghanistan and later emigrated to Germany. The film tells the story of 16 civilians who were murdered by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales of the US Army. Third went to Calcio Fiorentino, a film about an early form of football, originally played only by the aristocracy, shot by co-directors David Airob and David Ramos.
First prize for Long Feature was awarded to Witnessing Gezi, based on the recordings of Emin Özmen. The Turkish photojournalist witnessed civil protests against the urban development plan for Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park, which sparked strikes across Turkey. "Witnessing Gezi shows the human aspect of this civil resistance, a crucial event of the last 30 years in Turkey," World Press Photo says in a statement. Second went to Hers To Lose, by Brend McDonald and Stephen Maing, while Third was taken by Swan Song, made by Rick Gershon and Caitlyn Greene.
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First prize for Interactive Documentary was given to A Short History of the Highrise, written, dircted and edited by Katerina Cizek. Comprising four short films, Cizek's project for The New York Times explores the 2500-year global history, from the biblical Tower of Babel to the modern skyscrapers in New York. Each historical period is explored in a separate chapter, with a voiceover in rhyme (including by the singer Feist) and material from the archives The New York Times. World Press Photo said: "A Short History of the Highrise explores the issue of social equality in an increasingly urbanized world. The interactive experience allows viewers to dig deeper into the project's themes through additional archival materials, text and microgames, like a visual accordion."
Second went to NSA Files: Decoded, and Third went to Hollow by Elaine McMillion Sheldon.
Judging for World Press Photo, considered the leading international contest in visual journalism, was conducted at the World Press Photo office in Amsterdam. A total of 373 multimedia productions were entered in the contest: Short Feature 254, Long Feature 56, Interactive Documentary 63.The jury took six days to judge the contest.
At the head of the jury sat Jassim Ahmad, 34, the head of multimedia innovation at Thomson Reuters, whose multimedia work includes Emmy-nominated projects Times of Crisis, Bearing Witness, and Surviving the Tsunami.
The jury also included Gabriel Dance, interactive editor of The Guardian US, Liza Faktor, the co-founder of Screen; Ed Kashi, photographer and member of VII Photo agency; Marianne Lévy-Leblond, head of web productions and transmedia projects at Arte France; Grant Scott, senior lecturer in photography at University of Gloucestershire; and Chilean photographer Luis Weinstein, who is on the editorial board of South African photography magazine, Sueño de la razón.
Commenting on the contest, Ahmad said: "There is clearly no one model for success in the practice. You can work in teams large and small; with the support of a major organisation or local community. The smallest stories can speak to wider truths. The possibilities of multimedia are immense."
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These do not reflect my all time top ten, they are more like the ones off the top of my head. But they are still the ones I liked and remembered.
Now for the tagging - I tag Mohit, Vijay, Bhatia, Shukla and jatin.


Tommy Ramone, the last living original member of the Ramones, passed away today (July 11th).
And as a bonus: first description of the Ramones, written by Tommy in 1975. From Letters of Note on Facebook.
Marky Ramone: with the band from '78-'83 and then '87-'96.
C.J. Ramone: with the band from '89-'96.
Tommy was my dearest and oldest friend.
We grew up together in Forest Hills Queens New York.
I went to Stephen A Halsey Jr High and Forest Hills High school with him.
He got me to pick up the bass guitar and enter into the crazy world of rock music.
We played in several bands together (Triad & Butch) here in NYC over the late 60's and early 70's.
We built and managed Performance Studios in NYC, a recording/rehearsal studio the Ramones started in. I worked with him when he in the Ramones and well after he left.
He had an advanced musical foresight, well ahead of the times in forming and being part of the Ramones. He was a great musician on the guitar, then the drums, later on the mandolin, banjo, fiddle and many more instruments. His musical expanse bridged from Punk to Indie Bluegrass.
I mourn the passing of the last of the original Ramones, my friend and a true musical visionary.
Thank so much for posting here and for your personal comments. I'm so sorry for your loss. It's a loss for all of us, but all the more for his good friends.


After a successful six-month test using 12 railcars on all lines, Metra installed free cellular Wi-Fi hotspots on 50 more cars in late 2016.
The decision to continue and expand the Wi-Fi program was made after a majority of customers in an online survey said they were satisfied with the quality of the connection during the test, which began in February 2016. In addition, a majority of survey respondents also indicated that the onboard Wi-Fi service met their expectations. The test was intended to determine whether the hotspot technology could provide free and dependable internet access to customers at an affordable cost to Metra.
The 50 additional cars are distributed throughout the Metra system and labeled with orange decals on the exterior.
In general, the hotspots are limited to a 1 megabyte per second download speed per user. Checking email and Internet browsing are the intended uses of this service, not streaming video. Metra will continue to post information onboard to notify customers that streaming video will likely impair service and that there may be dead zones along the route.
The Wi-Fi hotspot units cost about $2,000 each. The monthly data charges cost about $250 per unit per month, so the annual cost for units in 62 cars will be about $186,000. Metra is seeking partners to help offset the costs of the program. In 2013, Metra investigated offering more extensive Wi-Fi service on all cars, but the estimated $72 million upfront cost was prohibitive and in a subsequent effort the agency could not identify a partner who could reliably provide that level of funding.
To further enhance the agency's customer connectivity options, Metra in 2015 completed installation of charging stations at all five downtown stations and implemented free Wi-Fi in the waiting areas.


Dunhuang (敦煌; Dūnhuáng) is a city on the old Silk Road. It is in Gansu Province in northwest China. It is best known for a large group of Buddhist cave temples nearby, with much historic artwork.
The city was founded by Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty in 111 BC at the crossroads of two trading routes on the Silk Road, and the name 'Dunhuang', meaning to 'to flourish and prosper,' gives some indication of the town's prominence in ancient China. It is much less important today.
Buddhism reached China via the Silk Road and this is one of the more important Buddhist sites on that route. The Tangut or Western Xia ruled a substantial kingdom in the area, with its capital at Yinchuan, for centuries until the Mongol conquest in the 1200s. They were the main sponsors of Buddhist construction at Dunhuang.
Dunhuang Airport (DNH IATA) is 13km east of town center. Flights are available to Beijing, Lanzhou, Urumqi, and Xi'an. Please note there is no taxi stand at this airport. If you can get your hotel to pick you up, please do so. There can be shuttle busses which arrive when planes come, but these can be full, resulting in a long wait (1 hour) for a vehicle if you're not prepared.
Dunhuang Train Station (敦煌火车站; Dūnhuáng Huǒchēzhàn) is about 12km outside the town to the northeast. There is also a ticket agent in town, across the street from Dunhuang Hotel, which sells tickets for most trains. Note that Dunhuang is on a branch line, and many more trains are accessible from the Liuyuan station, a 1-2 hour drive away. In particular, trains heading west to Xinjiang do not pass through Dunhuang directly.
Dunhuang has two bus stations diagonally across from each other. Most frequent buses leave from the main bus station and not the long distance bus station.
Mogao Caves (莫高窟) (25km from town, most people visit on pre-arranged tour or arrive by taxi, CITS has daily tours leaving at 8:30AM from front of the Feitian hotel, city buses to the caves are next to the Silk Road Hotel and cost ¥8). English tours at 9AM, 12AM and 2PM daily. A UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with exquisite Buddhist art and manuscripts. Although the city had an early connection with Buddhism due to the passage of monks traveling the Silk Road, it was not until a monk had a vision of a thousand Buddhas above the desert at Dunhuang in 4th century that the famous caves were excavated and filled with the manuscripts and treasures. Nearby is the White Horse Pagoda, built by a monk from India in honor of his horse, which died in the process of bringing the monk to China. It is not possible to tour the caves on your own and all visitors are assigned to different guides (included in the ticket price). The tour takes about two hours and about 15 caves will be visited; all the rest are closed. The tours are different from group to group with every group visiting the main caves. You can arrange to visit closed caves; it will cost you ¥200 per person per cave. Note that It can be handy to bring your own flashlight (torch). The pass costs ¥160, and ¥180 (¥100 off season) for English tour, ¥80 for students..
Sand Dunes (沙丘) (Next to Crescent Lake, take bus 3). Worth a trip. If you're not interested in seeing the lake from up close and just want to walk among the dunes just follow the fence to the right from Charlie Jongh's Dune Guesthouse. After a couple of minutes you will find an open gate and a path leading up to the dunes. From the top of the one on the left, you can see the lake. Entrance fee for the dunes and lake park is ¥120 (¥60 low season); an additional ¥100 per person for a camel ride (as of June 2012)..
The famous Mingshashan—Yueyaquan National Park with Mingsha (Humming Sand) Hill and Crescent Moon Spring are found south of Dunhuang while to the north there is Jade Gate Pass (Yumen Guan) and Sun Pass (Yangguandao), last Han outposts on the Great Wall of China.
Huyang Forest (胡杨林) (20km from town, take the bus to the railway station and ask the driver to go to Huyang Lin. (¥3)). It consist of a small forest of rare poplares (Populus Divesifolia). Some are more than 600 years old. Can give an opportunity for a walk far from town. The entrance fee is ¥30.
White Horse Pagoda (白马塔) (3 km west from town center.). The construction of this 12 meters stuppa has been ordered by Kunarajiva, a Buddhist translator, in 384. The entrance fee is ¥15.
Piper bounce statue (反弹琵琶雕像). Rebound Pipa statue is the symbol of Dunhuang, is located in the urban circle Flower Island Center, bar, and an even Highway South Road intersection in this. The statue through about 5 meters high, very graceful indeed, plump body, dance a benevolent and kind countenance, focus on the right leg, left leg lift back toward the front, Pipa behind the palm faces on the rebound.
40.53050293.0643271 Yadan Land-forms National Park (雅丹国家地质公园) (180km from town, usually visited on pre-arranged tours or by taxi.), ☎ +86-0937-8841885, e-mail: dunhuangyadan@163.com. 06:00-22:00, last ticket sales 19:00, last entry 19:30. The Land-forms are an area in the Gobi Desert where wind erosion has left striking rock formations 10-20 meters high. The area contains named formations resembling fleets of ships, The Sphinx, as well as camels, birds, and many others. The land-forms are an interesting contrast to the sand dunes at Dunhuang in terms of the terrain of the Gobi Desert. Tours of the area will likely also include stops at an ancient section of the Great Wall, a Han Dynasty fortress, and a small set of caves similar to Mogao. If you take any bus in Dunhuang, the conductor will likely be selling daytrips to see the Geopark and 4-6 other sights, for 100-120 RMB (bus only). ¥50 entrance fee plus ¥70 for the park shuttle bus.
Summer of Dunhuang Variety Show. June–October. Performances of singing and dancing in the Silk Road traditions.
Camel Trek, arranged by Charlie Johng's Cafe, Mingshan Road (Across the road and 50m north from the long-distance bus station), ☎ +86 13893763029, e-mail: dhzhzh@163.com. Typically leave around 4-5PM. Get to know the desert firsthand on a 2 to 7 day camel trek across spectacular sand dunes. A typical trek goes for 3 days and includes a visit to the Mogao Cave. Alternately, just camp out in the desert for a night to experience the Gobi Desert's night sky, sunset and sunrise. If you don't have much time you can have a one day tour with staying in the desert and riding to the Mogao Cave in the morning (400 RMB p.P.). Bargain hard, but going rate is between ¥250-500 per day.
Night market (Downtown). Good dried fruits and nuts (walnuts, dates, raisins, apricots, small tomatoes...). Many souvenirs. Note that some people sell wood stamps, pretending It's made from the rare Huyang tree, but It's not. Huyang Tree is too soft to be carved.
Charlie Johng's cafe, Mingshan Road (Opposite the long-distance bus station and 50m north). Reasonably priced western meals available. Very helpful staff. ¥25 for English breakfast set.
Shirley's cafe, Mingshan Road (opposite Charlie Johng's cafe). It's a bit pricy and the portions are pretty small.
Night market skewers stalls (downtown night market). Lamb, potato, mushroom, bread... skewers; yogurt.
Yunnan Cross Bridge Mixian, 7 Baiwei Jie (in the night market area, between the covered market and street with all the skewers.). Until 12AM. Own by a lively small lady, eager to introduce you to her home cuisine. Tasty rice noodles with authentic sauces. Chinese speaker handy. ¥20/Person.
[dead link] Lovina Pizza, No. 1, Level 3, B Building, Business Walking Street (敦煌市商业步行街B座三楼1号) (close to the local government office, above the kaierliang supermarket), ☎ +86 937 - 8858996. 10:30AM to 11PM. A nice quiet pizza restaurant (only one in town) with good easy to read menu with English and pictures. Free wireless internet and decent relatively cheap coffee. They also do deliveries if you can speak Chinese. ¥15 - 65 per pizza.
Oasis, Pedestrian Street (Southern end of the Pedestrian street, just a few blocks west of the Mosque), ☎ +86 150 0937 6021. opens at 2PM. Run by an Oklahoman, this cafe has good coffee, milkshakes, and a small menu with pizza and hamburgers. The wifi is fast.
Feitian Hotel Dunhuang, 22 Mingshan Road, ☎ +86 937 8822726, fax: +86 937 8822311.
Charlie Johng's Dune Guesthouse (敦煌月泉山庄), 甘肃省敦煌市月牙泉鸣沙山沙生植物园 (Transfer available from Charlie Johng's cafe; see Eat. Otherwise take bus #3 (¥1) to last stop and walk 400m to the right (look for signs).), ☎ +86 13893763029, e-mail: dhzhzh@163.com. The hole place is a bit rundown (except for the nice cottages), but if you like to get out in the nature and want to stay near the dunes, then it is a really nice place. The restaurant is okay but you are better of eating in town. WiFi available. Staff speak only basic English but is helpful. laundry 10 yuan per load. dorm 35 yuan, double 120 yuan, cottage 100 yuan.
Charlie Johng's Hostel (In the night market area, next to the mosque.), ☎ +86 13893763029, +86 09378857298, e-mail: dhzhzh@163.com. Dorm ¥50, double/twin ¥120.
Only Chinese name (direct opposite of Charlie Johng's cafe. Look for a sign with the number 444). ok twin room with hot shower & ethernet internet 100 yuan.
Five Rings Hotel, 20 Ming Shan Road., ☎ +86 937 -8836574, fax: +86 937 -8835859. Double/twin ¥100.
Zephyr International Youth Hostel, Yueya Spring Scenic Spot (Located right next to Dune Guesthouse, but entry is opposite, so you need to circle it. Also lots of signposts leading from the main road.), ☎ +86 937 8882000, fax: +86 937 8882002. Big place made out of many small cabins/huts, like a tiny village, filled with trees, swings and hammocks. Nice, relaxed atmosphere. Hot showers, free internet/wifi, and at least one English speaking staff member. Dorm bed (before HI discount) ¥25, Cabins from ¥100.
Grand Sun Hotel Dunhuang, 5 North Shazhou Road, ☎ +86 937 8829998, fax: +86 937 8822121.
Dunhuang Hotel (敦煌宾馆; Dūnhuáng Bīnguǎn), 14 Yangguan East Road, ☎ +86 937 8822538, fax: +86 937 8822195.
Silk Road Dunhuang Hotel, Dunyue Road (4km south of town, 10 minutes by car south of town, the dunes are 20 minutes walk away or accessible by bus 3, taxis are easily available at the hotel), ☎ +86 937 8882088. Nice and clean hotel. Chinese/western restaurant. Roof-top cafe with beautiful views on the dunes, breakfast served here too. English speaking staff. Baby cot available. Doubles ¥680.
Regular buses run daily each morning from Dunhuang, Gansu Province, 731 km to Huatugou (花土沟), a small oil drilling town in northwest Qinghai Province, and daily each morning the other direction. This road, a paved highway the entire way, crosses the Altun Mountains over Dangjin Pass (当金山口, 3680 m, 39º19'14"N, 94º16'11"E) at the provincial border between Qinghai and Gansu which runs along the crest of the Altun Mountains. One source says that the road rises from 1,000 m to the 3,680 m pass in just 20 km. This road is subject to delays or closure in winter due to icy conditions.
The bus station in Dunhuang will not sell you a ticket to Huatugou unless you have an ATP. You cannot get this permit in Dunhuang because its in Gansu province. so you have to go to the PSB in golmud, and from there to take the bus to Huatugou.
Twice daily minibuses run the 65 km in 1.5-2 hours for ¥15 between Huatugou and Shimiankuang (石绵矿 literally: asbestos mine), a tiny worker hamlet north of a large surface-level asbestos mine. It's better to stay overnight in Huatugou than in the very basic lodging at the asbestos mine. Ask the Huatugou taxi driver for the Petroleum Guesthouse -- 石油 shí yóu 宾馆 bīn guǎn. There's also very basic lodging across from the Huatugou bus station -- ask the bus driver to point you in the right direction.
The 241 km road from Shimiankuang, at the border of Qinghai and Xinjiang, to Charklik (Ruoqiang), Xinjiang, is a rough road, over a 4,000 m pass and through a narrow river valley as well as across the desert. This is the rough leg mentioned above. The road is now paved all the way. A minibus leaves from Shimiankuangs "bus station" to Charklik at 11AM, costs ¥80.
The minibus leaves from in front of the bus station in Charklik (Ruoqiang) at 08:00 Beijing time (06:00 unofficial local time) and arrives in Shimiankuang about 6 hours later, and generally in time to catch the afternoon minibus from Shimiankuang to Huatugou. The 9AM minibus from Huatugou meets the minibus leaving from Shimiankuang about 11AM.
From Charklik (Ruoqiang) to Cherchen (Qiemo), the bus leaves at 10:00, takes 5 hours to cover the 351 km and costs 58Y. In the other direction, a daily bus leaves Cherchen (Qiemo) for Charklik (Ruoqiang) at 10AM.
There as buses to Delingha, but be careful, the city is not open to tourists.
This city travel guide to Dunhuang is a usable article. It has information on how to get there and on restaurants and hotels. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.


Curious about resources available to students studying art and design at our top-tier, public research university? Digi-Fab Discovery introduces students to the Stamps Digi-Fab Studio, home to our cutting edge digital fabrication technology!
Digi-Fab Discovery is a new two-week residential studio for current high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Our students live on the historic U-M campus, make work in their own studio, and have access to state-of-the-art facilities. Under the guidance of Stamps faculty and staff, you'll immerse yourself in studio work exploring contemporary methods of producing art and design.
Over the course of two weeks, students will gain experience working with tools such as the vinyl cutter, laser cutters and 3D printers. This program will help aspiring artists and designers gain confidence, experience and fluency in digital fabrication.
In addition to studio classes, students will learn about the college admission process, career opportunities, and how to create a competitive portfolio. Digi-Fab Discovery students will gain a more sophisticated understanding of creative practice and develop a more diverse portfolio. To conclude the program, participants mount an exhibition of their work and host a reception for friends and family.
Digi-Fab Discovery is an intensive residential program introducing participants to the digital fabrication resources at the Stamps School of Art & Design. Digi-Fab Discovery students will participate in both studio classes and open labs to create their work. In studio classes, students will receive instruction from Stamps faculty and staff on the digital fabrication technology supported by the Digi-Fab Studio. In open labs, students will develop and output their designs under the guidance of Stamps staff.
Digi-Fab Discovery will include instruction on the vinyl cutter, laser cutters and 3D printers.
Click here to fill out our notification form, and we'll email you as soon as Spring/Summer 2020 applications are available.
Digi-Fab Discovery 2019 costs $2500 and includes tuition, room, board (3 meals a day), supplies and field trips. Students are encouraged to bring extra spending money for snacks, laundry, entertainment and souvenirs.
Digi-Fab Discovery participants live just a short distance away from Stamps in Bursley Hall. Located on North Campus, Bursley Hall is a mixed-gender residence hall featuring laundry facilities, floor lounges, a computer lab complete with printers and scanners, and music practice rooms.
Bursley Hall is also the primary dining facility for BFA Preview. Learn more about the delicious and nutritious offerings at Bursley here.
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Michigan residents may also apply for the Watson A. Young Scholarship, an initiative supported by the University of Michigan's Center for Educational Outreach. The Watson A Young scholarship was established to support middle and high school students' participation in summer opportunities at U-M that seek to develop students' interests and abilities in academic disciplines and expose students to the experiences and possibilities provided by higher education.
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Modern Control Engineering. Katsuhiko Ogata (1990). 2nd Ed. Saved it from undergrad!
Feedback Control Theory. John C. Doyle et al. (1992).
Control System Design: An Introduction to State Space Methods. Bernard Friedland (1986).
Optimal Control Theory. Donald E. Kirk (1970).
Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics. Peter C. Hughes (1986).
Atmospheric and Space Flight Dynamics. Ashish Tewari (2007).
Aircraft Control and Simulation. Brian L. Stevens et al. (2016) 3rd Ed.
Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles. Ashish Tewari (2010).
Advanced Control of Aircraft, Spacecraft, and Rockets. Ashish Tewari (2011).
MATLAB for Control Engineers. Katsuhiko Ogata (2008).
Numerical Computing with Simulink, Vol I. Richard J. Gran (2007).
Make: Getting Started with Arduino. Massimo Banzi & Michael Shiloh (2014) 3rd Ed. Yep, started right here with the tutorials.
Exploring Arduino. Jeremy Blum (2013).
Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches. Simon Monk (2012).
Programming Arduino: Next Steps. Simon Monk (2014).
Make: Electronics. Charles Platt (2015) 2nd Ed. Gotta start somewhere, right?!


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Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL specs leaked almost in full
By James Rogerson 2017-09-28T09:59:23.27Z Mobile phones
We're less than a week away from the October 4 launch of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, but it doesn't look like there will be too many surprises when they land, as a big leak has just revealed most of the specs.
Supposedly the Pixel 2 XL will have a curved QHD screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 80-85%, meaning minimal bezel.
It's tipped to use a high-end Snapdragon 835 chipset (the same chip as powers the likes of the HTC U11 and some versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8) which would make it one of the most powerful handsets on the market.
The Pixel 2 XL will also apparently come with either 64GB or 128GB of storage and dual-stereo speakers, but no headphone port.
The source adds that the phone will have a single-lens rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), and there's a suggestion that the front might have OIS too, but they don't seem clear on that.
Interestingly, it's also said to have an E-SIM slot, which could let you switch networks without switching SIM cards - but that would be a bold move.
The Pixel 2 XL will also apparently have a fingerprint scanner and be IP67 certified dust and water resistant, meaning you can submerge it up to 1 meter deep for 30 minutes.
There rumor states the screen will be made of tough Gorilla Glass 5, a big 3,520mAh battery and the long-rumored Active Edge feature, allowing you to squeeze the phone to launch Google Assistant or mute calls and alarms.
Similar but smaller
The standard Pixel 2 meanwhile is said to be similar, but with a smaller 1080p rather than QHD screen, and the display will likely be flat rather than curved. It will also apparently have a smaller 2,700mAh battery.
Finally, the source said that purchasing either of these phones will give you unlimited Google Cloud storage until 2023.
While we're skeptical of the E-SIM, the rest of this information sounds believable, and largely lines up with earlier rumors. Android Authority, which received the information, also sounds convinced by it, claiming to have verified it independently using an internal document.
We'll know for certain how accurate it is soon, and we'll be sure to bring you all the information on the Pixel 2 and our impressions of it as soon as it's announced.
Will the Pixel 2 be able to compete with the iPhone X?
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Michael Hughes read English at Corpus Christi College, Oxford before training in theatre at the Jacques Lecoq School in Paris. He has worked for many years as an actor under the professional name Michael Colgan, and he also teaches creative writing. His first novel, The Countenance Divine, was published by John Murray in 2016.


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University of Northern Colorado hockey was eliminated from the nationals tournament this past weekend.
The takeaway from the weekend was close, but not quite as each game was a one to two point decision.
UNC improved its performance tremendously this year compared to last year's nationals.
While the Bears record only improved by half a game at nationals this year, each game was a close contest or the Bears were even leading in some cases.
No one wants to come home without the national championship, but the Bears have a lot to be proud of from this trip.
Only 16 teams in each division can say they made the nationals tournament and UNC can claim one of those spots.
The Bears were also one of ten returning teams from last year's nationals.
To be in the same company achievement wise as Trine, UMass, Northeastern, and Florida Gulf Coast is admirable by itself.
In game one the Bears started off slow against Trine University.
Trine played an aggressive formation by staying in the Bears territory early and often.
UNC struggled just to get into the offensive zones without being harassed by the Trine defenders.
Jake Seibold finally got an opportunity to get a clear shot on goal and made the most of it going up 1-0.
Midway through the second period, Cade Boreing would get a goal with help from Porter and Chmelka.
Late in the second Trine scored on a delayed penalty to cut the lead to 2-1.
Early in the third period, Trine would continue their momentum with an aggressive goal at 18:50 left to tie the game.
The rest of the third and overtime would be a great showing of goalie excellence, but neither team could score any further.
Due to ACHA rules, the game ends in a tie of 2-2 and each team receives one point for a tie decision.
Game two featured offensive explosions and prime-time hits from both squads.
UNC fell behind early to a hot-headed Wolfpack team 2-0.
It was not until Brantt Heble was able to sneak one in the net with assists from Boreing and Wood.
In the first 35 seconds of the second period, Jake Seibold evened up the game.
Four minutes later Jay Franceschini would use the power play wisely to score a Bears goal for a 3-2 lead.
NC State would answer with 12:12 left in the second to tie it up again.
Both teams were in penalty trouble all morning long as things were getting chippy and fast-paced.
Truman Gonzales found an opening in the NC State defense six seconds into another Wolfpack power-play.
The Bears were dealt their own medicine as NC State took advantage of a power-play opportunity tying the game at all fours.
Captain Colin Chmelka would once again break the tie with a goal at 6:24.
Another costly power-play goal on the Bears would yet again take away their ever-persistent lead.
A Wolfpack penalty would be called again, but this time no UNC goal opportunity could cement itself.
With 1:54 left in the game NC State was able to fake out Opperman and take the lead with the go-ahead goal.
UNC tried all they could but just did not have any decent opportunities to score in the last few moments.
Game three UNC would get back to their defensive ways, but could not shake the penalty trouble.
The Bears highlight of the first period was not allowing a goal and killing off two power-play opportunities from UMass.
UNC was able to hold the Pool A group leader scoreless until 5:12 left in the second period where UMass finally scored.
Early in the third Weber was just released from the penalty box when UMass caught UNC off with a second goal.
In crunch time Garrett Wood would score UNC's lone goal of the night with 2:24 left in the Bears season.
At 1:47 the Bears pulled their goalie to have another attacker on offense, but not even five seconds later UMass secured the win with an empty net goal.
All photos taken by Maddie Robins and Kelsey Hayes.
For more high-quality photos of Bears Hockey visit Photos by Maddie and Kelsey Hayes Photography on Facebook.
The Bears may not have any conference or national title trophies this year, but it was truly a great season for Bears hockey fans.


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Matt Rosenberg to Receive AAG Media Achievement Award
AAG Staff December 15, 2015 Matt Rosenberg to Receive AAG Media Achievement Award2017-10-20T14:42:51-04:00 AAG Grants & Awards Conferred, Association News, Recent News
The 2016 AAG Media Achievement Award is presented to Matt Rosenberg in recognition of his success in promoting greater understanding of geography through his work in the web and in social media. He has developed his website geography.about.com into one of the most popular in the internet devoted exclusively to geography. Through this work as well as his books and outreach activities, Rosenberg has become an outstanding spokesperson for geography, geographical literacy and geography education.
Matt Rosenberg, About.com
Matt Rosenberg is awarded the 2016 Association of American Geographers Media Achievement Award in recognition of his success in promoting greater understanding of geography through web and social media, as well as through his other publications and work. Over a period of 18 years, Matt's hard work and enthusiasm built one of the most popular sites in the internet devoted exclusively to geography.
In addition to his site at geography.about.com, Matt has published two books about geography, including The Handy Geography Answer Book. Matt has been featured on PBS and NPR and has conducted many interviews about geographical topics for television, radio, and newspapers. In October 2006, Matt was awarded the Excellence in Media Award from the National Council for Geographic Education for his contributions over the years to the discipline of geography and to geography education.
Mr. Rosenberg holds a master's degree in geography from California State University, Northridge and a bachelor's in geography from the University of California, Davis. His master's thesis was natural hazards in Ventura County, California; a topic close to Matt's other professional work as a disaster manager for the American Red Cross. Matt has served on more than two dozen major disaster relief operations around the United States. He has traveled widely across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East and is an active member of the Association of American Geographers and the National Council for Geographic Education.
For his exceptional contributions to geography in the web, for his engagement with media, and his contributions to geography education and the promotion of greater public understanding of geography, we honor Matt Rosenberg.
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In recent years, as high rates of maternal mortality in the U.S. have alarmed researchers, one statistic has been especially concerning. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Black mothers in the U.S. die at three to four times the rate of White mothers. In New York City, Black mothers are 12 times more likely than White mothers to die from pregnancy-related factors.


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Listen: Governor Kelly, Donald Trump, Kansas discussed on AP 24 Hour News
"His AP News. I'm reading When Will there be a vaccine for Covad, 19. There's some excitement about an experimental vaccine that scientists at Oxford University in England say has produced an immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. Dr. Adrian Hill, the director of the gender instituted, Oxford says half of the 1000 subjects were inoculated with the vaccine and we're seeing Good immune responses in almost everybody. Larger trials are underway in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. Even larger one starts soon in the U. S. I'm to McGuire the US has seen more corona virus infections and more deaths than any other country, almost 141,000 deaths now, according to Johns Hopkins University, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says there's a surge of new cases in her state in the Kansas City Metro area. We've broken a record That should worry every single one of us. The largest single day increase in covert 19 infections. Since the beginning of the pandemic. Governor Kelly has now issued an order requiring masks in daily temperature checks in the K through 12 schools in Kansas across the country, many schools will not fully reopened soon. Businesses are shutting down again in many places and jobs are disappearing. Congress is trying to come up with another aid package for Americans in San Francisco and Chicago. They're putting new precautions into place to fight the virus. They've been weeks of protests in Portland, Oregon, President Trump sent in federal agents to protect federal property, he said. But state and local authorities who didn't ask for federal help, are waiting now for a ruling. In a lawsuit filed late last week. Now President Trump reportedly plans to send 150 federal agents to another city. Chicago. This is AP News. Another delay for Hollywood getting hit movies back into the theaters way all believe with run. Like many other things that were expecting to make a big return this summer. The movies are backing away from those plans to Warner Brothers has decided to pull Christopher Nolan's tenant because of the current virus pandemic. The movie's most recent release date was August 12. But that is not happening now is the spread of the virus shows no signs of slowing down on The three other dates, however, this time Warner did not announce a new target date for the $200 million movie Hollywood have been banking on the launch of tenants to herald the return of the movie going experience in this country. Theaters have been virtually shuttered since the Cove in 19 crisis took hold with those that are open playing either older films or the odd, smaller new release. I'm Oscar Wells, Gabriel. And I'm."
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His AP News. I'm reading When Will there be a vaccine for Covad, 19. There's some excitement about an experimental vaccine that scientists at Oxford University in England say has produced an immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. Dr. Adrian Hill, the director of the gender instituted, Oxford says half of the 1000 subjects were inoculated with the vaccine and we're seeing Good immune responses in almost everybody. Larger trials are underway in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. Even larger one starts soon in the U. S. I'm to McGuire the US has seen more corona virus infections and more deaths than any other country, almost 141,000 deaths now, according to Johns Hopkins University, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says there's a surge of new cases in her state in the Kansas City Metro area. We've broken a record That should worry every single one of us. The largest single day increase in covert 19 infections. Since the beginning of the pandemic. Governor Kelly has now issued an order requiring masks in daily temperature checks in the K through 12 schools in Kansas across the country, many schools will not fully reopened soon. Businesses are shutting down again in many places and jobs are disappearing. Congress is trying to come up with another aid package for Americans in San Francisco and Chicago. They're putting new precautions into place to fight the virus. They've been weeks of protests in Portland, Oregon, President Trump sent in federal agents to protect federal property, he said. But state and local authorities who didn't ask for federal help, are waiting now for a ruling. In a lawsuit filed late last week. Now President Trump reportedly plans to send 150 federal agents to another city. Chicago. This is AP News. Another delay for Hollywood getting hit movies back into the theaters way all believe with run. Like many other things that were expecting to make a big return this summer. The movies are backing away from those plans to Warner Brothers has decided to pull Christopher Nolan's tenant because of the current virus pandemic. The movie's most recent release date was August 12. But that is not happening now is the spread of the virus shows no signs of slowing down on The three other dates, however, this time Warner did not announce a new target date for the $200 million movie Hollywood have been banking on the launch of tenants to herald the return of the movie going experience in this country. Theaters have been virtually shuttered since the Cove in 19 crisis took hold with those that are open playing either older films or the odd, smaller new release. I'm Oscar Wells, Gabriel. And I'm.


Kuching, Wednesday – The 19th Rainforest World Music Festival bus shuttle service from the city to Sarawak Cultural Village on August 5 to 7, will make its stops at four main shuttle points within the city.
The bus route begins at Hills Shopping Mall and making stops to pick up passengers at the Harbour View Hotel, Waterfront Hotel, the Merdeka Palace Hotel and making a non-stop service to the Sarawak Cultural Village.
The hour-long trip begins at 10.00 am with hourly departures until 8.00pm, and the return trip from the festival site to the city at 12.30 pm and ends at 1.30 am nightly during the festival period.
A one-way pass on the shuttle costs RM20.00 per adult and RM12.00 per child age three to 12 years old, while a three-day shuttle pass is priced at RM100.00 for unlimited rides to and from the festival site for the weekend.
For those driving their own vehicles, they will not be allowed entry after the junction of the Century Santubong Beach Resort and Police traffic personnel will direct vehicle owners to park by the roadside.
For those parking within this restricted areas, a Damai van shuttle service from the resort will start from 10.00 am to 12.00 midnight with a one way pass costing RM7.00 per adult and RM4.00 per child age three to 12 years old.
Those who are planning to drive to Damai are advised to avoid peak traffic hours, between 10.00 pm to 1.00 am, when traffic congestion is expected at its height.
The gate to the Festival is expected to be opened from 10.00 am and festival goers are encourage to head to the site early to enjoy the food and village Mart before the workshops begin at 2.00 pm daily.
Every year, the food mart provides festival goers with popular local delicacies such as Sarawak Laksa, Kolo Mee, Midin, and Manok Pansoh.
The village mart offers display of arts and crafts, be it fabric and wood, arts, paintings, traditional clothes and accessories, as well as henna and airbrush tattoos.
The Rainforest World Music Festival is supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Sarawak (MTAC) and endorsed by Tourism Malaysia with Malaysia Airlines Berhad as the presenting sponsor.
Download your copy of Shuttle service schedule for RWMF2016 here.


According to the information provided by the Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan, under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2016-20 on 24 January 2019, approximately 37.32 lakh candidates have been trained under Short Term Training (STT) (25.25 lakh), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (11.27 lakh) and Special Project (0.8 lakh) in various sectors across the country.
This scheme is applicable to all the member banks of Indian Bank Association (IBA) and any other bank and financial institution like Micro Finance Institution regulated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). However, Bank of India being the lead bank of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has been the first bank to notify and implement such a Skill Loan Scheme.
The Loans are available in the range between Rs.5, 000-Rs.1, 50,000. According to the information collected from IBA, during the financial year 2017-18, a total amount of Rs 29.06 crore was disbursed against 3551 number of accounts. During the FY 2018-19 (till Dec'18) a total amount of Rs 19.46 crore was disbursed against 2429 accounts.


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Pikuach postpones further inspections until the summer term 2021
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Pikuach, the Board of Deputies body responsible for inspecting Jewish education in maintained Jewish schools, has announced that it is further suspending its section 48 inspections due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Inspections had previously been delayed until the start of 2020 due to the pandemic, but this period of suspension has been extended until the start of the summer term 2021. The suspension of inspections means that there will be some schools whose next inspection will come after the statutorily-required five year period, but discussions held with the Department for Education have confirmed that no schools will be penalised for this due to the exceptional circumstances of the pandemic.
The announcement comes shortly after the news that Ofsted has announced that it has also delayed a return to full inspections.
Director of Pikuach Jeffrey Leader said "With the announcement that Ofsted has suspended a return to full inspections for a further term, we can also announce that Pikuach inspections will also be delayed until the summer term 2021. We have shared the latest news with all the relevant schools and will be updating them with any developments. In the meantime, Pikuach has started the process of training inspectors on the new framework that was launched in September and will be setting up training sessions in the spring for school leaders, Jewish Studies teachers and chairpersons."
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JRMA's design and engineering services transformed a spec shell building into a full manufacturing and distributing facility for Mission Foods' tortillas. Two warehouses, a production and packaging area, and a multi-line flour and corn tortilla production area make up the bulk of the 200,000 square foot property. In addition, the facility features a frying room, storage room, exterior liquid shortening storage, employee support areas, and offices. JRMA also assisted with the addition of a flour silo foundation and ensured new mechanical units would remain stable with steel-framed rooftop equipment support platforms.


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Jonice Gray Tucker quoted in Inside Mortgage Finance article, "Attorneys warn of more redlining actions under Biden"
Inside Mortgage Finance
Jonice Gray Tucker
Two federal agencies recently took coordinated action against a mortgage lender for engaging in redlining, prompting compliance attorneys to warn that there could be an uptick in regulatory enforcement under the Biden administration.
"I anticipate significant and perhaps escalated activity in this area for a whole host of reasons," said Jonice Gray Tucker, a partner at Buckley.
One of the key reasons, she said, is a renewed focus on social justice and racial equity for African Americans. Homeownership among African Americans "is close to the lowest levels in history," she noted.
John Relman, managing partner at Relman Colfax, believes the administration will move "fairly quickly" with other actions, although he said he hasn't heard any specifics.
Last week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Atlanta-based Cadence Bank for engaging in redlining from 2013 through 2017 in the Houston metro area.
The DOJ said the lender located all its branches and loan officers in predominantly white neighborhoods, which led to a "disproportionately low number of loan applications and home loans from majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Houston compared to similarly-situated lenders."
Cadence entered into a settlement with the DOJ the same day, agreeing to invest $5.5 million to support mortgages in majority minority neighborhoods in and around Houston.
The lender also agreed to pay $3 million in penalties to settle similar charges brought against it by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Paul Murphy, CEO of Cadence, believes the lender "at all times acted in compliance" with fair lending laws.
Redlining in 2021 doesn't look like it did in the middle of the last century, attorneys said, and lenders can face scrutiny today even without any overt discrimination.
"The term redlining is kind of a misnomer," said Tori Shinohara, partner at Mayer Brown. "Nowadays it's really about how many loans a lender is making in majority minority communities compared to peer lenders. There typically are no allegations of racial bias."
Attorneys suggest steps institutions can take to mitigate against allegations of redlining.
"All institutions should make sure they have as part of their compliance department an analysis of their fair lending risk separate from other risks," said Olivia Kelman, partner at K&L Gates.
Kelman recommends lenders review their loan policies and products to make sure they're available on the same terms in all places they serve. They should also check with marketing partners to make sure advertisements are reaching minority communities. "It's critical," she said, "especially when there are new forms of digital advertising."
Mortgage companies now also face a new risk, Relman said, relating to how they've helped borrowers through COVID-19-related federal forbearance programs.
Federal agencies will scrutinize how institutions assessed and improved their customer service performance during the forbearance programs, he said.
They will also look for disparities between how well loss mitigation efforts reached Black, Hispanic and white communities, Relman added. "It's clear that the COVID crisis hurt minority and Black neighborhoods more than white neighborhoods," he noted.
Shinohara recommended that lenders proactively analyze how many loans they're funding in majority minority census tracts versus white areas, compared to their peers.
Tucker agreed. "There's a heavier reliance on cases being brought on statistics and statistics alone without a whole lot more. We've moved to what might be called comparative redlining, without the typical markers of intentional discrimination.
"Historically, redlining has been based on disparate treatment theory, which connotes some level of intentionality, but the starting point for modern day redlining is often statistical."
Even large institutions may look for outside help from lawyers or statisticians when setting up a fair lending compliance department or facing a redlining claim, said K&L Gates' Kelman.
"Mortgage companies have to be prepared to evaluate themselves against peers, which means understanding who your peers are," the Relman Colfax attorney said. "Hopefully, you're best in class. If not, you're clearly a target."
Shinohara also recommended lenders examine their hiring practices to make sure they employ loan officers who match the diversity of their communities.
Other aspects to look at include how many brick-and-mortar locations a lender has in communities of color, Relman said. He suggested institutions "reach out to partner with community organizations" through homebuyer sessions and financial literacy campaigns, meeting regularly with potential borrowers.
"If you're not building relationships for the express purpose of increasing the number of loans you make in underserved communities, you're going to be targeted for enforcement," Relman warned.
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Q: Linux: Compare repertories with a loop I would like to compare two directories, and be able to copy one file from a directory to an other ( for example, copy the file dog.png from the directory 1 to the directory 2 if this one doesn't have this file)
I know that there is the "diff" command diff -rq rep1 rep2 which include recursion, but I don't think that the result is convenient (the way it's presented) to work with it. Plus , it doesn't care about the path as long as there is the same file somewhere in the second directory.
My idea was to list the elements of the rep1 , then do a loop, and if there is an other directory, open it and do another loop, do that until there are only files and then compare and go back to the previous loop. I know that seems like recursion, I wanted to know if it was possible to make it that way ? Or if it's too complex.

A: Mike C: Welcome to Stack Overflow! I would try posing this Q to another site https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/ as it does not quite fit the "norm" for Stack Overflow where usually you ask questions about concrete code.I'm going to try to answer the Q anyways.
Yes you could solve this with recursion. You would make one function or method that takes the full path to a directory as it's input, then that function would list all sub-directories and call itself on each of them.
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Home Good practice database Search Coordinating national climate change action
Coordinating national climate change action
Over the years, the Philippines has significantly overhauled its climate policy framework, from a number of stand-alone laws passed during 1997-2008, to the current comprehensive, nationally integrated climate policy architecture guided by the 2009 Climate Change Act (CCA).
The CCA calls for the systematic integration of climate change in various phases of policy formulation, development plans, poverty reduction strategies, and other development tools used by all government agencies and departments. It also led to the establishment of the Philippines Climate Change Commission (CCC) for coordinating policy integration. Subsequently, the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) strategically established the Philippines' first long-term climate agenda from 2011–2028, divided into three six-year phases. The duration of these phases coincides with the terms of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) and the Philippines' electoral and planning cycles.
The Philippines is a good example of political leadership and long-term vision for comprehensive and integrated climate policy demonstrated through: (a) the fact that the origins of climate policy initiatives are rooted in the national democratic movement which led to change in the political structure of the country; (b) substantial budgetary support despite financial constraints; and (c) the proactive approach to consult and take help in both improving the policies as well as implementing them from international agencies.
Coordinating national climate change action - English
Coordinating national climate change action - French
Coordinating national climate change action - Spanish
Sandee G. Recabar, Climate Change Office, Climate Change Commission
sandee.recabar@climate.gov.ph
Key resources/documents
Philippine Development Plan 2011-16 <http://neda5.net/PHIL_DEVT_PLAN/PDP2011_2016.pdf>
National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP): http://climate.gov.ph/index.php/documents/category/11-national-climate-change-action-plan-nccap
Website(s)
http://www.climate.gov.ph
http://www.investphilippines.info/arangkada/category/progress-reports/legislativ...
Case study author(s)
Author: Manish Kumar Shrivastava (TERI)
Edited by: Nicholas Harrison (Ecofys)
Editorial support: Frauke Röser, Thomas Day, Daniel Lafond, Niklas Höhne and Katja Eisbrenner (Ecofys).
Coordination by: Ecofys www.ecofys.com and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Planning and Implementation Activity
Developing and Implementing Policies and Measures, Sub-national Action and Integration
Sectors and Themes
Agriculture, Energy Efficiency, Forestry and Land-Use, Industry, Transport, Urban, Waste Management
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The Facebook IPO
Facebook's Challenge: Getting Users to Click on Ads
Kayla Tausche | @kaylatausche
Published 12:05 AM ET Tue, 15 May 2012 Updated 12:35 AM ET Tue, 15 May 2012 CNBC.com
For Facebook, advertising is a gold mine: it represents a wide majority of the company's revenues. It can market targeted information to its nearly a billion users/consumers, who stay engaged on the platform for hours each month.
Facebook's Sponsored Ads
A veritable gold mine — but for how long?
A poll by the Associated Press and CNBC found that the majority of Facebook users have never clicked on an ad, a finding that calls into question the effectiveness of the site's ad real estate.
Of the 1,004 respondents, 57 percent said they had never clicked on ads or sponsored content when using Facebook. Widening the group to include those who "hardly ever" clicked on advertising content would include 83 percent of respondents.
COO Sheryl Sandberg has crafted a careful advertising strategy for the company since her arrival in early 2008, after which Facebook's revenues — largely from ads — began skyrocketing as the network sprawled. In Facebook's S-1 filing, it hails "reach, relevance, social context, and engagement" as the hallmarks for advertisers looking to divvy up some $588 billion in global ad spend.
For advertisers, Facebook users are not only engaged on the network for a long time, but the S-1 also claims that those users are "likely to have purchase intent."
For complete poll results, click here.
Advertisers should look beyond the social network, however, to harness that purchasing power, the AP-CNBC poll found. Some 54 percent of respondents felt not very safe, or not safe at all, when asked about making purchases of clothing and goods on the network.
Facebook expects the advent of its Timeline product for advertisers will change that; by integrating ads into news feeds, "sponsored stories" will be associated with the user's own curated content. The hope? That capitalizing on a product connection from a Facebook friend will create brand recognition and, more importantly, trust.
Finding so-called "social context" for these ads will take time. Sandberg told investors during the IPO roadshow that only 13 percent of the site's advertising content currently has that context, according to one of the meeting's attendees.
Regardless of Facebook's intent to integrate ads, the sheer number could be enough to disillusion a user who is already not clicking on Facebook ads. The problem is clear: as a public company, Facebook will be hard-pressed to show steep profit growth for a large stable of value investors, while not alienating ad-averse users.
Facebook is expected to price after the bell on Thursday, May 17 and will begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, May 18 under the symbol FB.
-By CNBC's Kayla Tausche
@kaylatausche
-Associated Press contributed to this post.
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Pfc. Bryan Kaolowi named Soldier of the Quarter for National Guard unit
By: Matthew J. Wilson/Missouri National Guard Public Affairs
Pfc. Bryan Kaolowi
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Nov. 12, 2009) — Pfc. Bryan Kaolowi, of Saint Robert, was recently named Soldier of the Quarter for Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 35th Engineer Brigade for his service with the Missouri Army National Guard.
The award stated that Kaolowi, who has been in the Guard less than a year, had an exceptional performance during the board, made up of the senior enlisted soldiers. Kaolowi had to perform well on his physical fitness test and answer two current events questions, as well as questions over counseling, the different types of flags and common soldier tasks.
"It feels pretty good to be recognized as one of the junior enlisted coming in and getting that," Kaolowi said.
What is most impressive, according to Sgt. 1st Class Michael Doty, the unit's readiness and training noncommissioned officer, is that Kaolowi was given less than two hours of notice before he met with the board.
"Some of the guys that he beat out were told a month or even farther out to prepare for this board," Doty said.
"I was told at the last second that I was going to be up for the board," Kaolowi said. "It kind of sprung up on me. But I ended up coming out on top. That makes me feel confident and ready for any challenges that come up unexpectedly."
Capt. Steven Toft, the unit commander, said Kaolowi excelled in the three major categories of the board.
"He is a new, young bright soldier, who has a lot of initiative," Toft said. "He really wants to do well in the Army National Guard."
During the week, Kaolowi is a sales associate at the Discount Smoke Shop. He is a 2004 graduate of Waynesville High School.
Kaolowi is proud to continue his family tradition of being in the military as a member of the Missouri National Guard. He is supported in his military career by his parents, Radford and Shelly, who are both retired active-duty Army, and his older brother, Steven, who is in the Navy.
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Q: Modal error dialog I would like to modify modal dialog for add/edit list items. Precisely, if i got some error message because user didn't enter correct informations in modal form (I have validators), then - I want to modify autogenerated "Return to web" (error modal dialog) link TO return user to "add/edit dialog with inserted ("bad") data" again instead of get redirected to site url address(if he click that one and only autogenerated link).
Does somebody know which file i need to modify and is that possible?

A: Usually these pop-up dialogs are either initially hidden divs on the page they pop-up from, or they are regular application pages in the LAYOUTS directory that are retrieved and rendered by JavaScript. So the answer is edit either the source page, or edit the application page. It is possible, but it can feel like a bit of a hack.
Obviously you will want to be editing copies of any out-of-the-box SharePoint pages for the usual reasons.
Just to clarify, by LAYOUTS I mean C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS.