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==Individual Lab Assessments==
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I think with some formatting, summarizing and more information under certain sections would make the project much more accessible and easy to read / understand. Adding in more images with the appropriate references and citations would also help break-up the text! Great work so far!
I think with some formatting, summarizing and more information under certain sections would make the project much more accessible and easy to read / understand. Adding in more images with the appropriate references and citations would also help break-up the text! Great work so far!
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Individual Lab Assessments
Lab Assessment 1
Later stage cyanobacterial cell death visualized by the TUNEL assay.
Lab Assessment 2
This Research article explains the achievement of reaching a spatial differentiation which is not limited to light as well as introducing the new and highly technological Super Resolution Florescence Microscopy methods. It addresses the benefits and advances made within the present time and past in regards to optical microscopes leading to the birth of Super resolution fluorescence microscopy techniques. This article focuses mainly on the different branches and types of Super Resolution Microscopy and their different parameters and uses in cell biology observations.
The article addresses the limitations of current optical microscopy, mostly about the diffraction which light undergoes when observing things in high magnification. Super Resolution Florescence Microscopy has managed to overcome these light diffraction barriers providing high resolution imagery as well as being able to observe specimens and structures in a live sample in comparison to other methods.[2]
Lab Assessment 3
Article 1
Research article breaks down the main components of Elastin describing its characteristics. Observations on the alternating hydrophobic and cross-linking characteristics within Elastin are described. Focuses on explaining in depth the basis of self-organizational ability of elastin-based polypeptides and how the information from them can possibly assist in developing self-assembling biomaterials.
Article 2
Article 3
This article focuses on investigating the mechanisms behind the elastic fiber assembly via observing the molecular interactions between 'elastin' and 'microfibrillar' components using solid-phase binding assays. Observations found that the major cross-linking region in elastin is formed by association of domains encoded by exons 10.19 and 25 of tropoelastin.
Article 4
Article 5
Lab Assessment 5
Graph representing the phenotypic changes of control B35 cells as well as overexpressed Tm4 (Tropomyosin 4) B35 cells.
Lab Assessment 6
1.Identify an antibody that can been used in your group's extracellular matrix project.
Anti-Elastin Antibody (ab21610)
2. Identify the species deriving the antibody.
3. Identify the working concentration for the antibody.
Application / Dilution
IHC-FoFr 1/50 ~ 1/100
4. Identify a secondary antibody that could be used with this antibody.
FITC-conjugated secondary antibody
5. Identify a paper that has used this antibody.
Peer Review Assessment
Group 1
Straight away, the wiki-page is visibly pleasing. The information seems to be organized well under their respective subheadings as well as broken down nicely within their sections to avoid mass clumping of information. It was nice to have an introduction that described simply the function and structure of Proteoglycans, and it was also great to see that you have mentioned which specific topics you will be talking about throughout the page. The history section was used greatly to break down previous, current and future possibilities in research with Proteoglycans as well as a nicely broken down section on structure. I think that the text under the subheading 'structure' can be improved by maybe incorporating some bolding of words (would look simpler and less like a wall of text). Love the table that was used in your project for structure as well as how you broke down the individual components and proceeded to describe them, giving us the reader the most information.
I think maybe you might want to add more information on the synthesis of Proteoglycans, maybe add a video or even a flow diagram, but overall it is well done. I also think that your 'Disease' section is slightly lengthy and too much of a wall of text in comparison to your other sections, the amount of text in this section is overwhelming compared to that in the others (which means you did significant research). Great citation and all your images seem to follow the correct guidelines provided by Mark!
Great job overall! Keep at it!
Group 2
Having a quick initial look through your project, there seems to be a lot of quality and in-depth information under their respective correct subheadings. The structure section was described in a simple yet very descriptive way allowing me to understand the basic outline of what an Integrin consisted of. There are some parts of this section which is still under construction, nevertheless it is still well written. The function section provides some nice base information with a nice video (there is no sound?) however the video seems rather fast and I had to re-watch it a few times, maybe slowing it down if possible would be great but other than that, the images were great and correctly cited. It was great to see how you talked about Integrin and its interaction with other molecules around it and how it went about in their interactions.
The Disease section is very informative, but it is very hard to read the wall of text. Maybe incorporate images related to the diseases in between the text would be better in breaking up the information, but other than that, you did provide clear concise information on the role of each Integrin in the disease so well done!
In terms of improvement, I think more information on History and Timeline can be provided as well as some information on the synthesis and regulation section of your project. The project is coming together nicely! Well done!
Group 4
The information in this project seems to be organised well into simple subheadings which allows ease of access for readers to go to their desired section when reading through the project. The introduction has great descriptive information breaking down the structural aspects of Fibronectin as well as lightly touching on the function as well (might be slightly too much for an introduction though). The history section of the project is nicely put, however there seems to be no historical data post 1980s? And also tabulating the data may be aesthetically pleasing.
The structure section is informative and describes the function, form and interaction of all its individual components, this was nicely done, and the break-down of text made it much easier to read and access information. I think this section could be improved by adding a structural image on the side of the text to allow the readers to understand what these components look like or how they interact with one another. This can be said with the assembly section, maybe make use of a flow diagram with your information to show a simplified process of Fibronectin formation.There is abundant information in the Function and Abnormalities section, but as of now it seems like a massive wall of information (good information), which can be addressed by adding in more images in-text or on the side.
Overall, the information is all there on this page! I think it would be nice to add those pictures (you do need a hand-drawn image to meet assessment criteria) to the relevant sections as well as information on the current research to see where we stand on our understanding of Fibronectins. Other than that, great job guys!
Group 5
Having a quick read through the project, there seems to be an overload of information in all the sections making the wikipage look clustered and hard to access. It would look much more organised if the references at the end of each section were moved to the end of the project rather than being where they are currently. The Introduction section touches on the basics of structure and function, however it would be nice to tell the readers about what your group project will be focusing on throughout the duration of your page.
There seems to be overwhelming information in both the History and Structure sections, which can be fixed by adding subheadings to break down the information further or just to reduce the information in these sections (especially with the structure section which just seems like a wall of text). Summarising the information would be much easier to read. For the functions section, you have broken down Laminins into a whole list of different types and their different function/structures. I suggest making use of a table or even dot points to organise the section better, as well as summarising the information for each Laminin due to the fact that there are so many different types; thus much more information to be added. The 'Current Research' section as well as 'Abnormalities' can be simplified in the amount of information that is placed within it.
There are some formatting errors that I can see through the page, such as the images not being added correctly (the copyright information should only appear when you click the image for more information, not on the page itself), as well as the reference list being scattered throughout the project (put it at the end of the project. Each different section has a different format of how the text is laid out as well as varying sizes of text, this makes this project seem like it was individuals just placing information on a wiki-page rather than a group assignment. This can be fixed by setting a uniform format that everyone from your group will use throughout the page.Great job on the amount of information that you guys have obtained! Just the formatting and you guys are fine!
Group 6
The contents menu of the page shows that everything has been categorized and placed under their appropriate sections. There is no introduction as of right now, assuming that the introduction will be added soon, it would be good to address within the introduction the main sections of Collagen Type II that you will be talking about throughout the project giving the reader a basic outline of what is come. The 'History' section has some decent information.
The 'Structure' section of the project is nicely explained with detailed information regarding its structure and biosynthesis, however I think certain parts, 'biosynthesis' can be broken down / summarised to be easily understood by the readers as it is currently a lot of information to take in as well as lacking any in-text citations. Certain subheadings under the Structure section have yet to have information added to them, especially under crucial subheadings such as 'What cells makes Collagen Type II' when the project is about Type II Collagen.
Very good job in the 'Function' section of the project, however it seems to be lacking in citations and references, unless all the information was obtained from 5 sources of information. The hand-drawn image is nice and simple with the appropriate information blurb under it.The abnormalities section in the project has complex information which might need more organizations and deciphering as to make it easier for the information to be extracted. Possibly make use of dot-points to break up the text as well as images which show the different kinds of abnormalities which arise from Type II collagen diseases.
I think with some formatting, summarizing and more information under certain sections would make the project much more accessible and easy to read / understand. Adding in more images with the appropriate references and citations would also help break-up the text! Great work so far!
Group 7
Introduction links your project to the ECM which is a great start, great basic information as well as awesome to see that you outline what you will be covering throughout your project! Basic touch on the function as well as interactions with other cells was good to see! The history section is lacking right now but it seems you guys are still working on it, great to see the use of a table in your project.
Current Research section seems to be incomplete? Unless you guys are planning to leave it like that. Might need to work on this part and add some information rather than just placing up PubMed articles. Function section has concise information which is easily understood and accessible due to dot points, there are relevant citations. Seems like lots of research has been done in this section and it is nice to see an addition of a diagram on the side regarding the basic formation of the basement membrane. The Functional layers were informative as well.
In terms of structural components, maybe add a little more information on the structure of the basement membrane if possible before breaking it down into describing the individual components which make it up. The information on each of the individual components is sufficient and not overwhelming, good work on that, however there seems to be some incomplete sections in Structural components which are not complete yet 'Collagen IV' and 'Perlecan' which will need to be modified. The 'Function' section of the project has lots of information but it seems a bit too much like a wall of text? Maybe summarising more of the information, simplifying the data, would make it a lot easier to understand and take in. great In-text citations throughout the project! The Abnormalities are well addressed in the project with their relevant images accompanying the text, the introduction to the Abnormalities was a bonus as well, for describing what kind of abnormalities you will be covering as well the different components of the abnormalities being mentioned.
Overall, great work on your project guys! Just a touchup here and there and you guys are set!
Lab Assessment 12
This research article employed the use of microarray to survey the change in gene expression which occur in the components of cutaneous elastic fibres as a result of intrinsic aging. Real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunostaining was used to determine the age related changes in gene expression (at mRNA and protein levels). The microarray study showed that majority of the elastic fibre network components were unchanged with age
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"Have you talked to your parents about the kind of care they would want? Don't be scared to look ahead and figure out what the options are. You'll be better prepared to make informed decisions when the time comes, without the accompanying emotional stress." – Barbara Dylla, a former caregiver in Montreal
Due to the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, the person with dementia will eventually become unable to express their wishes. Family members and health-care professionals often have to make difficult decisions on behalf of the person with dementia. Families can benefit greatly from knowing the person's wishes in advance.
It's human nature to try to avoid talking about sad and difficult topics like end of life. But by taking an active role in preparing for this stage, individuals and families can get on with their day to day lives knowing they have taken important steps to ensure that the care provided at the end of life will reflect the person's wishes, beliefs and values.
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Shortly after Juliet was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at 65, she and her partner Martin began to talk about her wishes with respect to care throughout the course of the disease and at the end of her life. She expressed her thoughts verbally and updated her will to reflect her wishes in case of incapacity. "Juliet was lucid, and able to read and write. She wanted no heroic efforts to prolong her life beyond what was reasonable and didn't want to be kept alive by artificial means. She was clear and emphatic about that because of her past experiences with one sibling and her parents," says Martin, a retired engineer in Edmonton.
He too strongly believed in talking openly and frankly with Juliet about the end of life. "I felt it was important to talk with Juliet about death. My mother took a long time to die from cancer. My parents never spoke about death with each other, even at the very end. I wanted it to be different with Juliet and me," says Martin.
Juliet told him that she wanted her cremated remains to be buried in a cemetery in Grande Prairie, Alberta where she was born and raised. They also pre-arranged her funeral five years before Juliet died in December, 2013. "We talked all the time about all kinds of things. To know specifically what she wanted in end-of-life care and after-life care was extremely important and helpful. Pre-planning the funeral was a big decision to make but it took a tremendous amount of pressure off," says Martin.
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It's a little past 8:30 p.m. on a weekday on the Warner Bros. lot and on the set of his talk show, Rove LA, host Rove McManus has one very important question: "Is any of this show going to make it to the telly?"
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McManus comes to American audiences for the first time after having already made quite the name for himself in Australia. From 1999-2009, McManus hosted the popular variety show Rove (later known as Rove Live) and built his reputation as the Jay Leno of Australia. In 2011, he decided to head west and film a new show for Australian audiences from Los Angeles. "We would have guests on the show who would always say what a great experience this was and how they wish there was something like this back home," he says.
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+ Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Mary Pat Radford recently wished her friends at Saks Fifth Avenue well and began a new gig with June Simmons Jewery, at The Met. When she returned home after her first day at work, her daughter, Isabelle, asked how it went. What else could Radford tell the smiling child besides "Well, Mommy played with diamonds all day long!"
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A big thanks to Johanna Gustafsson for letting hubby Chris Pinckney be BT's "Sole Man" at Wine, Women & Shoes. He devoted all of his time and efforts to ensuring the entire table was stocked full of wine bottles and smiling at all times. BT was impressed with the four bottles of wine before her and brought it to the attention of Sally Schule, whose response was: "That's nothing!" (Check out Schule's sexy Chanel glitter tattoo in the photo.) A few minutes later, Pinckney brought over two more bottles, followed by Lollicakes, Lilly Pulitzer swag bags, smile after smile and a wowing stage performance — along with the other Sole Men, of course — to "It's Raining Men." Each of the sole men participated in a team competition (Pinckney was on the Gucci team) to see who could sell the most wine bottles for Michael's Wine Cellar. At one point, Pinckney stopped by to check in and upon filling Mary Pat Radford's glass, informed her, "This wine is hydrating."
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Bidding time … the WW&S live auction included trips to San Francisco wine country, France and the Isle of Capri, a Coach bag, and champagne-diamond and leopard-jasper 'petal earrings' donated by June Simmons Jewelry …
You're a heart breaker, dream maker … Ariane Dart, of the Dart Foundation, announced the act for the 2013 Firefly Gala would be Pat Benatar, and nearly every woman in the ballroom went crazy with applause. Come to think of it, they did the same thing when a handsome man walked the runway during the Saks fashion show and lifted up his shirt to show off his six-pack abs …
Head over heels … Aimee Cogan won the award for "best shoes" (Christian Louboutin) at WW&S. "Cutting Edge Wedge" went to Kelly Gettel; "Timeless/Classy" went to Mirasol Proctor; "Fabulous Fringe" went to Sandy Sempler; and "Bootielicious Bootie" went to Liz Murray. Said Cogan, "Next year, I am wearing Havianas so the female population does not hate me" …
All corked up … Although Corey Cowper didn't win an award for the pair of shoes she made out of wine corks, BT gives her the honorary title of "Creative Corks" …
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After testing a banana tech snowboard last year, Lib/Gnu sent me this Danny Kass banana board. With C2BTX technology, the tips are turned down a bit to help with pop. I love it. You should take it off my hands.
We can't keep gear we test and they don't want it back. But also, I look a little bit too much like the guy on the board to keep riding it. It's the mustache and round head. The board is a 155, I think, has magnetraction (the edges are serrated for better grip on hard or icy surfaces) and its not too stiff, not too soft. The NYTimes(?) and some snowboarding magazines gave it some awards.
The prize is pretty easy to claim. All you have to do is find me riding in Tahoe sometime over the next few weeks, and yell "Banana!Banana!Banana!Banana!Banana!" (Banana 5 times) at me with your fingers in your ears. Hey, what's a little humiliation in the face of really good free snowboard?
To make it easier to find me, I'll be tweeting when I ride once in awhile at my twitter account. Follow @blam, @Gizmodo, @libtechnologies and @Gnu_Snowboards, and look for updates from me starting this weekend.
Oh and I look like this.


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I2P dev meeting, December 18, 2012 @ 20:00 UTC
Quick recap
- Present:
Astral_12, eche|on, KillYourTV, LaughingBuddha, RN, str4d, topiltzin, zzz
- Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 8 @ 20:00 UTC (8:00PM)
Полный журнал IRC
20:08:58 <RN> meeting start while I was disconnected?
20:09:17 <eche|on> which meeting?
20:09:38 * KillYourTV points to the topic
20:10:09 <RN> Dev mtg here 8:00 PM (20:00) UTC Tues. Dec. 18^^ topic
20:11:38 <KillYourTV> maybe they've stopped...
20:12:12 <LaughingBuddha> Just start whenever?
20:18:08 <RN> usually dg runs the meetings
20:18:27 <RN> I think lillith took over when he had to leave one time
20:18:50 <str4d> He didn't show up last week, that's why.
20:18:53 <LaughingBuddha> Is there a link to the general agenda?
20:18:53 <str4d> (And the week before he was busy)
20:21:29 <RN> well, there is usually an agenda...
20:22:25 <str4d> There's a link to the agenda he had been using for the previous few meetings, but I can't pull zzz.i2p at the moment...
20:22:28 <RN> on trac
20:22:28 <eche|on> thats the update weather
20:22:28 <eche|on> hell a lot of updates/traffic currently
20:22:28 <RN> http://trac.i2p2.i2p/wiki/meeting
20:22:28 <str4d> o/ topiltzin
20:22:28 <eche|on> far faster than any update before
20:22:28 <str4d> RN, can you access that?
20:22:28 <Benedikt> what happened? one of the servers from this netword dropped down?
20:22:31 <str4d> I've got a few planned topics anyway, if you can't.
20:22:31 <RN> agenda hasn't been updated since the dec 4th meeting it seems
20:22:31 <topiltzin> \o str4d
20:22:31 <eche|on> Benedikt: net split, does happen a lot due to flaky i2p tunnels
20:22:31 <Benedikt> oh, thx
20:22:34 <str4d> Okay, I'm just going to propose a pseudo-random agenda.
20:22:45 <LaughingBuddha> Shoot
20:23:07 <str4d> (0) Say Hi.
20:23:07 <str4d> Hi!
20:23:15 <LaughingBuddha> Eyyy
20:23:31 <topiltzin> what up
20:25:46 <str4d> Any other takers? ^_^
20:25:52 <str4d> Alright, moving on:
20:25:52 <str4d> (1) Network Health / Update Status
20:26:31 <str4d> Network health seems (to me) to have been pretty bad the last few days/week or so. Do we know if this was an actual attack?
20:26:46 <str4d> Or just continued degradation due to the bugs?
20:27:58 <LaughingBuddha> I guess we won't know for sure until more people actually update to 0.9.4
20:28:29 <RN> str4d, the trac link? yes
20:30:43 <topiltzin> eche|on was reporting some weird behavior, but we would not know for sure even after people upgrade to 0.9.4
20:34:04 <str4d> psi seemed to think that some of it was related to the Russian guides recommending that users force floodfill to find more nodes.
20:34:07 <str4d> With regard to updates:
20:34:15 <str4d> <eche|on> hell a lot of updates/traffic currently
20:34:18 <str4d> <eche|on> far faster than any update before
20:34:29 <str4d> Anything else to add to this summary of update progress eche|on?
20:36:17 <eche|on> 780 full updates pushed till yet by my nodes
20:37:38 <str4d> LaughingBuddha said that torrent updates worked for him. Anyone know how large the swarm is?
20:37:54 <str4d> (Only dev routers I know, but would be interesting to know)
20:38:13 <KillYourTV> Just around 10
20:38:59 <eche|on> the torrent is very low usage for me
20:39:06 <KillYourTV> or, let's put it like this: I see 10 peers
20:39:17 <eche|on> I see 6 for su2 and 4 for sud
20:40:01 <KillYourTV> since only a very small percentage of dev build users were offered the torrent update, I'm not surprised by there being so few transfers thus far.
20:40:16 <Astral_12> str4d: 6-7 peers , su2
20:40:30 <str4d> KillYourTV, no, all dev build users are offered torrent.
20:41:09 <str4d> If version ends in -0 and you pick a number from 0 to 99 that isn't 0, you don't get torrents.
20:41:12 <str4d> (IIRC)
20:41:15 <KillYourTV> oh...i misunderstood then.
20:41:23 <KillYourTV> http://tracker2.postman.i2p/details.php?dllist=1&filelist=1&info_hash=%09k%a6%29%14%7b%15%f6%f89%d7%1b%1c%d9T%fe%60c%ec%7c
20:41:23 <iRelay> Torrent #19559: i2pupdate-0.9.4.su2, Size: 3.06 MB, Downloads: 6, Added: 2012-12-17 17:52:22, S/L: 10/1
20:42:01 <str4d> It's enough to show that the update mechanism is working though (and we don't need to worry much about scalability, because that's already been well-tested for torrents ^_^)
20:43:11 <iRelay> <ReturningNovice@kytv> I missed the torrent option
20:43:37 <iRelay> <ReturningNovice@kytv> was upgrading from 0.9.3-13
20:43:48 <str4d> Okay, not much more to say here for now - we can appraise the effects of the update at the next meeting.
20:43:48 <str4d> (2) Website Revamp
20:43:48 <str4d> http://vekw35szhzysfq7cwsly37coegsnb4rrsggy5k4wtasa6c34gy5a.b32.i2p/en/site/ is where I am currently up to (make sure to hard-refresh to get the latest CSS)
20:43:55 <iRelay> Title: The Invisible Internet Project - I2P (at vekw35szhzysfq7cwsly37coegsnb4rrsggy5k4wtasa6c34gy5a.b32.i2p)
20:44:27 <str4d> RN, your router probably found the update via HTTP first.
20:44:30 <eche|on> str4d: scalability is a problem with a non reachable torrent
20:44:37 <zzz> there is no option
20:44:40 <eche|on> and currently ONLY dev builds gets a torrent
20:44:59 <str4d> Check http://localhost:7657/debug - you should see a TORRENT checker there.
20:45:14 <zzz> and no, 20,000 in one swarm is not well-tested within i2p.
20:46:14 <eche|on> str4d: and I do not see a torrent on 0.9.3-15
20:46:21 <str4d> zzz, true, I'd forgotten that *derp*
20:46:32 <LaughingBuddha> str4d: Seeding: 0 / 9 peers
20:46:55 <str4d> zzz, how does the update manager choose between two update options when they have the same priority?
20:46:58 <eche|on> [RegisteredUpdater org.klomp.snark.UpdateHandler for ROUTER_SIGNED TORRENT @pri 10] *oooüs*
20:47:08 <str4d> Is it just whichever one is found first?
20:47:50 <zzz> dont know
20:48:39 <str4d> Looking at the paste above, I'm guessing that it's highest priority number wins rather than lowest.
20:50:15 <str4d> Does anyone have anything else they want to add here? We can appraise the effects of the update at the next meeting.
20:51:21 <topiltzin> site looks good here :)
20:51:28 * str4d has to leave in 25 mins so wants to move on
20:52:57 <RN> please continue str4d
20:53:21 <str4d> (2) Website Revamp
20:53:22 <str4d> I've tweaked the old themes so they at least refer to the right parts of the HTML, so the links in the footer can be used to try out the different CSS files available.
20:53:52 <str4d> It gives an idea of how the new structure can still be differently layed out.
20:55:17 <MTN11> i2p: firstname.lastname@example.com * rb47286b470722a6382a963092219407946bcc5b6 installer/ (5 files in 5 dirs): Add dummy placeholder files to empty eepsite directories
20:55:17 <MTN11> git and a few other vcses don't store empty directories....but now these directories
20:55:17 <MTN11> are no longer empty.
20:55:32 <jenkins> Starting build #46 for job i2p (previous build: SUCCESS)
20:59:21 <jenkins> Project i2p build #46:SUCCESS in 2 min 42 sec: http://kzzj7cu24fo6w7jsisgysh65lfyrkjaaaqsdn3hvlop6lp36vs2q.b32.i2p/job/i2p/46/
20:59:24 <str4d> How does it feel to people?
20:59:24 <str4d> I've also made several backend changes that should hopefully make management of the site easier - e.g. incrementing router version only has to be done in two places now zzz
20:59:24 <str4d> (Well, really only one, but I added another one so I could add Launchpad to the mirrors list)
21:01:40 <str4d> Did anyone see my posts above?
21:03:08 <KillYourTV> yes. I think the site looks very good.
21:03:31 <LaughingBuddha> Yup
21:03:37 <LaughingBuddha> +1 on the design
21:03:37 <str4d> laaaaag
21:04:45 <KillYourTV> a few broken links though bu tmaybe those are known
21:06:05 <KillYourTV> specifically http://vekw35szhzysfq7cwsly37coegsnb4rrsggy5k4wtasa6c34gy5a.b32.i2p/en/site/volunteer/develop/developerskeys links to http://vekw35szhzysfq7cwsly37coegsnb4rrsggy5k4wtasa6c34gy5a.b32.i2p/en/site/volunteer/develop/monotone which doesn't exist.
21:06:55 <str4d> I still plan to open up the design to suggestion from the community (since there are still things about duck's design that bug me) but as a first iteration it works.
21:06:58 <str4d> KillYourTV, as per ticket #807 the broken links are known (mostly on the earlier pages I migrated, since at the time I didn't know where the other pages were going to be).
21:06:58 <str4d> Questions:
21:07:01 <str4d> - Are the Blog and Meetings feeds alright as they are, or should they truncate their content (so readers have to go to the main site to view everything)?
21:07:05 <iRelay> http://trac.i2p2.i2p/ticket/807 - (accepted enhancement) - Revamp of website
21:07:36 <str4d> - Does the Meetings feed need to be more obvious, or is the <link> on the meetings index enough (it gets picked up by Firefox under Bookmarks -> Subscribe to This Page)?
21:08:39 <str4d> KillYourTV, oh, that's a different bug - the page exists, but I shifted the monotonerc file it imports, so I need to fix that ><
21:09:07 <str4d> But again, all links like that will be fixed.
21:09:21 <str4d> - Does anyone have suggestions as to content changes that need to happen before the revamp goes live?
21:09:35 <str4d> - Do we need RSS feeds as well as ATOM?
21:10:55 <zzz> are all the pages staying at the same URLs?
21:10:58 <str4d> - Should the "any" link in mirrors preferentially choose a mirror in a country determined from the viewer's language?
21:11:44 <topiltzin> that's a very tricky one
21:12:30 <topiltzin> what is the current behavior?
21:13:08 <str4d> zzz, I'm reasonably happy with the urls as I have them now (but suggestions are welcome).
21:13:18 <str4d> There are a handful of pages I have been unable to place though.
21:13:21 <str4d> topiltzin, see http://vekw35szhzysfq7cwsly37coegsnb4rrsggy5k4wtasa6c34gy5a.b32.i2p/en/feed/blog/atom and http://vekw35szhzysfq7cwsly37coegsnb4rrsggy5k4wtasa6c34gy5a.b32.i2p/en/feed/meetings/atom for the current behaviour
21:13:27 <iRelay> Title: I2P Blog0.9.4 Release (at vekw35szhzysfq7cwsly37coegsnb4rrsggy5k4wtasa6c34gy5a.b32.i2p)
21:14:02 <zzz> str4d, I mean with existing site vs. new site
21:14:32 <str4d> zzz, if you were asking if the pages are at the same urls as the current site: no.
21:14:35 <str4d> The urls *actually make sense* now.
21:15:25 <str4d> zzz, there are a few legacy helpers which redirect old urls to new ones, but that only works for some of the pages.
21:15:32 <zzz> str4d, we need to talk about that then. We have a lot of SEO / link juice built up. There's also a couple under /static/ that have to stay the same
21:15:46 <zzz> hosts.txt subscription, and backup news
21:15:50 <str4d> (namely, meetings, status, and any pages placed into the legacy map)
21:16:04 <zzz> we also have a lot of links back to the website in our console
21:16:04 <str4d> zzz, the static ones are the same AFAICT
21:16:37 <zzz> can you have a redirect for every old page?
21:17:46 <str4d> LEGACY_MAP={
21:17:52 <str4d> 'download': 'downloads_list'
21:17:52 <str4d> }
21:17:52 <str4d> ^-- we can add mappings there from the old site to the new.
21:17:52 <str4d> zzz, it would have to be a manual redirect, but yes.
21:17:52 <topiltzin> does this link juice build-up apply across all our domains?
21:17:55 <str4d> (I'd want to shift the legacy-supporting code into a separate file though, because that would be looooooong)
21:17:58 <str4d> And if I tell it to use 301 redirects, the client sees the redirect as permanent (or is that 302?)
21:18:33 <topiltzin> could we perhaps try the new site on geti2p.net and keep the old one on i2p2.de or similar?
21:19:00 <str4d> topiltzin, AFAICT geti2p.net is the same site (just a second domain)
21:19:07 <str4d> (as in, same backend)
21:19:42 <zzz> this is not a little thing. We've built up a lot of link reputation in the last 5 years and we can't afford to throw it all away. It's extremely important to get this right.
21:19:42 <topiltzin> I'm trying to figure out some way to traffic-test it sooner rather than later
21:20:10 <str4d> zzz, okay, I'll go through and add every page I've moved to the LEGACY_MAP
21:20:17 <zzz> another thing - that both with and without .html suffix works.
21:21:03 <str4d> zzz, already done (one-line addition to the legacy mapper)
21:21:03 <str4d> Also, can people suggest new url locations for the following files? (I'm stumped)
21:21:03 <str4d> i2ptunnel_services.html jbigi.html manualwrapper.html minwww.html ports.html ratestats.html
21:21:34 <zzz> there's also the rel=canonical stuff
21:22:19 <str4d> zzz, can you elaborate?
21:22:26 <zzz> we actually spent a fair amount of time on SEO stuff trying to get our juice back after i2p.net went away
21:22:41 <zzz> in _layout.html
21:23:20 <zzz> you want to point back to the main site so mirrors don't suck away your reputation.
21:23:27 <zzz> thats also why mirrors are always tagged nofollow
21:24:10 <zzz> so you're not giving your rep away
21:27:32 <topiltzin> would a mirror work for a traffic test?
21:28:25 <str4d> Okay, well we just have to ensure that those are carried over to the new global/layout.html
21:30:02 <str4d> (I'm guessing duck didn't do that)
21:32:53 <topiltzin> (would love to read some chat logs about the SEO stuff)
21:34:37 <zzz> str4d, if you haven't been thinking about SEO yet, time to dive in ASAP. Every word on the home page matters.
21:35:00 <zzz> Both on the current home page and on the duck version, the words are chosen very carefully.
21:36:58 <zzz> look for example at where we rank on google for 'garlic routing'. I wrote that page from scratch specifically to get page rank for that search term.
21:40:37 <str4d> I've been more focused on getting the new site operational. But I haven't changed much text content.
21:41:36 <str4d> I can go through and make sure the new layout dude doesn't lose any link stuff. Do you have suggestions for the SEO of the front page as it stands now though, zzz?
21:43:52 <str4d> Since the text content of the migrated pages has not changed, they should be fine once the legacy redirects are in.
21:45:20 <zzz> havent looked in months. whats the url again?
21:46:13 <zzz> also str4d, we should standardize on '-' instead of '_' in urls. Right now it's a mix, but in the last 10 years the web has clearly standardized on '-'. Underscores look bad and it doesnt matter for SEO any more
21:46:29 <str4d> It's above
21:46:32 <str4d> Also linked on ticket #807
21:47:19 <str4d> Yep, I noticed the mix. I'll fix that up.
21:47:22 <zzz> ok I'll check the ticket. all the links above I see are to feeds and such
21:48:19 <zzz> also good is to maintain short urls for the pages that get tweeted or referenced often - /download, /faq, etc.
21:48:22 <str4d> The links above- use that b32
21:50:25 <zzz> and if you or somebody else trusted wants to go further and claim our site on google webmaster tools, add a site map, etc., that would be great. I'm not at all claiming our SEO is great, just that we used to think about it at least a little.
21:52:00 <str4d> I was going to add site map generation to the backend, so I'd be happy to do that.
21:52:18 <topiltzin> does google webmaster tools report data back to google?
21:52:58 <zzz> only if you put their js on your site
21:53:27 <str4d> Short URLs - would the legacy URLs be enough?
21:54:10 <str4d> topiltzin, only if we run Google Analytics
21:54:49 <topiltzin> but will we get meaningful information without reporting anything back to google? or do we not care? do paranoid users care? etc.
21:55:38 <zzz> sure, good questions. ofc we can also just awstats or similar across our logs looking at referers and search terms
21:55:45 <zzz> doubt anybody's done that in years.
21:57:16 <str4d> Well, the tools report back of course, but only because they are interfacing to Google data
21:57:26 <str4d> Does the webmaster need to be non- anon though?
21:58:06 <zzz> just need a gmail addy afaik
21:58:13 <str4d> topiltzin, we will get Google search info, which in itself is useful.
21:58:39 <str4d> Analytics is technically separate to the webmaster toolkit IIRC
21:58:46 <zzz> anyway, all this is a sideshow for now
21:59:21 <str4d> Yep. zzz, you reached the site yet?
21:59:44 <zzz> nope, been talking to you :)
22:00:49 <topiltzin> I like to pre-fetch eepsites while I chat :)
22:02:17 <zzz> don't have much extra upstream bw for fetching atm
22:02:20 <RN> " Umm... the server encountered some sort of error. "
22:03:08 <RN> that's what I'm getting when I select the FAQ from the dropdown menu
22:03:31 <zzz> str4d, how are you staying in sync with the old website? did you branch from it in mtn or are you doing it manually, or have deferred the whole painful issue?
22:03:34 <str4d> Rn, odd... shouldn't do that.
22:04:00 <str4d> zzz, branched in mtn and propping regularly.
22:04:23 <str4d> I'm changing no content in the revamp so merges work alright.
22:04:58 <str4d> There have been a few tricky ones, but mostly easy props.
22:10:49 <zzz> what are you asking for comments on ? broken links? general organization? layout/colors/CSS? I have no idea where you're at.
22:11:54 <RN> dark theme dosn't look right
22:12:00 <str4d> zzz, navigation layout, URL forms, general usability, and front page content
22:13:21 <str4d> RN, neither of the old ones do. I've asked dr|z3d for some pointers, but none of the current themes will likely be the final one.
22:13:51 <str4d> RN, re the error, I'll look at it in about 20 mins
22:14:07 <zzz> so there won't be any theme selectors in the final version, hopefully?
22:14:58 <zzz> multiple themes is a horrific waste of time
22:15:20 <str4d> zzz, probably not, unless there is indecision over the final theme. They are there to help designers.
22:15:43 <LaughingBuddha> They can always be created by users. It isn't something the devs should worry about
22:16:20 <LaughingBuddha> IMO
22:16:27 <str4d> I just put the links there to expose the functionality for now.
22:17:36 <zzz> the thing that bugs me the most about the home page is the black bar with the links. That aren't really links since they only popup a menu, they don't go anywhere ifyou click on them
22:18:37 <zzz> it's like it's the wrong color, and in the wrong place, and too small or something. It's not in the style of the rest of the page, and I'm wondering if all that should be below the green part
22:19:12 <str4d> zzz, I haven't focused on color or style.
22:19:49 <str4d> The decision to not link the menu openers came after usability discussions and feedback.
22:20:16 <str4d> It was decided that linking some of them and not others would cause confusion.
22:20:43 <str4d> The plan is to use CSS to make the distinction clearer.
22:21:35 <zzz> cant put my finger on it but the top 3 sections (yellow, black, green) seems like one too many or in the wrong order or something
22:21:35 <zzz> not just about color/style maybe? don't know. there's something unfinished or out-of-place about it
22:21:35 <zzz> maybe some styling can bring it all together, maybe not.
22:21:42 <str4d> The color and style of the navbar will be changed to integrate better, but I needed something functional.
22:22:00 <zzz> I'd love to find someplace on some page to put a big "Celebrating 10 years 2003-2013" banner
22:22:50 <str4d> (this is why I added the theme links, to show that thesaurus structure can be rendered differently)
22:23:24 <zzz> whats a thesaurus structure?
22:23:31 <zzz> havenc clicked on theme links yet
22:24:20 <str4d> Argh, phone typing fail. should be "same"
22:25:06 <zzz> and now I wish I hadn't
22:26:09 <zzz> too bad dg seems to have gone up in smoke. All that youthful enthusiasm fizzled out so fast?
22:26:28 <zzz> two meetings and done
22:26:47 <str4d> yeah, half the old castle isn't being used properly because of the new structure. but I haven't had time to migrate them yet.
22:26:58 <str4d> css*
22:27:36 <str4d> It sounds like he's rather busy at present.
22:28:26 <zzz> so that's my takeaway. the black menu bar seems to be the most problematic. Not that I have any suggestions about it. Just feels/looks not right.
22:30:12 <topiltzin> I'm sure another dg will show up or the old one will return when the time is right :)
22:30:28 <str4d> Yep. what about the layout of links within it? Sensical?
22:30:28 <topiltzin> but in the meantime, we're still doing great and it's important to listen to non-youthful and non-enthusiastic points of view as well
22:31:10 <str4d> (also, I'll try changing the black bar to use the color scheme from ducks example nav bar.)
22:31:37 <zzz> just surprised to see dg go from 60 mph to zero in a couple days.
22:32:51 <zzz> dunno if we want direct links to the jar, exe, etc on the home page. Seems like the text on the download page is important.
22:33:45 <zzz> defnitely need a llnk to trac, looks like that got lost?
22:34:16 <zzz> if you would go somewhere when you clicked on the word, that would be a big help too
22:34:26 <KillYourTV> Volunteer -> Develop -> Bug Tracker
22:34:54 <zzz> hahgeez there's two levels?
22:35:32 <zzz> there's no little arrows indicating another level
22:36:09 <zzz> and do we really want two levels on the home page, or anywhere? might be more than topiltzin's grandma can handle
22:36:44 <zzz> and we darn well better send grandma somewhere when she clicks on download
22:37:43 <topiltzin> yeah lets make sure she can get i2p and worry about making her a developer later
22:38:15 <zzz> heck, might be best to scrap the fancy dropdowns and just replace download-about-help-volunteer with four big-ass buttons
22:39:01 <str4d> zzz, there will be.
22:39:23 <topiltzin> if the big-ass buttons are in Pretty Colors grandma would love it
22:39:34 <str4d> And it was topiltzin who suggested to move docs into the about menu, so there are techincally three levels
22:39:57 <str4d> zzz, I had the Trac link in the help menu, but topiltzin suggested moving it to voliunteer -> develop
22:40:11 <zzz> it's like we're trying to make a hierarchical website, but only thru a complicated multi-level menu bar on the home page. What we really need are actual hierarchical pages, like an about page, a volunteer page, and a help page.
22:40:57 <KillYourTV> Now 8 peers for the sud http://tracker2.postman.i2p/details.php?dllist=1&filelist=1&info_hash=%f0%d8%27%17W%cfF%83%9em%9e%3f%d8%f8%85%2ac%baRV
22:40:57 <iRelay> Torrent #19558: i2pupdate-0.9.4.sud, Size: 7.09 MB, Downloads: 6, Added: 2012-12-17 17:49:15, S/L: 7/0
22:41:00 <zzz> trying to create strucrture solely in that black bar is insufficient, and maybe the wrong place to try
22:41:30 <str4d> zzz, the structure is in the urls. I copied that structure into the nav bar because it seemed to make sense to me.
22:42:13 <str4d> As I've said all along, the biggest task was deciding how to rearrange the old pages from a single directory into a hierarchy, and I have had almost no help there.
22:42:24 <zzz> just spitballing. Haven't looked at it in months and may have a different opinion tomorrow.
22:42:47 <zzz> not criticizing, just speculating
22:43:06 <str4d> So my biggest question is, do my structure decisions make sense?
22:43:25 <str4d> (i.e. to people other than me)
22:43:35 <topiltzin> it's good that we have so many future directions to explore, I'm sure it will result in many productive discussions
22:43:55 <str4d> Once the structure of the existing pages is set, then the other issues can be worked out around that.
22:43:58 <topiltzin> str4d: yes here
22:44:31 <str4d> And did anyone have suggestions to my earlier query about where to put the last few pages?
22:44:34 <str4d> i2ptunnel_services.html jbigi.html manualwrapper.html minwww.html ports.html ratestats.html
22:45:00 <topiltzin> and since dg has proven that he can go from zero to 60 mph in a lot shorter time than few days, those discussions are going to be *FUN* </offtopic>
22:45:06 <zzz> what do you mean "put"?
22:45:09 <str4d> There are also older pages that I haven't added in yet, because I think they are somewhat irrelevant, but they should probably go *somewhere*:
22:45:12 <str4d> announcements.html clt.html cvs.html i2ptunnel_migration.html invisiblenet.html myi2p.html transition-guide.html upgrade-0.6.1.30.html
22:45:12 <str4d> benchmarks.html _config feed.atom installation.html jrandom-awol.html statusnotes.html transition-guide.txt
22:45:16 <zzz> where to link to them?
22:45:23 <str4d> zzz, in the backend / the urls.
22:45:34 <str4d> All site pages are stored under pages/site/
22:45:45 <str4d> From there, the folder structure matches the urls.
22:46:04 <zzz> you're hierarcical-izing all the files too?
22:46:21 <str4d> So e.g. the page on unidirectional tunnels is stored in pages/site/docs/tunnels/unidirectional.html
22:46:36 <zzz> because that seems like a fools' errand to hyper-categorize everything
22:46:39 <str4d> zzz, yes - makes site management a hell of a lot easier both on the people and the code.
22:47:13 <zzz> if you say so. but for gosh sakes just make a misc/ directory and be done.
22:47:48 <zzz> remember a file can only be in one place but there can be multiple links to it. don't get yourself stuck trying to put everything in its place.
22:48:26 <str4d> Alright, misc it is. And I disagree there - at least from an SEO perspective, unique content should have a unique slug
22:49:00 <str4d> Hence, I wanted to try and get the urls right.
22:49:04 <zzz> i think if you just pulled out the release notes, meeting logs, and statuses into their own dirs you'd find there wasnt a lot left
22:49:35 <zzz> sure, unique URL, but you can link to it from many places. Not every link from tunnels/index.html has to be to a tunnels/xxx.html file
22:50:16 <str4d> Yes, true (that itself is why half the links are still broken)
22:50:31 <zzz> e.g. on how.html there's dup links in there, and links to all sorts of topics.
22:50:34 <str4d> But I wanted the url of each page to make sense for that page.
22:51:05 <str4d> i.e. /en/site/docs/transport/ssu vs /en/site/docs/spec/ssu
22:51:16 <str4d> (There are both - one is the documentation, one is the specification)
22:51:46 <zzz> nice in theory, maybe not so much in practice. or maybe it's all good.
22:52:23 <str4d> But if everyone is happy enough to have an /en/site/misc/* url for the remaining pages, I'll put them there (as I'm getting tired of page sorting @_@)
22:54:09 <zzz> just don't try to achieve some mythical and useless goal of a 1:1:1:1 mapping of menus:topics:urls:filenames
22:55:07 <zzz> and a deep hierarchy doesn't help anybody. hurts SEO, hurts the people typing, hurts readability of the urls, etc.... so dont get carried away
22:55:10 <str4d> b
23:00:46 <str4d> With regard to that, I'm wondering if there is a way to remove "site/" from the url - it just adds to the length.
23:01:04 <str4d> But given that other pages are e.g. "/en/download" or "/en/blog", having "/en/site/*" might be unavoidable.
23:02:46 <str4d> And mapping urls:filenames is also unavoidable, because they are flat files, so the only way to get a url of a filename (without storing yet another map) is to use its path.
23:04:00 <topiltzin> zzz: which of the issues you brought up today would you say are real show-stoppers as opposed to incremental improvements?
23:04:03 <zzz> lang/site seems poor
23:04:07 <zzz> cant we just use content headers?
23:04:07 <str4d> General feeling I'm getting from reading some articles on SEO is that longer URLs with categorization are better.
23:04:48 <str4d> zzz, I recall discussing that with welterde, but I don't recall his argument against it.
23:06:05 <str4d> The backend just needs to get a language code from somewhere.
23:06:08 <str4d> @babel.localeselector
23:06:09 <str4d> def get_locale():
23:06:09 <str4d> # If the language is already set from the url, use that
23:06:09 <str4d> if hasattr(g, 'lang'):
23:06:09 <str4d> return g.lang
23:06:09 <str4d> # otherwise try to guess the language from the user accept
23:06:09 <str4d> # header the browser transmits. The best match wins.
23:06:09 <str4d> return request.accept_languages.best_match(['en', 'es', 'zh', 'de', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'ru', 'sv', 'cs', 'ar'])
23:06:09 <str4d> That's the current method.
23:06:24 <str4d> But IIRC welterde wasn't particularly happy with solely relying on ACCEPT_LANGUAGES
23:07:01 <zzz> i don't really know anything about the backend but it sounds like you're looking at a pretty rigid url->file mapping technology?
23:07:16 <zzz> i dont even know if you're using the same backend as now or something new
23:07:42 <str4d> zzz, it's not a rigid technology, no - it's the requirement of having the pages in mtn that is rigid.
23:07:46 <str4d> @app.route('/<string:lang>/site/<path:page>')
23:08:01 <str4d> ^-- that is the catcher for site urls.
23:08:31 <zzz> re: showstoppers, I wouldn't classify of my comments as showstoppers, only as comments. But it doesnt appear that we're at the point in the process yet to be talking about showstoppers anyway?
23:08:34 <str4d> The backend just turns "page" into a filesystem path and hands the resulting file to the template renderer.
23:09:01 <str4d> zzz, I'm hoping that discussion like this will help avoid showstoppers entirely =)
23:09:28 <zzz> right. but what sort of schedule are you on? days, weeks, months, years? I really don't know.
23:11:20 <str4d> I'd like to have the new site up within the next few months.
23:11:23 <str4d> And ideally the structure of the site will be sorted before the next release.
23:11:23 <str4d> well before*
23:11:23 <str4d> So the main showstopper I see is getting a cohesive design for the new structure.
23:12:01 <str4d> So weeks for the structure, months for the launch.
23:13:07 <str4d> Mainly because there are many other I2P-related projects I want to put time into, and I would like to finish some of my current ones first ^_^ but that said, I don't want to rush out a bad site.
23:13:50 <zzz> the structure of the site (menus, pages) is important, but not too hard. The structure of the files, as I said, is not the same thing, and not super-important, and I wouldn't spend more than about 5 more minutes on it.
23:16:16 <zzz> although, at the top level, getting rid of en/site would be great. seems like those shouldnt be in the urls
23:16:18 <str4d> zzz, I agree on that distinction, but under your current requirements the structure of the files is equivalent to the structure of the urls, which is very important for SEO.
23:16:48 <zzz> but with mapping you can skip over en/site for example.
23:18:24 <str4d> One thing - removing /en/site (and /en for the other pages) means that the new urls will get mixed up with the legacy catcher, which will make things tricky...
23:19:18 <zzz> it's important for seo but I dont know the right answers. Is en/site/docs/router/transport/udp/spec.html better or worse than /udp-specification.html? dunno.
23:19:25 <str4d> Which means that in addition to having a map of old legacy urls to new ones, we would need a map of new urls to their files, which is basically then a database.
23:20:12 <str4d> zzz, /docs/spec/ssu (or udp) is better than /udp-specification AFAICT from some preliminary SEO reading.
23:20:49 <str4d> Though now I'm reading a page advocating flat site architecture.
23:21:12 <str4d> ... or is it? I can't tell...
23:21:59 <zzz> there's ~575 files total, 180 meeting, 48 release, 95 status, leaving only 240 others
23:22:28 <str4d> "Along with smart internal linking, SEOs should make sure that the category hierarchy of the given website is reflected in URLs."
23:24:39 <str4d> The following is a good example of URL structure:
23:24:42 <str4d> http://www.dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/History/
23:24:42 <str4d> The following is a bad example of URL structure:
23:24:42 <str4d> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/
23:24:45 <iRelay> Title: Open Directory - Games: Video Games: History (at www.dmoz.org)
23:24:53 <iRelay> Title: The Dark Knight (2008) - IMDb (at www.imdb.com)
23:26:52 <str4d> That seems to echo the general view I'm getting.
23:27:04 * str4d will do more SEO research... ugh...
23:27:07 <zzz> I think you gotta figure out the language thing first
23:27:34 <str4d> Yeah. Do we know that users will have ACCEPT_LANGUAGES set?
23:27:37 <str4d> s/that/if/
23:27:40 <iRelay> str4d meant: Yeah. Do we know if users will have ACCEPT_LANGUAGES set?
23:27:44 <str4d> Does the HTTP proxy filter that at all?
23:28:35 <zzz> if you handle accept-foo correctly then the crawlers will work better I would guess
23:28:35 <zzz> but what do you do about manual language selection - set a cookie and use that to override?
23:28:35 <zzz> i know almost nothing about how to do it
23:28:38 <zzz> until you decide for sure if it is lang/.... or .../foo_lang.html you can't get much further. I dont know if duck chose the en/site scheme but if he did it's not important that he did
23:29:25 <zzz> certainly for blogs, newspapers, etc the best practice is clear: myblog.com/2012/12/i-think-obama-is -the-whatever.html
23:32:14 <zzz> a lot of sites use short urls with redirects, for ads and for the url "guessers" - e.g. http://cbs.com/survivor
23:32:21 <iRelay> Title: Survivor: Watch Episodes and Video and Join the Ultimate Fan Community - CBS.com (at cbs.com)
23:32:40 <zzz> short urls for tweets and facebook and ads , maybe it doesnt matter if they redirect
23:33:39 <zzz> the i2p http proxy filters accept-*
23:45:41 <str4d> zzz right, so there does need to be a URL-based lang option...
23:47:49 <str4d> cookies - is it okay to assume that all site users will have cookies enabled?
23:48:16 <str4d> or at least, all non-English users (both I2P and clearnet)
23:49:50 <zzz> dont know
23:54:23 <str4d> Certainly inside I2P, we don't want to alienate the more careful users.
23:58:45 <str4d> Anyway, this meeting has kinda turned into a website discussionfest - sorry!
23:58:45 <RN> right, I block cookies by default, and I think I'm not alone
23:59:07 <RN> it's important stuff str4d :)
00:02:24 <str4d> So I'll officially end the meeting now, but website discussion can continue (though I'm off for an hour or so).
00:02:27 <str4d> Unless anyone has any quick points they want to raise?
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00:02:37 * str4d *baf*s the meeting closed.
00:07:57 <topiltzin> Thank everyone, this was good stuff. I learned a lot about SEO and it's been joy to see zzz so enthusiastic. ( Could be the dg-pixie-dust aftereffects :) ) I wish I could contribute more but websites are not my thing at all.
00:08:13 <topiltzin> and thanks to KillYourTV and sighup-bot__ for the logs :)
00:13:54 <zzz> pfft. didnt know we were still in the meeting :)
00:26:40 <topiltzin> just zoned back in :) back seat was so cozy I spaced out a little


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I'm no Barhoppers newbie
The article about Barhoppers [Performance feature: "Barhoppers back at the rail," February 27, 2003] (http://www.readthehook.com/99751/short-ones-barhoppers-back-rail) stated that Mendy Hardy (that's me) is a "newcomer" to Barhoppers.
Actually, I'm not a newcomer. I played the lead in Bill Rough's Scraps in Barhoppers 1999, way back before many of the current core regulars had become involved. I offer this correction not for my own glorification, but instead out of respect for Bill Rough, a very talented local playwright and director.
I have not forgotten or disregarded the fine experience of acting in his play, although others apparently have. Of course, that was before Live Arts began casting me regularly in my underwear. Since then, my performances have lingered a bit longer in the local memory. Hmmm.
Anyway, thanks, Bill. I haven't forgotten about you or Scraps.
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Congo (Brazzaville) is among the top five oil producers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oil production comes almost entirely from offshore oil fields. Congo exports almost all of its oil production, and the largest recipients are China and the European Union.
Congo (Brazzaville), formerly known as the Republic of the Congo, is a mature oil producer with declining output at most of its fields. Congo's economy is heavily dependent on its oil production as it accounted for almost 87% of the country's export revenues and almost 80% of the government's total revenue in 2011, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A vast majority of oil and natural gas exploration and production activities in Congo are conducted offshore.
Congo holds sizable proved natural gas reserves, but only small amounts are commercialized because of the lack of infrastructure. Congo also may hold large oil sands deposits (petroleum deposits of bitumen also known as tar sands) and Eni, an Italian oil company, recently launched a feasibility study. If the project is undertaken, it would be the first tar sands project in Africa.
Congo also has extensive hydropower potential, but most of it remains untapped. Despite Congo's rich energy resources, the electrification rate is low, especially in rural areas, mainly because of a lack of electricity infrastructure. According to the latest (2010) estimate from the World Bank, 37% of the country has access to electricity, leaving more than 2.5 million people without access.
The Congolese civil war (1997-1999) left much of the country's transmission and distribution infrastructure damaged, especially in southern Brazzaville (the capital city) and in the Pool, Bouenza, and Niari regions, which have not yet been restored. The government has looked to restore and expand the distribution network, but until then, wood fuel will remain a dominant fuel, especially in rural areas. The latest (2011) U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimate indicates that more than 80% of Congo's primary energy consumption was from traditional biomass and waste (typically consisting of wood, charcoal, manure, and crop residues). This high share represents the use of biomass and waste to meet off-grid heating and cooking needs, mainly in rural areas.
Source: : U.S. Department of State
Management of oil and natural gas industries
Total (France) and Eni (Italy) are the leading oil and natural gas producers in Congo. The companies produce nearly three-fourths of Congo's total oil production.
The Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Water Resources manages the country's oil and gas resources, while exploration and production operations are governed by production sharing
agreements (PSAs). Congo's national hydrocarbon company, Societe Nationale des Petroles du Congo (SNPC), manages Congolese government-owned shares in hydrocarbon operations. SNPC has an operating interest alongside international oil companies (IOCs) through PSAs, which also include tax breaks and a royalty system. There are several IOCs, such as Chevron, Perenco, Murphy Oil, and SOCO Internationals, that participate in the oil and gas industries, but the companies that dominant the industries are Total and Eni.
Major companies
Total and Eni have both operated in Congo since 1968. Total is the country's leading oil producer through its subsidiary, Total E&P Congo. In December 2013, Qatar Petroleum's international unit became a shareholder of Total E&P Congo and now holds 15% of its capital.
Total produced 107,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of petroleum and other liquids (or total oil) in 2012, accounting for almost 40% of the country's total production. Most of Total's oil production comes from its deepwater Moho-Bilondo license and the Nkosso oil field. The company also produced 31 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of natural gas in 2012, which came from associated gas at its oil fields.
Eni is the leading natural gas producer in Congo. Natural gas is used for re-injection into oil wells or processed to fuel power plants in populated areas, as a part of Eni's access to energy projects initiative. Eni's gas production in Congo has increased from 67.9 MMcf/d in 2010 to 120.5 MMcf/d in 2012. The company also accounted for more than 35% of the country's total oil production (98,000 bbl/d) in 2012. Most of Eni's oil and gas production is from the M'Boundi field, which the company hopes to expand in the future.
Congo's first deepwater field came online in 2008, boosting oil production. However, over the past few years, oil production decreased as a result of natural declines at mature fields. A few deepwater projects are slated to come online in the next five years, but in the near term oil production is expected to continue to fall.
Congo holds 1.6 billion barrels of proved crude oil reserves, according to the latest estimates from Oil & Gas Journal (OGJ) released in January 2014. In the late 1970s, Congo emerged as a significant oil producer. Production expanded considerably during the 1990s, but output fell for most of the 2000s as oil fields matured. In 2008, Congo's first deepwater field, Moho-Bilondo, came online and temporarily reversed the country's production trend. As a result, in 2010, Congo produced 311,000 bbl/d of total oil (petroleum and other liquids), surpassing the country's previous peak. Total oil production has since fallen gradually as a result of natural declines, averaging slightly less than 280,000 bbl/d in 2013.
Exploration and production
The large offshore Moho-Bilondo oil field, operated by Total, is the chief contributor to the
increase in oil production from 2008 to 2010. The oil field came online in April 2008 and reached plateau output at 90,000 bbl/d in June 2010. However, the field's production is declining, according to Total's 2012 annual report. Moho-Bilondo is the country's first deepwater project and marks the largest successful expedition to tap into Congo's deepwater reserves. Additionally, three other oil fields—the Ikalou complex, Azurite, and Libondo—started producing after 2008, according to IHS Global Insight and reports from Total.
Despite the addition of new fields over the past few years, Congo's total oil production is projected to decline in the short term. The decline is attributed to maturing fields and a slowdown in field development, according to IHS World Energy Markets. As a result, the government is keen to develop onshore and offshore fields to supplement production at mature fields. SNPC plans to hold a licensing round in 2014 to award 10 onshore and offshore blocks.
In the medium term, offshore deepwater prospects in Congo have the potential to boost production again. According to Total, the northern (Moho North project) and southern (Phase 1B) parts of the license that encompasses the Moho-Bilondo field hold additional hydrocarbon resources. Total completed basic engineering studies on Phase 1B and the Moho North project in 2012, and in March 2013, Total announced it would start to develop the projects. The company expects production at Phase 1B will start in 2015 and Moho North in 2016, reaching a total of 140,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in 2017.
In early 2012, Congo and Angola agreed to jointly develop and share profits from the Lianzi field, a deepwater field located within the two countries' maritime border in the Lower Congo Basin. Chevron is the field's operator (31.25%), with interest held by Total (36.75%), Eni (10%), Sonangol (10%), SNPC (7.5%), and the Portuguese company Galp Energia (4.5%). According to Chevron, production from Lianzi is expected to start in 2015 and produce a maximum of 46,000 boe/d.
Eni announced that it launched a small pilot feasibility oil sands project in Congo in 2012. Oil sands are unconventional petroleum deposits of bitumen. In 2008, Eni and the Congolese government signed a deal to explore and develop the oil sands deposit located in Tchikatanga and Tchikatanga-Makola, two areas covering a total of 1,790 square kilometers in the south of Congo. According to preliminary studies, the area is estimated to contain up to 2.5 billion barrels of bitumen unrisked (amount of resources in-place without accounting for the portion that can be recovered because it is technically feasible and economically viable) and 500 million barrels of bitumen risked (amount of resources estimated that can be recovered but are not yet discovered). However, it is highly uncertain what level of resources will be discovered or will be economically and technically viable to recover. Eni has said it could potentially cost up to $7.5 billion to develop. If the project is actually undertaken, it would be the first tar sands project in Africa.
Congo has one refinery, the 21,000 bbl/d Congolaise de Raffinage (CORAF) plant in Point- Noire. EIA estimates that total refinery output of petroleum products in 2010 was 13,800 bbl/d. The refinery's poor performance causes it to operate at nearly half capacity. The vast
majority of the refinery's output is used to satisfy domestic demand, and the remainder is exported. Congo consumed almost 12,000 bbl/d of petroleum in 2012. For a number of years, the Congolese government proposed to privatize and expand CORAF, but it has not yet found a committed investor.
Congo exports nearly all of the crude oil it produces and sends a small amount to its refinery for domestic consumption. According to analysis of trade data from Global Trade Atlas, EuroStat, and FACTs Global Energy, Congo exported almost 250,000 bbl/d of crude oil in 2012. China (43%), the European Union (28%), and the United States (12%) are the top destinations for Congolese oil.
Moho-Bilondo Complex in Congo (Brazzaville)
Source: Total
Natural gas
Almost 85% of Congo's natural gas production is re-injected into oil wells to aid oil recovery, vented, or flared (burned off). Eni has led efforts to reduce gas flaring by constructing gas- fueled power plants in Congo.
Congo holds 3.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proved natural gas reserves, according to the latest estimates from OGJ, released in January 2014. The country's gross natural gas production was 335 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in 2011, although only 16% (52 Bcf) was marketed or commercially used. Most of the marketed production was consumed domestically in the form of dry natural gas (occurring when associated liquid hydrocarbons are removed). Congo consumed 41 Bcf of dry natural gas in 2012. A majority of the natural gas produced in Congo, 68% (229 Bcf), was re-injected into oil wells to aid oil recovery and 16% (55 Bcf) was flared (burned off) or vented.
Flaring and venting of gas in Congo decreased by 30% over the previous decade, from its peak of 79 Bcf in 2005 to 55 Bcf in 2012. Eni has led efforts to reduce gas flaring and commercialize the gas instead. In 2008, Eni began constructing two gas-fired electric power stations, with the dual purpose of increasing electricity capacity and reducing gas flaring. Eni recently constructed the Centrale Electrique du Congo (CEC), a 300-megawatt (MW) gas-fueled power station that can be expanded to 450 MW by installing steam turbines. The power station is fueled by associated gas from the M'Boundi deposit. The company also recently doubled capacity at the Djeno power station, Centrale Electrique de Djeno (CED), from 25 MW to 50 MW. The Djeno power station also uses associated gas as fuel that was previously flared.
Hydropower accounted for more than 60% of Congo's net electricity generation in 2011. There are a number of hydropower projects under consideration for development.
Société Nationale d'Electricité (SNE), the national electricity company, controls the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. Power consumption is low in Congo because of the limited transmission system that mainly serves the country's principal cities, Brazzaville and Point-Noire. According to the latest (2010) estimate from the World Bank, 37% of the country has access to electricity, leaving more than 2.5 million people without access. In urban areas, demand for electricity has increased over the past decade, and Congo has had to rely on power imports to satisfy domestic consumption.
Congo's installed electricity capacity was 148 MW in 2011, according to the latest EIA estimate. Installed capacity increased over the past five years because of the construction of the CEC and CED gas-fueled plants, which mostly serve the densely populated Pointe- Noire area.
Hydropower accounts for a substantial portion of the country's power generation. In 2011, hydropower accounted for more than 60% of net electricity generation, while fossil-fueled electricity made up the remainder. Hydroelectricity is generated from the Imboulou, Bouenza, and Djoue hydroelectric plants. The Imboulou Hydropower Plant, built by the Chinese company CMEC, came online in 2011 and almost doubled Congo's hydroelectric generation to power Brazzaville and several other towns. Additionally, there are plans to upgrade the capacity at the Djoue hydro plant.
Congo's technically feasible hydropower potential is 3,932 MW, but only 4% of this has been developed so far, according to the International Journal on Hydropower and Dams. Projects under consideration include a 150-MW hydroelectric plant in the Bas-Congo Province called Zongo II, a 600-MW plant on the River Tcha in Cameroon to serve both Congo and Cameroon, and a 1,200-MW power station at Sounda Gorge.
Data presented in the text are the most recent available as of January 29, 2014.
Data are EIA estimates unless otherwise noted.
AfriOil: Newsbase Africa Oil & Gas Monitor
Economist Intelligence Unit
FACTs Global Energy
Global Insight Energy: Article
Global Insight Energy: Report
Global Trade Atlas
IHS World Energy Markets
International Monetary Fund
OECD Development Centre
Oil & Gas Journal
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Wood Mackenzie
World Development Indicators


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There's something about digital cameras that makes people want to take pictures of everything – and most of those are really bad pictures. Here are some shooting and editing tips that will save you time and maybe even keep you from that horrible moment where you realize you have a memory card entirely full of useless photos.
Rule of two-thirds
Anyone with even the most rudimentary photography skills has heard of this rule. It means don't center the object of attention. It might feel unnatural at first, but it's called a rule for a reason and makes a photo far more visually interesting. If you forget during your shooting, use "crop" later to accomplish this.
If it's an option, shoot in manual
Even the best editors can't save some pictures from under and overexposure, so save yourself some time and if possible, shoot in manual. If you have an SLR camera but have been relying on automatic settings, stop. Set it to "M" and use the exposure gauge. It's a simple process, but here are the steps for beginners:
Hold down but don't click your shoot button. Look inside the camera while doing so. You should see the small lines in a row with a large line in the middle – you want to get the top line to meet that middle line. Pointing at your subject, move the dial next to the shutter button until both lines meet in the middle. Those are the simplest steps to using manual without words like "ISO" and "f stop."
Avoid the typical Facebook photo angles. Primarily, this one:
Under no circumstances is a self-taken photo from your arm's length away acceptable. Also, dead on is boring and people lined up in a perfect row looks like a class picture. Dynamic angles from extreme perspectives capture way more attention. And candids are always, always, always better.
Be stingy with brightness/contrast options
The most basic photo editors are able to alter the brightness and contrast of photos…and people rely on them too much. As a rule of thumb, be conservative when using these. You'll start out thinking a little increase in brightness can't hurt those circles under your eyes or upping the contrast makes your hair shinier – and when all's said and done you've got no facial features save the whites of your eyes, and everything else looks like it's been sculpted from melting clay.
If you have Photoshop…
Photoshop really isn't that difficult to use, but it can be overwhelming for beginners. There are a myriad of very effective free, online tutorials that can teach novices quickly. But if you want to edit photos before investing too much of your time with more in-depth guides, here are the tools and subjects you should look for short and specific tutorials on:
- Levels – This tool is most applicable for black-and-white photos. Use it to get your whitest whites and blackest blacks. Too much gray just leaves an image looking flat.
- Curves – You want to create a subtle "S" shape.
- Filters – If you're looking to do something creative or weird, open the filter gallery. There's everything from adding a simple light flash in the corner of a photo for a grainy, Polaroid-like effect, to transforming a family picture into a watercolor.
- Adjustments –The adjustment tools are key to editing your photos. Look for a quick tutorial that can take you through what's in here.
Most free photo editors have comparable tools as well, they just might not be quite as user-friendly or effective – but they do exist.
B&W is more flattering than sepia
If you're going for an old-timey look or just have a photo that would have been perfect if you had better skin (or hair, or teeth, etc.), B&W is the way to go. (In Photoshop, use "desaturation" instead of B&W). Right around your editor's B&W option, you'll probably see sepia too. Now, this filter definitely has a time and a place, but when it comes to just making your subjects look better, this isn't it. It's yellow-hued, doesn't disguise flaws as well as, and fails to give off as much contrast.
Take advantage of anything free
This one's easy: use free stuff. Not just the various free photo editors out there (of which there are plenty), but other devices that easily set your photos apart. CleVR Stitcher is a free service that will take however many photos you can drag and drop into it and stitch them together – so you can either create that panorama you've been wanting to or act like Dr. Frankenstein of photos and mesh profiles of two different friends together. OnOne Software regularly releases free plugins for
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News & Notes: Game 136
Buffalo Bisons
72-63, 2nd(-10.5)
RHP Jenrry Mejia (NR)
Syracuse Chiefs
70-65, 3rd(-12.5)
RHP Shairon Martis (5-7, 3.76)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Coca-Cola Field – Buffalo, NY
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons take on the Syracuse Chiefs in the first game of a two-game series from Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd is coming off a 2-3 roadtrip to Syracuse and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Tonight's game starts the Buffalo's final homestand of the season. The Bisons will host the Yankees for a three-game in two-game series starting Wednesday.
WILD RACE: The Bisons have fallen back to 2.5 games behind the Columbus Clippers in the IL Wild Card. Along with the Herd's loss last night, the Clippers were 10-5 winners over Indianapolis. Buffalo has nine games left while Columbus has eight contests remaining in 2010.
THRUWAY CUP: The Syracuse Chiefs (18-8) can clinch the 2010 Thruway Cup with a victory over the Bisons (15-13) tonight. The Herd is 6-8 against the Chiefs this season, including a 3-3 mark at Coca-Cola Field. The teams split a two-game series in Syracuse last week, August 26-27.
OH JENRRY: RHP JENRRY MEJIA will make his Bisons debut tonight. The 20-year old righty is rated the Mets' top prospect by Baseball America. Mejia made the Mets Opening Day roster and was 0-2 with a 3.25ERA in 30 relief appearances. As a starter with Double-A Binghamton, Mejia was 2-0 with a 1.32ERA in six starts.
BATTING RACE: OF JESUS FELICIANO enters tonight's game on a five-game hit streak. In the stretch, Feliciano has averaged .500 (8-16). The outfielder has been held without a hit in just one of his last 16 games with the Bisons. With a .344 average, Feliciano is just 32 plate appearances shy of qualifying as the top hitter in the International League.
BISONS BITS: INF RUSS ADAMS has 21RBI in only 20 games this month. With 55RBI this season, Adams is just three RBI shy of INF MIKE HESSMAN'S team-leading total of 58…INF MIKE CERVENAK is hitting .322 (29-90) with nine extra-base hits in 24 games in August…LHP MIKE O'CONNOR has not allowed a run in his last 16.1 innings of work, a stretch that spans nine-plus games. The southpaw has 64 strikeouts in 64.1 innings of work…RHP DILLON GEE fanned 11 batters on Saturday and now has an IL-best 161 on the season.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (65-65) beat the Astros, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon to take two of three from Houston. Former Bisons catcher JOSH THOLE went 2-3 with his second home run of the season. RHP R.A. DICKEY gave up just one run on six hits in seven innings of work to improve to 9-5 on the season. The Mets are in Atlanta tonight for the start of a four-game series with the Braves (7:10 p.m.)
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