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Issue 126802: Add UI for setting hostname that Chrome OS will request via DHCP
Reported by firstname.lastname@example.com, Dec 4 2011 Project Member
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Chrome OS Version : 1011.137 Chrome Version : 15.0.874.121 (Official Build 109964) Type of computer : x86-device Network info : Wifi Please specify Area - Network What new or enhanced feature are you proposing? Allow user to name the computer. What goal would this enhancement help you achieve? Makes it easier to recognize and connect to a machine over a network.
Dec 4 2011,
Chrome OS doesn't have any network services listening for incoming connections, so I don't know what the use case here is.
Dec 4 2011,
Yeah, this doesn't make sense to me either.
Dec 5 2011,
Since its a personal device it would be a good personalization if one can name their device. I was checking all the devices connected to a particular router the other day and had to run through each and every chrome devices mac address to find which one is connected, whereas all the windows and mac machines had their names listed.
Dec 5 2011,
I think you're asking for dynamic DNS support. Assigning a hostname to a device that doesn't permit incoming connections still doesn't seem useful to me.
Dec 8 2011,
It's not an ask for dynamic DNS support so much as it is asking for the user to be able to set a unique hostname in their DHCP request. The DHCP server could choose to set up a DNS entry as a result, or note in some interface the mapping of IP addresses to these names it was given. I consider this even lower priority than a 2, but would be easy enough to do in shill by (a) creating a Manager DBus interface for setting the device host name, (b) sending this host name in DHCP requests.
Dec 8 2011,
Thanks for the clarification. Since we'd need to add UI for this too, adding Kan to see whether he thinks it's worthwhile.
Dec 13 2011,
agree this is pretty low priority and usefulness right now. punting to mx
Dec 30 2011,
This would be very useful in environments where there are multiple ChromeOS devices on the network. Any user who sets firewall rules by hostname (or uses hostname to configure MAC filtering) will benefit from having human-comprehensible names. (I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be writing here since my email address is not from chromium.org... if not, sorry.)
Jan 18 2012,
shill now has a "Hostname" parameter in the Manager, which when set will be passed to DHCP requests. When shill is the default connection mananger, and the UI plumbs this parameter, this functionality will be available.
Jan 18 2012, Project Member
Commit: d32f484b91ab583ccc9a14b2a6b5182fda6958f0 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com shill: Pass a parameter to dhcp client to request a hostname This will enable dynamic DNS, or at the very least allow DHCP requests to be identified and distinguished at the server side. BUG=chromium-os:23741 TEST=New unit tests monitor hostname arg passed to dhcpcd, and to assure values are being loaded/saved. Also double checked on real system by doing a dbus-send to set manager.HostName and checked that the name was persisted, and that the next DHCP server we connected to stored this hostname. CQ-DEPEND=Ic807a2235e0cdcb32a08f9c2c760a86c3579431c Change-Id: Ic127b65d8563b15e55549a0f029385d0632eaf6c Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.chromium.org/gerrit/14045 Reviewed-by: Paul Stewart <firstname.lastname@example.com> Tested-by: Paul Stewart <firstname.lastname@example.com> Commit-Ready: Paul Stewart <email@example.com> M cellular_unittest.cc M default_profile.cc M default_profile.h M default_profile_unittest.cc M device.cc M device_unittest.cc M dhcp_config.cc M dhcp_config.h M dhcp_config_unittest.cc M dhcp_provider.cc M dhcp_provider.h M dhcp_provider_unittest.cc M manager.cc M manager.h M mock_dhcp_config.cc M mock_dhcp_config.h M mock_dhcp_provider.h M wifi_unittest.cc
Jan 18 2012, Project Member
Commit: 0fca587e4f3f3522093c913fd61ffc8b16a55fb8 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com shill: Add a "HostName" property This manager property will store a user-defined hostname which will be used to identify this host. This hostname will be passed to DHCP servers which can use this to label requests with this unique user-specified token and optionally create DNS entries. BUG=chromium-os:23741 TEST=None Change-Id: Ic807a2235e0cdcb32a08f9c2c760a86c3579431c M dbus/service_constants.h
Feb 21 2012,
maybe it makes sense for us to set a default one like "Chromebook" etc. for now to help anyone in the situation where they have a bunch of devices on a network that doesn't report hostname so it's all "Unknown" but again low pri
Apr 13 2012,
Machine names can also be useful for the open-tab sync feature of recent Chrome, It shows the list of "other devices" names, in which all Chromebooks are shown as "Chromebook"s. It'd be good if they are distinguishable, for users who have multiple Chromebooks :).
Apr 27 2012,
Issue 26641 has been merged into this issue.
May 7 2012,
Shall we merge this into issue chromium:122185 ?
May 7 2012,
I actually think this bug is probably separate. 122185 relates to the device's name as far as sync is concerned, while this is more of a local system-level capability. Obviously if we added this, sync should inherit the user-set device name, but I don't think it's a dupe. Note we'll be tracking the ability to change a device's name as it appears in tab sync in chromium:124964
Mar 5 2013,
Issue chromium-os:39533 has been merged into this issue.
Mar 8 2013,
keybuk also just brought up a need for something like this to be used when pairing with bluetooth devices like phones. Perhaps it's time that some priority be given to this so that we don't wind up with 3 or 4 different names for your chrome device -- one for your network hostname, one for your BT device name and one for your sync session.
Mar 8 2013,
Marking this so it comes up in our next triage
Mar 12 2013,
Xiaowen, I believe you are looking into networking stuff?
Jun 19 2013,
I also have a need for this feature. I am trying to replace PCs on a bank teller line with Chromeboxes that will use RDP to connect to a Windows Terminal Server to run our line of business teller app. The app users the hostname to associate a printer with a machine. If this feature were available, it would greatly ease our configuration issues as this association now has to be done using the IP address of the Chromebox: If I could set host names, I could let the Chromeboxes use DHCP normally and not have to worry about support calls should the address change.
Jun 19 2013,
dobri@ is working on revamping the settings UI. This would be a good feature to consider with that revamp. Feel free to assign back to me if that's not part of your scope.
Oct 9 2013,
I need this feature as well. We are testing replacing PCs as well and need to RDP to a terminal server on another domain over untrusted networks. Part of the verification required for the RDP security is the client hostname.
Oct 9 2013,
Tom owns settings UI now.
Oct 9 2013,
Nov 12 2013,
I agree, you should be able to change the hostname not only for Chromebook, but Chromecast as well. I've been checking my router "attached devices" logs and my Chromebook appears as "></tr>" and my 2 Chromecast dongles vary, with "_Zzz_" and "s" or "t" or "`" I hope my devices haven't been hacked.
Nov 12 2013,
Now my Samsung Series 3, just switch back to "stable" from "dev" Version 30.0.1599.116 Platform 4537.147.0 (Official Build) stable-channel daisy Firmware Google_Snow.2695.117.0 Has this at the Device Name in the router log: # IP Address Device Name MAC Address 2 192.168.1.18 rip_direction" size="1"> <op�:5�)Oalue=1><%600%></option> XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (masked Mac address)
Nov 12 2013,
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Nov 25 2013,
Issue 322968 has been merged into this issue.
Nov 5 2014,
Even creating an /etc/hostname file is not enough. There needs to be a script that executes at boot that reads that file and sets the hostname to that, this is what ubuntu does: % cat ./init/hostname.conf # # This task is run on startup to set the system hostname from /etc/hostname, # falling back to "localhost" if that file is not readable or is empty and # no hostname has yet been set. description "set system hostname" start on startup task exec hostname -b -F /etc/hostname
Nov 25 2014,
including an upstart job like that will be a waste of time on most (all?) systems, and /etc/hostname is in the rootfs, not stateful, so you can't change it (so it'd have to be a symlink like /etc/resolv.conf). also, we have a few places that assume "localhost", so changing it to anything else will break. off the top of my head, X currently requires it via the xauthority logic. last time we did board bring ups (w/out X), we ran into some random system services failing until it was corrected to localhost in the kernel config. i don't recall specific details though. but what uname() returns on the local system is orthogonal to what things (like shill) report to the network.
Apr 24 2015,
Adding to the MD-Settings hotlist so we can think about it during the redesign. If it makes sense, I'd like to merge this with the ability to set a human-readable name that can be used with Chrome Sync (related to #341356).
Apr 24 2015,
Jun 26 2015,
Tom, what was the result from the MD-Settings discussions?
Oct 16 2015,
I count 4 use cases that want to "name" the device: 1) "normal" chromebook users (that monitor their routers) 2) network admins to setup firewall rules 3) chromebox for enterprise (bank teller replacement) 4) bluetooth pairing And I'll add: 5) Google OnHub: chromebooks are currently "unamed device" and other PCs/Macs advertise some "human readable" name. Given both OnHub and ChromeBooks are Google products, seems we should do better. Until we add some UI to change the name, could the "default" name that is advertised be the primary "owner" of the machine? e.g. "chromebook-grantgrundler" (@gmail.com) or "chromebook-grundler" (@google.com) depending on which email I use to initially sign in on.
Oct 16 2015,
Agree that this feature would be useful. But regarding default name: I'm not sure that we actually have an "owner" concept in ChromeOS, since CrOS deliberately tries to treat all user accounts the same. Note that even if we knew which user was the owner, we might not know their email address until after they logged in. (I believe that falls out of our privacy/security design.)
Oct 16 2015,
We shouldn't automatically publish the device owner's username.
Oct 16 2015,
yeah, 100% agree that we should not be broadcasting PII
Oct 16 2015,
Yeah, I thought the same thing after I posted it. /o\ It's ok for people to set that up but a terrible idea as the default. But maybe the "hwid"? See bios_info under chrome://system. hwid identifies the production run for that set of machines. This is NOT a unique identifier for any machine. I'll remind the machine is required to advertise it's MAC address to use DHCP which is a unique identifier.
Oct 16 2015,
Unique identifier != PII. :-)
Oct 16 2015,
How about defaulting to the HWID? That's better than "unnamed device".
Oct 16 2015,
i'm aware of the WiFi MAC. doesn't mean it's a good idea ;). including the board name should be fine, so something like "$DEVICETYPE-$CHROMEOS_RELEASE_BOARD" (fields taken from /etc/lsb-release), rather than the HWID which might have undesirable characters.
Oct 16 2015,
I don't think that the HWID is helpful to users who are not super familiar with ChromeOS hardware. It would be great if the name described the machine in terms that users can easily recognize like OEM-DeviceType Although, not sure if OEM is something we could populate
Oct 16 2015,
we do not (currently) include the OEM details. it is something we could add, but if something like "chromebook-wolf" is good enough, then that's something we could easily pull off today.
Oct 19 2015,
chromebook-wolf would definitely be a big improvement :) Might also be worth thinking about including some sort of (random) number at the end to cover the case of multiple Chromebooks of the same model on a local network.
Dec 16 2015,
Dec 16 2015,
Dec 16 2015,
Issue 570289 has been merged into this issue.
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Dec 20 2016,
@tbuckley, could you please review this bug and update the owner and Milestone appropriately. Moving this to M57 for now.
Dec 20 2016,
Dec 21 2016,
If we implement this it will be part of MD Settings, and should be done after the initial release, so M-58 at best.
Dec 21 2016,
FWIW: Enterprise has meanwhile grown an "asset identifier", which could arguably make for a good hostname? It's an identifier that's available also via extension API as well as server APIs, so is very useful to match up a device with device records in other systems.
Dec 21 2016,
Rereading the history here, the original request (and most of the discussion) has been about letting the user assign their own hostname. The asset ID you're referring to is the one described at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/1698333?hl=en, right? It sounds from the docs like we already expose some UI to let the user set this during enrollment. Is the ID tied to enterprise, or would it be possible to make it available in non-enterprise environments?
Dec 22 2016,
Asset ID is currently tied to enterprise. It may be possible to make it work in non-enterprise environments too, but I doubt the UX would be ideal for that case (i.e. a chrome://settings text field seems more appropriate for consumer devices?).
Jan 2 2017,
Jan 20 2017,
Making sure this shows up in the MD Settings bug list.
Mar 3 2017,
Apr 25 2017,
Is this feature still targeting M-59?
Apr 25 2017,
I haven't heard anything about it lately, so given that we've branched already, I suspect it isn't.
Apr 28 2017,
Now that MD Settings has launched we'll look into this.
May 1 2017,
Thanks Tom. a couple of questions: 1. Will this value apply to all networks connecting on this device or only networks connecting through a user session? I ask because we have both user- and device-wide networks and whatever we build here should work for both. 2. When you add the wiring for the value, would appreciate if you can also add a policy so that admins can set this remotely. This has been an ask for some time from admins.
May 18 2017,
Jun 30 2017,
Hi, We also have a customer requesting this feature. Customer wants to add Hostname/DNS name to Chromebooks. Details are below: Use case: They need to identify Chromebooks by DNS name as this is used by their web filter to identify traffic. Currently Chromebook traffic is only logged against the user, not the device. Motivation: They need to know what exact device a user is using to browse the internet in order to pinpoint the user's whereabouts for safeguarding/e-safety/child protection purposes. Existing workarounds: There are no known workarounds.
Oct 5 2017,
Please note update to issue 676195 . We will be working on exposing this setting as an admin policy initially. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=676195#c10
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Whether it is experimenting with our products, with our process, or for myself, I have come to embrace the spirit to experiment, to fail fast and learn. As much as I prefer to develop habits, establish routines, and do things a particular way, I have learned that in order to grow and adapt to change, one must experiment and try new things, at least from time to time.
It is well known that we test the heck out of a lot of things in our products. If the cost was cheaper, we would have tested every single pixel and second of our players' experience. But the fact that we don't also taught me to be smart about what we test, to recognize that some things in life are more important than others, and I/we have the power to choose what those things are for ourselves.
At work, there is always something new happening. It may be an org change or a new production process or a shift in happy hour scheduling. I'm sure this happens at other companies as well, but, even though this is my first corporate job, I feel that this happens a lot more frequently than other companies. It took me two or three years to catch on; I had learned that at Zynga, practically everything is temporary. In a way, I see everything as an experiment, and if it doesn't perform well with the employees, they'll change it up and try something else until something sticks. It lets everyone in the company be more innovative in finding solutions that work best. It taught me be more open to new ideas and be less set in my ways. It's the Zynga way, and we're constantly getting better and better at it.
Similarly, on a smaller scale, I have my own experiments with the way I work. Over the years, I have developed and refined a routine and process that work with my work schedule and with my team (This personal routine that I've spent years piecing together is actually one of the things I will terribly miss after I leave.) And when my routine or process stop working and start affecting my performance, I experiment with other methods or schedules or apps to find a better way to work. And I feel that the way Zynga is run allows me to do these little experiments on my own so I can get the most out of myself.
It's this spirit of not being afraid to experiment that has kept Zynga going, that has made working at Zynga infinitely interesting, and that I will carry with me in my personal life and hopefully in my next career adventure. For these and many other more reasons, thank you.
4. The gym
I must recognize the little family from the Zynga gym and mention how much I owe my health to this place and the people who run it.
I was already exercising regularly before the Zynga gym, but I was mainly doing my own thing, piecing together what little I learned in elective PE classes in college and from articles I found online. Through the classes I took with Jodi, JP, Dan, and a few others at the Zynga gym, I added so many new exercises and stretches into my repertoire. Specifically, the care they took to correct my stance and position in class led me to become more aware of my body posture, and effectively make me feel more confident. I still experiment and put together my own program, but the things I learned from them gave me a much better understanding of what is important, correct, and safe.
During the three-month Tough Mudder-themed competition at the gym, I adopted a particular diet that they recommended, and I have been on it ever since. Even though I am still experimenting with parts of it and making it work for my health goals, the basic philosophy of the diet is solid and genuine putting me on the right path to a healthier life.
The availability and access to massages, reflexology, and acupuncture were also great. Having these services reminds me how stressed out we often get and how important it is to take care of our health.
Finally, I had the opportunity to 1) travel to Nicaragua and 2) stayed in a "boutique hotel" near the beach for 3) a weeklong surf trip with Derek, JP and a few other Zyngites. It was a taste of a different lifestyle that I never thought I could experience. It was also one of the catalysts for my world trip a few years later.
Since many of my coworkers casually pointed out my dedication and consistent workout schedule, I often ask myself whether I spend too much time at the gym, potentially feeling guilty about being away from the office. But I would often reason (with myself) that 1) I care for and am actively taking responsibility for my health, 2) exercising definitely helps me relieve stress for the day, allowing me to come back refreshed and do better work, and 3) stepping away from my desk and from the problem of the day often unlock the solution while I'm running or doing sets. So with both personal and professional benefits, I would say my time at the gym is actually a good investment.
The Zynga gym has helped me grow for the past few years, both physically and mentally. For these and many more reasons, thank you.
3. The food
Zynga Culinary has done an amazing job providing food for the people at HQ. I am always impressed by both the variety and the amount of food it produces every day, not just for regular meals, but also for catering special meetings and events.
I have yet to consider myself a foodie, but I am really picky about what I eat, especially after I adopted the diet from the Zynga Tough competition. But that is totally okay, because Culinary offers the awesome Nirvana line, where the dishes are simple, nutritious, and clean. It's my default line at lunch; I rarely have to look at the daily menu email because the Nirvana line's weekly menu is more or less the same, just the way I like it.
It's a little ironic/unusual that when people rave about the food at Zynga, they're referring to the fancy or hearty dishes at the Expo line or the main line, or the dangerously good desserts they bring out from time to time, but I love the food at Zynga because of the healthy choices that they offer. I'm even more impressed that they are able to offer the healthy choices along with the "foodie" choices. They could easily and exclusively cater to people's cravings and sweet tooth by making just deliciously heavy dishes and desserts, but they have people's health-conscious lifestyles in mind and decided to provide for both, and I admire and appreciate that.
Like the regular meals, the food stocked in the kitchens near the offices is also wonderful. Again, there's a wide variety of guilty foods along with healthier snacks, with me naturally gravitating toward the healthy stuff. And even then, it was mainly just one item for breakfast: first, it was greek yogurt, and after I began my diet, it was hard-boiled eggs. I feel so fortunate to have breakfast consistently taken care of and provided every day, that even when the batch of hard-boiled eggs that week turned out to be less than peelable, I remind myself of this first world problem and am grateful that there's even food at all to begin with.
Making all this food and coordinating the operation of it all is not an easy or simple task. I don't know what and how much they do behind the scenes (a lot, I'm sure), but from what I've seen at front of house, where I see the cooks dodge the smoke from the grill of sizzling salmon filets or gourmet burgers, or the servers pace around the floor carrying large trays of hot food, or the staff push shelves of plates and silverware or heavy machines to different spots across the always-rearranging cafe floor, these folks are just incredible, incredible people.
And even though the scale of the Friday brunch service has been reduced over the years, it remains to be something I look forward to every week. After I leave Zynga, I will continue to think about it and miss it, along with all the free food I would have every week. So Culinary, for these and many more reasons, thank you.
2. My managers and the creative teams
I came to Zynga as a graphic/web designer working on UI, became an asset manager, then worked my way from associate user experience designer to senior user experience designer. Every step of the way, I had the support and guidance of my direct managers all in their uniquely wonderful ways.
JC is the most positive, zen, and nurturing person I have ever met. Combined with his expertise in user experience and games, a brief chat with him would make me feel optimistic and motivated for the rest of the day.
Walter is a very creative guy, always coming up with ideas and helping to make my job easier. Very friendly and approachable, he would often crack jokes (and plenty of puns), keeping the mood in the office light and easy-going.
Gunthar's energetic presence often gave me the motivation and confidence I needed to get the best ideas out of my brain and make them real. Along with the rest of the design team, he welcomed me into the world of professional design and set me up for significant growth and experience in a short amount of time, thanks to the numerous hands-on firefighting exercises that was ZDC.
In addition to already being a talented designer, Spencer was a thoughtful and dedicated manager. He cared a lot about the success and happiness of his designers, and worked with each one of us to take advantage of our strengths and offered practical advice to tackle our weaknesses.
Rhi, Rhi, Rhi. She has done so much for me, so much so that I cannot describe in a few sentences. I am so lucky that she saw potential in me as a designer when I joined the ZDC team, and had since assigned me multiple features and projects that she knew I could both handle and challenge myself with, essentially training me to become an ever better designer.
Nick M. and I share a sharp eye for pixel precision, and it made me feel more normal to have someone as detail-oriented (or more!) as I am. As both my colleague and then manager, Mr. Linens inspired me every day to always stay on my toes and keep fighting the good (design) fight.
Nick G. has only been my manager for less than two months, but in that short time, he's managed to light up something inside everyone on the design team, motivating us to continue the success of our work and bring more delight to our players. I wish I had met him earlier so I could learn more from him.
Along with these great managers were the teams of truly talented and creatively diverse artists and designers that I had the privilege of working with. Having coworkers in the same discipline just made the entire experience much more valuable, educational, enjoyable. There were so many whom I admire, adore, and wish I could have worked with more. I earnestly hope our paths will cross in the future.
For these and many more reasons, thank you.
1. Everyone who has ever worked for Zynga.
Whether you were my managers, fellow designers, squad mates, teammates, division mates, or fellow Zyngites at HQ or around the world, thank you. Even if we have never met, there's probably two or three degrees of separation where your good work has influenced my job, and vice versa.
As I mentioned in my letter of resignation, it honestly never ceases to amaze me how many talented people have worked at this company. And I have been fortunate enough to work with so many of them. I learned so much about business, tech, culture, processes, etc. from everyone over the years that it inevitably made me a more well-rounded and thoughtful designer.
In addition, practically all of the people I've worked with have been incredibly kind and generous, both with their hearts and with their time. I was taught to do things I would not have thought I would do in my career, like running stats queries, pushing code on Hudson, and working with outsourced vendors. I was also taught things that helped me become a better designer, like preparing specs and assets for delivery, owning the design for many projects and features, and drawing flows and wireframes that everyone could understand.
And specifically, I am extremely grateful that so many people have been patient with me and putting up with my neuroses and special ways of doing things. I love working in an environment where everyone's unique quirks are embraced as strengths and used to the advantage of the team and the product.
One of the reasons I look forward to work every morning is to be in the company of such great people. To sneak a semi-pun, it is pretty much working with friends. But with my departure, all I could do is to cherish the unbelievable experience and think about all the amazing friends I've made along the way.
For these and endlessly more reasons, thank you.
2287 Characters for 2287 Days of Zynga
Dear XXXX,
After more than six years at Zynga, I have decided that it is time for me to move on and pursue other interests. Please accept this message as my resignation from Zynga as a Senior Experience Designer. My last day of employment is Friday, December 18, 2015. I plan to spend a period of time after my departure to explore my options and career paths.
I want to thank you for the support you have given me already in the short time that we got to work together. I am also grateful for the guidance you have provided to the design team to continue to be motivated and inspired in doing our best work and delivering the best experience for our players.
I also want to take this opportunity to thank Zynga for the incredible experience I have had for the past six years. During this time, I have learned an unbelievable amount, not just for my skill set as a designer, but also with product management, data analysis, game design, engineering frameworks, market research, business strategies, teamwork and collaboration, production processes, culture building, vision- and goal-setting, startup mentality, work-life balance, and so on. I am leaving this company with a lot more life and career experience than I could have ever imagined.
I am also thankful and amazed every day by the amount of talented people who work at this company. I have witnessed many times that when the right talents come together with a clear, common vision, greatness and success follow. I'm immensely honored to have worked with so many of these talented individuals in my journey through PetVille, Studio Platinum, ZDC, MSC, and the With Friends division. But I think I am most grateful, fortunate, and inspired to have the privilege to work for and with my direct managers throughout the years, all of whom have been unbelievably kind, approachable, smart, and enlightening, a combination of which I believe is rare.
For the remainder of my time here, I plan to continue my role and workload while preparing for a knowledge transfer with the design team. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to ensure the smoothest transition.
It has been an honor, a privilege, and a thrill to work at Zynga.
With endless gratitude,
Ivan W. Lam
Senior Experience Designer, Words With Friends
100 Days (September 9, 2015 Edition)
I rarely get cryptic anymore, but:
- It's sort of a big news in my life.
- I'm a sucker for countdowns (and count-ups).
- I also happened to have made a purchase today related to this news.
Big Trip Weekly Status Update – Four Weeks Left
Lots of progress this weekend (and this week).
- Still a lot of things I feel like I need to get, but my bag is practically full already. So I need to decide which will make the cut.
- I did finally got the two pairs of shoes I'm bringing to the trip (one hike/walking and one nice/night out) that I have started breaking in.
Tours and Accommodations
These things kind of go hand-in-hand. I had to figure what I'm going to do at these destinations to figure out where I should stay. And some of these activities I'm purchasing tours for and they need to know where I'm staying so they can pick me up. I had already booked the Machu Picchu and safari trip, but they were multi-day and took care of accommodations.
So this weekend I've finally started looking at the three day trips that I needed to do: Get admission to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, going out to "chase" the Northern Lights and visiting the Great Wall. It's also when I finally began relying on TripAdvisor, however confusing to navigate. After hours of shopping and agonizing over price and tour features, I've:
- (Albuquerque) bought the tickets and confirmed an Airbnb request to stay near the event pickup/dropoff location
- (Tromsø): booked a tour that should be a good deal and started looking at Airbnb spots near the pickup spot.
- (Beijing): booked a tour for the Great Wall and reserved a spot at a hostel near city center and public transit.
If it wasn't for my "Advanced To-Do List" I wouldn't have been this organized to finally just suck it up and do it.
Flight Seats
I thought it was about time I select the seats on all my flights before all the good ones are taken. Well, the bad news is that because I made the reservation through the airline alliance and not individual airlines, I was only able to select seats for United and Lufthansa, which sort of heads the alliance. And also, I'm beginning to realize that more airlines are only allowing you to select your seats 1) if you pay extra, or 2) when you check-in. This is going to take more pre-planning and looking up Seatguru to make sure I get good enough seats for me to sleep on the longer flights. So for now, that's almost everything I can do.
This coming week, I have many things I need to tackle:
- Apply for the China visa now I have an address for where I'm staying to put on the application
- Really buy as much of the stuff I need as I can online so they arrive on time; otherwise, I'd have to go out and buy potentially inferior and unreviewed products in person.
- Start looking at places I want to say for the rest of the places. I heard Europe has more options and can be done later but still.
- Start figuring out how much money I need in each country and go get at least some of that money before my trip.
(25 days)
(I heard recently that Lufthansa's worker's having a strike.)
(Hodor and Bran won't be in Season 5.)


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I am going to make some this weekend. for the first time in like 10 years
I never make pickles, but my grandmother and mother used to make two kinds of chow and mustard pickles and bread and butter and Lady Ashburnham pickles and pickled beets and, and... The smell of things cooking takes me back to my childhood.
Didn't make 'em but I was always happy to sample...
Can you please share your recipe? Thanks.
I love the way the house smells at pickling time. Wish you could bottle the aroma!
Gail- I'll swap you a bottle of my Peach Jam for a bottle of your Bread and Butter pickles...???


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Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mann-Simons Cottage
This cottage, built before 1850, with alterations and additions throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, was the home of Celia Mann (1799-1867) and her husband Ben Delane, among the few free blacks living in Columbia in the two decades before the Civil War. Mann, born a slave in Charleston, earned or bought her freedom in the 1840s and moved to Columbia, where she worked as a midwife.
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Three Baptist churches (First Calvary, Second Calvary, and Zion) trace their origins to services held in the basement of this house. After Mann's death her daughter Agnes Jackson (d. 1907) lived here; descendants of Agnes Jackson's second husband Bill Simons owned the house until 1960. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and has been a museum since 1977.
Erected 2003 by First Calvary Baptist Church, Second Calvary Baptist Church, and Zion Baptist Church. (Marker Number 40-126.)
Location. 34° 0.704′ N, 81° 2.059′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. Marker is on Ridgeland Street near Marion Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. Ebenezer Lutheran Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); DeBruhl-Marshall House (about 500 feet away); Modjeska Simkins House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ladson Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richland Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beth Shalom Synagogue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Blanding House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Columbia Male Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
Regarding Mann-Simons Cottage. The Mann-Simons Cottage, built ca. 1850, is an important site that illustrates a wide range of African American history. As the antebellum home of a substantial free black Columbia family, it is the prototype survivor of a cluster of houses belonging to a significant group in Columbia's population before the Civil War. The cottage is a reminder that, during the antebellum period, free blacks lived and associated with the white community a great deal more than has heretofore been realized. Celia Mann, the earliest known owner of the house, was instrumental in establishing an early, post-Civil War, black church in the city. The First Calvary Baptist Church was organized in the Simons Cottage, with religious services held in the basement. Her daughter, Agnes Jackson, married Bill Simons,
National Register of Historic Places:
Mann-Simons Cottage (added 1973 - - #73001726)
♦ Also known as Simons Cottage;The Mann-Simons Cottage
♦ 1403 Richland St. , Columbia
♦ Historic Significance: Person, Event
♦ Historic Person: Simons, Bill
♦ Significant Year: 1875, 1850
♦ Area of Significance: Black, Social History, Performing Arts
♦ Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874
♦ Owner: Local
♦ Historic Function: Domestic
♦ Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Categories. • African Americans • Notable Buildings •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 26, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,058 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 28, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


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"we are travelers, nothing more"
My friend Dre used this line to ward off solicitors when I went to visit her in Buenos Aires, and it stuck with me. When you think about it, it's sort of a strange way to express disinterest. I'm a traveler, I am smaller than this place – and for now, I'd like to stay that way. But it makes visceral sense.
I only bring this up now, at the beginning of the anticipated Iguazu post, because in going through these photos I have found that I have a bit of a problem: scale. The events of this documented weekend exist on an scale that is completely undocumentable by visual medium, and nearly as elusive in words. The best way to begin to describe everything I saw last weekend is to tell you that, more than ever, I felt like a traveler in this world – nothing more.
It is a five hour drive from Asuncion to Ciudad del Este, a city on the tri-border of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. The city is infamous for a hundred reasons – most of them having to do with or spawning from its geographic position and serious lack of border control. But as we found out, it's really not as dangerous as people from other countries would have you believe. Keep your nose clean and you'll be fine.
The first locale to discuss that defies the bounds of scale is the market in Ciudad del Este, where we spent Friday afternoon. They say it is the second largest "black market" in the world, although they use the term as if it refers to the magnitude of the physical place. What they mean is that any sort of bootlegged Chinese electronics, designer clothes, watches, sunglasses, instruments, knickknack, widget, or thingy your little heart desires can be found buried somewhere in the endless expanse of tables, tents, makeshift storefronts, and pushcarts. It is entirely overwhelming. On a good day I look like an Argentine and sound (in very, very short interactions) like a Paraguayan, so I wasn't hassled at all. My blond-haired, blue-eyed, Lacoste-clad, fanny-pack sporting companions, on the other hand, could not walk two steps without having a two different perfumes thrust at them or a pair of Niekes (sic) dangled in front of their faces. I don't know how they survived.
That night, we reserved places to see what was described to us as the "light show" at the Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant. Here is the second event that defies the bounds of describable scale. Approaching Itaipu is daunting. As a security measure, you have to park several kilometers away at the visitor's center, and ride an official bus to the actual dam. As we approached through the dark, my mind went into a mode of free-association. First I thought of Howard Roark, then of the modernists, then on Eisenhower and his military-industrial complex. Gradually fields of power transformers and towers, and all varieties of nameless high-tension equipment began to surround us. "your machinery is too much for me."
The busses finally reached a platform, and we were allowed to disembark and gather around a railing, our eyes straining to see that which loomed off in the distance. Barely visible by the moon was the Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant – clean, ordered, intimidating and permanent. Perhaps because it was dark it was easier to feel the magnitude of the monolith. Seven kilometers long, generating 95% of Paraguay's electricity and over 20% of Brazil's (Paraguay's primary export is electricity), it is the second largest dam in the world by physical size, and largest by potential energy.
The light show was sparse. There were no lasers, no strobes or fireworks. They literally just turned the lights on to illuminate the damn. But I can't describe how powerful it was.
It was an incredibly honest affair. There was no need to dress it up or add flare, the dam itself is stunning. It is paralyzingly immense. It is, or at least appears to be, a perfectly efficient, seamless machine, and it just sits there, quietly modest, but completely unapologetic.
The next day we went to Iguazu. The Falls are literally on the tri-border, so Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil all have a slice (and true to Paraguayan form, my new friend Cinthia informed me that before the War, it all belonged to Paraguay). We opted for the Brazilian side, being the most well-organized, maintained, and (although can't imagine it would matter in the end) beautiful.
Crossing the border from Ciudad del Este to Foz in Brazil was complete and utter chaos. Again, my words and photographs fall short of the complete disarray that is this border on a Saturday morning. Since a river runs between the two cities, the checkpoint is on a bridge. One might think to oneself "oh, a bridge. that seems like an easy enough bottleneck to control." In fact, one would be wrong. Car and bus traffic gridlocks in both directions by 7am every day except sunday. Cars move a meter every 5 minutes if they are lucky. Pedestrians stream through traffic, over the sidewalk, everywhere. It is an un-contained river of humanity in both directions. Easily 99% of people cross the border without once showing identification, making contact with border or immigration police, or even breaking stride.
The national park is an easy bus ride from a point just past the border. The set-up of the park is actually pretty fascinating, and maybe something to discuss in more depth later. But basically, the federal government owns the park, you pay an admission fee which gets you a guide, and then the guide takes you around to 5 or 10 different private touring companies operating independently within the park which subsequently charge you for different sorts of adventure tours, boat rides, or the like. We opted for the free nature trail. Our guide was displeased – she gets commissions on anybody she brings to the adventure tours.
The trail is very relaxing. It follows the river up to the falls, so you hear it long before you see it, and the anticipations builds. At this point I am obliged to let you in on one of the more charming details of the park.
These animals are everywhere. I cannot remember their name – something in guarani. But they are everywhere. They are fearless, they are deceptively adorable, and they are gigantic. For real – like large, very dense cats. They live on food that they steel from tourist. You cannot sit down at a table to eat your french fries, for example. They will jump onto the table en mass, ravage your food, and be on their way to the lap of the next hapless diner. One of my friends was carrying a back of picnic foods, walking down a set of steps on the trail, when one of these creatures bolted down the steps from behind us, launched itself into the bag, and began flopping like a fish out of water. Said friend shrieked like a twelve-year-old and dropped the bag on the ground. Within three seconds an army of these creatures had descended upon it, and in three more seconds everything was gone. Everything. Even the turkey, which is disconcerting, because if they will eat cooked meat, what's to say they won't make the leap to human flesh. I digress. And shiver.
At this point I feel as though I am stalling, because I am not really sure how to begin talking about the falls themselves. So I guess I'll start with a picture and work from there.
This is the first vista you see of the falls, and these aren't even the falls, they are the small post-falls. Again we have a problem of scale. To use concrete terms, that stuff that looks like moss at the top and base of the waterfall is a forest full of full-sized trees.
The falls are both enormous and beautiful to a degree that I can hardly begin to describe. Whereas Paraguay proudly damed and contained the river at Itaipu, the construction of the park is decidedly around the falls. It is unstoppable. In hundreds of different places, oceans of water rushes off cliffs and plummet into lush tropical forest.
The falls are so intense that, on a sunny day, the rising mist imagines rainbows wrapped around everything.
You can walk out on a platform between two levels of the falls, standing at the foot of one and looking over the edge of another. I was soaked with mist and felt, more than I ever have, tiny and insignificant – but in the most absolutely refreshing way.
Taken from the platform, this picture doesn't capture the extent of the rainbow. It springs from the base of the waterfall and plants itself once more in the top, spanning 270 degrees of a circle. Imagining the ground we stood on to be the very face of mother earth, this was her psychedelic lip-ring.
Below is a picture of me and Cinthia, an incredibly interesting young woman who works at the Ciudad del Este branch of the Foundacion Paraguaya and who agreed to show us around a little bit. We spent quite a lot of time talking, mostly about Spanish literature, and I silently thanked Profesora Throop for exposing me to that which would be necessary for us to break the ice with people such as Cinthia. Although worth pointing out – the rainbow makes this shot look a lot more romantic than it should. Also, as you can tell by my face, Paraguayans don't count to 3 when they take pictures.
The sun began to set, as it is wont to do. It is a subtle but nevertheless powerful transition. Nothing changes about the falls themselves, but at the same time, it is entirely different. The rainbows gradually fade, and as the sun sets across the river from the falls, it is no longer refracted in the mist, but rather somehow captured in it, and the world turns to gold. It is not quieter, per se, but a day of exposure acclimates you to the sound of rushing water, and it becomes a comfortable and familiar part of the ambiance.
Here again, I find, no words or pictures which could do justice to this place. I have said before that, while I am not a religious man, I have found it impossible to talk about the Falls at Iguazu without referencing the divine – so I will leave you with this:
The epicenter of the falls is called "Garganta del Diablo" – Throat of the Devil. To approach the falls under rainbows in the day and leave them wrapped in gold in the evening is to be certain that the Devil knows nothing of this place.


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Winter Paralympics 2018: Aileen Neilson – looking for more medal success
Winter Paralympics 2018: Aileen Neilson looking for more medals in PyeongChang. Games are between 9 March to 18 March
Four years on from a brilliant bronze in Sochi. Aileen Neilsen is looking to skip ParalympicsGB's wheelchairs curlers to more medal success in PyeongChang.
Wheelchair curling made its Paralympic debut in Torino in 2006.
The sport is open to male and female athletes who have a physical impairment in the lower half of their body, including spinal-cord injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and double-leg amputation.
Teams are comprised of both men and women, and the sport is now practiced in 24 different countries.
Canada, Great Britain and Sweden proven to be the most successful in the sport. Wheelchair curling is played on a layer of 3cm thick ice called a sheet. It stretches 45.7m long and 5 meters wide. This is the same size as the able-bodied curling sheet.
It is a huge challenge and we know Aileen and her team can do it. We wish them all the best for the Winter Olympics 2018.
Great Britain has the largest team of athletes participating in the Games. This means a great deal of confidence that GB will enjoy major successes.
Sainsbury's is a proud, long-term supporter of ParalympicsGB and a champion of inclusive sport for all.
For more information on Sainsbury's commitment to inclusive sport visit www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/
Never did I dream ai would ever skipping the Great British team. One thing led to another. It's every minute o every waking day is what I am thinking about. It will be my third games. My first one was in Vancouver. Second when I was out in Sochi. Four years ago I was delight to be the first female skipper
Meet Aileen Neilson leader #curling team #WinterParalympics https://t.co/UrLE0HvSXT she's a medal winner @sainsburys @ParalympicsGB #GOLD #Silver #Bronze #GOODLUCK pic.twitter.com/OrDBXMCvy9
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Getting Started
Tools of the Trade
Get your key kitchen tools together and you'll be cooking with ease soon after. Indian cooking does not require much in the way of special gear, so a well-stocked kitchen with basic, quality items will take you far.
Blender, food processor, and immersion blender: It's essential to have a strong, heavy-duty blender. I have a Vitamix and love how it instantly breaks down chutneys and curries, but any quality blender will do. A food processor helps break down ingredients like ginger, garlic, onions, and tomatoes with ease. I have two—a large one and a small one. I also like to whip up dough for my roti in the large one. Keep an immersion blender on hand for a quick and easy way to blend down curries without having to transfer them from the pot you're cooking in.
Idli mold: A stainless steel idli mold will help you make the steamed South Asian rice and lentil dumplings found in the bread section. You'll use it for only this recipe, but I think you'll find it's worth making the small investment. You can purchase one at an Indian grocery store.
Kettle: If you need to add water to a dish while it's cooking, it's best to add boiling water so you don't lose precious cooking time or bring down your cooking temperature. I always keep my electric kettle handy; I've had the same one for more than 14 years.
Pots and pans: Heavy-bottomed stockpots and pans are ideal for Indian cooking. Cast-iron pans work well, especially the small ones, for dry roasting whole spices. For making flatbreads, use a tava, a concave or flat metal pan. For deep frying, try using a kadhai, India's take on the wok. If you don't have these items on hand, just use a flat cast-iron pan for making breads and any deep, heavy pot for deep frying. A quality Dutch or French oven will serve you well, especially when making lentils. My 5-quart Le Creuset French oven was a wonderful investment that works great on days I haven't thought ahead to put lentils or other foods in the slow cooker to prepare in advance. Just note that when using a Dutch oven, your cooking time may decrease and the amount of water needed may alter slightly from these recipes because of how well these pots retain heat.
Serrated peeler: I always keep this tool close by to easily peel tomatoes without a drop of water. You'll never go back to peeling the traditional way. It's also great for peaches and plums.
Slow cooker: Always keep a slow cooker or two on hand to help cook whole beans and lentils. Even though I have not included many slow cooker recipes in this book (my book The Indian Slow Cooker is full of nothing but, and there's also a section in my book Vegan Indian Cooking), it's an important tool. The Indian Slow Cooker, along with this book, will give you all the information you need to easily make several dishes at the same time, especially when you are cooking for guests. I typically recommend that folks have one 5-quart / 5-L and one 3½-quart / 3-L cooker. It's even better if they have timers.


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April 6, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Artificial Intelligence – Are You Ready?
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the face of business and radically transforming the way we live, work and communicate today. Join us in this AI conference organized by Singapore Management University in partnership with AI Singapore, and hear from leading industry experts from Accenture, Facebook & Grab as they discuss real life case studies of AI in action and how they have implemented AI technologies and solutions in their businesses. Mr. Laurence LIEW, Director, AI Industry Innovation of AI Singapore, will also speak about the AI Singapore national programme and its activities to date, in particular the 100E programme which helps accelerate the adoption of AI by companies in Singapore.
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|6 April 2018, Friday
(Registration & Refreshments start at 8:15AM)
|Singapore Management University*
As venue capacity is limited, please note that submission of this registration form does not guarantee a seat in this conference. Once your seat is confirmed, a confirmation slip with full event details will be sent to your registered e-mail.
|Registration and light refreshments
|Welcome Address by SMU Provost, Professor Lily KONG
|Opening Address by Guest of Honor Mr. TAN Kok Yam, Deputy Secretary, Smart Nation & Digital Government, Prime Minister's Office
|Keynote Speech: Mr. Laurence LIEW, Director, AI Industry Innovation, AI Singapore
Enabling Singapore for the AI Wave
Laurence will speak about the AI Singapore national programme and its activities to date, in particular the 100E programme which helps accelerate the adoption of AI by companies in Singapore.
|Dr. DAI Bing Tian, Director, Master of IT in Business (AI), Assistant Professor, School of Information Systems, SMU
Human + AI: The Winning Blend
Bing Tian will talk about the impact that AI brings to job markets, and what one can and should do in order to achieve a great success with AI.
|Mr. Joon-Seong LEE, Managing Director, Accenture Applied Intelligence – ASEAN Lead
AI : Opportunities & Impact on Businesses
Joon-Seong will discuss how AI can help propel Singapore's economic growth, areas where AI can make a difference and deliver impact, and real life case studies of AI in action.
|Mr. Srikiran RAGHAVAN, Head of APAC, Marketing Partners Program, Facebook
The Impact of AI on Modern Marketing
Marketing in a digital world is driving marketers towards innovation that delivers intelligent and swifter decision making. The Holy Grail of delivering the right advertising to the right audience in the right time and context is becoming less about intuition and more about predictive analytics and real-time insights and decision making. This talk will cover some of the investments Facebook's Marketing Partners are making in AI that will allow marketers to derive the benefits of AI.
|Dr. Jagannadan VARADARAJAN, Data Science (Lead), Machine Learning, Grab
Leverage Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Better Ride-hailing Experience Across Southeast Asia
Grab being the leading ride-hailing platform in Southeast Asia, Grab's fleet of over 2.3 million drivers are criss-crossing roads, big and small, across 168 cities covering 8 countries in Southeast Asia everyday, producing massive amount of GPS trails. The data is so rich that when the GPS points are put together, they almost resemble the map of the city. Now imagine this massive amount data is used to power our data science models, we will then be able to better understand and predict our passengers (demand), drivers (supply) and our city infrastructure (maps). More specifically, this talk will cover how we leverage the recent trends in big-data, machine learning and AI to better i) predict bidding to match passenger and driver better, ii) understand driver preferences using ML, iii) estimate demand upfront in time, and iv) understand passenger preferences and improve customer experience.
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Moderator: SMU Vice Provost (Research), Professor Steven MILLER
Panel Speakers: Accenture, AI Singapore, Facebook, Grab
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Smoothie of the Year photographic competition is a real photogrphic competition and for those of you who might like to enter here is the link
100 photographs without PhotoShop.
Here's a couple for you competitive members of the club.
If you weren't able to be at the Welcome Evening you might like to see the results, Read on....
Summer News
Here is some Summer photographic news. Enjoy or otherwise.
The Great and The Good
gathered at Somerset House during Photo London and talked , talked and talked. Here are the videos of those talks for us to sample.
An opportunity to try something a little different. A limited number of 10 photographers will be given exclusive access to the Fan Bay Deep Shelter. Please read the attached pdf for a little more detail. or contact me Tom Lloyd.
Summer News
Here is some Summer photographic news. Enjoy or otherwise.
The Great and The Good
gathered at Somerset House during Photo London and talked , talked and talked. Here are the videos of those talks for us to sample.
Here is the Poster for the FCC forthcoming Exhibition at the Sandgate Library over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
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PAGB Inter Fed Results, success for Marie Laure and Simon.
and For Sale items which may be of interest to you or your friends.
The theme for the Gallery challenge is "Colour Galore" please...
I have a friend who has the following Canon camera gear for sale, please contact me firstname.lastname@example.com and I can put you in touch.
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Sony Alpha ILCE-7 K + standard 28-70mm zoom = £850
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Opening of Exhibition for Festival of the Brain in the Lome Bar Tontine Street.
Monica's image Abstract in Nature was chosen by John Gomm as the winner of the fun Gallery Competition. Monica your prize will be available next season but please choose a new theme for the next exercise.
Pleased to have confirmed that Marie Laure and Ian Stone and Sue Chapman, all members at FCC, have been promoted to Accredited Judges on the KCPA circuit. Well done, the Club are proud of your achievement and your commitment to Judging. Also to Robin Harmsworth, also promoted, well...
Colleen Willis impressed the judge with her panel with images taken in Cuba, depicting all the various modes of transport. She had given them a sepia treatment and the judge was very impressed with her layout and presentation.
The results are in!!!
Just five of our members put entries into the recent KCPA Exhibition and had some success, details of which can be found in the PDF. Ian Stone gained a Gold Medal and Certificate of Merit and Simon Newlyn a Ribbon and Certificate of Merit, and they both received...
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Please note this years event details
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Logitech X-210 subwoofer with 2 powered speakers. £20 ovno.
Computer desk wooden various shelves and two drawers offers £40...
So we now have a News Page and here the first report We had a little fun photography challenge to post a snowdrop image in your gallery by 14th February. Not many took up the challenge but my favourite and the winner of five pounds is Happy Snowdrop by Sue Dixon. Well done Sue and,...


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Functions of naturally diverse inhibitory networks in neocortex
Principal Investigator: Shane R Crandall
Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Inhibitory neurons play a critical role in normal information processing in the neocortex. Moreover, their dysfunction may contribute to the pathophysiology underlying certain disorders. To date, most of our understanding of the diverse functions of inhibitory neurons and their synapses has been revealed through studies of sensory cortices. My long range goal is to determine if dramatic regional differences in local inhibitory networks result in distinct inhibitory and network mechanisms in the neocortex. My work will specifically focus on the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and ventral postrhinal cortex (vPOR), brain areas with remarkably few parvalbumin- (PV) expressing interneurons compared to sensory cortices. The PFC and POR are essential in cognitive control and visuospatial attention, respectively, and their lack of PV- interneurons could play a pivotal role in how these areas normally process information. There are three specific aims in this proposal: 1) To characterize and compare the local inhibitory networks within the mPFC and vPOR;2) To dissect the cellular mechanisms underlying thalamocortical feedforward inhibition in the mPFC and vPOR;3) To determine the cellular mechanisms underlying gamma oscillations in the mPFC and vPOR. All my data will be compared to data I obtain from the primary somatosensory cortex (SI), a leading model for studying the structure and physiology of neocortical circuits. To address these aims I will use a combination of in vitro patch clamp techniques, various optogenetic approaches, quantitative histological methods, and multiple transgenic lines of mice to identify, select, and manipulate activity of specific neurons. My research will illuminate the basic physiology and diversity of neural circuits in the neocortex. It also may shed light on certain neuropsychiatric conditions in which inhibition is compromised.
Funding Period: 2013-07-01 - 2016-06-30
more information: NIH RePORT
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- Patch clamp electrophysiology and capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry metabolomics for single cell characterizationJordan T Aerts
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Department of Chemistry, and Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Anal Chem 86:3203-8. 2014..The observed differences in the metabolome of these neurons underscore the striking cell to cell heterogeneity in the brain. ..
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- Alcoholic liver disease: Biochemical, cellular and systemic responses to ethanolLaura E Nagy; Fiscal Year: 2013....
- Activity-Dependent Synaptic and Circuit PlasticityRobert C Malenka; Fiscal Year: 2013..Such information will lead to a better understanding of the causes of mental illness and eventually to the development of more efficacious treatments. ..
- Enduring Effects of Early-Life Serotonin SignalingRandy D Blakely; Fiscal Year: 2013..abstract_text> ..
- Regulation of CNS viral persistenceCornelia Bergmann; Fiscal Year: 2013..Importantly, it will provide valuable information on the interactions of specific CNS cells involved in viral persistence and demyelination and the cellular and soluble mediators of the host immune response...
- Cellular mechanisms of GABAergic inhibition in neocortical dendritesMICHAEL JAMES HIGLEY; Fiscal Year: 2013..We expect our results will als highlight new avenues into the investigation of the pathophysiology underlying neuropsychiatric disorders resulting from perturbation of both GABAergic and dopaminergic signaling. ..
- Genetic targeting of cortical pyramidal neuron subtypesZ Josh Huang; Fiscal Year: 2013..1 ..
- Inhibitory Circuits Underlying Long-range Sensorimotor IntegrationQIANQUAN SUN; Fiscal Year: 2013..Therefore, unveiling the cortical interneuronal circuit organization will also help o build the groundwork for future dissection of specific interneuronal types, synapses and circuits altered by mental diseases. ..
- Functions of conditional Cx36-dependent electrical synapses in the neocortexArthur U Sugden; Fiscal Year: 2013....
- Inhibitory regulation of dendritic calcium signals in the prefrontal cortexChiayu Chiu; Fiscal Year: 2013....
- Prefrontal anatomic pathways in executive controlHelen Barbas; Fiscal Year: 2013....
- Morphogenesis and function of the cerebral cortexFlora M Vaccarino; Fiscal Year: 2013..Both aspects may offer promising leads to correct or reverse the excitatory and inhibitory neuron imbalances that are present in the cerebral cortex of neuropsychiatric and impulse control disorders. ..
- Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterDouglas R Galasko; Fiscal Year: 2013..It will provide an environment and core resources to enhance research, foster professional and community training, and coordinate interdisciplinary research. ..
- Functional integration of inhibitory interneuron progenitors in the adult brainRobert F Hunt; Fiscal Year: 2013..This study will provide detailed information about the synaptic connectivity of GABAergic progenitor cells after transplant into the adult brain. ..
- Molecular Mechanisms of SOD1-linked ALS (P01)Joan Selverstone Valentine; Fiscal Year: 2013..This project addresses this question for ALS in particular using some of the best advanced biophysical and biochemical methods available. ..
- Epigenome Mapping in Cortical InterneuronsSchahram Akbarian; Fiscal Year: 2013....
- Epigenetic Mechanisms of DepressionEric J Nestler; Fiscal Year: 2013..An improved understanding of the molecular basis of depression will lead to improved treatments and diagnostic tests - a high priority for the National Institutes of Health. ..
- ENDOTHELIN CONTROL OF RENAL HEMODYNAMIC AND EXCRETORY FUNCTIONDavid M Pollock; Fiscal Year: 2013..In particular, this Program will investigate a full range of mechanisms that control ET-1 release and receptor specific actions in order to provide clinically relevant information. ..
- Functions of distinct interneuron subtypes in cortical dynamics and behaviorAdam Kepecs; Fiscal Year: 2013....
- Plasticity at the Excitatory SynapseRichard L Huganir; Fiscal Year: 2013..Understanding these basic mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity will provide insight into normal and abnormal brain function. ..
- Neurocircuitry Underlying DBS Effects in OCD: A Window Into Mechanisms of ActionSuzanne N Haber; Fiscal Year: 2013..Results from these studies will also make important new contributions to our understanding of the basic mechanisms of DBS. ..
- Adolescent marijuana use and maturation of cortical functionsSYLVINA MULLINS RAVER; Fiscal Year: 2013....
- The Role of 5HT3aR GABAergic interneuron in sensory-motor integration in cortexSooHyun Lee; Fiscal Year: 2013..These studies will contribute to understanding circuit mechanisms of sensorimotor computation, and serve as a prototype of interareal communication in neocortex. ! ..


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Fleetwood wing-back Conor McLaughlin is a doubt for the visit of Bradford after missing the weekend's goalless draw with Rochdale with injury.
Striker Wes Burns sustained a leg problem after coming off the bench but had to play on as Fleetwood had no substitutes left and that could rule him out, with Devante Cole pushing for a recall.
On-loan Liverpool midfielder Cameron Brannagan is still awaiting his first start.
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"The central problem that we now face is Islamic extremism, for which the only real solution is to arrest it and to demonstrate its incapacity to achieve its objectives. Otherwise, the momentum is going to become stronger and stronger."
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Hello, life can be so funny and so unpredictable sometimes. I'm so sorry this is late getting out. But never fail here is this weeks installment. Every year I attempt Nanowrimo and while sometimes I can complete the 50,000 words there are years I do not. My confession is often times I will add bits and pieces of stories which absolutely make no sense just to reach that goal. I know - that's really bad.
But this year I attempted to do nano again, but didn't finish this year. However I did learn something- well a few things this year. One it's okay if you don't finish with 50,000 words. After all that's a lot of words, and some just can't do that and that's okay. Two, I am a short story writer, My stories may reach 20,000 total. If I want to create a 50,000 word story I simply add several short stories of the same genre between the covers. And finally joining several unfinished short stories that never made it to the end by themselves is working this time.
I have found my voice as they say, I have dug deep enough to find something that is working, and I am loving my story and characters and am really enjoying writing this story. To me that's what matters. I lost my way for a while, focusing on all the wrong things when I should have been reminding myself I needed to write these stories for me. If I enjoy them as a writer you will ( hopefully) enjoy them as a reader.
Currently my new project's working title is called Marla and she is very much like me in that she is a writer who is working to find her style, her voice and her passion as a writer, and she has with a story called "The Storm" I am only 3,000 words away from being able to officially call it a short story.
After it is done, I will let you know when and where you can find it with its blub.