All 50 states and the District of Columbia have applied research results from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program to policy decisions or used them to introduce or change practice, as a reference source, or for new or additional research. The NCHRP Impact Report 2019 , a follow up to the NCHRP Impact Report 2018 , attempts to document and present the outcomes and impacts of the application of NCHRP research results. Containing data and anecdotes compiled from various sources, the report pr...

Issue 324 of TRB's magazine (November-December 2019) focuses on climate change resilience. Along with several explorations within that topic, a short history of TRB is offered as well as all the usual standing features of the magazine. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles , profiles of tr...

Issue 324 of TRB's magazine (November-December 2019) focuses on climate change resilience. Along with several explorations within that topic, a short history of TRB is offered as well as all the usual standing features of the magazine. TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation community, research pays off articles , profiles of tr...

  Visiting libraries is great. Neat things to learn about communities, comfy places to sit, clean bathrooms. I went to...

I started 132 books this year and finished 127. New this year: a twitter thread of everything I read in...

Sorry all, rides over. See you in another life~

Date: May 5, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games!

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BACKGROUND Since December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, and is now becoming a global threat. We aimed to delineate and compare the immunological features of severe and moderate COVID-19.METHODS In this retrospective study, the clinical and immunological characteristics of 21 patients (17 male and 4 female) with COVID-19 were analyzed. These patients were classified as severe (11 cases) and moderate (10 cases) according to the guidelines released by the National Health Commission of China.RESULTS The median age of severe and moderate cases was 61.0 and 52.0 years, respectively. Common clinical manifestations included fever, cough, and fatigue. Compared with moderate cases, severe cases more frequently had dyspnea, lymphopenia, and hypoalbuminemia, with higher levels of alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein, ferritin, and D-dimer as well as markedly higher levels of IL-2R, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α. Absolute numbers of T lymphocytes, CD4+ T cells, and CD8+ T cells decreased in nearly all the patients, and were markedly lower in severe cases (294.0, 177.5, and 89.0 × 106/L, respectively) than moderate cases (640.5, 381.5, and 254.0 × 106/L, respectively). The expression of IFN-γ by CD4+ T cells tended to be lower in severe cases (14.1%) than in moderate cases (22.8%).CONCLUSION The SARS-CoV-2 infection may affect primarily T lymphocytes, particularly CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, resulting in a decrease in numbers as well as IFN-γ production by CD4+ T cells. These potential immunological markers may be of importance because of their correlation with disease severity in COVID-19.TRIAL REGISTRATION This is a retrospective observational study without a trial registration number.FUNDING This work is funded by grants from Tongji Hospital for the Pilot Scheme Project, and partly supported by the Chinese National Thirteenth Five Years Project in Science and Technology for Infectious Disease (2017ZX10202201).

The Ursa Majors are ready for votes and the nominees have been revealed. Voting can be found at their website and is open throughout the month of March. Two categories, however, received no nominees due to being an insufficient number of nominations and will not be put up to vote for a winner. Those two categories being Fursuits and Non-Fiction.

If you enjoy film, fiction, art, or any other of the many items that are up for selection as the best of the best for the year of 2019 be sure to vote this month. If you like non-fiction or fursuits, well, you can always be sure to nominate next year.

The nominees are:

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Tough choices this year! Charly Bliss got surprisingly (and impressively) sophisticated on their sophomore effort, K.Flay took one step further away from indie-rap towards indie-rock, and her girlfriend Miya Folick put forth a deeply rich and powerful album. Album of the Year: Maddie Ross, Never Have I Ever. I was already digging this a lot … Continue reading Music Picks for 2019

An interactive history of the subway map @ NYTimes Audubon weighs in on memes: When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide Wired profiles Cliff Stoll Lego Axle Sorter RasterCarve: A free software package for CNC carving images Touchscreen interfaces and the USS John S. McCain Waiting For An Earthquake is a demo … Continue reading Linkdump: December 2019 →

A batch of advice for visiting Disneyland with two young teens

L’entité sécurité d’IBM (NYSE : IBM) a publié aujourd'hui son rapport X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020, qui souligne la façon dont les techniques des cybercriminels ont évolué après des décennies d'accès à des dizaines de milliards de données d'entreprises et de particuliers et à des centaines de milliers de failles logicielles. Selon le rapport, 60% des entrées initiales observées dans les réseaux des victimes ont exploité soit des données d’identification volées précédemment, soit des vulnérabilités logicielles connues, ce qui a permis aux attaquants de moins recourir à la ruse pour y accéder.

Водный поход 3 категории по реке Пистайоки в Карелии под руководством Пирозерского Александра из турклуба Глобус г. Красноармейска Московской области проходил с 4 по 17 августа 2019 года. В состав группы входило 8 взрослых, 5 школьников 13-14 лет, и один ребенок 10 лет. Озера, шиверы, пороги, рыбалка, грибы-ягоды! А самое главное - хорошая компания! Полную версию фильма вы можете посмотреть на сайте www.hodoki.net в разделе /материалы/походы/2019/

Нижний каньон на реке Чхалта в Абхазии - это очень сложное и опасное препятствие длиной 2,5 км, состоит из 5 ступеней. В Прорыве отсутствуют места для чалки и страховки. Прорыв находится в погранзоне, проезд по пропускам.Из-за сложности просмотра Прорыва, я решил снять его с помощью квадрокоптера. Попытаться пройти Нижний Прорыв могут себе позволить только самые опытные и сильные группы со схоженными экипажами. Очень опасно, нет права на ошибку. Видео сплава на катамаранах по участку Чхалты между Верхним и Нижним Прорывами вы сможете посмотреть в январе 2020г на сайте www.hodoki.net

Поход 5 к. т. в районе Горного Алтая.

Драматический эпизод во время прохождения экстремального спортивного туристического сплава на катамаранах по реке Чхалта в Абхазии. В поисках предела своих возможностей, спортсмен переходит грань между жизнью и смертью. Ему удается вернуться назад, чтобы рассказать о главном... На протяжении последних 5-ти лет, с 2014 года, популярными маршрутами на майские праздники для нашего турклуба "Абрис" из г. Королев стали реки Абхазии. Основным местом, куда хотели пойти, являлась р Чхалта. Мы собрали команду для сплава по реке Кодор и ее притокам Чхалта и Гвандра. Как потом оказалось, команда была не достаточно опытной...

Таджикистан, Памир, сплав по рекам Беляндкиик и МУКСУ сентябрь 2019

9.24今日もありがとうございまし続きをみる

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どうもアリゾナジュニアヘビー級俳優100人に一人の逸材青柳塁斗ですこんばんは夜ですねもう時間もないのでサクッとしゃべりますはいとこの子の通り THE CIRCUS FINAL 無事終わりましたありがとうございましたと言うブログは書きましたが一応こちらの声のブログでお伝えいたします皆様ありがとうございました応援ありがとうございましたご来場ありがとうございましたお花見たくさんありがとうございました全て読ませて頂きました全て見させていただきましたプレゼントどうもありがとうございましたありがとうございましたありがとうございましたメッセージありがとうございました色々ありがとうございましたていう感じです夜でしたのでもう皆さん出てください金曜日なんですね続きをみる

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2019.11.29うすまた少しお久しぶりです塁斗ですイザショー呼んで頂いたからストラボのおかわりで、みてね松島庄汰と、水田航生と、楽しかったから(о´∀`о)handsomeの話はちょっとしたよ今日はいい続きをみる

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2019.12.16うす！！塁斗師走と、塁斗毎日あっという間らーめんが、食べたいんだこういうがっつりのやつ食べてーなぁーも続きをみる

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2019.12.30うす塁斗東京公演おわったよもう30日だよ。ありがとう2019ほんとにど年末か、、今年おわるのか明日は大晦日。なのか？なんかあまり実感ないなぁ。。今年の一年を振り返ると思い出すけど、、とりあえず今すごく眠くて文字にで続きをみる

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遂に歌合乱舞狂乱が幕を開けました！最初の地は長野のビックハット。沢山の方々の熱気をビシビシ感じながら楽しませて頂いています。皆さんに楽しんで、笑顔になってもらえるのを見ると本当に幸せな気持ちになる。これから、沢山の地に行って、もっと沢山の皆さんが笑顔で、元気になってもえるように、徳川家康として生きたい思います。そして、家康役を通して、沢山の人達に鷲尾昇とい続きをみる

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遂に歌合乱舞狂乱が幕を開けました！最初の地は長野のビックハット。沢山の方々の熱気をビシビシ感じながら楽しませて頂いています。皆さんに楽しんで、笑顔になってもらえるのを見ると本当に幸せな気持ちになる。これから、沢山の地に行って、もっと沢山の皆さんが笑顔で、元気になってもえるように、徳川家康として生きたい思います。そして、家康役を通して、沢山の人達に鷲尾昇とい続きをみる

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東北の地宮城公演も終えました。淋しい。でも、宮城でも観に来てくださった皆さんから沢山の笑顔をもらった。やはり観に来てくれた皆さんが笑い、楽しんでくれているのを感じると自分のエネルギーになる。観に来てくれる方々が楽しんで、元気になって帰ってもらいたい。そう思ってずっとやってきてるけど、いつも逆に僕が皆さんから活力をもらう。だから次はもっと、皆さんに喜び、娯楽を届けたいと思う。長野でもそうでしたが、地元のスタッフの方続きをみる

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今年も応援してくださった皆さん！！本当にありがとうございました(⌒‐⌒)そして、一年間お疲れ様でした。2019年は、本当に舞台で突っ走った一年でした。その中でもミュージカル刀剣乱舞には、一年を通して、沢山の経験をさせて頂きました。再演に始まり、これだけ長期に渡り、徳川家康という役をやらせて頂いたこと。役として歳を重ねて生き、生涯を終えるという、役柄としてはじめての経験をさせて頂いたこと。僕にとって、新たな経験でした。この作品で、2019年、130公演近くの公演数を経験し、その他の作品を合わせると一年間で160ステージ近く経験しました。一年間でこれだけ多く本番のステージを踏めたのは初めての事だと思います。この歳でまた新たな事を経験を沢山で出来ていることに、感謝し、楽しみながら、また新年、2020年も一歩一歩精進して進ん続きをみる

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At the most recent MSRI board of trustees meeting on Mar 7 (conducted online, naturally), Nicolas Jewell (a Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at Berkeley, also affiliated with the Berkeley School of Public Health and the London School of Health and Tropical Disease), gave a presentation on the current coronavirus epidemic entitled “2019-2020 Novel Coronavirus […]

はい。こんばんわ。大晦日になりましたね。今年ももう間も無く、2019年…かなり走り抜いた一年になりました笑本当に走り抜いたな…いやいやこれからシンフォニアに向けてさらに走りますが。そんな訳で今年も振り返りたいと思います！ちょっと長くなると思いますが。まずは恒例のD-roomですね。毎年毎年本当にありがとうございました！12年間も続けられたのは皆さまとゲストさんのおかげです！今年で一度お休みは致しますがまたやれたら嬉しいなと思っております。その時は是非是非^ ^改めて思うけど私1人のイベントにこん

When Chris and I were at GenCon this year, we had the chance to sit down with a few of our favorite publishers for some 1 on 1 interviews and get information on upcoming releases from their catalog. I wanted to share some of this info with you guys to aid you in planning your board game purchases. 

Japanime Games

Domina Anthology featuring Argot, Miraris, and Pralaya (2019 4th quarter or 2020 1st quarter expected Kickstarter delivery then retail release) .
This anthology of games from Japanime is illustrated by Qtonagi and features games originally released by Domina from 2015-2017. Argoat is a worker placement game in which players travel trough the land looking for pieces to get to Eden and escape the nightmare of their current reality (bonus – it’s colorblind friendly). Pralaya is  competitive press your luck set collection game reminiscent of Forbidden Island in which your island is sinking and you must collect relics and pay the boatman to get off the island before it sinks. Miraris is a competitive bidding social game in which a row of cards equal to the number of players is established. All players choose a card from their hand and then all chosen cards are revealed simultaneously and placed in numerical order in a new row above the existing row of cards. Players get to claim the card from the initial row located underneath their number. If more than 1 player has revealed the same number, none of them get to claim a card. Also, there are secret objectives involved. Note: Japanime is taking pre-orders for the Domina Anthology on the Kickstarter page here: https://japanimegames.pledgemanager.com/projects/domina-anthology-featuring-pralaya-miraris-and-arg/participate/

Tanto Cuore 10th Anniversary Edition (coming to Kickstarter in the near term. Exact date TBD).





Core Connection: Rise of Atlantis (straight to retail release 2020 1st quarter). Atlantis is rising and player must stop robots from taking over. Tableau building game. Pre-order here: https://japanimegames.com/products/core-connection-rise-of-atlantis





Finally, while details are still tightly under wraps, Japanime did let me in on the news that they are developing some non anime board games centered on themes of Japan such as Japanese cuisine. These will be a mix of Kickstarter and straight to retail offerings in 2020 and beyond.


Calliope Games

Ship Shape (out now; released at GenCon). This game, designed by Rob Daviau, centers on strategically arranging crates in the hull of a cargo ship in a attempt to earn the most victory points.
Scoring is based on what you can see in the hold when viewing directly from above. The game includes friendly catch-up mechanisms. The story goes that Rob had a loose idea in mind for a packing game but it wasn’t fully developed until after Calliope approached him and asked him to design a game for their audience (Calliope focuses exclusively on family friendly gateway games that can be played in under an hour and accommodate 2-6 players) .


Tsuro (originally released 10 years ago; Calliope still enjoys healthy sales of the game that started it all; expect to see 10th Anniversary press and promos forthcoming).

Spymaster (estimated retail release 2019 3rd quarter). Players take on the role of spy agency chiefs attempting to accomplish their missions.

Everyone Loves a Parade (estimated retail release 2019 3rd quarter). In this dice rolling game, players compete to create the best parade float.

Tsuro: Phoenix Rising (estimated retail release 2019 4th quarter). 3rd and latest release in Tsuro line.






Matagot




Paris New Eden (will be released at Essen 2019). In this medium-weight worker placement dice game, players navigate a post-apocalyptic Paris landscape, attempting to use survivors to rebuild the city.





Kolossol Games



Omen: Heir to the Dunes (coming to Kickstarter 2019 3rd quarter). This is the latest release in the Omen series. A standalone expansion,  it’s the largest edition to the series since Omen: Reign of War that was released in 2011. It is set in ancient Egypt and introduces factions and structures.





Almanac (coming to Kickstarter date TBD) is a choose your own adventure system resource management game.



Renegade Game Studios

There are so many recently released and upcoming games coming out from Renegade that I’m going to break them down by quarter.

Recently Released

Proving Grounds is the first release in the solo hero series. These are immersive narrative dice games designed for solo mode. A novella or graphic novel is include with each release for full engagement.

Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated (not to be confused with the Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated - Upper Management Pack that is also out now). This game introduces legacy elements into Clank! . Players can create a franchise of the Aquisitions Incorporated company and steer the franchise in a direction toward victory.

2019 3rd Quarter

The Aquicorn Cove Board Game is based on a graphic novel. It has an environmental theme and features water dwelling unicorns. It’s a step up in complexity from the Tea Dragon Society card game but still family friendly and features a bit of the press your luck mechanism.

ClipCut Parks is a twist on the roll and write genre. It’s a roll and cut game and includes the required scissors. Players compete to build parks.

Gates of Delirium is the latest game from the designers of Lotus (Jordan and Mandy Goddard). Players take on the role of investigators exploring a map and trying to keep gates that hold back horrible monsters (from the H.P. Lovecraft universe of creatures) from opening. At least that’s what they do while they are sane. Actions available to players differ based on their mental state of sane or insane. When players are insane, they work to open the gates. Note: We had the chance to play this with one of the designers overseeing and available to answer questions at Renegade Rally during GenCon and I LOVED IT. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy and get it on the table to give you guys a more thorough report.



2019 4th Quarter





Paladins of the West Kingdom is the second strategy game in the West Kingdom trilogy. It ships to Kickstarter backers in the 3rd quarter of 2019 but won’t be available in retail stores until the 4th quarter. This one will be a heavier game than Architects and features engine building as a path to victory.



Clank! In! Space!: Cyber Station 11 is the latest expansion for Clank in Space. I don’t have a lot of details on this upcoming release but I assume if you’ve been a fan of the previous CIS expansions, this one will not disappoint.

2020 1st Quarter

Fox in the Forest Duet. The follow up to the widely popular 2 player trick taking game Fox in the Forest, this new release is a cooperative trick taking game for 2 players.

Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne is a player vs player deck builder currently available from Renegade. The second title in the series will be released in the 1st quarter of 2020 with organized play kits for in store play also available.

Warp’s Edge by Scott Almes will be the second release in the solo hero series I described above.

In development for 2020 and beyond (no specific quarter details given)

Vampire: the Masquerade – Chapters is a narrative role playing board game for up to 4 players.
It includes detailed miniatures and you can track the Kickstarter launch here: http://www.vampirethemasquerade-chapters.com//

Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid. Ok, so there is a detailed description of this upcoming release on the Renegade web site as well as on BGG but they lost me at Power Rangers so I couldn’t find the motivation to go look this up.

Gods of Metal RPG. I don’t have many details on this title but the slideshow presentation during the Renegade Rally was quite impressive. There a decent overlap between heavy metal music fans and RPG fans and Renegade has that intersection on the Venn diagram in mind with this release. What I do know is that you’re definitely going to want to curate a kick-ass soundtrack to play alongside this.

Wardlings RPG. In partnership with WizKids, every character has a familiar who whisks them away when their life is in danger (no death=kid-friendly). When a character is whisked away they wake up the next morning in their bed a year older. Eventually characters age out of the thematic setting and can be shifted to a standard D&D RPG.  This RPG was actually first announced back in March and the press release has more details.

Finally, there is a new title coming out set in the Scott Pilgrim universe featuring minis. There aren’t a lot of details available on it but if you loved the graphic novel or the 2010 movie, my guess is you will want to be all over this.

This is our second time at AnimeNYC! If you're there, feel free to stop by table H21 and see us in the Artist Alley!

See you there! -Hamlet

2019年もお世話になりました。

早いもので怪我をして２年３ヶ月…

今年は

哀しみも苦しみも迷いも孤独も　

喜びも楽しみも決断も絆も

全て良いも悪いも溜め込み耐え忍んだ一年

言うなれば、英気を養えた一年です。

仕事復帰…

パラスポーツ番組のＭＣ初挑戦は

今も心身共に成長させてくれています。

今も皆さんと情報交換したり意思疎通できたり

《繋がり》を保つができて嬉しく思います。

たくさんの繋がりに支えられ

節目として

エッセイ『歩』を出版できたことは大きいです。

2020年は

八重洲ブックセンターからスタートします。

ずっと応援してくれたファンの皆さんと会うのは久しぶりで…

９９%の待望と１%の不安があります。

気合いを入れて会いに行きます。

令和という新たな幕開け…

必ず、

2020年、さらに未来永劫への

大きな礎となろう年になったと

自負があります。

本年も本当に有り難うございました。

皆様、良いお年をお迎えください。　

エッセイ『歩』

こちらまで↓

https://www.shufu.co.jp/bookmook/detail/978-4-391-15356-9/

1月11日『歩』お渡し会

八重洲ブックセンター本店

こちらまで↓

https://www.yaesu-book.co.jp/events/other/17601/  

Well, nothing major to report this month, except at least we have some content: The conference I first showed my Reverse Emulation project at in 2018 (Deconstruct) finally posted the video of my talk, which was called "Improper Hierarchy." The talk is of course similar to the living room CRT video I put on youtube, but it might be interesting even if you've already seen that (watching it a year later, there are at least some funny ad-libbed parts IMO!). The video production is very high quality (in general the conference was very well run and the speaker experience in particular I heartily endorse) but also quite serious-seeming, so I like how it comes across as some bizarro-world TED talk.

This month I've made some progress on another video, which maybe I can wrap up this weekend. Nothing too grandeur, though. Sometimes hard to keep that under control!

Also: I played through Minit, which was a really excellent and creative little game (can finish it in an evening) that I super recommend. I just started The Messenger which definitely has some charms and surprises; I need to finish it before I can decide between "good" and "great" but I think I can at least recommend it if you like exploration-style platformers.

Really serious about staying out of airplanes now. Two airplane trips this year. A low key summer not feeling terrific. Lots of time doing more local stuff and not regretting it at all. Here is the short list of places. Four states. Stars indicate multiple visits to the exact same place. Past years: 2018, 2017, […]

This is the Call for Nominations for the 2019 Theszie Awards (the rec.sport.pro-wrestling Awards). To nominate candidates for all categories, you may use this form. Nominations are due by January 5, 2019. Finally, to see previous years’ results, click here for 2018, click here for 2017, here for 2016, here for 2015, here for 2014, […]

This is the Call for Votes for the 2019 RSPW (Theszie) Awards. You can vote here. The Theszies are the oldest fan awards in pro wrestling history, going back to 1990 (when Mr. Perfect quite appropriately won Best Wrestler and Junkyard Dog v. Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions XI won Worst Match). They […]

Welcome to the results of the 2019 Theszies / Rec.sport.pro-wrestling Awards. (Editor’s note: Some of you may be wondering “what took so long?” The answer is: 1.) Immediately after the voting period ended, my wife and I went on a previously-scheduled vacation to Italy, which was great, and 2.) then when we got back we […]

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