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Project acronym AUTHORITARIANISM2.0:
Project Authoritarianism2.0: The Internet, Political Discussion, and Authoritarian Rule in China
Researcher (PI) Daniela Stockmann
Host Institution (HI) HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE GEMMEINNUTZIGE GMBH
Summary I suggest that perceptions of diversity and disagreement voiced in the on-line political discussion may play a key role in mobilizing citizens to voice their views and take action in authoritarian regimes. The empirical focus is the Chinese Internet. Subjective perceptions of group discussion among participants can significantly differ from the objective content of the discussion. These perceptions can have an independent effect on political engagement. Novel is also that I will study which technological settings (blogs, Weibo (Twitter), public hearings, etc) facilitate these perceptions. I will address these novel issues by specifying the conditions and causal mechanisms that facilitate the rise of online public opinion. As an expansion to prior work, I will study passive in addition to active participants in online discussion. This is of particular interest because passive participants outnumber active participants. My overall aim is to deepen our knowledge of how participants experience online political discussion in stabilizing or destabilizing authoritarian rule. To this end, I propose to work with one post-doc and two PhD research assistants on four objectives: Objective 1 is to explore what kinds of people engage in online discussions and differences between active and passive participants. Objective 2 is to understand how the technological settings that create the conditions for online discussion differ from each other. Objective 3 is to assess how active and passive participants see the diversity and disagreement in the discussion in these settings. Objective 4 is to assess whether citizens take action upon online political discussion depending on how they see it. I will produce the first nationally representative survey on the experiences of participants in online political discussion in China. In addition to academics, this knowledge is of interest to policy-makers, professionals, and journalists aiming to understand authoritarian politics and media
I suggest that perceptions of diversity and disagreement voiced in the on-line political discussion may play a key role in mobilizing citizens to voice their views and take action in authoritarian regimes. The empirical focus is the Chinese Internet. Subjective perceptions of group discussion among participants can significantly differ from the objective content of the discussion. These perceptions can have an independent effect on political engagement. Novel is also that I will study which technological settings (blogs, Weibo (Twitter), public hearings, etc) facilitate these perceptions. I will address these novel issues by specifying the conditions and causal mechanisms that facilitate the rise of online public opinion. As an expansion to prior work, I will study passive in addition to active participants in online discussion. This is of particular interest because passive participants outnumber active participants. My overall aim is to deepen our knowledge of how participants experience online political discussion in stabilizing or destabilizing authoritarian rule. To this end, I propose to work with one post-doc and two PhD research assistants on four objectives: Objective 1 is to explore what kinds of people engage in online discussions and differences between active and passive participants. Objective 2 is to understand how the technological settings that create the conditions for online discussion differ from each other. Objective 3 is to assess how active and passive participants see the diversity and disagreement in the discussion in these settings. Objective 4 is to assess whether citizens take action upon online political discussion depending on how they see it. I will produce the first nationally representative survey on the experiences of participants in online political discussion in China. In addition to academics, this knowledge is of interest to policy-makers, professionals, and journalists aiming to understand authoritarian politics and media
Project acronym CHROMOTHRIPSIS
Project Dissecting the Molecular Mechanism of Catastrophic DNA Rearrangement in Cancer
Researcher (PI) Jan Oliver Korbel
Host Institution (HI) EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Summary Recent cancer genome analyses have led to the discovery of a process involving massive genome structural rearrangement (SR) formation in a one-step, cataclysmic event, coined chromothripsis. The term chromothripsis (chromo from chromosome; thripsis for shattering into pieces) stands for a hypothetical process in which individual chromosomes are pulverised, resulting in a multitude of fragments, some of which are lost to the cell whereas others are erroneously rejoined. Compelling evidence was presented that chromothripsis plays a crucial role in the development, or progression of a notable subset of human cancers – thus, tumorigensis models involving gradual acquisitions of alterations may need to be revised in these cancers. Presently, chromothripsis lacks a mechanistic basis. We recently showed that in childhood medulloblastoma brain tumours driven by Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signalling, chromothripsis is linked with predisposing TP53 mutations. Thus, rather than occurring in isolation, chromothripsis appears to be prone to happen in conjunction with (or instigated by) gradually acquired alterations, or in the context of active signalling pathways, the inference of which may lead to further mechanistic insights. Using such rationale, I propose to dissect the mechanism behind chromothripsis using interdisciplinary approaches. First, we will develop a computational approach to accurately detect chromothripsis. Second, we will use this approach to link chromothripsis with novel factors and contexts. Third, we will develop highly controllable cell line-based systems to test concrete mechanistic hypotheses, thereby taking into account our data on linked factors and contexts. Fourth, we will generate transcriptome data to monitor pathways involved in inducing chromothripsis, and such involved in coping with the massive SRs occurring. We will also combine findings from all these approaches to build a comprehensive model of chromothripsis and its associated pathways.
Recent cancer genome analyses have led to the discovery of a process involving massive genome structural rearrangement (SR) formation in a one-step, cataclysmic event, coined chromothripsis. The term chromothripsis (chromo from chromosome; thripsis for shattering into pieces) stands for a hypothetical process in which individual chromosomes are pulverised, resulting in a multitude of fragments, some of which are lost to the cell whereas others are erroneously rejoined. Compelling evidence was presented that chromothripsis plays a crucial role in the development, or progression of a notable subset of human cancers – thus, tumorigensis models involving gradual acquisitions of alterations may need to be revised in these cancers. Presently, chromothripsis lacks a mechanistic basis. We recently showed that in childhood medulloblastoma brain tumours driven by Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signalling, chromothripsis is linked with predisposing TP53 mutations. Thus, rather than occurring in isolation, chromothripsis appears to be prone to happen in conjunction with (or instigated by) gradually acquired alterations, or in the context of active signalling pathways, the inference of which may lead to further mechanistic insights. Using such rationale, I propose to dissect the mechanism behind chromothripsis using interdisciplinary approaches. First, we will develop a computational approach to accurately detect chromothripsis. Second, we will use this approach to link chromothripsis with novel factors and contexts. Third, we will develop highly controllable cell line-based systems to test concrete mechanistic hypotheses, thereby taking into account our data on linked factors and contexts. Fourth, we will generate transcriptome data to monitor pathways involved in inducing chromothripsis, and such involved in coping with the massive SRs occurring. We will also combine findings from all these approaches to build a comprehensive model of chromothripsis and its associated pathways.
Project acronym EPIRNAS
Project Small RNA Mediated Epigenetics in Vertebrates
Researcher (PI) René Ketting
Host Institution (HI) INSTITUT FUR MOLEKULARE BIOLOGIE GGMBH
Summary Since the discovery of RNAi small RNA molecules have been under intense study. They have been shown to impact many different processes, ranging from development to organ function and carcinogenesis. Recently, it has become clear that many distinct small RNA families exist. However, all act through a member of the well-conserved Argonaute family of proteins. I try to understand how specificity of the different Argonaute proteins is achieved, and I am particularly interested in Argonautes that may contribute to the epigenetic marking of genomic DNA in animals. My focus is on Argonaute function in the vertebrate germline, a tissue that is an especially intriguing system with regard to the resetting and establishment of epigenetic marks. As model system I use the zebrafish. Piwi proteins are Argonaute proteins that in vertebrates are specifically expressed in germ cells, and have been implicated in modifying chromatin structures. We demonstrated that zebrafish piwi is expressed in both the male and the female gonad and that loss of piwi results in loss of germ cells due to apoptosis. We have characterized small RNAs that bind to piwi (piRNAs) in both ovary and testis, and found that they play a role in the silencing of transposable elements. Furthermore, we have shown that the biogenesis of piRNAs differs markedly from that of other small RNAs like miRNAs. The experiments I propose address how Piwi proteins and piRNAs act in germ cells to ensure a functional germline and a stable propagation of intact chromatin over generations. First, I will address the biogenesis of piRNAs. Second, I will identify novel components of the Piwi pathway. Third, I will address the mode(s) of action of piRNAs. On all fronts a combination of genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry will be used.
Since the discovery of RNAi small RNA molecules have been under intense study. They have been shown to impact many different processes, ranging from development to organ function and carcinogenesis. Recently, it has become clear that many distinct small RNA families exist. However, all act through a member of the well-conserved Argonaute family of proteins. I try to understand how specificity of the different Argonaute proteins is achieved, and I am particularly interested in Argonautes that may contribute to the epigenetic marking of genomic DNA in animals. My focus is on Argonaute function in the vertebrate germline, a tissue that is an especially intriguing system with regard to the resetting and establishment of epigenetic marks. As model system I use the zebrafish. Piwi proteins are Argonaute proteins that in vertebrates are specifically expressed in germ cells, and have been implicated in modifying chromatin structures. We demonstrated that zebrafish piwi is expressed in both the male and the female gonad and that loss of piwi results in loss of germ cells due to apoptosis. We have characterized small RNAs that bind to piwi (piRNAs) in both ovary and testis, and found that they play a role in the silencing of transposable elements. Furthermore, we have shown that the biogenesis of piRNAs differs markedly from that of other small RNAs like miRNAs. The experiments I propose address how Piwi proteins and piRNAs act in germ cells to ensure a functional germline and a stable propagation of intact chromatin over generations. First, I will address the biogenesis of piRNAs. Second, I will identify novel components of the Piwi pathway. Third, I will address the mode(s) of action of piRNAs. On all fronts a combination of genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry will be used.
Project acronym MIGRANT SOCIALITIES
Project New Migrant Socialities: Ethnic Club Cultures in Urban Europe
Researcher (PI) Kira Kosnick
Host Institution (HI) JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITATFRANKFURT AM MAIN
Summary The project investigates new forms of sociality that young people with migrant background are producing in the context of urban club cultures in three European cities. It comparatively studies the phenomenon of ethnic club scenes with Turkish, South Asian and Maghrebi orientations in Berlin, London and Paris, corresponding to the major immigrant groups in each city and country. The project aims to explore how migrants participate in forms of social engagement and cultural experimentation that are specific to metropolitan city life, but have so far been not been addressed as relevant to the lives of ethnic minorities. Research seeks to shift attention from the predominant research focus on migrant identity to a focus on migrant practices of sociality, countering the heavy bias towards the study of attitudes and cultural identifications that tends to dominate across different disciplines. Its novel approach combines a focus on socio-cultural practices with an interest in urban scenes as fluid social formations that are semi-public and lack defined membership or criteria of belonging. Through ethnographic case studies carried out with a team of researchers in and across the three cities, the project explores the potential of urban club scenes for producing and experiencing different kinds of solidarity and encounter among disadvantaged groups.
The project investigates new forms of sociality that young people with migrant background are producing in the context of urban club cultures in three European cities. It comparatively studies the phenomenon of ethnic club scenes with Turkish, South Asian and Maghrebi orientations in Berlin, London and Paris, corresponding to the major immigrant groups in each city and country. The project aims to explore how migrants participate in forms of social engagement and cultural experimentation that are specific to metropolitan city life, but have so far been not been addressed as relevant to the lives of ethnic minorities. Research seeks to shift attention from the predominant research focus on migrant identity to a focus on migrant practices of sociality, countering the heavy bias towards the study of attitudes and cultural identifications that tends to dominate across different disciplines. Its novel approach combines a focus on socio-cultural practices with an interest in urban scenes as fluid social formations that are semi-public and lack defined membership or criteria of belonging. Through ethnographic case studies carried out with a team of researchers in and across the three cities, the project explores the potential of urban club scenes for producing and experiencing different kinds of solidarity and encounter among disadvantaged groups.
Project acronym RANK
Project The Formation and Visualisation of the Social and Political Order of Princes in late Medieval Europe. A Comparative Study between the Empire and England
Researcher (PI) Jörg Henning Peltzer
Host Institution (HI) RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG
Summary This project examines the formation and differentiation of princely elites in pre-modern European rank societies. The project concentrates on the late Middle Ages (1200–1500), a key period in these processes, with geographic focus on the Empire and England. In both polities new princely elites emerged during this period. Yet, they did so in the context of the establishment of two different monarchical principles, the elective kingship in the Empire and the hereditary kingship in England. In the Empire, the electoral princes became a distinctive group and constituted themselves as the pillars of the imperium. In England, the title of duke appears to have been introduced to distinguish members of the royal family from other magnates. In examining these complex social and political processes in both polities the project contributes to establish a typology of different ways of constructing societies in pre-modern Europe using an interdisciplinary, comparative approach. The project combines history, architectural and art history, archaeology and semiotics to analyse princely actions, princely architecture and heraldry. In so doing we will endeavour to determine the strategies developed and deployed by princes in late medieval Europe to represent and improve their rank and thus their significance. The comparison sheds light on several key issues such as whether the emperorship, unique in Europe, enabled the development of a king-like position for (electoral) princes, and how in different political contexts the position of the magnates in relation to each other and the king was communicated and perpetuated. This project breaks new ground on several frontiers. Interconnecting different disciplines, it crosses existing subject boundaries and thus opens up new ways of fruitful cooperation. By comparing the Empire with England the project also transgresses the traditional boundaries of national history, thus helping to establish a European perspective in medieval studies.
This project examines the formation and differentiation of princely elites in pre-modern European rank societies. The project concentrates on the late Middle Ages (1200–1500), a key period in these processes, with geographic focus on the Empire and England. In both polities new princely elites emerged during this period. Yet, they did so in the context of the establishment of two different monarchical principles, the elective kingship in the Empire and the hereditary kingship in England. In the Empire, the electoral princes became a distinctive group and constituted themselves as the pillars of the imperium. In England, the title of duke appears to have been introduced to distinguish members of the royal family from other magnates. In examining these complex social and political processes in both polities the project contributes to establish a typology of different ways of constructing societies in pre-modern Europe using an interdisciplinary, comparative approach. The project combines history, architectural and art history, archaeology and semiotics to analyse princely actions, princely architecture and heraldry. In so doing we will endeavour to determine the strategies developed and deployed by princes in late medieval Europe to represent and improve their rank and thus their significance. The comparison sheds light on several key issues such as whether the emperorship, unique in Europe, enabled the development of a king-like position for (electoral) princes, and how in different political contexts the position of the magnates in relation to each other and the king was communicated and perpetuated. This project breaks new ground on several frontiers. Interconnecting different disciplines, it crosses existing subject boundaries and thus opens up new ways of fruitful cooperation. By comparing the Empire with England the project also transgresses the traditional boundaries of national history, thus helping to establish a European perspective in medieval studies.
Project acronym RATE
Project Repression and the Escalation of Conflict
Researcher (PI) Sabine Carey
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITAET MANNHEIM
Summary The objective of this project is to uncover and explain the escalation and non-escalation of repression and intra-state armed conflict by analyzing how characteristics of the government and its formal and informal security apparatus shape the dynamics of such violence, paying particular attention to the role of monitoring and accountability. RATE analyzes when and under what conditions what types of human rights violations lead to the escalation or deterrence of further repression and armed conflict. Although there has been substantial increase in research on civil war, we know surprisingly little about the dynamics that escalate armed conflict within country-borders and those that prevent an escalation and what role human rights violations and informal armed actors play in those dynamics. While civil wars are a relatively rare occurrence, repression and human rights violations are not. What can this tell us about the link between human rights violations and repression? What leads to the escalation of political violence, increasing the severity and breadth of repression? What hampers the escalation of repression into civil war? Does the avoidance of civil war come at the cost of increased repression? The proposed project produces new data on personal integrity rights and civil liberties, disaggregated by type, intensity, perpetrator, as well as time and space, and on pro-government militias to investigate the conditions under which repression escalates and how monitoring and accountability of formal and particularly informal armed actors affect these escalation processes. It analyzes whether particular human rights violations prevent the escalation of violence by compromising the personal security of the people living in that country. An exploratory case study and agent-based models will be used to refine the theoretical argument, which will then be tested on the new data with cross-national quantitative analyses and three qualitative comparative case studies.
The objective of this project is to uncover and explain the escalation and non-escalation of repression and intra-state armed conflict by analyzing how characteristics of the government and its formal and informal security apparatus shape the dynamics of such violence, paying particular attention to the role of monitoring and accountability. RATE analyzes when and under what conditions what types of human rights violations lead to the escalation or deterrence of further repression and armed conflict. Although there has been substantial increase in research on civil war, we know surprisingly little about the dynamics that escalate armed conflict within country-borders and those that prevent an escalation and what role human rights violations and informal armed actors play in those dynamics. While civil wars are a relatively rare occurrence, repression and human rights violations are not. What can this tell us about the link between human rights violations and repression? What leads to the escalation of political violence, increasing the severity and breadth of repression? What hampers the escalation of repression into civil war? Does the avoidance of civil war come at the cost of increased repression? The proposed project produces new data on personal integrity rights and civil liberties, disaggregated by type, intensity, perpetrator, as well as time and space, and on pro-government militias to investigate the conditions under which repression escalates and how monitoring and accountability of formal and particularly informal armed actors affect these escalation processes. It analyzes whether particular human rights violations prevent the escalation of violence by compromising the personal security of the people living in that country. An exploratory case study and agent-based models will be used to refine the theoretical argument, which will then be tested on the new data with cross-national quantitative analyses and three qualitative comparative case studies.


Looking for what they call 'the best pizza in Amsterdam'? Then you have to try out this cute Italian pizzeria called La Perla. Their pizza's are yummy! They are made with thin and crispy crust in their stone oven across the street. You can either sit at the restaurant or take the pizza's home with you.
Here it is the best pizza in Amsterdam!
Where to find La Perla?


New 2019 Forest River FR3 30DSF Class A Gas Motorhome with rear king bed in slide out with overhead cabinets and wardrobes. The split bath in front of the bedroom has a 36 x 30 shower. The kitchen has custom countertops and countertop extnsions. There is a wrap around booth dinette in the slide out across from the kitchen. Fold away bunk under the driver and passenger seat.


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Click fraud in the music industry: fake streaming farms
With the exponential growth of online streaming services in recent years as the primary form of music distribution, there are new ways to earn an income in the music industry. Unfortunately, it brought along a new way of committing fraud. Especially in countries where the international music business is expanding – so-called 'fake streaming farms' are a growing issue for the worldwide music ecosystem. In this article, you will read more about streaming manipulation and solutions on how to fight against it.
Buying yourself a way into the top charts with fake streaming farms
Click fraud is known in the advertising industry for a long time. But now, also the digital music industry faces problems with this kind of fraud: streaming manipulation. One party – let's say artists who want to get into the top streaming charts quickly or just people who don't even make music – pay another party (fraudsters) to generate continuous 'fake streams' of their music.
These fraudsters only need a few auto-generated music tracks and coding expertise to create bots that automatically 'stream' music of artists on repeat. These 'fake stream farms' are running through aggregation services like Spotify, YouTube or Apple Music and play the music of the artists in order to boost their play counts (and as a result, that's boosting their chart position, market share, royalties and so on). It can provide a big amount of money, and the paying party doesn't have to share it with people involved in a legitimate music deal.
It's creating an imbalance in the industry: these fake artists take away the money that hardworking artists should get. End-users of these streaming services pay their subscription with a vast, monthly fee. Streaming services like Spotify divide that fee among musicians depending on the amount of streams they get. While the fake streams are growing, also the percentage of money that should be paid to the 'real' artists, is decreasing because it ends up with the frauds.
How can the problem of fake streams be tackled?
There are various ways in which the music industry is trying to take on this fake streaming problem. For example, the three major record label companies Universal, Sony and Warner made a 'code' to tackle the problems with fake streams. But it does not really solve the problem. The Code is focused on monitoring and cracking down on illegal streaming activity (which they already do) and promises to share information whenever they spot suspicious accounts (which they already do). One of the biggest lacks of the Code is that it is not legally binding. It does not create any contractual or pre-contractual obligations under any law or legal system.
Fake streaming farms are creating imbalance in the music industry: fraudsters are taking away the money that hardworking labels, artists and distributors should get.
Also, Spotify is trying to take down the fake streams by using a combination of algorithms and human employees to scan its catalog for potentially illegitimate artist profiles. But if it's created neatly, it's hard to detect it's fake. And it brings along a hard question to answer: how do you decide if a piece of music is not real?
There were also a couple of solutions that were mentioned in the Rolling Stone Magazine, like specific industry-wide investment in taking down stream-farms, instant chart penalties for artists that engage in stream fraud. That could be good ideas, but in October 2020, Brazil booked a major success on fighting streaming manipulation.
How fake stream sites in Brazil got shut down
An assembled organization of the IFPI, Pro-Música Brasil (its Brazilian affiliate), Brazilian anti-piracy body APDIF and the local police worked together to detect and eliminate the presence of fake stream sales on the popular TurboSocial and six of its affiliates. TurboSocial's owner has agreed to take down the fake stream sites and avoid any streaming manipulation service to launch (again).
But how did they do it? The IFPI sent cease-and-desist demands (a document to stop allegedly illegal activity and not to restart it) to six websites which had their own artificial-play services. Another website stopped its manipulation service as well, probably because it recognized the consequences ahead. The director of Pro-Música Brasil said it was the first successful attempt to shut these fake streaming farms down.
At a local level, Brazil is enforcing local laws to protect creators and labels by strengthening the metadata of platforms. Claro Musica made the composer field mandatory on its platform in order to deliver music through them. Music has to be uploaded according to the Brazilian law requirements, which enforces the composer's information to be sent within the releases' metadata.
How SonoSuite provides assistance for companies that have issues with fake streams
But if you're a SonoSuite user, you should know that we have a special department for these kinds of issues. Our Quality control department focuses on identifying any copyright infringements. This department blocks and reports intents of submitting illegal content, to not only focus on detecting click fraud, but being one step ahead to prevent it. For more information, visit our page about the Quality control department.
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Robots in Depth: Melonee Wise on building robots, and robot companies
by Per Sjöborg and Robots in Depth - October 6, 2015
Robots in Depth is a new video series featuring interviews with researchers, entrepreneurs, VC investors, and policy makers in robotics, hosted by Per Sjöborg. In this interview, Per talks to Melonee Wise, lifelong robot builder and developer, and CEO of Fetch Robotics.
Women in robotics on International Women's Day 2019 – updated
by Silicon Valley Robotics - March 8, 2019
What does a day in the life of a woman working with robots look like? We asked members of WomeninRobotics.org to volunteer "a paragraph and a picture" for this first patchwork representation of the field. And if you're a woman working in robotics or interested in the field, join us! (updated with content from Odyssey Foundation in Nigeria)
by Andra Keay, Hallie Siegel and Sabine Hauert - October 9, 2018
From driving rovers on Mars to improving farm automation for Indian women, once again we're bringing you a list of 25 amazing women in robotics! These women cover all aspects of the robotics industry, both research, product and policy. They are founders and leaders, they are investigators and activists. They are early career stage and emeritus. There is a role model here for everyone! And there is no excuse – ever – not to have a woman speaking on a panel on robotics and AI.
A job plan for robots and humans | MIT Tech Review
Recap from International Robotics Week
by RoboValley - April 26, 2017
For three days, experts in the field of robotics and unmanned systems from all over the world gathered in the Netherlands.
The startup Launch Pad Competition blasts off at Automate 2017
by Oliver Mitchell - April 13, 2017
What does Magic Johnson and a twenty foot robot have in common? You guessed it, Automate 2017. While this might seem like an odd pairing, it accurately reflects the current state of the robotics industry. Already 2017 is on pace to beat last year's $19 billion investment record, with the recent announcements of Intel's $15B purchase of Mobileye; ABB's $2B acquisition of Bernecker & Rainer; and Ford's $1B investment in Argo AI.
Congratulations to Apellix: 2017 Automate Launch Pad winner
by Silicon Valley Robotics - April 11, 2017
Apellix worker bee. Source: YouTube
Congratulations to Apellix, the winner of Automate 2017 Startup Launch Pad competition. Also, honorable mention goes to Kinema Systems and Sake Robotics. The Apellix received a $10,000 check sponsored by GE Ventures. The judging panel consisted of Steve Taub, GE Ventures, Oliver Mitchell, Autonomy Ventures, Chris Moehle, Robotics Hub and Melonee Wise, Fetch Robotics.
Envisioning the future of robotics
Education-DIY
by Víctor Mayoral Vilches - March 16, 2017
Víctor Mayoral Vilches offers a concise overview what's happened and what's coming next in the world of robotics
Developing ROS programs for the Sphero robot
by Ricardo Téllez - March 13, 2017
You probably know the Sphero robot. It is a small robot with the shape of a ball. In case that you have one, you must know that it is possible to control it using ROS, by installing in your computer the Sphero ROS packages developed by Melonee Wise and connecting to the robot using the bluetooth of the computer.
IDC awards 5 warehouse robotics innovators
by Frank Tobe - August 17, 2016
International Data Corporation (IDC) has awarded five pioneering players in the warehouse robotics market with the 2016 IDC Innovators Award. Companies selected met the following criteria: revenue of less than $50 million with an innovative technology, or a groundbreaking new business model, or both.
The Social Robot Revolution
SVR Case Studies: Fetch Robotics bringing warehouses to life
Industrial-Automation
by Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics - February 19, 2016
Fetch Robotics builds robot systems for the logistics industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. Unveiled in April 2015, the Fetch Robotics system is comprised of a mobile base (called Freight) and an advanced mobile manipulator (called Fetch).
Robohub Digest 10/15: Drone registration, a hand with eyes, and swarming in Venice Lagoon
by Adriana Hamacher - November 2, 2015
A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news , our robotics digest is released on the first Monday of every month. Sign up to get it in your inbox.
While Amazon doubles its number of warehouse robots to 30K, competing systems emerge
by Frank Tobe - November 2, 2015
Amazon announced that at the end of September they had 30,000 Kiva robots at work in 13 fulfillment centers, effectively doubling the number of Kiva bots that it had in 2014. But they aren't the only e-commerce warehouse operator adding robots to their automation arsenal. UPDATE 11-1-2015: Adding Grenzebach's G-Com storage and picking system to the list of vendors offering competing systems to Kiva's.
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by Adriana Hamacher and Andra Keay - October 13, 2015
ICRA 2015 Organising Committee
Ada Lovelace was the world's first computer programmer, and heralded symbolic logic by demonstrating future applications for the universal computing machine that Charles Babbage proposed. She was exceptional in her era for her mathematical brilliance, but though she imagined future applications for a multitude of technological innovations, women at that time were not encouraged to speak about or publish their work, so Lovelace's genius was appended as 'notes' onto the work of others and not seen as a major contribution in its own right.
The fact that the contributions of women such as Lovelace have not been celebrated until recently gives us cause to remedy the situation. Now in its third year, our list of '25 Women in Robotics You Need to Know About' is both a shoutout and a call to look at what all these women in robotics have achieved!


The Clavin sisters return to NYC with a show at Bowery Ballroom.
One of our photographers travels to the Lone Star state for SXSW 2013.
We spent last Tuesday with Ex Cops, Hunters and Gambles.
River to River gives us a great way to spend Friday night. No ticket required!
Trekking the astral plane and cosmos for pop nuggets.
On the beat with a debut EP.


The Southern Belles was a sell-out at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June.
Co-Artistic Director of the Festival, Ali McGregor, had appeared in an earlier version of the show programmed for Morning Melodies at the Victorian Arts Centre in 2011.
She thought the show could be re-worked as a cabaret production with the addition of a narrative, and it was performed there to great acclaim by Jane Clifton, Nichaud Fitzgibbon and Carla Lippis.
Clare Moore (drums) and Rosie Westbrook (bass) shared Musical Direction of the show for the Adelaide season as they do for the MEMO Music Hall performance – appearing with a seven-piece band including a high-powered brass section.
Nichaud Fitzgibbon and Jane Clifton, who were both in the original Victorian Arts Centre season, are joined by Rebecca Barnard for the MEMO Music Hall performance on 30 October.
Celebrating the sassy, red–blooded female musicians of the late 60s and early 70s, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Jane Clifton and Rebecca Barnard will perform the songs o fDusty Springfield, Loretta Lynne, Nancy Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Bobbie Gentry, Jeannie C Riley, Tanya Tucker and Linda Ronstadt.
Also featuring the dynamic duo of Clare Moore on drums and Rosie Westbrook on bass as part of a seven-piece band including a high-powered brass section. Southern Belles is about a time in our history when the message had started to resonate that women could take a hold of their lives and their stories were being told through some amazing music.


China's Ministry of Finance announced on Sunday that it would levy export taxes on wheat, corn, rice, soybeans and various processed grains in 2008. The move is aimed at limiting grain exports and to reign in surging domestic prices, which have driven up the inflation rate. The measures come just a week after China scrapped tax rebates for grain exports. Those rebates, together with high international grain prices and a bumper harvest, have boosted Chinese grain exports this year. But the benefits of incomes from exports are now outweighed by the threats of social unrest as a result of high domestic prices.
export taxes on 57 types of grain and grain products, with rates ranging from 5 to 25 percent The rates for wheat and wheat products are 20 percent and 25 percent, respectively. The rate for corn, rice and soybean is 5 percent, while that for processed corn, rice and soybean products is 10 percent.
quintupling the tax on arable land used for non-farm purposes, a measure taken on December 1; the tax system is playing a larger role in protecting the area of land under cultivation, which has shrunk to about 122.6 million hectares, only slightly above the baseline of 120 million ha that has been designated by the government as necessary to provide sufficient food. South-east coastal regions, which used to be major grain producers, have become major consumers as that region of the country has industrialized.
an end the no-fee policy for the construction of railways, airport runways and parking lots and a charge of 2 yuan per square meter on such projects.
water supply, which affects the harvest, has risen high on the agenda of Chinese leaders, especially with drought affecting more of the country. Last week, workers began tunneling beneath the Yellow River in eastern Shandong Province as part of the massive south-to-north water diversion project. The 7,870-meter tunnel was designed to annually divert 442 million cubic meters of water from the Yangtze River to the northern banks of the Yellow River. Upon completion, the northern areas, which produce one-third of the country's grain output and gross domestic product, with about 20 percent of the country's average per capita water resource, would benefit.
China's top legislature on Saturday adopted an amendment to raise the individual income tax threshold from 1,600 yuan (about 220 U.S. dollars) a month to 2,000 yuan, because lower income household are hit hardest by rising food prices.
also on Saturday, the Ministry of Finance announced that it would offer provisional meal subsidies totaling 50.76 million yuan to college students to help stabilize school canteen prices.
According to Cheng Guoqiang, a senior researcher with the Institute of Market Economy, a State Council think tank under the Development Research Center of China's cabinet the grain export taxes "will contribute to preventing the country from importing high international grain prices and will lower price expectations in the domestic market".
On the prospect of rising global demand, soybean prices have surged by about 75 percent since the beginning of the year. Wheat prices hit a record high in Chicago on strong global demand and shrunken output after bad weather hit the world's major producers such as Australia and Canada.
Buoyed by demand from the ethanol industry, prices of corn have also risen. By Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade, the price of corn for March delivery rose to 4.55 U.S. dollars a bushel from 4.43 dollars the previous week.
A week ago, the ministry said that it would scrap a 13 percent export tax rebate on 84 categories of grain and grain products, effective Dec. 20. Those rebates, together with high international grain prices, have boosted Chinese grain exports this year.
The nation exported 4.87 million tons of corn and 400,000 tons of soybeans in the first 11 months of 2007, up 85.3 percent and 23.8 percent, respectively, from the previous year. Exports of rice rose 5.8 percent to 1.13 million tons and exports of wheat soared 206.51 percent to 1.85 million tons.
Bumper grain crops this year, however, offer hope of slower price hikes in the world's most populous nation. Grain production, which has increased continuously since 2004, is expected to exceed500 million tons this year.
Analysts said discouraging grain exports would be a new option to limit domestic grain prices since the lengthy grain production cycle could not be changed.
Soaring food prices drove the consumer price index (CPI) to an 11-year high of 6.9 percent in November. The prices of food, which has a 33 percent weighting in the CPI, soared 18.2 percent last month.
The high inflation rate, well above the target of 3 percent set by the government for 2007, has become a major issue for the government, which is concerned about its impact on low- and medium-income households.
Image: Wheat farmers in Huaibei area, east China's Anhui Province, dry wheat after a bumper harvest. Credit: ChinaDaily.
Xinhua: China to slap export taxes on grains - December 30, 2007.


120th Mondial de l'Auto: classic cars strike back!
Le Mondial de l'Auto de Paris, Paris Motor Show, was once the rendez-vous of new cars, innovations and passion for the European automobile industry. We don't know how you perceive this show if you are not French. Here it's considered in France as the only automobile show. French pride. As if no other car show had ever existed… until the 2000s and internet.
Indeed, who still wants to crawl in front of a barrier to see, through 50 people raised arms, 3 centimeters of bodywork from the new Citroën concept car that will (obviously) never be produced… While now outdoor car events are multiplying and brands are presenting their novelties all year long.
Today shunned by more and more brands, it must be admitted the hall format is so old school and does not really make any more recipe. Only the most attractive survive at the expense of historical events like Paris one.
Anyway, Le Mondial celebrates its 120th anniversary this year, an opportunity to pay homage to the coolest cars that have been presented, admired and ordered under the Grand Palais or between the walls of la Porte de Versailles.
That's why 220 cars were presented to the public on the mythical Place de la Concorde. However they aren't the cars displayed for the show, those are vintage once and everybody was invited. A giant parade was then organized to pay tribute to the glorious past of the automobile in France. No offense to Madame Hidalgo, mayor of Paris who takes more and more motorphobia measure (if you don't follow the French news).
For you who may haven't been able to come and for the Mayor who missed an important cultural event, we selected the cars that should not be missed.
We selected the most beautiful and #FuntoDrive cars we admired at the Parade.
This selection is totally subjective.
Cars weren't enclosed and came to meet their public for once. What a pleasure to see tourists, family and friends around beautiful and well done cars. What a joy to admire these cars under a beautiful autumn sun, on a majestic Parisian square. That is an heritage of our industrial past and family memory that really matter.
It's now time for you to discover our "120th Mondial" story at the top of our Instagram profile.
Wow! Is it a real Bristol?
Et vous allez aller au vrai Mondial !?
On y était hier soir 😉 aujourd'hui en story Insta et sur le blog !
Pingback: Mondial de l'Auto soul? Where are you?
Cette Alfa me donne des frissons !
Vous pouvez me donner le numéro de cette petite beauté 👵🏻?
L'étoile filante est vraiment une magnifique auto!!


Algorithm::Merge provides three-way merge and diff functions, complementing the functionality offered by Algorithm::Diff (libalgorithm-diff-perl). Given three sets of items, known as the original, left and right, this module can take a three-way difference or merge them. Taking a difference provides an array reference that is very similar to the behaviour of Algorithm::Diff. One can also implement custom conflict resolution using the CONFLICT callback.


The cryptocurrency market has seen enormous volatility for a couple of years. This volatility is also its biggest asset. It makes people invest heavily often under the expectations that it is the currency of the future.
In the mid of 2017, the price of a Bitcoin was almost half of what it was a year ago, and in two months it reached an all-time peak in December 2017 after which it showed a steep decline. This volatility with large amounts and in short-periods makes it almost impossible to predict it's movement. We will try to explore the power of Machine Learning in predicting such a series of data.
Earlier forecasting techniques were mainly econometric models which had strong theoretical foundations viz. Holt-Winters, Vector Autoregression and ARIMA models. They did not use many variables and were not robust enough for complex datasets.
Traditional techniques fail to scale up in scenarios like the demand spike during promotions or offers, market entry of new products where no historical data is available, economic crashes which affect demand, etc. This is where Machine Learning algorithms can be helpful. These algorithms perform better with more data and increased complexity.
Machine learning paved the way for regression and tree-based models. With the use of various NLP techniques, it is now possible to extract meaningful data from massive datasets like newspapers and web data in order to account for as many features possible to get close to accurate forecasts. With the recent increased interest in the area of deep learning, surprisingly these models perform beyond expectations even on smaller datasets.
Recurrent neural networks have the tendency to learn long-term dependencies. This characteristic was exploited and various architectures involving Long-Short Term Memory Networks (LSTMs) have been proposed to achieve state-of-the-art results in the domain of time-series forecasting.
LSTMs are trained with backpropagation-in-time and hence they overcome the problem of vanishing gradients. Architectures involving combinations of both Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and LSTMs were published which kept beating previously achieved state-of-the-art results.
The dataset for historical prices of Bitcoin can be downloaded from here. It can be downloaded as a CSV file. The link contains data for prices from January 2012 to January 2018, counting to approximately 3,161,057 data points, each with an interval of one minute and having values of OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close), Volume in BTC and indicated currency, and weighted bitcoin price.
Also, CoinRanking.com provides an API for directly getting the Bitcoin historical data which is a better way out because it is always updated.
Before we start exploring and visualizing our data, it is necessary to clean the dataset available. Cleaning includes getting rid of the null values or irrelevant zero values.
Since bitcoin data is basically a time-series data, we first have to perform some data exploratory techniques before forecasting. That includes checking whether the time-series is stationary. This confirms that the series is influenced by factors like seasonality and trends. For that, we first perform a seasonal decomposition of the data to estimate its trend and seasonality. In the case of non-stationarity, we can perform techniques to stationarize the series. Then we check the auto-correlation which is the similarity between the observations as a function of the lags.
Once this is done we are set to forecasting. We first split the dataset into train and test sets. In the method which we will follow we are using the look-back window approach for modeling.
We will predict for 'n' number of time-steps based on 'm' time steps. In this case, we will choose n and m both to be one, i.e we'll predict for t by giving input for t-1. Most of the people in the open source community report of ARIMA not giving the best results. Hence we will use more recent approaches like the LSTM with the moving window method.
Thus, we'll reshape the dataset according to the design of our final architecture. Let's create a look_back function which will take the prices dataset and reshape it into (n+m)*(total data points – n – m) so that each column is the price for Xt-n, Xt-(n-1)…Xt-1, Yt, Yt+1… Yt+m; where X and Y are the input and ground truth matrices. Thus using the look_back function 'n' and 'm' become our tuning parameters of the model. We can vary them and can find the optimal one for our particular use case.
Then we will scale the dataset completely because we will be using LSTMs. StandardScaler or MinMaxScaler from sci-kit learn will do the job.
Now we will use a sequence-sequence type of LSTM architecture with multiple LSTMs layers. This way number of layers also becomes a hyperparameter. Our architecture contains 'n' number of input LSTM units and 'm' number of output LSTMs units.
We'll use Keras wrapper with TensorFlow backend for training. After splitting the dataset into train and test, we construct multiple LSTM layers stacked together with each cell having 256 units and densely connected output with one neuron. We'll use the Mean Squared Error (MSE) for the loss function. We'll train with the Adam Optimizer as it showed the best convergence.
After testing and tuning the parameters, we'll see that with one layer of LSTM the model isn't able to learn all the patterns properly, however with two layers it gives much better predictions. Also, we set n and m to be 1. After a sufficient number of iterations before the model starts to overfit we stop the training and the model can now be used to make predictions. Make sure to inverse the scaling after making the predictions to get them in real scale.
Meanwhile, Tensorflow was launched by Google and is widely used for performing high computations as required by Machine Learning. You can learn machine learning with TensorFlow by opting this practical guide.
It was observed that although the ARMA model failed to give good results, ARIMA gave better results. However, the LSTM model was able to give the best relative predictions since even the size of the dataset was quite large. Thus it can be seen that for time-series forecasting tasks like that of Bitcoin price predictions, LSTMs are still the best as far as performance is considered.
It is to be noted that the information in this article along with the algorithm mentioned is solely for educational or research purposes and is not to be taken as an investment strategy.
If you are fascinated by the concepts of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies then you can take Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Essential Online Tutorial for the better understanding.


Not only workers, but also food and newspaper vendors joined the nationwide strike at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.
It was the first day of the strike called by the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, to press for minimum wage above the present N18,000.
The Labour unions are demanding the minimum wage be set at N65,000.
Here are the tell-tale signs of the impact of the strike on Day One.


David J. Williams is an Anglo-American science-fiction author and video-game writer. He is the author of The Autumn Rain trilogy from Bantam Spectra. His debut novel, The Mirrored Heavens, was described as "Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling" by Stephen Baxter and a "21st century Neuromancer" by Jack Campbell.


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Bronze capsules contain a combination of carotenoids and are intended for anyone who wants to take the "glare" off pale skin safely, with or without sun exposure. As the name suggests, it has a gentle bronzing effect on the skin. It is also a useful supplementary source of beta-carotene, other carotenoids, Lutein and vitamin E.
For those individuals who have vitiligo, and who happen to have a naturally fair skin, taking Bronze on a regular basis can lessen the contrast between the white patches and surrounding skin. In addition to this purely cosmetic benefit, the beta carotene content may prove helpful in stimulating melanin production. Another possible benefit is that carotenoids are also powerful antioxidants and, as such, are likely to help in reducing the abnormally high levels of free radicals found in vitiliginous skin.
Carotenoids are the red/orange/yellow pigments found in many fruits and vegetables (e.g. carrots) and are also present in every layer of human skin, determining how much yellow a person's skin tone has. Both science and anecdotal evidence agree that consuming quantities of carotenoids "stains" human skin a bronze colour. (If you simply eat a huge number of carrots you will probably turn more orange than this.) In addition to this effect, the carotenes we eat are converted into vitamin A which, in turn, stimulates the production of melanin.
Whilst I attribute my repigmentation mainly to Boost and Five a Day+V, I also took Bronze capsules (and still do) and found them helpful in lessening the contrast between my white patches and the normal skin. I did not consider that they might have played a part in my actual recovery until much later, after reading extensively on the subject. I now believe that they probably did contribute to creating the right conditions for my body to start producing pigment again.
Take 4-6 capsules daily for 2 weeks, after which you can reduce to a maintenance dose of 2-3 capsules daily.
If you are taking any prescribed medication, suffer from any medical conditions, are pregnant or breast feeding always consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking supplements. Keep out of sight and reach of children. Do not exceed stated dose. Food supplements must not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet. Store in a cool, dry place. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.


While not technically part of your home, your email inbox is just one more thing that most of us have to deal with (or should be dealing with) on a daily basis. I got an email from Google apps (which runs our company email) yesterday and learned that I have the dubious honor of being the person that receives the most email in our company. Yes, more than my mother, who also receives most of her personal email through that email address and generally has 4000+ unread email messages at any given time. (It's because of her that I learned that the iPhone will display 5+ numbers of unread messages – she was over 10,000 unread at one point. Yikes!) All that to say, I know a little something of which I speak. Of course, my person email account isn't generally quite as clean.
If you're starting with a ton of emails, start by deleting messages from people you don't know, newsletters that you'll never read (or that are older than a month), messages from people that are just junk or hoaxes, and messages from benevolent Nigerians or others who claim to have money for you.
Next, either sort by sender or search from a sender that you have a lot of email messages from. Start deleting the ones you don't need: issues you don't care about, outdated emails that are still left after your first pass.
If you're using gmail, archive the emails that you think you might need some day. You have a lot of storage available and can always search for them later. The idea is to get them out of your inbox so you can pay attention to what is important as it comes in.
Worst case scenario? Do what I do periodically for my mom's inbox. Declare email bankruptcy. Select anything that is older than a week and archive it. I don't even bother to look through it. If you need it, you can always search for it.


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Шумышка — река в России, протекает по Татарстану. Устье реки находится в 83 км по левому берегу реки Степной Зай. Длина реки составляет 20 км, площадь водосборного бассейна 108 км². Приток — Чубуклинка.

Данные водного реестра
По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Камскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Кама, от Нижнекамского гидроузла и до устья, без реки Вятка, речной подбассейн реки — бассейны притоков Камы до впадения Белой. Речной бассейн реки — Кама.

Примечания

Притоки Степного Зая
Реки Заинского района

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Zearalenone is a toxin produced by soil fungi which behaves like an endocrine disruptor in humans. This means that this fungus can possibly lead to hormonal imbalances, birth defects and other developmental disorders. Various studies have also indicated signs of early puberty in girls on exposure to high intake of this toxin.
The findings of this research published in the 'Journal of Food Science' present a quantitative assessment of zearalenone contamination in cereals based on their daily consumption values. The experiment was carried on 117 unbranded samples of corn, wheat, rice and oats in Uttar Pradesh. After analysing the average cereal consumed, the daily intake of zearalenone in rice was found to be 17 times higher than the prescribed limit by the European Food Safety Authority Standards (EFSA). In case of wheat samples, the daily intake of zearalenone was seven times higher than EFSA limits.
In India, regulatory mechanisms are in place to control the contamination of fungal toxins which have previously lead to disease outbreaks in humans and animals, including aflatoxins which affects nuts, deoxynivalenol and ergot, which infests cereal grains. Last year, 56 cows were found dead after grazing on post harvest cuttings of maize, which was later found to be contaminated by aflatoxins in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
Being a tropical country, the warm and humid climate of India inherently provides favourable conditions for mould infection to develop in food crops. Hot weather also compliments the nature of zearalenone, which can endure very high temperatures. Zearalenone starts to accumulate as storage protein in the cereal grains during the storing, milling and other high temperature processing.
The important fact to note about zearalenone is that the spores of this fungus are permeating, which makes all cereal grain vulnerable to invasion and infestation. Geographical factors and environmental conditions such as erratic rain and high moisture makes fungal infection thrive in standing crops as well as stored food grains in warehouses, after harvest. "In the absence of any regulatory limits, the Indian population is at a greater risk of zearalenone exposure by consuming highly contaminated cereals," says Mukul Das, a senior toxicologist who designed the study. When asked about the presence of zearalenone in food grain, consumers in local market of Delhi said that they were now 'simply apprehensive about the food they are consuming'.
While the research was conducted on cereal samples in Uttar Pradesh, the presence of this toxic fungus has indicated a potential risk for the Indian population. However, there is a need of further examination and quantitative analysis at the national level.
Considering the fact that about 80 per cent of the Indian population consumes wheat and rice as their staple food, the exposure risk assessment of zearalenone serves as an important revelation for ensuring food safety. This also calls for immediate regulatory framework by the FSSAI to prescribe limits for zearalenone.


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Q: the ListView in ListActivity will not display any data I have a MainActivity which contains a searchView int he action bar. The text in the searchView query is passed into an intent, this intent then starts my SearchableActivity. In SearchableActivity I receive the intent with the query string as well.
Now I have some mock data in my fetchResult method, I then bind this data to the ListView so it can be displayed in the ListView.
Obviously I want this mock data to be displayed in the ListView but instead I get a blank screen with "No data" displayed.
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
    MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);

    SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
    SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
    if(null != searchView) {
        searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
        searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
    }

    SearchView.OnQueryTextListener queryTextListener = new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
        public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
            return true;
        }

        public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, SearchableActivity.class);
            intent.putExtra(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH, query);
            startActivity(intent);
            return true;
        }
    };

    if (searchView != null) {
        searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(queryTextListener);
    }

    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

SearchableActivity.java
private List<String> arrayList;
private ArrayAdapter<String> mArrayAdapter;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_searchable);

    Intent intent = getIntent();
    if(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
        String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
        setListAdapter(fetchResults(query));
    }
}

private ArrayAdapter<String> fetchResults(String query) {

    String [] data = {"String", "String", "String", "String", "String", "String", "String",
            "String"};

    arrayList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(data));

    mArrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this, R.layout.list_item_artist,
            R.id.list_item_artist_textview, arrayList);

    return mArrayAdapter;
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_searchable, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

activity_searchable.xml
<LinearLayout>

<ListView
    android:id="@android:id/list"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:drawSelectorOnTop="false">

</ListView>

<TextView
    android:id="@android:id/empty"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:text="No data"/>

</LinearLayout>

AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.android.spotifystreamer" >

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
    <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name=".SearchableActivity">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
        </intent-filter>
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.app.searchable"
            android:resource="@xml/searchable" />
    </activity>
</application>

</manifest>

A: I can`t see the part where you add the adapter to the listview.

listview.setAdapter(fetchResults(query));

A: In your SearchableActivity.java, you are comparing Intent Action. But in MainActivity.java, you have put Intent Extra Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.
Try using -
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH); // OR
intent.setAction(query); // if "query" is the string variable that represents intent action.

instead of -
intent.putExtra(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH, query);

I hope this will help you.

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El Estilo Tipográfico Internacional, también conocido como International Typographic Style, Escuela suiza o Swiss Style, es un estilo de diseño gráfico, desarrollado en Suiza en la década de 1950, y que tuvo una gran fuerza y repercusión durante más de dos décadas, llegando incluso a tener gran influencia en la actualidad.

Características
Enfatiza la limpieza, la legibilidad y la objetividad. Los sellos distintivos del estilo son los diseños asimétricos, el uso de una cuadrícula , tipos de letra sans-serif y alineados a la izquierda, texto derecho irregular. El estilo también se asocia con una preferencia por la fotografía en lugar de ilustraciones o dibujos. Muchos de los primeros trabajos de Estilo tipográfico internacional presentaban la tipografía como un elemento de diseño principal además de su uso en el texto, y es por esto que se nombra el estilo.

Historia
Sus inicios se remontan al De Stijil, la Bauhaus y las tipografías de los años 20 y 30. Los diseñadores suizos Josh Krlos, Théo Ballmer y Max Bill, estudiantes de la Bauhaus, crearon el nexo de unión entre el inicio del constructivismo en el diseño gráfico y la Escuela Suiza. Se inició en Suiza y Alemania y ejerció una gran influencia en el diseño de las décadas de los sesenta y setenta que se realizaba en los Estados Unidos, hecho que impulsó el movimiento por todo el mundo.

La eficiencia del movimiento se dejó notar sobre todo en países como Canadá y Suiza, en los que se necesitaban comunicar mensajes bilingües o trilingües, ya que permitía a los diseñadores presentar la información de manera coherente y unificada.

El gran responsable de las características de este movimiento fue Ernst Keller, diseñador que creía que la solución a los problemas de diseño se debían encontrar a través del contenido.

Véase también
 International style (architecture)
 Helvética
 Max Bill
 Armin Hofmann
 Richard Paul Lohse
 Josef Müller-Brockmann
 Paul Rand
 Emil Ruder
 Jan Tschichold

Referencias
 Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
 Hollis, Richard. Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an International Style, 1920-1965. Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-10676-9.
 Müller-Brockmann, Josef. Grid Systems in Graphic Design. Niggli: 1996. ISBN 3-7212-0145-0.
 Ruder, Emil. Typography. Hastings House: 191981. ISBN 0-8038-7223-2.

Enlaces externos
 internationalposter.com - International Typographic Style

Movimientos artísticos
Tipografía
Diseño gráfico de Suiza


You dont have to go miles out to see to geta big one, the ferry in the background is just coming into the harbour!
A nice Amberjack caught trolling close to the coast.
a 'Brace' of Dorado's, one of my favourite eating fish of all, and cracking sport.
Another Dorado, having a lay down!
A good sized Wahoo fish being held up at the back of the boat just outside Los Cristianos, Tenerife.
They are one of the most colourfull fish to come out of the ocean, as you can see.
These Dorado are one of the most athletic fish you can hook into, the jumps are spectacular and the fun can be non stop when you get into a shoal of them.
Nice Wahoo caught by a charter boat skipper from the UK.
'Amberjack', or 'Medregal' as it is known here, just getting ready for the filleting knife while the Mrs peels the potatoes.
we have to use steel wire traces when fishing for these Wahoo as the teeth are as sharp as a razor.
It's an older pic of me with a Male 'Bull' Dorado but one of my favourites as you can really appreciate the colouring which fades quickly after being caught.
Jack with a nice fat pair of Wahoo caught trolling s mixture of Rapala lures mixed in with some special heavy lead headed lures that swim a little bit deeper.
Another regular customer Nigel got this fine Dolphin Fish on light tackle just outside the fish farm, nearly 30 mins. fighting.
And another dinner, lucky for us he likes his fish!
He cant get enough of them!
Somebody else witha Dorado for a change!
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Q: unit testing for downloading a file First of all i'm using codeigniter as my PHP Framework. Sorry for asking this, i'm trying to grasp the idea of unit testing. They said that its a good practice to do unit testing before developing your site functionality. So here I am eager to learn this:
My method:
function download()
{
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Then I created a test controller with a testDownload method:
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F[CIUnit] PHP Error: Warning - file_get_contents(resources/temp/file.doc): failed to open stream: No such file or directory File Path: controllers/contract.php (line: 22)

Time: 4 seconds, Memory: 7.50Mb

There was 1 failure:

1) ContractTest::testDownload
Failed asserting that 0 is false.

I just want to test whether it has the correct path. or maybe do I really need a test script for downloading a file? Sorry, im just confused.

A: Reason for "No such file or directory" :
When you are testing using PHPUnit, the current working directory will be relative to the directory where you are running the phpunit. But in the code, you would have writtern relative to your webserver directory.
Btw, unit test should test the code you have written. Testing the external resource in unit testing does not seem to be good idea.

A: Probably because 0 is only a falsy value but not literally false, and assertFalse is using ===. Use assertEquals or something to check against 0 instead.


Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disorder of the heart muscle, predominantly impacting your heart's major pumping chamber (left ventricle).
Dilated cardiomyopathy doesn't necessarily cause symptoms, but also for many individuals the disorder is life threatening. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a typical source of heart failure, the inability of the heart to provide the body's organs and tissue with enough blood.
Dilated cardiomyopathy may impact folks of most ages, including kids and babies. Treatments could be readily available for the inherent reason behind dilated cardiomyopathy, or to decrease symptoms and enhance blood circulation.
Do You Know the Observable symptoms of DCM?
Lots of people with dilated cardiomyopathy have no symptoms or only mild symptoms, and live an ordinary life. Others develop symptoms, which might advance and worsen as heart function worsens.
Swelling of the low extremities.
Fainting (caused by conditions like irregular heart rhythms, unusual reactions of the arteries during exercise, or no cause could be found).
Palpitations (fluttering in the chest as a result of abnormal heart rhythms).
If your blood clot breaks off, it could lodge within an artery and interrupt blood circulation to the mind, causing stroke. A clot may also obstruct blood circulation to the organs in the abdomen or legs.
Dilated cardiomyopathy happens when your heart's major pumping chamber (the left ventricle) doesn't pump as efficiently as a healthier heart. Dilating induces the heart muscle to weaken, and over time, heart failure can be caused by the condition.
Frequently, the reason for dilated cardiomyopathy can't be discovered. Such instances are called idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
There are quite a lot of conditions that will bring about the left ventricle to weaken and dilate. One example is damage occurring during a heart attack. Strictly speaking, this isn't cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy is an issue impacting the heart muscle. Damage occurring after having a difficulty like a heart attack is regarded as a secondary cause. However, lots of people utilize the definition of cardiomyopathy to spell out secondary causes of heart muscle weakness.
Genetics. A host of genes are linked to dilated cardiomyopathy.
Birth defects. Specific heart defects which exist at birth (congenital) may cause dilated cardiomyopathy.
Illnesses. A variety of kinds of diseases, including those caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, may cause dilated cardiomyopathy.
Substance and alcohol misuse. Dilated cardiomyopathy may result from long term usage of alcohol or prohibited drugs, including cocaine.
Specific cancer drugs. Some drugs that are found in chemotherapy can cause dilated cardiomyopathy.
Vulnerability to toxins. This illness may also be brought on by exposure to some poisonous compounds and metals, for example mercury, lead and cobalt.
Treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy is fundamentally exactly like treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF). Symptoms are treated by some therapeutic interventions, whereas others treat variables which influence survival.
Anticoagulants might be used in selected patients.


H.E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche (sometimes written Garwang Rinpoche) teaches Tibetan Buddhist meditation and philosophy worldwide. Rinpoche was born a prince of the Sikkimese Royal Court and was recognized by H.H. 16th Gyalwa Karmapa as the 12th incarnation of the Gharwang Tulkus.


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And now we're all done. Here is the last episode of Season 1 of Kingdom, episode 38.
Season 1 ends at the end of volume 16. Then there are some filler scenes where Xin talks to Zheng and Diao.
Season 2 starts in June. So we're planning on doing that. We're gonna make a few corrections to earlier episodes and make a batch torrent for all of season 1 (Fixing a few minor inconsistencies, mostly).
In the meantime until the 2nd season comes out, I'm gonna translate the entire manga and scanlate it with Vendetta Scans. So go check them out if you wanna see that.
Okay, here are those batch torrents. There are a few changes for consistency and such on a handful of episodes. All of it's really minor though. All "diva" was fixed to "deva", things like that. Also stuff like those episodes where the ED wasn't styled and such were fixed.:
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Okay, all done. This got delayed because we had trouble getting the .ts for the raw.
By the way, there were a few mistakes we've made or changes we made out of correctness that we've done over the course of the show that we'll be fixing in a batch torrent of the whole series when it ends next week. Season 2 starts in June so we'll be working on that. The 1st season's gonna end at the end of volume 16. Maybe with a few scenes from volume 17.
Also, this episode is fucking awesome. Everyone go watch it.
And as mentioned before, Toriko's not airing next week. The next episode airs on 3/3.
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There'll probably be some delay in Kingdom 37 because we're having trouble getting a good raw.
And as people have also pointed out, the next episode of Toriko doesn't air until the week after next (March 3rd) in Japan.
K, this is all done. I had to make up a new style for "flashbacks within flashbacks" for this one.
We're uh… like somewhere in the middle of volume 16. Like I said, the series is setting up to end at the end of volume 16 or maybe the very beginning of volume 17. We've got 2 episodes left after this one. Enjoy.
OOooOOOOok, this is done. We had a few problems this week, but we're all done. Anyhow, this ends ad the end of volume 15. Based on the fact that there are 3 episodes left, season 1 of the anime will probably end at the end of volume 16.
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Houston, January 18, 2019—Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) today reported results for full-year 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2018.
*These are non-GAAP financial measures. See section below titled "Charges & Credits" for details.
In Canada, OneStim deployed BroadBand Precision integrated completion service through coiled tubing, resulting in up to 160 fracturing stages count per well in the Cardium Formation in Alberta. BroadBand Precision service reduced the transition time between fracturing stages to as low as four minutes. In addition, the optimized sleeve size enabled higher efficiency during installation, resulting in rig time savings of up to 16 hours per well.
10)	What are Schlumberger Production Management (SPM) projects and how does Schlumberger recognize revenue from these projects?
11)	How are Schlumberger products and services that are invested in SPM projects accounted for?
Revenue and the related costs are recorded within the respective Schlumberger segment for services and products that each segment provides to Schlumberger's SPM projects. This revenue (which is based on arms-length pricing) and the related profit is then eliminated through an intercompany adjustment that is included within the "Eliminations & other" line. (Note that the "Eliminations & other" line includes other items in addition to the SPM eliminations.) The direct cost associated with providing Schlumberger services or products to SPM projects is then capitalized on the balance sheet.
12)	What was the unamortized balance of Schlumberger's investment in SPM projects at December 31, 2018 and how did it change in terms of investment and amortization when compared to September 30, 2018?
13)	What was the amount of WesternGeco multiclient sales in the fourth quarter of 2018?
14)	What was the WesternGeco backlog at the end of the fourth quarter of 2018?
WesternGeco backlog, which is based on signed contracts with customers, was $343 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2018. It was $322 million at the end of the third quarter of 2018.
15)	What were the orders and backlog for the Cameron's OneSubsea and Drilling Systems businesses?


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Christmas has always been tied to toys. The images of the elaborate layouts of FAO Schwartz of Ralphie from A Christmas Story staring in at the Red Rider BB Gun display are indelibly etched into the Holiday season. So, without further ado, here are some of the biggest publicly traded toy companies in the country.
Mattel, Inc. (MAT)
With a market cap of almost $9.5 billion, Mattel is the biggest pure-play toy company in the world. It's not surprise given the formidable brand portfolio that Mattel brings to the table, producing toys in a variety of lines including Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl, and Fisher Price. The company was founded in 1945 by Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot and Ruth Handler. The name was a combination of "Matt" and "Elliot." Now, Mattel has managed to defy weak markets by posting an over 10 percent gain in its share value year-to-date.
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Hasbro, Inc. (HAS)
Hasbro was founded by brothers Henry and Helal Hassenfeld in 1923 (Hassenfeld, brothers, another oh-so-clever name). However, at the time, it was a textile remnant company operating out of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. The company expanded into pencil cases and school supplies over the next 20 years, but it didn't start producing its first toys, doctor and nurse kits, until the 1940s. The company scored a huge hit with Mr. Potato Head in 1952 and was well on its way to becoming one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world. Now, Hasbro has a market cap of over $4 billion and a product line that includes brands like Transformers, Littlest Pet Shop, Nerf, Playskool, My Little Pony, G.I. Joe, Magic: The Gathering and Monopoly. Since 1984, Hasbro has also wholly owned Milton Bradley, making it one of the largest makers of board games in the world.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK)
Jakks Pacific is a much smaller toy company, but it has its fingers in a great many pies, including operations in action figures, electronics, dolls, dress-up, role play, Halloween costumes, kids furniture, vehicles, plush, art activity kits, seasonal products, infant/preschool, construction toys, and pet toys through various brands. The company is also a licensee of many product lines, including Disney, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon, Pokémon, Star Wars, Hello Kitty, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Graco, and Cabbage Patch Kids. Founded in 1995, Jakks is relative newcomer to the toy game. The company took a big hit on Monday when it slashed its 2011 sales and profit forecasts, plummeting nearly 20 percent in a single day. The company is now down over 22 percent on the year.
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Da Camera mixes Mozart and Miles Davis at 'Birth of the Cool' gala
Clifford Pugh
Mar 28, 2017 | 4:48 pm
When Jacquelyn and Collin Cox moved to Houston 11 years ago from Washington, D.C., Jacquelyn recalls that she googled "jazz" and "Houston," and Da Camera popped up. "I breathed a sigh of relief," she said.
As the event chairs for the 2017 Da Camera Gala at The Astorian, the couple paid tribute to the organization's jazz roots by noting the 60th anniversary of the classic Miles DavisBirth of the Cool album, along with Da Camera's strong commitment to classical music.
As part of the evening's entertainment, Ingrid Hunter and Wesley Ducote performed Mozart's Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major while Callie Denbigh sang the classic Miles Davis jazz song, "Darn That Dream," accompanied by David Connor and Ben Morris. They are all members or alums of the Da Camera Young Artist Program.
"We're a very unusual organization," Da Camera artistic and general director Sarah Rothenberg said, noting the group's milestone 30th anniversary this year. "We're actually one of the first series in the country to bring together chamber music and jazz with such serious commitment to both of those art forms."
Before dinner, guests sipped ginger blossom cocktails and bid on silent auction items, including a private wine tasting with master sommelier David Keck, a painting by Tierney Malone (who also did double duty as DJ for the evening), a private home recital by Rothenberg, and a backstage dinner during a Da Camera jazz concert. A curated "wine pull," in which guests paid to select a cork among those dangling from a tree and were rewarded with a surprise bottle of fine wine, proved to be a popular fundraiser.
Guests dined on spring salad, persillade encrusted halibut with cauliflower and celery root puree, and red velvet cake, prepared and catered by A Fare Extraordinare, and then later worked off the calories on the dance floor to a special DJ set of classic jazz records from Malone, with the downtown Houston skyline in the distance.
Seen in the crowd were Chinhui and Eddie Allen, Debbie and Kent Chenevert, Mimi and Robert Del Grande, Beatrice and Gregory Graham, Elaine and Marvy Finger, Heidi and David Gerger, Claudia and David Hatcher; Da Camera board president Paul Landen and his wife Carolyn, Karen and David Jewell,Adriana and Michael Mann,Laura Devitt and Steve Massad, Luc Messier, Kathryn McNiel,Frances and Walter Pagel, Krystal and Garrett Thompson, Nancy and Steve Thorington, Courtney and Bill Toomey, and Gary Tinterow and Christopher Gardner.
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