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Oh Coco
Conan O'Brien came out of nowhere in the 1990s and rocked my late night world. I was never a huge fan of David Letterman back then (too snarky) or Johnny Carson (too old), though I loved Arsenio Hall, for the great musical guests and generally modern feel of his talk show. But it was Conan who really showed me how comedy could work in a late night talk show context. The wacky cast of characters, combined with O'Brien's zesty silliness and embrace of surrealism immediately hit a nerve, and it never really left -even when he homogenized his sweet-sour-salty humour upon moving to Los Angeles to host The Tonight Show.
Conan is funny, but he's also shrewd, and I suspect he knew that his loopy cast of late-night characters probably wouldn't gel with viewers in that time slot, people who were more accustomed to Jay Leno's gentle (some might say dull) comedy. But he was (and, I think, remains) keenly aware of the power of fun: his farewell speech on lastnight's final Coco-hosted Tonight Show episode proves it. "I hate cynicism," he said, and continued:
For the record, it's my least favorite quality. It doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen…This massive outpouring of support and passion, from so many people, has been overwhelming for me. The rallies, the signs, all this goofy outrageous creativity on the internet …you made a sad situation joyous and inspirational.
No kidding. Nothing kills the fun, the zany, and the childlike instincts faster than narrowed-eyes, tight-lipped "I don't think so"-ism. Good for Conan for not giving in and for knowing his funnybone is more important to protect than his ego.
Still, I'm naturally saddened by the entire Tonight Show/NBC debacle. I've followed Conan's career for years and it's truly horribly sad to see an original voice in comedy be so shut out, in such a brutal, mean-spirited way. But, in a larger sense, I think this might all work out for the best. The Masturbating Bear, Pimpbot 5000, Heavy Metal Inappropriate Guy, the hilariously tacky "If They Mated" and the zany famous mouths have run their respective comedic courses, and Conan's new-found freedom is a golden opportunity to dream up 21st century counterparts.
Creative, strange, surreal… and funny, Conan and Co. have a unique humour that isn't to everyone tastes. But it is important to have in the late-night landscape, as an equal, alongside everyone else. Go Coco. I can't wait to see what you do next. Just make sure it's appropriate to your gifts… otherwise, I'm sicking Triumph on you.
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The way in which Conan has been treated by NBC is an absolute travesty but at least he walks away with $40 million, a great severance for his staff, and his TALENT with the ability to go on and do more great things with it, whereas Leno, doesn't have any talent, nor does he have any compassion for his fellow man, so where is he going to end up?
You really have to consider Craig Ferguson though when it comes to late night talk show genius! 🙂


Summertime cheered off to a great start with Emerald Hare's Rosé Soirée hosted at new Atlanta hot-spot Lingering Shade on the Atlanta BeltLine. 100% of ticket sales and 50% of bar sales from the event went to the local Georgia Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Emerald Hare owners Michelle and Scott Carey are both cancer survivors and have a passion for giving back through their business. Emerald Hare Winery is based in Napa Valley, Calistoga, California, and Michelle is a Georgia native. In addition, the Emerald Hare label was painted by famous Georgia artist Steve Penley. You can find their wines at local Atlanta restaurants and retailers.


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Tomorrow I'm going to visit Italy for a little friend holiday for a week so I decided that I wanted to share the beauty products that are travelling with me on this trip!
For the past few days, I've been having an ok skin so I'm not bringing any foundation with me. I want to feel as much"natural" as possible during this trip so carrying a lot of products seems pointless.
I don't want to carry with me a lot of products so these are my essentials!
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Home Entertainment Radiation Hot Spots Found At Japan's 2020 Olympic Events
High levels of radiation have been detected near Japan's J-Village, a sports facility and the starting point of the upcoming Olympic torch relay, according to Greenpeace.
Radiation levels as high as 71 microsieverts per hour were found on the surface near J-Village in northeastern Japan, according to a Greenpeace press release issued Wednesday. This level of radiation is hundreds of times greater than what's stipulated in Japan's decontamination guidelines, prompting Greenpeace Japan to demand that the Japanese government conduct regular radiation monitoring and decontamination of regions affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan's environment ministry said the area was generally safe but it was in talks with local communities to survey the region before the 2020 Games, which open on 24 July.
The Japanese government is eager to use the Olympics to showcase Fukushima's recovery from the disaster and intends to use J-Village as the starting point for the Japan leg of the torch relay, which begins in March.
Readings at ground level were as high as 71 microsieverts, which is 308.7 times more than the nationally accepted 0.23 microsieverts per hour—the standard for decontamination—and 1,775 times the level prior to the Fukushima disaster, according to Greenpeace.
Sieverts describe the amount of ionizing radiation that can be absorbed by human tissue. Natural radiation exposure amounts to between 2,000 to 3,000 microsieverts each year, so people hanging out near these hot spots would exceed their annual dose in around two to three days, according to Reuters. While upsetting, it's not excessively dangerous or life-threatening. It's not until people are exposed to levels between 1,000 to 3,500 millisieverts (1 millisievert is 1,000 microsieverts) that radiation sickness and life-threatening symptoms set in. By comparison, a single chest x-ray yields about 100 microsieverts (0.1 millisieverts) of radiation exposure.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operates the Fukushima plant, said it cleaned the spots on Tuesday after the environment ministry told the firm about them.
The discovery of these hot spots represents an uncomfortable truth for the Japanese government. The consequences of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown will persist for many decades to come.
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South Otago High School teacher Christine Elder was first wowed by green walls when she saw a high rise building in Sydney with a green wall a few years ago and thought the green wall concept would be a good study focus for her students.
And then Natural Habitats was commissioned to install a 29 sq m green wall for the Clutha district council in Balclutha – the home town for the school. With its diverse range of native species, the green wall became an ideal teaching tool for Christine's Year 7 and 8 students as part of their technology curriculum.
To help with the student's study, our Business Development Manager, Kim Johnstone, sent the school general information and technical material on our green walls including some international studies on the positive effect of green walls in living and working spaces.
Each green wall and its environment is different and finding plant species that would thrive in the Balclutha green wall was a big challenge for our green wall expert, Sam Dixon.
Mounted on a steel frame constructed by Fulton Hogan, the green wall is made up of 29, 1×2 metre panels. While it took some six months for the chosen species to grow in the green wall media – the install only took two days to turn a concrete wall into a living, green wall.


Robinson partnered with The Charles Lafitte Foundation at our inaugural event in 2003 and has continued to support our causes ever since. Robinson is Of Counsel to Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, a national law firm, where he specializes in corporate law, media, entertainment and internet law. He is a former Director of Merchants New York Bancorp, Inc. and The Merchants Bank of New York.
Robinson's practice concentrates on corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions. He has also served as underwriter's counsel in public offerings and participated in private placements and a variety of joint ventures. Robinson serves on the Board of Directors of Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank.
Katten Muchin Rosenman is a full-service law firm with more than 600 attorneys in locations across the United States and an affiliate in London. While Katten offers an extensive range of legal services across numerous industries, their core areas of practice are corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property and trusts and estates. Among their clients are a wide range of public and private companies, including a third of the Fortune 100, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals.
Robinson and Katten serve the community with the same unwavering dedication, commitment to hard work and legal excellence that they bring to all matters handled by the firm. Through Katten's pro bono program, attorneys and other legal professionals give their time, resources and talent to serve individuals and organizations in need, to engage in important national litigation, and to partner with local legal service providers to ensure access to the justice system. Katten is invested in making a positive impact on our communities through sponsorship of local community service programs and the charitable activities of attorneys and staff.
The Charles Lafitte Foundation is pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with Robinson Markel and Katten Muchin Rosenman and applauds their dedication to bettering the lives of others.


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Ever After is a de-mystified version of Cinderella, with no fairy godmothers or magic spells. It is the story of a woman named Danielle, who loses her father at a young age. She is raised by a critical and abusive stepmother, who is grooming her own daughter, Marguerite, to become queen. Danielle's limited prospects change when she disguises herself as a courtier to save a family servant from slavery, and catches the attention of Prince Henry, the heir to the throne of France.
Danielle De Barbarac plays the usual role of a servant to her vain and abusive step-family, but there is an undeniable strength to her character. She works tirelessly to keep her father's estate in order and to take care of the few family servants that remain employed at the manor. She does not take orders because she is weak or submissive, but out of simple care and necessity. She is also a self-educated woman, with a passion for knowledge and social justice. And though there are few opportunities for her to put this passion to use, she takes advantage of every opportunity to enlighten Prince Henry, and to pursue her dreams through him.
Ever After doesn't attempt to feed us the traditional story of a beautiful young girl terrorized by two "ugly" stepsisters. Instead, Danielle's stepsister, Marguerite, is both cruel and strikingly beautiful. As a result, we are given a more complicated story in which Prince Henry must chose Danielle, not because she is the most beautiful, but because her personality moves something in him. He must reject Marguerite not because she is hideous, but because she is vapid and entitled.
In addition, Danielle's other stepsister, Jacqueline, is average in features, but turns out to be caring and thoughtful - reversing the popular framework in which "ugly" is hateful and "beautiful" is kind. The film also contains warm portrayals of the servant women in Danielle's manor, and elegant portrayals of older women such as the Baroness de Ghent and Queen Marie. The overall result is compelling and powerful.
Although the plotline of Ever After is focused on the love story between Danielle and Prince Henry, the film includes a number of scenes that paint Danielle as a hero and a leader. In one of Danielle's very first scenes, she is able to prevent Prince Henry from stealing a horse by assaulting him with an apron full of apples. She then takes the gold that he offers her and devises a plan to buy back one of the family servants, Maurice, whom the Baroness has sold into slavery. Danielle is given numerous additional opportunities to prove herself, through the speeches she makes to Henry and by saving him from the gypsies. But by far her finest moment is when she confronts the Baroness de Ghent, who's finally learned that Danielle has been impersonating a courtier and captured the heart of the prince. Despite the fact that she has been whipped for her earlier rebelliousness, Danielle can no longer contain her disdain for the behavior of her wicked family. She brazenly challenges the Baroness to answer for the missing candlesticks and draperies, and calls out Marguerite for her shameless games to win the Prince's heart. While her outburst doesn't slay dragons or break spells, there is something unquestionably brave in standing on principal and challenging the power structure, regardless of the end result.
Prince Henry is an admittedly arrogant and listless character for most of the film, with only a few redeeming moments. He's drawn to Danielle because she has a passion that is unfamiliar and intriguing to him, yet he mocks her ideals and has little regard for those beneath him. We're led to believe that Danielle inspires a change in him, however, it's questionable how much Henry truly changes. In one moment he's waking up his father to declare that he wants to build a public university and invite the gypsies to the ball - in the next, he's casting Danielle aside because he learns that she's a servant and not a noblewoman. Henry eventually does humble himself for her, but it's clear that Danielle falls for him before this change occurs.
It's unfortunate that more wasn't made of Danielle's friend, Gustave, who certainly shares some of her passion and ideals. Ever After, like so many romances, encourages women to disregard their less attractive male friends in the hopes of transforming someone selfish and attractive into someone they can love. It always seems to work out on the screen, but less so in real life.
Danielle's character is somewhat contradictory in the first half of the film. She is strong-willed and outspoken with Prince Henry, and yet she is reduced to nodding along and tolerating the injustices in her own home. We do see a gradual transformation however, as the film progresses. She eventually challenges her stepmother and stepsisters after a long night with Henry and the Gypsies, by refusing to leave her bed and make them breakfast. This simple act of resistance leads to a series of conflicts that ends with Jacqueline tending to the lashes on Danielle's back. This episode of violence not only helps to explain Danielle's subservient behavior at home, but eventually leads Danielle to confront her stepmother on a more sensitive and personal matter. For a brief moment, she drops her unyielding strength and asks the Baroness if there was ever a time when she might have loved her. Although it might have been understood that Danielle was secretly hoping for love from this cruel women, it's powerful to hear her ask for it. To recognize that Danielle has the same vulnerabilities as the rest of us. That sometimes even the strongest women want the wrong people to love them.
Cinderella stories are problematic because they are frequently set in a time and place where women have few prospects in life. Marriage is typically the only path out of poverty. As a result, Cinderella re-tellings often create worlds in which women battle each other for the opportunity to marry a handsome prince, but never address the underlying reason for all the stress. Even Ever After, which boasts a remarkably empowered servant girl as its heroine, never once mentions the social structures that force Danielle to bow to her stepmother's cruelty. She quotes Sir Thomas Moore to Prince Henry and espouses ideals of social justice between the rich and the poor, but never once mentions the unequal status of women. To do so might kill the love story.
While the film provides ample opportunities for Danielle to be bold and daring, she still needs Henry to propose to her if she is to find a happy ending. There is little that is triumphant in Danielle's lonely escape from Monsieur Le Pieu's manor. We have no idea where she will go or how she will provide for herself until Henry appears to slip her misplaced shoe on her tender feet. It helps that he apologizes for the way he treated her at the ball, but at the same time, she has little choice but to forgive him.
Ever After contains a few pretty scenes that reveal the unique bond between Danielle and her father. He brings his daughter books on science and philosophy and allows her to play with one of the boys from the manor, Gustave, never restraining her with ideas of how a young lady ought to behave. Perhaps it was this progressive parenting that allowed Danielle to grow into the vibrant woman she eventually becomes.


On today's show: Mark Steyn says "at least white supremacists are American citizens." Heather Parton a.k.a. Digby (@digby56) joins us to talk government shutdown. Will Democrats hold the line on DACA, or will they cave like they always do? The extreme unpopularity of GOP policies, especially re: immigration, gives Digby reason to be hopeful. She then lays out a theory as to why Trump's tryst with Stormy Daniels supports the existence of a Russian piss tape. The truth is out there!
Next, Judy Gold (@JewdyGold) comes on for her patented two minutes' hate on topics including: Trump's abortion hypocrisy, the government shutdown, the New York Times' elevation of pro-Trump voices, tragic figure Chris Christie, and Trump's soft, repulsive body. Is it cool to fat-shame a monster? Roxane Gay's not willing to scold people for it, so maybe it's okay.
The family of deported father Jorge Garcia appear on "The View" to send a message to Trump.
On the fun half: Dave in Chicago plugs this weekend's protests and urges us to use encrypted messaging services, a caller talks conservatism in Hispanic communities, Carl Higbie thinks blacks see having kids "a form of employment," gun nuts think they're being persecuted like Jews during the Holocaust, and Bernie Sanders calls in to talk DACA, the shutdown, and Medicare for all. How will progressives take back the House in 2018? Via grassroots action, increased turnout, and a 50 state strategy, of course! With broad, inspiring messages like Medicare for all and a $15 minimum wage (plus increased transparency and democracy), Sanders says the party is poised to make major gains in 2018 and beyond.


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The neo-Nazi Patriot Front, was busy flyering down Indianola Avenue in Clintonville Monday, February 26 in broad daylight. Whenever local residents removed them, the flyers would soon reappear. The neo-Nazis have now flyered Clintonville four times in the last few months in addition to Hilliard, Worthington, Westerville, and Dublin.
Clintonville activists and their allies made their values known with a large anti-racist demonstration Saturday, March 3, that drew about 60 people at the corner of North Broadway and High.
Here is a Patriot Front quote from Brakton Bragg, a Front leader: "This nation is the property of the founding stock and no one else." I don't suppose he's referring to the Wyandot or the Ottawa founding stock of this land. On the flyer, they wrote: "Our goals do not end with a candidate in an office or a bill signed into law. Out horizon is set on absolute victory." Hmmm. And even more violent language: "Resurrection through insurrection.


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Acacia Communications: A Cautionary Tale Of Early Secondaries And A Concentrated Customer Base
About 18 months ago, I made a bearish case for Acacia Communications (ACIA) based on the timing, pricing, and nature of a secondary stock offering that was sandwiched between ACIA's optimistic earnings guidance and subsequent news that major customer ZTE Corp. significantly reduced its guidance. The stock has never been the same and has drifted lower ever since.
The drift turned into a fresh rout this past week when the U.S. Commerce Department banned Chinese telecommunications-gear maker ZTE from buying American technology for 7 years. The Commerce Department concluded that ZTE violated the terms of a sanctions settlement. From the press release:
"In March 2017, ZTE agreed to a combined civil and criminal penalty and forfeiture of $1.19 billion after illegally shipping telecommunications equipment to Iran and North Korea, making false statements, and obstructing justice including through preventing disclosure to and affirmatively misleading the U.S. Government. In addition to these monetary penalties, ZTE also agreed a seven-year suspended denial of export privileges, which could be activated if any aspect of the agreement was not met and/or if the company committed additional violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The Department of Commerce has now determined ZTE made false statements to BIS in 2016, during settlement negotiations, and 2017, during the probationary period, related to senior employee disciplinary actions the company said it was taking or had already taken. ZTE's false statements only were reported to the U.S. Government after BIS requested information and documentation showing that employee discipline had occurred."
Acacia plunged 36.0% on the news given the ban on ZTE will cause a large revenue gap or ACIA. The company's latest 10K filing outlines the high dependency on just a few customers like ZTE (emphasis mine):
"In 2017, 2016 and 2015, our five largest customers in each period (which differed by period) collectively accounted for 70%, 78% and 74% of our revenue, respectively. In 2017, 2016 and 2015, ADVA Optical Networking North America, Inc. accounted for 15%, 26% and 22% of our revenue, respectively, and ZTE Kangxun Telecom Co. Ltd., or ZTE, accounted for 30%, 32% and 28% of our revenue, respectively. In addition, during 2017 and 2015, Coriant, Inc. accounted for 11% and 13% of our revenue, respectively. Coriant, Inc. accounted for less than 10% of our revenue in 2016."
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package org.cateproject.batch.sync;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.validation.Validator;

import org.cateproject.batch.job.ResolutionService;
import org.cateproject.batch.job.darwincore.DarwinCoreFieldSetMapper;
import org.cateproject.batch.job.darwincore.DarwinCoreProcessor;
import org.cateproject.domain.Base;
import org.cateproject.domain.Taxon;
import org.cateproject.domain.batch.BatchDataset;
import org.cateproject.domain.batch.BatchFile;
import org.cateproject.domain.batch.BatchLine;
import org.cateproject.domain.batch.TermFactory;
import org.cateproject.domain.sync.ChangeManifestChange;
import org.cateproject.domain.sync.ChangeManifestChangeType;
import org.cateproject.domain.sync.ChangeManifestUrl;
import org.cateproject.repository.jpa.batch.BatchDatasetRepository;
import org.cateproject.repository.jpa.batch.BatchLineRepository;

import org.gbif.dwc.terms.DcTerm;
import org.gbif.dwc.terms.DwcTerm;
import org.gbif.dwc.terms.GbifTerm;

import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.ChunkContext;
import org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.StepContext;
import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemProcessor;
import org.springframework.batch.item.file.LineMapper;
import org.springframework.batch.item.file.mapping.DefaultLineMapper;
import org.springframework.batch.item.file.transform.DelimitedLineTokenizer;
import org.springframework.batch.test.MetaDataInstanceFactory;

import org.easymock.EasyMock;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;

public class ChangeProcessorTest {

    ChangeProcessor changeProcessor;

    ResolutionService resolutionService;

    ConversionService conversionService;

    Validator validator;

    BatchDatasetRepository batchDatasetRepository;

    BatchLineRepository batchLineRepository;

    TermFactory termFactory;

    BatchDataset batchDataset;

    BatchLine batchLine;

    BatchFile batchFile;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        changeProcessor = new ChangeProcessor("datasetIdentifier");

        resolutionService = EasyMock.createMock(ResolutionService.class);

        conversionService = EasyMock.createMock(ConversionService.class);

        validator = EasyMock.createMock(Validator.class);

        batchDatasetRepository = EasyMock.createMock(BatchDatasetRepository.class);

        batchLineRepository = EasyMock.createMock(BatchLineRepository.class);

        termFactory = EasyMock.createMock(TermFactory.class);

        changeProcessor.setResolutionService(resolutionService);
        changeProcessor.setConversionService(conversionService);
        changeProcessor.setValidator(validator);
        changeProcessor.setBatchDatasetRepository(batchDatasetRepository);
        changeProcessor.setBatchLineRepository(batchLineRepository);
        changeProcessor.setTermFactory(termFactory);

        batchDataset = new BatchDataset();
        batchDataset.setIdentifier("datasetIdentifier");

        batchFile = new BatchFile();

        batchLine = new BatchLine();
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuildTaxonProcessor() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon");
        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon"))).andReturn(DwcTerm.Taxon);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
        assertEquals("buildItemProcessor should return a taxon processor", org.cateproject.batch.job.darwincore.taxon.Processor.class, changeProcessor.buildItemProcessor(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuildReferenceProcessor() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/Reference");
        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/Reference"))).andReturn(GbifTerm.Reference);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
        assertEquals("buildItemProcessor should return a reference processor", org.cateproject.batch.job.darwincore.reference.Processor.class, changeProcessor.buildItemProcessor(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void testBuildUnknownProcessor() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://purl.org/dc/terms/date");
        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://purl.org/dc/terms/date"))).andReturn(DcTerm.date);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
        changeProcessor.buildItemProcessor(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass();
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuildLineTokenizerWithoutQuoteChar() {
        batchFile.setFieldsTerminatedBy(",");
        batchFile.setId(1L);
        EasyMock.expect(batchLineRepository.findMaxNumberOfColumnsByFile(EasyMock.eq(1L))).andReturn(1);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
        assertEquals("buildLineTokenizer should return a lineTokenizer", DelimitedLineTokenizer.class, changeProcessor.buildLineTokenizer(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuildLineTokenizerWithQuoteChar() {
        batchFile.setFieldsTerminatedBy(",");
        batchFile.setFieldsEnclosedBy('\"');
        batchFile.setId(1L);
        EasyMock.expect(batchLineRepository.findMaxNumberOfColumnsByFile(EasyMock.eq(1L))).andReturn(1);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
        assertEquals("buildLineTokenizer should return a lineTokenizer", DelimitedLineTokenizer.class, changeProcessor.buildLineTokenizer(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuildTaxonFieldSetMapper() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon");
        batchFile.setFieldsTerminatedBy(",");
        batchFile.setFieldsEnclosedBy('\"');
        batchFile.setId(1L);

        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon"))).andReturn(DwcTerm.Taxon);
        EasyMock.expect(batchLineRepository.findMaxNumberOfColumnsByFile(EasyMock.eq(1L))).andReturn(1);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);

        assertEquals("buildFieldSetMapper should return a taxon fieldSetMapper", org.cateproject.batch.job.darwincore.taxon.FieldSetMapper.class, changeProcessor.buildFieldSetMapper(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuildReferenceFieldSetMapper() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/Reference");
        batchFile.setFieldsTerminatedBy(",");
        batchFile.setFieldsEnclosedBy('\"');
        batchFile.setId(1L);

        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://rs.gbif.org/terms/1.0/Reference"))).andReturn(GbifTerm.Reference);
        EasyMock.expect(batchLineRepository.findMaxNumberOfColumnsByFile(EasyMock.eq(1L))).andReturn(1);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);

        assertEquals("buildFieldSetMapper should return a reference fieldSetMapper", org.cateproject.batch.job.darwincore.reference.FieldSetMapper.class, changeProcessor.buildFieldSetMapper(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void testBuildUnknownFieldSetMapper() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://purl.org/dc/terms/date");
        batchFile.setFieldsTerminatedBy(",");
        batchFile.setFieldsEnclosedBy('\"');
        batchFile.setId(1L);

        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://purl.org/dc/terms/date"))).andReturn(DcTerm.creator);
        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);

        changeProcessor.buildFieldSetMapper(batchDataset, batchFile);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBuildLineMapper() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon");
        batchFile.setFieldsTerminatedBy(",");
        batchFile.setFieldsEnclosedBy('\"');
        batchFile.setId(1L);

        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon"))).andReturn(DwcTerm.Taxon);
        EasyMock.expect(batchLineRepository.findMaxNumberOfColumnsByFile(EasyMock.eq(1L))).andReturn(1).times(2);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);

        assertEquals("buildFieldSetMapper should return a DefaultLineMapper", DefaultLineMapper.class, changeProcessor.buildLineMapper(batchDataset, batchFile).getClass());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetFile() {
        assertEquals("getFile should return the file part of the path", "taxon.txt", changeProcessor.getFile("/taxon.txt#row=11"));
    }

    @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void testGetFileWithInvalidPath() {
        changeProcessor.getFile("taxon.txt#row=11");
    }

    @Test
    public void testAfterPropertiesSet() {
        batchFile.setRowType("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon");
        batchFile.setFieldsTerminatedBy(",");
        batchFile.setFieldsEnclosedBy('\"');
        batchFile.setLocation("location");
        batchFile.setId(1L);
        batchDataset.getFiles().add(batchFile);

        EasyMock.expect(termFactory.findTerm(EasyMock.eq("http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon"))).andReturn(DwcTerm.Taxon).times(2);
        EasyMock.expect(batchLineRepository.findMaxNumberOfColumnsByFile(EasyMock.eq(1L))).andReturn(1).times(2);
        EasyMock.expect(batchDatasetRepository.findByIdentifier(EasyMock.eq("datasetIdentifier"))).andReturn(batchDataset);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);

        changeProcessor.afterPropertiesSet();
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDoRead() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon = new Taxon();
        taxon.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        LineMapper<Base> lineMapper = (LineMapper<Base>)EasyMock.createMock(LineMapper.class);
        changeProcessor.lineMappers.put("file", lineMapper);
        EasyMock.expect(lineMapper.mapLine(EasyMock.eq("line"), EasyMock.eq(1))).andReturn(taxon);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, lineMapper);
        changeProcessor.doRead(batchLine, "file");
        assertEquals("doRead should set the taxon in batchLine", taxon, batchLine.getEntity());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, lineMapper);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDoProcess() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        EasyMock.expect(itemProcessor.process(EasyMock.eq(taxon1))).andReturn(taxon2);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        assertEquals("doProcess should return the batch line", batchLine, changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file"));
        assertEquals("doProcess should update the taxon in batchLine", taxon2, batchLine.getEntity());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDoProcessExistingCreatedUpdated() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        Taxon taxon3 = new Taxon();
        taxon3.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier3");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.updated);
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");

        BatchLine existingLine = new BatchLine();
        existingLine.setEntity(taxon3);
        existingLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.created);
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        changeProcessor.linesInChunk.put("loc", existingLine);

        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.remove(EasyMock.eq(taxon3));
        EasyMock.expect(itemProcessor.process(EasyMock.eq(taxon1))).andReturn(taxon2);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        assertNull("doProcess should return the batch line", changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file"));
        assertEquals("doProcess should update the taxon in batchLine", taxon2, existingLine.getEntity());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDoProcessExistingCreatedDeleted() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        Taxon taxon3 = new Taxon();
        taxon3.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier3");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.deleted);
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");

        BatchLine existingLine = new BatchLine();
        existingLine.setEntity(taxon3);
        existingLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.created);
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        changeProcessor.linesInChunk.put("loc", existingLine);

        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.remove(EasyMock.eq(taxon3));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        assertNull("doProcess should return the batch line", changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file"));
        assertEquals("doProcess should not update the taxon in batchLine", taxon3, existingLine.getEntity());
        assertEquals("doProcess should set the change type to 'skipped'", ChangeManifestChangeType.skipped, existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().getChange());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void testDoProcessExistingCreatedCreated() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        Taxon taxon3 = new Taxon();
        taxon3.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier3");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.created);
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");

        BatchLine existingLine = new BatchLine();
        existingLine.setEntity(taxon3);
        existingLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.created);
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        changeProcessor.linesInChunk.put("loc", existingLine);

        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.remove(EasyMock.eq(taxon3));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file");
    }

    @Test
    public void testDoProcessExistingUpdatedUpdated() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        Taxon taxon3 = new Taxon();
        taxon3.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier3");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.updated);
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");

        BatchLine existingLine = new BatchLine();
        existingLine.setEntity(taxon3);
        existingLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.updated);
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        changeProcessor.linesInChunk.put("loc", existingLine);

        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.remove(EasyMock.eq(taxon3));
        EasyMock.expect(itemProcessor.process(EasyMock.eq(taxon1))).andReturn(taxon2);

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        assertNull("doProcess should return the batch line", changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file"));
        assertEquals("doProcess should update the taxon in batchLine", taxon2, existingLine.getEntity());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDoProcessExistingUpdatedDeleted() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        Taxon taxon3 = new Taxon();
        taxon3.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier3");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.deleted);
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");

        BatchLine existingLine = new BatchLine();
        existingLine.setEntity(taxon3);
        existingLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.updated);
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        changeProcessor.linesInChunk.put("loc", existingLine);

        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.remove(EasyMock.eq(taxon3));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        assertNull("doProcess should return the batch line", changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file"));
        assertEquals("doProcess should not update the taxon in batchLine", taxon3, existingLine.getEntity());
        assertEquals("doProcess should set the change type to 'deleted'", ChangeManifestChangeType.deleted, existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().getChange());
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void testDoProcessExistingUpdatedCreated() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        Taxon taxon3 = new Taxon();
        taxon3.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier3");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.created);
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");

        BatchLine existingLine = new BatchLine();
        existingLine.setEntity(taxon3);
        existingLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.updated);
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        changeProcessor.linesInChunk.put("loc", existingLine);

        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.remove(EasyMock.eq(taxon3));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file");
    }

    @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void testDoProcessExistingDeleted() throws Exception {
        Taxon taxon1 = new Taxon();
        taxon1.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier1");
        Taxon taxon2 = new Taxon();
        taxon2.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier2");
        Taxon taxon3 = new Taxon();
        taxon3.setIdentifier("taxonIdentifier3");
        batchLine.setLine("line");
        batchLine.setLineNumber(1);
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon1);
        batchLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        batchLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");

        BatchLine existingLine = new BatchLine();
        existingLine.setEntity(taxon3);
        existingLine.setChangeManifestUrl(new ChangeManifestUrl());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setMd(new ChangeManifestChange());
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().getMd().setChange(ChangeManifestChangeType.deleted);
        existingLine.getChangeManifestUrl().setLoc("loc");
        changeProcessor.linesInChunk.put("loc", existingLine);

        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.remove(EasyMock.eq(taxon3));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.doProcess(batchLine, "file");
    }

    @Test
    public void testBeforeChunk() {
        StepExecution stepExecution = MetaDataInstanceFactory.createStepExecution();
        StepContext stepContext = new StepContext(stepExecution);
        ChunkContext chunkContext = new ChunkContext(stepContext);
        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.beforeChunk(EasyMock.eq(chunkContext));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.beforeChunk(chunkContext);
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testAfterChunk() {
        StepExecution stepExecution = MetaDataInstanceFactory.createStepExecution();
        StepContext stepContext = new StepContext(stepExecution);
        ChunkContext chunkContext = new ChunkContext(stepContext);
        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.afterChunk(EasyMock.eq(chunkContext));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.afterChunk(chunkContext);
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testAfterChunkError() {
        StepExecution stepExecution = MetaDataInstanceFactory.createStepExecution();
        StepContext stepContext = new StepContext(stepExecution);
        ChunkContext chunkContext = new ChunkContext(stepContext);
        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.afterChunkError(EasyMock.eq(chunkContext));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.afterChunkError(chunkContext);
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBeforeWrite() {
        Taxon taxon = new Taxon();
        taxon.setIdentifier("identifier");

        BatchLine batchLine = new BatchLine();
        batchLine.setEntity(taxon);

        List<BatchLine> items = new ArrayList<BatchLine>();
        items.add(batchLine);

        List<Taxon> taxa = new ArrayList<Taxon>();
        taxa.add(taxon);
        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        EasyMock.expect(itemProcessor.getType()).andReturn(Taxon.class).times(2);
        itemProcessor.beforeWrite(EasyMock.eq(taxa));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.beforeWrite(items);
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testAfterWrite() {
        List<BatchLine> items = new ArrayList<BatchLine>();
        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        itemProcessor.afterWrite(EasyMock.eq(items));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.afterWrite(items);
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }

    @Test
    public void testOnWriteError() {
        List<BatchLine> items = new ArrayList<BatchLine>();
        DarwinCoreProcessor itemProcessor = (DarwinCoreProcessor)EasyMock.createMock(DarwinCoreProcessor.class);
        changeProcessor.itemProcessors.put("file", itemProcessor);
        Exception exception = new Exception("exception");
        itemProcessor.onWriteError(EasyMock.eq(exception), EasyMock.eq(items));

        EasyMock.replay(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
        changeProcessor.onWriteError(exception, items);
        EasyMock.verify(conversionService, resolutionService, batchDatasetRepository, batchLineRepository, termFactory, itemProcessor);
    }
}

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Only 19 of the senatorial candidates responded to the survey. Those who did not respond, among them GO candidates Benigno Simeon Aquino III and Allan Peter Cayetano and Team Unity's Prospero Pichay Jr. and Ralph Recto, were lumped in the greyish spectrum.
Greenpeace said that those who responded will support eco-friendly measures such as the mandatory labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms.
Majority of the candidates also said that they would support the ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment, which would ban the dumping of hazardous waste in the country.
The green candidates would likewise push for the passage of a renewable energy bill and committed to support a five-year moratorium on commercial logging operations.
Greenpeace said it will remind the candidates of their commitment to the environment should they be elected into office.
The Green Electoral Initiative 2007 is the second attempt of environmental groups to rate candidates. The first initiative was done in 2004.
Ma. Roma Marqueses of St. Scholastica's College is currently doing her internship with the PCIJ.
4 Responses to Green or grey?
But first we have to ask all these candidates what they are going to do with the current environmental issues, the garbage, uncollected and rotting in every street corners, empty lots, streets, and backyards right in the capital city?
Of course you won't see these garbage in the neigborhoods of most of these candidates, but just walk the streets, especially in the depressed areas and you will see.
Another Biased View on JPEPA?
Upon reading updates and press releases on JPEPA from various websites including the Philippine Senate's own and some read-worthy blog sites, I can only utter one word, "DISAPPOINTMENT." From this blog, I may describe the Filipino people as "cowards", so please don't read it if you are not open-minded. I will tell you frankly that it may be biased because of my position; I am currently the operations manager of a joint Philippine-Japan caregiver related NPO, but on the other-hand, it might be informative because we have experienced a successful facilitation of caregivers from the Philippines for Japan's hospitals, care homes and facilities and everything happened outside the jurisdiction of JPEPA.
Today, even with the momentary slip of the Philippine economy from a series of super typhoons and flooding, emergency holidays and Abu Sayyaf wars, we cannot deny that our country's economy is at a current positive. Yet, amidst the growth and gains, we cower down to our tradition of fearing change. From fresh senators to rating inspired media personalities, from oblivious taxi drivers who listen to too much AM radio to regular students aiming just to look cool, to ordinary citizens who just go with the flow and the trend, to mothers who would care less to listen to current news because of the excitement of the next television series. The Filipino people today will shame the Philippine flag that symbolizes freedom, courage and determination. Fearing change, cowering and clinging to the ordinary and easy life.
JPEPA was molded by our President (please take note that I despise all politicians especially our President) and the preceding Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as the highlight of their careers. After her term, President Arroyo will be remembered as the economist while Koizumi will always linger as the savior of Japan's economy, and maybe branded as one of the best, if not the best of all Japan's Prime Ministers. These two personas have adept knowledge of economy and patriotism, and they both knew that JPEPA will be beneficial for both, if not for their own countries. If I can remember, everything started years ago, and then it was supposed to be ratified at the Senate before the 13th congress will end but then there was the issue "Toxic Wastes". Fearing that it might affect election polls, they waived it for the 14th congress. Today, here we are again, waiting for the next big clue that the Philippines will surely win before they will ratify JPEPA. Basically, JPEPA is in the hands of the 23 Senators (I'm still hoping that the number is 24, because ratification needs 16 votes and now there are less voters) but they cannot see clearly the "Win-Win" situation for JPEPA because most of them are clouded by personal agendas and political differences.
I think he might be wrong, number 01 and number 04 are irrelevant because issues underlying these revolve around the whole idea of having an EPA or an FTA, or in a specific sense, our JPEPA. I will try to explain my point by sampling words this treaty has in it and perhaps it will illuminate issues that some geniuses missed. This treaty goes around the whole "economic agreement" or "trade agreement" that so happens to have additional words such as "partnership" and adding "free" to "trade" making it "free-trade". "Competition" is another word that needs to be pointed out. In a free trade world, competition is supposedly accepted and adhered to, instead of being treated as a foe. Running a country's economy is like running a business, competition is inevitable, how can we even compete with other countries in our region if we don't want to do business in the first place (metaphor). Ratifying JPEPA is the only way to start that said business. Indonesia has done it, (ratification of their EPA with Japan) Thailand too. The Philippines have better resources than these two countries but we are behind them now because we are cowards.
On the issue of "Toxic Wastes", I am a tree hugger myself but I think Japan will not go overboard actually dumping toxic wastes to the Philippines. They are mainly thinking of waste disposal facility projects similar to the solution of taking care of Tokyo's wastes. Tokyo is the biggest city of Japan and home to almost 15 million people. Imagine the garbage and waste of this city everyday and ask me how it is taken care of. (Perhaps it is better if you ask yourself and research it yourself) Tokyo has a lot of big garbage disposal facilities that burns biodegradable and integrates recycling. From the idea of recycling, that is where trade comes in again. Some of these recyclable wastes can still be sold and that is where misinterpretation of the "Toxic Waste" idea. (sigh) We complain about toxic wastes yet we do nothing to Manila's own garbage problem. What about the lands in Payatas?
Finally, on the issue of Caregivers, the highlight of this blog, the Japan government may be too strict to be raising the bar of requirements too high that it may seem that they are not interested in Filipino caregivers at all, but it is just another misinterpretation. Japan has always been strict and disciplined when it comes to work issues. They will accept Filipinos or other foreign health care workers if they can trust to put the lives of their grandparents to the hands of these individuals. Caregiving may look easy but it is still a job that involves human lives, and a more fragile human life that is. I think strictness is an understatement. To add, we have to take away the impression of Japanese citizens on Filipinos merely as entertainers who lack education. Plus we have to insist that this new gateway will not be abused as another channel for facilitating these entertainers anew. Now, aren't we the ones who need to adhere to the strict requirements or am I just disillusioned?
The Senate should ratify JPEPA now; we have no time to waste and definitely no time to impose personal and political differences in front of more important issues. I am calling on all Senators to please look at it on a better perspective.


In Team Bondi's L.A Noire there are a total of 9 outfits that detective Cole Phelps can wear as he solves cases in Los Angeles City. Some of these outfits are achieved through downloadable content whereas others are obtained after by players after reaching a certain rank.
We have listed below all outfits that Phelps can wear along with the hint to achieve it.
NOTE: Gamers can only access these outfits for Phelps when he becomes a Detective.
To Unlock: When you start the Traffic Desk cases.
Effect: Hit harder and take more punches before going down.
To Unlock: Collect all DLC Hidden shields.
Effect: Carry extra ammo for all weapons, just in case.
Want to know more about L.A Noire then check out our review for the game HERE.


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– Rode a taxi to Grace, Norman, and Elaine's place… woke everyone up… then passed out for a few hours.
– For lunch we hit up John's for some good wood-fired, authentic NY pizza. It was good, not great, but I was hungry so it made me happy.
– From there, we walked west and passed by Serendipity III which looked like the Bart on Halloween… crowded, uncomfortable, and not worth it. We didn't go in but took a picture to capture the moment from outside.
– We kept walking west and went into Dylan's Candy Shop. I got some sour candy and Laurie got a bag of Harry Potter Bertie Botts Beans.
– We finally hit Central Park and started walking north. We took plenty of "bench breaks" (basically sitting at a park bench and watching people walk by) and ate our candy… I had a black pepper jelly bean while Laurie tried bacon, grass, and vomit.
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ISE 2019: The impact of visual communication
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Professional audio visual show Integrated Systems Europe exhibits a market rocketing upwards on video tech.
Pro AV is a bustling sector and by 2023, the industry is predicted to be worth U$230 billion dollars. This is up from U$180bn today, according to AV trade group, AVIXA, with video the reason for much of AV's expansion.
Pro AV is largely about business to business communications in markets outside media and entertainment.
That includes hotels, the military, banks, government, retail and education. Video has become the essential media in all of them whether that's on digital signage, internal training, remote meetings, command control, surveillance or in more exotic applications like holography.
This is evident at AV trade show Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) where some halls resemble Times Square or the Las Vegas strip, so packed are they with giant screens displaying eye-popping images of everything from glaciers to astronauts.
Automated video production
Unlike film and TV, however, the production of video is not a core skill for most corporate enterprises. The responsibility for installing, managing and maintaining video kit as well as shooting, packaging and distributing it often falls to under-resourced AV and IT departments.
NewTek and Blackmagic Design among others have come up with inexpensive solutions for this that make a virtue of being relatively easy to use with little training while delivering professional quality video.
Brain box: Sony REA-C1000
A Sony innovation unveiled at ISE goes further by using motion and face detection to analyse the input from multiple pan-tilt-zoom cameras. The REA-C1000, which Sony likens to a 'brain', can extract handwritten objects from black and white boards using an object detection algorithm.
A chroma keyless function can extract a presenter from the video and overlay them onto any background without the need for a dedicated green screen. The device can also detect and move/zoom into the gestures of audience members and track presenters in frame.
Altia Systems announced PanaCast 3, dubbed the world's first intelligent panoramic video system. This integrates three 13-megapixel cameras and will automatically stitch a 4K resolution 180-degree field of view. It's for mounting on top of a digital display or on a wall and is intended for video conferencing or meeting collaboration. It too is AI-enabled "which is critical for companies to improve participants' experience autonomously, automate workflows, and generate data lakes of valid information," said CEO Aurangzeb Khan. It only costs U$895.
Related new technologies include a complete video production station from Datavideo housed in a small 8kg suitcase. The HS-1600T has scope to live switch up to three cameras (not included) and has a built-in encoder for streaming.
Magewell debuted an HDMI streaming encoder intended to make live streaming "remarkably simple" for non-professionals. The Ultra Stream can be controlled by smartphone app, record files to a USB drive and is capable of taking in 4K 60fps and down-converting to HD for streaming.
Signage explosion
The past twelve months has seen digital signage become a U$7bn industry in EMEA alone. Global sales of large-format commercial displays shot up 21 percent last year to total $14.6 billion.
"We've seen 55-inch screens become the new norm, LED is starting to encroach on what was LCD territory, especially in video walls, and increasingly digital signage is part of a wider omni-channel marketing strategy," explained Florian Rotberg, chair of ISE's digital signage summit.
Such is the sophistication of digital signage today that it can capture key metrics such as how many people looked at the sign, how long they looked at it for, how they reacted to it and even their gender and age. It can even modify the messaging in response to that data. Networks are being managed in the cloud and screens themselves can be morphed into all sort of shapes, structures and sizes.
Fashion retailer Primark, for example, now features LED screens rather than merchandise in its front windows, has transformed escalators into a LED feature and created large video walls on which content is sensor-triggered to attract the attention of shoppers.
The sector is experiencing a significant amount of disruption, however, with changing consumer behaviours and expectations driven by the likes of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.
Stefan Schieker, managing partner at Result MC, explained: "These companies taught consumers to use touch, now they're trying to teach us to use voice and not to care about owning things, but to share it. That's having a deep impact on the retail industry and how we use signage to convince consumers to do, use and buy stuff."
Halo is a new voice assistant from Spanish developer Beabloo that combines AI with conversational natural language processing and computer vision to present personalised digital screen marketing.
"Cinema is expected to be one of the fastest growing markets" Sean Wargo, AVIXA
LED makes cinema impact
LED screens are making an impact in theatrical exhibition where the technology could be an eventual replacement for traditional projection. Direct View LEDs are now installed in about 20 theatres worldwide.
"Cinema is expected to be one of the fastest growing markets because Direct View is a potential upgrade path for theatres and because of digital signage investment in cinema lobby areas," said Sean Wargo, AVIXA's senior director of market intelligence.
Cinema chains are adding more and more technology into auditoria in a bid to attract more people to an experiential experience. They have to, since the average cinema-goer in Europe only spends about five hours in a cinema a year, according to analysts IHS Markit.
"The range of technologies from 4D seating to Premium Large Format are multiplying in cinemas because there is so much other competition for our time. It has to grab our attention," said IHS' David Hancock.
Fusing physical with digital
The consumer market hasn't embraced VR because the industry hasn't nailed the storytelling, according to location-based entertainment VR expert Bob Cooney, speaking at ISE's XR Summit.
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Disappointing consumer take up, however, has not stopped B2B firms from experimenting with immersive technologies.
A successful case-in-point he mentioned was location-based amusement park, The Park Playground in Antwerp, Belgium which has integrated a TV series into one of the Park's experiences, involving a bank robbery that goes wrong.
Futurist Amelia Kallman predicted that WebAR – which uses mobile devices to provide Pokemon Go-style augmented reality experiences – will be one of the biggest trends in AV in 2019.
"For years retailers have tried to bring physical and digital experiences together. Now, you will be able to create events such as scavenger hunts in-store, which people can share on social media."
The fashion and luxury brands industry is eyeing AR with interest. In one experiment, the London College of Fashion worked with LucasFilm's immersive entertainment lab on a series of digital garments. The college's head of Fashion Innovation Agency, Matthew Drinkwater, believes that entire virtual collections could soon be created as a means to engage the public with new designs.
"In a decade, mixed reality glasses will be consumer facing and then, when you can add digital content to the real world it will open up whole new business models."
Holography is predicted to dominate AV "when someone cracks it," says Evan Grant of AR/VR design company Seeper. "The way you can bring human storytelling into the environment to create a realistic human 3D avatar or hologram has huge potential. The entire goal is to create a sentient bot that you can converse with."
Amy Winehouse will feature as a hologram in an upcoming tour. A projection of the late singer will "perform" digitally remastered arrangements of her songs, backed by a live band, singers and what the production company Base Hologram calls "theatrical stagecraft".
"Amazon, Google will basically give their AI-hardware away because what is valuable to them is data about all of us." Evan Grant, Seeper
Adding AI to holography is another AV tech trend. Immersive experience firm Tiger Heart is working with artist Sara Pope to make a holographic pair of lips fused with AI. "The idea is to create an emotive experience where the user engages with the lips," said Tiger Heart founder Sanj Surati, who said he was pitching Scarlett Johansson to be the lips' voice. "It's just one example of the fantastic engagement that needs to be transposed to other parts of AV."
There was a warning, though. "There will be less than a handful of AIs in the world," Grant said. "Amazon, Google will basically give their AI-hardware away because what is valuable to them is data about all of us. Developers will have to use AIs from Amazon, Google and in doing so they become an even greater gatekeeper."
Holoportation
As in other industries, 5G is anticipated to be a huge game-changer. The super-speed data network promises realtime collaboration and 'holoportation', a sort of Skype on steroids.
This could be enabled by devices like Microsoft Hololens, version two of which is due to be announced later this month. In one example, a person is filmed in 360-degree 3D video with data sent over 5G for viewing over a Hololens by an executive in another country for a virtual face to face meetins. This is possible now but only when heavily pixelated and with unworkable delay, but 5G will cut latency, increase quality and render the experience holographic.
LED display on the Ledeca stand
AI and facial recognition will play an increasing role in the personalisation our homes. That was a key takeaway from an ISE conference about Smart buildings.
"Smart buildings shouldn't just automate functions such as light or temperature control – they need to engage the inhabitants within," argued Oliver Lltisberger, managing director of Swiss AV tech provider ABB's smart buildings division.
Instead of sensors and interfaces, smart home developers should think about the performance of people in a space, suggested Michael Schnieder, creative technology chief at architectural consultancy Gensler.
"It's not just lights, sound, temperature but people, storytelling, communities and social elements which are core to smart buildings," he said.
Such a 'human-centric' approach might mean we'll have robotic or holographic avatars as the interface to the smart home rather than the bodyless voice control of Alexa


Shira Maryles, MD is a Board Certified Dermatologist and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the New York University School of Medicine. After graduating from Cornell University, Dr. Maryles earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she graduated with distinction in research. Dr. Maryles completed her residency at the department of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Maryles specializes in adult and pediatric medical dermatology, treating a wide variety of conditions including acne, hair loss, skin allergies, eczema, psoriasis, warts, and sun damage. Dr. Maryles has also had extensive training in cosmetic dermatology, including BOTOX, fillers, chemical peels, and laser therapy.
Dr. Maryles is a member of several medical societies including the AMA and AAD. She has published articles in a number of dermatology journals as well as presented posters and lectured at national and local meetings. Dr. Maryles has done extensive research in the field of dermatology. Specifically, she has evaluated the molecular effects of ultraviolet light on skin cancer promotion. Dr. Maryles has also been named in the Rising Stars New York Super Doctors® listing.


What type of rental can make more money per square feet than housing units? It's one where you have renters, but they don't live in the property. On a recent episode of the Rental Property Owners & Real Estate Investing Podcast, Brian Hamrick talks with Scott Meyers, who shares with listeners about his this asset class can be a great way to create massive cash flow without all of the downside associated with residential rental units. Meyers is a well-known expert on the subject of Self-Storage investing and will also be one of the featured speakers at the RPOA's Annual Michigan Landlord & Real Estate Investor FREE Conference & Expo on February 21-23, 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Click here to listen at the RPOA's site.


We are excited to address the lack of proper health education among children through the upcoming season of Tsehai. The Healthy Whiz Kids project aims to enhance children and parents' knowledge and positive attitudes towards a variety of healthy behaviors. Tsehai's adventures will naturally encourage healthy behavior by educating viewers on a healthy lifestyle. Children will be empowered with knowledge on specific topics like vaccination, hygiene, nutrition, and accident prevention. Healthy Whiz Kids is fully funded by USAID. We believe we have a key role to play in transforming health education for children in Ethiopia.
The Healthy Whiz Kids project includes the production of 39 fifteen minute episodes of Tsehai Loves Learning. It also will establish three Tsehai Resource Corners and one Tsehai Resource Center. Stay tuned for details on location and opening. The center will be free and open to the public.


aspacpalestine.com – Gaza. Israel has suspended granting work visas to foreign charity workers delivering aid to Palestinians, according to AFP. Humanitarian organizations have noted numerous refusals or delays on the part of the Israeli government for over a year, affecting dozens of aid workers as they try to enter the country.


The Improv Everywhere Book is Out Today!
The Improv Everywhere book comes out today! Causing a Scene, Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places with Improv Everywhere is available in bookstores all over North America. The book comes out in Australia on May 28. You can also order it online at Amazon.
You will able to buy a copy and get it signed on Roosevelt Island following The Mp3 Experiment Six this Saturday.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the past eight years!
That looks good. Shame Amazon UK says its not out for 3 weeks.
I'm going to request that my local library carry one.
If I make it to the MP3 Experiment, I will definitely buy one and have it signed.
when are you going to sell them on Roosevelt Island?
We'll have the book for sale in the grassy area behind the F train station after the event is over.
I can't believe that hard cover version isn't more expensive.
I think I'm gonna order mine on Amazon this week or next with a friend.
It's in times like this I regret not having a credit card and living abroad of US.
But it's also in times like this I appreciate having friends who don't care about spending their money to help.
I just put my copy down. The book provides a lot of good insights and better descriptions of pranks than video can capture in many instances. I laughed out loud at a couple pranks that never really touched me when viewed on the website.
Kudos to Charlie and Alex.
I did stop by the familiar B&N yesterday. Unsurprisingly, they were sold out (decided to get Watchmen and Hayate instead…sorry). Guess I'll order online once I receive my next paycheck.
Awesome ! The book is also available on amazon.fr ! French fans will appreciate.
Sounds like a good one! I just purchased my copy at the Japanese Amazon. Really looking forward to the next mission (I loved the "invisible dog" mission) and also stretching my neck eagerly for the book arrival!
Sounds like a good one! I bought my copy at the Japanese Amazon. Really look forward to the next mission (I loved the "invisible dog" mission), and also stretching my neck forward to the book arrival!