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Panagiotis Koutroumpis
Lecture (Assistant Professor) in Finance
I am currently an Assistant Professor (adjunct staff) in the School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary University of London.
Previously I was a Visiting Assistant Professor at City University London as well as a Researcher and a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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PhD in Financial Economics
MSc in Finance and Accounting
Athens University of Economics and Business
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Queen Mary University London;
Nominated Teacher of the Year for the Academic Year 2018-2019.
Postgraduate Teaching Award for the Academic Year 2015-2016.
Brunel University London;
Dean's Prize for Innovation and Impact in Doctoral Research, 2016.
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AUSTRALIA – POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
PM: cut fire fuel, not just emissions
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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 22-Jan-20
Prime Minister Scott Morrison argues that undertaking bushfire hazard-reduction burns is just as important as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, he notes that unlike carbon emissions, there is no national system for reporting progress on reducing fuel loads in national parks and forests. The issue of prescribed burning has come under scrutiny in the wake of the bushfires crisis, which has claimed 29 lives to date. Labor leader Anthony Albanese claims that climate change has contributed to the intensity of the bushfires and the length of the bushfire season.
AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
Bushfire loans, grants should be easier to get, small businesses say
Original article by Nick Bonyhady
The Age – Page: Online : 22-Jan-20
Small business owners in bushfire-affected areas have criticised the excessive amount of paperwork required to apply for the federal government's concessional loans and grants. Shadow small business minister Brendan O'Connor says the government needs to provide greater clarity as to eligibility for the grants and loans, and when businesses will begin to receive financial assistance. The government will also make 10 financial counsellors available, but O'Connor says this is clearly inadequate given that the bushfires have affected about 200,000 small businesses.
AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
Big business, blazes put heat on surplus
Original article by Geoff Chambers
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has stressed that it is too soon to estimate the likely impact of the bushfires crisis on the economy and the federal government's projected Budget surplus for 2019-20. He is believed to be considering whether to include new tax incentives for the business sector in the May Budget. However, Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox says the government should introduce an investment allowance immediately in order to stimulate the economy. The Business Council of Australia also recently called for a new investment allowance.
AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
$100m sport grants biased
Original article by Ben Packham
Auditor-General Grant Hehir has released a report which shows that marginal seats held by the Coalition were among the biggest recipients of grants to 'grassroots' sporting groups ahead of the May 2019 federal election. Former sports minister Bridget McKenzie approved the grants, and Hehir found that she failed to take into consideration the recommendations of Sport Australia when allocating the money. The report notes that the grants also favoured seats that the Coalition believed that it could win at the election.
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Morrison doubles family aid payments
Original article by Olivia Caisley
The Australian – Page: 4 : 16-Jan-20
The federal government has announced changes to its family assistance payments for bushfire victims. Families have already received a disaster recovery payment of $400 per child; Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated that they will shortly receive an additional $400 for each child, at a cost of $7.9m. The government will also relax the paperwork requirements of volunteer firefighters who claim compensation for loss of income while serving on the bushfires frontline.
AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
No more carbon cuts, PM warned
Some Coalition MPs say that the federal government must not make significant changes to its carbon emission reduction targets in response to the bushfires crisis. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated that the nation will exceed its 2030 target of reducing emissions by 26-28 per cent; he has also emphasised that a range of measures in response to climate change are needed, rather than simply reducing emissions. Former National Party leader Barnaby has called for the construction of nuclear power plants in Australia, as well as clean-coal power stations. Sources within the government have suggested that reviving the national energy guarantee policy is unlikely.
AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
State review not in conflict with PM's
Original article by Rachel Baxendale
The Victorian government has advised that its bushfires inquiry will be headed by Tony Pearce, the state's Inspector General for Emergency Management. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says this inquiry will have no impact on the federal government's plans for a bushfires royal commission, stating that he had always expected the states to undertake their own bushfire reviews. Premier Daniel Andrews says he recently held talks with Morrison with regard to the proposed federal inquiry.
AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET
Recovery funds to hit budget
Original article by Geoff Chambers, Rosie Lewis, Patrick Commins, Ean Higgins
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that the Budget bottom line will be impacted by the federal government's disaster relief measures. However, Morrison has stressed that his priority is to provide bushfire victims with the support they need, now and over the next several years. The government has announced an initial $100m funding package to support farmers, fishers and foresters who have been affected by the bushfires. Details of a $50m funding package for charities and financial counsellors to assist bushfire victims will be announced on 15 January.
Technology is the key to climate policy
Original article by John Kehoe, Andrew Tillett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 14-Jan-20
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated a slight shift in the federal government's approach to climate change in the wake of the bushfires crisis. This follows community angst about the apparent link between climate change and the hotter and drier summer weather that contributed to the crisis. The government sees investments in low-emissions technology as the best way to cut carbon emissions and meet its 2030 carbon emissions targets, and it may not need to use Kyoto carryover credits to reach these targets.
Climate threatens ratings: Moody's
Original article by David Rogers
The Australian – Page: 13 & 16 : 14-Jan-20
A report from Moody's Investors Service has concluded that the bushfire crisis will reduce GDP growth by less than 0.1 per cent. The ratings agency adds that the federal and state governments have sufficient fiscal buffers to cope with the current crisis, but it warns that an increase in climate change-related natural disasters in the future could negatively affect their credit ratings. Meanwhile, Anthony Walker of S&P says the federal government's return to a Budget surplus may be delayed by the bushfire emergency, although he adds that this would be unlikely to have any effect on Australia's credit rating.
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The Nasdaq is a benchmark index for US technology stocks and a global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities. The term Nasdaq that is also referred to the Nasdaq composite, which is an index of over 3,000 stocks that are listed on the Nasdaq exchange. This exchange in particular includes the globe's forerunners in technology and biotech such as Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Intel and Amazon to list a few. However, there is a difference between the Nasdaq composite and the Nasdaq 100 which is made up of 100 largest nonfinancial companies listed on the NASDAQ exchange.
Both are market capitalization-weighted indexes that are made up of both US based and international stocks that represent the NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite. These stocks need to meet the strict liquidity requirements and need to adhere to corporate governance standards.
Nasdaq 100 was launched on 31 January 1985, by Nasdaq and started off with two separate indices: The NASDAQ-100 consists of retail, technology, telecommunication, health care, transport, etc. and the NASDAQ Financial-100 which consists of banking, insurance firms, mortgage and brokerage houses. By creating two indices the NASDAQ wanted options and futures contracts would be created on their basis in the hopes that other mutual funds would adopt the same principles on their benchmarks.
The base price of the index was set at 250 and closed at 800 on the last day of December 1993, the base was reset at 125 on the 1st of January 1994 leaving the NASDAQ 100 price below that of the more popular NASDAQ Composite.
The all-time highs for the index were welcomed by the dot-com bubble that was in 2000 where they stood above the 4,700 level. In 2002 the markets started evolving to the recession and the September 11 attacks and the Afghan War, that saw the index drop to the 900-point level during this period. The recovery took 5 years and eventually the index corrected itself on February 16, 2001 and high of 2,239.51-point level. The Late-2000s recession the US saw the housing bubble and Global Financial Crisis of 2008, with a correction at below 2,000-point level. While the Nasdaq 100 also experienced a limit down on the 24th of October 2008, and as a result on November 20, 2008 the index reached a 6-year intraday low of 1,018.
The Quantitative Easing (QE) from the Fed (Federal Reserve) was what brought in the end of the financial crisis, the index started on a volatile four-year climb, and on May 15, 2013 closed above 3,000. Thanks to GOOG (google Inc.) on the 18th of October 2013, the index closed at a high of 3,355.63 as each Google's share was sold for more than $1,000. Finally, the index reached 4,593.27 as 2015 came to a close.
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10 Must-Visit Summer Travel Destinations in India
By Team TeekTalks On May 19, 2018
Summer holidays seem exciting but selecting the right family summer vacation spots in India is a tedious task as India is filled with immaculate summer destinations.
There are a number of holiday destinations in India where the heat feels weak even as the summer Sun is scorching. While the list of best vacation spots in India may seem endless, we've come up with some of the most searched summer destinations in India.
1. Jammu & Kashmir
This is truly the crowning glory of India. The beautiful hills of Gulmarg and floating gardens of Dal Lake are some of the things that come across the mind as you think of Jammu & Kashmir which is often denoted by its acronym, J&K. The Tulip gardens here should also be on your must-visit list. The annual Tulip festival which exhibits over 60 varieties if Tulips occurs in the month of April. The Drass valley, which is the second most coldest inhabited region in the world, is also something which you shouldn't miss on your trip. Mushko Valley, Nubra Valley and the Zoji-la Pass offer sights of a lifetime. Trekking and hiking are the major things to do here for adventure seekers.
2. Tirthan Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Truly a paradise for nature lovers, Tirthan Valley offers a plethora of delights and equal number of adventure delights including trout fishing and trekking. The Great Himalayan National Park has so much to offer for the visitors that the place is usually crowded with foreigners and locals alike. This is considered as one of the best ecotourism spots in India with its splendid flora and fauna. Lush green valleys, flowing rivers and marvelous lakes all make it a perfect summer vacation spot for the travelers. Rock climbing, rafting, rappelling, hiking and river crossing are also the most popular activities here.
3. Darjeeling, West Bengal
Darjeeling is one of those places where Nature is at its pristine best and it is rightly dubbed as the 'Queen of Hills'. Even if it is a bit congested during the summers, it still remains young as a beautiful summer destination. It is also home to some of the renowned monasteries including the Dali Monastery, Ghoom Monastery and Aloobari and Tamang Ghumba Monasteries. The Sandakphu is also a noted destination as the highest peak in the region. It also offers grandest views of some highest peaks in the world including Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu. You'll feel as if you're amongst the tallest mountains of the world.
4. Gangtok, Sikkim
This northeastern state in India is packed with some of the most beautiful tourist destinations where you can feel the cool and soothing breeze coming from the Himalayan peaks. Even while the rest of the nation is experiencing the hot summers, the average temperature in Sikkim ranges between 13°C and 26°C. The Gurudongmar Lake, Yumesamdong and the holy Lachung Monastery are the places that shouldn't be missed in summer. Nathu La and Tsomgo Lake are also the major places to visit. Adventure activities here include mountaineering, mountain biking, kayaking, river rafting, canoeing and hang gliding.
5. Pachmari, Madhya Pradesh
This place is a pure and cool retreat in the sweltering summers and offers respite from the hustle and bustle of the city life. One of the major tourist attractions here is boating in the Padmini Lake. Other major attractions include the Dhupgarh Mountain, ancient rock-cut caves and garden, Satpura National Park which offers high views and hiking trails, and the Apsara Vihar water falls. It looks like Nature is the way of life in Pachmari and the place is definitely worth visiting with family as it offers real tranquility. The forests here lush green all the year around with the wild bamboo, Jamun, Sal, Gular and Amla trees. The place was known as the summer capital for centuries. Jata Shankar Cave, Reechgarh, Bada Mahadeo and Priyadarshini Point are some of the top attractions here.
6. Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
Mahabaleshwar is truly an incredible family summer escape and was the summer capital of the Bombay Presidency. Beautifully nestled in the Western Ghats, the wonderful place is an ideal summer resort as it offers the most pleasant climate all around the year. The places is so full of tranquil ambience and verdant greenery that it has become the most thriving honeymoon destinations in India. The Needle Hole Point, Arthur's Seat, Wilson's Point and Kate's Point are some of the sights that you just shouldn't miss. The Venna Lake is also a major tourist attraction here. If you are looking for some adrenaline rush, there are many adventure activities here including horse riding, trekking, rock climbing and even archery.
7. Horsley Hills, Andhra Pradesh
Horsley Hills is named after a British collector, W. D. Horsley, who built his home here around 1870. This is one of the major tourist spots in India and an attractive hill station with cooler climate all around the year. As the hills are situated at a high altitude of 1,265 meters above the sea level, the place is charming and attractive even in the hot summer months with all its rich vegetation. There is an environmental park which is a major attraction and some view points that offer picturesque views of the hills. Adventure seekers can indulge in some adventure sports including trekking, rock climbing, zorbing and rappelling.
8. Coorg, Karnataka
Truly called as the Scotland of India, Coorg is one of the popular summer destinations in India set amongst the majestic mountains in Karnataka. The misty landscapes, amazing hill stations and astonishing wildlife here make you fall in love with Nature. When you are done with romancing the landscapes and want to just be for yourself for a while, bird watching and walking are the best ways to explore the nature. Madikeri, Nagarhole National Park, Kushalanagar and Talakaveri are the best places to visit here. The Western Ghats here are ideal for exciting adventures including camping, hiking and trekking for both domestic and international travelers.
9. Ooty, Tamil Nadu
If you thought that this gem among the southern hill resorts is just famous for coffee and tea plantations and the towering eucalyptus and pine trees, better think again. The Nilgiri Hills here are home to the famous and rare blue flowers – the kurinji flowers – that bloom once in every 12 years. The last time they were in full bloom was in 2006. Which makes it clear that they will blossom again in all the grandeur in 2018 in their blooming season which is between August and October. The soothing climate here in the summers and the resplendent landscape make it a popular summer destination. The Pykara Lake and Waterfalls, Botanical Gardens, Deer Park, Lake Park and Kalhatty Falls are just some of the many places to see here.
10. Munnar, Kerala
A summer holiday spent in Munnar is truly the best holiday ever. The magic of Munnar lies in the green rolling hills, sprawling tea gardens and the fabulous climate making it a perfect summer getaway for the entire family. Particularly, Pothamadu is the place where the Nature welcomes you with its sprawling land Nyayamakad, Attukad and the Sita Devi Lake in Devikulam are some of the ideal spots for family vacations. While there are activities including trekking and even trout fishing, the place is best enjoyed by way of long walks. The Eravikulam National Park offers best views of the wild goats in a lush green setting while the Mattupetty Dam, Anamudi Mountains and Attukal Waterfalls offer some of the picturesque views of nature with all the wildlife and waterfalls.
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Reviewed by Susan Jacoby
RELIGIOUS LITERACY
What Every American Needs to Know -- and Doesn't
HarperSanFrancisco. 296 pp. $24.95
The United States is the most religious nation in the developed world, if religiosity is measured by belief in all things supernatural -- from God and the Virgin Birth to the humbler workings of angels and demons. Americans are also the most religiously ignorant people in the Western world. Fewer than half of us can identify Genesis as the first book of the Bible, and only one third know that Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
These are just two of the depressing statistics in Stephen Prothero's provocative and timely Religious Literacy. The author of American Jesus (2003) and the chair of the religion department at Boston University, Prothero sees America's religious illiteracy as even more dangerous than general cultural illiteracy "because religion is the most volatile constituent of culture, because religion has been, in addition to one of the greatest forces for good in world history, one of the greatest forces for evil."
In this book, the author combines a lively history of the rise and fall of American religious literacy with a set of proposed remedies based on his hope that "the Fall into religious ignorance is reversible." He also includes a useful multicultural glossary of religious definitions and allusions, in which religious illiterates can find the prodigal son, the promised land, the Quakers and the Koran.
The condition Prothero describes in Religious Literacy is unquestionably one manifestation of a more general decline in the public's cultural and civic knowledge. According to polls conducted by the National Constitution Center, only one third of Americans can name even one of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. Is it any more startling that only one third can identify the preacher of the Sermon on the Mount?
A 2005 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that nearly two-thirds of Americans endorse the simultaneous teaching of creationism and evolution in public schools. How can citizens know what creationism means, or make an informed decision about whether it belongs in classrooms, if fewer than half can identify Genesis? No doubt the same proportion of Americans think that Thomas Edison said, "Let there be light."
Approximately 75 percent of adults, according to polls cited by Prothero, mistakenly believe the Bible teaches that "God helps those who help themselves." More than 10 percent think that Noah's wife was Joan of Arc. Only half can name even one of the four Gospels, and -- a finding that will surprise many -- evangelical Christians are only slightly more knowledgeable than their non-evangelical counterparts.
It is less surprising but more dangerous, given America's role in the world, that the public knows even less about Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Hinduism than it does about Christianity and Judaism. As Prothero notes, President Bush repeatedly declared that "Islam is peace" in the months after 9/11, while the prophet Muhammad was called a "terrorist" by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. "Who was right?" Prothero asks. "Unfortunately, Americans had no way to judge."
The book's main concern, though, is ignorance about the role of religion in American history. Prothero dates the beginning of the long decline in our religious literacy to the Second Great Awakening of the early 1800s. The fervor of America's periodic cycles of revivalism, rooted in a personal relationship with God rather than in theology handed down by learned clergy, has always had a strong anti-intellectual as well as spiritual component.
Yet the author also sees the Protestant-influenced 19th-century schools as an important factor in maintaining the Puritan heritage of Americans as "people of the book." This may overestimate the religious influence of schools. It is hard to believe that religious literacy, already instilled by families and churches, needed reinforcement from the once ubiquitous McGuffey readers, which rendered the Ten Commandments in such rhymes as, "Thou no gods shall have but me/ Before no idol bend the knee." In 1880, the average American still had only four years of schooling (although the figure was higher in cities than in rural areas). Yet 19th-century autodidacts, including Abraham Lincoln (who had less than a year of formal education) and Robert Green Ingersoll, the orator known as "the Great Agnostic," achieved both religious and secular literacy by reading Shakespeare and the King James Bible without any prompting from teachers.
Prothero views the 20th century's much sharper decline in religious literacy as a product of changes in both religion and society. One ironic factor is an emphasis on a bland tolerance that, while vital to pluralistic American democracy, has also discouraged our awareness of religious distinctions. A politician may intone the phrase "Judeo-Christian" in every speech, but Jews still do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and Christians do. If no one knows what "Messiah" means, though, it hardly matters. But one inexplicable omission from Prothero's analysis is the post-1950 shift from a print to a video culture, with its incalculable erosion of all forms of cultural literacy. Many of the religious allusions and metaphors explained by Prothero in his glossary were once as common as the universal reference points now supplied by television.
The weakest part of this otherwise excellent book is Prothero's proposed remedy: high school and college courses dealing with the historical and cultural role of religion. As the author rightly notes, teaching about religion -- as distinct from preaching religion -- is not prohibited by the First Amendment's ban on "an establishment of religion." But given the failure of so many schools to inculcate the most elementary facts about American history, it is hard to imagine that most teachers would be up to the task of explaining, say, the subtleties of biblical arguments for and against slavery. Furthermore, a curriculum that would meet with the approval of Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant and nonreligious parents would probably be a worthless set of platitudes.
Prothero movingly calls on Americans to reconstruct the "chain of memory" that once made the acquisition of religious knowledge as natural as breathing. But religion is no longer the air we breathe, and it is doubtful that schools can accomplish what parents and congregations cannot or will not in a society where people read fewer and fewer books of any kind -- including the book they consider the word of God. ·
Susan Jacoby is the author of "Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism."


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Drill 4mm hole in the stuffing tube in the area that you want to install the mount BEFORE trying to tighten the screws on the mount. Do not over tighten the screws on the mount. Over tightening will strip the mounts. We also recommend silicon sealant in between the mount and stuffing tube for a good seal from leaking. The oiler will NOT work with stuffing tube system that use a teflon liner.
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public class Mb implements Callable<Integer> {
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    public String bucket;
    public String region;

    public Mb(AmazonS3Client amazonS3Client, String bucket, String region) {
        this.amazonS3Client = amazonS3Client;
        this.bucket = bucket;
        this.region = region;
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        amazonS3Client.createBucket(bucket, region);
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KTW Christmas Cheer Fund: KBIA is a beneficiary
The Kamloops Brain Injury Association is no stranger to the KTW Christmas Cheer Fund as 2020 marks the third consecutive year the group has been one of the five organizations receiving funding.
Executive director Dave Johnson said the money is very helpful for the organization because it is funding without restrictions that can be used wherever the group sees fit.
"We can put this where we need it the most," he said. "It allows us to fill in the gaps."
And there may be more gaps than normal in 2020 and 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the kind of fundraising projects the KBIA has been able to put together.
For example, at the start of the pandemic, the organization was planning a garden tour fundraiser that couldn't go ahead because pandemic-related restrictions were implemented.
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Q: The app associated with the sound, flies out of the emulator I need to make an app so that when I click on the picture, there is a sound. I write on Java (Android Studio).
package com.example.project_1;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ImageView;

private ImageView img1, img2;
private MediaPlayer sound1, sound2;

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

  img1=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.image1);
  img2=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.image2);

  sound1=MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.sn1);
  sound2=MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.sn2);

  imageClick();
}

public void imageClick() {
  img1.setOnClickListener(
        new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                SoundPlay(sound1);
            }
        }
  );

  img2.setOnClickListener(
        new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                SoundPlay(sound2);
            }
        }
  );
}

public void SoundPlay(MediaPlayer allsounds) {
  allsounds.start();
}

}

The code is compiled, but when you click on the image in the emulator, the application crashes. in logs found it:
2019-06-01 21:15:08.408 13431-13431/? E/ample.project_: Unknown bits set in runtime_flags: 0x8000
2019-06-01 21:15:08.798 13431-13453/? E/vndksupport: Could not load /vendor/lib/egl/libGLES_emulation.so from sphal namespace: dlopen failed: library "/vendor/lib/egl/libGLES_emulation.so" not found.
2019-06-01 21:15:08.798 13431-13453/? E/libEGL: load_driver(/vendor/lib/egl/libGLES_emulation.so): unknown
2019-06-01 21:15:09.798 13431-13452/com.example.project_1 E/EGL_emulation: tid 13452: eglQueryString(923): error 0x3008 (EGL_BAD_DISPLAY)
2019-06-01 21:15:17.712 13431-13447/com.example.project_1 E/MediaPlayerNative: error (1, -2147483648)
2019-06-01 21:15:17.715 13431-13431/com.example.project_1 E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main Process: com.example.project_1, PID: 13431 java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.media.MediaPlayer.start()' on a null object reference at
com.example.project_1.MainActivity.SoundPlay(MainActivity.java:51) at
com.example.project_1.MainActivity$2.onClick(MainActivity.java:43) at
android.view.View.performClick(View.java:7251) at
android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7228) at
android.view.View.access$3500(View.java:802) at
android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:27843) at
android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:883) at
android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:100) at
android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214) at
android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7116) at
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at
com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492) at
com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:925)

A: I'm not familiar with Android development but in Java, we use ActionListener
the format is something like this.
private variableName = new DataType("params");
variableName.addActionListener(
    new methodName());

then you add that object onto a JPanel or something...
again, I don't know Android, but that's how it's done in Java. So take this with a pinch of salt.

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Wonderland Quad, a collection of four Wonderland stories I've written, will be out soon. Jeff O'Brien is the editor. Sullivan Suad and Zilson Costa are the artists.
There's some fantasy in this collection, some horror. Each of the stories are weird. Keep an eye out for it and enjoy!
The book will be on Amazon. Until then, check out my Author Page for other works that are already released.
My story, Show and Tell, is FREE all week on Amazon. Check it out and leave a review after you read it, please!
If you haven't read The Head yet, it is also available on Amazon for 0.99 cents on Amazon!
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A woman finds a head in her mother's garden.
My latest short story, Show and Tell, will be free on Amazon for Kindle until October 2nd.
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Daemensions, my short story collection, out now on Amazon!
I'm excited to see my short story collection, Daemensions, now available on Kindle for 2.99 (if you have KindleUnkindled, it's free) and Print for 10 dollars!
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive, blinding eye disease affecting individuals over age 50. Over fifteen million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with macular degeneration, and approximately two million new cases are diagnosed each year. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S.
In this disease, the light-sensing cells (photoreceptors) in the central area of vision degenerate and eventually die. The center of the eye, known as the ҭaculaӠarea of the retina, is affected, resulting in loss of central vision. Peripheral vision remains intact.
Risk factors for developing AMD include: aging, smoking, family history, specific genes associated with risk for the disease, high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol, obesity, high fat intake, oxidative stress, race (macular degeneration is found more in Caucasians), and over-exposure to sunlight.
Symptoms of AMD include: blurred vision, shadows or missing areas of vision (central scotomas), distorted vision (metamorphopsia), trouble discerning colors, and slow recovery of vision function after exposure to bright light.
Most cases of AMD are the ҡtrophic,Ӡor Ҥry,Ӡform, resulting from atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelial layer below the retina. This causes vision loss through the loss of photoreceptors (rods and cones) in the central part of the eye. In the early stages of the disease, there are small, yellow deposits in the macula called Ҥrusen.ӠThe risk of sight loss is much higher when the drusen are large and numerous. Symptoms start with a blurred or blind spot, known as ҳcotoma,Ӡand progress to more severe distortion of sight. Eventually, central vision is lost, leading to an inability to read or recognize faces.
Research into genetic replacement therapy and stem cell transplants for the treatment of dry AMD and the juvenile forms of macular degeneration is ongoing.
In the Үeovascular,Ӡor ҷet,Ӡform of AMD, immature blood vessels grow under the retina and leak into the spaces above and below the photoreceptor cells, ultimately destroying the retinal cells of the eye and causing permanent central vision loss. People with this form of AMD often develop the dry form before progressing over time to the wet form.
Once abnormal blood vessel growth under the retina has been detected, medications such as LucentisӠ and AvastinӠ can prevent further loss of vision in many cases. However, once the retinal cells have been destroyed and there is permanent scar formation, there is currently no therapy to bring these damaged cells back to life and restore vision.
The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (ongoing) has found that a combination of high-dose beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc can reduce the risk of developing AMD by about 25 percent in people who have early but significant forms of the disease. People at risk for AMD might also be able to prevent progression of the disease by eating a diet rich in leafy green vegetables; avoiding bright sunlight by wearing a wide-brimmed hat and wrap-around sunglasses that protect against ultraviolet (UV) rays and blue light; avoiding smoking; and seeing a physician promptly if vision problems begin to develop.
Macular degeneration, by itself, does not lead to complete vision loss, because peripheral vision is left untouched. Many people with this disease are able to live independent and productive lives. A wide variety of visual aids are available, such as magnifiers, bioptic glasses, closed-circuit television readers, and specialized screen-reading computer software such as JAWS for Windows. Education is important for people who experience vision loss, because it can help them become well-informed consumers of therapies and services.
The major research focus of The Eye Defects Research Foundation is in the areas of molecular genetic and stem cell research. Our Foundation will concentrate on these two approaches to develop a cure for age-related macular degeneration, which as mentioned earlier, is the most common form of blindness in the United States, affecting 30% of all Americans over age 70, for which presently there is no cure.
There have been dramatic advances in stem cell research in both the skin and the eye, which are of the same origin, making research in this area very exciting and providing great possibilities for a cure for these diseases by means of stem cell therapy.
At an international eye symposium in Europe, one of the leading researchers into diseases of the eye, presented stunning research using mice that indicated cell-replacement therapy might be possible. Previous attempts to transplant stem cells, in the hope that they would become photoreceptors, have failed because the cells were not sufficiently developed.
If the cells are isolated too early or too late, they will be unable to integrate. The first set of experiments tested whether retinal progenitor cells were better at migrating into the host retina than mature, differentiated neurons. Researchers were surprised when they found that the postnatal cells integrated more effectively into the outer nuclear layer of the retina. Subsequently, they determined that the best ages for the donor cells were from postnatal day three to postnatal day five.
When researchers introduced cells into the retinas of mice that had been genetically-designed to have retinitis pigmentosa, the cells developed into mature rod photoreceptors, made synaptic connections with the existing retinal nerve cells, and partially restored sight. This research demonstrated that the transplanted cells had made the synaptic connection by showing that the pupils of the mice were responsive to light.
Scientists and researchers are working with new advances in technology to introduce new genes into human cells for the treatment of AMD. A defective gene can be removed or replaced, and a new gene introduced that will stimulate the cell to begin functioning properly again. The eye is an excellent candidate for gene therapy because it is immune-privileged and much of the disease-causing genetics are well understood.
degeneration. In April 2008, stunning results were achieved using gene therapy to treat patients with Leber's congenital amaurosis (a juvenile form of retinal degeneration).This surgery delivers a healthy copy of the gene RPE65 into the retina using a harmless virus or ҶectorӠto carry the gene into the cells. In 4 out of 6 patients treated in a clinical trial, funded in part by the U.K. Department of Health and several private foundations, there was significant visual improvement, as demonstrated by the patient's ability to read up to four lines on a visual acuity chart and to navigate a maze, which was not possible prior to the surgery. These dramatic results lay the foundation for similar potential treatments in more complex retinal diseases such as macular degeneration.
These early studies clearly show the potential for ongoing research into the use of gene therapy in the treatment of eye disease. Our researchers, in collaboration with The Medical Genetics Group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have made seminal discoveries that could ultimately be used to cure this disease. Work is currently in progress to further clarify the extent of genetic defects and thus develop a cure for macular degeneration.


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What Is Menstruation?
Aunt Flo, period, menstruation, menses or whatever else you might call, it is the monthly vaginal bleeding that girls and women experience. The first period is referred to as the menarche and this is a sign that the girl's body is mature enough to conceive and carry a child. Usually,the menstrual flow lasts for 2-7 days and contrary to what many of you may think, most girls experience a flow that only amounts to about 30 milliliters. This is the equivalent of 2 tablespoons. The menstrual flow is a mixture of blood and tissue. To prevent leakage and staining of clothes, pads and tampons are worn to trap the blood.
How Does Menstruation Happen?
Menstrual bleeding happens as a result of the body discharging blood and tissue that it no longer needs. Every month, your body builds up blood and tissue inside the uterus in anticipation for pregnancy. This becomes the lining that a fertilized egg is attached to if conception occurs. In most cases, fertilization does not occur when the lining sheds, which is what we call the period.
Let's explain this process in detail. Women have two ovaries and each of these is home to thousands of eggs. Every month, an egg is released and travels down through one fallopian tube into the uterus which is the womb. If the egg is not fertilized by a sperm, the lining that is naturally developed in the uterus will not be required and it will shed, leading to a girl's period. As mentioned, this occurs every month which means that once the period is over, the cycle will begin all over again. Two weeks after your period, this uterus lining should begin to develop and another egg will be released for fertilization.
What Is Menstrual Cycle?
The menstrual cycle is the complete monthly cycle and not just the period when vaginal bleeding occurs. A regular period is an indication of a healthy menstrual cycle and this cycle nourishes the body with hormones which contribute to your overall health. The menstrual cycle is a way of the body naturally preparing for pregnancy and it's counted from day 1 of your period until the next period arrives. The average cycle will last for 28 days, but it varies amongst girls and women. Young teenage girls will have a menstrual cycle of 21-45 days while in adult women, it could be from 21-35 days.
(in a 28-day cycle)
What Happens
This is the first day of your cycle. When fertilization does not occur, the body will shed the lining, leading to bleeding. This will last for about 5-7 days.
By the 7th day, the bleeding will have stopped. Meanwhile, hormones will have led to the development of follicles in the ovaries. Each of these follicles holds an egg.
Day 7-Day 14
During this period, a follicle will continue to mature and the uterus lining will begin to thicken as it awaits implantation. The uterus lining is filled with nutrients and blood.
The mature follicle will burst and release an egg. This is what we refer to as ovulation.
Day 14-Day 24
Over the course of this period, the egg will travel to the uterus through one fallopian tube and attach itself to the uterus lining.
The hormone levels in the uterus tend to drop around the 25th day if the egg is not fertilized and this signals the body to begin another menstrual cycle. The egg will also break apart and it will be shed in the next period.
When Do Girls Have Menarche?
Most girls in the US will have their first period at the age of 12. However, this could occur earlier or later from 8 years old to 15 years. You can tell if the body is ready to begin menstruation as this aligns with the maturity of the body. Usually, girls will start to develop breasts about two years before their period begins. The girl will also notice vaginal discharge developing and this is viewed as a sort of mucus on the underwear. This will occur between 6 months to 1 year before the first period.
What Problems Could Happen with Menstruation?
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common problem that occurs just before the period. It's accompanied by symptoms such as bloating, acne, diarrhea, irritability, backaches, sore breasts and others. It's unclear what causes PMS, but it believed to be associated with the changing hormonal levels in the body.
Cramps are experienced during the initial days of the period. Cramps are caused by prostaglandin which is a chemical that contracts the uterus and muscles. Luckily, they only last a few days and can be controlled by over-the-counter painkillers.
It takes 2-3 years before the body can adjust to a regular cycle. During this period, the girl will experience irregular periods as the body is adjusting to the increase in hormones during puberty.
Delayed menarche
Some girls will reach menarche at the early age of 9 while others will have their first period at 15 years old. Whatever the case, there is nothing wrong with being a late bloomer. You can seek medical advice if your daughter hasn't started menstruation after 15 years.
Serious Problems
Girls who are yet to begin menstruation 3 years after puberty or after 15 years of age may have what is referred to as primary amenorrhea. This may be caused by genetic abnormality, a problem with the reproductive organs or hormonal imbalance.
Menorrhagia
Some girls suffer from menorrhagia and this is characterized by prolonged or extremely heavy periods. This is mostly caused by an imbalance of the estrogen and progesterone levels which lead to a constant buildup of the endometrium which is also known as the uterus lining.
Dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation and this condition is divided into 2 categories, namely primary and secondary dysmenorrheal. Primary dysmenorrheal is common in teens and often as a result of prostaglandin. Secondary dysmenorrheal is caused by the conditions such as fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease or endometriosis.
When to See a Doctor
Seek medical attention if you notice any of the following problems:
Lengthy periods of more than a week.
Heavy bleeding leading to pad changes every 1 or 2 hours.
If you had regular periods and they suddenly become irregular.
Unusual pain before or during menstruation.
Vaginal bleeding in between your menstrual cycle.
Missed period for more than 3 months.
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"You might want to re-write history, as the Queen said, but you can't,"Asquith said.
"We deeply regret what happened and the suffering caused," he wrote.
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was present in Amritsar and on Twitter called the massacre "a day of infamy that stunned the entire world and changed the course of the Indian freedom struggle."
In a visit in 2013 then British prime minister David Cameron described what happened as "deeply shameful" but stopped short of an apology.
On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May told the House of Commons that the massacre was "a shameful scar on British Indian history".
"We deeply regret what happened and the suffering caused," May said, but she, too, avoided saying she was sorry.
Singh said thousands attended a candlelight march on Friday in memory of the victims ahead of a commemoration ceremony later on Saturday.
Indian newspapers this week repeated their calls for an apology for a massacre that Winston Churchill, then secretary of state for war, called "monstrous".
"But even in the centenary year of the massacre, Britain has refused to ... take that important step," the Hindustan Times said in an editorial. May's statement was "perhaps qualitatively a notch stronger ... but is far from enough."


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Simona Sacone is Associate Professor of Automatic Control at the Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering of the University of Genova in Italy, where she teaches Systems Theory, Identification and Estimation Techniques, and Optimization and Control of Logistic Systems and where she acts as the coordinator of the PhD Course on Systems Engineering.
Her research activity is devoted to optimization and control of complex physical processes by means of discrete-event and hybrid modelling and control approaches. The main application fields are freeway traffic control and logistic networks planning. About these themes, she has authored and co-authored one book (A. Ferrara, S. Siri, S. Sacone, "Freeway Traffic Modelling and Control", Advances in Industrial Control Series, Springer, 2018), and more than 120 papers published on international journals, international books and international conference proceedings.
Presently she serves as Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and for the IEEE Control Systems Magazine.
She is the Chair of the Technical Committee on "Planning and Control of Transportation and Logistic Networks" of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society. Since 2019 she is Member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society.
The design and development of mobility and traffic systems meeting the needs of present citizens and future generations, is experiencing nowadays an increasing attention to sustainability issues. Various definitions of sustainability have been provided, all agreeing about the necessity of strengthening actions now that do not neglect the possible negative externalities that may occur in the long period.
The lecture will present traffic control strategies for freeway networks aimed at improving the overall sustainability of such systems. This means that the proposed traffic management and control strategies are designed not only for maximally exploiting the road capacity and preventing congestion phenomena, but also for reducing pollutant emissions, fuel consumptions, and accidents. This, in turn, is also tied to the possibility of improving safety on freeway traffic systems.
Starting from simple feedback strategies and going towards more complex predictive controllers, several regulation schemes for freeway networks have been conceived and will be presented. These schemes are defined with the aim of optimizing objective functions considering traffic related performance, emissions reduction and safety improvement. The proposed control schemes are, then, based on multi-objective optimization in which several, possibly conflicting, cost functions, are present and explicitly analyzed. Moreover, all the considered controllers have a multi-class nature, meaning that different classes of vehicles are explicitly considered and dedicated control actions are determined for each class. For each of the proposed controllers, an experimental analysis will also be described with the aim of comparing the obtained results in the considered multi-objective framework.
Finally, the main present and future research challenges for freeway traffic modelling and control will also be discussed. Specifically, it is now necessary to include in traffic control schemes, the innovation brought by the emerging information and communication technologies, changing the concept of vehicles in intelligent and connected agents, able to measure the traffic state and to implement specific traffic control policies. Some insights and new ideas about the way in which connected and automated vehicles can be considered and exploited in traffic control schemes will also be provided.


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