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With all the tiki coverage we've been doing lately, a big tropical blow-out is definitely in order. Fortunately, one's on the schedule. Later this month, the annual Tiki Oasis goes down in San Diego, and we cornered organizer Otto Von Stroheim to offer up some highlights.
You may remember reading about Tiki Oasis in our big tiki rundown in the last issue. It's the West Coast's major annual tiki get-together, featuring symposiums, a car show, music, art, crafts, and of course cocktails. It's less than two weeks away, set for Aug. 15 through 18 at the Bali Hai restaurant and Crowne Plaza hotel in San Diego.
This year's theme is "Hulabilly," meaning the confluence of traditional Hawaiian music with Americana such as country and rockabilly. "It's a Hawaiian hootenany," boasts the website. With that in mind, it would be a shame to miss the Steelin' Home symposium, which Von Stroheim told me "traces the evolution of steel guitar from its origins in Hawaii and then to California, through country music and popular Hawaiian music, up through the 40s and 50s when it became hulabilly. There was a perfect blend of rock and country singers doing stuff like Hula Bop, and Hawaiian players doing pop stuff like On the Beach at Waikiki."
We're big on entertaining around here, so I'm pretty attracted to the symposium How to Throw a Mid-Century Tiki Patio Party, with Kelly Patterson from Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en. It promises pupu platters, cocktails, and simplified entertaining tips for a tropical bash. One also oughtn't miss Sunday's Southern Californialand slide show (a sample at right) with Charles Phoenix.
For a more intense bit of relaxation-cum-instruction, Von Stroheim said he was particularly looking forward to the Cigar-and-Rum Pairing Lounge, because of the opportunity to taste barrel samples from sponsor Ron Zacapa rum, usually only available to those visiting the distillery in Guatemala.
This being a musically themed event, one shouldn't miss the performances, which range from classic hula to surf to rockabilly. I'm pretty keen for Kim Tsoy, the legendary Korean-American country singer who sounds to me like a slightly more polished Waylon Jennings. Von Stroheim was particularly excited about El Vez, "The Mexican Elvis," who he said would be joining Southern Culture on the Skids on Saturday night in an as-yet unannounced addition. Then on Sunday night, El Vez will open the show for Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, performing a rare set of straight-ahead Elvis songs. "He usually does originals or wacky adaptations of Elvis songs, but this year he's doing a straight-up elvis set" Von Stroheim said. "A lot of people don't stay for Sunday but I think Sunday is going to steal the show." Sounds like Monday, Aug. 19 might be a sick day for a lot of people.


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This was the night of nightsOutside scalpers were selling tickets for $1000 a pair AND GETTING IT!!!! Inside a gal from work was nice enough to take me. I had seen U2 before and i was not a huge fan, however, that night changed me...such technology...the ego ramp out into the crowd and never slowing down once. Light My Way was the song of the night for me... Magical...so Thanks Kim:)
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Toronto 1992This was my first of many U2 concerts, and probably one of the shows I hold closest to my heart. The Pixies opened up the night for the big event. The crowd was electric and U2 was amazing. They played several songs off Achtung Baby and classics like Angel of Harlem and Sunday Bloody Sunday. I was surprised they played Satellite of Love. Truly an unforgettable evening.
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Nothing compares to this oneI have been to several U2 concerts over the past 20 years, but this was by far the best one. The audience noise was absolutely electrifying. It was like every single person in the arena was a diehard U2 fan and had been dying to see the band for decades. The band and the crowd blew the roof off Maple Leaf Gardens that night. It was euphoric and exhilarating and when it was over, I think I was depressed for about 2 weeks afterwards.
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The loudest crowd... my first showI was sitting in the nosebleeds behind the stage... Bono turned for about 15 seconds and sang part of "Who's Gonna Ride your Wild Horses" right to us. The energy was AMAZING. I just got to listening to a bootleg of this show a few weeks ago and it gave me chills. I remember how loud it was during some of the classics like "Angel of Harlem" and to hear it again took me back to that place where I fell in love with seeing U2 perform.


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Bookending the intro today with giveaways -- up first, if you're in Vancouver and you want to go to the Canucks game tomorrow night (Saturday February 9) vs the Calgary Flames, I've a pair of tickets (2 seats) available. Email [email protected] with the subject title CANUCKS by Noon PT to enter random draw. Good luck!
Might be a short column today because... it's Chinese New Year on Sunday! I have to start cleaning and clearing. This is Chinese custom in preparation for the New Year: throw out your old sh-t, get rid of the clutter, wipe everything down, launder your clothes, sweep away the Year of the Dragon to welcome the Year of the Snake. Remember, Good Luck Avoids A Mess. So you're washing today and Saturday, but definitely not on Sunday when the Snake arrives. Not even your hair if you can help it. Otherwise, you're pushing out your New Year luck.
As we do every year here, my ma, the Chinese Squawking Chicken, has a few suggestions for those born under certain signs. Not all signs have been included but she's highlighting the ones below because, for whatever reason, there are things you need to look out for. Here's how she sees it: no one needs to be ready for good news, but everyone appreciates a heads up on what to avoid. Instead of being alarmed then, take the opportunity to be vigilant. As I've said, per my ma, over and over on this blog, sometimes good luck is harnessed by how you manage your bad luck in the preceding years. Some years your luck will allow you to be aggressive. Other years your luck will need to be conserved. Click here to find your sign.
We are entering the Year of the Snake. Snakes, Goats, and Pigs may encounter some challenges this year. The Chinese Squawking Chicken advises caution. And, in particular, avoid hospitals and funerals if you can help it. Obviously if it's a relative, you don't have a choice. But those who are living through low luck years are especially vulnerable in those environments. Again, do not be afraid. You cannot expect to have good luck year after year forever. But you can increase the benefits of good luck when it comes in the way that you deal handle your bad luck. If you safeguard smartly, put your head down and brace through it, when it passes it'll open up channels for good luck to break through.
Unfortunately no one will have it worse during the Year of the Snake than the Tiger. The Snake is the opposing sign of the Tiger. My ma is a Tiger. She urges other Tigers to make health a priority. There's a saying in Chinese that goes like this: 3 celebrations can fight a disaster.
Tigers may benefit this year from "happy celebrations": a wedding in the family, a baby too, a big birthday party, an anniversary party. This is why I got married in 2001, the last time it was the Year of the Snake. It helped my ma block or at least minimise the effects of whatever was coming for her.
Dragons have been in this position the last couple of years. It was a sh-t streak. Good news for you Dragons -- it'll turn around now.
And finally, for Rabbits, an optimistic outlook for you too...but be careful. Good luck comes in different forms. Good luck can be solid and loyal. But good luck can also be fleeting and easily distracted. Rabbits will be lucky this year but the luck is fragile. You will be susceptible to "luck stealers". Luck can most easily be "stolen" around sickness -- in hospitals, at funerals. Like the others above, Rabbits too should, if possible, stay away from those environments. Protect Your Luck. Luck has a long memory. If it remembers that you didn't take care of it before, it may not be so willing to come back.
As she has every year, the Squawking Chicken has prepared a few lucky charm pockets. Since Snakes, Goats, Pigs, and Tigers may have it the roughest this year, we have 10 to give away to those born under those signs. If you would like to enter the random draw, please email [email protected] with the subject title YEAR OF THE SNAKE.
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Now that you've found each other, come find us! Located on the stunning coast of Maine, an hour north of bustling Portland and a half hour south of scenic Camden, Laura Cabot Catering has been creating beautiful weddings and receptions for over thirty years. And there is a good reason why. Quite simply, we at LCC are dedicated to exceeding your expectations. We begin by listening and then tailoring our clients' needs and tastes to complement their special day. With our strong, in-depth knowledge of local venues and vendors — from historical landmarks to regional fishermen and farmers to seasoned chefs and bartenders, who are always on trend with new design ideas and seasonal menus, our clients and their guests are guaranteed the very finest in food, service and setting. Call us today to see what thirty-five years of experience can bring to your special day!
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MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University hockey team plays three games this week, beginning on Tuesday (Feb. 12) at Michigan Tech. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. from the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in the final non-conference game of the season.
NMU is 12-13-4 overall and 6-12-4-1 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The Wildcats currently sit in 10th place in the CCHA with 23 points. The 'Cats are coming off a series split with Ferris State and travel to East Lansing for the only meeting with Michigan State over the weekend.
Senior forward Matt Thurber (3-22) leads NMU with 25 points. His 22 assists lead the CCHA and is seventh in the nation. Sophomore forward Reed Seckel (10-8=18) and junior forward Stephen Vigier (5-12=17) also have over 16 points. Seckel leads the team with 10 goals while sophomore forward Ryan Daugherty has nine. Junior goaltender Jared Coreau is 12-13-4 on the season with a 2.51 goals against average and a 92.1 save percentage.
MTU is 9-14-4 overall and 10th in the WCHA at 6-12-4. The Huskies hosted their annual Winter Carnival series last weekend, earning a split with Alaska Anchorage. MTU won the John MacInnes Cup, outscoring the Seawolves 10-6 on the weekend. Alex Petan (10-15=25) and David Johnstone (8-15=23) lead the offense while Phoenix Copley is 6-10-1 between the pipes with a 2.86 goals against average and a 90.8 save percentage.
NMU won 2-1 from the Berry Events Center in the first meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The 'Cats scored goals in the first and second periods to defeat the Huskies for the fourth game in a row. Coreau had 25 saves, including 11 in each of the last two periods. Junior defenseman CJ Ludwig and junior forward Erik Higby each scored their second goals of the season. Freshman forward Darren Nowick picked up his first collegiate assist on Higby's goal.
Northern is 6-1 vs. opponents from the WCHA so far this season. The 'Cats opened the season with a sweep of Wisconsin. The following week, NMU split at Nebraska Omaha. NMU defeated MTU on Dec. 4 in the first of two meetings between the two teams. The 'Cats swept St. Cloud (Jan. 4-5) and wrap up the non-conference schedule at Michigan Tech.
NMU is on a four-game win streak in the series against MTU. NMU leads the series 66-48-13 and 28-25-8 in Houghton, dating back to 1979
NMU split a CCHA series vs. Ferris State from Marquette. The Bulldogs won 3-1 on Friday and NMU snapped its three-game losing streak with a 3-0 shutout win on Saturday. It was the first shutout of the season for Coreau and his second career shutout. He had 19 saves in the win. Coreau's other shutout was Feb. 11, 2012 at Bowling Green when he had 31 saves.
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Abstract: In the context of an emerging economy, the paper analyzes indigenous growth and internationalization. Using novel and original data, the paper studies the Indian film cluster in Mumbai, Bollywood. It argues that as the world's biggest commercial film cluster and a conspicuous growth phenomenon in an emerging economy context, Bollywood can be seen as a paradigmatic case for adding to our understanding of the development of film clusters outside the USA, as well as suggesting more general insights into the growth and internationalization of industries in emerging economies. The empirical analysis of the paper points to the importance of home market, government regulation, and industry structure for Bollywood's recent export growth. The paper discusses how the existence of a well-defined and geographically centered social network among producers, directors and other key roles in filmmaking in Mumbai supports the development of a 'Bollywood model' of filmmaking with a industry structure remarkably different from Hollywood's. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7872
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Augustine Rubit recorded his 10th double-double of the season, 19 points and 11 rebounds to lift South Alabama over Western Kentucky 65-57 Thursday night in Sun Belt Conference play.
Antoine Allen scored 19 points and Mychal Ammons added 10, and both finished with seven boards to help South Alabama (10-8, 7-3) outrebound Western Kentucky 40-32.
After George Fant's layup gave Western Kentucky a 35-33 lead with 14:48 left to play, South Alabama answered with an 18-4 run to take its biggest lead of the game, 51-39 with 8:36 remaining.
Rubit and Allen scored 11 points each in the second half, and the Jaguars converted 14 free throws in the period.
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A Mountain Goat's Home
A female Mountain Goat casts a wary glance towards intruders as she enjoys a fine day on the slopes of Mount Spalding, (13,842 feet = 4,109 meters), in the Mount Evans Wilderness Area, Colorado, USA.
Grazing Tribe Of Mountain Goats
A tribe of wild Mountain Goats graze contentedly in a rocky tundra field on the slopes of Mount Evans, Colorado, USA.
Two Young Bull Moose Battle
In a contest of strength and dominance, their powerful muscles ripple as these young bull moose battle in a marshy meadow in the Snowy Ranges, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming, USA.
KIng Of His Domain
A solitary wild male Bison, quite accustomed to the steam plumes emanating from the nearby thermal activity, wanders through grassland in a hot springs area within the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.
Ready To Run
Always alert to danger, these wary animals graze on grasslands near Gillette, Wyoming, USA. The Pronghorn is a long distance running champion in the animal kingdom. Regarded as the second fastest land animal after the Cheetah, the Pronghorn, also known as the American antelope, has the ability to run at 35 mph for up to 4 miles (56 km/h for 6 km). They can achieve a sustained 55 mph (88.5 km/h) over half a mile.
Taking A Rest
A young buck Mule Deer takes a rest in a shady spot next to a Juniper bush near Clarendon, Texas, USA. All the while, he is keeping a wary eye out for danger. They are named "Mule Deer" because their ears are large like those of a mule.
Ewes And Lambs
A heard of Bighorn Sheep ewes and their lambs graze in rocky terrain above snowline in the Mount Evans Wilderness Area, Colorado, USA. The males, with their famous big horns, only accompany their ladies during mating season.
A Dangerous Reflection.
A crocodile lies motionless and almost invisible in the still water reflections of the sky and the Melaluca trees that are growing along this creek bank near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia. The ability of crocodiles to remain concealed and lurk undetected helps them be such effective predators.
Heads Up!
A crocodile surges out of a river near Cairns, Australia, demonstrating the enormous strength and ferocious power of these perfectly adapted reptiles.
A Wild Turkey's Parade
The evening sun lights up the tail fans of male wild turkeys in the group, (known as a flock, rafter, gang or muster), that is gathered at the end of the day before they fly into the nearby cottonwood trees to roost for the night on ranch lands near Clarendon, Texas, USA.
Surveying The Scene.
A magnificent male King Parot surveys the scene as he sits on a dead, lichen covered tree branch in the forest near Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.
What A Cheeky Little Chap
Seemingly unafraid to approach people, a wild Australian King Parrot comes out from the forest to visit in search of food. Lit by the afternoon sun, he stands in colourful contrast to the surrounding bush land.
Hello There... Who Are You?
With a startled look on its face, a juvenile Australian King Parrot near Apollo Bay in Victoria, Australia, interrupts chewing on a seed pod to cast a watchful eye
Seabirds Rest At Santa Cruz
A flock of seabirds begins to settle in for the night on a sand bar at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River at Santa Cruz, California, USA as the sun sets over Monterey Bay.
Taking An Evening Stroll
In the last light of day, a Western Gull strolls along the beach at Santa Cruz, California, USA in search of a tasty morsel.
Landing Flaps Down
A lone seagull comes in for a landing to join up with the rest of its flock while they are enjoying some quiet preening time on the shoreline.
Seabirds, Safe From The Surf
Seabirds rest and preen contentedly as they take refuge on moss covered rocks while Bass Strait surf pounds ashore nearby.
An Ideal Picnic Place
Ever hopeful in their search for food, a group of seagulls advances on an unguarded picnic site. This sandbar at the mouth of the Aire River, provides an ideal spot to have a picnic on a hot, clear day. In the distance, a mirage shimmers on the uncommonly placid Bass Strait waters.
Simple Pleasures
A quaterhorse mare and her foal graze contentedly in a lush pasture on the Hanging H Ranch near Paxton, Nebraska, USA. Visit: http://www.hanginghranch.com
The Three Boys
These young Quater Horse colts jostle for attention at the barn gate on the Hanging H Ranch near Paxton, Nebraska, USA as the evening sun sets and lights up the clouds overhead. Visit: http://www.hanginghranch.com
Chip and Dale
Two chipmunks play together on a tree stump in the Mount Golaith Natural Area near Denver, Colorado, USA on a cloudy day.
On Alert
A magnificent Mule Deer buck pauses at the edge of a pasture and casts a watchful eye over his surroundings before disappearing into dense scrub.
Red-winged Blackbird
This male red-winged blackbird balances on the top of a reed as he guards his nearby nest.
© Geoffrey R Cullen 2019


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Paper accepted to ICRA 2020
Wednesday, 01. April 2020
Congratulations to Gabriel Zoeller, Vincent Wall and Oliver Brock for their accepted paper on Active Acoustic Contact Sensing for Soft Pneumatic Actuators at ICRA 2020.
Welcome to the RBO team
Sunday, 01. March 2020
Welcome to our newest member of the RBO team: Xenia Thau! As our new administrative assistant Xenia will take care of all administration/organizational tasks involving RBO.
Welcome to the RBO team
Welcome to our newest member of the RBO team: Pablo Ardila. As our new lab manager Pablo will take care of the IT/robotic infrastructure as well as organization of the lab!
Exciting new Job Opening!
The RBO Lab is offering a new PhD/Postdoc position in the realm of soft hands and soft manipulation. For further information refer to the Open Positions.
New member of the RBO team
Monday, 01. July 2019
Welcome to Aditya Bhatt who has just joined our team!
He recently graduated with an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Freiburg. He will be using his knowledge on deep reinforcement learning to tackle the problem of dexterous in-hand manipulation using the RBO Hands 2 and 3.
Welcome to the RBO team
Monday, 03. June 2019
We are very glad to welcome Adrian Sieler to RBO! Adrian's research will focus on machine learning as part of the DFG-funded project Robotics-Specific Machine Learning
Preparing exhibit for the MS Wissenschaft
Thursday, 14. February 2019
Together with the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
in Leipzig we are preparing an exhibit of the
RBO Hand 2 on the MS Wissenschaft - Das schwimmende Science Center.
Paper accepted to ICRA 2019
Friday, 01. February 2019
Congratulations to Vincent Wall and Oliver Brock for their accepted paper on Multi-Task Sensorization of Soft Actuators Using Prior Knowledge at ICRA 2019, May 2019, in Montreal, Canada
Science of Intelligence is hiring!
The excellence cluster Science of Intelligence is currently looking to hire main office staff, including the Managing Director, Administrative Assistant and Finance Officer!
If you're interested, please refer to their open positions website.
Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) granted for funding!
Thursday, 27. September 2018
The excellence initiative application Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) got granted for funding. Find out more on the official webpage.
Goodbye Can Erdogan
Friday, 01. June 2018
As a postdoctoral researcher Can contributed to our lab in different disciplines e.g. human grasping, motion and grasp planning,.. as part of the SOMA Horizon 2020 project. We wish him a good start in his new position!
CASP13 is live!
Wednesday, 02. May 2018
RBO is participating in the 13th Critical Assessment of protein Structure Prediction (CASP 13). CASP is a bi-annual blind study to assess the current state-of-the-art in protein structure prediction (PSP). We participate with our improved RBO Aleph pipeline for PSP and our improved EPSILON-CP pipeline for contact prediction. Furthermore, for human targets, we will test a radically different/new approach to PSP with RBO-Bet.
New member of the RBO team
Wednesday, 02. May 2018
We welcome the new member of our team: Steffen Puhlmann.
He recently graduated at the department of Computational Neuroscience with his master thesis "Development of place cells and grid cells in recurrent networks". In our lab Steffen's research will focus on Soft-Hand building, sensor design and In-Hand manipulation.
PhD Thesis Defense by Rico Jonschkowski
Wednesday, 02. May 2018
Congratulations to Rico Jonschkowski who successfully defended his Doctoral Thesis on Learning Robotic Perception Through Prior Knowledge. His thesis has now been published here
Follow up on the Amazon Picking Challenge (APC)
Tuesday, 01. May 2018
An extended journal version of the RSS 2016 paper "Lessons from the Amazon Picking Challenge: Four Aspects of Building Robotic Systems" is now available:
"Four aspects of building robotic systems: lessons from the Amazon Picking Challenge 2015"
Two RBO papers accepted at ICRA18
Tuesday, 01. May 2018
Two RBO papers have been accepted for ICRA 18: "Coordination of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Degrees of Freedom in Soft Robotic Grasping" and "Physics-Based Selection of Informative Actions for Interactive Perception". Congratulations Can, Armin, Clemens, Roberto, and Oliver!
SOMA Milestone reached
Monday, 30. April 2018
We successfully reached MS 4 of the Horizon 2020 SOMA Project "Real-World Demonstrator: SOMA technology is showcased in a demonstration in the context of the two use cases." Video
Welcome Marc Dreilich
Tuesday, 17. April 2018
We welcome Marc Dreilich to our lab! He will support our technical team.
PhD Thesis Defense by Roberto Martin-Martin
Monday, 26. February 2018
Congratulations to Roberto Martin-Martin who successfully defended his Doctoral Thesis on Leveraging problem structure in interactive perception for robot manipulation of constrained mechanisms. He will continue as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University.
Goodbye Janika Urig & Welcome Elizabeth Ball
Tuesday, 05. December 2017
We thank Janika Urig for 4 valuable years of cooperation and welcome Elizabeth Ball to the RBO lab. She will take over the administrative work in our laboratory.
New member of the RBO team
Tuesday, 21. November 2017
We welcome the new member of our team: Divyam Rastogi
He recently graduated at the TU Delft with his master thesis "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Bipedal Robots". In our lab Divyam will continue his research with focus on machine Learning and In-Hand manipulation.
RBO-EPSILON ranked 5th in the final evaluation for CASP12
Tuesday, 07. November 2017
Our contact prediction server RBO-EPSILON ranked 5th in the final evaluation for CASP12
1st SOMA Summer School at Frauenchiemsee has been a full success
Saturday, 22. July 2017
We are looking back to a very successful first summer school on soft manipulation in a beautiful venue - a Benedictine abbey on the Fraueninsel island on lake Chiemsee. Thanks to all the inquisitive participants, keynote speakers and other contributors!
RBO paper accepted at RSS18
Tuesday, 01. May 2018
Congratulations to Divyam Rastogi and Oliver Brock on their accepted paper.
Two RBO papers accepted at ICRA18
Tuesday, 01. May 2018
Two RBO papers have been accepted for ICRA 18: "Coordination of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Degrees of Freedom in Soft Robotic Grasping" and "Physics-Based Selection of Informative Actions for Interactive Perception". Congratulations Can, Armin, Clemens, Roberto, and Oliver!
PhD Thesis Defense by Raphael Deimel
Friday, 23. June 2017
Congratulations to Raphael Deimel who successfully defended his Doctoral Thesis on Soft Hands for Compliant Grasping. He will continue his research as the team leader of the human robot interaction group at MTI engAge.
RBO live on Twitter
Thursday, 20. April 2017
We are now live on Twitter! We will use this account to communicate with the public, share our news and all interesting research we find.
Follow us now on Twitter: @rbolab
And subscribe to our Youtube channel
RBO Hand 2 at opening of ECDF
Monday, 03. April 2017
A presentation of the RBO Hand 2 has been part of the opening activities of the Einstein Center Digital Future, the new research center associated to the TU. The German regional TV channel RBB was covering the event (RBB Abendschau). Take a look!
RBO in TV
Monday, 20. February 2017
We had a TV team at TUB that recorded a 5 minutes report on the idea, manufacturing and testing of the RBO Hand2. Involved was Raphael Deimel and the TV spot will be aired on 28.02 at 7:50pm on MDR in the series "MDR Einfach Genial"
RBO's SoMa project raises the attention of the international media
Wednesday, 01. February 2017
Our project SoMa (Soft Manipulation), funded by the European Union, has been the main topic of several technical reports in the international media. In the project, our soft hand and our techniques to exploit the environment to ease manipulation (environmental constraint exploitation) is applied to solve the needs of our industrial partners Ocado (a British internet supermarked) and Disney. Click on the links to read the reports:
Soma in Ocado's internal report, Soma in Wired, Soma in BCC, Soma in The Guardian, Soma in The Huffington Post, Soma in Techcrunch, Soma in ZDnet, Soma in Silicon, Soma in TheMemo
RBO's paper about the soft hand is one of the most read at IJRR!
Wednesday, 18. January 2017
Our paper "A novel type of compliant and underactuated robotic hand for dexterous grasping" is one of the most read papers at IJRR, a very influential journal in robotics. Congratulations Raphael and Oliver! Do not miss the opportunity of reading it!
Two RBO papers accepted at ICRA17
Monday, 16. January 2017
Two RBO papers have been accepted for the next ICRA: "Achieving Robustness by Optimizing Failure Behavior" and "A Method for Sensorizing Soft Actuators and Its Application to the RBO Hand 2". Congratulations Manuel, Vincent, Gabriel (and Oliver :) )!
Published Code and Data for Online Interactive Perception (OMIP)
Thursday, 24. November 2016
We have published the code of our perceptual system for Online Interactive Perception. The repository contains code to perceive kinematic structures of articulated objects from interactions, based on the data from an RGB-D sensor. More info at:
Or directly to the repository at:
RBO paper finalist of the "Best Paper Award" at IROS16!
Thursday, 13. October 2016
Our paper "Probabilistic Multi-Class Segmentation for the Amazon Picking Challenge", which describes the object recognition method we used to win the Amazon Picking Challenge 2015, was among the finalists of the "Best Paper Award" at IROS16 (see video). Cool! The winner this year was "ANYmal - a Highly Mobile and Dynamic Quadrupedal Robot" by Hutter et al. Congratulations!
Four RBO papers at IROS16
Monday, 26. September 2016
Four RBO papers are going to be presented at IROS16: "A Compact Representation of Human Single-Object Grasping", "Coupled Learning of Action Parameters and Forward Models for Manipulation", "Mass Control of Pneumatic Soft Continuum Actuators with Commodity Components" and "Probabilistic Multi-Class Segmentation for the Amazon Picking Challenge". Congratulations to the authors!
Published Code and Data for "Learning State Representations with Robotic Priors"
Thursday, 14. July 2016
We have boiled down our code for learning state representations with robotic priors into a tiny python script and published it at github:
Five RBO papers accepted at IROS16
Monday, 04. July 2016
Our five papers "Probabilistic Multi-Class Segmentation for the Amazon Picking Challenge", "Coupled Learning of Action Parameters and Forward Models for Manipulation", "A Compact Representation of Human Single-Object Grasping", "Learning Dexterous Manipulation for a Soft Robotic Hand from Human Demonstration" and "Mass Control of Pneumatic Soft Continuum Actuators with Commodity Components" were accepted at IROS16! Congratulations to all the authors!
RBO wins the "Best Systems Paper Award" at RSS16!
Wednesday, 22. June 2016
Our paper Lessons from the Amazon Picking Challenge: Four Aspects of Building Robotic Systems won the "Best Systems Paper Award" at RSS16! The paper presents our winning entry for the APC and a novel way to compare and characterize robotics systems. The award this year was shared between our paper and An End-To-End System for Accomplishing Tasks with Modular Robots by Gangyuan Jing, Tarik Tosun, Mark Yim and Hadas Kress-Gazit. Congratulations to all the winners!
Release of the Alexander von Humboldt brochure
Thursday, 02. June 2016
We created a brochure about our recently ended Alexander von Humboldt funding period. It summarizes the research projects that were possible thanks to the AvH Foundation. Take a look here!
Our paper was accepted at RSS16
Wednesday, 04. May 2016
The RBO paper Lessons from the Amazon Picking Challenge: Four Aspects of Robotic Systems Building has been accepted at the next Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS). Congratulations Clemens, Sebastian, Rico, Roberto, Arne, Vincent and Oliver!
RSS16 Workshop on "Robot-Environment Interaction for Perception and Manipulation: Interactive Perception Meets Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control"
Wednesday, 06. April 2016
We are organizing a very exciting workshop on interactive perception at RSS16, Robot-Environment Interaction for Perception and Manipulation: Interactive Perception Meets Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control. Our goal is to compare how interactive perception, optimal control and reinforcement learning address tasks that require to exploit interaction with the environment to jointly solve perception and manipulation.
The RBO Hand 2 at SPIE Photonics West 2016
Friday, 19. February 2016
As part of a new collaboration between RBO and FiberLab, the start-up from Fraunhofer HHI presented their fiber-optic curvature sensor at this years SPIE Photonics West by using their sensor to track the shape of the RBO Hand 2. We are excited to have the RBO hand featured at the conference and wish our friends at FiberLab a successful participation.
ICRA'16 Workshop on "Nature vs. Nurture in Robotics"
Monday, 08. February 2016
We are very excited to organize a workshop on "Nature vs. Nurture in Robotics" at ICRA 2016. The goal of this workshop will be to discuss how to best combine nature (i.e. engineering) and nurture (i.e. machine learning) to make progress toward intelligent robots.
Our paper was accepted at ICRA16
Friday, 15. January 2016
The RBO paper An Integrated Approach to Visual Perception of Articulated Objects will be presented at the upcoming ICRA16. Congratulations Roberto and Sebastian!
Former RBO member publishes paper in Nature!
Thursday, 17. December 2015
T.J. Brunette, a computation biology researcher at The Baker Laboratory that receive his PhD degree under supervision of Oliver Brock at RBO (UMass), publishes a paper in Nature! His work opens the door to design proteins with a desired structure (closely related to their function) using known repeat proteins. Congratulations, T.J.!
Ingmar Posner, research guest at RBO
Wednesday, 02. December 2015
We are very glad to welcome Ingmar Posner from the Mobile Robotics Group at University of Oxford to RBO! He will spend the next months with us, learning and exchanging experiences about manipulation. We are looking forward to the interesting interactions!
Patrick van der Smagt visits RBO
Tuesday, 03. November 2015
Patrick van der Smagt visited our lab and gave us a version of his keynote talk at IROS15 about Variational Deep Neural Networks (networks that output a probability distribution). Really interesting!
RBO participates in the 32th BVL Logistik Kongress
Thursday, 29. October 2015
We were invited to show our winner system of the Amazon Picking Challenge at the 32th BVL Logistik Kongress. Our system raised awareness of the future applications of mobile manipulators in the logistic sector.
RBO hosts a SoMa meeting
Monday, 19. October 2015
We hosted a meeting of the SoMa (Soft Manipulation) European Project. We thank our partners of Uni Pisa and DLR for the fruitful discussions. Next meeting in EuroDisney!
Dario Floreano visits RBO
Wednesday, 21. October 2015
Dario Floreano visited our lab on October 14th to present his work on flying robots. He also joined the SoMa meeting to share knowledge on how to make us of contact with the environment instead of avoiding it, an insight that they also exploit in their research
Nick Farrrow and Nikolaus Correll visit RBO
Monday, 01. June 2015
Nick Farrow and Nikolaus Correll from University of Boulder have developed strain sensors which are compatible with PneuFlex actuators. They will stay with us one month to find interesting collaboration projects. We are looking forward to it!
During their stay they work on integrating both technologies to provide a versatile sensor-actuator compound for soft robotic devices such as the soft hands.
Ron Alterovitz and Chris Bowen visit RBO
Monday, 01. June 2015
Ron Alterovitz and Chris Bowen from the Computational Robotics Group at the University of North Carolina are visiting us. They will stay one month collaborating with RBO.
They are working on demonstration-guided motion planning. Especially they want to find out how to generalize grasp motions learned from human demonstrations.
New members of the RBO team
Monday, 01. June 2015
We welcome the two new members of our team, Jessica and Manuel!
Jessica's research will focus on grasping strategies with soft-hands as part of the SoMa European project. Manuel will be actively involved in the Exploration Challenge, our joint project with University Stuttgart to provide robots with capabilities to explore, understand and exploit kinematic mechanisms in unstructured environments.
RBO Team wins the Amazon Picking Challenge!
Friday, 29. May 2015
Our Team of the Robotics and Biology Laboratory (RBO) at the Technische Universität Berlin won a highly ranked international robotic challenge yesterday. The "Amazon Picking Challenge", which was organized for the first time this year, is awarded with US$20.000 and 25 teams from Europe, USA and Asia competed for it. The goal of the challenge was to develop a robotic system that autonomously grasps several objects from a shelf. The scenario recreates the process that occurs in an Amazon warehouse when a client buys one or more products. Currently these tasks are supported by robotic shelves which move around autonomously within Amazon's warehouse.
With a total of 148 points our team RBO was able to secure the lead. The second place went to the team of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with 88 points. Third place was awarded to Team Grizzly of the company Dataspeed, Inc. with 35 points. Among the other participants were top universities like UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech, as well as many robotic companies.
The robot we used for the competition will be shown during this year's Long Night of Sciences on June 13th.
Check out our winning run:
https://youtu.be/UrpMfdj-Mpc (real time)
https://youtu.be/DuFtwpxQnFI (sped up 4x)
Great performance of RBO Aleph in CAMEO
Our automated protein structure prediction server RBO Aleph participates in the Continuous Automated Model Evaluation CAMEO. RBO Aleph consistently performed as one of the top servers overall. It performed especially well for hard targets were it is ranked third.
Congratulations to our Computational Biology team!
RBO is getting ready for the Amazon Picking Challenge
Monday, 25. May 2015
Final preparations in Seattle for the Amazon Picking Challenge! Please keep your fingers crossed for us! Our trial will be on Wednesday, 12:40 p.m. local time (9:40 p.m. German time)!
Computational Biology paper accepted in Nucleic Acids Research
Our paper about RBO Aleph, our newest protein structure prediction web server, has been accepted in the web server issue of Nucleic Acids Research. RBO Aleph had emerged as one of the leading ab initio approaches in the last CASP (Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction). Congratulations to our computational biology team!
Link to the paper:
RBO Aleph: leveraging novel information sources for protein structure prediction
Link to the protein structure prediction web server:
Friday, 09. January 2015
Our sports team Psycho-Robot-Proteins won the third place in the Instituts-Cup of TU Berlin. Congratulations to Fabian, Guillermo, Janika, Marianne, Michael, and Rico!
Alex Kacelnik visits RBO
Monday, 15. December 2014
On January 7, we are in for a treat. Therefore holds Oliver his hand in the fire. Alex Kacelnik will come by the lab and give a talk at 10. We are looking forward to it! Title of the talk: Spooky problem solving and decision making in birds.
Amazing performance of our CompBio group at CASP11
Wednesday, 03. December 2014
Our RBO_Aleph server was ranked as the No 3 server in Free Modelling and our contact prediction was ranked No 1 for long+medium range contacts in the automatic evaluation for CASP 11. These are amazing results for our computational biology team! Congratulations!
RBO is invited to give a talk at CASP11 conference
Monday, 24. November 2014
We have been invited to give a talk at the CASP (Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction) conference on the performance of our RBO_Aleph server, which performed among the top groups in the CASP11 experiment in the free modeling category. These amazing results are fruits of the team efforts of our computational biologists. Congratulations Michael, Ines, Tim and Mahmoud!
Oliver Kroemer visits RBO
Tuesday, 04. November 2014
Oliver Kroemer from Jan Peters group will come by on November 26 to present his thesis work during the RBO meeting (10 am). Mark your calendars!
Ivana Kruijff-Korbayova visits RBO
Thursday, 23. October 2014
On November 5 during the RBO meeting (10:00) Ivana Kruijff-Korbayova will give a presentation about "Human-Robot cooperation in disaster-response scenarios". Ivana coordinates two European projects: NIFTi and TRADR and her research interests cover different aspects of computational linguistics.
RBO paper on Computational Biology accepted in PLOS ONE
Monday, 04. August 2014
Michael's paper "Combining Physicochemical and Evolutionary Information for Protein Contact Prediction" got published in PLOS ONE. Congratulations!
Raphael Deimel wins Best Student Paper award at RSS 2014!
Thursday, 17. July 2014
Raphael's paper "A New Type of Compliant, Underactuated Robotic Hand for Dexterous Grasping" wins the Best Student Paper award at RSS! Congratulations!
Toby Walsh visits RBO
Wednesday, 09. July 2014
Another great talk is coming our way! Toby Walsh is one of the main players in AI. Please mark your calendars, July 23, 10 am, MAR 5.006!
Jeannette Bohg visits RBO
Monday, 23. June 2014
Jeannette Bohg will be visiting our lab on Friday (June 27). She will give a talk at 14:30 in MAR 5.006 about her research on perception for grasping. Do not miss it!
Jonas Buchli visits RBO
Monday, 16. June 2014
We are happy to announce that Prof. Jonas Buchli will visit our lab next Friday (June 20). He will give a talk about ML for walking and agile robots at 10 am in MAR 5.006. It promises to be interesting!
Dieter Fox visits RBO
Thursday, 01. May 2014
Great news! Prof. Dieter Fox will be visiting our lab next Friday (May 16). He will give a talk about RGB-D sensors in robotics perception at 10 am in MAR 5.006. We are looking forward to it!
Four papers accepted at IROS14
Monday, 19. May 2014
Three RBO papers and one MLR-Stuttgart paper in collaboration with RBO were accepted at the next IROS14. Congratulations Malte+Sebastian, Stefan (MLR)+Johannes (MLR), and Roberto!
Two RBO papers accepted at RSS14
Monday, 12. May 2014
Two RBO papers will be presented at the upcoming RSS14. Congratulations Raphael and Rico!
Presentation at ICRA14 Workshop on Visual Search
Wednesday, 12. February 2014
Sebastian will present our IROS2014 paper "Prior-Assisted Propagation of Spatial Information for Object Search" at the ICRA workshop "Robots in Homes and Industry: Where to look first".
Two RBO papers accepted at ICRA14
Wednesday, 15. January 2014
Two RBO papers will be presented at ICRA14: "Sensor-Based, Task-Constrained Motion Generation Under Uncertainty" and "Extracting Kinematic Background Knowledge from Interactions Using Task-Sensitive Relational Learning". Congratulations Arne+Nico, and Sebastian+Tobias!
And we learned one lesson: check the version of the document you submit. And if you already checked it, check it again! :)
ISRR2013 Invited Submission Confirmation
Tuesday, 03. December 2013
Oliver will present our paper "Exploitation of Environmental Constraints in Human and Robotic Grasping" at the upcoming ISRR in Singapore!
First-MM project finished successfully!
Tuesday, 03. December 2013
After three and a half year of work, the European FP7 project First-MM was finished successfully. RBO's part in the project was researching motion generation methods for mobile manipulators. We also implemented the motion planning algorithms that were used in the final presentation last week. In the final demo a mobile manipulator successfully detected, classified and grasped bottles from shelves only using on-board sensors.
More info and videos here:
SCIoI Master Track
Friday, 20. May 2011
Understanding intelligence is one of the great scientific challenges of our time. Yet, in spite of extensive research efforts spanning many scientific disciplines, our understanding of intelligence remains fragmented and incomplete. Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) is a transdisciplinary research approach. Researchers from FU, HU, and TU Berlin work together in order to obtain a better understanding of intelligence. Their cooperation in the central fields of thinking, learning, and perception offers an interdisciplinary environment to students. The SCIoI Master Track is transmitting basic knowledge about potential future-oriented technologies very much appreciated both by industry and academia.


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Mottainai: The Fabric of Life at the Portland Japanese Garden 4-27 November
October 29, 2011
I'm really pleased to say that the Portland Japanese Garden has asked my close friend and colleague, Kei Kawasaki of Gallery Kei in Kyoto, and me, to mount an exhibition which will run through November.The show, called "Mottainai: The Fabric of Life, Lessons in Frugality from Traditional Japan," opens on 4 November and is on view until 27 November.Both Kei and I are planning to show some of the highlights from our collections and we will be exhibiting some extraordinary and rare pieces. In order to illustrate the breadth of traditional Japanese textiles Kei will be showing bast fiber textiles: wisteria, linden, hemp, ramie, paper, paper mulberry, etc., and I will be showing cotton boro textiles. I'll be exhibiting a range of types, from everyday utilitarian textiles to large, complex garments.The images here are details of some of my pieces which will be in the show.We'll both be in Portland this coming week setting up the show: I'm really looking forward to it. Kei has produced a beautifully illustrated catalog for the show for which both she and I have contributed essays. I'll let you know when it is available.I will be updating the webshop as per usual this Wednesday at 11 AM New York time. *As I'll be in Portland until 5 November, any order placed from 30 October through 5 November will be shipped on Monday, 7 November.*If I'm able to do so, this coming week I'll blog some images from the set-up at the Garden. Stay tuned….
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Ohio has now overtaken Florida as the state that has seen the most money spent on it this presidential election, according to an NBC analysis of data provided by ad-buying firm SMG Delta.
A whopping $177 million has been poured into the Buckeye State in an effort to woo swing voters from Toledo and Dayton to Columbus and Cincinnati.
Both sides are sprinting to the end of the presidential race with polls still showing a dead heat between the two candidates. On Tuesday, President Obama campaigned in the swing state of Florida while Romney stumped in Las Vegas. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
Ohio and its mid-sized markets are leaving Florida and its big media markets behind at $174 million.
Is there any question where the campaigns and outside groups think this election is coming down to?
The position switch happened with ad buys last night and into today. Both sides have really stepped on the gas. This week, spending is at $75 million - SO FAR -- the most by far of any week, and it's not even close. Last week was No. 2 at $60 million.
Here are the top ad-spending states overall:
1. OH: $177 million
2. FL: $174 million
3. VA: $136 million
4. CO: $76 million
5. NC: $69 million
6. IA: $68 million
7. NV: $53 million
8. WI: $36 million (campaigns didn't come on until week of Sept. 10 and has now passed NH)
9. NH: $33 million
10. PA: $19 million (hasn't seen real buys since August. Obama camp is on air with small radio buys)
11. MI: $15 million
12. MN: $6 million (some of which is intended for WI markets)


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The companies we invest with have some sort of connection to the United Kingdom, but could come from just about anywhere. Like them, we are a start-up and a small firm. We think of ourselves as being dynamic, straightforward to deal with, collaborative and good at what we do. We enjoy our jobs and and believe that we're making a positive difference to the people we work with.
A couple of key points are 1) our interest in companies originating around the world, but having a potential connection to the UK, and 2) Our collaboration with top ranked students at universities around the world to help us select and manage the best possible start-ups
There are three groups of people we want to target:
1) Investors - these are the people who invest in our Fund, relying on our expertise to invest in turn in the start-ups. They're mostly seasoned financial services professionals based in Europe and North America
2) Entrepreneurs - these are the people who have founded companies and need to be financed. They're usually very committed about their companies, passionate and focused on being successful. They want partners who can share their vision and have the means to support them.
3) Our employees and competitors/partners - these are the people who work for us, or with us. We want to attract people who are smart, hard-working and willing to learn. They've got to be passionate about the companies that we invest in, and be able to build relationships with our entrepreneurs
A logo - something that is simple and elegant, not overpowering, and not faddish. Something that speaks of the values we mentioned above, such as trustworthiness, elegance, gravitas, modernity but timelessness too. No restrictions on colors or designs. The name of the fund can be a part (or all) of the logo.
Anything submitted should be original work and not be subject to any further rights clearance, so no clip-art or embargoed fonts and so on please. No flags or national emblems please. We'll need versions that we can print (letterhead, brochures etc.) as well as use in web pages and in general on-line materials like press releases.
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Barney's Rubble
The elder Mr. Barney gets caught in a mailing list pickle.
My father is one of those honest, no-nonsense, do-good types of fellows. Not a bad role model, eh?
He lives on a beautiful lake in New Hampshire and often spends hours a day trying to keep it pure, taking water samples, lobbying to protect it and telling the neighbors what's going on.
He does an absolutely superb newsletter about the pond, which he sends, along with other messages, to a mailing list he carefully compiled.
So it was a total shock when he found the password to his e-mail account blocked. He was told by his ISP that some AOL users complained anonymously about being spammed. OK, but who were these folks, he asked, so he could take them off the list. He was told: "Nothing doing; they're anonymous."
He was also told that in order to gain access to his account he had to stop list mail to all AOL users. He could send mail singly to them. As there were 23 of them, this was unreasonable, so he sent them a one-time message explaining the situation, copying AOL and his ISP. My dad was cut off again-and told by the same clown that wouldn't help him clean up his list that revealing ISP and AOL addresses was another violation.
A number of the AOL users have provided non-AOL addresses and asked to be kept on the list. Not one of them (or any others) has complained about the operation of the list.
The messages in question were warning boat owners about heavy rains and offering to bail their boats so they wouldn't sink.
As someone who gets more than a hundred spams a day, I'm all for cutting spam down. But to punish a guy for sending vital information to people who signed up for a mailing list? Makes no sense!
Any advice for Mr. Barney the elder? He and I would be much obliged if you would send your thoughts to [email protected]. We promise not to report you!
About the Author
Doug Barney is editor in chief of Redmond magazine and the VP, editorial director of Redmond Media Group.
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While the availability of "big data" about building energy performance is increasing in response to market demands and public policies, the lack of standard data formats is a significant ongoing barrier to its full utilization. To overcome this barrier, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) developed the Building Energy Data Exchange Specification (BEDES).
BEDES is designed to enable the exchange, comparison, and combination of empirical information by providing common terms and definitions for data about commercial and residential building's physical and operational characteristics, energy use, and efficiency measures.
This paper describes the BEDES development process, scope, structure, and plans for implementation and ongoing updates.


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Private, relaxing lakefront property and a warm family atmosphere is what you'll find here at Laurel Lock Campground. We proudly offer 130 campsites with the most breathtaking scenery in southeastern Connecticut. Whether you are looking for a weekend getaway or a season-long retreat, we look forward to serving as your home away from home this camping season!!!!! website


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Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik are two fearless friends who took a snarky, irascible writing style and a talent for drawing endearing cartoons and turned it into the "Penny Arcade" mini-empire. Since 1998, the popular Web comic has allowed its two creators to craft an ongoing commentary on the gaming industry and gamer culture that's crude, vulgar, hilarious, occasionally brilliant and often surprisingly profound. When the two decided to try their hand at creating their own game, metaphors about glass houses and rocks were thrown about with wild abandon. Those metaphors, for the most part, can be put to rest. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-slicked Precipice of Darkness, Episode 1 isn't without its flaws, but as a whole it's a fun, breezy Japanese-style RPG that should please the legions of Tycho and Gabe fans out there.
The storyline of PAA: Episode 1 places the player as a new character (created using a barebones avatar creation system) into the town of New Arcadia. The year is 1922 and a Dark Evil(tm) has begun walking the Earth. The player's first indication of this is when a giant version of the robotic Fruit F*!#$% steps on his or her house as it marches through the quiet New Arcadia suburb. Following the robot are Jazz Age versions of Tycho and Gabe, the stars of the comic strip and Holkins' and Krahulik's alter-egos. The two head up a paranormal detective agency devoted to tracking down all sort of supernatural weirdness with a focus on battling against inhuman gods from beyond space and time. It's up to Tycho and Gabe with the lawn-tool wielding player to find out what's going on and stop it before a very quiet menace destroys the world.
Unlike the recent Sam & Max adventures that were distributed in a similar episodic format, PAA: Episode 1 is not an adventure game. Instead it plays out as a much simplified and quick-playing version of a Japanese RPG. There's some amount of item-hunting and a bunch of collectibles, but by and large the main element of actual "gameplay" is a fast-paced variation on the real-time battle system popularized by games like the Final Fantasy series. Every party member has three separate actions -- "Item," "Basic Attack" and a mini-game-triggered "Special Attack" -- that slowly charge up in that order. Once an action has gone "live," the player can then order Tycho, Gabe or their own avatar to perform it on a foe. Enemies have the same three options that each charge up at their own rate, and events happen in the order in which they were triggered. Players can also block enemy attacks by pressing a button at the proper moment and call in subsidiary characters for mega-attacks.
It's this well-done and surprisingly deep combat system that gives PAA: Episode 1 much of its charm. Once the player has sufficiently leveled up to have access to each of the main character's "special attacks," fighting becomes a very fast-paced exercise in quick thinking and on-the-fly strategizing. Enemies often have specific strengths and weaknesses that must be taken into account when deciding on actions. Certain kinds of evil mimes, for example, are completely immune to special attacks but are very vulnerable to basic attacks. Hobos are resistant against Gabe's fists but vulnerable to Tycho's bullets. One of the game's most enjoyable enemies is a demonic barbershop quartet in which each member has a different vulnerability, making for some nerve-wracking moments while waiting for attack timers to clear. The real downside is that there aren't enough enemy variants. Once the player figures out an enemy's weakness, fights start getting way too easy.


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Throughout the week, I like to tweet links to the things that I've been reading. Since they all come out through out the day, I figured that I'd share a list of those that were most popular last week.
Last week's top 10 "Reading" Links
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- The Draining Worry Habit and How to Overcome It [14 clicks]
- SQLIO Disk Subsystem Benchmark Tool: Troubleshooting Hangs and Errors [14 clicks]
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- Be Careful of Cloudwashing! – Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform [10 clicks]
- Getting started with Execution Plans [9 clicks]
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The 2010 Jaguar XJ has shed its retro skin to set a new course for the company's flagship sedan. The future of the XJ will include a 510 HP supercharged V8, aluminum body, and virtual instruments. Also, it'll look XF-ier!
Starting with the obvious, Design Director Ian Callum has managed to both underwhelm and surprise with this newest Jaguar. At first glance, it's almost indistinguishable from the Jaguar XFR, taking much of the nose and sleek profile from the four-door coupe.
Upon further investigation the new XJ reveals a longer and more muscular profile, with a narrow greenhouse that slopes into an elongated and blacked-out C-pillar. The addition of a full panoramic glass roof adds another new dimension to the car. Whatever you're feelings on the new design, it's clear this is an almost complete departure from the previous XJ.
Mechanically, the Jaguar XJ isn't quite as drastic a step forward. The platform is new, featuring a significant use of aluminum in the structure, but the first batch of engines will be a trio of the 5.0-liter Gen III direct-injection V8. The base XJ and XJL will include the naturally-aspirated version good for 385 HP and a 5.4-second 0-to-60 MPH jaunt. The XJ Supercharged and XJL Supercharged models will be fitted with the same engine supercharged for 470 HP and a 5.2-second time.
The new high performance model, perhaps a stand-in for the XJR or merely a placeholder, is the XJ and XJL Supersport models. This will feature the XFR's supercharged V8 good for 510 HP and a 4.7-second 0-to-60 MPH time. All of these will get Jaguar's six-speed, shift-by-wire transmission with steering wheel-mounted paddles.
The biggest upgrade on the inside, which includes the usual mix of wood, chrome and piano black surfaces, is probably the "virtual instrument" panel, which includes three round hi-def screens and no physical read-out at all. This allows the pods to adjust themselves to the driving conditions. For instance, if you switch into Dynamic mode the dials change to a red hue and bold the gear position indicator — which turns red as you approach the red line.
The all new Jaguar XJ brings a daring new spirit to automotive luxury.
Sleek, sporting and sophisticated, it offers a seductive mix of striking
design, breathtaking performance, refined luxury and sophisticated
Building on the success of the new XK and XF models, the introduction of
the all new XJ is a landmark for the revitalized Jaguar brand. Clearly
positioned as the company's ultimate four-door flagship, it extends the
appeal of the legendary XJ line to a new generation of customers.
Jaguars are renowned for their elegant, sporting lines and the all new XJ,
with its fluid, contemporary style, is the boldest interpretation yet of Design
Director Ian Callum's vision for Jaguar in the 21st century.
A panoramic glass roof is an integral part of the all new XJ's design,
enabling the car to have a lower, more streamlined roofline, while
dramatically enhancing the feeling of light and space inside.
Standard and long wheelbase models are available from launch. The long
wheelbase offers an even more sumptuous and refined environment for
rear-seat passengers with an additional 5 inches of legroom. The XJ's
largest-in-class trunk features power opening and closing for convenient
access to the 18.4 cu. ft. storage space (without alloy space saver spare
The all new XJ cabin blends elegant, contemporary design with the
comfort, luxury and unmistakable sporting style of a Jaguar. Chrome and
piano black detailing provides an eye-catching contrast to the beautifully-
crafted leather and veneer surfaces.
To complement the all new cabin design is a level of choice in colors,
veneers and leathers not seen before in a Jaguar. The four models – XJ,
XJL, Supercharged and Supersport – blend together the different elements to allow the customer to tailor the car to suit their personal
tastes. The ultimate expression of this is the Supersport model, available
by custom order only, with specification including a leather roof-lining,
semi-aniline leather seats and veneers with laser inlays.
Advanced new technologies have allowed Jaguar's interior designers to
create an environment more akin to a state-of-the-art living space than a
simple car cabin. Stunning, 12.3-inch high-definition Virtual Instruments
complement the 8-inch Touch-screen, which displays vehicle functions.
Premium surround sound options include the top-of-the-range 1200-watt
Bowers & Wilkins system which is comparable in audio quality to the
world's best in-home entertainment. Advanced infotainment features also
include hard drive-based audio and navigation systems, and
comprehensive connectivity for portable audio and video devices via the
powerful Media Hub.
The all new XJ's beauty is much more than skin-deep: it is constructed
using Jaguar's aerospace-inspired aluminum body technology, which
makes the XJ lighter than its rivals by at least 300lbs. These technologies
– now developed into an even more impressive new generation of the XJ
– provides benefits to performance, handling and fuel economy, while
delivering increased strength, refinement and safety.
Proven Jaguar dynamic technologies are taken to new levels in the all
new XJ. Features such as air suspension, Adaptive Dynamics
(continuously variable damping), Active Differential Control and quick-ratio
power steering deliver the blend of responsive, dynamic handling and
refined, supple ride expected from a Jaguar.
The all new XJ benefits from the most advanced powertrains ever in a
Jaguar, combining high performance with fuel efficient technologies such
as direct injection. In the U.S. market, customers will have a choice of
three engines based on model, all coupled to a shift-by-wire, six-speed
automatic transmission controlled by the JaguarDrive Selector™ or
steering wheel-mounted paddles:
5.0-liter 385hp AJ-V8 Gen III naturally aspirated direct-injection V8 -
0-60mph in 5.4 secs (0-100kph in 5.7 secs), in the XJ and XJL
o 5.0-liter 470hp AJ-V8 Gen III supercharged direct-injection V8 - 0-
60mph in 4.9 secs (0-100kph in 5.2 secs), in the XJ Supercharged
and XJL Supercharged models
o 5.0-liter 510hp AJ-V8 Gen III supercharged direct-injection V8 - 0-
60mph in 4.7 secs (0-100kph in 4.9 secs), in the XJ Supersport
and XJL Supersport models
Jaguar has built upon its leading quality performance using the latest
'virtual' product development technologies. This approach features an
obsessive attention to detail, with almost 40,000 quality-specific
assessments during the development stage.
The all new XJ brings new standards of sustainability to the luxury vehicle
segment. The lightweight aluminum structure – with 50 percent recycled
material – underpinned by a lifecycle approach to vehicle design and
manufacture, enables the all new XJ to minimize its carbon footprint. This
alone creates a potential savings of three tons of CO2 per vehicle,
compared to a bodyshell made from new aluminum.
The Jaguar brand has been acknowledged with a joint first ranking in a
vehicle dependability study in 2009. Jaguar's obsessive attention to quality
and service has also resulted in #1 rankings in sales satisfaction and
customer service.
The all new XJ offers extremely attractive cost of ownership with
impressive fuel economy across the range, high predicted residual values
and 15,000-mile service intervals.
In the U.S., the all new XJ can be ordered now. Delivery of first customer
cars will begin in early 2010.


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Peavey BUTCHERHEAD 100W Guitar Amp Head
Peavey's Butcher 100W tube guitar amp is a 2-channel amplifier with 5 - 12AX7 preamp tubes and 4 - EL34 power amp tubes. Both the Clean and Crunch channels feature independent 3-band EQ, plus master volume and preamp gain controls so guitarists can adjust the interplay between the preamp and power amp on each channel for an array of gain possibilities.
Both channels on the Peavey Butcher tube amp head include a separate, footswitchable gain boost, while the Crunch channel also has a 12-way Punch selector that adjusts the low-end attack of the amplifier—a handy feature that helps match the amp head to various speaker enclosures.
The master section on the Peavey Butcher amp head widens the range of possibilities with 2 footswitchable master volumes, so players can set one as a default and use the second as a solo boost; a patented Presence control that boosts the extreme high frequencies, giving the amp extra cut; and high and low gain inputs. On the Peavey Butcher's rear panel, the built-in Peavey MSDI microphone-simulated XLR direct interface eliminates the need for miking by allowing users to send the amp's signal directly to a recording device or mixing console. Additional controls on the tube amp head include a line out with level control; active effects loop with send and return level control; impedance selector; half-power switch; and a tube bias adjustment jack.
- 2 independent channels, Clean and Crunch
- 100 watts into 16, 8, or 4 ohms
- Half-power switch drops the output to 50W
- 4 x EL34 power amp tubes
- 5 x 12AX7 preamp tubes
- 3-band EQ on each channel
- Global Presence
- 2 Master Volume controls
- Global Master Volume Boost with switch and level control
- 12-way Punch attack control on Crunch channel
- Pre-gain Boost switch on both channels
- Built-in MSDI™ microphone-simulated direct XLR output
- Line out with level control
- Active effects loop with send and return level control
- Tube bias adjustments on back panel
- 4-button footswitch included


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Beyond 9/11: Homeland Security and Community Policing in Dearborn, Michigan
David Thacher, Ford School of Public Policy and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Professor Thacher received CLOSUP funding for this project to investigate the relationship between homeland security and police-community relations by analyzing the experiences of the Dearbon, Michigan Police Department (DPD).
After a period of widespread community criticism in the mid-1990's, the DPD began to develop several routines, organizational structures, and other innovations designed to improve police-community relations. By most accounts, those efforts helped the Department to regain its legitimacy in the local community. But that achievement threatened to unravel after September 11 as homeland security became a salient issue in Dearborn, which involuntarily found itself in the national spotlight due to its large Arab-American population. Drawing on observations and in-depth interviews, this project will analyze how the pressures associated with the DPD's new homeland security role placed the Department's community policing efforts under stress and forced the city to revisit the issue of police legitimacy once again. In the process, this research will describe the shape that homeland security and community policing have begun to take in Dearborn since September 11. Those findings will illuminate the challenges that homeland security raises for local governments, as well as the strategies developed by one police department to respond to those challenges.
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It is with deepest sympathy and sadness I have to announce the passing of JohnSlinglblade
John's real name is John Novak and we hadnt seen him around VP4 for a few months and even though we had a contact number for him on his cellphone we were getting no reply,only voicemail.
When I got involved in testing VP4 prior to its release John was the first person on my list to get involved in testing as I knew his knowledge of Pool and in particular some of the more obscure rulings could benefit in the development of the game.
Myself and John used to chat for hours on teamspeak and watch online Pool matches and many tournaments and events and John had many stories he would tell me and others about people he had met with and played with over the years.
We all knew John was not in the best of Health but it still does not make things any easier to know that we have lost a senior and valuable member of the VP4 community.
For many it was difficult to understand the problems and difficulties that John was going through during his time with us on VP3 and VP4.
He was a straight talking guy and you might not have agreed with him and I even argued with him on various subjects,but we never lost any respect for each other as it was all forgotten within 5 minutes.Life was too short
For John this is the case and Ill miss him.I enjoyed being your online friend and I wont forget you.
The news of John's passing was confirmed by his nephew via Facebook who we contacted via Johns Facebook friends list
Date of Birth
Tuesday, June 22nd, 1954
Date of Death
Sunday, January 8th, 2017
9balldotcom your friend Hugh


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Have you heard about makeover? No! Don't you want to rejuvenate your personality? Yes, Great! American Hair Salon Near Me in JHB there are numerous beauty salons established in Miami to take care of individuals' appearances. African Natural Hair Salons some of these are sophisticated and high-quality. Beauty salons are now going out of their ways to focus on customized solutions to enhance individuals' looks.
You want to rejuvenate your personality? If your answer is yes then here is a list of Top 10 of Beauty Salons in Austin TX. Best African American Hair Salons Near Me this list will guide you to find the best Beauty Salons in Austin TX compiled on the basis that how frequently the Beauty Salons are used by beauty conscious customers. The No.1 Beauty Salons on this list has been stored the most amount of times by Austin, TX area. Generally, people only store a business' information in their address books if they are satisfied with the provider's service and wish to engage in repeat business.
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Since makeup is about renovating your own personality, find the best Beauty Salon to rejuvenate your personality. This Top 10 List will help you finding the best quality Beauty Salon of Austin, TX. So, visit the best beauty salon in your neighborhood in Austin, TX, the unexpected change in your look as well as personality!
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Do you really know how to take care of black children's hair? Of course you know because it is just similar to taking care of you own hair. Black hair is a result of the proper caring of it. You simply have to do extra effort to maintain the loveliness of it.
You should shampoo the black hair with the specific shampoo that will suit your children's flowing hair. As they will grow older, you can use conditioners that will help keep their hair moist and will act as a hydrating agent. Conditioners should not be done everyday because this will then cause falling of hair.
Conditioners you will buy should contain the natural oils so that the black hair of your children will nourish further and will not get so dry. You should comb your children's hair lightly and gently starting at the base of the hair. Avoid using fine tooth combs but instead use combs that have wide tooth.
Put your hand above the spot you are combing so that the children would not experience pain. Do not super tight the braids and or pigtails because this can damage the hair and can cause breakage. Another tip on how to take care of black children's hair is by limiting the use of beads since this can cause trauma because some of the beads are heavy so one should use appropriate accessories at the right time to avoid any problem. When the hair is kinky then it is better to use a good detangling spray. So these are some of the tips on how to take care of a black children's hair.
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Okay, let's talk straight. For decades, women of African descent the world over have relied on various tried-and-tested methods to "relax" their hair. Then, about a decade ago, the Yuko system made a big stink among people of all colors when it came over from Japan, followed by Opti-Smooth. Now a third contender is fighting to become top dog in the hair straightening stakes: the Brazilian.
Not what the name may imply, the Brazilian is a relatively new hair straightening system that has nothing to do with waxing away pubic hair. It is a semi-permanent way to straighten the hair on your head, which uses keratin - and sometimes formaldehyde - to tame even the curliest locks. But while it may be taking the world of hair by storm, even it has its drawbacks...
If you are considering straightening your hair for more than just an occasional night out, you may be thinking of a permanent hair straightening system. Here is the best - and the worst - of the most popular systems currently on offer. Remember, success will depend not only on your type of hair and how rigorously you adhere to its upkeep, but also on the skill of your stylist - as well as the products he or she chooses to use.
Brazilian Hair Straightening (aka Brazilian Blow-Out or Brazilian Keratin Treatment). The stylist applies active keratin, a protein found in the top layer of our skin which makes it both waterproof and tough, although sometimes this is used in conjunction with formaldehyde, which can be dangerous (see below). The formula is then sealed into the hair using a hot iron, taking away frizz, curls and unruly waves. Takes about two hours, more for longer or more unruly hair.
* Home Relaxing Kits. Much like a do-it-yourself salon-style routine. Apply straightening cream, leave on, rinse away, straighten with straightening iron, neutralize, wash and blow dry. Takes about two hours in total, more for longer hair. Good luck!
* Ironing. Time was when many young girls had their hair ironed - with a clothes iron - to have straighter tresses. The process could take up to an hour and was often saved for special occasions. Required two people: one to lay her head on the ironing board while the other wielded the iron. Had to be a trusted friend - with excellent eyesight!
Hair straightening is just another way that us mortals deal with "the grass is greener" syndrome. In the 1970s and 1980s everyone was rushing to have a perm and make their straight hair curly, now the reverse is the talk of the town.
If you decide to go the permanently straight route, it's important to find a salon you trust. Take heed if your hair is dyed, colored or even just highlighted, as this may affect the outcome of the straightening process - even if your stylist assures you this isn't the case!
Remember, also, that all chemically straightened hair will require a good hair-care routine to keep it looking good. This means using a protein-rich shampoo, conditioner and other anti-frizz products, as locking in all the moisture possible will be crucial in maintaining that salon style.