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Influence of A/D Quantization in an Interpolated DFT Based System of Power Control with A Small Delay
Janusz Mroczka Józef Borkowski Dariusz Kania
Metrology and Measurement Systems | 2014 | No 3 | 423-432 | DOI: 10.2478/mms-2014-0036
Keywords photovoltaic system frequency estimation signal processing A/D converter control of power system
Fast and accurate grid signal frequency estimation is a very important issue in the control of renewable energy systems. Important factors that influence the estimation accuracy include the A/D converter parameters in the inverter control system. This paper presents the influence of the number of A/D converter bits b, the phase shift of the grid signal relative to the time window, the width of the time window relative to the grid signal period (expressed as a cycle in range (CiR) parameter) and the number of N samples obtained in this window with the A/D converter on the developed estimation method results. An increase in the number b by 8 decreases the estimation error by approximately 256 times. The largest estimation error occurs when the signal module maximum is in the time window center (for small values of CiR) or when the signal value is zero in the time window center (for large values of CiR). In practical applications, the dominant component of the frequency estimation error is the error caused by the quantization noise, and its range is from approximately 8×10-10 to 6×10-4.
Analysis of the reliability of photovoltaic-micro-wind based hybrid power system with battery storage for optimized electricity generation at Tlemcen, north west Algeria
Mohammed Salim Hadjidj Nacereddine Bibi-Triki Faouzi Didi
Archives of Thermodynamics | 2019 | vol. 40 | No 1 | 161-185 | DOI: 10.24425/ather.2019.128296
Keywords Modeling optimization Simulation Photovoltaic system Wind system Hybrid photovoltaic-wind-storage system Sizing
This article considers designing of a renewable electrical power generation system for self-contained homes away from conventional grids. A model based on a technique for the analysis and evaluation of two solar and wind energy sources, electrochemical storage and charging of a housing area is introduced into a simulation and calculation program that aims to decide, based on the optimized results, on electrical energy production system coupled or separated from the two sources mentioned above that must be able to ensure a continuous energy balance at any time of the day. Such system is the most cost-effective among the systems found. The wind system adopted in the study is of the low starting speed that meets the criteria of low winds in the selected region under study unlike the adequate solar resource, which will lead to an examination of its feasibility and profitability to compensate for the inactivity of photovoltaic panels in periods of no sunlight. That is a system with fewer photovoltaic panels and storage batteries whereby these should return a full day of autonomy. Two configurations are selected and discussed. The first is composed of photovoltaic panels and storage batteries and the other includes the addition of a wind system in combination with the photovoltaic system with storage but at a higher investment cost than the first. Consequently, this result proves that is preferable to opt for a purely photovoltaic system supported by the storage in this type of site and invalidates the interest of adding micro wind turbines adapted to sites with low wind resources.
An integrated inverter for a single-phase single-stage grid-connected PV system based on Z-source
Z. Chen X. Zhang J. Pan
Keywords Z-source inverter single-phase single-stage grid-connected photovoltaic system sliding-mode controller
An integrated Z-source inverter for the single-phase single-stage grid-connected photovoltaic system is proposed in this paper. The inverter integrates three functional blocks including maximum-power-point-tracking, step-up/down DC-side voltage and output grid-connected current. According to the non-minimum-phase characteristic presented in DC-side and the functional demands of the system, two constant-frequency sliding-mode controllers with integral compensation are proposed to guarantee the system robustness. By using two controllers, the effects caused by the non-minimum-phase characteristic are mitigated. Under the circumstance of that the input voltage or the grid-connected current changes suddenly, the notches/protrusions following the over-shoot/ under-shoot of the DC-bus voltage are eliminated. The quality of grid-connected current is ensured. Also, a small-signal modelling method is employed to analyze the close-loop system. A 300W prototype is built in the laboratory. A solar-array simulator (SAS) is used to verify the systematic responses in the experiment. The correctness and validity of the inverter and proposed control algorithm are proved by simulation and experimental results.
Fuzzy logic controller based maximum power point tracking technique for different configurations of partially shaded photovoltaic system
Krishna Naick B. K. Chatterjee T.K. Chatterjee
Archives of Electrical Engineering | 2018 | vol. 67 | No 2
Keywords partially shaded configuration photovoltaic system maximum power pointtracking fuzzy logic controller tracking efficiency
A solar photovoltaic (PV) system has been emerging out as one of the greatest potential renewable energy sources and is contributing significantly in the energy sector. The PV system depends upon the solar irradiation and any changes in the incoming solar irradiation will affect badly on the output of the PV system. The solar irradiation is location specific and also the atmospheric conditions in the surroundings of the PV system contribute significantly to its performance. This paper presents the cumulative assessment of the four MPPT techniques during the partial shading conditions (PSCs) for different configurations of the PV array. The partial shading configurations like series-parallel, bridge link, total cross tied and honeycomb structure for an 8#2;4 PV array has been simulated to compare the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques. The MPPT techniques like perturb and observe, incremental conductance, extremum seeking control and a fuzzy logic controller were implemented for different shading patterns. The results related to the maximum power tracked, tracking efficiency of each of the MPPT techniques were presented in order to assess the best MPPT technique and the best configuration of the PV array for yielding the maximum power during the PSCs.
Dynamic response improvement of hybrid system by implementing ANN-GA for fast variation of photovoltaic irradiation and FLC for wind turbine
Maziar Izadbakhsh Alireza Rezvani Majid Gandomkar
Archives of Electrical Engineering | 2015 | vol. 64 | No 2 June | 291-314 | DOI: 10.1515/aee-2015-0024
Keywords hybrid system photovoltaic FLC permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) ANN-GA
In this paper, dynamic response improvement of the grid connected hybrid system comprising of the wind power generation system (WPGS) and the photovoltaic (PV) are investigated under some critical circumstances. In order to maximize the output of solar arrays, a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique is presented. In this paper, an intelligent control technique using the artificial neural network (ANN) and the genetic algorithm (GA) are proposed to control the MPPT for a PV system under varying irradiation and temperature conditions. The ANN-GA control method is compared with the perturb and observe (P&O), the incremental conductance (IC) and the fuzzy logic methods. In other words, the data is optimized by GA and then, these optimum values are used in ANN. The results are indicated the ANN-GA is better and more reliable method in comparison with the conventional algorithms. The allocation of a pitch angle strategy based on the fuzzy logic controller (FLC) and comparison with conventional PI controller in high rated wind speed areas are carried out. Moreover, the pitch angle based on FLC with the wind speed and active power as the inputs can have faster response that lead to smoother power curves, improving the dynamic performance of the wind turbine and prevent the mechanical fatigues of the generator.
Control and optimisation of photovoltaic water pumping system using sliding mode
L. Zarour K. Abed M. Hacil A. Borni
Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences | 2019 | 67 | No. 3 | 605-611 | DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2019.129658
Keywords photovoltaic pumping system modelling optimization maximum power point MPPT sliding mode control
A sliding mode controller for the photovoltaic pumping system has been proposed in this paper. This system is composed of a photovoltaic generator supplying a three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor coupled to a centrifugal pump through a three-phase voltage inverter. The objective of this study is to minimise the number of regulators and apply the sliding mode control by exploiting the specification of the field oriented control scheme (FOC). The first regulator is used to force the photovoltaic generator to operate at the maximum power point, while the second is used to provide the field oriented control to improve the system performance.The whole system is analysed and its mathematical model is done. Matlab is used to validate the performance and robustness of the proposed control strategy.
The analysis of photovoltaic module energy production in real and simulated conditions
Bartosz Soliński Monika Stopa
Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk | 2018 | Nr 103 | 181-192 | DOI: 10.24425/123716
Keywords photovoltaics module renewable energy sources energy efficiency
The energy efficiency of photovoltaic modules is one of the most important aspects in energetic and economic aspects of the project related to system installations. The efficiency of modules and the electricity produced by photovoltaic conversion in solar modules is affected by many factors, both internal, related to the module structure itself and its technical and external factors related to the energy infrastructure, which includes: cabling, inverters, climate conditions prevailing at the micro-installation location and the orientation and angle of inclination of the solar modules. The installation of photovoltaic modules should be preceded by an energy efficiency analysis, which will help to indicate the optimal solution adapted to the given conditions. The article presents a comparative analysis of the amount of energy produced under real and simulated conditions. Analyzes were made on the basis of research carried out in the Wind and Solar Energy Laboratory located at the AGH University of Science and Technology, data from solar irradiation data-bases and computer software for estimating energy resources. The study examined the correlation of the solar irradiation on the modules and the amount of electricity generated in the photovoltaic module. The electricity produced by the module was compared under real conditions and simulated based on two sources of data. The comparison and analysis of the amount of energy of the module were also made, taking simulated different angles of the module's inclination into account.
Techno-economic analysis of a photovoltaic installation
Bartosz Ceran Radosław Szczerbowski
Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk | 2017 | Nr 98 | 15-26
Keywords photovoltaic modules energy efficiency economic efficiency
The paper presents the results of the energy analysis of the conversion of solar radiation energy into electrical energy in Polish weather conditions. The effect of sunlight and working temperature on the photovoltaic module on its power curve P = f(U) is shown. STC and NOCT conditions are described for which the manufacturers specify the parameters of the photovoltaic modules. The manufacturers of photovoltaic panels should give the PPV = f(E) characteristic for the different values of the operating temperature of the modules. An analysis of the economic efficiency of a photovoltaic power plant investment of 1 MWp taking the current legal regulations for the three variants into account was presented. Variant I – the investor benefits from the support of public aid of operational only, Variant II – the investor benefits from the support of public aid for investment in the amount of PLN 1 million, Variant III – the investor benefits from the support of public aid for investment in the amount of PLN 2 million. For all variants, indicators for assessing the economic effectiveness of the investment and the value of the auction price from the maximum price to the price at which the project loses its profitability are determined.
Power balancing of photovoltaic microinstallations in households
Bartosz Soliński
Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk | 2018 | Nr 107 | 95-104 | DOI: 10.24425/123727
Keywords power balancing micro-installation renewable energy sources photovoltaic power plants
The large variability and unpredictability of energy production from photovoltaic power microinstallations results from the dependence on the current weather conditions. These conditions depend on a number of factors and are variable over the time. Despite this specificity, photovoltaic micro-installations are becoming more and more popular in the world and in Poland. This is mainly due to the fact that the generation of energy from renewable sources has numerous advantages, the energy is free, renewable in time and ecological, and its production on its own gives partial independence from energy supplies from the power grid. In addition, the observed significant prices decrease of solar modules has further accelerated the development of the use of this energy source. Concern for this method of energy production among households has increased significantly in Poland after introducing the prosumer in the legal framework and the use of administrative and financial support. The implemented prosumer mechanisms allowed, for example, the net balancing of the energy consumed and produced by the micro-installation through storage in the power grid. The article describes the problem of balancing sources using solar energy, based on micro-installation used in the household (the so-called prosumer installation). The conducted analyses compared the load profile of a typical household and the energy generation profile from a photovoltaic installation, determining the real balancing formation level of such a system.
An analysis of the electricity supply at a public building utilizing photovoltaic systems and a microturbine
Paulina Sawicka-Chudy Elżbieta Rybak-Wilusz Maciej Sibiński Marian Cholewa Ryszard Pawełek
Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi Polskiej Akademii Nauk | 2018 | Nr 107 | 47-62 | DOI: 10.24425/123721
Keywords photovoltaic installations tracking system fixed-tilt panels gas microturbine energy efficiency
Recently, the search for new effective energy production solutions has been focused on the production of electricity using renewable and environmentally friendly carriers. This resulted in an increased interest in PV cells and cogeneration systems. The article looks at the main factors affecting their operational parameters against the background of the development history of subsequent generations of PV cells. Average daily solar radiation and wind velocity in Lodz were characterized. The research was done on a static and tracking system with a total peak power of 15 kWp and a 30 kW microturbine. PV panels are installed on the building of the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering of the Lodz University of Technology and they work as part of DERLab. A microturbine is inside the building. Energy measurements were carried out in 2016 giving grounds for the analysis of energy efficiency and financial analysis of the energy supply in buildings. Energy yields in the static and tracking system as well as percentage coverage of electricity from PV cells and microturbines were assessed. The distribution of monthly savings, annual savings of energy costs and the payback time of the investment costs of the systems subject to the test were determined. The research we have done allows us to say that the energy produced by follow-up modules is about 3 times greater than that generated in stationary modules. On the other hand, the annual savings of energy costs using gas micro-turbines are about 10 times higher than those of lagging panels. The analysis shows that it is possible to determine the profitability of the microturbine and photovoltaic panels use despite large financial outlays. The payback period of investment outlays is about 12 years when using the installation throughout the year.
A performance analysis of a hybrid golden section search methodology and a nature-inspired algorithm for MPPT in a solar PV system
Hazem H. Mostafa Amr M. Ibrahim Wagdi R. Anis
Archives of Electrical Engineering | 2019 | vol. 68 | No 3 | 611-627 | DOI: 10.24425/aee.2019.129345
Keywords hybrid optimization golden sections search multi-verse optimization algo-rithm maximum power point tracking perturb and observe photovoltaic (PV)
This research presents a comparative study for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) methodologies for a photovoltaic (PV) system. A novel hybrid algorithm golden section search assisted perturb and observe (GSS-PO) is proposed to solve the problems of the conventional PO (CPO). The aim of this new methodology is to boost the efficiency of the CPO. The new algorithm has a very low convergence time and a very high efficiency. GSS-PO is compared with the intelligent nature-inspired multi-verse optimization (MVO) algorithm by a simulation validation. The simulation study reveals that the novel GSS-PO outperforms MVO under uniform irradiance conditions and under a sudden change in irradiance.


Toby Borgeest comes to the Bar following 18 years as a commercial and civil litigation lawyer in a large national practice.
In recent years, Toby has specialised in large commercial litigation projects, with a focus on shareholder class actions, professional negligence claims against lawyers, accountants, financial advisers and auditors, private company shareholder disputes, consumer protection and insolvency.
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In his early years of practice, Toby conducted a high volume unfair dismissal and employment law claims practice in the industrial tribunals, Federal and Magistrates' courts. Since that time, Toby has acted for most Victorian unions as well as union clients in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia. Toby has conducted employment contract claims in the Supreme Court of Victoria and superior courts of other jurisdictions.
Toby obtained accreditation as a specialist in workplace relations in 2004, under the specialist accreditation scheme administered by the Law Institute of Victoria.
Toby practised at Slater and Gordon from his articles year in 1998, until joining the Bar in 2015. He became a partner of that firm in 2004. Between 1998 and 2004 he worked in that firm's Industrial and Employment Law practice in Melbourne, before moving to Perth and leading the firm's Industrial and Employment Law practice in that jurisdiction. Toby returned to Melbourne in 2009 and practised as a Principal in the Commercial and Projects Litigation department.
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Home»News»Tchami Shares New Single, "Faith" Featuring Marlena Shaw
Tchami Shares New Single, "Faith" Featuring Marlena Shaw
By Dom Vigil September 25, 2020
Critically acclaimed producer and DJ, Tchami, has unveiled his latest single "Faith," out now via Astralwerks. Download / stream HERE and watch the visualizer below.
Leading the single with Marlena Shaw's soul-driven gospel vocals, "Faith" samples the legendary singer's classic 1969 tune "Woman of The Ghetto." Tchami puts his signature spin on the production, combining bumping house beats and euphoric breakdowns to create a dance-floor ready club tune that stays true to house music's roots. Accompanying the single is the official video, taking viewers on a journey across an emerging town and through the lens of an outsider. Filled with colorful flashing images and vivid pictures, the imagery serves as a reminder to keep the "Faith" in times of struggle and hardships.
"Faith" marks the French DJ and producer's fifth single release of the new decade, following the double-single releases of "Born Again" / "Buenos Aires" and "Proud" / "Ghosts" in May and February respectively. All five tracks will feature on his debut LP Year Zero, due out before the end of the year.
Coining the term future house, and widely recognized as its creator, Tchami has released chart-topping singles over the course of his career including "Promesses," "Adieu," and "Afterlife." He has culminated over 475 million streams across platforms. In 2020, Tchami reached new heights as a producer having co-produced four singles from Lady Gaga's Chromatica album, including her first release "Stupid Love," mega collaboration with Ariana Grande "Rain On Me," followed by "1000 Doves" and "Babylon."
Tchami has toured with the likes of Skrillex, Diplo and DJ Snake whilst collaborating with Martin Garrix, Jack Ü and AC Slater. As a member of the DJ quartet 'Pardon My French' and founder of his own label CONFESSION, his expertise and breadth as a producer and songwriter remain unrivaled. His label has seen him foster and develop artists such as Malaa, Mercer, AC Slater, Dusty Cloud, Loge21 and numerous others independently on a global scale.
His versatile fusion of UK bass, EDM, future house and everything in between renders him a truly electrifying, world-leading DJ and visceral showman. Globally, this has seen him perform at the likes of Creamfields, Tomorrowland, SW4, Mysteryland and Dreamland.
A departure from the Future Garage vibes that Tchami has become known for, "Faith" is a soulful house cut that leaves a lasting impression.

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Psilocybin for Depression: Does It Work?
by Paul James
In depression, mental health.
Psilocybin mushrooms (sometimes referred to as "magic mushrooms") contain the chemical psilocybine – a naturally occurring hallucinogenic and psychoactive compound. While there's only been so much research into the psychedelic, many have come forward claiming you can use psilocybin for depression.
However, the weight of these statements remains in question. Not to mention, psilocybin is still illegal in the United States and classified as a Schedule I drug. This means it has no currently accepted medical use for the treatment of any health condition.
Throughout this article, we're going to explore psilocybin mushrooms as well as their potential to treat depression. At the end, we invite you to ask further questions.
What Are Psilocybin Mushrooms?
Psilocybin mushrooms are psychedelic fungi that are found in the wild and can be cultivated. For millennia, the fungus has been used in various cultures for its hallucinogenic properties in both spiritual and medicinal practices. However, psilocybin wasn't isolated until 1958 by Dr. Albert Hofmann, the same person who discovered lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). ¹
Traditionally, psilocybin mushrooms are dried and eaten alongside foods and beverages. Still, some people eat them fresh from the ground.
When it comes to street lingo, magic mushrooms are sometimes referred to as:
Mushies
Blue meanies
Golden tops
Psilocybin mushrooms are hallucinogenic drugs, similar to cannabis (marijuana), mescaline, LSD, ayahuasca, and N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT).
How Does Psilocybin Work in the Brain and Body?
Since magic mushrooms are hallucinogens, they cause users to see, hear, and feel sensations that aren't really there. However, the effects of psilocybin vary greatly from person to person and experience to experience. It's believed that the environment plays a significant factor. ²
When ingested, the mushrooms are converted into psilocin in the body. While it's not 100% clear how psilocin influences the brain and body, it's believed to activate serotonin receptors. More particularly, in the brain's prefrontal cortex. This area of the brain is responsible for mood, cognition, and perception. ³ ⁴
Psychedelic drugs are believed to work in other areas of the brain as well, such as those that regulate arousal and panic responses. Furthermore, psilocybin doesn't always produce the visual and auditory hallucinations it's known for.
There are number of factors that can influence the psilocybin experience, including: ⁵
Quantity of drug
Past experience (both with and without the drug)
Expectations for the experience
People the individual is around
Typically, people begin to feel the effects of psilocybin 30 minutes after consuming it. These effects can last anywhere between 4 and 6 hours. However, some individuals may experience changes to their thought patterns and sensory perception days after the experience.
Can You Use Psilocybin for Depression?
As of this time, it remains uncertain whether or not you can use psilocybin for depression. While there is some evidence to suggest you can, more research is necessary.
An early study published in the United Kingdom suggested that psilocybin might have therapeutic benefits for patients facing treatment-resistant depression. Unfortunately, this study didn't compare patients with a control group and, therefore, didn't make too many discoveries. ⁶
However, researchers have noted that psilocybin has much more immediate effects in comparison to traditional antidepressants, which can take up to 6 weeks to start working.
The biggest difficulty with current research is the fact that there are no long-term studies. While it seems likely patients may make a recovery from depression using psilocybin, it's unclear how long this recovery lasts.
Most of what we know about magic mushrooms comes from personal accounts of people who have self-medicated in their struggle with mental illness. While these accounts can give us some insight, the psychedelic experience is never controlled and, furthermore, often based on some kind of bias. For example, those who enjoy taking psilocybin purely for the "trip" may lead themselves to believe that it can have therapeutic effects for everyone.
Since psilocybin remains a Schedule I substance, you're never going to come across a psychiatrist that recommends it for depression. With that said, we highly recommend you seek out traditional treatment options before even considering psilocybin. If you find that you're depression is treatment-resistant, it's vital you do the proper research before taking psychedelic drugs.
What Does the Research Say?
As of this time, there are only two studies that have sought out looked into psilocybin's therapeutic potential for depression. These include:
A 2017 study published by Neuropharmacology found that psilocybin was able to reduce symptoms of depression without diminishing emotions. ⁷
A 2018 study compared the relationship between psilocybin-induced hallucinations and other therapies that had positive outcomes. It discovered that psilocybin was able to create positive long-term outcomes in patients. ⁸
John Hopkins University has also been conducting research concerning psilocybin for the treatment of various mental health conditions. A small study found that just two doses of psilocybin alongside psychotherapies were able to produce an immediate and large reduction in depression symptoms.
John Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research is currently on Phase II of clinical research concerning psilocybin for depression. If the drug clears Phase III, researchers say psilocybin should be recategorized from a Schedule I substances.
Other Potential Benefits of Psilocybin
Beyond depression, recent research into psilocybin has also concerned:
Depression and co-occurring Alcohol Use Disorder
Smoking cessations
However, as with depression, research is too limited to make any claims as of this time.
Psilocybin Safety and Side Effects
When it comes to hallucinogenic drug, users run the risk of having a negative experience that can leave you with long-lasting mental and emotional problems. Furthermore, if you use psychedelic substances with alcohol or other drugs, the long-term risks increase.
One of the biggest concerns most people have is the experience of a "bad trip." While this experience varies from person to person, it usually involves feelings of paranoia alongside hallucinations, delusions, and panic. More so, in rare cases, some people may even experience convulsions. ⁹
Beyond this, users can also retain one or many of the following side effects:
Distorted perception (sense of time, place, reality)
Feelings of spirituality
Increased blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature
Lack of coordination
Paranoia (sometimes a panic reaction)
As of this time, researchers aren't 100% sure of the long-term side effects psilocybin may have. Some users have reported experiencing flashbacks long after their experience as well as personality changes. ¹⁰
Furthermore, since you can only obtain magic mushrooms illegally, you run two risks:
The substance you're purchasing may be contaminated. Some research suggests that only 28% of street psilocybin actually has hallucinogenic properties. ¹¹
You're unaware of the psilocybin dosage you're receiving per mushroom.
If you believe that you or someone you love has consumed a poisonous mushroom it's vital you call poison control immediately at 800-222-122.
Can You Overdose on Psilocybin?
While there have been no reported deaths associated with psilocybin, you can overdose on the mushroom. Most of the time, an overdose results in: ¹²
Panic (paranoia)
To take things further, some people mistake fly agaric mushrooms for psilocybin. When consumed, fly agaric mushrooms can cause individuals to:
Experience dizziness
Show signs of delirium
If you use magic mushrooms regularly, chances are you'll develop a tolerance to them. Since people with a tolerance will need more psilocybin to feel the initial effects, they're at an increased risk of overdose.
Psilocybin for Depression Dosage Recommendation
Being as the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) doesn't approve psilocybin and the substance remains illegal, there are no standards when it comes to dosage. Furthermore, it's extremely difficult to determine how much psilocybin is in a mushroom when you purchase it illegally. This makes dosage almost impossible.
Still, if you plan to take psilocybin regardless of the risks, we've developed a chart to help you determine how much you should take. This chart is based on the assumption that the mushrooms you possess contain 1% psilocybin.
Dried Mushrooms Estimated Psilocybin
Low Dose 1 gram 10mg
Medium Dose 1.75 grams 17.5mg
High Dose 3.5 grams 35mg
Very High Dose 5 grams 50mg
It's worth noting that many have found benefits from microdosing psilocybin rather than undergoing a full psychedelic experience. While there are no standards for microdosing, most suggest anywhere from 0.25 to 0.5 grams of dried magic mushrooms. ¹³
Are Psilocybin Mushrooms Legal?
As mentioned throughout this article, psilocybin mushrooms are federally illegal and considered a Schedule I substance. However, changes in the law are appearing in certain places:
Magic mushrooms are decriminalized for recreational purposes in:
Somerville, Massachusetts
Magic mushrooms are legal for mental health treatment in a supervised setting in Oregon.
Not to mention, certain states allow for the use of psilocybin mushrooms in religious practices.
It's also worth noting that psilocybin mushrooms are legal in Canada for certain mental illnesses.
Other Natural Remedies for Depression
Since psilocybin has a number of psychological risks, we highly recommend seeking out other natural treatments for depression before using magic mushrooms. Some of the most notable include:
Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
Many have claimed that Rhodiola is a great supplement for energy, sleep problems, and various mental health conditions, including depression. One study found that Rhodiola alters the blood-brain barrier. In turn, this allows specific endorphins to enter the brain that can help in stress responses. ¹⁴
Saffron is a spice with antioxidant compounds. In one review, it was found that saffron may be able to increase mood levels that impact serotonin receptors. In other words, it allows for already existing serotonin to stay in the brain longer. This same review also revealed that saffron was able to significantly decrease depression symptoms when compared to a placebo. ¹⁵
Omega-3 fats have been found to be essential for our diet. The only difficulty is our bodies can't produce these fats on their own. Therefore, we must take them in from certain foods, such as fish. If you don't consume a healthy amount of omega-3s through your standard diet, you can always opt to take a fish oil supplement.
The benefit of omega-3 fatty acids is they've been found to help decrease symptoms of depression. A 2020 analysis gave the supplement to 638 women and found that it had a positive impact on those struggling with pregnancy depression and postpartum syndrome. ¹⁶
Still considering using psilocybin for depression? If so, we must confess a word of caution. Since there is so little known about magic mushrooms and many have claimed to have a bad experience, you are putting yourself at risk for further problems.
When taking a psychedelic drug, it's extremely important that you place yourself in the right environment and surround yourself with people you trust. While there's only so much research to confirm this, we've found that the experience is highly influential by these factors.
Furthermore, even if your decision goes against your psychiatrist's wishes, it's important to tell them of your plans or usage of psilocybin.
Still have questions concerning psilocybin for depression?
We invite you to ask them in the comments section below. If you have any further knowledge to share – whether personal or professional – we'd also love to hear from you.
¹ National Library of Medicine (PubMed): DARK Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Psilocybin
² Studies in Mycology: The good, the bad and the tasty: The many roles of mushrooms
³ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS): Hallucinogen actions on human brain revealed
⁴ Neuropsychopharmacology: Psychedelic effects of psilocybin correlate with serotonin 2A receptor occupancy and plasma psilocin levels
⁵ National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): How Do Hallucinogens (LSD, Psilocybin, Peyote, DMT, and Ayahuasca) Affect the Brain and Body?
⁶ The Lancet Psychiatry: Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: an open-label feasibility study
⁷ Neuropharmacology: Increased amygdala responses to emotional faces after psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression
⁸ frontiers in Pharmacology: Quality of Acute Psychedelic Experience Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression
⁹ Mycobiology: Toxicological Profiles of Poisonous, Edible, and Medicinal Mushrooms
¹⁰ Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology (SAGE): Hallucinogen-persisting perception disorder
¹¹ Office of Justice Programs (U.S. Department of Justice): Street Drug Analysis: An Eleven Year Perspective on Illicit Drug Alteration
¹² National Library of Medicine (PubMed): Management of overdose of salvia, kratom, and psilocybin mushrooms: a literature review
¹³ PLOS ONE: A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics
¹⁴ HHS Public Access: Rhodiola rosea therapy for major depressive disorder: a study protocol for randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
¹⁵ Journal of integrative medicine (HHS Public Access): Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
¹⁶ Translational Psychiatry: The efficacy and safety of omega-3 fatty acids on depressive symptoms in perinatal women: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, is facing 20 lawsuits stemming from allegations of sexual abuse during the 1990s at a residential boarding school for minors.
Minors used to be referred to the treatment facility by the state Department of Children and Families and juvenile courts. It has since become an academy for students with special needs. It's still overseen by the diocese.


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Man has arm amputated days after contracting flesh-eating bacteria from sushi
Yahoo News UK August 30, 2018
A South Korean man developed a flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw sushi. Source: New England Journal of Medicine (left)/File:Getty Images (right).
WARNING, DISTURBING CONTENT: A man has had to have his left arm amputated after he contracted a flesh-eating bacteria from raw sushi.
The 71-year-old South Korean man developed a fever and pain in his hand just hours after eating the raw fish, according to a case report in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The unnamed patient had a history of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and end-stage renal disease when he presented to hospital two days after consuming the seafood.
The man's left arm was amputated after his blisters worsened and spread up his arm. Source: New England Journal of Medicine.
He had developed large blisters all over his left hand, with doctors diagnosing the infection as vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria that they endeavoured to treat it with antibiotics.
However, the patient's medical history left him at a higher risk of infection and the blisters worsened, transforming into deep ulcers and spreading from his hand up his arm.
Surgeons eventually had to amputate his arm, 25 days after he presented at hospital.
Vibrio vulnificus is contracted by eating raw or undercooked seafood, but it can also be contracted if an open wound is exposed to saltwater.
According to The New England Journal of Medicine, the patient "did well after the surgery and was discharged home" after the amputation.
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If you have tried different diet's in the past, you more than likely have heard of the Mediterranean diet. This diet is rich in Mediterranean style foods such as yogurts, olives, certain breads, fish, and lamb. While all diets really come down to a matter of calories in vs. calories out, the Mediterranean diet does have something that most others can't offer. Due to the higher amount of olive oil, and olives included in the Mediterranean diet, your body will get a nice little boost of Oleuropein. Oleuropein is an amazing compound with tons of benefits that is found mainly in olive oil and the leaves from olive trees. While the biological mechanisms by which this compound works is still being investigated, we have found a whole host of benefits that stem from increased consumption of Oleuropein. Some of which include anti-inflammatory effects, anti-cancer effects, anti-tumor aids, antioxidant activity, blood glucose benefits, and even neuroprotective benefits! While most of those are great, we are going to focus on a few that make it a star ingredient in GlycoShield.
Oleuropein has an interesting mechanism that creates an anti-inflammatory effect, neuroprotective, and regenerative effect. In a 2017 study that tested various effects related to oleuropein supplementation, one study suggested that it can reduce oxidative damage in the area of the brain that is most affected by neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (1). Studies also suggest that oleuropein is the ONLY anti-inflammatory component that can be extracted from olive leaves and be effective at a low concentration (2). Why are the anti-inflammatory properties worth mentioning now, and especially in a product like GlycoShield? Well, it is worth mentioning that the "Western Diet" that so many of us are a part of, is filled with processed food, high carbohydrates, sugars, and trans fats, which isn't always the healthiest of options. Numerous studies have shown that eating in this way can cause inflammation, both at the muscular level as well as within the joints, gut, and even of the organs such as liver and pancreas. Oleuropein's ability to cut inflammation makes it a key component of GlycoShield by preventing inflammation from occurring due to poor diet. Not all individuals experience inflammation when eating large amounts of carbohydrates, however following the dosing guide on the label, you can ensure that your body is receiving a clinically tested dose of Oleuropein to prevent any inflammation that may occur, especially when consuming that large cheat meal!
Quite possibly the most well-known effect of Oleuropein is its ability to treat high blood pressure and create a positive effect on cardiovascular health. This benefit of Olive Leaf Extract has been one of the top researched and studied benefits of Oleuropein in the last 10 years. As we said before, Oleuropein has some amazing antioxidant and neuroprotective properties but it also contains cardioprotective properties as well. Another 2017 study showed that a dosage of 60mg/kg/day of Oleuropein significantly reduced blood pressure over an 8-week period (3). Having such a profound effect on blood pressure, many individuals suggest supplementing oleuropein or oleuropein containing foods into their diet as a treatment of mild-moderate hypertension before seeking out the use of prescription medication. One of the ways that oleuropein was found to aid in blood pressure regulation was through protection of the hypothalamus. It was found that oleuropein protects the hypothalamus from oxidative stress and improves mitochondrial function in a biological pathway. Because the hypothalamus is the part in the brain that controls homeostatic systems (keeping our bodies regulated properly), the introduction of oleuropein can actually benefit those who are already suffering from hypertension, not just those who are at risk for it! With regards to exercise, oleuropein can play a big role in regulating blood pressure during and after our workouts as well. Let's face it, the heart is a muscle and if we don't work it out regularly, we run the risk of having cardiovascular problems at some point in our life. For individuals who may not be physically fit, oleuropein provides some stability with regards to blood pressure when partaking in physical activity and can help blood pressure remain regulated during that time. This is why supplementing with a clinically tested dose of oleuropein such as the amount in a serving of GlycoShield can play a bigger role than you think!
As if the other properties of oleuropein weren't enough, even more studies have been conducted on the ability of this compound to prevent weight gain, specifically fat gain from a high fat diet. A 2014 8-week study suggests that olive leaf extract can prevent high-fat diet induced obesity as well as reduction in visceral fat weight gain and increase in plasma lipid levels (4). Olive leaf extract does this by regulating the expression of genes involved in adipogenesis and thermogenesis in the visceral adipose tissue. By regulating those properties, olive leaf extract can regulate both the amount of fat stored and our body temperature. It is important to note here that while this study did not directly impact weight loss, it prevented weight gain when a high fat diet was consumed. This makes oleuropein an especially important ingredient in GlycoShield when looking at its multi-dimensional use. While we have mentioned that GlycoShield is a great product when it is used for recomposition and weight-loss goals, this facet makes it a great tool to prevent excess fat gain when bulking and trying to put on lean muscle mass! We have all been there; trying to put on a few pounds of muscle before slimming down for the summer. After consuming about 2500 calories of chicken and rice, that new pizza place is looking mighty tasty and before you know it, you've been eating everything in sight for the last 2 weeks! This is where oleuropein becomes your ally in your body composition goals. While we don't recommend you cheat every day, with the Shielded Stack, you can if you want to!


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The FA Sunday Cup is a knock-out competition founded in 1964 for English Sunday league football teams.

Prior to 1960 The Football Association did not permit clubs or players under its jurisdiction to take part in competitive football played on Sunday.  A change of policy by the governing body in 1960 allowed Sunday leagues to become affiliated to County Associations and, four years later, The FA started the Sunday Cup to allow Sunday players to compete in a national knock-out tournament.

The Sunday Cup trophy was presented to the FA by the Shah of Iran as a gift to mark the centenary of the FA in 1963. It was created by Iranian silversmiths.

In the Cup's first season (1964–65), teams representing Sunday players in various counties entered with London winning the two-legged final 6–2 against Staffordshire.

In the first final featuring club sides, Ubique United beat Aldridge Fabrications 1–0 in 1965–66.

After The Sunday Cup's inaugural season, 1,600 requests for entry forms for the following season's competition were received. Entries for season 2017–18 were 80. Since its inception in 1964-65 (53 years ago) the competition has been won by 42 different sides.

The most successful team is Hetton Lyons Cricket Club FC with 4 wins, in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012. St Joseph's (Luton) have appeared in a record five finals, winning on two occasions in 1995 and '96. Eight other teams have been successful on two occasions – Carlton United in 1967 and '73, Newtown Unity in 1972 and '74, Fantail in 1980 and '81, Nicosia in 1991 and 2004, Oyster Martyrs in 2011 and '13, Humbledon Plains Farm in 1990 and 2014, Hardwick Social in 2017 and 2018, and Campfield FC in 2015 and 2020.

Hardwick Social FC became the first club for 22 years to retain the trophy since St Joseph's (Luton) in 1995-96.

The latest holders are Baiteze Squad from the Essex Sunday Corinthian Football League who were crowned as the 2021-22 FA Sunday Cup winners at Millwall's New Den as the defeated Highgate Albion in a 2-0 success. Shomari Barnwell opened the scoring in the early stages of the game before substitute Chaka Barnett headed in late on to confirm victory for the London based side.

Finals 1961-1964

The results of the first finals before the Cup was sanctioned by the FA.

Finals since 1965 (FA sanctioned)

The results of the finals to date:

References

External links
FA Sunday Cup page on the official FA website

Football cup competitions in England

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Black Wattle reduce throughput costs with flexible reclaim feeders
Easy to move around, easy to install, and adjustable to different discharge heights. The adaptability of FLSmidth's Buffalo™ range of low-capacity modular reclaim feeders make it a versatile solution for medium-tier miners as well as larger operations in need of flexible stand-in units for stacker-reclaimers.
Even a reclaim feeder can help boost productivity at your site. At the Black Wattle Colliery in South Africa, the mine plant required feeding and sizing of its run-of-mine (ROM) coal at 350 tph nominal capacity. High rock contamination had a detrimental effect on the coal processing operation, and the company hoped an upgrade of the ROM crushing and handling system would enhance safety, reduce downtime and costs, and increase the coal processing efficiencies.
The business case was sound for an increase in productivity, resulting in the approval of capital expenditure for new reclaim feeders, sizers and conveyor. "We immediately realised the estimated 5% increase. However, that progressively increased to around 7%," says Robert Grobler, Director of Mining at Black Wattle.
Designed for efficiency
When designing the latest series of reclaim feeders, the engineers at FLSmidth thought of efficiency and productivity in a wider perspective. Not only are the feeders efficient at the core task of feeding materials, they are also designed to be adaptable to almost any situation on site.
"For a start, they are modular. The format allows different discharge heights and loading decks of various lengths to suit the required application. They are designed to be fed by either truck, front-end loader or dozer without the investment in high concrete walls for such a tip facility. These modular reclaim solutions add value to any operation because they can be customised to meet specific requirements and tailored to improve productivity," says PC Kruger, FLSmidth's account manager for coal in sub-Saharan Africa.
We immediately realized an increase in our coal processing efficiencies, with an increase in saleable products, and an added benefit is the reduction in crusher blockages and plant stoppages – all of which have enhanced safety, increased productivity and reduced the plant throughput costs
Robert Grobler, Director of Mining Black Wattle
Customisable and cost-effective
The reclaim feeders fit in a standard container for shipping. They can be mounted on skids or wheels and are easy to relocate from one position to another with standard stock yard equipment, always keeping it close to the stockpile.
The motor control centre is located onboard the reclaim feeder, and only the power supply needs to be isolated before relocating the unit. The modular design also makes it fast and easy to replace individual parts, as the design features replaceable individual parts throughout the full length of the feeder.
"In terms of adaptability and flexibility these feeders are second to none. They are customisable and cost-effective, and designed for safe and easy maintenance," says Kruger.
True fit-for-purpose solution
The design of the reclaim feeders make them optimal for soft non-abrasive material such as coal, salt, potash and gypsum. The adjustable breaker drum breaks lumps down to 150 millimetres, and material gets fed to conveyor belts at an adjustable rate of up to 2,000 tons per hour.
"A hydraulic take-up system ensures ideal and consistent chain tensioning on the shaft take-up assembly. And with auxiliary components such as wheel assemblies, lights, lubrications systems and safety features, this offering is a true fit-for-purpose solution," Kruger adds.
At Black Wattle, the reclaim feeders did indeed fit the purpose.
"We immediately realized an increase in our coal processing efficiencies, with an increase in saleable products, and an added benefit is the reduction in crusher blockages and plant stoppages – all of which have enhanced safety, increased productivity and reduced the plant throughput costs," says Robert Grobler.
Ideal backup for stacker and reclaimer systems
The FLSmidth reclaim feeder solution is optimal for medium-tier miners, but the adaptability also makes it a good option for larger operations.
"Our reclaim feeders and feeder breakers can be installed as free-standing units – with or without civil works – or as a multi-unit construction with hoppers or sizers. This presents an ideal backup system for stacker and reclaimer systems, and they can be implemented for side-tipping or back-tipping applications to reduce double handling of material," Kruger says.
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The term "civil society" has become widely used to describe the part of society that does not belong to the political administration and party system and uses other avenues to voice its concerns, interests and ideas.
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The Sarajevo National Theatre was THE place to be last Wednesday evening. Even the taxi driver said, as he dropped me, that he saw on TV that "there was something very special on, a guest performance from Belgrade".
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Academic Dissertation to be presented with the assent of the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, for public discussion in Raahensali (Auditorium L10), Linnanmaa, on February 1st, 2002, at 12 noon.
The relationships between software producing companies, their customers and other parties involved have growing importance in the turbulent and fast developing business environment of today. The software industry itself is characterized by the Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), tailored, and Modified-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) businesses modes. In this versatile context of cooperation, financing and acquisitions demand exact details of the ownership of the products, i.e. the Intellectual Property Rights of these products and services. Legal forms and contracting procedures are emerging as the critical issues for the development of the information technology industry.
This study addresses the problem of how software contracting has been approached and what concepts and models have been presented to understand it. Further, the question of the role of inter-organisational relationships (business-to-business) and intra-organisational process evolution in software contracting is discussed. The domains of interest and of relevance in this research are software development process, business process, legal process, and the contracting process itself, and the evolving interaction between these processes. The focus of this study is especially on contracting and on analysing the process of contracting, i.e. the dynamics, dependencies and elements of process related issues.
The empirical part of the study was completed by analysing twelve software producing companies - eight were Finnish firms established in Silicon Valley (USA) and the rest were local Finnish firms with international operations. Based on the empirical findings, a software-contracting model was elaborated to describe how the contracting processes form and evolve in the context of software business. The model gives more understanding of the evolving contract processes and relationships. Further, the research produced concepts of how to manage contracting processes in the software business.
Contributions of this study are, first, the well-defined model for contracting process in a software developing company. The elaborated model gives new insight into the elements, interrelationships and governance structures included in the contracting process and the relationship development between cooperating companies. Software companies can compare their contractual situation with the model. This enables them to develop their own processes further to respond to the present-day requirements. Secondly, the study specifies and introduces three different generic contracting networks for COTS, tailored, and MOTS business modes of software developing companies. It was established that these three business modes have similarities as well as differences in the application of software contracting processes. The COTS business relied firmly on multiform licensing practices, whereas the tailored business saw the framework contract as the main contractual tool and interestingly the MOTS business employed combinations of these two previous forms, i.e. both licensing and framework contracts.
This study evoked some interesting future research prospects. In order to create a more accurate overall view of the whole contracting process the research should be continued and take the interplay of both customer and supplier under closer scrutiny. Another important issue would be to examine the contracts used in these different business modes from a strict legal viewpoint and the possible transformation of the predominant legal practices.


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Amazon Has a Secret Section of Customer-Loved Beauty Gifts for Valentine's Day — All $10 or Less
Here's an early Valentine's Day treat: Amazon has a secret storefront filled with a curated selection of fan-favorite beauty products, including highly-rated shopper selects, viral beauty buys, and a smattering of items that just so happen to be InStyle-approved. The best part? Many of the items are $10 or less (score!). Below, shop everything we're eyeing to buy ourselves and our loved ones from the secret storefront — starting at just $5.
I Found a $25 Amazon Alternative for the Wildly Trendy Sneakers Supermodels Wear All the Time
Walking around my neighborhood in New York City sometimes feels like taking a tour through a fashion trends museum. At any given moment you can see every internet micro-aesthetic, from dark academia to dopamine dressing to tennis core, and it's not uncommon to spot someone actually rocking a version of Kendall Jenner's no-pants look. To put it simply, I always take style cues from my neighbors, and was intrigued by the absolute choke-hold one particular pair of shoes had on all of the local cool girls over the last year.
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An antique shop owner made quite an investment when he snatched up a home belonging to a hoarder for just $10,000. He would also get to own all the contents inside the house. Alex Archbold, an antique dealer from Canada purchased a house that belonged to a late piano teacher, Bette- Jean Rac who passed away in December 2020.
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9th grader jailed for days after being misidentified for on-campus crime
By Nick Natario
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A ninth grade Houston ISD student said he wants answers after he spent days behind bars for a crime he said he never committed at Bellaire High School.
About a week ago, the student was arrested and charged with a robbery of a fellow student. That student spent time in jail before the charge was dropped.
"Those three days, or four days, it felt like years," he recalled. "Each day was like a year going by because it was so long."
He doesn't want to reveal his identity. He's too upset after what happened when he was in class.
"The police came and took me out of gym class, and then they put handcuffs on me and took me into another (classroom), told me they charged me with a felony, a robbery," he recalled.
Documents he received from the school said he was accused of assault with intent to steal money from a student.
"They told me it happened Friday at 2:14 p.m., but I was never at school," he said.
Despite that, the student found himself behind bars.
"I couldn't even go to sleep because people were banging on the doors," he recalled.
From jail, he fought for his freedom.
"I was even telling a woman that I didn't commit the crime, and I was telling my lawyer that I didn't commit the crime," he recalled.
Attorney Sean McAlister said his client wouldn't let up.
"You could tell there was something extra in the way that he said it, that he felt wronged," McAlister recalled.
Suddenly, McAlister said, after three days behind bars, the district attorney's office dropped the charge. He was told the victim identified another student.
"Somehow, I don't know whether it was through video, that they had verified that perhaps the kid that they had seen on video was in fact someone else," McAlister said.
Although the charge was dismissed, McAlister said his client will need to take steps to clear his name.
"Later on in life, he's going to want to make sure that whatever records do exist - the detention, the arrest, the offense report, or anything of that nature - it needs to be cleared off of his record," McAlister said.
McAlister also said law enforcement and school officials who charged his client should be held responsible.
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The only response we received from the district was an automatic reply that school was out for spring break.
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Q: How to append JTextArea from an outer class? I have 3 classes, a Frame class, a Panel class and an Algorithm class. The Frame is created first and it contains the panel class, the panel then starts the algorithm with the press of a button. The panel has a JTextArea log, which the algorithm has to append. I tried passing the Panel, so that it can access it, but no luck. Tried passing the JTextArea itself, no luck either. Even wrote a function, which the Algorithm could call to append, still nothing.Where is the catch here?
The code follows, hope it's not too much:
P.S. The code contains a FileLoader class, but that just load a file.
Frame:
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;

  import java.util.LinkedList;
    import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
    import javax.swing.JFrame;
    import javax.swing.JLabel;
    import javax.swing.JPanel;
    import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
    import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;

@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class ClusteringSelection extends JFrame implements Runnable{

    LinkedList<Record> table;
    KMeansUI kMeansUI;

public void run()
{
    StartUI();
}

public void StartUI()
{
    JTabbedPane tab1=new JTabbedPane();

    tab1.addTab("K-Means", kMeansUI=new KMeansUI(this));
    tab1.addTab("Aglomerative", new JPanel());
    add(tab1);
    JLabel status=new JLabel();
    status.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.RAISED));
    add(status, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    setSize(320,320);
    setResizable(false);
    setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    setVisible(true);
    setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}

@SuppressWarnings("unused")
ClusteringSelection()
{
    FileLoader loader=new FileLoader(this);
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
    new ClusteringSelection();

}
}

Panel:
    import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.ButtonGroup;
import javax.swing.GroupLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JRadioButton;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;

@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class KMeansUI extends JPanel implements Runnable{

    ClusteringSelection mainWindow;
    JTextArea log;
    KMeans kMeans;
    JTextField centroids;

    public void UpdateLog(String text)
    {
        log.append(text+"\n");
    }

    public void run()
    {
        kMeans=new KMeans(mainWindow.table, Integer.parseInt(centroids.getText()), KMeansUI.this);
    }

    public void StartUI()
    {
        centroids=new JTextField();
        log=new JTextArea(" ");

        log.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.RAISED));

        JScrollPane logScrool=new JScrollPane();
        logScrool.add(log);
        logScrool.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);

        JButton start=new JButton("Start");

        start.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
        {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                run();
                //kMeans=new KMeans(mainWindow.table, Integer.parseInt(centroids.getText()), KMeansUI.this);
            }
        });

    JLabel cenLabel=new JLabel("Count:");
    JRadioButton euclede=new JRadioButton("Eucledean");
    JRadioButton manhattan=new JRadioButton("Manhattan");
    JRadioButton pearsons=new JRadioButton("Pearson's");

    ButtonGroup messure=new ButtonGroup();
    messure.add(euclede);
    messure.add(manhattan);
    messure.add(pearsons);

    GroupLayout layout=new GroupLayout(this);
    setLayout(layout);

    layout.setAutoCreateGaps(true);
    layout.setAutoCreateContainerGaps(true);

    layout.setHorizontalGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                        .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addComponent(cenLabel)
                                .addComponent(centroids,20,20,20))
                                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                                        .addComponent(euclede))
                                        .addComponent(manhattan)
                                        .addComponent(pearsons)
                                        .addComponent(start))
                .addComponent(logScrool)

            );

    layout.setVerticalGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                                .addComponent(cenLabel)
                                .addComponent(centroids,20,20,20)
                                )
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.CENTER)
                                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                        .addComponent(euclede)
                                        .addComponent(manhattan)
                                        .addComponent(pearsons)
                                        .addComponent(start))))
                .addComponent(logScrool));

    setVisible(true);
}
KMeansUI(ClusteringSelection mainWindow)
{
    this.mainWindow=mainWindow;
    StartUI();
}
}

The algorithm, which works fine, except doesn't append.
  import java.util.LinkedList;

public class KMeans implements Runnable{

    LinkedList<Record> table;
    LinkedList<Centroid> centroidList;
boolean clusterStop=false;
int precision=10000000;
int centroidCount;
double time, iterCount=0;
KMeansUI kMeansUI;

public void run()
{
    while(clusterStop==false)
    {
        UpdateRecords(centroidList);
        UpdateClusters();
        iterCount++;

        for(int i=0;i<centroidCount;i++)
        {
            int count=0;
            for(int j=0;j<table.size();j++)
            {
                if(table.get(j).type==i)
                {
                    count++;
                }
            }
            System.out.println("Cluster "+(i+1)+" has "+count+" records.");
            //log.append("Cluster "+(i+1)+" has "+count+" records.");
            kMeansUI.UpdateLog("Cluster "+(i+1)+" has "+count+" records.");
        }
    }
    Output();
}

KMeans(LinkedList<Record> table, int centroidCount, KMeansUI kMeansUI)
{
    this.kMeansUI=kMeansUI;
    time=System.currentTimeMillis();
    this.table=table;
    this.centroidCount=centroidCount;
    CreateCentroids();
    run();
}

public void UpdateClusters()
{
    clusterStop=true;
    for(int i=0;i<centroidList.size();i++) //staiga pa centroidiem
    {
        for(int j=0;j<table.get(0).values.size();j++) //staiga pa kolonnam
        {
            double sum=0;
            double count=0;
            for(int k=0;k<table.size();k++) //staiga pa rindam
            {
                if(centroidList.get(i).type==table.get(k).type)
                {
                    sum+=table.get(k).values.get(j);
                    count++;
                }

            }
            if(centroidList.get(i).dimVal.get(j)!=(double) Math.round(((1/count)*sum)*precision)/precision)
            {
                clusterStop=false;
            }
            centroidList.get(i).dimVal.set(j, (double) Math.round(((1/count)*sum)*precision)/precision);

        }

    }
}

public void UpdateRecords(LinkedList<Centroid> centroidList)
{
    for(int i=0;i<table.size();i++)
    {
        table.get(i).Update(centroidList);
    }
}

public void CreateCentroids()
{
    centroidList=new LinkedList<Centroid>();
    for(int i=0;i<centroidCount;i++)
    {
        centroidList.add(new Centroid(table.get(0).values.size(),i));
    }
}

public void Output()
{
    LinkedList<String> types=new LinkedList<String>();
    for(int i=0;i<table.size();i++)
    {
        if(!types.contains(table.get(i).realType))
        {
            types.add(table.get(i).realType);
        }
    }
    for(int i=0;i<centroidCount;i++) //staiga pa centroidiem
    {
        for(int j=0;j<types.size();j++) //staiga pa klasem
        {
            int count=0;
            for(int k=0;k<table.size();k++) // staiga pa rindam
            {
                if(table.get(k).type==i && table.get(k).realType.equals(types.get(j)))
                {
                        count++;
                }
            }
            System.out.println("Centroid "+(i+1)+" has "+count+" of type "+types.get(j));
            //log.append("Centroid "+(i+1)+" has "+count+" of type "+types.get(j));
            kMeansUI.UpdateLog("Centroid "+(i+1)+" has "+count+" of type "+types.get(j));
        }
    }

    for(int i=0;i<centroidCount;i++)
    {
        int count=0;
        for(int j=0;j<table.size();j++)
        {
            if(table.get(j).type==i)
            {
                count++;
            }
        }
        System.out.println("Cluster "+i+" has "+count+" records.");
        //log.append("Cluster "+i+" has "+count+" records.");
        kMeansUI.UpdateLog("Cluster "+i+" has "+count+" records.");
    }

    time=System.currentTimeMillis()-time;
}

}

A: Instead of : logScrool.add(log); use the following line to add log to JScrollPane:
logScrool.setViewportView(log);

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The biggest and baddest of all the places you can test websites for money is UserTesting. The tout being able to make up to $60 per test, with $10 for every 20-minute video you participate in. The company requires you to download their software and record your screen and voice as you virtually walk through an app or a website.
You basically just need an email to sign up along with doing a trial test for them. But they payout via PayPal, so you'll also have to have an account there as well.
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You can test websites for money with TryMyUI. It pays a bit more than some of the other outlets, giving you $10 for each 15-minute video ($40 per hour). Like some of the other platforms listed here, you have to do a sample test and be accepted before you can start working.
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100 Ideas that Changed Architecture
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Book Review: 100 Ideas that Changed Architecture
by Richard Weston. London:, Laurence King, 2011, 216 pages, $29.95
Architect, historian, editor, landscape architect, and fashion designer Richard Weston is one of those indefatigable, suavely literate English polymaths who, among other accomplishments, has written studies of Alvar Aalto and Jørn Utzon. He also crafts books on impossibly broad topics like materials or the 20th-century house. Now, following Key Buildings in the Twentieth Century, he has tackled 100 Ideas That Changed Architecture.
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Unlike another maddeningly useless book of lists or slickly packaged architecture lite, Weston's 100 Ideas is a rewarding and often-witty romp through the building arts of western civilization. Mercifully free of jargon and short on theory, the book's two-page spreads of definitions, stand-alone essays, and lavish photographs are more refresher course than introduction or definitive history. While most examples are well known, the book offers a fresh new way of seeing old chestnuts.
Covering certain themes, like construction, social innovation, spatial types, drawing techniques, and "idea-like ideas," Weston strips away a lot of scholarly baggage and gets to the heart of the matter about the making of buildings, from basics like the prosaic verities of bricks, doors, and the hearth, to structural frame, axonometric projection, and air conditioning. Along the way, he discusses Palladianism, the Gothic Revival, and the International Style, as well as concepts such as Complexity and Contradiction, Ornament is Crime, and Le Corbusier's five points. Most everything is here except New Urbanism and indoor plumbing.
100 Ideas That Changed Architecture is a bargain, even if just for the pictures. But it lends itself to random excursions amongst Weston's thought-provoking juxtapositions. Comparing the Pantheon with Buckminster Fuller's U.S. Pavilion at Montréal Expo (Dome) or Vitruvius with Modulor man (Proportion) might be expected. But how about the house of the Silver Wedding in Pompeii with Viñoly's Tokyo International Forum (Atrium), or Stonehenge and the Empire State Building (Column and Beam). Other similar examples abound: Alberti and Ebenezer Howard (Utopia), and zingers such as the Doge's Palace serving as the prime example of the decorated shed.
The book also succeeds because of the author's light tone and his inclusion of on-target quotes that illuminate the material. Weston borrows Aldo Van Eyck's "A door is a place made for an occasion," and, not least of all, his hero Aalto's plea for thoughtful fenestration, "When you are designing a window, imagine your girlfriend sitting inside looking out."
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