Fired up by the Foxfire books, the how-to guides for the '70s-era back-to-the-land movement, he would pore over the pages, practicing dovetails. "It was a passage, finding my way through a house and into a life," he said. "It was a real quest."
At 36, he went back to school, into the graduate art program at UNC Chapel Hill, 10 minutes away. His first stick work, a man-size tangle of saplings made on a picnic table at home, startled his professors, he said. They thought "it was too complete for someone who'd been blundering around in the netherworld."
Since then, he has made more than 200 pieces for sites all over the world - including dozens in North Carolina and Rock Hill - woolly lairs and wild follies, gigantic snares, nests and cocoons, some woven into groves of trees, others lashed around buildings. His hutlike maple and sweet gum sapling "Trail Heads" was a favorite in the N.C. Museum of Art park in Raleigh, and his wall-sized red maple branches "Out of the Box" is displayed prominently in the museum's new building.
Durham filmmakers Kenny Dalsheimer and Penelope Maunsell, who made a documentary on the popular 2006 Georges Rousse public art project in that city, have begun working on a Dougherty film. Arts enthusiast Frank Konhaus is executive producer and is leading a fundraising drive to finance the new documentary, titled "Bending Sticks."
Thirty-eight of Dougherty's works are collected in "Stickwork," a monograph-memoir published recently by Princeton Architectural Press. It's full of installation tales, like the time he camped in a Japanese temple while working on a piece and was warned by his host about the poisonous but sacred snakes there. "Don't kill them," Dougherty recalled the host saying. "If one bites you, call my wife and she will take you to the hospital."
Dougherty is a good storyteller. And there is always a story, because each piece takes at least three weeks to make, blooms before a rapt and sometimes fractious audience, and depends on the efforts of a fresh team of volunteers new to stickwork, over which Dougherty presides like an enthusiastic Outward Bound leader.
"It's a problem-solving event, and problems arise every day," he said. "You have to be flexible. I like working with sticks, but it's really an excuse to have these experiences."
The book chronicles Dougherty's output of nine works a year, every year.
Dougherty and his first wife divorced in 1985; their children are 40 and 33. He has been married for 18 years to Linda Johnson Dougherty, chief curator and curator of contemporary art at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh. Their son, Sam, is 16.
They met when she was a curator at the Phillips Collection and invited Dougherty to take part in a show. "It was love at first sight," he said proudly.
Linda Dougherty has worked on only one of her husband's installations, at an urban park in a tough neighborhood in Manchester, England.
The most loyal spectator was a local character known as Bingo Billy. He arrived the first day with his lawn chair and stayed for the entire three weeks. Patrick Dougherty recalled: "At one point, a woman came up to me and said, 'I see you've got Bingo Billy. I hope you're not giving him money.' I said, 'I sure am. I pay him a pound a day not to say anything.'"
Still, Linda Dougherty seems tolerably flexible. When she moved into the cabin, it had grown to two rooms; she described winter mornings running back and forth between them when Sam was a baby, lighting fires in both rooms. Patrick Dougherty has since installed central heating. Sam has his own room. The screened porch is newish; another room is growing off the living room.
Standing in front of the house, you could see the outline of the original one-room cabin, like a child's drawing sketched onto a proper house.
"You can see I'm flexible," Patrick Dougherty said. "I've had to be. For a long time, I only owned two pairs of pants. A good pair and a bad pair. She bought me two more pairs."
"I also made him buy a couch," Linda Dougherty said. "He didn't know he didn't have one, because he never sat down."


Our loyal readers will no doubt have been missing the regular reports of Marc the Thatcher. Never fear, the chroniclers can reveal exclusively that Marc is away on honeymoon in Aclea and will return with the spring thaw. The identity of the bride is something of a mystery but it is thought that she will add an interesting new dimension to the struggle for a new guild. The chroniclers also note that Aclea is an expensively distant place to go.
A demented soothsayer appeared in Bilgegate Market last month to forecast floods, storms and vile death; a not inaccurate prediction for the coming season you might think. The crazed crone disappeared under a hail of herring (storms not being a popular subject with fisher folk) but events took an unexpected turn when a respectable Mandatien of the Temple of Hahn appeared the following day to "make enquiries". Has a new prophet been revealed unto them?
The Guild of Skinners and Leathersellers has elected Master Cuthbert de Cranford as its head following the retirement of Master Leofwin. Master Cuthbert who is believed to be recovering from a massive post-election celebration, was unavailable for comment.
Master Vintner Malcolm Mowbray wishes to announce the discovery of several forged documents, which purport to come from him. All merchants are requested to send a messenger to check any financial matters directly. On a more pleasant note, he would also like to announce his engagement to Sandra Key, daughter of Master-brewer Martin Key.
The King's troops have been withdrawn from the watch of the Floating Market, despite protests by nearby residents. The market appears to have quietened with the first winter snows, but remnants of the Cursos quarter continue to be scattered around the river.
An irate Mrs Blessop is out hunting for blood this month, in search of the originator of the rumour linking her name with the appearance of the Sea Monster. The joker is advised to make peace with his/her God as Mrs Blessop is offering a 5s reward for information!
There is no cause for concern regarding the unfortunate accident last month. It was an isolated incident caused by the unforeseen presence of earlier workings beneath the law school site. These workings have been investigated and should cause no further problems to the building project.
Interested in your choice of roofing for the new Law School. May I enquire whether this is because you consider thatch to be an unsuitable roofing material for your purposes – or because you do not wish to become involved in the current controversy. Incidentally, I could not fully understand the last sentence in your last letter to the chronicle. Was the punctuation, spelling of words deliberate?
John William Giffard is pleased to announce the opening of 'The Bullion', a magnificent new inn on Generals Way, Welland. Book your Midwinter celebrations here now.
The Chronicle will be sending Chinon along to discover just how "magnificent" the Bull and Bucket has become.


We present to you the teaser for our first ever short film 'Allure' produced by founder Olaitan Olaoye and written & directed by the talented HEZA.
Levile filmmaker HEZA is making her short film debut with this exciting visual representation of a young black couple.
The full short film is scheduled for release in early summer. Watch the teaser here.
Looks very professional and moving can't wait to see the hold movie.


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What is the Difference between Deferred Adjudication, Deferred Disposition, and Deferred Prosecution?
– by John Armstrong
There is a lot of confusion about the terms "Deferred Adjudication" and "Deferred Disposition" as well as "Deferred Prosecution" and "Pre-Trial Intervention" particularly in and around Central Texas, particularly in Williamson and Travis County.
What is a Deferred Disposition?
Deferred Disposition is not a formal reporting form of probation. It only pertains to Class C misdemeanors that are usually only found in City Municipal Courts or Justice of the Peace Courts. There are no probation officers or monthly meetings involved in this method. Typically, you might pay an administrative fee with court costs, might take some kind of class, and stay out of trouble, i.e., do not get any tickets, or get arrested, etc., usually for ninety (90) to one hundred eighty (180) days.
At the end of the deferred period, you will turn in class certificates. Then a clerk will follow up by checking the file to ensure that you paid the fees, completed the class (es), and they will run a criminal background to confirm that you were not arrested on some other charge during the deferral period. Then the case will be dismissed.
If you successfully completed the Deferred Disposition, then you are specifically entitled to seek an expunction of the record.
What is a Deferred Adjudication?
Deferred Adjudication is a form of probation that applies to cases ranging from Class B misdemeanors up to felonies. As long as the defendant completes the requirements of the deferred probation successfully, the court never finds the defendant GUILTY of the crime. In fact the defendant's criminal record indicates a dismissal of the charge. When the plea is going to occur in Court the Judge usually states, "Based on your plea of Guilty or Nolo Contendere (no contest), I find that there is enough evidence to find you guilty, but I will "defer" a finding of Guilt at this time, and in the best interest of justice I will place on probation at this time, and if you successfully complete this probation your case will be dismissed."
In other words, to "defer," means to put off or postpone a finding of guilt. Adjudication in the criminal law context means to find the individual guilty. Consequently, when the judge places an individual on deferred adjudication, he has postponed or put off a finding of guilt. If the defendant successfully completes the requirements or conditions of probation, the Judge will never find the person guilty.
Unlike Deferred Disposition, Deferred Adjudication means a real and formal probation including monthly visits to your probation officer, community service determined by classification of the offense, urinalysis for drugs and alcohol as determined by the probation officer, payment of monthly supervisory(probation) fees (usually about $65.00), payment of fines, and court costs.
As with regular probation, a Defendant who has completed all the conditions of their Deferred Adjudication early may file a petition with the Court to early terminate the Deferred Adjudication.
The major distinction with Deferred Adjudication is that it only applies to Class B offenses or higher, including Class A misdemeanors and felony offenses. Additionally, upon completion of a Deferred Adjudication, the criminal history record shows the case is dismissed. Unfortunately, the case is not eligible for expunction. However, most offenses are eligible for a Motion of Non-Disclosure, or having the record sealed. It cannot be used as a prior conviction to increase the punishment, should the individual be arrested for another or same offense.
What is Deferred Prosecution?
A Deferred Prosecution is a contractual agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant. The prosecutor offers to dismiss the charge against a defendant in return for defendant's signature to a contract that can last from one (1) year to two (2) years stating that the defendant will take certain classes, do counseling if necessary, do community service hours, agree to drug and/or alcohol testing and communicate electronically (email) with someone in the prosecutor's office. As long as the defendant does everything they are supposed (agreed) to do and on time (by the agreed deadline), the prosecutor will not re-file the case. However, if the Defendant does not meet any one (1) or more of the conditions by the specified deadline or gets arrested again during the deferral period, the prosecutor will re-file the original charge and use the signed confession in the contract as evidence to support the conviction. However, if the Defendant meets all of the conditions during the deferred contractual period, the case will only look as though the case was not prosecuted and at the end of the "Statute of Limitations" period the defendant can seek an "Expunction"of the record.
Deferred Prosecution Agreements are used usually by the County Attorney's Office in Travis County, Texas. Typically, they are only offered to Defendants in misdemeanor case(s) when the defendant does not have any prior convictions; there are no serious allegations of violence; and it is acceptable to the alleged victim if there is one in the case. On occasion, the District Attorney's Office will agree to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with a first-time Defendant(s) facing third degree or state jail felony charges such as theft, forgery, or evading arrest again when the defendant does not have any prior convictions; there are no serious allegations of violence; and it is acceptable to the alleged victim if there is one in the case.
A Deferred Prosecution Agreement is not as good as a straight dismissal of the case, but it is a better deal than a Deferred Adjudication.
What is Pre-Trial Intervention? (Williamson County and Bell County examples cited)
Pre-Trial Intervention is another form of a contractual agreement similar to Deferred Prosecution. However, the prosecutor offers to dismiss the charge against a defendant upon completion of the contract. The defendant must complete an application and in the process admit (confess) their guilt in the case, and basically state why they want to apply for the program. The application is located in the Williamson County Attorney's Office and upon completion the form is to be turned into the prosecutor handling the case. The contracts usually have application deadlines of ninety (90) days once the case is filed.Like Deferred Prosecution, they are only offered to Defendants in misdemeanor case(s) when the defendant does not have any prior conviction(s); in DWI cases if there is not a breath test score result or blood test result over a .15/EOTH; there are no serious allegations of violence; and it is acceptable to the alleged victim if there is one in the case.
The contract last for approximately six (6) months in Williamson County and up to one (1) year in Bell County. Again, the contract requires the Defendant to admit (confess)their guilt; states that the defendant will take certain classes, do community service hours weekly, agree to drug and/or alcohol testing; and communicate electronically (email) with someone in the probation office by the 15th of each month. In DWI cases the Defendant will have to install an interlock device with a camera in their car, and if they do not have a car they are required to use a portable device with a camera. As long as the defendant does everything they are supposed (agreed) to do, and on time (by the agreed deadlines) the prosecutor will dismiss the case. However, if the Defendant does not meet any one (1) or more of the conditions by the specified deadline(s) or gets arrested again during the deferral period, the prosecutor will prosecute the original charge and use the signed confession in the contract as evidence to support the conviction. However, if the Defendant meets all of the conditions during the deferred contractual period, the case will only look as though the case was not prosecuted.
Whether a Defendant can file for an Expunction will depend on the type of case the defendant was charged with and in which county the defendant is charged. For example in Williamson County, if the Defendant is originally charged with a DWI, the Defendant is not eligible for an Expunction at all. With regards to other charges in Williamson County, at the end of the "Statute of Limitations" period, the defendant can seek an"Expunction" of the record. On the other hand, upon successful completion of the Pre-Trial Intervention in Bell County, the charge(s) will be dismissed and at the end of the "Statute of Limitations" period, the defendant can seek an "Expunction" of the record, including a DWI, as of the date of this paper. There are options available to avoid a criminal conviction that do not require you to win a jury trial. Our lawyers will negotiate for the very best result for your specific case. You can reach us in the Austin area at 512-278-0935 or in San Antonio at 210-394-3833. Save these numbers to your cell phone so you are always ready to protect your legal rights. And remember, Busted? Call the Dude, Jamie Balagia.
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We're living through something of a revolution. From your 11 year old nephew to your great aunt Sheila, more and more of us are jumping on the bandwagon of being permanently connected to the things that we love.
In a world where social media reigns king, we have all become the masters of our own destiny. Every action that we take on social channels is another brush stroke on the big painting that is our brand. Everything that you like, pin, share, comment or retweet tells the world what you are all about.
Gone are the days where online marketing served only as a subset for your broader marketing strategy, your presence online may be the only way in which your audience even know you exist. If you're not telling your story online, how are your customers supposed to listen?
This can be seen as both a blessing and a curse… In an ever changing and unpredictable environment, how can you be sure that your brand is being accurately represented and your core values properly translated to your audience?
If you are using social media to bombard your potential customers with advertisements for all of the wonderful products and services you are offering, you are potentially doing more harm to your brand than good. People want to be able to relate to your brand, they want to see/hear something they can engage with, share with their friends, post to their Facebook page or retweet onto their timeline.
When using twitter, don't be a robo-tweeter; Add your thoughts and feelings. Start conversations, engage with your customers, reply to their tweets, make use of hashtags, and be as you would like to be perceived. Don't make your online voice resemble an automated phone call that will soon send your valuable customers to sleep.
Of course, we do understand that at the end of the day you are a business, you still need to be able to establish yourself as an authority/expert in your industry. So how can you communicate your knowledge to your audience without boring them to death?
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using Core.Shell.Common.FileSystems;

namespace Core.Media.Common
{
	public abstract class Medium
	{
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		public VirtualFile File { get; set; } = null;

		public string Filename { get { return File?.Path?.FileName; } }

		[JsonProperty ("url_hosted")]
		public string HostedURL { get; set; } = null;

		[JsonProperty ("mime_type")]
		public string MimeType { get; set; } = null;

		[JsonProperty ("timestamp_local")]
		public DateTime? DateTimeLocal { get; set; } = null;

		[JsonProperty ("timestamp_utc")]
		public DateTime? DateTimeUTC { get; set; } = null;

		protected Medium ()
		{
		}
	}
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Careers have been changing for some time. More and more people have portfolio careers, switching industries, roles and employers frequently to fit in with a more flexible lifestyle and give a better work-life balance.
This means most firms have higher labour turnover and greater recruitment costs.
It also means it becomes necessary to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of recruitment and induction processes - what is often called 'onboarding' these days - so that shorter tenure employees get up to speed quickly.
It can take months to get an employee fully up to speed in a skilled job - every week saved is worth money.


Gay Love #15: Creativity, the empty space within!
Listen in to how powerful you can be by learning how creativity can change your life. Sometimes we need to create an empty space within before we can allow our creativity to flow. Cindy Dickenson will share her story along with her music to help you, allow more creativity into your life!


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Q: Bug in a fragment has 2 spinners and checkboxes when i run my project i get a bug java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.view.View android.app.Activity.findViewById(int)' on a null object reference
i am trying to make 2 spinners works with some check boxes in a fragment
thats my code :
public class FeesFragment extends Fragment implements AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener {
public static final String TAG = "fees";

//Courses Total
int A; int B; int C; int D; int E; int F; int G; int H; int I; int J; int K; int L; int M; int N; int O; int P; int Q; int DR; int S;
int T; int U; int V; int W; int X; int Y; int Z; int AB; int AC; int AD; int AE; int AF; int AG; int AH; int AI; int AJ; int AK; int AL; int AM; int AN;
int AO; int AP; int AQ; int AS; int AT; int AU; int AV; int AW; int AX; int AY; int AZ;

//General Initialization

int Result = 1000 + A + B + C + D + E + F + G + H + I + J + K + L + M + N + O + P + Q + DR + S + T + U + V + W + X + Y + Z + AB + AC + AD + AE + AF + AG + AH + AI + AJ + AK + AL + AM + AN + AO + AP + AQ + AS + AT + AU + AV + AW + AX + AY + AZ;

final TextView result = (TextView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.result);
final Button calculate = (Button) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.Button);

//LevelSpinner Items
private static final int class1 = 0;
private static final int class2 = 1;
private static final int class3 = 2;
private static final int class4 = 3;

int CreditHour;
int Book = 400;

//SemesterSpinner Items
private static final int Fall = 0;
private static final int Spring = 1;

@Nullable
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_fees, container, false);
}

//LinearLayouts Initialization
LinearLayout semester1 = (LinearLayout) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.semester1);
LinearLayout semester2 = (LinearLayout) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.semester2);

@Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);

    // Spinner element
    Spinner LevelSpinner = (Spinner) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.levelspinner);
    Spinner SemesterSpinner = (Spinner) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.semesterspinner);
    // Spinner click listener
    LevelSpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);
    SemesterSpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);

    // Spinner Drop down elements
    List<String> levels = new ArrayList<String>();
    levels.add("2012-2016");
    levels.add("2013-2017");
    levels.add("2014-2018");
    levels.add("2015-2019");

    List<String> semesters = new ArrayList<String>();
    semesters.add("Fall");
    semesters.add("Spring");

    // Creating adapter for spinner
    ArrayAdapter<String> levelsAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, levels);
    ArrayAdapter<String> semesterAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, levels);

    // Drop down layout style - list view with radio button
    levelsAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
    semesterAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);

    // attaching data adapter to spinner
    LevelSpinner.setAdapter(levelsAdapter);
    SemesterSpinner.setAdapter((SpinnerAdapter) SemesterSpinner);

    //Button OnClickListener
    calculate.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v) {
            result.setText(Result);
        }
    });

}

    // CheckBox Functionality
public void onCheckboxClicked(View view) {
    // Is the view now checked?
    boolean checked = ((CheckBox) view).isChecked();

    // Check which checkbox was clicked
    switch (view.getId()) {
        case R.id.english:
            if (checked) {
                A = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                A = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.math1:
            if (checked) {
                B = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                B = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.physics1:
            if (checked) {
                C = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                C = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.it:
            if (checked) {
                D = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                D = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.prog1:
            if (checked) {
                E = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                E = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.comp:
            if (checked) {
                F = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                F = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.report:
            if (checked) {
                G = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                G = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.prog3:
            if (checked) {
                H = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                H = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.discret:
            if (checked) {
                I = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                I = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.electronics:
            if (checked) {
                J = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                J = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.automata:
            if (checked) {
                K = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                K = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.system:
            if (checked) {
                L = 4*CreditHour;
            } else {
                L = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.databasesys:
            if (checked) {
                M = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                M = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.co2:
            if (checked) {
                N = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                N = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.cn1:
            if (checked) {
                O = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                O = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.swe2:
            if (checked) {
                P = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                P = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.compgrap:
            if (checked) {
                Q = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                Q = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.ai:
            if (checked) {
                DR = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                DR = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.hci:
            if (checked) {
                S = 2*CreditHour;
            } else {
                S = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.modeling:
            if (checked) {
                T = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                T = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.webeng2:
            if (checked) {
                U = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                U = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.project1:
            if (checked) {
                V = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                V = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.optical:
            if (checked) {
                W = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                W = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.multimedia:
            if (checked) {
                X = 4*CreditHour;
            } else {
                X = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.arabic:
            if (checked) {
                Y = 2*CreditHour;
            } else {
                Y = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.math2:
            if (checked) {
                Z = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                Z = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.probabilty:
            if (checked) {
                AB = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AB = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.physics2:
            if (checked) {
                AC = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AC = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.creative:
            if (checked) {
                AD = 2*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AD = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.introweb:
            if (checked) {
                AE = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AE = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.prog2:
            if (checked) {
                AF = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AF = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.algo:
            if (checked) {
                AG = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                AG = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.numerical:
            if (checked) {
                AH = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AH = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.swe1:
            if (checked) {
                AI = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AI = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.co1:
            if (checked) {
                AJ = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                AJ = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.os:
            if (checked) {
                AK = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                AK = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.economy:
            if (checked) {
                AL = 2*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AL = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.human:
            if (checked) {
                AM = 2*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AM = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.idp:
            if (checked) {
                AN = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AN = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.language:
            if (checked) {
                AO = ((3*CreditHour) + Book);
            } else {
                AO = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.cn2:
            if (checked) {
                AP = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AP = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.webeng1:
            if (checked) {
                AQ = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AQ = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.ethics:
            if (checked) {
                AS = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AS = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.micro:
            if (checked) {
                AT = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AT = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.mobile:
            if (checked) {
                AU = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AU = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.infoass:
            if (checked) {
                AV = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AV = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.integrated:
            if (checked) {
                AW = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AW = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.webeng3:
            if (checked) {
                AX = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AX = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.project2:
            if (checked) {
                AY = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AY = 0;
            }
            break;
        case R.id.neural:
            if (checked) {
                AZ = 3*CreditHour;
            } else {
                AZ = 0;
            }
            break;
    }
}

@Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {

    Spinner spinner = (Spinner) parent;
    if(spinner.getId() == R.id.levelspinner)
    {
        switch (position) {
            case class1:
                CreditHour = 270;

                break;

            case class2:
                CreditHour = 300;
                break;

            case class3:
                CreditHour = 330;
                break;

            case class4:
                CreditHour = 360;
                break;

        }
    }
    else if(spinner.getId() == R.id.semesterspinner)
    {
        switch(position) {
            case Fall:
                semester1.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                semester2.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                break;

            case Spring:
                semester1.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                semester2.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                break;
        }
    }
}
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {

    result.setText("Selections Missed");
}

}

Logcat
FATAL EXCEPTION: main
                                                                                Process: com.amir.ahmed.EELUStudentUnion, PID: 28741
                                                                                java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.view.View android.app.Activity.findViewById(int)' on a null object reference
                                                                                at com.amir.ahmed.EELUStudentUnion.FeesFragment.(FeesFragment.java:56)
                                                                                at com.amir.ahmed.EELUStudentUnion.MainActivity.onNavigationDrawerItemSelected(MainActivity.java:60)
                                                                                at com.amir.ahmed.EELUStudentUnion.NavigationDrawerFragment.selectItem(NavigationDrawerFragment.java:180)
                                                                                at com.amir.ahmed.EELUStudentUnion.NavigationDrawerFragment.onNavigationDrawerItemSelected(NavigationDrawerFragment.java:104)
                                                                                at com.amir.ahmed.EELUStudentUnion.NavigationDrawerAdapter$1.onClick(NavigationDrawerAdapter.java:47)
                                                                                at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:5254)
                                                                                at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:21203)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
                                                                                at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:145)
                                                                                at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6872)
                                                                                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1404)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1199)

A: You cannot initialize your member variables like you are doing. The views are not available until you have created them in onCreateView().

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Biden DOJ Targets Trump's Attorney
(RepublicanInformer.com)- The Department of Justice has been conducting an investigation into Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani for some time now, but they stepped up those efforts considerably this week.
On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the office and Manhattan home of Giuliani. It's all part of a probe the DOJ is conducting into Giuliani's dealings with people in Ukraine while Trump was in the White House.
Giuliani wasn't the only target of the raids, either. They executed a search warrant on Victoria Toensing, another lawyer who is close to both Trump and Giuliani and who dealt with Ukrainians. While the FBI didn't search Toensing's home, they did confiscate her cellphone.
Officials say that Toensing herself is not a target of the probe, but that she could have information related to the case on her cellphone.
Following the raids, Robert Costello, an attorney for Giuliani, issued a statement that said agents were focused on an incident in which they say his client failed to register as a foreign agent. He said that Giuliani offered twice to discuss these allegations with the prosecutors, but they wouldn't disclose a specific focus.
In the statement, he said:
"The electronics taken … are replete with material covered by the attorney-client privilege and other constitutional privileges. Mr. Giuliani respects the law and he can demonstrate that his conduct as a lawyer and a citizen was absolutely legal and ethical."
On Thursday, Trump denounced the FBI raids, saying his close confidant is a victim of the DOJ, which is politically-biased under President Joe Biden.
Trump said on Fox Business with Maria Bartiromo:
"Rudy Giuliani is a great patriot. He does these things — he just loves this country, and they raid his apartment. It's so unfair and such a double — it's like a double standard like I don't think anybody's ever seen before.
"I don't know what they're looking for, what they're doing. They say it had to do with filings of various papers, lobbying filings. It's a very, very unfair situation.
"You have to understand Rudy. Rudy loves this country so much. It is so terrible when you see things that are going on in our country, with the corruption and the problems. And then they go after Rudy Giuliani. It's very sad, actually."
At the center of the investigations into Giuliani is his role in pressuring Ukrainian officials to initiate investigations of their own into wrongdoing by Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Those accusations ultimately led to Trump being impeached the first time.
It's been a strong-armed attempt by the left for years now to try to take down Trump and those who align themselves with the former president.
Other former officials said they were concerned about the search warrants. The former police commissioner of New York City, Bernie Kerik, said:
"I find it extremely concerning that the mayor has been attempting to cooperate through his attorney, Mr. Costello, for almost two years and they ignored those attempts, only to show up today to execute a search warrant for materials, and all they had to do was ask for it, which raises the question as to why the search warrant was executed. Why did they send seven people to his house?"


LuckyMe are label of the month over at Resident Advisor. Having been involved a fair bit with the label over the years, I have watched them go from playing at Octopus Diamond in Edinburgh to appearing on The Late Show – without compromising their independent spirit.
Along with some esteemed chums I played a few records at the launch of an exhibition by artist and Slave Skateboards head honcho, Ben Horton, whose work is currently on display at the Skylark in Portobello before moving on to Liverpool. Salutes to Focus, the Skylark and Scottish skate legend Cubic for orchestrating this transatlantic crossing.
7VWWVW have contributed a track to a promo for the Local Heroes Design project, an exhibition developed specially for Scotland's Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design. With work from Trakke, Karen Mabon and Tom Pigeon (pictured) this is a great showcase for Scottish Design talent and we are proud to be involved.
I've known Hugh 'Shug' Duncan on-and-off for the best part of two decades. While he is celebrated for saying some daft things, he is also an inspirational father, son, husband and skater. Director Benjie Bateman recently put together this two-parter documenting the lead-up to Shug's very own skate video premiere. Get on the Hype Train!
180g vinyl. By Parc en Ciel. Out on LuckyMe worldwide April 29 2016. Watch the trailer by Goroka below. Thanks.
I don't often contribute industry-type things but this was an interesting one-minute brief for a mobile phone addiction charity. If you are reading this on your iPhone then you know how that goes. I laid it out too in about a minute too, hence why it looks somewhat shonky.
A few years ago when my wife worked at Platform in Glasgow, she asked me to help with a name for a new arts festival. Given that Platform is in Easterhouse and the event's focus was to be on boundary-blurring artists, I proposed Outskirts. They dug it and Outskirts has grown to become a fixture at Platform, with this year's lineup including Matthew Bourne, Company of Wolves and a collaboration with Glasgow International 2016. Go there.
I helped and hindered with the copy, brand tone and art direction on the recently-launched website for design and architecture studio, Four-by-Two. The site was designed by (surprise!) my colleague Chris Logan. Works a treat I think you'll concur.
With the first rays of Scottish sunshine comes another collection of lovingly-selected vintage and deadstock clothing at Herman Brown. Please note: no beetles or god-fearing policemen from the mainland were harmed while gathering this season's garments.


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Q: How many training data(sentences) are required for custom NER using spacy python?[Just rought idea] I want to know let's say I have 10 custom entities to recognize how much annotated training sentences should I give (Any rough idea) ??
Thank You, in Advance!! :)
I am new to this, please help

A: For developing custom ner model at least 50-100 occurrences of each entity will be required along with their proper context. Otherwise if you have less data than your custom model will overfit on that. So, depending upon your data you will require atleast 200 to 300 sentences.

A: For the custom NER model from Spacy, you will definitely require around 100 samples for each entity that too without any biases in your dataset.
All this is as per my experience.
Suggestion -:
Spacy Custom model you can explore, but for production level or some good project, you can't be totally dependent on that only, You have to do some NLP/ Relation Extraction, etc. along with this.
Hope this helps.


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The groundbreaking ceremony of City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe's biggest casino resort, took place n Limassol, on June 8, 2018. The ceremony was attended by President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, the Chairman and CEO of Melco, Lawrence Ho and Managing Director of CNS Group, Melis Shiacolas.
Set to open in Limassol in 2021, the resort will offer a range of attractions and entertainment options beyond gaming, including recreation and MICE facilities (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) currently not available in Cyprus, making City of Dreams Mediterranean a must-visit destination.
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades referred to a historic day, "marking a major milestone for Cyprus and I cannot but feel extremely satisfied of what the joint collaboration of public and private sectors have achieved: to fast track the necessary procedures so as by 2021 Cyprus' first integrated resort, a landmark for Cyprus but also for the wider region, will be fully operational." Furthermore, in his address, Chairman and CEO of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Mr Lawrence Ho, said, "The ceremony marks the beginning of the construction of City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe's largest Integrated Casino Resort, and Melco's first expansion outside Asia. I am honoured and grateful for the trust the Cypriot government has placed in Melco and CNS to carry out this ambitious and exciting project. Today, we are not just laying the foundation stone of the ICR, but also entering a new era for Limassol, and for Cyprus as a whole. Our project will contribute significantly to the country's efforts for sustainable economic growth and an increase in employment rates".
President Anastasiades also said that City of Dreams Mediterranean constituted the biggest investment project undertaken in Cyprus.
Officially, the contract for Cyprus' first casino was signed on Monday, 26 June 2018, in Nicosia between the National Gaming Authority and the consortium of Melco International Development, Sminole HR Holdings LLC (Melco Hard Rock) and CNS Group (Cyprus Phassouri Zakaki Ltd), at the Filoxenia Conference. In total, the investment in Cyprus's first integrated casino resort, the only one of its kind in Europe, will exceed €500 million, according to the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Giorgos Lakkotrypis. It will be the biggest casino resort in Europe, boasting 136 gaming tables, 1,200 gaming machines, a 500-room luxury hotel with the capacity for expansion, a conference hall spanning 6,000 square metres with an audience capacity of 1,500, and a wellness centre covering 4,000 square metres, said the minister. He expected the casino to attract an additional 300,000 tourists a year, setting Cyprus, among others, as a high-profile international conference destination.
Moreover, City of Dreams Mediterranean will create an estimated 4,000 local job opportunities during the construction phase and approximately 2,400 permanent jobs once it is fully operational. After the second year of operation, the Integrated Resort is expected to contribute approximately €700 million per year to the Cyprus economy, accounting for around 4% of the country's annual GDP.
The resort, besides featuring of a five-star hotel with luxury villas and 500 hotel rooms, will also include 11 restaurants and cafeterias, a retail area, and a sports centre. A temporary casino in Limassol began its operations on 28 June 2018, while four satellite casinos in Nicosia, Larnaca, the Famagusta area and Paphos will begin operations very soon as well.
Real estate sales in Cyprus reach highest point in nine years


A frequent consequence of the process of wear on the spine or an acute disc prolapse ois the so-called vertebrogen pain; a pain that originates primarily from reflex muscle strain and secondarily leads to poor posture or discharge position. The body wants to calm the injured region, like a sprained joint that makes every movement painful. This "immobilization" happens by a strain of the back muscles, which leads to the famous myogelosis. Although this can really put the segment quiet, but often leads to an increase in disc pressure and thus the pressure on the nerves. A chronically increased muscle tone "captivates" the spine but in the wrong position, i.e. stretching posture or scoliosis (lateral curvature). Physiotherapy and physical measures as an acute treatment of the herniated disc aims to relax the muscles (or to calm) and to relieve the disc so that the nerve is relieved as well. They must be seen as a complement to a drug therapy and possible local injections.
The goal of this therapy is to expand the intervertebral space, and thus to lead the bulges (protrusions) from the spinal canal back into the disc tray. The pressure - which caused the pain - is taken from the nerve root and thus, these will be relieved. The therapy is suitable only for disc bulges (protrusion), the already herniated disc tissue (sequestered) can therefore not be brought back into the disc tray. Nevertheless, even with sequestered disc herniation, pain relief, can be achieved through the strain.
Also warm water is a relief for the spine; a warm bath offers the advantage of a tension soothing effect on the back muscles, which can be achieved by other heating applications such as mud or shortwave radiation. The healing clay (mud) is composed so that it has a strong insulating property and thermal conductivity, i.e. on one hand to be able to save up the heat and on the other, to deliver the healing heat during the treatment, slow, smooth and long-lasting and therefore deep down, to the skin and underlying tissues and nerves. This leads to an increase in blood flow and an relaxation of the muscle tissue. The metabolism in the muscles is stimulated, allowing a extended acidity and an improved energy supply. Heat treatment is also useful just before a traditional massage.
In a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a stimulation device produces current pulses that are conducted into the tissue through adhesive electrodes on the skin . There are two methods: Mostly pulses with high frequency (80-100 Hz), but less intensity are being used. They are supposed to act as a counter-irritant to prevent back pain and pain-nerves to conduct pain impulses to the brain. The effect is usually felt immediately, but disappears quickly after the end of the stimulation. Pulses at low frequency (50-10 Hz) and high intensity trigger muscle contractions. They are designed to stimulate the secretion of endogenous pain substances (endorphins). The analgesic effect does not begin immediately, but often stays longer.
It is a tailored treatment; strength, duration and frequency of the pulses in the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, can be customized individually to the complaints and to the from back pain suffering patients. The electrical stimulation treatment is only supposed to cause a tingling. The size of the electrodes also play a role.
The placement of the electrodes is variable , it depends on the site of pain, the course of affected nerves and the type of back pain.
A TENS session normally takes about 20-50 minutes. Since the analgesic effect usually lasts only a few hours, treatment will be repeated several times a day (two to four times). Acute symptoms often disappear after a few treatments. For chronic pain on the other hand, TENS is often used for years (in home care).
The physical therapy is working with a variety of exercises that take the particular disease into account. Specific exercises designed with the patients, improve blood circulation, eliminate tensions and lead to muscle strength. The need to strengthen the muscles is undoubted. Strength training for stabilization of the front and rear muscle groups is essential for the "back injured," but also for prevention. A trainability of the force is given at any age. With age, the growth is indeed slow, but still possible. There is scientific evidence that in addition to an increase of the pure power, a significant improvement in the intermuscular coordination, as well as their harmonious interaction, occurs. The aim of the muscle training is to make the muscles efficient for the demands of daily life.
It is however important that in the acute stage of a herniated disc, no strong activation is being made as with this, complaints may be increased. In the acute stage, the muscles are tightened reflexively and the intervertebral disc pressure increased. An effort in this phase may increase the tension and in the worst case, push out more disc tissue and thus extend an incident. Therefore relaxation exercises will only be used in the acute stage of a herniated disc. Only after a healing of the incident, the phase of activationbegins.
When a conservative treatment, which should be carried out stationary or within an extended outpatient physiotherapy (EAP), does not lead to an improvement, then the introduction to a neurosurgical consultation with an appropriate current imaging (computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging) should be made.


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Your joints connect your bones and enable movement such as standing, sitting, and walking. Injury and disease can result in pain that requires joint pain treatment in St. Augustine, FL. The physicians at First Coast Pain offer a comprehensive approach that reduces or eliminates pain. Schedule an appointment with one of our pain doctors today.
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Regenerative Therapies – New to the field of pain management is the use of regenerative therapies using stem cells. One aspect concerns the link between inflammation and pain. Regenerative medicine has the goal of using these therapies to reduce or eliminate inflammation by repairing or replacing abnormal tissue. Specifically, stem cells can be injected into the body to promote joint repair.
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Charles Leclerc sympathizes with Norris over his lost victory at Sochi
Charles Leclerc sympathizes with Norris over his lost victory at Sochi, but says the McLaren driver will soon come away with his first win. Norris led most of the race in Russia, but twisted when it started to rain heavily.
He was then on dry tires because he didn't go to the pits to change tires like many drivers behind him. He ended up in seventh place. Leclerc who also rejected the team's call to replace the tires during the transition period sympathizes with Norris and says he understands how he feels.
"I can imagine how he feels because this is also part of the decision-making process in such situations and he may feel great guilt. But he is an amazing driver." "I think he's shown that often this season. He is driving very well this season and I think he will learn a lesson from all this.
" "It's only a matter of time before he gets his first victory. I don't think we should be sad after a race like this, "said Leclerc.
Leclerc says he was unable to go earlier to the pits for an intermediate tire because his teammate Sainz was in the garage at the time.
So he decided to take a risk and stay on dry tires. "At one point, it started to rain heavily and in those conditions we were very, very competitive. The second and last sectors were dry, especially the third sector was dry." "What we lost in the first sector due to the rain, we made up for in the last, so I decided to stay on the track.
" "Then I doubted in one lap, but Carlos was in front of me and he needed to go to the pit at the time, so I couldn't go to the pit at the same time." "The lap later was already too late. At that moment, I knew that my race was over, but I decided to stay on dry tires, I hoped that the rain would weaken, but it did not happen.
" "I am disappointed with this race because the first part looked very good. There were some good overtaking, we had good speed and it is painful that we finished 15th, "added Leclerc. However, no one doubts that Leclerc and Norris will achieve a good result, given that they have shown this season that they really have talent, and that they can go far. It will be necessary for some things to coincide for them to succeed in their intentions


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using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Xml.Linq;

namespace TaconiteMvc
{
  /// <summary>
  /// A Taconite command that executes JavaScript.
  /// </summary>
  public class EvalCommand : TaconiteCommand
  {
    private readonly string _script;
    private readonly JavaScriptResult _javaScriptResult;

    /// <summary>
    /// Name of the Taconite command to execute.
    /// </summary>
    public override string Command
    {
      get { return "eval"; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// The <see cref="JavaScriptResult"/> to execute.
    /// </summary>
    public JavaScriptResult JavaScriptResult
    {
      get { return _javaScriptResult; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// The client script to execute.
    /// </summary>
    public string Script
    {
      get { return _script; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new <see cref="EvalCommand"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="script">The client script to execute.</param>
    public EvalCommand(string script)
    {
      _script = script;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new <see cref="EvalCommand"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="javaScriptResult">The <see cref="JavaScriptResult"/> to execute.</param>
    public EvalCommand(JavaScriptResult javaScriptResult)
    {
      _javaScriptResult = javaScriptResult;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a <see cref="XElement"/> for this command.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="executor">Executor for <see cref="ActionResult"/>s.</param>
    /// <returns>A <see cref="XElement"/> for this command.</returns>
    internal override XElement CreateCommandXElement(ActionResultExecutor executor)
    {
      if (executor == null)
        throw new ArgumentNullException("executor");

      var script = _script ?? executor.Execute(_javaScriptResult);

      return new XElement("eval", script);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Determines whether the specified <see cref="T:System.Object"/> is equal to
    /// the current <see cref="T:System.Object"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public override bool Equals(object obj)
    {
      return Equals(obj as EvalCommand);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Determines whether the given <see cref="EvalCommand"/> equals this <see cref="EvalCommand"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="other">The other <see cref="EvalCommand"/>.</param>
    /// <returns>Whether the given <see cref="EvalCommand"/> equals this <see cref="EvalCommand"/>.</returns>
    public bool Equals(EvalCommand other)
    {
      if (ReferenceEquals(null, other))
        return false;

      if (ReferenceEquals(this, other))
        return true;

      return (_script != null && other._script != null && _script.Equals(other._script, StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
              || (_javaScriptResult != null && other._javaScriptResult != null && _javaScriptResult.Equals(other._javaScriptResult));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
    /// </summary>
    public override int GetHashCode()
    {
      unchecked
      {
        return 17
               + 19 * (_script == null ? 0 : _script.GetHashCode())
               + 19 * (_javaScriptResult == null ? 0 : _javaScriptResult.GetHashCode());
      }
    }
  }
}


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I found this using the Running Challenges Chrome extension. Its a challenge to get a parkrun finish time for each second of a stopwatch. Given that its practically impossible to plan a finish to the second, its really a matter of luck over a period of many runs. I completed mine with :59 at Lyme Park in the Peak District in September 2017. Well, kind of ..... there was something wrong with their timing that day and I (and I assume others) was recorded at 59:59 rather than 29:39 as my Garmin has it. Its going to take a while to get a real :59 so I'm claiming it for now.


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International Space Academy
The Latest, Most Precise Measurement of Antimatter Says The Universe Shouldn't Exist
The results of a new comparison between hydrogen's spectral fingerprints and those of its mirror twin are in, and the news is frustrating – they're a match right down to just two parts per trillion. If they turned out to be even a tiny bit different, physicists might at last have a way to explain why our Universe contains more matter than antimatter.
But even though the results are still exciting, one of science's biggest mysteries remains unsolved. The discovery itself is truly record-breaking – roughly 15,000 atoms of antihydrogen had their light waves measured in an unprecedented analysis of their spectral properties.
Just making all of those antihydrogen atoms is itself quite a feat of technology, let alone containing them and measuring the frequency of their light waves.
It's been about 18 months since physicists at CERN first successfully measured the spectral fingerprints of antihydrogen, and about nine months since they followed up on their research by measuring the light emitted from just under 200 atoms of antimatter. In both cases, physicists measured the frequency of light produced when an antihydrogen's positron jumped back and forth between two positions. As far as they could tell, it was the same as the frequency of light produced by a hydrogen electron moving between the same positions.
This latest effort represents a significant leap forward in technology, and improves the precision of that measurement from an error of four parts per 10,000 down to just two per trillion. We can be more confident than ever that flipping the charge on mirror-Universe hydrogen doesn't change how it emits light.
This is one of those good-news, bad-news things. First, the good news. The find helps refine where symmetry breaks down in particle physics by two orders of magnitude. Symmetry is a big deal when it comes to understanding why our Universe looks the way it does, especially when we look at things like the charge, space, and time of a particle. Imagine a different Universe where all of these things were reversed, such as if negatives were made positive, directions were flipped, and time reversed.
Would we still end up with a Universe that resembles the one we live in today? Past experiments have shown there are some tiny differences in how forces work on a particle scale if we only flip the charges or change orientations. But a completely antimatter 'mirror' Universe where time runs backwards should look just like ours, at least where the laws of physics are concerned.
So setting new limits of what we called charge-parity-time (CPT) invariance when we flip hydrogen to antihydrogen is useful stuff if you're a physicist studying particle symmetry. Now, the bad news. Our Universe started out with equal amounts of matter and antimatter in the same space.
Theoretically, having these symmetrical partners next to each other should demand that they cancel out, which would have left nothing to build planets, suns, and humans.
Should there have been a tiny difference between matter and antimatter – if that perfect combination of CPT symmetry was violated in the smallest way – then we might have a way to explain why we now have plenty of leftover matter to build a Universe of galaxies.
But, if there is such a difference, this experiment didn't see one. That means it's smaller than two parts per trillion, or we're barking up the wrong tree. One other potential avenue worth exploring involves the ghostly neutrino particle, which is thought to be its own antiparticle.
A number of large scale experiments are currently underway to solve that one. If it is antimatter-matter in one, factors that persuade neutrinos to take one form over the other might help explain the prevalence of matter in our Universe.
And if they come up empty handed? We just might need to wait a while longer before learning why we exist. This research was published in Nature.
APOD astronomy NASA
This Circus In Germany Uses Holograms Instead Of Animals To Stop The Mistreatment
It seems that the zoos of the world are changing the concepts on which they are based. In many parts of the world, zoos have been left behind where wild animals are always locked in cages or abused, removing exceptions such as this one where they cut off a lioness's claws so that the children could play with it .
In the case of circuses the thing can be worse, but some of these circuses are walking a path in the opposite direction, sometimes even in a radical way and, for this, they are resorting to the latest available technologies. This here allows its visitors to enjoy the sight of animals in full action but without any of them being damaged.
The circus is located in Germany, it is called Circus Roncalli, and it is the first in the world that has replaced animals with realistic holograms. The animations made by computer are projected to real size and shown in a spectacular way. Animals such as elephants, wild horses, monkeys and even fish run, swim and do acrobatics on stage.
Meet The Harpy Eagle, A Bird So Big, People Think It's A Person In A Costume
Wow, now that's a big bird! This is the way most people react when they see a harpy for the first time, whether in person or in a photo. The huge bird is, well, absolutely huge. Fierce. Proud.
Majestic. Bigger than life. With a glint of steel in his eyes that practically says, "You better not spoil me, my dear, I eat people like you at breakfast."
The harpy eagle is a bird of prey that lives in the rainforest, and it is HUGE.
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Some people think that harpy eagles look like people wearing a bird costume
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The eagle's talons are nothing to laugh at
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Image credits: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen
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The World's First Human Head Transplant Has Been Successfully Carried Out
The world's first human head transplant has been carried out on a corpse in China, according to a controversial Italian doctor who said Friday that he and his team are now ready to perform the surgery on a living person. Dr. Sergio Canavero, chief of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, said the operation was carried out by a team led by Dr. Xiaoping Ren, who last year successfully grafted a head onto a monkey's body. "The first human transplant on human cadavers has been done. A full head swap between brain-dead organ donors is the next stage," Canavero said at a press conference in Vienna, the Telegraph of the UK reported. "And that is the final step for the formal head transplant for a medical condition which is imminent."
Canavero said the successful transplant by the surgeons at Harbin Medical University shows that his techniques for reconnecting the spine, nerves and blood vessels to allow two bodies to live together will work. Although Russian computer scientist Valery Spiri…


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I saw you asking about surf speed. Vary between 11.0 to 11.6 mph in most cases. Adjust the speed for length , height and head winds. We are usually 11.2 to 11.4 mph. RPM sits between 3200 to 3600.
Not sure off hand as we run sumo 1000s. Judging by the size of bag in the locker, and that it isn't quite full, they could be Fly High 1100.
Yes, it is operated by the open/Close switch. Should it fail, you can manually open the valve.
Open fills the tanks, let them sit open for say 2 mins. They will flood full. Close the switch to keep the water in the hard tank. To drain the hard tank, open the switch for about a minute while driving at 10+ mph. Then close the switch. Fill both hard tanks 100 percent, fill both rear POP bags 100 per cent, fill center tank 100 per cent, fill bow bag 50 to 100 per cent. Right or left surf tab all the way down then maybe a few clicks up. Trim tab usually between 50 to 100 percent, but adjust to your boat and crew size. You can also Bleed a few seconds of water from opposite hard tank to clean the wave if needed. You will have 4 pumps. One for center, one for bow, one for each rear PNP bag. If the rear bags are still factory, they are too small, go for 850, 1000 or 1100's. Or/ and add some lead weight bags at the rear transom corners. Change ballast impellers probably once per season. And you may need to stick a rubber cork in your rear POP bag vent hole if they are draining while surfing. Have fun out there.
Yes, just swap the little jumper wires on the stereo switch. One of the first things we did.
We have Straight line Sumo bags and used their 1" NPT quick flow fittings that connected directly to the stock flowrite fittings. I imagine Ronix has a similar setup. It literally takes 5 mins to wrap Teflon tape on the fittings, thread them in the bags, and replace the stock ones.
Just the quick fittings. 4 of them. They screw right into the bag with some Teflon tape on the threads. If you are buying 850s May as well spend a few extra dollars and just go 1000s. I actually prefer the 1000s. You should reinforce the dividing panel a little, and we are the cup holders in with hose clamps.
Thinking of a spare Prop on our S238 as Wakemakers is running a sale. We currently have an ACME 1939 with the PCM343. Boat between 370' to 1000' Elevation. It runs between 3200 - 3500 RPM. Running upwards of 4000+ lbs Ballast. 90% Surf, 10% Wakeboard. We run a few long lakes, so need to have some speed to get back to the launch reasonably. Would anyone recommend a 1433 or 1847 as the spare? And which over the other?
Thank you both. We always turn it 'Off' when put away. Try to plug it in and ensure a full charge after each outing. Doesn't happen every time, but often enough. My family was all on the boat during the orientation, we all heard run it from 'Combine', and I questioned it. Our old boat had the 1 or 2 / or 1+2 Perko and we knew exactly how to run that. Thanks again.
Bringing this one back from the depths of the sea. Our 238 came with the factory 2 battery, BlueSea Off-On-Combine Switch, BlueSea ACR and Powermania Turbo charger. Our dealer had told us to always place it in Combine. Doing research yesterday for adding our 2nd amp, it looks like we should only be using the 'ON' position for the switch. 'Combine' will be for emergency start only, as the ACR handles all other charging during operation and floating? PRV321's reply above seems to follow the theory. Others say 'Combine' always.
What Brand of lead are they stocking? Pop or WakeBallast?
We're derailing the thread. We're super close to Alouette, so this is our home lake. We hit Pitt and Cultus once in awhile, and spend time on Osoyoos as well. Did you grab your S238 from Extreme?
We have a 2016. I think these were our settings last summer. Sumo Sac 850's full, Quick Fill Full, Center tank Full, and maybe some Bow bag weight depending on passengers and seating. We also run 335 lbs of lead. 80lbs at the rear of each locker, 25 lbs at the front of each locker, 50 lbs under Port Seat, 75 lbs under Starboard seat. Quicksurf all the way down, Trim tab 20 - 50% depending on surf side. Speed 11 to 11.4. Bleed a little off the non surf side quick-fill to clean the wave. Full fuel when we start, and on most outings just 2 adults, and 2 teen boys. So 3 of us on the boat during a surf session. We have plenty of push. Each rear quick fill tank should be 500lbs, center tank 350 lbs. Front bow bag 500 lbs.
Can a SupremeCrew cover be added into the deal?


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Set one year after the original Punk Rock Holocaust, the demonic Executioner's headless, undead corpse is back on the 2004 Vans Warped Tour and it's looking for its head! After being decapitated in the first movie, the killer's body is tearing the heads off of various band members and sticking them on the jagged spinal cord where his neck used to be, using them to look for his own head. The heads retain the personality of the band member but the body is pure evil and is still carrying out the killings. The estranged heads aren't on too good and keep falling off. On the tour there is total "Holocaust Denial" as Kevin Lyman and his tour production staff refutes the reports of carnage that happened in the previous year. Meanwhile, the evil Record Executive Belial (once again played by Troma's Lloyd Kaufman) is on the rampage and on Lyman's case about the deaths on the tour. One precocious, nubile "Holocaust Survivor" named Meghan has become a reporter for a small independent magazine. She is determined to get to the bottom of the story and reveal the truth to the world. Kevin Lyman is hiding something, but why? And what?
The sequel shot on the 2004 and 2005 tours features The Aquabats, Bouncing Souls, The Casualties, My Chemical Romance, River City Rebels, Riverboat Gamblers, The Planet Smashers, Mr. Dibbs, Teenage Harlets, Shira Girl, Pro BMX Rider Rick Thorne, Metal VJ Mistress Juliya and more.


WATCH out Len "Boogsie" Sharpe! Eleven-year-old Jeremy Granado has set his sights on being the next master arranger of steelpan music. He wants it all – to be the best pannist, best drummer and best band leader this country has ever produced.
Since 2015, Jeremy has been entering and winning competitions for San Fernando Boys' RC School which has rewarded him with the captaincy of its steelband. He alternates between the drums and the pan, depending on the selection.
In his debut year at San Fest 2015, Jeremy aced the competition with a Vanessa Headley arrangement of Kitchener's Pan in A Minor and walked away with the trophy for best pan solo.
Encouraged by his victory, he entered the competition again in 2016 in both the pan solo and instrumental solo categories. His sister Joelle, who was a student of St Gabriel's Girls' RC at the time, dethroned him in the pan solo category. He redeemed himself, however, by winning best instrumental solo (drums).
In 2017, he received certificates of excellence in both the drum and pan categories. In November 2018, he surpassed his previous records being declared the most outstanding performer, under 12, at San Fest having won the best pan solo and second place in the instrumental solo (drums).
"It was one of my proudest moments," said Jeremy, who also performed over the Christmas holidays with his schoolband at its concert held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts' campus in San Fernando. The band also entertained shoppers at Gulf City Mall and played at two benefit concerts at Our Lady of Perpetual and Christ the King RC churches, San Fernando.
Jeremy's parents, Charmay and Peter, gave him his first drum set when he was three. After his many requests to play the steelpan as well, his mother enrolled him with Golden Hands to begin his formal training. He was four when started playing the tenor pan under the tutelage of Headley.
Impressed by what she was hearing, his mother also started recording his performance as he experimented with his own beats and arrangements at home. The recordings, said Charmay, are for the archives as she felt certain he is destined for greatness.
"He is a natural. It's all in his head. His life is centered around music. Everywhere we go, he would tell me, 'mummy hear that, hear that beat,'" she said as Jeremy demonstrated his gift, continuously drumming on the desk and chair during the Newsday Kids interview.
He wants to one day start a family band.
When he is not playing, doing lessons in preparation for SEA next year, or serving as an altar server at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Jeremy is fixed to the television or on the internet listening to renowned pan players and drummers or watching basketball.
At over five feet tall, he also has a passion for football and basketball. His favourite basketball player is Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors.
"He is doing well with his academics and with his extra-curricular activities," said his proud mother. "What he is doing right now he loves, so he is balanced."


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