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Preview: "Daggers: The Short Festival of Short Horror Films"
The third edition of "Daggers: The Short Festival of Short Horror," a two-hour program of short horror films from around the world, returns to the Museum of Arts and Design in New York on October 20 at 7pm and October 22 at 3pm. "Daggers," curated by noted film critic Peter Gutierrez, puts a premium on displaying the eclectic nature of the horror film genre, and the diverse directorial talents working in this mode of expression, which is often unrecognized by the general public, who are used to the horror film being reduced to a very narrow set of stereotypical stylistics, mostly of the slasher film variety. "Daggers" admirably works as a corrective to this notion, and finds its chosen directors employing a broad range of stylistic expression, encompassing comedy, gore, surrealism, psychological horror, the musical, animation, and many other artistic modes.
One interesting aspect of this year's edition is that it affords us the opportunity to see earlier works by film directors who have garnered considerable attention on the film festival circuit. The three films I chose to preview are very intriguing examples. "New Born" is an Israeli film by Navot Papsushado, the co-director (with Aharon Keshales) of Rabies, which is billed as Israel's first slasher horror film. "New Born" is a much subtler work than that subsequent feature, a moody psychological film about a couple who may or may not have a baby who may or may not be alive or even exist. Two viewings of this film were not quite sufficient for me to completely discern what exactly was going on, but Papsushado does a very good job suggesting just enough allusive, sinister behavior to keep us interested.
"Next Floor," the clear winner of the three films I previewed, is a sly, sardonic, and satirical French-Canadian film by Denis Villeneuve, who subsequently made two acclaimed features: Polytechnique (2007) and the Oscar-nominated Incendies (2009). The intense drama of those two films are a sharp contrast to "Next Floor," which features a group of pampered rich partaking of an impossibly opulent meal, with stomach-turning close-ups of knives cutting into animal flesh and seafood, presided over by a maitre d' who, with the use of a uniquely constructed mansion, turns this feast into an elaborate, sadistic, ritualized sort of carnage. The roles of master and servant are completely flipped around, and while the servants cater to their clients' culinary desires, they very much have the upper hand and completely control the fates of the diners. "Next Floor," in conception, editing, and effects, is often breathtaking in its audacity and invention, and is a major highlight of this year's festival.
"Treevenge" is by Jason Eisener, who went on to make Hobo with a Shotgun, a modern day homage to exploitation movies, and this earlier short is as blunt and unsubtle as that feature. The premise is hilariously brutal and simple: Christmas trees, portrayed in the film as fully sentient creatures, stage a bloody revolt on their sadistic human masters, who cut them down, burn them, and humiliate them with tinsel and lights. It's the gore-horror version of The Secret Life of Plants. The cheap gore effects and the broad playing by its cast add to this film's goofy charm.
For more information on these and other films in the program, and to purchase tickets, visit the Museum of Arts and Design's website.
Labels: Daggers, Denis Villeneuve, Film Festivals, Jason Eisener, Navot Papsushado
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WaPo, NYT Aiding China's Global Propaganda Efforts, Watchdog Warns
Published by Newsplate on January 15, 2020
By Peter Hasson –
America's leading newspapers are aiding China's communist regime by running the oppressive regime's propaganda, respected watchdog organization Freedom House warns in a new report.
The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and New York Times have all run paid supplements from China Daily, the Chinese government's state media arm. The paid supplements, dubbed "China Watch," are designed to look like real news articles.
The paid supplements are a way in which Chinese state media "exploit foreign media outlets," Freedom House warned in its report, "Beijing's Global Megaphone."
"In the case of the Washington Post and some other publications, China Watch also appears as an online feature, further blurring the lines between Chinese state media content and the host outlet's own reporting," the report notes.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to all three newspapers to ask if they would commit to cease running the paid supplements, given the Chinese regime's persecution of ethnic and religious minorities, and whether they would disclose how much revenue they received from the Chinese advertisements.
Neither the NYT nor the WSJ committed to either measure. The Post did not return the DCNF's inquiry.
"The New York Times covers China thoroughly and aggressively, and at no time has advertising influenced our coverage. In fact, the publication of this story in 2012 on the hidden wealth of the family of China's prime minister resulted in The Times being blocked on all platforms in mainland China, which continues to this day," NYT vice president Eileen Murphy told the DCNF.
"We're committed to reporting on China, and fund our Chinese-language site and bureaus in Beijing and Shanghai (as well as Hong Kong) at a significant cost," she added.
"We also continue to cover China fearlessly. Our recent investigation based on more than 400 pages of leaked internal Chinese documents provided an unprecedented look into the government's crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region. This type of journalism is core to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world," said Murphy.
"We accept a wide range of advertisements, including those with provocative viewpoints," DOW Jones spokesman Steve Severinghaus, a spokesman for WSJ parent company DOW Jones, told the DCNF in a statement.
"We require all ads to be clearly and properly identified as such, and, if an ad is advertorial, we add additional labeling to make clear the newsroom was not involved in its content or creation. The varied and divergent views expressed belong to the advertisers," Severinghaus added.
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Jack and Helen Tyree
By Lori Greiner
Jack Tyree, 97, will tell you that helping young people take on 4-H projects and seeing them grow and learn have made a big impact on his life.
From his early beginnings as an 8-year-old 4-H member in Cabell County, W.Va., throughout his career as a 4-H agent in West Virginia and Virginia and as the Virginia 4-H program leader, 4-H has helped shape Tyree into the person he is today.
"My experience in the 4-H program provided a foundation for my life," said Tyree. "I wanted to use the inspiration and guidelines I learned in 4-H to live according to the four-fold concept of head, heart, hands, and health and pass it along to others, which is what I have tried to do."
And to ensure that others will have similar opportunities in 4-H, Tyree and his wife have established two endowments — the Jack and Helen Tyree 4-H Teen Financial Education Endowment and the Jack and Helen Tyree 4-H Teen Leadership Endowment — that will help support financial education and leadership development programs in Virginia 4-H.
Tyree believes that helping 4-H members gain an appreciation for personal finance is important. He wants them to understand the value of money and how it can help them achieve their goals, but also to know that wealth comes in various forms. The endowment will be used to provide teen members with critical knowledge and skills in personal finance, such as investing, budgeting, and credit card management.
"It is important that 4-H'ers gain a greater appreciation for how finances can personally help us improve our lives and how we can invest that wealth to help others," said Tyree.
The Teen Leadership Endowment will enable Virginia 4-H to expand its leadership development opportunities for teens to learn about the leadership qualities and competencies that will help prepare them for the future.
"Jack continues to give back in ways that are not easily put in terms of dollars," said Cathy Sutphin, associate director for 4-H youth development programs. "He continues to make a significant contribution to the wellness of the organization through his mentorship of faculty and sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience."
The Tyrees always loved the people and experiences they shared though their 4-H days. In addition to serving as an agent and state program leader, Tyree was instrumental in organizing the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents and was on its first board and was the public relations chair for its executive committee. Helen was a 4-H club leader for many years.
"I believe that adults who have had experiences through 4-H like I have would also be blessed by finding ways to assist in providing 4-H programs so that the programs will even be stronger today," said Tyree. "And I'm thankful for those that had the vision and determination to create the 4-H program."
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Audio Samples and Questions
Introductions 1
A: Excuse me, do you mind if I sit down?
B: No. Let me move my bag.
A: Thanks. By the way, do you live in the dorm? I think I've seen you there.
B: Yes, I just moved in last week.
A: I live in the dorm, too.
B: Oh, really? Do you like it?
A: Yeah, it's okay. It takes me about 5 minutes to get to my first class in the morning.
B: I'm not so lucky. My first class is on the other side of the university. But I've got a bicycle, so it doesn't take too long.
A: I've got a bike, too. But I haven't needed it this semester.
B: Well, this is my stop coming up. By the way, my name's Bob.
A: Hi, Bob. I'm Sylvia.
B: Nice meeting you, Sylvia. I'll probably see you around.
A: Okay. Bye, Bob.
1. Where are the speakers?
A In a car
B On a bus
C In a dorm
D In a classroom
2. What does the man say when the woman asks if she can sit down?
A He says it is okay to have a seat.
B He says the seat is already occupied.
C He says he minds her sitting next to him.
D He says the bag seated there can't be moved.
3. How long does it take the woman to get to her first class?
A 5 minutes.
B 10 minutes.
C 30 minutes.
D 1 hour.
4. Where is the man's first class?
A Across campus
B Near the bus stop
C Not far from the dorm
D On the other side of town
5. What is the last thing the man says to the woman?
A He says he has to stop seeing her.
B He says he will likely see her again.
C He says he looks forward to meeting her.
D He says he is going to come by her room.
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Three Rambam Doctors Listed Among Israel's Most Valued Doctors for 2022
Publication Date: 1/20/2022 1:30 PM
Three doctors from Rambam Health Care Campus were featured on a list of the "Country's Doctors 2022", a joint project between Israeli news website "Ice" and the Israeli Medical Association to recognize Israel's most valued physicians, as selected by the patient population.
Professor Mogher Khamaisi, Dr. Noa Lavi, Dr. Ido Solt (see text for details).Photography: Rambam HCC
Three Rambam doctors—Professor Mogher Khamaisi, Director of the Department of Internal Medicine D; Dr. Noa Lavi, Director of the Myeloma Service in the Department of Hematology; and Dr. Ido Solt, Director of Rambam's Mrs. Edith and Professor Dov Katz Maternal and Fetal Medicine Unit, made the "Country's Doctors 2022" list. The list recognizes those Israeli doctors who have received the greatest numbers of thank you letters and testimonials from patients over the past year.
During the course of an interview, each doctor was asked why they chose to practice medicine. Here are their answers.
Professor Mogher Khamaisi, Director of the Department of Internal Medicine D
"For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a doctor – my parents and everyone around me knew it was my vocation. Over the years, this dream took second place after studying biology and scientific research. While working towards my Master's degree in biology, I was given the opportunity to be a "practice patient" for first-year medical students. As a result, my dream to be a doctor returned and became a priority, and I chose to study medicine, in parallel with my entire research track and a PhD in biology.
Throughout my difficult medical studies and pursuit of two degrees, I always asked myself 'why do I need this? Can I be a researcher or a teacher at the university?' After specializations in internal medicine and endocrinology as well as a postdoctoral fellowship, I traveled to the United States for research and clinical training. During these years, my desire to become a clinician finally took shape. I was already very advanced in my research, with my own laboratory and an academic appointment at the Technion, a job and an academic appointment at Harvard University, and tempting offers from pharma companies to work in the United States. I finally realized that my destiny was to be a doctor-clinician first, and only then a researcher.
I wanted to be a doctor-clinician – someone who sees the patient as a whole, talks to them, understands them, examines them, and tries in every way to help them. After about six years in the US, I returned to Israel to embrace the world of internal medicine and a leadership role in working with patients. I thank the Creator of the world who made me a doctor."
Dr. Noa Lavi, Director of the Myeloma Service in the Department of Hematology
"I have tried many times to understand why I chose to practice medicine. For years, I thought I might have chosen medicine to fulfill the plans of my brother Hagai, who dreamed, among other things, of becoming a doctor and did not get to fulfill his dream. However, I searched and found my high school yearbook where my friends wrote to me that 'we would meet up at the health clinic.' While growing up, I think the education I received at home and the overall atmosphere focused on the importance of helping and giving to others. In the military, I somehow found myself in the field of computer programming. My dad was very happy I was there because it reassured him that I would be without financial worries, but a few years in programming made me realize that I wanted to work with people.
Over the years, the question that often came to mind was not why I chose medicine, for it seems clear to me, but why I chose hematology – a challenging and fascinating profession, but one with a lot of sorrow and pain. Why did I not choose a happier profession? One that was less demanding? While I was still doing my internship, a doctor who worked with me explained, 'This is your vocation. You didn't choose it, but this is where you should be'. And it's so true – this is definitely my place."
Dr. Ido Solt, Director of Rambam's Mrs. Edith and Professor Dov Katz Maternal and Fetal Medicine Unit
"After challenging military service as a medic treating many wounded soldiers in Lebanon, I felt that medicine was a vocation for me. However, at this point I was absolutely certain that I would choose the field of trauma, surgery, and intensive care.
During my medical studies, when I was exposed to the specialty of obstetrics, I immediately fell in love with it and realized that this was my true destiny – the miracle of bringing life into the world and its incomprehensible complexities, as well as the fact that in maternal and fetal medicine we are faced with two, three, four, or even five patients in a single body, the body of the mother.
In other areas of medicine, decision making is very simple in our eyes because one has to decide what is best for the patient. In our specialty, there is a built-in conflict of interest between patients in the same body, to the point of life-or-death decisions where the life of the mother always takes priority over the lives of the fetuses. When it comes to choosing between fetuses, we are sometimes faced with impossible ethical dilemmas."


Malleolus is probably one of the finest and most convincing expressions of the Tempranillo variety's excellent qualities.
Year after year, it enables Emilio Moro to demonstrate why this great winery has such prestige. It's made from the grapes of old vineyards, ranging in age between 25 and 75 years old, from the estate called Camino Viejo, located on a very steep slope on a clay-based hillside, at an altitude of about 900 metres.
Malleolus is a Latin word that means 'a small hammer or mallet' used in planting, and 'majuelo' is a Spanish derivative meaning 'young vine', but it's the traditional way of referring to a vineyard in Pesquera del Duero.
The wine is a deep Picota cherry colour and dense, with a garnet rim. On the nose, Malleolus is elegant and sincere, releasing smoky aromas, along with coffee and violets, but above all others the most notable are the black fruit (blackberries and plums) and spices associated with the effect of the oak (vanilla); earthy hints and balsamic touches round off a fabulous aromatic display. On the palate, it's lush, round and balanced; complex and medium-bodied. Its crisp, ripe tannins fill the whole palate with restraint and a measured powerfulness. Its finish is elegant and harmonious, and it leaves a very pleasant memory.


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The TikTok Takeover
Alexandra Kube, Web Editor
For those of you who have been living under a rock like a Flintstone, TikTok is a social media platform for amateur videographers. Formerly known as Musical.ly, TikTok became infamous this school year for its wonderful addition to Cringe Culture. The app expanded from lip syncing videos to challenges that gained global media attention and participation from our very own GP peers.
Katherine Lee, Glacier Peak junior who participated in the "Juice, Sauce, Little Bit Of Dressing" trend, is one of the many that started from humble beginnings and reached stardom. "At first my friends peer pressured me to get TikTok and make videos. Shortly after one of my videos went viral with 240k views". When asked about her feelings regarding her overnight success, Lee said, "I honestly don't feel the fame from my one hit wonder. Still an amazing experience though, would not trade it for anything. Peer pressure is great I highly recommend it."
TikTok's main contributors are typically one of four social subsections: eGirls, Country boys, divorcees, and furries. In this way, TikTok is the social media equivalent of Florida: none of the groups that make up the population would get along if put in a room together, yet somehow they decide who the president is.
Senior Baily Shaefer is one of such self-proclaimed eGirls. "An eGirl stands for 'internet girl' who usually looks goth and has heavy eyeliner," Shaefer says. "They tend to have LED lights that change colors and are very flirty in their videos." Shaefer has recently become popular on TikTok, accumulating more than 2,000 fans. "My most famous TikTok was a video of me getting my hair dyed using a Jenna Marbles audio. When it blew up I was hanging with my friends and didn't look at my phone, so when I picked it up and checked TikTok I started screaming because it was so weird."
"TikTok is fun," Shaefer tells The Edge. "You can put effort into your videos or they can be completely silly. It's up to you. We asked for Vine to be reborn, but we got TikTok instead and I think it's almost better."
In a post-Vine world, the internet has found solace in a new platform for memes and cringe alike. Whether you appreciate it ironically or unironically, I think we can all agree on one thing: Ke$ha's 2009 Tik Tok is still superior.
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Geophilus admarinus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. It's found in southeast Alaska under stones near the low tide mark and is capable of surviving prolonged submersion underwater.

Description
G. admarinus grows to about 25 millimeters in length and has around 47 leg pairs. It's characterized by a head longer than it is wide; first maxillae with palpus and inner process both conically pointed and each having typically 5 setae on its ventral face; smooth claws of the second maxillae; concave labrum; median division straight or slightly concave, bearing 5 long, basally dark teeth, and lateral division pectinate; syncoxite bearing a lappet on each side; coxae broadly united with no trace of a median suture; unarmed prosternum of poison claws with an absence of chitin lines and minute teeth at the base; and an absence of ventral pores.

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Aaliyah's biggest albums to be added to streaming services for the first time
Her estate have expressed their opposition to the move
Tope Olufemi
Aaliyah's discography is to be made available on streaming services from this month, against the wishes of her estate.
In a statement about the situation, her estate said: "Protecting Aaliyah's legacy is, and always will be, our focus."
"For 20 years we have battled behind the scenes, enduring shadowy tactics of deception with unauthorised projects targeted to tarnish. We have always been confused as to why there is such tenacity in causing more pain alongside what we already have to cope with for the rest of our lives.'
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There was no mention of Blackground Records, Aaliyah's label, or her uncle Barry Hankerson - who founded and ran the label, and has control over the late singer's music - though more clarity was provided by a lawyer for the estate.
"Since the early 2000s, only Aaliyah's first album Age Ain't Nothing But a Number has been available on streaming platforms because the right to distribute that record has been held by major record companies under contract with Aaliyah's record label, Blackground Records," The estate's lawyer, Paul LiCalsi, said.
He continued: "Other than that first album, virtually the entire remainder of her catalogue, including many never released tracks, has been inexplicably withheld from the public by Blackground Records."
Blackground Records are planning to release Aaliyah's music beginning this month with 'One in a Million' making its way to streaming platforms on August 20, with other projects to follow alongside compilations throughout September and October.
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Licalsi pointed towards a 'gross lack of transparency' from the label, saying:
"For almost 20 years, Blackground has failed to account to the Estate with any regularity in accordance with [Aaliyah's] recording contracts. In addition, the Estate was not made aware of the impending release of the catalog until after the deal was complete and plans were in place. The Estate has demanded that Blackground provide a full account of its past earnings, and full disclosure of the terms of its new deal to distribute Aaliyah's long embargoed music."
Though the releases are against the wishes of her family, the estate said that Blackground's poor communication 'compels our heart to express a word - forgiveness.'
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Chance has played all 40 minutes in 13 games, and played more minutes than that in two overtime games.
EVANSVILLE, Ind -- Devante Chance had waited his entire college career for this.
After Indiana (Pa.) defeated Tarleton State 72-68 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the DII Elite Eight Men's Basketball Championships to advance to Saturday's title game, Chance ran over to the spectator stands behind the team bench and pointed to his uniform. The fans cheered. He yelled. The celebration had begun.
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"I'm still dreaming," Chance said. "This is a daydream right now. I'm not waking up. This is a daydream."
Actually, that was one of the few times you'd find Chance near the IUP bench. He's never on the bench. In two wins at the Elite Eight, he has played every minute. In fact, he has played every minute of the Crimson Hawks' past four games. He missed just five minutes in IUP's NCAA-opening win against Glenville State and that's probably because it was a 20-point win.
He is the iron man of IUP hoops.
"I don't even think about taking him out," IUP coach Joe Lombardi said with a hearty laugh.
Chance scored 14 points and had a team-high four assists in the Crimson Hawks' semifinal win Thursday night at the Ford Center. He scored a team-high 17 points, including four free throws in the final minute of IUP's 69-65 win against Azusa Pacific in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
Saturday, IUP will face top-ranked Florida Southern for the DII national championship. And you can expect Chance to play at least 40 minutes in that game. More, if it goes to overtime.
"It's incredible. Hopefully he's got one more in him," Lombardi said. "It's just become who we are and what we are.
"A lot of players, when they graduate, wished they'd have played more minutes," Lombardi said. "He's probably the only one I've ever had that didn't say, 'Boy, if I could have got more minutes.' "
Chance has played 1,404 minutes in 36 games this season -- 31 of them IUP victories. That's more than 200 minutes more than backcourt teammate Shawn Dyer. Chance has played all 40 minutes in 13 games, and played more minutes than that in two overtime games.
"I'm just here to play. I love playing the game," said Chance. "If I'm not tired, I definitely don't want to get out. If I'm not tired, I'm not going to come out of the game."
"He plays 40 a lot. He's a leader," Dyer said. "That's what leaders do."
But it's more than the minutes that have helped propel the Crimson Hawks to their first national championship game since 2010. Chance is a major piece in IUP's three-guard lineup that also includes Dyer, who scored a game-high 20 points in Thursday's win, and junior guard Brandon Norfleet.
"I've got two of the best perimeter guys in the country," Lombardi said of Chance and Dyer. "They play as a core. They all played well together and played off of each other. … They don't play for themselves. They play for each other."
Florida Southern coach Linc Darner has taken notice because his team will face them Saturday, and the Moccasins thrive on forcing turnovers against their opponents.
"They've got very, very good guards," Darner said, "and it's hard to turn over guards."
The numbers back that up. Against Tarleton State, which had the nation's third-best defense during the regular season in terms of points allowed, Chance, Dyer and Norfleet combined for 45 points and eight assists. In the quarterfinals against Azusa Pacific, the trio combined for 42 points and eight assists.
"We've been working and it's starting to pay off," Chance said. "We're going to the national championship."
The chase after a national title really began last summer when Chance was working out at a pace that his teammates couldn't keep up with.
"I think we work as hard as possible," Chance said. "Speaking for myself and Shawn, we've been waiting for this since the offseason of last year. We're a veteran group.
"I'm telling you, this guy in the summer works three times a day," Dyer said. "I remember, me and Daddy [Ugbede, junior forward], we're up here at the [summer] camp and Daddy's like, 'Devante, he works out three times a day. I can't do it.'
"And I was just like, 'It's going to pay off in the end.' "
And that would be Saturday's championship game at the Ford Center. Prior to this season, the Crimson Hawks hadn't gotten past the Atlantic Region title game during Chance's career.
"As a senior, I wanted to extend it this far, to get it to the last game of the season," Chance said. "It's a daydream and I don't want to wake up."
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We are pleased to announce that the 'Cognitive Visions' conference now has a number of postgraduate bursaries to offer, thanks to the generosity of the Classical Association. Graduate students wishing to apply for one of these bursaries should write to the organisers directly (do not go through the booking page), with (a) details of their course and institution, (b) a statement of c. 100 words, explaining how the conference is relevant to their interests, and (c) an estimate for travel and accommodation costs. The deadline for application is 15th of December.
The programme for the conference is now available on the conference website, and is also copied below.
The cost for delegates will be £35, which will include tea and coffee, and a sandwich lunch on both days. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide accommodation. Please note that places may have to be limited due to restrictions on space. To register a place, please visit the booking page here. The deadline for booking is the 18th of December 2015, or until the places are filled.
For any further information, please contact the organisers Katharine Earnshaw (katharine.earnshaw@sjc.ox.ac.uk) and Felix Budelmann (felix.budelmann@magd.ox.ac.uk). We would be grateful if you could copy us both in to any enquiry.
The organisers would like to thank the generosity of St. John's College (Oxford), the Craven Fund, the Classical Association and the Fell Fund for making this conference possible.


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On August 19th, my first baby turned FOUR YEARS OLD!
We woke up and I took my traditional "First Day as a __ year old" picture!
Here's Lacie Jane on her very first day as a four year old!
You can see that Paisley didn't want to be left out of the action!
Lacie got to walk downstairs to this birthday table!
The first thing she did was put on her "4" crown!
Then she got down to the business of opening presents!
Blakely got a present too!
After presents, we had bagels for breakfast - which is what the birthday girl requested!
Paisley and Daddy at breakfast!
After breakfast we headed to Sesame Place where we did 3 rides before the power in the entire park went off. We tried to wait it out with snacks, but gave up after about 30 minutes and went home (thank goodness we did because the power was apparently out for another hour).
The girls got a bath and took a nap, so they would be ready to celebrate! Here's Lacie showing that she is 4!
As soon as Lacie woke up, the birthday crown went back on! Everyone came over and there were lots more presents to open. We ate pizza - also per Lacie's request!
Then it was time for dessert! Lacie wanted a PINK ice cream cake!
She also wanted my Red Velvet Fudge Bars!
Happy 4th Birthday Lacie Jane!


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Jack is Gay
Charles Williams	Short Story	 January 10, 2019 January 10, 2019 8 Minutes
"Oh my gosh." Marisa pauses the show as the end credits begin to roll. "No. Way. Can you believe that just happened?"
I stare at her. Her body, previously curled into the corner of the couch around a pillow in a relaxed, comfortable fashion, is now tense with energy. Her eyes twinkle at me across the dim room.
I'm sitting in a chair, leaned back, with a bowl of popcorn on my stomach. Her reaction has caught me by surprise. I've frozen, head cocked, with a handful of popcorn halfway to my mouth.
"Um, yes?" I say, because the events on the screen didn't surprise me in the slightest.
"Whaaaat?" Marisa says, drawing the word out long to make her disbelief evident. "There's no way you knew. You couldn't have known!"
"You're acting like there was just some major plot twist," I say. I make a face, trying to convey my disappointment in her and warn her away from where I suspect she's headed with this conversation.
"Um, because there was?" Marisa says, jutting her head forward and widening her eyes like she does when she's trying to make a point. "Jack is gay. Like, you don't see that as a plot twist?"
"No." I shrug. "It's just a detail. They didn't even make a big deal out of it."
"Shut up," she says. She doesn't mean it literally — she says it all the time, in that joking, needling way — but this time it annoys me. "They totally built him up to be straight."
"Not really," I say. I sit myself up in the chair, frustrated that we're even having this conversation. "It's not like they discussed him having sex with women, or even showed him talking about women in a romantic way. I don't see where you're coming from with this."
I love Marisa, but she can be maddeningly obtuse when it comes to anything regarding homosexuality. She's my friend, and my roommate, and I don't think I have any other better options among my other college friends, but I hate that I've had to have the "being gay is not a choice" conversation with her more than once. More than five times, if we're keeping count. Which I am.
"Cas." She rolls her eyes, as if I'm the one being ridiculous. "He doesn't even act gay."
"Do you think I act gay?" I ask. I regret it immediately.
"Well, yeah, a little bit," she says, confusion clear on her face.
I try to tamp down my offense at this, both because it makes it even more clear that she has notions of exactly how a gay man should be have and because being offended mens I have my own internalized homophobia to deal with.
"Do you say that because you already know I'm gay and you feel like you know what to look for, or would you have said that before you got to know me?" I ask.
"I don't know," Marisa says. She could not look any more like she doesn't want to be having this conversation right now. Too bad. She opened up the gates.
"When you met me, did you know I was gay right away?" I ask.
"Well, no, but it made sense after I figured it out," Marisa said.
"You didn't figure it out, I told you," I clarify. I don't know why, but I'm suddenly quite mad at her. I'm mad enough that I don't care if we come out of this conversation as friends.
I wonder, briefly, why that is, but I know the answer. She's always been like this, and no matter what I say to her, she sticks to the same stock set of lines and refuses to admit any of her biases. I've tried to have the conversation politely in the past and it has never gotten me anywhere.
"I remember the exact moment that you found out I was gay," I continue. "I told you I had a date with a guy. You were shocked. Can you honestly tell me you didn't know before that?"
She opens her mouth, and I see the lie forming in her eyes. Then she stops. Her eyes close. "No."
That's one good thing about Marisa, I guess. She can be a bit slow on the uptake when it comes to realizing she's pushed the wrong buttons, but once she knows she's genuinely upset you, she starts to listen.
I set my popcorn bowl on the table next to me, because I don't feel like either of us can take me seriously when it's balanced precariously on my stomach. "The only thing that makes a man gay is being attracted to other men. You know that, right?"
"Yeah," she says. "But Jack just doesn't seem gay. You know? He acts so straight."
I sigh. "Tell me what that means to you."
Perhaps sensing a trap, she hesitates. She continues anyway. "He's like, super gruff, right? And masculine. His clothes don't always match each other. And he's really serious and a bit old. And he likes cigars and drinking."
"Wow," I say. "There's a lot I could unpack there, but I'll just state it simply: None of that makes him straight, in any way."
"Yeah, but—"
I cut her off. "No, you don't get to say 'but' to that."
"That's just rude," she says.
I shrug. "I'm not trying to be rude. I'm trying to get a point across. Being gay is not a personality trait. It doesn't shape someone's personality or behaviors or fashion choices directly to any greater extent than having blond hair or brown skin."
"Okay, but most gay guys —"
"Most gay guys what?" I ask, but I don't really want to hear her answer. "Most gay guys have high voices? Most gay guys are effeminate? Most gay guys have female friends and wear cute clothes and aren't athletic? Any sentence you start off with 'most gay guys' is coming from the wrong place unless you're following that up with 'are attracted to men.' Okay?"
"Sorry," she grumbles.
"I'm not trying to be mean, Marisa," I say. "I just get tired of all the homophobia in the world and I really don't want to hear it from one of my best friends."
That pulls her right out of her little micro-sulk. "Homophobia? Hold up. I'm not homophobic."
"You are, though," I say. "Not in the way where you're going to go beat up a guy you think is gay on the street, but yeah, you've definitely got some ingrained biases toward gay folks. If you didn't, you wouldn't have a certain concept of how a gay man should or shouldn't act."
"You sound like a sociology textbook," she spits, as though that's an insult. I don't take it as one. "I'm not homophobic. For fuck's sake, Cas, you're gay and you're my best friend."
"Just because you have a gay friend doesn't mean you're not homophobic," I say. "I know you've heard that before. Maybe you just haven't internalized it yet. It's just like having black friends doesn't mean you're not racist."
"I'm not racist either!" she says, throwing up her hands.
"Yes, you are," I say, but then I decide to back off a little. "Look, I'm racist too. Everyone is to some extent. Maybe 'racist' and 'homophobic' aren't the best terms anymore, because they've become so inflammatory even in the context of logical discussion, but they're still applicable. Everyone feels biases based on their perception of another person's race. You're not exempt from it just because you're aware of your biases and you try not to act upon them."
"I don't have biases toward gay people," she says. I notice that she specifically avoids the topic of race. That's fine for now, I guess. We can have that discussion another day.
"You do!" I say. "Maybe you're not even aware that they're biases, but you've literally shown them to me tonight. You talked about how you thought gay people should act. That's a bias. That's homophobic in the same way that saying you know how a black person is going to act because of their skin color is racist."
"You say the same things sometimes too, you know," she says. "About gay people. You make snap judgements about whether a guy is gay based on the way he acts, or how feminine he is, or what he's wearing. It's not like it's just me."
I take a moment to consider this. "That's true. In that sense, my own behavior is equally problematic. I'll own that."
"What? Really?"
I shrug. "Yeah. I mean, I could wax on about how, societally, a member of a group is allowed to make jokes about that group that people outside of it can never make. I could talk about the fact that I'm almost always attempting to be humorous, when I'm making those judgments. I could talk about how hard it can be to genuinely assess whether another man is gay and whether he's going to accept my advances, because society forces us to hide our sexualities even from each other when we're in dangerous public spaces.
"But no, you're right. I'm only serving to further and give permission to your own biases by confirming them with my humor."
"Wait, so, you don't think anyone should make jokes about gay people?" she asks. "Or… what? Honestly I'm not even sure what your point is anymore.
"I think there's a time and place for jokes to be made about almost anything," I say. "So that's not quite what I'm saying. I just think it can be dangerous when joking about something accidentally gives permission, to both the audience and the person attempting to be humorous, to participate in bias."
Marisa leaned back dramatically, placing her hand on her brow. "What do you even want from me right now?" she asks. "I'm racist and homophobic. Great. Thank you for the information. What's even the point of this conversation?"
"The first step toward not being biased is to admit that you are," I say. "You've said it out loud, but I can tell from your tone that you don't really believe it."
"I don't," she admits. She sighs with as much drama as she can muster. "But I do see where you're coming from, at least a little."
"Look, I'm not asking you to rid yourself of biases overnight," I say. "Nobody can do that. I'm still working through my own ingrained biases, as you pointed out. I'm mostly just trying to say that it's unhealthy to ignore your biases and pretend that you don't have them. It's better to confront them and try to deal with them."
"Fine," Marisa says.
I can tell she wants to be done with the conversation, and frankly, so do I. I'm exhausted, suddenly. It's late at night and I have to go to class early in the morning, but that's not the only reason. Confronting people, about anything, is difficult for me. I don't know where I drew the energy from for this conversation, but I'm glad to have found it.
Maybe tomorrow morning, I'll have regrets about having spoken to Marisa like I did. Maybe I'll have lost a friend. At this point, I can say truthfully that I'm not bothered by that possibility, but that could just be due to the leftover fervor of my frustration.
I leave Marisa on the couch, and I head down the hallway to get ready for bed.
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Q: Getting EditText value in different activity from adapter class I'm fairly new to Android and I'm trying to build a currency converter app. Am having trouble understanding how to access the EditText in activity_main.xml from inside CurrencyRateAdapter.java. I've tried inflating a view - the code builds without errors but crashes after selecting checkboxes, inputing a value, then pressing convert.
EDIT
Changed 'int amount= mainActivity.getAmount();' to 'int amount= activity.getAmount();' and it runs without crashing but no result is displayed in app though
Build error: Error:(55, 40) error: non-static method getAmount() cannot be referenced from a static context
I've provided my code below as context:
MainActivity.java
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    CheckBox USchk, UKchk, AUSchk, JAPchk, CHINAchk, SINGchk, THAIchk, INDIAchk;
    EditText inputAmount;
    Button convertButton;
    int count = 0, checkedBoxes = 0;
    TextView MYR;
    CheckBox[] checkBoxArray;
    ArrayList<CurrencyRate> currencyRates;
    CurrencyRateAdapter currencyRateAdapter;
    ArrayList<CurrencyRate> resultRows;

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

        initUI();
        inputAmount.setEnabled(false);
        checkBoxArray = new CheckBox[]{
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkUS),
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkUK),
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkAUS),
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkJAP),
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkCHINA),
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkSING),
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkTHAI),
                (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.chkINDIA)
        };

        for (CheckBox cb: checkBoxArray) {
            cb.setOnCheckedChangeListener(cbListener);
        }

        currencyRates = new ArrayList<CurrencyRate>();
        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("USD",4.25,"1 USD = 4.25 MYR"));
        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("GBP",5.60,"1 GBP = 5.60 MYR"));
        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("AUS",3.30,"1 AUD = 3.30 MYR"));
        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("JPY",0.0394,"1 JYP = 0.0394 MYR"));
        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("CNY",0.633,"1 CNY = 0.633 MYR"));

        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("SGD",3.10,"1 SGD = 3.10 MYR"));
        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("THB",0.128,"1 THB = 0.128 MYR"));
        currencyRates.add(new CurrencyRate("INR",0.067,"1 INR = 0.067 MYR"));

        resultRows = new ArrayList<CurrencyRate>();

        //invokeAdapter();
        //DECLARE ADAPTER
        currencyRateAdapter = new CurrencyRateAdapter(this, resultRows);
        ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(resultListView);
        listView.setAdapter(currencyRateAdapter);
    }

    private View.OnClickListener convertListener = new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {

            checkedBoxes = countCheckboxes();

            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"CLICKED CONVERT",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            int crBeforeCalc =  currencyRates.size();
            String crStrBCalc = Integer.toString(crBeforeCalc);
            Log.i("crStrBCalc",crStrBCalc);

            resultRows.clear();

            //Execute Calculate function
            calculateTotal(inputAmount,checkBoxArray,currencyRates);

            int crAfterCalc =  currencyRates.size();
            String crStrACalc = Integer.toString(crAfterCalc);
            Log.i("crStrACalc",crStrACalc);
        }
    };

    //Calculate rates
    private void calculateTotal(EditText inputAmount,CheckBox checkBoxArray[], ArrayList<CurrencyRate> currencyRates)
    {
        for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {

            Log.i("THISTAG", "PRINT TIMES PRINTED LOOP");
            if(checkBoxArray[i].isChecked())
            {
                Log.i("ifRuns","ifRuns");

                resultRows.add(currencyRates.get(i));
            }
        }

        //currencyRateAdapter.addAll(resultRows);

        int rrDSize =  resultRows.size();
        String rrDStringSize = Integer.toString(rrDSize);
        Log.i("rrDStringSize",rrDStringSize);

        //currencyRateAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

        int rrASize =  resultRows.size();
        String rrAStringSize = Integer.toString(rrASize);
        Log.i("rrAStringSize",rrAStringSize);
    }

    public void initUI() {

        USchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkUS);
        UKchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkUK);
        AUSchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkAUS);
        JAPchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkJAP);

        CHINAchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkCHINA);
        SINGchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkSING);
        THAIchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkTHAI);
        INDIAchk = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.chkINDIA);

        MYR = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.MYR);

        convertButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.convertButton);
        inputAmount = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.amountInput);

        convertButton.setOnClickListener(convertListener);
    }

    CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener cbListener = new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
        @Override
        public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
            disableChkWhenMax(checkBoxArray);
            inputAmount.setText("");

            //Clear all textbox rows
            resultRows.clear();

        }
    };

    private void disableChkWhenMax(CheckBox checkBoxes[]){

        int countChecked =0;

        inputAmount.setEnabled(false);

        for (CheckBox cb:checkBoxes){
            cb.setEnabled(true);
            if (cb.isChecked()) countChecked++;
        }

        if(1<= countChecked)
        {
            inputAmount.setEnabled(true);
        }

        if (3 <= countChecked) {
            for (CheckBox cb:checkBoxes){
                if (!cb.isChecked())cb.setEnabled(false);
            }
        }
    }

public int getAmount() {
    int value=0;
    if (inputAmount != null) {
        return Integer.parseInt(inputAmount.getText().toString().trim());
    } else {
        return 0;
    }
}
    private int countCheckboxes()
    {
        if (USchk.isChecked()) {
            count++;
        }
        if (UKchk.isChecked()){
            count++;
        }
        if (AUSchk.isChecked()){
            count++;
        }

        if(JAPchk.isChecked()){
            count++;
        }

        if(CHINAchk.isChecked()){
            count++;
        }

        if(SINGchk.isChecked()){
            count++;
        }

        if(THAIchk.isChecked()){
            count++;
        }

        if(INDIAchk.isChecked()){
            count++;
        }

        return count;
    }

}

CurrencyRate.java
public class CurrencyRate {

    private String mcurrencyCode;
    private double mresultValue;
    private String conversionDescription;

    public CurrencyRate(String mcurrencyCode, Double mresultValue, String conversionDescription) {
        this.mcurrencyCode = mcurrencyCode;
        this.mresultValue = mresultValue;
        this.conversionDescription = conversionDescription;
    }

    public String getMcurrencyCode() {
        return mcurrencyCode;
    }

    public double getMresultValue() {
        return mresultValue;
    }

    public String getConversionDescription() {
        return conversionDescription;
    }

}

CurrencyRateAdapter.java
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.text.Layout;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;

public class CurrencyRateAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<CurrencyRate> {

    MainActivity activity;

    public CurrencyRateAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<CurrencyRate> resultRows){
        super(context,0,resultRows);
        activity=(MainActivity)activity;
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

            View listItemView = convertView;

        try {

            if (listItemView == null) {
                listItemView = LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(
                        R.layout.list_item, parent, false);
            }

            CurrencyRate currentCurrencyRate = getItem(position);

            TextView currencyCodeTextView = (TextView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.currency_code);
            currencyCodeTextView.setText(currentCurrencyRate.getMcurrencyCode());
            currencyCodeTextView.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#FF0000"));
            String currencyCode = currencyCodeTextView.toString();

            TextView convDesTextView = (TextView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.conversion_description);
            convDesTextView.setText(currentCurrencyRate.getConversionDescription());

            TextView resultValueTextView = (TextView) listItemView.findViewById(R.id.result_value);

            Double result = currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();

            int amount= activity.getAmount();

            switch (currencyCode) {
                case "USD":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                case "GBP":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                case "AUS":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                case "JPY":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                case "CNY":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                case "SGD":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                case "THB":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                case "INR":
                    result = amount * currentCurrencyRate.getMresultValue();
                    break;
                default:
                    break;
            }

            String resultV = String.valueOf(result);
            resultValueTextView.setText(resultV);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e("APP_TAG", "STACKTRACE");
            Log.e("APP_TAG", Log.getStackTraceString(e));
        }

        return listItemView;

    }

}

listItem.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:paddingLeft="16dp">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/currency_code"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:paddingRight="20dp"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            android:textSize="30sp"/>

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/result_value"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            android:textSize="30sp" />

    </LinearLayout>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/conversion_description"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textSize="20sp" />

</LinearLayout>

activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingLeft="30dp"
    android:paddingTop="30dp">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/selectCurrency"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/question1"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />

    <!--ROW 1 - US, UK, AUS, JAP-->
    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkUS"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/selectCurrency"
        android:layout_marginTop="32dp" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgUS"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/united_states"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkUS"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkUS" />

    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkUK"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/imgUS"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkUS"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgUK"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/united_kingdom"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkUK"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkUK" />

    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkAUS"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/imgUK"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkUK"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgAUS"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/australia"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkAUS"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkAUS" />

    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkJAP"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/imgAUS"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkAUS"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgJAP"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/japan"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkJAP"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkJAP" />

    <!--ROW 2 - CHINA, SING, THAI, INDIA-->
    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkCHINA"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/chkUS"
        android:layout_marginTop="32dp" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgCHINA"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/china"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkCHINA"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkCHINA" />

    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkSING"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/imgCHINA"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkCHINA"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgSING"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/singapore"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkSING"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkSING" />

    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkTHAI"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/imgSING"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkSING"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgTHAI"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/thailand"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkTHAI"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkTHAI" />

    <CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/chkINDIA"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/imgTHAI"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkTHAI"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imgINDIA"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@drawable/india"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/chkINDIA"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/chkINDIA" />

    <View
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
        android:layout_width="330dp"
        android:layout_height="3dp"
        android:layout_below="@id/imgINDIA"
        android:background="#ff0000" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/enterAmount"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/question2"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:layout_below="@id/imgCHINA"
        android:paddingTop="30dp"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/MYR"
        android:text="MYR"
        android:textColor="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingRight="15dp"
        android:paddingTop="15dp"
        android:layout_below="@id/enterAmount"/>

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/amountInput"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:inputType="numberSigned"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/MYR"
        android:layout_below="@id/enterAmount"
        android:paddingTop="15dp"
        android:paddingRight="150dp"
        android:paddingBottom="10dp"/>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/convertButton"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="CONVERT"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/amountInput"
        android:layout_below="@id/enterAmount"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/eqCurrency"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/question3"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:paddingTop="15dp"
        android:layout_below="@id/amountInput" />

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/resultListView"
        android:layout_below="@id/eqCurrency"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</RelativeLayout>

STACKTRACE
09-26 13:54:45.626 5735-5735/com.example.user.assignment2task3_v2 E/APP_TAG: STACKTRACE
09-26 13:54:45.627 5735-5735/com.example.user.assignment2task3_v2 E/APP_TAG: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int com.example.user.assignment2task3_v2.MainActivity.getAmount()' on a null object reference
                                                                                at com.example.user.assignment2task3_v2.CurrencyRateAdapter.getView(CurrencyRateAdapter.java:53)
                                                                                at android.widget.AbsListView.obtainView(AbsListView.java:2363)
                                                                                at android.widget.ListView.makeAndAddView(ListView.java:1970)
                                                                                at android.widget.ListView.fillDown(ListView.java:704)
                                                                                at android.widget.ListView.fillFromTop(ListView.java:765)
                                                                                at android.widget.ListView.layoutChildren(ListView.java:1744)
                                                                                at android.widget.AbsListView.onLayout(AbsListView.java:2162)
                                                                                at android.view.View.layout(View.java:17637)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:5575)
                                                                                at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onLayout(RelativeLayout.java:1079)
                                                                                at android.view.View.layout(View.java:17637)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:5575)
                                                                                at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
                                                                                at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
                                                                                at android.view.View.layout(View.java:17637)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:5575)
                                                                                at android.support.v7.widget.ActionBarOverlayLayout.onLayout(ActionBarOverlayLayout.java:437)
                                                                                at android.view.View.layout(View.java:17637)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:5575)
                                                                                at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
                                                                                at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
                                                                                at android.view.View.layout(View.java:17637)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:5575)
                                                                                at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1741)
                                                                                at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1585)
                                                                                at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1494)
                                                                                at android.view.View.layout(View.java:17637)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:5575)
                                                                                at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
                                                                                at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.onLayout(DecorView.java:726)
                                                                                at android.view.View.layout(View.java:17637)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:5575)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performLayout(ViewRootImpl.java:2346)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:2068)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1254)
                                                                                at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:6337)
                                                                                at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:874)
                                                                                at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:686)
                                                                                at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:621)
                                                                                at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:860)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:751)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
                                                                                at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
                                                                                at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6119)
                                                                                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:886)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:776)

A: Don't inflate activity xml again in the adapter.It is not the right way to access editText.
Remove these lines of code
    LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater
            .from(parent.getContext());
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.activity_main,null);

    EditText inputAmount = (EditText)view.findViewById(R.id.amountInput);

    String amountString = inputAmount.toString();
    int i = Integer.parseInt(amountString);

Instead Create a method to get the value of editText in the activity class
  public int getAmount() {
     if (inputAmount != null) {
        return Integer.parseInt(inputAmount.getText().toString().trim());
    } else {
        return 0;
     }
   }

And in your adapter pass the activity reference.
MainActivity activity;

//Constructor
public CurrencyRateAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<CurrencyRate> resultRows){
    super(context,0,resultRows);
    activity=(MainActivity)activity;
}

Access the method using activity reference like this
int amount= activity.getAmount();

A: Change following lines
  String resultV = String.valueOf(result);

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Bird Richard will keep readers apprised of upcoming legislative changes in this regard.
Bill 26, Domestic and Sexual Violence Workplace Leave, Accommodation and Training Act, 2016 is slated to come into effect three months after it receives Royal Assent. This provincial Bill will amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to allow employees a reasonable number of days each year (10 of which shall be paid) to take a leave of absence if they, or their children have experienced domestic or sexual violence. The leave is to be used for medical visits, consulting legal counsel or seeking out victim services. The amendments also entitle employees to reasonable accommodation with respect to their work hours and workplace.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act will be amended to require employers to ensure that every manager, supervisor and worker receives information and instruction about domestic and sexual violence in the workplace.
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• transfer to the Canada Industrial Relations Board the powers, duties and functions of appeals officers under Part II of the Code and of referees and adjudicators under Part III of the Code.


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Yehoshua Porath (z'l) – Glowing Standard
Ken Stein shares what fuels his fire.
By Ken Stein	December 17, 2019, 12:04 pm 0 Edit
Ken Stein, an Emory professor of modern Israeli history, is the president of the Center for Israel Education (www.israeled.org) and leads Emory's Institute for the Study of Modern Israel.
From July 1971 to May 1973, we lived in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem neighborhood, then only a walk across an open valley to the Givat Ram campus of The Hebrew University. No high-rise hotels there then. Lots of stray cats and schoolboys playing soccer in the street.
Prior to leaving for Israel to carry out dissertation research, I had been warned in a letter by a young prominent Hebrew University professor, Yehoshua (Shuka) Porath, not to search for a doctoral topic that touched on Israel's pre-state period. 'Too much is being written, nothing new to discover," he said. "My students are all writing on the Palestinians in the '20s and '30s." I paid no attention to his warning. Quite accidently, I found 3,000 boxes, 12 files-to-a-box, of untouched Palestine administration land registry documents. In detail, they revealed how the Palestinian Arab leadership manipulated the livelihoods of the majority peasant population for most of the Mandate. From Shuka, I would eventually read the sources, and learn why and how the Arabs lost Palestine.
Quite coincidently, Professor Porath lived across the street from us on Rehov Hehalutz. Shuka was 5-foot-6 with thick glasses, possessing a brilliant, penetrating mind, and very quickly a love for my wife Ellen's chocolate cake. Shuka was a scholar. He had impeccable standards. He read voraciously, loved history of all genres. Gradually, in Israel, he became my guide and mentor, and then for a lifetime of writing, I would ask, "What would Shuka say about the work I just completed?"
When we met weekly at his apartment, he routinely pointed me to the next file folder in the archives that would reveal something new about Palestinian Arab and inter-communal societal clashes. Porath had just finished writing the two most important books to date written on the emergence of the Palestinian Arab national movement. He taught several generations of students who would play important roles in the Israel Defense Forces, business and government, and trained dozens of Israelis who would teach subsequent generations. He was among the greatest of Israeli scholars in the second half of the 20th century.
Over the last several years, I have attended and participated in national Jewish conferences where Israel was gingerly discussed among Jewish youth, their mentors, rabbis and benevolent donors. Porath would have torn anyone apart who defended the notion of parallel narratives. For him, history was one story, complicated, nuanced, always woven together diligently and carefully by sources. Porath would not have tolerated concepts like post-modernism, best defined "as a version of the truth," or political correctness, or accepted the premise that Israel is "too toxic to discuss." All that mattered to him was the unreachable search for the objective truth, and if your personal sensitivities got in the way, Shuka would bellow at you for compromising intellectual rigor.
Shuka Porath was himself a standard of extraordinary excellence. Moreover, I was simply lucky because he lived across the street, he cared, and he taught me mentorship. He died on November 24, 2019, at 81. He remains my beacon for a professional lifetime.
Ken Stein is a professor at Emory University and president of the Center for Israel Education.
What Fuels Your Fire
Center for Israel education
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