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Paul "Mayo" Mayasich
About Paul "Mayo" Mayasich
White Bear Lake, MN
Slide guitarist/singer/songwriter, Paul "Mayo" Mayasich, is a native of the Iron Range of Minnesota where he began playing guitar at an early age. He moved to Minneapolis in 1987 and fell into a weekly jam at Red's Roost (aka Blues Alley) where he honed his unique style with the likes of Jack McDuff, Willie Walker, Big John Dickerson, Billy Holloman, just to name a few. Paul soon played sideman for many regional and national recording artists and toured extensively in the United States and Europe. Paul continues to play with his own band as well as solo. He continues to play with touring bands upon request.
Paul has four critically acclaimed CDs to his name along with having written five of the songs on the award-winning CD by Blue Chamber with Big John Dickerson including the title track, Arms of the Blues, which won a MN Music Award for Best Blues recording of the year.
Front and center in his own band now, Paul continues to write, play and sing many Mayasich originals. This band is a force to be reckoned with and is a club and festival favorite. The songlist includes a variety of music including roots, soulful blues, rock, unique re-worked covers, to original funk and gut-bucket tunes written by Paul Mayasich. The trio has its own unique sound but one can detect influences from Allman Brothers, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Roy Buchanan and David Lindley.
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Over 40 U.S. National Laboratory Sponsored Experiments on SpaceX CRS-11 Destined for the International Space Station
May 26, 2017 14:28 ET | Source: Center for the Advancement of Science in Space
Kennedy Space Center, FL, May 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle is slated to launch its 11thcargo resupply mission (CRS-11) to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than June 1, 2017 from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Onboard the Falcon 9 launch vehicle is the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which will carry more than 40 ISS U.S. National Laboratory sponsored experiments. This mission will showcase the breadth of research possible through the ISS National Laboratory, as experiments range from the life and physical sciences, Earth observation and remote sensing, and a variety of student-led investigations. Below highlights the investigations as part of the SpaceX CRS-11 mission:
ADVANCED COLLOIDS EXPERIMENT-TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED-6 (ACE-T-6)
Matthew Lynch, Procter & Gamble (West Chester, OH)
Implementation Partner: NASA Glenn Research Center and Zin Technologies, Inc.
Colloids are suspensions of microscopic particles in a liquid, and they are found in products ranging from milk to fabric softener. Consumer products often use colloidal gels to distribute specialized ingredients, for instance droplets that soften fabrics, but the gels must serve two opposite purposes: they have to disperse the active ingredient so it can work, yet maintain an even distribution so the product does not spoil. Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-6 (ACE-T-6) studies the microscopic behavior of colloids in gels and creams, providing new insight into fundamental interactions that can improve product shelf life.
EFFICIENCY OF VERMICOMPOSTING IN A CLOSED SYSTEM (NANORACKS-NDC-BMS-VERICOMPOSTING)
Bell Middle School (Golden, CO)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks
Vermicomposting, or using worms to break down food scraps, is an effective way to reduce waste and obtain a nutrient-rich fertilizer for plants. The NanoRacks-NDC-Bell Middle School-Efficiency of Vermicomposting in a Closed System (NanoRacks-NDC-BMS-Vermicomposting) investigation is a student-designed project that studies whether red wiggler worms, a species of earthworm, are able to produce compost in space. Results are used to study the potential for composting as a form of recycling on future long-duration space missions.
FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT ON CARDIOVASCULAR STEM CELLS (CARDIAC STEM CELLS)
Dr. Mary Kearns-Jonker, Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, CA)
Implementation Partner: BioServe Space Technologies
Functional Effects of Spaceflight on Cardiovascular Stem Cells (Cardiac Stem Cells) investigates how microgravity alters stem cells and the factors that govern stem cell activity, including physical and molecular changes. Spaceflight is known to affect cardiac function and structure, but the biological basis for this is not clearly understood. This investigation helps clarify the role of stem cells in cardiac biology and tissue regeneration. In addition, this research could confirm the hypothesis that microgravity accelerates the aging process.
MULTIPLE USER SYSTEM FOR EARTH SENSING (MUSES)
Paul Galloway, Teledyne Brown Engineering (Huntsville, AL)
Implementation Partner: Teledyne Brown Engineering
Teledyne Brown Engineering developed the Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES), an Earth imaging platform, as part of the company's new commercial space-based digital imaging business. MUSES hosts earth-viewing instruments (Hosted Payloads), such as high resolution digital cameras, hyperspectral imagers, and provides precision pointing and other accommodations. It hosts up to four instruments at the same time, and offers the ability to
change, upgrade, and robotically service those instruments. It also provides a test bed for technology demonstration and technology maturation by providing long-term access to the space environment on the ISS.
NANORACKS-JAMSS-2LAGRANGE-1
Tomohiro Ichikawa, Lagrange Corp. (Tokyo, Japan)
Spaceflight affects organisms in a wide range of ways, from a reduction in human bone density to changes in plant root growth. NanoRacks-JAMSS-2 Lagrange-1 helps students understand potential spaceflight-related changes by exposing plant seeds to microgravity, and then germinating and growing them on Earth. The plants are compared with specimens grown from seeds that remained on the ground. The investigation also connects students to the space program by sending their photographic likenesses and personal messages into orbit. This connection inspires the next generation of scientists and engineers who will work on international space programs.
NEUTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF HUMAN ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE FOR THE DESIGN OF ACCERERATED REACTIVATORS (ORNL-PCG)
Dr. Andrey Kovalevsky, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN)
Implementation Partner: CASIS
The investigative team is trying to improve our understanding of acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme essential for normal communication between nerve cells and between nerve and muscle cells. As a target of deadly neurotoxins produced by animals as venom or by man as nerve agents and pesticides, understanding the structure of acetylcholinesterase is critical to designing better antidotes to poisoning by chemicals that attack the nervous system. The Oak Ridge National Lab team plans to use the microgravity environment of space to grow large crystals of the enzyme that will be imaged back on Earth using a powerful imaging approach called neutron diffraction. Neutron diffraction yields very detailed structural information but requires much larger crystals than traditional x-ray diffraction imaging methods. The investigators hypothesize that structural images of space-grown crystals will bring us closer to more effective and less toxic antidotes for neurotoxins that bind and inhibit acetylcholinesterase.
STUDENT SPACEFLIGHTS EXPERIMENT PROGRAM – MISSION 10
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (Washington, D.C.)
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) provides one of the most exciting educational opportunities available: student-designed experiments to be flown on the International Space Station. The NanoRacks-National Center for Earth and Space Science Education-Odyssey (NanoRacks-NCESSE-Odyssey) investigation contains 24 student experiments, including microgravity studies of plant, algae and bacterial growth; polymers; development of multi-cellular organisms; chemical and physical processes; antibiotic efficacy; and allergic reactions. The program immerses students and teachers in real science, providing first-hand experience conducting scientific experiments and connecting them to the space program.
SYSTEMIC THERAPY OF NELL-1 FOR OSTEOPOROSIS (RODENT RESEARCH-5)
Dr. Chia Soo, University of California at Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Implementation Partner: NASA Ames Research Center and BioServe Space Technologies
Astronauts living in space for extended durations experience bone density loss, or osteoporosis. Currently, countermeasures include daily exercise designed to prevent bone loss from rapid bone density loss deterioration. However, in space and on Earth, therapies for osteoporosis cannot restore bone that is already lost. The Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for Osteoporosis (Rodent Research-5) investigation tests a new drug on rodents that can both rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving health for crew members in orbit and people on Earth. Dr. Soo's laboratory has been funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases within the National Institutes of Health. This experiment builds on those previous research investigations.
THE EFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY ON TWO STRAINS OF BIOFUEL PRODUCING ALGAE WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE FUELS IN SPACE-BASED APPLICATIONS
Chatfield High School (Littleton, CO)
Algae can produce both fats and hydrogen, which can each be used as fuel sources on Earth and potentially in space. NanoRacks-National Design Challenge-Chatfield High School-The Effect of Microgravity on Two Strains of Biofuel Producing Algae with Implications for the Production of Renewable Fuels in Space Based Applications (NanoRacks-NDC-CHS-The Green Machine) studies two algae species to determine whether they still produce hydrogen and store fats while growing in microgravity. Results from this student-designed investigation improve efforts to produce a sustainable biofuel in space, as well as remove carbon dioxide from crew quarters.
TOMATOSPHERE-II
Ann Jorss, First the Seed Foundation (Alexandria, VA)
Tomatosphere is a hands-on student research experience with a standards-based curriculum guide that provides students the opportunity to investigate, create, test, and evaluate a solution for a real world case study. Tomatosphere provides information about how spaceflight affects seed and plant growth and which type of seed is likely to be most suitable for long duration spaceflight. It also exposes students to space research, inspiring the next generation of space explorers. It is particularly valuable in urban school settings where students have little connection to agriculture. In its 15-year existence, the program has reached approximately 3.3 million students.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EXPERIMENTS
Valley Christian High School (San Jose, CA), in partnership with other high schools throughout the world
Students at Valley Christian High School (VCHS) have a rich history of sending investigations to the ISS through its launch partner, NanoRacks. On SpaceX CRS-11, students from VCHS have partnered with other students from across the world to send 12 total experiments to the ISS National Laboratory. Investigations will range from investigating high quality food nutrients, to the fermentation of microbes, to even an investigation monitoring the growth of a special bacterial strain. The program VCHS has developed with NanoRacks allows students the opportunity to not only conceive a flight project, but learn, understand, and implement the engineering required for a successful experiment in microgravity.
Thus far in 2017, the ISS National Lab has sponsored over 75 separate experiments that have reached the station. This launch manifest adds to an impressive list of experiments from previous missions in 2017 to include; stem cell studies, cell culturing, protein crystal growth, external platform payloads, student experiments, Earth observation and remote sensing. To learn more about those investigations and other station research, visit www.spacestationresearch.com.
About CASIS: The Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) is the non-profit organization selected to manage the ISS National Laboratory with a focus on enabling a new era of space research to improve life on Earth. In this innovative role, CASIS promotes and brokers a diverse range of research in life sciences, physical sciences, remote sensing, technology development, and education.
Since 2011, the ISS National Lab portfolio has included hundreds of novel research projects spanning multiple scientific disciplines, all with the intention of benefitting life on Earth.. Working together with NASA, CASIS aims to advance the nation's leadership in commercial space, pursue groundbreaking science not possible on Earth, and leverage the space station to inspire the next generation.
About the ISS National Laboratory: In 2005, Congress designated the U.S. portion of the International Space Station as the nation's newest national laboratory to maximize its use for improving life on Earth, promoting collaboration among diverse users, and advancing STEM education. This unique laboratory environment is available for use by other U.S. government agencies and by academic and private institutions, providing access to the permanent microgravity setting, vantage point in low Earth orbit, and varied environments of space.
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Inside a Mohawk police online sting that led to child luring charges in the U.S.
Police say a Canadian man charged with coercion of a minor texted kissing face emojis and wrote he was "Soooo EXCITED" to meet up with a 16-year-old American girl.
Canadian man charged in U.S. with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct
Jorge Barrera · CBC News · Posted: Nov 28, 2018 2:22 PM ET | Last Updated: November 28, 2018
Christopher Terrance is facing U.S. federal charges of attempted enticement and coercion of a minor using a 'facility of interstate commerce' and attempted travel to the U.S. with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. (St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police)
In the stream of texts sent to set up the encounter, the man even suggested he could get the girl pregnant that night.
"So this is really happening? Or [am] I gonna get there and be rushed by police?" wrote the man, according to copies of the text messages contained in documents filed with the Northern New York District U.S. Federal Court.
Later that evening, on Aug. 1, police say Christopher Terrance, 34, drove from his home in the Snye, Que., portion of Akwesasne, about 120 km west of Montreal near the Canada-U.S. border, and crossed to the U.S. side of the Mohawk community.
He went to the Tim Hortons on Hwy. 37 in New York State where St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police were waiting for him.
He was arrested and searched. Tribal police say they found three condoms in his possession.
Weeks-long sting operation
Documents filed with the U.S. Federal Court lay out in rare detail the sting operation which began with the father of the girl discovering her Facebook Messenger exchanges with a man. Two officers then posed as the 16-year-old girl and communicated with the man over Messenger and cellphone texts.
The tribal police said in a statement that the arrest was the result of an "extensive social media investigation."
Terrance is facing U.S. federal charges of attempted enticement and coercion of a minor using a "facility of interstate commerce" and attempted travel to the U.S. with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. In New York, individuals ages 16 or younger are not legally able to consent to sexual activity.
The investigation is now being led by a special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations.
Text messages allegedly between Christopher Terrance and a St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police officer he believed was a 16 year-old girl. The messages were sent on Aug. 1, 2018, the day of Terrance's arrest. (CBC News)
Officers took over Facebook account
The investigation began July 3 after the girl's father alerted St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police that he had seen Facebook Messenger exchanges between his daughter and a grown man.
The father told police he "was upset" and knew the man. The father granted tribal police investigators access to his daughter's Facebook account and they set to work, according to the court documents.
Terrance sent his first message to the girl on April 27, 2017. She told him she was 15 in a July 11, 2017, conversation that led to a discussion around swimming and Terrance suggesting he wanted to see her in a swimsuit, according to a transcript filed with the court.
Terrance continued to message her throughout the year.
On July 3 of this year, after police took over the account, Terrance asked if the girl ever "blazes," in a reference to smoking marijuana, and suggested they "could smoke sometime. Lol its ok."
Two tribal police investigators, posing as the girl, continued to converse with Terrance throughout the month.
"You would be my angel," Terrance wrote on July 9 with the kiss emoji.
On July 15, Terrance wrote asking, "what color of panties you wearing?"
One of the officers, Casey Jacobs, responded, "purple ones tonight."
By this time, the investigators had switched the conversations to cellphone texts.
The girl continued to get sexually explicit messages that Jacobs would deflect.
'You're my only Angel'
On July 16, officer Julie Smoke took over the messaging. At one point, the girl was sent a photograph of condoms.
"But you're my only Angel Give it time sweetie," read the accompanying message.
"Really," Smoke responded.
"Yeah, just can't be rite away. You'll get put in jail! Lol," the man allegedly wrote. "We have to keep us a secret for now...It just has to be shh for now baby."
A few days later he allegedly sent her an explicit photo of a part of his body.
Then, on Aug. 1, the trap was set.
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Smoke sent a photo — with the approval of the girl and her parents — of the girl dressed up to go out.
"Oh baby!!!!" Terrance wrote.
He then suggested he didn't want to use condoms and that the girl could "end up carrying my bb."
Smoke replied, "OMG guess that could happen lol."
During the interrogation after his arrest, Terrance told officers he knew the girl was 16 and admitted to purchasing the condoms found in his pocket that night, according to court records.
Terrance is currently in custody. A trial date has not yet been set, according to court records. Terrance's public defender, Paul Evangelista, said he could not comment on the case.
The U.S. Attorney's office said through a spokesperson it would not comment beyond what was already filed in court documents.
Federal investigators are also now searching for any evidence of child pornography, according to affidavits filed Nov. 20 as part of separate warrant applications to examine two of Terrance's cellphones and obtain his Facebook account activity.
Jorge Barrera
Jorge Barrera is a Caracas-born, award-winning journalist who has worked across the country and internationally. He works for CBC's Indigenous unit based out of Ottawa. Follow him on Twitter @JorgeBarrera or email him jorge.barrera@cbc.ca.
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Up until Saturday I was doing fine, just fine. In fact, I was over and above my initial ROW80 goals and even thinking about a possibility of racing towards a sudden NaNoWriMo win. (See checkin below).
Then something happened. My main character, who had been niggling at me for some days now, combined with some additional research into her fictional profession, led me – yesterday, to decide I need to do something I've never done before – stop everything, and go back to rewrite the entire thing – all 18,000 words of it.
"Can Open, Worms all over the place".
My main character opened a particular can of worms – she didn't like the way I was writing her – too self-centred, too whingy. I've not had a character speak to me like that before, but when you consider she's a psychologist, maybe I should have expected it.
So, to use yet another screwy metaphor, the worm has turned.
I've had to completely rewrite some of my ROW80 goals for this week also. Instead of writing and wordcount goals for my WIP, I'm to begin rewriting or revising (there are some scenes in there which don't need too much rework, or are usable as they are).
This makes setting goals a little difficult – it's much easier to set wordcount goals – they're a number. But rewrite or editing goals? That's more in line with setting a timebound goal. The wordcount target and timeline on that has now gone by the wayside. On Saturday I began the process of rewriting, and although I added an additional 1700 words on that day, my total WIP wordcount dropped.
Below You're Find the Checkin with progress towards last week's ROW80 goals. I'll provide my new ROW80 writing goals on the next post, to keep it a little tighter. There are also some new goals I actually added for myself a few days ago. I want this particular novel to be quite tight to the reality of my main character's profession, and for this to happen, I need to spend some managed time reading text books and researching also.
Total for week (target of 10000 words) -18477 words.
The below impacted my ability to work on my WIP on the 17th, hence the smaller word count on that.
Completed and Posted one blog post – 898 words.
Wrote a series of blog posts – 4 part series, at last count – 3000+ words.
Posts written for social media pages – 2 at total of minimal words.
I also spent some dedicated time on social media platforms, found some very interesting tweeters to read, and commented on others.


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At Mass at St. Bonaventure several weeks ago, Father Angelos Sebastian (whom I've written about in this column) spoke of an incident that had happened several days earlier. Bradley, a 10-year old boy, had been struck in the skull by a golf ball while attending golf camp ay Meadowlark. Right at hole No. 6.
Fr. Angelos described the intense severity of Bradley's condition and how he himself was brought to tears after returning from the hospital. That's just how grave things were. That's just how hopeless it all seemed.
But then, to a standing ovation, he introduced the young man and his family. They were at Mass. As we soon heard, something miraculous had happened. The priest said it. The doctors had said it. And Bradley's mom, Tara, had said it, in a series of emotional and descriptive emails that started circulating so quickly, they soon became the stuff of legend.
I'd love to include all of the passages, but here are some excerpts from their ordeal.
"I was asking the medics: 'Can you tell me what is happening?' They were pensive, quiet. One medic: 'We are doing our best.' The heaviness was deep. Bradley wasn't moving at all. Our ever-active boy was hanging and limp on the stretcher. Someone on the medic team was communicating to the hospital in terms not entirely recognizable, but clearly serious. One word: severe. God, through you all things are possible. We began closing in on the UCI Trauma Center. Time seemed so slow. I was praying out loud. The young medic driver sitting next to me turned his head. 'You believe in Jesus?' he asked.
"Yesterday the head of neurosurgery came in our room elated — his joy was genuine and he said: 'Can you believe this news? Isn't this remarkable? Did you hear about the scan?' He said that when the pediatric neurosurgeon on duty went to read the third scan, he asked the nurse if it was the right film because he did not think it belonged to the same child whose first scan he had read. This was the same head of neurosurgery who walked into our ER room deeply matter-of-fact, very stoic and imposing and told us, 'The shift of your son's brain to the right side is impressive. His brain has a lot of blood on it. There is a greater than 50% chance I will be back tonight to perform brain surgery on your son. You should hope not to see me tonight, because if you do, it will not be good. I will not be merely drilling a hole into your son's head to drain a little bleeding. I will be cutting open your son's head and removing the entire right side of his skull and it will be a major recovery. It is not looking good at the moment.'"
Well, something happened overnight. The doctor said it was a miracle. The scan cleared up. No surgery. The kid was going to make it out of the hospital. And go home. And go to Mass that day. And soon, go back to school, and the ballfields he loves so much.
The family was kind enough to let me visit recently. In their living room, safe on a big cozy couch with the Angels game on TV in the background, Bradley, his dad, Bradley Sr. (a detective with the Huntington Beach Police Department), mom Tara and adorable younger sister Skylar described how their lives have changed.
They talked about their faith in such a powerful way, and how it saved them through this ordeal. They'd heard from another doctor from UCI that morning who was still incredulous about Bradley's progress — another expert who simply can't explain what happened.
"I don't use the word often," he told them, "but this is a miracle. We didn't really do anything. We gave your son three CAT scans and put him in a bed. That was it. Something else took over."
The Smiths spoke about Fr. Angelos' visit and the difference he made. I will tell you, he visited my family in the hospital last December to pray over my mother and administer the anointing of the sick.
My mom survived as well, and I will echo their feelings that he is an incredibly gifted and reassuring force, not just on a Sunday morning, but in the throes of personal agony, as well. Bradley Sr. told me how, tragically, his mom had passed away just four days before this accident. But he dealt with it. He kept it all together for his family.
And the Smiths spoke about how they felt the thousands of prayers being directed their way in the hospital. All from people who starting reading Tara's emails as things developed. All from a spontaneous community of friends, family and strangers from all over the world.
They are thankful, they are solemn and they are anxious to get their kids' lives back to normal. But they do so with a new appreciation as each day dawns. They are aware that they experienced something rare and profound, and they do not take it lightly. They remember (and devoutly pray for) other children in the hospital, taking nothing for granted.
"Faith," as Voltaire said, "consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe."
This lovely family, and especially this little boy, is a testament to that power.


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Q: Problems with if() condition in Stan/RStan when modelling values from binomial random variable I'm trying to use Stan and R to fit a model that, uhh, models the observed realisations y_i = 16, 9, 10, 13, 19, 20, 18, 17, 35, 55, which are from a binomial distributed random variable, say, Y_i, with parameters m_i (number of trials) and p_i (success probability in each trial).
yi = c(16, 9, 10, 13, 19, 20, 18, 17, 35, 55)

For the purposes of this experiment, I'm going to assume that all of the m_i are fixed and given by m_i = 74, 99, 58, 70, 122, 77, 104, 129, 308, 119.
mi = c(74, 99, 58, 70, 122, 77, 104, 129, 308, 119)

I'm going to use Jeffrey's prior: \alpha=0.5 and \beta=0.5.
alpha = 0.5, beta = 0.5

I'm trying to

*

*Find Bayesian estimates for the p_i.

*Find the range of the p_i (i.e., the parameters k as follows:
My attempt at 2. is this section of code:
        real k;
        real mx = 0;
        real mn = 0;
        if (p > mx)
          mx = p;
        if (mn > p) {
          mn = p;
        }
        k = mx - mn;

My Stan code is as follows:
```{stan output.var="BinModBeta"}
  data {
    int <lower = 1> mi[10];
    int <lower = 0> yi[10];
    real <lower = 0> alpha;
    real <lower = 0> beta;
  }

  parameters {
    real <lower = 0, upper = 1> p[10];
  }

  transformed parameters {
    real k;
    real mx = 0;
    real mn = 0;
    if (p > mx)
      mx = p;
    if (mn > p) {
      mn = p;
    }
    k = mx - mn;
  }

  model {
    yi ~ binomial(mi, p);
    p ~ beta(alpha, beta);
  }
```

My R code is as follows:
```{r}
library(rstan)
```

```{r}
data.in <- list(mi = c(74, 99, 58, 70, 122, 77, 104, 129, 308, 119), yi = c(16, 9, 10, 13, 19, 20, 18, 17, 35, 55), alpha = 0.5, beta = 0.5)
model.fit1 <- sampling(BinModBeta, data=data.in)
```

```{r}
print(model.fit1, pars = c("p"), probs=c(0.1,0.5,0.9), digits = 5)
```

Now, I just started learning Stan, so I'm honestly not sure if this is correct at all. However, it seems like this code works for my first aim (at least, whatever I've coded seems to work ...). But my trouble starts when attempting to code my second aim.
When I attempt to compile the Stan code above, I get the following error:

Now, based on this error message, it seems like my issue is arising from the fact that p is a vector of 10 real values, rather than a single real. However, due to my inexperience with Stan, I'm unsure of how to get around this problem.

A: Here is what I would do:
model <- "
data {
  int <lower = 1> mi[10];
  int <lower = 0> yi[10];
  real <lower = 0> alpha;
  real <lower = 0> beta;
}

parameters {
  real <lower = 0, upper = 1> p[10];
}

model {
    p ~ beta(alpha, beta);        // Prior
    yi ~ binomial(mi, p);         // Likelihood
}

generated quantities {
    real k;
    k = max(p) - min(p);
}
"

library(rstan);
yi = c(16, 9, 10, 13, 19, 20, 18, 17, 35, 55);
mi = c(74, 99, 58, 70, 122, 77, 104, 129, 308, 119);
fit <- stan(
    model_code = model,
    data = list(mi = mi, yi = yi, alpha = 0.5, beta = 0.5))
fit;
#Inference for Stan model: 6a01a3b25656e1b18183baf19183abf7.
#4 chains, each with iter=2000; warmup=1000; thin=1;
#post-warmup draws per chain=1000, total post-warmup draws=4000.
#
#         mean se_mean   sd    2.5%     25%     50%     75%   97.5% n_eff Rhat
#p[1]     0.22    0.00 0.05    0.13    0.19    0.22    0.25    0.32  4000    1
#p[2]     0.10    0.00 0.03    0.05    0.07    0.09    0.11    0.16  4000    1
#p[3]     0.18    0.00 0.05    0.09    0.14    0.17    0.21    0.28  4000    1
#p[4]     0.19    0.00 0.05    0.11    0.16    0.19    0.22    0.29  4000    1
#p[5]     0.16    0.00 0.03    0.10    0.14    0.16    0.18    0.22  4000    1
#p[6]     0.26    0.00 0.05    0.17    0.23    0.26    0.30    0.37  4000    1
#p[7]     0.18    0.00 0.04    0.11    0.15    0.17    0.20    0.25  4000    1
#p[8]     0.13    0.00 0.03    0.08    0.11    0.13    0.15    0.20  4000    1
#p[9]     0.11    0.00 0.02    0.08    0.10    0.11    0.13    0.15  4000    1
#p[10]    0.46    0.00 0.04    0.38    0.43    0.46    0.49    0.55  4000    1
#k        0.38    0.00 0.05    0.28    0.34    0.38    0.41    0.47  4000    1
#lp__  -530.01    0.05 2.26 -535.38 -531.33 -529.65 -528.37 -526.69  1782    1
#
#Samples were drawn using NUTS(diag_e) at Tue Apr 24 22:02:07 2018.
#For each parameter, n_eff is a crude measure of effective sample size,
#and Rhat is the potential scale reduction factor on split chains (at
#convergence, Rhat=1).

Comments:

*

*I would move the part involving the calculation of k into the generated quantities block; this has to do with the different program blocks being executed at different times. While the transformed parameters block is executed once every leapfrog step, the generated quantities block is only executed once per sample draw. So there will be less overhead in recalculating k. See e.g. here for details. Note that uncertainties from the pi posterior densities get properly propagated to k.

*You can make use of Stans internal max,min functions when calculating k. This will be faster than determining the min/max of pi with if conditions, and also eliminates the need to define mn and mx.

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Update July 31, 2015: BuzzFeed reports that this new design is "getting widely released" today. Our original report follows below.
Twitter's tweaked new homepage finally captures the spirit of the social network for the first time.
The new page features a curated collections of tweets from across the social network and appears for users that are logged out in the United States. Those outside the US can access it manually by visiting this page, though it doesn't stick for next time you sign out.
Twitter announced a new homepage back in April that looks somewhat similar, but that version only showed categories of people on Twitter and no tweets.
This new test is broken into categories with tweets embedded directly on the front page. Instead of those categories just being a box linking to a new page a relevant tweet is embedded directly.
All of the featured tweets include media – either a video or picture – to increase their appeal. Embedded videos and GIFS automatically play as you scroll past, which makes the page feel more alive than it did previously.
In essence, it surfaces the best of the site to help show why the service is compelling and alive in a way that the old start pages never did.
Categories are broken up into generic labels, like 'entertainment' and 'sports' which further break down into specific areas of expertise.
Each category contains a curated "stream" of tweets from related accounts. It's not clear if these are automatically generated or curated by Twitter employees, though large time gaps in some streams indicate that it's manually curated.
The older homepages never quite explained why Twitter is so valuable to its fans or surfaced its best content, they just presented visitors with a wall of things to choose from. Twitter finally gets what makes it so valuable to its users.
As Twitter pushes for better "logged out" experiences, this is a huge step toward grabbing the attention of people who still don't understand the service and making it useful even to those who don't have an account.
The company is also working on a way to surface tweets during events in your timeline, dubbed 'project lightning.' When it launches, you'll be able to follow events on the site and have curated tweets dispersed throughout your timeline without needing to follow specific people.
When I asked Twitter for comment a spokesperson told me "We will continue to iterate on the logged out home page for users in the U.S." but wouldn't provide details on a global rollout.
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[ClickPress, Thu May 12 2016] Ecuador's upstream sector will suffer from the broader industry downturn through the remainder of the decade, but its downstream sector is likely to shift to net exp orter status by 201 8 . We hold a modest growth outlook for the country as a result of increasingly limited upstream prospects and continued uncertainty regarding the future of Ecuador's largest untapped oil field .
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With respect to gas, what little activity there is remains centred on bolstering output from Block 6 in the Gulf of Guayaquil. While there has been some investment into further exploration, we believe production of natural gas will remain minimal such that output will begin to slip toward the mid-point of our forecast period.
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Q: Intersection form in Algebraic Geometry/Topology Let $S$ be a smooth complex projective surface. We let define an intersection form $(-)\cdot(-)$ on $\mathsf{Pic}(S)$ by setting $$D\cdot D':=\mathcal{O}_S(D)\cdot\mathcal{O}_S(D')$$ where the notations are the standard ones, used in the book Complex Algebraic Surfaces - Beauville. I've read in many textbooks that this form is induced by the cup product as follows. By taking the exponential sequence $0\longrightarrow \mathbb{Z}\longrightarrow \mathcal O_S\longrightarrow \mathcal O^\ast_S\longrightarrow 0$ we get a map $$c\colon H^1(S,\mathcal O^\ast_S)=\mathsf{Pic}(S)\longrightarrow H^2(S,\mathbb{Z}),$$ then $c(D)\smile c(D')=D\cdot D'$, where we use the canonical identification $H^4(S,\mathbb{Z})=\mathbb Z$. Anyway I've found no proof of this fact. Can you help me to check it or give me a reference for the proof?

A: I think that this can be extracted from the first chapter of Beauville's book on algebraic surfaces. First note that if D and D' are smooth irreducible curves that meet transversally, then the identity $C(D) \cup C(D') = D \cdot D'$ holds and is equal to the number of set-theoretic intersection points of $D$ and $D'$. This is one of the standard ways to compute the intersection product in smooth topology, recall that transversal intersection points of complex submanifolds always contribute $+1$. The right hand side is equal to this by Definition 1.3 of the intersection form (which is proven to be equal to the sheaf-theoretic definition in Theorem 1.4).
The issue of finding transversal representatives is treated by Fact 1.7 (which is originally a theorem of Serre). It states that any divisor $D \subset S$ may be written (up tp linear equivelance) as $D= A-B$ where $A$ and $B$ are smooth curves, $A$ is a hyperplane section and $B$ is a positive multiple of a hyperplane section (for a possibly different projective embedding). The advantage of having hyperplane sections is that we can peturb them (by perturbing the corresponding hyperplane). This gives us enough freedom to find transversal representatives for any two divisors (up to a linearly equivalent, possibly non-effective representatives), and allows us to reduce to the above case.


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Edward Scissorhands 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
Reviewed by Lynn Barker on Oct 16, 2015
Kidzworld reviews the cool Tim Burton classic fantasy movie Edward Scissorhands starring a young Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder now out on restored Blu-ray for its 25th anniversary.
What if you had the most pure and innocent soul on earth but, as the creation of a kindly mad scientist, you had only sharp scissor-like appendages for hands? Do you think you could ever fit in with "normal" people? What if you fell in love with one of them?
Edward cuts paper dolls for show and tell at school Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Who is Edward Scissorhands?
An elderly woman (Wynona Ryder in make-up) tells her young granddaughter of a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp) who had scissors for hands. When an old inventor (Vincent Price), created this human-like boy/man, he had everything except for human hands. Sadly, the Inventor had a fatal heart attack and died before he could give real hands to his creation.
The inventor (Vincent Price) shows Edward (Johnny Depp) his new hands Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Bringing Edward Home
Local Avon saleslady Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) finds Edward living alone in a run-down Gothic mansion on a hill above her suburb. He is weird all right but harmless and kind so she takes him to live with her, her husband Bill (Alan Arkin) and young son. When Peg's teen daughter Kim (Wynona Ryder) comes back from a camping trip she is freaked to discover Edward who later falls in love with her and, gradually, she with him.
Edward and Kim are in love Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Using Scissors for Success
Most of the neighbors are impressed by Edward's very cool talent for hedge-trimming and hair-cutting but Kim's bossy jerk of a boyfriend Jim (Anthony Michael Hall) is hateful and secretly afraid of him. Jim decides to use Edward to help him break into his own house to steal from his rich, bullying and out-of-town father. When alarms are triggered, only Edward is trapped in the house when the police arrive. He is arrested and the neighbors start to turn against him.
Edward the hairdresser Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Sad Christmas
Ever a good guy, Edward takes full blame for the attempted robbery although both Jim and a reluctant Kim were involved. Everyone who liked Edward is now wary and afraid of him. At Christmas Edward carves a large angel ice sculpture based on Kim that is beautiful. The ice shavings from his flying Scissorhands look like falling snow and Kim dances under it. Jim arrives, startling Edward who accidentally cuts Kim's hand. Freaked, he runs away.
Edward Scissorhands Clip "Snow Angel"
Kim breaks up with overbearing Jim who, drunk, returns later and young Kevin is almost run over by Jim's van. Edward jumps to pull him aside and again, accidentally cuts him. The neighborhood thinks he is attacking the boy. Edward runs back to his old ruin of a mansion on the hill and the angry townspeople follow. Kim, who cares for him, also follows.
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Kim and Edward reunite but Jim arrives and beats Edward up. Jim strikes Kim when she tries to stop him and Edward stabs him. He falls out a window to his death. Kim confesses to Edward that she loves him. Does this odd couple have any chance at happiness?
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Special Extra Features
There is a cool 25th Anniversary set with this Blu-ray that includes paper dolls, a cookie cutter and a Christmas ornament. We got the Blu-ray alone.
A Featurette includes the fact that many modern people don't know about this really great movie. There is on-set video with a young Johnny Depp and Wynona Ryder who fell in love during the film and had a relationship. This was an original behind-the-scenes extra. The actors talk about their characters. Director Tim Burton and classic actor Vincent Price comment as well. The writer Caroline Thompson says the movie is about trying to belong when it's impossible. – Very nice to have but it would have been cool to see updated comments with the actors in present day talking about the film.
2 Audio Commentaries – watch these after you have seen the whole film at least once. Director Tim Burton's comments are very good, some funny and all interesting. He talks about picking Johnny Depp for the role. "It was something in his eyes". Also Johnny was then a teen idol in TV's "21 Jump Street" and he felt that he didn't fit into that Hollywood stereotype… just like Edward doesn't fit into suburbia. We learn that Johnny wore the crazy Scissorhands around a lot to get used to them. This was the second time Tim worked with Wynona Ryder who played a totally different kind of Goth character in the popular film Beetlejuice. Well worth a listen for cool tidbits.
Famous composer Danny Elfman provides the second commentary in which his music plays during the film with no dialogue. He talks about the various themes in the movie to represent different characters or locales. This is one of his favorite film scores and one of his first. He has now down over 37 more! The music is just beautiful and a great listen.
Edward Scissorhands is a beloved 1990, Tim Burton classic film that combines social satire, romance and fantasy as only director Burton can. The movie will make you both laugh and cry. This re-mastered Blu-ray looks and sounds crisp and just beautiful. Although the included extras are all nice, it would have been entertaining to include a feature presenting the actors in 2015 looking back on their experiences making the movie.
Edward alone in his gardens Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
You can't forget Johnny Depp's charming and sad performance. It is the total opposite of his bombastic Captain Jack Sparrow character. The guy is a great actor. This is a film about trying to fit in when you are very different. What is it like caring about and even loving someone who is considered "handicapped" or just weird? We can all relate in some way. If you aren't familiar with the movie, you need to check it out. Great for gifting or collecting. We go 4 stars.
Edward Scissorhands 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Rating:
Edward Scissorhands 25th Anniversary Blu-ray is now available Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edward Scissorhands Clip "Thrilling Experience"
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The Navy Midshipmen were defeated by the visiting Boston University Terriers, 75-69, in men's NCAA basketball Saturday afternoon at the Naval Academy's Alumni Hall in Annapolis.
There is no logical explanation for why Navy men's basketball cannot beat Boston University in Annapolis. After all, the Terriers have not been demonstrably better than the Midshipmen during the time both have been members of the Patriot League.
Navy's latest home loss in the series may have been the most maddening because it was the result of blowing a double-digit lead.
Junior forward Max Mahoney scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half to lead a gutsy comeback as Boston University continued its dominance of Navy at Alumni Hall, posting a 75-69 victory before an announced crowd of 1,162.
"I don't have an answer for you. They beat us here every year," Navy head coach Ed DeChellis bemoaned.
There was no mystery as to why the Terriers were able to erase a 14-point deficit and defeat the Midshipmen on their home floor for the sixth straight season. This latest loss to Boston was due to Navy's miscues on offense and lapses on defense.
Navy announced the addition of four new defensive assistants on Saturday morning, making official the hiring of Brian Newberry as defensive coordinator.
Mahoney was unstoppable in the low post in making 8 of 10 shots while freshman guard Jonas Harper came off the bench to score 11 of his 14 points after intermission for Boston (9-8, 2-2 in Patriot League). Sophomore swingman Javante McCoy scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half when the Terriers made 15 of 25 field goals.
Senior forward George Kiernan scored 19 points to lead Navy (5-10, 2-2), which has lost two straight after opening Patriot League play with back-to-back wins at home. Senior point guard Hasan Abdullah totaled 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Midshipmen, who committed 16 turnovers.
Sophomore guard Cam Davis contributed 15 points for Navy, which allowed the visitors to score 15 points off turnovers and another 12 points as a result of second chance looks.
Boston University changed the momentum by shoving the ball inside to the 6-foot-8, 235-pound Mahoney and taking it strong to the basket. The Terriers shot 19 free throws in the second half and sank 16 of them with Mahoney (6-for-7) and McCoy (6-6) doing most of the damage.
Freshman wing John Carter Jr. and Abdullah made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to start the second half, sparking a 14-2 run that seemingly put Navy in control. Abdullah made a pair of driving layups while Kiernan converted a nifty reverse off a fastbreak and added an uncontested lay-in as the Mids took a 42-28 lead at the 15:53 mark of the second half.
Navy men's basketball opened Patriot League play in impressive fashion, beating Colgate and Holy Cross in back-to-back home games.
Mahoney began the comeback by scoring off low post moves on three consecutive possessions. Harper came into the contest and drained a three-pointer then followed with a driving layup and just like that the Navy lead was down to six points.
"I thought we came out of the locker room pretty well and got after them a bit. We had a 14-point lead then we just do things that aren't very good," DeChellis said.
Kiernan and Davis briefly stemmed the rally by making 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to restore the Navy lead to nine (52-43) with 11:01 remaining. However, Harper and Mahoney were the catalysts of an 18-4 run that completely changed momentum.
Freshman forward Jack Hemphill, whose older brother James played at Navy, swished a dagger of a 3-pointer during the decisive stretch that saw the Terriers take a 61-56 lead with 5:07 to go.
Junior center Evan Wieck scored in the low post and moments later Kiernan made a 3-pointer as Navy tied the score at 61 with 3 ½ minutes remaining. Mahoney simply posted up on the other end and sunk a jump hook to give Boston the lead for good.
DeChellis called timeout for the specific purpose of ripping into the officials after Kiernan was called for a foul after getting run over by Tyler Scanlon, who appeared to clear out with his arm on the way to the basket. The eighth-year head coach clearly wasn't pleased with the foul disparity (23-14) that saw the Mids attempt just 13 free throws.
Navy must now play four of its next five games on the road.
BOSTON U. (9-8): Scanlon 1-6 1-2 3, Mahoney 8-10 6-7 22, Vilarino 1-1 3-4 5, McCoy 4-13 6-6 15, Tynen 2-4 0-1 4, Hemphill 2-6 0-0 5, Mathon 1-1 0-0 2, Harper 5-5 1-2 14, Pascoe 0-2 0-0 0, Petcash 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 26-53 17-22 75.
NAVY (5-10): Kiernan 8-13 1-1 19, Wieck 3-4 0-0 6, Abdullah 5-9 0-0 12, Carter 1-3 0-0 3, Davis 5-9 3-5 15, Ogele 1-6 0-2 2, L.Loehr 0-0 0-0 0, Njoku 1-3 1-2 3, Summers 3-8 3-3 9, Strong 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 8-13 69.
Halftime—Navy 28-26. 3-Point Goals—Boston U. 6-24 (Harper 3-3, Hemphill 1-4, Petcash 1-4, McCoy 1-6, Tynen 0-1, Pascoe 0-2, Scanlon 0-4), Navy 7-19 (Davis 2-4, Abdullah 2-5, Kiernan 2-5, Carter 1-2, Ogele 0-1, Summers 0-1, Strong 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston U. 25 (Mahoney 6), Navy 27 (Abdullah 7). Assists—Boston U. 19 (Pascoe 5), Navy 16 (Abdullah 9). Total Fouls—Boston U. 14, Navy 23. A—1,162 (5,710).
Navy's Hasan Abdullah, left, shoots over Boston's Alex Vilarino in the first half. The Navy Midshipmen played the visiting Boston University Terriers in men's NCAA basketball Saturday afternoon at the Naval Academy's Alumni Hall in Annapolis.
Navy's George Kiernan, right, is guarded by Boston's Fletcher Tynen in the first half. The Navy Midshipmen played the visiting Boston University Terriers in men's NCAA basketball Saturday afternoon at the Naval Academy's Alumni Hall in Annapolis.


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Man brutally attacked wife in front of his own mother
His wife curled up on the ground during the attack
Tomas MalloyReporter
Karl Andrew Woods said he had blacked out after carrying out the attack (Image: Getty)
A Norton-sub-Hamdon man who carried out a brutal attack on his wife in front of his own mother, kicking her to the head as she lay curled up on the ground, claimed he had no memory as he had been in such a rage.
Karl Andrew Woods said he had blacked out after carrying out the attack where he began arguing with the victim while her mother was driving them home from a family party.
He threatened to kill himself but then assaulted his partner after getting out of the car, kicking her in the head as his mother tried to stop him.
The following month, after he had split from his wife, he went to her house in Crewkerne after she had taunted him that she was going to sleep with his best friend and send him some photographs.
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He burst into her address, described as having "wild" eyes, and damaged the door frame before snatching her phone from her as she tried to call the police.
When he appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates at Yeovil his solicitor Chris Baddoo said it had been a "shocking incident" and his client was very sorry for what he did.
Woods, 24, pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner by beating her at Romsey on July 9.
He also admitted using violence to secure entry to an address in The Barley Yard, Crewkerne, on August 10 knowing that there was someone present who was opposed to the said entry.
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Stuart Sampson, prosecuting, said that on July 9 the couple had travelled to West Sussex with his wife's mother and sister to visit relatives for a wedding anniversary.
"Woods was arguing with his wife on their return journey while his mother was driving, and she then pulled off the road," he said.
"The defendant said he was going to kill himself, then the next thing the victim remembered was being curled up in a ball on the ground while Woods was kicking her to the head with his mother trying to stop him."
As a result of the assault she received a bump to the head and a swollen ankle.
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Then on August 10 the defendant began arguing with his wife over Facebook at 10pm after they had separated.
"He went to her address in a rage while she was at home with a female friend but she refused to let him in," said Mr Sampson.
"They agreed to Facetime each other through the door as the victim was afraid but he said he wanted his clothes so she threw them out of the window.
"Suddenly, after two kicks, the door burst open and Woods entered the property with his eyes wild so the victim ran to the bedroom and went to call the police but Woods snatched the phone from her."
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There was damage caused to the wooden door frame and Woods was later arrested from his parents' house in Norton-sub-Hamdon.
During an interview with the police the defendant said during the first incident he got out of the car at some traffic lights and said it must have been him who caused the injuries.
When shown a photo of what he had done he broke down and said he would never do anything to hurt her.
On August 10 he said he was talking to his wife on the phone when she said she was going to sleep with another man and send him across some photos and said that "something snapped inside me".
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He said she had done it to hurt him and he admitted kicking the door but did not intend for it to go through.
A spokesman for the Probation Service said that Woods said he did not recall the assault on his wife which occurred after he had been out for a meal with his wife and members of his family.
"He had a few pints of lager but did not drink excessively, but while in the car he was pretty critical of the victim saying she had been drinking more than him.
"She was also going on at Woods during the journey home to the point where he was getting more and more angry.
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"He believes the rage he got into was in the form of a blackout as he had had this sort of thing before."
He said that Woods said it was linked to his mental health rather than alcohol and he remembered getting out of the car in an angry state but could not remember what happened after that.
"During the second incident he went round to her house because his wife had told him that his best friend (the man she was in a relationship with), was coming round and she was going to sleep with him," he said.
"This made him angry and he wanted to get to her address to get the other man out as he was worried about the impact this other man would have on his son.
"However, when he got there the man was not there and it ended up with the victim being affected by Woods's behaviour which was frightening and aggressive."
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Mr Baddoo, defending, said that Woods "blanked out" during the first incident and admitted he had got into a terrible state and was shocked and very sorry to be in court.
"He is not happy with himself and wants to improve his own mental health and obviously the relationship is now over."
The magistrates sentenced Woods to a 12 month community order with a 20 day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and 100 hours unpaid work.
He was also ordered to pay £50 compensation along with £85 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.