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trixare4kids
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Re: GOP tax overhaul cuts taxes, limits or kills some deductions
Originally posted by GaVeLGraBBer View Post
How much are they spending on the SAM's club employees they yanked the rug on?
You're beginning to whine like rk did about Wal-Mart. Too funny.
If you knew anything about business, you would know sometimes closures are necessary to keep a company profitable. I would imagine Amazon has given big box stores a run for their money, and certain Sam's Club locations are not keeping up with the stiff competition.
Incidentally, in this booming Trump economy, the laid off employees probably will not have too much of a problem finding new jobs.
California Progressive legislature wants part of the GOP tax cuts from those evil corporations.
'Time for middle-class tax justice': California corporate tax bill offsets Trump cuts
A pair of California lawmakers want to claw back some of steep tax cuts that corporations will receive under the federal tax overhaul signed last month by President Donald Trump.
Democratic Assemblymen Kevin McCarty of Sacramento and Phil Ting of San Francisco announced Thursday that they will pursue a constitutional amendment to add a surcharge on large companies that do business in California, potentially raising billions of dollars to expand social services for Californians.
"We've seen enough billionaire justice from the presidency," McCarty said in an interview. "It's time for middle class tax justice."
Trump's plan reduced the federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, which Republican and business leaders hailed as an incentive for a surge of capital investment and job growth. But Democrats denounced the change as a giveaway to the wealthy that would grow the national debt and require future cuts to welfare programs such as Medicaid.
The proposal from McCarty and Ting creates a new tax for businesses in California, which already has a state corporate tax rate of 8.84 percent. Companies with annual net income of more than $1 million in California would pay an additional surcharge of 7 percent, or half their savings from the recent federal tax cut.
If approved by two-thirds of the Legislature, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 22 would go before the voters for final consideration. Proponents estimate it would raise between $15 billion and $17 billion a year, which would be directed toward funding for education, college affordability initiatives, child care and preschool slots, taxpayer rebates and an expansion of California's Earned Income Tax Credit.
Business groups have long complained that California is among the worst states in the country for companies because of its high taxes and extensive regulations. But with the "Trump tax giveaway," McCarty said, corporations can now afford to give some of the money back to Californians who need the help.
(My comment: with no explanation of why CA needs such "help".)
Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, said the proposal would only push more companies out of California or force them to shut down entirely.
"Many large employers, including California-based companies, have announced bonuses or pay increases as a result of the recently enacted tax reform, putting more money in the pockets of hardworking Californians," he said in a statement. "Imposing tens of billions of dollars in new taxes on employers will be a major step backwards that will only hurt middle-class Californians struggling to make ends meet."
Originally posted by trixare4kids View Post
I'll gladly pay your bus fare to Indy to tell them that.
Someone has to pay!!
Taking a scenic bike ride in CA...
Where's the collusion, Bob?
And of course not clue one from either that those surcharges will just be passed through to California's consumers.
A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise for to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson.
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Chargers8491
#****hole
Proud father of my new adopted Bolt "T-Rex"....
Golden Spikes 19
http://about.van.fedex.com/newsroom/...cuts-jobs-act/
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/25/home...ax-reform.html
Trump wahhhhhhhh
2013, 2014 WAR is stupid Champ!!!!
wow thats unreal
Looks like more companies disagree with cocasts and his band of ecomonic Baghdad Bob's.
Package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Friday it will spend more than $3.2 billion on wage increases, bonuses, pension funding and capital investment, taking advantage of the U.S. tax overhaul signed into law in December.
Originally posted by bullseye View Post
It's sad how Libtard leadership can turn a town it has run for decades into a 3rd World ****hole.
Speaking of ****holes this is something you see in a 3rd world ****hole. Imagine that it's in California......
When San Jose market's raw meat supply comes by stacked shopping cart, time to investigate
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/27...vestigate.html
Last edited by Chargers8491; 01-27-2018, 07:29 PM.
Boltdiehard
The majority of those people are Americans and not illegals. Who gets the service in CA? The people along that trail are no longer useful.
Heard tape of a conference Trump had a Davos with several European CEO's. They were announcing multi-billion dollar investments they were making in the US; some were moving previously planned factories from Europe to the US and most cited his tax bill as the reason.
Fake news.....
Trump is not respect around the world that is why people were lined up to listen to him speak and talk to him....
How respected is he in Indiana?
Carrier closed up shop and moved to Mexico after Dotard cut one of his famous deals to keep them open for ten years. Was that just his warm up?


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International Aid in Spring Lake is sending $4.6 million in pharmaceuticals to tsunami victims to combat the outbreak of communicable diseases. Over-the-counter and prescription drugs donated by New York City-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. are being shipped by International Aid to clinics in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. To date, the organization has shipped nearly $9 million in disaster-relief supplies to Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India. The supplies include six medical clinics, each capable of meeting the basic health and hygiene needs of a population of 10,000; water-purification systems; over-the counter and prescription medicines; and hygiene products. International Aid is a health-focused Christian relief and development organization that provides for the physical and spiritual needs of people worldwide. For more information on the organization, call (616) 846-7490 or visit www.gospelcom.net/ia.


The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is very pleased to announce a contribution of US$ 5 million received from the State of Kuwait in support of the Agency's Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal. This follows pledges made by Kuwait at the Fourth International Pledging Conference in London earlier this year.
Kuwait has long been a consistent and reliable donor, contributing a total of US$ 45 million over three consecutive years in support of the Agency's efforts to assist Palestine refugees in Syria. Additionally, a contribution of US$17 million from the State of Kuwait in 2015 enabled UNRWA to open its school-year on time.


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NM Political Report (https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2019/07/15/lujan-slams-trump-for-racist-tweets/)
Luján slams Trump for racist tweets
By MatthewReichbach | July 15, 2019
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Donald Trump at CPAC in 2011. Flickr cc
During an appearance on Fox News on Sunday morning, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján slammed Donald Trump for a series of tweets he made, telling four Democratic representatives, "Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came, then come back and show us how it is done."
Screenshot of tweets by President Donald Trump on July 14, 2019.
The four Democrats Trump appeared to reference—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley—are all women of color. The four are also among the most liberal members of the chamber and frequent critics of Trump.
Luján reacted with surprise when "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace read part of Trump's Sunday morning tweetstorm to him at the end of the interview.
"Chris, that's the first I'm hearing of that. That's a racist tweet," Luján said. "Telling people to go back where they came from? These are American citizens elected by voters in the United States of America to serve in one of the most distinguished bodies in the U.S. House of Representatives. I think that's wrong."
Three of the members of Congress referenced by Trump were born in the United States. All are American citizens.
A number of Democrats reacted and condemned Trump's racist tweets.
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who is facing Lujan in the Democratic Senate primary, said on Twitter that what Trump said " reflects Trumps explicit racism, xenophobia and sexism."
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall said on Twitter that it was "racist and appalling language" and that "every Member of Congress — Republican and Democratic — should speak up to condemn this bigotry, which is antithetical to everything this nation stands for."
Luján also connected the tweets with "the horrendous detention facilities that we have across the country," referring to the detention facilities for asylum seekers, highlighted after a visit to a camp in Texas by Vice President Mike Pence. The detainees are held in extremely crowded situations and did not have access to toothbrushes or regular showers.
UPDATE: Added statement by Maggie Toulouse Oliver.
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Стана Катик ( ) е канадска и американска филмова и телевизионна актриса със сръбско-хърватски произход. Известна е с ролята си на инспектор Кейт Бекет от популярния сериал на ABC "Касъл".

Произход и образование
Родена е на 26 април 1978 г. в индустриалния град Хамилтън, Онтарио в Канада. Тя е дете на Петър и Рада Катик – сръбски емигранти от Хърватия, Югославия. За своя етнос тя заявява: "Родителите ми са сърби от Хърватия. Аз ги наричам далматинци..."  Баща ѝ е от Върлика, а майка ѝ е от околностите на Син. По-късно се местят в Аурора, Илинойс. Следващите няколко години тя прекарва в местене напред-назад между Канада и САЩ. След дипломирането си в West Aurora High School през 1996 г. тя следва в Университета в Торонто, а след това в чикагския университет за драма "ДеПол" (), където тя учи актьорско майсторство между 2000 и 2002 г. Тя има четири братя и една сестра.

Кариера

Стана участва като Хана Гителман в "Герои", Колет Стенгър в "24" и Джени във филма "Любовен пир" с участието на Морган Фрийман. Тя също изпълнява ролята на Моргенщерн във филма на Франк Милър "The Spirit", Корин Венау в Джеймс Бонд филма "Спектър на утехата" и на Симоне Рениор в "Библиотекарят 3: Проклятието на бокала на Юда".

През август 2008 г. ABC обявява  придобиването на телевизионния сериал "Касъл", с участието на Стана Катик като Кейт Бекет и Нейтън Филиън като Ричард Касъл.

Филмография

Филми

Телевизия

Видеоигри

Източници

Американски актриси
Джеймс Бонд
Сърби в Канада
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__author__ = 'Amin'

import glob
import pickle
import random

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import skimage

from decision_trees.LBP import MF_lbp

def show_histograms(original_image, lbp_image, nr_of_image_bins, nr_of_lbp_bins):
    # show the results in the window and wait for the key to be pressed
    image_set = (original_image, lbp_image)
    bins_set = (nr_of_image_bins, nr_of_lbp_bins)

    for ax, image in zip(ax_img, image_set):
        ax.imshow(image)

    for ax, image, number_of_bins in zip(ax_hist, image_set, bins_set):
        ax.cla()
        ax.hist(image.ravel(), normed=False, bins=number_of_bins)

    plt.draw()

    plt.pause(0.0001)
    plt.waitforbuttonpress()

def get_description_of_image_from_file(filename, flag_use_part_of_image=False, show=False):
    print(filename)

    image_from_file = skimage.img_as_ubyte(skimage.data.imread(filename, as_grey=True))

    nrows, ncols = image_from_file.shape
    #print nrows, ncols

    if flag_use_part_of_image:
        # we have to extract the patch of size 96x160 so negative samples will be the same as positive

        # choose left upper corner
        if nrows > height and ncols > width:
            x = random.randint(0, nrows-1-height)
            y = random.randint(0, ncols-1-width)
            #print x, y
            part_of_image = image_from_file[x:x+height, y:y+width]
            #print part_of_image
            #viewer = ImageViewer(part_of_image)
            #viewer.show()
            image_from_file = part_of_image

    if nrows < height or ncols < width:
        # if the loaded image is smaller than the defined region duplicate pixels from the border
        vertical_difference = height - nrows
        if vertical_difference % 2 == 1:
            number_of_pixels_to_add_at_the_top = vertical_difference // 2 + 1
            number_of_pixels_to_add_at_the_bottom = vertical_difference // 2
        else:
            number_of_pixels_to_add_at_the_top = vertical_difference // 2
            number_of_pixels_to_add_at_the_bottom = vertical_difference // 2

        horizonatl_difference = width - ncols
        if vertical_difference % 2 == 1:
            number_of_pixels_to_add_on_the_left = horizonatl_difference // 2 + 1
            number_of_pixels_to_add_on_the_right = horizonatl_difference // 2
        else:
            number_of_pixels_to_add_on_the_left = horizonatl_difference // 2
            number_of_pixels_to_add_on_the_right = horizonatl_difference // 2

        part_of_image = np.lib.pad(image_from_file, (
            (number_of_pixels_to_add_at_the_top, number_of_pixels_to_add_at_the_bottom),
            (number_of_pixels_to_add_on_the_left, number_of_pixels_to_add_on_the_right)
        ), 'edge')

        image_from_file = part_of_image

    #lbp_image = local_binary_pattern(image_from_file, n_points, radius, METHOD)

    lbp_calculator = MF_lbp.MF_lbp(use_test_version=False)
    lbp_image = lbp_calculator.calc_nrulbp_3x3(image_from_file)

    # example function for calculating histograms in different ways
    #calculate_histogram(lbp_image, number_of_lbp_bins)

    image_description = np.array([])
    for i in range(0, width, region_size):
        for j in range(0, height, region_size):
            #print "i: ", i, ", j: ", j
            current_image_region = lbp_image[j:j+region_size, i:i+region_size]
            # np.histogram function is much faster than plt.hist
            lbp_histogram, lbp_bins = np.histogram(current_image_region, range=(0, 29), bins=number_of_lbp_bins)
            image_description = np.concatenate([image_description, lbp_histogram])

    # function for showing the original and lbp images and theirs histograms
    if show:
        show_histograms(image_from_file, lbp_image, number_of_image_bins, number_of_lbp_bins)

    #print len(lbp_histogram)
    #print lbp_histogram

    return image_description

def generate_image_file_for_vhdl_testbench(tb_image_filename, tb_data_filename):
    image_from_file = skimage.img_as_ubyte(skimage.data.imread(files_directory + tb_image_filename, as_grey=True))
    np.savetxt("data\\" + tb_data_filename, image_from_file, fmt="%d", delimiter="\n")

    hist = get_description_of_image_from_file(files_directory + tb_image_filename, show=True)

    np.savetxt("data\\hist_positive.csv", hist, fmt="%d", delimiter=",")

if __name__ == "__main__":

    #####################################
    # SET THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS

    # INRIA DATABASE FOR RUC 2015, CORES 2015
    # width = 96
    # height = 160
    # region_size = 16
    # number_of_positive_samples = 1200
    # number_of_positive_tests = 400
    # number_of_negative_samples = 1200
    # number_of_negative_tests = 400
    # files_directory = "F:\\Amin\\Desktop\\INRIAPerson\\"
    # positive_samples_directory = files_directory + "96X160H96\\Train\\pos\\"
    # negative_train_samples_directory = files_directory + "\\Train\\neg\\"
    # negative_test_samples_directory = files_directory + "\\Test\\neg\\"

    # # TEST SETTINGS
    # width = 25
    # height = 25
    # region_size = 5
    # number_of_positive_samples = 1
    # number_of_positive_tests = 1
    # number_of_negative_samples = 2
    # number_of_negative_tests = 2
    # files_directory = "F:\\Amin\\Desktop\\sample_database\\"
    # positive_samples_directory = files_directory + "25x25\\Train\\positive\\"
    # negative_train_samples_directory = files_directory + "25x25\\Train\\negative\\"
    # negative_test_samples_directory = files_directory + "25x25\\Test\\negative\\"

    # CVC Virtual Pedestrian
    width = 50
    height = 100
    region_size = 5
    number_of_positive_samples = 500
    number_of_positive_tests = 500
    number_of_negative_samples = 1000
    number_of_negative_tests = 1000
    files_directory = "F:\\Amin\\Desktop\\CVC-Virtual-Pedestrian\\train\\"
    positive_samples_directory = files_directory + "pedestrians\\"
    negative_train_samples_directory = files_directory + "background-frames\\"
    negative_test_samples_directory = files_directory + "background-frames\\"

    # END OF PARAMETERS SETTING
    #####################################

    # settings for LBP
    radius = 1
    n_points = 8 * radius
    METHOD = "nri_uniform"  # 59 different types
    # "uniform"  # 10 different types
    # "default"  # 256 different types

    # settings for histograms
    number_of_image_bins = 256
    # this depends on which LBP method is used - the one from scikit-image generate 59 classes, \
    # while our own implementation generate 30
    number_of_lbp_bins = 30#59

    fig, (ax_img, ax_hist) = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=2, figsize=(9, 6))
    plt.gray()
    plt.ion()
    plt.show()

    train_histogram_positive = []
    test_histogram_positive = []
    train_histogram_negative = []
    test_histogram_negative = []

    #generate_image_file_for_vhdl_testbench("data\\vhdl_tb_3_pixels.png", "tb_image_data_3_pixels.txt")

    # version 1
    # load each image in directory
    png_filenames = glob.glob(positive_samples_directory + "*.png")
    for filename in png_filenames[:number_of_positive_samples]:

    # version 2
    # load each image listed in specified text file
    #f = open(files_directory + "Train\\pos.lst", "r")
    #lines_from_file = f.read().split("\n")
    #for line in lines_from_file[:5]:
        #filename = files_directory + line.replace("/", "\\")

        hist = get_description_of_image_from_file(filename, show=False)
        train_histogram_positive.append(hist)

    for filename in png_filenames[number_of_positive_samples:(number_of_positive_samples+number_of_positive_tests)]:

        hist = get_description_of_image_from_file(filename, show=False)
        test_histogram_positive.append(hist)

    # prepare negative examples
    png_filenames = glob.glob(negative_train_samples_directory + "*.png") + glob.glob(negative_train_samples_directory + "*.jpg")
    for filename in png_filenames[:number_of_negative_samples]:

        hist = get_description_of_image_from_file(filename, flag_use_part_of_image=True, show=False)
        train_histogram_negative.append(hist)

    png_filenames = glob.glob(negative_test_samples_directory + "*.png") + glob.glob(negative_test_samples_directory + "*.jpg")
    for filename in png_filenames[:number_of_negative_tests]:

        hist = get_description_of_image_from_file(filename, flag_use_part_of_image=True, show=False)
        test_histogram_negative.append(hist)

    print(len(train_histogram_positive))
    with open("data\\positive_histograms", "wb") as f:
        pickle.dump(train_histogram_positive, f)

    print(len(test_histogram_positive))
    with open("data\\test_positive_histograms", "wb") as f:
        pickle.dump(test_histogram_positive, f)

    print(len(train_histogram_negative))
    with open("data\\negative_histograms", "wb") as f:
        pickle.dump(train_histogram_negative, f)

    print(len(test_histogram_negative))
    with open("data\\test_negative_histograms", "wb") as f:
        pickle.dump(test_histogram_negative, f)

    #original_image = img_as_ubyte(data.imread("crop_000001a.png", as_grey=True))
    #original_image = img_as_ubyte(data.imread("F:\\Amin\\Desktop\\INRIAPerson\\Train\\pos\\person_and_bike_209.png", as_grey=True))
    #original_image = img_as_ubyte(rgb2gray(data.camera()))
    #original_image = img_as_ubyte(rgb2gray(data.lena()))

    #plt.bar(bins_from_np[:-1], normalized_histogram, width=1)
    #plt.xlim(min(bins_from_np), max(bins_from_np))

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Does 'Obamacare' require Americans to be implanted with microchips?
by Maria Trimarchi
H.R. 3590 and the National Medical Device Registry
The idea behind the national medical device registry is to save lives, not monitor how you're living your life.
Here's how the registry would basically work, based on how it was laid out in H.R. 3200: A company manufacturers a medical device, and registers that device's type, model and unique ID with the FDA. (Each medical device has a serial number or a unique identification number of some kind -- in the industry those are called unique device identifiers, or UDIs, and those UDIs are stored in the medical device registry.) Each time a medical device is used on or in a patient, its UDI tag presumably would be scanned and associated with that patient's medical records.
Medical devices that would have been required to be registered are not mandated implants. Instead, they fall under the following descriptors: any medical device used in or on a patient; as well as Class II devices; and any Class III devices that are implantable, life-supporting or life-sustaining. Confusing? Yes. Let's look at what these medical devices are and what that means.
There are three classes of medical devices, I through III, and the higher the class the more regulations the device has.
Class I medical devices are the basics. Things that fall into this category include bandages, examination gloves and tongue depressors. Nearly half of all medical devices are Class I, and almost all of them are exempt from regulations [source: FDA]. Class II medical devices make up most of the other half, and include products such as amalgam dental fillings, infusion pumps, apnea monitors, and cardiac monitors. They are a little bit riskier than Class I-designated products and sometimes have special requirements such as with their labeling or performance standards.
When we get to the Class III devices, we're usually talking about cutting-edge medical breakthroughs, new technologies and devices that are too new to know how safe they may be. These might include life-support and life-sustaining systems, some of which are implantable. Drug-eluting coronary stents (which slowly release medication after implantation) and intra-aortic balloon pumps, for example, are Class III devices, but so are breast implants because they carry a health and safety risk. Some Class III devices such as drug-eluting stents, for example, already have their own tracking registry. About 10 percent of medical devices are considered Class III [source: FDA].
The idea behind the registry was to track the safety and effectiveness of these medical devices after they're already on the market -- there's where the word surveillance comes in -- especially those that are implanted inside of a person, such as hip replacements (and other orthopedic implants) and pacemakers. This is key: The registry would not have been linked to your identifiable personal information or medical records, but it would have provided data for statistical analysis to link, for example, a mechanical issue in hip replacement systems with faster and more effective patient notification and treatment.
Medicare and Medical Devices
Medicare covered almost 7 million procedures related to medical devices (devices that would have been in a national medical device registry) between 2003 and 2009 [source: Sethi].
Author's Note: Does 'Obamacare' require Americans to be implanted with microchips?
Well, isn't this a tricky topic to talk about: The future of health care in America, and specifically what the new Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, if you prefer) means for us all. This was a bill that was so misunderstood when it was first drafted, and things didn't improve when it became law in March 2012. Some of the myths and misunderstandings come from wording that was cut from earlier drafts of bills that never made it to law. Hopefully, what I confirmed by reading through pages of legislative writing should have you covered on that whole microchip mandate myth next time you find yourself in a conversation with someone confused by the wording.
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Liability issues with ride alongs
The decision to have ride-alongs requires due diligence that considers the risks and benefits of such activities. The processes by which risks are recognized, evaluated, and minimized or transferred should be documented via policies and procedures. The results of this risk analysis should be used in consultation with a licensed attorney in the development, evaluation and implementation of any release, waiver or assumption of risk document. It is important to recognize that any such document must address the issues that were discovered during the due diligence process. The document should also show that the person who signed it has the legal authority to do so, has been informed of the risks of riding in an ambulance, understands the risks, and has given evidence of said understanding.
Ambulance passengers are a source of liability
Each passenger in an ambulance is a source of liability for the ambulance and any legal entities of which the ambulance service is a part. This liability exists, because every passenger in the ambulance is at risk. The greater the number of passengers: the greater the magnitude of potential cumulative liability. Naturally, there are common risks to all riders. The risk of injury as the result of vehicle collisions during both emergency and non-emergency responses is well documented.
Necessity may dictate that one family member rides in the ambulance during patient transport. Each service should establish written policies that indicate when this is allowed. The extra passenger should ride in the front of the ambulance secured properly.
Some requests for ride-alongs may come from individuals or training centers whose goal is to achieve experience with patients. This may be required for the completion of a certification process. All laws and regulations pertinent to the authorities who control training and certification should be reviewed to clearly determine the obligations of the service, its personnel, the academic training facility which sponsors the training and the student.
There are also those persons who wish to ride-along in a purely observational capacity. They may be independent or part of an academic entity or social organization. If they belong to an organization, establishing a written agreement may be appropriate. It is important to ascertain if the potential passenger has reached the age of majority. Legal counsel must address consent issues pertinent to minors. It should be noted that even passengers whose sole function is to "observe" are subject to the risks described below.
The risks of ride-alongs
Risk common to all riders include, but are not limited to vehicle crashes, non-crash vehicle motion capable of producing injury, exposure to the elements (heat, cold, rain, snow, ice, flooding, tornadoes, electric storms, etc.), dangerous work environments, such as, accident sites, fire scenes, explosions, crime scenes, weapons of mass destruction events, hazardous material events; exposure to violence from criminals, psychiatric patients, intoxicated patients, substance abuse patients, civil unrest, and body substance isolation issues (blood-borne pathogens, i.e., hepatitis, HIV, AIDS, air-borne pathogens, miscellaneous and currently unknown pathogens and toxins). As the ride-along interacts with patients, proximity to the patient increases the likelihood of patient based problems. Patient handling creates a huge potential for musculoskeletal injuries. It should also be noted that all ride-along participants may be exposed to situations that put them at risk for acute/chronic stress reactions, post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or other psychological difficulties.
HIPAA compliance may be an issue. Protected Health Information (PHI) in the ambulance arena requires the same level of policies, procedures, training, enforcement, and monitoring as in the hospital. Although non-employees are not subject to OSHA, it makes sense that any non-patient, non-employee who rides in your ambulance is formally made aware of your safety policies and procedures, are required to adhere to them, and is removed if policies are not followed.
Although common, ride-alongs are not without risk. They should be handled in a thoughtful manner with adequate input from local counsel.
The purpose of this article is to raise issues that will help identify risks associated with ride-alongs particular to your circumstances. It is not intended to be all inclusive or prohibitive.
Wolfberg S, Wirth J, "Do Ride-Along Programs Violate Patient Privacy?" JEMS, January 2006, Volume 31, Issue 1.
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Paying Tribute To The MV Christena Victims
Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory, says the Christena Disaster of August 01, 1970, in the Narrows, continues to provide lessons, 47 years later. The M.V. Christena sank with over 300 persons, more than 200 perished with more than 90 survivors.
Mr. Amory, was at the time delivering remarks at a Memorial Service hosted by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on August 01, 2017, at the grounds of the Alexander Hamilton Museum, to observe the 47th anniversary of the tragedy.
"One of the things this event continues to teach us and to remind us, is that out of every tragedy can come some good but it also teaches us other lessons. Lessons of resilience. It also teaches us the lesson of how not to make the same mistake over again.
"The lesson we have learned from this disaster has caused us to make significant changes in how the travel between St. Kitts and Nevis continues to be operated," he said.
Mr. Amory, listed a number of areas which have changed for the better in sea travel between St. Kitts and Nevis including upgraded vessels, their suitability, the provision of life-saving devices and trained staff who are capable of managing the boats as they ply between the islands.
He noted the tragedy was also a transformation point in the history of Nevis and underscored the economic impact of most of the Nevisians who perished that day.
"The people who were lost were engaged in serious economic activity, trading the produce of Nevis in St. Kitts and purchasing the commercial items from the stores in St. Kitts because that was the nature of the entire movement. It is a transforming point in our history," Mr. Amory said.
The Premier stated that memorializing those who perished 47 years on is not done to continue to appropriate blame but to remember their contributions which helped Nevis to become a better place.
He said the memorial erected on the Samuel Hunkins Drive, serves as a reminder to everyone and to those yet unborn, that Nevis is not forgetful of those who have done good, sacrificed their lives for the good of the country, made Nevis what it is today and taught that through hardships they experienced, there could be a better day.
Among those present were Deputy Premier of Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley, Hon. Alexis Jeffers, Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Hon. Troy Liburd, Michael Perkins, President of the National Assembly, Hon. Farrell Smithen, Hon. President of the Nevis Island Assembly and Hon. Roberto Hector, Member of the Opposition on Nevis.
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Community Organizer Jaggi Singh Detained and Charged with 'Conspiracy'
tags: Canada, G20, Jaggi Singh
A statement of support and solidarity by No One Is Illegal-Montreal & Solidarity Across Borders
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 5am — This morning Montreal-based community organizer Jaggi Singh handed himself over to Toronto police custody due to an outstanding warrant for his arrest concerning the resistance to the G20 in Toronto. He will be charged with several serious counts of criminal conspiracy, including alleged conspiracies to commit mischief to property, assault police, and obstruct justice. He is currently in custody along with other G20 political prisoners who are awaiting bail hearings. Many people have had their bail refused. Jaggi's situation is still unclear. We hope he'll be released immediately. He could remain in custody for some time.
The 1-billion dollar 'Fortress Toronto' security operation that protected the G8/G20 leaders, multinational corporations and banking institutions from the peoples' opposition during the week-long anti-G20 mobilization, brought unprecedented police violence and state repression to the streets of Toronto.
Over 1000 indiscriminate arrests, beatings, house raids, illegal searches and seizures, intimidation tactics, kidnappings and arbitrary detentions terrorized G20 protesters and everyday Toronto residents before and during the G20. After days in inhumane detention conditions, most G20 prisoners were released without charge, while many others are out on bail with stringent conditions and facing false charges, including members and allies of No One Is Illegal and Solidarity Across Borders.
However, at least sixteen people remain locked behind bars! The police evidence that is being used to hold them will be heard today, and at bail hearings to take place throughout the month of July. Jaggi Singh is now being held on serious charges, targeted for participating in the anti-G20 mobilizing efforts. Once again the state contrives to silence his voice and criminalize his uncompromising and steadfast commitment to social justice. He's faced targeted arrests before, for which he's become notorious, whether he likes it or not.
He beat charges after APEC in Vancouver in 1997, and after the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City in 2001. And, when the G20 was protested in Montreal ten years ago in 2000, resulting in arrests after police violence, Jaggi and his comrades were acquitted at a jury trial where he represented himself. We have no doubt he'll relish the fight in court, but the recent charges against Jaggi represent a troubling escalation of the state criminalization of activists. They are still trying to break him with exaggerated charges, while scaring new activists with police intimidation and brutality.
Like so many of us who are part of networks and organizations like No One Is Illegal & Solidarity Across Borders, Jaggi has dedicated his life to organizing for fundamental social transformation and genuine justice for all. He is part of our community and an inspiration to many.
For more than a decade he has been based in Montreal, his home, organizing with local migrant justice and indigenous solidarity networks, among an array of other political projects and movements. He supports political prisoners, Palestine liberation, anti-racism & anti-police brutality efforts. He believes an anti-colonial, indigenous solidarity perspective is foundational to social justice organizing. He helped to found and re-found the Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC) and has been a tireless collective member of the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair since its inception.
Jaggi has been dedicated to No One Is Illegal-Montreal & Solidarity Across Borders since both organizations were formed in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Most recently, he has become a full-time employee with QPIRG-Concordia, working with both community and campus members to strengthen social justice networks, and promote community-based research beyond academia.
Jaggi is someone who dedicates an enormous amount of time to awareness-raising activities, popular education and support work that aims to break isolation and affirm collective empowerment. He is constantly involved in organizing workshops, public events, community dinners, legal and moral support networks, soccer games, as well as kids days for non-status families and activist parents. He also co-hosts the monthly No One Is Illegal radio show, researches and writes on a variety of political issues, and contributes actively to movement debates and discussions.
Jaggi is someone who perpetually offers his assistance, and always jumps into action to help someone in need, whether it be a newly befriended person who has survived an injustice, a colleague, a comrade, a friend or a family member. He works with new activists and older activists alike. He is a dreamer, a thinker, a doer, and a constant joker. He is our friend.
No One Is Illegal and Solidarity Across Borders denounce the political persecution and scapegoating of our comrades – the G20 political prisoners. We demand the immediate release of all the G20 prisoners, and that all charges be dropped. We will not be intimidated, we will not stop organizing until all the G20 political prisoners are free. We will not be dissuaded from the struggle to free our world from cages, fences, borders, and state controls.
no prisons! no borders!
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Vladimir Spivakov
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©2016-2021 Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition
info@vsvc.org
We are pleased to welcome you at the official website of III Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition which will take place on 9 - 15 February 2021.
Laureates will receive the instruments of outstanding violin-makers: Giuseppe Pedrazzini (Milan, 1918), by Nicolas Caussin (Neufchateau, 1860-1870) and Igor Ulitsky (Moscow, 2019) as well as other prizes.
The organizing committee is ready to accept applications from performers. Musicians from all over the world aged 15-26 can take part in the competition. Deadline for your application is 01 May 2020.
See you in Ufa!
of the III Vladimir Spivakov
International Violin Competition.
Rules on the third Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition	PDF 0.72 MB
1.1. These Rules shall govern the procedure for holding the third Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition (hereinafter referred to as 'Competition').
1.2. The convenor of the Competition is the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
1.3. The Artistic Director of the Competition shall be Vladimir Spivakov, People's Artist of the USSR.
1.4. The venue of the Competition shall be the city of Ufa, capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation.
1.5. The Competition shall be held between 9 and 15 February 2021.
1.6. The applicants' age shall be 15 to 26 as at the time of the initial opening dates Competition opening day (17 October 2020).
1.7. Applications for participation in the Competition shall be submitted via the Competition's official website, www.vsvc.org.
2. Organising committee of the competition
2.1. An Organising Committee shall be established for conducting preparations and monitoring compliance with the provisions of this Regulations, to include representatives of the Convenor, organisers, and the Artistic Director of the Competition.
2.2. The Artistic Director shall ultimately be entitled to choose participants in the Competition after the qualifying round.
2.3. The Organising Committee of the Competition shall provide rehearsal and recital venues with the required stage decorations, participation of a symphony orchestra and conductor in the third round and gala concert of the Competition, have the Competition televised, radio broadcast and webcast, and shall also carry out the technical and hospitality riders of the Competition.
2.4. Any disputable issues shall be resolved by the Head of the Organising Committee.
3. Application rules
3.1. Musicians from all countries may take part in the Competition.
3.2. To take part in the Competition, one should fill in a Participant's Application Questionnaire on the www.vsvc.org website not later than 01 November 2020 (hereinafter referred to as 'Application'), that includes:
— the participant's biography;
— his/her competitive programme specifying the authors and titles of the compositions to be performed, their opus numbers, tonality, and timing;
— a link to an unedited video recording of his/her qualifying round programme posted on www.youtube.com.
3.3. The application completed on the Competition's website shall include attachments in electronic format, containing:
— the participant's high quality feature photo;
— a high quality scan of the participant's passport;
— the participant's recital repertoire ready for performance in the 2021-2022 season, including solo and chamber opera magna and violin concerti.
3.4. The application shall be completed in English or Russian. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
3.5. No applications received after 01 November 2020 will be considered.
3.6. The Organising Committee reserves its right to request additional information from applicants.
3.7. The Organising Committee shall communicate its decision to admit applicants for live audition not later than 20 November 2020. All the participants will receive invitations by e-mail.
4. Competition regulations
4.1. The competition shall comprise a qualifying round and three rounds of live auditions.
4.2. The qualifying round shall be held by a special jury headed by the Artistic Director of the Competition, based on the recordings submitted. The Competition participants shall be chosen after the qualifying rounds.
4.3. Not more than twelve participants will be admitted to the first round of the Competition.
4.4. Not more than eight participants will be admitted to the second round of the Competition.
4.5. Not more than four participants will be admitted to the third (final) round of the Competition.
4.6. Upon arrival, all participants shall file copies of the music sheets of the compositions to be played with the Organising Committee. These will not be returned after the auditions.
4.7. Participants will be provided with rehearsal classrooms for individual practice before each round, and will be given time for unplugged rehearsals on the concert hall stage that will house the Competition, in accordance with the rehearsal time-table.
4.8. Participants may arrive at the Competition with their own accompanists, which shall be indicated in their Applications.
4.9. If so desired, participants may be provided with accompanists for their first and second round programmes, which shall be requested in their Applications.
4.10. The sequence of the participants' recitals shall be determined by drawing lots and then followed throughout the Competition; however, the Head of the Jury may decide to alter the sequence in the case of a participant's illness or other force majeure circumstances.
4.11. The participants shall determine the sequence of the compositions to be played on their own.
4.12. The live auditions of the participants shall be public.
4.13. The compositions shall be played from memory. A sonata may be played by note.
4.14. The results of each round of the competition shall be announced upon its completion.
4.15. The competition shall be held in accordance with the schedule published on the Competition's website.
4.16. The finalists of the Competition and their accompanists will be required to take part in the Competition closure ceremony and prize winners' concert on 15 February 2021.
5. Programme requirements
5.1. Qualifying round (based on recordings): a free programme of the applicant's choice but including:
— a polyphonic composition (only one part may be played);
— a virtuoso show piece;
— a Classicist era composition (only the first or the second and third movements of a sonata or classical variations may be played);
5.2. Compositions stated to be performed in other rounds may also be played in the qualifying round.
5.3. The playing time limits for the entire qualifying round shall be 20 to 30 minutes.
5.4. First round solo programme:
— J.S. Bach, Prelude from solo violin partita No.3 in E major BWV 100;
— N.Paganini. Caprice (of the participant's choice);
— W.A. Mozart. First movement from violin and orchestra concerti: No.3 in G major (1775) KV216, No.4 in D major (1775) KV218, No.5 in A major (1775) KV219 (at the participant's choice; performance of his/her own cadence is desirable).
5.5. Second round solo programme:
— Violin and piano sonatas of the participant's choice:
— L. van Beethoven, No.1 in D major (1797-98) op. 12; No.3 in E-flat major (1797-98) op. 12; Spring Sonata No.5 in F major (1800-01) op. 24; No.8 in G major (1801-02) op. 30.
— J. Brahms, No.1 in G major, ор. 78; No.2 in A major, ор. 100; No.3 in D minor, ор. 108 (individual movements of the Jury's choice may be played);
— A virtuoso composition by one of the following authors:
— N. Paganini, P. Sarasate, Eu. Ysaÿe, H. Wieniawski, H. Ernst, C. Saint-Saëns, etc.;
— A piece by a 20th century composer of the participant's choice (not longer than 20 minutes).
5.6. Third (final) round — playing a concerto with the orchestra:
— P.I. Tchaikovsky. Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 35;
— A.K. Glazunov. Concerto for violin and orchestra in A minor op. 82;
— M. Bruch. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in G minor op. 26;
— N. Paganini. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in D major op. 6;
— F. Mendelssohn. Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor op. 6;
— L. van Beethoven. Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 61;
— J. Brahms. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in D major op. 77;
— S.S. Prokofiev. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in D major op. 19;
— D.D. Shostakovich. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in A minor op. 77;
6. Jury of the competition
6.1. The participants' recitals shall be evaluated by an international jury.
6.2. The Head of the Jury shall be Professor Mikhail Kopelman.
6.3. The Jury of the Competition shall be entitled to:
— award not all the prize places;
— award special prizes, recognition gifts and diplomas.
6.4. Should the votes be evenly divided, the Head of the Jury shall be entitled to an additional vote.
6.5. The jury's decision shall be final and cannot be revised.
7. Results of the competition and prize awarding
7.1. The Jury of the Competition shall award the titles of First, Second, and Third Prize Winners of the second Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition.
7.2. By decision of the Jury, the prize winners shall take part in the gala concert at the Competition closure ceremony.
7.3. The results of the Competition shall be announced on the last day of the competition programme.
8. Prize fund of the competition
8.1. The prize fund of the competition shall be distributed as follows:
— First prize — a violin made by Giuseppe Pedrazzini (Milan, 1918);
— Second and third prizes — violins made by Nicolas Caussin (Neufchateau, 1860-1870) and Igor Ulitsky (Moscow, 2019);
— two individual prizes of USD 1000 each.
8.2. Special prizes from Mr. Vladimir Spivakov, Artistic Director of the Competition:
— travel to and participation in international music festivals.
8.3. Recognition gifts may be awarded.
8.4. All taxes payable in the territory of the Russian Federation under the current legislation shall be paid by the organiser of the Competition over and above the prize amount.
9. Media and copyright
9.1. Registration infers the applicant's statement that no third party recognises any copyright and/or other legal rights to the video, audio, and other materials to be created in the course of the Competition.
9.2. All the rounds of the Competition may be broadcast live and recorded for subsequent broadcasting and publication on audio and video media. The Competition will be fully or partially available for viewing on Internet.
9.3. The organiser of the Competition shall possess the exclusive right to the audio and video recordings of the recitals of Competition participants, all the concerts held as part of it, and master classes by invited musicians, and to distribute them for promotional and tuition purposes, particularly to broadcast them on paid cable television networks (without deriving any income for the organisers).
9.4. A participant in the Competition shall transfer his/her rights to the organisers, gratuitously and for an indefinite period of time, for the broadcasting and distribution of materials.
9.5. The Directorate of the Competition shall be entitled to broadcast the auditions and final concert of the Competition on the radio, television, and Internet (particularly at no additional fee for the participants).
10. Additional provisions
10.1. A participant and his/her accompanist shall be provided with accommodation and catering from the day of their arrival in Ufa, but not earlier than 9 February 2021, and till the end of participation in the Competition, but not later than two days after dropping out.
10.2. Railway or economy class air tickets shall be purchased for the participant and his/her accompanist, and they shall be provided with transfers around the city (airport–hotel–concert hall–hotel–airport).
10.3. Participants in the Competition who need visas to enter the Russian Federation shall contact their nearest consulate of the Russian Federation to obtain the visas. The Organiser of the Competition shall execute and send to the participants an official invitation for making out the Russian visa. The participants shall bear any visa expenses on their own.
10.4. The Organiser shall provide no insurance for participants in the Competition.
10.5. Participants in the Competition shall declare on their own their instruments that they import as they enter Russia.
Participants in the Competition who arrive to take part but refuse to appear on stage shall bear all the costs of their stay and travel.
Mikhail Kopelman
Михаил Копельман
Владимир Спиваков
Борис Кушнир
Taras Gabora
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Absa – in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA) – is delighted to announce the four category winners of the Pan-African Absa L'Atelier initiative. The Absa L'Atelier, which celebrates its 36th year anniversary in 2022, has a rich and proud heritage of enhancing, developing and celebrating the rich and diverse emerging talent of artists from across Africa.
Chelsea Selvan (South Africa), Gandor Collins (Ghana), Taofeek Badru (Nigeria) and Malebogo Naticia Molokoane (South Africa) were the top winners of the Pan-African-led art competition in each of their categories. Their achievement was announced at an event that was held at the Multi-Media studios in Midrand, Johannesburg on Tuesday, 20 September 2022.
The winners' announcement was also live-streamed on Absa's unique virtual experience platform, the Absa Art Hot Spot.
The Absa L'Atelier has a legacy of affording dynamic, inspiring and young visual artists from across Africa an opportunity to use their art to explore themes and contemporary issues.
After receiving a record number of registrations, hundreds of eligible entries were judged by an independent panel of adjudicators. An Ambassador was then chosen from each of the three groups that were set up as follows:
In Group A (Nigeria, Zambia, Botswana, Uganda), the winner is Taofeek Badru from Nigeria:
In Group B (Tanzania, Namibia, Kenya, Ghana), the winner is Gandor Collins from Ghana.
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The 2022 Absa L'Atelier Gerard Sekoto winner is Malebogo Naticia Molokoane from Rustenburg, in the North West.
Established 18 years ago, the Gerard Sekoto award goes to a South African artist, who has continued to demonstrate integrity in the quality of their artwork. The award is made possible by the Embassy of France in South Africa, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS), which is the cultural arm of the Embassy, and the Alliance Française network in South Africa.
Malebogo Naticia Molokoane's work draws inspiration from the concept of concealed faces, exploring the personal emotions hidden behind facial expressions. "We often question whether the face we see in the mirror is ours and from where our thoughts come. My body of work reveals the traits of emotional gestures and facial expressions. I attribute these traits depicted in my art to creating memories," says Molokoane about her winning portfolio.
Molokoane received a three months residence in the Cité Internationale des Arts, from April to June 2023, and a travelling exhibition throughout South Africa that will first open in the Absa Gallery in 2024.
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Yes, friends, occasionally I have a brainwave, and yesterday was such a day. My friend Amy and I attended a session on herbs at Sunshine Farm and Garden in Commerce Township. A very nice woman, who was either Jean or Roxanne Riggs*, shared some tips about growing, harvesting, and cooking with herbs in a pleasant outdoor setting among herb beds, a greenhouse, a farm, a number of chickens, and one voicefierous rooster proud to have an audience. We also got to taste all kinds of yummy herb foods including a simply yumalicious sage cream cheese dip. The garlic hit you first (personally, I love garlic; not just a hint of it, not just a trace of it, but a full on, in your face, wrestle you to the ground kind of blast) and then the sage flavor rounded out the mouthful. My, that was good!
But the point. Yes, there was one; you know about my great idea, which was really Jean's idea, anyway. She kept saying that our lives are busy enough and why spend more time with something when here's an easy way. The more she repeated "easy," I got to thinking about the two traits I emphasize in my own presentations: being cheap (why spend more than you need to when often the same thing can be accomplished with things already on hand?) and being lazy (why do more than you have to?). At one point, I borrowed my friend Pete's button maker and created buttons with "Cheap!" and "Lazy!" on them, which I planned to hand out to the first four people who answered a question correctly. It turns out, everyone wanted the cheap button, but no one wanted the lazy button. And so I thought (imagine me looking off in the distance lost in rumination) "Huh. Maybe this "easy" tact would be the way to go with my audiences as well. After all, gardeners are a hard-working bunch and without the context of the talk, one is perhaps reluctant to be labeled (literally and figuratively) as lazy. But everyone likes doing things as straight-forwardly as possible, without wasting extra time and resources. Yes, easy is the way to go."
That is, until it hit me that I would then be talking about myself as being (instead of cheap and lazy) cheap and easy.
So that's another idea scrapped then.
*They are mother-daughter co-owners of the farm, but as we arrived the eeniest bit not quite late but not entirely early either due to some unforeseen traffic delays (a string of red lights and a horse trailer on a curvy, hilly, unfamiliar, I'm-not-passing road), we missed the introductions.


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Die Pareto-Verteilung, benannt nach dem italienischen Ökonom Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923), ist eine stetige Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung auf einem rechtsseitig unendlichen Intervall . Sie ist skaleninvariant und genügt einem Potenzgesetz. Für kleine Exponenten gehört sie zu den endlastigen Verteilungen.

Die Verteilung wurde zunächst zur Beschreibung der Einkommensverteilung Italiens verwendet. Pareto-Verteilungen finden sich charakteristischerweise dann, wenn sich zufällige, positive Werte über mehrere Größenordnungen erstrecken und durch das Einwirken vieler unabhängiger Faktoren zustande kommen. Verteilungen mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften sind die Zipfverteilung und das Benfordsche Gesetz.

Begriffsgeschichte
Im zweiten Band des Cours d'économie politique von Vilfredo Pareto (1897) legt dieser dar, dass die Anzahl der Personen, welche innerhalb eines Staates ein höheres Einkommen als ein Schwellenwert  besitzen, näherungsweise proportional zu  ist, wobei der Parameter  länderübergreifend etwa 1,5 beträgt. Diese Vorgabe definiert bis auf eine Skalierung die nach Pareto benannte Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung (über die kumulierte Verteilungsfunktion). Auch zahlreiche andere empirische Verteilungen lassen sich gut als Pareto-Verteilung beschreiben, zum Beispiel Stadtgrößen oder Schadenshöhen in der Versicherungsmathematik.

Definition

Eine stetige Zufallsvariable  heißt Pareto-verteilt  mit den Parametern  und , wenn sie die Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichte

besitzt.

Dabei ist  ein Parameter, der den Mindestwert der Verteilung beschreibt. Dieser ist auch gleichzeitig der Modus der Verteilung, also die Maximalstelle der Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichte. Mit steigendem Abstand zwischen  und  sinkt die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass  den Wert  annimmt. Der Abstand zwischen den beiden Werten wird als Quotient, das heißt als Verhältnis zwischen beiden Größen, bestimmt.

 ist ein Parameter, der das Größenverhältnis der Zufallswerte in Abhängigkeit von ihrer Häufigkeit beschreibt. Mit  wird der Quotient potenziert. Bei einem größeren  verläuft die Kurve deutlich steiler, das heißt, die Zufallsvariable  nimmt große Werte mit geringerer Wahrscheinlichkeit an.

Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, mit der die Zufallsvariable  einen Wert kleiner oder gleich  annimmt, errechnet sich damit mit der Verteilungsfunktion  für alle :
 .

Damit errechnet sich die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass die Zufallsvariable  Werte größer als  annimmt, durch:
 .
Die Verteilung gehört somit zu den endlastigen Verteilungen.

Eigenschaften

Erwartungswert
Der Erwartungswert ergibt sich zu

Quantile

Median
Der Median ergibt sich zu

Überprüfung des Paretoprinzips
Analog erhält man für das beim Paretoprinzip gefragte 4. Quintil
 .
Der Erwartungswert , eingeschränkt auf Werte größer als das 4. Quintil, genügt für  der Gleichung
 .

Für , den von Pareto als typisch angesehenen Wert, ergibt sich ein Erwartungswert, der , d. h. ca. 58 %, des gesamten Erwartungswertes ausmacht. Würde das Einkommen einer Bevölkerung also einer Pareto-Verteilung mit dem Parameter 1,5 entsprechen, so würden die 20 % mit den höchsten Einkommen nur 58 % des gesamten Einkommens verdienen – nicht 80 %, wie es das Paretoprinzip suggeriert.
Dagegen gilt für  die 80-%-20-%-Regel.

Varianz
Die Varianz ergibt sich zu

Standardabweichung
Aus der Varianz ergibt sich für  die Standardabweichung

Variationskoeffizient
Aus Erwartungswert und Standardabweichung erhält man für  sofort den Variationskoeffizienten

Schiefe
Für die Schiefe erhält man für

Für  ist die Pareto-Verteilung rechtsschief entsprechend der Definition über das zentrale Moment 3. Ordnung. Für  divergiert das 3. Moment, auch wenn die Verteilung wie eine typische rechtsschiefe Verteilung aussieht. Für  ist der Median stets kleiner als der Erwartungswert, im Sinne der Pearsonschen Definition ist die Verteilung rechtsschief; für  sind die Quantilskoeffizienten positiv, d. h. auch im Sinne der Definition über die Quantile ist die Verteilung rechtsschief.

Momente
Allgemein erhält man für das -te Moment

Charakteristische Funktion
Die charakteristische Funktion ergibt sich zu:

Dabei ist  die unvollständige Gammafunktion.

Momenterzeugende Funktion
Die momenterzeugende Funktion ist für die Pareto-Verteilung nicht in geschlossener Form angebbar.

Entropie
Die Entropie ergibt sich zu: .

Zipfsches Gesetz
Das Zipfsche Gesetz ist mathematisch mit der Pareto-Verteilung identisch (- und -Achse sind vertauscht). Während die Pareto-Verteilung die Wahrscheinlichkeit bestimmter Zufallswerte betrachtet, fokussiert das Zipfsche Gesetz die Wahrscheinlichkeit, mit der Zufallswerte eine bestimmte Position in der Rangfolge der Häufigkeit einnehmen.

Beziehung zu anderen Verteilungen

Beziehung zur Exponentialverteilung
Wenn  eine Pareto-verteilte Zufallsvariable  mit den Parametern  und  ist, dann ist  exponentialverteilt  mit dem Parameter .

Beziehung zur verschobenen Pareto-Verteilung

Wenn  eine Pareto-verteilte Zufallsvariable ist, dann genügt  einer verschobenen Pareto-Verteilung.

Ungleichverteilungsmaße und das Pareto-Prinzip

Da die (Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichte der) Pareto-Verteilung ein einzelnes Maximum beim kleinsten Wert  hat, weisen Pareto-verteilte Größen das aus dem Pareto-Prinzip (auch 80-zu-20-Regel) bekannte Phänomen der Ungleichverteilung auf: Kleinere Werte sind recht häufig, große Werte hingegen sehr selten. Wie stark dieser Effekt ausgeprägt ist, hängt vom Parameter  ab.

Im Städte-Beispiel (siehe Abbildung in der Einleitung) tragen wenige Großstädte überproportional zur Gesamtbevölkerung bei, während eine sehr große Zahl kleiner Städte nur wenige Einwohner stellt.

Zur Quantifizierung dieses Phänomens existieren verschiedene Ungleichverteilungsmaße. Für die Berechnung von Ungleichverteilungsmaßen beschreiben Verteilungen der Form " zu "  zwei Quantile, wobei die Breite des ersten Quantils der Höhe des zweiten Quantils und die Höhe des ersten Quantils der Breite des zweiten Quantils gleicht. Ein Beispiel für diese Art, Verteilungen darzustellen, ist das oft zitierte "80-20-Prinzip". Es gilt beispielsweise, wenn 80 % einer Gruppe über 20 % der Ressourcen der Gruppe verfügen, und 20 % dieser Gruppe 80 % der Ressourcen nutzen können.

In der Lorenz-Kurve stellt sich dieser Sachverhalt in der Gestalt eines "stehenden" und eines "liegenden" Quantils dar.  und  müssen dabei jeweils im Bereich von 0 bis 1 liegen und es gilt: . Der Gini-Koeffizient und die Hoover-Ungleichverteilung sind in diesem Fall gleich:

Für eine 80:20-Verteilung ergibt sich somit ein Gini-Koeffizient bzw. ein Hoover-Koeffizient von 0,6 bzw. 60 %.

Für diese Zwei-Quantile-Verteilungen ist dann auch der Theil-Index (ein Entropie-Maß) einfach zu berechnen:

Das Paretoprinzip kann als Merkhilfe für den Wertebereich des Theil-Index dienen. Der Index hat bei einer Gleichverteilung von 0,5:0,5 (50 % zu 50 %) einen Wert von 0 und nimmt bei etwa 0,82:0,18 (82 % zu 18 %) den Wert 1 an. Das liegt ganz in der Nähe der Verteilung von 80 % zu 20 %. Oberhalb der Verteilung von 82 % zu 18 % ist der Theil-Index größer als 1.

Erkennen von Pareto-Verteilungen

Ob eine Verteilung eine Pareto-Verteilung ist, kann man grafisch anhand doppelt-logarithmischer Darstellungen der Verteilungen abschätzen.

Die Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichte der Pareto-Verteilung kann man als Potenzgesetz  schreiben:

Auch  kann man in die Form  bringen:

Der (einfach) logarithmierte Graph  solcher Potenzgesetze ist

Nach Logarithmieren der -Achse mit  (d. h., der tatsächliche -Wert beträgt , häufig wird die Achse jedoch direkt mit den -Werten beschriftet) erhält man

was eine Gerade mit Anstieg  ist.

Im nebenstehenden Diagramm ist  für das Städtebeispiel doppelt-logarithmisch dargestellt. Man erkennt gut, dass der Graph über weite Teile tatsächlich gerade verläuft, mit einem Anstieg , woraus sich der Parameter  ergibt.

Folglich lautet der Exponent der Dichtefunktion , in guter Übereinstimmung mit der Literatur.

Für die Darstellung wurde  verwendet, weil es ein kumulatives Maß ist, das durch Aufsummierung (in der Theorie: Integrieren) vieler Einzelwerte entsteht, wodurch die Streuung einzelner Werte weniger stark ins Gewicht fällt. Bei Verwendung des Histogramms hingegen ist eine Summierung vieler Werte nur mit einer verringerten Anzahl der Intervalle zu realisieren, wodurch die Verteilung unrealistisch grob würde.

Literatur
 Rainer Schlittgen: Einführung in die Statistik. Analyse und Modellierung von Daten. 10., durchgesehene Auflage. Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, München u. a. 2003, ISBN 3-486-27446-5, S. 231, ().
 Karl Mosler, Friedrich Schmid: Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und schließende Statistik. 2., verbesserte Auflage. Springer, Berlin u. a. 2006, ISBN 3-540-27787-0, S. 99, ().
 Vilfredo Pareto: Cours d'Économie Politique. 2 Bände. Rouge, Lausanne 1896–1897. Band 1 in Originalsprache. Band 2 in Originalsprache.

Weblinks

 Benford's law, Zipf's law, and the Pareto distribution in Terence Taos Blog.

Einzelnachweise

Absolutstetige Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung
Univariate Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung


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Harpenden Colts-backed scheme for artificial football pitch rejected
Madeleine Burton
St Albans City and District Council - Credit: Archant
Despite admitting there was a great need for an artificial football pitch in Harpenden, planning committee members have turned down a scheme to install one at a school.
And the decision to refuse the planning application for the 3G pitch and floodlighting at Roundwood Park School in the town, which would also have been used by Harpenden Colts outside school hours, has sparked an angry reaction among members of the 850-strong club.
Colts coach Tim Firmin said his players were very disappointed and some were in tears when they heard the news. He pointed out that the Colts were not asking the council for any funding or to help them out other than give an opportunity to build a small facility, not a huge clubhouse or field of pitches, which the club could use for training.
Describing the negativity of councillors as 'tremendously depressing', he said he was likely to quit coaching as a result of the outcome.
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He described the scheme as a 'speculative commercial development' and a school was an unsuitable site.
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County and town councillor David Williams spoke for the scheme, pointing out that Harpenden had been identified by the Football Association as having the highest priority for a 3G pitch in Herts.
He said that hundreds of Colts' players had to travel to places like Luton and Hatfield for a 3G facility when local pitches were unusable and to put one down at Roundwood would remove that need to travel out of the town.
On the issues of noise, lighting, opening times and parking, he said that planning and highways officers had looked at other similar facilities and their judgement should ease the worries of residents.
Several councillors voiced concerns about how late the facility would open at evenings and weekends. Describing it as a 'really difficult application' because everyone was aware of the needs of the school and the Colts as well as the shortage of 3G pitches, Cllr Teresa Heritage argued that 10pm opening on a weekday was late for an outdoor facility. Additionally, she was unhappy that it would stay open until 6pm on Sundays and bank holidays.
She added: "I live near a school and sometimes I think we do need some peace and quiet."
Roundwood Park School did not wish to comment on the decision until it has had time to consider its next step.
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The crazy thing is the weight gain really snuck up on me. You don't honor your own company's policies. I am very disappointed with the food. Police officer jumps off highway overpass to aid boy. We apologize that your 2nd order took longer than expected to get to you.
Next time I go veggie 4 out of 5 stars. I tried Nutri System almost two years ago and lost 22 pounds pretty quickly. If I need it again, I'll try the vegetarian meals as I hear they're just as tasty and easy to prepare as the Basic Plan.
The program is really simple to follow and my carb, sugar and salt cravings are gone. Today my wife came home with a cookie for my son she bought at Starbucks. It looked so good, so I decided to have the NS chocolate chip cookie for my dessert and it was very satisfying. I love this program! I have been on Nutrisystem for 6 months and I have lost just over 35 lbs. I also joined a local gym and have a personal trainer which of course helps.
My goal is to look as good as the day I graduated from High School when I go to my 50th class reunion in By the way, I already think I look better than the day I graduated! I know, wishful thinking, right?
I've been on it for over a year and only lost 45 pounds. My support group keeps telling me to stick with it longer, claiming that if you stick with the plan you will lose all the weight you want.
I've read on the NS support forums that 45 pounds is great, but I had hoped that I would have lost pounds by now. Maybe I'll need to start exercising after all. When I started the program I did not know if I would stick with it. Diets can be hard to stick with sometimes.
However, the Nutrisystem plan is not hard to stick with. The plan is laid out so simply that anyone can follow it. The Nutrisystem plan comes with a money back guarantee. If a person joins the program and does not like it he can receive his money back.
My wife loves me being on the Nutrisystem diet too. She is very impressed with the progress I have made losing weight.
She just makes dinner for the family and I eat my Nutrisystem meal. Nutrisystem is a great diet plan that I personally think can help anyone lose weight.
Let's be honest here, does any man like to cook? Not only do I not like to cook, I just don't have the time to cook. That's why Nutrisystem really appealed to me when my doctor recommended it. Hi Julie- Thank you so much for sharing your story, and way to go for making it through your first month! I think the calorie restriction is the hardest part about Nutrisystem, and why now I typically only do the diet for a month or two and then really focus on just eating right and getting enough exercise after that.
I just read this well written post. I have a handicapped daughter who has gained so much weight. We have tried everything with very little success. After taking to her doctors we decided to give NS a try. She started the program on February 16, She is loving the food and the program. She has already dropped three pounds. Her beginning weight was So she has a long way to go.
Just wanted to thank for your time for this wonderful read, and inspirational review!! Hi Kelly — sorry to hear that! Have you tried connecting with the Nutrisystem counseling service? We had to take Nutrisystem program for 8 weeks because we got it at a discount thru our insurance company.
Just to be safe you may want to talk to a Nutrisystem counselor, and they can let you know for sure. The biggest issue would probably be the calorie count of your shake vs. Best of luck with your two weeks. I made some raspberry coffee and chilled it. Thought that might be a nice tip for someone else. Just finished day 1 of the Turbo Takeoff… I was down 2 lbs this morning!!! Yay… only 58 more lbs to go!!!
Thanks for the comment, Heather…It definitely works when you follow the program correctly. Best of luck if you decide to try it! First, take the time to put the food on a plate like you would normally eat.