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Don't Sell Gilead Sciences; Try This Instead
By George BudwellFool.com
Gilead Sciences has been one of the best-performing biotech stocks over the past five years, In fact, this large-cap biotech has been absolutely crushing the broader industry, shown by this comparison of Gilead vs. the iShares Nasdaq Biotech ETF:
The catalyst behind Gilead's stellar performance is no secret, with its hepatitis C franchise drugs Harvoni and Sovaldi generating monstrous revenue growth for the company ever since their respective commercial launches.
However, the market seemingly lost its taste for Gilead to some degree this year, presumably because the biotech's top line is expected to shrink by 1.3% in 2016, according to data provided by S&P Capital IQ. The basic issue is that the hep C market appears to be near the saturation point, and newer drugscould start to erode some of Gilead's overwhelming dominance moving forward.
As a direct result, Gilead's stock has slightly underperformed the iShares Nasdaq Biotech ETF in 2015:
Investors were thus hoping the biotech would gobble up a revenue-generating company to kick-start its growth engine. Instead of listening to the calls from Wall Street, however, Gilead did what Gilead tends to do on this front -- striking a relatively small $2 billion-ish deal with Galapagos NV for its experimentalJAK1-selective inhibitor, filgotinib, for inflammatory disease indications.
Whilefilgotinib's midstage data were impressive, the drug, if approved down the line, will end up competing in an increasingly crowded space and probably face stiff competition from the likes of AbbVie's rival experimental therapy, ABT-494. Moreover, it won't make any impact on Gilead's top line in 2016.
So there's a real chance that Gilead's stock will underperform the broader biotech industry yet again next year. But that doesn't mean investors should dump their shares in frustration.
After all, Gilead has proven to be a great stock to buy and hold for the long term because of management's keen ability to identify and subsequently develop groundbreaking new medicines. Furthermore, this biotech offers a dividend, positive cash flows in excess of $18 billion moving forward, and a superb clinical pipeline that is rapidly building out a formidable presence in oncology.
In short, there are a lot of reasons to remain patient with Gilead while its next generation of products work their way through clinical trials.
Here's one way investors can profit from a stock's quiet periodOne easy way to amp up your annual return on Gilead is by selling call options against your long position (covered calls). To understand this strategy, though, we first need to go over some background info on call options in general.
A call option is a contract that gives one the right to buy 100 shares of a stock at a particular price, referred to as the "strike price", by a given date (the expiration date). So, when you are selling a call, you are offering to sell 100 shares of a certain stock at a given strike price and expiration date.
The main point of selling a call is to earn what is known as a "premium", which consists of an intrinsic value and a time value. The intrinsic value of a call option is nothing more than the difference between the stock's market price and the option's strike price; when this value is negative, the option has zero intrinsic value. An option's time value is simply a reflection of the time until the expiration date; options with longer periods until expiration have higher time values and vice-versa.
How to get the most out of your Gilead shares nowWith this basic primer in mind, let's now work through an example.
To write a covered call, you'll first need the 100 shares of Gilead in your brokerage account ("covered" means you own the stock prior to writing the option). As the stock is trading at around $100, this means you'll need to invest $10,000 to grab enough shares to employ this strategy.
The next step is to consider the most beneficial call option to write. If your intent is really to hold the shares for the long haul, your best bet is going to be an option with a high time value.
So let's say you sold one covered call with an expiration date of January 2017 at a strike priceof $110 for a premiumof $10 (nice round numbers for didactic purposes). By doing so,you'll receive $1000 ($10*100 shares), not including brokerage fees.
The main risk associated with this strategy is that someone may call your shares away if Gilead's stock starts to move higher. But they'll still have to pay you $110 per share to do so.
What this means is that you would turn a 20% profit (10% from the difference between the $110 strike price and the $100 purchase price, and 10% for the premium earned from selling the call option) if this scenario came to pass. That's a respectable gain by any measure, and it doesn't include any dividends paid in the interim.
By selling a covered call, you are also giving yourself a cushion against a downturn in Gilead's share price. What do I mean? Let's work through another example.
Say Gilead has a really bad year. AbbVie's rival hep C therapy takes far more market share than many people were expecting, and Gilead's shares drop 20% in 2016. Come January 2017, your covered call expires worthless, meaning you get to book the $1,000 profit.
So instead of looking at a 20% paper loss -- or an actual loss if you sell the shares -- it's really only 10%. That's a big difference, and one of the more underappreciated advantages of selling covered calls.
Key takeawaysFoolish investors know the tremendous power of taking the long view when it comes to investing in stocks. However, there are always going to be lulls in the action of your favorite stocks, but that doesn't mean there aren't ways to put them to work. Writing covered calls is one particular strategy that can provide you with income and reduce your risk during quiet periods, making it a good technique to have in your investing arsenal.
The article Don't Sell Gilead Sciences; Try This Instead originally appeared on Fool.com.
George Budwell owns shares of iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF). The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Gilead Sciences. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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Client Spotlight: Amanda Saye, Vice President of Franchise Operations, GreenTree Hospitality Group
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Contributed by Paula Perrin, Sr. Market Analyst, SHR
Did you always know that you would work in hospitality?
No, not at all. I was born in New Mexico and grew up in Arizona. My grandfather was a podiatrist. As a child and teen, I'd visit him during the summers and sit in with him while he tended to his patients. So, I really thought I would grow up to be a doctor, or even a teacher. But honestly, there was just too much blood involved with it for me. You have to be true to yourself, after all. So, when I got to college, I started taking different courses, but unlike a lot of people who do what I do now, I took no courses in hospitality. I tried finance, which was great, but not for me as a full career. I came to realize that one of the biggest values of a college education is finding out where your passions really lie, and how you need to dabble and figure things out. So, I made a sideways move, and took business courses, which led to marketing courses. I found that I loved marketing so much, it became my major at Northern Arizona University. After college, I pursued my passion for marketing in a general role in a B2B multi-media publishing company, where I went into audience marketing. This experience was really important, because it helped me understand audience segmentation, which turned out to be foreshadowing for what was to come.
So how did a humble marketing major end up being chosen as Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Arizona Professional of the Year, and receive their President's Achievement Award in 2017?
Good question! Being new to the hospitality industry, I wanted to join industry-focused organizations to be able to network with other professionals. Once I joined GreenTree in 2016, I became a member of the Arizona Chapter for HSMAI. There, I immediately joined a committee, and within a few months, there was a board member position opening for their Director of Communications. That let me transition from a committee member to a board member, and continue to develop key relationships. Making that decision opened up all the networking with other professionals who were involved at a hotel level in sales, marketing, and revenue management. I'm proud to say I'm now in my second year as Vice President and third year as board member for HSMAI.
How did you find GreenTree?
I wanted something new, challenging, and a company in which I could continue to grow and develop my career. I saw that GreenTree had an opening in marketing. It was a small, entrepreneurial-focused organization, where I had the opportunity to create our brand literally from scratch. There had not been a marketing role prior, which was exciting. I became their Marketing Manager. In that short period of time, I immersed myself in our entire operation. We started to build and create our brand identity, launched our GiveBack Rewards loyalty program, and went through various system conversions and integrations to build our franchise platform. I was lucky that GreenTree tends to hire outside of the hotel business as well as inside of it, as they feel it helps ensure a high level of diversity and different mindsets among our team to keep things fresh.
How did you earn your role as VP of Franchise Operations?
I found myself being drawn to the actual onboarding of our franchisees, their concerns and challenges, and I started immersing myself in that area. I really enjoy what we're doing in operations and building the platform as we continue to grow our team here in the U.S. Making things happen speaks to me. Our platform has and keeps evolving over time, and our group is growing and changing, so having an impact on those decisions is extremely exciting. I eventually became Director of Marketing. In that role, I became part of more operations conversations and involved with more and more properties. Now, I oversee the franchise ops team. From a systems standpoint, I help them troubleshoot. As we grow, we're laying the foundation for new initiatives and identifying partners. Ten hotels, soon to be twelve. I love growing our team and platform as we continue to scale.
Let's talk about the state of hospitality tech today. How do you see it?
I think there's a lot of good technology out there, but I think there are key considerations we need to be aware of, especially with us being in the limited service segment. We have to ask, what's going to make the biggest impact for our franchisee and the guest? There are so many fancy things at some of the industry tradeshows, but what is really useful and cost-effective? We are always making sure that everything integrates. I believe that you need to really know your systems well BEFORE you buy anything.
What led up to you looking for a new CRS solution?
We had a large-player PMS and CRS. But we were a small fish in their very big pond. It wasn't the type of partnership that we were looking for. And we absolutely need a partner who aligns well with our values; transparency, support, and cost effectiveness. Who we partner with has a direct and powerful impact on our franchisees, and how they see our capabilities in helping them. If they don't have the confidence in the systems we choose, then we're in trouble.
How did you make your final decision to go with SHR?
We went through a rigorous new vendor vetting process to find a better solution. HITEC 2016 was where we started. We talked to other clients who had Windsurfer. We eventually switched our PMS to SkyTouch because they were local here in Phoenix. Then for the CRS, it came down to the second-largest player in the CRS field versus SHR. In the end, it was the partnership and SHR being smaller that tipped the scales, plus the price was great for our franchisees. Also, our old vendor's tech was so outdated, and we felt like there was not much we could do about it. So, the ability to evolve over time and have a voice in that evolution was also a big deal.
Did your expectations about SHR onboarding meet the reality?
When we were making the switch, we were standardizing a lot of our systems, preparing to scale. We had more challenges with that on our end. We had our hiccups, but we expected that. To help smooth things out on our end, we spaced out our hotels time-wise intentionally to give us more time to handle any issues. We manage via our PMS mostly, so how SkyTouch and Windsurfer work together was paramount. We had weekly calls with the SHR Implementations Team, who were all really sharp and responsive. We find the Windsurfer system itself so intuitive, it really helped make the transition almost painless.
What advice do you have for people in hospitality today?
Being new to the industry, I was very lucky to have some really great mentors along the way who have helped tremendously in my professional and personal development. Because of that, I've been able to meet and establish relationships with many hospitality professionals, many of whom I would consider to be life-long friendships. So, my advice is to immerse yourself in every facet of hospitality that you can as fast as you can. The more you can understand about each department, each aspect, the better. It seems natural that people who graduate from hospitality programs would expect to be GMs right away. Always, and I mean always, be willing to learn and do ANY job. If you take advantage of everything that comes your way, and never shy away from opportunities to learn new tasks, you'll be on your way to a strong career built on a foundation of life-long learning.
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This tiny town is always on island time.
Say it with us: Matlacha. One more time: MATT-la-SHAY. This tiny South Florida town (and island—they share the name) is beloved by locals. It's a sunny escape located on the Gulf Coast between Fort Meyers and Pine Island, and it gets better every year. Southerners-in-the-know across the region treasure this well-kept secret spot for laid-back vacations, quirky local institutions, and the palpable ease of island time.
If adventure is what you're seeking, you'll find plenty of it in Matlacha. There's fun to be had in the water and on land: Run the trail around Matlacha Community Park, plan a picnic, and find a rental at Carmen's Kayaks or Kayak Charters and take to the waves. There are plenty of places on the island to launch your kayak or cast a fishing line. Check out Captain Jack Boat Tours, Mangrove Paddling Company, and Angling Adventures of Southwest Florida for more help planning your outdoor excursions.
Matlacha has become an artistic hub, and at the center of it is the lime green headquarters of Leoma Lovegrove Gallery & Gardens. Stop in to browse the extraordinary wares of the Lovegrove studio and gift shop. You're sure to find something that will catch your eye. Nearby are other vibrant spots—Wildchild Art Gallery and Matlacha Menagerie among them—that will keep you inspired.
Because there's so much to do and see in this small Southern town, it's no surprise that it was voted one of the South's Best Tiny Towns this year. What are your favorite tiny Southern towns?


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Q: How to refresh a page and load at top after an anchor has been clicked, ignoring the anchor, and resetting back to the top? I have a page with a few anchors. When a user clicks an anchor, the anchors work, and user is taken to the correct location.
If a user tries to refresh the page, it retains the anchor ID in the URL window and so naturally, when refreshing, it does not go back to the top of the page.
I think it would be more user friendly to go back to the top of the page on a refresh.
How would I achieve this?
My page currently is primarily using bootstrap, css, jquery, javascript, and php.
I think I need to set up some code so that after clicking the anchor, it removes the anchor from the url window, so that if someone refreshes, they'd be refreshing just the initial page state without an anchor, but I don't know how to begin. Or maybe I'm over thinking this and there's some way to always go to top of page on a refresh regardless of anchors or not. I'm not too code savvy.
Right now my code is like this...
An example of one of my anchors:

Fire Fighter

One of the elements for example that the anchor will jump to:

CSS style on my anchors:
.anchor:target { height:200px; display: block; margin-top:-2em; visibility: hidden;}

Actual Results With My Code: Page Refresh Stays At Anchor Location
Desired Results: Page Refresh Goes To Top Of Page

After some searching, I found a solution that almost works for me:

But it creates a flickering effect that doesn't look the best such as my example site at
https://graceindustries.com/gracetest/Grace%20Industries%20Website%20Design%202019%20Alternate%20Version/documentation.html
Anyone know how to remove the "flicker"?

A: You can try this (with the .some-anchor is the class for all a tag that points to some destinations within the page).
$('.some-anchor').click(function() {
    var target = $(this).attr("href");
    $('html, body').animate({
        scrollTop: $("" + target).offset().top
    }, 1000);
    return false;
  });

The "return false;" or preventDefault() event method will prevent the page from flickering. As I observed this does not make the # to the URL so refreshing is not a problem.
Other helpful answer: jQuery flicker when using animate-scrollTo

A: Navigating to page content using URL Fragments (#someLink) in anchor tags is a core part of the HTML specification. The standard implementation in most (if not all) web browsers is to add the fragment to the address bar. The fragment is part of the URL and therefore, when the page is refreshed the browser scrolls to the element with that ID. Most users will be familiar with this behaviour, even if they don't understand how or why it works like that. For this reason, I'd recommend not working around this behaviour.
However, if it is absolutely necessary, the only way to achieve the result you're looking for is to not use URL fragments for navigation and use JavaScript instead, therefore not putting the fragment in the URL in the first place. It looks like the Element.scrollIntoView() method might do what you're looking for. Rather than having
Click me
you'd use
Click me
or even better, implement this in an external JS file. If you experience issues due to the element not having the href attribute, you could always add an empty fragment href="#".

A: You can remove the id from the url right after the user click on the anchor tag
history.scrollRestoration = "manual" will set the scroll to the top of the page on refresh
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window.location docs
location.href docs
location.replace docs
scrollRestoration docs (check it for info on scrollRestoration compatibility)

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Windfall Jelly - Bear & Co.
Aeschylus meets Eastern Ontario in a new work by Eleanor Crowder, Windfall Jelly, at this year's Fringe Festival at Arts Court Theatre.
Windfall. Fruit dropped by storm. Cored by coddling moth. Gored by wasp. When the Good Lord gives you windfalls, you make jelly. August is squash and zucchini and zinnias. Then it's apples and potatoes, no matter how hard the job of gleaning every drop.
Directed by Eleanor Crowder, Windfall Jelly featured William Beddoe, Rachel Eugster, Emma Ferrante, Anna Lewis, Tim Oberholzer and Will Somers.
Eleanor Crowder's new show focuses on a marriage in trouble, and all the people revolving around it. They're all connected to a pot of apple jelly one of the characters makes as the action happens, seemingly trying to recapture the family's happiness through a recipe. Should you see it?
When life gives you lemons, you make jelly in Eleanor Crowder's Windfall Jelly. Jam-packed with dramatic rhetorical devices such as epizeuxes and metaphors about life lessons, Windfall Jelly is a performance that tells the story of a husband and wife whose marriage has hit a turbulent storm.
This family drama, rooted in intergenerational conflict, a rotting marriage and the coming of winter, exerts an unexpected pull on the viewer.
Eleanor directed Bear & Co.'s 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, at the Ottawa Fringe in 2012 and most recently directed their production of The Taming Of The Shrew. She appeared as twin Dukes in Bear & Co.'s As You Like It and appeared in, wrote and directed Momma's Boy.
The bio: Belfast, Kingston, Calgary, Sudan, Ottawa, experimental theatre, physical theatre, nationalist voices, popular theatre, theatre in education, as many risky experiments as a young family will allow. Outaouais Popular Theatre, theatre in action. Salamander Theatre. Asterisk Rising.
William has performed with many local companies including Odyssey Theatre, Third Wall, Evolution Theatre, The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences, and others. William was also part of the team of Producers who started the Ottawa Fringe Festival, and helped to guide it through its first two years.
An actor and lyric soprano, Rachel Eugster is comfortable in a wide range of musical and theatrical genres. South of the border, she originated leads in a musical comedy adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion, the Arthurian drama Avalon; and Conventional Behavior, a send-up of science fiction conventions.
In Ottawa, Rachel has appeared in The Walk (Moon Dog Productions), in Momma's Boy at the 2011 Fringe Festival, in the Gladstone's Farndale Christmas Carol, and as soprano soloist with various choirs and orchestras. Rachel has served as music director for Salamander Shakespeare Co. and GNAG Theatre, and is an artist in residence at Parkdale United Church. Rachel recently appeared as Putana in Bear & Co.'s 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, where she also served as music director. Rachel was also music director for their production of As You Like It, and The Taming Of The Shrew.
Rachel trained with Wayne Conner at the Peabody Conservatory (Master of Music, Applied Voice), and with Mary Burgess at Marlboro College (Honors BA, Music and Theater). She also holds an AFTRA Conservatory Certificate.
Emma is a proud graduate of the St Lawrence College Music Theatre Performance Program, which she completed this April. Upon graduation, she moved to Toronto, where she will be playing Juliet's Nurse in the Toronto Fringe Festival's production of Surving Speares. She is thrilled to be back in the Ottawa theatre scene, and excited to be apart of her first Fringe show. Some Ottawa credits include, Yichud: Seclusion, and Don't Blame the Bedouins, which appeared in the Magnetic North Theatre Festival.
Recent credits include, Reverend Fred Phelps, Catherine Connolly/The Laramie Project, Maggie Jones/ 42nd Street, Mrs. Peachum/The Threepenny Opera, and Ms. Lynch/Grease. While at St. Lawrence, she also dabbled in directing, with her collective Next To Nothing Theatre, and Assistant Directed Nunsense: The Mega-Musical.
Anna Lewis is an Ottawa-based actor and creator with a BFA in Theatre from Concordia University. She has appeared most recently in Edmond and Tongue and Groove (Chamber Theatre Hintonburg), and Agnes of God (9th Hour). Last year at the Fringe, she played Annabella in Bear & Co.'s production of 'Tis Pity She's A Whore. Other credits include As You Like It, and Momma's Boy (Bear & Co), A Midwinter's Dream Tale (A Company of Fools), and How (Not) to Kill the King, a one-woman show produced at the Winnipeg Fringe. Film credits include Happy Suds and the title character in Brown Sound Underground with Nona Leslie. Catch her this summer directing The Comedy of Errors in parks around Ottawa.
Tim Oberholzer is an Ottawa-based actor and graduate of Algonquin College's Theatre Arts Program.
Tim has appeared locally in The Taming Of The Shrew, As You Like It and 'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Bear & Co.), Batboy: The Musical (Blacksheep Theatre), The Communication Cord, I Do Not Like Thee Dr. Fell and A Flea In Her Ear (Seventhirty Productions), Miracle on 34th Street: The Radio Show, Cyrano De Bergerac and The Shadow: A Christmas Mysteries Radio Show (Plosive Productions), The Radio Show: It's A Wonderful Life (Gladstone Productions), Othello (Salamander Shakespeare Co.), The Curse Of The Pekinese Peregrine, Showbiz is Murder and Murder in the First DeGlee (Eddie May Mysteries) and Tongue and Groove and Mechanicsville Monologues 2 (Chamber Theatre Hintonburg).
He'll also debut his first created work, The Vanity Project at the 2013 Ottawa Fringe Festival. In July he can be seen in The Comedy of Errors (Bear & Co.) and in August in The Chronicler (Screaming Artist).
He has been a core company artist with Salamander Theatre, Eastern Ontario's biggest English language theatre for young audiences, where he has appeared in plays, brought workshops into schools, and goofed around (artistically) at summer camps. He has also taught with OYP Theatre School, where he has written, directed, or written/directed better than an dozen plays and short films with students by the dozen for four years. Acting credits include, Touchstone in As You Like It, Bergetto/Cardinal in 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, Jordan in Momma's Boy, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, The John and Collage Man in The Mechanicsvile Monologues series, and a lead role in Amanda Sage's short film Bliss.
In contrast, Will's work as a director has taken him as far away from young audiences as you can imagine. In collaboration with Chamber Theatre Hintonburg, Will has directed Lee MacDougall's High Life, and staged Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago in a bar. He also recently directed Bear & Co.'s As You Like It.


'Sitting in the Tao Garden I noticed a young man giving me the keen interested glances of someone seeing someone he thought might be a highly evolved spiritual being. I was cultivating the long hair and dreamy countenance of one with his mind on higher things and accordingly bedecked with bracelets and bangles, ear-ring and beads, clothed in ethnic trousers, sandals and one of those guru-shirts that lend an aura of peace and serenity. I'd recently attended a Vipassana retreat too, so must have looked pretty holy, perhaps even halogenically enlightened.
His bow, almost a walking prostration, as the young man approached showed the immense measure of respect with which he had decided to endow the presentation of me that I was offering the world at the time. His first words, uttered as if in a cathedral or the presence of a cathedral spirit, caressed my ego.
'How can I help you?' I said in a conversational tone and my normal English accent.
His eyes, lowered until he heard my voice, looked up startled, 'Where are you from?' he asked.
I tried the gracious nod again but it bounced off the wall of indignation forming around him as he stared angrily at my clothes, my hair, bracelets, beads and sandals, and took a step back.
'I thought you might have been a…from…. I thought I might have learned something from you,' he said like a child to a broken promise.
'Maybe you have,' I said after him, as he walked away under his disappointed cloud, seeking a distant truth.
You know what they say: nowadays the westerners wear the robes, the gurus drive the Mercedes.
From finding Spirit in Zen Shiatsu.
In the years since, I have observed how people invest one with whatever qualities, characteristics or failings they choose. When you point a finger, notice the three pointing back at you!
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Denis Maidanov: personal life (wife, children)
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In 2017 Denis Maidanov was awarded the honorary title of Honored artist of the Russian Federation. In demand as a composer and singer with a pleasant baritone, Denis Vasilievich is a multiple winner of awards like "song of the year", "Golden gramophone" and "the Chanson of year". He married in 2005. Personal life Denis Maidanov filled with love and joy of creativity.
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Famous hit maker, actor, poet and performer of songs in the style of chanson, pop rock, bard rock, Denis Maidanov (b. 17.02.1976, Balakovo, Russia) for a long time gave their strength to the development of their own musical creativity. Therefore, personal life, the singer pushed for a more distant time.
Denis Maidanov on stage
Accidentally Denis met a beautiful young girl Natalia Kolesnikova (born. 1981, Tashkent) which became not only his wife but also a great friend, and an art Director. Wife of Denis maidanova, Natalya with a family in a difficult time was forced to leave Tashkent to Russia.
Photo: Denis Maidan with his wife Natalia
Since childhood, Natasha Kolesnikova loved to write poetry. On the advice of her best girlfriend, in Moscow, she went to the production centre, the head of which was Dennis. In the interview between the prospective couple "spark" is not there. And, some time later, there was a second date with Denis and Natalia, after which they began to live and work together.
The wife of Denis Maidanov — mother of two children and guardian of the family hearth. Married Denis was born the daughter of Vlad (2008) and son of Borislav (2013). The name Borislav meaning "castle of the kind." Dennis is sure that he will grow up. Natalia is the commercial Director of her husband and successfully operated business.
Denis Maidan with his wife Natalia, daughter of Power and son of Borislav
The family of singer and composer leads an active lifestyle. Denis and Natalia are involved in various musical projects, while Natasha is constantly accompanying her husband in his travels on the road. She also helps her husband manage the "D-Terminal". Today Denis Maidanov was revived in his song. Photos and information about the singer can be seen on his website and on Wikipedia.
Three years later, after the wedding, the singer was born a wonderful daughter, Vlad. A lover of music, member of the International Union figures of pop art and happy father Vlada is very friendly with her daughter. He is absolutely sure that his daughter she is his Muse. The wife of Denis maidanova jokingly calls them "home-mafia". Children of Denis maidanova love your star dad.
The father of the family, despite the fact that the daughter is clearly demonstrated musical talent, thinks Vlad looks forward to a successful future in sport. So Denis Vasilyevich sent her to a sports school on tennis. Vlad grows very inquisitive and active child. She plays sports, dances, loves to read, to play music. In addition, it takes care of the Borislav, when mom and dad are busy at work.
Children of Denis maidanova love your star dad. After the birth of her son in 2013, Dmitry Maidan held several charity concerts in the far East, in those cities that are most affected by flooding: Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Blagoveshchensk. The proceeds from these concerts went to support the victims.
The future singer and musician spent his childhood not far from Saratov. Father Dennis worked at a chemical plant in Balakovo, and mom was in charge of OK construction of the plant. When their son was eight, my parents split up. Denis tried to learn, attended various circles and played music. The poems he began to fold in the 2nd grade.
Denis Maidan in childhood and adolescence
At 13, the future singer composed his first song. And after graduating from Junior high school, the young man enrolled in College, Balakovo, where he created a music band, and he wrote for him singles. Getting a profession, he was head of methodical Department on work with youth. For further development Denis goes to Moscow. After graduating from the Institute of culture, he continues to work on his project Group "NV" recording Studio "Soyuz".
Denis Maidan (on the right) and the group NV
In 2001, Denis Maidanov finally moved to the capital. There is a budding composer visited many centers of producers, offering them their singles until they met with Yuri ajzenshpisom. The result saw the light of his single, "Beyond the mist", which was performed by popular singer Sasha. On the "Song of the year-2002" this song was awarded 1st Prize. Since then, his biography has changed dramatically.
Today Maidanova cooperate with such famous singers as Mikhail Shufutinsky, Nikolay Baskov, Alexander Marshall, the singer Lolita and others. Included in the repertoire of his popular singles of the group: "Murzilki International", "Arrows", "White eagle". Denis wrote music for the TV series "Zone", "Bros", detective story with elements of Comedy "evlampiya Romanova. The consequence conducts the layman" and the films "Revenge" and "the Submarine".
Filipp Kirkorov and Lolita
In "the Bros" Denis Maidanov first appeared in film in the role of Nikolai, the Siberian, also, in this film sounded his tracks. With the composer's music the audience is familiar also in the films "City of special designation," the "Bigwigs", a popular detective "the Investigator Protasov" and "backwater" and "Alexandrovsky garden-2".
Filipp Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva
In 2012 Denis was invited to participate in such television shows as "star" and "clash of the choirs", where the group "Victoria", under the leadership of Denis Vasilyevich, was the best. After that, the composer began collaborating with the children's choir "Giant". With them were recorded such songs as "what" and "We are little stars".
The composer himself is the owner of a beautiful baritone. The discography of the singer has more than five albums. In 2015, the series "Light and shadow of the lighthouse" song "Acapella soul" Dmitry V. maidanova, played by Philip Kirkorov. In the same 2015 two of his works "the Flag of my country" and "half of my life in the way… unreleased" noted as Patriotic.
And he began his singing career in 2008, on the strong recommendation of wife Natalia. Album of the singer "I know that you love me…" was then at the head of the charts, and the singles "Orange sunshine", "Eternal love", "the Time – drug" are hits.
With the filing of his wife Denis Maidan began to tour Russia. His singles "Bullet", "Nothing sorry" "House" included in the 2nd album, "Rented world," was loved by the Russians, and his 3rd album "Flying over us," with singles that have become hits: "Glass love" and "Schedule".
Singer and songwriter often performing with such popular singers as Sergey Trofimov, with whom they performed the single "Snegiri", known since 2013, and the new 2016 became his new hit single "Wife." Denis Maidanov — winner of FSB of the Russian Federation, awarded four honorary awards and medals. Together with his band "Terminal D" he carries out performances in the hot spots, providing moral support to the Russian soldiers.
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Seriously injured man discovered at Grosvenor Place property in Margate property
An investigation has been launched to establish how a man came to be seriously injured at a Margate property.
Kent Police was called to the address in Grosvenor Place, at 5.25am on Monday 16 November 2020, where a man in his fifties was found with a wound to his stomach. He was taken to a London hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
A 51-year-old man from Margate, who is known to the injured man, was arrested and taken into custody while detectives continue their work to establish the circumstances of the incident.
Officers will remain in the Grosvenor Place area to carry out enquiries as part of the investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident should call Kent Police on 01843 222289 quoting 46/204748/20.
You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or using the anonymous online form at www.Crimestoppers-uk.org
Three injured after crash involving a police car in Chatham
Man's body located in Swamp Road area of Lydd
Suspect to appear in court on drugs and driving charges after Dover arrest
Gang assaults and steals phone from boy walking in Canterbury
Ashford Police appeal to watch for the birdie
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Spain based Amadeus is set to acquire TravelClick from Thoma Bravo for $1.52 billion to expand into hospitality sector. TravelClick's cloud based solutions for mid- chain and independent hotels will assist Amadeus to reach all the market segments.
Headquartered in New York, U.S., TravelClick is a leading hospitality provider with more than 25,000 customers in 176 countries. Providing innovative cloud- based solutions that includes an independent and mid-size hotel Central Reservation System (CRS) and Guest Management Solution (GMS), Travelclick's portfolio gives hotels distribution reach across all channels, both digital and traditional. TravelClick's solutions to the Amadeus portfolio will provide global accessibility with strong digital interaction.
Amadeus expects 1100 TravelClick employees to join Amadeus. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018 subject to regulatory approvals. Amadeus investment will be debt financed and immediately earnings accretive.
Founded in 1987, Amadeus is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel industry that operates through segments namely: Distribution and IT solutions. Headquartered in Spain, Amadeus acts as an international network providing real-time search, pricing, booking, and ticketing services. Amadeus employs around 16000 people worldwide.
Headquartered in the US, Thoma Bravo is a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors. Thoma Bravo has access to a series of funds representing more than $24 billion in capital commitments. Thoma Bravo has offices in San Francisco and Chicago.


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2008 has been a healthy year for the EMEA PC market, with strong double-digit growth each quarter despite the credit crunch and rise in energy prices. Year-on-year unit growth of 27%, and value growth of 11%, made Q3 the biggest quarter so far this year. The charge has been led by the notebook segment and the emergence of the netbook as a new category generating good volumes. Desktop and server PC shipments remained fairly stable, with both showing single-digit growth over Q3 2007.
With more than two million units shipped in Q3, netbooks are proving to be a category worthy of attention. Healthy shipments are likely to be sustained in Q4, as additional vendors enter the market and competition intensifies. Acer and Asus have driven the market so far, with shipments of 1.1 million and 650,000 respectively in Q3. Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, HP, Lenovo and Toshiba are among the vendors that have announced new netbooks for Q4.
Canalys notes that some caution should be exercised going forward. A slowdown at the end of Q3 took some of the edge off what was otherwise a great quarter. The financial crisis has yet to filter into the broader market, but it is likely that there will be some impact in the near term. The appreciation of the US dollar means that the aggressive euro pricing seen in the last year will be moderated and price points are likely to remain stable or even increase in Q4 and early 2009.
The shipment estimates discussed in this release come from PC Analysis EMEA – a continuous service that monitors the performance of the leading PC vendors in the region. Through regular reports, market data, forecasts and direct analyst contact, Canalys examines market trends and advises on the issues facing PC hardware and software vendors. Clients also gain access to the highly respected Canalys Critique quarterly webcast, which delivers quantitative and qualitative analysis of European IT market trends.


Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) women's basketball team faces a steep challenge, as they host Ohio Valley Conference leaders and in-state rival Belmont, 1:30pm, Saturday.
The Governors (9-9, 4-3 OVC) have had a roller coaster of emotion since OVC play began.
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) men's basketball welcomes Belmont for a Saturday evening, January 16th special between two league heavyweights in the Dunn Center, with tipoff scheduled for 4:00pm following the women's contest.
Clarksville, TN – The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office would like to congratulate Captain Ron Farley and Sergeant Jeffrey Morlock on earning the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association Trilogy Award.
The mission of FBI LEEDA is to advance the science and art of law enforcement leadership and promote the exchange of information to improve law enforcement management practices through training, education, and networking among police professionals across the United States and beyond.
(L to R) Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson, Sergeant Jeffrey Morlock and Captain Ron Farley.
Brentwood, TN – Highlighted by having three players in the top five of the Ohio Valley Conference's Preseason Player Rankings, Austin Peay State University women's tennis team was picked to share the OVC Regular Season title, as announced by the league office, Friday.
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Police are trying to identify suspects involved in the burglary of a beer delivery truck.
On Monday, January 21st, 2019, around 2:15pm, a delivery was being made to a business on the 900 block of Crossland Avenue, when thieves entered the back of the unoccupied truck, twice, and removed five cases of beer.
The suspects were caught on surveillance video committing the burglary.
Knoxville, TN – Top-ranked Tennessee Vols basketball and West Virginia are set to meet on the hardwood Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena in front of a sold-out crowd as part of ESPN's SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
The game will tip at 3:00pm CT and will be televised on ESPN and can also be viewed online through WatchESPN. Fans can listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describing the action.
In its sixth year, Tennessee (17-1) holds a 3-1 record when competing in the cross-conference showcase, including a 68-45 win at Iowa State last season.
Montgomery County, TN – Based on a January 18th meeting led by Montgomery County Lead Engineer Nick Powell and Lyle, Cook & Martin Architect Brad Martin with general contractor Southland Constructors, several subcontractors, leadership from Montgomery County Parks and Recreation and County engineering staff, the Civitan Park Expansion is on schedule for completion for Fall 2019.
The group meets monthly to check progress and address real and possible issues of concern about the project.
Civitan Park Expansion work proceeds on schedule.
Montgomery County, TN – Soon the green space at Downtown Commons will be open again as we bid farewell to the outdoor ice rink for the 2018-2019 season. The second year of skating at the Downtown Commons Winter Ice Rink ended this week. It was another successful season with thousands of skaters who were able to take advantage of an uncommon outdoor activity for our community. The tear down process will begin by the end of this week.
After looking at trends from the 2017-2018 ice skating season, changes were made in 2018-2019 that included fewer days and hours for optimum use.
Downtown Commons Winter Ice Rink shuts down after another successful season.
The right lane on I-24 EB will be closed until the concrete is placed. The work will take approximately 12 hours to complete – the timing depends on weather.


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MALKOM is one of the oldest software engineering companies on the Polish market. Our main activity is production of commercial application software for a variety of operating systems, the so called COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf).
As a commercial software company MALKOM develops and implements software fulfilling functions of an electronic key certifying center and software for the personalization of cryptographic microprocessor cards. Our solutions, apart from standards PKI functions, hold many novel and advanced elements enhancing its functionality. The software uses generally accepted standards, like SSL/TLS, PKCS#1, PKCS#10, X.509, PKCS#7, PKCS#11, PKCS#12. A substantial advantage of Polish software is its full adjustment to local and European legislation.


Migrate role to DebOps Contrib as debops-contrib.kernel_module. You might need to update your inventory. This oneliner might come in handy to do this.
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Since 2005 small teams have traveled yearly to serve the little HOPE Huruma School in the Mji wa Huruma slum. As each group arrived in Huruma they have been struck by the level of impoverishment the community suffers, especially the children who are constantly at risk due to lack of basic needs.
We began in 2006 with providing funds for the children to receive a balanced lunch each day knowing this would be the only nutritionally complete meal many of them would have that day. We also paid the salary for an Administrator, 5 teachers and 2 cooks. As we raised extra funds, we would provide classroom and student supplies along with a complete uniform for each child at the beginning of the year. We started to realize that some of the children needed help with ongoing health needs and found donors to help those children.
After a team of seven returned home in September 2014, they began the process of bringing HOPE International, Inc. to its current status as a 501(c)(3) entity. The commitment of Huruma HOPE is to increase aid and educational opportunities to children and break the generational cycle of sickness and poverty that has plagued this community for many years. It is our hope that others will follow in our decision to support this ministry and help children in Africa rise above their circumstances through education and faith in Jesus Christ.
Mji wa Huruma is one of the poorest slums in Nairobi. It is situated in the thick of Karura Forest and borders the upscale Runda Estate. The village measures approximately 500 square meters and is home to about 3,000 inhabitants. The plot on which the village stands hugs the side of a steep hill and belongs to the government.
HOPE for each child to receive a good start with a quality education and continue through primary and secondary school.
HOPE for every child and family to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
HOPE that each child will grow to become a person serving community and country.
Huruma HOPE is a faith based organized and is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.


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Everything is Awesome launched on February 1st, 2016—with production beginning in 2015— and is the flagship property of Crude Humor Studios, having developed a version of the show that is performed LIVE under the Everything is Awesome: LATE NIGHTmoniker, pulling inspiration from Late Night with Conan O'Brien/The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien/Conan, Late Show with David Letterman, and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Wannabe writer and director, Kevin Gallagher, sits down on this long form conversational / interview podcast where his guests include comedians, actors, musicians, authors, fellow podcasters, and pretty much anyone willing to sit down and chat. Simply put, we're talking to awesome people about awesome things!
Crude Humor Studios helped produce Once Upon a Time: The Rock Opera by providing them with a website and other marketing services. The first season of this web-series was wonderfully done and a great love letter to the original show by ABC, Once Upon a Time and the film proves that parody can be better than the original. Click the above image to purchase the film, soundtrack, and more!
The Zombcast has gone through several iterations, including a deal with Stickam to be their featured post The Walking Dead talk show. Beginning with Matthew and Nicholas (from Robots and Racecars, along with Kevin Gallagher, the show embarked on all things The Walking Dead: comics, games, and the television show. After some legal issue, the show briefly came back as a solo venture with Kev, but faded once again until 2017 when Steve Conroy joined Kev to become not only The Unofficial The Walking Dead Podcast, but to try and cover all things horror. The Zombcast will be one of five shows that launch on the That's Entertainment Podcast Network on May 1st, 2017.
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5 Hour Zombie was Crude Humor Studios first attempt at producing and directing their own content. It was an incredible fun shoot and a huge learning experience that they carry with them to this day.
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Crude Humor Studios helped produce The Stabcast for about two and a half years by providing a co-host to the show. While produced by CHS, The Stabcast found it's voice in the live stream world, primarily using Stickam as it's streaming service. Known as "The Steel Tip Era", The Stabcast hit many milestones during that time frame and has continued to evolve since Crude Humor Studios exit.
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Revolutionary Messianic Thought for the Day
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That it goes back to the sources of monotheism is important not because the sources automatically validate it, or even less because the recognition might boost Jewish pride (almost a contradiction in terms given the status of humility in Judaism), or American patriotism (whose proper object is an idea, not a land or a dead history), but because the prophetic sources of Judaism and Americanism are also the prophetic sources of Christianity and Islam, and make the same logic available, as it is grasped, to all Jews, all Christians, all Muslims, and to all those who, like the first recipients of the prophecy, come into contact with it from non-monotheistic orientations.
Subtweet (American Conservative Eschaton)
Political Philosophy, Politics, US History
With less and less semblance of temperamental conservatism, ever more self-destructively, nominally conservative Americans have sought in vain to immanentize as eschaton the non-immanentization of eschaton.
The United States of Melissa Harris-Perry
History, Neo-Imperialism, notes, Philosophy, Politics
A difficulty with the question of the public intellectual at this time, a sense of a non-integral and irrelevant public discourse or discourse of discourses seems to typify the present conjuncture or global moment of the disappearance of a political-cultural concept in its own hyper-extension.
Voegelin's Gnosis, Part 3: Anismism
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I have been immersed in a similar matrix of issues on the Tibetan Buddhist side now for almost 2 years. The [...]
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Negative Action
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Jon Geldart: 'The IoD is about the legacy we leave generations of directors to come'
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The IoD's newly installed director general outlines his plans to take the organisation forward and expand its horizons
'The Chinese have a saying: 'The fish rots from the head.' Not this head."
So begins Director's first interview with the IoD's new director general. Initial impressions can be deceptive, but this appears to be quintessential Jon Geldart.
The former PwC and Grant Thornton executive, a marketer by trade who has become a leading expert on China, was appointed in November 2019 with a brief to refresh the IoD's relationship with, and offering to, its members – and to make it more relevant to the directors of the future.
Geldart made an instant impact during his first week in the job when, on being shown to his office, he ordered its walls to be taken down. He says with a laugh that this story has been embellished to apocryphal proportions, but it is clear that some welcome winds of change are already blowing through the corridors of 116 Pall Mall. He has refused the traditional tenure afforded to the DG; he is taking half the salary that his predecessor was paid; and he gave staff extra time off at Christmas to thank them for their efforts during "a tough year".
Landing the role was, in some ways, an accident. Geldart had, in his own words, "retired hurt" from Grant Thornton International for health reasons. After he recovered, the chance to lead the IoD came along at just the right time.
"I'd admired the institute, both from afar and from closer in, for some time," says Geldart, who spent more than three years serving as a volunteer, a branch chair and regional chair for IoD Yorkshire and North East. "I felt I could do something to build on the amazing job the board has done in the past 12 months."
No wilful failures
As someone who has spent more than two decades honing the marketing strategies of two huge accounting firms, Geldart knows the importance of strong branding better than most. He describes the IoD's as being "under-leveraged. It is a really good brand, but some rough edges just require smoothing off. It needs to shine again."
How, then, does he plan to do this?
"The IoD is about the legacy we leave the generations of directors to come. It's a 100-year vision," Geldart says.
This legacy will be based on the core principle that there should be no "wilful" corporate failure, as he explains: "I say 'wilful' because organisations go bust, which does need to happen occasionally in order for things to change – sometimes this is caused by black-swan events and other crises beyond their control. But there shouldn't be any reason for organisations to fail wilfully through poor management. The IoD is uniquely placed to train and support directors to be the best that they can be. And it can create opportunity and a sustainable future for the next generation of enterprises and their leaders."
In practical terms, the IoD's ability to bring future leaders into the fold hinges on how it develops and markets offerings such as the "world-class" courses it delivers, according to Geldart.
"I spoke to a member taking a course in the IoD Academy this morning. They told me that it was one of the best they had ever been on," he reports. "We should be doing that more for a larger number of people across the UK."
He praises the IoD's chair, Charlotte Valeur, for her "fixation" on talking to universities about partnerships and how the institute's courses could be offered to their students. Taking her lead, he has visited both the University of Leeds and the University of the West of England, Bristol, in the week of this interview.
"I took the time to sit and talk with some of the students. It was wonderful," he says. "They'd never heard of the IoD, but they have now. It's for them to decide whether we are relevant to them, but we will try to be as relevant as we can be."
To get to that point, he wants to tap into an idea that has gained momentum, particularly among younger generations: that enterprisees have to exist for something more than financial gain. He refers to "Larry's letter", the missive that BlackRock's CEO, Laurence Fink, writes as part of the asset management firm's annual report. Fink caused a stir in 2018 when he discussed the need to link profit with purpose and admitted that his industry was too short-termist.
"People don't just work for money," Geldart says. "The world has changed – enterprise is now about purpose. If you don't have a purpose, you probably don't have a business. It's as simple as that…"
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Carrying Amount – Definition, Formula and How to Calculate?
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The carrying amount is the first cost of an asset given in the balance sheet or company's books of a company minus the accumulated depreciation…
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Q: 'Input validation failed' error in Spark MLlib multi-class logistic regression I have a training set of 5000 rows and 401 columns wherein column 1 is the label and the remaining 400 columns are features. I am trying to do a multiclass logistic regression using pyspark mllib. Please find my code below. I must confess , this not an optimized /well written code as I am still a newbie in the field of python/pyspark.
tset=sio.loadmat('ex3data1.mat') # load the training set from a mat file
X=tset['X']                      # read the X,y values
y=tset['y']
print(X.shape) # works!
print(y.shape)
sp=
SparkSession.builder.master("local").appName("multiclassifier").getOrCreate()
sc=sp.sparkContext
XY=np.concatenate((y,X),axis=1) # 5000x401 where the first col is the label.
print(XY[0:2])

sample output of the print above. Please note that I only printing the first row
[[  1.00000000e+01   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
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-1.86104473e-02  -1.87412865e-02  -1.87572508e-02  -1.90963542e-03
-1.64039011e-02  -3.78191381e-03   3.30347316e-04   1.27655229e-05
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   1.16421569e-04
    1.20052179e-04  -1.40444581e-02  -2.84542484e-02   8.03826593e-02
    2.66540339e-01   2.73853746e-01   2.78729541e-01   2.74293607e-01
    2.24676403e-01   2.77562977e-02  -7.06315478e-03   2.34715414e-04
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   1.28335523e-17  -3.26286765e-04
   -1.38651604e-02   8.15651552e-02   3.82800381e-01   8.57849775e-01
    1.00109761e+00   9.69710638e-01   9.30928598e-01   1.00383757e+00
    9.64157356e-01   4.49256553e-01  -5.60408259e-03  -3.78319036e-03
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    5.10620915e-06   4.36410675e-04  -3.95509940e-03  -2.68537241e-02
    1.00755014e-01   6.42031710e-01   1.03136838e+00   8.50968614e-01
    5.43122379e-01   3.42599738e-01   2.68918777e-01   6.68374643e-01
    1.01256958e+00   9.03795598e-01   1.04481574e-01  -1.66424973e-02
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    2.59875260e-05  -3.10606987e-03   7.52456076e-03   1.77539831e-01
    7.92890120e-01   9.65626503e-01   4.63166079e-01   6.91720680e-02
   -3.64100526e-03  -4.12180405e-02  -5.01900656e-02   1.56102907e-01
    9.01762651e-01   1.04748346e+00   1.51055252e-01  -2.16044665e-02
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   5.87012352e-05
   -6.40931373e-04  -3.23305249e-02   2.78203465e-01   9.36720163e-01
    1.04320956e+00   5.98003217e-01  -3.59409041e-03  -2.16751770e-02
   -4.81021923e-03   6.16566793e-05  -1.23773318e-02   1.55477482e-01
    9.14867477e-01   9.20401348e-01   1.09173902e-01  -1.71058007e-02
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   1.56250000e-04  -4.27724104e-04
   -2.51466503e-02   1.30532561e-01   7.81664862e-01   1.02836583e+00
    7.57137601e-01   2.84667194e-01   4.86865128e-03  -3.18688725e-03
    0.00000000e+00   8.36492601e-04  -3.70751123e-02   4.52644165e-01
    1.03180133e+00   5.39028101e-01  -2.43742611e-03  -4.80290033e-03
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00  -7.03635621e-04  -1.27262443e-02
    1.61706648e-01   7.79865383e-01   1.03676705e+00   8.04490400e-01
    1.60586724e-01  -1.38173339e-02   2.14879493e-03  -2.12622549e-04
    2.04248366e-04  -6.85907627e-03   4.31712963e-04   7.20680947e-01
    8.48136063e-01   1.51383408e-01  -2.28404366e-02   1.98971950e-04
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00  -9.40410539e-03   3.74520505e-02
    6.94389110e-01   1.02844844e+00   1.01648066e+00   8.80488426e-01
    3.92123945e-01  -1.74122413e-02  -1.20098039e-04   5.55215142e-05
   -2.23907271e-03  -2.76068376e-02   3.68645493e-01   9.36411169e-01
    4.59006723e-01  -4.24701797e-02   1.17356610e-03   1.88929739e-05
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00  -1.93511951e-02   1.29999794e-01
    9.79821705e-01   9.41862388e-01   7.75147704e-01   8.73632241e-01
    2.12778350e-01  -1.72353349e-02   0.00000000e+00   1.09937426e-03
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    5.24441863e-02  -6.18971913e-03   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00  -9.36563862e-03   3.68349741e-02
    6.99079299e-01   1.00293583e+00   6.05704402e-01   3.27299224e-01
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    9.55674190e-02   7.26512627e-01   6.95366966e-01   1.47114481e-01
   -1.20048679e-02  -3.02798203e-04   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00  -6.76572712e-04  -6.51415556e-03
    1.17339359e-01   4.21948410e-01   9.93210937e-01   8.82013974e-01
    7.45758734e-01   7.23874268e-01   7.23341725e-01   7.20020340e-01
    8.45324959e-01   8.31859739e-01   6.88831870e-02  -2.77765012e-02
    3.59136710e-04   7.14869281e-05   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   1.53186275e-04   3.17353553e-04
   -2.29167177e-02  -4.14402914e-03   3.87038450e-01   5.04583435e-01
    7.74885876e-01   9.90037446e-01   1.00769478e+00   1.00851440e+00
    7.37905042e-01   2.15455291e-01  -2.69624864e-02   1.32506127e-03
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    2.36366422e-04  -2.26031454e-03  -2.51994485e-02  -3.73889910e-02
    6.62121228e-02   2.91134498e-01   3.23055726e-01   3.06260315e-01
    8.76070942e-02  -2.50581917e-02   2.37438725e-04   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   6.20939216e-18   6.72618320e-04
   -1.13151411e-02  -3.54641066e-02  -3.88214912e-02  -3.71077412e-02
   -1.33524928e-02   9.90964718e-04   4.89176960e-05   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00   0.00000000e+00
    0.00000000e+00]]

end of print output.

pXYdf=pd.DataFrame(XY)
sXYdf=sp.createDataFrame(pXYdf)

from pyspark.mllib.classification import LogisticRegressionWithLBFGS,
LogisticRegressionModel
import pyspark.mllib.regression as reg

trainingData = sXYdf.rdd.map(lambda x: reg.LabeledPoint(x[0],x[1:]))
trainingData.take(2) # this works!!

output of 1 record in LabeledPoint format: ( i am unable to properly format that here as there are 400 features here`.
[LabeledPoint(10.0,[0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,....,8.56059679589e-06, 1.94035947712e06,.........]),

lrm=LogisticRegressionWithLBFGS.train(trainingData,numClasses=10)

However this somehow does not seem to work as I am getting a py4javaError. Unfortunately, I am having some local pyspark execution issue which i am trying to debug and hence could not cut and paste the error message.

A: My guess is that you got the error
: org.apache.spark.SparkException: Input validation failed.

There is a -practically undocumented- feature in Spark MLlib logistic regression, according to which for k classes, the labels should be 0, 1, ..., k-1, i.e. they must start from zero. No matter how long you stare in the relevant Pyspark documentation, you will not find this requirement, simply because it is not there - to see it, you must dig in the relevant Scala source code, where it is mentioned:
* @note Labels used in Logistic Regression should be {0, 1, ..., k - 1}

Judging from the code snippets you have provided, it seems that you have 10 classes, labeled as 1, 2, ..., 10; this will not work, and it will produce the above error. Here is a short demonstration with dummy data and 3 classes:
sc.version
# u'2.1.1'

from pyspark.mllib.classification import LogisticRegressionWithLBFGS, LogisticRegressionModel
from pyspark.mllib.regression import LabeledPoint

data = [LabeledPoint(3.0, [4.6,3.6,1.0,0.2]), # 3 classes, labeled 1, 2, 3
        LabeledPoint(3.0, [5.7,4.4,1.5,0.4]),
        LabeledPoint(1.0, [6.7,3.1,4.4,1.4]),
        LabeledPoint(2.0, [4.8,3.4,1.6,0.2]),
        LabeledPoint(1.0, [4.4,3.2,1.3,0.2])]

model = LogisticRegressionWithLBFGS.train(sc.parallelize(data), numClasses=3)
[...]
Py4JJavaError: An error occurred while calling o173.trainLogisticRegressionModelWithLBFGS.
: org.apache.spark.SparkException: Input validation failed.

So, if this is your case indeed, you need to subtract 1 from your labels, thus converting them from 1, 2, ..., 10 to 0, 1, ..., 9. Here is a quick way to do so in my 3-class dummy data:
new_data = sc.parallelize(data).map(lambda x: LabeledPoint(x.label-1, x.features))
new_data.collect() # for demonstration purposes only
# [LabeledPoint(2.0, [4.6,3.6,1.0,0.2]), # 3 classes, labeled 0, 1, 2
#  LabeledPoint(2.0, [5.7,4.4,1.5,0.4]),
#  LabeledPoint(0.0, [6.7,3.1,4.4,1.4]),
#  LabeledPoint(1.0, [4.8,3.4,1.6,0.2]),
#  LabeledPoint(0.0, [4.4,3.2,1.3,0.2])]

model = LogisticRegressionWithLBFGS.train(new_data, numClasses=3) # works OK

I have argued in length on this Input validation fail and other undocumented and/or counter-intuitive stuff in Spark 2 in a blog post, which you may find useful.


text:
Italians Eye North, South Pars Projects
Opportunities for investment in Iran's North and South Pars gas fields were explored in a meeting between an Italian delegation and officials from the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in the city of Assalouyeh in the southern Bushehr Province.
"Grounds for cooperation in the PSEEZ were discussed with senior Italian executives," PSEEZ Managing Director Mehdi Yousefi was quoted as saying by Shana late on Monday.
The Italian mission expressed willingness to build a new port in North Pars, with investment proposals set to be explored in a joint commission in the near future.
"Access to international waters and easy transport of goods, besides an abundance of feedstock for petrochemical plants, are among advantages of the PSEEZ that give it an edge over other international energy zones," Yousefi said.
The PSEEZ chief noted that Iran sits on the world's largest natural gas reserves and the North and South Pars joint fields–holding an estimated 6.8% of all proven reserves in the world—are particularly important hotspots for investment in the post-sanctions Iran.
There are mixed estimates on which country holds the largest natural gas reserves. Iran (34 trillion cubic meters) and Russia (32.6 tcm) hold the largest proven gas reserves in the world, according to BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015.
But the US Energy Information Association places Russia ahead of Iran with an estimated 49 tcm in reserves. Iran, Russia and Qatar together hold nearly half the world's proven gas reserves.
The Italian delegation is part of a 37-member mission of representatives from Italy's trade, industrial and financial sectors, which arrived in Tehran last week to lay the groundwork for further cooperation with the Persian Gulf country in the post-sanctions period.
"The nuclear agreement shows a promising prospect for foreign investment in the PSEEZ," the official said.
Yousefi further said the country's energy diplomacy, as a powerful tool in the Islamic Republic's foreign policy, would help raise investment in the PSEEZ projects.
South Pars is the world's largest gas field, shared between Iran and Qatar, covering an area of 3,700 square kilometers of Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. It adjoins Qatar's North Field, which measures 6,000 square kilometers. North Pars is also one of the world's biggest independent gas fields located some 120 kilometers southeast of Bushehr Province.
Italy's Footprint
Italian companies were quick to rekindle negotiations on economic and trade cooperation with Tehran after the Persian Gulf nation reached an agreement with six world powers in July to end US and EU sanctions in exchange for temporarily limiting its nuclear program.
In a conference of Iranian and Italian officials and businessmen in Tehran last month, Rome signaled its strong intentions to become Tehran's top trading partner by 2018.
Oil and gas major Eni has pledged to introduce advanced exploration and drilling technologies in Iran's oil and natural gas fields and wants to pick up where it left off operations in Iran, including the development of Darkhovein Oilfield in the south.
In a meeting last week between Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Eni's chief upstream director, Antonio Vella, the Italian official reiterated his company's interest in expanding ties with Iran and said Eni is awaiting the nuclear deal to take effect to resume cooperation.
CO2 Recycling Plant Helps Curb Air Pollution in Khuzestan Oil Province
Offshore Pipe-Laying Work Begins for Iran's Jask Oil Terminal
Iran: Renewables in Expansion Mode


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Texas-style barbecue coming to Old Hilliard
KEVIN CORVO THISWEEKNEWS.COM @ThisWeekCorvo
Mar 13, 2018 at 12:01 AM Mar 13, 2018 at 6:43 PM
The success of a mobile barbecue business will result in a potential legacy in Old Hilliard.
Legacy Smokehouse is scheduled to open in June at 3987 Main St. in Hilliard.
It will be in a former antique bookstore that once was owned and operated by Nelda Bridgeman.
"We think this will be something really cool for Hilliard," said Columbus resident Chad Smock, 44, who owns Legacy Smokehouse with his partners, Brian Jordan of Grove City and Ty Sells of Commercial Point.
Smock, who has coached the Hilliard Davidson High School girls lacrosse team for seven years, and Jordan have been friends since kindergarten, he said, and the pair met Self at Grove City High School. All three are Grove City graduates.
Opening a restaurant had percolated in Smock's mind for a number of years, he said, but a personal tragedy pushed it to the forefront.
In 2015, his daughter, Marisa, died as a result of an asthma attack. Marisa, 19, was a 2014 Davidson graduate and a freshman at John Carroll University, where she played lacrosse.
"We aren't here forever," Smock said.
Smock eventually left his job as an information-technology director and in October, he and his partners began operating the Legacy Smokehouse trailer Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays outdoors at a former Long John Silver's site, 1102 S. High St., at the corner of South High and Greenlawn Avenue, in Columbus.
Their "central Texas-style" barbecue, which is smoked for 16 to 18 hours using white-oak logs – "no propane smokers," Smock said – was featured in ThisWeek's Dec. 14 edition of Table Talk.
"We sold out every weekend," Smock said.
The name, he said, came to the trio after a trip to Texas to learn the trade.
"We were talking about these master grillers in Texas and how we were going to carry on what they do (in central Ohio)," Smock said. "We thought, 'Hey, we're kind of carrying on a legacy.' "
The name took on a deeper meaning, he said, pertaining to the legacy of their families, including Smock's wife, Jill, and their children, Lexi and Nick, Marisa's twin brother.
Legacy Smokehouse will operate on South High Street until March 23, when that part of the operation is expected to relocate to the Short North Food Hall at 1112 N. High St. in Columbus.
Hilliard connection
At about the same time Legacy Smokehouse got cooking last fall on South High, Andy Warnock, co-owner of Old Hilliard Ltd., reached out to Libby Gierach, president and CEO of the Hilliard Area of Commerce, concerning a parcel he had purchased for $500,000 at 3987 Main St.
That purchase was more than a year in the making after Bridgeman listed the parcel asking $695,000, according to Warnock.
"I worked 17 months to get it; it was a challenge," he said.
Warnock asked Gierach to let him know if she was aware of any interest by anyone to open a restaurant in Old Hilliard; it wasn't long before Smock, after the success of the mobile trailer, asked Gierach for any leads in opening a smokehouse in Old Hilliard.
"It was a good marriage," Smock said of his introduction to Warnock through Gierach.
The parcel Warnock purchased has three structures: a 1,600-square foot, two-story brick building that fronts Main Street and what Warnock described a pole barn and a carriage house.
The barn, Warnock said, will be leased to a contractor for storage and a business office; the 900-square-foot carriage house will be rented as a residence.
A 700-square-foot addition will be added to the primary structure for Legacy Smokehouse, he said. The restaurant also will have second-floor patio seating.
Construction is expected to begin next month, Warnock said.
Hilliard's planning and zoning commission unanimously approved the addition, a seven-space parking lot and other uses, March 8.
Hilliard city planner John Talentino said other parking would be available on-street and in a new 56-space lot the city expects to build at the corner of Madison and Wayne streets.
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that is a lovely dress and it looks nice on you.
It is always great to remember our vacations.
Nice holiday photos! I could do with some warm sunshine!
I'll follow you now on GFC! Follow ne back then?
You are really having fun , nice dress by the way!
sweetest photos! so warm and sunny!
It is such a nice post! I've never traveled to Cyprus but I think it might be a wonderful place to visit!
Looks beautiful! Hope you had fun.
Wow seems like you are having the time of your life. Looking to your pictures wearing summer hat and dress, I can't wait to get away from this gloomy cold London's weather.
That's a fun outfit! Perfect some holiday good times.
Cute outfit and great photos dear!
hello! thank you for your visit on my blog! =) i'm following you on GFC and i'am a new follower (n°1560) on your blog, follow back?
Loving those stripes on you! They're too cute!!
Sure, we can follow each other. I follow you on GFC now.
Nice Outift, i like it very much!
Thank you for you comment on my blog. Sure, i follow you now via GFC, please follow me back.
Have a lovely week babe!
Cyprus looks so pretty! Im now following you on bloglovin!
Красивые солнечные фотографии и красивое платье! Спасибо за обзор!