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Kit Harington has played the role of Himself in 2013 Young Hollywood Awards TV Film released in 2013.
Charles Poole in 7 Days in Hell TV Film released in 2015.
Jon Snow in Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series Film released in 2014.
Jon Snow/Himself in Game of Thrones: Costumes Video released in 2011.
Himself/Jon Snow in Game of Thrones: Destinations of Season 2 Video released in 2012.
Jon Snow/Himself in Game of Thrones: Inside the Night's Watch Video released in 2011.
Jon Snow/Himself in Game of Thrones: Season 2 - Character Profiles Video released in 2013.
Himself/Jon Snow in Game of Thrones: Season 2 - In Production, Iceland Video released in 2012.
Jon Snow/Himself in Game of Thrones: Season 2 - Invitation to the Set Video released in 2012.
Himself in Game of Thrones: You Win or You Die - Inside the HBO Series TV Film released in 2012.
Himself in Guys Choice Awards 2012 TV Film released in 2012.
Eret in How to Train Your Dragon 2 Film released in 2014.
Himself in Les t�n�bres r�v�l�es de Silent Hill r�v�lation 3D Video released in 2013.
Milo in Pompeii Film released in 2014.
Himself in Red Nose Day TV Film released in 2015.
Christian in Resolute Film released in 0.
Mr. Bradley in Seventh Son Film released in 2014.
Vincent in Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Film released in 2012.
Will Holloway in Spooks: The Greater Good Film released in 2015.
Himself in Stand Up to Cancer TV Film released in 2014.
Roland Leighton in Testament of Youth Film released in 2014.
John F. Donovan in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan Film released in 0.
Himself in E! Live from the Red Carpet TV Series released in 1995.
Himself in Entertainment Tonight TV Series released in 1981.
Himself in Extra TV Series released in 1994.
Himself - Interviewee in Film '72 TV Series released in 1971.
Jon Snow in Game of Thrones TV Series released in 2011.
Himself in Good Morning America TV Series released in 1975.
Himself in Hollywood and Hyland TV Series released in 2012.
Himself - Guest in Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Series released in 2003.
Himself/Jon Snow in Late Night with Seth Meyers TV Series released in 2014.
Himself in Le grand journal de Canal+ TV Series released in 2004.
Himself in Live with Regis and Kathie Lee TV Series released in 1988.
Himself in Made in Hollywood TV Series released in 2005.
Himself in Reel Junkie TV Series released in 2007.
Himself in The Graham Norton Show TV Series released in 2007.
Himself in The Jonathan Ross Show TV Series released in 2011.
Himself - Guest in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Series released in 2005.
Himself in The Queen Latifah Show TV Series released in 2013.
Himself - Guest in Today TV Series released in 1952.
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Home Anime Honey Lemon Soda Coming Up With A Live-Action Film; Details Inside
By Om Salunke
Honey Lemon Soda Coming Up With A Live-Action Film; Details Inside
Honey Lemon Soda is a shojo manga written and illustrated by Mayu Murata since 2015. It was published by Shūeisha in Ribon magazine starting December 28, 2015. The manga revolves around Uka Ishimori, who did not have any good memories of her middle school years. Now 15 years old and in high school, Uka is trying to "graduate" from her past self, but it isn't going well. That's when she meets her classmate Kai, who has lemon-colored hair.
Honey Lemon Soda was a commercial success. The third volume was ranked 24th on the Oricon chart of the week's releases with 25,827 copies sold. Volumes between fifth and ninth remained on the charts for two weeks. The ninth volume ranked 8th in the first week, bringing the manga to the top ten for the first time and selling 65,679 copies in two weeks. The eleventh volume, in the second week, also ranked 8th, with 72,211 copies in two weeks.
Source: comicvine.gamespot.com
Now, without wasting any more time, let's get straight to the main news of this article.
Japanese entertainment news websites reported on Saturday that Mayu Murata's Honey Lemon Soda manga is getting a live-action film adaptation. Koji Shintoku (live-action Peach Girl, Honey So Sweet films) will direct the film. And, it will be released in Summer, 2021. We don't have the exact date yet, but you'll be the first one to know 😉
It will star Ai Yoshikawa as Uka Ishimori and Snow MAN male idol group member Raul. He will play Kai Miura.
What is Honey Lemon Soda about?
Uka Ishimori is very shy and has a hard time making friends. When she was a middle school student, students made fun of her by calling her "stone." Around that time, she met Kai Miura with lemon color hair. Due to him, she entered the same high school. Uka Ishimori now wants to overcome her shyness and have friends. Kai Miura is a popular student at the school, but he doesn't talk much or seems interested in others. He doesn't know why, but he becomes concerned with Uka Ishimori. Uka Ishimori has admired Kai Miura, but she now has feelings for him. Kai Miura has a secret, which no one knows.
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Om is a to-be engineer in Electronics and Telecommunication. He got fascinated by anime at a tender age and later aroused curiosity in reading manga. He likes to write about anime/manga as it keeps him deep into the topics.
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Mediation is usually very helpful to people going through divorce. This is because a successful mediation eliminates the need for long court processes which are not only expensive, but they are also time consuming. Furthermore, mediation also allows the involved parties including children to go on with their lives without the mental anguish that comes with the divorce process. In Birmingham mediation sessions are conducted by professional mediators who have the necessary skills.
The mediator just lets the couples agree on different issues such as finances and children affairs. This process usually involves a number of steps. To pay for some of these steps one can get legal aid mediation in Birmingham provided one qualifies.
As outlined the entire mediation process has a number of steps with the first step being pre-mediation. In this step the mediator enlightens the couples on the importance of mediation and how the entire process is undertaken. In this stage the mediator and the couples getting divorced go through the cases to ensure mediation is appropriate for them. In case mediation is not appropriate the couple can pursue other means so as to get divorced legally.
This stage is usually free since there are no major issues to be discussed. All what are important in this particular stage are the people who are involved to agree that they shall discuss the various issues amicably.
The next step which is the most important of the entire process is doing the actual mediation. In this stage the involved parties discuss different issues and if they agree they sign agreements with the assistance of the mediator. Unlike in the court room, the mediator just listens to the couples as they agree on different terms. This stage requires one to pay if one does not qualify for the mediation aid.
In case both the people getting divorced are qualified for the aid, both of them will not pay from their pockets since the aid will pay for them. However, if only one person is qualified, then the other person will have to pay privately. All what one needs is know whether he or she is eligible for the aid.
Qualification for legal aid mediation Birmingham depends on income after deduction, capital, savings and other benefits that one might be claiming. As a general rule, people with an income of more than thirty two thousand pounds or savings of more than eight thousand pounds are not eligible for the aid.
People who live in properties which are worth more than half a million pounds are also unlikely to qualify for the aid.
People who would like to know if they qualify for the id can readily check from the ministry of justice legal id checker. After confirming whether one is qualified or not, it becomes okay to deal with the divorce effectively.
The legal aid mediation Birmingham is usually very helpful to people going through divorce in this area. One of its primary benefits is that it reduces the financial burden that comes with a divorce process. It also allows couples to negotiate conveniently and therefore make the entire divorce procedure as simple as possible.
Through the mediation facilitated by this aid couples are able to put the divorce issues behind them within a short time and proceed to lead normal lies.
Therefore, legal aid mediation is helpful to many people going through divorcé in Birmingham provided they qualify.


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A: You cannot do like this. The memory is an issue in android. You should split the video in few parts, encode each part, send it (I think you want to send it over a WS or something) and recombine it on destination.

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Reclusive R&B-hip-hop star Lauryn Hill has put a halt to her planned comeback tour, canceling her entire European lineup of dates, the AP reports. Hill was scheduled to headline this year's Stockholm Jazz Festival on July 15th, but her agent informed festival organizers yesterday that the show was off due to unspecified "health reasons." Hill's performance at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival was also called off, as were scheduled concerts in Sweden, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Italy, France and Austria.
The canceled European tour is just the latest in a long string of mysterious events surrounding Hill in the decade since she released her 1998 Grammy-winning masterpiece The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Rock Daily caught Hill's 2007 hits-filled performance in Brooklyn, but since then the singer has surfaced for a strange photo op with Martha Stewart at a book signing in New Jersey last October. Hill has reportedly been working on new music since 2004, but outside of Miseducation and her 2002 Unplugged 2.0 album, the former Fugee has only released a handful of songs for soundtracks like Surf's Up and The Passion of the Christ.
In August 2008, to mark the 10th anniversary of Hill's landmark Miseducation, Rolling Stone spoke to the people who helped make the groundbreaking LP for an exclusive oral history.
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He started young. In 2008 when Max was just eight, he started a volunteer program to donate school uniforms to children in Malawi, Africa. Now, he's fueling his passion for video games to create his own charity, Game Givers, that focuses on bringing video games and consoles to hospital-bound children around Atlanta.
Max was one of 20 Georgia students selected by the non-profit Giving Point to create a charity and launched Game Givers in August 2015. As an avid lover of video games, Max wanted to do something with one of his favorite hobbies. He was inspired by his grandmother, who died of Ovarian Cancer and was also a fan of video games.
Max decided to help kids, because they were close to his age. He knew that long term hospitalization would make kids miss the new video games that were being released, so he aimed to bring kids the games that were on their wish list.
Once Max's social action project launched, he immediately started working with volunteer representatives at Children's Healthcare Scottish Rite by furnishing the gaming section in The Zone, a recreation area for patients at the hospital. From there, he found other ways to fundraise video games and money for Game Givers.
At his young age, Max is constantly networking to find additional organizations to partner with Game Givers. He has exceeded the average volunteer hours required to host a charity through Giving Point, and as of March 2016 has put in more than 230 hours; much of it after school hours and on weekends.
According to Max, Game Givers currently has a backlog of over 100 games to be donated, which is not a bad problem to have. Max visits many hospitals in the area to drop off games a few times a month, in addition to working after school hours and weekends. The charity is solely his work, with some help from his mom Ali.
Game Giver's original fundraising goal was $2,000, and now the charity has raised more than $7,000. Currently the charity has partnerships with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and its various campuses, Grady Memorial Hospital, Children's Miracle Network and Atlanta Ronald McDonald Houses.
The best way for the public to support Game Givers is by donating games or consoles, as well as monetary donations, which can be made through GameGivers.org. Max hopes to work with more communities and schools this year to host a donation drive or gaming tournament to raise funds.
Max has won several awards, including Atlanta Intown's "20 Under 20," Atlanta Business Chronicle's "20 Under 20," and he is a member of 21st Century Leaders.


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According to the Brain Injury Research Institute, nearly 3.8 million high school athletes suffer from concussions every year, and approximately 60 percent are experienced by football players.
Since the football team has been affected by concussions, the team has adopted a new form of tackling from the Seattle Seahawks called "Hawk Tackling" that has decreased the chances of sustaining a concussion.
"Hawk Tackling" is based on a Rugby-style tackling technique which involves full body tackling. By watching videos and practicing this new technique on bags and stationary people, football players have learned to tackle someone without relying on their helmet to make contact with the opponent− their method before "Hawk Tackling."
The general public has had concerns about football and its injuries. People, however, did not know how to change the game of football to make it safer without compromising the rules, equipment and most importantly, the integrity of the game.
"I like Hawk Tackling, because it still allows for aggressive play and good tackling technique while keeping players safer," Varsity Football Coach Cory Boyd said. "It allows us as coaches to establish clear vocabulary and language for teaching the sport and gives our players concrete tools they can rely on in less- controlled situations like live practice drills and games."
Athletic Trainer Brendan Graber pulls at least two to five players out per football game to get checked for a concussion. When a player comes out of the game, Graber checks for any immediate signs of a concussion by checking the player's memory recall, checking their balance, making sure their pupils are reactive to light and performing eye tracking assessments as well. If Graber suspects that a player has a concussion, the player cannot return into the game until they are checked by a doctor. So far this season, only one football player out of the 95 on Freshman, JV and Varsity teams has been diagnosed with a concussion. Graber does his best to try to educate as many people about concussions as he can.
"I think it's important to have a good rapport with student athletes so that they feel comfortable coming to me if they feel like they might have a potential head injury," Graber said.
People with a history of repetitive brain trauma may have a degenerative brain illness called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. CTE occurs when a protein called Tau kills brain cells by forming clumps that then spread throughout the brain.
"CTE is a problem that old NFL players are having, because they didn't have the technology we have today, and they were taught to hit with their head down," Varsity quarterback and junior Matthew Sargent said. "I think that once we progress with technology and informing people about concussions and how to tackle safer, CTE will be less prevalent."
"Overall, Hawk Tackling is being taught well and the game is becoming safer and safer everyday with new technology and better coaching," Sargent said.
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The name Fats Domino is forever etched in the history of American popular music. His unmistakable piano playing, and distinctive voice set the world on fire as the sounds of boogie woogie and R&B would merge into what would become known the world over as rock-n-roll. His hits, written with his partner Dave Bartholomew would include, "The Fat Man" (1949), later earning national and international fame with tracks like "Ain't That a Shame" (1955) "Blueberry Hill" (1956) Whole Lotta Loving" (1958), "I'm Ready" (1959) and "I Want to Walk You Home" (1959) and the iconic "Walking to New Orleans" (1960). In his prime recording years, he sold 65 million singles placing him second behind Elvis Presley. He has been inducted in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, and has received a National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton in 1998. He is a musical legend with a body of work that continues to influence generations of artist across the globe.
He recently passed away peacefully at the age of 89. He is gone but not forgotten as his legend lives on. His home going was a send- off that is truly in the spirit of New Orleans. Where there were countless second-lines and musical celebrations, culminating with a procession of thousands heading from Vaughn's Lounge, located in the Bywater across the St. Claude Bridge to Fats longtime home on Caffin Ave. in the Lower Ninth Ward. Data News Weekly had the chance to speak to some of those who knew the man behind the music and his impact not only on the world but those who knew him intimately.
Charles Brimmer is the son-in-law of Fats Domino and is married to his daughter Andrea and after having a recording career and business career lives in the Lower Ninth Ward. When asked of the person behind the music he refers to his father-in-law as "Antoine" that's what who he was offstage; something that was a far cry from the man that rocked stages across the globe for many decades, "He was a very quiet shy person off stage and a humble guy, we never spoke about music.
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\section{Motivation}

\begin{comment}
\begin{itemize}
 \item probabilistic inference
 \item growing amounts of data
 \item data collection is distributed
 \item distributed systems have an intrinsic notion of time (spacetime)
 \item partial information exchange between model instances
 \item sound mathematical formalism for distributed probabilistic inference needed
\end{itemize}
\end{comment}

Probabilistic inference is the process of computing a probability of an event
given prior evidence. Thus, probabilistic inference models and the data they are
conditioned on are tightly coupled. Inferring $P(Y=true|X=x)$ needs to have
evidence $x$ available. Yet, the amount of available data is not only growing,
but is also becoming more distributed due to information sharing between
different systems. For example, a lot of data is nowadays originating from
low-powered, intermittently connected remote sensors on the ``edge'' of
computational systems. Information propagates between different systems with
increasing amounts of stochastic \emph{delay}. These delays can be understood as
an intrinsic property grounded in the physically distributed nature of such
systems. While the delays accumulate additively for strongly-consistent
deterministic computational systems, we follow the intuition that statistical
inference systems could be much more robust in a coordination-free inference
setting by treating the delays as random variables. Great efforts are put into
keeping the latency low for centralized cloud services, but an increasing demand
for global probabilistic online inference requires a sound mathematical
framework for this setting. Concretely, samples or parametrized distributions of
data should be exchangeable between arbitrary systems whenever they like.

\begin{comment}
\begin{itemize}
 \item clear and simple language of statistics in form of declarative graphical
       models
 \item the graphical model is distributed, delays can be unbounded!
 \item parts of the graphical model can be replicated (fault-tolerant)
 \item efficient and effective online inference including time dependence, e.g.
       SMC (MCMC), blackbox variational inference, ???
\end{itemize}
\end{comment}

In this paper, we will investigate a formal model which takes distributed data
observation and propagation into account. The language of Bayesian statistics in
form of declarative graphical models provides an attractive starting point,
since the models are interpretable for non-experts \cite{tolpin2016design}.
Further, many state-of-the-art inference methods can be cast in a composable
Bayesian way \cite{barberBRML2012} \cite{DBLP:journals/jei/BishopN07}
\cite{Gal2016Uncertainty}. Different inference methods have become known for
efficient and effective blackbox inference, e.g. sampling methods like online
MCMC or blackbox variational inference\footnote{ SGD has also recently been
  analyzed for inference purposes \cite{mandt17}.} \cite{NIPS2013_4980}
\cite{DBLP:journals/corr/TranRB17}. However, it is not yet clear how to extend
the formalism properly to do inference in models in a distributed system.

The contributions of this paper are threefold. First we formalize the concept of
time in probabilistic inference in a way that does not require a globally
consistent physical time continuum. Then we propose a practical mechanism to
deal with time in this setting. Finally we implement this new mechanism and
demonstrate its value to inform distributed inference models.

\section{Proposal: Delay-dependent inference}

\begin{comment}
\begin{itemize}
 \item extend graphical models to incorporate intrinsic time in form of delays
 \item delays are internally measured and each information coming from a remote
       location has a delay assigned to it
 \item We have to extend the graphical model to take unbounded delays into account.
 \item inference happens taking the delays into account (time is a first-class
       concept, not marginalized out by design)
 \item observations become ``soft''
\end{itemize}
\end{comment}

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  \node[main, fill = white!100] (beta) [label=below:$humidity$] { };
  \node[main, fill = white!10] (w) [right=of beta,label=below:$sprinkler$] { };

  \foreach \source/ \dest /\weight in {beta/w/\delta=20min}
  \path[connect] (\source) -- node[weight] {$\weight$} (\dest);

 \end{tikzpicture}
 \caption{A minimal graphical model for a sprinkler with a stochastic humidity
   sensor. To predict whether the sprinkler should turn on, the model has to
   take the delay $\delta=20min$ into account.}
 \label{fig:1}
\end{figure}

To capture the intrinsically delayed information propagation in distributed
systems, we want to extend the graphical models of Bayesian statistics with
delays. In a first step, we simply assume that the delay deltas are random
variables which are assigned to each edge connecting distributed parts of the
graph. \Cref{fig:1} shows an example of a graphical model for a sprinkler
connected to a humidity sensor. We could denote the delay explicitly with nodes
for random variables in \Cref{fig:1}, but we tie them directly to the edges
where they originate from to distinguish them from other variables. This is also
important, because the delay $\delta$ denotes the expired time since the event
happened and hence is a locally increasing clock. Whenever information is
further propagated to a remote system the transmission time is also estimated
and added. Once the event arrived the remote system will increase the delay
clock for $\delta$ in its local time again. With this clock mechanism, we define
the resulting joint distribution in factorized way by focusing on the
observation and the effect of a delay on it:

\begin{align}
 P(sprinkler|humidity, \delta) = P(sprinkler|humidity^*) \underbrace{P(humidity^*|humidity, \delta)}_{\text{delayed observation}}
\end{align}

We denote the modified observation with $humidity^*$, which can be seen as the
traditional conditional distribution.

We can pick some factorized prior $P(humidity, \delta) = P(humidity) P(\delta)$
before observations in a Bayesian way \footnote{Interarrival times in computer
  networks tend to follow a gamma distribution.}:

\begin{align}
 P(humidity) \sim Ber(0.2)                 \\
 P(\delta) \sim Gamma(k=9.0, \theta=10 min)
\end{align}

Through the prior we get a full joint distribution, that we can do Bayesian
inference on.

\subsection{Exponential decay}

A simple approach for defining $P(humidity^*|humidity, \delta)$ would be to
model it as exponential decay, where the observation fades out towards the
unobserved distribution of the observed random variable over time:

\begin{align}
 P(humidity^*=true|humidity=s, \delta=t) & = \exp(-\lambda_{\delta} t)\cdot s + (1 - \exp(-\lambda_{\delta} t)) \cdot p \label{eq:1}       \\
 P(humidity^*=false|humidity=s, \delta=t) & = 1 - P(humidity^*=true|humidity=s, \delta=t)                                           \\
 p                                               & = \underbrace{\mathds E[humidity]}_{\text{over time}}=\frac{\sum_{s} s \Delta t_s}{\sum_s \Delta t_s}
\end{align}

This is just one possible approach to model $P(humidity^*|humidity, \delta)$.
One desired property realized in this approach is that $\delta=0$ yields the
traditional mode of observation and the observation gradually fades out towards
the prior or empirical marginal distribution of the observed variable
$humidity$. For an empirical estimate we can sum the times when the variable was
on ($s=1$) in a time interval between communicated events $\Delta t_s$ divided
by the total time the variable was observed.

The only hyperparameter is $\lambda_{\delta}$, which can be inferred if a prior
is put over it in a Bayesian setting. $\delta$ is here not a constant, but a
locally increasing clock, which will have progressed if the model is queried at
a later time locally, preferably with roughly synchronized clocks. It is
important for efficiency that this clock mechanism requires no active
computation.

\subsection{Online inference}

Once a proper model for delay-depending inference is found, the model can be run
online, where a node notifies its dependent nodes whenever its value
changes\footnote{A threshold for change might also be quantified in terms of the
  variance of the variable itself or another statistical property.}. Since the
time constant $\lambda_{\delta}$ can be inferred over time as in our experiment,
updates only have to propagate on changes relevant in its time scale. This can
provide an efficient mode of inference, where information propagation only
happens when new information is available similar to propagation
networks\cite{radul09}. The resulting system will have no driving
clock\footnote{It has no synchronization and no heart-beat mechanism.} and be
reactive\footnote{That is reacting on external observations only.}. This yields
an always-available stochastic model of computation.

\section{Related Work}

\begin{comment}
\begin{itemize}
 \item probabilistic models for machine learning applications and multivariate
       statistics, e.g. graphical models with Bayesian statistics for factorizable
       and interpretable components in form of probability distributions over random
       variables
 \item distributed databases which track deterministic datatypes (state) through
       lattices (CRDTs)
 \item physical spacetime as a substrate for distributed computation in form of
       probability distributions over events
 \item stochastic processes as a classical model of dynamic processes evolving with time
 \item probablistic programming languages like Anglican, Stan or Venture; BayesDB
 \item different empirical approaches to scale SGD (online-learning) of models to a
       cluster of machines (tightly bound delays)
\end{itemize}
\end{comment}

\subsection{Statistics}

A general framework to describe statistical models are graphical
forms. Graphical models allow to intuitively describe independence
assumptions about the joint distribution and the generative process behind the
data \cite{barberBRML2012}. Hierarchical graphical models allow to compose
different input sources as random variables and model complicated nested systems
of random processes including latent variables. The general formalism views the
actual inference procedure as instant, though. From a computational perspective,
the inference happens in one place at one time, appearing instantaneous to the
agent querying the model.

The graphical models assume that if random variables $X_1, ..., X_N$ are
observed, then all $N$ variables are observed at the same time and the
conditional probabilities are defined in the conventional way. The
consideration of time, either discrete or continuous, is done in the study of
stochastic processes, e.g. Markov chains. While these formalisms might provide
helpful insights, they traditionally model time as an orthogonal concept for
simplicity.

\subsection{Physics}

In special relativity, events happen in a spacetime continuum in which time is
not an orthogonal concept to spatial distribution, but modeled as a joint
Lorentzian manifold. Similarly, it is desirable that the time dimension of a
distributed network is considered as a part of the statistical manifold and not
as a separate issue, since the timing behavior in computational systems is
fairly complex and staleness can be very important for proper online
predictions.

\subsection{Distributed databases}

The crucial difference to the notion of time in distributed digital systems is
the possibility of conflicts in terms of causality. Events in replicated digital
systems can propagate in arbitrary order unless causality is modeled explicitly
\cite{DBLP:conf/sss/ShapiroPBZ11}. The general framework of eventual consistent
\footnote{i.e. converging after a finite amount of time} databases builds on
tracking this distributed discrete order of past events in lattice-like
structures and commutative algebras \cite{book:742146}
\cite{DBLP:conf/icfp/KuperN13}. For this approach of convergence the notion of
time is discrete and delays are not considered, only the order of events. While
this allows to resolve conflicts and determine a discrete digital sequential
process, the age of information can be helpful if one wants to infer the
distribution of random variables. Tracking the causal history of events might
then be avoidable, yielding a more scalable system. Furthermore a Bayesian
probabilistic framework allows to incorporate out-of-order processing in terms
of uncertainty instead of requiring explicit conflict resolution.

\subsection{Parallelized Optimization (Machine-Learning)}

Different techniques for parallelization and distribution of machine learning
algorithms have been explored, but in general they are assumed to happen in a
setting with bounded delays and most often have some form of strong centralized
coordination. These approaches do not model time as a \emph{first-class}
(explicit) concept, but rather hide it in the implicit mechanics of the
optimization algorithm, e.g. in \cite{DBLP:conf/icdcs/Teerapittayanon17}. While
the literature is increasingly rich, it does not consider a fully distributed
setting to our knowledge. It is instead focused on parallelization in
large-scale computing clusters and is seen more as an engineering problem than
as a limitation in modeling distributed inference.

\begin{comment}
Some
possibly useful prior work in form of synthetic gradients
\cite{DBLP:journals/corr/JaderbergCOVGK16} can be applied to decouple online
gradient descent objectives, in our setting for distributed inference of
parameters.
\end{comment}

\section{Experiment}

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{sprinkler_experiment.png}
  \caption{Schematic illustration of how the $\delta$ clocks for each
    measurement $h$ and $\neg h$ evolve. The two deltas are a summation of
    transmission time and a local clock period. The sprinkler binary variable is
    queried at noon (12:00) and at midnight (24:00). The corresponding code is
    in \Cref{code:sprinkler}.}
  \label{fig:sprinkler_experiment}
\end{figure}

We want to demonstrate with our toy example for the sprinkler with its humidity
sensor how we can use the probabilistic programming system Anglican
\cite{tolpin2016design} to model our delay mechanism in \Cref{code:sprinkler}.

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \begin{lstlisting}[language=clojure]
(with-primitive-procedures [exponential-decay]
  (defquery sprinkler-with-humidity-delay [data]
    (let [lambda-delta (sample (uniform-continuous 0 1.0))]
      (loop [[d & r] data]
        (if (not d)
          lambda-delta
          (let [[s-1 s-2] d
                h-1-t (sample (uniform-continuous 0 3)) ;; 0:00 - 3:00
                h-1-delay (- 12 h-1-t)
                h-1 true ;; rained early
                h-1* (exponential-decay lambda-delta h-1-delay h-1 0.2)
                _ (observe (flip (- 1 h-1*)) s-1)

                h-2-t (sample (uniform-continuous 12 15)) ;; 12:00 - 15:00
                h-2-delay (- 24 h-2-t)
                h-2 false ;; not late
                h-2* (exponential-decay lambda-delta h-2-delay h-2 0.2)
                _ (observe (flip (- 1 h-2*)) s-2)]
            (recur r)))))))
  \end{lstlisting}
  \caption{Generative model in Anglican (\cite{tolpin2016design}). We have
    implemented our exponential decay mechanism in an external procedure. The
    query form depends on data about the desired sprinkler behaviour. The loop
    then conditions the posterior distribution over $\lambda_{\delta}$ and
    returns samples. Note that we turn on the sprinkler for s-1 and s-2 with
    inverse probability that it is humid. We have put a uniform distribution
    over $\lambda_{\delta}$ since we have no good guess what it should be except
    that values larger than 1 are unlikely. We turn the sprinkler on at 12h and
    at 24h, each time depending on whether it is humid. We also have no guess
    (yet) of how the sending time of the humidity sensor is distributed, so we
    take the uniform distribution for simplicity.}
  \label{code:sprinkler}
\end{figure}

In reality we would measure all sensor data including the delays and actual
measurements of the humidity sensor in a supervised setting and then use the
dataset for inference of $\lambda_{\delta}$. From its distribution we can immediately
infer whether the sensor information is even useful for the random variables we
observe. If we view the interaction between the random variables as stochastic
processes in time, we want to infer how long they are correlated in some way.

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{lambda_delta_comparison.png}
  \caption{Using three datasets over sprinkler probabilities in blue, orange and
    green, we can infer distributions over $\lambda_{\delta}$, showing how
    quickly our observations from the humidity sensor become irrelevant. }
  \label{fig:lambda_delta_comparison}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}
  \centering
  \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{exponential_decay.png}
  \caption{For $\lambda_{\delta}=0.25$ and our prior probability of humidity
    $p=0.2$, can see how our certain observation of humidity decays towards the
    prior value. At zero delay we make our observation with probability $1$,
    while after 10 hours we are close to the probability under unconditioned
    behaviour of the sprinkler. This curve matches the infered behaviour of case
    3.}
  \label{fig:exponential_decay}
\end{figure}

For demonstration purposes we have done a comparison on three synthetic datasets
of $1000$ binary sprinkler measurements as the following cases: We observe a 1.
never sprinkling at noon, always sprinkling at night with perfect correlation to
humidity 2. sprinkling at noon with probability $0.2$ and at night with
probability $0.9$ and 3. sprinkling always with the same probability $0.8$. As
can be seen by comparison in \Cref{fig:lambda_delta_comparison} there should be
no decay in information in 1. (blue) and hence $\lambda_{\delta}$ is practically
zero. For 2. (orange) the information is still valuable, but does not perfectly
describe the sprinkling behaviour. The humidity changes by factors not captured
in the sensor data. In 3. (green) the decay is so strong, that after roughly
$10$ hours it is close to the empirical average of sprinkling behaviour
(\cref{fig:exponential_decay}).

We gain several practical insights from each distribution over
$\lambda_{\delta}$. First we do not need to hardcode timing decisions in our
inference mechanism. Instead, by leveraging the standard techniques of
probabilistic inference we can immediately make an informed guess of what the
decay should be if we want to run the inference in an unsupervised setting.
Second we can evaluate how useful the sensor really is and make adjustments to
our probabilistic inference system. In case 3. we could try to run the sensor
either closer to the sprinklers query time or more often to get a better time
estimate. We can also speculate whether the humidity sensor is sending the right
signal or might be worseless. That way we could add for example additional
sensors to the system to improve its predictive power.

\section{Outlook}
\begin{comment}
\begin{itemize}
 \item incorporate notions of memory in form of loops in the graphical model
       (e.g. looped markov chains or recurrent processes)
 \item composition with eventual consistent digital systems, e.g. discrete lattices
       (CRDTs)?
 \item large-scale joint Bayesian models (e.g. Deep Gaussian Processes/Variational Autoencoders)
 \item differential privacy
\end{itemize}
\end{comment}

The incorporation of delays into a sound mathematical framework is only a
first step towards full incorporation of time and process into graphical
models. Stochastic processes like Markov chains have been traditionally used to
describe such systems evolving in continuous time. Loops (memory) can occur in
general, complicated graphical models. Here, convergence properties of loopy
belief-propagation might be transferable. Non-stationary behavior of the delays
also needs consideration.

Once a model for distributed and decoupled statistic inference has been developed, a
universal layer of statistic inference is available. This will allow different
parties to share information with minimum effort, similar to recent open
replication systems \footnote{e.g., \url{https://ipfs.io} or
 \url{http://replikativ.io}, the latter is a project of the author.}.

\subsection{Replication}

Furthermore, models, i.e. subgraphs, can be replicated as running, distributed
copies of the same subgraphs, and information can propagate between them. This
will require regular exchange over the inferred parameters of the underlying
statistical manifold, e.g. using some form of gossip. Maybe some lessons from
Riemannian optimization can be applied here \cite{DBLP:journals/tac/Bonnabel13}
\cite{DBLP:journals/focm/Trendafilov10}.

\subsection{Joint systems}

The composition with digital eventual consistent systems (e.g. datatypes to
collect factual data) will be challenging, as a bridge between discrete and
continuous information needs to be found to do joint computation without inducing
conflicts on the digital side.

\subsection{Differential privacy}

The resulting systems might also share sensible information between separate
parties and newly evolving methods for differential privacy will be applicable
to a distributed probabilisitic system \cite{DBLP:journals/fttcs/DworkR14}.

\subsection{Acknoweledgements}

Part of this work has been supported by the H2020 LightKone
Project\footnote{https://www.lightkone.eu/}.

\printbibliography

\end{document}

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I was a relative latecomer to Facebook—and a skeptic, too. Well into the Obama era, I was parroting the standard criticisms that people who haven't actually spent time on the platform like to recycle: chiefly, "Why would I want to know what a bunch of my old classmates and distant acquaintances just had for breakfast?"
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On a beautiful autumn day, we jumped in the car and headed south to the province of Småland, to the lovely old town of Tingsryd, to visit Frida in her wonderful 18th century house. The house is a real showcase for Sandberg Wallpaper.
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What were your thoughts when you reached the decision?
"We were committed to retaining the period style, but it had to be modern and practical. I was absolutely determined that it would not feel like my childhood home.
We got in touch with a carpenter, and began by changing the layout. We then went on to renovate the hall, kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms, the whole interior of the house, really. We'll start on the outside in the spring," says Frida, and she sounds very much as though she is looking forward to it. There is clearly no doubt that decorating and finishing the house is a major part of Frida's life.
The hallway is welcoming, with Ava from Sandberg Wallpaper and built-in furniture from Åraslöv.
Frida explains that she took care of the colour scheme, while David chose the materials and appliances. For him, a large stove was essential, while Frida focused on choosing paint and wallpaper. She found inspiration from Instagram, home decorating/style magazines and blogs. She also ordered wallpaper swatches to get a sense of how colours and patterns would look in their home, before making a final decision.
While the house was being renovated, they lived in a small house nearby. This meant that they could keep a close eye on the work, but avoid living in the dust and rubble. After almost a year's work, the renovation was completed in June 2016.
The built-in kitchen was designed and installed by Åraslöv kök och inredningar. The beautiful grey-green colour of the work surfaces is unique to Åraslöv.
The black stove and fan were supplied by Lofra. In the kitchen, the old staircase was retained, and it really catches the eye, though it blends in nicely as it is painted in the same colour as the kitchen. The staircase leads to the upper floor, with the dining/family room, bathroom and bedrooms.
The bedroom is papered throughout with Sandberg Wallpaper's Ava pattern.
The dining/family room on the upper floor is decorated with the Marianne wallpaper from Sandberg Wallpaper.
The vase was specially-designed by Carina Seth Andersson for Svenskt Tenn and made by Skrufs Glasbruk in Småland.
Name: Frida Eskilsson
Occupation: Bank clerk
Lives: in an 18th century house in Tingsryd
Family: David and daughter Esther, 2
That's easy – being with my loved ones and when I get a chance to be creative.
Well, I spend a lot of time on Instagram, as well as on other home-decorating/style websites and blogs, so I pick up ideas here and there, and then combine them into a style of my own.
How would you describe your decor?
It's probably quite Scandinavian, with a lot of natural materials and muted colours.
Favourite knickknack?
My Norrgavel sofa, which I found on the advertising website "blocket", and repainted.
What would you absolutely not have at home?
I am not keen on harsh colours.
What is your favourite wallpaper?
Oh, that's a difficult one. There are so many, and so many that I like, but I have to say that it must be Ava, since I have it in no less than three rooms in our house.
3 favourite Instagram accounts?
@Mimmishem
@Emsloo
@josefin_netz
Photos taken by Sandra Willund.
Wallpaper ideas for your hallway
At home with Hanna Wendelbo


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Q: How do I finish this SQL Server 2008 query? I need a SQL 2008 query that returns all consumers who have > 1 userfield record WITH THE SAME USERFIELDUUID linked to them -- in other words, all those consumers who have duplicate userfield records.
Relevant fields in CONSUMER_USER_FIELD record:
CONSUMER_USER_FIELD_UUID - primary key
USERFIELD_UUID
CONSUMER_UUID

Relevant fields in CONSUMER record:
CONSUMER_UUID - primary key

Relevant fields in USER_FIELD record:
USERFIELD_UUID - primary key
CONSUMER_UUID
FIELD_NAME
PROMPT

I have the code that finds all consumers who have >1 CONSUMER_USER_FIELD (CUF) record.  I'm just having trouble with the "and the same userfield_uuid is on > 1 of those CUF records" part.
Here's what I have so far:
SELECT c.consumer_uuid
FROM   consumer c
       INNER JOIN consumer_user_field cuf
               ON cuf.consumer_uuid = c.consumer_uuid
WHERE  1 < (SELECT count(user_field_uuid)
            FROM   consumer_user_field cuf2
            WHERE  cuf2.consumer_uuid = c.consumer_uuid)

Am I on the right track?  Do I just need a HAVING clause now?

A: SELECT C.*
FROM
   dbo.Consumer C
WHERE
   EXISTS (
      SELECT *
      FROM dbo.Consumer_User_Field CUF
      WHERE C.Consumer_UUID = CUF.Consumer_UUID
      GROUP BY CUF.USERFIELD_UUID
      HAVING Count(*) >= 2
   )
;

P.S. To anyone who wants to complain that you can't do SELECT * with a GROUP BY: you can inside an EXISTS clause. Please try it yourself before posting. :)
You could also do it this way:
SELECT C.*
FROM
   dbo.Consumer C
   INNER JOIN (
      SELECT DISTINCT CUF.Consumer_UUID
      FROM dbo.Consumer_User_Field CUF
      GROUP BY
         CUF.Consumer_UUID,
         CUF.USERFIELD_UUID
      HAVING Count(*) >= 2
   ) U ON C.Consumer_UUID = U.Consumer_UUID
;

And yet another idea:
SELECT C.*
FROM
   dbo.Consumer C
WHERE
   EXISTS (
      SELECT *
      FROM
         dbo.Consumer_User_Field CUF
      WHERE
         C.Consumer_UUID = CUF.Consumer_UUID
         AND EXISTS (
            SELECT *
            FROM dbo.Consumer_User_Field CUF2
            WHERE
               CUF.Consumer_UUID = CUF2.Consumer_UUID
               AND CUF.USERFIELD_UUID <> CUF2.USERFIELD_UUID
         )
   )
;

These are, from a logical perspective, equivalent queries. They may perform differently--you should try them and see which one works best. If you do, would you please let me know?


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Hong Kong and Japan Require PCR Test from Laboratory with ISO 15189 Certification
International corona rules continue to evolve. This week, it was announced that both Hong Kong and Japan require incoming travelers to have their PCR test taken at an ISO 15189 certified lab. Read all the details below.
Labs with an ISO 15189 certificate
An ISO 15189 certification guarantees that a laboratory meets international standards of quality and technical competence. Spoedteststraat works with a laboratory that is ISO 15189 accredited, which is a requirement for countries such as Japan and Hong Kong. If you take a test from us to travel to Japan or Hong Kong, you will also receive a laboratory statement.
There is currently a general entry ban in Japan (effective since November 30, 2021). When Japan reopens its borders for Dutch travelers, they must meet the specific requirements for the COVID-19 test and the certificate. You can download the Japanese COVID-19 test statement here. A PCR test, LAMP, TMA, and NEAR are some of the test options allowed to travel to Japan. The so-called nose and throat swab was recently added to the list of permitted corona tests. Please note that the test to travel to Japan must be taken no more than 72 hours before departure.
Hong Kong is currently very limited open to Dutch travelers. When traveling to Hong Kong, specific requirements must be considered. The laboratory where you take the corona test must have ISO 15189 certification. Spoedteststraat is aware of all the requirements and will provide you with the statements you need. You must prove that your PCR/NAAT test has been taken at an approved lab to travel to Hong Kong. At Spoedteststraat, you will therefore receive a lab statement for travel to Hong Kong. The COVID-19 test for Hong Kong can be taken up to 72 hours before departure.
Concluding
Currently, it is not possible for Dutch tourists without a residence permit to travel to Japan or Hong Kong. When borders reopen, travelers must consider the specific COVID-19 test requirements and provide additional statements such as a lab statement (Hong Kong) and the COVID-19 test statement from the Japanese government.


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Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNNY ORTEGA, also known as "Clatcho," 39, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI's Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as "Rick the Ruler," a member of the Los Solidos street gang who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack in the area of Park Street and Hungerford Street in Hartford. During the investigation, law enforcement conducted multiple controlled purchases of narcotics from Reyes. Court-authorized wiretaps confirmed that Reyes was distributing narcotics to numerous customers, and identified individuals who supplied drugs to Reyes, as well as associates of Reyes who sold drugs on his behalf. Intercepted communications also revealed Reyes was acquiring and trafficking firearms.
Ortega, who is Reyes' brother-in-law, supplied Reyes with fentanyl, and used his Rowe Avenue residence to store, process and package fentanyl for distribution. On June 17, 2019, a court-authorized search of the residence revealed approximately 3,450 dose-bags of fentanyl, narcotics paraphernalia, a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol, and ammunition.
On June 27, 2019, a grand jury Hartford returned a 32-count indictment charging Reyes, Ortega and 13 associates with various narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses. Ortega was arrested on July 2, 2019. On April 20, 2021, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
Ortega, who is released on a $200,000 bond, is required to report to prison on February 28, 2022.
Reyes pleaded guilty and, on February 11, 2021, was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment.
The FBI's Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force includes members of the Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police Department, New Britain Police Department, West Hartford Police Department, Connecticut State Police and Connecticut Department of Correction. The Hartford Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Division provided valuable assistance to the investigation.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian P. Leaming through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program. OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs and transnational criminal organizations through a prosecutor-led and intelligence-driven approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
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"Why can I hear you in my head? If you know of a better way of subspace communication, I'd love to hear it. This always gives me a Massive headache!"
The power to communicate with one's mind. Sub-power of Telepathy.
The user is able to form a psionic communication line with another being, essentially rendering them capable of having comprehensible conversations with others using their minds. The user is able to open up channels of communications with others who may be incapable of physical speech or communicate to a deaf person by linking their minds.
Communicate/converse with others using mental speech.
Enhanced Tracking: Open a telepathic channel to track someone down.
May be limited to a certain number of targets at a time.
Cannot read minds nor execute any action with the normal telepathic ability; the only dialogue is possible.
Anodites (Ben 10) can telepathic communicate with another's mind.
Shokuhou Misaki (A Certain Scientific Railgun) has found a way to communicate with Touma telepathically despite having Imagine Breaker ability that negates all esper abilities.
Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures) can telepathically communicate with his Dark Chi Warriors from a remote location and vice versa.
The Mind Gem (Marvel Comics) can allow its user to communicate with others telepathically.
With his mastery of his chi, Stone (Marvel Comics) can use telepathy to communicate with Daredevil while mainataining their stealth.
The Fairy Rings (The Mortal Instruments) could be used to communicate between the wearers.
Inoichi Yamanaka (Naruto) uses the Mind Body Transmission Technique to telepathically communicate with other people.
Stephen Jameson (The Tomorrow People) communicates telepathically with Cara Coburn.
Jacob Black (Twilight) can communicate telepathically with the other werewolves in his pack.
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Maharashtra Asmita Scheme – Sanitary Pads for Girls & Women to Improve Personal Hygiene
On: September 7, 2020
Tagged: Asmita Scheme, Government Schemes, Maharashtra Government, Sanitary Napkins for Women, Sarkari Yojana, Schemes for Women, Schemes in Maharashtra, State Government, State Govt. Yojanas
In the wake of Women empowerment, Maharashtra Government launched the Asmita scheme for women and girls. Under this scheme, the government aims to provide sanitary pads at extremely subsidized prices.
The meaning of the word "Asmita" is Pride, and through this scheme, the state government aims to dignify women with a sense of pride and not feel ashamed or embarrassed under the societal notions that surround something so anatomically natural to a woman.
The Asmita Scheme launched by the Maharashtra Government will provide 8 small sanitary pads at just ₹ 24 and larger sized pads at ₹ 29. This pricing makes it really affordable to classes whose financial status is not all that great. The government has taken this initiative to emphasize on the fact that the financial spectrum of the masses should not hinder with personal hygiene.
Subsequently, this scheme will provide sanitary pads to girls studying in Zilla Parishad schools at ₹ 5.
In order to streamline and better execute the distribution of pads in rural areas, the government will also launch an app. As per the strategies laid down by the scheme, if all goes as per plan, we can expect a drastic drop in the number of dropouts among schoolgirls.
How will the government execute it?
For a state with a population of 11.42 crores, reaching out to the woman population is a humongous undertaking. In order to channelize this better, the government plans on implementing this with the help of Women's self-help groups.
The root objective of the Asmita scheme is to increase the percentage of women using sanitary pads. Currently, the percentage of women using sanitary pads stands at a meager 17%. A leading cause of young girls not going to school and missing out on education is the lack of availability of resources during the menstrual days.
The government tries to tackle as many issues in as lucrative a manner as possible. This initiative by the Government stands testimonial to its service towards people.
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The Scenic Railway
This week, with school holidays upon us, The Past Present is focusing on a holiday favourite – The Scenic Railway in Katoomba. This postcard, which dates to around 1935, shows the Scenic Railway in its early years as a tourist attraction. Although today we think of the Scenic Railway, the steepest incline tramway in the world, as a kind of tourist rollercoaster, it began its life as a working tramway, servicing mines.
The Scenic Railway was just one part of a network of tramways which serviced kerosene shale and coal mines in Katoomba. The tramways were built to bring coal and kerosene shale to the railway siding which was constructed in 1882. By 1895, the mines in the area were struggling and when in 1925 the Katoomba Colliery was registered, the tramways were decrepit. The Katoomba Colliery aimed to reopen the mine situated at the bottom of the hill, and sell coal to the Katoomba Power Station, the local hotels and residents. They needed a way to get the coal to the top of the hill though, so they set about fixing up the tramway which became known as The Scenic Railway.
In the late 1920s, the Scenic Railway had its first non-coal related passengers, a group of bushwalkers who were hauled up in a coal skip. Management realised the potential of the tramway and built seats into some of the coal skips. When The Great Depression struck, the mine closed, but the tramway continued to operate, now focusing on passengers and tourists. They replaced the coal skips with a specially built passenger car called 'The Mountain Devil'. The rest, as they say, is history!
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On A Soapbox In The Domain
The Domain in Sydney on Sunday afternoon
The photo above, another from the collection of an unknown photographer, was taken some time in 1936. It shows a typical Sunday afternoon scene in Sydney's beautiful Domain. The Domain has always been a centre of social activity, and during its history has attracted not only picnickers, but public speakers who took position on their soapboxes and spoke to the assembled masses. In fact, the Domain has even been described as a social safety valve, with many social causes and conflicts being aired and debated in the beautiful grounds.
Freedom of speech was celebrated at the Domain, but it was not always peaceful, or indeed appreciated by the authorities. At the time when this photo was taken, during The Great Depression, speakers in The Domain often spoke on political subjects, and violence was not unheard of. Both speakers and crowd members were sometimes even arrested. The photo shows an altogether more relaxed scene, with two speakers shown, but who knows what happened before, or indeed after the snap was taken!
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Recently, Darling Harbour has been in the news again with plans afoot to transform the area into a multimillion dollar Sydney International Convention, Exhibition and Entertainment Precinct. Darling Harbour has gone through many changes, one of the most dramatic of which (so far) was the development of the abandoned working harbour, reopened as part of the 1988 Bicentenary Celebrations.
The Darling Harbour of today is very different to the working harbour of the early 1900s, and this redevelopment will see further change. This postcard, from circa 1910, harks back to those days when Darling Harbour was a bustling hub of shipping activity.
Governor Macquarie commissioned the original development of Darling Harbour in 1812 and soon the harbour was the centre of a wharf, market and an industrial and goods-handling precinct. All sorts of goods passed through the Darling Harbour wharves, from coal and wool to live cattle.
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Ultimo Power Station
Wool train along side R.R. Power Station on Hay St. Australian Mercantile L. and F. Co. Ltd. Wool storage beyond power plant.
This week, in honour of History Week, which this year focuses on photographs in Australia, The Past Present is showcasing one of the striking photos in the collection. With 'Picture This' in mind . . .
This photograph, taken in Ultimo in 1936 is a stunning snapshot, capturing a Sydney which is now long gone.
In the foreground of the photograph, a train is waiting. The train was a wool train, carrying one of our most significant agricultural products at the time. Australia was the nation which rode the sheep's back, with some of the largest flocks in the world and our wool trade was extremely lucrative. It has been many years since Sydney has seen a wool train like this!
The image in the photograph above also shows a building which has, and continues to play an important role in Sydney's history. Built between 1899 and 1902 the building was specially constructed as a power station to supply the tram network of Sydney with electricity. The power station was the first major power station to be built in Sydney but when the tram services ceased in 1961, the building was abandoned, standing derelict like so many of the other old industrial buildings. In 1979 the building was given a new purpose and new lease on life when the NSW State Government announced that the Museum of Applied Arts And Sciences would move into the old building. Today, many might recognize the building as The Powerhouse Museum.
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We do sell original Oxycontin 80mg. We sell Original Brand Oxycontin, this is moderately priced drug used to treat moderate to severe pain. This drug is slightly more popular than comparable drugs. It is available in both generic and brand versions.
We sell 100 Tabs Xanax 0.5mg. This medicine is a peach, oval, scored tablet imprinted with "XANAX 0.5". and is manufactured by Pfizer Inc… Xanax is an inexpensive drug used to treat anxiety and panic attacks. This drug is more popular than comparable drugs. It is available in multiple brand and generic versions.
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package org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.job.snapshot.upgrader;

import org.elasticsearch.persistent.AllocatedPersistentTask;
import org.elasticsearch.tasks.TaskId;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ml.MlTasks;

import java.util.Map;

public class SnapshotUpgradeTask extends AllocatedPersistentTask {

    private final String jobId;
    private final String snapshotId;

    public SnapshotUpgradeTask(String jobId,
                               String snapshotId,
                               long id,
                               String type,
                               String action,
                               TaskId parentTask,
                               Map<String, String> headers) {
        super(id, type, action, MlTasks.snapshotUpgradeTaskId(jobId, snapshotId), parentTask, headers);
        this.jobId = jobId;
        this.snapshotId = snapshotId;
    }

    public String getJobId() {
        return jobId;
    }

    public String getSnapshotId() {
        return snapshotId;
    }
}


CorePower Yoga and Athleta teamed up to bring a unique experience to the Live Well Expo going on Saturday.
They're called "Sound Off" classes. About 50 people were in each class in the Mall of America Rotunda.
Participants are given headphones and can only hear music and the instructor.
"CorePower is all about showing this intensely physical practice through the mindfulness of yoga and how cool is it to do it through these headphones and just be able to tune into yourself and what you're all about," market manager Claire Ewing said.
There were also giveaways, food and drinks provided as well as interactive fitness activities throughout the day.
WCCO's Molly Rosenblatt took part in the class. Watch the video above for her thoughts on the experience.


Batgirl from "Batman the Animated Series" action figure. This 4" tall Batgirl was found as a McDonald's Happy Meal Toy in 1993. She comes loose (no original package) without accessories. She is in mint condition however, never played with only displayed on a collector's shelf.


President Cyril Ramaphosa started his multi province election campaign programme in Upington on Friday. He was campaigning in his capacity as President of the African National Congress (ANC). The visit marks Ramaphosa's second visit to the province within a period of 2 months. Ramaphosa interacted with voters in Louisvale in Upington where he did door to door visits to the homes of the residents.
Upington is strategic for any party that intends to win the elections in the Northern Cape. The fact that the Coloured voters in the Upington area are the majority makes it a challenging area for political parties to campaign in. The ANC seems to have the ear and cross of the majority of Coloured voters in ZF Mcgawu district, unlike in Frances Baard, where the Democratic Alliance enjoys huge support amongst coloured communities. The 8 May polls seem to be very unpredictable as the number of parties increased and the electorate having more information at their disposal, albeit propaganda in some instances, to make an informed decision.
The ANC's Secretary General, Ace Magashule, will be in the provincial capital on the campaign trail. Magashule is facing allegations from his former comrade Mxolisi Dukwana, who testified at the Zondo Commission of Enquiry that Magashule fired him for turning down a R2m bribe from the Guptas. Magashule has indicated that the allegations are false including those contained in the book Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule's Web of Capture authored by Pieter-Louis Myburgh.
Magashule will be doing door-to-door and will also be addressing a mass meeting and ANC volunteers.