We have many fond memories of the time God has blessed us with our little girl. I can't believe that I was once ready to get rid of her because she refused to be housebroken. She was almost a year old and she just wasn't getting it. I told her, "If you don't stop doing your business inside the house by the end of the week, you're out of here!" I don't know if she understood, but from that day on, we had no more problems. When I think of what we would have missed out on had I followed through on my threat, I just thank God that she got the message.
As I ponder what lies ahead for us – will she pass quietly in her sleep? – will we have to watch her waste away slowly because she refuses to eat? – will we have to put her down and hold her as her life leaves her tiny body? – I wonder, why does God allow us to love these little creatures so deeply that our hearts ache when we lose them? I think, "They are just animals." But are they just animals? Anyone who has ever loved a dog knows that each one has their own personality. They can't talk to us in human language, but they do communicate. We know what they are thinking and what they want, and they know how to get what they want from us. And when we talk to them, they listen, and it is almost as if they understand. When we are happy, they are happy. When we are down, they seem to know, and they will wrap themselves up next to us, or crawl up on our laps to comfort us. Remember the story of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke 16:19-31? The rich man had no concern for the plight of the poor beggar camped outside his gates. Jesus noted that the dogs had more compassion for this poor wretch and "came and licked his sores" (v. 21). Dogs are like that.
I hope that God has a special place for dogs in heaven. I know that the Bible doesn't talk about such things. Isaiah speaks of animals in the Millennial Kingdom: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' [crocodile's] den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea" (Isaiah 11:7-9). Since the wolf is of the "dog kind," surely domestic dogs will be included there too. The Millennial Kingdom, although it will be wonderful, is not quite heaven. There is yet a New Heaven and a New Earth to be created (Revelation 21:1). There is no mention of animals in the New Heaven and the New Earth, but it is safe to guess that since God created animals before man in His first creation, then He probably will have animals in the New Heaven and New Earth. But do dogs go to heaven?
In the beginning when God created, there was no death. Animals did not die and man did not die. It stands to reason, therefore, that animals too were created to live forever. But that ended when man sinned in the Garden (Genesis 3), and death entered into the world because of man's sin (Romans 5:12). Man's sin brought death upon all of God's creation so "that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now" (Romans 8:22). Animals suffer death innocently because of our sin, but Jesus did not come to die for dogs. "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief" (1 Timothy 1:15). In redeeming mankind, Christ will redeem His creation. "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" (Revelation 21:4).
No, the Bible doesn't say what happens to doggies when they die. That does not mean that God does not care about them. Our beginning verse reminds us that even seemingly insignificant sparrows do not fall without their Creator taking notice of them. So, as I pray for my little four-footed friend, I ask that God will take note of her. Remember what a faithful little companion she has been. Remember that the curse of death is not her fault; it's mine. So, if there is a doggie heaven, then please, Lord, make a place for our little Tina.
Ernie and June — Me, Destiny and Cassidy will keep ya'll in our prayers. Keep us posted.
You already know I am a "dog lady", they are the embodiment of unconditional love. Just think, if our dogs can love us no matter how good or maybe not-so-good we are, think just how much our Creator God loves us! Even more than our furry ones. I know the final days, hours, or ever how much time Tina has left will be precious to you both. You've been good pack leaders!
I seem to remember C.S. Lewis defending the idea that animals will be preserved by God.
Really, it is hard to imagine God not loving all of his creation enough to preserve it, down to every individual creature, in the New Heavens and New Earth. To suggest otherwise strikes me as poor theology.


Like I've said earlier, I've got a long long adventure train ride to Chicago on Friday. My sister Dana suggested I make beef jerky to eat on the train, and she was right. It's a great great idea, for me to get some protein that I don't have to worry about eating before it gets to the wrong temperature and I get food poisoning. Jerky is simple and easy to make, and fairly hands off. Plus, its delicious. It's spicy and sweet and not terribly chewy like jerky sometimes is, making your face hurt. Ouch.
Freeze the meat for about an hour, then slice thinly across the grain. Combine remaining ingredients and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Put all the meat into a ziplock bag or bowl, pour marinade over, squeeze the air out of the bag, and stick the bag in the fridge for the night.
The next day, drain the meat for a half an hour. Line the bottom of the oven with foil, grease the racks lightly and then return to the oven so that the racks divide the oven into thirds. Lay the meat across the racks, not touching.
My oven starts at 200, so I preheated it and then when I put the meat in, cooked it with the door open an inch or two. The recipe says to cook 3 hours at 160, but I found an hour and forty five minutes with the door open at 200 was enough. When the meat is dry and still a bit flexable, it's done! Let cool completely, then try not to eat it all at once.
This looks sooo good!! Thanks.
I have always wanted to make jerky. I will definitely try this out!
Thanks guys! It's delicious and really not as hard as I thought it might be!
I love homemade beef jerky! This looks wonderful!
fantastic! I must try this with honey in place of sugar. Then I can just pop some in all the pockets of my coats and never worry about being caught hungry again.
I need hosts for Go Ahead Honey it's Gluten Free! Would you be interested?
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Can this be left unrefrigerated? I have seen conflicting recommendations, but I want something that can be kept at room temperature.
I believe it can, I also couldn't find anything that said for sure if it needs to be refrigerated or not. But I tested it on myself, I took it on a 27 hour train ride and it wasn't kept cold, and I didn't get sick. So I think it should be fine.
looks like a good recipe! Good tip, too...slightly freeze the meat before slicing it. It makes it so much easier to cut. Even better...have your butcher slice it up for you!
Good work on this post. Its not as difficult to make jerky as people think. Everyone should try it!
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Велосипед с фиксированной передачей (, сленг. глухарь, fix gear, fixie, фиксед, фикс) — велосипед, у которого отсутствует свободный ход и постоянно крутятся педали, если крутится заднее колесо.
Появились такие велосипеды благодаря трековым гонкам. На классическом трековом «фиксе» ручные тормоза отсутствуют, а для резкой остановки возможно «торможение скидом» (он же «скиддинг»), когда заднее колесо блокируется усилием сопротивления ног на педали, и велосипед идёт юзом. Некоторые велосипедисты всё же снабжают «фиксы» ручным тормозом, если велосипед предполагается использовать в дорожных условиях, где экстренное и моментальное торможение часто является необходимым для предотвращения ДТП. Часто обходятся лишь передним тормозом, как более эффективным (задний на «фиксе» по большому счёту не нужен).

Одним из главных преимуществ велосипеда с фиксированной передачей является его дешевизна, хотя и это не всегда правда (см. Трековый велосипед): из-за применения дорогих материалов и сплавов стоимость рамы может быть сравнима со стоимостью рам профессиональных горных велосипедов; также в данных велосипедах ценится предельная простота и лёгкость конструкции, а как следствие — высокая надёжность и малая потребность в обслуживании. Из-за этих факторов велосипеды с фиксированной передачей применяются не только в профессиональном спорте: они зачастую используются для прогулок по городу, развлечения, поездок на работу; популярны среди велокурьеров. Считается, что такой велосипед практически не привлекает внимание велосипедных воров, которые часто судят о ценности данного вида транспорта по внешнему виду и количеству «наворотов».

Существуют и экзотические виды спорта, в которых участвуют велосипеды с фиксированной передачей: велобол, велосипедное поло, фигурное катание на велосипеде, треклокросс. Игра (гонка) «аллейкэт», хоть технически и не требует фиксированного велосипеда, имитирует работу велокурьера и потому ассоциируется именно с «фиксами».

Критика и проблемы
 Существует опасность касания дорожного полотна педалью в повороте, так как ездок вынужден вращать педали постоянно. Аналогично и при преодолении препятствий.
 Торможение только замедлением вращения педалей в опасных ситуациях недостаточно.
 Адаптировать каденс к наклонам, спускам и другим обстоятельствам так же невозможно, как дать отдых ногам во время свободного хода велосипеда, не вращая педали.
 Повышенный износ частей привода вследствие использования более высокого крутящего момента при въезде в гору и трогании с места.
 Вследствие отсутствия «дорожного оснащения» и, зачастую, двух независимых тормозов — представляет опасность на дорогах общего пользования, однако, как ни странно, в велосипедной субкультуре на «фиксах» традиционно принято ездить именно по проезжей части.

В культуре
 Главный герой фильма «Срочная доставка» признаёт только фиксированную передачу на велосипеде.

См. также

 Трековый велосипед
 Ригид
 Аллейкэт
 «Срочная доставка» — фильм о велокурьерах Нью-Йорка, ездящих на велосипедах fixed-gear.
«Брокер» (Quicksilver).
Треклокросс

Примечания

Ссылки
 История Fixed Gear
 Что такое Fixed Gear

Типы велосипедов

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A charming and traditional resort, the town Zell am See has grown into a large, contemporary resort providing fantastic shopping and dining.
This resort is ideal for both summer and winter visitors. This picturesque Alpine valley has been a climatic health resort since 1961. The Lake Zell provides the town with a natural reservoir suitable for drinking. At the entrance to the town you will see Schmittenhohe, this is perfect for strolls providing views over the town. If you enjoy cycling the town is linked to extensive networks of cycling paths, you can go as far as the next town.


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It has an upmarket and fashionable reputation and plays host to a large collection of brilliantly architectured buildings. Trains and trams both service Prahran and property in the area consists mostly of Victorian and Edwardian terrace houses.
Wedged between South Yarra and the edgier suburb of Windsor, Prahran is known for its stylish bars, Southeast Asian eateries and late-night clubs. Chapel Street is a mix of upscale fashion boutiques and cafes. Greville Street, once the centre of Melbourne's hippie community, has many cafés, bars, restaurants, bookstores, clothing shops and music shops.
The Numbers:
City of Stonnington: 25.6 km²
2036 Population forecast: 143,257
Residential dwellings: 54,107 (2018)
International visitors: 300,488 (2016)
International students: 32,116 (2016)
Employment (Jobs): 59,648 (2016)
Largest industry of employment: Hospitals
Number of cafes & restaurants: 1,944 (2016)
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It amuses me that people who reject the significance of Jesus Christ are faced everyday with reminders of his time on earth with us, the date. Every time someone writes a check or sends a letter or an email, they are affirming the greatest earthly event of all time; the incarnational work of Christ. He so monumentally changes history that his birth is the standard by which we measure time. Most civilized cultures across the globe use the Jillian or Gregorian calendars which consider Christ as the central figure of history.
It is true the "common" word was introduced by a monk to replace the regnal system of dating, a system which referenced the reign of royalty as a reference to time, i.e. " in the third year of the king…" Though the word "common" was introduced by a monk, Dionysius, he was intending to do away with the measurement of time by a ruler named Diocletian, a persecutor of Christians. In today's usage, however, those who insist on the BCE/CE system are those who seek to hijack it to question the historicity of Christ. I am doubtful they would even be able to give an intelligible response to what the "common" means in reference to "common era." That is not their concern; their intent is the erosion of Christ, the One who forever changed the face of history by giving man the opportunity to be reconciled to a Holy God through His blood.


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A son may have taken the same path as his father, but he is not following in his footsteps.
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If you've read AMERICA LIBRE, you know it was the story of Manolo Suarez, a man struggling to provide and protect his family amid smoldering ethnic tensions that give rise to a Hispanic liberation movement that ignites a new civil war upon American soil.
HOUSE DIVIDED, begins in the aftermath of the failed attempt by the Hispanic Republic to carve out a nation of its own. Imprisoned in Quarantine Zones, Latinos struggle to survive, even as their leaders try to regroup. But a new fringe terrorist group rises calling for violence, for death to the U.S. government, to all gringos. El Frente seduces the frustrated, the hungry and the young, including Manolo's only remaining son, Pedro. Father and son find themselves on opposite sides. And, when El Frente kidnaps 10 young white girls, Pedro will have to grow up fast and prove his loyalty in blood.
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Unfortunately, there are a lot of news events in the world of forex. Often, they disrupt the short-term market. Some people try to take advantage of this disruption, while I try to tiptoe around it.
I found, over a period of years trading forex, that many of the risks associated with news trades hit me all at once. This is because some news events disrupt more than others do.
Quarterly reports just carry more weight than monthly and weekly reports. Or sometimes, the results of a fundamental announcement are very surprising and shock the market for a while. In any case, a perfect storm can always be brewing, and it can be deadly.
1. The announcement comes out better than expected for the USD. A news trader immediately sells the EUR/USD currency pair (selling EUR/buying USD), just a second or two after the news becomes public. However, EUR/USD had already dropped 30 pips because of the pre-news guessers.
2. The broker gets thousands of similar sell orders at the exact same moment you sold the pair. It takes your broker a few seconds to execute the order. In the meantime, the EUR/USD has fallen another 15 pips while you wait.


Several substitutes have come up over time.
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The solar cells are there to eliminate the dependence on such charging stations though.
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Lightyear has made the body of the car much lighter than average through design changes as well as the material used.
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I didn't plan our launch this way at all. Originally, I planned to talk about how today is the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of Title VII. I wanted to write about how incredibly important Title VII has been to this country. I wanted to write about what it meant to have laws on the books that said we, women, were entitled to the protection of our federal government when we were at work. I wanted to write about how generations of women (my own included) have been able to imagine and craft lives for themselves that would have been unthinkable fifty years earlier. This is true because Title VII opened the doors to the justice system to working women. I envisioned an uplifting piece that, while acknowledging how far we have yet to go, really celebrated how far we have come.
While mentally outlining this encouraging narrative, I weighed the appropriate angles to take. Should I share the stories of my passionate clients who have used Title VII to make a difference? Should I focus on the statistics and research of where and at what pace progress has been made? Should I review the very real, very meaningful reform that Title VII litigation has yielded in the past?
The Supreme Court's decision on Monday in the now-infamous Hobby Lobby case shifted all that. Obviously, there is plenty of solid analysis already written on the decision like this and this. The initial political and public responses were, as expected, at two diametrically-opposed ends of the spectrum. There are certain disputes within this conversation that will inevitably divide folks – disputes about religion and reproduction and the proper role of the judiciary vs. the proper role of Congress. These disputes serve to partition us off into our polarized camps.
However, there are some things that don't fall as easily into right or left — things that anyone paying attention should care about. Most important, the Supreme Court's decision in Hobby Lobby is part of a larger trend. When given a chance, the Supreme Court will protect employers (especially large corporations) at the expense of the hard-working Americans who are that corporation's employees. There are too many decisions in the last few years that illustrate this point for me to review all of them. When read all together, though, it is quite clear that the Supreme Court is committed to doing everything it can to close the courtroom doors to employees who come seeking justice.
First, on April 27, 2011, there was ATT Mobility v. Concepcion. Five of the nine justices ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act should be applied broadly. This sounds boring, but what it means in real life is that employers are able to require employees give up their rights to actually go to court when they believe their employer has broken the law. Instead, employers can force employees to go into a secret process where instead of a judge or a jury, there is a decision-maker who is paid by the very same employer that the worker is trying to sue. I am not kidding. You just read that correctly. Later cases have expanded this rule to also say that employers can also require employees entirely give up their right to join with other employees in a class action when in forced arbitration.
Just a few months later, there was Wal-mart v. Dukes. On June 20, 2011, that same group of five justices issued a ruling that made it significantly more difficult for employees to band together when trying to hold corporations accountable for breaking our nation's antidiscrimination and labor laws—even when they are able to avoid forced arbitration and proceed in courts. The practical effect of the Wal-mart ruling has been that employees face a David and Goliath scenario, where – in many cases – individual Americans have no choice but to battle major national or multinational corporations (with all of their billions of dollars of resources) by themselves. This is not a set-up for success.
In the intervening years, the five men who wrote these opinions also wrote other decisions that made it easier and easier for employers to push even the most meritorious of cases out of court. In order to protect corporations in this way, the five men on the Supreme Court issuing these decisions – Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy and Samuel Alito – were forced to rely on increasingly absurd misstatements of the evidence in the cases and increasingly bizarre contortions of the law. For a good sense of how crazy this five-man majority has been in issuing these pro-employer decisions, just read some of the inspiring and scathing dissents that Justice Ginsburg has written.
Which brings us back to Hobby Lobby. Again, Justice Ginsburg swings for the fences, authoring a passionate and damning takedown of the five-man majority's decision to side with an employer against the interests of its employees. The Hobby Lobby opinion deserved nothing less. It is absurd on its face. It says that corporations can exempt themselves from federal law by invoking protections for religious freedom. Protections that were originally designed to protect the interests of the little guy against the big guy — an imposing government.
Employees of America, if the Supreme Court is allowed to have its way, it would leave us all as unprotected every day in the workplace as it has now left working women who are too poor to be able to afford contraception on their own. And make no mistake about who bears the brunt of being unprotected. It is the women, the people of color, the disabled and the old.
The question is, then, what are we all going to do about it? Because giving up just isn't an option.


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Maurice Albert Laverseyn, né le  à Bousbecque et mort le  à Roncq à l'âge de 93 ans, est un homme d'Église. Il a été aumônier de l'Ordre équestre du Saint-Sépulcre de Jérusalem, camérier secret de Sa Sainteté, prélat de Sa Sainteté (d'où le titre de « Monseigneur » qui lui est attribué) et chanoine honoraire du Saint-Sépulcre. Il a été élevé au rang d'officier de la Légion d'honneur.

Biographie

Il est fils de Louis Désiré Joseph Laverseyn, chauffeur, et de Marie-Louise Ferrant.

Il entre au séminaire de Solesmes en 1896.

Dans le cadre de ses études ecclésiastiques, il est nommé professeur au collège jésuite Saint-Joseph de Lille de 1897 à 1902.

Entré au Grand séminaire de Cambrai en 1902, il est ordonné prêtre séculier le  à Cambrai, Il retourne alors enseigner au collège jésuite Saint-Joseph de Lille jusqu'en 1944.

Il participe aux secours des victimes de la catastrophe des 18 ponts.

Durant la Première Guerre mondiale, en 1917, il est le premier aumônier militaire à s'engager volontairement au  corps d'armée. Il est arrêté comme otage et enfermé à la citadelle de Lille durant trois ans.

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est résistant et favorise l'évasion de plus de 300 jeunes belges, anglais et luxembourgeois déportés du Service du travail obligatoire cantonnés à Wacquinghen, ce qui lui valut de recevoir la croix d'honneur du Mérite franco-britannique et la croix d'honneur du Dévouement national.

Chevalier du Saint-Sépulcre le , puis commandeur, il fut aumônier de l'Ordre pour le Nord, puis prieur de la lieutenance de France de 1942 à 1948.

Il est enrôlé par , patriarche latin de Jérusalem, comme délégué de l'Œuvre pontificale de la préservation de la foi en Palestine en 1932, puis directeur national en 1945. Il fut aumônier de l'Ordre du Saint-Sépulcre de Jérusalem pour le Nord, puis prieur de la lieutenance de France de 1942 à 1948.

En 1946, il reçoit le titre de Prélat domestique de Sa Sainteté par le pape Pie XII ; en 1947 il devient le représentant de la France auprès du patriarche latin de Jérusalem.

En 1948, il devient camérier secret de Sa Sainteté. Il voyage en Palestine en 1950 à 1965 où il s'installe à Beit Sahour en Terre sainte avant de revenir dans le Nord  pour sa retraite.

Le , il est nommé Chanoine honoraire du Saint-Sépulcre.

Il y meurt d'un infarctus le .

Décorations
 Le , il reçoit chevalier de la Légion d'honneur en qualité d'otage de la guerre 1914-1918, délivré par le ministère de la guerre.
 Le , il devient Officier de la légion d'honneur en qualité de prélat de la sainteté, prieur de l'Ordre du saint sépulcre, délivré par le ministère de l'intérieur.
 Il avait aussi la médaille commémorative de la guerre de 1914-1918, la médaille de bronze des victimes de l'invasion, l'étoile noire des colonies, la croix d'honneur du mérite franco-britannique, la médaille de la reconnaissance néerlandaise et la croix d'honneur du Dévouement national.

Notes et références

Liens externes

"Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine.4.Lille-Flandres" d'André Caudron, éditions Beauchesne, 1990  (figure à la page 299)

Prêtre catholique français du XXe siècle
Prélat d'honneur
Aumônier militaire français du XXe siècle
Prieur du XXe siècle
Naissance en février 1878
Décès en novembre 1971
Décès à 93 ans
Décès à Roncq


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/// <reference path="../../_references.ts"/>

module powerbi.visuals.samples {
    import ClassAndSelector = jsCommon.CssConstants.ClassAndSelector;

    export interface ChordChartData {
        dataMatrix: number[][];
        labelDataPoints: ChordArcDescriptor[];
        legendData?: LegendData;
        labelFontSize: number;
        tooltipData: ChordTooltipData[][];
        sliceTooltipData: ChordTooltipData[];
        tickUnit: number;
        differentFromTo: boolean;
        defaultDataPointColor?: string;
        prevAxisVisible: boolean;
        showAllDataPoints?: boolean;
        showLabels: boolean;
        showAxis: boolean;
    }

    export interface ChordArcDescriptor extends D3.Layout.ArcDescriptor {
        data: ChordArcLabelData;
    }

    export interface ChordArcLabelData extends LabelEnabledDataPoint, SelectableDataPoint {
        label: string;
        labelColor: string;
        barColor: string;
        isCategory: boolean;
    }

    export interface ChordTooltipData {
        tooltipInfo: TooltipDataItem[];
    }

    export class ChordChart implements IVisual {
        public static capabilities: VisualCapabilities = {
            dataRoles: [
                {
                    name: 'Category',
                    kind: VisualDataRoleKind.Grouping,
                    displayName: 'From',
                }, {
                    name: 'Series',
                    kind: VisualDataRoleKind.Grouping,
                    displayName: 'To',
                }, {
                    name: 'Y',
                    kind: VisualDataRoleKind.Measure,
                    displayName: data.createDisplayNameGetter('Role_DisplayName_Values'),
                }
            ],
            dataViewMappings: [{
                conditions: [
                    { 'Category': { max: 1 }, 'Series': { max: 0 } },
                    { 'Category': { max: 1 }, 'Series': { min: 1, max: 1 }, 'Y': { max: 1 } },
                    { 'Category': { max: 1 }, 'Series': { max: 0 }, 'Y': { min: 0, max: 1 } },
                ],
                categorical: {
                    categories: {
                        for: { in: 'Category' },
                        dataReductionAlgorithm: { top: {} }
                    },
                    values: {
                        group: {
                            by: 'Series',
                            select: [{ bind: { to: 'Y' } }],
                            dataReductionAlgorithm: { top: {} }
                        },
                    },
                    rowCount: { preferred: { min: 2 }, supported: { min: 1 } }
                },
            }],
            objects: {
                dataPoint: {
                    displayName: data.createDisplayNameGetter('Visual_DataPoint'),
                    properties: {
                        defaultColor: {
                            displayName: data.createDisplayNameGetter('Visual_DefaultColor'),
                            type: { fill: { solid: { color: true } } }
                        },
                        showAllDataPoints: {
                            displayName: data.createDisplayNameGetter('Visual_DataPoint_Show_All'),
                            type: { bool: true }
                        },
                        fill: {
                            displayName: data.createDisplayNameGetter('Visual_Fill'),
                            type: { fill: { solid: { color: true } } }
                        },
                    },
                },
                axis: {
                    displayName: 'Axis',
                    properties: {
                        show: {
                            type: { bool: true }
                        },
                    },
                },
                labels: {
                    displayName: 'Labels',
                    properties: {
                        show: {
                            type: { bool: true }
                        },
                        color: {
                            displayName: data.createDisplayNameGetter("Visual_Reference_Line_Data_Label_Color"),
                            description: data.createDisplayNameGetter('Visual_Reference_Line_Data_Label_Color_Description'),
                            type: { fill: { solid: { color: true } } }
                        },
                        fontSize: {
                            displayName: data.createDisplayNameGetter('Visual_TextSize'),
                            type: { formatting: { fontSize: true } },
                        },
                    },
                }
            }
        };

        public static chordChartProps = {
            general: {
                formatString: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'general', propertyName: 'formatString' },
            },
            dataPoint: {
                defaultColor: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'dataPoint', propertyName: 'defaultColor' },
                fill: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'dataPoint', propertyName: 'fill' },
                showAllDataPoints: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'dataPoint', propertyName: 'showAllDataPoints' },
            },
            axis: {
                show: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'axis', propertyName: 'show' },
            },
            labels: {
                show: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'labels', propertyName: 'show' },
                color: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'labels', propertyName: 'color' },
                fontSize: <DataViewObjectPropertyIdentifier>{ objectName: 'labels', propertyName: 'fontSize' },
            },
        };

        public static PolylineOpacity = 0.5;

        private static OuterArcRadiusRatio = 0.9;
        private static InnerArcRadiusRatio = 0.8;
        private static DefaultLabelColor = "#777777";
        private static DefaultLabelsFontSize = 12;

        private static VisualClassName = 'chordChart';

        private static sliceClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'slice',
            selector: '.slice',
        };

        private static chordClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'chord',
            selector: '.chord',
        };

        private static sliceTicksClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'slice-ticks',
            selector: '.slice-ticks'
        };

        private static tickPairClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'tick-pair',
            selector: '.tick-pair'
        };

        private static tickLineClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'tick-line',
            selector: '.tick-line'
        };

        private static tickTextClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'tick-text',
            selector: '.tick-text'
        };

        private static labelGraphicsContextClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'labels',
            selector: '.labels',
        };

        private static labelsClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'data-labels',
            selector: '.data-labels',
        };

        private static linesGraphicsContextClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'lines',
            selector: '.lines',
        };

        private static lineClass: ClassAndSelector = {
            class: 'line-label',
            selector: '.line-label',
        };

        private chordLayout: D3.Layout.ChordLayout;
        private element: JQuery;

        private svg: D3.Selection;
        private mainGraphicsContext: D3.Selection;

        private data: ChordChartData;
        private colors: IDataColorPalette;
        private selectionManager: utility.SelectionManager;
        private dataView: DataView;

        /* Convert a DataView into a view model */
        public static converter(dataView: DataView, colors: IDataColorPalette, prevAxisVisible: boolean): ChordChartData {
            let catDv: DataViewCategorical = dataView.categorical;

            let defaultDataPointColor: string = ChordChart.getDefaultDataPointColor(dataView).solid.color;
            let labelColor = ChordChart.getLabelsColor(dataView);
            let labelFontSize = ChordChart.getLabelsFontSize(dataView);

            if (catDv && catDv.categories && catDv.categories.length > 0 && catDv.values && catDv.categories[0].values && catDv.categories[0].values[0]) {

                let cat: DataViewCategoryColumn = catDv.categories[0];
                let catValues = cat.values;
                let values = catDv.values;
                let dataMatrix: number[][] = [];

                let legendData: LegendData = {
                    dataPoints: [],
                    title: values[0] && values[0].source ? values[0].source.displayName : "",
                };

                let toolTipData: ChordTooltipData[][] = [];
                let sliceTooltipData: ChordTooltipData[] = [];

                let max: number = 1000;

                let seriesName: string[] = [];  /* series name array */
                let seriesIndex: number[] = []; /* series index array */

                let catIndex: number[] = [];    /* index array for category names */

                let isDiffFromTo: boolean = false;  /* boolean variable indicates that From and To are different */

                let labelData: ChordArcLabelData[] = [];    /* label data: !important */

                let colorHelper = new ColorHelper(colors,
                    ChordChart.chordChartProps.dataPoint.fill,
                    defaultDataPointColor);

                for (let i: number = 0, iLen = catValues.length; i < iLen; i++) {
                    catIndex[catValues[i]] = i;
                }

                for (let i: number = 0, iLen = values.length; i < iLen; i++) {
                    let seriesNameStr: string = converterHelper.getSeriesName(values[i].source);

                    seriesName.push(seriesNameStr);
                    seriesIndex[seriesNameStr] = i;
                }

                let totalFields: any[] = this.union_arrays(catValues, seriesName);

                if (ChordChart.getValidArrayLength(totalFields) ===
                    ChordChart.getValidArrayLength(catValues) + ChordChart.getValidArrayLength(seriesName)) {
                    isDiffFromTo = true;
                }

                let formatStringProp = ChordChart.chordChartProps.general.formatString;
                let categorySourceFormatString = valueFormatter.getFormatString(cat.source, formatStringProp);

                for (let i: number = 0, iLen = totalFields.length; i < iLen; i++) {
                    let id: SelectionId = null;
                    let color: string = '';
                    let isCategory: boolean = false;

                    if (catIndex[totalFields[i]] !== undefined) {
                        let index = catIndex[totalFields[i]];
                        id = SelectionIdBuilder
                            .builder()
                            .withCategory(cat, catIndex[totalFields[i]])
                            .createSelectionId();
                        isCategory = true;
                        let thisCategoryObjects = cat.objects ? cat.objects[index] : undefined;

                        color = colorHelper.getColorForSeriesValue(thisCategoryObjects, /* cat.identityFields */ undefined, catValues[index]);

                    } else if (seriesIndex[totalFields[i]] !== undefined) {
                        let index = seriesIndex[totalFields[i]];

                        let seriesData = values[index];
                        let seriesObjects = seriesData && seriesData.objects && seriesData.objects[0];
                        let seriesNameStr = converterHelper.getSeriesName(seriesData.source);

                        id = SelectionId.createWithId(seriesData.identity);
                        isCategory = false;

                        color = colorHelper.getColorForSeriesValue(seriesObjects, /* values.identityFields */ undefined, seriesNameStr);
                    }

                    labelData.push({
                        label: totalFields[i],
                        labelColor: labelColor,
                        barColor: color,
                        isCategory: isCategory,
                        identity: id,
                        selected: false
                    });

                    dataMatrix.push([]);
                    toolTipData.push([]);

                    let formattedCategoryValue = valueFormatter.format(catValues[i], categorySourceFormatString);

                    for (let j = 0, jLen = totalFields.length; j < jLen; j++) {
                        let elementValue: number = 0;
                        let tooltipInfo: TooltipDataItem[] = [];

                        if (catIndex[totalFields[i]] !== undefined &&
                            seriesIndex[totalFields[j]] !== undefined) {
                            let row: number = catIndex[totalFields[i]];
                            let col: number = seriesIndex[totalFields[j]];
                            if (values[col].values[row] !== null) {
                                elementValue = values[col].values[row];

                                if (elementValue > max)
                                    max = elementValue;

                                tooltipInfo = TooltipBuilder.createTooltipInfo(
                                    formatStringProp,
                                    catDv,
                                    formattedCategoryValue,
                                    elementValue,
                                    null,
                                    null,
                                    col,
                                    row);
                            }
                        } else if (isDiffFromTo && catIndex[totalFields[j]] !== undefined &&
                            seriesIndex[totalFields[i]] !== undefined) {
                            let row: number = catIndex[totalFields[j]];
                            let col: number = seriesIndex[totalFields[i]];
                            if (values[col].values[row] !== null) {
                                elementValue = values[col].values[row];
                            }
                        }

                        dataMatrix[i].push(elementValue);
                        toolTipData[i].push({
                            tooltipInfo: tooltipInfo
                        });
                    }

                    let totalSum = d3.sum(dataMatrix[i]);

                    sliceTooltipData.push({
                        tooltipInfo: [{
                            displayName: totalFields[i],
                            value: (ChordChart.isInt(totalSum)) ? totalSum.toFixed(0) : totalSum.toFixed(2)
                        }]
                    });
                }

                let chordLayout = d3.layout.chord()
                    .padding(0.1)
                    .matrix(dataMatrix);

                let unitLength: number = Math.round(max / 5).toString().length - 1;

                return {
                    dataMatrix: dataMatrix,
                    labelDataPoints: ChordChart.convertToChordArcDescriptor(chordLayout.groups(), labelData),
                    legendData: legendData,
                    tooltipData: toolTipData,
                    sliceTooltipData: sliceTooltipData,
                    tickUnit: Math.pow(10, unitLength),
                    differentFromTo: isDiffFromTo,
                    defaultDataPointColor: defaultDataPointColor,
                    prevAxisVisible: prevAxisVisible,
                    showAllDataPoints: ChordChart.getShowAllDataPoints(dataView),
                    showLabels: ChordChart.getLabelsShow(dataView),
                    showAxis: ChordChart.getAxisShow(dataView),
                    labelFontSize: labelFontSize,
                };
            } else {
                return {
                    dataMatrix: [],
                    labelDataPoints: [],
                    legendData: null,
                    tooltipData: [],
                    sliceTooltipData: [],
                    tickUnit: 1000,
                    differentFromTo: false,
                    defaultDataPointColor: defaultDataPointColor,
                    prevAxisVisible: prevAxisVisible,
                    showAllDataPoints: ChordChart.getShowAllDataPoints(dataView),
                    showLabels: ChordChart.getLabelsShow(dataView),
                    showAxis: ChordChart.getAxisShow(dataView),
                    labelFontSize: labelFontSize,
                };
            }
        }

        /* Check every element of the array and returns the count of elements which are valid(not undefined) */
        public static getValidArrayLength(array: any[]): number {
            let len = 0;
            for (let i: number = 0, iLen = array.length; i < iLen; i++) {
                if (array[i] !== undefined) {
                    len++;
                }
            }
            return len;
        }

        /* Convert ChordLayout to ChordArcDescriptor */
        public static convertToChordArcDescriptor(groups: D3.Layout.ArcDescriptor[], datum: ChordArcLabelData[]): ChordArcDescriptor[] {
            let labelDataPoints: ChordArcDescriptor[] = [];
            for (let i: number = 0, iLen = groups.length; i < iLen; i++) {
                let labelDataPoint: ChordArcDescriptor = groups[i];
                labelDataPoint.data = datum[i];
                labelDataPoints.push(labelDataPoint);
            }

            return labelDataPoints;
        }

        /* Calculate radius */
        private calculateRadius(viewport: IViewport): number {
            if (this.data && this.data.showLabels) {
                // if we have category or data labels, use a sigmoid to blend the desired denominator from 2 to 3.
                // if we are taller than we are wide, we need to use a larger denominator to leave horizontal room for the labels.
                let hw = viewport.height / viewport.width;
                let denom = 2 + (1 / (1 + Math.exp(-5 * (hw - 1))));
                return Math.min(viewport.height, viewport.width) / denom;
            }

            // no labels
            return Math.min(viewport.height, viewport.width) / 2;
        }

        /* Draw category labels */
        public static drawDefaultCategoryLabels(graphicsContext: D3.Selection, chordData: ChordChartData, radius: number, viewport: IViewport): void {
            /** Multiplier to place the end point of the reference line at 0.05 * radius away from the outer edge of the chord/pie. */

            let arc: D3.Svg.Arc = d3.svg.arc()
                .innerRadius(0)
                .outerRadius(radius * ChordChart.InnerArcRadiusRatio);

            let outerArc: D3.Svg.Arc = d3.svg.arc()
                .innerRadius(radius * ChordChart.OuterArcRadiusRatio)
                .outerRadius(radius * ChordChart.OuterArcRadiusRatio);

            if (chordData.showLabels) {
                let labelLayout = ChordChart.getChordChartLabelLayout(radius, outerArc, viewport, chordData.labelFontSize);
                ChordChart.drawDefaultLabelsForChordChart(chordData.labelDataPoints,
                    graphicsContext,
                    labelLayout, viewport,
                    radius, arc, outerArc);
            }
            else
                dataLabelUtils.cleanDataLabels(graphicsContext, true);
        }

        /* One time setup*/
        public init(options: VisualInitOptions): void {
            let element = this.element = options.element;
            this.selectionManager = new utility.SelectionManager({ hostServices: options.host });

            this.svg = d3.select(element.get(0))
                .append('svg')
                .style('position', 'absolute')
                .classed(ChordChart.VisualClassName, true);

            this.mainGraphicsContext = this.svg
                .append('g');

            this.mainGraphicsContext
                .append('g')
                .classed('slices', true);

            this.mainGraphicsContext
                .append('g')
                .classed('ticks', true);

            this.mainGraphicsContext
                .append('g')
                .classed('chords', true);

            this.colors = options.style.colorPalette.dataColors;
        }

        /* Called for data, size, formatting changes*/
        public update(options: VisualUpdateOptions) {
            // assert dataView
            if (!options.dataViews || !options.dataViews[0]) return;

            // get animation duration
            let duration = options.suppressAnimations ? 0 : AnimatorCommon.MinervaAnimationDuration;

            let dataView = this.dataView = options.dataViews[0];
            let prevAxisShow: boolean = (this.data) ? this.data.showAxis : !ChordChart.getAxisShow(dataView);

            let data = this.data = ChordChart.converter(dataView, this.colors, prevAxisShow);

            let viewport = options.viewport;

            let chordLayout = this.chordLayout = d3.layout.chord()
                .padding(0.1)
                //.sortGroups(d3.descending)
                .matrix(data.dataMatrix);

            let width = viewport.width;
            let height = viewport.height;

            let radius = this.calculateRadius(viewport);
            let sm = this.selectionManager;

            let innerRadius: number = radius;
            let outerRadius: number = radius * ChordChart.InnerArcRadiusRatio;

            let arc: D3.Svg.Arc = d3.svg.arc().innerRadius(innerRadius).outerRadius(outerRadius);

            this.svg
                .attr({
                    'width': width,
                    'height': height
                });

            let mainGraphicsContext = this.mainGraphicsContext
                .attr('transform', SVGUtil.translate(width / 2, height / 2));

            let sliceShapes = this.svg.select('.slices')
                .selectAll('path' + ChordChart.sliceClass.selector)
                .data(chordLayout.groups);

            sliceShapes.enter()
                .insert("path")
                .classed(ChordChart.sliceClass.class, true);

            sliceShapes.style('fill', (d, i) => data.labelDataPoints[i].data.barColor)
                .style("stroke", (d, i) => data.labelDataPoints[i].data.barColor)
                .on('click', function(d, i) {
                    sm.select(data.labelDataPoints[i].data.identity).then(ids=> {
                        if (ids.length > 0) {
                            mainGraphicsContext.selectAll(".chords path.chord")
                                .style("opacity", 1);

                            mainGraphicsContext.selectAll(".slices path.slice")
                                .style('opacity', 0.3);

                            mainGraphicsContext.selectAll(".chords path.chord")
                                .filter(function(d) { return d.source.index !== i && d.target.index !== i; })
                                .style("opacity", 0.3);

                            d3.select(this).style('opacity', 1);
                        } else {
                            sliceShapes.style('opacity', 1);
                            mainGraphicsContext.selectAll(".chords path.chord")
                                .filter(function(d) { return d.source.index !== i && d.target.index !== i; })
                                .style("opacity", 1);
                        }
                    });

                    d3.event.stopPropagation();
                })
                .transition()
                .duration(duration)
                .attr("d", arc);

            sliceShapes.exit()
                .remove();

            TooltipManager.addTooltip(sliceShapes, (tooltipEvent: TooltipEvent) => {
                return data.sliceTooltipData[tooltipEvent.data.index].tooltipInfo;
            });

            let chordShapes = this.svg.select('.chords')
                .selectAll('path' + ChordChart.chordClass.selector)
                .data(chordLayout.chords);

            chordShapes
                .enter().insert("path")
                .classed(ChordChart.chordClass.class, true);

            chordShapes.style("fill", (d, i) => data.labelDataPoints[d.target.index].data.barColor)
                .style("opacity", 1)
                .transition()
                .duration(duration)
                .attr("d", d3.svg.chord().radius(innerRadius));

            chordShapes.exit()
                .remove();

            this.svg
                .on('click', () => this.selectionManager.clear().then(() => {
                    sliceShapes.style('opacity', 1);
                    chordShapes.style('opacity', 1);
                }));

            ChordChart.drawTicks(this.mainGraphicsContext, data, chordLayout, outerRadius, duration, viewport);
            ChordChart.drawDefaultCategoryLabels(this.mainGraphicsContext, data, radius, viewport);

            TooltipManager.addTooltip(chordShapes, (tooltipEvent: TooltipEvent) => {
                let tooltipInfo: TooltipDataItem[] = [];
                if (data.differentFromTo) {
                    tooltipInfo = data.tooltipData[tooltipEvent.data.source.index]
                    [tooltipEvent.data.source.subindex]
                        .tooltipInfo;
                } else {
                    tooltipInfo.push({
                        displayName: data.labelDataPoints[tooltipEvent.data.source.index].data.label
                        + '->' + data.labelDataPoints[tooltipEvent.data.source.subindex].data.label,
                        value: data.dataMatrix[tooltipEvent.data.source.index]
                        [tooltipEvent.data.source.subindex].toString()
                    });
                    tooltipInfo.push({
                        displayName: data.labelDataPoints[tooltipEvent.data.target.index].data.label
                        + '->' + data.labelDataPoints[tooltipEvent.data.target.subindex].data.label,
                        value: data.dataMatrix[tooltipEvent.data.target.index]
                        [tooltipEvent.data.target.subindex].toString()
                    });
                }
                return tooltipInfo;
            });
        }

        /*About to remove your visual, do clean up here */
        public destroy() {

        }

        /* Clean ticks */
        public static cleanTicks(context: D3.Selection) {
            let empty = [];
            let tickLines = context.selectAll(ChordChart.tickLineClass.selector).data(empty);
            tickLines.exit().remove();

            let tickTexts = context.selectAll(ChordChart.tickTextClass.selector).data(empty);
            tickTexts.exit().remove();

            context.selectAll(ChordChart.tickPairClass.selector).remove();
            context.selectAll(ChordChart.sliceTicksClass.selector).remove();
        }

        /* Draw axis(ticks) around the arc */
        public static drawTicks(graphicsContext: D3.Selection, chordData: ChordChartData, chordLayout: D3.Layout.ChordLayout, outerRadius: number, duration: number, viewport: IViewport): void {

            if (chordData.showAxis) {
                let tickShapes = graphicsContext.select('.ticks')
                    .selectAll('g' + ChordChart.sliceTicksClass.selector)
                    .data(chordLayout.groups);
                let animDuration = (chordData.prevAxisVisible === chordData.showAxis) ? duration : 0;

                tickShapes.enter().insert('g')
                    .classed(ChordChart.sliceTicksClass.class, true);

                let tickPairs = tickShapes.selectAll('g' + ChordChart.tickPairClass.selector)
                    .data(function(d) {
                        let k = (d.endAngle - d.startAngle) / d.value;
                        let range = d3.range(0, d.value, d.value - 1 < 0.15 ? 0.15 : d.value - 1);
                        let retval =
                            range.map(function(v, i) {
                                let divider: number = 1000;
                                let unitStr: string = 'k';

                                if (chordData.tickUnit >= 1000 * 1000) {
                                    divider = 1000 * 1000;
                                    unitStr = 'm';
                                }
                                else if (chordData.tickUnit >= 1000) {
                                    divider = 1000;
                                    unitStr = 'k';
                                } else {
                                    divider = 1;
                                    unitStr = '';
                                }
                                let retv =
                                    {
                                        angle: v * k + d.startAngle,
                                        label: Math.floor(v / divider) + unitStr
                                    };
                                return retv;

                            });
                        return retval;
                    });

                tickPairs.enter().insert('g')
                    .classed(ChordChart.tickPairClass.class, true);

                tickPairs.transition()
                    .duration(animDuration)
                    .attr('transform', function(d) {
                        return 'rotate(' + (d.angle * 180 / Math.PI - 90) + ')'
                            + 'translate(' + outerRadius + ',0)';
                    });

                tickPairs.selectAll('line' + ChordChart.tickLineClass.selector)
                    .data((d) => [d])
                    .enter().insert('line')
                    .classed(ChordChart.tickLineClass.class, true)
                    .style("stroke", "#000")
                    .attr("x1", 1)
                    .attr("y1", 0)
                    .attr("x2", 5)
                    .attr("y2", 0);

                tickPairs.selectAll('text' + ChordChart.tickTextClass.selector)
                    .data((d) => [d])
                    .enter().insert('text')
                    .classed(ChordChart.tickTextClass.class, true)
                    .style("text-anchor", function(d) { return d.angle > Math.PI ? "end" : null; })
                    .text(function(d) { return d.label; })
                    .attr("transform", function(d) { return d.angle > Math.PI ? "rotate(180)translate(-16)" : null; })
                    .attr("x", 8)
                    .attr("dy", ".35em");

                tickPairs.exit()
                    .remove();

                tickShapes.exit()
                    .remove();

            } else {
                ChordChart.cleanTicks(graphicsContext);
            }

        }

        /* Get format parameter axis whether it determines show ticks or not. Default value is true */
        private static getAxisShow(dataView: DataView): boolean {
            if (dataView && dataView.metadata) {
                let objects = dataView.metadata.objects;
                if (objects) {
                    let axis = objects['axis'];
                    if (axis && axis.hasOwnProperty('show')) {
                        return <boolean>axis['show'];
                    }
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        /* Get format parameter labels whether it determines show labels or not. Default value is true */
        private static getLabelsShow(dataView: DataView): boolean {
            if (dataView && dataView.metadata) {
                let objects = dataView.metadata.objects;
                if (objects) {
                    let labels = objects['labels'];
                    if (labels && labels.hasOwnProperty('show')) {
                        return <boolean>labels['show'];
                    }
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        /* Get format parameter labels whether it determines show labels or not. Default value is true */
        private static getLabelsColor(dataView: DataView): string {
            if (dataView && dataView.metadata) {
                let objects = dataView.metadata.objects;
                if (objects) {
                    let labels = objects['labels'];
                    if (labels && labels.hasOwnProperty('color'))
                        return labels['color'].solid.color;
                }
            }
            return ChordChart.DefaultLabelColor;
        }

        private static getLabelsFontSize(dataView: DataView): number {
            if (dataView && dataView.metadata) {
                let objects = dataView.metadata.objects;
                if (objects) {
                    let labels = objects['labels'];
                    if (labels && labels.hasOwnProperty('fontSize'))
                        return labels['fontSize'];
                }
            }
            return ChordChart.DefaultLabelsFontSize;
        }

        /* Select labels */
        public static selectLabels(filteredData: LabelEnabledDataPoint[], context: D3.Selection, isDonut: boolean = false, forAnimation: boolean = false): D3.UpdateSelection {

            // Check for a case where resizing leaves no labels - then we need to remove the labels 'g'
            if (filteredData.length === 0) {
                dataLabelUtils.cleanDataLabels(context, true);
                return null;
            }

            if (context.select(ChordChart.labelGraphicsContextClass.selector).empty())
                context.append('g').classed(ChordChart.labelGraphicsContextClass.class, true);

            // line chart ViewModel has a special 'key' property for point identification since the 'identity' field is set to the series identity
            let hasKey: boolean = (<any>filteredData)[0].key !== null;
            let hasDataPointIdentity: boolean = (<any>filteredData)[0].identity !== null;
            let getIdentifier = hasKey ?
                (d: any) => d.key
                : hasDataPointIdentity ?
                    (d: SelectableDataPoint) => d.identity.getKey()
                    : undefined;

            let labels = isDonut ?
                context.select(ChordChart.labelGraphicsContextClass.selector).selectAll(ChordChart.labelsClass.selector).data(filteredData, (d: DonutArcDescriptor) => d.data.identity.getKey())
                : getIdentifier !== null ?
                    context.select(ChordChart.labelGraphicsContextClass.selector).selectAll(ChordChart.labelsClass.selector).data(filteredData, getIdentifier)
                    : context.select(ChordChart.labelGraphicsContextClass.selector).selectAll(ChordChart.labelsClass.selector).data(filteredData);

            let newLabels = labels.enter()
                .append('text')
                .classed(ChordChart.labelsClass.class, true);
            if (forAnimation)
                newLabels.style('opacity', 0);

            return labels;
        }

        /* Draw labels */
        public static drawDefaultLabelsForChordChart(data: any[], context: D3.Selection, layout: ILabelLayout, viewport: IViewport, radius: number, arc: D3.Svg.Arc, outerArc: D3.Svg.Arc) {
            // Hide and reposition labels that overlap
            let dataLabelManager = new DataLabelManager();
            let filteredData = dataLabelManager.hideCollidedLabels(viewport, data, layout,/* addTransform */ true);

            let labels: D3.UpdateSelection = ChordChart.selectLabels(filteredData, context, true);

            if (!labels) {
                return;
            }

            labels
                .attr({ x: (d: LabelEnabledDataPoint) => d.labelX, y: (d: LabelEnabledDataPoint) => d.labelY, dy: '.35em' })
                .text((d: LabelEnabledDataPoint) => d.labeltext)
                .style(layout.style);

            labels
                .exit()
                .remove();

            if (context.select(ChordChart.linesGraphicsContextClass.selector).empty()) {
                context
                    .append('g')
                    .classed(ChordChart.linesGraphicsContextClass.class, true);
            }

            let lines = context.select(ChordChart.linesGraphicsContextClass.selector).selectAll('polyline')
                .data(filteredData, (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => d.data.identity.getKey());
            let innerLinePointMultiplier = 2.05;

            let midAngle = function(d: ChordArcDescriptor) {
                return d.startAngle + (d.endAngle - d.startAngle) / 2;
            };

            lines.enter()
                .append('polyline')
                .classed(ChordChart.lineClass.class, true);

            lines
                .attr('points', function(d) {
                    let textPoint = outerArc.centroid(d);
                    textPoint[0] = radius * 0.95 * (midAngle(d) < Math.PI ? 1 : -1);
                    let midPoint = outerArc.centroid(d);
                    let chartPoint = arc.centroid(d);
                    chartPoint[0] *= innerLinePointMultiplier;
                    chartPoint[1] *= innerLinePointMultiplier;
                    return [chartPoint, midPoint, textPoint];
                }).
                style({
                    'opacity': (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => ChordChart.PolylineOpacity,
                    'stroke': (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => d.data.labelColor,
                });

            lines
                .exit()
                .remove();
        }

        /* Get label layout */
        public static getChordChartLabelLayout(radius: number, outerArc: D3.Svg.Arc, viewport: IViewport, labelFontSize: number): ILabelLayout {
            let midAngle = function(d: ChordArcDescriptor) {
                return d.startAngle + (d.endAngle - d.startAngle) / 2;
            };

            let spaceAvaliableForLabels: number = viewport.width / 2 - radius;
            let minAvailableSpace: number = Math.min(spaceAvaliableForLabels, dataLabelUtils.maxLabelWidth);
            var PixelConverter = jsCommon.PixelConverter;

            return {
                labelText: (d: DonutArcDescriptor) => {
                    // show only category label
                    return dataLabelUtils.getLabelFormattedText({
                        label: d.data.label,
                        maxWidth: minAvailableSpace,
                        fontSize: labelFontSize,
                    });
                },
                labelLayout: {
                    x: (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => {
                        return radius * (midAngle(d) < Math.PI ? 1 : -1);
                    },
                    y: (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => {
                        let pos = outerArc.centroid(d);
                        return pos[1];
                    },
                },
                filter: (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => (d !== null && d.data !== null && d.data.label !== null),
                style: {
                    'fill': (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => d.data.labelColor,
                    'text-anchor': (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => midAngle(d) < Math.PI ? 'start' : 'end',
                    'font-size': (d: ChordArcDescriptor) => PixelConverter.fromPointToPixel(labelFontSize),
                },
            };
        }

        /* Get Default Datapoint color */
        private static getDefaultDataPointColor(dataView: DataView, defaultValue?: string): Fill {
            if (dataView && dataView.metadata) {
                let objects = dataView.metadata.objects;
                if (objects) {
                    let dataPoint = objects['dataPoint'];
                    if (dataPoint && dataPoint.hasOwnProperty('defaultColor')) {
                        let defaultColor = <Fill>dataPoint['defaultColor'];
                        if (defaultColor) {
                            return defaultColor;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return { solid: { color: defaultValue } };
        }

        /* Get format paramter value (showAllDataPoints)  */
        private static getShowAllDataPoints(dataView: DataView): boolean {
            if (!dataView || !dataView.metadata || !dataView.metadata.objects)
                return false;

            let objects: DataViewObjects = dataView.metadata.objects;
            let dataPoint = objects['dataPoint'];
            if (dataPoint && dataPoint.hasOwnProperty('showAllDataPoints')) {
                return <boolean>dataPoint['showAllDataPoints'];
            }
            return false;
        }

        /* Enumerate format values */
        public enumerateObjectInstances(options: EnumerateVisualObjectInstancesOptions): VisualObjectInstance[] {
            let instances: VisualObjectInstance[] = [];
            let axis: VisualObjectInstance;

            switch (options.objectName) {
                case 'axis':
                    axis = {
                        objectName: 'axis',
                        displayName: 'Axis',
                        selector: null,
                        properties: {
                            show: ChordChart.getAxisShow(this.dataView)
                        }
                    };

                    instances.push(axis);
                    break;
                case 'labels':
                    axis = {
                        objectName: 'labels',
                        displayName: 'Labels',
                        selector: null,
                        properties: {
                            show: ChordChart.getLabelsShow(this.dataView),
                            color: ChordChart.getLabelsColor(this.dataView),
                            fontSize: ChordChart.getLabelsFontSize(this.dataView),
                        }
                    };
                    instances.push(axis);
                    break;
                case 'dataPoint':
                    let defaultColor: VisualObjectInstance = {
                        objectName: 'dataPoint',
                        selector: null,
                        properties: {
                            defaultColor: {
                                solid: { color: (this.data && this.data.defaultDataPointColor) ? this.data.defaultDataPointColor : this.colors.getColorByIndex(0).value }
                            }
                        }
                    };

                    instances.push(defaultColor);

                    let showAllDataPoints: VisualObjectInstance = {
                        objectName: 'dataPoint',
                        selector: null,
                        properties: {
                            showAllDataPoints: this.data ? !!this.data.showAllDataPoints : false,
                        }
                    };

                    instances.push(showAllDataPoints);

                    if (this.data && this.data.labelDataPoints) {
                        for (let i: number = 0, iLen = this.data.labelDataPoints.length; i < iLen; i++) {
                            let labelDataPoint: ChordArcLabelData = this.data.labelDataPoints[i].data;

                            if (labelDataPoint.isCategory) {
                                let colorInstance: VisualObjectInstance = {
                                    objectName: 'dataPoint',
                                    displayName: labelDataPoint.label,
                                    selector: ColorHelper.normalizeSelector(labelDataPoint.identity.getSelector()),
                                    properties: {
                                        fill: { solid: { color: labelDataPoint.barColor } }
                                    }
                                };

                                instances.push(colorInstance);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    break;
            }
            return instances;
        }

        /* Utility function for checking if it is integer or float */
        public static isInt(n: number): boolean {
            return n % 1 === 0;
        }

        /* Utility function for union two arrays without duplicates */
        public static union_arrays(x: any[], y: any[]): any[] {
            let obj: Object = {};

            for (let i: number = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
                obj[x[i]] = x[i];
            }

            for (let i: number = 0; i < y.length; i++) {
                obj[y[i]] = y[i];
            }

            let res: string[] = [];

            for (let k in obj) {
                if (obj.hasOwnProperty(k)) {  // <-- optional
                    res.push(obj[k]);
                }
            }
            return res;
        }
    }
}


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WE COULD LEARN A FEW THINGS FROM THE LEFT | Virginia Right!
I was copied in an e-mail exchange a week or so ago where one of our patriot group leaders wrote a state legislator complaining about the lack of response of an earlier inquiry, then the veracity (or lack of ) with regard to a particular piece of legislation that the writer felt the legislator hadn't been truthful relative to their actual position. I sat, almost dumbfounded that this otherwise intelligent man actually thought ….. A. the legislator themselves would ever even read what he had wrote…..B. that it would make even the tiniest difference if he did.
It is a silly notion that we must always remain civil for fear of losing access to our coveted seat at the table . What is more precious , our children's future or staying in these pols good graces ? Eight years in the trenches and with some actual success in impacting at least local government I can tell you what an absolutely ridiculous proposition that actually is.
Politicians have no respect at all for anyone, with the noted exception of their big money donors. They smile at us and shake our hands in public, feign to have an interest in what we say or think………..and then laugh at us behind our backs. They take some form of sick amusement in having the ability to fool us , over and over and over.
In Dennis Prager's " America's Second Civil War" written 01/24/17 he states….. " the third significant difference between the first and second civil war is that in the second civil war , one side has been doing nearly all of the fighting . This is how it has been able to take over the schools, from elementary schools to high schools to universities and indoctrinate America's young people, how it has taken over nearly all of the news media, and how it has taken over the entertainment media. He goes on to further state "the conservative side has lost on every one of these fronts because it has rarely fought back with anything near the ferocity with which the left fights " .
We can either heed Prager's wise advice and correct course , or continue to make fools of ourselves . Trump opened a window , but that opportunity to renew the energy level the TEA Party movement had some 8 years ago will only remain open for a short time.
These TEA Party group leaders can either recognize that, or step aside and allow for new leaders to be elected. The tactics that they employ have shown no progress to date.
Thank you Mr. Shannon for shedding light on the woeful failure of the General Assembly. As a long time visitor to the GA each year for Lobby Day to promote Personal Property rights legislation I can validate your comments.
Voters in Virginia are delusional to think that Delegates and Senators read emails or care what constituents think. Constituent Surveys are written to intentionally miscontrue and deceive. The lobbyists and special interests influence the GA with their donations and PAC funds. Staffers couldn't care less either. They are so rude despite our professional appearances ( I wear a coat and tie and conduct myself professionally. I am a graduate of the Citadel) One delegate told me he didn't have to listen to me because I didn't live in his district. Yet he voted for legislation that passed that had a detrimental effect on my personal property rights.
When one Delegate put the longtime housekeeper of his Legislative Aid on the payroll to work in the General Assembly I said it would be my last time. I'm done. Now I am reduced to speaking to cleaning ladies instead of the delegate. The General Assembly under Speaker Howell and Senator Norment has become a laughing stock. Even the staffers of state senators are cast offs from night clubs found singing in clubs and bars in Richmond that end up marrying their Congressman. They call themselves the Raucous Caucus and can be found each night in the watering holes in Richmond instead of solving serious issues facing the Commonwealth such as billion dollar budget deficits and an even larger unfunded VRS. One doesn't have to drive to DC to find a Swamp to Drain in Virginia.
So , if any of the leaders in the Virginia legislature were genuinely interested in Virginia's economic well being they would immediately do so. Virginias economy would EXPLODE with unprecedented growth ( think Texas).
They tour their accomplishments as if everyone out here in the real world don't see straight through what is truly going on.
This bill that dealt with Broadband is just such an example of the inner workings and the influence that developers have in our poisoned legislatures.
Use taxpayer and grant money ( that special money that flows like honey) to build out infrastructure instead of the way it was done 60 years ago when developers had to put up levels of proffer money to pay for this (it was built into their economic model that determined if a particular project was economically feasible ) If the project still worked then private money was used to make the development go forward. Today they have used compromised elected officials to use the legislative process eliminate one of the basic economic components of a development project.
It is not something they can hide any longer, it's just that voters and citizens in significant enough numbers have not done their civic duty and stood up to demand it be stopped.
I have sadly concluded that until broad numbers of citizens feel increased pain ( more taxes ) this continues uninterrupted.


The NHL and International Olympic Committee haven't finalized an agreement to bring NHL players to the 2014 Olympic Games, but a huge hurdle to that is about to be cleared.
CBC's Elliotte Friedman reported on last night's Hotstove that the IOC has agreed to cover the cost of insurance for NHL players to play next year in Sochi. There are other issues left to be taken care of, but CBC's Glenn Healy says the IIHF has the league's proposal and now it's up to both sides to figure out the rest of the issues.
Healy and P.J. Stock say issues like family tickets and accommodations are still being haggled over and the costs are five times what they normally would be thanks to the out-of-the-way location. That said, the cost of making sure the players and NHL teams were protected from injury abroad was the biggest sticking point. With that out of the way, it appears we'll see pros in the Olympics yet again.


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KU, K-State and Mizzou represented on midseason watch list for Oscar Robertson Trophy
Kansas guard Gradey Dick (4) and forward Jalen Wilson, right, try to steal the ball from Kansas State forward Keyontae Johnson (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)(Charlie Riedel | AP)
By Gabe Swartz
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The mid-season watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, one of the honors that distinguish the nation's best player in college basketball, includes five familiar faces to those in the Sunflower and Show-Me states.
On Thursday, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, which organizes the Oscar Robertson Trophy, announced the 50-name midseason watch list.
The second-ranked Kansas Jayhawks were represented by fourth-year forward Jalen Wilson and freshman guard Gradey Dick. Wilson is fresh off of a 38-point performance for Kansas during Tuesday night's loss to Kansas State, while Dick is shooting 45.3 percent from 3-point range in his first season of college basketball.
In the first season under head coach Jerome Tang, Kansas State was also represented with two players on the watch list. Senior guard Markquis Nowell and senior forward Keyontae Johnson each made the list. In games against Quad 1 opponents, Nowell and Johnson are tied for second in points per game, averaging 23 points per contest against the highest level of competition in Division 1.
Not to be outdone by his foes to the west, Missouri forward Kobe Brown was also named to the Oscar Robertson midseason watch list. Brown is averaging 15.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for a Tigers squad that is 14-4 this season.
Kansas will take on TCU on Saturday at 12 p.m. That game will air on KCTV5. The Wildcats are ranked 13th in the nation and will take on Texas Tech on Saturday in Manhattan, while the Tigers take on No. 4 Alabama at 6 p.m. Saturday night.
The full midseason watch list can be found here.
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Goddess Yi Wan Ka: Ivanka Trump is a hit in China
By Javier Hernandez
Updated April 6, 2017 — 3.17pm first published at 12.27pm
Beijing: When Wang Ge, a business school student, wakes up, she often asks herself, "What would Ivanka do?"
That would be Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, a woman Wang has never met but worships.
In the United States, Ivanka Trump has become a controversial figure, battling persistent questions about business conflicts and criticism for not doing more to moderate her father's policies toward women.
But in China, she is widely adored. Her lavish lifestyle and business acumen resonate with many young professionals who are hungry for fame and fortune in a society that often equates material wealth with success.
Ivanka Trump's clothing line is available at Australian TK Maxx stores, despite a backlash in the US since her father became president. Credit:Bloomberg
Wang keeps photos of Ivanka Trump on her iPad. She counsels burned-out friends to read Trump's self-help tips ("Find strength in others" and "Be an optimist"). And she models her day on Trump's, waking at 6am to increase productivity and setting aside at least a half-hour to read.
"She's pretty, she has her own career, she's hardworking and she has a beautiful family," said Wang, 26, a student at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing. "She inspires me."
While Donald Trump, who meets President Xi Jinping of China in Florida on Thursday, US time, has bluntly assailed China on issues like trade and North Korea, Ivanka Trump has helped soften her father's volcanic image.
She is called a "goddess" on social media. A video of her daughter singing in Chinese went viral, attracting tens of millions of viewers. Working mothers have latched onto her brand of have-it-all feminism, even if most lack her financial resources, and entrepreneurs have studied her speeches for clues on making successful pitches.
Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner are worth a reported $US740 million. Credit:AP
Xinhua, the official news agency, weighed in last week, describing Ivanka Trump as having an "elegant and poised style".
"A lot of people think Ivanka is the real president," said Li Moya, 31, who runs an app for renting venue space in Beijing. "We think she has the brains, not her father."
Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner and their children disembark Air Force One in Florida. Credit:AP
Young Chinese women working in sectors like technology and finance have been especially taken by the president's daughter, whom they see as an elegant symbol of power and ambition. They say they have sought to mimic her tenacity and confidence as they confront chauvinism and stereotypes in the workplace and in family life.
Many are also impressed by her decision to start her own fashion brand rather than simply focus on the family real estate business.
Ivanka Trump at a news conference with President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Credit:AP
"She's very independent," said Wang Jiabao, 28, a reality television producer in Beijing. "She represents what we're looking for - to marry into a decent family, to look good, and to also have your own career."
Some also believe Ivanka Trump embodies Confucian values, pointing to her decision to convert to Judaism for her husband and her steadfast defence of her father, both seen as illustrations of a devotion to family.
Six in 10 Americans say they disapprove of the major White House roles Trump has given to his daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner. Credit:AP
In China's stressed-out urban centres, her tips on leading a balanced life ("Don't sleep with your BlackBerry next to your bed," says one) have found a large audience.
On messaging apps, young professionals trade translations of her self-help guides, while working mothers share her advice on carving out time for loved ones.
Chinese companies have also tried to profit from Ivanka Trump's popularity, filing hundreds of trademark applications using her name - Yi Wan Ka in Chinese - on products and services such as shoes, spa treatments, plastic surgery and pottery.
Still, she has her critics. Some are skeptical of her father's policies and disturbed by her decision to join his administration, in which she serves as assistant to the president. Others believe that as a child of privilege she is a poor role model for everyday Chinese people.
"She's trying too hard and pretending too much," said Shi Yixuan, 22, an administrative staff member at Peking University in Beijing.
But many women see recognisable Chinese attributes.
"Underneath her image are very traditional values," said Dai Linjia, a communications consultant. "Her family is almost like a dynasty."
While her father has threatened a trade war with China and criticised China's efforts to build outposts in the South China Sea, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have embarked on a charm offensive with the country.
It helps that her daughter, Arabella, speaks Chinese, which she began learning from her Chinese nanny. Ivanka Trump and Arabella attended a Lunar New Year festival at the Chinese embassy in Washington in February, an event broadcast on China's prime-time news.
On Tuesday, two days before her father was to meet Xi, Ivanka Trump posted a photo of her younger son, Theodore, playing with wooden blocks emblazoned with Chinese characters.
Analysts said her popularity could help ease the relationship between China and the United States at a tense time.
"Her father is a regular critic of China, so Ivanka's moves sort of compensate for that," said Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing. "The Chinese government will see there are both ugly and positive messages coming out of the US."
Many younger Chinese will be watching this week's meeting between Donald Trump and Xi for signs of Ivanka Trump.
Wang, the business school student, said she hoped Ivanka Trump could help improve China's standing in the US.
"She's a very good role model," she said. "I think she can help the two countries grow closer."


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