I don't deal in veiled motives — I really like information theory. A lot. It's been an invaluable conceptual tool for almost every area of my work; and I'm going to try to convince you of its usefulness for engineering problems. Let's look at a timestamp parsing algorithm in the Sumo Logic codebase.
Being a giant distributed system, we receive logs with hundreds of different timestamp formats, which are interleaved in the input stream. CPU time on the frontend is dedicated to parsing raw log lines, so if we can derive timestamps more quickly, we can reduce our AWS costs. Let's assume that exactly one timestamp parser will match–we'll leave ambiguities for another day.
How can we implement this? The naive approach is to try all of the parsers in an arbitrary sequence each time and see which one works; but all of them are computationally expensive to evaluate. Maybe we try to cache them or parallelize in some creative way? We know that caching should be optimal if the logs were all in the same format; and linear search would be optimal if they were randomly chosen.
But can we really just optimize over that? It's not at all clear to me how that translates into an algorithm. While it's a nice first-order formulation, we're going to have to change representations to connect it to anything more substantial.
This makes it clear that making the parser index small is equivalent to making its decimal/binary/unary representation small. In other words, we want to minimize the information content of the index sequence over our choice of parsers.
In mathematical terms, the information (notated H) is just the sum of -p log p over each event, where p is the event's probability. As an analogy, think of -log p as the length of the unary sequence (as above) and p as the probability of the sequence — we'll use the experimental probability distribution over the parser indices that actually occur.
As long as the probability of taking more tries is strictly decreasing, minimizing it also minimizes the time required because the information is strictly increasing with the number of tries it takes.
That's strongly suggestive that what we want to use as the parser-order-choosing function is actually a compression function, whose entire goal in life is to minimize the information content (and therefore size) of byte sequences. Let's see if we can make use of one: in the general case, these algorithms look like Seq(Int) Seq(Int), making the second sequence shorter.
Any online compression algorithm will allow you to hold state so that you don't have to repeat computations in determining this. Then, we can just choose the parser with the least newInfo; and if the compressor will minimize information content (which I'll assume they're pretty good at), then our algorithm will minimize the required work. If you'd like a deeper explanation of compression, ITILA  is a good reference.
With a fairly small, reasonable change of representation, we now have a well-defined, implementable, fast metric to make online decisions about parser choice. Note that this system will work regardless of the input stream — there is not a worst case except those of the compression algorithm. In this sense, this formulation is adaptive.
Certainly, the reason that we can draw a precise analogy to a solved problem is because analogous situations show up in many fields, which at least include Compression/Coding, Machine Learning , and Controls . Information theory is the core conceptual framework here, and if I've succeeded in convincing you, Bayesian Theory  is my favorite treatment.
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package game;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.geom.Arc2D;
import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D;
import java.awt.geom.Line2D;
import java.awt.geom.Path2D;

import org.dyn4j.geometry.Capsule;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.Circle;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.Ellipse;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.HalfEllipse;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.Polygon;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.Segment;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.Shape;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.Slice;
import org.dyn4j.geometry.Vector2;

/**
 * Graphics2D renderer for dyn4j shape types.
 * @author William Bittle
 * @version 3.1.7
 * @since 3.1.5
 */
public final class Graphics2DRenderer {
	/**
	 * Renders the given shape to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param shape the shape to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Shape shape, double scale, Color color) {
		// no-op
		if (shape == null) return;

		// just default the color
		if (color == null) color = Color.ORANGE;

		if(shape instanceof Entity) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (Entity)shape, scale, color);
		} else if (shape instanceof Circle) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (Circle)shape, scale, color);
		} else if (shape instanceof Polygon) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (Polygon)shape, scale, color);
		} else if (shape instanceof Segment) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (Segment)shape, scale, color);
		} else if (shape instanceof Capsule) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (Capsule)shape, scale, color);
		} else if (shape instanceof Ellipse) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (Ellipse)shape, scale, color);
		} else if (shape instanceof Slice) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (Slice)shape, scale, color);
		} else if (shape instanceof HalfEllipse) {
			Graphics2DRenderer.render(g, (HalfEllipse)shape, scale, color);
		} else {
			// unknown shape
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the given {@link Circle} to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param circle the circle to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Circle circle, double scale, Color color) {
		double radius = circle.getRadius();
		Vector2 center = circle.getCenter();

		double radius2 = 2.0 * radius;
		Ellipse2D.Double c = new Ellipse2D.Double(
			(center.x - radius) * scale,
			(center.y - radius) * scale,
			radius2 * scale,
			radius2 * scale);

		// fill the shape
		g.setColor(color);
		g.fill(c);
		// draw the outline
		g.setColor(getOutlineColor(color));
		g.draw(c);

		// draw a line so that rotation is visible
		Line2D.Double l = new Line2D.Double(
				center.x * scale,
				center.y * scale,
				(center.x + radius) * scale,
				center.y * scale);
		g.draw(l);
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the given {@link Polygon} to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param polygon the polygon to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Polygon polygon, double scale, Color color) {
		Vector2[] vertices = polygon.getVertices();
		int l = vertices.length;

		// create the awt polygon
		Path2D.Double p = new Path2D.Double();
		p.moveTo(vertices[0].x * scale, vertices[0].y * scale);
		for (int i = 1; i < l; i++) {
			p.lineTo(vertices[i].x * scale, vertices[i].y * scale);
		}
		p.closePath();

		// fill the shape
		g.setColor(color);
		g.fill(p);
		// draw the outline
		g.setColor(getOutlineColor(color));
		g.draw(p);
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the given {@link Segment} to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param segment the segment to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Segment segment, double scale, Color color) {
		Vector2[] vertices = segment.getVertices();

		Line2D.Double l = new Line2D.Double(
			vertices[0].x * scale,
			vertices[0].y * scale,
			vertices[1].x * scale,
			vertices[1].y * scale);

		// draw the outline
		g.setColor(getOutlineColor(color));
		g.draw(l);
	}

	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Entity entity, double scale, Color color) {
		System.out.println("ngjirukh");
		g.drawImage(Game.tl.textureFromName(entity.texturename), 0, 0, null, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the given {@link Capsule} to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param capsule the capsule to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Capsule capsule, double scale, Color color) {
		// get the local rotation and translation
		double rotation = capsule.getRotation();
		Vector2 center = capsule.getCenter();

		// save the old transform
		AffineTransform oTransform = g.getTransform();
		// translate and rotate
		g.translate(center.x * scale, center.y * scale);
		g.rotate(rotation);

		double width = capsule.getLength();
		double radius = capsule.getCapRadius();
		double radius2 = radius * 2.0;

		Arc2D.Double arcL = new Arc2D.Double(
				-(width * 0.5) * scale,
				-radius * scale,
				radius2 * scale,
				radius2 * scale,
				90.0,
				180.0,
				Arc2D.OPEN);
		Arc2D.Double arcR = new Arc2D.Double(
				(width * 0.5 - radius2) * scale,
				-radius * scale,
				radius2 * scale,
				radius2 * scale,
				-90.0,
				180.0,
				Arc2D.OPEN);

		// connect the shapes
		Path2D.Double path = new Path2D.Double();
		path.append(arcL, true);
		path.append(new Line2D.Double(arcL.getEndPoint(), arcR.getStartPoint()), true);
		path.append(arcR, true);
		path.append(new Line2D.Double(arcR.getEndPoint(), arcL.getStartPoint()), true);

		// set the color
		g.setColor(color);
		// fill the shape
		g.fill(path);
		// set the color
		g.setColor(getOutlineColor(color));
		// draw the shape
		g.draw(path);

		// re-instate the old transform
		g.setTransform(oTransform);
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the given {@link Ellipse} to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param ellipse the ellipse to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Ellipse ellipse, double scale, Color color) {
		// get the local rotation and translation
		double rotation = ellipse.getRotation();
		Vector2 center = ellipse.getCenter();

		// save the old transform
		AffineTransform oTransform = g.getTransform();
		g.translate(center.x * scale, center.y * scale);
		g.rotate(rotation);

		double width = ellipse.getWidth();
		double height = ellipse.getHeight();
		Ellipse2D.Double c = new Ellipse2D.Double(
			(-width * 0.5) * scale,
			(-height * 0.5) * scale,
			width * scale,
			height * scale);

		// fill the shape
		g.setColor(color);
		g.fill(c);
		// draw the outline
		g.setColor(getOutlineColor(color));
		g.draw(c);

		// re-instate the old transform
		g.setTransform(oTransform);
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the given {@link Slice} to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param slice the slice to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, Slice slice, double scale, Color color) {
		double radius = slice.getSliceRadius();
		double theta2 = slice.getTheta() * 0.5;

		// get the local rotation and translation
		double rotation = slice.getRotation();
		Vector2 circleCenter = slice.getCircleCenter();

		// save the old transform
		AffineTransform oTransform = g.getTransform();
		// translate and rotate
		g.translate(circleCenter.x * scale, circleCenter.y * scale);
		g.rotate(rotation);

		// to draw the arc, java2d wants the top left x,y
		// as if you were drawing a circle
		Arc2D a = new Arc2D.Double(-radius * scale,
				-radius * scale,
				2.0 * radius * scale,
				2.0 * radius * scale,
				-Math.toDegrees(theta2),
				Math.toDegrees(2.0 * theta2),
				Arc2D.PIE);

		// fill the shape
		g.setColor(color);
		g.fill(a);
		// draw the outline
		g.setColor(getOutlineColor(color));
		g.draw(a);

		// re-instate the old transform
		g.setTransform(oTransform);
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the given {@link HalfEllipse} to the given graphics context using the given scale and color.
	 * @param g the graphics context
	 * @param halfEllipse the halfEllipse to render
	 * @param scale the scale to render the shape (pixels per dyn4j unit (typically meter))
	 * @param color the color
	 */
	public static final void render(Graphics2D g, HalfEllipse halfEllipse, double scale, Color color) {
		double width = halfEllipse.getWidth();
		double height = halfEllipse.getHeight();

		// get the local rotation and translation
		double rotation = halfEllipse.getRotation();
		Vector2 center = halfEllipse.getEllipseCenter();

		// save the old transform
		AffineTransform oTransform = g.getTransform();
		// translate and rotate
		g.translate(center.x * scale, center.y * scale);
		g.rotate(rotation);

		// to draw the arc, java2d wants the top left x,y
		// as if you were drawing a circle
		Arc2D a = new Arc2D.Double(
				(-width * 0.5) * scale,
				-height * scale,
				width * scale,
				height * 2.0 * scale,
				0,
				-180.0,
				Arc2D.PIE);

		// fill the shape
		g.setColor(color);
		g.fill(a);
		// draw the outline
		g.setColor(getOutlineColor(color));
		g.draw(a);

		// re-instate the old transform
		g.setTransform(oTransform);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the outline color for the given color.
	 * @param color the fill color
	 * @return Color
	 */
	private static final Color getOutlineColor(Color color) {
		Color oc = color.darker();
		return new Color(oc.getRed(), oc.getGreen(), oc.getBlue(), color.getAlpha());
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Mogadishu – An Ethiopian based private airline has announced that it plans to start regular scheduled commercial flights to Mogadishu, Somalia as early as next week, according to the airline's management. The route would be the first of its kind between Somalia and Ethiopia.
Hussein Hosh, the manager of National Airways has told local media in Somalia that his airline plans to offer flights to Aden Adde International Airport from Addis Ababa three times a week, adding that the inaugural flight would be on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018.
Hosh also said that National Airways would be competing with Ethiopian Airlines for a slice of the market in Hargeisa with flights scheduled to Egal International Airport.
Historically, relations between Somalia and Ethiopia have been frosty. Both Somalia and Ethiopia at one point banned each other's aircraft from entering their respective airspaces. The Addis-Mogadishu route would be the first commercial flight in history.
In June of this year, newly minted Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in Mogadishu to sign a number of infrastructure development deals.
National Airways has been providing charter flight services since 2009 and is now positioning themselves to become major players in the domestic and regional flight market. In addition to the planned flights to Mogadishu and Hargeisa, National Airways has reportedly been granted landing rights in Garowe and Bossaso.
To compensate for the new routes, the airline has recently acquired a fleet of five Embraer regional jets from an American company.
Travellers from the US have said the new Addis-Mogadishu route will compliment Ethiopian Airlines' direct flights from Chicago to Addis Ababa which began in June. Kenya Airways also plans to offer direct flights to the US via New York starting this October.


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Shashi Tharoor visits JNU, Shaheen Bagh; says amended citizenship act against Gandhi's ideals
Expressing solidarity with those protesting against the amended citizenship act, senior Congress leader and MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor on Sunday visited Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Shaheen Bagh, two hotspots for the anti-CAA protests in the recent times. He said that the law was against the ideals of unity espoused by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Tharoor visits Jamia, JNU, Shaheen Bagh; says CAA against Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of unity
In JNU, Tharoor addressed the students and condemned the violence by a masked mob on January 5. He said the December 15 police action against the students in Jamia is a "blot on the nation". After visiting the university, he visited Shaheen Bagh to express solidarity with the protesters.
Terming the Citizenship Amendment Act "discriminatory", Tharoor asserted that it is against the ideals of unity espoused by Mahatma Gandhi.
"Whatever happened on December 15 is a blot on nation. Without any provocation, without any intimation to the vice-chancellor, they (police) entered hostels and attacked women students. Students studying in library were attacked, which is a 'shame, shame, shame' and not acceptable at all," he told the crowd.
Attacking the act, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said the Centre's step is discriminatory and an effort to marginalise "one community". "That is why we opposed the introduction of the bill in Parliament, as it brought religion in the Citizenship Act for the first time," he said.
Tharoor said he did not want any section of society to be reduced to second class citizens. "We shall stand for the values we cherish and for the humanity, and above all we should stand for Bharat (India)," he added.
Tharoor, who addressed the crowd in Hindi and English said, "Religion was nowhere mentioned in the Citizenship Act until the BJP-led government incorporated it in the CAA. This is not something we can accept."
"The CAA betrays the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, who sacrificed his life for the unity of the nation; the unity of Hindus and Muslims. India, which Mahatma Gandhi wanted to see, will not be the India after the introduction of religion in the CAA," he said.
Tharoor also recited a couplet, "Na mera hai, na tera hai... Yeh Hindustan sabka hai... na samjhenge yeh baat toh nuksan sab ka hai..."
He was accompanied to Jamia by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Subhash Chopra. Tharoor claimed the introduction of religion in CAA will be followed by the all-India NRC which puts onus on one community to prove its citizenship.
"That is not the India that our founding fathers wanted to see, that is not the India that people in the Congress, including myself, will ever like to accept.
We want an India where everyone is equal. It should not matter whether you are a Muslim or Hindu, a Christian or Sikh. If you are Indian, you have the same rights and same privileges," he said.
"Don't let anyone tell you that you have lesser rights than anyone else has in this country. You have the same rights as a Muslim or a Hindu or Christian. That is India, the Republic of India, the India of the Constitution," he said.
Remembering poet Muhammad Iqbal, with his statute standing tall nearby in the varsity campus, Tharoor recited his famous poem, "Mazhab nahin sikhata apas men bair rakhna... Hindi hain hum, watan hai Hindustan hamara.."
He said students studying in the university should always remember that Jamia was a seat of resistance to the British and Mahatma Gandhi came here and started the Khilafat Movement.
"You all should know that when Gandhi came here, he had said Jamia should continue fighting and if it needs money, I will go with a begging bowl and I will save Jamia. Today Jamia is one of the great universities of our country," he said.
At Jawaharlal Nehru University, he condemned the events that unfolded last Sunday and demanded action against the accused.
Terming citizenship law a religious test, he said it is something that is happening in the country for the first time.
"It is the first time that a religious test has been introduced into the definition of Indian citizenship," he said while delivering a talk on the amended citizenship law.
"Never before in our country has it mattered what your religion was to qualify to be an Indian citizen. The fact that this government doesn't understand that is the biggest shame of all," he said.
"We have Amit Shah even today challenging Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee, 'Can you show me anything in this bill that takes away anybody's citizenship? ' That is a wrong question," he said.
"We have statements by sympathisers of the government saying this is upholding India's fine standards, giving asylum to persecuted minorities. I used to work for refugees at the UN. I know something about persecution and I know what the response to persecution is," he said.
He said the response to persecution is giving asylum to people from every country where they face persecution, never to send them back and never to ask them which religion they belong to.
"The question is why they were persecuted. It might be for their religion, it might be for their race, it might be for their gender, it might be for their sexual orientation, it might be for their political opinion," he said.
At JNU, some students also protested against Tharoor for his tweet on Islamist extremism.
"Our fight against Hindutva extremism should give no comfort to Islamist extremism either. We who're raising our voice in the #CAA_NRCProtests are fighting to defend an #InclusiveIndia. We will not allow pluralism & diversity to be supplanted by any kind of religious fundamentalism," he tweeted.
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what is range in statistics
Also, a range can be a group or block of cell references that are entered as an argument for a function, used to create a graph, or used to bookmark data. Interquartile Range. 1. Interquartile range (IQR) Comparing range and interquartile range (IQR) Google Classroom Facebook Twitter. Select cell C1 as the Output Range. Here, we are going to look at the concept of univariate analysis. If the range is small, the data is closer together or more consistent. Example Let's assume that the following data points represent the number of fire over 200 acres on … statistics. Click here to load the Analysis ToolPak add-in. The interquartile range, which breaks the data set into a five number summary (lowest value, first quartile, median, third quartile and highest value) is used to determine if an outlier is present. It tells you how your data is clustered around the mean. At the end of the game, the Ducks' kickers had kicked field goals of 10, 14, 17, 19, 21 and 30 yards. A data set is a group of numbers that has been collected. In statistics, range refers to the interval between points of data. No matter what value we multiply by the data set, the mean, median, mode, range, and IQR will all be multiplied by the same value. Domain and Range The domain of a function f ( x ) is the set of all values for which the function is defined, and the range of the function is the set of all values that f takes. Its chief use is in calculating quartiles and interquartile range. And this will always be true. Below is an example of a chart that uses a dynamic chart range. Select Descriptive Statistics and click OK. 3. Select the range A2:A15 as the Input Range. 4. In other words s = (Maximum – Minimum)/4.This is a very straightforward formula to use, and should only be used as a very rough estimate of the standard deviation. Examples . The mean, median, mode, range, and IQR are all doubled when we double the values in the data set. If we calculate the range of a sample, we cannot draw any inferences about the range of the population. A range is a group or block of cells in a worksheet that are selected or highlighted. Mean. As a whole, these examples show that statistics are not only facts and figures; they are something more than that. Range (statistics), the difference between the highest and the lowest values in a set; Interval (mathematics), also called range, a set of real numbers that includes all numbers between any two numbers in the set; Column space, also called the range of a matrix, is the set of all possible linear combinations of the column vectors of the matrix Range-bar charts are different from time-based charts because each new bar in a range bar is based on price movement rather than units of time, like minutes, hours, days, or weeks. To identify this, we need to find the range in this data set. To find the mean add up all the numbers and divide the answer by how many numbers you have. Find the range. Email. The interquartile range (IQR) is a measure of variability, based on dividing a data set into quartiles.. Quartiles divide a rank-ordered data set into four equal parts. is. A dynamic chart range is a data range that updates automatically when you change the data source. In statistics, a range shows how spread a set of data. Solution : Mean: is the average of the given data. The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values from a sample. In general, a range refers to a series of values between two other values. This defect in range cannot be removed even if we calculate the coefficient of the range, which is a relative measure of dispersion. Depending on how it's used, a variable of __wchar_t designates either a wide-character type or multibyte-character type. 8.Using the following statistics to describe a distribution of data, what is the interquartile range? If the range is a high number, then the values in the series are spread far apart; if the range is a small number, then the values in the series are close to each other. The bigger the range, the more spread out the data. 1. Mean, median, and mode are three kinds of "averages". The Engineering Statistics Handbook suggests that outliers should be investigated before being discarded to potentially uncover errors in the data gathering process. In statistics, range represents the difference between the highest value of a data set and the lowest value of a data set. A The interquartile range is 7, and the range is 17. 6. 5. A statistic's strength and meaning correlate with the sample size, whether the range is short or long. In mathematical terms, a range is a difference between the Largest (maximum) value and the Shortest (minimum) value in a given dataset. The range is easily calculated by subtracting the lowest from the highest value in the set. Range is a measure of dispersion, A measure of by how much the values in the data set are likely to differ from their mean. The range fails to explain differences in the three groups of data. 12. Learn how to find the range of a set of data displayed in a stem-and-leaf plot. Let's look at the following data set: Data Values: 10, 13, 4, 7, 9 so n = 5 Now add the values together: 10 + 13 + 4 + 7 + 9 = 43 Purplemath. The range is a descriptive term that is useful for describing data. Range: In computer programming, range refers to possible variable values or the interval that includes the upper and lower bounds of an array. As the data changes, the dynamic range updates instantly which leads to an update in the chart. Minimum = 13 Q1 = 25 Median = 54 Q3 = 72 Maximum = 98 25. Notice this means the range is never negative. Statistics is the science concerned with developing and studying methods for collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting empirical data. The range rule tells us that the standard deviation of a sample is approximately equal to one-fourth of the range of the data. The range tells us the distance between the values in our data set. The range shows how spread out the values in a series are. But while range is a good gauge of the variability of the data, there is a more accurate and useful one: standard deviation. The values that divide each part are called the first, second, and third quartiles; and they are denoted by Q1, Q2, and Q3, respectively. For example, the range between 1 and 5 is 2, 3, and 4. Range - The difference between the largest and smallest numbers in our data set. The box plot below summarize the distributions of SAT verbal and math scores among students at an upstate New York high school. The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers. The standard deviation is another measure of spread in statistics. Formula. What is the range. Statistics is a highly interdisciplinary field; research in statistics finds applicability in virtually all scientific fields and research questions in the various scientific fields motivate the development of new statistical methods and theory. 300 400 500 600 700 800 data Whic of the following statements is false? Good Ol' Standard Deviation A range may refer to any of the following:. Note: can't find the Data Analysis button? It is also called mid-extreme. B The interquartile range is 7, and the range is . In statistics, the midrange of a set of statistical data values is the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum values in a data set. Range provides provides context for the mean, median and mode. Pandas have a convenient API to create a range of date . Range formula. Let's now get an in-depth look at descriptive statistics. The midrange is the average of the largest and smallest number. Example : Find the Mean, Median, Mode and Range of the following data set. The following quantity tell us how spread out our data set is. (In grammar school, you probably called the domain the replacement set and the range the solution set. 2. 2. B The interquartile range is 7, and the range is . Range Data. Practice with this problem. The following is the midrange formula: What is Range in Excel & its Formula? The statistics tutorial for the scientific method is a guide to help you understand key concepts in statistics and how they ... often researchers double check that their results are normally distributed using range, median and mode. There are many "averages" in statistics, but these are, I think, the three most common, and are certainly the three you are most likely to encounter in your pre-statistics courses, if the topic comes up at all. 3, 8, 12, 15, 12, 5, 11, 8, 12, 4, 9. For a given series of data, statistics aims at analysis and drawing conclusions.The various measures of central tendency – mean, median and mode represent the values in a series. They may also have been called the input and output of the function.) 47. math Statistics. Range and Mean Deviation. However, regardless of these shortcomings, descriptive statistics are still the best way of summarizing a wide range of data and aid in making comparisons between the same. However, we can further implement this analytical claim of statistics, by measuring the scattering and dispersion of data around these measures of central tendency. A range is the collection of values spread between the Maximum value and the Minimum value. It is a measure of central tendency. statistical mean, median, mode and range: The terms mean, median and mode are used to describe the central tendency of a large data set. On the Data tab, in the Analysis group, click Data Analysis. 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A Nobel prize-winning physicist says that graphene, the exotic material that won him the top science gong, could end up on touchscreen phones as early as next year.
Last month, the Nobel prize in physics went to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselo, of Manchester University, for coming up with graphene, a one-atom-thick transparent sheet of carbon.
Graphene is more conductive than copper and stronger than diamond. In research published in 2004, the boffins used sticky tape to tear off wafer-thin sheets of carbon pencil lead while trying to isolate it.
Geim told the BBC that we could see graphene used for prototype super-slim, strong touchscreens by 2011.
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Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp - FORM 10-Q - May 6, 2016
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp bfcf-20160331xex31_2.htm
[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2016
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number
BFC Financial Corporation
59‑2022148
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 800
(Address of principal executive office)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES [X]NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ]
Accelerated filer [X]
Non-accelerated filer [ ]
Smaller reporting company [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES [ ]NO [ X ]
The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock as of May 3, 2016 is as follows:
Class A Common Stock of $.01 par value, 74,492,819 shares outstanding.
Class B Common Stock of $.01 par value, 13,718,928 shares outstanding.
Arch 31, 2013
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 -Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 - Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 - Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 - Unaudited
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Unaudited
Item 1A.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
Restricted cash ($40,810 in 2016 and $25,358 in 2015 held by variable
interest entities ("VIEs"))
Loans held-for-sale
Loans receivable, net
Notes receivable, net ($312,894 and $280,841 in VIEs in 2016 and 2015, respectively)
Real estate held-for-investment
Real estate held-for-sale, net
Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
Other assets ($404 in 2015 held by VIEs)
Deferred income
Escrow deposits
Receivable-backed notes payable - recourse
Receivable-backed notes payable - non-recourse, net of unamortized debt issuance
costs of $6,506 and $4,905 in 2016 and 2015, respectively (held by VIEs)
Notes and mortgage notes payable and other borrowings, net of unamortized debt
issuance costs of $1,949 and $2,011 in 2016 and 2015, respectively
Junior subordinated debentures, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
of $1,799 and $1,822 in 2016 and 2015, respectively
Shares subject to mandatory redemption
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 11)
Preferred stock of $.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares:
Redeemable 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock of $.01 par value; authorized 15,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 15,000 shares with a stated value of $1,000 per share
Equity:
Class A common stock of $.01 par value, authorized 150,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 73,211,519 in 2016 and 73,211,519 in 2015
Class B common stock of $.01 par value, authorized 20,000,000 shares;
Accumulated earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Total BFC Financial Corporation equity
Noncontrolling interests
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - Unaudited
(In thousands, except per share data)
For the Three Months Ended
Sales of VOIs
Fee-based sales commission revenue
Other fee-based services revenue
Cost of sales of VOIs
Cost of other fee-based services
Cost of trade sales
Recoveries from loan losses, net
Impairments of assets, net
Equity in net losses of unconsolidated
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
Other income, net
Provision for income taxes (See Note 10)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income attributable to BFC
Basic weighted average number of common
Diluted weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares outstanding
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Comprehensive income, net of tax
Less: Comprehensive income attributable
to noncontrolling interests
Total comprehensive income attributable to BFC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - Unaudited
Shares of
Accumulated
Comprehen-
Balance, December 31, 2014
733 102 142,058 109,660 353 252,906 193,800 446,706
Other comprehensive income
Subsidiaries' capital transactions
Conversion of Common Stock from Class B to Class A
Repurchase and retirement of Class A Common Stock
Balance, March 31, 2015
Other comprehensive loss
(105) (105) (18) (123)
1,333 309 1,642
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash and cash equivalents
Repayment of loans receivable, net
Proceeds from the sale of loans receivable
Proceeds from sales of real estate held-for-sale
Improvements to real estate held-for-investment
Purchases of real estate held-for-sale
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
(Increase) decrease from other investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Repayment of BB&T preferred interest in Florida Asset
Resolution Group, LLC ("FAR")
Repayments of notes, mortgage notes payable and other borrowings
Proceeds from notes, mortgage notes payable and other borrowings
Payments for debt issuance costs
Payments of interest on shares subject to mandatory redemption
Retirement of BFC's common stock
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid on borrowings
Income tax refunded
Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Restricted cash received on securitization, pending
provision of additional collateral
Loans transferred to real estate held-for -sale or
Real estate held-for-investment transferred to real
estate held-for-sale
(Decrease) increase in BFC accumulated other comprehensive
income, net of taxes
Net increase in BFC shareholders' equity from
the effect of subsidiaries' capital transactions, net of taxes
1. Presentation of Interim Financial Statements
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of BFC Financial Corporation ("BFC" or, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, "we," "us," "our," or the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In management's opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, as are necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial condition of BFC at March 31, 2016; the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income of BFC for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; changes in consolidated equity of BFC for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015; and the condensed consolidated cash flows of BFC for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016 or any other future period.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the "2015 Annual Report"). All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. As used throughout this document, the term "fair value" reflects the Company's estimate of fair value as discussed herein. Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.
BFC consolidates the financial results of the entities in which it has controlling financial interests, including BBX Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries ("BBX Capital"), Woodbridge Holdings, LLC ("Woodbridge") and Bluegreen Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Bluegreen"). As a consequence, the assets and liabilities of all such entities are presented on a consolidated basis in BFC's financial statements. However, except as otherwise noted, the debts and obligations of the consolidated entities, including BBX Capital, Woodbridge, and Bluegreen, are not direct obligations of BFC and are non-recourse to BFC. Similarly, the assets of those entities are not available to BFC absent a dividend or distribution from those entities (and, in the case of Bluegreen, a subsequent dividend or distribution by Woodbridge, Bluegreen's parent company).
BFC is a Florida-based holding company whose principal holdings include an approximately 81% equity interest in BBX Capital and a direct 54% equity interest in Woodbridge. BBX Capital holds the remaining 46% equity interest in Woodbridge. Woodbridge owns 100% of Bluegreen.
BBX Capital is a Florida-based company involved in the ownership, financing, acquisition, development and management of real estate, including through real estate joint ventures, and investments in middle market operating businesses. BBX Capital's principal asset until July 31, 2012 was its ownership of BankAtlantic. BankAtlantic was a federal savings bank headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On July 31, 2012, BBX Capital completed the sale to BB&T Corporation ("BB&T") of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of BankAtlantic (the stock sale and related transactions described herein are collectively referred to as the "BankAtlantic Sale" or the "BB&T Transaction"). The principal assets of BBX Capital currently consist of its 46% interest in Woodbridge, investments in real estate joint ventures, legacy loans and real estate transferred to BBX Capital in connection with the BB&T Transaction.
Bluegreen is a sales, marketing and management company focused on the vacation ownership industry. Bluegreen markets, sells and manages VOIs in resorts, which are generally located in popular, high-volume, "drive-to" vacation destinations, and were either developed or acquired by Bluegreen or developed and owned by others in
which case Bluegreen earns fees for providing these services. Bluegreen also provides other fee-based services, including property association management services, mortgage servicing, VOI title services, reservation services, and construction design and development services.
BFC Share Repurchase Program
On September 21, 2009, BFC's board of directors approved a share repurchase program which authorized the repurchase of up to 20,000,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock at an aggregate cost of up to $10 million, subject to market conditions and other factors.
On March 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Rule 10b5-1 Repurchase Plan (the "Repurchase Plan") which authorized the Company's designated broker to repurchase up to 1.0 million shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with the terms, and subject to the limitations, specified in the Repurchase Plan. In April 2016, the Company repurchased 1.0 million shares of its Class A Common Stock under the Repurchase Plan for approximately $3.0 million. Repurchases under the Repurchase Plan were subject to applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as certain price and other limitations specified by the Company in the Repurchase Plan.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-02, "Consolidation (Topic 810) – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis" ("ASU 2015-02"). This guidance changed the manner in which a reporting entity assesses one of the five characteristics that determines if an entity is a variable interest entity. In particular, the update changes how a reporting entity assesses if the equity holders at risk lack decision making rights when decision-making over the entity's most significant activities has been outsourced. The update also introduces a separate analysis specific to limited partnerships and similar entities for assessing if the equity holders at risk lack decision making rights. This standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-02 had no effect on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" as amended by ASU 2015-15, which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. However, ASU 2015-03 also permits presentation of debt issuance costs on line-of-credit arrangements as assets. This standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2016. The Company's adoption of ASU 2015-03 is reflected in the accompanying balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and in the tables included in Note 9. As further displayed in the table below, pursuant to the adoption of ASU 2015-03, the Company has reclassified certain unamortized debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability previously reported in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 as follows (in thousands):
As previously
As adjusted
Reclassification
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse (VIE)
Lines of credit and notes payable
Junior subordinated debentures
New Accounting Pronouncements
The FASB has issued the following accounting pronouncements and guidance which may be applicable to the Company but have not yet become effective. (See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015 for accounting pronouncements issued prior to March 15, 2016 which may be applicable to the Company.)
Accounting Standards Update Number 2016-09 – Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718). The amendments in this update affect all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The areas for simplification in this update involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of this update and has not yet determined its impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update Number 2016-07 – Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) – Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting. This update addresses the use of the equity method of accounting as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence. The amendments in this update eliminate the requirement to retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of this update and has not yet determined its impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update Number 2014-09 – Revenue Recognition (Topic 606): Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance is intended to improve the financial reporting requirements for revenue from contracts with customers by providing a principle based approach. It also requires disclosures designed to enable readers of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. Further, in March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), and in April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10 Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing (Topic 606). These updates clarify implementation guidance on the related topic. The accounting guidance updates will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP. The standard was to be effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2015-14 deferred the effective date of this update for all entities by one year. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of theses updates and has not yet determined its impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
2. Variable Interest Entities
Bluegreen sells VOI notes receivable through special purpose finance entities. These transactions are generally structured as non-recourse to Bluegreen, and are designed to provide liquidity for Bluegreen and to transfer the economic risks and certain benefits of the notes receivable to third-parties. In a securitization, various classes of debt securities are issued by the special purpose finance entities that are generally collateralized by a single tranche of transferred assets, which consist of VOI notes receivable. Bluegreen services the securitized notes receivable for a fee pursuant to servicing agreements negotiated with third parties based on market conditions at the time of the securitization.
With each securitization, Bluegreen generally retains a portion of the securities and continues to service the securitized notes receivable. Under these arrangements, the cash payments received from obligors on the receivables sold are generally applied monthly to pay fees to service providers, make interest and principal payments to investors, and fund required reserves, if any, with the remaining balance of such cash retained by Bluegreen; however, to the extent the portfolio of receivables fails to satisfy specified performance criteria (as may occur due to, among other things, an increase in default rates or credit loss severity) or other trigger events occur, the funds received from obligors are distributed on an accelerated basis to investors. Depending on the circumstances and the transaction, the application of the accelerated payment formula may be permanent or temporary until the trigger
event is cured. As of March 31, 2016, Bluegreen was in compliance with all applicable terms under its securitization transactions, and no triggering events had occurred.
In accordance with applicable accounting guidance for the consolidation of VIEs, Bluegreen analyzes its variable interests, which may consist of loans, servicing rights, guarantees, and equity investments, to determine if an entity in which Bluegreen has a variable interest is a variable interest entity with Bluegreen as its primary beneficiary. Bluegreen's analysis includes a review of both quantitative and qualitative factors. Bluegreen bases its quantitative analysis on the forecasted cash flows of the entity, and bases its qualitative analysis on the design of the entity, its organizational structure, including decision-making ability, and relevant financial agreements. Bluegreen also uses its qualitative analysis to determine if Bluegreen must consolidate a variable interest entity as the primary beneficiary. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, Bluegreen has determined these securitization entities to be VIEs of which Bluegreen is the primary beneficiary and, therefore, Bluegreen consolidates the entities into its financial statements. As previously described, BFC consolidates Bluegreen and its consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs into BFC's financial statements.
Under the terms of certain of Bluegreen's timeshare note sales, Bluegreen has the right to repurchase or substitute a limited amount of defaulted mortgage notes receivable for new notes receivable at the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest. Voluntary repurchases and substitutions by Bluegreen of defaulted notes receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Bluegreen's maximum exposure to loss relating to its non-recourse securitization entities is the difference between the outstanding VOI notes receivable and the notes payable, plus cash reserves and any additional residual interest in future cash flows from collateral.
Information related to the assets and liabilities of Bluegreen's consolidated VIEs included in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of financial condition is set forth below (in thousands):
Restricted cash
Securitized notes receivable, net
Receivable backed notes payable - non-recourse
The restricted cash and securitized notes receivable balances disclosed above are restricted to satisfy obligations of the VIEs.
3. Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures
BBX Capital had the following investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures (in thousands):
Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures
Altis at Kendall Square, LLC
Altis at Lakeline - Austin Investors LLC
New Urban/BBX Development, LLC
Sunrise and Bayview Partners, LLC
Hialeah Communities, LLC
PGA Design Center Holdings, LLC
CCB Miramar, LLC
Centra Falls, LLC
The Addison on Millenia Investment, LLC
BBX/S Millenia Blvd Investments, LLC
Altis at Bonterra - Hialeah, LLC
BBX Capital's investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures are unconsolidated variable interest entities.
The amount of interest capitalized in investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures associated with joint venture real estate development activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $121,000 and $96,000, respectively.
The condensed statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 for all of the above listed equity method joint ventures in the aggregate were as follows (in thousands):
Equity in net losses of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures
See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2015 Annual Report for additional information on BBX Capital's investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.
4. BBX Capital's Loans Held-For-Sale
BBX Capital's loans-held-for-sale are as follows (in thousands):
Loans held-for-sale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value measured on an aggregate basis. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 the lower of cost or fair value adjustment on loans held-for-sale was $1.6 million. BBX Capital transfers loans to held-for-sale when, based on the current economic environment and related market conditions, it does not have the intent to hold those loans for the foreseeable future.
As of March 31, 2016, foreclosure proceedings were in-process on $12.5 million of BBX Capital's residential loans held-for-sale.
5. BBX Capital's Loans Receivable
BBX Capital's loans receivable portfolio consisted of the following (in thousands):
Commercial non-real estate
Total loans, net of discount
Loans receivable -- net
As of March 31, 2016, foreclosure proceedings were in process on $0.3 million of BBX Capital's consumer loans.
The total discount on loans receivable was $3.2 million and $3.3 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
The recorded investment (unpaid principal balance less charge-offs and discounts) of non-accrual loans receivable was as follows (in thousands):
Loan Class
Total nonaccrual loans
An age analysis of the past due recorded investment in BBX Capital's loans receivable as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
or More (1)
BBX Capital had no loans that were 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest as of March 31, 2016.
Small business:
BBX Capital had no loans that were 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest as of December 31, 2015.
The activity in BBX Capital's allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning balance
Charge-offs :
Recoveries :
Provision :
Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment
Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment
Loans receivable:
Proceeds from loan sales
Impaired Loans – BBX Capital's loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, BBX Capital believes it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. For a loan that has been restructured, the contractual terms of the loan agreement refer to the contractual terms specified by the original loan agreement, not the contractual terms specified by the restructured agreement. Impairment is evaluated based on past due status for consumer and residential loans. Impairment is evaluated by BBX Capital for commercial and small business loans based on-past payment history, financial strength of the borrower or guarantors, and cash flow associated with the collateral or business. If a loan is impaired, a specific valuation allowance is established, if necessary, based on the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan's existing interest rate or based on the fair value of the loan. Collateral dependent impaired loans are charged down to the fair value of collateral less cost to sell. Interest payments on impaired loans are recognized on a cash basis as interest income. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible.
BBX Capital's impaired loans as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
As of December 31, 2015
Total with allowance recorded
Total with no allowance recorded
Average recorded investment and interest income recognized on BBX Capital's impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Average Recorded
BBX Capital's impaired loans without valuation allowances represent loans that were written-down to the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, loans in which the collateral value less cost to sell was greater than the carrying value of the loan, loans in which the present value of the cash flows discounted at the loans' effective interest rate were equal to or greater than the carrying value of the loans, or loans that were collectively measured for impairment.
BBX Capital had no commitments to lend additional funds on impaired loans as of March 31, 2016.
6. Bluegreen's Notes Receivable
The table below sets forth information relating to Bluegreen's notes receivable and Bluegreen's allowance for credit losses (in thousands):
Notes receivable secured by VOIs:
VOI notes receivable - non-securitized
VOI notes receivable - securitized
Allowance for credit losses
VOI notes receivable, net
Allowance as a % of VOI notes receivable
Notes receivable secured by homesites: (1)
Homesite notes receivable
Homesite notes receivable, net
Allowance as a % of homesite notes receivable
Total notes receivable
Gross notes receivable
Notes receivable, net
Allowance as a % of notes receivable
Notes receivable secured by homesites were originated through a business, substantially all of the assets of which were sold by Bluegreen in 2012.
The table above includes notes receivable deemed to have been acquired by BFC, indirectly through Woodbridge, in connection with Woodbridge's November 2009 acquisition of approximately 7.4 million additional shares of Bluegreen's Common Stock, which resulted in BFC, indirectly through Woodbridge, holding a controlling interest in Bluegreen. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, "Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality", BFC elected to recognize interest income on these notes receivable using the expected cash flows method. BFC treated expected prepayments consistently in determining cash flows expected to be collected, such that the non-accretable difference was not affected and the difference between actual prepayments and expected prepayments will not affect the non-accretable difference. The assumption for prepayment rates was derived from Bluegreen's historical performance information for its off-balance sheet securitizations and ranges from 4% to 9%. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the outstanding contractual unpaid principal balance of the acquired notes was $41.2 million and $47.8 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the carrying amount of the acquired notes was $37.8 million and $43.6 million, respectively, and the acquired notes are included in the amounts of notes receivable in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
The following is a reconciliation of accretable yield for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
Accretable Yield
Balance, beginning of period
Reclassification (to) from nonaccretable yield
Balance, end of period
The weighted-average interest rate on Bluegreen's notes receivable was 15.9% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. All of Bluegreen's VOI notes receivable bear interest at fixed rates. The weighted-average interest rate charged on notes receivable secured by VOIs was 16.0% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Bluegreen's notes receivable are carried at amortized cost less an allowance for credit losses. Interest income is suspended, and previously accrued but unpaid interest income is reversed, on all delinquent notes receivable when principal or interest payments are more than three months contractually past due and not resumed until such loans are less than three months past due. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $10.3 million and $10.4 million, respectively, of Bluegreen's VOI notes receivable were more than 90 days past due, and accordingly, consistent with Bluegreen's policy, were not accruing interest income. After 120 days, Bluegreen's VOI notes receivable are generally written off against the allowance for credit loss.
Credit Quality for Financed Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses
Bluegreen holds large amounts of homogeneous VOI notes receivable and assesses uncollectibility based on pools of receivables. In estimating future credit losses, Bluegreen's management does not use a single primary indicator of credit quality but instead evaluates its VOI notes receivable based upon a combination of factors, including a static pool analysis, the aging of the respective receivables, current default trends and prepayment rates by origination year, as well as the FICO® scores of the borrowers.
The activity in Bluegreen's allowance for loan losses (including with respect to notes receivable secured by homesites) was as follows (in thousands):
Write-offs of uncollectible receivables
The following table shows the delinquency status of Bluegreen's VOI notes receivable as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):
> 90 days (1)
Includes $5.2 million at both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 related to VOI notes receivable that, as of such dates, had defaulted, but the related VOI notes receivable balance had not yet been charged off in accordance with the provisions of certain of Bluegreen's receivable-backed notes payable transactions. These VOI notes receivable have been reflected in the allowance for credit losses.
Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):
Completed VOI units
Construction-in-progress


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Share this Story: Oilers take risk signing defenceman Oscar Klefbom to seven-year contract extension
Oilers take risk signing defenceman Oscar Klefbom to seven-year contract extension
Oilers sign defenceman Oscar Klefbom to a seven-year contract extension
Joanne Ireland • Edmonton Journal
Oscar Klefbom of the Edmonton Oilers. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Edmonton Journal
Leduc — Linking Oscar Klefbom to a seven-year, $29.169-million contract extension was a calculated risk, deduced Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli.
It is certainly a significant commitment to a player who was drafted 19th overall in 2011.
Oilers take risk signing defenceman Oscar Klefbom to seven-year contract extension Back to video
"I know he's only had 77 games in the NHL, but there's a lot to like about him on both sides of the puck," Chiarelli said on Sunday. "He plays a real responsible game and he moves the puck."
Chiarelli, who joined the Oilers in April, said while he leaned on his staff for their projections, he sees Klefbom as a cornerstone of the Edmonton defence.
"Obviously, there's risk both ways, but when you commit to someone long-term like that, you look at his character, you look at his durability, skill and projection. We'll have him until he's 29, at pretty good (salary) cap numbers."
Klefbom, who is in the final year of his entry-level contract, will be tied to the NHL club until 2023, joining a growing pool of Oilers with long-term deals. Taylor Hall is signed through 2020, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is under contract until 2021, and Jordan Eberle and Benoit Pouliot both have another three years. Andrej Sekera, too, is signed through 2021.
"It's a lot of numbers, a lot of money, a lot of years," said Klefbom, 22, "but this is where I want to be. I think we have some really good years ahead of us."
One of the first things Klefbom said he would do is start looking for a place in the downtown area, a more permanent place to call home now that his future is secured. He's also going to be on the hook for dinner.
"Well deserved, but he definitely owes us a dinner now," said Nugent-Hopkins, who was drafted first overall the same year as the defenceman.
The Oilers acquired the Klefbom pick in the Dustin Penner trade with the Los Angeles Kings. He left the Swedish Elite League two years later, but was not rushed into the Edmonton lineup, spending the bulk of his first pro season in the American Hockey League. He also started last season with the Oklahoma City Barons before becoming a fixture on the Oilers defence, scoring two goals and 18 assists in 60 NHL games.
Through the early days of this training camp, Klefbom has been teamed with Justin Schultz, who is playing for a new contract. Coming off an unremarkable campaign, Schultz was signed to a one-year, $3.9-million contract in the off-season.
"I think it's apples and oranges," said Chiarelli. "What I told Justin when I signed him is that I don't know you yet. I know you've had some struggles here a little bit as far as expectations. Let's look at it in a year, then we'll reassess and maybe look to a long-term deal. So with him, it's a wait and see.
"But he has a lot of strengths to his game. He's moving really well, he passes the puck well … we'll see where that one goes."
Klefbom's contract averages $4.167-million a season, which is exactly what Jonas Brodin got from the Minnesota Wild when he signed a six-year extension last year. The two are from the same hometown in Sweden and both played for Farjestad in the Elite League.
"I know as far as his NHL games, (Klefbom) doesn't have a huge sample size, but he is known around the league as an up-and-coming player," said Chiarelli, who saw Klefbom play at the world championship. "He's a big, strong kid. He skates well. He moves the puck well. He defends well.
"It's hard to get D-men and he's a top-four. He's going to be a top-two at some point."
Klefbom said more pressure comes with the new contract, but he expects that. He expects more of himself.
"When you first step in to the league, you want to play an easy game, a safe game, so maybe the first year I took a step back to play a stronger defensive game, but I would like to be a strong two-way defender who can be an offensive threat as well," he said.
"This is what you dream of. You want to write this kind of deal when you're a small kid, then you do … it's a pretty unreal feeling."
jireland@edmontonjournal.com
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Editor's note: Corrected contract value in lede, Sept. 21, 2015.


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Trials Guru is of course all about the sport of trials, but its' creator, John Moffat is interested in all forms of motorcycle sport, that includes Motocross.
John was invited to get a 'bit involved' in the recent Drumlanrig Grand National Motocross on the weekend of 13-15th July, 2018.
Held in the grounds of the majestic Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, the stately home of the Duke of Buccleuch, the event was very well supported and is becoming the premier motocross event in Scotland.
It was promoted and organised by the re-formed and locally based Galloway Motorcycle Club, which was a club that had started out in the 1930s and folded around 2011. The good news is that it is back up and running again, affiliated to the Scottish ACU and headed up by Fraser Dykes (Chairman) and Willie Brown (Secretary) and has a strong nucleus of committee members, all willing to get their hands dirty.
Moffat's remit was to conduct a full hour-long interview on the Friday evening with the 1982 World 500cc Motocross Champion, Brad Lackey who kept the audience spell-bound with his recounts of his life in professional motocross as a factory rider for CZ, Kawasaki, Honda and Suzuki.
Moffat also hosted the 'Galloway Gathering' on the Saturday night which saw many former Scottish Motocross riders and champions being interviewed to keep the crowd both intertained and informed. This was all done in a massive marquee on site.
Here are some photos taken during the three day event, courtesy of former Trials & Motocross News reporter, Graham Milne which gives a flavour of what Trials Guru had been getting up to at Drumlanrig!
World 500cc Motocross Champion in 1982 was Suzuki's Brad Lackey, here talking to Trials Guru at Drumlanrig – Photo: Graham Milne
Billy Edwards on the left was a former Bultaco, CCM, Kawasaki and Maico rider… and oh yes he was Scottish Motocross Champion in 1979. Photo: Graham Milne
Vic Allan (left) was double British Motocross Champion 250/500cc in 1974 on Bultaco Pursangs – Photo: Graham Milne
Roy Black Jnr (left) was both Junior and Senior Scottish Motocross Champion in successive years, the only rider to achieve this on Maico – Photo: Graham Milne
Brad Lackey tells John Moffat exactly how he won the 1982 World 500cc Motocross Championship for Suzuki, a ten year 'journey' – Photo: Graham Milne
Photo: Graham Milne
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My husband is a big Star Wars fan so when I went on the hunt for the perfect Fathers Day gift I was blown away by the super cool lights at 3D Light FX. They are so cool. You get a really fun decal to put behind the light to make it look as if it is breaking through the wall and then a really cool and detailed 3D light fixture. They look so neat and make the perfect gift idea for Dad.
I found him this really cool R2-D2 light that goes perfectly with his Star Wars collection. They have so many options though. They have Star Wars, Marvel, and even fun thins for the kids like Princesses and other cartoon characters. 3D Light Fx is a really fun way to dress up any room.
They are super easy to put up on the wall. Just use the decal and transfer it to the wall. Then hang up your light fixture over the decal. The effect is so cool and and interactive. It really brings the room to life with your favorite characters from your favorite shows.
Plus they are functioning lights. We actually have a few of these. My daughter has a Minions light and we also have BB8 from Star Wars. We really enjoy them and we always get so many great compliments on them. They are a great way to tie together a collection, decorate a room, or just for fun.
Visit the 3D Light FX site to see the entire collection.


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MORE FROM KARI LAKE'S LAWSUIT: 25,000 Ballots Added To Maricopa County's Vote Totals AFTER Election Day
By On Dec 11, 2022
Muslim woman carrying placard with freedom inscription while protesting with crowd of people on the streets.
Kari Lake filed a historic lawsuit on Friday to nullify the Stolen 2022 Midterm Election for Governor.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Kari Lake filed her lawsuit against Katie Hobbs and the corrupt Maricopa County elections officials to nullify the election for Governor and approve a full audit of signatures and machine failures.
It was revealed by a Runbeck whistleblower in Lake's filing that HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of ballots did not have any chain of custody documentation.
HUGE: Runbeck Whistleblower Reveals That Chain Of Custody For OVER 298,942 Maricopa County Ballots Delivered To Runbeck On Election Day Did Not Exist, Employees Allowed To Add Family Members' Ballots Without Any Documentation
This is similar to a 2020 election finding that hundreds of thousands of 2020 election ballots also lacked the necessary chain of custody documentation.
The filing also states that 25,000 ballots were added to Maricopa County's totals after election day.
25,000 ballots were added to Maricopa County's totals after election day.
Do you think that might explain this?
"Following Election Day, Democrat candidates won more than 50% of the votes despite only recording 17% of the turnout on Election Day."
– @ConradsonJordan https://t.co/7hubeZYEr4
— Kari Lake War Room (@KariLakeWarRoom) December 11, 2022
This could explain why Democratic candidates won over 50% of election day votes despite only recording 17% of the turnout on election day.
This finding is similar to a Maricopa County 2020 election report from Verity Vote that used public records requests to discover that more than 20,000 2020 election ballots were illegally counted.
The Gateway Pundit reported on these illegally counted ballots during the 2020 election investigations.
They used the same illegal tactics as in 2020 to steal this election.
Lake's filing states, "Maricopa County's public statements concerning remaining ballots to be counted on November 9, 2022, and November 10, 2022, show an increase of approximately 25,000 votes with no explanation of why the number of remaining ballots could increase."
Maricopa County announced publicly on November 9 that "275,000+ ballots" had been sorted for scanning and signature verification. However, on November 10, this number saw an unexplained increase of close to 25,000 after the legal deadline for accepting ballots had closed. This change was also reflected on the Department of State website.
The Gateway Pundit questioned the same discrepancy on November 11.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said in a press conference on November 10, "we received 292,000 early ballots that were dropped off on election day."
However, as The Gateway Pundit reported on November 9, Maricopa County tweeted that "~275k" ballots were received on election day, not 292,000.
BREAKING: Maricopa County Gives Another Ballot Drop Favoring Democrats – Remaining "Late Early" Ballot Total Increased From '~275k' to 292k?
Now, it appears this 292,000 figure from the County was incorrect, and Runbeck reported 298,000 ballots on the same day this claim was made.
Where did all of these ballots come from?
This section of the lawsuit concludes, "The shifting numbers of ballots evidence Maricopa County's failure to account for EV ballots and failure to maintain security and chain of custody for the ballots as required by Arizona Law."
Read the full filing here.
From Kari Lake's lawsuit:
Over 25,000 Ballots Were Added to The Total Ballots Collected After Election Day Indicating A Chain Of Custody Failure
Highlighting the chain of custody failures discussed above is the fact that two days after Election Day was completed Maricopa County found more than 25,000 additional ballots, whereas properly followed chain of custody procedures would require Maricopa County election officials to know the exact number of ballots submitted by the day after Election, November 9, 2022.
Specifically, Maricopa County's public statements concerning remaining ballots to be counted on November 9, 2022, and November 10, 2022, show an increase of approximately 25,000 votes with no explanation of why the number of remaining ballots could increase. On November 9, the County Recorder announced that "275,000+ ballots" had been sorted for scanning and signature verification after the Maricopa Counting Vote Centers closed. On November 10, Maricopa County election official Celia Nabor contacted the County's contractor Runbeck and asked how many ballots were scanned at Runbeck, and Runbeck reported 298,000 ballots, an unexplained increase of 25,000 after the legal deadline for accepting ballots had closed.
This unexplained increase in EV ballots was also reflected on the Department of State website between November 9 and November 10. On November 9th, Maricopa County reported to the AZ Department of State that it had counted 1,136,849 ballots and had 407,664 ballots left to be tabulated. That is a total of 1,544,513 ballots. By November 11, 2022 Maricopa County reported and the Department of State published that the Maricopa had counted 1,290,669 ballots and had 274,885 ballots left to tabulate, which is a total of 1,565,554 ballots. The shifting numbers of ballots evidence Maricopa County's failure to account for EV ballots and failure to maintain security and chain of custody for the ballots as required by Arizona Law.
The 2022 Election in Maricopa County is irredeemably compromised!
Peacefully contact the Arizona Attorney General's Office to demand a full criminal investigation into the Stolen 2022 Midterm Election.
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Friends Don't Let Friends Drive?
By KEVIN A. WILSON
RECENTLY, THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY Administration (FHWA) demonstrated "Smart Intersection" technology, which will use lights, sound or some other warning (they're still researching that part) to get the attention of the negligent and alert them to stop at a traffic signal if—and here's the "smart" bit—the technology built into the roadway, car and signal device determines that a collision is imminent. We don't want 'em to stop just because it's red, but because this time, in particular, you really would crash otherwise.
Call me a cynic, but can't anyone else foresee a day when drivers depend on this technology and ignore any traffic signal that doesn't sing and dance and fill the cabin with bright-red smoke to get your extra-special attention? In psychological circles, they'd say the technology was a means of enabling risk-taking behavior. Clearly no one at FHWA has ever heard the old joke about the brothers (I heard it as the brothers Unser in their hometown Albuquerque, New Mexico), one of whom keeps running red lights to the consternation of a passenger, but reassures him that "my brother does this all the time." In the punch line, the guy stops at a green light because, "You never know when my brother is coming."One widely reported quote from FHWA's publicity-seeking demonstration of the Smart Intersection, the latest installation at its Turner Fairbanks Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia, was this: "It's not a 'You can stop worrying, the car will drive itself,'" said Jeffrey Paniati, associate administrator for the Highway Administra-tion. "It's a 'We'll help you drive.'"
Mr. Paniati seems sincere. Maybe he's never heard that other old saw about, "I'm with the government and I'm here to help." Be prepared to get a lot of "help" in the next decade. It's not only regulators who want to be our friends; so do automakers, weary of being sued by every idiot who flunked Physics 101 but was placed in command of two tons of machinery moving at 80 mph and steered the beast into a tree. So, the people who invent new technology—mostly, they work for suppliers and not directly for the automakers anymore—see huge profit potential in devices that "help" drivers. Hey, the car warned you; you can't blame us.
In recent months I've seen technologies from such suppliers as TRW, Johnson Controls, Visteon and Delphi that not only detect an imminent collision and warn the driver, as do some high-end German luxury chariots, but actively apply the brake or steering. TRW told me its electric power-assist steering, which has the best feel I've experienced among such systems, can be adapted to give a "tug" in the right direction to help the driver figure out how to steer out of a skid. Why train the driver if you can make the car train him, eh? At the same conference where the FHWA showed its Smart Intersection, Visteon revealed "lane departure technology," which uses radar, cameras and sensors to detect the edges of the lane, and warn drivers about to cross the line, or attempt to round a corner while going too fast.
You don't want that? Me neither, but last week I tried for three miles to get around an Explorer that kept edging into my lane while its nominal "driver" talked on the phone, checked his hair in the mirror and ate a bagel. My horn had no effect. However Visteon gets this guy's attention, I'll bet he'll rely on it and feel free to drive without looking at all, just waiting for the car to tell him when it's time to steer or slow down. Somehow, I don't think I'm going to be any safer driving near that guy after he gets all this help than I was last week, but at least all our cars can be more expensive.
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