Haverhill Bank ("Haverhill"), Haverhill, Massachusetts has applied to the Division of Banks (the "Division") for authority to merge with Economy Co-operative Bank ("Economy"), Merrimac, Massachusetts pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws chapter 170, section 25, and under the terms of a Consolidation Agreement dated August 29, 2011 ("the Agreement"). The Agreement provides for the merger of Economy with and into Haverhill, under the name, charter and by-laws of Haverhill Bank. The main office of Haverhill would remain the main office of the continuing institution and the sole banking office of Economy would be retained as a branch office of Haverhill.
Notice of the bank merger application was posted as directed by the Division thereby affording opportunity for interested parties to submit comments. The period for filing comments has expired. Upon review the Division required that two management related issues be addressed. These matters were discussed in several telephone conversations. The issues were resolved in supplemental filings dated October 16th, October 18th and November 16, 2011.
The Division reviewed the application, supplemental filings and all related documents in accordance with the statutory criteria of whether competition among banking institutions will be unreasonably affected and whether public convenience and advantage and net new benefits would be promoted by approval of the proposed transaction. The record of performance under the Commonwealth's Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA"), Massachusetts General Laws chapter 167, section 14 and its implementing regulation, 209 CMR 46.00 et seq. also were factors considered by the Division.
Haverhill is a Massachusetts chartered co-operative bank that was established in 1877. Its deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") to the maximum extent permitted by law, and by the Share Insurance Fund ("SIF") for deposits in excess of FDIC coverage. Haverhill had consolidated assets of approximately $258 million as of September 30, 2011. In addition to its main office, Haverhill operates four other full service branch offices also in Haverhill.
Economy is a Massachusetts chartered co-operative bank that was established in 1889. As of September 30, 2011, Economy had total consolidated assets of approximately $26 million. Its one banking office is in Merrimac, Massachusetts. Economy's deposits are insured by the FDIC to the maximum extent permitted by law, and by the SIF for deposits in excess of FDIC coverage limits.
The merger application summarizes the primary service area of both banks. Haverhill considers its primary service area as the City of Haverhill and Economy considers its primary service area as the Town of Merrimac, which, in each case, comprises all or substantially all of each such institution's CRA assessment area. There are no cities or towns in which both institutions have a banking office.
Materials have been submitted to address the issue that competition among banks will not be unreasonably affected by the proposed transaction. In analyzing the impact of a proposed transaction on banking competition, the Division considers, but does not rely exclusively on, the guidelines used by federal authorities to review bank mergers. Essentially, these guidelines define relevant markets and measure concentration, which is considered an important indicator of competitiveness. The starting point in the federal analysis is the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, an arithmetic measure of market concentration that synthesizes the distribution of market shares and the number of banks in an affected market into a single value. In this case, there will be a negligible and de minimis increase in the HHI for the geographical areas analyzed according to the application. In addition to that analysis, the Division considers the competitive impact of the proposed transaction on a community-by-community basis, as well as on the overall banking structure of the Commonwealth. As stated above, the communities in the primary service area for the merging banks are different. Although Haverhill's main office is located in the City of Haverhill in Essex County and Haverhill and Merrimac are neighboring communities in the same county, the banks do not have any banking offices located in the same city or town. Information in the application shows that the banks do not derive significant business from each other's primary service area. The Division also has noted that there are numerous banks with banking offices located in the combined primary service area of the merging banks. Therefore, the banking public will continue to be able to choose from a variety of banking options. Accordingly, the Division's analysis of the competitive impact of the merger does not preclude approval of the proposed transaction.
As a result of the merger, Haverhill indicates that the banking public will benefit in several ways. According to the application, such benefits include a broader range of deposit and loan products and banking. Economy offers only limited commercial real estate and personal loans to complement its competitive one to four family mortgage loans. In particular, customers of Economy will benefit from a variety of Haverhill's products not currently available to them including Haverhill's broader range of consumer and small business products. The continuing institution's lending limits and branch office network would be enhanced by the merger. The added asset base and the ability to hire a loan officer assigned to the Merrimac office, is expected to contribute to the continuing institution's ability to generate business and commercial loans. The Division considered these reasons and others cited in the submitted documents in determining that public convenience and advantage will be promoted by approval of this transaction.
In determining whether or not to approve a petition under the statutory criteria, the Commissioner is also required to consider a showing of "net new benefits" related to the transaction. That term as set out in section 25 of said chapter 170 includes initial capital investments, job creation plans, consumer and business services and commitments to maintain and open branch offices, among other factors, which the Commissioner may deem necessary. In the application the Petitioner has addressed this requirement of statute including capital investments. Additionally, the continuing institution will have the aforementioned larger lending limit and believes that the merger should facilitate future job creation. Moreover, customers of both banks will have access to the banking offices of both banks which will be enhanced by capital investments in the form of an additional drive-up ATM at the Economy office, signage, and renovations at branch facilities. These and other factors are also cited as support for meeting such criteria.
Related to the issue of public convenience and advantage is the record of performance under CRA by the banks which are parties to this transaction. Such review for a state-chartered bank includes examination by personnel of the Division as well as analysis of concerns received from the bank's community and its response to those concerns fairly raised. A publicly available descriptive rating and evaluation by a federal bank regulatory agency will also be considered. The Division has noted that Haverhill received a "Satisfactory" rating on its most recent CRA performance examination. The Division is also aware that Economy received a "Satisfactory" rating in its most recent CRA examination.
The application states that, in connection with the merger, the continuing institution's Board of Directors will consist of all of the persons currently serving as directors of Haverhill and one of the directors of Economy. The management of the combined bank is also detailed in the application documents. Economies and service capabilities which would result from the transaction are set out in the submitted documents. Upon consolidation, the continuing bank will meet all required capital standards. Overall, financial and managerial considerations as further addressed in the supplemental filing support approval of the application.
Upon review of the application with reference to the relevant statutory and regulatory requirements, this Division has concluded that the consummation of the proposed consolidation would be in the public interest. On the basis of these considerations, approval is granted for Economy Co-operative Bank to merge with and into Haverhill Bank under the charter, by-laws and name of Haverhill Bank under the provisions of said Massachusetts General Laws chapter 170, section 25.


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Brandon Crawford notched an important first in his second-ever All-Star Game appearance on Tuesday.
The three-time defending Gold Glove winner started in the game for the first time in his eight-year career in the majors. Crawford finished with just over 3 million votes, and the fourth-most among the NL players that fans picked to start.
Crawford struck out in both of his plate appearances. He struck out swinging on the first, and looking on the second. Crawford's wife, Jalynne Crawford, was none too pleased with the strike zone on the evening.
He didn't see much action in the field, either. Crawford told NBC Sports Bay Area's Amy Gutierrez in a postgame interview he wasn't too upset he had a quiet night.
"I'm excited to be a part of it either way," Crawford said. "Even if I didn't even get in, it would be cool to be here."
"But I would like to get a ground ball. I would like to be involved somehow," he added with a smile.
The Crawfords surely had a much better time with their four children, all of whom made the trip to the nation's capital.
From Red-Carpet to Game-Time!!! We're ready to cheer on the SS and the National league! Love our favorite @sfgiants player Brandon!!! Proud of him!!
Crawford's NL may have lost 8-6 in extra innings to the AL, but Crawford left D.C. with bragging rights. In a trivia contest about his sister, Amy, Crawford bested her husband (and All-Star pitcher) Gerrit Cole.


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Purpose: To identify all types of sales force control systems in the academic literature, and to cluster the mediators between these controls and the performances, according to the AMO model (abilities, motivations, and opportunities), analysing how each of these three groups of mediators are influenced by control systems, and how they impact on the sales performance, using a systematic literature review. Design/methodology: Scientific papers published during the last 32 years, using as databases: Business Source Premier (EBSCO), Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Business, Management and Social Sciences were taken as selection fields. False positives identification, exclusions after reading the abstracts, and after reading the whole article, was performed by the authors by consensus. 114 articles of the initial selection of non-repeated references, together with 28 additional citations integrated the final selection. Findings: A new framework based on a grouping of mediators between the control systems and the performances, into abilities, motivations and capabilities is proposed. Practical implications: These findings suggest as a managerial contribution, that coaching and leading -rather than commanding- to be a more appropriate control attitude, especially when the salesperson is younger or unexperienced. Originality/value: As academic result, the review highlights that all three groups from the AMO model evidence positive impacts on sales performance when a behavioral control system (mostly from the capability part) is in use, by enhancing salesperson's skills, motivation, and organizational conditions and support, fostering as a result, a salesperson relational approach and a customer orientation, which generate the best outcomes in the long term.
CitationBenet Zepf, A.; Marin-Garcia, J. A.; Küster, I. Clustering the mediators between the sales control systems and the sales performance using the AMO model: A narrative systematic literature review. "Intangible Capital", Octubre 2018, vol. 14, núm. 3, p. 387-408.


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TORONTO The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal says Bell Canada discriminated against a seriously ill woman by forcing her to violate her doctor's orders and go to a store in person in order to acquire a cellphone.
Linda Mills of London, Ont., was bedridden and recovering from both chemotherapy and a stroke at the time of the incident in July 2014.
The tribunal decision says Mills wanted to acquire a phone and activate it the same day, adding Bell Canada only offered that service in-store to people who could present photo ID.
Mills was under doctor's orders to stay home due to her compromised immune system, so her son tried to collect the phone on her behalf.
The decision says Bell sales associates refused to account for these circumstances, forcing Mills to violate her doctor's instructions in order to pick up the phone she needed to have on hand as a safety measure given her illness.
The tribunal found Bell discriminated against Mills on the grounds of disability and ordered the company to make its policies more accommodating within the next six months. Bell must also pay Mills $10,000 plus interest as compensation.
Mills said she looks forward to seeing new policies in place at the telecom giant, adding she pursued the complaint with the tribunal on behalf of those who may find themselves in a similar situation some day.
Mills' ordeal began in 2013 when she was diagnosed with cancer. Unsuccessful surgery led to a particularly aggressive chemotherapy treatment at doses so high they brought on a stroke and multiple seizures, according to the decision.
Mills said her medical condition caused her weight to drop to around 100 pounds and prompted her to go on long-term disability with the school board that employed her as a principal.
In July 2014, Mills said she was in the process of returning her board-issued cellphone. She felt it was important to have an immediate replacement on hand in case her precarious health took an unexpected turn, she said.
Bell's policies stated that customers hoping for a cellphone with same-day activation had to present themselves in store and present photo identification. Phones could also be purchased online or over the phone, but those cases involve a lag between the time of purchase and the day the phone arrives and is ready for use.
Another option would have been to prepay the entire cost of the phone in advance, an approach Mills said is unfair to those with limited financial means.
Bell contended that its policies were necessary to prevent fraud.
Mills said her son called ahead to a Bell retail location to discuss collecting the cellphone on her behalf, but was told that could not be arranged.
According to the decision, Mills' son apprised staff of his mother's circumstances, offered to bring in all her relevant identification documents and proposed to put her on the phone so she could provide verbal authorization, but the company stood firm.
Mills, who had been a Bell customer for more than 40 years, ultimately decided to adhere to the policy in violation of all medical advice.
"It was an arduous and dangerous thing for her to do in her condition, but she felt she had no choice given she wanted it activated that day so her son could help her start using it while he was visiting her," Edward Lustig wrote in the tribunal decision.
Bell argued that it had not discriminated against Mills, asserting she could have obtained a cellphone through other channels such as online ordering.
Lustig disagreed, saying the option for same-day activation was available to able-bodied customers and denied to people in Mills' situation.
Bell also argued that Mills did not suffer as a result of their policy, since she was able to obtain a cellphone in the end. Lustig took exception to this position as well.
"Contrary to Bell's submissions, I find the fact that Ms. Mills did ultimately attend in person at the store had a negative impact on her as it caused her great difficulty, was dangerous to her health and contrary to the medical advice of her doctor," he said.
Lustig ordered Bell to change its policies to ensure people in Mills' position would be able to acquire a post-paid phone with same-day activation without appearing in person.
He nonetheless called Bell a "socially responsible" company that cares about its customers in general, citing the telecom's high-profile efforts to raise awareness about mental health issues.


Are you a #GirlBoss? Actually, let me rephrase that question. Do you want to be a #GirlBoss but are wondering where to begin? Look no further. I've got you.
Starting a business… becoming your own boss… branching out into entrepreneurial status… these are all huge things. It's intimidating. It's nerve wracking. It's frightening. But once you take the leap, these former feelings of fear and these feelings of "can I do it?" and "will I make it?", become feelings of excitement and gratitude and empowerment. You'll go from wondering "how will I do this?" to wondering why you ever waited so long to begin and get going on your dreams in the first place.
At Diary of an Entrepreneur, I (and we as a community) know these steps and feelings all too well. No one ever said it was going to be easy. We do say, however, that it's going to be worth it.
If you're in the beginning stages, now is the time to start planning and to start mapping your future. Begin writing in a diary or an online journal: write down your thoughts, your feelings, your dreams. Read books on female entrepreneurs and business women. Listen to podcasts. Connect on LinkedIn. Follow #BossBabe and #GirlBoss hashtags on social media. Let yourself soak up this outside goodness. Learn from others – from both their successes and their failures. Research business models. Watch TED Talks. Schedule lunches with business and creative professionals whom you admire. Think of yourself as a sponge. You are ready, willing, and able to absorb the good fortunes and successes of others. Think of every business owner and entrepreneur as your teacher, and you, their pupil.
One of the most important lessons of becoming an entrepreneur is to realize that success does not happen overnight. Wanting something and being ready for something are two very, very different situations to be in. You must plan and prepare in order to execute. When the time is right to officially leave your job, take out that business loan, or hire a full-time nanny for the kids, you will know. But until you know so deeply that you feel it within your bones, you are not yet there. Take a deep breath. Slow down. You've got time.
During the initial idea stage and the execution stage, take advantage of having the time to really work on your business model — whatever that business might be. Once you're working for yourself and have employees depending on you, there will be no downtime, so really enjoy this period of planning. During this time of soaking up business podcasts and biographies, and meeting with those who have inspired you, you should remember to listen to yourself and your wants and needs as well. Write down your visions and business ideas in your journal. Create Pinterest boards. Construct a tangible vision board.
Allowing yourself the time and the space to really and sincerely nail down your business plan will mean you aren't left scrambling later on. Here at Diary of an Entrepreneur, we like to remember to always take the leap… but to only take it when we are ready.


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Math Up: Hirmonoculos
Big discovery: a math that is far superior to Calculus for methods in physics, chemistry, and general everyday life have been uncovered and compiled by me. I have named this math Hirmonoculos. "Why?" you may ask. Well, it is truly because I wanted to hear something really Greek at that time, and this has just stuck. I hear Greek things like baklava, Athenia, and Lenny Kravitz a lot, and I have grown tired. They are just greeked out now, at least to my ears. Well, please excuse my babbling, but I must get on to describing this amazing find.
Hirmonoculos is a math that relies heavily on infinity concepts, irrational numbers, imaginary numbers, anti-vectors, probability, improbability, and infinite improbability, which is the math's hallmark. It is very simple really. After a deep study of hypospace you discover these things called anti-vectors. Now, all people with basic physics knowledge can tell you what a vector is. Anti-vectors are not things that travel in the opposite direction. They are, in fact, very simple. Almost inexistent outside of hypospace, anti-vectors are phenomenal forces that occur as a result of the voids vectors randomly create. When two or more vectors run in parallel, or close enough to it, the space inside them is the anti-vector. Anti-vectors exert forces in a way that pushes objects in the opposite direction of the perpetrating vectors, but in a corkscrew-like motion. You see, when a thing is trapped in anti-vector voids, the object naturally is attracted to the vectors, but, as it gets farther away from one vector and speeds up, it desires to go to another farther away. That means that when two vectors form the anti-vector void, it will have sinusoidal motion, and most beyond that produce corkscrews. Forty-two vectors seem odd in that the object will actually travel with a tangential motion, which is where the really amazing concepts enter.
Infinite Improbability is, as mentioned, the hallmark of Hirmonoculos. When forty-two vectors create the anti-vector voids (now to be called the 42-void) in hypospace, it moves in tangential ways, but it also has a slight turn to it that only very exact math can figure. Infinite Improbability allows for these calculations. Various settings can alter the way a 42-void functions: things from light intensity, density, and even charge. Infinite Improbability looks at what common sense and extremely advanced physics would say and instantly tosses it all out. Everything left is improbable. Then, the element of forty-two, which has a huge bearing on all Hirmonoculos, is set into that mix. After the improbable forty-two element is inverted and then structured, by which I mean the elements of the situation are added, various amounts of algebra will be done and the answer found.
The advantage to this hypospace 42-void of Infinite Improbability is that, when reversed, it can allow travel at Ludicrous Speed, which is about 7.44 times 10 raised to the power of fifteen kilometers per second. With this, we may get to places before we go. Only future research and the future can tell us what is possible. We shall become a people of the stars. Maybe.


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Q: Put new objects into Dask queue I want to use Dask distributed queues to share some data with other clients.
The data I want to share is an object of a class data :
where the index is a list, the data is either a future of a dask collection and the name is a string.
class data:
    index = list()
    data = None

    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

I used register_generic to register this new object to be serialized like here:
from distributed.protocol import register_generic
register_generic(metadata)
ds = data(name)
ds.data = darray
ds.index = index
q = Queue("data").put(ds)

However I got this error :

TypeError: can not serialize 'data' object

Is there other available ways to allow putting new objects to queues?
Else what do you suggest to use instead ?

A: From the docstring for Queue:

Elements of the Queue must be either Futures or msgpack-encodable data
(ints, strings, lists, dicts).  All data is sent through the scheduler so
it is wise not to send large objects.  To share large objects scatter the
data and share the future instead.

Without making an extension for msgpack to encode your class, or sending an alternate representation (e.g., JSON), you should wrap your value in a Dask future, like this
f = client.scatter(ds)
q.put(ds)

When you get the value, you will need to unwrap it
value = client.gather(q.get())

Note that queues are a niche and not much use part of distributed.

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A couple of years ago I wrote about Nissan Micra ads at Flinders Street Station directly criticising public transport.
You know, I've been using public transport for decades. I've seen people asleep, but I've never, ever had someone fall asleep on my shoulder. Does it really happen, or is it just a cliché?
I suppose this is not necessarily poking fun at walking as a form of transport, but it could be read that way.
Adrienne Savoy, a driving instructor for DriversEd.com, said the higher the heel, the more a person is in danger.
"When you're wearing high heels, it's nearly impossible for the heel to stay steady on top of the mat, which would delay the reaction time between the accelerator and the brake. Sometimes you only have a second to react, so that could be a split second you have to prevent a crash," she said.
Even for those of us who never wear heels, we know that travelling by public transport is an order of magnitude safer than driving.
I think I'd rather be uncomfortable than unsafe.


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package com.github.cloudml.zen.ml.neuralNetwork

import com.github.cloudml.zen.ml.util.MnistDatasetSuite
import org.scalatest.{FunSuite, Matchers}

class DBNSuite extends FunSuite with MnistDatasetSuite with Matchers {

  ignore("DBN") {
    val (data, numVisible) = mnistTrainDataset(2500)
    val dbn = new DBN(Array(numVisible, 500, 10))
    DBN.pretrain(data, 1000, dbn, 0.1, 0.05, 0.0)
    DBN.finetune(data, 2000, dbn, 0.1, 0.1, 0.0)
    val (dataTest, _) = mnistTrainDataset(5000, 2500)
    println("Error: " + MLP.error(dataTest, dbn.mlp, 100))
  }

}

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Being caretaker boss 'turned my life upside down' says Arlesey Town's Adam Randall
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Adam Randall is back as a player after his stint as caretaker manager of Arlesey Town. - Credit: DANNY LOO PHOTOGRAPHY
It's been a whirlwind month for Arlesey Town's Adam Randall but it ended with him back in his happy place - on the pitch.
The defender was asked to take temporary charge after the club parted with former boss Chico Ramos and he did a fine job, losing just once in his six games in the dugout.
But with new man Martin Standen taking charge of his first game on Saturday, a 5-1 win away to London Colney, Randall was able to switch back to something far more familiar.
The now former caretaker manager said: "My life got turned upside down football wise.
"I'd never had to think about how to prepare for training, I never had to think about who was playing, what shape or formation will we play, what kit are we in, the warm-up tops and all that type of stuff.
"I was thrown in at the deep end but we were able to get through it and you saw just what a good squad we have.
"We have a good bunch of lads and quality going forward and at the back.
"I just try to use that and do what was asked of me for four or five weeks and I came out alive.
"It was a good experience for me but I definitely enjoyed putting the boots back on and getting back out into the middle."
His appearance at Cotlandswick in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division game, however, came with its own issues.
He said: "I came into the game not knowing what to expect.
"I've been injured for quite a while so this was the first 90 minutes in two or three months.
"Firstly I'm glad we got the win and secondly I'm glad I'm not falling apart.
"It is a good day all round."
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Tributes Continue To Flow In For The Late Mahotella Queens Member
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Tributes Continue To Flow In For The Late Mahotella Queens Member:
Tributes are continuing to pour in for Mahotella Queens founding member Nobesuthu Mbadu.
The legendary singer reportedly passed away this week due to kidney failure. She died at the age of 76.
Her Family spokesperson Vanessa Tloubatla told Sowetan that the family and colleagues would like to be afforded space to mourn.
"Her family and colleagues are devastated and ask that you allow them the space and time to mourn this amazing queen peacefully and respectfully. More details will be shared on the funeral and memorial service," Tloubatla told the publication.
Paying respect to the late Mbadu, Bongani tweeted: "I wish the remaining members of Mahotella Queens to be strong during this sad and difficult time of passing of Nobesuthu Mbadu.RIP Mama, you have made your mark."
On Facebook, Lungani Mhlongo also wrote: "My Landlord, grandmother and a friend. I stayed at your house for 7 years and I ended up being a trusted family member. Rest In Peace Nobeuthu Mbadu. #Amahotella Queen Member "
We at Umsakazo are devastated to learn of the passing of our friend and mother Nobesuthu Mbadu of the legendary Mahotella Queens. "Mam' Nobe" was one of the most dynamic mbaqanga performers in the industry. We love you always #nobesuthumbadu #mahotellaqueens pic.twitter.com/nJzMGRSz8D
— Umsakazo Records (@umsakazorecords) August 31, 2021
The music industry is still mourning the passing of another legendary singer Sipokazi SK Nxumalo.
Sipokazi was a founding member of the triple Grammy award-winning gospel music group Soweto Gospel Choir.
She succumbed to cardiac arrest earlier this month. The choir shared the sad news on Instagram.
"Soweto Gospel Choir, family, friends, and fans, are saddened by the sudden loss of our own. Sipokazi SK Nxumalo has gone to be with the Lord. Soweto Gospel Choir sends hearty condolences to everyone who lived with, loved, and shared life with SK.
" She is already missed and it will be so for a very long time…Let the song speak of the great moments and talent she shared with the Soweto Gospel Choir and the world. Rest in memories Sk."
Soweto Gospel Choir Leader Shimmy Jiyane told Daily Sun that her death shattered them.
"We started the choir with her. She was one of the founding members. Sipokazi was one of the strongest members and an anchor for the choir.
"When we think about the things she did for the music industry, South Africa, the choir, and everything she did for the Lord, it breaks our hearts that she is now gone."
Sipokazi's sister also told the paper: "We are not coping, she meant a lot to us and we are taking it one step at a time. We are trying to be strong for her kids, she has two sons."
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Northerners have developed a now-familiar migratory pattern of leaving their empty nests in the North to head South during their retirement years -- or seasonally (December through the March) -- if they can't afford relocation. In the past, they used to be easily identifiable by their white hair color (or sometimes light blue or orange from a dye job gone bad) and were often witnessed driving gas-guzzling Cadillacs or Lincolns down Highway 1.
Even though tourist traps love taking the money these seniors typically spend, most native residents see them as interlopers or carpetbaggers and the resulting refrain: "Yanks, go home," has became a common one. In addition to the congestion they cause on the thoroughfares, Snow Birds are known to regularly infest restaurants, post offices, retail shops, hospitals and doctors' offices in droves.
It is this 1950s zeitgeist I didn't initially realize I was stepping into, when I took to heading south the other day from my home in the New York Metro area. From Jersey City to Galloway township on the Garden State Parkway, it's only a two-hour trek - but it is due south. Packed with binoculars, an iPhone camera and some bottled water, I was on a mission to see a rare sighting - a visit from the illusive "White Snowy Owl."
Word had traveled fast via TV broadcasts, tweets and status updates that three white snowy owls had been spotted in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge just north of Atlantic City. While not a birder but more of an avian fan, I understood this to be a once-in-lifetime occurrence. So, I similar to so many other Northerners seemed to be forming our own migratory formation in assuming the modern-day version of the stereotypical role of Snow Birds -- as I started my very first Big Year -- by setting my compass south to climes unfamiliar.
Upon arrival, and after visiting the Information reception area at the Refuge, I secured a pass to drive into the marsh area, flooded by last year's Hurricane Sandy. It was there I sighted the Harry Potter-like Snowy Owl for the first time sittling on a rock, near the water's edge, not more than ten yards away. And, it was there that I began to feel more and more like a Snow Bird from the past invading a sanctuary visited by winged creatures and protected by local park rangers. I was the "outsider," not the white snowy owl. He was using this wildlife corner of the world for what it was intended - a refuge. I, and dozens others were eavesdropping on their solitude, as if we (a boisterous lot) had barged into a library and took a seat next to a student deep in thought.
The traffic jam on the one-lane trek down Wildlife Drive was the first clue that other Snow Birds had touched down - and the number of photographers with high-definition telephoto lens quickly became a photo opp, in and of itself.
But the real tip-off that I had become a Snow-Bird-for-the-Day was when a female park ranger started yelling at us vehemently: "Back away from the owl, you are too close - you'll frighten him," that I realized we were the rarest of species - not the white snowy owl - he was entitled to visit - we, on the other hand, might as well been wearing name tags, labeling us: "cluelesstourista-sapiens!"
But I guess I don't really care what they call me - because at the end of the day - I got to list my one and only rare bird to my very first Big Year -- and take it from me, fellow Snow Birds -- that was a rare hoot indeed!
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\section{Model and Algorithm}

\subsection{Network model and optimization problem}

Consider a wireless network composed by a set ${\cal L}$ of $L$
interfering links. Interference is modeled by a symmetric, boolean matrix $A\in
\{0,1\}^{L\times L}$, where $A_{lk}=1$ link $l$
interferes link $k$.
Define by ${\cal N} \subset \{0,1\}^L$ the set of feasible link activation profiles, or,
schedules. A schedule $m\in {\cal N}$ is a subset of
non-interfering active links.
The transmitter of link $l$ can transmit
at a fixed unit rate when active, and all links are saturated with infinite backlog.

Denote
by ${\bm{\gamma}}=(\gamma_l,l\in {\cal L})$ the long-term throughputs achieved by a scheduling algorithm, which determines which links are activated at each time. Let
$U:\mathbb{R}^+\to \mathbb{R}$ be an increasing and strictly concave
objective function. The following utility optimization problem over schedules has been extensively studied:
\begin{align}\label{eq:ut1}
\max \quad  & \Sigma_{l\in {\cal L}}U(\gamma_l),\quad \hbox{s.t. }\forall l\in {\cal L}, \gamma_l \le \Sigma_{m:l\in m}\pi_m\\
& \forall m\in {\cal N}, \pi_m\ge 0, \Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}}\pi_m = 1\nonumber.
\end{align}
where $\pi_m$ is the long-term proportion of time when schedule $m$ is
used. We denote by $\overline{{\bm{\gamma}}}=(\overline{\gamma}_l,l\in
{\cal L})$ the solution of (\ref{eq:ut1}).  Most of the proposed distributed
schemes to solve (1) make use of a dual decomposition of the problem into a rate
control and a scheduling problem: A
virtual queue is associated to each link; a rate control algorithm
defines the rate at which packets are sent to the virtual queues, and a
scheduling algorithm decides, depending on the level of the virtual
queues, which schedule to use with the aim of stabilizing all virtual
queues. The main challenge reduces to developing a distributed
and efficient scheduling algorithm. Most of the proposed solutions are
semi-distributed implementations of the max-weight scheduler introduced in \cite{TE92}, and require
information about the queues to be passed around among the nodes or links
(e.g., see a large set of references in \cite{YPC08}).

This signaling overhead increases communication complexity and
reduces effective throughput of the algorithms.

Recently, there have been proposals that do not use any
message passing, and yet achieve high efficiency \cite{walrand,RS08,techrep}. These algorithms are based on the random access protocol of
CSMA (Carier Sense Multiple Access), and leverage simulated annealing techniques to solve the max-weight scheduling problem as first proposed in \cite{BH88}.
In this paper we provide the first rigorous proof that such adaptive CSMA algorithms indeed converge,
using stochastic approximation tools with two time-scales.
Then, we quantify the impact of inevitable collisions in CSMA
protocols on the trade-off between their long-term efficiency and short-term
fairness, the latter defined here as $\beta={1 / \max\{E_l, l\in {\cal L}\}}$, where $E_l$ is the average duration during which link $l$ do not transmit successfully. It turns out that a price to pay for the surprisingly good utility performance by these message-passing-free algorithms  is short-term starvation.

\subsection{Adaptive CSMA algorithms}

To access the channel, each transmitter $l \in \set{L}$ runs a random back-off algorithm
parametrized by two positive real numbers $(\lambda_l,\mu_l),$ denoted as
CSMA$(\lambda_l,\mu_l)$: after a successful
transmission, the transmitter randomly picks a back-off counter
according to some distribution of mean $\lambda_l$; it decrements the
counter only when the channel is sensed idle; and it starts transmitting
when the back-off reaches 0, and remains active for a duration $\mu_l$.

We first consider a continuous-time and then a discrete-time
version of CSMA algorithms. In the ideal continuous-time setting (considered in this and the next sections), the
back-off counter distribution is exponential, so that two interfering
links cannot be activated simultaneously and collisions are avoided. In
practice, back-offs are discrete, say geometrically distributed. In this discrete setting (studied in Section III), collisions may occur,
degrade performance, and introduce tradeoff between long-term utility and short-term fairness.

If parameters $(\lambda_l,\mu_l), l\in {\cal L}$ were fixed, the analysis of the dynamics of systems under {\it continuous-time} CSMA algorithms would be classical (e.g., \cite{DT06} and references therein). In this case, in steady state the set of active links evolves according to a reversible Markov process whose stationary distribution, denoted by $\pi^{\bm{\lambda},\bm{\mu}}$, is defined by:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:st}
\forall m\in {\cal N}, \pi^{\bm{\lambda},\bm{\mu}}(m)={\prod_{l\in m}\lambda_l \mu_l\over \sum_{m'\in {\cal N}}\prod_{l\in m'}\lambda_l\mu_l}.
\end{equation}

We now describe how transmitters adapt their CSMA parameters. Time is slotted and transmitters update their parameters at the beginning of each slot. To do so, they maintain a virtual queue, denoted by $q_l[t]$ in slot $t$, for link $l$. The algorithm operates as follows (the algorithm presented here is an extension of those proposed in \cite{walrand}):\\
\textbf{Algorithm 1.}
\begin{enumerate}
\item During slot $t$, the transmitter of link $l$ runs CSMA($\lambda_l[t],\mu$), and records the amount $S_l[t]$ of service received during this slot;
\item At the end of slot $t$, it updates its virtual queue and its CSMA parameters according to:
\begin{equation*}
\label{eq:q_alg1}
q_l[t+1]=\bigg[q_l[t]+{b[t]\over W'(q_l[t])}\big(U'^{-1}({W(q_l[t])\over
  V})-S_l[t]\big)\bigg]^{q^{\max}}_{q^{\min}},
\end{equation*}
and set
$\lambda_l[t+1]=\mu^{-1}\exp \{ W(q_l[t+1])\}$.
\end{enumerate}

At the beginning of each slot, each non-active transmitter picks a new random back-off counter to account for the CSMA parameter update.
In Algorithm 1, $b:\mathbb{N}\to \mathbb{R}$ is a step size
function; $W:\mathbb{R}^+\to \mathbb{R}^+$ is a strictly increasing and
continuously differentiable function, termed {\it weight function};
$V$, $q^{\min}$, $q^{\max} (>q^{\min})$ are positive
parameters, and $[\cdot]_c^d\equiv \max(d,\min(c,\cdot))$.

\section{Convergence Proof}

The main difficulty in analyzing the convergence of Algorithm 1 lies in the
fact that the updates in the virtual queues depend on random processes
$(S_l[t], t\ge 0)$, whose transition rates in turn depend on the virtual
queues. As we will demonstrate, it is possible to represent Algorithm 1
as a stochastic approximation algorithm with controlled Markov noise as
introduced by Borkar \cite{borkar06}.

We use the notation $\pi^{\bm{q}}$ to denote the distribution on ${\cal N}$ defined by:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:pi_q}
\forall m\in {\cal N}, \quad \pi^{\bm{q}}(m)={\exp (\sum_{l\in m}W(q_l))\over \sum_{m'\in {\cal N}}\exp(\sum_{l\in m'}W(q_l))}.
\end{equation}
We also denote by $\bm{\gamma}[t]=(\gamma_l[t]={1\over
  t}\sum_{i=0}^{t-1}S_l[i], l\in {\cal L})$ the random variable representing
the time-averaged service rates received by the various links over the
interval $[0,t).$ The following theorem states the convergence of Algorithm 1, for diminishing step-sizes (similar but weaker results are readily obtained for constant, small step-sizes).

\medskip
\begin{theorem}
\label{theo:asym_PF}
Assume that $V\le W(q^{\max})/U'(1)$ and that $\sum_{t=0}^\infty b[t]=\infty,\quad \sum_{t=0}^\infty b[t]^2<\infty$. For any initial condition $\bm{q}[0]$, under Algorithm 1, we have the following convergence:
$$
\lim_{t\to\infty}{\bm{q}}[t]=\bm{q}^{\star} \textrm{ and } \lim_{t\to \infty}\bm{\gamma}[t]=\bm{\gamma}^{\star}, \textrm{ almost surely},
$$
where $\bm{q}^{\star}$ and $\bm{\gamma}^{\star}$ are such that: $(\bm{\gamma}^{\star},\pi^{\bm{q}^{\star}})$ solves:
\begin{eqnarray}\label{eq:OPT}
\mbox{max} ~&&V\Sigma_{l\in {\cal L}} U(\gamma_l)-\Sigma_{m\in{\cal N}} \pi_m\log \pi_m\cr
\mbox{s.t.}~ &&\gamma_l\leq \Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}:m_l=1} \pi_m, \quad\Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}} \pi_m=1.
\end{eqnarray}
Furthermore, Algorithm 1 approximately solves (\ref{eq:ut1}) as:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:gap}
\big| \Sigma_{l\in {\cal L}}\big(U(\overline{\gamma}_l)-U(\gamma_l^{\star})\big) \big| \le {\log\vert {\cal N}\vert/V}.
\end{equation}
\end{theorem}

\medskip \noindent{\it Proof.}\  We first
show that the network dynamics under the continuous-time random
CSMA protocol can indeed be averaged and it asymptotically approaches to a
deterministic trajectory (see Lemma~\ref{lem:nf_conv}). Resolving this bottleneck in understanding adaptive CSMA is the main contribution in this proof. Then we prove that the resulting averaged
algorithm converges to the solution of (\ref{eq:OPT}).

\noindent
\underline{Step 1.} From the discrete-time sequence $(\bm{q}[t],t\ge 0)$, we define a continuous function $\bar{\bm{q}}(\cdot)$ as follows. Define for all $n$, $t_n=\sum_{i=1}^nb[i]$, and for all for all $t_n<t\le t_{n+1}$,
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:q_bar}
\bar{q}_l(t)=q_l[n]+(q_l[n+1]-q_l[n])\times({t-t_n\over t_{n+1}-t_n}).
\end{equation}

\begin{lemma}[Convergence and averaging]
\label{lem:nf_conv}
Denote by $\tilde{q}$ the solution of the following system of o.d.e.'s:
for all $l$,
\addtolength{\thinmuskip}{-4mu
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:q_ode}
{d\tilde{q}_l / dt}=\left(U'^{-1}\Big({W_l(\tilde{q}_l)/ V}\Big)-\Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}:m_l=1} \pi^{\tilde{q}}(m)\right)\cdot {\bm{1}_{\{ q^{\min} \leq \tilde{q}_l\leq q^{\max}\}}\over W'(\tilde{q}_l)},
\end{equation}
\addtolength{\thinmuskip}{+4mu
with $\tilde{\bm{q}}(\tau)=\bar{\bm{q}}(\tau)$. Then we have: for all $T>0$,
\begin{equation}
  \lim_{\tau\rightarrow \infty}\sup_{t\in [\tau, \tau+T]} \|\bar{\bm{q}}(t)-\tilde{\bm{q}}(t)\|=0 \quad \text{a.s.}
\end{equation}
\end{lemma}

Lemma~\ref{lem:nf_conv} shows that the trajectory of the continuous
interpolation $\bar{{\bm{q}}}$ of the sequence of the virtual queues
${\bm{q}}$ asymptotically approaches that of $\tilde{\bm{q}}$. Note that in the limiting o.d.e.'s, the service $S_l$
received on each link is averaged (as if the virtual queues were
frozen), and this averaging property constitutes the key challenge in
analyzing the convergence of Algorithm 1.

To prove
Lemma~\ref{lem:nf_conv},  we attach to each link $l$ a variable
$a_l[t],$ where $a_l[t]=1$ if the link is active at time $t$ (at the
end of slot $t$), and $0$ otherwise. Now it can be easily seen
that $\bm{Y}[t]=(\bm{S}[t],\bm{a}[t])$ is a non-homogeneous Markov chain
whose transition kernel between times $t$ and $t+1$ depends on
$\bm{q}[t]$ only (this can be checked as in \cite{DT06}). Now the
updates of the virtual queues in Algorithm 1 can be written as:
$$
q_l[t+1]=q_l[t]+b[t]\times h(q_l[t],Y_l[t]),
$$
where
$$
h(q,Y)=\frac{1}{W'(q)}(U'^{-1}(W(q)/V)-S_l))\cdot \bm{1}_{ \{q^{\min}\leq q_l\leq q^{\max}\}}.
$$
As a consequence, Algorithm 1 can be seen as a stochastic approximation
algorithm with controlled Markov noise as defined in \cite{borkar06,borkar}. To complete the proof of Lemma 1, we check the
conditions as stated in \cite{borkar}.\\
1) The transition kernel of $\bm{Y}[t]$, parametrized by $\bm{q}[t]$, is continuous in $\bm{q}[t]$ (because the transition rates from one state to another are determined by the $\lambda_l[t]$'s, which are continuous in the $q_l[t]$'s). Note also that fixing $\bm{q}[t]=\bm{q}_0$, the obtained Markov chain $\bm{Y}[t]$ is ergodic (its state-space is finite) with stationary distribution $\pi^{\bm{q}_0}$.\\
2) $h$ is continuous and Lipschitz in the first argument, uniformly in the second argument. This can be easily checked, given the properties of the utility and weight functions $U$ and $W$ and observing that we restrict our attention to the compact $[q^{\min},q^{\max}]$.\\
3) {\it Stability} condition: $q_l[t]<q^{\max}$ for all $l\in {\cal L}$ and $t\ge 0$.\\
4) {\it Tightness} condition (corresponding to ($\dagger$) in \cite{borkar}[pp.71]): This is satisfied since $\bm{Y}[t]$ has a finite state-space (cf. conditions (6.4.1) and (6.4.2) in \cite{borkar}[pp.76]).

This completes the proof of Lemma~\ref{lem:nf_conv}.  By Lemma 1, if
there exists an equilibrium $\bm{q}^{\star}$ such that
$\lim_{t\to\infty}\tilde{\bm{q}}(t)=\bm{q}^{\star}$, then we would also
have: $\lim_{t\to\infty}{\bm{q}}[t]=\bm{q}^{\star}$ a.s. (see
\cite{benaim96} for details).

\noindent
\underline{Step 2.} To complete the proof, we show that
(\ref{eq:q_ode}) may be interpreted as a sub-gradient algorithm
(projected on a bounded interval) solving the Lagrange dual
problem of (\ref{eq:OPT}). Let $D(\bm{\nu}, \eta)$ denote the dual
function of (\ref{eq:OPT}). Then we show that (\ref{eq:q_ode}) is the
sub-gradient algorithm of:
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{eq:OPT_dual}
\mbox{min} ~ D(\bm{\nu}, \eta), ~\mbox{s.t.} ~\nu^{\min} \leq \nu_l\leq \nu^{\max}, ~\forall l\in {\cal L}.
\end{eqnarray}
Here we include the upper-bound $\nu^{\max}$ (resp. lower-bound
$\nu^{\min}$) that corresponds to the limitation of the $q_l$'s:
$\nu^{\max}=W(q^{\max})$ (resp. $\nu^{\min}=W(q^{\min})$).
The Lagrangian of (\ref{eq:OPT}) is given by:
\begin{align*}
L(\bm{\gamma}, \bm{\pi};\bm{\nu},\eta)=&\big(\Sigma_{l\in {\cal L}} V\log \gamma_l-\nu_l\gamma_l\big) +\big(\Sigma_{l\in {\cal L}} \nu_l\Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}: m_l=1} \pi_m \\
& -\Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}} \pi_m\log \pi_m\big)+\eta\big(\Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}} \pi_m-1\big).
\end{align*}
Then the KKT conditions of (\ref{eq:OPT}) are given by:
\begin{eqnarray}
  \label{eq:KKT_gamma} &&VU'(\gamma_l)=\nu_l, ~\forall l\in {\cal L},\\
  \label{eq:KKT_pi}&&-1-\log \pi_m+\Sigma_{l:m_l=1} \nu_l+\eta=0, ~\forall m\in {\cal N},\\
  \label{eq:KKT_nu} && \nu_l\big(\gamma_l-\Sigma_{m\in {\cal N}:m_l=1} \pi_m\big)=0.
\end{eqnarray}
Now if $\nu_l=W(\tilde{q}_l)$ for all $l$, (\ref{eq:KKT_pi}) is solved
for $\pi^{\tilde{\bm{q}}}$ (in view of (\ref{eq:pi_q})). The
sub-gradient of (\ref{eq:KKT_nu}) (when accounting for
(\ref{eq:KKT_gamma})) is:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:ode2}
  {d\nu_l / dt}=\left(U'^{-1}\Big({\nu_l / V}\Big)-\Sigma_{m\in
      {\cal M} \atop :m_l=1} \pi_m^{\tilde{\bm{q}}}\right)\cdot \bm{1}_{\{ \nu^{\min}\leq \nu_l\leq \nu^{\max}\}},
\end{equation}
which is equivalent to (\ref{eq:q_ode}), provided that the solution
$\nu_l^{\star}$, $l\in {\cal L}$, of (\ref{eq:OPT_dual}) without the
constraints $\nu^{\min}\le \nu\le\nu^{\max}$ actually belongs to the
interval $[\nu^{\min},\nu^{\max}]$. The latter condition is satisfied by
simply combining $\gamma_l\le 1$, (\ref{eq:KKT_gamma}), and the
assumption $V\le \nu^{\max}/U'(1)$.  Finally, since (\ref{eq:OPT_dual})
is a strictly convex optimization problem, (\ref{eq:ode2}) converges to its unique equilibrium
$\bm{\nu}^{\star}$. Finally, the inequality (\ref{eq:gap}) is obtained comparing (\ref{eq:ut1}) and (\ref{eq:OPT}), because entropy $-\sum_m\pi_m\log \pi_m$ is always bounded by $\log \vert {\cal N}\vert$. The proof of Theorem~\ref{theo:asym_PF} is
completed. \hfill $\Box$

\section{Short-term fairness vs. long-term efficiency}

In the previous section, we have analyzed the convergence of Algorithm 1 in the ideal, continuous-time setting of CSMA protocols with no collisions. In practical implementaions however, the back-off counters are discrete and collisions possible \cite{techrep,srikant}. To keep collision rates less than $\epsilon$, we scale down in Algorithm 1 the transmission probabilities to $\epsilon\lambda_l[t]$ and scale up the channel holding time to $\mu/\epsilon$. Denote by ${\bm{\gamma}}^{\star}_{\epsilon}$ the throughput vector obtained with this modified algorithm. Of course, we have $\lim_{\epsilon\to 0} {\bm{\gamma}}^{\star}_{\epsilon}={\bm{\gamma}}^{\star}$. More precisely, using standard perturbation analysis, one can show that for all $l$:
$$
{\gamma}^{\star}_{\epsilon,l}=\gamma_l^{\star} - C_l\epsilon+o(\epsilon).
$$
The constants $C_l$ can be derived explicitly for networks with simple interference structures, but are more difficult to obtain for general networks. For example, in networks with full interference, i.e., where all links interfere each other, we can easily prove that $C_l$ is roughly equal to $\lambda_l^{\star}$, which in turn is equal to $\lambda^{\max}=\mu^{-1}\exp{W(q^{\max})}$ (indeed, in view of (\ref{eq:st}), the throughput on any link is just equal to $\lambda_l^{\star}\mu/(1+L\lambda_l^{\star}\mu)$, an increasing function of $\lambda^{\star}_l$). Combining the above observation and (\ref{eq:gap}), the distance between ${\bm{\gamma}}^{\star}_{\epsilon}$ and the utility optimal vector  $\bar{\bm{\gamma}}$, which represents the efficiency gap of the algorithm, scales as $k_1/V  + \epsilon k_2({\bm{\lambda}}^{\star})$ when $\epsilon$ is small, where $k_1$ is a positive constant, and $k_{2}$ a constant that depends on ${\bm{\lambda}}^{\star}$). From the assumption on $V$ in Theorem 1, we deduce that the efficiency gap scales as $k_1/\log(\lambda^{\max}\mu) + \epsilon k_2({\bm{\lambda}}^{\star})$. For network with full interference, the gap scales as: ${k_1/ \log(\lambda^{\max}\mu)} + \epsilon \lambda^{\max}$.

Let us now evaluate the short-term fairness index. Using cycle formula
\cite{babre01}, at the equilibrium, the average of periods, during which link $l$ do not transmit successfully, is given by:
$$
E_l = {\mu\over \epsilon} \times {1-\gamma_{\epsilon,l}^{\star}\over \gamma_{\epsilon,l}^{\star}}={\mu\over \epsilon} \times \left({1-\gamma_{l}^{\star}\over \gamma_{l}^{\star}}+o(\epsilon)\right).
$$
Then the short-term fairness index $\beta$ scales as $k_3\cdot\epsilon /\mu$, where $k_3$ is a positive constant.

Now if we want to guarantee an efficiency gap less than $\delta$, in view of the above analysis, we must have $\lambda^{\max} \mu \ge \exp(k_1/\delta)$. In the case networks with full interference, this further implies that:
$\beta \le {k_3 \delta / \exp(k_1/\delta)}$. For networks with more general interference structure, analytically expressing the tradeoff between efficiency and short-term fairness is more difficult, but the conclusion remains similar: to approach optimality in sum utility in the long-run, some node will be denied channel access for longer time, and we must pay a price of short-term unfairness that grows very fast (the channel holding time must grow like $e^{1/\delta}/\delta$).

We illustrate this tradeoff numerically on a simple 3-link linear network, in which link 1 and link 3 both interfere with link 2 but link 1 and link 3 do not interfere. Figure~\ref{fig:tradeoff} shows the efficiency (i.e., $1-\delta$) as a function of 1/(short-term fairness index). 10 experiments were carried out with different random seeds for each value in $x$-axis.
In the practical setting with collisions, 85\% efficiency, in terms of utility achieved, is quite good for random access without message passing, although this efficiency drops as short-term fairness improves exponentially.

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Do India Deserve Their Number Two Test Ranking?
In a middle class area of Gujarat, a gentile cricket fan shakes his head.
As he enjoys his chai and a cigarette, the man struggles to comprehend what his eyes are telling him.
Earlier this week, he watched his beloved Indian Test team beat South Africa amongst a raft of pitch controversies and Amla road blocks.
This man's mother country had gently taken the best team in the world, bent them over its knee and given it a long sustained rap across the buttocks with a rattan. It wasn't an aggressive or angry belting. It was a sustained rhythmic beating that can only occur when the person holding the stick is in full control.
India was in full control.
India was now ranked number 2 in the world.
The Gujarati takes another sip of his spiced warm milk, takes a deep drag of a cigarette and contemplates.
For his country apparently doesn't care much for Test cricket. His is a culture of T20, dancing girls, extravagant auctions and a hint of corruption. Well, he thought it was.
The ICC official rankings are telling him otherwise and this brings forth a feeling of uneasiness.
The Gujarati asks himself what has his country achieved to hold this status?
Under the watch of MS Dhoni, they had some successes, but they were veiled.
In 2013 they annihilated Australia. But it was at home. It's always at home.
Australia were also on a path of self destruction, losing a coach, sending players back for not doing their homework and making questionable selection calls.
Under MS Dhoni, India won a remarkable Test at Lord's. Not taking the new ball, yet still bouncing out the opposition. The wicket keeper standing back from the stumps to spinners to stop the byes.
But this was away, and when the whole story is told, India did what India always do.
They lost that away series in a pathetically feeble way.
Under MS Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings was first in his heart. Mr Srinivasan was first in his heart. Winning Test matches overseas was a distraction.
"But Virat Kohli is different", the man thinks to himself as the cigarette he holds brings him an unexplained comfort.
His belligerent pair of centuries in Adelaide under extreme duress were a telling sign. Yet, the results were not coming.
The Australian series loss was India's fourth series defeat on the trot. They were no different to Zimbabwe in that regard.
A planned tour to Bangladesh in the height of the monsoon season was predictably washed out. That's now five Test series in a row without a win. No wonder this man's country prefers Lalit Modi style cricket.
The Gujarati man looks down at the newspaper once again. In it appears the official ICC Test rankings table.
India is ranked second in the world.
"But how?" he asks himself?
Ah yes, we beat those pesky Lankans away. We were too busy celebrating Sangakkara's retirement than the fact we won in a foreign land.
It was India's first away series win since the West Indies in 2011. That would help in the rankings, but number 2?
Perhaps the South African victory is being underplayed? Doctored pitches. The series was at home. We always win at home.
But does a couple of series wins make us number 2 in the world after such a long drought?
The Gujarati man pours himself some more chai.
"Probably not", he tells himself.
We can't beat South Africa, England or Australia on their turf. But in recent times, only England have won on ours.
"We need a Test championship" he concludes.
DennisCricket_ They don't even deserve to play gentlemen's game of cricket.Bloody match fixers!
If the system is in place and the other countries were bullied into adopting it, then yes they deserve it.
DennisCricket_ who deserves it if they don't?
DennisCricket_ no. But are making SA look poor. Albeit on home tracks…..
DennisCricket_ what India has got to do with that..tell that to icc.
Current ICC ranking system doesn't have an extra weightage for away win or extra reduction in point for away loss. And hence India's losses overseas doesn't affect their ratings in a way as people would think. They maintain the healthy rating by winning handsomely at home.


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American Friends Service Committee v. Procunier
Court California Court of Appeals
Writing for the Court Peter E. Sitkin; RICHARDSON; TOBRINER
Citation 109 Cal.Rptr. 22,33 Cal.App.3d 252
Parties AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. R. K. PROCUNIER, Director of Corrections, State of California, et al., Defendants and Appellants. Civ. 13689.
Decision Date 03 July 1973
109 Cal.Rptr. 22 33 Cal.App.3d 252 AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents,
R. K. PROCUNIER, Director of Corrections, State of California, et al., Defendants and Appellants. Civ. 13689. Court of Appeal, Third District, California. July 3, 1973.
Hearing Denied Sept. 19, 1973.
[33 Cal.App.3d 254] Peter E. Sitkin, J. Anthony Kline and others, Public Advocates, Inc., San Francisco, for plaintiffs and respondents.
Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., by Nelson Kempsky and Arnold Overoye, Deputy Attys. Gen., Sacramento, for defendants and appellants.
RICHARDSON, Presiding Justice.
Petitioners (herein denominated 'plaintiffs'), a group of nonprofit corporations and a citizen taxpayer, filed an action in the superior court against respondents (herein denominated 'defendants'), Director of Corrections (hereinafter 'Director') and the chairman, vice chairman and members of the California Adult Authority (hereinafter 'Authority') wherein plaintiffs sought, and obtained, a writ of mandate directing defendants, in the formulation of their rules and regulations, to comply with the provisions of the California Administrative Procedure Act (hereinafter 'APA'). (Gov.Code, § 11370 et seq.) The order and judgment of the trial court in granting the peremptory writ of mandate [33 Cal.App.3d 255] decreed defendants' rules and regulations invalid and required their repromulgation under APA within two months.
The judgment was subsequently amended to require immediate execution of that part of the judgment requiring the filing of defendants' rules and regulations with the Secretary of State. A further clarifying order directed new regulations promulgated under APA to be in the form necessary for publication in the Administrative Code and Register. This appeal is from the judgment and each of the orders.
We have temporarily stayed the trial court's judgment and orders above described.
Defendants contend on appeal, first, that plaintiffs lack standing to sue, which contention we reject, and, secondly, that the trial court erred in its judgment and subsequent orders to the effect that APA applies to the rules and regulations of defendants, which contention we sustain.
Plaintiffs are four nonprofit corporations, each of them active in, and having important, valid, helpful and legitimate interests in, the welfare of prison inmates, prison reform and assistance to prison inmates and parolees and their families in various beneficial ways. American Friends Service Committee provides aid and assistance to prisoners and parolees. Connections Guidance Center is composed of 'relatives and friends' of inmates or parolees whose purpose is to aid convicts, exconvicts, parolees and their families. Brotherhood-in-Motion comprises 'former inmates and parolees' and relatives and friends engaged in general assistance to prisoners and parolees. Committee For Prisoner Humanity and Justice has broad purposes of public information and education of prisoner conditions, the development of proper prison standards and assistance to prisoners, parolees and their families. The individual plaintiff is a citizen, taxpayer and Legal Director of The American Civil Liberties Union who represents clients affected by the Authority and the Director.
We first consider the threshold issue of 'standing to sue.' Defendants predicate their contention of lack of standing on the argument that none of plaintiffs is an 'interested person' as that term is used in Government Code section 11440. The rule is well established that when a regulation is challenged for lack of conformity, or is invalid for some other reasons, the person so challenging must be a person who himself is subject to the regulation or affected by it. (Chas. L. Harney, Inc. v. Contractors' Board (1952) 39 Cal.2d 561, 564, 247 P.2d 913; Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Cal. State Bd. of Pharmacy (1966) 241 Cal.App.2d 229, 232--233, 50 [33 Cal.App.3d 256] Cal.Rptr. 489; Associated Boat Industries v. Marshall (1951) 104 Cal.App.2d 21, 23, 230 P.2d 379.)
The foregoing contention, however, has no bearing on the matter before us, for this is not a case for declaratory relief as provided in Government Code section 11440 to challenge a regulation under APA. Rather, it is a petition for mandate alleging that a government department is not complying with the law and seeking a court order compelling such compliance.
Petitioner in a mandamus proceeding must demonstrate that the writ is necessary to enforce or protect a specific legal right that is clear, present, certain and substantial. (Parker v. Bowron (1953) 40 Cal.2d 344, 254 P.2d 6; Monarch Cablevision, Inc. v. City Council (1966) 239 Cal.App.2d 206, 48 Cal.Rptr. 550; 5 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (2d ed.) p. 3841.) Where, however, the question is one of public, as opposed to private, interest, and petitioner seeks performance of a public duty, it is said the foregoing requirements of petitioner's rights and respondent's duty have been 'relaxed.' (5 Witkin, supra, p. 3847; California Civil Writs (Cont. Ed. Bar) p. 73; Fuller v. San Bernardino Valley Mun. Water Dist. (1966) 242 Cal.App.2d 52, 51 Cal.Rptr. 120.) The rule was enunciated sometime ago by the Supreme Court, within the context of a public welfare
issue, in Board of Social Welfare v. County of Los Angeles (1945) 27 Cal.2d 98, 100--101, 162 P.2d 627, 628, in the following form: "(W) here the question is one of public right and the object of the mandamus is to procure the enforcement of a public duty, the relator need not show that he has any legal or special interest in the result, since it is sufficient that he is interested as a citizen in having the laws executed and the duty in question enforced.' . . .' We have had occasion recently to apply the foregoing rule in a similar public welfare connection. (Diaz v. Quitoriano (1969) 268 Cal.App.2d 807, 811, 74 Cal.Rptr. 358.) The Director has acknowledged the obvious continuing public concern in correctional facilities of this state.
We view the object of the mandamus herein sought as the 'enforcement of a public duty' within the meaning of Board of Social Welfare v. County of Los Angeles, supra (27 Cal.2d 98, 162 P.2d 627).
Plaintiffs have standing to sue.
APPLICATION OF THE ACT
The central issue presented is whether APA applies to the rules and regulations of the Department, the Director and the Authority.
The rules and regulations of the Authority, known as Resolutions and [33 Cal.App.3d 257] Policy Statements, govern prisoners on parole, restoration of certain civil rights to inmates and parolees, and the grounds for suspension, cancellation and revocation of parole.
The rules and regulations of the Department are promulgated by the Director and are distinguished from the institutional rules enacted by each warden of the particular institution affected. The Department has classified its rules and regulations in five general categories: (1) Inmate rules, including food, clothing, education and rehabilitative opportunities, work training, behavioral standards and the like; (2) inmate privileges, including correspondence, use of library, handling of legal documents and manuscripts, use of tobacco and visiting privileges (3) inmate activities, including religious participation, entertainment, athletic programs, inmate committees and publications; and (4) general institutional regulations, including public information, community relations, custody and security, escapes, inmate discipline and medical services and (5) personnel matters.
We examine several relevant provisions of the Penal Code establishing the affected agencies and trace their relationships. We also view APA and certain pertinent history of both the code and APA.
The Department was established in 1944 by virtue of the legislative adoption of title 7 of part III of Penal Code section 5000 and following. The state constitutional roots of the authority for such enactment are found in article X, section 1. The Authority is one of the four agencies in the Department. (Pen.Code, § 5001.) The Department is vested with a broad spectrum of powers and duties over the penal institutions of the state (Pen.Code, §§ 5002, 5003), and its powers are exercised by the Director, save where otherwise given to the Authority or the California Women's Board of Terms and Parole. (Pen.Code, § 5055.) The Authority advises the Director on 'general and specific policies and procedures relating' to his 'duties and functions,' and a reciprocal advisory power is possessed by the Director vis-a-vis the Authority. (Pen.Code, § 5003.5.) A similar relationship is established between the Director...
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Patterson v. Tehama County
...v. County of L.A., supra, 27 Cal.2d at pp. 100-101, 162 P.2d 627; see also American Friends Service Committee v. Procunier (1973) 33 Cal.App.3d 252, 256, 109 Cal.Rptr. 22.) Accordingly, plaintiffs, as county residents, have standing to secure the enforcement of public duties enjoined upon t......
Planned Parenthood Affiliates v. Van de Kamp
...(Green v. Obledo (1981) 29 Cal.3d 126, 144-145, 172 Cal.Rptr. 206, 624 P.2d 256; American Friends Service Committee v. Procunier (1973) 33 Cal.App.3d 252, 255-256, 109 Cal.Rptr. Respondents are the Attorney General and the Alameda County District Attorney in their official capacities as off......
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How We Choose Our Leaders Is Deeply Flawed: Some bright sparks shouldn't be let within a thousand miles of leadership.
An oft repeated trope about Jeremy Corbyn is that he doesn't want to be leader of Labour and doesn't want to be Prime Minister or lead a Labour government. It is said as a criticism. Well, if he doesn't want to lead, if he has had it thrust upon him, then … good.
I don't want a leader, I want someone in charge, someone that manages and gets their job done, but I don't want to be led thanks very much. History is plagued by the disasters that nations have been led towards and rarely are those who desire to lead the best people to lead or the best judges of who and what makes a good 'leader'. When we scraped around in the dirt we needed leaders whose peculiar DNA could direct our little societies towards danger when luck rewarded them with a better outcome than running away did. Humans didn't see the potential for fire until someone stopped running from it and harnessed it for protection but we don't always need such people in charge, in fact we rarely do. But most of the societies that had leaders who led them towards danger … died, only luck separated those leaders and those societies from those than faced danger and survived.
The scourge of societies are 'leaders' with an absolute belief in their rightness and, when that absolute belief deserts them, they revert to an absolute belief in a higher being that absolutely believes they are the right person to be leader. It's an absolute crock. We have a distorted view of what sort of person should be in charge and we've been rewarded with George Bushes, Tony Blairs, Thatcher, and, now, Higher Being save us, Donald Trump.
If we only had to contend with those people driven to disaster then I think we could cope. There are more of us after all, but the sense of entitlement to lead isn't just an accident of DNA, ego replicates DNA and is a learned mindset too and, unfortunately, all that is required to learn it is a large pot of tax avoided cash. People completely unsuitable and unsuited to managing a nation's affairs are churned out of private schools at a bothersome rate and of a substantial enough quota that ordinary punters don't stand a chance. Who in their right mind would have placed dingbats like David Cameron or Theresa May into the highest civil role in society? Jeremy Hunt, Boris Johnson, Chris Grayling … just, how?
If Theresa May was a true 'leader' she would have put her hands up already and admitted what all of us know, she and her party are incapable of retrieving us back from over the cliff which the ego of David Cameron has driven us. May has spent her entire career building to the point where she would lead the country and now, finding herself gifted the position, finds herself entirely unqualified, incapable and ill-prepared. But think who else thought they were Prime Minister potential. George Osborne. He lived in the fantasy world that he was an amazing Chancellor of the Exchequer, much as May lived in the fantasy world that she was an amazing Home Secretary, and thought he would be the Tory Gordon Brown to Cameron's Tony Blair. Absolutely delusional. Good grief, Boris Johnson fancied himself for the role of Tory party leader … Boris Johnson.
Jeremy Corbyn has been the leader of one of the two major British political parties for a little over a year and, no, he isn't very polished in the role. Corbyn's involvement in the 2015 leadership election was viewed by Labour's Right wing as an opportunity to show that socially minded politics were dead in the Labour party and it wasn't expected that he would win. Kingmakers are often those who would be king themselves and are made up of the same ego driven narcissists who shouldn't be permitted within a thousand miles of 'leadership'. The 2016 Labour leadership election campaign to remove the current Labour leadership demonstrated ably that those people thrusting themselves forward were shockingly poorly equipped to lead a campaign, let alone a political party, and certainly not a nation, yet they still persist in their delusions. Delusions, it is clear, that Corbyn does not share. He is a politician that has been given a job and is part of a leadership that is attempting to right Labour's ship. When the Tories were most vulnerable after the EU Referendum loss, Labour's usurpers threw in their lot to undermine the Labour leadership and lost. As Labour tries to strengthen itself for a potential early general election, the same people resign. The interests of Labour's would be leaders are not those of the party or Britain.
If Labour win the next general election it will be because the public are listening to policies and understanding how they relate to their actual lives and the differences the current Labour leadership will make in dragging Britain towards becoming a modern democratic country. If Labour loses it is because the public are still too obsessed with walking into the flames.
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A medical expert, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, who underwent a successful surgical operation for his ear infection in Nigeria earlier this year, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to seek treatment for his persistent ear infection at a London hospital despite the presence of over 250 ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists in the country and a National Ear Centre in Kaduna State.
In an open letter to the president, Mr. Enabulele described his president's decision to go on a 10-day medical vacation to London as a mockery of the change mantra of his administration and that of the professional competence of Nigerian doctors.
The president's trip was informed by the advice of his personal physician and an Abuja-based ENT specialist, who recommended further evaluation of his condition.
While admitting that the nature of the persistent ear infection was not revealed in the statement announcing the president's decision to seek medical help abroad, Mr. Enabulele commended Buhari for disclosing his medical condition, an action he said is a departure from the practice of leaders who hide their ailments.
"I am very constrained to state that this foreign medical trip flies in the face of the federal government's earlier declaration of her resolve to halt the embarrassing phenomenon of outward medical tourism, which by the end of the year 2013, has led to a humongous capital flight of about $1 billion, particularly from expenses incurred by political and public office holders and their accompanying aides, whose foreign medical trips, most of which are unnecessary, were financed with tax payers' resources," he emphasized.
Mr. Enabulele said he had variously, through his writings and public lectures, advised Mr. Buhari to show leadership by example by ensuring that he and members of his cabinet use medical expertise and facilities available locally. This, he said, is expressly stated in Section 46 of the National Health Act, which seeks to address the abuse of resources through frivolous foreign medical travels by political and public office holders.
By opting for treatment abroad, Mr. Enabulele argued that Mr. Buhari has frittered a big opportunity to give traction to his vaunted change mantra. His action, he added, will not inspire confidence in the country's health sector, which he said currently boasts medical experts on par with those in foreign countries, if not even better.
"If the former Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, could patronize Nigerian-trained medical experts and medical facilities here in Nigeria when he unfortunately suffered a fractured femur following a road traffic accident in 2013, I see no reason why in 2016, Mr. President could not have stayed back in Nigeria to attend to his ear infection," Mr. Enabulele contended.
The medical expert claimed that most public and political office holders who seek foreign medical care are treated by Nigerian-trained doctors, particularly in the United Kingdom, which has over 3000 Nigerian-trained medical doctors, and the United States of America, with over 5000. Most of these foreign-based doctors, Mr. Enabulele added, relocated abroad because of the government's repeated failure to address the various factors that make the local environment difficult to work in.
"Available records show that in last year (2015) alone, 637 medical doctors emigrated due largely to poor working conditions and health facilities, insecurity, unpredictable and poor funding of the Residency Training Programme, uncompetitive wages and job dissatisfaction," he stated.
The medical expert suggested that the president should have used his current medical situation to kick-start the government's plan to revamp the country's health care system by providing required medical equipment to enable locally-trained trained ENT specialists to treat him and later use the same facilities to attend to other Nigerians with similar conditions.
"In line with my patriotic commitment to the Nigerian dream, I submitted myself for a highly skilled and successful ENT surgical intervention conducted in Nigeria in the month of April in 2016. As a trained medical specialist, I believe that those ENT specialists and medical experts, and many others in Nigeria, who handled my situation then are skilled enough, and with the right equipment in place can handle any complicated ENT problem in Nigeria," Mr. Enabulele said. (Sahara Reporters)
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