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Q: What does the "best" number on stage select mean? When selecting a stage on the overworld, the stage preview screen has a "best" number just above the mission list.
What does this "best" number mean? Is it my best score? Best level time?

A: As Joe suggested, the "best" record is for how many star coins you collected during a level. Interestingly, this includes the bonus star coins that replace caged Waddle Dees when replaying a level.


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from app.puppenc import app, db
from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session, sessionmaker, relationship, backref

from app.variables.models import Variable, NodeVariable
class Node(db.Model):

    nodes_variables = db.Table('nodes_variables',
        db.Column('nodes_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('nodes.id')),
        db.Column('variables_id', db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('variables.id')),
         db.PrimaryKeyConstraint('nodes_id', 'variables_id')
    )

    db.mapper(NodeVariable, nodes_variables)

    __tablename__ = 'nodes'
    id             = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    name           = db.Column(db.String(255), unique=True)
    insert_date    = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=db.func.current_timestamp())
    update_date    = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=None)
    delete_date    = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=None)
    hostgroup_id   = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('hostgroups.id'))
    environment_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('environments.id'))
    active         = db.Column(db.Integer, default=1)
    last_used      = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=None)
    nodes_var      = db.relationship(
        "Variable",
        secondary=nodes_variables,
        backref=db.backref('variables', lazy='dynamic')
    )

    def __init__(self, name, environment_id=None, hostgroup_id=None):
        self.name = name
        self.environment_id = environment_id
        self.hostgroup_id = hostgroup_id

    def __repr__(self):
        return '<Node %r>' % (self.name)

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Q: POSIXct object is NA, but is.na() returns FALSE I have encountered some very peculiar behaviour in R. I think it might even be a bug, but I'm asking here to check if someone is familiar with it or knows a solution.
What I'm trying to do is the following: I have a data frame with dates assigned to groups. I'm performing a for-loop over these groups, in which I calculate the maximum of the dates in this group. I want to skip the rest of the loop (next) if this maximum date is NA. However, this doesn't happen correctly.
Consider the following code:
library(dplyr)
library(lubridate)
a <- data.frame(group = c(1,1,1,1,1, 2,2,2,2, 3),
            ds = as_datetime(dmy('01-01-2018', NA, '03-01-2018', NA, '05-01-2018',
                                 '02-01-2018', '04-01-2018', '06-01-2018', '08-01-2018',
                                 NA)))

for (i in 1:3) {
  max_ds <- a %>% filter(group == i) %>% .$ds %>% max(na.rm = T)
  if (is.na(max_ds)) { next }
  print(max_ds)
}

The expected output is:
# [1] "2018-01-05 UTC"
# [1] "2018-01-08 UTC"

However, the obtained output is:
# [1] "2018-01-05 UTC"
# [1] "2018-01-08 UTC"
# [1] NA

The crux to this mystery seems to lie in the na.rm clause. If it is removed, the following happens:
for (i in 1:nr_groups) {
  max_ds <- a %>% filter(group == i) %>% .$ds %>% max()
  if (is.na(max_ds)) { next }
  print(max_ds)
}

# [1] "2018-01-08 UTC"

Which is exactly the expected result.
Any ideas?

A: The issue is that you pass NA together with na.rm = TRUE. Then this happens:
max(NA, na.rm = TRUE)
#[1] -Inf
#Warning message:
#In max(NA, na.rm = TRUE) : no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf

The result is obviously not NA. If you pass a datetime variable, the result is still not NA, but printed as NA:
max(as.POSIXct(NA), na.rm = TRUE)
#[1] NA
#Warning message:
#In max.default(NA_real_, na.rm = TRUE) :
#  no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
as.POSIXct(-Inf, origin = "1900-01-01")
#[1] NA
unclass(as.POSIXct(-Inf, origin = "1900-01-01"))
#[1] -Inf
#attr(,"tzone")
#[1] ""

You might want to test with is.finite:
!is.finite(max(as.POSIXct(NA), na.rm = TRUE))
#[1] TRUE
#Warning message:
#In max.default(NA_real_, na.rm = TRUE) :
#  no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf

A: This is actually a bug of sorts. R is not performing a rational or intuitive check in the max algorithm and is therefore returning a confusing warning. IMO, max should recognize an empty vector input as such. Whether it returns NA or FALSE or something else reasonable could be up for debate. But to give a warning for "no non-missing arguments" and return -Inf is not very helpful or useful.
library(tidyverse)
c(1) %>% max()
#> [1] 1
c(1) %>% max(na.rm=T)
#> [1] 1
c(NA) %>% max()
#> [1] NA
c(NA) %>% max(na.rm=T)
#> Warning in max(., na.rm = T): no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
#> [1] -Inf
c() %>% max()
#> Warning in max(.): no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
#> [1] -Inf
c() %>% max(na.rm=T)
#> Warning in max(., na.rm = T): no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
#> [1] -Inf

In the OP's example, group 3 only has a single element, and the value of that element is NA. This is the problem, not datetimes.
df = tibble(
  group = c(1,1,2,2,3,3),
  ds = c("2001-02-01", "2001-01-02", "2001-01-03", "2001-01-04", NA, "2001-01-05")
)
df %>%
  group_by(group) %>%
  summarize(max_date = max(ds, na.rm=T))
#> # A tibble: 3 x 2
#>   group max_date
#>   <dbl> <chr>
#> 1     1 2001-02-01
#> 2     2 2001-01-04
#> 3     3 2001-01-05
df %>%
  head(-1) %>%
  group_by(group) %>%
  summarize(max_date = max(ds, na.rm=T))
#> Warning in max(ds, na.rm = T): no non-missing arguments, returning NA
#> # A tibble: 3 x 2
#>   group max_date
#>   <dbl> <chr>
#> 1     1 2001-02-01
#> 2     2 2001-01-04
#> 3     3 <NA>

However, If the max function returned NA when the vector is empty, we would see:
library(tidyverse)
my_max = function(x, na.rm=F)
{
  if ( length(x) == 0 | length(x[!is.na(x)]) == 0)
  {
    return(NA)
  } else
  {
    return(max(x, na.rm=na.rm))
  }
}
c(1) %>% my_max()
#> [1] 1
c() %>% my_max()
#> [1] NA
c(1,NA) %>% my_max()
#> [1] NA
c(1,NA) %>% my_max(na.rm=T)
#> [1] 1
c(NA) %>% my_max()
#> [1] NA
c(NA) %>% my_max(na.rm=T)
#> [1] NA

df = tibble(
  group = c(1,1,2,2,3),
  value = c(rnorm(4), NA)
)
df %>%
  group_by(group) %>%
  summarize(Max = my_max(value))
#> # A tibble: 3 x 2
#>   group   Max
#>   <dbl> <dbl>
#> 1     1  1.44
#> 2     2  1.81
#> 3     3 NA
df %>%
  group_by(group) %>%
  summarize(Max = my_max(value)) %>%
  filter(!is.na(Max))
#> # A tibble: 2 x 2
#>   group   Max
#>   <dbl> <dbl>
#> 1     1  1.44
#> 2     2  1.81

More
Additionally, what max claims to return and what is displayed, and what is finally returned by is.na is completely different for date types.
library(lubridate)
#>
#> Attaching package: 'lubridate'
#> The following objects are masked from 'package:base':
#>
#>     date, intersect, setdiff, union
library(tidyverse)

### Vector sith single NA value
### With and without lubridate::as_datetime

c(NA) %>%
  max()
#> [1] NA

c(NA) %>%
  as_datetime() %>%
  max()
#> [1] NA
### Returns NA which makes sense

c(NA) %>%
  max() %>%
  is.na()
#> [1] TRUE
### Returns expected result

c(NA) %>%
  as_datetime() %>%
  max() %>%
  is.na()
#> [1] TRUE
### The NA displayed is really NA

c(NA) %>%
  max(na.rm=T)
#> Warning in max(., na.rm = T): no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
#> [1] -Inf
### Claims to return -Inf and also displays -Inf

c(NA) %>%
  as_datetime() %>%
  max(na.rm=T)
#> Warning in max.default(structure(NA_real_, class = c("POSIXct", "POSIXt": no
#> non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
#> [1] NA
### Claims to return -Inf BUT displays NA!!!
### ^^^^^ this is the offender ^^^^^ ###

c(NA) %>%
  max(na.rm=T) %>%
  is.na()
#> Warning in max(., na.rm = T): no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
#> [1] FALSE
### Returns expected result for -Inf

c(NA) %>%
  as_datetime() %>%
  max(na.rm=T) %>%
  is.na()
#> Warning in max.default(structure(NA_real_, class = c("POSIXct", "POSIXt": no
#> non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf
#> [1] FALSE
### ### Returns expected result for -Inf

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How realtors in Vancouver's once-hot housing market are finding new ways to sell homes
Google pledges US$1B to tackle Bay Area housing crisis
One tycoon was (wrongly) ensnared in Vancouver dirty money probe
Google in talks to sign lease at Toronto office development
Ivanka Trump made US$4 million from president's Washington hotel
Two groups of stocks are about to send crisis-era signals on the economy
Sarah Ponczek, Bloomberg News
A truck transports a container at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai. , Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
The S&P 500 is at a record, but areas of the stock market with a reputation for economic prescience are sending warning signals that hearken to the global financial crisis.
It's small caps and transportation stocks, whose performance has deteriorated at a much faster clip than other parts of the market. Relative to the S&P 500, each group is on the brink of hitting its lowest point since 2009. For investors, the decline is another example of the growth debate churning underneath the market's surface.
"There's still uncertainty as to what direction this market should go. It's anybody's guess," said Jeff Carbone, managing partner at Cornerstone Wealth, which has about US$1.3 billion in assets under management. "I just don't know if we're out of the woods yet."
Bears say the weakness in shipping and rail companies that rise and fall with the broader economy and small caps that depend on domestic demand for the bulk of their revenue is a warning not to be ignored. The losses in economically-sensitive stocks reinforce the signal from falling bond yields that suggests all is not well with the economy.
Data Monday added to concern, when an unexpectedly weak factory output from the Dallas Fed was the third such gauge to miss estimates. While the S&P 500 only slipped 0.2 per cent, the Russell 2000 Index sank 1.3 per cent, while the Dow Jones Transportation Average tumbled 1.5 per cent.
For transports, the sell-off added to its worst performance versus the S&P 500 since 2012. Another day like Monday, and the ratio could drop to the lowest in a decade.
FedEx Corp., one of the largest components of the transportation average, reports earnings Tuesday and analysts have warned that trouble looms. Lingering effects from the U.S.-China trade war, the slowdown seen in manufacturing data and weakness in Europe could mean the shipping company will cut guidance for the year-ahead, they say.
Meanwhile, weakness in the Russell 2000 has taken it to the lowest level versus the S&P 500 since 2016, and it sits precariously close to the lowest level since 2009. Weakness in small caps has preceded broader sell-offs in the past. Most recently, the gauge peaked against the S&P 500 in June of last year, foreshadowing the fourth-quarter rout that almost ended the bull market.
"You normally think of small caps as that's where the dynamic growth of the economy is coming from," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at Oakbrook Investments. "So to see the overall market doing well while they're being left behind, it suggests that people are a little bit concerned about growth prospects."
For Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson, one of the most bearish equity strategists on Wall Street, a continuation of soft economic data could lay the groundwork for a 10 per cent correction in the third quarter. As the Fed continues to make the case for data-dependency, the stock market will soon catch on, he said. And if the data continues to worsen, that could mean record highs won't last long.
'Look, I'm human': CannTrust CEO on regulatory, social media pitfalls
Aceto was asked several questions by BNN Bloomberg about CannTrust's regulatory infractions, including his reaction to analysts stating they lost faith in the company's management and whether he plans to resign.
Facebook called 'delusional' over Libra plan as Senators dig in
Republican and Democratic Senators sharply questioned Facebook Inc.'s plan to create its own digital money, adding to a chorus of complaints from across Washington and underscoring the challenges the company faces in getting its cryptocurrency off the ground.
The Bank of Canada said it's taking over a new enhanced risk-free overnight rate, and the benchmark could become dominant in the country's $12 trillion market for loans and derivatives.
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it earned record second-quarter revenues of nearly $2 billion, driven by a leap in traffic across the board to beat analysts' expectations.

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Keith Kryviak, resident of Grande Prairie, formerly of Gorhams Bluff, NB, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018, near Blue River, BC, at the age of 37 years.
Keith was born July 22, 1981 in rural New Brunswick. At the age of 10, he moved to Montreal, QC. After graduating college, he spent 4 years travelling abroad where his passion for photography grew and he discovered a love for cycling.
Upon returning to Canada, he settled in Grande Prairie, AB where he started a career as an Electrician. Through his continuous pursuit of education, Keith recently received his Master's Ticket as an Electrician.
In 2011, he met Cheri. With marriage and 3 boys following over the next few years, his unwavering dedication to his family was truly an inspiration to those that knew him. His strength, charm, kind hearted nature and his joyous laugh are what he will be remembered by.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, August 31, 2018, at 10:00am, at People's Church in Grande Prairie (11850 108 St.).


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Jerusalem Post Middle East
Tehran warns Syrian rebels to free captive Iranians
Iran reacts to Syrian rebels' ultimatum that they will execute 48 hostages if Iran, Assad don't comply with their demands.
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK
Published: OCTOBER 6, 2012 19:59
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast 311 (R
(photo credit: Caren Firouz / Reuters)
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Saturday that Syrian rebels are responsible for the safety of 48 Iranians kidnapped in August, the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported.
The Syrian rebels said in a video posted on YouTube that they would start to execute the Iranians, whom it says are members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) if Iran and Syria do not stop striking Syrian citizens.
The video shows a rebel officer dressed in army fatigues standing in front of a group of hostages. The officer said that the execution threats came after the failure of negotiations with the Syrian authorities to exchange the Iranians for Syrian rebel prisoners.
According to ILNA, Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran "condemned the continuing lack of freedom of Iranian pilgrims in Syria."
"The responsibility for their lives lies with their kidnappers and their supporters," the foreign ministry spokesman added.
Mehmanparast said that the "use of defenseless pilgrims as human shields goes against the principles of human rights."
Iranian officials have claimed that the 48 hostages are Shiite pilgrims and an Afghani interpreter who visited Syria for religious reasons. According to Iran, they were kidnapped just outside Damascus as they visited the shrine of Hazrat Zainab, the daughter of Imam Ali.
However, their Syrian rebel captors say the 48 men are IRGC members who came to Syria to help president Bashar Assad's forces quash the rebellion against his regime.
Though Iran denies that the hostages were in Syria for military reasons, Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has previously said that one of those kidnapped was a retired IRGC member.
In May, Iran admitted for the first time that members of the IRGC's extraterritorial unit, the Qods Force, are in Syria. Qods Force deputy commander Esmail Gha'ani said that the IRGC was aiding Syria, in a report that was quickly removed from Iranian news websites.
Last week, Hojjat al-Eslam Ali Shirazi, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's representative to the Qods Force, said that Iran was providing "consultation and advice" to Assad.
"We don't see any reason for an expansive military presence in Syria," Shirazi said, adding that the Syrian Army could put down the rebellion themselves.
In a press conference last month, IRGC commander Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Jafari also admitted that the Qods Force was aiding Assad in Syria but denied that it was acting in a military capacity.
"Ever since the Qods Force was formed, its aim has been to protect innocent peoples, especially Muslims. A number of Qods Force [members] are in Syria but not as a military presence in that country," Jafari told reporters in September, according to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA).


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Interview with beauty experts
Beauty Secrets of the Stars
After a long collaboration with the brand underwear Emoprio Armani, advertising face of which is the famous footballer David was born the idea of creating his collection of men's underwear.
Four Seasons posters Emoprio Armani David to "work" for the brand. There are estimates that since then, both began to represent Armani underwear Beckham brand sales doubled. "I realized that these things have a very good market" - David explained his decision to do its own brand.
David also said that from the outset got the idea to take part in developing their own underwear collection for men. He says he and his wife, Victoria, choose fabrics, made recommendations to designers. And, like his fans, waiting for the moment to see his debut collection and present it to the public. He joked that his mother will be pleased when they see the new posters with his participation. "Still," I'll be in underwear! ". It turns out that all previous promotional photos of David to Armani she liked.
However, the premiere date is still unknown. What is clear is that it will be Ultra-shorts, T-shirts, fashionable and popular boxer. Things do not come cheap.
As for the new fragrance from David, he will be called Homme by David Beckham, and will go on sale in September this year.
Photo: David Beckham, advertising campaign Emoprio Armani, the season autumn / winter 2009
Author: Julia Gnedina


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Artist of the Month – ALL TIME LOW
All roads have led us here. On their sleek new album Last Young Renegade, All Time Low establish themselves at the forefront of contemporary music by daring to shake off pop-punk expectations.
Today's best music cares nothing for genre and the most interesting artists drink from a well of diverse influences. On Last Young Renegade, the heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics are still there for the Warped Tour fans who have been with the guys all along; while the music makes the band all the more accessible.
Joining tastemaking megalabel Fueled By Ramen, the band's fresh sound shares an orbit with label mates twenty one pilots and Paramore – two bands who know the emotional hook of a song doesn't always hang on a guitar. From "Drugs & Candy" to "Life of the Party", All Time Low move the goalposts on pop-punk in 2017.
All Time Low don't hide from where they want to go as a band
The band started this journey on 2015's Future Hearts where guest stars like Mark Hoppus and Joel Madden aided in the band's new direction. As good as it was, it now sounds like a transition album for a band that knew they needed a wider template for their sound. Back on a major label, the band sounds reinvigorated as Alex Gaskarth sings "One more time for second chances, we just want to do some damage" on "Nice2KnoU", a guaranteed classic for the band's live set when they resume rocking stages this summer.
The lone guest appearance on Last Young Renegade is from Tegan and Sara, the perfect companions for this record. Having evolved from their folk-punk roots into a stellar pop act, Tegan and Sara have already proven that your fans will stick with you if you grow artistically while staying honest. On their new album, All Time Low don't hide from where they want to go as a band and that honesty makes every new texture in their sound shine that much brighter.
That's what we look for in our Artist of the Month and we're excited to be spinning music from their new album throughout June at Hard Rock Cafes worldwide.
Category: Reviews June 6, 2017


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St. Thomas president Dease retiring June 2013
Alex Friedrich May 10, 2012, 1:52 PM May 10, 2012
Stepping down next year
University of St. Thomas officials said last year that they would consider a layman to be president.
Looks like it was a prelude to this announcement today in the university's Bulletin:
Father Dennis Dease, president of the University of St. Thomas since 1991, announced today that he will retire on June 30, 2013, upon the completion of his 22nd year in office.
Dease, who turns 69 this month, began the 14th presidency of St. Thomas on July 1, 1991, and is the second-longest-tenured president in St. Thomas' 127-year history. He succeeded Monsignor Terrence Murphy, who held the office for 25 years.
Dease informed the St. Thomas Board of Trustees about his retirement during its plenary session this morning and told the faculty at its spring semester meeting over the noon hour.
"The timing for my retirement next year will be right for a number of reasons," Dease said. "We will complete our $500 million Opening Doors capital campaign this October, and our preparation for our decennial accreditation visit by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association will conclude next year. Also, I will turn 70 next May, and I have other interests I would like to pursue."
In addition to post-presidential St. Thomas responsibilities that Dease and the board will determine over the next year, he plans to continue his work with health-care projects in Uganda, with projects related to Armenian culture and education, and work with the University of Havana in Cuba. He will have an office in O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center on the university's St. Paul campus.
Trustee John M. Morrison will chair the search committee for Dease's successor. The committee of trustees, three faculty members and one staff member will be appointed by early June, but the initial steps in the search will occur with seven open forums Monday and Thursday for faculty, staff and students to express their opinions on qualities they want in a new president. Sara Gross Methner, general counsel and chief human resources officer at St. Thomas, will staff the search committee. (See separate story below for information on forums).
The university's bylaws allow only a Roman Catholic – priest, religious or lay person – to serve as president. All 14 presidents of St. Thomas have been priests.
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And of course a bit of techporn. My lovely ELC PRO HD 500 studio flash heads from Elinchrom at the lowest power setting. They are so reliable and give you maximum flexibility for shooting speed, high and low power, flash duration etc. Those two flash heads are by far one of my best investments in photography I've done so far.


The entity of Dethklok, being both a cartoon and an actual band, has two different marketing angles, sometimes at odds with each other. As the show first started, the songs caught on (expectedly) and the resulting album was a hit. But then there was a tour and an album that coincided with a choppy second season. Something went wrong six episodes and the show stopped airing for about six months.
It was probably a case of exhaustion on the part of the creators, having simply created something too large for themselves to handle. But now, on the eve of the third season, we get Dethalbum II. What's different here is that most of these songs I've forgotten about. The songs are over a year old already, whereas Dethalbum was relatively fresh when it was released.
In hindsight, much as series co-creator and musical wunderkind Brendon Small does attempt to inject diversity into his animated death metal heroes' oeuvre, this second set of Dethklok songs seems to pale in comparison. It could be the timing, the novelty, or sophomore slump syndrome.
It's still a solid set of death metal songs, performed extremely well and the songwriting is quite good. But the more disturbing undercurrent is the fact that Dethklok seems more childish than fun these days.


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Election Day Tuesday: Polls now open in special election
Election Day Tuesday: Polls open Tuesday at 6:30 a.m.
Election Day Tuesday: Polls now open in special election Election Day Tuesday: Polls open Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: https://ohne.ws/2vMBRmB
Staff report Published 8:13 a.m. ET Aug. 7, 2018 | Updated 8:29 a.m. ET Aug. 7, 2018
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MANSFIELD - The polls opened at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and will close at 7:30 p.m. in Richland County.
Remember that this special congressional general election is only for voters who reside within the 12th Congressional District, which includes: All city of Mansfield precincts, all of Jefferson Township, all of Madison-D, part of Madison-E, part of Madison-G, part of Madison-I, all of Perry, all Lexington and Troy, all Washington and all Worthington precincts. The precincts listed as "All" or "Part" will be open, according to the local Richland County Board of Elections.
The special congressional general election is to choose the replacement for the unexpired term of the seat left vacant upon the resignation of Congressman Pat Tiberi. This election will fill the position until the full term congressman is elected in November of this year.
The City of Shelby, the City of Ontario and Springfield Township, the Village of Lucas and Monroe Township, Bloominggrove, Butler, Cass, Jackson, Mifflin, Plymouth, Sandusky, Sharon and Weller townships, and some of the Madison Township precincts are all in the 7th Congressional District and are not involved in this Aug. 7 special election, according to the board of elections.
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Jim Cooper & Marcia L. Fudge
Compare the voting records of Jim Cooper and Marcia L. Fudge in 2017-18.
Jim Cooper
Represented Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. This is his 8th term in the House.
Marcia L. Fudge
Represented Ohio's 11th Congressional District. This is her 6th term in the House.
Jim Cooper and Marcia L. Fudge are from the same party and agreed on 86 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
Nov. 16, 2018 — Manage our Wolves Act
May 22, 2018 — Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act
Feb. 15, 2018 — ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Oct. 24, 2017 — Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act
Feb. 15, 2017 — Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants
April 26, 2018 — Lynch of Massachusetts Part A Amendment No. 87
Feb. 15, 2018 — Langevin of Rhode Island Part A Amendment No. 2
Oct. 24, 2017 — Jackson Lee of Texas Part B Amendment No. 4
Oct. 24, 2017 — Johnson of Georgia Part B Amendment No. 3
Oct. 24, 2017 — Cohen of Tennessee Part B Amendment No. 2
Sept. 8, 2017 — Carbajal of California Amendment No. 57
Sept. 7, 2017 — Roybal-Allard of California Part B Amendment No. 74
July 26, 2017 — Garamendi of California Amendment No. 52
July 26, 2017 — Esty of Connecticut Amendment No. 44
July 13, 2017 — Rogers of Alabama Part B Amendment No. 88
July 13, 2017 — Blumenauer of Oregon Part B Amendment No. 8
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The Whistle 3 GPS Pet Tracker & Activity Monitor works like any other GPS tracker and activity monitor in one convenient package. You start by charging the 0.96-ounce, 1.8 by 1.4 by 0.6 –inch device. Next, download the Whistle app and choose a monthly subscription plan that fits your budget. This can be accomplished during the initial setup of your Whistle account on your smartphone running on either Android 5.0 or iOS 10.0 or their later versions. Once you've setup your subscription, simply attach the Whistle 3 on your dog's collar and you're up and running.
Like any other GPS tracker whenever your pet wears the Whistle 3 on its collar it sends out location and other bits of information into the servers of Whistle through a complex network of both GPS and cellular technologies. Whenever you require specific information about your dog's location, the built-in GPS transceiver on the device gives you an accurate placement of your pet's location. When combined with AT&T's extensive network coverage, the precision of the location can be further enhanced.
The Whistle 3 also comes with an activity tracker. This effectively allows you to monitor your pet's daily activities. However, it should be understood that this is mostly based on motion detection. If the Whistle 3 device is stationary this is logged as a possible rest or sleep for your pet. If it moves, depending on the speed of its movement, the complex algorithm of the technology can determine whether your pet is running or simply walking. At any rate you'll be able to take full cognizance of the activity levels of your pet. While the Whistle 3 doesn't really encourage or entice your pet dog to keep on moving, the information it gives you will help you customize your activities with your dog.
The Whistle 3 GPS Pet Tracker & Activity Monitor gives pet parents peace of mind as to the whereabouts of their respective dogs. It's lightweight, durable, waterproof, and comes with an easy-to-use smartphone app for ease of management.


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A Slow Chicken Game: Iran and the P5+1 Nuclear Talks
Ruth Hanau Santini and Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The third round of nuclear talks between the international community and the Islamic Republic of Iran began in April in Istanbul, continued in Baghdad in May and few weeks later in Moscow on June 18th-19th.
All parties, especially the P5+1 (the five permanent member of the UN Security Council plus Germany), acknowledged the extent of the impasse, with a number of expectations raised in Istanbul that, however, led to disappointment in the two subsequent meetings. Given the distance between the Iranian stance and that of the P5+1, it was decided that negotiations would continue only on a technical, rather than political level. The P5+1 has a clear agenda: "Stop, Shut and Ship". Stop uranium enrichment, Shut the Fordo nuclear facility near Qom and Ship the uranium enriched beyond 20% abroad.
The statement delivered in Moscow by Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for the common foreign and security policy, demonstrated that the P5+1 is currently putting more emphasis on the necessity of Iranian compliance with its "international", not just its NPT, obligations (i.e. suspending all its enrichment activities), differently from what came out in Istanbul. Of course, the burden of proof is on Iran's shoulder, and as for the international community, 20% uranium enrichment lies at the heart of the matter. Agreeing to stop the enrichment and ship the stockpiles of 20% enriched uranium abroad are the main parameters of any agreement proposed by the P5+1. Before the last talks, pressures on Tehran were strongly exerted not just by the EU, but also by Russia and China. So far, to no avail.
This time around, expectations were high not only because previous political-level meetings led many to believe that new steps could be undertaken to overcome the nuclear stalemate, but also because the meeting took place in Russia. The common assumption was that Moscow had managed to secure some bilateral agreement on progress to be made with regards to negotiations with the Islamic Republic. This would have increased Russia's political capital and leverage vis-à-vis the US.
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Feinstein Calls For Grounding Of Boeing 737 Max 8 Jet After Deadly Crashes
Filed Under:Boeing, Boeing 737 Max 8, FAA, Sen. Dianne Feinstein
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Sen. Dianne Feinstein has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, as several countries have grounded the aircraft in the wake of two deadly crashes involving the planes.
"Until the cause of the crash is known and it's clear that similar risks aren't present in the domestic fleet, I believe all Boeing 737 Max 8 series aircraft operating in the United States should be temporarily grounded," Feinstein wrote in a letter to FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Ewell.
"Continuing to fly an airplane that has been involved in two fatal crashes within just six months presents an unnecessary, potentially life-threatening risk to the traveling public," the senator went on to say.
On Sunday, a Max 8 aircraft crashed near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. Eight Americans were killed, and three of the passengers had ties to Northern California.
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April 1st entertainment
4/1/2019 – Last year we decided to abandon our decades-long tradition of tricking our readers with fake stories on April 1st. Instead, we said, we are going to stick to straight and truthful news. For those who are disappointed by this decision we bring you a really fun (and fully genuine) task proposed by Pal Benko for this auspicious day, and also take a look back at an historic prank we perpetrated in the past — just to prove we have not lost our sense of humour.
The April Fool's tradition
4/2/2018 – Did you think that the "Drunken Master" story we published 24 hours ago was an April 1st jest? No, it wasn't. It was funny but perfectly true (so far as we know). So is the made-up report coming? No, it isn't. We have decided to abandon the twenty-year tradition (this time really!) and stick to straight and truthful news. But we will look back at some of the pranks we have perpetrated in the past — just to prove we have not lost our sense of humour.
Meet the Drunken Master
4/1/2018 – How would you react if your opponent just moved all their pawns to the third rank of the board in the opening and still managed to hold ground? Wesley Falcao, a National Master living in New York, did exactly this in some of his blitz games. The result: this seemingly drunken manner of opening the game actually caught some strong players off guard, provoked errors and produced some really entertaining games. In this article, Wesley Falcao shares some of his games (a whopping 17 of them!) and discusses some key ideas behind his opening, urging readers to kick back and have a drink with the Drunken Master!
April 3rd: Malcolm Pein not running for FIDE President
4/3/2017 – It was an April Fools' prank, as most of our readers quickly recognized. Pein, a harsh critic of the current FIDE leadership, had no role in the power struggle that is taking place in Athens. And no intention of running for FIDE President, as was claimed in the wholly invented interview we published on April 1st. Although: the idea is not completely out of hand. With his connections and organisational skill... But that is just a dream.
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4/3/2016 – Our two fake April Fool's stories – Benko's bafflers and Karjakin's BMW – were perfectly legit and true in every respect. And most of the Hillary report: she did appear on a show seeking to identify the real Irina Krush; Bernie Saunders did play in a simul; and Ted Cruz did send the picture of a badly set up chessboard to Senator Mike Lee. Only Trumps four-move composition – that was made up.
Google Tooth?? You must be kidding!
4/3/2015 – Yep, the Google X lab project to replace human molars with electronic devices (and use them to play 3000+ level chess) was the April 1st hoax. Pure invention – well, as far as we know. So we are left with having to believe in a possible refutation to the English Opening and that the minor planet Vishyanand is circling the sun. Perfectly true – in fact you can name a planet yourself!
Google Tooth – the latest in wearables
4/1/2015 – Everyone is doing it: after the iPhone and Android we are now confronted with Google Glass, Apple Watch, the Pebble. Computers are getting smaller and can be built to accompany you wherever you go. Now Googly X, the semi-secret facility run by the search giant, is working on a dental computer. Why do we tell you this? Because Google Tooth comes bundled with a chess app.
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The April Fools' prank that was and wasn't
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The ChessBase April Fool's prank
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I saw the ad in the paper today where they're auctioning off the old crutch factory up in New Hampton. That led me to thinking of her again. Mindy Fortier. I was a sophomore at Plymouth State. Plymouth State College it was then, never mind this high-minded university crap. Mindy had to be in her thirties, or maybe she just looked older from a rough life. Mindy worked at the crutch factory. At least that's what she told me. Thinking back on it, I'm not so sure about any of what she said.
I met her in a bar. Now before you start wondering what a sophomore was doing in a bar, you should know that I went to college late. I was what they called a non-traditional student. I had taken a few years off to earn some money, but I was still working as a computer cluster monitor and picking up odd jobs where I could. So anyway, it was pretty late on a Friday night when I met Mindy.
I don't know which bar it was. There were a lot of them in Plymouth, it being a college town and all. I was sitting on a hard stool, drinking something, probably Rolling Rock, because it was cheap. I was trying to work up the courage to go home. It was the middle of the winter and had to be fifteen below out there. Plymouth is pretty far north and surrounded by mountains. It makes nice scenery, but it's cold in the winter.
She sat down beside me, she must have been all of five five, maybe 105 pounds. Built nice, the sort of girl you notice.
"Buy me a drink?" Her voice had a bit of rasp to it, like she'd been up too long.
I looked harder in the dim light, trying to figure out her angle. Everybody has an angle. No ring that I could see. Mousy brown hair, some pimples on her nose, chubby cheeks, like a chipmunk. She smiled, without showing her teeth.
I ordered another Rolling Rock and she drank it straight from the bottle.
"You come here often?" She was just full of original pickup lines.
I had to dig out my wallet to check on the amount of cash I had left, and then signaled the bartender for a second beer for her. I was still working on my first.
"Really." I'd driven by the shoe tree factory, you could smell the cedar even out on the road.
"Yeah. Then there's the doll factory, but that's got all that fabric floating around, that can't be good for breathing." To punctuate her worries about her lungs, she took out a pack of Marlboros and lit one with a cheap plastic lighter.
I coughed, hoping she'd take the hint, but it was a different world back then. You could smoke anywhere.
"Oh." The conversation was getting a little personal.
She wobbled beside me out to my car. It was an old Bronco II, rusty and beat up. I opened the door for her, shut it behind her and walked around to the other side. When I got in, she was crying.
Great. I cranked the old beater, surprised that it started, and backed out of the parking spot.
Somewhere in the tears she convinced me to drive her to my place, persuaded me to let her stay the night, told me how he beat her, how she was stuck in this hellhole of a trailer in a small town, how she wanted to get out. I guess she saw me as her ticket, somehow, although I wasn't sure at first how a poor college student could help her.
I was embarrassed to open the door to my two-room apartment, decorated in early milk crate. No place to sleep but the old hide-a-bed, and the hinges protested as I folded it out. She insisted on turning the lights out.
"What?" I sat up in the hide-a-bed, the springs protesting now.
I took a swig from the bottle of wine on the nightstand, feeling suddenly angry at this man, not sure of what to say.
I considered what we were doing, here in my little apartment and thought that maybe Ted had a reason for thinking that way. But I had no sympathy for him, a man who would beat his wife and his little girl.
"Make it self-defense. He drinks too much, he goes nuts, he comes after you, you defend yourself." I don't know what made me say that, or even think of that. Maybe it was the cheap wine.
Nobody had ever accused me, the classic computer nerd, of being strong. I should have seen it coming right then and there, but I didn't.
She took off around six-thirty to take over kid duty for her soon-to-be ex-husband. I watched her walk out the door, wondering how she was going to get from Bristol to Ashland, since I had driven her down here. She stuck out a thumb and her chest and I watched as she got a ride in a matter of minutes.
We went out shooting that weekend, just like I promised. She wasn't getting the hang of the gun. She didn't seem quite strong enough to pull the trigger without cocking it first, and she couldn't get the hang of cocking it. Revolvers are easy. That's why so many cops carried them for so long. Anyway, I was beginning to have my doubts about the grand plan. Mindy wasn't going to be able to shoot her husband. She could barely hit the huge plywood target I had set ten yards away. Every time she pulled the trigger, the gun would travel a bit up, and she'd be pointing it at the sky before I'd stop her from pulling the trigger again.
"That's enough for today." It was cold, anyway, and I was getting tired of recocking the gun each time. I'd rather go back to my apartment with her instead of freezing to death out here.
I had to clench my teeth. I was starting to hate this guy and I'd never even met him.
"Kill him." In that simple sentence, I realized I'd crossed the line.
And then what? I realized I had no clue. No plans. Nothing. What do you do after you've shot somebody?
"When what?" I didn't understand what she was asking, didn't understand her urgency.
"What's a good time for you?" As if I was setting up some sort of appointment. When would you like me to kill your husband?
It didn't work out quite the way we'd planned it. He was passed out in the chair all right, to the point where she could hardly wake him up.
I wasn't sure what he meant. Tuna? Mindy was behind him, miming a gun, pointing her finger at him and pulling an imaginary trigger.
Ted stepped towards me, smelling of beer, holding out a hand. I took out the revolver, aimed it in his direction, looking at Mindy. Ted stopped.
"Will you just shoot him, for chrissake?" Mindy sounded shrill, too loud.
I hesitated, studying Ted. He wasn't going to hit me. Ted was just going to stand there, swaying, with his hands spread as though he wanted to give me a hug. I had it wrong. He wasn't going to hurt her. He wasn't even angry. She was setting me up. I shifted my gaze to her and saw the rage in her eyes as she moved towards me. She grabbed for my arm. I had already cocked the hammer, already fitted my finger to the trigger, and somehow, when she grabbed at my arm, that was all it took. I squeezed the trigger without meaning to, without trying to.
That's what I told the police when they arrived, first the locals, then the state troopers. That's what I told the judge, too. It was an accident. I never would have killed her. I loved her.
I look up. Ryan is waiting outside my cell with his cart of books. I hand him the paper and sit back to stare at the concrete walls.
When this kind of thing happens, it's easy to second-guess it, play Monday morning quarterback. "Oh yeah, I saw the signs, I knew this was going to happen." Well, no. Nobody knew it was going to happen. If we had, we would have stopped it.
I'm the chief of police in Liberty, New Hampshire. Population 1,500 or so, give or take a few summer folks. I worked hard to get where I am, one of very few female police chiefs in this state. I think I'm a pretty good cop. But I didn't see this coming.
Let me start at the beginning. Roger Benson lived up to the far side of Mount Winston. It was tough getting in and out of there even in the summer, and he would pretty much hole up for the winter, coming out maybe every couple of weeks or so. He'd stock up on supplies then drive his old four wheel drive truck back up to his cabin. When I say cabin, don't get the wrong idea. Roger's cabin was made of logs, but it was a pretty nice log house, with plenty of space, indoor plumbing and everything. Now Roger had been here for years, long before I became chief, and he was getting up there in age. In all that time, nobody knew anything about him having any family. So when his younger sister showed up, we were all a bit surprised.
I was having lunch at my desk, as usual. My administrative assistant leaned in through the open door.
I swallowed too big a chunk of peanut butter on whole wheat and coughed.
Eleana Morrell is the town gossip. Everybody knows that, including her. But she'll deny it if you ask her. I got to my feet, shook her hand, directed her to the other chair.
I didn't like being on a first name basis with this woman, but it was part of the job. I nodded in an encouraging way and waited.
"What difference does it make?" I wanted to ask her what business it was of hers, but that would have been too rude even for me.
I nodded. I knew she wanted more input, but I didn't want to encourage her snooping.
I'm not sure if the strange woman made it up to Roger's place that day or not, but the next I heard of it was a couple of weeks later when Courtney Reynolds came in. She's the manager of The Foothills Savings and Loan, one of the last of the small banks in the area. They've been hanging on despite buyout offers from a half dozen national chains. Courtney is one of the reasons they've hung on. She loves her job, loves working for a small bank in a small town, and knows all her customers by their first names.
She came in and sat down, at least I was finished with lunch this time.
"I think I can get away with that." This is a small town, after all, and I am the police chief, and spending the taxpayer's money on a little bit of gas for the old Excursion didn't seem like such a bad thing. I headed on up there that afternoon.
The roads leading to his place had been plowed at some point, the gray snowbanks on either side were testament to that, but there was still ice in the ruts. The Excursion has pretty good tires on it, with four wheel drive, but I had to put it in low and crawl the last half mile or so. I had no clue how the little Honda in his driveway had even gotten there, but it was sitting there in the turnaround, covered in mud, there just the same. Roger's old Blazer was there too, also covered in mud.
I opened the car door to more mud, the squishy brown kind you don't want to get on your shoes. Luckily, I had brought my muckers, and I took off my cross trainers and put on my tall boots, then tromped up to his house. I knocked on the heavy wooden front door and waited.
His sister interrupted. "This is the police chief, Roger. She's here to see you." She used that voice some people use with little children.
I sat in my car for a few minutes before I started it up and drove off. Just before I turned the key I saw Roger part the curtains and look out at me. His face looked different for a moment. As if he knew who I was. Then I saw her pull the curtain shut.
I was puzzling on the drive back to the station. Roger didn't have much. Just the house, the land, none of which was really worth all that much right now.
"There will be. Mark my words." He got to his feet and stomped out of my office.
I hate it when people say things like that. I had various other reports, including Courtney saying that large amounts of money were being withdrawn from Roger's account. Still, with her name on the account, we couldn't stop it.
The call wasn't unexpected at this point. It came in the middle of the afternoon.
I was in my office, working on some paperwork, when Betty leaned in.
I wanted Bill Curry, my sergeant, up there with me this time. I was expecting to find Roger dead, maybe she pushed him down the stairs, or maybe she suffocated him in his sleep. The hangup bothered me though, that didn't fit with her M.O. thus far. When we got there, the front door was standing open. Roger was on the porch, sitting in a rocking chair, holding an axe. I was glad I hadn't had lunch.
"Ayup." He set it aside, and blood puddled under it.
As it turned out, Roger was having some symptoms of Alzheimer's, but his sister was giving him some sort of drug to make him worse, and using those symptoms to take him for everything he had. He'd gotten sick and vomited up all the medication she'd given him, couldn't keep anything down for a couple of days, and started to realize what was going on. After that, he took matters into his own hands. Can't really blame him. After all, according to her, he was really out of it. Still, we had to arrest him, but he'll do his time in the State Hospital instead of the prison.
J.E. Seymour has been writing for more than 20 years. Her first novel, Lead Poisoning, was released by Mainly Murder Press in November of 2010. She is under contract with Barking Rain Press for her second novel, Stress Fractures, to be released in May of 2014. Barking Rain is also releasing a second edition of Lead Poisoning. She has had short stories published in print in a NH pulp fiction anthology – Live Free or Die, Die, Die (Plaidswede Press,) in three anthologies of crime fiction by New England writers - Windchill, Deadfall, and Quarry; (Level Best Books) and in Thriller UK Magazine. She has also had short stories published in numerous ezines. Her short story "Blackbird," was voted one of the top twenty mainstream short stories of 2006, in a Preditors' and Editors' readers poll, and her story "Brotherly Love" was number twelve in the 2009 poll. In 2002, she was selected to attend the Bread Loaf writers' conference on the strength of one of her short stories. She was a panelist at the Crime Bake Conference in 2011.


1) We took the kids to their first theatre movie last night. It was 3D! The kids were super cute in their glasses and had a really fun time. Until…the movie started. Then it was too scary. Dang you Disney and your making movies too scary for kids.
2) I made a new friend. She asked me to be her mentor and I don't really know what that means BUT first and foremost it will mean helping market her fab cd. You can buy it here!
3) I bought the Calvin Klein jeggings at Costco yesterday ($23!). I feel like Liz Lemon.
4) I'm doing this and I'm excited!
5) How fun an idea is Project 365! A picture a day all year! I've really enjoyed other friends doing this so am copying!
6) I'm currently recruiting women from WPC to participate in 'Generations Night' for February. Interested? Please comment below or email me!
How about you? Any wonderful, interesting or fabulous things you noticed this week?
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Oh you know I would LOVE to come to Generations night, and I'm into the next decade now darn it!


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La Géorgie a participé au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2011.
Le , une sélection nationale est organisée. La chanson "One More Day" de Eldrine est alors choisie.

Finale 2011

À l'Eurovision
Le pays participera à la première demi-finale le .

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Géorgie au Concours Eurovision de la chanson
Géorgie
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Q: Initialize neural network weights with Tensorflow I am developing a neural network model using Tensorflow. In the LOSO cross validation, I need to train a model for 10 folds, since I have data from 10 different subjects.
Taking this into account, I need to reset the optimizer and the network weights at the start of every cross-validation fold. I defined the weights as follows:
weights = {
    'w1' : tf.Variable(tf.random_uniform(shape = [100, 10],seed =   0)),

    'w2' : tf.Variable(tf.random_uniform(shape = [10, 100],seed = 0))}

and I reset the Optimizer and the weights by reinitializing all global variables as follows:
# Start session to run Tensors and Operations
with tf.Session() as sess:
    # Optimizer
    optimizer = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(lr).minimize(loss)
    # Variables initializer
    init = tf.global_variables_initializer()
    # Loop over the 10 cross-validation subjects
    for subject in range(0,10):
        # Initialize global variables and optimizer
        sess.run(init)
        # Print initialized weights (should be always the same)
        print(sess.run(weights['w1']))
        # Loop over epochs to train the model
        for epoch in range(epochs):
            # Run network optimizer for the current epoch
            _,cost = sess.run([optimizer,loss], feed_dict ={X:x_train[subject,:], Y:y_train[subject,:]})

However, in every iteration of the loop I get printed different values for the weights, like the Operation seed I set to 0 is not doing its job. Does anyone know what I am missing?

A: I guess that what's happening is the following. Suppose you set the initial seed at 42, at the beginning of your script:
set_seed(42)

Then, you sample a random number:
sample()
>>> 0.875

Now, you sample again:
sample()
>>> 0.311

It is different. It's not a bug. The set_seed() function tells the system to sample "random" number starting from position 42 (in the sequence of pseudorandom numbers) every time you run your program, not every time the sample function is called. Try to run your program multiple times. You'll see that the weights of your parameters will be different between folds, but will be the same throughout multiple runs, i.e. in all runs, at fold 1, weights will be always initialized to the same value.

Now, how to solve this?
Sample a random initialization once, at the beginning of the script and initialize your weight with it at the beginning of each fold:
w = tf.Variable(..., initializer=YOUR_NUMPY_ARRAY)