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Q: How to set the step size for stochastic gradient descent such that its provable it will converge Recall stochastic gradient descent (for regression):
$\theta = 0 $
$ \text{Randomly select } t \in [1,n]\{\\
\quad \theta^{(k+1)} = \theta^{k} + \eta_{k}(y^{(t)} - \theta \cdot x^{(t)})x^{(t)}\\
\}$
I was following some notes and it said that to have stochastic gradient descent converge it would be sufficient to set the learning rate to:
$$\eta_{k} = \frac{1}{k+1}$$
I normally post my attempts to a question, but I honestly don't know how to prove that setting that value will make stochastic gradient descent converge. If someone knows of a prove it would be awesome!
Also an answer that contains a proof, even if its for some special case, say "convex function" or in the case of linear regression or whatever the case is, but that provides some insight (or a proof) why this result holds for different setting of stochastic gradient descent, would be good answers!
I am aware that finding global minimum solutions is really hard anyway, so restricting your answer should be ok if it contains a good proof/argument and/or if it contains an example in machine learning.
Also, if you do not remember the proof but instead maybe have a good intuition on why that value is a good for stochastic gradient descent, that would also be a very useful response for me! :)
Thanks in advance!

A: First of all, you won't find a proof of this in the general case. Proofs of convergence in batch/stochastic gradient descent algorithms rely on convexity/strong convexity hypotheses.
In the case of stochastic gradient descent, a theorem is that if the objective function is convex and the learning rate
$\eta_t$ is such that
$$\sum_t \eta_t = +\infty \quad \text{and} \quad \sum_t \eta_t^2 < + \infty$$
Then stochastic gradient converges almost surely to the global minimum. (Robbins-Siegmund theorem if I recall). The proof is nontrivial and makes use of results in the theory of stochastic process & martingale theory. This is the case for any convergence results for SGD.
Your stepsize clearly checks this condition, although typically one chooses a step of the form
$$\frac{\sigma}{(1 + \sigma \lambda t)^{3/4}}$$
Where $\sigma$ is the initial learning rate and $\lambda$ governs asymptotic convergence speed.

A: These are proofs which actually originate from adaptive filter theory.
History: Adaptive filters are online-optimization algorithms that gained popularity in the fields of Signal Processing (e.g. noise cancellation) and communications (e.g. channel estimation). The algorithm that you described in  your question is referred to as the Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm in the area of signal processing.
Since your data $x^{(t)}$ is assumed to be stochastic, we can only prove convergence in the statical sense. For example, we can only prove convergence in the mean or mean-square. As the proof for mean square convergence is a bit more involved, I'll include the proof for mean convergence.
Let's assume that your algorithm is trying to converge to an optimal parameter vector $\theta^{*}$.
Your stochastic gradient descent algorithm:
$$\theta^{(t+1)} = \theta^{(t)} + \eta (y^{(t)} - \theta^{(t)}x^{(t)} )x^{(t)}$$
Note that I did not assume a time-invariant step-size, $\eta$.
Here's the interesting part: Because you assume that there's an optimal parameter vector $\theta^{*}$, you can say that your desired target $y^{(t)}$ is generated form the this $\theta^{*}$ and your features $x^{(t)}$ as the following:
$$y^{(t)} = \theta^{*}x^{(t)} + \epsilon^{(t)} $$ where $\epsilon^{(t)} $ is a zero-mean white noise process that is independent to your features $x^{(t)}$. The noise factor $\epsilon^{(t)}$ is added to denote our uncertainty in the model.
Substituting this data model $y^{(t)}$ back into your SGD update queation gives
$$\theta^{(t+1)} = \theta^{(t)} + \eta \big(\theta^{*}x^{(t)} + \epsilon^{(t)} - \theta^{(t)}x^{(t)}\big )x^{(t)}$$
Instead of looking at the parameter update, it now becomes useful to study the error in the parameter estimate  $v^{(t)} = \theta^{*} -\theta^{(t)}  $. Subtracting the optimal  vector $\theta^{*}$ from left and right hand sides above gives you
$$ \begin{align}
v^{(t+1)} = {} & v^{(t)} - \eta \big( v^{(t)}x^{(t)} +\epsilon^{(t)} \big )x^{(t)}  \\
= {} &  v^{(t)} - \eta v^{(t)}(x^{(t)})^2 -\eta\epsilon^{(t)}x^{(t)}
\end{align}
$$
Now applying the statistical expectation operator gives
$$ \begin{align}
\mathbb{E}[v^{(t+1)}] = {} &  \mathbb{E}[v^{(t)}] - \eta \mathbb{E}[v^{(t)}(x^{(t)})^2] -\eta \mathbb{E}[\epsilon^{(t)}x^{(t)}]
\end{align}
$$

*

*Since the zero-mean noise $\epsilon$ is independent to the features $x^{(t)}$,  $\mathbb{E}[\epsilon^{(t)}x^{(t)}] = \mathbb{E}[\epsilon^{(t)}]\mathbb{E}[x^{(t)}] = 0$

*Also since $v^{(t)}$ is only function of past values of $x^{(t)}$ i.e.
$v^{(t)} = \mathcal{F}(x^{(t-1)}, \ldots, x^0)$, and we assume that  $x^{(t)}$ is independent of its past values  $x^{(t-1)},\ldots, x^{(0)} $ we can say that $ \mathbb{E}[v^{(t)}(x^{(t)})^2] = \mathbb{E}[v^{(t)}] \mathbb{E}[(x^{(t)})^2]$.

This gives us
$$
\mathbb{E}[v^{(t+1)}] =  (1 - \eta \mathbb{E}[(x^{(t)})^2])\mathbb{E}[v^{(t)}]
$$
If we say that the variance of the features is $\mathbb{E}[(x^{(t)})^2] = \sigma^2_x$, we can write the mean error evolution as
$$\mathbb{E}[v^{(t+1)}] =   \underbrace{(1 - \eta \sigma^2_x}_{= \alpha} )\mathbb{E}[v^{(t)}]
$$
For the algorithm to convergence, $|\alpha| < 1 $. If $|\alpha|$ is greater than 1, at each iteration the error gets amplified (Think $v^{(t+1)} = 2v^{(t)}$). The $|\alpha| < 1 $ is satisfied if the learning rate is bounded by:
$$ 0 < \eta < \frac{2}{\sigma^2_x}
$$
This completes the proof of convergence for the SGD algorithm.
In your case we can roughly say that as long as $\eta_t < \frac{2}{\sigma^2_x} \forall t$, your algorithm would convergence.
Disclaimer: Keep in mind that this only a guarantee for mean convergence - in practice, your step size would be much lower than this. The mean square convergence condition, for example, would give you a tighter bound.
Quick tip: From my experience, it's much neater and a hell of a lot quicker if you write your time indices as subscripts without brackets e.g. $\theta_{t+1} = \theta_t + \eta_t(y_t - \theta_tx_t)x_t$. ;)


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Proposed housing development in Point England will evict wildlife
Jan 20, 2017 | Posted by	Melissa Irace |
In early December, the Government announced its intention to introduce new legislation that will lift the reserve status over 11.7 hectares at Point England Reserve in Auckland. They plan to sell it to Ngāti Pāoa to build a new housing development that includes 300 homes and a marae.
Point England Reserve is the largest public open space on the Tāmaki River foreshore and home to a range of native wildlife. It is a valuable roosting site for New Zealand Dotterel, godwit, shore plover, pied stilt (who also breed in the area), variable oystercatcher, south island pied oystercatcher and royal spoonbill. But the proposed housing development will destroy the primary roosting habitat of between 50 and 90 per cent of the remaining shorebirds in the estuary.
New Zealand Dotterel at Point England reserve (Photo: Shaun Lee).
Point England Reserve was only recently designated as a "Public Open Space" in the Unitary Plan and Government is using the process to lift the reserve status and direct the council to rezone the land, thus circumventing the Resource Management Act and any consultation process. If the Enabling Bill goes ahead, it could create a precedent for this type of development.
Forest & Bird will be submitting on the following issues that we believe will affect the biodiversity of the area:
It will create a precedent for this type of development
The site wasn't designated for housing (e.g. as a Special Housing Area) in the PAUP but rather as Public Open Space along with the rest of Point England Reserve
This Public Open Space will be needed to serve the future open space needs of the area
The importance of the Reserve in a wildlife linkage connecting with the Hauraki Gulf Island and the Hunua Ranges etc
The significance as an Important Bird Area and its relationship to other such areas in the Hauraki Gulf, Tamaki Estuary and Manukau Harbour
The Reserve is a 'valuable' breeding area for the Northern NZ dotterel (NNZD; current threat status: at risk)
Pied stilts (declining) also breed on the Reserve
The Reserve is also a high tide roosting area for a number of threatened birds
The proposed development site itself contains several existing breeding sites for Northern NZ dotterel .The site also contains high tide roosting sites for several birds
Disturbance of breeding and roosting birds on the Reserve due to increased activity from the presence of humans, dogs etc
Future viability of rest of Reserve to support a breeding population of Northern NZ dotterel
Future viability of the rest of the Reserve as a high tide roosting site
Impact on the estuarine environment due to sedimentation and storm water run-off etc
The need for future to compensate for the loss of coastal breeding sites due to sea level rise
New Zealand Dotterel chick, Point England reserve (Photo: Shaun Lee).
Forest & Bird will be asking for a decision on the Bill to be delayed until an independent Environmental Impact Assessment has been produced and a more appropriate development proposal has been supplied.
You can help to protect this important habitat and the wildlife it supports by making a submission to the Local Government and Environment Committee (by January 31) or by adding your voice to this petition asking for a better development plan.
Read more about Point England as an important habitat for shorebirds on the "Save Point England" website.
EDIT (03/02/2017): On 31 January Forest & Bird made a submission opposing the bill to enable the development of the Point England Reserve in Auckland and requesting to be heard on the matter. This was a change to our initial approach which had been to ask for an Environmental Impact Assessment of the area and a more appropriate development proposal. Why? Because after talking to numerous experts it became clear that we CANNOT lose any of Auckland's reserve lands. Protecting these areas is even more important as pressures from coastal development, recreational activities and the impacts of sea-level rise escalate. And setting this kind of precedent for being able to develop on public land could have major long-term effects. Hearings are expected to take place soon and our legal team will be there as a strong voice for nature.
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Albert Camus, translated by David Greig
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar's new artistic director, Michael Grandage, has really hit top gear with this sparkling production. It is amazing that more people have not written about the Emperor Caligula. He is such a ripe character, barking mad but so colourful, the kind of man that novelists, TV producers and playwrights dream about.
There is a suspicion that Albert Camus' nihilistic Caligula, a star-vehicle that does not seem to have been performed on a professional stage in London for 40 or 50 years, may not be that great a play.
The production team of translator/adaptor, David Greig, director Grandage and star in the eponymous role, Michael Sheen, work so well together that this is a marvellous evening's entertainment. It also has great contemporary meaning, the concept of the all-powerful dictator seems very appropriate at the start of the 21st Century.
The play starts with the whispering patricians searching for the Emperor that they believe they control. He has gone AWOL following the death of his beloved sister Drusilla with whom he had an incestuous relationship.
On his return, it is clear that his mental faculties are badly impaired as he is suffering from a deep depression. He now fails to see anything positive in the absurdity of a life that he characterises in the phrase "we die and we are unhappy". It is sad to observe that this is almost certainly a reflection of the mental state of the playwright who was still in his early to mid-twenties at the time that he wrote Caligula.
Sheen is wonderful as a man who knows that he can make his subjects do whatever he wishes but strives for more: he has a "violent need for impossible things". Caligula proclaims random death and execution as normal practices, using the rationale that this is the way that an egalitarian Emperor should act since it means that the rich and the poor are treated equally (cruelly). He is a real contradiction, an almost-Communist thinker before his time, who uses often-perfect logic to justify amazing depravity and cruelty.
He immediately polarises his patrician advisers. The majority are weak and pander to his whims unhappily. Caesonia, played by Diana Kent, who really loves him and Jason Hughes' Hellicon ride gloriously around on the back of their leader's increasingly demanding edicts.
The most interesting character other than Caligula himself is the poet Scipio, a very nice performance from Ben Turner. He is torn between love and hatred for the man that has killed his father but who could easily be seen as his own alter ego. The two men recognise themselves in the other and Scipio is really the only person who can get through Caligula's surface bravado to the man underneath.
The remaining characters are not well developed although all weakly oppose their Emperor. The pick of the performances come from Raymond Coulthard as Cherea, the most rational of the plotters, and Jerome Willis as the aged Octavius who cannot bring himself to formally oppose a divinely appointed leader until the final scene. That scene is very special as it makes the difference between the treatment of this play as a classical tragedy and the far more interesting tragi-comedy that it really is.
Grandage's production qualities are extremely high. The design by Christopher Oram is very simple and with sympathetic lighting from Neil Austin achieves levels of great beauty. This peaks as the narcissistic hero lifts a full-length mirror from a pool of water and revolves around the stage looking at himself like a lover. In addition, the silences in this production speak eloquently and sometimes roar.
Pride of place though must go to a really feisty modern translation from the prolific young Scottish playwright, David Greig, one of our best theatrical wordsmiths at the moment, always incredibly quotable; and to a superlative performance from Michael Sheen.


Last week we had a gorgeous early spring day here in Central Pennsylvania. Not one of those almost too-warm afternoons that brings everyone into frenzy, but a pleasantly mild 50-some degrees, truly my favorite weather. I took the opportunity to head straight from work to scout for deer in the mountains.
Many folks shed hunt this time of year, which I somewhat do, but what I am really searching for is buck sign leftover from last fall's rut. During winter, the deer in this area herd up in thermal hemlock valleys which they don't frequent nearly as much during hunting season, so shed hunting does not benefit me substantially. Early spring prior to green-up is a tremendous time to be searching for new spots. I am looking for general areas with good deer concentrations, and next fall I will do stealth recon missions to verify there are bucks using the area and pinpoint stand locations. The combination of signs I look for are quite simple, yet require tuned-in observation to locate: convergence of deer trails, typically on benches, saddles, and other map features; with scrapes and rubs (preferably big) in the vicinity; and, food (acorns) and bedding within easy reach.
Seeking more of these places to add to my maps, I climbed the ridge into a large clear-cut from which the PA DCNR had recently removed a deer exclosure fence (these fences are a sore subject, but I will save that for another day), in theory opening up a wealth of fresh browse in which I expected to find deer. I was disappointed to find very little deer sign after scoping out a few square miles, so I cut my losses and headed back down the mountain.
Not having a plan, but with a couple hours of daylight on my side, I took off down the forest road and went for a drive, laying eyes on new ground and finding places to scout another day with more time. To be successful in the big woods public land that I bow hunt, scouting is essential because there is so much country, but much of it contains very few deer. You really have to know what to look for and burn a lot of boot rubber to find concentrations of deer. I was able to find a great new spot for a rut tree stand not 100 yards off a road meeting my criteria and with heavy deer sign. Normally I like to get back in way farther, but there are a few great spots close to roads, usually in overlooked areas. These are my go-to spots for quick evening hunts, so I keep a few in the hopper.
After driving over an hour, I made it back to the main road and decided to check out a small reservoir that the Commonwealth drained to make dam repairs. I had been thinking how valuable it would be to scout the natural structure and pinpoint where to target fish when they repopulated the lake. Happening to be in the area with daylight left, I took the opportunity to walk the exposed lakebed, camera and GPS in hand.
What a good decision that turned out to be. Visualizing these structures underwater will place great context into the sonar images I will see while floating above those structures in my kayak. Besides the natural contours of the lakebed, there were a half dozen manmade rock piles combined with a lattice of mature tree trunks. There was a quarter-mile long pile of shale creating a perfect ridge for fish to one day congregate. Cribs of phone poles, assorted tires, Christmas trees, rock humps, stumps, and creek channels rounded out the rest of the structures that I marked.
At significant points I noted visual landmarks, marked GPS coordinates, and took pictures of pathways I will take to fish the edges of these structures.
Having completed my work at the lake, I sat on one of the rocks with my binoculars and enjoyed the sunset while watching graceful trumpeter swans in the remaining portion of lake by the dam, and flocks of redheads, mallards, and wood ducks fly past. In this moment I was just soaking in the wild with nothing else on my mind. If more people could experience moments like that, we would have fewer problems in this world.
I returned home without harvesting anything to eat, but with a mixed bag of knowledge I will put to good use. In seeking dinner with our own hands in the great outdoors, the knowledge that scouting provides is invaluable. Remember that it is a journey, and the answers to the questions we seek about where to find the best hunting or fishing spots lie not on the internet, but through exploration and good old sweat equity.
Joe lives in Centre County, PA with his wife and growing family.  He lives to bowhunt, and especially elk hunting out West, in addition to whatever is in season around his home.  Joe also is an obsessed fisherman, especially walleyes, and he dabbles in foraging from time to time.  Joe most enjoys utilizing the bounties his lifestyle provides by cooking frequently and constantly experimenting with new methods and ingredients.


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Better Training, More Technology
The bipartisan commission released findings, recommendations regarding long lines on Election Day.
Voters lined up outside Lake Anne Elementary early Tuesday morning. Voters reported about a 45-minute wait at Lake Anne Elementary. Photo by Amiee Freeman
By Victoria Ross
Photo by Alex McVeigh
Voters line up in front of the Great Falls Library Tuesday, Nov. 6 to cast their votes.
After learning that dozens of frustrated voters waited for hours in long lines to cast their ballots on Election Day, Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-at-large) called for the creation of a bipartisan commission to figure out why and make sure it doesn't happen again.
"The commission has identified a variety of improvements and efficiencies to ensure access and convenience for voters in future elections."
—Sharon Bulova
Voters wait their turn at the Lewinsville Center Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Photo by Jennifer Benitz
Voters stand in line at Colvin Run Elementary School at 6:30 a.m. during the morning's heaviest turnout.
At the March 19 Board of Supervisor's meeting, the commission—jointly chaired by Former Board of Supervisors Chairman Kate Hanley and Stuart Mendelsohn, former Dranesville supervisor—released its final report. They recommended additional poll workers, more training and better technology to keep lines moving.
Recommendations encompassed a variety of training, technology, and process improvements, ranging from using more Electronic Poll Books (EPBs) to providing additional parking spaces at polling places.
"I am pleased that the Election Commission has completed its work," Bulova said. "It is important that the county implement measures to reduce long lines, decrease wait times and streamline the election process in Fairfax County. The commission has identified a variety of improvements and efficiencies to ensure access and convenience for voters in future elections."
Photo by Victoria Ross
In conjunction with the State Board of Elections, the County recently kicked off a voter preparedness campaign—"Are You Election Ready"—to inform and educate voters on changes.
Additional recommendations included using electronic poll books at every precinct, and asked the county to create a fund that would pay for upgrading voting equipment. The report also suggested that county officials find larger polling places where voters can form lines inside precincts rather than outside during bad weather.
Voter turnout in Fairfax County on Election Day was at an all-time high in November's presidential election, with 81 percent of registered voters casting their ballots in 2012 compared to 78.7 percent in 2008. In the 2011 state and local elections, just 32 percent of registered voters cast their ballots, while 49 percent turned out for the 2010 congressional contests.
Voters at the Reston-Herndon Senior Center were able to form lines inside the center on Election Day before they cast their ballots.
Lines and wait times varied throughout the county's 237 precincts last November. Voters at Vienna's Flint Hill Elementary School reported ample parking and virtually no lines. At other locations, however, lines snaked around elementary school parking lots and through buildings, and it was not unusual for voters to have to wait over an hour.
Election officials said a shortage of poll volunteers coupled with complicated ballot questions and bond issues meant some voters took much longer to finish their ballots.
While the long lines created headaches for many Fairfax County voters, some voters in Prince William County faced five-hour waits before casting their ballots.
A copy of the report can be found at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/electioncommission/election-commission-report.htm.
Long Lines on Election Day 'Unacceptable'
Long Lines Revisited
Making Voters Feel Welcome, No Matter Their Language
Thousands Cast Ballots at Great Falls Library
Voter Turnout Strong in Herndon


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				Class pv.Line

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				Represents a series of connected line segments, or polyline,
that can be stroked with a configurable color and thickness. Each
articulation point in the line corresponds to a datum; for n points,
n-1 connected line segments are drawn. The point is positioned using
the box model. Arbitrary paths are also possible, allowing radar plots and
other custom visualizations.

Like areas, lines can be stroked and filled with arbitrary colors. In most
cases, lines are only stroked, but the fill style can be used to construct
arbitrary polygons.

See also the Line guide.

Defined in:  Line.js.

Class Summary

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						Constructor Name and Description

								pv.Line()

Constructs a new line mark with default properties.

Field Summary

							Field Attributes
							Field Name and Description

								defaults

Default properties for lines.

								eccentricity

The eccentricity of polar line segments; used in conjunction with
interpolate("polar").

								fillStyle

The line fill style; if non-null, the interior of the line is closed and
filled with the specified color.

								interpolate

How to interpolate between values.

								lineJoin

The type of corners where two lines meet.

								lineWidth

The width of stroked lines, in pixels; used in conjunction with
<tt>strokeStyle</tt> to stroke the line.

								segmented

Whether the line is segmented; whether variations in stroke style, line width
and the other properties are treated as fixed.

								strokeStyle

The style of stroked lines; used in conjunction with <tt>lineWidth</tt> to
stroke the line.

								tension

The tension of cardinal splines; used in conjunction with
interpolate("cardinal").

Fields borrowed from class pv.Mark:

bottom, childIndex, cursor, data, events, index, left, parent, proto, reverse, right, root, scale, title, top, type, visible

Method Summary

							Method Attributes
							Method Name and Description

anchor(name)

Constructs a new line anchor with default properties.

Methods borrowed from class pv.Mark:

add, anchorTarget, def, event, extend, margin, mouse, render

					Class Detail

						pv.Line()

					Constructs a new line mark with default properties. Lines are not typically
constructed directly, but by adding to a panel or an existing mark via
pv.Mark#add.

					Field Detail

					{pv.Line}
					defaults

						Default properties for lines. By default, there is no fill and the stroke
style is a categorical color. The default interpolation is linear.

					{number}
					eccentricity

						The eccentricity of polar line segments; used in conjunction with
interpolate("polar"). The default value of 0 means that line segments are
drawn as circular arcs. A value of 1 draws a straight line. A value between 0
and 1 draws an elliptical arc with the given eccentricity.

					{string}
					fillStyle

						The line fill style; if non-null, the interior of the line is closed and
filled with the specified color. The default value of this property is a
null, meaning that lines are not filled by default.

This property is fixed. See pv.Mark.

See:

pv.color

					{string}
					interpolate

						How to interpolate between values. Linear interpolation ("linear") is the
default, producing a straight line between points. For piecewise constant
functions (i.e., step functions), either "step-before" or "step-after" can be
specified. To draw a clockwise circular arc between points, specify "polar";
to draw a counterclockwise circular arc between points, specify
"polar-reverse". To draw open uniform b-splines, specify "basis". To draw
cardinal splines, specify "cardinal"; see also #tension.

This property is fixed. See pv.Mark.

					{string}
					lineJoin

						The type of corners where two lines meet. Accepted values are "bevel",
"round" and "miter". The default value is "miter".

For segmented lines, only "miter" joins and "linear" interpolation are
currently supported. Any other value, including null, will disable joins,
producing disjoint line segments. Note that the miter joins must be computed
manually (at least in the current SVG renderer); since this calculation may
be expensive and unnecessary for small lines, specifying null can improve
performance significantly.

This property is fixed. See pv.Mark.

					{number}
					lineWidth

						The width of stroked lines, in pixels; used in conjunction with
<tt>strokeStyle</tt> to stroke the line.

					{boolean}
					segmented

						Whether the line is segmented; whether variations in stroke style, line width
and the other properties are treated as fixed. Rendering segmented lines is
noticeably slower than non-segmented lines.

This property is fixed. See pv.Mark.

					{string}
					strokeStyle

						The style of stroked lines; used in conjunction with <tt>lineWidth</tt> to
stroke the line. The default value of this property is a categorical color.

See:

pv.color

					{number}
					tension

						The tension of cardinal splines; used in conjunction with
interpolate("cardinal"). A value between 0 and 1 draws cardinal splines with
the given tension. In some sense, the tension can be interpreted as the
"length" of the tangent; a tension of 1 will yield all zero tangents (i.e.,
linear interpolation), and a tension of 0 yields a Catmull-Rom spline. The
default value is 0.7.

This property is fixed. See pv.Mark.

					Method Detail

					{pv.Anchor}
					anchor(name)

						Constructs a new line anchor with default properties. Lines support five
different anchors:

top

left

center

bottom

right

In addition to positioning properties (left, right, top bottom), the
anchors support text rendering properties (text-align, text-baseline). Text is
rendered to appear outside the line. Note that this behavior is different
from other mark anchors, which default to rendering text inside the
mark.

For consistency with the other mark types, the anchor positions are
defined in terms of their opposite edge. For example, the top anchor defines
the bottom property, such that a bar added to the top anchor grows upward.

Parameters:

									{string} name

the anchor name; either a string or a property function.

Returns:

{pv.Anchor}

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Welcome, World Travelers! Would You Pay to Live at Disney World?
Would you want to live at Walt Disney World? Some people dream of living at the Happiest Place on Earth, but Disney could soon turn that dream into a reality with future developments.
Last month, Disney announced it will be earmarking nearly 80 acres of its resort property near southwest Orange County for an affordable housing development. According to the Disney Parks Blog, the development will include more than 1,300 units to be constructed by a third-party affordable housing developer, and will offer "a variety of home choices that are affordable and attainable, in a great part of town near schools and the new and expanding Flamingo Crossings Town Center retail and dining complex."
Meanwhile, on the west coast, Disney will be developing Storyliving by Disney, residential communities with affordable housing and shopping and entertainment opportunities, all "infused with our special brand of magic." The first of these planned communities will be Cotino, which will be built in the heart of the Coachella Valley in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
As Disney Parks Blog reports: "These master-planned, new home communities are intended to inspire residents to foster new friendships, pursue their interests and write the next exciting chapter in their lives —all while enjoying the attention to detail and special touches that are Disney hallmarks."
Disney is no stranger to real estate. Currently, Walt Disney World offers housing on resort property in its Golden Oaks community. Unfortunately, with its luxury homes ranging in price from $1.5 to $8 million, living at Disney is currently only a privilege for the ultra-wealthy. However, its new housing development is expected to provide affordable housing to select Central Florida residents, including cast members.
This is also not the first time Disney attempted to build its own community. In 1996, Disney founded Celebration, Florida, located near the northside of Osceola County. As with its recent announced developments, Celebration was envisioned as an ideal community designed by Disney and fashioned after an "all-American small town" where people could live, work, and play near the theme park.
Initally, when Celebration was announced, demand to live there was so high that potential residents were selected via lottery. The community was planned to offer a variety of affordable housing; however, as Midway To Main Street details in their YouTube video essay on the topic, various compounding factors led to many houses being priced "at almost 20% over the county average at the time."
As Midway To Main Street explained: "The result, was a town that served as an example of the growing socioeconomic divide. Celebration, Florida was over 80% white, and had a median income that was nearly double the country's. There were people working at shops and restaurants in the town center who couldn't afford to live there."
The very idea of living near the Happiest Place on Earth soon proved not to be very happy, and by 2003, Disney had divested itself from the community and sold the town center to a private investment firm called Lexin Capital for an estimated $42 million dollars.
Nearly 20 years after selling Celebration, has Walt Disney World learned from its past mistakes? Will the company endeavor to do better with its new residential developments in Florida and California? Only time will tell. However, as Midway to Main Street elaborates in their video, while the idea of living at Disney sounds great, some dreams don't always live up to reality, and for good reason:
"For many people, the promise of escaping reality to a perfectly designed and maintained fantasy world is an appealing one. It's a way to shed the stresses of daily life and embrace your inner child. But for plenty of other people, the idea is unsettling. They find the artificial nature of everything and the perceived forced happiness as creepy.
Celebration was no exception. Some argued that while striving to create a nicer and more communal town was a noble goal, trying to force it through design regulations and the appearance of perfection was going too far. And while that level of control and escapism worked when it came to a day or two at Disney World, what would it mean to live it 24/7?"
Welcome, World Travelers! Why Was Splash Mountain Controversial?
"Cat Tale" Lectures Tells How the Florida Panther was Saved
Welcome, World Travelers! Avatar: Way of Water is Brilliant But Way Too Long!
Welcome, World Travelers! Strange World is Strangely Entertaining
Welcome, World Travelers! Should Disney Plus Subscribers Pay for Ads?


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Afterpay: A record-breaking deal for Australia based on the simplest of ideas
Afterpay's out-of-nowhere success has captivated Australia for some time, dividing the nation into fans and critics of the pay-later fintech. Now it is part of Australia's biggest-ever M&A deal.
When journalists James Eyers and Jonathan Shapiro set about writing a book on Australian payments phenomenon Afterpay, they recognized there was a danger of being overtaken by events.
"We knew writing a book about such a rapidly evolving subject was always going to leave us exposed to the risk that we'd be caught out by a dramatic plot twist," they wrote on Saturday to mark the launch of their book this week.
They got that right.
On Monday morning, Afterpay announced it was being acquired by Square, the US payments business founded by Twitter's Jack Dorsey, in a A$39 billion ($29 billion) deal, the largest transaction in Australian M&A history. Forty-eight hours is a long time in the world of fintech biographies, it seems.
Afterpay's Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar
Afterpay was launched by Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar in 2015, backed by some – now very wealthy – early investors, many of them non-professional friends and associates, who were really just supporting a broad idea around try-before-you-buy customer empowerment.
OPINION OpinionColumnsAsia PacificAustraliaCapital MarketsFintech
Asia editor Euromoney
Chris Wright is Asia editor. He covers the Asia Pacific region and is based in Singapore. He has previously been Middle East editor of Euromoney, editor of Asiamoney, investment editor of the Australian Financial Review and a correspondent on emerging markets and sovereign wealth for numerous publications worldwide. He has also written two books.


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We have scientists, of course, at the forefront of their fields. We also have a wide variety of other professionals and support personnel working together to advance Earth system research, education, and technology development.
Our staff is nearly 1,400 strong — from pilots to software engineers, human resource specialists to machinists, shuttle bus drivers to project managers, administrators, and more. Our people share a deep commitment to our mission of science in service to society and to assuring UCAR and NCAR facilities and services are top notch.
Our staff members also come from diverse backgrounds, and we strive to create the kind of inclusive, supportive, and welcoming workplace that will attract and retain an even greater diversity of individuals in the future. Diversity and inclusion are a top priority for UCAR because we recognize that a staff with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, values, and ideas is better equipped to tackle pressing scientific problems today and tomorrow.
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Look up contact information for a specific person or browse by lab, program, or hierarchical structure across our organization as a whole.
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Q: PHP send email issue I have an html form that sends user entered data to PHP.
I am unsure why my code is not working.  I am using POST to retrieve the data.  I am able to use a javascript alert window to show the form data.  But something is wrong in my code that is preventing my email from being received, if even sent.
Here is my html form:
 <form action="contact.php" method="POST" id="messageForm" name="messageForm">
   Name
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   Phone
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   Email
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   Interest
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     <option value="one">one</option>
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   Comments
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The History and Archives Committee of the JCCCM has collected and produced a variety of printed materials, such as correspondence files, calendars of events, newsletters, and pamphlets that have been alphabetically arranged according to subject. Additionally, the collection contains personal or biographical files, as well as a complete set of the monthly publication, Montreal Bulletin, which commenced publication in 1946.
The subject files cover a range of topics including Redress in 1988, the Centennial Celebrations in 1977, as well the activities and projects of the History and Archives Committee. The collection also consists of detailed personal or biographical records, compiled during the 1980s, which contain interview transcripts, audio-tapes of the interviews, as well as additional biographical information pertinent to the experiences of Japanese Canadians in both the Montreal region and the larger Canadian context.
Click on the following links to see sample documents from the collection.


"Rich is the most inventive, visually creative and reliable animator/designer I've ever worked with. And I don't mean reliable like a Vauxhall Astra is reliable (i.e. not that great really, but probably won't let you down when it's raining on the ring road), I mean reliable in that you can always rely on Rich to nail it. To deliver work that makes you raise your eye-brows, smile and nod your head. Work that makes happy clients and re-bookings and positive balance sheets.
I think the reason he can do that is that he loves good animation, he stays up on all the latest tech stuff and he never stops learning. He also plays the ukulele.
On a personal note, he was a really laid back, trusting and ego-free manager. And despite the fact that he didn't ever quite see why he had to be my boss, I learned loads from him.


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ABB reports it has expanded its Quantis modular gear drive range to offer four and five stages of gear reduction for all three types of gear arrangements: in-line helical (ILH), offset parallel (MSM) and right angle helical bevel (RHB). The company says Quantis reducers and gearmotors can now be configured in ratios over 7500:1 with an output torque range up to 14,000 Nm, making the new output speed range 20 times greater than before.
ABB says the higher ratio capabilities make the Quantis gear line an ideal solution for the most common applications found in water, wastewater, meat processing, grain handling and thermal processing.
As a company that listens carefully to changes in market demands and industry trends, HI-LINE INDUSTRIES says it now holds a range of class-leading Vertical Air Receivers in stock and the top-quality vessels are available immediately at highly competitive prices.


Library Street Collective at Ritz Carleton — Cody Hudson / Struggle Inc.
Some recent works of mine placed in the Ritz Carleton Cleveland by Library Street Collective. The private collection includes work by Scott Reeder, Beverly Fishman, Paul Kremer, Holton Rower, Kelsey Brookes, Russell Tyler, Cody Hudson, and Adrian Falkner.


I am a single mother of three and have one child with a disability. Following my accident, I had a lot of neck, shoulder and headache pain. I was not in a financial position to pay a lawyer right away. Wynperle waited to be paid until the conclusion of the claim. Allen Wynperle and his staff worked hard on my accident benefits claim to ensure I got the proper rehabilitation. They also fought hard to pursue my lawsuit claim against the at-fault party. Allen always made me feel as though my claim and I mattered to him. I would be happy to recommend him to others who were injured in motor vehicle accidents.


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HKUST Insurance Day Opens Up New Career Opportunities for Students
The School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) has launched its first Insurance Day.
Officiated by Mr. Joseph CHAN Ho-Lim, the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Dr. Moses CHENG, Chairman of the Insurance Authority, and Mr. Andrew LIAO Cheung-Sing, HKUST Council Chairman, the event features a job fair and panel discussions attended by some of the world's leading insurers and industry leaders.
The half-day event entitled "The Myths and Realities of the Insurance Industry" is organized mainly to help students across all disciplines at HKUST understand more about the diverse career prospects offered by the insurance sector and its vital contribution to Hong Kong's economy.
With 13 of the world's top 20 insurers conducting business in Hong Kong, the insurance industry employs more than 100,000 people in the city, ranging from frontline intermediaries to back-office professionals. The insurance sector is an integral part of what makes Hong Kong one of the premier financial and wealth management centers in the world.
In his keynote speech, Mr. Joseph CHAN Ho-Lim, the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Government, said Hong Kong is an international insurance center. Insurance is about the transfer of risks, and the industry serves an important business and social function in spreading out risks, alleviating economic burden while maintaining socio-economic stability for the city.
Mr. Andrew LIAO Cheung-Sing, HKUST Council Chairman, expressed his deep gratitude to the strong support of both the industry and the HKSAR Government. "The Insurance Day provides an excellent platform to let our students understand the myriad of fascinating careers in the industry and explore various career opportunities by interacting with representatives from over a dozen participating insurance companies," he said.
Prof. TAM Kar-Yan, Dean of HKUST Business School, said "This event reaffirms our strong commitment to business-academia collaborations, to not only nurture the next generation of professional talent, but to bring them closer to the broad opportunities ahead for career advancement, as offered by different industries."
Experts and executives from participating companies were invited to join two sessions of panel discussions on two hot topics: "Beyond Sales: Career Prospect of Insurance Industry" and "InsuranceTech". Students were able to learn firsthand the trends that reshape the insurance landscape worldwide and the skills and knowledge they need at different stages of development.
Mr. Joseph CHAN Ho-Lim, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, delivers the keynote speech.
The guests of honors Mr. Joseph CHAN Ho-Lim and Dr. Moses CHENG, Chairman of the Insurance Authority (fourth and third left), with representatives of HKUST: Mr. Andrew LIAO Cheung-Sing, Council Chairman (third right); Dr. Samuel YUNG, Council Member (second right); Prof. Sabrina LIN, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement (first right); Prof. TAM Kar-Yan, Dean of HKUST Business School (second left); and Prof. Veronique LAFON-VINAIS, Executive Director, Career Development & Corporate Outreach of HKUST Business School (first left).
Group photo with representatives of participating insurance companies.
HKUST Presents Long Service Awards 2019
HKUST Installs New President and Confers Honorary Doctoral Degrees on Three Distinguished Academics and Community Leaders at its 26th Congregation
HKUST Hosts Inaugural Asia-Pacific Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop to Nurture Female Academic Leaders and Promote Diversity in Academia
Leading Experts from China, Hong Kong and the World Share Insights on Smart Cities at HKUST's First Symposium


Happy birthday, Donna! Can she really be 33? It's maybe OK that John and Nora have passed the 40-mark, but can my babies really be getting into their serious 30's?
Tuesday was Charlotte's 14th birthday, but we had a big snowstorm, so Nora and James celebrated at the cemetery the next day. It worked out really well because Nora and the kids were at the Lighthouse Church anyway for piano class. By the way, the class is really growing! We had 20 students that day, and five of our regulars weren't even there. Nora has signed on as a teacher, however, and we can easily handle all those people. After piano class we met at the cemetery (Donna and her kids, too) and James brought the balloons. Each of the kids gets to keep one, now, and they let the rest of them go. The wind blew them south–exactly backwards from the normal pattern, and we stood there watching them float away.
This week Paul and Stefanie will be finding out whether they're having a boy or a girl. We're excited to find out, too. I'm betting on a boy, but almost everybody else is thinking girl.
Nora was making plans for Easter weekend at the cabin when she realized they'll be out of town (Disneyland?). You know how it is when you plan two different things for the same time frame, and you don't realize that they conflict. Anyway, Dad and I are still up for anything. Easter egg hunt at anybody's house? Or at the cabin? I'll definitely be fixing Sunday dinner, between conference sessions. Let me know if you're coming!


Yesterday evening West Ham Labour Party and our MP, Lyn Brown, hoisted a debate on Immigration with the Shadow Minister responsible, Chris Byrant MP.
This took place in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall, Stratford, Newham.
Immigration is a sensitive political subject which the Labour Party has I think on the whole, a proud record. Yet we were clearly punished over our policy in the 2010 election by some parts of our core vote. The Party has vowed to learn from this while not forgetting our values.
Newham is probably the most diverse borough in the UK and West Ham Labour Party reflects this. So it was fitting that Chris should spend an evening listening and debating with Party members on this key subject.
Chris started by saying that during the last General Election he was asked questions on immigration that he did not know how to answer. While he won't enter into any "dutch auction" with the likes of UKIP, he understands that there is genuine concern about immigration and that this concern has nothing to do with racism.
The UK have had massive benefits from migration and he is not going to spend all day apologising for the last Labour Government, since we did many great things such as the longest ever period of economic growth but we made mistakes - such as not stopping bogus collages and not restricting the right to work in the UK for new EU members - and we need to admit this to voters.
Chris attacked UK companies such as Tesco who have been quite happy to sack British workers in order to employ cheaper East Europeans on insecure and temporary contracts. They exploit all workers for profit regardless of the damage they cause to society. Chris finished by making it clear that the vast majority of British people are not racist but they just want things to be fair.
Chris then spend over an hour on a open Q&A with all members of the audience. Everyone who wanted to ask a question or make a comment did so.
My question to Chris was that as a West Ham Councillor during a recent surgery I had a family from an immigrant background come to see me about a serious housing issue. During which a serious complaint was made about all these "foreigners" who just arrive in this country and get "given" homes immediately. While I challenged their "facts" I think that the real problem is the unfair and insecure employment practices in this country that allow such inaccurate views to be given credence.
During the last Labour Government, the Corporate tax dodgers at Amazon were given government grants to build a huge new warehouse. Yet they employed no workers on decent terms and conditions, only exploited agency workers from East Europe. In the past when we had fairer employment practices, immigration had not been quite the issue that it has now become. This exploitation of all workers is now a cancer in our society and can only be addressed by fair wages and employment for all.
Chris did a terrific job holding his own amidst a mass of questions and comments often strongly put. He answered them all I think with honesty and at times humour. This was a great debate for us in West Ham and I hope Chris will take back something from us as well to contribute towards the National Party discourse.
Hat tip for some of the pictures in collage to various #WesthamCLP Facebook friends. Click on collage to bring up details.


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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing East Kentwood student
Posted 1:19 PM, April 15, 2019, by Bob Brenzing, Updated at 06:47PM, April 15, 2019
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The man convicted of killing an East Kentwood High School student has been sentenced to life in prison.
Quinn James was sentenced Monday for killing 16-year-old Mujey Dumbuya in January 2018.
Dumbuya's family spoke during the hearing, telling the judge they will always have a hole in their heart and that James should never be let out of prison.
"You destroyed her life, and then you took her away form me forever," said Fatmata Corneh, Dumbuya's mother. "How coward you are, how heartless you are. It is hard for me to forgive him, people like this don't deserve to be a part of a community."
After receiving his sentence, James maintained his innocence to the court. He said the words for the victim's family hurt because he didn't kill Dumbuya.
"It hurts because I didn't take their grandchild, their niece," he said. "I'm the face that they hate, and I'm not the right face."
James was already convicted and sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for raping Dumbuya. James was convicted of killing Dumbuya in the days coming up to his rape trial.
Sociopath. A smug sociopath.
Man convicted of killing girlfriend's 2-year-old
Zachary Patten sentenced to life in prison – again
Fiance' of convicted murderer pleads guilty to obstruction
Avowed white supremacist gets life sentence in car attack
Charlottesville car attacker pleads for mercy at sentencing
Texas executes John William King in horrific 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr.
Wisconsin man gets life in prison in Jayme Closs case
Canadian sentenced to life in prison for Flint airport attack
Flint man is released early from Muskegon prison
Teen's appeal of murder conviction denied
Man convicted of killing his girlfriend in Wyoming in 2018
MN cop who shot 911 caller sentenced to 12½ years in prison
A convicted serial killer and rapist was executed as 2 women who survived his attacks watched


Best Black Magic Specialist Tantrik ji in Pathankot: Black magic spells and black wizards have a very limited way of doing and using the universe. It can be quite harmful not only to the person or people you put into the black magic spell but also to yourself. People with limited knowledge of magic and all the consequences when it comes to rebirth and karma are usually interested in what is called the magic left hand.
This is a type of magic created by a black witch or wizard to hurt other people, control other people, manipulate with other people and manage them as a doll. Best Black Magic Specialist Tantrik ji in Pathankot Of course, magic spells may look appealing from the beginning, but when you realize that what you send to the universe comes back to you three times, you will see the misfortunes and the consequences associated with the use of black magic and practice.
Other magicians will say that the left path is equal to the right. But when it comes to managing, manipulating and abusing people and other beings for your personal benefit, the black wizard would say that's good. But when I tell you that the greatest mystical path and union with God is love, mercy and goodness, you will understand how a truly harmful game with black magic.
You want to think about the carnal results of your actions. If you have ever been physically attacked for any reason, you go to jail. Well, if you attack someone with magic, karma laws will be equally as horrible as your daily life. Best Black Magic Specialist Tantrik ji in Pathankot: Some dark magicians will tell you that you live only once, so why not live up to the end? Well, some people have beliefs that we live only once, but on the basis of the old writings and the many religious texts in the world that we have re-embodied.
You do not have to believe it but listen for one second. Say that you have destroyed the family, using dark magic, and all the intentions of wounding and destroying each individual. Now imagine that in the next life there is a chance that you will live in a dysfunctional family, such as you have created your previous life, using black magic spells.
Best Black Magic Specialist Tantrik ji in Pathankot : Another thing is to realize that the violent black magic effects may not be possible immediately. You will not be able to reach you later until you are old. It can even affect special people. Do you use the black magic spell worth it? No, they are not.


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School resource officer resigns after bodycam shows use of force against 11-year-old student
Posted 8:53 am, October 25, 2019, by CNN Wire
A New Mexico middle school resource officer who was seen on body camera footage using force against an 11-year-old girl is no longer with the force, police said Monday.
The student sustained a minor concussion after the officer pushed her against a wall and later held her to the ground, the Farmington Police Department said. The incident also resulted in the reassignment of a supervisor who reviewed but did not flag the behavior as unacceptable, Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe said in recorded comments on the department's Facebook page.
The case has been referred to the New Mexico State Police for possible criminal charges, Hebbe said.
The officer alleged that the student had assaulted school staff, but a review of the incident showed that wasn't true, Hebbe said.
'You're hurting me'
It began on August 27 when an 11-year-old girl threw milk on the ground in the Mesa View Middle School cafeteria after being told she could only take one, said Nicole Brown, the public information officer for the department. School officials asked school resource officer Zach Christensen to assist with a disruptive student.
Christensen "made the decision to resign" after an investigation into the incident, the Farmington Officers Association said Wednesday.
Unidentified school employees are heard in the body camera footage telling Christensen about prior disciplinary issues they'd had with the girl. Later, she is seen standing in the doorway to the school, holding the door open.
A school administrator tells her that for safety the doors can't be held open and she would need to go in or out. She exchanges words with the administrator and leaves through a door in front of the administrator.
At this point in the video, Christensen can be seen walking after the student and says, "I've had enough of this" and "you're done." As he reaches the student, he tells her to take off her bag and a struggle ensues. In the struggle, he tells her to put her arms behind her back.
In the video, Christensen pushes the girl into a wall and they end up on the ground, with Christensen holding her down while commanding her to put her arms behind her back.
"Ow, you're hurting me," she cries. "You can't give me all these commands and expect me to do every single one of them at once."
A school employee is heard telling the officer to let her stand, but he tells him "We're past that."
The student suffered minor scrapes and bruises and was treated for a minor concussion, according to Brown.
Christensen struggles with the student on the ground, telling her to stop resisting as she asks him to get off of her.
"Officer Christensen, she is not a threat to yourself or others at this moment," a school official can be heard saying.
"She is," he responds. "We're at the point of arrest."
"I understand that, sir, but we are not going to use excessive force to get this done," the official says.
Shocked and angry
The incident was discovered as part of a routine internal review process, said the department in a statement. The family contacted the department the day after it happened and has stayed in contact, Hebbe said. Christensen was immediately placed on administrative leave, the department said.
"Deputy Chief Tyler and I met with a girl's mother and watched the video in its entirety. We spent time discussing where the officer failed to meet our standards, and what should have happened. We met with the student and personally apologized for how she was treated like any situation such as this," Hebbe said in the Facebook post.
"When we fall short of our expectations and standards, we hold ourselves accountable. Like many of you, I was shocked and angry when I watched this video," said Hebbe.
The school district is also reviewing its procedures following the incident.
"Farmington Municipal Schools extends its apologies to the student and family involved in this unfortunate incident. FMS administration is reviewing this incident with the intent of putting into place procedures and practices to prevent another instance like this. The safety of all students entrusted to our care is among our highest priorities," the school district said in a statement.
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Q: Subsetting Data Using Proc SQL I am fairly new to SAS and am working on a sorting exercise to improve my SAS skills, but I seem to keep getting stuck since this dataset has observations with different date ranges.
I was given generated admission and discharge data for patients who visited two different hospitals. The data is sorted on admission date and is contained in one dataset. My goal is to create two datasets from this large dataset. The first dataset should contain the patient ID's for those patients who went to hospital A prior to visiting hospital B. The second data set should contain the patient ID's for those patients who went to hospital B prior to visiting hospital A. A sample of the main dataset looks like this:
ID  Hospital Admission_Date Discharge_Date
1   A        21AUG2018      24AUG2018
1   A        02OCT2019      07OCT2019
1   B        07OCT2019      17OCT2019
2   B        01AUG2020      13AUG2020
2   A        28SEP2020      30SEP2020
3   B        17MAY2019      18MAY2019
3   A        18MAY2019      21MAY2019
3   B        21MAY2019      31MAY2019

The two resulting datasets should only include the patient ID's.
For instance, for the datasets where patients went from Hospital A to Hospital B we should have something like this:
ID
1

For the cases where patients went from Hospital B to Hospital A, we should have something like this:
ID
2
3

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

A: In SQL, it would look like this:
proc sql;
    create table a_to_b as
        select distinct a.id
        from have as a
           , have as b
        where  a.id = b.id
           AND a.hospital = 'A'
           AND b.hospital = 'B'
           AND b.admission_date GE a.discharge_date
    ;

    create table b_to_a as
        select distinct a.id
        from have as a
           , have as b
        where  a.id = b.id
           AND a.hospital = 'A'
           AND b.hospital = 'B'
           AND a.admission_date GE b.discharge_date
    ;
quit;

The data step version only requires one pass. It assumes that your data is already sorted in the correct order and compares the previous row to the current row. If there is any ID that goes from A to B or B to A, we set a flag for that ID to 1 and stop comparing any further. When we reach the last value of that ID, we output to the appropriate dataset.
data a_to_b
     b_to_a
     ;

    set have;
    by id;
    retain flag_a_to_b flag_b_to_a;

    lag_hospital       = lag(hospital);
    lag_discharge_date = lag(discharge_date);

    if(first.id) then call missing(of lag:, of flag:);

    if(flag_a_to_b < 1) then flag_a_to_b = (    hospital     = 'B'
                                            AND lag_hospital = 'A'
                                            AND admission_date GE lag_discharge_date
                                           )
    ;

    if(flag_b_to_a < 1) then flag_b_to_a = (    hospital     = 'A'
                                            AND lag_hospital = 'B'
                                            AND admission_date GE lag_discharge_date
                                           )
    ;

    if(last.id AND flag_a_to_b) then output a_to_b;
    if(last.id AND flag_b_to_a) then output b_to_a;

    keep id;
run;

How we arrived at the SQL code
SQL in SAS cannot do lags, so instead we do an inner join on both IDs, but get all combinations of admissions and discharges between hospitals A and B. It looks like this:

From this table, we know that:

*

*hospital_a must be 'A' and hospital_b must be 'B'

*The admission date from one hospital must be >= the discharge date from the other hospital

Knowing that, we arrive at the following where clauses:
A to B:
    a.id = b.id
AND a.hospital = 'A'
AND b.hospital = 'B'
AND b.admission_date GE a.discharge_date

B to A:
    a.id = b.id
AND a.hospital = 'A'
AND b.hospital = 'B'
AND a.admission_date GE b.discharge_date


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#ifndef __USBAUDIO_ENDPOINT_H
#define __USBAUDIO_ENDPOINT_H

#define SND_USB_ENDPOINT_TYPE_DATA     0
#define SND_USB_ENDPOINT_TYPE_SYNC     1

struct snd_usb_endpoint *snd_usb_add_endpoint(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
					      struct usb_host_interface *alts,
					      int ep_num, int direction, int type);

int snd_usb_endpoint_set_params(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep,
				snd_pcm_format_t pcm_format,
				unsigned int channels,
				unsigned int period_bytes,
				unsigned int period_frames,
				unsigned int buffer_periods,
				unsigned int rate,
				struct audioformat *fmt,
				struct snd_usb_endpoint *sync_ep);

int  snd_usb_endpoint_start(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep, bool can_sleep);
void snd_usb_endpoint_stop(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
void snd_usb_endpoint_sync_pending_stop(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
int  snd_usb_endpoint_activate(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
void snd_usb_endpoint_deactivate(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
void snd_usb_endpoint_free(struct list_head *head);

int snd_usb_endpoint_implicit_feedback_sink(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);
int snd_usb_endpoint_next_packet_size(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep);

void snd_usb_handle_sync_urb(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep,
			     struct snd_usb_endpoint *sender,
			     const struct urb *urb);

#endif /* __USBAUDIO_ENDPOINT_H */


Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra's clothing business in trouble?
'Teen Mom OG' couple criticized over minor detail that could ruin their success.
Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra decided to launch a clothing line last year after realizing that they had a passion to create children's clothing. Perhaps the "Teen Mom OG" couple followed in the footsteps of their co-star, Maci Bookout, as they decided to design and manufacture their own clothing inspired by their daughter Nova.
Over the past couple months, the couple has been sharing pieces from their clothing line on social media and Tyler has revealed that they're very busy creating the fall line for the business.
It sounds like this particular business is meant to be the perfect business for them going forward and it sounds like they're hoping it will become a huge success.
Of course, many of the "Teen Mom OG" stars are working hard to create various sources of income as they have relied on the reality show for years. It sounds like they really want the clothing line to become a success so they can continue making money after the MTV show has come to an end.
However, Catelynn and Tyler's clothing business has received criticism before as Tyler and Catelynn shared a picture of a kid model with clothing that was clearly too small.
The photo was quickly removed from social media as Tyler realized that it was slightly inappropriate. But it sounds like they are now facing more criticism as the prices to ship the products is way too high.
While the products themselves may be justified in price, it sounds like the shipping is way too expensive for some people to buy the clothing. Getting the shipping costs down may result in more sales. As one fan pointed out, Catelynn and Tyler should drop the expensive boxes and fancy packaging that helps them run the business, and instead focus on cheaper shipping methods, even if it is shipped in a plastic bag.
"Cute stuff! Shipping needs to be fixed, almost the cost of the product to ship will kill your business. Skip the boxes and switch to plastic bags. I order mine from Amazon and ship adult sweatshirts etc. certainly a kids t shirt would fit! Best wishes!!"
Of course, this may go against everything that Tyler and Catelynn want for their business, but at the end of the day, they won't have a business if people don't buy the products. It may be wise for them to listen to what their fans have to say in terms of shipping, as it may result in more sales.
Tyler and Catelynn are very proud of the products they are selling as they are made in the United States and many of the products' components come from their home state of Michigan. If they lowered the shipping cost and went with the practical plastic back to ship the products, they could donate some of the money that they earned from the business to charities in Michigan to help locally. In reality, not many people care too much about the shipping package. They may not care if they get this clothing in a plastic bag or box.
Chances are that the box will be thrown out anyway once the clothing arrives.
Hopefully, Tyler and Catelynn will take the advice into consideration and lower the shipping cost, as this particular detail could result in them not getting enough sales. It would be a shame if this business didn't survive because shipping costs were too high because they insisted on branded packaging.
What do you think about Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra getting advice from their fans about their business? Do you think that they should listen to the advice they're getting?


India came out on day five knowing very well, that a slip between the cup and the lip, Will be dooms day, in saving the first test from their perspective.
The first session on day four went yet again to Sri Lanka. Mahela Jayawardena, And Prasanna Jayawardena rubbed salt on wounds of the Indian bowlers by extending their lead by a formidable score of 282 runs at lunch with the score card Reading a shocking 708 for 5 wickets.
The National Premier Tier "A" Limited over Tournament 2009 finals will be played at the SSC on Sunday the 22nd of November 2009 from 10 a.m.
Sri Lanka's prolific Test batsman Mahela Jayawardena becomes the first Sri Lankan to reache a great mile stone today at Ahmedabad, when he got to a hall mark figure of 9000 Test runs in his illustrious career.
The First session of play at the Sadhar Patel Stadium, on day 1 and 2, helped the Sri Lankan bowlers to capture 8 Indian wickets. Taking the above statistics into equation, there is no doubt that this was one of the topics that would have been discussed at length, by the Sri Lankan think tank, knowing very well that they were trailing by 151 runs and in pursuit of India's big total of 426. Sri Lanka won day 2 of the battle with an overnight score of 275 for 3 wickets.
Thilan Thushara, will return back to Sri Lanka due to a shoulder injury……..
Day 1 at the sardar patel stadium was a typical Dravid show. Rahul is called the " Wall". He proved this far beyond doubt when he ended the day unbeaten on 177 to help India pile up their highest first innings Score on day one amassing of 385 six Wickets with four wickets still in hand.
Sri Lanka cricket will host an international match after a lapse of 17 years at the Moratuwa Stadium on the 5th of December this year. The under 19 Tri nation one day series between Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh is scheduled to get underway on 29th November with the first encounter scheduled to be Played at the newly constructed stadium at pallekela in Kandy.


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Banned Guinea-Bissau FA president waiting for full grounds before deciding next action….
Former Guinea-Bissau football federation president Manuel Irenio Nascimento will await the full grounds for his 10-year FIFA ban from football before deciding whether to appeal the decision. Nascimento, who had led his federation since 2012, was banned and fined $100,000 on Friday for what FIFA called 'an incident of mob justice'.
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Manchester City disregarded UEFA investigation but didn't breach FFP….
Manchester City showed a "blatant disregard" to UEFA's investigation into potential Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches, says the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), even though it found "no conclusive evidence that they disguised funding from their owner as sponsorship".\
Coronavirus: Real Madrid's Mariano tests positive….
Real Madrid striker Mariano has tested positive for Covid-19, the club said on Tuesday. A statement said the 26-year-old Spanish-born player was in "perfect health" and "complying with the sanitary isolation protocol at home". He was an unused substitute for Real's last match – a 2-2 draw in La Liga away at Leganes on 19 July.


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When you extract honey collected from a tree with a name such as this you'd expect nothing less than a bold, rich flavour and we have just that. Our fibrous Iron Bark honey kindles the soul with it's daring flavour and is sure to be enjoyed by the whole family.
This gum is considered a force of nature with it's strong bark protecting it from bushfires; it can grow between 40-50 metres in height. Commonly found in the bush lands of northern and southern New South Wales as well as areas of Queensland and Victoria. Our bees take a liking to this particular gum, working hard to produce an opulent and sweet variety.
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Andrew Heinrichs, age 96 of Altona, Manitoba passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Altona Memorial Health Centre.
He is survived by his children Ruth Penner, Andy (Verna) Heinrichs, Melvin (Bernice) Heinrichs, Janice Rock, Alfrieda (Marvin) Heinrichs, and Wendall (Carol) Heinrichs, as well as 21 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Gertrude Heinrichs (nee Stoesz), and son-in-law Henry Penner.
Memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Altona E.M.M. Church with burial prior to the service at 12:15 p.m. at the Bergfeld Cemetery. Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home Altona on Wednesday, October 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.


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Home » Celebrities » Huh?! Brian Laundrie's Date Of Death Listed As BEFORE He Reportedly Disappeared?!
Huh?! Brian Laundrie's Date Of Death Listed As BEFORE He Reportedly Disappeared?!
Well, this is another wrinkle we didn't expect.
Brian Laundrie was found dead nearly two months ago, way back on October 20, and information about his passing hasn't exactly come quickly. We finally learned cause of death over a month later, as family lawyer Steven Bertolino was actually the first to reveal the 23-year-old died by suicide, a single gunshot wound to the head.
Now it's been almost another month. And we still don't have time of death. Shortly after Gabby Petito was found, as part of her autopsy results we were told she died an estimated 3-4 weeks before being found. That hasn't happened here.
So why does a burial website have it listed? And why is it listed for before he even supposedly disappeared??
Chris and Roberta Laundrie waited until September 17 to tell police their son left on a hike days earlier. They first said he left on Tuesday, September 14 — then later changed their story to Monday, September 13. But for now we'll skip that incredibly suspicious switch and focus on something new.
According to FindaGrave.com, a website for people to find the burial places of those they know and famous folks they don't, in order to pay their respects, Brian's death was on September 8, 2021.
They got the rest right, the fact his parents chose to cremate his remains, where he was found, that's all accurate. So where did they get that date?
Crucially, that's five days before he left for his final hike. How could he have died before he left? Well, naturally the mere mention of the possibility was all it took for internet sleuths to once again point fingers at Brian's parents. Conspiracy theorists even posted comments on the confusing reveal like "I say that the parents killed him" and "Why haven't his parents been arrested yet?"
Can't say we're surprised. The Laundries' story was full of holes, they somehow knew exactly where to find their son's body. It isn't exactly shocking that many have wondered if they moved their son's body from their home or whether they even had a hand in their son's death.
Even Gabby's family seemed to suggest last month that they expect Chris and Roberta may have criminal charges still coming.
But as far as this timing being another clue?
Well, here's the thing — FindaGrave.com doesn't necessarily have any new info. It turns out it's rather like Wikipedia, made up of crowdsourced information — where anyone can post details. So it's more than likely someone just plain got it wrong. In fact, it seems since the confusion came up, it's been changed to simply say September 2021. You can see HERE.
It does once again raise the question, however… why haven't authorities given us more information on Brian Laundrie's time of death? Is there more left to the investigation??
Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know what YOU think about the Laundries in the comments (below).
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After realizing we spend more than an appropriate portion of our household income on those foil-wrapped fruit 'n grain bars (we all love them), I set out to teach myself how to make them.
If you have a food processor, you're able to make these too...no excuses!
I found a wonderful collection of tested recipes here. Recently, I made a batch of Apricot Ambrosia bars and added a couple of teaspoons of ground flax seeds to the recipe, nothing more. They turned out perfectly! I cut them into serving sizes, wrapped them in cling and popped them into the fridge for one and all to help themselves. I especially love them after a workout or to stave off the kids when they're "starving" just before dinner.
I'm off to make the Carrot Cake bars...or maybe the Key Lime bars...ugh...decisions!
Have you ever dried fruit yourself? Made these types of bars or granola bars? I'd love to hear!
Thanks Duni! Yes apricot is a more common flavor in Europe, I think. I had a lot of dried and fresh apricots growing up here in Canada (but my parents are Swiss). When I'm in Switzerland on holidays I love the apricot jelly filled donuts, apricot yogurt, ice cream, chewing gum, bits in chocolate bars...it's apricot heaven!
OK, those looks SO good!!! Must try!
Everyone has a favorite...I had no idea making these was as easy as it is!
How cool that it's so easy! I'll have to give it a try sometime.
OK...I need to get myself a food processor and try this out. My family loves these kinds of snacks. I have a couple of recipes saved to my Pinterest boards, but I haven't been able to try any of them yet. Your apricot ambrosia bars look heavenly!
My family loves these types of snacks too. And I figure, if my kids have ruined their appetites with apricots and nuts, well, there are worse things!
They look delicious! I love dried fruits, so these are right up my alley. I've been meaning to give making my own bars a try. And tell me more about those carrot cake bars!
Ya I'm hoping to get the carrot cake bars made soon. I love filling the baggies with all the ingredients I need at the grocery store!
I attempted something similar recently! Didn't use the food processor, though, so the bars kind of fell apart and just became really delicious granola for topping ice cream and oatmeal.
They look yummy! Thanks for sharing the link. I never thought to make them but now I might just give it a try. Homemade is always better than the box.
Oh my! they look delicious! and you're so right... there's no excuse. Although I always cook and prepare "home made" meals I always feel I should try harder to improve what we eat, especially at "snack time"... Thanks for this idea!
I do enjoy making my own granola bars, but I don't think I've really used the food processor. Probably because ours is small and junky! I just try to pound things up a bit by hand.


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For the passenger steamer that sank in 1901, see SS Islander

The steamboat Islander (1) operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.  Islander (1) a steamboat built in 1904, should not be confused with Islander (2), an 89' long motor passenger/freight boat built in 1921 for service on the same route.

Construction
Islander was built in 1904 by J.A. Scribner at Newhall, Washington for Capt. Andrew Newhall.  Islander was intended to replace the Buckeye on the Bellingham Bay-San Juan Islands route. Islander was 72 feet long, with beam of 18.9 feet and a 9 foot depth of hold.  In overall size the vessel was 163 gross tons and 87 registered tons.  In 1909 the vessel required a crew of seven.  The steam engine generated 200 indicated horsepower.

Operations
Capt. Newhall ran Islander on the San Juan Islands mail route until about 1909 when John S. McMillan, of Roche Harbor formed the San Juan Navigation Co., which placed the steamer Vashonian on the run from Seattle to Roche Harbor, where travelers could transship to the steamer Burton to proceed further to Bellingham.  In 1910, when Captain Newhall's mail contract expired, he could not compete with the well-financed San Juan Navigation Co., and Islander was forced to tie up at Decatur Island.  Islander had also encountered tough competition from Capt. William H. Kasch, who running the 65' long gasoline-powered launch Yankee Doodle was able to race ahead of Islander, beating her to all the landings and picking up cargo and passengers before Islander could get to the dock.

Sale to Mexican interests
Captain Basford and his son charted Islander for a while and ran Islander on the San Juan Islands route, however they did not succeed and Islander was sold to a Mexican concern. How long Islander remained in Mexico is unknown, although she appears to have either never been transferred or at least returned by 1920 or so, when the vessel was transferred from Puget Sound to California. Another source indicates that the sale to Mexican owners did not happen until about 1920.

Loss
The coastwise steamer La Feliz(formerly Islander), grounded near Watsonville, California with a sizable cargo of Fireman's Fund-insured sardines aboard. Artichoke rancher who owned the land wanted $500 to let the salvors cross his land; under marine law no payment is required. Rancher kept them off first with a rifle, later by flooding the access road. Expediency overrule principle and the Company paid.

Notes

References
 Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest,  Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (1966)
 U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of Statistics, Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States (for year ending June 30, 1909), Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary http://channelislands.noaa.gov/shipwreck/dbase/mbnms/lafeliz.html

Steamboats of Washington (state)
Propeller-driven steamboats of Washington (state)
Ships built in Washington (state)
1904 ships
History of San Juan County, Washington
History of Whatcom County, Washington

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package DesignPatterns.Lab.P01Singleton;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class CreateAddress implements Command{
    private Datastore datastore;

    public CreateAddress(){
        datastore = SingletonContainer.getDatastore();
    }
    @Override
    public String execute(String info) {
        List<String> params = Arrays.stream(info.split(". "))
                .map(str -> str.equals("null") ? "" : str)
                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        Address address = new Address()
                .setFirstName(params.get(0))
                .setLastName(params.get(1))
                .setEmail(params.get(2))
                .setPhone(params.get(3))
                .setCity(params.get(4))
                .setCountry(params.get(5))
                .setState(params.get(6))
                .setLine1(params.get(7))
                .setLine2(params.get(8))
                .setPostalCode(params.get(9));

        datastore.createAddress(address.getFirstName(), address);

        return "Created address for " + address.getFirstName() + " " + address;
    }
}


The Burda magazine. A lots of bloggers prefer to buy Vogue ( or something like this), but my mom buys Burda every monts. Thank you, mom!
A few dark nail polishes I liked this monts: green and brown. I found Essence concealer and it works really good for me. This little heart - just a part of Valentine's day decoration in my room. And of course my glasses, I can't live without it!
I love your glasses! So cute.


Setting Up Your First Meeting is just the first step!
Picking the right team to start - we suggest a team who is already working remotely is a great place to move the needle on digital collaboration.
Picking an administrator who is going to invite everybody and manage uploads for meetings in advance of your calls is key to make sure everybody starts the right way.
Make sure you have picked a meeting you are looking to replace - don't add a new meeting to test, try it out with an existing process.
Agree on schedule to test - scheduling the first meetings is the first step to better group meetings.
Post the download link for all platforms in your group slack/whatsapp/confluence so everyone has quick access to downloading the app.
The first 10 minutes of your first meeting have time scheduled to allow for any first time login issues for the person(s) who forgot to do the tutorial and time to download the app.