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text: Q: Is there a way applying regressions to separate data points? There are a few data points (x and y columns), saying 1000. From the scatter plot, I can tell they can be separated into several groups of points which follow the corresponding linear regression, respectively. How can I use a method or software to automatically separate them?

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Uganda, with a population of 30 million, is a republic led by President Yoweri Museveni of the ruling National Resistance Movement party. The February 2006 presidential and parliamentary elections generally reflected the will of the electorate; however, both were marred by serious irregularities. The country's young multiparty government faced challenges as the executive, judiciary, and parliament tested their institutional limits. The government and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continued negotiations to end the 22‑year conflict in the north, and there were no LRA attacks reported in 2007. As a result, security and human rights conditions continued to improve, encouraging hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons to return to or near their homes. However, the ongoing conflict in the Karamoja region resulted in deaths and the displacement of thousands of civilians. The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) continued to demonstrate increased respect for human rights. The government passed a comprehensive child labor policy and continued to work to improve prison conditions. Serious human rights issues remained, including unlawful killings and abuse of suspects by security forces; vigilante justice; harsh prison conditions; charges of official impunity; arbitrary arrest; lengthy pretrial detention; restrictions on the right to a fair trial and on freedoms of speech, the press, and association; and violence and discrimination against women and children.
The U.S. government's strategy for promoting freedom and democracy in the country focuses on the institutionalization of democratic institutions, encouragement of transparent and accountable government, and respect for human rights and religious freedom. The strategy also combats child labor and trafficking in persons. The ambassador and other U.S. officials regularly raise these issues in public speeches, interviews, and in meetings with national and local officials.
The United States encourages respect for constitutional checks and balances through strengthening the legislature, government accountability institutions, and public participation in policy-making. Two new programs, initiated in 2007, work to strengthen the multiparty parliament, particularly the oversight committees; assist political parties with internal organization; and bolster links between parliament, local government, and civil society. The ambassador regularly makes statements and appearances at functions sponsored by the Judicial Reform Commission and meets with professional legal organizations and human rights groups. U.S. officials regularly attend court proceedings on key cases involving constitutional protections, human rights, and due process issues as well as media freedom and corruption. A Millennium Challenge Threshold Program, begun in 2007, is intended to enhance the ability of key anticorruption agencies to increase prosecutions of corrupt officials, and strengthen civil society's capacity to demand government accountability. Local NGOs representing indigenous communities and special interest groups, including women, youth, and disabled persons, receive small embassy grants to raise awareness about and to advance their political rights and interests.
U.S. support for the country's 102 female parliamentarians is assisting in advancing antitrafficking legislation. Ongoing U.S. efforts included funding for the drafting of the law, raising awareness of government officials and law enforcement, and a public awareness campaign that included production of a film on trafficking in the country. In March 2008 the ambassador gave a major speech advocating passage of the legislation.
The United States continues to promote a dialogue of peace and reconciliation among civilians in the north. U.S. support for the peace process includes the provision of vehicles for the Cessation of Hostilities Monitoring Team, support for attending African observers, funding for nationwide consultations on accountability and reconciliation, and assistance to ex-combatants and defectors. In September 2007 the United States assisted with the government's effort to replace military personal with civilian police in the north by providing training for a community policing pilot project in Lira. Other ongoing U.S. programs in the north have helped enroll over 13,000 formerly abducted children in schools or vocational training. Two of these programs also target educational interventions for children made vulnerable by conflict or HIV/AIDS.
The United States has also sponsored civil-military relations seminars to promote human rights awareness among UPDF officers and facilitate discussion with civil society leaders. The Ugandan contingent currently deployed to stabilize Somalia has been widely praised for its respect for human rights and for providing assistance to civilians in Mogadishu.
U.S. public diplomacy programs include sponsorship of an awards program for radio journalists, training for media reporting on the peace process, and international visitor programs that expose journalists to the U.S. media environment. In March 2007 American Muslim leaders and U.S. officials discussed religious tolerance and freedom with a wide range of Ugandan Muslims while on a two-week tour of the country. U.S. officials also visit Muslim high schools to share experiences with students in order to promote tolerance and religious freedom. U.S. officials also spoke at national events on the African Day of the Child and Labor Day.

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We got back home and had two busy days of volleyball, dance, homework, and packing and my girls left yesterday for a 3 day camping/field trip with their school. On the way to drop them off, we had an extended version of the talk we have everyday before I drop them off to school.
And then my words snuck into the back door of my brain and I remembered all the talks I give my girls about focusing on others. It's so easy to say and not very easy at all to do. But guess what I ALWAYS find? When you take care of her, everything else will be okay. When you focus on her and when you listen to her and when you make sure she has what she needs, your needs will be met without you even noticing.
Here's the thing. In our Baptism, Jesus walks into our lives and destroys the darkness. He puts His very name on us, He puts His life in us, we are now HIS. We are buried with him into death and raised to walk in newness of life. We are people of the light, we are marked as Ones who have been redeemed. And now we can bring this hope to the world. There you are is finally possible.
If you've been down in the dumps or if you've lost the spring in your step or if you've lost your creativity and inspiration or if you're just too darn focused on yourself (aren't we all?), start walking into every situation with the thought on your heart, "There you are," and you will be AMAZED at what happens. When you step into her life with interest and light and love, beautiful things will begin to unfold, both in her heart and in yours.
This is what it means to pick up our cross and die.
And this is the baptismal life we have in Christ—trusting in His forgiveness when we fail to love her as we love ourselves and new mercies and new chances every morning.
Thank you, dear Edie. Powerful and wise words.
Oh my goodness Edie! You truly are filled with the Spirit! Thank you so much for sharing this event and your wisdom.
Thank you for such wisdom. This word is so needed in the prevailing culture of "me" surrounding us. Love your blog, it always inspires me to press onward & upward in my walk with Christ!
What a wise mama you are! Thank you for sharing such encouraging words.
Thank you so much for this. It is just what I needed this morning. God Bless!
Love, Love, Love, sweet lady! I need this reminder every day!
I just shared this article with my church. I teach our confirmation class and felt your words were applicable to the youth and their parents. Thank you for share your words and wisdom with all of us.
Hi Edie! I have been a reader of your blog for several years and I was wondering do you ever speak at any ladies events?
Thank you for this!! I needed it!
This is such a beautiful and timely reminder. Thank you for your gift of words. I will put this into practice by the grace of God.
Of all the beautiful things you've written here, this one has to be a favorite. I so love this. And I'm not good at it at all. #bless is right. A good word at a great time. That you give this speech to your daughters each day is commendable. I pray I can leave some of that behind me.
Beautiful, inspiring words. Thank you so much.
This is so inspiring! Glad your back Edie.
That is powerful truth telling!!!
Edie, just catching up on your latest series of posts. Love every word! Thanks for being such an inspiration. Love you!
Love this..btw…there's a Gina (me) and an Edie (my mom) in my family, too! And my husband happens to be a Family Practice doc, too.
Edie, thanks for reminding me that he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed (Proverbs 11:25). I will try to hold on to this.


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Duke Energy thanks customers for patience, kindness to crews as power restoration nears completion after severe storm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke Energy today thanked its Carolinas customers for their patience and kindness to repair crews as power restoration neared completion after Friday's severe thunderstorm that included near hurricane-strength winds approaching 70 mph.
More than 1,000 line technicians from Duke Energy and out-of-state companies are working to restore power to almost all Duke Energy customers by 11:45 p.m. (ET) tonight.
Some isolated outages might last longer due to damage to customer-owned electrical equipment, including meter boxes.
As of 5 p.m. (ET) today, fewer than 2,500 Duke Energy customers who lost power due to the storm remained without electricity – about half of them in hard-hit Wilkes County, N.C., where more than 600 technicians are working to restore power.
At the height of the storm, more than 170,000 Carolinas customers lost power as strong winds uprooted trees and broke large branches, knocking down power lines and utility poles in western and central North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.
In total, 350,000 customers were affected by the storm at some point during the weekend.
In addition to Wilkes County, the hardest-hit counties were Mecklenburg, Gaston, Forsyth, Macon and Jackson in North Carolina, and Spartanburg in South Carolina.
"It was a very long and very hot weekend for our customers who lost power," said Duke Energy senior vice president John Smith. "We greatly appreciate their patience and their kindness to our repair crews, who have been working long hours to restore power as quickly and safely as possible."
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When I was at school in Munster, I was taught 'Gaeilge' and during these classes, I learned of the several different dialects of this language spoken on this island, the commonly known dialects being of Ulster, Connamara and Munster.
I have tried to converse with Ulster speakers of Gaeilge but to no avail as the accentuation is very different.
However, I've also realised in attempting to converse with Scottish speakers, that Scottish Gaelic is phonetically more in common with the Eastern Ulster dialect than the Munster dialect.
This make senses as there is ample historical evidence to suggest it was the language of kingdoms spanning the North channel in times past.
It is more appropriate to refer to the historical language of Eastern Ulster as 'Ulster Gaelic' rather than Irish. Referring to it as Gaelic more appropriately reflects the heritage of the North-East. There are also phonetic and linguistic distinctions between East Ulster Gaelic and the Donegal dialect.
It matters that those who are interested in these languages study the dialect of the language unique to their part of these islands for there is a linguistic connection between their ancient tongue and their local dialect of English that they speak.
This means that the 'regional' Gaelic language should more easily be learned. For the North-East, the study of Scottish Gaelic is arguably better suited to do the job than the language codified by the Irish state in the 20th century as the Irish state language is mainly based on Munster Gaeilge. Ulster Gaelic died out as a dialect but could be brought back as a living language were people willing to engage with it and would be best suited to enthusiasts in the North-East.
And while Munster and Ulster speakers of our ancient tongue may struggle to understand each other, we can always fall back on English to discuss the similarities and differences!


Each year the department's Annual Research Theme brings together colleagues working in different chronological periods and geographical regions to explore common themes.
This year, 'Being Well; Being Ill; Experience and Materiality' brings together historians who work on many different periods of history: from the medieval, through the early-modern and into the 20th century.
Watch this space for blogs on medical history.