The Diocesan Resource Center is a lending library serving congregations and individuals in the Diocese of Olympia. It provides religious resources, in print and on DVD, with emphasis on materials for ministry, and includes books on the reading list for the College for Congregational Development and the Iona Olympia School, as well as having material on a variety of subjects of use in Sunday forums and study groups. A selection of materials from the Resource Center library is on display at many diocesan events and material can be checked out at that time; our catalog is online. Visits to the library at Diocesan House are welcome, and we also mail materials. For more information, please contact Sue Tait, Director of the Resource Center.
Education for Ministry (EfM) is a faith formation program for lay men and women seeking to deepen their faith; currently over fifteen seminar groups in this diocese participate. Developed by The School of Theology, University of the South at Sewanee, small groups (6-12 people) meet weekly over the course of 36 weeks to discuss the bible and assigned texts with classmates. The heart of the program is theological reflection, learning to see one's life in the light of learning, experience and through group interation. Students only sign up for one year at a time, but the entire course covers four years and includes an overview of Christian tradition including church history, ethics, and worship. Each group is led by a trained mentor, who facilitates the group but is not a teacher. For more information, please contact Sue Tait, the volunteer Diocesan EfM Coordinator.
The Diocese of Olympia offers an Iona Initiative School (called Iona Olympia) for postulants seeking ordination in the diaconate, for some seeking local ordination as priests and deacons, and for lay persons who feel called to such training. We use the Seminary of the Southwest's Iona Iniative curriculum as our baseline for both academic and practical education, enhancing and modifying it to meet our local needs. It is a three year program, September to May. The Iona Olympia School meets one weekend a month, usually at St. Andrew's House Retreat Center. Students prepare for the weekends through reading and viewing videos During the weekends, students engage in large and small group discussions and activities, participate in and lead liturgies, and practice preaching.
Sue Tait, Director of the Resource Center, is available to provide Licensed Ministry Training or to send materials to support training locally.


First of all after taking bath etc. devotee should sit at clean place facing his face towards east or north. Then taking water in his right hand by five-vessel (पञ्चपात्र) and sprinkle it on himself.
Mantra Translation - Both pure and impure, passing through the conditions of material life, if remember the lotus-eyed Lord, then one becomes externally and internally clean.
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Should Lawyers Bother With Instagram?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. on July 19, 2016 2:11 PM
You're a modern attorney, down with the social medias. You've got hundreds of Twitter followers and a professional blog. Maybe you have a few YouTube videos out there, or a social media team that updates your firm's Facebook profile every once in a while.
But Instagram? Should you get on the massively popular social-media sharing site? Probably not. Here's why.
Instagram Is Great!
If you're not familiar, Instagram is a photo and video sharing social network site that is incredibly popular, particularly among young people. And with 400 million active users, it's one of the most popular social networking tools out there. When you see crowds of Millennials taking photos of their lunch, the odds are that they're doing it for Instagram. When Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian get into a feud, they do it on Instagram.
And because Instagram is image-based, it's great for branding. The visual content lends itself to storytelling and brand identification. That's part of why celebrities swarm to Instagram, because it allows them an easy way to manage their image. But Instagram has also helped bring millions of customers to smaller players too. Upstarts like Warby Parker and GoPro found success in part because of a strong social media presence that included a lot of Instagram photos.
Even Staples has a pretty decent Instagram account.
But Not for Most Lawyers
Except, the kind of businesses that do well on Instagram, from the Kardashians to clothing companies, aren't exactly law firms. Plus, despite the flourishing on luxury brands on Instagram, the social network's users tend to be younger and poorer, with 55 percent of American Instagram users being under 55 and only 26 percent making over $75,000 a year. Depending on your practice and your growth strategy, that might not be the client base you're targeting.
What's more, Instagram isn't easy. Taking a good photo and telling an engaging visual story isn't as simple as writing a clever tweet or putting together an informative blog post. It takes equipment, practice, and a certain visual know-how that doesn't come easily to many.
That said, if you have the time, cash, and commitment to invest in Instagram, go for it. Just make sure you post more than photos of your lunch.
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Isolation Hinders Care in Rural Appalachia
By Mikaela Canterbury, RN, OCN®
Found along the expansive Appalachian mountain range in the Eastern United States, Appalachia is legally recognized as an economically disadvantaged area that's home to a unique population of patients requiring special considerations.
As the United States has gradually become a more connected country, expanded access to information has increased many patients' knowledge, acceptance, and tolerance of different medical conditions and treatments. However, what some physicians and nurses may not understand is that technology and information often come to an abrupt halt in the foothills of Appalachia.
Historically, the Appalachian terrain has physically inhibited the spread of many modern technologies and advancements, fostering the unique culture of its residents. The physical isolation often thought responsible for the mountain people's resilience may also explain its citizens' distrustful attitudes. Isolation often requires the need for close-knit, independent family units as well as a strong local community.
Isolated attitudes, paired with a general suspicion for outsiders such as healthcare providers, has directly affected patient care—as well as patient outcomes—for many residents. But connecting them to experts and information through increased internet access can change that. Thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant, improvements to internet access in Appalachia are underway. "High-speed internet e-connectivity is a necessity, not an amenity, vital for quality of life and economic opportunity," USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a statement.
The ReConnect Program provides millions of dollars to help bridge the gap for many rural communities. By addressing technologic access in Appalachia, residents as well as providers will gain access to the necessities of modern medicine already available to most other areas of the country.
According to Lengerich et al., "The rates of unstaged cancer, of every examined site, were elevated in rural Appalachia, suggesting a lack of access to cancer health care." The needs of rural Appalachian patients with cancer make it clear that telehealth could be a lifesaving service for the disparate community. The ReConnect program can improve patient outcomes by providing them with quick access to physicians and nurses all over the country with the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatment information.
Nurses Can Make a Difference
While we wait for the gap in technology to close, the nursing community should consider how rural Appalachian culture affects patient behavior. Noncompliance, missed appointments, and omitted medications are often exasperated by rural isolation and the transportation burden to appointments and pharmacies. Trusting home remedies and herbal medicine over traditional treatments could be attributed to a lack of education about modern medicines and distrust of healthcare professional outsiders.
Nurses must assess for transportation issues, understand patients' education levels, and monitor the benefits and limitations of their home support system. Nurses can educate patients about the importance of coming to appointments and help to coordinate their care to limit multiple trips. Nurses should emphasize the importance of taking medications as prescribed and maintaining good communication with providers when possible.
Once the nursing community understands that patients in rural Appalachia don't have the same access to resources and information as many others across the United States, nurses can adjust their own care strategies accordingly. When modernization finally opens new doors for Appalachians—and when services like telehealth become available—health disparities in those rural communities can end. But until the gap in technology and access is closed, it's up to nurses to lead the way and ensure the best possible outcomes for their patients.
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The temple on the Trikuta hill in Katra near Jammu is a very famous place for Hindu devotees. The Goddess Vaishno Devi is the main deity here. The hilltop is about 14 Kms up from the Katra. The tour to this place is worth not only as a pilgrimage but also as a good trekking experience. The place is a very green, pollution free area with a peaceful atmosphere. The details of this place are described in this article.
Mata Vaishno Devi is a manifestation of the Hindu Goddess Durga Devi. This Goddess is also known as Mata Rani, Trikuta and Vaishnavi Devi. The temple of this Goddess is located in Katra on the Trikuta Mountains. It is in the Jammu and Kashmir State of India. The temple is about 14 kms from Katra at a height of almost 1560 meters above sea level. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple is being managed and maintained by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. The whole area of the till top is well maintained and all the arrangements required for the pilgrims are made by this board. The shrine in the temple is a natural rock. This rock is a single rock at the base. It has three heads at the top. These three heads are popularly known as Pindies. They are the main deities worshiped here. The entire rock is in water and a marble platform is made. The holy Pindies are having different colours and textures even though basically they are from the same rock.
Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswathi created a girl and asked her to take birth as a daughter to a Brahmin Ratnakar. The parents named her Vaishnavi Devi. The girl has shown a lot of interest in acquiring knowledge and became an ocean of knowledge. She soon learned the art of meditation. She relinquished all worldly comforts and gone for meditation deep into the forest. Lord Rama during his aranyavasa met her and she prayed for her merger into the God. Rama promised her that while return he will meet her and if she recognises him, he will get her merged into him. As promised after killing Ravana while going back, he came to Vyshanvi and unfortunately she couldn't recognise her as he came in as an Oldman. Rama gave her darshan and asked her to start meditation at Trikuta hills. She went there and started her meditation. MahaYogi Goraksh Nath Ji, who had the knowledge about this great lady wanted to see her level of spirituality and hence sent his disciple Bhairon Nath. When Mata was in a community meal program organised by her devotee Sridhar, Bhairon Nath started pestering her to marry him. To avoid him Mata started going away but he followed her. Finally, when she reached the holy shrine cave, she decided to kill him. As there is no other option to her she killed him. After his death, Bharion recognised his mistake and prayed Mata to forgive. Mata with mercy gave him a boon. She allotted a permanent place to him on the hill. She made the visit to his temple mandatory. If anyone is not visiting his place the yatra is not supposed to be complete.
Katra is about 40 Kms from Jammu. Direct flights and trains are available to Jammu from Delhi. From Delhi to Jammu it is an overnight journey by train. Jammu is a big city with good hotels and restaurants for stay and food. From Jammu, there are many buses and taxis to reach Katra.
The shrine board is providing accommodation to pilgrims at Jammu at Vaishnavi Dham, Kalika Dham and Sarasvati Dham near Railway Station. There are guests' houses of the shrine board at Katra at Niharika Yatri Niwas, Shakti Bhawan and Ashirwad Bhawan. These are available to pilgrims and they are situated at the Bus stand of Katra. There is another 700 bedded accommodation by name Trikuta Bhawan. Accommodation for the Yatries is also available at Adkuwari, Sajichatt and at main temple area also. In all the accommodation units provided by Shrine Board, there is a no profit no loss Bhojanalaya, a Souvenir Shop and a free cloakroom. The accommodation can be booked online also. We can book accommodation on the spot at the reception but the booking depends on the availability of accommodation at that point in time.
From Katra, pilgrims can reach temple on the hilltop by foot. There are well-constructed stairs for the tourists who want to go up on foot. There are Ponies, Palanquins operated by 4 persons. Helicopter service is also available up to Sanjichhat. The helicopter fare one way is Rs.1005/-. There is an online booking facility for these helicopters. Ponies from Katra to Vaishno Devi temple will be available for Rs.1000/-. The management of the temple is operating battery cars up to the middle of the mountains almost and from there again one has to opt for ponies to come down or go up. A ropeway is under construction and once it is ready for operation, commuting between Katra and the temple will become easy. Once we get down from the helicopter we have to cover another 4 Kms to the temple. From Helipad ponies and palanquins are available for the pilgrims who can't walk. A pony will charge about Rs.300/- rupees from helipad to the temple and palanquins are available at a rate of almost Rs.1500/-.
A worth seeing place not only on the spiritual front but also for a thrilling experience. People who can walk down should prefer coming down on foot. We traveled half the distance on a walk and it is a very good experience. Then we traveled on Pony. A good experience. While going up we have gone by helicopter. One should try to spend at least one night on the hilltop. It is not very cold in the night also on the hill. The rooms are very good and even dormitories are also very clean and very hygienic. The Shrine board is doing a very good work in providing all required facilities to the devotees. The entire atmosphere on the hilltop is very pious and pure. No pollution. Very good greenery around and once we go there we feel like staying there only. The people who are staying in Katra are really blessed people and we should appreciate the locals there for their attitude in providing help to the devotees. Overall I feel one should visit this place at least once in their lifetime.
An excellent description of the pilgrimage to Mata Vaishnodevi. The author has covered almost everything including the spirituality and the mythological story associated with this very sacred place. The author has also mentioned other sacred places in the neighbourhood including the Bhairon Temple.
The article has explained in details how to reach Katra and then to the sacred Temple from Katra. In this connection, I would like to mention that Katra has now been included in the railway map of India. The Jammu-Baramulla railway line goes through Katra. It will attract more tourists when it will be extended on both sides.
A very nice article explaining the mythological story behind Vaishno Devi.
It is a very famous place. Besides going to Vaishno Devi temple one can plan to visit Patni top which is a good place to visit. Also, there is a place near Katra named Shiv Khodi. This place is appx 80kms from Katra and is situated on a hill. It is around 3 kms track where one can go on foot or pony. It's a natural cave around 200 meters long and it is said to have self-made lingum. A few years back this place was not much known but nowadays it is a popular place and people who visit Vaishno Devi visit this place also.
Bhairo temple is situated 4kms away from Vaishno Mata temple. It is believed that yatra is not believed to be complete if one doesn't go to the Bhairo Nath Mandir.
Vaishno Devi is normally visited during Navratris as it is believed that its good to visit here during Navratri. It's tough to get train tickets during the season so it is better to get them booked well in advance.


Given the past few weeks of difficulty and failure in the always difficult engineering discipline of using high energy chemistry and physics to propel objects at (literally) astronomical speeds - the Rosetta success is particularly welcome. No one working in the field of aerospace ever thinks their tasks are easy or error-free; their missions are audacious and must be accepting of these grand failures to acheive even grander achievements.
If you want to try your hand at building, launching, and flying across the solar system - I highly recommend checking out Kerbal Space Program. It includes a decently accurate physics models so you can experiment with the trade-offs of spacecraft size to rocket size to fuels. Earth is a large gravity well and requires large amounts of combustible materials to reach orbit where subsequent maneuvers become relatively easier.
Now is where your geometry lessons come in. Rotational dynamics can be mind-bending at first, and you start becoming obsessed with energy management.
Kerbal has a vibrant community who have created hundreds of mods for additional spacecraft parts, celestial bodies, AI pilots, and atmospheric dynamics. Many of these are on Github and you could learn to build your own. If you really get into it, I recommend reading Fundamentals of Astrodynamics or Fundamentals of Space Dynamics.
So get started, intercept an asteroid, explore Jupiter, or create a space hotel. Launching your own rockets could just become quite addictive.


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Henry Harold (Harry) Green (Islington, 15 juli 1886 - Streatham Hill, 12 maart 1934) was een Britse langeafstandsloper, die gespecialiseerd was in de marathon. Hij nam eenmaal deel aan de Olympische Spelen, maar won bij die gelegenheid geen medailles.

Biografie
Green nam een aantal maal deel aan de Poly Marathon. In 1909 werd hij derde en in 1911 won hij zelfs deze wedstrijd in 2:46.29. In 1912 werd hij opnieuw derde en kwalificeerde zich hiermee voor de Olympische Spelen in Stockholm. Op deze Spelen eindigde Green op de veertiende plaats met een tijd van 2:52.11,4. De Zuid-Afrikaan Kenneth McArthur won deze wedstrijd in 2:36.54,8.

Green verbeterde op 12 mei 1913 in Londen het wereldrecord op de marathon. Met een tijd van 2:38.16,2 nam hij het record over van zijn landgenoot Frederick Barrett, die de afstand in 2:43.31 haf afgelegd. Tijdens de wedstrijd, die werd gelopen over 50 mijl, verbeterde hij ook het wereldrecord op de 2 uur (33.057 meter) en op de 25 mijl (2:29.04,0). Zijn record hield slechts negentien dagen stand. Op 31 mei 1913 verbeterde de Zweed Alexis Ahlgren het record opnieuw.

Green was aangesloten bij de Herne Hill Harriers.

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 1909:  Poly Marathon - 2:49.01
 1910: 4e marathon van Salisbury - 2:55.12
 1911:  Poly Marathon - 2:46.29
 1912:  Poly Marathon - 2:39.23
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Q: Keras - Is there a way to manage the filenames generated by the flow_from_directory function of ImageDataGenerator? As the title is self-descriptive, I need to keep the original filenames of my images after the data augmentation, which is handled by the flow_from_directory function of the ImageDataGenerator class of Keras. The reason behind this requirement is that the filenames actually represent the labels and I'll move these new images into the respective folders through their names. Please feel free to ask for any further information.
Here are my ImageDataGenerator and how I handle the task:
aug = ImageDataGenerator(
    rotation_range=20,
    zoom_range=0.15,
    width_shift_range=0.2,
    height_shift_range=0.2,
    shear_range=0.15,
    horizontal_flip=True,
    fill_mode="nearest")

i = 0
for batch in aug.flow_from_directory(extract_dir, batch_size=1, color_mode='grayscale', target_size=(28, 28),
                                     save_to_dir=extract_dir + '/augmented', save_prefix='aug'):
    i += 1
    if i == 100:
        break

A: Unfortunately, there is not an easy way to access to the filenames from the ImageDataGenerator.flow_from_directory iterator. Instead, you can use ImageDataGenerator.flow to apply your augmentations to an image, then save the augmented image manually using another image processing library, e.g. cv2.
import os
os.environ['TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL'] = '3' # suppress Tensorflow messages
from keras.preprocessing.image import ImageDataGenerator
import cv2
import numpy as np

image_folder = 'img_folder' # your image folder
print(f'my images: {os.listdir(image_folder)}')

aug_image_folder = 'aug_img_folder' # aug images will be saved here
os.makedirs(aug_image_folder,exist_ok=True)

# define your augmentations
aug = ImageDataGenerator(
    rotation_range=20,
    zoom_range=0.15,
    width_shift_range=0.2,
    height_shift_range=0.2,
    shear_range=0.15,
    horizontal_flip=True,
    fill_mode="nearest")

# iterate over the image folder
image_names = os.listdir(image_folder)
for image_name in image_names:
    img = cv2.imread(f'{image_folder}/{image_name}',1)

    # get the augmented image
    aug_img_iterator = aug.flow(x=np.expand_dims(img,0),batch_size=1)
    aug_img=next(aug_img_iterator)

    # save the augmented image
    cv2.imwrite(f'{aug_image_folder}/{image_name}',aug_img[0,:,:,:])

print(f'aug images: {os.listdir(aug_image_folder)}')

my images: ['img_0.png', 'img_2.png', 'img_1.png']
aug images: ['img_0.png', 'img_2.png', 'img_1.png']

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Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy has had a pretty impressive career (when he hasn't been injured), but he says the best moment that he had in college wasn't a tackle that he made, it was accidentally breaking Joe Paterno's leg.
That dirtbag, man. We've gotta stop prioritizing sports over humanity. Just because somebody can throw a football or coach football, they're excluded from their wicked acts.
The piece also focused on Levy's love of travel, and the causes he's become involved with while being injured the last couple of seasons. You can read the entire piece here.


Finalists & Medals List for 2015!
What a great night! Congratulations to all of our Finalists and Medal Winners!
Here is the list of the Finalists & Medals for 2015, sorted by Entrant Company and with the Category and Title of work!


PSREC has had several staffing changes recently. Our longest tenured employee, Linda O'Neill, has retired after 41 years as a work order clerk. Linda was with the co-op through many changes and will be greatly missed around the office. We wish her much happiness in her retirement.
Other retirements include Susan Sessions, work order clerk, 25 years; Guy Varner, journeyman lineman, 25 years; and Donna Mills, marketing manager/energy auditor, 24 years. Judy Alexander, customer service representative, will retire in June after 18 years of service. Congratulations on reaching this milestone. We have enjoyed working with you all.
With all of these retirements, we have brought on some new employees. Jon Pilatti is our newest journeyman lineman, Emily Compton is our new community relations man- ager, and Kristen Attama and Amy Waller are our newest customer service representatives. Welcome aboard!
PSREC participated in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Legislative Rally April 9 through 11, along with representatives from Anza Electric Cooperative, Surprise Valley Electrification Corp., Trinity Public Utility District and Golden State Power Cooperative.
We met with more than 50 of California's congressional representatives and senators. During these meetings, we discussed important issues that could impact our member- owners here in California and electric cooperatives across the nation, including continued funding for the Rural Utilities Service Electric Loan Program, and funding for rural broad- band infrastructure.
This year, Districts 1, 3 and 4 are up for election. District 1 (Quincy—Sloat areas) is served by Dan Kenney, District 3 (Blairsden— Clio—Portola areas) is served by Fred Nelson and District 4 (Calpine—Sierraville— Loyalton—Beckwourth areas) is served by Dave Roberti. The boundaries of each district are on the PSREC website if you would like to check on which one you live in.
Please call me for more information if you live in one of these districts and are interested in running for the board. The board meets once a month, usually on the fourth Wednesday. Directors must attend significant training to stay current on issues and become certificated as a director.
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Geologists helping to protect Our Water Resources
Johnson Engineering's Professional Geologist, Kim Arnold, spent time at the Capitol in Tallahassee meeting with lawmakers about how geologists help protect water resources, manage minerals of economic importance, remediate contamination, and other issues vital to Florida.
A delegation from the Florida Association of Professional Geologists (FAPG) met with several House and Senate members in early November as part of the organization's annual Lobby Day. In addition to sharing interesting rock and fossil specimens from the Florida Geological Survey, they discussed proposed legislation on several environmental and regulatory issues.
The group offered their specialized knowledge as a resource for lawmakers to better inform their constituents on the science behind headlines like the Piney Point incident and Surfside building collapse. FAPG hopes an enhanced collaboration between geologists and lawmakers will help shape effective, streamlined that will benefit all Floridians.
For more information, contact Kim Arnold, PG at mkt@johnsoneng.com.
Collier County Redistricting
What occurs once every ten years, only in an "odd-numbered" year, and affects each and every one of us? Redistricting! Redistricting is the process of reshaping the geographic areas of our communities served by representatives in Congress, the State Legislature, County Commission, and School Board to reflect the latest population data of the United States Census.
After completing the decennial census, the United States Census Bureau delivered 2020 Redistricting data for Florida and its counties in August 2021. Census data for Collier County revealed population growth from 321,520 people in April 2010 to 375,752 people in April 2020. This information is typically released several months earlier, but was delayed due to challenges including the pandemic. This forced an expedited process by government entities to complete the necessary re-drawing of commission district boundaries to balance population of districts for elected officials. Johnson Engineering's planners assisted Collier County with the redistricting effort to ensure a robust public outreach program. The program emphasized engaging and informing citizens about the process and the alternative redistricting maps.
Johnson Engineering Planner, Amanda Martin, led public outreach efforts by preparing a Public Outreach Plan. The plan outlines statutory requirements along with additional strategies to provide information and notice to the public about the redistricting process. Amanda assisted Collier County with meeting arrangements, presentation material, handouts, and documentation of ten meetings with civic groups and municipalities, including the Collier County NAACP, Immokalee Chamber of Commerce and Everglades City. Additionally, we assisted Collier County with hosting evening public meetings in each of the five districts of the County to facilitate public involvement and gather comments on five alternative redistricting maps. To reach all citizens, remote participation was available through Facebook Live; translators attended the public meetings; and notices in the newspaper and handouts were provided in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. These efforts resulted in a decision by the Board of County Commissioners on December 14, 2021 to adopt the new district map that they found best provides for equitable, compact, and regularly shaped districts for ten more years of election cycles to come.
For more information, contact Amanda Martin at mkt@johnsoneng.com.
It's official. Our Port Charlotte office has moved!
We are excited to announce that our Port Charlotte office has moved to 17833 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte, FL 33948. We will bring in 2022 from this new location! Our Port Charlotte team is no stranger to this area. We've been located off Murdock Circle for 30 years and will celebrate this anniversary milestone in April of 2022 with an open house. This new office location will positively impact our clients by helping reduce operating expenses, since we will now own the building. We have established strong and trusted relationships in this area and look forward to continuing to serve our clients.
For more information contact Chris Beers, PE, PSM, at mkt@johnsoneng.com


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using namespace boost;
using namespace graph_tool;

// ====================
// Entropy calculation
// ====================

// Repeated computation of x*log(x) and log(x) actually adds up to a lot of
// time. A significant speedup can be made by caching pre-computed values. This
// is doable since the values of mrse are bounded in [0, 2E], where E is the
// total number of edges in the network. Here we simply grow the cache as
// needed.

namespace graph_tool
{

vector<double> __safelog_cache;
vector<double> __xlogx_cache;
vector<double> __lgamma_cache;

void init_safelog(size_t x)
{
    size_t old_size = __safelog_cache.size();
    if (x >= old_size)
    {
        __safelog_cache.resize(x + 1);
        for (size_t i = old_size; i < __safelog_cache.size(); ++i)
            __safelog_cache[i] = safelog(double(i));
    }
}

void clear_safelog()
{
    vector<double>().swap(__safelog_cache);
}

void init_xlogx(size_t x)
{
    size_t old_size = __xlogx_cache.size();
    if (x >= old_size)
    {
        __xlogx_cache.resize(x + 1);
        for (size_t i = old_size; i < __xlogx_cache.size(); ++i)
            __xlogx_cache[i] = i * safelog(i);
    }
}

void clear_xlogx()
{
    vector<double>().swap(__xlogx_cache);
}

void init_lgamma(size_t x)
{
    size_t old_size = __lgamma_cache.size();
    if (x >= old_size)
    {
        __lgamma_cache.resize(x + 1);
        for (size_t i = old_size; i < __lgamma_cache.size(); ++i)
            __lgamma_cache[i] = lgamma(i);
    }
}

void clear_lgamma()
{
    vector<double>().swap(__lgamma_cache);
}

}

double do_get_ent(GraphInterface& gi, boost::any omrs, boost::any omrp,
                  boost::any omrm, boost::any owr, bool deg_corr)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    emap_t mrs = any_cast<emap_t>(omrs);
    vmap_t mrp = any_cast<vmap_t>(omrp);
    vmap_t mrm = any_cast<vmap_t>(omrm);
    vmap_t wr = any_cast<vmap_t>(owr);

    double S = 0;
    run_action<>()
        (gi, std::bind(entropy(), mrs, mrp, mrm, wr, deg_corr,
                       placeholders::_1,
                       std::ref(S)))();
    return S;
}

double do_get_ent_dense(GraphInterface& gi, boost::any omrs, boost::any owr,
                        bool multigraph)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    emap_t mrs = any_cast<emap_t>(omrs);
    vmap_t wr = any_cast<vmap_t>(owr);

    double S = 0;
    run_action<>()
        (gi, std::bind(entropy_dense(), mrs, wr, multigraph,
                       placeholders::_1, std::ref(S)))();
    return S;
}

double do_get_ent_parallel(GraphInterface& gi, boost::any oweight)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    emap_t weight = any_cast<emap_t>(oweight);

    double S = 0;
    run_action<>()
        (gi, std::bind(entropy_parallel_edges(),
                       placeholders::_1, weight, std::ref(S)))();
    return S;
}

boost::any do_create_emat(GraphInterface& gi)
{
    boost::any emat;
    run_action<>()(gi, std::bind<void>(create_emat(), placeholders::_1,
                                       std::ref(emat)))();
    return emat;
}

boost::any do_create_ehash(GraphInterface& gi)
{
    boost::any emat;
    run_action<>()(gi, std::bind<void>(create_ehash(), placeholders::_1,
                                       std::ref(emat)))();
    return emat;
}

//============
// Main loops
//============

template <class Eprop, class Vprop, class VEprop>
struct move_sweep_dispatch
{
    move_sweep_dispatch(Eprop eweight, Vprop vweight, boost::any egroups,
                        VEprop esrcpos, VEprop etgtpos, Vprop label,
                        vector<int>& vlist, bool deg_corr, bool dense,
                        bool multigraph, double beta, bool sequential,
                        bool parallel, bool random_move, double c, bool verbose,
                        size_t max_edge_index, size_t nmerges, size_t niter,
                        Vprop merge_map, partition_stats_t& partition_stats,
                        rng_t& rng, double& S, size_t& nmoves,
                        GraphInterface& bgi)

        : eweight(eweight), vweight(vweight), oegroups(egroups), esrcpos(esrcpos),
          etgtpos(etgtpos), label(label), vlist(vlist),
          deg_corr(deg_corr), dense(dense), multigraph(multigraph), beta(beta),
          sequential(sequential), parallel(parallel), random_move(random_move),
          c(c), verbose(verbose), max_edge_index(max_edge_index),
          nmerges(nmerges), niter(niter), merge_map(merge_map),
          partition_stats(partition_stats), rng(rng), S(S),
          nmoves(nmoves), bgi(bgi)
    {}

    Eprop eweight;
    Vprop vweight;
    boost::any oegroups;
    VEprop esrcpos;
    VEprop etgtpos;
    Vprop label;
    size_t n;
    vector<int>& vlist;
    bool deg_corr;
    bool dense;
    bool multigraph;
    double beta;
    bool sequential;
    bool parallel;
    bool random_move;
    double c;
    bool verbose;
    size_t max_edge_index;
    size_t nmerges;
    size_t niter;
    Vprop merge_map;
    partition_stats_t& partition_stats;
    rng_t& rng;
    double& S;
    size_t& nmoves;
    GraphInterface& bgi;

    template <class Graph>
    void operator()(Eprop mrs, Vprop mrp, Vprop mrm, Vprop wr, Vprop b,
                    Graph& g, boost::any& emat, boost::any sampler,
                    boost::any cavity_sampler, bool weighted) const
    {
        if (is_directed::apply<Graph>::type::value)
        {
            dispatch(mrs, mrp, mrm, wr, b, g, emat, sampler, cavity_sampler,
                     bgi.GetGraph(), weighted);
        }
        else
        {
            UndirectedAdaptor<GraphInterface::multigraph_t> ug(bgi.GetGraph());
            dispatch(mrs, mrp, mrm, wr, b, g, emat, sampler, cavity_sampler, ug,
                     weighted);
        }
    }

    template <class Graph, class BGraph>
    void dispatch(Eprop mrs, Vprop mrp, Vprop mrm, Vprop wr, Vprop b, Graph& g,
                  boost::any& aemat, boost::any asampler,
                  boost::any acavity_sampler, BGraph& bg, bool weighted) const
    {
        if (weighted)
        {
            typedef typename property_map_type::apply<DynamicSampler<std::tuple<typename graph_traits<Graph>::edge_descriptor, bool> >,
                                                      GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type vemap_t;
            vemap_t egroups = any_cast<vemap_t>(oegroups);

            try
            {
                typedef typename get_emat_t::apply<BGraph>::type emat_t;
                emat_t& emat = any_cast<emat_t&>(aemat);
                size_t B = num_vertices(bg);
                size_t max_BE = is_directed::apply<Graph>::type::value ?
                    B * B : (B * (B + 1)) / 2;
                dispatch(mrs.get_unchecked(max_BE), mrp, mrm, wr, b, g,
                         asampler, acavity_sampler, bg, egroups, emat);
            }
            catch (bad_any_cast&)
            {
                typedef typename get_ehash_t::apply<BGraph>::type emat_t;
                emat_t& emat = any_cast<emat_t&>(aemat);

                dispatch(mrs, mrp, mrm, wr, b, g, asampler, acavity_sampler, bg,
                         egroups, emat);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            typedef typename property_map_type::apply<vector<std::tuple<typename graph_traits<Graph>::edge_descriptor, bool> >,
                                                      GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type vemap_t;
            vemap_t egroups = any_cast<vemap_t>(oegroups);

            try
            {
                typedef typename get_emat_t::apply<BGraph>::type emat_t;
                emat_t& emat = any_cast<emat_t&>(aemat);
                size_t B = num_vertices(bg);
                size_t max_BE = is_directed::apply<Graph>::type::value ?
                    B * B : (B * (B + 1)) / 2;
                dispatch(mrs.get_unchecked(max_BE), mrp, mrm, wr, b, g,
                         asampler, acavity_sampler, bg, egroups, emat);
            }
            catch (bad_any_cast&)
            {
                typedef typename get_ehash_t::apply<BGraph>::type emat_t;
                emat_t& emat = any_cast<emat_t&>(aemat);

                dispatch(mrs, mrp, mrm, wr, b, g, asampler, acavity_sampler, bg,
                         egroups, emat);
            }
        }
    }

    template <class Graph, class BGraph, class Egroups, class Emat, class MEprop>
    void dispatch(MEprop mrs, Vprop mrp, Vprop mrm, Vprop wr, Vprop b, Graph& g,
                  boost::any asampler, boost::any acavity_sampler, BGraph& bg,
                  Egroups egroups, Emat& emat) const
    {
        typedef typename graph_traits<Graph>::vertex_descriptor vertex_t;

        size_t eidx = random_move ? 1 : max_edge_index;

        typedef typename property_map<Graph, vertex_index_t>::type vindex_map_t;
        typedef typename property_map_type::apply<Sampler<vertex_t, boost::mpl::false_>,
                                                  vindex_map_t>::type::unchecked_t
            sampler_map_t;
        sampler_map_t sampler = any_cast<sampler_map_t>(asampler);
        sampler_map_t cavity_sampler = any_cast<sampler_map_t>(acavity_sampler);

        ConstantPropertyMap<std::array<int, 1>, typename graph_traits<Graph>::vertex_descriptor> cv({-1});
        IdentityArrayPropertyMap<typename graph_traits<Graph>::vertex_descriptor> vmap;
        boost::typed_identity_property_map<int> identity;

        // make sure the properties are _unchecked_, since otherwise it
        // affects performance

        overlap_stats_t ostats;
        vector<size_t> free_blocks;
        auto state = make_block_state(g, eweight.get_unchecked(max_edge_index),
                                      vweight.get_unchecked(num_vertices(g)),
                                      b.get_unchecked(num_vertices(g)), bg,
                                      emat, mrs,
                                      mrp.get_unchecked(num_vertices(bg)),
                                      mrm.get_unchecked(num_vertices(bg)),
                                      wr.get_unchecked(num_vertices(bg)),
                                      egroups.get_unchecked(num_vertices(bg)),
                                      esrcpos.get_unchecked(eidx),
                                      etgtpos.get_unchecked(eidx), sampler,
                                      cavity_sampler, partition_stats, ostats,
                                      identity, identity, free_blocks,
                                      false, false, true);

        vector<decltype(state)> states = {state};
        vector<EntrySet<Graph>> m_entries = {EntrySet<Graph>(num_vertices(bg))};

        move_sweep(states, m_entries,
                   wr.get_unchecked(num_vertices(bg)),
                   b.get_unchecked(num_vertices(g)),
                   cv, vmap,
                   label.get_unchecked(num_vertices(bg)), vlist, deg_corr,
                   dense, multigraph, beta,
                   eweight.get_unchecked(max_edge_index),
                   vweight.get_unchecked(num_vertices(g)),
                   g, sequential, parallel, random_move, c,
                   nmerges,
                   merge_map.get_unchecked(num_vertices(g)),
                   niter, num_vertices(bg),
                   verbose, rng, S, nmoves);
    }
};

boost::python::object do_move_sweep(GraphInterface& gi, GraphInterface& bgi,
                                    boost::any& emat, boost::any sampler,
                                    boost::any cavity_sampler, boost::any omrs,
                                    boost::any omrp, boost::any omrm,
                                    boost::any owr, boost::any ob,
                                    boost::any olabel, vector<int>& vlist,
                                    bool deg_corr, bool dense, bool multigraph,
                                    boost::any oeweight, boost::any ovweight,
                                    boost::any oegroups, boost::any oesrcpos,
                                    boost::any oetgtpos, double beta,
                                    bool sequential, bool parallel,
                                    bool random_move, double c, bool weighted,
                                    size_t nmerges, boost::any omerge_map,
                                    size_t niter,
                                    partition_stats_t& partition_stats,
                                    bool verbose, rng_t& rng)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        vemap_t;
    emap_t mrs = any_cast<emap_t>(omrs);
    vmap_t mrp = any_cast<vmap_t>(omrp);
    vmap_t mrm = any_cast<vmap_t>(omrm);
    vmap_t wr = any_cast<vmap_t>(owr);
    vmap_t b = any_cast<vmap_t>(ob);
    vmap_t label = any_cast<vmap_t>(olabel);
    emap_t eweight = any_cast<emap_t>(oeweight);
    vmap_t vweight = any_cast<vmap_t>(ovweight);

    vemap_t esrcpos = any_cast<vemap_t>(oesrcpos);
    vemap_t etgtpos = any_cast<vemap_t>(oetgtpos);

    double S = 0;
    size_t nmoves = 0;

    vmap_t merge_map = any_cast<vmap_t>(omerge_map);

    run_action<graph_tool::detail::all_graph_views, boost::mpl::true_>()
        (gi, std::bind(move_sweep_dispatch<emap_t, vmap_t, vemap_t>
                       (eweight, vweight, oegroups, esrcpos, etgtpos,
                        label, vlist, deg_corr, dense, multigraph, beta,
                        sequential, parallel, random_move, c, verbose,
                        gi.GetMaxEdgeIndex(), nmerges, niter, merge_map,
                        partition_stats, rng, S, nmoves, bgi),
                       mrs, mrp, mrm, wr, b, placeholders::_1,
                       std::ref(emat), sampler, cavity_sampler, weighted))();
    return boost::python::make_tuple(S, nmoves);
}

struct build_egroups
{
    template <class Eprop, class Vprop, class VEprop, class Graph, class VertexIndex>
    void operator()(Vprop b, boost::any& oegroups, VEprop esrcpos,
                    VEprop etgtpos, Eprop eweight, Graph& g,
                    VertexIndex vertex_index, size_t B, bool weighted, bool empty) const
    {
        egroups_manage::build(b, oegroups, esrcpos, etgtpos, eweight, g,
                              vertex_index, B, weighted, empty);
    }
};

boost::any do_build_egroups(GraphInterface& gi, GraphInterface& bgi,
                            boost::any ob, boost::any oeweights,
                            boost::any oesrcpos, boost::any oetgtpos,
                            bool weighted, bool empty)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        vemap_t;
    vmap_t b = any_cast<vmap_t>(ob);

    vemap_t esrcpos = any_cast<vemap_t>(oesrcpos);
    vemap_t etgtpos = any_cast<vemap_t>(oetgtpos);
    emap_t eweights = any_cast<emap_t>(oeweights);

    boost::any oegroups;
    run_action<graph_tool::detail::all_graph_views, boost::mpl::true_>()
        (gi, std::bind<void>(build_egroups(), b, std::ref(oegroups),
                             esrcpos.get_unchecked(gi.GetMaxEdgeIndex()),
                             etgtpos.get_unchecked(gi.GetMaxEdgeIndex()),
                             eweights.get_unchecked(gi.GetMaxEdgeIndex()),
                             placeholders::_1, bgi.GetVertexIndex(),
                             bgi.GetNumberOfVertices(), weighted, empty))();
    return oegroups;
}

boost::any do_init_neighbour_sampler(GraphInterface& gi, boost::any oeweights,
                                     bool self_loops, bool empty)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    emap_t eweights = any_cast<emap_t>(oeweights);

    boost::any osampler;
    run_action<graph_tool::detail::all_graph_views, boost::mpl::true_>()
        (gi, std::bind(init_neighbour_sampler(), placeholders::_1, eweights,
                       self_loops, empty, std::ref(osampler)))();
    return osampler;
}

struct collect_edge_marginals_dispatch
{
    template <class Graph, class Vprop, class MEprop>
    void operator()(Graph& g, size_t B, Vprop cb, MEprop p,
                    std::tuple<boost::any, GraphInterface&> abg) const
    {
        Graph& bg = *any_cast<Graph*>(get<0>(abg));
        collect_edge_marginals(B, cb.get_unchecked(num_vertices(bg)), p, g, bg);
    }
};

void do_collect_edge_marginals(GraphInterface& gi, GraphInterface& gbi,
                               size_t B, boost::any ob, boost::any op)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<vector<int32_t>,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    vmap_t b = any_cast<vmap_t>(ob);
    emap_t p = any_cast<emap_t>(op);

    run_action<graph_tool::detail::all_graph_views, boost::mpl::true_>()
        (gi, std::bind<void>(collect_edge_marginals_dispatch(),
                             placeholders::_1, B, b, p,
                             std::tuple<boost::any, GraphInterface&>(gbi.GetGraphView(), gbi)))();
}

boost::python::tuple do_bethe_entropy(GraphInterface& gi, size_t B, boost::any op,
                                      boost::any opv)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<vector<double>,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<vector<int32_t>,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;
    emap_t p = any_cast<emap_t>(op);
    vmap_t pv = any_cast<vmap_t>(opv);

    double H=0, sH=0, Hmf=0, sHmf=0;
    run_action<graph_tool::detail::all_graph_views, boost::mpl::true_>()
        (gi, std::bind<void>(bethe_entropy(),
                             placeholders::_1, B, p, pv, std::ref(H), std::ref(sH),
                             std::ref(Hmf), std::ref(sHmf)))();
    return boost::python::make_tuple(H, sH, Hmf, sHmf);
}

struct collect_vertex_marginals_dispatch
{
    template <class Graph, class Vprop, class MEprop>
    void operator()(Graph& g, Vprop cb, MEprop p) const
    {
        collect_vertex_marginals(cb.get_unchecked(num_vertices(g)),
                                 p.get_unchecked(num_vertices(g)), g);
    }
};

void do_collect_vertex_marginals(GraphInterface& gi, boost::any ob,
                                 boost::any op)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    vmap_t b = any_cast<vmap_t>(ob);

    run_action<graph_tool::detail::all_graph_views, boost::mpl::true_>()
        (gi, std::bind(collect_vertex_marginals_dispatch(),
                       placeholders::_1, b, placeholders::_2),
         vertex_scalar_vector_properties())(op);
}

struct get_deg_entropy_term
{
    template <class Graph>
    void operator()(Graph& g, double& S) const
    {
        for(auto v : vertices_range(g))
        {
            S -= lgamma_fast(out_degree(v, g) + 1);
            S -= lgamma_fast(in_degreeS()(v, g) + 1);
        }
    }
};

struct get_deg_entropy_term_overlap
{

    template <class Graph, class Vprop>
    void operator()(Graph& g, Vprop b, overlap_stats_t& overlap_stats, size_t N,
                    double& S) const
    {
#ifdef HAVE_SPARSEHASH
        typedef dense_hash_map<int, int, std::hash<int>> map_t;
#else
        typedef unordered_map<int, int> map_t;
#endif

        map_t in_hist, out_hist;

#ifdef HAVE_SPARSEHASH
        in_hist.set_empty_key(numeric_limits<int>::max());
        out_hist.set_empty_key(numeric_limits<int>::max());
#endif

        for (size_t v = 0; v < N; ++v)
        {
            in_hist.clear();
            out_hist.clear();

            auto& half_edges = overlap_stats.get_half_edges(v);
            for (size_t u : half_edges)
            {
                in_hist[b[u]] += in_degreeS()(u, g);
                out_hist[b[u]] += out_degree(u, g);
            }

            for (auto& k_c : in_hist)
                S -= lgamma_fast(k_c.second + 1);
            for (auto& k_c : out_hist)
                S -= lgamma_fast(k_c.second + 1);
        }
    }
};

double do_get_deg_entropy_term(GraphInterface& gi, boost::any ob,
                               overlap_stats_t& overlap_stats, size_t N)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;

    double S = 0;

    if (!ob.empty())
    {
        vmap_t b = any_cast<vmap_t>(ob);
        run_action<>()
            (gi, std::bind(get_deg_entropy_term_overlap(),
                           placeholders::_1, b, std::ref(overlap_stats), N,
                           std::ref(S)))();
    }
    else
    {
        run_action<>()
            (gi, std::bind(get_deg_entropy_term(),
                           placeholders::_1, std::ref(S)))();
    }

    return S;
}

vector<int32_t> get_vector(size_t n)
{
    return vector<int32_t>(n);
}

template <class Value>
void vector_map(boost::python::object ovals, boost::python::object omap)
{

    multi_array_ref<Value,1> vals = get_array<Value,1>(ovals);
    multi_array_ref<Value,1> map = get_array<Value,1>(omap);

    size_t pos = 0;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < vals.size(); ++i)
    {
        Value v = vals[i];
        if (map[v] == -1)
            map[v] = pos++;
        vals[i] = map[v];
    }
}

template <class Value>
void vector_continuous_map(boost::python::object ovals)
{

    multi_array_ref<Value,1> vals = get_array<Value,1>(ovals);
    unordered_map<Value, size_t> map;

    for (size_t i = 0; i < vals.size(); ++i)
    {
        Value v = vals[i];
        auto iter = map.find(v);
        if (iter == map.end())
            iter = map.insert(make_pair(v, map.size())).first;
        vals[i] = iter->second;
    }
}

template <class Value>
void vector_rmap(boost::python::object ovals, boost::python::object omap)
{

    multi_array_ref<Value,1> vals = get_array<Value,1>(ovals);
    multi_array_ref<Value,1> map = get_array<Value,1>(omap);

    for (size_t i = 0; i < vals.size(); ++i)
    {
        map[vals[i]] = i;
    }
}

python::tuple python_get_mu_l(double N, double E, double epsilon=1e-8)
{
    double mu, l;
    get_mu_l(N, E, mu, l, epsilon);
    return python::make_tuple(mu, l);
}

struct get_partition_stats
{
    template <class Graph, class Vprop, class Eprop>
    void operator()(Graph& g, Vprop b, Eprop eweight, size_t N, size_t B,
                    bool edges_dl, partition_stats_t& partition_stats) const
    {
        partition_stats = partition_stats_t(g, b, eweight, N, B, edges_dl);
    }
};

partition_stats_t
do_get_partition_stats(GraphInterface& gi, boost::any ob, boost::any aeweight,
                       size_t N, size_t B, bool edges_dl)
{
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::vertex_index_map_t>::type
        vmap_t;
    typedef property_map_type::apply<int32_t,
                                     GraphInterface::edge_index_map_t>::type
        emap_t;

    partition_stats_t partition_stats;

    vmap_t b = any_cast<vmap_t>(ob);
    emap_t eweight = any_cast<emap_t>(aeweight);

    run_action<>()(gi, std::bind(get_partition_stats(),
                                 placeholders::_1, b, eweight, N, B, edges_dl,
                                 std::ref(partition_stats)))();
    return partition_stats;
}

void export_blockmodel()
{
    using namespace boost::python;

    class_<partition_stats_t>("partition_stats")
        .def("is_enabled", &partition_stats_t::is_enabled)
        .def("get_partition_dl", &partition_stats_t::get_partition_dl)
        .def("get_deg_dl", &partition_stats_t::get_deg_dl);

    def("init_partition_stats", do_get_partition_stats);

    def("init_safelog", init_safelog);
    def("clear_safelog", clear_safelog);
    def("init_xlogx", init_xlogx);
    def("clear_xlogx", clear_xlogx);
    def("init_lgamma", init_lgamma);
    def("clear_lgamma", clear_lgamma);
    def("get_xi", get_xi<double,double>);
    def("get_xi_fast", get_xi_fast<double,double>);
    def("get_mu_l", python_get_mu_l);
    def("polylog", polylog<double>);
    def("lbinom_careful", lbinom_careful);
    def("lbinom_fast", lbinom_fast);
    def("lbinom", lbinom);

    def("get_vector", get_vector);
    def("vector_map", vector_map<int32_t>);
    def("vector_map64", vector_map<int64_t>);
    def("vector_rmap", vector_rmap<int32_t>);
    def("vector_rmap64", vector_rmap<int64_t>);
    def("vector_continuous_map", vector_continuous_map<int32_t>);
    def("vector_continuous_map64", vector_continuous_map<int64_t>);

    def("create_emat", do_create_emat);
    def("create_ehash", do_create_ehash);
    def("build_egroups", do_build_egroups);
    def("init_neighbour_sampler", do_init_neighbour_sampler);

    def("move_sweep", do_move_sweep);

    def("entropy", do_get_ent);
    def("entropy_dense", do_get_ent_dense);
    def("entropy_parallel", do_get_ent_parallel);
    def("deg_entropy_term", do_get_deg_entropy_term);

    def("edge_marginals", do_collect_edge_marginals);
    def("bethe_entropy", do_bethe_entropy);
    def("vertex_marginals", do_collect_vertex_marginals);
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Twickenham Film Studios Expansion Continues with the Hire of Tomasz Witkowski as the New Director of Technology & Engineering
Twickenham, London ( March 10, 2021 ) -
Twickenham Film Studios, operated by TIME+SPACE Studios, is continuing to bolster the team as part of the new era and expansion for the studios.
Managing Director Cara Sheppard is proud to bring on board another significant hire – welcoming Tom Witkowski as the TFS new Director of Technology & Engineering.
The addition of Tom will allow the studios to completely rethink and fully evolve their technology and innovation offering – overseeing and developing a next level technology pipeline and creating bespoke technical services for our clients.
Tom is ex Dolby Laboratories, Eclair, Ymagis Group, Sundog Media Toolkit and Arttech CInema amongst others – with over 12 years' experience in the Global Film and TV industry.
He has previously been responsible for heading up technology teams dealing with content for Hollywood studios, independent filmmakers and advertising projects.
Tom brings years of experience evolving and redeveloping production and post-production workflows and processes. As the newly appointed TFS Director of Technology & Engineering he will be responsible for transforming the studios' technology pipelines, workflow, network infrastructure and evolving our future technology strategy and offering.
Tom's passion for all things tech and media means he is also co-founder of the Soho Media Club – a network for production, post-production and distribution professionals.
Cara Sheppard, the Managing Director of TFS?who recently joined from Warner Brothers De Lane Lea, comments on hiring Tom as the New Director of Technology & Engineering: "I am delighted to welcome Tom to the team – his energy, vast knowledge and vision for the future of innovation at Twickenham Film Studios is so key to inspiring a new era and evolving our offering as a studio. His experience of working closely with production, leading diverse operational and technical teams, to deliver engineering solutions that achieve production and operational efficiencies mean he will bring much needed expertise to the studios. In his new role as Director of Technology & Engineering at TFS, Tom will be primarily responsible for the overall technical operational activity and future development – to fully advance the quality, productivity and efficiency of the studio and post-production services. He will also be responsible for creating a technical innovation hub to create a centre for excellence and enhancement, leading a team of specialists and subject matter technical experts with varied and overlapping backgrounds. His appointment is a fundamental stepping stone towards positioning TFS as a technology and innovation hub focused around modern production workflows. We are continuing to evolve and grow our studios and I am incredibly excited about the future of Twickenham Film Studios."
TFS new Director of Technology & Engineering Tomasz Witkowski says on joining the team: "I'm extremely proud to be taking up this new position and delighted to join Twickenham Film Studios at such a key time where I can help drive the next phase of TFS's evolution and growth. I am totally focussed on repurposing the entire technical infrastructure and expanding and evolving our current technical services and facilities. I feel it is so important to lead our talented team, bringing them on board to implement a renewed innovation, technology and workflow strategy. I also very much look forward to bringing in a raft of new technology, software, tools and techniques to better serve our clients now and in the future. Technology is rapidly changing what clients expect from the services studios provide, and we want to stay one step ahead of these needs. In doing so, my focus will be on using technology to raise the bar and further enrich the relationship with our clients."
Tags: new appointment, Tom Witkowski, Twickenham Film Studios
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Many belief systems have either added their own interpretations to the Bible by adding their own books (Mormons) or retranslating the Bible to fit their own belief systems despite the clear Greek of the ancient manuscripts (Jehovah's Witnesses). The Jehovah's Witness church dramatically changed ("retranslated") the text and published their own New World Translation. This church often misquotes ancient Greek scholars to support their version; these misrepresentations of the positions of quoted scholars are becoming better documented.
The Holy Bible translations used by the Christian church (NIV, New King James Version, King James Version, New Revised Standard Version, Revised Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, etc.) do not vary in doctrine or theology, as the New World Translation does, but rather vary in the style of everyday language. All these translations cited are trustworthy translations recognized for the word-for-word literal translation of the Greek texts.
For the truth-seeker, the following is offered as justification that the Bible claims and establishes that Jesus is indeed Jehovah. Jesus is Almighty God.
(1) Norman L. Geisler, "Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics" (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1999), 531-7.
The names "Jehovah" or "Yahweh" do not appear in the New Testament.
The word "Jehovah" does not occur a single time in the New Testament Greek manuscripts!
Jesus refers to God as "Father"
Jesus is Yahweh in flesh, wholly God and wholly man.
John 20:28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word ["logos"=Jesus], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
"I AM" ("ego eimi") refers exclusively to Jehovah in the Old Testament and emphasizes there is only one (1) eternal God and no lesser gods. "Ego eimi" is used by Jesus to refer to Himself. The Jews understood very clearly Jesus was referring to Himself as Yahweh (Jehovah); that is why they attempted to stone Him after His "ego eimi" statement.
Ex. 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
Is. 43:10 "You are My witnesses," declares the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after Me."
John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."
said to them, "Whom do you seek?" They answered Him, "Jesus the Nazarene." He *said to them, "I am He."
. So when He said to them, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the ground.
John 13:19 "From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He."
The LORD alone receives worship (1st and 2nd commandments). However, Jesus received worship. In order to not violate the commandments, Jesus must be the LORD in order to receive worship.
Matt. 4:10 Then Jesus *said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"
Rev. 5:14 And the four living creatures kept saying, "Amen." And the elders fell down and worshiped.
Phil. 2:9-11 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Matt. 14:33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "You are certainly God's Son!
Matt. 28:9 And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.
John 9:38 And he said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped Him.
Is. 10:21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.
Is. 41:4 "Who has performed and accomplished it, calling forth the generations from the beginning? 'I, the LORD [Yahweh or Jehovah], am the first, and with the last. I am He.'"
Is. 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me."
Is. 48:12 "Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last."
Rev. 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "
Rev. 21:5-7 And He who sits on the throne said, "
. I will be his God and he will be My son."
. I [same "I", thus "Jesus"] am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity."
Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
walk'? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"
Matt. 9:5-6 "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, and walk'? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"–then He *said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home."
Col. 3:13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
Gen. 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Is. 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.
Psa. 95:5-6 The sea is His, for it was He who made it, and His hands formed the dry land. Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
Psa. 102:25 Of old You founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word ["logos" = Jesus], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.


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Jacqueline Laurita Just Lowered the Price of Her New Jersey Home Even More: See Inside (UPDATE)
May 13, 2019, 9:00 AM ET
The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum's Franklin Lakes estate is priced to move.
By Tamara Palmer
Update: A little over a month after listing her Franklin Lakes, New Jersey home, Jacqueline Laurita has lowered the price by $100,000. Listed for sale in early April, the home's new asking price $1.85 million.
Original story continues below...
Jacqueline Laurita is offering the chance of a lifetime to live like one of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The alum has put her beautiful Franklin Lakes home, which she first listed for $2.3 million in 2017, back on the market — this time at a drastically reduced price of $1.95 million (check out a bit of the place in the clip above).
The six-bedroom, six-bathroom Bergen County mansion was built in 2001 and renovated just a few years ago, so it's all ready for a new family to make their own. Could it be you? Let's take a look:
The home sits on 1.75 acres, with limestone walkways and lush lawns in front and in back. There's an impossibly grand two-story foyer when you walk inside, too!
RHONJ viewers used to see Jacqueline whipping up something fabulous in this kitchen, and she still makes impressive-looking Sunday suppers in it, only now the appliances and amenities have been upgraded to include a commercial range, wine fridge, and large walk-in pantry. Maybe Jacqueline can leave you a few recipes in a drawer.
Speaking of recipes, Jacqueline's cavernous, light-filled living room is a recipe for relaxation in and of itself.
Jacqueline's husband, Chris Laurita, turned their basement into an epic game room, which became the scene of many a guys' night with Joe Giudice and other pals in the early years of RHONJ. There's also an office and a wine cellar down here for some business in the front, party in the back action.
1.75 acres offers plenty of space for creating the garden (and fairy garden) of your dreams. Who's in?
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Effects of moisture content and temperature on storage of Metarhizium flavoviride Conidia
D. Moore, O. K. Douro-Kpindou, Nina Ellen Jenkins, C. J. Lomer
The effects of moisture content and temperature on the medium-term (3-4 months) storage of conidia of Metarhizium flavoviride were investigated. Conidia harvested after 24 days of culturing on rice showed greater tolerance to long storage than conidia from 12-day cultures. The moisture content of the conidia was of greatest importance; at harvest from the culture, conidial moisture contents could be >40%, while the optimal moisture content for storage was found to be 4-5%. Dried conidia stored in oil benefited from the addition of dried silica gel, as did conidia stored as powder. A range of mineral oils proved satisfactory for storage, and when dried silica gel was added to suspensions, germination levels were 79.8% after 105 days at 28-32°C. Dried conidia stored in oil maintained germination levels of up to 96 and 85% after 80 days at 10-14°C and 28-32°C respectively. Dried conidia stored as powder retained germination levels of 95% at 10-14°C, but only up to 27% at 28-32°C. In another experiment, dried conidia maintained greater than 90% germination over 128 days, with or without silica gel at 10-14°C or - 15-18°C.
Biocontrol Science and Technology
Metarhizium flavoviride
Metarhizium
Fungal Spores
conidia
Moore, D., Douro-Kpindou, O. K., Jenkins, N. E., & Lomer, C. J. (1996). Effects of moisture content and temperature on storage of Metarhizium flavoviride Conidia. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 6(1), 51-61.
Moore, D. ; Douro-Kpindou, O. K. ; Jenkins, Nina Ellen ; Lomer, C. J. / Effects of moisture content and temperature on storage of Metarhizium flavoviride Conidia. In: Biocontrol Science and Technology. 1996 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 51-61.
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You should make a human-sized cookie!!!
Actually, pythag can only be used on a right triangle. Nice try tho.
The only time anyone's actually used Pythagoras Theorem in real life.
"I'm gonna walk into a massage parlor and they're gonna be like, 'what experience you got?' and I'll just pull up this video."
pythagorean theorem is only for right triangles ._.
Can you make a giant taco,pls!
can you make a huge potatoe frie? like huge, like , like your arm?
His name and his instagram pls??? Anybody?
you should make a giant sushi!
what if tasty and Gordon Ramsay did a collab???
CHICKEN AFFREDO PLS WITH THE OLIVE GARDEN SALAD AND THE BREAD STICKS!!!


Oklahoma City is preparing for its first 420 after the passage of State Question 788. And how.
Cox Convention Center hosts CannaCon April 18-19, with several events — including Chronic Palooza — on the day itself.
For years, 420 has been synonymous with cannabis culture, with 4:20 p.m. being the designated time for many a smoking session, and the biggest celebration itself occurring April 20.
The legend goes that five high school students at San Rafael High School in Marin County, California, coined the term. The boys, who called themselves The Waldos, would meet at a statue of Louis Pasteur located near the entrance of the school's parking lot. Already cannabis enthusiasts, they heard about a nearby pot patch and met after class and after-school activities at 4:20 p.m. to go on a treasure hunt, according to a story published in the December 1988 edition of High Times magazine.
Over the years, The Waldos kept using the phrase, which eventually transferred into the fan culture of The Grateful Dead and, eventually, across the world.
The tradition has long been carried in Oklahoma, but this will be the first year of a legal medical program.
The first of two CannaCons to be held in Oklahoma City this year precedes the smokers' holiday. While vendor space sold out a month before the event, tickets are still available.
CannaCon is a business-to-business conference featuring 225 vendors and dozens of seminars over two days. Tickets are $40-$70 for entry to the expo or $100-$150 for entry and access to the seminars.
Chief Peace is one of the featured performers at Chronic Palooza.
But hooking cannabis business owners up with national brands and industry leaders is the primary purpose of CannaCon.
CannaCon returns to Oklahoma City in September.
But all work and no play makes for a dull 420, and that's where Lucky's Grow Supply and Chronic Palooza comes in.
Lucky's Grow Supply, 7507 Broadway Extension, hosts its first 4/20 Spring Sesh 10 a.m.-7 p.m. April 20.
Since Lucky's does not sell seeds, plants or flower, it can allow consumption on premises and will have its 710 Bus outside.
There will be aerial burlesque performances and glass-blowing demonstrations as well as local DJs and the OklaHomeGrown art show and live art.
A free cookout with Schwab & Co. begins around 11 a.m. and ends in the late afternoon.
"I'm flying somebody down, a buddy of mine that's a chef up in Seattle, to do the cookout," Degerness said.
The sauces will be infused with THC.
Several vendors from CannaCon will be on-site, and there will be hourly giveaways throughout the day. At 4:20 p.m., Lucky's will give away a full tent setup.
When the event ends, there is an after-party at Kat's Tavern, 901 NW 64th St., which Degerness said has a patient-friendly patio.
Chronic Palooza is noon-10 p.m. April 20 at State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing Blvd. In addition to two buildings with vendors, there will also be continuous outdoor performances by dozens of entertainers. Attendance is free with registration.
The lineup includes Ngaio Bealum from Netflix's Cooking on High, and Moore native Chief Peace is driving in from Los Angeles to perform. Other featured musicians and comedians include Felina & The Feels, The New Tribe, MEMG, Maralen Pennyfeather, L Smooth, Wub Wub, Tig Blues, Mike Cloud, Be Low, Deezy, Ice Black, Pineapple Stro, Redzone, Down Periscope, Yak Let It Bang Ent, Last Sayso, Troy Allen Band, Analgestic, Gage Mainus, Lenny Vanhorn, Jenny Godwin, Justin Keithley, Niccolo Birkitt and Angel Superstud.
Originally, Lawrence set out to have vendors and a patient drive in one building, but the event has quickly expanded.
The fee for regular patients will be $100, with discounted recommendations for veterans at $80.
"It's gotten so big and growing so well that we actually added the Modern Living building as well. So now we're at 40-45,000 square feet of vendor space. And then we went ahead and added all the live bands outside, so I've got a lineup of over 20 artists performing," Lawrence said.
Oklahoma City has a special guest the week of April 20. Comedian and cannabis activist Ngaio Bealum will be in the city for four days.
Bealum will be attending but not performing at CannaCon and visiting as many of the city's dispensaries as he can fit into his schedule, and then he will make a special appearance at Chronic Palooza.
Bealum has been involved in a hybrid career of cannabis activism and comedy since the 1990s. In addition to being a regular on Netflix's Cooking on High that debuted in summer 2018, he also just returned from the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin.
He will attend the festival's 4:20 p.m. patient appreciation award presentation and present a patient award and then perform a brief set.
The evening of April 20, he headlines 4/20 with Ngaio Bealum: A Night of Cannabis Culture Appreciation at The Paramount Room. The event comes on the heels of the April 9 release of Bealum's new comedy album, Weedier & Sexier, on 800 Pound Gorilla Records.
Comedians Lenny Vanhorn and Angel Hamilton will be opening, and Sativa Prophets also performs. Tickets are $20-$25.


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Hu Jia (CHN)
2013 Honor Diver
FOR THE RECORD: 2000 OYLMPIC GAMES: silver (10m platform, 10m platform synchro); 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold (10m platform); 2001 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (10m platform synchro); 2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: gold (10m platform); 2002 ASIAN GAMES: gold (10m platform synchro).
Diving is a quiet, precise sport. The actual take-off jump happens within a split second and the meditative moment before the jump determines the dives success or failure.
This platform diver performs with artistry, concentration and a personal story of will, dedication and drive. From Wuhan in the Hubei Province of Central China, he barely saw his parents after entering the national diving program at the age of nine like most of China's prodigies. He had been spotted by a former diver and sent to train with a coach in Guangdong.
Considered relatively untalented by some, Hu Jia proved them all wrong when he won the platform gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, distinguishing himself through unrelenting hard work and beating out the favorite, teammate Tian Liang, for the gold medal.
But it was not without a price to pay, as he developed a detached retina from doing repeated dives from the 10 meter tower, almost going blind. He had also developed severe shoulder problems, but in Athens, he scored 748.08 points to secure his place in diving history, earning nine's and ten's on most of his dives.
Four years earlier, at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he won silver medals on the 10 meter platform in the individual and synchronized diving event with partner Tian Liang.
Hu also had gold medal performances at the 2001 Fukuoka World Championship (10m platform synchro), 2005 Montreal World Championship (10m platform) and the 2002 Busan Asian Games (10m platform synchro).
His coaches were Tan Liangde and his wife, Li Qing, both silver medalists in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Tan also won silver medals in 1984 and 1992 and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2000.


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