WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
FOR:
Ahmadi, Robin Real Estate Capital Markets (Self), Allen, TX
Bayliss, Jasmine (Self), Murphy, TX
Bennett, Richard A. (Tony) President (Texas Assn of Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Busby, William (Self)
Cernosek, Larry Automotive (Self), Pasadena, TX
Craymer, Dale President (also providing written testimony) (Texas Taxpayers & Research
Assoc), Austin, TX
Dickey, James marketing (Travis County Republican Party)
Duerstine II, Russ Senior Field Director (also providing written testimony) (Concerned
Veterans for America/AFP), San Angelo, TX
Duke, Steve Self-Employed (Self; City of Lucas Constituancy)
Fabry, Thomas Retired (Self), Frisco, TX
Fisher, Deborah Homemaker/City Councilmember (Myself and the taxpayers of Lucas),
Lucas, TX
Forbes, Dean Retired (My self & Firethorne Subdivision in Katy, Tx), Katy, TX
Giles, Mike Real Estate Investor (Self)
Heisner, John (Self)
Johnson, Cheryl E. Co. Tax Assessor Collector (also providing written testimony)
(Galveston Co. Taxpayers & Self), Galveston, TX
Knapp, Gregory Real Estate Broker (Self), Plano, TX
LeBas, James fiscal analyst (Texas Oil & Gas Association), Austin, TX
Maxwell, Carroll Retired (Self)
Mendoza, Roy Director- Coalitions (also providing written testimony) (Libre Initiative/
AFP Texas), Brazos, TX
Mintz, David VP, government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Olotu, Becky Home Base Business (Self), Allen, TX
Openshaw, Michael Database Develope (also providing written testimony) (Self), Plano,
TX
Palmer, Joe sales/logistics (also providing written testimony) (Self), Burleson, TX
Piziali, Andrew Retiree (also providing written testimony) (Self)
Puchacz, Ted Retired Exec (Self), Fairview, TX
Quintero, James Analyst (also providing written testimony) (Texas Public Policy
Foundation), Austin, TX
Rosenhouse, L. Minton CPA-Financial Advisor - Business Consultant (Self), Dallas, TX
Spano, Matthew Business Owner (Self), Fort Worth, TX
Troxclair, Ellen Austin City Council (Self), AK
Williams, Brett Commercial Real Estate (Texas BOMA), Houston
Wilson, William Charles Retired (also providing written testimony) (Self), Cypress, TX
Zimmerman, Pilot, Bill World's Largest Airline (Self), Southlake, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
AGAINST:
Aaron, Tracy Chief of Police (City of Mansfield), Mansfield, TX
Abbott, Robert Fire Chief (Travis County Emergency Services District #6), Austin, TX
Adame, Juan J. Fire Chief (City of Sugar Land), Sugar Land, TX
Addison, Tim Commissioner of Yoakum Co. Pct 4 (also providing written testimony)
(Yoakum Co.), Plains, TX
Allison, Jim General Counsel (also providing written testimony) (County Judges &
Commissioners Assn. of Tx), Austin, TX
Allred, Don County Judge (Oldham County), Vega, TX
Benson, David Chief of Staff, Finance (also providing written testimony) (City of Houston
Finance Dept.), Houston, TX
Billings, Dario Fate City Council (City of Fate Tx)
Bondurant, Barry Fire Chief (City of Mansfield), Mansfield, TX
Bozon, Brandon Director of Finance (City of Belton)
Brandon, James Police Chief, Southlake, Tx (City of Southlake), Southlake, TX
Brieden, John County Judge (also providing written testimony) (Self), Brenham, TX
Burroughs, Mark Attorney (Vice-Chair Denton Chamber of Commerce; Former Mayor
Denton), Denton, TX
Burrows, Jon Bell County Judge (Bell County), Belton
Calhoun, Pat County Judge (Goliad County)
Carlton, John Attorney (Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts), Austin,
TX
Carpenter, Michael Mayor, Business Manager (City of Schertz, Texas), Schertz, TX
Cato, Charles Chief of Police, City of Mesquite (also providing written testimony) (City of
Mesquite), Mesquite, TX
Crow, Tim Police Chief (City of Gonzales), Gonzales, TX
Daugherty, Gerald Travis County Commissioner (Travis County)
Dennis, Mary M. Mortitian (Texas Muncipal League), Live, TX
Dion, Edward A. County Auditor (also providing written testimony) (County of El
Paso/Texas Assoc. County Auditors), El Paso, TX
Elliott, Jay T. County Judge (Falls County)
Evans, Richard Bandera County Judge (Bandera County Comm. Court), Bandera, TX
Firth, John County Judge (Coryell County), Gatesville, TX
Gerdes, Scott Police Chief (City of West Lake Hills), West Lake Hills, TX
Gilmore, T J (also providing written testimony) (City of Lewisville), Lewisville, TX
Gorzell, Ben Chief Financial Officer (City of San Antonio)
Goudie, Brad Fire Fighter (City of Highland Village)
Gregory, Council Member Dalton City Council Member (City of Denton Police
Department), Denton, TX
Hardgrove, Wallace Budget Officer, County of El Paso (also providing written testimony)
(County of El Paso), El Paso, TX
Harpole, Paul Mayor of Amarillo Texas (also providing written testimony) (City of
Amarillo), Amarillo, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Chambers County, Sheriff's Association of Texas), Anahuae,
TX
Henley, Terry GE Retired/Mayor Pro Tem Meadows Place (also providing written
testimony) (TML/TARC/City of Meadows Place), Meadows Place, TX
Hill, Laura Mayor (Southlake), Southlake, TX
Horn, Mary Denton County Judge (also providing written testimony) (Denton County
Commissioners Court), Denton, TX
Howell, Chief Lee Police Chief (City of Denton), Denton, TX
Huffman, Shong City Council - Frisco (City of Frisco), Frisco, TX
Jackson, Sharen CFO (City of Southlake), Southlake, TX
Johnson, Chief of Police, Gary Law Enforcement (City of Roanoke), Roanoke, TX
Johnston, Robert County Judge (Anderson County), Palestine, TX
Jones, Patti County Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (Lubbock County),
Lubbock, TX
Jordan, Greg Chief Financial Officer (City of Grapevine)
Kacir, Mayor Connie Mayor City of Gonzales (also providing written testimony) (City of
Gonzales), Gonzales, TX
Kelly, James Retired (ESD Commissioner) (Montgomery County Emergency Services Dist
#48), Spring, TX
Kerbow, Russell Chief of Police (also providing written testimony) (City of Lewisville),
Lewisville, TX
Keyes, Tom N. County Judge (Gaines County)
Klement, Leon County Commissioner (Cooke County)
Lally, Sean P. City Manager of Gonzales (City of Gonzales), Gonzales, TX
Lamas, Luis Mayor (Ingleside, TX), Ingleside, TX
Lane, Bill Attorney- City of Mansfield (Mansfield), Mansfield, TX
Lara, Rene Legislative Director (Texas AFL-CIO), Austin, TX
Larson, Scott Insurance (Schertz, Tx), Schertz, TX
Lavine, Dick Senior Fiscal Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX
Lee, Donald Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Louderback, A J Sheriff (Sherffs Assoc. of Texas), Edna, TX
Lowry, Terry Mayor (City of Arp), Arp, TX
Mackie, Leslie County Judge (Sterling County), Sterling City, TX
Markle, Mike Police Chief (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX
McCay, Bill Lubbock county Commissioner (Lubbock County)
McCollough, Rhonda City Council Member (also providing written testimony) (City of
West Lake Hills, Tx 78746), West Lake Hill, TX
McManus, Chief William Chief of Police - San Antonio Police Dept. (City of San Antonio
- San Antonio Police Dept.), San Antonio, TX
Mooney, Karl P. Mayor, City of College Station (also providing written testimony) (City
of College Station, TML Region 10), College Station, TX
Normon, John Lee County Judge (Gorza County)
Oretga Carter, Dolores Travis County Treasurer (also providing written testimony)
(County Treasurers Association of TX), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Pardue, Craig Principal Bedrock Strategy (Midland County), Dallas, TX
Paulsgrove, Chief Robin Fire Chief (City of Denton Fire Department), Denton, TX
Perdue, Jimmy Police Chief (City of North Richland Hills), Irving, TX
Perkins, Mayor Peter L. Former Mayor Ingleside (also providing written testimony)
(Ingleside, Tx), Ingleside, TX
Phillis, Peta Deputy City Manager (City of Mansfield, Tx), Mansfield, TX
Price, Betsy Mayor Ft. Worth (City of Ft Worth)
Rawligns, Mike Mayor, City of Dallas (also providing written testimony) (City of Dallas)
Reaume, Cori City Manager (City of Justin)
Reed, Charles Assistant Administrator (Dallas County Commissioner Court), Dallas, TX
Rinehart, Joe Mayor (City of Lake Jackson), Lake Jackson, TX
Rocha, Robert Fire Chief (also providing written testimony) (City of Corpus Christi, Tx),
Corpus Christi, TX
Rodgers, Michael Director of Finance & Administration (also providing written testimony)
(City of Webster Texas), Webster, TX
Salvaggio, Joseph Police Chief (City of Leon Valley), Leon Valley, TX
Scaman, Ricky Sheriff (Falls County/ Sheriff's Association), Marlin
Schmidt, Keith Fire Chief (Gonzales Fire Department), Gonzales, TX
Self, Keith County Judge (also providing written testimony) (Collin County), McKinney,
TX
Shipp, Patrick Fire Chief (City of Webster & Texas Fire Chief Ass.), Webster, TX
Shofner, Charles County Commissioner Pct 1 (Jasper County), Jasper, TX
Smith, Aaron City Manager (City of Whitehouse, as my capacity as City Manager),
Whitehouse, TX
Smith, T. Randall Pastor (also providing written testimony) (myself, Texas Impact),
Houston, TX
Smolinski, Joe Deputy City Manager (City of Mansfield), Mansfield, TX
Sowell, Will Mayor Pro tem City of Frisco (City of Frisco), Frisco, TX
Spencer, Sharon City Council Member (City of Grapevine)
Spurgin, Dale County Judge (Jones County)
Stafford, Charles Denton ISD School Board Member; Business Owner (Self), Denton, TX
Starnes, Charles Professor of Economics, Mayor ProTem (City of Plainview), Plainview,
TX
Theodosis, Byron County Judge (San Saba County)
Tittle, Tim Fire Chief, City of Lewisville (also providing written testimony) (City of
Lewisvile), Lewisville, TX
Trevino, J., Honorable Pedro "Pete" County Judge (Jim Wells), Alice, TX
Valdez, Luis Fire Chief (also providing written testimony) (City of Leon Valley, Tx)
Vargas, Dr. Mark E. Mayor (Town of Lakewood Village), LWV, TX
Voelker, Paul Mayor City of Richardson (also providing written testimony) (City &
Metrplex Mayor's ACS), Richardson, TX
West, Charles City Administrator (City of Van)
Wilkison, Charley Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of
Texas), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Williams, Jeff Mayor of Arlington (also providing written testimony) (City of Arlington),
Arlington, TX
Worley, Gary Brown County Commissioner (Brown County)
Worley, Gary County Commissioner, Brown County (Brown County), Brownwood, TX
Worsham, Grover County Commissioner (Trinity CO), Groveton, TX
Zermeno, William Larry County Auditor (Goliad County), Goliad, TX
Zimmerman, Joe R. Mayor of Sugerland (also providing written testimony) (City of
Sugarland), Sugarland, TX
ON:
Allaway, Bill (also providing written testimony) (Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Altinger, Roland Chief Appraiser (also providing written testimony) (Harris County
Appraisal District)
Chaddick, Connor Chaddick Corp (Business & Personal)
French, Michelle Denton county tax Assessor Collector (also providing written testimony)
((TACA) Tax Assessor-Collectors Assoc. of TX), Ponder, TX
Jackson, William J. Budget Officer (also providing written testimony) (Harris County),
Hou, TX
Morse, Catherine Samsung Austin Semiconductor (Samsung)
Nolan, Ken Chief Appraiser (Dallas CAD), Dallas, TX
Saegert, Carolyn Merchan Consultant (Texas Realtors Association), Austin, TX
South, Brent Chief Appraiser (Texas Association of Appraisal Dist.), Greenville, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Ayala, Salvador Analyst (Empower Texans), Austin, TX
Bao, Lily Realtor (Self), Plano
Betancourt, Tammy Executive (Houston Boma)
Boyd, Ronald Retired (Self)
Cahn, Adam Blogger (Cahnman's Musings)
Comparin, Tony Property Tax Consultant (TAPTP), Irving, TX
Cordina, Joe Former Mayor, City of Parker (Residents of the City of Parker)
Doyle, Patrick Student from UT Dallas (Collin County), Allen, TX
Ellington, Brittini Assistant Property Manager (Cousins Properties)
Findeisen, Les Director of Policy (Texas Trucking Association), Austin, TX
Fousek, Georgina retired (Self), Fairview, TX
Fousek, Jr, Oldrich Retired (Self), Fairview, TX
Frueh, Paul (Self)
Gilligan, Lillie (Self), Austin, TX
Gonzalez, Daniel Consultant (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX
Gostomski, John D. Data Science/ Analyst (Self)
Grabner, Matt (Ryan, LLC), Austin, TX
Greener, Jerome State Director (Americans for Prosperity - TX)
Hancock, Tracy retired (Collin County taxpayers & myself), Allen, TX
Harris, James Attorney, Taxpayer (Self), Dallas, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Hastings, Paul Imagiration (Self), Lago Vista, TX
Hensley, Elisabeth Property Mgmt Commercial RE (Texas Bema)
Jain, Ravi Engineer (Self), Plano, TX
Jaquess, Charles Ryan Financial Advisor (Self), Lucas, TX
Johnson, Karisa Commercial Real Estate (Texas BOMA)
Jones, Emma D. Retired Lab Owner (Collin County- myself), Anna, TX
Jones, Max Director (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX
Kelberlau, William Retired (Self)
Koch, Kevin J. Business Executive (McLane Company, Inc.), Temple, TX
Lavender, Richard Owen Retired (Self), Parker, TX
Lynch, Terry Retired (Self), Parker
Lytle, Dalton Solution Architect (Self; Self), Murphy, TX
McCord, Tim software engineer (Self), Wylie, TX
McCouley, Ronda Retired Teacher / Trainer (Self)
McCoy, Lynn Homemaker (Family/ Community), Plano
Midgley, Denise house wife (myself, family, & family), Plano, TX
Neeley, Josiah Southwest Director (R Street Institute), Austin, TX
Parsons, Brad Research Analyst (Self; Property Tax Payers (self)), Austin, TX
Patel, Rahul B. Attorney (CFAR)
Pennington, Paul Property Tax Consultant (PE Pennington & co, Inc.)
Popr, James Attorney (Popp Hutcheson), Austin
Putnam, Terry Retired (Self), Georgetown
Putnam, Wilma Joy Retired, Grassroots Activist (Texas)
Ray, Curtis Retired teacher, adjunct faculty UNT (Self)
Redman, Dianne Small Business Owner & Homemaker (Self)
Redman, Thomas Network Architect (Self), Richardson, TX
Retzloff, Scott (Self)
Rhodes, Fran Retired (Self; Myself), Ft. Worth
Rusterholtz, Peggy Retired (Self), Lucas, TX
Scarborough, Jim Real Estate (Self; my self)
Scarbrough, Daphne metal fabricator (small business owner), Houston, TX
Sheetz, Samuel Policy Director (Americans for Prosperity), Austin, TX
Shields, Chris Govt. Affairs (Tenaska), Austin, TX
Sneer, Jim V.P. Govt. Relations (Texas Retailers Association), Austin, TX
Spraggins, Betty City Council (Self)
Spraggins, Joseph Wayne Columnist Former Foreign Correspondent (Self)
Swift, Sheryl Galveston Tax Office - Chief Deputy (Galveston Tax Office)
Tucker, Karin L. Retired & (Self)
Villarreal IV, Martin Chief Appraiser (Webb County Appraisal District)
White, Jayne E Retired & Caregiver (Self), Mckinney
Wilson, David M. Director, Cypress Texas Tea Party (Self)
Wright, Greg J Electrical Engineer (Self), Allen, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
AGAINST:
Aaron, Merle Mayor City of Humble (City of Humble)
Abercrombie, Jay City Manager - City of Bullard (City of Bullard), Bullard, TX
Aguilar, Frances City Secretary (City of Manor), Manor, TX
Akers, Monte Attorney (City of Balch Springs), Austin
Alfaro, Carlos Fire Chief City of Kirby (City of Kirby), San Antonio, TX
Alford, Bob Retired Sheriff Johnson Co. (Citizens of Johnson Co.), Alvarado, TX
Alfred, Everette D. (North & East TX County Judge & Commissioner Ass.)
Allgood, Katie Managing Director, City of Hewitt (City of Hewitt)
Anderson, Soya Commissioner Harris County (ESD#2), Houston, TX
Armstrong, Josh Director of Finance (City of Justin), Justin, TX
Bailey, Dennis Rockwall County Commissioner Pct 3 (Self)
Bain, Joe Mayor - City of Lakeway (City of Lakeway), Lakeway, TX
Baker, Al Lieutenant of Police (City of Southside Place, Texas), Southside Place, TX
Baker II, Bruce Wayne Fire Chief (City of Joshua), Joshua, TX
Bark, Jerry Director - Parks & Recreation (City of Harker Heights & Tx Recreation &
Parks Society)
Barrera, Tracy County Auditor (Frio County), Pearsall, TX
Barron, Jim Yoakum County Judge (Yoakum County), Plains, TX
Batla, Brent Fire fighter (City of Burleson), Celburne, TX
Bearden, Jerry County Judge (Mason County)
Beck, Kenneth H. Mayor (Village Of Volente), Volente, TX
Bennett, Nicholas Chief of Staff (Bexar County), San Antonio, TX
Berezin, Michael A. Chief Of Police (City of Missouri City, Texas), Missouri City, TX
Blair, Roy County Judge (Coke County)
Bois, Kevin M. Chief of Police (City of Kirby), Kirby, TX
Bolt, Thomas City Mgr (Manor TX), Manon
Boshears, Gary Chief of Police (City of Granite Shoals), Marble Falls, TX
Bowie, Barbara City Counsil Woman (Kirby, Tx)
Boyd, Calvin Sheriff (Burnet County), Burnet County, TX
Bracco, Lance Fire Chief (Hewitt), Hewitt, TX
Brezina, Ben Intergovernmental Relations Manager (City of Frisco), Frisco
Brinkley, Jason County Judge, Cooke County (Cooke County), Gainesville, TX
Brown, Tim County Commissioner (Bell County)
Bruce, John Chief of Police (City of Frisco Police Department), Frisco, TX
Bruns, David L. Comm. Goliad CO. Prec. 4 (Goliad CO.), Goliad, TX
Bullock, J.C. Local Official, County Judge (Young County, TX), Graham, TX
Burrows, Katie Vice Chair, Brd Trustees, Temple College (Self), Temple, TX
Butler, Kelly P. Police Officer (Chief of Police) (City of Wortham/Wortham Police
Department), Wortham, TX
Cain, Scott Mayor, Cleburne / Attorney (City of Cleburne), Cleburne, TX
Caldwell, Curtis Moak Casey & Assoc. (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX
Campbell, Byron Consultant (Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Campbell, Jr., Eugene Fire Chief (City of Missouri City, Texas), Missouri City, TX
Campos, Lorena govt. affairs (San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc. (SAMCO)), San
Antonio, TX
Cantrell, Jamey Animal Services Director (Texas Animal Control Association), Plano, TX
Carpenter, Marshall Student (Self)
Carroll, Bobby Commissioner Pct. 1 Lampasas County (Lampases County)
Casaday, Kenneth Police Officer (Austin Police Association), Austin
Casias, Johnny City Administrator (City of Selma)
Cheshire, Bobby Commissioner Pct 4 (Angelina County)
Chew, Jimmy D. Fire Chief (Texas Fire Chief Assoc.), Stephenville
Clements, Michael Professional Firefighter (College Station Prof. Fire fighters
Association), College Station, TX
Collins, Denver Municipal Police Administration- Police Officer (City of Manor), Manor,
TX
Cook, Gayle City Manager (City of Seabrook)
Coon, Michael City Manager (City of Richwood), Richwood, TX
Corb, Bryan Chief of Police (City of Richwood), Richwood, TX
Cordes, Richard County Judge, Menard Co. (Menard County), Menard, TX
Coughlin, Ken Police chief (Plainview Polke Department), Plainview, TX
Crok, David Lloyd Police Officer (FWPOH), FW, TX
Cunningham, Mary S. Llano County Judge (Llano County), Llano
Daley of Selma, Mayor Thomas (North East Partnership)
Darby, Curtis Asst. Chief Bryan Police Dept. (City of Bryan)
Deason, Ray Asst. Superintendent (Ore City ISD), Ore City, TX
deLeon, Suzanne Mayor (Balcones Heights)
Dennis, Brenda City Secretary (City of Schertz), Schertz, TX
Deshrelds, Glenn Legislative Director (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters), Austin,
TX
Devlin, James W. Chief of Police (City of Hewitt), Hewitt, TX
DeWitt, Jim CFO, Accounting, Finance (Travis County ESD #6), Austin, TX
Dick, Chris City Manager (City of Midlothian), Midlothian, TX
Dillard, David County Judge (Concho County)
Dixon, Frank Assistant Police chief (City of Austin Police Department)
Duanick, Tom County Auditor (Assoc Co Auditor), Floresville
Durand-Hollis, Gabriel Architect (Mayor City of Hill Country Village, TX)
Eckstein, Deece Travis County IGR Officer (Travis County)
Elrant, Bruce Tax Assessor (Self), Aus, TX
Essary, Derry Former Mayor (Bunker Hill Village MUDD VFD), Houston
Everett, Chris Lieutenant Live Oak Fire Dept. (Live Oak), Live Oak, TX
Ewerz, Michele (Self), Cedar Park, TX
Fields, Rex County Judge (Self)
Floyd, Stephen C. County Judge (Tom Green County), San Angelo, TX
Frazier, Fredrick Police Officer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Frederick, Pam Mayor (City of Bullard)
Freeman, Mayor Derrick City of Port Arthur Mayor (City of Port Arthur), Port Arthur, TX
Fulk, Kirk Judge (Mills Co)
Fulton, Clayton CFO (City of Hurst), Hurst, TX
Funderburk, Brian City Manager (City of Rowlett)
Gaddes, Larry Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector (Self; Myself & County),
Round Rock, TX
Galvan, Jr., Paul M. Chief of Police - City of Granbury (Self), Granbury, TX
Gholson, Wendy Director of Finance (City of Granite Shoals), Granite Shoals, TX
Gilliam, Dean Police Officer (Fort Worth Police Officers Assoc.), FW, TX
Goyle, Jeff Dir. of Government Affairs (City of San Antonio)
Gravell, Judge Bill Justice of The Peace (Justices of the Peaced Constable Assc. of Texas)
Grimes, Bryan City Manager (City of Ballinger), Ballinger
Gutierrez, Bobby Chief Deputy Constable (Justice of the Peace & Constable Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
Gutierrez, Ralph City Council member (City of Schertz), Silvertree, TX
Halfmann, Kim Glasscock County Judge (Glasscock County)
Hanill, Joe Legislative Director (American Federation of State County & Municipal
Employees)
Harmon, Micah C. Lavaca County Sheriff (Sheriff's Association of Texas), Hallettsville,
TX
Harris, David City Administrator (City of Baloones Heights), Balones Hgts, TX
Harrison, Greg County Commissioner (Angelina County), Lufkin, TX
Harrison, Rodney Chief of Police (Town of Little Elm)
Harvey, Brian Chief of Police (Allen Police & City of Allen)
Hendrix, Steve Fire Department City of Arlington (City of Arlington), Arlington, TX
Herden, Martha City Council Member (City of Blanco, TX), Blanco, TX
Hernandez, Jaime J. Assist Fire Chief Weslaco (Weslaco), Weslaco
Hill, Mark Architect (City of Coppell), Coppell, TX
Hiner, Harrison Legislative Director (Texas State Employees Union), Austin, TX
Hollarn, Joe Mayor - City of Joshua (Joshua, Tx)
Holloway, Byron Bellaire Police - Chief (City of Bellaire), Bellaire, TX
Howard, Neil Fire Chief (City of Rowlett)
Huckaby, Clayton Fire Chief of Buda Fire Department (Texas Fire chiefs Association),
Buda, TX
Hughson, Jane Council member (City of San Marcos)
Hunt, Deborah retired Williamson County Tax A/C (current Williamson Central Appraisal
District)
Hunt, Ray President (Houston Police Officers' Union), Hou., TX
Hurlbert, Heather Finance Director (City of San Marcos)
Hurley, Robert C County Judge (Atacosa County)
Isbell, Robert Fire Chief (City of Round Rock), TX
James, Nick Lobbyist (ARCIT), Austin
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Jarl, Katie Texas Senior State Director (The Humane Society of the United States)
Johnson, Frank City Manager (City of Hillsboro), Hillsboro, TX
Johnson, Sean Managing Director (City of Lancaster Texas), Dalls, TX
Johnson, Steven Senior Vice President (Texas Association of Community Colleges),
Austin, TX
Jones, Joshua City Manager (City of Joshua), Joshua, TX
Kafka, Bob Organizer (ADAPT of Tx)
Kelly, Kevin Sr. Police Officer- Austin Police Dept. (Austin Police Dept.)
Kidd, Bo Chief of Police (City of Buda)
Kiel, Teresa Guadalupe County Clerk (Self; Myself & The County 4 District Clerks
Association), Seguin, TX
Kitchens, Larry Mayor Pro Tem / City Council (City of Hurst, TX)
Klein, Kristen County Auditor (Texas Assoc of County Auditors), Seguin, TX
Kleinman, Lee Dallas City Council (Dallas City Council), Dallas, TX
Knowlton, Stuart Realtor/Appraisal Board Member (Atascosa County), Poteet, TX
Koebele, Stephen constultant (Galveston County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX
Kohler, James police chief (City of Boerne)
Lampman, Jr., Roger W. Division Fire Chief (City of Kerrvile), Kerrville, TX
Landry, Mitch Deputy Executive Director (Texas Municipal Police Association)
Langford, Bob County Commissioner (Montague County)
Lawson, Amy (Self), Austin, TX
Lee, Allyssa (Self), Austin, TX
Lewis, Gary D. Police Chief (City of Bullard), Bullard, TX
Lopez, Antonio Fire Chief, Weshalo Fire Dept (City of Weslalo)
Lopez, Carlos Constable (Justices of the Peace and Constable's Association of Texas),
Austin, TX
Love III, John B. City Councilman Midland Tx (City of Midland), TX
Lovett, Ted Fire Chief (Lufkin Fire & City of Lufkin), Lufkin
Loyd, Robert F Legislative Consultant (City of Lubbock; City of Lufkin)
Malone, Matthew Police Office (City of Live Oak), Live Oak, TX
Maples, Tobin City Manager (City of Fair Oaks Ranch)
Marez, John County Commissioner (Nueces County), Corpus Christi
Martinez, Christy Law Enforcement (Grand Prairie Police Department), Grand Prairie, TX
Maso, Mayor Maha Mayor of Frisco (City of Frisco, Tx)
Mason, JP Police Officer (Arlington Police Association), Arlington, TX
Mast, Brian S. Intergovernmental Relations (San Antonio River Authority), SA, TX
Maxwell, Thomas "Troy" Councilman, Universal City, TX (UC Citizen), Universal City,
TX
Mayes, Jr., Thomas Cullee Chief of Staff (Bexar County), San Antonio, TX
MayField, Kara Attorney (Association of Rural Communities in TX), Austin
McCaskill, Dale Fire Chief (City of Midlothian), Midlothian, TX
McCollum, Scott Police Chief (City of College Station)
McKinney, Wade County Commissioner (Henderson County), Eustace, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
McMahan, Jonathan Fire Chief (City of College Station), College Sta, TX
McNabb, Bryan Law Enforcement (Southside Place), Southside Place, TX
Meckel, Doug Fire Chief (City of Boerne), Boerne, TX
Megyesi, Lorne City of Fate Mayor (City of Fate)
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County), Ft. Worth, TX
Mesyesi, Lorne City of Fate Mayor (City of Fate)
Mihalkanin, Ed Teacher (City of San Marcos)
Miles, Adam City Manager (City of Hewitt, Hewitt TX 76643), Hewitt, TX
Miles, Colby student (Self), Haslet, TX
Mills, Buddy Sheriff of Gillespie County (Sheriff's Association of Texas / Gillespie Co.),
Fredricksburg, TX
Moore, Steve Police Chief (City of Hurst), Hurst, TX
Morales, Alonzo County Commissioner PET. 2 (Goliad County), Goliad, TX
Moreno, Celina attorney (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX
Moreno, Stephanie Bee County Judge (Bee County), Beeville, TX
Muhamet, Detective, Jerry Law Enforcement (City of Cameron, Texas/ Cameron Police
Department), Camerons, TX
Mund, Michele (Self), Austin, TX
Munkres, Lynda Morris Co. Judge (Morris Co. & Local Governments & Taxing Entities),
Omaha, TX
Neal, Danny McCulloch County Judge (McCulloch County), Brady, TX
Nichols, Colby Attorney (Texas Assoc. of Community Schools, Texas Rural Education
Assoc.), Austin
Nichols, Terry Chief of Police (Brownwood Police Dept.), Brownwood, TX
Nickeron, Wade Director of Finance (City of Baytown), Baytown, TX
Noble, Chris Chief of Police (City of Sealy, Tx)
O'Brien, Kristen AFSCME Local 1624 (union rep) (AFSCME Local 1624), Austin, TX
Oakley, CPA, Julie Assistant City Manager (City of Lakeway, Tx), Lakeway, TX
Olsen, Brian County Commissioner Pct #3 (Aransas County), Rockport, TX
Ortowski, Alison Asst. City Manager (City of Southlake)
Padilla, Jon Firefighter/ City of Arlington (City of Arlington), Arlington, TX
Padula, David Chief of Police (City of Selma, Texas), Selma, TX
Palla, David Fire Fighter (City of Hurst), Hurst, TX
Pantel, Jama Government Relations (Justices of the Peace & Constables Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
Park, Rick Police Chief (City of Lake Jackson), Lake Jackson, TX
Parker, J Rhett City Manager (City of Cameron Texas)
Parson, Mickey D. Real estate investments (Mayor Pro Tem City of Granburg), Granburg
Petherbridge, Patrick Chief of Police (City of Pflugerville), Pflugerville, TX
Phelps, Jennifer Poteat (Community College Association of Texas Trustees)
Phipps, Ryan Chief of Police (City of Manor, TX), Manor, TX
Pierson, James Chief of Police (City of Henderson), Henderson, TX
Piland, Mark Fire Chief Frisco Fire (City of Frisco Fire), TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Pitts, Terry County Commissioner (Angelina County), Huntington, TX
Porter, Greg City Manager (City of Cedar Hill), Cedar Hill, TX
Powers, Rusty Fire Chief (Plainview Fire Dept. City of Plainview)
Proctor, Rachel L. Mayor Pro Tem. (City of DeSoto, TX), DeSoto, TX
Ramirez, Ricardo Intergovernmental Relations (City of Sugar Land), Sugar Land, TX
Randall, Gerald Firefighter (Arlington Fire Department), Arl, TX
Raschke, Linda County Commissioner (Llano County), Dam, TX
Redford, Susan Retired Ector County Judge (Self), Leander
Reed, Cyrus Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter (Conservation Director), Austin, TX
Rex, Judson City Manager (City of Denison), Denison
Reyes, Stephanie San Antonio Chamber of Commerce (San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce)
Richardson, Dr. Tarron City Manager (City of DeSoto)
Riley, Jeremy Firefighter (City of Bryan)
Roberts, Karen Executive Assistant (Texas Humane Legislation Network)
Robinson, Dwayne Bexar County - Office of County Judge (Self), Schertz, TX
Roden, Gary City Councilman/Business Owner (City of Coppell), Coppell, TX
Rodriguez, Jimmy Legislative Director (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Rodriguez, Ramiro J Mayor (City of Palmhurst/TML Region 12), Palmhurst
Romero, Andrew Police Officer (Austin Police Association)
Rubin, Scott Chief of Police (City of Fair Oaks Ranch)
Sandoval, Mike County Commissioner Pct 3 (Llano County)
Shannon, Melissa Governmental Affairs Director (County of Bexar Commissioners Court),
San Antonio, TX
Shetter, Ken Mayor (Burleson, Tx), Burleson, TX
Short, Shaun Police Chief (City of Joshua), Joshua, TX
Shuster, Joe Pecos County Judge (Pecos County), Ft. Stockton, TX
Sisson, John Chief Deputy Travis Co Constable Pct 3 (Travis Co Constable Stacy Suits),
Austin, TX
Smith, Andrean Dir. Government Relations (University Health System), San Antonio, TX
Smith, Carl D. Chief of Police (City of Midlothian), Midlothian, TX
Smith, Lisa Auditor (Bastrop County)
Smith, Sheriff R. Glenn Waller County Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Sheriff)
Smith, William J. CPA, City Finance Officer (City of Bryan, TX), Bryan, TX
Smyre, Jay Retired (Bunker Hill Village), Hou, TX
Snipes, Anthony City Manager (City of Missouri City)
Snyder, Jeffrey City Manager (City of Plainview)
Squire, Lon City Manager (City of Jacinto City)
Starr, Michael Fire Chief (City of Aubrey and City of Southlake), Aubrey, TX
Stokes, Mayor Lynna Mayor City of Reno (City of Reno), Azle, TX
Tagliabue, Tom Director, Intergovernmental Relations (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus
Christi, TX
Teal, James E. Co. Judge (McMullen County), Tilden, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Thatcher, Jonathan City Attorney (City of Forney)
Thomason, Curtis City Police (Kerrville Police Department)
Tittle, Gary Assistant Chief of Police (City of Dallas - Dallas Police Department), Dallas,
TX
Torres, Sophie (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), SA, TX
Tovow, Jesse Lee firefighter (Arlington), Arlington, TX
Tyler, David Firefighter (Arlington), Arlington, TX
Utley, Marisa Yvette Self-employed (Jim Wells County), Alice, TX
Valadez, James Real Estate Broker (Self), Austin, TX
Van Howten, Richard W. Police Officer (City of Fort Worth / Fort Worth Police Officers
Association), Fort Worth
Vela, Michael A. Chief of Police (City of Palmhurst), Palmhurst, TX
Volz, Darrell Chief Of Police (City of Balcones Heights), Garden Ridge, TX
Wade, Blakely Assistant Fire Chief (City of Leon Valley), San Antonio, TX
Wait, Dudley President (Texas EMS Alliance), Schertz, TX
Ward, William B. Fire Department (Balcones Heights), San Antonio, TX
Warren, Davis Chief of Police (City of Rosenberg)
Whttaker, Chris City Manager, Rockdale TX (Citizens of Rockdale), Rockdale, TX
Wisko, Michael W. Fire Chief City of Galveston (Texas Fire Chief's Association)
Wittle, David (ADAPT of Texas)
Wright, Sean Chief of Police (Seabrook Police Dept. City of Seabrok)
Yeatts, Susan Bexar Co. Auditor, TX Assn of Co. Auditors (Bexar Co.), SA, TX
Yezak, Gerald County Sheriff (Sheriff's Assoc of Texas), Franklin, TX
Yingling, Nancy City of Coppell Councilmember (City of Coppell)
Young, PCED, Genora C. Community & Economic Development (City of Gonzales)
Zagurski, John Local gov. Finance (Government Finance officers of Texas), Fort Worth,
TX
Zeller, Ben Victoria County Judge (Texas Taxpayers), Victoria, TX
ON:
Coatney, David Fire Chief (Dallas Fire - Rescue, City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Crigler, Marya Chief Appraiser (Travis Central Appraisal District), Austin, TX
Horelica, Henry Fire Chief (Cameron Fire Dept), Cameron, TX
Rivero, Hector (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX
Robinson, Jim Senior Director, Special Projects (Harris County)
Wood, Robert City Administrator (City of West Lake Hills), West Lake Hills, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Falk, Roger Travis County Taxpayer Union (Travis County Taxpayer Union)
Goldstone, John Attorney (taxpayors), Austin
Mattingly, Edward A. Attorney & Property Owner (Self and MKM Trusts)
Miller, Diana Real Estate Broker (Self), Sugar Land
Salazar, Javier Bexar County Sheriff (County of Bexar Sheriff's Office), San Antonio
Shillig, Carter Commercial Real Estate (Self), Plano, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Spilman, Annie State Legislative Director (National Federation of Independent Business/
Texas), Austin, TX
Sullivan, Ray Consultant (Amazon, Braden Cox), Austin, TX
Vrshek, David Retired (Self; My Self), Richmond, TX
AGAINST:
Anderson, David D. lobbyist (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees), Austin
Baker, Lindsey Government Relations (Gary Henderson, President & CEO United Way of
Denton County and Mayor Chris Watts, City of Denton)
Beneski, Amy Governmental Relations (Texas Association of School Administrators),
Austin, TX
Bovos, Aaron CFO (City of Ft. Worth), Ft. Worth
Bovos, Aaron CFO (City of Fort Worth), Ft. Worth, TX
Broussard, Edward city manager (City of Tyler)
Cain, Nancy City Administrator (City of Garden Ridge), Garden Ridge, TX
Calvin, Taylor (City of Laredo)
Campbell, Drew Consultant (North Texas Commission), Dreck, TX
Chandler, Clayton W. City Manager 40 yrs (City of Mansfield)
Cimics, Ed Live Oak City Council Man (City of Live Oak)
Cordell, Billy Chief of Police (Burleson, Texas), Burleson
Cuellar, Guadalupe Legislative Attorney for City of El Pas (City of El Paso)
Day, Jackson Administrator (City of Georgetown)
Durham, William Fire Chief (City of Levelland)
France, Brie L. Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin)
Frankie, Rob Mayor (Cedar Hill), Cedar Hill
Frost, Michael L. Asst. Chief Tyler F.D. (Tyler Fire Dept. City of Tyler), Tyler, TX
Garcia, Carmela Council Member for City of Jacinto City & an Educator (City of Jacinto
City), Houston, TX
Giarratani, Dominic Assistant Director (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin
Hood, Charles Fire Chief (City of San Antonio)
Hulett, Nin Mayor of Granbury TX. (City of Granbury TX), Granbury
Hunt, Mayor Karen Mayor, City of Coppell (City of Coppell), Coppell, TX
Jones, Michael Paul Fire Captain- President (Burleson Professional Firefighters Assoc.),
Burleson, TX
Kelly, Bill Director of Government Relations (Mayor's Office, City of Houston), Houston,
TX
Merrit, Chandler Local Government (City of McKinney), McKinney, TX
Milligan, Maureen Association Director (Teaching Hosp of Texas), Austin
Nix, John Builder/ Mayor Pro Tem (City of Tyler), Tyler
Nystrom, Ashley Legislative liaison, City of Waco (City of Waco)
Owen, Allen Mayor of Missouri City, TX (Missouri City), Missouri City
Pickett, Stan Mayor, City of Mesquite (City of Mesquite)
Quinzi, Patty Legislative Counsel (TX- American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX
Short, Jim Lobbyist (FT Bend County), Fulsheau, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Smith, David L. Bexar County Manager (Bexar County), San Antonio
Stewart, Bill City Administrator (City of Huntington, TEXAS), Huntington
Strong, Dan O city councilman (Burleson)
Sugg, Paul J. Legislative Director (Texas Association of Counties), San Antonio
Toler, Jimmy Chief of Police (City of Tyler), Tyler, TX
Trimble, Keidric CFO (City of Tyler), Tyler, TX
Wayman, Scott City Manager (City of Live Oak), Live Oak, TX
Wehmeyer, Mackenna TAG Houston (TAG Houston)
Weist, Jon Legislative Officer (The City of Irving)
Wolff, Kevin Bexan County Commissioner Pct 3 (Bexan County), San Antonio, TX
Wolff, Nelson County Judge (Bexar County), San Antonio, TX
ON:
Smith, Michelle Consultant (Texas Association of School Business Officials), Austin, TX
FOR:
McGeary, Judith nonprofit E.D. & farmer (also providing written testimony) (Farm &
Ranch Freedom Alliance, & Self), Cameron, TX
Reeves, Brandon CEO Farm Force (SB 330), TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Casnovsky, Joy (Sustainable Food Center)
Hawkins, Lorig Farmer (Myself, owner of Middle Ground Farm. Co-founder Texas Young
Farmer Coalition)
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
FOR:
Wright, Ron Tarrant County Tax Assessor Collector (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Busby, William (Self)
Huston, Blake Advocate (AARP Texas)
Palmer, Joe sales / logistics (Self), Burleson, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
McLaurin, Kaleb Director of Government Affairs (Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Assn.), Austin, TX
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX
Rose, Denise Govt Relations (Texas Crushed Stone), Austin, TX
FOR:
Harris, James Attorney, Taxpayer (CFAR, Citizens for Appraisal Reform), Dallas, TX
Mintz, David VP, Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Patel, Rahul Attorney, Taxpayer (CFAR (citizens for appraisal reform))
Pennington, Paul Property Tax Consultant (also providing written testimony) (Citizens for
Appraisal Reform)
AGAINST:
Lavine, Dick Senior Fiscal Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin
ON:
South, Brent Chief Appraiser (Texas Association of Appraisal Dist.), Greenville
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Cartwright, Debbie (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX
Retzloff, Scott (Self)
AGAINST:
Comparin, Tony Property Tax Consulting (Self), Irving, TX
ON:
Crigler, Marya Chief Appraiser (Travis Central Appraisal District), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Shillig, Carter Commercial Real Estate (Self), Plano, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
McLaurin, Kaleb Director of Government Affairs (Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers
Assn.), Austin, TX
Mintz, Davis VP Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Garrett, RoVin Tax Assessor Collector Brazoria Co. (Self), Auguton, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Altinger, Ronald Chief Appraiser (Harris County Appraisal District)
Cartwright, Debbie (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Lee, Donald Executive Director (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (TARRANT COUNTY), Ft. Worth
Norman, Scott Executive Director (Texas Assn. of Builders), Austin, TX
Spilman, Annie State Legislative Director (National Federation of Independent Business /
Texas), Austin, TX
ON:
Crigler, Marya Chief Appraiser (Travis Central Appraisal District), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
AGAINST:
South, Brent Chief Appraiser (Texas Association of Appraisal Dist.), Greenville
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Mintz, Davis VP Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
FOR:
Palmer, Joe sales/logistics (also providing written testimony) (Self), Burleson, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Altinger, Roland Chief Appraiser (Harris County Appraisal District), Houston, TX
Mintz, Davis VP Government Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
South, Brent Chief Appraiser (Texas Association of Appraisal Dist.), Greenville
Spilman, Annie State Legislative Director (National Federation of Independent Business /
Texas), Austin, TX
ON:
Crigler, Marya Chief Appraiser (Travis Central Appraisal District), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Cartwright, Debbie (Texas Taxpayers & Research Association)
Crigler, Marya Chief Appraiser (Travis Central Appraisal District), Austin, TX
Palmer, Joe sales / logistics (Self), Burleson, TX
South, Brent Chief Appraiser (Texas Association of Appraisal Dist.), Greenville
Villarreal IV, Matrin Chief Appraiser (Webb County Appraisal District)
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Altinger, Ronald Chief Appraiser (Harris County Appraisal District), TX
FOR:
Altinger, Ronald Chief Appraiser (also providing written testimony) (Harris County
Appraisal District)
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Crigler, Marya Chief Appraiser (Travis Central Appraisal District), Austin, TX
South, Brent Chief Appraiser (Texas Association of Appraisal Dist.), Greenville
FOR:
Martinez, Mercurio Appraisal Review Board Chairman (Appraisal Review Board)
Villarreal IV, Martin Chief Appraiser (also providing written testimony) (Webb County
Appraisal District)
WITNESS LIST
Finance
March 14, 2017 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Gonzalez, Daniel Consultant (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX
Mintz, Davis VP, Govt. Affairs (Texas Apartment Association), Austin, TX
Parenteau, Julia Consultant (Texas Association of Realtors), Austin, TX


Youjun Hu Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Abstract:
In this note, I review the Lagrangian mechanics of guiding center motion and
some aspects of the linear gyrokinetic theory. These notes were initially
written when I read Porcelli's paper[1] and were later
revised to add more contents.


EBD - Easton Bible DIctionary
Shilonite
SHILONITE
"SHILONITE" Ahijah the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so designated (
1 Kings 11:29
;
15:29
). The plural form occurs (
1 Chronicles 9:5
), denoting the descendants of Shelah, Judah’s youngest son.
"SHILONITE" Ahijah the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so designated (1 Kings 11:29; 15:29). The plural form occurs (1 Chronicles 9:5), denoting the descendants of Shelah, Judah’s youngest son.


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This Example just print's the raw accelerometer and gyro data. Will return null if no device information is found.
gyro.getFeatures:


The purpose of this example is to showcase some different types of tile based collision shapes. Use the keyboard to move the yellow rectangle around the level and interact with each shape.


Intents
Entities
Dialog
Context
Passed between Watson Conversation and application
Keeps track of current dialog in the conversation
Find upcoming Interactive, Music, & Film events at SXSW
Display results on a map
Web app with mobile support
SMS support via Twilio
~350 Installs
~2,500 Conversations
* Every conversation stored in Cloudant
[
{
"action": "hello",
"date":<PHONE_NUMBER>944,
"message": "Whats going on now?"
},
{
"action": "search_free_form",
"date":<PHONE_NUMBER>678,
"message": "Cool places to have a lunch"
},
{
"action": "search_free_form",
"date":<PHONE_NUMBER>882,
"message": "Close to downtown"
}
]
Be clear about what your bot can and cannot do
Track all conversations to monitor and improve your user experience
Treat your bot like you'd treat your UX
[
{
"action": "sickGetSymptoms",
"date":<PHONE_NUMBER>338,
"message": "i don't feel well",
"reply": "I'm sorry to hear that. Why don't you tell me
what is bothering you?\n"
},
{
"action": "sickUnknownSymptoms",
"date":<PHONE_NUMBER>296,
"message": "i have a thoothache",
"reply": "Sorry, I'm not familiar with those symptoms.
Would you like me to help you find a doctor?\n"
},
]
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My name is Nathaniel Chan. I am a Canadian born Chinese speaking person born in London, Ontario. I am an introverted person who currently works in a health profession. I work as a Recreation Therapist at Chartwell London Long Term Care.
Here is a list of activities I enjoy 😊:
Why do I like games?
They're fun! Have you ever seen a clip like this?
Well maybe that didn't make much sense to you, if you don't know much about the game.
But League of Legends is huge! Just look at how many people play this game!
This is a picture of the viewership for the past couple years.
Music has been a huge part of my life and continues to be. I will continue to use it even in my field as a Recreation Therapist! Here is some of my favourite kinds of music
| Likes | Dislikes |
| J-pop | Heavy Metal |
| K-pop | Screamo |
| pop/country | Techno |


Determine project visibility and access to the datasets
Project is currently Private (only you and the organizations' admins can view and access)
Share
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2020 PDC World Championship draw in full
The draw for the 2020 PDC World Championship is out as the first round is set, and the 32 seeds know who they may face in round two.
The top 32 players in the PDC Order of Merit enter in the second round where they face the winner of a contest between a ProTour and an international qualifier.
Defending champion and world number one Michael van Gerwen will face either Jelle Klaasen or Kevin Burness in round two, while in-form Grand Slam champ Gerwyn Price will meet William O’Connor or Marko Kantele.
Raymond van Barneveld is playing in his last World Championship and enters at the first round against American Darin Young, with the winner taking on Jeffrey de Zwaan.
The World Championship gets underway on Friday 13 December at Alexandra Palace, with the final on New Year’s Day.
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The schedule is not out yet, but we do know that Van Gerwen will be in action on night one, so Klaasen and Burness will be as well.
PDC World Championship first round draw
- Jelle Klaasen vs Kevin Burness
- Mark McGeeney vs Matt Campbell
- Ryan Joyce vs Jan Dekker
- Arron Monk vs Jose Justicia
- Ritchie Edhouse vs Boris Koltsov
- Kyle Anderson vs Xiaochen Zong
- Darius Labanauskas vs Matthew Edgar
- Gabriel Clemens vs Benito van de Pas
- Brendan Dolan vs Nitin Kumar
- Ryan Searle vs Robbie King
- Andy Boulton vs Danny Baggish
- Jamie Hughes vs Zoran Lerchbacher
- Luke Woodhouse vs Paul Lim
- Josh Payne vs Diogo Portela
- Cristo Reyes vs Lourence Ilagan
- Ryan Meikle vs Yuki Yamada
- Kim Huybrechts vs Geert Nentjes
- Steve Lennon vs Callan Rydz
- James Wilson vs Nico Kurz
- Luke Humphries vs Devon Petersen
- Rowby-John Rodriguez vs Noel Malicdem
- Mickey Mansell vs Seigo Asada
- Vincent van der Voort vs Keane Barry
- Raymond van Barneveld vs Darin Young
- Justin Pipe vs Benjamin Pratnemer
- Jose de Sousa vs Damon Heta
- Ted Evetts vs Fallon Sherrock
- Ron Meulenkamp vs Ben Robb
- William O’Connor vs Marko Kantele
- James Richardson vs Mikuru Suzuki
- Harry Ward vs Madars Razma
- Ross Smith vs Ciaran Teehan
PDC World Championship second round draw
- Michael van Gerwen vs Jelle Klaasen/Kevin Burness
- Ricky Evans vs Mark McGeeney/Matt Campbell
- Jonny Clayton vs Ryan Joyce/Jan Dekker
- Stephen Bunting vs Arron Monk/Jose Justicia
- James Wade vs Ritchie Edhouse/Boris Koltsov
- Steve Beaton vs Kyle Anderson/Xiaochen Zong
- Ian White vs Darius Labanauskas/Matthew Edgar
- Max Hopp vs Gabriel Clemens/Benito van de Pas
- Gary Anderson Brendan Dolan/Nitin Kumar
- Steve West vs Ryan Searle/Robbie King
- Nathan Aspinall vs Andy Boulton/Danny Baggish
- Krzystof Ratajski vs Jamie Hughes/Zoran Lerchbacher
- Michael Smith vs Luke Woodhouse/Paul Lim
- Dimitri van den Bergh vs Josh Payne/Diogo Portela
- Adrian Lewis vs Cristo Reyes/Lourence Ilagan
- Darren Webster vs Ryan Meikle/Yuki Yamada
- Rob Cross vs Kim Huybrechts/Geert Nentjes
- Danny Noppert vs Steve Lennon/Callan Rydz
- Joe Cullen vs James Wilson/Nico Kurz
- Jermaine Wattimena vs Luke Humphries/Devon Petersen
- Peter Wright vs Rowby-John Rodriguez/Noel Malicdem
- Keegan Brown vs Mickey Mansell/Seigo Asada
- Dave Chisnall vs Vincent van der Voort/Keane Barry
- Jeffrey de Zwaan vs Raymond van Barneveld/Darin Young
- Daryl Gurney vs Justin Pipe/Benjamin Pratnemer
- Glen Durrant vs Jose de Sousa/Damon Heta
- Mensur Suljovic vs Ted Evetts/Fallon Sherrock
- Chris Dobey vs Ron Meulenkamp/Ben Robb
- Gerwyn Price vs William O’Connor/Marko Kantele
- John Henderson vs James Richardson/Mikuru Suzuki
- Simon Whitlock vs Harry Ward/Madars Razma
- Mervyn King vs Ross Smith/Ciaran Teehan


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OkPy¶
OkPy is one of Berkeley’s original autograding solutions, originally developed for Python scripts in CS 61A and since adapted for use with Jupyter Notebooks. Like most autograders, it supports in-notebook checks and server-based autograding hosted on okpy.org.
Assignment Workflow¶
The first step in autograding is creating an assignment and tests. Jassign is a tool that simplifies this process by allowing instructors to create a master notebook that includes questions, solutions, and public and hidden tests, which are then parsed into the correct test files and notebook versions (one solutions notebook and one sanitized student notebook).
After you have created the notebook, continue by making an assignment on okpy.org and generating a .ok
file that is used to configure the autograding client. The .ok
file is placed in a public GitHub repo with the student notebook and any support files (e.g. data files), which students will pull into their JupyterHub accounts to work on.
Grading code is then performed automatically on OkPy when a student submits. Autograders default to timing out after 300 seconds, although this is configurable. It is also possible to create custom integrations with the OkPy server to incorporate it into existing workflows.
Student’s View¶
The general workflow for students when using OkPy is as follows:
Run an authentication cell that sends them to the OkPy website to authenticate with Google and provides them an API key which is put into the notebook
Work through an assignment, running check cells as needed
Run a submit cell that sends the notebook to OkPy
One advantage here is that this experience is (almost) entirely within the notebook and students don’t need to worry about donwloading and uploading files.


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TV presenter Television presenter
TV presenters work in television, introducing and hosting programmes, interviewing people and reporting on issues and events.
1. How to become a TV presenter
To become a TV presenter you may not need formal qualifications. Competition for jobs is strong so you will need determination, persistence and the ability to network and promote yourself.
Some presenters move into TV from other areas of the media like journalism or media research.
It's important that you build up a network of contacts and understand the way the industry works.
You could start working in TV in another role like runner to gain experience and build up your network of contacts. Some broadcasters hold competitions to find new presenters.
You’ll usually need a showreel, featuring clips of yourself on camera to show to broadcasters, producers and agents.
You may need a science, history or economics degree or detailed knowledge of a subject if you want to work as a presenter for specialist programmes.
To get onto a degree you’ll usually need at least 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including maths and English, and 2 A levels.
UCAS has information on degree courses and entry requirements.
You could gain presenting experience through:
- community, hospital,commercial or student radio
- work placements
Broadcasters like the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 offer work experience placements, insight and talent days, which can give you a better understanding of the industry.
Drama school, acting lessons and short courses in presenting can be helpful for learning some of the skills you’ll need.
Creative Skillset and the Broadcast Journalism Training Council have more information on working as a TV presenter.
2. Skills
You’ll need:
- excellent communication and presentation skills
- the ability to improvise when necessary
- research and interviewing skills
- calmness under pressure
- a good memory, for recalling scripts and facts
- the ability to work on more than one task at a time
3. What you'll do
You could work on different kinds of live or pre-recorded programmes, including:
- news and current affairs
- sport
- music shows
- talk shows
- children's entertainment
- game shows
- special interest programmes like travel or history
Your day-to-day tasks would depend on the type of show you present, but may include:
- meeting with the production team to go through the running order
- being briefed by researchers, or preparing your own scripts, links and interview questions
- rehearsing
- presenting, which may include reading from an autocue, interviewing guests and working with studio audiences
- reacting to instructions given to you through an earpiece by the director or floor manager
- going through several 'takes' if necessary
You’ll usually follow a script, but you may sometimes have to use your initiative, like in an interview or live report.
4. Salary
You’ll usually work on a freelance basis and be paid a fee for each contract.
Rates will depend on the type of production you’re working on and what you or your agent can negotiate.
Equity and the Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) have information on pay guidelines.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
Your hours will depend on the schedule of the programme you’re working on. Hours may be long and irregular, and include early mornings, late nights and weekends.
You could work in air-conditioned TV studios, or outdoors in all weather conditions on outside broadcasts (OB).
6. Career path and progression
With an established TV career, you could branch out into radio work, acting, or writing for newspapers and magazines.
With experience you could also choose to move into other areas within the media industry like production.
Related careers
You may be interested in:
7. Current opportunities
Apprenticeships
There are no apprenticeships for TV presenter available at the moment.
Explore other apprenticeshipsTraining courses
There no courses for TV presenter available at the moment.
Explore other coursesLast updated: 23 March 2016


Roti jala (“net bread”) is a lacy pancake traditionally served during Eid (Hari Raya) in Malaysia. Traditionally turmeric is added to turn the batter a distinctive yellow colour. But today we decided to put our own twist on it – we created tomato roti jala.
Best served with curries containing lots of gravy.


Node.JS 101
An introduction
by Gilly Barr
Agenda
What is nodejs
Why & When to use nodejs
Logz.io + NodeJS = ?
Demo
What is NodeJS ?
A quick history lesson...
2008 - Google released V8
V8 is the open source VM that runs javascript in chrome.
The fastest at the time.
2009 - Ryan Dahl released NodeJs
Initially intended to be a web server.
First platform that allows running js on the server side.
What is NodeJS ?
- Single threaded (similar to js in the browser)
- Non-blocking I/O
- Event driven
- Comes with native bindings (C++) for handling files, networking, web sockets, etc.
Why & When to use nodejs ?
Node is single threaded but also non-blocking.
This combination is ideal for building most web servers,
and gives us the ability to stand great load on a single thread.
The First Rule of Node
All I/O activities (HTTP requests, database queries, file I/O, etc.) should be non-blocking
Instead they run independently and then emit an event when the data is available
Sounds famililar? Events and callbacks
What about scaling ?
We have two main options for scaling a node web app :
- Take advantage of multi-core systems to launch a cluster of node processes
- NodeJS has a built in 'cluster' module to manage that
- Still not enough?
Some more advantages of using nodejs
- Easy to learn and code
- Fast for prototyping
- Single language across client & server
- HUGE ecosystem (npm)
But of course, there are no silver bullets...
(The downsides)
-
Slow on computation
Not for running encryption, compression, machine learning, etc.
- Lack of inherent code organization (and other cons of js)
- Callback hell (although not really anymore with ECMA 7)
Play & NodeJS
- Play is the current web server backend. It's a very robust framework written in Scala.
- Until kibana v4.2, we replaced the very lightweight backend with Play.
- kibana 4.5 introduced nodejs as a backend, along with some new server side features.
Play vs. NodeJS ?
- Web applications cannot use 2 different backends.
- We can either implement all the features kibana releases again in Play.
- Or replace our current use of Play with NodeJS, and combine it with kibana's code
Will this work ?
- Play currently does very little computation.
- Most of its work is to proxy requests to services.
- This makes it a perfect candidate to use nodejs.
Thank you


Harden, Westbrook shine as Rockets extend win streak
Los Angeles - James Harden scored 36 points and Russell Westbrook bagged a triple double as the Houston Rockets extended their red-hot winning streak to eight games with a 132-108 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.
Harden, fresh from a 49-point display in Saturday's win over Minnesota, was once again in commanding form against a Portland team who were always second best at Houston's Toyota Center.
The 2017-2018 NBA Most Valuable Player also had six rebounds and five assists as the Blazers struggled to contain the Rockets' multi-pronged offense.
Westbrook tormented the Portland defense, finishing with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists on a night when all five Houston starters finished in double figures.
The win saw the Rockets improve to 11-3 at the top of the Western Conference, neck-and-neck with the pace-setting Los Angeles Lakers (11-2).
C.J. McCollum led the scoring for Portland with 25 points, but team-mate Damian Lillard was kept quiet with only 13 points. Portland fell to 5-9 with the defeat.
Elsewhere Monday, Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with a 33-point haul as the Milwaukee Bucks outgunned the Chicago Bulls 115-101.
Antetokounmpo's points tally was matched by impressive defensive numbers, with the Greek star pulling down 10 rebounds, forcing eight turnovers and making three steals.
Brook Lopez had 19 points while Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for the Bucks, who improved to 10-3 in the Eastern Conference standings.
In Toronto, O.G. Anunoby and Pascal Siakam sparked the Raptors in a 132-96 demolition of the Charlotte Hornets.
Anunoby had 24 points and Siakam 20 as seven Toronto players finished in double figures against an outclassed Charlotte team.


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## [3.1.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=24&state=open) - [#89](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/89) Add option to disable “Transform dot notation to bracket notation”
## [3.0.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=23&state=closed) - [#77](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/77) Perf boost - [#60](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/60) Add explicit option to disable array parsing - [#80](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/80) qs.parse silently drops properties - [#74](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/74) Bad parse when turning array into object - [#81](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/81) Add a filter option - [#68](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/68) Fixed issue with recursion and passing strings into objects. - [#66](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/66) Add mixed array and object dot notation support Closes: #47 - [#76](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/76) RFC 3986 - [#85](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/85) No equal sign - [#84](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/84) update license attribute
## [2.4.1](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=20&state=closed) - [#73](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/73) Property ‘hasOwnProperty’ of object #<Object> is not a function
## [2.4.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=19&state=closed) - [#70](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/70) Add arrayFormat option
## [2.3.3](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=18&state=closed) - [#59](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/59) make sure array indexes are >= 0, closes #57 - [#58](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/58) make qs usable for browser loader
## [2.3.2](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=17&state=closed) - [#55](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/55) allow merging a string into an object
## [2.3.1](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=16&state=closed) - [#52](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/52) Return “undefined” and “false” instead of throwing “TypeError”.
## [2.3.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=15&state=closed) - [#50](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/50) add option to omit array indices, closes #46
## [2.2.5](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=14&state=closed) - [#39](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/39) Is there an alternative to Buffer.isBuffer? - [#49](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/49) refactor utils.merge, fixes #45 - [#41](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/41) avoid browserifying Buffer, for #39
## [2.2.4](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=13&state=closed) - [#38](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/38) how to handle object keys beginning with a number
## [2.2.3](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=12&state=closed) - [#37](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/37) parser discards first empty value in array - [#36](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/36) Update to lab 4.x
## [2.2.2](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=11&state=closed) - [#33](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/33) Error when plain object in a value - [#34](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/34) use Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call instead of obj.hasOwnProperty - [#24](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/24) Changelog? Semver?
## [2.2.1](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=10&state=closed) - [#32](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/32) account for circular references properly, closes #31 - [#31](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/31) qs.parse stackoverflow on circular objects
## [2.2.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=9&state=closed) - [#26](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/26) Don’t use Buffer global if it’s not present - [#30](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/30) Bug when merging non-object values into arrays - [#29](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/29) Don’t call Utils.clone at the top of Utils.merge - [#23](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/23) Ability to not limit parameters?
## [2.1.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=8&state=closed) - [#22](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/22) Enable using a RegExp as delimiter
## [2.0.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=7&state=closed) - [#18](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/18) Why is there arrayLimit? - [#20](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/20) Configurable parametersLimit - [#21](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/21) make all limits optional, for #18, for #20
## [1.2.2](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=6&state=closed) - [#19](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/19) Don’t overwrite null values
## [1.2.1](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=5&state=closed) - [#16](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/16) ignore non-string delimiters - [#15](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/15) Close code block
## [1.2.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=4&state=closed) - [#12](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/12) Add optional delim argument - [#13](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/13) fix #11: flattened keys in array are now correctly parsed
## [1.1.0](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=3&state=closed) - [#7](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/7) Empty values of a POST array disappear after being submitted - [#9](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/9) Should not omit equals signs (=) when value is null - [#6](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/6) Minor grammar fix in README
## [1.0.2](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues?milestone=2&state=closed) - [#5](https://github.com/hapijs/qs/issues/5) array holes incorrectly copied into object on large index


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Search Engines
Overview
Use this dialog to configure the domains that should be tracked as search engines. Enter one search engine domain per line. If you would like TradeX to also track the search terms
that were entered at the search engines, provide the search term parameter after a pipe (|) character on each line.
For example, when you do a search at Google for the word exercise the search URL is this:
Notice that the search word is passed in the q= parameter, so that is what you would need to use in the Search Engine settings:
For the best results, strip the www. from the front of the search engine domain and leave off the domain suffix (com, net, co.uk, etc).
Advanced Search Term Extraction
For example, when you do a search at Google for the word exercise the search URL is this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=exercise&cts=1267229687100&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
Notice that the search word is passed in the q= parameter, so that is what you would need to use in the Search Engine settings:
google.|q
For the best results, strip the www. from the front of the search engine domain and leave off the domain suffix (com, net, co.uk, etc).
Some search engines are now using URLs with the search term embedded rather than using query string parameters. TradeX can extract these search terms as well, but this requires
that you specify a regular expression to extract the search term from the URL path. To indicate that a regular expression is being used, it must be prefixed with an @ character.
For example, the dogpile.com search engine uses this type of search term embedding. when you do a search at dogpile.com for the word exercise the search URL is this:
Therefore, the entry for dogpile.com in the Search Engines list looks like this:
TradeX will capture the text in the location of (.*?) and that will be recorded as the search term.
For example, the dogpile.com search engine uses this type of search term embedding. when you do a search at dogpile.com for the word exercise the search URL is this:
http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/results/Web/exercise/1/417/TopNavigation/Relevance/iq=...
Therefore, the entry for dogpile.com in the Search Engines list looks like this:
dogpile.|@/dogpile/ws/results/Web/(.*?)/
TradeX will capture the text in the location of (.*?) and that will be recorded as the search term.


Lively Kernel Tutorial: (4) Selecting Multiple Objects Using the Selection Tray
To select multiple objects simultaneously, you can use
a selection tray. A selection tray is created by
dragging the mouse (while keeping the mouse button down)
around the objects that you want to select.
Notes:
Once a selection tray has been created, you can move the selected
objects by grabbing the background of the selection tray.
You can manipulate the objects in the selection tray also
by utilizing the handles of the selection tray. For instance,
to rotate or enlarge all the objects inside the selection tray,
press the Alt or Alt+Shift keys, respectively,
while grabbing a handle of the selection tray.
Try it yourself! Try selecting the four topmost objects and
moving them around. Also try rotating all of them simultaneously
using the selection tray.


Did you want to see a list of all custom avatars? Sorry, that's private.
Your avatar can be changed using the Options menu (it looks like a gear) in the upper right of Pokemon Showdown.


We confirm this is a bug in the Chrome app, coming from a side effect when we pushed an update to invite users to use the Ledger Live instead of the Chrome app. A wrong address was shown on the computer. Ledger will cover 100% of all losses due to the issue.


ADB WebSocket Test Client
Test Android Debug Bridge (adb) calls over WebSocket.


Flink DataStream programs are typically designed to run for long periods of time such as weeks, months, or even years. As with all long-running services, Flink streaming applications need to be maintained, which includes fixing bugs, implementing improvements, or migrating an application to a Flink cluster of a later version.
This document describes how to update a Flink streaming application and how to migrate a running streaming application to a different Flink cluster.
The line of action for upgrading a streaming application or migrating an application to a different cluster is based on Flink’s Savepoint feature. A savepoint is a consistent snapshot of the state of an application at a specific point in time.
There are two ways of taking a savepoint from a running streaming application.
It is recommended to periodically take savepoints in order to be able to restart an application from a previous point in time.
This means that the application is canceled immediately after the savepoint completed, i.e., no other checkpoints are taken after the savepoint.
Given a savepoint taken from an application, the same or a compatible application (see Application State Compatibility section below) can be started from that savepoint. Starting an application from a savepoint means that the state of its operators is initialized with the operator state persisted in the savepoint. This is done by starting an application using a savepoint.
The operators of the started application are initialized with the operator state of the original application (i.e., the application the savepoint was taken from) at the time when the savepoint was taken. The started application continues processing from exactly this point on.
Note: Even though Flink consistently restores the state of an application, it cannot revert writes to external systems. This can be an issue if you resume from a savepoint that was taken without stopping the application. In this case, the application has probably emitted data after the savepoint was taken. The restarted application might (depending on whether you changed the application logic or not) emit the same data again. The exact effect of this behavior can be very different depending on the SinkFunction
and storage system. Data that is emitted twice might be OK in case of idempotent writes to a key-value store like Cassandra but problematic in case of appends to a durable log such as Kafka. In any case, you should carefully check and test the behavior of a restarted application.
When upgrading an application in order to fix a bug or to improve the application, usually the goal is to replace the application logic of the running application while preserving its state. We do this by starting the upgraded application from a savepoint which was taken from the original application. However, this does only work if both applications are state compatible, meaning that the operators of upgraded application are able to initialize their state with the state of the operators of original application.
In this section, we discuss how applications can be modified to remain state compatible.
When an application is restarted from a savepoint, Flink matches the operator state stored in the savepoint to stateful operators of the started application. The matching is done based on operator IDs, which are also stored in the savepoint. Each operator has a default ID that is derived from the operator’s position in the application’s operator topology. Hence, an unmodified application can always be restarted from one of its own savepoints. However, the default IDs of operators are likely to change if an application is modified. Therefore, modified applications can only be started from a savepoint if the operator IDs have been explicitly specified. Assigning IDs to operators is very simple and done using the uid(String)
method as follows:
Note: Since the operator IDs stored in a savepoint and IDs of operators in the application to start must be equal, it is highly recommended to assign unique IDs to all operators of an application that might be upgraded in the future. This advice applies to all operators, i.e., operators with and without explicitly declared operator state, because some operators have internal state that is not visible to the user. Upgrading an application without assigned operator IDs is significantly more difficult and may only be possible via a low-level workaround using the setUidHash()
method.
Important: As of 1.3.x this also applies to operators that are part of a chain.
By default all state stored in a savepoint must be matched to the operators of a starting application. However, users can explicitly agree to skip (and thereby discard) state that cannot be matched to an operator when starting a application from a savepoint. Stateful operators for which no state is found in the savepoint are initialized with their default state.
When upgrading an application, user functions and operators can be freely modified with one restriction. It is not possible to change the data type of the state of an operator. This is important because, state from a savepoint can (currently) not be converted into a different data type before it is loaded into an operator. Hence, changing the data type of operator state when upgrading an application breaks application state consistency and prevents the upgraded application from being restarted from the savepoint.
Operator state can be either user-defined or internal.
User-defined operator state: In functions with user-defined operator state the type of the state is explicitly defined by the user. Although it is not possible to change the data type of operator state, a workaround to overcome this limitation can be to define a second state with a different data type and to implement logic to migrate the state from the original state into the new state. This approach requires a good migration strategy and a solid understanding of the behavior of key-partitioned state.
Internal operator state: Operators such as window or join operators hold internal operator state which is not exposed to the user. For these operators the data type of the internal state depends on the input or output type of the operator. Consequently, changing the respective input or output type breaks application state consistency and prevents an upgrade. The following table lists operators with internal state and shows how the state data type relates to their input and output types. For operators which are applied on a keyed stream, the key type (KEY) is always part of the state data type as well.
| Operator | Data Type of Internal Operator State |
|---|---|
| ReduceFunction[IOT] | IOT (Input and output type) [, KEY] |
| FoldFunction[IT, OT] | OT (Output type) [, KEY] |
| WindowFunction[IT, OT, KEY, WINDOW] | IT (Input type), KEY |
| AllWindowFunction[IT, OT, WINDOW] | IT (Input type) |
| JoinFunction[IT1, IT2, OT] | IT1, IT2 (Type of 1. and 2. input), KEY |
| CoGroupFunction[IT1, IT2, OT] | IT1, IT2 (Type of 1. and 2. input), KEY |
| Built-in Aggregations (sum, min, max, minBy, maxBy) | Input Type [, KEY] |
Besides changing the logic of one or more existing operators, applications can be upgraded by changing the topology of the application, i.e., by adding or removing operators, changing the parallelism of an operator, or modifying the operator chaining behavior.
When upgrading an application by changing its topology, a few things need to be considered in order to preserve application state consistency.
This section describes the general way of upgrading Flink across versions and migrating your jobs between the versions.
In a nutshell, this procedure consists of 2 fundamental steps:
Besides those two fundamental steps, some additional steps can be required that depend on the way you want to change the Flink version. In this guide we differentiate two approaches to upgrade across Flink versions: in-place upgrade and shadow copy upgrade.
For in-place update, after taking savepoints, you need to:
For shadow copy, you need to:
In the following, we will first present the preconditions for successful job migration and then go into more detail about the steps that we outlined before.
Before starting the migration, please check that the jobs you are trying to migrate are following the best practices for savepoints. Also, check out the API Migration Guides to see if there is any API changes related to migrating savepoints to newer versions.
In particular, we advise you to check that explicit uid
s were set for operators in your job.
This is a soft precondition, and restore should still work in case you forgot about assigning uid
s.
If you run into a case where this is not working, you can manually add the generated legacy vertex ids from previous
Flink versions to your job using the setUidHash(String hash)
call. For each operator (in operator chains: only the
head operator) you must assign the 32 character hex string representing the hash that you can see in the web ui or logs
for the operator.
Besides operator uids, there are currently two hard preconditions for job migration that will make migration fail:
We do not support migration for state in RocksDB that was checkpointed using
semi-asynchronous
mode. In case your old job was using this mode, you can still change your job to use
fully-asynchronous
mode before taking the savepoint that is used as the basis for the migration.
Another important precondition is that for savepoints taken before Flink 1.3.x, all the savepoint data must be accessible from the new installation and reside under the same absolute path. Before Flink 1.3.x, the savepoint data is typically not self-contained in just the created savepoint file. Additional files can be referenced from inside the savepoint file (e.g. the output from state backend snapshots). Since Flink 1.3.x, this is no longer a limitation; savepoints can be relocated using typical filesystem operations..
First major step in job migration is taking a savepoint of your job running in the older Flink version. You can do this with the command:
For more details, please read the savepoint documentation.
In this step, we update the framework version of the cluster. What this basically means is replacing the content of the Flink installation with the new version. This step can depend on how you are running Flink in your cluster (e.g. standalone, on Mesos, …).
If you are unfamiliar with installing Flink in your cluster, please read the deployment and cluster setup documentation.
As the last step of job migration, you resume from the savepoint taken above on the updated cluster. You can do this with the command:
Again, for more details, please take a look at the savepoint documentation.
Savepoints are compatible across Flink versions as indicated by the table below:
| Created with \ Resumed with | 1.1.x | 1.2.x | 1.3.x | 1.4.x | 1.5.x | 1.6.x | 1.7.x | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.x | O | O | O | The maximum parallelism of a job that was migrated from Flink 1.1.x to 1.2.x+ is currently fixed as the parallelism of the job. This means that the parallelism can not be increased after migration. This limitation might be removed in a future bugfix release. | ||||
| 1.2.x | O | O | O | O | O | O | When migrating from Flink 1.2.x to Flink 1.3.x+, changing parallelism at the same time is not supported. Users have to first take a savepoint after migrating to Flink 1.3.x+, and then change parallelism. Savepoints created for CEP applications cannot be restored in 1.4.x+. | |
| 1.3.x | O | O | O | O | O | Migrating from Flink 1.3.0 to Flink 1.4.[0,1] will fail if the savepoint contains Scala case classes. Users have to directly migrate to 1.4.2+ instead. | ||
| 1.4.x | O | O | O | O | ||||
| 1.5.x | O | O | O | There is a known issue with resuming broadcast state created with 1.5.x in versions 1.6.x up to 1.6.2, and 1.7.0: FLINK-11087. Users upgrading to 1.6.x or 1.7.x series need to directly migrate to minor versions higher than 1.6.2 and 1.7.0, respectively. | ||||
| 1.6.x | O | O | ||||||
| 1.7.x | O |


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# Git Usage Tips
Here are some tips for git workflow.
## How to resolve conflict with master
- First rebase to most recent master
`bash
# The first two steps can be skipped after you do it once.
git remote add upstream [url to tvm repo]
git fetch upstream
git rebase upstream/master
`
- The git may show some conflicts it cannot merge, say `conflicted.py`
.
Manually modify the file to resolve the conflict.
After you resolved the conflict, mark it as resolved by
`bash
git add conflicted.py
`
- Then you can continue rebase by
`bash
git rebase --continue
`
- Finally push to your fork, you may need to force push here.
`bash
git push --force
`
## How to combine multiple commits into one
Sometimes we want to combine multiple commits, especially when later commits are only fixes to previous ones,
to create a PR with set of meaningful commits. You can do it by following steps.
- Before doing so, configure the default editor of git if you haven’t done so before.
`bash
git config core.editor the-editor-you-like
`
- Assume we want to merge last 3 commits, type the following commands
`bash
git rebase -i HEAD~3
`
- It will pop up an text editor. Set the first commit as `pick`
, and change later ones to `squash`
.
- After you saved the file, it will pop up another text editor to ask you modify the combined commit message.
- Push the changes to your fork, you need to force push.
`bash
git push --force
`
## Reset to the most recent master
You can always use git reset to reset your version to the most recent master.
Note that all your *local changes will get lost*.
So only do it when you do not have local changes or when your pull request just get merged.
`bash
git reset --hard [hash tag of master]
git push --force
`
## What is the consequence of force push The previous two tips requires force push, this is because we altered the path of the commits. It is fine to force push to your own fork, as long as the commits changed are only yours.


January
Feeling quite existential.
February
Have to pay my utility bill.
March
Enjoying the weather. Look at that face. Enjoyment.
April
I don't like flats. No more snow.
May
Ziplining for the first time. Terrified.
June
Roadtrip! Through the Blueridge Mountains.
July
Feeling quite philosophical.
August
Trip to Tennessee.
September
Swimming, very skeptical about swimming.
November
It's cold outside! Brrr.
December
Smokin. Look at that face.


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The concept is simple-- long-term projects that need an extensive amount of transcription put their documents online, open to the public to transcribe. After looking through some successful transcription projects, here are my tips and tricks to creating a positive project.
1. Give credit, not compensation.
Though there are crowdsource transcription projects that offer compensation, it is my experience that these tend to be complicated to say the least, and projects tend to see more success when they're unpaid, although results may take longer. However, giving credit to where credit is due is certainly important, especially towards the end of a project.
2. Make sure you can reach the widest audience.
Account for users who may be visually or hearing impaired, and ensure your page works for all abilities! This means at the very least ensuring plugins that provide support for sight and hearing work with your site.
3. Provide an element of choice.
In my opinion, it's not necessary to completely "gamify" your site to attract users, but transcriptions do tend to seem more appealing when different options are given. It definitely makes for a more interesting experience!
4. Do your research.
There's no shame in seeing what works, and then using that for your own page. Some recommendable sites are the Library of Congress page and the New York Times.


Examine how the administration interfaces are secured.
The consequences of a security breach to an administration interface can be severe, because the attacker frequently ends up running with administrator privileges and has direct access to the entire site.
If your design specifies remote administration, then you must secure the administration interfaces because of the sensitive nature of the operations and the data that is accessible over the administration interface.
It is important that configuration management functionality is accessible only by authorized operators and administrators. A key part is to enforce strong authentication over your administration interfaces, for example, by using certificates.
If possible, limit or avoid the use of remote administration and require administrators to log on locally. If you need to support remote administration, use encrypted channels, for example, with SSL or VPN technology, because of the sensitive nature of the data passed over administrative interfaces. Also consider limiting remote administration to computers on the internal network by using IPSec policies, to further reduce risk.
Review the following aspects of your remote administration design:
All administration interface users should be required to authenticate. Use strong authentication, such as Windows or client-certificate authentication.
Use encrypted communication channels, such as those provided by IPSec or virtual private network (VPN) connections. Do not support remote administration over insecure channels. IPSec allows you to limit the identity and number of client machines that can be used to administer the server.
Adapted from Microsoft patterns & practices guidance.


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PyATL holds different types of events. We have events where we follow the standard talks format of your typical meetup. There also events that are coding sessions for beginners, intermediates, and experts.
Subscribe to our online calendar.


CRAN is a network of ftp and web servers around the world that store identical, up-to-date, versions of R and its documentation.
This official and up-to-date tutorial, gives an introduction to the language and how to use R for doing statistical analysis and graphics.
RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management.
A trove of cheat sheets below to make it easy to learn about and use some of R’s most useful packages.
The tidyverse is an opinionated collection of R packages designed for data science. All packages share an underlying design philosophy, grammar, and data structures.
The book is designed primarily for R users who want to improve their programming skills and understanding of the language. It should also be useful for programmers coming to R from other languages, as it explains some of R’s quirks and shows how some parts that seem horrible do have a positive side. Hadley Wickham
This book will teach you how to do data science with R: You’ll learn how to get your data into R, get it into the most useful structure, transform it, visualise it and model it. In this book, you will find a practicum of skills for data science. Garrett Grolemund and Hadley Wickham
The document format “R Markdown” was first introduced in the knitr package (Xie 2015, 2020c) in early 2012. The idea was to embed code chunks (of R or other languages) in Markdown documents. In fact, knitr supported several authoring languages from the beginning in addition to Markdown, including LaTeX, HTML, AsciiDoc, reStructuredText, and Textile. Looking back over the five years, it seems to be fair to say that Markdown has become the most popular document format, which is what we expected. Yihui Xie, J. J. Allaire, Garrett Grolemund
Our mission is to create a fun and supportive environment where we develop programming and statistics skills together, using R.
We want to replace statistics anxiety and code fear with inspiration and motivation to learn, and here we will share our experience.
Both sites provide interactive lessons that will get you writing real code in minutes. They are a great place to make mistakes and test out new skills. You are told immediately when you go wrong and given a chance to fix your code.
This course will teach you the fundamentals of writing functions in R so that, among other things, you can make your code more readable, avoid coding errors, and automate repetitive tasks.
This is an introduction to the dplyr and ggplot2 packages through exploration and visualization of country data over time. This is a suitable course for people who have no or limited experience in R and are interested in learning to perform data analysis.
Covers the basics of ggplot2. Followed by part 2 which covers more advanced topics.
This course brings ggplot2 and dplyr into action in an in-depth analysis of United Nations voting data. The course also introduces broom for tidying model output and the tidyr package for wrangling data into an explorable shape.
Shiny is an open source R package that provides an elegant and powerful web framework for building web applications using R. Shiny helps you turn your analyses into interactive web applications without requiring HTML, CSS, or JavaScript knowledge.
The Rcpp package has become the most widely used language extension for R, the powerful environment and language for computing with data. As of May 2017, 1026 packages on CRAN and a further 91 on BioConductor deploy Rcpp to extend R, to accelerate computations and to connect to other C++ projects.


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When television was young, there was a hugely popular show based on the still popular fictional characte
When television was young, there was a hugely popular show based on the still popular fictional characte
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The fastest and easiest way to integrate a rich text editor into your application.
I'm an instance of CKEditor.


fun fromBinary(representation: BinaryRepresentation): Network
Build network from the sequence of bits. In this version, weights are represented by 32bit


All Blog Posts Page
Thoughts are precious when it contains ideas which can help people. Blogs are way to share your thoughts to the world.
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{% endfor %}
Thoughts are precious when it contains ideas which can help people. Blogs are way to share your thoughts to the world.


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emoji-picker-element
emoji-picker-element
is a lightweight emoji picker for the modern web.
Dark mode:
Auto
Dark
Light
Custom emoji
Note that
emoji-picker-element
does not support environments without IndexedDB. For polyfills and workarounds, see
the README
.