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Back Propagation Neural Networks User Manual
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1 Back Propagation Neural Networks User Manual Author: Lukáš Civín Library: BP_network.dll Runnable class: NeuralNetStart Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 1/28
2 Content: 1 INTRODUCTION TO BACK-PROPAGATION MULTI-LAYER NEURAL NETWORKS BP NETWORK USER INTERFACE MAIN WINDOW Main Menu Data-Grid List of the networks Parameters of Networks Progress bar CREATING A NEW NETWORK Defining input and output columns Defining a new network SAVING NETWORK TO FILE OPENING NETWORK FROM FILE DELETING NETWORK FROM MEMORY UPDATING NETWORK IN MEMORY VISUALIZING NETWORK TRAINING NETWORK ERROR VISUALIZATION GETTING A NEW VERSION OF DATA DATA CLASSIFICATION Selecting input columns Selecting output columns Rounding the output Name of the new version NEURAL NETWORK TUTORIALS CREATING A NEW NETWORK TRAINING NETWORK ERROR VISUALIZATION CLASSIFICATION WHERE CAN YOU SEE THE RESULT? REQUIREMENTS SAMPLES Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 2/28
3 1 Introduction to Back-Propagation multi-layer neural networks Lots of types of neural networks are used in data mining. One of the most popular types is multi-layer perceptron network and the goal of the manual has is to show how to use this type of network in Knocker data mining application. Multi-layer perceptron is usually used for classification or prediction methods of data mining. User usually wants the network to split input data into some groups (classify them). There are always some necessary steps in lifetime cycle: Preparing data (and also understanding them) Preparing network Training network Classifying We presume that you have prepared data. This document will help you with preparing and training network to get the best network for classification as possible. After all, data classification is very simple. The network is trained using Back-propagation algorithm with many parameters, so you can tune your network very well. Remember, you can use only numbers (type of integers, float, double) to train the network! And it is presumed that all data are normalized into <0,1> interval. The better you prepare your data, the better results you get. Detailed information about MBA can be found at following links: Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 3/28
4 2 BP network User interface This module consists of Main window, visualizing window and some other dialogs. 2.1 Main Window You can see a menu, tool bar, data-grid and list of prepared networks with their parameters in the main window. You can manage everything (see below for details) from menu. The most important commands from menu are also placed on the tool bar. You can see data of the current version in the data-grid. The list of prepared networks helps you to manage and use more networks together Main Menu Main menu has several items. Brief description of all the items is following. Version o Get new version chooses a new version of data (versions are prepared with Knocker main module) and fills the data-grid with actual data o Select Columns Input Columns When you train network, you use only some columns of prepared data as input data. Thus choose columns from version that you want network to use as input values. Output Columns When you train network, you use some columns as output data. So choose columns from version, that you want network to use as desired output values. BP network o New Network... (Ctrl+N) - Starts dialog to create a new BP network. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 4/28
5 o Open Network... (Ctrl+O) - Opens saved network from a special XML file. This file is in a specific format, please, use only files created by this module. o Save Network... (Ctrl+S) - Saves created network into a special XML file. You have to specify a name and a location of the network. o Delete Deletes chosen network from the memory (not the file from disk!). o Update Updates chosen network. Remember, that only certain parameters of the network can be changed. o Visualize network Opens a new window with the network visualization o Error visualizing Opens a new window with graph of global errors of the network during the cycles. Action o Train (F5) - Trains the network through given data until stopping parameter is reached. o Step Train (Shift+F5) - Trains the network through given data only by one cycle. o Cancel Training - Stops the training of the network. o Classify... (F6) Starts a small wizard to classify data with trained network Data-Grid You can see current data of chosen version in the data grid. So when module starts, or choose Version> Get new version in the Menu, this grid will be filled with current data values. There you can see values of currently selected version. Columns have got same names as in database and the type of values is also mentioned. Data-grid is read only, so you can t edit data. If you want to, use Main Knocker module. It is possible to see only some of the columns and also you can change their positions. Use button Change column order to start a dialog. There, select the columns you want to see and move them to the right places you want List of the networks You can work with several networks in the same time. It is useful when you try to train networks in different ways. You can compare them very simply after training at one place and find the best one. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 5/28
6 You can add a new network into the list by creating a network (BP network>new Network...), or loading a network from the file (BP network>open Network...). Date and time is signalized. The network you choose from the list becomes active and each next operation is affecting this network! Parameters of Networks Parameters of the chosen network are shown in this area. Most of parameters are explained in the chapter Creating a network. Number of steps Shows how many cycles have already been done through given data during the training. Total error Shows current error of the network Progress bar Sometimes it is easy to show you progress of the network training (when you are using halting parameter number of steps or timeout ). Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 6/28
7 2.2 Creating a new network We will go through all steps you have to do to create a new multi-layer perceptron network in this chapter. New network could look similar to this one: Defining input and output columns Our network is a set of layers (with nodes and edges). You do not need to estimate number of input and output nodes of your network, because it depends on the given data! So, the first and the last layer have the number of nodes according to the number of chosen columns of your data version. But we have not set input and output columns for the network yet, so we do it now. Input columns values in these columns are generally well known both in training data and in classifying data. You must know which columns you plan to use as input for classification. In Menu: Version>Select Columns>Input Columns. This dialog will appear: Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 7/28
8 You can see all columns of the current version in the left rectangle. The right one tells you which columns will be used as input columns. Use: - To copy one selected column from source into chosen input columns - To copy all items from the source into chosen input columns - To move all items from chosen input columns into the list of all columns - To move one selected item from chosen input columns into the source When you have selected all input columns, press OK and your selection will be saved. When you press Cancel, your selection will not be saved. Output columns - values in these columns are generally not well known. We know them only in training data, but we want to find them in classification. These values are usually the goal values you want to reach, so it is easy to select them in the dialog (way of selection is almost the same as for input columns), Menu: Version> Select Columns>Output Columns: You can see all columns of the current version in the left rectangle. The right one tells you which columns will be used as output columns. Use the buttons in the same way as those described in the section about input columns. Tip: You can use the same columns for input and output. In that case you train identity. When you have selected all output columns, press OK and your selection will be saved. When you press Cancel, your selection will be lost Defining a new network Every network has some parameters that are very important for the successful network classification. We can t give you a cookbook which parameters are the best, because you will have to identify them according to the situation. You can start dialog for creating network from toolbar ( by pressing shortcut Ctrl+N. ) or from Menu: BP Network>New Network... or Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 8/28
9 Initially, the dialog is almost empty. You have to fill some parameters before the net can be created. Number of hidden layers Every multi-layer-perceptron network has input and output layer and we have already defined them (previous chapter). But if we want to create an intelligent network, it will be necessary to have at least one hidden layer. So, fill in the number of hidden layers. Tip: do not try to make a network with more than 2 hidden layers, it doesn t bring better results and training is then very difficult. Number of nodes in the hidden layers This is one of the best places for experiments with networks. According to the number of layers, fill in the number of nodes for each layer. When you have more than one hidden layer, use, or ; separators between numbers. Example: you filled in 2 hidden layers, so in this field you can insert 7;10 nodes Stopping parameter Network training must finish sometimes. Be careful when you are editing this parameter, because it could take a very long time before stopping parameter is reached on huge amount of data. Just one stopping parameter is always used according to the selected radio-button. o Number of Cycles teacher is going through all given data for several steps (also cycles) during the training. When you have checked this option, network will read the data k-times (k is the number inserted) be careful with huge amount of data! o Timeout Training will stop after this amount of millisecond (do not use this when you are going to step training) o Total Error Critical parameter of the network is its total error. It is simply difference between desired output and real output. So, training will stop, when Total Error of the network is lower than this value (in %) be careful with unstable training patterns! Advanced button If you want to experiment more with your network, you can set some advanced parameters of the network. But you don t have to. After clicking on the button, new dialog appears: Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 9/28
10 o Learning parameter This parameter is a learning parameter in the formula for backpropagation training it says, how big the modification step will be o Learning moment - This parameter is a moment parameter in the formula for backpropagation training it says, how strong the training keeps its direction against the gradient of error function o Slope of sigmoid - This parameter is slope of sigmoid in a formula for back-propagation training it says, how steep the sigmoid function will be o Iterations in cycle it says, how many times the network will be trained on one pattern during one cycle (if there are 100 patterns, network will take every pattern k-times) o Maximal absolute initialization value of weights The weights of edges (between nodes in layers) have to be initialized. This value is the maximum initial weight for each edge. o Maximal absolute initialization value of thresholds The thresholds of nodes have to be initialized. This value is the maximum initial threshold for each node. When you have selected all output columns, press OK and your selection will be saved. When you press Cancel, your selection will be lost. You will be back in the first basic dialog. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 10/28
11 OK button program controls given parameters and creates a new BP network After this definition, the visualization window will appear according to the created network. You can find more information about this window in a separate chapter named Visualization. This window is for your information. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 11/28
12 2.3 Saving network to file You can create a network, train it, use for classification, but after all, sometimes you want to save it into a file. You can archive your networks and later use them again. The network is saved into a special XML file. If you want to edit this XML file, be very careful! It has a special format and unauthorized editing could bring wrong or impossible loading (opening) network. Before you save the network, you have to choose the right network from the list of the networks (you can see its parameters to the left from the list). Then choose Menu: BP network>save network or shortcut Ctrl+S or button. Common dialog appears: You are asked for a location and name of your network. If you press button Save, your network will be saved immediately. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 12/28
13 2.4 Opening Network from file If you have some networks already saved, you can open them and load them into a memory. Be sure, that you are loading only networks created by this module! Selecting Menu: BP network>open Network or shortcut Ctrl+O or button dialog:, then appears well known Find your saved network and select it. Program tries to load this network into the memory after clicking Open button. This network then appears both in a visualizing window and in the list of networks as you can see (the second network from the list on the left was just loaded): Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 13/28
14 2.5 Deleting Network from memory Every created network is saved in a memory and you can delete it. Just select it in the list of networks and choose Delete in Menu: BP network>delete. 2.6 Updating network in memory After creating, loading, training network, you can even more update some parameters. After selecting the network in the list choose Menu: BP network>update. Already mentioned dialog from creating network appears: You can see that only some of the parameters can be changed. Some advanced parameters can be updated too: Again, you have to click on OK button to save your changes. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 14/28
15 2.7 Visualizing network If you want to study your network, you should have idea about its structure. We have already seen a window with visualized network, but we haven t spoken about it yet. We are going to describe the structure now. In Menu: BP network>visualize network or clicking on button. A special window appears. It has two parts: Toolbar helps you working with the visualized network more comfortable o o o o Zoom in and Zoom out the network Zoom in/out axis independently Set exact space of each node in the pixels Fit the tree to the window o Fit the tree to the window always when resizing the window. Toggle button, default is pushed Network view shows the structure of currently selected network. Be careful, input nodes are at the top part of the view! (Named root...). You can see input node(s), nodes of hidden layer(s) and output node(s). There are edges between them too. When you click on the edge, additional information about this node and its edges appears. Example: Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 15/28
16 Selected node has a red color now. Try clicking on other nodes to see their parameters. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 16/28
17 2.8 Training network You can train a selected (you have to select one!) network from the list to get resulting network. Be careful while working with several networks with different input and output. You have to correct the number of input/output columns of data of current network according to number of input/output nodes before training. Example: You have defined a first network with 3/6 (I/O) nodes, second network with 4/6 nodes. If you want to train the first network, you will have to select input/output columns again, because the network has 3 nodes, but there are still 4 input columns selected. Columns selection was described in chapter Creating Network. You can train network in two ways: Train until stopping parameter is reached The network will be trained through given data, until the stopping parameter (which was defined during the phase of creating network) is fulfilled. You can train from Menu: Action>Train or by shortcut F5 or by pressing the button When you start this training, you can stop it untimely with button (Menu Action>Stop Training). Step training You can step training, so it stops after each cycle through data. It is useful especially when you want to check error of the network, weights of the edges and thresholds after each step. You can step training from Menu: Action>Step Train or by shortcut Shift+F5 or by pressing the button Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 17/28
18 2.9 Error Visualization One of the most important values of the network is its global error (energetic function). It is often very useful to monitor it. Global error should reach 0, but sometimes, when network is not able to train some patterns, it is above 0. To decrease it, try to restart training with another parameters (learning par., learning moment, number of cycles...). It is possible to visualize the trend of error function during the training cycles of selected network in this module. In Menu: BP network>error Visualization, a window appears (in this example after 100 cycles): There are two logical parts: Data-grid informs about the error in each cycle. It is possible to see exact value of the error function. Scroll down to see all values. Graph Shows the values from data-grid It is possible to save values into the csv file (MS EXCEL can open it). By clicking button Save as CSV... save dialog appears: Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 18/28
19 After clicking on Save a new file is created with error data and you can work with them later (e.g. in excel). Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 19/28
20 2.10 Getting a new version of data More than one version of data can be prepared in the main Knocker module. We usually want to use them all without closing Neural Networks module. In Menu: Version>Get New Version, you will see a dialog for choosing a new version of data. All versions already created are here. The highlighted version will be selected as actual version after clicking on Select button. Be careful, with new data. Sometimes is necessary to redefine your input and output columns (if the data has another structure) and some networks wouldn t work correctly with new versions. Now you can work with new version of data. Tip: Prepare your training data as one version and data for classification as second version. When you train your network, you can easily switch to the second version and you can classify data immediately. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 20/28
21 2.11 Data classification Classification is the last step and after all the work, it is like a prize. There are some steps which are necessary for successful classification: Trained network (the network is created or loaded and trained) Data for classification (usually special version of data) Classification is solved as a wizard. You have to go through some dialogs before your data are classified. If you press Cancel button, all steps will be lost. OK button is a gate to next dialog. In Menu: choose Action>Classify or use shortcut F6 to start classification sequence Selecting input columns Be sure that you have selected correct columns for classification. Number of input columns should be the same as number of input nodes. This dialog was described in chapter Selecting output columns This dialog is a little bit different from the dialog in chapter because it has active button New Column. When you don t have output column prepared, you can do it by clicking on this button. Additional dialog appears: Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 21/28
22 Insert the name of the new column. This column is type of double and it will be added to the new table with classified data. Click OK to add this column into your set of columns. Be careful! The number of output columns should be the same as the number of output nodes in trained network. If we have just one output node, we have to correct the selection. If we didn t correct it, error message would appear. If both selections are correct, next dialog will appear. Be careful! If you choose the same column for input and output, initial value of the column will be overwritten with the new, value of classification Rounding the output The output from the network is always between 0 and 1. Sometimes, output should be 0 or 1. In such case, check the check box. After clicking Start, everything is prepared to start classification. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 22/28
23 Name of the new version Classification inserts new values into the version; so new version must be created. Fill in its name. Its creation is the last step before classification. Click Save and classification starts. Tip: If you want to see your new classified data then select your new version in Menu: Version->Get New Version : You will see your new data in the data-grid. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 23/28
24 3 Neural Network Tutorials There will be described one common task for back-propagation neural networks in this chapter identity(7). We would like our network to learn all patterns all 7-bit binary numbers (input is a 7-bit binary number and the output should be the same 7-bit binary number). 3.1 Creating a new network We have already prepared the version with data. It is available as Identity7.csv 1. Selecting input/output columns As it is described in chapter 2.2.1, choose all 7 columns as input columns and then all 7 columns as output columns. 2. Creating a new network As it is described in chapter 2.2.2, create a new network. You can leave all parameters default, set only one layer and 7 nodes in this layer as it is shown in the screenshot and click OK : 3.2 Training network Now there is a network available and it should be learned. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 24/28
25 There are two ways, how to train the network. It is described in chapter cycles is enough for this type of network. We start clicking button. Progress bar rises immediately. 3.3 Error visualization After the training, we can study the error function, as it is described in chapter 2.9. Error function looks like this: We can see, that this network has learned the numbers very well. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 25/28
26 Tip: Try it with only 6 nodes in the hidden layer and you will see that it is impossible to train the network so well. 3.4 Classification In the classification, we would like our network to show us, what it has learned. We use the source table as destination table, so after the classification, we would like to have a table with all 7-bit binary numbers again. A process of classification was described in chapter Error! Reference source not found.. At the beginning (2.11.1), we will choose all 7 columns as input columns. Next step (2.11.2), we will choose the same all 7 columns, because we want to overwrite the old ones. In the next dialog, we show our will, that output should be 0 or 1 (2.11.3) and click start: The last step is only to insert the name of the new version that will be created (2.11.4). A classification starts. 3.5 Where can you see the result? After the classification, choose Menu: Version>Get New Version and similar window appears: Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 26/28
27 A new version is already there. Select it and the new data will be shown in the data-grid. Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 27/28
28 4 Requirements Necessary components for correct running of this module: all common components of main application Knocker BP_network.dll DMTransformStruct.dll PtreeViewer.dll GuiExt.dll Gui.dll DasNetBarChart.dll The main runnable class is NeuralNetStart in BP_network.dll. 5 Samples You will find some interesting sample data in CSV (Knocker friendly) format as a part of the distribution. identity7.csv (data from the tutorial, not-data mining, but common exercise for BP network) neuralnet.csv (the first column is the primary key, the second is the output) it is possible to find large datasets in Document: Back Propagation Neural Networks Page 28/28
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We humans have been occupying this pale blue dot on this universe for a small period of about 2-4 million years and have developed into a species with a lot of advantages over our fellow animals. Many of us believe that we humans have the perfect features required to sustain in this planet. But that statement has been proved wrong many a times physiologically and psychologically. In this article I will try to deal with the significance of the psychological errors or as they are widely known, biases in our cognition.
We all see the world not as it is, but as we want it to be. We follow certain pattern while processing our cognition. So what influences the way we process our thoughts? The major reason for such biases is "Motivated Reasoning". Motivated reasoning is the term used to refer to the process by which people tend to come to a certain conclusion that makes them feel better. To brief it further it is the tendency to alter the facts or opinions in a way that they fit perfectly into the long held opinions of the person or to recall incidences in which we had the upper hand. Motivated reasoning also leads us to make varying attributions in different situations.
Attribution is the process through which humans as observers infer the causes of other people's behaviour. It may be from an individual to an individual or from an individual to a group. Fritz Heider (the man who found attributions) and Simmel did an experiment in which they showed the observers a short clip of random motion of a circle and two differently sized triangles. At the end of the experiment they asked the observers to report their observations. The people tended to attribute some cause to the movement of the objects. Heider believed that all humans tended to try to interpret and attribute a cause for the behaviour of other humans. Some evolutionary psychologists came up with an explanation that either humans or one of our evolutionary ancestors must have developed the tendency to anthropomorphize the movements around us as it gave them the evolutionary advantage of being on guard for their predators.
Humans make two types of attributions. They make either a dispositional attribution or a situational attribution. Dispositional attribution is one in which the observer attributes the cause of a person's behaviour to that subject's internal states like the personality etc. Situational attribution is one in which the observer attributes the causes of a subject's behaviour to the situation that prevailed before or during the course of that behaviour. Social Psychologists have found a variance in the type of attributions we make based on the observer's position in the situation. The possibilities are listed below considering myself as the observer:
I see someone do something (good or bad)
I make a Dispositional Attribution saying that the incident happened because of the individual's ability or disability.
I do something good
I make a Dispositional Attribution saying that the incident happened because of my own hard work and ability.
Thus looking at these observations we can get to a conclusion that motivated reasoning has its effect on all the cognition that takes place in our brain. This also contradicts to the belief of many people that the human brain and human cognition are flawless. To err is human.
I would never die for my belief because I might be wrong.
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I'm Jess Winfield, and these are my takes on tantalizing tidbits in the Los Angeles area and occasionally beyond. Mostly lunch-type stuff; my wife is too good a cook to dine out often.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
A Sad Postscript - The El Coyote Boycott
This is the emotional result of the boycott of El Coyote launched by elements of the local gay community in response to Margie's personal, $100 donation to the "Yes on Proposition 8" campaign. So, the question is, does this mean the boycott's over?
During the largest protest against the restaurant, I asked many of the 200 protesters picketing enthusiastically on the sidewalk during prime business hours what they were after: what were their "demands" were before they would return to El Coyote? "Margie needs to resign," was the unanimous answer. So now she has. But various posts on other boards about the issue have expressed the opinion that "as long as ANY of the money I spend at El Coyote goes to the Mormon church, I won't spend my money there." It has been asserted on some other boards that: Margie is secretly the owner, because she's listed as the corporate contact with the state of California; that her family is Mormon, and because it's a family business, that means 10% of any money spent there is tithed to the church. I did some deeper digging, interviewing members of the staff, family, and longtime friends. Here's the real scoop.
"El Coyote is not Mormon. Margie's family isn't Mormon. They're all drinkers, except Margie!" Billy repeated to me over three days, over and over again. I thought this curious; Mormonism tends to run in the family. How did she end up the only one? Billy asked another manager, Larry; Larry asked Margie's husband Chris. Word came back. There were three Salisbury siblings: Blanche and the twin brothers George and Jim. Blanche and her husband founded El Coyote; George founded El Cholo. Jim married Margie's mother, Grace, and when her sister Blanche passed away, ownership of the restaurant passed to Grace. One of Margie's older cousins attended Brigham Young University in Utah, where he converted to Mormonism. Margie, at her cousin's recommendation, also went to BYU -- where she also converted. Jim (a life-long drinker and smoker) converted to Mormonism just before he died. Margie's cousin later left the church, leaving Margie (aside from, possibly, her two daughters) as the only practicing Mormon in the family.
As far as Margie's recent corporate involvement, El Coyote is run by a small, family-held corporation. Grace is its president and CEO. Margie has functioned as its Secretary. That's why she was the listed contact with the State of California. When she gave her notice as an employee, she also submitted her resignation from the board to Grace.
So there it is. Margie's out the door. I wonder who will be coming back in? The only possible rationale for continuing to boycott the restaurant (aside from not liking the food -- de gustibus non disputandem est, is I'll say about that) is that she might inherit a portion of it someday. True, she's the current owner's daughter. She also has siblings, so (and I am not, nor do I want to be, privy to anyone's will over this) maybe she'll get a piece of it someday. Is that justification for a boycott? Should your livelihood be imperiled for something one of your nieces, or nephews, or children did, or might do in the future? That seems absurd to me.
El Coyote has given thousands of dollars over the last few weeks to GLBT causes and charities. The restaurant is now -- believe it or not -- being boycotted by various right-wing groups for doing so. Mormon wards as far away as San Diego have sent groups to the restaurant in support of the restaurant's supposedly "anti-gay" policies. But of course, those Mormon's ain't drinking margaritas. Business is off dramatically, even considering the current economy. Waiters and waitresses -- many of them gay -- are having their shifts cut back.
The gay community has made an important, and nation-wide, point about civil rights, separation of church and state, and the power of the gay pocketbook. El Coyote has done everything it can -- and Margie has given up her lifelong job -- to make amends.
So could someone please declare victory achieved, and the boycott over? My local diner's in trouble.
11 comments:
- Joe Dodge5:37 PM
Thank you for the complete story, well researched with in-depth reporting. One can only hope that the word of your article gets circulated to the people that can make a difference in their bottom line. As an ex-neighbor I wish them the best for '09 and would love to visit more myself (I miss their margies!) and propose we have a "comin' out" party for Obama next January, since I live so far away it's the least I can personally do.ReplyDelete
It certainly seems like what was asked for. And I applaud her decision because, if her religious beliefs were so important to her, surely her convictions would not have allowed her to continue to work for a company that was going out of its way to declare itself diametrically opposed to her beliefs?ReplyDelete
It would have been beyond hypocritical to pay lip service to supporting the gay community but refuse to withdraw her support of Prop 8 or (as it's difficult to withdraw a contribution once its made) make a contribution to one of the many organizations working against Prop 8 to negate her previous donation. If she's really that firm in her stance, it wouldn't be tolerable to work in an environment that is openly courting the gay community and donating thousands to pro-gay causes.
It wasn't up to El Coyote to fire her: they're promoting tolerance, diversity, progressiveness, and heavy drinking - and for those reasons, I'll keep on going. It was on Margie to choose to either stand by her religious convictions or to stand by her friends, family, and colleagues, and I guess she did.
Jess, thanks for keeping us all informed of the very sad sage of the very misguided boycott of Margie--oh, I mean El Coyote. This whole episode is all any right-thinking Mormon bonehead could ask for: divide and conquer, turn free-thinkers against each other, provoke the forces of change to commit violence. In fact, if I were a little more conspiracy-minded, I'd think the pro-8 bloc was surreptitiously behind the El Coyote boycott. Sigh.ReplyDelete
One small update: El Chavo in Silver Lake has recently been sold. The new owners seem hip, though I've not inquired as to their religious affiliations.
Thanks, Jess, for your good reportage and your calls for sanity and perspective. But, as with food (as you say) so with politics: non disputandem est. I appreciate your links to other blogs; let's hope the boycotters begin to show a modicum of the sense you've shown and end this petty, ugly thing.
This really does feel like an everybody-loses situation. I think the real villain in the story is the Mormon church-- that's my own personal bias of course. Margie (whom I have never met) could see and sense for herself that gay people are good neighbors, co-workers, patrons, etc, but her church urged her to act in a way that would alienate her from them. What do you call an organization that compels you to hurt others and act against your own self-interest to support its dogma? I don't know, but you don't call it much of anything nice.ReplyDelete
And yet, though I blame the Mormon dogma for this situation, they don't seem to have lost anything from it. So like I said, and like you described: nobody wins.
Do you think some variation on this story will end up in your novel? Am I allowed to talk about that?
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Thanks to Franz and rasputin for their thoughtful posts. Two things, there's an interview with Margie in today's Sunday LA Times.ReplyDelete
Also, although the Times' Steve Lopez didn't stick around for dinner on Thursday, there apparently was a good crowd back for "gay night;" good enough that the staff was cheering in the kitchen.
- Michael8:51 AM
I saw this story a couple a week ago and spoke with many of my gay friends. I know many of us do believe the boycott is over and will be returning. Am I happy about this? No. It is sad. Personally, I think a more meaningful act on Margie's part would have been to declare (and realize!) that her creator gave her a free will. As she claims she knows and loves her gay customers, she should have decided for herself whether donating to 8 was the right thing to do. Only cult members follow the dictates of their leaders blindly.ReplyDelete
- watts9:54 AM
Re: the Steve Lopez article...ReplyDelete
Cops in riot gear had to come out because of the protest? I don't remember that happening.
Now every rightwing blog is spreading the lie that a violent "mob" of fascist queers attacked Margie Christoffersen. Once again we're being demonized by opponents of gay rights -- just like those dishonest Yes on 8 ads that Margie helped finance that she has yet to apologize for. (I guess her conscience is OK with spreading lies.)
I'm unmoved by this sob story because those on Margie's side seem unwilling to defend her without lying and attacking the rest of us.
If El Coyote wants my business it needs to set the record straight. If they can't stick up for themselves without vilifying their loyal constumers, they don't deserve my business. The kind of rhetoric Lopez is spouting makes it dangerous for us to even be seen in public.
Good story. I just hope that once the kerfluffle calms down and amends are made the place can recover. Actions have consequences but once the problem is resolved a little forgiveness goes a long way.ReplyDelete
I'd also add many Mormons I've met seem have no trouble serving alcohol or caffeinated beverages to non believers. I think (and I am not Mormon) they believe the injunction only applies to them or something.
- Anonymous8:51 PM
Jess, I don't know why you would believe a source from El Coyote regarding Marjorie Christoffersen's role with the company. While they told you on December 4 that Marjorie had resigned from the board and as an employee, they filed paperwork with the Secretary of State on December 11, 2008 which stated that she was one of the 3 directors and also served as secretary/treasurer of the company. If you are going to pretend to be a reporter, how about doing some actual reporting? You can request the documents from the Secretary of State - they are public record. These documents show that she did not resign as you were led to believe. To me this is just another reason why I will never step foot in that joint again.ReplyDelete
I've been thinking about that last comment a lot. I have even printed it out and taken it to the restaurant, to pull out when Margie stops by to pour water.ReplyDelete
But the fact is, I'm not a reporter. (I have too much respect for what real journalists to do claim to be one.) I go to El Coyote for dinner and drinks, and to hang out with our friends who are on the staff. I have no interest in confronting Margie about all this. My inquiries with others on the staff got as far as being told that she's no longer an employee, and that she's not "on the board," but that it's still her family business and she could no more give it up than Obama could disown his grandmother. And I don't care to press the issue further.
I understand those who might want to boycott the place to make a statement, or those who feel betrayed, and the number of gay customers has certainly dropped off. But personally, I don't and haven't supported a boycott. I think there are other, more sensible ways -- financial support, community involvement, talking to those who disagree -- to fight for marriage equality than to boycott the millions of businesses in the world with part-owners or heirs who haven't seen the light.
And that's that.


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The newly created White House panel on policing will consider establishing a national repository that tracks all manner of civilian deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers. It's part of an effort to re-establish trust between police and the communities they serve, the co-chairman of the committee said.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, tapped by the Obama administration to help bolster law enforcement's standing in the wake of national unrest stirred by a series of killings of young black men by white officers, said that the long-standing gap in police reporting "needs to be addressed.''
"It will be on the table, no question,'' Ramsey told USA Today.
The most prominent record of civilian fatalities — the FBI's annual report of justifiable homicides by police — was described by Ramsey as "hit or miss'' because of its reliance on voluntary reporting by police agencies, a practice that results in a partial accounting.
TheRookie @ 12/11/2014 3:56 PM
I hope there's a week or two of, "National Blue Flu" letting all the hacks like lap dog Ramsey know how important L.E. really is. He's been so far removed from actual L.E. work for so long it hurts to hear him talk. He acts like he actually knows the daily basics of the job. All he knows is how to ride a desk, push a pencil/pen, & blow his boss(es).
Trainrek @ 12/11/2014 4:11 PM
if they're going to do that they should also be required to track all deaths and injuries to officers at the hands of miscreants, including all demographic info on the offenders. That would be a valuable comparison but would never be considered as it would be deemed inappropriate.
A. David Berman @ 12/11/2014 5:18 PM
There is already a Death in Custody Reporting Act that requires reporting deaths of those in custody, in transit, arrested or in the process of being arrested.
Chief of Police(retired) @ 12/11/2014 5:21 PM
So Obama is organizing a panel to investigate WHITE POLICE OFFICERS who kill a black suspect. Yet his lap dog Eric Holder takes the death penalty off the table when BLACKS MURDER a White Police Officer..why you say...HOLDER said by leaving the death penalty on the table, "HE" would be doing a DISSERVICE to "HIS PEOPLE".I was under the impression that "ALL OF US" were his people. So who is ramping up all of the HATE we have all been seeing? Who is organizing "The New Black Panthers to spread all of the hate we saw in Ferguson Mo. What about The Nation of Islam spreading their hate against POLICE OFFICERS..Why is Obama and Holder not calling out these white man hating organizations;better yet, why hasn't HOLDER AND OBAMA said anything to the men & women LEO'S of America who have busted their ass to jeep ALL PEOPLE SAFE? I just wonder why. I venture to say they hate cops..in particular white officers..just saying...
Capt. Crunch @ 12/11/2014 6:25 PM
There goes Mr. Obama, again spreading the hate. I guess if we fight each other his failing presidency will go unnoticed. Mr. Obama, should be taking care of the wars, borders and economy.
Tom Ret @ 12/11/2014 6:45 PM
Obama has demonstrated that he will lie to your face and later try to cover it up with another lie all while anyone with half a brain can hear and see him on video saying what he just denied saying. Holder is just a corrupt racist lap dog for O. They make quit the pair. Ramsey is likely a political hack willing to help O's cause. They have destroyed trust among the law enforcement community and significantly decreased racial harmony.
Ima Leprechaun @ 12/11/2014 7:34 PM
The last time the feds tried this the results were found to discriminate by representing one group over another. Go figure!
plato's playdough @ 12/11/2014 7:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztSzoh8N6esThis is Khalid Mohammed calling for white genocide, oops that's Doctor Mohammed, my bad. Start about 7m into the vid.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNOCDENuypgThis is Sean Hannity asking a black panther is he supported Doctor Mohammed's position.Listen, JUST LISTEN, to him trying not to answer the question, but what pops out is worth hearing. Freudian slip on a drag queen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwmMbOgadTsStart about 20m in this long sermon by Farrakhan, listen to the foundation of this form of racism that Holder protects.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKVm4sg-3N8Farrakhan saying at about 2m_ HIS audience should not let anybody take their life without giving their ALL to defend it. >>this is what anybody asks for, right? RIGHT?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRP0kgA4pYYWhen we die and THEY die....we'll sit down at a table, we want some of this earth or we'll tear this *** country apart. This starts at about 6m.
kevCopAz @ 12/11/2014 8:53 PM
Ramsey is, has always been and will always be a boot licking A-kissing hack as he was in ALL of the cities that "bought" him due to his "blackness". what a joke, retire and shut up you fool.
Tbow426 @ 12/12/2014 7:10 AM
SO, let's assume this happens. Two years from now the stats show no noticeable difference about skin color being a factor in police shootings. What will they say then? Its rigged like the grand juries? Funny thing about statistics...what you think is happening really is not and it can bite you in the ass.
ChuckW @ 12/12/2014 12:56 PM
Police Magazine, you should probably get your IT folks to beef up your security just a bit. it looks like someone has hacked the system and is posting as an imposter for kevcopaz. Good lord, does no one check on these posts, it is on almost every story here.
kevCopAz @ 12/13/2014 11:26 AM
I agree with ChuckW, Im the real KevCopAZ and have no idea who that is making the racist comments. I will change my address I guess if your IT folks can not be trusted to keep trash like that out. Sorry Brothers & Sisters.


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Claudine Snowden, a retired business school teacher and University of Maryland library worker, died of a respiratory ailment Wednesday at Union Memorial Hospital. The Northwest Baltimore resident was 92.
Born Claudine Allen in Cocoa, Fla., she earned a bachelor's degree from North Carolina Central University, where she met her future husband, Arthur R. Snowden Sr., a photographer.
She moved to Baltimore after her 1944 marriage and taught business English, typing and filing at the old Cortez Peters Business School on Eutaw Place. From 1959 to 1961 she was a Baltimore elementary school teacher.
From 1967 to 1972 she was a library assistant at the University of Maryland, College Park. She worked in inter-library loan services and in the telephone reference department. She later worked as a health sciences and human services library assistant at the University of Maryland, Baltimore before her retirement nearly 30 years ago.