def METHOD_NAME(config):
    """
    Emit the load averages of this host.
    Specify thresholds for each load average
    and only emit a beacon if any of them are
    exceeded.
    `onchangeonly`: when `onchangeonly` is True the beacon will fire
    events only when the load average pass one threshold.  Otherwise, it will fire an
    event at each beacon interval.  The default is False.
    `emitatstartup`: when `emitatstartup` is False the beacon will not fire
     event when the minion is reload. Applicable only when `onchangeonly` is True.
     The default is True.
    .. code-block:: yaml
        beacons:
          load:
            - averages:
                1m:
                  - 0.0
                  - 2.0
                5m:
                  - 0.0
                  - 1.5
                15m:
                  - 0.1
                  - 1.0
            - emitatstartup: True
            - onchangeonly: False
    """
    log.trace("load beacon starting")
    config = salt.utils.beacons.list_to_dict(config)
    # Default config if not present
    if "emitatstartup" not in config:
        config["emitatstartup"] = True
    if "onchangeonly" not in config:
        config["onchangeonly"] = False
    ret = []
    avgs = os.getloadavg()
    avg_keys = ["1m", "5m", "15m"]
    avg_dict = dict(zip(avg_keys, avgs))
    if config["onchangeonly"]:
        if not LAST_STATUS:
            for k in ["1m", "5m", "15m"]:
                LAST_STATUS[k] = avg_dict[k]
            if not config["emitatstartup"]:
                log.debug("Don't emit because emitatstartup is False")
                return ret
    send_beacon = False
    # Check each entry for threshold
    for k in ["1m", "5m", "15m"]:
        if k in config.get("averages", {}):
            if config["onchangeonly"]:
                # Emit if current is more that threshold and old value less
                # that threshold
                if float(avg_dict[k]) > float(config["averages"][k][1]) and float(
                    LAST_STATUS[k]
                ) < float(config["averages"][k][1]):
                    log.debug(
                        "Emit because %f > %f and last was %f",
                        float(avg_dict[k]),
                        float(config["averages"][k][1]),
                        float(LAST_STATUS[k]),
                    )
                    send_beacon = True
                    break
                # Emit if current is less that threshold and old value more
                # that threshold
                if float(avg_dict[k]) < float(config["averages"][k][0]) and float(
                    LAST_STATUS[k]
                ) > float(config["averages"][k][0]):
                    log.debug(
                        "Emit because %f < %f and last was%f",
                        float(avg_dict[k]),
                        float(config["averages"][k][0]),
                        float(LAST_STATUS[k]),
                    )
                    send_beacon = True
                    break
            else:
                # Emit no matter LAST_STATUS
                if float(avg_dict[k]) < float(config["averages"][k][0]) or float(
                    avg_dict[k]
                ) > float(config["averages"][k][1]):
                    log.debug(
                        "Emit because %f < %f or > %f",
                        float(avg_dict[k]),
                        float(config["averages"][k][0]),
                        float(config["averages"][k][1]),
                    )
                    send_beacon = True
                    break
    if config["onchangeonly"]:
        for k in ["1m", "5m", "15m"]:
            LAST_STATUS[k] = avg_dict[k]
    if send_beacon:
        ret.append(avg_dict)
    return ret