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Digital computation of the complex linear canonical transform |
JOSA A, Vol. 28, Issue 7, pp. 1379-1386 (2011)
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An efficient algorithm for the accurate computation of the linear canonical transform with complex transform parameters and with complex output variable is presented. Sampling issues are discussed and the requirements for different cases given. Simulations are provided to validate the results.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(070.4560) Fourier optics and signal processing : Data processing by optical means
(080.2730) Geometric optics : Matrix methods in paraxial optics
(100.2000) Image processing : Digital image processing
(200.2610) Optics in computing : Free-space digital optics
(200.3050) Optics in computing : Information processing
(200.4560) Optics in computing : Optical data processing
ToC Category:
Fourier Optics and Signal Processing
Original Manuscript: January 4, 2011
Revised Manuscript: April 16, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: May 9, 2011
Published: June 10, 2011
Changgeng Liu, Dayong Wang, John J. Healy, Bryan M. Hennelly, John T. Sheridan, and Myung K. Kim, "Digital computation of the complex linear canonical transform," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 28, 1379-1386 (2011)
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The alma mater of Claflin University has undergone a change to the chorus, a decision President Henry N. Tisdale explains is more reflective of the University's founding history of inclusiveness.
The change has been made only to the third line of the chorus. The new third line of the chorus is "May we all be leal and loyal," instead of the previous "May thy sons be leal and loyal."
"Claflin University was founded on the premise of access to all, regardless of race, creed, color or gender," said President Henry N. Tisdale. "We felt that it was time to make this change in the wording to reflect what our founders envisioned for Claflin University."
Dr. Isaiah McGee, chair of the Department of Music and Director of the Concert Choir, revised the alma mater, including the music, to reflect the change.
"I think it is a positive and necessary change," McGee said. "The alma mater represents the University as a whole and since our founding we have been open to serve all students. We want Claflin's alma mater to be all-encompassing and inclusive because that is what we represent here with our vast diversity."
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Introduction and Technical Specification
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We all know that Corsair make some of the best cases on the market, we also know that they do "High End" extremely well. What has perhaps been missing from their world dominating line up though is a decent value for money gaming case. Enter then the Spec-01. It's so tempting to tell you here and now just how feature packed this case is, but you know what, you're just going to have to read the review. For now let's just say that you won't be expecting it to offer as much as it does, and especially for the £40 Corsair say it will retail for.
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Dimensions | 428x200x447mm (HxWxD) |
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Why OU's Blake Griffin could go first in draft
Blake Griffin will start a game like any other 19-year-old, lightheartedly dancing to Kevin Rudolph's "Let it Rock" while seated on the bench during pre-game introductions.
But when the ball is thrown up, Griffin throws out the fun and games, and the Oklahoma forward shows why he's regarded as the consensus No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA Draft.
Against an outmatched but tough-minded Colorado team at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday, Griffin tallied what's become his customary stat line of 26 points and 12 rebounds in a 77-72 win.
But the box scores, no matter how mind-boggling they've become for Griffin, do little to reveal his true value.
Watch the 6-foot-10 Griffin for 40 minutes, and you'll undoubtedly walk away most impressed with his athleticism. He explodes off the ground and engulfs rebounds before teammates and opponents have even left the floor. He streaks the length of the court and throws down alley-oop dunks with ease.
But what the television cameras don't catch is Griffin's unselfishness. How rather than beating his own chest after slamming home a 55-foot lob pass from teammate Willie Warren, he pats Juan Pattillo on the rear for the blocked shot that led to the run out. How rather than forcing shots in the post, he coolly passes out of double teams, often leading to an assist for himself or a teammate.
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Griffin employs a textbook box out on every shot.
Blake Griffin then and now
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Points | 14.7 | 22.3 |
Rebounds | 9.1 | 14.0 |
Assists | 1.8 | 2.5 |
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Free throw % | 58.9 | 58.8 |
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"Why are you adopting? Are you not able to have kids of your own? (or in our case…. "You already have kids, why do you want MORE kids?")
"Why are you adopting from (insert location here)? Aren't there babies deserving of a home right here in the USA?"
"Aren't you nervous that you won't know anything about the child's background?"
"Well okay then. This isn't a decision that I would have made…. but okay….." (yes, I really did hear this one).
Recently one of my book clubs (who is comprised of Moms who have adopted children from China), decided to read a book by Elizabeth Toole called "In On It: What Adoptive Parents Would Like You to Know About Adoption. A Guide for Relatives and Friends", and I must say it would have been a fantastic resource for me back when Steve and I were making "adoption announcements" to our family and friends.
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(click on the image to see the book: an Amazon affiliate link)The author sums up the difficult position that family members and friends are put in, when they don't know quite what to say or how to react:
"But really, how are others to know what's okay to say and what might offend or alienate an adoptive parent? Questions that may seem benign to the person asking them can come across as too personal or even disrespectful to the adoptive parents or the child. Comments meant to show you have a general familiarity with adoption can end up provoking new or prospective parents. You may worry you might inadvertently say the wrong thing or ask the wrong question (and "wrong" can be very subjective). But if you don't say anything, the adoptive parents might assume that you don't support the adoption. That can happen too."
I know, I know. It's a "damned if I do and damned if I don't" kind of thing when you are friends with someone who is adopting and you don't know what you can say or even ask…. so the great thing about this book is that it gives you some ideas on where to start. It provides examples of conversations friends and relatives can and should have with soon-to-be-adoptive parents, and conversations that are really, quite honestly, none of their business. And the author does an amazing job of explaining the issue of privacy on behalf of the child- why it is important and why everyone else's curiosity is really not so important.
And it provides some great background information on what adoptive parents go through in both the decision making process that led them to make the decision to adopt, and the lengthy paperwork and approval process required (what I like to call the hoop-jumping stage).
"In On It" is a Great-Read for Adoptive Parents Too
And this book is even a great resource for someone like me… who has been at this adoptive parenting thing for a few years, feels very well-versed on answering questions when necessary and shutting down queries when necessary too…. but still can sometimes stumble over the right way to handle a new situation. For example, over the holidays, a teen-aged family member posted a picture of himself and my 7-year old daughter hanging out together on one of his social media sites, and captioned the photo "My adorable Asian baby". When he proudly showed me the cute picture, the posting, and all of the comments he had received on it …. well….. I reacted rather strongly. I think I said something along the lines of "Really? Of all of the words that you could use to describe my daughter you picked 'Asian'?"
I know I should have been able to deliver a much better explanation for my annoyance than what I said. I knew what I felt, but I didn't have the right way to explain it just then. Upon reflection, what I should have said was…that while it was true that she was indeed Asian, to choose to describe my daughter mainly by identifying her cultural background was so limiting, and choosing that word would likely cause his "followers' to think about her in terms of whatever Asian stereotype that they had in their heads. Because that's what stereotypes are for. Instead he could have used words like "silly, funny, goofball, sweet" or any of of about 50 other adjectives to describe her and her personality.
"In On It" might have helped me have the right explanation at the ready when I encountered this situation. I know that I will be better prepared with what I want to communicate the next time I am in this situation.
Is It Adoption or Is it the Age?
One of the things that some of my book club Mom friends and I talk about sometimes when we get together, is when one of our kids "are going through something" we often wonder- is this a "typical" phase or is this adoption-related? Elizabeth Toole relates to our situation….
"As one mother put it, "Parents of adopted children are always asking themselves: Is it the age? Or is it adoption?" Another mother described reminding herself, when her 13-year old's behavior had become increasingly odious, "It's not about adoption: it's about being a teenager." Often it's both. One adult adoptee said: "There's a lot of gray area when it comes to determining the role that adoption plays in a person's behavior or condition".
I really believe that this book is a must-read for family members and friends of adoptive parents, and even for adoptive parents themselves. Do you know of someone who would benefit from reading this book?


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New Delhi: A number of fans have voiced their disappointment about goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and the team's form following the 33 home draw against Chievo. It seems clear that Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon hasn't managed to look like the same player following his most recent injury, and on Monday he was...
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New Delhi: Superstopper Gianluigi Buffon will not be going to Manchester City as his agent launches a stinging attack on the Daily Mail, describing them as "disgraceful, dishonest, liars, and stupid". Buffon's agent Silvano Martina has exclusively told Goal.com that there is nothing in the rumours surrounding a potential move to...
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The Phoenix Suns are planning a major branding effort around US Airways Center's cheap seats, the only seats still available for the team's games.
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"We want to make the upper bowl more of a season-ticket destination," said Suns President Rick Welts.
Since Robert Sarver bought the Suns last year for $401 million, the team has targeted premium-seating customers with new courtside clubs and additional courtside seating. This year, the team is turning its attention to the far reaches of its arena. The team has already added a 10,000-square-foot playground dubbed "The Jungle" sponsored by Verizon Wireless in the upper-level concourse geared toward children. Now comes the upstairs branding plan.
Welts would not disclose how much the sponsorships would cost, but Verizon reportedly paid $1 million for its three-year sponsorship of "The Jungle."
Trying to drive fans upstairs is standard operating procedure for NBA teams with strong season-ticket sales. The San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, teams at the top of the NBA's attendance list, all offer upper-level concourse entertainment.
"We have always been pretty full in the upper bowl and accordingly have always tried to pay attention to the fans who sit up there and let them know we appreciate them and don't take them for granted," said Steve Schanwald, executive vice president of business operations for the Bulls. "Accordingly, we seek to provide as much entertainment value to them as we do to fans downstairs."
The Spurs have branded their entire 8,000-seat upper bowl in the SBC Center, calling it Club 200 sponsored by the HEB grocery chain, which is also the Spurs' season presenting sponsor.
"Most teams have the inventory in the balcony and the challenge is that they feel left out," said Bruce Guthrie, vice president of marketing for the Spurs. "We have brought up former players and our general manager to meet with those fans and we have special giveaways, and we find that it is working."
The Miami Heat also provides upper-level arena entertainment, including a band and a radio station broadcast from the 300 level of AmericanAirlines Arena during games.
The Suns are averaging 17,009 fans a game this season at the recently renamed, 18,422-seat US Airways Center, up 2 percent from last year. Suns upper-bowl tickets are priced between $10 and $45 a game. The upper-bowl deals could be in place later this season.
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Corneal wave aberration from videokeratography: accuracy and limitations of the procedure
JOSA A, Vol. 17, Issue 6, pp. 955-965 (2000)
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A procedure to calculate the wave aberration of the human cornea from its surface shape measured by videokeratography is presented. The wave aberration was calculated as the difference in optical path between the marginal rays and the chief ray refracted at the surface, for both on- and off-axis objects. The corneal shape elevation map was obtained from videokeratography and fitted to a Zernike polynomial expansion through a Gram–Schmidt orthogonalization. The wave aberration was obtained also as a Zernike polynomial representation. The accuracy of the procedure was analyzed. For calibrated reference surface elevations, a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 1 to 2 μm for an aperture 4–6 mm in diameter was obtained, and the RMSE associated with the experimental errors and with the fitting method was 0.2 μm. The procedure permits estimation of the corneal wave aberration from videokeratoscopic data with an accuracy of 0.05–0.2 μm for a pupil 4–6 mm in diameter, rendering the method adequate for many applications.
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(080.1010) Geometric optics : Aberrations (global)
(330.4460) Vision, color, and visual optics : Ophthalmic optics and devices
(330.5370) Vision, color, and visual optics : Physiological optics
(330.7310) Vision, color, and visual optics : Vision
Original Manuscript: August 30, 1999
Revised Manuscript: January 23, 2000
Manuscript Accepted: January 23, 2000
Published: June 1, 2000
Antonio Guirao and Pablo Artal, "Corneal wave aberration from videokeratography: accuracy and limitations of the procedure," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17, 955-965 (2000)
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There have been some pretty strong reactions to David Pogue's (negative) review of the BlackBerry Storm in the New York Times. On the other hand, there are also plenty of people who thanked him for validating their own bad experiences:
My Storm was like something from a Stephen King novel: possessed of its own mind. Everything's slow: Scrolling, screen rotating, selecting apps, search… everything. The most disappointing piece of equipment I have ever seen… BlackBerry has created the Zune of touchscreen phones.
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Having you comment on technology is like having Tom Cruise comment on religion. I have serious doubts about your ability to evaluate tech. Your article is a shameful report from someone who obviously is not knowledgeable in any of these newer items. … Shame on you and on THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR SUCH INFERIOR REPORTING. In an economy like this, the world can do without ignorantly people more concerned with their own egos ripping apart an innovative and well conceived product. May the Devil find out you're dead immediately after you're gone.
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If you write anything that even hints at a less-than-perfect Apple effort… the backlash is swift, vitriolic and heated. We're talking insults, vulgarities and even threats. I've always thought that that vocal sub-population of Mac fans make up the world's most watchful, most hostile grass-roots lobbying arm. But now I see that I was wrong. There's an even nastier one: the BlackBerry nuts.
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The "Cult of Apple" is nothing compared to "The Cult of anti-Apple", that is one very moronic group.
Watching this from the outside (I use various flavours of Linux) the common OS circles there are some linux heads that are pretty extreme. But I can most wholeheartedly say that there is a particularly rabid bunch that spew fetid foam whenever Apple/MAC is mentioned. I have two colleagues that will go on 30 minute rants whenever a MAC is mentioned. When the first iPhone came out he swore that RIM would bury them and it wouldn't last a year before Apple would pull support and cancel all the contracts and keep the money. He's a dyed in the wool Blackberry user. Just how far is this goes was fully illuminated back in September when a group of us were out having a long lunch at the nearby mall. As we passed the entrance of the Apple store there he yelled F*** at the top of his voice into the store, shocking us, our client, the people near the front of the store and several people walking in the mall. You should have heard him when the article on Information Week came out that read "300 Million App Store Downloads". I really think that he'd take up arms if it wasn't really all just saber rattling. I'll bet there are some out there though.
Anyway, well observed about the BlackBerry nuts.
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A few weeks ago my son and I were at our local AT&T store and decided to try the Storm out for size. I was totally shocked at the poor quality, difficulty in typing, very slow OS, and cheap screen. I turned to my son and told him "this phone sucks. Is this best Blackberry can do to stem the iphone tide?" My son, who is quite aware of my affection for Apple, told me I was simply bias in my opinion.
Well, one week later all the reviews started flowing………… so much for my "biased" opinion.
Moral of the story: Just because I am a fan of Apple does not preclude me from knowing junk when I see it.
Get real.
The anti-Apple movement exists only because Apple fanboyism has become legendary and second to none. Go to any article about a product that happens to compete with Apple and you'll find a horde of Apple fanboys trashing the competing product and spreading Apple propaganda.
There is absolutely no cult as vocal and strong as the Apple Cult. The Apple Cult has redefined fanboyism.
You got it wrong about Mac fans they don't thrash third party products, they defend Apple when idiots bad mouth Apple.
Yep, I've met tons more Apple haters than I've ever met Apple fanboys.
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Yale: Live view (the term for the functionality you describe) is not available on the D3000. It was included as a major feature improvement of the D3100. Personally I would suggest you try to get used to using the optical viewfinder - even though it might be tough because it's pretty small and dim on the smaller bodies up to full frame. It's what is meant to be used on all real cameras, live view is for point and shooters! Jan 28, 11
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'Game-time' decision to see if Kane plays for Jets tonight (Updated)
Oct 26, 2013, 6:15 PM EDT
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The Winnipeg Jets take on the Dallas Stars tonight, and may be without one of their top players in Evander Kane. Then again, he may enter into the lineup, after all.
"Yeah, it was just maintenance," Jets head coach Claude Noel said, as per NHL.com. "Game-time situation, we'll see how he's doing."
Kane, tied for the team lead in points with eight in 11 games, did not take the morning skate.
The Jets currently have a 4-5-2 record and are two points up on the Stars at the bottom of the Central Division.
Updated: Evander Kane was inserted into the lineup. He has also scored a goal in this game.