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Ken Daniels' Review of My Book: "An unremitting battery of helpfully organized arguments against orthodox Christianity"
As a former evangelical missionary who lost my faith nearly a decade ago, I am struck by how closely Loftus' arguments against Christianity match those that drove me independently out of the fold. My journey was long and painful; I discovered the flaws of my faith in bits and pieces until the weight of them all tipped the scales against my former position. In retrospect I believe the process could have been cut significantly shorter if John's book had been available to me years before my crisis finally came to a head.To read the whole review click here.
The value of this volume lies not so much in its development of unique arguments as in its bringing together in a single accessible package most of the important criticisms that have been advanced against the Christian faith (and theism in general) since the Enlightenment. To be sure, there are individual books that delve into each topic more deeply than John's, but few if any cover as many bases as Why I Became an Atheist, while at the same time digging as deeply as can be expected for a general audience.
Though I have read many books arguing for and against the reasonableness of the Christian faith, I was rewarded with a number of helpful insights sprinkled throughout the text.
I found Loftus' treatment of the Atonement to be particularly incisive. I have not read a more succinct and effective rejoinder to the penal substitution theory than his...
[It is] an unremitting battery of helpfully organized arguments against orthodox Christianity. There is no denying that Loftus is well read and gifted at consolidating the arguments of a wide variety authors, tying them together with his own thoughtful analysis.
Loftus is superb at anticipating and preempting the counter-arguments of believers. Well done, John!
FYI: You can find my book as a Kindle Book on Amazon: Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity
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Maths in the movies is not a new phenomena, with such films as Pi, Cube and A Beautiful Mind featuring mathematical concepts or mathematicians as characters. More recent films include this year's 21, in which Kevin Spacey plays a mathematics professor.
Hurt told the BBC World Service that: "I think there is something that has brought maths to the fore. I think probably because we live in a world with so many lies, and so much lack of truth, that it has become quite sexy to think of the one thing we have which is the only language that is truthful. There's no way of disproving that two plus two equals four, and therefore, take that to the ultimate, much more complicated areas, and you're dealing with something which is truthful."
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An $8 million grant has been awarded to a Cambridge mathematician to support his study of mathematical models relevant to research in the life sciences, engineering and nanotechnology.
Peter Markowich, Professor of Applied Mathematics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, was awarded the funding by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
The award was made through KAUST's global research partnership (GRP), which operated for the first time this year. The partnership aims to bring together researchers from across the globe to work on challenging scientific and technological problems which have particular relevance to Saudi Arabia and the region.
KAUST's funding will help further Professor Markowich's work with the Applied Partial Differential Equations Research Group (APDE), allowing it to take on five new postdoctoral researchers and to expand into a new centre.
Professor Markowich said: "This award is a great honour and it gives a wonderful opportunity to build up my research group and strengthen the field of analysis and numerics of applied partial differential equations at DAMTP."
"I came to Cambridge University not even a year ago, so there is no way I could imagine a better start! It is also very exciting to be part of the endeavour of creating a new high level research institution."
"The biggest part of the funding will go into hiring postdoctoral researchers at DAMTP, working on differential equation models in such diverse areas as quantum physics and biophysical processes."
Their research project, Applied and Computational Differential Equations in Life Sciences, Nanoscience and Engineering, will focus on applications of differential equations, those equations which have functions as solutions, and involve derivatives, or rates of change, of the solution, often in intricate nonlinear ways.
Such equations can be formulated to model situations that arise in a number of disciplines. Whilst physics and engineering yield numerous classical examples, they can also be applied in more unexpected situations. Some of the work currently taking place at APDE involves their use in restoring medieval wall frescoes, for example.
KAUST investigator awards will fund research for five years and have also been made in support of a range of fields other than applied mathematics, including work on immunisation, water desalination, renewable and sustainable energy sources and environmentally friendly construction materials.
Each of the awardees, known as KAUST Investigators, will conduct research at their own institutions and, partly, on the KAUST campus, which will open in September 2009. The university is being built as an international, graduate-level research institute, and intends to become a major contributor to global research.
This article is adapted from material from the University of Cambridge.
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A new mathematical contest has just been announced by mathematical problem solving company eBourbaki. eBourbaki's mission is to solve the world's mathematical problems using contests to inspire innovation and creativity. They seek to help companies and organisations become more effective by facilitating creative mathematical solutions to optimisation problems by:
The new contest is entitled Bicycles in London. London faces serious transportation challenges. With congestion charges on the rise and increased awareness of the environmental impact of many forms of commuting, cities are turning to bicycle stations to ease traffic, reduce pollution, improve parking, and enhance a green-friendly image. Last summer, Paris joined the ranks, instituting a city-wide network of high-tech low-cost rental bicycle stations. The contest asks the question: if London were to embrace this concept, how would it best go about doing so? Where should the bike stations go? How many bikes at each station?
The contest will run May 5-12 2008 and full contest details, including a detailed problem statement, will be available on the website at the start of the contest. Winning solutions will be presented to the Mayor of London with the hope that students' recommendations will guide the way to helping London become a more liveable environment. The winning team will receive a prize of £1000.
The competition is open to UK students only, and students of mathematics, computer science and engineering are encouraged to enter. Participation requires contestants to register with the eBourbaki. Stay tuned to the website for contest rules and guidelines.
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A mathematician from the University of East Anglia has turned his gaze to the stars to try and answer one of humankind's oldest questions — are we alone in the Universe? And the unfortunate answer is, well, probably.Read more...
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Edward Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist, died in his Cambridge Massachusetts home on April 16 aged 90. Lorenz was the "father of chaos theory" and discovered the Lorenz attractor that often occurs in chaotic systems.Read more...
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The Enigma machine was once considered unbreakable, and the cracking of the "unbreakable code" by the allies changed the course of World War 2. Plus talks to Nadia Baker from the Enigma Project about the history of codes and code-breaking, why the Enigma machine was considered unbreakable, the mathematics behind codes, and how it was finally cracked. The Enigma Project travels all over the United Kingdom and abroad, visiting over 100 schools and organisations, reaching over 12,000 people of all ages every year.
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[0001] This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/566,533, filed May 8, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/452,023, filed Nov. 30, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,408,082). Patent application Ser. No. 09/566,533 is also a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/746,613, filed Nov. 12, 1996 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,122,403). Patent application Ser. No. 09/566,533 is also a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 09/186,962, filed Nov. 5, 1998, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/649,419, filed May 16, 1996 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,862,260).
[0002] The subject matter of the present application is also related to that of the assignee's other patents and applications, including U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,930,377, 5,809,160, 5,721,788, 5,745,604, 5,768,426, 5,850,481, 5,748,753, 5,710,834, 5,636,292, 5,841,978, 5,841,886, 5,832,119, 5,822,436, 5,862,260, and pending applications Ser. No. 08/951,858, 08/967,693, 09/074,034, 09/127,502, 09/151,492, 09/185,380, 09/292,569, 09/314,648, 09/337,590, 09/343,104, 09/342,688, 09/343,101, 09/342,971, 09/342,689, 09/408,026, 09/433,104, 60/163,332, 09/434,757, 09/437,357, 60/164,619, 09/452,021, 09/452,022, 60/112,955, 60/134,782, 09/503,881 and 60/158,015. The technology disclosed in this application can advantageously be used in the methods and systems disclosed in the foregoing patents and applications (all of which are incorporated by reference).
[0003] The invention relates to multimedia processing, and more specifically relates to detecting embedded code signals in media such as images, video and audio.
[0004] Digital watermarking is a process for modifying media content to embed a machine-readable code into the data content. The data may be modified such that the embedded code is imperceptible or nearly imperceptible to the user, yet may be detected through an automated detection process. Most commonly, digital watermarking is applied to media such as images, audio signals, and video signals. However, it may also be applied to other types of data, including documents (e.g., through line, word or character shifting), software, multi-dimensional graphics models, and surface textures of objects.
[0005] Digital watermarking systems have two primary components: an embedding component that embeds the watermark in the media content, and a reading component that detects and reads the embedded watermark. The embedding component embeds a watermark pattern by altering data samples of the media content in the spatial or frequency domains. The reading component analyzes target content to detect whether a watermark pattern is present. In applications where the watermark encodes information, the reader extracts this information from the detected watermark.
[0006] One challenge to the developers of watermark embedding and reading systems is to ensure that the watermark is detectable even if the watermarked media content is corrupted in some fashion. The watermark may be corrupted intentionally, so as to bypass its copy protection or anti-counterfeiting functions, or unintentionally through various transformations that result from routine manipulation of the content (e.g., digital to analog conversion, geometric distortion compression, etc.). In the case of watermarked images, such manipulation of the image may distort the watermark pattern embedded in the image. In general, the geometric distortion may result in some linear or non-linear geometric transformation. An affine transformation encompasses various linear transformations, including scale, translation, rotation, differential scale, and shear.
[0007] To accurately detect and read the watermark, it is helpful to determine the parameters of this affine transformation. The reader may then use these parameters to adjust the corrupted image to approximate its original state and then proceed to read the information content represented in the watermark.
[0008] Watermarks are often difficult to detect and read in corrupted media, particularly if the original un-marked media is not available to assist in the detection and reading process. Thus, there is a need to develop techniques for accurately detecting the presence and orientation of a watermark in corrupted media where the original media is not available.
[0009] In some applications, it is useful to determine whether a media signal, such as an audio, image or video signal has been transformed, and if so, how it has been transformed. Methods capable of determining alteration of a signal are useful in a variety of applications, including forensics and encoding auxiliary messages in media. In some applications, there is a need to be able to restore a media signal to its original state in addition to detecting alteration.
[0010] The invention provides various methods and related software for extracting digital watermarks from media signals, including image and audio signals. One aspect of the invention is a method of extracting a digital watermark in a media signal. This method performs a logarithmic sampling of the media signal to produce a sampled signal. It then analyzes the sampled signal to detect attributes associated with a watermark signal. It extracts the digital watermark based on detected attributes associated with the watermark signal.
[0011] As an alternative or in addition to these operations, the method performs a polar sampling of the media signal. For example, polar sampling may be used to address rotational distortion.
[0012] Another aspect of the invention is a method of extracting a digital watermark with symmetrical properties. This method transforms the media signal to a transform domain, and analyzes the transformed media signal to detect a symmetrical attribute associated with a watermark signal. The method extracts the digital watermark based on detected attributes associated with the watermark signal.
[0013] In addition to these aspects of the invention, the disclosure describes a method and system of determining a transformation of a media signal subsequent to the encoding of an embedded code signal into the media signal. It also provides a method and system to determine the orientation of the embedded code signal in a media signal after the media signal has been transformed. The invention applies to various types of media signals, including image, video and audio signals.
[0014] The disclosure describes a method of determining a transformation of a media signal having an embedded code signal. The method performs a logarithmic sampling of the media signal to create a sampled signal in which scaling of the media signal is converted to translation in the sampled signal. It then computes the translation of the embedded code signal in the sampled signal to determine scaling of the media signal subsequent to the encoding of the embedded signal in the media signal.
[0015] The embedded code signal may be implemented in a variety of ways. In one implementation, the embedded code signal comprises a set of impulse functions in a frequency domain. In particular, the impulse functions may be in a Fourier domain, or some other transform domain such as wavelet, Discrete Cosine Transform, etc. For some applications, the impulse functions have random or pseudo-random phase. When the impulse functions have random phase, they tend to make the embedded code signal imperceptible or less perceptible. For instance, the embedded code signal may be an imperceptible or substantially imperceptible digital watermark in an image or audio signal.
[0016] Using the embedded code signal's phase attributes, a detection process can determine the position of the embedded code signal or the translation of the media signal in which it is embedded. For example, the detection process may be used to determine a shift, offset, or cropping of the media signal after it has been encoded with the embedded code signal. In particular, the detection process may perform phase matching between the code signal and a media signal suspected of containing an embedded code signal (a suspect signal). One form of phase matching is a matched filtering process between the code signal and the suspect media signal in the spatial or temporal domain. This process may be performed on one dimensional signals such as audio signals, or two or more dimensional signals like images and video.
[0017] The logarithmic sampling may be performed directly on the media signal or after it has been converted to a transform domain. For example, one implementation performs the sampling on frequency domain data of the media signal. Depending on the nature of the media signal and the application, the sampling may be performed in two or more dimensions. A two-dimensional signal, such as an image, may be logarithmically sampled in each of the two dimensions to determine scaling in each dimension. A three dimensional signal, such as a video sequence, may be logarithmically sampled in three dimensions. After sampling, matched filtering, or other forms of filtering, may be used to determine the translation of the embedded code signal in the sampled signal in each of the dimensions. The extent of translation in the sampled signal corresponds to scaling in the media signal.
[0018] Polar sampling may also be used to convert rotation of a media signal into translation in polar coordinates. Once converted in this manner, matched filtering may be used to determine translation of the embedded code signal in the sampled signal. The translation in polar coordinates provides the angle of rotation of the media signal subsequent to encoding of the embedded code signal.
[0019] Logarithmic sampling may also be performed in combination with a polar sampling. The logarithmic or polar sampling may be performed on the media signal directly (e.g., in its native spatial, or temporal domain) or on frequency domain or other transform domain data of the media signal. Similarly, the embedded code signal, or components of it, may be defined in the spatial or frequency domain, or in a transform domain. One example of an embedded code signal is a watermark signal with fixed attributes that can be located via matched filtering in the sampled media signal.
[0020] Further advantages and features of the invention will become apparent with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.
[0021]FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating an overview of an implementation of a watermark detection process.
[0022]FIG. 2 depicts the detection process shown in FIG. 1 as applied to an image.
[0023]FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a watermark component used to identify the presence and orientation of the watermark in a target image.
[0024]FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a generalized match filter used to correlate a watermark detection signal with a target image in the detection process.
[0025]FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a computer system that serves as an operating environment for an implementation of the invention.
[0026] Introduction
[0027] A watermark provides a mechanism for imperceptibly embedding information into digital media content. Media content includes various forms of data represented as a collection of digital samples that may be altered without disrupting the function or appearance of the data in a perceptible way. Watermarking is particularly suited for visual and audio media such as images, video and sound, yet it applies to other data forms as well. It may be performed in the digital and analog domains.
[0028] The watermark is "imperceptible" from the standpoint that it makes minor alterations to media samples that are generally not noticeable to the user. The degree to which the watermark is imperceptible at playback depends on the implementation and the requirements of the application. In some applications, it may be sufficient that the watermark is virtually imperceptible even though one might discern it upon closer scrutiny. Also, some applications may utilize an imperceptible watermark along with perceptible markings to help detect the watermark or determine its orientation.
[0029] Digital watermarking systems are sometimes classified based on how they alter the underlying media content to embed information. Some systems directly alter data samples in the domain in which the media is presented as output while other systems transform the data into another domain and then alter the transformed samples. In watermarking of digital images for example, the system may alter discrete pixel values in the spatial domain, or it may transform the image into discrete spatial frequency components and alter the frequency components. In the image field alone, there are many different types of transforms to different domains, such as a discrete cosine transform (DCT), Fourier transform, Karhunen-Loeve transform (KLT), wavelet transform etc. The embedding component of a watermarking system may embed a watermark pattern in any of these domains and then convert the watermarked media back to its original form. Similarly, the embedding component may transform a watermark pattern from one domain to the output domain of the target media content (e.g., spatial domain for images) and combine the transformed pattern with the original media content to create a watermarked version of the target media.
[0030] Using Fourier Mellin Transform in Watermark Detection
[0031] The following sections describe a watermark detection process that employs a Fourier Mellin Transform. For the purpose of this discussion, the process is adapted to detecting a watermark in an image. A similar process may be used for other empirical data sets such as audio and video. FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating an overview of an implementation of the detection process. The following sections cross-reference the diagram through reference numbers.
[0032] The objective of the detection process shown in FIG. 1 is to determine whether a watermark is present, and if so, its orientation within the target image. The orientation approximates a geometric transform that the original media content has experienced as a result of intentional or unintentional corruption.
[0033] Capturing Data Sets
[0034] The detection process begins by capturing one or more data sets from the target data (100, 102). In the case of an image, the target data is an image (the target image 102), and the data sets are blocks of pixels taken from this image.
[0035] Transform Data Set to Frequency Domain
[0036] Next, the detection process transforms the data sets into the frequency domain (104). In particular, it performs a fourier transform of an image block from the spatial domain to a spatial frequency domain.
[0037] Noise Reduction Functions
[0038] The process may optionally apply one or more pre-processing functions to reduce the impact of unwanted noise on the detection process. For example, in one implementation, the detection process adds two or more image blocks together to increase the embedded signal to noise ratio (the addition may be performed in the spatial or some other transform domain). Filtering may also be employed to attenuate signal having little, if any, watermark information.
[0039] Transform to Log Polar Coordinate System
[0040] Next, the process transforms the data set (which may contain a transformed watermark) to a log polar coordinate system (106). By converting to the log polar domain, rotation and scale are converted to translation. One implementation performs a Fourier Mellin transform to map the data set from the spatial frequency domain to a log-polar coordinate system. For other types of signals, a similar mapping of the data set may be employed. For audio signals, the detector may perform a logarithmic sampling of audio data (e.g., a logarithmic sampling of frequency domain audio data) to convert scaling into translation. For video signals, the detector may perform a log-log-log transformation or a log-polar-log transformation of the two spatial coordinates (horizontal and vertical directions within an image), and temporal coordinates, respectively.
[0041] Correlation with the Watermark Pattern to Find Rotation and Scale
[0042] At this stage, the detection process correlates the watermark pattern (108) with the data set in the log-polar coordinate system to find rotation and scale parameters (110, 112). A variety of correlation processes may be used to implement this phase. For example, there is a general class of such correlation processes that are referred to as generalized matched filters. One implementation employs a generalized matched filter to determine the rotation and scale parameters for the block of interest. Alternatively, one may employ specialized correlation filters to perform correlation. The location in log polar space that provides the highest measure of correlation provides an estimate of the rotation and scale parameters.
[0043] Using Rotation and Scale to Get Translation
[0044] Having determined rotation and scale parameters, the detection process proceeds to conduct further correlation to find the translation parameter for the block of interest (114). Using the rotation and scale parameters as a starting point, the detection process conducts additional block matching on the spatial image data to determine the translation parameters (116). In particular, one implementation rotates and scales the block of interest and then searches the block to find the location within the block that most closely matches the watermark pattern. This location provides the translation parameters, e.g., the coordinates of a reference position within the block.
[0045] Example Implementation
[0046]FIG. 2 depicts the detection process shown in FIG. 1 as applied to an image. In the detector implementation illustrated in FIG. 2, the target image is divided into blocks of pixels, which form the data sets for the detection process. The implementation supports blocks of varying sizes, but typically, they are N by N, such as 32 by 32, Γby 64, 96, by 96, 128 by 128, etc. The detection process operates on these data sets to look for a watermark, and if one is identified, to compute an orientation vector.
[0047] Before elaborating on implementation details, it is helpful to begin with an overview of the watermark structure. As noted above, the watermark may be implemented in a variety of ways. In the context of images, for example, it may be applied to the original content in the spatial domain, in a frequency domain, or some combination of these domains. The specific values of the watermark used to alter discrete samples of the image may be expressed in the spatial or frequency domain. For example, the watermark samples may be expressed as having some value and location in the spatial and or frequency domain. In addition, the value of a watermark sample may be a function of position in a given domain and may be a function of the corresponding image sample that it alters. For example, it may be expressed as a "delta function" that alters the corresponding image sample depending on the value of that image sample. For additional description of watermark encoding, please see copending application Ser. Nos. 09/503,881 and 09/452,021, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0048] Components of the watermark may perform the function of conveying information content, identifying the watermark's orientation, or both of these functions. The detection process is primarily concerned with the watermark's ability to identify its orientation.
[0049] The watermark used in the implementation illustrated in FIG. 2 has an orientation signal component that helps identify the watermark's orientation in a corrupted image. FIG. 3 illustrates one quadrant of an example orientation component in a spatial frequency domain, namely Fourier transform domain (other transform domains may be used as well). The points in the plot represent impulse functions (also referred to as orientation points), indicating signal content of the detection watermark signal. The pattern of orientation points for the illustrated quadrant is replicated in all four quadrants, though such quadrant replication is not necessary in all applications. There are a number of properties of the detection pattern that impact its effectiveness for a particular application. The selection of these properties is highly dependent on the application.
[0050] One property is the extent to which the pattern is symmetric about one or more axes. For example, if the detection pattern is symmetrical about the horizontal and vertical axes, it is referred to as being quad symmetric. If it is further symmetrical about diagonal axes at an angle of 45 degrees, it is referred to as being octally symmetric (repeated in a symmetric pattern 8 times about the origin). Such symmetry aids in identifying the watermark in a suspect signal, and aids in extracting the rotation angle. However, in the case of an octally symmetric pattern, the detector includes an additional step of testing which of the four quadrants the orientation angle falls into.
[0051] Also, impulse functions defined in the Fourier transform domain should have conjugate symmetry so that they map to a real image in the spatial domain.
[0052] The orientation points shown in the example of FIG. 3 are magnitude components in a frequency domain. In particular, FIG. 3 depicts a Fourier domain. However, in other implementations, an embedded signal component may be defined in other transform domains as well, such as a wavelet transform or Discrete Cosine Transform domain.
[0053] The impulse functions may have random, or more particularly, "pseudo random" phase. Pseudo random refers to the case where the impulse functions or other orientation signal components have random phase, yet the phase of each component is known. The known phase attributes enable automated detection processes to determine the position of a watermark in a suspect signal, even in cases where the signal has been translated (shifted, offset) subsequent to encoding of the watermark. This type of misregistration occurs, for example, where the detection process starts at some arbitrary location in an audio or image signal, or the signal has been clipped, shifted or offset.
[0054] Another criterion is the position of the orientation points and the frequency range that they reside in. Preferably, the orientation points fall in a mid frequency range. If they are located in a low frequency range, they may be noticeable in the watermarked image. If they are located in the high frequency range, they are more difficult to recover. Also, they should be selected so that scaling, rotation, and other manipulation of the watermarked signal does not push the orientation points outside the range of the detector. Finally, the orientation points should preferably not fall on the vertical or horizontal axes, and each orientation point should have a unique horizontal and vertical location.
[0055] While FIG. 3 depicts a two-dimensional orientation signal, orientation signals may be one dimensional (a one-dimensional signal, e.g., a set of impulses in one dimension, for audio signals) or have more than two dimensions (e.g., a collection of functions that span three dimensions such as a set of two-dimensional impulse functions as in FIG. 3 that change in position or magnitude over time).
[0056] As explained below, the detector performs correlation processes between this orientation pattern (or a transformed version of it) and transformed data sets extracted from the target image.
[0057] Returning to the process depicted in FIG. 2, the detector segments the target image into blocks (e.g., 200, 202) and then performs a 2-dimensional fast fourier transform (2D FFT) on each block. This process yields a 2D transform of the magnitudes of the image content of the block in the spatial frequency domain as depicted in the plot 204 shown in FIG. 2.
[0058] Next, the detector process performs a log polar sampling of the transformed block. The type of sampling in this implementation is referred to as a Fourier Mellin transform. The Fourier Mellin transform is a geometric transform that warps the image frequency domain data from a Cartesian Coordinate System to a log polar coordinate system. As depicted in the plot 206 shown in FIG. 2, this transform sweeps through the transformed image data along a line at angle θ, mapping the data to a log polar coordinate system shown in the next plot 208. The log polar coordinate system has a rotation axis, representing the angle θ, and a scale axis. Inspecting the transformed data at this stage, one can see the orientation points of the watermark begin to be distinguishable from the noise component of the image signal.
[0059] Next, the detector performs a correlation 210 between the transformed image block and the transformed orientation signal 212. At a high level, the correlation process slides the orientation signal over the transformed image (in a selected transform domain, such as a spatial frequency domain) and measures the correlation at an array of discrete positions. Each such position has a corresponding scale and rotation parameter associated with it. Ideally, there is a position that clearly has the highest correlation relative to all of the others. In practice, there may be several candidates with a promising measure of correlation. As explained further below, these candidates may be subjected to one or more additional correlation stages to select the one that provides the best match for the orientation pattern.
[0060] There are a variety of ways to implement the correlation process. Any number of generalized matched filters may be implemented for this purpose. FIG. 4 depicts one such type of generalized matched filter. This filter, sometimes referred to as a Fourier Magnitude filter, performs an FFT on the target and the orientation signal (400, 402), multiplies the resulting arrays together to yield a multiplied FFT (406). The filtering operation is a form of convolution of the orientation signal with the target image. In particular, the filter repeatedly re-positions, multiplies the corresponding samples of the orientation signal and target, and accumulates the result at the corresponding location in the resulting array. Finally, it performs an inverse FFT (408) on the multiplied FFT to return the data into its original log-polar domain. The position or positions within this resulting array with the highest magnitude represent the candidates with the highest correlation.
[0061] When there are several viable candidates, the detector selects a set of the top candidates and applies an additional correlation stage. Each candidate has a corresponding rotation and scale parameter. The correlation stage rotates and scales the FFT of the orientation signal and performs a matching operation with the rotated and scaled orientation signal on the FFT of the target image. The matching operation multiplies the values of the transformed orientation signal (rotated and scaled) with sample values at corresponding positions in the Fourier magnitude data of the target image and accumulates the result to yield a measure of the correlation. The detector repeats this process for each of the candidates and picks the one with the highest measure of correlation. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotation and scale parameters (214) of the selected candidate are then used to find additional parameters that describe the orientation of the watermark in the target image.
[0062] The detector applies the scale and rotation to the target data block in the spatial domain 216 and then performs another correlation process between the orientation signal 218 and the scaled and rotated data block 216. The correlation process 220, in this example, is a generalized matched filter operation. It provides a measure of correlation for an array of positions that each has an associated translation parameter (e.g., an x, y position). Again, the location with the highest measure of correlation determines the translation parameters.
[0063] The phase attributes of an embedded code signal, such as the orientation signal, may be used to determine the position of the embedded code signal in a suspect media signal. Similarly, they may be used to determine translation of the media signal relative to its position at the time of encoding of the embedded code signal. Consider the case where the orientation signal has known phase attributes, such as components (e.g., impulse functions) with known phases. An example is the set of impulse functions with pseudo random phase described previously. To determine translation, the detector may apply phase only matching between the orientation signal and the suspect signal to find the location (or translation parameter(s)) where the phase attributes of both signals provide the best match. For example, matched filtering may be performed to determine the translation parameters (e.g., x and y position in a 2D signal) that provide the highest measure of correlation. Such phase matching may be performed in one (e.g., audio), two (e.g., image), or higher dimensional signals (e.g., video). This process may be used to determine the location of an embedded code signal in a suspect signal, and may also be used to determine a transformation that has been applied to a media signal subsequent to being encoded with the embedded code signal.
[0064] At this point, the detector has recovered the following orientation parameters: rotation, scale and translation. For many applications, these parameters may be sufficient to enable accurate reading of the watermark. In a watermark read operation, the reader applies the orientation parameters to re-orient the target image and then proceeds to extract the watermark signal. In some applications, the watermarked image may be stretched more in one spatial dimension than another. This type of distortion is sometimes referred to as differential scale or shear. Consider that the original image blocks are square. As a result of differential scale, each square may be warped into a parallelogram with unequal sides. Differential scale parameters define the nature and extent of this stretching.
[0065] Differential Scale
[0066] There are several alternative ways to recover the differential scale parameters. One general class of techniques is to use the known parameters (e.g., the computed scale, rotation, and translation) as a starting point to find the differential scale parameters. Assuming the known parameters to be valid, this approach warps either the orientation signal or the target image with selected amounts of differential scale and picks the differential scale parameters that yield the best correlation.
[0067] Another approach to determination of differential scale is set forth in application Ser. No .09/452,022.
[0068] Yet another approach is to perform log-log sampling to convert scale in each of two dimensions to translation in each of the two dimensions of the log-log sampled signal. Then, matched filtering between an orientation signal and the sampled signal can be used to find the scale parameters in each dimension that provide the best correlation.
[0069] Implementation Platforms
[0070]FIG. 5 and the following discussion are intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitable computing environment in which the invention may be implemented. The invention is implemented in program modules comprising executable instructions that run on a computer. It may also be implemented in hardware (e.g., a ASIC) or a combination of hardware or software.
[0071] Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may be ported to other computer system configurations, including hand-held devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. The invention may also be implemented in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
[0072]FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a computer system that serves as an operating environment for the invention. The computer system includes a computer 520, including a processing unit 521, a system memory 522, and a system bus 523 that interconnects various system components including the system memory to the processing unit 521.
[0073] The system bus may comprise any of several types of bus structures including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using a bus architecture such as PCI, VESA, Microchannel (MCA), ISA and EISA, to name a few.
[0074] The system memory includes read only memory (ROM) 524 and random access memory (RAM) 525. A basic input/output system 526 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the computer 520, such as during start-up, is stored in ROM 524.
[0075] The computer 520 further includes a hard disk drive 527, a magnetic disk drive 528, e.g., to read from or write to a removable disk 529, and an optical disk drive 530, e.g., for reading a CD-ROM disk 531 or to read from or write to other optical media. The hard disk drive 527, magnetic disk drive 528, and optical disk drive 530 are connected to the system bus 523 by a hard disk drive interface 532, a magnetic disk drive interface 533, and an optical drive interface 534, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executable instructions (program code such as dynamic link libraries, and executable files), etc. for the computer 520.
[0076] Although the description of computer-readable media above refers to a hard disk, a removable magnetic disk and a CD, it can also include other types of media that are readable by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, Bernoulli cartridges, and the like.
[0077] A number of program modules may be stored in the drives and RAM 525, including an operating system 535, one or more application programs 536, other program modules 537, and program data 538.
[0078] A user may enter commands and information into the personal computer 520 through a keyboard 540 and pointing device, such as a mouse 542. Other input devices may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, digital camera, scanner, or the like. A digital camera or scanner 543 may be used to capture the target image for the detection process described above. The camera and scanner are each connected to the computer via a standard interface 544. Currently, there are digital cameras designed to interface with a Universal Serial Bus (USB), Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), and parallel port interface. Two emerging standard peripheral interfaces for cameras include USB2 and 1394 (also known as firewire and iLink).
[0079] These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 521 through a serial port interface 546 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB).
[0080] A monitor 547 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 523 via an interface, such as a video adapter 548. In addition to the monitor, personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers.
[0081] The computer 520 operates in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 549. The remote computer 549 may be a server, a router, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer 520, although only a memory storage device 550 has been illustrated in FIG. 5. The logical connections depicted in FIG. 5 include a local area network (LAN) 551 and a wide area network (WAN) 552. Such networking environments are commonplace in offices, enterprise-wide computer networks, intranets and the Internet.
[0082] When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 520 is connected to the local network 551 through a network interface or adapter 553. When used in a WAN networking environment, the personal computer 520 typically includes a modem 54 or other means for establishing communications over the wide area network 552, such as the Internet. The modem 554, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 523 via the serial port interface 546.
[0083] In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the personal computer 520, or portions of them, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and that other means of establishing a communications link between the computers may be used.
[0084] Concluding Remarks
[0085] Having described and illustrated the principles of the invention with reference to specific implementations, it will be recognized that the principles thereof can be implemented in many other, different, forms. For example, the nature of the orientation parameters extracted during the detection process may vary. Also, the order in which these parameters are extracted may vary as well.
[0086] The specific matching techniques described above are only examples of suitable correlation processes. Instead of generalized matched filters, the correlation processes may be implemented using impulse matched filters. Some of the matching operations detailed above operate on data transformed into a frequency domain. The correlation processes may be performed in different domains, such as the spatial domain or temporal domain, and transform domains, including but not limited to wavelet, DCT, or Fourier transform domains.
[0087] To provide a comprehensive disclosure without unduly lengthening the specification, applicants incorporate by reference the patents and patent applications referenced above. The particular combinations of elements and features in the above-detailed embodiments are exemplary only; the interchanging and substitution of these teachings with other teachings in this and the incorporated-by-reference patents/applications are also contemplated.
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Jacks make postseason debut
The South Dakota State women's tennis team is set to make its postseason debut in The Summit League Championships after its third-place regular-season finish.
The Jacks finished the regular season on a seven-meet winning streak and finished with a 15-9 overall record, its best since transitioning to Division I. SDSU closed out the regular season with an undefeated cluster and outscored its opponents 35-3 in its final seven meets.
Led by second-year head coach Michael Engdahl, the women's team followed last year's men's team and secured its first postseason berth in school history.
"I think [the women qualifying] is huge, especially for the juniors on the team," Engdahl said. "I have tried to explain that to the freshmen, but they do not know much about the past and what it means. They have just played and stepped up when they needed to, but it is exciting and exciting that we did it so quickly and exciting that we did it so young."
Many new faces make up the starting lineup, including No. 1 singles player Florencia Magni. She posted a 9-7 record at the top spot, 4-2 in The Summit League and 12-11 overall. Magni was 7-2 in her last 10 matches and won her final six, tied for the longest season-ending streak on the team. She was named Summit League Women's Tennis Player of the Week the final week, the third Jackrabbit women's tennis player honored this season.
Ffion Davies played 70 percent of her singles matches at No. 2 and finished the regular season 12-2 at the second spot. Davies was 16-4 overall, best on the team, and 4-1 in league matches. She was two-time Player of the Week in her freshman campaign and closed out the regular season on a four-match winning streak, 6-2 in her last 10.
"Ffion, from a results standpoint, was extremely consistent," said Engdahl. "She was undefeated in "clutch-match situations," which was huge. I think when you get the wins at the top, not only with Ffion, but with Flor, that puts a lot of pressure on the opponents and gives the entire team confidence. Because when you win at the top spots, it has a trickle-down effect, so both Ffion and Flor have been sparks in recent matches and I know they are excited for tomorrow."
As one of two returners on this season's team, Jenny Blackburne posted an 11-11 overall record. She was 9-6 at No. 3, her primary spot, and 3-2 in The Summit. Blackburne closed out the regular season with three-straight wins.
Beatriz Souza posted at least one result in four spots, but was primarily slotted at No. 4. She finished the season with a 14-8 overall record, 11-6 at No. 4 and 4-1 in league play. Souza was named Player of the Week early this season and finished on a six-match winning streak, tied with Magni for longest to end the season, and 7-1 in her last 10 matches.
The No. 5 spot belonged to Tacy Haws-Lay all season, as she finished with a 13-6 record at that spot, the most wins at any one position. She was 15-7 overall, second-most wins on the team, and 6-1 in The Summit League. The six singles wins are tied for second-most of any player in the league. Haws-Lay finished the regular season with five-straight wins.
Tiffany Filipovich and Brooke Henry split time at No. 6. Filipovich was 5-6 in the final spot, but 7-6 overall. She was 3-2 in league play and won her final match of the regular season. Henry finished the season 6-3 in the final spot and 6-4 overall. She did not post a result in a league match, but finished the season with two-straight wins.
All SDSU singles players finished the regular season on a high note, winning at least the final match.
"I think [the streaks] show how deep we are and how complete we are," Engdahl said. "We go into matches and every position can win and every position is important. When the opponent knows we can win at every position, it takes a lot of pressure off of us and puts it on them. From a team standpoint, we came together over the second half of the season and are ready for tomorrow."
SDSU experimented with numerous doubles combinations early in the season, but found great success with its current duos.
Blackburne and Davies were one of the top doubles teams in The Summit League and finished with a 15-6 overall record, all at the top spot, and 4-1 in league matches. The 15 wins were tops on the team. The duo won its final five matches and was 8-2 in its last 10.
Haws-Lay and Henry teamed up for the majority of matches at No. 2 and finished with a 5-9 overall record. The two had multiple unfinished matches in league play.
In the final doubles spot, Magni and Souza finished the season 11-3 overall, all at No. 3, good for the best winning percentage of any SDSU doubles team. The pair won its final three matches and was 7-3 in its last 10.
The doubles teams had a way of "completing one another," as at least two teams won in many of the close team wins this season.
Davies finished with the second-best Summit League singles record at No. 2, but also had the most wins at that position. Souza was tied for the best league record at No. 4 and Haws-Lay finished tied for the second-most singles wins of any league player. Blackburne and Davies' four league wins are tied for second-most at any doubles position in The Summit League.
THE OPPONENT: Kansas City Kangaroos
The Jacks face the 'Roos for the second time this season. In this season's meeting, Kansas City edged SDSU 4-3 at Kansas City, Mo. The 'Roos scored the team point with a 2-1 advantage in doubles and held on with a split in singles for the win. Davies, Souza and Filipovich were winners at No. 2, 4 and 6, respectively. All three were three-set winners.
"We are excited about the rematch," said Engdahl. "The match we played against them could have gone either way. The doubles matches were extremely close and every singles point was extremely close. Even the matches we lost were close. It is going to be a battle of the 50-50 variety, decided by who wants it more and who handles the low points better. It is not going to be who plays the best tennis, but who handles the swings better and stays mentally strong. It is going to be a good weekend."
Kansas City finished in second place in the regular season standings and the No. 2 seed. The 'Roos finished 10-13 overall and 6-1 in league play. Other than its lone league loss versus Fort Wayne (4-0) and narrow win versus SDSU, Kansas City did not lose more than one team point in any league meet.
The Kangaroos have three top-two singles players at their respective positions in the league. Eva Dalvai tied for the best record at 3-0 in the No. 3 spot. Laura Bouet was second-best at No. 1 with a 6-1 record, as was Gabby Pintos at No. 6 with a 3-1 record.
While all of SDSU's meets were on the road this season, the Jacks were 5-2 on neutral courts. The loss versus Kansas City earlier this season was in Kansas City, Mo. The team did not play in Fort Wayne this season. Both teams are seeking the first tournament championship in school history.
Start time is set for 6 p.m. (CST) on Friday, April 26, in Fort Wayne, Ind. The meet is the second women's semifinal of the day, as top-seeded and championships host Fort Wayne meets fourth-seeded South Dakota at 12 p.m.
For more information on The Summit League Championships and The Summit League Tennis Championships Preview, visit its website.


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CLEVELAND -- The details of the deal between The Cleveland Browns organization and FirstEnergy for naming rights of the stadium weren't made public.
While Browns fans and FirstEnergy customers may never know how much the deal is worth, they all want to know, will this agreement cost them?
Gail Lipinski-Lorenzo is store manager at "A Shade Better" in Westlake. She and the owners do their best to keep costs low.
So, when the electric company makes a big investment, like re-naming Browns Stadium, she is curious -- will the cost will be passed on to customers?
"We're watching our pennies at the grocery stores, at the gas pump. We don't need another increase in our electric," says Lipinski-Lorenzo.
FirstEnergy Executives dodged the question at the press conference.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says, no, they can't, because -- "When advertising does not provide a direct benefit to customers, the Commission has previously ruled that those expenses should not be recovered in rates."


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In a formal "request for information," the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked software companies for a digital tool that would systematically scan the entire social media realm to find potential terrorist-related threats and intelligence information. While hundreds of intelligence analysts are already probing overseas Facebook and Twitter posts, U.S. law enforcement officials claim digital software could sift through more data than humans ever could.
The FBI is the latest in a growing catalog of agencies, such as the Department of Defense and the office of the Director of National Intelligence, that have pursued methods to monitor conversations and other information on a myriad of social media platforms. In an article published last month, when the surveillance plan was originally proposed, the Atlantic explained how several government agencies have utilized this technology:
Other federal agencies have similar programs. DARPA, the Department of Defense's advanced-projects incubator, put out an open call for "memetrackers" trained in social-network analysis in August. The CIA has maintained a social-media tracking center in Virginia for years, a continuation of the station's original mission to sort through online sources like Daily Kos. But the primary difference between the DoD/CIA projects and FBI's are likely a matter of jurisdiction: the FBI, as the federal government's highest law-enforcement agency, will focus primarily on domestic threats while the CIA and DoD focus their efforts on intelligence gathering abroad. …
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|Two Hurt, One Pinned In Foscoe Crash
|Written by Steve Frank
|Thursday, 11 July 2013 21:11
Two young men were injured—one pinned in over 45 minutes— in a single car crash on NC 105 in the Grandfather community of Watauga County. The crash occurred at about 8pm near Vineyard Lane with the small blue Chevy Metro crossing the center line traveling south,
running off of the left side of the road, where it slammed into a large tree well off of the road. The impact crushed the roof in on the passenger in the car, and Watauga Rescue had to respond to cut the roof off of the car with their Hurst Power tool to reach him, then work to free his legs, pinned in the wreckage. He was reportedly conscious on the scene in spite of a head injury, while Watauga Medics rushed the driver to Watauga Medical Center, suffering less serious injuries. Passenger Thomas Joshua Cole of River Road Banner Elk, was finally freed, the 20-year old eventually flown to the Johnson City Medical Center by WINGS Air Rescue, according to trooper Alexander, that after initial calls for a chopper were put off due to area storms and fog. Alexander said the driver of the '98 Chevy Metro was 21-year old William Clinton Railing, listing a Banner Elk address, who told the trooper he thought a CV joint came out in the suspension, causing him to lose control. Alexander charged Railing with Left of Center in the crash.
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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate sports reporter
In the year 2011, Carbon County has plenty happen with the local sports scene. From triumphs and accomplishments, to disappointments and tragedies, the year experienced plenty of ups and downs. Here's a look at five of the biggest stories (in no particular order) in 2011:
The Carbon High girls basketball team ran out to a record of 20-1 as they entered the championship game thanks to a 14-game winning streak. Their only loss in the season came on Dec. 17, 2010 losing 50-47 in overtime to Delta.
In the championship game, the Lady Dinos were matched up with their rivals, the Emery High Lady Spartans. The Emery High Lady Spartans rode a strong second half as they prevailed in the 3A girls basketball state championship game over Carbon 55-42.
Carbon's Tia Pappas fouled out of the game in the final minute finishing with 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Lady Dinos. Mariah Pollock added 10, Kirsten Jewkes chipped in five and Kylee Lessar, Miranda Averett and Sara Potts each scored four points.
Before walking out on the court, head coach Cami Carlson reminded her team in the locker room that no matter what the outcome of the game each player should realize where they are and what it took to reach this point.
"You are in an enviable position," Carlson quietly told the girls in the locker room prior to the game. "Very few athletes get to this point and many would kill for the chance to get here. No matter what happens out on the floor tonight, you are already winners. I will be proud of you no matter what happens."
Senior Sara Potts also struggled to get words out. "It was a heart breaker. Especially when we knew we could do it. I am proud of our whole team. We are really good and we had a great season. We can't forget that. Hopefully down the road Coach Carlson's words before the game will mean something more, but for now it just hurts."
Mariah Pollock, also a senior, echoed many of her other teammates sentiments. "It's all so hard.... I wish we could have pulled it out for our coach and team and fans."
She admitted that just making it to the tournament was a special treat and she had no regrets about the effort her and the team put out there.
"We tried to be strong and do what it would take to win. Our team is more like a family. We worked together as a team and we know how hard we worked. We wanted it so bad...... it just hurts," she concluded.
Carbon High senior Tia Pappas was named the class 3A Most Valuable Player for 2010-11 season. Pappas was also one of a select group senior basketball players to receive the McDonald's All-American Award. This honor covers girl high school basketball players across the United States.
Pappas was among 13 girls statewide to receive this award. She has been a member of the Lady Dinos varsity basketball team since she was a freshman.
Pappas had a stellar career at Carbon High capping it off by averaging 21.5 points and four steals in the final post season play. She has been a starter in state tournament play all four years.
Pappas averaged 20.5 points a game during her senior season in the regular season as well as pulling in 114 rebounds, dishing 68 assists and securing 113 steals.
Her career-high game came in the tournament against Cedar as she hit for 33 points that included a key three point shot to help send the game into overtime.
The honor dampened the sting of finishing second at the state tournament, but Pappas said she would trade the individual honor away in a heart beat for the team championship.
Pappas decided to continue playing basketball in college as she signed on to play basketball at Westminster College.
What looked to be just another football season for the Carbon High Dinos turned out to a season for the ages. The Dinos ran out to a 4-0 record, securing their best start to a season in six decades (1951).
Their perfect start to the season was capped off by a comeback 17-13 win against Union on the road. Down 13-10 late in the fourth quarter, the Dinos drove down the field and went ahead on a eight-yard touchdown by running back Daulton Nelson.
Head coach Jeff Blanc called the win against Union, "The sweetest victory."
Not only were the players caught up in the buzz of starting the season 4-0, the fans of Carbon High followed the team closely. Blanc noted the visitors stands at Union were completely filled by Carbon High fans, which hasn't always been the case when the Dinos play road games.
Unfortunately for the Dinos, the sizzling start to the season did not carry through to the end. Carbon lost their final five games, finishing the season with a 4-5 record and missing out on their first opportunity to have a winning season since they went 9-3 in 2000.
The 2011 season left the Carbon High football program with plenty of optimism heading into the 2012 season.
Brad Barton, the 31-year-old USU Eastern mens basketball head coach, was found dead in his apartment on Oct. 4, 2011.
The college and the local community were shocked at the loss of a man who touched the lives of many around him. Students and faculty gathered quietly in the ballroom at the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center to remember and honor Barton shortly after his death. Students embraced each other during the memorial as some had tears flowing down their cheeks and others laid their heads on the shoulders of friends.
"This gathering is a way for students and faculty to discuss our grief and help give support to one another during this difficult time," said USU Eastern Chancellor Joe Peterson.
Peterson said the campus was "shaken" after news spread across campus Tuesday of Barton's death.
Barton was named permanent head coach in June, having served as interim coach during the previous season. During his interim season, he helped guide the team to a record of 23-7, with three of those losses coming at the hands of the eventual national champion, College of Southern Idaho.
He had been head assistant coach at USU Eastern under Chris Craig, who left before the 2010-11 season.
Barton had also served as an assistant coach under Mike Ostlund at Snow College from 2006-07. He played high school basketball at Davis High and went to BYU-Hawaii for two years before he transferred to Weber State University. He led the Big Sky Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio both seasons at Weber State and he averaged 3.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in 60 career games with the Wildcats, according to stats from the Weberstatesports.com website.
"He was ecstatic about being named head coach," said Craig in a telephone interview Wednesday morning. "The job meant a lot to him and he knew what it meant to the community."
Craig, who has coached with and known Barton for six years, called Barton a "special, special unique person" who was always there for his players whenever they needed him. Many times, Craig said, Barton would be on campus and at the gym until the late hours of the night working one-on-one with the players.
"He purely coached to help the kids," Craig said. "He was a tough coach and made the players really work hard for everything. But whether he was an assistant or a head coach, he gave his life for those kids and really cared for all of them."
Outside of the court, Barton loved to spend time with the players and do activities in the outdoors. When the team traveled on long bus trips to places like Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Rangely, Colo., Craig said Barton would pass the time joking around with the players and reading books of all kinds.
"The guy was a genius," Craig explained. "He could have done whatever he wanted to in life."
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced last week that it has placed sanctions on the team for using a player deemed ineligible - sanctions that will erase all wins in the 2010-11 season from the records and impose a ban on tournament play this season. The player in question is Max Zakharov, a 6-foot-6-inch sophomore from Russia.
An inquiry by the NJCAA found that Zakharov had played with professional players in a summer league in Europe before he arrived at USU Eastern to play for the late head coach Brad Barton, who passed away in October. The investigation turned up information, including a box score on a pay website of a professional game that Zakharov had participated in for just under two minutes of play.
According to Article V Section 11.A.8.c.v of the NJCAA Handbook and the rules governing the amateur status of student-athletes, it states "An individual loses amateur status and thus shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in a NJCAA certified sport if any of the following criteria applies: (v) Competes on any professional athletics team, or on a team where any member of the team is considered professional, even if no pay or remuneration for expenses was received."
This legislation was passed by the membership in March 2010 and implemented on Aug.1, 2010, according to Brian Beck, assistant executive director of compliance with the NJCAA.
While the NJCAA and National Collegiate Athletic Association have similar rules in regards to player eligibility, they differ on this particular rule. In the NCAA, a player is only considered a professional if they are paid money when playing with a professional team.
"The (eligibility) rule in the NJCAA is certainly more severe than the NCAA rule," said Paur, who has been the head coach of the women's team for the last 23 years and is also serving as an assistant on the men's team. To his knowledge, Paur said this is the first time this kind of issue has happened at USU Eastern. The ruling by the NJCAA is considered final, with no further appeals possible.
"The players were stunned when they heard the about the sanctions," Paur said.
The sanctions against the USU Eastern Mens basketball team include: No participation in the 2012 Scenic West Athletic Conference tournament, the team is not eligible to participate in the 2012 NJCAA National Basketball Tournament and wins from the 2010-11 season, from which Zakharov participated in, are now vacated.


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Duke vs Minnesota • Battle 4 Atlantis
Thursday, November 22, 2012 • 3:30 p.m. • AXS.tv
Paradise Island, Bahamas • Imperial Arena
Play-by-Play: Dan Strader
Analyst: Donny Marshall
Sideline: Carolyn Manno
Host: Kenny Rice, Seth Davis
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The Opening Tip
• Duke is ranked No. 5 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. Minnesota is unranked in both polls.
• Thursday's game marks the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. Duke topped Florida Gulf Coast in a stateside game of the tournament on Nov. 18. The Blue Devils have won 20 consecutive regular-season tournament games, dating back to the title game of the 2006 CBE Classic.
• Mike Krzyzewski has led Duke to 16 consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins. Minnesota's Tubby Smith (18) is the only active coach in the NCAA with a longer run of 20+ win seasons.
• Duke is 3-0 on the year after an 88-67 win over Florida Gulf Coast. Mason Plumlee collected a career-best 28 points, on 9-of-11 shooting from the field and 10-of-11 from the free throw line, in the win. He also added nine rebounds and two blocks in the contest.
• Rasheed Sulaimon knocked down three three-point field goals and all six free throws en route to a season-high 19 points against the Eagles.
• Ryan Kelly filled the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win over the Eagles.
• Duke trailed in the contest with FGCU, 30-29, before going on a 30-0 run over a 7:43 span to take control of the contest.
Duke-Minnesota Series:
• The all-time series between the two schools is tied 1-1. Duke is 1-0 under Coach K against Minnesota with an 87-70 win over the Golden Gophers in the Sweet Sixteen of the 1989 NCAA Tournament.
• No. 18 Duke fell to No. 11 Minnesota, 79-73, in the opening round of 1954 Dixie Classic in Raleigh, Calf., in the only other meeting between the two schools.
Duke vs. the Big Ten
• Duke is 12-4 all-time against teams currently in the Atlantic Sun conference, including a 10-1 mark under Mike Krzyzewski.
• The Blue Devils have won nine straight games against teams currently in the A-Sun.
• Six of the Duke wins during the nine-game win streak over A-Sun opponents have been by 10 or more points. The Blue Devils have a +23.7 scoring margin in that span.
Numbers Game
• Duke, ranked No. 5 in the latest AP Poll, has been ranked in the top 10 of the poll 96 consecutive weeks. The last time Duke was not ranked in the top 10 was Nov. 19, 2007.
• Duke is 69-24 all-time when ranked No. 5 in the country. The Blue Devils have won five straight games when holding the fifth spot in the AP poll.
• The Blue Devils are playing their 180th straight game as a top 10 team in the AP poll. Duke is 149-30 in that span.
• Duke has won 52 of its last 53 games in the month of November dating back to the start of the 2004-05 season.
• The Blue Devils have won 39 of their last 44 non-conference contests. Duke is 71-9 in non-league games since the start of the 2008-09 season.
• Duke is 37-4 in neutral site contests since the start of the 2008-09 season. The Blue Devils have won one NCAA Championship, three ACC titles and four in-season tournaments in that span.
• The Blue Devils are 67-26 all-time against teams currently in the Big Ten, including a 49-16 mark under Coach K.
• Mason Plumlee has scored 18 or more points in each of his last four games dating back to last season, including a career-best 28-point effort on Sunday against Florida Gulf Coast. He is averaging 21.0 points per game, while shooting 82.5 percent (33-of-40) from the floor and 72.0 percent (18-of-25) from the foul line in that span.
• Seniors Seth Curry, Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly have accounted for 62.4 percent of Duke's offensive output through three games. The trio is averaging 49.4 points per game this season.
• Mason Plumlee has shot 50.0 percent or better from the field in each of the past nine games dating back to last season. Plumlee is 51-of-72 (.708) from the field, including 24-of-31 (.774) in the last three games, during that stretch.
• Seth Curry has made at least one three-point field goal in 17 straight games. He is 8-of-20 from three-point range on the season and currently ranks fourth in the Duke record books with a .407 three-point field goal percentage (136-of-334).
• Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon has increased his scoring in each game this season and is coming off a 19-point effort in the win over Florida Gulf Coast. He enters Thursday's contest shooting 44.4 percent (8-of-18) from three-point range.
• The point guard tandem of Tyler Thornton and Quinn Cook combined for 13 of Duke's 19 assists in Duke's last outing. Cook matched a career-best with nine assists in the win over the Eagles.
• Duke is averaging 23.3 points per game off turnovers. The Blue Devils scored 36 points off 25 Florida Gulf Coast miscues in their last contest.
• Mason Plumlee is one of two players (Jarrell Eddie, Virginia Tech) in the ACC to rank in the top 5 in four statistical categories (scoring, field goal pct., blocks and defensive rebounds). Plumlee is also tied for seventh in the league in rebounding at 8.7 rpg.
• Seth Curry and Rasheed Sulaimon are tied for third in the ACC in three-point field goals at 2.7 threes per game.
• Nine of the 18 former Duke players on NBA rosters are currently in their respective teams starting lineups.
• Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry are the second-highest scoring tandem in the ACC at 37.7 points per game.
• Duke has drawn eight charges on the year including four by freshman Rasheed Sulaimon.


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HANKSVILLE - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Joy Forsyth Mecham, passed away peacefully, Oct. 26, 2012 in Draper at the age of 88.
She was born Jan. 22, 1924 in Bicknell, a daughter of Charles D. and Emma DeLeeuw Forsyth. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1941.
Joy married her sweetheart, Lloyd Burdell Mecham, Sept. 16, 1941 in Kemmerer, Wyo. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple, July 7, 1980. He died May 28, 1989.
Our mother was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in all the auxiliaries and served as a missionary in the Birmingham Alabama Mission from 1994 -1995.
Her name, "Joy" described how she lived her life. She loved simple things: her family, a beautiful yard, a fluffy white dog, a game of "Hand and Foot" and the Utah Jazz.....GO JAZZ!!!
She operated "Joy's Bed and Breakfast" in her home until she was 83 years of age. Mom was a tourist; civic activist; prolific reader, writer, and a witty and wise friend.
She is survived by her five children: Randy and Deanna Mecham, Hanksville; Jim and Deanna Mecham, Moab; Jerry and Beth Mecham, Cleveland; Karen and John Runia, Draper, Melody and Doug Johnson, Rialto, Calif; 17 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; a brother, Vard and Fayona Forsyth, Taylorsville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and four siblings: Lola Bushnell, Eva Taylor, Coa Shirola and Dee Forsyth.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at noon at the Hanksville LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Friday morning from 10 to 11:30 a.m. prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Hanksville Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina.
On line guest book at: www.springerturner.com.


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Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)
Information: Located just 5 minutes from the Ringling College campus, Sarasota Bradenton International serves over one million passengers a year as a gateway to the southwest Gulf coast of Florida. Major domestic and commuter airlines provide daily scheduled service, as do seasonal international and domestic charter carriers. Rental cars are available on site, as well as hotel shuttles and taxi service.
Web: http://www.srq-airport.com/default.aspx
Directions: From Sarasota Bradenton International to Ringling College
St. Petersburg - Clearwater International Airport (PIE)
Information: Located approximately 45 miles northwest of Sarasota, the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport provides direct service to convenient destinations throughout the United States and Canada as well as various chartered services to exciting domestic and international destinations. Rental cars and taxi service are available on site for transporation to the Sarasota area.
Directions: From St. Petersburg-Clearwater International to Ringling
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Information: Located approximately 55 miles north of Sarasota, Tampa International Airport is served by most major airlines which provide nonstop daily service to more than 70 national and international destinations. Rental cars, taxi service, bus service, and car service are available on site for transportation to Sarasota.
Web: http://www.tampaairport.com/index.asp
Directions: From Tampa International to Ringling College
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Information: Located in Ft. Myers and approximately 90 miles southeast of Sarasota, the Southwest Florida International Airport serves Florida's greater Gulf Coast area with 20 airline partners that offer nonstop service throughout North America and international service to Canada and Germany as well as flights to major gateways like Atlanta, Chicago, New York and more. Rental cars, taxi service, bus service, and car service are available on site for transportation to Sarasota.
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Rena Sarigianopoulos is a weekend news co-anchor, Saturday a.m. co-anchor and reporter for KARE 11. Rena came to KARE from Milwaukee where she spent four years as a weekend anchor and reporter. She has also worked in Madison, Wis., Dubuque, Iowa and Youngstown, Ohio.
Rena is from Ohio, a graduate of Youngstown State University, and yes, she's Greek. In her spare time Rena loves to bake, run and feed frozen peas to her pet fish "Sushi" and attempt to keep her cat "Skilo" out of trouble.
When I was young, I wanted to be: A dentist or in the Air Force.
Favorite food: Seriously?? Whatever is sitting on the plate in front of me.
Favorite movie: I know this isn't cool, but I love the movie "Cutting Edge."
Proudest moment: When my Dad became chief of police.
Who's your idol? My parents. All of them. I have four (I count step-parents) and each one has taught me something important about life and about being a good person.
Favorite subject in school: History
Favorite sport to watch: FOOTBALL!!
Favorite sport to play: I love to run. Does that count as a sport?
Dream story: Covering the Packers (that's right) or the Cleveland Browns in the Super Bowl.
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