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[VIDEO] Will Murphy Is The "God Chaser"
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Singing "I'm A God Chaser," Atlanta's own Rev. William Murphy stops by the V-103 studios to share how excited he is about his new album. It's slated to be released this week, and it features gospel newbie, Tasha Cobbs. To find out how he came up with the title "God Chaser," and to hear his personal testimony behind "Praise Is What I Do," click on the link below. You don't want to miss this!
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I've spent a great deal of the past 15 years doing two things: building new server, storage, and network infrastructures -- and fixing them when they fall flat on their face for one reason or another. Over that time, I've seen one common theme emerge: There are very easy, seemingly unimportant things you can do when you build and maintain infrastructure that will save your bacon later when things go pear shaped.
Most of them involve writing stuff down -- you know, documentation.
I realize if there's one word that can cause a room full of IT folks to roll their eyes, it's "documentation." Usually, when you tell IT pros they need to document what they're doing, the thought of writing a book-length, screenshot-laden tome that would allow a monkey to manage a complex system comes to mind. Nothing could be more horrifying.
We don't need no stinking documentation
But guess what? As it turns out, a monster reference manual is the least useful type of documentation to have in an emergency, because it's so verbose you can never find what you're looking for. Plus, it's a pain to update, people won't do it, and it will quickly become inaccurate. If there's one thing that's worse than having no documentation at all, it's having inaccurate documentation.
If you run a VMware vSphere environment, there are a bunch of scripts built for the VMware Management Appliance that can capture the lion's share of the configuration for your environment and dump it out in an easily readable HTML document. For SANs, your mileage will definitely vary, but you can always ask your SAN vendor. Very likely, there's an internal tool that can capture the details of how your device is configured -- and the vendor will probably be happy to share it with you.
Keeping the docs safe
Once you've amassed this collection of useful quick-reference documentation, you need to protect it. I've been involved in more than one disaster where a huge store of very helpful documentation and raw config data was stored on a system that directly depended upon the very things it was documenting. Putting your docs in a file share on a virtual machine stored on your SAN may be convenient, but it's also a good way to block your access if there's a serious infrastructure failure.
One easy way to solve that problem is to jam a USB flash drive in a workstation or server with good physical security and configure a scheduled task to mirror your documentation onto it on a regular basis. That way, you always have an up-to-date copy of your docs that you can fire up on a laptop even if the facility power is out.
Label everything
And I mean everything. Label your servers, front and back. Label cables. Label racks. Label items to the point where you could describe to your mom over the phone which power button to press or which cable to remove. Does this take a lot of time? Yes, it absolutely does. However, it's a lot more convenient than explaining why the network went down because someone unplugged the wrong unlabeled cable or tracing every cable to where it came from if you have to replace a switch in a hurry.
Labeling doesn't just extend to hardware, either. Everything from network switches to virtualization environments will give you the ability to provide human-readable names for various objects. Make sure those names are populated and accurate any time you make changes. Whether it's confirming a virtual machine's name matches that VM's hostname or the storage LUN tags you can define in vSphere match the names that you've given the volumes on your SAN, just do it. It can save you from committing potentially career-limiting "Please tell me I just didn't do that" mistakes down the road. Trust me -- I've seen it happen more than once.


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Paycom Donates $18,300 to the Children's Advocacy Center
Paycom, the Oklahoma-based online payroll and human resource software provider, chose the Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County as the beneficiary of its annual President's Cub Gives program. Stacey Pezold, Paycom Executive Vice President of Operations, presented a check for $18,300 to Jackie Stephens, President and CEO of the CAC.
The program was started in 2011 as a way to support the communities that host the President's Club each year. Paycom's sales representatives are rewarded for the success they have demonstrated throughout the year, and Paycom matches, dollar-for-dollar, the amount raised.
"This is a chance to reciprocate the prosperity we've been given onto those less fortunate," said Pezold, "I am honored to be a part of such a generous organization that finds giving to be a priority. We are proud to be able to leave the communities we visit better than we found them."
The Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County is committed to improving the lives of abused children. The nonprofit agency provides a coordinated, multi-agency approach to the investigation, intervention, and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse. Its mission is to minimize the trauma to abused children and enhance families' capabilities to provide a safe environment.
"We are extremely thankful to Paycom for their decision to donate to the Children's Advocacy Center of Collier County," said CAC President Stephens. "It's what helps us keep going."
To learn more or get involved visit http://www.caccollier.org or call 239-263-8383.
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Eleanor Parker, 91, of Spring Valley, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at Spring Valley Senior Living.
Richard "Dick" "Dicker" Ricke, 82, of the Meadows Assisted Living in Grand Meadow, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Grand Meadow Care Center.
Darrell G. Freerksen, 94, of Spring Valley, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at Ostrander Health and Rehab.
Russell H. Nagel, 92, of Spring Valley and formerly of the Granger area, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at the Spring Valley Care Center.
Helen Rodenz Maricle, 76, of Spring Valley, died on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015.
James (Jim) Alan Cooper, 66, of Spring Valley, died on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, surrounded by his family at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Saint Marys Campus in Rochester.
Twyla Fay Hellickson, 72, of Spring Valley, died at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, after a two-year battle with cancer.
Shirley B. Temanson, 87, of Stewartville, formerly of the Spring Valley area, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at the Stewartville Care Center.
Angela O'Keefe, 84, of Bismarck, N.D., died peacefully and unexpectedly in her home on Sept. 1, 2015.
Dorothy A. Vrieze, 93, of Spring Valley, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at the Spring Valley Care Center.
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Throughout the years, Auroville's concerned and innovative Village Action's group, noticed a growing need for businesses grounded in Auroville's bio-region itself, where young people can build a career without having to migrate to large cities, and where locally relevant products and services are developed and distributed. The group has been incubating several such enterprises directly within their activities in the various villages surrounding Auroville, but would like to see many more.
A research and exercise is on its way to gauge who the current social entrepreneurs in Auroville's bio-region are, and what would they need to really flourish.
The development can be perused and followed on Auroville Village Action's blog site.
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Williamston Theatre has done it again: a show that gives you a great evening where you laugh, smile, and think.
Five Course Love is an adorable musical show that takes place in five scenes in five separate restaurants. A three-person cast brings the whole tale to life, and a great script glides perfectly from scene to scene and song to song, right up to a fantastic ending that explains it all.


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Chance of Severe StormsMay 27th, 2013 at 7:15 am by Bill Steffen under Bill's Blog, Weather
This is the current Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 severe t-storm outlook from the Storm Prediction Center. After a quiet few days, things are going to get more interesting, with several chances for strong to even severe storms this week. If things get rolling, they may have to bump up N. KS, S. NE and maybe NW MO and SW IA into a moderate risk for today. Part of that area has seen a lot of rain. The west side of Sioux City IA had 6.6″ of rain and Grinnell, IA had 5.7″. Here's what SPC says about Tues. PM: "POSSIBILITY FOR A FORWARD PROPAGATING MCS AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE SRN GREAT LAKES."
Check out the GRR NWS discussion and the latest surface map.
Check out Regional radar to see the rain across the Great Lakes. Here's GRR radar, local lightning data, meso-discussions and current watches from SPC and a satellite loop. Here's current Michigan temperatures, National lightning data and the latest discussion from GRR NWS. Here's National Storm Reports for today and yesterday. Here's a live pic. of the beach at Grand Haven, Here's the latest Grand Rapids NWS discussion.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Nashville will have nearly all its key offensive players available when it opens its first-round playoff series against Anaheim on Wednesday night at Honda Center.
Predators coach Barry Trotz said Steve Sullivan and Martin Erat are good to go after they sat out the last regular-season game or two with injuries.
"Basically all our forwards are ready to go," Trotz said. "They've all been cleared to play."
Sullivan had groin surgery in early March and returned for the Predators' penultimate game. He said he has been skating for more than three weeks and feels good.
"That's going to be getting better every single day," Sullivan said. "That's going to be a continuation. I think every touch I can get on the ice -- good practices, games -- I'm going to continue to get better every time."


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A rural Norwalk man faces four child endangerment charges in connection with a traffic stop late Friday by Norwalk police.
Nicko D.L. Raymore, 33, of 1186 E. Peru-Olena Road, received one first-degree misdemeanor for each child in the vehicle, Norwalk Law Director Stuart O'Hara said. If convicted, Raymore faces up to six months in the Huron County Jail and a maximum fine of $1,000 on each charge.
"They were all under 18," O'Hara said, referring to the children.
Raymore's breath test had a blood-alcohol content level of .098 percent, he said. The test was performed at the Norwalk police station. The legal limit for drivers in Ohio is .08 percent.
Officer Dave Daniels pulled over Raymore at 11:38 p.m. Friday on Milan Avenue at East Main Street, according to the police report.
Raymore, at the scene, was charged with driving under the influence and a red-light violation. Prosecutors filed the four child endangerment charges Monday in Norwalk Municipal Court.
He also was charged with child support-related driving under suspension. Judges can suspend a defendant's driver's license for several reasons, including a DUI, "too many points," accidents and a drug-related conviction.
"Not paying child support is another one," O'Hara said. "They're saying that's the reason his license was suspended."
Raymore has a prior DUI conviction through municipal court dating back to March 19. O'Hara, who referred to it as a "high-test DUI," said the suspect only got charged with the child support-related citation of driving with a suspended license in connection with Friday's incident because the DUI suspension expired Aug. 27.
After the traffic stop, police held the four children and an adult occupant at the scene until a sober person could pick them up, O'Hara said.


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I prepared a biographical presentation on Adoniram Judson for our recent church family camp. As is usually the case, I get far more out of these preparations than I am sure the listeners do, and some of the best lessons are the things I am not looking to learn.
One of those was in reading of the founding of Andover Seminary, where Judson enrolled as a special student (since his conversion was not settled at the time) shortly after its founding. Courtney Anderson describes the "campus":
Phillips Hall had been erected just before Adoniram arrived. It was without ornament, spare, of red brick with a slate roof. One room was set aside as a chapel, another for a reading room, and thirty rooms were used for dormitory purposes…. Life at the seminary had a Spartan simplicity. The students heated their rooms with firewood they chopped for themselves and drew water in pitchers from nearby wells…. The members of the faculty [they had two well-qualified, full-time professors at the time–one of Literature and Languages and the other of Theology] lived like country ministers anywhere in New England, hoeing their own gardens, milking their own cows, and cutting their own hay…. So far as Adoniram was concerned, however, the two-man faculty served as well as a score (To the Golden Shore, p. 49).
In a day when students are looking for a seminary so long as there is a coffee house, rec center, scores of faculty, and, hopefully, solid doctrinal convictions, it is good to be reminded of Andover. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful for what the big schools are doing and some have been a great blessing in my life. However, a smaller school can focus on the main mission for their founding so long as they are content to be what they are.
A couple of years after its beginning as an obscure, conservative counterpart to larger, more progressive schools such as Harvard, Yale, and Brown, Andover actually became a gathering place for the thrusting out of America's first and best missionaries. Adoniram Judson, Samuel Newell, Samuel Nott, Samuel Mills, James Richards, and Luther Rice soon departed as Andover grads for the sake of the Gospel.
God continues to do such a work here at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. Here you will find: a focused purpose (training pastors and teachers for local church ministry here and on the mission field), a relatively small, but highly qualified faculty (who mow their own yards, though not their own hay); very nice, functional facilities (with lower tuition costs because facilities are kept in check); a local mission field in which to practice (Metro Detroit is home to over 4 million people with hundreds of people groups, with the largest concentration of Arab-speaking Muslims outside the Middle-East we are glad to have as neighbors) and a huge heart for the Church and Mission of God. God has seen fit to continue to help us see men leaving here for fields around the world. We pray that He continues to do great things for his glory, which seems uniquely displayed in smaller places.


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For 23 years families in Muskoka have reached out to the Children's Foundation when no one else could help them.
Now the place of last resort needs help.
Morris Hudasek, vice-president of the foundation, said a change in government policy that no longer provides a winter clothing allowance for Ontario Works recipients has left many families with no other place to turn, and now the foundation's clothing resources have run dry.
"By November, basically our funds were depleted," Hudasek said.
"It seems everywhere we turn we're looked at as another resource."
As a non-profit, volunteer-based organization, he said the foundation is not sustainable under that kind of demand, and he said he doesn't know how much it would need to be sustainable.
The Children's Foundation of Muskoka started in 1989 to provide recreational, cultural, medical and emotional needs and opportunities to children in Muskoka when no other help is available.
Those in need usually apply through another local agency after all other resources have been tried. Once a candidate receives funding, they go shopping with a representative of the agency who then sends the receipts of the purchases to the foundation to ensure the money was used for what it was intended.
Tina Kilbourne, the children's services community facilitator for the District of Muskoka, often directs people to the foundation.
This year, she said she received three times more requests for clothing and activities than she did last year, both from Ontario Works recipients as well as the working poor who have jobs but can't make ends meet.
She had to go shopping with so many recipients she had to get someone to help her, she said.
From mid-August to mid-September, she collected 23 applications from 13 families, which she sent to the foundation and accepted.
Since then she has put in another six applications, but they have had to look for other solutions because there were no longer funds available.
One of the things she asks families is what they need and what they can get by with.
They also look at clothing drives and whether any other funding a person may receive could be reallocated from what it's supposed to be used for, such as extracurricular activities, to more needed winter boots.
Crystal Cowle applied to the foundation for the first time this year. With her husband on temporary medical leave from his 12-year job putting siding on houses and Cowle working as a stay-at-home mom to care for their two daughters and five-year-old autistic son, she said they had no choice but to turn to welfare.
Cowle asked the foundation for $200 for each child to help cover the cost of winter clothing, hoping the funds would also help cover some of the needs of her son who wears through clothing more quickly.
Two and a half months after applying, Cowle said she received a letter saying her application had been denied and directing her to the Salvation Army, who offered her a $25 gift certificate.
"I would spend more gas money driving to Bracebridge to get the $25 voucher," said the Severn Bridge resident.
Hudasek said she's not the only one who was referred to the Salvation Army this year. Cowle applied for assistance in September, a month where the organization usually receives 15 to 20 applications. This year they received 70.
"We will have to refer more people to the Sally Ann for clothing and that kind of thing wherein the past we would've just purchased it," Hudasek said.
"We are a volunteer organization and sometimes the line between being eligible for something and being entitled to something sometimes gets a little bit muted," he said. "We just at that particular point didn't have any funds left to spend on that kind of stuff."
The foundation seeks to raise funds in Muskoka to help Muskoka kids. This year the organization spent over $100,000 to help 700 to 800 local children. They expect by the end of the year they will have spent $150,000 on Muskoka's children.
He said the community has not cut back on giving to the foundation, but the need continues to increase.
While the foundation is turning down family assistance applications, they are still approving applications in other areas such as hockey and dance.
"It gets a little confusing sometimes too, because we have monies that are given to us for specific purposes," he said.
In November the foundation held a gala to raise money that Hudasek said hasn't been tallied yet, but usually raises $25,000 to $30,000. He expects that will carry them through the winter.
Hudasek said they are planning to meet with community organizations to figure out how they can help the neediest families.
"They all may be needy, but we're not an organization that can take over a government program," he said.
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Granite Gear makes both. Check them out at their web site:http://www.granitegear.com/products/accessories/packpockets/index.html
The latest email to Gossamer Gear customers says that they will be coming out with removeable waist belt pockets for all their packs, and more pack pocket options later.I don't think a specific time table was given but I had the sense that it won't be too long.I think this is a great idea --- I like my new GG pack, but miss the waist pockets from my ULA pack. A removeable pocket (if not too heavy) allows you to alternate between using a part of precious waist-belt real estate either for general gear storage, or to add on-hip water haulage capacity depending on need. Brian Lewis
I like the ones provided by Zpacks. I also like the ones made by Six Moon Designs -- and for those interested, it may be worthwhile to ask Ron Moak if he will sell those separately. To me, silnylon pockets provide all the functional advantages -- including high rain resistance -- with almost no added weight! For those who need a bit more to protect their cameras or GPS, it's a simple thing to line a silnylon pocket with a thin layer of bubble wrap.
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Community Contacts for Researchers
UMass Amherst is so large (and so decentralized) that it is foolhardy to suppose that one can make a complete inventory of community contacts. If we are to expand the infrastructure to help faculty navigate the links, an inventory is a necessary first step. Our goal is a framework for getting an overview through which one can drill down for details on a "need-to-know" basis.
Note: I am being intentionally vague about the actual community contact. If you want to discuss ideas for partnering where others are or have been, please start with the UMass contact first. Community links are precious and must be continuously nurtured. They expect some coordination on our part to keep them from being overwhelmed.
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|Amy Glynn, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations
|Springfield Schools
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|Science Education
|Kathy Davis, Mort Sternheim
|Counseling Services
|CSCOR (Jay Carey; Carey D.), Sara Littlecrow Russell
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|School of Education, Bridges to the Future, Kathy Davis, Kathy Gagne
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|Volunteer Coordinator, Kim Stender (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Bob Maloy, TEAMS for Middle School
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|All 15 MA Community Colleges
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11" White Perch
Type: Tidal
Region: Central
Location: Dundee Creek
I fished for 1 hour Sunday afternoon, March 11 and caught this nice 11" white perch in Dundee Creek fishing from shore. Also snagged a carp and managed to land it. I thought it was little early for carp to be up in the river.
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Two Flatheads at Conowingo
Type: Freshwater
Region: Northern
Location: Conowingo Dam
The following 2 flatheads were caught on July 24, 2010 at Conowingo dam while live lining white perch. One was 33" and weighed 14lb 10oz and the other was 28 1/2" and weighed 8lb 8oz. Do you know if flathead catfish are eligible for the Diamond challenge or are they eligible for any citation or patch in Maryland?
DNR RESPONSE: Flathead Catfish are NOT eligible for a citation award, therefor not eligible for the Maryland Fishign Challenge featuring Diamond Jim. Please see this page for eligible species and qualifying sizes
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White Perch Below Conowingo Dam
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Northern
Location: Susquehanna River
I caught this nice 11 1/2" white perch below the conowingo dam on Sat. May 22 along with some nice catfish and 2 white shad between 3-4 lbs. each. I seen some signs last year about the flathead catfish. Are we still suppose to dispose of them and not throw them back into the water?
DNR response: There should still be signs up, please do not return any flathead catfish you may catch and do not move them to other waters.Don't spread fish arouind.


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Car Locator Android App Makes $13,000 a Month
Developer Edward Kim is undoubtedly pleased with his $13,000/month from the Car Locator app in the Android Market. He states that he made this app as a side project while vacationing with family. Not bad for a side project, this app finished third in Google's Android Developer Challenge 2.


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L'Occitane Sublime Beauty Cream Review & Swatches
L'Occitane Sublime Beauty Cream ($36) has finally launched here in the US in Light and Medium shade selections. The new L'Occitane Iris Angelica Sublime Beauty Cream is made with a combination of two angelic flowers of white iris and angelica known for their hydrating properties.
Take a look!
Like most BB Creams released in the US market this acts as more of a skin perfecter than an actual full coverage BB Cream. Shades do seem to run darker as I tried Light and it wasn't a fairer, cooler shade but more of a warmer beige so do swatch in store prior to purchasing. It is a subtle pigmentation so a wider range of skin tones can get away with using it since it perfects but doesn't necessarily conceal problem issues.
It quite reminds me in texture and performance to Urban Decay's Naked Skin Beauty Balm in some ways. It has a beautiful rosy fragrance which might prove irritating to sensitive types but I think it's rather delightful!
Give it a good shake prior to use because either the sunscreen (SPF 30) or perhaps just the serum they are using in the formula is causing it to separate when squeezed out of the tube without a good shake. The texture is delightfully lightweight and quite hydrating so I think drier skin will adore it. It reminds me of a watery serum of sorts that absorbs easily and leaves skin nicely moist after application but dries down to soft, satiny finish.
It contains enough pigment to minimizes the appearance of minor redness while creating a smoother more uniformed finish so skin tone is more even and flawless. I feel like it acts as more of a skincare product than an actual makeup. Apparently the more you use it the more it'll approve your overall skin texture.
Although invisible once applied due to the sheerness of the product I find, like Urban Decay's Beauty Balm, it still gives my lackluster skin a bit of a boost so my skin just appears brighter, less tired, and fresher.
Unfortunately, the formula does get sucked in by drier skin so I can only get a two to three hour wear time out of as it fades away very, very quickly.
L'Occitane Sublime Beauty Cream isn't marketed as a BB Cream but merely a "beauty cream" and that makes some sense to me. For me it feels like a basic moisturizer slash tinted moisturizer. It feels quite luxurious to me (perhaps due to its beautiful scent) as the thinner consistency absorbs so easily into my skin and feels like I'm using some wonderful glamorous scented facial moisturizer. Coverage leaves much to be desired but if you merely wish to perfect and give your already good skin a nice even tone this might win a spot in your heart. However, those seeking the full coverage of a BB Cream might find it a disappointing formula.
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10/7/13 20:44 Yvette:
My skin has so many problems…..
L'Occitane is nice, I've used some of their stuff before.
I'll go in the store downtown and try it myself. Then if I like it…I'll get it!
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10/7/13 21:37 Olivia:
I reviewed this when it first came out, and at first I loved it, but now it's just way too dark on my skin and I barely use it! And I'm light too…lighter than light I guess 😉
10/8/13 3:10 Sara:
I've tried this and I absolutely love it, the scent (like you said) is beautiful and I love how light this wears. It feels like I'm doing something for my skin while wearing makeup! ha
10/8/13 4:42 Anne S.:
Sounds good, I like L'Occitane products
10/8/13 10:07 Ashley:
I hate when formulas separate, it grosses me out. You should do a post on the new Rose Hip oil for the face made by Palmer's Cocoa Butter, got a sample in this month's issue of Cosmo, love the smell, and celebrities swear by this magic ingredient. It's supposed to be good for the skin and the smell is divine.
10/13/13 22:38 Iris:
It sounds great and I hope the light shade matches my skintone.
10/15/13 20:27 koolchicken:
I'm bummed this is yellowy, when I saw the post I got super excited. I'm super pale and pink (I think I was a redhead in another life) so I guess I'll be skipping it. I hope they start making other shades though, I LOVE L'Occitane and so does my son. We use their products almost exclusively.


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Infra-Red/UV Video Image Segmentation Technique TheoryOctober 27th, 2010
Infra-Red/UV Video Image
Segmentation Technique Theory
Mickael Maddison, May 2010
Currently the movie and photography industries utilize techniques often referred to as "chroma-key", "luma-key" or "thermo-key" to film subjects for the purpose of removing the subject from the background of the image. Once the subject is removed from the background of the image, the subject can then be superimposed on alternative backgrounds. For example, filming an actor in front of a "green screen" and using the chroma-key technique to remove the actor from the green background would allow the video editor to place the actor on an image of the moon; without ever having to go to the moon.
Existing techniques for image segmentation require very careful and often expensive settings, lighting and filming techniques in addition to powerful post-production processing to achieve a quality result. This document proposes the use of the Near-infrared spectrum and optional ambient UV to replace the background; allowing for a much simpler means of extracting the desired image from an infrared background. Using a selection of isolated IR wavelengths and CCD or CMOS digital camera technologies adapted to capture and record these isolated wavelengths while at the same time recording the standard RGB (Red Green Blue) or RGBY (Red Green Blue Yellow) visible light would allow for software and devices to be produced will allow subject(s) to be removed from backgrounds with a higher degree of accuracy while requiring far less effort and processing.
* Adding in the detection of UV spectrum will also allow for additional processing options.
Uses: Cameras equipped with combined RGB/RGBY and IR/UV CMOS or CCD sensors would have a wide variety of uses.
- Standard Video capture and recording.
- Image Segmentation.
- Capturing and recording Near-infrared and UV used for special effects/artistic purposes.
- Capturing a wide range of light spectrum useful for night-vision image capture.
- Reconnaissance and security systems.
- Scientific research requiring combined access to visible and non-visible spectrum images.
- Other techniques and uses not yet considered or developed.
1 – CCD: Existing CCD and CMOS sensors already have the capability to record near-infrared wavelengths. Most cameras use a special filter to block the infrared wavelengths from being captured. Cameras that do not have this filter in place store the infrared information in the RGB image. Currently, CCD and CMOS type sensors capture RGB light by using a special "Bayer Color Filter" as seen here:
Each square represents one "pixel" of information captured by the sensor. Processing techniques may vary, but in effect a square of 4 pixels are combined to create a single pixel of "true" color.
The following is an example of how a new filter could be designed to allow for the capture of the additional non-visible spectrum using the existing sensors:
In this sample image, instead of using a pattern of 4 pixels, the pattern is spread over 9 pixels. The 4 existing RGB pixels are captured in addition to 5 additional pixels as represented by the white and various shades of grey boxes. The optimal configuration is subject to analysis, but for example it could be laid out like this:
Red = Red, Blue = Blue, Green1/2 = Green1/2
White = wide-spectrum UV
lightest grey = 840nm IR, second-lightest grey = 900nm IR
third-lightest grey = 950nm, darkest grey = 1000nm OR wide-spectrum IR.
As a future consideration, there are also technologies coming that could utilize the optical properties of carbon nanotubes to capture information on specific wavelengths. Research has shown that a single carbon nanotube connected to a pair of electrodes can can measure IR radiation effectively. This technology may be a long way from practical use, however, it provides an ongoing opportunity to continue developing and refining the technology.
2 – File Format: In addition to the filter, a new image/video file format would be created to store the captured information in a useful format. Many cameras have built-in processors that convert the RAW pixel data from the CCD into consumer file formats such as mpeg, jpeg, tiff, etc. A new processor may be developed to provide traditional file formats + a masking file, or for more advanced use the camera may save all the data together to allow for more advanced processing and usage of the recorded data.
The new image/video RAW format would have more information available and would need to store unique information for each displayed pixel to be effective for image external processing.
3 - Software: Image and video editing software would require modifications and/or filters to be developed that would make full use of the extended information available through the new file format and/or the processing of the masking file with the video file. This may be modifications and additions to versions of existing industry-standard software. In addition, research may deem entirely new software should be developed to make full and wider ranging use of the data.
Some image processing systems have experimented using non-visible light to increase the accuracy and quality of the visibly produced image. For the purpose of image segmentation, the various wavelengths of non-visible light would be used to create highly detailed "mask(s)" useful for cropping the background from the desired image(s).
4 - Non-Visible Illumination: To make the most of the technology, a wide range of electronic devices would be developed as the technology is adopted by the relevant industries. Some examples of devices that would be developed and produced:
- IR floodlights – wavelength specific floodlights to provide a suitable non-visible background.
- IR spotlights – wavelength specific spotlights that could be used to segment multiple objects within a single image by using multiple wavelengths.
- IR backdrops – currently most greenscreen type applications use light shining evenly onto a controlled, smooth surface. An IR backdrop could be a "screen" that actually emits the light from it's surface.
- IR/RGB backdrops – Using modifications of technologies that are hitting the market today, large LCD screens using LED backlight technology could be redeveloped to emit a combination of visible and non-visible light, allowing a for a fully visible background while at the same time providing the non-visible background needed for image segmentation.
- IR absorbing and reflecting materials – these could be used to achieve a variety of effects. For example, the current industry uses chroma-suits to allow the segmentation of parts of a subject such as a body-less person.
Benefits of the Technology
- Subjects could be photographed or filmed against a variety of backgrounds and still be easily removed from the scene.
- Subjects could be filmed with against a background that has similar colors and textures to the scene they would be placed into. For example, an actor could be filmed against a projection of a mountain scene similar to the one that will be added during post production. This would allow for complex images such as hair to more easily be segmented with minimal artifacts.
- A single background could be used for full color filming, even if the background color matches the color of subjects being segmented from the scene.
- Shadows appearing on the background may have little or no effect on the IR mask, allowing lighting of the subject to be tailored to the final scene rather than to achieving the best separation of color from the green screen.
- Artistic photography, such as family portraits, would be able to eliminate the need to have a wide variety of backgrounds available to photograph subjects against. Instead, the photographer would use a generic or projected image as the background. After (or during) the photography session, the photographer could select the actual background image from an unlimited selection of background images. This allows the photographer to use a single quality photograph for any number of scenes.
Patent and related technology research:
Live Action Compositing example http://www.scribd.com/doc/654481/Live-Action-Compositing
Using human-IR heat for image segmentation http://nae-lab.org/project/thermo-key/
This is not for IR - it is a device that uses a mapped background
Practical Example of Theory
Sony DCR DVD203 Digital Camcorder used in photograph mode.
Stable Tripod.
IR narrow-beam floodlight (wide beam would be much more effective)
Blue floor mat for background
Doll with hair
A Dark room
Computer system with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0
Step 1 - photograph still image of subject in Nightshot plus mode which uses NIR to enhance image visibility.
Step 2 - photograph still image of subject in normal RGB mode (sorry for poor quality photo).
Step 3 - Open these to images into a single layered file in Photoshop (elements)
Step 4 - On the nightshot (Mask) layer, convert to B/W and increase contrast and in this case, with a blue background used, I adjust the blue level to get the best differential I can considering the poor lighting. You can see in this step that the segmentation opportunity is pretty good but not nearly perfect. The beam from the IR spotlight is a little too intense and focused. Developing proper Infra-Red lighting would not be difficult, at least in this scene.
Step 5 - Due to inadequate lighting I will cut excess dark regions (which would normally appear as a fairly even white background with proper IR lighting) and delete to pure white to match the area around the subject. As part of this step I have increased the contrast to show clearly the mask that was created. Proper lighting and some minor filtering would remove the manual portions of this step making it easy to automate.
Step 6 - Using magic wand (which would be an automated part of the process) I select all the white area and invert the selection to have the mask selected.
Step 7 - switch to the layer with the RGB image and copy the subject and paste into a new layer.
Step 8 - Turn off the visibility on all layers except the cutout of the subject. You now have a fairly good cutout of the subject to work with.
Step 9 - Insert background and adjust cutout layer as desired.
Due to nightshot plus mode captures IR data and incorporates this into an RGB image. Due to this, the Mask layer is not nearly as good quality as if an actual IR layer were saved in addition to the RGB layer. This limitation also requires the Mask layer of the subject to be shot in (visible) darkness to generate a strong contrast. The RGB layer is then shot in RGB mode with visible lights enabled. If I had 2 nightshot cameras of the same type, split the image into the 2 cameras, and had a filter on the RGB mode camera to remove all IR data and a filter on the nightshot mode camera to remove all RGB data I believe I would get a much more accurate mask.
For example, in unedited images you can see that the hair sticking up off the head is visible. With even IR lighting and no conflicting RGB data being stored on the mask layer, this should result in an even sharper, more accurate mask layer. The sharper, more accurate mask layer could then be used to cut out these fine details from the RGB subject layer, providing a nice crisp image to work with.
Also of note based on previous experience doing still-frame image compositing the process outlined in this document was very quick and simple to do. With proper camera(s), proper lighting, suitable software, and a good studio environment the results should be far better than this simple test.
Voice over IP continues to threaten monopoliesMay 16th, 2005
Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/voip/
Some strange things are happening in the telecommunications industry, but fortunately the end result should be good for us all. Reading the CBC's "Background" on Voice over IP (VoIP), I found a quote very similar to my previous statements about the convergence of Voice and the Internet. "Bell Canada, the industry's largest player, intends to channel all of its phone traffic through the internet within 2 years."
This statement is huge for the telecom industry; the transition from the Internet running over voice lines to voice running over Internet (data) lines is gaining momentum. With the advancements in wireless interent technologies such as WiMax - eventually your Internet, Telephone and Mobile Phone, and Audio/Visual broadcasting will all share one common transport system.
The strange part of the transition is our CRTC, which currently sets limitations on the big monopolies like Telus. The CRTC currently forces these big companies to share their infrastructure with smaller companies, and works to ensure we all have fair and reasonably priced access to the telecommunications network. The CRTC has decided that VoIP is still subject to the same rules and limitations, which means companies like Telus will have a harder time adopting and growing a VoIP network than companies that are just getting involved.
It's funny to see a case where a government regulatory commission such as the CRTC has the effect of stimulating technology rather than hindering the development of it. The smaller companies just getting their feet when in telecom through VoIP are willing to invest a lot more time and money to gain a market share. The big companies like Telus seem to have little interest in adopting the new technologies, other than to retain market share and prevent these smaller companies from pulling the rug out from under them. It's going to be an interesting battle...
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Digital Camcorders are Amazing!April 21st, 2005
For at least the second time in less than a year, I've ended up with a high tech device that I hadn't realized I wanted. The first was the ever famous iPod. Honestly, had I not been so fortunate as to win a 40GB iPod by attending an online seminar with 3ware (thanks again!), I doubt that I would have purchased any type of mp3 player to this day. Last week, a simple series of events took place that led me to the purchase of a digital camcorder.
I've always thought of video cameras as fun toys, but more annoying than useful for general 'family' use. That hasn't changed; well, at least not yet! What led me to Future Shop to purchase a Sony Handycam wasn't a family function. The story, if you'd be so inclined to follow along, doesn't involve spotting alien ships flying over the city. I didn't capture breaking news or a candid display from a Hollywood star that got off track. All that happened, is I realized that my Sony Digital camera was better suited to it's core function of taking photographs than it was video clips.
If you've read my blog here before or caught me chatting on The X with Arjun Singh, you're probably aware that I'm involved in a process of recording music that I've written over the years. As part of my recording process, I 'stumbled' onto the desire to provide video's for anyone who might be so kind as to check out my music site and want to listen to my tracks.
The first video was put together using my digital camera's short video clip feature, and it came out fine for what I put into it. When it came time to put together a video for "Drink", I was inclined to do a little more with it. Part way through shooting the footage I'd need to create a music video, I realized that the quality of the product just wasn't going to satisfy my desire for a good quality picture, suitable for playback through a DVD Player or VCR. Fortunately my ever supportive wife came to the rescue and encouraged me to get what I needed. And that I did.
I picked up a Sony Handycam DVD203 and a couple of mini DVDRW's and was back filming that night. After not reading the directions and finding that the camera is essentially easy to use, I must say I'm incredibly impressed and happy that this weapon has become part of my technology arsenal. My brother and I had a blast filming scenes all over his town, and without much effort, much of what we shot has made it to my video.
Now I find myself thinking a little bigger for the next video. The filming budget is still, well, nonexistant really. The music comes first - but I'm encouraged that I've got a tool that can provide me with a flexibility that I had not expected.
If I haven't mentioned it before, Technology is Fun!
Mickael Maddison.
My Music on the RadioApril 15th, 2005
Today Arjun Singh once again invited me to his Radio show on The X. Today was different though. I was almost nervous going on the air today. It felt a little more like the first time I was on the radio... well, for all of a couple minutes anyway. In all honesty, I enjoy talking on the airwaves.
What made the world a different place for me today, was that Arjun played 2 of the songs off my soon to be released Album during his show. "Kamloops Internet Radio" isn't really about the music, we talk about the Internet, geek toys, and computer related issues primarily; however the show started off today with the first song I've completed "When I'm Free". Part way through the show, "Drink" was played to provide the world with a brief respite from our rantings. Today marks the first time any of my music has been played on the airwaves, an exciting milestone.
There were no fans screaming outside the studio waiting for autographs. No limo picked me up after the show. No callers phoned the station and begged for copies of the songs. There wasn't any fanfare about it, but that's not the point anyway. Today I achieved something I've wanted to do for a long time. I can now honestly say I've recorded songs that have been played on the radio.
Thanks Arjun for your support, and for continually inviting me to guest on your show. Thanks TRU, formerly known as UCC, for having a small but growing radio station (they welcome donations to help them get the upgrade they need for full community broadcasting), and thanks to all the friends and family who continue to support my many projects.
Mickael Maddison
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Will Skype save us all?April 1st, 2005
Well, today I learned of Skype In. I've mentioned Skype before; a great alternative Voice over IP phone system and online messenger. So now, much like my Primus or many people's Vonage Voice over IP phones, Skype has become a solution.
Skype is different than the two mentioned above in that it's currently strictly computer based. With Primus or Vonage, you don't even need a computer to use their systems. With Skype, you need a PC or PDA with the Skype software installed. While for some this may be a limitation, for myself, I'm starting to find that this may actually be a better solution.
Currently, I run my Voice over IP lines throughout the house as Line 2. It works very well, but I find the quality lacking, and although the costs are good, they're not amazing. What attracts me to Skype is that it's audio quality seems a lot stronger, it's encrypted, and Skype-to-Skype calls are always free. Also, I believe all long distance calls to most areas are $0.017EU (1.7 Euro cents) which is approximately $0.03 Canadian. So calling anywhere I need to call is quite inexpensive and is essentially painless.
Now that phone numbers are available for anyone on a regular phone line to be able to call me on my Skype connection, it's starting to look like a fairly good solution. I've signed up to try it, so once I know if the incoming call setup works as well as one expects, I'll let you know. My only real reservation here is the technical support and features. Skype hasn't earned a reputation for being the fastest to resolve issues, but then, at about 1/5th the price of my current VOIP, perhaps the odd time that there are bugs in the system I can route through to my Cell phone.
From a geek standpoint, once the Skype IN and Skype Out systems are both fully PDA compatible, my PDA becomes one more step closer to handling everything I need. Currently, whenever I'm away from the office, if there's an openly available wireless network, I can connect from my PDA and use Skype or MSN to chat with my business associates, customers, family and friends. It's not a novelty, it's a very effective tool, at least from my chair.
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Smart phones and tablet computers are the central focus of the famous legal dispute between technology moguls, Apple and Samsung. In a nutshell, Apple alleged that Samsung copied the look and design of their cell phone and tablet products. On April 15, 2011, Apple filed suit against Samsung alleging infringement on three of Apple's utility patents and four of their design patents. Apple also alleged that Samsung infringed on their trademark and trade dress by intentionally implementing them into their product line.[1] Apple accused Samsung of creating 28 devices which infringed on their intellectual property.[2] Apple was most adamant about its design patent for a "rectangular slab with rounded corners [i.e., the iPhone]," which they claim Samsung used in a number of their cell phone designs.[3] Meanwhile, Samsung filed a counter claim alleging that Apple infringed on their patents for wireless communications technology. [4]
The two companies first went to trial the following summer, each receiving 25 hours to present their case.[5] On August 24, 2012, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Apple.[6] The nine person jury found that Samsung had willfully infringed on Apple's "utility, design patents for some (though not all) products…willful infringement on five of six [Apple] patents...the jury upheld Apple trade dress '983…[and the] jury found Samsung ' diluted' Apple's registered iPhone, iPhone 3, and 'Combination iPhone' trade dress on some products, not on others."[7] Additionally, the jury found that Apple had not infringed on any Samsung utility patents. [8] Lastly, the jury found that Samsung's monopolizing of markets related to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) standard did not violate antitrust law. [9] In the end, Samsung was ordered to pay $1.05 billion ($1,049,393,540 to be exact) in damages to Apple.[10] In Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., the court informs us that their analysis focused not on the function of Apple's products, but on their visual characteristics. 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139049 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2011).[11] Samsung filed its appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 2, 2012 requesting that Apple's victory be thrown out.[12] A week after receiving the favorable jury verdict, Apple filed another lawsuit listing 17 additional Samsung products that allegedly violate Apple patents.[13] The four major products being cited are the Galaxy S III, Verizon Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab 10.1.[14]
In December 2012, Apple sought a permanent injunction that would ban the sale of, what it believes to be, "knockoff" iPhones and iPads. [15] A permanent injunction is "a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently." [16] Apple essentially asked to court to issue an order preventing Samsung from ever designing, manufacturing and selling smartphones and tablets that resemble their brand. This may have been bit overreaching, which could possibly explain why the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California declined to grant the injunction.[17] Apple appealed the decision and, on November 18, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that "the lower court abused its discretion in denying Apple's request for an injunction of Samsung devices for infringing utility patents and asked it to reconsider." [18] The U.S. Court of Appeals also said that "the lower court relied too much on evidence that Apple licensed the patents to others as a reason to order financial damages rather than an injunction, saying that Samsung was different because it was Apple's primary competitor." [19] However, the appeals court upheld the lower court's refusal to order an injunction on the design patents.[20]
Before Samsung could begin making payments on their $1.05 billion IOU, Judge Lucy Koh, the federal Northern District of California judge presiding over two Apple v. Samsung cases, vacated a large portion of the $1.05 billion in damages awarded to Apple.[21] Judge Koh ruled that the jury made errors in some of their calculations and deducted $450 million from the previous verdict.[22] This is more than fair, considering Judge Koh's belief that "the notice date concerning certain patents-in-suit… was too early because only one of the patents, the rubber-banding patent, had actually been listed in a presentation Apple gave to Samsung in 2010."[23] As a result, a new trial on damages must be held. This trial will consist of a new jury who will again review the evidence presented and try to assess the monetary damages of Samsung's alleged infringement. The new damage amount could be higher, lower, or the same as the current amount.
In sum, this case is far from over. Apple later asked the court for "supplemental damages covering the period from trial to final judgment and for prejudgment interest."[24] Apple proposed the prime rate, while Samsung counter-proposed a lower rate, and the court, rightfully, sided with Samsung.[25] Apple also requested a conditional enhancement of up to $155 million, but the court denied that request as well.[26] It is obvious that Apple's attorneys are pulling every legal stop at their disposal in order to prevent Samsung from producing cell phones and tablets that resemble the iPhone. Unfortunately, it is likely that Apple will remain monetarily victorious, even after all is said and done, because of their initial ability to prove various degrees of product infringement by Samsung. However, the future of this legal debate remains uncertain. Apple and Samsung will more than likely continue to appeal any future rulings that are unfavorable to them, as they are set for yet another trial in April 2014.[27] Therefore, it is possible that the tech trial of the century could possibly last a century.
[1] Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139049 (N.D. Cal., 2011)
[2] Gorman, Michael. "Apple v. Samsung: (Patent) Trial of the Century." Fortune Tech Technology Blogs News and Analysis from Fortune Magazine RSS. N.p., 16 Nov. 2013. Web. 20 Dec. 2013
[3] Id.
[4] Id.
[5] Id.
[6] Lowensohn, Josh (August 24, 2012). "Jury awards Apple more than $1B, finds Samsung infringed". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 2, 2014
[7] Id.
[8] Id.
[9] Id.
[10] Id.
[11] Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139049 (N.D. Cal. 2011)
[12] Apple, Samsung Demand Changes to $1B verdict." Apple, Samsung Demand Changes to $1B Verdict. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
[13] Id.
[14] Id.
[15] Bartz, Diane. "U.S. Appeals Court Revives Apple Bid for Samsung Injunction." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
[16] "Permanent Injunction." TheFreeDictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Jan. 2014.
[17] Bartz, Diane. "U.S. Appeals Court Revives Apple Bid for Samsung Injunction." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
[18] Id.
[19] Id.
[20] Id.
[21] "FOSS Patents." : Judge Strikes $450 Million from $1 Billion Damages Award in Apple v. Samsung: Second Trial Needed. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
[22] Bartz, Diane. "U.S. Appeals Court Revives Apple Bid for Samsung Injunction." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
[23] "FOSS Patents." : Judge Strikes $450 Million from $1 Billion Damages Award in Apple v. Samsung: Second Trial Needed. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
[24] "FOSS Patents." : Judge Strikes $450 Million from $1 Billion Damages Award in Apple v. Samsung: Second Trial Needed. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
[25] Id.
[26] Id.
[27] Bartz, Diane. "U.S. Appeals Court Revives Apple Bid for Samsung Injunction." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball players urged that Marvin Miller be put in the Hall of Fame as they spoke Monday night during a memorial for the union leader.
In an auditorium filled with Hall of Famers, dozens of retired and current players, baseball officials, agents and labor lawyers, 13 speakers praised the former baseball union head, who helped players gain free agency in the 1970s and created the path to multimillion-dollar salaries. Miller died in November at 95.
"It is a travesty he is not in the Hall of Fame," former major league player and manager Buck Martinez said during the two-hour program.
Miller has been turned down five times by various Hall of Fame committees that considered baseball executives.
Jim Bouton, who entered the majors in 1962, was critical that Bowie Kuhn, baseball's commissioner from 1969-84, is in the Hall but Miller has been kept out.
"All those policies were not Bowie Kuhn's policies. In fact they were all Marvin's policies because Marvin won every battle he had with Bowie Kuhn," Bouton said. "I think Bowie Kuhn was 0 for 67."
Miller is next eligible to appear on a Hall ballot this December.
Hall of Famers Dave Winfield and Joe Morgan were among those who spoke before a crowd of about 450 at New York University School of Law's Tishman Auditorium. Reggie Jackson, Keith Hernandez, Steve Garvey, Ted Sizemore and David Cone were among the approximately three dozen former players in the audience.
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Winfield, who used free agency to sign a record-breaking contract after the 1980 season, said Miller taught him life lessons he still thinks of. Winfield addressed the five active players in the audience: Andrew Bailey, Bill Bray, Craig Breslow, Adam Ottavino and Micah Owings.
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The ARIMA(1,1,1) model has a smaller AIC and a smaller residual variance. In the ARIMA(0,1,2) model, the MA(2) parameter is not significant, and all estimates are highly correlated. This suggests that the ARIMA(1,1,1) is preferable.
To check the need for additional parameters, we fitted both models with extra parameters, with and without a constant. Results are summarised in the following table:
In models with (p+q) = 3, estimates were very highly correlated. Consequently a number of such models had identical AIC and residual variance. This suggests that that many parameters are not necessary. Therefore I prefer models with (p+q) not exceeding 2. Among these, the ARIMA(1,1,1) without constant has the smallest AIC and residual variance.
Details of the ARIMA(1,1,1) model with no constant are given below.
Note: Both parameters are statistically significant, and they are only moderately correlated.
A time plot of residuals does not show any pattern. and a plot of residuals against fitted values looks like a random scatter (below).
The autocorrelogram of residuals is shown below.
The results are consistent with a white noise process. The Box-Ljung statistics are not significant at any lag. We can the see a histogram of residuals seems to approximate a normal curve (as shown below).
The histogram shows a good approximation to a normal distribution. The normal Q-Q plot and normality tests also are consistent with the residuals being normally distributed. The normality tests also confirm the normality.
Next we do a diagnostic on the overfitting through the fitting of an ARIMA(2,1,1) or ARIMA(1,1,2) model to verify if the choice of ARIMA (1,1,1) is a good. As is seen below, with ARIMA(2,1,1), the second coefficient of AR is insignificant with the p-value is approximately 28.5%.
This summarises the good of fit of ARIMA(1,1,1) without constant.
As shown in the above plot, on average the fitted values underestimates the original values, so ARIMA(1,1,1) without constant is a good model, but is not the best one. According to the text, Shumway and Stoffer (2000), page 170, one should consider Long Memory ARMA models for this dataset (ie differencing d = 0.384), but this model beyonds the level of this course.
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Fmr. Student Sues for Disability Discrimination
Omaha, NE -- A former Midland University student is suing the institution, claiming they expelled him because of his disability. In February 2010, Hans Andersen was just two classes shy of a career in nursing when everything changed. He was working on his 2nd degree with the help of scholarships from Midland University, all while living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Anderson says he needed some extra help in a class to make sure he graduated. But instead of helping he claims a faculty member belittled him, and discussed his medications in a public setting. When Anderson brought his concerns forward, he says he was expelled the next day.
"Education is the one thing nobody can take from me," Andersen explained. "It's been a hard time. The last semester when I was this close to graduating midland stole my education from me."
Court documents say Midland University knew he had ADHD. Anderson alleges he was discriminated against because of his disability and was never given a fair chance to state his case. His attorney says they weren't justified in dismissing him.
"Generally he was an A and B student who had been on the dean's list, this is a bright kid," said Andersen's Attorney Jeff Wagner. "I do know there are lots of young people out there with ADHD that are struggling and want to go to college. If I had ADHD and I was treated like Hans was treated I don't know if I would bother to go."
The U.S. District Court indicates the Midland University president wrote a letter to give Andersen readmission to the nursing school if he dropped the lawsuit and took his classes online. Andersen is continuing with the lawsuit and is seeking thousands to recover his tuition to Midland, future earnings, and punitive damages.
"So that Midland and other universities out there know that this is something that isn't going to be tolerated, you can't do this to people with disabilities," Andersen concluded.
Midland University says it is their policy not to comment on pending litigation.
The trial will begin this week at the U.S. Federal Courthouse.
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