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WTP Ramp down for Galileo
For reference, see the Galileo Simultaneous Release, in particular the Milestones and Release Candidates.
Early Milestones
Just to remind everyone, there is a bit of "ramp down" or control for every milestone. Typically the last week of a Milestone is for testing, and fixing only regressions and P1 or blocking defects. For milestones, the project lead (or delegate) is enough to review and approve a bug for inclusion in that milestone.
M5: The EclipseCon Milestone
We plan to ensure good enough quality that M5 can be used by the committers for demos and tutorials, etc.
M6: Feature Complete, API Freeze, UI Freeze
For M6, we plan to be functionally and API complete and the remaining Milestone and Release Candidates are for (only) fixing bugs, or fixing release required items (such as version numbers, licensing, etc.).
From M6 to M7, we expect each component lead (or delegate) to review and verify their teams' bugs (i.e. no PMC review ... though we will be watching :) ).
We expect committers to concentrate on performance and other "internal" improvements, after M6, leading up to M7. In addition, it's a good time to improve documentation (for end-users and adopters).
If there are exceptions to these conditions, then they will require PMC review. In that event, the Project Lead must open a bugzilla, detailing the feature to be added after M6 and mark for PMC review. And that must be done before M6 is declared. Exceptions (with bug numbers) will also be listed at the end of this document, to help facilitate communication.
- Place NLS or API or Feature in the heading of the bug depending on which type it is
- Notify PMC memebers PMC Defect Review, 1 vote is needed
- Once approved, code can be released
- Update this page to append the bug at the bottom of the page
M7: PMC Review starts after M7
After the M7, the process of building and testing Release Candidates begins (sometimes called "the end game"). At first, after M7 but before RC1, in addition to the normal component team review, at least 1 PMC member must also review and vote +1 after reviewing the bug for appropriateness (weighing benefits and risks).
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We expect Release Candidates to truly be candidates for release (i.e. well performing, high quality, product ready code). After the first RC is produced, other RCs will be produced, as needed, every week.
After M7 is produced, the time for general functional improvements is long past. The following describes the types of bugs that would be appropriate:
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- A P1 or P2 bug, one that is 'blocking' or 'critical', and some cases of 'major' severities.
- Documentation and PII files are exceptions to the normal PMC required review, since there is little chance of that breaking anything, though it is still expected to be complete by M6, and remaining work to be only documentation fixes (that is, no refactoring of plugins, build changes, etc, without PMC review and approval).
- In addition to a bug meeting the above priority/severity conditions, there should be a simple, safe, well understood fix that is well isolated from effecting other components, that doesn't affect API or adopters, that has been well reviewed and well tested.
- As each Release Candidate passes, the criteria for weighing the benefit-to-risk ratio criteria gets higher and higher, and as such requires a larger number of PMC members to review.
After RC1, same rules as after M7: besides the normal component team review, at least 1 PMC members must also review and vote +1 after reviewing the bug for appropriateness and risk.
After RC2, besides the normal component team review, at least 2 PMC members must also review and vote +1 after reviewing the bug for appropriateness and risk.
After RC3, besides the normal component team review, at least 3 PMC members must also review and vote +1 after reviewing the bug for appropriateness and risk.
After RC4 is produced, we'll prepare and test the zip's, update site, web pages, etc.
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"It's been a few weeks since I've provided an update on the status of the canvas view launch. Our experiments with a small percentage of users have been going well, and we've been making some small changes and adjustments based on user feedback (such as reducing the width of the left nav). In the next few weeks we plan on ramping up the number of US English users with the canvas view."
Canvas view is one of the features from a major update for iGoogle that will bring support for OpenSocial gadgets, activity streams and more social apps. The trouble is that Google randomly selected a list of users to join the experiment, without providing a way to opt-out*. Most people didn't understand the implications of the update and only noticed the new design (the horizontal tabs have been replaced by a vertical menu), the missing functionality (you can't move a gadget to a different tab) and the broken gadgets (Gmail's canvas view displays the messages inside iGoogle, but it doesn't have a reply button).
Some people complained in iGoogle's discussion board, but Google didn't admit its mistake and continued to expand the experiment. Here's an interesting comment from a user:
"Your methodology is very heavy-handed. I am a retired executive from the old-days of computing (IBM and the BUNCH). We could never have imagined changing the interface of our customer's tools without asking permission. In many cases, we would have to support old versions of software for years after we thought we had newer and better products, just because our customers had gotten used to the way the old versions worked and had modified their habits to accommodate us. It would be considered the highest form of arrogance to force changes on them without their permission. Part of the wrath you are hearing from your users is because of your methodology, and the fact that it's way too hard to give you feedback."
Things have changed and web applications update much faster, often without providing an option to revert to a previous version. But it's extremely arrogant to replace a working version of a popular application like iGoogle with an unfinished version, without providing a way to opt-out. iGoogle was supposed to be a personalized Google homepage, a place where you can choose your favorite gadgets, feeds, themes.
When Flickr started to test a new interface for the dashboard, it placed a small link: "Would you like to try a new version of this page?". FriendFeed used a different address to test a new design and improve it based on the feedback. Gmail still links to the "classic" version to test how many people are satisfied with the new one. But iGoogle decided to try a different path and many unhappy users migrated to My Yahoo, Netvibes or other similar services.
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text: Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. The inaugural parade will have floats and marching bands, and for science geeks a special treat - life-size replicas of the NASA Mars rover, Curiosity, and the Orion space capsule. The biggest attraction may be marching alongside the replicas: Bobak Ferdowsi, the go-to guy for last year's Mars landing, who came to be known as Mohawk Guy. He told Wired magazine he'll reveal a special new hairstyle just for today's parade. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, we'll talk to a woman about the high price of friendship. Well, one friendship anyway. She cosigned a loan for a friend who was struggling. Now she is struggling with the consequences. We'll have more on that and we'll also tell you some things you might want to think about to protect your own credit score. That's in just a few minutes.
But first, we are excited about a special broadcast. It is tomorrow and it is our first ever Twitter education forum. We're heading to Miami for a live broadcast and Twitter chat, and you've actually already started the conversation on #NPREdChat. We've heard from hundreds of people, including a superintendant in Texas and teachers in Louisiana, Indiana and Nebraska. This is just one of the people we've heard from.
NANCY EVANS: Hi. My name is Nancy Evans and I am a scientist and committed educator living in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We know most schools are funded through property taxes. Can we find alternative funding for our schools in poor locales?
MARTIN: Tomorrow we are going to ask our guests, who include top national policymakers, advocates and educators and students to weigh in on this and other issues, but in advance of our trip, we wanted to find out more about the education landscape in Florida, where we're headed, so we're joined now by John O'Connor. He is a reporter with StateImpact Florida - that's NPR's local journalism initiative - and our partner in this broadcast. John has been reporting on education issues throughout the Sunshine State and he's with us now from Tampa.
John, welcome. Thanks so much for joining us.
JOHN O'CONNOR, BYLINE: Thanks for having me.
MARTIN: Now, another journalist told us that Florida is a Petri dish for education reform. Why do people say that?
O'CONNOR: Well, Florida's got a long history of kind of being at the forefront of education issues, but it really changed when Jeb Bush took office as governor back in the late '90s. He made education a top issue. He really pushed for a lot of innovations, things that you're seeing across the country now, like assigning schools simple easy-to-understand grades and report cards so that parents and students can understand how well those schools are performing, and so he's really the guy that changed the focus on education in Florida and then has also pushed it to other states around the country.
MARTIN: Now, Miami is not just one of the largest school districts in the state. It's also one of the largest urban school districts in the country. What are some of the biggest things you hear from parents, teachers and students there?
O'CONNOR: It's funny. Florida has a split between a lot of rural districts and a lot of urban districts, you know, Orange County and Orlando and Tampa and Miami. And so in each of those districts, they all have kind of their own issues. In a lot of places, the focus is on reading, particularly in the Tampa Bay area. In Miami you've got a lot of multilingual education issues. You have students who are coming from different countries, trying to learn English, trying to get caught up in school.
And so that's the really interesting thing about Florida, is just the mix and diversity of all the school districts and the different issues they're facing.
MARTIN: So you're really hearing it all.
O'CONNOR: Yeah, we are. And again, because Florida's at the forefront of a lot of these issues, things like teacher evaluations and how to figure out how well these particular teachers are doing with their students, we really hear every kind of issue that's coming down the pipe in education these days.
MARTIN: You know, one of the big issues that we've been getting a lot of questions about on our NPR ed chat has been how to integrate social media and technology in the classroom. Your team has been looking at K12. That's the nation's largest online school and there have been questions about whether the teachers are properly certified and so forth.
What are some of the things that you've found?
O'CONNOR: Well, we found a school district in central Florida, Seminole County, that found emails between company officials and teachers that suggested that the company was not using teachers that were properly certified, either Florida certified or certified to teach the subjects that they were instructing classes in.
And so the school district has asked the Florida Department of Education to investigate whether or not that's happening. In fact, one of those emails - a teacher responded to the company, saying, look, you've given me more than 100 names here and I only actually taught about a half dozen of these students.
It's an issue that's been happening around the country, according to researchers. Part of the problem is, is that school districts aren't even looking into kind of the practices here to double-check the company. We surveyed a lot of Florida school districts who said that they had never really gone back to make sure that the teachers who were listed as teaching the courses actually were teaching the courses.
Another issue that education researchers say is that the growth in these online courses is expanding much faster than lawmakers or policymakers or school boards can change the policy to set out how it should be done.
MARTIN: If you're just joining us, you're listening to TELL ME MORE from NPR News. We are headed to Florida tomorrow for our special broadcast. It's our Twitter Education Forum. I'm checking in with education reporter John O'Connor of StateImpact Florida. We're getting a preview of some of the issues he's been covering.
Election Day obviously is just around the corner and we're talking about a lot of issues, and education increasingly has started to come up in the debates and in public conversations. Are there local issues, education issues in Florida, that are getting the kind of traction that kind of education more broadly is starting to get in the national debate? Are there some specific education issues that you think might be influencing how people are looking at this election?
O'CONNOR: Yeah. One that's really interesting is the debate about Pell grants at the federal level because Florida students are more dependent on Pell grants than just about any other state. And so...
MARTIN: Pell grants are?
O'CONNOR: Pell grants are scholarships for low income students. They are totally needs-based, not dependent on grades or anything like that, and they fund up to about $5,500 of tuition at colleges. And again, Florida students are more dependent on them and so any cuts to that program would disproportionately affect Florida students.
We're also seeing some debate on property tax issues here in the form of constitutional amendments, and you played the comment earlier about funding schools through property taxes. Well, some of these amendments school officials believe would maybe more disproportionately hurt rural districts which depend more on property taxes than on urban districts. They're also concerned that it might hinder their ability to raise revenue through property taxes and so they might have to cut their budgets.
MARTIN: What effect are people saying - are analysts saying this could have on the race? Is there a sense that some people are more interested in this than others, that it would bring out certain, you know, highly motivated voters, or what? What is the sense that this could affect voting in Florida overall?
O'CONNOR: Yeah. It's hard to say who benefits more, but political scientists we've - Susan MacManus at the University of South Florida notes that both sides will use these issues to motivate their voters and so it's difficult to say who's going to benefit more, but they're both using this as a tool to get out voters.
MARTIN: You know, as I mentioned - that we've started a conversation on NPREdChat. Has it been a helpful reporting tool for you?
O'CONNOR: Oh, it's been fantastic. Actually, it's gotten the Florida reporters a lot more connected than we had been. We all knew each other, but now we're - you know, through this NPREdChat hash tag we're all communicating a lot more, so it's been great.
MARTIN: John O'Connor is a reporter with StateImpact Florida. That's NPR's local journalism initiative and he was kind enough to join us from member station WUSF. That's in Tampa, Florida.
John O'Connor, thanks so much for joining us.
O'CONNOR: Thanks for having me.
MARTIN: And, please remember to tune into TELL ME MORE tomorrow for our special broadcast. It's our Twitter Education Forum where you might run into Isa Adney(ph), who recently tweeted...
ISA ADNEY: Students, you must have a reason to complete your degree. In the end, educational pursuits have to be personal. To find your reason for education, discover where your talent and passion intersects with economic need.
MARTIN: And you can join the conversation now on Twitter at #NPREdChat. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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In 1950, The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December Human Rights Day as a way to "bring to the attention 'of the peoples of the world' the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations."
Last year's slogan was Human Rights 365, which encompasses the idea that every day is Human Rights Day. It celebrates the fundamental proposition in the Universal Declaration that each one of us, everywhere, at all times is entitled to the full range of human rights, that human rights belong equally to each of us and bind us together as a global community with the same ideals and values.
The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights occurred on 10 December 2008, and the UN Secretary-General launched a year-long campaign leading up to this anniversary. Because the UDHR holds the world record as the most translated document (except for the Bible), organizations around the globe used the year to focus on helping people everywhere learn about their rights.
Human Rights Day is normally marked both by high-level political conferences and meetings and by cultural events and exhibitions dealing with human rights issues. In addition, it is typically when the five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights and Nobel Peace Prize are awarded. Many organizations active in the human rights field also schedule special events to commemorate the day.
The idea of human rights is something we often take for granted in the United States. Elsewhere, freedom and basic human rights are not a given.
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Viewer defections are the chief reason for television's changing fortunes in morning news, where ABC's Good Morning America has ended NBC's epic 17-year winning streak on Today. ABC is growing — GMA has 110,000 more viewers each day this year than last — but not as much as NBC is slipping (437,000 viewers a day since last year).
Where Have 'Today' Show Viewers Gone?
NEW YORK (AP) — Susan Wurtzel owns a "Today" show T-shirt and a mug. When the stay-at-home mom and her family visited New York from their home in Germantown, Md., they joined the crowd of fans outside the NBC morning show's Rockefeller Center studio.
Now, after more than 20 years as a regular "Today" viewer, Wurtzel tunes to CBS most mornings.
Multiply such defections and you have the chief reason for television's changing fortunes in morning news, where ABC's "Good Morning America" has ended NBC's epic 17-year winning streak on "Today." ABC is growing — "GMA" has 110,000 more viewers each day this year than last — but not as much as NBC is slipping (437,000 viewers a day since last year).
Wurtzel, 57, left last spring because of "Today" co-host Ann Curry.
"Ann's interview style was like chalk on a board to me," she said. "She leaned toward her interviewee and whispered her questions like someone had died. The more serious the interview, the quieter she got. When she replaced Meredith (Vieira), I tried to adjust and accept, but she just didn't work for me. Katie (Couric) and Meredith were relatable, empathetic and funny. Ann just seemed out of place."
Executives at NBC were quietly reaching the same conclusion and moved to replace Curry with Savannah Guthrie.
Then came June 28, 2012, Curry's last day as co-host. She cried in bewilderment at her perceived failure at losing the job she had sought for years, as her uncomfortable co-workers and a nation looked on.
Suddenly, a problem for NBC became a BIG problem. Even people who didn't particularly like Curry loathed the way she was dispatched. Except for two weeks during the Olympics, "Today" hasn't sniffed first place in the ratings since. During the first six months of 2012, "Today" averaged just under 5.2 million viewers each weekday. Since July 2, the audience has dropped to 4.59 million, according to Nielsen, the company that measures TV audiences. Without the two weeks of the London Olympics, the average is 4.3 million. That's a stunning drop, even accounting for typical lower viewership in the summer.
An informal survey of three dozen viewers who have left or are considering leaving "Today" turned up various explanations, including a feeling that the show had leaned too far in the direction of lighter, pop culture fare. The Curry dismissal was clearly a tipping point, however.
William Runge, a manager at an educational cable network who lives in suburban Winston-Salem, N.C., likened the treatment of Curry to "a public flogging."
"The PR machine at NBC spent an enormous amount of time and effort convincing me that the 'Today' show team was actually part of my family, 'America's First Family," said Runge, 46, citing the show's advertising slogan. "Guess what? They were right. These did feel like family members. So this is how you are going to treat a member of your family?
"You can debate for hours whether Ms. Curry was right for the role," he said. "That's not the point. She was doing her job and was barely 11 months into it when they canned her in the most humiliating way possible."
The move was "heart-wrenching," said Isabelle Langelier, a 40-year-old manager at a drug company from Montreal. "It made me feel sick for her. And it made me turn the channel, probably permanently."
"While I thought Ann Curry's interviews were a little hokey at times, she is clearly the most genuine person in TV news," said Sarah Rosenthal, 53, a graduate student and mother of three from West Chester, Pa. "After her unceremonious dumping, I turned it off. I have nothing against Savannah, and adore Natalie Morales, but there is just a different tone to the show."
Even worse for NBC, a significant number of viewers appear to blame co-host Matt Lauer for the move. The network has consistently denied tabloid reports that Lauer was unhappy with Curry. "Today" Executive Producer Jim Bell said late last month that Lauer was being treated unfairly. Firing Curry was Bell's decision, he said.
Some awkward public moments haven't helped. When Curry reappeared on "Today" during the London Olympics to introduce a story she had done, Lauer twice remarked that it was good to see her again. Curry didn't return the sentiment to the man she worked with for 15 years.
Two years ago, Lauer's positive "Q" score was 23 – meaning 23 percent of people who knew him considered Lauer one of their favorite broadcasters, according to Marketing Evaluations Inc., a company that measures public sentiment toward well-known personalities. Now his positive score is 14. At the same time, "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts' positive "Q" score jumped from 20 to 27.
Langelier felt there was a perception that Lauer was "king" and others on the show aren't equal to him. Lyle Nelson, 40, a salesman from Avondale, Ariz., said Lauer was "not someone I'd like to have a beer with."
"There is something about Matt Lauer, whether or not he was the reason for Curry's firing, that has changed and I do not like watching the show anymore," said John Friia, a 20-year-old aspiring journalist from Malverne, N.Y.
Fortunately for NBC, viewers don't seem to be taking out their unhappiness on Guthrie.
Producers often say that viewing decisions for morning television can be intensely personal, since people are essentially inviting these personalities into their homes at an intimate time of day when they were getting ready for work. Feeling a part of the TV "family" they see on air is part of it, and sometimes the reasoning seems strange. Nelson said, for example, that he didn't like the couch on "Today" because it looked uncomfortable.
"In today's doom and gloom news programs, the 'Today' show gave me a lift to get my day started," said Taren Robin, 48, from Paris, Ky. "I don't get that lift anymore, and I am in mourning over the fact. I haven't found anything I like better to take its place."
At least one-third of people who responded to a Twitter request to discuss the show cited its content for their discontent.
"I used to be a regular 'Today' show viewer but got tired of their formula," said Dan Laufer, 35, a sports marketer from Washington, D.C. "Five minutes of hard news followed by an animal rescue story, the Kardashians and then pop culture or fashion. It's OK with me – in moderation."
Joan Pierce is a 64-year-old retired nurse from Oklahoma City, Okla., who watched "Today" for 40 years. Now she says: "I don't care what Lindsay Lohan does."
"I was fed up with the lack of actual news reporting, and more intense focus on silly, irrelevant things like women's fashion or the newest celebrity's recipe for a dinner I could never find the time or money to cook," said Zach Beale, a 23-year-old college student in Savannah, Ga.
Biting as they may be, at least those complaints offer "Today" the seeds of potential recovery. "Good Morning America," particularly in its second hour, has an even greater pop culture emphasis. Bell said his show will try to draw a greater contrast with its ABC rival in coming months. A recent ad with Lauer touts the "informative" nature of the show. Curry, who has kept her job with NBC as a hard news reporter, appeared on "Today" during the past month interviewing Libyan President Mohammed Magarief and reporting from Syria.
CBS has already tried to position itself as a newsier alternative in the morning. Because "Today" has a richer history and often twice as many viewers, it would be in better position to reach people who want this.
NBC announced this week that Willie Geist, an engaging and popular member of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" team, will join "Today" as a co-host of the 9 a.m. hour and occasionally appear earlier.
"What I loved about the show were the hosts, reporters and the stories," said Miriam Sajecki, a marketer from Staten Island, N.Y. who has watched "Today" for more than 20 years. "It was always delivered in a friendly, engaging and informative manner. Some of that has changed in that I miss the chemistry that was displayed with the prior hosts … and some of the stories 'Today' was known for. It has evolved into forgettable reports without giving me the important news and educational stories."
Still, Sajecki is a loyalist. "I will continue to watch the 'Today' show and wake up to it every weekday," she said.
NBC needs devoted fans like Sajecki to turn things around.
It will take some time.
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Paul Hoagland says:
October 11, 2012 at 3:41 pm
For me, the reason they have cratered, is that it is impossible to think of them as serious news people…merely the TV arm of the DNC. They waste untold amounts of time on frivolous stories but devote almost nothing to serious news. There's alot going on in the world…most of it isn't all that good….and honestly, I don't give a hooey about Lindsay Lohan or some other Hollywood nitwit. I really don't care what's on Savanah's or Al's ipod. Isn't that what Bravo is for?
Christina Perez says:
October 11, 2012 at 4:28 pm
To answer the question in the headline: to "Morning Joe" on MSNBC.
Allyson Mongrain says:
October 11, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Somerwhere Frank Blair, Dave Garroway are turning over in their graves. Ann Curry was not perfect but she was a class act and a connection to the Today Show of past years.
Jay Miller says:
October 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm
What do you expect from America with Matt Lauer to watch..They can't take his liberal BS any longer!!!
Mike Barras says:
October 11, 2012 at 7:04 pm
I tried CBS Morning News when it started its latest iteration and stayed with it. Straight news for the first hour, not so interested in it after 7-8 hour is completed. Today had a good mix for a long time but news became less and less important and I was around when the program premiered in 1952 with Garroway and J. Fred Muggs (it did become more serious after that)


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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Dr. A Revealed
Why reveal my big mug now and in the past be reluctant to even show my face in a picture? I dunno. As I say in the video, I've been looking at vblogs for about a month now. And, I've been really taken by them.
It was kind of like the feeling I had when I first started looking at text blogs. It took me six months to get up the courage to start this blog here. During my blog funk this month, I told myself that I was not going to wait that long again to try something new.
So, I recorded it, and waited. I thought about it and thought about it and thought about it. Should I really post this thing up there? Am I ready to really do this? Is this the right thing to do? We'll see. Check out my first vblog called, "Help! I'm a Blogaholic!" (link removed)
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Well, it feels a little weird (why? I don't quite know) to see the face behind the words but I liked it! Good job, Dr. A.
- Sunday, January 28, 2007 2:20:00 PM
- Kim said...
Okay, that was so totally cool I can't believe it!
I have got to link to that....
Oh, and I'm a blogaholic but it's so ingrained into my life now it's like I've always been one.
And doesn't writer's block suck?
You look great on video and you have a voice that works great, too! Me, not such hot stuff....... - Sunday, January 28, 2007 2:36:00 PM
Oh, brave, brave man! Made me smile though. Nice to put a face to the 'voice'.
I might be a blogaholic but I''m not brave enough (or technically minded enough) to put that into a video blog.
Interesting choice of video blog displayed at the end of yours though....sex accident?? Decided probably not the thing to watch before the morning coffee. - Sunday, January 28, 2007 2:57:00 PM
I absolutely understand you. I have the same problem, just after 3 months of blogging. I've been writing 2-3 posts a day + I maintain a Hungarian medical blog + I'm an admin on the English Wikipedia. So I feel the same as you. When blogging becomes work, it's not worth it.
Take a break, me, I can't... I'm a blogaholic. :) - Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:12:00 PM
- The Domesticator said...
I loved this idea! I pictured you more like Patrick Demsey for some reason or that doc from House....I wonder why! :) I think you are very brave to do this. I must say, I have only posted a picture of myself on my blog once. I am not sure I am ready for video yet, though. I don't really like my voice on "tape"....too annoying.
PS: I am Pattie, and yes, I too, am a Blogaholic. - Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:16:00 PM
wow! and I thought I was brave just signing up! kudos...
- Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:22:00 PM
Dr. A -
Welcome to the ranks of the "exposed." It'll be interesting to see what others think about your video - no doubt some will like the effort, others disappointed - as their fantasies of your appearance was different than the real McCoy.
I'm reminded of the days long ago when I was in college and looked at a college "face book" of a prospective date and tried to decide what she was like before our date together. Looks, as I usually found out, were deceiving.
But this experience is in reverse: we all feel like friends (us fellow blogaholics) but now we get a look at your face, and associate it with a blogging personality. Strange, really, how our minds work...
Your blog is remarkably popular and I hope you stick with it. I mean, where else can us blogaholics go to get support for this addiction? - Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:24:00 PM
Dr. Anonymous! That was GREAT! I hope it's not going to be your last one of those ... ;o)
You've got a lot more courage than I do. Although I have a picture up, I doubt that I could ever put up a video! *LOL*
Oh ... and by the way, I'm Moof, and I'm a blogaholic! - Sunday, January 28, 2007 5:48:00 PM
Very cool! (I would never have that kind of courage---I even hide here in Podunk...)
- Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:02:00 PM
I am thethinker, and I'm a blogaholic too.
- Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:18:00 PM
- Sarebear said...
Nice!! You could put a pic of yourself up there between the two Hollywood docs and not look out of place.
Cool to put a face to a name.
Glad to know you aren't retiring from the blogging. - Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:59:00 PM
i won't admit i am a blogaholic because i don't want to be treated :)
nice to see you on video. i guess you have to change your name now, because you are definitely not anonymous anymore :) - Monday, January 29, 2007 12:19:00 AM
Didn't I see you on America's Most wanted? lol
I am Awesome Mom and I am a blogaholic. I am just not into the whole video blogging since it would most likely be interrupted by my kids and I am not all that fond of the sound of my voice. - Monday, January 29, 2007 3:07:00 AM
Hi Doc Anonymous, I'm Mary, yes I'm a blogoholic! We need to work on a new set of 12-steps for this new problem... er disease. You will know we've hit the big time when we can actually get a billing code for being a Blogoholic.
Seriously-- nice to see a face, and hear your voice... Writers block does suck. But consistency builds confidence. Kinda' feels like you've come out of the closet. Sortaspeak! Congrad's! - Monday, January 29, 2007 6:00:00 AM
Dr. A, it's pure pleasure to finally meet you. Yes, I am a blogaholic. But it has been my saving grace. I would most certainly go mad, if not for my blogs. I am in semi-retirement and when I do not know what to do w/myself...I blog.
Big Hugs! - Monday, January 29, 2007 7:56:00 AM
As a medium, I don't think video blogging has the same attraction for me as traditional blogging (unless a bunch of hot exotic strippers take up video blogging), but I second the motion that it's good to put a face and voice and all that jazz with the words; plus, you're not nearly as scary looking as everyone said you were. I was thinking you'd be more "Dr. Perry Cox"-like.
- Monday, January 29, 2007 10:14:00 AM
I think I'll stay behind the keyboard awhile longer... like until someone offers me a book contract... which means I'll almost never come out from behind the keyboard... but I support you, Doc.
But then again, I have a face made for radio.... - Monday, January 29, 2007 11:13:00 AM
- OHN said...
I commented over on the video site..thanks for exposing yourself :)
- Monday, January 29, 2007 11:27:00 AM
- Lea said...
Hi Doc! Nice to finally put a face and voice with your postings.
I'm Lea, and I'm a blogaholic. - Monday, January 29, 2007 1:01:00 PM
Hi Dr. A,
Based on your comment in my blog when I 'came out of the closet,' I thought you would reveal yourself in due course on your blog.
But this was unexpected... to say the least :)
Your vlog was great for a first timer's effort.
I don't think I'll ever have the courage to impose my ugly mug on the few friends that I have gained in the blogosphere.
So instead of a video comment, please accept my affirmation in writing.
I'm Vijay & I'm a Blogaholic.
PS. Has anyone told you that you have a very Indian-looking face (i.e., Like my countrymen. Not Native American)? - Monday, January 29, 2007 1:26:00 PM
- Liana said...
Wow. I certainly didn't expect to see this but it's a pleasant surprise.
I've thought about dabbling in vlogging but worry that my website would degenerate into a sorry spectacle of hula hooping, swing dancing and bouldering videos.
On the anonymous issue though, I think we discussed this in the comment section somewhere... I've been "exposed" right from the get go. So how does it feel, Dr. A? - Monday, January 29, 2007 3:05:00 PM
Wow! Well, good for you! I hope you are happy with the result. And yes, you know that I too, am a blogaholic. I'll be taking the minutes at the next meeting! In fact, you can just assign me the position permanently if you'd like.
- Monday, January 29, 2007 3:39:00 PM
OMG, I knew it and I was right...I know who you are! Wow, I love this video idea and you were great on it.
As for me, NADA! But, i did promise you once that if you put up a picture so would I. So come this weekend I will do so..One sorry picture. I ain't doin no video.
Great job, Dr. A. - Monday, January 29, 2007 3:52:00 PM
That was cool. My name is Tori and I'm a blogaholic. I won't be making a video though because I always feel like my voice makes me sound like a 5 year old.
It's nice to put a face to the words though. Thanks for doing this! - Monday, January 29, 2007 4:08:00 PM
well dr.a, i will admit i AM surprised, i really thought i knew who you were but i was wrong. just goes to show, you never know. and about your question. am i a blogaholic? i seem to remember hosting a ba meeting at my house! ha ha
smiles, bee - Monday, January 29, 2007 5:18:00 PM
- Dinah said...
Wow! Nice to have a face to put to the voice. Hoping Roy doesn't get any ideas from this....
- Monday, January 29, 2007 5:23:00 PM
I think you're a bit nuts :)
- Monday, January 29, 2007 6:16:00 PM
- NeoNurseChic said...
Cute!! I've known who you were for awhile now, but oddly enough, I didn't think that you were the person you are at first. When I was in England and Helen and I were guessing at who you were, I thought you were somebody else! It wasn't until I got the one message that I knew for sure! ;)
I just emailed you my video blog response. I don't have a camcorder, so I can only record a few seconds of video blog messaging with my cell phone! I don't know that I'm ready to put my video on the 'net yet, but you can see the short message in your email anyhow!
Carrie :) - Monday, January 29, 2007 8:15:00 PM
If you grow a beard you kinda look like Dr. Manny ;)
- Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:24:00 AM
hmmm...finally, Glad to meet the Dr. A. You look familiar though. Any Asian lineage? Just asking.
My comments: [here I go again] Because this is what I felt when you were still an Anon. :)
1. I know you're younger than I am.
Ha! Big comment. What I didn't expect? My first question up.
I'm Ipanema, a blogaholic! My real photo in the MBL Community sans the face. I have to blur. :) - Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:29:00 AM
The good thing about this is that I can FINALLY stop picturing you as Patrick Dempsey and picturing you as Dr. A. Very cool idea.
- Tuesday, January 30, 2007 8:13:00 AM
Don't you do that podcasting thang??
Our Tory MP leader David Cameron does a web-Cameron. People find that dead hilarious ...
Well, as Tory MPs go.
Love your blog. Drop by mine sometime its:
All the best,
Gledwood - Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:51:00 AM
Hey Doc,
I commend you on your "coming out" LOL. I think that most of us who do this (blogging) are probably addicted. It's hard not to be...I will take this a step further and declare I am also addicted to MySpace, but that's another galaxy far, far away...LOL...
Enjoyed the vlog. You look very good on camera - commanding and all doctorlike. I'm currently not blogging much due to my own lack of ideas and some issues at home, but expect to be back in the saddle very soon.
Great blog about not blogging!
Cheers! - Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:25:00 PM
Hi, just delurking to say: I'm Wendy and I'm a blogaholic. My blogaholism hasn't progressed to videoblogging. I think of myself as a "social blogger".
- Tuesday, January 30, 2007 8:57:00 PM
- Mother Jones RN said...
Hey, doc, very cute......and the video is cute, too:-)
MJ - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:43:00 AM


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Here is a small and simple DIY X-mas calendar. Well I know it is a bit early for this, but after I saw x-mas chocolate in our grocery I thought why not. I did this modern x-mas tree by using plywood board, nails, printed paper and thin black rubberstring. Hammer twelve small nails into the plywood and place those into the corner of each triangle. Then wire and thighten rubberstring between nails. You can pimp this calendar the way you want by using different shapes and colours. Here you can find printable numbers if you want to do your own calendar. To the other side I will make geometric and graphic baubles so that in christmas evening we will have a decorated tree. And after christmas you can use it as a memo board!
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The then-43-year-old immigrant from Mexico was flown to Westchester Medical Center, where doctors had to amputate his injured leg. He's suing the Roman Catholic church where he was hurt, and early next year his $3 million lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial.
"He attributed her recovery to his devotion to the cross and Christ hearing his prayers," Jimenez's lawyer, Kevin Kitson of White Plains, told The Associated Press.
Kitson said he filed the lawsuit in March 2011 after the church denied it was liable for the accident that resulted in six-figure medical bills for Jimenez. The bills were paid by charitable foundations, Kitson said.
The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in state Supreme Court in Orange County in January, Kitson said.
The attorney described David and Delia Jimenez as devout Catholics who immigrated to the United States from Mexico nearly 20 years ago. They have three children, ages 3, 13 and 17, Kitson said.
During delivery jobs for a bakery and a pizzeria, David would pull into the parking lot at St. Patrick's Church in the city of Newburgh to pray before the outdoor crucifix for his wife, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2008. When she was deemed cancer-free two years later, the grateful David received permission from church officials to remove trash from the area around the crucifix, and to clean the crucifix itself, Kitson said.
On May 30, 2010, Jimenez was standing on the crucifix's base, using rags and soapy water to clean Christ's face. While holding onto the cross beam for balance, the whole crucifix snapped off at its base, sending Jimenez crashing to the ground, Kitson said. Pieces of the crucifix broke off, but the bulk of it landed on Jimenez's right leg, crushing it.
Kitson said only a single screw was holding the heavy crucifix to its base.
"There was no anchoring system, just that one screw," he said.
The church raised more than $7,000 for Jimenez and his family, but Kitson said his client has been unable to work since the accident.
Frank Raia of Rikin Radler, the New York law firm representing the church, wouldn't discuss specifics of the case. The church is part of the Archdiocese of New York, which isn't named as a defendant in the lawsuit, Raia said.
"Although the archdiocese and St. Patrick's Church recognize and understand this was a terrible accident and they have empathy for Mr. Jimenez and his family, it's our position that of the diocese and St. Patrick's Church are not liable for the accident."
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... Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen -- a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world....I guess we're not supposed to think about how Obama wanted and still wants to give up on the Iraq war. Surely, if he'd been there in 1948, he would have said the Berlin airlift is hopeless. He thought the surge was hopeless.
[O]n the twenty-fourth of June, 1948, the Communists chose to blockade the western part of the city. They cut off food and supplies to more than two million Germans in an effort to extinguish the last flame of freedom in Berlin.
The size of our forces was no match for the much larger Soviet Army. And yet retreat would have allowed Communism to march across Europe. Where the last war had ended, another World War could have easily begun. All that stood in the way was Berlin.
And that's when the airlift began -- when the largest and most unlikely rescue in history brought food and hope to the people of this city.
The odds were stacked against success. In the winter, a heavy fog filled the sky above, and many planes were forced to turn back without dropping off the needed supplies. The streets where we stand were filled with hungry families who had no comfort from the cold.
But in the darkest hours, the people of Berlin kept the flame of hope burning. The people of Berlin refused to give up.
I won't excerpt the rest of the speech. You can read it, but I'll summarize: Come on, people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another, right now.


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This publication is about one major resource — the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) — designed to inform the national retirement discussion as the population so dramatically ages. Since its launch in 1992, the HRS has painted a detailed portrait of America's older adults, helping us learn about this growing population's physical and mental health, insurance coverage, financial situations, family support systems, work status, and retirement planning. Through its unique and in-depth interviews with a nationally representative sample of adults over the age of 50, the HRS provides an invaluable, growing body of multidisciplinary data to help address the challenges and opportunities of aging.


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We provide peace of mind and save you money and time. You don't have run around local dealerships, haggle with a salesman and fill out paperwork to make your car leasing experience a nightmare. All of this work is done at no additional cost to you. We will save you money if we have dealerships compete on a national scale for your business.
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Princeton University has submitted its Arts and Transit project to the Regional Planning Board of Princeton for the site plan approval that is necessary to begin construction. The University hopes to begin work on the $300 million project early in 2013.
"The University's plans reflect the zoning for this site that was adopted last year by Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, and as our planning has evolved we have continued to try to accommodate suggestions from members of the Princeton community and the University community to create a project that will meet multiple objectives and lead to increased interaction between town and gown," said Vice President and Secretary Robert K. Durkee.
The plans include the first arts building on the site, which is being designed by the world-renowned architect Steven Holl to house the Lewis Center for the Arts. The building will provide space for theater, dance and music; office and display space; a large gathering space known as the forum; and an outdoor plaza. The plans also include designs by the award-winning Rick Joy Architects for a new Dinky station and Wawa building, and for the renovation of the existing station buildings for a restaurant and café. The plans include infrastructure improvements on the site and adjacent roadways, a multi-modal transit center and extensive landscaping.
"In the drawings we shared with the Planning Board and the public in February, we shifted the arts building to the south and we substantially improved the design of the transit plaza," Durkee said. "The design we have now submitted makes a few further adjustments in the location and orientation of Steven Holl's building and we have been able to make even further improvements in the transit plaza as the result of having reached an agreement to purchase the property at 152 Alexander Street that is adjacent to the plaza.
"Rick Joy's design for the station building and Wawa reflects sentiment that we heard in a number of community discussions in favor of some separation between the two spaces," Durkee added. The spaces are linked by a covered outdoor space, and the Wawa is conveniently located for Dinky passengers, but it is possible to use the station building without being in the Wawa, and to use the Wawa without being in the station building. The plan includes commuter parking, meter parking, drop-off and Wawa parking, and evening and weekend access to the University's Lot 7 garage.
The designs for the existing station buildings include an addition to a portion of the eastern side of the southern building to accommodate additional indoor seating and kitchen space and to help frame an outdoor seating area that looks west and south toward McCarter and Berlind theaters and the new arts building and its public plaza.
The University's plans continue to include a roundabout at the intersection of Alexander Street and University Place and an access roadway from Alexander Street to the University's Lot 7 garage. These and other measures will help reduce traffic volume and improve traffic flow in the area and achieve sustainability goals. The arts building includes green roofs and geothermal heating and cooling, and the overall plan reduces impervious surface in the area. The site has been designed to encourage public access and use, and the landscaping of the site, under the auspices of the landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, will be the most extensive landscaping project the University has ever undertaken.
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Dashing Through the Snow: Signs of Hypothermia
The weather in Texas is extremely unpredictable. One day it's 60 degrees and raining, the next it's 80 degrees with sunshine. Winters can be even worse with unexpected cold fronts. With extremely cold temperatures, hypothermia is a possibility for pets.
Hypothermia, occurring in both humans and pets, is a condition characterized by abnormally low body temperatures. There are three phases of hypothermia: mild, classified as a body temperature of 90-99 degrees Fahrenheit; moderate, classified as a body temperature of 82-90 degrees Fahrenheit; and severe, classified as a body temperature of less than 82 degrees Fahrenheit. With hypothermia, the dog is no longer able to control a normal body temperature resulting in an abnormal heartbeat and difficulties breathing.
Generally, hypothermia results from spending too much time outside in the cold. Although there is not a specific time limit for a given temperature a dog should be left outside, Dr. Stacy Eckman, lecturer at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, said time spent outside in the cold should be restricted.
"The amount of time a pet should spend outside varies based on how acclimated the pet is to cooler temperatures," Eckman said. "Typically, we do not recommend indoor pets to spend considerable amounts of time outdoors in cold temperatures without supervision."
Hypothermia should be considered when taking any pet into the cold for long periods of time, but some are more susceptible to the illness than others. Smaller, younger dogs, for example, are likely to lose their body heat faster resulting in hypothermia, Eckman said.
"Geriatric patients may take medications that alter their ability to regulate their temperature and blood flow making them also more susceptible," she said.
She added that Arctic breeds such as Huskies or Malamutes can be less prone to hypothermia than other breeds because of their thicker coats.
If a dog is left in the cold for an extended period of times, signs of hypothermia to look for are shivering, lethargy, weakness, and shallow breathing. The more severe the case of hypothermia, the worse the signs will appear.
"After a period of time, the shivering stops and they become more neurologically affected," Eckman said. "Their heart rates may drop to dangerous levels, and it can be fatal."
It is important to take the pet to the veterinarian or seek a veterinarian's advice if hypothermia is suspected. Once there, the veterinarian can monitor the pet's heartbeat, breathing, and temperature. If the temperature falls below 98 degrees Fahrenheit, Eckman said the veterinarian will start "active warming" on the pet. Active warming includes placing warm blankets or heating pads on the animal and feeding it warmed oats or rice. Eckman cautioned that owners should not perform these methods of treatment before consulting a veterinarian.
"Items such as heating pads should never be applied directly to pets as this can cause thermal burns," she said.
For severe cases, the veterinarian may give warmed IV fluids or warm water enemas to the pet.
Another result from leaving a dog in the cold for long periods of time is frostbite. Frostbite occurs on areas least covered by fur such as ears and tails. Signs of frostbite include red, swollen areas or pale, white areas. As with hypothermia, it is important to consult a veterinarian if frostbite is suspected.
To prevent hypothermia and frostbite, it is recommended that pets, particularly smaller, younger or older pets, are not in the cold for extended periods of time. Eckman also recommended putting sweaters or booties on the pet to keep them warm.
"Dogs with coats and booties may look cute, but this 'fashion statement' may protect from hypothermia," she said.
This winter, whether staying in Texas or traveling to Colorado, remember to monitor the temperature if your pet is spending extended periods of time in the cold.
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Declining Domestic Sales Speed Talks For Tobacco Mega-Merger
Tobacco companies Reynolds American and Lorillard have confirmed they're in talks about a merger. For Reynolds, the move would mean doubling down on the future of e-cigarettes.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block. The U.S. tobacco industry could be in for a shakeup. Reynolds American, the maker of cigarette brands such as Camel and Pall Mall, confirmed today that it's in talks to buy its smaller rival, Lorillard. As NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports, the potential merger comes as the industry feels the pinch of declining sales.
YUKI NOGUCHI, BYLINE: The U.S. tobacco business is still quite profitable, even though the volume of sales of the industry's main product, cigarettes, has been declining for decades. Companies can charge a lot for cigarettes, and that keeps the margins hefty. But the number of cigarettes sold drops about 4 percent a year. And Steve Marascia, director of research at Capitol Securities Management, says the companies are bracing for that decline.
STEVE MARASCIA: Most industries - when you start to have declining sales, then a lot of companies will tend to come up with some type of merger plans, merger acquisitions, in order to offset the declining sales by purchasing another company, getting their revenues and then going into some cost-cutting efforts in order to boost profitability.
NOGUCHI: In addition, he says Lorillard could offer some growth opportunity for Reynolds. Lorillard makes Blue, the market-leading electronic cigarette. And that's a market Reynolds is just now trying to tap.
MARASCIA: The e-cigarette business is going to be very competitive over the next few years. There's a lot of players out there. And it's estimated the market could grow from about $1 billion to $2 billion a year to as much as $20 billion a year in a few years.
NOGUCHI: But the U.S. tobacco market is already very consolidated. Reynolds and Lorillard are currently the number two and three players respectively, behind Altria, the industry leader. If the companies merge, the U.S. tobacco market would largely be controlled by just two companies. And Marascia says that raises some interesting antitrust questions.
MARASCIA: Will the combined companies keep all their assets, or will they have to sell off some of the assets, as has been rumored? And then, secondarily, you want to see what would be the reaction from other companies, such as Altria.
NOGUCHI: Reynolds and Lorillard may have to sell off some brands in order to pass regulatory muster. They're negotiating with the British tobacco company Imperial about buying assets like Winston, Kool and Salem. Michael Lavery is a director of equity research with Credit Agricole Securities. He says although cigarette consumption is falling, the U.S. is still an attractive market for some international companies.
MICHAEL LAVERY: There is certainly relatively attractive dynamics in the U.S. because of the margins and the profits that are involved.
NOGUCHI: Lavery says Imperial is known for competing heavily on price in order to gain market share. So American consumers could see an impact if that company acquires some of the brands that might be up for sale.
LAVERY: They'll see the same brands on offer, generally speaking. There's little change they'll notice, but they might see more competitive pricing from brands that Imperial acquires.
NOGUCHI: The companies declined to discuss ongoing negotiations, adding, there's no guarantee a merger agreement will be reached. Yuki Noguchi. NPR News, Washington.
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An international team overseeing the dismantling of Syria's chemical weapons program reports that it's making "encouraging initial progress," according to the United Nations.
"Documents handed over [Wednesday] by the Syrian Government look promising, according to team members," the United Nations said in a statement on Thursday.
The joint team of experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsand the United Nations says "further analysis, particularly of technical diagrams, will be necessary and some more questions remain to be answered."
The Associated Press reports:
"The inspectors said in a statement Thursday that the team 'hopes to begin onsite inspections and the initial disabling of equipment within the next week,' but doing so depends on the work of technical groups established with Syrian experts."
The U.N. Security Council resolution gives the team nine months to complete the task of certifying the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal.
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I used some blue chalk ink to give it some depth. I also used My Creative Time's "p.s. I Love you" stamp from her "You had Me at Chocolate" stamp set. I am in love with these stamps! So darn cute! The heart is actually cut from Plantin Schoolbook at 1/2". I used an embossing folder (Sizzix) and ran it through the Cuttlebug for the card front (card is sized at 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Love that Cuttlebug - it's small footprint makes it easy to have right in reach on the desk! Satin ribbon is from Michaels.
As you can see, the satin ruffle does add some depth to the card so I would use a large envelope for this card. The ruffle reminds me of a garter and so then I started thinking this could turn into a wedding card, with a different sentiment. The birdcage inside is just one layer from the Serenade cartridge. I cut it at 3-1/2". I kept it unlayered to mirror the front images.
Now, onto a quick project I made tonight for my son's Valentine Party tomorrow. My son wanted printed Valentines so we went with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I just taped on a lollipop to each one and called it good (hence no photo...). But, the school also wanted a bag or box. I didn't want anything too girly and so thought this bag would be perfect (also nice and simple...).
I used the Street Sign cartridge and cut his name at 2-1/2" with regular and shadow feature keys. The heart is from Plantin Schoolbook again. A quick strip of ribbon from Stampin Up! and matting the background and I was done. Zip, zip! I am hoping he actually will attend the party. As you may know, he has high functioning autism and sometimes these parties are a bit much for him so we'll see.
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This course aims at providing an introductory and broad overview of the field of ML with the focus on applications on Finance. Supervised Machine Learning methods are used in the capstone project to predict bank closures. Simultaneously, while this course can be taken as a separate course, it serves as a preview of topics that are covered in more details in subsequent modules of the specialization Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning in Finance.
The goal of Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance is to get a sense of what Machine Learning is, what it is for and in how many different financial problems it can be applied to.
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Practitioners working at financial institutions such as banks, asset management firms or hedge funds
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Current full-time students pursuing a degree in Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or other related disciplines who want to learn about practical applications of ML in Finance
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