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My name is 闫德利 [Yan Deli], and I live at #6 Yonghong Rd., Jiaguang Village, Jiaguang Town, Rongcheng County, Hebei Province. My national ID number is 132435197906111925. When I was very young, my mother, along with me and my brother (Yan Guosheng), remarried to my current stepfather (Yan Baoqi), (biological father is epileptic). After remarrying, my mother had my little brother (Yan Guoquan). I did not know much when I was small, my stepfather treated me pretty well, often taking me out to play. I never expected that this old bastard would not be able to hold his fart [control himself], that ultimately in the year I became fifteen, when I was sleeping, the old bastard raped me. Afterward, he even threatened that if I were to speak out about it, he would break my legs. I was frightened to the extreme, (I have suppressed this in my heart for fifteen years now, I am 30-years-old this year).
Later, the old bastard asked people to help me come to Beijing for work (probably afraid I would expose his secret). After coming to Beijing and because I had no skills and did not know how to do anything, I could only do odd jobs here and there. Fortunately, my older brother also came to Beijing, (he is a driver). At that time, he would give me a little money every so often. Later when I had come to know some girls, they said that if we [girls like her] want to make money in Beijing, we need to go work in KTVs, that men's money is easy to earn (nothing more than pulling/picking and touching), and if you feel comfortable with them, you can let them poke a bit [have sex] after agreeing on a price. So, I began working in a KTV in Beijing's Fatou district and in the beginning, I was not very comfortable but eventually it became no big deal (since I wasn't a virgin anyway, what did it matter who was inserting themselves in me), and the money did come very quickly/easily.
At that time, I was young and did not know to use contraceptives, and when customers finished they all finished inside me. I have become pregnant and had abortions so many times. My sisters [co-workers] say I am stupid and ask why I don't use condoms. I said doing it like that is not comfortable. Then, I started using birth control pills and did not get pregnant any more. However, this did not work either. Sometimes when I was not careful, a customer could have diseases and I would not know, and not long afterward I became foul-smelling down there, and there would be yellow-white granular things. Going to the hospital to have it checked, the doctor said it is gonorrhea, because of unclean/unsafe sexual lifestyle. After taking medication and shots over and over again for over a month did it finally become better (later, it would happen again several times but now there is no problem, because I have experience). Now that I think about it after so many years, had the old bastard not ruined me, I would have long ago gotten married in the countryside and had children of my own.
Coming to Beijing was a good thing. I will never think about going back to that lousy village, and the further I am from that old bastard the better. I now want to become make a name for myself. Aside from being a little short, my looks are relatively outstanding (pictures in my photo album). I want to leave Beijing, go south, because guys there like northerners, and even at average KTVs one can earn 800 RMB and above sitting with customer, which is as much as me sleeping with four customers, and it is less worrisome.
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No title? No problem. Aboriginal people can sue over property rights: appeal court
Industrial giants, from forestry companies to mining operations, must respect Aboriginal territorial claims in British Columbia just as they would heed the rights of any other Canadian landowner, the province's highest court has ruled.
A decision from the B.C. Court of Appeal paves the way for First Nations to launch lawsuits to protect their territory from private parties, even without proving Aboriginal title.
Two northwestern First Nations expressed vindication on Wednesday after a panel of three judges overturned a lower court ruling that denied them opportunity to sue the aluminum producer Rio Tinto Alcan.
The Saik'uz and Stellat'en First Nations, based downstream of the company's Kenney hydroelectric dam and reservoir, were refused a trial on the premise that aboriginals must first establish their title. Their initial suit was mounted in September 2011.
The nations contend the dam, in operation since the 1950s, causes nuisance and breaches their rights to the natural waterway that runs through their land. They're seeking damages for property-rights violations, alleging the electricity generator has harmed the Nechako River system and its fisheries.
The decision means they can now take their claims to trial.

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Ven. Drubpön Ngawang's letter
The venerable Drubpön Ngawang Tenzin
As we now enter the year of the fi re bird, I would like to convey my best wishes to you all.
For years now, I have been striving to off er a program both rich and diverse, and it has given me great satisfaction to see so many people follow these activities, accumulating merit and progressing on the spiritual path.
Last September saw the "Ceremonies of Naropa" held in Ladakh for the fourth time, a fl awlessly conducted event which was attended by more than 150 000 people. Personally, I am delighted to have been able to attend all four ceremonies.
At the new year, we were extremely fortunate to receive His Eminence Kyabje Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche who visited the European centres, benefitting all those present through his presence and teachings.
Next August, our good fortune will continue as we celebrate the thousand-year legacy of Naropa in the presence of His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa who will also inaugurate the Lama Lhakang which hosts more than 300 statues of masters of the Drukpa lineage.
This year, Plouray centre will continue to off er a program of activities and I greatly encourage you to do your utmost to attend the retreats. As the Buddha said, it is essential "to listen, refl ect then practice." Furthermore, the benefits of practicing in a group in a monastic location are greater than practicing on one's
Those who practice Dharma are preparing for the next life which is more important than this present one. Experience has taught me that the most important thing is not to become discouraged and to persevere in one's practice
With my prayers.
Drubpön Ngawang Tenzin Pagsam Yongdu
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Yoke Lore
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
New York, NY, 10002
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
This event is 16 and over
Yoke Lore is the latest musical endeavor from Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Adrian Galvin.
Adrian grew up in an artistic family, his mother a director and his father an actor and sculptor. He was immersed in painting, photography, and ballet from an early age, eventually finding his first musical passion in the drums. Whilst pursuing music, his artistry in other disciplines has not faltered -- in fact, he drew the Far Shore EP artwork himself (shown above).
After a series of rock and folk bands through high school and college, Adrian co-founded the duo Yellerkin in 2013. He has since forged a new musical path in the form of York Lore, a project founded in the essence of human connection.
As Adrian puts it:
"Yoke Lore is a technique of telling stories about how we are bound to one another and how we are bound to ourselves.The value of anything can be measured in how it connects to its various counterparts. Heavy Love deals with the weight that those relationships sometimes come with, but this is only one story among many that will make up the mythology of Yoke Lore."
Spirituality and self-awareness has been a steady constant in Adrian's life, from his days studying a customized college major in self-divinity and a year meditating in India, to his passion for Taoist yoga which he teaches regularly. He's also an avid dancer (he co-founded NYC dance company Boomerang). In March 2016, he will premiere a dance piece he created with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof at lower Manhattan theatre Dixon Place.
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I am so happy that SPRING TIME is finally here ! because I'll be launching my "Keep on Growing"series here on my blog which is about my triumphs and failures along with the "What was I thinking?" laughs in my 2nd year of organic container gardening on my patio.
When I started gardening last year I must say it was overwhelming to say the least but luckily I was determined to follow through and I wanted to share my experience with those who were staring the same journey. So I searched for the information I needed to help me through people I met at farmers markets – festivals and of course Pinterest. It was a great experience meeting so many people who had such a passion for growing.
"Just because you have a small space to start growing in doesn't mean you can't make it beautifully brillant"
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So now that I am going forward in this journey I would like to give a gift to YOU to help you start or continue on your growing journey.
Winner Receives : Seed Packets
- Calabrese Broccoli
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- In the film, Norm Spellman can be seen opening a soil sample kit on the first expedition as avatars.
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We rarely have sex when we're together and it's causing problems. I've tried talking to him about it, but he just gets defensive
My long-distance boyfriend and I rarely have sex when we are together. I have a very high sex drive and I don't think he does. I don't want to end my relationship, but my sexuality has always been a big part of who I am. I have tried talking to him, but he gets really defensive.
The notion of "high" or "low" sex drives is misleading, because throughout their lives, people normally experience fluctuations in desire. These increases and decreases may depend on many factors – such as health, age, stress, fatigue or relationship factors such as unexpressed anger, fear or resentment. Most commonly, when we judge a person for having a "low" sex drive; what we really mean is that he is currently not as available for sex as we would like him to be. The complaint itself is rarely useful, since – as you have discovered – it can inspire defensiveness. The only way to have a productive conversation – and you do need to have that talk – is to approach him very gently and without blame. Start by letting him know how much you enjoy the erotic connection between you, and encourage him to be frank about what he likes most. Listen calmly and openly. Perhaps you need to find a way to reduce the stress of travelling. Long-distance relationships are challenging; the common expectation – that everything needs to be wonderful when you do get together – is unrealistic, and after a separation many partners need a fair amount of time to become fully reconnected.
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2016 Julfest – Children's Choir Schedule
Please mark your calendars for our annual Julfest Kids Choir and Lucia rehearsals! All kids ages preschool - 12th grade are welcome to participate in the Kids Choir. Please help your kids practice at home by listening to the recording on this page. Let us know if you have any questions!
Marcia & Tim
Sunday, November 27, 2016
- 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Julfest Kids Choir practice in the choir loft
saturday, December 3, 2016
- 9 am Kids Julfest Dress Rehearsal in Sanctuary
- 9:30 am Lucia Dress Rehearsal in Sanctuary (Girls in Kindergarten - 12th grade, Starboys, Readers)
- 10 am Lucia Robe assignments in Narthex (there are 22 girls and 22 robes, so robes will be assigned by height)
- 10:15 am String band
- 10:30 am Choir & String band
- 10:45 am Choir
Sunday, December 4, 2016
- 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Julfest Kids Choir practice choir loft
- 3:30 pm Kids Choir warm up in Fireside Room
Listen and Learn to sing in Swedish!
Julfest Children's Choir - Each of the four Children's Choir songs is recorded in the order they appear in the service. In the first file below the songs are sung. In the 2nd file, all of the words are spoken. Listen to Emma sing and speak the words to the songs, so that you can memorize the correct pronunciation in Swedish!


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1. The Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to processing outlines of typographic characters that are to be rendered on a display. More specifically, the present invention relates to filtering the outline of a typographic character to simplify the control data that represents the typographic character.
2. Background and Related Art
Computing technology has transformed the way we work and play. Computing systems now take a wide variety of forms including desktop computers, laptop computers, tablet PCs, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and the like. Even household devices (such as refrigerators, ovens, sewing machines, security systems, and the like) have varying levels of processing capability and thus may be considered computing systems. As time moves forward, processing capability may be incorporated into a number of devices that traditionally did not have processing capability. Accordingly, the diversity of computing systems may likely increase.
Almost all computing systems that interface with human beings use a display to convey information. In many cases, the appeal of the display is considered an important attribute of the computing system. Historically, textual information (e.g., Latin-based characters) was displayed in cells of a Cathode Ray Tube ("CRT") display device. Each cell was divided into a grid of equally sized grid positions wherein each grid position could be turned on or off. For example, each cell of a CRT could be an 8�8 grid resulting in 64 possible grid positions per cell.
Each character of a character set was stored as a memory image (a bit-map) in the hardware of the CRT display device (e.g., in the video adaptor). A memory image included a number of binary values (e.g., 64 binary values for displaying a character on an 8�8 grid), where each binary value corresponded to a specified grid position. One value (e.g., binary "1") represented that a corresponding grid position was to be "on" when the character was displayed and another value (e.g., a binary "0") represented that a corresponding grid position was to be "off" when the character was displayed. Upon receiving binary data (e.g., a bit-map) representing a character, the CRT would "turn on" grid positions corresponding to a binary 1 and would "turn off" grid positions corresponding to a binary 0 to display the character.
To somewhat reduce the computing system resources needed to store bit-maps, some operating systems have used proportional bit-maps (e.g., stored on disk) that vary in cell size depending on the character that is to be displayed. For example, in a proportional bit-map character set, the cell for the letter "i" could be more narrow (e.g., width of 3 grid positions or pixels) than the cell for the letter "h" (e.g., width of 6 grid positions or pixels).
However, storing characters as bit-maps (either fixed or proportional) can still consume significant computing system resources. Since a computing system may need to display and print characters of a font (typically 256 or more different characters) at a variety of different sizes, storage of a significant number of different sized bit-maps may be required. For example, it may desirable to have a word processor display and print characters of a font in sizes ranging from 4 pt to 72 pt. Thus, a computing system running the word processor would potentially have to store 68 (72 minus 4) different sizes of bit-maps for displaying the font at different sizes.
Further, since printers typically have different (and for the most part higher) resolution than displays, the computing system would potentially also have to store a corresponding 68 (72 minus 4) different sizes of bit-maps for printing the font at different sizes. For example, a bitmap of an 8�5 grid (requiring 40 bits of storage) may be used to display a character at a specified size, while a bit-map of a 50�30 grid (requiring 1500 bits of storage) is used to print the character at the specified size.
The storage requirement problems associated with bit-map fonts is further compounded when a computing device is to display and print characters from different fonts. That is, the computing device may need to store bit-maps for representing a variety of different fonts at a variety of different sizes. Thus, in the above example, configuring the word processor to use 50 different fonts could result in well over 5,000 different sets of bit-maps (e.g., (68+68)*50). Since many character sets include 256 or more characters, this could easily result over 1 million individual bit-maps (e.g., 5,000*256). Storing bit-maps for underlined, bold, and/or italicized versions of each font can further increase the storage requirements. Further, producing a large number of bitmaps by hand is extremely time consuming.
Accordingly, even more recently, graphics primitives have been used to describe characters of a font. For example, a set of control points and instructions for connecting the points (e.g., connect with a straight line, an arc, a Bezier, etc.) can be used to define the outline of a character in an arbitrary grid space (e.g., an arbitrary grid space greater than the highest resolution of a pixelated device). Often, characters will be defined for display at higher resolutions and then mathematically scaled down when the characters are to be rendered at lower resolutions. Thus, only one representation of a character (per font) need be stored.
To scale a character down the location of control points can be divided by a scaling factor. For example, to scale a character down by a scaling factor of 10, the coordinates of each control point defining the character (at the higher resolution) can be divided by 10. It may be that control points defining a character for display on a 100�100 grid are to be scaled down for display on a 10�10 grid. Thus, a control point at grid position (50, 30) can be scaled down to a control point at grid position (5, 3), a control point at grid position (70, 70) can be scaled down to a control point at grid position (7, 7), etc. Accordingly, a smaller outline representing the character may be calculated and there is a reduced need for storing a number of different sizes of bit-maps for the character.
The smaller outline can then be analyzed to identify grid locations that are to be turned on and to identify grid locations that are to be turned off (a process often referred to as "scan conversion"). One scan conversion algorithm determines if the center of a grid position is inside or outside the smaller outline. When the center of a grid position is inside the smaller outline the grid position is turned on. On the other hand, when the center of a grid position is outside the smaller outline the grid position is turned off.
However, at times, and especially at lower resolutions, the results of scan conversion produce an unacceptable representation of a character. Unacceptable character representations can result from rounding errors in the scaling down process. Further, rounding errors have a greater affect on character representation when a single grid location (a pixel) is on scale with the features of a character. For example, a rounding error that causes one grid location (a pixel) to be inappropriately turned on (or turned off) on a 50�50 grid may not even be detectable by the human eye. However, a rounding error that causes one grid location (a pixel) to be inappropriately turned on (or turned off) on a 4�4 grid may result in a character that is perceived as unacceptable to the human eye. At lower resolutions scan conversion can even fail to preserve the topology of the original outline of the character, resulting in disconnected grid locations.
To compensate for the sometimes inappropriate results of scan conversion, character outlines can be supplemented with rules (often referred to as "hints") that assist in identifying whether grid locations are to be turned on or off when a character is rendered. The highest quality hinting (e.g., to add hints needed for appropriate display at lower resolutions)_is typically a manual process performed by a human typographer. The typographer views a character at various sizes and supplements a higher resolution outline of the character with computer-executable instructions that indicate how to render the character at lower resolutions. When the character is to be rendered, a computing system processes the computer-executable instructions and renders the character in accordance with the rules implemented in the computer-executable instructions.
Different hints can be included to assist in rendering a character at different sizes. For example, at a first size, a more accurate representation of a character may be obtained by turning off a grid location even though the center of the grid location is within the character outline. However, at a second size, a more accurate representation of the character may be obtained by turning on the grid location even though the center of the grid location is outside the character outline. Thus, hints can cause a character representation that does not necessarily conform to the character outline, but that better preserves the character shape to be rendered.
Manual hinting is advantageous since a human typographer can typically recognize a character simply by viewing the character. That is, a human typographer can recognize a character even when the character's features have variations or the character includes supplemental features, such as, for example, serifs. For example, a human typographer can easily identify a "T" even if each end of the horizontal crossbar includes a serif and/or if the vertical stroke or horizontal cross bar includes some arcs or beziers. However, manual hinting can consume a considerable amount of time. For example, it may take weeks or even months for a trained typographer to hint a single font.
Automated hinting as performed by a computing system is difficult to implement since a computing system has no inherent understanding of what is represented by a set of control points. Before a character can be automatically hinted, the computing system must recognize the features of the character that is to be hinted. For example, before a computing system can appropriately hint a set of control points used to render the letter "C", the computing system must recognize the features of the letter "C". That is, the computing system may need to at least identify a vertical round stroke on the left and horizontal round strokes at the top and bottom as well as the positions and orientations of these features.
Some Optical Character Recognition ("OCR") mechanisms attempt to recognize character features based on bitmaps. However, these OCR mechanisms typically do not analyze outlines used to generate characters. Further, since many fonts include variations in character features and/or include supplemental character features (e.g., serifs), automated character recognition is difficult. For example, it may be difficult for a computing system to recognize the vertical edges of a "T" when control points of the vertical edges are connected by arcs (resulting in a wavy appearance when rendered). Therefore, what would be advantageous are mechanisms for filtering outlines of typographic characters to simplify the representative control data.
The principles of the present invention relate to adaptively filtering outlines of typographic characters to simplify representative control data. A filtering module receives a set of control points (and instructions for connecting the control points) representing a graphical object, such as, for example, a typographical character. The filtering module adaptively filters out some variations in the outline of the graphical object to reveal common edges of the outline. The filtering module generates simplified control data that represents an outline of the common edges (e.g., representing a block "T"). Accordingly, based on the simplified control data, a computing system may be able to more efficiently recognize the graphical object represented by the control points.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description that follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by the practice of the invention. The features and advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the instruments and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims. These and other features of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention as set forth hereinafter .
In order to describe the manner in which the above-recited and other advantages and features of the invention can be obtained, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
The principles of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for adaptively filtering outlines of typographic characters to simplify representative control data. A filtering module receives a set of control points (and instructions for connecting the control points) representing a graphical object, such as, for example, a typographical character. The filtering module adaptively filters out some variations in the outline of the graphical object to reveal common edges of the outline. For example, control points used for arcs or Beziers in the vertical stroke of a "T" may be filtered out to reveal the common vertical edges of the vertical stroke. The filtering module generates simplified control data that represents an outline of the common edges (e.g., representing a block "T"). Accordingly, based on the simplified control data, a computing system may be able to unambiguously (and more efficiently) recognize a feature of the graphical object (e.g., a straight edge) represented by the control points.
Embodiments within the scope of the present invention include computer-readable media for carrying or having computer-executable instructions or data structures stored thereon. Such computer-readable media may be any available media, which is accessible by a general-purpose or special-purpose computing system. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise physical storage media such as RAM, ROM, EPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other media which can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions, computer-readable instructions, or data structures and which may be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computing system.
In this description and in the following claims, a "network" is defined as one or more data links that enable the transport of electronic data between computing systems and/or modules. When information is transferred or provided over a network or another communications connection (either hardwired, wireless, or a combination of hardwired or wireless) to a computing system, the connection is properly viewed as a computer-readable medium. Thus, any such connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. Computer-executable instructions comprise, for example, instructions and data which cause a general-purpose computing system or special-purpose computing system to perform a certain function or group of functions. The computer executable instructions may be, for example, binaries, intermediate format instructions such as assembly language, or even source code.
In this description and in the following claims, a "computing system" is defined as one or more software modules, one or more hardware modules, or combinations thereof, that work together to perform operations on electronic data. For example, the definition of computing system includes the hardware components of a personal computer, as well as software modules, such as the operating system of the personal computer. The physical layout of the modules is not important. A computing system may include one or more computers coupled via a network. Likewise, a computing system may include a single physical device (such as a mobile phone or Personal Digital Assistant "PDA") where internal modules (such as a memory and processor) work together to perform operations on electronic data.
As used herein, the term "module" or "component" can refer to software objects or routines that execute on the computing system. The different components, modules, engines, and services described herein may be implemented as objects or processes that execute on the computing system (e.g., as separate threads). While the system and methods described herein are preferably implemented in software, implementations in software and hardware or hardware are also possible and contemplated.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be practiced in network computing environments with many types of computing system configurations, including, personal computers, laptop computers, hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, mobile telephones, PDAs, pagers, and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributed system environments where local and remote computing systems, which are linked (either by hardwired data links, wireless data links, or by a combination of hardwired and wireless data links) through a network, both perform tasks. In a distributed system environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
Embodiments of the invention facilitate identifying edges regardless of variations in font design. Knowledge of the identified edges can then be translated into hinting instructions relevant to the particular local topology of the identified edges. For example, an edge which by design consists of two control points connected by a straight line will not require elaborate hinting instructions for an appropriate pixelated representation. Accordingly, simplified control data may be essentially identical to received control points. On the other hand, an edge which by design contains variations will have hinting instructions that will "iron-out" these variations depending upon the targeted type size and device resolution in order to achieve the best possible pixilated representation for each of these type sizes and device resolutions. Accordingly, simplified control data may included significantly less data than received control points yet still facilitate appropriate hinting.
The simplified control data is sent to object processing modules 111 (potentially along with the control points) for subsequent manipulation, such as, for example, hinting, scaling, and scan conversion, that results in a pixelated representation (pixelated representation 116) of the graphical object. The simplified control data can facilitate (more efficient) recognition of the graphical object (e.g., recognition that the graphical object is the character "H"). Recognition of the graphical object from the simplified control data can assist object processing modules 111 in appropriately manipulating the control points such that a better pixelated representation of the graphical object is rendered at display device 117. For example, knowing that control points 101 render the outline of the character "H", hinting module 113 may be able to supplement control points 101 with computer-executable instructions for rendering a better pixelated representation of the character "H".
The pixelated representation is rendered at an output device (e.g., display device 117), such as, for example, a color or monochrome computer monitor, Liquid Crystal Display ("LCD"), or printer. Computing system 102 (or some other computing system associated with display device 117) can include a processor that processes computer-executable instructions (e.g., indicating how to connect control points and/or implementing hints) for rendering a graphical object.
Referring now to
Extrema Identification module 104 can analyze control points (e.g., control points 101) and computer-executable instructions for connecting control points to identify local extremum on an outline. Analysis of an outline can include calculating derivatives of equations representing arcs and/or beziers that connect control points. Solutions to calculated derivates can be identified as critical points. Critical points can be identified as local extremum when represented arcs and/or beziers appropriately increase/decrease along a specified axis.
Method 200 includes an act of a computer system identifying a plurality of sets of local extrema, each local extremum in a set of local extrema being on a common edge of the outline of the graphical object (act 202). For example, orientation detection module 106 and tolerance checking module 107 can interoperate to identify sets of local extrema on outline 131.
Referring now to
The method 400 includes an act of determining that the direction of the outline at both the first and second consecutive local extrema is at least in a similar direction (act 402). Outlines of graphical objects can conform to specific orientations. For example, an outermost outline (e.g., the outer outline of an "O") can run clockwise and a first inner outline (e.g., the inner outline of the "O") can run counter-clockwise. Subsequent inner outlines can alternate between clockwise (third, fifth, etc., outlines) and counter-clockwise (fourth, sixth, etc., outlines). Accordingly, the direction of an outline at a local extremum can be determined from the local extrema location on the outline and the location of the outline respective to other outlines of the character (e.g., outermost, first inner, etc.).
Referring back to
The method 400 includes an act of determining that the first local extremum is within a specified tolerance of the second local extremum (act 403). Referring back to
Method 400 can be repeated to identify additional local extrema in a set of local extrema. For example, method 400 can be utilized to determine that local extremum at control points 305 and 301 are in the same set. That is, the orientation is in a positive Y direction and distance 336 is less than tolerance 108. Accordingly, it can be determined that local extrema at control points 309, 305 and 301 are in the same set of local extrema and thus on a common edge of outline 332 (edge 321). Similarly, method 400 can be utilized to determine that local extremum at control points 313 and 315 are in the same set. That is, the orientation is in a negative X direction and distance 337 is less than tolerance 108. Accordingly, it can be determined that local extrema at control points 311, 313, and 315 are in the same set of local extrema and thus on a common edge of outline 332 (edge 322).
Specified tolerance 108 can be a fixed value or can be configured based on the properties of a particular font. For example, the tolerance can be increased for fonts that have more pronounced variations along common edges. On the other hand, the tolerance can be decreased for fonts that have less pronounced variations along common edges. Specified tolerance 108 can be manually configured by a user of computing system 102. Alternately, specified tolerance 108 can be automatically configured as a result of filtering module 103 analyzing a plurality of outlines for a particular font to detect the magnitude of variations along common edges. Although tolerance 108 has been described as a distance tolerance, it should be understood that other tolerances, such as, for example, an angle tolerance, can be used.
Returning to
Referring to
Method 500 includes an act of determining that the direction of the outline at each of the one or more consecutive local extrema is in at least a similar direction (act 502). For example, referring back to
Method 500 includes an act of determining that each local extrema of the one or more consecutive local extrema is within a specified tolerance of any immediately adjacent local extrema (act 503). For example, referring back to
Accordingly, since local extrema at control points 309, 305 and 301 are oriented in a positive Y direction and within a specified tolerance of adjacent local extremum, the control points 301 through 309 can be viewed as being on edge 321. Similarly, since local extrema at control points 311, 313, and 315 are oriented in a negative X direction and within a specified tolerance of adjacent local extremum, the control points 311 through 315 can be viewed as being on edge 322.
Returning to
Control points 101 and simplified control data 109 can be received at object processing modules 111. Utilizing simplified control data 109, object processing modules 111 may be able to more efficiently determine that control points 101 represent an "H". Accordingly, scaling module 112, hinting module 113, and scan conversion module 114 can interoperate to appropriately manipulate the control points and corresponding computer-executable instructions such that a better pixelated representation (e.g., pixelated representation 116) of the graphical object is rendered at display device 117.
Although embodiments of the invention have been described with respect to graphical objects having edges in essentially vertical and horizontal directions, the invention is not limited to such graphical objects. For example, embodiments of the invention can filter outlines of graphical objects that include rounded or diagonal edges.
For example, it is a property of Bezier curves that the direction of the curve at on-curve control points (e.g., control point 615) is equivalent to the direction defined by a straight line from that on-curve control point to its immediately adjacent off-curve control point (e.g., control points 614 and 616). Accordingly, taking the first derivative of the Bezier curve of the outer contour, bottom left corner, at on-curve control point 615, indicates a straight line through control points 614 and 615. Similarly, taking the first derivative of the Bezier curve of the outer contour, top left corner, at on-curve control point 615, indicates a straight line through control points 615 and 616. Consequently, if the curve is to be smooth at control point 615 (i.e., if it isn't allowed to have a "dent") then control points 614, 615, and 616 can be calculated as being on the same straight line (or on a common edge).
In practice, for example, as a result of converting fonts from one format to another (e.g., converting them from PostScript� to TrueType�), it may be that control points 614 and 616 are slightly offset from control point 615 in the X-direction. Connecting these control points (614, 615, and 616) with straight lines resulting from first derivative calculations (dashed lines in
With reference to
The computer system 820 may also include magnetic hard disk drive 827 for reading from and writing to magnetic hard disk 839, magnetic disk drive 828 for reading from or writing to removable magnetic disk 829, and optical disk drive 830 for reading from or writing to removable optical disk 831, such as, or example, a CD-ROM or other optical media. The magnetic hard disk drive 827, magnetic disk drive 828, and optical disk drive 830 are connected to the system bus 823 by hard disk drive interface 832, magnetic disk drive-interface 833, and optical drive interface 834, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer-executable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data for the computer system 820. Although the example environment described herein employs magnetic hard disk 839, removable magnetic disk 829 and removable optical disk 831, other types of computer readable media for storing data can be used, including magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital versatile disks, Bernoulli cartridges, RAMs, ROMs, and the like.
Program code means comprising one or more program modules may be stored on hard disk 839, magnetic disk 829, optical disk 831, ROM 824 or RAM 825, including an operating system 835, one or more application programs 836, other program modules 837, and program data 838. A user may enter commands and information into computer system 820 through keyboard 840, pointing device 842, or other input devices (not shown), such as, for example, a microphone, joy stick, game pad, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices can be connected to the processing unit 821 through input/output interface 846 coupled to system bus 823. Input/output interface 846 logically represents any of a wide variety of different interfaces, such as, for example, a serial port interface, a PS/2 interface, a parallel port interface, a Universal Serial Bus ("USB") interface, or an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ("IEEE") 1394 interface (i.e., a FireWire interface), or may even logically represent a combination of different interfaces.
A monitor 847 or other display device is also connected to system bus 823 via video interface 848. Monitor 847 can display graphical objects, including text, generated by computer system 820. Other peripheral devices (not shown), such as, for example, speakers, printers, and scanners, can also be connected to computer system 820. Printers connected to computer system 847 can print graphical objects, including text, generated by computer system 820.
Computer system 820 is connectable to networks, such as, for example, an office-wide or enterprise-wide computer network, a home network, an intranet, and/or the Internet. Computer system 820 can exchange data with external sources, such as, for example, remote computer systems, remote applications, and/or remote databases over such networks.
Computer system 820 includes network interface 853, through which computer system 820 receives data from external sources and/or transmits data to external sources. As depicted in
Likewise, computer system 820 includes input/output interface 846, through which computer system 820 receives data from external sources and/or transmits data to external sources. Input/output interface 846 is coupled to modem 854 (e.g., a standard modem, a cable modem, or digital subscriber line ("DSL") modem), through which computer system 820 receives data from and/or transmits data to external sources. As depicted in
In accordance with the present invention, object processing modules, such as, for example, filtering module 103, as well as associated program data, such as, for example, control points 101 and pixelated representation 116, can be stored and accessed from any of the computer-readable media associated with computer system 820. For example, portions of such modules and portions of associated program data may be included in operating system 835, application programs 836, program modules 837 and/or program data 838, for storage in system memory 822.
When a mass storage device, such as, for example, magnetic hard disk 839, is coupled to computer system 820, such modules and associated program data may also be stored in the mass storage device. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to computer system 820, or portions thereof, can be stored in remote memory storage devices, such as, system memory and/or mass storage devices associated with remote computer system 883 and/or remote computer system 893. Execution of such modules may be performed in a distributed environment as previously described.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes, which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims, are to be embraced within their scope.
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TheEagles have dropped three straight since and are coming off a 68-60 setback toGeorgia Tech on Jan. 21 in which Boston College rallied from 18 points down in the second halfbefore coming up short. The Hokies have lost six straight and eight of theirlast nine, including a 65-45 drumming at Virginia on Saturday as VirginiaTech shot 33.3 percent from the floor and 3-for-18 from 3-point range. TheHokies have their work cut out for them if they are to even the score with theEagles, who are 10-1 all-time at home against Virginia Tech, with the Eagleshaving won the last four meetings on their own court.
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ABOUT VIRGINIA TECH (8-11, 1-6 ACC): Despiteranking 13th in the ACC in field goal accuracy at 42.6 percent, the Hokies havethree scorers averaging in double figures in Jarell Eddie (14.4), Ben Emelogu(11.1) and Adam Smith (11). Virginia Tech has relied on its outside game,ranking second in the conference in 3-point shooting at nearly 39 percent, ledby Eddie and his 41.5 percent clip from beyond the arc. Eddie, however, hasstruggled of late, averaging only four points in three of his last four games togo with a 20-point performance against Wake Forest.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE (5-14, 1-5): The Eagles continue to be led by sophomoreOlivier Hanlan, the second-leading scorer in the ACC who is averaging 18.9 points and tops the team at the foul line at 83 percent. Ryan Anderson isaveraging 14.5 points, but the biggest producer for Boston College of late hasbeen Lonnie Jackson, who has averaged 15.8 points over the last four games,beginning with his team-high 17-point performance against Virginia Tech thatincluded the game-deciding 3-pointer with 27 seconds remaining. The Eagles would be happy to decide the game at the foul line, where they leadthe ACC with a 75.2 free-throw percentage and rank 20th in the nation.
1. The Eaglesrank last in the ACC in offensive rebounds, averaging 8.4 per game, whilethe Hokies lead the conference in defensive rebounding, averaging 27.4.
2. VirginiaTech committed a season-low six turnovers in losses to Boston College andWake Forest.
3. BostonCollege is 2-4 in games where it has shot 50 percent or better while opponentshave gone 6-0 when they have made at least half of their field goals.
PREDICTION: Virginia Tech 67, Boston College 64


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Kathryn E. Nereim of Iowa City passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at Bickford Senior Living, Iowa City. A private graveside service will take place in Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the University of Iowa Foundation, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church or Care Initiatives Hospice.
Kathryn was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Austin and Lola (Fildes) Peterson. She was united in marriage to Tom Nereim on Sept. 19, 1943, in Des Moines. He preceded her in death on May 2, 2011.
Kathryn and Tom owned and operated Universal Climate Control Inc., which they founded on July 1, 1961. For over 25 years, they also owned the University Athletic Club. She was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and University Club. Kathryn was an avid supporter of Iowa athletics and Hancher Auditorium. She enjoyed golf, bowling and bridge.
Kathryn is survived by her two daughters, Jan (Bryan) Lawler and Jillaine (Lawrence) Wonick, both of Iowa City; three grandchildren, Heather Lawler of Kansas City, Mo., Ashley Lawler of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Corey (Mallory) Wonick of North Liberty; one great-grandchild, Brynn Wonick; and a sister-in-law, Jean Peterson of Iowa City.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom; and two siblings, Robert Peterson and Dolores Cavanaugh.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.
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Michael Morse's latest setback in his rehab from a strained lat will land him on the shelf until at least mid-May.
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said today that Morse, who re-aggravated his lat injury while on a rehab appearance with low Single-A Hagerstown on Monday, will be in "total shutdown mode" for the next six weeks, and will be evaluated after that.
"We tried to ramp him up and get him ready as quickly as we could because he's a big piece of our lineup, and it just re-aggravated it," Rizzo said. "Now we're going to have to be ultra-cautious and make sure that he's right for the majority of the season."
Surgery is not an option for Morse, Rizzo said. The Nationals felt a brief period of rest in spring training helped heal Morse's injury at least initially, and they'll go with the rest strategy again this time.
"There's no viable surgical option for this," Rizzo said. "We're taking the prudent course as described by our doctors, and hopefully when it's settled down and fully healthy, we get him back on the field and back in the lineup."
With Morse out, the Nationals have a large void in the middle of their lineup, both literally and figuratively.
Rizzo says the Nats will consider adding someone from outside the organization to help bolster their offensive production and give them another option in the outfield, but stressed that he likes the way the Nationals' outfield is constructed right now, even without Morse.
"We're comfortable with the people we have," Rizzo said. "If there's a viable option to get another guy that fits what we're trying to do this year and for the long-term, we're always open for that, but we like the options that we have here."
The Nats initially felt that Morse's injury would just keep him out of the lineup a couple days, but he still has yet to rejoin the major league team.
"It surprised us at the time," Rizzo said of Morse's extended absence. "We thought it was just a slight little pull and it's been re-aggravated several times. I don't know what caused it or what went wrong. We followed our protocol in trying to get him ready and it just hasn't progressed."


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Runtime: 100 minutes
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Mr E – 901 grafts by FUE surgery
Fortunately Mr E is not actually suffering from Male Pattern Hair Loss. This means his hair loss is stable, provided he eliminates the factors causing the problem.
His hair loss was actually a result of friction and trauma from spinning on his head during dancing in his teens. He no longer performs this Urban style of dancing so there is no risk of a repeat occurrence of his type of hair loss and he was deemed appropriate for Hair Transplant Surgery.
Mr E went forward with a small FUE Hair Transplant procedure with Dr Rhett Bosnich and his team.
At 9 months he is now ecstatic about the results and tells us that it has really improved his confidence.
The following photos are of his results at the 9 month mark and we look forward to seeing his outcome at 12 and 18 months.