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China and India, the two ancient civilisations, have made great contributions to the development of mankind, the latest of which includes the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, known in India as the Panchsheel Treaty. Sixty years ago, in order to resolve the border disputes between China and India and those between China and Myanmar, the leaders of the three nations jointly initiated the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, thus establishing a brand new legal foundation for the construction of a new kind of nation-to-nation relations since World War II, rendering a great contribution to global peace and stability, and offering a new political guidance to the democratisation of international relations.
The Five Principles started with mutual respect to any nation's sovereignty, aimed at equality, mutual benefit and peaceful coexistence, and stood for non-intervention in one another's internal affairs, which jointly formed a brand new synthetic principle system for the international law in the history of State relations. The above principles reflected the common desires of the overall human society to seek independent survival and development since the ancient times, and were in line with the global trend of peaceful coexistence between or among nations which might have different ideological and social systems, and echoed the aspirations of the peoples across the world vis-á-vis development in a peaceful international environment while realizing prosperity via cooperation, and conformed to the common aspirations of the relevant countries to resolve the historical issues in a peaceful manner.
Meanwhile, the Five Principles were also widely acclaimed by the international community for their inclusiveness and openness, and were adopted through a series of bilateral and multilateral agreements, thus becoming the legal norms for the international community to address disputes or historical issues in a peaceful manner, and creating a legal platform for the relevant nations to develop friendly and cooperative relations.
The Five Principles were, essentially, in accordance with the spirit of the UN Charter, and stood for the interests and will of the developing countries. They were, therefore, recognised by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) soon after the three nations put forward the principles. They were further quoted and recognised by the Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, which was passed by the 25th UNGA in 1970, and by the Declaration on Establishing a New International Economic Order, passed by the 6th special UNGA in 1974. Meanwhile, the Five Principles were also widely accepted by the international community for their inclusiveness and openness, and were adopted by a series of bilateral and multilateral agreements.
The Five Principles have withstood the test of the changing international situation over the past 60 years, and demonstrated their vitality. During and after the Cold War, China and India, the two ancient civilisations, were both faced with some mind-boggling realities. Both had a huge population. Both needed to feed these hungry millions. Both were economically devastated through colonisation. Both had a glorious past, but a dismal present. And both wanted to revive the glorious years of the past.
The ever-changing international situation warranted the two countries to review and address our bilateral problems or disputes from the strategic perspective, and prevent them from becoming obstacles in terms of steady development of the bilateral relations. Despite the sad fact of the border conflicts in 1962, China and India reached out to each other, and addressed the disputes and differences via the diplomatic channel, and facilitated conditions for a chapter of a new kind of nation-to-nation relations. It is based on the above strategic thinking that the two nations established the Strategic Cooperative and Partnership Relations in 2005, which were aimed at promoting the common interests and realizing the common prosperity, and opened a new chapter of our bilateral relations, with the characteristics of harmonious coexistence and common development. At the same time, China and India set up a series of bilateral dialogue mechanisms, including strategic dialogue, strategic economic dialogue, famous-person forum, and special representative dialogue for addressing the border issues, etc. All the said mechanisms were complementary to one another, and played key roles in reducing tension, addressing disputes and building mutual trust.
During the post financial crisis era, China and India are both destined to form the fate community. On the home front, China and India are both faced with the impacts resultant from the ever-changing international situation, are both faced with challenges from the on-going industrialisation and globalisation, both are under increasing pressure to maintain the momentum of economic growth, and are thus charged with the historical task of national rejuvenation. Therefore, the above scenarios have warranted our two countries to address the historical and economic issues effectively, take stock of each other's potential, push for closer political and economic cooperation based on the comparative advantages of each side, and realise a peaceful and cooperative development on the basis of the Panchsheel Treaty.
In the international arena, China and India, as emerging economies with ever-increasing global influence, are both destined to further join hands in terms of global governance. Therefore, they are to jointly influence the orientation of globalization, and facilitate conditions for it to be more balanced, universally beneficial, lobby for all the countries to participate in the global governance on equal footing, call on all the counties to resolve their issues and disputes through consultations and negotiations, give full attention to the interests and aspirations of all the countries around the world, especially those of the developing counties, push forward further reforms of the current international governance institutions, expand the representation of the developing countries at the existing governance institutions accordingly. During the above process, China and India should jointly put forward the common initiatives, set out the common agendas, push forward the reforms of the international rules and regulations, and protect their common interests, strive for the common development, make new contributions to world peace, development and cooperation, and give new imputes to the Five Principles, the Panchsheel Treaty.
The author is Consul General of China in Mumbai


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Schroon Lake made two errors.
Minerva-Newcomb 12, Schroon Lake 0
May 1 @ Schroon Lake
The Lady Mountaineers tallied six hits to beat the Wildcats 12-0 at Schroon Lake.
Minerva-Newcomb's Shelby Hogan hit a double. The team made no errors.
The winning pitcher was Shelby Hogan. The losing pitcher was Molly Wisser.
Schroon Lake had no hits and made three errors.
Westport 13, Indian Lake-Long Lake 10
May 1 @ Westport
The Lady Eagles had five hits to beat the Lady Orange 13-10 at Westport.
Indian Lake-Long Lake's Prudence Dechene had three hits, Madison Miller belted a double. The team had five hits and made one error.
The winning pitcher was Brendee Russell. The losing pitcher was Emma Gray, who threw 14 strikeouts.
Westport made three errors.
Willsboro 26, Johnsburg 8
May 1 @ Willsboro
The Lady Warriors had 15 hits to beat the Lady Jaguars 26-8 at Willsboro.
Johnsburg's Brooke Denno had three of the team's 11 hits. Valerie Gereau had two hits, including a double. Meghan Pierson and Anna Gahan each had two hits.
The winning pitcher was Kelsey Sloper. The losing pitcher was Courtney Allard.
Chazy 5, Indian Lake-Long Lake 3
April 30 @ Chazy
The Lady Eagles tallied five hits to beat the Lady Orange 5-3 at Chazy.
Indian Lake-Long Lake's Madison Miller had two hits. The team had four hits and made three errors.
The winning pitcher was Michaela Cahoon. The losing pitcher was Emma Gray.
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As India celebrates its 68th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the tricolour at Red Fort before addressing the nation. This is the first major address of the Prime Minister, and comes just weeks before his government completes 100 days in office. Narendra Modi chose to keep it extempore and spoke of his vision for the
country. By shunning a script or a bullet proof screen between him and the audience, he had set the stage for a speech which was natural and high in emotions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses nation
Today, Indians, both in India and all over the world are celebrating Independence Day. I convey my greetings to everyone but not as the Prime Minister but as a Pradhan Sevak. The struggle for freedom went on for years, generations sacrificed their lives even at the prime of their youth. I salute all those who sacrificed themselves for India's freedom. Independence day gives us an inspiration & showcase the national character and can inspire us to take India to newer heights. Leaders or rulers did not made this Nation, nor the governments. It is farmers, labourers, women, youth, seers, scientists who made it. The beauty of our constitution is that a person from a poor family from small village has the honour to stand under the flag here. I expressed his gratitude to all the former governments, former Prime Ministers for taking the country to such heights. And now, we must walk together, think together, and make a determination to take the nation ahead together.
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी लाल किले से संबोधित करते हुए। pic.twitter.com/gZPe0SBDBg
— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 15, 2014
Also read: Narendra Modi favours consensus, calls for moratorium on violence
- We don't want to move ahead on the basis of our mandate. We want to walk together with consensus, taking all parties together and we succeeded in taking Opposition together. Credit does not go to just the Prime Minister or the government but also to the Opposition.
- I am an outsider to Delhi, especially with the elite class. When I came to Delhi and saw an 'Insider View'. I was surprised that in one government there were several different government's functioning. Situation is so that the one department wants to go to Court over other department, when both are part of one government. When the matters are reaching Supreme Court, how shall we take the nation forward? Government is not an assembled entity but an organic entity. I have tried to break down these walls.
- When I read that with the new government officers came on time, I was not happy. Should officers coming on time be news?
- Let us think beyond 'what about me' & look at the nation.
Also read: Government to launch Jan Dhan scheme to promote financial inclusion
- Crime against women are increasing. Our head hangs in shame when we hear news about rape. When such incidents happens, Parents questions their daughter, but does anyone dare ask their sons. The person raping is also someone's son. As parents have we asked our sons where he is going, then why not put same yardstick for sons too. I appeal to parents not to sacrifice the girl child. I have seen families where one daughter served parents more than even 5 sons.
- With the path of violence we have not achieved anything and therefore, we should leave the path of violence. For a long time, we have seen instances of communal violence, but till when such incidents will keep on happening. Caste or communal violence hinder the growth of the nation. We should see that the path of peace, unity, brotherhood helps India's growth.
Listen to the PM's address to the nation on 68th
Listen to the PM's address to the nation on 68th #IndependenceDay on @SoundCloud https://t.co/WSmuJBixry @PMOIndia
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 15, 2014
Also read: Planning Commission to be replaced with new institution
- Our sports persons have brought us immense pride, many brought us medals and I am proud that there are several daughters too.
- Development and good governance are the only ways to take India forward and we believe in taking everyone together.
- Through Prime minister Jan-Dhan Yojana we want to integrate the poorest of the poor with bank accounts.
- The world and India needs a skilled workforce. We are a youthful nation and our youth is our strength and we want youngsters who are job creators.
- By being isolated from the world, we can't think of development journey.
- Announces clean India campaign from October 2, 2014
- We need to give impetus to manufacturing sector and therefore, I tell the world - Come, make in India. Sell anywhere but manufacture in India. We have the skill and talent. Let us get involved in manufacturing sector with zero defect, not even hurting the environment.
- All over the world we should be able to see Made in India and that should be our dream.
- There should be toilets in all schools across the country.
- It is a time that we should remind ourselves of the slogan given to us by Lal Bahadur Shastri - Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
- People used to think India is a country of black magic & snake charmers, but IT professionals have changed the image of our country.
- Time has come for us to move towards 'Digital India' and it's an elite concept. Broadband for education should be used.
- Tourism has great potential but what stops us, its the filth all around us. That is first thing we must do, maintain cleanliness around us.
- In India the poor, the chaiwala also earns and when I talk of chaiwala, it reminds me of myself.
- It is a shame that our women have to wait for darkness to go out in the open to defecate. Dignity for poor is important.
- There are several schemes under PM's name, today I announce a scheme under Parliament's name 'Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna'. Parliamentarians should choose a small village of about 3000 to 5000 population, fix parameters & make it a model village.
- On October 11, 2014 on the occasion of Jaiprakash Narain jayanti, I will present the blue print of Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana.
- People are asking about the Planning Commission, but today the times have changed from the time the Planning Commission was created. Importance of federal structure is only increasing and therefore, will soon replace Planning Commission with new institution.
- We fought the Independence struggle without weapons. We defeated a foreign power by fighting together. But can't we fight poverty? Let us pledge to work with neighbours to defeat poverty in the region
- By working together, we SAARC nations can change world's outlook towards us.
- I want to tell you dear brothers and sisters that if you work 12 hours, I will work 13 hours. I am a Pradhan Sevak and not the Pradhan Mantri.
PM Narendra Modi hoists the National Flag from the ramparts of Red Fort
PM Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort
PM Narendra Modi receives the guard of honour
PM Narendra Modi taking guard of honour at Red Fort pic.twitter.com/x5D4ifD38u
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2014
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— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) August 15, 2014
PM Narendra Modi pays homage at Rajghat
Another glimpse of PM @narendramodi at Rajghat, playing homage to Mahatma Gandhi pic.twitter.com/g9dZWV795u
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Universal Studios pouring millions into attractions to take on Disney
Pull down your lap bars: Universal Studios, the theme park chain now controlled by Comcast, is rolling out new weapons in its battle against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts — and Disney is fortifying its defenses.
Universal's parks have always languished in the shadow of mouse ears, and that will not change anytime soon. Disney has eight parks in the U.S. and more than 73 million visitors each year, with summer the busiest season. Universal operates three parks, with annual attendance totaling about 18 million.
But Universal is starting to look a lot less puny. A $265 million Harry Potter-themed addition to its resort in Orlando, Fla., sent 2010 attendance soaring 30 percent over the year before, draining attention from Walt Disney World in the process. Universal is now racing to replicate the attraction at its parks in California and Japan while expanding the boy wizard's presence in Orlando.
To maintain momentum, Universal — with more Comcast money — is introducing a swarm of offerings. A major 3-D ride themed to Michael Bay's "Transformers" movies opened Friday at Universal Studios Hollywood, at an estimated cost of $100 million. New draws at Universal Orlando include a refurbished Spider-Man ride, a lavish parade, a high-tech fountain and pyrotechnics show, and a ride based on "Despicable Me."
"There is an incredible sense of energy and forward motion around here, no doubt about it," said Thomas L. Williams, chief executive of Universal Parks & Resorts.
Private concern
Disney is watching all of this with a clenched jaw. Although it has publicly dismissed a Potter-enhanced Universal as being even a remote threat, arguing (accurately, analysts say) that a rising tide in Orlando lifts all boats, Disney is privately concerned about preventing market share erosion on both coasts.
Competition with Universal, for instance, factored into Disney's decision to beef up a previously planned expansion to its Magic Kingdom park in Orlando and spend an estimated $500 million on an "Avatar"-themed addition to its nearby Animal Kingdom park. The $425 million Magic Kingdom expansion opens in phases starting this year. "Avatar" construction is set to begin next year and open in 2015. Design details are secret, but James Cameron, who directed "Avatar" and is working on two sequels, has said part of the project will include a ride that simulates flight.
Disney declined to comment for this article.
Theme parks represent one of the few areas of stable growth outside of cable television for media and entertainment conglomerates like Comcast and Disney. Parks can be vulnerable to swings in the economy and require costly and continuous investments in new rides; escalating labor costs threaten margins. But for a media industry challenged by piracy, a fading DVD business and broadcast networks that continue to struggle, parks have emerged as a bright spot. For reasons that economists can't quite pin down, Americans have not cut back on expensive theme park vacations the same way they have pared retail spending and other discretionary purchases.
Comcast troubled
Comcast's movie division, for instance, recorded operating cash flow of only $6 million in the most recent quarter; the current quarter is also looking troubled. Comcast's broadcast network, NBC, recorded an operating cash flow loss of $10 million in the recent quarter.


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Systems and methods are provided for assigning color values to pixels based on object structure. For example, when rendering a writing system symbol on an electronic display, a non-color characteristic of the symbol can be measured and the measurement can be used to select a color value for a pixel associated with the symbol. Legibility of open and closed line-based graphical objects can be increased by inferring spatial depth and distance through application of a color assignment model.
1. A method for rendering a writing system symbol on an electronic display comprising a plurality of pixels that is coupled to a computer system, the method comprising:
measuring a plurality of non-color characteristics of said writing system symbol to acquire a plurality of measurements;
comparing the measurements to at least one display limitation of said electronic display;
determining that a portion of said writing system symbol corresponding to at least one of said plurality of measurements cannot be accurately displayed on said electronic display;
applying a color value to a pixel of the electronic display associated with said writing system symbol, the color value setting the color of the pixel on the electronic display so as to suggest said portion of said writing system symbol that cannot be accurately displayed on said electronic display by suggesting divergence between a portion of the writing system symbol and another object displayed on the electronic display in accordance with a color perception model.
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8. A method for rendering a writing system symbol on an electronic display comprising a plurality of pixels, the method comprising:
measuring a plurality of non-color characteristics of said writing system symbol to acquire a plurality of measurements;
comparing the measurements to at least one display limitation of said electronic display;
determining that an interior space corresponding to at least one of said plurality of measurements cannot be accurately displayed on said electronic display;
applying a color value to a pixel of the electronic display to set the color of the pixel on the electronic display, the pixel associated with said interior space to visually enlarge said interior space;
wherein at least one of said plurality of measurements is a length of a straight line across said interior space.
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13. An automatically generated display comprising an electronic display that is coupled to a computer, comprising:
a collection of sub-units with individually controllable color values;
a writing system symbol rendered on said automatically generated display, said writing system symbol comprising a plurality of portions, wherein at least one portion of said writing system symbol comprises information that is smaller than a sub-unit and therefore cannot be accurately rendered on said automatically generated display; and
at least one sub-unit associated with said writing system symbol having a color value that suggests said information that is smaller than a sub-unit by said color using at least one color value to suggest divergence of objects.
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Today's rendering, whether on an electronic display such as a computer monitor coupled to a personal computer, or a television screen, or on paper display such as a paper printed using a printer coupled to a personal computer, uses "blind" or structure indifferent rules for the color choices and blends. For example, in
CLEARTYPE� technology developed by MICROSOFT� Corporation of Redmond, Wash. represents the present state of the art in on screen font rendering. CLEARTYPE� uses a technique called sub-pixel rendering, which is generally understood to improve luminance detail and therefore produce better resolution, but which can suffer from poor chrominance detail.
Without subpixel rendering, the software in a computer treats the computer's electronic display as an array of indivisible pixels, each of which has an intensity and color that are determined by the blending of three primary colors: red, green, and blue. However, actual electronic display hardware usually implements each pixel as a group of three adjacent, independent subpixels, each of which displays a different primary color.
If the computer controlling the display knows the exact position and color of all the subpixels on the screen, it can take advantage of this aspect of the electronic display hardware to improve the apparent sharpness of the images on the screen in certain situations. If each pixel on the display actually contains three subpixels of red, green, and, blue in that fixed order, then things on the screen that are smaller than one full pixel in size can be rendered by lighting only one or two of the subpixels.
For example, if a diagonal line with a width smaller than a full pixel must be rendered, then this can be done by lighting only the subpixels with centers that belong to the line. If the line passes through the leftmost portion of the pixel, only the red subpixel is lit; if it passes through the rightmost portion of the pixel, only the blue subpixel is lit. This effectively triples the sharpness of the image at normal viewing distances; but the drawback is that the line thus drawn will show color fringes upon very close examination: at some points it might look green, at other points it might look red or blue. CLEARTYPE� and other subpixel rendering technologies do not choose a particular subpixel because the color of that subpixel is desired, but rather because of the location of the subpixel. If it so happened that the order of the subpixel colors were reversed, e.g. blue-green-red instead of red-green-blue, then subpixel rendering technology that formerly chose to illuminate only a red subpixel would now choose to render only the blue subpixel.
CLEARTYPE� uses the above method to improve the sharpness of text. When the elements of a writing system symbol are smaller than a full pixel, or when a particular line has a boundary in the middle of a pixel instead of at a pixel boundary, subpixel rendering technology lights only the appropriate subpixels of each full pixel in order to more closely follow the outlines of the symbol. Each subpixel is lighted or not lighted based on local conditions of how the symbol falls across that pixel. The overall structure of the symbol, for example the fact that it may contain an interior space, e.g. the letter "p" or "Q" (as opposed to "l" or "I", which do not contain interior space) or the fact that it may contain two strokes that are very close together, such as "m" and "n", is not taken into account.
While CLEARTYPE� and other subpixel rendering technologies provide improved rendering, there are certain rendering problems that remain. For example, even if graphical objects could be rendered with infinite resolution, they would still suffer from unwanted visual artifacts, such as image retention, color after-image, color vibration, flashing or pulsing phenomenon. These can be seen in structure inter-joins, intersecting lines, small interior counter-spaces, and corners. No matter what the resolution, for example even in the case of printers which can print on paper with much higher resolution than can be produced on a screen, these artifacts can still have a disturbing visual effect and interfere with optimal legibility and comfort of viewing. Moreover, current CLEARTYPE� and other sub-pixel rendering technologies are based on achieving better local luminance resolution. They do not strive for or achieve better overall object appearance based on the structural characteristics of objects.
In light of the foregoing, there is a need in the industry for a technology that goes beyond CLEARTYPE� and other subpixel rendering technologies to address the various visual artifacts and other legibility problems that occur.
In consideration of the above-identified shortcomings of the art, the present invention provides systems and methods assigning chromaticity, luminance, and/or saturation values to pixels based on object structure. For example, when rendering a writing system symbol on an electronic display, a characteristic of the symbol can be measured and the measurement can be used to select a chromaticity, luminance, and/or saturation value for a pixel associated with the symbol. Legibility of open and closed line-based graphical objects can be increased by inferring spatial depth and distance through application of a chromaticity, luminance, and/or saturation perception model. Other advantages and features of the invention are described below.
The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
The systems and methods for assigning color values to pixels based on object structure in accordance with the present invention are further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Certain specific details are set forth in the following description and figures to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments of the invention. Certain well-known details often associated with computing and software technology are not set forth in the following disclosure, however, to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the various embodiments of the invention. Further, those of ordinary skill in the relevant art will understand that they can practice other embodiments of the invention without one or more of the details described below. Finally, while various methods are described with reference to steps and sequences in the following disclosure, the description as such is for providing a clear implementation of embodiments of the invention, and the steps and sequences of steps should not be taken as required to practice this invention.
In one embodiment, the invention comprises assigning chromaticity, luminance, and/or saturation values to pixels based on object structure. The term "color" will be used herein to refer to chromaticity, luminance, and/or saturation to avoid verbosity of the text, but it should be kept in mind that "color" can be any of chromaticity, luminance, and/or saturation or any combination thereof.
When rendering a writing system symbol on an electronic display, a non-color characteristic of the symbol can be measured and the measurement can be used to select a color value for one or more pixels associated with the symbol. Legibility of open and closed line-based graphical objects can be increased by inferring spatial depth and distance through application of a color assignment model. By understanding the visual effect of the color of a portion of an object and individually controlling the color values, by for example assigning pixel colors, we can mitigate the most offensive visual effects and improve legibility even down to a small Pixels Per Em (PPEM) size.
It should be noted however, that while color can be used beneficially to improve legibility as described herein, implementations of the invention need not rely exclusively on the techniques set forth herein. In particular, the techniques described herein may be beneficially combined with sub-pixel rendering technologies described in the background section, resulting in some combination of the intentional color choice techniques provided herein and the color-as-byproduct effects of sub-pixel rendering. Such combinations remain largely unexplored and will doubtless improve as the techniques described herein become increasingly widespread.
In one embodiment, a method is provided for rendering objects on an electronic display. An object, as the term is defined here, refers to any image that can be displayed on a two-dimensional surface. The object may of course use perspective techniques to appear to be three-dimensional. Thus an object can be a graphic, such as a small or large image of a person, a plane, a circle, or any other item or shape, it could be line art, a bitmap, and/or scalable graphics.
An object can be a writing system symbol. The world has many writing systems and the invention may be applied to any of the associated symbols. Alphabets comprise symbols that represent sounds, for example a set of common symbols are the letters of an alphabet comprising uppercase and lowercase a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, and z. There are also eastern writing symbols that represent entire words, and possibly even sentences or concepts.
An electronic display as the term is used here refers to any display that generates light to represent objects. Familiar displays are computer monitor displays, such as Light Emitting Diode (LED) displays, Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) displays, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD), and so forth.
The method comprises steps as set forth in
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"Measuring" as that term is used herein comprises executing computer software that evaluates an object to obtain structural character information as well as otherwise receiving such information about an object. It is quite possible to have a set of data that represents pre-measured parameters of objects, and accepting such data to perform the invention is considered the same as measuring. By way of analogy, a person might use a ruler to measure the dimensions of a piece of furniture, or might look at the manufacturer's website to obtain the measurements from the furniture specifications. Both activities would be considered to be measuring as defined herein.
In one embodiment, structural information may be obtained from an input to a rendering engine, and additional structural information can be derived, comprising any desired local and global topology and geometry, and object characteristics such as distance, width, and orientation. Structural information can also be obtained from graphical applications, or graphical portions of applications such as MICROSOFT WORD�, for example. Additional information may be useful in "low resolution" scenarios as defined below, and such additional information may comprise, for example, a rendering size and relation to a pixel grid. In one embodiment, relation to the pixel grid can be derived from analyzing over-scaled bitmaps which naturally leads to the device units and the pixel grid. For example, locations become "locations/positions with respect to the pixel grid", and distances are measured in fractions of pixels.
The result of measuring a non-color characteristic of object structure is to acquire a measurement. A measurement is a number or other useful representation of structural character information. The measurement may be a structured combination of information obtained in the measuring step. Such information may comprise numbers, e.g. measurements of distances, or other information such as Boolean identifiers (yes/no in response to certain identifiable queries). For example, the length of a hypotenuse might be derived from the length of two legs of a right triangle. The result would be considered a measurement even thought some additional calculation was performed to obtain it. Likewise any number of calculations might be performed to acquire useful structural character information. Because the invention is designed to be carried out using computing technologies, the measurement will likely be represented by a number in binary format.
The method next comprises selecting a color value for a pixel associated with the measured object 210. The color value that is selected is based on said measurement and a color assignment model. Most writing system symbols are rendered as black symbols on a white background. Inasmuch as they are displayed on an electronic display, pixels associated with the object may also be the pixels that are in the whitespace surrounding the symbol. This is because electronic displays generate black symbols by illumination of the surrounding pixels. The invention can be applied beyond mere black symbols, however, and so pixels associated with an object are any associated pixels. Thus, "pixels associated with an object" as that phrase is used herein, refers to any pixels whose values are calculated as a result of the object's rendering. A color value is formed, on most of today's hardware, by selecting the relative intensities of the various primaries that make up a pixel on a color display, and instructing display hardware to render the pixel according to the specified color value.
Color values will, in one embodiment, be selected for all pixels of an object. Improving legibility with relative color in general leverages ways the eye perceives, not just one color of one pixel, but the colors in relation to each other in and around the displayed object, and even the colors of proximal objects. Thus, in a preferred embodiment color values of all pixels associated with an object are selected based on the color assignment model. Note that the color assignment model may call for many of the pixels to be either white, corresponding to full brightness of the red, green, and blue elements, or black, corresponding to no brightness of any of the pixel elements. However, intelligent selection of pixel color as described herein does not preclude selection of a white, black or grey color value.
A color assignment model is defined herein as set of rules that correlate color values for pixels or portions of objects with structural character information. A number of exemplary rules that can be used in a color assignment model are provided herein. A color assignment model can be based on an underlying color perception model, which provides an underlying set of rules that allow prediction of how different color patterns are perceived by an average human observer. It should be emphasized that the invention is not limited to any particular assignment or color perception model, and it is likely that increasingly powerful color assignment and color perception models will be developed over time.
The color assignment model may have differing rules for "high resolution" and "low resolution" situations. We define a high resolution scenario herein to mean that the information conveyed by a particular graphical object is on a scale that is larger than a pixel. In other words, consider the letter A. In large rendering sizes, there is plenty of room to provide a viewer of an electronic display with sufficient information to identify the letter. The space contained in the enclosed triangle at the top of the A is, in large rendering sizes, many pixels wide, and no information is lost due to constraints of the hardware, i.e. the physical size of a pixel.
In small rendering sizes, however, the triangle at the top of the letter A may become so small that it is less than a pixel wide. This would be a low-resolution scenario as that term is used herein. It is more common to encounter low resolution scenarios in rendering eastern, glyph-based writing systems, because many of the glyphs contain minute detail which is impossible to fully convey in smaller rendering sizes due to hardware limitations. The resolution of the display is too low to convey all the information of the object. Thus, the terms high resolution and low resolution as used herein do not refer to the actual number of pixels on a display, but rather the relationship between the size of the information associated with an object and the smallest rendering units of a display. If a single object has both large strokes and fine detail, it may present both high and low resolution scenarios on a single display and within the single object, and such scenarios can be addressed using the high or low resolution perception models as described herein.
The term "rendering" as used herein refers to any stage in a rendering process, starting with design of software and/or objects to be rendered and ending with displaying the object. Thus "rendering" does not refer exclusively to operation of a rendering engine, as that term is understood in the art. The decision to alter coloration of an object under certain display conditions may in many cases be made prior to operation of a rendering engine.
For example, in a low resolution situation, the decision that a given object cannot be accurately displayed on an electronic display for the given rendering conditions, such as the rendering size, can be made at any stage in a rendering process. Such a decision may be made, for example, as a result of a general rule specified prior to final rendering stage or even at the design stage. In cases where such decisions are made at the design stage, a request to treat an electronic display as low-res becomes an input to the final rendering engine.
In one embodiment, a font designer or a software designer responsible for the rendering engine could notice that at a given rendering size most (or a large part) of the objects to be rendered will not be accurately displayed, and request a low-resolution model to be applied to all objects under the same rendering conditions. In this case, certain steps set forth herein, such as measuring a plurality of color characteristics, comparing the measurements to at least one display limitation of an electronic display; determining that a portion of a writing system symbol corresponding to at least one of the plurality of measurements that cannot be accurately displayed on the electronic display, and applying a color value to a pixel associated with the writing system symbol may take place before final rendering.
In this regard, operations carried out in connection with the systems and methods disclosed herein may be based on the parameters of a specific electronic display or an average electronic display, such as a display that a particular object is likely to be displayed upon. The term "electronic display" as used herein should be understood to comprise both of the above.
A color assignment model has been applied to the pixels of the grid on the left side of
The following are some example selecting color values for pixels associated with an object, such as writing system symbol, wherein the color value that is selected is based on a measurement of a non-color characteristic of the object. The choice of colors for the various structural aspects of the objects may be based on a color assignment model.
In another embodiment, as illustrated in
The automatically generated display 1300 comprises an object 1310 such as a writing system symbol, wherein the object 1310 comprises a collection of sub-units, e.g. 1320 with individually controllable color values. In the case of an electronic display, the sub-units would typically be pixels. In the case of a printed page, the sub-units would be, for example, the dots generated by a dot-matrix printer, or the discrete ink particles laid down by any of the various other available printer technologies.
At least one of said sub-units 1320 is displayed with a color value selected based on a non-color characteristic of said object 1310, and may be further based on a color assignment model. Similar to the case of choosing pixel color in the description provided above, a measurement of structural character information is correlated to a color value using the color assignment model. The color values of the entire object 1310 may be selected in view of the object's structure as a whole, surrounding objects, and the colors of the various sub-units in the object and surrounding objects.
In yet another embodiment, as illustrated in
The operating system 1400 comprises instructions for measuring a non-color characteristic of an object to be rendered 1410. Such instructions are implementable by those of skill in the art with the benefit of the disclosure provided here. The instructions 1410 acquire a measurement as that term is defined above.
The operating system 1400 further comprises instructions for selecting a color value for a pixel associated with said object, wherein the measurement and a color assignment model are used to choose the particular color value 1420.
Some general illustrative examples of potential embodiments of the invention are set forth below.
Although we use a specific color palette in
In addition to the specific implementations explicitly set forth herein, other aspects and implementations will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and illustrated implementations be considered as examples only, with a true scope and spirit of the following claims.
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5-on-5: Who will shine in the playoffs?
By adding another title to his résumé this postseason, Kobe can enter "greatest of all time" territory.
There's more than a championship on the line in the 2011 postseason. Some players' legacies will be affected forever, while others hope to make names for themselves.
Which players and teams will produce the biggest storylines of the playoffs? Our five writers debate five burning questions:
1. What's the most surprising thing that will happen in the East playoffs?
Kyle Weidie,
Truth About It
Miami will handle Boston with relative ease in the second round -- we're talking sweep or a 4-1 series win. Sure, the Celtics were 3-1 versus the SuperFriends during the regular season, but two of those wins came within Miami's first nine games and the third came with Kendrick Perkins still a Celtic. Perhaps more surprising is that Boston won't be as affected by wear-and-tear old tires, but rather by the inability to produce points.
J.M. Poulard,
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If the top East seeds advance, Chicago and Orlando will duke it out in a battle of the MVP winner versus the MVP runner-up. Although the playoffs have no bearing on the Maurice Podoloff trophy, the player who may finish second will have a chance to prove that he was more deserving of the award.
Chris Palmer, ESPN The Magazine:
The Knicks will stretch the Celtics to six, possibly seven games. Nobody's giving the Knicks a snowball's chance, but the sports world tends to get all weird when Boston and New York are involved. Two of the three games they've played have been decided by four points or fewer, and I'm counting on Melo and Amare's pride to at least protect home court.
James Ham,
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I'm not so sure there will be any surprises in the East. Chicago and Miami should make it to the conference finals with relative ease. Orlando isn't deep enough in the post and the Celtics woke up and realized they were old. I guess the question is whether the Celtics or Knicks make it to Round 2.
Dan Feldman,
Derrick Rose will struggle after the first round. Considering he'll have to face strong defensive teams like Orlando, Miami or Boston, that might not seem so surprising right now. But after Rose annihilates the Pacers in the first round, expectations for the already-anointed MVP will grow even higher --much higher than he'll reach.
2. What's the most surprising thing that will happen in the West playoffs?
Kyle Weidie, Truth About It:
It won't be surprising when each of the top four seeds in the West move into the second round with relative ease. Nor will it be surprising when the conference semifinals and finals all get pushed to seven games. What will be surprising is when the Dallas Mavericks come out on top in the West and Mark Cuban holds a party for all his friends in the media.
J.M. Poulard, Warriors World:
Kobe Bryant's ability and willingness to carry the load might end up being fool's gold for once. During the playoffs, Kobe usually fits within the team structure and becomes aggressive when his teammates are out of sync. March and April are usually indicative of his playoff performances, and since March 1, Kobe is shooting just 42.3 percent from the field.
Chris Palmer, ESPN The Magazine:
The Denver Nuggets will upset the darlings of the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games. Since the Melo trade, the Nuggets have had one of the top records in the league thanks to a versatile offense that shares the wealth and one of the league's deepest benches. They're an extremely well-coached defense with the league's most underrated defender (Wilson Chandler), who'll give Kevin Durant fits.
James Ham, Cowbell Kingdom:
The Spurs will look every bit as good as their record. Paper champs? No way, that is one finely oiled, playoff-tested machine. I like coach Scotty Brooks and his Thunder team, but they would need to get through George Karl, Gregg Popovich and probably Phil Jackson to make it to the promised land. Good luck with that.
Dan Feldman, PistonPowered:
At least two lower seeds will win three first-round games, and at least one of them will win its series. That would be a pretty fine showing for the underdogs, considering a full five games separate the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds. The Nuggets, Trail Blazers and Grizzlies are peaking at the right time and are very dangerous.
3. Who will be the breakout star of the 2011 postseason?
Kyle Weidie, Truth About It:
A FIBA championship in Turkey last summer has only fueled Russell Westbrook's fire this season. An All-Star for the first time this season, Westbrook is clearly making a name for himself, but this year's playoffs will propel him to nationwide recognition. Last season, he upped his effective field goal percentage from .452 in the regular season to .500 in his first playoff appearance. This time, opponents won't know who to prepare for more, Westbrook or Kevin Durant.
J.M. Poulard, Warriors World:
Big men who score on the block and from midrange are precious commodities. If they rebound and defend, too, we're usually talking about a star player. LaMarcus Aldridge gets some recognition, but clearly not enough to be selected to the All-Star team. This year's postseason will probably change things going forward.
Chris Palmer, ESPN The Magazine:
Denver's Danilo Gallinari fears no man. At 6-foot-10, with exceptional athletic ability and the swagger to match, Gallo is an absolute matchup nightmare for just about anyone. He can stretch defenses, put it on the deck and finish strong in transition. When he gets on a roll, I don' t see many teams who have an answer for him.
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Russell Westbrook. While Durant will make it all look so easy, Westbrook will eat Lawson and Felton for lunch. I know, I just bet against the Thunder, but look for Westbrook to make his name in a hard-fought series against Tony Parker. They'll lose, but they'll do it with style.
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Russell Westbrook. Kevin Durant has always overshadowed him, mostly deservedly, because Durant is one of the game's top young stars. With several potential matchups against teams, most notably the Lakers, ill-equipped to defend a big and fast point guard, Westbrook should show the world he's better than a typical sidekick.
4. Which star will have his legacy harmed most by the 2011 postseason?
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Not that he has much of a playoff legacy in the first place, but Carmelo Anthony certainly won't be making any lasting moments in this year's postseason. Easily frustrated Knicks fans will just have to deal with their fate: Boston's defense will lead to selfish offense from Anthony, and their team will bounced in the first round.
J.M. Poulard, Warriors World:
Although Carmelo Anthony's Denver Nuggets made it to the 2009 Western Conference finals, his six other postseason appearances have resulted in first-round eliminations. He could be headed that way once again; except this time he will have to answer to the New York media. Oh, and imagine if the Nuggets win a playoff series.
Chris Palmer, ESPN The Magazine:
LeBron James is in a tight spot. The only way he can come out of this postseason with his rep intact is to win a title. His customary near triple-doubles won't mean much if Miami suffers a 4-2 exit from the Eastern Conference finals. Just won't cut it. From this point forward, LeBron will be judged by whether he wins the big one or not.
James Ham, Cowbell Kingdom:
Joe Johnson. Does he have a legacy? I'm not sure, but he just got paid and I don't see any way the Hawks are around to see Round 2. Atlanta still has a lot of talent (more than 44-win talent) and the leader of a disappointing team always takes the hit.
Dan Feldman, PistonPowered:
Carmelo Anthony. Paul Pierce and the Celtics should make Anthony work for his shots and lower Melo's efficiency in the process. The Knicks have been overrated since trading for Melo. Anthony probably won't play any worse than should reasonably be expected, but since when are expectations reasonable?
5. Which star will have his legacy enhanced most by the 2011 postseason?
Kyle Weidie, Truth About It:
The health of Andrew Bynum won't affect Dirk Nowitzki's hunger, but Nowitzki's stomach did just growl. One could argue that Dirk's legacy has the deepest hole from which to climb. Since blowing a 2-0 series lead on Miami in the 2006 Finals, the Mavericks have been bounced in the first round of the playoffs in three of the past four seasons. A championship isn't wholly necessary to repair Dirk's playoff legacy, but if Dallas fails to make the Finals, he may have to live with the label of a regular-season MVP who can't come through in the postseason.
J.M. Poulard, Warriors World:
In case you thought Derrick Rose's already-impressive season couldn't get any better, wait until Chicago faces Indiana. Although the votes will have already been collected, Rose's first-round performance against a subpar opponent will make those who doubted his MVP credentials look silly. He will use that momentum to shine for the remainder of the postseason.
Chris Palmer, ESPN The Magazine:
Kobe Bryant has quite a bit at stake. If he wins a third consecutive title (giving him a whopping six) the discussion of the greatest player ever begins with him. He'll have matched Michael Jordan's ring collection and solidified himself in the top three all-time, at the very least. He's staring history in the face. No pressure.
James Ham, Cowbell Kingdom:
Manu Ginobili will be a dominant force in this year's playoffs. He may not be a conventional star, but he is a star nonetheless, and who is going to stop him? After Kobe and D-Wade, there is not a better shooting guard in the NBA.
Dan Feldman, PistonPowered:
Kobe Bryant. I'm taking a safe pick here. Even if the Lakers lose, I can't see Kobe's legacy suffering significantly. But if the Lakers win the championship, Kobe would equal Michael Jordan's six titles. Jordan is the pinnacle of NBA greatness, and in at least one more area, Kobe would become his peer.
Chris Palmer writes for ESPN The Magazine. Kyle Weidie, J.M. Poulard, James Ham and Dan Feldman write for the TrueHoop Network.


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Talking to The Hindu, he said there was, however, no problem in operating the left bank powerhouse because the water released by this powerhouse would join the river one km downstream of the dam. The powerhouse is likely to begin operation within a week after completion of the repairs and make available 900 MW capacity to the grid.


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Across the globe, condoms have played a major role not only in curbing the spread of deadly diseases like HIV and AIDS, but also in avoiding unwanted pregnancy. Hence, National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in association with public sector Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) came up with the idea of installing CVMs.
However, those who work in the field of AIDS prevention claim the project failed due to lack of maintenance and irregularities in refilling of the machines. Reason: In 2009, the contract between NACO and HLL expired, after which there had been no attempt to maintain the machines.
"Such projects have worked well in many foreign countries. It keeps a check on the spread of HIV/AIDS. But here, poor maintenance has dented the project," said Hitendra Rathor of Prayas, an NGO that works with migrant labourers.
Smitha Chavda — a member of Akhandjyot, an NGO that works with migrant workers — said: "One packet normally has three to four condoms and migrant workers avoid buying it because of one-night stands. Hence, CVMs were a better option for them as it was safe and cost effective."
Another person working with an NGO said she has not seen any machine after 2010. "No one knows where all the machines have gone and why the project has stopped," said Jyoti More of Vikas Jyot Trust, an NGO that works for sex-workers.
Each machine has a capacity of 500 condoms. And according to NACO, there were 72 CVM refilling centres across Gujarat that looked after the machines at regular intervals.
"CVMs were installed in high-risk areas with the objective of addressing embarrassment and ensure round-the-clock availability of condoms. Depending on the usage, we used to refill them," said Gaurav Jain, technical support group, NACO.
Chavda, on the other hand, alleged mismanagement. "The machines were left discarded and for months they were not refilled. People would insert coins to get condoms in empty CVMs. After repeated attempts, they would get frustrated and break the machine."
According to NACO's 2011 annual report on AIDS, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are estimated to have more than one lakh people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) — accounting for 22 per cent of HIV infections in the country.
Despite all this, Kamlesh Mesvaniya — joint director TI of Gujarat State AIDS Control Society — said there's nothing to fret. "We will reinstall all the machines after election," he said.


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SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Oracle
Una manera conveniente de tener acceso a sus aplicaciones de almacenamiento de datos.
Las aplicaciones de almacenamiento de datos, están diseñados para integrar la base de datos, el servidor y el almacenamiento en una sola unidad. Están diseñados para reducir o eliminar las complejidades asociadas con la instalación, configuración, puesta en marcha y administración del hardware, el sistema operativo y el software de appliances mientras que se procesan terabytes de datos con solicitudes de extrema escalabilidad.
SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Oracle Exadata es una solución inmediata que proporciona conectividad directa entre SAS y Oracle Exadata Database Machine para aprovechar las utilidades de Oracle Exadata y obtener cargas y extracciones optimizadas.
SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Oracle Exadata es una solución inmediata que proporciona conectividad directa entre SAS y Oracle Exadata Database Machine para aprovechar las utilidades de Oracle Exadata y obtener cargas y extracciones optimizadas.
- Integrate data stored in Oracle with data from other sources.
- Access data directly, easily and securely with a native interface.
- Gain faster performance and reduce network traffic.
- Support both technical and business users.
- Seamless and transparent data access
- Flexible query language support
- Performance features
- Metadata integration
- Optimization
- Integrate data stored in Oracle with data from other sources. SAS/ACCESS engines provide seamless and transparent read/write/update access to more than 60 data sources, including relational and nonrelational databases, PC files and data warehouse appliances. SAS Data Surveyors are specialized engines specifically for accessing enterprise applications. This enables you to integrate data stored in your Oracle database with other data and easily use all of your enterprise data with SAS Analytics to gain new insights for your organization.
- Access data directly, easily and securely with a native interface. No SQL expertise or custom coding of extractions is required. You get a high degree of control over data security because SAS/ACCESS honors and augments the native security of the target data source. SAS enables a transparent approach by making data sources appear as though they are a native SAS data type, which facilitates interaction with SAS procedures, the SAS DATA step and SAS solutions. In addition, users are also able to interact directly with the data source using native data source capabilities.
- Gain faster performance and reduce network traffic. SAS/ACCESS to Oracle provides the ability to push down complex Oracle-specific SQL queries, joins and functions to target data source processing. This reduces network traffic and speeds data access. SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle also provides API-level integration with Oracle's bulk-load utilities, further speeding loads.
- Support both technical and business users. These out-of-the-box access solutions require minimal training and knowledge transfer. Business users will typically use SAS reporting and analytical capabilities, which can seamlessly access third-party data. Technical users may also access the data transparently, or they can interact directly with the data sources using SQL or other database-specific query languages.
- Seamless and transparent data access
- Broad coverage of data sources and platforms enables you to integrate data from across your organization.
- Includes the option to access data without detailed knowledge of the database or SQL. The appropriate SQL queries are generated from the interface and passed to the data source for execution.
- Includes the option to use SQL if so desired.
- Has the ability to create federated queries that span multiple data sources. The queries are surfaced as database objects that can be used with all SAS solutions.
- Makes use of security mechanisms inherent in the database.
- Flexible query language support
- A transparent access option surfaces data with minimal knowledge of the data or the SQL needed for access.
- A custom SQL option lets users create their own SQL statements or modify automatically generated SQL.
- Mapping of statements or functions specific to SAS to database-specific statements or functions enables all appropriate SQL statements to be processed directly inside the database, providing the best possible performance.
- Performance features
- Multithreaded read interface uses threaded kernel technology and native APIs.
- Data read and writes are highly optimized with buffering, compressions, threading, etc.
- Includes support for automatic partitioning.
- Has the ability to pass functionality to the database.
- Has the ability to directly control join-processing capabilities.
- Includes temporary table support:
- Create a temporary table that can be accessed by multiple SAS processes. This provides performance gains when the same data is required for different steps in a session.
- Use temporary tables for heterogeneous joins.
- Includes transparent support for bulk-load options. There is no need to understand different bulk loaders. Just set the SAS bulk-load option to "yes" and SAS uses the most appropriate capabilities.
- Delivers industry-leading security, high availability and scalability with Oracle Database 11g, which has been significantly enhanced to take advantage of the Oracle Exadata Storage Servers.
- Metadata integration
- Database metadata can be accurately maintained within the SAS Metadata Repository.
- Data jobs are registered via the SAS Metadata Server so they can be used in a variety of SAS solutions. Register data once, then use it in many places.
- Optimization
- Supports native storage options, including temporary tables, materialized views and partitioned tables.
- Translates native database data to the appropriate SAS data type for optimized processing.
- Includes national language support.
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Host Platforms
- HP/UX on Itanium: 11iv3 (11.31)
- HP/UX on PA-RISC: 11iv3 (11.31)
- IBM AIX on POWER architectures: 6.1 and 7.1
- IBM z/OS: V1R10 and higher
- Linux (32-bit): Novell SuSE 10 and 11; RHEL 5 and 6
- Linux x64 (64-bit): Novell SuSE 10 and 11; RHEL 5 and 6
- Microsoft Windows (32-bit): Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista*, Windows 7**, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family
- Microsoft Windows on x64 (64-bit): Windows XP Professional for x64, Windows Vista* for x64, Windows 7** for x64, Windows Server 2003 family for x64, Windows Server 2008 family for x64
- Solaris on SPARC: Version 10 Update 8
- Solaris on x64 (x64-86): Version 10 Update 8
* NOTE: Windows Vista supported editions are: Enterprise, Ultimate and Business.
** NOTE: Windows 7 supported editions are: Enterprise, Ultimate and Professional.
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Appeal to trace missing Dublin teenagerSaturday 05 July 2014 21.37
Gardaí have appealed for the public's assistance to trace a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday.
Catherine Hayes Rice was last seen in the Clondalkin area of Dublin at around 1pm on 30 June.
She is described as being 1.7m (5'7") of slim build with long brown hair (with blonde streaks) and blue eyes.
She was wearing a white 'belly' top, blue jeans and pink, white and blue trainers.
Gardaí say they are concerned for Catherine's welfare.
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Before and since Scott Brown locked up his Senate victory in Massachusetts, Democrats have tried to portray him as an economically illiterate radical.Senator Charles Schumer of New York distributed a fundraising appeal that called Brown a "far-right tea bagger," an accusation that rose to a chorus after his election. Among serious followers of policy, it didn't help Brown that he once posed nude for Cosmopolitan magazine.The special election in Massachusetts sprung on everyone so quickly that somebody crazy certainly could have slipped through the cracks. A look at Brown's platform and economic statements suggests exactly the opposite.
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Duncan and Katy
500 - 1,000 downloads
- Well-developed storyline
- Entertaining game
- Challenging
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"Duncan and Katy save the world"
Reviewed by Anna Grace / Feb 20, 2013
Save the world from the aliens with the help of the professor
Duncan and Katy is an alien focused game and the main objective is to save the world from an alien invasion. The game presents a well-developed storyline where Katy's father is an eccentric professor who's been studying aliens and will help our favorite characters fight against them by throwing items from his plane.
Your task is to fight the aliens by using the red and blue buttons to shoot and move around using the pad located on the left, accessible controls.
As you advance in Story mode, you will face more dangerous enemies and the success will help you proceed to the next levels, until you unlock the mode Survival, in which the most important thing is to get a high score every time.
The dialogues of the game, which are in Spanish, are pretty funny and smart, it's a very entertaining game to play. The difficulty is also pretty high, firstly you'll need to get the hang of the controls and figure out how everything works in order to master the game. As for the graphics, they are very detailed and inspired, always appealing.
Francisco David Moreno Pérez is the developer of Duncan and Katy Demo version and full fame with 19 weapons, more enemies and a several stages and game modes. Try out this demo version and decide if you want to keep saving the world with Katy and Duncan.
We will fight the aliens with the help of the Professor, Katy's father, who throws objects from his plane to support us. He throws many weapons, ranged and melee, such as swords, hammers, crossbow, rocket launcher and so on. Furthermore he provide us with secondary weapons that will help us to defeat the enemy, and items to recover our vital energy, increase our strength, speed or even stop time.
After completing three waves of aliens, we face the boss, and we must beat him to move to the next stage.
Once we finished the first stage of the game, we unlock a new mode, "Survival", in which we must defeat as many enemies as possible to get the highest score. As we play the stages in story mode, these are unlocked in survival mode. This new stages, unlocks harder enemies and better weapons.
In this adventure you will find:
-Two heroes.
-High detailed environments and enemies.
-15 primary weapons.
-4 secondary weapons.
-15 items.
-19 different enemies.
-Boss fights.
-Several stages and game modes.
"Duncan and Katy wins on every front. Lots of action, plenty of tactical engagement (especially with those bosses!)"
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- Added japanese translation.
- Added hungarian translation, thanks to Brechler Zsolt.
- Gameplay improvements.
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This app seems to stop at the wind vain and freezes my device entirely. Have to force a reboot every time on my HTC one v using android jellybean.
This game is so much fun to play. I am back to find more games like it. Awesome game play, graffiti and cute story. Definitely recommend this game! Don't need to buy anything at all to advance. It's not even an option. So fin!
Great little game. Could benefit from Google Play Services integration for leaderboards and immersive mode.
Very bad
I upgraded to Jellybean and now the game is playable, and quite fun. Not playable on ICS (OS 4.0 or below I'm guessing), but very fun if your running OS 4.1+
Great game! Very cute and a lot of fun.
para o que o jogo sugere em diversão, está ótimo bem simples e desafiador, dá para passar um bom tempo se distraindo com ele e fugindo dos aliens.


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Men in Black Robes: Revolutionary Preaching
The secular powers that be are putting pressure on pastors to limit their practice of the Christian faith to just the four walls of the local church.
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Cultural views on homosexuality are changing so rapidly, it's hard to keep track of what is or isn't homophobic anymore.
The Supreme Court is deciding whether or not to redefine marriage – and we're hearing a lot of claims about how well children do when they're reared by homosexual couples. Sad to say, some of those claims are being made to the Supremes – and they are..
Ten years ago, the preamble to the newly-drafted constitution of the European Union omitted any reference to Christianity. It was an unmistakable reminder of Christianity's diminished influence in a part of the world it helped create.
Author Joel Stein, who's forty-three, begins with some sobering data. For instance, according to the National Institutes of Health, the incidence of narcissistic personality disorder is three times as high among twenty-somethings than among those ove..
It's a potent reminder that while we may not be certain who the winners in the upheavals rocking Syria and the rest of the Middle East might be, we already know who the losers will be: Christians.
It takes a truly great man to resist seizing power when it is clearly within his grasp.
Some pro-abortion folks today are a little upset at a series of undercover videos released by Lila Rose. While not as grisly as the stories coming out of Gosnell's house of butchery, these videos nonetheless show the chilling and callous attitude of ..
The horrific stories from the abortion clinic of Kermit Gosnell are the brutally logical spawn of Roe v. Wade. As the liberal commentator Roger L. Simon has written, "The trial of Dr. Gosnell is a potential time bomb exploding in the conventional lib..
Some Christians are heroic because they fought back against evil. But today we'll learn about a hero who was great because he didn't fight back.
Tony Bennett once sang, "I love you. You love me. People do, why don't we marry young?"
If boys are going to grow up to be men, they need strong examples of manhood.
If I asked you what pops into your head when you hear "unwed mother," you'd likely think "teenager." But that's out-of-date.
Christianity came to Ethiopia in the fourth century and today about two-thirds of the population is Christian, but not everyone is happy about it.
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What to do with mentally ill criminals? That question has been nagging the justice system for 30 years. Well, it's time to figure it out.
How we treat the bodies of the dead says a lot about what we believe. But do our beliefs square with Scripture?
Gone also are the days when the main argument about Jesus was whether He really was (and is) the Son of God, or just a great moral teacher. But today, the arguments focus more on the reliability of the gospels themselves.
Science can be a good thing — the issue is whether science alone can decide what ought and ought not to be done. Not even the best-intentioned scientists know what constitutes "a new and better man."
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May is School Board Appreciation Month. We appreciate all it does on an ongoing basis; however, we wanted to take this opportunity to especially thank DCSD's School Board for the groundbreaking work begun this year. These initiatives included supporting actions, programs, and activities to reduce the impact of poverty on… Read more