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Airline firm's credit card policy irks passengers
MANILA, Philippines—Several passengers bound for Singapore early Wednesday were irked over a policy by an airline company, which refused to honor their tickets that were paid for online with credit cards owned by either their companies or by their travel agencies.
A ground team manning the Jetstar Asia check-in counter had informed passengers on Flight 3K78 about the budget airline firm's "no physical credit card, no accommodation" policy that required them to present the credit cards used to make the payments before they could be allowed to board the plane.
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Apparently, this is a policy that applies only to passengers from selected countries, including the Philippines.
This despite the fact that the bookings were made online, after the airline firm's system had accepted the payments made through these credit cards, and after photocopies of the credit card were presented to the crew for verification.
Joanne Llavore, Inquirer.net's sales and marketing director, who was booked on the 6:20 a.m. flight for an advertising conference in Singapore, was forced to shell out cash for a two-way ticket because she could not even transfer flights on another airline back to the Philippines as she was told by the same staff that payment has been made for the entire trip.
Making matters worse for Llavore was that her money could be refunded only in 15-20 days—another airline policy. She had brought along her husband and child in the hope of spending a short vacation with them after the conference.
Quoting the ground crew, Llavore said she was told that if she wanted to have the credit card payment cancelled, she could do so when she reached Singapore.
Llavore's official trip was booked a week ago and paid for by Inquirer.net under a corporate account. Inquirer.net is the news website of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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Other passengers who were unable to make the cash payments were forced to cancel their flights.
Jetstar Asia of the Qantas Group was launched in 2004 in the Asia-Pacific.
The Inquirer tried to get a comment about the policy from Jetstar Asia Airways's Makati City office but officials there referred all queries to the airline's main office in Singapore.
One airline official, who asked not to be named due to lack of authority to speak to the media, said Jetstar's rule on credit card payments has been enforced for some time for selected routes, including the Philippines.
"It's the airline's protection against those who use fraudulent credit cards or unauthorized credit card use," the source said, adding that the rule is provided on the online and hard-copy booking forms for passengers and their agents to see.
The official said a similar rule is observed by many foreign airlines operating in the Philippines.
The rule is posted on the Jetstar's website (http://www.jetstar.com/ph/en/planning-and-booking/booking-with-jetstar/payment-methods), the source added.
On the website, the rule states: "On selected routes, it is a condition of sale, check in and boarding that the original, physical credit/debit card used to purchase the ticket(s) must be presented by the credit/debit card owner for verification at the airport.
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"Where you book travel on these selected routes, you will be informed the need for verification during the booking flow. Prior to check-in, the credit/debit card owner must take the credit/debit card used to purchase the tickets together with his/her government-issued identification (such as a passport, identity card or driver's license) to the Jetstar check-in counter.
"This requirement applies irrespective of whether the credit/debit card owner is or is not a part of the traveling party. If the credit/debit card is not verified as required, the passengers whose tickets were purchased with that credit/debit card may be denied check-in and boarding at Jetstar's sole discretion. One verification is required for each return journey."—With Jerome Aning
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Crysis VS COD 4: A Video Commentary
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You must be really upset to ressurect this thread and come out with all that 'sarcasim'.
Nah, am not upset at all, found that back in this thread and wanted to post it myself, i lol'd pretty much.
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I wonder at this time of me typing this how many people are playing COD4 and how many are playing Crysis...i'd bet my life savings that there is at least 50x more people playing cod4 and that isnt just to oggle over the graphics but to play the game.
Yes, that's because crysis MP isn't strong. Its also because the call of duty series have been up for a good whyle and the game is well known, ppl loved call of duty 1, also 2. And they don't doubt that the forth one will be bad either so they buy it. Crysis is alot less known and most relevant for the ppl that got fairly good systems. Crysis MP is more demanding than the SP game for some reason and that also plays alot in the fact. There are more ppl with good gaming systems than there is ppl with older/slower systems.
If we speak SP i had alot more fun with crysis than Cod4. Try to find a shorter game than Cod4. Its alive thanks to its MP.
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Yes Crysis is stunning but cod4 will kick its ass all over the place in terms of gameplay. Ahh wait your the guy that posted the BS screens of the crysis expansion lmao....figures :/
It may kick it ass in MP due to several factors, but in SP crysis still owns. And am sure the upcoming parts of crysis will be even better. Crysis is only 1/3 of a whole game so go figure.
Yes i am the guy posted the pics from Warhead, and its not an expansion. Its the sequel or part 2. And those pics arn't bullsh!tting anyone, those are just cool realtime renders, not even ment to reprecent the ingame gameplay. Those are a montage. Cod4 fanboy.. go play.
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This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a pedestal crater in the Eumenides Dorsum region of Mars. The rocky ejecta from this crater protected the underlying material from being eroded away by wind, leaving the crater standing high above the surrounding plains.
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HIALEAH, Fla. On a sandy stretch of land between tree farms and cattle ranches, Edgar Abreu awaits his match: A black bull behind a red metal gate.
The gate lifts and the bull runs. Abreu, a balding 57-year-old handyman, and another cowboy chase the animal on their horses. Abreu rides up alongside the bull, grips his hand around the tail and yanks the animal to the ground.
The bull rolls over and comes to a rest on its stomach.
"Un punto!" Francisco Palmero calls out on a bullhorn. One point. The crowd cheers.
The scene is reminiscent of rodeos in countless Venezuelan towns, as well as some other parts of Latin America. But this tournament is being held at a ranch in Hialeah, about 10 miles from the Miami's towering condo and office buildings. The men on horseback are competing to represent the U.S. in a world championship in Venezuela later this year.
For most of the cowboys, the U.S. is a second home. The majority are from Venezuela where "coleo," as the sport is called, is a tradition. When they arrived in Florida, they organized rodeos much like the ones in the countries they left behind: Four men chased after two bulls for four minutes at a time, flipping them over as many times as they could. Musicians played llanera folk songs with harps, maracas, bass and Spanish guitars. Families came with their children.
Not everyone applauded, however. At an event about 10 years ago, a bull fell and broke its leg. Animal rights activists clamored. They said the tradition wasn't a sport. It was cruelty.
"There was quite a public uproar about it," recalled Laura Bevan, Southern region director of the Humane Society of the United States. "And the people organizing it just said that they were not going to do it anymore."
The rodeos didn't entirely disappear, however. Three years ago, Palmero and a group of cowboys established the American Coleo Federation and tried to adapt the sport to meet U.S. animal welfare standards. Instead of four men, there would be two. Their time chasing the bull would be cut in half. The strip of land the bull ran through would be smaller and filled with plenty of sand to ensure a soft landing. And they'd use smaller bulls, less likely to be injured when they hit the ground, they said.
"The animal doesn't suffer," asserted Hector Ricardo, 43, a coleo champion.
Animal rights groups are not convinced.
"It's quite clear these young bulls are distressed and get exhausted in the process of being tripped over and over again," said Adam Roberts, executive vice president of Born Free USA, an animal advocacy organization. "I don't find that personally or professionally very sporting."
But bull tripping isn't illegal, and the men who form the American Coleo Federation are determined to keep their sport alive in their adopted homeland. They held their most recent event on Independence Day weekend. The cowboys wore long-sleeved, collared shirts emblazoned with the U.S. flag. And the event began with a recording of the U.S. national anthem.


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DJ Koze
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|DJ Koze
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|Stefan Kozalla
|Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
|Techno, Tech-house, Minimal techno
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|Pampa Records
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Stefan Kozalla, better known as DJ Koze, is a German DJ and music producer.[1] Born in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, he first became known in the Hamburg music scene.[2] Kozalla competed in his first mixing competition in 1988 at the age of sixteen. He was part of German hip-hop act Fischmob in the 1990s, while also recording under the name Adolf Noise. He began recording under the DJ Koze moniker in the 2000s, releasing music through the German electronic label Kompakt. He recorded three full-length albums during that decade, as well as numerous singles and remixes. He started his own recording label, Pampa, in 2010,[3] and released his latest full-length recording, Amygdala in 2013, which reached #61 in the German Albums Chart.[4]
- Kosi Comes Around (2005)
- Amygdala (2013)
- Reincarnations: The Remix Chapter 2009-2014 (2014)[1]
- ^ a b Andy Kellman. "Reincarnations: The Remix Chapter 2009-2014 - DJ Koze - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "The alphabet according to DJ Koze". Electronic Beats Magazine. April 24, 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Cadenbach, Christoph (March 10, 2010). "Technolabel Pampa Records: Wo Koze die Vögel fliegen lässt". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "DJ Koze". Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
External links[edit]
- Interview with Stereogum, April 4, 2013
- Album review in Pitchfork, December 4, 2005.


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Sure ain't. Premiered on Power 106, Breezy gives a moment of clarity on a new track off his upcoming album. During his visit, he explained his controversial tats and current status with Rihanna. Editor's Note: Hopefully his "Nobody's Perfect" and her's "Nobodies Business" isn't a hint that "somebody's" reunited.
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NYC rapped in transgender birth certificate case
NEW YORK He had been through sex-change surgery and wanted his birth certificate to reflect the man he'd become, at nearly 70.
City health officials said they needed a psychiatric report and detailed surgical records to switch the gender on his birth certificate - requirements that put up undue roadblocks, a judge recently ruled in a case that highlights legal questions around a sensitive issue of identity.
The ruling, made public last week , orders the city Health Department to re-evaluate his request and questions the agency's understanding of "the lives and experience of transgender people." It marks something of a victory for advocates seeking to make it easier for people who have changed gender to change their identity documents.
"I hope that the Department of Health will really take this to heart and really see that the court is, in this decision, recognizing the importance of respecting the identities of transgender individuals," said Erica Kagan, a lawyer for the man, Louis Birney, who declined to be interviewed.
Updating identity documents has become a growing concern for transgender people as government-issued IDs are increasingly needed and scrutinized, whether to get a job or board a plane. Some transgender people have ended up with one sex listed on a driver's license and another on a birth certificate, for instance, because of a patchwork of agencies and rules.
After having sex-change surgery in his late 60s in 2009, Birney applied to change his birth certificate. He enclosed a doctor's letter saying the operation had been completed successfully.
The Health Department called for more details on the "reconstruction procedure," plus a psychiatric evaluation and a physician's record of a post-operative examination.
City officials have said they need robust proof of a permanent sex change to make sure there are safeguards on changing a crucial identity record, one used to obtain important items ranging from passports to government benefits.
Birney said the requests invaded his privacy and he'd already provided enough information to satisfy a city regulation requiring proof of the surgery - a demand that is itself a focus of criticism from transgender advocates.
In ruling on Birney's lawsuit, Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Paul G. Feinman's ruling declined to address whether the surgery requirement was justified.
But he faulted the Health Department for not providing "a clear, straightforward list" of requirements for changing a birth certificate. And he suggested that calling for psychological records amounted to overreaching for information and underappreciating what it takes to change genders.
"It does not seem very likely that an individual would go through all the years of required preparation for surgical transition, including psychotherapy, undergo major surgery, assume life under his or her new gender, and then decide it was all a mistake and change back," Feinman wrote. "This apparent assumption tends to suggest a certain ignorance by the department of the lengthy transition process and the lives and experience of transgender people."
City lawyers are considering what to do next.
"We appreciate the judge's detailed review of this important topic," city Law Department attorney Sheryl Neufeld said Friday.


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A method, system, and apparatus for preparing geometric models for use in a design tool are disclosed. The method comprises generating a first base shape model, separating the first base model into components, and characterizing the components. Further, the method provides for comparing the second base model, similarly prepared and characterized, to the first, and adjusting the features used to characterize the base model components until the two objects can be placed in correspondence. The system comprises a processor capable of processing instructions for generating base shape models wherein the processor is capable of processing instructions for separating a base model into components and further capable of processing instructions for characterizing base model components. Accordingly, the method may provide for defining a geometric model template by adjusting a base model to match a succession of input models.
1. A method for preparing a set of exemplars for use in a design tool, each exemplar in the set being registered to a common template model, said method comprising:
registering each exemplar to the template model by the same set of points and features where the points and features define a describer;
generating a first base model to be one of the exemplars;
separating the first base model into separate components to form first base model components where the separate components are each defined by the describer and can be separately used to design a model; and
characterizing the first base model components by the describer so that the first base model becomes part of the set of exemplars that have common features.
2. A method as recited in
generating a second base model;
separating the second base model into components to form second base model components; and
characterizing the second base model components by a type of describer.
3. A method as recited in
correlating the first base model components to the second base model components to form corresponding first and second base models exemplars.
4. A method as recited in
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12. An apparatus comprising:
a database module for storing model representations which comprise details, said database module including a plurality of exemplars where each exemplar in the plurality of exemplars is registered to a common template model by the same set of points and features where the points and features define a describer, wherein each of the exemplars includes separate exemplar components where each separate exemplar component is defined by the describer;
a selection module for choosing at least one of the model representations stored in the database module;
a simplification module for removing details from the selected model representation;
a segmentation module for describing the selected model representation with the describer.
13. An apparatus as recited in
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15. An apparatus as recited in
a correspondence module for providing that the describers of the first selected model representation and the describers of a second model representation are in correspondence with one another.
16. An apparatus as recited in
17. A system for preparing exemplars, comprising:
a processor processing instructions for generating a first base model, said processor including a database module for storing model representations which comprise details, said database module including a plurality of exemplars where each exemplar in the plurality of exemplars is registered to a common template model by the same set of points and features where the points and features define a describer, wherein each of the exemplars includes separate exemplar components where each separate exemplar component is defined by the describer,and wherein:
the processor processing instructions for separating the first base model into components to form first base model components; and
the processor processing instructions for characterizing the first base model components by a type of describer.
18. A system as recited in
the processor is capable of processing instructions for generating a second base model;
the processor is capable of processing instructions for separating the second base model into components to form second base model components; and
the processor is capable of processing instructions for characterizing the second base model components by a type of describer.
19. A system as recited in
the processor is capable of processing instructions for correlating the first base model components the second base model components to form corresponding first and second base models exemplars.
20. A system as recited in
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/598,290, titled, "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEOMETRIC SHAPE DESIGN," filed Aug. 3, 2004, which itself claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/552,975, titled, "CAPTURING AND MANIPULATING AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS IN A STATISTICAL SHAPE MODEL," filed Mar. 12, 2004, both of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
A design tool for use in manufacture is disclosed. More particularly, this disclosure describes a computer-aided geometric shape design tool and process, method, apparatus and product for preparing exemplars therefore.
Computer design tools useful for industrial design are most commonly "computer aided design" (CAD) based. Users of CAD programs often undergo training and have much experience in the use of CAD before their proficiency reaches a level high enough for complex design and engineering.
In the automotive industry, car body designers typically sketch their designs. Car body designers are creative artists who produce styling sketches and typically do not use CAD programs. From sketches and discussion with the car body designer, a CAD designer will rework the sketch onto the computer. Accordingly, the sketch is engineered into three-dimensional detail. There are often many instances of refinement discussed between the artist and CAD user. Oftentimes, for example, the designer's sketches are not in correct perspective and details may need to be added and changed, and therefore, the process to completion by a CAD user may become tedious and repetitive. The CAD tool requires construction of a shape, piece by piece. The overall shape may not emerge until a significant amount of work has been done.
It would be advantageous for a designer to have available a design tool that is simple to operate and can interactively create 3-dimensional shapes from direct manipulation or other inputs, and whose resultant design is captured in a computer file. Therefore, the time consuming step of refinement between the artist and a CAD designer may be substantially eliminated.
In automobile design, a designer often desires to keep the design within certain style parameters. For example, the task at hand for the designer may be to design a new CADILLAC. In this circumstance, it may be advantageous for the designer to have all available CADILLAC designs and then to change some aspect or another to create a new look in keeping with the brand character of the CADILLAC.
Alternatively, a designer may want to create a design that is intermediate between two designs, or is a blend of three or more designs. In any of these events, the process currently depends on the designer's strong familiarity with the various automobiles' designs. In this case, the ability to use a computer to maintain data on designs and morph automobile designs from any number of combinations would be particularly advantageous for the design process.
Complex design shapes such as automobiles may have topologies that vary greatly. The list of automobiles, even for just one automobile manufacturer, is extensive and the styling is diverse and includes many discrete variations. A computer based design tool that would allow a designer to combine any number of models to form a resultant new style or model would be advantageous.
Furthermore, it would be advantageous if the design tool visually offered to the artist a plurality of automobiles to choose from and provided the ability to combine them into a combined resultant automobile design. If the designer desires a sportier car, or, for example, a BUICK to be more CADILLAC-like, or to use the grill of one car on another car, it would be advantageous to provide in a design tool the flexibility to the user to reach their design goals or otherwise explore options.
Once a user has created a resultant combined design by combining as many models as desired, an additional benefit would come from the ability to change or morph that resultant design. A design tool that would be useful for independently varying base components of automobile designs is preferably flexible enough to allow a designer to explore different combinations and then provide the ability to morph the different combinations into many possible designs.
A collection or library of exemplars from which a user could choose exemplar models to combine with each other in accordance with above-described desirable design tool is desirable. Hereafter, this will be called a catalog. Exemplars having common points, curves, and/or other features to operatively match to produce a resultant mixed model is furthermore desirable.
In this disclosure a system, method, apparatus and product for preparing model exemplars is described. Elements of a mathematical description, such as in terms of curves, points or surfaces, or a combination of such with respect to a model's features, are used to enable correspondence of components and/or characteristics of the modeled object with components and/or characteristics of other objects of similar types. Such elements of a mathematical description as referred to hereinafter as describers. In one embodiment, a template of the model, or a portion thereof, having an initial layout may first be provided. Similar describers of a plurality of models are adjusted so that there is correspondence between describers of the models. The segmentation system, method, apparatus and product described herein provide user flexibility in describing geometric shapes so that they may be mixed or combined in subsequent operations.
Moreover, the segmented models are categorized as exemplars and are collected in a catalog for use in design tools for designing geometrically shaped objects.
Furthermore, on a display screen, exemplars are offered in the form of a catalog of exemplars. In a subsequent step a user may choose from the catalog a set of exemplars to mix or combine into a resultant design space that is described mathematically. The user then has the ability to explore that mathematical space and therefore to manipulate a resultant design. During this process of controlling the shape, output may be generated and in this way a new design may be created.
A system, method, apparatus and product are provided for reducing, defining by describers, and putting into registration or correspondence the characteristics of 2-D as well as 3-D objects. Therefrom, a plurality of object characteristics may be mixed or combined in accordance with computer instructions to create a statistical model in a combined design space. The average of the mix is a resultant model that is displayed to a user on a display screen. The ability of the user to manipulate features in accordance with the describers of an object within and around the combined space allows for the user to explore the design space and potentially develop new designs and/or "cross-breeds." Accordingly, segmentation as described herein allows registration or correspondence of some or many object types including vehicles.
In an operation on segmented objects, a user can select models from different classes, groups, sets or individuals. The models have been fit so that particular curves, points or surfaces are numbered and are in correspondence with one another. For example, a plurality of classifications of vehicles may be described by the same number of describers. The number of degrees of freedom it might take to adequately describe a particular object may be determined by some adjustment and consideration of the particular object type by those of skill in the art of design of objects of the particular object type.
Models of complex geometric shapes, for example, those of automobiles, are made available to the apparatus and system as shown in
Described herein are a number of computer-implemented processes and apparatuses. Embodiments may be in the form of computer program code containing instructions embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, CD-ROMs, hard drives, or any other computer-readable storage medium, wherein, when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, the computer becomes an apparatus. Computer program code is disclosed herein, for example, whether stored in a storage medium, loaded into and/or executed by a computer, or transmitted over some transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, or via electromagnetic radiation, wherein, when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, the computer becomes an apparatus. When implemented on a general-purpose microprocessor, the computer program code segments configure the microprocessor to create specific logic circuits.
Vehicles are a subset of objects and the two terms are used interchangeably herein. The number and type of vehicle classes included in a design space may determine a describer representation approach employed. For example, the type of describer, the number used, and the certain adjustments made to correlate segments is variable. The functional categories of automobiles for a single manufacturer may be broken down as coupes, sedans, SUVs, sports cars, and trucks. Secondary categories may include minivans, wagons and convertibles.
The segmentation process, method, apparatus and product include providing a detailed input model 200 as shown in
The models shown in
Similar considerations are taken in segmenting three-dimensional and two-dimensional models. To reduce the amount of computational time in mixing and morphing models, the surfaces and curves describe the base vehicle shape while common details are avoided or eliminated. In this reduction, detail features that deviate from the base or basic shape are preferably ignored, including moldings, bumper grooves, antennas, rear spoilers and outside mirrors. The curves of a base shape or a detail may be included in the common representation when there is corresponding curve information for most input vehicles. Other common details such as whether the car is 2-door or 4-door, may be added later while manipulating or morphing or during another stage of processing to enhance vehicle individuality.
While 71 curves provide a high dimensional space, in use, the simplified and segmented models are reduced to principal components by mappings described below. It will be appreciated that any suitable number of describers, in this case curves, may be used to describe portions or the whole of the subject shape.
The same curves as shown in
A situation may arise where the same number of curves for the first and then subsequent objects such as vehicles does not result. In this instance, the user of the segmentation method, system and apparatus described herein may make adjustments to the first object to either increase or decrease the number of describers, and then follow through a stretching operation again and until registration of the plural objects has been achieved.
Additional features may be further included as describers and incorporated into the model. Consumer response, aesthetics, brand identity and function may be represented. Numerical values to associate with these additional features can be determined by examining consumer databases, by calculating appropriate values from the describers, or soliciting opinions from experts. For example, consumer response may be represented numerically in the form of a consumer response score.
The module chart of
Reduction module 606 inputs the selected designs and performs a reduction algorithm to remove details, transforming the selected designs into reduced designs. The process of matching geometric features in one input model to another is performed by matching the models to a reference model. The reference model may be the first base model generated. Since individual models vary significantly, and have features that are not common to others, the reference model will be defined as the base shape. Previously created CAD models, for example, may be simplified to a base model that contains components that are common across vehicles of interest.
Segmentation module 608 segments the reduced designs into component parts of the reference model as shown in
Turning to
However, if the fit is not satisfactory, the reference model is modified 812. At a step 814 reference model feature information may be added or removed. At a step 816 all input models previously registered to the reference model are re-registered to the modified reference model. The modified reference model becomes available again as a template at 802, and steps of
Returning to
The user 110 may view on display screen 108 a variety of models in a catalog as shown in
Exemplars that correspond to existing models may inherently incorporate engineering constraints. Packaging and criteria information may be incorporated into the registered models cataloged in datastore 116 to assist in providing information early in the design process. Existing models used as input to the statistical model may already have well-coordinated packaging and aesthetic characteristics.
The design tool therefore provides the ability to manipulate or morph models in many ways. Features that are selectable for alteration, manipulation and morphing include primary criteria such as vehicle height, wheelbase, H-point, and steering wheel position.
Therefore, the catalog of
There may be a style that the designer may want to emulate, e.g., a BUICK—having a particular brand flavor or identity that in this example should remain in the mix. Alternatively, favorite models may be mixed together and new design elements may be added. It will be appreciated that there are many ways to approach design including such considerations as aesthetics, brand identity, and function. Selectable morphable features include features named herein as well as others that may be recognized by persons skilled in the art of vehicle design.
In one embodiment, the user's interaction 110 with the system and method is driven by a user interface, the display 108 and manual input 112. Referring now to
Returning again to
Under the ADD button 1410 there may be general categories in a drop down menu. Options that may be provided are, for example: processing all exemplars, processing only the cars, processing only the trucks, processing only the CHEVROLETs, or processing only the GMCs.
Similarly, one could also remove the items by the REMOVE button 1314. For example, all vehicles may be chosen and the CADILLACs removed. Accordingly, everything would then be in a selected set except the CADILLACs.
The exemplars in the catalog on display 108 have been through a registration process that may be automatic, semiautomatic or manual. Exemplars have been fit so that there is a one-to-one correspondence between them. For example, as shown in
The user 110 uses the interface driven by the MIX button 1302 to select exemplars and then build the morphable model 1312. As shown in
A morphable model is a statistical model derived from the exemplars chosen to populate the design space. Initially, by selecting a mix as described above, the initial probabilities and initial mathematical space were set. As shown in
As an example shown in
On the display screen 108, the morphable model 1402 may be shown in one color for example and the exemplars may be in other colors behind the average model indicating the mixture. The designer may choose the colors.
For example, in
In this example the user then may pick a point or a curve on the average vehicle to pursue changes to the morphable model. For example, the user may pick a point at the rear window 1404 a. By selecting the rear glass to modify the user can move that point up to make the model more HUMMER like and move it down to make it more CORVETTE like. It may continue to include some of the character of the SSR.
A drop-down menu may provide a list of points and/or segmented curves for the designer to pick from to alter the resultant vehicle model. Or the user may simply click near or on the rear window to select the point 1404 a. In the example, the point 1404 a represents the rear window. By clicking the point 1404 a, a cluster of points 1406 a, 1406 b and 1406 c may be provided on the display 108. The cluster of points shows the space in which the mix of cars' rear windows reside. That is, the cluster of points gives the user an immediate indication as to the extent of the design space for that feature from the exemplars. The cluster may or may not be shown on the display but if shown may be used as a guide. In this way the user can drag the point 1404 to the position of 1504 in
The average vehicle model 1402 morphs into the morphed vehicle model 1502. As the point is dragged, or as any manipulating or morphing occurs, the morphing may show on the screen in a continuous interactive manner. From the registration process, all curves that are related to each other from the exemplars defining the design space change consistently together. Manipulating exterior vehicle curves will change the packaging curves and vice versa. This dynamic interaction of styling and packaging is available immediately to the designer to aid the aesthetic creation process. Alternatively, when the point is dragged, the morphed model 1502 may be visible when the mouse button is released.
Geometric design data, coded into a representation such that different, but related, designs may be put into correspondence, comprise the catalog of designs. The coding may, for example, entail segmenting each geometric design into points or vertices connected by curves. Some or all designs in the catalog may be represented as an array of values that characterize the vertices and curves for that design. Corresponding values in different arrays map to corresponding vertices and curves in different designs. On the other hand, one or more catalogs may be included.
In summary, a segmentation tool method and apparatus may be incorporated in or separate from the design tool system and apparatus previously described.
Manipulation module 1606 of the modeling module 1602 is adapted to allow a designer to manipulate the statistical model by applying designer selections 110 received from designer input 112, via e.g., a mouse, keyboard, touch-screen, or other user input device. Modeling module 1606 communicates the currently derived shape from the statistical model to the designer via output 1608. The shape may be stored in the datastore 116 and visually rendered to the designer on a display 108. The designer evaluates the derived shape at 1610, and may save the shape in datastore 1612 as a new vehicle concept. Multiple vehicle concepts may therefore be developed and employed in a vehicle design process.
Pattern and extraction module 1604 preferably performs dimensionality reduction on the covariance matrix CX of the statistical model to find salient features and reduce the dimensions of the feature space to a tractable size as illustrated in
Manipulation module 1606 allows a vehicle designer to vary the patterns of the model in order to generate any number of concept vehicle designs. Based on designers' inputs 112 a statistical model is manipulated by a collection of mathematical techniques to yield designs. The reduction and segmentation described in detail above provides the initial input and subsequent output to the catalog 1318 for further manipulation as herein described.
While the invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, the use of the terms first, second, etc. do not denote any order or importance, but rather the terms first, second, etc. are used to distinguish one element from another.
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Been following this thread now for days and have greatly benefited from the "wisdom" of our senior members. Explored many of the boats mentioned especially the Boreal 44/6. Their cds and our corespondance furthered my interest. However bringing the rode to the mast base, worrying about electrolysis and having a "european galley" not so much. Rather have a good gyradius by having all the tankage in the center of the boat. Ended up with an Outbound as I think Carl was ahead of his time. The basic design for the 46 is now ~13y.o. but every one shows evolutionary changes with significant advancements from the one before. This is a feature I think one sees more commonly in small run "production boats" be they from scandinavia,France,Netherlands, China, US, New Zealand or south africa. The basic tooling and the molds are fixed but it seems more problematic for the large manufacturers to make major changes to the infill and vendors of components. Think my new "house" will be safe,weatherly and fast with a excellent comfort motion. With a hard dodger and bimini comfortable in all climes improved. As you spend more time below than above and as little time as possible at the wheel the modern comforts and beauty of the internal structure are important. As with everything you get what you pay for and when dealing with the variables of mother nature moderation may have it's virtues.
My impression that the Atkins derivatives ( valiants/PSCs etc.) or other "slack bilge" designs still may make more sense below ~40' for a voyaging boat but above that modern hull design shines?comments. Still nervous about the hull lights/ports seen in recent designs. ?Anyone one have problems with those or the large runs of glass on the houses. ? Wonder what our senior members think is the "ideal size " for a boat. Once heard it said that due to the physics of our oceans and weather 40-50' allows for the best compromises in design.
You've made a great choice, IMO... I love the Outbound, that's just too much boat for me (financially, of course, but size-wise, as well...)
An Outbound scaled-down to about 40 feet, however - for me, that would represent absolute perfection... As to your question re size, 38-40 is my ideal, but that's just me... I'd never want to own anything more than about 44', most anything I deliver bigger than that scares me... I suspect they scare many of their owners as well, that's why I get the call (grin)
good luck with her, what a beautiful boat...
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Josiah Royce, 1855–1916, American philosopher, b. California, grad. Univ. of California, 1873. After studying in Germany and at Johns Hopkins, he returned to California to teach (1878–82). From 1882 until his death he was at Harvard, becoming a professor in 1892. Among his works are The Spirit of Modern Philosophy (1892), The World and the Individual (1900–1901), The Philosophy of Loyalty (1908), and Lectures on Modern Idealism (1919). Royce, thoroughly grounded in history and cognizant of scientific thought, was the foremost American idealist. He held that reality is the life of an absolute mind. We know truth beyond ourselves because we are a part of the logos, or world-mind. Science successfully depends on description, but appreciation must precede description and consequently ideals must be deeper than the mechanism of science. The natural order of the world must be also a moral order. Our ethical obligation is to the moral order and takes the form of loyalty to the great community of all individuals.
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Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants
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By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
Associated Press
ALAMO, Texas (AP) - For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and the only place she knew to seek treatment was the hospital _ the most expensive setting for those covering the cost.
The family's options improved somewhat a decade ago with the expansion of community health clinics, which offered free or low-cost care with help from the federal government. But President Barack Obama's health care overhaul threatens to roll back some of those services if clinics and hospitals are overwhelmed with newly insured patients and can't afford to care for as many poor families.
To be clear, Obama's law was never intended to help Limas and an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants like her. Instead, it envisions that 32 million uninsured Americans will get access to coverage by 2019. Because that should mean fewer uninsured patients showing up at hospitals, the Obama program slashed the federal reimbursement for uncompensated care.
But in states with large illegal immigrant populations, the math may not work, especially if lawmakers don't expand Medicaid, the joint state-federal health program for the poor and disabled.
When the reform has been fully implemented, illegal immigrants will make up the nation's second-largest population of uninsured, or about 25 percent. The only larger group will be people who qualify for insurance but fail to enroll, according to a 2012 study by the Washington-based Urban Institute.
And since about two-thirds of illegal immigrants live in just eight states, those areas will have a disproportionate share of the uninsured to care for.
In communities "where the number of undocumented immigrants is greatest, the strain has reached the breaking point," Rich Umbdenstock, president of the American Hospital Association, wrote last year in a letter to Obama, asking him to keep in mind the uncompensated care hospitals gave to that group. "In response, many hospitals have had to curtail services, delay implementing services, or close beds."
The federal government has offered to expand Medicaid, but states must decide whether to take the deal. And in some of those eight states _ including Texas, Florida and New Jersey _ hospitals are scrambling to determine whether they will still have enough money to treat the remaining uninsured.
Without a Medicaid expansion, the influx of new patients and the looming cuts in federal funding could inflict "a double whammy" in Texas, said David Lopez, CEO of the Harris Health System in Houston, which spends 10 to 15 percent of its $1.2 billion annual budget to care for illegal immigrants.
Realistically, taxpayers are already paying for some of the treatment provided to illegal immigrants because hospitals are required by law to stabilize and treat any patients that arrive in an emergency room, regardless of their ability to pay. The money to cover the costs typically comes from federal, state and local taxes.
A solid accounting of money spent treating illegal immigrants is elusive because most hospitals do not ask for immigration status. But some states have tried.
California, which is home to the nation's largest population of illegal immigrants, spent an estimated $1.2 billion last year through Medicaid to care for 822,500 illegal immigrants.
The New Jersey Hospital Association in 2010 estimated that it cost between $600 million and $650 million annually to treat 550,000 illegal immigrants.
And in Texas, a 2010 analysis by the Health and Human Services Commission found that the agency had provided $96 million in benefits to illegal immigrants, up from $81 million two years earlier. The state's public hospital districts spent an additional $717 million in uncompensated care to treat that population.
If large states such as Florida and Texas make good on their intention to forgo federal money to expand Medicaid, the decision "basically eviscerates" the effects of the health care overhaul in those areas because of "who lives there and what they're eligible for," said Lisa Clemans-Cope, a senior researcher at the Urban Institute.
Seeking to curb expenses, hospitals might change what qualifies as an emergency or cap the number of uninsured patients they treat. And although it's believed states with the most illegal immigrants will face a smaller cut, they will still lose money.
The potential impacts of reform are a hot topic at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. In addition to offering its own charity care, some MD Anderson oncologists volunteer at a county-funded clinic at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital that largely treats the uninsured.


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Minister for Urban Affairs and Minority Welfare Manjalamkuzhi Ali has said that it is important that minority communities become aware of their rights in their entirety.
Inaugurating the State conference of the Minority Educational Association, a consortium of socio-political and religious organisations in the State, at the Town Hall here on Monday, Mr. Ali said ignorance of the rights often led to funds meant to be used for the uplift of the communities remaining unutilised and eventually lapsed.
Explaining the extend of lack of awareness among the communities about what was due to them, the Minister said that only eight candidates sent in their application when the government offered to distribute laptops to the madrassa teachers' children who perused engineering education. He said his Ministry was yet to get the details, including the exact number, of the madrassas in the State, though the government had announced special grant for them.
The Minister claimed that the UDF government had succeeded in effectively utilising a major share of the Central government funds for the minority welfare in contrast to the nominal amount of the funds utilised during the previous LDF rule. He also said the present government had received as many as 5,75,000 applications for the minority scholarship from across the State, while the LDF government received only a few.
Minority Educational Association chairman Panakkadu Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal presided over the function. Representatives of various member- organisations including Subair Nellikkaparamba, M. Abdul Azeez, A.K. Abdul Hameed, K. Moidu, Nasar Faizi Koodathayi, Nadukkandi Aboobacker, and Nisar Olavanna, among others, attended the function.
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I can't agree. Britain's Brightest is just dull. I don't get the appeal of Claire Balding as a presenter at all either (I must be in the minority of those who thought she was poor in the Olympics, though not the worst by a mile). Guessing people's ages is hardly a sign of brightness, so how does that get in the format? And spelling tests.
Yet it's all done with a terrible clunky seriousness as if it's Mastermind. Maybe more exciting things happen later on in the show, I didn't bother to hang around and find out. Splash on the other hand is so awful that it's mesmerising to watch to see if it can get any worse. It is the ultimate in car crash TV, you can't take your eyes off it. And of course the prospect of z listers in speedos hitting the water at painful angles makes it almost worthwhile sitting through.
I agree. This programme doesn't suit Claire Balding as a presenter. Also I was annoyed at that Countdown woman telling us how "easy" those maths questions were. There were sections I enjoyed though.
I watched Splash and it was 25 minutes before we actually saw the first contestant's dive.
Several minutes of VT and hype, a one second dive then several more minutes of anaysis from other people discussing it, boring. I switched over.
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Ok, I've been playing around with this phone for the past day and a half and I officially LOVE IT, even if it only has 1.6 installed right now
Photo below was taken on my iPhone 4.
The phone is thin and light-weight and yet the build-quality is great. It almost begs to be used in Landscape mode, but you can use it either way. Again, the device is SLEEK as heck. It is as thin, if not thinner, than my iPhone 4, which is really saying something. No pictures do the device justice. It looks awesome in person.
The overall fit/finish is very impressive and the camera's (both) work extremely well. They are as good as/better than the iPhone 4's from my seat of the pants feel.
The device is extremely responsive even if it is running 1.6. Note that the BIG caveat here is the OS and it is really holding back the device right now. The rumor is that 2.2 will be debuting on the phone sooner rather than later and that is what I am looking forward to.
While the phone is not small, it actually fit comfortably into my jeans. I was wearing a pair of AX jeans last night and the pockets aren't very large, and yet there was no problem fitting the phone in there. Sitting down with the phone in your pocket is a different story, but then I always remove my iPhone when I sit anyways, so this would be no different.
Dedicated camera button is a god-send. I didn't realize how much I missed this.
I am able to easily log into my corporate network with this device. I cannot with my iPhone because of the lack of comprehensive settings even going through Exchange. It is something I can fix, but I am not going to pay extra for the ability to get support.
The pixel density is pretty solid and I didn't notice pixelation when using the device. I had much more real-estate on websites and didn't need to scroll around to see more of a page. Typing was also easier with the keyboard, but it could have been oriented better. SWYPE was not installed so I didn't get a chance to play with it.
Biggest con right now is the lack of Froyo. With Froyo I think this device will be a game-changer because it is the PERFECT size, at least as far as I am concerned.
Accessories. There are a lot of accessories, but I am hoping to see a lot more in the coming months. For a device this big, it will need more custom components and I don't know if Dell has enough partners. I saw and felt Otter's case and I like it, but where are the other car docks besides the one on the website?
Locked to AT&T. While the iPhone was able to get away with it, I am not happy with this lock. Even the "unlocked" version is locked to AT&T's network.
Overall, I have not been as excited about a phone since the original iPhone 3G came out. At that time it was the best overall device on the market. Some did things better in some areas, others in other areas but the 3G was the best of breed.
Right now the iPhone 4 continues to have by far the smoothest interface and has some nice gimmicks, but with Froyo, Android has officially left Apple behind and Dell has done an amazing job (who woulda thunk it?) with this product. I am truly shocked at how much I was enamored with it.
I have 2 lines on my phone account, 1 has my iPhone 4 and the 2nd is currently running a 3G and I am tempted to switch the 3G (it's upgrade ready) to the Streak. They are shipping and delivering now so I know I'll be able to get one
Regarding phone calls, the Streak actually doesn't look too weird holding up to your head. It is not small by any means but it doesn't look gargantuan, unless you are a midget with tiny hands and a pin-cushion sized head.
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LISLE, IL, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SXC Health Solutions Corp. ("SXC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SXCI, TSX: SXC), a leading provider of technology and pharmacy benefits management services, announces a five and a half year contract for its informedRx(R) pharmacy benefit management ("PBM") services with The University of Toledo ("UT").
SXC will begin providing its services for more than 6,000 members of UT's employee prescription benefit program on July 1, 2008 and will expand its coverage to more than 13,000 covered lives on January 1, 2009.
"This is an important step forward for SXC, as it expands our presence into the self-insured employer market and provides us with an opportunity to showcase our full-service transparent PBM services with a University that includes an academic medical center," said Mark Thierer, President and Chief Executive Officer at SXC. "The collaboration of UT and SXC reinforces our ability to compete with the industry's largest PBMs and demonstrates our ability to reach a broad number of healthcare organizations with our flexible suite of technology and services."
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Rockfax DescriptionA good pitch up the wall right of Ground Effect with a distinct crux sequence. © ROCKFAX
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Originally written on Optimum Scouting | Last updated 11/19/14
College football is always full of surprises. Louisvile's control and domination of the Florida Gators through much of the Sugar Bowl was certainly the best surprise of the bowl season. It's quarterback performances and coaching efforts like that which keep fans on the edge of their seats as soon as kickoff hits. However, one surprise that didn't come from that game was that Florida junior prospects would be heading off to the NFL. And according to Mike DiRocco, both Matt Elam (safety) and Sharrif Floyd (defensive tackle) will be NFL bound for the 2013 NFL Draft. Neither prospects declaring should come as much of a surprise. Both have flashed exciting NFL upside much of this year, and both were key reasons for Florida's surprising success in the SEC this year, thanks to the play of the defense. RELATED: 2013 NFL Draft Underclassmen Tracker Here's what Alex Brown, SEC scout for Optimum Scouting, had to say about Floyd. "Well built and powerful throughout his frame, Sharrif Floyd possesses the broad shoulders, barrel chest, and thick bubble to anchor inside on a 4-man front or outside in a 3-man front. Light on his feet and heavy with his hands, Floyd shoots and penetrates gaps surprisingly well, ripping across face, skinnying his shoulders through gaps, and breaking down into a tackling position. So very sudden with his hands off the line, Sharrif Floyd is quick to shed blocks and beat the back to the spot. Having an impressive get-off and great bend for a defensive lineman of his size and bulk, Floyd would certainly be among the top rated 5-techniques and a first round pick should he declare himself eligible for the 2013 draft." And here's what Alex had to say about Matt Elam: "Making plays all over the field with his plus closing speed and instincts, Matt Elam looks a lot like former Texas safety and current Seattle Seahawks NFL'er Earl Thomas. Running down the alley under control, squaring up the ball carrier and exploding through the ball carrier, Elam is an absolute force in the running game. In two words, Elam is an explosive tackler. Beyond his hitting power though, Elam has his fair share of struggles in man coverage, lacking the proper drive angles and closing confidence to prevent short-to-intermediate pass completions. Elam's lack of height and plus coverage skills may knock him down a round or two, but his overall impact and aggression as a "robber safety" in a cover one scheme, certainly warrants a 3rd or 4th round grading." While neither defensive player is a lock for the Top 20, both have reasonable chances to be picked in the Top 50. As is true with most juniors, the NFL Combine will have a lot to do with their draft value. However, with the value of safeties and 5-techniques consistently high in the draft process, both prospects could go higher than we view them now.
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