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MANILA, Philippines – Cebu Representative Eduardo Gullas voiced support Saturday for the adoption of a new and progressive mining policy that would protect the environment and spur economic growth, especially in the areas to be affected.
"We are hoping that the new policy will reinforce environmental protection and ensure more inclusive economic and employment growth, particularly for communities around mine sites," Gullas said.
He said that mining communities should not only be kept safe, but must also benefit to the greatest extent from the exploitation of the mineral resources in their areas.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said he expected President Benigno Aquino III to sign a new mining policy in the next few days.
Meanwhile, Gullas cited Philex Mining Corp. and Nickel Asia Corp., two major industry players, for emerging as the country's top taxpayers in the mining sector.
Bureau of Internal Revenue records showed that 54-year-old Philex paid P1.804 billion in taxes on gross sales of P12.673 billion, making it the industry's biggest taxpayer, and the ninth-largest among all corporate taxpayers in the country.
Next to Philex, 37-year-old Nickel Asia's four subsidiaries—Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp., Taganito Mining Corp., Cagdianao Mining Corp., and Hinatuan Mining Corp.—which paid a combined P1.149 billion in taxes on cumulative gross sales of P8.293 billion.
All figures were based on the BIR's Top 500 Non-Individual Taxpayers for Taxable Year 2010.
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Fullscreen-SG/RGSSAA with Fermi via TRSSAA (OGL, D3D10/11)?
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What? that doesn't make any sense... These are 2 different techniques.. Tsaa and SSAA. SSAA renders the picture in twise, third and quad the resolution of choice and then downsamples it. TSAA applies anti-aliasing to alpha/transparent textures. How could they get mixed up lol.
They are not that different techniques.
The only big difference in MSAA and SSAA is that MSAA samples color information once per pixel and SSAA as many times as there are samples.
Transparency super sampling just samples transparent polygons with super sampling, but if one marks everything as 'transparent' youve got a pure supersample rendering.
This is most likely what is happenging current drivers and is the method that Amd is most likely using as well.
I just hope that it could be enabled with every game and with variable amount of super samples per pixel.
Meaning something like 16xAA with 2SSAA samples, 6MSAA samples and 8 CSAA samples.
This would give nice flexibility to get best possible performance/image quality for games.
CSAA samples with 'coming' TMAA for transparency, some MSAA to perfect the edges and little bit of SSAA to fix shaders and otherwise clean up the image.
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JON CARDINELLI writes that the ends of a first-place finish have justified the Stormers' pragmatic and uninspiring means.
The post-match press conference following Saturday's win over the Rebels was pretty pointless. What was there to say except congratulations? How could any criticism be aimed at coach Allister Coetzee when he was sitting beside the South African conference trophy? How could there be any suggestion that a more adventurous playing style would have been more prudent when the Stormers have done enough to finish the league stage in first place?
'This thing wasn't easy to win,' said Coetzee as he placed a proud hand on the trophy. It's the second year in succession that the Stormers have claimed the conference title, and the third where they've finished the Super Rugby competition in the top two. They may not have won the title that matters yet, but their consistency surely confirms that they are doing something right.
In 2010 they showed that they had the game plan to win a championship, but not the mentality. 2011 was much the same as they were beaten by the Crusaders in the semi-finals. Where 2012 has been different is that they've shown the bloody mindedness needed to edge some close encounters. It's an attitude that's allowed them to win all eight of their home matches, and achieve a 14 from 16 record overall.
As Coetzee said on Saturday, this team has moved on. Whether they've moved on enough to win the Super Rugby trophy will be revealed in the next two to three weeks, as the play-off games are different beasts. But at this point, it would be remiss not to acknowledge the magnitude of their most recent achievement, especially considering the difficulties they've faced regarding injuries.
That the Stormers are imperfect is not up for debate. There are elements of their game that require polishing, but these problems are related to the execution of their game plan rather than the game plan itself. And if you're thinking about arguing the point, you'd better check the log again.
The current laws reward teams that place an emphasis on gain line dominance, territory and stingy defence, and the fact is reflected in the six sides that have qualified for the play-offs.
They all subscribe to the philosophy of execution over innovation, and even the Sharks have embraced a more-territory oriented approach in the latter stages of the competition. On the other end of the scale, teams like the Lions and Cheetahs have tried to create too much and have been duly punished.
Some would baulk at the comparison of the Chiefs and Stormers, and may believe that the Crusaders and Reds are exciting, free-running teams. I would agree on the count that the Chiefs, Crusaders and Reds have scored some outstanding tries this season, but where they differ from the Stormers is that they are superior finishers. The Stormers may be a bloody-minded outfit, but they lack killer instinct when it comes to turning attacking chances into tries.
What they do have is a faith and belief in their systems, and for that they've been rewarded with 14 wins and a first-place finish. I will admit that some of those performances have been painful to behold, but in sport the ends justifies the means. If they obtain the desired result, why shouldn't they receive praise? Is there not beauty in finishing first?
They conceded 21 tries in 16 games, nine fewer than the next best defensive side, the Chiefs. It hasn't mattered that they're the worst attacking side in the tournament in terms of tries scored (28). Defence and uncompromising physicality, as well as the accuracy of Peter Grant's goal-kicking boot, has put them into a position to host a semi-final and final.
As I've mentioned, they've managed to do all this without producing the most accurate performances. They've achieved a first-place finish without a host of first-choice players, and incredibly the high injury count hasn't compromised their league campaign.
There will be less margin for error in the play-offs. This is also the stage where the best players leave their mark, and as a depleted side that will be forced to field a number of inexperienced forwards, the Stormers will be at a disadvantage.
They will enjoy the advantage of playing at Newlands, and they will know that they have the type of game plan to win championships. They will, however, need to be far more accurate than they have been in recent weeks if they're going to claim that elusive Super Rugby title.
They've shown terrific ticker up to this point, but it's going to take more than ticker to win the title that matters.


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Bali Bungalow with sea view 2Indonesia, Bali, Karangasem
About This Listing
Home made bread
Delicious Food
Free Wifi
Hot shower
Tour program
Authentic and familiar atmosphere
Included in the nightly price.
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In search of the traditional Bali?
After almost 2 decades of traveling round South East Asia I have found my paradise and tranquility in the midst of a still typical Balinese village. Away from the typical tourist paths can be in the fishing village still know the original Bali.
Dive into the fascinating world of religion, tradition and nature. If you're looking for the traditional Bali then you're at Nyoman Parna (Sales) just right. 2 beautiful bungalows on his land and the only restaurant in town arose. Overlooking the sea, you can end both the breakfast and the evening on the porch. Frangipani Hotel is located on the eastern tip of the island between Candidasa and Tulamben, a still largely untouched corner of Bali.
The restaurant and the bungalows you have a breathtaking view of the sea, Lombok and Mount Agung.
To the secluded beach of black sand there are less than 500 meters.
Frangipani Inn got its name because of the beautiful frangipani and stand in front of each bungalow.
The second cottage is finished in autumn 2012
and has become even more exclusive in every respect.
Both bungalows have an open-air bathroom with sea view, hot shower and toilet.
If necessary, you also like the washed laundry.
NEW: FREE WIFI - in the bungalow or in the restaurant
The prices are per night for the whole bungalow including a delicious breakfast and coffee and tea for free all day long.
In the restaurant you should try the tasty food or order something special in advance.
Enjoy the sunset and chill out with a nice Gin Tonic.
Sales in recent years has traveled with me in Java, Lombok, Bali and Sumbawa. He can give you many tips or organize individual tours. Whatever you want to do, he will be happy to help you.
Although you're in a quiet corner of Bali, from there you can quickly explore all tourist destinations by motorbike or by car.
For diving in Ahmed or Tulamben with the unique swap spots, spa, hiking on Mount Agung or a nearby temple, a ceremony in Bali to attend or watch only the wood-carvers in the village? Upon request, Nyoman organize a tour on a traditional fishing boat to then grill the self-caught fish. Your determines the program!
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De eigenasr begroette met een lekkere fruitsap en legde alles goed uit. Nam ons mee naar het strand en maskte met zijn zwager heerlijk eten. Kadek, de zwager, heeft in toprestaurants gewerkt en is nu zijn eigen bakkerij begonnen. Heerlijk brood! De eigenaar reed ons naar interessante plaatsen en liet echt de plaatselijke gewoontes zien.
Geweldig verblijf!
Wir haben eine wunderschöne Woche in dem Frangipani Bungalow verbracht.
Wer einen Urlaub weg vom Massentourismus verbringen möchte, ist hier genau richtig. Vielen Dank Kadek für das gute Essen in dem kleinen Restaurant.
Hier kann man die Seele baumeln lassen. Einen schönen Badestand erreicht man schnell mit einem Motorroller oder man nimmt den Service von Sales in Anspruch.
Wir kommen bestimmt noch einmal wieder.
We spent an entire week in the frangipani inn and its definitly a place you should stay at least 4-5 night. Its so quiet and different from the tourists-sites in bali. We spent 4 weeks in bali and had the best food in the restaurant belonging to frangipani. Thanks Kadek!!!! We are still talking about the red snappers and the french fries! Kadek wasn't just our dream-chef every night, he also went fishing with us and took us to the cock fighting. We were also lucky to meet Jörg 2 days before he left and he was very helpful and had the best good-bye party ever with a lot of people from the village. We are still talking about that party too
We had a fantastic time staying at frangipani Inn.
It was so peaceful and rural. We loved seeing and experiencing the life of a small Bali village.
The bungalo was lovely and clean, we slept really well there.
Our hosts were so warm and kind.
We had quite a few dinners there and they were fantastic...really. I'm a chef myself and we still talk about the food there.
Hopefully we will be able to come back there again one day.
Thank you frangipani team!
Our stay at Frangipani Inn was among the best holidays we've had so far: tranquil, magnificent views, authentic, clean & comfortable rooms, delicious food, friendly people, well organised pick up service, fast & helpful information before our arrival, welcoming host(s), interesting & at the same time funny conversations, ...
Thanks for making our first days in Bali so awesome. :-)
A little piece of heaven!
So there ist Bali .... and there is Bali
If you are looking for a tranquil, peaceful taste of the real deal then this is the place you are looking for. Just as beautiful as on the pictures the little bungalow immediately makes you feel like home. The only sounds to accompany your sleep are the ocean, wind and some of the animals around. The village and the villages in the area are full of lovely people with great lunches to be had at the local Warungs along the way. But of course not much can beat having your own cook on site after a long day of adventures. Sales was sure to surprise us with something new and delicious every night - and always fresh from the market. It's great (if you don't mind riding yourself) to rent a motorbike and just discover, the road going up the Northwest Coast is gorgeous. The hike up to Lempuyang (dirt/jungle track not the stairs) is a little bit of a challenge but ever so worth it. And if it's swimming you are after it's just a little ride the one way to Amed or the other way to White Sand Beach ...and beaches do not really get much better.
The best thing is. You are not stuck in a hotel, next to lots of other hotels with lots of tourists. You are independent and in the countryside, just a part of the way people live there. And you can still experience anything you like and always have Sales to ask for advice.
Stay at least a week - we didn't want to go after 4,5 days. :) After all there is also a lovely coastline right down by the house or the terrace itself just to relax on and so much more to see.
Jörg hatte sich schon im Vorfeld unserer Reise telefonisch gemeldet und alle unsere Fragen beantwortet. Ganz toll wie er sich um alles gekümmert hat ( Hin und Rücktransport zum Flughafen. Tagesausflüge usw.)
Alles hat geklappt!!!!!
Auch seine jahrelange Erfahrung auf Bali hat uns sehr geholfen.
Sein "Vertreter" und Freund auf Bali ( Sales ) ist Tag und Nacht für seine Gäste da. Ob als Reisebegleiter zu den entlegensten Orten oder als Koch in seinem kleinen Restaurant - der Mann ist einsame Spitze!!!!
Der Bungalow war sehr sauber und hat das "gewisse Extra" - muß man erlebt haben.
Einfach klasse!!!!
Die Beschreibung von Jörg stimmt zu 100% mit dem was wir erlebt haben überein.
Bungalow und das Restaurant befinden sich in einem kleinen Dorf.
Die Menschen dort waren unwahrscheilich herzlich und man fühlte sich sehr wohl:
"White Sand Beach" ( einer der schönsten Strände auf Bali) ist nur wenige Kilometer entfernt.
Für Tagesausflüge steht ein Fahrer mit PKW zur Verfügung.
Die Kosten dafür sind sehr gering.
"Frangipani Bungalow" ist sehr empfehlenswert und meine Frau und ich werden wiederkommen!!!
This host has 11 reviews for other properties.View Other Reviews
About the Host, Jörg
Ich bin SAP-Berater und lade meine Batterien immer wieder auf Bali auf.
Frangipani Inn hat seinen Namen wegen der wunderschönen Frangipaniblüten bekommen, die vor jedem Bungalow stehen.


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Bollywood actress Preity Zinta on Monday met Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria and handed him a list of six witnesses who were present at Garware Pavillion when her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia allegedly insulted her. Preity was given permission to fly abroad, besides throwing more light on the incident.
"Preity sought our permission to fly abroad as she has some prior commitments. She has been granted permission. She is going out of the country for a brief period. In her application, Preity also gave more details about the May 30 incident and listed the names of more witnesses," said Rakesh Maria.
Preity was accompanied by her mother and the meeting with police commissioner lasted for nearly an hour.
Police sources said that among the witnesses Preity listed, include at least six foreigners. Two of them have sent their statements through emails.
Specifically asked when Wadia would be summoned, Maria said, "We will examine all the witnesses first and then decide next course of action."
On June 12, Preity had accused Wadia of insulting, abusing and threatening her during an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on May 30.
The Marine Drive police had registered an FIR against Wadia under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman).
A day after filing the FIR, Preity left for the US and the police had to call her back to India to record her statement. Upon arrival, her detailed statement was recorded on June 24 at the BCCI office in Wankhede.
Meanwhile, the crime branch is probing the threat calls and a text message received by two personal secretaries of Wadia Group on June 16 from a man claiming to be fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari. The caller warned that their "business will be in trouble" if the actress is harassed.


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sorry mat, didn't see your thread.
The only real problem is that the site is not working proper
But wow, time to celebrate anyway: My forum post number 1000!!!
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From envato's twitter, they are talking about some intermittent issues on marketplaces. I hope it won't keep on..
Experiencing the same problem today
It seems the cause of this issue is explained in this thread . http://codecanyon.net/forums/thread/update-about-recent-connectivity-issues/98154
DDoS? I thought rackspace was #1 hosting provider who can protect from DdoS.
What about a test? When the site does not work.. try to load it using google translate, like with a proxy: http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|ja&u=themeforest.net
For me, when is not loading, it works to see it using that google translate link. So, I was thinking it may be something with dns problem, or something like that.
Save the link for the test
I will check if anyone else confirms this theory.
It happens to me as well, on two different ISP's. It's so annoying.
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Hey guys Im in a pickle here. I installed a payne 95% efficient furnace, and there is a little white box inside it called a trap. Well there is a black hose that you are supposed to hook up to it and the other end of that hose goes to the condisate pump. Here is my delima, I have inspection tomorrow and my dam helper lost that black hose. I tried googling it and I cant find my answer... WHAT SIZE WAS THAT HOSE?!?!?!?! can I buy a hose that size at home depot? Please respond asap! Thanks :)
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You mean this little black hose on my Bryant 95 preferred plus Same furnace though isnt it?
When I wrap a tape around the black hose the measurement is 5 cm or 2 1/4 inches.
I believe the hose is 5/8" inside diameter, because it slides over 1/2" cpvc pipe.
5/8 is exactly correct. Thanks boss
Just go get a fill hose for a wash machine, cut the ends off and use it.
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Of course, the relationship isn't just important but complicated. Mexicans and Americans don't just share a common border. They also share a common national pastime – i.e., blaming their problems on each other.
Ask Mexicans why they have not profited more from the North American Free Trade Agreement, the pact they signed in 1992 with Canada and the United States, and they'll tell you it is because the Americans made it impossible for Mexican goods to get a fair price. Ask Americans why there are so many unauthorized immigrants in the United States, and they'll tell you it is because Mexicans don't take care of their own people and don't provide enough jobs to keep them from going north.
When he is sworn in as president on Dec. 1, Peña Nieto will have the power to help change this paradigm. And yet, because of the value of keeping the United States as a handy foil to blame when things go wrong, he's likely to keep this telenovela going.
That would be a big mistake. Both countries deserve better. This relationship needs a strong dose of honesty, candor and clarity. Whether the issue is drugs, immigration, trade or any other matter that unites our countries, Americans need to know Mexico's intentions.
Only then can we decide whether we should be in our neighbor's corner. Or on its case.
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Man with cerebral palsy plans to scale El Capitan
Climber hopes effort will raise $2 million for charity
The Stephen J. Wampler Foundation is collecting donations for Wampler's fundraising climb up El Capitan. To learn more, visit his website at wamplerfoundation.org, which features video shout-outs from comedians Ellen DeGeneres, Will Ferrell and Paul Reiser.
CORONADO Stephen Wampler can't walk, but if all goes according to plan the 41-year-old Coronado resident will become the first person with cerebral palsy to scale the 3,000-foot El Capitan granite monolith at Yosemite National Park.
His climb is set for the last week of summer.
"My first thought was, 'That's the craziest thing I've ever heard,' " said Wampler's wife, Elizabeth. "But I know him. He wouldn't say it if he didn't mean it."
Wampler said his desire was fueled about a year ago while visiting Yosemite with a couple of friends — Mark Wellman, who in 1989 became the first paraplegic to ascend El Capitan, and Steve Muse, who in 2008 was the first quadriplegic to scale it.
"I looked at both and said, 'If they can do it, I can do it,' " Wampler said.
But he is not doing the climb for himself. His goal is to raise $2 million for the Stephen J. Wampler Foundation, a nonprofit he started that sponsors camps for children with physical disabilities.
Wampler, who had never climbed before, began training May 18, 2009. He had more than a few doubts.
"I'm getting back to the gym after so many years of not training and going, 'How am I going to do this?' "
Now he's working out five days a week at the Family Gym in Coronado, and he recently went to Joshua Tree National Park with friends to practice his climbing technique. His biggest test came a couple of weeks ago when he scaled 2,500 feet to the Nose of El Capitan.
When he got back to camp, "people would give me a hug and I was so sore, it physically hurt just to touch me," Wampler said.
He will basically be doing one "pull-up" at a time, bringing him four to six inches closer to the top. He expects to climb 400 to 450 feet per day. Wampler will employ much of the routine gear — ropes and bolts — along with a unique climbing apparatus he designed based on inventions used by others with physical disabilities. The project will cost roughly $400,000, which includes the climb and a crew documenting the experience for a film called "Wall." He hopes to raise much of the money for his nonprofit through the film.
Ken Yager, president and founder of the Yosemite Climbing Association, has hiked El Capitan multiple times. He said the mission is difficult for even the most experienced athletes.
"At the beginning you get these self-doubts like, 'Am I up for doing this for five days?' " Yager said. "The last few days the body is hurting and the hands are stiff."
Yager in 2005 led Kelly Perkins, the first person with a heart transplant to scale El Capitan. He said more people with physical disabilities are climbing the Yosemite landmark. Scott Gediman, a park ranger and spokesman for Yosemite, said the park does not keep records of all who attempt to scale the summit but has seen a 12-year-old and a blind man succeed.


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Rivalry develops in air ambulance service
Hall said that Mercy Air would be willing to provide the same service, but that the city has never asked for it.
Ultimately, Oceanside's City Council majority — Jerry Kern, Jack Feller and Gary Felien — balked at the REACH deal because they said the city would wind up paying the pension costs of the paramedics assigned to REACH. The council instructed Fire Chief Daryl Hebert to renegotiate the deal.
Mayor Jim Wood and Councilwoman Esther Sanchez have said they liked the idea of having an emergency helicopter based in Oceanside.
"I look at it as a benefit for public safety," Wood said during council discussion of the REACH proposal.
The talks with REACH Air Medical are ongoing and a new proposal could be back before the council as soon as next month, Weiss said Friday.
Mercy Air officials contend that they should be given a chance to offer a counter proposal and that the city should have issued a formal request for proposals from all comers, rather than negotiating solely with REACH Air.
"We were never given the opportunity to submit a bid," Hall said.
Weiss said there was no reason for the city to issue a formal request for proposals because it wasn't the city's idea to look for a second air ambulance company to service Oceanside.
"We're not really soliciting city services. They came to us with a proposal," Weiss said.


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In this speech recognition system, the size of the language model is reduced by discarding those n-grams that the acoustic part of the system can recognize most accurately without support from a language model. The n-grams can be discarded dynamically during the running of the system or during the build or setup-time of the system. Trigrams occurring infrequently in the text corpora are substituted for the discarded n-grams to increase the accuracy of the word recognitions.
1. For use in a speech recognition device or system a method comprising the steps of:
a) using an acoustic match for analyzing acoustic speech signals and delivering respective word candidates;
b) using a language model match for determining for each of the word candidates a language model based probability that the respective word candidate follows the words which have already been recognized; and
c) limiting the size of the language model, used in the language model match by:
i) providing acoustic distance values that measure the accuracy of the acoustic matches for the words contained in the language model;
ii) defining a threshold value for the acoustic distance values to identify words where the acoustic match exceeds a selected level;
iii) identifying the words in the language model for which the acoustic distance values surpass the threshold value; and
iv) providing only words that do not exceed the threshold value in the language model.
2. A method according to claim 1, including the step of taking the acoustic distance values from the acoustic recognition results of the acoustic match.
3. A method according to claim 2, including the step of defining the threshold value by the specific acoustic speech characteristics of the respective user.
4. A method according to claim 3, including the step of discarding the words for which the acoustic distance values surpasses the threshold value during the build or setup-time of the device or system.
5. A method according to claim 3 including dynamically discarding from the language model during the run time of the device or system the words for which the acoustic distance values surpass the threshold value.
6. A method according to claim 1, including the step of using in the language model words that occur two or less times in a text corpora.
7. A method for use in a speech recognition device or system comprising the steps of:
a) recording an acoustic speech signal;
b) digitizing the acoustic speech signal;
c) generating acoustic labels for the digitized speech signal;
d) performing one acoustic match for determining words of a reference vocabulary the probability with which it would have produced the sequence of acoustic labels, and delivering respective word candidates;
e) using a language model for determining for each of the word candidates the probability with which it follows the words which have already been recognized based on a n-gram statistic of the words in the vocabulary by use of large text corpora; and
f) adapting the size of the language model by:
i) providing acoustic distance that measure the accuracy of the acoustic match for words contained in the language model;
ii) defining a threshold value for the acoustic distance that identifies words where the acoustic match exceeds a selected level;
iii) identifying the N-grams for which the acoustic distance surpasses the threshold value; and
iv) eliminating identified N-grams from the language model.
8. A method according to claim 7, including step of taking the acoustic distances from the acoustic recognition results of the acoustic match.
9. A method according to claim 8, including the step of determining the acoustic distance by specific speech characteristics of a user.
10. A method according to claim 9, including the step of adjusting of N-grams during the installation phase of the device or system.
11. A method according to claim 9, including the step of adjusting of N-grams dynamically during run time of the device or system.
12. A method according to claim 11, including the step of providing context classes for words for which the acoustic distance values surpass the threshold value.
13. A method according to claim 7, including the step of detemining the acoustic distance for a word wk with respect to a set of words W1 being all words observed for a given context, by the minimum score observed in the fast-match tree of the acoustic model of a word wi when presented with the acoustic of the word wk.
14. A method according to claim 13, including the step of taking a trigram w1w2w3, finding the set of all w3 for a constant w1w2, regarding the set of w3 as W and the specific w3 as wk, and evaluating an acoustic distance factor a for all specific cases as a(w3k,W3w1w2), a(w2k,W2w1w3), a(w1k,W1w2w3).
15. A method according to claim 14, including the step of defining a weighting function for each trigram w1w2w3 as the quotient of an acoustic distance factor for the trigram and a predictive power for the relative frequency for that trigram by use of a weighting coefficient, and determining a threshold value dependent on the device of system environment.
16. A method according to claim 15, including the step of taking the combination of the acoustic distance and relative frequencies for word N-grams as a basis for computing the criterion to decide which N-grams is to be discarded.
17. A method according to claim 7, including the step of replacing the eliminated words with words that occur two or less times in the large text corpora.
18. A speech recognition system comprising:
a) an acoustic match mechanism for analyzing acoustic speech signals providing acoustic distance values that measure the acoustic matches for words and delivering respective word candidates; and
b) a language model for determining for each of the word candidates a language model based probability that the respective word candidate follows the words which have already been recognized, wherein words in the language model are limited to those with an acoustic distance value that falls below a threshold value where the acoustic match exceeds a selected level.
The present invention concerns speech recognition systems being implemented in a digital computer, or speech recognition devices like dictaphones or translation devices for telephone installations. In particular, the invention is directed to a mechanism for decreasing the size of the statistical language model in such speech recognition systems in order to reduce the needed resources, such as storage requirements, to process such systems. The language model's size can be also adapted to the system environment conditions or user specific speech properties.
In speech recognition systems being based on a statistical language model approach instead of being knowledge based, for example the English speech recognition system TANGORA developed by F. Jelinek et al. at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, USA, and published in Proceedings of IEEE 73(1985)11, pp.1616-24), entitled "The development of an experimental discrete dictation recognizer", the recognition process can be subdivided into several steps. The tasks of these steps depicted in FIG. 1 (from article by K. Wothke, U. Bandara, J. Kempf, E. Keppel, K. Mohr, G. Walch (IBM Scientific Center Heidelberg), entitled "The SPRING Speech Recognition System for German", in Proceedings of Eurospeech 89, Paris 26.-28.IX.1989), are
extraction of a sequence of so-called acoustic labels from the speech signal by a signal processor;
fast and detailed acoustic match to find those words which are most likely to produce the observed label sequence;
computation for a sequence of words the probability of their occurrence in the language by means of a statistical language model.
The whole system can be either implemented on a digital computer, for example a personal computer (PC), or implemented on a portable dictaphone or a telephone device. The speech signal is amplified and digitized, and the digitized data are then read into a buffer memory contained for example in the signal processor. From the resulting frequency spectrum a vector of a number of elements is taken and the spectrum is adjusted to account for an ear model.
Each vector is compared with a number of (say 200) speaker dependent prototype vectors. The identification number which is called an acoustic label, of the most similar prototype vector, is taken and sent to the subsequent processing stages. The speaker dependent prototype vectors are generated from language specific prototype vectors during a training phase for the system with a speech sample.
The fast acoustic match determines for every word of a reference vocabulary the probability with which it would have produced the sequence of acoustic labels observed from the speech signal. The probability of a word is calculated until either the end of the word is reached or the probability drops below a pre-specified level. The fast match uses as reference units for the determination of this probability a so-called phonetic transcription for each word in the reference vocabulary, including relevant pronunciation variants, and a hidden Markov model for each allophone used in the phonetic transcription. The phonetic transcriptions are generated by use of a set of phoneticization rules (l.c.)
The hidden Markov model of an allophone describes the probability with which a substring of the sequence of acoustic labels corresponds to the allophone. The Markov models are language specific and the output and transition probabilities are trained to individual speakers. The Markov model of the phonetic transcription of a word is the chain of the Markov models of its allophones.
The statistical language model is one of the most essential parts of a speech recognizer. It is complementary to the acoustic model in that it supplies additional language-based information to the system in order to resolve the uncertainty associated with the word hypothesis proposed by the acoustic side. In practice, the acoustic side proposes a set of possible word candidates with the probabilities being attached to each candidate. The language model, on the other hand, predicts the possible candidates with corresponding probabilities. The system applies maximum likelihood techniques to find the most probable candidate out of these two sets of candidates.
For the purpose of supplying this language-based information, the language model uses a priori computed relative frequencies for word sequences, for practical reasons usually consisting of three words, i.e. trigrams, that are word triplets `w1 w2 w3 `. It is hereby assumed that the probability for `w3 ` to occur depends on the relative frequencies for `w3 ` (unigrams), `w2 w3 ` (bigrams), and `w1 w2 w3 ` (trigrams) in a given text corpus. For the computation of those frequencies a very large authentic text corpus from the application domain, e.g. real radiological reports or business correspondences, is needed.
The language model receives from the fast acoustic match a set of word candidates. For each of these candidates it determines the probability with which it follows the words which have already been recognized. For this purpose the language model uses probabilities of single words, word pairs, and word triples. These probabilities are estimated for all words in the vocabulary using large text corpora. The word candidates with the highest combined probabilities supplied by the fast match and the language model are selected and passed to the detailed match.
The detailed acoustic match computes for each word received from the language model the probability with which it would produce the acoustic label sequence observed. In contrast to the fast acoustic match, the detailed match does not perform this process for all words of the reference vocabulary but only for those received from the language model, and that it does not use phonetic transcriptions and hidden Markov models of allophones as reference units. Instead, the detailed match uses hidden Markov models of so-called fenemic phones which are artificial sound units which usually correspond to one acoustic label.
The three probabilities of the fast match, of the language model, and of the detailed match are then combined for the most likely sequences. At the end of each hypothesis the fast match, the language model, and the detailed match are started again.
In the field, the foregoing approaches use about 20.000 words to cover at least 95% of words uttered. A large text corpus from the domain is analyzed to get the relative frequencies for all of the occurring unigrams, bigrams and trigrams. The number of theoretically possible trigrams for a vocabulary of 20.000 words is 20.0003 =9�1012. Only a small fraction of this amount is actually observed. Even then about 170 MB disk capacity is required by the speech recognizer to store a language model file which contains all the trigrams and the corresponding frequencies. This file is used during run time.
There are three adverse effects due to the large size of the language model file:
1. The required disk capacity is large and thus the hardware costs of the recognizer unit is expensive;
2. the speed performance of the recognizer becomes increasingly poor due to the long retrieval delay for searching in a large file;
3. it is difficult to port the speech recognizer software to smaller and cheaper computers with relatively slow processor power, e.g. Laptops.
For the above reasons, the size of the language model used in these prior art speech recognition technology is a trade-off between the retrieval delay and the recognition accuracy. According to this kind of approaches the language model file is compressed by discarding trigrams which have occurred only at a frequency less than a given threshold, e.g. three times less. Thereby the assumption is made that if a certain trigram occurs very seldom in the corpus, then this trigram will most likely not be uttered by the speaker. This approach results in squeezing the size of the language model to achieve high processing speeds, but at a potential loss of recognition accuracy.
During real field applications it is observed that the above assumption is not realistic. In many cases, some trigrams were observed only once not because they are seldom, but the size of the evaluated text corpus was very limited. However, the speakers do utter those socalled singleton trigrams.
There are further prior art techniques, for example a method for compressing a fast match table to save memory space as described in an article by M. Nishimura, in IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin (TDB), No. 1, June 1991, pp.427-29 and entitled "Method for Compressing a Fast Match Table". A further approach relates to a method for compressing a library containing a large number of model utterances for a speech recognition system, which was published by H. Crepy, in IBM TDB, No. 2, February 1988, pp.388-89. The first article discloses a solution by use of a binary tree coding algorithm, the second article by use of common data compression techniques. Particularly, both approaches concern squeezing of the acoustic part of a speech recognizer, and not of the language model size.
The above approaches for compression of language model files have led to compact models in the past, but the resulting recognition error rate was considerably high, because the users have uttered the discarded trigrams, while they were not being supported by the language model. Those systems had to depend solely on the acoustic side. This immediately led to recognition errors for acoustically identical or similar words, e.g. `right`-`write` or `daβ`-`das`.
The problem underlying the present invention, therefore, is to provide a mechanism for speech recognizers of the above characteristics which allows a strong reduction of the size of the language model, but avoids the beforehand discussed disadvantages.
The underlying problems and advantages of the invention are accomplished by a mechanism which discards those trigrams for which the acoustic part of the system requires less support from the language model to recognize correctly. The proposed method is suitable for identifying those trigrams in a language model for the purpose of discarding during built-time or run time of the system. Provided is also another automatic classification scheme for words which allows the compression of a language model, but under retention of accuracy.
The purposely defined acoustic distance between the words is used as the criterion to discard inefficient trigrams. The proposed methods allow squeezing of the language model size without a considerable loss of recognition accuracy. Moreover it allows an efficient usage of sparsely available text corpora because even singleton trigrams are used when they are helpful. No additional software tool is needed to be developed because the main tool, the fast match scoring, is a module readily available in the known recognizers themselves.
The effectiveness of the proposed method can be further improved by classification of words according to the common text in which they occur as far as they distinguish from each other acoustically.
Besides a reduction, the size of the language model can be also adapted to the system environment conditions like storage size or processor velocity, or to the user specific pronunciation which has a direct impact on the acoustic distance of uttered words.
For all those reasons, the proposed method opens the possibility to make speech recognition available in low-cost personal computers (PC's), even in portable computers like Laptops.
These and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more fully appreciated with reference to the accompanying figures.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting a state-of-the-art speech recognition system, where the acoustic and the statistic recognition parts are performed independently of each other;
FIG. 2 shows a respective block diagram of a first embodiment of a speech recognition system according to the invention, in which the language model size is adapted during the built-time of the system;
FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention where adaptation of the language model size is accomplished during run time of the recognition system; and
FIG. 4 is a flow-chart illustrating the proposed scheme for adapting the language model size.
FIG. 1 shows a speech recognition system according to the state-of-the-art. Such a system has been already discussed in the introductory part.
The uttered speech signal is recorded by means of a microphone 1, and the resulting analog signal delivered to an acoustic signal processor 2. Alternately the uttered speech signal can be first recorded by a dictaphone, and then transferred from the dictaphone to a computer off-line.
By use of prototype vector stored in a memory 3, the signal processor 2 generates a sequence of acoustic labels. This sequence being converted from an analog into a digital data format by means of an analog-to-digital converter 4 is the starting point for a a more thorough analysis which is accomplished by a decoder 5. The decoder 5 contains the three stages of recognition, namely a fast acoustic match stage 6, a language model stage 7, and a stage 8 for a detailed acoustic match. The stages 4 and 7 each deliver word candidates.
By the three recognition stages 6, 7 and 8 each get their input from storage units 9, 10 and 11. The fast acoustic match stage 6 is fed from storage unit 9 which contains vocabulary represented as sequences of allophones according to the Markov model as reference units. The source for getting the vocabulary is a phonetic directionary 12.
Instead, the detailed match 8 uses (artificial) subunits of allophones as Markov models of so-called fenemic phones wherein providing a vocabulary represented as sequences of those fenemic phones. The underlying phones are provided by a number of reference speakers 14.
The storage unit 10 contains n-gram statistics of word sequences which are created by use of text corpora 13 according to the prior art recognition systems, broadly described in the above mentioned documents.
It is noted that the stages 6, 7 an 8 co-operate during the recognition phase fulfilled by the decoder 5.
At the output 15 of the decoder 5, a sequence of words in a digital format is delivered, the respective format depending on the type of application. For example the sequence of words can be orthographic text readable by a text processing system, or it can be delivered in a machine readable format.
FIG. 2 shows a speech recognition system 20 as in FIG. 1, but which comprises another functional unit 21 according to a first embodiment of the invention. The unit 21 calculates the acoustic distance according to the method herein disclosed, and is fed by the data stored in the memory units 9 and 11. Alternately, the unit 21 can be implemented in decoder 5. For the latter case, the frequencies calculated by stages 6 and 8 are directly taken as a basis.
The results of the method herein disclosed and implemented in functional unit 21 are used to reduce the contents of storage unit 10 which contains the n-gram statistic of word sequences. Hereto the above results are fed into unit 10 via path 22. The language model size is reduced with respect to the acoustic distance, that is for example by constructing new classes of words, that share e.g. their language pattern, but are easy separable by their accoustic distance.
In FIG. 3 another embodiment of the invention is depicted where adaptation of the language model size is accomplished dynamically during run time of the speech recognition system 20. Hereby a functional unit 30 calculates a user-specific acoustic distance, based on the vocabulary stored in unit 9. By use of that information, a user-specific language model stored in unit 31 is created. The size of that language model differs from the size of the model stored in memory 10 in that it is reduced or enlarged depending on the user-characteristic utterance quality, that is the distinctiveness of words of similar timbre.
In the following, the method for changing the size of the language model according to the invention is described in more detail with respect to a preferred implementation.
Let the acoustic distance factor for a trigram be defined as a. Further, we define the predictive power of a trigram f as the relative frequency for that trigram. We define a weighting function g for each trigram in terms of a and f as
g=ka/f (1)
where k is a weighting coefficient, which is determined by trial and error. According to the method, the weighting function g is computed for each trigram. A threshold value for g is determined also by trial and error. If for a given trigram g surpasses the threshold, then the trigram is discarded.
This procedure involves the following steps depicted in FIG. 4:
Take a trigram
Take all w3 for equal w1 and w2
Take all w2 for equal w1 and w3
Take all w1 for equal w2 and w3
Compute the normalized value of a, as described in equation 2
Compute g in equation 1 using the normalized frequency for the trigram of step 1
Discard the trigram from the language model if the computed value exceeds the threshold gt
Go to step 1 with the next trigram
In a further embodiment, the words in a set of words W defined beforehand, are put into a single class as far as the corresponding word yields a value of g (equation 1) that exceeds a given threshold. In this case, a word is allowed to occur in a context class as well as an individual word depending on the context in which it occurs. Such a classification leads to a further reduction of the storage capacity needed, e.g. for all members of the class, the same storage for context information is used. So the saving would be on average:
k per word, N words in a class, would save (N-1). k storage.
The acoustic distance factor `a` for a given trigram w1w2w3can be calculated by means of the following method. Let W be the set of words w1w2w3, where the words w3 are observed for a given context w1 w2. Hereby a word can be a word element like a morpheme or a lexical unit, for example a syllable or a diphone. Then the acoustic distance a is defined for a word wk with respect to the set W as
a(wk,W)=min P(u(wk)|p(wi))wi W(2)
where P(u(wk)|p(wi)) can be regarded as the score produced by the fast match acoustic model of a word wi when presented with the acoustic of the word wk. Then a(wk,W) is the minimum score observed in the fast-match tree which is built up with the set W. This term is evaluated by creating the fast match tree with the set W, taking the acoustic signal of the word wk, and evaluating the acoustic signal against the fast match tree. The minimum score hereby observed is taken as a(wk,W).
Computation of the value a(wk,W) can be accomplished by the steps of
1. taking the trigram w1w2w3
2. determining the set of all w3's for a constant w1w2
3. regarding the set of w3 as W and the specific w3 as wk ; and evaluating a(wk,W) as described above.
This value of a is substituted in equation 1 to compute the weighting function g.
In the above procedure only the case where w3 is predicted with a constant w1w2, is considered. One can also consider the analogous cases where w1 is predicted with constant a w2w3, as follows:
The generalized term a(wk,W) can be written for all specific cases as a(w3k,W3w1w2),a(w2k,W2),a(w1k W1w2w3). The actual distance factor a, is the minimum term of the above three terms, i.e
The acoustic distance factor a according to the invention can be used to qualify trigrams w1w2w3 in a language model for the purpose of deleting them, and thus to compress the language model file. By the proposed combination of acoustic distance and relative frequencies of trigrams in the language model, a criterion to decide which trigram is to be discarded can be computed automatically, i.e. without need of any kind of interaction by the user.
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Last night I heard a radio interview with Monday, who is now a Dodger broadcaster. He vividly described this moment, from the article Jonah linked to.
"After the guys left, there was a buzz in the stands, people being aghast with what had taken place. Without being prompted, and I don't know where it started, but people began to sing 'God Bless America.' When I reflect back upon it now, I still get goose bumps."I am paraphrasing here, but next the interviewer asked Monday what spurred him into action. Was it his patriotism, his training as a Marine, his natural instinct as an athlete? Monday talked about what makes a man pull over his car when he sees someone in trouble by the side of the road. And he said that America is a nation that pulls over and helps. He specifically related that idea to the invasion of Iraq, and he felt that he had been raised to believe that getting involved was what we do. Good man.


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In the first installment of the 'Left-Hook Lounge' for the calendar year of 2009 we take a look at some very critical questions ranging through a number of topics around the sport. This weeks mailbag kicks off with a question surrounding two fighters in the sport who could serve as poster boys for the 'high-risk-low-reward' platform. With no one eager to face them, they apparently said "to hell with it" and just decided to face one another. As we move beyond that question, others to make the list delve into the Hatton/Pacman showdown, the Angulo/Mayorga showdown, welterweight stud Andre Berto, as well as the Margarito/Mosley showdown. So with no further ado, we kick it off right here in Sunny South Florida with a question from a fight fan who wanted to know the following:
Philip Martin (Sunny Isles, FL): What are your thoughts on the potential Paul Williams/'Winky' Wright fight being discussed?
Vivek W. (ESB): I think it should be a very interesting fight but there's one major question that I think we all got upon hearing that this match could be made. That question is which 'Winky' Wright will we get? Sounds funny to put it that way because when 'Winky' was active, i fell in that silent minority that felt he was actually a pound-for-pound candidate, but in this case where he's coming off of such a long layoff, how in the world can anyone expect to see the norm? And particularly against a youthful, energetic fighter like Williams whose punch output is just wicked! If we can see the same 'Winky' that showed up against 'Tito' - (yeah, i know, that's a tall order) - then I think this will shape up to be a fight out of this world; but if stamina is even a remote issue, or if age shows up, there won't be a KO in the cards for Williams, but it'll be an easy points win with his punch rate. One other thing I like about this fight is the fact that it pins too guys that I've wanted to see face Pavlik at one point or another, so perhaps if the Abraham/Pavlik fight doesn't fall into place for later this year, who knows? A strong outing may very well put either one of these men in position to make a surge at that 'Ghost'. No predictions from me yet, but I'm definitely interested in the fight.
Patricia S. (Boca Raton, FL): As a much bigger fighter, Oscar De La Hoya wasn't able to do anything with Manny Pacquiao. Do you think Ricky Hatton actually has a chance in that fight?
Vivek W. (ESB): I think Hatton is a very 'live' underdog in this fight for two reasons. Floyd Mayweather Sr. and the rib shack. No, I'm not referring to the latest pub of Hatton's choice to suck down a few brews...I mean the body blows he's gonna deliver that will test Pacquiao in a way that few have. Much like his son, many despise Mayweather because of his mouth, but in all actuality, this guy is a very good strategist. Funny thing is that he hates to be referred to that way, but I personally think he's a better strategist than trainer. Already there are talks about how he plans to nullify Pac-man's jab and so forth, and truthfully, I think if there's anyone in the sport who can exploit the weaknesses of Pacquiao, it's him. Pacquiao has come a long way and you have to consider him a very solid boxer. Initially I was leaning towards Manny Pacquiao but the more I consider the fact that Hatton is no Oscar and he'll be applying pressure to Pacquiao's body more so than anyone else has that I can think of, it makes me really question within myself why is it that people (before now, myself included) are sleeping on Hatton's chances? I can't remember the last time Pacquiao was tested to the body by a fighter as aggressive as Hatton. Hatton was KO'd by Mayweather but most may remember that for a while in that fight Mayweather had his hands full. Manny is a great boxer but will he be able to weather the storm better than Floyd did? I'm not sure I'm ready to say that. You also have to consider that the height and reach stats are more neutral in this fight than it was between Floyd and Hatton. After further review, I think it's a pretty even fight. Slight edge to Manny, but it'll be highly entertaining when it finally goes down.
Mario Sierra (Dallas, TX): Mosley looked old in his last fight and I think facing Margarito - (who is younger and more powerful) - will be biting off more than he can chew. What do you see as the determining factor in that fight?
Vivek W. (ESB): I see the determining factor in this fight being potentially the same as the Hatton/Pacquiao fight. (That trip right back to the old rib shack)! I don't think any of us can question the fact that Mosley is aging, but when you consider the fact that body shots take the most out of a fighter and that's exactly what Margarito is targeting, suddenly the plot thickens. We know that if Cotto couldn't hurt Margarito that Mosley won't, but where it gets interesting is that Mosley will sit in the pocket to land his own shots more than Cotto did, so it sort of makes me wonder if the odds of him being stopped will increase as a result? I don't think Mosley will be stopped, but if those ribs get finger lickin' good, watch out! Margarito is coming to feast.
Reynaldo Gutierrez (Reseda, CA): I think Andre Berto is good but I'm not totally sold on him yet. If it came down to it, do you really think that he could hold his own against someone in the likes Margarito, or Cotto?
Vivek W. (ESB): I think the expectations on Berto have grown quite a bit but the good thing for him is that he's grown with them. There's a gradual progression that we've seen take place, and when you consider his recent resume, I think it's safe to say it's been a rather intelligent route taken by his team. From Estrada, to Forbes, and now to Collazo, each one of those fighters bring a new element for him to conquer. That being said, Maragarito, Cotto, etc, are on a totally different level, and it isn't to say that he can't handle them, but it is to say that he has more work cut out for him before he can really be considered a potential winner in those bouts by the average fan. To his benefit, there are many things he can do to exploit things that those opponents can do, but it's all a matter of confidence building and that type of confidence I've already seen emerging in the young fighter. The opponent that I think would serve as a true test for him that would fit in the gradual scale that DiBella's camp has brought Berto along in would have been Kermit Cintron but due to the fact that they're stablemates, I don't see it happening. Right now, I have my questions about him against some of the guys you mentioned, but if and when it comes down to it, I'm sure he'll make an entertaining affair and whomever that opponent is will definitely have their hands full.
Kerry E. (Covina, CA): I'm a huge fan of Alfredo Angulo. Do you think there's a chance he will be able to KO Ricardo Mayorga?
Vivek W. (ESB): I think this is a very dangerous fight for Angulo. In the previous question I spoke of how Berto has been taken along at a gradual pace that helps him to learn on the fly. We saw the same with Cotto, to the point where most felt he was actually sheltered. With Angulo, I have no problem with wanting to build a guys confidence, but with only 14 fights under his belt I just think standing across from a very unorthodox fighter with a chin and a decent punch as well could be a true recipe for disaster. Trinidad, Oscar, and Mosley (by a hair) were able to get KO victories over Mayorga but I don't know that Angulo is at that maturation point where he will be able to systematically break Mayorga down the same way. I think you also have to factor in the fact that Mayorga is coming off of a lost and now firmly understands that his days in a primetime HBO slot could be soon replaced with basement undercards in Nicaragua or something bananas like that. I think it'll be a great fight but I'm not sold on Angulo knocking him out. As a matter of fact, I think his team took this fight for the sole purpose of making sure he does get a few rounds in against a solid foe. The way I see it, their mission will be accomplished because Mayorga won't be coming to lay down!
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Fantasy Forecaster: Week of Jan. 10
Updated: January 7, 2011, 5:54 PM ETBy Sean Allen | Special to ESPN.com
There are a few key fantasy depth battles that I've touched on during the past three or four weeks that need updating. It's always the small changes to a depth chart that give fantasy owners the openings they need to exploit value from players. We've looked at the Nashville Predators, Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers and Atlanta Thrashers in some depth in either this column or in Front Line, and all four of those situations have changed somewhat in the past week.
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Tout House
NFL Carolina vs. Jacksonville
Take Jacksonville Jaguars
1* on Jacksonville Jaguars -10.5 Jacksonville will get back to their dominant winning ways this weekend as they take on the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers are suffering from QB issues with the loss of Jake Delhomme early this season. Vinny Testaverde can't muster up enough offense to compete with the Jags on Sunday. The Panthers aren't running the ball effectively which also hampers their passing game. They have dropped 5 out of their last 6 games overall and are just 1-5 ATS during that span. The Jags are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Jags are scoring over 28 points a game in their last 3 games which will be more than enough to cover this spread against Carolina Sunday. David Garrard is playing great football at QB passing for over 241 yards a game in his last 3 games as the Jags' starter. Jacksonville's balance on offense makes them a very formidable opponent to stop. Carolina is 2-13 ATS in their last 15 games played on a grass field. The Jags' running game is at it's best on grass fields so look for Jacksonville to run wild on the Panthers' defense Sunday. Take Jacksonville and lay the points.
NFL Minnesota vs. San Francisco
Take Under
1 Unit on Vikings/49ers UNDER 39 The 49ers are scoring only 10 points a game at home but they are giving up just 18.6 points a game, keeping the opposing offenses in check. Minnesota is scoring just 19 points a game on the road this season and that is even with their 41 point outburst against the Giants a few weeks back. This will be a low scoring affair with two teams who focus on running the ball. Each team has great rush defenses that will contain opposing backs, even Adrian Peterson. Minnesota is 7-0 UNDER off a home win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons. The UNDER is 5-1 in the 49ers last 6 games as a home underdog. Cash in with the UNDER 39 points.
NFL Miami vs. Buffalo
Take Miami Dolphins
3* on Miami Dolphins +7 This may be the Dolphins' best shot at ending their dreadful losing streak. Miami won't cash in their season due to not wanting the embarrassment of being an 0-16 team this year. Buffalo is a very beatable team that the Dolphins had on the ropes earlier this year. They held a 10-2 lead in the 4th quarter only to piss it away late. Miami can beat the Bills and we fully expect them to do so Sunday. The Bills are only scoring 15.3 points a game. Oddsmakers cannot justify this spread with those putrid offensive numbers. This game will be decided by a field goal as it comes down to the wire. The Dolphins are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a double-digit loss at home. The Dolphins are 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games after allowing more than 30 points in their previous game. Bet Miami on the road.
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Broncos -6.5 (2 Unit)
The Chiefs have been horrible on offense as they own the 3rd-worst offense in the league in total yards and points. They are averaging just 14 points per game, and havent even scored a point in the fourth quarter in four straight games.
QB Brodie Croyle has looked ok in his last three games, but has failed to put up the points and yards. In those three games he is averaging around 150 passing yards, with ONLY 1 touchdown pass.
The Broncos offense simply has the power to out score the Chiefs. They are averaging 29 points per game over their last four, and Jay Cutler has been a different quarterback at home. He is averaging 240 passing yards per game and has a stellar QB rating of 98 on the season.
The Broncos gave the Raiders 24 points last week on turnovers, and also gave the Bears a win with kicking to Hester. The players "know they have to play better" to get into the playoffs. Before those games take a look at them against the Titans and Chiefs: dominating performances and according to team insiders "they will return to that form" now back at home.
The Broncos shut down this Chiefs team a few weeks ago, and Selvin Young rushed for 109 yards on the day. Young is expected to be highly involved in offense and with the temperature in the low 20's look for the Broncos to dominate this lonely KC team again
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Best Bet!
NFL - 12/9/2007 DALLAS atDETROIT Under 53
NFL - 12/9/2007 PITTSBURGH atNEW ENGLAND Over 52
NFL - 12/9/2007 MINNESOTA atSAN FRANCISCO Over 39
NFL - 12/9/2007 CLEVELAND atNY JETS Under 48
NFL - 12/9/2007 KANSAS CITY atDENVER Over 37.5
NFL - 12/10/2007 NEW ORLEANS atATLANTA Over 43
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Tom Scott's
Sometimes, no matter how bad the opponent is, a team should not be favored. There's a situation in the NFL this week that finds a substantial home favorite who has been unable to crack the 21-point mark in any of his last three games. If you can't score 21 in the NFL it's difficult to win the game let alone cover a spread as a favorite. For example: All NFL teams who failed to score 21 points in games since 1980 went 2003-4735-179 to the spread, less than 30% winners. Favorites who didn't come up with the black jack went 594-2063-75 ATS or 22.3% winners. Favorites of -4 or more were 274-1112-21 to the number and less than 20% of the tickets got cashed. With that idea in mind and a little tweak here and there, I present my Angle of the Week:
PLAY AGAINST any NFL division home favorite of -4 or more who failed to score 21 or more points in any of his last three games if he is off a SU and ATS win and is going into revenge.
26 Year ATS = 13-1 for 92.8%
This week's play = MIAMI over Buffalo
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Reduce the points you are laying with Jacksonville, Indianapolis, and New England.
Note from buttin:
These are two SEPARATE 50 Dime selections.
Let's address the play on PHILADELPHIA first:
Guys, since we're up 772 dimes with these releases I want you to spend a little extra coin and buy down the 1/2 point in the following scenarios: This line has been a solid 3 all week long. So if you've got Philadelphia at -3 I want you to buy them down to -2 1/2 so you still win if they prevail by a field goal. And if you get stuck with Philadelphia at -3 1/2, buy down to -3 so you get a push with a field goal.
Take it from a former bookmaker and the guy who fathered the offshore sportsbook industry that too many gamblers and handicappers needlessly buy half points on all types of numbers. But the ONLY number that matters from a bookmaker's perspective is 3 because of overtime and that's why its the only number they (bookmakers) charge the extra juice for. Once again, we're using the power of money - our profit of 772 dimes - against the bookmaker in this case.
Why not buy a little extra insurance at a few cents on the dollar to protect your investment? As CEO of a multi-million dollar company I can tell you it's the right move, just like I knew it was the right move when as a bookmaker I saw smart players doing the same thing when the opportunity presented itself.
Next, let's address the THREE-TEAM TEASER on Jacksonville, Indianapolis, and New England:
Using the traditional 10 points you get in a three-team teaser, this Laughlin, Nevada-based group wants you to reduce the points you are laying with Jacksonville at home versus Carolina, reduce the points you are laying with Indianapolis at Baltimore, and reduce the number of points you are laying with New England at home versus Pittsburgh.
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BIG AL's NFL MONSTER BLOWOUT WINNER.
At 1 pm, our selection is on the Cincy Bengals minus the points over St. Louis. The Rams season has been a nightmare due to injuries. Marc Bulger, Steven Jackson, and a host of offensive linemen have all missed significant time this year. Now, on Sunday, it looks like St. Louis will not only be without Bulger (concussion), but also its #2 quarterback, Gus Frerotte. So, Scott Linehan will be forced to play the Rams' 3rd-stringer, Brock Berlin. That just won't cut it against an offensive-minded Bengals squad that should put up a lot of points. Berlin has never attempted a pass in a regular-season game, and behind a makeshift offensive line, he will be in a lot of trouble vs. a Bengals defense that has forced 13 turnovers in its last five games. The Rams like to blitz a lot, but Carson Palmer is good at getting his passes away, so Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh could have big days. Look for a breakout offensive performance by the Bengals on Sunday. Lay the points. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
BIG AL's 81-38 ATS NFL DIVISION GAME OF THE MONTH -- Sunday
At 1 pm, our AFC East Game of the Month is on the Miami Dolphins plus the points over Buffalo. Miami's winless on the year, but fall into an 81-38 ATS system of mine that plays on certain winless teams at Game 5 of the season or later vs. foes with a win percentage greater than .250. These two teams met earlier this year, and Buffalo eked out a 3-point win, 13-10. Miami is 11-6 ATS vs. the Bills since 1980 off a SU/ATS loss, including 6-1 ATS with revenge. The weather is expected to be miserable, with a temperature around 32 degrees, and possible freezing rain. That will especially hamper offenses, and getting this large of an underdog is a solid play under these circumstances. Miami's defense is better than Buffalo's, to the extent the Bills' defense doesn't get much pressure on the QB (the Bills have managed just 5 sacks and 2 interceptions over the last 5 games). And Buffy allows a league-worst 49 percent conversion rate on third down. Miami's defense is a lot more active, with 11 sacks, 2 interceptions, a fumble recovery and a TD in just its last 2 games, so look for Trent Edwards to be in trouble somewhat in these poor weather conditions, and to be pressured into some bad decisions. Take the points with the Dolphins. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
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Jimmy The Moose
Game: Cleveland Browns at New York Jets Dec 9 2007 4:15PM
Prediction: Cleveland Browns
Reason: The Browns are 7-5 SU and 9-3 at the window this season. On the road they are averaging 25 PPG, 9 more than the Jets average at home. The Browns are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. On the year they are 4-2 ATS on the road. In their last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing home record the Browns are 2-9 ATS. The Jets are 2-3-1 ATS at home this season. New York is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning record. The Browns are 2-1 SU ans ATS in the last 3 meetings. New York won't be able to keep up with the Browns offensively. Play on the Browns -.
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Tom Freese
Game: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Dec 9 2007 4:05PM
Prediction: San Francisco 49ers
Reason: Minnesota is 0-6 ATS their last 6 games as road favorites of 4 or more points and they are 3-11 ATS off a win by 14 or more points. The Vikings are 2-8 ATS after scoring 30 or ore points in their last game. San Francisco is 5-2-1 ATS in Week 14. The home team in this series is 5-0 ATS the last five meetings. Play On SAN FRANCISCO +
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Robert Ross
Game: Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers Dec 9 2007 1:00PM
Prediction: Green Bay Packers
Reason: Possibility of bad weather won't help the Oakland cause. It is 1-10 ATS in December games over the last 3 seasons. It has won its last two over a six-game losing streak but those were against sub-.500 division rivals Denver and Kansas City. Green Bay looking to bounce back off a Thursday loss at Dallas that snapped a six-game winning streak so has extra time to prepare for this one. Home favorites of 3.5-10 points which have won four of their last five games are 37-11 ATS when playing teams that have lost four or five of their previous six games.
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In games 2-14, play on a non Monday Night home dog of 7 points or more with an OVER & UNDER line greater than 35 if they are off a STRAIGHT UP and suffered a 3+ turnover margin. Th 49'ers cover or you do not pay!
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Sports Gambling Hotline
Minnesota (-8') at SAN FRANCISCO
We are having a hard time finding a reason to go with the San Francisco 49ers these days, and we are also having a hard time finding a reason to go against the Minnesota Vikings these days.
That being the case, we suggest laying the chalk on the road this afternoon in the Bay Area. Minnesota did lose at San Francisco 9-3 last season, but a lot has changed since then. The Vikes are actually in the playoff picture in the NFC, and have won and covered 3 in a row, and 4 of their last 5.
Last week they welcomed rookie sensation Adrian Peterson back on the field, as Minny trounced Detroit 42-10. Right now the Vikings are getting solid quarterbacking from 2nd year man Tarvaris Jackson, and excellent play from the special teams, and emerging WR Sidney Rice.
Can't see the Niners doing much damage with Trent Dilfer at the helm, as Dilfer was picked off 4 times last week at Carolina, and sacked 6 times to boot.
The Vikings are hungry for a wild card spot, and this road game while tricky, will pose no stumbling block.
Take Minnesota minus the points.
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Tony Mathew's Free NFL Selection for Decmeber 9, 2007.
Matchup: Carolina Panthers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Selection: Carolina Panthers +11 (-110)
Explanation: We will side with the Carolina Panthers +11 as they face-off against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Sunday's NFL contest.
While the Panthers haven't done well this season it would be erroneous (particularly in the month of December) to dismiss their role as a big road underdog. Historically when Carolina has been a road underdog for December they have covered 13 out of 15 times. This season on the road, the Panthers have won 4 games against St. Louis, Arizona, New Orleans, and Atlanta.
Conversely, the Jaguars are horrible when playing as a favorite. When laying at least ten points, Jacksonville is 0-4 ATS. Additionally, the Jaguars are coming off a close game against the Indianapolis Colts and are slated for another big game versus the Steelers which makes for little ambition in regard to the Panthers.
Last week the Panthers played really great against the 49ers. Even though it was only San Francisco, it served to provide a big confidence boost for Carolina and faith in their game with Vinny Testaverde as QB.
Even though Testaverde is 44, the team is more responsive to him than the disliked David Carr, and despite his age, still has a strong arm. With Testaverde under center, wide receiver Steve Smith will be an integral component. Making things even smoother for the Panthers is the absence of 2 of the Jaguars key defensive players; pass rusher Reggie Hayward and MLB Mike Peterson.
Take the Carolina Panthers +11!