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Posted: 10/29/2012 - Authorities say a North Texas pastor died after a man drove his car into the church and attacked the pastor with an electric guitar.
Posted: 10/29/2012 - Authorities say a North Texas pastor died after a man drove his car into the church and attacked the pastor with an electric guitar.
Updated: 10/28/2012 - The annual Zombie Crawl through downtown Reno got off to a "thrilling" start this year.
Posted: 10/28/2012 - The Dragon has left the space station and is headed back to Earth. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station released the commercial cargo ship Sunday morning.
Posted: 10/28/2012 - Learning how to play tennis is hard enough. Now try it when you can't see.
Updated: 10/28/2012 - Spanish shepherds have led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices.
Posted: 10/27/2012 - An untold number of so-called zombies are headed for a counterterrorism summit attended by hundreds of Marines, Navy special ops, soldiers, police, firefighters and others to prepare them for their worst nightmares.
Updated: 10/25/2012 - Golf club employees in southern California came to the rescue when a shark dropped out of the sky and flopped around on the 12th tee.
Updated: 10/25/2012 - Federal authorities say a New York City police officer plotted to kidnap women, rape and torture them and then cook and eat their body parts.
Updated: 10/25/2012 - A new study out of the United Kingdom is rating the most sexually arousing songs of all time, and the findings, may be surprising.
Updated: 10/23/2012 - She's a pageant queen that's become a pop culture phenomenon. Six-year-old Alana Thompson, better known as "Honey Boo Boo," and her mother sat down with H-L-N's Doctor Drew recently.
Posted: 10/23/2012 - Police say a 41-year-old car washer shocked his family when he interrupted a funeral being held for him at his mother's home in the town of Alagoinhas in northeastern Brazil.
Updated: 10/23/2012 - An assistant manager at an Arby's in southwestern Ohio who jumped out of a drive-thru window to escape a robber has been fired because the company says she repeatedly violated company policy against working alone after hours.
Updated: 10/23/2012 - A New Mexico inmate on his way out of jail was quickly thrown back in after authorities say he stole another inmate's cash then treated himself to a hearty lunch.
Updated: 10/23/2012 - A New Jersey mother and grandmother have been arrested on charges they attacked two fourth-grade boys they claim were bullying a 9-year-old girl.
Updated: 10/22/2012 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's investigating reports of five deaths and a non-fatal heart attack linked to highly caffeinated Monster Energy Drinks.
Posted: 10/20/2012 - The federal government has apparently ended a 433-year-old historical controversy by determining that English sea captain and explorer Sir Francis Drake came ashore in what is now a county in the San Francisco Bay area when he claimed California for England.
Updated: 10/20/2012 - Kody Brown and his four wives say they've found acceptance in Las Vegas after moving there from Utah last year.
Updated: 10/20/2012 - A New York man whose gold watch was stolen 53 years ago when he was in the Navy has recovered the timepiece after its remarkable reappearance in Las Vegas.
Posted: 10/20/2012 - A worker at a 7-Eleven in Brooklyn has lost his job after a group of employees were recorded ripping the clothes off a suspected shoplifter.
Updated: 10/19/2012 - Metro Transit in Seattle has apologized but says it won't discipline the driver who asked a woman with a baby to get off a bus because of a stinky diaper.
Updated: 10/19/2012 - The family pet, is well, family. Which is why when they go missing, most people will do anything to find them—no matter how long, or how far. Such is the journey of Skittles the cat.
Updated: 10/18/2012 - A woman is complaining to the public transit authority that a driver kicked her off a bus in Seattle because of her baby's stinky diaper.
Updated: 10/18/2012 - Officials have cited a trucker who put a puppy into newspaper sales box to keep it safe while he bought some lunch.
Posted: 10/17/2012 - A western Pennsylvania highway has reopened after a tractor-trailer crash caused 37,000 pounds of processed chicken to spill onto the road.
Updated: 10/15/2012 - A circus official says a truck pulling a trailer full of elephants ran off an interstate in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but the four pachyderms and the driver weren't harmed.


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'Raindrops' lyricist Hal David dies in LA at 91
Born in New York City, David attended public schools and NYU, then served in the Army during World War II, mostly as a member of an entertainment unit in the South Pacific. After the war, he was a copywriter at the New York Post and wrote lyrics for bandleaders before hooking up with Bacharach.
He married Anne Rauchman in 1947, and together they had two sons.
Singer Smokey Robinson called on others to honor David's musical legacy.
"I hope that the music world will join together in celebrating the life of one of our greatest composers ever," he said.
AP National Writer Hillel Italie contributed from New York.
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In the summer of 2010, Duke University demolished the house in which, four years before, the party resulting in an infamous rape case had taken place, but even that symbolic leveling could not bring a final resolution to the so-called Duke Lacrosse case: Remaining lawsuits involving the accusations were not resolved until last year. William Cohan's The Price of Silence untangles the events, the investigation, the charges, the media coverage, gender and racial issues, the collapse of the case, and the university's defensive responses to the scandal. Our most comprehensive view of a page one headline story.


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The Braves had the 5th best ERA last year in the major leagues. That's with a down year by Mike Minor, and injuries to Brandon Beachy and Kris Medlen. Their runs scored were second to last in the majors. Only the Padres' offense was worse. So, naturally, they trade away Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden for Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins, who had a sub-5 K/9 in High-A last year. Oh…*pounds out a chicken cutlet, fills it with spinach and ricotta cheese, rolls it up, ties it with twine, bakes it on 450 for 18-22 minutes, pulls it out and breathes in the aroma* …kay. That's the Chicken Florentine pause. Practiced by many, only able to be pulled off by a few. I rarely pull out the Chicken Florentine pause, but trading a top hitting prospect that is only 25 years old, when your team is hurting for offense, is straight up baffling with a pickleback. Are the Braves trying to bring the entire organization down to Fredi's level of intelligence? Did Fredi tell management that they had too many top of the order hitters (they have none) and they needed another arm (they don't)? Are the Braves trying to get featured in the third sequel to Major League? I got questions, y'all! From a fantasy perspective, Heyward's value goes up simply because the Cardinals are a better offensive team. Like someone doing yoga, Heyward will now be surrounded by Matts, Carpenter and Holliday. What will Heyward produce? Go ask the Sphinx. One year he looks like a 30-homer hitter, another year he looks like a middle infielder with 20 steal speed. He could be anywhere from a 15-homer guy to a 30-homer guy. The 20 steals, now in two of five seasons, looks possible, until you see he has a year of only 2 steals. His .271 average last year is around his career average (.262), so that seems repeatable, until you see his .227 average in 2011. At some point, he could have a 30-homer, 20-steal top 20 fantasy season, but to say it's definitely coming is you lying to yourself. You already lie to yourself in other areas of your life, let's not start with Heyward too. For 2015, I'll give him the projections of 91/20/75/.274/15. Anyway, here's some more offseason moves for 2015 fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
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The rain cooperated to let Derek Jeter play his final game at Yankee Stadium. Thank God, the Yankees needed the tarp for Suzyn Waldman. The Yankees presented Jeter with a replica of the Yankee Stadium on-deck circle. He is going to put it outside his house and instead of pine tar rags and donuts there will be lingerie and gift baskets. I don't really care for his final lap around Fenway. I do agree with Olbermann that I think he should have bowed out of playing in Fenway. With that said (reversal time!), sometimes stars get grooved pitches on their final retirement jaunt. I grabbed Jeter two days ago in my leagues just in case that happens, and so far, so good. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
The other day I talked about the dark underbelly of roster expansion and how, due to teams not DL'ing their players, it can actually hurt us in this thing we call life. Well, some of us call it fantasy baseball instead of life. Some of the less obsessed of us. To those people, I ptooey in your direction. If you're not completely obsessed over your hobby, let me say this… Get a new hobby! The national pastime's pastime? Maybe if you're a stutterer! This shizz is more like the national pastime's full-time, 24/7 job like taking care of your uncle who has been lying on your sofa for a month because your aunt started dating a guy she met on Tinder! "Uncle Frank, maybe you put on sweatpants so I can have company." No, Uncle Frank won't put on sweatpants, just like you won't have company until you find another first baseman to replace Anthony Rizzo. Uncle Frank is comfortable in his gotchies! Are you kapeeshing me? So, Rizzo has a muscle strain, and the Cubs said they would DL him if the rosters hadn't expanded, but instead they're going to let Anthony Rizzo slice garlic really thin — so thin it melts when it hits the pan — while he whittles away the year on the bench. Sadly, you have to move on to another first baseman in redraft leagues. You can't count on him the rest of the season. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Alright Head-to-Headers and Weekly League players. This is more than likely the most important week of your season. You're either kicking off the first round of playoff match-ups or you're grinding out the last week trying to get that ever elusive playoff birth. Not to worry my peeps, the Legendary Lifshitz is back and ready to drop some two start pitcher science on y'all. In fact I'll be taking over as your captain from here on out and into 2015. That's right! I'm your 2015 Two Start Huckleberry! Think of me as the top prospect getting called up for roster expansions with an eye on the starting job next year. You know like Xander Bogaerts but less of a disappointment. Unless you're my third grade teacher Ms. Schultz. Then I'm more of a disappointment. What can I say the women had high hopes.
As for the roster of Double dippers, it's not bad. Lots of good streamers and ton of middle of the road options. I'll try and focus a little more on the arms with lower ownership levels, knowing those are the guys you'll be looking to for the extra counting stats to put you over the top. This is one of the most fun times to be a fantasy baseball manager. This is for those digging through the wavier wire looking for that streamer to get you into the dance, or that spot starter to help you lock down that swing category to get you into the next round of the playoffs, or even the roto owner looking to capitalize on the less savvy owners who hit their innings limits this week. May you use this as your guide good sirs! Unless you're in a league with me, then I hope all your pitchers get shelled. Sorry but I'm in it to win it no matter the cost!Please, blog, may I have some more?
I thought Jay Bruce was a lock for 30/100 not dirty undies. Thirty-hundo not dirty-undies! All year Bruce Stinksteen has been behind "Born to Run" Billy Hamilton, Todd Frazier, who's classically rocking out and Learning to Fly, and Devin "Is That Your Face Or Are You Wearing Wax Lips?" Mesoraco, who had a breakout season. And, here, Jay Bruce is less appetizing than sitting across from Bruce Jenner when it's humid. Hard to know where the bottom is. Problem people find when speculating on stocks. Same problem with fantasy baseball. Yesterday, Bruce went 0-for-5 with five strikeouts while his team scored seven runs. He's now hitting .218. But is that the bottom and he'll turn things around in the final month? Or will he hit .150 in the final month and make you wish you owned some hot schmotato? The hell you say if I know. Depends a bit on your league, and I've been telling people to hold Bruce and wait for the turnaround, but if Steve Pearce or Adam Eaton or some other hot schmotato is on your waivers, I can understand moving on. Let Bruce loose, turnabout is fair play. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Hello, I'm Keith Morrison of Dateline. Today's story is about a young closer who had the life that we all dream about — money, girls, Tony La Russa's private phone number to find out if a product used animal testing. What Trevor Rosenthal didn't have, his shut 'em down stuff. We pick up the story right after Rosenthal took the mound on April 7th. He was in for his third save, but there was something wrong. Could it have been he lost his control? Or was something else lurking deep in his past — perhaps a high school sweetheart who assumed the identity of Rosenthal's favorite Starbucks barista, who was putting Visine in his favorite latte drink. Visine that has been known, when digested, to cause runs. Coming up later, Rosenthal can't find the strike zone for three months, he blows numerous saves, Pat Neshek looks incredible in a setup role and Matheny groans. This is the story of The $12 Salad That Became A Brain Freeze. So, the Cards have been patient with Trevor Rosenthal, even while he hasn't looked good for the majority of the year, but recently he's been hideous. I wouldn't be surprised if the Cards go to Neshek, who has a 0.86 ERA, 0.57 WHIP and four saves already. Yesterday, Seth Maness (no relation to Brandon Guyer) got the save, but that was more because Neshek had thrown already in the game. As for the title, you may not stay…for Trevor stung! Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Uh-oh, I feel a rhyme coming on. Chris Carter's schmotato was born on August 4th wearing the Astros hat, 40 ounces he doesn't pour forth cause that forty-oh is his bat. If you can't respect that your whole perspective is wack, maybe you'll love him when he goes by Charlie Really Black. Man, he was conceived as Hurry K'd Carter, but that was just for fun, big hands, I know you're the one. What's this a Violent Femmes mash-up, must be the Grey album. Eggs over easy, Carter's going swat! What's that albumen? No, it's snot! So, Carter now has 7 homers in the last ten games. If he could only hit .260, he'd an exact clone of a young Ryan Howard. We want mo' Howard! Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck! Instead, we'll take what Carter's giving now, which is crazy power and Ks. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
I'm just curious: Do Colorado pitchers stink because half of their games are played in the equivalent of the Space Stadium in "Triple Play 2001", or do they stink because no one wants to pitch there, so the Rockies just end up with the garbage juice at the bottom of the pitching scrap heap? Maybe it's a little bit of both. Either way, the poor, battered Rockies pitchers will get out of Coors next week and into some fun in the sun in San Diego for a series that is the definitive fantasy baseball crossing of the streams: [Jay's Note: Don't cross the streams.] Offensive-minded team with horrendous pitchers that play in a batter's park visit a pitching-minded team with absolutely zero offense in their pitcher's park.
So what does this mean for fantasy purposes, and specifically Two-Startapalooza purposes?Please, blog, may I have some more?
When I was growing up, we had a hutch. For the life of me, I couldn't remember what piece of furniture it was that my grandparents used to call a hutch. So, like a child of the naughts, I Googled it. On Wikipedia, it says a hutch is where one prepares an evening tipple. Let me just say, I don't remember anyone in Jersey ever preparing an evening tipple. An evening Sloppy Joe? Sure. An evening 'bang on the side of the TV so the picture would come in?' Yup. An evening 'curse at the neighbors?' Definitely! An evening tipple? Not in my Jersey. But, for the sake of argument, let's all pour ourselves an evening tipple for Drew Hutchison. Last night, he went 8 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 1 Hit, 1 Walk and 8 Ks. See, nothing to it. The only mistake yesterday was a long ball surrendered to Chris Davis (now has back-to-back games with ding-shots). As I said when Hutchison was called up, he could be as great as any pitcher to come up this year. Sadly, it may not be this year that he is great. It's the pickle that is young pitchers. I would own him, shoot, I'd even have a tipple with him, but I wouldn't fully trust him until he has a longer track record. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
This never should have happened, but do you remember a time when Gangnam Style was cool? It's hard to remember, I know, but I'm talking about the dark ages of 2012; the same year Jeremy Hellickson was last an effective pitcher. Following a disastrous 2013 campaign, Hellickson underwent offseason surgery, and tonight will be his third start off the DL. Against very mediocre competition (BOS and KC), he's looked rusty (as expected), and I don't think he'll get his groove back against the Angels, who are probably my favorite stack of the night. Los Angeles of Anaheim of California of Earth has struggled to put up runs recently, but I expect an outburst at the Trop. So, feel free to take a hit off my stack pipe, but if you're chicken, see below for some other players who gon' do the damn thing.
New to DraftKings? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well try out this 20 teamer of Razzball writers and friends to wet your DK whistle. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It's how we know you care!Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Heres some pics from inside and outside from the NNL I went to in Ballarat on the weekend, those of you that have seen my show pics before will notice that only a few of the models have the round number stickers stuck to the models, my crusade to change this practise to the more standard USA practise of an entrant card with the entrant # on it is starting to take off.
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Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), the country's largest mortgage lender, has quietly raised home loan rates by 10 basis points or bps with effect from Sunday.
The non-banking finance company or NBFC has hiked its retail prime lending rate or RPLR to 16.75% from 16.65%.
The company did not announce the rate hike formally. Instead, it simply updated its website with the new rate, as has been the practice of late.
With Sunday's rate hike, the equated monthly installment or EMI for existing floating home loan customers with a remaining loan tenure of 15 years will go up by Rs6 for every Rs1 lakh of outstanding principal, if he opts not to increase his loan tenure.
Also, the floating lending rates for new customers taking home loans of up to Rs30 lakh will go up to 10.50% and for those looking to take loans of above Rs30 lakh, the applicable rate will increase to 10.75%.
The rate hike comes nearly a month after its nearest competitor State Bank of India (SBI) had raised its base rate by 20 bps from 9.8% to 10%, following the Reserve Bank of India's move to increase repo rate by 25 bps on October 29.
HDFC's associate HDFC Bank, in which the former holds a 22.7% stake, too, had increased its base rate by 20 bps from 9.8% to 10% in the first week of November.
After Sunday's rate hike, HDFC's home loans have become more costlier than SBI's whose home loans are available starting at 10.3% for loans up to Rs30 lakh and 10.5% for loans greater than Rs30 lakh.
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IDBI Bank 10.25% 982
ICICI Bank 10.40% 992
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In the backwash of the 1969 Beatles breakup, a lot of the UK's finest played musical chairs. Jeff Beck's first group, which included Ron Wood and Rod Stewart, splintered about the same time as mod heroes the Small Faces, which included Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones. They joined forces, re-named themselves the Faces , and became a bluesy (and boozy) boisterous wonder. As Five Guys Walk Into a Bar (Rhino) displays over four CDs, there wasn't much this band couldn't do. Despite his recent output, Stewart was one of rock's great front men. Wood filled the Keith Richards role nicely, and while Lane was the group's soul, McLagan was its affable orbit. The band put out four albums before crumbling under the weight of Stewart's more successful solo career. What do a bunch of besotted Brits have to do with Texas? Remarkably, two of the Faces became Austinites. Lane, wheelchair-bound and suffering from multiple sclerosis, moved to Houston for medical treatment in 1984, and on to Austin in 1985. There he played with Austin's finest, and married in 1988. He'd stay in Austin for nearly a decade, before moving to Colorado (he died in 1997). Seduced by Lane's enthusiasm for the city, McLagan followed a decade ago, rooster haircut intact. He plays with his Bump Band and still lives in Austin, where he painstakingly assembled the box set, an overdue tribute to five guys who rocked with unpretentious abandon.
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It seems to be providing time-bound services and improving administrative efficiency
The Government's Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, (Sakala), seems to be meeting its objectives.
The Act was launched in four taluks of Chitradurga, Puttur (Dakshina Kannada district), Aurad (Bidar district) and Dharwad on March 1 on a pilot basis.
The Act would be extended to the entire State from April 2.
According to the statistics, Aurad taluk received 1,927 applications from March 1 while 1,716 have been disposed of; Chitradurga received 8,545 applications of which 6,948 have been disposed of; Dharwad received 13,605 applications of which 9,619 have been disposed of and Puttur received 5,624 applications of which 4,866 have been cleared.
"I am receiving positive responses not only from people but also from elected representatives that the Act has brought about significant changes in administrative functioning," Deputy Commissioner of Bidar Sameer Shukla said.
He told The Hindu over the phone that complaints related to the issuing of caste, death or income certificates have stopped coming to him.
Deputy Commissioner of Chitradurga Vipul Bansal also echoed Mr. Shukla's sentiments, saying that the Act had brought efficiency in administration.
Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Darpan Jain and Mr. Bansal believe that best aspect of the Act is that it has a strong and virtually foolproof system of monitoring the applications' status.
They said the Act had empowered citizens to complain against delay in work.
The erring officials now have to pay the price for delay.
They felt this was the primary aspect of the Act that helped in bringing efficiency in the administration . Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada N.S. Channappa Gowda said that the Act had made it reduced the need for people to run from pillar to post for getting their work done.
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Mahesh Babu, a native of the Seebar village of Chitradurga taluk was applying for a government job. He needed a caste certificate for applying for the job as he belongs to the Schedule Tribes.
"It is for the first time that I have received the caste certificate within four days.
In the past, I had applied for the certificate not only for me, but also for my younger brother for taking admission in the government hostel.
I had to visit the tahsildar office at least for four times to get the certificate.
This time I applied for the certificate and got it within four days without running pillar to post", he said.
'Act has reduced the need for people to run from pillar to post for getting their work done' 'The best aspect of Sakala is that it has a strong system of monitoring the status of applications'
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HARLAN —The Cumberland Gap Lady Panthers got three straight hits with two out in the top of the seventh inning to push across the only run in a 1-0 win at Harlan on Friday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Cumberland Gap.
Senior Genna Lake pitched a complete game shutout to get the victory. She scattered five hits while striking out five and walking three.
Lake also started that two-out rally in the seventh with a single. Samantha Pierce added an infield single and Chelsey Williams followed with a base hit to center as courtesy runner Brooklyn Creech came home with only run of the game.
Madison Brewer took the loss for the Lady Green Dragons. She gave up just the one run on four hits while walking three and striking out two.
Harlan threatened early on as Madison Noe led off both the first and third innings with base hits and senior Jourdan Ledford walked with two out in both frames, but Lake pitched out trouble. In the second inning, it was Alyssa Mills smacking a double with one out but back-to-back strike outs ended that inning.
Shanae Thomas led off the Harlan fourth with a single, but was thrown out stealing by Lady Panther catcher Tessa Pittman. Lake retired eight of the next ten batters, pitching around a walk to Katie King in the fifth and Thomas reaching on an error in the sixth. Kaitlyn Jenkins singled to start the bottom of the seventh, but Lake got three straight ground outs to end the game.
Jourdan Thacker doubled leading off the second inning for Cumberland Gap's only hit before the seventh inning. She stole third but left stranded there. Makenzie Miracle walked leading off the game, went to second on a wild pitch and to third on a ground out, but that was as far as she got.
In the second inning, Katelyn McCarty walked with two out and got to second on a passed ball, but Brewer coaxed Pittman into flying out to left to end that inning. A walk to Williams with two out in the fifth was the only other Lady Panther base runner until the seventh.
Thacker led off off the seventh by walking, but she was picked off by Jenkins, the Harlan catcher. But the Lady Panthers were able to rally with two down.
Cumberland Gap (5-2) was scheduled to play at Knox Central on Monday and then host Grainger in District 2-AA action on Tuesday. Harlan (1-2) was to play Oneida Baptist on Monday in the first round of the 13th Region All "A" Classic. With a win, they'll host Pineville in the semifinals on Tuesday.
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Foreign poachers target Cameroon elephants: Expert
YAOUNDE, Cameroon Despite armed guards, Cameroon's dwindling elephant population is being decimated by heavily armed gangs of international poachers, according to a top official of the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Tighter security has been mounted because intelligence shows that two gangs of poachers from Sudan are heading for the area, said WWF Cameroon conservation director Hanson Njiforti at a press conference Tuesday.
In the first quarter of this year, poachers traveled more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) on horseback from Sudan, crossing through the Central African Republic to reach northern Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park where they killed more than 300 elephants in two months. The killings wiped out about 80 percent of the park's elephant population.
"Two large groups of these same armed poachers are again on their way to Cameroon and are actually in the Republic of Central Africa," warned Njiforti.
The high demand for ivory in Asia threatens the remaining elephant population in Cameroon and the Central African sub-region with possible extinction, said United States Ambassador to Cameroon Robert P. Jackson, who also spoke to journalists.
"They (poachers) have already exterminated Cameroon's rhinoceroses, and if additional measures are not taken soon, Cameroon and other countries' elephants will be the next to become extinct," said Jackson.
Africa is home to roughly 600,000 elephants, just a third of the number recorded a decade ago, according to data released by the U.S. embassy. Conservationists say that at least 25,000 elephants were killed in the continent in 2012 alone, due to the demand for ivory, as the bodies of the animals were abandoned after their ivory tusks were removed.
"Ivory is priced for jewelry, ornaments and religious carvings and is valued as a luxury item. The flow of ivory from Africa to East Asia has been estimated at 72 tons per year, worth $62 million, and equivalent to 7,000 elephants," said Jackson, who said United States intelligence is being used to support Cameroon's battle against poaching.
Cameroon, like the United States, is a member of the more than 170-member nations belonging to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) which prohibits the sale of ivory.
Twenty years ago, a kilogram of an elephant ivory was worth CFA F5,000 ($10) in the Cameroonian rural area, said Bars Huijbregts, WWF Representative in the Central African sub-region. "But today, it costs CFA F150,000 ($297). At an average weight of 6.8 kilograms (15 pounds) of ivory per elephant, each elephant killed is worth more than a year's revenue for a person in the sub-region," said Huijbregts.
Poachers commonly use Kalashnikov AK-47 automatic rifles and sometimes even fly in helicopters to track and kill the elephants, according to the WWF, which reported that at least 22 elephants have been killed so far in 2012 in the Garamba National Park in neighboring Congo-Brazzaville.
Cameroon deployed its anti-terrorist Rapid Intervention Batallion to push back the poachers earlier this year and deployed 500 of the less heavily-armed environmental scouts to Bouba Ndjida park. Environment Minister Philip Ngwese pledged that that 2,000 more would be added to the contingent. The environmental guards carry out surveillance to supplement the military's efforts to track the armed poachers.


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In accordance with embodiments of the invention, local metadata is embedded into an embedded interactive code document by combining a first m-array and a second m-array to generate a combined m-array with encoded local metadata such that a start position of the second m-array in the combined m-array is shifted, by an amount that is based on the local metadata, relative to a start position of the first m-array in the combined m-array. The first m-array and the second m-array may contain the same repeating bit sequence. Local metadata may be decoded from the embedded interactive code document by decoding the local metadata from the combined m-array by determining the amount by which the second m-array is shifted, relative to the first m-array, in the combined m-array.
1. A system that embeds local metadata into an embedded interactive code document, the system comprising:
a first m-array that contains a first repeating sequence of bits;
local metadata identifying a region within the embedded interactive code document;
a second m-array that contains a second repeating sequence of bits; and
a local-meta-data-encoding module that combines the first m-array and the second m-array to generate a combined m-array with encoded local metadata such that a start position (xd,yd) of the second m-array in the combined m-array is shifted, by an amount that is based on the local metadata, relative to a start position of the first m-array in the combined m-array.
2. The system of
3. The system of
4. The system of
5. The system of
where n is an order of the combined m-array and 0≦local metadata≦2n−2.
6. The system of
7. The system of
8. A system that decodes local metadata from an embedded interactive code document, the system comprising:
a combined m-array with encoded local metadata, wherein local metadata is encoded in the combined m-array via a start position (xd,yd) of a second m-array in the combined m-array being shifted, by an amount that is based on the local metadata, relative to a start position of a first m-array in the combined m-array;
a local-meta-data-decoding module that decodes the local metadata from the combined m-array by determining the amount by which the second m-array is shifted, relative to the first m-array, in the combined m-array.
9. The system of
10. The system of
11. The system of
12. The system of
13. The system of
14. The system of
where n is an order of the combined m-array.
15. A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for embedding local metadata into an embedded interactive code document by combining a first m-array and a second m-array to generate a combined m-array with encoded local metadata such that a start position (xd,yd) of the second m-array in the combined m-array is shifted, by an amount that is based on the local metadata, relative to a start position of the first m-array in the combined m-array, wherein the first m-array contains a first repeating sequence of bits, and the second m-array contains a second repeating sequence of bits that is the same as the first repeating sequence of bits.
16. The computer-readable medium of
where n is an order of the combined m-array and 0≦local metadata≦2n−2.
17. The computer-readable medium of
18. The computer-readable medium of
19. The computer-readable medium of
20. The computer-readable medium of
where n is an order of the combined m-array.
Embodiments of the invention relate to embedding local metadata in an embedded interaction code document and decoding local metadata from such a document.
Computer users are accustomed to using a mouse and keyboard as a way of interacting with a personal computer. While personal computers provide a number of advantages over written documents, most users continue to perform certain functions using printed paper. Some of these functions include reading and annotating written documents. In the case of annotations, the printed document assumes a greater significance because of the annotations made on it by the user. One of the difficulties, however, with having a printed document with annotations is the need to have the annotations subsequently entered back into the electronic form of the document. This requires the original user or another user to wade through the annotations and enter them into a personal computer. In some cases, a user will scan in the annotations and the original text, thereby creating a new document. These multiple steps make the interaction between the printed document and the electronic version of the document difficult to handle on a repeated basis. Further, scanned-in images are frequently non-modifiable. There may be no way to separate the annotations from the original text. This makes using the annotations difficult. Accordingly, an improved way of handling annotations would be desirable.
One technique for capturing handwritten information is by using an image capturing pen whose location may be determined during writing. One image capturing pen that provides this capability is the Anoto pen by Anoto Inc. This pen functions by using a camera to capture an image of paper encoded with a predefined pattern. An example of the image pattern is shown in
A user may wish to access and annotate any one of a number of digital documents, which may be further specified by a document version. Moreover, an associated paper document is typically partitioned into a number of pages, which may be hundreds of pages. An application should know the particular page of a stroke (ink) to associate the stroke to the paper document. Once the page is identified, the location of the stroke on the page may be determined.
Documents may contain particular regions, such as fields of a form, that a user may interact with via a digital pen. It would be desirable to associate various local metadata values with respective regions of an embedded interaction code document to facilitate determining which region of a document a user is interacting with.
In accordance with embodiments of the invention, local metadata may be embedded to various regions within an embedded interaction code document. Such embedded local metadata provides increased flexibility to application programs with respect to allowing users to perform region-related tasks, such as filling in forms.
In accordance with embodiments of the invention, local metadata is embedded into an embedded interactive code document by combining a first m-array and a second m-array to generate a combined m-array with encoded local metadata such that a start position of the second m-array in the combined m-array is shifted, by an amount that is based on the local metadata, relative to a start position of the first m-array in the combined m-array. The first m-array and the second m-array may contain the same repeating bit sequence. Local metadata may be decoded from the embedded interactive code document by decoding the local metadata from the combined m-array by determining the amount by which the second m-array is shifted, relative to the first m-array, in the combined m-array.
These and other aspects of the present invention will become known through the following drawings and associated description.
The foregoing summary of the invention, as well as the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, is better understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which are included by way of example, and not by way of limitation with regard to the claimed invention.
Aspects of the present invention relate to embedding local metadata in an embedded-interaction-code (EIC) document and decoding local metadata from an EIC document.
The following description is separated by subheadings for the benefit of the reader. The subheadings include: Terms, General-Purpose Computer, Image Capturing Pen, Encoding of Array, Decoding, Error Correction, Location Determination, Local Metadata Encoding, Local Metadata Decoding, and Example Uses of Local Metadata in EIC Documents.
Pen—any writing implement that may or may not include the ability to store ink. In some examples, a stylus with no ink capability may be used as a pen in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
Camera—an image capture system that may capture an image from paper or any other medium.
General Purpose Computer
A basic input/output system 160 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the computer 100, such as during start-up, is stored in the ROM 140. The computer 100 also includes a hard disk drive 170 for reading from and writing to a hard disk (not shown), a magnetic disk drive 180 for reading from or writing to a removable magnetic disk 190, and an optical disk drive 191 for reading from or writing to a removable optical disk 192 such as a CD ROM or other optical media. The hard disk drive 170, magnetic disk drive 180, and optical disk drive 191 are connected to the system bus 130 by a hard disk drive interface 192, a magnetic disk drive interface 193, and an optical disk drive interface 194, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for the personal computer 100. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of computer readable media that can store data that is accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, Bernoulli cartridges, random access memories (RAMs), read only memories (ROMs), and the like, may also be used in the example operating environment.
A number of program modules can be stored on the hard disk drive 170, magnetic disk 190, optical disk 192, ROM 140 or RAM 150, including an operating system 195, one or more application programs 196, other program modules 197, and program data 198. A user can enter commands and information into the computer 100 through input devices such as a keyboard 101 and pointing device 102. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 110 through a serial port interface 106 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB). Further still, these devices may be coupled directly to the system bus 130 via an appropriate interface (not shown). A monitor 107 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 130 via an interface, such as a video adapter 108. In addition to the monitor, personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers. In a preferred embodiment, a pen digitizer 165 and accompanying pen or stylus 166 are provided in order to digitally capture freehand input. Although a direct connection between the pen digitizer 165 and the serial port is shown, in practice, the pen digitizer 165 may be coupled to the processing unit 110 directly, via a parallel port or other interface and the system bus 130 as known in the art. Furthermore, although the digitizer 165 is shown apart from the monitor 107, it is preferred that the usable input area of the digitizer 165 be co-extensive with the display area of the monitor 107. Further still, the digitizer 165 may be integrated in the monitor 107, or may exist as a separate device overlaying or otherwise appended to the monitor 107.
The computer 100 can operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 109. The remote computer 109 can be a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer 100, although only a memory storage device 111 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 100 is connected to the local network 112 through a network interface or adapter 114. When used in a WAN networking environment, the personal computer 100 typically includes a modem 115 or other means for establishing a communications over the wide area network 113, such as the Internet. The modem 115, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 130 via the serial port interface 106. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the personal computer 100, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device.
It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are illustrative and other techniques for establishing a communications link between the computers can be used. The existence of any of various well-known protocols such as TCP/IP, Ethernet, FTP, HTTP, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11x and the like is presumed, and the system can be operated in a client-server configuration to permit a user to retrieve web pages from a web-based server. Any of various conventional web browsers can be used to display and manipulate data on web pages.
Image Capturing Pen
Aspects of the present invention include placing an encoded data stream in a displayed form that represents the encoded data stream. (For example, as will be discussed with
This determination of the location of a captured image may be used to determine the location of a user's interaction with the paper, medium, or display screen. In some aspects of the present invention, the pen may be an ink pen writing on paper. In other aspects, the pen may be a stylus with the user writing on the surface of a computer display. Any interaction may be provided back to the system with knowledge of the encoded image on the document or supporting the document displayed on the computer screen. By repeatedly capturing images with a camera in the pen or stylus as the pen or stylus traverses a document, the system can track movement of the stylus being controlled by the user. The displayed or printed image may be a watermark associated with the blank or content-rich paper or may be a watermark associated with a displayed image or a fixed coding overlying a screen or built into a screen.
The images captured by camera 203 may be defined as a sequence of image frames {Ii}, where Ii is captured by the pen 201 at sampling time ti. The sampling rate may be large or small, depending on system configuration and performance requirement. The size of the captured image frame may be large or small, depending on system configuration and performance requirement.
The image captured by camera 203 may be used directly by the processing system or may undergo pre-filtering. This pre-filtering may occur in pen 201 or may occur outside of pen 201 (for example, in a personal computer).
The image size of
The image sensor 211 may be large enough to capture the image 210. Alternatively, the image sensor 211 may be large enough to capture an image of the pen tip 202 at location 212. For reference, the image at location 212 is referred to as the virtual pen tip. It is noted that the virtual pen tip location with respect to image sensor 211 is fixed because of the constant relationship between the pen tip, the lens 208, and the image sensor 211.
The following transformation FS→P transforms position coordinates in the image captured by camera to position coordinates in the real image on the paper:
During writing, the pen tip and the paper are on the same plane. Accordingly, the transformation from the virtual pen tip to the real pen tip is also FS→P:
The transformation FS→P may be estimated as an affine transform, which approximates FS→P as:
Next, one can determine the location of virtual pen tip by calibration.
One places the pen tip 202 on a fixed location Lpentip on paper. Next, one tilts the pen, allowing the camera 203 to capture a series of images with different pen poses. For each image captured, one may obtain the transformation FS→P. From this transformation, one can obtain the location of the virtual pen tip Lvirtual-pentip:
By averaging the Lvirtual-pentip obtained from each image, a location of the virtual pen tip Lvirtual-pentip may be determined. With Lvirtual-pentip one can get a more accurate estimation of Lpentip. After several times of iteration, an accurate location of virtual pen tip Lvirtual-pentip may be determined.
The location of the virtual pen tip Lvirtual-pentip is now known. One can also obtain the transformation FS→P from the images captured. Finally, one can use this information to determine the location of the real pen tip Lpentip:
A two-dimensional array may be constructed by folding a one-dimensional sequence. Any portion of the two-dimensional array containing a large enough number of bits may be used to determine its location in the complete two-dimensional array. However, it may be necessary to determine the location from a captured image or a few captured images. So as to minimize the possibility of a captured image portion being associated with two or more locations in the two-dimensional array, a non-repeating sequence may be used to create the array. One property of a created sequence is that the sequence does not repeat over a length (or window) n. The following describes the creation of the one-dimensional sequence then the folding of the sequence into an array.
A sequence of numbers may be used as the starting point of the encoding system. For example, a sequence (also referred to as an m-sequence) may be represented as a q-element set in field Fq. Here, q=pn where n≧1 and p is a prime number. The sequence or m-sequence may be generated by a variety of different techniques including, but not limited to, polynomial division. Using polynomial division, the sequence may be defined as follows:
The process described above is but one of a variety of processes that may be used to create a sequence with the window property.
The array (or m-array) that may be used to create the image (of which a portion may be captured by the camera) is an extension of the one-dimensional sequence or m-sequence. Let A be an array of period (m1, m2), namely A(k+m1,l)=A(k,l+m2)=A(k,l). When an n1�n2 window shifts through a period of A, all the nonzero n1�n2 matrices over Fq appear once and only once. This property is also referred to as a "window property" in that each window is unique. A widow may then be expressed as an array of period (m1, m2) (with m1 and m2 being the horizontal and vertical number of bits present in the array) and order (n1, n2).
A binary array (or m-array) may be constructed by folding the sequence. One approach is to obtain a sequence then fold it to a size of m1�m2 where the length of the array is L=m1�m2=2n−1. Alternatively, one may start with a predetermined size of the space that one wants to cover (for example, one sheet of paper, 30 sheets of paper or the size of a computer monitor), determine the area (m1�m2), then use the size to let L≧m1�m2, where L=2n−1.
A variety of different folding techniques may be used. For example,
To create the folding method as shown in
This folding approach may be alternatively expressed as laying the sequence on the diagonal of the array, then continuing from the opposite edge when an edge is reached.
Referring to
Referring back to
Here, more than one pixel or dot is used to represent a bit. Using a single pixel (or bit) to represent a bit is fragile. Dust, creases in paper, non-planar surfaces, and the like create difficulties in reading single bit representations of data units. However, it is appreciated that different approaches may be used to graphically represent the array on a surface. Some approaches are shown in
A bit stream is used to create the graphical pattern 403 of
When a person writes with the pen of
For the determination of the orientation of the captured image relative to the whole encoded area, one may notice that not all the four conceivable corners shown in
Continuing to
Next, image 601 is analyzed to determine which corner is missing. The rotation amount o needed to rotate image 601 to an image ready for decoding 603 is shown as o=(θ plus a rotation amount {defined by which corner missing}). The rotation amount is shown by the equation in
It is appreciated that the rotation angle θ may be applied before or after rotation of the image 601 to account for the missing corner. It is also appreciated that by considering noise in the captured image, all four types of corners may be present. We may count the number of corners of each type and choose the type that has the least number as the corner type that is missing.
Finally, the code in image 603 is read out and correlated with the original bit stream used to create image 403. The correlation may be performed in a number of ways. For example, it may be performed by a recursive approach in which a recovered bit stream is compared against all other bit stream fragments within the original bit stream. Second, a statistical analysis may be performed between the recovered bit stream and the original bit stream, for example, by using a Hamming distance between the two bit streams. It is appreciated that a variety of approaches may be used to determine the location of the recovered bit stream within the original bit stream.
As will be discussed, maze pattern analysis obtains recovered bits from image 603. Once one has the recovered bits, one needs to locate the captured image within the original array (for example, the one shown in
Let the sequence (or m-sequence) I correspond to the power series I(x)=1/Pn(x), where n is the order of the m-sequence, and the captured image contains K bits of I b=(b0 b1 b2 . . . bK-1)t, where K≧n and the superscript t represents a transpose of the matrix or vector. The location s of the K bits is just the number of cyclic shifts of I so that b0 is shifted to the beginning of the sequence. Then this shifted sequence R corresponds to the power series xs/Pn(x), or R=Ts(I), where T is the cyclic shift operator. We find this s indirectly. The polynomials modulo Pn(x) form a field. It is guaranteed that xs≡r0+r1x+ . . . rn-1xn−1mod(Pn(x)). Therefore, we may find (r0, r1, . . . , rn-1) and then solve for s.
The relationship xs≡r0+r1x+ . . . rn-1xn−1mod(Pn(x)) implies that R=r0+r1T(I)+ . . . +rn-1Tn-1(I). Written in a binary linear equation, it becomes:
If b is error-free, the solution of r may be expressed as:
where {tilde over (M)} is any non-degenerate n�n sub-matrix of M and {tilde over (b)} is the corresponding sub-vector of b.
With known r, we may use the Pohlig-Hellman-Silver algorithm as noted by Douglas W. Clark and Lih-Jyh Weng, "Maximal and Near-Maximal Shift Register Sequences: Efficient Event Counters and Easy Discrete Logorithms," IEEE Transactions on Computers 43.5 (May 1994, pp 560-568) to find s so that xs≡r0+r1x+ . . . rn-1xn−1mod(Pn(x)).
As matrix A (with the size of n by L, where L=2n−1) may be huge, we should avoid storing the entire matrix A. In fact, as we have seen in the above process, given extracted bits with index difference ki, only the first and (ki+1)-th columns of A are relevant to the computation. Such choices of ki is quite limited, given the size of the captured image. Thus, only those columns that may be involved in computation need to saved. The total number of such columns is much smaller than L (where L=2n−1 is the length of the m-sequence).
Error Correction
If errors exist in b, then the solution of r becomes more complex. Traditional methods of decoding with error correction may not readily apply, because the matrix M associated with the captured bits may change from one captured image to another.
We adopt a stochastic approach. Assuming that the number of error bits in b, ne, is relatively small compared to K, then the probability of choosing correct n bits from the K bits of b and the corresponding sub-matrix {tilde over (M)} of M being non-degenerate is high.
When the n bits chosen are all correct, the Hamming distance between bt and rtM, or the number of error bits associated with r, should be minimal, where r is computed via equation (4). Repeating the process for several times, it is likely that the correct r that results in the minimal error bits can be identified.
If there is only one r that is associated with the minimum number of error bits, then it is regarded as the correct solution. Otherwise, if there is more than one r that is associated with the minimum number of error bits, the probability that ne exceeds the error correcting ability of the code generated by M is high and the decoding process fails. The system then may move on to process the next captured image. In another implementation, information about previous locations of the pen can be taken into consideration. That is, for each captured image, a destination area where the pen may be expected next can be identified. For example, if the user has not lifted the pen between two image captures by the camera, the location of the pen as determined by the second image capture should not be too far away from the first location. Each r that is associated with the minimum number of error bits can then be checked to see if the location s computed from r satisfies the local constraint, i.e., whether the location is within the destination area specified.
If the location s satisfies the local constraint, the X, Y positions of the extracted bits in the array are returned. If not, the decoding process fails.
In step 803, n independent column vectors are randomly selected from the matrix M and vector r is determined by solving equation (4). This process is performed Q times (for example, 100 times) in step 804. The determination of the number of loop times is discussed in the section Loop Times Calculation.
In step 805, r is sorted according to its associated number of error bits. The sorting can be done using a variety of sorting algorithms as known in the art. For example, a selection sorting algorithm may be used. The selection sorting algorithm is beneficial when the number Q is not large. However, if Q becomes large, other sorting algorithms (for example, a merge sort) that handle larger numbers of items more efficiently may be used.
The system then determines in step 806 whether error correction was performed successfully, by checking whether multiple r's are associated with the minimum number of error bits. If yes, an error is returned in step 809, indicating the decoding process failed. If not, the position s of the extracted bits in the sequence (or m-sequence) is calculated in step 807, for example, by using the Pohig-Hellman-Silver algorithm.
Next, the (X,Y) position in the array is calculated as: x=s mod m1 and y=s mod m2 and the results are returned in step 808.
Location Determination
In step 901, an image is received from a camera. Next, the received image may be optionally preprocessed in step 902 (as shown by the broken outline of step 902) to adjust the contrast between the light and dark pixels and the like.
Next, in step 903, the image is analyzed to determine the bit stream within it.
Next, in step 904, n bits are randomly selected from the bit stream for multiple times and the location of the received bit stream within the original sequence (or m-sequence) is determined.
Finally, once the location of the captured image is determined in step 904, the location of the pen tip may be determined in step 905.
Next, the received image is analyzed in step 1004 to determine the underlying grid lines. If grid lines are found in step 1005, then the code is extracted from the pattern in step 1006. The code is then decoded in step 1007 and the location of the pen tip is determined in step 1008. If no grid lines were found in step 1005, then an error is returned in step 1009.
Local Metadata Encoding
In accordance with embodiments of the invention, regardless of whether a region is embedded with local metadata, the regions may be encoded using a combined m-array, where the local-metadata m-array may be the same as the m-array that represents X, Y position information, and the metadata m-array may be shifted according to the value of the metadata. If a region is not embedded with local metadata, 0 may be chosen as the value of its local metadata, i.e., the metadata m-array is not shifted. Therefore, 0 is not used as the value of local metadata in regions that are selected to embed local metadata.
The two m-arrays may be combined, in accordance with embodiments of the invention, to encode two bits in one EIC symbol. An example of an EIC symbol is depicted in
When the position m-array 1402 and the local metadata m-array 1404 are combined, based on the value of the local metadata (e.g., 11), the start of the local metadata m-array 1404 is shifted to position (xd,yd), as depicted at 1430 in
As shown in the partially combined m-array 1408, the local metadata m-array 1404 starts at position (2,1) of the position m-array 1402. Since the position m-array 1402 and the local metadata m-array 1404 repeat themselves, a combined m-array with encoded local metadata 1410, which is shown in the lower right corner of
The value of the metadata is the distance in the combined array between the position m-array 1402 and the local metadata m-array 1404. The distance is kept the same in every pair of bits in the combined array 1410. Therefore, if the position of each bit in its corresponding m-array is obtained, the distance in the combined array 1410 can be determined.
Local Metadata Decoding
To decode local metadata, the m-arrays that have been combined to form the combined array 1208 are each separately decoded. For example, referring to the example shown in
The value of the local metadata may then be calculated as follows:
In the example shown in
To achieve synchronization between a paper document and a digital document, it is desirable to establish a mapping between the paper document and the digital document. An EIC pattern may support embedded metadata as well as (x, y) position information. The metadata may include local metadata for identifying particular regions within a document. For instance, local metadata may be used to identify various fields, which accept user input, of a form.
The EIC document provides a mechanism for associating a part of a paper document with an application-defined object in a corresponding digital document. Consequently, an image-capturing-pen operation may be associated with one or more application-defined objects in the corresponding digital document. As a result, even though the digital document looks different from the paper document or may change, an image-capture-pen operation is interpreted and synchronized to the digital document if corresponding EIC document objects exist.
A typical application of EIC document object is InfoPath�. InfoPath should be informed of which form field (e.g., fields 1701-1723) the new ink (stroke) belongs to. InfoPath� should also recognize the ink according to the type of the field and then fill the recognized results into the field automatically. For example, a converted character string may be inserted in field 1701 while the strokes that correspond to a signature remain in field 1723 to preserve the original signature.
In the embodiments, every EIC document object contains corresponding information, including the position (x,y) of the field on paper and the XPath of the field in InfoPath form 1801. (The primary purpose of XPath is to address parts of an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document.) When a stroke (ink) is written, InfoPath receives the stroke information. The stroke (e.g., stroke 1809) corresponds to a stroke object. The strokes object stores stroke data. The stroke object may include a Pen ID, which is a unique ID identifying the pen that writes the stroke, and binding information for binding the stroke object to one or more EIC document objects.
InfoPath then iterates over substantially all EIC document objects in the EIC document and finds the EIC document object that is nearest to the stroke (according to position information of fields on paper). In this way, InfoPath can figure out which EIC document object each stroke belongs to. The embodiment may associate different strokes with each other if the different strokes are associated with the same document entity, e.g., a user's signature. Each stroke may be associated with multiple stroke objects, which are mapped to the same or different EIC document objects. A stroke object is typically mapped to an EIC document object, although a stroke object may be mapped to a plurality of EIC document objects.
When a user requests InfoPath to convert strokes into character strings and to put the character strings (e.g., character string 1815) into fields (e.g., field 1813) of the InfoPath form 1801, InfoPath performs the conversion by performing the following steps:
In the examples shown in
As can be appreciated by one skilled in the art, a computer system with an associated computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling the computer system can be utilized to implement the exemplary embodiments that are disclosed herein. The computer system may include at least one computer such as a microprocessor, digital signal processor, and associated peripheral electronic circuitry.
Although the invention has been defined using the appended claims, these claims are illustrative in that the invention is intended to include the elements and steps described herein in any combination or sub combination. Accordingly, there are any number of alternative combinations for defining the invention, which incorporate one or more elements from the specification, including the description, claims, and drawings, in various combinations or sub combinations. It will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant technology, in light of the present specification, that alternate combinations of aspects of the invention, either alone or in combination with one or more elements or steps defined herein, may be utilized as modifications or alterations of the invention or as part of the invention. It is intended that the written description of the invention contained herein covers all such modifications and alterations.
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Reverend John Daniel Groff, 100, of Huntington, died Oct. 31, 2012.
He was born in Jefferson Township, Huntington County to Russell and Hazel (Hawkins) Groff on May 24, 1911.
He married Helen Eberhart in 1941.
In 1993, following the death of Helen Groff, he married Mary Myerly Reece.
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HOUSTON -- Free-agent slugger Carlos Lee has agreed to terms on a six-year contract with the Houston Astros, according to a Houston television station.
KRIV-TV, citing Major League Baseball sources, reported Friday morning that the outfielder had agreed to a six-year contract worth an unspecified amount of money and would be flying to Houston from Panama on Friday evening to sign the contract.
Houston general manager Tim Purpura was not immediately available for comment.
Lee, who was paid $8 million in 2006, is a career .286 hitter in eight Major League seasons, with 221 home runs and 772 RBIs. He has driven in 80 or more runs each of the last eight seasons and has scored 100 or more runs four times. Since the 2003 season, Lee is tied for 12th in the Major Leagues with 131 home runs and ranks ninth with 442 RBIs.
Lee's combined statistics with the Brewers and Rangers last season included a .300 batting average, 37 homers and 116 RBIs.
Lee's agent, Adam Katz, met with Astros owner Drayton McLane and Purpura on Wednesday.


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For management students of the Indian School of Business (ISB), spending a day with a corporate honcho of their choice like N. R. Narayana Murthy and K. V. Kamath is just a few bids away.
Providing an opportunity for the students to be with the country's renowned business personalities, the Hyderabad-based ISB has come up with the 'Shadow the CEO' programme, where one can bid for a person of their choice.
As of now, a total of 17 people can be bid for, apart from Infosys chief mentor Murthy and veteran banker and ICICI Bank's Non-Executive Chairman Kamath. Other prominent names in the list include HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh and Godrej Group's Chairman Adi Godrej.
Besides, Chairman of Piramal Group Ajay Piramal, Biocon's Chairman and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar, GV Prasad of Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Indu Projects Chairman and Managing Director Syam Prasad Reddy are also participating in the bidding process.
"This initiative will help in raising awareness in corporate India about social responsibility. It also drives home the fact that the focus of B-schools is to lay emphasis not only on academics and research but also on building social responsibility," ISB Manager Marketing and Communications Varshaa Ratnaparke said.
Students can bid for their favourite leaders through an open auction and the winner would be able to spend a day shadowing that person.
Moreover, the funds raised would be donated to an NGO of the person's choice. The online auction would begin from September 21 to 23.
For the bidding process, Ms. Ratnaparke said that 20 corporate honchos have confirmed their participation and many more are expected.
Once the auction is complete, the top three bidders for each CEO would be shortlisted. The selected ones would then be asked to give a 'Letter of Intent' on why they are bidding for a particular person.
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EUROPE is getting out of the space-delivery business. The European Space Agency's final resupply mission to the International Space Station was due to blast off on Tuesday night from Kourou, French Guiana. But lessons learned from operating the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will help future astronauts.
Five uncrewed ATV missions since 2008 served as payment to NASA for allowing European access to the station. The final trip will deliver a variety of experiments along with food, fuel and other supplies. These include an electromagnetic levitator capable of heating metals to 2100 °C and rapidly cooling them, so the ISS crew can study how alloys form in space and whether microgravity changes their properties. Also on board is a joystick, to help study how future astronauts might remotely control robots in space. The crew will test it by playing a version of the game Pong.
This final flight will also test a laser radar system designed to rendezvous with "uncooperative" targets like dead satellites that lack docking equipment. Now that private vehicles from SpaceX and Orbital Sciences are resupplying the ISS, ESA plans to work with NASA on crewed space flight.
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Award-winning couturier and hypermarket team up to create festive magic.
WHEN homegrown couturier Rizalman Ibrahim decided to commemorate his 20-year anniversary in the fashion industry, it seemed only right that he should do so with an exclusive yet affordable Raya collection.
After all, the month of Raya is a season to express gratitude for one's blessings and the fashion connoisseur has much to be grateful for.
Since the start of his career in 1992, Rizalman has gone on to receive numerous awards and carved a name for himself in the high fashion industry.
In 2005, he won the Mercedes-Benz Asia Fashion Awards and his current clientele boasts an elite list which includes members of the royal family, local celebrities and prominent socialites.
"After being in the industry for a good two decades, I would like to bring myself closer to my fans and share with them my wonderful moments.
"I want my fans to celebrate Syawal in Rizalman," says the prolific designer.
Rizalman has teamed up with Tesco for 20 By Rizalman, a limited edition collection which features 12 modern baju kurung and kebaya.
This marks Tesco's third collaboration with a local designer. In the past, the hypermarket has worked with designers Michael Ong and Melinda Looi.
Tesco's commercial director of apparel, Hem Patel, says Rizalman's latest collection is a perfect opportunity for the designer to reveal his latest inspirational designs.
"We are very excited to be working with Rizalman as his vast experience, dedication and detailed hands-on approach provides that exclusive touch to his collection," says Patel.
With superb cutting and classic designs that fuses the traditional with the contemporary, the ready-to-wear collection embodies the meticulous tailoring Rizalman's clothes are often associated with.
However, the Penang-born designer admits he was initially sceptical about the concept of an "affordable collection".
"This is really not my cup of tea. But I feel it's time for me to venture into new terrain and share my designs with all Malaysians.
"I just want to give back to my fans that have supported me, but have not been able to afford any of my clothes before this. The mass reach of Tesco provides me with the perfect avenue to reach out to those seeking high quality fashion at affordable prices during this Raya season," he says.
Rizalman's designs have always gravitated towards haute extravagance rather than budget chic.
But if you think the designer is offering affordable clothes at the expense of quality, think again.
"I have maintained the quality in terms of the colour, texture, usage of lace and striped design in this limited collection," says the Kuala Lumpur-based designer.
Looking at the pieces from the collection, fashion enthusiasts will instantly recognise Rizalman's signature minimalist style and attention to detail.
From the elegant feminine silhouettes to the vibrant colours used, the exquisite designs mirror Rizalman's journey in the past 20 years in the industry.
Aficionados of Rizalman's work will notice familiar elements including his trademark short kebaya and baju kurung Kedah. Of the 12 pieces in 20 By Rizalman, two are kebaya whereas the rest are baju kurung. The designer plays with jersey, brocade and lace, and introduces a collection where high end fashion and budget casual meets.
The more conventional versions of Rizalman's kurung features sleeves adorned with glittery sequins with accents of little bow ribbons.
It's minimalism at its best as the designer highlights the flattering form-fitting contour of the kurung.
The fashion maven gave an arresting interpretation on a colour-blocking piece. With an eye-catching mixture of neon green and electric pink, the kurung is bound to be a show-stopper this Syawal.
On another kurung piece, the designer injected nautical flair with the inclusion of vertical sailor stripes at the waist which runs down the length of the skirt. Rizalman also added a retro-modern touch to the collection with a kurung with polka dots print.
The designer proves he can tackle intricate designs just as well as he does simplicity on a black-and-white striped kurung that has beautiful floral lace layers.
The crowd favourites would be the charming embellishments of rosettes on the front and elaborate lace designs. The beautiful kebayas strike the right balance between modesty and sultry femininity while adding a dash of old world glamour.
And glamour is exactly what Rizalman wants women to feel when they don a piece of his creation.
"I want women to feel a sense of exclusivity when they wear a piece from 20 By Rizalman.
"Just because it's affordable fashion doesn't mean that you can't feel a sense of luxury when you wear them," he concludes.
> The 20 By Rizalman range is priced from RM180 to RM250. The collection is available at selected Tesco stores.
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The result of the survey was surprising because not only Aamir but also actor Sharman Joshi scored more votes for the role than the King Khan. Now, it seems that this survey made the decision of the filmmaker easier, as even the audiences wanted to see Aamir in a fathers role. There is a buzz that Raj Kumar Hirani will be directing the movie.
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Tang with Bang
The hot breath of a bitter July afternoon chases us into the semi-dark coolness of Solero (910 Prairie, 713-227-2665). Chef Arturo Boada immediately senses our mission: to rid this burden of a Houston summer from our weary souls. Hard liquor, even the golden blend of good beer, can't begin to battle this well-entrenched foe.
First, Arturo guides us back through his memories to the Colombia of his youth. There, a Spanish-Italian aunt introduced him to her two ever-present offerings that became his lifelong passions. She showed him how to turn simple rice into savory paella and red wine into the smooth nectar known as sangria.
Suddenly, Arturo transforms the past into the present -- a huge glass pitcher appears before us, with tidbits of apples and oranges and grapes swirling slowly in the deep purple liquid. The fusion makes the fruity morsels snap alive with flavor, while they return the favor by giving the drink a light and mellow body. By the end of the pitcher, the concoction has created a soothing warmth in us, even as it has banished the lingering effects of Houston's heat. Our minds are trying to tell us this tang has bang.
Arturo laughs about his aunt trying in vain to shoo her young nephew away from her specialty: "No, Arturo, no!"
Now, it is only yes, Arturo, yes. Another pitcher, por favor?
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1/2 bottle brandy
1/4 bottle Grand Marnier
3 cups orange juice
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4 red apples
1/2 pound red grapes
2 oranges
Finely chop the fruit, cutting the oranges into one-inch squares. Mix the ingredients. Chill overnight. Serve in a large pitcher. Add sugar if desired
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A Newville man was killed Saturday morning in a crash on Interstate 81 northbound.
Timothy Sheaffer Jr., 23, was driving on I-81 near mile marker 39 in Penn Township when his car drifted off the highway and went down an embankment, police said.
The vehicle struck a tree, and Sheaffer was partially thrown from the car, police said.
He was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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CHAPMANVILLE — All good things must come to an end.
The winning streak by the Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team was good while it lasted but it was bound to end.
Saturday, the Tigers saw that end as Class AA No. 4-ranked Chapmanville lost 6-1 to Class AA regional rival Wayne at Chapmanville's Ted Ellis Field on the second day of the Daffer Memorial Tournament.
The Tigers fell to 11-1 on the season with the loss. Chapmanville had beaten Capital 8-4 last Friday night on the first day of the Daffer tourney and finished 1-1 in tournament play. Nitro, which won 11-1 over Capital on Saturday, was 2-0 in the Daffer.
Mikey Perry pitched a complete game win for the Pioneers. Using an array of off-speed pitches and curveballs and helped along by Tiger batters swinging at pitches out of the strike zone, the crafty Perry tossed seven innings and allowed one run and six hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.
"Perry is a good pitcher and he mixes it up well," Chapmanville coach Eric Ellis said. "He had a lot to do with it today but our hitting was brutal. It was by far the worst approach that we've taken all year. We were swinging at a lot of pitches that were over our heads. It was just a bad selection at the plate. I don't know if our focus was totally here today."
Ellis said his team must put the defeat behind them.
"We had a winning streak going but it's over now and it's time to get a new one. Hopefully, this will show these guys that they just can't show up and beat everybody," Ellis said. "Baseball is a funny sport and it's a great sport because of that. Wayne just came out and they beat us. They put the ball into play, found the holes and moved the baserunners around. They just kicked our butts today."
Wayne outhit Chapmanville 12-6. The Pioneers had three errors to just one for the Tigers.
Brock Dalton led the Tigers as he was 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
Tristan Thompson, Brent Clay, Jordan Cook and Brady Cox each had a single. Chris Bailey drove in one run.
Austin Ellis was the starter and the pitcher of record for the Tigers. He went 2.1 innings and allowed five runs and seven hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Bailey then hurled 3.2 innings of relief and yielded one run and five hits with two walks, a hit batter and two strikeouts.
Alex Berry tossed the final inning and fanned two.
Wayne led 1-0 in the top of the first with a sacrifice fly to center off the bat of DH Brad Sharpe.
It was 5-0 Pioneers after a four-spot in the third. T.J. Perry had an RBI double during the frame. Dakota McCloud and Luke Cassidy had RBI singles.
The Tigers scored their only run in the bottom of the fourth as Dalton reached after a bunt single to break up Perry's no-hit bid, stole second, took third on a errant pickoff move and scored on Bailey's groundout to second.
Wayne added a run in the sixth as Daniel Bloss singled and later scored on a wild pitch.
Cassidy, Bowen, Bloss and Cody Stiltner had two hits each for Wayne.
Chapmanville was scheduled to return to action with Monday's Cardinal Conference game at Herbert Hoover.
The Tigers are then at Point Pleasant on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. before hosting Van on Friday night at 6:30. CRHS then plays Moorefield on Saturday at noon in the Man High School baseball tournament.


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Junk-Bond Rally Shows Stocks Should Rise More, Strategas Says
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The rally in high-yield debt to near 2010 highs may be a signal the U.S. stock market will continue its climb until the end of the year, according to Strategas Research Partners.
The Barclays Capital High-Yield Bond exchange-traded fund bottomed in May, six weeks before the Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell to a 10-month low on July 2. That continues a pattern in which "credit has provided a valuable leading signal for the equity markets over the last three years," Christopher Verrone, lead technical analyst at Strategas, said in a report today.
"Bullish things are happening under the surface and around us," New York-based Verrone said in an interview. "I wouldn't be surprised if the market challenged the high it hit in April."
The S&P 500 has retreated 6.4 percent since April 23, when the benchmark measure of U.S. stocks rallied to a 19-month high. The high-yield ETF is within 1.2 percent of its year-to-date peak. Verrone said this signals equities will keep rebounding. The S&P 500 has already risen 11 percent from its 2010 low on July 2, to 1,139.31.
"The U.S. equity market has room to play catch-up into year-end," Verrone said, because "groups typically associated with U.S. equity strength" including the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index, Korea's Kospi Index, the Australian dollar and copper are "breaking out" above their trading ranges from the last few months.
Average prices on high-yield debt rose above 100 cents on the dollar on Sept. 16 for the first time since June 2007 after falling as low as 55 cents in December 2008, Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data show. Junk bonds reached 100.3 cents on the dollar as of yesterday.
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