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A speech recognition interface and computer-readable medium build a grammar for speech recognition that reduces latency in speech-based applications. The interface and medium receive instructions to add a new phrase and semantic information to a grammar. The new phrase is combined with at least one other phrase in the grammar to form a composite grammar structure. The semantic information is then associated with a single word or transition in the grammar structure by selecting the first possible word or transition that semantically differentiates the new phrase from all other phrases in the grammar structure. By placing the semantic information in this position, the semantic information is placed as far forward in the grammar as possible without introducing semantic ambiguity into the grammar structure.
1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps of:
receiving at least one instruction to add a new phrase and semantic information associated with the new phrase to a recognition grammar;
combining the new phrase with at least one other phrase in the grammar to form a single grammar structure;
associating the semantic information with a single recognition value in the new phrase by selecting the first possible recognition value in the new phrase that can be associated with the semantic information without introducing semantic ambiguity into the grammar structure.
2. The computer-readable medium of
3. The computer-readable medium of
4. The computer-readable medium of
identifying existing semantic information that was present in the grammar structure before the new phrase was added; and
shifting existing semantic information within the grammar structure so that the existing semantic information is not on a recognition value found in the new phrase.
5. The computer-readable medium of
6. The computer-readable medium of
providing the grammar structure to a speech recognition engine;
receiving an indication of a hypothesis word recognized by the speech recognition engine based in part on the grammar structure; and
providing the semantic information associated with the hypothesis word to an application.
7. The computer-readable medium of
8. The computer-readable medium of
9. The computer-readable medium of
10. The computer-readable medium of
11. The computer-readable medium of
12. The computer-readable medium of
determining that the semantic information cannot be associated with a single recognition value without introducing semantic ambiguity into the grammar structure; and
returning an error message indicating that the semantic information would introduce semantic ambiguity into the grammar structure.
13. A speech recognition interface for a speech recognition engine, the interface comprising:
a grammar structure building component that receives instructions to add transitions to a grammar structure and in response adds transitions to a grammar structure; and
a semantic placement component that places semantic information associated with a current sequence of transitions on a first transition in the grammar structure that differentiates the current sequence of transitions from all other sequences of transitions in the grammar structure.
14. The speech recognition interface of
15. The speech recognition interface of
16. The speech recognition interface of
17. The speech recognition interface of
18. The speech recognition interface of
19. The speech recognition interface of
a binary grammar building component that generates a compiled representation of the grammar structure; and
a context-free grammar engine that receives the compiled representation of the grammar structure and that provides the grammar structure to a speech recognition engine.
20. The speech recognition interface of
21. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions representing a speech-enabled application capable of performing steps of:
receiving semantic information associated with a hypothesis word identified by a speech recognition engine before an entire utterance has been recognized;
identifying a possible action to take based on the semantic information; and
determining whether to take the action before the entire utterance has been recognized.
22. The computer-readable medium of
23. The computer-readable medium of
24. The computer-readable medium of
The present invention relates to the construction of grammars used in speech recognition. In particular, the invention relates to the construction of grammars that include semantic tags.
In speech recognition systems, a computer system attempts to identify a sequence of words from a speech signal. One way to improve the accuracy of the recognition is to limit the recognition to a set of selected phrases. This is typically done by limiting valid recognition hypothesis to phrases that are found in a context-free grammar (CFG).
In some speech recognition systems, the context-free grammar is augmented by associating semantic tags and their corresponding values to words or phrases in the grammar. With such augmented systems, the semantic information is returned to an application along with the recognized phrase. This allows the application to take action based on the semantic information without having to first translate the recognition of the phrase into some semantic value.
In prior art systems, the semantic tag and value are only passed to the application after a complete utterance has been recognized. However, the semantic meaning of the utterance may be apparent earlier in the utterance. Since the recognition engine identifies the end of an utterance by detecting some period of silence, at a minimum, the user must wait through the silence period before the application takes action on the speech signal.
This delay is perceivable and annoying to users. As such, a speech recognition system is needed that allows applications to take actions before an utterance has been completely recognized.
A speech recognition interface and computer-readable medium build a grammar for speech recognition that reduces latency in speech-based applications. The interface and medium receive instructions to add a new phrase and semantic information to a grammar. The new phrase is combined with at least one other phrase in the grammar to form a composite grammar structure. The semantic information is then associated with a single word or transition in the grammar structure by selecting the first possible word or transition that differentiates the new phrase from all semantically different phrases in the grammar structure. By placing the semantic information in this position, the semantic information is placed as far forward in the grammar as possible without introducing semantic ambiguity into the grammar structure.
Another aspect of the present invention is speech-based applications that are capable of taking actions based on semantic information returned by a speech recognition system before the system has recognized an entire utterance. These applications determine whether to take an action based on semantic information returned for a hypothesis word identified by the speech recognition system. When determining whether to take the action, the applications balance the risk of harm of incorrectly taking the action with the confidence score attributed to the semantic information.
The invention is operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the invention include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, telephony systems, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.
The invention may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.
With reference to
Computer 110 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by computer 110 and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by computer 110. Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term "modulated data signal" means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above should also be included within the scope of computer readable media.
The system memory 130 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or nonvolatile memory such as read only memory (ROM) 131 and random access memory (RAM) 132. A basic input/output system 133 (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within computer 110, such as during start-up, is typically stored in ROM 131. RAM 132 typically contains data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to and/or presently being operated on by processing unit 120. By way o example, and not limitation,
The computer 110 may also include other removable/non-removable volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media. By way of example only,
The drives and their associated computer storage media discussed above and illustrated in
A user may enter commands and information into the computer 110 through input devices such as a keyboard 162, a microphone 163, and a pointing device 161, such as a mouse, trackball or touch pad. Other input devices (not shown) may include a joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 120 through a user input interface 160 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interface and bus structures, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB). A monitor 191 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 121 via an interface, such as a video interface 190. In addition to the monitor, computers may also include other peripheral output devices such as speakers 197 and printer 196, which may be connected through an output peripheral interface 190.
The computer 110 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 180. The remote computer 180 may be a personal computer, a hand-held device, 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 110. The logical connections depicted in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 110 is connected to the LAN 171 through a network interface or adapter 170. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 110 typically includes a modem 172 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 173, such as the Internet. The modem 172, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 121 via the user input interface 160, or other appropriate mechanism. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 110, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,
Memory 204 is implemented as non-volatile electronic memory such as random access memory (RAM) with a battery back-up module (not shown) such that information stored in memory 204 is not lost when the general power to mobile device 200 is shut down. A portion of memory 204 is preferably allocated as addressable memory for program execution, while another portion of memory 204 is preferably used for storage, such as to simulate storage on a disk drive.
Memory 204 includes an operating system 212, application programs 214 as well as an object store 216. During operation, operating system 212 is preferably executed by processor 202 from memory 204. Operating system 212, in one preferred embodiment, is a WINDOWS� CE brand operating system commercially available from Microsoft Corporation. Operating system 212 is preferably designed for mobile devices, and implements database features that can be utilized by applications 214 through a set of exposed application programming interfaces and methods. The objects in object store 216 are maintained by applications 214 and operating system 212, at least partially in response to calls to the exposed application programming interfaces and methods.
Communication interface 208 represents numerous devices and technologies that allow mobile device 200 to send and receive information. The devices include wired and wireless modems, satellite receivers and broadcast tuners to name a few. Mobile device 200 can also be directly connected to a computer to exchange data therewith. In such cases, communication interface 208 can be an infrared transceiver or a serial or parallel communication connection, all of which are capable of transmitting streaming information.
Input/output components 206 include a variety of input devices such as a touch-sensitive screen, buttons, rollers, and a microphone as well as a variety of output devices including an audio generator, a vibrating device, and a display. The devices listed above are by way of example and need not all be present on mobile device 200. In addition, other input/output devices may be attached to or found with mobile device 200 within the scope of the present invention.
Under one embodiment, the composite grammar in context-free grammar engine 302 is organized as a recursive transition network (RTN) that includes a collection of grammar structures known as rules. Each rule contains a collection of transitions that define one or more paths from a starting state to an ending state for the rule. Under these embodiments, each transition corresponds to the recognition of a recognition value such as a single word, the lack of a word (known as an epsilon transition), or the recognition of some other rule (known as a rule reference).
The composite grammar maintained by context-free grammar engine 302 is constructed from a collection of binary grammars 308 that are formed by a compiler 310. Compiler 310 includes a front end 311 and a back end 312. Compiler front-end 311 converts text-formatted grammars 314, which in one embodiment are XML tagged grammars, into a set of instructions for building a binary grammar. These instructions are passed to compiler back-end 312 and direct back-end 312 to build binary structures that represent particular rules (grammar structures) in a grammar.
In embodiments where the composite grammar is a recursive transition network, the instructions define new rules to be added to the network and the location and content of transitions to be added to each rule. Thus, the instructions indicate whether a transition is associated with a word, a lack of a word (an epsilon transition) or a rule. The instructions also indicate the identity of any semantic tag/semantic value pair that is to be associated with the transition.
When compiler front-end 311 reaches the end of the text-formatted grammar, it instructs back-end 312 to commit the grammar. When it receives this instruction, shown as instruction 412 in
Compiler back-end 312 may also receive grammar-building instructions directly from application 300 at run time. These instructions are generated by the application to produce one or more run-time grammars that are then added to the composite grammar used by context-free grammar engine 302. Like compiler front-end 311, application 300 is able to specify semantic tag/semantic value pairs for transitions that it wants added to the grammar.
During recognition, speech recognition engine 304 compares sections of the speech signal to acoustic models representing a set of phonetic units that can be spoken in the language of interest. From these comparisons, engine 304 identifies sequences of phonetic units that could be represented by the speech signal. When identifying the possible sequences, recognition engine 304 eliminates those sequences that do not occur in at least one of the grammar structures of the composite grammar.
Under most embodiments, recognition engine 304 periodically provides a hypothesis of the current word it is trying to recognize to context-free grammar engine 302. Under one embodiment, recognition engine 304 actually returns the identity of the transition associated with the word it selects as its hypothesis. Using this transition ID, grammar engine 302 retrieves any semantic tag/semantic value pair associated with the transition and returns the word and the tag/value pair to application 300 as a hypothesis.
In some embodiments, speech recognition engine 304 also returns a confidence score that indicates how likely it is that the hypothesized word is actually represented by the speech signal. This confidence score is provided to application 300 through grammar engine 302 and, under the present invention, is used by application 300 as part of a risk/reward calculation to determine whether the recognition confidence is high enough to justify taking an action before the recognition is fully completed. Such risk/reward determinations are described in more detail below.
Under the present invention, an application's ability to take actions based on the hypotheses returned by the speech recognition engine is enhanced by shifting semantic tag/semantic values forward in the grammar structures. This shifting is done by compiler back-end 312 with each new transition it adds to the grammar structure. Under the invention, a semantic tag/semantic value pair is placed as far forward in a rule as it can be without creating an ambiguity with some other transition in the rule. In addition, as new transitions are added to a rule, the present invention shifts existing tag/value pairs within the rule to prevent semantic ambiguities. This shifting is discussed below with reference to the flow diagram of FIG. 5 and the transition network diagrams of
At step 500 of
At step 502 of
For an existing rule, compiler back-end 312 attempts to reuse as many existing transitions as possible in the current rule. For example, in
At step 504 of
This is shown as step 506 in FIG. 5 and an example of this is shown in
Note that maintaining the common semantic tag/semantic value pair at its current position when adding a new phrase keeps the semantic tag/semantic value pair as far forward in the rule as possible. Since a transition that is forward in a rule will be identified in a hypothesis before a later transition, keeping the semantic pair in this forward position allows the semantic pair to be provided to the application sooner than if it was shifted back to a later transition.
If the semantic tag/semantic value pair associated with a newly added phrase is not the same as a pair along a common path at step 504, the process of
At step 509, the results of this search are used to determine if the new semantic tag/semantic value pair will generate a semantic ambiguity in the grammar. In particular, if the new phrase does not create a newly added branch, the new semantic tag/semantic value pair will generate an ambiguity because there will be two different semantic pairs for the same phrase structure.
Under embodiments of the present invention, if an instruction to add a phrase would generate a semantic ambiguity in the grammar, the process continues at step 511 where the transitions added in step 502 are removed from the grammar. In addition, an error message is generated and is sent to the component that sent the instructions to add the phrase. This is especially helpful for an application that is dynamically building the grammar, because it allows the application to react to the error message at that point without having to wait for the entire grammar to be built.
If the added phrase does not generate a semantic ambiguity at step 509, the process continues at step 510 of
An example of this semantic shifting is shown in
Using steps 508 and 510 of
Under some embodiments of the invention where a text-formatted grammar is converted into a binary grammar by compiler 310, the manner in which the grammar is specified in the text-formatted grammar can limit where the semantic pairs are shifted within the grammar structure. For example, in embodiments where phrases are found between pairs of phrase tags (for example <P>phrase</P>) a semantic pair that is defined in the leading phrase tag can only be shifted within the words of the phrase. For example, if the text-formatted grammar contained the entry "<P>go back</P><P pageback:−4>four pages</P>", the semantic pair "pageback:−4" could only be placed with the transition for the word "four" or transition for the word "pages". It could not be shifted to the transitions for "go" or "back".
Although the description of
As noted in the background, most prior art speech recognition systems only pass semantic pairs to an application when a complete utterance had been recognized. This means that prior applications have to wait for the entire utterance and a silence period after the utterance before they can perform operations based on the speech input. Under the present invention, this delay is removed by shifting the semantic pairs as far forward in the grammar structure as possible and passing the semantic pairs to the application as the speech recognizer generates possible hypothesis words for the speech signal.
In some circumstances, where the risk of harm of taking a wrong action is outweighed by the confidence of the hypothesis, this allows applications to take action before the recognition is complete. By taking action before full recognition, these applications improve the user experience by providing quicker responses to user input.
For example, using the grammar rule of
In particular, if the speech recognition engine later changes its hypothesis to transition 1000 instead of transition 700, no harm has been done by going back one page. In fact, by paging back one page during the hypothesis of transition 700, the application reduces the amount of time need to go back three pages, which is the likely response to transition 1002 being identified by the speech recognition engine.
Note that at other times, the application will wait to take an action even though it has received the semantic information. For example, if instead of first identifying transition 700 as the hypothesis transition, speech recognition engine identifies transition 1002, the application may page back one page but will likely not page back all three pages unless the confidence level of transition 1002 is high enough. If the confidence level of transition 1002 is low, the application may wait until the speech recognition engine indicates that transition 904 is a hypothesis transition before paging back all three pages. This will improve the user experience because the application will not page back three pages when the user only wanted to page back one or two pages.
In other embodiments, the application will use a risk/reward calculation that includes the stability of the semantic information that is sent to it. In such embodiments, the application will take an action if the semantic information remains constant for a number of consecutive hypotheses, but will not take the action if the semantic information is changing with each hypothesis. For example, if a hypothesis is being generated every 200 ms, then waiting for two semantically-unchanged hypotheses with reasonable confidence works well. If the confidence level was lower or the penalty higher, the application could wait for three or more semantically-unchanged hypotheses.
In other embodiments, the application takes the initialization period of the action into consideration when determining whether to start the action. Under these embodiments, those actions with longer initialization periods would require a lower confidence score and/or lower semantic stability.
In still other embodiments, where the penalty of an action prevents the application from taking the action without high confidence, the application provides user feedback while the confidence is still too low to indicate the action that the application is leaning toward. For example, if the application has a low confidence score for a cut operation, it may 'gray-out' the selection to indicate that it is considering a cut operation. If the confidence level increases, the cut operation is then performed. By providing such feedback, the present invention makes the system seem much more responsive to user input.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|Tex Dinoco
|General Information
Gold, with a cow-spotted roof
|Eye Color
Dinoco Owner
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|First Appearance
- Tex Dinoco: "Oh-ee! That was one close finish. You sure made Dinoco proud. Thank you, King."
The King: "Well, Tex, you've been good to me all these years. It's the least I could do."
- —The King and Tex
Tex Dinoco is Dinoco's owner and talent scout.
In Cars, Tex is first seen driving alongside The King and his wife, near the Dinoco tent.
Later, in Lightning McQueen's daydream of Chick Hicks getting sponsored by Dinoco, Chick touches Tex with his tire, and both of them along with the Dinoco gang laugh. He is then seen with Chick when the text "The New Face of Dinoco" is shown.
At the Los Angeles International Speedway race, he and Lynda cheer on for The King. They both get shocked when Chick rams The King off the track, and are happy to see McQueen push The King towards the finish line.
At the end of the film, he offers Lightning the chance to become the new face of Dinoco, but is turned down. He later lets Mater ride in the Dinoco team helicopter.
Other Appearances
Tex also appeared in the comic Looking for Lightning, in which he comes to Radiator Springs to invite Lightning to a charity Piston Cup race, only to find out that he went on a drive with Sally. He and Sheriff set out to look for them, and find them up by Tailfin Pass.
Physical appearance
Tex is a 1975 Cadillac Coupe De Ville. His license plate reads "Dinoco", like his Cars Toons counterpart, Dex Dinoco. Tex is painted gold, with chrome lining and a cow-spotted roof. His bumper is chrome, as well as his rims.
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- "Tex has been Dinoco's team owner and talent scout for over 20 years. Sure, he's a smooth-talker from the Lone Star State, but he's also a genuine guy with a big heart. He knows it takes more than flash and big talk to win -- it takes loyalty, smarts and a lot of hard work. And Tex ought to know; he started Dinoco with just one tiny oil well, and now he runs the largest oil empire in the world."
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|Tex Dinoco
|Tex Dinoco
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Corynn \c(o)-ry-nn\ as a girl's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Corynn is "maiden". Corynn is a variant of Corinna (Greek): from Korinna, probably derived from Kore (see Cora), borne by a Boeotian poetess. Also a variant of Corinne (Greek): French form of Corinna, also used in the English-speaking world.
Corynn has 35 variant forms: Carine, Carinne, Carrine, Carynne, Coreen, Corene, Corenne, Corin, Corine, Corinn, Corrianne, Corrienne, Corrin, Corrine, Corrinn, Corrinne, Corryn, Corryne, Coryn, Corynne, Kareen, Karene, Karine, Karinne, Karrine, Karyne, Kerrine, Koreen, Korine, Korinne, Korrin, Korrine, Korrinne, Koryn, Korynne.
Corynn is not a popular first name for females and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).
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Corynn is also pronounced similarly to Caronn, Caryn, Carynn, Coren, Coriann, Karynn, Koryne and Korynn. Other suggested similar baby names are Carynna, Corena, Corina, Corona, Coronna, Coryna and Corynna. These names tend to be more commonly used than Corynn.
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You are good friends with a dentist.
You are good friends with a dentist.
"Success is falling nine times and getting up ten." - Jon Bon Jovi
You deal with crazy neighbors where you are
Sunday is usually a day of rest for you.
You remember the days when stores were closed on Sunday.
In your state car dealerships and liquer stores are closed on Sundays.
Whoever said diamonds are a girls best friend...never owned a dog.
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You always have a bottle of whiskey on hand.
In your state, you may not purchase beer or wine at a grocery store on a Sunday until after noon, and as PB mentioned, all liquor stores are closed for the day.
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- Studio: Lions Gate Films
- Release Date: Jun 5, 1998
- Starring: Annabella Sciorra, Eric Stoltz
- Summary: Lester is an occasional substitute teacher and he's very jealous. He is jealous about the last boyfriend of his slightly wacky current partner Ramona - arrogant bestselling author Dashiell. Lester joins Dashiell's therapy group under an alias to find out if Dashiell still has any feelings for her.
- Director: Noah Baumbach
- Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
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Positive: 11 out of 17
Mixed: 5 out of 17
Negative: 1 out of 17
A deceptively light and impeccably structured comedy that owes a clear cinematic debt to others -- Ernst Lubitsch, Woody Allen and Whit Stillman among them -- yet still manages to speak with a fresh and distinctive voice. [21 Aug. 1998, p.D4]
Apr 16, 2013The climax is a little jiggy, almost stupid, given how sharp the dialogue and situations are until that point. It's as if Baumbach just ran out of steam. But given how much there is to like about the movie, its flaws are forgivable. Yes, it's a bit slow in places and talky but it's also funny. And much o f the humor is subtle and smart and nicely calibrated. [19 June 1998, p.E3]
The comedy of errors that ensues sometimes slides into Seinfeld territory -- not that there's anything wrong with that -- but the subtlety of the performances combined with graceful retro filmmaking touches and wry narration keep it well above sitcom level. [1 July 1998, p.2D]
The writer/director may have a deep understanding of his material, but Mr. Jealousy doesn't offer anything original or remarkable, and, while what the film is saying often strikes a responsive chord, that alone isn't enough to earn it an enthusiastic recommendation.
The ensemble quality is high and likable, even if Baumbach's inventiveness as a writer falters after the film's sweet, savvy beginning. [12 June 1998]
Where the movie goes wrong is that it sets itself up as a study of a pathological personality but never delivers.
Have there ever been two less energetic stars than Eric Stoltz and Annabella Sciorra? Casting this diffident duo in an allegedly romantic comedy proves disastrous; they suck the air out of virtually every scene.
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New reeds, seal fine. New crank seals, sealing fine. Compression test 90 psi at this altitude is fine, two carbs absolutely spotless that have the exact same problem has to be impossible. I don't think it's mechanical, i really don't.
I guess the ignition coil could be breaking down or something but its not like its a weak spark. It's either crazy mega fat and blindingly bright, or nothing. When you go to kick these over with the plug out checking spark, it sparks quite rapidly, no? Mine kinda just every once in a while sparks, you know?
I think I may have mentioned before I had a similar failure with my RS250- no load spark test produced a fat loud spark and it looked like everything was happy, but the bike ran poorly if at all. The affected cylinder would have a wet plug and it looked a ll the world like a fueling issue.
I end up replacing the coils as the connector to them was a fussy proprietary HRC bit and was a bit damaged- the solution was to replace the coils and the entire harness.
It would seem more likely that a coil would produce intermittent results than a CDI box- in my experience the CDI components are almost binary in use, either they work or they don't. If you haven't already swapped out the coil it might be an easy and cheap(ish) thing to try.
At this point we are all amazed you have had the nerve to stick with this as long as you have- and I think we all want to encourage you to not throw in the towel.
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David Sheepshanks
David Richard Sheepshanks CBE is the chairman of UK Community Foundations (UKCF), the umbrella organisation for all community foundations in the UK, providing philanthropic advice to clients and delivering UK-wide grant-making programmes. He is the former chairman of the St George's Park National Football Centre and Ipswich Town FC.
He was elected to the Ipswich Town board in 1987[1] and was appointed chairman in 1995. Other business interests included Suffolk Foods Ltd which he founded with his brother Rick and was a majority shareholder.
During his time at Ipswich he oversaw promotion to the Premiership through the play off in 2000, two seasons in the UEFA Cup and a period of administration following relegation between February and May 2003. The club entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to end the administration. The CVA ended successfully in 2006. During the club's sporting and financial difficulties some fans have called for David Sheepshanks to resign the chairmanship, primarily citing his continued failure to find new investment as a reason. In October 2007 it was announced that the club had secured a £44 million investment from Marcus Evans, and Sheepshanks would remain in post. The deal went ahead in December 2007, and a root and branch investigation by the new owner of how the club was run was initiated.
In 1997 he was appointed chairman of the Football League for two years where he helped with the re-structuring of the league. He has since been involved with other boards with the Football Association (FA), UEFA and more recently FIFA. In February 2007 he was mooted as a possible leader of England's bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2018.[2]
Sheepshanks is the founder Chairman of the ITFC Education and Sports Trust, a founder trustee of the Community Foundation for Suffolk, Patron of the Ipswich and East Suffolk branch of the Samaritans and President of the Ipswich Citizens Advice Bureau and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law by the Suffolk College.
Like his predecessors, Patrick and John Cobbold, Peter Hill-Wood (Chairman of Arsenal), and HRH Prince William (President of the Football Association), Sheepshanks is an Old Etonian.
On 1 July 2008 Sheepshanks stood down as chairman and took an unpaid non-executive role at the club.
On 16 May 2010, Sheepshanks was appointed joint acting chairman of the FA, along with Roger Burden, following the resignation of Lord Triesman. His term ended with David Bernstein's permanent appointment in January 2011.
Sheepshanks oversaw the opening of St George's Park in October 2012. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to football and for charitable services in Suffolk.[3]
- ^ 'David Sheepshanks', Ipswich Town Football Club: The Official Site. Retrieved 19 February 2006.
- ^ Owen Slot, 'Coe boasts all the canvassing skills to lure 2018 votes', The Times (13 February 2007)
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 8. 29 December 2012.
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Manchester Parking Ticket Blackspots
With over 9000 parking tickets issued every month in Manchester (that's over 300 daily!) Town Centre Car Parks thought they'd make this handy infographic to remind you where the most penalties are issued so you can avoid getting one!
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Thunderstorms pummel US tornado disaster zone
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MOORE, Oklahoma—Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating clean-up efforts three days after a powerful tornado killed 24 people and destroyed 2,400 homes.
More rain was forecast to fall on Moore, soaking the disaster zone where residents had just the day before, under clear blue skies, started picking through the rubble of their destroyed houses to recover personal effects.
Localized street flooding was liable to upset access for emergency and clean-up vehicles.
Monday's exceptionally strong tornado—one of the worst in recent years in the United States—killed 24 people, including two infants and seven pupils trapped inside their collapsed elementary school.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said 2,400 homes had been damaged and 10,000 people affected, in a community of 56,000 that was hit by an even deadlier twister in May 1999.
Late Wednesday, Governor Mary Fallin's office updated the number of injured to 353, from 237 earlier, and said that "all people thought missing have been accounted for at this time."
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"Heart-Based Living refers to all intentions and actions that express qualities of the heart in daily life," Doc writes on the Heart-Based Living website. "These heart qualities can include things like appreciating or caring for others, expressing kindness to those around you, and giving back by volunteering to work with others to relieve suffering in humans or animals and to help the planet."
Many of us would like to express heart qualities more often in our day-to-day lives. Learning to connect with and live from the heart during the busy-ness of life takes practice, but it is a practice that gives back to us tremendously as we do it.
Doc discusses how practicing Heart-Based Living will increase your capacity, even in chaotic times, to manage your emotional energy and greatly reduce your stress deficit. One of the most important and empowering aspects of practicing Heart-Based Living is learning to discern your heart intuition from your mind's ambitions and to follow your heart. The energy saved by following your heart's discernment reduces your personal stress and enhances your creative problem-solving capabilities.
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Crossing the Atlantic in a C&C 34?
While certainly not experienced in offshore sailing, two weekends ago, I sailed my 34 C&C (single handed) from the tip of long Island to Newport, RI in 6-10 ft seas and the boat handled fantastic. The boat seemed to come alive and averaged ~ 8knts for the run (current assisted).
The C&C 34 is fairly light (10,500 lbs) so I don''t know what that would mean for sea-kindlyness. Putting the comfort of the ride aside, I think if the rigging checks out, the through hulls are solid and you are prudent with reefing, you should be fine. But I will defer to those who have more knowledge than I.
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After the final race of the season, TOYOTA Racing's 2013 total reads 152.5 points for second in the Manufacturers' Championship.
This season's qualifying format requires two drivers from each car to set a minimum of two flying laps each...
The final race event for the TS030 HYBRID fittingly features all six TOYOTA Racing drivers, with Kazuki Nakajima returning in the #7 alongside Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre.
Having started at Silverstone back in April, the WEC season has taken in eight countries on four continents with over 60 hours of racing.
Fuji Speedway lies just 20 kilometres away from the Higashifuji Technical Centre, where the TOYOTA HYBRID System - Racing powertrain is developed.
The #8 TS030 HYBRID took its third podium (2nd place) of the season.
Action at the Circuit of the Americas begins with a test day on Thursday
The team's updated 2013 car did not finish after a competitive debut race.
All four drivers performed consistently but the chequered flag flew with both cars narrowly missing out on the top three.
The surprise of the session was the No.12 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota of Neel Jani, Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost which was 4th fastest, 1.029s behind the lead Audi but ahead of both works Toyotas.
Toyota's position as world leader in hybrid vehicle technology was emphasized earlier this month when the company passed the 5 million mark for sales of hybrid road cars.
But both TS030 HYBRID cars lost positions to the two Audis mainly because track temperatures did not suit the chosen Michelin tyre compound.
Today's result means TOYOTA will have cars in first and second on the grid of an FIA world championship race for the first time since the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Toyota, ADR Delta and Aston Martin all claim top spot for tomorrow's UK race
Following three wins from six races in 2012, the team arrived in Britain with two 2012-specification TS030 HYBRID cars.
Toyota Racing is once again unique in using super capacitor technology in its hybrid powertrain.
TOYOTA Racing launched its revised TS030 HYBRID car for the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship at the Paul Ricard circuit in France. See what the drivers had to say.
After an impressive debut in the WEC in 2012, which included three victories in just six races, the team returns with an ambition to win both the Le Mans 24 Hours and the WEC title.
Toyota Racing will retain the same driver line-up from last year.


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"While it was long believed that estrogens -- either endogenous or therapeutic -- were good for women's health, especially for the heart and brain, our study together with other current data challenge this dogma," said Scarabin.
While the study found an association between estrogen levels and dementia risk, it did not prove a cause-and-effect link.
Dr. Sam Gandy, director of the Center for Cognitive Health at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, said, "It's a very interesting study. The most surprising thing is the fact that estrogen is so potent as a risk factor for dementia."
Gandy said there has been a fair amount of research conducted over the past five years showing that higher estrogen levels prior to the age of dementia risk -- before age 65 -- reduces the risk for dementia. "But once they enter the age of risk for Alzheimer's, higher estrogen seems to make things worse and that seems to be borne out by this study," said Gandy, also the associate director of the Mount Sinai Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
It's referred to as the "critical window of estrogen therapy," said Carr.
But this study suggests that once that "critical window" closes, a woman with elevated hormone levels may be at a higher risk for dementia, said Carr. "And it also suggests that the combination of diabetes and high estrogen has an even greater effect on dementia risk."
Does the research suggest that older women who take hormone replacement therapy stop -- especially those with diabetes?
Scarabin said the study is not a hormone study -- the women involved in the research were not taking estrogen -- and the results do not suggest women who take estrogen go off of their medication.
Gandy said, "Before we make recommendations, we need to do clinical trials. We'd need to see if women on estrogen at age 'X' versus a same-age placebo group who did not get estrogen had the same effect."
Scarabin added that women with both diabetes and elevated estrogen levels would be a good "target for future prevention studies."
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