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The co-directors of the network are Peter Lynn at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) and Bob Erens at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). Three other academic centres are senior partners in the network: the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM); the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS); and the UK Data Archive (UKDA).
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1795 BD-8 Half Eagle, MS611795 $5 Small Eagle MS61 NGC. BD-8, High R.5. Bass-Dannreuther Die State a/a, the only die state described for this scarce variety. There is no evidence of die cracks, clash marks, or lapping on either side. There are about 30 to 40 examples known of this extremely important variety. The obverse die was used later with two other Small Eagle reverse dies for BD-9 and 10, and a Heraldic Eagle reverse for 1795 BD-13. The reverse die was used for the extremely rare 1798 BD-1 Small Eagle piece. The 1795 BD-8, and all other 1795 Small Eagle pieces were struck in 1795 and 1796, while the 1795 Heraldic Eagle coins were almost certainly struck in 1797 or 1798.
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In all grades, John Dannreuther estimates that 30 to 40 examples of this variety are known, and it ranks as the fifth rarest 1795 Small Eagle variety. Most survivors are in circulated grades, and this MS61 NGC specimen likely ranks high in the condition census.
Both sides are satiny with light yellow surfaces and rose peripheral highlights. Scattered marks are consistent with the grade, and the eye appeal is excellent. Central weakness is typical for these coins.(Registry values: P5) (NGC ID# 25ND, PCGS# 8066)
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Letter: Foreign aid scandalous when America has so many needs at home
George Snyder, Port St. Lucie
Letter: Foreign aid scandalous when America has so many needs at home
I am really getting tired of President Barack Obama and other elected officials stating they had nothing to do with the financial problems we have right now.
Look at foreign aid, which is full of corruption and a major problem as funds go to private bank accounts and the leaders of those countries get the money and the people get nothing.
My family have been residents of Florida for more than 50 years. Remember back, when we were the world's largest producer of citrus in the world? I was really shocked when I went to one of Florida's largest supermarkets, picked up an orange and it stated it was a product of Costa Rica.
We have used the foreign aid checkbook to help everyone else but ourselves, and given money to countries that could care less about the American people, except for the checks we send every year.
Try and find a tool made in America. And most of the American trucks and automobiles have foreign parts or are assembled outside of the United States.
It's time for Americans to start looking out for themselves — and themselves only.
And by the way, did anyone help us with the ongoing problems from Superstorm Sandy? We could use all that money spent on foreign aid to help ourselves.
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Zach Braff lands 'best photobomb ever' in NYC
A photographer noticed something out of the ordinary when editing his images of two newlyweds in New York City. Zach Braff.
The 38-year-old actor happened to be one of the many people walking across the busy Times Square intersection at that moment and jumped at the chance for an epic photobomb. And it's a great one!
Not only is this the highest quality celebrity photobomb we've seen, it certainly adds a special touch to the couple's already beautiful moment.
Braff isn't new to the art of unexpectedly appearing in other people's photos. Last month, he showed up behind Jessica Alba and Fergie. But as Braff said in a tweet on Thursday, this is his best yet.
This is one of my best photobombs ever: pic.twitter.com/LZS0TZE3JS— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) November 22, 2013


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The Red Sox have made it known that they're looking for a fifth starter in that rotation. Whether that pitcher is the No. 5 starter or not remains to be seen. Three names the Red Sox are considering are Brandon McCarthy, Francisco Liriano and Ryan Dempster, according to Sean McAdam of Comcast Sports Net. The Red Sox will likely open the season with Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront and John Lackey in the rotation, but they don't have a solid fifth option yet. McCarthy had a scary incident in 2012 when he was drilled in the head by a line drive. He's completely recovered from the incident and he's been cleared to pitch again. He had a stellar season — his best in the majors — with a 3.24 ERA, 1.252 WHIP and 73 strikeouts in 18 games. Liriano split time between the Twins and White Sox last season and struggled with a 5.34 ERA and went 6-12. His best season came in 2006 when he had 144 strikeouts and a 2.16 ERA in 16 games started. Dempster was sent to the Rangers at the trade deadline last season from the Cubs, and went 12-8 splitting time between the AL and NL. He had a 3.38 ERA in 173 innings in what was one of his best seasons in the majors as a starter. Photo via Facebook/AthleticsFromBR
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Pockets need work--a lot of work. Nice material and comfortable fit but right hand pocket is too shallow and everything falls out. Right leg side zippered pocket is too hard to get anything in or out.. Rear pockets need to be bigger also.. Needs reworking to be really useful travel pant. July 5, 2015
Good Pants, Undermined by Poor Pocket Design OK, I really wanted to like these pants. They look good, are lightweight and comfortable. But, the design and layout of the pockets makes them undesirable to me. The vast majority of men (at least men I know), prefer to keep their cell phones in their front (handwarmer?) pocket. Since I am right-handed (as is 70% of the human population), I use my right front pocket. Sadly, the right front pocket on these is so shallow as to be unusable! I have an older, therefor smaller, smartphone and it does not fit in the pocket. Certainly the 5.5 - 6 inch phones that are currently popular will not fit. And, the zippered 'security' pocket on the right leg is fortunately placed. The pocket is on the front of the leg, and a cell phone placed there is sitting almost on your knee. When carrying a cellphone there it is painfully obvious! Did I say painfully, uncomfortable is a better choice, because that is what it is. With the phone now located just above your knee, it is uncomfortable to sit, and you frequently bang the phone into objects. The pocket should have been on the side of the leg. And, because it is so shallow, that right front pocket is basically useless for carrying anything.Small change, keys, even my lip balm easily fall out of the pocket when seated. The left front pockets are perfect. Deep, and with the security pocket layered in the same area. If only I were left-handed (or mixed handed or even ambidextrous) I would like these pants. Sadly, as it is, I will not be purchasing any additional, nor can I recommend them to my right-handed friends. June 28, 2015
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1. Arrange half of cucumber in a 9-inch pie plate. Top with half of onion. Repeat procedure with the remaining cucumber and onion.
2. Combine vinegar and the next 5 ingredients (through chiles) in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, cook for 1 minute or until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumber mixture. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 to 4 days.
3. Arrange tomato slices on a platter, sprinkle evenly with 1/8 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Remove cucumber mixture from marinade with a slotted spoon, arrange over tomato slices.
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NEW! "I found Abbey to be one of the most sharing and giving, as well as talented, of any instructor I've ever had."
NEW! "I loved how Abbey speaks about painting and the objects that we choose in mindfulness terms. So true -- just never thought about it that way. Abbey speaks beautifully and kindly to all, and I loved that. I also just enjoy being with a group of people who have the same interest that I do."
NEW! "The best part of the workshop was exposure to Abbey's process. I think Abbey is a very good communicator––whether discussing technique or philosophy of painting––I think Abbey would bring value to anyone's experience––novice or advanced. "
"Abbey is an excellent instructor. She is more than a 10."
-EP, Yardley, PA
"Abbey is a great teacher with unsurpassed talent and sensitivity. Not only is she an extraordinary artist who can direct and mentor her students, but also she is a creator of welcome, positive, creativity-engendering space in which to share her experience. This ability helps to put her students at ease and helps them to get psyched for their own painting endeavors."
"The best part of the workshop I think was the reminder/realization that I don't need to spend weeks on paintings. Simple, one-day efforts make so much sense. I love how Abbey keeps everything simple. From her philosophy on not "reinventing the wheel" every time you sit down to paint and her personal approaches to life, meditation, etc. I liked being reminded that it is possible to un-complicate your world."
NEW! "The best experiences about the workshop experience were: watching Abbey paint, the serenity and shared experience of painting with everyone there, and the permission to immerse myself in the experience and community. I loved the energy.And of course Abbey is simply awesome. When an instructor can show one or two things to a student that improves their work, something the student can take away with them well, what more can you ask for?"
"Somehow Abbey manages to paint and describe her process at the same time. We learned a great deal observing her technique and hearing explanations as she worked.
Abbey is a soulful and supportive teacher who clearly wants to help her students grow as artists. She spent time with each participant individually, identifying each person's strengths as well as offering suggestions."
"The best part of the workshop is watching Abbey paint. Abbey is a sensitive person with a simple and honest approach to producing artwork. I have been generally disappointed in workshops that I have attended, but Abbey's workshops, especially the one in Sedona, were different in that it really changed my approach to painting."
"Since Abbey's workshop, I have learned to be more patient with myself and my color mixing and having a more positive inner voice when I paint. Abbey's philosophies about painting and life and how they are interconnected are present in the back of my mind when I paint.
I am primarily self-taught, so taking her workshop gave me great new information and fueled my creative energy at a time when I was feeling stuck. I liked the color mixing education that I got from the workshop. Abbey really took her time when mixing colors, incorporating several colors into each paint mix and I found that helpful to learn.
Abbey is a thoughtful teacher who provides a lot of philosophy and supportiveness to her students. Her dedication to education is evident. I found so many things that Abbey said in both the demo and individual instruction to be very helpful and will make me a better painter!"
"Abbey is really so very accomplished... it was very special to meet her and be a part of the experience of watching her while teaching... amazing what the end result was! To talk and paint at the same time is quite a skill!"
"In one to one discussions, Abbey has a wonderful way of communicating the things that are working and making suggestions. She is an excellent instructor, sharing so much information not only about HOW she does things but WHY. Also, working in the Peto Museum and studio was AWESOME! There is definitely a sense of creative energy there. It was inspiring to see the ordinary objects that Peto turned into such beautiful paintings."
NEW! "The best part of the workshop was the one on one time with Abbey. Typically, I find it difficult to get serious, specific, actionable feedback. Abbey's comments are truly constructive critic and I sincerely feel she is "on my team" and wants me to succeed.
I loved the refreshed enthusiasm from the workshop; it was very encouraging. I enjoyed being in the presence of so many talented people and just talking and listening about our art. I think Abbey does a wonderful job. Even the class size is perfect.
Abbey is a great talent as an artist and as a communicator."
NEW!"I gain an enormous amount from consideration of her spiritual approach to life and her painting. This is the strength of Abbey's workshops."
-JCD, Yardley, PA
"Abbey's self effacing demeanor combined with her passion for painting makes her endearing indeed. I have resisted joining Facebook for reasons too long to list here but Abbey's offer to be part of her private Painters Collective group might actually make me change my mind! I will definitely consider joining and will continue to follow her on both eBay and her blog. I have always been her fan but now that I know what a lovely person she is, I have an even greater appreciation for her work... so much of her personality is in each painting. Her demos were invaluable. The students at her college are blessed to have her; Abbey is a natural in any classroom or studio. I am just sorry that I will not be able to participate in her AOY workshop in September, I am already committed that weekend. I am starting to formulate a way to incorporate her teaching and painting method into my smaller studio classes next year."
-CO, Morristown, NJ
"Abbey is so generous with her knowledge and feedback. I have to say my favorite part was the look on her face when she saw my asparagus and garlic painting! I appreciate that Abbey created a quiet energy that allowed us to absorb everything you were showing and telling us.
Her demos are so valuable to watch as they come alive right before our eyes... seriously I could see that happening in the first five strokes!"
-RB, Shady Side, MD
"We enjoyed the workshop immensely. What a great spot, and Abbey is a wonderful teacher."
-TM and JM, Lutherville, MD
"She was outstanding. It was wonderful and I would like to take another Abbey Ryan workshop again!" Q: Would you take another workshop from this instructor? A: "The sooner the better, should I send you my deposit?"
-NA, Yardley, PA
"Abbey's workshop was beyond what I expected and have experienced with other workshops. She was not only thoroughly prepared and a consummate professional, but Abbey really seemed to enjoy the teaching aspect of the workshop which really came through in her demo."
-CO, Morristown, NJ
"I loved our time together. Really learned a lot and looking forward in applying it to my work. Kinda missing it, too."
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Crooked Halo Saturday Night At Fat Jacks
The Texarkana band Crooked Halo will be playing Fat jack's Saturday night.
After canceling her show in Kansas City at the last minute following her hospitalization for a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics, Miley Cyrus has now scrapped her show Wednesday night at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Texarkana band Crooked Halo will be playing at The Bar C in Domino ,Texas Saturday night.
As the world continues to mourn Nelson Mandela, Jay Z has paid tribute to the late South African president, who died last week at the age of 95. During his concert in Los Angeles on Monday, the rap mogul dedicated his rendition of "Forever Young" to the anti-apartheid activist.
Christian group Third Day will be performing live at First Baptist Church in Texarkana.
JAY Z announced the confirmed dates for the North American leg of his "Magna Carter World Tour."
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Just to round off the early Sunday morning, Ken Davidoff caught up with Rob Crawford, elementary school teacher and vice president of Red Sox Nation. Whatever that means. Davidoff wanted get an idea of Fenway's eventual reaction to A-Rod on April 24, but Crawford thinks they'll hold just as much for Mark Teixeira, the one who got away. It will make for an interesting atmosphere when the Yankees send up their three and four hitters. Both were rumored to be Red Sox, but both ended up in pinstripes. "We really thought we had him," said Crawford.
Hank responds to Boston salary cap jabs
When the Red Sox leadership blamed the Yanks and called for a salary cap yesterday, it was really only a matter of time before Yankee attack dog Hank Steinbrenner got in on the action. While Hank's comments were not up to their usual biting self and generally pale in comparison to anything George used to unleash, the Steinbrenner son did not disappoint.
In his response, he defended the Yanks' spending on revenue sharing grounds. "Along with a few other teams, we're basically baseball's stimulus package," he said. "As long as we're..giving all this money to other teams in revenue sharing, a staggering amount, we should be able to spend on salaries what we want to. Because of revenue sharing and because of the popularity nationwide, the Yankees are critical to baseball." Amen, Hank. Amen.
Red Sox officials renew salary cap calls
After suffering through an off-season of Yankee spending and losing out on Mark Teixeira at the last minute, Red Sox owner John Henry and team president/CEO Larry Lucchino have renewed their calls for a salary cap. Henry last called for a cap following the 2004 trade of Alex Rodriguez from the Rangers to the Yankees, and while the Boston officials feel that support may be growing among other owners for an "enlightened" cap, the Yankees are sure to oppose a firm spending limit.
"I think you have to make an intelligent, persuasive case for it," Lucchino said to MLB.com's Ian Browne. "I do look around and I see a hockey league, a basketball league, a football league, all with forms of a salary cap or payroll system, and I think it's as inevitable as tomorrow that there will be some kind of system like that in baseball. It's just not as imminent as tomorrow."
According to Lucchino, the owners are already doing what Browne termed their "due diligence" in advance of the 2011 expiration date for the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Obviously, the Yanks' off-season spending has spurred on the dissent from Boston despite the fact that the Red Sox consistently are among the game's top spenders. Lucchino slammed the Yanks' winter spree despite the fact that the team's Opening Day payroll will be on par with 2008's. "I think we've seen when the Yankees have spent like the U.S. congress," Lucchino said. "I agree whole-heartedly with John, that an examination of a salary cap, an enlightened approach to a salary cap, could make sense for the game. I think people in baseball are examining that possibility."
Clearly, the next few years will be telling. If the Yanks continue to spend as they have, teams will band against them. However, the owners may be spoiling for a fight they can't win right now. The Players Association will probably not support a salary cap, firm or otherwise, and the PA leaders aren't too happy with the way they have been portrayed during the recent PED scandals. With the Red Sox on board, though, we're just getting a glimpse of labor fights to come.
NY Times hires Goldman Sachs to sell interest in Red Sox
I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks it strange that The New York Times Company owns a stake in the Boston Red Sox. It's not only that, though. They own 17.75 percent of New England Sports Ventures, which also includes a stake in Fenway Park, 89 percent of NESN, and 50 percent of NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing team. This morning, NYTCo announced that they've hired Goldman, Sachs & Co. to "explore the possible sale" of this asset.
Hey, maybe this is where Mark Cuban gets his in…
Sox sign Saito
In their on-going effort to capture the low-risk signing market, the Red Sox inked former Dodger closer Takashi Saito to a one-year, incentive-laden deal, according to Ken Rosenthal. Saito will make between $1.5 and $2.5 million with incentives that could push his contract value past $7 million. When he's on and healthy, Saito is utterly filthy, and while he did pass his physical, he missed much of 2008 with a sprained elbow ligament. All in all, this is a very nice pickup for Boston.
Who's spending more on pitching?
When it comes down to the Yankees and the Red Sox, it's always a competition. One team has to be better, smarter and more popular than the other. One team always has to win.
This off-season, the Yanks have emerged the winners. They've out-spent the Red Sox, and they even snatched Mark Teixeira seemingly out from under Boston at the least minute. Yet, still, their fans insist that the Red Sox may come out ahead. Just take a look at this post by a Sox fan using Win Value to show how much smarter the Sox are. Never mind the Yankee injuries and other 2008 speed bumps.
Of course, two can play that game. Courtesy of frequent RAB reader Scott Falivene, let's take a look at some payroll figures. Scott writes:
Red Sox fans — and their front office it seems — love to cry about the advantage the Yankees have over them in spending. So with the Sox signing Smoltz, I was curious what the cost of their rotation will be, you know, because they can't compete on the Yankee's level. I used the top seven guys most likely to see time in the rotation because it's unlikely the same five guys start and end the year in the rotation.
Here are the total 2009 expenditures in millions, courtesy of Cot's Baseball Contracts. Homegrown players are denoted with an asterisk:
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Scott adds some more commentary:
Granted, that CC figure is a bit misleading, and the Yanks might still sign Pettitte. But that's the way [Sabathia's contract] is structured. $3.2 million sure doesn't seem that crazy different, no?
Better yet, the Red Sox have "bought" $33M of pitching for 2009 while the Yankees have only "bought" $30.5M. Evil Empire indeed.
Also, EVERY team in baseball has the ability to sign Smoltz and Penny as their 6/7 starters, right? Those Red Sox sure have it a lot tougher than the Yankees. They should really complain more often. I don't want this to seem as if I'm not aware of the spending advantage the Yankees have but, seriously, aren't Red Sox fans supposed to be hyper-educated about the game? They need to stop.
We'll have some more guest opinions on the Red Sox over the next couple of days, but I think Scott raises some valid points. Sure, the Yankees can outspend the Red Sox by a significant amount, but when push comes to shove, officials, fans and columnists in Boston don't really have much credibility if they start claiming poverty. The Red Sox may not be the wealthiest team around, but they're in the top five. No one will be too sympathetic to the team's self-perceived plight.
Boston nearing deals with Smoltz, Baldelli
The Red Sox are on the verge of landing themselves a pair of injured players with high upside. Buster Olney reports that John Smoltz, a 20-year veteran of the Braves, will jump leagues and cities. He and the Red Sox are nearing a deal on a one-year, $5.5-million contract. Smoltz will be playing his age 42 season in 2009, and he's coming off surgery. The Sox don't expect him back until the end of May, and I wonder how he'll handle the AL for the first time in his career. Boston, however, can well afford the risk.
Meanwhile, MLBTR directs us to various reports on an impending deal between Rocco Baldelli and the Red Sox. When healthy, Badelli ranks up there with the game's top outfielders, but he has played just 155 games since the end of 2004. Baldelli received some good news earlier this winter when his mitochondrial disease was revealed to be a misdiagnosis, but he's not out of the injury woods yet. Again, this is a nice potential low-risk, high-reward signing, but Baldelli shouldn't be considered more than a role player until he can be healthy for long stretches at a time.
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A bit of background, I'm riding a '02 RM fusion (ass-nasty components but a great little frame) and and ride almost exclusively single track XC. My bottom bracket is currently snapping and popping like no other, and my outer chain ring is all bent to hell (I have to commute on this bike too, so I do need the outer chain ring), so I want to replace the bottom bracket and crankset. Problem is, I'm not up on all the various kinds of spindle interfaces and all the nitty-gritty details, so I was hoping you knowledgable fellows could make some suggestions. I'm not concerned with weight...I just want it to be as bulletproof and worry-free as possible. I'd also like the lot to come in under $200 (Canadian), even lower would be better. The other issue is that I'm running an 8 speed drivetrain and I really don't feel like switching to 9 speed right now - my understanding is that you can't really use 9 speed chain rings with 8 speed chains...but I'm not sure.
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A method and apparatus for identifying documents and classes of documents. The documents are provided with distinctive logotypes which are preferably at the top of each document. The coding of the logotypes is by the use of distinctive angular alignments in the logotype. The logotype is scanned at different angles in order to determine angular "signatures" for comparison with a predetermined power distribution.
1. A computer-implemented method for classifying a document comprising the steps:
(a) providing on the document a logotype distinctive of the classification of the document, said logotype comprising structures having alignment angles which generate a known and repeatable angular distribution of pass codes having at least two alignment peaks in said distribution,
(b) machine scanning at least the portion of said document or a facsimile thereof containing the logotype to produce data signals corresponding to information on the document including the logotype,
(c) subjecting the data signals obtained in step (b) to compression to obtain compressed data,
(d) computer-processing said compressed data obtained in step (c) to produce information comprising pass codes in said compressed data and their distribution including angular locations thereof,
(e) computer-processing the information obtained in step (d) to determine the power of an alignment angle of the locations of said pass codes produced in step (d) at a plurality of different alignment angles,
(f) providing known powers of alignment angles of the locations of pass codes generated from different known logotypes each distinctive of a different document classification,
(g) comparing said power determined in step (e) with said known powers of step (f) to find the closest match and to identify the classification of the document.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the logotype is made up of a plurality of chevron-shaped structures.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the logotype comprises three or more spatially ordered sets of alignment structures of at least two different angular alignments.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) is carried out to produce information comprising both white and black pass codes.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the logotype comprises chevron structures producing peak powers at at least two different alignment angles when computer-processed according to step (e).
6. The method of claim 1, wherein step (c) is carried out by compressing the data signals in accordance with the CCITT Group 4 encoding standard.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein step (e) is carried out to obtain the distribution of peak powers as a function of alignment angle, and step (f) is carried out to provide the distribution of peak powers as a function of alignment angle for the known logotypes.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein step (c) is carried out by compressing the data signals in accordance with the CCITT Group 3 two-dimensional standard.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the logotype comprises a first set of elements of increasing length extending from a first set end to an opposite second set end along a first direction, a second set of elements of increasing length extending along a second direction from the first set end of the first set, a third set of elements of increasing length extending along a third direction from a first point between the first and second set end of the first set.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second direction is at an angle of 45� with respect to the first direction.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising a fourth set of elements of increasing length extending along a fourth direction from a second point between the first point and the second set end of the first set, said third and fourth sets overlapping with said first set.
12. An apparatus for classifying a document having a logotype thereon, the logotype being comprised of three or more sets of alignment structures of at least two different angular alignments that are unique to the classification of the document; said apparatus comprising:
means for scanning said document to produce data signals corresponding to information including the logotype on the document,
computer means for compressing said data signals to form compressed data,
computer means for identifying pass codes in said compressed data and the locations thereof,
computer means for determining the distribution of the power of the alignment angles of the locations of said pass codes at a plurality of different alignment angles,
means for comparing the distribution obtained from the logotype on the document with the corresponding distribution characteristic of known logotypes associated with each of said document classifications to determine the closest match and the document classification of said document.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said computer means for compressing said data signals comprises means for compressing signals according to the CCITT Group 4 or Group 3 two-dimensional encoding standard.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said computer means for determining the distribution of the power of the alignment angles of the locations of said pass codes comprises means for determining the distribution of the power of the alignment angles of the locations of both white and black pass codes.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/803,253, filed Dec. 5, 1991, now abandoned.
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for classifying documents, for example to identify different classes or individual documents, by the use of a "signature" embedded in the document.
U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 07/454,339 filed Dec. 21, 1989, assigned to the present assignee, discloses a method for the detection of the predominant alignment of a page containing text and/or graphics. The contents of this copending application are incorporated herein by reference. The technique described in the copending application computes the "power" of an alignment angle based upon the locations of the pass codes in the CCITT G4 image. This technique uses, as fiducial marks, the locations of the pass codes which result in the output of runs of white pixels. A large power at a given angle signifies the alignment of the pass codes at that orientation.
Since an understanding of the techniques employed in the method of said copending application are of value in the understanding of the present invention, the technique thereof will now be described with reference to FIG. 1-6 of the drawings of the present application.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the format of an environment in which the method of the copending application, as well as that of the present invention may operate. This block diagram illustrates a portion of a computer system 50 that includes or is connected to receive output signals from a scanner 52 capable of scanning an image and producing digital data which represents that image. This digital data is communicated to a processor 54. The processor controls input and output operations and calls to program memory 56 and data memory 58 via bus 60.
Program memory 56 may include, inter alia, a routine 62 for controlling the scanning of an image by scanner 62, a routine 64 for converting the digital data representing the image into a compressed data format, and a routine 66 for determining skew angle from the compressed data. Program memory 56 thus has a data memory 58 which stores, at location 68, the digital data structure produced by scanner 52 under control of the scanning control routine 62, at location 70 the data structure of the compressed representation of the scanned image produced by compression routine 64, and at location 72 the data structure containing selected point data, for example fiducial point location, produced by skew angle determination routine 66. To facilitate the communication between program memory 56 and data memory 58 necessary for operation, each are connected to bus 60 such that input and output operations may be performed. It is of course apparent that memories 56 and 58 may constitute a single memory block.
Under control of the processor, skew detection routine 66 accesses various parts of the data memory 58 to acquire data needed to calculate skew angle. Once calculated, the skew angle may then be applied to the output at 74, which may comprise means for displaying the results such as a CRT display, hard copy printer or the like, or may comprise a means for utilizing the results to perform further operations, such as modification of the image data to compensate for skew, etc.
It has been assumed that the image data has been compressed according to the Group 4 standard, although the technique can be modified to render similar results using other compression techniques, such as CCITT 2-dimensional Group 3 format, etc. The coding scheme of Group 4 relies upon the existence and relative spacing between pixel color transitions found on pairs of succeeding scan lines. In Group 4 coding, each line in turn becomes a "coding line" and is coded with respect to its predecessor, the "reference line". The first line is coded with respect to an artificially defined all white reference line. The Group 4 compression standard is explained in greater detail in "International Digital Facsimile Coding Standards", Hunter et al, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol 68, No. 7 July 1980, pp 854-867 and Int'l Telecommunications Union, CCITT (Int'l Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) Blue Book, Geneva 1989 (I 92-61-03611-2).
Encoding in the Group 4 format has 3 modes--vertical, horizontal and pass. In order to determine the current mode, adjacent scan lines are compared to determine whether, given a first pixel color transition on the reference line, such as black to white, there exists a corresponding pixel color transition (i.e. also black to white) on the coding line. The existence and relative spacing of the transition on the coding line from the transition on the reference line is employed to determine the mode.
Thus, FIG. 2a illustrates a vertical mode, wherein the black to white or white to black transition positions on adjacent scan lines are horizontally close (equal to or less than three pixels, i.e., a, b, ≦3). FIG. 2b illustrates a horizontal mode, wherein the transition positions are further apart than 3 pixels. The pass mode is illustrated in FIG. 2c, wherein a transition on the reference line does not correspond to any transition on the coding line. The compressed data includes, inter alia, a mode code together with a displacement which implies a displacement measured on the reference line as opposed to the coding line, i.e., a1 to the right of b2.
The coding can be explained more clearly with respect to FIGS. 3 and 4. In FIGS. 3a and 3b, the fiducial points 76 are located on the basis of topographic features of the different marks. These topographic features are always located on the marks themselves. Specifically, skew is determined from the locations of the pass codes in Group 4 compressed representation of the image. The position of the pass code fiducial point 76 on unskewed and skewed text are shown by the X marks in FIGS. 3a and 3b, respectively.
Since all of the pass codes (i.e. codes corresponding to the pass mode) are defined relative to a point on the respective mark, all fiducial points are located at some point on the mark, regardless of the extent of the skew. In addition, since there may be more than one pass code in the compressed data representing a mark, there may be more than one fiducial point per mark. For example, for typical font styles, passes will be generated in two places along the baseline of many characters including upper and lower case "A", "H", "K" etc., and in three places along the baseline of an upper and lower case "M".
Passes may also be generated as a result of aliasing errors, for example as shown on the underside of the crossbar of the unskewed "G" and on the right leg of the unskewed "K", in FIG. 3. Distinguishing such aliasing errors is not of importance to the present discussion.
There are two types of passes, i.e. white passes which represent a passage from black pixels to white pixels, and black passes which represent a passage from white pixels to black pixels. White passes are thus indicative of the bottoms of black structures, and are hence somewhat analogous to the bottoms of connected components in the raw bitmap, such as line ends. It is thus guaranteed that there is at least one white pass at the bottom of each connected component. It is accordingly advantageous to use white passes as the fiducial points in the scanning of text or characters, although it will be apparent that black passes may alternatively be employed to determined skew angle. The positions of the white pass code fiducial points 78 on unskewed and skewed text are shown as arrows in FIGS. 4a and 4b respectively.
The Group 4 encoding of passes does not distinguish between white passes and black passes. This may be determined, however, by maintaining the color state. Color state can be maintained by a binary state bit which is initialized to white. Subsequent events including a pass code occurrence may cause the state bit to invert, thereby keeping a running track of the desired pass color.
Comparing FIGS. 3a, 3b and FIGS. 4a, 4b, it is seen that fewer fiducial points are generated off the baseline of the text in FIG. 4 than in FIG. 3. Thus, white passes are advantageous in providing fiducial points on which to base skew measurements by alignment.
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a skew detection routine 66 that may be employed in order to determine the skew in a document. This diagram assumes that an image has been scanned, that digital data has been produced corresponding to the scanned image, and that digital data has undergone compression according to a selected data compression method such as that producing Group 4 compressed data.
Initially (box 92), the white pass codes in the data structure of compressed image data are located. Once a white pass code is located, its location in an appropriate coordinate system is determined (box 94). The data may be stored as x,y coordinates. A test is then made (box 98) to determine whether the end of the scanned page has been reached. If so, the skew angle determination proceeds. Otherwise, as search is made for the next, if any, white pass code on the given page.
The steps of boxes 92-98 are collectively referred to as a coordinate determination routine which is disclosed in greater detail with respect to FIG. 6. In this flow diagram, box 101 illustrates the input of data in the Group 4 compressed format. Using x,y coordinate pairs, x and y are first initialized to 0 to indicate the start of each new page (box 102).
The Group 4 codes are detected (box 103), and tests are made to detect horizontal codes (box 104) and vertical codes (box 112). It is assumed that all other codes are pass codes. The detection of the different codes may be implemented by character string recognition, as above discussed. If the detected code is a horizontal code, the x value is increased by the x displacement value associated with the horizontal code (box 106). That is, the horizontal mode of Group 4 includes a code indicating the mode and a displacement indicating the number of pixels between the reference pixel color transition and the current pixel color transition. In the case of a horizontal code, the displacement is the number of pixels between a pixel color transition on the particular line and the next pixel color transition on that same line.
The new value of x does not become an abscissa value used to determined alignment, but is a running value of the displacement from the first pixel position on a scan line. In the method of the copending application, only white pass codes are used for alignment determination.
Assuming that a horizontal code is detected, the binary pixel color state bit is then incremented (box 122). Once the new value of x has been calculated, it is checked (box 108) to determine if the line end has been reached, for example by comparing x to the known length of the scan line. If the line end has not been reached, code detection continues for that line (box 103). If the line end has been reached, x is set to 0 (box 110) to correspond to the beginning of the next line and y, which keeps a running count of the line number, is incremented by one and checked (box 111) to determine if the page end has been reached. The page end may be detected by comparing the y value with the known number of lines on the page. If a page end has been reached, power is then determined for various alignments swept through a number of alignments angles (box 126), as will be discussed. If the page end has not been reached, code detection resumes (box 103).
If the detected code is not a horizontal code, it is tested (box 112) to determine if it is a vertical code. If a vertical code is found, the x value is determined and the program proceeds in a manner similar to that when a horizontal codes was found.
If the code is neither a horizontal code nor a vertical code, it is assumed to be a pass code. Group 4 does not distinguish between black and white pass codes, but the type of pass code may be distinguished by keeping track of the binary pixel color state bit at box 118. Initially the state bit has been set to 0 (box 102). Arbitrarily, 0 has been chosen to correspond to white pass codes. Each time a code is detected, the state bit is checked. If the state bit is not equal to 0, i.e. if the pass code is not a white pass code, the new value of x is set to equal the old value of x (box 120). Assuming that the next code encountered is not a pass code, the next code will have associated with it the requisite information needed to properly calculate the next value of x. If the next code encountered is a pass code, the process is repeated until a code is encountered which is not a pass code. This is the essence of a Group 4 pass code. Continuing, the new value of x has been set (box 120), and the state bit is incremented (box 122) for the next encountered pass code.
If the state bit is 0, a white pass code has been encountered. The location of the white pass is maintained in order to calculate power of the alignment, and for the transformation steps that will be discussed below. This may be done at selected point data location 72 in the data memory 58 of FIG. 1. The maintenance of the locations of the white pass codes is performed at box 124. Next, the value of x is set, the state bit incremented, and the program tests for line and page ends, as discussed above.
Returning now to FIG. 5, assuming that line and page ends have been found, the program section 126 determines power for a plurality of alignments. Initially the alignment angle is set to 0 (box 128). This alignment corresponds to the alignment at which the image was initially scanned. The power of this alignment is calculated, for example by summing the number of passes detected at each of a plurality of different heights (e.g. each corresponding to 1/3 of the height of a six point character), the heights extending along lines perpendicular to the alignment direction being tested. The calculation of power is made more efficient by calculating the alignment on the basis of the sum of a positive power greater than 1 (e.g. 2) (sum of squares) of the counts of the passes which appear in each of the rotationally aligned height increments. The variance of the distribution is maximized by maximizing the sum of squares of the counts, resulting in an index of the "power" of the alignment from which the skew angle is determined. Such power calculation is discussed, for example, in "The Skew Angle of Printed Documents" Henry S. Baird, Proceedings of SPSE Symposium on Hybrid Imaging Systems, 1987, pp 21-24, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with the copending application, in the determination of power, a call may be made to memory location 72 of the data memory 58 and the number of x values stored therein determined for each line. The square of the number of x values for each line is accumulated in an array (box 130) representing the power of the alignment at the current alignment angle. The array of squares is stored, together with the current alignment angle (box 132), which may be a part of the data memory 58.
The alignment angle is now incremented by a selected amount, for example one degree (box 134). The power of the alignment is determined for alignments with a range of alignment angles. Selection of the range of alignment angles depends upon a number of factors, such as the expected range of alignment angles, the expected strength of the alignments, the expected number of alignments, etc. The greater the range of alignment angles, the greater the computation time for a given angle increment. For example, the range of skew angles tested may be +40 degrees to -40 degrees. Once incremented, the current alignment angle is tested to determine whether it falls within the selected range (box 136). If the current alignment is within the selected range, the locations of the white pass codes are translated (box 138). Several method of translating the locations of the pass codes exist, and their applicability depends on the coordinate system used, the memory size available, the speed of calculation required, etc.
If the current alignment angle falls outside of the selected range, the maximum power may be determined (box 140) by comparing the powers of the various alignments previously stored. The maximum power may then be output (box 142) in a wide variety of formats, for example in the form of the absolute angle, a spectrum of angles together with their powers, etc. The format of the output depends on the intended use of the results.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,001,766 discloses a method and apparatus for distributing and correcting rotational error (skew) between the dominant orientation of an image and a reference line by generating a file of picture elements representing the image with respect to the reference line, projecting the picture elements into contiguous segments of imaginary lines at selected angles across the file, counting the number of picture elements that fall into the segments and finding the projection that generates the largest value of an enhancement function applied to the segment counts.
The invention is directed to the provision of a method and apparatus for identifying document classes by the use of distinctive logotypes which can be detected in either the compressed domain or the uncompressed domain, and the provision of means for practicing the method. The logotypes are characterized in that they have angular alignments implicit in them which give rise to "alignment signatures" which are significantly different from signatures of documents that do not have such logotypes.
The logotypes are preferably comprised of spatially ordered sets of alignment structures, each of which generates a known and repeatable pattern of pass codes in the CCITT Group 4 encoding. While a minimum of three sets of alignment structures are theoretically required, substantially more than three are preferred, for example, 20 or more depending primarily on image noise, rotation (skew) and detectability of logotypes from user message. In the presence of usually expected levels of noise, 80 chevron-type alignment structures has been found to be acceptable. Analysis of the "color" and distribution of the locations of the pass codes gives rise to an alignment signature characteristic of individual logotypes. The signatures of input documents are compared with known statistics for documents of the desired class.
The logotype is preferably, although not necessarily, provided at the top of a document. The logotype detection technique also preferably uses the power of alignment angles generated from the compressed image. A signature of an image is generated by computing the power at a range of alignment angles. If the signature matches the signature of a known logotype, the logotype is detected.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, it will now be disclosed in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system that may be employed by the present invention as well as that of the copending application;
FIGS. 2a, 2b and 2c illustrate prior art encoding modes of the CCITT Group 4 compression standard;
FIGS. 3a and 3b illustrate the location of fiducial points based upon pass codes of the CCITT Group 4 compression standard on unskewed and skewed text, respectively;
FIGS. 4a and 4b illustrate the location of fiducial points based on white pass codes of the CCITT Group 4 compression standard, respectively;
FIG. 5 illustrates a known flow diagram that may be employed in the method of the present invention;
FIG. 6 illustrates another known flow diagram that may also be used in the method of the present invention;
FIGS. 7a and 7b illustrate chevrons which may be used as alignment structures in the invention;
FIG. 8 is an illustration of a suitable logotype in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 9 illustrates the white pass and black pass signatures of the logotype of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a flow diagram corresponding to the flow of FIG. 5, for detecting black passes;
FIGS. 11a and 11b illustrate a facsimile sheet with a logotype in accordance with the invention, and the signature thereof, respectively; and
FIGS. 12a and 12b illustrate a facsimile sheet similar to that of FIG. 11a but without the logotype, and the signature thereof, respectively.
In accordance with the invention, a logo or logotype is imprinted or otherwise provided on a document. The logotype includes embedded data, i.e. a "signature", which will be more fully described in the following paragraphs, that enable the document to be identified by data scanning techniques. This technique enables classification of documents. The identification can be effected with or without decompression of the document. The "signature" has determinable alignment characteristics that enable determination of the "signature" by techniques similar to those described above with respect to the copending application.
The logotype which is provided on the document, in accordance with the invention, is comprised of one or more alignment marks or structures. The alignment marks can take on any shape having predictable, noise resistant, and skew resistant pass location characteristics. In general this means the avoidance of horizontal surfaces.
As an example, the logotypes may be composed using one or more chevron-shaped structures, such as illustrated in FIGS. 7a and 7b. Point-down chevrons as shown in FIG. 7a have the advantage of resulting in the generation of a single black pass near the top of the structure and a single white pass at the bottom the structure. The alignment angle is independent of vertical displacement.
The basic alignment of the alignment marks are preferably consistent with the (textual) material on the page, in order to enable calculation of signature verification on the basis of the alignment distribution relative to the principal alignment.
The alignment structures, of which the logotype is constructed, have predictable pass code generation characteristics. The pass code generation characteristics should be robust in the face of small angle rotation resulting from skew and be relatively noise immune. Since, in accordance with the invention, pass codes are generated for runs of both black and white pixels, it is desirable to use alignment structures which generate both modes of pass code.
A chevron pointed upward, however, as shown in FIG. 7b, generates two white passes at the bottom and no black passes. Accordingly a structure such as shown in FIG. 7b is not preferred in the method and apparatus of the invention.
By using a 45 degree angle (with the nominal vertical) to form the structures which generate the pass codes, alignment structures such as these are immune to generation of spurious pass codes due to small angle skew of the document.
Logotypes in accordance with the invention are constructed from known and controlled geometric arrangements of alignment structures. The logotype should be as robust as possible in terms of suppression of spurious pass codes as well as in the generation of strong (relative to non-logotype) alignments. By controlling the length (height) of the alignment structures, a fixed angular relationship between the alignments of the black and white passes can be maintained.
An example of a suitable logo is shown in FIG. 8. This logo will generate four separate peaks in its alignment signature. White passes will align at 0 and 20 degrees and black passes will align at 12 and 32 degrees, as illustrated in FIG. 9.
The technique for finding the "power" of an alignment is basically the same as discussed in the copending patent application, with the exception that the power distribution is calculated for both white and black passes separately, in the present invention, and these distributions are concatenated into a single signature. The location of white passes was thus discussed with respect to the flow diagram of FIG. 5. A similar process, as shown in FIG. 10, may be employed to locate the black passes. The process of FIG. 10 differs from that of FIG. 5 only in that, in box 92', black pass codes are identified, and in box 94', the x,y values of the coordinates of the black pass codes are determined. As an example, in the determination of the black pass codes, the state bit may be initially set to 1, so that a value of 0 corresponds to black pass codes.
In the copending application, as discussed above, only the best alignment is used to characterize the skew angle of the document. In accordance with the present invention, however, the distribution of alignments, i.e. the signature, is used to classify the document.
It is desirable to construct the logotype from a large number of alignment structures, since the basic concept of the alignments arising from the deliberate placement, orientation and shape of a large number of alignment structures is statistically significantly stronger than those arising out of document which has few or no alignment structures. A larger number of alignment structures statistically increases detectability in the presence of noise, i.e. gives a higher signal to noise ratio. It is also desirable, if possible to locate the logotype at a specific location on a document, and to scan only this portion of the document for classification, since additional robustness arises from analysis of a single area of the page known to be the location of the logo, if present.
The method and apparatus of the invention can be advantageously implemented in real time, for example in facsimile service, i.e. at paper speeds on the order of one inch per second.
The signatures of the logotypes are constructed from the power vs angle data. Data are normalized to the number of passes. In the results tabulated here, the peak of the alignment distribution is sought in the range of +/-10 degrees, restricting the use of this implementation to situations where the cumulative rotation due to printing, copying and scanning artifacts is within that range. Once the peak is found, alignment signature data are calculated over a range of 45 degrees. This angular range is limited to reduce the likelihood of finding unintended alignments in the data. The alignment signature of the example of a logotype of FIG. 8 shows these peaks, as shown in FIG. 9.
The prototype logotype described here has four alignments, i.e. at 0, 12, 20 and 32 degrees. The 0 and 20 degree alignments are on the white passes generated at the bottoms of the alignment structures, and the 12 and 32 degree alignments are on the black passes generated near the tops of the alignment structures. Spatial coherence of pass locations might be used as an additional signature element, if desired.
FIG. 11a illustrates one example of a facsimile cover sheet having a logotype thereon in accordance with the invention, and FIG. 12a illustrates a facsimile cover sheet that differs from that of FIG. 11a only in the absence of the logotype. The white pass and black pass signatures for these documents is illustrated in FIGS. 11b and 12b, respectively. A distinctive "signature" is clearly evident for the document of FIG. 11a, whereas such a "signature" does not result from the analysis of the document of FIG. 12a.
Logo detection is based on the statistics of the signature data computed from the power of the black and white pass codes over the range of alignment angles. One current implementation uses 46 angles for black and for white passes, giving a signature with 92 components. For the purposes of detection of a logotype, the logo may be declared to be present if the distance between the signature prototype and the document is less than a set threshold. The threshold distance value can be set experimentally, depending upon the importance of missing a logo relative to detecting a false logo.
It is necessary to have training documents which have both the desired signature and a sampling of the type of noise expected in the system. Such noise results from photocopying and skew angles of the document. The mean of training data is computed and is used as the signature prototype. The covariance matrix of the training documents, which provides information on the correlation between alignment angles, is also computed. The distance between the signature prototype and the document can either be a Euclidean distance, resulting from the fixed covariance matrix assumption, or a Mahalanobis distance, which weights the distance based on the covariance matrix.
An option to the use of an experimentally set threshold is to compute statistics of documents which do not contain the logo. The classification procedure then is the declaration that the logo is present if the distance, either Euclidean or Mahalanobis, to the mean vector for training data containing the logo was smaller than the distance to the mean vector of training data without the logo. It is also possible to assume a Gaussian distribution for the logo and for the non-logo data, establish prior probabilities for the presence and absence of the logo, set penalty weights for false detection and missed detection, and perform minimum risk classification.
While the invention has been disclosed and described with reference to a single embodiment, it will be apparent that variations and modification may be made therein, and it is therefore intended in the following claims to cover each such variation and modification as falls within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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2. Add sour cream and sherry to crab mixture; mix well. Set aside.
3. For omelets, beat eggs slightly in a bowl. Add water, salt and pepper; beat.
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I'm drinking what must be my thousandth cup of Tazo Refresh tea. Would you care for some? It's tasty and minty!
Day two back at work was for some reason more tiring than day one. I wanted to stay for at least part of the afternoon, but then around 1:30 I thought that I needed to either leave or give in to the overwhelming urge to put my head down on my desk and sleep for a while. So I left. When I got home, I walked straight from the front door to my bed and slept for two hours. And I needed it, people. Tonight I attended a support group meeting at the hospital where I had my surgery. It was fun to go to the meeting as a post-op, and be able to tell the pre-ops that they will feel this good two weeks after surgery, too.
I know I had said I was going to wait to weigh myself until I saw the doctor. Well, I couldn't wait anymore. Monday morning I put on a pair of pants that I was going to wear to work, and they would hardly stay on because they were so big on me, and it made me wildly curious about how much I've lost. Well, all I'll say for now is HOLY CRAP, PEOPLE! This surgery is definitely working. Once I weigh in on the hospital scale on Friday, I'll give you a more official update, since I'm sure their scale is more accurate than mine. But still, I am way happy with the results so far.
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