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I'm motherless.
The woman I thought would never die, did.
When I was ten, there was a girl in my class who had no mother. I don't remember anything about her other than that. At the time, I couldn't imagine anything worse.
I realize that a ten year old losing her mother is a tragedy. A 51 year old losing her mother is the ordinary course. Illogically, I feel orphaned. There should be something between tragedy and ordinary, and whatever it is, it's painful.
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Zack Kassian encountered a scary moment in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-3 OT loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, as Tom Sestito accidentally caught him in the face with his skate during this hit:
Not much has been updated about Kassian's condition, although NHL.com's Curtis Zupke does report that he's listed as day-to-day, according to John Tortorella. (Torts said the same about Roberto Luongo.)
All things considered, day-to-day doesn't sound too bad considering how frightening that moment was.
As far as the game itself, the Canucks nearly snagged a win despite the Ducks' 49-20 shot advantage, but Corey Perry's OT-winner gave Anaheim the W.
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Aren't we all "day to day"
p.s….Kassian didn't look like the skate clipped him but rather mashed him right in the nose
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He is so lucky that wasn't far from breing a horrible situation
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Not nearly as bad as it could have been…that said, I bet it hurt like hell.
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From: Livermore, CA
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Topic: Poisonous Plants, Ferns, Herbs/Forbs, Trees
Title: Tropical looking plants for pool area in California
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QUESTION:I am looking for small tropical looking plants, groundcover, and 2-small trees for around my pool. They have to be non-toxic to dogs,cats, and people. They can't attract bees/wasps, or have a root system that may crack the pool walls. I am having a hard time finding what are safe. Plants with colorful leaves are great, since most flowers would be out. I live in Livermore, CA 94551. I think it is zone 10 (not sure). Thank you for your help.
Well, you've given Mr. Smarty Plants a tough assignment. First of all, unless we pick ferns and mosses, the plants are going to have flowers of some kind. And, if they have flowers, it will difficult to find ones that aren't polinated by insects of some sort. Additionally, truly tropical plants aren't going to do well in your climate. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows Alameda County, California in Zones 9a (20 to 25 °) and 9B (25 to 30 °). You could consider ferns for some of the plants around your pool. They do not produce flowers and do not attract insects as pollinators. Most ferns grow in shade or part shade and require at least a moderate amount of moisture. Here are a few ferns native to California and Alameda County. None of them appears on any of the toxic databases listed below and they do look rather tropical:
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The following small trees are native to your area. None of them appear on any of the following toxic databases, but I don't guarantee that they won't be visited by bees and other insects.
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Groundcover. The following are recommended as groundcover. Neither of them appear on any of the following toxic databases, but I don't guarantee that they won't be visited by bees and other insects.
Ribes viburnifolium (island gooseberry)
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This invention relates first of all to a method for operating a hearing device (1), said method including the extraction, during an extraction phase, of characteristic features from an acoustic signal captured by at least one microphone (2 a , 2 b), and the processing, during an identification phase and with the aid of Hidden Markov Models, of said characteristic features especially for the determination of a transient acoustic scene or of sounds and/or for voice and word recognition.
A hearing device is also specified.
1. Method for operating a hearing device (1), said method including
the extraction, during an extraction phase, of characteristic features from an acoustic signal captured by at least one microphone (2 a, 2 b), and
the processing, during an identification phase and with the aid of Hidden Markov Models, of said characteristic features especially for the determination of a transient acoustic scene or of sounds and/or for voice and word recognition.
2. Method as in
3. Method as in
4. Method as in one of the preceding claims, whereby any other suitable characteristics are identified in addition to the auditory characteristics.
5. Method as in one of the preceding claims, whereby, for the purpose of creating auditory objects, the auditory and any other characteristics are grouped along the principles of the gestalt theory.
6. Method as in
7. Method as in one of the preceding claims, whereby, during the identification phase, data are accessed which were acquired in an off-line training phase.
8. Method as in one of the preceding claims, whereby the extraction phase and the identification phase take place in continuous fashion or at regular or irregular time intervals.
9. Method as in one of the preceding claims, whereby, on the basis of a detected transient acoustic scene, a program or a transmission function between at least one microphone (2 a, 2 b) and a receiver (6) in the hearing device (1) is selected.
10. Method as in one of the preceding claims, whereby, in response to a detected transient acoustic scene, a detected sound, a detected voice or a detected word, a particular function is triggered in the hearing device (1).
11. Hearing device (1) with a transmission unit (4) whose input end is connected to at least one microphone (2 a, 2 b) and whose output end is functionally connected to a receiver (6), characterized in that the input signal of the transmission unit (4) is simultaneously fed to a signal analyzer (7) for the extraction of characteristic features, and that the signal analyzer (7) is functionally connected to a signal identifier unit (8) in which, with the aid of Hidden Markov Models, the identification especially of a transient acoustic scene or sound and/or the recognition of a voice or of words takes place.
12. Hearing device (1) as in
13. Hearing device (1) as in
14. Hearing device (1) as in one of the
15. Hearing device (1) as in
16. Hearing device (1) as in one of the
[0001] This invention relates to a method for operating a hearing device, and to a hearing device.
[0002] Modern-day hearing aids, when employing different audiophonic programs—typically two to a maximum of three such hearing programs—permit their adaptation to varying acoustic environments or scenes. The idea is to optimize the effectiveness of the hearing aid for its user in all situations.
[0003] The hearing program can be selected either via a remote control or by means of a selector switch on the hearing aid itself. For many users, however, having to switch program settings is a nuisance, or difficult, or even impossible. Nor is it always easy even for experienced wearers of hearing aids to determine at what point in time which program is most comfortable and offers optimal speech discrimination. An automatic recognition of the acoustic scene and corresponding automatic switching of the program setting in the hearing aid is therefore desirable.
[0004] There exist several different approaches to the automatic classification of acoustic surroundings. All of the methods concerned involve the extraction of different characteristics from the input signal which may be derived from one or several microphones in the hearing aid. Based on these characteristics, a pattern-recognition device employing a particular algorithm makes a determination as to the attribution of the analyzed signal to a specific acoustic environment. These various existing methods differ from one another both in terms of the characteristics on the basis of which they define the acoustic scene (signal analysis) and with regard to the pattern-recognition device which serves to classify these characteristics (signal identification).
[0005] For the extraction of characteristics in audio signals, J. M. Kates in his article titled "Classification of Background Noises for Hearing-Aid Applications" (1995, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 97(1), pp 461-469), suggested an analysis of time-related sound-level fluctuations and of the sound spectrum. On its part, the European patent EP-B1-0 732 036 proposed an analysis of the amplitude histogram for obtaining the same result. Finally, the extraction of characteristics has been investigated and implemented based on an analysis of different modulation frequencies. In this connection, reference is made to the two papers by Ostendorf et al titled "Empirical Classification of Different Acoustic Signals and of Speech by Means of a Modulation-Frequency Analysis" (1997, DAGA 97, pp 608-609), and "Classification of Acoustic Signals Based on the Analysis of Modulation Spectra for Application in Digital Hearing Aids" (1998, DAGA 98, pp 402-403). A similar approach is described in an article by Edwards et al titled "Signal-processing algorithms for a new software-based, digital hearing device" (1998, The Hearing Journal 51, pp 44-52). Other possible characteristics include the sound-level transmission itself or the zero-passage rate as described for instance in the article by H. L. Hirsch, titled "Statistical Signal Characterization" (Artech House 1992). It is evident that the characteristics used to date for the analysis of audio signals are strictly based on system-specific parameters.
[0006] One shortcoming of these earlier sound-classification methods, involving characteristics extraction and pattern recognition, lies in the fact that, although unambiguous and solid identification of voice signals is basically possible, a number of different acoustic situations cannot be satisfactorily classified, or not at all. While these earlier methods permit a distinction between pure voice or speech signals and "non-speech" sounds, meaning all other acoustic surroundings, that is not enough for selecting an optimal hearing program for a transient acoustic situation. It follows that the number of possible hearing programs is limited to those two automatically recognizable acoustic situations or the hearing-aid wearer himself has to recognize the acoustic situations that are not covered and manually select the appropriate hearing program.
[0007] It is fundamentally possible to use prior-art pattern identification methods for sound classification purposes. Particularly suitable pattern-recognition systems are the so-called ranging devices, Bayes classifiers, fuzzy-logic systems and neural networks. Details of the first two of the methods mentioned are contained in the publication titled "Pattern Classification and Scene Analysis" by Richard 0. Duda and Peter E. Hart (John Wiley & Sons, 1973). For information on neural networks, reference is made to the treatise by Christopher M. Bishop, titled "Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition" (1995, Oxford University Press). Reference is also made to the following publications: Ostendorf et al, "Classification of Acoustic Signals Based on the Analysis of Modulation Spectra for Application in Digital Hearing Aids" (Zeitschrift fur Audiologie (Journal of Audiology), pp 148-150); F. Feldbusch, "Sound Recognition Using Neural Networks" (1998, Journal of Audiology, pp 30-36); European patent application, publication number EP-A1-0 814 636; and US patent, publication number U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,812. Yet all of the pattern-recognition methods mentioned are deficient in one respect in that they merely model static properties of the sound categories of interest.
[0008] It is therefore the objective of this invention to introduce first of all a method for operating a hearing aid which compared to prior-art methods is substantially more reliable and more precise.
[0009] This is accomplished by the measures specified in claim 1. Additional claims specify advantageous enhancements of the invention as well as a hearing device.
[0010] The invention is based on an extraction of signal characteristics with the subsequent separation of different audio sources as well as the identification of different sounds, employing Hidden Markov models in the identification phase for detecting a transient acoustic scene or noises and/or a speaker, i.e. the words spoken by him. For the first time ever, this method takes into account the dynamic properties of the categories of interest, by means of which it has been possible to achieve significantly improved precision of the method disclosed in all areas of application, i.e. in the detection of transient acoustic scenes and noises as well as in the recognition of a speaker and of individual words.
[0011] In another form of implementation of the method per this invention, auditory characteristics are employed in the extraction phase in lieu of or in addition to the system-specific characteristics. The detection of these auditory characteristics is preferably accomplished by means of Auditory Scene Analysis (ASA) methodology.
[0012] In yet another form of implementation of the method per this invention, the extraction phase includes a context-free or a contextual grouping of the characteristics with the aid of gestalt analysis.
[0013] The following will explain this invention in more detail by way of an example with reference to a drawing. The only FIGURE is a functional block diagram of a hearing device in which the method per this invention has been implemented.
[0014] In the FIGURE, the reference number 1 designates a hearing device. For the purpose of the following description, the term "hearing device" is intended to include hearing aids as used to compensate for the hearing impairment of a person, but also all other acoustic communication systems such as radio transceivers and the like.
[0015] The hearing device 1 incorporates in conventional fashion two electro-acoustic converters 2 a, 2 b and 6, these being one or several microphones 2 a, 2 b and a speaker 6, also referred to as a receiver. A main component of a hearing device 1 is a transmission unit 4 in which, in the case of a hearing aid, signal modification takes place in adaptation to the requirements of the user of the hearing device 1. However, the operations performed in the transmission unit 4 are not only a function of the nature of a specific purpose of the hearing device 1 but are also, and especially, a function of the momentary acoustic scene. There have already been hearing aids on the market where the wearer can manually switch between different hearing programs tailored to specific acoustic situations. There also exist hearing aids capable of automatically recognizing the acoustic scene. In that connection, reference is again made to the European patents EP-B!-0 732 036 and EP-A1-0 814 636 and to the U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,812, as well as to the "Claro Autoselect" brochure by Phonak Hearing Systems (28148 (GB)/0300, 1999).
[0016] In addition to the aforementioned components such as microphones 2 a, 2 b, the transmission unit 4 and the receiver 6, the hearing device 1 contains a signal analyzer 7 and a signal identifier 8. If the hearing device 1 is based on digital technology, one or several analog-to-digital converters 3 a, 3 b are interpolated between the microphones 2 a, 2 b and the transmission unit 4 and one digital-to-analog converter 5 is provided between the transmission unit 4 and the receiver 6. While a digital implementation of this invention is preferred, it should be equally possible to use analog components throughout. In that case, of course, the converters 3 a, 3 b and 5 are not needed.
[0017] The signal analyzer 7 receives the same input signal as the transmission unit 4. The signal identifier 8, which is connected to the output of the signal analyzer 7, connects at the other end to the transmission unit 4 and to a control unit 9.
[0018] A training unit 10 serves to establish in off-line operation the parameters required in the signal identifier 8 for the classification process.
[0019] By means of a user input unit 11, the user can override the settings of the transmission unit 4 and the control unit 9 as established by the signal analyzer 7 and the signal identifier 8.
[0020] The method according to this invention is explained as follows:
[0021] A preferred form of implementation of the method per this invention is based on the extraction of characteristic features from an acoustic signal during an extraction phase, whereby, in lieu of or in addition to the system-specific characteristics—such as the above-mentioned zero-passage rates, time-related sound-level fluctuations, different modulation frequencies, the sound level itself, the spectral peak, the amplitude distribution etc.—auditory characteristics as well are employed. These auditory characteristics are determined by means of an Auditory Scene Analysis (ASA) and include in particular the volume, the spectral pattern (timbre), the harmonic structure (pitch), common build-up and decay times (on-/offsets), coherent amplitude modulations, coherent frequency modulations, coherent frequency transitions, binaural effects etc. Detailed descriptions of Auditory Scene Analysis can be found for instance in the articles by A. Bregman, "Auditory Scene Analysis" (MIT Press, 1990) and W. A. Yost, "Fundamentals of Hearing—An Introduction" (Academic Press, 1977). The individual auditory characteristics are described, inter alia, by A. Yost and S. Sheft in "Auditory Perception" (published in "Human Psychophysics" by W. A. Yost, A. N. Popper and R. R. Fay, Springer 1993), by W. M. Hartmann in "Pitch, Periodicity, and Auditory Organization" (Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 100 (6), pp 3491-3502, 1996), and by D. K. Mellinger and B. M. Mont-Reynaud in "Scene Analysis" (published in "Auditory Computation" by H. L. Hawkins, T. A. McMullen, A. N. Popper and R. R. Fay, Springer 1996).
[0022] In this context, an example of the use of auditory characteristics in signal analysis is the characterization of the tonality of the acoustic signal by analyzing the harmonic structure, which is particularly useful in the identification of tonal signals such as speech and music.
[0023] Another form of implementation of the method according to this invention additionally provides for a grouping of the characteristics in the signal analyzer 7 by means of gestalt analysis. This process applies the principles of the gestalt theory, by which such qualitative properties as continuity, proximity, similarity, common destiny, unity, good constancy and others are examined, to the auditory and perhaps system-specific characteristics for the creation of auditory objects. This grouping—and, for that matter, the extraction of characteristics in the extraction phase—can take place in context-free fashion, i.e. without any enhancement by additional knowledge (so-called "primitive" grouping), or in context-sensitive fashion in the sense of human auditory perception employing additional information or hypotheses regarding the signal content (so-called "design-based" grouping). This means that the contextual grouping is adapted to any given acoustic situation. For a detailed explanation of the principles of the gestalt theory and of the grouping process employing gestalt analysis, substitutional reference is made to the publications titled "Perception Psychology" by E. B. Goldstein (Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 1997), "Neural Fundamentals of Gestalt Perception" by A. K. Engel and W. Singer (Spektrum der Wissenschaft, 1998, pp 66-73), and "Auditory Scene Analysis" by A. Bregman (MIT Press, 1990).
[0024] The advantage of applying this grouping process lies in the fact that it allows further differentiation of the characteristics of the input signals. In particular, signal segments are identifiable which originate in different sound-sources. The extracted characteristics can thus be mapped to specific individual sound sources, providing additional information on these sources and, hence, on the current, transient auditory scene.
[0025] The second aspect of the method according to this invention as described here relates to pattern recognition, i.e. the signal identification that takes place during the identification phase. The preferred form of implementation of the method per this invention employs the Hidden Markov Model (HMM) method in the signal identifier 8 for the automatic classification of the acoustic scene. This also permits the use of time changes of the computed characteristics for the classification process. Accordingly, it is possible to also take into account dynamic and not only static properties of the surrounding situation and of the sound categories. Equally possible is a combination of HMMs with other classifiers such as multi-stage recognition processes for identifying the acoustic scene.
[0026] According to the invention, the second procedural aspect mentioned, i.e. the use of Hidden Markov models, is particularly suitable for determining a transient acoustic scene, meaning sounds. It also permits extremely good recognition of a speaker's voice and the discrimination of individual words or phrases, and that all by itself, i.e. without the inclusion of auditory characteristics in the extraction phase and without using ASA (auditory scene-analysis) methods which are employed in another form of implementation for the identification of characteristic features.
[0027] The output signal of the signal identifier 8 thus contains information on the nature of the acoustic surroundings (the acoustic situation or scene). That information is fed to the transmission unit 4 which selects the program, or set of parameters, best suited to the transmission of the acoustic scene discerned. At the same time, the information gathered in the signal identifier 8 is fed to the control unit 9 for further actions whereby, depending on the situation, any given function, such as an acoustic signal, can be triggered.
[0028] If the identification phase involves Hidden Markov Models, it will require a complex process for establishing the parameters needed for the classification. This parameter ascertainment is therefore best done in the off-line mode, individually for each category or class at a time. The actual identification of various acoustic scenes requires very little memory space and computational capacity. It is therefore recommended that a training unit 10 be provided which has enough computing power for parameter determination and which can be connected via appropriate means to the hearing device 1 for data transfer purposes. The connecting means mentioned may be simple wires with suitable plugs.
[0029] The method according to this invention thus makes it possible to select from among numerous available settings and automatically pollable actions the one best suited without the need for the user of the device to make the selection. This makes the device significantly more comfortable for the user since upon the recognition of a new acoustic scene it promptly and automatically selects the right program or function in the hearing device 1.
[0030] The users of hearing devices often want to switch off the automatic recognition of the acoustic scene and corresponding automatic program selection, described above. For this purpose a user input unit 11 is provided by means of which it is possible to override the automatic response or program selection. The user input unit 11 may be in the form of a switch on the hearing device 1 or a remote control which the user can operate.
[0031] There are also other options which offer themselves, for instance a voice-activated user input device.
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Vintage: 2012
2012 has, so far been a positive year for wineries around the world. While it may be a little too early to speak of the wines being made in the northern hemisphere, European and North American wineries have already begun reporting that their harvesting season has been generally very good, and are predicting to continue with the kind of successes they saw in 2011. However, 2012 has been something of a late year for France, due to unpredictable weather throughout the summer, and the grapes were ripening considerably later than they did in 2011 (which was, admittedly, an exceptionally early year). French wineries are claiming, though, that this could well turn out to be advantageous, as the slow ripening will allow the resulting wines to express more flavour and features of the terroir they are grown in. The southern hemisphere has seen ideal climatic conditions in most of the key wine producing countries, and Australia and New Zealand particularly had a superb year, in particular with the Bordeaux varietal grapes that grow there and which love the humidity these countries received plenty of. Also enjoying a fantastic year for weather were wineries across Argentina and Chile, with the Mendoza region claiming that 2012 will be one of their best vintages of the past decade. Similar claims are being made across the Chilean wine regions, where Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon had an especially good year. These two grape varietals also produced characterful wines on the coastal regions of South Africa this year.
Varietal: Pinotage
Pinotage was created in the early 20th century by a viticultural professor in South Africa. It was made by crossing the fine Pinot Noir and Cinsaut grape varietals, to produce a grape which was hardy enough to survive and flourish in the South African climate, and which produced wines of excellent flavor and a deep red color The Pinotage grape is renowned for its versatility, and is regularly used to produce fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more usual still red wines which are easily identified by their smoky flavor, and notes of dark bramble berries and earthy characteristics. Occasionally, Pinotage grapes will hold some tropical fruit flavors, which make them ideal for drinking with a range of different foods. Whilst Pinotage is most readily associated with South Africa, it has also been successfully cultivated in many other parts of the world.
Region: Judean Hills
The ancient Judean Hills in Israel is possibly one of the world's most interesting wine regions, with a history which dates back to biblical times, and which has helped shape the world we live in today. The region was cultivating grapevines in ancient times, however, several times throughout the history of the Judean Hills and the surrounding areas, alcohol production and consumption was prohibited, and vineyards destroyed. The wine industry in the Judean Hills was resurrected sometime in the early 19th century, and it took the billionaire Rothschild family to bring it to its feet, and create the successful wine region that it is today. Hundreds of vineyards were planted with vines imported from the Bordeaux region of France, and before long, the hot climate and rich soils had helped produce healthy and flavorful crops, full of the fascinating flavors and aromas associated with the region to this day.
Country: Israel
Israel has long been a country associated with wines, with plenty of historical evidence pointing out the significance of wines in biblical times and most likely even before then. Of course, when the country was under Islamic rule, many of the vineyards were destroyed and wine production ceased completely, but today Israel enjoys a thriving wine industry and is frequently recognized as a producer of fine wines which have a growing global audience, helped by the fact that most wines of the country are made with kosher certification. Israel enjoys a Mediterranean climate, and has plenty of mineral rich soil on which to grow vines. There are several micro climates across the country, formed by the geographical features of the land, and wineries have had a long and successful relationship with the imported French grape varietals which flourish there.
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