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|Dec 14, 1999
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|Jan 19, 1993
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|Jan 19, 1993
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|Douglas L. Palmer, Toshiaki Yagasaki
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|Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for creating a collection of indexed document images whereby the document images may be retrieved through the index, and to a method and apparatus for rapidly browsing through document images by viewing abstract structural views of the document images rather than the document images themselves.
2. Description of the Related Art
Recently, as increasingly larger storage devices have become available, and it has become possible to store documents not simply as ASCII text but also as a full facsimile image of the document. More specifically, it is now commonplace to convert a document into a computer-readable bit map image of the document and to store the bit map image of the document. Accordingly, whereas ASCII text storage permitted storage and display of only text portions of documents, it is now possible to store a document in computer readable form and to display not only the text but also pictures, line art, graphs, tables and other non-text objects in the document. Likewise, it is also possible to store and display documents such that text attributes, such as size, font, position, etc., are preserved.
Despite these advances, however, it is still difficult to retrieve the document images into computer memory quickly, and then to browse quickly through computer-displayed document images, for example, in a situation where a computer operator retrieves many document images and searches through those document images to find a particular document. These difficulties can be attributed to at least two limitations. First, current limitations on bandwidth of the computer systems limit of the speed at which documents may be retrieved from storage and displayed. For example, at 300 dots-per-inch resolution, an ordinary 81/2 by 11 inch black and white document requires approximately 8.4 million bits to store a full document image. Adding halftone (grey levels) or color to the image, or increasing the resolution at which the image is stored, can easily increase storage requirements to many tens of millions of bits. The time required to retrieve those bits from storage and to create and display the resulting image is significant, even with current high speed computing equipment. The time is lengthened even further in situations where the document image is retrieved from storage in a first computer and electronically transmitted, for example, by modem, to a second computer for display on the second computer.
Second, even when a full document image is displayed to an operator, there is ordinarily too much information for an average operator to comprehend quickly. Much of the information displayed to the operator is not relevant to the operator's query and much time is therefore wasted in displaying the non-relevant information. And the presence of such non-relevant information can slow the operator in his attempt to locate and understand document information that is relevant to the query.
Moreover, simply retrieving appropriate documents for presentation to an operator from a large collection of documents can prove difficult because of the large amount of information that must be searched. Conventional document retrieval systems ordinarily rely on the creation of a text index by which text documents may be retrieved. With document images (as opposed to text documents), it has been proposed to subject the document images to optical character recognition processing ("OCR processing") and to index the resulting text. Systems such as those proposed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,109,439 to Froessl suggest that is only necessary to OCR-process specific areas of the document to simplify the indexing process, but it has nevertheless heretofore proved difficult to create an adequate index for retrieval of document images.
It is an object of the present invention to address the foregoing difficulties.
In one aspect, the invention provides a system for rapidly browsing through document images by displaying not the full document image, but rather only an abstract structural view of the document image. More specifically, a structural view of a document image includes labelled objects such as "title", "text", "table", "line art", "half-tone" and similar objects that are ordinarily found in documents, and those objects are displayed for presentation to the operator in an abstract structured layout that is representative of the full document image. The level of abstraction and how the document is rendered on the display may be defined by the operator. Thus, it is possible for the operator to specify a high level of abstraction where only labelled objects are displayed in the appropriate layout; likewise, it is also possible for the operator to specify a lower level of abstraction where the original document image for only specific types of objects, such as for titles, is displayed. It is also possible for the operator to specify that text type objects should be displayed as ASCII equivalent characters rather than the original image of the text. By displaying only abstract structural views of document images rather than the full document image, and by permitting the operating to specify the level of abstraction, it is possible to retrieve and display document images quickly and to present the information to the operator in a quickly comprehendible format.
According to this aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for storing document images in which a document image is obtained, for example, by scanning an original document, the document image is processed to determine the structure of the document, and the structure of the document is stored together with the document image. Preferably, the structure of the document is determined by conventional block selection techniques which utilize a rule-based knowledge system for identifying specific areas in a document and for determining the content of the image within those areas such that the document image is decomposed into a general set of objects. Suitable block selection techniques are described in application Ser. No. 07/873,012 filed Apr. 24, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,680, 479 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Character Recognition".
According to this aspect, the invention further provides a method for displaying document images in which, given an image of a document and its corresponding structure, a representation of the structure of the document is displayed and selected structural areas of the display are selectively replaced with corresponding areas from the full document image. The abstraction level at which the structure is displayed may be designated, whereby the structural representation may be displayed with mixed areas of structure and full document image (or ASCII text equivalent) in accordance with the designated abstraction level. If desired, the display may be either a visual display or a verbal display in which the structure and content of the document is enunciated through text-to-speech techniques which convert the structural and contextual information into spoken words for aural communication.
In a further aspect of the invention, a retrieval index by which images of documents may be retrieved is created. According to this aspect a document is scanned to form a document image, and the document image is processed, for example, by block selection techniques, to identify areas on the document of a first type such as title areas, and areas on the document of other types. The document image in the first type areas are converted into text, for example, by optical character recognition ("OCR") techniques. The converted text is indexed so as to form a retrieval index, and the document image is stored together with the indexed text such that the stored document index may be retrieved with reference to the indexed text. Advantageously, the invention creates a retrieval index only from first-type areas of the document, such as from title areas of the document or from the first paragraph of text areas of the document.
This brief summary has been provided so that the nature of the invention may be understood quickly. A more complete understanding of the invention can be obtained by reference to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment thereof in connection with the attached drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the outward appearance of an apparatus according to the invention, and
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the FIG. 1 apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a full diagram showing the overall operation of the FIG. 1 apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a full diagram showing inputting and indexing documents according to the invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a representative input document.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining how various blocks identified within original documents are stored.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram for explaining document display according to the invention.
FIGS. 8 to 10 are views showing representative displays of an abstracted document, in which FIGS. 9 and 10 are views showing expansion of selected areas of the abstracted document.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show an apparatus according to the present invention.
As shown in these figures, reference numeral 10 designates personal computing equipment such as an IBM PC or PC-compatible computer. Computing equipment includes a CPU 11 such as an 80386 processor which executes stored program instructions such as operator selected applications programs that are stored in RAM 12 or specialized functions such as start-up programs or BIOS which are stored in ROM 14. Computing equipment 10 further includes a local area network interface 15 which provides interface to a local area network 16 whereby the computing equipment 10 can access files such as document files on a remote file server or send files for remote printing or have remote machines access document images on equipment 10 or otherwise interact with a local area network in accordance with known techniques such as by file exchange or by sending or receiving electronic mail.
Computing equipment 10 further includes a monitor 17 for displaying graphic images and a keyboard/mouse 19 for allowing operator designation of areas on monitor 17 and inputting information.
Mass storage memory 20, such as a fixed disk or a floppy disk drive, is connected for access by CPU 11. Mass storage 20 typically includes stored program instruction sequences such as an instruction sequence for scanning, indexing, retrieving and displaying documents according to the invention, as well as other stored program instruction sequences for executing application programs such as word processing application programs, optical character recognition programs, block selection applications programs, spreadsheet application programs, and other information and data processing programs. Mass storage memory 20 further includes document index tables which contain index information by which documents may be retrieved as well as bit map images of documents, document structures, and ASCII text for text areas of the documents. Other data may be stored on mass storage memory 20 as desired by the operator.
A modem 21, a facsimile interface 22, and a voice telephone interface 24 are provided so that CPU can interface to an ordinary telephone line 25. Each of the modem 21, facsimile interface 22, and voice telephone interface 24 are given access to the telephone line 25 via a telephone line switch 26 which is activated under control by CPU 11 so as to connect telephone line 25 to one of the modem 21, the facsimile 22, or the voice telephone interface 24, as appropriate to the data being sent and received on the telephone line. Thus, CPU 11 can send and receive binary data such as ASCII text files or document images files via modem 21 and it can be controlled by a remote computer via modem 21, it can send and receive facsimile messages via facsimile interface 22, and it can interact on an ordinary voice telephone line via voice telephone interface 24. In this regard, voice telephone interface 24 is provided with a DTMF decoder 24A so as to decode tones on the voice telephone line 25 which correspond to operator depressions of a telephone keypad. In accordance with stored program instruction sequences in mass storage memory 20, the decoded tones are interpreted by CPU 11 into operator commands, and those operator commands are executed so as to take predesignated actions in accordance with operator depressions of the telephone keypad.
A conventional text-to-speech convertor 27 is connector to the CPU 11. The text-to-speech convertor 27 interprets text strings that are sent to it and converts those text strings to audio speech information. The text-to-speech convertor 27 provides audio speech information either to a speaker 27 for enunciation to a local computer operator, or provides audio speech information to the voice telephone interface 24 for enunciation over ordinary voice telephone lines.
MIDI ("Musical Instrument Digital Interface") synthesizer 30 is also connected to CPU 11 and interprets MIDI music commands from CPU 11 so as to convert those MIDI music commands to audio wave forms. The audio wave forms are, in turn, played out over speaker 28 or provided to voice telephone interface 24 for play out over ordinary voice telephone lines.
Scanner 31 operates to scan original documents printed on a sheet of paper, and to convert the information of those original documents into a bit-by-bit computer readable representation of that document. Scanner 31 may be a simple black and white scanner, but more preferably scanner 31 includes at least half-tone (grey scale) processing capabilities and/or color processing capabilities.
Printer 32 is provided to form images of documents under the control of CPU 11. Printer 32 may be an ordinary black and white printer, but, more preferably, printer 32 includes half-tone and/or color capabilities.
A CD ROM 34, such as an optical disk, is connected for access by CPU 11. CD ROM 34 operates to supplement the storage in mass storage memory 20 and contains additional information concerning document indexes and document images and document structure. It is also possible to provide a write-once-read-many ("WORM") optical device or an ordinary read/write optical device so as to further supplement the storage capabilities. In addition, the local area network 16, CPU 11 can access document indexes and document images and document structure stored at remote file server locations, and via modem 21, CPU 11 can access document indexes and document images stored at centralized data base locations over ordinary voice telephone lines.
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing overall operation of the FIGS. 1 and 2 apparatus. The process steps shown in FIG. 3 are executed by CPU 11 in accordance with stored program instruction sequences stored in mass storage 20 and executed out of RAM 14.
In step S301, CPU 11 displays a main selection menu on monitor 17 and permits operator selection of one of the menu items. In step S302, if the operator has selected to input documents, then flow advances to step S303 in which document image processing is executed, after which flow returns to step S301. If the operator does not select document input but instead selects to retrieve documents (step S304) then flow advances to step S305 in which document retrieval processing is executed, after which flow returns to step S301. If the operator does not select document retrieval but instead selects to display documents (step S306), then flow advances to step S307 in which document display processing is executed, after which flow returns to step S301. Each of these processes is discussed in greater detail below.
Although the flow processing illustrated in FIG. 3 appears to be executed serially and sequentially, it is to be understood that the processes may be executed at significantly different times, in different order, and indeed may be executed by different machines. For example, it is possible for a first machine to input documents and to store those documents for retrieval and display by a different machine. Likewise, it is possible for one machine to retrieve documents and transmit them to another machine, for example, via modem 21, for display on that other machine.
FIG. 4 is a detailed flow diagram illustrating document input processing in accordance with step S303 of FIG. 3.
In step S401 CPU 11 causes scanner 31 to scan an original document fed into scanner 31 so as to convert the original document into a computer readable bit map image of that document. The bit map image may be temporarily stored in RAM 14 for further processing.
In step S402, CPU 11 derives structural information concerning the layout of objects within the document. More specifically, CPU 11 subjects the bit map document image to block selection techniques such as those described in the above mentioned U.S. application Ser. No. 07/873,012, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,680,479 so as to decompose the document image into a general set of objects. Using rule-based decisions, such block selection techniques are able to identify related regions or areas within the document, and are able to determine the type of images within those regions. For example, using the block selection techniques described in the aforementioned U.S. application Ser. No. 07/873,012, CPU 11 processes the scanned-in bit map image stored in RAM-14 to identify related regions in the image. Then, CPU 11 identifies the type of region, for example, whether a region is a title region, a text region, a paragraph region, a table region, a line art image region such as a graph, a half-tone image region, a color image region, etc.
FIG. 5 illustrates regions identified on a document image in accordance with processing according to the process steps in Step 402. FIG. 5 is a representative document image consisting of page 40 from a magazine article. As shown in FIG. 5, page 40 includes title regions such as regions 41, 42 and 47, as well as text regions such as regions 43, 44 and 48. Likewise, page 40 includes line art image regions 45, table regions 49 and half-tone object regions 46. Other types of regions are possible. In accordance with processing in Step S402, CPU 11 identifies the related regions in the document and determines the type of image in each of the regions. In FIG. 5, each region has been indicated diagrammatically with a circumscribing rectangle.
Reverting to FIG. 4, flow then advances to Step S403 in which CPU 11 identifies the document type. More specifically, many documents have relatively standard structures; for instance, a business letter virtually always includes a corporate letterhead region (which will be identified in Step S402 as a line art image area), a date and an addressee region (which will be identified in Step S402 as separate but adjacent text regions), salutation, body and closing regions (which will be identified as text regions in Step S402), and a signature (which will be identified as a line art image region). CPU 11 stores templates of these standard document types, and in Step S403 compares the structural information derived in Step S402 with those stored templates. If a match is found between the stored template and the structural information derived in Step S402, then CPU 11 assigns the associated document type to the document image stored in RAM 14.
In Step S404, CPU 11 correlates related regions within the document. More specifically, there are often regions within a document that should be considered together, such as the text caption for a figure or the footnote for a text block. For example, referring to FIG. 5, text region 48 is related to title 47, and table region 49 is related to title 50. Using rule-based decision processes, CPU 11 correlates related regions.
In Step S405, CPU 11 subjects designated document regions to OCR processing in preparation for creating a retrieval index for the document. More specifically, so as to be able to retrieve the document image based on a word-based retrieval system, CPU 11 creates a retrieval index from text regions within the document. It is possible to subject all text-type regions, such as title and text regions, which were identified in Step S402 to OCR processing and to form the index based on the resulting text, but more preferably CPU 11 offers the operator a selectable level of indexes. More specifically, CPU 11 offers the operator the option of selecting the index level in accordance with the following levels:
Level 1: Title Regions Only
Level 2: First Line Of Text Regions
Level 3: Text Captions Related To Graphics
Level 4: Full Text
If the operator selects Level 1 ("Titles Only"), then CPU 11 subjects only title regions to OCR processing. The resulting text from the title regions is provided for a retrieval index to allow the document to be retrieved when words in the title match a specified search query. Likewise, if the operator specifies Index Level 2 ("First Line of Text Regions"), then CPU 11 subjects both title regions as well as only the first line of each text regions to OCR processing, and creates a retrieval index based on the resulting text. If Index Level 3 is selected ("Text Captions Related To Graphics"), then CPU 11 subjects the items in Levels 1 and 2 to OCR processing as well as text regions related to graphics as specified in the correlations obtained in step S404. Finally, if the operator specifies Index Level 4 ("Full Text"), then both title regions and full text regions wherever located are subjected to OCR processing and the resulting text provided to form the retrieval index. It is possible to include other indexing levels.
In step S406, the ASCII text characters obtained from OCR processing are indexed and the document retrieval index is updated appropriately. In addition to indexing the ASCII text words, a flag is also indexed which indicates the type of object from which the word was obtained, that is, title, text, caption, etc. The flag may be used as part of the retrieval process so as to retrieve documents based on the occurrence of words in particular regions of documents.
In Step S407, CPU 11 stores the structural information that was derived in Step S402 and that was correlated in Step S406. FIG. 6 is a representative view of how the structural information is stored. As shown in FIG. 6, for each document the structural information includes a document identifier 51 which is the same identifier as that assigned to the full document image and by which it is possible to retrieve the full document image. In area 52, the document type derived in Step S402 is stored. At 53, all of the structural information for the document, and its layout within the document, is stored. As shown at 53, for each region identified in Step S402, CPU 11 stores a region identifier, a region type, rectangular coordinates that specify the position of the region on the page (here the upper left corner ("ULC") coordinates and the lower right corner ("LRC") coordinates), and all related regions identified in Step S406. In FIG. 6, region 1 corresponds to region 41 in FIG. 5 and, as shown in FIG. 6, includes a "title"type, upper left hand coordinates of <0,0>, lower right hand coordinates of <5,40>, and no related regions. The remaining regions illustrated in FIG. 6 follow in like fashion.
Region attributes 54 may also be stored, for example, font selection and size as illustrated in FIG. 6. Other attributes may also be stored, such as number of text lines, number of paragraphs, etc.
In Step S408, the document image is stored, preferably with OCR-processed document text. The document text is stored in the event that a quick display of ASCII text characters is desired rather than the slower display of images of text regions. Accordingly, at the end of Step S408, CPU 11 has completed document input processing and has stored a text-searchable index for the document, a full image for the document, the structure of the document, and, if desired, OCR-processed text of text regions of the document.
Reverting to FIG. 3, if an operator selects document retrieval (Step S304), then flow advances to Step S305 for document retrieval processing. Document retrieval processing used in the preferred embodiment of the invention is a word-based retrieval and search system based on an operator-specified search query. Such a query may be specified by a logical sequence that must be found in each document (a "Boolean" search), or may be specified by a natural language based query system. The query may be made directly by a local operator, or remotely by an operator with voice or DTMF phone access, or from commands issued by a remote computer via modem or LAN.
The operator may also specify that documents are retrieved based on the occurrence of words in particular document regions, such as title regions or captions. Documents matching the query are retrieved and are assigned scores based on the degree that the document matches the query. Higher scores may be assigned for occurrences of words in particular regions of documents, the score being scaled the same as the above indexing level selection. Thus, for example, a higher score may be assigned for occurrences of words in title regions than for occurrences of words in text regions. When plural documents are retrieved, they are displayed in order of their score.
When an operator selects document display processing (Step S306), then flow advances to Step S307 for CPU 11 to execute document display processing. FIG. 7 is a detail flow diagram illustrating document display processing.
In Step S701, CPU 11 allows the operator to set display options by which retrieved documents will be displayed. Specifically, the operator selects one of two modes by which retrieved documents will be displayed: full document image mode or browse mode. If the full document image mode is selected, then full document images of retrieved documents will be displayed. If the browse mode is selected, then only an abstract structural view of each document image is displayed, thereby permitting an operator to browse rapidly through all retrieved documents. In the browse mode, three further parameters may be set by the operator. First, the operator may select whether to display ASCII text characters of OCR-processed text regions or document images of text regions. Second, the operator may select the abstraction level at which the structural view is displayed. Nine abstraction levels are possible in this embodiment of the invention, though other arrangements are possible:
Level 1: Structure Only
Level 2: Titles
Level 3: Retrieval Parameters
Level 4: First Line of Text
Level 5: Full Text
Level 6: Tables
Level 7: Line Art
Level 8: Half-tone
Level 9: Color
In accordance with the selected abstraction level, CPU 11 will display structural views of the document mixed with regions of full document images. If abstraction Level 1 is selected, then only structure is displayed. But if abstraction Level 2 or above is selected, then structural information is displayed mixed with regions of full document images. For example, at abstraction Level 2, structural information is displayed mixed with images (or ASCII text, if selected) of title regions of the document. The needed image regions are obtained from the full document image in accordance with the ULC and LRC coordinates stored with the structure. If abstraction Level 3 is selected, then structural information is displayed mixed with images of titles (or ASCII text, if selected) and the retrieval parameters by which the document was retrieved. At abstraction Level 4, structural information is displayed mixed with images of title regions, retrieval parameters, and the first line of text images in each text block. As before, if ASCII text display is selected, then ASCII text is displayed rather than images of text. Higher abstraction levels cumulatively display more and more of the full document image in accordance with the selected abstraction level.
In addition to the abstraction level parameter, in the browse mode the operator can also select whether to allow image enhancement manually or automatically. Specifically, in manual image enhancement, when the structure of a retrieved document is displayed, the operator may target a particular region of the document, for example with mouse 19, and request for CPU 11 to replace the displayed region with the full document image. If automatic enhancement is selected, then CPU 11 automatically replaces the structural information that it is displaying with full document images. Automatic enhancement operates during quiescent periods of CPU operation, that is, when the CPU has sufficient processing time so as to enhance the image. Enhancement progresses in the order of the abstraction levels given above. Thus, during quiescent processing periods, CPU begins to replace, first, title regions with full images of the title regions, second, retrieval parameter regions with full images of the retrieval parameters, third, the first lines of the text regions with full images of the first lines of text, etc.
After display options have been set in Step S701, flow advances to Step S702 in which CPU 11 determines whether the full image mode has been selected. If the full image mode has been selected, then flow branches to Step S703 in which full images are displayed.
On the other hand, if the browse mode has been selected, then flow advances to Step S704 in which the structure of the document is displayed at the selected abstraction level. A representative display of structural information is shown in FIG. 8. In FIG. 8, the operator has selected the browse mode, and has selected ASCII text display at abstraction Level 2, that is "Titles". Thus, as shown in FIG. 8, an abstracted structural view of the document is presented to the operator, with ASCII text equivalents of title regions. The remaining regions are simply labeled with the region type, as specified in the region type area of FIG. 6. Labelling may be by color coding of the region, or, as shown in FIG. 8, by applying a text label. Each of the regions is circumscribed by a rectangular shape whose coordinates are specified by the "ULC" and "LRC" coordinates of FIG. 6. ASCII text equivalents of title regions are displayed at the corresponding ULC and LRC coordinates. Thus, the operator is presented with an abstract structural view of the document with a selectable abstraction level. This permits the operator to browse quickly through retrieved documents so as to find particular documents of interest.
Flow then advances to step S705 in which CPU 11 determines if the manual enhancement parameter has been selected. If the manual enhancement parameter has not been selected, then flow branches to step S706 in which CPU 11 automatically replaces structurally displayed regions of the document with full images (or ASCII text, if selected) of those regions during quiescent operating times of the CPU. Thus, assuming that sufficient quiescent operating time is available, if the automatic enhancement mode has been selected, then the full document will eventually be presented to the operator as the CPU replaces the structurally represented regions of that document. At any time during this process the operator may select for the next retrieved document to be displayed (Step S710) whereupon flow returns to Step S702 so as to display the next retrieved document.
If the manual enhancement mode has been selected, then flow advances to Step S707 in which CPU 11 determines whether a document region has been targeted by the operator. If no document region has been targeted by the operator, then CPU 11 does nothing, or more preferably, begins to replace structural regions of the document with full document images as shown at Step S708. Again, this process may be interrupted at any time by operator selection of the next document (Step S710).
On the other hand, if in Step S707 the operator targets a document region for replacement, then flow advances to Step S709 in which CPU 11 retrieves the corresponding document image form the document image file and replaces the structurally represented region of the displayed document with the full document image. Thus, as shown in FIG. 9, the operator has targeted area 54 which is a text region. CPU 11 thereupon retrieves the document image corresponding to the rectangular area circumscribed by the ULC and LRC coordinates, or the ASCII text equivalent if that option has been selected, and replaces the area in FIG. 8 with the corresponding document image as shown in FIG. 9. Flow then returns to Step S707 to await further designations by the operator.
In FIG. 9, the ASCII text equivalent for region 54 does not fit into the allotted area. In this situation, CPU 11 only displays the amount of text that will fit, but, so as to allow the operator to view all the text, CPU 11 permits scrolling within the area.
As further shown in FIG. 9, the operator has requested for the first line of text from region 44 to be displayed, and the ASCII text equivalent of that text is displayed at 55. Of course, if image mode was selected, then the image of the first line of text would have been displayed.
In Step S709, if an operator targets a document region which has a related region, such as region 42 or 43, then not only does CPU 11 replace the targeted region, but CPU 11 also replaces the related region as well. Accordingly, if the operator targets region 42, which is a title region, CPU 11 replaces title region 42 with the full image (or text) of region 42, and also replaces text region 43 with the full image (or text) of text region 43. By virtue of this feature, the operator is provided with quick access to information that is desired without requiring the operator to execute additional keystrokes, etc.
FIG. 10 shows a situation in which the operator has selected for certain regions to be displayed as images rather than as ASCII text. More particularly, the operator has requested for full images of regions 46 and 48, and those regions have been provided as shown at 56 and 57, respectively.
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Mia, huh? I thought she was taken away by the devil.
Shortly after Columbine, I heard Mia Farrow and Rosie O'Donnell on a radio program slamming the Second Amendment.
They were saying crap like, "We need to ban all guns," "Nobody needs them, etc." It was sickening.
Meanwhile, I'm sure the two of these idiots have armed bodyguards.


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Hello, Bollywood! Nicole Saba and her man hit up India
Lebanese singer Nicole Saba and her hubby Yousif Al Khal is currently in the world of Bollywood. The couple came to India to film a special commercial for the international brand name "Splash", which she is the official promotional face for in the Middle East.
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Skip to comments.Living with humans has taught dogs morals, say scientists
Posted on 08/21/2008 6:11:16 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
Dogs are becoming more intelligent and are even learning morals from human contact, scientists claim.
They say the fact that dogs' play rarely escalates into a fight shows the animals abide by social rules.
During one study, dogs which held up a paw were rewarded with a food treat.
When a lone dog was asked to raise its paw but received no treat, the researchers found it begged for up to 30 minutes.
But when they tested two dogs together but rewarded only one, the dog which missed out soon stopped playing the game.
Dr Friederike Range, of the University of Vienna, who led the study, said: 'Dogs show a strong aversion to inequity. I would prefer not to call it a sense of fairness, but others might.'
The first Canine Science Forum in Budapest was attended by more than 200 experts to discuss what is going on inside the mind of a dog.
Human's inclination to invest dogs with human-like states of mind isn't as unscientific as it might appear as they really do have some remarkable mental skills that allow them to thrive in their strange habitat - our world.
Domestic dogs evolved from grey wolves as recently as 10,000 years ago since when their brains have shrunk so a wolf-sized dog has a brain around 10 per cent smaller than its wild ancestor.
Dr Peter Pongracz from Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, and colleagues have produced evidence dog barks contain information that people can understand.
They found even people who have never owned a dog can recognise the emotional 'meaning' of barks produced in various situations, such as when playing, left alone and confronted by a stranger.
His team has now developed a computer program that can aggregate hundreds of barks recorded in various settings and boil them
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Since his "conversion," Rambler is more helpful. He doesnt chase squirrels into the bushes, and he tolerates the neighbors cat. He even has "corrected" his owners. Monroe says she and her husband fought one night and retreated to separate rooms. Rambler came to one room, then another with a "disapproving look." He wouldnt stop until they reconciled before bed.
does this mean that there is hope for liberals?
I know living with a dog has taught me to eat my own feces.
As long as you don't start sniffing strangers asses, we're ok.
I always thought it was the other way around.
My dog taught me how to wrestle. Sometimes I even win.
Being able to do that might mean the difference between life and death once "The Bad Times" come... on or about late January 2009.
That and having a lot of ammo on hand...
Or eating STRANGERS" feces...
I learned the joys of whizzing outdoors. I was then arrested. :/
" ... dog barks contain information that people can understand.
They found even people who have never owned a dog can recognise the emotional 'meaning' of barks produced in various situations, such as when playing, left alone and confronted by a stranger. "
It took a study to figure this out?!?!??? OMG that is basic dog ownership 101.
I can even 'speak' to our Sheltie imitating her own barks/growls/snarls/etc.
I can even tell who's come home [which family member] by the bark.
my brother learned how to lick his balls.
Dogs are the greatest.
It's called 'pack psychology' and it's been around a lot longer than humans.
Dogs are pack animals. By definition, a social hierarchy. I don't think it can be related to "morals."
I have to constantly remind my wife of this. She let's our Boston Terrier "boss" her around and be dominate. Big mistake with a dog. The dog won't listen to her at all or obey any command.
I walk in the room, snap my finger and point at the ground. The dog will immediately stop and sit down and stay until I tell it is OK to proceed.
Dogs have larger brains.
"learning morals"
This must mean that there are morals. But I thought that there were no morals [liberal dogma]. That humans are no higher than dogs! [liberal dogma].
I'm confused.
His own or the dog's?
Is sniffing everyone's butt immoral? Because they haven't learned about that yet apparently.
"His own or the dogs?"
hahahahahhaha good one.
I don't doubt that a bit. I also know that our dogs can distinguish when it's one of our cars from as far as a block away.
Was that wrong? Because, when I came to live here, no one told me that I shouldn't walk around sniffing everyone's butt!
My dog begs for handouts constantly. I picked up on that and now I am a democrat.
There's some funny stuff here.
I can lick my own ... elbow.
Actually, it's not well known, but everything Al Gore knows, he learned from his doby. In fact, dogs started the entire environmental movement, which just goes to show how much more moral they are. The social patriarchy that cuts off humans from Gaia does not exist for dogs--so they are naturally attuned to her vibrations.
To prove this, try the following experiment sometime. Drop some trash--say an old plate with grease on it--on the ground. Your dog will immediately sense the disturbance in Gaia's vibrations and pick it up with his mouth.
Excellent article, please PING over to Hair of a dog, this is of interest. =^..^=
....As the saying goes "You can teach an old dog new tricks". =^..^=
A saint of a dog. =^..^=
Dogs are smarter than Democrats.
I dunno - in Chicago they vote for the same candidates.
There. Just send all the research money you just saved to me.
LOL bttt
And cats just get wilder.
For your reading enjoyment.
And evos wonder why people don't take scientists seriously.
The lefties and evos probably think this elevates dogs
when all it really does is devalue humans.
//when all it really does is devalue humans//
Maybe thats the underlying point.
Living with humans has taught dogs morals, say scientists
Wha......are they f'ing retarded or something? Thanks for the ping, but I'm not really interested in reading nonsense like this.
Like I said.....
And evos wonder why people dont take scientists seriously.
Every one wonders why dogs pee on car tires.
If you had a dog's nose, it would be like a dotted line
right back home.
I've heard it said that if a man could suddenly smell as much as a dog it would drive him insane.
Imagine, you'd know when every female in the neighborhood was in heat.
Do y'all make sure he gets some food once in a while?
"That and having a lot of ammo on hand..."
Now if you could train your dog to police up you brass...
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry & that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.
I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a guy who was behind her. Horrified, she asked if I'd ended up in the hospital in that condition because I had been poisoned. I told her no; it was because I'd been sitting in the street licking my gonads and a car hit me.
I thought one guy was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard as he staggered out the door.
I tried that story once, with 'chased a car and ran into a bus stop sign' at the end.
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I went tubing yesterday, with a couple of my girls. We ended up going to far down the river and missing the spot that we were supposed to get out at. We saw a snake and freaked out!
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"Irony of love is loving the right person at the wrong time & having the wrong person when the time is right & finding out you love someone right after that person walks out of your life. Sometimes, you think youre already over a person, but when you see them smile at you, youll suddenly realize that youre just pretending– to be over them just to ease the pain of knowing that they will never be yours again. For some, they think that letting go is one way of expressing how much you love the person. Most relationships tend to fail not because the absence of love. Love is always present. Its just that one was being loved too much & the other was being loved too little. We all know that the heart is the center of the body but it beats on the left. Maybe that's the reason why the heart is not always right. So heres a piece of advice: Let go when youre hurting too much. Give up when love isnt enough, and move on when things are not like before. ♥inspire me//hold my attention//make me laugh and I'm yours♥ Above all be honest honesty isn't a virtue it's an OBLIGATION ."
"Don't be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you may gain something better. The best things in life are free. The second best things are expensive. It's hard to wait around for something that you know might never happen. But it's harder to give up when it's all you ever wanted. When life knocks you down, put your mouth piece back in, adjust your gloves, come up swingin, and keep on keepin on. Chase your dreams but always know the road that will lead you home."
The SCORPIO Woman
"Consider anything only don't cry . . ."
The female Scorpio has a deep, mysterious beauty. She's magnetic, proud and totally confident. But she has one secret regret. She was not born a man.
I can almost feel the heat from here when Pluto women hear about that revelation. There's not a Scorpio female alive who doesn't think she's all woman, and you may wonder what I'm talking about yourself, if you're in love with one. This girl certainly has enough glamour, and she's enormously seductive. But I didn't say she looked like a boy, nor did I intend to imply she doesn't do a bang-up job of being a female. It's just that, unconsciously, she would prefer to be a man. Less restriction-more oppor‐tunity. It's the one secret she even hides from herself, and seeing it exposed won't sit well with her.
Once the Scorpio girl has figured out the difference be‐tween blue booties and pink booties, she'll resign herself to wearing the pink ones, because she's fabulous at mak‐ing the best out of a situation. But pink is not her natural color. The true shade of her nature is dark maroon, or deep wine-red, not a female color at all. However, to give her proper tribute, she's able to make you think it is. I know one who's great at pretending to be a fragile, fluffy kitten. She purrs so contentedly most men guess she's an ultra-feminine Piscean. They topple into her trap and wake up later, sadder but wiser. She is no kitten.
Scorpio women have a scornful contempt for members of their sex who flop in the roles of sweetheart, wife and mother, once they're stuck with the parts. A Pluto girl will control her desire to dominate, while she gives a glorious performance of womanhood, and she'll do it with more finess than the masculine Aries, Leo or Sagittarius girl. At least she'll do it during courtship. There may be a few cases when the unsuspecting male gets a rude sur‐prise after he shakes the rice out of his shoes and the illusions out of his eyes. Unlike the Mars female, for example, a Scorpio will subdue her drive and magnetize a man with the heavy perfume of her exotic glance as she allows him to use his lighter to ignite her cigarette. That's far sexier than aggressively striking a match herself and blowing the smoke in his face, and she knows it. She knows lots more. Another girl might rush headlong into your arms and shout her love from the rooftops. The Scorpio girl walks toward you slowly, seductively, and silently delivers her private message. It's puzzling, but these women can look seductive in jeans, jodhpurs or basketball shoes. Maybe it's her husky voice that creates the image. I know one who wore a baseball cap (honest) the entire time her future husband was courting her, and she spent a lot of time talking about batting averages. But she was as seductive as Mata Hari just the same, and she got her man. (He was hypnotized, as usual.)
You can give her a tumble, but she won't fall all over herself reacting to your overtures. Don't expect her to bat long, sweeping eyelashes at you, and adore you with blind devotion. Lots of female Scorpios are tomboys with stubby eyelashes. Besides, with those beautiful, mysterious eyes that can read your mind so clearly, she doesn't need any extra trimming. Whisper something romantic that would melt another girl out of her senses, and the Scorpio girl will simply give you an intense, penetrating look that will see right straight through to your real intentions. She's a human X-ray machine, so don't flirt. Unless you mean business, you're wasting her time and insulting her. I wouldn't advise you to insult a Scorpio. It's just not healthy. If you don't know what I mean, ask someone who has. He may have some stories to tell that will curl your hair.
I'm well aware that this dangerous femme fatale can hide her power of retaliation with a tremulous smile, gentle mannerisms, and the most breathless voice this side of an angel. But astrologers are expected to be up on these things. It's more important for you to be well aware. After all, you're the one who's seeking to tame her-or protect your‐self against her-whichever. Probably both.
You can be sure that heaven certainly has no fury like that of a Scorpio woman who's lost her normal steady control over those inward, seething, Pluto emotions. She can be overbearing and domineering, sarcastic and frigid- then turn as hot as an oven at 500 degrees Fahrenheit. She can hate with bitter venom and love with fierce abandon. She can shriek like a furious banshee or whisper like an affectionate turtle dove. One thing you can be sure of- she's never wishy-washy.
The Scorpio woman has a disconcerting gift that can make icy shivers run up your spine. It's a peculiar form of black magic, and she weaves it so expertly it can seem like real witchcraft. You have very little chance to escape, once her eyes meet yours. Because of her mystical sixth sense, she can often recognize a future mate at first glance, and somehow, she'll transfer this perception instantly. You'll have one of two reactions. You'll be hopelessly caught in her spell, and down you'll go, in a dizzy spin toward surrender, or you'll be scared right out of your socks, and feel like running for help. What's your rush? Stay around awhile. You might find out what life is all about. She knows. And she'll teach you. Anyway, you should be flattered that she considers you worth that strange gaze. A Scorpio woman can't excuse weakness in a man. She looks for ambition and courage. She wants a mate who can dominate her and make her proud, without disturbing her secret individuality. He's expected to be strong, masculine and better-looking than average. A high degree of intelligence is required to match her own excellent mind, plus more than a passing acquaintance with abstract, philosophical wisdom. So put your socks back on and practice a superior smirk. Everybody you know will think you're pretty super to have her staring at you. The men and women both. It could open new vistas, when you think about it. Your personal stock should zoom several points higher than it was before she noticed you.
Having once achieved closeness with a female Scorpio, you can be positive you're a unique and unusual man. You can also be sure that her love for you is unmatched by any you'll ever experience-and you can take that in sev‐eral ways. You'll be the most important interest in her life. If she's a typical Pluto girl, she'll boost you loyally, and try to please you with passionate intensity. If you're too hard to please, she'll show her frustration with pas‐sionate attempts to conquer your disinterest.
The word "passionate" probably caught your eye. Most men have heard exciting rumors about the passion of November females. It's true. She's brimming over inside with passion, though it's kept under rigid control by a poised, frosty attitude toward strangers, and a surface smoothness suggestive of black velvet. But the male sex is too inclined to relate passion strictly to romantic action; and that's selling her short, because Pluto's definition of the word is far more encompassing. It's involved with her feelings about everything she touches. She's never just slightly interested. It's impossible for her to be detached or casual. She seldom likes or dislikes a play, a book, re‐ligion, furniture or people. She either bitterly resents or she intensely worships. If one of these two passions can't be aroused, then she totally ignores, with ice around the edges. Yet, through it all, she'll remain essentially un‐touched by emotional storms, judging at least from her placid exterior, which always drapes itself around her after each minor or major nuclear explosion. It may be difficult to convince your mother-in-law that her daughter really broke all those dishes and tore all those draperies to shreds after the fury has subsided and her black velvet poise has returned. People may look at you as if you're a character assassinator. What do you mean? Shame on you, accusing that cool, controlled, lovely girl of such a temper. You have my sympathy, if that's any help.
She has such fabulous virtues, you might know her vices wouldn't be skimpy, either. So think about her good points. All right, then, think about her good points after that lump on your head has healed.
Because she's drawn to investigation of the shadows, she may at first seem to be tempting, forbidden fruit, and the deep, strange expression in her eyes intensifies the impres‐sion. It's true that the Scorpio girl sometimes wanders into dangerous waters in her efforts to penetrate life, and since there's not the slightest trace of fear in her (unless she has an affliction to her Moon, and is full of nameless terrors), her search may indeed take her into some weird byways. But the typical Scorpio will emerge from any discovery still strong and pure. If she allows the journey to soil her inner spirit, Pluto will punish her with anguished remorse and guilt; yet she can still call on her great strength of character to rise again, like the phoenix, from the ashes of her experiments. In Kahlil Gibran's writings, the Prophet replies, in answer to a question about Evil, "Of the Good in you I can speak, but not of the Evil. For what is Evil but Good-tortured by its own hunger and thirst? When Good is hungry, it seeks food, even in dark caves, and when it thirsts, it drinks even of dead waters." A perfect description of Scorpio.
She may have been a fascinated spectator to a million human foibles, and she may have tasted a variety of ex‐periences to savor the knowledge. But she can mysteriously emerge from all her explorations above suspicion, and still superior to almost every other woman you know. She could be the keeper of quite a few secrets. It's surprising how many dark deeds are confessed to Scorpios, though their own inner lives are marked: "Private-Keep Out." She likes to hear secrets, but she'll seldom tell anything any‐one has confided in her, not even to you (unless there's an afflicted Mercury in her natal chart). You can also expect her to have a stack of secrets that relate to her personally, and don't try to pry them out of her. There's a private part to this woman you'll never touch, a part of her mind and soul that belongs strictly to her, and there's absolutely no trespassing there. She's not untruthful, in fact she's more oftien too brutally honest, yet there will always be those special thoughts and feelings she won't confide to you or anyone else.
A Scorpio woman will be incredibly loyal to those she finds strong and deserving, but the weak ones will never be honored by her glance. Her dignity in human relation‐ships can make her seem aloof and snobbish. In a way, she definitely is, because she practices a personal caste system, and it's more clearly marked than that of her Leo and Capricorn sisters. All Scorpios are highly selective in friendships. They'll keep the worthy companions through an entire lifetime, and freeze the shallow, the common or the unworthy. There's an immense store of perseverance and determination buried in the nature of a Scorpio woman, and any time she chooses, she can call on these to help her master the excesses which may tempt her, from drink and drugs to self-destructive, ruthless revenge and dangerous depression. Sooner or later, she'll probably investigate some form of the occult, and ancient mysteries and unseen worlds will eventually have her respect, though Scorpios can range all the way from religious fervor to total atheism during a lifetime.
A Scorpio woman need not be a legal wife to give wifely love and devotion. If circumstances beyond your control make marriage impossible, she'll love you from hell to breakfast, and not give a hang what the neighbors think. In most such unusual situations, the relationship is real and honest above and beyond the shallow, selfish love of many a legitimate marriage. The hypocrisies of society will never keep this courageous woman from seeking the sun. She answers to no law but her own, and in her Pluto heart, she has more total understanding of the vow "till death do us part" than half the brides who blissfully murmur the phrase.
.Despite her own strong individualism, the typical Scorpio girl will let her man be the boss. Instead of overshadowing him with her force and drive, she'll apply her talents to help him attain his goals. Your future will be important to her, and she's not likely to insist on retaining her own career after marriage (unless you've disappointed her deeply or a second job is needed in a temporary domestic crisis). She may fight you wildly in private, but she'll defend you fiercely in public. She won't stand for anyone maligning you or taking advantage of you. Those who try will feel the lash of her righteous anger. Your happiness will always come first. Unless there are adverse aspects to her Sun sign or ascendant in her natal chart, she'll pa‐tiently help you persevere until you get what you want, and while you're getting it, she won't whine or complain or become restless, though she might turn a little bitter if you lose your courage on the way. She'll expect you to aim as high as your abilities will reach. Anything less may bring on some pretty sarcastic taunts and reproaches, especially if she has an afflicted Mercury.
Scorpio women love their homes, which usually shine with cleanliness, taste and comfort. Meals are served on time, and things are generally under control. If the opposite is true, something is making her mighty unhappy, because her natural inclination is to beauty and system. To the typical Scorpio woman spring cleaning is like vacation. They love to dig into comers to see what they can find. Just be careful she doesn't find any cryptic notes that smell of perfume in your old jacket pockets when she's clearing out the closets. Scorpio is unreasonably suspicious, even when there's no basis for suspicion, so you can imagine what happens when she finds a real clue to possible in‐fidelity. Picture the shape of a mushroom cloud and you'll get a general idea of what may happen, figuratively speak‐ing. It's no good being suspicious of her, no matter how many opportunities arise; and there will be a goodly num‐ber of them, because she never exposes her deepest feel‐ings. Naturally, this can arouse a few questions on your part. Just swallow them, along with the lump in your throat. Like that locked chest or drawer she's had since childhood, certain things about her are off limits. It will get you nowhere to probe. I realize fully that it isn't fair. So does she. But that doesn't change things a bit. That's the way it is. Take her or leave her. You'll probably take her. It's almost impossible to leave her. If nothing else, she'll haunt you the rest of your life. Adjusting to the idiosyncrasies of her nature is easier than suffering the nightmares that will surely result if you walk away. No one walks away from a Scorpio. Not really. Didn't you know that? Those who have tried can educate you. Any‐way, you have a very special woman.
As much as she needs the security of home roots, shell move if it's necessary to your career, and without any visible flinching at the uprooting. She makes an excellent wife for an army or navy man and a real jewel for a politician. There's no one she can't see through, no de‐ception that escapes her. A Scorpio woman can tell you exactly who can be trusted and which ones you have to watch. The Pisces wife has the same ability, but she may be too soft to criticize, too ready to make excuses for the failings of others. Not so the Scorpio female. In fact, she may frequently have to check her sharp tongue and tone down her brutal analysis.
In the budget department, Scorpio women are complete‐ly unpredictable. She can scrimp and save and pinch a penny until it bends double, then have a sudden spell of being magnificently extravagant. One thing is sure. She'll enjoy money, whether she saves it in an old shoe or spends it on luxury. But this woman always leans heavily toward prestige, and she won't let cash compromise that. She'll be satisfied if you choose a smaller income, as long as it insures that you are your own boss, with the potential to rise to become somebody of influence, Scorpio females like power, and they will sacrifice much for it. Your power will do, because Pluto allows her to be adept at living vicarious‐ly through others when it suits her. Remember that al‐though she'll sacrifice and put up with very little for a planned goal, she's too proud to live amid shabby sur‐roundings forever, and she'll become mighty sour and dis‐contented if she's forced to do so for an unreasonable length of time. She'll either try to force a change in the family fortunes after a certain period, or she'll gradually retreat into the dismal world of the gray lizard, outwardly accepting and almost seeming to enjoy poverty, but in‐wardly intensely bitter.
She'll be possessive but she won't want to be possessed. One of the worst traits of both male and female Scorpios is a refusal to see any viewpoint but their own when the emotions are involved. It takes weeks of introspection to bring them around to a semblance of humility. Her natural interest in the opposite sex, even if it remains platonic, may give you as much reason to be jealous of her as she is of you. She'll probably fascinate every male in sight on oc‐casion, and you may have to sit by while they're mesmer‐ized. It seldom leads to anything serious, but it can cause some uncomfortable moments. It can also lead to some explosive disagreements. In the heat of battle, it pays to remember that her compulsion to even the score usually makes her the winner in any kind of skirmish. She gets the last word. If you tell her a lie, she may tell two. If you stubbornly refuse to kiss her good-bye in the morning after a tiff, she may refuse to kiss you goodnight for a month. Just let your mother (or anybody's mother) criti‐cize her cooking, and the Scorpio woman may forget to invite her to dinner for several Sundays in a row. An acci‐dental injury, however, she'll forgive, if she knows it's unintentional. The Scorpio sense of justice is as strong as the sense of revenge. Most people forget this. She'll remember every kindness and give you back double for that, too. It works both ways.
With the children, her expression of love may lack a cer‐tain tenderness and open demonstration, but the youngsters will probably sense her deep devotion and feel emotionally secure anyway. A Scorpio mother won't let the talents of her children go unnoticed or gather dust. She'll spend many an hour encouraging them toward higher goals, and be willing to provide any support they need. Her offspring will find her strong and helpful when youthful problems arise, because her knowledge of human nature makes her a wise counselor. She'll teach them to meet difficulties with her own courage. But she can be bund to their faults, an attitude which can naturally cause a lot of trouble if it isn't recognized and checked in time. Anyone she imagines is a threat to the happiness of her children, in any way, however small, will be crushed, and I'm afraid that in‐cludes her husband. She won't appreciate it if he's stricter with them than she thinks he ought to be.
A Scorpio woman will sometimes nearly drown you in her passion for living, yet in a real storm, her cool, calm reason and steely strength will be a life raft. Though she works her magic in strange and secret ways, her haunting eyes will always gaze at you with basic honesty, even while she remains just beyond the reach of human under‐standing. She's a little dangerous, perhaps, but undeniably exciting. Let other husbands cope with the flighty girls. You've known the compelling mystery of a lovely witch who brews a pretty good cup of tea and never bums your toast. (Well, almost never.) When the cup is empty, let her read the tea leaves for you. She can-if she wants to.
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So after a short and much needed break, I'm back in L.A., I haven't shot since April. I'll be shooting for my site as well as a movie for Vivid, busy busy busy! Being back here has made me realize just how much I had missed L.A.!!! I LOVE it here. I was starting to go stir crazy in Indiana!!
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