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I was reading reviews initially of the company and they were not too bad, so I decided go for it. I have seen that they got particular camera of my interest in stock. So I decided place an order. Even chosen fast deliver for Saturday. Paid via PayPal (for more security) hoping getting fast, as time was for me crucial. Very next day (actually very fast), they replied that camera is NOT in stock. They indeed provided screenshot (I had my own anyway just in case) of the prove, with apologies… Read Full Review
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Ordered a Blackvue car camera 23/09/16 (Friday Night) so take into account closed over weekend, it arrived one the 30/09/2016. Got exactly what I ordered, brand new and used paypal so even easier. Good seller, no complaints. … Read Full Review
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DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY! I ordered a mount for a contour action cam, 7 in stock paid for 1-3 day delivery a week later try phoning and ALWAYS goes to answer machine. Left messages to contact me, but no phone call from them. Even tried the number they have registered with Paypal again no answer and line after ringing just gets cut off. If you purchase from them expect to have to make a claim they are not a trustworthy company and really need shutting down so they can not do this to other… Read Full Review
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I ordered the Canon Speedlite flash because the price was very good. I bought online then phoned the next day to check that it would be delivered within 24 hours ready for Christmas. The advisor said it would be shipped before the end of that day. Now 8 days later and after 4 phonecalls I have been told that the item is out of stock!!! I have CANCELLED the order and will never use this company again… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/12/2015 by 324O'Neill (1 review written)
Bought a camera and film for my daughters Christmas present. Used this company as they offered extra film with the camera. Camera arrived with no fetes film. Have phoned 7 times and left messages since mid December. No one has ever replied. This has resulted in half a present on Christmas Day. Feel very annoyed… Read Full Review
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****Warning**** Paid for goods, undelivered, money paid business not contactable!!!!! Avoid at all cost!!!!!… Read Full Review
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Excellent action camera from Contour i can fully recommend this camera easy to set up and was a very good price from Cathedral cameras… Read Full Review
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Written on: 21/01/2015 by Robinson1993 (1 review written)
I had in November 2014 bought a Blackvue dash cam as Cathedral is a reseller. In January 2015 the cable connecting the front and rear cams failed to work so contacted Cathedral who arranged a replacement under warranty from Blackvue UK which did not arrive, however when I reported this to Cathedral another one was sent out by themselves and was received within two days. Good service Cathedral but poor effort by Blackvue. Several other purchasers have since early 2013 reported the same fault as… Read Full Review
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My son requested a contour action camera for Christmas. We found cathedral cameras to be the cheapest and were one of the only few companies that had stock. We were informed that the product was despatched and was immediately asked for a review. Although I emailed them 3 times I got no reply as to when I could expect delivery. I was concerned that the camera would not arrive in time for Christmas but not knowing how or when it was despatched I had no idea. The camera arrived in good time and… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/01/2015
This housing for my new camera is exactly what I needed and at a cost far better than anywhere else. It was boxed and sent securely and is perfect. The website made it easy to order and it came promptly too. The only thing I would suggest is to mention somewhere that when payment is taken from the account if it comes from an offshoot of Catherdral Cameras to inform the client. Had a little moment when I saw a transaction on my account from a company name I did not recognise. Checked the… Read Full Review
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After several failed attempts to find what I was looking for elsewhere, I ordered a hard-to-find camera accessory from Cathedral Cameras via their online shop. The whole process went very smoothly from placing the order to receiving the goods in perfect condition within three days - not bad considering I placed my order in the week running up to Christmas when mail order deliveries are notoriously slow!! Thanks Cathedral Cameras - I'll be using you again I'm sure… Read Full Review
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ordered go pro battery fantastic price and delivered within 2 days from order.only thing i would say is delivery cost (£4.45) nearly as much as cost of item.so i think that was expensive especially considering it was only the standard 2-4 day service (2nd class) and item was small and didnt weigh alot… Read Full Review
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Website was easy to use, product was competitively priced and delivery was quick with the item appropriately packaged. We would definitely purchase from you again and have already recommended you to friends… Read Full Review
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After searching the Internet for a contour roam action camera, I came across Cathedral cameras. I'm very pleased so far with my product, but I have not had the chance yet to get out on the bike and test it out properly. The price and the delivery of this item is first class, I would definitely recommend them if I'm asked where is the best place to purchase a camera from… Read Full Review
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I searched the internet for a 'Canon EF 24mm f2.8 IS USM Lens', they were selling for approximately £456; some suppliers were discounting for £412. On Google, I found Cathedral Cameras discounting by over 55%; linking to their internet page brought up, 'Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens' along with a picture of the lens that I was after at £141.06. I noted the Product Model: 5345B005AA and went on to Canon UK web site. I could not find a 'Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens' in their list of… Read Full Review
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Although I cannot try the item I purchased yet as it is a Christmas present!! as it is Canon I suspect it will be superb as always. CathedralCameras were the cheapest I found on this particular item and I spent months browsing the internet and shops. I was also impressed with the fact that the item was out of stock and every few days I would get an email telling me what was happening with my order, so at least I knew they had not forgotten, in the end it was only a week later than I expected… Read Full Review
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Disabled job applicant: Approach gingerly
At times, a disabled job applicant can put you smack in the middle in your effort to decide what's right, what's legal, and what's allowable. Also, disabled or not, you want to give qualified candidates a fair chance at the job.
At times, a disabled job applicant can put you smack in the middle in your effort to decide what's right, what's legal, and what's allowable. Also, disabled or not, you want to give qualified candidates a fair chance at the job. At the same time you must keep in mind that you're responsible for your department's productivity and bottom line performance.
When George Clement, a planning engineer, answered a help wanted ad he was screened by personnel and sent to the plant engineering department to be interviewed. Plant Engineer Ed Gilcrist was tied up at a meeting and delegated that task to Harry Fairchild, his assistant.
Reviewing his application form and resume Fairchild judged the applicant to be qualified, but he had one reservation. Clement, who wore thick glasses, apparently had very poor vision.
Fairchild asked, "Since you will be spending much of your time at a computer monitor, won't your vision impair your performance and make you susceptible to errors?"
"Not at all," Clement replied.
Fairchild still wasn't satisfied. "Will you need any special accommodation because of your vision?"
"None other than a bright light at my workstation."
"Just how bad is your vision? Are there any further corrective measures you could take?"
The questions angered the applicant. "I can handle the job. That's all you need to know under the law."
The response took Fairchild aback. He wanted to hire the man, but was afraid to take an initiative that might backfire.
"I'd like Ed Gilcrist to see you. He'll be available in an hour if you want to hang around or you can come back."
"I'll wait," Clement said.
Question: In Fairchild's place, would you hire Clement?
Gilcrist's decision: When the plant engineer returned, Fairchild filled him in on his interview with Clement.
The executive examined his resume. "Interviewing a disabled person can be touchy at times," Gilcrist conceded. "You did the right thing holding him off if uncertain. Asking him if his vision would impair his job performance or require special accommodation were proper questions. Probing details of his disability was in violation of recent Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines issued by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC). When a disabled person affirms his disability will not impair his performance you have to take him at his word. Send the applicant to my office. I'll probably hire him."
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
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And it's the last Wednesday in September! Here's what we discussed this week:
You may be sneezing more! Is it because of the low levels of ragweed, sagebrush and grass pollen out there? Or could it be good ol' dust? Well, since the temps went down, you may have closed your windows and turned down the heat…and are blowing the dust in the vents into your home! A good idea to check the filters for your furnace, and still this will eventually clear. In the meantime, if you pulled out your warm comforter and blanket and it wasn't stored in an airtight container, there could be dust mites…so off to the washer and dryer with 'em! You'll be surprised how much less you sneeze just from that. Neti-pots are great for clearing that dust out of your nose, so first thing in the morning, have a good clean, and you'll be sneezing less!
Satisfries from Burger King? They have Less Fat and Calories. Important if you believe in Calories In Calories Out! The fries have a coating that makes them absorb less fat. You're still eating starchy carbs with poor quality fat, stimulating Neuropeptide Y and therefore making your fat cells hungry for fat and you hungry for…well, everything! The fat in which they're fried is high in polyunsaturates which break down in the heat, and now you have trans fats. This is still not a great choice. Much better to oven fry potatoes with some coconut oil drizzle and seasoning…or roast potatoes and add olive oil later!
AIDS rates are down. Still a very high rate of new infection in sub-Saharan Africa…but in most of the world, numbers are going down dramatically. More education, and more availability of anti-retrovirals.
Do you want to gobble up your adorable baby? That's because the smell of babies releases dopamine in moms! It's a great way to get you to want to be near and care for your baby, or any baby!
It's hard to lose weight during menopause! You'll likely hear me say this again. It's because we lose testosterone and estrogen, which push hormone sensitive lipase, and progesterone, which supports thyroid function. How much of this needs to be dealth with..and how much of it is a survival mechanism? If many systems in your body are starting to decline, having extra fat gives you an extra source of fuel! Within reason, of course. Obesity generally not healthy. So eat as healthy a diet as possible; low starches and sugars, good clean protein, healthy fats, nonstarchy vegetables, nuts and seeds, less sweet fruits.
Are you still tired and not losing weight on your Synthroid/levothyroxine/levoxyl? Maybe you need T3 support! T4 gets converted to T3 in the liver, which is taxed by environmental toxins, sugar, alcohol, stress hormones. You can try natural thryoid, like Armour, which has T3; get synthetic T3 like liothyroine; sustained release T3; or supplements that help convert T4 to T3. Get a practitioner who gets it!
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The Irvine Minnesota Inventory measures a wide range of built environment features that may affect physical activity, especially walking. It includes 160 items, which cover four domains: accessibility, pleasurability, perceived safety from traffic, and perceived safety from crime.
Understanding the impact of the built environment on physical activity levels requires reliable methods to measure potentially relevant built environment features. The Irvine Minnesota Inventory was designed to measure a wide range of built environment features that are potentially linked to active living, especially walking. The Irvine Minnesota inventory includes 160 items, which cover four domains: accessibility (62 items), pleasurability (56 items), perceived safety from traffic (31 items), and perceived safety from crime (15 items). The inventory includes both a paper version and a version in Microsoft Access, to allow data to be input into the computer directly. The items in the inventory were tested for inter-rater reliability in both southern California and the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area. Inter-rater reliability was high, with 77 percent of the items attaining 80% agreement or better in both southern California and Minnesota reliability tests.
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For every family having a child is a momentous occasion and when the couple have twins the joy only doubles. Managing a set of twins is a handful but when couples have two sets of twins, one would imagine things would get pretty hectic. Despite not being a common occasion it has been observed that there are some couples throughout the world who have had two sets of twins and have joined the list of famous parents with two sets of twins.
If you are wondering who these people are we will provide you more details to give you an understanding of who these people are and the kind of lifestyles they are leading. Looking at them, you could possibly wonder whether these people are happy. However, with their multiple bundles of joy, they seem to have the best of everything within their grasp. These people were famous before they joined the prestigious list of famous parents with two sets of twins.
My strength and my weakness are twins in the same womb.
- Marge Piercy
Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden, who is a TV personality and is married to Jeff Konigsberg has had two sets of twins. Either set was born via a surrogate, and Joan also has three daughters from her previous marriage Michael Krauss. Max and Kate from the first set of twins were born in 2003, and Jake and Kimberly were born in 2005. Joan has worked as a journalist, newsreader, screenwriter, author, actor and a number of other roles.
Roger Federer
Tennis star Roger Federer has been leading as a professional player for quite some time and is presently the father of two sets of twins with his wife Mirka Vavrinec. The first set of identical girls were born in 2009 and are named Myla Rose and Charlene Riva. Roger and his wife also had twin joy in 2014 when Leo and Lenny were one. Roger is a resident of Basel, Switzerland and has been a leading tennis player for a number of years.
Coby Bell
The Actor of The Game Coby Bell also had twin sets of joy in 2003 and 2009, with is wife Aviss Pinckney Bell. The two girls Sarrae and Jaena were born in 2003 while the boy-girl twins of Eli and Quinn were born in 2009. Coby is a musician, songwriter, film producer and an actor, and it looks like he certainly has his hands full with his twin sets of twins.
Jim Bunning
If people from within the sports and the show business is populating this list can a sportsman turned US Sen. be far behind from the others? MLB player and US Sen. Jim Bunning perhaps did not consider appropriate and had two sets of twins with his wife Mary Catherine Theis. The first set of the two was born in 1955 and are named Jim and Joan while David and Amy were born in 1966. Apart from the two sets of twins, this couple has five other children. Jim Bunning is presently aged 85 and has been a baseball player and a politician.
Kate Gosselin
Kate Gosselin is an amazing individual as she has had one set of twins and one set of sextuplets along with her ex-husband John Gosselin. She had the twins in 2000 and the other six in 2004. Kate is definitely the odd individual out of the people spoken about within this discussion. After successfully managing a set of twins and working as a nurse, midwife, author, actor and a TV personality, she is also managing a set of sextuplets as though it was the most normal thing to do.
Michelle Duggar
If Kate Gosselin managed eight children one wonders how Michelle managed 19 along with her twin bundles of joy that were born in 1990 and 1998. Michelle has been an actor and a writer and has also suffered a miscarriage in 2011. She is presently aged 50 with 19 children and counting. This instance certainly looks as an entire houseful of children.
With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own. Beverly Cleary
These are some of the famous parents with two sets of twins and one of them Kate Gosselin is the only exception that had six children in a single attempt. People who feel these stories are inspiring are advised to think twice before they begin praying for an opportunity to join the famous parents with two sets of twins because managing multiple children at the same time can be a bundle of hassles along with the undoubted joy.


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Because of these factors, NBN service speeds are described as 'theoretical network maximum speeds'. Your actual speeds may be slower due to factors outside of Internode's control.
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Last time you checked, you thought that all was swell or at least it seemed so. In retrospect your long season in hell left them less than gung-ho. But you'll make them all remember. You'll make them all believe. Though no longer young and tender, still got some tricks left up in your sleeve. Calling collect to drop your next bombshell or strike your next deathblow. Pause for effect, your breathless kiss and tell failed to set them aglow. But you'll make them all remember. You'll beg, borrow and thieve. Though you've lost that youthful splendor, still got some tricks left up in your sleeve. Left up your short sleeve. Who would have guessed? It seems like yesterday you were so self-impressed. That's how this business goes. Well past your crest you've been undressed. And it shows. It blows. No disrespect but you've taken on a smell and it won't sell. We wish you would remember before you make believe. It's better to surrender than wear your heart out on your short sleeve. Out on your short sleeve. We know you blow
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Date Posted: Monday, October 31st, 2016
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Drug law proposals would simplify drug laws, eliminate geographic inequities, and increase focus on treatment; Firearm proposal would ensure that all violent felons illegally carrying guns face jail time.
Attorney General Matt Denn announced today that he would be asking the newly elected General Assembly to reform the state's drug laws, and eliminate a dangerous loophole in the state's illegal gun possession statute.
Attorney General Denn stated that the state's drug laws — as currently written — are overly complicated, contain provisions that expose residents of urban areas to greater penalties than those who live in rural and suburban areas, and do not focus sufficient resources on treatment of inmates and defendants with substance abuse problems.
Attorney General Denn outlined his proposals in remarks made today at the University of Delaware's Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning. With respect to his proposals regarding reform of the state's drug statute, he suggested that his office work with legislators, law enforcement officials, representatives of the criminal justice system, substance abuse experts, and victim advocates to create a specific reform proposal for the General Assembly to consider early in its upcoming session.
In his remarks, Attorney General Denn noted that Delaware's existing drug laws:
• Are unnecessarily complicated and cumbersome for law enforcement officers, attorneys, and judges to apply;
• Contain sentencing enhancements that are based entirely upon where crimes are committed, which effectively expose people living in urban areas of the state to more severe criminal penalties than those living in suburban and rural areas;
• Contain other sentencing enhancements that do not appear logical, such as imposing harsher sentences for drug crimes that involve the use of a car;
• Do not focus sufficient resources on drug treatment for inmates and defendants who participate in 'diversion' programs to avoid incarceration
Attorney General Denn emphasized that changes to the drug statute should ensure that the intent of sentencing enhancements designed to protect children is preserved, and specifically suggested that in place of the statute's current focus on the geographic location of offenses for purposes of sentencing, the sale of drugs by an adult to a child should result in a mandatory sentence.
"It is time for us to revise our criminal drug laws," the Attorney General said, "to make them more simple, more fair, and more logical, and to ensure more substance abuse treatment for inmates and people who go through diversion courts."
Attorney General Denn also renewed his call for the legislature to eliminate a loophole in the state's illegal gun possession statute. Currently, individuals who are barred by virtue of a violent felony conviction from possessing a firearm, but defy that ban and are in possession of a gun, face a minimum mandatory jail sentence ranging from three to ten years. However, young adults who are barred from possessing guns due to a juvenile violent felony adjudication, and who defy that ban, face no mandatory jail sentence at all.
Attorney General Denn illustrated his point with a description of the case of an offender he referred to as "Ron" who was adjudicated of multiple violent felonies as a juvenile and therefore prohibited from having a gun before he was 25, but then found with one at age 21.
"If he had gotten any of those prior violent felony adjudications as an adult rather than as a juvenile and then pled guilty to this new gun charge, his sentence would have been an automatic five years in jail," Attorney General Denn said. "But under the criminal code as it is currently written, violent felonies committed as juveniles are written out of this mandatory sentencing provision, so Ron got no new jail time at all. The judge let him out to work release after time served – the time he had spent in prison awaiting trial."
Attorney General Denn reiterated his position that young adults with violent felony records as juveniles must be deterred from illegally carrying guns, and indicated that he would once again ask the legislature to require a minimum jail sentence for young adults who defy this gun prohibition.Related Topics: Attorney General Matt Denn • Attorney General Matt Denn speaks at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware • Criminal Justice Reform • Delaware Department of Justice
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Schumer and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have been pushing a the CIDER Act — or Cider, Investment and Development through Excise Tax Reduction Act — in Washington. The legislation would lower the tax on hard cider from the high level at which wine is taxed.


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- a building for public Christian worship.
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- Korean Central Methodist Church (2.6km)
- Canon Baptist Church (2.7km)
- Calvary Baptist Church (2.7km)
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- park;
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- Schilling Park (1.9km)
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- tower;
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- KQCV-AM (Oklahoma City) (2.9km)
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- stream;
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- Lightning Creek (1.1km)
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- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Oklahoma City (2.8km)
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3 most annoying airline passengers you'll likely see
03/18/15 by Rennie Detore
I don't flying. In fact, I despite it.
Yes, I realize it is the safest form of travel, but that doesn't mean it is the least stressful or annoying. I don't so much mind the idea that I'm 30,000 feet above land but rather 1 foot away from a person or people that I don't know as the two (or three) of us are wedged together in tiny seats or I'm watching them roam among the "cabin" as if they're in the billionaire owner of the plane itself.
How I feel about flying is particularly vexing since I do it quite a bit. I love to travel with with that comes a true disdain for dealing with passengers that I'll gladly pass on every single time I see them on a plane.
Granted, I'm not the perfect flying companion, either. I get air sick. I type on my laptop and, yes, I crawl over the seat just like everyone else to get to the restroom area that is the size of a gym locker. But I certainly know enough to pick my spots carefully and do as little as possible to not bring my flying shortcomings to the forefront and thus badger and slowly break the person sitting next to me.
I can't say the same for the following flying companions who need grounded immediately.
1. The mom with the baby: Before I get scolded for saying I don't think babies should fly, that's not it at all. I don't have any problem whatsoever with moms or dads who travel with newborns who are only a few months old. I understand wholeheartedly that they need to fly just as much as anyone. What I take homage with is more about the spectacle that they knowingly create to ubiquitously draw attention themselves when they don't have it. Sure, moms have to walk around the plane with a fussy baby, which is totally acceptable, but does she need to stop in the aisle and have her mother in law or hubby snap pictures of this event? Naturally, they'll end up on Facebook for sure, but this is hardly the time for a photo op.
2. Tomato juice guy: I'm not singling out people who order just tomato juice on the plane but rather the passengers who act like their seat is a bar stool or simply can't order a drink or food that is relatively low key, and that goes for people who feel the need to bring three course meals on to the plane, too. I recently sat next to the aforementioned tomato juice guy, who had 2 cans of the juice and proceeded to fall asleep next to me and was breathing his tomato like breath in my face. Couldn't just have water, tomato juice guy? Furthermore, as part of the same trip, I sat next to a young lady who was drinking coffee and had steak and cabbage fajita wraps for dinner and couldn't be bothered to inhale them at Baja Fresh before she boarded. Does she really think that everyone on the plane, myself included, wants to smell cooked cabbage during a 3 hour flight.
3. Mr. recliner: I have no qualms or concerns for a person who wants to relax on the plane. If possible, I'd sleep the entire time I was flying, but my nerves won't let that happen. That being said, I do take exception to the person sitting in front of me who reclines their seat so far back that I could rub their temples without moving more than an inch. It's almost as if this person believes that they're the only person on the plane and really doesn't need to concern themselves with the fact that they're giant head is laying in my lap and, in the process, crushing everything from my knees down. If you want to lay down while you're traveling, find a bus ride that is more consistent with your lounge act.
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Buzkashi Boys actors Fawad Mohammadi and Jawanmard Paiz, both 14, will now rub shoulders with Hollywood's A-list at Sunday's ceremony.
The film tells the story of two Kabul children who dream of being Buzkashi riders, horsemen who compete in the Afghan sport - similar to polo - in which riders try to carry a headless goat carcass over a goal line.
The 28-minute film is nominated for best live action short film.
Producers of the film launched a campaign because they did not have enough money to pay for the boys' trip.
Nearly $12,000 (£7,889) was eventually raised from 237 people in 13 countries.
The teenagers are planning to hit the tourist trail during their week in Hollywood and want to visit Universal Studios and Disneyland.
Speaking of famous actors they would like to meet, Mr Mohammadi said: "I can't say 'this one' or 'that one,' (but) I want to see Rambo, Sylvester Stallone."
The amateur actor gained attention following the film's 2012 release when it emerged he grew up without a father, selling maps of Kabul to tourists in a market.
Buzkashi Boys' director Sam French said he was happy the trip was shining a light on a more 'normal' side to Afghanistan and its people.
"Just the fact that we're talking about something other than the war, other than bombs and bullets, I think is a huge step forward," he said.
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"As a female fan I'm wary about talking about Amazing Spider-Man #700. It feels like the plot was designed for the purpose of baiting fangirls for publicity. So, yes, the scene with MJ and Doctor Octopus was distasteful, but manipulating female fans is as well. Marvel saw the attention received when the same damn plot unfolded with the Chameleon just a few months back. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. However, this time Marvel knows better—and, hopefully, so do the fans. Doctor Octopus will never sleep with MJ, but there will be several close calls. The end. I hate the fact that something righteous—irritation with the way the industry deals with gender—has been twisted into 'cheap heat.' Marvel's stance: get them focused on something inconsequential that can benefit us instead of actually addressing gender inequality."
—Cheryl Lynn Eaton
I broke my own rule on Twitter. I think what frustrates me even more is that, as an editor, I would have certainly supported the story and allowed it to be pushed through. Why? The press would be phenomenal and the fans, though temporarily irate, would happily flock back in droves to see the return of the real Peter Parker as he steps in just in time to save MJ from the clutches of his nemesis (or, depending on the writer's choice, aids in the redemption of Doctor Octopus). Fiction allows for the suspension of belief. Serial drama generates a deep emotional investment. A combination of the two makes for ease in audience manipulation. And books must be sold.
I'm a woman. I'm an editor. I'm a fan. A woman needs to know that her concerns have been heard and that she is respected. An editor craves that perfect, popular tale. A fan desires the ultimate tease and release. I hope that at the culmination of this story everyone will be able to walk away happy. However, I'm not certain that will happen. Marvel, skilled at teasing fans and stirring up their emotions, often takes far too long to follow through (or in some cases, simply refuses to). People will only entertain a tease for so long before they walk away flustered and befuddled.
Anyway, just my "smart mark" comments on the matter! However, one last thing, MJ saving the day by rescuing Peter and facilitating another body switch would certainly be a happy ending warmly received by all fans. Hopefully it won't be one that comes too late.
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The Child Care Aide 1 is responsible for assisting the Director by providing for the physical, safety and emotional well-being of children at the Southwest on-campus day care facility. The Child Care Aide 1 is under the direct supervision of Director, Assistant Director, Lead Teacher and Child Care Specialist of Campus Child Care.
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Bougainvillea Itabashi Hotel Tokyo
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Bougainvillea Itabashi Hotel is a business 2-star property placed next to J-WORLD TOKYO, Otonashi Shinsui Park and The Sunshine 60 Observatory. Guests will enjoy a peaceful atmosphere created by professional staff.
The city center is 7 km away from the hotel. Rikugien Garden, Higashiitabashi Park Children's Zoo and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre are about 15 minutes' walk away.
Bougainvillea Itabashi Hotel lies within 25 minutes' drive to Haneda airport.
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Joe Fougere has garnered your favour as top cop seven years in a row. And who are we (law-abiding Coast writers all) to argue with those kinds of numbers? Fougere devotes his time to keeping the SuperCity's port safe and sound from all the frightening things you may have heard about on the news recently. He's doing a fine job down there, too, just as he does with this category each year, winning it hands down. Or should we say, as those in the blue uniform might, "hands up!"
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Summer's over. Get over it. One way to deal with the anxiety that comes with the changing seasons is the Nike Sportswear Fall/Holiday 2010 Showcase, featuring a great collection of Nike Sportswear footwear and apparel for the cooler (and soon, colder) months. Starting off with footwear are a number of new colorways of Nike's latest models and hybrids like the Nike Air BW Gen II, Lunar Mariah, Feather Hi, Lunarpath ETW, and Air Max 90 Current, as well as older classics like the Air Force 1 High, Magma, and Air Mariah. The apparel is equally as impressive, with Nike Sportswear designs from the Athletic's West camp as well as an AW77 hoodie customizable with all-you-can-add patches. Check out the Nike Sportswear Fall/Holiday Showcase after the jump. via solekorea.
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Time Change Fall 2011
November 4, 2011 by staff
Time Change Fall 2011, Daylight saving time ends 2 am Sunday, so it's time to put the clocks back one hour, and the increase of one hour of sleep.
Summer time ("spring forward") began the second Sunday in March, when clocks are set ahead one hour. When we "fall" this weekend going back to standard time.
As a result, may appear as early darkness is descending, as our bodies adjust.
However, a forecast of sunny weekend with temperatures in the mid-50′s superior could help with the tedium or the return of affective disorders "sad" or seasonal. Temperatures are expected to arrive in mid-upper 60 for Monday and Tuesday.
The concept of daylight saving time dates back to centuries, and may have been previously suggested by Benjamin Franklin in 1784. The idea was that Americans value an extra hour of sunlight and energy (oil and candles at the time) could be preserved.
It was not until the First World War that the concept was put into use. The United States and Europe adopted DST to save energy for war production by taking advantage of last hours of daylight between April and October.
United States has had a tug of war with the idea. Daylight Saving Time was instituted and repealed, and the date has changed.
Now go back to standard time at 2 am on the first Sunday in November to set the clocks one hour back. For most people, that means putting the clocks on Saturday night before bedtime.
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I am trying to retain a value when I bring up a client in a form. If the client owes money it should show up immediately before entering in another payment. This way if the client does not make a full payment or an overpayment I can adjust it to the amount owed field. The problem I am having is that the field is not retaining the value. I get a payment difference value and set it to the amount owed but it won't hold the value. When I bring up the same client again the amount owed is blank. How do I hold it? Do I use a lookup function? Any recommedations would be appreciated.
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What is the controlsource of the "Amount Owed" field? If it is an unbound field, you will need to calculate the pament difference and set it to the "Amount Owed" field every time the form is opened.


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Re/Done patchwork slim-fit jeans
These blue RE/DONE high rise patch jeans are a little something we're popping on when we're finding no more comfort in our mono-tone jeans. Crafted in the States from upcycled Levis, the jeans feature multiple hues of blue and were cut with a high rise and with straight legs. Fastening at the front with buttons and featuring a classic five pockets design, we're styling our RE/DONE with Gucci and Miu Miu for our next lunch on Lexington Street. Please note due to the unique fabrication process and the use of vintage denim, each pair is one-of-a-kind and the pair you receive may differ slightly from that in the image.
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Vice President Joe Biden is clearly fed up with GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's antics, and basically called the guy an idiot during a speech on Thursday. Biden told a crowd in Nashua, New Hampshire Trump is "so stupid that it's possible he doesn't understand the damage he's doing."
The crowd laughed, but Biden insisted "it's possible." Biden was addressing Trump's repeated claims that the election has already been rigged in favor of Hillary Clinton, a stance the GOP candidate doubled-down on again during Wednesday night's final debate.


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- 42 years old
- Date of birth: Aug 31, 1971
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- Date of passing: Jan 14, 2014
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|Seemingly gone from our presence, our hearts will always cherish his complex impact, and the flourish he shared in epic colors...
"Richard was our shining light, now shining down on us. Richard was the most loving, talented, generous & artistic son, brother & uncle to us all. We will love him forever and always.
He loved to travel and was such a wonderful companion, thoughtful, fun loving, informative & patient. He traveled many places, his favorite being Cancun. His wish was to visit Ireland's castles, historical sites & his former classmate. He loved old movies and music.
He always travels with us.
Love Mama, xxxooo"
"Rich, you left a hole in my heart by leaving so soon, but im thankful that I have the memmories of times shared good and bad both with you and with you and Ben to fill those holes. when ever I miss seeing you I just look at your painting that you did of yourselve and I remember so much more. your energy was strong and unending. our energys will become one in the end. till then my friend...."
"Oh Rich :/ ,
Man, to this day not a day goes by I don't think of Youu. I miss You so much <3 You are SO amazing You &; Benjamin are the definition of what A True Friend Really is. You amazed me in a new way every time I seen Youu. I miss Watching Movies &; Painting with Youu. Your art was amazing. I love You Richard. You are for ever missed. <3 <3"
"Happy Birthday, Lil' Brother.
You are missed a lot more then I think you would have realized."
"Hey Buddy. This Sunday is our Birthday. It was to be the 1st we would have celebrated together.
God...you did things without thinking and it hurt. Where others gave up, I didn't.
I miss our walking 2 - 3 hours at night with me just listening to you talk, vent & just ramble on about nothing.
I wish I could have done more for you on that day.
You were more then a friend...You were my little brother.
I will love you until the end of my days."
"I miss the good times and even the bad. It's too bad that the good dye young."
"Hard to forget....I'm glad I don't. You are missed."
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Opposition fumes after Venezuela's electoral council suspends round of signature-collecting for a referendum on forcing President Nicolas Maduro from power.
Venezuela's electoral authority on Thursday suspended the next phase of a recall referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro from power, further crippling the opposition campaign,
The move sparked outcry from the opposition who accused the Socialist government of dictatorial tactics.
The commission said it obeys rulings from courts which earlier in the day ruled against the opposition's efforts to rid the crisis-stricken oil power of Maduro.
The steps were the latest blow for the center right-dominated opposition, whose goal of forcing a referendum this year through a series of preliminary petitions now looks practically impossible.
Maduro has vowed to hold on to power in the South American oil exporter, where an economic crisis has prompted food shortages and looting.
The pro-Maduro governors of the states of Apure, Aragua, Bolivar, Carabobo and Monagas announced that local judges had annulled the results of the last petition, held in June, in their states because of alleged fraud in the counting of signatures.
Maduro's number two Diosdado Cabello said later in a speech: "Let us hope that those responsible will now be sought out and detained and go to prison for the deception they have committed."
The opposition MUD coalition says Maduro and his allies control the courts and electoral authorities and are using them to cling to power.
Maduro's opponents had been hoping to mount a fresh petition next week, the last stage necessary for calling a referendum.
But that round is now suspended, pending further court rulings, because of the ruling Thursday by the electoral commission.
"We hope that justice will be served and that those responsible for this swindle will be detained," said Socialist Party No. 2 Diosdado Cabello during a political rally on Thursday.
The Democratic Unity coalition blasted the decision, adding it would outline its action plan on Friday.
"We have a government of thieves using power to maintain itself," opposition lawmaker Jorge Millan said on Twitter. "But in the street the people are demanding a recall, and no one will stop us!"
Other Venevuelan Twıtter users dıd not seem to be surprised by the ruling.
The entity in charge of elections in Venezuela (CNE) has just suspended the referendum that was meant to happen. What a surprise.— John P. Acquaviva (@IAm2skilled) October 21, 2016
In a week #Venezuela has: Delayed state governor elections. Delayed municipal elections. Suspended signature drive for recall referendum.— manuel rueda (@ruedareport) October 21, 2016
Postponed elections, Congress repeatedly ignored, now recall referendum suspended. Democracy alive & kicking in #Maduro's #Venezuela.— Wyre Davies (@WyreDavies) October 21, 2016
Electoral authorities had warned that if the first-round petition was annulled in any state, that key stage in the referendum process would be void.
But the chances of Maduro being removed by referendum this year already looked impossibly slim. The electoral authorities have said a referendum could not take place before mid-January.
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Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline saw profits soar in the third quarter, aided by sterling's slump following the EU referendum.
The company said turnover rose 23% to £7.5 billion in the three months to September 30 compared to a year earlier, while core operating profit jumped 35% to £2.3 billion over the same period.
A weak pound was a major driver of earnings growth last quarter, as the multinational firm benefits from income in stronger foreign currencies.
Sterling has lost nearly 20% of its value against the US dollar since the EU referendum in June.
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The company has maintained a positive outlook in recent months, despite market fears surrounding Brexit.
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He added: "Our most recent review of the Group's pipeline reinforces our confidence in the near-term portfolio and the options we have in early-to-mid stage development.
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On the occasion of Human Right's Day, on December 10, 2013, the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) promoted four-days of artistic activism for human rights in Tripoli, Libya. In cooperation with local and international partners and with financial support from the European Union, OMCT convened educational, artistic workshops for children and youth, commissioned a huge graffiti mural on Al Saidi Street in Tripoli, as well as an original hip hop song, and held a conference on civil society's fight against torture in Libya, movie screenings, and various musical concerts. On December 10, 2014, OMCT released a documentary film about these events, called "No to Torture – A Libyan Experience." The film captures the hope and energy felt by artists and activists in Libya only a year ago.
In this continuing series of interviews, OMCT speaks with young artists, Libyan and non-Libyan, who participated in last year's events. In these conversations, the artists remember and discuss their experiences at the Human Rights Day events, and how circumstances have changed in their lives, Libya, and the region as a whole, since then.
N°9: El Boshga aka Sektwo
(This interview has been edited for clarity)
A young master of stencils inspired by Banksy and Keizer among others, El Boshga is a student of architecture, living in the Abo Nawas
neighborhood in Tripoli. He is the stencil designer for a graffiti group and has been drawing his characters and messages all over Tripoli for the last few years. Determined to create his own style, El Boshga thinks about mixing architecture with graffiti, and knows for sure he wants to become someone in the future.
What sort of memories do you have from the December 2013 events in Tripoli?
I have good memories. I still remember all the graffiti writers participating in the event. I met very nice people and worked with some international artists and shared hip hop culture with them. I learned some new skills from Ammar [Ammar Abo Bakr, an Egyptian graffiti artist]. I still remember him telling me to remain focused until I finish each of my pieces.
What meaning do the graffiti pieces you made for the 2013 event have and why did you choose to paint them?
I made the "Rise up" image and stencil of Balotelli [a black, Italian soccer player]. I painted the phrase "Rise up" because it means a lot for people who were tortured in Libya. It is a message in support of these individuals and a call to use art in solidarity with all victims of human rights violations. In the image, Balotelli carries a sign that says "No to torture" on it. I think Balotelli must have been tortured by the racist insults he experienced while playing football in Italy.
There are many other graffiti stencils of Balotelli in Tripoli. Why do you represent him so much?
My graffiti group and I paint him a lot in the city with the sign "the Jungle's law." I do not particularly like Balotelli but I like the way he expresses himself. The message "Jungle's law" refers to the state of lawlessness that was established after the 2012 parliamentary elections; the rules and the system are like a jungle.
Since then, the situation in Libya has become more and more messy, with increasing destruction, corruption, and violence. People in Libya love football and so I receive many call to do stencils of Balotelli on shops or in the streets. Sometimes people ask me to add their names or their shop's names to the image.
I am part of a secret graffiti group called "rebels." We try to use humor to express our message. We curse the government in a respectable way, not the way people usually do. The other members of our group spray and I cut the stencil and design the patterns.
What is the meaning of December 10 for you and how are you engaged in support of human rights in your country this year?
December 10 means a lot to me because I know people who were tortured during and after the revolution. I was happy to work with the World Organization against Torture and to give back something on that day.
For me, doing graffiti in Libya is a fight, to prove our art and ourselves against authoritarian rule. Two weeks after Gaddafi's fall, I went out to the streets to start tagging.
What sort of artistic projects are you working on these days?
I am preparing new work and new stencils. But it is dangerous now. When I do a stencil and come back after a few days, I see all my stencils vandalized, like the one of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan that says "the revolution continues." It took only one week for it to be erased. I do not know why people erased it. Maybe they think I am supporting Gaddafi.
I love all revolutionary figures and one of my next projects features Malcolm X.


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Business Book Kryptonite, Part I
In Monday's post I discussed how even brand-name CEOs don't sell books like they used to. That got me thinking. There are a whole host of topics that usually don't sell anymore. I present these subjects in general terms, meaning that the chances of launching a new break-out book in any of these categories is not great. That does not mean that there haven't been bestsellers in these areas over the years—or that there won't be in the future. Nor does it mean that these are not subjects that people aren't intensely interested in. It just means that these book topics sound a lot better than they sell. Here they are, in no apparent order. I will include five today—and five more on Friday:
* Business Books on Work/Life Balance: People don't want to have to buy a book to achieve balance in life. Most people think they can have balance by working less and leaving the Blackberry out of the dining room at dinner time. Also, this is an area that publishers burnt out all by themselves. Too many books in the 1990s and early 2000s promised readers to teach them how to balance their checkbooks and their lives at the same time. Now business book buyers from the big chains are looking for something else—anything else. One current stong selling titie that touches on this topic and bucks this trend is Portfolio's Juggling Elephants: An Easier Way to Get Your Most Important Things Done— Now, by Jones Loflin and Todd Musig.
* Managing Teams: This was a huge topic in the 1990s. Individualism was dead. Teams were the rage. How to manage them, lead them, organize them, settle conflicts. Anything and everything related to teams was hot. One of the hottest books of them all was The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High Performance Organization, by John Katzenbach and Douglas Smith (Harvard Business School Press), which came out in late 1992. Other publishers cashed in by bringing out their own teams books (publishers often pile on when something works). Today, at least when it comes to business books, teams are dead. Long live the individual. One exception: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. (although the title tells you something about what's happened to the category).
* "Global" investing books: Let me be clear—I do not mean books on globalization (e.g. Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat). I mean books that tell you how to invest overseas. I have probably received more than a hundred proposals on this topic over the years. Most business book publishers have tried to publish at least one global investing book, sold a dismal thousand copies before vowing not to touch this area again. Most investors feel that owning one international fund in their 401k has them covered on the topic (more on 401ks in the next posting).
* Books on negotiating: Again, there are exceptions here, but overall, negotiating books do not sell very well. Most people think they are either fantastic negotiators or awful negotiators—beyond help. There is no middle ground at all. That means that people in both camps feel that a book won't help them hone their skills. Getting to Yes, by Roger Fisher and William Ury (Penguin paperback) is still the king of the negotiating books. It really tells you something about a category when its bestseller can be traced back so many years. The original hardcover of the book was published more than a quarter century ago, in 1981, the year before In Search of Excellence was published.
* Anything with "ethics" or "values," in its title: these are important topics, and they should be chapters in other books (all of my books have a section or a chapter on values). But almost everyone feels that they don't need to be taught anything on ethics, thank you very much. Most people feel that they are ethical and they have values and don't need to buy a book on the topic. However, people still feel an intense need to write on this topic. I get tons of book propoals that fall into this category.
Stay tuned: Part II comes out on Friday with five more book topics that people aren't that interested in anymore.
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Document Recognition Without Strong Models. Henry S. Baird Computer Science & Engineering Lehigh University. (Based on work by & with T. Pavlidis, T. K. Ho, D. Ittner, K. Thompson, G. Nagy, R. Haralick, T. Hong, T. Kanungo, P. Chou, D. Lopresti,
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Computer Science & Engineering
Lehigh University
(Based on work by & with T. Pavlidis, T. K. Ho, D. Ittner, K. Thompson,
G. Nagy, R. Haralick, T. Hong, T. Kanungo, P. Chou, D. Lopresti,
G. Kopec, D. Bloomberg, A. Popat, T. Breuel, E. Barney Smith,
P. Sarkar, H. Veeramachaneni, J. Nonnemaker, and P. Xiu.)
When I was finishing my Ph.D. dissertation,
my advisor Ken Steiglitz said to me:
"There are a lot of smart people out there who,
if you hand them a hard problem,
they can solve it.
But, picking good problems is a rarer skill."
At Bell Labs in 1984, I was free to choose any problem I liked…
I had been interested for years in Computer Vision.
I asked myself: what seems to be missing ….?
Strategic problem:
Vision systems were brittle:
overspecialized & hard to engineer.
Theo Pavlidis & I debated, & decided:
We'd try to invent highly versatile CV systems.
Tactical goal:Read any page of printed text.
Open, hard, potentially useful…
But, could this help solve the strategic problem? (DARPA had doubts…)
Pavlidis, Baird, Kahan, & Fossey (1985-1992)
thrs x blur
Effects of printing & imaging:
Also, 8 other parameters
Baird & Pavlidis (1985-1992)
a sensitive bootstrap statistic: indirectly infer parameters
(Kanungo Ph.D., 1996 ff)
a few character images are sufficient
(Barney Smith Ph.D., 1998 ff)
by interpolation in generator parameter space
(Nonnemaker Ph.D., 2008)
Many open questions remain (several Ph.D.s' worth?)
Several application-specific models of knowledge:
most can be acquired (trained, hand-crafted, bought) off-line.
Baird & Ittner (1988-1994)
> 99.97%
~ 99.7%
< 99%
versatile, but…
not a best fit to many fonts
brittle, but…
the best fit to some font
If can recognize the input font, can benefit a lot
(but, hard to do)
Expensive to acquire
More accurate
(on the right input)
Cheap to acquire
Less accurate
(on average)
I sometimes find it helpful to distinguish between them.
We often feel forced to
choose one over the other
Chess encyclopaedia in 20+ volumes
Games of theoretical interest
Ken Thompson wanted to teach these games to Belle, his chess machine
Ken coded-up syntax & semantic models
Baird & Thompson (1990)
I trained on this special chess font
Near-perfect OCR is impossible on such poor quality
But, unless entire games are correctly read, then it's not worth doing…!
Image of page
'Galley-proof' format output from the OCR
Database of games, moves
this game = 83 half-moves
Syntactic model cuts errors in half
Semantics cuts errors by another factor of 40!
99.5% OCR accuracy implies that
game accuracy is only 40%
After semantic analysis,
almost all games are completely correct
An extreme illustration of strong modeling:
But: wasn't this a unique event?
Note the size of the context is many dozens of moves, all operated on by the semantic analysis.
Can a recognition system adapt to its input?
Can weak models "self-correct," and so
strengthen themselves fully automatically?
When a 100-font system reads a document in a single font, can it specialize to it without:
knowing which font it is,
recognizing the font, or
using a library of pre-trained single-font classifiers ?
Nagy, Shelton, & Baird (1966 & 1994)
Far from perfect: 14% error rate
Especially: 0/O and D/O confusions
The risk of training on (some) mislabeled test data didn't hurt us!
Lucky!! … or is it reliable?
Rather like typefaces, a "style" determined by
image degradations due to printing, scanning, etc.
Sarkar (2000)
Many documents possess a consistent style:
e.g. printed in one (or only a few) typefaces
or, handwritten by one person
or, noisy in a particular way
or, using a fixed page layout
….(many examples)
Broadly applicable idea: a style is a manner of rendering (or, generating) patterns.
Isogenous― i.e. 'generated from the same source' ―documents possess a uniform style
Sarkar, Nagy, Veeramachaneni (2000-2005)
Sevens, or ones…? Ambiguous!
writer 1
writer 2
Ambiguity is resolved by style-consistency.
Style-unconscious: suboptimal
Style-conscious: optimal
Multi-level image degradation model
Text content
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Kopec, Chou, Kam, & Lomelin (1994-1997)
image qualities
a large set of pre-trained
Error rate <1%
Sarkar, Baird, & Zhang (2003)
( combined in a single finite-state Markov network )
Kopec, Chou, Minka, Popat, Bloomberg (1994-2001)
Degraded, subsampled, greyscale image
DID recognition without a language model
DID w/ n-gram char model, Iterated Complete Path search algorithm
Kopec, Popat, Bloomberg, Greene (2000-2002)
K. Popat, "Decoding of Text Tines in Grayscale Document Images,"
Proc., ICASSP, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2001.
"Whole-Book" Recognition
Operate on the complete set of a book's page images, using automatic unsupervised adaptation to improve accuracy.
Given: (1) images of an entire book,
(2) an initial transcription (generally erroneous), &
(3) a dictionary (generally imperfect),
Try to: improve recognition accuracy fully automatically,
guided only by evidence within the images.
Xiu & Baird (2008-2011)
Word recognition, driven by (1) iconic model alone, and (2) both iconic and linguistic models (jointly), may get different results, indicating "disagreements" between the models.
Character disagreement:
Char recognition(apply iconic model alone):
Word recognition(iconic & linguistic jointly):
(cross entropy on a char)
Word disagreement:
(…w/in a word)
Passage disagreement:
(…w/in the whole book)
Model Adaptation Algorithm
The two models are "criticizing" one another, & correcting one another―although both are imperfect!
The algorithm drives disagreements down…..
…and, disagreements are correlated with errors….
…so, the algorithm drives down errors.
Benefits of isogeny:
Longer passages are driven to lower error rates ultimately.
The larger the input passage is, the better the algorithm performs: the lower the final error rate.
The algorithm can be sped up by two orders of magnitude using randomization and caching.
Rigorous sufficient conditions for the algorithm to succeed have been proven.
Two weak models, although both are imperfect, can criticize and correct one another, both becoming stronger.
Recognizers which run 'forever'
safe, since accuracy improves nearly monotonically
trade runtime for (eventual) accuracy
Can be interrupted at any time to see the best interpretation found so far
system is always operating on the entire document
A good fit to 'personal recognition' needs
users are unskilled: can't engineer; won't correct
no tight deadline: soak up idle cycles
define quantitative generative models
of document images to be recognized
synthetic training data can be safe;
affordable weak models may be good enough
inventjoint recognition algorithms which are
formally optimal w.r.t. to the models
on short passages, apply style-conscious adaptation;
on long passages, mutual criticism and correction
results are the best possible
effort required for best results is minimized
confidence in high performance is high
improve the models: adaptively perhaps
---but not the recognition algorithms!
Shifts our attention away from end-results:
accuracy, speed, and costs of engineering
―and towards this question:
How well do our models fit the
particular input which our system
is trying to recognize?
The answer to this can determine accuracy, engineering costs, even speed….
By working this way, we may enjoy the best of both:
affordable engineering costs, plus high accuracy!
And thanks to all those who inspired me, especially:
Theo Pavlidis, Tin Kam Ho, David Ittner, Ken Thompson,
George Nagy, Robert Haralick, Tao Hong, Tapas Kanungo,
Phil Chou, Dan Lopresti, Gary Kopec, Dan Bloomberg,
Ashok Popat, Tom Breuel, Elisa Barney Smith, Prateek Sarkar, Harsha Veeramachaneni, Jean Nonnemaker, and Pingping Xiu.


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I've implemented something new over the past few weeks, but haven't officially announced the addition.
To show appreciation for everyone on my email list I've started including a weekly homework assignment to improve your business + online presence.
How many times have you read a list of "25 ways to XXXX" and then didn't do any of them? Maybe you pinned it for later, but chances are you'll move on to the next list of improvements to make and forget about the last one. I've done this a million times. Probably every week, if not every day.
It can be so easy to get overwhelmed by all the tips out there, so this way you'll at the very least be taking one simple step each week.
By doing this, you'll be able to identify what works and what doesn't for your particular business (because it's different for everyone!) and then you can spend more time on what has helped.
I've identified eight areas in a solopreneur business that we'll focus on improving. Each weekly email will include a homework assignment from ONE of the eight areas.
8 Solopreneur Business Areas to Improve
Community Building
Community building includes everything from growing your blog traffic to making more genuine connections (online and in real life).
You could also think of this as building and strengthening your tribe.
We'll focus on improving your blog posts, repurposing your most popular posts, and expanding your reach.
Website + Design
Your website is your ultimate home or hub online. It should reflect your personality, clearly express what you do and how you help people, and be easy to navigate.
With the website and design assignments, we'll make improvements in small, manageable steps.
Analytics + Tracking
This is one area that most new solopreneurs struggle with, but they're very important. The right analytics make the difference between working smarter and harder.
We'll work on identifying which metrics matter and use them to improve your business.
Organization + Administration
How much time are you wasting on admin tasks because your business isn't streamlined? Or because these things just aren't a priority with the 100 other projects you have open?
Some weeks the assignment will be a quick task to help you get organized and clear some of the clutter from your day.
Bigger Picture + Goals
Do you have goals in place for your business? Do they make sense for your big picture?
We'll work on everything from your monthly or yearly goals to your pricing.
Gaining blog views and social likes isn't enough to keep your business going (obviously). So we'll work on getting clients and keeping them satisfied.
For example, there are a huge percentage of solopreneurs who are missing opportunities because they don't follow up with leads.
Health + Wellness
As I say, you'll do your best when you feel your best. As you improve your health and wellness, you'll improve your productivity, creativity and overall mood.
Sign up here to receive the above exclusive weekly homework assignments to organize and grow your business. One easy, actionable tip per week will keep you accountable and motivated.
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