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Sixth Episode of The Flaming Skull Podcast Online
Once again India's India's first and only enhanced podcast "The Flaming Skull Podcast" releases it's 6th episode, which in fact is a special episode according to the metalheads behind this Podcast.
Malcolm Soans and Roydon Bangera commented - "We talk about 'the global village' everyday. But the question we ask here is do we know our neighbours? Today, we want to talk about our sub-continent- India and our neighbours. Like any nice neighbourhood we get friendly, we get hostile but that's all in a day's work. We are in every sense next door to every country around us and we were thinking…just thinking..May be its time we get to know our neighbours better and we should start the initiative to that.
The flaming skull podcast is a download-able radio show dedicated to the promotion of metal bands. TFS is just any other form of entertainment media, but in our path we ended up finding our cause. To be honest, TFS never started out thinking beyond spreading good Metal. But as we did that we started realizing that there is more to our sub-continent then what we thought. In the past few months, as we spoke to many metal bands from the Indian sub-continent. We realized we DESERVE a sense of oneness which can in turn support the talent we have. And we cannot be waiting for that to be bestowed upon us. We needed to find our means to achieve that, than wait for it to be given to us. This came to us gradually as through 5 episodes we slowly got to know 'our neighbors'. Music is a language that has no boundaries, as cliché as it is to quote that we know it is true. Metal genres are no exception to that. We can and we should use it to set aside other boundaries that pull us back.
With the 6th episode of TFS coming out this Saturday we thought we should take this further. On this episode will be featured bands from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan and India. This initiative is not just to vouch for good metal, but to extend our hands out to our brothers and support them. Our medium is metal, we bond over it we respect each other through it and will grow with it to recognize our artist as one's with an distinct identity.
Global unification, as defined by many people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, and you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world. Why? Simply because having it does not imply we are using it well. We are TRYING to work on this. We are not here for meaningless propaganda, we have a aim in mind which we wanted to share with you. So if you can do tune into the 6th episode of The flaming skull podcast at http://tfspodcast.blogspot.com/ on 26th of September. Support the metal scene, Support your sub-continent.
Destroy our countries borders for we are one, together we stand as the united metal nations"
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Making Disciples, Raising Up Saints & Transforming Communities for Christ
by David Link, Canon for Music, Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento
One of the most solemn and powerful services of the church year, the Solemn Office of Tenebrae service is based on the ancient monastic offices, and includes the chanting of Psalms to plainsong ("Gregorian" chant). Also sung are the Tenebrae Responsories, written by the Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria, based on texts from the Lamentations of Jeremiah and music by Felice Anerio and Jacob Handl. This service will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento
What: The Solemn Office of Tenebrae Service
When: Tuesday, March 31st; 7:30 p.m.
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1. Chapter 9 Sustained Competitive Advantage Through Inimitable Human Resource Practices Matt 1-8Matt 1-8
2. Agenda Define Terms
3 Perspectives of HR System Strategies
Behavior Orientation Types
Principles of Congruence
Group Activity (Design a Congruent HR System)
Tradeoffs In System Design
Examples Of Competitive Strategies
Chapter 1 Tie-in
Figure 1.1
3. Terms Competitive Advantage � Advantage over other firms in the same industry
The basic idea: establishing and maintaining competitive advantage through people.
Competitive advantage:
Valuable, rare, inimitable, non-substitutable
Traditional sources of competitive advantage no longer as effective
Instead, the organization�s people are its competitive advantage
4. Terms (cont�d) Congruent Systems � Focused on the same goal / integrated and mutually supportive
The internal consistency and synergy among HR practices for promoting key employee behaviors
Inimitable Systems � Difficult to copy
Provides a competitive advantage through skilled human capital
5. Traditional Sources of Competitive Advantage�and Where They�ve Gone Product and process technology
Technological innovations make innovation easier and faster
Development and manufacturing technology freely available
Protected and regulated markets
Move to global economy
Access to financial resources
Venture capital
Economies of scale
Fragmented markets
Less important with advances in technology
6. Competitive Advantage Through People Viewing the work force as an asset, not an expense
The result:
Harder work, from increased involvement and commitment
Smarter work, through enhanced skills and competence
Lower overhead, by pushing responsibility downward
7. Three Perspectives of HR Systems Universalistic perspective
Some HR Practices are better than others
Contingency perspective
HR Practices should be consistent with other aspects of the organization, particularly strategy
Configurational perspective
�Holistic� Approach
HR systems must achieve a horizontal and a vertical fit
8. Behavior Orientation Types Individual oriented
Organizational oriented
9. Mike 9-17Mike 9-17
10. Individual Oriented Tying extrinsic rewards to performance
Setting realistic and challenging goals
Evaluating employee performance accurately and providing feedback
Promoting employees on the basis of skill and performance
Building the skill level of employees through development activities
Enriching jobs through increases in responsibility and skill variety
11. Group-Oriented Organizing work around intact groups
Groups charged with selection, training, and rewarding of group members
Using groups to enforce strong norms of behavior
Group involvement in off-the-job and on-the-job behavior
Distributing resources on a group basis
Allowing and/or promoting inter-group rivalry
Build within-group solidarity
12. Organizational Oriented Socialization into the organization as a whole
Foster identification with the entire business
Job rotation around the company
Loyalty is not limited to one subunit
Long training periods with the development of non-transferable skills specific to the company
Commits people to the employing organization
Long-term or protected employment to gain loyalty
13. Organizational Oriented (cont�d) Decentralized operations
Decreases competition among departments
Few status distinctions between employees
Dissention and separatism are not fostered
Economic education and sharing of organization information
Increases knowledge of products, financial condition, and strategies of the firm
Use of various forms of profit sharing, stock options, and bonuses
Ties individual rewards to organizational performance
14. Principles of Congruence Managers must focus powerful forces on the target behaviors
Managers must make sure that staffing, reward, and development practices do not conflict
Managers must ensure that interrelated HRM practices are sufficiently supportive of each other
15. Congruent System Decide on a target behavior aligned with the business strategy
Provide training to achieve behavior
Create rewards to encourage behavior
Measurement system
Feedback system
16. Example: Incongruent System Target behavior: Teamwork
Training: Team training in group interaction skills
Contribution Analysis: How has the individual (in isolation) performed?
Reward: Individual employee bonuses
Measurement: Individual employee performance
Feedback: Individual feedback
17. Example: Congruent System Target behavior: Teamwork
Training: Team interaction skills
Use interaction skills in an exercise
Contribution Analysis: How has individual performed in teams?
Reward: Financial reward for achieving team goals
Measurement: Measure team performance
Feedback: Provide feedback regarding teamwork
18. Group Activity Design a congruent HR system focused on one of the following topics:
1. Decreasing absenteeism
2. Improving job performance Dave 18-27Dave 18-27
19. Characteristics of System Design Target behavior
Contribution Analysis
20. Tradeoffs with a Congruent System For any given goal, there will be tradeoffs necessary
Example: Goal of hiring creative personnel
Training vs. Selection
Factors to consider:
Availability in labor market
Availability, costs, and benefits of training vs. selection
History, culture, and strategy of the firm
21. Competitive Strategies Innovation
Highly creative, cooperative employees
Moderate concern for quality and quantity
Risk takers
Low concern for margins.
Highly conscientious and meticulous
Risk averse
Focused on economies of scale, little concern for quality
Highly creative
Risk takers
22. Aligning Strategy and HR Determine the firm�s strategy
Determine the competencies needed to carry out the strategy
Examine current management practices
Determine congruence
Do the current practices work to enhance needed competencies?
Are the current practices internally consistent?
23. Frost Inc. Medium size manufacturer of overhead conveyor trolleys for the auto industry
Focus on Innovation
Major changes in production to enhance flexibility
HRM practices to support innovation:
�Celebration Fund�
Quarterly bonuses based on cooperative behavior
Incentives with a long-term focus
Elimination of special �perks�
Extensive training programs
24. Types of Human Resource Systems Control
Cost reduction oriented
Reduce direct labor cost
Improved efficiency
Achieve by compliance with rules and procedures
Measurable output linked to rewards
Centralized decision making
Increased use of bonuses and incentives
25. Human Resource Systems (cont�d) Commitment
Link employee goals with organization goals
Decentralized decision making
Encourage group problem solving
Decreased attention to compliance with rules
Emphasis on training
26. How Does This Fit In to the HRS Design?
27. Conclusion Should not consider HR practices in isolation
HR system that is well integrated and complete is very difficult to duplicate which gives the system a sustainable competitive advantage.
Interrelated HR practices should be supportive and make use of available synergies.


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DJ Khaled Phone Number & WhatsApp & Email Address
Producer, DJ and music executive who released Kiss the Ring in 2012. That same year, he received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for the song "I'm the One." In 2016, he won the Shorty Award for Snapchatter of the Year.
Before Fame
He began his career as a Florida radio DJ in the 1990s.
In 2008, he won the DJ of the Year Award at the Ozone Awards.
Family Life
Has one brother. He his and wife Nicole Tuck had a son named Asahd on October 23, 2016.
Associated With
He featured Lil Wayne on his song "Take It to the Head."


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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,650,000 shares of common stock together with two warrants to purchase one share of the company's common stock. The public offering price of each share of common stock and two accompanying warrants was $9.25, resulting in gross proceeds to the company of $43.0 million. Net proceeds are expected to be approximately $40.0 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by Sunesis. If exercised in full, the warrants could result in additional net financing proceeds to Sunesis of $95.3 million. The offering is expected to close on or about March 4, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.
The per share exercise price of the first warrants (Series A warrants) is $8.50 and the per share exercise price of the second warrants (Series B warrants) is $12.00. The Series A and Series B warrants may be exercised at any time on or after the unblinding date, which is the date on which data from Sunesis' VALOR trial, a Phase 3 pivotal clinical trial of vosaroxin in combination with cytarabine in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, is first publicly announced by the company. The Series A warrants are exercisable until the later of (a) 30 days after the unblinding date (but in no event later than March 4, 2016), or (b) December 4, 2014. The Series B warrants are exercisable until the later of (a) 30 days following the PDUFA date, which is the final date assigned by the FDA as the Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date for vosaroxin (but in no event later than March 4, 2016), or (b) September 4, 2015.
Cowen and Company, LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. are acting as Joint Book-Running Managers in this offering.
The securities described above are being offered by Sunesis pursuant to a shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective on April 30, 2013. A final prospectus supplement related to the offering is being filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained on the SEC's website or from the offices of Cowen and Company, LLC c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Telephone: 631-274-2806, Fax: 631-254-7140; or Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. 499 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Telephone: 212-829-7122.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
Sunesis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new oncology therapeutics for the treatment of solid and hematologic cancers. Sunesis has built a highly experienced cancer drug development organization committed to advancing its lead product candidate, vosaroxin, in multiple indications to improve the lives of people with cancer. For additional information on Sunesis, please visit http://www.sunesis.com.
SUNESIS and the logos are trademarks of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties related to Sunesis' expectations with respect to the completion, timing and size of the proposed public offering. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "will," "potential," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Sunesis' current expectations. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Sunesis' actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed offering, as well as risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including whether additional funding will be available to complete the development and commercialization of vosaroxin, risks related to Sunesis' ability to raise the capital that it believes to be accessible and is required to fully finance the development and commercialization of vosaroxin, the risk that raising funds through lending arrangements may restrict our operations or produce other adverse results, the risk that Sunesis' development activities for vosaroxin could be otherwise halted or significantly delayed for various reasons, the risk that Sunesis' clinical studies for vosaroxin may not demonstrate safety or efficacy or lead to regulatory approval, the risk that data to date and trends may not be predictive of future data or results, the risk that Sunesis' nonclinical studies and clinical studies may not satisfy the requirements of the FDA, European Commission or other regulatory agencies, risks related to the conduct of Sunesis' clinical trials, risks related to the manufacturing of vosaroxin and supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredients required for the conduct of Sunesis' clinical trials, the risk of third party opposition to granted patents related to vosaroxin, and the risk that Sunesis' proprietary rights may not adequately protect vosaroxin. These and other risk factors are discussed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Sunesis' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Sunesis' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and Sunesis' other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There can be no assurance that Sunesis will be able to complete the public offering on the anticipated terms, or at all. Sunesis expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Sunesis' expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.
CONTACT: Investor and Media Inquiries:
David Pitts
Argot Partners
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Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc.


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Recently I heard the success story of Alfie Boe. Some of you may be familiar with him through his role as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Miserables. Mr. Boe didn't expect to become an opera singer. He lived in a small town in northern England and worked in a car factory polishing cars. Since he liked to sing, he sang while he worked. One day a customer with contacts in the music industry came to the factory, heard him singing, and suggested he audition for the opera in London. He took a day off from work, auditioned, and eventually became an internationally known singer.
What moves me most about this story is that Alfie Boe has a gift and his gift comes forth from him wherever he is and whatever he is doing. He sang while polishing cars!
I believe there is some Alfie Boe in all of us. Each one carries within a passion that yearns to be expressed. For some that passion involves physical activity. Others are passionate about the arts and still others have a love for ecology, animals, people, history, and on and on…..
What is your passion? What do you love so much that you must do it? If you don't know, find out. One way to start is to think about what you really loved when you were a child, say 7-10 years old. What made your heart sing back then? What threads can you follow from childhood to the present that fit like a comfy pair of pj's that you can relax into and know this is what you love? Life is easier when we know what we love. And best of all, when we know what we love and we do it, we are truly alive.


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By TANNER CLINCH Staff Writer Eloy Enterprise
ELOY — Business leaders from the area met last Thursday for the quarterly Economic Development Group of Eloy luncheon to discuss the big project that's been on everyone's minds for years now, PhoenixMart.
They brought out Marshall Stahl, chief operating officer of AZ Sourcing, the company responsible for PhoenixMart.
"I spoke to you about three to four months ago about where we would be today, and we are there," Stahl said in his presentation to the group
When the group last met with Stahl, the project was in hot water, so to speak. It had to look for alternate sources of funding after its use of the EB-5 visa program came under scrutiny from the FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
At that point, Stahl had said the company was moving forward in pouring the concrete footings, over 1,000 in total, to support the massive structure. However, when you drive past the site on Florence Boulevard, it's hard to see the construction — none of it has gone vertical
"We have so many people on site, working on the construction, but they're just tucked away almost a quarter mile off of Florence," Stahl said. "The optics aren't that great."
Beyond the footing poured for the 1.6-million-square-foot structure, crews have also started to lay the 280 miles of electrical wire and the 25,000 feet of piping for the building, which Stahl said is ahead of schedule.
While the picture of the giant wholesale center put before the crowd was positive, one owner of land near the project wasn't convinced. He said he had been talking to Arizona Water Company and Electrical District 2, both of whom said it would take a year to a year and half to put in the infrastructure to service the project.
Stahl quelled his concerns, saying that developers were in communication with both companies and assured him that they would be able to get all the pieces of the project done in time.
"Four months from now you're just going to see this massive structure from the freeway, which is really a landmark in its size," Stahl said. The company recently purchased 7,000 tons of steel from a Phoenix-based company that is fabricating what is needed to have the shell of the building finished by the end of the calendar year, he said.
"I'm not easily impressed by construction, seeing as we do so much of it," said John Gluch, a Corrections Corporation of America representative and EDGE president. "But when you stand in the middle of where that building is gonna be, it is impressive."


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Catholic and Anglican bishops visit homeless
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Catholic and Anglican bishops visit homeless
This joint initiative between Archbishop Justin Welby and Cardinal Vincent Nichols aims to highlight the efforts of Christians who work with those in need and runs from Passion Sunday on 6 April to Palm Sunday on 13 April.
Bishop Thomas McMahon and Bishop Stephen Cottrell spent the day visiting two flagship poverty fighting projects in their dioceses. The bishops visited Chelmsford Food Bank in the morning, before travelling to Caritas Anchor House in Canning Town, Newham - a homeless charity of which Bishop Thomas has been a significant supporter over the years.
Meeting with Director Keith Fernett and Appeal Director Guy Insull, they spoke about the organisation's work with homeless and vulnerable people in Newham and heard about the charity's £9.3million Home and Hope Appeal, which aims to expand their facilities to meet the growing demand on their services.
A highlight of the day was meeting with Caritas Anchor House residents Hassan, Warren, Richard and Lavina. The four spoke openly of their experiences and told the bishops how much of a difference the charity has made to their lives, providing them with not just a home, but also the support and training they need to get back on their feet.
"Our charity is based in one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK," said Director Keith Fernett. "Newham is at the wrong end of every statistic including poverty, homelessness, health and employment, and we work with those at the very margins of society.
"Our aim is to put the Christian values for alleviating poverty and suffering into practice, and through our programme of services we are able to help those who have experienced much loss. Our residents are achieving great things - they are taking courses, volunteering and getting into work, and it's fantastic to be able to share their stories with the Christian community."
For more information about Caritas Anchor House, please go to www.caritasanchorhouse.org.uk. Alternatively, if you would like to make a donation towards their work, please send a cheque payable to Caritas Anchor House to Freepost – Homeless, 81 Barking Road, London E16 4HB.
Jazmine Sandison, Marketing and Communications Lead
Caritas Anchor House, 81 Barking Road, London E16 4HB
Phone: 020 7476 6062
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Caritas Anchor House is a nationally acclaimed flagship project addressing the root causes of homelessness – such as poor education, substance misuse, mental health problems, domestic violence or a history of offending – and create sustainable solutions that ensure the people we help will never find themselves in that situation again.
It is a registered charity providing accommodation for up to 220 single homeless people each year aged 19 to 65. It gives so much more than just a roof over their heads and provides a wide range of accredited vocational training courses in construction, electrical, plumbing and distance learning for both residents and the local community. In practical terms, this means not only giving our residents the skills and confidence they need to rebuild their lives and move on to independent living, but also serving the community as a whole.
The charity is located in Canning Town, in the London Borough of Newham, the third most deprived borough in England and Wales.
From left to right: Guy Insull (Appeal Director of Caritas Anchor House), Revd Chantal Mason, Hassan (resident), Bishop Thomas McMahon of Brentwood, Richard (resident), Bishop Stephen Cottrell of Chelmsford, Warren (resident)


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A slice of Hyderabadi theatre in Mumbai
Tonight, Padma awardee Mohammad Ali Baig is all set to present his latest play Spaces, as part of an ongoing theatre festival in the city
Hyderabad-based Qadir Ali Baig Foundation, will present their play Spaces that opened in London and then Istanbul, earlier this year. The 90-minute play (without interval) is set in a once-grandiose haveli in Hyderabad.
Aziza (played by Noor Baig), an artiste is struggling to preserve her identity and cherished heritage against the modernising world. The plot highlights a conflict of traditional and the modern between her and her Chicago-based fiance. Javed (played by Mohammad Ali Baig) software professional.
(Above) Padma Shri Mohammad Ali Baig, director, Spaces; (below) A still from the play
Aziza is up against almost everyone around her, having to face the tough choice of whether to hold on to her precious childhood memories or give up, let go and move on. Written by Mohammad Ali Baig along with his wife Noor Baig, the story poses a question that often arises in urban society globally: does 'home' really mean the four walls of a house or the 'space' within us?
Baig is the lone Asian theatre personality to have been accorded two retrospectives in London and Istanbul, with this production. India's youngest Padma Shri recipient in theatre at the age of 39, Baig, also recieved the French Honour in Paris and Award for Global Excellence in Theatre in Toronto. The Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation, based in Hyderabad, and dedicated to the memory of his father, is now in its tenth year.
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At: Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point.
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text: The Crusher 216,238 #71 Posted December 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, CTM said: I think it's clear that it's either 100% Gase's fault, 100% the Olines fault, or 100% Darnolds fault. I suggest a battle royal between the leading proponents and various strawmen to settle this once and for all. Literally everybody sucked today. Nobody ever wants to face that. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Rain or shine, hot or cold, Saturday mornings mean parkrun! Starting at 9:00 AM sharp in Winan's Meadow, this free event is open to all: runners, joggers, walkers, and strollers.
Parkrun is an international organized run, and Baltimore's first locale in Leakin Park has been going strong since June of 2017. Register at http://www.parkrun.us/leakinpark/.
For up-to-date course conditions and cancellations, see the ParkRun FaceBook page.
Second Sundays
Join us the second Sunday of each month, April through November, for family fun!
Grab your picnic basket and come to 1920 Eagle Drive, 21207 for train rides (see below), games, nature exhibits, historic mansion tours, and more!
2019 dates are April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, and November 10.
Steam Trains
A prominent part of our Second Sundays is the opportunity to ride on a miniature steam train as it winds its way on tracks near Crimea Mansion. Located at 1950 Eagle Drive, 21207 these amazing machines are maintained by the dedicated group at Chesapeake and Allegheny Steamers. See their Facebook page or better yet, come on out and take a ride!
2019 dates are April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, and November 10.
Nature Art In the Park
Gwynns Falls Leakin Park becomes an art gallery! Every year, sculptures made entirely from natural objects-- many of which were found in the park-- are installed on the trails between the Crimea estate and the Carrie Murray Nature Center. A great place to start is just South of the Carrie Murray Nature Center. Watch their Facebook page for opening and closing events, as well as occasional guided tours.
Situated in the eastern division of the Piedmont, the Park has steep gradients with rapids, falls, and abrupt valley walls rising from the Gwynns Falls and Dead Run stream valleys. With a 300-foot difference in elevation from the stream valleys to the ridge tops, the Park's highest elevation is 403 feet above sea level.
This ecology has meant lush forests, rushing streams, abundant wildlife for Gwynns Falls Leakin Park. Find out more about, and contribute to our understanding of the ecology of the Park... READ MORE
Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park-one contiguous parkland with two names--comprises one of the largest woodland parks in an eastern United States city. Consisting of over 1000 acres, this is by far Baltimore's most extensive park, stretching from the western city line along the valley of the Gwynns Falls and its tributaries all the way to Wilkens Avenue.
There's no shortage of things to do in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park! For starters there are bike trails, hiking trails, playing fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and even miniature train rides. Not to mention a world class outdoor classroom and adventure center as well as the area's premier avian rescue facility and nature center.
See the full list of what you can do in the park...
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|Hand-mounted bar code reader
|Tierney et al.
|Real-time text-to-speech conversion system
|Jacks et al.
|Bar code information source and method for decoding same
|Electronic learning aid with random number modes
|Learning aid with match and compare mode of operation
|Electronic learning aid with means for repeating an element of nonspoken sound
|Dittakavi et al.
|Electronic learning aid for providing sequencing and spelling exercises
|Dittakavi et al.
|Speech producing system
|Lin et al.
|Manually controllable data reading apparatus for speech synthesizers
|Hand-operated scanner
|Romeo et al.
(a) a voice encoding unit for text, said voice encoding unit including:
(i) means for obtaining text data as an input for the text,
(ii) a composition analysis means which receives the text data from said text data input means and generates from the text data rhythm information and phonemic information, and
(iii) means connected to receive the prosody and phonemic information for encoding the information as voice data and for writing the encoded voice data;
(b) an encoded voice data storing means including an integrated circuit (IC) card separated from but associatable with said voice encoding unit, said encoding and writing means of said voice encoding unit writing into said storing means the encoded voice data when the storing means is associated with the voice encoding unit; and
(c) a voice response unit separate from said voice encoding unit and associatable with said storing means for composing, when associated, said voice of said text from the stored encoded voice data, said voice response unit including:
(i) a control information generating means for reading from said storing means the encoded voice data to decode therefrom the phonemic and prosody information and generating therefrom control information, and
(ii) a voice composition means responsive to said control information for composing the voice from the control information.
This invention relates to voice encoding, composing systems and, more particularly, to systems which prepare voice data for writing them in bar codes or the like as information storing elements so as to be effectively applicable to voice response equipment.
The voice encoding, composing system of the kind referred to may be effectively employed in, for example, voice or speech learning devices, particularly, language dictionaries with voiced term display function, commodity-discriminating means for use by weak-sighted and blind people, and so on.
Computer controlled systems have employed voice response equipment functioning as a terminal unit providing an interface between computers and human beings. The voice response equipment are so arranged that voice output data to be utilized as voice response are stored, and a voice responsive to a service request is prepared on the basis of the stored data to be provided as a voice output. In this case, an incorporation of a memory means in the voice response equipment renders required devices for realizing the composing system likely to become larger in size since the required memory capacity is large in spite of a small input information amount available.
In applying the voice response equipment of the learning devices or the like, it is desired that the equipment is prepared in a smaller size and at a lower cost since the equipment is to be utilized by individual trainees. Stored voice data is encoded into a form capable of being processed for the voice composition system. Voice composing processes may be classified as either regularly composing, recording or editing, and parameter editing processes, respective characteristics of which are shown in Table I:
|Regularly Characteristics Comp. Rec. & Edit. Parameter Edit.
Tone Quality
medium high high
Tone Quality
low high medium
50-75 bps 24-64 bps 2.4-9.6 kbps
As will be clear from the above Table I, the regularly composing process is lower in the tone quality (the understandability and naturalness) than the other two processes, but is extremely high in the information compression rate so as to be highly adaptable to the small and inexpensive voice response equipment.
The regularly composing process prepares pronouncing voices from such text data as a character array of a word or the like text (the array being employed as phonetic information) and such rhythm information as accentuation, intonation phonetic length, and the like of the text, on the basis of phonetic and linguistic rules. In particular, a process of preparing voices only from the text data phonetic information on phonemes of the text (character array) is called a text composing process, which may be regarded as an ultimate aspect of the voice composing system that has stepped even into intellectual faculties of human voice. The text composing process has been discussed in, for example, an article titled "Conversion of unrestricted English text to voice" (MIT), MJTALK-79, published 1979.
The text composing process comprises generally a composition analysis part which produces the phonetic information and such rhythm information as the accent, intonation, phonetic length and the like with respect to input text data with a linguistic dictionary or the like, a control information generating part which generates control information by means of the information prepared by the composition analysis part, and a voice composition part which composes voice information on the basis of the control information. With this arrangement, however, there arises a problem that, since there is frequently a large quantity of rhythm information, a section in the composition analysis part for generating the rhythm information requires a large capacity so that the voice composition part prepared corresponding to the analysis part employing the particular process has to be large in size.
In order to render the regularly composing process optimumly utilizable as a learning device or the like with voice encoding unit and voice response unit divided independently of each other, there have been suggested various measures for simplifying the entire system by modifying the voice encoding unit to utilize a bar code as disclosed in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,337,375 to Alfred B. Freeman, U.S. Pat. No. 4,398,059 to Kun-Shan Lin et al, U.S. Pat. No. 4,457,719 to Ashok Dittakavi et al. The measures according to these U.S. Patents are effective to achieve the intended minimization in size and weight as well of the composing system so as to render it useful when employed as the learning devices. However, there still remains a problem that the bar code employed as the information storing means for the voice encoding unit in these known measures still requires for its preparation an interposition of human work so that the preparation will be extremely complicated and difficult to fully automate while the information storing means can be remarkably minimized in size.
A primary object of the present invention is, therefore, to provide a voice encoding, composing system which is capable of simplifying to a large extent the preparing work for the information storing means, keeping thus the compactness of the entire system, and providing excellent ease of handling when applied to the learning device and the like.
According to the present invention, this object can be realized by providing a voice encoding, composing system in which text data (character array) of a work or the like text from a text data input means are provided as inputs to a composition analysis means which generates phonemic information and rhythm information on the text, this information generated by the composition analysis means are provided as inputs to a store means to be once stored therein, the stored information are provided as inputs to means for generating control information, and a voice composition means composes in response to the control information voice information to be provided as a voice output wherein the data input means and composition analysis means are incorporated as a voice encoding unit separately from a voice response unit including the control information generating means and voice composition means, and in the voice encoding unit the information provided by the composition analysis means is loaded by a writing means into the store means.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention shall be made clear in following description of the invention detailed with reference to embodiments shown in accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows in a block diagram a voice encoding unit in the voice encoding, composing system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows also in a block diagram a voice response unit in the voice encoding, composing system of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flow-chart for explaining the operation of the voice encoding unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4(a) -4(f) is an explanatory diagram for a preparation of bar code as the information store means in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 shows in a schematic sectioned view a sensor in a practical working aspect to be employed as a reader of the voice response unit, in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 6 to 8 are similar sectioned views of other aspects respectively, of the sensor;
FIGS. 9 to 11 are explanatory views for the operation of the reader means according to the present invention;
FIGS. 12 to 15 and 16(a) to 16(d) are schemat:c explanatory views for a language dictionary assembly according to the system of the present invention;
FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of another reader means in the present invention;
FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of a learning assembly according to the present invention;
FIG. 19 is a block diagram of the learning assembly of FIG. 18;
FIG. 20 as FIGS. 20a and 20b together make up illustrates how FIGS. 20a and 20b should be laid alongside each other is a block diagram showing detailed circuit arrangement of the learning assembly of FIG. 18;
FIG. 21 is a schematic explanatory view for a blind-people use commodity-discriminating means according to the system of the present invention;
FIG. 22 is a schematic perspective view in another aspect of the reader means employed in the system of the present invention; and
FIGS. 23 and 24 are explanatory views of still another aspect of the reader means.
While the present invention shall now be explained with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be appreciated that the intention is not to limit the invention only to these embodiments but rather to include all alterations, modifications and equivalent arrangements possible within the scope of appended claims.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 showing a voice encoding, composing system according to the present invention, FIG. 1 shows a voice encoding unit 10 and FIG. 2 shows whereas a voice response unit 20. According to a remarkable feature of the present invention, these voice encoding unit 10 and voice response unit 20 are provided to be independent of each other.
The voice encoding unit 10 comprises a text data input means 11 which receives, as inputs, basic data for composing a word or the like text and provides text data, a composition analysis means 12 receiving the text data and providing as outputs rhythm information RI and phonemic information PI, a writing means 13 receiving the rhythm and phonemic information RI and PI, encoding them as voice data and carrying out a writing operation of the encoded voice data, and .an a store means 14 into which the encoded voice data are written by the writing means 13.
On the other hand, the voice response unit 20 comprises a control information generating means 21 which includes a reader means (not shown) for the voice data encoded on the store means 14 and decodes the data read out into the rhythm and phonemic information RI and PI to prepare from these decoded information a control information CI, and a voice composition means 22 connected to the CI generating means 21 for composing voice signals on the basis of the control information CI, the signal being provided out of the voice composition means 22 as a voice output.
According to this system of the present invention, the voice response unit 20 made independent of the voice encoding unit 10 does not include any composition analysis means which is likely to become relatively large in capacity, and the unit can be minimized in size and weight so that, when the present system is employed as learning equipment, the voice response unit 20 may be disposed on user side for each of handling.
In addition, for the store means 14, an integrated circuit (IC) card or bar code on which the voice data encoded may be loaded can be employed so that, in contrast to conventional bar code required to be manually prepared, the store means 14 consisting of the bar code or the like can be adapted to mass production.
Referring in more detail to, the voice encoding unit 10 with reference to FIG. 3, an array of characters forming a word or sentence is given as text data input by means of such text data input means 11 as a keyboard or the like, to start with. At the composition analysis means 12, the text data are converted into voice data consisting of the rhythm information RI (accent, intonation, pause, voice level, phonological duration and the like) and phonemic information PI (which shows the order of composing unit for the voice composition) in any known manner based on the language dictionary or other rule. The voice data are further encoded by the writing means 13 and are thereafter written into the store means 14. At the writing means 13, the data may be binary coded and an IC card may be employed as the store means 14. In an optimum working aspect of the invention, the encoding is carried out at the writing means 13 as the bar code, in other words, the store means 14 is formed as the bar code which can be written in particular even on papers as the voice data by a printing on a large scale, whereby the store means 14 can be adapted to automatic preparation and highly to the mass production, as will be readily appreciated. When the bar code is employed as the store means 14, it is made possible that users can randomly access the means so as to be highly adaptable to learning equipment.
In preparing the bar code, further, it will be optimum that binary indicated and series connected voice data are divided at every odd number bit predetermined, the bar code is prepared on the basis of a table in which the data divided as above and 22n-1 -1 codes in (2n -2)×(2n -2) variations in which all "1" or all "0" code array are removed from codes with respect to n bars made to be of logical values "1" and "0" depending on whether they are wide and narrow as well as codes with respect to n spaces are disposed to correspond to each other, and a narrow bar is added to a termination of the thus prepared bar code.
Referring more specifically to the above by reference to FIG. 4, it should be now assumed that input voice data as shown by a portion (a) of FIG. 4 in the drawing consist of 2H (6bits), 0H (8 bits), 12H (5 bits), 2CH (6 bits), 5H (4 bits), 3H (8 bits), 12H (5 bits), 26H (6 bits), 0H (4 bits) and 0H (1 bit). A start code 47H (7 bits) is added to top position of the input data, and lower positioned 8 bits of a sum value with all code assumed as 8 bit data are added to terminating position, as check-sum code - 80H (8 bits), as shown in portion (b) of FIG. 4.
These input data, start code and check-sum code are modified to such binary indication and series connected as shown in portion (c) of FIG. 4. In this case, further 2 bits are added to the terminating position so that they may be divided at every (2n-1) bits, that is, every odd number bits as 7 bits as shown in the drawing. The respective 7 bit data thus divided are then converted into such form of 10ai+bi as shown in portion (d) of the drawing, in which event such binary data as in following Table II preliminarily prepared are employed as ai and bi:
|Bar Data Space Data ai (0 0 0 0) bi (0 0 0 0)
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
3 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
4 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1
5 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 0
6 0 1 1 1 (0 1 1 1)
7 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0
8 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1
9 1 0 1 0 8 1 0 1 0
10 1 0 1 1 (1 0 1 1)
11 1 1 0 0 9 1 1 0 0
12 1 1 0 1 (1 1 0 1)
(1 1 1 0) (1 1 1 0)
(1 1 1 1) (1 1 1 1)
The bars and spaces are thereby made as shown in portion (e) in FIG. 4, and a bar code BC written on the basis thereof will be as in portion (f) of the drawing. Here, a narrow bar is added to the terminating position so that the width of the last positioned bar may be positively discriminated, and the above conversion Table is so prepared that all "0" or "1" data may not be employed while the number of "1", that is, wide bars and wide spaces will be smaller, as will be readily appreciated.
The bar code BC shown in FIG. 4 may be made followable to varying scanning speed by so arranging the bars and spaces that, when they are divided into groups of four from the top positioned bar, at least one of them will be a narrow element and another will be a wide element, and threshold values of the wide and narrow bars and spaces are set with respect to each unit including four bars and four spaces. Further, it is made possible to represent seven bit data with a total of eight of the bars and spaces, i.e., 8 bits (representing 130 variations with 13 variations of ai and 10 variations of bi), and a remarkably higher storing density can be provided to the bar code than that of any known bar code.
According to another remarkable feature of the present invention, the control information generating means 21 in the voice response unit 20 employs a unique sensor in a reader means included in the means 21, the sensor allowing required number of parts for the reader means to be reduced. Referring to FIG. 5, the sensor comprises a lens 30 and a light emitting element 31 embedded in upper part of the lens 30. For this light emitting element 31, a light emitting diode is employed, and a plastic-made convex lens or, if required, a lens having a light emitting diode available in the market may be employed as the lens 30. An optical fiber 32 is passed through a hole 33 made in the lens so that a tip end of the optical fiber 32 will reach the lower surface of the lens 30, that is, convex surface on light radiating side of the lens. In other words, the convex surface of the lens 30 is to be the closest surface of the reader means to the bar code forming the store means in the above embodiment, and the optical fiber extends to be at the closest surface upon operation of the reader means, while the tip end of the fiber 32 will be at a position, preferably, slightly retracted inward from the convex surface of the lens. The hole 33 should preferably be formed rather simultaneously with mold-forming of the lens 30 than to be formed by a drilling or the like. At the other rear end of the optical fiber 32, there is provided a light receiving element 34 of a phototransistor or the like.
When the light emitting element 31 emits light in the sensor of the above embodiment, the emitted light is caused to be condensed by the lens 30 and to be incident upon the bar code, and reflected light from the bar code is made incident on the light receiving element 34 as transmitted through the optical fiber 32. In this arrangement, the integral assembly of the lens 30, light emitting element 31 and optical fiber 32 allows the sensor to be easily positioned with respect to the bar code without requiring positionings between the respective members and with respect to the bar code, in contrast to any known sensors in which the members are mutually independent, and required number of parts can be reduced from three to one, so that the arrangement will be effectively contributive to the improvement in the productivity. Another embodiment of the sensor is shown in FIG. 6, in which the tip end of the optical fiber 32a is sharpened to be a tapered end 32a'. With the provision of this tapered end 32a', it is made possible to render a lead-in area rate for the reflected light at the tip end of the optical fiber 32a to be larger than that in the case of FIG. 5, and to eventually elevate the gain at an amplifying circuit for an output of the light receiving element 34a. In FIG. 6, the same constituents as in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals but with a suffix "a" added, and other arrangement and operation are substantially the same as those in FIG. 5.
In still another embodiment of the sensor as shown in FIG. 7, a hard bead 32b' is attached to tip end of an optical fiber 32b so that the bead will be positioned at the convex surface of a lens 30b. This bead 32b' is made of glass or other suitable material, and the tip end of the optical fiber 32b is inserted into a hole made in the center of the bead 32b', preferably. With this arrangement, sliding scanning of the sensor along the bar code is made smooth by the bead 32b', and the using easiness can be improved, while the bead can be effectively protect a surface of the optical system employed here. In FIG. 7, the same constituents as in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals but with a suffix "b" added, and other arrangement and operation are substantially the same as those in the case of FIG. 5.
In a further embodiment of the sensor shown in FIG. 8, a light receiving element 34c coupled to the rear end of an optical fiber 32c is also embedded in upper part of a lens 30c, so as to render the sensor to be further intensively arranged to be compact. In FIG. 8, the same constituents as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals but with a suffix "c" added, and other arrangement and operation are substantially the same as those in FIG. 5.
Such sensors 30-30c as has been disclosed above are employed respectively to scan the bar code BC such as shown in FIG. 9, in practice, to have an output provided out of the light receiving elements 34--34c in response to the wide and narrow arrangement of the bars and spaces as will be clear from FIGS. 10 and 11.
According to still another remarkable feature of the present invention, the voice encoding and composing system can be used as a learning device, in particular, as an assembly in an aspect of a voicing language dictionary. Referring here to FIGS. 12 to 14, the language dictionary assembly comprises a language dictionary LD as the means for storing and reader means 40 as the voice response unit, and, in the present instance, the language dictionary LD includes words W of a language, their phonetic signs PS and corresponding words in another language, as well as bar codes BC prepared in the manner described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 for the respective words voices, as printed for every word W. Here, the bar code BC should be of digitalized voice information so that a voice of the word W pronounced may be reproduced through a voice composition in accordance with the regularly composing process. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the bar code BC should optimally include the phonetic information consisting of phoneme branch numbers of the voiced word, the rhythm information consisting of length of phoneme branches, centroid pitch of the phoneme branches and centroid power of the phoneme branches of the word voiced, and particular processing information on voiceless, assimilation and macrotone nature of the word. In order to improve tone quality of reproduced voice of the word, it is preferable that the bar code BC contain a large amount of information in respect of, in particular, the length centroid pitch and centroid power of the phoneme branches forming the rhythm information on the word.
Preferably, a reader means 40 for the bar code is provided in, for example, a pen type to be easily held in a user's hand, and a small loudspeaker 41 is incorporated in the pen-type reader means 40 so that the voice output will be provided to the loudspeaker 41 through a bar-code reader means 42 and voice composition means 42A also incorporated in the reader means 40. A switch 43 for connecting and disconnecting an electric power source desirably provided in the reader means 40 is provided at such proper position as central part of the pen-type reader means 40.
When the user looks up one of the words W in the dictionary LD employed and wants to learn the pronunciation of the word, the switch 43 of the reader means 40 is turned on, a given bar code BC for the scanned by the sensor 42' of the reader means 40, then the voice information of the bar code is read out by the bar code reader means 42 including the sensor 42', and the read-out output of the information is provided to the voice composition means 42A. The voice information provided to the voice composition means 42A is processed for sequential reading of a character array of the word W as shown in FIG. 16(a) on the basis of the phoneme branch number given in the bar code. For the phoneme branch, formant parameter or PARCOR parameter of analysis and composition system may be employed. As shown in FIG. 16 (b) and 16(c), next, the respective phoneme branches are compressed or expanded in accordance with their duration and amplitude and are thereafter coupled in accordance with a predetermined rule so as to be in a so-called composition unit array, they are further subjected to the voice composition by means of the regularly composing process in relation to basic frequencies of the respective phoneme branches, and such voice signal as shown in FIG. 16 (d) and having given accent and intonation in the bar code of the phonetic sign is composed and reproduced through the loudspeaker 41.
As the voice response unit, it may be possible to provide the unit in a flat shape equipment, such as a reader means 50 shown in FIG. 17, provided in front side face with a loudspeaker 51 and a spell display means 52. For the display of a spelled word, the bar code BC may be prepared to further include spell information which comprises alphabetic numbers, whereby the user listens to the reproduced pronunciation of a selected word while observing the spelling of the same word at a sufficiently closer position to the user's face for easy and clear listening and observation. The reader means 50 may properly be provided further with connection terminals 50a and 50b for a separate sensor (not shown), earphone and the like, store means 53, and various switches PW, SW1, SW2, ... for power source connecting and disconnecting, reader operating and the like purposes.
According to further another remarkable feature of the present invention, the system can be employed as a learning equipment suitable for use with children. Referring to FIG. 18, the learning equipment includes a picture-book like text book EB which forms the voice encoding unit, and a reader means 60 forming the voice response unit and similar to the reader means 50 shown in FIG. 17. In the text book EB, there are printed concurrently model figures M, corresponding words W and also corresponding voice-information bar codes BC. In preparing these bar codes BC, substantially the same process as has been described with reference to FIGS. 1-4 and to FIGS. 12-16 may be employed. The reader means 60 is formed in a flat shape, and is provided with a loudspeaker 61 and word display 62, together with a required store means 63 incorporated in body housing. A pen-type sensor 65 is connected through a cable 64 to the reader means for scanning the bar codes BC, and power source connecting and disconnecting switch PW and respective switches SW1-SW5 for operating respective means as will be detailed in the following are provided also to the reader means 60.
Referring more specifically to the reader means 60 by references to FIG. 19, the voice information of the bar code BC is read out by the pen-type sensor 65 and is provided as inputs to an output control means OC which acts to control a voice composition means VCO and converting means CCO, the voice composition means VCO composes the voice signals on the basis of the regularly composing process to have them reproduced through the loudspeaker 61, and the converting means CCO converts, for example, a printing type display of a word corresponding to a selected figure M in the input information into a script type display, one of a plurality of characters present for one word into another character, or a native language word into a foreign language word for displaying at the display means 62. The output control means OC is also operated, through an interface Il, by an output operating means OP1 which has the switch SW1 for voice output operation, switch SW2 for display output operation and output mode switch SW3, and in practice ON and OFF operations of the voice output, converting operation or display output will be carried out by means of these switches SW1-SW3.
Further, the voice information read out by the sensor means 65 is also being provided to a memory control means MC which is operated through an interface I2 by a memory operating means OP2 to provide an output to a temporary memory means TM. In this case, preferably, the memory operating means OP2 includes the switch SW4 for memory starting and the switch SW5 for memory selection, which switches being provided on front face side of the reader means 60, so that the storing, reading out or erasing of the voice information with respect to the temporary memory means TM will be controlled practically by means of the operation of these switches SW4 and SW5.
Referring to the operation of the learning equipment of FIG. 18 by references also to FIG. 20, the user turns ON the source connecting switch PW and voice output operating switch SW1 and scans a bar code BC of a figure M in the text EB using the pen-type sensor 65, the voice composition means VCO prepares a composite unit array at a composition unit converting means on the basis of the phoneme branch number forming the voice information in the voice information read out of the bar code BC while comparing the information with a composition unit file CUF. The composition unit referred to here is to be set on the basis of the syllables in the respective languages, and such parameters as the formant parameter, linearly predicting coefficient and the like may be employed. At the voice composition means VCO, the basic frequency BF and amplitude/duration signal OCT are set at a setting means SM in comparison with a rhythm table RT based on the length, centroid pitch and centroid power of the phoneme branches forming the rhythm information of the voice information. In the composition unit array, the length and amplitude of the respective composition units are determined on the basis of a predetermined rule taking into consideration the phoneme coupling and in response to the amplitude and duration OCT of the respective phonemes, and the units are combined at a composition unit combining means CUC. The basic frequency BF is provided as a parameter to a voice source VS of a voice composer VC, together with the particular pcocessing information of the voice information, while the composition unit array is provided as a parameter to a composition filter CF of the voice composer VC forming simulated vocal, cords, whereby the voice composition is realized at the voice composer VC in accordance with a predetermined regularly composing process, and the composed voice is reproduced through a loudspeaker 61.
When, on a hand, the other character of one of the figures M in the text book EB other than that displayed is intended to be made known to the user, the output mode switch SW3 is operated for selecting the character conversion, the display output operation switch SW2 of the output operating means OPl is turned on for carrying out the character conversion in comparison with a dictionary table DT by at least two conversion means CC1 and CC2 in the converting means CC0, and the converted character is displayed at the display means 62. When it is intended to repeatedly learn a knowledge once learned, the memory starting switch SW4 is turned on to have the voice information elements from the bar code BC sequentially stored. Thereafter, the memory selection switch SW5 is turned on for the repeated learning. In this case, the arrangement is so made that a desired figure can be selected depending on repeated number of turning on of the switch SW5, and it may be also possible to simultaneously realize the word display and the character display by means of a predetermined number of the turning on repeated.
According to a still further remarkable feature of the present invention, the system can be utilized as a commodity discriminating assembly for use by weak-sighted and blind people. Referring to FIG. 21, the commodity discriminating assembly comprises a reader means 70 forming the voice response unit and capable of reading the bar code BC provided on a commodity CG as the voice encoding unit. The reader means 70 includes a scanner 71 and a bar code reader 72, while the scanner 71 is incorporated in a reader base 73 which is brought into direct contact with the commodity CG and the reader 72 is connected through a voice composing means 74 to a loudspeaker 75. The bar code BC provided on the commodity CG is formed preferably as protuberances made for the bars to be palpable, or as a sticker type sheet member pasted on a projected land of the commodity CG. The user may hold the commodity CG to recognize by touching the position of the bar code BC and place the bar code on the reader means 70 to have the voice information provided thereto, and a common name and so on of the commodity CG can be notified through the loudspeaker 75.
As shown in FIG. 22, alternatively, the bar code BC may be provided across a groove 82 made on a surface of the commodity or object OJ to have all bars of the code laid across the groove, so that the blind user can recognize by touching the position of the groove 82, a pen type reader means 80 will then be shifted along the groove 82 with a sensor tip 82 of the reader means 80 slid along the groove to have the bar code BC thereby scanned, and the commodity name and so on can be obtained in a vocal reproduction. The arrangement of the present embodiment should of course be effectively utilizable not only as a provision for use by blind people, but also as general educational equipments.
According to yet another feature of the present invention, a portable reader means can be provided. Referring to FIGS. 23 and 24, a reader means 90 in the present embodiment is provided in the form of, for example, a wristwatch which is connected through a lead wire 91 to a sensor 92 made in the form of a finger cap, and a lens 92a of such arrangement as any one of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 5-8 is provided on inner side of the sensor 92 to be normally brought into contact with the bar code BC on an object OJ as fitted to, for example, a pointing finger tip. In the reader means 90, a loudspeaker should be incorporated for the vocal reproduction of the bar code information. Further, there may be provided on both sides in scanning direction of the bar code BC, for example, a pair of protuberances 93 and 93a, so that the blind user may recognize by touching these protuberances 93 and 93a the position of the bar code and may have the bar code information scanned by the sensor 92 on the finger top to obtain the vocally reproduced information which can be of not only the commodity but also any of various matters given as printed in the bar code.
Since the sensor 92 at the user's finger top of the reader means 90 shown in FIGS. 23 and 24 is to be accurately brought into engagement with the bar code with the user's finger control, any erroneous operation can be minimized, and the reader means can be utilized by any people of no physical handicap as a part of POS system. When the assembly of the present embodiment is employed for educational purpose, further, it may be possible to render the trainee to feel more familiar with the text book since the book is to be touched by finger tips for tracing the bar code.


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(04/07/10) HONOLULU - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an Order fining the Gay and Robinson company on Kauai and the owner of the Kula Lodge & Restaurant on Maui for failing to close large-capacity cesspools.
"Cesspools discharge raw sewage into the ground, allowing disease-causing pathogens and other contaminants to pollute groundwater, streams and the ocean," said Alexis Strauss, Water Division Director of EPA's Pacific Southwest region. "As five years have passed since the large-capacity cesspool ban took effect, we're working to ensure large-capacity cesspools are closed to protect Hawaii's water resources."
Gay and Robinson will pay $110,000 for failing to close 40 large-capacity cesspools on Kauai. EPA's Order requires the company to close its Kaumakani large-capacity cesspool and Camp 6 cesspools by May 2010, and its large-capacity cesspools at Pakala Village by September 2011.
The Kaumakani cesspool is 22 feet wide, and has received untreated sewage for many years from two administration buildings and 28 homes on Kaumakani Avenue. Although the administration buildings no longer discharge to the cesspool, the 28 homes still rely on this cesspool. The Pakala Village and Camp 6 cesspools have been used to serve residences for company retirees, and are typically connected to 2 or 3 homes each.
In September 2009, EPA commenced formal enforcement action against Gay and Robinson for failure to comply with EPA's requirement to close all large-capacity cesspools by April 2005. Presently, the company has state-approved replacement plans for the cesspools required to close by the May 2010 deadline, and EPA is awaiting design plans/concepts to better understand how the large cesspools at Pakala Village will be replaced.
Kula Lodge & Restaurant owner Fred Romanchak was issued numerous warnings by EPA concerning the required closure of large-capacity cesspools at his facility prior to resolving this matter. Mr. Romanchak has agreed to pay a fine of $51,000, and recently completed installation of a new state-approved wastewater system.
"Cesspools are used more widely in Hawaii than in any other state," said David Albright, manager of the EPA Pacific Southwest region's Ground Water Office. "While many cesspools are now closed, there are numerous large-capacity cesspools in use by restaurants, hotels, office complexes, and multiple dwellings, which still require attention."
A large-capacity cesspool discharges untreated sewage from multiple dwellings, or a non-residential location that serves 20 or more people per day. Federal regulations, which prohibit large-capacity cesspools as of April 2005, do not apply to single-family homes connected to their own individual cesspools.
For more information on EPA's large-capacity cesspool regulations, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/region09/hicesspools.
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Kristin Chenoweth is such a dedicated Game of Thrones fan, she's got her very own GoT party trick.
The Tony-winning actress and singer didn't hold back on Jimmy Kimmel Live, when Jimmy Kimmel encouraged her to sing the violent and wildly popular TV series' theme.
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- intransitive verb To communicate with each other.
- intransitive verb To be connected or adjoined, as rooms or passages.
from The Century Dictionary.
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Consumer electronics have become an essential part of consumers' daily life routines in the past decade. From conventional consumer electronic products such as smartphones, computers, laptops, digital cameras, DVDs, tablets, and printers, to advanced products such as camcorders, phablets, smart televisions, and wearable electronic devices, the global market for consumer electronics encompasses a wide product catalog.
Persistence Market Research projects that the global consumer electronics market is likely to follow stellar growth in the next few years. During the four-year forecast period 2016-2020, revenues of the global consumer electronics market are expected to reach US$ 2,976.1 Bn in 2020, registering a CAGR of over 15%.
Market Dynamics
Expanding middle-class, changing lifestyle preferences, growing inclination toward using smart electronic devices are among the primary factors driving the growth of the global consumer electronics market. In addition, rising disposable income of consumers, coupled with the need for Internet usage, will propel the demand for electronic devices over the forecast period. Governments around the world are increasingly supporting digitalization, eventually promoting the usage of various electronic devices among consumers. This is anticipated to bolster the consumer electronics market on a global level.
Burgeoning R&D in consumer electronics and technological advancements will also be some of the most prominent drivers to the consumer electronics market growth. Emergence and growing popularity of wearable electronic devices has been a breakthrough in the consumer electronics market. Rising urbanization and evolving consumer lifestyle will collectively result in higher adoption of wearable electronics, eventually supporting the sales of consumer electronics on a global level. This growth of wearable devices is attributed to their autonomous and user-friendly operability and functionality.
Growing awareness on the benefits of wireless connectivity of a number of electronic devices is another factor identified to foster adoption. Following considerable penetration in developed regions, connected homes are gaining traction in some developing countries as well. This is expected to fuel demand for smart mobile devices, HVAC systems, kitchen appliances, and intelligent security systems. This is foreseen to be a major factor that's positively impacting the consumer electronics market, especially in emerging economies.
Segment Analysis
The global consumer electronics market is segmented on the basis of device type. The three key segments i.e. consumer electronic device, smart home device, and wearable device. These segments are further classified into sub-segments.
The consumer electronic device segment will continue dominance, accounting for more than 97% market share by 2020-end. The revenues of this segment are predicted to reach US$ 2,907.0 Bn by the end of the forecast period. Within consumer electronic device segment, smartphones will continue to gain the maximum traction, accounting for over 30% market share by 2020 end, followed by PCs. However, smart home device segment is pegged to witness the fastest CAGR of 23% through to 2020. Wearable device segment is also projected to witness steady growth during the forecast period.
Regional Analysis
The global market for consumer electronics is geographically segmented into seven key regions viz. North America, Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ), Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Latin America, and Japan.
APEJ will continue to be the largest market for consumer electronics throughout the forecast period 2016-2020, expanding at the highest CAGR of 17.5%. North America, led by the U.S., will remain the second largest market, followed by Western Europe. While the market value share of North America will be over 16% by 2020 end, Western Europe is also expected to register a significant share.
Key Players Analysis
The global consumer electronics market is highly competitive. Established international brands as well as new entrants form a competitive landscape. A number of key players are increasingly seeking market expansion through strategic mergers and acquisitions. Innovative, cost-effective product development has been at the center stage of leading consumer electronics manufacturers. Some of the key market players include HP Inc., Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., ., Sony Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., Panasonic Corporation and Hitachi Ltd., and Toshiba Corporation.
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Impact analysis of key growth drivers and restraints based on the weighted average model are included in this report to better equip clients with useful decision-making insights. The global consumer electronics market report begins with an overview of the market and key definitions. The subsequent sections evaluate the present scenario and future growth prospects of the global consumer electronics market on the basis of device type and geographical region, and provide a comprehensive market forecast for the next four years. The report provides a market outlook for 2016–2020 and sets the forecast within the context of the global consumer electronics market.
The study further analyzes the extent to which drivers are influencing the market across the key assessed regions of North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. In the final section of the report, a competitive market landscape has been included to provide report audiences with a dashboard view of key players operating in the global consumer electronics market, along with an analysis of company-specific long-term and short-term strategies, key offerings, and recent developments in the global consumer electronics market. Top market companies profiled in the report include Apple Inc., Sony Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., HP Inc., Panasonic Corporation and Hitachi Ltd., and Toshiba Corporation. Our report also provides key strategic recommendations for both existing and new players in the global consumer electronics market to emerge sustainably profitable.
Research Methodology
To ascertain the global consumer electronics market revenue, the report considers regional revenue contribution and contribution of key players operating in the market. The forecast presented in the report assesses the total revenue generated by value across the global consumer electronics market and in order to provide an accurate forecast, the report begins by sizing the current market, which forms the basis of how the global consumer electronics market is anticipated to perform in future.
Given the ever-fluctuating nature of the global economy, the report not only conducts forecasts in terms of CAGR, but also analyzes the market based on key parameters such as year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth to understand market predictability and to identify the right opportunities across the global consumer electronics market. The different market segments and sub-segments have also been analyzed in terms of Basis Point Share (BPS) to understand individual segments' relative contribution to market growth. This detailed level of information is important for identifying various trends impacting the global consumer electronics market.
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