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I guess the last lesson that I submitted was a big hit because it already has three comments and a five star rating. This next tutorial is going to show you "how to draw fat people", step by step. I know the subject is a bit harsh, but the fact is, plenty of artists would like to know how you draw plump looking individuals. Drawing people is hard enough, can you imagine how hard it would be to try and tackle a character drawing on a person that was over weight? That is why I am submitting this lesson now. I like drawing people, which means I like drawing all kinds of body shapes and sizes. Drawing a fat person is much easier than one would think. In fact I think it might be easier to draw a chunky person because their bodies are so round which basically means drawing them would be easier and less detailed. Anyways, I hope you guys end up learning something new from this tutorial that will teach you "how to draw fat people step by step". I will be back with more fun lessons on the way so stay tuned in to see what comes up next. Peace out people and happy drawing. Oh yeah, the two figures are different in size as you can see. The one to the left is sketched out to look like a plus size girl, and the figure to the right is of a chunky or fat boy. I just thought I would let you know what their body types are. Okay, take care now, bye, bye, then.
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Demi Lovato says she and Selena Gomez are still friends, telling Us Weekly, "She has a great soul, she's talented, she's beautiful, and she will always be really, really close to my heart." Us Weekly
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Zach's Best Christmas Ever
Stonington -- Last Christmas, 11-year-old Zachary Abbett asked Santa Claus for a new kidney. This holiday season Zach is training to compete as a swimmer in the U.S. Transplant Games in June. He will be part of Team Connecticut, a group of 53 athletes that will travel to Disney World in Florida for the four-day, 12-sport competition among almost 2,000 people with organ transplants. Zach received his new kidney in March.
To prepare himself Zach has been swimming and lifting weights at the Mystic Community Center with his coach, Dave Podziewski of Norwich. He still has to take 13 different medicines each day to prevent organ rejection and other problems, but he can now eat without vomiting, something that plagued him before the transplant.
"When he was sick like that we couldn't even think about Christmas. We just focused on each day and seeing if he would get a kidney. We were worried about him having to start dialysis and getting sicker. We had no idea how this year would turn out," said Laura Abbett, Zach's mother, as her son polished off his second helping of pasta one day last week. "Every Christmas now is like a celebration of life for all of us."
Compounding the Abbetts' problems last Christmas was that they were struggling to pay Zach's mounting medical bills. After reading about their plight, people across the region donated money and gifts to the family. Valenti Auto Mall of Mystic gave the family a nearly new minivan after reading that the Abbetts were worried their aging van would no longer be able to get Zach to his numerous doctor's appointments in Hartford.
"If it wasn't for all those people I don't know how we could have ever made it. It was a blessing. It was the nicest thing anyone could ever do," Laura Abbett said.
The biggest gift came from Tia DeWick of New London. She read about Zach in The Day and offered to donate one of her kidneys to him even though she had never met him. DeWick and the Abbetts have stayed in touch since the transplant took place at Hartford Hospital in March.
Since then Zach has made steady progress. He's decreased the number of medications he has to take, and his doctors' visits have gone from several times a week to just once every six weeks.
He has more energy and he's back attending Mystic Middle School. In September, he began swimming and lifting weights at the community center to get ready for the competition.
The Transplant Games will be a big accomplishment for Zach, who has battled a series of medical and developmental problems since birth.
"It will be fun. I want to win a medal," said Zach, who also plans to compete in bowling.
Laura Abbett, who has become active in the organ donation movement, is selling candy and teddy bears to help raise money so she, along with her husband Alan and daughter Amber Podziewski, can attend the Games. Zach's expenses are covered.
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While the Wii Balance Board's usefulness as a fitness device are questionable, there's no doubts over its ability to perform as a...rehabilitative "force platform".
That's a device used by doctors to measure the balance of a person recovering from a stroke (or similar injury), employed when the patient is "relearning" how to walk.
While lab-grade devices normally cost around $20,000, researchers from the University of Melbourne have torn apart the humble Wii Balance Board, tested its guts and found that Nintendo's peripheral is almost as good as the expensive stuff.
"We found the data to be excellent", Uni of Melbourne's Ross Clark told New Scientist. "I was shocked given the price: it was an extremely impressive strain gauge set-up."
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Story of Jackie brought to life in '42'
"It's not every day you get to see a movie about the father of someone you know," a family friend pointed out to me.
It was Saturday afternoon -- it wasn't just "someone you know," it was a dear friend and mentor -- and the movie in question was Brian Helgeland's "42."
After 128 minutes in a darkened theater, I walked away with a profoundly deep understanding of one of America's true heroes.
I thought I knew a bit about Jack Roosevelt Robinson going into the movie theater. I'd won an essay contest started by his daughter, Sharon Robinson, in his memory. I could rattle off "Jackie's Nine" values: Courage, persistence, justice, determination, integrity, commitment, teamwork, excellence and citizenship. I knew all about how he lettered in four sports at UCLA, how he played for the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs. I knew about how he didn't want to play for the Monarchs: He wanted into Major League Baseball. I knew how Branch Rickey was the one to give him that chance, with the warning, "I don't want someone with the guts to fight back. I want someone with the guts to not fight back."
Turns out, I didn't. I had an inkling of the racial abuse Robinson endured throughout the years, the death threats and the jeering in the stands and opposing dugouts. But there were other facets of the Robinson story I had no knowledge of. I had never heard of Wendell Smith, who broke barriers of his own without the glory. I didn't know how instrumental the now 90-year-old woman Jack affectionately called "Rae" was in her husband's career, or how she defied racism herself -- "42" shows her unabashedly entering an airport restroom marked "Whites Only."
"That is [like] her, to push the boundaries and to state what she feels. [My parents] had to do a lot of swallowing of their pride. That's truly her and that's still true of her," said Sharon Robinson, who accompanied her mother to the White House last week for a private screening of the movie.
Sharon -- who has carried on her father's legacy in her own right, as an author -- felt especially strongly about one scene in the movie.
It's the sole one that portrays her father's doubts and troubles in facing hecklers. In it, the great No. 42 can be seen smashing a bat against a wall and breaking down in tears.
"We all reach a point of frustration and think we can't continue, and we have to face up to it and then go beyond it. It's a great moment for all of us to see that none of this is easy, that it requires great sacrifice, and when you make a commitment to something, you need to follow through on it," Sharon Robinson said.
Possibly my favorite moment of the movie is one plastered across posters in theaters across America: Pee Wee Reese slinging his arm around Jackie Robinson with the words, "Someday maybe we'll all wear No. 42. Then they won't be able to tell us apart."
Of course, that's what everybody in Major League Baseball will be doing in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. In 1997, under the direction of Commissioner Bud Selig, Robinson's No. 42 was retired across all of Major League Baseball in an unprecedented tribute. After Ken Griffey Jr., then with the Reds, requested and was granted permission by Selig to wear 42, the practice gradually became widespread around Major League Baseball, and now everyone wears it on April 15, baseball's Jackie Robinson Day.
Artistic license? Sure. But it works.
"Neither Pee Wee or my father remembered exactly what they said that day. That's why I think [director] Brian [Helgeland] did a great job in using that moment to advance the story without taking away from the integrity of the moment," Sharon said. "I didn't find a lot of artistic license. I really think they maintained the integrity of the story. It was quite authentic.
"They didn't embellish it or force their opinion on things, they just told the story. You are able to come out of there with your own thoughts on the subject come through, because you weren't told what to feel or to think.
"It's just amazing, and I'm thrilled with the end product. I feel like the work that we've done over the past 40-some years -- what my mother has done, what we've done with the Breaking Barriers [program], my writing -- it all evolved and this is the culmination.
"I've told the story many, many times to kids, but seeing it on the big screen just brings it to life. I hope they'll want to learn more about him, and continue to read and research, not just Jackie Robinson, but the times, the era, so that we will not repeat what happened some 66 years ago."
"42" is a good reminder for all of us. A lasting image of what our country used to be, and of one man who helped change it for the better, forever.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Jeremy Ingram scored 26 points and Stanton Kidd added 21 as North Carolina Central defeated Florida A&M 85-62 Saturday night in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action for the Eagles' third straight win.
Ingram made 9 of 13 field goals and Kidd was 10 of 15 for North Carolina Central (9-7, 2-0), which shot 57.1 percent (32 of 56) to snap the Rattlers' three-game home winning streak.
The Eagles took control early and pushed the lead into double figures for good on Emanuel Chapman's 3-pointer at the 9:45 mark to make it 23-11.
Leading 43-32 at the break, North Carolina Central opened the second half with a 17-2 spurt.
Florida A&M (4-12, 1-1), which shot 40 percent (22 of 55), had five players in double figures. Jamari Bradshaw, Trey Kellum and Reggie Lewis scored 12 apiece while Jamie Adams and Muham Abdul-Aleem added 10 points each in the Rattlers' sixth straight loss.


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JERUSALEM - Israel intervened militarily in Syria's complex civil war early Wednesday, launching an air assault that destroyed either a convoy of anti-aircraft missiles that were bound for Lebanon or a scientific research center near Damascus that previously had been the target of rebel groups.
Precise details of what took place were difficult to come by. The Israeli government didn't officially acknowledge the attack. Regional intelligence officials familiar with the assault said the target had been an arms convoy that was traveling toward Lebanon on the main highway linking Damascus with Beirut.
The Syrian government added to the confusion late Wednesday by claiming that Israeli warplanes had struck what it called a scientific research center in Jamraya in the Damascus countryside and denying that any convoy had been struck.
"The aggression resulted in considerable material damages and destruction to the building, in addition to a vehicular development center and a garage," the official Syrian Arab News Agency said. Two workers were killed and five wounded, according to SANA.
U.S. officials in Washington declined to comment.
As with much of what takes place in Syria, there were few sources of independent information to help explain the events. Rami Abdurrahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based group that tracks violence in Syria, said he'd confirmed that an airstrike had taken place in the Jamraya area, about 20 miles west of Damascus on the road to Beirut, but that he hadn't yet determined what the target had been.
What was certain, however, was that Israel, whose officials have expressed concern for months that Syrian weapons would fall into the hands of either Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group or al-Qaida-linked Islamists among Syria's rebel groups, had felt compelled to act.
Indeed, Israel's action was considered serious enough that the country's military intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, traveled to Washington earlier this week to discuss the move in advance, according to an Israeli intelligence officer who spoke to McClatchy only on the condition that he not be identified.
"Kochavi directly relayed our concerns to the Americans," the officer said.
Another Israeli intelligence officer, based on the country's northern border, told McClatchy that the target of the attack had been Russian-made SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles and other weapons systems that were being taken from Syria into Lebanon. He said that the weapons, which included advanced electronic systems that could disable a variety of Israeli aircraft, would have been a "game changer" had they fallen under Hezbollah's control.
"Israel relies heavily on the strength of our air force, and its strategic deterrence," the officer said. "Weapons systems that make our air force vulnerable will not be allowed to fall into the hands of terrorist groups."
Hezbollah, which has said it's committed to Israel's destruction, has fought several wars with Israel, most recently in 2006, when it fought Israeli soldiers to a draw.
According to the version of events circulating in Israel, the air attack occurred shortly before dawn Wednesday, but it wasn't clear whether it had taken place in Lebanon or Syria. The Reuters news agency quoted a rebel fighter in Syria as saying that the airstrike happened three miles south of where the Damascus-Beirut highway crosses the border, placing it in Syria. But four Israeli intelligence officers gave McClatchy contradictory statements on whether the attack happened on Syrian or Lebanese soil.
The Syrian government's version of events clearly placed the attack in Syria.
In a statement carried by SANA, the country's general command said Israeli aircraft had escaped radar detection by flying low over the Golan Heights, the high ground that Israel captured from Syria in 1967 and annexed in 1981.
The SANA report suggested that the bombed research center had a military purpose, saying it was "responsible for raising the levels of resistance and self-defense" in the area.
The report also attempted to link the Israeli attack to the government's battle with rebel groups that are fighting to topple the government of President Bashar Assad and said those groups were undermining Syria's "support for the resistance and just rights," a reference to the long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
The statement added that several "terrorist groups" had made failed attempts to take control of the same site in recent months.
"The General Command said that it has become clear to everyone that Israel is the motivator, beneficiary and sometimes executor of the terrorist acts which target Syria and its resistant people," SANA said.
Frenkel is a McClatchy special correspondent.David Enders contributed to this report from Beirut.


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The quest for clear, dark skies has led astronomers to build telescopes far away from the lights and smog of modern civilization, but what is it like to live and work in such places? Elena Mason describes her career at one of the world's most remote observatories
It is 6 a.m. The sky is still dark outside. My doorbell rings. It is the taxi that will drive me to Santiago airport to catch the early plane to Antofagasta in northern Chile. After a flight up the spine of Chile lasting an hour and 40 minutes, the journey is not yet over. My destination is the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert, which is still a two-hour bus ride away and literally in the middle of nowhere. The last hour of the drive crosses an endless, Mars-like landscape of brown-red hills scattered with massive rocks, detaching me from my usual world and dropping me into a somehow different dimension.
Operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), Paranal is among the biggest observatories in the world, with four 8 m telescopes. While I am working there, time seems to flow differently, and I soon forget which day of the week it is. As an astronomer, I work during the night, from sunset to sunrise. It is easy to work too hard, and I am away from my family and my usual life one or two weeks every month, amassing over 100 nights per year at the observatory.
It is simple to explain why astronomers build observatories in such remote places: the total absence of light pollution, lots of clear-sky nights, good "seeing" (image quality) and extremely low humidity, which is critical for observing in the near-infrared part of the spectrum. But why people end up working in such places is a little more complicated. Although astronomers are sometimes pictured as nerds with few social skills, keen to isolate themselves in the company of books and complicated formulas, in fact, places like Paranal exist because they are where astronomy can best be done. Most of the astronomers I meet are quite normal and most work in universities with a regular nineto- five routine, only travelling to remote places a handful of times each year to do their observations.
Although Paranal is an isolated place, it is also a little village where about 100 people live at any given time. Most of these "villagers" are not even astronomers, but engineers, technicians, administrators and people working on catering and services. They work (a lot!) during the day and relax during the evening in the gym, in the cinema room, at the pool table or in the sauna. It is a bizarre place that works hard to appear normal.
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When I applied for a fellowship at Paranal seven years ago, I was unaware of all these things. I just knew that Paranal existed, and I wanted to work there. Before that, I had earned a Master's degree in astronomy at the University of Padova in Italy, where Galileo Galilei himself taught about 400 years ago. I then did a PhD in astrophysics at the University of Wyoming in the US, but even after that I had still not gained much experience actually doing observations. So, I decided to fill in this gap by applying for an ESO postdoc position at Paranal.
By the time I applied for a longer-term staff position in 2004, I was familiar with the place. I had become used to its dryness (my skin had not, though), and I had started liking and enjoying that Martian landscape so much that a hike across the desert is now a magical break from the working routine. I had even decided that I much preferred to observe at night and take care of an instrument than to teach (I actually said this at my job interview). So, here I am.
Within the constraint of needing to work 105 nights per year at Paranal in 7–14 night stretches, an individual's schedule at ESO can be quite flexible, allowing us to participate in conferences, work at other observatories and get involved in collaborations. When I am not doing observations, I work on my scientific research at ESO's offices in Vitacura, Santiago. I am interested in cataclysmic variable stars, which are interacting binary systems where a white dwarf (a dead star) accretes matter from a "cold sun". Such systems display all kinds of variability phenomena, ranging from the small, rapid, random variations in brightness ("flickering") that characterize the ongoing mass transfer to a sudden increase in luminosity ("outburst"). My time in Vitacura allows me to analyse my variability data and also go to seminars, journal clubs and coffee breaks where I can discuss results, progress or problems with other astronomers.
When I am at Paranal, however, I mostly forget about my research and focus on performing observations with one of the telescopes. Each telescope is equipped with three instruments. For example, one telescope hosts the near-infrared (NIR) instruments NaCo (a imager and spectrograph), SINFONI (an integral field unit spectrograph) and HAWK-I (a wide-field imager). NaCo and SINFONI are adaptive-optics-assisted instruments that can either use a real star or a laser-generated one to correct the wavefront. During a night of observing, we astronomers decide which of several programmes or projects we want to carry out and set up the relevant instrument to "stare" at the target object, recording almost every photon that hits the telescope. We then classify the results according to their quality with respect to certain requirements.
The technical side
Paranal is quite special in that most of the observations are done by staff astronomers, like me, working in "service mode", which means that we perform observations for users (such as astronomers based at universities) without requiring them to do the work in person. This guarantees the best sky conditions to the work that needs them most; in a given night, we can execute several different programmes for different users, although we will not necessarily complete them in a single night. At smaller observatories, in contrast, the person who makes a proposal for telescope time must perform their own observations.
Occasionally during an observing night I feel like I am part of an assembly line. Sometimes the observations being carried out are interesting and/or challenging enough to get me excited. Other times, I just hope for long and boring observations that require little attention so that I can catch up on tasks like creating documentation for the instrument's users or evaluating the technical feasibility of the proposed observations. Occasionally, a night shift is used to train newcomers, and this is both fun and a good test of expertise.
However, the most interesting nights are the technical ones, when my colleagues and I have to perform tests with the instrument that we are responsible for — either because it has experienced a major failure and needs to be fixed or recalibrated, or because it is a brand new instrument just arrived at the observatory and so needs to be properly characterized before offering it as an option to the user community. For example, we are currently commissioning a new instrument called X-shooter, which is a composite spectrograph that can deliver, within a single observation, a spectrum from the very blue to the near infrared (wavelengths from 300 to 2500 nm). An instrument with such a wide spectral coverage is bliss for all astronomers interested in the spectral-energy distribution and/or the redshift of targets like gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, close binary systems, white and brown dwarf stars, and many other sky objects.
Commissioning an instrument requires a dedicated team of 5–10 people at the observatory itself, not counting the many others who work on the instrument's design or construction. This team takes care of aligning the instrument optics, defining the reference position of its various functions, digging into and debugging the software, testing it on the sky, and finally reducing and analysing the data to verify that the instrument is performing as expected. This can take every night of a full whole two-week shift, and typically two or three such shifts are needed to complete the commissioning.
Once my shift is over, I return to Santiago, usually arriving home at night after another half a day of travel. My sleep patterns are mixed up for the next few days, and I sometimes fall asleep at random times. I usually feel okay, but if I try to do some sport, for example, I discover that my body is not yet back to normal. At work, I might forget why I have given a file a particular name. It is at these times that I feel like my research is progressing two steps forward and one back, but this is probably part of the game. By taking it easy, I slowly get back to a regular life, and I am once again able to think about the science. Now, where was I with my paper about Nova Scorpii 2008?
About the author
Elena Mason is a staff astronomer at the Paranal Observatory in Chile


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If you are a domino magazine junkie, you'll appreciate this…their first book titled Domino: The Book of Decorating hits store shelves today. Whoo hoo! The book is a room-by-room guide where domino's editors share an array of insider interior design tips, expert shopping strategies and their experiences decorating their own spaces.
If you are curious about the book, flip through a number of pages online to get a taste for the visuals, content and tips.
When Domino folks are not busy writing for their magazine or book they are preparing for the upcoming Domino Bazaar which will be held at the H.D. Buttercup in Los Angeles this coming Friday-Sunday (Oct 17-19). If you need 20,000 square feet of inspiration, classes, design consultations or just an excuse to shop…this is a major opportunity.
Now I just need to learn how to be teleported to SoCal this weekend…
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The odds of that happening in the future may have improved.
Winning their respective conference championships may not be necessary.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott wants to hold an annual kickoff game in the famed stadium, pitting a Pac-10 team against an opponent from the Big Ten Conference.
A kickoff game, The Times said, "would be in line with Scott's objective of enhancing the conference's brand."
And, he said, "we love the Rose Bowl relationship."
Nebraska will begin play in the Big Ten in 2011. Colorado gave two-years notice to the Big 12 but hopes to start a Pac-10 schedule in 2011 rather than wait until 2012.


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Flashback: Palin Predicts Obama Admin. Using Health Care to Curb Second Amendment Rights
Hat tip: Breitbart On August 1, 2009--just seven months into President Barack Obama's first term--former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin predicted Obama would attempt to leverage health care to "take away" the Second Amendment rights of Americans. In a speech to National Rifle Association members in Anchorage, Alaska, Palin said Americans should be "wary" of this "tie-in" because Obama would attempt to "take away our rights under the guise of some new health care plan": And by the way, [with] health care being so big in D.C. right now, be wary when some kind of tie-in occurs. Because it will crop up: a tie-in with guns in an attempt to take away our rights under the guise of some new health care plan. You know that this is coming--that the two issues will somehow crop up and they'll be tied together. So we have to be very wary of that. (Back to Video)


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Kyle Henderson and the Crimson have won five straight against Yale (Gil Talbot).
The Game:
The Crimson men's soccer team begins its Ivy League play and first of three road games as Harvard takes on long-time archrival rival Yale at Reese Stadium Saturday at 7 p.m.
Harvard heads into the game 2-5-1 overall, while the Bulldogs sit at 4-4-1 on the season.
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The Matchup:
Harvard and Yale men's soccer have been competing with each other since 1907 and have played every year since 1922. Last season, the Crimson squeaked out a 1-0 victory in Cambridge to extend its winning streak to five against the Bulldogs. Historically, the all-time series lead is in favor of Harvard with an advantage of 51-36-10 over Yale.
About Harvard:
The Crimson are coming off a 2-1 loss against local rival Boston University and a scoreless tie against Santa Clara. The Harvard offense is led by Brian Rogers, who has scored twice this season on 17 shots. Scott Prozeller and Zack Wolfenzon have also scored goals for Harvard.
Netminders Austin Harms and Brett Conrad have each started multiple games for the Crimson. Harms stands at 2-3-0 with two shutouts and a 0.783 goals-against average. He has also made 18 saves on the year. Conrad is 0-2-1 with a 1.10 goals-against mark in 245 minutes of action.
Opponents are outscoring the Crimson, 8-4, and have an edge in corner kicks, 46-27.
About Yale:
After a 3-1 bounce back performance against Rhode Island, the Bulldogs are coming off a 1-0 loss in double overtime against newly ranked No. 1 Connecticut.
Brad Rose (3-5-11) and Jenner Fox (3-3-9) spark the Bulldogs offense that leads the Ivy League in shots and assists per game. Peter Jacobson, (4-0-8) is the leader in goals scored for the Bulldogs. In net, Bobby Thalman has started all nine games at goalkeeper and has a league-leading 49 saves and .845 save percentage.
Yale has outscored opponents 16-9 but has lost every time they have been shutout. However, Yale is 4-0-1 when they do score and have scored 11 goals in its last five games.
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With 18 shutouts in his career, Austin Harms remains just one clean sheet away from tying Chris Johnson '06 (19) for the Harvard program record. Harms has two shutouts this season against Northeastern, 1-0, and Massachusetts, 1-0. Also, Harms is also sixth in program history with 157 saves, 24 shy from tying Steve Kidder '74 (177).
Protecting The Goal:
Harvard has not allowed more than two goals in during the 2011 campaign and averages just 1.0 goals surrendered per game. Overall, the Crimson has three clean sheets on the season, which is third in the Ivy League.
Up Next:
Harvard will continue Ivy League play by visiting Cornell Saturday, Oct. 8 for a 4 p.m. contest. The Crimson will then conclude its three game road series at Boston College Oct. 11 and then return home to play Brown Oct. 15.


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It's no laughing matter...
...so Big Mother has to bring up the big gun...
Microsoft Corp. will try to transform its dry and humourless public image by employing the popularity and charisma of Jerry Seinfeld.The truth is, I was a bit of a Vista basher initially... but since I went to a dual-core processor and 2 gig of memory... I haven't had any issues.
The world's biggest software company has signed the comedian to spearhead a major $300-million (U.S.) branding campaign that will be launched next month.
But that's not the public perception.
Mr. Seinfeld will be tasked with invigorating an aging brand that has taken a beating in the past two years from Apple Inc.'s "Get a Mac" campaign, also known as "Mac vs. PC" ads.Now, I've never used a Mac... but these ads are devastatingly effective. It'll be interesting to see if the Seinfeld effect can turn things around.
Created by Omnicom Group Inc.'s TBWA/Chiat/Day, Apple's ads show a PC nerd repeatedly upstaged by a hip Mac user.
"The funniest part of this is that Microsoft makes more money off the Mac than Apple does, at least if you put Office on it."*


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Bots are complicated. They're made to process repetitive actions autonomously and can be fairly easy to build, but they aren't always working on the side of good. Here's what you need to know.
Each year, EContent magazine compiles a list of the 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry.
Voting is now closed. We'll announce the results of the first-ever EContent 100 list chosen by the people!
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Oct 01, 2001
A funny thing happened on the way to the Web. XML, designed as a Web standard to replace HTML, was intended to give every Web page the ability to define its own tags, breaking free of the Procrustean bed of presentation-only markup. Since the release of the XML standard in February 1998, most XML applications have instead been for data interchange and ecommerce.
That may be changing. What barriers must you overcome to succeed in XML content publishing? Let's start with a metaphor. Imagine that you want to build a new XML house. Having heard about the benefits of XML construction, you call up an architect and are told: "Using XML construction has benefits you can't achieve with any other form of construction. You're wise to get an early start. However, there are a few issues you should know about. We can buy the raw materials, but you will of course have to modify them." You reply: "Modify the materials, you mean like make my own nails?"
"Why yes. One of the many advantages of XML is that you can customize it. In fact, you must do so. But don't worry, there are lots of tools available to help with this customization."
If this is how they built houses, we'd all be living in tents. Setting up a realistic XML publishing system isn't simple, but today's standards and vendor offerings are making things easier. Although still more complicated than a trip to Warehouse Building Supplies, you no longer have to make your own nails. XML tools, standards, and vocabularies are all maturing, and publishers are making broad commitments not only to XML, but to content management system infrastructures for streamlining the entire publishing lifecycle.
Think of this lifecycle as starting with document model analysis and design, onward toward authoring and editing, then assembling content chunks to publish products. The cycle is then repeated as the designs evolve and the content is revised- with this caveat: Nearly everyone's content is "legacy," in a format other than XML. Converting that content to XML is not trivial. Moreover, the lifecycle is so complex that most organizations choose some automated system to manage it.
What's The Big Deal?Let's begin by asking, "Why change your present system at all?" You could be noticing XML on competitive Web sites or in RFPs. Perhaps you notice it's getting harder to support your content's proprietary formats, or you can't derive products you need from them. Maybe the process of managing content through your whole lifecycle has become a hassle that only a few of your top talent understands. These warning signs suggest it might be time to upgrade your content to XML. After you've succeeded, these benefits can accrue:
XML may not be for you. Proprietary authoring tools like Word and FrameMaker can provide limited cross-media outputs. If those suffice, perhaps you can avoid XML or postpone the move. However, if you decide to implement XML, consider non-technical issues too, such as your corporate culture. Does it resist change, or is there a grass-roots desire to modernize? Do you prefer gradualist approaches-piloting one part of the lifecycle before moving on to the whole? Or do you want to implement comprehensively? In both cases, you'll need to evaluate competing vendors and follow standard vendor selection procedures. You'll also need to decide just how to balance the use of in-house staff with vendor consultants. Consultants achieve quick but expensive re- sults; in-house expertise is available over the long haul.
Analysing, Designing & Applying Your XML VocabularyThere's nothing magical about XML vocabularies, also called document models, DTDs or Schemas. These are simply sets of rules defining the structures found in your content. You can use existing models designed by industry groups (like DocBook for technical information), or you can create your own. Two excellent, inexpensive modeling tools are Altova's XML Spy and Tibco's Turbo XML. Spy is designed for Windows users; Turbo XML is written in multiplatform Java. Both can do much more than just model building; they can help convert content, produce graphical model views, and document the models. Just as we remodel houses, our XML models evolve too, especially after we apply them to all legacy content. Modeling and converting content is often an iterative process. Even if you hire a consultant to develop your initial model, investing in a modeling tool will help you evolve the model as necessary.
Just as we remodel houses, our XML models evolve too, especially after we apply them to all legacy content. Modeling and converting content is often an iterative process. Even if you hire a consultant to develop your initial model, investing in a modeling tool will help you evolve the model as necessary.
Tradeoffs: If your environment includes a mix of Macintosh, UNIX, and Windows systems, Java-based tools may work on all three. This reduces your total cost of ownership, including training. However, these tools are not tuned to any one platform and will run slower than tools designed for just one operating system.
Developing your model and converting your content to XML requires a deft combination of content analysis, strategic thinking, and business planning. Does the structure of your content fall into one or more categories, each covered by the model(s) you developed? Do those categories satisfy your anticipated product requirements? If your content already exists as HTML or can be easily converted to HTML, a freely available tool called HTML Tidy can help convert that to XHTML as a first step to your final conversion. XHTML itself can begin providing immediate benefits as input to ebooks and as a preparation for delivery to wireless devices. If you use Acrobat, Adobe and Texterity are developing tools to convert PDF to XML.
If the prospect of conversion with existing staff makes you uneasy, consider a vendor experienced in both model design and conversion to do the job. Costs start at around $10 per standard page, depending on your content and your XML model(s). Will you run legacy and new systems in parallel for a while? If so, be prepared to capture all legacy changes and apply them to your XML system.
Tradeoffs: Think of Tidy as a free, but 80% solution. Someone will need to review every "tidied" file. The resulting valid XML will still require additional model information.
Authoring and Editing XML DocumentsSelecting an XML authoring tool requires a fundamental choice: Do you want a native XML tool like SoftQuad XMetaL or Arbortext Epic that works with XML directly, or do you prefer hybrid tools that add XML awareness to a word processor or publishing tool your organization already uses?
Examples of hybrid tools include BroadVision's One-to-One Publishing system with its customized version of Microsoft Word, Adobe's FrameMaker+ SGML, WorX SE, and S4/TEXT. Although using Word to create XML is appealing, it's interesting to note that Microsoft Corporation itself purchased a site-license to XMetaL for its in-house XML authoring needs. The more a tool looks and feels like a word processor, the more it is likely to depend on word processor styles. Styles, however, are notoriously free form, and ensuring their strict use to generate XML is challenging. Word, for example, will let you insert styles virtually anywhere in a document; XML is very strict about which elements are valid in each context. Thus, getting from a loosely styled word processing document to a validly structured XML document is not an easy achievement. If you insist on an MS Word solution, consider eXtyles, a tool designed to help editorial and production personnel clean up MS Word files so they stand a better chance of yielding valid XML.
One choice for having your word processor and getting valid XML, too, might be Corel WordPerfect. Now available as WordPerfect Office 2002 Professional Edition, WordPerfect has nearly 10 years' experience supporting XML (and SGML) natively. As with hybrid tools, some setup will be required, but the result might combine the best of word processing and XML.
Tradeoffs: Hybrid XML authoring tools are initially more familiar than native tools, so selecting them may reduce (not eliminate) training. However, be very wary about support costs. Ask for customer references. Also ask for proof that your legacy word processing content can easily be imported or converted to XML based on their use of styles. Lastly, remember that every time your DTD changes you'll need programming assistance to upgrade these hybrid tools and possibly your content, too.


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If you thought that we had enough flights connecting the UK and Switzerland you would have been correct. We however would disagree.
Good news travellers, we have decided that 33 daily flights from the UK to Switzerland isn't enough and as a result have recently announced the launch of yet another service – London City to Basel. The re-opening of the old London City to Basel route started on May 21st and is operated on a twice daily (12 times weekly) frequency.
This new route leaves you spoilt for choice when travelling with us between the UK and Switzerland. Whether you are travelling on business, flying between the business hubs of London and Basel, or a leisure traveller looking to discover another picturesque area of Switzerland, there is a flight to suit everyone.
This new route focuses on the destinations and schedules that are right for you, but that's not all – Basel is located on both sides of the Rhine in the three-country-corner of Switzerland, offering easy access to Germany and France. So you can discover and explore 3 countries in one trip. See how thoughtful we are at SWISS?
As here at SWISS, our top priority is personalized care. We treat each customer as an individual, while balancing this with a respect for their privacy. We know how unbearable it is when you've finally relaxed in the nest you've made onboard, and you're drifting off… when someone knocks into you or offers you a beverage that you're clearly not in need of in your slumber! We understand your needs and as a result we are recognized for our world-renowned traditional Swiss hospitality.
We already fly to Zurich 7 times daily and to Geneva 4 times daily from London City Airport, offering a total of around 35 flights a day from all over the UK to Switzerland, therefore making it the airline with the most frequencies between the two countries. Not that we like to brag! This is however the reason why we are the national airline of Switzerland.
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Lewiston School Committee rejects redistricting plan
Committee votes 5-3 against proposal
The Lewiston School Committee voted 5-3 against a redistricting plan for elementary schools.
The proposal called to redistrict McMahon-Geiger and Montello Elementary schools.
Opponents said the plan would mean larger class sizes, while supporters said restructuring will promote diversity and improve skills for all students in the district.
"We feel really strongly in maintaining our neighborhood school so we had a lot of issues around the basis of the plan," said Jodi Wolverton.
Other parents said they are concerned about what this means for their children.
"Hopefully they'll get the information they need and make a decision in the future. I'm not sure how they're going to manage filling the classrooms," said Marnie Morneault.
Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster said it would have meant rebalancing class sizes and evenly distributing students who don't speak English as a first language.
Webster said the failed proposal means a lot of changes he would rather not be in charge of making.
"There are many students at schools outside of district now and they won't be allowed to continue at that school but I will offer McMahon because that's where our space is," said Webster.
He also said he doesn't believe the committee's decision was a bad one, it just means moving forward in a different way.
"At the end of the day, when all the facts are on the table, the school committee made this decision and I don't think it's a right or wrong answer. I just think they made the answer they thought was in the best interest of Lewiston," said Webster.
Some of the committee members who opposed the plan said they did because too many people were against it and they didn't want to stick their neck out for a proposal so many people were against.


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The Crimson will send 11 fencers to compete at the national championship (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
INDIANAPOLIS – The Harvard fencing program qualified 11 fencers to compete at the 2014 NCAA Championships the NCAA announced this afternoon. The Crimson's quest for its second national crown begins Thursday, March 20 in Columbus, Ohio at Ohio State's French Field House.
For the fifth consecutive season, Harvard will send at least 11 competitors to the championships. The field of 144 student-athletes includes six Crimson men and five Crimson women. Harvard qualified the maximum amount of fencers, two, in five of the six weapons including men's and women's epee and sabre and men's foil. Penn State, Princeton and Ohio State will send the maximum 12 entrants to Columbus, while Notre Dame and St. John's match the Crimson's number of 11.
The Crimson men, who rank fifth in the nation, will be represented by senior Michael Raynis (epee) who qualified for his fourth national tournament and junior Brian Kaneshige who will compete at his third NCAAs in the foil. Sabre fencers Eric Arzoian and junior Alexander Ryjik along with foil fencer Michael Woo with take the strip at their second NCAAs while freshman Alexander Eldeib (epee) makes his first trip.
Harvard's women's squad, who is seeded third nationally, will consist of 2010 Foil Individual National Champion senior Alexandra Kiefer who will compete for her fourth and final time for Harvard at NCAAs. Junior Emma Vaggo (epee) and sophomore Aliya Itzkowitz (sabre) are also returning to the tournament with their third appearance and second appearance, respectively. Rounding out the Crimson women fencers is sophomore epeeist Isabel DiTella and freshman sabre fencer Adrienne Jarocki who are set to take the strip at nationals for the first time.
At the Northeast Regional March 9, the Crimson collected a combined eight medals and 14 top-10 finishes, the most out of the 18 teams who had entrants. In their first collegiate regional, Jarocki and DiTella sat atop the podium in their respective weapons with gold while Itzkowitz and Kiefer each picked up silver. van Loon earned bronze to round out the women's medalist's. On the men's side, Woo captured silver while Kaneshige and Ryjik each took home bronze.
A year ago at the 2013 NCAA Championships, Harvard finished sixth overall as seven Crimson fencers earned All-American accolades – four men, three women.


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Baby Cars for $200 Shipped in "Garages" (Nov, 1929)
Baby Cars for $200 Shipped in "Garages"
World's tiniest auto is 60-inch coupe with four-cylinder air-cooled motor and does 50 miles on gallon of gasoline; midget cars may be used as tenders for smaller and cheaper airplanes.
COINCIDENT with plans for large scale production and mail order house marketing of a diminutive automobile that can be sold for $200 and garaged in its own weatherproof shipping crate come the predictions of motor enthusiasts that these baby cars may be used as tenders for midget airplanes in the not far away future.
It takes no great flight of fancy to visualize one of these new flivvers towing a small ship to an airdrome with the owner first driving the baby car and then flying the infant ship.
Although the baby car is even smaller than the tiny cars of Europe, James V. Martin of Garden City, Long Island, the car inventor, points out his car is remarkable chiefly for its construction which is decidedly independent of other automobiles. The chubby little car has no chassis or chassis frame and each of the four wheels is independently mounted in the reinforced body. There are no axles in the usual sense of the word.
Instead of springs rubber "aviator" cord is used in suspension of each wheel. This cord made of rubber under tension and used for the suspension of airplane wheels permits each wheel of the car to take its bumps independently of the others. The cord which is reported to be good for 25,000 miles of car mileage can be replaced for a few cents, and easily.
The wheels are held under power control and the steering mechanism by universal joints in their hubs.
Coupe models of Martin's baby car have been built with a wheelbase of 60 inches and weight of 600 pounds. These figures are compared to the American-built Austin cars which are expected to be delivered early next year. The Austin wheelbase is 75 inches, the weight 950 pounds, and it is anticipated that the American-built Austin will sell for around $500. Speed tests credit the Austin seven with a 100-mile run at the rate of 83.61 miles an hour and economy tests show it operated 56.4 miles on a gallon of gasoline. So it is seen that the Martin baby may have some competition. For the basis of further comparison it is pointed out that the wheelbase of the Model A Ford, the smallest American car now in production is 103-1/2 inches—some two-thirds longer than the Martin baby.
The Martin babe is equipped with a four-cylinder, air-cooled motor and the usual attachments such as electric starter, speedometer, ammeter and other devices.
The inventor maintains that his car is admirably suited to distribution through mail order houses because it requires virtually no servicing. Due to its unusual construction there are, aside from the engine, very few moving parts that require lubrication and these can be lubricated for the life of the car before shipping. It can be shipped in a weatherproof packing case with a hinged door so that the crate can be used as a garage. The car is credited with 50 miles on a gallon of gasoline and a proportionate quantity of oil.
Traffic experts are beginning to ponder the possibility of increased traffic hazards with the prospective influx of baby cars, low in price. It is anticipated that the production of such cars may result in an even greater acceptance of the two-car-family idea with the tiny cars used as auxiliaries for other members of the family.
While marketing plans for the new Martin baby car were still being studied the announcement was made in New York of an international offering of stock in the new American Austin Car Company, Inc., being formed for the American building and American distribution of the popular little English car.
Coupled with these plans for marketing tiny cars is the prospect for heavier production of small airplanes. A considerable advance in private flying has been noted during recent years and there is a steady increase in interest in individually owned light airplanes.
Men who saw only a scattering of automobile owners in the early days of automobile development see no reason why there should not be an enormous increase in the number of light airplanes privately owned and operated within a few years. Airplanes are being made safer, lower in first cost price and cheaper to operate so that even today the light plane can be purchased for the price of a medium sized car and operated at about the same moderate expense.


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Spokes, Etc. Medium Paced Road Ride
February 8 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Saturday, repeating indefinitely
Spokes' medium paced, Saturday morning rides, lead by Nathaniel Heller, start at 9:30am from in front of Spokes' store.
This ride will cover distances averaging between 25-40 miles, at an avg pace of 14-17mph. This is a "no drop" ride, however, a road bike is recommended. Helmet required!
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MST's new season could
be biggest one yet for popular veteran actress
Claire Hart-Palumbo has spent 33 years helping to build theater in Houston. Over the course of her career, she has worked as an actress, administrator, teacher, writer and director. Like so many of the women she has played, her life has taken some unexpected turns. However, she has faced each challenge with a mixture of bravery, humor, compassion and strength, which she then imparts to her characters.
When she is not working as a technical writer, editor and consultant for large petrochemical companies or teaching distance learning classes for Cypress-Fairbanks College, Hart-Palumbo can be found in rehearsal at Main Street Theater.
Rebecca Greene Udden, executive artistic director of Main Street Theater and long-time friend of Hart-Palumbo, said, "This is a big season for Claire at Main Street. She is starring in the one-woman play The Year of Magical Thinking in January/February; she is directing Noël Coward's riotous hit comedy Blithe Spirit which runs in June; and this November/December we are producing The Heidi Chronicles. Though Claire is not in this production, her history with that play and with Main Street are very much felt!"
Hart-Palumbo's history with Main Street Theater began after she resigned a seven-year post at Stages Repertory Theatre. Several years and roles later, Hart-Palumbo left Houston to attend graduate school. When she moved back to Houston in 1992, Udden asked her to audition for the role of Heidi in The Heidi Chronicles. Though she was literally unpacking her moving truck at the time, Hart-Palumbo jumped at the chance to play the lead role in Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning work.
"It was a big show for me," Hart-Palumbo said. "It was kind of a watershed show for me and for Main Street. Which is why it's so exciting they are doing it now, 18 years later. I think it's still a show that has a lot to say and is every bit as pertinent as it was then."
The play chronicles a period of 25 years in the life of Heidi Holland, from high school in the 1960s through her career as an art historian. The play explores the changing roles of women during the height of the feminist movement. Through the exploits of its characters, centered round Heidi, the play brings the social and political transformations of those decades into stark relief. Within the character of Heidi, the conflict women of that era felt is personified
At the time Hart-Palumbo played the role at Main Street Theater, she was facing one of the same choices as the protagonist. secretagogue hgh
She said, "Heidi reaches a point in her life when she realizes she desperately wants a child and she may have missed her chance. But, she does a really brave thing at the end of the play, probably the bravest thing she does. In her mid to late-thirties, she decides to adopt a child and raise it on her own. Which I think is incredibly courageous. It was a choice I was seriously considering at the time. I was not as brave as she."
Hart-Palumbo can also relate to the feelings of the character she will play in her upcoming role. In The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion deals with the loss of her husband and illness of her daughter. Hart-Palumbo found the play while looking for a one-woman play she could preform as a more mature actress. When she presented the play to Udden for consideration, she discovered it was particularly poignant for both.
Hart-Palumbo said, "I have always respected Joan Didion as a writer, and this came out of her experience, her personal tragedy with the loss of her husband and the illness of her daughter. Both Becky and I had lost a parent in the last couple of years, so we had that experience fresh. So, when I was reading the play, it really spoke to me because there are reactions and things she talks about that I recognize. I think Becky had the same reaction when I brought it to her."
Though the themes in the play are heavy, and Didion comes to some harsh conclusions about life, Hart-Palumbo encourages everyone to see it if they have the chance.
She said, "It's beautifully, almost lyrically, written. It's a brilliant piece, I think it's just wonderfully written. And hopefully I can make her as interesting and evocative as she is."
In addition to her many other talents, Hart-Palumbo knows good writing. She has written and adapted plays of her own. Her "day job" is that of a technical writer/editor/corporate trainer for SPX Corporation who contracts her to the likes of ExxonMobil and Chevron. Her dream for retirement is to live in the country, writing children's novels. Though juggling a career, teaching and rehearsals, she has managed to complete three quarters of her first book this year.
Over the summer, Hart-Palumbo will be directing Noël Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit at Main Street Theater, as well. Retirement seems a long way off for this multitalented woman.
As Udden said, "She's an amazing, strong woman who takes the world by storm and puts her heart – and herself – into everything she does."
Cover Story Archives
Browse through our cover story archives below and learn more about the amazing women who have graced the covers of Houston Woman Magazine:
Juliet Stipeche
Rania Mankarious
Maria Oden
Dr. Beena George
HER Awards 2013
Lemonde Day
Joan Ifland
Dorothy Ables
Nancy Allen
Jolyn Brand
Faye Chin
Sallie Griffis Helms, Ph.D.
Mary Kegarise
Christine Miles
Hope Northrup, M.D.
Annise Parker
Charmaine Smith
Kjersti Aagaard, M.D.
Ariela Alpert
Sidney Faust
Veronica Caseras Lee
Cora Sue Mach
Sabrina Martinez
Dr. Cheryl Peters
Penny Ann Reed
Linda Bell Robinson
Madison Robinson
Tiffany D. Thomas
Nelda Luce Blair
Dianah Dulany
Gwen Emmett
Hashmat Effendi
Claire Hart-Palumbo
Elaine Johnson, R.N.
Beverly Kaufman
Kay King
Renu Khator
Victoria Noble
Barbara Schlattman
Crystal Washington
Jennie M. Bennett
Barbara Brister
Jacqueline Baly Chaumette
Wendy Daboval
Jordon Folloder
Laurie M. Glaze
Roberta Harris
Elsie Huang
Mandy Kao
Patty Loden
Melody Meyer
Rebecca Roberts
Shay St. John
Rebecca Greene Udden
Carole Young
Donna Benefield
Tracy Carmen-Jones
Jo Casady
Tracy Case
Saakshi Chowdhary
Suzan Deison
Mimi Dinh
Nicolette Hardwicke
Chris Hook
Lois Konnos
Suzanne Kupiec
Georgianna Nichols
Nancy Rutledge
Donna Sollenberger
Karen Taylor
Lisa Wang
Pamela Wright
Sofia Adrogue
Amy Bernstein
Anita Carman
Carol Desenberg
Lee Ann Elvig
Katie Jacobs
Margo P. Geddie
Brenda Harris
Sandy Harris
Alecia Lawyer
Saundra McNeese
Maria Emee Nisnisan
Chris Noble
Lisa Whitaker
Carole Wills
Mary Bossier-Bearden, R.N.
Debbie Clemens
Kristi Cullum, R.N.
Helen Currier. R.N.
Lynn Elsenhans
Sylvia Garcia
Mary Grace Gray
Charleta Guillory, M.D.
Renae Schumann, R.N.
Y. Ping Sun
Tammy Tran
Patti Barnett
Mary Case
Dr. Gail Gross
Amy Hay
Patricia Mercer
Janet Rarick
Priscilla Slade
Dayna Steele
Martha Wong
Dorais Allais
Sarah Ferguson
Harriet Hart
Lisa Leal, M.D.
Libi Lebel
Vickie Milazzo
Marsha Murray
Annise Parker
D'Lisa Simmons


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Gaston Hillar is an IT consultant and author of more than 40 books on topics ranging from systems programming to IT project management.
Voice has yet to gain a foothold with developers, but Windows 7 is about to change that. Exchange Server 2010 includes Voice Mail Preview, so the push is on to include voice and speech awareness and interaction in applications.
"Voice is the new touch," says Zig Serafin, GM of Microsoft's speech group. "It's the natural evolution from keyboards and touch screens."
Speech-aware apps recognize human speech and react to commands. They talk back to users instead of displaying text, letting people interact with their computers in the same way they interact with other people. These apps have two components:
- Speech recognition to convert spoken words and sentences to text. Windows 7 lets users train the speech-recognition system to transform it into a voice-recognition system. This way, the speech-recognition engine improves its accuracy based on the user's unique vocal sounds.
- Speech synthesis to artificially produce human speech and talk to users. Windows 7's Text-To-Speech (TTS) engine converts text in a specific language into speech.
The Speech Recognition Control Panel application (Figure 1) offers everything you need to configure your microphone and train your computer to better understand you. You can find this application in the Ease of Access category. It offers access to the Text to Speech tab in the Speech Properties dialog box. This tab lets you select the default voice to use for the TTS engine. You can use a text to preview the voice and configure its speed and output settings (see Figure 2).
However, one of the great problems about speech-related services in Windows 7 is that the APIs and the wrappers for managed code are a bit complex and lack documentation. Thus, I present in this article example C# programs to help you to create speech-aware applications.
Talking to People
To get an app to talk to users, you use speech synthesis services, wrappers provided by both .NET Framework 3.5 and .NET Framework 4 (Release Candidate). First, add the System.Speech.dll assembly as a reference to an existing C# project, then include the System.Speech.Synthesis namespace to access the classes, types, and enumerations offeredby the speech synthesis wrapper. You can create a new instance of the SpeechSynthesizer class and call its Speak method with the text to speak:
using System.Speech.Synthesis;
This way, the TTS engine uses the default voice, its parameter values, and audio output to turn the received text into human speech:
var synthesizer = new SpeechSynthesizer(); synthesizer.Speak ("Hello! How are you?");
The statement after the call to the Speak method isn't executed until the TTS engine finishes saying "Hello! How are you?" To create a more responsive speech-aware application, call the SpeakAsync method, which produces the same effect as Speak but continues to the next statement after scheduling an asynchronous operation to transform the received text to speech:
synthesizer.SpeakAsync("Good morning!");
You may need to cancel an asynchronous scheduled speak command. It is possible to create a Prompt instance for each text to speak, then call the SpeakAsyncCancel for the SpeechSynthesizer instance, with the Prompt instance to be canceled as a parameter. This way, it is possible to cancel a specific text as needed. The following lines show an example that cancels "How are you?"
var prompt1 = new Prompt("Good morning!", SynthesisTextFormat.Text); var prompt2 = new Prompt("How are you?", SynthesisTextFormat.Text); synthesizer.SpeakAsync(prompt1); synthesizer.SpeakAsync(prompt2); // Cancel prompt1 -> "How are you?" synthesizer.SpeakAsyncCancel(prompt1);
You can also cancel all the scheduled asynchronous speak operations by calling the SpeakAsyncCancellAll for the SpeechSynthesizer instance, without parameters.