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At times like these − as well as at many others, to be honest − I feel like my real purpose in this world is to compensate for those moments when Neri is at her most obstreperous.
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I love riding in cars but since Neri doesn't have a car, or a driver's license for that matter, I also have to rely on the generosity of others − and it's not so simple.
Three weeks ago, Neri decided to take me to the writing school where she teaches. It's a great place where there's always plenty of food and the people vie to show me affection, plus there's air-conditioning and also a rug. And when I do what Neri calls "Shoshana's thing" on it − lie on my back and rhythmically wave my four legs back and forth while howling plaintively − the whole class stops listening to Neri, even if she's right in the middle of scolding them for having no idea who Aharon Appelfeld is, or is appalled to discover she has a student who proudly admits that the only part of the newspaper he ever reads is the daily table showing the dollar exchange rate.
At times like these − as well as at many others, to be honest − I feel like my real purpose in this world is to compensate for those moments when Neri is at her most obstreperous. Without fail, the whole class bursts out laughing and sometimes also breaks into applause.
The distance from our house to the school is at least two kilometers, mostly in the shade. We set off walking on this particular day, and right at the beginning of Chen Boulevard, Neri began telling a friend on the phone about some psychopath from Jerusalem who used to harass her on and off for something like 23 years, ever since they once dated for a week. "It was awful," Neri said. "It got so bad that once I even took the kids and fled to my mother's house − so you can just imagine how much he wore me out."
Then she told the friend that this guy was one of those types who laugh really loud when they're at the movies, and even laugh at a joke even before the actors say it because they're reading the subtitles. She also said this guy was so stingy that one time, three years ago, after having bugged her for two years to agree to see him, throughout the entire Yom Kippur holiday before the proposed meeting he bombarded her with dozens of emails making clear that when they did get together, he expected to split all the expenses with her 50-50 − "to go Dutch." And just to be on the safe side, he also sent her a link with a whole explanation of the definition and etymology of that phrase, lest there be any confusion. And then, even though she blocked him on all her personal email addresses and on her cellphone too, a couple of months ago he managed to contact her via her email address at the newspaper.
"No, it's not flattering at all to have someone harassing me for 23 years," Neri told her friend. "It's basically an obsession, and he also has the gall to believe that the little he learned about me during that week 23 years ago has anything at all to do with who I am today. Mostly, it tells me that he barely listened to me even then.
"I know that three years ago I told you he was totally nuts," Neri said with some annoyance, "but I'm a little nuts too and two months ago he suddenly started writing me these very nice, calm letters. In the end he asked so nicely for me to give him another chance that I agreed, and I even went to Jerusalem, since I had something else to do there anyway.
Actually, the date was quite pleasant. He seemed quite relaxed, he told me how much money he'd been making on the stock exchange and how, just the day before, he'd made $100,000 with one keystroke. And then when it was time for me to go, he insisted that I pay the bill for my cup of coffee and I wondered: What kind of person is prepared to let 23 years of courtship go down the drain for a lousy NIS 11?
"But the worst thing that happened was that the next day I discovered that at 4:48 A.M. he had sent me an email: 'I'm over my addiction!!!' − i.e., until 4:47 he was still just as addicted to me as he once was to cocaine and then, precisely at 4:48 – 23 years, several months and a few hours after the day I fled from him to my mother's house – he got over me and wrote me this hurtful note. Just because it isn't the least bit flattering that he was obsessed with me for 23 years doesn't mean it isn't terribly insulting when even your stalker loses interest ... Shit! My flip-flop is coming apart and I'm late for class."
Just as Neri finished that sentence, in the middle of the scorching-hot plaza in front of Habima, the toe-piece of her left flip-flop became completely detached and she started stumbling along, trying to hold it together with her toes, before giving up and continuing barefoot toward Rothschild Boulevard.
No taxi driver would stop for her, and so I found myself being dragged along as she tried to skip from one little shady spot to another all down the street, ignoring anyone who said hello to her. Until finally, all sweaty and with black feet and "totally humiliated," as she told her students, she entered the classroom.
"Why didn't you take a cab?" Orna asked her. Neri explained that the Tel Aviv taxi driver who would agree to pick up a large, black dog had yet to be found. "Surely the people is grass!" cried Neri − and even I knew she was quoting Bialik.
The way home was even worse. Again I hopped with Neri from one shady spot to another. Unlike her, I didn't bounce in place while waiting for the traffic lights to change; I'm used to burning the soles of my feet. Somehow, in the middle of Chen Boulevard, this woman who'd been calling out to Neri for a few minutes managed to grab her sleeve.
"Can't you see I'm barefoot?" Neri asked in irritation. "Because no one seems to notice. Like it's just totally normal to see a woman my age hopping barefoot down the street. I've become invisible."
"You know," that woman said to her, "I was going to offer you a lift, but I don't want your dog to mess up the upholstery."
Illustration by Avi Ofer.
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Loggerhead Landing: An Escape within an Escape
Author: Barry Kaufman
We all need an escape every now and again. Even those of us fortunate enough to already live on an island where most of the country goes to escape. We need just that one afternoon in the sun, with the roar of the ocean accompanying great live music, a drink in our hand and our toes in the sand. It's as necessary to the soul as the air we breathe is to the body. It reminds us why we live here; it centers us and reinvigorates us.
It's that moment of pure, blissful rapture that drove the folks at Marriott to completely reinvent the classic beach bar when they created Loggerhead Landing. If you haven't been since it was relaunched as Loggerhead Landing, you're missing out on the quintessential beach bar experience. Nearly $300,000 was spent to transform the sprawling outdoor space, including a new rooftop and entirely new bar, with amenities all around geared towards granting you your moment of bliss.
The new wraparound bar gives everyone a stunning view of the water, just above dunes that roll right up to the patio. Wide open spaces let you dip your toes in the sand while you sip a cold beverage. Standalone gas firepits to one side come on when the sun goes down, letting you enjoy the outdoor bliss well into evening. And live music fills the air five nights a week, from the steel drums of Dean St. Hilaire to the masterful acoustic tunes of Tommy Sims. It's a lot to take in. You might need to come back a few times.
"I don't think you can really point to any one thing we did during the renovations as something we're most proud of, but we can say it's the experience," Raffael Ormeggio, Marriott Vacation Club's director of operations, said. "We've raised the bar. You come, sit down, and everything from your drink to the service to the view, is fantastic. I think the overall construction and renovation provide the base, but creating this atmosphere is the thing we're most proud of."
And that atmosphere is one that lets you truly unwind in style. The updated décor informs an oceanside oasis that's a little more polished than your average "beers-on-the-sand" style watering hole. Here, the emphasis is on the beach and the sheer joy of the experience.
For further proof, one need only take a look at the beverage list. The array of frozen drinks tantalizes with classics from daiquiris to margaritas to next-level versions of those standbys, like the Coronita, a classic margarita infused with Corona—or the Miami Vice, the perfect blend of a daiquiri and a piña colada. The cocktails are equally inspired with everything from rum runners to the signature "tipsy turtles" carefully prepared using fresh, tasty spirits, aromatics and bitters. And if you can't decide, make your own. The "Create a Cocktail" option allows you to pick your base, your fruit and your floater for a truly individualized taste sensation.
And to prove it's not your average "beers-on-the-sand-style" watering hole, an extensive list of beers is offered, running the gamut from sunny-day standbys to crafty suds that let even the pickiest of hopheads quench their thirst. Add to this a broad selection of red, white and bubbly wine, and you have a drink list that's miles beyond the ordinary beach bar.
That same dedication to flavor and variety can be found on the food menu, which benefits heavily from the nearby kitchen at Dolphin Grille. Pair that beachside cocktail with something from their delectable selection of wraps, sandwiches, finger foods and salads, like the thick and juicy grande burger, sizzling chicken quesadilla or light and fresh mahi wrap.
All of these elements add up to what is, simply put, the classic beach bar—perfected. It's here you can let your hair down, enjoy the sunshine, breathe in the salty air, enjoy live music and meet with friends.
"You come here on a summer day, when we have the steel drums playing, and you could be anywhere in the Caribbean," Ormeggio said. "You could be in Jamaica, for all you know. It's an escape from an escape."
And ultimately, couldn't we all use an escape every now and again?
Loggerhead Landing is located at Marriott's Grande Ocean, 51 South Forest Beach Dr., Hilton Head Island.
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White House: While the President agreed to a temporary deal, he still tried to frame it as "in no way a concession" despite conservative critics labeling it just that. Trump also warned Friday in announcing the three-week funding deal that if he cannot get a "fair deal" by next month the government could shut down again or he may declare a national emergency to sidestep Congress and build a border wall, a move that would almost certainly draw legal challenges delaying any actual wall construction.
SOTU: While the President and Congressional leaders cut a deal to re-open the parts of the government shutdown since Dec. 22, we still don't know when the State of the Union will happen. Speaker Nancy Pelosi reiterated what she said to the President in her recent letters, that when the government is open she would discuss with him a mutually agreeable date for the address. House Republican leaders believe it should now be rescheduled as soon as possible, but it is unclear if that will happen, given the temporary nature of this government "re-opening".


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Tottenham Hotspur has confirmed their midfielder Lewis Holtby has left White Hart Lane on a temporary basis in the final hours of the deadline day.
The 23-year-old has now agreed to join Bundesliga outfir Hamburg on a season-long loan. He joined the North London club from Schalke in January 2013 on a four and a half year deal.
"Lewis Holtby has joined Bundesliga side Hamburg on a one-year loan with a view to a permanent transfer," Tottenham released a statement on their official website.
"Lewis, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Fulham, has made 41 appearances for us in all competitions."


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Raúl Jardiel Dobato (Zaragoza, España, 29 de abril de 1982), más conocido como Raúl Jardiel, es un entrenador de fútbol español.

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Licenciado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, Raúl Jardiel iniciaría su etapa como entrenador en la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Zaragoza. Primero fue entrenador del fútbol base de la entidad zaragocista y más tarde, en 2014, se convertiría segundo entrenador del Deportivo Aragón, a las órdenes de César Láinez. Despeñaría el puesto de entrenador adjunto del filial blanquillo hasta 2018, con un impás en el primer equipo. El 19 de marzo de 2017, se convierte en segundo entrenador del Real Zaragoza, formando parte del cuerpo técnico de César Láinez, que tras la destitución de Raúl Agné, lograrían salvarlo del descenso de categoría.

En enero de 2019, firma como segundo entrenador de César Láinez en la Unión Balompédica Conquense de la Segunda División B de España, al que no lograrían salvar del descenso a Tercera División de España.

En verano de 2019, firma como entrenador del Club Deportivo Brea de la Tercera División de España. En la temporada 2020-21, lograría ascender al Club Deportivo Brea a la Segunda División RFEF.

El 28 de mayo de 2021, firma como entrenador del CD Ebro de la Segunda División RFEF. En la temporada 2021-22, lograría enfrentarse al RC Celta de Vigo en la Copa del Rey y en liga terminó con un octavo puesto, siendo uno de los mejores equipos de la competición en la segunda vuelta.

El 29 de noviembre de 2022, llega a un acuerdo con el CD Ebro para separar sus caminos.

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'Zia remnants' blamed for Karachi carnage: Benazir vows to confront militants, fears more attacks
KARACHI, Oct 19: Former prime minister and Pakistan People's Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Friday condemned the suicide attack on her rally and blamed it on what she termed 'Zia remnants'. She described it as an attack on democracy and vowed to confront the 'coward' militant elements who wanted to rob the people of their fundamental and democratic rights.
She vowed to remain in the country and lead her party's campaign from the front.
Addressing a news conference at her seaside residence, Ms Bhutto, wearing a black armband to mourn the Thursday tragedy, said "the attack was not on me, the attack was on what I represent. It was an attack on democracy and on the very unity and integrity of Pakistan".
She said that before returning home, she had written to President Pervez Musharraf that more than three officials were planning suicide attacks on her. She refused to identify the officials.
She said in reply to a questioner that it was no naivette to return despite having been cautioned by the government against the militant threat.
"The attack was a message sent by the enemies of democracy to all the political parties of the country. It was intended to intimidate and blackmail all the political forces and elements working for democracy and human rights. It was a warning not only to me and the PPP but to all political parties; indeed to the entire civil society."
She claimed that before her return to Pakistan, she had been informed by a brotherly country that several suicide squads had been sent to Pakistan to kill her.
"It was conveyed to me by a brotherly country that one suicide squad was from within Taliban elements, one was from the Al Qaeda, the third was from amongst the Pakistani Taliban, and the fourth was from Karachi... The telephone numbers of some of the suicide squad handlers were also given by the brotherly country to the government of Pakistan," she said.
Taking a swipe at military rule, Ms Bhutto said: "Dictatorship fuels the forces of extremism and narcotics trade. Fearing democracy, these cowards attacked a woman and unarmed innocent men and children".
The attack was intended to warn the people against exercising their right to participate in the political process for the attainment of their social, economic and political rights, she said, telling the perpetrators of the crime that her party would not be deterred.
"The party would never allow its voice in support of the people's political and democratic rights stifled. We will continue to raise voice and fight for the people's rights, come what may," she said.
"It is imperative for all of us to fight to save Pakistan by saving democracy. Democracy brings development and marginalises the anti-people forces. We must save Pakistan, save democracy and save the fundamental rights of the people."
Ms Bhutto called upon "moderate forces", both in and outside the government, to forge a united front to tackle militancy as "militancy is a threat to unity and integrity of the country and a threat to the image of Islam".
"We will not let militants destroy the hopes of our people for freedom and prosperity despite the tragedy in the night that followed the triumphant homecoming during the day."
Ms Bhutto said she had a feeling that with "so much detail in their hand, the government would be able to apprehend them, but I can understand the difficulty".
The PPP chief refrained from holding the government responsible for the attack. Ms Bhutto said she had been advised not to return to Pakistan, but she kept her appointment with the people of Pakistan and returned despite knowing that this attack was possible.
"On Oct 16, before returning home, I wrote a letter to Gen Musharraf in which I informed him that if anything happens to me as a result of these attacks, then I will neither nominate the Afghan Taliban, nor Al Qaeda, not even Pakistani Taliban or the fourth group. I will nominate those people who, I believe, mislead the people. I have spelt out names of such people in the letter," she said.
Ms Bhutto said she knew who her enemies were and who were the forces of militancy who wanted to kill her because they were coward. "I have named three people, and more, in that letter to Gen Musharraf. I have named certain people with a view to the attack that took place yesterday so that if I was assassinated, who should be investigated."
MORE THREATS: She alleged that more attacks were being planned on her life. She said her apprehension was that a strike would be made on either of her houses in Clifton and Larkana.
"The modus operandi will be that selected people will be planted in the police department and posted near my house. Perhaps, commandos will be sent in the garb of a rival political party and blamed for the attack."
Ms Bhutto said she had shared this piece of information with Gen Musharraf and was confident the government would take pre-emptive measures.
She believed the "battle to save Pakistan is going to require a heroic effort and I hope that the people of Pakistan will support me and all political parties to stave off a militant takeover".
She disclosed that a media representative had told her on return from Dubai that he had received a phone call from a retired military official that there would be an attack on her that day and that the MQM would be doing that. "I said that if such an attack comes, it will not be from the MQM."
In reply to a question, she said Gen Musharraf was very sorry for the attack and had called on "all and sundry to unite for the fight against extremism and militancy".
At the outset, Ms Bhutto offered prayers for all those who lost their lives in the suicide attack, announcing that the PPP would offer ghaaibana janaza prayers on Suinday in all district headquarters.
She thanked the UN chief, President Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, Altaf Hussain, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Senator Asfandyar Wali, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and India's L. K. Advani for inquiring after her in the wake of the tragedy.
"Our thoughts, prayers and sympathies are with those who laid down their lives and to their families."
She also condoled with the family of the TV cameraman and a number of policemen who died after the explosions. She also praised the party cadres, workers, and all those who trekked long distances to welcome her on her homecoming.
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Peppermint oil is a popular and effective home remedy for the treatment of migraine. Migraine is a form of headache, which may be the result of your food habit. Dietary changes might reduce your headache. Other alternatives for headache relief include use of peppermint oil. Keep reading this article to learn how to use peppermint oil for migraines.
Is Peppermint oil Good for Migraines?
Peppermint oil has calming effects on the nerves. Therefore, it helps those people, who suffer from migraine. Though it has some side effects like allergic reactions, mouth ulcers, eye irritation etc., it has been used as an effective remedy for migraine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health Interview Survey, 12% of the whole population of the world has used peppermint.
Peppermint oil can be used alone to reduce headache or can be combined with other ingredients like ethyl alcohol, frankincense in order to provide relief to migraine.
Peppermint oil improves blood circulation, relieves tension and reduces pain. Calming and numbing properties of peppermint oil help the people suffering from migraine.
How it works: the use of peppermint oil to forehead is a natural medication for migraine. Peppermint oil extracted from the peppermint herb provides relief to headache.
Best time to apply: 20 minutes after headache.
When you apply ethyl alcohol to forehead, it soothes muscle. In addition, ethyl alcohol has mentally relaxing effect.
How it works: the mixture of peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil and ethyl alcohol provide relaxing effects on the muscles and the mind. It soothes migraine.
Frankincense oil is antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, disinfectant and digestive agent. Therefore, this oil can reduce migraine.
How it works: due to its anti-inflammatory property, this oil reduces the swelling of blood vessels that leads to pain.
Best time to apply: during headache.
Though peppermint oil is an effective remedy for migraine, its use has some side effects like allergic reaction, dizziness, heartburn, muscle tremor, mouth ulcers etc. It may slow down heart rate. Its overuse can cause brain damage, muscle weakness, seizure etc. Menthol, present in peppermint, may be deadly to humans. Don't use peppermint oil on infant's face. Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should avoid this oil.
Peppermint oil is a popular and effective home remedy for migraines. Keep reading this article to learn how to use peppermint oil for migraines.


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Mendiant (з фр. жебрак) — традиційний французький різдвяний кондитерський виріб, що є шоколадним диском, прикрашений горіхами і сухофруктами. Кожен інгредієнт символізує чотири жебрацькі, або чернечі, ордени, кольори продуктів відповідають кольорам чернечих ряс. За традицією родзинки символізують домініканців, фундук — августинців, сушена фіга — францисканців, мигдаль — кармелітів.

Але рецепти цього десерту можуть відступати від традиційного поєднання горіхів та фруктів, включаючи до складу насіння, шкірку фруктів та ін.

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At least 57 are killed in two-day assault by Syrian army helicopters on the northern rebel-held town of al-Bab.
Scores of people have been killed in a two-day assault by the Syrian army on a northern rebel-held town near the city of Aleppo.
Helicopters bombarded al-Bab on Sunday, killing at least 30 people including four women when they dropped improvised 'barrel bombs' on a market district, sources in the town told Al Jazeera.
Activists said that the death toll could rise because many people were severely wounded in the raid.
The attack came a day after 27 people were reported killed in a similar attack on the same town by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
A barrel bomb - explosives-filled cylinders or oil barrels - was rolled out of the back off a helicopter and exploded in a residential area, a video uploaded to youtube on Sunday appeared to show.
A voice in the video describes the object as an "explosive barrel" and it sends plumes of grey smoke rising up over the skyline.
Other videos uploaded to the Internet appeared to show piles of rubble from crushed buildings, blazing fires and a dusty-haired child carrying a baby and walking away from what appeared to be a blast site.
The bombardment of al-Bab, around 40 km north east of the divided city of Aleppo, follows gains by Assad's forces on Aleppo's south east approaches last month and could herald a similar ground offensive in the area.
"It seems that the regime is determined to hit the supply route [of rebels] between al-Bab and the city of Aleppo," Barry Abdul Latif, an activist in al-Bab told Al Jazeera.
"But the shelling of the regime is only targeting heavily populated civilian neighbourhoods and away from any rebel headquarters," he added.
The offensive on al-Bab comes at a time of heavy fighting across the country, particularly around Aleppo, in the Qalamoun region, which overlooks the main highway north from Damascus and the eastern suburbs of the capital.
Since rebels threatened Damascus late last year, Assad has been consolidating his military power around the capital and in the centre of the country.
His forces have been trying to push rebels out of Nabak, which lies on the Damascus-Homs road.


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Justia Patents Patents Examined by Ruiping Li
Patents Examined by Ruiping Li
System and method for performing image processing based on a damage assessment image judgement model
Abstract: A system is provided for performing image processing. During operation, the system can obtain a video stream of a target object, and obtain, from the video stream, a plurality of images ranked according to a first sequence. The target object can be, e.g., a damage vehicle. The system can then extract a set of feature vectors corresponding to the plurality of images. The system may sequentially provide the set of feature vectors to a trained damage assessment image judgment model. Next, the system can apply the trained damage assessment image judgment model to determine whether each image in the plurality of images corresponds to a damage assessment image.
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Inventors: Xin Guo, Yuan Cheng, Jun Huang
Video background substraction using depth
Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media to render a foreground video. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of video frames that include depth data and color data. The method further includes downsampling the frames of the video. The method further includes, for each frame, generating an initial segmentation mask that categorizes each pixel of the frame as foreground pixel or background pixel. The method further includes determining a trimap that classifies each pixel of the frame as known background, known foreground, or unknown. The method further includes, for each pixel that is classified as unknown, calculating and storing a weight in a weight map. The method further includes performing fine segmentation to obtain a binary mask for each frame. The method further includes upsampling the plurality of frames based on the binary mask for each frame to obtain a foreground video.
Assignee: Google LLC
Inventors: Guangyu Zhou, Qiang Chen, Niklas Enbom
Apparatus and method for receiving fingerprint information through guide
Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a fingerprint sensor disposed under the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the fingerprint sensor. The processor is configured to set a fingerprint sensing region at a location, which corresponds to a location where the fingerprint sensor is disposed, on the display if the electronic apparatus enters a state for registering a fingerprint of a finger, to display a first guide on the display such that the first guide at least partly overlaps the fingerprint sensing region, to obtain first fingerprint information through the fingerprint sensing region if the finger touches the first guide, to display a second guide on the display such that the second guide at least partly overlaps the fingerprint sensing region, and to obtain second fingerprint information through the fingerprint sensing region if the finger touches the second guide.
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors: Hee Kuk Lee, Dae Kyu Shin, Hyeong Wook Yang, Yu Min Jung, Pil Joo Yoon, Hae Dong Lee
Invariant-based dimensional reduction of object recognition features, systems and methods
Abstract: A sensor data processing system and method is described. Contemplated systems and methods derive a first recognition trait of an object from a first data set that represents the object in a first environmental state. A second recognition trait of the object is then derived from a second data set that represents the object in a second environmental state. The sensor data processing systems and methods then identifies a mapping of elements of the first and second recognition traits in a new representation space. The mapping of elements satisfies a variance criterion for corresponding elements, which allows the mapping to be used for object recognition. The sensor data processing systems and methods described herein provide new object recognition techniques that are computationally efficient and can be performed in real-time by the mobile phone technology that is currently available.
Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLC
Inventors: Kamil Wnuk, Jeremi Sudol, Bing Song, Matheen Siddiqui, David McKinnon
Intelligent multi-scale medical image landmark detection
Abstract: Intelligent multi-scale image parsing determines the optimal size of each observation by an artificial agent at a given point in time while searching for the anatomical landmark. The artificial agent begins searching image data with a coarse field-of-view and iteratively decreases the field-of-view to locate the anatomical landmark. After searching at a coarse field-of view, the artificial agent increases resolution to a finer field-of-view to analyze context and appearance factors to converge on the anatomical landmark. The artificial agent determines applicable context and appearance factors at each effective scale.
Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Inventors: Bogdan Georgescu, Florin Cristian Ghesu, Yefeng Zheng, Dominik Neumann, Tommaso Mansi, Dorin Comaniciu, Wen Liu, Shaohua Kevin Zhou
Image registering method and apparatus
Abstract: A method of registering images by adjusting a distribution of spatial frequencies of correlation between spatial frequency functions of images, a number of images being N, where N being an integer equal to or larger than two, and determining at least one shift between the images using the frequency distribution adjusted correlation.
Assignee: VISIDON OY
Inventors: Matti Niskanen, Subingqian Hu
Selective image compression of an image stored on a device based on user preferences
Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes classifying an image stored on a device as a type of image. A user's access pattern of other images also classified as the type of image is analyzed. The method further includes analyzing at least one sharing medium that the user has previously used to share the image and/or other images. The analyzing the at least one medium is at least in part based on the classified type of the image. A previously recorded delete pattern of the user is analyzed. The analyzing the previously recorded delete pattern of the user is at least in part based on the classified type of the image. Based on the classified type of the image and/or based on results of the analyses, the image is categorized to one of a plurality of image compression categories. Each category corresponds to a degree of image compression.
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors: Deepak Ghuge, Abhishek Jain, Subhojit Roy, Sasikanth Eda, Manojkiran Eda
Methods and systems for multiplayer tagging for ball game analytics generation with a mobile computing device
Abstract: Methods and systems for image clustering are described, and include determining a plurality of images from a video of a game, the video captured by a camera on a mobile device, where at least one image of the plurality of images is segmented from a video frame of the video; determining a feature vector from the at least one image; dividing the images into a first subset and a second subset based on the feature vector; tagging a first player in a first image of the first subset with an identifier, where the identifier differentiates the images in the first subset to a plurality of players; and identifying a second player in a second image in the second subset by propagating the identifier of the first subset, based on a distance measure associated with the feature vector. Running on a mobile computing device, this invention allows multiplayer tagging to be easily performed in almost any environment.
Assignee: NEX Team Inc.
Inventors: Qi Zhang, Ian Smith, Long Mak, Keng Fai Lee, Wing Hung Chan
Systems and methods for searching and ranking personalized videos
Abstract: An example method for searching and ranking personalized videos commence with receiving a user request via a communication chat between a user and another user. The user request includes a phrase or emoji. The method performs, based on the user request, a search of a pool of personalized videos to determine a subset of relevant personalized videos. The personalized videos are associated with text messages. The method further includes determining first rankings of the relevant personalized videos. The method then proceed with selecting, based on the first rankings, a pre-determined number of personalized videos from the subset of relevant personalized videos. The method then determines second rankings of the selected personalized videos and present the selected personalized videos within the communication chat in an order based on the second rankings. The personalized videos of the first subpool and the personalized videos of the second subpool are ranked independently.
Assignee: Snap Inc.
Inventors: Alexander Mashrabov, Evgenii Krokhalev, Sofia Savinova, Ivan Babanin, Ivan Belonogov
Image processing program, image processing apparatus, and image processing method
Abstract: An image processing method is performed by a computer, for determining that a line is a crack or something other than the crack. The method includes: extracting a linear region from an image of an object captured by an imaging apparatus; determining a luminosity change in a direction traversing the linear region at each of a plurality of positions separate in a longitudinal direction of the linear region; and identifying a type of the linear region based on the luminosity changes at the plurality of positions.
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
Inventors: Yusuke Nakanishi, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Koichi Oikawa
Training and/or using neural network models to generate intermediary output of a spectral image
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media related to training and/or using a neural network model. The trained neural network model can be utilized to generate (e.g., over a hidden layer) a spectral image based on a regular image, and to generate output indicative of one or more features present in the generated spectral image (and present in the regular image since the spectral image is generated based on the regular image). As one example, a regular image may be applied as input to the trained neural network model, a spectral image generated over multiple layers of the trained neural network model based on the regular image, and output generated over a plurality of additional layers based on the spectral image. The generated output may be indicative of various features, depending on the training of the additional layers of the trained neural network model.
Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
Inventor: Alexander Gorban
Automatic image selection for online product catalogs
Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for automatic image selection for online product catalogs. An image selection system gathers feature data for images of an item included in listings posted to an online marketplace. The image selection system uses the feature data as input in a machine learning model to determine probability scores indicating an estimated probability that each image is suitable to represent the item. The machine learning model is trained based on a set of training images of the item that have been labeled to indicate whether they are suitable to represent the image. The image selection system compares the probability scores and selects an image to represent the item as a stock image based on the comparison.
Assignee: eBay Inc.
Inventors: Arnon Dagan, Ido Guy, Alexander Nus, Raphael Bryl, Noa Shimoni Barzilai, Avinoam Omer, Yan Radovilsky, Einav Itamar, Gadi Mikles
Method and device for digital image restoration
Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a device for digital image restoration. The digital image to be restored comes from an initial image acquired by an image acquisition device having an associated acquisition instrumental noise. The method comprises the following steps: —obtaining (30) an intermediate digital image with restoration of the acquisition instrumental noise, —denoising (32) the intermediate digital image in order to obtain a denoised intermediate digital image, —deconvolution (34) of the denoised digital image in order to obtain a restored digital image.
Filed: November 3, 2017
Assignee: CENTRE NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES SPATIALES
Inventors: Gwendoline Blanchet, Jean-Marc Delvit, Christophe Latry, Carole Thiebaut, Roberto Camarero
Text and audio-based real-time face reenactment
Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for text and audio-based real-time face reenactment. An example method includes receiving an input text and a target image, the target image including a target face; generating, based on the input text, a sequence of sets of acoustic features representing the input text; determining, based on the sequence of sets of acoustic features, a sequence of sets of scenario data indicating modifications of the target face for pronouncing the input text; generating, based on the sequence of sets of scenario data, a sequence of frames, wherein each of the frames includes the target face modified based on at least one of the sets of scenario data; generating, based on the sequence of frames, an output video; and synthesizing, based on the sequence of sets of acoustic features, an audio data and adding the audio data to the output video.
Inventors: Pavel Savchenkov, Maxim Lukin, Aleksandr Mashrabov
Video alert and secondary verification system and method
Abstract: A video alert and secondary confirmation system and method for detecting and verifying a person of interest is disclosed. The system and method include selecting an access way for detecting persons of interest. Independent video cameras are placed along the access way and have varying thresholds for identifying persons on a wanted list. Video alert modules operate in tandem with overlapping fields of view at a high threshold matching level. Each video camera is linked to a video alert module. Faces that are above a set threshold are displayed on a video alert module. A determination of match or no match is made. If a match appears to be made, a security team will be alerted to approach the individual who is an apparent match and take a closeup photograph that is analyzed to verify the match through a secondary confirmation.
Inventors: Robert William Kocher, Douglas Earl Dyer
Preserving authentication under item change
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods associated with preserving authentication under item change are disclosed herein. In embodiments, acquiring digital image data of an image of at least a portion of a target physical object; extracting features from the image data to form a digital fingerprint; querying the database system to seek a matching record based on the digital fingerprint; based on an amount of difference between the digital fingerprint and a stored digital fingerprint of the database, update the database system to output a new indication of a new match to the physical object for any new samples that are not matchable to the stored digital fingerprint within a first predetermined similarity threshold provided the new samples are matchable to the digital fingerprint within a second predetermined similarity threshold. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
Assignee: Alitheon, Inc.
Inventors: David Justin Ross, Justin Lynn Withrow, Scot E. Land, David Keesu Kim, Mark Tocci, Robert Saxon Ross
Method for and system for predicting alimentary element ordering based on biological extraction
Abstract: A system for predicting alimentary element ordering based on biological extraction, the system comprising a computing device configured to receive a biological extraction and alimentary element order chronicle of a user, retrieve an alimentary profile, identify, using the alimentary profile and a predictive machine-learning process, a predicted alimentary element and an alternative alimentary element, determine, using the predictive machine-learning process and the alimentary profile, the predicted alimentary element, select, using the predicted alimentary element, the alternative alimentary element, create a classifier, using a classification machine-learning process as a function of a plurality of alimentary element metrics, generate a plurality of related alimentary elements as a function of the classifier, rank the related alimentary elements as a function of the biological extraction, select the alternative alimentary element as a function of the ranking, and present the predicted alimentary element and
Assignee: KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
Inventor: Kenneth Neumann
Systems and methods for creating training data
Abstract: Training images can be synthesized in order to obtain enough data to train a model (e.g., a neural network) to recognize various classifications of a type of object. Images can be synthesized by blending images of objects labeled using those classifications into selected background images. To improve results, one or more operations are performed to determine whether the synthesized images can still be used as training data, such as by verifying one or more objects of interested represented in those images is not occluded, or at least satisfies a threshold level of acceptance. The training images can be used with real world images to train the model.
Assignee: Plus One Robotics, Inc.
Inventors: Jonathan Lwowski, Abhijit Majumdar
Seed analysis
Abstract: A method of analyzing seeds including acquiring, using an X-ray machine, X-ray images of the seeds. Analyzing the X-ray images to determine a parameter of each of the seeds. Comparing a parameter determined from analyzing the X-ray image of one seed to a parameter determined from analyzing the X-ray image of another seed. Arranging the seeds relative to each other based on the seed parameters.
Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
Inventors: Johnny J. Kotyk, Hsin-Chen Chen
Mobile robot, control method and control system thereof
Abstract: The present application provides a mobile robot, a control method and control system of the mobile robot. The control method comprises the following steps: acquiring a depth image obtained through photography of the at least one image acquisition device; wherein, the depth image contains a depth image of the target obstacle; identifying an obstacle type of the target obstacle from the depth image; controlling a navigation movement and/or behavior of the mobile robot based on an acquired positional relationship between the target obstacle and the mobile robot, and the identified obstacle type. In the present application, the type of the target obstacle can be detected effectively, and the behavior of the mobile robot can be controlled based on the detection result correspondingly.
Assignee: ANKOBOT (SHANGHAI) SMART TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Inventors: Yuwei Cui, Chongxing Li


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Q: PostgreSQL 11 error: column p.proisagg does not exist Using phpPgAdmin v5.6 and PostgreSQL v11.2 on CentOS v7, when I try to access the Functions tab within the public schema, I get the following error:
ERROR:  column p.proisagg does not exist
LINE 18:    WHERE NOT p.proisagg
                      ^
HINT:  Perhaps you meant to reference the column "p.prolang".
Dans l'instruction :

            SELECT
                p.oid AS prooid,
                p.proname,
                p.proretset,
                pg_catalog.format_type(p.prorettype, NULL) AS proresult,
                pg_catalog.oidvectortypes(p.proargtypes) AS proarguments,
                pl.lanname AS prolanguage,
                pg_catalog.obj_description(p.oid, 'pg_proc') AS procomment,
                p.proname || ' (' || pg_catalog.oidvectortypes(p.proargtypes) || ')' AS proproto,
                CASE WHEN p.proretset THEN 'setof ' ELSE '' END || pg_catalog.format_type(p.prorettype, NULL) AS proreturns,
                u.usename AS proowner
            FROM pg_catalog.pg_proc p
                INNER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = p.pronamespace
                INNER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_language pl ON pl.oid = p.prolang
                LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user u ON u.usesysid = p.proowner
            WHERE NOT p.proisagg
                AND n.nspname = 'public'
            ORDER BY p.proname, proresult

Fatal error: Call to a member function recordCount() on integer in /mnt/webdata/websites/applications/pga/classes/Misc.php on line 1949

I get the same error using the \df meta-command in psql (version 10.1 as it turns out):
ts_d=> \df
ERROR:  column p.proisagg does not exist
LIGNE 6 :   WHEN p.proisagg THEN 'agg'
                 ^
ASTUCE : Perhaps you meant to reference the column "p.prolang".
ts_d=>

The error in those queries seems to be due to a reference to proisagg, a column originally from the pg_proc table in the pg_catalog schema, but which no longer exists in PostgreSQL 11.
See: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/release-11.html
Any way to resolve this?

A: In the case of phpPgAdmin, you must modify the faulty queries within \classes\database\Postgres.php.
pg_proc.proisagg (PostgreSQL 10 and before) is a boolean set at TRUE when function is an aggregate function.
pg_proc.prokind (PostgreSQL 11) is a char taking the values 'f', 'p', 'a' or 'w' (see Erwin's answer above).
Thus, for every occurence of WHERE NOT p.proisagg (function is not an aggregate function), replace with WHERE p.prokind <> 'a'.

A: I had the same issue and ran these 2 commands to fix it
sed -i "s/NOT pp.proisagg/pp.prokind='f'/g" /usr/share/phpPgAdmin/classes/database/Postgres.php
sed -i "s/NOT p.proisagg/p.prokind='f'/g" /usr/share/phpPgAdmin/classes/database/Postgres.php

A: In Postgres 11 proisagg was replaced with prokind in the system catalog pg_proc:

prokind | char | f for a normal function, p for a procedure, a for an aggregate function, or w for a window function

The query needs to be adapted. Like:
SELECT ...
FROM pg_catalog.pg_proc p
 ...
WHERE p.prokind = 'f'   -- to only get plain functions
...

Related:

*

*How to drop all of my functions in PostgreSQL?

*PostgreSQL: How to list all stored functions that access specific table
The error you observed from the \df meta-command in psql is most likely due to using an outdated version of psql. psql 11 and up are updated to deal with  this change, of course.

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Heidkopf (Spessart) is a wooded hill of Bavaria, Germany, located in the Mittelgebirge Spessart.

It reaches an elevation of up to 372 metres above NHN. The peak lies in the district of Aschaffenburg/Bavaria, but the border to Hesse passes over the hill, so part of it lies in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis.

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