Last Saturday the Danish Cargo Bike Championships were held here in Copenhagen and here's the Copenhagenize Red Rum Team posing with my Bullitt cargo bike, together with my son, Felix.
These cargo bike races were a regular event for decades and decades in the city, up until 1960. The bike messengers in Copenhagen would race for bragging rights and honour on old long john bikes, massive cargo bikes and short john delivery bikes.
Our team chose to dress for the occasion. The messengers back in the day were well-dressed, with ties and caps and pressed trousers [we didn't bother with those] and were a smashingly handsome addition to the urban landscape.
They were nicknamed 'svajere' or 'swayers', because of the movement they made when pedalling the massive bikes. Swaying through the streets.
You can read about the dapper history of the Svajere in this post at Copenhagenize and see how frightfully well-dressed they were, especially in the YouTube film at the end. Wouldn't it be brilliant to see bike messengers dressing in style?
The races were a load of fun and it was a great day out. There was the 2 wheeled cargo bike championships, the 3 wheeled championship and the team relay. Copenhagenize Red Rum Team took part in the latter. We stuck to tradition in the races. Basically, you do one lap [1.3 km] with an empty bike and then you load two car tires and a bundle of newspapers onto the bike. Then the remaining three riders do a lap with the heavy load.
The Copenhagenize Red Rum Team in action. Featuring me, Tiago from Brazil, Joel from Ottawa and Jeff from Washington, DC.
For more shots from the Cargo Bike Races, check this longer post over at Copenhagenize.com.
Who's the dapper chap in the last picture?????
Mikael, I love your blog but why must everything be 'frightful'?
Was at Baisekli today and Bryant (who was super friendly and helpful with Martin) was appreciative that you lent your Bullit to their team for the 3rd place finish. From the photos it looked like a fine day. Well done! Enjoying your city splendidly and it's just our first full day. Thanks for the CPH Cycle Tracks and the spot on tips so far!


What's siguiente in Walking Dead Season 6?
Who like me believes that this spot need a fresh face... new icono and new banner??
Do tu like her character Maggie on the walking dead?
do tu think lauren cohan looks like kesha?
Lauren Cohan (born November 30, 1982]) is an American actress. Her most recognized roles to fecha are that of the role of Bela Talbot on supernatural and her role as the British Vampire, Rose on The Vampire Diaries.
supernatural and Vampire Diaries estrella Lauren Cohan has landed the female lead in the CW's supernatural-themed drama pilot Heavenly. Exiting 90210 teach Ryan Eggold also has been tapped for a major role in the project. Gossip Girl's Kevin Zegers, meanwhile, has been cast opposite Jimmy Wolk in ABC's Georgetown.
Billboards for Lauren Cohan's new FBI/CIA mostrar in L.A.
a link se añadió: Whiskey Cavalier TV billboards around L.A.
When is her fecha of Birth ?


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Adding Greater Realism to Virtual Worlds
A startup is borrowing techniques used in high-frequency trading to make virtual worlds more realistic.
Simon Parkinarchive page
What new possibilities might open up in video game design—and beyond—when an unlimited number of people can inhabit a truly realistic virtual world simultaneously? This is just one of several questions that Improbable, a company that's developing a new environment for building virtual worlds of unprecedented scale and complexity, hopes to answer.
Concept art for the computer game Worlds Adrift, which is being developed using Improbable's technology.
The technology could also be used to create real-world simulations that reveal, for instance, the effect that closing a major railway station would have during a disease epidemic, or how a radical change in a government's housing policy might affect a country's infrastructure.
Improbable has developed techniques that make it possible to share large amounts of information between multiple servers nearly instantaneously. This will allow many more players to experience a virtual world together than is currently possible. It will also allow more realistic physical interactions to take place within those worlds. Currently, in even the most elaborate virtual worlds, some characters and objects cannot interact because it would require more computational power than is available.
Virtual worlds will no longer feel as if they're built of "cardboard," says Improbable's CEO and cofounder, Herman Narula. Moreover, using Improbable's technology, objects and entities will be able to remain in the virtual world persistently, even when there are no human players around (currently, most virtual worlds essentially freeze when unoccupied). And actions taken in one corner of a game could have implications later or in another place.
Virtual worlds are already often expansive. The procedurally generated game No Man's Sky, for example, presents a virtual galaxy that is too large for any human to fully explore within his or her lifetime (see "No Man's Sky: A Vast Game Created by Algorithms"). But even if we are awed by the sprawl of their geography, the complexity of such worlds is limited by hardware and software limitations.
Herman Narula, CEO of Improbable.
"Game developers currently take many shortcuts," says Narula. Improbable's process essentially offers developers access to "a great deal more power than they've ever had before."
Large-scale online games are usually built using several "shards"—identical instances of the world that no more than about 10,000 people inhabit at any one time before the computational complexity becomes too great. Once a world is "full up," new players are sent to a different shard. Improbable's technology is different, says Narula. Theoretically, an unlimited number of players will be able to occupy the same world, and—perhaps most important for the designers hoping to offer those players interesting ways to interact with one another—"everyone will see the same things happening on screen at the same precise moment," he says.
The London-based company, founded by a group of computer scientists from the University of Cambridge, recently received $20 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm that has invested in startups including Twitter and Oculus VR. This money, according to Narula, will help the company add more engineers to its 50-member team and bulk up its infrastructure. The first games that employ the technology will be launched later this year, he says.
The technology, which already works with popular game- and virtual-world-building tools such as Unity and Unreal, will offer smaller studios and even one-man game makers access to features that typically are available only to vast teams with highly specialized engineers. Improbable plans to sell access to its platform to game developers.
Dean Hall, creator of the hugely popular online game Day Z, in which players fight to survive in a postapocalyptic landscape, is midway through a project that uses Improbable—a process he calls "the most exhilarating thing I have ever done." For video-game consumers, there will be no need for additional plug-ins or special hardware; the game will run just like any other.
Improbable is also working with researchers at the University of Oxford who hope to model the U.K.'s energy supply all the way from a gas pipe in any given house up to a nationwide view of the whole power grid. "They can't feasibly do this at the moment," says Narula.
by Simon Parkin

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I'm really excited to see what comes out of this work, and I'd encourage any interested developers, designers etc to take a look.
On a similar note, I'm looking forward to attending Hack the Police, at the end of April, which is being run by a group of front-line officers from the Metropolitan Police.
Thanks for writing us up on the DSD blog. As well as the post you've linked to on here I've also written a post that talks a little bit about how people can get involved in the programme.
I hope you enjoy the Hack The Police event. I'll be at the BlueLightCamp Hackathon on the same day. Two different events, sharing the same hashtag and hopefully benefiting from each other's ideas.
I'll try and keep you up to speed with what we are doing over the coming months.


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HomeChagrin Valley ConferenceCuyahoga Heights
Redskins down Spartans in postseason opener
By Steve Hare
When it comes to winning games, the Cuyahoga Heights girls' basketball team has a simple formula.
If the Redskins can score 35 points or more, odds are they'll end up with a victory. That's exactly what happened in Wednesday's 35-6 win over visiting Richmond Heights in a Division IV sectional semifinal.
The Redskins are now 10-1 on the season when they reach that 35-point marker.
"We hit five 3s and in games where we can make a few 3s we can get into the 30s," Cuyahoga Heights coach Al Martin said. "When we don't make any 3s, then we struggle because we don't have a lot of size. It's hard for us to drop the ball inside and score so we have to make some shots from the perimeter and we made a few."
Cuyahoga Heights had little trouble with Richmond Heights, who began the game with just five players and picked up a sixth shortly after tipoff.
"Richmond Heights is struggling with bodies," Martin said. "Their best player wasn't there and they only had six girls but the most impressive thing was the way both their girls and our girls handled the situation. Their girls played hard and our girls played hard. They showed a lot of class and character and didn't try to run up the score, so that was the main thing."
Julia Harris hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Redskins took a 12-4 lead. She finished with six points.
McKayla Spicer and Mia Spicer both scored six points in the first half and went on to lead the Redskins with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
"We got off to a good start and hit some shots," Martin said. "Mia Spicer did a nice job hitting some mid-range shots, which against a 2-3 zone sometimes you get in those seams and have a chance to shoot some eight to 12-footers. That's a shot that a lot of kids struggle with and she hit some."
The Redskins held the Spartans scoreless in both the second and fourth quarters.
Oyin Adio led Richmond Heights with four points and Josie Gates scored the Spartans' other two.
Cuyahoga Heights advanced to Saturday's sectional championship game against fourth-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas.
The Knights opened the season by winning their first 15 games before a judge ruled three senior transfers from Division I state semifinalist Canton GlenOak must sit out the second half of the season due to OHSAA transfer rules.
The team is just 2-5 since that court ruling on Jan. 29 but the Redskins will still have their hands full against the talented Knights.
"We went out and scouted them I think five times," Martin said. "They've got some young girls who are competitive and athletic and play hard. You can tell they have a good system in place but we think we have a good opportunity against them if we play well."
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Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.
The 2023 Chagrin Valley Conference Wrestling Championships began at Perry High School on Friday night and will continue on Saturday with the semifinals.
Athletes from 12 different schools have been named the Chagrin Valley Conference Athletes of the Week.
Kirtland is back in the hunt for the CVC Valley Division title after beating previously undefeated Berkshire on Wednesday, 53-40.
With a 59-25 win at Orange on Wednesday, Chagrin Falls' girls' basketball team secured its first Chagrin Valley Conference title since 2015.
Chagrin Falls, Beachwood, Hawken, and Perry each claimed a Chagrin Valley Conference swimming and diving championship on Saturday at Beachwood High School.


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With "Muchacho," Phosphorescent Shines Beyond Its Half-Life
Matt Houk, who plys his trade under the band name Phosphorescent, has long been a golden-throated marvel, but on the magnificent new Muchacho, he answers three questions that long have puzzled us.
Ever wonder how good Dylan's late-phase greats would sound if sung by someone whose voice hadn't been dragged four times across cooling magma? We used to joke, Mrs. Tulip Frenzy and I, about how Dylan should call Jakob to do the honors. But the moment we we heard the magnificent "Song For Zula," we knew Matt Houk was the only one who would do Dylan justice. You could imagine "Song for Zula" on anything from about Time Out Of Mind on; it's that good.
And then there's this question that long has lingered: when will someone record an album that you could segue to directly from the second side of Exile On Main Street, you know, something that combines pedal steel and Memphis horns, something warm and bright as "Loving Cup," with also that hazy, lazy mystery? If you've ever asked that question, yep, Muchacho is for you. On "The Quotidian Beasts" and other songs we can hear echoes of that notional state where it's 1971 all over again, and Mick and Keith are in the basement with Nicky Hopkins upstairs in the living room, and Jim Price and Bobby Keys are down the hall in that haunted Southern France mansion, as Gram Parsons lies conked out on the couch.
Speaking of Gram Parsons, our third question has for years been would anyone capture his essence the way the young Ryan Adams did on Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac? If that question's ever crossed your mind, go get Muchacho. Like at once, hombre.
In a way, Muchacho is two records. There are the songs, like "Song for Zula," that really are Houk recording by himself, with strings or other instruments added on later. And then there are songs with that full band treatment used to such great effect on Here's To Taking It Easy, and To Willy, his album of Willy Nelson covers. And a killer band it is, Whiskeytown being a not unfair approximation.
Phosphorescent burns tantalizingly bright in the night, and so it is with Houk, whose glow we pray last's beyond the half-life of the artist.
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Abstract: A method for training a classifier for authenticating signatures hand-drawn on an electronic input element includes receiving a set of multiple signature properties of each of multiple signatures documented over a time range of a common user, each set of multiple signature properties is associated with a time period during which a respective signature was documented at the time range, wherein the plurality of signatures were hand-drawn and digitally recorded using an electronic input element; generating a signature authenticating classifier for authenticating additional signatures of the common user based on the set of multiple signature properties of each of the plurality of signatures, wherein a weight assigned to each the set of multiple signature properties or a portion thereof decreases overtime, the weight is used for the generation of the classifier; and providing the signature authenticating classifier for authenticating the additional signatures.
Abstract: A biometric identification method of an entity including computation of a matching value between biometric data of an entity u and reference biometric data u?, by application of a function F to the biometric data. A non-interactive, publicly verifiable computation method is performed wherein representation of the function is obtained by converting an arithmetic circuit into a polynomial representation. A matching value is obtained by evaluating the arithmetic circuit and the reference biometric data as inputs. Proof of correction of the computation execution of the matching values is obtained. Verification of said received proof. The function is encoded with an integer k>1 of a vector of a biometric datum on at least one input wire of the circuit. The function includes at least m scalar products. Evaluation of the circuit is iteratively computed depending on the value of m.
Abstract: A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input includes recognizing a handwriting input received on a touch panel of a terminal; determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; selecting an application capable of being associated with the symbol; and associating the symbol with a function of the application. A terminal to control an application based on a handwriting input includes a determination unit to recognize a handwriting input received on a touch panel of the terminal, and to determine a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; and a processor configured to select an application capable of being associated with the symbol, and to associate the symbol with a function of the application.
Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting changes, alterations and forgeries in documents utilize digital fingerprinting. A set of documents of a given type that are known to be altered or forgeries are scanned and "fingerprinted" to build a forgery database. Suspect documents are scanned and the resulting fingerprint data is used to query the forgery database to look for matching records, although a match need not be exact. Matches may be counted and compared to a threshold number to assess a confidence that a document is forged or not. The fingerprinting may be directed to at least one authentication region of a document, and one or more features in a region may be incorporated into a fingerprint of the document.
Abstract: A touch panel apparatus is provided with a strain gauge sensor (16), a piezoelectric element (17), and a control unit (1). The strain gauge sensor (16) detects the pressing force to be applied to a touch panel (12) when a select-execute function key (18) is operated. The piezoelectric element (17) makes the touch panel (12) vibrate. The control unit (1) changes the function to be selected with the operation of the select-execute function key (18), in accordance with the pressing force detected by a pressing force detection unit (20), and when an arbitrary function is continued to be selected for a prescribed period of time (T0), the function that is continued to be selected is executed.
Abstract: A capacitive stylus pen that inputs an indicated position by capacitive coupling with a tablet is provided. The capacitive stylus pen includes a power supply that is charged in a contactless manner, a coil provided at a position indicating part of the capacitive stylus pen, an electrode that penetrates through the coil and protrudes to form a tip part, and an alternating-current signal generating circuit that supplies an alternating-current signal to the electrode. During contactless charging, the coil is magnetically coupled to an external charge device that has a penholder shape, to thereby charge the power supply, which supplies power to the alternating-current signal generating circuit.
Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting, estimating, calculating, etc. characteristics of a document based on reference objects depicted on the document are disclosed. In one approach, a computer-implemented method for processing a digital image depicting a document includes analyzing the digital image to determine one or more of a presence and a location of one or more reference objects; determining one or more geometric characteristics of at least one of the reference objects; defining one or more region(s) of interest based at least in part on one or more of the determined geometric characteristics; and detecting a presence or an absence of an edge of the document within each defined region of interest. Additional embodiments leverage the type of document depicted in the image, multiple frames of image data, and/or calculate or extrapolate document edges rather than locating edges in the image.
Abstract: A destination server receives an application layer request, including a user-agent and one or more cipher suites, from a user client to initiate a secure communications channel. In response to the request, the destination server obtains from a user-agent database a set of one or more cipher suites that are supported by a user agent corresponding to the user-agent provided by the user client. The destination server uses this set of one or more cipher suites to determine if the user client fails to support any of these cipher suites. If the destination server determines, based on the set of one or more cipher suites, that the user client fails to support any of these cipher suites, the destination server initiates one or more security measures.
Abstract: A method of encoding content data into a digital image includes determining bit values of a pixel within the digital image, and modifying the bit values within the pixel based on content data to be encoded in order to encode the content data into the digital image. The step of determining the bit values of a pixel within the digital image includes determining a binary representation of the bit values of the pixel. The step of modifying the bit values includes determining a binary representation of the content data to be encoded within the pixel and encoding the content data using a reversible binary operation.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and computer program for providing authentication to control access to a computer. system including online services accessed via a portal, cloud based systems and browser accessed systems using for example HTML5, and relates particularly, but not exclusively, to authentication systems for mobile computer and telecommunications devices.
Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display including a display and display touch-sensors to detect touches, and a keyboard including mechanical keys associated with characters, the mechanical keys including depressible keycaps to output the characters and keyboard touch sensors to detect touches on the mechanical keys. A processor is coupled to the keyboard and to the touch-sensitive display to detect a touch at a location associated with a signature entry field displayed on the touch-sensitive display, in response to detecting the touch, enter a keyboard signature process, detect a moving touch on the mechanical keys of the keyboard, along a path of contact of the touch on the mechanical keys, and, in response to detecting completion of the moving touch, enter a signature defined by the path of contact of the touch on the mechanical keys into the signature entry field.
Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises a touch sensor and a stylus. The touch sensor comprises drive lines and sense lines arranged such that intersections of the drive lines and sense lines form capacitive nodes. The drive lines transmits a first signal having an identification portion. The stylus comprises a sense unit and a drive unit. The sense unit senses the first signal from the drive lines, compares the identification portion to criteria stored in the stylus, and authorizes the drive unit to transmit a second signal based on the first signal if the identification portion satisfies the criteria stored in the stylus. The drive unit transmits the second signal to the sense lines such that transmission of the second signal changes capacitance of the capacitive nodes.
Abstract: Systems and methods using drawings as security information are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device may include a touchscreen display configured to receive information for drawing a security picture. Further, the computing device may include a security manager configured to determine one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information. The security manager may also be configured to authenticate a user based on the drawn security picture and the one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information.
Abstract: The method includes receiving, by one or more computer processors, data indicating a hand is on a touch-sensitive surface. The method further includes identifying, by one or more computer processors, a position of the hand. The method further includes determining, by one or more computer processors, a change in the position of the hand. The method further includes characterizing, by one or more computer processors, the change in position of the hand on the touch-sensitive surface. The method further includes generating, by one or more computer processors, an alphanumeric character based upon the characterized change in the position of the hand.
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a handheld device equipped with arrays of force sensors located along both sides of the device that can provide a novel user interface for operating the device. The sensors can be configured to recognize various grip patterns, gestures, and biometric information of a user operating the device. Using the arrays of force sensors in addition to a touchscreen, a new paradigm for operating a handheld device is provided.
Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at a surface of a device accepting handwriting input, a location of the display surface associated with initiation of a handwriting input; determining, using a processor, a location of an entry field in a document rendered on a display surface, the location of the entry field being associated with a display surface location; determining, using a processor, a distance between the location of the surface associated with initiation of the handwriting input and the location of the entry field; and automatically inserting input, based on the handwriting input, into the entry field after determining the distance is less than a threshold value. Other aspects are described and claimed.
Abstract: A method, apparatus, and manufacture for writing and annotation is provided. An image is provided on a surface. In one embodiment, each time invisible ink is deposited on the surface, the location of the invisible ink deposited on the surface is detected before the invisible ink vanishes from the surface. In another embodiment, when a tip of a stylus is in contact with a location of an image on the surface, employing three or more light detectors to detect light at the location. The detected light is employed to determine a position and an orientation of the tip of the stylus and the location on the surface, and modifying the image based on the stored information.
Abstract: A touch mouse including a pressure sensing region, a touch sensing region, and a control unit is disclosed. The pressure sensing region is disposed at a first side and a second side of the touch mouse, and the touch sensing region covers at least the pressure sensing region at the first side. The first side is opposite to the second side. When the user clicks the pressure sensing region, it generates a pressure sensing signal. When the user clicks the touch sensing region, it generates a touch sensing signal. When the pressure sensing signal and the touch sensing signal are generated, the control unit outputs a first clicking signal representing that the first side is clicked. When the pressure sensing signal is generated but the touch sensing signal is not, the control unit outputs a second clicking signal representing that the second side is clicked.
Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit; and a control unit performing a process corresponding to dragging and displaying, on a display unit, a cursor which elongates from a start point of the dragging to an end point of the dragging and of which at least one of a size and a shape is different at one end portion, which is on a side of the start point of the dragging, and at the other end portion, which is on a side of the end point of the dragging, when the dragging is executed through the operation unit.
Abstract: A speaker-verification digital signature system is disclosed that provides greater confidence in communications having digital signatures because a signing party may be prompted to speak a text-phrase that may be different for each digital signature, thus making it difficult for anyone other than the legitimate signing party to provide a valid signature.
Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the entry by a user via a network, of information into a scaffold electronic document. A flag server modifies the scaffold electronic document to include user-entered information in a information entry field and displays a graphic flag at a next one of a succession of information entry fields.
Abstract: A transaction system and method is provided that ensures a high degree of non-repudiation. The transaction system may include a media conferencing terminal and a client computer on each end of the transaction. The system may be linked via a network such as the Internet so that transactions may be conducted between remote locations. The media conferencing terminal ensures that each party to the transaction may be satisfied as to the identity of the other parties. The method includes recording the pressure, speed and acceleration of annotations made to digital documents that are used for conducting transactions. The system is operable to store all media conferencing information, digital document information, and annotation information such that the information can be later recovered to reproduce the transaction, proving a high degree of non-repudiation.
Abstract: A system and method for facilitating authentication of an electronic signature includes receiving electronic signature data associated with an electronic signature of a signer, the electronic signature data comprising at least biometric data associated with at least one of the electronic signature and the signer. A signature icon is generated by using at least the received electronic signature data, wherein the signature icon comprises a coded visual representation of the electronic signature data. The signature icon is provided on a document signed by the signer by way of the electronic signature such that the signature icon is exhibited on the document at least when the document is printed or when the document is displayed on a display screen associated with a computing device or machine, wherein the signature icon facilitates authenticating the electronic signature of the signer.
Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes prompting a user to provide an authentication typing sample by entering an authentication phrase on a keyboard, in order to authenticate the user submitting coursework in an online education course. The method involves determining whether the authentication typing sample matches an enrollment typing sample captured earlier. In the event the authentication typing sample matches the enrollment typing sample, the method involves authenticating the user's identity and accordingly determining whether the coursework is successfully submitted and signed by the user.
Abstract: A method and apparatus for verifying an input signature are provided. The method includes generating signature data based on a real touch event and a proximity touch event that occur on a touch input unit of and apparatus, extracting a feature of the input signature based on the signature data, and determining whether to authenticate the input signature based on a similarity between the feature of the input signature and a corresponding feature of a previously stored reference signature.
Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating version control over an electronic document, the electronic document being subject to a distribution sequence among at least first and second reviewing parties over a network. The method includes receiving an instruction set from a source client. Based on the instruction set, at least one editable field populated with content is embedded in the electronic document. The progress of the electronic document through the distribution sequence is monitored over the network. The content of the editable field being edited by the first reviewing party is determined. In response to determining that the content has been edited by the first reviewing party, the edited electronic document is provided to the second reviewing party. The electronic document being electronically signed by the first and second reviewing parties is validated. The editable field is locked from further electronic editing.
Inventors: Andrew David McCabe, Thomas H. Gosner, Jr.
Abstract: An electronic personalization system comprises a server, electronic content for use on a personal electronic device capable of providing a tangible medium of expression, and a storage device. The system is capable of coupling the server and the storage medium with the personal electronic device such that a personalized message, such as an image, a video recording, an audio recording or the like, and/or a signature entered by an author, such as a writer, creator, artist or the like, on the personal electronic device or another device, is integrally added to the electronic content. The storage medium may store a copy of personalized electronic content and/or personalization, and the system may validate the personalization as authentic and not counterfeit.
Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium are provided to enable digital bank endorsement. A digital image of a back side of a check may be placed in a computer memory. Appropriate coordinates for a bank endorsement may be determined. A bank endorsement may be automatically generated. The digital image may then be electronically altered by overlaying, merging, or rendering text of the generated bank endorsement. A modified digital image may be combined with an image of the front side of the check and stored and/or exported to check clearing operations.
Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for exposure quality detection are described. In some implementations, a method can include computing an overall image exposure score for an image. The method can also include determining one or more face regions in the image. The method can further include computing a face region exposure score for each face region. The method can also include combining the overall image exposure score and each face region exposure score to generate an exposure quality score for the image.
Abstract: A tool for determining whether to grant a current person access to a protected resource. A computer receives a plurality of touches performed by a current person on a touch screen. Each touch in the plurality of touches includes a location of the touch on the touch screen and a surface area measurement of the touch screen impacted by the current person. The computer determines whether each touch in the plurality of touches received matches a predetermined touch performed by a person authorized to access the protected resource. If each touch in the set of touches received matches a stored touch performed by a person authorized to access the protected resource the current person will be granted access to the protected resource.
Abstract: A method and a device for driver information, according to which a warning is produced on the basis of the lane information which indicates crossing of the lane edge. Upon branching of a roadway line, the particular outer lines are used as lane edge markings as the basis for the lane departure warning.
Abstract: A user can define a gesture-based input mode with respective input value to establish an authentication protocol to unlock a computer or govern other computer behavior. As an alternative or in addition, the user can define a second input mode based on face recognition plus IR sensing satisfying a threshold to ensure a live person is being imaged for authentication, and/or face recognition plus a particular facial expression such as a smile and wink.
Abstract: A method of recommending media content for a media playing system includes identifying a user in a viewing area; determining whether personal information of the user is stored in a database; and generating information related to a first media content recommendation according to the personal information when the personal information of the user is stored in the database.
Abstract: A system automatically verifies the authenticity of a manually handwritten symbol entered into a computer or other electronic device by a user writing on an electronic tablet or pad. After a symbol is entered, a logic device determines whether the sensing locations and points in time associated with sensing the imprint of this symbol on the tablet substantially match respective sensing locations and points in time associated with the imprint of one of the previously stored original handwritten symbols. Preferably, the sensors are arranged in a prescribed line pattern, for example that of a square, immediately beneath the writing surface of the tablet, and sense the intersections of the imprint with the line pattern.
Abstract: One embodiment includes a biometric sensor for generating a three-dimensional representation of a portion of a finger, the finger comprising a three-dimensional structure including a surface tissue layer and a subsurface tissue layer, the biometric sensor comprising: a platen; a first transducer; a drive system; a controller; and a software module. The platen is configured to receive the finger. The first transducer is arranged about the platen, configured to scan at least a portion of the finger by transmitting ultrasound waves toward the finger and receiving the ultrasound waves after the waves reflect off of the finger, and further configured to output signals based upon the received ultrasound waves. The drive system is configured to motivate the set of transducers accurately about a central axis substantially parallel to the length of the finger to be scanned. The controller is configured to control the motion of the drive system.
Abstract: A server determines a plurality of faceprints representing a plurality of users to be recognized at a client device. Each faceprint contains a number of reference images for a given user that are used to recognize facial images of the user detecting in media captured at the client device. The faceprints delivered to the client device are determined for the client device based on the users likely to be detected in images captured at the client device. The reference images with a given faceprint delivered to the client device are selected by the server based on their recognition value in identifying the users likely to be detected in images captured at the client device.
Abstract: An object area detection means detects an object area which is an area to be subjected to image processing from an input image. A reflection component reconstruction means calculates color information of the object area and a perfect diffusion component, which is a low-frequency component of the object area, and reconstructs a surface reflection component based on the color information and the low-frequency component. An albedo calculation means calculates an albedo, which is color information obtained by removing shading information, which is information that represents luminance of the perfect diffusion component, from the perfect diffusion component. An albedo correction processing means reconstructs a surface reflectance of the object area based on the albedo and the color information in the object area, and then calculates the corrected albedo, which is color information obtained by correcting the albedo based on the surface reflectance.
Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for continuously authenticating individuals are provided. A continuous authentication system receives first biometric authentication information from an individual. The system compares the first biometric authentication information to stored first biometric information to identify the individual and links the identified individual to a device for obtaining second biometric authentication information. The device for obtaining second biometric authentication information continuously receives second biometric authentication information. The continuous authentication system compares the received second biometric authentication information to stored second biometric information that corresponds to the individual to determine if the received second biometric authentication information corresponds to the individual.
Abstract: A dynamic signature/sign biometric verification system for detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions is described. The system comprises remote digital signature/sign input devices, a means to extract spatial and temporal features from the signature, a means to transmit the signature/sign features along with customer identifier information to a centralized signature/sign verification authority, a means for combining signature/sign feature verification with other forms of fraud detection technology, and a means for transmitting the results of a signature/sign verification back to the remote location where the signature/sign was captured. The system was primarily developed for use in payment card industries (e.g. credit cards, debit cards) but has applicability to other centralized signature/sign verification applications such as Automated Teller Machine authorizations and other identity theft detection and monitoring services.
Abstract: Biometric data, suitably transformed are obtained from a biometric input device contained within a stand-alone computing device and used in conjunction with a PIN to authenticate the user to the device. The biometric template and other data residing on the device are encrypted using hardware elements of the device, the PIN and Password hash. A stored obfuscated password is de-obfuscated and released to the device authentication mechanism in response to a successfully decrypted template and matching biometric sample and PIN. The de-obfuscated password is used to authenticate the user to device, the user to a remote computer, and to encrypt device data at rest on the device and in transit to and from the remote computer. This creates a trusted relationship between the stand-alone device and the remote computer. The system also eliminates the need for the user to remember and enter complex passwords on the device.
Abstract: A method of encoding content data into a digital image that includes determining bit values of a pixel within the digital image, modifying the bit values within the pixel based on content data to be encoded in order to encode the content data into the digital image, wherein determining the bit values of a pixel within the digital image comprises determining a binary representation of the bit values of the pixel and wherein modifying the bit values comprises determining a binary representation of the content data to be encoded within the pixel and encoding the content data using a reversible binary operation.
Abstract: A system (50) is used for identifying a content item. The system (50) receives a received first identifier (101) of the content item, the received first identifier being based on at least part of a baseband level representation of the content item; a received second identifier (102) of the content item, the received second identifier being based on at least part of an encoded representation (103) of the content item; and the at least part of the encoded representation (103) of the content item. The system comprises a second identifier generator (53) for generating a generated second identifier based on the at least part of the encoded representation (103) of the content item; and a validation unit (54) for validating the received first identifier as a valid first identifier of the content item if the generated second identifier matches the received second identifier.
Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, there is provided a computer program product, a method, and a system to clean an image produced by the system. A digital canvas representation of an initial condition is produced. A set of real-time digital information is captured to form an unconstrained digital representation of the set of real-time digital information. A constraining digital mask based on the digital canvas representation of the initial condition is applied to the unconstrained digital representation of the set of real-time digital information to form a constrained digital representation of the set of real-time digital information. The constrained digital representation of the set of real-time data is stored, allowing an application program to use the constrained representation of the real-time data.
Abstract: Technologies are generally described for transmitting a handwritten input. In some examples, a method performed under control of a handwriting device may include receiving a handwritten input including a first part including a text message, recognizing the text message, identifying a user of the handwritten input, determining an emotion attribute of the identified user based on the handwritten input, determining a font information regarding a font of the first part based on the emotion attribute, generating a data file including the text message and the font information and transmitting the data file to a receiving device.
Abstract: Video-based handwriting input for biometric signature data collection is provided. The invention is implemented by finding all of the relative positions among all light points of light sources when all light sources mounted on a stylus are turned ON. An image is captured including effective strokes and digital data of pen pressure with a digital camera when a user writes on a writing surface with a stylus having a light source indicating x-y coordinates of strokes. The images are time-stamped. The stylus includes a micro-switch. When the stylus touches the writing surface, the micro-switch is turned on to let the light source indicating x-y coordinates of strokes turn ON and generate a light point. Effective stroke images and digital data of pen pressure are extracted by comparing the captured images with the light point on the stylus.
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating landmark models based on exemplar portions of images ("patches") that are known to include the target landmark (forming a "positive" set of landmark vectors) and those that do not (forming a "negative" set of landmark vectors). Theses sets of positive and negative landmark vectors, along with other landmark statistics, form a landmark model. When an unknown image is received, candidate landmark vectors may be generated based on the image's content (or portion thereof) and applied to the landmark model to rapidly reduce the dimensionality (complexity) of the candidate landmark vector space. Landmark models may be applied to the reduced-dimensioned candidate landmark vectors to identify the most likely point corresponding to the target landmark.
Abstract: A technique provides authentication codes to authenticate a user to an authentication server. The technique involves generating, by an electronic apparatus (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, etc.), token codes from a cryptographic key. The technique further involves obtaining biometric measurements from a user, and outputting composite passcodes as the authentication codes. The composite passcodes include the token codes and biometric factors based on the biometric measurements. Additionally, the token codes and the biometric factors of the composite passcodes operate as authentication inputs to user authentication operations performed by the authentication server. In some arrangements, the biometric factors are results of facial recognition (e.g., via a camera), voice recognition (e.g., via a microphone), gate recognition (e.g., via an accelerometer), touch recognition and/or typing recognition (e.g., via a touchscreen or keyboard), combinations thereof, etc.


Many questions need to be answered for the teacher wanting to use mathematical games in his classroom. It will be the purpose of this paper to summarize the literature concerning the effectiveness of mathematical games in the secondary classroom. In addition, an experiment will be conducted involving the use of mathematical games in the secondary classroom and to survey the changes in attitude of the students , involved in the study, toward mathematics.
Taylor, Lewis Riley, "Educational Mathematical Games as an Aid to Learning with Seventh Grade Mathematics Students at Wahlquist Junior High" (1972). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports. 678.


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Ineos to invest in UK shale gas exploration
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Ineos is set to invest $1 billion in shale gas exploration in the UK.

The UK's shale gas capabilities are set to be accelerated as a major investment is expected in the near future.
According to reports by the BBC, chemicals giant Ineos is set to announce a $1 billion (£640 million) investment package for shale gas exploration and production across the country. Ineos is believed to use the resource as a raw materials for a number of its chemical plants around the UK. One of these is Grangemouth in Stirlingshire which it believes could be economically transformed with long-term investment.
Shale gas has long been highlighted as an important potential energy source but has drawn a lot of criticism from anti-fracking groups. There are environmental concerns with campaigners highlighting possible earthquakes, water pollution and overall damage to rural areas. The government has considering utilising shale gas but has faced opposition.
In July 2013, Conservative peer Lord Howell of Guildford drew huge criticism when he suggested that the north-east of England was an ideal location for fracking as it had large "desolate" areas.
The former energy secretary stated that there was "plenty of room" for shale gas developments with less concerns over "beautiful natural areas". The comments sparked uproar in the north of England and Lord Howell subsequently apologised.
Ineos plans to begin shale gas operations in Scotland would offer the UK another energy option. The company's Grangemouth petrochemicals base will be fed by Europe's largest shale gas import facility, once Ineos completes work on the site. However, the company is also keen to produce shale gas in the UK as well.
It has be assessing Stirlingshire landscape and has been purchasing hundreds of square miles of the Midland Valley allowing it to explore the shale gas capabilities offered by the region.
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Internal emails exchanged among management show senior levels of executive management were directly involved in establishing the message that was injected into the megaphoning echo chamber of GOP policy, via Fox News Channel broadcasts.
Does it take anything more than the Senior Vice President for News making clear exactly what words would best serve Fox's shareholder value?
Wikileakers are needed at Fox News, US Chamber of Commerce, and the RNC, thank you.


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Discussion in 'General Gaming and Hardware Forum' started by The Commissar, Mar 30, 2007.
Those mods look really weird in a fun way.
But I won't ever mod my game. I had trouble getting it to run, I have a feeling modding it would break it.
Atomkilla, Oct 21, 2017
Mohamed2001 HATE NEWSPAPERS
Yeah, I wanted to try out the Randomizer, but I forgot. Someone once had the Lordvessel spawn in the Undead Merchant's inventory.
Mohamed2001, Oct 21, 2017
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https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/26/16551724/super-mario-odyssey-review
This is what I WISH I was playing.
TorontoReign, Oct 27, 2017
Juza The Cloud Nanto Goshasei
I fucking beat Gaunter O'dimm at his own game by sheer happenstance just as time was running out and it feels great !
Juza The Cloud, Nov 6, 2017
Big No Watch as I open and close this door
APB Reloaded, I wish I hadn't. The game was always trash, but I feel like it's microtransactions are making it even worse. Seems like everyone is running around with guns that have little to no recoil, high fire rate and can "snipe" you from two blocks away.
I've checked the Armas marketplace (where all the microtransactions are) and it seems like you can ONLY get these weapons from there. Complete garbage.
Big No, Nov 22, 2017
The Dutch Ghost Grouchy old man of NMA Moderator
I picked up Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil Revelations 2 which were on sale on Steam and have been trying out both four the last ten hours.
Years ago I played almost all of the Resident Evil games on the Gamecube and on the Playstation 2 and I liked the direction Resident Evil 4 was going.
I did not like Resident Evil 5 however because the companion AI felt so needy and useless and ignored the series for a while until I played Resident Evil Revelations a couple of years ago.
Revelations was a pretty good RE game.
Revelations 2 continues on Rev 1 though I get the idea that Rev 1 had more ammunition pick ups that Rev 2 has, but as a result Rev 2 is perhaps closer to the original games regarding survival.
Resident Evil 6 is a lot more action packed in comparison and also looks visually much better but I don't think the gameplay was really that up to par.
To be honest, playing these two games made me realize that I had rather lost my interest in the Resident Evil series.
I never found it that great to begin with but it was entertaining and the gameplay really improved with RE4.
Rev 2 is okay but I found RE6 rather boring to be honest, it rather feeling like a chore to go through.
And I am not at all curious in how the storyline will play out.
I may finished Rev 2 but I won't be continuing RE6.
The Dutch Ghost, Nov 25, 2017
Zelda Breath of the Wild is pretty relaxing, and it's portable. 8/10.
Walpknut, Dec 15, 2017
SuAside Testament to the ghoul lifespan
Tannenberg Early Access. Loving it.
SuAside, Dec 16, 2017
valcik So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
The White Chamber
Freeware Stasis. More than a decade old point and click adventure in sci-fi setting, with anime-style graphics being the only drawback so far. Female protagonist included, with a violet squid attached to her vertex, and wearing ski boots!
valcik, Dec 21, 2017
New enhanced version of Catherine announced for next year on the PS4 and PSvita.
It has a new girl called Rin apparently as a third Catherine.
She seemingly has a big surprise too from the looks of the trailer.
CerberusGate I should save my game in a whole new slot
Walpknut said: ↑
She's probably has stupendously strong thighs capable of holding onto anything between them.
Kidding aside, I am glad that Catherine is getting an enhanced version. I missed getting the original so it'll be a consolation to get this version at least.
CerberusGate, Dec 22, 2017
They say the game has new mechanics too. New trap mechanics.
Speaking of PS4, I recently got one, but I don't really know many new games - there are 10-15 titles I plan on getting, but aside from that I know very little.
Recommendations?
Catherine looks...I dunno, what the hell is that game?
You push blocks to climb a tower, in your dreams, and fuck bitches.
Day One purchase.
You also get alcohol trivia by getting wasted before going to sleep and stop a supernatural plot to kill people in their dreams by throwing ass monsters at them in dream towers full of symbolism.
Breath of the Wild director Hideomaro Fujibayashi told GamesRadar:
"I wouldn't say that we're not concerned with the timeline. It's obviously something that we know is very important to people, and they do a lot of research on. But I think at this point, we're not really at the stage where we want to talk about where Breath of the Wild is in the timeline. I think, as with the pixelated food, it's something that at this point we want to leave up to people's imaginations."
Series producer Eiji Aonuma also spoke about the Zelda timeline as well. He explained that Nintendo doesn't create games and then start thinking about where it fits in the timeline, and prefers "to leave things to the imagination most of the time."
"We published a book with the timeline, but we definitely got comments from users saying, 'Is this really accurate? I think this should be this way. It's different.' And history is always kind of imaginative. It's left to the person who writes the book. So that's how we approach it as well. It's not necessarily that we come up with a game and think, 'Oh, this is where it fits in the timeline.' Honestly, lately, we're kind of scared to say exactly where things are in the timeline for that reason. But we like to leave things to the imagination most of the time."
Must be why it feels like the game can take place in several spots. Personally I pick at the very end after Adventures of Link.
TorontoReign, Dec 27, 2017
Played PUBG. Did absolutely nothing but run from a wall of lightning for 10 minutes not finding a single person then got killed by a guy in a trenchcoat in 2 shots. Definetly don't get the appeal.
What is PUBG anyway?
When I originally saw that thing I thought it was just another in the Minecraftesque survival games, this time without zombies. I don't really get the appeal of those games.
Except maybe The Long Dark.
Atomkilla, Jan 1, 2018
It's just an arena Shooter from the looks of it, and not a particulary good one.


Crews pour concrete for a new sidewalk along the south side of 75th St., then ensure a smooth finish and 1.2 percent slope.
Sidewalk Nearly Complete Along 75th St.
Concrete crews took advantage of dry weather earlier this week to complete a sidewalk on the south side of 75th St. from Alpine Cleaning & Restoration to the Everett Transit bus stop.
After pouring and smoothing the concrete, care was taken to ensure a consistent 1.2 percent slope — just enough to allow water to run off of the sidewalk, but not enough to hinder strollers or mobility devices.
The final section of the sidewalk, from the Everett Transit bus stop to Seaway Blvd., will be completed in the spring.
Installation of traffic poles on the north side of 75th St.
Begin framing of building on the main site that will house mechanical functions of the transit center.
Traffic on 75th St. will continue to be reduced to one lane in each direction as needed. This pattern of lane closure is expected to continue for several more weeks.
Seaway Blvd. is not scheduled for any lane closures at this time.
Information about the Seaway Transit Center is online at www.communitytransit.org/seaway.
Crews have begun to work in Area 2 of the Swift Green Line construction plan as they approach completion of the first stage of work in Area 1.
Southbound Airport Rd. and Kasch Park Rd.
Eastbound Airport Rd. and Gibson Rd.
Work will continue moving east and south down the Swift Green Line corridor in stages, resulting in each station being visited several times throughout 2018.
Information about the Swift Green Line stations is online at www.communitytransit.org/swiftstations.
Next week, crews will begin grading the site on the northwest corner of 128th St. SE and 3rd Ave. SE to prepare for a concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk.
The eastern driveway to Quality Inn & Suites will remain closed for another 2-3 weeks.
Wet weather has delayed landscaping along the new sidewalk on the south side of 128th St. Landscaping will take place when the soil is dry enough for planting.
New traffic poles and lane signage are scheduled to be installed in the next 4-6 weeks.
Information about the 128th Street project is online at www.communitytransit.org/128th.
The February Community Transit Live webcast on Swift construction is scheduled for Noon on Feb. 22.
The agency's Communications and Planning staff will present the latest construction updates and plans for the future, as well as take questions from viewers in real time.
It will be the first time that the monthly 30-minute webcast is held during the day. The hope is that this time may work better for those who are unavailable to tune in during the evening.
View previous Community Transit Live webcasts at www.communitytransit.org/ctlive.
The Swift Green Line will run between the Canyon Park Park & Ride in Bothell and the Seaway Transit Center, which is currently under construction near the Boeing Everett plant.
Swift Green Line buses will serve 34 stations at 16 intersections and two terminals every 10 minutes weekdays, and every 20 minutes nights and weekends.
Community Transit is building the stations in stages: underground utility work, concrete platforms, and finally the station structures.
Construction began in Area 1, the northernmost part of the route, and will generally move east and south, resulting in each station being visited several times in 2018.
Swift stations will provide weather protection, seating, adequate lighting, real-time next bus signs, and a rider information kiosk. ORCA smart card readers and ticket vending machines will provide quick and easy ways for riders to pay their fare before boarding a Swift bus.
The Swift Green Line will connect with the Swift Blue Line at Hwy 99 & Airport Rd., establishing Snohomish County's first high-capacity transit network. The network will eventually include more Swift lines and Link light rail.
The Swift Green Line will begin service in spring 2019.
© 2018 Swift Network News is published weekly by Community Transit.


Wallaby skipper for 2015 Stephen Moore spent his early years in Galway.
When the William Webb-Ellis trophy is presented to the winning captain after the Rugby World Cup final in November, there is now a double chance that an Irish citizen will hoist the cup aloft.
Irish fans will be hoping that man is Paul O'Connell, Ireland's iconic skipper. But it is equally possible that Stephen Moore will be given that honour.
Moore has just been named as the skipper of the Wallabies for the 2015 international season.
The 32-year-old spent his early years in Ireland even if he was born in Saudi Arabia before moving to Queensland at the age of five.
"He is Saudi Arabia's most famous rugby player," his father Tom jokingly told us last year.
It is Moore's second stint as captain of the Wallabies and he will be hoping that this time he gets to wear the coveted armband for more than five minutes.
Moore suffered a serious knee injury in the opening minutes of last year's first test against France in Brisbane.
He was forced from the field and had to undergo surgery which kept him out of the game for six months.
He returned to action at the beginning of 2015 with the ACT Brumbies and his good form has been rewarded with Wallabies selection and the captaincy.
Coach Michael Cheika heaped praise on the 92-test veteran.
"Stephen is not only a player who leads by example on the field, but he is a man who exemplifies the qualities of a Wallabies captain and it is a testament to his character that he has been able to overcome a setback and put himself in a position to lead his country again," he said.
Moore was approached to play for Ireland when he was a teenager.
After briefly considering it, he made up his mind to aim for the Wallabies instead.
"That was a long time ago, very early on in my career, so I wasn't really thinking about playing internationally at that stage, I was only playing under-19s rugby in Brisbane," he said in 2013 when the Wallabies were in Dublin.
"When it came down to it, it wasn't a difficult decision. I had always grown up following Australia and wanting to play for the Wallabies," he said.
"I've been in Australia since I was five years old, I've grown up in Australia and I consider myself a proud Australian.
Moore is a follower of Gaelic football – where he supports Meath – and the International Rules series.
"My cousin [Patrick O'Rourke] was the goalkeeper for the Irish team against the Australian team, so I follow him pretty closely. My dad's from Galway and my mum from Mayo, so there's always a lot of talk about their football team too," he said.
At the announcement of his captaincy, Moore said: "It's an honour every time you get to wear the Wallabies jumper, and to be captain is extra special, but ultimately it's what you do with it that is most important.


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Look mum no hands! Self-driving cars to hit the UK streets by year-end
The self-driving technology will enable vehicles to reach speeds of up to 37mph on motorways
Feeling tired behind the wheel? Don't worry, your car will take over!
Yes, it's not sci-fi, self-driving cars will soon be a reality.
The government has today unveiled plans for a self-driving technology that could be introduced no later than the end of the year.
The move is designed to ease congestion, drive down emissions and reduce human error.
Vehicles that will operate with the Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) will be limited to speeds of up to 37 miles per hour on motorways.
Designed for use on a motorway in slow traffic, ALKS will enable a vehicle to drive itself in a single lane, while keeping the ability to easily and safely return control to the driver when needed.
Transport Minister Rachel Maclean said: "This is a major step for the safe use of self-driving vehicles in the UK, making future journeys greener, easier and more reliable while also helping the nation to build back better.
"But we must ensure that this exciting new tech is deployed safely, which is why we are consulting on what the rules to enable this should look like. In doing so, we can improve transport for all, securing the UK's place as a global science superpower."
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Chief Executive Mike Hawes said: "Automated driving systems could prevent 47,000 serious accidents and save 3,900 lives over the next decade through their ability to reduce the single largest cause of road accidents, human error.
"Technologies such as ALKS will pave the way for higher levels of automation in future and these advances will unleash Britain's potential to be a world leader in the development and use of these technologies, creating essential jobs while ensuring our roads remain among the safest on the planet."
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The incomparable Reverend Al Green is back today with his first new song in a decade.
Green's release is a cover of "Before the Next Teardrop Falls", which was previously made famous in the '70s by Freddy Fender. A soul legend who rose to fame in the early '70s, Green has recorded his rendition as part of Amazon Music's newly launched "Produced By" series, which pairs up songwriters with various producers.
The Reverend was joined in the studio by Matt Ross-Sprang, a fellow Grammy winner and past collaborator who's also produced for John Prine; Ross-Sprang also lent a hand on the acoustic guitar. The recording session went down at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis.
Check out the cover below, followed by a statement from Ross-Sprang.
Earlier this week, the "Produced By" series gave us a new Margo Price song dubbed "Leftovers".


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Why was this study needed?
What did this study do?
What did it find?
What does current guidance say...
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A coping programme moderately reduces depression and anxiety in carers of people with dementia
doi: 10.3310/signal-000140
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This NIHR-funded trial found that a programme to support carers of people with dementia was moderately effective in reducing carers' depression and anxiety scores for up to two years. It was also cost-effective. The programme consisted of eight sessions delivered by psychology graduates, covering topics such as managing difficult behaviour, accessing support and planning for the future. One in three people over 65 develop dementia and family are often the primary caregivers. The findings of this trial support NICE recommendations that the psychological burden upon carers is assessed and that they are given support.
A third of people aged over 65 will develop dementia. Families provide the majority of care, with around 670,000 family members acting as primary carer. Caring for a family member with dementia is emotionally and physically demanding, with 40% of carers experiencing depression or anxiety. Respite care may be available through local social services and private care agencies to enable carers to have time away from their caring responsibilities. However, provision for respite care is limited, so it is necessary to find other ways to support individuals with the day-to-day stresses of caring responsibilities. The NIHR funded this trial to find out if a psychological intervention carefully specified in a manual and delivered to family carers by trained psychologists would reduce their depression and anxiety, and would be cost-effective to roll-out across the NHS.
This trial randomised 260 carers to receive either the START coping strategy programme or treatment as usual. Treatment as usual was expected to follow relevant NICE guideline recommendations. START comprised eight sessions delivered by psychology graduates according to a manual, which might have been an expensive way to deliver the intervention: the first involved learning about dementia and carer stress, sessions 2-5 covered managing difficult behaviour and accessing support, session 6 looked at future planning, session 7 identified pleasant activities, and the final session covered how to maintain the skills learned (see the Definitions tab for more information). There were more drop-outs in the treatment as usual group (21 people, 24%) than in the START group (12 people, 7%). Reasons, when given, for withdrawing included: not being allocated to the intervention, not liking the intervention, carer was ill or died, or the person being cared for had died.
The START intervention reduced carers' anxiety and depression in both the short (8 months) and long term (12 and 24 months).
By eight months, START had reduced scores on the 42-point Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-T) from 13.5 at baseline to 12.9. Those receiving usual treatment had a small increase in score from 14.8 to 14.9. By 12 months, scores in the START group were further reduced to 12.5, but had risen to 13.6 at 24 months, slightly above the baseline score. In the usual treatment group scores were 14.6 at 12 months but had risen to 15.5 by 24 months.
Overall this meant that in the long term, START reduced scores by an average of 2.58 points (95% Confidence Interval -4.26 to -0.90), which was considered clinically significant, compared to the usual treatment group. Scores were adjusted to account for differences in the carers' age, gender and psychological health at baseline.
START was cost-effective in the short and long term. Costs were slightly higher in the START group compared with treatment as usual but the difference was not significant. At 24 months calculations indicated that the cost of the intervention for each additional year that a person lived a good quality of life (QALY) was £11,200. There would be a 75% likelihood of the intervention being cost effective using the standard willingness to pay threshold of £30,000 per QALY.
What does current guidance say on this issue?
The 2006 NICE guideline on dementia recommends that carers should be assessed for psychological stress and offered support such as psychological therapy or peer support, alongside practical support such as telephone information lines and access to respite care.
2013 NICE commissioning guidance for dementia reiterates these responsibilities and states that the average cost of 6 sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy is £188.
The trial reinforces NICE recommendations by providing evidence of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the START coping programme. START is likely to be cheaper overall than carer CBT. Although the cost per session (£36) was slightly higher than the cost for a session of cognitive behavioural therapy (£31 in the NICE costing report), this comparison does not take into account the number of sessions in the treatment programme or training or supervision costs that might be different between the programmes. The START intervention was delivered by psychology graduates, to help control costs. The training requirements of those who would deliver this intervention, if implemented widely, will need consideration..
The authors believe that those included in the study were representative, and analyses were adjusted for important factors such as age, gender and baseline psychological health. However, the potential influence of some other factors remains unclear. For example, the effect of the intervention may vary depending on how long the person has been a carer for, or the severity of dementia or other physical illnesses in the family member being cared for.
Livingston G, Barber J, Rapaport P, et al. START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) study: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a manual-based coping strategy programme in promoting the mental health of carers of people with dementia. Health Technol Assess. 2014;18(61).
This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research HTA programme (project number 08/14/06).
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The eight sessions of the START manual-based coping strategy programme covered:
1. Learning about dementia, understanding the behaviours of the person they are caring for and carer stress, in particular how to recognise stress.
2-5. Discussion of difficult behaviours and how to manage them. Learning how to identify and change unhelpful thoughts, accessing support.
6. Planning for the future care needs of the person with dementia.
7. Identifying and planning pleasant activities that could be incorporated into the day.
8. How to maintain the skills learned over time, including an individual written plan of which techniques carers had found most effective and how they would use it in future.
It's not surprising to find another study that confirms the value of supporting family carers of people with dementia living in the community. A key question is whether this is something that requires clinical professional input (supervised psychology graduates) or whether models can be developed that can be delivered less expensively. The difficulty is balancing diffuse and superficial awareness-raising with specific targeted responses to carers' needs. With the demographics and fiscal challenges of an ageing population and limited budgets, this is an important challenge.
Professor June Andrews, Professor in Dementia Services, University of Stirling
Author commentary
Of interest are the implementation costs of this service. We reconsidered START's cost in relation to the CBT costs calculated by NICE. Adjusting for inflation (for comparability) increases CBT costs to £33 per session. Supervision accounted for 21% of START's cost but was excluded from NICE's calculation. If added to NICE's figure, the sessional costs exceed START's £36 per session. However, the relevant comparison is between the costs of a full course of treatment. START's eight sessions cost £232 per carer but CBT's 12 sessions cost £525 per carer (without supervision costs, and would be another 20% higher if CBT was delivered only by clinical psychologists). START is considerably cheaper than carer CBT.
Professor Gill Livingston, Professor of Mental Health of Older People, University College London
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Home » [FIRST LOOK] TV One's 'Unsung' Kicks off New Season with Lloyd
[FIRST LOOK] TV One's 'Unsung' Kicks off New Season with Lloyd
Patrice Rivers
'Unsung,' the TV One series that shines a light on talented singers that never reached their full potential, is back kicking off their new season with R&B singer Lloyd. Watch Lloyd on UnSung in the trailer below. The Lloyd episode airs on Sunday March 3rd.
After joining the "most notorious record label," Murder Inc., under the tutelage of Irv Gotti, Lloyd had no idea that his singing career as well as the record label would be put on hold after the FEDS investigated the label. Lloyd released two albums under the Murder Inc. label, including the breakout single, "Southside" with Ashanti. He would later release two more albums on Interscope Records following his departure from Def Jam/Murder Inc. Throughout his career he has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music, including Lil Wayne and Young Money on "Bedrock" among other tracks, 50 Cent, and many more.
Several labels later, after taking a hiatus in his singing career, Lloyd is back under a new label and looking to tell his story on 'Unsung' as he discusses his new music, a new period in his life and financial issues.
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