A Unique Voiceprint At the TEDWomen Conference 2013‚ Professor Rupal Patel of Northeastern University presented a TED Talk called‚ “Synthetic Voices‚ as unique as fingerprints.” As a speech scientist‚ she wanted to engineer a solution that focused on building customized voices for people with speech impairments. She started the Human Voicebank Initiative‚ which allows people of all walks-of-life to donate their voices to the VOCALiD project for infusion into compatible speech-impaired voices. This
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sometimes even a picture of a spider. A serious case of arachnophobia is much different than someone who doesn’t like spiders. Many people who are afraid of spiders have feelings of panic entering into a situation where spiders may be present. Professor Martin Antony of the University of Toronto Psychiatry Department classifies arachnophobics in two categories: "monitors" and "blunters". When a "monitor" enters a room‚ he searches the entire room for a spider. When he finds one‚ he not only makes
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Professor Owen Youngman should be called Ambassador Youngman. He sold me on the virtues of Northwestern like a yellow smiley face sells happiness. In fact‚ his pitch about Northwestern’s journalism program was so amazing. He explained that classes are more interactive and encourage students to express their ideas or opinions. I left my campus visit knowing I wanted to be a Wildcat. Before the visit‚ I had already looked at several other schools and programs. But the opportunities at Northwestern
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techniques in How to Read Like a Professor ‘How to Read Like a Professor’ is a book that discusses several broad yet detailed techniques of reading. While I am positive everyone who reads this book knows how to read‚ they may not know how to read to fully comprehend all of a volume‚ even that which is not on the page. One such technique that really helps to reveal much about a story is symbolism‚ or the use of something to represent something else usually not in the story. Symbolism is important
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Over the years of 1877 to the 1900’s many changes were occurring. The Southern cities were changing faster than anyone could’ve imagined with new transportation‚ growing industries‚ and the end of slavery. Not to mention‚ the changing role of women. In the New South by the year 1880‚ steel and iron mills were progressing across the North. Railroad construction was fast paced in the 1880s. Comparing 1880 to 1890 the tracks had doubled with Texas and Georgia having the biggest growth. In 1886‚ an
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Fall 2012 Prof. Sudit Cost and Quality Management – Answers to Assignment VI 1. Productivity can be thought of as: A) the relationship between what is produced and what is required to produce it. B) doing more with less. C) the ratio of output to input. D) only A and C are correct. E) answers A‚ B and C are all correct. 2. A primary objective in measuring
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ARTH 1381 Writing Assignment #1 The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast Giuliano Bugiardini’s Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist‚ and the Master of Frankfurt’s Holy Kinship. Both are examples of Renaissance paintings‚ however‚ Bugiardini’s piece is an example of southern Renaissance‚ where the Master of Frankfurt’s is one of northern Renaissance. Buigiardini’s Madonna and the Child with St. John the Baptist depicts Mary with Christ and St. John. The three figures
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and well of the English language with its mess of letters‚ unpunctuated and lacking structure. Fueled on by media and a scholarly few‚ the idea took root that texting is a show of immaturity and illiteracy. The article “2b or Not 2b?” written by Professor David Crystal goes against this idea and tries its hand at tearing the stereotype apart. He explains that texting has created no new evil to the English language; abbreviated speech is not a stranger to the world in the slightest. Texting has only
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Dec. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/adams_armada_01.shtml>. Erickson‚ Carolly. The first Elizabeth. N.p.: n.p.‚ 1997. N. pag. Print. GALE. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2011. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=WHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX3404900056&mode=view>. history learning site. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 7 Dec.
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“Accommodation has always been more effective than assimilation in managing the minority problem.” How accurate is this assessment of independent SEA? Accommodation has been proven to be more effective than assimilation throughout the process of managing the minority population in Southeast Asia through its various successes. Accommodation recognises ethnic differences of minority communities through the integration of minority differences into the majority dominant culture. On the other hand
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