What is speech recognition
Speech recognition (in many contexts also known as 'automatic speech recognition', computer speech recognition or erroneously as Voice Recognition) is the process of converting a speech signal to a sequence of words, by means of an algorithm implemented as a computer program. Speech recognition applications that have emerged over the last few years include voice dialing (e.g., Call home), call routing (e.g., I would like to make a collect call), simple data entry (e.g., entering a credit card number), preparation of structured documents (e.g., a radiology report), domotic appliances control and content-based spoken audio search (e.g. find a podcast where particular words were spoken). Voice...
How speech recognition works
Modern general-purpose speech recognition systems are generally based on hidden Markov models (HMMs). This is a statistical model which outputs a sequence of symbols or quantities. One possible reason why HMMs are used in speech recognition is that a speech signal could be viewed as a piece-wise stationary signal or a short-time stationary signal. That is, one could assume in a short-time in the range of 10 milliseconds, speech could be approximated as a stationary process. Speech could thus be thought as a Markov model for many stochastic processes (known as states). Another reason why HMMs are popular is because they can be trained automatically and are simple and computationally feasible to use...
Natural language processing
Natural language processing (NLP) is a subfield of artificial intelligence and linguistics. It studies the problems of automated generation and understanding of natural human languages. Natural language generation systems convert information from computer databases into normal-sounding human language, and natural language understanding systems convert samples of human language into more formal representations that are easier for computer programs to manipulate. Tasks and limitations In theory natural language processing is a very attractive method of human-computer interaction. Early systems such as SHRDLU, working in restricted "blocks worlds" with restricted vocabularies, worked extremely well...
Internet Traffic and SEO Techniques
You might be wandering the reasons your web site is not getting much internet traffic. After all your web site took lots of financial and human resources, but unfortunately like so many web sites, it is quite unknown and as a result it does not get enough internet traffic to make it financially viable. Did you know that about 80 percent of all web site traffic originates from search engines? Yes, it is true! Listing near the top page of search engines and obtaining the attention of your target audience should be a main priority for any web site internet promotion. And the good news about this is that improving a web site position in search engine pages may be done for free. How? Using search engine...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Search Engines (SEO)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Search Engines (SEO) 05th August 2006 Author: Thomas Guilles By Jose Nuñez For software to be considered intelligent, it must have the ability of making decisions. By interacting with its environment through sensors and acting inits environment through effectors. They interact by searching, comparing, learning...There have been at least 7 types of intelligent agents identified: collaborative, interface, mobile, information, reactive, hybrid, and smart. The most common agents for SEOs are the information ones. These are important because of their power search capabilities. But each agent is given a very small, well-defined purpose. And there are several running in...
Artificial Intelligence And Xbox 360
Let's leave the format war between Sony and Microsoft and explore a gaming phenomena that unquestionably improves current gaming trends -- Artificial Intelligence, or AI to many. Touted to make new breakthroughs and trends in the world of gaming, AI is the enabling of intricate decision-making capabilities in a software. Speaking of AI, the Xbox 360 boasts of an AI-capable system designed and developed by many brilliant and innovative engineers. Though the Xbox also has this feature, it is more pronounced and better in the new console combined with the HD DVD technology.Of course, such high-quality consoles deserve top-notch games and the developers stepped up to the challenge. Game developers for...
How to Communicate with Prospects All Over the World Who Speak a Different Language
I discovered a free service online, that allows me to communicate with people and watched my international sales begin to go through the roof. Did you know that over 50% of all Internet traffic is from non-English speaking countries? Companies like Adobe, Baxter Healthcare, EDS, GE, Microsoft, NetGear, PepsiCo, Socratic Technologies, US Government, are relying on this type of service already to get more done, with no language barriers.As the Internet grows in popularity, more users will want to access websites in their native languages. According to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization, two-thirds of all Internet users by 2004 will be non-English speakers.Website translation...
Bronchitis and Its Natural Home Remedy
Symptoms: Bronchitis is the inflammation of the tubes that lead from the throat to the lungs. The inflammation tends to impede the process of breathing because phlegm tends to stick to its insides. The treatment outlined in the section of asthma should help in bronchitis too, but the following procedures are being repeated here for the benefit of the readers.Treatment: The sufferer from bronchitis must fast for as long as the acute symptoms last. He should only take water and orange juice. An all fruit diet should be taken when the fever attendant upon bronchitis has gone down and the breathing is easier. A hot epsom salt bath every night or alternative nights will be beneficial during the acute...
Who Wrote Don Quixote?
What evidence is there that Miguel de Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'? Little indeed. Not only do we know little of his life;the standard of his Work,apart from 'Quixote', is low. Most of his books remain unpublished abroad. What do we know about Thomas Shelton,whose translation into English has Won the praise of literary historians ever since it appeared in 1612? What do we know of Cid Hamet Benengeli,the Arab historian who,we Are told,is the real author?Until now no proper attempt has been made to place Quixote in the wider Context of the great plays of this period. And no-one has paid attention To the Shelton version,which is seldom read today.We start with an examination of the actual publication...
Artificial Intelligence And Intuition
The intuitive algorithm.Roger Penrose considered it impossible. Thinking could never imitate a computer process. He said as much in his book, The Emperor's New Mind. But, a new book, The Intuitive Algorithm, (IA), suggested that intuition was a pattern recognition process. Intuition propelled information through many neural regions like a lightning streak. Data moved from input to output in a reported 20 milliseconds. The mind saw, recognized, interpreted and acted. In the blink of an eye. Myriad processes converted light, sound, touch and smell instantly into your nerve impulses. A dedicated region recognized those impulses as objects and events. The limbic system, another region, interpreted...
Natural Treatment for Acid Reflux
Finding a natural treatment for acid reflux is what many sufferers are looking for. They are tired of being prescribed medications to fix their problem and not want to work to heal their self with a holistic remedy. Finding a homeopathic remedy that works for you can take a little bit of time. You need to carefully examine what will work best with your reflux disorder.Alternative MedicineAlternative medicine is simply medicine that you do not need a prescription for. Usually it is simply things that you can get from a grocery store or your local herbal market. Diet can also be considered an alternative approach to dealing with the acids that result in reflux.Symptoms to Look ForThe symptoms for...
Interactive Voice Response
As the user's interaction with the database is predetermined by what the IVR system will allow the user access to, IVR technology does not require human interaction over the telephone. Example, banks and credit card companies use IVR systems because their customers can receive up-to-date account information instantly and easily without necessarily speaking to a person. IVR technology is also used to gather information, such as telephone surveys in which the user is prompted to answer questions by pushing the numbers on a touch-tone telephone. Generally the system plays pre-recorded voice prompts to which the person presses a number on a telephone keypad to select the option chosen, or engage in...
HypoManiacs Often Misunderstood
Are you a Hypomaniac? If you are you have some definite advantages over others. Hypomaniacs are often superstars in their fields, but they are often misunderstood by those who work so hard to profile personalities and put individuals into neat little boxes.Regarding this article which seems to be the present day thought on the Hypomaniac Syndrome: 'Hypomanic' executives often most successful Associated Press 04/26/2002 Washington-I too have been studying this group of people as I observe the superstars and read the biographies of the most driven individuals. Here are my thoughts on the subject. Perhaps you can assist and shed some light on this subject.First off the Very good article. But how does...
Free Spanish to English Translation Programs
Many people needing to have something translated think that using free Spanish to English translation programs will give them what they need. Nothing could be further from the truth.Translation programs, whether online or otherwise, are not meant to replace translators. While many translator like to argue that translation is a science and merely a transfer of one language to another, this is not the case. Translation is an art, and a translator's role is to take a document written in one language and make sure that the ideas and feelings that the source text evokes are evident to the same degree in the target language text.This is easier said than done. Translators have to be fully equipped with...
Voice Recognition Software
Speech or voice recognition software allows you to input data into your computer using your voice. Instead of the traditional input devices such as the keyboard and the mouse, you use a microphone or a headset and tell the computer what you wish to do. As you speak, your voice is converted into text by matching it with coded wave files. Impaired individuals who are not capable of using their hands to type use voice recognition software. Today, the technology is also being used by wide range of professionals including doctors, lawyers and executives. Instead of hiring transcriptionists and secretaries to handle documentation and preparation of reports, they simply o install the software in their...
Perhaps the most famous test of artificial intelligence is the Turing test, elaborated in 1950. As part of his argument Turing put forward the idea of an 'imitation game', in which a human being and a computer would be interrogated under conditions where the interrogator would not know which was which, the communication being entirely by textual messages. Turing argued that if the interrogator could not distinguish them by questioning, then it would be unreasonable not to call the computer intelligent.There are several ways of interpreting and discussing the Turing test, which in effect all lead to the discussing of some key philosophical views on the mind. Considering the mind as an input-output...
I discovered a free service online, that allows me to communicate with people and watched my international sales begin to go through the roof. Did you know that over 50% of all Internet traffic is from non-English speaking countries? Companies like Adobe, Baxter Healthcare, EDS, GE, Microsoft, NetGear, PepsiCo, Socratic Technologies, US Government, are relying on this type of service already to get more done, with no language barriers.As the Internet grows in popularity, more users will want to access websites in their native languages. According to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization, two-thirds of all Internet users by 2004 will be non-English speakers.Website translation...
PHPBB2: A Tapestry of World Languages
Several of my related articles about PHPBB2, the open source program that helps webmasters create and maintain internet forums, touched on many of the technical aspects of the program. What you may not know is that PHPBB2 has a worldwide audience with the potential to reach more than half of the world's population in their native language. Chalk it up to a combination of expert programmers and wonderful translators who have made this feat a reality. Without their hard work, the software's reach would be quite limited. Let's take a look at how translators have expanded PHPBB2 to the far corners of our world.As with any software program, expanding it beyond one's native language presents its own...
PHPBB2: All It Can Be?
Please allow me to start off and say that I am very happy to run PHP software on my computer. Specifically, the bulletin boards developed by PHPBB2 [an open source program] works head and shoulders above the EZBoard system I gave up on several months earlier. Still, it has its own special challenges that only a regular user or administrator can appreciate. If you are considering starting your own message board community please read on for some homespun advice on how to make PHPBB2 work best for you.On Memorial Day 2005 I had a rude awakening. Although a national holiday here in the U.S. I was taking advantage of that day to catch up on some much needed behind the scenes work. You see, when you work...
Why Translating Your Website in Hindi Makes Better Sense
Did you know that in 2002, an estimated 32% of Internet users were non-English speakers? With the phenomenal growth of computer usage and the spread of the net fever, especially in the third world countries, the figure would have multiplied manifold in the past 4 years.In fact, the Internet is fast becoming the basic and fundamental source and dissemination of information, purchases of goods and services worldwide. In addition, those computer and Internet users are increasingly from non-English speaking countries. This figure is constantly rising. In response, businesses have quickly become aware of the benefits of making their websites relevant to the native languages of the target audience...
Search Engine Optimization for Long - Term Results
Like many people think of search engine optimization to improve the search engine rankings either as a mastermind work and requires much time and effort, or it's just sprinkling of meta tags and keywords throughout the website. Both are wrong. Well, search engine optimization in competitive circumstances requires considerable expertise, but in non-competitive circumstances it is just the basic if applied smartly fetches the results. If the business is solely depends on marketing (of products and services) and has plans to grow in future then long-term search engine optimization strategy is a must. And that's no child's play! Let's discuss what search engine optimization or SEO is and its...
Free Spanish to English Translation Programs
Many people needing to have something translated think that using free Spanish to English translation programs will give them what they need. Nothing could be further from the truth.Translation programs, whether online or otherwise, are not meant to replace translators. While many translator like to argue that translation is a science and merely a transfer of one language to another, this is not the case. Translation is an art, and a translator's role is to take a document written in one language and make sure that the ideas and feelings that the source text evokes are evident to the same degree in the target language text.This is easier said than done. Translators have to be fully equipped with...
I discovered a free service online, that allows me to communicate with people and watched my international sales begin to go through the roof. Did you know that over 50% of all Internet traffic is from non-English speaking countries? Companies like Adobe, Baxter Healthcare, EDS, GE, Microsoft, NetGear, PepsiCo, Socratic Technologies, US Government, are relying on this type of service already to get more done, with no language barriers.As the Internet grows in popularity, more users will want to access websites in their native languages. According to a report by the World Intellectual Property Organization, two-thirds of all Internet users by 2004 will be non-English speakers.Website translation...
Learn to Speak Japanese - Basic Conversational Japanese Lessons for Business/Pleasure Applications
Yokoso!Welcome to my Japanese Lessons.Have you ever watched an old Japanese samurai movie on the late show? Chances are you thought that everyone was always angry at everyone else and spent a lot of time yelling in monotonous staccato tones. I felt the same way. It was all unintelligible blabber, not a real language. Well, guess what? It is actually possible to make some sense out of the nonsensical language that you hear on Japanese movies, etc. With a little understanding of how the language works, you will be on your way to sounding just like those yelling, sword-swinging samurai of yore.What I would like to do is provide you with a basic understanding of the Japanese language. It is not meant to...
7 Phrases You Can't Say in Sales
7 Phrases You Can't Say in Sales (Because They Will Undermine Your Credibility and Drop Your Closing Rate) Copyright 2004 by Doug Smart Years ago, George Carlin listed seven words you can't say on television. Then HBO came along, said all the words, and the world of television changed forever. Now, I know that even before you read the seven no-no phrases in sales, you might be tempted to think, oh, whatever these are they will eventually become acceptable, too. There are two big problems with this reasoning. 1. Television has been around for about sixty years so it is still a youngster experiencing growing pains; sales started way back when the inventor of the wheel...
Why Translating Your Website in Hindi Makes Better Sense
Did you know that in 2002, an estimated 32% of Internet users were non-English speakers? With the phenomenal growth of computer usage and the spread of the net fever, especially in the third world countries, the figure would have multiplied manifold in the past 4 years.In fact, the Internet is fast becoming the basic and fundamental source and dissemination of information, purchases of goods and services worldwide. In addition, those computer and Internet users are increasingly from non-English speaking countries. This figure is constantly rising. In response, businesses have quickly become aware of the benefits of making their websites relevant to the native languages of the target audience...
Jewish Online Dating Services
Since 1997, Jewish dating online services have provided a safe place for young professionals of the Jewish faith to meet and chat online. Some sites are English only, some Hebrew only, some have translation sites available.In 1999, Rabbi Yaacov Deyo came up with the idea of speed dating, a take on the older Jewish tradition of supervised parties for young Jewish people so that they could meet some one, hopefully hit it off, and not marry outside of their faith. The object during a speed dating session is to meet 10 people in seven minute increments, score them on a card, and the matches are made by the coordinators by matching up the score cards and giving the phone numbers to each party.Today...
Free Spanish to English Translation Programs
Many people needing to have something translated think that using free Spanish to English translation programs will give them what they need. Nothing could be further from the truth.Translation programs, whether online or otherwise, are not meant to replace translators. While many translator like to argue that translation is a science and merely a transfer of one language to another, this is not the case. Translation is an art, and a translator's role is to take a document written in one language and make sure that the ideas and feelings that the source text evokes are evident to the same degree in the target language text.This is easier said than done. Translators have to be fully equipped with...
Artificial Intelligence And Intuition
The intuitive algorithm.Roger Penrose considered it impossible. Thinking could never imitate a computer process. He said as much in his book, The Emperor's New Mind. But, a new book, The Intuitive Algorithm, (IA), suggested that intuition was a pattern recognition process. Intuition propelled information through many neural regions like a lightning streak. Data moved from input to output in a reported 20 milliseconds. The mind saw, recognized, interpreted and acted. In the blink of an eye. Myriad processes converted light, sound, touch and smell instantly into your nerve impulses. A dedicated region recognized those impulses as objects and events. The limbic system, another region, interpreted...
Project Management Software Guide
Gone are the days when project management used to be a task confined to doing up and down in front of the project manager, noting down the assigned work of the day on papers, writing daily report at the end of the day, submitting those etc. This is the era of web based project management or handling a project with the aid of Internet.Web based project management works by centralizing complete project information onto a single server that tracks all the work being done. As a result every member of the team can access to the requisite info anytime.Web based project management has several benefits over the conventional style of managing a project. The foremost and most outstanding feature is saving of...
English Only in the EFL Classroom: Worth the Hassle?
IntroductionIn considering the use of L1 (the learners mother tongue) in ELT (English Language Teaching) on the part of the teacher, one of the first assumptions is that the teacher has a sufficient command of the students L1 to be of value in the first place. Another assumption which may well impact this scenario is that all the learners in a class or group have the same L1. While these assumptions may often be the case in numerous EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teaching / learning settings, many times they are not. In the case of multi-cultural classes (i.e., in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, India, etc.) where the learners have different L1s, or when the teacher does not have a working...
PHPBB2: A Tapestry of World Languages
Several of my related articles about PHPBB2, the open source program that helps webmasters create and maintain internet forums, touched on many of the technical aspects of the program. What you may not know is that PHPBB2 has a worldwide audience with the potential to reach more than half of the world's population in their native language. Chalk it up to a combination of expert programmers and wonderful translators who have made this feat a reality. Without their hard work, the software's reach would be quite limited. Let's take a look at how translators have expanded PHPBB2 to the far corners of our world.As with any software program, expanding it beyond one's native language presents its own...
Herbal Therapy for Acne Treatment
Because prevention is the best way to protect your skin from the scarring associated with severe acne, many dermatologists recommend that controlling problematic acne through diet, regular cleansing procedures, and herbal remedies, is the most effective way to combat the tendencies of skin that is prone to acne and acne-related scarring.Treatments that accentuate the regulation of daily habits having to do with diet, physical exercise, mood control, and other activities, are known as holistic treatments. Holistic treatments often include herbal therapies...
Study the Italian Language Abroad
The Italian language is one of ancient and historic roots. Today, it is spoken by approximately 70 million people, and is the official language of several nations, including Italy, Slovenia, and Vatican City. If you are interested in learning to speak, read, and write another language, consider the romantic Italian language. You could study at a college or University and receive your degree in Italian. You could take one of many online accelerated courses. Or you could experience the beauty, history, and culture of the Italian language firsthand. You could attend one of the many Italian immersion programs available in Italy.Earning a degree in Italian from a college or University will provide you...
Free Spanish to English Translation Programs
Many people needing to have something translated think that using free Spanish to English translation programs will give them what they need. Nothing could be further from the truth.Translation programs, whether online or otherwise, are not meant to replace translators. While many translator like to argue that translation is a science and merely a transfer of one language to another, this is not the case. Translation is an art, and a translator's role is to take a document written in one language and make sure that the ideas and feelings that the source text evokes are evident to the same degree in the target language text.This is easier said than done. Translators have to be fully equipped with...
Artificial Intelligence And Intuition
The intuitive algorithm.Roger Penrose considered it impossible. Thinking could never imitate a computer process. He said as much in his book, The Emperor's New Mind. But, a new book, The Intuitive Algorithm, (IA), suggested that intuition was a pattern recognition process. Intuition propelled information through many neural regions like a lightning streak. Data moved from input to output in a reported 20 milliseconds. The mind saw, recognized, interpreted and acted. In the blink of an eye. Myriad processes converted light, sound, touch and smell instantly into your nerve impulses. A dedicated region recognized those impulses as objects and events. The limbic system, another region, interpreted...
Break Through Your Personal Spot
When a child comes to life he has chances to master a universe of cultures and languages. However, it's not up to the kid. It will be bound with the place it was born. One place to live - one language to speak. That's not a rule, of course, but that's usual.'Well, I'm fine with my native language. What are those others for?' That's quite common point of view nowadays. It's pity but there are millions of people who know just one language, their native one.It's like a spot you are stuck to. Imagine yourself standing on a spot on an e.g. strawberries field. Your legs are tied with a chain, so you can't move. You have eaten all strawberries around you. Thus, you need to move to another spot. But you can...
Break Through Your Personal Spot
When a child comes to life he has chances to master a universe of cultures and languages. However, it's not up to the kid. It will be bound with the place it was born. One place to live - one language to speak. That's not a rule, of course, but that's usual.'Well, I'm fine with my native language. What are those others for?' That's quite common point of view nowadays. It's pity but there are millions of people who know just one language, their native one.It's like a spot you are stuck to. Imagine yourself standing on a spot on an e.g. strawberries field. Your legs are tied with a chain, so you can't move. You have eaten all strawberries around you. Thus, you need to move to another spot. But you can...
A Natural Remedy for ADHD is Omega 3 - or is It?
Is Omega 3 a natural remedy for ADHD? The simple answer is no...
As every Spanish translator knows, Spanish is a diverse language and can vary among speakers, depending on the region where it is spoken. There are many different regions in the world where Spanish is spoken and translators have to know how to deal with these regional varieties in their translations.For example, Spanish spoken in Cuba is slightly different than Spanish spoken in Spain, which is slightly different from the Spanish spoken in Mexico or the Dominican Republic.Because of the differences that exist in the Spanish of different regions of the world, Spanish translators have to know what audience their translation is intended for. However, as good as translators can be in understanding these...
A.I--Artificial Intelligence
Many people have a rough sketch about what is AI. Well AI as above is an ARTFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Artificial means manmade. Something made by human beings. Now intelligence is a total different concept. We always talk about a person's IQ level. Ever wondered how this IQ level is calculated. A known fact is that the great scientist of our century Albert Eienstein had the best IQ ever. Yes?I know that he has created E=MC2 so he will definitely have the best IQ. Lets come to the point now, IQ is the rate at which intelligence develops and it varies from the age of a human. Intelligence is the key factor over here. So if we ask ourselves whether machines can have IQ? The answer is a NO at least for now...
PHPBB2: A Tapestry of World Languages
Several of my related articles about PHPBB2, the open source program that helps webmasters create and maintain internet forums, touched on many of the technical aspects of the program. What you may not know is that PHPBB2 has a worldwide audience with the potential to reach more than half of the world's population in their native language. Chalk it up to a combination of expert programmers and wonderful translators who have made this feat a reality. Without their hard work, the software's reach would be quite limited. Let's take a look at how translators have expanded PHPBB2 to the far corners of our world.As with any software program, expanding it beyond one's native language presents its own...
Carnegie Mellon University Makes Sense for Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Engineers
For those who are considering a career in robotics or artificial intelligence it might make sense to take a good hard look at Carnegie Mellon University as a possible option. There are many great schools for such things and of course perhaps MIT comes to mind, as well it should, however I am seeing some very good things coming out of Carnegie Mellon University.Other interesting options include Stanford, Berkeley, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Cal Tech. The reason I like Carnegie Mellon is the many contracts they have received and recent grants for funding. The United States Military has them working on full-scale robotic convoys and trucks to operate in the new paradigm of the net-centric...
The Best collection of Urdu Poetry On the Web
Hello everybody, Urdu, a language full of beauty and grace, a language that seems to have been custom-built for literature, a language that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry, a language of elegance and polish, a language that marked the dignified from the unlearned, the noble from the ordinary, a language that belonged in the courts of the powerful, in the schools of the wise and the homes of the erudite, a language that might have past the zenith of its splendour, but is still spoken by a many and sold to a many under many a different name. Urdu poetry is like a vast ocean. Walking along its shores on the sands of time, We have gathered a few gems that We would like to share with you. Check...
Document Scanning Software
For organizations and companies that process a large amount of information, document scanning software is very important. Since most of the time, paper documents are still primarily used, managing the information within these documents can be a logistics nightmare and a very time-consuming effort. Thus, document scanning is a crucial process in the operations of organizations, especially if it is necessary to convert documents into digital form.To facilitate document scanning, efficient, flexible and reliable software is a necessity. The flow of information is important in any organization. High quality document scanning software lets you scan and index your documents at the best possible quality...
Remedies for Gout Relief
There is no cure for gout, but it can be controlled and treated. Usually, the pain associated with gout will subside within 24 hours after treatment has begun. The main objectives of treatment are pain relieving and prevent future attacks of gout.Although gout is well known, it is not a typical arthritic condition. Gout is caused by an accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints, causing joint pain and inflammation.Colchicine is a traditional drug used since the 1800's as a treatment for gout. Although Colhicine produces desirable results, it does have side effects of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are also used to treat gout, which does not...
Business and Market Overview on Singapore
ECONOMY. Singapore is the most advanced economy among the Southeast Asian countries with a GDP per capita of US$25,207 in 2004 which is comparable to many advanced economies in the European Union. Singapore lacks natural resources but is a regional hub for international trade, shipping and air transport. Many US, European and Japanese multinational companies have established Singapore as a regional office for their business operations.Singapore's GDP grew at an average of 2.7% annually from 2000 to 2004 to reach US$106.9 billion by 2004 while inflation remaining below 2.0%. Though Singapore's economy is the most advanced among the Southeast Asian countries, unemployment increased from 1.8% during...
The Benefits of Owning a Wood and Coal Burning Furnace
Americans love having options. Options allow us to select the outcome of a particular situation. An option may be a small as what to have for lunch or as large as how to heat a home. Americans looking to heat their homes have a number of home heating options and that is something that is very pleasing for many.With the high cost of gas there are many individuals who automatically eliminate it as a home heating method. With gas eliminated that leaves coal, wood, and electricity. There are a number of benefits to heating your home with electricity, but there are also benefits to heating your home with wood or coal. For this reason, there are many homeowners who make the decision to purchase a wood...
How To Choose Voice Recognition Software?
Voice recognition software allows the user to use their voice as an input device so they can dictate text directly into the computer as well as give the computer commands such as open, save or close. Current software has come a long way from the first voice recognition software that was available. The older software used discrete speech which meant distinct pauses had to occur between words. Current software uses continuous speech voice recognition and is capable of recognizing speech up to 160 wpm. It uses what is called a neutral net to learn to recognize voices. Accuracy has improved a great deal in the past few years. When shopping for voice recognition software be sure to have the answers to...
The Metaphors of the Net
I. The Genetic BlueprintA decade after the invention of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee is promoting the "Semantic Web". The Internet hitherto is a repository of digital content. It has a rudimentary inventory system and very crude data location services. As a sad result, most of the content is invisible and inaccessible. Moreover, the Internet manipulates strings of symbols, not logical or semantic propositions. In other words, the Net compares values but does not know the meaning of the values it thus manipulates. It is unable to interpret strings, to infer new facts, to deduce, induce, derive, or otherwise comprehend what it is doing. In short, it does not understand language. Run an...
The Many Uses of Natural Herbal Remedies and Oils
Now a days, there is a variety of essential oils, roots, and herbs available to support healthy living. These natural products can be used for treating ailments, flavoring your food, skin care, create perfumes, and manufacture environmentally safe cleaning products.If you do not have room for a garden, a few herbs planted by a sunny window are enough to get you started. Subsequently, all you will need then are some essential oils and you are ready to embark on a wonderful journey to natural herbal remedies and medicine.Essential oils versus blended oils.The first to consider is the essential oils. Only the purest oils will do for therapeutic purposes. Do not be fooled into thinking that you are...