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湖北省四校(襄州一中、枣阳一中、宜城一中、曾都一中)2018-2019学年高二下学期英语期中联考试卷(音频暂未更新)
Angel Garcia Crespo is a computer engineer at Carlos III University of Madrid in Spain. His group has invented a new way for deaf-blind people to "watch" TV. The idea for the technology grew out of previous work by his group. The team had already worked on making audiovisual(视听的) materials accessible to people with either vision or hearing disabilities. But the group wanted to help people with both challenges. So they asked some deaf-blind people what would help.
In addition to relying on their sense of touch to communicate, deaf-blind people can also get and send information with a Braille line. The Braille system uses patterns of raised dots to stand for letters and numbers. A Braille line is an electronic machine with a changeable Braille display. Dots rise up or drop down based on the information sent to the machine.
Now the new system changes TV signals to data a Braille line can use. "The key to the system is the possibility of using subtitles(字幕) to collect TV information, " Garcia Crespo explains. "Subtitles travel with the image(影像) and the audio in electromagnetic waves we don't see. But an electronic system can keep those waves. "
First, a computer program, or app, pulls out the subtitles and visual descriptions from the broadcast signal. The system then combines the information and changes both into data for Braille.
Now another app gets to work, which sends the data out to people's Braille lines on demand. "This is done in real time, in less than a second," Garcia Crespo says. This lets a deaf-blind person "watch" TV as it's broadcast. The system will work with various Braille lines, as long as there's a bluetooth connection available. Now, the system is only used in Europe, and it should soon be available in the US.
Do you have any problem with time? Start doing these and you will see the difference.
●Write it down
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Working for long periods without a break can waste your time. It is more efficient to work or study for a shorter period of time, take a break, and then go back to work. You may get more done in tow focused 45-minute sessions.
● One thing at a time
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Do one thing at a time, and do it well. As the Chinese proverb says, “One cannot manage too many affairs. Like pumpkins in the water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.”
● Schedule email time
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● Choose to say “No”.
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● Keep a goal journal
Write down your goals in a journal and evaluate them regularly. Mark your progress for each goal. Be sure you take the necessary step to achieve your goals.
A. Make a list first B. Don't skip the breaks C. Turn that notification off D. Memory is not always accurate E. Don't forget to focus on your task F. This takes time away from more important tasks G. Every time we switch from one task to another, we lose focus |
Classis Book Club for Home-schooled Teens
★ Sign up at Librarian's 1st Floor Reference Desk.
★ Free books for first 15 teens who sign up for each title. If you are unable to attend the activity, please return the book to Teen Librarian so she can give the book to another teen.
Classics for Home-schooled Teens
Fridays, 1:00~2:00 pm, Library Room 215
January 23: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
February 20: Antigone by Sophocles
March 20: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
April 24: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
For information contact Teen Librarian Elise Sheppard, elise.i.sheppard@lonestar.edu, 281-290-5248.
5th Annual Prom-dress Give-away
Lone Star College — CYEAIR BRANCH LIBRARY'S PROM CLOSET
Your dress is free for you to keep.
If you Need a Prom Dress
Contact the Youth Service Specialist at your school/ Contact Prom Closet organizers directly:
LSC-CF Teen Librarian Elise Sheppard at 281-290-5248, elise.i.sheppard@lonestar.edu
LSC-CF Friends of the Library President Nancy Flanakin at meaford8510@vahoo.com
Saturday dates to get a dress:
(Other dates by appointment only — contact Elise or Nancy)
Dates | Times | Locations at LSC-CF Branch Library |
March 21 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Library Room 131 |
March 28 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Activity Room of Kid's Comer (Children's Library) |
April 4 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Library Room 131 |
April 11 | Library closed | |
April 25 | 1:00—5:00 pm | Library Room 131 |
Prom Dresses Needed!
Dresses & accessories needed: All dress sizes 0 — 26
Accessories: Shoes, handbags, jewelry, hair pieces, shawls, etc.
Perfect condition: Clean, undamaged, beautiful
Delivery instructions:
Take donations to Lone Star College — CyFair Branch Library Circulation/Customer Service Desk anytime the library is open.
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