Dave Eggers

Scott Cohen

EM-J Staples

Presents literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals published in 2011, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and alternative comics.

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

Zap, The Rise and Fall of Atari

Profiles the rise of Atari from its beginnings with Nolan Bushnell and capital of five hundrd dollars through its phenomenal growth in the 1970s to its numerous problems

The Rise and Fall of Atari

Zap!

Abstract: "This thesis is devoted to the Earth Mover's Distance (EMD), an edit distance between distributions, and its use within content-based image retrieval (CBIR). The major CBIR problem discussed is the pattern problem: Given an image and a query pattern, determine if the image contains a region which is visually similar to the pattern; if so, find at least one such image region. An important problem that arises in applying the EMD to CBIR is the EMD under transformation (EMDG̲) problem: find a transformation of one distribution which minimizes its EMD to another, where the set of allowable transformations G is given. The problem of estimating the size/scale at which a pattern occurs in an image is phrased and efficiently solved as an EMDG̲ problem. For a large class of transformation sets, we also present a monotonically convergent iteration to find at least a locally optimal transformation. Our pattern problem solution is the SEDL (Scale Estimation for Directed Location) image retrieval system. Three important contributions of SEDL are (1) a general framework for finding both color and shape patterns, (2) the previously mentioned scale estimation algorithm using the EMD, and (3) a directed (as opposed to exhaustive) search strategy."

Finding Color and Shape Patterns in Images

Steven Michael Dipesa

Reality is a lie invented by a technocratic enemy who has written history to it's liking. The truth is magic'ae the universe can be crafted with a simple working of your will. Mages have taught this truth throughout the ages, but the proponents of technology have crushed the mystic masters. Join the last stand in the war for reality. Mage: The Ascension places you in the midst of supernatural intrigues and inner struggles. The more secrets you learn, the more important your wisdom and power become. Mage drags spirituality and metaphysics screaming through the streets of a postmodern nightmare. A rare and epic tale pitting the Order of Hermes against the vampires of Clan Tremere.

Blood Treachery

Perfect for the curmudgeon in all of us, a hilarious compilation of life's little annoyances chronicles the irritations and challenges of everyday life and provides the satisfaction that at least other people notice them too. Original.

Scott Cohen

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