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Word: deal (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...thorniest problem is the eye; for in order to analyze a visual scene a great deal of knowledge about the physical world is needed--knowledge that computers have barely begun to acquire. The method used here is to scan with a camera a scene containing light object on a dark table. The varying light intensity is expressed as logarithms which direct successive scans until a fairly sharp idea of the objects' boundaries are obtained. After many steps an accurate two-dimensional mapping of the scene is completed and translation into three-dimensional models begins. Knowledge from many levels must interact...

Author: By Anne DE Saint phalle, | Title: If What We Say Is What We Mean..... Then Who Means What the Computer Says? | 11/20/1968 | See Source »

...practice, Harvard seems able to work well with the ROTC Units on an ad hoc basis and maintains ultimate power of approval or disapproval on course offerings and accreditation. Though the ROTC Units seem to have a great deal of freedom to work with Harvard on curricular matters, cooperation and a measure of freedom do not change the basic condition that Harvard has no assurance that its demands will always be met. It is our view that ultimately the ROTC Departments are the Defense Department, rather than true Harvard Academic or Administrative Departments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HPC Report on ROTC at Harvard | 11/19/1968 | See Source »

...fleshed out until the second act. Nor do Lawrence and Lee establish any other character until too late. This is particularly unfortunate in the case of the villains, who are such vague "bad guys" that it's hard to know exactly what evil forces the Madwoman has to deal with...

Author: By Frank Rich, | Title: Dear World | 11/16/1968 | See Source »

...LAST: a show designed expressly for stoned-out-of-their-mind couples trapped somewhere in the vast limbo which divides Soldiers Field from bed. He who hopes to make that slow journey, be it this weekend or next, may bank on a square deal from the folks over at Agassiz. Nothing quicker than the eye, no muted colors figurative or literal, no nuances at all will greet the man who puts his trust in Grant-in-Aid and has the sense to do it soon...

Author: By James Lardner, | Title: How to Succeed | 11/16/1968 | See Source »

With these facts straight, I calculate the number of points scored per minute by each team, multiply by .90, add in a quick balance for home field advantage and then pit the whole deal against the other team's defense...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: SPORTS of the 'CRIME' | 11/16/1968 | See Source »

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