ABSTRACT In this paper we address the issue of pronunciation model- ing for conversational speech synthesis. We experiment with two different HMM topologies (fully connected state model and forward connected state model) for sub-phonetic model- ing to capture the deletion and insertion of sub-phonetic states during speech production process. We show that the experi- mented HMM topologies have higher log likelihood than the traditional 5-state sequential model. We also study the first and
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Office Depot is the worst place to work. Honestly‚ any place is the worst place to work. Walmart‚ Starbucks‚ Macy’s‚ McDonald’s‚ and the list goes on. However‚ working at Office Depot is like World War II. I hate wearing these dumb red polo shirts with black formal pants and shoes. It makes me feel like I’m working at Target. I don’t want to think of how it is like working there. Also‚ I have to wear this big and old headpiece that gets tangled easily. It is the most annoying thing ever. Back
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Does Beauty Bring You Farther?: The Connection between Physical Attractiveness and Success Theories have long supported the notion that what is beautiful is good (Dion‚ Berscheid‚ & Walster‚ 1972). In the study entitled “What is Beautiful is Good‚” Dion et al. (1972) investigates the physical attractiveness stereotype in a broad study that looks at how attractiveness affects one’s perceived personality traits. The study also looks at whether physical attractiveness
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PEACE OUT “Peace”‚ or “Peace Man”‚ accompanied by V-fingers out or “Peace Out” with two closed fist pumps to your chest were slang used in the 1970ʻs that meant‚ chill or relax or good-bye‚ respectively. Although our nation has experienced wars that date back from the 18th century with the American Revolution‚ 19th century with the Civil War‚ 20th century with World War 1 and 2‚ to today with the War on Terror‚ it is only natural that the nation has taken comfort in a term like “Peace”‚ defined
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Working Out Solo‚ Better Or Worse? A lot of people hear that working out with friends can be more beneficial‚ more fun‚ and even more motivating than a solo work out. Those all may be true‚ but a solo work out in the long run is more beneficial for over all goal achievement because when a person works out alone there is no trying to coincide schedules‚ or trying to make the time to get together‚ nor there is figuring out rides if car pooling is involved. The benefits of working out alone may
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problem and usually‚ people would spend thousands upon thousands to try and solve their problems in which they most likely cannot afford. Then‚ there are social networks coming in not only are they able to provide help for those who are mentally ill‚ but these services are also free of charge. To explain‚ the same article on Newsela has also reported that a researcher by the name of John Naslund has said he has found that most comments involving mental health are positive‚ and people can find the right
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to realize the error of his ways and repent‚ or he has to pay‚ to get what he has got coming to him. But what if neither of these happen? The novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio follows a young boy‚ August Pullman‚ with facial deformities as he goes through his first year of school. Because of his physical differences‚ he faces many challenges in this year. Many of these challenges stem from Palacio’s version of the villain‚ Julian Albans. At first glance‚ Julian may be seen as mean‚ offensive‚ obnoxious
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over one million people. The Chinese are still dealing with the struggle of a gender imbalanced society which came from inflicting deaths on unwanted infant girls. Now‚ in America‚ the difficulty of getting an education gets increasingly arduous every year. In all these scenarios there is a common denominator; man‚ slowly but surely‚ destroying man. Generally speaking‚ Africa’s Hutu-Tutsi genocide is one of the largest of its kind‚ murdering over one million people in a time span of
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’Out of the Blue’ is a dramatic monologue spoken by one of the people inside the twin towers on 9/11‚ from inside the burning building. The effect is of extreme close up on a tiny point in space in time‚ almost in a 1to1 narrative time. The event is narrated as it happens an appeal to a second person who could not be listening. This creates an weird effect‚ of an event we cannot touch‚ of lost people who could not speak to us‚ even though we watched at the time or later: the flames‚ the people who
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has a strong‚ lean body build. A person who sits and eats all day has a more relaxed and "lazy" body build. A body becomes complacent with the amount of exertion it is forced to undergo. Increasing this exertion does many things for the body. Working out can help a person gain strength‚ lose weight‚ and improve their confidence. Lifting weights and a cardio workout increases the body’s strength. When a person lifts weight‚ he or she exerts strain on his or her muscles. These muscles are damaged from
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