This is a live blog of the Dalhousie CS seminar by Dr. Colin Cherry of Microsoft Research, Natural Language Processing Group entitles “Syntactic Movement in Statistical Translation”
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This week I reached a new milestone in my coffee-to-thesis conversion project. As you can see in the picture of my Perks Coffee Gold Card, I have completed stamped every cell on it. Mind you, the number of stamps doesn’t correspond exactly to the number of coffees I had: it was a mix of coffee, tea, double stamping on Fridays, multiple stamping from the pretty girl at the counter, and coffee for friends.
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On April 18, 2008, I will be joining many other enthusiasts from the Halifax/Dartmouth area to do a 30 minute spin on a stationary bike at the Historic Properties to raise some money for the Dartmouth General Hospital who is going to buy a CT 64 Scanner.
I invite you to join the event in person and show your support for the cause by sponsoring me. I suggest a minimum donation of $5, but if you donate $20 or more then you will get a tax receipt. Continue reading ‘Revolution 2008: Spinning for Life’
On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, I participated in a Career Advice Panel for International Students at Dalhousie University as one of the panelists. My advice focused on three points: diversification vs. specialization, networking, and self-promotion.
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