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	Lip — FactMonster.com
		lip reading - lip reading lip reading, method by which the deaf are able to read the speech of others from the...
		Lip - Lip (Anglo-Saxon, lippe, the lip.) To curl the lip.
		Austrian Lip - Austrian Lip The thick under-lip, characteristic of the house of Hapsburg.
	www.factmonster.com /dictionary/brewers/lip.html (191 words)

	Lip reading - DeafWiki
		Lip reading is used mostly by the deaf and hard hearing.
		Lip reading is the way the deaf try to understand the speech of others from movements of their mounths without sounds getting to the deaf's ears.
		Lip reading may not be useful to the deaf when mouth movements are exaggerated.
	deafwiki.org /index.php?title=Lip_reading (226 words)

	lip reading - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		lip reading method by which the deaf are able to read the speech of others from the movements of the lips and mouth.
		It is sometimes referred to as speech reading, which technically also includes the reading of facial expressions and body language.
		Lip reading is a medium of education in many schools for deaf children (see deafness).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-lipreadi.html (398 words)

	Lip-reading
		Some sounds do appear distinct on the lips, such as the "th" sound in "the," where people stick their tongues out to produce the sound.
		Others look too similar on the lips for easy reading, such as the pursed lips used to produce the "m" and "b" in "mah" and "bah," and the mouth shape to begin saying "tah" and "kah."
		Someone who's reading your lips might catch the tongue action involved in saying "tah" to distinguish it from "kah," for example.
	scicom.ucsc.edu /SciNotes/9601/Speech/Lips.html (348 words)

	Lip Reading Translation - Welcome :: Professional Lipreader Based in Seattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lip reading translators are skilled, professional lip readers who translate or transcribe non-auditory spoken English.
		In the case of live translation, I read the lips of a person who is non-vocal (due to mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy, aphonia, acute laryngitis, or any other condition that inhibits his/her ability to “voice” intelligibly when speaking), and repeat their statements aloud, word-for-word, so that others can understand.
		Through the lip reading translator, staff and family can finally "hear" what she has to say.
	www.lipreadingtranslation.com /index.htm (255 words)

	CAPD/Lip Reading - SchwabLearning.org
		He finally admitted last night that he cannot read well--meaning think of the sounds of the words and the meaning of the words at the same time, so he usually doesn't get much meaning when he reads.
		She agreed completely and says she has to see the lips of the person who is speaking or she doesn't always understand what they are saying.
		I also find that she needs to not necessarily "read" the lips but she has to see who is talking or where a sound is coming from.
	www.schwablearning.org /message_boards/view_messages.asp?thread=4128 (1321 words)

	Lip reading
		Lip reading is a technique of understanding spoken language with out hearing its sounds.
		Although lip reading is commonly taught, it does not lead to perfect understanding.
		Critics claim that 50% understanding of language by lip reading is about the maximum achievable.
	www.fact-index.com /l/li/lip_reading.html (106 words)

	Chinese Face Reading: The Lip Crease Above the Lips - Associated Content
		The lip crease, for the lack of a better term, is that area between your nose and lips, surrounded by two lines.
		This type of lip crease indicates that the people who have them have the facial structure to live past 51 and they have a strong relationship with their children.
		If the lip crease appears long and deep between the nose and the lips, then this person is more likely to have many children and live to a great old age.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/32123/chinese_face_reading_the_lip_crease.html (637 words)

	Cleft Lip and Palate
		Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that happen while a baby is developing in the uterus.
		With a unilateral cleft lip, the gap is only on one side of the lip under either the left or right nostril and might extend into the nose.
		Babies born with a bilateral cleft lip have a gap on both sides of the lip, and they may have a deep split in the lip that extends into both nostrils.
	kidshealth.org /teen/diseases_conditions/sight/cleft.html (1635 words)

	ScienceDaily: Lip-reading computer program sought
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		Being able to read and correctly interpret a blueprint is a necessary skill in the industrial world today.
	www.sciencedaily.com /upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070221-11451200-bc-britain-lipreading.xml (1499 words)

	The Poetry Center of Chicago
		Eight finalists will be selected to read at an award ceremony at the Harold Washington Library Center at 3 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2007.
		The Juried Reading is open to all poets residing in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
		For this special benefit evening, the reading will be preceded by appetizers at 6:30 pm and followed by dinner at 8pm.
	www.poetrycenter.org /reading/index.html (1765 words)

	Lip-reading computer program sought
		The researchers at the University of East Anglia say their three-year project will involve the collection of data for lip-reading and use it to create machines that automatically convert videos of lip-motions into text.
		It builds on work carried out at the university to develop state-of-the-art speech reading systems.
		The project is in collaboration with Surrey University scientists, who have built accurate and reliable face and lip trackers, and Britain's Home Office Scientific Development Branch, which wants to investigate the feasibility of using the technology for crime fighting.
	www.dailyindia.com /show/117033.php/Lip-reading-computer-program-sought (126 words)

	Most agree that there's no lip reading in baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		First, there are no documented instances where someone was able to read the pitcher's and catcher's lips and relay critical information to a batter before the next pitch.
		For that reason, he said, a skilled lip reader might have a better than average chance of understanding conversations on the baseball mound because the vocabulary might be more limited.
		Talking into gloves was obviously spurred by the increase in the number of TV close-ups during games, he said, and it has now spilled over into football, where many coaches on the sidelines routinely hold their clipboards in front of their mouths when they talk.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06294/731925-63.stm (1028 words)

	Seinfeld: The Lip Reader - TV.com
		George wants to use Jerry's girlfriend to read the lips of his ex-girlfriend to find out what she is saying about him.
		While she is reading the lips, Kramer does the translation, that gets George in more trouble.
		When George and Jerry are hiding their mouths from Laura to discuss using her lip reading ability, George locks his hands and lifts his arms to block her view.
	www.tv.com /seinfeld/the-lip-reader/episode/2310/summary.html (634 words)

	Lip-reading on Mobile Phones USE GRAPHUC ON P5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Raising the level of lip reading is achieved by creating cued speech which can be thought of as enhanced lip-reading -- signs are made around the face that appear on the computer screen to provide vital additional information about some of the phonemes being uttered.
		A company executive points out that lip-reading is usually a practical means of communication, but is not perfect-- typically, a person who is lip-reading only recognizes 30 per cent of the words being uttered.
		When the deaf person receives a call, the software translates the voice on the other side of the line into a three-dimensional animated face on the computer, whose lips move in real time synch with the voice allowing the receiver of the call to lip read.
	www.ishitech.co.il /1104ar3.htm (349 words)

	Lip Reading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It involves understanding the sounds spoken, the sounds that are strung into words, and strings of words which become sentences.
		Basically, it is just watching lip movement and knowing what each sound looks like.
		Also important to communication are the nonverbal aspects of the message, which include facial expressions, hand movements, and eye contact.
	www.units.muohio.edu /dragonfly/sounds/ship/clip.shtml (125 words)

	Lip Reading by Fiona Ritchie Walker
		"Reading Fiona's poetry is to taste the pleasure of words, hear the landscapes she's visited.
		I love my writing world, but I still like to travel, go to the gym three times a week and fit in as many poetry readings, films and the theatre as I can, so life is never dull.
		Someone who read one of the reviews later wrote in a website discussion group that they would have stopped writing if they'd received feedback like that.
	www.diamondtwig.co.uk /books/lipreading.html (869 words)

	Crime fighting potential for computerised lip-reading
		The university is teaming up with the Centre for Vision, Speech & Signal Processing at Surrey University, who have built accurate and reliable face and lip trackers, and the Home Office Scientific Development Branch, who want to investigate the feasibility of using the technology for crime fighting.
		"We all lip read, for example in noisy situations like a bar or party, but even the performance of expert lip readers can be very poor," he said.
		Another reason for developing computerised lip-reading is that the number of trained lip-readers is falling, mainly because people tend to be taught to sign instead.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2007-02/uoea-cfp022107.php (419 words)

	lip definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		strike rim with golf ball: to putt a golf ball so that it strikes the lip of a cup, but does not go in
		form lip of something: to form or be a lip of something
		button your lip to stop speaking, not begin speaking, or keep a secret (slang)
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_/lip.html (202 words)

	Accelerating Future » Automated Lip Reading Technology
		Revolutionary automated lip reading (ALR) technology is being used to determine what Hitler was saying in his home movies.
		The technology is so powerful that it can even read lips when the speaker’s face is horizontal to the camera.
		Actually, we would still have to have agents on the ground; they would simply be able tape people’s lips instead of interrogating them.
	www.acceleratingfuture.com /michael/blog/?p=272 (1125 words)

	Intel's sights on lip-reading software \| CNET News.com
		Intel has released software that lets computers read lips, a step forward that could lead to better voice recognition applications.
		Read more on this story's topics and companies
		The Cassini probe which has been orbiting Saturn for the past year and a half, continues to amaze with a new set of photos of the ringed planet and its moons.
	news.com.com /2100-1008-998576.html (655 words)

	Lip Reading, Speech Reading Lessons on Video - Learn Lipreading and Speechreading
		"I See What You Say" is an easy to use, fun and interesting new approach to acquiring speechreading skills for hard of hearing people.Includes evaluation of your own lip reading ability in both noisy and quiet environments.
		The program has a self test of lip reading ability in both noisy and quiet environments.
		"Finally, a 'do-it-yourself' lip reading program that is both easy to follow, and enjoyable!"
	lipreading.com (515 words)

	Crime fighting potential for computerised lip-reading
		The university is teaming up with the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at Surrey University, who have built accurate and reliable face and lip trackers, and the Home Office Scientific Development Branch, who want to investigate the feasibility of using the technology for crime fighting.
		For "fighting crime." Naturally, they would only use it to read the lips of bad guys...
		...........remembering that Seinfeld episode where George uses Marlee Matlin's character to read the lips of someone at a party, there was a huge misunderstanding.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1791926/posts (818 words)

	New crime-fighting tool: Computerized lip-reading system - Network World
		The project builds on speech reading systems already built by researchers at the school.
		The university is joining forces with the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at Surrey University, and England's Home Office Scientific Development Branch, which is keen on using the technology for crime fighting.
		"We all lip read, for example in noisy situations like a bar or party, but even the performance of expert lip readers can be very poor," said Richard Harvey, senior lecturer at the university, in a statement.
	www.networkworld.com /news/2007/022107-lip-reading.html (809 words)

	LIP-READING
		The interpretation of movements of head, lips and face as an aid to communication by speech.
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		All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.com /definition/english/li/lip-reading.html (241 words)

	Lip-reading
		The technique involves watching the mouth shapes and position of the tongue.
		For lip-reading to be successful the reader must be able to see the whole face of the person they are 'reading'.
		Things that make lip-reading difficult include poor lighting, beards and talking with hands in front of mouth.
	members.aol.com /srousell/sim-dis/Hearing/lipreading.htm (97 words)

	UK boffins work on lip-reading machine - Infomatics
		The project has received £400,000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and is headed up Dr Richard Harvey, senior lecturer at UEA's School of Computing Sciences.
		The university is teaming up with the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at Surrey University, which has built accurate and reliable face and lip trackers, and the Home Office Scientific Development Branch, to investigate the feasibility of using the technology for crime fighting.
		"We all lip read, for example in noisy situations like a bar or party, but even the performance of expert lip readers can be very poor."
	www.infomaticsonline.co.uk /vnunet/news/2183938/boffins-developing-lip-reading (530 words)

	Lip-reading
		Speak clearly, a fraction slower than normal, keeping the rhythm of your speech.
		Do not exaggerate your lip patterns or shout.
		Check that the deaf person is able to understand you.
	portal.surrey.ac.uk /portal/page?_pageid=734,378906&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL (238 words)

	Automated lip reading to help tackle crime - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		UEA hopes to develop a system capable of translating video footage of lip motions into text.
		The development team will build on work carried out at the UEA to develop speech-reading systems and will incorporate face and lip tracker technology developed by the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing at Surrey University.
		Human lip reading is already used in court, but it is controversial and prone to error.
	www.vnunet.com /computing/news/2184504/automated-lip-reading-help (510 words)

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