OpenCV computer vision -- image threshold processing and adaptive threshold Otsu
Threshold processing refers to eliminating pixels in the image that are higher or lower than the threshold. Image thresh...
McManus furious he didn’t get shot at record field goal
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No. 1 Louisville gets a huge test against No. 4 Michigan
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Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X named 1st Apple Music Award winners
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Robert Massie, who popularized Russian history, dead at 90
NEW YORK — Robert K. Massie, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of Russian tsars, has died.
China’s climate paradox: A leader in coal and clean energy
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California Rep. Hunter to plead guilty to corruption charge
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Trump campaign to stop giving credentials to Bloomberg News
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s campaign said Monday it will no longer give credentials to Bloomberg News reporters to cover campaign events becau...
Big 12 champion could now have more feasible shot at playoff
No. 6 Oklahoma’s biggest comeback ever didn’t have a lingering effect on No. 8 Baylor.
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VILLA UNION, Mexico — A small town near the U.S.-Mexico border began cleaning up Monday, gripped by fear after the killing of 22 people in a ferocious...
NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report
LOS ANGELES — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was ...
Roberts seems to hold key to case over New York City gun law
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The Latest: One-two wintry punch hits eastern US
NEW YORK — The Latest on a wintry storm in the U.S. East (all times local):
Washington’s Chris Petersen resigns, Jimmy Lake to take over
SEATTLE — Washington coach Chris Petersen has unexpectedly stepped down after six seasons at the school, with defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake promote...
Case against Netanyahu includes billionaire witnesses
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Kemp expected to pick Loeffler to succeed Isakson in Senate
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Tech aims to predict problems on power lines before disaster
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California Gov. Newsom to campaign in Iowa for Kamala Harris
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Vigil for London stabbing victims as politicians trade blame
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn paused Monday to honor the two people killed in th...
Bullock becomes 3rd governor to drop presidential campaign
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his Democratic presidential campaign Monday, becoming the third Western governor boasting executive e...
Dockerfile image hierarchy
1, Federated file system (UnionFS) UnionFS (Federated file system) is a layered, lightweight and high-performance file s...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 8-14
Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 80. Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 78. Actress Mary Woronov (“Eating Raoul,” “The Munsters” films) is 76. Acto...
New Nissan CEO reaffirms alliance, promises revival
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The Latest: UN chief disappointed by climate action so far
MADRID — The Latest on the COP25 climate summit in Madrid (all times local):
Global markets steady at start of busy economic data week
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Dictionary.com chooses `existential’ as word of the year
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Correction: Burkina Faso-Church Attacked story
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UN chief urges countries not to surrender on climate fight
MADRID — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to give up in the fight against climate change, as representatives from ne...