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List:       abiword-dev
Subject:    Summarizing articles in a new way
From:       Nadav Rotem <nadavrotem () mail ! ru>
Date:       2003-12-06 14:07:49
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I started working on a new way of summarizing texts. This time the goal it to take a group of
articles and join them to a single article; I do so by taking one article from the group and \
replacing parts of it with parts of the other articles that have the same signature. 

The code is still hackish , leaks buckets and is NOT ready for any use. but it's in the cvs \
under examples/;

Here (Attached) is a quick demo of an article I joint from various sources;
                                                                                                \

> [nadav@gringo news]$ ../join-art cnn.txt abc.txt fox.txt msn.txt usatoday.txt yahoo.txt > \
> ../new_news.txt

new_news: Generated articles
news_replace: a list of replaced blocks

-Nadav Rotem


["new_news.txt" (new_news.txt)]

The storm brought several inches of snow to Virginia and Maryland on Friday, and road crews \
were preparing for a second onslaught with flurries overnight expected to turn to heavy snow.   \
FORECASTERS SAID the system could hit even harder over the weekend, with total snow \
accumulations of up to two feet in Massachusetts and near-blizzard conditions in parts of Maine \
and New Hampshire.  These included a blizzard warning for Saturday for the New York City area.  \
Many schoolchildren got an early start to their weekend when dozens of schools closed early on \
Friday.  More than 80 fender-benders were reported on the New Jersey Turnpike, where the speed \
limit was reduced from 65 mph to 35 mph because of dangerous conditions.  Winds from 20 to 40 \
mph with higher gusts are forecast Saturday near the coast from New York City north to Boston.  \
"We're hoping the forecasters are wrong, but if they're not, we're trusting that people will be \
staying home with their families and off the road so we can get our job done," said Anna \
Farneski, spokeswoman for the Bergen County, N.J.  The warning means forecasters expect \
sustained wind speeds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or faster with considerable falling or \
blowing and drifting snow that will drop visibility to zero at times.  "I love storms, but I \
don't like shoveling," Stevenson said.  Forecasters in Massachusetts predicted up to 18 inches \
of snow through Sunday.  By Friday evening, The National Weather Service had winter storm \
warnings in effect from Virginia and West Virginia northeast into southern New England.  About \
100 flights were canceled at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, and some flights \
were delayed at Washington Dulles International Airport.  Flights were canceled at New York's \
La Guardia, New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport, Boston and Philadelphia \
airports, and others were delayed by several hours. Kennedy airports and New Jersey's Newark \
Liberty International, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.  The storm \
had already brought a mixture of ice, freezing rain, sleet and snow in mountain regions of \
North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia on Thursday.  The Weather Service said the complex \
storm system brought in snow and sleet on Friday, which changed to rain in some places as \
temperatures warmed through the day.  About 100 flights were canceled at Philadelphia \
International Airport on Friday, and some flights were delayed at Washington Dulles \
International Airport. Cancellations and delays also were expected Saturday at New York's La \
Guardia and John F.  "We're loving it," said Tana Graham, visiting New York City from Jackson, \
Miss.        "The salt is here, the trucks are ready, the chains are on, and New York is \
prepared for the assault," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday. "I just bought 100 pounds of \
ice melt and we took out our snow shovels last night.  "The salt is here, the trucks are ready, \
the chains are on, and New York is prepared for the assault," New York City Mayor Michael \
Bloomberg said Friday. At least one death was blamed on the storm, that of a 23-year-old man \
who was killed in an accident on a slick road in Virginia.   By Jacqueline Larma, AP  Friday's \
snow was like a warm-up for the main event with even heavier snow and high winds making travel \
even harder on Saturday, forecasters said. Four to 8 inches were expected in the Baltimore \
region.


["news_replace.txt" (news_replace.txt)]

replacing
[Overnight, the heavy snows caused traffic accidents and airport delays.] with
[  The storm brought several inches of snow to Virginia and Maryland on Friday, and road crews \
were preparing for a second onslaught with flurries overnight expected to turn to heavy snow.]

replacing
[ Visibility was down to a quarter-mile in parts of New England as winds and snow made driving \
conditions treacherous.] with [   FORECASTERS SAID the system could hit even harder over the \
weekend, with total snow accumulations of up to two feet in Massachusetts and near-blizzard \
conditions in parts of Maine and New Hampshire.]

replacing
[ In New York City a blizzard warning has been issued from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday.] \
with [  These included a blizzard warning for Saturday for the New York City area.]

replacing
[  In Connecticut, traffic accidents were widespread Friday, with a portion of I-95 shut down \
during rush hour.] with [  Many schoolchildren got an early start to their weekend when dozens \
of schools closed early on Friday.]

replacing
[ Authorities urged residents to limit travel Saturday.] with
[  More than 80 fender-benders were reported on the New Jersey Turnpike, where the speed limit \
was reduced from 65 mph to 35 mph because of dangerous conditions.]

replacing
[  Winds were expected to be 15-20 mph Saturday, with gusts as high as 40 mph.] with
[  Winds from 20 to 40 mph with higher gusts are forecast Saturday near the coast from New York \
City north to Boston.]

replacing
[  "We're hoping people take caution," said Julie Bisi, a spokeswoman for Connecticut's \
emergency management office.] with [  "We're hoping the forecasters are wrong, but if they're \
not, we're trusting that people will be staying home with their families and off the road so we \
can get our job done," said Anna Farneski, spokeswoman for the Bergen County, N.J.]

replacing
[ "The blowing and drifting could cause problems."] with
[  The warning means forecasters expect sustained wind speeds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or \
faster with considerable falling or blowing and drifting snow that will drop visibility to zero \
at times.]

replacing
[  Forecasters said the height of the storm is expected to come at midday Saturday.] with
[  "I love storms, but I don't like shoveling," Stevenson said.]

replacing
[ Snow totals are predicted to be 10-18 inches.] with
[  Forecasters in Massachusetts predicted up to 18 inches of snow through Sunday.]

replacing
[  "The nor'easter has yet to crank up," National Weather Service meteorologist Kimberly \
Buttrick said Friday night from Taunton, Massachusetts.] with [  By Friday evening, The \
National Weather Service had winter storm warnings in effect from Virginia and West Virginia \
northeast into southern New England.]

replacing
[  The snow and low clouds were wreaking havoc on air travel in the Northeast, with the worst \
delays for some incoming flights running close to 15 hours.] with [  About 100 flights were \
canceled at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, and some flights were delayed at \
Washington Dulles International Airport.]

replacing
[ Ground stops were in effect late Friday at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, \
Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport \
in Ohio.] with [  Flights were canceled at New York's La Guardia, New Jersey's Newark Liberty \
International Airport, Boston and Philadelphia airports, and others were delayed by several \
hours.]

replacing
[  A ground stop means traffic at other airports bound for that destination is not allowed to \
depart.] with [ Kennedy airports and New Jersey's Newark Liberty International, according to \
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.]

replacing
[  Winter storm warnings were in effect from eastern Ohio to Connecticut and from West Virginia \
into Massachusetts.] with [  The storm had already brought a mixture of ice, freezing rain, \
sleet and snow in mountain regions of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia on Thursday.]

replacing
[ Freezing rain, sleet and snow from the first storm blanketed parts of North Carolina, \
Virginia and West Virginia and more is expected as the storm moves up the Atlantic coast.] with \
[  The Weather Service said the complex storm system brought in snow and sleet on Friday, which \
changed to rain in some places as temperatures warmed through the day.]

replacing
[  Washington is expected to get 4-6 inches, and Philadelphia is bracing for 8-10 inches.] with
[  About 100 flights were canceled at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, and some \
flights were delayed at Washington Dulles International Airport.]

replacing
[  New York is expected to get at least 8-14 inches of snow.] with
[ Cancellations and delays also were expected Saturday at New York's La Guardia and John F.]

replacing
[ New York City has 200,000 tons of salt to be dispersed on roads, and 1,700 snowplows at the \
ready.] with [  "We're loving it," said Tana Graham, visiting New York City from Jackson, \
Miss.]

replacing
[  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said 3,000 city workers would be on duty to make sure \
the city's 6,000 miles of roads stay clear.] with [        "The salt is here, the trucks are \
ready, the chains are on, and New York is prepared for the assault," Mayor Michael Bloomberg \
said Friday.]

replacing
[  "This is snow that we know how to take care of;] with
[ "I just bought 100 pounds of ice melt and we took out our snow shovels last night.]

replacing
[ they've got the right equipment," he said in a news conference Friday night.] with
[  "The salt is here, the trucks are ready, the chains are on, and New York is prepared for the \
assault," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday.]

replacing
[  Bloomberg said the roads were fine, but when the storm blows in Saturday, conditions could \
be bad.] with [ At least one death was blamed on the storm, that of a 23-year-old man who was \
killed in an accident on a slick road in Virginia.]

replacing
[  "The winds are forecast to be very strong, really blizzard conditions, that's when you'll \
have to worry about trees coming down, power lines," he said.] with [   By Jacqueline Larma, AP \
Friday's snow was like a warm-up for the main event with even heavier snow and high winds \
making travel even harder on Saturday, forecasters said.]

replacing
[  The weather grounded President Bush's planned Marine One helicopter flight to a re-election \
campaign luncheon in Baltimore, Maryland, where 6 inches of snow by midmorning had clogged \
streets and slowed traffic.] with [ Four to 8 inches were expected in the Baltimore region.]



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