lasso

An image editing tool that enables you to select an irregular object by dragging the mouse around it (while the mouse button is held down) and letting go. You do not have to join the ends together. When the mouse button is released, the two ends are connected automatically.

The Lasso Button

The lasso tool is found in many paint and image editing programs both in the Mac and Windows.

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Lasso

a long rope (from 15 to 30 m) woven from thong, horse hair, or wool, with a running noose. The lasso, evidently, emerged as a hunting implement and was later widely used by stock raisers. It was known in the countries of the ancient East, especially among the Scythians. Under various names it has been used and is used to this day by many Asian peoples. After cattle and horses were brought to America, the lasso was widely used by some Indian tribes engaged in horse hunting.

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Firstly, the coarse initial DOA estimation of sources is obtained using the LASSO compressing sensing technique.

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LASSO is an estimate method which can simplify the index set.

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Vancouver, Canada, October 18, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Lasso Data Systems Inc., the leading designer and developer of cloud-based, on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for the home building industry, is pleased to announce Jerry Bauer has joined the Lasso team as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Experienced Software Exec Joins Lasso CRM as Chief Operating Officer

To Lasso the Clouds: The Beginning of Aviation in Georgia corrects the record of the first airplane flight in Georgia.

To Lasso the Clouds