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Patent application title: SUPPORTING SERENDIPITOUS GROUP INTERACTION BASED ON USER ACTIVITIES
Kori M. Quinn (Redmond, WA, US)
James Wallace (Ontario, CA)
Mary P. Czerwinski (Woodinville, WA, US)
Roland Fernandez (Woodinville, WA, US)
Roland Fernandez (Woodinville, WA, US)
Microsoft Corporation
IPC8 Class: AG06F1516FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomputer data transferring computer conferencing
Publication date: 2009-04-30
Patent application number: 20090112985
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Patent application title: SUPPORTING SERENDIPITOUS GROUP INTERACTION BASED ON USER ACTIVITIES
Mary P. Czerwinski
Kori M. Quinn
James Wallace
Roland Fernandez
Origin: REDMOND, WA US
IPC8 Class: AG06F1516FI
USPC Class:
The disclosed functionality enables non-sessions users of an activity
session to be provided awareness of the session. The non-sessions users
are made aware of the session and can then choose to join (or not join)
the session in an ad hoc manner based on the exposed session information.
This functionality encourages serendipitous group interactions (or
participations) that might not otherwise occur, does not require that all
relevant and/or interested people be identified, and removes the overhead
of explicitly inviting everyone who might be interested in the activity
and managing responses received from each of the users. Rather than
requiring an explicit invitation to join as in conventional applications
systems, users can implicitly invite friends to join an activity.
1. A computer-implemented communications system, comprising:a notification
component for sending a notification from an activity initiator to one or
more users-of-interest as to availability of activity information
associated with an activity, the notified one or more users-of-interest
becoming one or more activity-aware users based on the notification; anda
presentation component for presenting the activity information to the one
or more activity-aware users, the notification provides an implicit
invitation to the one or more activity-aware users to optionally interact
with the initiator via the presentation component.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the exposed activity information is a form of media generated as part of an instant messaging session.
3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an analysis component for analyzing the activity information and selecting content for exposure by the presentation component to the one or more activity-aware users.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the activity information includes data related to the type of activity, activity initiator, users that have engaged the activity of the initiator, activity-aware users and means for interacting with the activity.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more activity-aware users obtain access to the activity information and the activity via an authentication process.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more activity-aware users are selected from a contact list associated with the initiator.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the activity information includes user identifiers associated with the session users and multimedia information related to a type of media employed for interaction during the session.
8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a ranking component for ranking users participating in the activity, activity-aware users and activity domains according to ranking criteria.
9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a history component for storing the activity information and allowing access to the stored activity information, the activity information includes activities of the initiator and the activity-aware users.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the notification component automatically sends notification to a predetermined group of users-of-interest based on the activity information.
11. A computer-implemented method of providing interaction between users, comprising:sending a notification from an activity initiator to one or more users-of-interest about an activity, the notification an implicit invitation to the one or more users-of-interest to optionally interact with the initiator via the activity;exposing activity information associated with the activity to the one or more users-of-interest, the one or more users-of-interest becoming one or more activity-aware users based on the notification; andpresenting portions of the activity information to the one or more activity-aware users.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising analyzing the activity to generate activity information for exposure to the activity-aware user.
13. The method of claim 11, further comprising exposing content of the activity information to an exclusive group of activity-aware users, of which the activity-aware user is a member.
14. The method of claim 11, further comprising logging the activity information for access by activity-aware users, the initiator, and other user participating in the activity.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising ranking the activity, which is an instant messaging session, against other activities based on the activity information.
16. The method of claim 11, further comprising automatically notifying the non-session users-of-interest as a predefined group, the group automatically defined by the session information.
17. The method of claim 11, further comprising presenting multiple sessions, rankings of session users of the sessions, and the session content of the multiple sessions to a non-session user-of-interest.
18. The method of claim 11, further comprising analyzing a form of media associated with the activity and exposing media information in the activity information to activity-aware user.
19. The method of claim 11, further comprising mining information associated with the initiator, activity-aware users, and activity participants and including portions of the information in the activity information for exposure to the activity-aware users.
20. A computer-implemented system, comprising:computer-implemented means for notifying a user-of-interest of an ongoing session between multiple session users;computer-implemented means for exposing content of the session to the user-of-interest based on the notification and independent of the user-of-interest joining the session; andcomputer-implemented means for presenting multiple sessions according to a ranking, session users, and the session content to the user-of-interest based on the notification.
[0001]Social software is becoming increasingly important and popular as a means for communicating with not only other users, but other users of similar interests. Millions of users are currently registered and/or involved in the widespread popularity of social software and experiencing the benefits of online social space and the connections and opportunities provided.
[0002]When people have face-to-face conversations, others who are nearby can see that the conversation is going on and may also be able to hear parts of the conversation. This setting gives people an awareness of the conversation which they can "join", if desired. Additionally, non-verbal gestures and body language can provide an implicit invitation to others to join the conversation, such as making eye-contact with people outside the conversation, or stepping aside to make room for someone to join. These actions provide opportunities for serendipitous group conversations in the physical world which are not available in most messaging clients.
[0003]Although users prefer lightweight messaging systems such as instant messaging, users want control over to whom conversations are broadcast and are less interested in an approach that broadcasts conversations in a lightweight, but very public manner. In other words, that there is a niche for providing a communication channel that lies between traditional, private messaging conversations and more public chat-like conversations.
[0004]The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some novel embodiments described herein. This summary is not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
[0005]The disclosed functionality exposes activity information of a user (referred to as the initiator) to one or more users-of-interest, as defined by the user. Once exposed, the users-of-interest become activity-aware users. This exposure serves as an implicit invitation to the activity-aware users, without an explicit invitation, to join into direct interaction with the initiator, remain as an activity-aware user without direct interaction, or disengage completely without the ability to receive and monitor further activity information. This can be implemented in one way such that when the initiator begins an activity, the system automatically associates the activity with a predetermined set of users-of-interest and then exposes the activity information to that set. This automatic association can then be overridden, if desired, by the initiator on an activity-by-activity basis. Optionally, the user can define rules that indicate that "all activities like this one are shared", for example, or more specifically, "all activities like this one are shared with this group of users-of-interest". This way the user is not forced to specify the users-of-interest each time. Still alternatively, the user can designate that all activities are shared, or not shared. The users-of-interest can be obtained from a buddy list, contact list, or other sources that provide similar user information and a means for communication or connecting to these users-of-interest.
[0006]In a specific implementation, the functionality augments the ephemeral nature of messaging systems by providing an initiator with the capability of making selected users (e.g., friends) on a buddy list aware of a messaging session and providing the selected users with information about the messaging session. This enables the activity-aware user to be granted awareness of an ongoing messaging session (e.g., the participants and the topics) in which other session users are engaged without explicitly being notified to join. This is in contrast to conventional mechanisms where the invitees are formally invited and then need to accept or reject the invitation.
[0007]This functionality encourages serendipitous group interactions that might not otherwise occur by providing fluid transitions into social interaction. For example, the initiator activity can be messaging with another user (who may or may not be originally designated as a user-of interest), creating a document, reviewing a document, playing a game, creating a game, and real-world activities related to an online aspect (e.g., building a backyard deck, planning a trip, etc.). This functionality in the context of messaging can also provide conversational awareness information to activity-aware users such as who is communicating to whom and the topics of those communications thereby providing a messaging counterpart to the face-to-face phenomenon.
[0008]To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and is intended to include all such aspects and equivalents. Other advantages and novel features will become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
[0009]FIG. 1 illustrates a computer-implemented activity communications system.
[0010]FIG. 2 illustrates a more specific implementation of an activity that is related to user communications.
[0011]FIG. 3 illustrates an alternative system that further employs ranking, storage, and analysis in support of serendipitous activity interaction.
[0012]FIG. 4 illustrates functionality related to ranking and access to multiple communications sessions.
[0013]FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary UI for the presentation of session information and the joining of a session.
[0014]FIG. 6 illustrates a method of providing interaction between users.
[0015]FIG. 7 illustrates a method of providing communications between users.
[0016]FIG. 8 illustrates a method of providing session information to non-session users.
[0017]FIG. 9 illustrates a method of ranking session-related aspects for an activity-aware user.
[0018]FIG. 10 illustrates a method of group notification of an activity and ad hoc join.
[0019]FIG. 11 illustrates a block diagram of a computing system operable to provide serendipitous session communications in accordance with the disclosed architecture.
[0020]The disclosed architecture enables users to be made aware (activity-aware users) of and implicitly invited into an ongoing activity (e.g., messaging) of an initiator user such as a text messaging session and/or an activity session without an explicit invitation. When the initiator (e.g., one of the users of an ongoing session, a single user starting a session) notifies (or allows access to activity information of the initiator) users-of-interest, this means the activity information can be sent to or exposed to these users-of-interest, who are now designated activity-aware users. This enables activity-aware users the ability to maintain an awareness of not only that the activity exists, but also of the content or topic of the activity (e.g., conversation, messaging, media exchange, etc.).
[0021]This provides activity-aware users with a convenient mechanism to join existing communications sessions, for example, if desired. In the context of messaging or other popular communications mechanisms, the architecture provides lightweight support for ad-hoc group conversations where users are free from inviting or not inviting other users. Groups can form serendipitously without requiring excessive overhead or pre-configuration.
[0022]In other words, notified users can be made aware of activities of another user, such that activity-aware users can decide whether or not to contact the active user (initiator) and/or join the active user(s) in a joint session (e.g., collaborative) related to the activity. For example, the activity can be creating a document, reviewing a document, playing a game, creating a game, and real-world activities related to an online aspect (e.g., building a backyard deck, planning a trip, etc.). There may also be activities that have no explicit interaction between the users (e.g., user's running the same screen saver program that makes use of idle computing cycles).
[0023]Reference is now made to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the novel embodiments can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate a description thereof.
[0024]FIG. 1 illustrates a computer-implemented activity communications system 100. The system 100 includes an activity component 102 for monitoring and tracking user (initiator) activity, as allowed by an initiator user 104. The activity occurs in association with one or more activity domain(s) 106 such as an application desktop (e.g., operating system (OS)), application (e.g., word processor, email, messaging, collaboration session, phone call application, etc.), and/or based on other system activity (e.g., hardware actions, etc.).
[0025]The initiator 104 notifies one or more users-of-interest 108 via a notification component 110 (e.g., email, instant messaging, etc.) over a communications framework 112 (e.g., IP network, telephone system, etc.) that activity information 114 will be made available to the one or more users-of-interest 108. The one or more users-of-interest 108 then become activity-aware users 116 that can than decide to enter into more specific interaction (e.g., instant messaging) with the initiator 104, simply continue to monitor the activity via the activity information 114, or disconnect entirely from being an activity-aware user 116.
[0026]As previously indicated, an activity can be associated with a single domain 106 or multiple domains that are in-process or have started. For example, the initiator 104 can be working in a word processing application while interacting with an email program and/or a messaging program. In order to provide awareness to activities and activity domains, identifiers can be utilized that uniquely associate activity information 114 and the activity domains 106. This can occur transparently to the initiator 104. An alternative implementation uses initiator identifiers such as names and/or aliases, images or other graphical identifiers associated with the activity, content (e.g., text, audio, video, etc.) generated during the activity, user address information, time and date of the activity, activity duration, notified activity-aware user(s), and so on.
[0027]In another embodiment, the notification component 110 can provide information to the session user(s) 106 as to the online/offline presence of the session-aware user(s) that were made aware of the occurrence of the session 102. For example, in one embodiment, the session initiator is not given information as to if an activity-aware user actually received the implicit notification. In an alternative embodiment, the initiator can be given information that a user-of-interest has actually received the notification and may be monitoring the initiator activities.
[0028]A presentation component 118 provides a user interface (UI) for receiving and exposing the activity information 114 to the initiator 104 and the one or more activity-aware users independent of the one or more activity-aware users interacting in a more specific way with the initiator 104.
[0029]In one embodiment, the exposed activity information 114 is text generated as part of an input process by the initiator 104 during a document creation process. In one instance, an activity-aware user will be allowed to engage the initiator freely due to a prior existing relationship such as being on a contact list or a prior authenticated user of a previous session or interaction. In other words, a prior relationship (e.g., fellow employee, friend, etc.) has existed that precludes the need to vet the activity-aware user via authentication, for example. However, in an alternative embodiment, the activity-aware user will be processed through an authentication or vetting process each time to ensure that public or uninvited users cannot gain access to the activity or activity information or obtain the status as an activity-aware user indiscreetly.
[0030]The activity information 114 can include user identifiers associated with the activity-aware users 116, multimedia information (e.g., audio, video, images, etc.) related to a type of media employed for separately or collectively via interaction, and so on.
[0031]FIG. 2 illustrates a more specific implementation of an activity that is related to user communications (e.g., text messaging). A system 200 includes the activity component 102 for monitoring and exposing session information 202 (the activity information) associated with an activity domain that is a communications session 204.
[0032]The initiator 104 notifies the one or more users-of-interest 108 via the notification component 110 (e.g., via email, instant messaging, etc.) over the communications framework 112 (e.g., IP network, telephone system, etc.) that session information 202 will be made available to the one or more users-of-interest 108. This is an implicit invitation to the one or more users-of-interest 108 that they can join in if desired. The one or more users-of-interest 108 then become the activity-aware users 116 that can than decide to enter into more specific interaction (e.g., instant messaging) with the initiator 104, simply continue to monitor the activity via the session information 202, or disconnect entirely from being an activity-aware user 116.
[0033]As previously indicated, an activity can be associated with a single domain or multiple domains. For example, the initiator 104 can be working in a word processing application while interacting with an email program and/or a messaging program. Thus, the initiator 104 can specify the means by which the activity-aware users(s) 116 interact, should they choose to enter the session. For example, if the initiator is playing a video game, the related activity information can auto-trigger preferences or other types of filtering criteria such that communications with the activity-aware users 116 will be instant messaging only.
[0034]Continuing with the context of a video game, "joining a session" can include the activity-aware user entering the game as an observer, rather than an active player. Similarly, in a work-related session, the using joining can enter as a member of an audience, rather than a presenter. Activity information for the gaming environment can include scores, team names, members of the teams who may be playing, playing time of a player in the game, or other content-specific information. In a more specific implementation related to gaming, the activity information automatically exposed to the users-of-interest can be the current audio stream being generated by players using microphones as a means for team communications while participating in the game.
[0035]In order to provide awareness of activity information and activity domains, identifiers can be utilized that uniquely associate activity information and the activity domains. This can occur transparently to the initiator 104. An alternative implementation uses initiator identifiers such as names and/or aliases, images or other graphical identifiers associated with the activity, content (e.g., text, audio, video, etc.) generated during the activity, user address information, time and date of the activity, activity duration, domain identifiers, notified activity-aware user(s), and so on.
[0036]In another embodiment where a multi-user messaging session is underway, the notification component 110 can provide information to the session user(s) as to the online/offline presence of the activity-aware user(s) 116 that were made aware of the occurrence of the session 102. As before, the presentation component 118 provides a UI for receiving and exposing the session information 202 to the initiator 104 and the one or more activity-aware users 116 independent of the one or more activity-aware users 116 interacting in a more specific way with the initiator 104.
[0037]FIG. 3 illustrates an alternative system 300 that further employs ranking, storage, and analysis in support of serendipitous activity interaction. The system 300 includes the activity component 102, notification component 110, and presentation component 112, for generating the activity information 114 based on one or more activity domain(s) 106, notifying the users-of-interest 108 via the communications framework 112, who then become the activity-aware users 116, and facilitating the presentation of the activity information 114 to the initiator and/or activity-aware users 116.
[0038]The system 300 can further comprise an analysis component 302 for analyzing the activity information 114 and selecting keywords or other types of media involved with the activity domain(s) 106 for exposure by the presentation component 118 to the one or more activity-aware users 116. Thus, the activity-aware users 116 can be provided information that gives a sense of the subject of the initiator activity to further decide whether to join or not. The activity information 114 also includes activity provided by the one or more activity-aware users 116 that is communicated to the initiator system and processed there as part of the activities.
[0039]The system 300 can also include a ranking component 304 for ranking a set of multiple sessions according to ranking criteria. In other words, the system 300 designed as a client in a user computing system can collect activity information 114 related to multiple different domains 106 activities that may be ongoing and to which the user-of-interest was made aware, and present the information (ranked or unranked) to the activity-aware user so the user can decide to join or not to join based on the activity participants, activity topic, and so on.
[0040]The ranking component 304 can also be employed to rank activity-aware users involved in a particular activity. The ranking can be based on criteria imposed by the initiator and/or the activity-aware user. For example, the activity-aware user "looking" into a messaging session, may choose to find out if a specific user is in the session before deciding to join or not join. The ranking can be of all session users or a subset (e.g., the top five). In a more expansive implementation, the ranking component 304 can be configured to rank and expose a ranked set of the activity-aware users to other activity-aware users. In other words, one activity-aware user may be inclined to join into a messaging session (activity) if it is known that a preferred activity-aware user may be "watching", as a means to draw the preferred activity-aware user into the session or activity.
[0041]Alternatively, or in combination therewith, the ranking component 304 can be configured, according to user and/or system criteria, to rank the visible activities (e.g., sessions) according to importance to the initiator and/or activity-aware user. Accordingly, the session-aware user "looking in" from outside the session may then choose to join a highly-ranked session.
[0042]In yet another alternative embodiment, the join process can be automated by the initiator computer system. For example, if the initiator system detects that an activity-aware user is present, the system can automatically bring the user into the session.
[0043]The ranking component 304 can also be configured to mine user information related to current desktop activities, current session activity and/or past session or desktop activities as information for ranking sessions, session users (participants), session attributes and activity users, activities, etc.
[0044]Additionally, the system 300 can be configured to remind activity-aware users that they are either participants in an activity, or activity-aware users who as simply watching the activity, such that if they have not contributed to the session for a predetermined period of time, the system 300 is triggered to provide an alert or notification to this effect. This is also beneficial where an activity user is participating in and/or activity-aware of multiple sessions (e.g., five) and may forget about being a participant or watching. In yet another example, each session that the activity-aware user is tracking can include timers that track the start of the activity. Thus, the activity-aware user can choose to enter a session or engage the activity after a predetermined time has elapsed.
[0045]The system 300 can further employ a history component 306 for storing the activity information in a storage subsystem 308 and allowing access to the stored activity information. Examples of data that can be logged include but is not limited to, when the activity is initiated or requested (e.g., date, time, the user that initiated, the user(s) invited), messages sent/received (e.g., date, time, sent from, sent to), when a chat window is closed (e.g., date, time, the closing user), when the activity is initiated (date, time, title, user that initiated, conversation (or session) ID), when an activity-aware user joins a session (e.g., date, time, user identifier that joined), and when an activity user leaves a session (e.g., date, time, user that left). Note that it can be made optional as to whether an activity transcript is recorded and stored.
[0046]The activity-aware users can then peruse the stored activity information to look at past exchanges between the activity users related to a topic as a means not only for coming up-to-speed on the topic but also to decide whether to join in a current activity with similar activity users on the same and/or similar topic.
[0047]The system 300 can also include access to one or more user sources 310 such as a buddy list, email contact list, email distribution list, preconfigured user groups (e.g., employee project lists, messaging buddy lists, etc.), email servers, second level buddies (friends of friends), explicit user selection or name entry, or other user sources, for example. Thus, an activity user can trigger the notification of users-of-interest categorized as a group about the activity. Thereafter, each of the group of now activity-aware users can monitor the activity over its lifetime, and decide then or at a later time whether to join the activity based on the activity information.
[0048]FIG. 4 illustrates functionality related to ranking and access to multiple communications sessions. This applies equally to activities, in general, that may include a mix of communications applications (e.g., instant messaging, email, etc.), data or document programs (e.g., word processing, spreadsheet), computer game programs, etc. Here, the presentation component 118 of an activity-aware user presents information to the activity-aware user associated with multiple ongoing sessions: a first session 400 and a second session 402. The presentation of the first session 400 to the activity-aware user indicates that the first session 400 has three session users 404: a first session user (USER1), a second session user (USER2) and a third session user (USER3), and first session information 406. The second session 402 presented indicates that three session users 408 are in-session: a fourth session user (USER4), a fifth session user (USER5) and the first session user (USER1). Additionally, the second session 402 includes second session information 410.
[0049]As before, the ranking component 304 can rank the sessions (400 and 402) according to one or more criteria. For example, as presented, the first session 400 is ranked higher (top down), as presented, than the second session 402. This can be based on criteria such as session topics, content type (e.g., audio, video, images and/or text), session user(s), time of the session, a project, etc., or any combination thereof. The activity-aware user can then choose to join one or both sessions (400 or/and 402), or no session at all. Note that the users within a session can be ranked along various dimensions (e.g., relationship to the activity-aware user, relationship to the session, relationship to the activity-aware user's current work, session user's reputation, session user's history of interaction (and the success of that interaction) with the activity-aware user, or the session user's community, etc.)
[0050]FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary UI 500 for the presentation of session information and the joining of a session. It is to be understood that this is just one example, and that the format, structure, and presentation of the UI 500 can be provided in other ways as well. The UI 500 allows the activity-aware user to view conversations and activities that other activity users are having and then to join in, if desired, or initiate other sessions or activities for user interaction (e.g., text messaging). Following are options and panels that can be employed to provide a rich user experience in accordance with the functionality of the disclosed architecture.
[0051]All available conversations are listed in a Conversations tab. Here, there are currently two ongoing activities (e.g., messaging sessions) having session information that exposes two topics: "Party at Greg's" and "Ready for lunch?" The Conversations tab also lists all users that currently have a given conversation open. For example, three users (desney, kori, marycz) have the "Ready for lunch?" conversation open, and two users (kori and desney) have the "Party at Greg's" conversation open. The Conversations section also shows an icon or image (e.g., PIC1, PIC2) of the user that started the conversation. In this example, user desney started the "Ready for lunch" conversation and user kori started the "Party at Greg's" conversation. Selection of the Users tab presents all users sorted by those users who are currently online or offline.
[0052]To view an existing conversation, the activity-aware user selects the conversation title (e.g., "Ready for lunch?") and a new tab will appear for that conversation. Messages sent during that conversation are presented, except for messages sent before the user logged in. In another embodiment, all or a subset of messages that were sent before session access are presented. This can be made optional, as well. The user name and selected icon or image can also be added to the conversation to indicate that the activity-aware user is now a session user and participating in the session.
[0053]To start a new session (e.g., conversation), the user selects the NEW button. This can begin as a 1-on-1 session that can the user can later convert to a group session (or conversation). This can also start as a group session, and then reduce to a 1-on-1 session. A dialog box will appear so the initiating user can enter a title for the session. This session will then appear as a new tab, and a notification will be sent to all users-of-interest indicating that a new session is available.
[0054]To add a message to a session, the user can enter (e.g., type, ink, voice recognition, etc.) in a message box 502 and click on a "Send" button to send the message to the session. At any time, the user can exit the session by selecting a close conversation button 504 (even if the user initiated the session). The tab for that session will close and the user name will be removed from the list of users active in that session 508. The user can rejoin the session at any time, up until the session ends. A session (e.g., conversation) ends once all users have left the session. The session is then removed from the session list in the Conversations tab.
[0055]The client allows the user to personalize the application by selecting a display picture 506 and choosing a friendly name (e.g., kori) as well as a personal message. A new display picture (e.g., PIC1) can be selected by clicking on the display picture. A dialog box will then open and the user can select from many different images. The user can also change the friendly name or personal message by clicking on the text and entering new text.
[0056]Other enhancements include the functionality associated with hovering a pointer over the session (e.g., "Party at Greg's") in the conversation pane 510 to receive a more detailed list of the people currently active in the session (in case there is not sufficient display space in the conversation pane to display all session users).
[0057]When joining a session, a session window opens and presents all of the previous messages that have been sent in this session. The user name will also be added to the conversation list 508 (e.g., kori is now listed as an active participant in the session). When leaving a session (e.g., by closing the session window), session text, for example, will stay listed in the conversation pane as long as the session remains active; thus, a user can rejoin the session at any time.
[0058]A first method for starting a session includes selecting the NEW button, and entering a title for the session (e.g., "Party at Greg's"). This can be the title that will be broadcast to the user-of-interest (or activity-aware user(s)). A second method of opening a new session window will cause the new window session information (and none of the current conversation) to be carried over to the new session panel in which the new session will be conducted.
[0059]The UI 500 can also be designed to provide other functionality. For example, the UI 500 can include a separate public session window that shows ongoing "public" conversations. The active list can then show the topic of the conversation (e.g., "The xBox Rocks") and the people chatting in-session (e.g., Jim, Greg). An activity-aware user can then join one of the conversations by clicking on the topic. In another example, a section in a buddy list shows all ongoing "public" sessions, including the topic of the conversation (e.g., "The xBox Rocks") and the people chatting in-session (e.g., Jim, Greg). An activity-aware user can then join one of the conversations by clicking on the buddy list session. In yet another example, session conversations are indicated in line. Ongoing "public" conversations are shown by annotating which buddies are chatting (e.g., Jim, Marycz). A user can join one of the session conversations by right-clicking on one of the participants and selecting "join".
[0060]As a brief, but not exhaustive summary, the novel functionality includes serendipitous group exchanges (similar to "bumping" into people in the physical world), making it easier to transition between 1-on-1 and group chats, providing a less intrusive mechanism to initiate a group chat, making conversations more inclusive to others, reducing redundancy between related conversations, and providing new metaphors for communicating with groups and/or participating in activities, in general.
[0061]Following is a series of flow charts representative of exemplary methodologies for performing novel aspects of the disclosed architecture. While, for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the one or more methodologies shown herein, for example, in the form of a flow chart or flow diagram, are shown and described as a series of acts, it is to be understood and appreciated that the methodologies are not limited by the order of acts, as some acts may, in accordance therewith, occur in a different order and/or concurrently with other acts from that shown and described herein. For example, those skilled in the art will understand and appreciate that a methodology could alternatively be represented as a series of interrelated states or events, such as in a state diagram. Moreover, not all acts illustrated in a methodology may be required for a novel implementation.
[0062]FIG. 6 illustrates a method of providing interaction between users. At 600, a notification is sent from an activity initiator to one or more users-of-interest about an activity. The notification an implicit invitation to the one or more users-of-interest to optionally interact with the initiator via the activity. At 602, the activity information associated with the activity is exposed to the one or more users-of-interest. The one or more users-of-interest become one or more activity-aware users based on the notification. At 604, portions of the activity information are presented to the one or more activity-aware users.
[0063]FIG. 7 illustrates a method of providing communications between users. At 700, an initiator notifies users-of-interest of a messaging session between session users. It is to be appreciated, however, that a session can begin or end with a single user (e.g., the initiator). At 702, session information of the messaging session is exposed to the users-of-interest, making the users-of-interest activity-aware users. At 704, optionally, one or more of the activity-aware users joins into the session based on the session information. The user-of-interest is differentiated from the general public because this user is a person-of-interest for the particular session. In other words, the user-of-interest is known by the session user(s) to provide a benefit to the session and/or obtain a benefit from the session, rather than being an unknown user.
[0064]FIG. 8 illustrates a method of providing session information to non-session users. At 800, a communications session is initiated. At 802, session information is logged. The session information can include session title, date, time, duration, opening user, content, closing user, session ID, activity-aware user joins, etc. At 804, a user-of-interest is notified of the session becoming an activity-aware user. At 806, the activity-aware user is allowed access to the logged session information to determine whether to join the session. The activity-aware user may choose to defer the decision to join the session (and just continue to monitor the session), may choose to join the session, or may choose to remove the session permanently from the session list (thereby opting not to join the session).
[0065]FIG. 9 illustrates a method of ranking session-related aspects for an activity-aware user. At 900, a user-of-interest receives notification of ongoing sessions, becoming an activity-aware user. At 902, the ongoing sessions are analyzed for session information. At 904, the sessions are ranked according to ranking criteria and session information. At 906, rank session users. At 908, rank session topics. At 910, the ranked information is presented to the activity-aware user. At 912, the activity-aware user decides whether to join zero or more of the ongoing sessions based on the ranked information.
[0066]FIG. 10 illustrates a method of group notification of an activity and ad hoc join. This can be initiated by the initiator grouping other users-of-interest as desired. For example, a group could be users interested in hockey. Another group can be based on a company project. Once grouped, the initiator can initiate an activity (e.g., 1-on-1 messaging activity) and then automatically send notification to a group of users that an activity about a given topic is underway or about to commence. In other words, the initiator, for example, does not need to notify other users one-at-a-time. At 1000, users-of-interest are selected from sources of users. The sources can be drawn from buddy lists, contact lists, employer databases, project lists, etc. At 1002, the selected users-of-interest are grouped according to grouping criteria and group identifier (e.g., group name). At 1004, an activity is initiated. At 1006, the users-of-interest of the group are automatically notified as a group, thereby all becoming activity-aware users. At 1008, the now activity-aware users of the group are allowed access to the activity information. At 1010, optionally, the activity-aware users can join the activity in an ad hoc manner based on the exposed activity information, or not to join at all.
[0067]While certain ways of displaying information to users are shown and described with respect to certain figures as screenshots, those skilled in the relevant art will recognize that various other alternatives can be employed. The terms "screen," "screenshot", "webpage," "document", and "page" are generally used interchangeably herein. The pages or screens are stored and/or transmitted as display descriptions, as graphical user interfaces, or by other methods of depicting information on a screen (whether personal computer, PDA, mobile telephone, or other suitable device, for example) where the layout and information or content to be displayed on the page is stored in memory, database, or another storage facility.
[0068]As used in this application, the terms "component" and "system" are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component can be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, a hard disk drive, multiple storage drives (of optical and/or magnetic storage medium), an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a server and the server can be a component. One or more components can reside within a process and/or thread of execution, and a component can be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers.
[0069]Referring now to FIG. 11, there is illustrated a block diagram of a computing system 1100 operable to provide serendipitous session communications in accordance with the disclosed architecture. In order to provide additional context for various aspects thereof, FIG. 11 and the following discussion are intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitable computing system 1100 in which the various aspects can be implemented. While the description above is in the general context of computer-executable instructions that may run on one or more computers, those skilled in the art will recognize that a novel embodiment also can be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software.
[0070]Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, data structures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the inventive methods can be practiced with other computer system configurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computer systems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, and the like, each of which can be operatively coupled to one or more associated devices.
[0071]The illustrated aspects can also be practiced in distributed computing environments where certain tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
[0072]A computer typically includes a variety of computer-readable media. Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by the computer and includes volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media can comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by the computer.
[0073]With reference again to FIG. 11, the exemplary computing system 1100 for implementing various aspects includes a computer 1102 having a processing unit 1104, a system memory 1106 and a system bus 1108. The system bus 1108 provides an interface for system components including, but not limited to, the system memory 1106 to the processing unit 1104. The processing unit 1104 can be any of various commercially available processors. Dual microprocessors and other multi-processor architectures may also be employed as the processing unit 1104.
[0074]The system bus 1108 can be any of several types of bus structure that may further interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memory controller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of commercially available bus architectures. The system memory 1106 can include non-volatile memory (NON-VOL) 1110 and/or volatile memory 1112 (e.g., random access memory (RAM)). A basic input/output system (BIOS) can be stored in the non-volatile memory 1110 (e.g., ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, etc.), which BIOS stores the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the computer 1102, such as during start-up. The volatile memory 1112 can also include a high-speed RAM such as static RAM for caching data.
[0075]The computer 1102 further includes an internal hard disk drive (HDD) 1114 (e.g., EIDE, SATA), which internal HDD 1114 may also be configured for external use in a suitable chassis, a magnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1116, (e.g., to read from or write to a removable diskette 1118) and an optical disk drive 1120, (e.g., reading a CD-ROM disk 1122 or, to read from or write to other high capacity optical media such as a DVD). The HDD 1114, FDD 1116 and optical disk drive 1120 can be connected to the system bus 1108 by a HDD interface 1124, an FDD interface 1126 and an optical drive interface 1128, respectively. The HDD interface 1124 for external drive implementations can include at least one or both of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and IEEE 1394 interface technologies.
[0076]The drives and associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executable instructions, and so forth. For the computer 1102, the drives and media accommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digital format. Although the description of computer-readable media above refers to a HDD, a removable magnetic diskette (e.g., FDD), and a removable optical media such as a CD or DVD, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of media which are readable by a computer, such as zip drives, magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, cartridges, and the like, may also be used in the exemplary operating environment, and further, that any such media may contain computer-executable instructions for performing novel methods of the disclosed architecture.
[0077]A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and volatile memory 1112, including an operating system 1130, one or more application programs 1132, other program modules 1134, and program data 1136. The one or more application programs 1132, other program modules 1134, and program data 1136 can include the activity component 102, activity domains(s) 106, activity information 114, notification component 110, presentation component 118, analysis component 302, ranking component 304, history component 306, stored activity information 308 and user source 310, session information (406 and 410), UI 500, for example.
[0078]All or portions of the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also be cached in the volatile memory 1112. It is to be appreciated that the disclosed architecture can be implemented with various commercially available operating systems or combinations of operating systems.
[0079]A user can enter commands and information into the computer 1102 through one or more wire/wireless input devices, for example, a keyboard 1138 and a pointing device, such as a mouse 1140. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, an IR remote control, a joystick, a game pad, a stylus pen, touch screen, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 1104 through an input device interface 1142 that is coupled to the system bus 1108, but can be connected by other interfaces such as a parallel port, IEEE 1394 serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, etc.
[0080]A monitor 1144 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 1108 via an interface, such as a video adaptor 1146. In addition to the monitor 1144, a computer typically includes other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.
[0081]The computer 1102 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections via wire and/or wireless communications to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 1148. The remote computer(s) 1148 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, a personal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainment appliance, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer 1102, although, for purposes of brevity, only a memory/storage device 1150 is illustrated. The logical connections depicted include wire/wireless connectivity to a local area network (LAN) 1152 and/or larger networks, for example, a wide area network (WAN) 1154. Such LAN and WAN networking environments are commonplace in offices and companies, and facilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all of which may connect to a global communications network, for example, the Internet.
[0082]When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1102 is connected to the LAN 1152 through a wire and/or wireless communication network interface or adaptor 1156. The adaptor 1156 can facilitate wire and/or wireless communications to the LAN 1152, which may also include a wireless access point disposed thereon for communicating with the wireless functionality of the adaptor 1156.
[0083]When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1102 can include a modem 1158, or is connected to a communications server on the WAN 1154, or has other means for establishing communications over the WAN 1154, such as by way of the Internet. The modem 1158, which can be internal or external and a wire and/or wireless device, is connected to the system bus 1108 via the input device interface 1142. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 1102, or portions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device 1150. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers can be used.
[0084]The computer 1102 is operable to communicate with any wireless devices or entities operatively disposed in wireless communication, for example, a printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portable data assistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment or location associated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk, news stand, restroom), and telephone. This includes at least Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® wireless technologies. Thus, the communication can be a predefined structure as with a conventional network or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices. In other words, the disclosed functionality can be implemented using a server-based architecture, a peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture, or a combination of the server-based and P2P architectures.
[0085]What has been described above includes examples of the disclosed architecture. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components and/or methodologies, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations are possible. Accordingly, the novel architecture is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term "includes" is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term "comprising" as "comprising" is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.
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I assume you are referring to the imbalance that can be a feature of PD, that leads to the falls. There is no specific medication for this. Optimizing the medical management and using ancillary aids are useful. The kind of walker used can make a difference. Walkers with wheels and brakes are more useful than the standard walkers used by patients with stroke or orthopedic problems.
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Sasha Savage is in love with Jack Greenway - a handsome, charming, clever ...vegetarian. Which would be acceptable if it weren't for the fact that Sasha's family are very much 'carnivorous', with strong views to boot. Behind the respectable family facade all is not as it seems. Sasha's father Titus rules his clan with an iron fist, and although her mother Angelica never has a hair out of place, her credit card bills are shocking and her culinary skills are getting more ...'adventurous' by the day. As for Sasha's demonic brother Ivan? Well, after accidentally decapitating a supermodel in their family bathroom his golden boy image is looking wobbly. To the outsider the Savages might look like the perfect family, but there is more to them than meets the eye. When the too-curious private detective Vernon English starts to dig for darker truths, this tight knit family starts to unravel - as does their sinister and predatory taste in human beings...
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I am wholeheartedly in the Ophelia camp. Far from just being another Juliet who killed herself over a lost love, Ophelia has resilience, tenacity, and power all her own. She played a subtle and dangerous game with those flowers of hers...on the surface she was just a crazy girl flinging around bouquets of weeds, but with the symbolism of those flowers, she was accusing the king and queen of treachery and adultery in front of the whole court. She's a different kind of heroine, fragile but brave and defiant in her own way....her story resonates deeply with me.
The name itself is soft and ethereal and beautiful, like mermaid hair and white chiffon, all gossamer and wreaths of fog. I love how insubstantial and romantic it is. Is it modern? No. But there's an elusive timeless quality to the name. It could work on anyone.Zion Nathaniel ~ Solomon Fable ~ Balthazar Wolf ~ Malachi Sparrow nn Kai ~ Tobias Rowan ~ Caspian _____
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Agree with Sessha. It's beautiful, and I've always had a fondness for the character. And just because someone has a mental illness it doesn't mean she's weak...
It's shooting up the charts in England, I believe it's ranked just below #400. I hear the name quite often, and I don't see it as old lady at all. It's beautiful, haunting and dramatic.My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014
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It sounds beautiful, but I can't stand the character at all. I've only read the play once and admit there's a lot I don't get, but I hate how Ophelia listens to her father and Laertes whatever they say and doesn't stand up for herself, Hamlet or their relationship.
That being said, I love the idea of naming a child after a beloved character.~Love names, literature, royals and horses~ <3
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Basically you need to explore the initdb command, which will create a new pgsql data structure, where you can find all the files that belong to the *cluster* , the database per se. You will also find here your new postgresql.conf file, where you should change the port (defaults 5432) for a convenient one, not being used by another process. Obviously, if you are going to try this, extremelly easy stuff if you are familiarized, you should first go and read some man pages, and find an arena place where to play, rather than firing this into your production box :) Hint: unset $PGDATA before running initdb or any commands once you´ve got two postgresql locations in your server. Best wishes, g.- On 11/15/06, jorge alberto <jorge(dot)is(dot)a(dot)geek(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote: > hi everybody! > > Can I install and run two diferent versions of postgresql? > If this is posible, can you tell me how? > > regards > jorge > > -- Guido Barosio ----------------------- http://www.globant.com guido(dot)barosio(at)globant(dot)com
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"Why don't we use the Inspired Version of the Bible in the Church? Would it be helpful to me to read it?"
Answer/Brother Robert J. Matthews
In answer to the first question, I would say that to some extent we do use Joseph Smith's Inspired Version of the Bible (or, as he called it, the New Translation). For example, the Book of Moses in the Pearl of Great Price is an extract from the Prophet's translation of the book of Genesis. Also Joseph Smith 1 in the Pearl of Great Price is an extract of the new translation of Matthew, chapter 24. So anytime we use these materials in the Pearl of Great Price, we are using the Prophet Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible.
Or to speak in greater detail, whenever we use quotations from the Book of Moses, such as "This is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man" (Moses 1:39), or refer to the book of remembrance as kept by Adam and his family (Moses 6:46), or speak of Adam having a language that was pure and undefiled (Moses 6:5–6), or talk of Cain as Master Mahan (Moses 5:31), or recognize the origin of animal sacrifice (Moses 5:5–8), or discuss the details of Enoch's great ministry, and of Enoch and the Lord weeping for the waywardness of mankind (Moses 7:28–41), we are actually using Joseph Smith's translation of the Bible. However, the two excerpts that are in the Pearl of Great Price represent only a fraction of the thousands of corrections, revisions, and additions made by the Prophet Joseph Smith in translating the Bible.
Perhaps the principal reason why the Church has not published or officially adopted the new translation is that the Prophet Joseph Smith was unable to attend to an authorized publication of it before his death. The Church records show that the Prophet wanted to publish the translation and was in the process of preparing the manuscript for that purpose at the time of his death but was hindered by persecution and lack of finances. As recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord indicated that He wished to have it published. (See D&C 124:89.) It is also very probable that the Prophet would have made some additional corrections had he lived longer.
However, at the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the manuscripts and documents pertaining to the translation were retained by Emma Smith, the Prophet's widow, who would not give them to the Quorum of the Twelve although Elder Willard Richards, apparently acting on behalf of President Young, requested the new translation of her. Consequently, when the Church moved to the Salt Lake Valley, it did so without the new translation of the Bible.
Subsequently, the Reorganized church (RLDS) was organized in Illinois, and in 1866 Sister Emma Smith gave the manuscripts into the custody of that church. In 1867 the RLDS published the first edition of the translation and obtained a copyright for it. The RLDS church still has the original manuscripts and the copyright and is therefore the sole publisher.
Since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had neither the original manuscripts nor the copyright, it would have been quite difficult, if not impossible, for the Church to publish the translation, even if it had wanted to. In Nauvoo in 1845, Dr. John M. Bernhisel made a partial copy from the original, and the Church has this in its offices in Salt Lake City, but it contains less than half of the corrections and is not suitable for publication.
Because the translation was published by the RLDS church, some questions have existed as to whether it had been published accurately. However, research in the past few years with the original manuscripts has indicated that the Inspired Version of the Bible, published by the RLDS church, is an accurate representation of the sense of the original manuscripts prepared by Joseph Smith and his scribes. Furthermore, it seems to be increasing in use and acceptance in our church today. An official editorial of the Church News, dated December 7, 1974, contained these words:
"The Inspired Version does not supplant the King James Version as the official Church version of the Bible, but the explanations and changes made by the Prophet Joseph Smith provide enlightenment and useful commentary on many biblical passages. …
"When the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price offer information relative to biblical interpretation, these should be given preference in writing and teaching. But when these sources of latter-day revelation do not provide significant information which is available in the Inspired Version, then this version may be used."
These expressions from the editorial certainly permit members of the Church to use the translation in writing and in personal study.
In answer to the second question as to the help that would be obtained from the Inspired Version of the Bible, the following items are of some significance: (1) The Prophet Joseph Smith's translation bears a much stronger testimony of the divinity and the mission of Jesus Christ than does the King James Version and places the ancient patriarchs of the Old Testament in a clear gospel setting. (2) It reveals much interesting information otherwise unobtainable about Adam, Eve, Enoch, Noah, Melchizedek, Abraham, Joseph, and Moses. (3) It clarifies many passages from the writings of Isaiah and the Psalms. (4) It enlivens many events in the mortal ministry of Jesus and explains many of his parables. (5) It reveals a much closer relationship of Jesus and the prophets than is found in any other Bible. (6) It unfolds the background and true meaning of many of Paul's statements, especially concerning his comments about women and marriage. (7) It enlarges upon and clarifies many items dealing with the nature of God, the nature of man, the nature of the devil, the priesthood, premortal existence, the innocence of children, the resurrection, and the plan of salvation—all in a Bible setting. (8) And last, but certainly not least, the translation gives the reader a feeling for the work of the Prophet Joseph Smith and stands as one of the strongest tangible evidences of his divine mission. The Prophet himself referred to the translation as "a branch of his calling." (History of the Church, 1:238.)
"Since girls are required to wear dresses of a certain length and with sleeves after they have been to the temple, why isn't this standard of dress required of us all whether we have been to the temple or not?"
Answer/Sister Ardeth G. Kapp
It would seem that there should be a certain consistency about appropriate clothing whether we have been to the temple or not, and it is my opinion that there is. However, the difference is in the increased responsibility that comes after a person has been to the temple. Accepting the privileges and blessings of wearing the temple garment also brings sacred responsibilities. But first let us consider the part of the question for you who have not yet received these blessings.
I would like to begin by sharing a few personal thoughts with you. On my first visit to the temple I discovered, to my surprise, that going to the temple was not so much something I had to start but rather something I had been in training for, preparing for, and qualifying for through past performance. This experience required no relearning and very little adjustment. As I look back, it seemed more like a familiar, coming-home feeling. There was no need for adjustments in wardrobe, habits, attitudes, and conduct that might have seemed strange or different. And so it is my opinion that there is a great advantage if your wardrobe does not require adjustment or getting used to after you go to the temple.
I am reminded of the year our high school basketball team took the state championship. During the practice period before the final game, to avoid even the slightest adjustment, there was an attempt to make every detail, as nearly as possible, like the situation the team would face. The playing floor would be different, but every other possible detail that could be controlled was considered—diet, uniforms, position on the floor, rest, etc. As I recall now, even the coach was encouraged to wear his familiar green argyle socks because everyone was used to them, and the team wanted every imaginable advantage with minimal adjustment or difference when it really counted. They wanted the coveted award, and no detail was too minor to consider during the preparation time.
We are now in a preparation time. After going through the temple the guidelines are more specific, but it is important to set a safe standard for yourself now. A delightful story told by Elder Hartman Rector provides a vivid example of this principle.
"In my experience, I have found that it is very dangerous to fly just high enough to miss the treetops. I spent twenty-six years flying the navy's airplanes. It was very exciting to see how close I could fly to the trees. This is called "flat hatting" in the navy, and it is extremely dangerous. When you are flying just high enough to miss the trees and your engine coughs once, you are in the trees.
"Now let's pretend the navy had a commandment—'Thou shalt not fly thy airplane in the trees.' As a matter of fact, they did have such a commandment. In order to really be free of the commandment, it becomes necessary for me to add a commandment of my own to the navy's commandment, such as, 'Thou shalt not fly thy airplane closer than 5,000 feet to the trees.' When you do this you make the navy's commandment of not flying in the trees easy to live, and the safety factor is tremendously increased." ("Live above the Law to Be Free," Ensign, Jan. 1973, p. 131.)
I have often wondered as I have seen little girls in two-piece swimsuits and revealing dresses at what age their mothers will attempt to reteach and retrain their tastes. How will they teach a new standard concerning what seemed acceptable at one time. If the first standard might be like flying into the trees when compared to a more rigid standard at a later date, it seems that the risk factor of the first is tremendously dangerous. It would be wise if young people would choose to accept as their standard of modesty in dress that which will, at a later date, allow them to wear the temple garment with no adjustment. However, that is a personal decision, and we must not stand in judgment since everyone is an agent unto himself.
It is well to consider, however, that the clothes we choose to wear often reflect where we are headed. For example, the destination of one who is wearing a ski outfit, a swimsuit, or a formal dress would seem rather obvious. And while regular clothing is not quite so obvious, you can still by your choice remind yourself daily and suggest to others who are observant and interested where it is you are headed.
And now concerning the responsibility for those who have been through the temple. May I quote:
"The ordinances of the endowment embody certain obligations on the part of the individual, such as covenant and promise to observe the law of strict virtue and chastity. … With the taking of each covenant and the assuming of each obligation, a promised blessing is pronounced contingent [dependent] upon the faithful observance of the conditions." (James E. Talmage, The House of the Lord, Bookcraft, 1962, p. 100.)
It is an understanding of the commitments made and a knowledge of promised blessings for those who keep their covenants that make the standard of modesty so very, very important.
Until you have chosen to accept the temple endowment with its attendant blessings of wearing the appropriate clothing, the responsibility of keeping that part of the body clothed which is covered by the garment is not the same as it is before having accepted the responsibility. But at all ages we are counseled to dress modestly and appropriately and have "a style of our own" as suggested by the title of the booklet written by President Spencer W. Kimball. And so it seems clear that there should be a certain consistency about appropriate clothing whether or not you have been to the temple and received the commandment.
"Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
"For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward.
"But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned." (D&C 58:27–29.)
"Frequently we hear how beneficial it is to fast. Is it ever harmful to fast, and especially to go without water?"
Answer/Brother, M.D.
Counsel from our leaders regarding fasting has been that we should abstain from food and drink for 24 hours on the designated day each month. (President Joseph F. Smith, Improvement Era, Dec. 1903, p. 146.) For the vast majority of Latter-day Saints, such fasting is not harmful, but even beneficial.
It is estimated that over 30 million Americans are overweight and many others of us overeat. For us the 24-hour fast gives our bodies a welcome repose and our appetites some needed discipline. Is it ever harmful to fast?
Yes. First of all, there are those people who simply cannot fast. Some individuals actually become ill when they go without food and drink. Some become weak to the point of fainting. Others develop severe headaches or other incapacitating symptoms that indicate that their bodies do not tolerate fasting.
Certain diabetics cannot and should not fast. Surely those who have urinary tract disease and must take medication for this condition must not go without adequate fluids. Individuals who have infections often require food in order to tolerate the antibiotics and fluids to prevent dehydration. Nursing mothers may do well to skip fasting. And there are others with special situations, temporary or permanent, who should not fast.
President Joseph F. Smith certainly was mindful of special needs when he counseled: "The Lord has instituted the fast on a reasonable and intelligent basis, and none of his works are vain or unwise. His law is perfect in this as in other things. Hence, those who can are required to comply thereto; it is a duty from which they cannot escape; but let it be remembered that the observance of the fast day by abstaining twenty-four hours from food and drink is not an absolute rule, it is no iron-clad law to us, but it is left with the people as a matter of conscience, to exercise wisdom and discretion. Many are subject to weakness, others are delicate in health, and others have nursing babies; of such it should not be required to fast. Neither should parents compel their little children to fast. I have known children to cry for something to eat on fast day. In such cases, going without food will do them no good. Instead, they dread the day to come, and in place of hailing it, dislike it; while the compulsion engenders a spirit of rebellion in them, rather than a love for the Lord and their fellows. Better teach them the principle, and let them observe it when they are old enough to choose intelligently, than to compel them." (Gospel Doctrine, p. 244.)
Sometimes Latter-day Saints think that if it is good to fast for 24 hours, it is three times as good to fast for 72 hours. Healthwise nothing could be farther from the truth. Missionaries, especially, must have strength to carry out their work and should not overindulge in fasting anymore than in food-faddism. Let's follow the counsel of our leaders "that food and drink are not to be partaken of for twenty-four hours, 'from even to even.'" If longer fasting is required of us, they will so direct us.
To compel fasting in anyone (such as by turning off the water in meetinghouse drinking fountains on fast Sunday) is not only denying free agency to all concerned, but it may also deny water to those who may, for medical reasons, require water during this time.
Perhaps just as important is the fact that compulsion also deprives us of the blessings that come when we willingly comply with the Lord's instructions to us through his prophets.


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COLLINGWOOD recruits Quinten Lynch, Jordan Russell and Clinton Young won't need any reminding of how big the club they've walked into is.
As they strode in for an "introductory" press conference at the Westpac Centre yesterday, the former free agents were greeted by 13 journalists, five TV cameras, three photographers and two Emirates air hostesses.
The air hostesses were there for a promotional shot with coach Nathan Buckley, but it's not something Lynch, Russell and Young would have been accustomed to at West Coast, Carlton and Hawthorn.
The three weren't the news of the day; the issue of illicit drugs, put on the table by Pies chief Gary Pert yesterday morning, was why this media call had more attention than it otherwise would have.
Not that Young seemed too fazed. "I don't think I'll be presenting too often in front of the media, so I'll be OK," he said.
Nor Lynch, who, after effectively taking the place of the maligned Chris Dawes, will face pressure to perform.
"I'm not really too worried about outside expectations, I'll be just talking to the coaches and looking forward to the challenge of playing in such a good side," Lynch said.
"Playing on the MCG most weeks ... is exciting, as is playing with such great players."
Buckley said the club's off-season recruiting policy - the Magpies brought in three experienced players, three first-round draft picks and offloaded Dawes and Sharrod Wellingham - had left it in better shape than 12 months ago.
Picture gallery: Pies' pre-season punishment
And it might get stronger yet if journeyman ruckman Ben Hudson is picked up in the rookie draft.
Buckley said he expects Darren Jolly to handle the majority of the ruck duties, along with Lynch, but also said he did not expect Jolly to play every game.
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About Mud Nationals
High Lifter Products, based in Shreveport, Louisiana, created the ATV Mud Nationals to provide an event in which ATVs and UTVs could demonstrate their prowess over the 4×4's competition – mud. The event, in its 10th year has grown from a weekend get-together to a full-fledged five-day event with races including the EPI Endurance Challenge, the Polaris Mudda Cross, the Can-Am/BRP Mud Bog, the Dynojet Bad 2 Da'Bone, Mud Jam Stereo Competition, and the S3 Powersports Poker Run.
Each year, more than 100 vendors from the industry including OEMs are present featuring the latest products and sharing valuable knowledge with the 14,000 strong customer base that takes over Mud Creek Offroad Park. Riders and media come from all over the United States, Canada, and from other countries including Sweden and Japan!
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Check out this week's Caption that Critter photo. I've actually been saving this one for quite some time because I wasn't sure if it was compelling enough. This week though, I figured we'd throw the big dogs out there and see what you can all do with it. I have the utmost confidence that you're all ready for this one.
Leave your captions in the comment section below and I'll be back to hand out an extra helping of bragging rights on Wednesday around noon.
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Todd Hallett, AIA, President of TK Design & Associates, Inc. (tkhomedesign.com) has been designing award winning homes for over 20 years. He spent 15 of those years working for a $50 million production building company. Todd designed all of their homes but also worked in every other aspect of the company including purchasing, development, land acquisition, product development, and operations, and was President of the company for three years.
The housing market has changed so drastically in the last few years that it can be difficult for builders to stay current with their plan portfolio. Most every builder I work with has old plans they are offering that either need to be reworked or let go. Consumers want drama, open spaces, efficiency of plans, and affordability. The question becomes, when to keep an old workhorse? The answer is simple. If the plan can be brought up to date without changing the foundation perimeter, or the bulk of the elevation massing, it is probably a good candidate for a rework.
Like Reese Witherspoon in a romantic comedy, this house flat out exudes charm. It's a simple ranch that hits all the key marketing hot spots for today's buyer. The open plan and long site lines also help it to live a whole lot larger than what it is.
Let's take a closer look:
The overriding principle of Lean Design is marketability. The winning combo is to make the home simple and efficient to build while having an elevation that will blow your face off. Make the design current with all the hottest trends, but hold the complexity of multiple foundation jogs, improper building dimensions, and overuse of engineered lumber. A few weeks back I heard from Lloyd Poe, a great builder who owns Lifestyle Homes out of Richmond Virginia. He wrote:
As I travel the country working with builders I am always on the lookout for emerging trends. There is a hot one cooking right now—decorative ceilings.
Sept. 20, 1977, was the day that I breathlessly awaited the conclusion of the shark-jumping episode of "Happy Days." All week long I had fretted about Fonzie's mid-air cliff hanger. While Fonzie (clad in leather jacket and water skis) successfully made the jump and lived to be cool another day, the series "Happy Days" was not so lucky--it took a turn for the worse and was never the same again.
After my January 2013 article in Professional Builder, "3 Ways to Huge Profits Through Lean Design," was published, I was thrilled to get a shout-out from a faithful reader regarding a costly insulation mistake. It was too good not to share. Here is what he wrote:
Today we have a ranch (or if you are on the East Coast, a rambler) to review. It is a Lean Design with a ton of amenities, and it is a beauty. I'm betting Brent Musburger would have a field day with this looker. Let's explore further:
A. Open kitchen plan is perfect for entertaining and allows a direct site line to the Great Room fireplace (and TV).
B. A fan favorite -– the laundry room is accessible from the master suite. This is one of the most popular trends that I encounter throughout the country.
It is clear that a housing recovery ground swell is underway. In 2013 we will be looking past survival and finally able to focus on business growth. That is why IBS 2013 is going to be phenomenal! The country's best builders are already focusing on Lean as a platform to optimize their profits and maximize the marketability of their homes – here is your chance to do the same. There are two major programs being offered that will help you get started:
For the last several years Scott Sedam and I have been spreading the word about Lean design. Lean design is based on creating home designs that maximize marketability and profit while reducing construction waste. This is done through a collaborative design approach that involves the builder and the building team (including sales) as well as the builder's trades and suppliers. It is a design approach that focuses on cost reduction while increasing aesthetics and overall amenities.


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Worried to have permanent nerve damage from Chin Augmentation. (photo)
I've had a chin augmentation and a cheek augmentation a year ago, and I still don't feel normal. My right side of my chin feels numb, like with anesthetic. Also it feels like some invisible threads are pulling from my neck to my chin. I can feel my lips but not my chin. My left cheek also feels numb. My right cheek and my left side of my chin feels fine. Actually both felt normal after six months. Every time I go to my doctor he injects me with cortisone injections. It's has been a year ago.
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Typically, nerve regeneration will occurr by 12 months after injury. It is possible you may have permanent damage to the mental and trigeminal nerves, which can occur with chin and cheek implant surgery, respectively. I suggest you followup with a board certified surgeon for evaluation. Good Luck
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My boyfriend`s son is 7 years old and was recently put on Adderall, for ADHA, after another medicine was doing the trick. The child`s mother says that the doctor told her that he did not have to take the pill on days that he wasn`t in school, such as weekends and breaks. His behavior is worse than it has ever been when he is not on the pill. He is so tender hearted that it is hard to tell him he is doing something wrong. I do not think that the pill can be thrown around and taking every once in a while. Should he take the medicine on a regualr basis, or can it just be taking when he goes to school? I believe that it is harmful to go with out the medicine in his system and them have him take it and then quit again. Is doing this going to hurt his body?
There are many reasons for a doctor changing or adjusting medications for ADHD, and it is not clear what the reason was in this case. Common reasons include side effects, time-action effects (medicine wearing off at the wrong time of day), new information about the risk of a certain medicine, unsatisfactory benefit, regression after initial benefit, or even relative expense. The important thing is to keep notes on the effect of each medicine and dose so that a knowledge base about the individual patient's response if built up to guide future treatment.
Adderall XR is one of the most popular medicines approved by the FDA for treating ADHD, but individuals vary in their response to the wide array of possible medicines: some individuals respond better to one while others respond better to another. There are two respectable schools of thought regarding consistency of medication. One is that it should be given every day on a schedule that is effective during all waking hours. The other is to medicate only on days and at times when the person needs to perform, such as during school time, homework, and other activities requiring good concentration/attention. Many doctors fall between these extremes. I prefer using the method the family feels most comfortable with based on the individual patient's symptom profile.
If a youngster has problems only with academic work on school days and does not like to take medicine, then he/she needs it only on school days, perhaps only during school hours and/or homework. If a youngster is difficult to like when unmedicated, then he/she should take it daily all day to salvage the social and family relations. If he/she keeps getting in trouble on the Little League team for not paying attention to the ball or coach, medicine should be used on Little League days.
There are also two schools of thought regarding dose: one is that the dose should be titrated up to optimal benefit as long as side effects are not too bad, and the other is just to take the edge off the problem and use other treatments and support to achieve a satisfactory result. It has been shown in several studies that combining medication with behavioral treatment (systematic reward system, daily report card, structuring of activities, parent and teacher training in use of behavior modification, etc.) can give as good or better results with a lower dose of medicine compared to a higher dose of medicine alone. Because side effects depend on dose, the combination of a lower dose with behavioral treatment should relieve side effects.
The dose of Adderall XR mentioned in this case is a medium dose. Some patients respond well to lower doses and others need higher doses to get any benefit. There seems to be a U-shaped response curve for each individual, in which there is an optimal dose (different for each person), and above or below that dose has less benefit.
A neglected area related to medication is nutritional support. All the FDA-approved drugs for ADHD interfere with appetite. With reduced appetites, kids get pickier in their eating choices and parents, worried about their weight loss, may be inclined to allow them whatever they are willing to eat. The result is often a terribly imbalanced diet lacking some essential nutrients. The brain can only function optimally in an environment of good nutrition. Neurotransmitters are made from ingested proteins using ingested vitamins and minerals as necessary co-enzymes. The brain itself is made up of molecules derived from food. Deficiency of any essential nutrient can cause mental symptoms. Therefore some assurance of daily replenishment of vitamins and minerals as well as protein is essential. Nutritional strategies include eating a good breakfast before the medication takes effect in the AM and a wholesome bedtime snack after it wears off in the evening. In some cases a commercial milkshake-like drink with the daily requirements of vitamins and minerals is advisable, which can also provide some protein and calories. Nutritional support should be discussed with the patient's doctor along with dose and schedule of medication.
L Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
College of Medicine
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