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|Walter M. Tseng, Martin R. Frank, Michel L. Goldstein
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|Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 11/276,539 (the '539 application), filed on Mar. 3, 2006, naming the inventors of Martin R. Frank, Walter M. Tseng, Charles E. Groom, and Fred F. Sadaghiani, entitled "Collaborative Structured Tagging for Item Encyclopedias." The '539 application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
A tag generally refers to metadata which identifies a feature of a content item. In some traditional systems, a pre-established reference system governs the naming and application of the tags. More recently, systems have been developed that allow users to define their own tags in collaborative fashion, thereby creating a so-called folksonomy. A well known service that allows users to interact in a collaborative tagging environment is "del.icoi.us" (Delicious).
A tagging system can inform users of divergent vocabulary used to describe items. A tagging system can also notify users of commonly used tags. For example, the tagging system of
For at least the above-identified reasons, there is a need for more satisfactory tagging systems.
A system is described which allows a user to define a relational tag. The relational tag expressly describes how a first item is related to a second item. For instance, the relational tag may state that the first item is ranked above the second item within an identified context. When utilized by many users, the system forms a graph of interconnected items. The system can perform comparative analysis within this graph. For instance, based on the relational tags, the system can determine the top-ranking within the graph.
Additional exemplary implementations and attendant benefits are described in the following.
The same numbers are used throughout the disclosure and figures to reference like components and features. Series 100 numbers refer to features originally found in
This disclosure sets forth a system for creating relational tags. Each relational tag describes how an item, generically represented as "X" is related to at least one other item, generically represented as "Y", based on a relationship "R", within a context "C" To facilitate discussion, the term "base item" is used to refer to the item X. That is, the base item refers to the item which is being tagged. The term "other item" is used to denote the item Y. That is, the other item refers to an item with which the base item is being compared. In one relationship, the user defines the base item X as being better than or worse than the item Y, or more generally, as being ranked higher than or lower than the item Y. However, as will be explained, the relationship R can link the base item X with the other item Y in other ways.
The disclosure also sets forth a system for performing comparative analysis based on a collection of relational tags. For instance, the system can apply transitive analysis to determine which item is ranked highest, which item is ranked lowest, and so on.
The term "item" refers to any kind of object. In one example, an item may correspond to something that can be acquired (e.g., purchased) by the user, such as media content (a book, a musical piece, etc.), a tangible article (e.g., an automobile, a camera, etc.), a service, downloadable digital content of any nature, and so forth. The system may electronically describe an item using an "item record". In other cases, the object being described with tags is an informational item (such as a website that caters to a certain theme), there being no underlying physical object associated with the informational item. In brief, then, the term "item" is to be liberally and generally construed as used herein.
This disclosure includes the following sections. Section A describes an exemplary system for creating and utilizing relational tags. Section B describes exemplary procedures that explain the operation of the system of Section A.
A. Exemplary Systems
As a preliminary matter, the terms logic, module, or functionality generally represent hardware, software, firmware or a combination of these elements, or yet some other kind of implementation. For instance, in the case of a software implementation, the terms logic, module, or functionality represent program code that perform specified tasks when executed on a processing device or devices (e.g., CPU or CPUs). The program code can be stored in one or more machine-readable media.
The term machine-readable media or the like refers to any kind of medium for retaining information in any form, including various kinds of storage devices (magnetic, optical, static, etc.). The term machine-readable media also encompasses transitory forms of representing information, including various hardwired and/or wireless links for transmitting the information from one point to another.
A.1. Exemplary Relational Tagging Paradigm
Prior to discussing exemplary systems that rely on a relational tagging strategy, by way of introduction, this section addresses certain features of the tagging strategy itself.
Different kinds of nexuses can be used to define the relationship R. One relationship is a better-than type of relationship, or more generally, any kind of comparative relationship in which one item is ranked above or below another item for any reason. Namely, the tag 202 can state that item X is better than item Y within a certain context C. Alternatively, the same effect can be achieved by tagging item Y to indicate that it is worse than item X within the context C. For this kind of relationship R, the context C can define the qualifying circumstance in which item X is ranked higher than or lower than item Y. For instance, one or more tags can be used to convey that item X is a better camera for taking photographs in the rain than item Y, the context here being the suitability of the camera for taking photographs in the rain. One or more other tags can be used to convey that item X would make a better gift for Father's Day than item Y, the context here being the suitability of the camera for a Father's Day gift. Many other examples can be provided. An item may be superior to other items in one context, yet inferior to other items in another context.
The tag 202 can express other relationships R, including, without limitation, any one or more of the following list of relationships. Although not stated, any of these relationships can optionally be defined as relating to a context C, in a similar manner to that described above.
Again, the tag 202 can express yet other kinds of relationships between item X and item Y, the above list being non-exhaustive. Different groups of relationships may be particularly appropriate for different respective applications. For example, in an online shopping application, at least the following relationships may be particularly appropriate: X is ranked above or below item Y for any stated reason; X is a good substitute for Y; X is an accessory of Y; X is less expensive than Y; X is better quality than Y; X is more current than Y, and so on.
In another variation, a single tag 202 can relate item X to plural other items, such as items P, Q, and R. Alternatively, the user may create plural relational tags which relate item X to items, P, Q, and R, e.g., a first tag that relates item X to item P, a second tag that relates item X to item Q, a third tag that relates item X to item R, and so on.
The system can use the types of relational tags shown in
Consider, for example, the representative case of
More specifically, in the hypothetical scenario of
It will be appreciated that the tagging behavior shown in
Other entities besides human users can create and edit tags. For example, any kind of device, application, system, etc., can automatically annotate one or more items with tags. For example, a merchant-related application can automatically note, based on the online behavior of users (or other empirical evidence), that item X is more popular than item Y. Such online behavior can comprise sales data, shopping cart selection data, click-through data, and/or other information. Based on this information, the application can automatically annotate an item record corresponding to item X with a relational tag to indicate that item X is more popular than item Y. Other applications can automatically apply other types of relational tags to items to express other kinds of relationships among items.
The system can perform comparative analysis to derive conclusions based on the graph of interconnected items. For example, the system can determine, based on the aggregated tagging results, that item X is most likely better than item Y and that item Z is better than item X. Thus, though transitive logic, the system can determine that item Z is the best item and item Y is the worst item (in the specific context of the suitability of cameras of taking pictures at parties). Moreover, the system can attach levels of confidence to these output results, such as by providing an output score which represents the level of disagreement among users regarding certain tags, and/or which represents the size of the sampling pool on which conclusions have been reached.
In the example of
As will be described more fully in a later subsection, the strategy may also allow the user to annotate items with category tags. On the basis of this provision, the strategy may allow the user to filter a graph of interconnected items to extract relationships within a certain category, such as digital still cameras. This, in turn, allows the strategy to perform transitive analysis among items that are restricted to a specific category.
A.2. Exemplary System
Beginning with the hardware-related aspects of the system 400, the operations center 404 can be implemented as one or more server computers (e.g., as a "farm" of such computer servers) and associated databases. The architecture of the operations center 404 can be separated into front-end components that interface directly with the device 402 and back-end components that can perform offline analysis. Generally, the components of the operations center 404 can be located at a single site, or distributed over plural sites, and managed by a single entity or plural entities.
The device 402 represents any kind of electronic unit which can interact with the operations center 404 via the coupling mechanism 406. In the most common case, the device 402 corresponds to a computer device, such as a personal computer, laptop computer, and so forth. But the device 402 may also correspond to a mobile telephone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, a set-top box coupled to a television, a stylus-type input device, any kind of wearable computer, an electronic book-reader device, a personal media player, a game console device, and so forth. In any event, the device 402 can comprise as main parts: a processing unit 408; a presentation unit 410; and an input unit 412. The processing unit 408 generally corresponds to functionality (e.g., software logic, and/or circuitry, etc.) for processing information. The presentation unit 410 generally corresponds to any mechanism or combination of mechanisms for presenting the processed information. For example, the presentation unit 410 can present a graphical user interface 414 for interacting with the user. The input unit 412 generally corresponds to any mechanism or combination of mechanisms for inputting data and instructions to the processing unit 408.
The coupling mechanism 406 can correspond to any kind of communication conduit or combination of communication conduits. In the case most commonly evoked in this disclosure, the coupling mechanism 406 corresponds to a wide area network, such as the Internet. However, the coupling mechanism 406 can alternatively, or in addition, comprise other kinds of communication conduits, such as an intranet, point-to-point coupling arrangement, and so forth. In any case, the coupling mechanism 406 can include any combination of hardwired links, wireless links, routers, repeaters, gateways, name servers, and so forth (not shown), governed by any protocol or combination of protocols.
The functional aspects of the system 400 are now set forth in greater detail, starting with the operations center 404. In one case, the operations center 404 may represent a website or multiple websites maintained by a single entity or multiple entities. The operations center 404 can handle requests from the device 402, and can serve, in response, various web pages that can be rendered at the device 402 (e.g., using browsing functionality implemented by the device 402).
The operations center 404 can include a tagging system 416. The purpose of the tagging system 416 is to annotate items stored in one or more item stores 418 (referred to in the singular below for ease of reference). The item store 418 can correspond to a database of item records maintained by an online merchant. In this context, each item in the item store 418 represents an item that a user can purchase or otherwise acquire. In one implementation, a single entity can administer both the tagging system 416 and the item store 418. Alternatively, different entities can respectively administer the tagging system 416 and the item store 418.
In another application, the items in the item store 418 can correspond to any kind of informational items that do not necessarily have merchandisable counterparts. In one case, for instance, the item store 418 can broadly represent a collection of items associated with websites (and thus loosely represents the storage capacity of the entire Internet). A user can use the tagging system 416 to annotate the items associated with the websites.
Still other applications are possible.
Finally, it should be noted that one or more functions described above as being implemented by the operations center 404 can alternatively, or in addition, be performed on a local level by the devices, such as by device 402. To generically represent this feature,
A.3. Exemplary Techniques for Inputting Relational Tags
As stated above, the purpose of the concept creation and editing (CCE) module 420 is to create relational tags and to potentially edit previously created relational tags. To this end, the CCE module 420 can employ multiple different types of input techniques.
In a first technique shown in
In a second technique shown in
In a third technique shown in
In a fourth technique shown in
A.4. Exemplary Mechanisms for Analyzing Items Based on Relational Tags
The voting analysis module 602 performs aggregative and statistical analysis regarding the tags created by multiple users in a collaborative environment. For instance, suppose that 70 users create tags which indicate that item X is better than item Y, but 30 users indicate that item Y is better than item X. The voting analysis module 602 can tally these votes and provide a level of confidence to an assessment that item X is better than item Y, e.g., by indicating that the statement X>Y can be expressed with a confidence level that is related to the ratio of 0.7. The confidence level may generally be a function of both the level of agreement among users and the size of the sampling pool from which a conclusion has been reached.
The relationship analysis module 604 may analyze a relatively large collection of relational tags established by multiple users, the tags describing how multiple base items differ from respective multiple other items. As described above, a sufficiently robust population of relational tags may create a rich graph of interconnected items. The purpose of the relationship analysis module 604 is to mine this graph and derive conclusions from the graph. In one case, where items are tagged with "higher-than" type comparative tags, the relationship analysis module 604 can employ a ranking module 606 to sort the items, based on the relational tags, e.g., from highest to lowest or from lowest to highest.
Another exemplary output of the relationship analysis module 604 is display page 610. This page 610 may provide information regarding a featured product, such as a Camera-Z. As part of the descriptive information, the page 610 can provide information which conveys how Camera-Z compares with some other camera (or plural cameras) within a defined qualifying context. For example, the page 610 includes a hypertext link 612 or other type of prompt. The hypertext link 612 allows the user to access information that reveals "the best camera for the beach". The relationship analysis module 604 can present this particular kind of link 612 upon detecting that Camera-Z has been previously ranked by one or more users with respect to its suitability for beach photography (and upon detecting that Camera-Z is not generally considered the best camera for this use). By virtue of the link 612, a merchant can provide up-sell opportunities. In the circumstance in which Camera-Z happens to be judged the best, the page 610 can alert the user to this top-ranking status.
Although not shown, the page 610 can also provide a portal for cross-category comparisons. For instance, instead of inviting the user to investigate other cameras, the page 610 can present a link to a product-neutral topic, such as by providing a link that reads "Show me better gifts for Father's Day". This link may reveal one or more other items that other users have previously ranked superior to Camera-Z for the purpose of making a good Father's Day gift. These other items are not limited to other cameras. Again, the relationship analysis module 604 can select a Father's Day theme for the linking information by virtue of the fact that Camera-Z has been previously identified by one or more other users in the context of making Father's Day gift comparisons.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many alternative ways of conveying the output of the relationship analysis module 604 are possible.
A. 5. Tag Data Structure Including Category and Fact Tags
The tagging system 416 of
The tagging data structure 708 associates multiple tags including one or more first or category tags 710(1)-710(K) and one or more collections of second or fact tags 712(1)-712(J). The category tags 710(1)-710(K) characterize the items in terms of generic or objective categories. For instance, suppose that the item is an Olympus� brand digital camera sold by the Olympus Corporation. In this example, a category tag might be "digital camera".
A first group of facts tags 712(1)-712(J) are associated with the concept and provide facts about an item represented by the concept. For each category tag 710(1) through 710(K), there is a set of zero or more fact tags 712 that describe the salient properties of the item. For example, suppose the item is a camping tool with an integrated flashlight and compass. The item may be tagged with two category tags, such as "Flashlight" and "Compass". The fact tags describing the attributes of this item might include one set of fact tags pertaining to the flashlight aspects of the item and another set of facts pertaining to the compass aspects of the item. Thus, associated with the category tag "Flashlight", the concept may include fact tags for the item with a name:value of "Batteries Needed: 4 AA". For the category tag "Compass, the concept may include fact tags for the item with a name:value of "Magnetic Sensitivity: High".
Each of the fact tags 712(1)-712(J) has a name portion 714 to identify an attribute of the item and one or more corresponding value portions 716 that provide one or more values of the attribute identified by the name portion. Said differently, each fact tag has a name:value pair, where there may be more than one value for each name. Moreover, the name portion 714 and the value portion(s) 716 are also tags.
Thus, each fact tag is composed of a collection of one name tag and zero or more value tags. In
From one perspective, the tagging structure may be considered dimensional in that the category tags define what the item is and the fact tags, in the context of the category tags, define attributes or features of the item as characterized by the category tags. Further, the attribute or name tags are associated via the structure with one or more value tags. The tagging structure thereby provides relationships among terms that enable many useful functions for the user when exploring features of a product. Unlike previous flat tag approaches, where there is no distinction between category or fact tags, or between name tags and value tags, the non-flat tagging structure 708 allows users to easily compare multiple items according to a category selected by the user. With the flat tag approach, there is no way to describe the nature of a relationship between the tags.
For instance, suppose the user would like to compare all "digital cameras" in the item catalog. The user simply selects this category tag and all items tagged with this category tag are located, and then the related fact tags of "color" and "weight" associated with the category tag of "digital camera" are easily arranged for convenient observation. For instance, the name tags are aligned horizontally, with associated value tags grouped vertically beneath their corresponding name tags. In contrast, with a flat tag structure, where there is no distinction between digital camera, color, and weight, there is no way for the system to understand how to align the attributes upon selection of "digital camera". Furthermore, since there are no name:value pairs in the flat tag approach, there is no context for a comparison. The system has no context for how to compare "color" since there is no value associated with "color" in a flat tag approach.
To further facilitate item comparison, the tagging structure 708 can include a collection 718 of special types of fact tags 720(1)-720(L) that express relational facts associated with an item represented by the concept object 702. As explained above, each relational tag relates a base item X to another item Y within some optional context C. The relational fact tags 720(1)-720(L) therefore provide directed input from the users that expressly identifies how items relate to each other.
The tagging system 416 can leverage the enhanced information provided by the concept object 702 to provide more nuanced conclusions regarding a collection of tagged items. For instance, the tagging system 416 can filter a graph of interconnected items to extract only those items that belong to a certain category (or plural specified categories). The tagging system 416 can then perform transitive analysis that is localized within one or more specified categories.
A.6. Application to a Collaborative (Wiki) Environment
To set forth one concrete application of such a collaborative environment, the operations center 404 can represent a merchant website that allows access to one or more items. In this context, an item can represent anything that the merchant wishes to offer for sale, or that others using the merchant's website wish to offer for sale. An item can include a product, a service, or some other type of sellable unit.
The operations center 404 can maintain an item store 418 (or plural stores) of item records that describe the merchandisable items. The items records in the item database 418 may be accessible, directly or indirectly, by the device 402. Each item record contains information about an associated item being offered for sale on the website. For products such as books or music CDs, for example, the item record may contain a description, images of the product, author/artist names, publication data, pricing, shipping information, and so forth. For other types of items, the item record may contain different information appropriate for those items.
The operations center 404 can include an item manager 802. The item manager 802 facilitates access to and management of the item records in the item store 418. That is, the item manager 802 allows website operators to add or remove item records in the item store 418, and generally maintain control of the items offered by the operations center 404. When a user requests information on an item from the operations center 404, one or more servers (not shown) retrieve the item information from the item store 418 and serve a web page containing the information to the requesting user computing device. The item store 418 may contain static web pages that are pre-generated and stored prior to such requests, or may alternatively store data that is used to populate dynamic web pages that are generated in response to such requests.
The operations center 404 may also host an item encyclopedia 804. The item encyclopedia 804 offers rich authoritative information regarding the various items represented in the item store 418. More specifically, the item encyclopedia 804 facilitates creation of articles about the items. These articles may include any information helpful to a user in learning about the item and deciding whether to purchase the item. Such information may include descriptions of the items, features and specification data, images of the item, intended uses, identities of manufacturers or distributors, accessories, and so on. These articles can be served by the operations center 404 to the users to assist the users in better understanding the items.
In a collaborative environment, the encyclopedia articles are community-authored, where any number of users may add, modify, or delete content contained in the item encyclopedia 804. Thus, individual users can create new articles to describe new items being offered in the item store 418, and also edit articles crafted by other users. The edits can be logged and monitored to prevent malicious entries.
The item encyclopedia 804 also supports tagging of the items with tags to assist in navigation, search, and item comparison. These tags may be assigned by the manufacturer or supplier of the items, the website operator, and/or any member of the community. In connection therewith, the item encyclopedia 804 can include the above-described tagging system 416, including the concept creation and editing (CCE) module 420 and the concept analysis module 424.
The version of the tagging system 416 shown in
In the collaborative environment shown in
The item encyclopedia 804 also includes the above-described concept analysis module 424. The concept analysis module 424 facilitates comparison of the items based on the category tags and fact tags (including relational fact tags). For example, when the user wishes to compare similarly tagged items (e.g., items annotated with a "digital camera" category tag), the concept analysis module 424 can locate the concepts in the concept database 806 having common category tags. This allows users to perform cross-product comparisons, that is, by aggregating items with similar characteristics and providing a convenient mechanism for the user to compare the properties of these items.
As explained above, the particular combination of category tags and relational fact tags can fine-tune the comparisons provided by the concept analysis module 424. For instance, the concept analysis module 424 can allow the user to perform better-than type comparisons in the context of a relatively narrow theme. For example, assume that a group of users has created relational tags that rank many different kinds of cameras as being suitable for taking pictures at the beach. Also assume that many users have annotated a certain class of cameras with the category tag of "video camera". Based on the combination of category tags and relational fact tags, the concept analysis module 424 can form a filtered list of video cameras, ranked according to their suitability for taking pictures at the beach.
The item encyclopedia 804 also may include a history log 808. The purpose of this module 808 is to track the changes entered by the community of users. A summary of the history log 808 can be presented to the users.
The item encyclopedia 804 also may include a discussion framework 810. This module 810 facilitates user discussion pertaining to items. For instance, the discussion framework 810 allows users to enter and post commentary regarding items. The framework 810 then formats the commentary for presentation to the user. The framework 810 also provides a mechanism for other users to offer feedback on the commentary.
The item encyclopedia 804 can include yet other types of modules (not shown in
The article page 902 also has a category section 904 and a fact section 906 located beneath the description. The category section 904 lists one or more category tags to which the item may belong. In this example, the item belongs to the category "digital camera" and is represented on the page by a selectable category tag (as illustrated with underlining, although in practice the tag may be represented using other techniques, such as color variation). The contents for the category tag are provided by the category tag field(s) 710(1)-710(K) in the tagging structure 708 of the concept object 702 (see
It is noted that other items maintained in the item catalog may have more than one category tag. For instance, an item titled "XYZ Radio Alarm Clock" may have multiple category tags, including one for the category "Radio" and one for the category "Alarm Clock".
Also note that the categories section 904 includes a "Compare" prompt. This prompt allows the user to make comparisons within the specified category of digital cameras. Upon selection of this compare link, the item encyclopedia 804 locates other items in the item catalog that have been tagged with the category tag "digital camera" and presents the results to the user.
The fact section 906 contains one or more fact tags that are associated with the category tag for the item. Each fact tag has a name portion identifying an attribute of the item and one or more corresponding value portions providing one or more values of the attribute identified by the name portion. For instance, in
The article page 902 also can include a relationships section 908. The relationships section 902 can display information gleaned from relational tags entered by users, constituting special types of fact tags. The relationships section 908 can display the relationship of the Olympus camera to other products in various ways. For instance, the relationships section 908 can display a list of cameras in order from best to worst, or from worst to best, etc. (or more generally, from highest ranked to lowest ranked, or vice versa). The section 908 can alternatively convey relationships using mathematical comparison symbols (e.g., "<" and ">"), and so on. Page 608 of
The user can create and edit various aspects of the article page 902 by activating an "Edit" prompt 910. This action activates an edit page 1002 shown in
The edit page 1002 can also optionally include a third section 1008 that provides special tools for creating and editing relational tags. The third section 1008 may invoke any of the editing tools shown in
Although not shown, other editing functionality can be used to edit portions of the article page 902 other than its tags, such as the portion of the page 902 that provides a textual description of the item.
A.7. Exemplary Processing Functionality
In this local device context, the processing unit 408 can comprise one or more processing components 1102 (such as a CPU, neural network, etc.), RAM 1104, RAM 1106, media components 1108 (such as a hard drive, DVD drive, etc.), network interface 1110 (such as a telephone or cable modem, broadband connectivity mechanism, etc.), and an I/O interface 1112 for interacting with input devices and output devices. One or more buses 1114 couple the above-described components together.
The output device(s) can include the presentation unit 410, which presents the graphical user interface 414. The input device(s) 412 can include any one or more of a keyboard, mouse input device, track ball input device, joystick input device, touch sensitive screen, and so forth.
In those cases in which the processing functionality 1100 is used to implement the user device 402, the device 402's various functions can be implemented as machine-readable instructions that reside in any storage unit or combination of storage units shown in
B. Exemplary Procedures
As the functions described in the flowcharts have already been set forth in Section A, Section B serves primarily as a review of those functions.
B.1. Creation of Relational Tags
In block 1202, the system 400 can optionally prompt the user to enter a relational tag. For instance, when the user is viewing a particular item page for an item X, the system 400 may invite the user to specify how item X differs from another item, e.g., item Y, within an optional context C.
In block 1204, the system 400 receives the user's input of a relational tag. The user can specify a relational tag in any of the ways set forth in
In block 1206, the system 400 stores the entered relational tag in the tag store 422, or as a field in the concept object 702, as stored in the concept store 806.
B.2. Analysis of Relational Tags
In block 1302, the system 400 optionally receives the user's invocation of a tag analysis operation. For example, the user may initiate this operation by clicking on the comparison link 908 shown in
In block 1304, the system 400 analyzes items based, at least in part, on the relational tags associated with the items. The system 400 can also rely on category tags and non-relational fact tags in performing cross-item comparisons.
In block 1306, the system 400 outputs the results of its analysis to the user, e.g., in the form of one or more graphical user interface presentations.
In closing, although the invention has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described. Rather, the specific features and acts are disclosed as exemplary forms of implementing the claimed invention.
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The 2017-18 Oregon Student Child Care Grant Application opened January 17, 2017. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2017.
The Oregon Student Child Care Grant Program was established to assist parents enrolled in postsecondary education obtain safe, dependable care that supports their children's development while allowing completion of the parent's academic programs.
To receive financial aid from this program an applicant must:
- Be an Oregon resident with a child or legal dependent age 12 and under in need of child care, or, if over age 12, who satisfies the requirements of special needs;
- Be a citizen or eligible non-citizen of the United States;
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate at an Oregon postsecondary institution*;
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress; and
- Not be in default on any federal Title IV loan or owing a refund on federal Title IV funds previously disbursed.
* Oregon postsecondary institutions include Oregon community colleges, public universities, and private universities. There are some for-profit postsecondary institutions which have campuses in Oregon but are owned by corporations based outside of Oregon. Enrollment at those non-Oregon based institutions disqualifies applicants from receiving the Oregon Student Child Care Grant
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The 2017-18 Oregon Student Child Care Grant Application opened January 17, 2017. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2017.
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Among applicants who meet the eligibility criteria of this program, priority in the selection process shall be given in the following rank order:
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- Financial need.
- Students' credits earned toward a Certificate, Associates Degree, or first Bachelor's Degree.
- Use of childcare providers who are listed with the Oregon Department of Human Services, or, registered or certified with the Oregon Child Care Division.
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- Students enrolled half-time if awarded, you must enroll with sufficient hours to earn 36 credit hours (24 at semester schools) per academic year.
Grant payments for student child care for eligible recipients will be disbursed on a term/semester basis provided the student maintains satisfactory academic progress and continues to have a child who qualifies under the rules of the program. Disbursement is made directly to the post-secondary institution, not to the recipient or their childcare provider. It is the student's responsibility to pay their child care provider.
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- Students in an academic program must be enrolled at least half-time and are required to complete at least 36-quarter hours for credit, or the equivalent in semester hours, on a yearly basis. Summer semester/quarter is not counted toward the credit hour requirement as this grant is not disbursed during the summer.
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In recent decades, the linguistic and cultural diversity of school populations in the United States and other industrialized countries has rapidly increased along with globalization processes. At the same time, schooling as it is currently constituted continues to be ineffective for large numbers of students. Exploring crucial issues that emerge at the intersection of linguistic diversity and education, this volume:
Throughout, the authors argue for the application of research-based knowledge to the dire situation (as measured by school failure and drop-out rates) of many ethnolinguistic populations in US schools. The overall aim of the volume is to heighten acknowledgement and recognition of the linguistic and cultural resources students bring into the schools and to explore ways in which these resources can be used to extend the sociolinguistic repertoires, including academic English, of all students.


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"A great, simple, helpful kit"
There are many times when I install softwares, I was asked whether to install Google ToolBar. I would normally choose no as I didn't want to fill many things to my fabric IE browser. Just few days ago, a friend recommended me to install Google Toolbar due to a number of annoying popups. I did and I found it is a great toolkit when we surf on the internet.It is easy to get and install. You can download it free from http://toolbar.google.com, then just follow the instruction to install. That's very simple.
Once you install, you can see the toolbar appear on the IE browser. There are many functions including Google search, popup block, spelling check, AutoFill etc. The functions I found especially useful are as follows:1. Popup blocker. I probably would put this as the most useful function as my initial aim to use Google Toolbar is to block popups. When you don't want popup windows to appear when you are surfing, just choose popup block. Meanwhile, you may need popup sometimes, such as filling certain forms, you can still set back to popup ok.
2. Highlight search term. Normally, when we use search engine, we get a large page of content there, we couldn't easily find where is related to our search. The highlight search term function makes easier when you are looking for the content you are searching. You can see the key words you searched in the highlight.3. The search function. This is the main function of Google search engine. Before I just set Google.com as my home page because I use it a lot. But now, I can change whatever home page I like as well use Google conviently. Because the Google Toolbar is there, I can do my search at any time.
4. AutoFill. I use this function for several times. I like this idea of letting forms to be automatically fill in. However, I still prefer to fill form every time I need. Probably because I think this is also a way to keep my memory being used.That's all I've tried with Google Toolbar. Generally I think it's a great tool for web surfing. As more as I use, I will add more infor on this review.
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This Nonprofit Modular Email Template would work for any business! This simple, clean, Nonprofit Module Email Template is optimized for desktop and mobile, using a one column design, optimized content for certain email client preview panes, and a clean modular design.
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Barry has done an excellent job with projects that I have subcontracted to him in the areas of video production, blogging, logo creation, website design, search engine optimization, and project management. He is who I call when a large project comes my way, and I enjoy and benefit from his feedback, ideas, talent, and work ethic. His support team also achieves excellent results and it is due to his keen eye for talent, teaching, and management skill.
He delivers on his promises, and works hard to achieve exceptional results. If you get the opportunity to work with Barry on your next marketing or design project, you should seek out his services. He's two steps ahead of the ever-changing search engine algorithms, so you don't have to be."
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I contacted Barry via phone and we chatted awhile about what I was looking for. He asked me to send a few samples of logos that I liked and some basic preferences and within a day or two and only one edit, I had the logo for my business! Similarly, it only took a couple tries before Barry created the website that continues to get many compliments from clients who call.
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Dear All
I want to convert number into text. Suppose A cell has (250) figures of amount in Rupees. Next cell should display as (Two Hundres fifty rupees only)
I used function BAHTTEXT but it convert in Thai Language.
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Hello Wasim,
Here are 3 different options for you:
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Properties with a history of flooding - this is particularly troublesome for areas that have been affected by extreme weather conditions in the past.
Subsidence - homes that have ever shown sign of or been monitored for subsidence, landslip or heave.
Some insurers cover subsidence under normal buildings insurance, so check this when searching for policies. For more information read our guide on how to spot signs of subsidence.
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Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Review — Ultimate MotorCycling
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Lanzarote, of the Canary Islands chain, is a still-active, volcanic island peeks through the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa. The black rock that spewed from the earth's created a ruggedly dramatic for Ducati to introduce the latest of its do-it-all motorcycle-the Multistrada-and changeable road surfaces and of fast and slow corners, was an testing ground for what to be the ultimate Transformer.
Ducati beautiful motorcycles, and so it comes as no that its latest machine is Pierre Terblanche surely had mixed emotions when he laid eyes on this generation of his Multistrada. It must been a little like into an ex and discovering that she has weight and is looking really
During his tenure as Director of at Ducati, Terblanche certainly some gorgeous machines-not the Hypermotard and the Supermono-however, the 999 Superbike and the Multistrada 1100 were highly controversial. Although worked well, many felt they suffered a bit in the department. Certainly, the once-ugly Multistrada has now most definitely up.
Overall, the Multistrada seems and sleek, though once the machine it feels more an aggressive adventure bike. The wide bars have the bike is tall with suspension, and the serrated footpegs all to the impression that the bike handle pretty much any of road you are likely to encounter.
On the hand, the 17-inch sport radial Brembo brakes, and that hug the racebike-sized tires, all sport bike-and a very one at that.
Despite being so versatile, the is anything but confused. By equipping the with enough electronic to instantly adjust almost aspect of the motorcycle-including the engine the suspension, the ABS, and the traction has built a brilliantly adaptable It is four machines in one, and bike is selectable at the mere of a button.
Whatever the impression by the cockpit, once underway it is obvious that the Multistrada's is a fast, paved road. with Ducati's top-of-the-line 1198cc superbike motor, it is fast, and has superb handling and Most un-superbike like, it is very comfortable, and can come a myriad of options depending on type of riding you are doing.
The pays homage to Ducati's signature items including the frame and motor with valve actuation, yet it is also on the edge of the latest in high-tech.
The Marelli fuel injection is and the Ducati Traction Control works well enough to win championships. As if that's not enough, the new also comes with brakes, a wireless hands-free key (don't worry unduly losing it-there is a PIN code override if necessary), and the astonishing electronic suspension (DES), exclusively for
In a world-first, the electronically servos of the DES adjust every (other than front of both the front fork and shock almost instantly. each adjustment can be changed Ducati has wisely distilled hundreds of possible permutations four descriptive modes-Sport, Urban, and Enduro.
If any individual within these preset is not to your liking, you can personalize it; I the factory's choices ideal on the surfaces of Lanzarote.
The Superbike-sourced 1198 motor has tweaked slightly for the street by an 11-degree valve overlap to the Superbike's radical 41 degrees), and a flywheel. Consumption is claimed to be an 47 mpg, so the 5.3-gallon fuel promises a 200-mile range.
at the hydraulic clutch's hand has been reduced for rider and a vacuum servo-assist gives a amount of back-torque reducing action. Well-spaced ratios the easy, six-speed gearbox are to the rear wheel via chain.
I emphasize enough how much I this motor-it is smooth, and also feels seriously Although peak horsepower is a tad from around 170 on the Superbike to 150 on the Multistrada, that is more made up for by the robust torque With a claimed maximum of 87.5 ft/lbs, the Multistrada the Superbike handily up to 6250 the Superbike is no slouch.
This feat translates to real rideability for the Multistrada; the engine has the Superbike's somewhat lumpy around 3000 rpm, and it smoothly and strongly from pace.
In fact, I am so impressed this version of the 1198, I myself wishing Ducati offer it as an option for the Superbike, as it be so much more streetable. the newly extended 15,000-mile intervals-double the previous length-you also spend more riding and less time your friendly local department.
Each riding is selected using an easy-to-read and the turn-signal cancel button. click the button to toggle to selection, hold it for three and then close the throttle to confirm; it couldn't be easier.
Sport mode is, of course, Ducati territory, and the 1200′s 150 horsepower is rapidly unleashed. It is smooth, but its powerful linearity me to lift the front wheel at in the first three gears.
The is the easiest streetbike to wheelie I ever ridden, and the throttle is so good that I never out of control. The DES is set to a firm, sporting to get your knee down in should you wish-and the DTC is relatively in its middle setting, 4 (out of 8). In mode, the Multistrada thinks it is a sport bike, staying through fast sweepers and precisely through tight
In all modes, the Multistrada's neutral and handling is exemplary, neither into corners nor being to turn in. Credit for the bike's naturally goes to the high handlebars. Surprisingly, and despite the of steering damper, the Multistrada twitchy.
On one particular straightaway, and over 130 mph on the speedometer, there was no feeling at all; the bike felt planted-it's a typical
Touring mode is a kinder of Sport, with softened and an initially gentler power that builds progressively. the engine speed hits rpm, the motor wakes up, and runs to the same Sport peak of 150 horsepower at 9750
The DTC is marginally more intrusive at 5, and although the Öhlins suspension is cushier, it is still firm that the handling was almost as as in Sport. Seriously high-speed with rolling bumps a little wallow, but switching to mode cured it. Amazing.
Urban mode reduces the prodigious power output to a 100 horses. They're still impatient to reach the road, but the mapping is good enough the Multistrada's power-although urgent-is reined-in at low speed. Wheelies easy, but relaxed, in first and available in second if you try.
Lanzarote's small towns, tourists, bicycles, buses, and all vying for very little space, the Urban Multistrada a super-friendly motorcycle with instant punch from to dice my way through the insanity. The DTC is intrusive at setting 6 to allow for unexpectedness, and the suspension is softer Touring mode.
The Multistrada's Brembo radial brakes had their internal pressure tweaked, and do not deliver the initial bite of the Streetfighter's front Although there is probably reduced power on the track, the feel on the street is confidence-inspiring, and valuable around town the need to suddenly grab a could catch you unawares.
translates to multi-road and Ducati has that this generation of the will have some off-pavement capability. Obviously, any can be ridden on dirt or gravel to degree, but this Ducati has designed to shrug off most of the that dirt riding dish out. Without a front wheel, seriously tires, major engine or crashbars, few owners will to take the Multistrada off-pavement and the heck out of it.
Clearly, Ducati is that many destinations are via roads with little or no In that scenario, the Multistrada will be well covered. Scorpion Trail tires specifically designed for just situation and, while not they are seriously treaded.
Although there was only a ride on unpaved, hard-packed in Lanzarote, they were quite grippy and provided a level of self-assuredness.
Once the is set to Enduro mode, the almost 6.7 of travel suspension is softened and rear ride-height is raised by of an inch to help with clearance. The torquey motor-again set to 100 an even gentler delivery Urban mode, and the DTC is set to an almost level 2, allowing the rear to spin freely rather have the electronics bog the motor
When planning an excursion dirt will certainly be a then an accessory oversize hugger and an extension for the front are available for extra protection.
If you are you will never see an unpaved then the choice at point-of-purchase is the Sport and Touring packages. The comes with some crafted carbon-fiber goodies have a deep, liquid that's more supercar streetbike.
The gorgeous-looking front beak-nosed air-intake, cam-belt and rear huggers turn the Multistrada into more of an streetfighter (small s); a carbon-fiber fender, tank cover, protection pads, and Termignoni exhaust are also available as
Those with more of a inclination will get unique hard bags (with extra capacity lids, if you are serious) that attach to the instantly and easily. There is a hard rear top-box if riding is more city-based and you want to add width to the bike.
handgrips and a centerstand complete the package. If the Multistrada's 33.5-inch height is an issue for you, a one-inch lower seat is there to help. Passenger have been specifically for with comfortable footpegs, and a that falls securely and to hand.
The Multistrada 1200 is an excellent motorcycle-but paradoxically, because of spectacular new technology, it is also a focused machine. A spec-chart between other category makes interesting reading the benchmark off-roadable adventure R 1200 GS and KTM's 990 Adventure-are great all-round touring bikes as well.
Both put out 105 around 85 ft/lbs of torque, and a wet weight of a bit over 500 pounds. By the Multistrada outputs a whopping 45 peak horsepower-almost a third weighs around 20 pounds Even the Multistrada's torque gives it a slight edge.
a doubt, the Ducati Multistrada is the adventure category road-burner. If road is unpaved, then the brilliant suspension, light gentle power delivery, and trail rubber mean it will likely keep the more focused enduro although it will be more to some expensive damage in a
Unsurprisingly, if the road is paved, the will blow away the is a fabulously capable motorcycle.
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This is why it is so important to get regular pap smears. This is tragic.
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The dying British reality TV star, suffering from cervical cancer that has spread to other parts of her body - including the brain, is set to publish a diary of her final days - as a "love letter" to her boys.
Sales of the book are also intended to secure her sons' futures.
Additionally, portions of the profits will be donated to a cancer charity.
Forever In My Heart "tells a fascinating story of our time, a story of a woman who rose to fame as a controversial reality television star and has now won admiration in the eyes of many for the fortitude with which she is facing terminal cancer."
For those that dont know, her claim to fame is being on the Brittish Big Brother tv reality show.
She and her sons was recently baptised before her passing.
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