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I should be a member of White Zombie...
At first I wanted this title to say "I am not dead" but then I felt that If I said that, I would be on the border of Lyingville and TellingAStorytown. Because here's the thing - I might be living, breathing, and managing to put the same kind of shoe on each foot, but MAN -- work makes me feel dead by the end of each day!
When I get home every day, I really could just go straight to bed and sleep until its time to get up the next day.
Don't get me wrong, I do like my clerkship. The work is interesting and challenging and the small town community feel is so nice.
But I'm always so nervous! And I spend all day either researching and trying to be likeable. All of those things are very exhausting for me. Add in a total commute time of 1.5 hours and you have one very zombie-like girl. I know, I know - I am whining. But we all know how much I like whine! (no fake laughs needed - I am aware of my nerdiness).
So, when I get home around 7ish - I do the following:
a) take off insanely pointy and high heels
b) give family members hugs (husband, mother-in-law, & father-in-law)
c) eat dinner
d) go into vegetative comatose state until 10 p.m.
e) go to bed
f) sleep
g) start over
I know - you are all extremely jealous of my uber glamorous life, but only a few are so lucky ;).
My newly plain and simple life lends itself to very little blogging - which you may have noticed. It's not that I don't want to write, its just that not a lot goes on and I don't want to bore you with the details. On the other hand, I did just give you a pathetic itinerary of my evenings, so it appears that I already have.
Since this has become the official "bore readers to death" blog - I'll give you the rundown of the other assorted things in my life.
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!1!: Since the The Knight and I have been living with his parents, we have been sleeping on his two twin beds from his childhood room!! Recently, his parents got a new king-sized bed, so we inherited their old queen!! It is wonderful, big, and allows the Knight and I to coexist as married people in the 21st century rather than Lucy and Desi!! This is big news, by the way!!
!2!: The Knight and I are on the brink of becoming full fledged tree hugging nature people!! This weekend we went canoeing!! Next weekend we are also going canoeing!! I still don't like spiders or snakes!!
!3!: I also drank beer while canoeing!! Most of you know that I don't like beer!! But maybe now I do!! Especially when it is the only thing available to drink!! Other than spider infested river water!!
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!5!: I have been whitening my teeth!! I can't tell if it is working yet!! I feel I might be counteracting its effectiveness by drinking massive quantities of coffee in the morning!!
!6!: I didn't fail Income Taxation!!
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!8!: I need to wash my car and get my tires rotated!!
!9!: More exciting news later!!
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A subject user may be automatically matched to one or more other users in an online resource-limited environment. In one embodiment, a multi-user online environment is accessed using a resource-limited device operated by the subject user. A pool of candidates from the available online users may then be generated based on their proximity in the online environment to the subject user. The various candidates within this pool may then be ranked based on a comparison of user profile matching criteria. Candidates may then be selectively added to the subject user's interaction group, which in one embodiment represents the set of online users which will be "seen" or otherwise available to the subject user for possible interaction.
1. A method of user matching in an online environment comprising the acts of:
performing a proximity user search based on a predetermined search parameter of a subject user;
identifying a plurality of candidates based on the proximity user search;
ranking the plurality of candidates based on one or more profile matching criteria of the subject user; and
matching, according to said ranking, at least one of the plurality of candidates to the subject user.
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9. An online environment server comprising:
a network interface configured to connect the server to a wireless network;
a processor electrically coupled to the network interface; and
a memory electrically coupled to the processor, the memory containing processor-executable instructions implementing an online environment, the server configured to:
perform a proximity user search based on a predetermined search parameter of a subject user,
identify a plurality of candidates based on the proximity user search,
rank the plurality of candidates based on one or more profile matching criteria of the subject user, and
match, according to said ranking, at least one of the plurality of candidates to the subject user.
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17. A computer program product comprising:
a processor readable medium having processor executable program code embodied therein for user matching in an online environment, the processor executable program code including:
processor executable program code to perform a proximity user search based on a predetermined search parameter of a subject user,
processor executable program code to identify a plurality of candidates based on the proximity user search,
processor executable program code to rank the plurality of candidates based on one or more profile matching criteria of the subject user, and
processor executable program code to match, according to said ranking, at least one of the plurality of candidates to the subject user.
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25. A handheld electronic device operable by a subject user and configured to communicate with an online environment server over a wireless network, the electronic device comprising:
a memory containing processor-executable instructions implementing an online environment application client for accessing an online environment; and
a processor electrically coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the application client to:
provide location information to the online environment server representative of a current location within the online environment, wherein the current location is usable to perform a proximity user search, based on a predetermined search parameter, to identify a plurality of candidates in proximity to the subject user, and
receive data representative of an interaction group for the subject user, wherein the interaction group includes at least one of the plurality of candidates that have been matched to the subject user in an order based on one or more profile matching criteria of the subject user.
26. The handheld electronic device 25, wherein the predetermined search parameter is representative of a distance within the online environment measured from the subject user.
27. The handheld electronic device 25, wherein the profile matching criteria include one or more of age, gender, interests, habits, personality, inclusion on a block list, inclusion on a buddy list, historical interaction data, physical appearance data and familial data.
28. The handheld electronic device 26, wherein said ranking comprises a comparison of the one or more profile matching criteria of the subject user to corresponding profile matching criteria for the plurality of candidates.
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 11/292,841, filed Dec. 1, 2005 and published as U.S. Publication No. 2007/001161, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/697,335, filed on Jul. 6, 2005.
The present invention relates generally to automatically matching users based on proximity and user profile matching criteria and more particularly to automatically matching users in a resource-limited online environment.
Mobile communications have seen a dramatic increase in recent times with wireless carriers continually offering new services and content to their mobile subscribers, such as online gaming, Internet browsing, online shopping and social networking. Many of these activities are carried out using a mobile browser application executing on the mobile device.
While mobile devices (e.g., personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular telephones, smartphones, etc.) have become more powerful and functional, their capabilities are still significantly limited and they lack the full functionality of traditional personal computers (PCs). As such, mobile devices tend to function in a resource-limited environment having much less memory and processing power than the PC-based systems to which users have grown accustomed. Moreover, mobile devices typically communicate over cellular networks which historically suffer from significant bandwidth and speed limitations. Mobile web browsing, for example, can be very tedious with web pages sometimes taking minutes to load, and even then with only a portion of the web pages being displayed due to the limited screen size of typical mobile devices. That is, the limited available area for displaying content to the user serves as a significant limitation on the overall user experience.
The recent innovations disclosed in the parent application hereto, having U.S. Publication No. 2007/001161, have effectively combated many of the drawbacks associated with experiencing online services and content using mobile devices. However, there are still many times when the limited capabilities of the mobile device prevent full rendering of a multi-user environment, including presenting the multitude of available online users. For example, in an online virtual gaming environment, the number of available players will often exceed the amount that can be reasonably displayed and/or monitored on a given mobile device. Heretofore, the only known approach to alleviating this issue has been the use of Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) and/or Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) to perform statistical sampling of the various participants. However, this approach fails to take into account the relative proximity and/or compatibility of the users. Accordingly, there is a need for a way to provide automatic user matching based on proximity and user profile matching criteria in an otherwise resource-limited online environment.
Disclosed and claimed herein is a method and server for user matching in an online environment. In one embodiment, a method includes performing a proximity user search based on a predetermined search parameter of a subject user, identifying a plurality of candidates based on the proximity user search, and ranking the plurality of candidates based on one or more profile matching criteria of the subject user. The method further includes matching, according to the ranking, at least some of the plurality of candidates to the subject user.
Other aspects, features, and techniques of the invention will be apparent to one skilled in the relevant art in view of the following description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention.
Overview of the Disclosure
The present disclosure relates generally to online user interaction and particularly to automatically matching online users based on proximity and user profile data. While certain aspects of the discloser are described with reference to two-dimensional (2D) space, it should be appreciated that the following principles are equally applicable to a three-dimensional (3D) environment, as well as to n-dimensional applications, where n is an integer greater than 3 (i.e., nD). For example, a time dimension may be accounted for in a four-dimensional environment.
As will be described in more detail below, one aspect of the disclosure is to enable a subject user, who may be in a resource-limited situation, to interact with an optimized subset of other online users. To that end, in one embodiment a proximity user search, based on a predetermined search parameter, may be conducted to identify a pool of candidates.
Once the pool of candidates has been identified, the various candidates may then be ranked based on a comparison of user profile matching criteria such as age, gender, interests, habits, personality, etc. Based on their ranking, candidates may then be selectively added to the subject user's interaction group, which in one embodiment represents the set of online users which will be "seen" or otherwise available to the subject user for possible interaction. In another embodiment, the user profile matching may also considers "buddy" and/or "block" lists. For example, a user may establish a "buddy list" of preferred contacts and/or a "block list" of users that the user would prefer to avoid. Candidates on the user's buddy list may be highly favored, while candidates on a "block list" may be highly disfavored. Additional details, aspects and features are in the following description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention.
The term "user" as used herein may refer to a particular individual or may refer to one or more "personalities" or "players" created by (or otherwise associated with) that individual. Each online persona may be visually represented by a so-called "avatar," which refers to the user's visual representation of himself or herself, typically in the form of a two-dimensional icon. In addition, personalities (aka players) may be unique to a given "instance" of an online environment, or may alternatively move between different instances. As such, it should be understood that references to users shall include, when appropriate, such users' online personas.
As used herein, the terms "a" or "an" shall mean one or more than one. The term "plurality" shall mean two or more than two. The term "another" is defined as a second or more. The terms "including" and/or "having" are open ended (e.g., comprising). The term "or" as used herein is to be interpreted as inclusive or meaning any one or any combination. Therefore, "A, B or C" means "any of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B and C". An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps or acts are in some way inherently mutually exclusive. Reference throughout this document to "one embodiment", "certain embodiments", "an embodiment" or similar term means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearances of such phrases in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner on one or more embodiments without limitation.
In accordance with the practices of persons skilled in the art of computer programming, the invention is described below with reference to operations that are performed by a computer system or a like electronic system. Such operations are sometimes referred to as being computer-executed. It will be appreciated that operations that are symbolically represented include the manipulation by a processor, such as a central processing unit, of electrical signals representing data bits and the maintenance of data bits at memory locations, such as in system memory, as well as other processing of signals. The memory locations where data bits are maintained are physical locations that have particular electrical, magnetic, optical, or organic properties corresponding to the data bits.
When implemented in software, the elements of the invention are essentially the code segments to perform the necessary tasks. The code segments can be stored in a processor readable medium, which may include any medium that can store or transfer information. Examples of the processor readable mediums include an electronic circuit, a semiconductor memory device, a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory or other non-volatile memory, a floppy diskette, a CD-ROM, an optical disk, a hard disk, a fiber optic medium, a radio frequency (RF) link, etc.
Overview of an Exemplary Online Environment
The user device 14 includes a display 16, a user input 18 and an online environment client 20, which in one embodiment comprises one or more software modules executable by a processor (not shown) of the user device 14. While in one embodiment, the display 16 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), it should equally be appreciated that any other type of display consistent with the principles of the invention may be used. The user input 18 may include one or more buttons or keys in the form of a keypad, number pad, keyboard or any other collection of individual keys, buttons or the like. In another embodiment, the user input 18 may be integrated with the display 16 in the form of a touch screen. In a typical embodiment, the user device 14 will be a resource-limited device, with limited processing and/or data storage capabilities.
In operation, the online environment client 20 facilitates the display of a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display 16 through which a user may experience online content, environments and/or services. In one embodiment, the online environment client 20 may be a 3 DGUI client as detailed in previously-incorporated U.S. Publication No. 2007/001161 (hereinafter "Pub. No. '161"). It should further be appreciated that the online environment client 20 may be used as or otherwise incorporated with an operating system interface, an application interface, a web browser interface or an interface to other environments in which there is user interaction. It should further be appreciated that, while reference will be made to the system disclosed in Pub. No. '161, the principles of the invention are not intended to be limited to such system, and numerous other systems, platforms and architectures would be consistent with and included within the scope of the present disclosure.
In certain embodiments, the online environment client 20 may be adapted to enable a user to request content from a content distribution system 22, which is connected to the carrier network 10 through an Internet Protocol (IP) network 24 (e.g., the Internet). In certain embodiments, the content may be multimedia content (e.g., music, video, images, etc.), while in other embodiments the requested content may relate to an online environment (virtual or real) which a user may navigate through and visually experience. To that end, in one embodiment the content distribution system 22 may include an online environment server 26 that provides the content for generation of the graphical representation of the online environment on the display 16 of the user device 14. In certain embodiments, the online environment server 26 may access one or more content servers 28 1-28 n connected to the IP network 24 in connection with providing content (environment related or otherwise) and/or services to the user device 14.
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The mobile phone 40 further includes a processor for executing certain software, such as the user device software 60 of
The middleware library 64 includes device control functions 66, 2D and/or 3D graphics APIs 68, and functions to facilitate a virtual environment platform 70. The device control functions 66 may include key sense operations, display control (e.g., backlight LCD blinking), vibration control, music and sound control and other device-specific control functions. The graphics APIs 68 may include 2D and/or 3D graphics functions including basic primitive handling, rendering, texturing and materials functions, translation, rotation and scaling of 2D and/or 3D objects and animation. In an exemplary embodiment, the graphics APIs 68 include functions for lighting effects including Gouraud shading, environmental lighting, environmental mapping (specular light) and tune shading. Standard graphics APIs may be used such as APIs defined in the OpenGL standard. The virtual environment platform 70 may include APIs for implementing the online environment GUI described herein, including functions for building and managing cells, reactors and actors, displaying cells and walkthrough interactivity as described in Pub. No '161.
One embodiment of an online environment in which the invention may be implemented will now be described with reference to
To that end,
Continuing to refer to
In one embodiment, the online environment/community server 320 pushes certain content to the user device 310 through space-time pushing, psychological profile pushing and/or cell plan synchronized pushing. To facilitate pushing, the online environment/community server 320 may be interfaced with a push proxy gateway which routes incoming data to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) for text messaging, or a Cell Broadcast Service Center (CBSC) for broadcast messages such as advertisements including graphics, text, sound and link data. The interface may be facilitated over the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) or Push Access Protocol (PAP). The online environment/community server 320 may so interface with a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) via the MM7 protocol for delivery of multimedia content to the user device 310. As with the community server disclosed in Pub. No. '161, the online environment/community server 320 may also be connected to an HTTP proxy to facilitate data exchange using any known packet-based protocols.
Location-based information services may also be provided by the online environment/community server 320 using location information provided by the carrier network 305 regarding the user device 310. To accomplish this, the online environment/community server 320 may be interfaced with carrier network databases, including a home location register (HLR), a location server via a multilink PPP (MLP) interface, and/or a provisioning server via a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) interface.
Referring now to
Referring now to
The 2D or 3D-rendering of the community data may then be processed by the user device 540 and presented to the user on display 570. If the parser of a conventional web browser is used, then the community data may be drawn as a web page in the usual 2D-rendering manner. As previously mentioned, to process the community data, the middleware library may include community APIs providing space-time driven content service and a profile-driven content service, and 2D/3D graphics features facilitating walkthrough environment/community operation, such as the operations described in Pub. No. '161.
In certain embodiments, a cell-based virtual environment/community may provide the various interactive services and support the navigation and story making. Alternatively, a cell-based real environment/community (or instance thereof) may provide real services such as navigation services, dating services, news services and shopping services. Various community spaces are browsed by walkthrough operation, and various interactive events may occur inside the space.
To that end, the real environment/community may be driven by real space-time such as local time, GPS position, cell position or service area of the carrier network (e.g., carrier network 305 in
In contrast, the virtual environment/community may be driven by a virtual space-time which is set by each application of an "instance" of a virtual environment/community. By way of example, a user may first execute an online environment client (e.g., browser application, 3 DGUI, etc.) on the user device 570. The online environment client retrieves the content for the first cell (e.g., cell 560) from the content distribution system (e.g., real or virtual environment/community servers 510 and 520). This content is then provided to a space builder application which constructs the cell 560 and provides an initial view for the display 570. The user (through their online persona or avatar) interacts with the display 570 using the user device to navigate the contents of the cell 560 and select links for further browsing of other cells, web pages or online resources generally.
What has been described above is an exemplary environment in which the invention may be implemented. As previously mentioned, the user device with which the online environment/community is accessed may be a resource-limited device, having limited processing and/or data storage capabilities. Examples of such user devices may include cellular telephones, smartphones, PDAs, handheld computers, or the like. In a multi-user environment or community, for example, such a device may not be able to properly render a complex map and/or properly present all of the other available users/players with which a subject user may want to interact. As such, it may be desirable to enable a user to interact with an optimized subset of the other users/players in a gaming application, social networking application, or the like. To that end, one embodiment of the invention is to automatically identify a proximately-located subset of users (or their online personas) that may be available to or "seen" by the subject user. In certain embodiments, the individual users within this subset may then be ranked and matched to the subject user based on a comparison of user profile data. In this fashion, a subject user may be able to interact with the most proximate and compatible users available at a given time despite being in a resource-limited situation.
With reference to
When the predetermined search parameter is equal to radius 620, the cells within area 630 may be used to define the scope of the proximity user search. Thus, for a predetermined search parameter equal to radius 620, the number of cells to be searched equals 7. However, when the predetermined search parameter is increased to radius 640, the number of cells to be searched correspondingly increases to 19. In this fashion, the resolution of the search for proximately-located users may be specified. In one embodiment, this search result may generate a set of available online users/players that are in proximity to the subject user (or one of their online personas). It should further be appreciated that the predetermined search parameter may be based on the type of user device, the available device resources, user preference data, user directionality and/or context-specific data. With respect to user directionality, in certain embodiments the search area in front of the subject user's online persona/avatar may be larger than the search area behind the subject user's avatar. Context-specific data would include, for example, when the subject user is engaged in an activity (e.g., chat), the search radius may be smaller than if the subject is simply moving through the online environment.
Referring now to
As will be described in more detail below with reference to
Referring now to
Continuing to refer to
Once the user set 830 of proximate users has been determined, the user set 830 may be processed in order to determine the candidates 860 that will be considered for possible matching to the subject user A. While in the present embodiment, the user set 830 and the candidates 860 include the same users, in another embodiment the candidates 860 may be a subset of user set 830 (e.g., where user set 830 exceeds a maximum number of candidates).
Continuing to refer to
In one embodiment, the operable profile matching criteria of the subject user A may be compared individually to those of each of the candidates 860. The result will be a candidate ranking 870 which, in the embodiment of
In one embodiment, user rankings may be based on a cumulative score. For example, each criteria that matches between the subject user (i.e., user A) and a particular candidate (e.g., user D) may be afforded a particular value. The cumulative values for the various criteria compared may then be used to rank the given candidate in relation to the other candidates. Blocked users may receive an automatic score of zero, while known friends may automatically receive the maximum possible score, or close thereto.
Once the candidates 860 have been ranked as described above, user A's interaction group 880 may be generated, which in one embodiment defines the group of online users with which user A will be able to interact. Stated differently, the interaction group 880 will contain those online users which user A will "see" as being available for interaction. Again, it should be appreciated that throughout this disclosure references to users is inclusive of their online personas and, as such, their online representations or avatars. Given the resource-limited contexts in which the invention may be implemented, in certain embodiments each user group (e.g., interaction group 880) may include a parameter defining the maximum number of permitted members. This maximum may be based on, for example, the type of user device, the available device resources, user preference data, etc. To that end,
With reference to
The next user to consider for adding to interaction group 880 is user E (the third ranked candidate). However, since user E is already in a group (i.e., interaction group 850 5), a determination must first be made as to whether adding user E's interaction group 850 5 to user A's interaction group 880 will exceed interaction group 880's member maximum. Since there are 3 users in group 850 5 and already 3 users in group 880, if interaction group 880's member maximum is at least 6, interaction group 8505 may be added to interaction group 880 as depicted in
If, however, interaction group 880's maximum is less than 6, interaction group 850 5 will not be added to interaction group 880 and user E may be skipped. In that case, the process would continue to the next ranked user, which is user C. To that end,
With reference back to
There may be situations which require one or more users in a given interaction group to be removed from the group. For example, a group member may log off and no longer be available, or a group member may move away from the proximity (e.g., outside the radial parameter). Rather than simply removing each group member as he/she travels outside the vicinity, it may be preferable to split an interaction group into two or more subgroups as the various group members drift apart thereby diminishing group member proximity and interaction. To that end,
Referring now to
As shown, a user 1005 may enter a chat room cell 1000 and "look" around the cell using input functions of a user mobile device (e.g., device 310 of
However, it will oftentimes be the case that there will be more available online users than the number of available panels and/or device resources. To that end,
While the invention has been described in connection with various embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is capable of further modifications. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptation of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention, and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within the known and customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains.
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Phoenix voters on Tuesday enthusiastically approved seven bond proposals aimed at breathing life into the sprawling metropolis. The $878.5 million in bonds will be spread out to all facets of the city, including safety, roads, arts and education.
The bonds will be funded with city property taxes, currently $1.82 per $100 of assessed valuation.
Arizona State University will receive the largest chunk of the money, $184 million, to fund its downtown branch. The campus eventually will house 15,000 students, and city officials are hoping it will become a fountain of youth for the sleepy downtown nightlife.
Brian Kearney, president and CEO of the Downtown Phoenix Partnership, said developers have been counting on the university's presence for months.
"It makes Phoenix downtown an important place," he said.
Bond supporters celebrated at a Phoenix block party that featured music, street entertainers and ASU mascot Sparky, who did seven push-ups for each of the bonds.
"We're just beginning the birthing of ASU in downtown Phoenix," said ASU President Michael Crow.
All of the bonds passed with overwhelming support, according to election results Tuesday. Here's a brief rundown of the seven ballot propositions:
Public safety: New police and fire stations and technological upgrades to improve communication.
Technology: Enhancements to communication systems throughout the city, from wireless Internet to geographic information systems.
Education: Money for ASU, a College of Pharmacy for the University of Arizona and improvements to Phoenix Union High School.
Recreation: Improvements to Papago Park, the Phoenix Zoo, the Desert Botanical Garden and a slew of other city parks.
Culture: Updates to the Phoenix Art Museum, city libraries and several other cultural and community centers.
Neighborhoods: Moderni- zation in public housing, improved efforts to fight graffiti and investment in land near the future stops of the light rail.
Infrastructure: Improve- ments to several city streets and sewers.
Nearly $150 million will go to arts and cultural endeavors, which is crucial to the development of Phoenix as a major U.S. city, said David Hemphill, executive director of the Black Theatre Troupe.
"We are soon to be the fifth-largest city in the country," he said. "For us to be so far behind, for us to have developed other areas more quickly than arts and cultural areas, is pretty spooky."


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Olga for TK Maxx [The Telegraph]
UPDATE: World, meet Olga Taylor. The 62-year-old is the star of TK Maxx's new campaign and was scouted while shopping in the brand's Twickenham store. She's just one of the many 'real' customers who feature in the campaign and is yet more proof that the end of ageism is in sight.
28 Feb 2014: Is This The End Of Ageism?
Jessica Lange for Marc Jacobs Beauty [Marc Jacobs]
This week, Jessica Lange, the 64-year-old iconic Oscar winning actress and star of 'American Horror Story' was announced as the star of Marc Jacobs' latest beauty campaign. On the same day, Nars announced 68-year-old Charlotte Rampling as its new face.
At the Rick Owens show in Paris, older models walked the runway, on American Apparel's billboards 62-year-old model Jacky O'Shaughnessy and her enviable long grey locks replaced the teenage girls. With the LA Times reporting that there's been a surge in demand for older models - is age discrimination finally on its way to the history books?
Charlotte Rampling is the new face of Nars [Getty]
If we're honest, probably not. But it's all definitely a good start, says Pam Lucas, the 63-year-old world-renowned supermodel and former face of Illamasqua. Speaking to Grazia she says. "As it stands, it's all too easy to fade into the background when you get older, but for the first time, I feel hopeful that something is happening and the way we see age is changing.'
Illamasqua model Pam Lucas [Illamasqua]
Of course, the older women featured are mostly still extraordinarily thin, beautiful, with striking features. And, despite the flurry of enthusiasm for the more mature model this week, in context it really is just a drop in the ocean.
But still, we're optimistic. And so is Pam. Off to scout for cool looking 'Glam-ma's' at Brentcross this weekend, she says: "Of course, there's a lot to do but this is a great start. It's much more interesting when you have a balance of young and older women in the public eye – after all, style only gets better with age." We couldn't agree more. Grey, it seems, is definitely the new black…


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In 1066 SHELLEY was held by Levedai as a manor
and as 80 acres and was worth 60s. (fn. 49) In
1086 it was held by Rainald of Geoffrey de
Mandeville and was worth £4. (fn. 50) The
manor was subsequently held of the Earls of Essex,
the heirs of Geoffrey de Mandeville, by the service of
one fee, until the death of Humphrey, Earl of Essex,
in 1373. (fn. 51) It was then assigned in dower to Joan,
widow of Humphrey. (fn. 52) She died in 1419. (fn. 53) Afterwards the manor was held in chief of Henry V whose
mother Mary (d. 1394) was a daughter and coheir of
Earl Humphrey. (fn. 54) Thereafter the manor continued
to be held in chief of the Crown.
The tenant Rainald devised the manor to his
daughter Aubrey who in 1134 was the widow of
Eustace de Sellea and whose son and heir was Eustace. (fn. 55)
In 1182 William de Selflege, son of Emma, died in
possession of Shelley and some other manors. (fn. 56) His
inheritance was divided between his two daughters. (fn. 57)
Shelley was allotted to his elder daughter Amy, wife of
Oger Fitz Oger. (fn. 58) Her heir was her son Peter Fitz
Oger from whom the manor descended to his daughter
Emma and afterwards to his granddaughter Joan de
Saunford, daughter of Emma and wife of Waleran de
Monceaux. (fn. 59) On Joan's death without issue in 1278
there were two claimants to Shelley. (fn. 60) One was
Aveline, wife of Roger de Lees and daughter of
Geoffrey de Cruce, son of Mirabel, sister of Peter
Fitz Oger. (fn. 61) The other was Sir William de Clovile,
the origin of whose claim is not clear but who apparently had some connexion with a sister of one of the
family, probably another sister of Peter Fitz Oger. (fn. 62)
Whatever the basis of his claim, Sir William evidently
expected difficulty in establishing his right to Joan's
lands. In 1280 he agreed to enfeoff Queen Eleanor,
the king's consort, of all the lands of Joan de Saunford
to which he could establish his claim, saving for himself and his heirs Joan's lands in Suffolk. (fn. 63) In 1281
William seems to have established his claim to the
lands and Queen Eleanor was presumably enfeoffed
with them, according to the agreement, for a consideration of 250 marks. (fn. 64) Eleanor may in her turn have disposed of her right to these lands to the king's brother
Edmund, for in 1286 Edmund acknowledged the
manor of Shelley to be the right of Alan Waldesef and
Aveline his wife to hold to them and their joint issue
with remainder to the right heirs of Aveline. (fn. 65) Aveline
wife of Roger de Lees seems to have married Alan
Waldesef as her second husband but to have had no
issue by him, for on her death in 1299 John de Legh
was named as her son and heir. (fn. 66) In 1302 John de
Legh was recorded as holding 2 fees in Shelley and
Frinton. (fn. 67) In 1349 this or another John de Legh
evidently held the manor of Shelley. (fn. 68) In 1374
Thomas de Legh was reported as holding 2 fees in
Shelley worth £10. (fn. 69) In 1422 John de Legh died in
possession of the manor of Shelley. (fn. 70) He was succeeded
by his son Thomas who died in 1439 leaving as his heir
an infant son Thomas. (fn. 71) In 1509 Thomas Legh
died, (fn. 72) having settled the manor on his son Henry and
Margaret, wife of Henry, with remainder to Giles,
son of Henry and Margaret. (fn. 73) Henry had died in
1494 and Giles de Legh therefore succeeded to the
manor in 1509. (fn. 74) In 1538 Giles conveyed the estate
to Sir Richard Rich, afterwards 1st Baron Rich. (fn. 75)
Rich died in 1567 leaving as his heir Robert, 2nd
Baron Rich, who settled Shelley on his eldest son
Richard when Richard married Katherine Knevett. (fn. 76)
Richard died, without issue, before his father who was
succeeded on his death in 1581 by his second son
Robert, 3rd Baron Rich. (fn. 77) In 1582 Lord Rich conveyed the manor of Shelley to John and Thomas Green
and William Stane. (fn. 78) John Green died in 1595 and
was succeeded as lord of Shelley by his sixth son
Robert Green. (fn. 79) Robert died in 1624 and was succeeded by his son John. (fn. 80) The Green family still held
the estate at the end of the 17th century. Hadsley
Green died in 1699 leaving a son John who died in
infancy. (fn. 81) The manor was then divided between the
two daughters of Hadsley Green, Sarah and Mary. (fn. 82)
In 1715 in anticipation of the marriage of Mary Green
to Andrew Trebeck, later the first Rector of St.
George's, Hanover Square (Mdx.), (fn. 83) it was agreed
that the half of the manor which Mary inherited from
her brother should be put in trust for Andrew Trebeck
during his life and, after his own and Mary's death,
for their eldest son and his male heirs. (fn. 84) The marriage
settlement also provided that Andrew Trebeck should
increase the estate by the purchase of lands to the value
of £800. (fn. 85) Andrew Trebeck died in 1759. (fn. 86) Mary
survived until at least 1769. (fn. 87) By the end of 1764
James Trebeck, son and heir of Mary and Andrew,
had secured possession of the half of the manor inherited
by his aunt Sarah subject to the payment of an annuity
of £30 to her for life and to the payment of £375 on
her death to Bernard Baker, who may have been her
grandson. (fn. 88) In November 1764 James Trebeck
mortgaged his interest in the manor to Mary Grosvenor
for £600. (fn. 89) In 1771 he mortgaged the manor to
Samuel Evans for £600 and within the next eighteen
months he borrowed further sums from Evans, making
the total debt in January 1773 £3,000. (fn. 90) In the years
1762-4, when James Trebeck lived in the parish of
St. George, Hanover Square, part of Shelley manor
house was let to John Brecknock; the other part of the
house was let with the manor farm to Robert Tabrum. (fn. 91)
In 1768 Trebeck was appointed Rector of St. Michael's,
Queenhithe (Lond.). (fn. 92) He must have sold his Shelley
estate soon after the period of heavy mortgaging, for by
May 1780 it was owned by Thomas Richards. (fn. 93) In
1790 Richards was succeeded by Edward Kimpton,
Vicar of Rogate (Suss.), who was apparently his
nephew. (fn. 94) In November 1799 it was reported that the
lord of the manor was Harvey Kimpton who was apparently the son of Edward Kimpton. (fn. 95) Harvey
Kimpton held the estate until his death in 1817. (fn. 96)
Elizabeth Kimpton, probably the widow or daughter
of Harvey, then held the estate until 1819-20 when
it was purchased by James Tomlinson, a London
solicitor. (fn. 97) In 1839 the manor farm consisted of 168
acres of which 138 acres were arable. (fn. 98) The Tomlinson
family held the manor until 1902 or soon after. (fn. 99) In
1899 the estate was put up for sale by auction. (fn. 1) At that
time there were three copyhold tenants who paid rents
totalling £1 3s. 6d. a year and two freeholders who paid
a total of 5s. 2d. a year in rents. (fn. 2) At the time of the
auction most of the land belonging to the estate was let
to John Harvey who did not, however, occupy Shelley
Hall. (fn. 3) The estate was apparently not sold in 1899 but
by 1906 it had come into the ownership of W. A.
Fleming who held it until after 1914. (fn. 4) By 1922 it
belonged to James Kerr who is still (1953) the owner. (fn. 5)
Shelley Hall, a timber-framed structure, has been
remodelled at various times. The oldest part is at the
south end where there was originally a 15th-century
hall of two bays, open to the roof. The hall has subsequently been divided and two ceilings inserted so that
the only evidence of its existence is in the roof space.
Here the original roof timbers, blackened by smoke
from an open hearth, still remain and the two bays are
divided by a 15th-century truss. The square king-post
has a moulded cap and four-way struts. The hall may
originally have been flanked by two cross-wings but
if so the one on the south side has disappeared, the south
wall at this end of the house being of more recent construction; the wing on the north side, probably the
service wing, survives in a somewhat altered form. The
present dining-room fireplace with other blocked fireplaces adjacent to it may represent the base of the
medieval kitchen chimney.
Late in the 16th century the house was remodelled,
almost certainly by John Green who acquired the
property in 1582 and had a very large family. (fn. 6) The
open hall was divided into two stories each of which
was divided into two or more rooms. The plastered
walls of one of the upper rooms were painted with the
black and white stencilled decoration of the period.
Later still a lower ceiling was inserted above the first
floor, so that the paintings have disappeared in the
room itself (now the first floor landing) but are still
visible in the loft above. They consist of running
designs on the timber studs with panels of a conventionalized flowers on the plaster between. (fn. 7) One
panel shows a large bird, probably a cock. (fn. 8)
Also in the late 16th century the north wing was
altered, the roof being reconstructed to give a gabled
attic, and a second wing, of approximately the same
size, was built beyond it. This second wing has a large
external chimney. The doorway beside the chimney,
now the back door of the house, has a four-centred oak
lintel carved with the date 1587. The other feature of
this period is the carved oak chimney-piece in the staircase hall. As there is no chimney connected with it, the
assumption is that it has been moved from elsewhere,
probably from some other position in the house. (fn. 9) The
overmantel has pairs of round-headed arches flanking
a central panel and the whole is enriched with arabesque
and jewel ornament.
The present dining-room was fitted with panelling
during the first half of the 18th century. There is a
splayed bay window on the east side and the opposite
wall has been splayed also to give an eight-sided room.
A writer of about 1770 evidently did not consider
that Shelley Hall was 'a good house'. (fn. 10) Considerable
alterations took place in the first half of the 19th
century; the staircase and many of the windows appear
to be of this date. In about 1835 the Hall was described
as 'now a handsome residence of moderate size . . .
retaining very little appearance of antiquity'. (fn. 11) In
1869 it was encased in gault brick with red-brick dressings (fn. 12) and the porch was added. (fn. 13) The two red-brick
additions to the west date from 1933. (fn. 14)
Among the farm buildings is a three-bay open shed,
probably of the 18th century, with its hipped tiled roof
terminating in a dove-cote.
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there are very few things i like to see more than tiny ones dressed up:) Post your cutie's halloween pics!!!!
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I am kinda bummed that is the only time he can wear that. I might just save it for a future sibling. Not that he has one coming any time soon. But my older son is. HA HA HA Bryan's step mom is pregnant again. She is due the day after Wyatt's first birthday.
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This is Wyatt as R2D2. I had to work so the only house I got to take Wyatt to was my mother's. LOL DH took him out a bit later that night.


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West Brom defender Steven Reid has signed a new two-year contract which will keep him at the Hawthorns until the summer of 2014, the club have confirmed.
Reid's current deal was due to run out this summer although the club could have exercised a 12-month option which was in their favour.
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"Pretty Little Liars" recap (2.20) — The Lesbian, the Liar, and Puff the Magic Dragon
Awesome. Man, what an awesome episode of TV. Plots moving forward, mysteries coming unraveled, unholier alliances being formed, romances facing real-life challenges, self-aware in-jokes, two high-stakes climactic scenes, and the funniest title gag this show has ever done. Joseph Dougherty, who is also responsible for some of the other most exciting episodes of this show ("Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares" for one), teamed up with newcomer Lijah J. Barasz on this one, and standing O for those guys; I think "CTRL + A" was the best episode of season 2B so far.
Rosewood High. After nudging/blackmailing Principal N00b into letting Emily back onto the swim team, Mona is nowhere to be found when the Sharks bring home their giant championship trophy this week. Emily wasn't out of shape at all, I guess, even though she hasn't been on the swim team since "A" poisoned her with Human Growth Hormone all those months ago. Must be all that cardio work she's been doing running for her life. And the athletic making out with Maya, who is there with an adorable sign she crafted from poster board and glitter and markers and doobies.
Watch her face when Emily walks into the gym. She's nervous, right, because this whole in-crowd/legalized extra-curricular activity thing just isn't her scene. But also she's like, "Hurrah!" And she made that poster. Emily is so glad to see her. But then, because it's a day, her friends need to talk about the murder-mystery shenanigans they've got planned for the night and Officer Garrett has got bust up in there and arrest someone, or confiscate some student's property, or return a trophy smeared with rat's blood. And Maya just gets shuffled right back into the gym. Which will matter in a little while. Just you wait and see.
Other things of note: Spencer is sleeping over at Aria's because of how her dad sired that X-Ray visioned voyeur from across the yard. Which: Obviously Spencer is just looking for an excuse to shack up with Aria. She didn't have any problem living at home when her parents were housing known murderer/pedophile/sinister vegetable chopper Ian Thomas. Also, Caleb is still cracking the mystery of A's phone until the cops take away his laptop, and if you love the way he's been throwing around random computer words before, wait'll you get a load of his dialogue this week.
To wit: Hanna's like, "Dude, the cops taking your computer? That's a problem." And Caleb is all, "I've done an active-matrix biometric clean install, with gigaflop hard token hexadecimals. Plus, they'll never get through my firewall." It's so funny how me and you are so well-versed in the ways of the PLL canon that we're all just rolling our eyes and patting Caleb's head and waiting for Hanna to explain to him (again) How Shit Works In Rosewood: "If Garrett touches a thing, it's poisoned. If you push back against A, she'll chop you into pieces and feed you to some ducks. If Detective Snape is on the case, exactly zero rules of reason or municipal law apply. And right now, all three of those things are happening in the vicinity of your laptop, which, may I remind you, contains like every porno Alison ever starred in and probably some new stuff A put on there for giggles." So Caleb tries to remotely hack into his computer to erase whatever things whatever ghost planted on there, but he is locked out because it's not online.
Aria and Holden have the following conversation, verbatim:
Aria: I can't cover for you anymore unless I know why you're a drug-pushing gay whose parents beat him in the ribs with a baseball bat.
Holden: Man, I hope no one's life ever depends on your ability to solve a mystery.
Aria: I beg your pardon. I drive a van that is literally called The Mystery Machine.
Holden: I'm in a fight club, moron.
Aria: Dammit! Foiled again by logics!
She agrees to cover for him, then, since he's not risking his life by selling drugs, but risking his life by brawling in underground lairs in Philadelphia in the middle of the night with other adorable/rabid hobbits.


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Circle High school in Towanda requires some of its students to sell advertising as part of their coursework.
The school requires its students to sell ads in Yearbook and Newspaper classes.
The more ads sold the better their grade.
Some parents find this practice extremely offensive, they say it grade for sale. The course syllabus explains how it works. Students need to sell $400 worth of ads to get an A; $350 to get a B; and at the very least they must hit a $300 quota.
Dustin Randolph, Circle High Students says he believes the rules are wrong. he says he could get an A by being the worst writer.
But Circle High Superintendent, Dr. Bob Albers disagrees he says selling teaches kids how to deal with the public. He also says ad sales only account for 10% to !5% of the students grades.
But what about wealthy students just buying the ads and the grade that goes along with it. Dr. Albers says "the fact that one student may have an easier times than another, that happens in every situation."
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Angelina Jolie Dons Chic Black-And-White Ensemble For An Afternoon In NYC
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
On Monday, Angelina was all smiles when she left a meeting in New York City. For the afternoon event, Angie wore a three-quarter length white loose fit top by Michael Kors and three-quarter length Samantha Skinny stretch wool pants also by Michael Kors ($695). For yesterday's outing, the Oscar winner carried a pricey Saint Laurent classic Monogramme tote ($2,112.73) and Jimmy Choo Anouk patent-leather pumps ($595).
Earlier today Angelina took daughters Zahara, Shiloh and Vivienne and sons Pax and Knox shopping for toys at FAO Schwartz in NYC today, and we can't believe how big the twins have gotten! The Salt actress donned slim leather Saint Laurent pants ($2,806) a black leather shirt and Saint Laurent Classic Nu Pieds Flat T-Strap sandals ($695). On both occasions, the A lister kept the sun out of her eyes with Saint Laurent Metal-Trim Sunglasses ($360).
The mom of six is in the Big Apple to promote Maleficent, and we love the fact that she's so pumped about playing the villainess!
In a behind-the-scenes clip that hit the web last week, she revealed that she's always wanted to play the sexy sorceress. "I loved Maleficent when I was a little girl, she was my favorite Disney character," she said. "So when I heard there might be a Maleficent movie, I was very excited." Jolie later added, "She had a wicked sense of fun ... I was really moved by the script. It was like I was uncovering this great mystery."
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Angelina Jolie Travels In Style With Her Brood
Thursday, February 6, 2014
On Wednesday morning, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie landed at Los Angeles International Airport with their six children after being in Australia to shoot a film. Even with a brood of children and a long plane flight, Angelina manages to look flawless and elegant!
For the flight, Angelina wore black pants by Saint Laurent and a green cashmere Trina Turk scarf ($150). The Oscar winner paired the ensemble with some low-end and high-end accessories, including a basic black Havianas flip flops ($26), Ray-Ban classic aviators ($150) and the pricey Classic Sac De Jour bag by Saint Laurent ($3041.07). Brad wore light khaki pants, boots and a light brown jacket. Shiloh rocked an AC/DC t-shirt (such a little rebel!) and Pax carried a large purple teddy bear and stuck close to his dad.
Angelina had been in Australia for the last few months shooting the Louis Zamperini biopic Unbroken, which is her second directorial effort. On Tuesday night Brangelina attended the wrap party for the flick at Shipwrecked Seafood Bar and Grill in Airlie Beach, Australia, so we're guessing principal shooting for the film is finally done.
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Angelina Jolie Dons Her Usual All-Black Attire At The Airport
Monday, August 12, 2013
After making a surprise appearance at the Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim, California over the weekend, Angelina Jolie jetted off to London in an all-black ensemble that likely cost more than a round trip first class ticket to Heathrow.
Angie carried a large black Louis Vuitton bag and wore a pair of knee-high leather boots with her black skinnies, but it was her sheer St. Laurent georgette silk blouse ($1,830) that really broke the bank! I mean, she looks amazing, but does one really need to wear a top that pricey for a 9-hour flight?
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Angelina Jolie Wears Custom Saint Laurent At World War Z Premiere
Monday, June 3, 2013
Angelina Jolie joined hubby Brad Pitt on the red carpet at the London premiere of World War Z on Sunday, and this marks her first public appearance since she announced that she had a preventative double mastectomy earlier this year. Jolie went with a custom Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane gown with a sheer panel on the bodice, and she has worn a handful of Saint Laurent dresses since Slimane took over the company in 2012.
Jolie announced her decision to have both breasts removed in the New York Times last month, and she revealed that she had been a given an 87% chance of developing breast cancer as she is a carrier of the BRCA1 gene. However, after her treatment, her risk of developing breast cancer has now decreased to 5%.
"I choose not to keep my story private because there are many women who do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer," she wrote. "It is my hope that they, too, will be will able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options."
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Charming 2 BR, 1 BA Cabin Mountain Home on Bull River.
Bordering the Bull River, just west of Noxon, Montana, this beautiful mountain getaway, is situated on a 10 acre plot and is surrounded by thousands of acres of national forest offering wildlife galore and unlimited recreational opportunities. The Cabinet Mountains provide a spectacular backdrop as you sip your morning coffee on the deck. Fish the river, hike the mountains, or just relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery and clean mountain air. The charming log home has 2 bedrooms, one bath, and sleeps up to six (four easily). The house is fully furnished including a complete kitchen and washer/dryer. Trout fishing is just 200 yards away in the Bull River. One mile downstream the Bull River empties into the mighty Clark Fork River. Activities in the area: hiking, biking, wildlife viewing (deer, elk, bear, eagles, moose), skiing (Schweitzer Mountain), visit Glacier National Park (3 hrs), visit Sandpoint Idaho and spectacular Lake Pend Orielle, boating, water skiing, and snowmobiling.
120 miles from Glacier National Park and just 30 miles from Lake Pend o'reille - voted one of the most beautiful lakes in America.
Amenities:Washer/Dryer, Woodstove, BBQ grill, Linens provided, VCR/DVD Player for watching movies, Telephone, Patio Furniture, Full Kitchen including Microwave, Refrigerator, Toaster, Coffeemaker, Cooking utensils, Plates / glasses / silverware, etc.
Activities: Other activities nearby include: skiing (Schweitzer Mountain); biking; hiking; wildlife viewing (deer, elk, bear, eagles, moose, etc.); boating; water-skiing; snowmobiling; fishing. 120 miles from Glacier National Park. 30 miles from Lake Pend o'reille voted the most beautiful lake in America.
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