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US 7313621 B2 Abstract An apparatus, program product and method personalize an on-line interface by identifying and tracking a computing environment of a user so that on-line content is tailored to the subjective preferences of the user. In addition, the computing environment advantageously includes objectively distinguishable factors such as one or more of preference settings, cookies (i.e., previously viewed web sites), time/date, location, navigation click stream, autonomic reaction to viewed on-line content and type of computer platform. Thus, one or more usage profile records for each user may be maintained, each tailored for the computing environment and user's subjective preferences when in that computing environment.
Claims(10) 1. A method of displaying on-line content, the method comprising:
monitoring subjective preferences of a user interacting on-line with a remote computing system that is remote from the user, while the user is in one of a plurality of objectively distinguishable local computing environments that is local to the user;
personalizing and storing a plurality of usage profiles in the remote computing system to reflect the monitored subjective preferences for the user corresponding to each of the local computing environments; and
presenting on-line content personalized in accordance with one of the usage profiles in response to the user interacting in an identified one of the local computing environments.
2. The method of
determining a unique computing environment by identifying at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of time of day, day of the week, date, computing location, and computing platform.
3. The method of
creating a new usage profile in response to identifying a unique computing environment monitored subjective preferences.
4. The method of
creating a new usage profile for the user in response to a comparison of subjective preferences of the user in a one computing environment with subjective preferences of the user in another computing environment.
5. The method of
detecting a user physiological response to on-line content.
6. The method of
7. The method of
8. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a program stored in the memory and configured to monitor subjective preferences of a user interacting on-line in a plurality of objectively distinguishable remote computing environments separate from the local computing environment executing the program, to personalize a plurality of usage profiles to reflect the monitored subjective preferences for the user corresponding to each of the remote computing environments, and to present on-line content personalized in accordance with one of the usage profiles in response to the user interacting in an identified one of the remote computing environments.
9. A program product, comprising:
a program configured to monitor subjective preferences of a user interacting on-line in a plurality of objectively distinguishable remote computing environments separate from the local computing environment executing the program, to personalize a plurality of usage profiles to reflect the monitored subjective preferences for tbe user corresponding to each of the remote computing environments, and to present on-line content personalized in accordance with one of the usage profiles in response to the user interacting in an identified one of the remote computing environments; and
a signal bearing medium bearing the program.
10. The program product of
Description The invention is generally related to computers and computer software. More specifically, the invention is generally related to a manner of providing hypertext on-line content to an Internet browser. Publishers of certain web sites provide a range of on-line content including links to news, reference material, shopping and search tools. Often, these web sites are referred to as �portals� intended to be a home page on an Internet browser. The wise range of on-line content is intended to increase usage by appealing to a large number of Internet users. Increased usage enhances the value of advertising presented on the web site. To enhance usage further, some publishers of web sites personalize the on-line content for each user. The personalized web page has a number of types of on-line content that may be selected for display by each user. These preferences by the user are typically entered through preference screens that prompt the user to make selections at predefined radio button inputs and pull down lists. The express selection of user preferences is conventionally maintained in one of three ways. First, preferences input to a web page may be stored to the local hard drive of the user's computer as a cookie accessed by the remotely accessed publisher's web site. Second, the preferences may be maintained by the remote web site and the identity of the user requested through a login screen upon subsequent visits to the web site. Third, a locally stored version of a web site browser may store the user's preferences and specifically request desired on-line content from the remote web site (i.e., �pull technology�). While the ability of a user to expressly personalize a web page is useful, often the user finds providing the information to be inconvenient. Even if the user chooses to provide the express preferences, often the user fails to update the preferences as his subjective preferences change. In addition, often the user accesses the remote web site from different local computers. Consequently, those personalized web sites that rely upon locally stored information (e.g., cookies) fail to recognize the user's preferences, forcing the user to personalize the web site from each local computer. One approach to automatically adjusting the on-line content for a web site has been to monitor the selections made by the user in accessing on-line content. In particular, a publisher encourages users to navigate to various on-line content through their web site and to track the navigation choices made. Often, users do not prefer to select on-line content through a web site, such as by using frames. Consequently, many times such tracking is performed by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who track all navigation selections (�click stream�) by the user. Monitoring click streams in order to automatically adjust on-line content does not adequately anticipate the subjective preferences of each user. The circumstances that prompt a user to navigate to certain types of on-line content may abruptly change based on the context of use. In addition, the user may not even be consciously aware of a type of on-line content, and thus not navigate to those types of web sites. Consequently, the tracking of the click stream cannot anticipate this subjective preference. Therefore, a significant need exists for an improved way to display on-line content personalized for a user. The invention addresses these and other problems associated with the prior art by providing a method, apparatus, and program product in which on-line content is personalized to a user's subjective preferences. In particular, these subjective preferences are automatically sensed and associated with a plurality of computing environments (e.g., time, location, type of computer platform). Consequently, the changing subjective preferences of a user are reflected in personalized on-line content. In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented method of displaying on-line content comprises monitoring subjective preferences of a user interacting on-line in a plurality of objectively distinguishable computing environments. A plurality of usage profiles are personalized to reflect the monitored subjective preferences for the user corresponding to each of the computing environments. Then, the personalized on-line content is presented in accordance with the usage profile appropriate for the current computing environment. These and other advantages and features, which characterize the invention, are set forth in the claims annexed hereto and forming a further part hereof However, for a better understanding of the invention, and of the advantages and objectives attained through its use, reference should be made to the Drawings, and to the accompanying descriptive matter, in which there is described exemplary embodiments of the invention. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in, and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the general description of the invention given above and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the present invention. Prior to discussing specific embodiments of the invention, a brief description of exemplary hardware and software environments for use therewith is provided. Hardware and Software Environment Turning to the Drawings, wherein like numbers denote like parts throughout the several views, User computer 16, which may be similar to user computers 12, 14, may include a central processing unit (CPU), or �processor� 22; a number of peripheral components such as a computer display 24; a mass storage device 26; and various input devices (e.g., a mouse 28 and keyboard 30), among others. Server computer 18 may be similarly configured, albeit typically with greater processing performance and storage capacity, as is well known in the art. As will be appreciated in the discussion below, user computer 16 advantageously includes user physiological detection capability, illustrated by an eye tracking video camera 32 and a galvanic skin sensor pad 34 on the mouse 28. These sensors may be used in gauging visual and tactile response, or other autonomic reaction, to on-line content. User computer 16 accesses on-line content over network 20. In particular, the user computer 16 includes an application, such as a browser, depicted as a window 36 displayed on the computer display 24. The window 36 renders a web page 38 to the World Wide Web, provided over the network 20 as a hypertext markup language (HTML), or hypertext, document from a portal computer system 40. The web page 38 includes on-line content such as graphics, text, audio or video files. Often, the on-line content includes links 42-46 that are selectable with a cursor 48 controlled by the mouse 28. Each link 42-46 respectively identifies on-line content 50-54 accessible over the network 20, such as by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Each user computer 12-16 may represent a different computing environment used by the same user. The computing environment includes objectively distinguishable factors such as type of computer, location of use, purpose for use, and time of use that affect the user's subjective preferences for on-line content. For example, user computer 12 may represent an office workstation used during weekday work hours for performing research. The user may prefer to restrict on-line content viewed to items of concern to the workplace. The user computer 14 may represent a portable notebook computer configured for remotely accessing resources at the workplace during travel. The user computer 14 may further be used for projecting business graphics, performing word processing, scheduling, and exchanging e-mail. The user computer 14 may have data transmission, display and processing limitations that impact the user's subjective preferences for on-line content, such as preferring text-only content. User computer 16 may represent a home desktop computer used in the evenings and on weekends for non-work related activities. Thus, the user may subjectively prefer on-line content for entertainment and formal education. Computer 56 typically includes at least one processor 58 coupled to a memory 60. Processor 58 may represent one or more processors (e.g., microprocessors), and memory 60 may represent the random access memory (RAM) devices comprising the main storage of computer 56, as well as any supplemental levels of memory, e.g., cache memories, non-volatile or backup memories (e.g., programmable or flash memories), read-only memories, etc. In addition, memory 60 may be considered to include memory storage physically located elsewhere in computer 56, e.g., any cache memory in a processor 58, as well as any storage capacity used as a virtual memory, e.g., as stored on a mass storage device 62 or on another computer coupled to computer 56 via a network 63. Computer 56 also typically receives a number of inputs and outputs for communicating information externally. For interface with a user or operator, computer 56 typically includes one or more user input devices 64 (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a touchpad, and/or a microphone, among others) and a display 66 (e.g., a CRT monitor, an LCD display panel, and/or a speaker, among others). For additional storage, computer 56 may also include one or more mass storage devices 62, e.g., a floppy or other removable disk drive, a hard disk drive, a direct access storage device (DASD), an optical drive (e.g., a CD drive, a DVD drive, etc.), and/or a tape drive, among others. Furthermore, computer 56 may include an interface with one or more networks 68 (e.g., a LAN, a WAN, a wireless network, and/or the Internet, among others) to permit the communication of information with other computers coupled to the network. It should be appreciated that computer 56 typically includes suitable analog and/or digital interfaces between processor 58 and each of components 60, 62, 64, 66 and 68 as is well known in the art. Computer 56 operates under the control of an operating system 70 resident in memory 60, and executes or otherwise relies upon various computer software applications, components, programs, objects, modules, data structures, etc. (e.g., browser application 72, among others) also resident in memory 60. Moreover, various applications, components, programs, objects, modules, etc. may also execute on one or more processors in another computer coupled to computer 56 via a network interface 68, e.g., in a distributed or client-server computing environment, whereby the processing required to implement the functions of a computer program may be allocated to multiple computers over a network. In addition to an overtly controlled user input 64, computer 56 includes user physiological detection capabilities, depicted as a user visual response monitor 74 and a user tactile response monitor 76. Various types of user physiological parameters may be sensed and processed, such as blood pressure, pulse rate, breathing, skin conductivity, eye movement with respect to the display 66, electro-neurological activity, etc. In general, the routines executed to implement the embodiments of the invention, whether implemented as part of an operating system or a specific application, component, program, object, module or sequence of instructions will be referred to herein as �computer programs�, or simply �programs�. The computer programs typically comprise one or more instructions that are resident at various times in various memory and storage devices in a computer, and that, when read and executed by one or more processors in a computer, cause that computer to perform the steps necessary to execute steps or elements embodying the various aspects of the invention. Moreover, while the invention has and hereinafter will be described in the context of fully functioning computers and computer systems, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various embodiments of the invention are capable of being distributed as a program product in a variety of forms, and that the invention applies equally regardless of the particular type of signal bearing media used to actually carry out the distribution. Examples of signal bearing media include but are not limited to recordable type media such as volatile and non-volatile memory devices, floppy and other removable disks, hard disk drives, magnetic tape, optical disks (e.g., CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc.), among others, and transmission type media such as digital and analog communication links. In addition, various programs described hereinafter may be identified based upon the application for which they are implemented in a specific embodiment of the invention. However, it should be appreciated that any particular program nomenclature that follows is used merely for convenience, and thus the invention should not be limited to use solely in any specific application identified and/or implied by such nomenclature. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the exemplary environments illustrated in Personalized On-Line Interface System An exemplary implementation of the invention in an Internet-based computing environment is discussed in greater detail hereinafter, specifically in the context of the personalized on-line interface system on the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, or even another form of public or private network, or local computer storage system. In the exemplary implementation, such functionality is implemented within an HTML-compatible web browser computer program. However, it will be appreciated that a browser consistent with the invention may also be capable of operating with other formats of storage location identifiers, as well as with other formats of viewable documents. Therefore, the invention is not limited to the particular implementation discussed herein. With reference to In particular, the local user characterization process 92 is a resident computer implemented routine for tracking and communicating the computer environment 90 to a remote user characterization process 94 in the remote on-line environment 88. The user characterization from processes 92, 94 is stored in a user characterization database 96. The user characterization is divided between local and remote user characterization processes 92, 94 as desired for processing, confidentiality, transmission constraints and other considerations. Performing a portion of the user characterization locally advantageously reduces the amount of data necessarily transmitted to the remote on-line environment. In some instances, the type of monitoring may enhance privacy of the user may keeping certain types of user characterization information within the local on-line environment 84. Performing a portion of the user characterization remotely advantageously allows the system 80 to conveniently personalize on-line content for the user 82 who uses multiple computer platforms 98 (e.g., home desktop computer, office computer, portable device). In addition, remote user characterization 94 reduces processing requirements on the local on-line environment 84. It should be appreciated that certain applications consistent with the invention may perform all user characterization in the local user characterization process 92 (�pull approach�) or all user characterization in remote user characterization process 94 (�push approach�) The user characterization database 96 is accessed by a publisher of a web site, depicted as a portal provider 100, to personalize default portal templates 102 with associated content 104. In particular, the portal provider 100 provide matches associated content 104 with the user characterization database 96 to populate a selected default template 102 with personalized on-line content 106. The computing environment 90 may advantageously include one or more of a number of objectively distinguishable factors that are related to the subjective preferences of the user 82. For example, expressly-input preference settings 108 form the default or initial user characterization. Cookies 110 stored on the computer platform 98 provide information as to previously viewed on-line content, which may augment ongoing tracking of navigation click stream 112. If available, autonomic reaction information 114 is correlated to currently viewed on-line content 106 to gauge user reaction. The subjective preferences of the user 82 may predictably change based on the context of on-line use. One or more objectively distinguishable factors may be used to automatically establish a plurality of usage profiles based on these factors. Time and date information 116 may affect user subjective preferences. One or more of chronological tags (e.g., times of day, day of the week, day of the month, or day of the year) may be correlated with other objectively distinguishable information to indicate changes in usage profile. For example, the user 82 may be only interested in business related items during work hours and have other preferences during off-hours. The user 82 may have interest in tax related information during the first quarter of the year and none thereafter. Another objectively distinguishable factor of the computing environment 90 is the computer platform 98. The user 82 may work at his office at varying times, but have a strong subjective preference to avoid displaying certain types of on-line content 106 that are of interest when at home. The workplace may have strictures against displaying non-work related on-line content 106. Another reason for varying the subjective preferences based on the computer platform 98 is hardware, software, and communication limitations of certain computer platforms 98. For example, a home computer platform 98 may use a dial up modem with low baud rate communication whereas the office computer platform 98 may use a high bandwidth Internet connection. A portable computer platform 98 such as portable digital assistant may have a limited display and user input capability that limits subjective preferences to essential on-line content 106. Another objectively distinguishable factor of the computing environment 90 to characterize one or more usage profiles is a location 118 of the local on-line environment 84. The system 80 may be able to determine the location 118 due to user input, network node through which the user 82 is accessing the remote on-line environment 88, triangulation data from a wireless connection, or other means. With reference to Each usage profile record 120 a-120 d includes a user characterization based on the computing environment 90. For instance, an identification information field 124 a allows correlation of a user 82 to an appropriate usage profile record 120 a. The identification information field 124 a may advantageously include features to ensure confidentiality of each user 82. A user manually selected preferences field 126 a contains the preference settings 108. A navigation tracking history field 128 a contains data from cookies 110 and/or navigation click stream 112. A reaction to suggested/promotional material field 130 a may contain autonomic reaction information 114 to on-line content 106 such as advertising banners or feedback as to interaction by the user 82, such as purchases, at associated web sites. It should be appreciated that each usage profile record 120 a-120 d may advantageously include a plurality of data records that are periodically assessed to determine whether a new usage profile record should be created, such as at 120 c. Creation of a new record 120 c may be warranted due to a significant change in assessed subjective preference under certain circumstances. For instance, an alternative profile field 132 a may contain detailed objectively distinguishable information tagged by factors such as time, day and location information 134 a that show a change in subjective preferences as a function of one or more factors. Alternatively, a new usage profile record 120 c may be created for a predetermined one or more objectively distinguishable factors of the computing environment 90, regardless of whether the assessed subjective preferences appear to change. For instance, each computer platform 98 used may prompt creation of a new usage profile record 120 c. Over time, each profile record 120 a-120 c would thus change if the subjective preferences are in deed different for the different computing environment 90. In addition, each usage profile record 120 a-120 d may contain other information fields 136 a. Each of the fields 124 a-136 a may include a weighting factor field, such as at 138 a-142 a in order to combine a plurality of objectively distinguishable factors. Furthermore, the weighting factor field 138 a-142 a may be fixed, or change over time. For example, a date field 144 a indicates the last time that the user provided the manually selected preferences 126 a. Based on the date field 144 a, the weighting factor field 138 a is adjusted over time to give less weight to an older, and thus presumably more out-of-date, manually selected preferences 126 a. An �associated links� on-line content 188 a is tailored to work travel, such as with a local highway traffic report link 190 and a traveler's weather forecast 192 for business air travel. These links 190, 192 may advantageously tailor to specific routes of interest due to navigation click stream. The workplace web page 170 a further includes nontextual on-line content that is tailored to the subjective preferences of the user 82, such as depicted by �nanny cam� streaming video monitor 194 a for checking on children at day care. The workplace personalized web page 170 a includes a standardized list of reference links (�default services�) 196 and promotional links 198. These links 196, 198 may be provided without previous user expressed or implied preference as a way of exposing the user to additional features. With reference to The �Lifestyle sports� feature 206 suggests associated on-line content 104 that is presented based on related items selected by the user 82. This content may also be determined based on autonomic reaction to on-line content. Also, weather links 188 b reflects that different type of weather information is preferred at in this computing environment, including �local weather radar� link 208 and �local forecasts� link 210. In addition, the nontextual on-line content has been changed from the �nanny cam� streaming video monitor 194 a to another service 194 b. By virtue of the foregoing, there is thus provided a personalized on-line interface system 80 which identifies and tracks the computing environment 90 of a user 80 so that on-line content 106 is tailored to the subjective preferences of the user 82. In addition, the computing environment 90 advantageously includes objectively distinguishable factors such as one or more of preference settings 108, cookies (i.e., previously viewed web sites) 110, time/date 116, location 118, navigation click stream 112, autonomic reaction 114 to viewed on-line content and computer platform 98. Thus, one or more usage profile records 120 a-120 b for each user 82 may be maintained, each tailored for the computing environment 90 and user's subjective preferences when in that computing environment 90. While the present invention has been illustrated by the description of embodiments thereof, and while the embodiments have been described in considerable detail, it is not intended to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications will readily appear to those skilled in the art. For example, tailoring of on-line content may include subject matter provided for any of the senses rather than predominantly visual information. For another example, the personalized on-line interface system 80 may include tracking disabilities of the user 82 to further optimize the on-line content 106. The invention in its broader aspects is, therefore, not limited to the specific details, representative apparatus and method, and illustrative examples shown and described. Accordingly, departures may be made from such details without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept. Patent Citations
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text: I just received my order from Austin Homebrew for 2 Perlick S/S faucets, and immediately disassembled them, sanitized them and installed them. I adjusted my pressures for the narrower nozzles, and I am chillin like a villian with forward sealing faucets that work like a dream. I had read the post on the "Green Board" which someone compared Perlick and Vent-Matics. Yes, Vent-Matics are the best American faucets, but the article tried to prove Perlicks as way inferior, showing a real badly tooled faucet. But, when I disassembled mine to clean them, I checked em out completely. Both of mine are smooth bored throughout, and well made. The nozzles are indeed smaller, but I adjusted my flow rate, and "Voila" excellent pouring!!! If you dont want to wait for Vent-Matics...these will make you proud.

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Watford Football Club
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Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd was pleased to take a hard-earned point from Monday's Premiership clash at Manchester City and hopes his side can build on a solid defensive display and go on to win more games.
The Hornets remain entrenched in the bottom three after the stalemate and have won only one Premiership game all season.
However, they have drawn seven matches with Monday's goalless affair being their fourth 0-0 of the season.
Boothroyd said: "We have to battle like that every week and be strong, firm and resolute.
"That was our fifth clean sheet which is important and we also have to make sure we start to take the chances we create.
"At a place like this, where City are a very good team who are going to develop into an even better side, it's a hard and well-earned point."
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I'm happy to see Instagram has finally added 10 editing controls right into the app. This will hopefully lead to better pictures being posted to Instagram as users will no longer have to rely on other apps to make their shots look better. In this latest update they've added:
- Brightness
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- Highlights
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- Vignette
- Sharpen
- and you can still do Tilt Shift
- They've also made it so the filters are adjustable with a slider. No longer do you have to chose to have all of a given filter or none of it.
This is great and I welcome it, but I'm still not sure why Instagram still won't letterbox/pillowbox wide/tall photos taken outside the app to a square. It still forces you to crop them or go to another app like Squaready. Nonetheless, you'll enjoy the editing abilities in this version:


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text: FAA proposes to hit Boeing with $2.7 million penalty By Mike M. Ahlers, CNNUpdated 2337 GMT (0637 HKT) July 26, 2013Boeing discovered in 2008 that it had been using fasteners on the 777 that did not meet FAA standards.Story highlightsProposed penalty involves alleged shortcomings in quality controlFAA found issues with certain parts used in production of the 777 jetBoeing has corrected the problem, but the FAA says it took two years Boeing says its fix was comprehensive; promises a formal response within 30 daysThe Federal Aviation Administration proposed a $2.75 million civil penalty against Boeing Co. on Friday for allegedly using certain parts in 777 construction that did not meet standards and repeatedly missing deadlines to address related quality control issues."Safety is our top priority and a robust quality control system is a vital part of maintaining the world's safest air transportation system," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement.The FAA said Boeing's commercial aircraft division took more than two years after learning about quality control gaps involving fasteners in 777 construction to fully address the problem.Metal fasteners were used in a number of areas, including to attach the wing skin to the wing structures, the FAA said.The issue did not present an immediate concern for the safety of the plane but manufacturers agree to follow rigid FAA standards when a plane is certified, and that includes rules on parts.A workhorse aircraft, the twin-engine 777 -- or "Triple Seven" -- is flown by airlines worldwide.Problems began in 2008 when the FAA said Boeing discovered it had been installing fasteners that did not meet government standards on the long-haul jets. It stopped using them immediately, but some of the underlying manufacturing concerns persisted.The FAA said Boeing repeatedly granted itself extensions and then missed the deadlines, ultimately not acting on a comprehensive fix until 2010."Manufacturers must make it a priority to identify and correct quality problems in a timely manner," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.This was the second major FAA civil penalty proposal against Boeing in as many years for missing deadlines.The agency proposed a $13.5 million fine in 2012 over the company's alleged failure to provide information to airlines about reducing fuel tank flammability. That case grew out of the mid-air explosion that brought down TWA Flight 800 in 1996.The FAA also grounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliners in January due to battery related fire risk. Boeing had to address regulatory safety concerns before those planes could fly again.The world's largest aircraft manufacturer said in a statement that it takes "any concern about safety, compliance and conformity very seriously," but depicted the case raised on Friday as an old "administrative issue" that has been settled.Boeing said its response includes a robust database for tracking potential problems, additional management oversight and communication with the FAA to ensure that any concerns are resolved in a timely manner."We are working closely with the FAA to ensure we understand and address any remaining concerns with this proposed penalty," Boeing said, promising a formal response within the 30-day period allowed by the government.The term "fastener" in aviation describes any number of items, including bolts, rivets and other items used in assembling planes. The FAA did not specify the type of fastener in this case, but said the parts that did not conform with its standards were manufactured between 1993 and 2008. Aircraft manufacturers use hundreds of thousands of fasteners during construction.More from travelEating in Modena: 7 foods every visitor to Italy's culinary capital should tryChef Massimo Bottura: The alchemist who reinvented Italian cuisineGratuity guide: Rules for tipping in the United StatesPowered by Livefyre


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Krylon Fusion works great on EPO. It does have to be very well shaken. Great adhesion, and levels itself quite well. Drys fast too.
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We Don't Need No Stinking wing joiners
Maidened the FMS ASW-28 yesterday and neglected to install the alu wing joiner tubes!!!!
Flew great, 5-15 second climbs, and even some light G with no problem. I got lucky. I don't think I'll do that again. Terry |
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Yeah you were lucky. Especially if you didn't realize it until afterwards, thus weren't taking it easy on it.
Red-faced to admit, I did the very same thing the post-solo 3rd flight with my ol' Bix. *LOL* Luckily I was still 'learning the ropes' so was just flying the pattern & figure 8's so didn't pull any extreme maneuvers. Flew 2 LiPos out, & was re-bagging the wings to head home & there was the CF spar lying under one of the bags! Woah!! *LOL* I also think (and did then) it's a testament to the holding power of the 3M Dual Lock I chose for holding the butt ends of the wing together! @Kostuk; If you'll read back up several posts you'll see where 'StudioRS' & IIRC Peter also added metal rods (I remem Studs used an aluminum tent peg; I bought a pack last week to borrow his idea) for that purpose, as well as bending them to add 5-8 degrees of dihedral with reportedly good results. In fact that brings up something. Thompson, how long was your 'peg' after you sawed off the hook? Reason I ask - I got mine from Wally-World, & they only had 2 types. The longer ones were steel with plastic 'hook things' & very heavy....& the aluminum ones (I bought) I fear might be too short once the hook's removed. I'm thinking if so, I might try to sledgehammer the hook out straight for the extra length. |
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OH - forgot to include so, adding on....
I mentioned above I hadn't opened the 28's box....still haven't. But there's a reason for no hurry. The forecast'd hi-pressure system from the west drug its feet & won't arrive in time to push that steenkin' hurricane Sandy further offshore -- so we're now forecast extremely windy (up to 60-70mph) & rainy weekend commencing Friday thru at least Sunday. Looks like cocoon time with beer & football! *heh*....and prolly a li'l time for leisurely plane building. And Pete? We've got your fog this morning! Pea Soup!! |
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The drug has devastating effects on addicts and their families. Dudu told us her 21-year-old son steals from her to feed his habit. "Sometimes if I said I'm gonna call the police he said he gonna kill me," she told me. "I believe him." ARV abuse is now endangering South Africa's wider fight against AIDS. By smoking the drug, abusers are in effect giving HIV a small taste of anti-retroviral medication — not enough to kill the virus, but enough for it to potentially develop resistance to the drug. "You'll find that we have a second epidemic emerging, an epidemic that we cannot control with the current drug that we have," said Dr. Njabulo Mabaso. –Watch World News with Charles Gibson tonight at 630PM ET for Jim Sciutto's full report.


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Cameron's Kick, Late 1920′s
Little is known of the origin of the Cameron's Kick. We don't know who created it or what inspired this unlikely combination. We do know it was recorded in two London cocktail manuals in the1930s. This sour-type cocktail uses unusual ingredients and is well-balanced and easy to drink.
Irish Whiskey, Blended Scotch, orgeat, lemon juice, orange twist. Up.
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Election year politicking by both of these fools. Powell is right when he says there is no difference between the two administration's execution of the 'war on terror.' Of course, this is coming from a man that lied his face off at the U.N. during the Iraqi Freedom propaganda campaign.
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Flannery (The Weather Makers) makes a valuable contribution to global warming literature with this slim and eloquent brief that challenges readers to dispense with the dangerous notion that "the earth was made for us"-a convenient extrapolation of social Darwinism that the author argues is used to justify reckless treatment of the environment and smacks of embarrassing impracticality and myopia. He states that humans were made to shepherd the Earth through environmental crises and contribute to the efficiency of its massive metabolism; humans are the brains of this complex system and must make bold choices to either save the corpus totum or destroy it. A re-evaluation of human purpose on Earth is required, Flannery maintains, with a true understanding of sustainability removed from trendy "green" marketing connotations. Flannery's compelling arguments and accessible language will move the passive bystander, persuade the skeptic and rouse the activist. (Oct.)
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Blender opens the door to the new world of 3D design and animation without the hefty price tag of other commercial tools. Beginning Blender, Second Edition starts out new designers on the path from basic modeling to games physics and covers all the latest new Blender features. - Beginning Django E-Commerce guides you through producing an e-commerce site using Django, the most popular Python web development framework.
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Having most recently worked on the MotorStorm game for PlayStation 3, Will McGugan shares valuable insights that not only will help you exploit Pygame to its maximum potential, but are sure to make you a more creative and knowledgeable games developer all round. - Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional introduces you to a swath of Python-related programming topics.
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Beginning Python Visualization: Crafting Visual Transformation Scripts discusses turning many types of small data sources into useful visual data.
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Beginning Python Visualization: Crafting Visual Transformation Scripts, Second Edition discusses turning many types of data sources, big and small, into useful visual data. And, you will learn Python as part of the bargain. This edition includes new or expanded coverage of the following: Spyder, IPython, Matplotlib 3D graphs and basemap, Python media, NumPy and more.
- Each chapter in this hands-on guide to the Python language starts with a real, complete code sample, proceeds to pick it apart and explain the pieces, and then puts it all back together again in a summary. This book is a must-have resource for those who like to jump into a language fast and get going right away.
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Authored by Jeff Younker, this book is sure to be a hit among readers who may have reached their limits of knowledge regarding the Python language, yet are seeking to improve their understanding of how sound processes can boost productivity to unparalleled heights.
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Review: The clipping is easy with Free MP3 Cutter Joiner
Cut and join MP3 clips with this super-easy freeware MP3 editor.
Free MP3 Cutter Joiner takes the most common method for editing MP3s and pares it down to the essentials. Like nearly every other tool of its type, Free MP3 Cutter Joiner lets you mark the start and end points of your clip on a spectral graph that follows the music. But instead of trying to impress you by looking like a pro mixing panel, Free MP3 Cutter puts all the necessary controls right where you need them.
As its name suggests, Free MP3 Cutter Joiner is actually two tools in one, MP3 Cutter and MP3 Joiner, each with its own tab in a smallish, light-blue, dialog-style user interface. The first tab, MP3 Cutter, is divided horizontally: Above is the usual audio spectral graph, with its jagged line depicting the audio signal's intensity; beneath are counters displaying start and end points to a fraction of a second as well as basic media player controls, output directory options, and file controls. A "Help" button accesses an online guide with step-by-step instructions, but there's a reason that all the audio editors, free or not, use essentially the same procedure since it's so easy and intuitive: play, listen, mark, and cut. Of course, the MP3 Joiner is even easier to use since all you have to do is arrange your clips in order.
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A horrible driver. Some asshole who pulls a dick move when driving ie: " That fucking Shmohawk just cut me off." You fucking shmohawk.
As desribed in season 6 of curb your enthusiasm by Larry David and Larry's father. I think it might be jewish or hebrew or something. Rent that shit, its fucking funny. A shmohawk does not know how to drive.
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describes an erratic and often dangerous driver
"Did that effing shmohawk just cut me off?!!"
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January 22, 2009
When a person makes an absolutely outlandish decision, and after some time, that decision comes back to haunt them even more.
Marian Hossa turned down a 7 year $48 million dollar contract from the Penguins to play for the Red Wings last Fall, and instead signed a 1-year $7.8 million dollar contract with the Red Wings in order to have a better chance at winning the Stanley Cup. Last week, the Penguins beat the Red Wings in the Finals and the Shmohawk got to watch his teammates celebrate without him.
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Focusing on interdisciplinary research is now leading to breakthroughs in bio nanotechnology research. A new method for drug development has become a reality.
Four years ago, the biologist Karen Martinez almost didn't believe in the research project herself when she started with her team working on it, but now it has been proven. Together with colleagues at the Nano-Science Center, her team has been able to combine nanoscale materials and technologies that are traditionally used for electronic devices with individual living cells. The researchers have shown that cells can grow and function on a carpet of small upright needles made of semiconductors so-called nanowires.
"We have developed a new method that makes it possible for us to see how the cells function when they are impaled on carpets of nanowires. We think that the technique has great potential and that it could be used in laboratories within a couple of years to develop. For example, it could be used by the pharmaceutical industry to test new drugs for a variety of diseases including neurological problems, cancer and heart disease," explains Karen Martinez, who is group leader of the BioNano group, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen.
With this breakthrough, the Danish research group is now at the top of international research in this interdisciplinary field of research, together with a few groups from Harvard, Berkeley (USA), and Lund (Sweden).
"The Nano-Science Center brings together biologists, physicists, pharmacologists and chemists who are working together across traditional research boundaries and this breakthrough at the Nano-Science Center is a direct result of the cultivation of this interdisciplinarity in the long-term strategic focus at the Nano-Science Center," explains the new director of the Nano-Science Center Professor Morten Meldal.
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Homemade Yogurt & Cucumber Soup
Open your fridge, now. Scan the shelves and tell me: how many plastic yogurt containers are in there? If your house is anything like mine, plastic yogurt tubs–the 32-ouncers from Nancy's, Wallaby, or Straus–are your default tupperware, to the point where it can take a few minutes of fridge-shelf lid-popping to find the one that's actually still filled with yogurt and not last week's curried coconut-lentil soup or last night's leftover pad thai.
Which makes me a little guilty about the amount of plastic I'm bringing home from Good Life Grocery week after week in support of my fermented-dairy habit. On one hand: calcium, probiotics and lactobacillus, good. On the other: a bobbing stream full of plastic tubs, flowing right to my doorstep. Yes, they're recyclable, but still, the process of plastic from creation to breakdown is not a pretty one.
Happily, though, there's an easy way to both save money and keep away from the tubs. You make your own.
For a long time, I put this off, until I finally found a yogurt maker for $5 at a garage sale. A yogurt maker does nothing but provide a mild, steady heat source that keeps your milk at optimal fermentation temperature, about 10 or 15 degrees above your own 98.6 F. Whatever the brand, it's just a heating pad for your jars, and while it's convenient, it can also seem like just one gadget too many.
After my own machine disappeared during my last move from Brooklyn back to San Francisco, I couldn't quite see adding yet another appliance to an already space-challenged kitchen. And why, when yogurt has been made for ages using absolutely no technology at all?
We give very little thought to the luxury (and relatively new phenomenon) of chilling milk straight from the cow, keeping it cold and fresh for a week or more at a time. Yogurt, like other ferments, makes this protein- and calcium-rich food last a lot longer, while at the same time making it easier to digest. Nomadic Mongolians fermented mare's milk in skin bags kept warm next to the saddle. All over the Mediterranean and the Middle East, yogurt was made from goat, sheep and (to a lesser extent) cow's milk. It could be made thin and tangy for use in marinades and drinks, richer and thicker for dips and sauces. In India, cooling yogurt-based lassi drinks could be salty or sweet, perfumed with aromatic spices or sweetened with pureed ripe mango.
It takes nearly no effort to make yogurt. What you need is milk (cow, goat, even sheep, depending on your preference), a little already prepared yogurt to act as a culture, a clean jar, and time.
A candy-type thermometer is useful, although not absolutely crucial. A quart of milk is a good amount to start with, along with 2 tablespoons of plain, unflavored yogurt made with live cultures (and preferably without pectin, gelatin, or other thickeners). Heat your milk up to 180 degrees F, until it's just starting to bubble up around the edges. Pour the milk into your clean jar and let it cool, stirring frequently. When it's between 110-115 degrees F, or when it feels just mildly warm to the touch, pour a little out into a small bowl. Whisk in the yogurt, then pour the mixture back into the jar. Whisk to mix, then cover the jar.
You're almost done. The last step is keeping the mixture at a more-or-less steady 110F to 115F for six to eight hours. Putting the jar into a large covered pot of 110-degree water that comes half-way up will work, as long as you periodically re-warm the water. Many people swaddle their jar in a thick towel and put it on top of the fridge or at the back of the stove, anywhere that stays reasonably toasty. That same half-filled pot of warm water could work very nicely stashed in a picnic cooler or styrofoam tub.
As the milk sits, the colonies of beneficial bacteria from the initial dose of yogurt will be digesting the lactose in the milk like crazy, kicking off a mad binge of reproduction. After some 6 to 8 hours, the once-fluid milk will be transformed into solid yogurt and a quantity of loose whey. Without stirring, put the jar into the fridge for several hours, so it can cool down and continue to set. Once the yogurt is thoroughly cold, pour off any excess whey, then stir thoroughly.
Try as you might, homemade yogurt is, in my experience, pretty runny. (So is commercial yogurt, if made from only milk, without added gelatin or pectin.) The more consistent your heat source, the better your chance for a more solid yogurt. Full-fat milk makes dreamy-rich yogurt, although I'm perfectly content using 2% milk for everyday use.
Once your yogurt is made, you can dress it up in many ways. Spooning it into a colander lined with cheesecloth, a clean tea towel, or several layers of paper towels, then letting it drain overnight in the refrigerator, will give you a fresh yogurt cheese similar to extra-thick Greek yogurt. You can sprinkle your yogurt cheese with herbs and sea salt, or drizzle it with honey and top it with toasted walnuts and oozing-ripe apricots.
Or you make your yogurt even runnier by turning it into a soup, like this chilled cucumber soup, drinkable even on the hottest East Bay days. It's also a way to redeem even the biggest, wateriest, seed-strewn cucumbers out of your garden, since the gelatinous seeds are scooped out and tossed, leaving only the cool flesh to be buzzed into a refreshingly frothy, herb-strewn puree.
Cool as a Cucumber Soup
The herbs in here are up to you. I think dill goes exceptionally well with cucumber, but basil, mint, or cilantro would all work very nicely, too.
Serves: 4
3 cups plain yogurt
1/2 cup thick, drained yogurt, Greek style yogurt, or sour cream
1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons chopped chives or scallions
3 large cucumbers, peeled in alternating strips, halved, seeds scooped out
a generous handful of fresh dill, basil, cilantro or mint
a few sprigs flat-leaf parsley, optional
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1. Combine yogurt, garlic, 2 cucumbers, and herbs in a blender. Puree until fairly smooth. You may have to do this in batches to avoid overloading your blender.
2. Pour soup mixture into a large pitcher and set aside. Grate or finely dice remaining cucumber and stir in for texture. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
3. Chill well. Serve very cold, topped with a little extra herbs and chives.
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Stephanie Rosenbaum Klassen is a longtime local food writer, author, and cook. Her books include The Art of Vintage Cocktails (Egg & Dart Press), World of Doughnuts (Egg & Dart Press); Kids in the Kitchen: Fun Food (Williams Sonoma); Honey from Flower to Table (Chronicle Books) and The Astrology Cookbook: A Cosmic Guide to Feasts of Love (Manic D Press). She has studied organic farming at UCSC and holds a certificate in Ecological Horticulture from the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. She does frequent cooking demonstrations at local farmers' markets and has taught food writing at Media Alliance in San Francisco and the Continuing Education program at Stanford University. She has been the lead restaurant critic for the San Francisco Bay Guardian as well as for San Francisco magazine. She has been an assistant chef at the Headlands Center for the Arts, an artists' residency program located in the Marin Headlands, and a production cook at the Marin Sun Farms Cafe in Pt Reyes Station. After some 20 years in San Francisco interspersed with stints in Oakland, Santa Cruz, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, she recently moved to Sonoma county but still writes in San Francisco several days a week.-


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Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment police tackled a man who fled from officers after he allegedly tried to break into a garage.
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A Sacramento Police officer was able to stop the man with a diving tackle in the street.
The man was suspected of trying to break into the garage of a nearby home before he fled from officers.
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