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Last week, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a Florida farmworker-run group, claimed victory in its long-fought campaign to force McDonald's to pay just one cent more per pound of tomatoes, a raise that will be passed directly on to pickers. The restaurant giant negotiated a contract with the CIW just days before the coalition planned to announce a boycott during actions at the fast-food giant's Oak Brook, Illinois headquarters last weekend.
Now, the coalition says Burger King must come to the negotiating table before the end of the year or face a boycott. Once McDonald's conceded, the Immokalee workers and their supporters didn't waste any time jump starting the Burger King campaign, switching the focus of a rally and carnaval in Chicago on April 14 from "Ronaldo" McDonald to "El Rey" – "The King."
At a welcome dinner held the group's first night in Chicago, featuring a pre-ordered cake decorated with stumbling plastic clowns, Coalition supporters couldn't help breaking out with the chant "Ronaldo se cayó" – "Ronald has fallen." As reported by The NewStandard in 2005, McDonald's had previously infuriated the Coalition by signing onto an industry-originated voluntary certification program called Socially Accountable Farm Employer (SAFE), considered toothless by workers' advocates.
During performances by local and national musicians at the Immokalee carnaval April 14, attendees waved a paper-maché crown and taunted Burger King.
Company representatives have so far refused to pay the one cent raise for tomato-pickers. Burger King spokesperson Keva Silversmith told TNS the company has no control over tomato pickers' wages and working conditions, since it does not employ them directly, but buys tomatoes from suppliers. "We have no channel where we can directly influence the workers' wages," Silversmith said
That argument rings hollow, however, since Taco Bell's parent company Yum Brands, which signed an agreement with the CIW in March 2005, and McDonald's also buy their tomatoes through third parties. As part of their agreements, the companies are developing independent monitoring programs to make sure the raise is enforced and that a workers' rights code of conduct is followed.
Burger King has offered to stop buying from suppliers if the CIW proves they are violating federal labor law. US laws, however, offer few protections for farmworkers. Unlike workers in other most other industries, farmworkers are not guaranteed the legal right to overtime pay or collective bargaining.
Silversmith said Burger King had also offered to train the immigrants for jobs in its restaurants. "We've definitely been open to recruiting Immokalee workers into the Burger King system," Silversmith said. "We have a variety of positions open in restaurants and in the corporate office in Miami. We're not sure how the skills would overlap, but we're trying to have a positive and constructive dialogue."
But Coalition members are generally uninterested in fast-food restaurant jobs.
"We're not unemployed," said CIW farmworker and executive director Lucas Benitez. "We want dignity and we want them to take responsibility for the conditions we work in the fields."
The raise of one penny per pound would boost workers' wages by more than 70 percent, from about 45 to 77 cents per bushel. Under contracts negotiated with Yum Brands and McDonalds, workers will make about $96 per day, while under contracts with Burger King, they will still make $56 for the same weight – 4,000 pounds of tomatoes.
Emanuel, 18, came to Immokalee, Florida from Oaxaca, Mexico a year and a half ago. As the workers packed up for their trip back to Florida after the Chicago events, he said the wages under Burger King's contract are not enough to pay for rent, food and family needs. "That's why we're fighting for that one cent more," he said in Spanish. "It will make a real difference. We also need them to respect our rights."
His fellow Oaxacan, Francisco Venegas, 33, also interviewed in Spanish, said other migrant workers used to think the Coalition was "crazy," but now the Coalition is well-known and widely-supported, with achievements including the two major corporate agreements, scores of local protests to combat labor abuses, weekly meetings and a low-power radio station.
"[McDonald's] had to come to the table because they knew we were going to win," Venegas said. "Now, Burger King."
Durango, Mexico native Francisco Aragon said he has seen definite changes in working conditions in the 15 years he has been traveling back and forth between Immokalee, where the tomato season wraps up by May, and Chicago, where he sells popsicles from a cart during the summer. "We get much more respect," he said in Spanish.
Coalition supporters held rallies at several Chicago-area Burger Kings on April 13, the day they had planned to picket McDonald's corporate headquarters. McDonald's did not respond to requests for an interview.
"McDonald's and Taco Bell aren't the whole fast food world," Benitez told the crowd at the carnaval, which was held in a concert venue because of the weather. "Today we are sending a message to Miami," Benitez added, referring to the city where Burger King is headquartered.
Invoking his personal hero Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Benitez said Coalition members would "walk like he would like to have seen us do, united toward a promised land."
"Right now that promised land is Miami," he continued. "We're not going there to sunbathe, we're going to get justice. When we're all together, those giants are afraid of us."
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atmospheric stunning," rather than electric shocks to knock birds unconscious before slaughter. It is considered a more humane method, though only a handful of slaughterhouses use it. The goal for the next few months, Burger King said is for 2 percent of its eggs to be "cage free," and for 10 percent of its pork to come from farms that allow sows to move around inside pens, rather than being confined to crates. The company said those percentages would rise as more farmers shift to these methods and more competitively priced supplies become available. While Burger King's initial goals may be modest, food marketing experts and animal welfare advocates said yesterday that the shift would put pressure on other restaurant and food companies to adopt similar practices. "I think the whole area of social responsibility, social consciousness, is becoming much more important to the consumer," said Bob Goldin, executive vice president of Technomic, a food industry research and consulting firm. "I think that the industry is going to see that it's an increasing imperative to get on that bandwagon." Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States, said Burger King's initiatives put it ahead of its competitors in terms of animal welfare. "That's an important trigger for reform throughout the entire industry," Mr. Pacelle said. Burger King's announcement is the latest success for animal welfare advocates, who were once dismissed as fringe groups, but are increasingly gaining mainstream victories. Last week, the celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck announced that the meat and eggs he used would come from animals raised under strict animal welfare codes. And in January, the world's largest pork processor, Smithfield Foods, said it would phase out confinement of pigs in metal crates over the next decade. Some city and state governments have banned restaurants from serving foie gras and have prohibited farmers from confining veal calves and pigs in crates. Temple Grandin, an animal science professor at Colorado State University, said Smithfield's decision to abandon crates for pregnant sows had roiled the pork industry. That decision was brought about in part by questions from big customers like McDonald's, the world's largest hamburger chain, about its confinement practices. "When the big boys move, it makes the entire industry move," said Ms. Grandin, who serves on the animal welfare task forces for several food companies, including McDonald's and Burger King. Burger King's decision is somewhat at odds with the rebellious, politically incorrect image it has cultivated in recent years. Its commercials deride "chick food" and encourage a more-is-more approach to eating with its turbo-strength coffee, its enormous omelet sandwich, and a triple Whopper with cheese. Burger King officials said the move was driven by their desire to stay ahead of consumer trends and to encourage farmers to move into more humane egg and meat production. "We want to be doing things long before they become a concern for consumers," said Steven Grover, vice president for food safety, quality assurance and regulatory compliance. "Like a hockey player, we want to be there before the puck gets there." Mr. Grover said the company would not use the animal welfare initiatives in its marketing. "I don't think it's something that goes to our core business," he said. Beef cows were not included in the new animal welfare guidelines because, unlike most laying hens and pigs, they continue to be raised outdoors. Burger King already has animal welfare standards for cow slaughter, he said. The changes were made after discussions with the Humane Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, known as PETA. PETA, in particular, has started a series of high-profile campaigns to pressure fast-food companies to change their animal welfare practices, including a "Murder King" campaign that ended in 2001 when Burger King agreed to improve its animal welfare standards to include, among other things, periodic animal welfare audits. Since that time, PETA officials said they had met periodically with Burger King officials to encourage them to adopt tougher standards. About a year ago, the Humane Society began its own efforts to encourage Burger King to improve its farm animal standards. Mr. Grover said his company listened to suggestions from both groups, but ultimately relied on the advice of its animal welfare advisory board, which was created about six years ago and includes academics, an animal welfare advocate, an executive of Tyson Foods and Burger King officials. "Where we think we can support what our animal advisers think is right, we do it," Mr. Grover said. The changes apply to Burger King suppliers in North America and Canada, where the chain purchases more than 40 million pounds of eggs a year and 35 million pounds of pork, he said. A reason that such a small percentage of purchases will meet the new guidelines is a lack of supply, Mr. Grover said. Burger King plans to more than double its cage-free purchases by the end of this year, to 5 percent of the total, and will also double its purchases of pork from producers who do not use crates, to 20 percent. The cage-free eggs and crate-free pork will cost more, although it is not clear exactly how much because Burger King is still negotiating prices, Mr. Grover said. Prices of food at Burger King restaurants will not be increased as a result, he said. Most laying hens in the United States are raised in "battery cages," which are usually stacked on top of each other three to four cages high. Sows, during their pregnancies, are often kept in gestation crates, which are 24 inches across and 7 feet long. Matt Prescott, PETA's manager for factory farm campaigns, argued that both confinement systems were filthy and cruel because the animals could barely move and were prone to injury and psychological stress. Under Burger King's initiative, laying hens would be raised in buildings where they would be able to wander around. Similarly, sows would be raised indoors, most likely in pens where they would be able to move freely. "This is not free range, but simply having some room to move around inside a controlled environment, " Mr. Grover said. While converting barns for crate-free sows is relatively simple, Ms. Grandin said it was much more difficult and expensive to raisecage-free hens because not nearly as many birds fit in one building. Burger King officials say they hope that by promoting controlled-atmosphe re stunning, more slaughterhouses will adopt the technology. Currently, there are only a few in the United States using the technique, and most of them process turkeys. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/business/28burger.html
It was, of course, accurate to label Coretta Scott King the wife or widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But in her own eyes, the label obscured who she really was.
Before she met her husband, she had traveled internationally, crusading for world peace, arriving at that juncture before Dr. King did. During the marriage, she saw herself as a partner, not as an afterthought or an appendage. After her husband's death, she was a warrior figure pushing aside male-dominated leadership to perpetuate Dr. King's legacy by building the King Center and achieving a national holiday honoring him.
The interviews grew out of a long-standing relationship that started 30 years ago, when I was assigned to write a magazine cover story about her for the Chicago Tribune. I was there when she was poring over blueprints representing her vision for a King Center, even as some male counterparts condemned her for pursuing such an effort. I was there in the basement of their home when a teary-eyed Martin Luther King III showed me the bike his father bought him but never lived to see him ride. Recently I traveled with Mrs. King, a strict vegan, to a weight-loss center in Florida, where, for a week, we ate nothing but raw vegetables. For years she never forgot to send me a birthday card. I received my last in August.
So you see, she was not only my mentor but my friend, and I know that she wanted to set the record straight.
"Before I was a King, I was a Scott," she said. "We were landowners and independent thinkers. If I had been a weak, fearful woman, Martin would have been forced to pull back or curtail some of his campaigns, but I brought to the marriage a spirit of not only my mother's discernment but my father's strength.
"I was a partner in the movement. When whites bombed our home in Montgomery, Alabama, I was in the home with my infant daughter. We could have been killed, but I refused to give in to fear, because I had a wonderful role model, my father, Obadiah, who, like Martin, was one of the most fearless men I ever met."
Mrs. King was no stranger to terrorism. In 1942, as a child, she had seen her home on the outskirts of Marion, Ala., burned to the ground by whites on Thanksgiving Eve.
"Through it all my father never hated those who did that terrible thing," she said. "He just picked himself up and fearlessly started over again. My burned-out home prepared me for the fires next time in Montgomery. My father, like his father before him, served as the preacher's steward and chairman of the trustee board of our African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. His example of forgiveness deepened my understanding of the commitment needed to face and eventually triumph with love over hate.
"I had no problem being the wife of Martin, but I was never just a wife. In the 1950s, as a concert singer, I performed 'freedom concerts' raising funds for the movement. I ran my household, raised my children, and spoke out on world issues. Maybe people didn't know that I was always an activist because the media wasn't watching. I once told Martin that although I loved being his wife and a mother, if that was all I did I would have gone crazy. I felt a calling on my life from an early age. I knew I had something to contribute to the world. The movement and building the King Center, speaking out on important causes, that is what God called me to do. I was married to the man whom I loved, but I was also married to the movement. . . . I've had the honor of working alongside America's greatest spiritual and moral leader. I never saw my own life as personal, outside of the collective good. I never separated my love of family, church and community."
Coretta King behaved with the dignity of royalty, a quality also often misunderstood. "I carried myself in the ladylike fashion that I had learned from my mother, who always behaved with great dignity. In the South, since black women were so disrespected by whites, our response was to push our shoulders back, keep our head high and walk with dignity and look as if we had oil wells in our backyard. As a budding concert singer, poise and decorum were simply tools of the art, which unfortunately can be mistaken for stiffness or for trying to be a prima donna. However, as someone from the rural South without many cultural advantages, who picked cotton as a child, I have never had any problems identifying with my own heritage. I knew for certain that no matter how far I would climb, I could never forget my origins or look down upon the kind of people who were my own."
As we celebrate the life of Coretta Scott King, let us celebrate her as she saw herself: a woman of substance, a partner in "the dream," a freedom fighter in her own right who helped institutionalize the memory of Dr. King for all people for generations to come.
The writer is an ordained minister, an adjunct professor at the Howard University School of Divinity and author of several books, including, "No I Won't Shut Up," with a foreword by Mrs. King.


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Cooked in the same pan with the roast, the chunky apple-brandy sauce picks up the herb rub's savory flavors.
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Unroll roast; trim fat. Combine sage, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; rub inside surface of roast with one-third of sage mixture. Reroll roast, securing at 1-inch intervals with heavy string. Rub outside surface of roast with remaining sage mixture.
Preheat oven to 425°.
Place a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add roast; brown on all sides. Remove roast from pan; set aside. Melt margarine in pan. Add onion and celery, and sauté 5 minutes. Return roast to pan. Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, apple juice, applejack, and broth; pour over roast.
Insert a meat thermometer into thickest portion of roast. Cover and bake at 425° for 20 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 325° (do not remove roast from oven), and bake 30 minutes. Add apple; cover and bake an additional 30 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink). Remove roast from pan, reserving cooking liquid. Place roast on a platter; cover with foil. Let stand 10 minutes.
Combine water and cornstarch, and stir into reserved cooking liquid. Bring mixture to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until sauce is slightly thick. Serve sauce with pork.
Note: Use 1 cup apple juice concentrate and omit apple brandy, if desired.
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Rebelxo on 10/31/2014 1:27:00 PM more reviews by Rebelxo
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette, Curly Eyes: Brown
the first two times I used it, my skin felt like it had hot sauce on it. Horrible, but i decided to give it a a few more tries. As bad as it felt, my skin had no bad reaction to it. It actually looked extremely bright and healthy.
I love it!!! I also like the way it smells! I had very minimum acne scars on my cheeks ..this product practically made them disappear! did i get lucky? yesss. This product is now one of my favorites. AFTER the first tries it started to feel minty and like it's really cleaning all the dirt.
- it does dry my face a little..but nothing a good moisturizer wont fix
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lac925 on 8/2/2014 9:51:00 PM more reviews by lac925
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Like others, this burned the first couple of times that I used it, but now, I don't feel any burning and the redness (mainly around my nose and some on my cheeks) has gone down gradually.
As for the product itself, it's very thick and I found that I only need a small drop. I mix it with some water and massage it all over my face. I don't usually like "cream cleansers", but for the "redness reducing", I'll stick with it for awhile longer.
Overall, it does what it promises, so I'm happy with it.
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rukpong on 7/21/2014 10:23:00 PM more reviews by rukpong
Age: Unknown Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
This is a so so cleanser. I use it in the morning.
I think Cetaphil is still better and I still see some clogged pores using this everyday.
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Samm12 on 7/21/2014 9:59:00 PM more reviews by Samm12
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Acne-prone, Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I just used this product for the first time tonight haha . I have been using the regular redness soothing face wash but I felt like it wasn't helping anymore. My skin has been breaking out and it's very sensitive so I was scared to try it, but I decided to go for it. When I first rubbed it in to my skin it felt great, then around my mouth area it started to burn. I continued to wash my face until I couldn't take it, then washed it off. My face was almost a mixture of burning and cool at the same time, something very weird to me. After I used toner and moisturizer it was fine, I really hope it works and it will stop burning
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Kalady on 7/20/2014 9:23:00 AM more reviews by Kalady
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
PROS: Contains AHAs and BHAs, feels cooling on the skin, large volume of product, great cream exfoliant
CONS: can irritate very sensitive skin if left on too long
This is a HG product for me. Ever since I got obsessed with skincare in middle school, I've scoured the internet for products that are equally as cheap as they are effective. This product here is honestly golden. However, its status lies not in its intended use.
Essentially, I've got the laziest skin on the planet, so exfoliation is something I cannot afford to skip. My philosophy on skincare is that it should be as simple and gentle as possible because in treating the skin effectively but non-abrasively, it can better balance and repair itself. Obviously, there is a bit of a contradiction here between exfoliation- which we generally think of as those little scratchy beads and harsh scrubs- and my philosophy. Chemical exfoliation is the answer. This process uses weak acids to slowly "eat away" the dead surface of the skin, leaving the face thoroughly refreshed but in a very gentle manner. The best ingredients for this are alpha- and beta-hydroxy acids.
Guess what product contains these? :)
To use, I wet my face with hot water to open my pores, then I work in a small amount of this product and rinse. Next, I apply a thick, even layer over my face (avoiding the eyes and mouth), and allow it to sit for a 5-10 minutes before rinsing it off. It keeps my skin lively and fresh. Apply sunscreen before going outside or do this at night as AHAs and BHAs increase your sensitivity to the sun.
In conclusion, this product is an integral part of my makeup routine. It's the only drugstore product I've found to contain the AHAs and BHAs I need to keep my skin happy. Way to go, Neutrogena.
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Mireille85 on 1/29/2014 10:20:00 PM more reviews by Mireille85
Age: 25-29 Skin: Acne-prone, Olive Hair: Black Eyes: Black
Loved it!! I seen improvements are 1 week.
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insidiator on 1/14/2014 8:43:00 PM more reviews by insidiator
Age: 30-35 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
This is my favorite cleanser. This is a creamy cleanser with a very small amount of menthol which does not bother my skin. The texture is non-foaming and this contains panthenol, glycolic acid, and salicylic acid yet isn't drying for me at all.
This removes my sunscreen easily and lets my skin breathe without leaving a bad residue. My only complaint about this product would be the packaging as I prefer a pump or something more hygienic than a tube which can collect water in the cap if left in the shower.
In warmer weather I follow this with a toner to ensure that I removed all of the residue but in winter and dry months this is perfect.
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*TOP REVIEWER* cathykl on 12/2/2013 2:40:00 PM more reviews by cathykl
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
This burned my skin like no tomorrow. For a "redness reducing" product this is really the farthest thing from it. It's more like "redness inducing". Perhaps a typo on Neutrogena's part.
The minute I lathered this up on my face, it began to burn my skin. When I rinsed it off my skin was still burning and super red. When I bought it, I was in a rush, and missed the menthol listed almost near the end, which has always really made my skin react badly. Likely a tiny amount, yet so effective at irritating my skin. It's my fault for missing it but I do wish they would exclude highly irritating ingredients for something aimed at soothing skin. I found this left my skin very tight feeling, "pulled" like when you tie your hair up in a super tight ponytail, and overly dry when used day and night, or even once daily. The scent, as others have mentioned, is very strong and does linger on skin, hands, and whichever sink you used this in. I also noticed because of how thick it was, it seemed to leave a slight film on my skin even when used with a wash cloth, but really the burning sensation was the most off-putting thing and I can deal with a slight film if there were no other strong negatives.
I really think this could have been an awesome product with the glycolic acid and salicylic acid - but they had to ruin it with (for me anyways) menthol which my slightly sensitive skin just can't handle. If they would reformulate it to actually be soothing I'd consider repurchasing. . .but we all know that won't happen. Good product if you aren't sensitive to menthol though.
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brijoelle on 8/16/2013 2:31:00 PM more reviews by brijoelle
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Curly, Coarse Eyes: Green
This cleanser smells horrid!!!!!! It did nothing other than burn my face. No thank you.
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sarabelle789 on 8/16/2013 4:17:00 AM more reviews by sarabelle789
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
LOVE the smell & feel!
Definitely washes all the makeup & oil gunk up and out of my pores, but even more than that, the moisture it provides feels totally therapeutic to hormonal, stressed-out skin.
I haven't done a definitive test to see if it relieves any of my chin & forehead redness, (like I said, caused by hormones!) because I'll be honest. After I use this cleanser, my skin feels so cleared and healthy that I feel safe to put on a little foundation without being scared of a nasty-mean period zit.
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Octodad | |
Developer(s) | DePaul University students |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
Release date(s) | 2010 |
Genre(s) | Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Distribution | Digital distribution |
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Octodad | |
Developer(s) | DePaul University students |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
Release date(s) | 2010 |
Genre(s) | Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Distribution | Digital distribution |
Octodad is a freeware independent video game developed by a group of students at DePaul University, many of whom would go on to form Young Horses, Inc., the developers of its sequel Octodad: Dadliest Catch. The game was developed for the Student Showcase of the 2011 Independent Games Festival,[1][2] and would go on to be one of 8 winners in the Student Showcase award of that year. The game features a humorous plot revolving around the central character, an octopus who is undercover as an average human with a family. The plot revolves around the player, controlling Octodad, attempting to complete various household chores and tasks while maintaining his secret. The gameplay takes advantage of the setting of an octopus' acting of a human to present an idea of mundane tasks being much more out of control, with a key mechanic being the suspicion towards Octodad from various family members. Its sequel Dadliest Catch was released on January 30, 2014, and was one of the first titles to be given the Steam Greenlight.[3]
In Octodad, the player is in control of an octopus posing as a human man with a normal, human family. The gameplay largely revolves around the balance of keeping this charade alive while completing household chores, and evading wife, Scarlet's, increasing suspicion of her husband's strange behaviour. The antagonist of the game is a manic Japanese chef who obsessively seeks to expose the octopus' secret or cook him. The chef is the only character who sees through the protagonist's disguise from the beginning.
There are two different modes within Octodad the user can switch between in order to complete tasks. The first is default mode, used for moving the character throughout the game, mainly within the confines of the family house. All of his limbs are controlled independently, however, in "Walk" mode, only the legs are available to the player. To move the left and right 'leg' tentacles for walking, the player must press and hold the right mouse button and push the mouse forward and release when they want to put the tentacle back down and take a step.
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The game begins with Octodad awakening in his family home. He slides out of bed, gets into his finest suit and the player assumes control. The first time the player gets to control Octodad it is in a tutorial fashion, an introduction to the unique controls as the player begins his control of Octodad. After the initial controls are worked out, and a couple of tasks are completed, the player has the option to explore the bedroom more or go to the journal and start the game proper.
Next there is a cut scene where Octodad is writing in his journal. It explains the charade he is hiding behind will soon come to an end and that he must complete his "MYSTERIOUS WORK" tonight. There are also schematics describing how he is going to create a mannequin to distract his wife so he can escape to the basement and complete his work. Before he can finish writing his wife frightens him by grabbing his 'shoulder' to which he slams his journal shut. She goes on to say that he has been working hard and that he should take tonight off as it is their anniversary. She then speeds off to the store leaving Octodad alone with the children and a list of chores to complete. Octodad decides to use this opportunity to create the mannequin, the items he requires being his suit, retrieved from the living room, an octopus doll to act as his own head, which is gained from Octodad's daughter's room, and finally a banana, retrieved from the kitchen, to act as his moustache.
Note, at this point in the game, there is a selection in the order the player carries out these tasks. There is no set requirement in how the player performs them
Living Room
Upon entering the living room a cut scene appears. It is his son who states that Octodad must get past a "gauntlet of awesome challenges", before his suit can be retrieved, to which Octodad reacts with relative uncaring. Jokingly, his son says that he could ground him, but that would make him a chicken, but even chickens have a spine, so that must make him an OCTOPUS, causing Octodad to take the matter at hand seriously, thus beginning the gameplay for this segment. Octodad has to knock down a tower of blocks, a simple act with the controls, and then score a goal into his son's "goal", which is really a cardboard box, this is a more challenging task, yet it is still manageable. The final challenge is a race around the living room, which given the control method is a lot more difficult.
Once all the objectives are complete Tommy graces his father with the key to the grandfather clock in which his suit is stored. Another cut scene appears showing Octodad watching TV. The advert on the television shows a fish restaurant called "Fujimoto". The head chef of this restaurant is crazed and his obsession is to kill, cook and eat Octodad. He then appears at Octodad's living room window and startles him, the screen inks black and you are back to the game.
After entering the kitchen another cut scene follows. Octodad's wife arrives back from the store and on top of all her shopping is a banana. After asking for it she states "But yesterday you said bananas were demonspawn from your darkest nightmare." A thought bubble coming from Octodad's head then shows him slipping on a banana peel, explaining his hatred for them. She says he can have it and appears to hand him it then recoils at the last second stating he only gets it after he's finished all his kitchen chores. Now it's back in the kitchen and he has another four tasks to complete. These objectives are common household chores easily done by humans, but with Octodad and the control scheme used, it can be more problematic. The main tasks are to clear the red counter of anything left on it, putting dishes into the sink, and then clearing out the fridge, as well as mopping the floor. These can be more problematic than the previous tasks, although when clearing the fridge, all items in the fridge within it can be left on the floor and be considered completed. Once all the objectives are complete, your wife hands you the banana which you so desire and you must exit the kitchen to progress to the next mission.
Kid's room
Upon entering the kid's room another cut scene follows. It shows his daughter, whom is frightened by the prospect of monsters in her room, provoked by her brother, Tommy. She says she cannot let go of her "octodoll" if she is scared so, Octodad, the loving father, sets out to banish her fears. One objective is to check the closet for monsters, which will reveal an actual monster was in the closet. Octodad has to stomp any spiders found in the bedroom, and also find a book to read for his daughter. Finally, as soon as she is asleep, Octodad has to find a substitute doll for his daughter, relying on the controls of the hands can be difficult here. Once the doll is retrieved, Octodad must escape her room quietly without waking her and return to the dining room to finally build the mannequin.
Once the mannequin is complete, a penultimate cut scene appears. The chef from Fujimoto bursts in the front door to the house and confronts him with a final challenge. Octodad must climb a ladder. The chef sets Octodad's dining room on fire and stands at the top of the ladder waiting for him. Once the ladder is climbed the final cut scene is shown.
The chef tries to kill Octodad and swings his meat cleaver and strikes the mannequin Octodad fashioned earlier. He realises he has been fooled but it is too late and Octodad's children appear. The chef claims that Octodad is not human but the children take no notice and are on Octodad's side. The chef is forcefully removed from the house by a barrage of toys. Now standing on the street in the light of a street lamp, the chef announces his revenge upon Octodad and his family and disappears using his 'Smoke bomb'.
Octodad is confronted by a stairway down to the basement, with banana peels blocking the way. The basement includes a shovel that Octodad picks up to dig for a key. Once found the said key, he puts it into the keyhole of the 'shield', opening up a secret passageway.
Secret Room Octodad Finds himself into a secret passageway, confronted by the Fujimoto Chef. When Octodad walks closer to the chef, the door to the chef closes. Octodad must pass a series of lasers. Then a zipline. Octodad is confronted by another series of lasers. Then, Octodad is confronted by a present. waiting for a bow to be put on it.
The team behind the original Octodad consisted of eighteen students attending the DePaul University of Chicago, Illinois, eight of whom went to form Young Horses Inc, the team behind its sequel Dadliest Catch. Its origins have been described as "The idea was originally a joke, based on another idea that was a joke that came about through the frustration of us not being able to come up with something original" by programmer Phillip Tibitoski in an interview with video game website Joystiq.[4] The idea behind the awkward control scheme is also described as being "a man piloting another man from inside his head" according to producer John Murphy inside the same article.
During the development of the game, the controls schemes were a major issue of talking, with many various formats being considered, including the traditional WASD format, as well as the use of a secondary mouse, and thus it was settled for the current method that was described by Rob Lockhart as "the greatest source of novelty, as well as frustration".[5]
In its current form, Young Horses Inc consists of eight of the original 18 developers, with those who are no longer partaking in development signing over rights to Octodad in return for a share of the company as well as royalties from the sequel.[6]
Octodad was well received by critics and the public alike. It was praised for its comedy, as well as its interesting game play style. The game received a rating of 9.5 out of 10 on indiedb. It received 3.5 out of 5 from the-back-row. Although it is known for being very difficult to play, the game designers are praised for keeping it short, being able to complete in under an hour. Allen Cook from Gamers with Jobs described it as "the best slapstick routine I've seen in a game, period". However it did receive some criticism for not resolving some plot points, such as the chef that threatens to cook the main character and appears in the family home. Overall, the game was cited as being very well written for a college project. It has also been compared to the game QWOP due to how both games feature awkward controls as a key feature of the game.[7]
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the sequel to Octodad[8] and one of the first games to be successfully greenlit via Steam.[9] It was funded through Kickstarter, achieving a funding level of $24,320 and surpassing the developer's goal of $20,000, with funding ending in August 2011.[6] The game was released for Windows, Mac, and Linux on January 30, 2014, and PlayStation 4 on April 22, 2014. The game features improved graphics, and has a more expansive plot compared to the original. The sequel price at launch is US$14.99.[10]


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US 6279013 B1 Abstract A method and apparatus of profile guided printing of a paper document facilitates back channel interaction from a reader for contemporaneous upgrading of the profile in response to document content. The document is printed to include tokens representative of the reader and its content. While being read, the document is redacted by the subscriber in a predetermined manner representing desired changes in the document, or responses to publisher inquiries. The document can be scanned in a smart recycling bin to identify the reader and the desired changes. The reader profile is adjusted by the publisher into an upgraded reader profile upon identification of the reader redactions. Alternatively, a smart wand is used to detect the document and contents and is controlled by the user to indicate changes to the contents. The wand can store the user's and document's identification, and the desired changes and can be downloaded for updating the profile. The next document generated corresponds to the upgraded profile.
Claims(21) 1. An interactive newspaper including:
content selected and arranged according to a user profile when fixed in a tangible medium;
tokens representative of an identity of the newspaper and the selected and arranged content;
a reader marking associated with a particular item of the content, the marking indicative of an adjustment of the content in a subsequent newspaper; and
a scanner which selectively scans the tangible medium newspaper and identifies tokens and reader markings on the newspaper.
2. The newspaper as defined in claim 1 wherein the reader marking comprises a first mark indicative to the scanner that the adjustment comprises a deletion of content having a similar subject matter to the particular item in a subsequent edition.
3. The newspaper as defined in claim 2 wherein the reader marking comprises a second mark indicative to the scanner that the selective adjustment comprises an addition of news content having a similar subject matter to the particular item in a subsequent edition.
4. A system for generating a newspaper customized to a profile of a subscriber in response to a subscriber redaction imprinted by a subscriber on a preexisting form of the newspaper, comprising:
an article storage for holding newspaper content comprised of a plurality of articles and features susceptible for publication in the newspaper; a profile storage for holding a subscriber profile indicative of article subject matter and subscriber features preferred by the subscriber;
a selector for receiving the subscriber profile and for selecting the subscriber features and a portion of the plurality of articles from the article storage in response to the subscriber profile;
a layout engine for combining the subscriber features and selected portion into a newspaper format including a token selectively identifying the newspaper and the subscriber;
a printer for printing the newspaper in the newspaper format;
a scanner for receiving the newspaper and identifying the subscriber redaction; and,
a profile processor for updating the subscriber profile held in the profile storage in response to the subscriber redaction.
5. The system as claimed in claim 4 wherein the tokens are disposed adjacent individual articles of the selected portion.
6. The system as claimed in claim 4 wherein the token comprises a glyph region.
7. The system as claimed in claim 6 wherein a first glyph region identifies the newspaper and the subscriber and a second glyph region identifies either the subscriber features or the selected portion.
8. The system as claimed in claim 4 wherein the token is associated with an area disposed for receiving a pen mark of the subscriber.
9. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein a dedicated questionnaire box is associated with one of the articles or features.
10. A method of publishing a newspaper customized to particular interests of an individual subscriber in response to subscriber redactions marked on and read from preexisting editions of the newspaper, comprising steps of:
generating an initial profile from the subscriber at an initial subscription to the newspaper indicating the particular interests, wherein the initial profile is stored by a publisher;
generating content for the newspaper;
selecting portions of the content corresponding to the subscriber initial profile;
combining the selected portions into a newspaper format including an embedded token identifying the newspaper, the subscriber, and the selected portions;
printing the newspaper format as a newspaper document;
redacting the newspaper format comprising marking on the newspaper document by the subscriber for customizing subsequent editions of the newspaper;
adjusting the initial profile into a current profile;
scanning the redacted newspaper document to identify the current profile;
replacing the initial profile with the current profile and storing the current profile by the publisher; and,
publishing a next newspaper document corresponding to the current profile, whereby the subscriber may continue to redact the next newspaper document in accordance with current particular interests for continually receiving the customized newspaper.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the redacting comprises marking the paper with indicia indicating deletion or an increase of a particular content associated with the particular token in the next newspaper document.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the redacting comprises marking a particular content with indicia indicating deletion or an increase of the particular content in the next newspaper document.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the scanning includes identifying subscriber indicia associated with the token, the subscriber features or the selected portion.
14. A method of profile guided printing of a paper document including facilitating a back-channel interaction from a reader for contemporaneous upgrading of the profile in response to document content, comprising steps of:
generating an initial document content corresponding to a present reader profile wherein the content includes tokens representative of the reader and the content;
printing the content as a paper document;
redacting the paper document in a predetermined manner comprising reader markings of the paper document for representing desired changes in the document;
scanning the document to identify the reader and the desired changes;
adjusting the present reader profile into an upgraded reader profile based upon the desired changes; and,
printing a next paper document corresponding to the upgraded reader profile whereby the next paper document can further be redacted for further upgrading of the reader profile.
15. The method as defined in claim 14 wherein the printing comprises selecting the content having a subject matter within the reader porfile.
16. The method as defined in claim 15 wherein the markings represent deletion or an increase of selected portions of document content.
17. The method as defined in claim 14 wherein the scanning comprises recognizing markings associated with the tokens.
18. A method of profile guided printing of a document including facilitating a back-channel interaction from a reader for contemporaneous upgrading of the profile in response to document content, comprising steps of:
generating an initial document content corresponding to a present reader profile wherein the content includes tokens representative of the reader and the content;
scanning the document with a reading device for identifying selected portions of the document content;
storing user instructions in the reading device in association with the selected portions of the document content for communicating desired changes to the document;
adjusting the present reader profile into an upgraded reader profile based upon the desired changes; and,
generating a next document corresponding to the upgraded reader profile.
19. The method as defined in claim 18 wherein the reading device comprises a wand having control switches for indicating the desired changes, and the storing comprises operating the control switches during the scanning for indicating the desired changes.
20. The method as defined in claim 19 wherein the document includes tokens associated with distinct portions of the document content, and the scanning includes reading the tokens with the wand.
21. The method as defined in claim 20 wherein the document comprises a paper document, and the scanning comprises reading selected ones of the tokens from the document for identifying the distinct portions having the desired changes.
Description The subject invention relates to the field of document generation systems, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for interacting with a periodically issued document, like a newspaper, to revise the document content to be more customized to an individual subscriber. The invention is particularly applicable to printed documents which include dataglyphs or tokens representative of the document and the subscriber to the document, wherein subscriber redactions to the document itself can be identified for modifying content and form of future editions. However, the subject invention is applicable to any system which provides routine generation of a document edition, either printed or electronically, and that presents an opportunity for the customized editing of a second edition by general profile guidelines for communicating information indicated by the subscriber as being particularly useful or of interest. For purposes of pure reading, it is a fact people vastly prefer paper documents as opposed to electronic displays. However, most newspaper or news magazine type documents present an overwhelming variety and amount of information, most of which is of no interest to any one particular subscriber. For example, the top ten news stories in the paper may be of interest to most readers, but beyond these, the remaining content will have variable interest to any one reader depending upon the reader's hobbies and occupation. Given the wealth of information available today, custom filters which adjust content to a particular user's desires are becoming increasingly useful. In electronic communication, profiles for filtering E-mail and Usenet articles are very common. On the other hand, mass media has traditionally been organized on a much coarser granularity, as by subject matter such as �sports� or �business�. For the web, a number of mass media publications, e.g., newspapers and magazines, have offered on-line information services which include intelligent filtering based on user profiles. However, given the affordance of paper and the way people prefer to read print media, these online services cannot be widely used for fine-grained profile adjustments, i.e., customizing the content to individual subscribers, as long as they read on paper rather than online. The evidence remains strong that users will continue to prefer reading on paper as opposed to reading with an on-line browser. This complicates the updating of fine-grained subscriber profiles. Users need to remember what they thought of authors or topics between the time they read articles and the particular time they next use their computer. Downloading and printing of electronic forms of newspapers from the web provides the convenience of paper for reading, but precludes filtering of content except to the extent that the reader wishes to spend the time selecting and printing portions of a single document. More importantly, this printing precludes back-channel communication to the publisher in a manner to identify a profile of preferences of the subscriber. In other words, if the subscriber wished to identify subjects having a high interest and subjects having a low interest, a publisher could print available content according to these preferences to provide a somewhat customized document. The profile thus comprises the recorded set of preferences and dislikes. The present invention contemplates a new and improved system which overcomes the prolix disadvantages of mass media print communication to effectively combine the advantageous features of the two relevant technologies. That is, the customized newspaper which can now be read on an electronic display, is combined with the affordances and conveniences of a printed paper interface, for a resulting interactive newspaper, customized to a subscriber-identified profile. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a system of profile guided printing of a paper document, including facilitating channel interaction from a reader for contemporaneous upgrading of the profile based upon a detected user response to document content. The system comprises generating an initial document content corresponding to a present reader profile. The content is printed as a paper document, together with a token or tokens. The reader redacts the paper document, typically with pre-selected indicia, to represent desired changes in future editions of the document. The document is scanned in a scanning device to identify the reader and the desired changes indicated by the reader's marking. The scanning system uses the token that identifies the document to look up an online copy of the document. So the system will know exactly what the document and its pages looked like. The scanner knows the location of the indicia it just scanned, and by comparing with the online copy, it knows exactly where the indicia lies relative to the articles on the page. In one embodiment, a token is physically associated with an indicia but the tokens can be placed anywhere. The present reader profile is adjusted in accordance with the scanning so that the next paper document that is printed corresponds to an upgraded reader profile. The system continually operates over time and sequential editions to continue to provide fine grained adjusting of the reader profile. The tokens preferably comprise dataglyphs having a minimal effect on the efficient presentation and appearance of the document. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, an interactive newspaper is provided which includes news content and tokens representative of an identity of the newspaper and the news content therein, wherein specially marked regions are disposed for being modified by a reader and thereafter read by a scanner, essentially comprising a smart recycling bin, for selective adjustment of the news content of a subsequent edition of the newspaper. The special regions are individually associated with a particular item of news content wherein the reader modification is indicative of either deletion or addition of news content having similar subject matter in a subsequent edition. There may or may not also be a token associated with each special region. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a smart wand is used to detect the document and contents and can be controlled by the user to indicate desired change to the contents. The wand can be used to scan dataglyphs or tokens, usually physically associated with each content item. Control switches on the wand can be used to indicate either deletion, lessening, or expanding of the subject matter identified by the token. Stored information in the wand can be downloaded with any of several conventional means so that the user profile can be updated and the next document would be generated in accordance with the desired changes stored in the wand. One benefit obtained by use of the present invention is a customizable push system for a mass media document so that readers can adjust by general subject matter what content is presented in subsequent editions of the document. Another benefit obtained from the subject invention is the provision of a document which is customized to a reader, and thereby comprises a much more efficient presentation, paper consumption and time investment to a reader in ultimately reviewing the document. A further benefit of the subject invention is back channel communication from a class of readers to a publisher on the relative interest of a plurality of selected items in the document or a response to explicit questions for the reader, whereby the publisher can have an appreciation of reader interest in different articles and responses to specific questions. Yet another benefit of the present invention is a convenient vehicle for the subscriber to solicit more detailed or expanded information on a subject only first generally identified by the publisher. Other benefits and advantages for the subject new interactive document system will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading and understanding of this specification. The invention may take physical form in certain parts and steps and arrangements of parts and steps, the preferred embodiments of which will be described in detail in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof and wherein: FIG. 1 is a fanciful diagram of a document including both content and tokens for identifying the document, the subscriber and the content; FIG. 2 is a flow-chart/block diagram detailing the distinct elements of the system and steps practiced in accordance with the present invention; FIG. 3 comprises an alternative fanciful illustration similar to FIG. 1 including more detailed instructive portions for communicating the desired changes to the document; FIG. 4 is a flow-chart/block diagram of an alternative embodiment of the invention wherein a specialized wand is used in practicing the steps of scanning document tokens and user instructions for desired changes; and FIG. 5 is a light pen/wand that could be used in accordance with the method of the invention illustrated in FIG. 4. Referring now to the drawings, wherein the showings are for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the invention only, and not for purposes of limiting the invention, the FIGURES show a document 10 in a format for facilitating back channel indication of a reader's preferences or dislikes concerning the document to a publisher, so that future editions can be more particularly customized for the subscriber. The invention thus provides an interactive media document which allows essentially a continuous updating of subject matter or form for a fine-grain profile of a reader/subscriber, particularly useful for print media documents. With particular reference to FIG. 1, the document 10 is illustrated as a newspaper, including assorted content items 12, 14, 16 with associated tokens 18, 20, 22, 24. The tokens are preferably dataglyphs which allow preselected identifying data that can be encoded in a condensed form on a printed page in a reasonably aesthetic way. Although a plurality of tokens are shown, merely one token per page may be able to communicate all the necessary information. Keeping in mind that a newspaper is traditionally a one-directional media, i.e., it is read and discarded, the subject invention enables a narrow channel of return communication via the tokens. Token 18 is illustrated to comprise an identification of the subscriber of the document and the edition. Tokens 20, 22, 24 are associated with the articles 12, 14, 16, respectively. The reader can thus mark an article associated with or adjacent to the token in a manner which can be appreciated upon return to the publisher as expressing a reaction to the article. For example, token 18 would identify that the particular document was intended for an individual subscriber, and would identify the edition that the subscriber was reading. If the subscriber was particularly interested in the subject matter of the article 16, so that in a subsequent edition he would like addition or amplification of the news content of the article, the article itself or some marking box associated with this token 24 could be marked in a manner, such as a check mark, which could be read by a scanner to indicate that in the next edition of the newspaper, that subject matter should be expanded. Alternatively, if the subject matter of article 14 was a subject for which the reader has no interest, and would like to be deleted from future editions, the article or box can be marked with a different indicia, an �X�, so that the publisher would appreciate to delete such subject matter in the next editions. Providing a system where a reader can directly mark on the paper they are reading facilitates a wide variety of different indicia and tokens that can be implemented to communicate between the reader and the publisher. For example, several tokens could be associated with a particular article, merely comprising an abstract, wherein a check on the �full article� box would indicate that in the next edition a full text from the abstract would be provided. Alternatively, a token box would indicate a �loved� next to a movie in the paper's review section to include a vote in a readers' opinion poll. Many other forms of comments or responses are considered to be within the scope of the type of redaction a reader could exercise while reviewing the document 10. With particular reference to FIG. 2, a method for implementing the subject invention is illustrated. The first step of generating the document is, of course, generating content for publication. The content could comprise a plurality of articles of news or features typically printed in a newspaper or magazine and stored in an article storage 30. A profile storage 32 holds a plurality of individual subscriber profiles which are indicative of article subject matter and subscriber features preferred by the individual subscriber. Both of the content storage 30 and the profile storage 32 are, of course, intended to be continually revised and updated. It should be kept in mind that the profile does not exactly specify what content is to be selected from the article storage, but rather is merely an indication of preferences and dislikes which, when compared with available content by the selector 34, essentially provides a profile guided formatting of a data stream which will ultimately comprise the document format. Specifically, the profile may merely comprise a probability or preference value which can prioritize all of the available content into a preferential order of composition as the ultimate content in the document format. The selector 34 receives the subscriber profile and selects the subscriber features and a portion of the plurality of articles from the article storage 30 in response to the particular subscriber profile. The selector communicates a list of the articles, comprising references, features, services and programs to the token generator 36, which determines which of these items is to be associated with the token in the document format. As noted above, the tokens preferably comprise dataglyphs which necessarily identify the identity of the document, including its edition, the subscriber and the particular items with which the tokens are associated. The document content selector 34 is also directly communicated to the combiner, encoder layout engine 38, which combines the subscriber features and selected portion of the content into a document format including the embedded tokens disposed for indication of the subscriber redactions. The format will thus coincide and be printed by printer 40 in a form such as illustrated in FIG. 1. The printed document 42 is thus read and redacted at step 44. If the reader determines that no responses are desired upon finishing the reading, the document can merely be discarded. Alternatively, if communication is desired with the publisher then the document can be disposed into a recycling bin and provided to a scanner 46 which will recognize the dataglyphs to identify the document, the edition, the subscriber and those redactions placed on the document by the reader. The scanning information is communicated to a segmenter, token decoder 48, which determines the dataglyphs and redactions and translates them into a form which can be communicated as meaningful information to a publisher including an update of the subscriber's profile 50 for adjusting the subscriber's profile in the profile storage 32. The method facilitates back channel interaction from the reader for contemporaneous upgrading of the reader's profile in response to a review of the document content. It is intended that the form of communication must be as easy and convenient as possible for the reader and may simply comprise pen markings on the document in preselected manners, preferably cited in the document itself. In actual implementation, the system comprises a printing operation at a popular location, such as a commuter station, where both the printer 40 and recycling bin 46 can be conveniently located. The printing operation itself is not envisioned to take very long, since the document is intended to be customized for efficiency in terms of relative subject matter for each individual subscriber. To this point, the invention has been referred to as a newspaper and in terms of content being produced by a mass media publication. The invention has equal merit within an organization where the publication is more of a newsletter than a newspaper. In this context, the delivery would most likely be via mail boxes and the content would be more specific to that organization. As an example, a customized newsletter may contain content such as updates from information services, internal distribution lists, or menus from the cafeteria. In this context even more personalized data might be presented. An employee who had not turned in their W2 tax form might get a reminder at the end of the newsletter and this reminder would continue to appear in future issues until the form is submitted. From a technical standpoint, this idea does not require any complex innovations for the document itself. Very little data needs to be encoded on each page, i.e., the user I.D., the edition number, page number and some information about the geometry and resulting action of the feedback areas. This can likely be represented in a few hundred bytes, well within the capacity of dataglyph regions with an area of three or four square inches. Both the decoding of the glyphs and recognition of marks on paper have been included in existing Xerox� products and do not represent a hurdle. A printing/scanning/ decoding system could be bolted onto an existing customized media application to create a workable system. With particular reference to FIG. 3 an alternative embodiment 10 of a more user instructive document is shown in which several articles 52, 54, 56, 58 are each associated with appropriate tokens 60, 62, 64, 66, respectively, but also are each provided with dedicated questionnaire boxes prompting specific responses from the user (as noted above, one token per page could accomplish the same purposes as the plurality shown). More specifically, with regard to the article 52, the user has selected the �more� box 68 with a check mark so that the subject matter of article 52 will be identified as a subject matter for this particular user's profile for which more information can be provided in the next published edition. Similarly, with regard to box 58, the user indicated that he/she wants more detailed information concerning weather reports. With regard to document portion 56, concerning �IRS Penalties�, the user indicated that �less� information is desired. Lastly, with respect to article 54 relating to real estate, the �x� through the whole article with a pen mark indicates that the entire subject matter of this document portion, e.g., real estate, can be deleted from the next edition and the user's profile will put a lowest priority on any reports for this subject matter. With particular reference to FIG. 4, another alternative embodiment is shown in which a document generation is identical to the embodiment of FIG. 2, (like numerals identify like steps) but in this embodiment rather than employing a scanner 46 for scanning the redacted document, the user employs a smart wand (FIG. 5) for identifying desired changes in the document, at the same time as when reading the document itself. More particularly, FIG. 5 shows a smart wand 70 having control switches 72, 74, 76. The wand 70 is capable of reading and storing dataglyph information 20, 22, 24 and so when reading a particular article, the switches in the wand 72, 74, 76 can be used to either indicate if the subject matter of the article should either be deleted, lessened, or expanded in the next published edition. A light 78 or other indicator (e.g., sound) will confirm the complete reading of a token by the wand. As seen in the flow-chart of FIG. 4, at step 80, the user while reading the document can position the wand over an associated token to a particular article, wait for token identification confirmation and then control the wand to indicate preferences by operating the control switches 72, 74, 76. At step 82, the data stored in the wand indicating the user's desired changes to the document can be downloaded over a network to a system. Conventional downloading schemes are known, such as an infrared reading link, or perhaps a docking system for the pen for direct link communication to a control system. After the system has received the downloaded information, the user's profile is updated, step 50, and stored as a guide in the generation of the next published document. A feature of the embodiment of FIG. 4 is that it is not necessarily limited to easily scanned documents and can be used with any types of display since the redacted document itself is not necessary for scanning identification of the information representative of desired changes to the documents. Reading wands can simply scan many things (e.g., cereal boxes, wall posters, etc.) that are not practical to put into an ordinary scanner. Since the information is stored in the reading device 70, the particular form or subsequent use of the document becomes irrelevant to the updating of the user profile. To this end, alternative means for identifying and recording user information representative of desired changes, particularly for electronic display information, could comprise touch screens, light pens or the like for electronic displays, but it is the intention of the invention to be primarily directed to what appears to remain most users' preference for paper published formats. The invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment. Obviously modifications and alterations will occur to others upon the reading and understanding of the specification. It is our intention to include all such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope or the appended claims or the equivalents thereof. Patent Citations
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'Fast Money' Recap: More Market Downside Ahead?
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The S&P 500 dropped 1.25% and the Nasdaq fell 2.60% on Friday.
On CNBC's "Fast Money" TV show, Guy Adami, managing director of stockmonster.com, said the S&P 500 had a reversal day, which could signal that more downside is ahead. However, he argued that investors have seen similar price action so far this year that has resulted in new highs for the index.
Steve Grasso, director of institutional sales at Stuart Frankel, also questioned if the market was faking out investors and would soon make new highs. He suggested investors wait to buy stocks until the S&P 500 breaks above 1,900.
Tim Seymour, managing partner of Triogem Asset Management, pointed out the Nasdaq broke below its 100-day moving average for the first time since June. He added that pullbacks are okay and that value stocks still appear attractive.
Brian Kelly, founder of Brian Kelly Capital, took profits in a number of stocks, including Microsoft (MSFT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and Consol Energy (CNX) while booking a loss in Facebook (FB). Grasso said value technology stocks are acting as a "shelter" for investors. He added that people are also buying energy stocks. Kelly suggested that investors could short-sell financial stocks via the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF). Grasso was a buyer of KB Home (KBH), which has solid growth out of Texas and California. Adami said PayChex (PAYX) should do well if the broader market doesn't continue to pull back. Seymour said he likes SolarCity (SCTY) near $55. He was a seller of gold. Kara Swisher, co-executive editor at Re/Code, was a guest on the show. She said the anonymous services business -- like SnapChat and Secret -- is growing rather quickly, especially among the younger generation.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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An nice conversation, & if it clicks, maybe one Kiss..
My idea of a first date would be to go for a ride on my Harley and grab a bite to eat and share some laughs, and get to know each other in a fun and comfortable setting, and if the chemistry is there plan another date.
spending a quiet evening together sharing the night .whether it be at a beach or on the back of a bike both are very nice
Going to the beach with nothing planned and have fun.
Just meet for coffee and see where that goes
First date would be some kind of races, maybe a rock concert, bike night
My first date idea is to go out for a nice dinner maybe a movie and a midnight bear ass swim
It would be nice to meet a small home town resturant have dinner & get to known each other. Then decide on a walk in the park or maybe go to a movie.
The recession date! Triple B's: Eat at Burger King, take the bus & play bingo. Maybe we could go window shopping afterwards or huddle around a cigarette for warmth (I don't smoke, so maybe someone else's cigarette).
I'm shy at first so probably a couple of drinks or group situation
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SunTrust Beats, But Mortgage Origination Revenue Declines (Update 1)
SunTrust said that its Tier 1 common equity ratio increased to 10.0% as of Dec. 31, from 9.82% the previous quarter.
The company's total loans held for investment declined to $121.470 billion as of Dec. 31, from $121.817 billion the previous quarter, and $122.495 billion the previous year, as the company continued to wind-down its commercial real estate and construction loans, with the sequential decline also reflecting "sales of government guaranteed mortgage and student loans." However, coveted commercial and industrial balances grew 3% sequentially and 9% year-over-year, to $54.048 billion, as of Dec. 31.
SunTrust's shares closed at $29.57 Thursday, trading for 1.1 times their reported Dec. 31 tangible book value of $25.98, and for 11 times the consensus 2013 EPS estimate of $2.69. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $2.97.
Jefferies analyst Ken Usdin said in a note that SunTrust's fourth-quarter "expenses looked particularly good as the ramp to '13 estimates now looks less steep," leading him to stick with his 2013 EPS estimate of $2.70 and his 2014 EPS estimate of $2.85.
Usdin continues to rate SunTrust a "Hold," with a $32 price target, but said that "At 10x '14 earnings, we believe STI offers investors good relative value and one of the few stories where mid-single digit EPS growth is possible in '14." Stifel Nicolaus analyst Christopher Mutascio also rates SunTrust a "Hold," and said the company's "mortgage origination income came in at $241 million during the quarter, versus our $292 million estimate, and was down from core mortgage origination income of $307 million in 3Q12 (which excludes the company's large repurchase reserve build last quarter)." "The miss on mortgage banking origination income comes despite the fact the company's provision for loan repurchases was just $12 million in the quarter," Mutascio said, adding that the putback provision "seems low given what other banks have been recording this quarter." Interested in more on SunTrust? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock.-- Written by Philip van Doorn in Jupiter, Fla. >Contact by Email. Follow @PhilipvanDoorn
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Industry Veteran Hired to Handle Public Affairs for Earth Biofuels, Inc.
DALLAS -- Earth Biofuels, Inc. (OTCBB:EBOF) today announced Thomas P. Foltz has joined the company as vice president of public affairs. In this post, Foltz will communicate and lobby for Earth Biofuels' mission of making quality renewable fuels widely available throughout the country and will act as a spokesperson for the company."The addition of Tommy Foltz is a tremendous win for Earth Biofuels," said Dennis McLaughlin, chairman and CEO. "He is a long-time, determined advocate of clean fuels who has participated at every level of the industry, from policy to sales to building and running a biodiesel company. His expertise makes Earth a stronger company."
Foltz brings a wealth of experience in the energy industry from his work in Washington, DC, Texas and the mid-South. He has developed energy and environmental technology markets as co-Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Clean Cities program, as an independent contractor, and as founder and president of a 3 million gallon per year biodiesel production facility. The bulk of his work has been in the biodiesel and LNG industries, though he has also worked within the ethanol industry.
He has been an informal adviser to the campaign of Arkansas Governor Elect Mike Beebe, Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Richard Bell and the Arkansas Legislature on biofuel policy. He has testified before the Texas and Arkansas legislatures; and led two initiatives that have received Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition Achievement Awards.
"I am passionate about this industry. For the past 14 years, I have been focused on improving our nation's energy security, environment and economy through development of the domestic energy industry," said Foltz. "These are exactly the priorities of Earth Biofuels and that's why I'm here."
Previously, Foltz was president and founder of Patriot Biofuels, Inc., where he led the distribution of more than 1 million gallons of biodiesel during the first five months of the company's existence.
Prior to Patriot Biofuels, Foltz held positions at Foltz Company, Blue Energy & Technologies and Clean Fuels Strategies, Inc., where he provided policy development, grant writing and market development strategy in the clean fuels industry.
He served at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1993 - 1997, and has served on the Texas Clean Air Working Group, Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition, and Central Arkansas Clean Air Task Force. He currently serves on the Technical Advisory Committee for the Arkansas Bioenergy Policy Council. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and currently resides in Little Rock with his wife and six year-old twin boys.
About Earth Biofuels
Earth Biofuels produces and distributes biodiesel fuel through the company's network of wholesale and retail outlets. The fuel is sold under Willie Nelson's brand name, "BioWillie([R])." Earth Biofuels also produces and markets liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Company is focused on meeting the growing demand for alternative and renewable fuels in the domestic market. The Company's Web site is www.earthbiofuels.com.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In this context, forward-looking statements may address the Company's expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "will," and other terms with similar meaning. These forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can provide no assurances that these assumptions will prove to be correct. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, important factors that, among others, could cause or result in actual results and experience to differ materially from the Company's anticipated results, projections, or other expectations are disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements, risks, and uncertainties, and by reference to the underlying assumptions.
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