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Systems and methodologies that facilitate hosting of a domain name and access of users to the Internet, by using a well defined protocol to interact with a plurality of Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) providers, via employing; a purchasing component and a status verifying component. Once a user has selected a domain name, the purchasing component can automatically query the provider(s) for terms of the service plan to host such domain name associated with dynamic IP addresses. The status verifying component can verify the IP address of the end user machine and supply it to the DDNS, to manage in-bound traffic to the user's domain name.
1. A system that facilitates a user interaction with a Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) provider comprising:
a standardized message schema exchanged between the DDNS provider and a machine of the user that provides the user with a uniform presentation of plans when interacting with a plurality of DDNS providers, the schema comprising:
a purchasing component that characterizes a service agreement of the DDNS provider; and
a status verifying component that facilitates detection of a change in IP address associated with the machine of the user, and provides an update of the change to the DDNS provider, the status verifying component further provides verification of the update.
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10. A method of facilitating selection of a DDNS provider to host a domain name for a user comprising:
automatically querying a DDNS provider for terms of a service agreement via a purchasing component of a standardized message schema that is exchanged between the DDNS provider and a user machine;
verifying a status of an IP address of the user machine via a status verifying component of the standardized message schema; and
displaying terms of the service agreement to the user in a uniform format.
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21. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure comprising:
a computer executable component that characterizes a service agreement of a DDNS provider, as part of a standardized message schema exchanged between the DDNS provider and a computer of an end user to host a domain name;
a further computer executable component being part of the standardized message schema, the further computer executable component verifies a dynamic IP address associated with a computer of the end user, to manage inbound traffic to a domain name of the end user; and
a received response by the computer is displayed to an end user via a uniform presentation, wherein the user enjoys a similar experience regardless of the DDNS provider the user interacts with.
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29. A system that facilitates hosting a domain name by a DDNS provider comprising;
means for automatically characterizing a service agreement between a DDNS provider and an end user computer;
means for verifying a status of an IP address associated with the end user computer; and
graphic interface means for providing a uniform experience regardless of which DNS provider the user selects to interact with.
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The subject invention relates generally to purchase, set up and configuration of Dynamic Domain Name Services (DDNS) for networks and servers, and more particularly to systems and methods that facilitate purchase, remote configuration and maintenance of DDNS providers that host a domain name, via a structured messaging format and protocol.
Increasing advances in computer technology (e.g., microprocessor speed, memory capacity, data transfer bandwidth, software functionality, and the like) have generally contributed to increased computer application in various industries. Ever more powerful server systems, which are often configured as an array of servers, are often provided to service requests originating from external sources such as the World Wide Web, for example.
At the same time, the rapid growth of the Internet and Internet based applications has created a multitude of benefits for businesses, such as ease of marketing and sales to clients. In such environments, the Domain Name Service (DNS) allows potential clients to key a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or domain name into the address line of their browser and access a corresponding server/computer of the business.
In general, a Domain Name Service (DNS) includes distributed set of servers primarily used by internet applications to lookup the network address of a given internet server. For example, an internet application that requires looking up a server name initially can send a DNS query to a local Domain Name server (LDNS), which may be located at the same site. The LDNS can also maintain a cache of resource records, for example, mappings between server names and IP addresses. To facilitate mnemonic identification of destination computer systems, a Domain Name Service (DNS) can typically translate a unique textual name for a destination computer system into the IP address for that computer. The textual name is called a �fully qualified domain name.�
As such, the basic function of DNS is to provide a distributed database that maps between human-readable host names and IP addresses. The DNS name space can be hierarchically organized so that sub domains can be locally administered. The root of the hierarchy can be centrally administered and served from a collection of root servers. In addition, sub domains can be delegated to other servers that are authoritative for their portion of the name space, and such process can be repeated recursively.
A Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) serves a similar purpose to DNS, in that it maps Internet domain names to IP addresses. Yet, unlike DNS that only works with static IP addresses, DDNS works with dynamic IP addresses, such as those assigned by an ISP or other Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
For example, DDNS is typically popular with home networkers who in general receive dynamic, frequently changing IP addresses from their service provider. Also, if a user connects to the Internet via DSL, cable modem, or any other method whereby the IP address might change periodically, and the user runs some type of internet service (ftp, chat, or webserver) via such connection, then a DDNS can be employed. As such DDNS can allow machines with IP addresses that change to have permanent domain names on the Internet. Compared to ordinary DNS, DDNS may require additional host software, as well as maintaining additional potential failure points on the network, and the like. Overall, DDNS allows machines with IP addresses that change to have permanent addresses or domain names on the Internet.
An example of a domain name can be �www.Microsoft.com�, wherein, �www� indicates World-Wide Web, �Microsoft� indicates an example of a company name, .com indicates commercial (as opposed to .gov for government entities, .edu for education entities, .org for non-profit organizations, and the like). Likewise, progressing from right to left, the host name can be structured from general to very specific. For example, �com� can typically be referred to as a top-level domain name, �Microsoft� is sometimes referred to as a second-level domain name, and �www� can designate the server that handles Internet requests, and is sometimes referred to as the host name. This structure allows reuse of names within different hierarchies.
Likewise, an example of a URL is �http://www.Microsoft.com/1.gif�, where the �http://� indicates the type of protocol and the last field, �1.gif�, indicates a file name, but may also be a Web page, executable application, or other computer readable or executable file located at the URL that the user wishes to access.
When the user enters the URL into a browser, the browser can make a determination as to whether it knows the corresponding IP (Internet Protocol) address. For example, a corresponding IP address for �Microsoft.com� may be 184.108.40.206. The browser knows the corresponding IP address if that host name has been visited recently and the address is still in a short-term host name address table in the browser.
At the same time, generally, required steps for an internet presence includes purchasing a domain name and configuration of the DNS or DDNS services and the like. Such numerous steps can typically include cumbersome procedures, such as manual configuration, which can be susceptible to errors. In addition, some users (e.g., small business owners) may be unfamiliar with such procedures and may require expert help that can be time consuming and increase users' set up costs.
For example, before a small business can initiate a presence electronically on the Internet and the World Wide Web, such a business is often required to purchase a domain name from a Domain Name Registrar and then host the corresponding DNS information with a DNS (or a DDNS) provider. To do so, a representative of the small business can be required to initiate communication (e.g., via telephone, fax, mail and the like) with a representative of the DNS provider in order to establish an account therewith. During such communication, the DNS representative is provided with general information (e.g., name, address, business type and the like) and a form of payment (e.g., a credit card number). In return, the DNS provider can supply the user with a username and password that can be employed to authenticate the user and authorize presence of the domain name on the Internet. Hence, the different presentation of the plan options offered by the various DNS providers can be confusing to a user and require cumbersome registration steps.
Moreover, each provider of DNS hosting service can require loading and implementing specialized proprietary software/procedures that can further complicate matters, and impede a user's ability to accurately compare plans offered by DNS providers. Such disparate configuration tools can thwart users from employing opportunities provided by the Internet to their full potentials. For example, the DNS provider can send, via a postal or other delivery service, proprietary software (e.g., configuration software) that may need to be installed on a computer system prior to hosting the domain name by the DNS provider. Any such associated software and/or hardware must be correctly installed on the computer system, in order for the user of small business to enjoy benefits of a domain name and thereby presence on the Internet. Thus, such a user is generally required to wait until such software and hardware is received. Thereafter, the user must correctly install the associated software and/or hardware at the computer system to enable Internet presence.
If correctly installed, a user can configure inbound traffic, and interact with the DNS provider. In order to support secure web traffic, the user must also obtain proper certificate provisions via third parties for the domain name of the user. Obtaining such certificate can further add to the complexities of establishing presence on the Internet.
Thus and as explained above, users wishing to enjoy presence of their domain names on the Internet can typically be subjected to: non-uniform presentations in a multi vendor environment, cumbersome contacting requirements, waiting periods for appropriate access software and/or hardware to be delivered or installed.
Therefore, there is a need to overcome the aforementioned exemplary deficiencies associated with conventional systems and devices.
The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of one or more aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the invention, nor to delineate the scope of the subject invention. Rather, the sole purpose of this summary is to present some concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented hereinafter.
The subject invention provides for systems and methods that facilitate hosting of a domain name and presence of users on the Internet, by using a schema that operates between an end user machine and a plurality of Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) providers, wherein the schema employs; a purchasing component and a status verifying component. The purchasing component can further include various sub components that characterize the DDNS providers' offered term of sale for service agreement of hosting the domain name, such as; billing, plan selection, renewal, promotional calls, and the like. Likewise, the status verifying component can facilitate verification of status for the IP address of an end user machine during its on going change, and supplying the updated IP address to the DDNS provider, to resolve the domain name to the new IP address. Accordingly, there typically exists no fixed mapping to an IP address, and such address can change dynamically.
In accordance with an aspect of the subject invention, a plurality of third party DDNS providers can register and receive a standardized set of messages for hosting a domain name(s) obtained by a user. Such standard messages can provide a user with a uniform presentation of various plans offered by the plurality of the DDNS providers, wherein the user can then select a desired plan therefrom for hosting the domain name. The standardized messages can be for example in a form of XML (Extensible Markup Language).
The invention thus facilitates initial server configurations (e.g., presence of small businesses on the Internet), and on-going maintenance, wherein employing multi vendor components are simplified by using a unified and common message structure. The unified and common message structure can be used by a plurality of end user networked devices, such as stand alone routers, window servers, and the like, when interacting with third party DDNS providers. Such can further simplify configurations, for example during installation of operating systems.
According to a methodology of the subject invention, once a user has selected a domain name, the purchasing component can automatically query the DDNS provider(s) for terms of the service plan to host such domain name. The terms can include; duration for hosting the domain name, additional optional services such as back mail and/or smart host relaying, price, terms of payments and the like. Subsequently, a response to such query can be received by the end user machine. A billing query can automatically then be prepared and submitted to the DDNS provider(s). Next, the DDNS provider(s) can provide a billing response that outlines the service agreement terms for hosting such domain name. The received response can then be displayed to a user, via a uniform presentation such that a user enjoys a similar experience, regardless of which DDNS provider the user interacts with. Next, the user can elect a desired plan to initiate internet presence.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, comprises the features hereinafter fully described. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative aspects of the invention. However, these aspects are indicative of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention may be employed. Other aspects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
Appendix A presented infra provides one particular exemplary set of schema in accordance with an aspect of the subject invention�this appendix is to be considered part of this specification describing the invention.
The subject invention is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the subject invention. It may be evident, however, that the subject invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the subject invention.
As used in this application, the terms �component,� �handler,� �model,� �system,� and the like are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component can be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a server and the server can be a component. One or more components may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers. Also, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. The components can communicate via local and/or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or more data packets (e.g., data from one component interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system, and/or across a network such as the Internet with other systems via the signal).
The subject invention provides for a standardized messaging schema that facilitates hosting of a domain name, and presence of a user with changing IP addresses on the Internet, by using a well defined protocol to interact with a plurality of Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) providers, via employing; a purchasing component and a status verifying component. Such a messaging schema can further provide for a uniform presentation of various hosting plans offered by a plurality of Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) providers, and thus a user can enjoys a similar experience, regardless of which DDNS provider the user interacts with.
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The end user machine 110 can be assigned a changing IP address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) 118 at various periods. For example, at time t1 the IP address for the end user 110 can be IP1, and at time tn (n being an integer) the ISP can assign another address IPm (where m is an integer) to the end user machine 110. The end user machine can be a personal computer, server, workstations, personal digital assistant, and the like. In addition, the end user machine 110 can also be an Internet Connection Sharing Device (ICSD) that facilitates sharing a connection from a local area network 114 to the Internet supplied by the ISP 118. Accordingly, the end user machine 110 can be a computer executing a process that facilitates time-sharing of the Internet connection, for example. The internet connection supplied by the ISP can be, for example, a modem connection, a DSL connection and/or a wireless connection. In addition, the local network 114 can be, for example, an Ethernet LAN, a token ring LAN, or other LAN. Although the invention is primarily described within the context of an end user machine 110 that communicates with a Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) provider 120, it is to be appreciated that the network 114 can also include a Wide Area Network (WAN). Moreover, the network 114 can include hardwired and/or optical and/or wireless connection paths. The connection 112 can be shared among a plurality of devices connected to the network 114. Such devices can include, personal computers, workstations, televisions and telephones, for example. Sharing of the connection 112 facilitates reducing the cost of one or more of the LAN devices, and can reduce the complexity of managing the network 114 and optimizes the throughput of the connection 112.
The DDNS provider 120 can maintain a link of the domain name for the end user 110 to its changing IP address, such that each time the IP address provided by the ISP changes, then the status verifying component 104 detects this change and updates the DDNS database to reflect such change in the IP address. In general the DDNS provider 120 can provide access to a distributed Internet directory service (not shown), and supply translation between domain names specified by the user with the dynamic IP addresses, to control in bound traffic (e.g., Internet email delivery). Typically, if the dynamic IP address is not communicated to the DDNS 120, web sites cannot be located and email delivery stalls.
Once the DDNS 120 provider registers to receive the standardized messages of the subject invention, a user can select such provider to offer plans for hosting the domain name selected by the user and provide service to its dynamic IP address. Each plan can have a plurality of terms and conditions such as, duration, price and the like associated therewith. Moreover, the status verifying component 104 can contact the DDNS provider 120 each time the IP address provided by the ISP 118 changes, to update the DDNS database and reflect the change in the IP address. Thus, even though a domain name's IP address for the end user machine 110 can change often, requests from clients associated with the end user can still be forwarded to the designated domain name.
Similarly, vendor 240 can manage certificate authority and authenticating technologies such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption with the domain name web site to verify validity (e.g., the website is trusted). Such technologies can verify a web site via ensuring the website is associated with a valid (e.g., signed) web site certificate. Generally, the web site certificate can provide web site identification, such as the web site's publisher, and can be employed to match a web site publisher with the certificate. When a match is successful, the web client is typically provided access to the web site. Accordingly, a user enjoys a similar experience, regardless of which DDNS provider the user interacts with.
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An exemplary schema that can define an expression of shared vocabulary between the end user machine 408 and DDNS provider 410 is presented at the end of this document, as part of appendix A. Such exemplary schema can for example be in form of an Extensible Markup Language (XML) that can define and describe a class of XML documents using schema constructs of an XML schema language. These schema constructs can be used to constrain and document the meaning, usage, and relationships of data types, elements and their content, attributes and their values, entities, contents, and notations, as used in XML documents. Thus, in general any computer system that can access an XML schema can process XML documents in accordance with the XML schema. Furthermore, typically any computer system that can access an XML schema can compose or modify XML documents for use by other computer systems that can also access the XML schema. A schema can be utilized to define virtually any data type including logical, binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal, integer, floating-point, character, character string, user-defined data types, and combinations of these data types used to defined data structures. XML elements and attributes can be defined to represent data types that are defined by a schema.
The DDNS provider 505 can register and receive the standardized set of messages for hosting a domain name(s) obtained by a user. For example, at 514 the purchasing component of the standardized schema of the subject invention can query the DDNS provider(s), which are registered for receiving the standardized messages for a purchase query of the various plan offerings. Next, and at 515 a purchase query response identifying the various plans and terms of the service is communicated via the standardized set of messages of the subject invention back to the end user machine 502. Subsequently and at 516, a billing query is transferred to the DDNS provider 505. A response can then be prepared and sent back to the end user 502 machine regarding various billing requirements for hosting the domain name. The received response can then be displayed to a user, via a uniform presentation such that a user enjoys a similar experience, regardless of which DDNS provider the user interacts with. The user can then select a desired plan for purchase, with a purchase request/response pair 519(a) & 519(b) exchanged between the DDNS provider 505 and the end user machine(s) 502. Likewise, a similar sequence for updating an IP address can be instigated between the end user machines 502 and the DDNS provider, wherein the schema of the subject invention can periodically ping the DDNS 505 every time a new IP address is assigned by the ISP. As such, the DDNS provider 505 can resolve the domain name to the new IP address.
In general, the basic function of the DDNS provider 505 is to provide a distributed data base that maps among human readable host names, dynamic IP addresses, and mail routing information. Typically, any DNS name space can be hierarchically organized, so that sub-domains can be locally administered, wherein for any group of computers partaking of the DNS naming scheme there can be a single definitive list of DNS names. The group of computers included in such list is called a zone. A zone could be a top level national domain, a business and the like. Within a zone DNS service for subsidiary zones can be delegated along with a subsidiary domain, and the computer that maintains the master list for a zone is said to have authority for that zone, e.g., will be the primary name server for that zone, there will also be secondaries for that zone. For example, when a client searching for a business related to the end user of the subject invention enters a designated domain name (e.g., enduserbusiness.com), which is being hosted by the DNS provider, a local server associated with the client is queried for such name. If such server does not know about such domain name, it will then ask the root server. The root server can then refer such query to the �.com� server, which in turn refers to the enduserbusinnes.com, which responds with an address.
In such environments, if a user connects to the Internet via DSL, cable modem, or any other method whereby the IP address may change periodically, wherein the user is running some type of internet service (ftp, chat, or webserver) via such connection, then a DDNS can be employed. As such, DDNS can allow machines with IP addresses that change to have permanent domain names on the Internet.
While the exemplary method is illustrated and described herein as a series of blocks representative of various events and/or acts, the present invention is not limited by the illustrated ordering of such blocks. For instance, some acts or events may occur in different order and/or concurrently with other acts or events, apart from the ordering illustrated herein, in accordance with the invention. In addition, not all illustrated blocks, events or acts, may be required to implement a methodology in accordance with the present invention. Moreover, it will be appreciated that the exemplary method and other methods according to the invention may be implemented in association with the method illustrated and described herein, as well as in association with other systems and apparatus not illustrated or described.
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The system bus can be any of several types of bus structure including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of commercially available bus architectures. The system memory may include read only memory (ROM) 924 and random access memory (RAM) 925. A basic input/output system (BIOS), containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the computer 920, such as during start-up, is stored in ROM 924.
The computer 920 further includes a hard disk drive 927, a magnetic disk drive 928, e.g., to read from or write to a removable disk 929, and an optical disk drive 930, e.g., for reading from or writing to a CD-ROM disk 931 or to read from or write to other optical media. The hard disk drive 927, magnetic disk drive 928, and optical disk drive 930 are connected to the system bus 923 by a hard disk drive interface 932, a magnetic disk drive interface 933, and an optical drive interface 934, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executable instructions, etc. for the computer 920. Although the description of computer-readable media above refers to a hard disk, a removable magnetic disk and a CD, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of media which are readable by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, Bernoulli cartridges, and the like, can also be used in the exemplary operating environment, and further that any such media may contain computer-executable instructions for performing the methods of the subject invention.
A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 925, including an operating system 935, one or more application programs 936, other program modules 937, and program data 938. The operating system 935 in the illustrated computer can be substantially any commercially available operating system.
A user can enter commands and information into the computer 920 through a keyboard 940 and a pointing device, such as a mouse 942. Other input devices (not shown) can include a microphone, a joystick, a game pad, a satellite dish, a scanner, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 921 through a serial port interface 946 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, a game port, a universal serial bus (USB) or 1394 firewire. A monitor 947 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 923 via an interface, such as a video adapter 948. In addition to the monitor, computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers.
The computer 920 can operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 949. The remote computer 949 may be a workstation, a server computer, a router, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer 920, although only a memory storage device 950 is illustrated in
When employed in a LAN networking environment, the computer 920 can be connected to the local network 951 through a network interface or adapter 953. When utilized in a WAN networking environment, the computer 920 generally can include a modem 954, and/or is connected to a communications server on the LAN, and/or has other means for establishing communications over the wide area network 952, such as the Internet. The modem 954, which can be internal or external, can be connected to the system bus 923 via the serial port interface 946. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 920, or portions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory storage device. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers can be employed.
In accordance with the practices of persons skilled in the art of computer programming, the subject invention has been described with reference to acts and symbolic representations of operations that are performed by a computer, such as the computer 920, unless otherwise indicated. Such acts and operations are sometimes referred to as being computer-executed. It will be appreciated that the acts and symbolically represented operations include the manipulation by the processing unit 921 of electrical signals representing data bits which causes a resulting transformation or reduction of the electrical signal representation, and the maintenance of data bits at memory locations in the memory system (including the system memory 922, hard drive 927, floppy disks 928, and CD-ROM 931) to thereby reconfigure or otherwise alter the computer system's operation, as well as other processing of signals. The memory locations wherein such data bits are maintained are physical locations that have particular electrical, magnetic, or optical properties corresponding to the data bits.
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As such, a typical client 1020 can be a general purpose computer, such as a conventional personal computer having a central processing unit (CPU), system memory a modem or network card for connecting the personal computer to the Internet, and a display as well as other components such as a keyboard, mouse, and the like. Likewise a typical server 1040 can be university or corporate mainframe computers, or dedicated workstations, and the like.
A sample XML schema that provides an example for the various components according to the subject invention is provided infra, as part of appendix A, and this appendix is to be considered part of this specification describing the invention.
Moreover, although the invention has been shown and described with respect to certain illustrated aspects, it will be appreciated that equivalent alterations and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of this specification and the annexed drawings. In particular regard to the various functions performed by the above described components (assemblies, devices, circuits, systems, etc.), the terms (including a reference to a �means�) used to describe such components are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, to any component which performs the specified function of the described component (e.g., that is functionally equivalent), even though not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure, which performs the function in the herein illustrated exemplary aspects of the invention. In this regard, it will also be recognized that the invention includes a system as well as a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the acts and/or events of the various methods of the invention. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms �includes�, �including�, �has�, �having�, and variants thereof are used in either the detailed description or the claims, these terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term �comprising.�
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My daughter and I captured an unsuspecting praying mantis about a week ago. We took it to to school and to the preschool where I work.
Last night the mantis laid some eggs.
Does anyone know what I should do now?
We live in zone 5 so winter gets extemely cold so don't know if we can put bug and all back out. I know the female dies in the fall but read somewhere that they can lay many bunches of eggs and not just one. How long after eggs will the female die?
Any help is appreciated!
Please, let her go on the bush where you found her if possible. She will lay more eggs. The egg sacks attach to a branch and dry. Praying Mantis' are very territorial. They seem to stay on the same few bushes where they were born, and where there parents were born.
If you put her back, and put her egg sack there as well, you will be able to see thousands of tiny praying mantis babies hatch in the spring. you can watch them grow, and since they don't roam you can begin to identify the different individuals. My kids name ours. If you are lucky by the end of summer you will have 3-4 adults that made it...then more eggs and the next year...more praying mantis.
My kids and I are watching our 4th generation lay eggs now, and it's a great experience for kids.
For our children, one year we placed a praying mantis egg sac, branch and all, into a glass jar with panty hose wrapped around the top with a rubber band. We left it in the garage away from heat and light. Come Spring, we were sure to check it very regulary, several times a day. It was a wonderful site to see all those teeny tiny mantis babes one day crawling about in the jar! Again, its important to check the jar several times a day and as soon as our kids each got a good look, we took the critters out to the field for release. If they are not released quickly, they will begin to eat each other!
I have also found a praying mantis this week. I had purchased a couple egg pods out of Ontario. They had all hatched and we got to watch, the boys loved it. I believe it helps me in my garden with bug control. Anyway we had not seen any for months but just this week found one living on our trellis on the garage. Haven't seen any pods yet but I would like to know if I should bring it in because it would certainly not live in this climate(it gets very cold and lots of snow). And I have read that they do live for a year so by leaving it outside would be it would die earlier. Also if I find any pods do I do like foxbuild and do the glass jar thing? Or will it survive the cold winter and snow? I live in N.B. Canada Thanks for any suggestions!
I found 2 pods,they are on seperate branches of my Rose Of Sharon!
I had purchased a pod (in May of 2005)and watched hundreds of them emerge and a few mantis'lived out thier short life on my land...I even saw mother to be before she made her sacs(s?) (not sure if they make more then one)
They are wonderful little critters!
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I have an egg sac in my corkscrew willow bush near my deck. I have been watching the sac waiting for the babies to emerge. Is there anything I should do to provide them with food? I have heard about raw hamburger...?? Will they have enough to eat on my large bush? Also, when should they pop out? It is the last week of April and they are still not out.
Hello, last fall we had a visitor stay with us for a while. She left an egg sack for us, attached to the lid of her tank. We put it in the shed for the winter and recently brought it inside. I have 2 questions...at first the sack had a glisteny, whitish appearance, and now it is a bit brownish, is this normal? Also, I am concerned because she laid the egg sack upside down (on the lid) but we have kept it right (or wrong!) side up, was this a bad move? I appreciate any tips!
I would like to order some praying mantis eggs from the Costco website, but am concerned with the Calgary temps. Summer evening temps are rarely above 70F - we have the winds come off the mountains. Will a praying mantis survive here? Appreciate the help.
Hey Susan,
I too was interested in the praying mantis eggs from Costco for my Calgary garden. I did some research and talked to some professionals and here is the latest information that was sent to me. I hope it helps.
"This type of insect is not adapted to Calgary's year round climate. They will not sucessfully overwinter and you would need to be prepared to move the insects indoors in the winter and help them survive until the next summer. Place them in close proximity to areas where you have aphid problems  when they hatch from the egg sac they will need food immediately and will eat each other if food is not readily available  be prepared to lose a fair number to sibling competition and flying away.
Mantids will not have any effect on the mosquito population  mosquitoes do not form an important part of their diet and move too quickly to be captured.
In summary, the mantids are an annual environmentally friendly solution that provides some level of aphid control  whether the results justify the costs is difficult to say."
Still raising Praying mantis!
Gotta love those little critters!
Just wondering, if one would make a sac on a brick building. And In zone 4-5 do we have different Species of mantis' which behave differently.
I know it is said there are 2,000 different ones. Can different ones live here,if yes will they mate with the original ones that we are familiar with??
Curious question huh?
In response to Maybenextime, YES, praying mantises will lay eggs on brick, wood, trees, glass, stucco, metal, anything. We are lucky enough to have an ENORMOUS mantis population here, so we see the egg sacs all the time--probably at least a hundred every year. I currently have one in my kitchen waiting to hatch in a jar. I will put most of the babies back outside, but hope to retain about a half-dozen of them for the kitchen windows. We typically have big fruit fly problems in our kitchen due to lots of fresh produce and a compost bucket, but last year when a mantis accidentally found its way inside and staked out a home on our windowsill, the fruit fly problem went away completely.
I was unaware that the kids brought an egg sac into the house until it hatched this morning, in and on the dresser. We've gathered up about 60 of them, and I don't see anymore, but as messy as their room is this week, they could be anywhere. How important is it that I find all of them? Those are some tiny critters!!
How important is it that I find all of them?
Well, they don't sting, or bite, or come after you. Some might find enough to eat in a home and keep the place free of small insects. Some hatched on our windowsill a month ago and I'm sure some were not found and moved. No problems here......yet :)
I actually rescued a mama mantis who was trying to cross the street, once. She gave me the gift of her last egg pod shortly before dying.
While she was alive and happy (and very friendly, always wanting to ride my shoulder or my head, the frame of my glasses if she could talk me into it..) she went on several field trips to my son's school. He's autistic and physically/mentally retarded. The mantis would spend an hour in his classroom while the more mobile/aware kids would feed her little bits of raw meat off the tip of a bamboo skewer. She was very happy with walking all over my hand, my aunt's hand, and my son's arm.
So long as you can trust the child not to freak out, yeah.. I think mantids are very kind to humans. What scares them are the sort of things you'd expect. Shrieking, flailing people that they're riding on.. being picked up incorrectly, etc.
Oh, and to pick one up properly, hold your hand or a stick out in front of it and gently ease it on. Finger and thumb grasping for the thorax is a baaaaad idea. I found out the hard way when I forgot myself with a truly wild specimen.. they CAN reach to "bite" if gripped there. It does hurt, but doesn't bleed. Similar to a thorn's nick or a papercut, depending on where they get you, and it's entirely self-defensive. So long as they're handled properly, they don't see people as a threat. I've heard there are a great many varieties sold as novelty pets, even! :)
I have a praying mantis on my screen door of my patio. I have been watching it, and it is definitely starting to lay an egg sac! Can I relocate this praying mantis carefully to a bush or ivy? I want them to have a chance, but dont think that staying on the screen door will make it until spring! Any suggestions are welcome!


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The Austin area welcomed 65,500 new residents, created 26,300 new jobs, founded 1,120 new businesses and saw $722 million in venture capital investment in 2012, according to numbers compiled by AngelouEconomics. Unemployment sank to 5.3 percent, well below the 7.8 percent national average.
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Horrible staff, good hotel
Worst front desk staff (two different men) EVER encountered. Had to complain THREE times that our air conditioner wasn't working -- in horrible heat wave (June, 2003). Slept first night with window open to get some air (hot air). They finally acknowledged next day that it wasn't working. Maid said someone was coming to move us to another floor -- waited over an hour & ended up moving ourselves (3 of us, one elderly) without help. When I went down to ask the man at front desk why someone didn't come, the man shrugged his shoulders & turned his back on me. I asked him incredulously if he actually worked for the hotel & he said yes. Asked again why no one helped us, he finally turned around and said no one was available to move people after 2:30pm, but he didn't bother to let us know. New room had television that didn't work. Told new man at front desk - he shrugged & turned away also & didn't do anything about it (I was never rude to either man). Told manager the next day - first time I ever complained in 29 years of travelling to Europe. He said "Sorry," then looked past me to wait on people behind me. He didn't care (but did have the TV changed).
Horrible experience. Both were nice, big, charming rooms, though, with antique furniture, high ceilings, wide hallways (but small bathrooms).
Typical continental breakfast. Great location. Would have been a good experience if not for rude, uncaring staff and manager.
It is old
After reading the reviews, we were wondering to expect. We had stayed at the Pendini on our last trip and weren't satisfied there. This place wasn't much different. The place is old as expected but just about all the hotels in this city are so it is something you have to accept. I will say it is in a good location. The breakfast has much left to be desired so I would waive that if you can save a few bucks on your rate.
The staff was accommodating. The rooms were good sized and adequate, the bathrooms small for American standards. We stayed in November so there were no issues with it being too hot.
3rd time is the charm
The last three times I've been to Florence I have stayed here.
Christian, the manager, told me we always have a place for you. Angelo, the round one, at the desk, let me back in my room when I locked my self out naked in the middle of the night this past Christmas. The bell boy told me upon my return this past Christmas, welcome back to Florence, where it's safe and peaceful. The last three times I've stayed there I've stayed there three weeks each time. I spent the millenium there. I rate it excellent because of its location.
Everything is equidistant from where you are. It is like stepping out in the middle of Rodeo Drive evertime you walk out the door. Via Tournaboni is twenty steps away.The Santa Trinita bridge is right there, the Ponte Vecchio is around the corner. I don't go there to stay in my room. I go there to become part of Florence. If you want something plush walk across the piazza to Helvetia Bristol. The Porta Rossa is the second oldest hotel in all of Italy. When I return to Italy I will stay there again because it is part of me. Remember, I am a guest in their country. I look to find how I can fit in there. Not the opposite. I guess that's why Italians come up to me asking for directions. Better yet I can pick out a few words and show them where they want to go. I guess you could say I love Italy. This place is quirky old with character.
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Our double room was dingy, dusty, and loaded with problems. We were bitten by fleas the first night, and mosquitoes joined the fray the two remaining nights!! We could hardly fit into the shower and we are both average sized adults. The toilet made a loud obnoxious sound when flushed, and water leaked into the living area. The staff was not responsive to our complaints, and remained distant and aloof the entire visit. Management finally moved us to another room with a better bath.
I would not return, or recommend.
We stayed here in May 2003. We had requested a double room and a single room The rooms were old,dingy dirty....to the point there were rat droppings. Also, rooms were very small. The worst was the bathroom, extremely small, especially the shower, could hardly fit in. The staff was not very friendly, and the included bkfst was terrible. The only good thing about this hotel was the location. However, for the price, there are better alternatives
What a treasure!
We stayed in a beautiful 4 bed room in 1999. Hardwood floors, high ceilings w/ chandelier, large windows w/ white chiffon curtains, view of one of the small piazzas and neighboring window boxes w/ overflowing geraniums. Comfortable beds w/ elegant linens and wonderful bathe towels. Huge bathroom w/ vaulted ceilings and almost a surplus of space. Separate dressing area attached to bathroom. Such a wonderful room!!! Very affordable as well! Hotel in general oozes charm and is only minutes from the Piazza della Republica! It completes any trip to Firenze!
Charming Hotel
The Hotel was Charming. We had a nice room on the 2nd floor...nothing fancy but nice and clean and very quiet...the Staff was delightful and the dining room and reception areas were filled with old world charm. Very centrally located. It's not fancy but for the price you can't complain....and there was a nice little brakfast that we enjoyed every morning...I would love to go back.
Very Welcoming
Very welcoming for the footsore tourist. Central to the city, so no long walks at the end of the day just to get home. Plain rooms, competent no-nonsense staff. Modern plumbing...and a lobby to die for! My room had a bar fridge and a safe...the fridge is useful when you stock up at the market. The big central staircase might have been a source of noise, but surprisingly, the walls are so thick and heavy that I slept very well. Different rooms have different views and are different sizes...price is set by a central authority and are pretty much the same price. I was there in February, and I had my pick of rooms. And no line-ups at the museums either.
Always ask for a big room
I spent a week in this hotel few years ago. It is one of the oldest hotel of Italy. When we arrived, they gave us a room on the third floor. It was small and desappointing. We protest so they gave us another room. What a difference!It was a big one with high ceiling and wood on the floor. We thought that the price would be different but it was not the case. Otherwise this hotel is very central. The dinning room and the reception have a lot of atmosphere.
Character but tired
Old hotel full of character. Room was very basic and breakfasts also meagre.
Good atmosphere and central to main attractions
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Such is the case of LoJack, a company whose business uses a technology of remotely activated transponders that mark the position of a stolen vehicle so the police can track it right after being hijacked. Instead of using GPS, which requires a direct line of sight to the sky, it uses a radio frequency that can pick up signals through obstacles.
LoJack provides an useful tool that has helped the police to successfully recover cars, motorbikes and even a backhoe, but its not the only one. Many police departments in the USA have been adapting M2M to fight a wide range of crimes.
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Concert review: Eclectic and riotous evening by Toros Can
Published on Mar 30, 2014 8:34 AM
For an Islamic nation, Turkey has produced a surprising number of high level Western classical musicians. This may be attributed to its progressive, open-minded Euro-leaning culture over the decades and the pioneering work by German composer-pedagogue Paul Hindemith during the 1930s.
Just sticking to pianists, one might already know of Idil Biret, Fazil Say and Ozgur Aydin. Now meet Toros Can, a Yale graduate, who gave one of the most unusually eclectic piano recitals in memory here at the Alliance Francaise on Saturday. Revealing very catholic tastes, his two-hour recital traversed from traditional classical repertoire to the musical equivalent of pop art.
Beginning with Schubert's Sonata (D.485), the longer of two great sonatas in A minor, Can tapped into the Austrian's world of the Lieder (art song). Within its four movements, he freed a wellspring of melancholy and wistfulness, translated as darkly shaded chords and no little lyricism. By not playing repeats, he kept the narrative short-winded, and in the excitable final Rondo, the dramatics lifted the mood even if unspoken tragedy was the underlying tenor.
Like many American-trained musicians, Can spoke engagingly to a small but receptive audience. The second half, in his own words, was "when the fun begins". There were two fugal works, but neither by J.S.Bach. Karol Szymanowski's Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor was thick with lush dissonances, but the contrapuntal lines were handled with great clarity.
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Your verbiage and that boat just somehow do not mesh.
I thought you had already upgraded to a bigger boat? So how can this be?
My guess is that Still may have a new career ahead in the charter business.
I doubt that any self respecting Wombat would want all those other people around his boat anyway.
Is 'Cold Play' even popular in OZ?
Since the Wombat himself did not start this post I am having real problems believing the believability of this thread.
Nice boat though if you have a few million lying around doing nothing and want to spend a few million more going about the globe whichever direction.
Maybe the next record will be for the north-south, south-north circumnavigation. North and south are the 'new' east west when it comes to circumnavs.
I want a hull that can make a channel through land masses and icebergs (think passive heating). Then I will spend the real money I don't have.
Luxurious as this looks I would like to see some cannon ports on the side so I could easily deter any pirates in the Red Sea off Somalia and Yemen.
(scroll down to read the account of pirates taking a sailing cruising ship in the link below).
I think that some upgrades are in order.
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By Jane McManus | ESPNNewYork.com
Courtesy of Anheuser-Busch If New York can handle Fleet Week, it'll survive the Super Bowl's massive Bud Light Hotel on Pier 88.Each day from now until Feb. 2, ESPNNewYork.com will take you inside the challenge of staging the most unpredictable NFL title game ever. There are 23 days until the Super Bowl.
So much of the Super Bowl experience is exclusive -- parties and suites, impossible dinner reservations at the best restaurants. But at the Bud Light Hotel and surrounding events the week leading up to the Super Bowl, anywhere from 200 to 400 people will win their way in through promotions the company has planned.
"The amount of attention that the Super Bowl brings with it has enabled partners of the NFL and in some cases companies who aren't partners, to take advantage of all the exposure opportunities," NFL VP of events Frank Supovitz said. "What's been very interesting is that our partners have begun to do public events, not just private events."
The Bud Light Hotel will be a brand new cruise ship that docks on the West Side next to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. There will be more than 4,000 rooms in the hotel, most of which will go to corporate partners and some promotional winners. Bud Light will host a few events at the museum next door and build a concert venue in a parking lot that can hold 4,000 fans.
Too big indeed.
There was a recent story citing some community board resistance to this modern day Bateau Ivre. It may be worth noting that Fleet Week is held here, and in 2012 it brought 21 ships from around the world to New York. If Hell's Kitchen, which is apparently mistaking itself for a New York suburb, can handle Fleet Week, a four-day boat should be a walk in Riverside Park.
Bud Light has commandeered a hotel in Super Bowl cities for a few years, but wanted to do something special in New York. McCarthy said the company looked at hotels and concert spaces, but weren't able to find sites as close and as self-contained as they wanted.
"After last year we really wanted to see how we could make a mark in New York City," McCarthy said.
The company actually begin planning on the morning of last year's Super Bowl.
The cruise ship will dock on the Wednesday before the Super Bowl, as Bud Light plans concerts and parties for Thursday (The Roots and Run DMC), Friday (Imagine Dragons), Saturday (Foo Fighters) and a Fall Out Boy tailgate and Super Bowl-watching party for game day.
Those tickets aren't for sale. But they can be won during various promotions leading up to the game.
"There's more that's been made available to anybody who wants to go," Supovitz said. "The opportunity to engage with a customer or fan is just incredibly magnified at a time they are the most excited and passionate about what's going on around them."
The NFL has also put together Super Bowl Boulevard, the interpretation of the NFL fan experience for New York City. It will be on Broadway from the mid-30s to the mid-40s, and feature a 60-foot toboggan run. Tickets for that feature will be $5.
"The Super Bowl has always been an incredible game and that's the reason it exists, but it's also become an American cultural institution," Supovitz said.
And this year that American experience includes Norwegian Cruise Lines. After the Super Bowl leaves town, the Bud Light Hotel will turn back into a cruise ship -- and set out on a career of more conventional voyages.
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