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Pauline Frommer: The two worst developments in travel
The arrival of restaurant reservation brokers and air points no longer based on distance flown galls travel expert Pauline Frommer
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I'm mad as hell, and I don't want to vacation any more!
Scratch that! I still want to vacation.
But relaxing is going to be more difficult, thanks to a pair of ugly developments during the past six months that I think mar the travel experience.
Paying for restaurant reservations: You're heading to a new city and you've heard there's a great restaurant there you should try. A month before the trip, you dutifully make a long-distance call (or go online) to request a reservation. "Sorry," the answer comes, "we're fully committed."
That, in itself, is a maddening scenario. But what gets me to the boiling point is that the reservation may not have gone to another diner. It could have been snapped up by staff at one of the new apps that now sell reservations. (They have names like "Resy," "Killer Rezzy," "Shout" and "Zurvy.")
Some of these apps work with the restaurants in question, and cut them in on the transaction. But most simply tie up the lines at the restaurant, cornering all possible reservations in advance, so that they can resell them. Costs can go from $10 per reservation to a whopping $50, according to The New York Times.
I know I just included the names of these apps in this piece. I did so to prove that I'm not making this up. But now I'd like you to erase their smarmy, interfering handles from your memories. Because when diners use them, they're making life more difficult for the rest of us. And introducing a middle man where there really shouldn't be one.
Points no longer based on distance flown. Here's another case of changing long-held, if unspoken rules. Just in the past few months, both Delta and United announced they'd be changing how "award miles" are accrued.
Starting in 2015 (in January for Delta and in March for United), no longer will miles equate to, well, miles. Instead, award miles (or "points" or whatever you want to call them) will be tied to how much the consumer paid for the ticket.
Not only that, those with a lower status in the program will get fewer miles than business travellers who have achieved truly elite status. In United's program, an average member will apply a factor of five to the cost of the flight.
A $200 ticket would garner 1,000 points. But, if a "Super Elite" member purchased that same $200 ticket (unlikely, but work with me here), he'd get a whopping 2,200 award miles.
How does this compare with the old way of getting miles? It isn't great. In the tests I did on these two sites, using their calculators, I found that, on average, I (the average, nonelite user) would be getting half as many miles on my flights than before.
I always hear the argument that ratcheting up miles by actually flying is old-fashioned, that those in the know use credit cards to collect points. And that may be so (although a lot of those cards carry draconian penalties for late payments, which is why I've never gotten one).
But it still galls me that, this far into the game, the rules are being changed on us all.
Ok, enough complaining. Now it's time to start planning my next vacation.
Pauline Frommer is the creator of the Pauline Frommer's Travel Guides series.
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While Grooveshark does offer its employees a lot of opportunity to influence the product, what occurs is a virtual and literal shouting match of people declaring why their implementation is the best. What ends up occurring is whoever shouts the loudest, or whoever is allowed to shout the loudest, wins. What results is a very disorganized company structure and an inability to innovate fast enough to deal with lawsuits and fast-growing competitors. There is a perpetual sense of unease working for the company as Grooveshark has experienced not just one, but two major company-wide lay-offs (Mind you, the company is less than 80 persons). I had a fun time at this company, but I would not recommend it to anyone. The pay is below market value, the work life balance is poor, and the egos are real. If you are talented enough to get hired at Grooveshark, you are talented enough to get hired at some place else that does a better job at developing, nurturing and caring for its employees.
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This used to be our go to Chinese Restaurant but starting in the summer of 2014 the quality of the food really started to fall and got so bad we will never return. Add that to poor service, forgotten items when ordering take out and you have a terrible experience
Been here half a dozen times hoping it will get better because we live right down the street. My dish was so salty on the last trip that it was burning my mouth. I told our waitress and she explained that the cook had mixed up the salt and the sugar. I think I would have checked dishes that were...
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Hotel des Savoies, Lyon
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A control system for a personal mobility vehicle having a menu structure that can be ordered so that commonly used areas of the menu are grouped together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure.
1. A personal mobility vehicle control system having a menu structure that is customizable so that commonly used portions of the menu structure can be grouped together, avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of the menu structure.
2. A display for an electronic control system for a personal mobility vehicle, the display having a customized menu structure having one or more menu selection items that are unique to a particular user of the personal mobility vehicle.
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a) providing a personal mobility vehicle having a display for displaying a menu structure, an input device, and a controller for controlling operation of the vehicle in accordance with input from the user via the input device; and
b) creating a menu structure to be displayed on the display, wherein the menu structure includes one or more menu selection items associated with the one or more operation preferences of the user, the controller controlling the operation of the vehicle according to the menu selection items selected by the user via the input device.
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assigning an action message to the menu selection item; and
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This invention relates in general to motor vehicles and, more particularly, to control systems for motorized vehicles.
Electronic control systems for personal mobility vehicles, such as power wheelchairs, scooters, and the like, are well known. Such systems control the motion and behavior of the vehicle in response to command signals from a user (e.g., a wheelchair occupant or attendant). Generally, such systems control the function of drive wheels, which support the vehicle for movement on a supporting surface. In addition, various other functions are controlled by the control system, including the vehicle seat and light functions and accessory functions. These functions may also be controlled in response to command signals from the user.
Conventional electronic control systems require users to execute a very large number of sequential input commands by navigating through a menu structure. Many wheelchair occupants are not able execute complicated sequential input commands. Ease of use of the electronic control system, especially reducing the number of menu navigation command sequences required for activities of daily living, is a major issue in designing and applying an electronic control system to a wheelchair. Currently available electronic control systems generally do not facilitate ease of use because menu navigation is only possible by moving through a fixed menu structure.
What is needed is a control system that overcomes the foregoing deficiencies.
The present invention is directed toward a control system that has the ability to order its menu structure to group commonly used areas of the structure together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure.
The invention is also directed toward a display for an electronic control system for a personal mobility vehicle, wherein the display has a customized menu structure having one or more menu selection items that are unique to a particular user of the vehicle.
The invention is further directed toward a method for customizing a menu structure of an electronic control system for a personal mobility vehicle, wherein the menu structure is customized for a particular occupant of the vehicle, wherein the occupant has one or more vehicle operation preferences. The method comprises the step of providing a personal mobility vehicle having a display for displaying a menu structure and a controller for controlling the operation of the vehicle according to menu selection items selected by an input device. A menu structure is created, wherein the menu structure includes one or more menu selection items associated with the one or more operation preferences of the occupant.
The invention is also directed toward a method for customizing a control system menu structure for a personal mobility vehicle. The method comprises the steps of providing a menu selection item that is customized for the wheelchair user, assigning an action message to the menu selection item, and directing the action message to a target.
The invention is also directed toward a programmable menu structure for a personal mobility vehicle, wherein the menu has a structure with an ability to be rearranged according to preferences of a user.
The invention is also directed toward a display for an electronic control system for a personal mobility vehicle, wherein the display has one or more menu selection items that are labeled with customizable text, icons, or a combination thereof.
The invention is further directed toward a menu for a personal mobility vehicle control system, wherein the menu comprises menu items having functions programmably assigned to the menu items.
Various objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment, when read in light of the accompanying drawings.
Referring now to the drawings, there is illustrated in
The control system 10 is adapted to be custom-configured by a healthcare professional for a specific user to match the user's physical and cognitive skills, and may not contain all the aforementioned modules, but only those modules needed by that specific user. For example, if the intended user is a spinal chord injury paraplegic with normal arm and hand function and normal cognitive skills, the control system 10 might include only a hand control module 12, which may include a joystick and various switches, and a motor control module 14 to accept input signals from the hand control module 12, accept power from a battery pack 30, and output power to drive motors 28. These two modules 12, 14 may be connected by electrical cables 26 that carry command signals from the hand control module 12 to the motor control module 14 and carry electronic power to the various parts of the electrical system of the vehicle. The hand control module 12 could be physically positioned on the vehicle armrest, near the user's hand, and the motor control module 14 could be positioned underneath the seat (not shown) near the battery pack 30 and the motors 28 that drive the wheels 31.
As another example, a less physically capable user, such as a high level quadriplegic spinal chord injury user with no arm and hand function and only limited ability to move the head, but with normal cognitive skills and ability to suck and blow lightly into a plastic tube, might have a specialty input control module 24, a display module 32, a motor control module 14, and a power seat control module 16. The specialty input control module 24 may include a variety of input ports to accept signals from switches, proportional devices, and/or pneumatic input devices (none of which are shown). A pneumatic input device converts sequences of slight changes in air pressure (commonly called "sips" or "puffs") created by the user on a plastic tube (not shown) into commands to control the vehicle and/or movement of the power seat system 34. The power-seat control module 16 is used to control the position of the user's seat system 34, for example, by changing the seat height, the angle of the backrest, the seat tilt angle, and the position of the legrests (none of which are shown). The display module 32 gives the user visual feedback regarding the state of the control system 10, the state of charge of the battery pack 30, the position of the power seat system 34, and/or other information of interest to the user.
The electronic control system 10 may include a programmable digital microprocessor 36 and a memory 38 with imbedded software to programmably control the operation of the vehicle. Various modules of the system 10 may communicate with each other over a digital communications bus 40. The system communications bus 40 may also provide power to the various modules.
When the vehicle is initially set up for a given user, a programming module 42 may be connected to the system 10 to allow a technician to configure the software appropriately for that user, or to monitor the system 10 in use. Programming may include telling the system 10 what modules are connected (unless the system 10 is able to automatically detect the modules) and setting various parameters, such as the maximum speed or acceleration rate that would be appropriate for the specific user.
The various modules used to structure the control system 10 for the specific user may include input devices, input modules, visual feedback or display modules, motor control modules, power seat control modules, light control modules, environmental control modules, and programming modules.
Input devices may be in the form of switched inputs or analog inputs. Input devices are normally connected to input modules, which translate the signals from the input device to the control system 10 digital communications bus 40. Switched inputs are on/off switches physically arranged in design to allow access by a disabled person with limited body function. Arrangements of one or more switches can be used to control movements of the vehicle and accessory functions, and can be placed on trays, on headrests, or other places (none of which are shown) reachable by disabled people. Switch closures by the user are interpreted into control commands by the system 10 based on the programming of the software and the operation of the input module. For example, a switch closure may start the vehicle moving forward at a preprogrammed speed, a second closure of another switch may then stop the vehicle movement. Analog inputs are proportional devices that are specially designed to allow access by disabled people. A commonly used example of an analog input device is a joystick (not shown). When the user pushes on the joystick in a certain direction, the vehicle will move in that direction and the more the joystick is displaced, the faster the vehicle will move. Another example of an analog device is a proportional device, such as a head switch (not shown), which controls the speed of the vehicle based on the degree to which the switch is depressed by the user's head. A single module, such as a hand control module 12, can contain both analog devices, such as a joystick and switched inputs, within the same module 12.
Input modules, such as the hand control module 12, may be used to accept signals from input devices, such as the input device 24, and send corresponding commands to the system communications bus 40. Some input modules, have built-in input devices, notably hand control modules 12 that have built in joysticks and switches (not shown). Some input devices also have built-in text and/or iconic displays (e.g., liquid crystal displays, commonly called LCD's) for visual feedback to the user, or LED's or similar lights for visual feedback.
Visual feedback or display modules 32 may provide visual feedback to the user about the control system 10. Display modules 32 may be stand-alone modules that generally have text or iconic displays (e.g., LCD's). This text or iconic display may, for example, show the user what input device is active and which control mode the control system 10 is in, or may allow the user to see what parameters are currently governing the control system 10, or may display the battery state-of-charge information.
Motor control modules 14 may be provided for controlling the drive wheels 31 through the drive motors 28 and may act as the hub of the system 10 as a whole and may be housed in a separate enclosure with input and output connectors. Electronic cables 26 may be provided for connecting the motor control module 14 to the battery pack 30, the drive motors 28, the digital communications bus 40, and possibly other devices in the system 10, such as, speed encoders (not shown) on the motors 28. The motor control module 14 may interpret system commands from input devices into output commands to the drive motors 28, power seat control module 16, light control modules 18, environmental control modules 20, and other parts of the system 10.
Power seat control modules 16 may be used to control the position of the power seat system 34 on the vehicle, if present, so that the position of the vehicle occupant may be adjusted. Power seat systems 34 may use electric actuators to control the seat tilt, the backrest recline, the seat height, and the legrest angles, if the vehicle is equipped with these capabilities. The power seat control module 16 translates the user input signals into commands to the power seat system 34.
Light control modules 18 control lights 46 (i.e., headlights, turn indicators, and hazard lights) on the vehicle, if such lights are present. Input signals from the user are translated into light control commands by the light control module 18.
Environmental control modules 20 may be used to allow the user to control devices or accessories 44 external to the vehicle, for example, computers or room lights, via the input device of the control system 10. The environmental control module 20 translates user inputs to control commands to operate the external device.
The programming module 42 may be provided to custom-configure the control software for a specific vehicle user to match the user's individual needs and capabilities. Many control system parameters may be set using the programming module 42, such as the maximum speed and acceleration rate.
The electronic control system 10 also has a customizable menu structure, as illustrated, for example, in
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the menu structure includes a main user menu, generally indicated at 50. The menu structure includes various menu selection items 52 that, for example, may be most often accessed by a particular user. The menu selection items 52 shown facilitate the operation of the power seat system 34 and various accessories and controls, and operating parameters (i.e., speed) of the vehicle. Navigation through the menu 50 may be achieved though any suitable input, such as a hand control module 12 or a specialty input control module 24. For example, a menu selection item 52, such as "Seat", can be chosen by scrolling up and down the items 52, for example, by moving a joystick, or other input device, (not shown) forward and back until the desired menu selection item is reached and then selected by moving the joystick to the right. This opens a sub-menu, as shown at 56 in
Function of other menu selection items 52 in the main menu 50 are depicted, for example, in
As is clearly illustrated, the selection of a menu selection item 52 may open a sub-menu, as is the case with the selection of the "Seat", "Appliance", or "Television" menu selection items, or may perform a function without opening a sub-menu, as is the case with the "Front Door" and "Speed 30%" menu selection items. It should be fully appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art of the invention that the menu selection items shown may be unique to a particular user and that the menu may instead be customized to contain other menu selections items different from those shown but unique to another user.
It should be understood that the choosing and selection of menu selections items described above is only one manner in which menu selection items can be chosen and selected and that menu selection items may be chosen and selected in any other suitable manner.
The menu structure may be customized in any suitable manner. For example, menu selection items may be entered into a main menu structure, as shown in function step 64 in
The foregoing functional steps 64-70 can be performed in any suitable manner. For example, the steps may be performed using a menu editor or designer, which may include any suitable program or software application, which may be removably linked to the vehicle, such as via an external device. For example, the application may be stored in a programming module, such as the programming module 42 described above. The programming module 42 may be in the form of a handheld pendant or a personal computer, which may be connected to the control system 10 via a connector.
The application may be in the form of a user-friendly windows application. An example of an application window for setting up a main menu structure is shown in
The main menu structure may be edited once menu selection items are entered and functions are assigned. This can be accomplished in any suitable manner. For example, a menu editor, such as the editor described above, may include an application window, as shown in
Another example of an application window for a menu editor is shown in
It should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the application shown and described and that other applications may be suitable for carrying out the invention. For example, user-friendly menu selection items having pre-assigned functions may be selected from a list. This may include menu selection items that function to open a particular sub-menu structure with certain menu selection items therein or a particular action menu structure that has certain action selection items therein. For example, the menu selection item "Television" may have associated with it action selection items, such as "Vol Up", "Vol Dn", "Ch Up", and "Ch Dn", which are functions that are commonly associated with the operation of a television. Such action selection menu items are shown, for example, in
It should also be understood that a menu editor application may be integral with the vehicle, as opposed to being removably linked to the vehicle. The operation of such a menu editor may be viewed on the vehicle display module 32 and controlled via a hand control module or a specialty input device. For example, the hand control module 12 or a specialty input device 22 shown in
It should further be understood that the menu structure need not be created by an application but rather may be created by someone skilled in writing and editing menu structure software or algorithms.
The menu structure of the electronic control system 10 of the present invention, in addition to a customizable menu structure, as described above, may include a standard menu selection item that opens a standard (i.e., a non-customized or default factory installed) menu structure. The standard menu structure may be provided with pointers that point to standard menu selection items that correspond to control modes of the electronic control system 10. The standard menu structure may be set up logically from general menu selection items to more specific menu selection items. As an example, a general or top-level menu structure may include menu selection items, such as "Controller", "Joystick Control", "Stand Alone joystick", "Seat Module", "S.C.I.M. Sip-n-Puff", "ECU module", and the like. By selecting one of these menu selection items, such as "Controller" the user may move to more and more specific menu selection items, such as "General Drive", "Creep Drive", or "Hand Control". Activating a particular control mode may require the selection of several menu selection items, as is clearly illustrated in
An example of another navigation through a sequence of menu selection items is shown in Table I below.
In Table I, a main menu structure is depicted in the left column, a sub-menu structure is depicted in the center column, and an action menu structure is depicted in the right column. Each of these menus has selection items. To activate the seat recline actuator (represented by "Actuator 3") downward, the user would need to scan the menu structure six times and select three items. For example, the user would need to scan from "Drive" to "Actuators", and then from "Actuator 1" to "Actuator 3", and then from "Up" to "Down" and selection items labeled "Actuators", "Actuator 3", and "Down"). Upon selecting the "Down" action selection item in the "Actuator 3" action menu structure, the control system program would jump to a portion of the program that drives the seat recline actuator in the downward direction.
The customizable menu structure according to the present invention permits the user to select menu selection items, for example, that are accessed most often and put them into the top level or main menu structure. This main menu structure would preferably be displayed first when the user initially accesses the program embedded in the memory 38 of the electronic control system 10.
The customizable menu structure is driven by a program embedded in the memory 38 of the electronic control system 10, which may set up and initialize an array that could hold all information necessary to manage the customizable menu. For example, for each menu selection item, the array could hold three variables, including "Menu Label", "Action", and "Value". With these variables, a menu structure could be created and controlled. The "Menu Label" variable could contain the text or icon that is displayed in the menu structure. The content of the label may be associated with a particular action and may be customized to more easily identify the action for a particular user. For example, instead of "Actuator 3" in the example above, the text displayed in the menu structure could read "Recline". As stated above, the text could be customized to make it easier to relate the action menu selection item to the menu selection. This would be particularly important in "Environmental Controls", since such controls could control anything in the user's environment, such as appliances, doors, or room lights. This is especially important for children and the cognitively impaired.
The second variable in the array, "Action", could specify the action mode and control function that would be activated with the menu selection item. When the user makes a selection from the customizable menu structure, control would be passed to a command parser. The command parser could compare the value held in the "Action" variable to a list of possible actions. Upon finding a match the command parser would send control to the appropriate place in the control system program, which would complete the referenced action (i.e., enter the selected action mode and perform the associated control function).
The last variable in the array could hold a "Value", if desired. As an example, if the "Action" is "Maxspeed", the "Value" variable would hold the desired setting for the maximum speed. In this way, the user could easily set the maximum speed to 70 percent. The "Value" could also be a relative setting. For example, if the "Value" is +10, the maximum speed could be incremented by 10 percent.
The user customizable menu in accordance with the present invention may be driven by a program embedded in the memory 38 of the electronic control system 10, which accesses a lookup table, a database, or linked list. The list may contain Menu ID, Title, Function Type, and Details. An example of such a list is shown in Table II below.
A first menu item (i.e., Menu ID 0) in Table II is entitled "Main User Menu". This is indicative by the text stored in the Title field. This text may be customizable according to user preference. This record functions as a menu and more particularly, a sub-menu. As indicated in the Detail field, Menu ID 1 through 6 would be included in the first menu item. This is clearly illustrated in
Menu ID 1, "Seat", is assigned a menu function. It functions as a sub-menu. This sub-menu will be composed of two menu items (i.e., Menu ID 7 and 8). When the "Seat" menu item selection is selected in the main user menu, a sub-menu would open. The sub-menu would include two menu selection items, namely, "Tilt" and "Recline". When the "Tilt" menu selection item is selected, a 3-Action menu would open. The 3-Action menu would be composed of three menu items. Only three items can be assigned in this menu, as shown in
Menu ID 8 also activates an actuator. This item, entitled "Recline", activates actuator 1, which reclines the seat, in a toggle mode (2). In this mode, every time the "Recline" menu selection item is selected, it drives the actuator (i.e., actuator 1) in a different direction. In this way, it toggles the actuator to be driven up and then down. The remaining menu items are assigned in a similar manner.
Menu ID 2 activates a 4-Action menu having four assigned items, including Menu ID 9-12. Examples of the 4-Action menus are illustrated in
Another function that is available in the main user menu is a parameter modification. An example of a menu selection item for modifying a parameter is illustrated in
The last function, which is yet unexplained, is the Jump function. Item 6 is labeled "Edit Drive 1". This function moves control to a point in the list, in this case, Menu ID 358 (not shown), where Drive Profile 1 is modified in the standard menu structure. When this command is issued, the subsequent action is as though the user navigated to the standard menu structure and down to a specific menu selection item within the standard menu structure. This function saves a significant amount of navigation on the part of the user.
It should be understood that the embedded program and linked list described above is provided for illustrative purposes and the present invention is not intended to be limited the particular program or list described. In broader terms, a menu selection item is a user interface object that sends an action message to a target. For example, the menu selection item labeled "Tilt" sends an action message or control function (e.g., "up" and "down") to an actuator that causes the seat to tilt when selected. The menu selection item may send an action message to a target once if momentarily selected, but can also send an action message or control function continuously, as long as the menu selection item is continuously selected, for example, by holding a joystick in some direction continuously. In accordance with the present invention, the appearance (i.e., menu label) of the menu selection item can be customized to include text, icons, or a combination of text and icons, according to the preferences of a particular user. Similarly, the action message or control function can be programmably assigned or otherwise associated with each menu selection item, and the target to which the action message or control function is sent, can be customized for the user.
It should be appreciated that the personal mobility vehicle may include a standard menu structure having fixed menu selection items and that one or more shortcuts may point to fixed menu items, to avoid the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure.
The principle and mode of operation of this invention have been explained and illustrated in its preferred embodiment. However, it must be understood that this invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically explained and illustrated without departing from its spirit or scope.
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Join The Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center for a free program sharing the cultural and food traditions of Chief Seattle's Duwamish Tribe. The event is this Sunday, June 28 from 12 to 4 p.m.
The topic is native beach plants. There is an old native saying "When the tide is out, the table is set." In addition to shellfish and waterfowl, there are many useful plants including kelps, sea lettuce, and eel grass.
The guest speaker is Pamela Bond-Coello of the Snohomish Tribe. Pam is an active Edmonds Community College Alumni. She is a contributor to the development of the Cultural Kitchen, an active learning space in the Campus Community Farm designed to highlight the connection between people and food. She also helped the LEAF School create the Ethnobotanical Garden called "Stloja Ali" or "Place of Medicine" at Gold Park.
The Duwamish Native Food Program is sponsored by the DUWAMISH RIVER OPPORTUNITY FUND (DROF): Seattle Department of Neighborhoods & 4Culture. This program will continue into the 2nd & 4th Sundays in July.
WHEN: June 28, 2015. Doors open at Noon. Program starts at 1pm. Enjoy Art Gallery & Exhibits & Waterfront Park beforehand. A shared meal begins at 3 p.m.
WHERE: Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center, 4705 W Marginal Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106, 206-431-1582, www.duwamishtribe.org
TICKETS: Go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1757016
by Wendy Watson
For fresh organic produce look no further than the High Point and NewHolly Farm Stands opening for the season this week. The farm stands offer produce picked right from the P-Patch market gardens and grown by low-income residents of the High Point and NewHolly Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) neighborhoods. The hours of operation are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Both farm stands accept EBT cards and participate in Fresh Bucks which doubles consumers' first $10 spent on the card. Come see the gardens, meet the farmers, and enjoy their fresh produce.A new feature at the High Point Farm Stand will be the ROAR mobile farm stand that sells produce grown by local farmers across Puget Sound. ROAR, which stands for Roots of All Roads, is focused on connecting community with locally grown produce and sharing new ways to enjoy it. Seattle P-Patch Market Gardens is a program of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Community Gardening Program to support low-income gardeners and their neighborhoods. Its mission is to establish safe, healthy communities and economic opportunity through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and farm stand enterprises. To learn more, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/p-patch-community-gardening/market-gardens.
by Wendy Watson
The Jackson Place Business Association & Hiawatha Artists cordially invite you to a GRAND CELEBRATION! We will officially name and define a hidden gem of our city as: HIAWATHA: A Place for Arts & Business. Join us as we celebrate with the local artists and businesses at Hiawatha's first Art Bingo Karaoke party. Mingle and enjoy refreshments and snacks! Win Art and Prizes!
FESTIVITIES START AT 5:30 p.m.
RSVP here by June 23 to reserve your seat: https://welcometohiawatha.eventbrite.com
Bring your neighbors and friends to Sing, Dance, Play and CELEBRATE HIAWATHA!
MORE INFORMATION HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1417352871923885/
by Wendy Watson
This Saturday head over to Queen Anne for The Modern Tour, offering an interesting perspective on significant structures built after the modern industrial era. Led by the Queen Anne Historical Society, this event takes participants on a driving tour that begins with the Queen Anne Pool, designed by Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., the first African American architect in Seattle to have a long-term practice. Other stops will include two residences, two live-work buildings and another municipal project, the Power Control Center on Roy. The architects who designed the most recent projects will discuss their program goals and the place of their work in the contemporary modernism period.
The Modern Tour will take place Saturday, June 20 from 12 – 3:00 p.m. Tickets are available at http://themoderntour.bpt.me, and are $20 for Queen Anne Historical Society members, and $25 to the general public. A reception at Tin Lizzie Lounge in the MarQueen Hotel will follow the event with a cash bar, complimentary appetizers and a free signature cocktail for members. More information is available on the society's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneHistoricalSociety.
by Wendy Watson
If your neighborhood needs funding to participate in the 31st Annual Night Out on August 4, the Neighborhood Matching Fund may be able to help. However, you'll need to apply now to its Small Sparks Fund because the deadline is Monday, June 22 at 5:00 p.m. The Small Sparks Fund provides matching dollars for neighborhood-initiated projects that promote community engagement. Community groups can request up to $1000 to help fund Night Out planning efforts and activities such as outreach efforts, educational fairs, bike parades, and neighborhood cleanups, to name a few. Even though the deadline for applications is June 22, you'll need to register first in our web-based application system by June 19. For information on the application process, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/smallsparks.htm or call 206-733-9916. The Small Sparks Fund is open to applications year-round. Night Out is a national crime prevention event designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, increase neighborhood support in anti-crime efforts, and unite communities. To learn more about Night Out, visit www.seattle.gov/police/Nightout/.
by Wendy Watson
Here is your June issue of our newsletter, Neighborhood News. Enjoy!
by Wendy Watson
Nine Days. I've been here nine days. June 2nd was my first official day here at Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. I say "official" because I have worked with this department in some capacity for years. This is familiar ground to me. In my previous life, pre-nine days ago, I have:
Relied on my Neighborhood District Coordinator over the years and credit a few for being mentors to me.
Submitted applications to the Neighborhood Matching Fund; sometimes receiving funding. Sometimes not.
Chaired my District Council and served on the City Neighborhood Council.
Attended Citizen Advisory Committees and provided comments to the Landmarks Preservation Board.
I have not signed up for a P-Patch….not yet. I have not mastered weeding in my own yard so that guilt has prevented me from signing up for a plot elsewhere.
So, yes, I am familiar with this department.
This department is rich in history. Created nearly 30 years ago, this is a department that has introduced the city to many programs that are considered crowning jewels. My role is to make sure that our future is just as rich as our past, and I am honored and thrilled to help lead the way.
I come here having ideas but knowing I do not have all of the answers. And that's why I am going to rely on you. Here are a few things I do believe:
Our residents are quite resourceful and are some of our best resources.
We need more chairs at the table.
Not everyone can provide testimony during the day or attend a meeting in the evening.
Let's identify the obstacles and create more opportunities.
Everyone has a voice, and it's our job to make sure those voices are heard.
Though this department is not new to me, this role is. It truly is an honor – a bit daunting, but an honor. I look forward to listening and learning something new every day. Here is to "day 10" and many more beyond that!
by Wendy Watson
For fresh organic produce this summer look no further than the High Point and NewHolly Farm Stands which open for the season at the end of June. The farm stands offer produce picked right from the P-Patch market gardens and grown by low-income residents of the High Point and NewHolly Seattle Housing Authority neighborhoods.
The High Point Farm Stand is located at 32nd Ave. SW and SW Juneau Street. It is open on Wednesdays beginning June 24 to September 30. The NewHolly Farm Stand is located at S. Holly Park Dr. between 40th Ave. S. and Rockery Dr. S. It is open Fridays beginning June 26 through October 2. Both farm stands' hours of operation are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The farm stands accept EBT cards and participate in Fresh Bucks which doubles consumers' first $10 spent on the card. Come see the gardens, meet the farmers, and enjoy their organic produce.
The High Point and NewHolly Market Gardens are part of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Community Gardening Program and its collaboration with Seattle Housing Authority and GROW to support low-income gardeners and their neighborhoods. Its mission is to establish safe, healthy communities and economic opportunity through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and farm stand enterprises.
To learn more, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/p-patch-community-gardening/market-gardens.
by Wendy Watson
It's that time of year again for the annual Lavender U-Pick Sale at Interbay P-Patch. There are more than 14 varieties to cut for culinary uses, bouquets, potpourri, and more with many beautiful shades of purple! There will also be other related lavender products including wands, wreaths, sachets, culinary lavender, and lavender cookies. The sale is June 20 and 21 and June 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Prices are $4 for a small bundle and $6 for a large bundle. The P-Patch gardeners will provide scissors for cutting and ribbon for tying up bundles. After picking, you are invited to tour the beautiful Interbay P-Patch, one of the larger P-Patch community gardens in the city. All proceeds from the event go to support the community garden and its giving gardens where food is grown for donation.
Interbay P-Patch is located at 2451 15th Avenue W., Seattle (15th and Wheeler, south of the Ballard Bridge and Interbay Golf Course). For more information contact Becky Blackstock, 206-999-9677, email@example.com.


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It seems to work, but what is better than the existing extension or http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/73700 ? What is "use with RTM"? Would have been an improvement to turn it on and off on the fly without restarting, but not present...This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.4.1-signed).
I like all the extension's features and thank you for your nice work!
However I also have some suggestions:
- Icon should look more professional (maybe take a Fugue icon, if have nothing else)
- Section with "Site - Demo - Videos TableTools2 - Music - Donate" in the menu should go much smaller or fully removed. How about only a small link to your website, where users can then find everything?
- Any chance to implement feature to search text among all opened tabs?
Kool! I also got accustomed to previous behavior of FF in this matter and was searching quite a while to find view-source in the new FF builds. It is nice that this addon restores the original access-way of it!
I give it 3 stars, because at least basic functionality works.
However there are some problems / missing features:
Clicking local images, extension does not automatically upload them and just shows the google-images site.
Extension has no options at all: For example cannot select, if opens in foreground or background tab. And (sometimes annoying) icon in context menu cannot be turned off.
Unfortunately this extension is absolutely nothing I could recommend. First of all, why it has size of over 1 MB? This is very much for an extension which does not do much. I cant reply question myself, cause I did not inspect the xpi and already uninstalled...
Second, the user-interface comes with unneccesarry large bitmap graphic which just looks strange. I would say "keep it simple and professional without any extra graphics, which are always a question of tastes".
Third, it did not correctly work with Walnut2 theme. Was no button to close the extensions window and initially poped up with minimal height and had to enlarge manually.
Fourth, the UI just does nothing for me unfortunately. I wanted to see any snapshot of a web-page which definitely has archive.org mirrors, but I got no result...
There are other extensions which do the job of this addon much more sophisticated and less overloaded. Or just try this slim Greasemonkey/Scriptish script: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/100613
useful. What it does makes sense. Works nicely on FF 6 and had no conflict with other addons modifying the download-dialog like downthemall or OpenDownload...This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.0.1.1-signed).
I just discovered this and it is obviously GREAT! Exactly what I needed. Now I can delete LiveHttpHeaders and TamperData addons. :)This review is for a previous version of the add-on (126.96.36.199-signed).
загружать галереи с VK больше не работает :((This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.32.1-signed). This user has a previous review of this add-on.
Until now I used Babelfish Translation 1.95. But now seeing featurelist of QT 0.9, it has replaced Babelfish!
I only wish more customization of the translation popup (colors, dimensions, fixed position..) and an easy access for reverse translation (for example to click the >-arrow and it swaps languages).
gives an error "TypeError: Cc[cid] is undefined" on FF5 ßeta when starting a download...This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.3).
oh well, this extension is really to very basic. The only 6 or so options it has are covered by many other more powerful addons like Configuration Mania.
Plus why does this addon add an entry to context-menu that cannot be disabled? IMO this is totally useless, as functionality is hardly needed. Another issue: Icon has white background (not transparent) and thus it looks very ugly...
Works, but needs improvement:
- often images are simply cut off, while scrolling is not possible. Thus needs better algorythm here.
- no right click action possible on the enlarged images. Thus not possible to save them
way too simply and intransparent. Has no options at all and only allows bloccking of 5 or so sites. But what with the MANY other tracking sites? Useless.
Use RequestPolicy extension instead. It has same approach, but much more sophisticated...
Oh and a cosmetic thing: Toolbar button does not at all fit to FF4 theme...
I mainly use it to batch-download galleries from Vkontakte. It is the only add-on with this functionality, where it actually works. The download of the file-hosters is quite a bit slow, but nevertheless nice...
One issue: Addonbar/Toolbar icon is too large / too high.
LOL. A dictionary-website who cannot even spell the word "dictionaries" and writes "Dicitionaries". Besides same functionality can already be got with FF basic search facilities. It makes this add-on quite obsolete...This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.2.1-signed).
0.9.5 and FF4 on Win32: Somehow does not work properly and always wants to uninstall extensions, although they are in the actual sync-list! Why? It would be useful, if it would work more logical: Option "upload local extension list to server" and "synchronize local extensions from server list" would at least make it comprehensible. Right now it just does anything and it is absolutely not clear how to update the addons-list on the server. Sorry, quite a mess right now and only 2 points...This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.9.0).
Thank you for listening to user input and adding rubles as a source! This has become a great extension within a short time.
Now I can delete ConvertMyCurrency and will use your extension instead.
Small and useful. Thanks.This review is for a previous version of the add-on (126.96.36.199).
0.7.6 version definitely got better and works nicely!I would like to make the following suggestions:- optionally showing original amount too [maybe in brackets]- Russian rubles as a source, as I am often on RU pages, but need price in Euros... Currency symbols would be руб. / Р. / р. (also without the dots). This is a good example for a source page:http://baza.farpost.ru/computers/components/This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.7.6.1-signed). This user has other reviews of this add-on.
It works good, is useful and I have the following suggestion:
Highlighting the active input-element is done outline and changes height of the element. This leads to the unpleasant effect, that height of the site always slightly changes by some pixels, if element is focused.
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Call me a dinosaur but I'm with Martin Crowe all the way over his lambasting of Leading Teams involvement with the Black Caps.
Filling out forms, evaluating your peers and touchy-feely discussions about how your inner self is doing will not erase the one simple fact about sport: hard work and fundamentals never die.
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Why do these wacky people get to hang around? Why don't they have to justify their results or lack of?
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But, the other night on The Crowd Goes Wild Richardson poured withering scorn on the batting efforts of the Black Caps in their second test against Australia. He actually called them crap, bemoaning the fact that now New Zealand is ranked eighth only ahead of one team that shouldn't be ranked as a test country in the first place. It could be worse if not for the fact Zimbabwe is no longer a test country after having every decent cricketer chased away by a sadistic dictator.
In other words New Zealand found themselves at the bottom of the heap.
And then Richardson did something I rarely ever see on television: he actually used the medium (pictures) to explain several points on batting technique he showed what they did correctly and then showed footage of incredibly crap technique (his words) and plainly shouted with passion that it wasn't good enough because it was "batting 101" and that the Black Caps were in reality just slack.
Every athlete no matter what his level must work on the basics, the fundamentals. There's no better example than Tiger Woods who at one point completely changed the fundamentals of his swing in order to get better.
It takes determination, persistence and hard work actions speak volumes and all the coddling in the world won't enhance your technique.
I played basketball for a tough son-of-a-bitch in the United States who benched me when I was the captain.
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The next week I was back starting and asked my coach what that was all about. He smiled and said that through my actions I taught the younger players on the team that you don't quit when things don't go your way.
I've always remembered that lesson because he didn't try to soften the blow when he dropped me with a lot of nice fuzzy warm words he expected me to act like the leader I was.
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multi-center study of intravenous iron sucrose and placebo in the treatment of restless legs syndrome†
Article first published online: 1 JUN 2009
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22562
Copyright © 2009 Movement Disorder Society
Movement Disorders
Volume 24, Issue 10, pages 1445–1452, 30 July 2009
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Grote, L., Leissner, L., Hedner, J. and Ulfberg, J. (2009), A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multi-center study of intravenous iron sucrose and placebo in the treatment of restless legs syndrome. Mov. Disord., 24: 1445–1452. doi: 10.1002/mds.22562
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- Issue published online: 24 JUL 2009
- Article first published online: 1 JUN 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 26 FEB 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 11 FEB 2009
- Manuscript Received: 7 JUL 2008
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Iron deficiency may exacerbate symptoms in the Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). We investigated the effect of intravenous iron sucrose or placebo on symptoms in patients with RLS and mild to moderate iron deficit. Sixty patients with primary RLS (seven males, age 46 (9) years, S-ferritin ≤45 μg/L) recruited from a cohort of 231 patients were randomly assigned in a 12-months double-blind, multi-centre study of iron sucrose 1000 mg (n = 29) or saline (n = 31). The primary efficacy variable was the RLS severity scale (IRLS) score at week 11. Median IRLS score decreased from 24 to 7 (week 11) after iron sucrose and from 26 to 17 after placebo (P = 0.123, N.S. for between treatment comparison). The corresponding scores at week 7 were 12 and 20 in the two groups (P = 0.017). Drop out rate because of lack of efficacy at 12 months was 19/31 after placebo and 5/29 patients after iron sucrose (Kaplan–Meier estimate, log rank test P = 0.0006) suggesting an iron induced superior long term RLS symptom control. Iron sucrose was well tolerated. This study showed a lack of superiority of iron sucrose at 11 weeks but found evidence that iron sucrose reduced RLS symptoms both in the acute phase (7 weeks) and during long-term follow up in patients with variable degree of iron deficiency. Further studies on target patient groups, dosing and dosing intervals are warranted before iron sucrose could be considered for treatment of iron deficient patients with RLS. © 2009 Movement Disorder Society


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