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A warm welcome greets Marine after a long road back
WEST VINCENT, Pa. — The president had pinned a Purple Heart to his shirt while he was recuperating from injuries suffered in Afghanistan, but it was unexpectedly moving for Marine Cpl. Grant Cantrell III to hear the cheers of folks when he arrived in his hometown.
Cantrell, a 2008 graduate of Owen J. Roberts High School, was welcomed home May 8 after months of surgeries and treatment for injuries he suffered after stepping on an improvised explosive device in September 2011 while serving in Afghanistan.
Using only a cane, Cantrell walked to a podium and delivered his thanks to the crowd of dozens who came to welcome him back.
"I wasn't expecting all these people here, but it's nice to see everybody out here to welcome me home," he said. "I'm sorry it took so long, but I'm here now."
Months or even weeks ago, Cantrell's family wasn't sure they would see him walk again.
On Sept. 28, 2011, while on foot patrol serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, Cantrell was injured by an IED. He was airlifted out of Afghanistan and transported to Walter Reed National Memorial Medical Center, where he was treated for several months for a traumatic brain injury and serious injuries to his legs and feet.
Cantrell was presented the Purple Heart by President Barack Obama, who came to his bedside at Walter Reed and pinned it to his shirt.
The injuries he suffered to his legs and feet were so traumatic, he endured numerous surgeries and had to relearn how to walk.
"It was weird, the first time I walked," Cantrell said. "It felt like, have you ever seen when a horse is born, all weak and wobbly? That's how it felt."
Cantrell admitted he was nervous about stepping out in front of so many people, including his brothers in arms. But the nerves dissipated once he realized he was home.
One after another, friends, family members, acquaintances and total strangers made their way to Cantrell to offer their gratitude for his service and their prayers for his continued recovery.
Cantrell's mother, Sandra Cantrell-Edwards, tearfully embraced her son when she finally made her way through the crowd to him. She had been anxiously waiting for his safe return home.
"It felt great; just to see him walking felt great," she said. "I can't wait to get him to the house and let him sleep in his bed for the first time in a year."
Cantrell-Edwards said the efforts of motorcycle clubs, local officials, veterans support groups like A Hero's Welcome, friends and family to be there for her son's homecoming meant a great deal. The surprise presence of Cantrell's comrades, fellow members of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment from Camp Lejeune, N.C., also made the day special.
"I think it's great that people came out, took time out of their day to welcome him home," she said.
She acknowledged the severity of her son's injuries and the lasting effect they will likely have on him for the rest of his life. But when asked whether he would change his decision to serve in the Marines if he could, Cantrell didn't hesitate for a second.
"No. I'm glad I did what I did," he said. "Not everyone can really say they've done the things I've done and it's nice to know I support my country."
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A truly multicultural American
Spain, Mexico, France, Lousiana all are part of Hijuelos' heritage
For many, the Fourth of July is a celebration of America with all the country's rich traditions and history. Families with gather for food, comfort and kinship, and enjoy what it means to be an American, in this land of opportunity and optimism. And although many Americans use a hyphen to describe their cultural heritage — German-American, Italian-American, African-American — most are quick to say America is home.
So, what is an American?
Frank Hijuelos' multicultural background makes him even prouder to be from America, the melting pot of the world.
Hijuelos, Newburgh's director of planning and development, has connections stretching from Spain to Mexico to France to Louisiana.
"I love the fact that my heritage is French and Spanish," he said. "I love the passion and festivity of both cultures."
Upon completing school, his father went to work for a contractor as a bookkeeper.
"Three years later with a pickup truck, a ladder and a few tools, he went into business for himself and built up an extremely successful contracting business," Hijuelos said.
"Truly the American dream. He spoke many times of how proud he was when he became an American citizen."
During World War II, his father joined the Coast Guard, became an officer and patrolled the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
"He never lost his Spanish accent, was gregarious and full of life," Hijuelos said. "My mother loved to talk, possessed an inner strength and was quite a dancer. I understand she won many Charleston contests."
He said an interesting Spanish custom is that the son's middle names are their fathers' first names. For example, his grandfather's name was Alfredo Luis Hijuelos, his father's name was Luis Alfredo and all of his brothers' middle names were Alfredo. Frank Hijuelos' brother's name is Leonard Alfred and his name is Frank Alfred.
Hijuelos' paternal grandparents came from Spain to Merida, Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula.
"My father came to New Orleans to complete high school and college and ended up staying," he said. "My mother was born in south-central Louisiana. Her parents came from France. My grandmother, whose name is Marie Paris, was from Paris."
Hijuelos said his grandfather brought "windmill" technology to Merida, which is very hot and dry.
"Windmills and irrigation helped that part of Mexico become extremely successful in growing sisal, a plant from which rope is made," he said. "My father and his cousin had a brief excursion with some minor revolutionaries. My grandfather was told the best thing for my father was to leave the country (so he left for New Orleans). His cousin stayed and ultimately faced a firing squad."
Hijuelos, who was nicknamed "Pancho" by his parents growing up, was not sure of any particular reason for his mother's parents' immigration. Although they were French, they were not Cajuns who emigrated from Acadia, which is in eastern Quebec, Canada, to Louisiana.
Hijuelos said the word "Creole" today connotes a racial or ethnic mixture of French and Spanish.
"They did not look too kindly on the rough and rugged Americans whom they called Kaintocks, because many came from Kentucky and Tennessee," he said.
"I have always enjoyed calling myself a Creole, which is something I can share with my wife Pam's mother, whose parents were also French and Spanish.
"My dad, whom I called 'Pop,' loved his Latin heritage. There was always Latin music and dancing, real Mexican food and the closeness of family. My mother was a wonderful cook and excelled in French and Spanish dishes."
When he visited with her brothers and sisters, they always spoke in French.
"When my mother started school, she could not speak English and, of course, when my father was 'sent' to New Orleans, he had to learn English," Hijuelos said.
"Since my mother didn't speak Spanish and my father did not speak French, they spoke English at home. Unfortunately, neither my brother nor I became fluent in either language. My sister went to the University of Mexico, learned Spanish and spoke like a native."
Although he is totally assimilated, his multicultural background is readily apparent. The Hijuelos family moved to Newburgh in 2001.
"We had come up from New Orleans to visit our daughter and her husband and decided to 'stay for a while,'" said Hijuelos, whose house in downtown Newburgh enhances the block with its unmistakable New Orleans flavor. "I began working for the town of Newburgh in 2005."
He said New Orleans' diversity makes it unique.
"We mostly think of the French, Spanish and African influence, but there is a strong Irish, Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Central American ... it is a real melting pot," Hijuelos said.
"It is a culture born of adversity and nurtured by diversity. I remember going to my Italian friend Paulino's home on St. Joseph's Day to visit the altar they had assembled. And my Honduran friend, Victor's home and the pinata at his birthday party.
"I remember my Filipino friend, Francisco, and this rice dish his mother made and I couldn't get enough to eat. And my friend Lester's mother's Creole gumbo in a home steeped in African-American culture.
"And although I have absolutely no Irish blood in me, I marched faithfully for many years in the Downtown Irish Club's St. Patrick's Day Parade."
Hijuelos said that being American means that you're not living in a homogeneous society. He believes that like New Orleans, America allows us all to celebrate our cultural heritage.
"I was truly fortunate to have grown up in a home and in a city that celebrated its roots, embraced diversity and I am thankful to live in a country where this could happen," he said.-
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On the TV screens of several foreign countries, nothing is more famous than 'Game of Thrones'. The Indians too go bonkers enjoying the show – thanks to loads of torrent seeders! Now amazing news has been revealed for the fans of this popular HBO TV series. An Indian TV show is takin...read more
As per the latest buzz, television popular actress Sakshi Tanwar secretly married to a businessman. Popularly enacted the role in serials like 'Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki' and 'Bade Acche Lagte Hain', Sakshi is rumoured to have married a few weeks back. "Sakshi married a businessman and it was a ...read more
Sakshi Tanwar who was last seen in Ekta Kapoor's 'Bade Acche Laggte Hai' will now host a crime based show, titled, 'Code Red'. The show will highlight issues related to suicide, crime against and children and women. Sakshi said, "It's time to address the atrocities of the society as count...read more
Sakshi Tanwar, the on-screen mother of Shweta Basu Prasad spoke in favour of the actress who played her mother in 'Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki'. Shweta as per her statement got into prostitution due to shortage of money. In an article in DNA, Sakshi describes the then-nine-year-old actress as "very ...read more
Sakshi Tanwar is a known face on small screen. She has worked in a number of saas-bahu dramas. Currently she is acting in 'Bade Acche Lagte Hain'. Sakshi has been offered a movie dealing with sex workers and human trafficking. However, it is heard that Sakshi has turned down the offer. Maybe she ...read more
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No one knew for certain if Wet Hot American Summer could pull off its prequel reunion series on Netflix, but by the full trailer, the First Day of Camp looks like everything we've dreamed. See the star-studded cast reunited (and joined by some other ridiculously famous folk) for our first official trailer, along with a slick new poster!
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A process for refining the results of a query to an internet search engine database by the use of user feedback is disclosed. It is a method to allow a user to rate the relevancy of URLs returned for a specific query. The relevancy ratings for a specific query are combined by the internet search engine with data from a user profile of personal information defined by the user. The internet search engine can determine which items of data in the profile are common between users who have rated a query result highly. The search engine can then modify the search algorithm to return those URLs rated highly by users with common profile attributes. The benefit to the internet is more efficient searching and retrieval of information for users.
1. A method for refining the calculation of relevance of a resource on an Internet, based on a query for relevant resources, through the user of user ratings, comprising the steps of:
implementing a particular user query;
displaying the results of user query to a user;
permitting a user to review said results of said user query;
terminating display of said results to the user;
upon said termination of said display of results, subsequently providing to the user a questionnaire with at least one script using at least one form requesting active user feedback input from the user, and then,
calculating the relevancy of a resource based on a particular query;
rating, by multiple users, said calculation of relevancy of the resource;
collecting said ratings from said multiple users; and
incorporating said collected ratings into calculation of relevancy of the resource so that traditional calculation methods are refined and more accurate.
2. The method of
creating multiple profiles per user and incorporating said multiple profiles per user into said calculation of relevancy of the resource.
3. A method for refining the calculation of the relevance of a resource on an Internet, based on a query for relevant resources, through the use of user ratings, comprisings the steps of:
(a) executing a particular query from a user;
(b) providing said user with a result, including at least said resource, from said query;
(c) providing said user with a form generated by a script to enable said user to rate the relevance for said resource in relation to said query;
(d) receiving from said user the rating of said resource;
(e) subsequently, calculating the relevancy of said resource based on said rating;
(f) repeating steps (a) to (e) for additional users and incorporating the ratings of said additional users into calculations of relevancy of said resource;
whereby, traditional calculation methods of relevancy are refined and more accurate;
further comprising the step of: calculating the relevancy of said resource further comprises the steps of: providing an internet search engine to each of said users, with said search engine performing said calculation of relevancy, said calculating based on traditional methods; formulating, through the use of said search engine calculated relevancy, a query result list of proposed resources to visit in response to the particular query;
the step of rating the relevancy of a resource further comprises supplying said query result list to the said users; prompting each of said users to visit resources on said query result list and rate the respective resources visited in response to the particular query;
the step of collecting said ratings further comprises gathering a set evaluations from each of said users who have rated said visited resources; and
the step of incorporating said collected ratings further comprises modifying said calculation of said search engine relevancy for said visited resources particular query based on said set of evaluations.
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providing each of said users, a means for creating multiple profiles including demographic and psycho graphic data;
creating, by each of said users, said multiple profiles;
providing, to each of said users, a means of selecting one profiles including demographic and psycho graphic data;
creating, by each of said users, said multiple profiles;
providing, to each of said users, a means of selecting one profile from said multiple profiles; and,
selecting, by each of said users, said one profile prior to submitting a query.
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combining said set of evaluations from users with said selected profiles of said users so that the relevancy rating system is further refined.
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providing a web browser modified to accept user evaluations; and transmitting gathered evaluations to said search engine.
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providing a first web form on the search engine home page;
providing a second web form on the search engine results page; and
transmitting to said search engine, via said first web form and via said second web form, said gathered evaluations.
The present invention relates to the process of refining relevancy determination for Internet search engine databases, through the use of user feedback.
An internet, including but not limited to, the Internet, intranets, extranets and similar networks, is a world-wide network of computers, where each computer is identified by a unique address. The addresses are logically subdivided into domains or domain names (e.g. ibm.com, pbs.org, and oranda.net) which allow a user to reference the various addresses. A web, including but not limited to the World Wide Web (WWW) is a group of these computers accessible to each other via a common communication protocol, or language, including but not limited to Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Resources on the computers in each domain are identified with unique addresses called Universal Resource Locator (URL) addresses (i.e.,http://www.ibm.com/products/laptops.htm). A web site is a destination on a web. A web site can be an entire individual domain, multiple domains, or even a single URL.
Web sites are comprised of different resources that can be of many types. Resources with a .htm or. html ending are text files, or pages, formatted in a specific manner called Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML). HTML is a collection of tags used to mark blocks of text and assign meaning to them. A specialised computer application called a browser can decode the HTML files and display the information contained within. Other resources include images, audio, and video files. A hyperlink is a navigable reference in an HTML page to another resource on the WWW.
A means for searching an internet, including, but not limited to an internet Search Engine, is a web application that exists to help users locate information on the Internet. This is accomplished through the use of:
The main purpose of an internet search engine is to provide users the ability to query the database of internet content and to locate content that is relevant to the user's query. A user can visit the search engine web site with a browser and enter a query into a form (or page), including, but not limited to, an HTML page, provided for the task. The query may be in several different forms, but most common are words, phrases, or questions. The query data is sent to the search engine through a standard interface, including, but not limited to the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). The CGI is a means of passing data between a client, a computer requesting data or processing, and a program or script on a server, a computer providing data or processing. The combination of a form on a HTML page and a CGI script is an example of a script application; however, there are other examples of script applications. The search engine will inspect its database for the URLs of resources most likely to be relevant to the submitted query. The list of URL results is returned to the user, with the format of the returned list varying from engine to engine. The returned hyperlinks are typically sorted by relevance, with the most relevant resources near the top of the list.
Search engines follow a set of rules to determine the relevancy of a resource. The rules differ from search engine to search engine. In one common instance, the rules are based around the frequency and location of keywords on a page, where keywords are words and phrases derived from the query.
For example, a page containing keywords in its title is normally assumed to be more relevant than those without the keywords in the title. Similarly, a pages that recites keywords in the first few paragraphs of its body, or in headings on the page, are more likely to be relevant than pages that does not. Furthermore, if a page frequently recites a keyword, then that page is more likely to be relevant than a page that infrequently recites keywords. These exemplify the simple factors used by most search engines in determining frequency. Some search engines use different methods. For example, one search engine uses the amount a site owner has paid to "buy" a particular keyword as a factor for ranking relevancy of a web site. The more the site owner has paid, the higher their site will be ranked.
There are several U.S. patents that disclose methods for ranking resources, and in one case, implementing user feedback. These are discussed below.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,446,891 to Kaplan et al. discloses a system for adjusting hypertext links with weighted user goals and activities. Hypermedia links to other nodes are recommended by ranking a list in an order that depends on one or more user profiles. The implementation of user profiles for ranking a list is well known in the art. The Kaplan invention does not implement user feedback for ranking a list and does not employ an internet search engine.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,799 to Lang et al. discloses a method and apparatus for filtering a data stream. This invention implements an information filter apparatus that consists of various filters such as adaptive content filters, credibility filters and community filters. The described filter apparatus is not directed to a search engine known to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention is not directed to a known search engine. Rather, the filter apparatus is directed, if at any type of search engine, to a new non-real time search engine. This invention presents an article to a user from a data stream rather than from a database. The article, and its relevancy, is rated through the use of a proposed feedback profile from the user. A search request is transmitted to a network of users, who each make their own recommendations based on the request. These recommendations are pooled and weighted according to user profiles. This method attempts to improve the performance of a particular profile by modifying the user profiles based on feedback response.
The patent to Lang is problematic for several reasons. The invention does not rate a search engine's ability to propose articles in response to a particular query. Rather, the invention rates articles. Thus, an article has only one rating. There is a long felt need for a method and apparatus that rates query responses rather than rating articles. The present invention solves this long felt need.
Furthermore, the patent to Lang discloses the implementation of user interaction as a factor in determining relevancy. This method of ranking relevancy can cause undue delays since the ratings are transmitted in non-real time. There is a long felt need for enhancing relevancy ratings in real time search engines. The present invention solves this long felt need.
The current technology allows for the unfortunate circumstance of poor results being returned to users. By applying user profiles and user feedback, a search engine of higher quality could be constructed. A higher quality search engine would allow the ranking of a resource in response to a particular query to be determined both by keywords and by demographic data provided by the user. There is a long felt need for a method or apparatus that enhances a search engine's ability to create a database of resources and rank the resources by relevance in response to a particular user query. The present invention addresses this long felt need.
The present invention improves methods for determining the relevancy of a resource to a query. Specifically, to improve an internet search engine's methods for determining the relevancy of a resource to a user query. The present invention applies user ratings of a search engine's ability to propose appropriate resources and implements user profile information as a means of refining the method by which data is searched, evaluated for relevancy, and returned. The search engine user, having been directed to a particular resource in response to a specific query, is provided with a means of rating the appropriateness of that resource to that query.
Highly rated resources positively affect the future relevancy ranking of that resource in response to that query. Low rated resources may either negatively affect the relevancy ranking or cause no affect to the relevancy ranking. In short, users rate the appropriateness of a resource proposed by the search engine in response to a specific query, which in turn affects the search engine's relevancy ranking of said resource in response to said specific query.
Another object of the present invention is to tailor query results to specific users. The present invention provides a mechanism for registering a user's demographic and psychographic profile data with a search engine. Profiles may include information as to whether the user is a home or a business, geographic location, typical spending, etc. Users of varying demographic and psychographic profiles need and expect different information in response to particular queries. To properly account for these differences, users establish a profile, or a set of profiles, with the search engine. Once a profile is established, the information contained in said profile can be used in all searches to provide the most relevant list of resources in response to a particular query.
Another object of the present invention is to identify specific elements of a particular profile that are relevant to a particular query to increase the relevancy of query results. If a specific result for a particular query is rated highly by a group of users, then the profile information for each member of the group is examined to determine the demographic and psychographic data common to each member. When a user with similar profile information executes the same query, the results rated highly by the similar users are ranked higher, thereby increasing the potential relevancy of the results returned.
Other objects and features of the present invention will appear from the following description and appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.
The present invention contains four main steps for refining the relevancy of returned resources in response to a particular query on an internet:
For better understanding of the four steps referenced above, it is useful to first examine the overall architecture of the apparatus. Refer to
1. The Means for Creating or Modifying a User Profile Record and the Data Contained Therein.
The following is a description of the means and method implemented for creating or modifying a user profile record and the data contained therein for refining relevancy of returned resources.
In one embodiment, an Internet search engine contains a database Table of User Profiles. However, other means for searching an internet and other locations for storing a database Table of User Profiles may be used as well. Search engine scripts use the Table of Profiles to tailor search results to individual search engine users, as disclosed below. Search engine users may volunteer information through a web form which invokes search engine scripts to create, modify or delete the Table of Profiles. However, other means for creating, modifying or deleting the Table of Profiles may be used.
Before discussing the tables included herein, the following description contains various data structures consisting of fields of various data types which are known in the art of computer programming. The present invention implements these data types for the purpose of creating and improving user profiles and relevancy ratings of resources. Therefore the following data types are briefly described below, for the purposes of overview rather than reference.
The data structure below may be implemented as a minimum profile record for providing a basic description of the user in the Table of Profiles. However, data structures containing similar information may be also be used.
The above record may be augmented with the following fields to provide more data to the search engine so that the search engine's scripts can propose a list of resources of more relevance to a specific user. For example, the record man contain personal and/or business information pertaining to the user. However, other fields may be implemented as well.
The following demographic/psychographic profile record may be used to refine profile information. This profile contains data that is more useful and relevant to users conducting personal related searches. Search engine scripts can use this information to provide information tailored to the individual search engine user, as disclosed below. However, other profile records may also be used.
The following profile record may also be used to refine a profile record. This profile contains demographic and psychographic data that is more useful and relevant to user's conducting business-related searches. Search engine scripts can use this information to provide information tailored to the business of the search engine user, as disclosed below. However, other profile records may be used.
Information, such as user domain, can be automatically captured and stored in the user profile by the search engine. Users who do not provide information simply form another set of users, whose ratings can be used to determine the appropriateness of resources to that set. In general, however, the more detailed the information provided by the user to build their profile, the better the possibility that the results returned in response to a query will be highly relevant for that user. The user is provided with forms and scripts by the search engine in order to configure or modify their profile. The information the user inputs is submitted to a script using a form, and said script causes the updating of the search engine profile database with the new or modified data. The process of updating information with a database via a script is a common application and known in the art.
Having created a profile (
2. The Process of Recording Searches and Correspondent Rankings
The following is a description of the method and apparatus for recording user searches and user rankings of returned resources as a result of the search.
The Table of Searches is initially empty when the user profile is created (
The Table of Searches field in the user profile record has the following format. However, the table of Searches field may comprise of other record formats.
In response to a query, the search engine performs a search of the search engine database employing techniques known in the art, including, but not limited to, frequency and location of keywords, extended by this invention as disclosed below. The search engine provides the user with a web page listing resources that match the query (
Both forms, as referred to above, are generated by scripts that prevent the web pages containing the forms from being cached. This may be achieved by setting the "Pragma: no-cache" HTTP header field, as known in the art. Alternatively, this may be achieved by setting the "Expires" HTTP header field, as known in the art. Other embodiments may use different means to prevent caching. Other embodiments may allow caching.
In another embodiment, the rating system may be built in to the web browser. This allows users to provide ratings without having to return to the search engine web site. This embodiment requires tight integration between the web browser and search engine. For example, the web browser could detect when a user visited a resource in response to entering a query into the search engine; extend its interface to provide a means to rate that resource's relevancy to that query; and transmit that rating to the search engine.
Other embodiments may allow ratings to be given in different ways that suit the environment in which the invention is used. For example, some embodiments would be particularly suitable for an intranet, where the security of the rating mechanism need not be placed above the usability of the rating mechanism. In this embodiment, the rating mechanism can be provided in a pop-up window or a frame.
The scripts review the Table of Hyperlinked Resources in the Table of Searches (
The search engine periodically performs cleanup tasks, using server-side scripts to remove information from the Table of User Profiles that is no longer needed or has not been used in a specified amount of time. The schedule for performing clean up tasks is determined by the search engine manager. The search engine determines for each profile if the age of a profile (i.e., Today's date—value of profile record's Date Last Used field) is above a threshold level (e.g. 6 months). If so, the profile is removed from the Table of User Profiles using standard database techniques known in the art. For each entry in the profile's Table of Queries, if the time since the query was last submitted is greater than a specified threshold (e.g. 2 weeks), the query is removed from said profile's Table of Queries.
In addition, the user can remove his or her profile entry from the Table of User Profiles. This action is performed by the user with a script. The script is invoked from a web form provided for the purpose. It uses standard database techniques known in the art to delete the profile entry from the Table of User Profiles. In addition, the user can remove a query from a profile's Table of Queries. This action is performed by the user through a script. It uses standard database techniques known in the art to delete the query from the profile's Table of Queries. Alternatively, the script may be invoked from the same web form that allows users to rate resources visited in response to a particular query, with the form being extended to allow users to opt out. In another embodiment, the script is invoked from an interface element built in to the web browser. This embodiment requires tight integration between the web browser and search engine. Further embodiments may invoke the script in different ways.
3. The Means of Identifying the Elements of the Profile that are Relevant.
The following is a description of the means and apparatus implemented to identify elements of a user profile that are relevant to a particular search.
For a particular query, some fields of the profile record could be very relevant, whereas others could appear to have no bearing on a rating. The value of a particular field in the user profile may be important for a specific query, but it is unlikely that the value of the field will be important for all queries, since the reasons for rating a resource highly will vary across genres of resources. For example, some genres will be price sensitive, some will be location sensitive and some will be language sensitive. Importance of a particular field for a particular query is calculated by building a Table of Queries containing the profiles of users that have previously used the particular query.
The following record in the Table of Queries may be used. However, other similar records may also be used.
Using the above record format, the search engine scripts are able to determine that a query has been recently been entered; determine the most relevant resources in the search engine database of web resources that match the query for a particular user; and maintain the Table of Queries, using techniques disclosed below.
The Date Last Submitted field is used by the search engine to clean up old or obsolete records that are no longer needed. The search engine runs the cleanup process script weekly or monthly, removing queries not used in the previous n days (e.g. the previous thirty days).
The following record in the Table of Rated Resources may be used by the search engine scripts in order to determine the most relevant resources in the search engine database of web resources that match the query for a particular user, using techniques further described below. However, other records may be used.
There are many reasons for a user to rate a resource poorly in response to a particular query. For example, the resource could be on the subject of "car insurance" where the user's query was "home insurance"; or the resource could be only suitable for Americans, and the user could be British; or the resource could be written in Swahili, and the user may only speak French. There are fewer reasons for the user to rate a resource highly in response to a particular query. For example, the user may wish to buy car insurance in the UK, and the resource allows them to do exactly that. The user rates a resource using a web form. If the user rates the resources as highly relevant in response to a particular query(
If the user rates a resource (using a web form ) as having low relevancy for a particular query, a search engine script (invoked by said web form) removes the user's profile from the Table of Good Profiles for that query in the Table of Queries if it already exists in that table (
4. The Means of Calculating and Delivering the Appropriate List of Results.
The following is a description of the means and method for calculating and delivering an appropriate and relevant list of results to a user in response to a particular query.
As soon as the Relevant Fields field of the Table of Queries record for a particular query is set, the Table of Queries record for said query can be used as a factor in ranking of a resource in response to that query.
When a user next enters a specific query, search results are calculated using traditional methods, including, but not limited to, frequency and location. However, traditional methods of calculation do not include the incorporation of multiple user's ratings of resources in response to particular queries. If the query exists in the Table of Queries, the Table of Rated Resources for said query is searched. The calculated search results may be sorted based on varying information. In one embodiment, the calculated search results are sorted based on the following information:
As more users submit a specific query, the search engine becomes more certain as to which fields of a user profile are responsible for ranking resources highly. This data can be used by the indexing and searching systems of the search engine to further refine the process of retrieving results for users.
Frequently, a user does not immediately return to the search engine results page for a particular query after visiting links on that page. As previously described, the search engine keeps a record of all hyperlinked resources that a user has visited, but not rated. When the user next logs on to the search engine (
Many methods for calculating and presenting and appropriate list of results in response to a user query may be implemented. The algorithm disclosed below may be used for calculating relevancy of resources in the search engine database of web resources in response to a particular query using traditional methods, and displays the results of this calculation. If sufficient user ratings of resources in response to the particular query have been given, it also calculates relevancy of resources in the search engine database of web resources in response to the particular query according to the methods herein disclosed, and displays the results of both calculations. In one embodiment, the following method of calculating and presenting the appropriate list of results in response to a user query is used. However, other methods may be used.
The search engine ranking system assigns varying weighting to user ratings depending on the number of ratings that have been given for a particular query. The more ratings given, the more accurate the information obtained by processing the ratings data is likely to be. Traditional ranking methods, including but not limited to frequency and location of keywords, are used until a sufficient number of users have rated a particular query. Users' ratings of resources in response to a particular query may be used once the search engine gathers this information. The user ratings are not allowed to dominate the ranking criteria for resources because newly added resources to the internet must be visited in order to be rated. If too much emphasis were placed on user ratings, established rated resources with many ratings would dominate the search engine ranking system. Therefore, newer resources would not be rated and listed in response to a particular query. To prevent this problem, the search engine results list contains two types of resources:
A user is not required to volunteer any information to establish a user profile in order to use a search engine. A profile may be established for users who enable cookies in their browser and have used the search engine at least one time. The browser allows the search engine to write data to the user's hard drive to establish the cookie file, using techniques known in the art of web site development. The profile not only contains information supplied by the user, but also contains information pertaining to the user's previous searches, resources visited and ratings of those resources. The search engine can 'guess' the information not provided by comparing the profiles users who have not volunteered information to the profiles of users who have volunteered information. A simple algorithm may be used to accomplish this. For example, a particular user who has not disclosed their gender rates a particular resource highly in response to a particular query. Among users who have disclosed their gender, ninety percent (90%) of those that rate the same resource highly in response to the same query are female, making gender a relevant field for that resource. The search engine can deduce, with a degree of certainty, that the user is female. This may be accomplished by programming a simple algorithm into the search engine. By performing similar examinations on a range of resources for which gender is a relevant field, this degree of certainty can be increased. By repeating this process on other sets of resources with different relevant fields, a complete user profile can be guessed to a degree of certainty. Therefore, users who use the search engine before registering a user profile may have a profile built for them (possibly without realising it). When the users volunteer information for their profile, they are actually augmenting their existing profile with this information.
The resource rating system is designed to make it impossible for a rogue resource owner to spam or present false or misleading information to the search engine because the content that the user views is the information that the user rates. It achieves this by using user feedback as a methodology for calculating relevancy. This prevents rogue resource owners using from using traditional spamming techniques (that involve presenting differing information to the search engine that that seen by the search engine users), since, as herein disclosed, it is the search engine users themselves that provide the means to calculate the relevancy of a resource in response to a particular query. There is the possibility of a rogue resource owner spamming this search engine by using the rating system itself, visiting the search engine numerous times with multiple profiles and rating their resources highly (and/or their competitors' resources poorly) in response to particular queries in an attempt to adversely modify the search engine's ranking of their resources in response to those queries.
The search engine may prevent this problem by permitting only those users with profiles, and therefore with cookies enabled, to rate sites. The profile mechanism tracks users based on information such as the domain from which the user originated. Restrictions may be placed on the number of ratings a user can make in a day, the number of times a user may rate a resource over a month and the number of times a resource may be rated in a day. In addition, user profiles are deleted as part of the search engine cleanup process. This prevents web site owners from spamming the search engine through the rating system. Where, appropriate, other methods may also be used to prevent spamming. In embodiments where spamming is not present, the method and apparatus will not attempt to prevent spamming.
The present invention is not limited in its application to the details of the particular arrangement shown, since the invention is capable of other embodiments. Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.
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I see this on Ebay constantly. A /5 tank, obviously because it has screw on emblems, and the seller advertises it as suitable for a /6.
Then somebody posts here the other day that the screw on emblems were carried over into the first /6 tanks.
I have never seen such a tank. I have in my possession a tank that came off a /5 with stick on emblems. This tank will not fit a /6 because the under tank space is not big enough for the Master Cylinder.
I have heard that a screw on emblem tank exists that will fit a /6...Please post a picture of the under side of this tank. I don't think there is such a thing.
My experience is that screw on emblems means it's a /5 tank. Stick on emblems means it is a /6 tank. There are a few /5 tanks with stick on emblems.
My /7 tank has screw on emblems. So?
I had a toaster on my SWB /5. Later I changed to the large touring tank. later still I fitted a 90/6 front end. I don't recall getting another tank--or the seat the /6 tank would have required. But it was long ago and I may have forgotten.
I do know I had screw on emblems on tanks that didn't originally come with them because I have some extras of the special screws in my parts stash. But I've only had two airheads and I don't think I put screw on badges on the K. So I dunno.
I wanna see a pic of the underside too. (and such a pic might help sell it BTW)
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Some American workers may finally see an increase in their salary, according to a report in "The Wall Street Journal," as several companies — including Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG, -0.78% and Darden Restaurants DRI, -0.11% — report upward pressure on wages. What's more, household net worth rose to $80.6 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2013, up from $70.83 trillion for the same period in 2013, an increase of nearly $10 trillion over the last four quarters, thanks to rising values of homes and U.S. stocks, according to the latest U.S. Federal Reserve data. "There's no reason that the gains in household wealth won't continue," says Mark J. Perry, a professor of finance and business economics at the University of Michigan-Flint. But many people could be forgiven for not feeling the benefit quite yet. As the Journal points out, employee pay as a share of national income has fallen to its lowest levels since 1951.
Here are five reasons Americans still feel poor:
— By Quentin Fottrell and Catey Hill
Childcare costs surge
It costs a ton of money to go to work these days — if you need to pay someone to look after your children. Childcare payments for families with employed mothers rose 50% from 2002 to 2011 and 250% over the last three decades, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The average cost of child care increased 2.6% in 2012 at day-care centers and 4.8% for home-based care, according to a nationwide study released this month by Child Care Aware of America, which works with state and local agencies. Family income after taxes and other deductions, meanwhile, rose by just 0.6%, and the overall cost of living grew by 1.6% over the same period.
Rent-to-income ratio
Many young Americans are stuck between a landlord and a mortgage broker: They can't afford to save for the down payment for a home, partly because a large portion of their income is being eaten up by rent. Indeed, around half of U.S. renters spent more than 30% of their gross income on rent (the traditional measure of affordability) in 2010, up a record 12 percentage points from the 38% of households grappling with such high rent-to-income ratio a decade prior. Homeowners fare better as they must prove that they earn enough before getting a mortgage. As a general rule, your monthly mortgage payment should not exceed 28% of your gross monthly income, according to financial website Bankrate.com.
Student loans
The price of college is skyrocketing — the average cost of tuition and fees at public four-year colleges jumped 27% from the 2008 to the 2013 school years, according to the College Board — and with it, the amount of debt students face. According to a February report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student loan debt increased $114 billion in 2013 alone to $1.08 trillion. Now, fully 71% of college seniors who graduated in 2012 had debt, compared with 68% in 2008, and the average debt load was $29,400, up roughly 6% a year since 2008, according to the Institute for College Access & Success.
What's more, these debt burdens are so high that many students can't pay: 11.5% of student loan balances are more than 90 days delinquent (this is the highest rate of delinquency among credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and home-equity loans), according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
There's a reason your savings doesn't seem to be growing all that much: interest rates. There's been a dip from top-tier interest rates on savings to around 1% today — from 5.3% in October 2007, according to Bankrate.com. For those on a fixed income, including many retirees who rely on CDs and other fixed-income investments, this isn't good news, as it dramatically cuts into their buying power. And even for younger Americans, these kinds of rates may not outpace inflation.
Not only are savings rates paltry, but Americans aren't saving at as much as they were even three years ago. In 2010, 73% of Americans were saving at least some money, but a survey released in February 2014 by America Saves reported that now just 68% of Americans are saving. Failing to save can lead to you becoming poorer because without a cushion, unexpected expenses (like say a hospital bill or needing a new roof) can mean that you need to take on credit card debt or a loan to make ends meet.
You're not crazy: Your salary really does buy less of many things these days. A study by the Economic Policy Institute published last year found that the median worker saw wage growth of just 5% between 1979 and 2012, despite productivity growth of 74.5%. "The vast majority of U.S. workers—including white-collar and blue-collar workers and those with and without a college degree—have endured more than a decade of wage stagnation," the authors concluded. The Census Bureau found similar wage stagnation with the real median income of $51,017 being virtually unchanged from the late 70s and early 80s.
Meanwhile, prices on some key items have jumped. Fuel prices, for example, have risen to more than $4 a gallon, up from around $2.50 in 2007, and food prices, thanks in part to the drought in California, have climbed steadily just this year alone.
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I have created this group as tribute to the Echelon game. If you like this game join us, game community still alive...
OGR: "On March, 21st, 2011 10 years from the date of an exit of game "Echelon" ("Storm") will be executed. That game which has presented to us this Universe, this World, Playing which, we communicate, battle, we perish and we revive."
Posted by Jevuner on Jan 10th, 2011
"In connection with the mentioned, approaching event, team OGRifEST
Plans by March, 21st 2011г. To collect something of type of the ANNIVERSARY PATCH.
The full list of that will enter into the Anniversary patch at a stage
Specifications also it will change and be supplemented, most likely.
I think that the following, will be obligatory in a patch:
1. Velian crafts become accessible to the Player, on a level with Federal
2. 2-3 New territories with missions for Network game will be added
3. We will add and is applicable New structures for the Landscape in new territories
4. In the plan to finish, begun still Dmitry (Sell), work on Campaign carrying over
The first Echelon (Storm) "Fight for the Rock hell IV" on a platform "Echelon: Wind Warriors" ("the Storm Soldiers of the Sky").
5. Probably that in game there will be new Objects (structures, крафты)
While Completion of cockpits Velian crafts is spent, I offer all
To take part and think up Names for Velians LA.
Velian craft's screens can be seen here:
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A Basic Cheese Risotto
|Olive oil/Canola oil
|2 Tablespoon
|2 Small, finely chopped
|1 , finely chopped
|Arborio/Long grain / basmati rice
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Long grain rice/Basmati rice
|1 Cup (16 tbs) (Arborio)
|Chicken stock
|4 Cup (64 tbs)
|Shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Grated parmesan cheese
|2 Tablespoon
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
1. Heat the stock to a simmer in a medium saucepan, then lower the heat so that the stock just stays hot.
2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over moderate heat.
3. Add and sauté chopped onions and shallot, for 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
4. Add rice to pan and stir well to coat thoroughly with the oil mixture. Sauté rice for 2 to 3 minutes until the rice becomes almost translucent and gives out a nutty aroma.
5. Add a ladle of hot chicken stock to the rice and stir until the liquid is fully absorbed.
6. When the rice appears almost dry, add another ladle of stock and repeat the process.
7. Continue adding ladles of hot stock and stirring the rice while the liquid is absorbed. As it cooks, you'll see that the rice will take on a creamy consistency as it begins to release its natural starches.
8. Continue adding stock, a ladle at a time, for 20 minutes or until the grains are tender but still firm to the bite. If you run out of stock and the risotto still isn't done, you can finish the cooking using hot water.
9. Stir in the Cheddar cheese and the and season to taste with salt and pepper.
10. Serve Risotto right away garnished with Parmesan.
It's important to stir constantly, especially while the hot stock gets absorbed, to prevent scorching, and add the next ladle as soon as the rice is almost dry.
A properly cooked risotto should form a soft, creamy mound on a dinner plate. It shouldn't run across the plate, nor should it be stiff or gluey


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Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey.
Eastchurch shown within Kent
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Coordinates: 51°24′00″N 0°52′00″E / 51.400002°N 0.866667°E
Eastchurch is a village on the Isle of Sheppey, in the English county of Kent, two miles east of Minster.
The village website claims "... it has a history steeped in stories of piracy and smugglers".
Aviation history[edit]
Eastchurch is styled the 'home of British aviation' as Eastchurch airfield saw the first controlled flight by a British pilot on British soil.
The Eastchurch airfield played a significant role in the history of British aviation from 1909 when Frank McClean acquired Stonepits Farm, on the marshes across from Leysdown, converting the land into an airfield for members of the Aero Club of Great Britain.
The Short brothers, Horace, Eustace and Oswald, built aircraft at Battersea to be tested at the site; later Moore-Brabazon, Professor A. K. Huntington, Charles S. Rolls and Cecil Grace all visited and used the flying club's services. Wilbur Wright and his brother Orville came to the Isle of Sheppey to visit the new flying grounds of the Aero Club. In 1909, Moore-Brabazon made the first live cargo flight by fixed-wing aircraft, by tying a waste-paper basket to a wing strut of his Shorts-built Wright aircraft. Then, using it as a "cargo hold", he airlifted one small pig.
The Eastchurch airfield was also the site, in July 1911, of the competition for the Gordon Bennett Trophy for powered air racing, attended by flyers from all over the world, and won that year by the American pilot C. T. Weymann. During the Battle of Britain, it was one of notable bases of the Polish Air Force.
A stained glass window in the south side of All Saints' Church, Eastchurch (built in 1432), was dedicated to Rolls and Grace, who were killed in July and December 1910 respectively. An aviation memorial is located in the centre of the village, opposite the village church.
In July 2009, Eastchurch celebrated 100 years of aviation history associated with the Island. SkySheppey brought together a number of Associations and joined with many visitors to recognise the importance of British aviation history that started at Eastchurch. Organisers, Eastchurch Parish Council, planned the event for 25 and 26 July 2009. Eastchurch is also home to many, many forms of aircraft and where they were originally developed in the early 1900s, notably Short Brothers.[1]
The gatehouse is now all that remains of Shurland Hall, connected with many families including the Cheneys who were here in 1274; and Sir John Stanley, who was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in the 15th century. It was also rumoured to have housed Henry VIII and his wife, Anne Boleyn for a few nights. For a short period before the National Trust acquired it, it was owned by Violet Searle, a business lady who developed an early house within the village in Warden Road. The gatehouse is now in the care of the National Trust, and is now in the process of being renovated and restored, this is also being documented by a TV station.
In Hidden Kent by Alan Major (Countryside Books, 1994), there is a note from the 1847 gazetteer commenting on the scarcity of fresh water which "makes the inhabitants very careful to preserve such falls from the clouds...." and tells of spouts from the church designed to fill large tubs around it in the churchyard.
Royal Navy Shore Station HMS Pembroke II was RNAS Eastchurch, Sheppey, Kent. An Accounting Base it was operational June 1913 to 1 April 1918 when it was turned over to the RAF. Also known as HMS Pembroke 2, it moved to Chatham as an Accounting Base 1940-57.[2][3] The Shore Station was named after the nearby main base, HMS Pembroke I at the royal Dockyard in Chatham.
At the centre of the village is the large and extravagant church, All Saints (1437). Currently, the parish priest is the Reverend Father Barry Birch SSC, who has been here since October 2008. His predecessor Father Francis Searle was parish priest from September 2000 until his untimely death in 2007. Father Searle was the grandson of Violet Searle, mentioned above. The church had recently gone under a project, known as the 'Jubilee Project', also known as the 'Tower Appeal'. This involved bringing down the bells and restoring them (for the first time in 100 years). And the tower itself being modernised and a new floor/room being added. This is now known as the 'Jubilee Room', funded by such sponsors as the Shurland Hotel.
Eastchurch is also home to three prisons - HMP Elmley, HMP Standford Hill and HMP Swaleside. The prisons complex is known as the Sheppey Prisons Cluster.
Range Rovers Football Club[edit]
Eastchurch is also home to the Range Rovers Football Club. The club was established in September 1997 through the enthusiasm of local boys and the club has steadily grown and now operates 25 teams ranging from little hurricanes soccer school, U7s up to adults, with over 250 players registered as club members now with players from all over the Island. The first letter with the Range Rovers name header to gain permission for use of the Range Road pitch was written on 15 September 1997. Permission was granted, Range Rovers FC was formed and affiliated to the Kent County Football Association on 28 September 1997. In November 1997 the club badge was designed and the Spitfire plane was incorporated to depict the fact that the site at Range Road was an RAF airfield during the Second World War. The first formal club meeting was held on Wednesday 3 December 1997 and during the meeting the first committee was formed. The club gained the prestigious FA Charter Mark in February 2005, still the only football club on the Isle of Sheppey to do so. Also in March 2007 their U13s reached the Kent County Cup Final, a remarkable feat for a small village side. The club now play at three sites in Eastchurch - Range Road, Shurland Meadow, and Dicksons Field. They also have pitches at Seager Road, Sheerness and Halfway Houses Primary School. The club continues to grow and season 2012-13 sees an Academy (Little Hurricanes), and boys teams from U7s through to U18s and two men's teams. A membership of over 250 players. In 2010 the club ran its third annual tournament a huge event that sees nearly 200 teams from all over the South East taking part. This is currently stopped due to major refurbishment work at the IOSA. The club now has the tenancy at Seager Road in Sheerness as its new home ground. Some of Range Rovers players have gone on to be very successful in their football careers.
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Null format: (rarely heard)
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Traffic format:
|33038 33038 71495 71495 71036 71036 ... 08047 08047
|3-figure transmission ID
|3-figure group, purpose unknown
|Amount of 5-figure groups in the message
|5-figure paired groups
|3-figure group, purpose unknown
|Amount of 5-figure groups in the message
|Repeated for 4 minutes
|Repeated twice
|Repeated twice
|Repeated twice
|Repeated twice
If more than one message is to be transmitted, then instead of "00000", the transmission ID is spoken again for one minute, then the standard message procedure follows for the next message.
E06 has two rare variants: E06a, referring to 2-group messages commencing with "11111", and E06b, referring to additional 5-figure group in the preamble.
Operation habits
E06 is mostly heard unscheduled, but there are a few regular transmissions. The formats of the schedules are highly varied:
- Different frequency every month, different ID every month, adjusts to summer time, repeats an hour later on a different frequency, and also 24 hours later at the same times and on the same frequencies, same message repeated entire month
- Different frequency every month, same ID every month, adjusts to summer time, repeats an hour later on a different frequency, and also 24 hours later at the same times and on the same frequencies, each week means a different message
- Seasonal frequency changes, same ID every month but changes yearly, does not adjust to summer time, repeats an hour later, then repeats a few days later at different times and on different frequencies
- No frequency changes, same ID every month, repeats a few hours later on a different frequency, does not repeat on a different day, each week means a different message
Most of the transmissions are preceded 5 to 20 minutes prior to the start by a long test tone, followed by the E06 voice giving the ID of the upcoming transmission once. Afterwards the carrier is either switched off, or kept silent up until the broadcast begins. The transmissions can occur at any 5-minute interval within an hour, but full and half hours are preferred.
The entire transmission process is handled using a computer running Windows 7, as evidenced by leaked sound effects. Prior to April 2014, Windows XP was used instead.
The E06 message groups themselves don't exhibit any non-randomness, except in training messages. The second 3-figure group in the header never uses digits from the transmission ID, except in invalid messages.
Training schedules
Two schedules, on first and third Thursday at 20:30 UTC, and the Fridays following the first and third Thursday at 21:30 UTC, are handled differently to the normal transmissions. The messages are non-random, the message length is fixed at 20 groups, and the messages are repeated for many months. While the transmissions use the same software as the regular transmissions for producing the numbers, the transmissions are started up manually, frequently late. All of these behaviors together suggest a training nature of these broadcasts.
Up until November 2013, the training messages were 15 groups long. This change was also made on the training schedules of E06's sister stations.
Up until April 2014, even the numbers being spoken were produced manually, presumably by an operator at a keyboard, as indicated by highly inconsistent tempo. The zeroes ending the transmissions were always noticeably spaced.
It is unknown when E06 was first noted, but it was going strong by the 1970s. Its operation habits, besides equipment upgrades, have not changed since then.
Many different voices have been used throughout E06's existence, sometimes only lasting a few days. The current one is in use since January 2001, but was used by E06 way before then, and was previously used by E07. The last time E06 used a different voice than the current one was in September 2003.
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Chief Impact Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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Manager, Impact & Process
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Associate Manager Impact
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