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|James T. Morris, Samuel J. MacDonnell, Dmitri B. Abramov, Laurent E. Sellier, David Bliss, Jacquie Moss, Norman K. Meyrowitz, Brian P. Connolly, Basil C. Hosmer, Saurav Chatterjee, Christopher O. Peterson, Guno Sutiono
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|Adobe Systems Incorporated
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The present application is related to concurrently filed, co-pending, and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/791,299 entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION FOR A WIRELESS INFORMATION SYSTEM"; and U.S. Pat. No. 7,478,148, entitled "BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM," the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates, in general, to electronic information systems, and, more specifically, to a mobile rich media information system.
With the increase in wireless technologies, the computer world of a decade ago is quickly evolving into a wireless world. Beginning with the explosion of the wireless phone, people have become more mobile, but, at the same time, becoming less isolated when in motion. Short-range wireless business networks and public Hotspots allow users to access the Internet from a wireless-equipped personal data assistant (PDA) or laptop. Even before the prevalence of these short-range wireless networks, information exchange had been implemented using wireless telephone technology. Because of the near ubiquity of cellular phones, the mobile phone network would seem to be the perfect medium for providing information wirelessly. However, because of the limited nature of wireless phones and the data handling capabilities of wireless telecommunication networks, the resulting information systems have not achieved much popularity with consumers.
One of the major reasons that the wireless phone-based information systems have not enjoyed the same success as the short-range wireless networks is likely due to the overall user experience. Of course, the user experience is largely driven by the available bandwidth in the network, but the users, who actually subscribe to and pay for these services generally do not care what the bandwidth availability is, just as long as the user experience is satisfying.
One of the first technologies that was used to pass information to a wireless phone user was Small Message Service (SMS). SMS is a text service that enables short messages of generally no more than 140-160 characters in length to be sent and transmitted from a mobile phone. In such a system, a user would typically log onto a particular Web site or sign up through some interactive telecommunications service to receive periodic small messages of interest. For example, a user could call into a service provider and sign up to receive the sports scores for their favorite basketball team or teams. Thereafter, when the service provider compiles the scores for the basketball games, a short text message would be forwarded to the user's mobile phone, or whatever other mobile device that was designated. The only interaction by the user is typically on the initial set-up of the service, whether that set-up occurred using an Internet-connected computer, via telephone, or the like. SMS allowed for the user to receive information; however, because the system was so limited in message-length and restricted to text, the user experience was typically dull.
The next step in wireless information technology was largely driven by the explosion of the World Wide Web. Web browsers, which are so prevalent in everyday life, were scaled down for use in mobile phones. The microbrowser provides browser-like functionality to the mobile phone, albeit at a much reduced level. Due to the limited memory and processing power of mobile phones, early microbrowsers used Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) and Wireless Mark-up Language (WML), which attempted to mimic the full-scale standards of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and hypertext mark-up language (HTML). More recently, as the ability of the mobile phones has increased, some microbrowsers actually use HTML browsers.
The paradigm of the microbrowser operates in much the same manner as a full-scaled Web browser. A Web page, which may be a WAP page or an HTML page, is downloaded from a Web server, again, which could be a WAP server or HTTP server, to a user's phone. Either by activating standard navigation elements or hypertext links, subsequent Web pages are downloaded to the microbrowser for the user to view. The user's interaction is similar to that in a Web browser except without the graphical richness. The user can hit forward or back or, through some substantial key-strokes, enter a Web site address. Because of the device and bandwidth restrictions in the mobile telecommunication area, the main noticeable difference between the microbrowser paradigm and the Web browser is that the majority of information on the "micro" pages is textual.
In application, the microbrowser offered a greater variety and reach of information than the SMS systems. Moreover, the user is afforded a greater interactivity by being allowed to "surf" to any desired and compatible Web site or Web page. However, in operation, the user experience could be described as click-and-wait, rather than click-and-view. Because of both the slowness of the roundtrip transmission of a user interaction on the phone to a central server and the subsequent return of the data to that phone in combination with a relatively large amount of data is transmitted over the wireless network to the phone for each Web page, a large latency existed between the page request and the final download and display of the page. Latency is also affected by data disconnects that occur due to things such as the hand-offs of the mobile device between mobile towers and other such network disconnects, such as when a user drives through tunnels, and the like. This large latency period experienced by most wireless phone Internet users limited the appeal of the microbrowser system. Furthermore, because many service providers placed a per minute usage charge on accessing the Internet over a mobile phone, the long latency generally meant higher costs for a service where the waiting time could exceed the actual information interaction time.
Several ideas followed the microbrowser attempting to address the problems it exhibited. One solution that addressed the long latency periods and lack of graphical experience was the stored-page approach. Instead of receiving information over the wireless telephone network, the user connects a device to a computer with an Internet connection. Based on site preferences that a user may have set up, the Web pages for any particular Web site are downloaded into the memory of the mobile phone or device. Once disconnected from the computer, the user may browse and navigate through the downloaded pages without any latency. Furthermore, because there are no wireless bandwidth considerations, the content presented may be more graphically oriented.
An example of this type of service is iAnywhere Solutions, Inc.'s AVANTGO™. However, the trade-off made for the low latency is the fact that the data being viewed is no longer dynamic Web content. The AVANTGO™ methodology simply stores the pages on a device. Those pages remain the same until the user can again connect to the Internet to retrieve updates.
One improvement, which was applied to the microbrowser paradigm, is generally referred to as a push browser service. Instead of waiting for a user to request a particular Web page, the push browser is proactively sent an HTML or WML page from the server. Therefore, when a user accesses the microbrowser, at least some content is already resident on the device, which initially reduces the latency. The user's interaction remains the same as the regular microbrowser, which basically mimics the user interaction of Web browsers without the rich graphics. The limitation to the push browser is that only a limited number of HTML/WML pages are stored. Once the user navigates or browses through all of the stored pages, the advantages achieved by the push system are gone. Without the stored pages, new pages are generally downloaded from the Web server on request of the user, which results in the long latency periods experienced in the normal microbrowsers.
An addition to the push technology was attempted in POINTCAST INC.'s POINTCAST system. The POINTCAST system was an information system on a desktop computer which compiled and broadcast a wide variety of information items. Subscribers to this system would receive the broadcasts and store the information items locally. By entering preferences to the user's local system, the client-side application of POINTCAST would filter the presentation of the information to the user based on those user preferences. The POINTCAST server would periodically update the information items, which the user could then view if those updates corresponded to the items the user preferred to view. However, the bandwidth requirements for transmitting and receiving all of the information typically clogged networks and caused long periods of network latency. Users would typically experience slow network access and much-decreased available bandwidth for other interactions.
Representative embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for providing a mobile information system. The mobile information system offers a number of different information channels for subscriptions to mobile device users. The users may view the different channels available for subscription and select desired ones for subscription. An enhanced subscription server maintains subscription information for each subscribing user and, using this information, generates a subscriber-specific stream of data to be transmitted to the user/subscriber. The subscriber's mobile device receives this stream of data that includes the data available to populate the different channels to which the user has subscribed.
The user's mobile device activates an interactive multimedia runtime container that may run a channel application corresponding to the visual experience of the particular channel. The channel data received in the data stream is then used to populate the information for the channel application. As a result, the user is able to view an interactive, rich media presentation of the information on the subscribed-to channel. By using available navigation instruments on the user's mobile device, the user is allowed to navigate through the contents of the displayed channel, or navigate to different channels.
In the typical operation, incoming channel data provides updates or changes to the channel, as opposed to providing a complete data change for every channel. Transmitting only the updates or changes conserves bandwidth, while still maintaining the rich information on each channel. There may be instances in which all of the data for a particular channel is changed or, at least, substantial portions. However, in most normal operations, only the channel data representing the changes or updates to the channel information will be sent.
Additional embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for experiencing interactive multimedia information on a mobile unit comprising interacting with a user interface of the mobile unit to subscribe to one or more channels having interactive multimedia content, manipulating a navigational mechanism on the mobile unit to explore the interactive multimedia content on one of the one or more channels, interacting with the user interface of the mobile unit to enter preferences applicable to the one or more channels subscribed to, and automatically receiving content updates for the one or more channels subscribed to.
In order to implement the rich media information service, enhanced subscription server 105 operates in conjunction with system provider server 104. Enhanced subscription server 105 compiles a subscriber-specific stream of information that contains the information for each individual channel to which the subscriber has subscribed. Therefore, each of mobile devices 101-103 will receive an individual data stream from enhanced subscription server 105 that will facilitate the presentation of the information service on each device. The data stream from enhanced subscription server 105 may be transmitted to each of mobile devices 101-103 in any number of data protocols, such as HTTP, SMS, User Datagram Protocol (UDP), or the like.
Enhanced subscription server 105 compiles the stream of information from feed storage 106, which stores the information and data associated with each channel offered in the rich media information service. This information is typically obtained from third party information providers over Internet 107 through various means, such as Web service 108, Extensible Markup Language (XML) 109 communicated over HTTP, and the like. By accessing system provider server 104, enhanced subscription server 105 authenticates user access to the rich media information service and may also obtain the subscriber information for mobile devices 101-103 to determine which channels may be included in the data streams. Once that information is obtained, enhanced subscription server 105 may compile a data stream for mobile device 101 that includes channel data from feed storage 106 for each channel that the user of mobile device 101 subscribes to. Similarly, enhanced subscription server 105 may compile subscriber specific individual data streams for mobile devices 102 and 103 that includes channel data for updating each rich media channel that the users of mobile devices 102 and 103 subscribe to. As the feed data streams are compiled, enhanced subscription server 105 sends those streams to the destination mobile device over wireless network 100.
It should be noted that various methods for controlling the transmission of information streams to and from a client of a the rich media information system may be employed. One example system, is described in commonly-owned, concurrently-filed Patent Application, entitled BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, U.S. Pat. No. 7,478,158, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein.
In further operation of the rich media information service, the users at mobile devices 101-103 may send preferences, settings, or even subscribe to new channels by interacting with the rich media presentation of the information through user interface application running on mobile devices 101-103. For example, if a channel subscribed to by the user of mobile device 101 provides stock quotes, the user may indicate the specific stocks that he or she wants to receive quotes on. This information is then transmitted back to enhanced subscription server 105 through wireless network 100 and noted in the subscription information for the user of mobile device 101.
Additionally, each mobile device, such as mobile devices 101-103, may include an application that displays all of the available channels that are being offered by the rich media information service to that device, as determined by the rich media information service, based on the constraints of the user's device hardware and software. By interacting with this channel listing, the user may subscribe to additional available channels. The user's selections are then transmitted from the subscribing mobile device to enhanced subscription server 105 through wireless network 100 and noted in the subscription information for that subscribing user device. The subscribers may, therefore, manage their subscriptions, as well as, interact with the rich media channel presentations directly from the mobile device.
Interactive multimedia application environment (iMAE) 211 is a resident application for running the channel applications and integrating the channel data stored in which every one of storage blocks 203-210 that is associated with the channel being presented. An iMAE may be a multimedia presentation application that includes capabilities for displaying graphics, video, animation, audio, and the like. A preferred embodiment may utilize vector graphics in order to take advantage of the size benefits that accompany such applications. One example of such an iMAE are the different versions of MACROMEDIA, INC.'S MACROMEDIA FLASH™. When the rich media information system is operating on mobile unit 20, iMAE 211 starts an interactive multimedia runtime container (iMRC) for each channel that is to be displayed to the user on display 220. An iMRC is the actual runtime container for running or displaying the visual presentation. One example of such an iMRC are the different versions of MACROMEDIA, INC.'S MACROMEDIA FLASH PLAYER™. In the example shown in
The feed or channel data associated with any one or a number of channels typically remains stored in feed store 21 until newer or updated data arrives to replace some or, eventually, all of it. The channel application running in an iMRC draws its data exclusively from the associated storage block of feed store 21, such that the channel being presented on the iMRC typically does not have to wait for data to be received from enhanced subscription server 105 (
In addition to presenting information in each of the rich or multi-media channels presented in the iMRCs, because many embodiments of the present invention will be implemented on mobile devices that include telephone functionality, the rich media channels may include user-accessible features that are integrated with the telephone functionality of the mobile device. In such embodiments, the user may select an item shown on the rich media channel, which would then activate the telephone features to call a certain number. Such a selection on the rich media channel may even send an SMS message or open a microbrowser on the mobile device.
As mobile unit 20 receives a data stream from enhanced subscription server 105 (
It should be noted that while subscription lineup 30 shown in
In order to facilitate navigation, subscription lineup 30 may be oriented to accommodate the limited navigation means of mobile devices. In the example shown in
The channels of subscription lineup 30 shown in
It should be noted that while the example embodiment illustrated in
In alternative embodiments, a single, 5-way button or joystick may be unnecessary or unavailable.
It should be noted that the touch-elements described above, soft 5-way button 319 and soft buttons 320 and 321 are located in specific touch-area 324 that exists in certain styles of touch screen-enabled devices. However, the embodiment shown in
It should be noted that the examples of navigational elements, as shown in
Additional embodiments of the present invention may also provide for soft keys to provide basic "browser-like" functions, such as Back, Home, or the like. Referring again to
It should be noted that although the "browser-like" functions are shown in
It should be noted that the updating process, in which channel data is pushed to the user's mobile device may be scheduled for any number of different times. For example, update chunks may be transmitted to the mobile device whenever the channel information changes. This direct push may occur at anytime, depending on when channel information changes. A periodic time may also be established such as updating every certain number of seconds, minutes, hours, or other time frame. Additionally, times may be relative, meaning that updates are scheduled a certain amount of time since the last update, or using a time clock, such as every day at noon or whatever time is desired. Furthermore, any combination of any such updating times may be implemented.
When it is time to push new channel data to a subscriber, stream generator 401 accesses subscription database 402 to obtain the specific subscription and preference information for each of the subscribers. Using this detailed information, stream generator 401 compiles a stream of channel data from feed storage 106 and assembles the streams on a per subscriber basis. The subscriber-specific stream is then transmitted over wireless network 100 to the appropriate subscriber.
Stream 403 represents each chunk of channel data and other information used in the implementation of the updates of the channels in rich media information service 40. Stream 403 illustrates data chunks for Channel 1, Channel 3, Channel 4, and Channel M, (i.e., each of the channels that the subscriber has subscribed to). It also includes chunks labeled App 1-4. App 1-4 represent data chunks for certain channel applications. Each channel that is displayed to a user on an iMRC comprises two parts: (1) a channel application, that provides the multimedia, visual presentation of the channel; and (2) the channel data, which is used by the channel application to display, not only the visual aspects of the channel, but the information that the channel presents.
Channel applications reside on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the channel applications may come already installed on the mobile device, while in other embodiments, the channel applications are downloaded through data streams, such as stream 403, along with the actual channel data. Periodically, the service provider may desire to update or change some graphical aspect or presentation of the channel application. Additionally, as a user subscribes to new channels, the new channel applications that facilitate the rich media presentation of the new channel may be downloaded to the subscriber's mobile device. These changes or additions may be effected through the transmission of application data chunks, such as App 1-4 of stream 403. However, because the visual formatting of each existing channel may not change as much as the information that the channels present, application data may be transmitted less frequently.
It should be noted that information updates of the channel data may continue to the user's mobile device whether or not the client-side application of the rich media information service is activated. Therefore, when a user calls up the client-side application, all of the information for the various, subscribed-to channels will be updated with any channel data that was transmitted during the period in which the client-side application was deactivated.
The downloaded channel data also resides on the mobile device, but is typically stored in a separate location. In general, the channel data received by the enhanced subscription server from its data source provider comprises of some kind of data-descriptive metalanguage, such as extensible markup language (XML) or the like. This data is then converted into a form compatible with both the enhanced subscription server and the client-side application. Such a format could be in a binary form or could be some descriptor information that is compressed into a smaller space than the original XML document.
Turning again to
It should be noted that various implementations of version control may be employed to ensure that the channel updates in stream 403 are appropriate for the target client. In one embodiment, a monotonically increasing stamp may be assigned to various different chronological updates to the channels. As the user's mobile devices sends its polling signal, authentication signal, or identification signal, it also sends its version number of the channel data that it maintains. If the updates at the enhanced subscription server are later than this version number, the enhanced subscription server will send each of the updates that represent versions from the client's version number to the most recent version on the server. Additional or alternative embodiments of the present invention may include clocks within each of the clients and enhanced subscription servers that may be synchronized. In this application, an actual timestamp may be used to define a "fresh until" or "delete after" system in which the client drops the data after a certain time, or an actual chronological time comparison between the timestamp on the client and the synchronized clock on the enhanced subscription server. Other various and additional version control systems may also be used to control the updating process.
One of the features of various embodiments of the present invention is the ability for the rich media service provider to provide system information to the user. Such system information may comprise information on available channels for subscription, promotional channels, information on the various subscriptions that the user has subscribed to, or other such information. In the example illustrated in
In operation with Channel Listing 404, the user may interact with Channel Listing 404 to select additional channels to subscribe to. Additionally, each channel may additionally have a properties interface that would allow the user to set particular preferences for each individual channel. The information that the user enters related either to the preferences or new subscriptions may then be packaged into a data stream, Preferences/Subscription stream 405, by push engine 202, or other such communication engine that handles client transmissions, and transmitted to enhanced subscription server 105. Enhanced subscription server 105 may then note the new user preference information and subscription information in subscription database 402 for future compilation of data streams.
If the user enters a transaction request when a connection to wireless network 100 does not exist, transaction manager 501 stores the requests until such time as the connection is established. Once established, transaction manager 501 transparently transmits the user request to enhanced subscription server 105 for update.
Signaling engine 502 within mobile unit 400 acts much like a transponder waiting for a signal from enhanced subscription server 105. Periodically, enhanced subscription server 105 may send a signal to mobile unit 400. A signal may be sent if there is pertinent information that the service provider desires to provide to the subscribers or other such information. When the signal from enhanced subscription server 105 is received by signaling engine 502, mobile unit 400 transmits a signal package to enhanced subscription server 105. The signal package may include information, such as the identity of the subscriber or of the mobile unit that corresponds to the subscriber, the last time that the client was updated (or other versioning information), and other similar information. Enhanced subscription server 105 may then use the signal package to find the subscriber-specific details in active user database 504. Using those details, updated channel data and channel application data may be compiled into the subscriber-specific data streams for transmission to the specific subscribers.
In addition to obtaining information based on an initial signal sent from enhanced subscription server 105, rich media information system 40 may also transmit the channel data to the subscribing clients after a polling signal is initiated from the mobile device, such as mobile unit 400. A polling signal, which may be generated by transaction manager 501, signals enhanced subscription server 105 with an identifying signal package. Using the information in the transmitted signal package, enhanced subscription server 105 generates the subscriber-specific data stream for transmission back to mobile unit 400. Thus, enhanced subscription server 105 may push data for delivering rich media information to mobile unit 400 either through a signal initiated by enhanced subscription server 105 or a signal initiated by mobile unit 400. The user does not control the request or delivery of the information beyond merely setting preferences or subscribing to particular rich media channels.
It should be noted that while the user does not control the actual delivery of updated information, additional or alternative embodiments of the present invention may allow the user to set the polling period for polling signals originating from mobile unit 400. Therefore, the user may have some control over the amount of airtime used with wireless network 100. However, the user still does not control the delivery of the channel data. In still further embodiments, the user may be given a choice of completely turning off the system, in order to completely conserve airtime in desired areas. Completely turning off the system would go beyond merely deactivating the client-side application of the rich media information service. Merely deactivating the client-side application would not generally stop enhanced subscription server 105 from transmitting channel data updates.
In operation, the channel application may only have access rights to the storage block that corresponds directly to that channel. This access restriction maintains the security of the channel data specifically for the particular channel. Similarly, system feeds and the system channel data within such system feeds are protected against access by other non-system channels. However, because system feeds and the system channel applications that use the system feeds originate with the rich media information service, system channel applications, such headlines 600, promotions 601, and channel listings 402, may access any system feed or any system channel data for purposes of displaying a system channel. For example, while channel listing 402 may directly access channel data for system-2, which is specifically generated for channel listing 402, and promotions channel 601 may directly access channel data for system-X, headlines channel 600 may access channel data for system-1, system-2, and system-X, of which system-1 may contain channel data concerning the subscriptions to which the user subscribes to, in order to generate headlines channel 600.
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Today on our 2009 Honda CRV, we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles. Part Number is HM56300. Now, here's what our kit is going to look like when we get it laid out on our table. This is a really nice, pretty easy to install kit. The thing I like about it is that we're going to be plugging our wiring in directly in-between our factory connectors, so we don't have to splice the wires. We don't have to do any modifications to the factory wiring on our vehicle.
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Today on our 2010 Honda CR-V, we'll be taking a look at and installing the Roadmaster tail light wiring kit with bulbs, part number RM-155. First thing we'll need to do in our installation of our Roadmaster tail light kit with bulbs is go ahead and open up our rear hatch to gain access to our tail light assemblies. Then, we will remove the caps located here and here on both sides. To remove the tail lights, use a small screwdriver to stick in the slot and pop it out. Once you've popped out both the caps, repeat that same process on the passenger side. Anything we do here on the driver side, as far as the removal and re-installation of the tail lights, is going to be repeated on that passenger side. All right. Now, we're going to remove the two bolts on the inside.
Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V
On this 2014 Honda CRV we're going to review and install the Road Master universal high power diode wiring kit, part number RM-154. With this part number this is what we get. First off we have our diodes right here in the center. This will actually mix our inputs into the factory wire harness. We also have some butt connectors here to make some wire connections if we need to. We also have a ring terminal here for our ground to go into the sheet metal, typically behind the tail light. We have a length of wire about 30 feet long that will reach from the front of the vehicle to the back of the vehicle. We have a short distance of lumen material to help protect the wires going around corners or when the wire is visible maybe just to hide the colors. Lastly, going between your RV and your towed vehicle, in this case our CRV, will be this extension piece right here that will go between the vehicle and the CRV and of course some zip ties help hold it in place.
Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Honda CR-V
All right, today on this 2010 Honda CR-V, we're going to show you the Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles, part number HM56300. These are the parts that you get with the kit. This is actually a t-connector style electrical harness, so this will fit in between two connection points on your vehicle. In this case, the t-connection with the green wire will go to the passenger side. The one with the yellow will go to the driver side. We'll take a look. This is our diode converter here, and this will take the signals from the RV and send it out to your tail lights.
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Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V
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Roadmaster FuseMaster Fuse Bypass Installation - 2014 Honda CR-V
Today in our 2014 Honda CRV, well be installing the Roadmaster Fusemaster Bypass part number RM76511. Now for this application, well be removing the number 19 fuse which is also labeled as ACC. The fuse panel is on the drivers side above the kick panel behind the parking brake pedal. Once you locate the 7.5 amp fuse, well go ahead and remove it. Well go ahead and set the older manufacturer fuse aside as well need to go with the taller 7.5 mini fuse.Now before I put the fuse into our fuse holder here on our switch wiring harness, we need to install the pins into the fuse box and install our switch into the dash. First, we can go ahead and remove the wiring harness from the switch.
All right, today on this 2014 Honda CRV, we're going to install part number HM56304. This is a Hopkins Custom Tail Wiring Kit for towed vehicles. All right, our first step is to go ahead and open up the back hatch, and then we have to remove the tail lights. There's two fasteners that we have to remove. We'll use an 8 mm socket on these. Just kind of pull back. Kind of rock it back and forth so it comes loose.
Roadmaster Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2013 Honda CR-V
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Accidental Angel (Secret Sisters Book 4)by Sandra Byrd
"Book Four: Accidental Angel" Will Christmas bring Tess Thomas big fun and big money -- or troubles that will change everything? It's a week before Christmas and the Secret Sisters have plans to make money at the craft fair. Tess needs the cash to buy gifts for her family and pay her way to summer camp at the Lazy K Bar, a dude ranch she and Erin want to go to together. But when their booth is taken over by the Coronado Club, Tess and Erin have their first big fight. Tess still comes up with a way to make money, but she finds that she might not spend it the way she thought -- and discovers along the way what Christmas is truly all about.
Best Fiction Sampler Ever 2016 - Howard Booksby Karen Kingsbury Glenn Meade Wm. Paul Young Sandra Byrd Tosca Lee Rebecca Kanner Elizabeth Byler Younts Karen Halvorsen Schreck Beth K. Vogt Jennifer Wilder Morgan Kara Isaac
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Bon Appetitby Sandra Byrd
Pastries, Paris and romance-Lexi's adventure has just begun!Lexi Stuart is risking it all. Saying au revoir to the security of home, her job, and could-be boyfriend Dan, Lexi embarks on a culinary adventure in France to fulfill her life dream of becoming a pastry chef. As she settles into her new home in the village of Presque le Chateau to study and work in a local bakery, her twenty-something optimism meets resistance in the seemingly crusty nature of the people and culture around her. Determined to gain her footing, she finds a church, meets a new friend, and makes the acquaintance of a child named Celine-as well as Celine's attractive, widowed father, Philippe. Even Patricia, the gruff pastry cook, shows a softer side as she mentors Lexi in the art of baking.As Lexi lives her dream, the only thing she has to do is choose from the array in life's patisserie display window: her familiar home, friends, and family in Seattle or her new life in France. Lexi discovers that as she leans more on God the choices become a little clearer- and making them, well, c'est la vie!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Bon Appetit: A Novelby Sandra Byrd
Pastries, Paris and romance. Lexi's adventure has just begun! Lexi Stuart is risking it all. Saying au revoir to the security of home, her job, and Dan, Lexi embarks on a culinary adventure in France to fulfill her life dream of becoming a pastry chef.
Bride of a Distant Isle: A Novelby Sandra Byrd
An unforgettable romance set in Victorian England, Bride of A Distant Isle is the engrossing story of Annabel Ashton, who fights to save her family home and her mother's honor while trying to figure out if the man she loves wants her--or just wants to use her to achieve his own ambitions.Miss Annabel Ashton is a teacher at the Rogers School for Young Ladies in Winchester when she takes a brief visit to her family home, Highcliffe Hall at Milford-on-Sea. She believes her stay will be short but soon learns that she will not be returning to the safety of the school. Instead, she remains at Highcliffe, at the mercy of her cousin, Edward Everedge. Annabel protests, but as the illegitimate daughter of a woman who died in an insane asylum, she has little say. Edward is running out of money and puts the house up for sale to avoid financial ruin. He insists that Annabel marry, promising her to a sinister, frightening man. But as the house gets packed for sale, it begins to reveal disquieting secrets. Jewelry, artifacts, and portraits mysteriously appear, suggesting that Annabel may be the true heir of Highcliffe. She has only a few months to prove her legitimacy, perhaps with assistance from the handsome but troubled Maltese Captain Dell'Acqua. But does he have Annabel's best interests at heart? And then, a final, most ominous barrier to both her inheritance and her existence appears: a situation neither she nor anyone else could have expected. Will Annabel regain her life and property--and trust her heart--before it's too late?
Camp Cowgirl (Secret Sisters Book 10)by Sandra Byrd
If you have a best friend--can you have other friends, too? The Secret Sisters can't wait to spend a week at an awesome summer camp on a Tucson dude ranch: the Lazy K. Could vacation get any better than this? They'll be caring for their own horses and learning to ride better and faster. Most of all, it's a chance for the Secret Sisters to grow closer together than ever before. At least, that's what they think. When they get to the Lazy K, though, both Tess and Erin have to make some difficult choices about each other and new friends. Some of their choices are good. Some are bad. Can a friendship survive some mistakes? What if you want to be friends with others, too? Will what they learn change the Secret Sisters forever?
Chopstick (Friends for a Season Book 2)by Sandra Byrd
Told in the alternating voices of two thirteen-year-old girls who learn real lessons about faith while competing against one another in a worship music contest offering a four-hundred-dollar prize.
Cross My Heart (The Hidden Diary Book 1)by Sandra Byrd
Lucy doesn't want to spend the coming months on Catalina Island. She doesn't know a single person. When she stumbles across an old diary, though, and a new friend, things begin to look up.
Daisy Chainsby Sandra Byrd
Kylie Peterson and Rachel Cohen become fast friends when both are invited to help out with a wedding. Kylie's cousin Jed is marrying Rachel's cousin Davina, and Jed asks the girls to help with the flowers. But of more interest to the girls is the fact that the bride's family is Jewish and the groom is not. This difference in religion leads both Kylie and Rachel to explore their own beliefs. Kylie figures she was born a Christian, like the rest of her family, but she starts to question that assumption as she learns about Davina's faith and belief in Jesus. Meanwhile, Rachel is hurt--did Davina stop being Jewish when she became a Messianic believer? The girls hope to discover the truth for themselves, but what will that mean for their families?"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. " Romans 1:16
Double Dareby Sandra Byrd
Tess wants to be noticed. But making her mark has a high cost. Is it all worth it? Can super achievements change her into someone really special? This year's birthday is the worst. First, Tess is cut from the school play.
First Place (Secret Sisters Book 9)by Sandra Byrd
Will the Rim-to-Rim hike make Tess a hero -- or a big-time loser? The Secret Sisters are minding their own business at a Little League game when the snooty Coronado Club stirs up trouble -- again! Tess and her friends have earned the best cabin at Outdoor School -- the one that Lauren and her gang wanted -- and now they're out for revenge. Erin blurts out that Tess is racing across the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim with her dad and certainly will win first place. Lauren insists Tess won't make it. Even worse, Lauren makes sure the whole sixth grade will hear all about the race at the Outdoor School's opening-night campfire! Tess is left worrying in silence, not wanting to share the secret that she knows could lead to disaster and embarrassment.
Heart to Heart (Secret Sisters Book 1)by Sandra Byrd
After a lonely time in the fifth grade, Tess Thomas dreads the beginning of the next school year. Then the exclusive Coronado Club invites her to join. She thinks she'll do anything to belong -- until she finds out just how much is required. How far is too far to keep a friend? When does belonging cost more than you should pay? How can there be a God when bad things happen? In the end, Tess develops an unexpected friendship that results in a pact between the two to become "Secret Sisters".
Holiday Heroby Sandra Byrd
Tess can't wait for the Spring Vacation of her dreams: a trip with her family to San Diego and a hotel on the beach! But her brother suffers a serious accident, and it looks like her plans are ruined.
Indian Summer (Secret Sisters #12)by Sandra Byrd
Embark on new adventures with best friends, Tess and Erin, in each exciting book of the Secret Sisters series for girls. Final book in series! Summer fun ahead! Or is it summer troubles? Secret Sisters Tess and Erin are ready for a summer of new adventures and service. The first challenge--working as volunteers with the Vacation Bible School at the nearby Navajo Indian reservation--fills their lives with hard work and laughter. It also challenges them to grow in ways they never imagined possible. While Erin ventures into unfamiliar territory as a leader, Tess decides to take a huge step of faith--one that has an unexpected impact back home. Meanwhile, the girls see their faith and friendship become deeper than ever during one incredible, fun-filled Indian Summer.
Island Girl (Friends for a Season Book 1)by Sandra Byrd
Every summer thirteen-year-old Meg returns to the berry fields of her grandparents' farm on Sauvie's Island, Oregon. But this year, everything is different. With her mother remarried and a new baby on the way, Meg isn't quite sure where she fits in the family anymore. And how the comfortable familiarity of the farm has changed, too. There is a new girl, Tia... and she obviously holds a special place in Meg's grandparents' hearts. During this season of growth, Meg faces the challenge of figuring out what life, family, and friendship are all about. In order to thrive she must learn the importance of her unique characteristics and God's plan for her life.
Just Between Friends (The Hidden Diary Book 3)by Sandra Byrd
Book 3 of The Hidden Diary series. A lost dog about to have puppies puts the two girls into a jam. Lucy's cottage has a strict policy and Serena's dad has allergies. Finding a solution teaches them both about trusting others and teamwork.
Let Them Eat Cakeby Sandra Byrd
Lexi Stuart is at a critical crossroads. She's done with college but still living at home, ready to launch a career but unable to find a job, and solidly stalled between boyfriends. When a lighthearted conversation in French with the manager of her favorite bakery turns into a job offer, Lexi accepts. But the actual glamour is minimal: the pay is less than generous, her co-workers are skeptical, her bank account remains vertically-challenged, and her parents are perpetually disappointed. Her only comfort comes from the flirtatious baker she has her eye-but even may not be who he seems to be!So when a handsome young executive dashes into the bakery to pick up his high profile company's special order for an important meeting-an order Lexi has flubbed- she loses her compulsion to please. "What am I going to do?" he shouts. "Let them eat cake!" she fires back with equal passion and a nod to Marie Antoinette. And then, something inside Lexi clicks. Laissez la révolution commencer! Let the revolution begin! Instead of trying to fulfill everyone else's expectations for her life, Lexi embarks on an adventure in trusting God with her future-très bon!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Make a Wish (The Hidden Diary Book 2)by Sandra Byrd
Book 2 in The Hidden Diary series. Lucy and Serena decide to act out what they're reading in the diary they've found. But when a threat arrives before they can host a summer party, they girls must decide what they should do.
Mist of Midnightby Sandra Byrd
In the first of a brand-new series set in Victorian England, a young woman returns home from India after the death of her family to discover her identity and inheritance are challenged by the man who holds her future in his hands.Rebecca Ravenshaw, daughter of missionaries, spent most of her life in India. Following the death of her family in the Indian Mutiny, Rebecca returns to claim her family estate in Hampshire, England. Upon her return, people are surprised to see her...and highly suspicious. Less than a year earlier, an imposter had arrived with an Indian servant and assumed not only Rebecca's name, but her home and incomes. That pretender died within months of her arrival; the servant fled to London as the young woman was hastily buried at midnight. The locals believe that perhaps she, Rebecca, is the real imposter. Her home and her father's investments reverted to a distant relative, the darkly charming Captain Luke Whitfield, who quickly took over. Against her best intentions, Rebecca begins to fall in love with Luke, but she is forced to question his motives--does he love her or does he just want Headbourne House? If Luke is simply after the property, as everyone suspects, will she suffer a similar fate as the first "Rebecca"? A captivating Gothic love story set against a backdrop of intrigue and danger, Mist of Midnight will leave you breathless.
Pass It On (The Hidden Diary Book 5)by Sandra Byrd
Lucy and Serena decide to do secret good deeds, and in the process, Lucy learns the difference between luck and blessings.
Petal Powerby Sandra Byrd
Book Eight in the Secret Sisters Series! Tess and Erin's teacher planned the perfect wedding--but now something's gone very wrong. Can the Secret Sisters save the day? Ms. Martinez, Tess and Erin's sixth-grade teacher, has planned a storybook wedding, and the whole class is invited! Some of the kids even offer to pitch in and help. But when Tess and Erin discover their beloved teacher crying after school--and learn the reason why--they make up their minds to do even more. At first, Tess's idea seems like a good one...even when it involves "stretching" the truth a bit. But soon it becomes clear to the girls that there's no such thing as a "helpful" white lie. Is there nothing they can do? Or can the Secret Sisters save the wedding flowers--and maybe the honeymoon--after all?
Picture Perfect (Secret Sisters Book 11)by Sandra Byrd
Embark on new adventures with best friends, Tess and Erin, in each exciting book of the Secret Sisters series for girls. Book 11 of 12 Book Series! Are Tess and Erin pretty enough? Secret Sisters Tess and Erin want to go to modeling school, and they hope to get paid modeling jobs when they're through. Will they get to go? And if they do, do they have what it takes to make it? Or is their idea of what it takes different from reality? While the girls discover the answers to these questions, something surprising happens that puts their view of beauty to the ultimate test. As they struggle to come to terms with this unexpected event, they find that God's definition of beauty is very different from the one they've trusted to be true. Is there something wrong with being attractive? And what makes us beautiful to the One whose opinion matters most of all?
Pièce de Résistance: A Novelby Sandra Byrd
Having earned her chef's hat, Lexi Stuart bidsau revoirto her glamorous and deliciously satisfying pastry mentorship outside of Paris and returns to her hometown of Seattle, Washington. There, she finds life unexpectedly complicated. She's put in charge of a high-end catering bakery calledBijoux,which should be her dream job, but there's a catch: She has to make this lavish bakery into a successful business in just a few, short months, which will require more than her ability to make an amazing wedding cake. In over her head and at a loss for creative marketing ideas, Lexi isn't sure what the recipe for success needs to be. Stir in a complicated relationship with her FrenchbeauPhilippe and his daughter, Celine, then add a dash of romance with down-to-earth lawyer Dan, and life suddenly contains moreooh la lathan Lexi can handle. With the fate of her career and her love life hanging by a thread, the phrase "piece of cake" has never been more daunting. Lexi learns that she must trust the dreams in her heart and the God who put them there.
Red Velvetby Sandra Byrd
Two teenage girls are united by their mothers' illnesses. In helping her mother accomplish everything on a childhood wish list, Quinn wonders if she's giving her mom permission to die. Her new friend's mother has hopes and dreams, too, along with a secret they finally must discuss.
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From the acclaimed author of To Die For comes a stirring novel told that sheds new light on Elizabeth I and her court.Like Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Sandra Byrd has attracted countless fans for evoking the complexity, grandeur, and brutality of the Tudor period. In her latest tour de force, she poses the question: What happens when serving a queen may cost you your marriage--or your life? In 1565, seventeen-year-old Elin von Snakenborg leaves Sweden on a treacherous journey to England. Her fiancé has fallen in love with her sister and her dowry money has been gambled away, but ahead of her lies an adventure that will take her to the dizzying heights of Tudor power. Transformed through marriage into Helena, the Marchioness of Northampton, she becomes the highest-ranking woman in Elizabeth's circle. But in a court that is surrounded by Catholic enemies who plot the queen's downfall, Helena is forced to choose between her unyielding monarch and the husband she's not sure she can trust--a choice that will provoke catastrophic consequences. Vividly conjuring the years leading up to the beheading of Mary Queen of Scots, Roses Have Thorns is a brilliant exploration of treason, both to the realm and to the heart.
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Letters to the editor: Concerns raised about Monsanto
A few weeks ago, an international march against the company Monsanto was carried out. Concern was raised about Monsanto's genetically modified foods.
Scientists from the University of Caen in France found that rats that were fed Monsanto's NK603 GM corn or contaminated with its Roundup glyphosate pesticide were at higher risk of tumors, organ damage and premature death.
Other concerns about genetically modified foods include genetic pollution of organic lands and the danger of creating invasive genetically modified organism species that disrupt ecosystems. In a Russian study, hamsters that were fed GMOs became sterile by the third generation.
Since the long-term effects of exposure to these and similar products are in question, prudence demands further study and inquiry to ensure safety and quality.
Paul J. HakelErie
Millcreek right to add Williams
I am a lifelong resident of Millcreek Township. I went to Millcreek schools, as did my children, all of us graduating from McDowell High School.
Upon reading the Erie Times-News articles on May 25 and 26 regarding both the explanations of the finances and the clerical error in finalists for the position of superintendent, I am very happy to read that Stephanie Williams, principal at McDowell Intermediate High School, has been added to this list. I have experienced nothing but top professionalism with her during my time serving on the McDowell Aquatics Board as well as a parent of two students who attended MIHS.
I am writing to express my outrage at the Millcreek "gang of eight" School Board members who brought forth this mess we are in. Mike Kobylka is the ninth member who alone voted against the delusions of these members. I am not happy that this current gang has the votes that will be bringing us the replacement of Superintendent Michael Golde.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting a different outcome. Keeping William Hall as superintendent after his tenure of being assistant superintendent with Mr. Golde would be equal to this arrangement.
Julie AdlerMillcreek Township
Leave kids out of Millcreek dispute
The parents and teachers of the Millcreek Township School District have every right to voice their opinions regarding the closing of the schools. They, in fact, have a responsibility to do what they feel is in the best interest of the kids.
That said, I have a big problem with "using" the kids to fight this fight. This is adult business. Children are resilient and are able to adjust to most changes in their lives, if their adult caretakers provide them with security.
I believe that bringing these kids to School Board meetings or putting them before the news cameras will only result in raising their anxiety levels. I wonder how many of the students have had trouble sleeping lately.
The parents and especially the teachers should have an understanding of child development. It is bad enough that our children are exposed to the news regarding terrorist attacks and severe storms. Why add to their worries? The adults should fight it out first. After that, the kids can be informed of the decision and most importantly reassured that "things will be all right."
Doug PontzerErie
'Wreck-less' checklist offered
Summer. For young drivers, the break from school means more time for fun, friends, driving and, unfortunately, driving distractions such as texting, eating and applying makeup. In fact, crashes and related injuries or fatalities involving teen drivers and passengers are most likely to occur between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 11 percent of drivers ages 15 to 19 who were involved in a fatal crash were reportedly distracted at the time of the crash. And, as referenced on justdrivepa.org, in 2010 there were 13,846 crashes in Pennsylvania in which distracted driving played a role.
That's why the "Decide to Drive" campaign, sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, developed a Wreck-Less checklist that includes the following tips:
Before starting your car: Set your phone aside; put on sunglasses and other accessories; fasten your safety belt; move reading material out of reach; pre-load CDs or mp3 playlists and adjust radio volume level; enter an address in the navigation system or review directions; pull the car over -- in a safe area -- any time there is a distraction that needs your attention; do not eat or drink, apply makeup, polish your nails or change clothing while driving.
Orthopedic surgeons put bones and limbs back together after road crashes and trauma. We want teens and parents to know that no text or distraction is worth the life of you or someone you love. This summer, decide to drive!
Michael Gratch, M.D.president, Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society, Harrisburg
Cemetery wasn't ready for holiday
As we drove through Erie County Memorial Gardens on Friday, May 24, we noticed that the surroundings were nowhere near ready for Memorial Day. On Saturday, May 25, we took care of our family's grave, and Sunday, May 26, we returned to ready friends' and neighbors' sites.
Not much had changed, even though they were cutting grass this very day. We also noticed that several veterans' sites did not have flags, so we brought flags to place at the graves. We also noticed that the place looked run-down, with the entrance brick pillars left in shambles.
Even the last time when the grass was cut, it had been left very tall, making the place look like a mowed hayfield. This left the flush gravestones covered with several inches of grass. You could not even see veterans' names or where to put flags.
Many stones have been neglected and are mostly buried under several inches of sod. One stone we found to be disheveled and pushed into the ground upending. It's not the perpetual care we can remember. My husband and I spent most of the day Saturday and Sunday cleaning up what we could and brushing off many covered grave stones.
We found that more than three dozen World War I and World War II vets, policemen and firemen did not have flags because no one could find any of the stones beneath the heavy sod and dried grass. They would have never found the stones without spending hours of digging out each and every one.
I asked the caretaker in his office about placing more flags on those sites, but he said it is not his responsibility. I asked him to try and do something about it before Monday. Someone at Memorial Gardens dropped the ball long before Memorial Day.
I'd expect conditions like this in early spring. Trying to do the entire cemetery yard work Memorial weekend doesn't fly. If anything, respect the monetary value of eternal care that everyone paid for on the dotted line. Maybe it is just a fluke that nothing was ready for Memorial Day.
For 55 years, we have visited all our little country cemeteries to care for family sites; at each one the grass was cut neat as a pin with no clippings laying around. Each stone was sharply trimmed and edged with flags where needed. No other cemetery we visited was as unprepared as Memorial Gardens on Memorial Day.
Tara MillerEdinboro


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Pigeon peas and coconut originated from the Samaná region of the Dominican Republic. It is a savory dish with a hint of sweetness from the coconut milk. Serve over white rice. Swiped shamelessly from the 'net for ZWT9. I personally will leave the cilantro out! You can get pigeon peas (gandules) dried, frozen or canned.
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- 2 cups cooked pigeon peas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion (cut in quarters)
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon cilantro (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups coconut milk
- Heat olive oil in a pot. Add the onion, garlic, oregano, thyme, salt, and cilantro. Saute for 1 minute.
- Add the boiled pigeon peas and cook over medium heat for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken bouillon and 3 cups of water. Stir and bring to a boil over medium heat. Mash some of the pigeon peas with a potato masher.
- Allow to boil until water is reduced by half - about 15 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk and simmer over medium low heat until the mixture reaches a creamy consistency - about 20 minutes.
- Serve hot over white rice.
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This is a nice combination of flavors. Gandules are sort of earthy, but the coconut helped balance them out.
I enjoyed this with the oregano and cilantro and the garlic. I enjoyed the rice cooked in coconut milk. I left out the chicken bouillion to make this vegetarian. Thanks! Made for ZWT 2013 by one of team Hot Stuff.


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GPS application for Android with Basic Surveying tools
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The goal of the project is a Positioning software that runs on mobile Android that can read NMEA sentence from professional receivers, and should include:
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