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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electronic information delivery systems, and more particularly to an advertising and reservation computer network system useful in promoting restaurant services.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The globalization of our economy has evolved large, concentrated business structures to best realize cost effectiveness and optimum quality. Such large commercial structures now approach the size of whole economies, including complete infrastructures and communication networks for effecting interface ports with the consumer and supplier at both ends of the business process. Of course, on such a dimensional scale even the architecture of the communication infrastructure is highly focused to the particular aspects of the business and the external ports are also optimized.
Along with this trend in concentration there is also a trend in specialization of the employee pool. The same concerns over efficiency have also produced a highly specialized manpower pool engaged by the business prone to defer their basic activities like feeding and housing for execution by others. Thus along with concentration there is a concurrent increase in small, local enterprises providing services to the businesses' staff. Typically, these services are multivaried to match the consumers distribution of tastes and preferences, and are therefore most often carried out by minimal business structures.
Food services, in particular, are an expression of a wide variety in tastes, styles and preferences. There are those services that are devoted to pure convenience, like many of the fast food chains, and also those very specialised to a particuler taste, nutrient or ethnic pattern. Accordingly, the 'ma and pa' business format is especially prevalent in restaurant services, either as a local franchisee of a chain or as a singular family operation. This type of business format is characteristically underserviced by mass communication and is therefore practically concealed and unavailable to the consumer for lack of convenient exposure. Even when listed in some directory or other publication the exposure is limited in its depth and amount of information, focusing mainly on price.
The strong impetus for a varied food selection, however, persists and restaurant suggestions are a matter of frequent discourse. The subject, therefore, both forms a good base for electronic commerce and is particularly suited for customer inquiry by way of computer network.
Heretofore various techniques have been devised for electronic display, in one form or another, of a restaurant menu. One example of such a display is set out in the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 5,845,263 to Camaisa et al., useful in communicating a menu selection to the kitchen. Other examples are illustrated in the series of divisional U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,597,307, 5,624,265, 5,749,735, 5,788,507, 5,795,156, 5,839,905, 5,911,582 and 5,957,695 to Redford et al. Each of the foregoing describe paper, ROM or disc stored menus associated with a button to communicate the menu selection by a wireless 'remote control' to the kitchen. While suitable for the purposes intended the system described is a single restaurant dedicated system, exemplified also in U.S. Pat. No. 5,937,386 to Frantz. Frantz discloses a menu ordering system for a fast food restaurant in which the menu order is prepared and then assembled into a container and weighed to check accuracy. Thus the majority of the prior art concerns itself with the menu order communication to the kitchen.
With the advent of computer networks now fueling electronic commerce somewhat more ambitious assignments are possible. In other endeavors examples of such expanded system tasks have recently been expressed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,897,620 to Walker et al, dealing with airline ticket sales by reverse auction, U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,210 to Goldhaber et al, dealing with computer network advertising attention brokerage, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,193,056 to Boes, dealing with financial services. Some of the foregoing examples have formed the bases for substantial business ventures, serving as the vanguards of the newly emerging network commerce. Thus what used to be enclaves of personal service in ma and pa business format are now integrating into distributed architectures through the use of computer networks. These same advantages can be utilized with success in the last bastion of small business, the local restaurant. The computer network, now referred to as the Internet, allows for information sharing in easily searchable form thus exposing the restaurant to the consuming public.
The use of a network, however, entails substantial computing power. This available processing capacity may be used in conjunction with the restaurant listing to (i) enhance interest; (ii) assist in reservation and seating; and (iii) facilitate credit card payment. Additionally, the information may be linked with maps and directions to the restaurant, various attention inviting messages and other techniques for promoting and advancing inquiries to the web site. This logical coordination of information and interest enhancing techniques are a matter of driving concern in all retail commerce. Methods for economic inclusion of small enterprises in such an organized technique are desired and it is one such technique that is disclosed herein.
Accordingly, it is the general purpose and object of the present invention to provide a system imbedded on a computer network for convenient searching of a restaurant.
Other objects of the invention are to provide a searchable data base on which various restaurant enterprises can advertise.
Further objects of the invention are to provide a searchable restaurant data base coupled with computation sequences for determining seating availability and selection.
Additional objects of the invention are to provide a searchable restaurant data base and reservation system in which the credit card payment record is utilized as a seating index.
Briefly, these and other objects are accomplished within the present invention by way of a computer network, such as that now commonly known as "Internet", to which various personal computers [PCs] owned by consumers are selectively connected and which is also connected to information storing servers and shared computing stations. In conventional manner the server may be selectively loaded with data describing a restaurant, including such attention inviting information like a unique recipe for which the restaurant may be known, the vitae of the chef, or some video images of the restaurant facility or its setting. Along with that inscription of data, the restaurant manager may also inscribe its particulars relating to credit card payment and a seating chart. Typically, such data may be inscribed on one or more shared storage device, often referred to as a server, which may be associated with one or more shared arithmetic processors to perform such arithmetic functions as are entailed in any credit card transaction.
In accordance with the present invention these same shared storage and arithmetic functions may be used for advance seating reservation and even advance food order, thus allowing better management of seating space and kitchen utilization. Moreover, a record of use, i.e., the length of seating utilization associated with each food order, can be accumulated thereby allowing for a constantly corrected (weighted) data base for an automated seating reservation system. These automated benefits are available to each subscribing restaurant owner.
In more detail, each subscribing restaurant that seeks to join the web site is assigned a web page on which certain categorized information is inscribed along with such other information as the restaurateur deems of interest and prone to attract inquiries. The required information may comprise items like the restaurant address, menu listing, seating capacity and credit card facility which may then be selectively linked to other sites like those providing a directions map. Also included shall be an e-mail address for the restaurant through which the prospective customer can express his or her reservation interest.
The foregoing reservation request shall be effected in parallel with an arithmetic process carried out on the web site to continuously update the record of seating history, the concurrent senior reservations outstanding and the expected tenure of each occupied seat. If this computation indicates available seating for the time requested, a return e-mail is automatically generated confirming the reservation. If, on the other hand, the automated computation indicates a seating conflict a further arithmetic operation can be carried out to indicate the next available seating time. The reservation requester can then either accept the altered time, decline the transaction or request home delivery. For those instances where excess seating capacity is indicated a seating chart may also be displayed indicating the choice of seats available and, of course, home delivery may be the preference selected by the client at the outset. In this manner the prospective customer is accomodated while the kitchen process of the restaurant is optimized.
The foregoing functions, and those further set out below, can be imbedded in the architecture of the novel restaurant web site which may be organized along various search parameters. In one search mode the prospective customer may direct the inquiry in a Boolean combination, for example like "Chinese" and "South Philadelphia", which will then display a list (and address) of the subscribing restaurants that match these search criteria. At that point the individual restaurants in the displayed list can be examined further for the menu and some of its other attributes. Upon completion of this examination the customer may then transmit the date and time of the proposed reservation along with the customer's return e-mail address and if the previously described concurrent automated seating sequence indicates a match the reservation is automatically confirmed by a return e-mail. If an immediate time match is not obtained the system then proposes the closest alternative time which the customer either accepts or rejects by return e-mail or by logging off the restaurant's web page. Alternatively, the customer may select directly the home delivery option, either at the inception of the process or when the customer's date and time preference can not be met.
The arithmetic sequence attending to the order may also effect credit card transactions, thereby providing an accounting credit entry to the transaction. For those instances when seating is requested the closure of the entry can then be utilized in developing a running 'average' seating interval that is useful in resolving the competing reservation requests of course, the same payment computation may also inspect the order detail to maintain sufficient inventory, in a manner similar to that described in the brochure for the MICROS 2700 system by Micros Systems Inc., 12000 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, Md., or in the teachings of Redford, supra, thereby further reducing the management task for the restaurateur.
Those in the art will appreciate that the foregoing summary adopts the symbolic convention of the Internet, like the web, web site and web page now in use. In this convention large, highly organized system blocks are subsumed in a single expression and the use of simple abbreviated symbolism is not intended to reduce the complexity of the task. Moreover, the examples of prior system segments selected above are not suggested as the sole options and are illustrative only. In this vein one may want to take reference to the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 5,963,924 to Williams et al as an illustration of one manner of credit card payment accounting in electronic commerce useful herein, and the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,210 to Goldhaber et al as an example of the system requirements in obtaining the consumer's attention.
Thus, in addition to the convenience provided to each restaurateur the inventive system is also a vehicle for conveying other advertising as well as a mechanism for selecting consumer profile data useful in compiling data bases. Of course, the pervasive public interest in food services and the variety of tastes enhances both of these functions. The inventive system, therefore, provides all these advantages while also simplifying the task of the restaurant owner.
A. Definitions:
Those in the art will appreciate that the technological setting of the present invention is currently going through explosive growth. Accordingly, the nomenclature and conventions of this technology are in constant flux and in changing definition. In order to properly describe the present invention against this changing backdrop the following definitions shall be utilized herein:
As shown in
Attached further to the network 102 are one or more subscribing terminals 120 each in the form of a personal computer 125 provided with a keyboard 121, an input/output (I/O) port 122, and a communication interface 123. Computer 125, moreover, includes its own processing stage 125 p and storage 125 s, which in accordance with the description below, may share in the processing tasks set out herein in conjunction with its temporary [RAM] memory 126. These processing tasks cooperate with a disc storage 109 forming a part of the server system 108 in which the subscriber system 120 is assigned its own web page and the computation sequences for determining reservation and seating. Of course, this web page is part of the web site coordinated by the server 108 which can be inspected and searched by the several processors 106(1) through 106(n).
It will be appreciated that the foregoing arrangement essentially duplicates the overall functional architecture of a data processing system, excepting of course the synchronization and timing constraints of its bus (equivalent to the communication network 102) and the various control signals thereof. In this asynchronous equivalent, shown in
This logical process may be organized in various segments amongst the several storage locations, or may be wholly resident in storage 109, to express its results in one of the system languages like the Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] useful in a network. In accordance with the description following this process, upon the invocation of its Uniform Resource Locator [URL], transmits to the inquiring customer's computer 106(1) its home page which thereafter directs the information interchanges and links.
As shown in
If the seating reservation request can be accommodated then step 203 provides a confirmation to the network 102. If the computation, however, does not produce a seating match then the sequence branches to step 205, computing with the most recent weighting numbers the next available time to the requester 106(1). The requester may then accept the new time proposal and the sequence of steps 201, 202, 203 and 204 is cycled through once more, producing a confirmation for the new time. Alternatively, the client may request home delivery through step 201, branching to step 201 b which compares the delivery address against a stored map of the area that the restaurant elects to service. If the delivery address matches, a confirmation is returned and the order amount is charged against the credit card in the manner described below.
The above described seat reservation sequence may be performed in parallel with credit card payment reconciliations and/or an automated cash register system like the above mentioned restaurant system by Micros Systems, Inc. Thus as the restaurant bill for the table is reconciled in the payment crediting process a concurrent correction is available to be made in the seating chart. One example of a credit card reconciliation system is illustrated in
In either instance signal SV is returned to step the seating reservation system 200 and combined with the prior reservation data to establish the seating interval TI. This interval is then averaged with a selected number of the most current preceding intervals to produce the weighting number NW. Accordingly, the invoice reconciliation process is also utilized to develop the necessary inputs for the seating reservation process.
It is to be noted that the foregoing processes may be combined with various other payment techniques such as those of a direct bank debit or the automatic teller system, or those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,963,924 to Williams et al relating to secure network financial transactions at the consumer commerce level. Moreover, the prospective customer may be given the option of securing the reservation by his or her credit card, entailing the further sequence of a secure credit card authorization as a part of the confirmation process. This particular aspect may be uniquely attractive to the more exotic or the higher priced restaurant in which optimal seating utilization is required.
The use of a particular credit or debit card both in the course of reservation and at its conclusion is therefore a prevalent event, and the inventive web site may also obtain benefit as a mechanism for displaying and enhancing a particular credit card provider. Since each restaurateur may want to engage in further interest enhancement, obtained by way of various attention focusing techniques not directly tied to restaurant services, an added benefit for the credit card provider.
In addition the restaurant may elect to publish on its web page some interesting food recipes which the home devotee may want to search out. Alternatively, wine selections and pedigree lists may be published, each with the focus on the culinary arts which are prone to invite the consumer to the restaurant. These indirectly benefit the credit card provider who may therefore want to underwrite the web site expense.
These and other attention garnering devices are combined with the above described restaurant reservation and payment systems in a web site organized according to
In this setting the inventive restaurant listing system, generally designated by the numeral 10, comprises a restaurant web site 20 which includes a listing 21 of the various subscribing restaurants each associated with an address or URL 21-1 through 21-n classified by geographic location, price interval, taste and other sorting indicia. Also included in web site 20 are other attention garnering mechanisms, in the form of text or image pages 22-1 through 22-m, each containing text and/or images selected by the subscribing restaurants which in one way or another focus the reader's attention thereon. For example, page 22-1 may include various food preparation recipes arranged for searching, each recipe including a local path link LPL pointing to the corresponding restaurant URL 21-1 to 21-n in the listing 21. Page 22-2 may, in turn, collect various wine lists again pointing to the recommending restaurant URL, and so on. In this manner many of the interests associated with food are made available for searching. Thus various modes for selecting a restaurant are provided.
Associated with each URL 21-1 through 21-n is an interactive information page P211-P21 n on which the restaurant menu and some of its other attributes are listed. Also included is an interactive questionaire IQ1-IQn in which the prospective customer expresses his or her scheduling desire, and the number of expected patrons in the group. The customers return e-mail address may also be included to allow a confirmation message.
It is this interactive information P211-P21 n that, in the manner illustrated in
As a further part of this confirmation process the questionaire IQ1 on the screen SS may also include a credit card inquiry which is later useful in effecting payment, and which may include an assessment of some 'cancellation' fee should the patron fail to meet the reservation schedule. It is this credit card inquiry and billing sequence that has been previously described in
Those in the art will appreciate that method for running programs on a web server is most often effected by way of a convention known as CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script. By this convention processor 109 can be asynchronously controlled, together with the extraction of data from the storage 108 wherein the CGI script is a control and interpreter program between the web server and some other programs on the network, in this instance the program shown in FIG. 5. Like numbered parts functioning in like manner, the process shown in
In step 504 the prospective customer either provides the information requested in IQ1 through IQn, or simply logs off. If the customer elects to enter the data requested by IQ1 both the seating sequence 200 and invoice reconciliation 300 are set up and the above described interactive exchange of seat reservation and thereafter reconciliation of vacated seats is carried out. In step 505 a test is conducted to see if all the computations are complete and if the answer is yes the process advances to step 506 to indicate that the process 500 is ready for the next request. This step then enables a first-in-first-out FIFO stack 507 in which the competing customers seating requests are held for the restaurant in chronological order. Stack 507 is in essence a pointer stack, simply identifying which request is to be advanced into step 501 next. If the step 505 indicates an as yet incomplete process a hold signal HS is passed to stack 507, to hold it at its current stack position.
In this manner all the conveniences of automated seating and payment management are provided to a small enterprise which will greatly assist in the conduct of its business. Moreover, the system may be further as the core information stream useful in controlling the management of personnel and even food inventory reserves. In addition, since the system attends to one of the more common interests of human life it is also useful as a vehicle for displaying other advertising information, with the advertising fees then being used to cover the system expense.
It is to be noted that while the foregoing description refers to a sequence of organized steps, such are symbolic expressions of detailed logical processes which may be variously distributed in the network. The division of steps hereinabove described is to be considered for the descriptive aspects thereof and not as an expression of physical boundaries.
Obviously, many modifications and variations can be effected without departing from the spirit of the instant invention. It is therefore intended that the scope of the invention be determined solely by the claims appended hereto.
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During the past few weeks, fans have been speculating about a few Nicki Minaj verses that were presumed to go at Remy Ma. Whether they were or not, Remy has taken the bait and is now going straight at Nicki with her latest track. On "Shether," she raps over Nas' classic "Ether" beat and goes at the Barb for 7 minutes. She touches on dudes she fucked, having ghostwriters, getting fucked by all of Cash Money and way more.
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Washington D.C., Oct. 31 (ANI): Brad Pitt, who has always supported his wife Angelina Jolie's choices, recently opened up about her decision to have a double mastectomy.
In a joint interview with Angelina present, the 51-year-old actor said that it was her "scary decision" and he has nothing more to say over it, E! Online reports.
He added that, "There are many things that can go wrong and go in many different directions."
Praising Brad for his support, the 'Maleficent' actress said that she has made certain medical decisions and her husband has always been with her though tough times.
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"'The enormous number of applications we received for the first round of TIGER grants shows that we have a backlog of worthwhile transportation projects waiting for funding,' said Secretary LaHood. 'This money will go to the kinds of projects that will help spur lasting economic growth, reduce gridlock, provide safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable transportation choices and create jobs.'
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So, something big has happened...
It's big.
It's green.
It's powerful.
It's intimidating.
It's DELICIOUS!
It's the Green Monster, and I recently worked up the courage to mix one up for myself and down it. It's the perfect running fuel and I love it. Mix one for youself!
This one consisted of:
-1 large handful spinach
-1 banana
-1/2 honey crisp apple
-1 cup vanilla almond milk
-1 large dollop vanilla yogurt
This seemed like the safest combo for a newb like me. om nom nom!
So, the winter running has yet to commence but I did receive my Yak Trax in the mail and am dying to try them out.
Not that I'm complaining, I'm very content with the dry roads and mild-ish days. I've gotten some great long runs in and my coldout tights have been keeping me comfy and cozy!
The next organized run I have coming up is a Resolution run on New Years Eve. Should be a fun 5k and a great way to end a year of great running, even if I didn't get in as much running as I would have liked.
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Kendra Wilkinson's new food show
Kendra Wilkinson is to star in a new food TV show.
The reality TV beauty has recently been filming the programme for the Food Network and she has been enjoying every moment.
After one fan told her that she'd seen her, Kendra replied: "LMAO filmed a show for the @FoodNetwork going around eating and drinking at the top places. Was amazing (sic)"
And when one follower said it was a dream job, the former Playboy playmate said: "Tell me about it. Enjoyed every minute."
Kendra, 30, had been filming in Michigan and tweeted: "I'm honesty here to eat some amazing food. (sic)"
Last year, Kendra - who has two children, six-year-old Hank Jr. and Alijah, two, with husband Hank Baskett - took part in the celebrity edition of 'Worst Cooks in America' and said she loved trying different cuisines.
She revealed: "I just never had the time to cook. ... I'm a big believer in cultural differences, and I think Southern California is a whole different place ... a lot different of a culture than you'd get in Arkansas. ... You know, you get places, like Michigan and like Minnesota, where it's snowed in, and you don't really have a lot to do, so why not cook? And why not have family over and make it a big fun thing?"
She added: "When in Southern California, where I grew up, my culture was to look ... at my house as a locker room and kind of eat the fuel and go. I was a big outdoors person. I never really sat around in the house. I hated sitting in the house - I still do. So cooking is the one thing that I've always been afraid of, and ... I just feel too claustrophobic doing it. ... I'd rather be outside enjoying the sun and playing sports and playing with my kids than being stuck inside."


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Law and principle are lost in the crazy politics of 42 days
"On morning radio Jacqui Smith asked for our trust. Since when was trust in today's home secretary a basis for suspending the rule of law? It is part of her job to plan for horrific scenarios. It is the job of her parliamentary colleagues to consider her proposals in future home secretaries' hands. This is not a vote of confidence in this government, but about confidence in parliament's ability to hold all governments to account." —Shami Chakrabati, director of Liberty
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Every day, between the crack of dawn and sunset, a single American entity spends nearly $36 million on real estate, sells more jewels than Cartier and Tiffany, bags more groceries than any other corporation and rakes in over a billion dollars in gross sales in the process.
What is this mighty if eclectic behemoth, you might ask? Wal-Mart. We (as in Americans) are so enraptured with founder Sam Walton's big, bad retail baby that it recently surpassed ExxonMobil to become the country's largest corporation. Roughly one in 100 of us works there, and that number will grow. A new Wal-Mart superstore opens every day.
Wal-Mart is so big, in fact, that Colorado Springs writer and occasional Indy contributor John Dicker spends the first third of his informative and zestfully outraged new book, The United States of Wal-Mart, trying to calculate its size. Numbers alone don't do the store justice, simply because they've passed the point of being comprehensible. Take $288 billion, which is how much Wal-Mart collected last year in sales. This means that if Wal-Mart were its own sovereign nation it would be larger than 80 percent of the world's countries, including Sweden and Israel.
In the past decade, Wal-Mart has evolved into the 800-pound gorilla of retailing—it sells more DVDs, dog food, diapers, books and bicycles than any other company in America. The only thing it loses out on is toilet paper, which flies out of Costco at a faster rate.
The United States of Wal-Mart is a primer on how they do it, why they do it and most importantly, how their dominance of retail has become increasingly damaging to America. The how and the why are interesting but not especially new. Anyone who has ever found himself sitting with a wrinkled Businessweek has probably already read about the company's legendary supply chain management system—a gigantic computer in Bentonville, Ark., that houses more data than the entire Internet. When a kewpie doll gets bought in Sacramento, Calif., the computer registers the sale almost instantly.
It wasn't always this way. Sam Walton built the chain from the ground up in 1962 on money borrowed from his wife and her family. The son of a man who repossessed the property of people moving West during the Dust Bowl, Walton had a maniacal urge to win—but he never knew what to do with his loot because he was too busy trying to grow his store. One of the last people to speak to him on his deathbed in 1992 was a sales manager.
Big hasn't always meant bad in corporate America, Dicker points out. He argues that in the '50s General Motors—then the largest American corporation—became an industry leader in how it treated its employees. Wal-Mart, on the other hand, lags in almost every regard in how it treats its "associates." Unions are not allowed in their store; if there is any hint of organizing Wal-Mart shuts down and moves on. Not surprisingly, compared to other grocery workers, Wal-Mart employees are paid a much lower hourly wage.
And they certainly don't make up for it with princely benefits. In a twisted bit of corporate logic, CEO Lee Scott (whose annual compensation package approaches the $20 million mark) has actually convinced workers that they are helping keep America's health care costs down by covering around 42 percent of their own health care costs. The result? A single worker could wind up paying up to $6,400 out-of-pocket—or 45 percent of the average annual full-time salary—on health care premiums.
And here is where it gets rather diabolical. Instead of being a responsible employer and picking up some of these costs, Wal-Mart passes them onto the states in which it does business. According to Dicker, Wal-Mart actually encourages its employees to apply for public assistance. So the same states that lure Wal-Mart to the neighborhood with tax breaks must then turn around and subsidize the health care of its employees. In this fashion, a single 200-employee Wal-Mart actually winds up costing you and your fellow tax payers half a million dollars.
The United States of Wal-Mart does a wonderful job of marshalling these stories from previous articles, but it probably would have benefited from more boots-on-the-ground reporting. Dicker is so thorough at mastering the blizzard of damning statistics and reports that he forgets that the most effective tool in describing how harmful this company is would be to tell the stories of people who work there. David Shipler did this in his book, The Working Poor, and it's a miracle the results haven't started a class riot yet.
In a way, Wal-Mart's size is one of its most potent weapons: the list of its outrages, from the use of illegal aliens to locking people inside stores during night shifts, is so long you almost don't know where to start. Read about it from the outside and it's easy to forget that real people actually work there.
That lack is what makes The United States of Wal-Mart such an enraging but also depressing book. Wisely and frequently, Dicker reminds us that we aren't actually forced to shop there; but we keep doing it. Conscience, the Bentonville savants have realized, is not part of the value equation.
It's funny—throughout this book, Dicker irreverently refers to us as Wal-Mart's bitches. Finishing the book, I think that's too fond a word. Considering the way the behemoth does business, and the way we do business with them, I think "whore" would be a more appropriate term of endearment.


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- Recruiting is great. Customer Rep/Consultant support for Montgomery area could be improved to include more frequent contact. There seems to be more of an emphasis on the customer/client satisfaction rather than the Consultant providing the services to the client. There was very little contact with my Apex Montgomery Rep. Very little concern with how things were working out, but more of an emphasis on client expectations with current services and expanding those services to add more consultants. I felt neglected. And add on service to the current contract.
- Have a human being help fill out onboarding forms to ensure that all of the benefits forms have been completed prior to the new employee finding out that the computer did not validate all of the entries and that it did not provide all of the benefits available.
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Self-explanatory. These outlandish ass parody flyers that play on current events were all hilarious. And the random sponsors and hosts are even more hilarious. But you know what? They served their purpose and got people talking and laughing, especially on Twitter. These were designed by Scrapye and IP&D Miami for King Of Diamonds for random events throughout the year. Hilariousness.
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Bernstein v. United States Dept. of Justice, 176 F.3d 1132 (9th Cir. 1999) (full-text), withdrawn, 192 F.3d 1308 (9th Cir. 1999) (full-text).
Factual Background Edit
Daniel Bernstein was a doctoral student at the University of California (Berkeley). His research interests include cryptography, a field of applied mathematics that uses computer programs to encrypt electronic communications. Encryption converts a set of data into code, and a strong encryption system can ensure data integrity, authenticate users, link messages to their senders, and maintain confidentiality.
In June 1992, Bernstein submitted source code for an encryption algorithm he called "Snuffle," together with papers explaining the program, to the Department of State. Under the then-current Arms Export Control Act ("AECA"), 22 U.S.C. §2278, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR"), 22 C.F.R. §§120-30, the Department of State determined that "Snuffle" was a "defense article" subject to limited export of encryption items and that it required a license for export under the United States Munitions List ("USML").
Bernstein brought a declaratory relief action. The district court held that the source code was speech and protected by the First Amendment.[1]; and then granted him summary judgment on the ground that the regulation was "facially invalid as a prior restraint on speech."[2]
In December 1996, most of the ITAR, including encryption, were transferred to the Bureau of Export Administration ("BXA"), part of the Department of Commerce, where they were added to the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"), already enforced by BXA. Once again, the district court enjoined the encryption rules.[3]
Appellate Court Proceedings Edit
The government appealed, and lost again. The majority opinion was written by Judge Betty B. Fletcher and affirmed the lower court decisions. Judge Fletcher noted that encryption has uses beyond sending secret messages: "[I]t can also be employed to ensure data integrity, authenticate users, and facilitate non-repudiation (e.g., linking a specific messaged to a specific sender")."
Reviewing the EAR, Judge Fletcher noted several areas where encryption rules were stricter than those covering other software. And unless excepted by the rules, all controlled items must have a license before being exported. While BXA has ninety days to act on a request for an export license, it may refer the matter to the President, who is under no time limit. And final administrative decisions are not subject to judicial review.
Judge Fletcher first determined that the EAR is subject to "facial attack" because:
- It is a licensing scheme where the only guideline for the licensing official is whether the export might be inconsistent with the "national security and foreign policy interests" of the United States; and
- For First Amendment purposes, source code has "a close enough nexus to expression, or to conduct commonly associated with expression, to pose a real and substantial threat of . . . censorship."
The next question: Are the EAR encryption rules a prior restraint on speech? The answer: Yes. While emphasizing that the court is not saying that all software is expression, nor deciding whether the challenged regulations are content-based and therefore subject to strict scrutiny, or are content neutral which has a lower standard, Judge Fletcher wrote:
|We hold merely that because the prepublication licensing regime challenged here applies directly to scientific expression, vests boundless discretion in government officials, and lacks adequate procedural safeguards, it constitutes an impermissible prior restraint.
To her ruling Judge Fletcher added two comments:
- While the EAR regulations are intended to slow other countries from getting encryption technology, the government is thereby "intentionally retarding the development of encryption." To the extent this interdicts "the flow of scientific ideas ... these efforts would appear to strike deep into the heartland of the First Amendment."
- Government regulation of encryption knowledge may also implicate the Fourth Amendment: unreasonable searches for information, the right against compelled speech, and the right of privacy.
Circuit Judge Thomas G. Nelson dissented, saying: "The basic error which sets the majority and the district court adrift is the failure to fully recognize that the basic function of encryption source code is to act as a method of controlling computers." And he noted, the EAR "regulates the export of encryption technology generally, whether it is software or hardware," citing Junger v. Daley, 8 F. Supp. 2d 708, (N.D. Ohio 1998) (which sustained the EAR encryption rules, and is, at this writing, pending before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals).
Judge Bright, the third member of the panel, wrote a three-sentence opinion:
|I join Judge Fletcher's opinion. I do so because the speech aspects of encryption source code represent communication between computer programmers. I do, however, recognize the validity of Judge Nelson's view that encryption source code also has a functional purpose of controlling computers and in that regard does not command the protection under the First Amendment. The importance of this case suggests that it may be appropriate for review by the United States Supreme Court.
On request by the government, on September 30, 1999, the Court ordered that the case be reheard en banc and the original opinion was withdrawn.[4]
Subsequent Developments Edit
Before the rehearing could take place, defendants announced plans to make additional changes to the EAR. In January 2000, defendants added 14 C.F.R. §740.13(e) to the Federal Register, which allows the Department of Commerce to exempt "publicly available" encryption source code from license requirements. Plaintiff amended his complaint in January 2002, alleging that the changed regulations still amounted to a prior restraint under the First Amendment. The defendants brought a motion for summary judgment on the amended complaint on the grounds that he lacked the requisite standing, which this court granted on July 28, 2003.


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How will the public space at Cape Town station change? Unpacking the R1 billion development plan
Cape Town Station will undergo a third major upgrade for R1 billion. Read the analysis of the precinct to know how the forecourt as a public space will change.
Billboards: A case for the Strand-Adderley intersection?
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A local morning show has a Muffin of the Month recipe every month, and this one was March's. The recipe comes from A'Bravo Catering in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 bananas, mashed (3/4 cup)
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3⁄4 cup sweetened flaked coconut, divided
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- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Line muffin cups with liners, or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Whisk together bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and 1/2 cup coconut in a large bowl until combined well, then fold in flour mixture until just moistened.
- Divide batter among lined muffin cups and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup coconut.
- Bake about 25 minutes or until muffins are puffed and golden.
- Transfer muffins to a rack to cool.


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No Reason to Amend Supreme Court Tenure; Enough Power as Is
Published: October 23, 1990
To the Editor:
Paul Feiner suggests a constitutional amendment changing the term of a Supreme Court Justice to 14 years (letter, Oct. 5). I dissent. As a student of constitutional law at Columbia Preparatory High School, I have come to realize the importance of the Supreme Court in preserving our precious freedoms. A change in the tenure of these Justices could have unwanted effects and would alter a judicial system that has worked so well for the last 200 years.
Mr. Feiner worries that the Senate will have made "a lifetime mistake" if it approves an incompetent Justice. Yet 105 Supreme Court Justices have been chosen and no irreversible damage to the Constitution has resulted. Would not 14 years of dangerously incompetent justice seem like a lifetime?
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Perfect for the porch, deck or patio, this outdoor swing with gentle rocking action seats 3 people. Enjoy the outdoors while being protected from the sun.
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Awesome and totally what I wanted!
By Christmasjoy
from Bakersfield CA
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Comments about BrylaneHome Extra Wide Cushioned 3-Seater Swing:
Once you figure how it sit down on this spring you will be there for hours. It's an addition to sitting area for my prayer group, I can see it will be use for many thoughtful talking in the coming years.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Fades horribly
By Cat
from West Virginia
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I purchased the brown swing last year. I cannot use it again this year because the frame and fabric have both faded to a horrible pinkish color. Not at all for outdoor use. I also had to buy additional cushions last year because the ones provided were too thin
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
By Elaine
from Buffalo NY
It was quite easy to put together. It is sturdy and very comfortable. It is enjoyed by the whole family.
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By Sophia99
from Dayton, Ohio
The instructions were somewhat difficult. The pieces are labeled but not the washers, and the screws. Some of the screw tops did not fit the screws, some of the crews wrong sized.I would say it is a 2 seaters not a 3 stare, cushions very flimsy, the swing not weather-proof.. Some of the pieces in the box were already rusted.
Disappointed would not buy again
By Dottie
from Amherst NY
Purchased last July and the metal frame stared to powder. This year it is worst and had to paint the frame. Also the canopy would not stay up right and it also faded.
Not for 3 people
By HMH
from Chicago, Illinois
Nice swing, but do not describe as extra wide because it is not. My husband and I are of average size and only we can sit on comfortably.
close.....but no cigar!!
By GrammySmith
from Port St. Joe, FL.
The glider looks great on my patio, but isn't deep enough to be really comfortable We have had it for only a month and already in squeaks when you use it.
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This swing is very poorly made. My wife and I sat on it and were afraid to move fearing it would break. will not buy again.
Not sturdy enough
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I just purchased the swing set & the shade over the seats are broken. I haven't had it a good month.Poor construction
never buy this product again
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I returned this item it was broke and missing pieces
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Very comfortable
By Ja
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Base could use a stronger stabilizing bar. Once it's all together it's very cozy & enjoyable.
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By Sobhrag
from Austin, TX
We are really enjoying this swing in our yard. It easily fits 3 adults; but it is usually only 2 and maybe a child. It was not too difficult to put together. It seems solid. It is attractive in our yard. The only problem we have had is that it tips over easily with only slight wind.
Much smaller/lighter than the picture lets on...
By Cindy
from Portland Oregon
Was excited to purchase this item, but it is far from what is listed. It is hollow and very lightweight. It is NOT suitable for 3 based on size, durability, or construction! For 1 adult, or 2 children...it will be fine, but certainly not the focal point it appears to be.
By Grandma
from Shelbyville, TN
on my patio and looks great and sits comfortable
Great Patio Swing
By Angie
from Rio Rancho, NM
Love the swing. It was easy to assembly also!You cant beat the prices.
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By bosslady
from denver,co
the only thing i didnt like about this was that it didnt come with the canopy. it will take too long to get one from the manufacture company so we will live with it.
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I would NOT buy this product!!!!
By Traci
from Pa
I bought this swing for the backyard, for somewhere relaxing to sit... It is NOT wide for plus size people and there is NO way it will hold 450lb. Im less than 200lb and the cross bar bends when I sit on it. It is flimsy and very cheaply made!! I would NEVER recommend this for anyone!!
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By Julie
from Hamilton, MO
The swing is very sturdy & very comfortable. Best swing I've ever bought.
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Not as described
By Frankie
from NV
Relatively easy to assemble, but not an overly sturdy or extra wide swing as described. Cushions are flimsy and not a true sage color as advertised (the picture online even looked more tan). The sale price was good in comparison to other swings found online.
More than I expectected
By MissTweety
from Lexington,ky
I bought this for me and my husband to use when we are done for the day at our farm. I needed it to keep sun out of our face and to be comfortable. And as always it is a quality product.
Perfect for the large family
By Jennifer Sikora
from Calvert City KY
My family and I love this swing. My husband is 6'3" and weighs about 315 pounds and is perfect for his size and height. He and I sit on it together and it holds up well.It is super easy to put together and is a great purchase. I recommend anyone looking for a swing to get this one.
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By Dale
from Somerset Ma
Item arrived without the canopy top. I have contacted Brylane customer service twice by phone.I was told the cover was being shipped all set. Received a email stating needed more info, sent info via email. Called company that makes item via number on box left several message. It says they are open only 8-12. I am still waiting for the top cover canopy as of today.4/22
3 seater swing too small for 3 people
By Lynn
from Denver, CO
Disapointed when this 3 seater porch swing arrived. The color sample when we ordered was beige, swing was actually green. Frame appeared to be pretty weak to support 3 people better for 2 people. Smaller than we had hoped it would be, in general. Fabric was very thin.
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On Tuesday Sutter offered to buy all of the outstanding limited partnership units of FFP Partners for $2.00 per unit.
FFP Partners could have been targeted because of its recent poor performance. In June, as a result of accounting errors and weak fuel margins, FFP said it would report a net loss of more than $4.7 million for 2001 and a net loss of $1.5 million for the first quarter of 2002.
To stem mounting losses, the company unveiled a five-step plan to sell underperforming stores.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based chain became aware of bookkeeping errors earlier this year in the accounting records of one of its subsidiaries, the company said in a statement. (The company declined to identify the subsidiary.) The bookkeeping errors relate to FFP's 1999 and 2000 accounting for credit-card sales and fuel payables, and their resulting effect on the cost of motor fuel sold.
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