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Re: Ella P. Toph
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Jennifer 12/03/02
Hi Jenn.If your GG Grandmother was who I think she was, then you & I are 4th cousins.Phoebe Toph, born March 9, 1841 (according to one source), was a sister of my GG Grandmother, Nancy Agnes Toph.Their parents were Henry Scudder Toph & Catherine Lacy.Henry was born ca. 1802 in Hamilton County, Ohio.His parents were William Toph & Phoebe (or Phebe) Scudder.He was born June 15, 1763 in North Carolina & died August 20, 1846 in Hamilton County.They were married in 1798, probably in NC, but maybe in Hamilton County.
Phoebe Toph married Henry Griffith.I hope this helps for now.I have some more information on the Toph family, and I need to get it all in order & posted.
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June 8, 2005
Interestingly, the strongest evidence against rising income inequality -- and declining economic mobility -- is found in the most recent poll, taken in March by, ironically, the New York Times, says Bruce Bartlett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
According to the Times:
- Some 18 percent of people reported living in the lower class as children, but today, only seven percent say they belong to that class.
- Another 44 percent say they had a working class childhood, however, only 35 percent say they are part of the working class today.
- In short, the percentage of the population living in the bottom two income classes fell from 62 percent to 42 percent.
Concomitantly, the ranks of the middle and upper middle classes have increased, according to the Times:
- Only 28 percent of people reported growing up middle class and just eight percent said they had lived in an upper middle class home.
- Today, 42 percent of people say they belong to the middle class and 15 percent are part of the upper middle class.
- Only one percent of the population say they were in the upper class as children and that?s the same percentage that say they belong to this class today.
In other words, the Times found no evidence whatsoever of economic class stagnation or deterioration in the data. Fewer people live poorly and more people live well. The data are unambiguous because people are reporting their relative position in society as they see it. And in this case, perception is reality, says Bartlett.
Source: Bruce Bartlett, "The Inequality Myth," National Center for Policy Analysis, June 8, 2005.
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Resilience is having the ability to overcome challenges, trauma, set backs, personal crises and obstacles and bounce back stronger, and wiser, feeling empowered.
I'm sure we all know someone in business who always seems to cope well in a crisis. A person who is unflustered by either unexpected events nor the everyday stresses of being an entrepreneur or actively seeking positive change in the world. Who is always smiling, always ready to take action. Who never seems frozen by the sheer enormity of the challenges, and who never seems to develop 'cotton wool' brain. This is a person who is just simply more resilient than the rest of us.
But here's the good news! Resilience can be learned. Although some people are naturally more resilient than others, this is far more likely to be down to their experiences in life than their genetics!
Resilience for Entrepreneurs will help you build personal resilience with 7 key strategies, learn mindfulness meditation, cope better in a crisis, make better decisions, and thrive during uncertain times.
What will I learn on the Resilience for Entrepreneurs course?
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- You will understand exactly how to build a resilient mindset
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- We will understand where you are personally with your own Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Resilience
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- We will hear stories of personal resilience from other entrepreneurs and change makers to inspire you; and have opportunities to speak to others who have rebuilt resilience after depression
The course contains a full Mindfulness Meditation course for beginners.
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the beauty mandate
September 6, 2011 5 Comments
I work with two ladies– aged 58 and 63– who are constantly dieting. D lost ~60 lbs on Nutrasystem (which consists of gross, unrefrigerated single-serving meals full of preservatives) but she had to go off of it after it gave her dizzy spells for a week and made her hair fall out. She has since regained much of her weight. B tried Nutrasystem, but has since moved on to the South Beach Diet. In my office, it's all diet talk all the time.
These women bond over their weight, as most women do. Radical feminists know that this is a waste of energy, since our bodies are just fine thank you very much, and the culture we live in (aka the p) instills in us this body insecurity from a very young age. As Germaine Greer says in _The Whole Woman_ (p 25),
As a way of inducing them to buy products of no use or value, women have been deliberately infected with BDD. [Body Dysmorphic Disorder}
The culture we live in is the problem and it, not we, need to change.
But that doesn't mean that we can learn this fact, and thereby reverse the power of these messages overnight.
I need to be reminded that there is nothing wrong with my body at least every day, and sometimes several times a day.
Preoccupation about her appearance goes some way towards ruining some part of every woman's day
ibid p 25
This is unfortunate, because if I could fully reject the messages that say cellulite on the ass and under eye wrinkles are not beautiful, and beauty is the best way to evaluate a woman's worth, I could get on with other, more worthwhile projects. It is a waste of energy to hate the bump above my pelvis, and to fixate on the puffy circles under my eyes, and to be reminded of my nose moles and think, "Having them removed wouldn't be so bad." This is what women look like. This is what aging is. These features of mine are normal!
I've stopped wearing makeup, and in some ways that has helped, oddly enough. I look more plain, but also the plainness is more beautiful. It's me! I like walking around the world looking like myself.
FCM reminds us that harm reduction strategies are not radical, but they are helpful given our current location in time, and the cultural constraints placed upon us. For me, the best harm reduction strategy for reducing internalized body hatred is to remind myself and my sisters that they and I do not share the values of our culture, and the beauty mandate can fuck right off.


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Letcher T, Bobevski I, Black C, Lipscomb J, Durkin S.
CBRC Research Paper Series No. 5, March 2004.
Smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption were calculated from a population survey conducted by telephone among Victorian adults in November 2002 and compared with data from similar surveys conducted in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, 19.2% of respondents indicated they smoked regularly, compared with 20.4% in 2001 and 19.6% in 2000. There was no significant change in smoking prevalence between the years 2000, 2001 and 2002.
In 2002, smoking prevalence was significantly higher among males than among females. Those aged under 50 years had significantly higher smoking rates than older people. Smoking prevalence was significantly lower among those with tertiary education compared with those who had reached Year 12 or completed a trade qualification and those who had completed Year 11 or less. Those employed in white-collar occupations had lower smoking rates than those in blue-collar occupations.
In 2002, daily smokers reported smoking a mean number of 17.3 cigarettes per day, while daily and weekly smokers combined reported smoking 16.5 cigarettes per day. Cigarette consumption did not change significantly over the period 2000-2002. Heavy smokers comprised around one-fifth of daily smokers, medium smokers around one-third, and light smokers made up 42%-47% of daily smokers. There was no change in these proportions between 2000, 2001 and 2002.
The data indicate little change in smoking prevalence for Victorian adults between 2000 and 2002, following a downward trend in smoking observed in the early 1990s in Victoria.


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That is a really good idea! - by GLITTERMAMMA
When I go to the grocery store, I imagine that I am in a farmers market and the center aisles don't exist. My shopping list is: fresh fruits and vegetables; lean meats like pork tenderloin, london broil, salmon; whole grains like quinoa, brown rice, oats; beans and legumes; organic eggs and lowfat organic milk. NO MORE PROCESSED FOODS including WW and Lean Cuisine meals which aren't good for me anyway. I learned how to use fresh ingredients to whip up delicious meals in 15 minutes. Easy healthy!This Sparked Me! Leave a Comment


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I'm pretty excited about this list, which is made up of authors who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but the books do not have to be specifically LDS. You'll notice books in every genre and market on this list. I'm also excited about this list because if you look closely you'll notice that I am on this list! Yes! Wrong Number was selected as a finalist and I'm so happy to be grouped with the other stellar authors in the mystery/suspense genre.
Here's the list of finalists, books published in 2010:
- Courting Miss Lancaster, by Sarah Eden
- Cross My Heart, by Julie Wright
- The Legend of Shannonderry, by Carol Warburton
- Luck of the Draw, by Rachael Renee Anderson
- Meg's Melody, by Kaylee Baldwin
- Cold As Ice, by Stephanie Black
- Crossfire, by Traci Hunter Abramson
- Murder by Design, by Betsy Brannon Green
- A Time To Die, by Jeffrey Savage
- Wrong Number, by Rachelle Christensen
- Imprints, by Rachel Ann Nunes
- Mr. Monster, by Dan Wells
- Pathfinder, by Orson Scott Card
- The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner
- The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
- Fablehaven 5, by Brandon Mull
- Matched, by Ally Condie
- Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White
- The Forbidden Sea, by Sheila Nielson
- The Fourth Nephite, Jeffrey Savage
- Glimpse, by Carol Lynch Williams
- Missing in Action, by Dean Hughes
- My Double Life, by Janette Rallison
- The Healing Spell, by Kimberly Griffiths Little
- Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me, by Kristen Chandler
- Alma The Younger, by H.B. Moore
- Oh Say Can You See?, by L.C. Lewis
- The Sheen on the Silk, by Anne Perry
- The Silence of God, by Gale Sears
- Trespass, by Sandra Grey
- Band of Sisters, by Annette Lyon
- Blink of an Eye, by Gregg Luke
- The Cross Gardener, by Jason Wright
- Finding Mercie, by Blaine Yorgason
- Lucky Change, by Susan Law Corpany
- Wrong Number, by Rachelle J. Christensen
- The Forbidden Sea, by Sheila Nielson
- Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White
- Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me, by Kristen Chandler
- Meg's Melody, by Kaylee Baldwin
Because Wrong Number is my first novel, I am also up for the award of Best Novel By a New Author. I'm excited to read the books in that category as well.
I look forward to sharing some of my reviews with you, so stay tuned.
Have you read some of the books on this list? Do you have any favorites?


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KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Credit card companies love to dangle juicy offers in front of you, but how do you sort out the good deals from the duds?
Have you ever been sent a notice from a credit card company that you are "pre-approved" for zero-percent interest or a valuable sign-up bonus? Maybe they want to offer you that fancy "gold" or "platinum" card. Unfortunately, offers that sound too good to be true probably are. And sometimes the amazing benefits in the bold lettering aren't always what you get once you understand the fine print.
To sort out the credit card deals from the duds let's take a closer look before you apply. A low interest rate is one of the big draws of new credit card, but you might not notice the subtle caveats to the special rate. Some offers will have "as low as" printed in small letters in front of the APR, or you might also see asterisks that refer you to the fine print, where the text explains the best interest rate is only available to applicants with the best credit.
In other words, the rate they're using to lure you in isn't necessarily the one you'll get.
"Gold cards" have been around for decades. Credit card companies also have added silver, platinum and even palladium to the list of precious metals used in card names. While such cards may have been prestigious in the past — and there are still elite cards requiring exceptional income — most precious-metals labeling is meaningless. Choose a credit card by comparing the benefits that really matter, like low interest rates, low fees or rewards.
Offers for small-business credit cards might seem like a great way to track business expenses and develop a credit history, but these cards seldom live up to the hype, and they offer fewer consumer protections than consumer cards. With most small-business cards, it's your personal credit on the line, not that of your business. So using the card does not create or develop a credit file for your business.
In addition, small-business cards lack important protections that consumer cards have, which means your business card can still be hit with fees and rate hikes that would be illegal for your personal plastic.
It's easy to get drawn in by the sign-up bonuses offered on new cards.
Some cards offer $150 back or 25,000 airline miles just for opening an account, but there's often a catch. In many cases, you'll need to ring up a certain amount on your card within a specified time period. While the details vary, completing the offers as stipulated may be difficult or even impossible, depending on your budget. So, when it comes to rewards cards, understand what it takes to get the advertised perk. Rewards exist to make people spend – and borrow – more than they otherwise would.


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|7 Mar 1989
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|10 Apr 1986
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|10 Apr 1986
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|Anthony Storace
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|Pitney Bowes Inc.
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The present invention relates to a postage meter recharging system and to a postage meter adapted for such recharging.
Postage meter devices have found wide application in many businesses. The device prints a standard unit of value for governmental or private carrier delivery of parcels and mail. It is understood that the term "postage meter" also includes other like devices which provide a unit value metering capability.
One of the chief disadvantages of the postage meter devices as they are utilized today is the problem of recharging the postage meter with funds to be metered. At present, postal regulations require that the funds be prepaid before metering commences. This requirement results in a postage meter being physically taken to a post office facility for recrediting or there being means for obtaining a remote recrediting of the meter device.
Various schemes have been devised and implemented to obtain the desired remote recrediting based on information from a remote accounting station. Typical configurations are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,792,446 to McFiggans, et. al. entitled "REMOTE POSTAGE METER RESETTING METHOD" and in U.S. Pat. No. 4,097,923 to Eckert, Jr., et. al. entitled "POSTAGE METER CHARGING SYSTEM USING AN ADVANCED MICROCOMPUTERIZED POSTAGE METER". These patents teach a data center which is equipped with a programmed digital computer and a voice answer-back unit to process telephone calls from users of postage meters equipped either with a combination lock such that the lock prohibits recharging of the associated meter until it is unlocked or, in the case of U.S. Pat. No. 4,097,923, of a working memory which contains a seed number for generating postage funding combinations to unlock the meter. The remote system of the latter patent includes the capability of adding variable amounts of postage to the postage meter. The teaching of U.S. Pat. No. 3,792,446 relate only to the addition of a fixed increment to the meter.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,255,439 to Simjian discloses a system in which the meter communicates directly to a central accounting station for accounting for each and all of the metering operations either on a real time basis or in batches. Similar systems are disclosed for instance in West German Patent Application No. DE 2636852 published Feb. 23, 1978 in which a data transmitting unit is employed to recharge the postage meter by way of telephone or telegraph lines. U.K. Application No. 2,147,853 published May 22, 1985 further discloses a telephone integrated with a mail franking device which will operate as either a telephone or a postage meter. The telephone key pad may used to set postal values and it is disclosed that the accounting may be done either in the device or in a central accounting unit.
Each of the devices is limited in that there are required a number of complex operations in order for the user of the postage meter to assure that there are funds in the meter to be dispensed. In every case in the known postage meters, where the meter funds are required to be updated, it is up to the user to realize that the funds in the meter are low and that the user should initiate a telephone call or take the meter to the Post Office in order to recredit the meter. In many cases, a low funds event may occur as the user is in the midst of a mailing run. Because the prior art devices typically have a lock-out feature to prevent meter operation when the funds get too low, the user is unable to continue with postage metering operations. In such cases, the user experiences dissatisfaction because one of the reasons for utilizing the remote recharging features of the postage meter is to eliminate the problem of having to go to the Post Office and to be able to obtain postage as needed.
Another difficulty in present postage meters is the general lack of convenient economical means for determining the rate of usage of the postage meters.
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a postage meter monitors the funds remaining in its descending register and whenever the value reaches a predetermined level, an automatic dialing device establishes communication to initiate a funds transfer. An account corresponding to the postage meter is maintained at a remote accounting data center such as a bank. Once communication to the remote accounting center is established, the account of the postage meter user is verified to assure that sufficient funds are available for transfer to the postage meter. In the event that the account is verified as proper, a signal, preferably recrediting data encrypted to prevent fraud, is transmitted to the postage meter to update the credit register. Preferably, the predetermined threshold is selectable by the user to match his expected use of postage. For best results, the meter stores the signal indicating the necessity for recrediting of the register and communicates during an offpeak period such as nighttime when the cost of telephone communications are lower and when the data center can be expected to encounter much less demand on its facilities. The calls from various postage meters may be staggered in order to avoid overloading the system. To ensure the integrity of the recharging operation, provision is made upon calling the data center to ascertain the identity of the calling meter location and then to break the connection and for the data center to immediately redial the location. Upon connection the meter at the called location is polled for identification and the responding code compared with the prestored identity of the meter at such location. In response to verification, the meter funding register is then activated as described above. These verification operations take place in a manner requiring no user intervention and thus are completely transparent to the user.
Preferably, the communications are established through a telephone exchange utilizing dual tone multifrequency generators and receivers for decoding the data communicated between the meter and remote accounting center. It will be understood that conventional communication through MODEM connections are also contemplated. For best results, the data is encrypted in both directions in order to block fraudulent attempts to recredit the register.
In accordance with a further feature of the invention, the data center for receiving the accounting information from the postage meter, by way of the communication path, includes a program for analyzing the use of the meter, i.e., the time rate of change of authorized funding for the postage meter. For this purpose, the data is preferably provided with non-volatile memory for storing the funding data, and identity of a postage meter each time it is received. Based upon this information, the data center determines the amount of postage that has been printed by the meter between successive recharges thereof, to provide an indication of the usage of the meter. This information is of value to the postage meter user for several reasons. Thus, the determined rate of change provides an indication to the user of the schedule that must be employed in order to maintain adequate funds available for the recharging of the meter. In addition, the information is of value in ascertaining the adequacy of the capabilities of a postage meter currently being employed, i.e., whether the expected life of a meter currently in use is adequate to serve the users needs.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a postage meter recharging system that is transparent to the postage meter user. It is a further object to provide a postage meter recharging system which will provide communication with the data center at a lower cost to the postage meter user and at a predetermined level of funds in the meter, preferably selectable by the user.
In order that the invention will be more clearly understood, it will now be disclosed in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a postage meter recharging system in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a postage meter in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the operation of the postage meter;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a communication routine for establishing communication between the postage meter and the remote accounting center;
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the operation of the equipment at the remote accounting data center;
FIG. 6 is a flow chart of an alternate method of operation; and
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of a data center program in accordance with the invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a schematic block diagram of the remote meter funding system of this invention is shown. A plurality of blocks 10 represent postage meter stations capable of communicating with a data center or remote accounting station represented by block 12. The postage meter stations communicate with remote accounting center 12 via telephone exchange equipment generally illustrated by block 14. The transmitter-receiver 16 at each station 10 is preferably a DTMF generator-receiver combination such as for example, Motorola MC 14410 DTMF Generator and GTE G8870A DTMF Receiver.
Data center 12 includes a similar generator-receiver shown at 18. This generator-receiver 18 will receive frequency encoded data input from the transmitter-receiver combination 16 at any of the stations 10 and transform this input into a suitable, machine language for a programmed or special purpose digital computer 20. The computer 20 may be, for example, a Data General "Nova". The computer in turn communicates back to the particular postage meter station 10 via the communication line established, by the telephone exchange equipment. It will appreciated that communication between each postage meter station and the remote accounting center could be by way of a MODEM as is well known in the art of computer communication.
The data center 12 is shown in conjunction with a customer service facility 20 for providing human communication, if required, to the user of the postage meter station 10 in order to provide help or information. In one embodiment of the charging system in accordance with the invention, the data center 12 may be in communication with a remote banking facility 24 to provide a funds transfer between an account maintained at the banking facility 24 and the remote accounting center 12. Typically, the postal meter station 10 will be used in conjunction with a conventional telephone handset 26 coupled thereto.
Referring now to FIG. 2, the general functional arrangement of the computerized postage meter station 10 of the present invention is illustrated.
Electronic postage meters are known and are described, for instance, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,978,457 for MICROCOMPUTERIZED ELECTRONIC POSTAGE METER SYSTEM and in U.S. Pat. No. 4,301,507 for ELECTRONIC POSTAGE METER HAVING PLURAL COMPUTING SYSTEMS, the disclosures of which are specifically incorporated by reference herein.
The heart of the system is the CPU or microprocessor 28 and it performs two basic functions: performance of calculations based on input data and controlling the flow of data between various memory units. Three basic memory units are employed with the CPU 28. The first is the ROM or permanent memory 30 which as is well known is a non-alterable memory storing the specific sequence of operations for performing postal data calculations in accordance with certain predetermined inputs as well as performing other routines for operating the system. The second memory unit is a temporary memory, RAM 32 which interacts with the CPU 28 for forming a temporary storage, holding and forwarding working data in accordance with the calculations being performed by the CPU 28. An additional memory component, NVM 34 which may be a battery backed RAM or other memory capable of long term storage of data is also coupled to the CPU 28. It will be understood that the data calculation may be performed and stored in battery backed RAM or an appropriate NVM of other known types. The NVM 34 is a non-volatile memory which acts to store certain critical information employed in the postal system. Information stored in the temporary memory 32 which represents crucial accounting functions such as descending balances in a descending register or ascending credits in an ascending register and the like are stored in the nonvolatile memory 34 wherein they may be held while the machine is deenergized and then recalled upon a subsequent start-up. In this manner, the computer system may continually act upon these balances in the temporary memory 32 without fear of loss of this information upon shut-down.
Further, the information may be recalled on reactivation by start-up by retrieving it from the nonvolatile memory 34. The nonvolatile memory is shown as coupled to the CPU and deriving an output therefrom in accordance with the transfer of information from the temporary storage 32 under the control of the permanent memory 30 through the CPU 28. The nonvolatile memory 34 is also shown as providing an output line coupled back into the CPU 28 for transferring the data back into and through the CPU 28 and into the temporary memory 32 in accordance with the start-up routine under the control of the permanent memory 30.
The system operates in accordance with data applied from an appropriate input means 36. It will appreciated that the input means may include mechanical print value setting devices and switches in place of or in addition to a keypad. This data is fed into the CPU 28 under control of the program in the permanent memory 30. At any time during the operation of the system, the contents of the temporary memory 32 storing the appropriate credit, debit, balances, or other accumulations in accordance with the various features of the system could be made available by any appropriate instruction provided by the input means 36 or communicated to the meter. This causes the CPU 28 to access the desired location in temporary memory 32, thereby storing the information requested. The information may also be provided through the CPU 28 into the output display unit 38.
Further in accordance with the invention, there is shown a clock 40 connected to the CPU for the purpose of providing time and date information to the CPU. Such clocks are well known and may comprise for instance an LSI logic circuit in combination with a quartz-crystal controlled oscillator. In connection therewith, there is provided a timeout device coupled to the clock 40 and the CPU 28. The timeout device operates to measure the time during which the meter is without power. Since the meter of the present invention is designed to be operative only at one specific location, it is assumed that an inordinate time without power may be indicative of an attempt to change the location of the meter. The use of the timeout signal will be explained further below. The dater wheels indicated at 42, which are typically positioned manually, have encoders 44 coupled thereto which provide date wheel positioning information to the CPU. A suitable arrangement is shown for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,060,720 to Check specifically incorporated by reference herein.
As previously described with respect to FIG. 1, a DTMF Transmitter and Receiver combination 16 is coupled to the CPU and to an output port 46 for establishing communication and for communications between the remote accounting center and the CPU under the control of the CPU or the remote accounting center.
FIG. 3 illustrates in a flow chart the operation of a postage meter in accordance with the invention. Once the postage meter station 10 is installed, the meter program proceeds through its initializing routines shown at block 100. Thereafter as described more fully below the meter will continuously loop through its routines to check meter parameters and input conditions and to print postage as desired by the user.
As shown in block 110 the meter program proceeds through housekeeping routines such as those described for instance in U.S. Pat. No. 4,301,507 previously incorporated by reference for monitoring various meter conditions. The routine then proceeds to decision block 120 to check whether the funds in the descending register have been decremented to a predetermined threshold level. Preferably this threshold level is set in accordance with the user's desires. This may be accomplished either through preset values in the program stored in ROM or through communication between the installed meter and the remote accounting center.
If the threshold value has been reached further checks decision block 130 to determine if a predetermined time has been reached. If the time is appropriate, the communication routine shown as block 300 and described in conjunction with FIG. 4 is called and communication is established at port 46 through the telephone exchange to the remote accounting center 12. It will be appreciated that it is preferable that the calls which may be made to the remote accounting center be staggered in order that the center be able to accommodate the various postage meter stations. Accordingly the predetermined intervals may preset in the permanent program memory or may be downloaded to the postage meter station at the initial communication between the postage meter and the remote accounting center.
If however the threshold value has not been reached or the threshold was reached and funds have been recredited to the meter, the program proceeds to block 140 which is a routine to set print wheel value (in conjunction with block 48, FIG. 2). Typically the print wheels will remain set at the previously selected value since the majority of letters will probably not weigh more than that requiring the minimum postage. Known electronic postage meters conventionally use stepping motors for the purpose of setting the print wheels to a value commanded from a keyboard. The block 140 will also be understood to encompass the manual selection of printwheel positions through mechanical coupling between the setting means and the print wheels and the verification of each print wheel position.
At decision block 150 the value stored in the descending register is compared to a meter lockout value to determine for instance whether there are funds available for metering even though the predetermined recrediting threshold has been reached. If the meter lockout point has been reached the program branches to block 152 to display a message to the user, for example, "CALL CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE" or the like. When funds remain, the program decision block 160 checks to see if a postage printing has been commanded. If no printing has been initiated, the program loops back. If a print cycle has been requested, the descending register is decremented and the ascending register is incremented as illustrated in blocks 170 and 180. The program moved to block 190 where the printer prints the selected postal value and the program returns to block 110.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a communication routine called by the postage meter program in the event that funds in the descending register have been decremented to the previously set threshold value. The routine 310 signals the DTMF transmitter-receiver 16 to dial the preselected telephone number of the remote accounting center 12 and establishes communication between the postage meter and the remote accounting center. It will understood that various "handshaking" procedures are well known and may be utilized for establishing valid communication. Suitable protocols are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,253,158 specifically incorporated herein by reference and in previously cited U.S. Pat. No. 4,097,923. As shown in block 320 the program falls to a transmit meter data information block. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that all of the required meter data can be transmitted to the remote accounting center in a group of tone signals or the information may be transmitted piecemeal in response to queries from the computer in the remote accounting center.
The program then remains in an idle loop 300 until the register recrediting data is received at block 340. For best results the recrediting information transmitted by the remote accounting center to the postage meter must be encrypted to prevent fraudulent register updates being sent to the meter by unscrupulous partles. Accordingly, the block 340 also includes a routine for decrypting data that has been encrypted by the computer in the remote accounting center for transmission to the particular individual postage meter. A suitable encryption scheme is described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 3,792,446 specifically incorporated herein by reference.
Upon assuring that the meter has received proper and authentic register recrediting information from the remote accounting center, the program performs the update of the descending register at block 350 and returns to the main program illustrated in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the sequence of operations carried on at the remote accounting center upon communication being established between the postage meter and the accounting center. The instant routine is initiated by a telephone connection being established between the postage meter and the remote accounting center. As described previously in connection with FIG. 4, the counterpart "handshake" is achieved in block 400. Once the communication is established, the program falls to block 410 to request the meter to transmit meter data to the computer. The data to be transmitted includes at least the mter I.D. number and the values in the descending and ascending registers in the meter.
The computer then proceeds to verify that the account is valid and that sufficient funds are available in decision block 440. If funds are not available the program branches to block 450 to alert customer service that there are no funds for transfer to this particular meter. Assuming that there are sufficient funds, register update information, preferable encrypted as descirbed above, is transmitted to the meter via the telephone connection, block 460. The user's account is debited, block 470, and if the funds available have reached a predetermined threshold level, decision block 480, customer billing is notified.
FIG. 6 shows an alternative method for maintaining the user's account. In accordance with this method the user's funds are maintained in a fund in a bank. Whenever the postage meter is to be recredited, the user's account is verified and the postage meter recrediting information is transmitted. The funds to cover the recrediting are transferred from the bank to the remote accounting center, block 520. The advantage of this arrangement is that the user's funds can be drawing interest instead of bein tied-up in the account for directly funding the meter.
Referring now to FIG. 7, therein is illustrated a flow diagram for the data center, for determining the rate of change of funding of the postage meter. Block 600 represents the background routines of the data center, the program periodically updating a date stored in a memory 1 at block 602 so that the current date is always present in this memory. The program loops if a postage meter recharging cycle has not been initiated, as shown by the test at block 604.
If a request has been made for recharging the postage meter, the signals from the communication path are received and decoded at block 606 to determine the identification of the postage meter as well as the current reading of the register of the postage meter. The program then proceeds, at block 608, to employ the decoded identification signals to recover the last recharge date from another memory, memory 2, as well as the last stored meter register data as stored in a memory, memory 3. The ratio of usage may be obtained from the available information in block 610 and, the ratio may be indicated at block 612.
The program may also be employed to determine if adequate funds are available, for example, in an interest bearing account, by determining if the recharging amount is less than the available funds, at block 614, the balance remain being indicated at block 616. If the balance is less than zero, as tested at block 618, the requested recharging cycle is terminated at block 620, with the user being advised, if desired, of the condition of inadequate funds. If adequate funds are available, but are lower than a determined amount X, as tested at block 622 the user may be advised at block 624, before proceeding to update the memories of the data center.
The memories of the data center are updated at block 626, to add the recharging amount to memory 3 and to put the current register reading in memory 2, so that the memories will be provided with the proper data for the next recharging cycle. The program then proceeds to effect the recharging of the postage meter at block 628, for example, by the technique discussed above.
This application incorporates certain material common to certain other applications. The subject matter of all of these applications is incorporated herein by reference. The applications, including the present case, are identified as follows: U.S. Ser. Nos. 850,479; 850,478; 850,477; 850,480 and 850,476
Other variations and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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The teams would both pick up their defense in the next four innings, forcing the game into two extra innings. Unfortunately for ECU it was the Hilltoppers who were able to get the winning runs, scoring two in the top of the ninth.
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Suydam loaded the bases after reaching on an error, setting up junior Samantha McGraw for an RBI when she singled down the right side. Dow sent another run across the plate when she reached on an error and Mengwasser added a fourth run with a single up the middle.
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ECU had a chance to tie in the bottom of the seventh, with a runner on second and two outs after senior Ethan Gold hit a single down the right field line as a pinch hitter. However, the next batter popped up to the third baseman to end the game.
Game 2 – Cameron 7, ECU 1
Cameron opened the second game of the day with a run in the first inning. The Aggies added three in the third, one in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 0-7 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, ECU earned its lone run of the game. Spini started the inning with a single to right field and went sent to third on a double by Pomales down the left field line. Junior David Terrazas earned the RBI after he grounded out to second.
Softball Splits Opening Games at St. Mary's Classic
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The East Central University softball team fell in the opening game of the 2014 season to Texas A&M International (1-7), but then rebounded with a win against St. Mary's (5-2), who received votes in the preseason NFCA Coaches Poll.
The Lady Tigers (1-1) were led by sophomore Sydney Dow, with three hits, one run and an RBI. Dow garnered a double and a home run in two starts for ECU. Sophomore Leah Tigert added two hits and two RBIs, include a game-tying home run against the Rattlers.
Sophomore Lacey Paulk earned the win for the Lady Tigers in the circle, with a complete game. Paulk allowed seven hits and two runs, while striking out nine batters.
ECU hit .404 as a team, with 11 hits and six RBIs. The Lady Tigers allowed a .389 batting average, with 14 hits and eight RBIs.
ECU will remain in San Antonio for the final day of the St. Mary's Classic, Sunday, Feb. 2 when they face St. Edward's (10 a.m.) and Texas A&M Kingsville (Noon).
Game 2 – ECU 5, St. Mary's 2
In the second game of the day, the opening four innings were all about defense, as both teams held each other scoreless until the bottom of the fifth when St. Mary's garnered two runs.
In the top of the sixth, the Lady Tigers bats came alive. Sophomore Autumn Suydam started the inning with a single back at the pitcher and was sent around when Tigert hit a home run down the right field line in the next at-bat to tie the game at two.
Junior Lauren Reeves was put on base after being hit by a pitch as the next batter and advanced to second on a bunt single by junior Samantha McGraw. Senior Gina Mengwasser sent them both up a base on a sacrifice bunt. The bases were then loaded on an intentional walk of Dow.
After the second out of the inning was recorded, sophomore Jordynn VanPelt added the game-winning run on a single up the middle. Sophomore Amanda Edmundson added the final two runs of the game on a single for the 5-2 win.
Game 1 – Texas A&M International 7, ECU 1
The Lady Tigers struggled in the opening game of the year, allowing the Dust Devils to score first, with five runs in the third.
Dow scored the lone run for ECU in the fifth inning with a home run down the left field line.
TAMI added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth for the 1-7 final.
Women's Tennis Falls in Opening Matches of 2014
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – The East Central University women's tennis team started the 2014 season with losses to No. 24 Drury (0-8) and Washburn (4-5).
The Lady Tigers got singles with from junior Elisabeth Dignard, senior Agostina Moran and freshman Julia Municoy and a doubles win from juniors Kelsey Kerr and Bernardita Muscillo.
ECU is scheduled to open the home portion of the 2014 season, Saturday, Feb. 8 at noon against Central Oklahoma at the ECU Tennis Courts.
Match 2 - Washburn 5, East Central 4
ECU started the match by taking one of three doubles points. Junior Aurelie Rodriguez and Dignard first fell to Jodie Blackhim and Kristen Holle, 3-8 at No. 1 doubles. The Lady Tigers then tied the match at one-point each when Kerr and Muscillo claimed an 8-3 win over Nzingha Baugs and Maria Moral at No. 3 doubles. Washburn earned the final doubles point with a 5-8 win at No. 2 doubles.
Dignard tied the match at two-points each with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Moral at No. 3 singles. Washburn took the next two points at No. 1 and No. 2 singles for a 2-4 lead.
Moran gave ECU the next point, with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Holle at No. 4 singles. Municoy then tied the match at four, with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Gwen Shepler at No. 5 singles.
However, Washburn took No. 6 singles for the 4-5 win.
Match 1 – No. 24 Drury 8, East Central 0
Drury started the match by earning all three doubles points, but the Lady Tigers fought hard at No. 1 doubles and fell by just two. Rodriguez and Dignard were defeated by Stefanie Monsch and Lara Muller 6-8.
Municoy had strong outing at No. 5 singles by taking one set from Samanta Zambrano. Municoy lost the first set 5-7 then earned a 6-2 win in the second before falling 14-12 in the tie-breaker.
Men's Tennis Falls in Opening Marches of 2014
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – The East Central University men's tennis team dropped its opening matches of the 2014 season to No. 29 Drury (0-9) and Washburn (4-5).
The Tigers saw singles wins from senior Julian Caminos and freshman Stefan Schodlbauer. ECU also saw doubles victories by juniors Max DeJuan and Marc Fillat at No. 2 doubles and junior Nate Kipping and Schodlbauer at No. 3 doubles.
The Tigers will next be in action, Friday, Feb. 14 when they are set to face Newman and Friends University in Wichita, Kan.
Match 2 - Washburn 5, East Central 4
ECU started the match on the right track, taking two of the three doubles points. After No. 1 doubles fell, Kipping and Schodlbauer earned a 9-8 (7-2) win over Chance joust and Jake Long at No. 3 doubles. DeJuan and Fillat then gave the Tigers the lead, with an 8-6 win over Thilo Schlenker and Marko Keulers at No. 2 doubles.
Caminos pushed the lead to 3-1 with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Schlenker at No. 3 singles. However, Washburn took the next four singles points to earn the win. After the match was decided, Schodlbauer added a fourth point for ECU, with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Long at No. 6 singles.
Match 1 – No. 29 Drury 9, East Central 0
While the Tigers fell in all three doubles matches, all three duos were close scores. Senior Andrew Cabato and Caminos were the first to finish at No. 1 doubles, falling 8-3 to Andy Blair and Sergio Manaznas. Schodlbauer and Kipping then fell 8-5 at No. 3 doubles to Christian Ibsen and Jakub Sipos.
The finals duo at doubles was a tighter battle, with Fillat and DeJuan falling to Lukas Kriem and Maximilian Hepp 9-8 (7-4) at No. 2 doubles.
In singles action two ECU players went into tie-breaker sets with the Panthers. Caminos fell 6-2 in the opening set before earning a 6-3 win in set two. Caminos then fell 11-7 in the tie-breaker to Sipos at No. 3 singles.
Cabato was strong at No. 4 singles against Ibsen. Cabato took the first set 7-5 before falling 4-6 and 7-10 in the next two.


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The Scarlet Macaw of Costa Rica
Perhaps the most iconic of all of Costa Rica's wildlife, the Scarlet Macaw's gloriously colored feathers, child-like intelligence and cheerful appearance make it a perennial favorite of visitors. Fortunately, these birds are not shy; while you aren't guaranteed to see one on your trip, they are easier to spot than other rainforest creatures. If you are lucky, you may even see them in groups, hanging out together in almond trees.
Members of the parrot family, scarlet macaws are native to parts of Central and South America, and live high in the rainforest tree canopies. They are known for their scarlet heads and rainbow-colored back and wing plumage, as well as their distinctive raucous call – you will probably hear a scarlet macaw long before you see one.
Scarlet macaws spend their days gliding through the canopy and foraging for nuts, seeds, and fruits. Their favorite food is the Terminalia catappa, an almond-like nut that grows prolifically in Costa Rica.
Scarlet macaws grow up to 3 feet in length and weigh about 2 pounds, making them relatively large birds. They form strong pair bonds and mate for life. They make nests in holes in trees, and breed during the dry season, laying one to two eggs a year, and taking great care of their young. If you come during the dry season (December through April), you may catch a glimpse of a macaw peeking out of its nest high in a tree.
Unfortunately, due to habitat loss, scarlet macaws are not as plentiful in Costa Rica as they once were – they are actually considered to be endangered in their habitat. Today, they can mainly be seen in Costa Rica's northern Pacific area. While they are strong fliers, scarlet macaws tend not to migrate far out of their comfort zone, and are seldom seen on the country's Caribbean side, which is home to the green macaw.
Scarlet macaws prefer to inhabit Costa Rica's undisturbed lowland forests. The best places to see these colorful birds include Corcovado National Park; Carara National Park, which is just outside of the beach town of Jaco; the Osa Peninsula; Puerto Jimenez; and Palo Verde National Park. Carara National Park in particular has one of the country's highest scarlet macaw populations. The best time of day to spot them is early morning.
Heading out to a national park will certainly raise your chances of seeing a scarlet macaw, but you may not have to venture out that far. Some visitors have had the privilege of being awakened in the early morning by a group flying overhead, or spotting a few in the trees from their hotel balcony or a restaurant patio. Keep your ears and eyes open, and your patience may just be rewarded!
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I have a merchant friend who has a fairly new program on Shareasale. He has come to the realisation that his beautiful site just does not convert to sales. He is looking for a consultant that can help re-jig his site to maximize sales. Does anyone know of or have experience using such a consultant?
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did you attend affiliate summit? if you're not able to find someone locally, there were a couple of really good classes on this topic so he/she could start doing some work on their own. Do they have any analytics software installed? you can start there by using the data to see where traffic is dropping off.
I think that class I got a lot out of was the one by Tim Ash of SiteTuners. He's probably out of most of our budgets but his class and book could really help your friend. They actually brought up sites and ripped them apart right then and there so you could see what issues they'd address. I could give you a few more links to some good helps but don't want to post too many here to abide by the rules.
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Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I did not make it to Affiliate Summit.
I have this merchant set up with all the tools he needs to figure it out but he is one person running a North American wide brand and he only has 24 hours in a day. He really needs some help to delivery this site.
I will look into Tim Ash... Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Powerful business groups hope to raise the political stakes in the Keystone XL pipeline battle by warning President Obama that blocking the project would shake investor confidence in the U.S. economic recovery.
"We are at an inflection point in our economic recovery. Whether economic growth will remain modest or pick up speed will depend on maintaining investor confidence and strengthening America's competitiveness. The decision on Keystone XL will affect both," states a letter to Obama released Thursday by the Business Roundtable, the Chamber of Commerce's energy institute and the National Association of Manufacturers.
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More than 25 years ago, ESAI Energy launched Pac Watch, a monthly publication providing data, analysis, insight and forecasts of the Asia Pacific petroleum market. This dedicated coverage of the Asian market evolved over the years, most recently in the form of the Asia Pacific Petroleum Outlook. Since 2011, in response to the global integration of petroleum product markets, our analysis of the Asian market is featured in our global publications on crude, refining, fuels and NGLs.
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BABY boomers are the toast of the tourism industry after a report found the ageing demographic is behind a surge in domestic travel.
IBISWorld has forecast a surge in tourism spending in Australia to $71.3 billion by next year, a rise of $4 billion in the 12-month period, on the back of increased local travel and a continuation of a boom in tourism from China.
It will be welcome news for the local tourism industry currently fighting a high Australian dollar which is making overseas holidays more attractive while deterring overseas tourists from visiting Australia.
Operators are hoping the September school holidays will be the turning point, with occupancy rates already at 90 per cent, 10 per cent higher than last year.
Senior analyst Naren Sivasailam said the Chinese were now tipped to become Australia's biggest market by 2020, eclipsing both New Zealanders and the British.
"Chinese economic growth will come off the boil at some point but they will still be a more valuable market," he said.
"They spent $3.5 billion last year and will be the most valuable by 2020."
Because the Chinese tend to travel in groups and stick to major cities, they also tend to spend more and will be a continued boost to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
He said while Australians were still travelling overseas in record numbers, the older baby boomers were preferring to do their travel locally.
IBISWorld general manager Karen Dobie said the outlook for tourism was on the way up and would be supported by a return of consumer confidence in overseas markets.
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