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8 Rights: The Noble Eightfold Path — the Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
The Noble Eightfold Path distinguishes itself from many teachings in its positive, affirmative nature. Many spiritual teachings consist of "dont's" — don't do this, don't do that. The Noble Eightfold Path speaks in positive, warm terms. Implied within the concept of "right" might be its opposite, "wrongs" — but Buddha taught self empowerment, not prohibitions. He taught the Eightfold Path in his first teaching at Deer Park.
(The full text of that teaching is at the end of this feature. It is short and makes a good "daily" read. In this teaching he introduced the Four Noble Truths, the concept of the Middle Way, and the Eightfold Path.)
Buddha taught the "cure" to the disease of suffering, not by trying to govern us with "can't" dos — but by coaching us on what we can do.
(In other words, in our concise examples below, illustrating the eight "rights", if we say "do not swear" or "do not lie" this is a western cultural bias on our part. Buddha taught in much more affirmative terms. It's just easier to say, "for example, do not lie" when we're speaking about right speech.)
The Disease of Suffering and the Medicine of the Noble Path
Most precious in Buddhism are the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. As practicing Buddhists — regardless of school or level of practice — we take refuge in the Three Jewels each day. The Buddha is often described with the metaphor of "the Doctor", the Dharma as "the medicine" and the Sangha as the supporting caregivers. Underlying this concept of medicine is the Buddha's original and core "prescription" (Dharma teaching) — the Noble Eightfold Path. This path is not as simple as we're about to map out, but having a high level "essence" view of the entire path, in as concise a form as possible, can be very helpful to practice.
Before giving the "prescription", Buddha first taught the Four Noble Truths, the Truth of Suffering, metaphorically, the "disease" we are treating.
"What, monks, is the truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, decay, sickness and death are suffering. To be separated from what you like is suffering. To want something and not get it is suffering. In short, the human personality, liable as it is to clinging and attachment brings suffering." [1]
If this suffering is the disease, the prescription was the Eightfold Path. Although described alternately with the metaphor of "path" and "steps on the path" this teaching is not linear.
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Not a Step-by-Step Teaching: Simultaneous Rights
"Right" might be the wrong word, an indelicate translation. It implies moral code and rules, which is not the true sense of the Eightfold Path. The word path might be slightly misleading too, because the "Eight Rights" are taken together as simultaneous and equally vital, meant to be transformative and complete. In other words, we don't work on Right Speech first, then move on to Right Livelihood; they're inextricably bound together. By taking them together, we bring the Dharma into our every-day lives.
Buddha's Word: The Eightfold Path
"This is the noble eightfold way, namely, right understanding, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right attention, right concentration, and right meditation." — Shakyamuni Buddha at Deerpark
The word "right" (sometimes translated as "correct") doesn't imply there are also eight "wrongs." There are no "thou shalt nots" in Buddhist teachings as a rule. This is an English translation of a concept that goes beyond right and wrong. It recognizes that action, in daily living, is Dharma.
As with all Buddhist teachings, we are asked to consider, contemplate and live the teachings. We are not asked to take anything on faith — it's about self-discovery of the truth of the Buddha's teachings.
Just as a quick overview, here is a tight synopsis of the eight "rights" — necessarily incomplete, but containing the gist.
In summary:
- Right Understanding
- Right Intent
- Right Speech
- Right Action
- Right Livelihood
- Right Effort
- Right Mindfulness
- Right Concentration.
1. Right Understanding
Right Understanding is clear knowledge of the Four Noble Truths, encompassing the "Three Basic Facts of Existence": Anicca (Impermanence), Anatta (Pali for "non self" or "insubstantiality"; in Sankrit Anatman) and Dukkha (suffering or unsatisfactoriness). These are big topics, and we look to the Dharma teachings and commentaries, our own teachers, our own insight meditations for guidance on "right understanding." Without understanding the Four Noble Truths (the "diseases") of what use is the "cure" (The Eightfold Path)?
2. Right Thoughts
With clear knowledge, clear thinking follows suit. This is known as initial application (of knowledge).
Thoughts mould a person's nature and direct their course and direction of action. Unwholesome thoughts will debase and erode a person's character over time, while wholesome thoughts will lift him/her higher and higher up.
In particular, Right Thoughts are:
- Renunciation (Nekkhamma) of worldly pleasures, and selflessness (altruism). This is opposed to insatiable desires and selfishness.
- Loving-kindness (Metta) or good will towards people, including yourself; which is opposed to hatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, detest and spite.
- Harmlessness (Avihimsa) or compassion, as opposed to cruelty and callousness.
3. Right Speech
Verbal expression and communication need to match Right Thoughts. For instance, you are cursing and swearing, or being harsh and abusive, your thoughts will certainly match your speech, and vice versa.
The specifics are:
- Firstly, avoid speaking lies, slander, harsh words, and indulging in frivolous chatter (gossips, idle talk etc.)
- Secondly, as mentioned earlier, a harmless mind that generates loving-kindness cannot be giving vent to harsh speech, which first debases the speaker, then hurts the listener(s).Last but not least, what is spoken should not only be true, but also sweet and gentle. If your comment is true, but hurtful and unnecessary / unconstructive; then just keep your noble silence.
4. Right Action
With good thoughts and wholesome speech, naturally, your actions have to be compatible. In particular, abstinence from killing, stealing and sexual misconduct (rape / molestation / deception / abuse). These three unwholesome deeds are caused by craving and anger, coupled to ignorance.
With the gradual elimination of these kammic causes (evil mental / verbal / physical actions) from your mind and body, blameworthy / bad tendencies will find no outlet nor route to express themselves.
5. Right Livelihood
If you feel good about your job, it's probably right livelihood. Do you help people? As long as you harm no one — and that would include the environment, since that impacts all beings — then it's right livelihood. Buddha wouldn't put things in a negative context, but it should be obvious that any attempt at purifying thoughts, words and actions would be severely hindered by five kinds of trade / business / job that clearly are NOT right livelihood:
- Weapons (arms) production
- Human slavery
- Breeding of animals for slaughter / slaughtering animals per se
- Illegal drugs (narcotics), alcohol, cigarettes and the like: producing anything known to be bad for sentient beings
- Poisons: producing poisons, pollution and other harmful substances.
Hypocritical conduct is cited as wrong livelihood for monks.
6. Right Effort
To do anything in life requires determination, persistence and energy. The sustained, lifelong practice of the Noble Eightfold Path, to lead a pure and spiritual life, is the very definition of Right Effort. Right effort includes developing good habits, such as practicing right mindfulness, right meditation and other positive moral acts in your daily life — not just occasionally.
7. Right Mindfulness
The practice of Right Mindfulness, in particular, requires Right Effort. It is the constant watching / observation of your own body and actions, feelings, thoughts and mental objects (your imagination / images in your mind).
This self-observation is useful in two major ways:
- It complements Vipassana (Insight) Meditation. As a subset to insight, it helps you gain better understanding of yourself, the ever-changing (impermanent) nature of your own mind and body.
- It enables you to check any subconscious or careless mental / verbal / physical actions that are negative or bad.
Anapanasati, mindfulness of breath, helps cultivate the seven factors of awakening as defined the Anapanasati Sutta:
- sati (mindfulness)
- dhamma vicaya (analysis)
- viriya (persistence)
- piti (rapture)
- passadhi (serenity)
- samadhi (concentration)
- upekkha (equanimity)
- For more on this topic, see this teaching from Ven. Zasep Rinpoche>>
There are also subsets, such as the "mindfulness of feelings" which can help one overcome afflictive emotions such as anger. (See this story on Mindfulness of Feelings, Mahamudra Teachings)
8. Right Meditation
Simply put, Right Meditation is deep concentration or total focus. The purpose is to train your mind to obey you and not the other way round.
When you start practicing meditation, you will be shocked that your mind controls you, and how unruly it is, like a three-year child. (Sometimes we call it "monkey mind" because it won't settle.) All sorts of thoughts will go and on in your mind. Initially, it will be like wrestling with a bull, or trying to ride a wild horse without getting thrown off. But, with persistence, strength and determination, you will gradually find it easier and easier to focus your mind. The key is to become the "observer." Don't judge what you observe, simply observe such as it is. Stay in the present, mindfully observing.
Once you have succeeded in focusing your mind on a point, you can direct it / wield it, like a laser pointer. So, where do you point your laser-sharp and mirror-clear mind at? The answer is – the Five Aggregates that make up 'you'. The Five Skandas (Aggregates or 'heaps') is a topic of its own, but in brief it is the realization that the Five Skandas entirely constitute sentient existence. The Skandas are: form ('rupa' or body), sensations ('vedana' or feelings), perceptions ('samjna'), mental activity ('sankhara' or formations), and consciousness ('vijnana'). These, interestingly, correspond to the Five Buddha Families (yet another feature story in its own right).
Right meditation includes many methods from different paths, all equally valid:
- Mindfulness meditation (Apannasati): sitting, lying, walking, skateboarding, just being mindful all day long. For previous stories on Mindfulness, please see these>>
- Samatha: single-pointed meditation (concentrating single focus on breath, for example), helping to give insight into the transitory nature of reality. For helpful guidance on samatha, see this previous story on Mahamudra, with Venerable Zasep Rinpoche guiding samatha>>
- Vipassana: seeing things as they really are, or discerning "formations" (conditioned phenomena based on the five aggregates)
- Panna (in Pali), Prajna (in Sanskrit): wisdom meditation: advanced meditations on reason, wisdom, insight, knowledge, recognition.
- Metta Meditation: meditating on loving kindness for all beings.
- Analytical meditation: where is this "I" — a specific form of Vipassana and also a subset of Panna meditation
- Visualization meditation: traditionally advanced Enlightened being or deity visualizations in Vajrayana: these guided meditations (in the sense that you typically recite the visualization) take the meditator through the full path, generation, completion, understanding shunyata through "rehearsal" style drama that ultimately bring insight and realizations. For one of our stories on Visualization meditation, see this interesting story where researchers found that Vajrayana visualized meditation is good for people with cognitive or memory issues>>
- Mantra meditation: focusing on symbolically sacred sounds (often combined with meditation): can be considered a combination of Samatha (with sound as the focus) and Visualization. Some Buddhist include an element of faith in the use of mantra (or prayer) which can empower the sound. There is even some evidence mantra can have some effect even if there is no faith (See this story, "The Science of Mantras">>).
There are many more. All of these methods, taught by our precious teachers, are designed to bring us — we, ourselves — to our own realizations, our own ultimate Enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Samatha, Panna, Vipassana
As we follow the eightfold path, we try to focus on Samatha, Panna, Vipassana. Here's how it might look in simplified form (in a perfect practice):
At a future time, when your body and mind are pure in conduct (Morality), and your mind is entirely focused and concentrated (Samatha), and you come to realize the wisdom (Panna) of the Emptiness of the Five Aggregates, you might have a sudden flash of insight (Vipassana). Then, realizations — or even Enlightenment — becomes possible. Once you achieve all of these things, possibly ………..Nibbana! (Nirvana!)
Of course, the actual 'doing' is a lot harder than described……
Never-the-less, this is the goal and the journey. Initial knowledge (Wisdom) guide moral conduct (Morality). Purified mind and body through morality assist concentration (Samatha). Using concentration, the Five Aggregates can be analysed thoroughly (Wisdom). Finally, with the realization that the 'self' is actually a composition of factors streaming along and intrinsically 'empty' – then, the actual breakthrough to Enlightenment (Bodhi) is possible.
Buddha's First Teaching at Deer Park
These two extremes, monks, are not to be practiced
by one who has gone forth from the world.
What are the two?
That joined with the passions and luxury—
low, vulgar, common, ignoble, and useless,
and that joined with self-torture—
painful, ignoble, and useless.
Avoiding these two extremes the one who has thus come
has gained the enlightenment of the middle path,
which produces insight and knowledge,
and leads to peace, wisdom, enlightenment, and nirvana.
And what, monks, is the middle path, by which
the one who has thus come has gained enlightenment,
which produces knowledge and insight,
and leads to peace, wisdom, enlightenment, and nirvana?
This is the noble eightfold way, namely,
right understanding, right intention,
right speech, right action, right livelihood,
right attention, right concentration,
and right meditation.
This, monks, is the middle path, by which
the one who has thus come has gained enlightenment,
which produces insight and knowledge,
and leads to peace, wisdom, enlightenment, and nirvana.
Now this, monks, is the noble truth of pain:
birth is painful; old age is painful;
sickness is painful; death is painful;
sorrow, lamentation, dejection, and despair are painful.
Contact with unpleasant things is painful;
not getting what one wishes is painful.
In short the five groups of grasping are painful.
Now this, monks, is the noble truth of the cause of pain:
the craving, which leads to rebirth,
combined with pleasure and lust,
finding pleasure here and there,
namely the craving for passion,
the craving for existence,
and the craving for non-existence.
Now this, monks, is the noble truth
of the cessation of pain:
the cessation without a remainder of craving,
the abandonment, forsaking, release, and non-attachment.
Now this, monks, is the noble truth
of the way that leads to the cessation of pain:
this is the noble eightfold way, namely,
correct understanding, correct intention,
correct speech, correct action, correct livelihood,
correct attention, correct concentration,
and correct meditation.
"This is the noble truth of pain":
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"This noble truth of pain must be comprehended."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"It has been comprehended."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"This is the noble truth of the cause of pain":
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"The cause of pain must be abandoned."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"It has been abandoned."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"This is the noble truth of the cessation of pain":
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"The cessation of pain must be realized."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"It has been realized."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"This is the noble truth
of the way that leads to the cessation of pain":
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"The way must be practiced."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
"It has been practiced."
Thus, monks, among doctrines unheard before,
in me insight, wisdom, knowledge, and light arose.
As long as in these four noble truths
my due knowledge and insight
with the three sections and twelve divisions
was not well purified, even so long, monks,
in the world with its gods, Mara, Brahma,
its beings with ascetics, priests, gods, and men,
I had not attained the highest complete enlightenment.
This I recognized.
And when, monks, in these four noble truths
my due knowledge and insight
with its three sections and twelve divisions
was well purified, then monks,
in the world with its gods, Mara, Brahma,
its beings with ascetics, priests, gods, and men,
I had attained the highest complete enlightenment.
This I recognized.
Knowledge arose in me;
insight arose that the release of my mind is unshakable:
this is my last existence;
now there is no rebirth.
[1] The Vision of the Buddha: The Path to Spiritual Enlightenment, by Tom Lowenstein.


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(2) If the situation in question relates to important contractual obligations and involves minor negligence, our liability is limited to the foreseeable damages that are typical for the contract. The term 'important contractual obligations' refers to important obligations that follow from the nature of the contract and whose violation would jeopardise the fulfilment of the purpose of the contract. It also covers obligations that the contents of the contract impose on us in order to facilitate the fulfilment of the purpose of the contract and whose fulfilment makes it possible for the contract to be executed in an orderly manner, and compliance with which may regularly be taken for granted by you.
(3) When it comes to the violation of inessential contractual obligations, no liability shall be assumed if the situation in question involves violations of obligations associated with light negligence.
(4) The current state of the respective technology makes it impossible to guarantee that data transmission operations that use the internet will take place in an error-free manner characterised by permanent availability. In this respect, we cannot vouch for the constant and uninterrupted availability of the website and the service offered on the website.
§ 8 Choice of law, place of fulfilment, jurisdiction
(1) German law shall apply. This choice of law only applies to customers if it does not result in the revocation of the protection guaranteed by the mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which the respective customer's usual place of residence is located (benefit-of-the-doubt principle).
(2) If you are not a consumer, but a businessman, a legal entity under public law or an institutional fund governed by public law, our place of business is the place of jurisdiction as well as the place of fulfilment for all services that follow from the business relationships that exist with us. The same condition applies to situations in which you are not associated with a general place of jurisdiction in Germany or the EU, as well as situations in which the place of residence or the usual place of residence is not known at the time of commencement of proceedings. This has no bearing on the capacity to call upon the court associated with another place of jurisdiction.
(3) The provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods are explicitly inapplicable.
II. Customer information
1. Identity of the seller
Reitsport Schockemöhle GmbH
Münsterlandstr. 1
49439 Mühlen
telephone number: 05492-55 77 0
Email address: firstname.lastname@example.com
2. Information regarding the conclusion of the contract
The technical steps associated with the conclusion of the contract, the contract conclusion itself and the correction options are executed in accordance with § 2 of our standard business terms (part I.).
3. Contractual language, saving the text of the contract
3.1 Contract language shall be English.
3.2 The complete text of the contract is not saved with us. Before the order is sent, via the online - shopping cart system the contract data can be printed out or electronically saved using the browser's print function. After the order is received by us, the order data, the legally-mandated details related to distance selling contracts and the standard business terms are re-sent to you via e-mail.
3.3 When it comes to enquiries that lie outside the context of the online shopping cart system, you receive all the contract data lying within the framework of a binding offer in an e-mail, which you can print out or save electronically.
4. Codes of conduct
4.1 We have chosen to be bound by the Käufersiegel quality criteria of Händlerbund Management AG, which can be viewed at the following link: http://www.haendlerbund.de/images/content/kaeufersiegel/kaeufersiegel-qualitatskriterien.pdf.
5. Main features of the product or service
The main features of the product and/or service can be found in the product description and the supplementary details appearing on our website.
6. Prices and payment arrangements
6.1 The prices mentioned in the respective offers represent total prices, as do the shipping costs. They include all the price components, including all the incidental taxes.
6.2 The dispatch costs that are incurred are not included in the purchase price. They can be called up via the relevant button on our website or in the relevant item description, are separately specified during the ordering process and must be borne by you separately, unless a free delivery has been agreed upon.
6.3 The payment methods that are available to you are specified under a correspondingly-named button on our website, or in the respective product description.
6.4 Unless otherwise specified for the respective payment methods, the payment claims arising from the contract that has been concluded become payable immediately.
6.5. Ratenkauf
(a) The following terms and conditions shall apply between you and the retailer for all contracts concluded with the retailer for which "Ratenkauf" by easyCredit (hereinafter referred to as "Ratenkauf") is used.
In the event of dispute the general terms and conditions contained herein shall take precedence over any general terms and conditions of the retailer.
A "Ratenkauf" shall only be made available to customers who are deemed to be consumers according to § 13 BGB (the German civil code) and are aged 18 or over.
(b) The retailer, with the support of the TeamBank AG Nürnberg, Beuthener Straße 25, 90471 Nürnberg (hereinafter referred to as TeamBank AG), shall provide "Ratenkauf" as a further payment option for your purchase on the internet.
The retailer shall be entitled to determine your credit worthiness. For further details please refer to the "Ratenkauf" data protection provisions (see below, figure II). In the event that the use of "Ratenkauf" is not possible due to insufficient credit worthiness or turnover limitations on the part of the retailer, the retailer shall be entitled to offer you an alternative payment option.
The contract for a "Ratenkauf" shall be concluded between you and the retailer. By using "Ratenkauf" you choose to pay the purchase price in monthly instalments. For an agreed fixed duration, monthly instalments shall be paid. In certain circumstances, the final payment may differ from the previous instalments. The goods shall remain the property of the retailer until payment has been made in full.
The receivables accrued through the use of "Ratenkauf" shall be assigned to the Teambank AG in the form of an ongoing factoring agreement. Payments leading to a discharge of the debt may only be made to the Teambank AG.
(c) Through the SEPA direct debit mandate issued with the "Ratenkauf" you authorise the Teambank AG to debit the outstanding payments from the current account indicated during the order process held at the bank specified by way of SEPA direct debit.
The Teambank AG shall give notice of the direct debit by e-mail at the latest one calendar day before the direct debit is due (pre-notification). The direct debit shall be executed no earlier than the date indicated in the pre-notification. The transaction can be carried out after but near to the due date.
If there is a reduction in the purchase price (e.g. through customer credit) between the pre-notification and the due date, the amount debited may differ from the amount stated in the pre-notification.
You are responsible for ensuring that your current account holds sufficient funds at the time that the payment is due. Your bank is not obliged to honour the direct debit in the event that your current account does not hold sufficient funds.
If, due to a lack of funds held in the current account, an unjustified refusal by the account holder or account closure, the direct debit is returned, you shall be, without further
reminders, deemed to be in default, unless the direct debit was returned in circumstances for which you were not liable.
The charges resulting from a returned direct debit shall be passed on to you and shall be settled by you.
In the event of default, the TeamBank AG shall be entitled to charge an appropriate reminder fee or interest on arrears at a rate of five percentage points higher than the base rate of the European Central Bank.
Due to the high costs associated with returned direct debits, we ask you not to refuse direct debits in the event of withdrawal from the purchase contract, returning the product or making a complaint. In such cases a reverse transfer will be made in agreement with the retailer or the account will be credited.
7. Delivery conditions
7.1 The delivery conditions, the delivery date and any potential delivery restrictions can be found under a correspondingly-named button on our website, or in the respective product description.
7.2 If you are a consumer, the following is statutorily regulated: The risk of the sold item accidentally being destroyed or degraded during shipping only passes over to you when the item in question is delivered, regardless of whether or not the shipping operation is insured. This condition does not apply if you have independently commissioned a transport company that has not been specified by us or a person who has otherwise been appointed to execute the shipping operation.
If you are a businessman, the delivery and shipping operations take place at your own risk.
8. Law associated with liability for defects in goods
8.1 The liability for defects associated with our goods is geared towards the 'Warranty' provision in our standard business terms (part I).
8.2 As a user, you are requested to promptly check the product for completeness, visible defects and transport damage as soon as it is delivered, and promptly disclose your complaints to us and the shipping company in writing.Even if you do not comply with this request, it shall have no effect on your legal warranty claims.
These SBTs and customer details were created by the lawyers specialising in IT law who work for the Händlerbund, and are constantly checked for legal conformity. Händlerbund Management AG guarantees the legal security of the texts and assumes liability in case warnings are issued. More detailed information can be found on the following website: http://www.haendlerbund.de/agb-service.
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High-Low Dress
Every now and again I feel like I need to make trendier things. I get stuck in the habit of dressing for work and sometimes forget to try something new. I was sitting on my studio floor one day looking through all the fabric I have (I tend to hoard a bit) and I found this African inspired fabric that I had bought a few months back. It has a great brown and white print and had strips of a yellow/green color down each edge. I bought it having no idea what I wanted to use it for. I feel the need to mention that I had just come off of a 3 week break from sewing, which I had taken because of a complete lack of inspiration. So while sitting on the floor I decided I just needed to jump into something. I picked the high-low skirt trend because it's something I haven't done before.
As I go through this tutorial, I'm going to tell you what I should have done rather than what I did. I wish I would have cut the skirt a bit differently, so you get to benefit from my mistakes. Also, you'll need a good amount of fabric, I think I have 2 or 3 yards, and I wish I had had more. Anyways, enough chitchat, on with the tutorials!
1. Take a favorite t-shirt and trace the out, adding 1/2" seam allowance. You may want to bring in the shoulders a little. Trace down to where your natural waist is, plus 1"
2. Sew together at shoulder and side seams
3. Roll neck and armhole seams and use a zigzag or lightning bolt stitch to finish. Set aside
4. Measure your natural waist and subtract 1". Cut 2 strips of fabric that length by 3" wide. Cut 1 piece of elastic to this length
5. Attach both strips to the top of the dress. Use a zigzag or lightning bolt stitch, that way the seam will still stretch when you wear it.
***If you don't want a full skirt, use your natural waist instead of your hips for this next step***
6. Take your hips measurement and divide by 6.28. This is your inner radius.
7. To find the front length: Measure from your waist to the length you want and add 1.5". If you want a band around the edge like I have, don't add the 1.5". This is your front length. For the back length, measure from your waist to the low length (about mid-calf) and add 1.5". Again, if you want a band, don't add.
8. Add your inner radius times 2 with your front length and back length. This is the totally measurement for your skirt. It's just a reference really, but it will let you know how much yardage you need.
9. Fold your fabric in half long ways. Now we are going to make reference marks to make our lives easier: Mark the very front of the skirt, measure up the Front Length and mark. Then the radius and mark, then the radius again. Then the back length, mark.
10. From the mark in between the 2 radius marks: make a circle with the inner radius.
11. Measure out about 45 degrees, from the front mark use the front length measurement to make an arch out to the 45 degree point.
12. From that point you are going to make an egg shape and connected to the back length.
13. Attach the skit to the waist band, ruffle in excess. Leave a small opening in the back. Work the elastic through this opening. Once all the way through, sew the ends of the elastic together, then finish attaching the skirt to the bodice.
14. If you wanted a band at the bottom: Cut long strips out 4" wide, sew pieces together to get enough length. Fold strips in half. Attach to hem of skirt, cut off excess or surge.Pin It


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MassTLC Member-Only Demand Gen Peer Group: The Future of ABM
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ABM has moved beyond buzz word status and is here to stay. Marketing teams have been targeting accounts for a few years, but what new tools and techniques are on the horizon to align other activities? How will we measure ABM? Join MassTLC's demand generation peer group and hear from Mark Goloboy, VP of Demand Generation at Brainshark as he discusses the new approaches his team is evaluating and where he's finding success. Discussion points will include:
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Luxurious elegance with a magnificent regulating line of fire.
Phantom Flame in Mirrored Finish
Phantom Flame, part of the Black Label range, is a sleek wall-hung bio ethanol fireplace polished to the highest quality mirrored finish. This luxurious piece will reflect and enhance any room, giving the impression of a brighter, larger living space and absorbing any colour scheme. Its mirrored side panels cleverly create the illusion that the piece floats seamlessly against the wall like a phantom!
It features our new Regulating Bio Container that creates an even longer line of fire. By sliding the lid, you can now regulate the size of the flame, the heat output and the burning time, which varies between 3.5-7 hours per 2 L refill. The fire is also compatible with our Aura fragrance oils, providing an even more delightful fireplace experience.
The fireplace is 100% heat efficient due to its unique venting system, as all the heat is projected out into the room. The heat output is approximately 3-4 kW, which is greater than with electric fires and comparable to most flueless gas fires.
Phantom Flame is suitable to be used under flat screen TVs as it has a double-layered back and top, insulating the heat even more, so your art work or LCD above it is completely safe.
Fuel box: High grade stainless steel (our Regulating Bio Container)
Body: High quality extra thick polished stainless steel with premium mirrored finish for lasting beauty
- Fireplace body
- A secure 2 L stainless steel double-layer burner (Regulating Bio Container)
- Control tool for easy extinguishing of the fire and preventing the fuel from evaporation when the fire is not in use
- Engraved sliding lid featuring Fragrance Diffusers for Aura Oils
- An installation kit (wall plugs and screws)
- A fitting template for attachment to the wall
- Funnel
- User instructions
Phantom Flame in Mirrored Finish is a product by the Bio Fires brand, one of the pioneers within the alcohol fireplaces industry in the UK. Established back in 2002, we have never stopped growing and the healthy balance between creating beautiful designs of fireplaces while taking care of practicality, safety and affordability is what lays at heart of our brand. We never compromise on style; our mission is to deliver a fireplace experience. A solution for many people who have been dreaming of a cosy warmth of a real flame fireplaces but have no working chimney. Our aim is to help you create the heart of your home, a space where family gathers and where closeness is the highest value.
All of this and much more is ultimately expressed by an elegant and luxurious design of our Phantom Flame. It is an ultra modern and transparent form, adding to the delicate and luxury flow of energy and light in any interior.
Note: If your wall is not fireproof you must line it with a layer of metal or fireproof cement and optional fireproof paint or similar fireproofing material.
- Height cm
- Height 66 cm
- Width 100 cm
- Fuel type Bio Ethanol
- Type contemporary
- Type wall-hanging
- Rating *****
- Phantom Flame-Size Drawing
Guidance technical drawing showing size and demonstrating two ways of mounting the fire.
- Dimensions: 100 W, 66 H, 16 D cm; recess size: 74 W x 43.5 H x 17.5 D
- Weight: 26 kg
- Burning time: 3.5-7 h (depending on the size of the opening); flame height adjustable
- Heat output guidance: 3-4 kW (This is more than electric fires and comparable to most flueless gas fires.)
- Fuel suitable: Bio Ethanol Fuel (maximum ethanol content: 96%). NOTE: Gel fuel is NOT suitable.
In stock - delivery within approx. 3-5 days.
Delivery ON A PALLET - requires an address where someone is available to sign all day to receive a pallet delivery to your front door. Please note: couriers are not insured to bring the fireplace inside your house so you may need to arrange help. If you have any questions about this delivery, please call us.
Saturday delivery is available for extra £55. Please select the "Phantom/Roma Delivery on a Pallet - SATURDAY" shipping option when you're placing the order on the website.
Free Delivery promotion: please note that the delivery is only free to UK mainland (go to our DELIVERY section for postcodes which qualify for a delivery supplement) and only if you keep the fire. If you wish to return it, we will have to charge you the initial pallet delivery fee of £55 (UK mainland).


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I've been trying to think of a theme for 2017. This is the best I could come up with, OK?
This lady knows what's up.
Finally opened my new gouache paint.
Testing out some ideas for a project I'm working on…
Some freckles for Inktober day #16. Starting to get better with the Pentel brush pen 😀
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Friday 23 October 1981
It was Friday, under the sign of Scorpio. The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Shoo and Jeroen Bleekemolen.
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross.
In UK It's My Party by Dave Stewart With Barbara Gaskin was in the top 5 hits.
Halloween II, directed by Rick Rosenthal, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1981
while The Eagle'S Gift by Carlos Castaneda was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching It Takes a Worried Man.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Adventure A or Loco-Motion.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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- Chemistry: Mole Day
- Astrology: First day of sun sign Scorpio in Western tropical astrology.
- Hungary - National Day (revolution of 1956 and the proclamation of the Republic of Hungary in 1989)
- Also see October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- R.C. Saints - Saint Giovanni da Capistrano; Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
- French Republican Calendar - CTleri (Celery) Day, second day in the Month of Brumaire
Famous Birthdays:
- Shoo: South Korean singer and actress.
- Jeroen Bleekemolen: Dutch race car driver.
- Ben Francisco: American baseball player.
- Jackie Long: American actor and producer.
- Huo Siyan: Chinese actress.
- US national debt hits $1 trillion
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- Diana Ross - Endless Love
- The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
- Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only
- Eddie Rabbitt - Step By Step
- Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes
- Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
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- Little River Band - The Night Owls
- Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You
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Detroit-area homeowner Theodore Wafer, who was convicted in the death of 19-year-old Renisha McBride, has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison, the Associated Press reports.
Wafer, who was convicted on all three charges—second-degree murder, felony firearm and manslaughter—apologized to McBride's family before his sentencing, acknowledging that he was responsible for killing someone who was "too young to leave this world."
In his apology, Wafer said, "I will carry that guilt and sorrow forever," according to AP.
Wafer's attorney Cheryl Carpenter had pleaded for a six-year sentence, arguing that given the 55-year-old's age, anything more would essentially be a "life sentence," AP notes.
The prosecution won that call in the end with their recommendation of 17 years. According to a live blog by the Detroit Free Press, Wafer's full sentence ranges from 17 to 30 years. He was sentenced to 15-30 years in prison for second-degree murder, plus two years for the felony firearm charge. Wafer also got 7-15 years on the manslaughter charge, but that will run concurrently with the other sentences.
Wafer will qualify for parole after serving his minimum sentence, barring any problems, AP notes.
Read more at the Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press.
Read more at The Root: Renisha McBride Porch Shooter Found Guilty and Renisha McBride's Killer to Stand Trial


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 20 (UPI) -- A former Arizona accountant was indicted this week in an alleged Ponzi scheme that federal prosecutors said fleeced clients out of about $7 million.
Daniel Wise, 55, Scottsdale, faces 102 counts of fraud and money laundering in the alleged scheme, which involved making short-term, high-interest loans for real estate ventures in 2005-08.
The U.S. Attorney's office in Phoenix said in a written statement that Wise solicited some $66 million from investors to bankroll the loans; however, the loans were never made. Most of the funds were used to pay other investors with Wise allegedly skimming off $7 million for himself.
"This scheme serves as an unfortunate reminder that all investors, both novice and experienced, should exercise caution before committing their hard-earned money to investment opportunities that promise high-yield returns with little or no risk," said Acting U.S. Attorney Ann Birmingham Scheel.


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Motorola's Admiral, the phone maker's latest Android smartphone, will start selling next week for $99 with a Sprint contract.
In the under-$100 price range, we're accustomed to seeing flimsy, teeny-bopper touchscreens, but this bad boy seems geared toward the professional and enterprise market.
The specs include a 3.1-inch touchscreen, a 5MP camera, a 1.2GHz processor and a text-friendly QWERTY keyboard. The Admiral will ship with Android 2.3, a.k.a. Gingerbread.
Also, as the militaristic name might suggest, this model is equipped for rugged conditions. In fact, the unit seems reinforced for every naturally occurring consumer-electronics challenge except water, ironically.
In a statement, Motorola said the Admiral is "designed to meet Military Standard 810G for dust, shock, vibration, solar radiation, low pressure and high and low temperatures." The Admiral also features scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass.
The Admiral is Sprint's first phone featuring the carrier's Direct Connect services, a portfolio of push-to-talk features that includes instant one-to-one calling, audio/text alerts for outgoing calls, and multiplayer calling for teams and groups of up to 200 people.
"We know our customers will appreciate this tough Android-powered smartphone that combines 3G data speeds with push-to-talk capabilities. It is designed to offer mobile professionals instant communications and mobile broadband data access when it matters most while being able to withstand the toughest environments," said David Owens, Sprint's vice president, product development.
The new phone will appear in Sprint retail stores on Sunday, October 23 and through online Sprint retail channels on November 13.


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We went to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca today to hang out in the paddock and watch the MotoGP practice run. Here's a few photos! Nicky Hayden, who had a bad day at the track. Girls squeal over him like he's the missing members of the Jonas Brothers. Alex de Angelis Valentino Rossi's motorcycle Toni Elias See more photos, including racing action shots, at our Red Bull Grand Prix MotoGP Flickr set.
MotoGP action at Red Bull Grand Prix
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text: An anthology of some 70 selections ranging from excerpts of Plato's and David Hume's to more modern documents such as the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The selections are organized into three sections which examine the broad areas of where ethics come from; the process by which one decides on an ethical course of action (including treatments of utilitarianism, virtue ethics, social contract theory, and hedonism); and the application of ethics to specific controversial issues (such as abortion, infanticide, homosexuality, capital punishment, and animal rights). The selections were chosen with an eye towards providing coverage that examines varied sides of the issues, and each chapter is preceded by a brief introduction to the included selections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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|3 Aug 1993
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|24 Dec 1990
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|Kenneth A. Schulz
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|Pitney Bowes Inc.
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The subject invention relates to a method an apparatus for remote resetting of postage meters and similar systems. More particularly it relates to the use of facsimile communications in postage meter resetting.
A system for the remote resetting (or recharging) of postage meters is marketed by the assignee of the present application under the trademark "Postage-By-Phone" and is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,097,923; to: Eckert et al. Briefly stated to recharge a meter an operator obtains an "access code" from the meter. This code represents an encryption of at least a "control sum" and the meter serial number, where the control sum corresponds to the total amount of funds with which the meter has been charged to date. This access code is generated by the meter and may be read from the meter display upon operator request. The operator then communicates the access code, the amount by which the meter is to be recharged, an account number against which the recharge amount is to be debited, and the meter identification number to a remote data processing center. At the data processing center the access code is validated and a "combination code" (sometimes hereinafter "recharge code") is generated as a function of at least the amount by which the meter is to be recharged and the meter identification number. This recharge code is communicated to the operator who enters the amount together with the recharge code into the postage meter through its keyboard. The postage meter then validates the recharge code and increments the descending register of the meter by the amount requested. (As is well known in the postage meter art the descending register of a postage meter is decremented by the amount of postage, and the ascending register is incremented by that amount, each time the meter prints an indicia. The control sum is thus the sum of the contents of the descending and ascending registers. The meter is of course designed so that it will not print postage if sufficient funds are not available in the descending register.)
Generally, the operator communicates with the remote data processing center through a "touch-tone" phone to enter information directly into a data processing system at the remote center using well known "Touch-Tone" techniques for data communication. ("Touch-Tone" is a trademark of AT&T Corporation for transmission of data over the telephone lines using unique tones generated by the keypad of a telephone.) A voice synthesis system at the remote center then communicates the combination code to the user over the telephone, who then manually enters it into the postage meter. In the event a "Touch-Tone" telephone is not available the user may communicate with the remote data processing center through an operator.
While "Postage-by-Phone" has been highly successful and is widely accepted for the recharging of postage meters a transaction as described above requires the operator to enter approximately 60 key strokes. This large amount of data entry required of the operator increases the possibility of mistakes.
Thus it is an object of the subject invention to provide a system for the remote recharging of postage meters which decreases the amount of operator intervention required and reduces the opportunities for error.
It is another object of the subject invention to provide such a system with minimal changes to existing remote postage meter recharging systems.
The above objects are achieved and the disadvantages of the prior art are overcome in accordance with the subject invention by means of a method and system for remote recharging of postage meters where information needed to recharge a postage meter is entered onto a form, the recharge information identifying at least the amount by which the meter is to be recharged, and then transmitting an image of that form to a remote data processing center. When the image is received the information is extracted from the image and entered into a data processor, which responds to output a second image the second image including a representation of a recharge code for recharging the meter. The second image is then transmitted to the location of the postage meter, and when the second image is received the recharge code is extracted and entered into the postage meter to recharge the meter.
In accordance with one aspect of the subject invention the form includes additional information, including the meter identification number and the account to be charged, preprinted in machine readable form.
In accordance with another aspect of the subject invention, the recharge information is entered into predetermined fields in machine readable form by the operator, and the fields include guides for facilitating entry of the information in machine readable form.
In accordance with another aspect of the subject invention, the second image includes a first field for a representation of the amount of recharge and a second field which includes a representation of the recharge code and the form includes instructions for entering the amount and recharge code in a sequence consistent with the operation of the postage meter.
In accordance with another aspect of the subject invention, the image of the form is processed electronically when received to recognize the amount requested, the access code, and the account to be charged.
Thus it can be seen that the method and system of the subject invention advantageously achieve the above objects.
It is another advantage of the subject invention that the forms provide the user with a permanent, printed record of each transaction.
It is still another advantage of the subject invention that the forms may include preprinted instructions for conducting a transaction, thus eliminating the problem of misplaced or forgotten instructions and the resulting error and delays.
It is still another advantage that, using currently available high speed facsimile transmission it is expected that the total transmission time will be less than is currently achieved.
It is still another advantage of the subject invention that preprinted, serialized request forms provide an additional level of security in that such forms may be placed under lock and key.
It is still a further advantage of the subject invention that the request forms may include reminders and check offs for ordering meter supplies such as tapes and inks.
Other objects and advantages of the subject invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in art from consideration of the detailed description set forth below and of the attached drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a system for facsimile communications of postage meter recharging information in accordance with the subject invention.
FIG. 2 shows a postage meter which may be recharged in accordance with the subject invention.
FIG. 3 shows a form for requesting recharge of a postage meter in accordance with the subject invention.
FIG. 4 shows a rectangular pattern of seven line segments in the form of the well known seven segment display for the display of numeric characters which is printed on a form as an indicia which provides a guide for entry of data into the form in machine readable form.
FIG. 5 shows a form bearing an image which includes a representation of an amount by which a postage meter is to be recharged and a corresponding recharge code.
FIG. 6 shows an alternative version of the form of FIG. 5.
In the system of FIG. 1, a conventional facsimile system 10 is provided at the location of a postage meter user. Facsimile system 10 need not be a dedicated system but may be any conventional, conveniently located facsimile system available to the user. At a remote data processing center, which is preferably a "Postage-by-Phone" data processing center such as is operated by the assignee of the present application, a second facsimile system 20 is provided. Preferably system 20 will be a dedicated system. Facsimile systems 10 and 20 communicate over the public switched telephone network, or in any other convenient manner.
Facsimile system 20 is connected to image processor 40 and transmits received images electronically to processor 40 without printing of a tangible copy. Systems for directly connecting facsimile systems to data processing systems such as image processor 40 are commercially available and include systems such as that marketed under the trademark PATH by the assignee of the present application, and need not be discussed further for an understanding of the subject invention.
In another embodiment image processor 40 transmits images for display to an operator at station 80 when processor 40 is unable to extract necessary information from such images so that the operator may intervene to interpret the image.
As will be seen from the discussion below, image processor 40 extracts data from images transmitted by system 10 and received by system 20 in a conventional manner. Typically, extraction of such information will involve reading bar code, simple character recognition of numerals, or simple mark sensing. All of these techniques are conventional, and well known in the art, and may be performed by any commercially available microprocessor based computer, and need not be discussed further here for an understanding of the subject invention.
Image processor 40 then converts this information into digital information in a format compatible with data processor 50 and transmits the information to data processor 50. Note that this information appears to data processor 50 to be identical to information received as "Touch-Tone" signals in existing remote meter recharging data processing centers. Accordingly, no changes need be made in the operation of data processing center 50.
Data processor 50 then returns the recharge code and other information to image processor 40 which converts the information into an image of a standard form and transmits the image to facsimile system 20, again in a conventional, known manner, for transmission over network 30 to facsimile system 10.
Facsimile system 10 then prints the received image for use by an operator in recharging a postage meter.
In using the system of FIG. 1 an operator first obtains an access code from a postage meter to be recharged, as shown in FIG. 2. As is conventional in the postage meter art the access code is an encryption of at least the control sum of the meter and the meter identification number, and so is a unique, unpredictable number for each transaction. The operator then enters the access code and the amount by which the meter is to be recharged onto form 60, which will be described in more detail below. Form 60 also includes additional information, in machine readable form, representing the meter identification number and account against which the recharge amount is to be charged.
The operator then controls facsimile system 10 to dial-up facsimile system 20 and transmits form 60. As described above the image of form 60 is received by system 20 the information for the recharge request is extracted by image processor 40, and transmitted to data processor 50. Assuming that there are sufficient funds in the account and the request is otherwise in order, data processor 50 generates a unique, unpredictable recharge code as an encryption of at least the amount requested and the access code and transmits this information to image processor 40, which converts the information into an image of a predetermined form. Image processor 40 then transmits the image to facsimile system 20 which, in turn, transmits the image to facsimile 10 over telephone network 30. Facsimile system 10 then prints a copy of the image as form 70R, for use by the operator in recharging the postage meter.
In another embodiment station 80 includes a display such as a CRT or a graphic printer to display images which cannot be recognized by processor 40. An operator can then attempt to recognize the image and input the correct data. If the image is unrecognizable the operator can control the system of FIG. 1 to send a request for retransmission form to facsimile system 10.
In another embodiment of the subject invention facsimile system may print a copy 60R of form 60 which may then be entered by an operator through data entry station 80 in a conventional manner. Station 80 may be either a keyboard for manual entry or may be a scanner and image processing system to automatically extract the information from copy 60R.
In another embodiment of the subject invention data processor 50 may control printer 90 to print a copy 70 of the second, reply image containing the recharge code. Copy 70 may then be transmitted by facsimile system 20 in a conventional manner.
When the operator receives copy 70R the operator may enter the information into a postage meter, such as postage meter 100 in FIG. 2, either by reading human readable information from copy 70R and entering it through meter keyboard 120, or the information in copy 70R may be in machine readable form and may be entered through scanner 110. Postage meter 100 is provided with a port for digital communication in parallel with the keyboard. Thus any data which may be entered through the keyboard may be entered through the port, and meter 100 may be operated from a remote station. Thus data from copy 70R may be entered through scanner 110, which is preferably a conventional, commercially available bar code scanner, and converted to digital information for transmission to meter 100. Details of the protocol for communication with postage meter 100 are provided in U.S. Pat. No. 4,422,148; to: Soderberg et al., and need not be discussed further here for an understanding of the subject invention.
FIG. 3 shows form 60 for use in requesting recharge of a postage meter in accordance with the subject invention. Field 200 in form 60 contains indicia which identify the operator of the postage meter recharging system and the user of the particular meter to be recharged. Field 210 contains indicia representing a transfer authorization number and a blank for entry of the date. This information is useful in providing an audit trail of meter recharges. Field 230 provides a blank for entry of the amount of recharge in both numeric and written form for record keeping purposes. Field 240 provides a field for entry of the amount in machine readable form, and includes indicia 242 which serve as guides for such entry. In the embodiment shown the machine readable form is simple mark sensing where a digit is represented by circling or crossing out the indicia representing that digit and the value is sense by detecting the position of the mark so made. Suh a system for entering data into a form in a machine readable form is well known, and will be familiar to anyone who has taken a national multiple choice test which is machine graded. Field 250 contains indicia representing the account number to be charged and the meter identification number in human readable form in order to assure that the proper form is used when a particular meter is recharged. Corresponding field 252 contains the same information in machine readable form, preferable conventional bar code. Field 260 contains blanks for the entry of the access code in human readable form for record keeping purposes. Field 270 is provided for entry of the access code in machine readable form and, again, includes indicia 272 to guide entry of such information. Field 280 includes instructions for use of the form and field 290 provides a signature block to provide a further control for an audit trail.
In another embodiment of the subject invention information may be entered simultaneously in human and machine readable form by providing for character recognition in place of mark sensing as shown. This may be enhanced by providing indicia as shown in FIG. 4 which represent guides for entry of numerals in the well known seven segment form which will be familiar to anyone who has used a self service gas pump. Generally such a guide would be printed in a conventional manner in a pale blue ink or in some other manner which would not be detected when scanning form 60. By so limiting the character set to numerals in seven segment form the character recognition task is highly simplified and is easily within the ability of a person of ordinary skill in the art.
In another embodiment of the subject invention form 60 may be used more generally by providing for entry of the meter identification number and/or account number in machine readable form by the operator in a manner as described above.
FIG. 5 shows second image 70 in accordance with one embodiment of the subject invention. Image 70 includes field 300 which contains indicia representing the operator of the remote postage meter recharging system and the user of the particular postage meter. Field 320 contains the date and time of the transaction, field 330 contains the amount of the recharge in written and numeric form and field 340 contains indicia representing the meter identification number and the account number in human readable form. Information in these fields is useful for record keeping purposes.
Field 350 contains machine readable indicia, preferably conventional bar code, which represents the amount by which the meter is to be recharged, as well as additional information representing any additional command signals necessary to enter the amount in accordance with the operation of postage meter 100. Field 360 contains indicia representing the recharge code and necessary command signals in the same manner. Field 370 contains instructions for assuring that fields 350 and 360 are entered in the proper sequence. When fields 350 and 360 are scanned by scanner 110, scanner 110 converts the information represented by the bar code into digital signals corresponding to key strokes of keyboard 120 and transmits this information to postage meter 100 which is then recharged in a known, conventional manner.
Field 380 contains additional instructions allowing the user to check that the transaction has been successfully completed.
FIG. 6 shows a second version of form 70 in accordance with another embodiment of the subject invention. In this embodiment the operator enters the amount and recharge code into postage meter 100 through keyboard 120 in a conventional manner. In FIG. 6 form 70 includes fields 300-1, 320-1, 330-1, 340-1 and 380-1 which are substantially identical to the corresponding fields in FIG. 5.
Field 390 contains indicia representing the amount by which postage meter 100 is to be recharged in human readable form, and field 400 contains indicia representing the recharge code. Field 410 contains instructions for assuring that the user enters this information in accordance with the conventional operation of meter 100 through keyboard 120.
The above embodiments of the subject invention have been provided by way of illustration only and other embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the above description and the attached drawings. Particularly systems other than simple stand alone postage meters are known, including manifest based systems where postage is dispensed for an entire batch of mail at one time, and the use of the subject invention with such systems is within the contemplation of the subject invention. Accordingly, limitations on the subject invention are to found only in the claims set forth below.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|24 Dec 1990
Owner name: PITNEY BOWES INC., WORLD HEADQUARTERS, STAMFORD, C
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Brand a global movement to change girls' lives through tech. A global movement is building to get more girls into school and learning through technology. Tech companies big and small are looking for ways to overcome the barriers and stigmas that prevent girls from accessing and completing their education. 33 million girls don't go to school at all, and millions more aren't learning and will drop out early. Mobile, social and digital technology has the power to connect girls with opportunity through learning, and in turn meet the growing demand for a skilled workforce worldwide.
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"Aesthetically the brand should evolve a graphical system, which aligns the brand's internal vision into reality, through both distinguishing a distinct and compelling branding identity, which entices a global audience to stimulate a movement for the brand's symbolising cause. The identity of the brand should utilise its aspiration of attaining a globalised brand positioning through the development of an iconic and versatile visual graphic language. Visually the brand's assets should enable flexibility to evolve the brand's experience through multiple brand touch-point channels, resulting in a strengthening to the brand's strategic vision in attaining a globalised movement, through an efficient identity communication system."
Defining A Global Brand: Brand DNA, Core Vales: Commitment, Determination & Academic. Brand Values: Connected, Global & Visionary. Tonal Values: Distinctive, Bold and Clear.
Advance a holistic digital brand content experience strategy, through infiltration of design effectivity. Define and create an invigorating, digital service experience system, through a simplistic and intuitive brand digital and motion graphic language, through its evolved graphic platform identity package aesthetic, sufficiently accelerating a unique experience memento. (The brands Motion Graphic Communication deliverable is still in development.)
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