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Stephanie Savage: Co-Executive Producer/Writer
After working for Drew Barrymore's film company and then partnering with producer/director McG, Stephanie Savage became one of the three individuals to help create "The O.C." and her tireless attention to all aspects of the show has paid big dividends after only one season.
Going back to the beginning, how did you get started in the entertainment business?
SS: I came up to Los Angeles in 1995 to do research for my PhD dissertation at the University of Iowa, and I ended up going to work for Drew Barrymore to do development for her company Flower Films. And I ended up working on the first "Charlie's Angels" movie.
From the stories that have been told, the production of that film was anything but easy...
SS: Well, the first "Charlie's Angels" movie was kind of a cluster-f#@k. It was in trouble from the beginning; it never really had a finished script. So I ended up working really hard on that movie. Normally, in development, I would work with my bosses on the script and with the writers, and then say goodbye, and they'd go make the movie and I'd maybe visit them once a week. But because we never really got out of development on "Charlie's Angels" I was basically living on the set. And that's where I met McG, because he was directing it.
Eventually you two would form your own company, Wonderland. How did that partnership come about?
SS: Well, we worked really closely together on that film and then when it was all over, we just kept working together and started Wonderland, which is a production company. We have like twelve employees now, and we have a feature film deal at Sony Pictures and our television deal is with Warner Brothers.
How did you first come up with the concept of what would become "The O.C."?
SS: McG and I wanted to develop a show that was set in Orange County, because that's where McG is from. We decided that it was a really interesting world because you have this great sort of tension between the kind of conservative, Republican values and wealth and gated communities that is very Reagan-esque and, on the other hand, you also have this epicenter of California skate-and-surf culture.You have these really cool bands like No Doubt, Social Distortion and Sublime coming from there and that was the kind of scene that McG grew up in, so we thought that was really interesting. I mean if you go down there, it's like a mixture of country clubs, rock clubs, and there's dads golfing with their sons and kids partying in the streets, and it just seemed like a really great world to explore.So how did your paths cross with Josh Schwartz?
SS: We went out to a bunch of writers for just the sort of general story area of something revolving around Orange County, and Josh immediately came back with a great take on how to do a serial-drama set in that world. So we kept working with him and then pitched it to Warner Brothers and then to Fox.
How much time passed from that first germ of the idea that you and McG had to the time that you felt the three of you were ready to pitch "The O.C."?
SS: It's all kind of a blur to me now [laughs], but it was definitely just a matter of weeks. I think I met Josh in June or July and we pitched it at the end of August.
Because of Josh's young age-at least in the eyes of the television industry-did you run into any network reservations?SS: There wasn't any trepedation in terms of setting the show up or getting the pilot episode done-because Josh had done two pilots before and our company had done a pilot for Fox previously-so there was a pretty good comfort level that we could do that. But they were definitely concerned when it was time for us to go to series and they wanted somebody more experienced to come on and be what they call the "show-runner."They tried to partner us with many, many people, but Josh and I kept rebelling. We hunkered down until we got through the pilot without a show-runner and then by the time we were on Episode Two of that first season, we met the delightful Bob DeLaurentis and we hired him to come in and be that person that keeps the train on the tracks because Josh had never run a series before.
Your official credit for "The O.C." reads Co-Executive Producer. How would you describe that role?
SS: In the world of television, it's hard to know what a person does based on a title [laughs]. Titles are contractual and they have to do with how many shows you've worked on. Like on my first show I got a "producer" credit, on my second show I got a "supervising producer" credit and on my first show of the second season I got a "co-executive producer" credit and now I have "executive producer" on all my shows. It doesn't really have a whole lot to do with a job description.
I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a writer. Last year I wrote two episodes-"Chrismukkah" and "The Telenovela"-and then this year I'm writing three episodes.
There are so many different storylines and characters on the show, and there are different writers on different episodes. Does that make things confusing?
SS: Well,we have a really small writing staff and everything goes through Josh's computer before it gets on the air, so there's a very tight Quality Control aspect to the writing on the show. It all goes through the Schwartz filter [laughs].
You mentioned that McG grew up in Newport Beach and we've heard that Josh ran into kids from that area while he was attending college at USC, but what kind of research did you do on the people and the area?
SS: Through McG's family I've spent a lot of time down in Newport. And one of his favorite things to do-like when we have to write something for the show-is to head down to the Four Seasons in Newport and hole-up there. So I've experienced firsthand all the stuff that we reference in the show-from the Crab Shack to the Balboa bars.
McG's sister is also one of our unofficial resources. She has three kids in high school or college, and she went to cottillion and she was at the charity league and she did all that kind of stuff.
The storylines and dialogue on "The O.C." have been known to push the envelope of network television, but have you ever had to pull back on ideas that you felt might cross the "line." That "line" which nobody in television seems to know where it is until they actually cross it?
SS: I don't think that's happened with actual plot ideas, but there have been certain scenes that had to be cut because they were perhaps a bit too risky. In "The Telenovela," I wrote a scene where Summer has her first orgasm, and it got through the Broadcast Standards & Practices at the script stage and the dailies got through as well. But as they were watching the final cut, the Janet Jackson thing at the Super Bowl had just happened, and they made us take the scene out. In addition, they took out a line I had written where Summer suggests to Seth that he "just lie there like a buffet" and she'd serve herself.
I was really mad and we were joking around that I was gonna write a think-piece for the New York Times Magazine called, "The Year Summer Never Came." I really felt like it wasn't fair because the same week,the kid on "Everwood" was losing his virginity, but we couldn't do a story on our show even thought it's on an edgy network.
But I got my vindication because Josh told that story to a couple of reporters and it ended up being in the L.A. Times, and then we actually got to put the scene on the Season One DVD, so I feel vindicated [laughs]. I don't blame anybody at Fox, because I know what kind of scrutiny they're under, but I was just mad about that particular situation.
In terms of the storylines, are you feeling more pressure because of audience expectations or are you feeling good about everything because that first season showed that you could take the stories and characters in seemingly endless directions?
SS: I don't think it's harder or easier. One of the things that's easy about preparing for a first season is that nothing's really happened yet [laughs], so people have to get together, they have to have sex for the first time, they have to fight with their parents, and all the marriages have to be tested.
So tell us about the new characters in the second season?
SS: We have brought in four new characters this year to create some different dynamics with the kids. We added these characters-they're not series regulars at this moment-so we'll see how long they stay with us. We brought in two boys and two girls to play with the two boys and two girls we already have.
Do you pay attention to what the viewers think of a particular character in your decisions of which characters stay and which ones go?
SS: We do and we don't. For example, we loved Samaire Armstrong who played Anna and we loved Anna. In fact, Josh and I were working together in my office on a weekend when he showed me the script where Anna goes away.
So he told me to read the scene, while he left to go to the bathroom, and when he came back I was totally sobbing at my desk [laughs]. And I was sobbing, saying to him, "She's just going to Pittsburgh, we can bring her back, right?" [laughs]. He was like, "Oh my god, what a drama queen."Samaire was originally only supposed to be on for one episode, but we all fell in love with her and she stayed on for quite a while. But we knew that we had done all we could with the Seth/Summer/Anna storyline, so it was the right thing to do although it was hard because we all had pieces of ourselves wrapped up in Anna.But, in answer to your question, if a character really starts to pop, where you can see the other actors and/or the audience responding to a character, and you quickly see that there's a whole story that could be told about that character, you obviously want to develop that.
You've mentioned the writing of the show, but you are also involved in everything from fashion to the music and the casting. Which area do you derive the most personal and creative satisfaction?
SS: I love being involved in everything. I really get bored if I'm doing just one thing too much. So I love being in the writer's room, but I also love being in the editing room because I think we have the best editors in television on our show, and wardrobe is something that's important to me and I work closely with our costume designer.
I had a lot of fun last year with [costume designer] Alexandra Welker designing Julie Cooper's wedding [laughs]. We were going through magazines and putting together binders of things because Josh was like, "I don't know anything about weddings," so we had a great time. In terms of the music, I had more to do with the music on the pilot than on an episodic basis because that's really Josh's world, but we love to go see live music and I love to write songs into episodes and all of that.


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NATO Secretary General statement on Dutch Safety Board's report into MH-17 crash
I welcome today's release of the Dutch Safety Board's report into the tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17.
|12 Oct. 2015
Secretary General highlights NATO's long-term adaptation to new security challenges
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined "the importance of what NATO is doing", following the crises in Syria and Ukraine, at his address today (12 October 2015) to the 60th anniversary of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Stavanger (Norway).
|8 Oct. 2015
NATO Defence Ministers meeting gets underway: focus on adaptation, Afghanistan, Syria
The Alliance's 28 Defence Ministers will assess further adaptation to keep NATO fit and ready for current and future challenges at their meeting on Thursday (8 October 2015), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told media at the start of the ministerial. The ministers will also address the situation in Syria and Afghanistan.
|8 Oct. 2015
Defence Ministers welcome progress on NATO-Georgia relations and discuss NATO's long-term adaptation
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Georgia's progress on reforms "is on the right track" Thursday (8 October 2015) after NATO Defence Ministers reviewed increased cooperation with Georgia's Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli. "Georgia is one of our closest partners and we are moving steadily closer together," Mr. Stoltenberg said.
|8 Oct. 2015
NATO Defence Ministers take further steps to enhance collective defence
NATO Defence Ministers took further steps on Thursday (8 October 2015) to make the Alliance's collective defence stronger. "This sends a clear message to all NATO citizens: NATO will defend you. NATO is on the ground. NATO is ready," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
|8 Oct. 2015
Multinational precision-guided munitions programme increases momentum
With Belgium and the Netherlands two additional NATO Allies signed today (Thursday 8 October) a Letter of Intent for a Smart Defence effort on the multinational provision of air-to-ground precision-guided munitions (PGMs).
|8 Oct. 2015
NATO tests telemedicine system in Ukraine
NATO is developing a multinational telemedicine system to improve access to health services and increase survival rates in emergency situations, including in remote areas. The technology was successfully live tested during a field exercise in Lviv, Ukraine in September 2015, attended by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.
|7 Oct. 2015
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee delivers keynote address at LANDCOM Conference
General Pavel joined NATO's Commanders at the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) Corps Commanders' Conference on the 6th of October 2015, at the Rapid Reaction Corps France in Lille.
|7 Oct. 2015
The role of women in the Ukraine military conflict
Amid the fighting in eastern Ukraine, high levels of gender-based violence continue to be reported in the conflict area, including sexual violence. Moreover, women in Ukraine are often excluded at a decision-making level, as well as from the military response to the crisis.
|6 Oct. 2015
Secretary General previews NATO Defence Ministers meeting
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg briefed media on Tuesday (6 October 2015) on the topics of this week's Defence Ministers meeting. Ministers will take further steps to reinforce the Alliance's collective defence and look at its long-term adaptation. They will discuss the implications of Russia's military activity, as well as the measures NATO is taking to adapt to the growing challenges from the South and the East. The situation in Syria and Afghanistan will also be addressed.

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Amid the doom and gloom of reports that the NHL will lock out players in 10 days, New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic still is preparing as if he'll report to training camp on time.
The 22-year-old Hamonic, who averaged 22:26 of ice time in 73 games last season, continues to work out in his native Manitoba, with an eye on contributing more offensively after posting seven goals and 43 assists in 135 games over his first two NHL campaigns.
"I'm still confident, I'm still training, and pushing myself to be ready for training camp when it opens on time, as scheduled," Hamonic told Sporting News. "At this point, that's all you can do. As a hockey player, you need goals and things to set your mind to. For me, that's what I'm going for right now."
Since Hamonic is entering the last year of his entry-level contract, he would easily be able to play for the Islanders' AHL club in Bridgeport, Conn., in the event of a lockout, but his focus remains on October hockey on the south side of Long Island Sound.
"I haven't really thought of (Bridgeport), because I'm confident it's going to get done," Hamonic said of a new collective bargaining agreement, despite the fact that no negotiations are scheduled between the NHL and NHLPA. "It's a situation, we'll cross the road when it comes, when we get there, but as of right now, my mindset is getting ready for the NHL season and getting ready for training camp. That's where I'm at right now."
The Islanders have $49.2 million in cap charges committed to 21 players for 2012-13, less of a financial obligation than any team other than the Phoenix Coyotes. New York's figure includes $5.6 million for defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, whose grievance over his trade from the Anaheim Ducks has yet to be resolved.
Adding Visnovsky would bring a veteran presence to the Islanders' rearguard, which was anchored last season by Hamonic and his 25-year-old partner, Andrew MacDonald. New York finished in 14th place in the Eastern Conference, 13 points out of playoff position.


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The Minnesota Twins should have the first metal detectors in place at Target Field by the Opening Day of the 2014 regular season, per reports. The extra security is all part of a Major League Baseball mandate to all teams to implement security screening for fans by 2015.
"It will be phased in, but our goal is to have magnetometers fully implemented no later than June 1," Twins President Dave St. Peter said Friday via Phil Miller. "We've already started the process internally and we'll be training staff soon."
Eventually every fan entering the 39,504-seat ballpark will have to mimic aspects of airport security and ditch their belongings for a second and walk through a metal detector, while getting their bags searched.
The Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants were among the teams that experimented with screening last season, per the Associated Press, and generally limited bags to 16 inches by 16 inches by 8 inches. Security became a tighter issue in the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy when two bombs killed three people and injured more than 260 at the finish line. The NFL recently put a limit on bags that you can bring into stadiums, with the exception of medically-necessary equipment.
According to Miller, the Twins don't have any further restrictions on items someone can bring into the ballpark.
"We have to accept the realities of our world. One of my greatest fears has always been terrorism and the possibility of it interacting with sports," St. Peter said. "You see a situation like the Boston Marathon, I would take comfort and I think our fans will, that we've done everything we can to prevent that at Target Field, that we've created the safest environment possible."


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The purpose of the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC), developed by the Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance (TBCTA), is to describe a widely accepted level of care that all practitioners, public and private, should seek to achieve in managing patients who have, or are suspected of having, tuberculosis. The Standards are intended to facilitate the effective engagement of all care providers in delivering high-quality care for patients of all ages, including those with sputum smear-positive, sputum smear-negative, and extra pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis caused by drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M.tuberculosis) organisms, and tuberculosis combined with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
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Jan Kantor: What is cloud computing?
These days, it is hard to read about corporate computing and not hear about "the cloud."
Whenever a new technology term comes along, most small businesses feel that it is automatically something that they cannot afford. The truth is that if you can find a good cloud provider, then your small business can save a lot of money on computing costs that used to be mandatory not too long ago.
One of the things that makes cloud computing accessible to all businesses and turns the cloud into a viable business option is the significant improvements made to Internet and computing security. It used to be that Internet security was unreliable and unpredictable. But with the ways in which software security companies have been able to improve firewalls and anti-virus programs, the security on the Internet has been much improved.
The cloud is a general term used for any third-party provider of computer application software. The way it works is that you would pay a monthly subscription fee for each user that will access your Internet account. The cloud provider has a secure facility that houses a huge depot of servers that carry every kind of computing application your company would ever need.
The applications include spreadsheets, word processors, presentation software and database software. Your subscription costs are based only on what you use. Rather than loading software on to your individual computers, all you would need to do is give each computer Internet access and it can use your cloud access to get to those applications.
The first major cost that the cloud saves you is on the costs of application licensing. Before the cloud, if you wanted to put 1,000 people on a software application then you needed to purchase 1,000 user licenses. With the cloud, you no longer need to do that. You only pay when you need to use the software and you can add as many users as you want.
This also saves you money when it comes time to upgrade your user licenses to the newest version of the software.
A cloud computing setup can save you money on networking costs as well. Before the cloud, if you wanted to network your office, you need to invest in networking equipment, servers, cabling, installation charges and software. Not only that, but you also needed to maintain a staff to help make sure that your network was always working properly.
With the cloud, all you need is company-wide Internet access and you have your network in place. All of your computers can access the same applications and you can send company-wide messages through any online messaging service that you choose. Your company would no longer need to invest in any networking equipment at all. You could save your company thousands of dollars every month by avoiding the costs of network maintenance and network technicians.
The cloud is something that was designed for small businesses to utilize. If you want to save your company a lot of money on computer operations but still have the convenience of a company-wide network, then you need to get set up with a cloud account as soon as possible.
Jan Kantor is a Southwest Florida business consultant and executive coach. For more information, or to contact him regarding workplace solutions, his website is www.jankantor.com.
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The present application claims priority to U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 09/585,151, filed Jun. 1, 2000 and entitled "COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY ACCESSING INTERNET RESOURCES." This application further claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. Nos. 60/143,982 filed Jul. 15, 1999 and 60/174,561 filed Jan. 5, 2000. The entirety of the above-referenced applications are incorporated by reference herein for all purposes
The present invention is a system for permitting internet users to access network resources more efficiently. Particularly, the present invention is a system which uses unique individual identifiers, such as a phone number or facsimile number, as the primary search keyword to access internet resources and selectively access additional internet resources as desired by the individual. Using the system, an individual may also perform various functions such as placing a telephone call, or sending a fax or e-mail with a single selection (i.e., "one click"). This permits individuals to browse or otherwise "surf the net" faster.
The internet is a global computer network that corrects all different types of operating systems and networks. It not only provides the physical backbone communications among networks, but also establishes the standard formats that enable different networks to communicate and share information. For example, the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is the internet e-mail standard that specifies the format of a message, so that a user on one computer network may successfully transfer mail to a user on another network. Without the SMTP, different networks which create their own e-mail message formats could only be understood if the e-mail receiver used the same type of network as the sender, or the receiving network had a plurality of different e-mail format converters to interpret different formats of incoming e-mail messages.
Each network e-mail application which uses the internet converts mail originating on the network from the format that the network uses into SMTP format before transmission over the internet, and each receiving e-mail application converts the SMTP formatted e-mail into its formats. Therefore, instead of having many different types of e-mail message converters for each different e-mail format, different network e-mail applications can communicate using a single SMTP format converter. The same principle also be can applied to transferring data files among different networks.
Electronic mail is the most widely used application on the internet. Each receiver has to have an unique internet e-mail address for proper e-mail delivery. An internet user typically establishes an e-mail address by subscribing to an internet service from an internet service provider (ISP) who provides the host and gateway functions to the internet for the user. An ISP can be a university, a government entity, a private corporation or a commercial service provider. The provider will assign each user a unique e-mail address. No two users should have the same e-mail address unless they desire to be treated as a single entity by the internet.
The characteristics of e-mail address syntax and structure are well defined. An e-mail address consists of a unique combination of several terms. For example, when John Smith signs up with America Online� (AOL) as his internet service provider, John Smith will select a first portion of his e-mail address and will be assigned a second portion of his e-mail address. If John Smith's e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com; "aol" is the abbreviation of America Online; "com" indicates that America Online is a commercial website; and JSMITH is the local part of the e-mail address. E-mail that is sent to email@example.com will first be forwarded to the host AOL domain, aol.com, and then AOL will further delivery the e-mail to the mailbox JSMITH. Although the domain part plus the local part of an e-mail address such as firstname.lastname@example.com is a much easier format to memorize than the actual 32 bit internet mailbox address, (as dotted decimal notation 247.012.123.1 14), several difficulties still exist.
First, there is no consistent rule for naming a local part of a user's mailbox. In the AOL example, the local part is made of the first character of John's first name in combination with his last name, i.e., JSMITH. Once JSMITH is assigned to John on the aol.com domain, other John Smiths, a Joan Smith or a Joe Smith on the aol.com domain must choose a user name other than JSMITH to distinguish between themselves. Moreover, thousands of other ISPs use different ways to name their users' local part. It is almost impossible to guess the local part of a user even if his or her name is known. Non-alphanumeric characters, such as @, ̂ or % could be used in the e-mail address. Foreign ISPs and foreign e-mail addresses can also have non-English characters. Accordingly, it is difficult for an internet user to memorize a plurality of different e-mail addresses.
In contrast, due to their ubiquitous use and uniformity, phone numbers and facsimile numbers consist of a universally accepted digital number scheme which makes the numbers easier to remember. Additionally, phone numbers and their owners are readily available through many information sources including phone books, phone number CDs or even internet sites that provide such information.
There are several prior art system which attempt to help an internet user access the address of other internet users more easily. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,826,039 to Jones discloses a universal networking directory service. A sender provides information regarding a particular receiver, such as the person's name, city and the state of residency, and the system retrieves the receiver's proper internet address. The sender can then use this address to contact the receiver.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,850,433 to Rondeau discloses an online electronic directory service. The service includes a dedicated server and a database similar to the paper yellow pages, which permit a user calling the database to be connected directly to the selected entity. A user can retrieve information from the database by entering different search parameters. Once the user reviews the results of the particular query and selects an entity, the server automatically places a telephone call to the select entity.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,778,367 to Wesinger, Jr., et al discloses a directory service which lets each individual user forward information to be electronically published. The information is automatically classified and then stored in a database. Other users might then search the database by specifying different parameters including name, title, phone number, facsimile number and e-mail address. The users fill in information regarding their fields of interest and the directory service returns entries having matching information for those fields.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,590,178 to Murakane discloses a service which links an e-mail system with a telephone system. The system retrieves all e-mail corresponding to a particular phone number to be automatically displayed when a telephone call to the particular phone number is placed or received.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,812,776 to Gifford discloses a method for a user to access web pages by either using a telephone number or descriptive term relating to the searching company or product. However, this system only retrieves the web page without further processing or analysis.
Although many of these prior art systems permit a user to access websites based upon selected information, these systems do not permit users to capture selected portions of those websites for further processing.
The present invention includes a data table that can be customizable by a user prior to accessing the internet or after accessing the internet. The user may use a simple keyword, such as a telephone number or facsimile number, to begin the search of a database or multiple databases. Once the keyword has retrieved the proper information, the system populates the table. This permits the user to easily access the internet and retrieve e-mail addresses or other relevant information by providing a phone number, facsimile number or other information relating to the particular entity.
Using the data table, the system displays all information related to the keyword input as unique individual identifiers such as e-mail, phone, facsimile number or website address. Selecting one of the unique individual identifiers prompts the system to automatically invoke further action, such as dialing a phone number.
Accordingly, it is an objective of the present invention to use a keyword, such as a phone number or facsimile number, as the primary search keyword to retrieve information from the internet and store the information in a format desired by the user.
The present invention will be described with reference to the drawing figures where like numerals represent like elements throughout.
Referring to
The present invention is a system which can run as a module or as part of an application utilized by an internet service provider (ISP), may interface with various kinds of software applications or may run as a "stand alone" package. It may be accessed using various interfacing devices such as a keyboard and mouse. For example, in one embodiment, selecting an icon displayed on a monitor screen activates the present invention.
Referring to the flow diagram of
If the sender does not know, and cannot find the receiver's e-mail address from the database of e-mail addresses, then the sender has three alternatives (step 155). As shown in
Referring to
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The present invention will search all relevant databases and retrieve relevant information that matches the specified key phase. For example, a user inputs John Smith's phone number, 601-212-1125 (the dashes "-" can be created automatically by the system), in the input field 181 then selects the GO button 182 and the system searches for the phone number.
Referring to
A simplified retrieve and display table 300 is shown in Table 1. This retrieve and display table includes fields such as name, e-mail address, mobile phone number, home phone number, work phone number, facsimile number and home address.
Mobile Phone Number
Phone Number (Home)
Phone Number (Work)
Fax Number
Home Address
If a user selected Table 1 as the retrieve and display table and inputs John's phone number or facsimile number as the search keyword, the system searches through relevant databases and retrieves John's name, e-mail address, mobile phone number, home phone number, work phone number, facsimile number and home address and displays them as shown in
The system interfaces with software modules that do the activity such as e-mail, call by phone or send a facsimile, or may incorporate its own module to do such. If a user and an individual being called both have equipment that permits video web phone applications, the system may automatically invoke the application in such a manner. The system permits an individual to use their e-mail address as their phone number or fax number, thereby permitting individuals to call or fax other individuals over the internet. The system can use an e-mail address as the keyword to then allow someone to chose options such as "phone", "facsimile" etc. The system can also use an individual's e-mail address to provide their corresponding physical address, such as their home address. The present invention retrieves information from relevant databases, either from the internet or a local computer, and displays results according to the retrieve and display table. The system can be expanded to include other unique identifiers such as pager numbers, cell phone numbers, vacation home phone numbers. If an item includes more than one selection, for example if there are multiple vacation phone numbers for the particular user, the system can list all possible selections and provide a pull down menu for further selections.
The present invention is flexible in permitting a user to invoke the system even if the user is using an application, for example, a user is in the middle of composing an e-mail. The same user can invoke the system to make a phone call or send a facsimile to the same or other designations.
Referring back to
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For example, a user searches the main phone number of XYZ company inquiring a home address and e-mail address. Even though XYZ company has all of its employees' home addresses, XYZ company only allows certain designated employees' names and their e-mail addresses to be accessed, not their home address unless a person requesting the information has "priority access". Therefore, the user can see the display of employee names and e-mail addresses, while employees' home addresses are not available as shown in
In an alternative embodiment, cell phones, home phones, vacation phones, separate work phones for husbands and wives, pagers and all e-mail addresses (i.e., work or home) may all be included in the table as well. Any of these items, or future "communication" devices, could be sorted under one of five or more designated headings as follows: 1) name; 2) e-mail address; 3) website address; 4) phone number; and 5) facsimile number. For example, if government, medical or banking institutions chose to use an individuals' social security number as the major search key phrase, the system would interface with their database and, using the search key phrase, retrieve the requested information. For example, banks have various financial information sorted by credit cards, mortgages, bank accounts etc. Medical information can sort by entire medical history by doctor or types of injuries or diseases/sicknesses from existing internet database organized with other key phrases.
The present invention permits a user to "surf the net" faster by providing an improved way of accessing the internet for general uses. If a user knows one particular information about a company, they can retrieve the company's phone number, facsimile number, e-mail number and website address, upon entering the particular information or description (i.e., unique individual identifier). If any information is not available for access or does not exist there, the system responds with either information is unavailable message or information may not exist message to the user.
If multiple "main" phone numbers, facsimile numbers, e-mail addresses or web addresses are retrieved, the system will first display phone number, then facsimile number, e-mail address and website address sorted in alphabetical order, but will first display 800 numbers and ".corm" website addresses if they exist, and advise a user to select an option (down arrow) for more. If a user selects to send e-mail, a pull down menu can provide the user with an alphabetical sort of all individuals names with their home or work e-mail addresses along with a brief description such as name, title and location (if there are multiple business locations).
An alternative embodiment of the invention having a graphical user interface (GUI) is shown in
For example, if one database is created for a geographical area such as Philadelphia or New York, the system may merge the data and store in a single database that is searchable and retrievable. Optionally, the system may search all databases without being required to copy or reclass the information. Other valuable classifications may also be made, (such as a database for attorneys, a database for accountants, a database for retail companies, a database for technical companies and all other types of industries).
The system may provide the first level of information from its own database or subdatabase, a local database and, if additional information is requested, link to a company's database at the second level. The system may obtain the first level of information by using web-traversing program called robots or spiders which follow link after link within webpages across the internet. The web-traversing programs catalog documents and store information for transmission to a parent database, where the information is sifted, categorized and stored. After a web-traversing program has run, the database compiled through the efforts of the robots and spiders is searched using a database management system. Using keywords or search terms provided by a user, our system's database locates matches
Referring back to
In the case where a phone number or a facsimile number is entered, the default designated county and area code for the phone number or the facsimile number is the same country and area code as the individual's ISP unless the user enters the area code and/or country code. The user may alternatively specify other country and area codes by pointing and clicking on the pull down menu option areas 232, 233. As shown in
In another embodiment of this invention, as shown in
Referring to
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The user may also perform a subsearch, which uses the results of the earlier searches to further refine the search. For example, referring again to
As understood by those of skill in the art, the system may display a single row 508 at a time, (for example, row 508 a shown in
Although the present invention is designed to search and retrieve information over the internet, one embodiment of the invention builds a local database for search and retrieval using the standard selection heading shown in
Alternatively, the data may be selectively input by companies that wish to participate and utilize the database services. For example, the data may be input manually by a company's employee, subcontractors and agents, and forwarded enmasse to a central website maintained for the purposes of creating a master database. The information in the database can then be available to all users to download to their local database. If a company participates in this manner, it may select from among the table headings in
For example, if a company wanted to have "president's office" on the first level with a phone number, fax number and e-mail address, they can customize the table headings prior to entering the information. The user can select "create customized heading" as shown in the table headings 510 of
When the system provides a "blank table" for the user to utilize, the system provides a level 1 table with a standard heading, (i.e., a table with multiple columns and one row). The table may then be modified and further customized as desired. Down arrows may be used to add subsequent levels, (i.e., additional rows). The system may only permit one row for level 1 and multiple rows of information for subsequent levels. These rows may correspond to a division, department or other organizational structure pertaining to the company.
Subsequent levels for a company will be for smaller and smaller business units until the names of individual personnel populate the rows. Along with the individual names, the user also creates each individual's title, Basically, the system may permit users to switch from column table headings to row table headings and vice versa. Column table headings 510 are shown in
The centralized database, for example a database accessible via a website, can be maintained by a centralized database management staff or by users with proper passwords. Individual companies may create and maintain their own local database, but permit the database to be searched, via a link to the website. If the centralized database is linked in such a manner to an individual company's database, the system automatically searches the company's database when users query for information from this database. If a company maintains their own database linked to the centralized database, the centralized database management staff does not have the ability to change the actual data.
When a user wants to input information into the centralized database, they must be provided with access to the database. The system may be accessed directly by the user or by following a link to the website. For example, one website may have the URL 20 ReachPeople.com. The name Reach People™ is a trademark of the applicant.
If the user is entering data into the centralized database for the first time, the user is prompted to provide specific information, such as filling in a blank table. In order to ensure the quality and traceability of the information, a method is provided to validate the information. In one embodiment, the user's ISP authenticates the user and confirms the user's e-mail address. In another embodiment, upon entering data, the user is prompted for a method of contact that the user prefers. The user is also prompted for a user name and password. For example, if the user desires to be contacted by e-mail, phone or facsimile, they enter such a preference. Once the user completes the entering of data, the system generates a transaction number and associates that transaction number with each cell of data 10 that the user has entered. The system then sends the transaction number to the user via the particular method of contact chosen by the user. For example, if the user chose to be contacted by e-mail, the system e-mails the transaction number to the user. This completes the input procedure. However, information input into the system is unavailable to other users until the information is validated.
In order to validate the information, the user must log onto the system with their username and password and input the transaction number. All of the information associated with that transaction number will be "released" to all of the users using the centralized database. If the user does not validate the information by providing the transaction number after a predetermined period of time, (which is set by the centralized database management staff), all of the data associated with the particular transaction number is purged from the system.
The present invention also provides a method for changing information in the centralized database. The user enters their username and password, and inputs the transaction number. Should the user not provide the correct transaction number and password, the user cannot gain access to making changes. The user will be able to edit all data associated with the transaction number. The system will track and store all data, associated transaction numbers and times, dates and usernames that changed the data. This ensures direct accountability for all data changes. After the user edits the data, the user clicks on "update".
In an alternative embodiment, the system may permit information to be retrieved from, or sent from, anyone without placing any restriction on the user. In this embodiment, a user may become an information supplier and enter unreliable information into the system through the internet.
The system has the ability to run various reports and delete selected information at any time as measures to verify the accuracy of supplied information. The system can automatically review it's data files for inconsistency. The system can automatically use available communication means to contact the information supplier about the inconsistency of the information and request the information supplier confirm the accuracy of the supplied information. For example, if an individual is contacted by an e-mail for the confirmation, the user can respond by e-mail. If the user receives a phone call for confirmation, the system may have an automatic voice system to explain the purpose of the phone call and ask for confirmation on questioned information regarding information in each field in the table. The information supplier can either respond by voice input or manual selection through the telephone button set to acknowledge, correct, incorrect or change. Optionally, before the system makes changes, the system can then block modification to how it received the new information as well as how it receive the original information. When the blocked information is further verified, the system will release such information for modification. The system also has the ability to self-connect the content of its database. For example, the system can update its existing phone numbers to a new phone number in its database if a call to the original phone is placed and the operator advises that there is a new phone number. If there is no forwarding phone number, the system may attempt to re-verify the information by attempting to contact the individual by using one or all of the communication means (i.e., e-mail, fax etch). If the system makes contact, the system allows the incorrect information to be modified.
In an alternative embodiment, each user can build their own database about themselves and provide a link to the centralized database. The system will search the centralized database for desired information and also any local databases which are linked in such a manner. Those of skill in the art should realize that there are many current methods for linking databases across the internet, and the manner of linking the databases is not central to the present invention. A local database may remain only in the user's local computer system. Alternatively, the database may be maintained at the user's internet service provider but may only be accessible when the user is online. A user may set certain restrictions and block selected information, such as credit card information from further modifications. Generally, it can specify certain mandatory basic information that a user has to supply under certain circumstances. The basic information such as the user's name, address, telephone number, "ship to" address (if different then the user's address), credit card number, e-mail address, zip code for mailing purposes, personal profile such as likes, dislikes, age, nicknames, sports, etc.
For example, for online shopping, a user must provide credit card information upon placing an order. In essence, the system can use an established standard format to overlay the data file information into the various fields of a particular website, upon an icon being selected (for example, when a user purchases something). The website may display all information automatically filled in and/or may only prompt the fields that did not match the data file fields, consequently remaining "blank", allowing the user to fill in manually. The term "table" as used in the present invention represents array of key phrases, since each cell in a table may form the basis of a further search
In an alternative embodiment, the retrieve and display table may continually appear or be requested by the user to appear when the user is "surfing the web". Once the user invokes the software, the content of the retrieve and display table will be automatically retrieved and updated accordingly. If the user wanted to e-mail, phone or facsimile, the user would simply click the corresponding icon to do so.
It should be noted that a "wildcard" can be used as part of searching phone numbers or facsimile numbers. For example, telephone number 215-756-32** can be used as keyword to search all the phone numbers or facsimile numbers between 215-756-3200 to 215-756-3299, Or if 215-756-3*45 is used for the keyword, then the system will retrieve the phone number's or facsimile number's related to 3045, 3145, 3245, . . . , 3945.
Although the input devices such as keyboard and mouse are used in this specification for explanation purpose, other input methods or devices such as voice input device or touch screen device can also be used with the present invention.
The present invention can be used as the base for a future internet search engine or directory. A user, by providing phone numbers or facsimile numbers can quickly access all information on the internet and retrieve the information as he specified. Therefore, a user can surf the internet more efficiently.
Although the invention has been described in part by making detailed reference to the preferred embodiment, such detail is intended to be instructive rather than restrictive. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many variations may be made in the structure and mode of operation without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the teachings herein.
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A wide-eyed LEP servant droid, BNI-393 was one of the survivors of a Separatist plot that saw the shipjacking of a Jedi cruiser and its transformation into an explosive weapon. In the conquering of the ship, Bunny's master was killed, leaving the shy yet helpful little droid alone. She connected with several other survivors, and avoided battle droid patrols that scoured the corridors of the cruiser. Bunny connected with R2-D2 and the droids of D-Squad, and was instrumental in helping defuse the Separatist plot.
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Colonel Meebur Gascon
Though the clone troopers embodied the war effort of the Galactic Republic against the Separatist Alliance, victory was reliant upon valiant patriots of all shapes and sizes. Meebur Gascon answered the call of duty at the very start of the conflict, and offered his keen analysis as part of Strategic Command since the Battle of Geonosis. The Jedi Council placed Gascon in command of D-Squad's mission to obtain a vital Separatist encryption module. No-nonsense and military-minded with an outsized personality and gruff voice, the diminutive Gascon balked at any suggestion that he was simply a map reader, or that his D-Squad assignment was a result of his tiny size.
Republic Attack Cruiser
The Republic attack cruiser was not primarily a cargo transport, troop carrier or other replenishment or supply vessel; it was developed and honed for ship-to-ship combat. Its huge armored shape had an aggressive, dagger-like profile, studded with heavy weapons emplacements capable of punching through powerful shields and sturdy armor. The front half of the ship's spine contained a massive flight deck capable of scrambling the latest in Republic starfighters. The huge hangar doors opened to allow ships to land or takeoff from the deck; the vessel also had a smaller docking bay entrance on its lower side.
A clever if flighty pit droid programmed in piloting, WAC-47 served as part of the 91st Recon Corps, reporting to Clone Commander Neyo. He was drafted into service as part of D-Squad, a special missions group of droids assigned by the Jedi Council to recover a vital Separatist encryption module. WAC-47 did not always see photoreceptor-to-eye with the mission's commander, Colonel Meebur Gascon, who treated the loyal droids as property. WAC-47, who seemingly had a program glitch that was unable to properly register the colonel's rank as anything other than "corporal," insisted Gascon treat D-Squad with the respect they deserved.
Buzz Droid
An insidious weapon unveiled by the Separatist Alliance during the later stages of the Clone Wars, buzz droids are tenacious saboteurs launched onto enemy starfighters via specialized missiles. They emerge as spheres and attach themselves to a target vessel, popping open to reveal an insect-like droid equipped with cutters and other tools of vandalism. The buzz droids are designed to disable, not destroy, enemy craft. They operate quickly, slicing into starship hulls. While their tools are effective, a hit to its central eye can knock a buzz droid out of commission.
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Animator Elliot Cowan recently posted the following animation on YouTube featuring his characters Boxhead and Roundhead. The short uses an unlicensed piece of music by They Might Be Giants:
So how did the band respond to this? They called up Elliot, while he was taking a dump no less, to tell him they liked the animation and that he should change the credit at the end of the video from "Used Without Permission" to "Used With Permission."
There are so many video sharing website contests and the like which encourage you to submit your work because you'll get some "exposure." If Elliot's story proves anything, exposure is available to everybody, it's free, and it doesn't require silly contests. The key is to simply get your work out there. If it's good, people will discover it and who knows what can come out of that.


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The Beehive - Drawing Lab
The new exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is an interactive Drawing Lab, which gives visitors the opportunity to experiment with different forms of mark making. Building from the idea that drawing is a fundamental human instinct of expression, the Lab considers the formal and informal ways we follow that instinct.
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Cyrano de Bergerac
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Tears and Blood
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When Roxane reads what she believes to be Christian's dying letter, it is stained with both blood and tears. As the audience knows, the tears are from Cyrano and the blood from Christian. In some ways, this is fitting, since Cyrano represents the emotional half of the man who has been wooing her and Christian the physical. At the end of the play, when Roxane discovers the truth, she declares that the tears were Cyrano's. He counters that the blood was Christian's, which means both men were key in winning her love. Even on his death bed, Cyrano doesn't want to take all the credit. This is also a reminder of what may be guilt on Cyrano's part; Christian died, so he literally gave up his blood, in part fighting to defend Roxane and her honor.


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SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), in conjunction with The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH), suggests that inflammation may cause a decrease in the body's vitamin D levels. The study examined levels of vitamin D in twelve adult males between the ages of 18 and 45 recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery.
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"This research brings an awareness to managing inflammation in patients in order to protect them against vitamin D decreases," says Dr. Tyler Barker , Clinical Researcher at TOSH. "Preserving or maintaining a healthy vitamin D level is essential to the function of a variety of physiological systems. We plan to further investigate the influence of vitamin D supplements on vitamin D levels during inflammation."
Research for this study, which was published in October 2012 in Cytokine, The Official Journal of the International Cytokine Society, was funded in part by USANA Health Sciences, Inc. in Salt Lake City, a leading international manufacturer of top-quality nutritional products.
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Figured id post this here since i dont go to general all that often. Today my dog Hershey died. He was 18 and my best friend. i wasnt with him when he went but im told he went quietly on the vets table while they were checking him out, he was haveing trouble breath and haveing seizures. Right now i just feel numb. and well there it is thats all ive got to say on the matter.
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Sky Im sorry to hear such news Im glad you had a friend for so long
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Sorry to hear about your loss. Now he's in doggy heaven. *hug?*
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I'm so sorry.
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My condolences.
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A 26-year old tribal woman was found lying injured and unconscious in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district with police suspecting she was "gang-raped". A person has been arrested, an officer said Wednesday.
The woman was found outside Moraghat forest in Binnaguri town in the district, some 660 km from Kolkata, and is currently recuperating in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri.
"We found the victim injured and lying unconscious outside Moraghat forest. There is evidence to suggest that she was sexually assaulted by more than one person. We have arrested a man on suspicion," said Jalpaiguri's Superintendent of Police Amit Javalgi.
"We are looking for others involved in the crime and also waiting for the victim to recover so that we may get more details," he added.
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The Seaside Course at Ocean City Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Berlin, Maryland. This medium-length layout has 3 sets of teeboxes for a fun, but challenging golfing experience. There is another course on this same property, the Newport Bay Course. Online tee times may be available at Ocean City Golf Club or at nearby golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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Apricot CobblerSandra Lee
Sweet and spicy is in the air with this scrumptious cobbler filled with the fruits of fall. Bakes in just 45 minutes. Enjoy and please share with me what you think!
Apricot Cobbler
Makes 10 servings
Prep: 25 minutes, Bake: 45 minutes,
Cool: 30 minutes
2 (15.25-ounce) cans apricot halves, undrained
2 (15-ounce) bags dried apricots, Sun-Maid®
2 (12-ounce) cans apricot cake and pastry filling, Solo®
1 cup orange juice
1â"2 cup granulated sugar
1â"4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1â"2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup chopped pecans
6 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
1 (14.1-ounce) package refrigerated pie crust, Pillsbury®
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1. Preheat oven to 400°. Spray a 12-inch, deep-dish round baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine apricot halves, dried apricots, pastry filling, orange juice, 1â"2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, allspice, and pecans. Pour into prepared baking dish, and dot with butter.
3. On a lightly floured surface, unfold one pie crust, and gently roll to 1â"8-inch-thick rectangle. Using a knife, pastry cutter, or pizza cutter, cut 3 (2 1â"2-inch-wide) strips. Repeat with remaining pie crust, discarding scraps.
4. Arrange strips in a lattice design over filling; gently press ends of strips, sealing edges to baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until pie crust is golden and filling is bubbly. Let cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before serving.
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Wal-Mart already performs a million financial transactions a week and has good deals — better than most banks — on money orders and wire transfers. They've attempted to buy a local bank in the past. What if Wal-Mart did enter the banking industry?
Liz Pulliam-Weston speculates on the consequences which seem favorable. For instance, Wal-Mart's customers have an average income below the national average and most of those people do not already have bank accounts. If Wal-Mart brings its low-cost philosophy to banking, it could mean savings-seekers will have more and better options as discount banks compete.
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