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|Gary W. Rush, Herman J. Kiefus, Christopher Clapp, Helen Follett, David Griffith
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This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/743,152 filed Jan. 5, 2001 which is based on International Application No. PCT/US99/24859, filed Oct. 22, 1999 by Made2Manage Systems, Inc., based upon U.S. application Ser. No. 09/237,631 for a NAVIGATIONAL INTERFACE FOR ERP SYSTEM, based upon U.S. Provisional Application 60/105,287 filed Oct. 22, 1998 and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/225,339, filed Aug. 15, 2000.
The present invention relates to a system and method for end-to-end transaction processing and statusing for procurement of goods and/or services in client-server and N-tier network environments, such as the Internet and/or private "Intranets," and more particularly, to a network based system providing a virtual marketplace in a make-to-order (MTO), make to stock (MTS), engineer to order (ETO), assemble to order (ATO) or mixed mode manufacturing environment.
The computer has evolved to have a pervasive presence in the present culture. This is due, at least in part, to the availability of more efficient, reliable and cost-effective computers. An additional evolution has occurred with respect to the ability to network computers together such that resources such as, but not limited to, information, data, email, services, tools and software, can be made available to, and passed between, a number of users regardless of the geographic location or platform of the users. Of course, the networks may be further linked to other networks thereby providing even broader capabilities.
The Internet is a well-known collection of such networks (e.g., public and private data communication and multimedia networks) that have been linked using common protocols to form a world wide network of networks. The World Wide Web (hereinafter the "Web") was created in the late 20th Century, and is comprised of many Internet sites (computers connected to the Internet) having hypertext documents or "Web pages" that can be accessed by users via a "browser" program. When viewed via a browser, a Web page typically displays text and color graphics, and can play sound, animation, and video clips. Web pages, written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), contain hypertext links (usually highlighted keywords) that provide access to other Web pages, is even those on other Internet sites. When a user selects a particular hypertext link, the Web browser reads and interprets the address, called a Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") associated with the link and then connects the user's computer with the Internet site (computer) at that address. A URL gives the type of resource being accessed and optionally the path of the file sought. For example: resource://host.domain/path/filename, wherein the resource can be "file", "http", "gopher", "WAIS", "news", or "telnet".
One major attraction of the Web from a user perspective has historically been its ease of use, especially for the novice computer user. With a click of the mouse, even a novice had the ability to cruise this information highway. Using any of the available search engines and a universal client tool known as a browser, one can easily access a wide variety of information sources. The Web, and the growing number of users, was quickly recognized as a potential market for entrepreneurs. The Web has subsequently become a significant outlet for businesses offering information and services to potential customers.
Frequently, a business sets up a home page on the Web. The home page constitutes an electronically-addressable location that may be used for promoting and advertising business, among other purposes. Potential electronic customers use Web browsers to access the information offered on those Web sites. However, computer technology, related to both hardware and software, has revolutionized the way business is conducted and expanded the use of the Web. While business was once conducted in large part based on confidence in the individual or company selling a service or a product, the speed with which information may be accessed has created a marketplace which is increasingly driven by availability of information. This is evidenced, in part, by the burgeoning volume of so-called "E-commerce".
"E-commerce" comprises Internet based business transactions. This type of transaction is generally characterized by the lack personal contact between the parties to a transaction. Consequently, business is conducted between the "on-line personae" of the parties to a transaction, thus creating a virtual marketplace. In the virtual marketplace, availability of information and ease of access to that information becomes paramount. For example, a consumer shopping for a wristwatch may obtain information regarding a number of watches from a number of manufacturers. Once the consumer has selected a particular model of watch, the consumer may research retail sources for the watch, critically assessing information such as availability and price. Typically, if a source does not provide this information, the consumer will merely eliminate the source, and proceed to a different source. Moreover, if the information is presented in a Web site which is difficult to navigate or which is frequently unavailable, the consumer is likely to become frustrated and proceed to a different source. Once the consumer has placed an order, there remains a need for timely information. The consumer frequently desires to know when to expect that the product will be received. Thus, providing the consumer with timely information in a reliable and easy to use interface is critical to competing in the virtual marketplace.
Of course, to conduct business on the Web, both parties must be uniquely identified. One example of creating this unique relationship is available at http://interactive.wsj.com/home.html, where the Wall Street Journal provides a "personalized journal" to each user. In order to open an account, the user typically has to complete a form electronically, providing a user name, a password, an electronic-mail ("e-mail") address, etc. The latter is often used by the Web site to send back information not provided on the Web site itself to the user. In the case of the Wall Street Journal site, the user must open an account, and then create Personal Journal setting which creates customized news folders.
Because of the unique expertise required to properly maintain a Web site which is up-to-date and easy to use, many business enterprises opt to have their Web site hosted by other entities. Under this type of hosted approach (normally referred to as an Application Service Provider (ASP) approach), the entire contents of a business' Web site is maintained at the ASP location. When a business wishes to make data, such as customer account information, available to its customers, this data is also maintained at the ASP location. The hosting of a Web site, however, becomes increasingly expensive as the data storage requirements increase. Additionally, because the ASP provides services to a number of business enterprises, and each business enterprise and customer relationship must be uniquely identified and tracked as described above, system complexity increases for each additional Web site hosted. Furthermore, it becomes increasingly likely that the data hosted by the ASP will not match the data on the business enterprise's database, either due to update errors or as a result of a time difference between updates of the ASP databases and information requests. Of course, even routine maintenance of the ASP database presents additional difficulties. It would be beneficial, therefore, to have a system which does not require maintenance of undesired data at the ASP server. It would be further beneficial if the system allowed for access to data from the business enterprise's database on a real-time basis.
An alternative ASP approach to hosting redundant databases site is to maintain the business' data in a single database at the ASP site. This alternative, while addressing some of the shortcomings of redundant databases, has at least two major shortcomings. First, access to the data by the business' employees constrained by the bandwidth available between the business and the ASP. Therefore, access to the database can be a slow, tedious process. Alternatively, a larger bandwidth connectivity requires significant outlay in capital investment and normally results in wasted capacity over a given period of time. A second shortcoming is that the business loses control of mission sensitive data. Because the data is housed outside the four walls of the business, there is an increased chance of corruption or compromise. Thus, business risk is increased.
As applied to the make-to-order (MTO), make to stock (MTS), engineer to order (ETO), assemble to order (ATO) or mixed mode manufacturing industry, the virtual marketplace presents a number of additional challenges. Providing a customer with an estimated delivery date is one such challenge. Depending on the product, there may be no standard delivery date because each product must be specially manufactured, and may include unique manufacturing steps. Thus, the time required to manufacture, engineer or assemble a product will depend on a number of factors. Some of these factors may include, for example, the availability of a base unit, availability of special components, paints or materials, availability of specific processing equipment, the present workload at the factory, etc. All of these factors are subject to change on a day-by-day, or even an hour by hour, basis. Problems may be further compounded by the desire to maintain minimum inventory of stock on hand to avoid, amongst other things, warehousing costs.
Additional challenges arise when a product must be manufactured according to design criteria unique to a particular customer. In this scenario, technically correct and complete design criteria must be passed to the manufacturer for evaluation of cost impacts. Frequently, a customer will desire a breakdown of the cost for a product on a feature by feature basis to perform a cost analysis. Additionally, the customer may desire an understanding of which features would delay delivery of a product. Obviously, each of these represent another piece or set of information which may be desired by a potential customer, and each may change in a very short span of time. In essence, the information desired by a potential customer comprises the information used by the manufacturing company in doing enterprise resource planning (ERP).
ERP software, such as that known as MADE2MANAGE� software offered by MADE2MANAGE Systems, Inc., has been a significant advance for businesses. Prior to ERP software, a business would generally use different software applications to automate different functional departments of a business. For example, accounting, order entry, manufacturing, inventory and shipping departments would each use their own software systems. While these individual departments can achieve improved operational efficiency through software, the business as a whole would not realize the potential afforded by information technology because the individual software applications may not smoothly interface with each other, and there could be significant duplication of data across the individual systems.
With ERP software, all of the different functional applications for a business may share a common database or databases, so all data is entered only once. Moreover, there is a seamless integration of data between disparate applications, so data generated by one application can be immediately used by any other application. Due to the use of a comprehensive database, ERP systems permit enhanced analysis of a business' data. Storage and maintenance of a duplicate ERP databases, however, may be relatively expensive, and errors between databases can create dissatisfied customers and lost business.
Because ERP systems provide such comprehensive access to a business' data, they frequently suffer from the additional shortcoming of having an end user interface that is difficult to learn. Generally, nearly every person in every operational department uses the ERP system, even though each user only accesses a small portion of the data in the entire ERP system. This tends to make ERP user interfaces inherently complicated, particularly for end users that need to access information outside of the end user's normal area of expertise. For example, while a sales person may become proficient in accessing quotation or sales order information in an ERP system, if customer asks the sales person a question about the shipment or invoice for a particular order, the ERP user interface will usually make it difficult for the sales person find the information, because the user interface for shippers and invoices is likely to be unfamiliar to the sales person. Obviously, this problem is would be exacerbated if the customer of the business were to attempt to retrieve information as to the customer's account or order without assistance from the sales person.
There exist a number of approaches for addressing some of the above problems. U.S. Pat. No. 5,974,416, Anand et al., discloses a method of creating a tabular data stream format. The method and tabular data of Anand et al. uses the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) as an application layer protocol layered on top of Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) so that business automation objects may be accessed and methods invoked over the Internet through Web Servers. In use of the system, Anand et al. contemplates retrieval of information from a server based on a query generated from a client computer. Creating a system according to Anand et al., however, requires a significant level of technical support and requires a significant capital investment in hardware and programming. Additionally, Anand et al. does not address the challenges present in a manufacturing environment. Furthermore, Anand et al. does not disclose how to present the information in a manner which is easy to understand and easy to use.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,088,796, Cianfrocca et al., discloses a secure middleware and server control system for querying through a network firewall. According to Cianfrocca et al., a communication server receives queries from a user and transmits replies to the user. The request is then passed through a firewall to application servers with database connections. Cianfrocca et al. claims that this structure is particularly adapted to large application systems in which data needed for appropriate response to user inquiry is located in remote sites, such as for a bank loan Web site application which of accesses student loan information stored on a plurality of database servers. Cianfrocca et al. thus discloses the use of a first server as a means for a user obtaining information resident on a second server in a commercial setting. Cianfrocca et al. does not, however, address the challenges present in a manufacturing environment. Furthermore, Cianfrocca et al. does not disclose how to present the information in a manner which is easy to understand and easy to use.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,047,264, Fisher et al., discloses a method for automatic notification of customers as to the status of their orders and shipments. The system of Fisher et al. periodically interrogates information systems to obtain status of orders and shipments. When a change in status is detected, a message is generated, such as by email, to notify the customer of the change in status. Fisher et al. thus discloses an automatic system for providing status to a customer concerning orders and shipments by periodically polling remote systems. Fisher et al. does not, however, address the challenges present in a manufacturing environment, such as calling for complex database manipulations across foreign systems. Furthermore, Fisher et al. does not disclose how to present the information in a manner which in easy to understand and easy to use.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,023,684, Pearson, discloses a system for interfacing client programs to legacy databases in financial institution computer systems. The system of Pearson stores in local memory certain information concerning a user's account in a remote legacy system. When queried by the user over the Internet, the system provides data to the user either from the local memory or by accessing the legacy system in real time. Pearson thus discloses real time reporting of customer account status in response to queries from a user, where user account information is obtained by accessing a remote database in response to a query over the Internet. Pearson does not, however, address the challenges present in a manufacturing environment. Furthermore, Pearson does not disclose how to present the information in a manner which is easy to understand and easy to use.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,694,551, to Doyle et al., discloses a computer-based system for placing orders, tracking shipment, and invoicing, including orders placed with multiple suppliers. Doyle et al. discloses that the order may be filled internally (by the system owner) or by external suppliers. According to the system of Doyle et al., the master item catalog is updated with information received from the suppliers. Prices are then taken from the database, and vendors are selected by the user. The system of Doyle et al. is thus limited to a relatively small set of information from various vendors including pricing data in the master item catalog. Doyle et al. does not, however, address the challenges present in a manufacturing environment. Furthermore, Doyle et al. does not disclose how to present the information in a manner which is easy to understand and easy to use.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,992,040, to Dworkin, discloses a system that allows the user to shop for products using product specifications. The user can also select a supplier for a particular item to be purchased. In support of the system, a relational database is provided. The relational database is a collection of catalog information from various vendors. The system of Dworkin thus permits a user to procure products from a choice of multiple suppliers utilizing a relational database of multiple supplier information. Dworkin does not, however, address the challenges present in a manufacturing environment. For example, Dworkin does not disclose a user submitting product specifications to a manufacturer in order to obtain information. Furthermore, Dworkin does not disclose how to present the information in a manner which is easy to understand and easy to use.
As is evident from these systems, what is needed, therefore, is a transaction and statusing system which may be used in a virtual marketplace for a manufacturing concern. Advantageously, the system should allow a customer to submit design criteria for a make-to-order product. The system should also provide an easy to use and easy to understand interface so that a user may automatically retrieve information concerning accounts and orders. The system should not require extensive technical support at the manufacturing company location. The system should not require excessive investment in hardware and software. It is further desired that the system not duplicate resources required for ERP.
In one embodiment, the invention is housed on the Internet. A Web site or enterprise portal for a business entity is created and maintained on an Application Service Provider (ASP) server. The Web site allows customers desiring information or to perform a transaction to access various applications which are used in providing services in e-commerce. According to one embodiment, a customer accessing the Web site by means of an Internet browser is presented with a navigational interface. The navigational interface comprises representations of business documents in an hierarchical tree which is predefined according to the sequence in which those business documents are normally encountered in a business setting. Thus, a customer navigates to specific information in a quick and intuitive manner. Such an interface is disclosed in International Application No.: PCT/US99/24859, filed Oct. 22, 1999 by Made2Manage Systems, Inc., based upon U.S. application Ser. No. 09/237,631 for a NAVIGATIONAL INTERFACE FOR ERP SYSTEM, assigned to Made2Manage Systems, Inc., the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
In a make-to-order manufacturing environment, the information request or transaction may be initiated at the design stage of a product. Thus, the invention comprises a document collaboration capability (DCC), which may be used by the customer to deliver specific design criteria, such as, but not limited to, computer-assisted drawings (CAD) or specification documents, to the manufacturer. The invention further provides for marketing, financing, ordering, accounting, training and reporting while providing an on-line catalog.
The information accessed by the customer is not maintained on the ASP server. Rather, in this embodiment of a hybrid-hosted architecture, the ASP server utilizes a simple object access protocol (SOAP) to make procedural calls and transmit extensible markup language (XML) formatted data across the Internet to components on remote systems. In response to the procedural call, the remote system executes the appropriate function. In one embodiment, the function may be a query or update of the business entity's database which is housed at a location remote from the ASP server, such as may be part of an enterprise resources planning system. Thus, the customer is it provided access directly to the business' most recent information. The information is then transferred to the ASP server, and presented to the customer. Thus, a customer is provided with real-time information. This is accomplished without the need for the manufacturer to fully incur additional expenses for web expertise, custom programming, significant infrastructure, excess bandwidth or up front capital costs.
FIG. 9I′ shows the bottom portion of the exemplary complete order page of
Referring initially to
Referring now to
Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that software modules such as described above are well known in the art and can easily be written and/or modified to implement other Web creation and maintenance methods. Furthermore, while the embodiment of
Memory 124 further comprises application software 204. These applications are provided by the ASP for use by the customers of the business enterprise.
Calls from application server computer 120 are received by back-office database server computer 140. Memory 144 of back-office database server computer 140 comprises software modules for receiving and processing the calls from application server computer 120. Referring now to
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Application adapter 206 receives the XML header node and XML request message, and combines them into a single XML document which is then passed to selector component 208. Selector component 208 reads the header node information in the XML document and sends the XML document to adapter components 210. Based upon the back-office database identification and version attributes in the header, the XML document is routed to either VFP adapter 214, SQL adapter 216 or 3.2 adapter 218.
Adapter components 210 enable preprocessing of the XML message, invoke a proxy component and define a specific remote procedure call and parameter list. Referring to
SPA object 240 receives any documents which cannot be passed to back-office database server computer 140 by a SOAP call through rope proxy 212. Thus, transmissions which fail due to Internet timeouts, database timeout and other reasons are collected into MSMQ SPA 242, and the system attempts to re-transmit the document in an asynchronous manner.
Referring now to
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User Interface
In operation, a customer of the business entity wishing to determine the status of an order, submits a request for retrieval of a network document by using its computer to establish an Internet connection. The customer enters the appropriate identifying information, such as user name and password, and requests information concerning, for this example, the production status of the order. The service provider's server, utilizing SOAP, formulates an SQL and passes it to business entity's server over the Internet. The business entity's server acts upon the SQL and accesses the ERP software to retrieve the status of the order as it is stored within the ERP software.
Since the data is retrieved from the business entity's ERP databases, it is possible to allow customers to access information concerning order status as it is entered into the ERP database. Alternatively, a company may limit the information available to its customers. This may be done on an account by account basis, or even a person by person basis, to protect the business entity's confidential information while still being responsive to the customer's need for information. As the present invention may also be used to place orders, the flexibility in creating varying degrees of authorized customer access may be used to establish varying degrees of purchasing activities or authority amongst the customers and even amongst the employees of a particular customer. Thus, one individual may be allowed to place orders up to a $1,000 limit, while another may be authorized unlimited purchase amounts. Similarly, the business entity's system may, on a customer by customer basis, accept a range of purchasing transactions. Thus, one customer may be allowed to place an order with terms different from another customer's terms. An established customer may be extended a line of credit, while a new customer transaction may be conducted on a cash basis. These and other variations being within the scope of the present invention.
The above request for retrieval of a network document may be in the form of a Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") which specifically identifies the file to be retrieved and the server where the file resides. Therefore, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a unique URL identifier is used in order to uniquely identify the homepage for the business entity's Web site, which may be in the form "organization.type," these two URL segments serving as unique identifiers for the organization. The specific convention used to uniquely identify the business entity, however, is not critical to the present invention, rather, the salient element is that a business entity is uniquely identified.
A Web site according to the present invention may be created in accordance with methods typically used for creating Web sites. In general, creating a Web site means creating a home page and a multitude of other pages. These pages within the Web site are hypertextually linked.
The business entity home page comprises a means for accessing quasi-public pages. A quasi-public page is a page to which access is limited according to means well known in the art. In one embodiment, a code must be entered in order to access the quasi-public page. Other means for limiting access may include entry of a plurality of codes, entry of username and code, or activation of a button. Of course, those of skill in the art will understand that the means for accessing quasi-public pages need not be imbedded into the homepage. In some applications, it may be desired to locate the means for accessing quasi-public pages on other pages within the Web site. This and other obvious variations being within the scope of the present invention.
In one embodiment, a code is entered into the business entity homepage in order to access non-public on-line resources. The resources are non-public in that they are accessible from a quasi-public page as opposed to a completely public page. In accordance with the present invention, some of the applications stored within application software 204 may be non-public resources as will be discussed below. Because the user is uniquely identified when a non-public resource is accessed, the particular resources which are presented to the user may be uniquely established on a user by user basis according to means well known in the art. Thus, the business homepage functions as a portal to resources on application server computer 120. While in some embodiments the resources to be accessed may be on the same server as the business entity Web site, they may also be located on another server used or owned by the organization or even on a remote server.
According to one embodiment, the data requested is presented to the customer by a navigational interface. One such interface is disclosed in International Application No.: PCT/US99/24859, filed Oct. 22, 1999 by Made2Manage Systems, Inc., based upon U.S. application Ser. No. 09/237,631 for a NAVIGATIONAL INTERFACE FOR ERP SYSTEM, assigned to Made2Manage Systems, Inc., the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. According to this embodiment, information is provided to a user in an intuitive progression. This embodiment uses an hierarchical display of business documents based upon a dominant-subordinate relationship between the documents, the relationship between the documents being established according to a progression based on how documents are encountered in a typical business environment. Accordingly, a user may quickly and easily navigate to the information which is desired.
According to one embodiment, a document collaboration capability is provided. A customer or potential customer may use this application to provide technical detail of unique design specifications. The manufacturer may use this technical detail to provide accurate pricing and availability information. The application may also be used by the manufacturer to provide suggested modifications which could, for example, improve efficiency, reduce cost, or improve reliability of the product. Thus providing a virtual design conference between the manufacturer and the customer. This embodiment is particularly useful in fostering good customer relationships by eliminating miscommunications which lead to erroneous pricing and improperly manufactured products.
Referring initially to
Referring to
When a customer enters the appropriate code and submits the code, a user agreement page may be presented.
Referring to
Selection of account status access button 512, shown on
Resource access buttons 605 are shown in both
Returning to
The user may then enter a particular P.O number into P.O. Number search box 710. Selection of search button 712 causes the system to transmit the request for information to the business' back-office database server. In response to the request for information, the system returns invoice data page 714, shown in
As is explained more fully in International Application No.: PCT/US99/24859, the present invention allows for a number of navigational paths to obtain the same information. By way of example, a user already cognizant of the shipper number of interest, may bypass P.O. Number search page 708 and invoice data page 714, by simply selecting shipper number search 722 of drop down menu 704. In response, the embodiment of
Similarly, a user may instead select order status button 516 of welcome page 500 shown in
In response, the system returns a list of open sales orders as shown in
The present invention may incorporate a wide variety of functionality depending on the particular needs of the business entity. By way of example, but not of limitation, one example of the functionality is the ability to accept user unique orders from customers of the business entity. Referring initially to
As shown in
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In response to complete the order button 950 being selected, the system presents complete order page 952 to be displayed as shown in
Those of skill in the appropriate art will understand that a number of alternative embodiments of the present invention exist. For example, by adding a computer assisted design application to the system, a user may actually design unique items and submit these items to the business for a quote. Furthermore, while the above examples have described a small area of one embodiment of the present invention, those of skill
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Our program emphasizes recognition of the skills and abilities that campers bring with them and development of these inherent gifts. We also focus on the abilities that campers are unaware of, so that they can grasp knowledge of something new and exciting. Above all, we desire for campers to have an understanding of these gifts and how God made them. He has made each camper unique, that's why we offer so many great activities to choose from!
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text: Okay, so as most of you know, my DREAM H bag is finally within reach-- the beautiful never really used black and white Herbag! I'm dreaming about this bag at night and SO thrilled, though I am paying it off bit by bit, and it will be a long time before I see it. Okay, so the problem is that I need to sell some of my bags to get it. I've already sold my nicest, most expensive Coach bag-- it wasn't that hard to let go of that one. But there are several more I need to let go of and I am having such a hard time! The first, I've included pictures of-- it's a matching set of Coach Crimson Stripe that I saved and worked hard for and loved. I still ADORE them; the colour is BEAUTIFUL. I haven't carried them in a while, but it's so hard to let them go. :cry: The second, is my only LV Monogram bag: a Sonatine. I still carry it, though not as much as my Damier Speedy (which I am NOT selling. I just can't). So help! Give me some advice as to how to let go of these bags! (Pics below... the ones I Need to get rid of, and the ultimate goal) I don't have very many nice bags so you can see how this is hard for me but I am hoping maybe in a few months when I have the Herbag in my hands, I'll forget about these? What do you ladies think? Enable me! TIA


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How many of you are always on the go? Whether it be taking the kids to different sporting events or maybe your job has you on the go often. I was recently introduced to a product that is perfect for those on the go days where it doesn't seem there is time for much of anything. Hot Can products heat in 3 minutes and are perfect for those late night sporting evens, cold nights camping, or even the late nights at the office.
Hot Can come in 4 different soup flavors and 4 different drink flavors.
One thing I liked about these products is the fact they're on the go friendly. Which means having a few on hand is perfect if errands take longer then expected and you have kids fussing they're hungry.
I also like that the cans heat the food. I noticed that sometimes when you go to activate the product in the can that heats it, it can get stuck so you have to tap the bottom or the can to help activate the product. With it being winter my hands get cold super easily, having the warm can on hand while getting to enjoy a cafe mocha was a plus.
Hot can products would be great in those emergency kits. If the power was to go out you could enjoy a nice hot cup of tea, or even some hot soup. Being prepared for disasters are always a good thing.
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Traffic gridlock remains a time-sucking reality in America's Finest City.
But at least it's not getting worse.
The San Diego region ranked 37th nationally in the average rush-hour delay for commuters — down from 34th a year earlier, according to a study of 2011 traffic data released Tuesday.
The report also showed that, for the second consecutive year, the region remained 16th in overall time wasted due to congestion. San Diego had ranked 14th in 2004 and 15th from 2005 through 2009.
And when it came to rush-hour commuting, drivers in San Diego spent an average of 37 hours stuck in traffic, the same number as in 2010.
By comparison, rush-hour drivers in Los Angeles spent an average of 61 hours in gridlock and those in Washington, D.C., endured a soul-crushing 67 hours, the most nationwide.
The data, provided in the 2012 Urban Mobility Report, was published by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The institute has taken the pulse of the nation's traffic since 1982. Its annual reports are widely cited and assist transportation officials as they develop strategies for improving transportation infrastructure and services.
Gary Gallegos, San Diego County's top transportation executive, said the report affirms that mass-transit and freeway improvements are paying off.
He cited completion of the $1 billion express lanes on Interstate 15 from North County to San Diego and the extension of state Route 52 through Santee to Route 67 as recent projects that helped ease congestion.
"I think we continue to make steady progress," said Gallegos, executive director of the San Diego Association of Governments, the region's transportation planning agency. "It looks like we're going to hold our own."
The financial cost of vehicular gridlock, a measurement that accounts for wasted gasoline, ticked up slightly for San Diego commuters — from $766 in 2010 to $774 in 2011.
But commuters are paying far less than the average $1,099 they incurred due to congestion in 2006. Similar reductions were seen in cities from coast to coast.
That's because the Great Recession and continued economic challenges, including high unemployment rates, took many drivers off the road. In turn, that reduced the number of transportation bottlenecks and saved some gasoline money for the commuters who remained, said David Schrank, co-author of the institute's report.
In addition, Gallegos said some drivers may have lowered their commuting expenses by trying public transportation — on the region's buses, trolleys or Coaster and Sprinter trains.
The San Diego area saw an increase in public-transportation miles traveled between 2010 (554 million miles) and 2011 (608 million miles), according to the study.
Escondido Mayor Sam Abed, who sits on SANDAG's board of directors, said North County commuters benefited from the new I-15 express corridor, which added four lanes for carpools, buses and fee-paying solo drivers.
Still, Abed said, he's concerned about the horrid commute on state Route 78 through San Marcos, a problem that has yet to improve.
Should the economy grow rapidly and commuters return to the road, that stretch — which has consistently ranked as the county's top freeway bottleneck — could worsen, he said. More lanes are planned for Route 78, but not until 2020.
Solana Beach City Councilwoman Lesa Heebner, also a SANDAG board member, said the region must strive for better freeways, more public transit and wider adoption of alternative-fuel vehicles if it wants to decrease, or at least contain, gridlock.
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Love Like Salt : A Memoir Hardback
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'Did Clara taste salty when I kissed her? She did. She tasted of mermaids, of the sea.'Love Like Salt is a deeply affecting memoir, beautifully and intelligently written.
It is about mothers and daughters, music and illness, genes and inheritance, writing and story-telling.
It is about creating joy from the hand you've been dealt and following its lead - in this case to rural France, where the author and her family lived for seven years. And back again.'I had always written, and until the birth of Clara I wrote for a living.
Once I knew the Cystic Fibrosis gene had unfolded itself in our daughter's body, like a paper flower meeting water, I felt that to write, even if I had had time, or been able, would have been to squander a kind of power which was needed for tending and nurturing.
Every moment became a moment in which I protected my baby.
Some of it I did in secret, like a madwoman muttering spells.
I thought of her as a candle, cupping my hand around her.
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"Besides being an obvious expert in her field, her ability to impart htis knowledge to everyone present was just great. Kalynn paced her address so that no one had any trouble keeping up. I gained a significant amount of new knowledge in a very important field for the development of new business – Social Media. That Kalynn was able to impart this information so clearly and comprehensively was very much appreciated by each of the attendees. If you have an opportunity to attend one of Kalynn's events make sure not to miss it!" ~ Howard Berman, Principal, Berman Consulting Associates
"ikalynn has handled our online reputation management and digital media since the summer of 2011. Since bringing Kalynn and her company on board, our search results have improved and the quality of our online reviews has sky-rocketed. As a result, we are now the top searched auto group in Westchester County. After presenting to our sales staff about the importance of customer reviews, our clientele have begun posting excellent online testimonials to rave about their positive experiences in our showrooms and service departments. Kalynn provides the kind of attention that you can only get from a locally based, boutique firm and we highly recommend her portfolio of services."~ White Plains Auto Group
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One possible reason Chris Jericho is not wrestling this year is because the WWE has no room for him at WrestleMania XXX. It's being reported that Jericho was set to return to the WWE in early 2014, but has decided not to. Ever since Jericho's band Fozzy has gotten more famous, he usually comes back to the WWE in the first half of the year before leaving to concentrate on the band again.
This year however, it appears as if Jericho will be taking the whole year off. The main reason he's unwilling to come back this year is because he's a bit upset with the storylines that the WWE has for him leading up to WrestleMania XXX.
Last year, the Rock and Brock Lesnar were at WrestleMania 29 and the Jericho was in a mid-card match against Fandango. Fandango winning over Jericho was supposed to lead to a huge push, but this never happened. Jericho's loss to Fandango last year seemed like a waste of time because of that.
In all honesty, I don't blame the WWE for not being able to fit Jericho in a proper storyline this year. The WWE has tons of talent on the roster right now, and I don't see how Jericho could fit into the card. Batista is back full-time now, and the likes of Lesnar and Undertaker are due to return too. There's also Sheamus, who has just returned from injury, and new stars like the Wyatt Family and the Shield will have a place on the card too.
I'm kind of sad that Jericho won't be a part of WrestleMania XXX, but I understand the WWE's decision. Hopefully he'll be back for WrestleMania 31, although it's rumored that Sting and Rock will be a part of that show next year …


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Rebuilding Nepal
This week, our thoughts and prayers go out to the affected children and families in Nepal. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the region Saturday has left at least 5,000 dead and thousands injured and homeless. Childhood supports five organizations in the region. During the weekend we tried to reach them, and succeeded at last Monday morning.
One of our partners in the region, Voice of Children (VOC), has been working to strengthen Nepal's society by aiding the most vulnerable populations, street children and marginalized families, in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. Most of the kids the Voice of Children helps are homeless because their families have a history unemployment or psychosocial issues such as substance abuse.
After a weekend of silence, our project coordinator for Nepal, Joel Borgström, managed to contact Voice of Children and received confirmation that most of the children were safe. Our project's next step is to seek out the families and children they work with, to bring them to safety, ensure they are sheltered, fed, and out of danger. As the number of homeless rise, Voice of Children will be able to aid and comfort those who have already lost so much. After this historic earthquake, the work of Voice of Children will become even more important than before.
In disasters, children suffer the most. Children, separated from their parents, families, and friends, surrounded by a society struggling to regroup and rebuild, face additional risks of abuse and trafficking. Childhood's goal is to ensure that no child should face any abuse. Now is the critical time for our work with the people of Nepal. They need our help.
Our partner organizations in Nepal know the people who live there and know their needs. Their commitment to their communities is unwavering and will remain in place long after the media spotlight has shifted. In the following days and weeks, they will need to repair and return to their hard work. Now they need your support.


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Vaping and Healthcare
The vaping industry is exploding, just as tobacco usage among adults and teens has hit an all-time low. Fans of vaporizing eliquids claim that it's a good alternative to smoking and the fun of trying out flavored liquids is appealing to a whole population of smokers who are looking to cut down or enhance their experience. E-cigarettes produce satisfyingly large clouds of vapor in flavors that include cheesecake torte and Belgian waffle. Better yet, the vapor doesn't stick to clothes or hang on breath, and there's no litter from butts. However, even with all of the benefits to vaping over cigarettes, the FDA came down hard on e-cigarettes with strict new regulations in May of last year.
So how does your love of vaping affect your insurance policy?
First, we must understand that not all vaping is as "safe" or "healthy" as some claim. FDA testing from 2009 found cancer-causing chemicals in leading e-cigarette brands, plus formaldehyde in high-voltage e-cigarettes. It's these reports that have insurance companies, and even the government-run Affordable Care Act (aka Obama Care) scrapping policies for vape users.
To breakdown what insurance companies consider a smoker, we look to Michael Siegel, MD., a professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. "Someone who is a dual user is still a smoker, but someone who completely switches to e-cigarettes is essentially a quitter," says Siegel. "That's smoking cessation...and I don't see how a person could continue to classify them as smokers." Siegel is a prominent anti-smoking physician expert. He advocates for vaping over smoking, and while most vape users agree with the good doctor, most insurance companies don't.
You see, insurers don't see a reason to differentiate between vaping and smoking. Why? Smokers pay more for insurance coverage and receive less coverage overall. But if vaporizing is so different than smoking-no combustion, for one-then how do they get away with clumping both acts together. That way, they can charge higher premiums to the entire group of smokers and vapers and benefit financially, or they may choose not to insure the individual at all. They also don't think of vaporizing as a smoking cessation aid. They consider everything under the vape umbrella to be a tobacco product.
The details change from policy to policy, but vapers usually pay as much as smokers. According to a 2015 poll, one in 10 Americans now vapes meaning the clash with insurance affects about 10% of the population. That's a huge segment of the population who could lose important insurance coverage just for the fact that they vape. Is this fair? Is there a better way? We think so, and we're inviting you to join the ongoing conversation here. Does your vaping affect your insurance premiums and how?
Vaping is for Valentines
Sure, Valentines Day 2017 falls on a work day—and not one in the later half of the week—but there's still something to be said about looking obstacles like forced separation due to different workplaces as a challenge to your abilities to break through those barriers and get your message of St. Valentine-inspired love to the one who melts your heart. If vaping is the thing that you two like to do, then we've got a few suggestions for you. There's still plenty of time to place an order and have it delivered to you before the second week of February.
Vape your way into bae's heart
Haven't quite mastered those vape cloud hearts, yet? Keep practicing but you know your honey wants nothing but some quality time with you. And if you both like to vape throughout your day then you can always find a few moments to connect in a unique way.
We imagined a day where a few strategically-placed vape sessions can make the day a whole lot sweeter for fans of e-liquids. It doesn't have to take a lot of planning to make these moment happen but when you mix some gift-giving with serendipity, you come off looking like the hero of all Valentines.
Vaping the sweet stuff with your Valentine
Start the day off with fresh, at-home brewed coffee along with an early morning vape of our Belgian Waffle e-liquid. Subtle cinnamon notes play off of warm maple flavors for something that resembles your favorite breakfast made by mom.
Thankfully, mom has been replaced with a significant other and you two can now linger a little longer in bed and make plans for later. Little do they know you've already had a package of Coffee Cake e-liquid delivered to their office so they have something to vape on a coffee break. Brown sugar, butter crumble topping, and real whipped cream—how sweet!
And when you finally meet up after a long day at work, maybe you go out for dinner and maybe you cook something at home but may we recommend skipping dessert and catching it on the flip-side when you share a Chocolate e-liquid post-coitus vape between the sheets.
By about the third time that just the right e-liquid happens to pop up at just the right time, bae will appreciate the attention to detail you put into making the day just right. We're here to help any way we can and if that means supplying the most surprising flavors of e-liquid that you can pair in unique ways with your lifestyle then so be it. We love helping customers live a more satisfying and flavorful life.
Warming Up Less With a Vape
The United States is warming up fast-researchers suggest that we will reach dangerous levels 20 years sooner than the rest of the planet. The study, compiled by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was released as the US prepared to inaugurate President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, on his first full day in office, Trump had all references to global warming, and climate change dropped from the official White House website. Not surprising since it was he who has dismissed global warming as a hoax created by China "in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive".
The researchers created computer models of the Earth and simulated the pattern of increased warming in different parts of the world. We will warm up by two degrees Celsius of warming when the average for the rest of the world is a half a degree cooler. And the Northeastern states is where the effects are already the most noticeable; they are experiencing an increase in temperature by about 3C while the rest of the world averages a 2C rise.
The study infers that the 48 states of the contiguous US will reach 2C by about 2050. That 2C is a magic number because that's the point at which scientists believe dangerous weather events will start to take place, and the United States will be among the first to experience those events.
From their report: "The differential warming of land and ocean leads to many continental regions in the Northern Hemisphere warming at rates higher than the global mean temperature. Adaptation and conservation efforts will, therefore, benefit from understanding regional consequences of limiting the global mean temperature increase to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels. The regional warming rates differ considerably across the contiguous US, but all regions are projected to reach 2C about 10-20 years before the global mean temperature."
The answer to this isn't vaping, but we've discovered some ways that it can help.
1. 5.6 trillion cigarettes are smoked annually; roughly 3.28 trillion cigarette butts are thrown out or tossed onto the ground. By vaping, we keep a lot of that harmful waste out of landfills where harmful chemicals leach from cigarette butts into the ground. The butts that end up on city streets have a chance of affecting water runoff that becomes drinking water.
2. According to preventcigarettelitter.org, 32% of all coastline litter is cigarette butts. Because they are not biodegradable, cigarettes take up to 12 years to fully decompose. By vaping, your keeping fish and other wildlife safe from harmful chemicals.
3. Cigarette smoke releases 16 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Vaping does not!
4. Tobacco farming accounts for 40% of its annual deforestation in South Korea and Uruguay. Deforestation robs the Earth it's only way to turn carbon dioxide into clean air, so emissions go up and account for about 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions every year.
5. Finally, vaping creates none of the harmful leftovers that animals have a tendency to eat or absorb through their food when cigarette butts get strewn throughout their environment.
So help save the planet, and vape today!
What To Expect at the Inauguration
Most people don't really know what a presidential inauguration really involves, and it's true; There's a lot of fanfare for an event that very few regular people get to see in person. Here is an introduction to the inauguration that will answer all your questions about the event:
What Happens at the Presidential Inauguration?
Most people have at least a vague idea of what the event entails, but as historic as it is, it can be a bit dry.
In summation, the President elect, amidst much fanfare, is sworn into their new office. While the public event is on Monday, January 21st of the first year of their term, the new President officially takes the oath of office the day before.
Is there Music at the Ceremony?
Yes, although a long list of musical acts told President-elect Trump that they were electing to pass on the invitation to play his inauguration. The headliners at his inauguration week ceremonies will be 3 Doors Down, Toby Keith and others.
President Barack Obama has famously had Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen perform during his inauguration week events.
What Are Some of the Most Notable Inauguration Addresses?
Part of the event's festivities involve speeches being made by the new President as they are honored on the U.S. Capitol Speaker's Balcony. Over the years, there have been some extremely memorable speeches by Presidents, both new to the office and beginning their second term. Here are some of the most notable ones:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy: Both of these inaugural addresses are notable because of the legendary quotes that were made by these men when they took the oath of office. FDR famously said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself", while Kennedy coined the phrase, "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
William Henry Harrison (1841): Notable for it's sheer length, Harrison took near two hours to make his inaugural speech, one that counted at near 8000 words.
Barack Obama (2009): When Barack Obama took his first oath of office, it was a historical moment for many reasons, not the least of which being the inauguration of the country's first African American president. This was notable and ushered in a new era of political access for minorities across the country.
Will You Be Able to Vape at the Inauguration?
Unfortunately, the verdict is still out. The White House published a list of all the things that you can't bring to the ceremony, and while many things are banned, cigarettes are not on the list, suggesting that vapes are allowed.
If you're headed to the inauguration and you want to buy some special e-juice for the occasion, or you simply need to restock with the highest quality, American-made vape products, Highbrow Vapor is the place for you!
Highlights of 2016
The year 2016 was loaded with surprises. You almost didn't know what was going to happen next. From the presidential election to people passing away, it was definitely an eventful time that many won't soon forget. Check out some of the top highlights from 2016.
Flint Water Crisis
Even if you don't live in Flint, MI, you have probably heard about the water crisis that affected the entire city. Lead contamination from corroded pipes entered the city's drinking water and caused a state of emergency to be declared by federal and state governments in January.
Governor Snyder ended up mobilizing the Michigan National Guard to distribute water filters, bottled water and testing kits to residents who were scared to use the tap water. They had good reason to avoid it too. At one point along the way, 5 percent of all the children under age five had elevated lead exposure based on information from the Center for Disease Control.
President Obama ended up coming to the city in May to demonstrate how reliable the new water filters were by drinking out of a tap with one of these filters on it. The problem continues today, but residents are hoping for an answer soon.
Peyton Manning Retires
Peyton Manning led the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl in 2016. While he only threw for 141 yards and never made a touchdown, they ended up winning the game 24-10 to give Manning his 200th career victory and set an NFL record. This was his second Super Bowl title, which helped secure his place among the greats. His mom wanted him to go out on a high note after winning the big game, which is exactly what he ended up doing. While it wasn't an immediate decision, it was one that many will remember for quite some time.
Kobe Leaves a Champion
In April 2016, Kobe Bryant ended up playing the last game of his 20-year career with the Lakers. He ended a basketball era with an impressive record encompassing five championships and 18 All-Star appearances. His 1,556th game and last score left him with 60 points and a victory of 101-96 over the Utah Jazz. The crowd didn't seem to care about the score. They only cared that Bryant was on his way out. Every time he scored the crowd cheered with a piercing volume that was unlike anything you could ever imagine.
Vaping Laws Changed
Just about everywhere you looked, you heard about the changing vaping laws making it more difficult than ever for vape store owners to continue operating. The outlandish taxes and fees are making it virtually impossible for many to survive the ordeal, leaving many having to shut down their businesses that they worked so hard for.
Things are changing and vape store owners are fighting back to make sure the government doesn't take advantage of them along the way. Even though things might be changing, there is no time like the present to pick up your favorite e-liquid and experience the difference a new juice can make in your life.
While these are only a few of the things that transpired in 2016, there are countless others out there as well. Who knows what 2017 will bring to the table?
Predictions for 2017
2016 was, depending on your point of view, kind of a rough year: politics got downright uncivil, many actors and musicians that America held near and dear passed away and terrorism rocked the sense of safety felt by civilians worldwide. 2017, on the other hand, promises a much brighter outlook.
Here are 4 predictions that we have for the coming year:
1. Politics Will Return to Normal
2016 wasn't the first time the political freight train seemed to go off the rails, and it won't be the last, but one thing is certain: Compared to its predecessor, 2017 will likely be a lot more tame. In fact, we think that the country may even forget about the somewhat embarrassing events of November 2016 (or at least we hope).
2. It Will Be Banner Year in Hollywood
While there were some highlights of movies released in the past few years- films like Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant -most theater-goers agree that there haven't been as many blockbusters released in the past two years.
2017 is starting out strong with the New Year's wraparound Star Wars hit Rogue One, and seems likely to continue strong with a number of sequels to huge franchises, including several hit superhero movies expected to grip audiences.
3. Your Sports Teams Will be Better in 2017
We just have a feeling. Honesty time: there's really no way to know if this will be true, since our readers come from all over the globe and root for so many different teams in all sports, but "there's always next year," right guys? (Looking at you, Browns fans).
4. Vapes and E-liquid Will Continue to Be One of the Fastest Growing Markets in 2017
You may have noticed 2016 coming with a massive uptick in vape use, and that's no coincidence. With new flavors flying off of our shelves and manufacturers constantly gaining insight into what you, the vape enthusiast want out of your experience, the market is becoming more and more experienced and able to satisfy their existing consumers while attracting new ones.
Keeping to the trend, Highbrow Vapor is one of the best sources for one hundred percent American made e-liquid that is made when you order it to ensure freshness, and available in so many flavors you'll spend an entire afternoon looking through our catalog.
When it comes to vaping, you know your stuff. The market for vapes and e-liquids wants to encourage growth in the products that satisfy our customers and make us one of the leading e-liquid distributors around.
Only time will tell if our predictions hold true over the course of the next year. Until then, have a happy New Year!
Scents of the Season
Vaping is associated with sweet smells that come from the e-liquids. The smell depends on the flavor of the E-liquids. The sweet smells are partly there because no combustion takes place during vaping. The lovely smells will make you want more, mostly when you come across a product that has the exact scent as your favorite flavor. For example, if your best flavor is chocolate, you are likely to get the vaping memory when you come across any chocolate flavored product. The Christmas season is here and as people celebrate there are a lot of aromas coming with it. Here are some unforgettable vaping scents that are associated with the festive season:
Vanilla - During this season, the vanilla lovers are all over the shopping areas getting themselves some vanilla products to make their celebrations complete. Others are using wax melts that are vanilla flavored to make their houses smell great. As you walk by, you can not fail to notice the scent since it is your favorite. Some e- liquids are vanilla flavored, and when vaping, you experience a vanilla scent that you would want to bask in forever. To experience this scent get the Buttered Rum which is an E-juice blended with vanilla, beans, and butter and have an experience like no other.
Blackberry - It is very hard to pass by more than ten people without getting someone taking a strawberry product, mostly when it comes to ice cream which is highly valued during vacations. There are also berry-scented candles lit all over. Most people are taking the Christmas vacation, and the smell is getting popular, and this makes you want to vape. Get the Blackberry Limoncello to enjoy the scent.
Coffee - Go to the cafeteria, and you will find friends trying to make up for the long time they have spent away from each other and just met again during the festive season. The coffee scent gives you a soothing feeling when vaping and you can enjoy the feeling again by getting a Coffee-dark roast which is coffee flavored.
Chocolate - It is the season of cake baking. Many people love chocolate cakes which make it the product of the season. As you walk by you will experience the smell that will take you back to the vaping memory where the chocolate scent made you feel so good. One e-juice to satisfy the craving is Chocolate vape juice.
Cinnamon - A blend of cinnamon and orange is commonly used by people to make their houses smell good. It is also used in cooking, and the smell is so cultivating and relaxing. That's the feeling you must have experienced as you were inhaling your cinnamon flavored vape. To experience the feeling, you may want to try out Chai Tea.
This is a great season and vaping is one way to celebrate and make memories. Get yourself a vape juice flavor that brings great memories as you create new ones this festive season.


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Once upon a time in a land far away, as most tall tales begin, two young TV producers named Roone Arledge and Frank Chirkinian were enjoying an iced tea under the great oak at Augusta National following their annual confrontation played on Press Day following the Masters.
Neither had played that well, but they loved the opportunity to debate the best moments each had witnessed. Before long, the tea began to take its toll and the jocularity became jock insanity and the conversation bottomed out at who was the best golfer ever?
In their hazed stupor, names were dropped and records recalled until Chirkinian's face flushed and out of his famous echo chamber tumbled the words, "if you can't decide who the best player ever to live was how could you ever decide who would win a match between the greatest of all time?"?
From that blusterous statement, "The Greatest Golf Match of all Time" was born.
Afterwards, much bantering took place. Which era would it involve? Could you have players from any era? Where would the match be played?
Around and around they went, for days until finally Freddie Bennett, the long time Caddie Master at Augusta decided to help alleviate the situation. He proposed a time-honoured tradition used by other members of Augusta National, a draw from the yahtzee jar.
Each of the two betting behemoths would be allowed to select two players born in each decade beginning in 1890. One did not have to make a selection for a decade if they felt so inclined, but two was the maximum from any 10-year span and a player could only be selected once in total.
The fur flew. Names were proposed and debated: Old Tom Morris, Vardon, Jones, Hagen, Hogan, Snead, Nelson, Watson, Nicklaus, Player, Palmer. Names were scribbled onto a small rectangular banner of paper, folded like a ballot and placed into the cup.
Three long days and two nights later the blind draw produced: Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. A second draw from the can resulted in the venue. It would be 18 holes of stroke play at St. Andrew's.
As luck would have it, Eddie Lowery, the little boy who carried Francis Ouimet to victory had become a wealthy car dealer who welcomed the opportunity to underwrite all expenses for ownership of the promo rights.
I doubt if anyone saw it, but a brief flicker of doubt crossed Vardon's face.He had won the British Open six times but never at St. Andrew's. Likely embedded in his memory is the statement made by a joyous Bobby Jones who, upon victory in Scotland,stated "I feel no winning record is complete without a victory at St. Andrew's."
Jones won the Amateur there in 1930 and the Open in 1927, Tiger won in 2005 and Jack won twice on the most hallowed of golfing turf. Yet there, on the oldest course in the world, the Greatest Golf Match of all-time was to be decided.
At precisely 11 a.m., they were off. A Saturday was selected to accommodate the long standing tradition of Sunday closings at St. Andrews. The August date avoided the clockwise rotation used earlier in the season to rest the course.
All four players drove perfectly with an iron to set up a short iron second shot on the opening hole called "Burn". The weather was perfect, sunny, 72 degrees F and a devilish, brisk 10 to 15 m.p.h. wind off the sea. Jones scored the only birdie.
He and Vardon had constant discussions about the new equipment and the immaculate putting surfaces. Jones was as giddy as a small child, holing putt after putt. He couldn't believe the purity of the surfaces, with no grain, no bumps, and no worm casts left by the bamboo dew sweeping poles.
Vardon was hitting shots into bunkers, so he could enjoy splashing sand shots out with ease. With no horses, goats or sheep meandering through the tufts of long grass growing in them, the sand was uniform and seemed to be almost sifted.
He cackled loudly as he used his new sand wedge.
"Bunkers used to be hazards. If I had these conditions and equipment in 1910, I could have broken 70 every time" bragged Vardon, who had missed Gene Sarazen's game changing invention by about 20 years
Jack didn't say much, he just did what Jack did. He went to work, but silently within him, a small voice tugged at his inner being. He was appreciative of the extra 50 yards he could now hit the ball.
Tiger seemed subdued. He had always called Jack, "Jack". Jones was so elegant and likeable, he felt comfortable calling him Bobby. After all, everyone else did.
However, Vardon was a problem for Woods. Harry Vardon, Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris were the founders of the modern game. Vardon was the first touring professional and the only inventor in the long history of golf that changed any part of the swing from something natural to something specific (the grip).
Calling him Harry could be perceived as disrespectful. How could he call him Mr. Vardon and the others by their given names? "Vards" was out of the question, so he waited to see what Jack and Bobby did. They called him Harry and why not? That's his name.
It was a phenomenal contest.
Tiger struggled to hit the ball in the fairway, but he did hit 15 greens declaring openly, "I finally brought my A game! I drove it good, hit it good and made some putts. Today, the process was completed"!
Jack drove the ball perfectly as did Jones and Vardon, whose ball mysteriously located itself in six greenside bunkers, but he sunk two of them and tapped in the remains of the other four. Jones swung like only Jones could, his fluid motion resembling heather waving in the wind.
Woods was amazed at the beautiful control of Jones. Such a lovely, balanced movement he made, yet when they approached their fairway shots after driving on every hole, a cluster of balls came to be expected, all three exactly in the centre with Jack slightly ahead of Vardon and Jones, who alternated in distance.
Woods was either in play and a bit ahead of Jack or out of play. It was Vardon who finally commented on Woods' uncanny ability to drive so far off line and still have a shot at the flag. In fact, it occurred to some that the great Harry was agitated by Tiger's good fortune.
What absolutely shocked Tiger was how Jones repeated the same graceful pace to his swing.
Yet, on the fifth, called "Hole O' Cross," a 568-yard par five, and the 14th called "Long," a 618-yard par five, he conjured up enough extra yardage to inexplicably out drive everyone by over 30 yards, right smack in the cente of the fairway, gaining the green in two swings on each of these monster holes.
Shots were holed, putts were made and bunkers stopped no one except Jack, who failed in his only attempt to get up and down on the Road Hole. Even Wee Bobby defeated his demons on 11 with a holed shot. The play was magnificent and every contestant shot 66.
That is everyone but Wee Bobby, who faced a slippery, twisting 12-footer on the 18th green to win.
Later, after the ceremony was over and the trophy presented, the townsfolk were ogling their heroes. Quaffing a Caledonian Tennent, the most famous and best golf writer of all time, Barnard Darwin approached Bobby to talk about the final putt.
Darwin was inconsistent with the style used in 2013 when the interviewer asks, "What were you thinking as you putted that last putt? Were you nervous?"
Instead, Darwin asked Jones, "Bob, as you lined up that final putt,is there a time in all of your previous victories that you could reflect on to give you the strength to bring out your best effort?"
"Yes, the 12-footer I made on the 18th hole in 1929 at Winged Foot to get into the playoff. Today's putt on the 18th was the same length, the same speed, the same break and was just as important to me at the time. I'm so happy to have made them both."
Darwin very quickly advanced the notion of how equipment has changed the game.
Jones thought a moment and then offered, "Yes, equipment has changed way the game is played, but not how it is won. Winning comes from inner belief in yourself. Some call it heart. You are either blessed with it or not. Every champion has it. There is no one player who is the greatest player of all time, simply a limited few who qualify for consideration."
He smiled wryly, as only Jones could, and left with the trophy tucked securely under his arm.


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