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SALEM, Ore. — Don Whetsell buried his grandfather last year, finally laying him to rest 60 years after his death.
The final resting place next to his wife was far better than the previous one: on a shelf with the neglected remains of 3,500 others in a storage area dubbed the "room of forgotten souls."
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Captive 'Chiller:' 1986 Chrysler Conquest brochure
All brochure images are from the collection of Mark J. McCourt
The Chrysler Conquest – and its Mitsubishi-badged twin, the Starion – is a perfect representative of the place, time and situation that it came from, being a "captive import," built by Mitsubishi in Japan and sold in Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth showrooms through the 1980s. The tough, wide-body Conquest TSi and Starion ESI-R were new for 1986, and although their turbocharged and intercooled 176-hp four-cylinder engine was less exotic than the turbocharged V-6 or Rotary of the competing Nissan 300ZX and Mazda RX-7, they still managed to capture a small slice of the sports coupe market. The television program MotorWeek even found the Starion ESI-R a solid competitor for the far pricier and more powerful Porsche 944 Turbo.
This simple fold-out brochure/poster has special significance for me, as it was the very first car brochure that I ever picked up in a dealer showroom (I started collecting in earnest a couple of years later). I'd accompanied my grandparents to Young's Motors when they were picking up their new Chrysler Laser in the fall of 1985, that being a surprisingly sporty car for a couple pushing 70 years of age and who'd driven huge Buicks for decades. The appeal of the Conquest remains obvious to this Eighties kid 30 years later, as its wedgy shape, pop-up headlamps and muscular, blistered fenders framing deep-dish alloy wheels still push my 'hot car' buttons.
A couple of summers ago, I had the opportunity to experience this brochure come-to-life, as I drove the beautiful Starion ESI-R that starred in our Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car buyer's guide. It was techy and torquey and really fun to toss into corners… its performance truly lived up to its looks.
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Following my earlier post of vintage newspaper automotive advertising clippings from selected issues of The Marlborough Record, here are some of the Mopar-themed pieces that my father unearthed from the stash of yellowed papers in my grandparents' attic.
Founded as a Plymouth-De Soto dealership in 1935, Young's Motors remains in business today as a Chrysler/Dodge/Ram franchise, on the corner of 9W and Milton Turnpike… although the brilliant red, still-on-MSO Prowler that was on special display in their showroom when I last drove by is a far cry from the ensemble-styled 1954 De Soto that must have graced that showroom floor in the fall of 1953. And what an advanced car the De Soto was, with its fully automatic PowerFlite transmission and healthy FireDome V-8 engine. Did you remember that comedian Groucho Marx's weekly programs were sponsored by De Soto in 1954?
Two years later, Young's was advertising the all-new, dynamically styled "Forward Look" Plymouth range. These cars were a real step forward for Chrysler, and introduced many neat features to the low-priced class. You've gotta love the push-button transmission, the miracle fabrics… they're breath-taking!
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This Little Piggy Went to Iowa
Sean Marshall was supposed to start for the Iowa Cubs tonight against Albuquerque in Des Moines. Instead he's on his way to Pittsburgh, exchanging roster spots with Carmen Pignatiello. Apparently Lou Piniella huffed and puffed and blew 'Piggy' back to the minors after the southpaw showed his appreciation for making the big club by walking both hitters he faced in Monday's 10-8 torture tilt.
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Boo. But oh well... he will be back at some point.
Not sure that I am a fan of wasting Marshall in the bullpen though.
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Strange move -- Marshall in the pen only diminishes his value, either to the Cubs or to someone else.
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I'm not Sean is the the right guy for the job. I think his struggles in relief this spring proved that.
I've always thought it to be a general rule that soft tossing left-handers don't make good relievers. Of course there are exceptions to that, so maybe he'll do OK. I'm not particularly optimistic about it, though.
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Cedeno starting tonight @ SS
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Hope the fans in the first few rows in the RF boxes pay attention, one of his throws could give 'em a facial if they're not looking.
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Yeah, boo. Piggy may have been terrible, but Marshall won't be appreciably better and his value, and much higher upside, are hurt by going back to the pen.
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Way to go, Piniella! Sending Piggy down to Iowa after a few brief outings will surely teach him not to suck next time he gets called up. Clearly he wasn't aware that he was supposed to try to get outs.
And Marshall in the bullpen makes all sorts of sense.
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I think it's probably hard to adjust to an ump's zone mid-game, as least for hitters. Pitchers can locate to an ump's zone, but hitters have minimal time to react.
But, whatever. Umps are going to miss calls. Let's beat up on the non-Lackey starters.
Watched a little of Mets-Dodgers.
Jason deGrom -- oh, my.
Cubs 3-4-5 hitters are 0-21 so far in the post-season.
Let's change that in a big effin' way tomorrow, boys.
Considering how players reacted it seemed pretty accurate high and wide (to righties), but not so accurate low and in. I thought the strike zone by the ump was awful, but it was consistent and the Cubs never adjusted.
Rizzo and Bryant need to have good at bats. They are really looking outclassed in these two games.
that game sounds fun as hell.
I was just wondering the same thing. I'd rather not see it at all. If it's inaccurate, it's a bad viewer experience. If it's accurate, it shows some shitty calling by the umpire.
TBS' K Zone seems to be more harsh than the others.
I wonder if MLB will ask the networks to stop using them. They just make the umps, and the game, look bad, and it only pisses off the fans.
"Strop vs. Cardinals." Seen the movie. Hated it.
Not all that disappointed -- I didn't think they would beat Lackey in Game 1. Need to get the bats going against the guys with less experience -- and they hit Wacha pretty good.
Rizzo has been slumping the last couple weeks of the season. Very disappointed it has continued during his penultimate moment of his career to date.
Really doesn't matter, but I was surprised to see Lester pulled and Strop pulled in. Should of left Lester in. oy.
Sweet merciful fuck, I hate the Cardinals.
*flips table*
Really doesn't matter, but I was surprised to see Lester out for the 8th. Down 1-0, at 100 pitches, seemed better to give a very fresh bullpen a little work.
Oh well...Throw away game, although in a 5 game series there is no luxury afforded to do that.
This game is not on Lester - he did his job
Had a lot of hope hanging on that deep Fowler fly in the sixth.
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When it arrived at the beginning of 2011, the Olympus XZ-1 was a very impressive camera. It was also a clear signal that Olympus was gunning for the throne in the advanced compact segment—a window left open by the decline of Canon's formidable G series. The XZ-1 shared the styling, handling, and seriousness of the company's PEN line of Micro Four Thirds cameras, giving it a decidedly upmarket feel. Now, nearly two years later, the XZ-2 arrives amid a changed landscape. Not only has Canon's G series returned to prominence, but there are strong challenges from Nikon, Samsung, and Panasonic as well. The XZ-2 retains its ancestor's most impressive feature—its f/1.8 zoom lens—and attempts to build on it with a new 12-megapixel CMOS sensor, an innovative dual-mode lens ring, and a tilting touchscreen LCD.
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GloRead MoreYou won't be disappointed at Glo in New Brunswick, where well-prepared eats and delicious drinks rule the menu. The restaurant hosts a live DJ, so you can find your rhythm on the dance floor. Be prepared to raise your voice, though — the restaurant can get noisy. The restaurant can get tied up on the weekends, so allow yourself time to wait for a table. At Glo, diners can score a guaranteed parking spot close to the restaurant.367 George StNew Brunswick, NJ US
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Charlie Brown's Fresh GrillRead MoreChoose your own cut of steak at Edison's Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill. Calories take a backseat at Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill, where low-fat anything is barred from the menu. Drinks all around! Pair your dinner with a beverage from Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill's full bar. The perfect place to take the kids, dining out at Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill won't cost you a sitter. Check out the brews and bites at happy hour, and kick back without spending a fortune. A great space for entertaining large parties, consider reserving the private room at Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill for your next big event. Patio tables and chairs are ready for Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill diners who prefer their meals al fresco. After-work revelers can fill up Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill on weeknights, especially since no reservations are accepted. Throwing a big party? Count on Charlie Brown's Fresh Grill to provide top-notch catering with the same great dishes you love. For those in a hurry, the restaurant lets you take your grub to go. null Prices are reasonable, with a typical meal running under $30.222 Plainfield RdEdison, NJ US
Sultana Restaurant and CafeRead MoreOne of the most-frequented Mediterranean restaurants in Edison, Sultana Restaurant and Cafe delivers a flavorful menu. The nice atmosphere and great menu options allow visitors to focus on what matters: the quality. If you're trying to plan ahead, most patrons will share that later in the week (Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays) is the best time to visit. There's no specific recommended attire, so feel free to dress casually and comfortably. Also, it's often reported that the background noise can get a little loud here. If you want to browse the web or knock some work out, feel free to connect your device to the complimentary WiFi. One of the top late-night food options around, Sultana Restaurant and Cafe is a solid choice when you're in the mood for unique international cuisine, and want to expand your horizons beyond the standard Chinese/Mexican/Italian fare. Don't worry about trying to find a spot on the street, as visitors to the restaurant do have access to a private parking lot nearby. Would you prefer to ride there? Bicycle parking is also provided.2090 State Route 27Edison, NJ US
Delicious HeightsRead MoreFor American fare with an edge, Delicious Heights won't disappoint. Delicious Heights is fully loaded with TVs for your viewing pleasure. Have a few picky young eaters in the family? Not a problem at Delicious Heights, where the food and ambience are perfect for family dining. Having a lot of friends can be complicated, but Delicious Heights makes it easy to please everyone. Get online gratis thanks to Delicious Heights' complimentary wifi. Warm weather brings out Delicious Heights' highly coveted patio seating. Show up in sneakers or a suit at Delicious Heights, where dining in comfort is of utmost importance. You can also have Delicious Heights cater your next event. Grab your food and chow down when you're ready with the restaurant's carry out and delivery options. Score! Delicious Heights provides free parking to all diners in the lot next door. If you don't want a night that will cost you an arm and a leg but you do want a delicious meal, come to Delicious Heights. You can stop by at practically any time, since Delicious Heights serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.428 Springfield AveBerkeley Heights, NJ US


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Stayed here following a friends recommendation ,we were not disappointed
Stayed in the room on the roof terrace that was in my opinion the best,basically had the full use of the balcony and "lounge"to ourselves .
Riad in a great location ,staff are really friendly and could not be more pleasant or helpful.
We had the massage treatment which was good value ,and also the meal which was also good
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The Northeastern Procurement Services department is organized on a commodity basis. Each buyer is responsible for purchasing specific goods and services for the university (refer to goods and services assignments below).
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Michael McNamara
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Manages Strategic Sourcing for Projects and Contracts.
Denise Young
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Office Supplies - Staples questions, Spring Water, Furniture, Furnishings, Carpet, Temporary Staffing, Toner Cartridges, Coffee Service, Relocation Assistance & Independent Contractors
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Design Services, Printed Forms, Photocopying, Printing Services, Corporate Consulting Agreements, Sub Contract Awards, Software Licenses & Catering
Principal Customer Service Contact for the University Community.
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Space shuttles will soon be museum pieces
The end of the US space shuttle program brings the start of a new chapter for the remaining orbiters, which will soon take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia, California and New York.
The end of the US space shuttle program brings the start of a new chapter for the remaining orbiters, which will soon take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia, California and New York.
(AP) -- The last space shuttle is headed home.
Science from the space shuttle helped open Earth's eyes to the cosmos and sister planets. It created perhaps the most detailed topographical map of Earth. And it even is helping doctors understand, and sometimes fix, what's ...
(AP) -- The astronauts on NASA's final shuttle voyage floated out of the International Space Station for the last time Monday, leaving behind a historic U.S. flag and a commemorative shuttle model to mark the end of a 30-year ...
The Atlantis roars back to Earth this week ending America's vaunted space shuttle program and frustrating a generation of astronauts who see their chance to soar into the cosmos sharply limited.
(AP) -- NASA's mighty astronaut corps has become a shadow of what it once was. And it's only going to get smaller.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a very long-distance call Friday from US President Barack Obama, who joked that he thought he was dialing out for pizza.
(AP) -- The pilots on NASA's last space shuttle flight fixed another one of their main computers Friday after it failed and set off an alarm that awoke the entire crew.
Fuel cells are used in the space shuttle as one component of the electrical power system, so perhaps it was appropriate that a hydrogen fuel cell-powered mobile lighting system could be seen on the grounds of the Kennedy ...
If you think of the shuttle as a kind of big space bus, the future for US astronauts will be a lot like squeezing into a three-seat compact car, made by Russia, for a very long road trip.


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I've had at least half a dozen Radley across-the-body bags thanks to having a husband who liked the brand and keeps buying them for me. One of his most successful purchases was a Radley oilskin bag which was the single most used of all my Radleys and I had pretty much worn it into the ground. Earlier this year he bought me a second of the oilskins and it's also one I use a lot.
Oilskin fabric is a sort of waterproof, wipe clean plastic-coated fabric, originally designed for keeping sailors dry. These days it's used for wipe down table cloths although the Radley fabrics are matt rather than shiny. The fabric has good water-repelling properties - if you happen to get caught in a monsoon which is exactly what happened to me a few days ago in Mumbai. It held up and kept the contents dry. Unlike leather bags the colours don't fade, the fabric is really hard-wearing and it's much lighter in weight than a leather bag.
The key benefit of a cross-body bag is that you have both hands free to do whatever you need to which is particularly handy when you've got a suitcase in one hand and your tickets in the other. Security-wise, you know that anyone who might want to steal your bag is probably going to have to cut your head off in order to get to it. Reassuring!
My first oilskin was larger than my new one and I recommend you check out the features carefully before you pick one of these bags.My first bag had a main compartment with a large zipped pocket and a patch pocket as well as a large outer slide-in pocket that was big enough to carry a lot of gear and a patch pocket on the outside. The new one looks similar in size from a distance but is actually much smaller. It doesn't have the outer slide-in pocket which means almost everything has to go inside the bag because there's only a small pocket on the outside.
My newest is approximately 10 inches high and 9 inches across. It's hard to be accurate because the dimensions change depending on how 'stuffed' the bag is. It looks small when it's empty but it's quite remarkable how it seems to expand in use.
Having almost everything inside the zipped main compartment is better for security but it makes the bag more of a bucket and it I have to scrabble around to find things a bit more.
Price and Recommendation
The RRP of my bag was £69. The larger size - which I recommend if you want more structure and more space - is a little more.
I was a user of the Book People long before I discovered their website. I used to look forward to receiving their little catalogues through the post and buying up more books than I really needed because their discounted prices were just so good.
I switched to the website when I realised that I'd earned quite a lot of loyalty points with them and it seemed that the only way to redeem those was with online orders. I have found however that I didn't really get into the website and tended only to use it when I was prompted by the arrival of the posted catalogue - as before!
If I try to use it without the paper copy catalogue, I find the site quite hard to navigate and I tend to get distracted into looking at lots of books that aren't actually on any kind of special offer. I fear that the site floods their book lists with books that they 'could' supply if you wanted them (for a price) rather than focusing on what's available in large quantities at good discounts.
As well as books - fiction and non fiction and for a wide range of ages and interests - they also offer stationery and a small selection of non-book gifts. There are often bonus offers - for example they tend to give away a nice diary in the run up to Christmas if you spend a certain amount, and they have some good paperback fiction collections where you can get (for example) 10 books at a heavy discount.
Postage is free if you spend £25. I've taught myself to resist buying more than I really want and to pay the postage if necessary.
When he passed his 50th birthday last year, something bizarre happened to my husband. He morphed from being the sort of man who liked cutting the grass because it meant he could play with his petrol mower, into becoming a hyper-keen gardener.
We discovered Haylofts website when he spotted a good deal in a weekend newspaper for some hellebores. Ironically, I have absolutely no idea what happened to the hellebores he bought as they cannot now be found anywhere in the garden and probably turned into slug food. BUT that first order unleashed a frenzy of plant buying.
We buy from Haylofts, Thompson and Morgan and Van Meuwen. Van Meuwen tends to be the place we go for bulbs, but Haylofts is the one we focus on for shrubs and flowers.
Haylofts is a mail order only business run by a group of women in wellies. Take a look at their website - that really is how they are photographed. My husband google mapped the nursery, wondering where it was and confirmed it was no surprise it was mail order only as it was tucked down a tiny lane.
When you buy plants there's often a long wait before they are delivered. I guess the nursery takes the orders and then plants up enough to have them ready to mail out later. Some things come in a few days whilst other orders could be for 4-6 months later. Just before leaving for our holidays, my husband gave them a call about an order he's placed for some Japanese anenomes which were due to arrive that week. He explained that if they arrived whilst we were away, they'd probably die and if they arrived in the next couple of days, he wouldn't have time to plant them. The lady on the phone was very helpful and agreed to delay despatch until after our trip.
Hayloft's point of difference is that they do stunning deals on larger orders. So for example if a set of 6 plants cost £10, they might well do 12 for £15 and 18 for £16. I advise to find a garden buddy to share the deals with as it can be a bit overwhelming if you get too much.
Haylofts have a satisfaction guarantee - if for any reason you don't like the plant or it doesn't succeed, they will give you your money back. Sadly I don't think "I can't find where the hellobores have gone to" would qualify as a reason for a refund.
Amazon.co.uk is my standard starting point when I'm looking for books. I like the flexibility of being able to buy new or second hand and being able to maintain a wish list. When I can't find what I want at Amazon, my next port of call tends to be the Book Depository website. The differences between the two retailers are probably smaller than before because Amazon now owns Book Depository.
Book Depository only does books so unlike Amazon your search for a title won't give you all sorts of non-book stuff the way Amazon often do.
Book Depository's USP is worldwide free postage to over 100 countries. This is undoubtedly brilliant for anyone outside the UK, especially since many countries still have legal restrictions on book prices. We did away with those many years ago in the UK so our book prices tend to be lower than in most other countries. So if you are in Holland or Germany - or even Australia or New Zealand - you can get some major savings. If you're in the UK though, I can't help thinking you're probably subsidising the cost of posting books to the other 100+ countries.
I mostly buy from Book Depository during their occasional 24 hour special deals sales. During those sales, they put up a limited number of copies of a book every half hour through the day. The discounts are substantial and the copies of many of the books sell out in just a few seconds. Annoyingly you never know what's coming next so you can find your day gets broken into half hourly checks throughout the day and night. I've fallen for that too often and now I try to avoid getting hooked.
We had a problem with the kettle in our kitchen. It kept tripping out all the electrics on the circuit and was becoming a real pain. So we decided it was time to buy a new kettle. My husband had recently bought a beautiful cream coloured Dualit toaster so we decided to look for a kettle in a similar colour and found a very nice Bosch model. For once I didn't just follow my instincts and get it from Amazon - I comparison shopped and found the go-electrical website. The kettle was a good £10 cheaper even after paying for the postage on top.
So far, so good or so I thought.
Time passed. I had almost forgotten I was still waiting. After 10 days I got a mail to say that they were awaiting the delivery of a large order. So it was clear that when I placed my order they didn't have any of these kettles in stock. If I'd known that I would have gone back to Amazon and had it delivered next day. Another week later the kettle finally arrived - 2 and a half weeks after I had ordered and paid for it.
Foolishly they sent me one of the trust-pilot (might have been another but I think it was tp) review links. I wrote what I thought - that they should be more honest with their stock situation and that two and a half weeks was unreasonable. They were not entirely honest in their reply to my comment. I had already told them that I wasn't impressed before I gave the TP feedback so it's not like I hadn't given them a chance to put things right.
Every complaint to a supplier should be an opportunity for them to improve. In this case they didn't take that opportunity. I will not go back to them again. Honesty about stock situations is very important - equally important as good prices.
Even before the recent decision by the DVLA to stop issuing car road tax discs, I had been renewing the road tax on my husband's car (which was registered in my name) for many years. Online payments made it possible for everyone with a computer to avoid that annoying once or twice a year trip to the Post Office to get their paper tax disc. The systems were integrated with the MOT records so you didn't need to provide any extra data or paperwork and I thought the system was great.
My husband now has a new car that's zero rated for road tax - it's a titchy little Peugeot 107. He's had it for less than a year and I wonder whether he'll remember when the year is up and whether he'll need to do the online re-registration (or more likely, he'll dump it on me).
My next door neighbours' son had a bad experience and forgot to pay his tax. He says that he never got a notification and that's quite possibly true since he may not have re-registered the car when he moved home. His mum took him round the post office and paid the fee and the fine when the DVLA eventually caught up with him. Sadly she didn't get or didn't keep the receipt and she's now had to pay over £300 in another fine. Her son has mild learning difficulties and it certainly hasn't helped that his memory is poor.
Personally, I find the whole need to go online every 6 or 12 months to process the payments really annoying. I would much prefer that the DVLA get us to set up Direct Debits and take the money automatically but it seems they need us to push the buttons and confirm we still have the car and that the MOT is still valid.
A few years ago I bought the best pair of jeans I'd ever had in my life from an M&S 'outlet' store at Cheshire Oaks in Ellesmere Port. I wanted to get some more so I tracked down the company's website and really wished that I hadn't.
You would imagine it would be easy to find a pair of straight legged jeans in a size 12, regular length leg. It's not like I was looking for anything bizarre or unusual. They most be in very high demand. To make life even easier (in theory) I even had the product code from the label. It didn't help.
Trying to find anything on this site is a pain in the butt. That applies doubly so if you're crazy enough to try to use the site for sale items. I have never been able to find what I want in the size and colour that I want it.
Of all the big retailer websites, M&S seems to have some of the worst problems. A year ago in August 2014, the company attributed its poor results to the relaunch of its website and I am not surprised. Despite the idea being that you can have your items delivered to your home or to a local store for pick up, I have never completed a sale on this website. Every time I give up in frustration and walk away before completing the sale.
Good features include lots of photos and even a video of a model walking around in your clothes. They tell you how tall the model is and what size she is so you can get quite a nice idea whether the clothes might work for you. There are lots of filters that SHOULD help you find the product you want - however an attempt just now to find a pair of jeans of the type I was looking for last year managed to find just 4 pairs, none of which were ACTUALLY jeans and all were nearly £40. What part of 'jeans are not corduroys' didn't the algorithm understand?
This review is to just update anyone who has used activebeauty.co.uk and let them know that the site has changed name and can now be found at www.allbeauty.co.uk
The new site offers the same great discounts on big (and not so big) name beauty and fragrance brands with regular extra discount offers if you sign up for their emails.
I found active beauty just a few months before it changed its name and I had a fantastic first order from them with items at up to 70% off. I've had many more orders since and never had any problems with any of them. I was able to redeem a gift voucher that they sent me when the name changed 11.5 months later (just beat the 12 month deadline).
Postage has been free in the past but currently it's only free if you spend £25 or more which you'll probably find is not a big problem as the deals are so good although it was obviously even better when it was free on all orders.
I've had four orders with the site this year. The most recent was two half price Burt's Bees beauty products. The one before was an order for £33 which represented a £145 saving on the RRPs of the items I chose. Most of my orders are at least half off and often much more.
Orders are well packed and typically arrive within a few days and I've never had any damage or any reason to complain or want to send anything back. If you love big brands but prefer small prices, this is a great site.
Indian book shops are very challenging experience for anyone who is used to a sensible, orderly book shop. Basic things like arranging the stock by genre just doesn't happen in India - I've seen 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' in the cookery section and business and travel books all mixed in with the romantic fiction. The idea of alphabetising the stock is alien to many stores.
Three or four years ago in Mumbai I found the Oxford Book Store and thought I'd found Nirvana. The book stock was well structured, the stock was logical, the alphabet was (more or less) exploited to help find what I wanted. I was there for hours and spent a fortune.
Yesterday I went back. I found it by instinct and memory on the western side of the Maidan (the open grass park where the locals play cricket and football). There was scaffolding all over the outside and once I got inside it was a disaster. Two thirds of the shelves were empty, the ones with stock were illogically arranged.
They still have a small coffee shop at the back of the store so we had a couple of cold coffees and some apple pies which were fine but nothing very special and even with a second walk around and a serious hunt for inspiration, I couldn't find a single book that I wanted.
Fortunately today I found another book shop called Kitab Khana on Mahatma Gandhi Road just south of the Flora Fountain and I now have a new favourite.
Van Meuwen is one of three websites we use to buy plants and bulbs on the internet. We combine this site with Thompson and Morgan and Hayloft, picking off the best of the offers from each of the sites. We are loyal - but promiscuously so. If you see what I mean!
As the name suggests, Van Meuwen has strong Dutch roots and the founder is indeed a Dutchman, but one who saw the light and moved to the UK in the 1960s and subsequently set up his own bulb business in Spalding a decade later. He got into mail order (and subsequently internet business) back in 1977 and has been specialising in this way of selling.
We've had a lot of great value bulbs - as an example, earlier this week they had a 100 bulbs for a pound deal which even with mail costs on top, was still less than a fiver. Add more items and spread the mail costs and it's even better value. We've also had a lot of their 'plug' plants which come out in nifty little flat packs with the plugs in tiny little units inside a cardboard sleeve.
Plants come with good instructions on where to put them and how to make them thrive and if you're ever not happy with what you've got and how well it does, they'll give you your money back without a fuss.
I would struggle to tell you that one of our three chosen plant suppliers is better than the others as all three are fantastic and offer an infinitely better range of plants than most local garden centres at much better prices.
As someone who lives in the countryside, I'm not a big fan of London finding the place altogether rather too overwhelming. However, I'd be the first to admit that there are some great things you just can't get access to outside London and one of my favourite 'must visit' shops on any trip to London is Stanfords, the amazing map and travel book store.
Thankfully, there's a Stanfords website which now means I can get the books I want - or can find out they exist and then sneak off and get them cheaper on other sites (I know - naughty, naughty - using the website.
If you've ever tried to find travel guides or maps in a small town bookshop, you'll know how frustrating it can be. There's no end of choices for Spain, Italy, France or the USA, but if you want a guide to Iran, Libya, or specific bits of India, you can forget it. At best they'll order it in for you - so why not just do that yourself with Stanfords.
The site enables you to search by destination - at region, country or city level - or by 'activities'. The activity search helps you to find books about walking, cycling, photography, etc. The map section offers a wide range of maps - wall maps, street maps, road maps etc and globes. You'll also find not just the guides to places but also the best and most obscure travel writing about your chosen destinations.
Postage is a downside to the site since the costs are calculated on the basis of the weight of your parcel. Considering that most of us are now used to free and fast Amazon deliveries, it can be a shock to have to pay normal postage rates if you're buying something heavy. However, if you need something special and you just can't get it anywhere else, the postage will still beat the cost of a day return to London.
Whilst this listing is for klmuk.com that site does not exist and if you type it into your browser you will arrive at the English language version of the real site - klm.com
For those who don't know it - and there must still be a few - KLM is the Dutch national airline whose hub is at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam.
KLM.com is a website I used so often that it's on my main short-cuts bar on all my computers. I use the site several times a week most weeks and I have taken 60-90 flights a year with the airline and its partners.
So what do I use the website for? I use it for checking my points balance, for planning flights for work (I don't usually book them directly on the site as we have a company travel site that handles the bookings), for checking in for my flights and picking seats, and for booking reward flights with my Flying Blue points.
When you first start using the website, not everything is obvious. It took me a good few times before I knew where to find everything and for the navigation to become easy. Those who use the site infrequently may well find it frustrating or irritating.
Sadly I've also needed to report complaints - missed connections, stuff like that - through the site and find it incredibly tricky to get to the right page to make such complaints. That said, once you're there, KLM are very responsive and I've had refunds and compensation processed quickly.
If you find yourself frustrated on the KLM website, I recommend to pick up any issues via their facebook page where you should get a reply within an hour, any time of the day or night.
Each of my credit cards has a specific purpose and each is used in different ways. My Halifax Clarity is my overseas credit card and - thanks to the nature of my job - it takes a heck of a hammering most months.
It's rare that I use it in the UK as I have other cards that offer cash back or hotel points that I use at home. But this is the one I use for hotels, train tickets, restaurants and all other spending in foreign currencies. It's the main one I take on holiday too.
People who travel infrequently may not be aware of just how much most credit and debit cards charge you for the pleasure and convenience of using their cards overseas. Typical charges come to around 2.5 to 3% of your spending. I probably run up an average of £800 to £1000 on this card most months - representing a typical saving of between £20 to £30 a months. I think you'll agree that's better off in my pocket than a bank's pocket.
I don't take cash from ATMs in other countries with this card because I neither understand nor want to pay for cash advances on any credit card. For that purpose I have a Norwich and Peterborough current account which has zero fees.
For any overseas travel, I recommend to never rely on just one credit or debit card just in case it should get lost, broken or eaten by an ATM machine. This for me is the best of the best when it comes to spending outside the country.
If you are flicking through the credit card reviews on Dooyoo and thinking that an Amazon credit cards sounds like it would be right up your street, then I am sorry to have to disappoint you. Between 2009 and September 2014, this card was an absolute no-brainer of a winner for any keen Amazon.co.uk users. It offered an equivalent of 1% cashback on all spending and a bit more (I think it was double that) on spending on Amazon's website. As soon as you built up enough 'points' for a £10 amazon e-voucher, the card's administrators send you an e-voucher straight away by email. This could be applied to your account of if you were feeling particularly generous, could be gifted to a friend or relative.
Sadly we only joined this card scheme 9 months before it became obsolete. MBNA withdrew from the relationship with Amazon and offered people their own MBNA card. I cut mine up and told them to take a hike. If a credit card company isn't offering me an incentive that's relevant and valuable to me, I leave and find one that will.
The deal was excellent whilst it lasted and I very much hope that Amazon.co.uk will sooner or later find another credit card company to work with and bring back the card since it was very popular with a lot of keen amazon shoppers and of course cost Amazon a lot less than the perceived value to the members. After all, it's better to give credit to spend on things that they make profit on than to give you straight, hard, cold cash.
Like many members of this site, I used to be a very loyal user of the Boots Advantage Card. It offers points equivalent to 4p value on every pound spent and there are frequent extra bonus deals on top that can really pile on the benefits. In the run up to Christmas, it's not unusual to see the Boots Advantage Card loyalists maxing their cards with three for the price of two offers and lots of extra vouchers. The trouble is, that once you realise that Boots really does charge a lot more than most other stores, it's not quite so easy to get carried away.
I used to buy a lot at Boots until I realised I had far too big a stock of toiletries already and found that I could get what I wanted much more cheaply online or in stores like Savers. From then on, I only tended to use my card when buying lunches in the Boots 'Meal Deal' formula. Typically I would save up my points all year and then have a small blow out in the branch at the airport when going for my main holiday.
I don't know if they still have the machines in the stores - see I really don't go very often - but it used to be possible to get lots of additional vouchers for money off or additional points once you were inside the store. I always enjoyed seeing what goodies might be on offer and trying to max the benefits. But now, I'm trying to be a bit more choosy and only buy what I need or what I know I will definitely use.


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|Application number
|PCT number
|Publication date
|Dec 27, 2005
|Filing date
|Aug 11, 2000
|Priority date
|Aug 18, 1999
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Birgit Kreller, Matthias Reich, Bjoern Schiemann
|Original Assignee
|Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (18), Classifications (8), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is based on and hereby claims priority to PCT Application No. PCT/DE00/02705 filed on Aug. 11, 2000, German Patent Application No. 199 39 058.4 filed on Aug. 18, 1999, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The invention relates to an agent system, in particular an agent system for mobile agents, to a computer network having a plurality of computers networked by data lines and to a method for loading an agent system from a host computer onto a client computer.
Agents are autonomous, cooperative software units comprising code and data. They are independently operating software units which require no continual interaction with the user. There are both static and mobile agents.
Mobile agents are known, by way of example, from U.S. Pat. No. 5,603,031 and from the book Software Agents, Bradshaw Jeffrey, Menlo Park, Calif.: AAAI Press/The MIT Press, 1996. The chapter on mobile agents in this book can be retrieved in a slightly modified version on the Internet at the address http://www.generalmagic.com/technology/techwhitepaper.html.
Mobile agents are programs which can be active at various stations in a computer network and can change their location in the computer network. Conventionally, programs in a network are loaded from one computer onto another computer while they are not active. By contrast, mobile agents are first activated and automatically change their position in the network while they are active.
This small but fundamental difference with respect to conventional programs has considerable effects on the type of applications on the mobile agents in the network. The agents are created at a particular station in the network, which involves stipulating the functions needing to be performed by the agent, so that the agent, having been transmitted to another station in the network, represents the previous station in the network and performs the appropriate functions. This means that functions can be stipulated at one station in the network which are performed at another station in the network. In principle, this is also possible with conventional systems, with this requiring a permanent exchange of information in the network between the two stations so that the station at which the appropriate control operations are stipulated transmits them to the station at which they are performed.
By contrast, the mobile agents require no such control operations, since their functions are stipulated once in advance and are then performed automatically. This significantly reduces the data throughput in the network, with any desired operations being able to be performed at the stations remote from the task issuer.
However, the agents do not always need to operate fully detached from their initiator, but rather can set up communication channels thereto or also to other stations in the network.
When moving from one station in a network to another station in the network, the mobile agents execute a migration command (e.g. "go"). Such a command requires a destination description containing the name, address or type of the station to which the agent is intended to move, or a combination of these. Different stations do not always need to be arranged at different computers in the network. It is also possible for agents to be active at different stations within one computer.
Mobile agents can also multiply, so that they perform their functions independently of one another at different stations.
Mobile agents are frequently used for collecting predetermined data, some of which are evaluated in situ, so that an already preprocessed result is sent to the original task issuer.
One possible application for such mobile agents arises, by way of example, when a purchaser of a particular object receives a low price guarantee from the vendor. The purchaser can then send out one or more mobile agents which independently obtain corresponding offers from other suppliers, possibly monitor them over a certain period of time and send them to the purchaser, so that he can compare them with the price offered by the vendor.
Other, known mobile agents and agent systems are marketed under the names Aglets, Voyager and Concordia and can generally be obtained over the Internet.
So that the mobile agents on the individual computers in the network can be active, these computers need to have a respective "agent system". An agent system is a collection of service programs which need the respective agents for their tasks. These service programs generally comprise an agent manager connected to other service programs, so that the active mobile agents can fall back on the respective computer resources and can migrate from one agent system in the network to another agent system in the network via network interfaces. Generally, an agent system controller is provided which regulates the execution of the agent system on the respective computer.
These agent systems form the stations in the network at which the agents can become active.
Such agent systems are generally written in a platform-independent computer language, such as JAVA, so that they can run on any computer systems.
The transfer of the agents in the network while they are active creates a new programming paradigm according to which the program code itself is moved to the data needing to be processed instead of data being transported to the processing code or the processing code needing to be loaded in the inactive state onto the respective computer.
Agents are generally relatively small programs which are sent out and exploit the intelligence available in situ. Since mobile agents can also perform their tasks when there is no permanent network connection between the individual computers, they are ideally suited to use on mobile computers, which are generally not permanently connected to a network.
However, the agent systems known to date are too extensive for them to be able to be installed on arbitrary simple mobile computers.
Within the context of the present patent application, the term computer also covers simple process computers equipped merely with a minimal hardware configuration (processor, memory and display). Such simple process computers are integrated on a single chip, for example.
One possible object of the invention is to provide an agent system which is able to offer the scope of functions of known agent systems and is nevertheless also suitable for small computers, such as small process computers.
Another possible object of the invention is to provide an appropriate computer network and a method for loading an agent system from a host computer onto a client computer in a computer network.
The agent system, which can be installed on computers connected in a computer network, has an agent platform and an agent system controller. The agent platform comprises service programs required by a mobile agent in order to be able to be executed on the respective computer. The agent system controller contains an agent system launcher which can be loaded onto a client computer independently of the rest of the agent system and is used for loading the agent system from a host computer.
The agent system is distinguished in that the agent system launcher is designed such that, before an agent system is loaded from a host computer onto the client computer on which at least the agent system launcher is installed, an identifier describing the hardware and/or software of the client computer is sent to the host computer, and a server system, the agent system update program, installed on the host computer is designed such that it takes the identifier describing the hardware and/or the software of the client computer as a basis for compiling an agent system adjusted to the hardware and/or software of the client computer and loads this agent system onto the client computer.
Within the context of the present invention, a host computer is any computer in the network from which it is possible to load an agent system onto another computer, which is referred to as a client computer. It is thus possible for any computer in the network to be a host computer and a client computer, irrespective of its function otherwise in the network.
The agent system launcher, which sends an identifier identifying the client computer to the host computer, and the agent system which is installed on the host computer and takes this identifier as a basis for compiling an adjusted agent system and makes this adjusted agent system available to the client computer make it possible for even small, in particular mobile, computers, for example comprising a simple process computer or a personal digital assistant, to be incorporated into a computer network and to be provided with the agent system, since this agent system is automatically adjusted to the respective client computer and its power.
Typical criteria for adjustment are, by way of example, the display (e.g. color picture tube, color LCD screen, b/w LCD screen, small alphanumeric LCD display or small numeric only display), the available memory space and the available memory medium (RAM, hard disk or the like) or the system software available on the computer (JAVA and derivatives thereof, Windows, Windows-CE, etc.).
The individual adjustment of the agent systems installed on the respective computer means that high powered computers can have agent systems with a correspondingly high scope of performance installed on them, and lower powered computers can have simplified agent systems installed on them which are specifically tailored to the available software and hardware, including any peripheral units which are available.
Another advantage of the agent system is automatically adjusted to the respective environment or the computer and its installed software, so that nobody need worry about the correct configurations of the agent systems on the various computers in a network, even if it is not yet known from the outset which terminals are present on the network. This means that an environment can automatically develop in a network. The individual computers in the network need merely have agent system launchers installed on them.
In a network in which a full agent system has been installed on a single computer, it is sufficient, in principle, for only the agent system launcher to be installed on other computers onto which such an agent system is intended to be loaded, said agent system launcher then requesting, loading and starting an agent system adjusted to its environment.
Another advantage of the agent system is that the agent system launcher can be provided with an update function which tests whether a host computer is able to request a more recent version of the agent system and, if this is possible, the more up to date version of the agent system is requested, loaded on the client computer and started. Since such updates can generally rarely be performed, it is expedient for a full new agent system to be loaded in each case during an update. With very extensive agent systems which are regularly modified, it can be useful to use the update function to test whether individual parts of the agent system on the host computer are more up to date than those on the client computer, in which case possibly only individual parts of the agent system are then loaded from the host computer onto the client computer.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the preferred embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
The individual computers 1 have a respective agent system AS-I. to AS-IV. installed on them. The network contains a few mobile agents AG-I. to AG-IV., which are either arranged on one of the computers 1 or move from one computer to another (III.→II.).
The agent manager 4 has a monitoring module 10 which is used to monitor internal operations for applications 25 connected to the agent manager 4. The monitoring information is processed by service programs, such as an agent software update program 11, a user manager 12, a security manager 13 and a resource manager 14. The agent manager 4 is also connected to a read only memory 15, for example represented by a hard disk. The read only memory 15 is used to store configuration data and important runtime information, such as agents, so that these are available again even after temporarily switching off. In small mobile computers IV, it is also customary for this read only memory 15 to be in the form of a semiconductor memory which can store data permanently, i.e. even after the computer has been switched off.
The agent manager 4 is provided with an administration interface 19 and an agent application interface 20. The administration interface 19 is used to connect the agent manager 4 to an agent system controller 21 which has an administration program 22 and an agent system launcher 23 a and also an agent system update program 23 b. The agent system launcher 23 a is a service program which assists a user when starting and installing an agent system. The agent system update program 23 b is a service program which can take particular presets as a basis for compiling an agent system and for sending it over the network 9. The agent system update program 23 b is generally part of an existing agent system. However, it can also be installed on a computer independently of an agent system.
The agent application interface 20 is used to connect the agent manager 4 to an area of application 24 containing agents 25 which can execute particular applications. The agents 25 can reach the area of application 24 via the network 9, the communication manager 5 and the agent manager 4. Alternatively, a user of the computer on which the available agent system has been installed can load them into the area of application 24 using an agent launcher 26, and they can be activated in said area of application. The agent launcher 26 is a service program which assists a user in creating and activating agents 25.
The administration program 22 of the agent system controller 21 assists users in configuring and diagnosing the agent system.
The agent system launcher 23 a of the agent system controller 21 is used for starting and loading the agent system onto a computer in the network. The operations performed in this context are shown in the flowchart shown in
In order for this method for loading an agent system onto a computer to be possible, the computer onto which the agent system is being loaded and which is referred to below as the client computer 28 needs to have the agent system launcher 23 a loaded on it. The client computer 28 needs to be connected by a data line 2 to at least one computer on which an agent system update program 23 b has been installed, so that this computer, which is referred to below as the host computer 29, makes an adjusted or scaled copy of an agent system which is likewise available on it and can load it onto the client computer 28. The data line 2 can be an electronic or optical cable or a radio link.
The method for loading and updating an agent system is carried out by the agent system launcher 23 a and is started in a step S1 (
On the host computer, the identifier sent by the client computer 28 is assessed in a step S4, and an agent system is compiled in a step S5 on the basis of the identifier. The agent system is adjusted by adding or omitting components which are suitable/required or not required and configuring and scaling the selected components for the hardware and software available on the client computer 28. In addition, the components are configured in terms of their dynamic complexity, which is essentially based on the size of data structures. Besides the agent manager and the communication manager, the scalable service programs, such as the user manager 12, the security manager 13 and the resource manager 14, are adjusted, that is to say are scaled to the client computer 28. Steps S4 and S5 are performed in the agent system update program 23 b arranged in the agent system controller 21 on the host computer 29.
When an agent system adjusted to the client computer 28 has been configured, this adjusted agent system is sent from the host computer 29 to the client computer in step S6. On the client computer 28, the agent system is received and loaded onto the client computer 28 in step S7. Step S7 is part of the loading function 30 of the agent system launcher 23. When the agent system has been loaded from the client computer, it is started in step S8, and the method for loading the agent system is then terminated in the subsequent step S9.
When the agent system is started in step S8, a starting and initialization routine (step S9) is called and is used to start and initialize the agent system. A startup sequence S10 is used to load stored agents (step S11). "Normal" operation of the agent system can then be executed, which is denoted by S12 in
If, on the other hand, step S2 described above establishes that an agent system already exists on the client computer 28, program execution passes to step S15, which tests whether updating of the agent system is permitted. If updating of the agent system is not permitted, program execution passes to step S16, which tests whether the agent system is in operation. If the agent system is not in operation, it is started in step S8 and the agent system launcher 23 a is terminated in step S9. If the agent system is already in operation, program execution passes directly to step S9, where the agent system launcher 23 a is terminated.
If the test in step S15 reveals that updating of the agent system is permitted, program execution passes to step S17, which tests whether the agent system is in operation.
If the agent system is in operation, step S18 calls step S13 (shutdown sequence) in order to terminate the operation of the agent system. A subsequent program loop (step S19) is used to test whether operation of the agent system has already ended. Only if the operation of the agent system has ended is program execution transferred to a step S20.
If the test in step S17 reveals that the agent system is not in operation, program execution can pass directly to step S20.
With step S20, a version identifier is sent to the host computer 29. The version identifier contains the information relating to the versions of the agent system, and components thereof, installed on the client computer 28.
On the host computer 29, the version identifiers are evaluated in step S21 and, in the next step S22, version information for the most recent agent system, and components thereof, which can be loaded from the host computer are sent to the client computer. In step S23, the client computer 28 then compares its own version identifiers with the version information and of the host and tests whether the respective version which can be loaded from the host computer is more up to date than the version of the agent system, and components thereof, which is on the client computer. If the test reveals that the version which can be loaded from the host computer 29 is more up to date, program execution is transferred to step S3, whereupon an identifier identifying the hardware and/or software of the client computer 28 is in turn sent to the host computer, and the latter then compiles an agent system adjusted thereto and sends it to the client computer 28. If, on the other hand, the test in step S23 reveals that the versions which can be loaded from the host computer are not more up to date than the versions of the agent system, and components thereof, which are on the client computer, program execution is transferred to step S8, where the agent system is started. Hence, it is possible to update (during operation) the entire agent system or, if required, merely parts thereof.
Steps S20 and S23 form an update function 31 which the agent system launcher 23 a uses to update an existing agent system.
The method for loading an agent system is carried out by the agent system launcher 23 a. The agent system launcher can be started manually at any time, irrespective of whether or not an agent system is available or whether or not the agent system is in operation. The agent system launcher 23 a can also be activated automatically when it is first loaded onto a computer or when a computer is started. If a full agent system already exists, then the agent system launcher 23 a can be controlled directly by the user or by the administration program 22, with the administration program 22 being able to call it repeatedly, thus ensuring that the agent system is updated regularly and according to requirements.
To manage the agent systems on a plurality of mobile client computers 28, a host computer 29 permanently connected to a network can be provided. If, by way of example, a small mobile computer, the client computer 28, having a black and white screen is to start an agent system, then the host computer 29 sends a request to the client computer 28 and in so doing also transfers the current data relating to its resources (e.g. b/w screen, 8 MB RAM, maximum number of windows which can be shown on the screen, Java Virtual Machine available, graphical display of characters, user management functionality in the agent system for one or more users, etc.). The host computer 29 uses this information to compile an agent system which contains, by way of example, a Java class for printing specifically on b/w appliances. The equivalent class for printing on appliances with a color screen or a screen which can show only ASCII characters would have a different appearance. Depending on a Java Virtual Machine (Persona Java, JDK1.x, 1.2, etc.) available on the client computer 28, the appropriate classes are compiled automatically. If only one user needs to be managed, as compared with a plurality, the appropriate class providing the user management is also correspondingly smaller and has a smaller resource requirement on the client computer 28.
The agent system can optionally be provided with a function which automatically tests the hardware and/or software of the respective computer and starts the launcher 23 a if required. This means that the agent system can be adjusted dynamically to changes in the hardware and/or in the software. This function can be provided by step S24 in
The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to preferred embodiments thereof and examples, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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