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Home to the Word for Word reading series, this open-air space is a cost-free wind-down in Midtown. Often, its adjacent hallway features installation art or small mobile gallery exhibits, so thereas not need to have kids to enjoy storytime here. Bit of NYC-propagated history: The room opened in 1935 as a public response to the job losses of the depression era. It re-opened last summer, and, keeping with tradition, itas open to everyone, job or not, ID or not.
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After the Rain
This new album features John Michael Williams' amazing voice and emotional rawness. Listen and watch the videos from the album right here or get your own copy of John's heartfelt collection of songs--now available at iTunes. After the Rain is sure to move any listener!
If you ever felt inferior, bullied or criticized for being different, then John Michael Williams' haunting new song and music video entitled, "Didn't Fit In" is a must watch. With his amazing voice and emotional rawness, Williams embraces all of us who ever felt different, hated or shunned. He writes and performs a song so powerful that even the haters he rages against may have to stop and listen for a moment.
I Believe in You
This is the first song in the trilogy of music videos written and performed by John Michael Williams.
A World Without Love
This is the second song in the trilogy of music videos written and performed by John Michael Williams."
Our Mother: A Prayer for Humanity
This is the third song in the trilogy of music videos written and performed by John Michael Williams.
John Michael Williams Club Remix
This is the remix of the Youtube hit song I Believe in You.
This is I Believe in You with Japanese subtitles. A special thanks to all my Japanese fans.
"Never cut what can be untied."
Can't wait to perform with Shawn on Sunday in Boston at the Outside The Box Concert on the public garden!! https://t.co/Mtpf0BPJeC
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We are not supposed to murder people. We are not supposed to murder ourselves. Watch "Bridgend" on Netflix or Amazon.
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John's New Album
His new album After the Rain features Didn't Fit In, I Believe in You and A World Without Love.
Songs by John
Here is a Facebook app which allows you to send my videos to your friends & family.
Easter Egg Adventure
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Mary Aloe
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|Mary Aloe
July 19, 1969
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|Los Angeles, California
|University of Southern California
|Film Producer
|Years active
|1995 – present
|Home town
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary Aloe is an American film and television producer, focusing on faith-based, action and drama and the owner of Aloe Entertainment based in Beverly Hills, CA. Her best known movies include Mary Mother of Christ, Battle in Seattle, When a Man Falls in the Forest, While She Was Out, Numb, Tortured, and The Princess and the Marine.
Education and early career[edit]
Aloe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the youngest of three girls. She moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California, where she participated with other students on a music magazine titled "Rock", distributed in 35 countries. Her interest in journalism led her to work as an entertainment reporter for Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly Radio.
Aloe moved to New York and transitioned into producing talk shows, such as CBS's Geraldo. She later moved back to the west coast where she produced a newsmagazine show at Paramount television called Hard Copy. She went on to produce reality TV shows and specials such as The Susan Powter Show (Multimedia Inc), Caught in the Act (NBC/Dick Clark Productions) and Case Closed (USA Network).
Aloe's first executive producer credit was for the Columbia TriStar television movie The Princess and the Marine. She followed with producing feature length films such as When a Man Falls in the Forest, Numb, Battle in Seattle, Tortured, and While She Was Out.
Mary Aloe is a packaging producer. She just Executive produced Ten Thousand Saints starring Ethan Hawke, Emile Hirsch and Hailee Steinfeld that premiered at Sundance Film Fest 2015, after which garnered a great sale with Screen Media and will be released Summer 2015. As well, Mary has Wild Oats with the Weinstein's is released this summer starting Shirley Maclaine, Jessica Lange and Demi Moore. And, Mary starts Mary this summer with Lionsgate that she is producing and co wrote, The Ranch and Punjab Tiger.
However her background and first love is reality television. Besides the three shows in development: Throwback, Mama's Boy and Game of Clones. Mary produced Room 401 jointly with partners Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, premiering on MTV. Mary Aloe is also developing a bevy of reality series Geraldo, the Susan Powter Show, Caught in the Act, Hard Copy, A Current Affair over nine series for network and syndication
Mary Aloe arranged financing and producer many critically acclaimed features were selected for some of the world's most prestigious film festivals. When a Man Falls in the Forest, starring Sharon Stone and Timothy Hutton, was selected for main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival and in the main competition for America's South By Southwest Film Festival; Numb, starring Matthew Perry and Mary Steenburgen, was selected to have its world premiere in the Discovery section at the Tribeca Film Festival; and Battle In Seattle, a political action drama written and directed by Stuart Townsend and starring Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Channing Tatum, Andre Benjamin Joshua Jackson, Martin Henderson, Connie Nielsen and Rodriguez. Battle had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in main competition and had the biggest sale at the festival and is being multi-plat formed theatrically across America this fall 2008. Aloe's other films include While She Was Out, a female action thriller starring Kim Basinger and Lucas Haas; executive produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and jointly produced by Don Murphy (Transformers); and [[Tortured]], starring Laurence Fishburne and James Cromwell , which was released through Magic Box and Sony Pictures. Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever with LGE had its theatrical release in the spring of 2009. Aloe's first feature film endeavor was in 2004 and entitled Downtown: A Street Tale, starred Genevieve Bujold and Domenica Scorsese and was released with American World Pictures.
Mary Aloe's foray into the business began in television with producing over eight successful national reality and television talks shows. In 2001, Mary Aloe transitioned into long form television with Columbia TriStar and NBC with The Princess and the Marine, a MOW for NBC Television, the project, chronicling the true story of a Middle Eastern Princess who fell in love with an American Marine, generated so much excitement, it incited the second biggest bidding war in television history. It then became the highest rated Movie of the Week that year for NBC. Aloe executive produced this made for TV movie with Columbia Tri-Star.
Mary Aloe has also affiliated herself with the top organizations in the entertainment industry. She is a member of the following guilds: WEN (Women's Entertainment Network), American Federation of Women in Television and Radio, CAUCUS, Women in Film and First Weekenders Club.
Personal life[edit]
Aloe participates in charities that support children, women, and animals. She is an active supporting member of The Pasadena Humane Society, and Pit Bull Rescue.
Filmography (producer)[edit]
- Timothy Hill Ranch (2015)
- Punjab Tiger (2015)
- Mary (2015) (with Lionsgate)
- Keeper of the Pinstripes (2013)
- Bennie (film)|Bennie (2013)
- Stanley Ann Dunham: A Most Generous Spirit (documentary) (2013)
- What You Wish For (2012)
- Pistoleros (2012)
- Book of Life (2011)
- Ten Thousand Saints (2015)
- Wild Oats (2015) (with The Weinstein Company and The Exchange)
- The Ascent (2010)
- Hollywood & Wine (2010)
- Battle in Seattle (2007)
- Numb (2007)
- When a Man Falls in the Forest (2007)
- While She Was Out (2008)
- Tortured (2008)
- Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)
- Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
TV movie and TV Shows[edit]
- Room 401 (2008) TV series (exec. producer, partnered with Ashton Kutcher) MTV
- The Princess and the Marine (2001) TV Movie (exec. producer)Columbia Pictures/NBC
- A Current Affair TV series (producer)
- Geraldo (1991–1992) TV series (producer) CBS
- Hard Copy (1992–1993) TV series (producer) Paramount Television
- Caught in the Act (1993 film)|Caught in the Act (1993) TV (producer) Dick Clark Productions/NBC
- The Susan Powter Show (1994–1995) TV (executive producer) Multimedia Entertainment (syndicated)
- All Together Now (1995) TV pilot (producer) Columbia Tri-Star Television
- Case Closed (1990) TV series (producer) USA Network
External links[edit]
- Mary Aloe at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website
- Mary Aloe Blog [1]
- Mary Aloe Entertainment Site [2]
- Mary Aloe Producer Site [3]
- Aloe Entertainment Producer Site [4]
- Mary Aloe Finance Site [5]
- Variety Insight [6]
- New York Times Movies and TV [7]
- Mary Aloe Production Site [8]
- Deadline Hollywood January 30, 2015 article "'Ten Thousand Saints' Sells To Screen Media – Sundance" [9]
- Yahoo.Finance.com February 5, 2015 article "Mass Hysteria Entertainment to Produce Punjab Tiger" [10]
- Yahoo.Finance.com March 15, 2015 article "Mass Hysteria Entertainment Acquires Timothy Hill Ranch" [11]
- EW.com January 18, 2013 article "Hollywood Finds God (Again)" [12]
- Wall Street Journal September 21, 2012 cover of the Entertainment Section for Mary Mother of Christ [13]
- Wall Street Journal September 21, 2012 Television piece for Mary Mother of Christ [14]
- Indiewire.com article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [15]
- Cinemablend.com article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [16]
- Beliefnet.com article for Mary Mother of Christ [17]
- EEWmagazine.com article on Joel Osteen for Mary Mother of Christ [18]
- Trovacimena article on Hollywood Bible Cinema and Mary Mother of Christ [19]
- Empireonline article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [20]
- The Wrap article on Ben Kingsley for Mary Mother of Christ [21]
- Dark Horizons.com article on Alister Grierson for Mary Mother of Christ [22]
- Mumbrella.com article on Alister Grierson for Mary Mother of Christ [23]
- Deadline.com article on Mary Mother of Christ in Lionsgate Deal [24]
- Variety article announcing six picture deal for Mary Aloe [25]
- Variety article announcing alliance with Mary Aloe for $50 million P&A fund management [26]
- Studio announcement for producer Mary Aloe's Battle in Seattle [27]
- Luke Ford interviews Mary Aloe on Battle in Seattle [28]
- Pittsburgh Business Times article on Aloe's production plans for Pittsburgh [29]
- Regent announcement for $50 million P&A with Mary Aloe [30]
- Article on Mary Aloe and distribution alliance with Regent [31]
- Multiple Pittsburgh Business Times articles on Aloe's productions and company Proud Mary Entertainment [32]
- Seattle Times article on Mary Aloe and Battle in Seattle [33]
- The Guardian UK article on The Princess and the Marine and producer Mary Aloe [34]
- Oregon AFL-CIO article on Mary Aloe and Battle in Seattle [35]


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Neon Blue Raspberry Colorant - This powdered oil based color is approved for soaps, lotions and lip products. Unlike some neon colors on the marketplace, it is FDA approved for skincare products. This colorant doesn't bleed in soap and is safe to use in eye make-up too!Safe for use in lip balms
Instructions for Use: To use in melt and pour, disperse and mix well in liquid glycerin (similar to working with a pigment). We found that our Mini Mixer makes quick work of the dispersing! We recommend starting out at 1/16th to 1/8th teaspoon per pound for melt and pour soaps. For cold process, add ½ teaspoon of colorant to 1 ounce of a carrier oil like Sweet Almond or Olive Oil and mix well using a mini mixer.
To create the color in the sample of cold process soap above, we used ½ teaspoon of colorant (about 0.15 oz before dispersing) in 1 pound of soap.
While this is a non-bleeding colorant, if you add too much to your soap it can migrate into other colors in the soap design or stain washcloths. For more information on pigments in soap, check out this blog post.
Ingredients: Botanical Name: Bis(Glycidoxyphenyl)propane/Bisaminomethylnorbornane copolymer, Aluminum Hydroxide (CI 77002), FD&C Blue No. 1 (CI 42090)Common Name: Bis(Glycidoxyphenyl)propane/Bisaminomethylnorbornane copolymer, Aluminum Hydroxide, Blue 1
Terah from Bramble Berry replies...Hi Michele! I'm so glad you think our Neon Blue Raspberry Colorant is beautiful! While this colorant is lip safe, we often don't recommend using pigments in bath bombs because they can be a bit too strong. Some people find they're a bit trying on their bathtubs. There are natural oils that linger in your bathtub that the color can stick to leaving a ring around the tub. Though the stain would not be permanent and Magic Erasers are a life saver! I would test one in your own tub and see how you like it!
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Wall Street is again on pace for new all-time highs after robust
consumer spending and inventory accumulation pushed Q3 GDP to a
two-year high, renewing demand for U.S. equities as economic growth
continues to improve. Gains are broad-based, although shares of
consumer discretionary, healthcare and technology companies
continue to outperform while Dow components Boeing (
) and Caterpillar (
) are leading the industrial sector higher.
Q3 gross domestic production was revised upward again, with the
Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting a 4.1% growth rate during the
three months ended Sept. 30, up from an initial revision of 3.6%
growth. Business investment and consumer spending led the quarterly
gains although much of the increased consumer spending was
attributed to fuel and healthcare costs. Also, the inventory
stockpile could adversely impact GDP in Q1 of 2014 as businesses
slow production to work through the buildup.
Other data this morning was not as bullish, with corporate
profits slowing slightly to a 5.6% pace during Q3 compared to 5.8%
in the previous quarter while the Kansas City Fed manufacturing
index showed a contraction to a negative 3.0 reading this month
from a positive 7.0 November reading.
European markets were also up despite an S&P downgrade to
the EU-zone to AA+ from triple-AAA, as well as downbeat economic
data from the UK and Italy. Despite these drags on sentiment,
European equities enjoyed their best week in 8 months.
Crude oil was up $0.83 to $98.63 per barrel. Natural gas was
unchanged at $4.47 per 1 million BTU. Gold was up $9.90 to
$1,203.40 an ounce, while silver was up $0.24 to $19.43 an ounce.
Copper was up $0.02 to $3.31 per pound.
Among energy ETFs, the United States Oil Fund was up 0.37% to
$35.45 with the United States Natural Gas Fund was up 0.32% to
$21.80. Amongst precious-metal funds, the Market Vectors Gold
Miners ETF was up 0.69% while SPDR Gold Shares were up 1.04% to
$116.02. The iShares Silver Trust was up 1.14% to $18.70.
Here's where the markets stand at mid-day:
NYSE Composite Index up 52.31 (+0.52%) to 10203.84
Dow Jones Industrial Average up 94.36 (+0.58%) to 16273.44
S&P 500 up 11.97 (+0.66%) to 1821.57
Nasdaq Composite Index up 43.58 (+1.07%) to 4101.72
Nikkei 225 Index up 0.07%
Hang Seng Index down 0.33%
Shanghai China Composite Index down 2.02%
FTSE 100 Index up 0.33%
CAC 40 up 0.40%
DAX up 0.69%
NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.45%
NYSE Financial Sector Index up 0.50%
NYSE Healthcare Sector Index up 0.28%
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(+) RHT, Reported Q3 revenue of $397 mln, vs. the analyst
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(-) NAVB, The European Medicines Agency has elected to continue
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(-) NKE, The company's guidance was seen as a sign of mounting
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|Application number
|Publication date
|Jan 1, 2004
|Filing date
|Jun 28, 2002
|Priority date
|Jun 28, 2002
|Publication number
|Andrew Tosswill
|Original Assignee
|Tosswill Andrew R.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (19), Classifications (4), Legal Events (1)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
[0001] The present invention relates to a customizable electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) system using a template for generating files defining and describing customized features.
[0002] Many organizations are becoming more involved in conducting business electronically (so called e-business), over the Internet, or on other computer networks. E-business calls for specialized applications software such as Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) and Electronic Statement Presentment applications. To implement such applications, traditional paper documents have to be converted to electronic form to be processed electronically and exchanged over the Internet, or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, or others. The paper documents will typically be re-formatted to be presented electronically using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Web pages, e-mail messages, Extensible Markup Language (XML) messages, or other electronic formats suitable for electronic exchange, processing, display and/or printing.
[0003] Billers who provide their customers with the option of viewing and paying their bills over the Internet have varying requirements for the business content to be provided. In addition to varying content, different billers will want the customer interface and presentation of the billing information to have a particular "look-and-feel."
[0004] Instead of programming their own EBPP system from scratch, billers have the option of purchasing or outsourcing a pre-made EBPP system from a vendor. The biller may also hire a third party electronic billing service to provide the desired EBPP services to the biller's customers. In any of these situations, a pre-made EBPP system must be customized to meet the particular business and presentation requirements of the biller. Accordingly, a vendor who provides an EBPP solution to multiple billers needs to consider the extent to which its system can be customized, and the ease with which customization can be achieved.
[0005]FIG. 1 depicts a prior art EBPP system. In the prior art system, for one or more billers, EBPP computer system 10 controls the presentment of billing service web pages 40 over the Internet 2 to customer 1. Billing information is gathered by EBPP computer system 10 from the biller's legacy computer systems 20. Typically, billing data will be parsed by EBPP system 10 from a print stream generated by the legacy system 20, the legacy print stream being originally intended for printing conventional hard-copy bills. A preferred method for parsing billing data from the legacy print stream is described in co-pending patent application Ser. No. 09/502,314, titled Data Parsing System for Use in Electronic Commerce, filed Feb. 11, 2000, which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.
[0006] In addition to communication via web pages 40 generated during a session, EBPP computer system 10 includes the capability of sending and receiving e-mail messages 50 to and from the user 1. Typically, system 10 will generate a message to user 1 upon the occurrence of a predetermined event. An example of such an event is a new billing statement becoming available, or the approach of a due date for an unpaid bill. EBPP system 10 is also capable of communicating with a bank or ACH network 30 to process bill payment activities.
[0007] System 10 includes a data repository 11 in which billing data for use with system 10 may be stored in a variety of formats. Data in the repository can be organized in a database, such as the kind available from Oracle or DB2. Statement data archives may also be stored in a compressed XML format. XML is a format that allows users to define data tags for the information being stored.
[0008] The EBPP computer system 10 itself is typically comprised of standard computer hardware capable of processing and storing high volumes of data, preferably utilizing a J2EE platform. EBPP system 10 is also capable Internet and network communications. Of interest with respect to the present patent application, the prior art EBPP computer system 10 includes a software architecture within an application server 12 for generating and handling electronic billing functions. At a fundamental level, the software architecture of the prior art system 10 is split into two conceptual components, the front-end presentation logic 13 and the back end servicing logic 14. The split between front-end and back-end logic 13 and 14 serves to reduce the amount of recoding necessary for the system to be customized for different billers.
[0009] The front-end presentation logic 13 is the portion of the software that is the primary Internet interface for generating web page presentations. As such, the front end presentation logic 13 includes code that is custom written to meet the specific business and presentation needs of the biller. Functionality that might be included in front-end logic 13 is enrollment, presentation, payment instructions, and reporting.
[0010] Typically, front-end logic 13 is comprised of Java Server Pages (JSP's) that control the presentation of billing information in the form of web pages. The front-end logic JSP's also receive and respond to inputs as the customer makes requests for various services to be provided. The JSP's can be recoded to accommodate different look-and-feel and business requirements of different billers. Within the JSP's, front-end logic 13 can also utilize Enterprise Java Beans (EJB's) that comprise objects for performing specific tasks.
[0011] The back-end services logic 14 comprises the software for functions that typically do not need to be customized for particular billers. Preferably, very little of the back-end services must be customized for a particular biller's needs. For example, back-end logic may include the software for extracting the billing data from the biller legacy billing computers 20. Similarly, logic for handling of payments with the bank or ACH network 30 and systems for generating and receiving e-mail messages will be handled in the back-end services logic 14.
[0012] As a result of the distinction between the front-end and back-end logic 13 and 14, re-coding of software to provide customization for different billers is somewhat reduced. However, a significant amount of presentation logic and some business logic must always re-written to meet a particular biller's needs. The recoding required for customization can require a high degree of programming skill and can add expense to implementation of a biller's on-line presence. The requirement for re-writing code introduces a risk that changes to the way that a web page looks may in fact introduce a problem that could cause the content of the information being displayed to be incorrect. Another problem with this prior art system is that after a system is customized it may be difficult to provide upgrades and future releases of the software. In order to be sure that new releases work properly substantial efforts would be necessary to retrofit the new release with the code changes that were made for the particular biller.
[0013] In the prior art EBPP system 10, back end logic 14 or front end logic 13 may also include software agents that perform periodic tasks without prompting from an end-user 1. For example, the system 10 may monitor for the presence of new billing information available to be loaded. Upon detecting the presence of new billing information, a software agent runs a job to load the new information based on parameters programmed into the software agent.
[0014] As with other aspects of the front and back end logic 13 and 14, the ability to customize the software agents is an important consideration in enabling a system used to service multiple billers. If a biller wanted an agent to run a document loading job based on different parameters than another biller, then those varying parameters may require recoding or reprogramming of logic. Similarly, a biller may only want to use some available software agents, but not others, in providing EBPP services. Software agents that are important to one biller, may be of little interest to another. Thus the concerns about customization and upgradeability discussed above, are just as important for the software agent portions of the EBPP systems.
[0015] In the prior art, certain Internet services such as "Yahoo!" and "Excite" have allowed registered users to create personalized web pages. Such personalized web pages allow the user to select certain information and presentations of the information available from the service. When the registered user visits the web site and is recognized, the user's selected information and arrangement is displayed. For example, the user may choose to see an arrangement including a weather report for his region, sports scores for his favorite teams, and stock quotes for his investment portfolio. These personalization features, however, do not provide a way for a biller to offer EBPP services customized to its particular business and presentation needs.
[0016] Accordingly, the prior art leaves disadvantages and needs to be addressed by the present invention, as discussed below.
[0017] The present invention is a tool to be utilized in conjunction with a customizable EBPP system whereby the base logic for the system need not be changed in order to provide customization to different billers. Rather, descriptions of customization features are stored in data repositories, preferably in XML format. A customizable template is provided so that one who is customizing the EBPP system need only enter desired parameters into predetermined fields, and the appropriate XML files to be stored in the data repositories will be generated and stored automatically.
[0018] More particularly, the electronic bill presentment computer system for providing bill information from a biller to a remote customer over a network includes a plurality of base software modules and a plurality of customized descriptor repositories. The customized descriptor repositories include files describing customized processes to be performed by the base software modules in accordance with preferences of the biller.
[0019] To perform the automatic generation of customized descriptors, a system administrator access a module called an action descriptor generator module. The action descriptor generator module presents an interactive parameter template for receiving customized parameter information from the administrator in accordance with biller preferences. The action descriptor generator module then automatically generates customized descriptor files based on parameters received. These generated files are stored in one or more of the plurality of customized descriptor repositories in the system. The generated files may then be used to invoke the base software modules in the desired customized manner to comply with the billers preferences.
[0020] An important aspect of the invention is that the plurality of customized descriptor repositories be discrete from the base software modules, thereby providing that the repositories independently and discretely reflect the billers particular preferences.
[0021] A preferred embodiment of the present invention further provides that the template for inputting the custom parameters is itself generated based on a customizable XML repository file. This allows that different billers may vary different parameters, and customize different functional features. The action descriptor generator module retrieves the parameter template from the customizable repository file and uses it generate the visual template display to present to the system administrator.
[0022] Other variations on the basic invention will be described in the detailed description and the enumerated claims below.
[0023] The present invention is illustrated by way of example, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, wherein elements having the same reference numeral designations represent like elements throughout and wherein:
[0024]FIG. 1 is a prior art EBPP system;
[0025]FIG. 2 is a customizable EBPP system using a dynamic MVC architecture;
[0026]FIG. 3 is a sample HTTP request and corresponding XML action descriptor for use with the present invention;
[0027]FIG. 4 is a sample look-and-feel template stored in XML format for use with the present invention;
[0028]FIG. 5 represents a typical web page layout that could be generated using the presentation features of the present invention;
[0029]FIG. 6 is a customizable EBPP system utilizing an agent descriptor repository;
[0030]FIG. 7 is a sample of customized stored available agent information in XML format;
[0031]FIG. 8 is a sample graphical user interface by which an administrator can custom select which software agents to activate in the EBPP system;
[0032]FIG. 9 is a sample of customized stored parameters in XML format for activating and running a software agent;
[0033]FIG. 10 is a customizable EBPP system according to the present invention utilizing a template interface to generate system descriptor instructions;
[0034]FIG. 11 is a sample XML script describing fields to be entered for a descriptor generating template;
[0035]FIG. 12 is an exemplary graphical representation of a descriptor generating template; and
[0036]FIG. 13 is a sample XML script generated by the system from information entered into the template.
[0037] Reference is made to a previously filed application entitled CUSTOMIZABLE ELECTRONIC BILL PRESENTMENT PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD, by Robert Laprade, et al., filed May 22, 2002, (Docket F-499) and an application filed concurrently herewith entitled CUSTOMIZABLE SOFTWARE AGENTS IN AN ELECTRONIC BILL PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT SYSTEM, by Andrew Tosswill, (Docket No. F-503) which are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0038] A customizable EBPP system for use with the present invention is depicted in FIG. 2. EBPP computer system 100 includes an EBPP software product in accordance with the present invention that can be extended and customized without inhibiting subsequent upgrades and without modifying the base code set for the product. In part, this is accomplished by incorporating what will be referred to as a dynamic model-view-controller methodology.
[0039] To a customer 3, interacting with the EBPP system 100 of the present invention through the Internet 2, the functionality and presentation of information on a EBPP web page will not necessarily be distinguishable from a prior art EBPP system 10. However, the manner in which EBPP computer system 100 processes interactions with customer 3 will be significantly different.
[0040] At the beginning of a session, a customer 3 uses an Internet browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.) to visit the biller's EBPP website. To initiate an EBPP transaction the customer 3 will click on a button or a link on a web page that will cause a transaction request 60 to be sent to the web server housing the EBPP system 100. The request 60 is typically in HTTP format, and includes a URL parameter for the customer 3. Request 60 is processed by EBPP system 100 and an appropriate response 70 is presented, typically in the form of a web page. This interaction continues as long as the customer 3 is accessing the web site. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the processes for generating the response 70 based on the request 60 can be described as using a novel "dynamic MVC" architecture or methodology. The system is "dynamic" in the sense that the same model, view, and control related components can be used to provide customized EBPP service using a common set of base code. The dynamic aspect of the invention relies on customized data stored independently of the core logic. The customized data can be interpreted as instructions that activate the specially designed logic modules in a manner that they can provide a very wide range of customized functionality. These advantages of customized data also apply to software agents and agent servlets running jobs in the background of the system, even when not responding to a specific customer request.
[0041] The business model logic module 130 represents the business logic needed to fulfill the request 60. In the preferred embodiment the business logic module 130 is comprised of business objects 131 that interact with the business data repository 140, perform calculations, and provide coordination between related objects.
[0042] Presentation logic 150 is responsible for constructing the response, which in most cases will be an HTML web page, showing the results of requests and links or buttons to allow for additional requests. The content and format of a presentation is based on content descriptors pertinent to the particular information to be presented and a look-and-feel (LAF) framework active for the current session. LAF data is stored in a repository called the LAF repository 152 and descriptor data for how to present particular results is stored in a view descriptor repository 154. Also, further data for cosmetic features such as graphics or fonts is available for use and stored in a view resource repository 155.
[0043] Interaction controller 110 processes the HTTP request and data sent from the customer and instructs the business model logic module 130 to activate the appropriate business objects 131. The interaction controller 110 also selects a presentation look-and-feel to initiate from the LAF provider 151 to prepare an appropriate presentation to send back to the customer 3 upon completion of the response to the request 60.
[0044] The controller 110 controls the processes of the business logic module 130 and the presentation view logic 150 based on sets of instructions called action descriptors that are stored in the action descriptor repository 120. For a request from a particular customer 3, the controller 110 will retrieve a corresponding action descriptor. The action descriptor is interpreted by the controller 110 for subsequently controlling logic modules 130 and 150. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the actions descriptors are stored in XML format in the action descriptor repository 120. The XML action descriptors may then be modified relatively easily to provide customized responses for different billers, without the necessity of rewriting base code for the interaction controller 110, the business model logic module 130 or the presentation view logic module 150. XML is a preferred format because it is a universally usable language for data on the Web. Further, XML allows the creation of unique data formats to allow greater flexibility to for the purposes of allowing customization. In particular, the ability to create an unlimited number of tags in XML allows this flexibility. XML is also a good way to store information because it can be easily read and understood by humans and machines. XML has the advantage that it describes the content of the data, rather than how it should look.
[0045] In operation, the interaction controller 110 accepts an HTTP request received from the customer 3. In the preferred embodiment the controller determines actions to be invoked based on the URL parameter passed with each request. The URL parameter will indicate both the name of the dialog and the path that categorizes the dialog. For example, a request with "url=/company_profile/accounts/CompanyAccount" will invoke the dialog named "Company Account." This dialog is associated with the path "company_profile/accounts" that basically mirrors the menu option at the web page, at customer's computer, that is used to invoke the dialog. Once the controller 110 determines the dialog to invoke from the URL parameter, it will retrieve a corresponding action descriptor XML for that dialog from the action descriptor repository 120. The action descriptor XML will contain the instructions describing what must occur for the interaction corresponding to the request to be completed. The action descriptor preferably describes which business objects 131 to instantiate, what methods to invoke on each off the business objects 131, and based on the results of those methods, which presentation to send back to the user 3.
[0046] An exemplary HTTP request 200 from user 3 is depicted in FIG. 3 with a corresponding "Company Account" XML action descriptor 300. In response to the HTTP request 200, interaction controller 110 retrieves and interprets action descriptor 300. At step 301 of the script, controller 110 interprets an XML tag called "controlAction" defining responses to requests that have a particular URL parameter where "path=company_profile/account/CompanyAccount." At step 302 of the script, instructions to controller 110 for instantiating the "CompanyAccount" class are provided for the modelObject tag. Interpreting step 303, the controller 110 will invoke a "setAccountKey" method of the CompanyAccount class, passing in a type "long" argument. The value of the type long argument will be retrieved from the HTTP request 200 parameter named "AccountKey" taken from the URL request. In the HTTP request 200 example of FIG. 3, this value is "23." At step 304, the controller 110 initializes the business object via the do Action name="load" call.
[0047] The XML action descriptor 300 further includes instructions for presentation of results generated by the business object 131. If the business objects return a successful completion, then at step 305 the controller 110 instructs that a responsive presentation will use the view "stdForm" that will use the form descriptor named "CompanyAccount." If the business object fails, however, the controller will invoke an exception presentation using instead the view "stdError" and form descriptor named "CompanyAccountError," in accordance with script step 306.
[0048] The business objects 131 within the business model logic module 130 preferably represent Java classes that will enforce certain basic business rules that are required by the system. These rules ensure the integrity of the information being manipulated in response to a request from a customer. For example, a business object "CompanyAccount," as described above, can include provisions to ensure that the values of other fields such as a company profile identification, or a user identification are set correctly for each CompanyAccount item, without the need to explicitly set them via an instruction in the action descriptor 300. In prior art systems, much of the business rule logic was incorporated in JavaServer Pages in the front end presentation logic 13 (see FIG. 1). The prior art presentation logic 13 required re-coding to allow customization for different billers. In contrast, the present invention allows that business object 131 be constant for all billers, with the activation of those objects being customized through adjustments to the XML in the action descriptor repository 120.
[0049] Business objects 131 provide more intuitive and higher level Application-Program Interface (API) that is used by the interaction controller 110 and objects in the presentation view logic module 150. This provides the controller 110 and presentation logic 150 with more efficient means to interact with lower level items via the business objects 131. The business objects 131 effectively shield the controller 110 and presentation logic 150 from the granularity of the interaction with the basic data objects.
[0050] The business objects 131 also provide helper methods that are utilized by the presentation view logic module 150. In the case of the exemplary CompanyAccount dialog, in order for a new "UserAccount" field to be defined, it may be that values for "Publisher" and "PaymentProfile" fields must be chosen. To help the presentation logic, the CompanyAccount business object provides an API that will retrieve a list of valid Publishers (CompanyAccount.PublisherList) as well as a method to retrieve the possible payment profiles that could be used for this account (CompanyAccount.PaymentMethodList). These lists may be stored in the business data repository 140 in any desired format such as an Oracle database or XML.
[0051] The CompanyAccount business object discussed herein could also provide access to other data objects that are associated with the account that is currently loaded. For example, an "AutoPayment" object that is connected to this particular account is easily accessed via an API call to "get AutoPay." This method call doesn't require the action descriptor to provide information about the Autopayment record. Once the appropriate script has been activated by controller 110, the business object 131 determine itself which "AutoPayment" record to use. Relevant automatic payment data would be stored in the business data repository 140.
[0052] Using this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the business objects 131 provide the API set for the general business function, not just the current interactions. Further, multiple interactions can use the same business object 131. Using the present invention, the business objects 131 can act in accordance with any number of "doAction" calls, as identified in the XML of the action descriptor repository 120, or elsewhere.
[0053] In operation, the presentation view logic module 150 provides the facilities to return a visual presentation to a user in response to an interaction request. As discussed above with respect to FIG. 3, the presentation can be determined based on the success or failure of the interaction controller 110 to execute the action descriptor.
[0054] In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a response 70 generated by the presentation view logic module 150 is an HTML web page presentation. Two factors that preferably determine the presentation of the HTML web page are the look-and-feel (LAF) active for the current request and an XML view descriptor indicated in the action descriptor.
[0055] The LAF template is derived by the LAF provider object 151 as selected from the LAF library 152. View descriptors are stored in the view descriptor repository 154. As with respect to the action descriptors, the view descriptors are preferably stored in XML format. The presentation view logic module 150 further includes a view resource repository 155 comprising data pertaining to cosmetic features such as graphics or special fonts.
[0056] The LAF template is the framework structure of the HTML presentation. The LAF template determines where the main menu will appear, where the list or form presentation will appear on the page, and the way that each of these items will appear via a reference to the appropriate style sheet definitions. The LAF provider object 151 is responsible for architecting the overall shape and positioning of content in a web page. LAF object 151 is invoked by the interaction controller 110 after the action descriptor methods for a specific request have been completed by the business model logic module 130. The LAF object 151 and the template stored in the LAF library 152 are referenced in the action descriptor in the action descriptor repository 120. The LAF object 151 has initialization parameters that reference appropriate XML in the LAF library 152 to use as a template to structure the web page.
[0057] The LAF library 152 can include specific tags that identify HTML presentation parameters and presentation objects to be invoked by the LAF object 151. In the example shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the HTML stored in the XML at step 401 may describe a page having a banner 501 across the top of the page and another step 402 may describe a menu area 502 along the left side of a certain width. The HTML for step 402 also includes HTML indicating that a presentation object called "MenuObject" should be invoked at that point to create the appropriate HTML to render a menu. Later in the XML, at step 403, a tag indicates that an object called "AppObject" should be invoked to create content to fill the defined area 503 on the right side of the page. The call for the "AppObject" of "application object" is a call to utilize the business logic results provided from a business 131 that provides a substantive result. In turn, the formatting object 153 provides the specific logic for turning the results into a format that can be inserted into the defined area 503.
[0058] An example of view descriptors in repository 154 may be scripts of instructions for presenting a "LIST" of items, or they may describe elements of an HTML FORM to be presented at the user's browser, or there may be a pointer to a simple JavaServer Page (JSP). These view descriptors are retrieved by formatting object 153 for a particular type of business result that is obtained from the business logic module 130.
[0059] The formatting object 153 (or any of the objects discussed in this application) may actually be a group of one or more objects for operating on particular business results from the business logic module 130, for presentation within the LAF template identified by the LAF provider 151. For example, if a "LIST" presentation is required by the view descriptor XML for the business results, a standard hosting object (part of formatting object 153) that uses a "listObject" class will be invoked with an argument that points "listObject" to the appropriate list descriptor in repository 154 that describes the elements and format of the list items to be presented. The list descriptor will describe each element that is to be displayed in the list and may associate that element with an API call to a business object that was invoked pursuant to an action descriptor from repository 120. Headings for list elements may be static text or references to a resource item from the view resource repository 155.
[0060] If a "FORM" type presentation is required by the view descriptor XML, a standard hosting object (again part of formatting object 153) that uses the "formObject" class will be invoked with an argument that points the "formObject" to the appropriate form descriptor. This form descriptor will describe the form elements that are to appear on the presentation. Each element will be associated with an API call to a business object 131 that was invoked by controller 110 pursuant to a stored XML action descriptor from repository 120. Any text that appears on the form such as a label for a field can be static text or may be a reference to a resource item from the view resource repository 155.
[0061] The combination of the presentation descriptors from repository 154 and the formatting objects 153 remove the responsibility of the presentation from the coding of a JSP page that was used in the prior art system in FIG. 1. Instead, the appearance of the web page as well as the content of that page is controlled via configuration information stored in the respective repositories 120, 140, 154, and 152. These respective repositories are independent of the core software code that can be provided as a base product to individual billers, who may then achieve customization relatively easily by preparation of XML instruction scripts to be used with their processing and presentation of their billing data.
[0062] Repositories, including 120, 140, 154, and 152, may reside in any number or configuration of physical storage devices. Also, the data for those repositories may be stored in common or separate data organizational structures. As long as the information is retrievable, the data can be stored in any combination of appropriate formats, i.e., database, directory tree, etc.
[0063] The EBPP system 100 described herein includes functionality and logic for responding to requests 60 from a customer using appropriate business and presentation logic. As shown in FIG. 6, in addition to having logic that is directly responsive to customer requests, the preferred embodiment of the system includes agent logic 620 for performing tasks and jobs within the EBPP system 100. The use of customized agents and agent servlets in EBPP system 100 is analogous to the use of base code and customized repository data as described above. Agent tasks and jobs may typically be directed to routine matters for maintaining the readiness of the system to provide EBPP services, including status monitoring and executing predetermined jobs upon the occurrences of predetermined events. For example, an agent may be directed to monitoring security of the system. Another agent may periodically update databases of customer information. Yet, another agent may monitor for the presence of new billing information available to be processed by the EBPP system.
[0064] Within agent logic 620, agent objects 621 form the building block logic to perform these various software agent tasks. Preferably, agent objects 621 include sufficient functionality that any desired customized agent functionality can be accommodated. Available agents, built from agent object classes 621, and operation of those available agents for use in connection with any particular biller will be determined based on customized data stored in the agent descriptor repository 630.
[0065] In operation, an EBPP system administrator 610 accesses the EBPP system to control the available agents through agent logic 620. Agent logic 620 accesses the available agents repository 631, which includes a customized list of which agents are available for use with that system. The available agents repository returns an XML script 700 (see FIG. 7) to the agent logic 620, which in turn provides a presentation 800 (FIG. 8) of the available agents to the system administrator 610.
[0066] When the administrator 610 selects which agents to activate from the presentation 800, those selected agents are activated and run by agent logic 620 and agent objects 621 using the parameters stored in the agent action descriptor repository 632, and retrieved for the purpose of activating the agent. The parameters and job run information is preferably stored in XML format, as depicted in the sample agent action descriptor file 900 (FIG. 9.). Thus, in accordance with the present invention, the customizable information stored in the agent descriptor repository 630 controls biller specific functionality of agents within an EBPP system, while the agent logic 620 and agent objects 621 may remain static for all billers.
[0067]FIG. 7 is depicts a sample customized XML script 700 retrieved from the available agents repository 631. In this example, two agent classes "FileAgent" and "ScheduledJobAgent" are listed, along with their respective initialization path and starting parameter. Based on the script 700 depicted in FIG. 7, the agent logic 620 would present a visual depiction of the available agents via display 800. The class of the agent is listed in column 810. The path further locating the initialization XML information is further listed in column 820. The Boolean initialization parameter is listed in column 830. From the display 800, the administrator 610 makes his or her selection of which of the two available agents are to be run by activating the graphical start button in column 840.
[0068] Assuming that the administrator 610 has chosen to activate the "FileAgent" class agent, the agent logic 620 consults that agent action descriptor file 900 for that class, located in the agent action descriptor repository 632. The path for locating the file 900 is stored in the agents available file 700 and shown in column 820 of display 800.
[0069] Agent logic 620 will then interpret the agent action descriptor file 900 to control the manner in which the "FileAgent" will operate. In this case, the "FileAgent" is an agent that will load new documents into the system. The agent action descriptor file may include references to yet further XML files for particular functions of the agent's operation, for example the jobAction path leading to the loadDocumentFileAgentAction.xml file, as written on the third line of file 900. As shown at the lines marked 901, directories for operation of the agent are defined. Finally for controlling the action of the agent, further parameters of the agent are defined in sections 902, 903, and 904 respectively.
[0070] As discussed above with respect to other repositories, repository 631 and its subcomponents 631 and 632 may reside in any number or configuration of physical storage devices. Also, the data for those repositories and their respective data files may be stored in common or separate data organizational structures. As long as the information is retrievable, the data can be stored in any combination of appropriate formats, i.e., database, directory tree, etc., and any number of repository files may cross-reference each other.
[0071] As discussed above, an advantage of using XML format for storing descriptors in repositories is the relative ease with which that format can be understood and written. In practice, however, even with the relatively easy XML format, customization of an EBPP system 100 to meet the needs of a particular biller can be a significant task. While all of the base code for providing EBPP functionality is may be available for use using default settings, extensive customization for selecting details as to business methods, presentation methods, and software agents must all be entered into the appropriate repositories and XML files. Generating these files by hand may be time consuming and might lead to inconsistencies and errors.
[0072] Accordingly, a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a template tool to facilitate the customization process. The template is preferably designed to receive customized parameter information from a system administrator. Then the data from the template is converted to the appropriate XML code to be stored in the descriptor repositories.
[0073] The template itself may be customizable for receiving different kinds of information for different classes of software objects that are to be customized. Accordingly, the instructions for forming the template are also stored in an XML repository. Referring to FIG. 10, the overall system for automatically generating customized descriptors can be seen diagrammatically. A system administrator 1030 accesses the EBPP system 100 to customize features for a biller. The action XML generator module 1010 uses the information retrieved from the template XML repository 1021, to form a template into which the administrator 1030 can enter the appropriate customized parameters.
[0074] Upon receiving the customized parameters, the action XML generator 1010 then automatically-generating an appropriate XML file which is subsequently stored in the action XML repository 1022. The action XML repository 1022 for purposes of this description may be any of the descriptor repositories described throughout this application, and is not limited to any particular part of the system.
[0075]FIG. 11 is an exemplary XML file 1100 providing a description of a template with fields to be entered. The XML describes an input field of "XmIInputPath," at lines 1101, which will be a text string intended to provide an address of a further XML file to be used and accessed in connection with the generated file. Further fields "Packed" and "SecurityLevel" at 1102 and 1103 are Boolean and integer fields respectively.
[0076] For different classes of software objects to be customized, different template forms may be provided to generate the appropriate form of action XML file. Depending on the individual needs of a biller, different customizable fields may be included in the template description.
[0077] XML file 1100 is received by presentation logic in the action XML generator 1010 and an appropriate display on a web browser may be generated. An example of a template display using the input of file 1100 is shown as template display 1200 in FIG. 12. For template fields 1201, 1202, 1203, and 1204 default values may be provided, or the administrator 1030 can enter the appropriate parameter information. As an example, the default for the "Job Action Path" field may be defined in accordance with the "controlAction" tag in file 1100.
[0078] When the appropriate information has been entered, the "create" icon 1205 is activated by the user. Then the action XML generator module 1010 takes the inputted information from the template display 1200 and generates an action xml file, an example of which is shown as 1300 in FIG. 13, the file being named "documentLoaderAction.xml." Based on information input into the template 1200, at 1301 the value of the string for the "XmIInputPath" has been set at "InputData.xml." Similarly, at 1302 the "Packed" property has been set at the Boolean value of "true," and at 1303 the "SecurityLevel" has been set to "3."
[0079] The generated action XML file 1300 has thus been created in an automated manner to avoid potential errors and to make the process of customization more efficient. The administrator 1030 making the customization modifications need only know the value of the desired parameters and need not be fluent or concerned with the programming structure for XML files. In this way action XML file 1300 is automatically generated and may be used in connection with providing instructions for controlling the base logic software objects. The automatically generated descriptors may be used in connection with business logic, presentation logic, data layer logic, agent logic, and any other customized logic in the system.
[0080] While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment, but is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. It should also be understood that certain features of the system described herein may be considered novel inventions in their own right, even if separated from the overall system described herein, and that the scope of protection afforded to the patentee should be determined in view of the following appended claims.
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Posted on: September 10, 2010 7:54 pm
Edited on: September 10, 2010 9:11 pm
Fake press release jabs Cubs' Hendry
In what appears to be a joke, it's doubtful the Cubs will be laughing.
The rest of us, well, sure. But, the Chicago Tribune 's Paul Sullivan reports someone put a fake press release in the game day press notes at Miller Park announcing a new book by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry called "How to Finish Near Last Place with the Highest Payroll in the League."
From Sullivan:
The release said: "Read in Jim Hendry's own words how the Chicago Cubs managed to finish near the bottom of the National League Central; Division with the highest payroll in the National League."
It also said the chapters included:
"Why I signed Milton Bradley!"
"Why I released Casey McGehee only to see him hit 20 home runs and drive in nearly 100 runs for a division rival!"
"Why I hired former Pittsburgh general manager Dave Littlefield, the man who helped make the Pirates what they are today, as my special assistant!"
"How I botched the recall of Micah Hoffpauir from our minor league team in Iowa by losing track of the number of days that he was in the minors!"
"Why I signed players to long-term contracts with limited trade options!"
The release ended with the sentence: "Reserve your copy today!"
Hendry is not in Milwaukee for the road trip. There has been no comment yet from the Cubs on the alleged joke. UPDATE: A Brewers spokesman had this to say to Sullivan (via Twitter ): "It's an unfortunate incident ... a lousy attempt at a practice joke."
-- C. Trent Rosecrans
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Category: MLB
Posted on: August 26, 2010 9:16 pm
Edited on: October 19, 2010 12:31 pm
Wedge interviews for Cubs gig
Add Eric Wedge to the list of candidates for the open Chicago Cubs managerial position.
The Chicago Tribune reports Cubs general manager Jim Hendry had dinner with Wedge last night and spent all day with him today in a "thorough interview process."
Wedge becomes the second "known" candidate, along with interim manager Mike Quade. Ryne Sandberg, the Hall of Fame Cubs second baseman and current Triple-A manager, has thrown his name into the ring and it's assumed he'll be a candidate. Other names thought to be in contention are former Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez, Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly, Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Nationals coach Pat Listach. Listach interviewed for the job in 2006, as did Girardi.
It's not surprising the Cubs are moving this fast on their decision, but still don't expect any final choice anytime soon. If Girardi is a legitimate candidate and if they do have real interest, he's unlikely to have much time before late October to go through a similar "thorough interview process."
-- C. Trent Rosecrans
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Category: MLB
Posted on: August 24, 2010 2:17 am
Edited on: August 24, 2010 12:55 pm
Dunn flirting with Cubs
Adam Dunn has said again and again that he'd like to stay in Washington, but perhaps the Nationals' lack of contract talks are wearing the slugger's patience thin.
On Monday he talked to the Chicago Sun-Times ' Gordon Wittenmyer and sounded like someone with a wandering eye.
When Wittenmyer said it sounded like a good fit between the Cubs -- who don't have a first baseman for 2011 -- and Dunn, Dunn agreed.
"Hopefully," he said. "You never know."
Part of Dunn's infatuation is playing in Wrigley Field, a homer-friendly park for a homer-friendly hitter.
In eight years with the Reds in the National League Central, Dunn's made his mark on Wrigley Field. He's hit 25 homers there as a visitor and has an OPS of 1.061 there in 66 games.
''[Wrigley Field's] obviously one of my favorite parks to hit in,'' said Dunn. ''I've always really enjoyed playing there. The atmosphere is great there for any player. The fans are always hard on the other team, which makes it fun.''
Dunn also said he knows Cubs general manager Jim Hendry from when he was in Cincinnati. "He's one of my favorites," Dunn said.
The last time Dunn was a free agent, the Cubs weren't interested, but since he's moved to first base and the Cubs have an opening, it seems like a natural fit. Dunn signed a two-year, $20 million discount deal with the Nationals before the 2009 season. Dunn's certainly looking for more money and more years this time around. That could be a sticking point for the Cubs.
Or at least one current Cub thinks so: "I don't know if they're going to spend the money," Aramis Ramirez told Wittenmyer. "But Dunn would fit anybody's lineup. But they're going to have to spend a lot of money to get [him]."
Although Dunn is a better fit for the American League because of his atrocious defense, he doesn't want to be a designated hitter at this stage of his career and the only way to avoid that is to play in the league without on and the Cubs would be a great fit.
-- C. Trent Rosecrans
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Category: MLB
Tags: Adam Dunn, Aramis Ramirez, Cubs, Jim Hendry
Posted on: July 28, 2010 4:40 pm
Cubs' Lee vetoed deal to Anaheim
We'd heard before that the Cubs Derrek Lee wasn't interested in going anywhere at the trade deadline, but now we know he won't be headed anywhere until after the season. Lee invoked his 10-5 rights to block a trade to the Angels, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports .
While it was an interesting discussion in a vacuum whether Lee would use his no-trade rights, the fact that he did -- and vetoed the trade to Southern California -- comes as a bit of a surprise.
The Angels have rumored to have interest in Lee ever since Kendry Morales suffered a season-ending celebration injury. Lee seemed a natural fit, he's a free agent after the season and the Cubs are out of the race. It also seemed too good to be a good match because Lee makes his offseason home in California, why wouldn't he want to head home and perhaps participate in a pennant race.
Lee wouldn't expound on his choice to Muskat, nor would Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, who only confirmed her report.
With Lee out of the equation, it does make sense that the Angels are now shifting their focus to Prince Fielder. He'll be much more expensive, but if Lee's unavailable, it's either a lesser player such as Jorge Cantu or Ty Wigginton or go for bust, and that's Fielder or Adam Dunn.
-- C. Trent Rosecrans
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Category: MLB
Posted on: June 27, 2010 1:59 pm
Edited on: June 27, 2010 2:04 pm
Zambrano Watch: Day 3
Another day, another day full of Carlos Zambrano drama.
The short history for you if you've missed it all: Zambrano stunk against the White Sox, continued his tired baby act in the dugout, was pulled from the game, got in a screaming match with Derrek Lee, got sent to the clubhouse, then sent home, was suspended indefinitely by the team, ruffled feathers by going out to dinner with White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen that night and then manager Lou Piniella said if the Cubs re-instate Zambrano, he'll be headed to the bullpen. And that's as short as I can make the roundup.
So, what's up today? First off, Major League Baseball and the Players Association are expected to meet today about the suspension.
"It's really kind of a day or two away from knowing any more than that," general manager Jim Hendry tells the Chicago Tribune 's Paul Sullivan .
The Cubs would like to replace Zambrano on the roster, but are now playing with 24 men until the Zambrano situation is resolved.
Secondly, Piniella said nobody in team management has talked to Zambrano since Friday's outburst.
Thirdly, the Chicago Sun-Times ' Gordon Wittenmyer has talked to a friend of Zambrano who gives his side of the story.
Here's what Wittenmyer wrote:
And Zambrano already is calling his actions Friday ''completely misunderstood'' and blaming Derrek Lee for turning it into a big deal by confronting him during his ranting and raving after the White Sox' four-run first inning.
''All he wanted to do was pump the team up. It was completely misunderstood,'' a source close to Zambrano said, adding that Lee ''took it personal'' and told Zambrano to ''shut the f--- up.''
Yet team sources say Zambrano's rant -- much of which was in Spanish -- included yelling, ''This team is horse s----!''
That's when Lee is caught on camera intervening and telling Zambrano to shut up.
They had to be separated.
So, about Zambrano's version?
''That's not the way we see it,'' said Alfonso Soriano, who planned to call Zambrano on Saturday night. ''If he explains, maybe we can see it the way his friend sees it. But what he said wasn't right.''
As one Cub put it, ''Anybody who believes [Zambrano's version] must be smoking something.''
Asked if teammates could forgive Zambrano, Soriano said, ''I don't know.''
Wittenmyer also adds that pitcher Carlos Silva, in his first year with the club, is Zambrano's "only" friend on the club and the rest of the club is hoping Zambrano isn't a Cub much longer.
There's little doubt this story will end in typical Cub fashion -- neither well, nor soon.
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Cubs suspend Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano has been suspended indefinitely by the Cubs following his meltdown on the Southside of Chicago earlier on Friday.
General manager Jim Hendry made the announcement after the gamma, saying Zambrano's behavior in the team's dugout was "not acceptable."
"His actions toward his teammates and staff were not acceptable," Hendry said. "He will not be at the ballpark tomorrow. We'll play with 24. We'll play with 24 before we tolerate that kind of behavior."
Hendry said he "wouldn't rule it out" that Zambrano would pitch for the Cubs again. As previously discussed, his contract is an albatross. He is owned more than $40 million through the 2012 season.
Manager Lou Piniella said Zambrano's actions were "unacceptable" and Derrek Lee, who also shouted at Zambrano during the incident, declined comment after the game.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen told reporters after the game he could manager Zambrano.
"Yes I can, yes I can, why not?" Guillen said. "This is not tampering either. He asked me a question and I answered it. I can manage anybody. I can. Why not? You go about your stuff, you believe in yourself, you believe in respect. I'm not afraid [to manage] any player in baseball because I'm going to give them all the respect I can to perform for me."
The problem, though, is Zambrano has repeatedly shown little respect for his teammates. Guillen and Zambrano have become fans and were scheduled to have dinner together Friday night, the Chicago Sun-Times ' Joe Cowley reported .-- C. Trent Rosecrans
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