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Keayr's place is quite nice, and despite some odd check-in/out times, she found ways to make it work. Her communication was great throughout the trip. The only thing that's worth noting—and it's not necessarily a bad thing—is that this apartment is very much lived in. There were no drawers or closet space available. I felt like a friend, crashing and living out of a suitcase.
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Beautiful, amazing stay in the perfect neighborhood. Keayr was beyond helpful and gave me lots of places to check out around the apartment. The apartment is spacious, cozy with lots of great books and movies to choose from. I'd stay here again in a heartbeat.
Staying at Keayr's Brooklyn flat was like visiting a friend. Her space is light, quiet, clean, comfortable and creative while Keayr is welcoming, warm, friendly and ever-so interesting. I highly recommend a stay at this beautiful listing.
My mom and my sister stayed with Keayr for five days at her beautiful apartment in Brooklyn, Clinton Hill. They enjoyed not only the apartment, but also what the area has to offer. There is a number of cute cafes and restaurants nearby. It is a very beautiful and peaceful area. Also, it's not far from Manhattan. Keayr was very nice to communicate with and she made sure that everything was perfect for my mom and sister's stay at her apartment. Definitely recommend staying at her place if you're looking for a relaxing experience in Brooklyn.
I stayed in Keayr's apartment for 10 days and would happily return. She responded to all my messages promptly and was there in person to give me a set of keys. The apartment is warm, secure and comfortable and Forte Greene a wonderful area full of good bars, restaurants and shops - Walters, Dinos, Romans, Aita, Locanda Vino Olivio……... The street is wide and treelined with some wonderful old houses and although I sometimes walked home late at night I always felt safe. It's an area I would love to live in!
What can I say about Keayr and her WONDERFUL, COZY and LOVING home? 1st off we love Keayr! she's kind and welcoming and really made us feel at home and welcome. Her apartment is just Brooklyn awesomeness! Take it from me I've been to NYC countless times and have stayed from Manhattan to Billyburg and from this point on we will always stay in Fort Green at this great spot. Old school building with a clean, cozy apartment with a comfy bed and hardwood floors it's great size and situated in this fantastic area. Few blocks to the G train and 20 bucks by car will get you to the city in a flash. Some great places to eat in the area, for pizza illporto get the BK it's sinful, head over to FORK ask Shadai and tell her I sent you this place has AMAZING food that you must try! I could go on and on. This is a gem all the way around stay here, love here and just soak up NYC at it's best.
I had the utter pleasure of staying in Keayr's apartment for 2 weeks in April 2012. Everything about the experience was top-shelf. Keayr is an excellent communicator and was very prompt in replying to me when I had enquiries whilst deciding where to stay. Once I decided to go with Keayr's apartment she did a map up with an amazing list of local cafes, restaurants, bars and grocery stores. This was fantastic! I would highly recommend staying at Keayr's apartment. It is a beautful and cosy oasis to come back to after being out in the bustling beauty of Manahttan or Brooklyn. And the neighbourhod of Fort Greene is easily THE BEST place to stay whilst visiting New York! The neighbourhood is safe to walk around at night, and the apartment is extremely secure. I only met Keayr once, and we had dinner together. She is charming and extremely good company. Thank you, Keayr! You and your delightful apartment were one of the highlights of my visit to NY & BK!
Great apt, nice neighbourhood, good french style cafes near on DeKalb and Myrtle. Being there is the easiest way to become a brooklynite! Thanks for all.
Keayr was so helpful! This charming little boho apartment is nestled in a cute Brooklyn neighborhood. A little organic grocery, delicious bar/restaurant, awesome bagel shop, vintage brunch stop, and more are literally are at the end of the of the quiet, tree lined block. The apartment is close to the Q line and a short bus ride to the R. The commute to the city is not too far! I would stay here all over again. It is a great value for the price and Keayr is responsive and kind!
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Keayr was a wonderful guest in my barn apartment. She was lovely. Not only was she great to communicate with, but she was very respectful of the apartment and left everything clean and spotless. I would be very happy to have her visit again! I highly recommend her.
When Keayr stayed with us we were reminded exactly why we do airbnb. She was a perfect guest and amazing person - it was truly our pleasure to host her! She is intelligent, thoughtful, and fun. We loved hanging out with her so much that our conversation carried into the middle of the night (whoops!). She is always welcome (and encouraged!) to return to our home.
Keary's a great guest - she is a pleasure to interact with during the booking process and looked after our apartment in an exemplary fashion. I hope she visits again soon!
Keayr was the perfect guest! So sweet and considerate and took great care of my apartment which was in perfect condition when she had left. I would definitely recommend her to any hosts!
It was the first time I have rented my apartment in Cannes throught airbnb.com. Keayr and her friend Sirin were amazing guests: two lovely people, nice punctual and very courteous. I was nervous because they were pretty much my first official tenants but my apartment was left in meticulous shape after their stay and everything was in perfect order. I would definitely welcome them into my home again.
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Keayr's apartment is immaculate, sunny and beautiful. If you want a charming Eusorpean feeling apartment in New York - hers is the place for you .. situated in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods of New York with countless restaurants, cafes and charming architecture all around. Every time you come home to the entrance courtyard it will make you feel like you have stepped into a building in Rome. Inside her apartment there are shelves filled with incredible books and treasures form all of her world travels and an incredible selection of films. The breakfast room and kitchen will make you feel like you are in the South of France and the bedroom is straight out of a chic Argentinian or Spanish apartment. Keayr's own caring personality and hospitality are evident throughout her apartment. I could not recommend a cosier, sunnier or happier place than Keayr's.
I have stayed in this most charming flat, in one of the coolest neighborhoods in NYC. Keayr's place is super cute and has allowed me to have the authentic New York experience I seek every time I come to the city. Each time I've visited Keayr has offered up a list of all the latest restaurants and new local haunts for the ultra cool and artsy people that make up this area, plus the little treats she leaves makes it feel even more like my New York home away from home. I always feel like a NY insider when I've stayed here, and it's become my favorite place to stay in NYC (knowing NYC quite well), and it's close to public transportation and cabs to get to downtown Manhattan's lower east side, and Williamsburg easily. Now my friends who visit from europe have become devotees. Her place is so beautifully decorated it's a little europe with NYC chic! I can't recommend this apt. or Keayr enough! You'll love this place and her! Enjoy NYC!
If you want a true Brooklyn experience, Keayr's apartment is the way to go! It's so comfortable, super convenient and surrounded by some fantastic restaurants (A Bistro, Dino's etc) in Fort Greene. Highly, highly recommended!


text: Form I-9 to Expire Aug. 31, 2012 By Roy Maurer 8/14/2012 Permissions The current Employment Eligibility Verification Form, commonly referred to as Form I-9, expires Aug. 31, 2012. Once it expires, what should employers do? All U.S. employers must complete and retain a Form I-9 for all citizens and noncitizens they hire for employment in the United States, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). At the time of this article, USCIS has not issued an updated or replacement form. In the past, the USCIS has allowed the use of the expired I-9 form until a replacement form is announced. Employers should continue to use the current Form I-9, which is available on the USCIS website, according to the agency. "The standard procedure is for the form to be re-issued as is with an updated renewal date," said Ann Cun, an immigration attorney and counsel for LawLogix Group, a provider of electronic I-9 compliance software. "I wouldn't be surprised if that's what happens," she told SHRM Online. "It will buy USCIS and the Office of Management and Budget more time to eke out an updated form and then publish their findings in the Federal Register." The USCIS recently requested public comments on proposed revisions to the Form I-9 to help address the burden of completing the form and make other needed updates. Specifically, the USCIS sought comment on the following topics: Expanded Form I-9 instructions and a revised layout. New, optional data fields to collect the employee's e-mail address and telephone number. New data fields to collect the foreign passport number and country of issuance. This applies only to aliens authorized to work in the U.S. who have also recorded their Form I-94 admission number on the Form I-9. Employers are advised to stay current on changes to the Form I-9, and prepare to update their process when the new version is released. Roy Maurer is a staff writer for SHRM. Permissions Related Content Obama 'Deferred Action' Initiative Proves Problematic for Employers Bill Would Mandate E-Verify for All U.S. Employers Congress Hears Ideas for Improving E-Verify, Protecting Employers Experts Say New Immigration Audit Bureau Fails to Fix Flawed System Nationwide I-9 Audits Reflect Shift in Enforcement Strategy TOP PICKS: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews The right phrase for every situation. Design and Implement Effective Performance Management Systems Design & Implement Effective Performance Management Systems The Crowdsourced Performance Review From SHRMStore: Use the power of social recognition to transform employee performance Express Request: Performance Improvement Plansl Resources for boosting under-performers 101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Book + CD from SHRMStore. Shortcut to explaining disciplinary problems. Webcast: Workforce Analytics Pamela Stroko on how predictive analytics fit into talent management. Oct. 7, 2 pm E/11am P People InSight Give employees a chance to review your organization. Diversity & Inclusion Conference & Expo Oct. 26-28, Boston. Build positive change in your workplace Seminar: Manage, Engage Human Capital Learn how to connect and organize top performers. Available online Nov. 9-Dec. 2 Swipe for more! ADVERTISING LINKS

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Rockport Music presents Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, Adès: The Tempest
Presented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center
November 10, 2012
British composer Thomas Adès makes his company debut conducting the Met premiere of his opera The Tempest. Robert Lepage's production recreates the interior of the La Scala opera house as the magical island venue for the otherworldly arts of Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan. Simon Keenlyside sings Prospero. The opera also stars Isabel Leonard as Prospero's daughter, Miranda; Toby Spence as his brother, Antonio; Audrey Luna as the spirit Ariel; Iestyn Davies as the jester, Trinculo; Alek Shrader as the noble Ferdinand; Alan Oke as Caliban; and William Burden as the King of Naples. The libretto, by Meredith Oakes, is adapted from the original text of Shakespeare's play. Approximate runtime: 3:30.
37 Main Street
Rockport, MA 01966
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Tickets: $32, $29, and $20
Met Opera Subscription (all 12): $352, $319, $220
Pre-opera lunch: $15, may be purchased by calling 978-546-7391, M-F, 10-4.
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Area noted as "NO PARK" is permit parking only, unauthorized vehicles will be towed
Institution for Savings, 16 Main Street
Pending availability, free parking is often available for Rockport Music ticket holders, M-F after 6pm; after noon on Saturday and all day Sunday. Enter the lot at the Main Street driveway. Distance to Shalin Liu Performance Center: 200 ft. Please note that other organizations often have access to this lot, and on those days Rockport Music patrons must seek other parking options. Please be aware that if there is not a parking attendant to assist, do not block other cars access to the exit.
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Enter the lot via the driveway opposite the Front Beach restrooms. From Memorial Day to early October the lot is available to Rockport Music patrons at a reduced rate of $8, after 5 PM (4 PM on Sundays). Distance to Performance Center: 350 yd.
Town Hall Annex, 26 Broadway
Coming from the Route 128 traffic lights, follow Route 127 into town, where the road curves left, go straight ahead onto Broadway. Pass the Senior Center on the left (building with canon out front) and the Post Office on your right. Adjacent to the Resident Parking Lot on your left is a small lot for the Town Hall Annex. This small lot allows for free parking on evenings and weekends. Distance to Performance Center: 120 yd.
Finally, use of unmetered spaces is encouraged. If possible, Rockport Music asks that you consider avoiding metered parking during the day (evening concerts are fine), as merchants and restaurants depend on these spaces for their patrons. Meters are strictly enforced, 7 days a week. New rates and credit-card accepting meters take effect the week of August 5, 2012: $1/hour from 10 AM to 8 PM.
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Ace Hardware parking lot off Railroad Avenue. If specifically noted on the website or in an email notification to ticket holders, this lot will be reserved for Rockport Music ticket holders. It is located next to the MBTA railroad station. Distance to Performance Center: 1,000 yd (0.6 mile). There is no shuttle service.
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Arkansas game with Florida will be nationally televised
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Seventh-ranked Arkansas' game with Florida on Oct. 18 will be on one of two national networks.
CBS has exercised its six-day option and will choose between Florida-Arkansas and LSU-South Carolina to fill its 2:30 p.m. time slot.
The game not selected by CBS will air on either ESPN or ESPN2. If the game is on either ESPN channel, the game will be at 6:45 p.m.
It will be the Razorbacks' fourth television appearance of the season. Arkansas topped No. 6 Texas 38-28 on an ABC regional broadcast and downed Alabama 34-31 in double overtime Sept. 27 on CBS.
The Razorbacks will play Auburn this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on Jefferson-Pilot.
The Arkansas-South Carolina game on Nov. 6, in Little Rock, will be on ESPN at 6:45 p.m. and the season finale at LSU will be on CBS at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 28.
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The American Thoracic Society has released a new official clinical policy statement on the treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. The statement replaces ATS guidelines published in 1988, and takes into account new medications and treatment approaches, as well as provides an overview of emerging fungi.
The statement appears in the January 1, 2011, issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Pulmonary fungal infections occur commonly in patients whose immune systems are compromised, either by an underlying disease or illness or through the use of immune-suppressing medications, often prescribed following organ transplantation or to treatment for an autoimmune disorder, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. The number of diagnosed pulmonary fungal infections has grown significantly in the past decade, and diagnostic methods and treatment options have also expanded, making the need for new guidelines especially critical.
"The incidence, diagnosis, and clinical severity of pulmonary fungal infections have dramatically increased in recent years in response to a number of factors," said Andrew Limper, MD, Professor and Chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Mayo Clinic and Chair of the ATS Fungal Infections Working Group. "In addition to growing numbers of immune-compromised patients with HIV and other diseases, the number of patients receiving drugs to suppress the immune system following organ transplant or as the result of autoimmune inflammatory conditions has also increased."
Advances in diagnostic techniques, including the use of computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET) scans, bronchoscopy, mediastinoscopy and video-assisted thoascopic biopsy, have also allowed physicians to accurately identify increasing numbers of pulmonary fungal infections, Dr. Limper noted.
"At the same time, the introduction of new medications has significan
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Cub Scout Pancake Breakfast
Don't worry about making breakfast on Saturday morning, Cub Scout Troop 4966 out of Stevensville is taking care of everything.
Don't worry about making breakfast on Saturday morning, Cub Scout Troop 4966 out of Stevensville is taking care of everything.
Our 'I Love Montana' online auction will be open for bidding wars starting on Monday (February 16th)! Here's a preview of the huge items you could win at a major discount.
This is one of those stories we hear about quite a bit.
A guy in Massachusetts went to an auction and paid $40 for an old desk. According to officials from the auction house, Kelley Auctions, they see this type of desk every day. They're extremely common.
But the one thing that wasn't common about this desk is what was left inside, WCVB-TV reported.
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Update on Ana DeisyAna needs to take out another loan because she needs more working capital to continue with her business. This investment will help her to buy sandals, underwear, shirts, blouses, and more to offer the customers.
The previous loan was positive, since economic conditions have improved and sales have increased and the family's income is better.
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Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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Taking, collecting, and uploading photos of borrowers is one of the most challenging elements of using Kiva for our Field Partners. In order to make Kiva easier for Field Partners to use, we have allowed them to post successive and concurrent loans without taking a new photo of the borrower if the criteria above are met.


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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposed gas tax increase has advanced to a final vote in the Nebraska Legislature, despite vocal opposition.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A dispute over taxes is drawing new attention to an old question Nebraska lawmakers have to answer every year: Who gets a break, and who has to pay?
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So it's Barack Obama's 50th birthday. Who cares? What's important is that it's Louis Armstrong's 110th birthday (it's OK if you didn't know that; Armstrong didn't either), which means that by all rights it should be a national holiday and the nation's capital should be throwing wild, ecstatic celebrations of probably the most important single figure in the history of American music. Alas. It's up to you and I to pay homage to Armstrong's legacy. Here are your best bets for doing that.
Saturday, August 6
You've got to hear Pete Muldoon. The guitarist and Howard University jazz student has the cleanest, roundest tone you've ever heard on his ax. He's also got chops that you wouldn't believe, fast and nimble fingers that climb over the fretboard in stunning melodic phrases, and make the changes like they were running hurdles. He's an astonishing player. Muldoon was a weekly headliner at the late, lamented Cafe Nema on U Street NW, and also has an occasional gig in a duo with bassist Eric Wheeler at Marvin. This week, however, he leads what he himself calls "the dream band," and it is indeed a cast of local stars: Brian Settles on sax, Allyn Johnson on piano, Zack Pride on bass, and Kush Abadey on drums. That is a winning ensemble, and you should check it out. The Pete Muldoon Quintet performs at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. at Bohemian Caverns, 2001 11th St. NW. $20.
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It'd be easy enough to chalk up Freddy Cole's musical successes to his family ties: He's Nat "King" Cole's younger brother and Natalie's uncle. But that won't do. Freddy is a pianist and vocalist too, but where his famous brother became a working musician in Los Angeles right after high school, Freddy doubled down on studying his craft with a degree from Juilliard and a master's from the New England Conservatory. And while Nat was crooning his way onto the national pop charts in the early '50s, Freddy was touring the hard bop circuit with trumpeter Johnny Coles and saxophonist Benny Golson. In other words, we're talking about a serious and dedicated jazz musician, not someone who coasted on the coattails of a star sibling. Coles is an extremely busy and prolific touring musician, a fine interpreter of standards (mostly love songs), and a singer with a gruff overtone. He's also got a remarkable quartet at his disposal. So come, if you must, for the family connection; stay for the music. The Freddy Cole Quartet performs at 8 and 10 p.m. at Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. $25.
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When fusion apparently burned itself out in the mid-to-late '70s, there weren't a whole lot of voices predicting it would make a big comeback 30 years hence. And yet, here we are, younger musicians taking new approaches to the melding of jazz, rock, and other musical styles, as well as paying homage to the early work of Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, et al. And with that revival comes a new iteration of one of the original movement's most durable ensembles: Return to Forever. The band founded and led by keyboardist Chick Corea and bassist Stanley Clarke has gone through more staff changes than the cast of General Hospital, partly because so many of its members have gone on to big careers of their own (Steve Gadd, Airto Moreira, Earl Klugh). Corea and Clarke have been the only perennials, although drummer Lenny White has been around since '73. The latest additions, though, are already-established fusion heavyweights—French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and Australian guitarist Frank Gambale—which turns RTF from a core fusion band to a jazz-rock supergroup. Return to Forever, mark IV, performs at 5:30 p.m. at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, Md. $20-$125.


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The Creative Writing Program and the Michener Center for Writers invite you to a reading and roundtable discussion by three emerging poet/critics:
EVIE SHOCKLEY, the author of two books of poems: A Half-Red Sea and the forthcoming The New Black. She is also the author of the forthcoming study Renegade Poetics: Black Aesthetics and Formal Innovation in African-American Poetry. Among her honors are fellowships from the Ford Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies. She is an editor of Jubilat.
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/054,751, U,S. Pat. No. 6,189,008, filed Apr. 3, 1998, all of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a system for distributing digital content from a central server to a plurality of endpoint servers for further distribution to end users. In particular, it relates to methods and apparatus for dynamically managing the digital assets of the endpoint servers based on aggregate profile information reflecting the preferences of the user population served by the endpoint server.
Broadband communication technologies have made it practical to deliver full motion video and other programming services to individual users on demand. The term "broadband" describes a service or system having a transmission speed of 1.5 Mbps (megabits per second) or greater. It also refers to the characteristics of any network technology that multiplexes multiple, independent network carriers onto a single cable, usually using frequency division multiplexing. The broadband platforms that are currently available, either on a commercial scale or on an experimental basis, include upgraded cable systems using cable modems, upgraded telephone delivery systems using the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology, and satellite delivery systems that allow interactive communication.
A cable modem is a modem device that connects a personal computer (PC) to a coaxial or fiber optic cable that transmits television signals. Communication via a cable modem system is interactive. In an upgraded cable system, the bandwidth of the cable is typically divided into a relatively wide bandwidth for downstream data transmission (i.e. from the network to the PCs in the households) and a relatively narrow bandwidth for upstream signaling and telephony. A cable modem incorporates a tuner that separates data signals, broadcast streams and telephony signals. A cable modem may also include network management software by which the cable company can monitor the operation of the modem, as well as encryption devices.
Digital subscriber lines (DSL) technologies have been developed to provide broadband data communication over the existing copper wire twisted-pair telephone networks. Among the DSL technologies, asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSL) technology takes advantage of the asymmetrical nature of interactive multimedia communication. ADSL transmits downstream data through a high-speed channel to a subscriber's computer and upstream signals through a lower-speed channel to the network, while simultaneously providing "Plain Old Telephone Service" (POTS). This makes it possible to transmit full motion video over a standard telephone line.
Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) systems that are currently used for broadcast video transmission may also be used to provide broadband interactive data transmission. In a DBS system, data is typically transmitted from a geosynchronous communications satellite directly to a dish antenna attached to a personal computer. To return data, the subscriber may dial up a local service such as an Internet service provider (ISP) over a standard analog modem. A network of low orbit geosynchronous communications satellites has also been proposed to create a digital network around the globe.
The developments in broadband telecommunications technologies not only make it possible, but also create a demand for providing interactive access to a broad range of entertainment and informational programming, including full-motion videos delivered to individual users on demand (video-on-demand). As used in this specification, "on-demand" describes delivery of digital information in real time in response to individual users'requests. The technological developments also create a demand for integrated digital content delivery systems and services that integrate various categories of information and entertainment services in a single subscription service. The presently described digital content distribution system is such an integrated information and entertainment content provider service. The categories of contents that may be delivered through this distribution system may include movies, videos, television programs, music, music videos, concerts, books, style, software, games, travel and the like. Advertisements may also be delivered by this system.
The digital content distribution system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a central digital information source and a plurality of endpoint digital information sources connected to the central source via high-speed backbone communication channels. Each endpoint source is connected to a plurality of end users via a communications network. The endpoint sources are typically regionally located. Depending on the broadband distribution technologies employed, an endpoint information source may be a headend of a cable company, a central office of the telephone company (telco), an uplink facility of a satellite transmission company or the like. The respective communication network may be a cable network, a telephone network, a satellite transmission network or the like. Each end user may be a personal computer (PC), a network computer, a set-top box for a television set or other types of computers or devices connected to a communications network.
The communication between each endpoint server and its end users is bi-directional and interactive. Each end-user computer executes a client software program, which generates and transmits user requests to the endpoint server for delivery of information contents. The end user may also transmit to the endpoint server other information, such as rating of the information and services received or other feedback information. In addition, the client software may automatically transmit information related to the user's on-line activities to the endpoint server.
The central information source comprises a central server and a central database. Each endpoint source comprises an endpoint server and an endpoint database for storing information contents for delivery to end users. The central database stores all the digital information contents available on the content distribution system, which may be referred to as the master content. Each endpoint database typically stores only a subset of the master content. The central server automatically refreshes the content of each endpoint database, preferably on a regular basis, by selectively delivering new contents to the endpoint source and causing old contents stored therein to be selectively removed. (Depending on the context, the term "content" used in this specification may mean a piece of digital information, such as when referring to a content requested by a user; or the totality of digital contents stored in a database, such as when referring to the content of an endpoint database.)
For each endpoint source, the new contents to be delivered and the old contents to be removed are automatically determined by the central server base on information regarding the user population served by that endpoint server, referred to as an aggregate profile, as well as other information such as geographical location of the endpoint server. The aggregate profile, which may include information such as the frequency a particular content or type of content is requested by the users of the endpoint server, reflects the preferences of the user population served by the endpoint server. The aggregate profile is generated, either by the endpoint server or by the central server, based on information relating to the on-line activities of all users served by the endpoint server.
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a digital content distribution system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of another digital content distribution system according to the present invention.
FIGS. 3a-3 c are flow diagrams illustrating methods of calculating the aggregate profile of an endpoint server employed by the system of FIG. 1.
FIGS. 4a-4 c are flow diagrams illustrating methods of calculating the aggregate profile of an endpoint server employed by the system of FIG. 2.
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a system according to an embodiment of the present invention for providing information contents to end users of the system. The system comprises a central facility having a central server 11 connected to a central database 12, and a plurality of endpoint servers 13 with each connected to an endpoint database 14 (only one endpoint server and one endpoint database are shown in FIG. 1). Each server is a single logical server, although it may comprise a plurality of physical servers. Each endpoint server 13 is connected to a communication network 15, to which end users or clients 16 of the information distribution service are also connected (only one user is shown. The plurality of endpoint servers and endpoint databases are typically located at different physical locations and serve end users in different geographical areas.
Each end user 16 may be a programmed computer such as a personal computer (PC), a network computer, or the like, running client software. The computer typically includes a processor; a memory; storage devices such as magnetic storage devices, re-writeable CDs or the like; display devices such as a video display, an audio display or the like; and input devices such as a mouse, a keyboard or the like. The computer may be connected to the network via a cable modem, a telephone modem, a satellite dish or the like. The end user may also be a set-top type of device that provides access to the network though a television set.
The client software residing on the user's PC serves as an interface between the human user and the endpoint server. Through the client, the user may submit requests for delivery of contents to the endpoint server, input information requested by the endpoint server, view or listen to the information received from the endpoint server, or store the received information for display at a later time. Preferably, the client provides a variety of interfacing capabilities, including video on demand, music download, agenting, electronic commerce, video conferencing and so on.
As presently contemplated, the communication network 15 is a broadband transmission system such as an upgraded cable system employing cable modems, an upgraded telephone delivery system using the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology, or a satellite delivery system that allows interactive communication. Other types of broad-band systems, including later-developed systems may also be used. Depending on the types of networks used, the endpoint server 13 may be located at a headend of a cable company, a central office of a telephone company, or a distribution facility of a satellite transmission company.
Each endpoint server 13 is connected to an endpoint database 14, which stores all digital information contents available for delivery to subscribers by that endpoint server. When a content delivery request is received from a user, the server 13 retrieves the requested content from the endpoint database 14 and delivers it to the requesting user via the communications network 15.
The endpoint server 13 also includes an agenting section 13 a which cooperates with a client agenting section 16 a of the client software 16 on a user's PC to act as a "personal assistant" for the user. The assistant may, for example, recommend contents to the user based on a user profile which reflects the user's habits and preferences, and allow a user to submit feedback information to the server, such as the user's rating of the delivered contents. The user profile is generated and continuously updated based on user information acquired by the agenting section 13 a. User information may be obtained from several sources. First, information may be obtained from a user when he or she subscribes to the service, including the user's name, age, sex, locality and other demographic information. Second, user information may be acquired from the information transmitted by the client relating to the user's activities, such as the identity of the user, contents requested, contents purchased, date and time of each request, actual playing time of requested contents, stop signals, rating of the contents given by the user, other products or services purchased via on-line transaction and so on. Information relating to the user's activities may be referred to as affinity information.
Actual playing time refers to the portion of a delivered content that is actually played by the user. For example, the content distribution system may allow a delivered content to be stored in a storage device at the user's computer, and allow the user to play (including re-play) the content within a predefined time period such as 24 hours. In such a system, a content delivered to a user may not actually be played or played in its entirety by the user. Thus, the actual playing time for a delivered content is distinguished from the delivering of the content when affinity information is concerned. The ability to monitor actual playing time of a delivered content enhances the accuracy of the user profile and the effectiveness of agenting.
To calculate individual user profiles, each digital content on the distribution system (either at the central database 12 or at the endpoint databases 14) is assigned intrinsic parameters to describe the characteristics of the content. For example, an entertainment content may be characterized by its type of programming (movies, music, etc.), genre (rock, jazz, etc.), the artists involved, etc., and a book may be characterized by its topic (history, the Civil War, etc.) and author, etc. The agenting section 13 a generates an affinity profile of a user by weighing and correlating the intrinsic parameters of the contents and the activity information obtained from the user. The affinity profile therefore reflects the individual user's preferences. The agenting section 13 a may also compare the profiles of individual users against those of other users served by the same server to identify users with similar demographics or preferences.
The user profiles are stored at the endpoint server 13, and are continuously updated in real time. In other words, each time a request is received from a client, the agenting section 13 a parses the new information, recalculates the correlations and updates the user profiles stored in the database. When making content selection recommendations for an individual user, the agenting section uses the user's profile to recommend contents from the endpoint database 14 that match the user's preferences. For example, the agenting section 13 a may recommend a movie by a certain actor to a user who prefers that actor. The agenting section may also use the correlation between individual users to make content selection recommendations. For example, the agenting section may recommend a new CD that is referred by other users who have preferences similar to the user in question.
Although referred to as "a user," each computer connected to the network may be used by a plurality of human users, such as members of a household. Each human user may log onto the system using a unique user ID. The individual user profiles generated by the agenting section are associated with individual user IDs, rather than individual computers. This allows more specific and accurate profiles to be generated for each human user.
In addition to recommending information contents, the agenting section may also be used to produce customized advertising for each individual user.
Still referring to FIG. 1, the endpoint servers 13 are connected to the central server 11 by high-speed backbone communication channels such as a fiber optic network. The central database maintained by the central server stores all information contents available to the content delivery system, referred to as the master content. New information contents deposited into the system are stored in the central database 12, and subsequently distributed to the endpoint databases 14 through a content refreshing process. The endpoint databases 14 typically have smaller storage capacities than the central database 12, and only store selected subsets of the master content. The central server 11 periodically refreshes the contents stored at the endpoint databases 14 by automatically delivering selected contents to, and/or removing selected contents from, the endpoint databases. To make the most efficient use of the endpoint storage capacity, a different subset of contents is stored at each endpoint database 14, depending upon an aggregate profile which reflects the preferences of the user population served by that endpoint server 13.
The central server 11 comprises a content management section 11 a which cooperates with the agenting section 13 a of the endpoint servers 13 to refresh the information contents stored in the endpoint databases 14. At each endpoint, the agenting section 13 a of the endpoint server 13 generates aggregate affinity information for the contents currently stored in the endpoint database 14. Such information may include, for example, the number of times each content is requested within a predetermined time period, accumulated actual playing time, average rating, revenue generated and the like. The endpoint server 13 also generates aggregate demographic information for the server, such as the age distribution of the user population it serves. The aggregate affinity and demographic information and the intrinsic parameters of the contents are then weighed and correlated to generate an aggregate profile. Such an aggregate profile reflects the characteristics and preferences of the user population served by the endpoint server.
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an alternative architecture for a digital content distribution system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The system of FIG. 2 is generally similar to the system shown in FIG. 1 (with the same components designated by the same reference numerals), except that the agenting function now resides in an agenting section 11 b on the central server 11, rather than on each endpoint server 13 as shown in FIG. 1. In the system of FIG. 2, the user requests and other user information received by each endpoint server 13 from its clients 16 are transmitted to the central server 11 for processing, rather than processed at the endpoint server 13. The agenting section 11 b on the central server 11 performs the agenting functions performed by the agenting section 13 a in the system of FIG. 1, including capturing the user information, generating affinity profiles for individual users, cross-correlating profiles of different users, and recommending contents to individual users based on the user profile and the available contents at the corresponding endpoint database 14.
The agenting section 11 b in the central server 11 also generates aggregate information for each endpoint server 13, including aggregate affinity and demographic information, and weighs and. correlates the aggregate information to generate an aggregate profile for each endpoint server. In the system of FIG. 2, the user profiles and other user information, as well as the aggregate information and aggregate profiles, are preferably stored at the central server 11. In other words, the aggregate profile for each endpoint server is maintained by the central server 11 for each endpoint server 13.
Compared with the system of FIG. 1 in which the agenting sections reside on individual endpoint servers, the alternative architecture shown in FIG. 2 generally reduces software complexity and simplifies maintenance, but tends to increase network traffic and the computational load at the central server. Thus, dependent on the relative costs and capacities of the various resources, one of the systems may be more preferable. The system of FIG. 2 has additional advantages, such as the ability to cross-correlate user profile information among users served by different endpoint servers, since all user information is stored at the central server.
The raw data used to generate the aggregate profile is typically the same data from which individual user profiles are generated, such as delivery requests or feedback information received from the clients 16 relating to each user's on-line activities. From such raw data, the aggregate profile may be generated in several ways. The methods used for a system according to FIG. 1, where the agenting section resides in the endpoint servers, are described first with reference to FIGS. 3a-3 c.
One method (FIG. 3a) is to generate and continuously update the aggregate profile in real time. This involves re-calculating the aggregate profile each time a request or feedback is received from a client. When a signal is received from a client (step 21), the endpoint server 13 captures affinity information embedded in the signal, such as the content requested (step 22), and calculates the aggregate profile (step 23). The aggregate profile is maintained at the endpoint server 13, and transmitted to the central server 11 upon a request from the latter (steps 24 and 25). The server then waits for the next signal from a client to be received (step 26).
In an alternative method (FIG. 3b), from the received user signal (step 31), the affinity information is captured (step 32) and partially processed to update an aggregate affinity database in real time (step 33). The aggregate affinity database is maintained at the endpoint and may contain, for example, the total number of times each content is requested, which is updated each time a user request for a content is received. Based on the aggregate affinity database, the aggregate profile may then be calculated when desired, such as when required by the central server (steps 34 and 36), and transmitted to the central server (step 37). The server then waits for the next signal from a client to be received (step 35).
Yet another alternative method (FIG. 3c) is to calculate the aggregate profile using individual user profiles. Such user profiles are already maintained and updated in real time by the agenting section at the endpoint server, and typically store all relevant affinity information captured from signals generated by the clients. Thus, no separate aggregate affinity database is maintained. A signal is received from a client (step 41), affinity information is captured therefrom (step 42), and user profiles are updated in real time using the affinity information (step 43). When required by the central server (step 44), the information contained in all user profiles is aggregated to generate aggregate affinity information (step 46), from which the aggregate profile is calculated (step 47) and transmitted to the central server (step 48). The server then waits for the next signal from a client to be received (step 45).
The methods for generating aggregate profiles illustrated in FIGS. 4a-4 c may be employed in the system shown in FIG. 2. These methods are similar to the methods illustrated in FIGS. 3a-3 c, respectively, except that the steps are performed by the agenting or the content management section of the central server, rather than by the endpoint server. The processed data, such as aggregate profile, aggregate affinity information and user profiles are maintained at the central server. Thus, the transmission steps in FIGS. 3a-3 c(steps 25, 37 and 48) are not necessary for the methods of FIGS. 4a-4 c. The requests for aggregate profiles in steps 64 and 74 may be generated by the content management section when refreshing the contents of endpoint databases.
When refreshing the contents for an endpoint database 14, the content management section 11 a of the central server requests the aggregate profile for the corresponding endpoint server 13. Depending upon the system architecture, this request is sent either to the agenting section 13 a of the endpoint server 13 (for the system shown in FIG. 1 ) or to the agenting section 11 b of the central server 11 (for the system shown in FIG. 2). Upon obtaining the aggregate profile, the content management section 11 a of the central server 11 correlates the aggregate profile of the endpoint server 13 with the intrinsic parameters of all contents available in the central database 12. Other information may also be used in the correlation calculation, such as the locality of the endpoint server 13. In addition, the central server 11 may also correlate the aggregate profiles between different endpoint servers.
Based on these analyses, each content stored in the central database 12 is assigned a priority, and a subset of contents is selected from the master content to refresh the content of the endpoint database 14. Selections may be made according to individual priorities only and regardless of the type of programming. Alternatively, the contents may be categorized according to the type of programming or other criteria, and each category may be allocated a predetermined percentage of the total contents to be stored at the endpoint database 14. The contents for each category are then selected according to the priority of each content until the percentage allocated to that category is reached.
The selected subset of the master content is then used to refresh the content of the endpoint database 14. Contents that are selected and are not currently stored in the endpoint database 14 are distributed to the endpoint server 13 via the backbone communication channel. Contents that are currently stored in the endpoint database 14 but are not selected are removed by the endpoint server 13 in response to commands from the central server 11.
The digital content distribution system described herein also allows the endpoint servers 13 to include local content and advertising into the endpoint database 14.
Alternative methods are described for processing raw data received from the clients 16 to generate aggregate profiles for the endpoint servers 13. In these methods, the data processing steps are distributed in different ways between the central servers 11 and the endpoint servers 13. Other alternative ways of distributing the data processing tasks may also be employed, and appropriate data storage and transmission steps may be provided consistent with the distribution of data processing tasks. For example, in the method described in FIG. 3b, the step of calculating the aggregate profile from the aggregate affinity information (step 36) may be performed by the central server 11, in which case the endpoint server 13 will simply transmit the aggregate affinity information generated in step 33 to the central server 11 upon a request from the latter. Similarly, in the method of FIG. 3c, step 47, or both steps 46 and 47, may be performed by the central server 11.
Although only two levels of servers, i.e. the central server 11 and the endpoint servers 13 are described in the embodiments, intermediate servers between the central server 11 and the endpoint servers 13 may also be used as hubs.
The methods described in the present specification are preferably implemented in computer software, but may also be implemented in hardware circuits.
While embodiments and applications of the present invention have been shown and described, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The presently disclosed embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims, rather than the foregoing description. The accompanying claims are intended to cover such and other modifications as would fall within the true scope and spirit of the present invention. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
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