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Real estate trends to watch for the remainder of 2017
The fundamental outlook for the housing sector remains strong even as gathering policy and cost headwinds imply rising risk and the residential investment recovery enters its eighth year.
According to the National Association of Realtors, there is general agreement that among those active in commercial real estate markets that continued economic growth will drive activity, at least domestically.[i]
Here are some trends to keep an eye on for the remainder of the year:
- Rising interest rates
- Evolving blueprint for tax reform
- Globalization of capital
- "Dry powder" waiting on the sidelines
- Investment trends across commercial sectors
- The Federal Reserve is expected to continue to raise interest rates, which could make buying a home difficult for some. But the uncertainty of the market and the lack of clarity regarding how significantly interest rates will rise are making the market more disciplined. Lenders are being more cautious, and borrowers, more conservative.[ii]
- While financing conditions for commercial and residential real estate were essentially unchanged as of April, values were elevated for some sectors of the commercial market. A sharp decline in valuations, notes Business Insider, could mean risks for financial stability in the banking system.[iii]
- Real estate funds, relatively flat for the past year, currently yield twice the rates of the Standard & Poor's 500 index (S&P 500) and a 10-year Treasury note rate.[iv]
- The rising cost structure due to policy changes anticipated to come out of Washington will generate headwinds for homebuilders and may require price increases of near 2 percent, with most of that cost passed through to consumers.
Tax reform
- Private equity real estate funds and commercial real estate investors are anticipating sweeping changes to come out of Washington, particularly with tax reform. Investors in pass-through entities expect tax rates to come down, but at this point it's difficult to predict if these changes will be the game-changer that the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was for the industry.[i] Both the White House and the House Republican leadership have stated they want to have tax reform legislation passed by August 2017.[ii]
- The tax reform proposal put forth by Republican leadership in the House—and commonly referred to as the Blueprint—could make what some have called a radical change to the rules governing the computation of business or investment income. This would not only apply to assets with short- and medium-term lives, such as vehicles or factory equipment, but also to depreciable real estate, which is today generally treated as having a depreciable life of 30 to 40 years, depending on its use.
Global capital
- U.S. assets continue to become more attractive and valuable to global investors, despite uncertainty regarding the relatively new administration in Washington. China invested more than $16.5 billion into properties, overtaking Canada to become the leading foreign investor in U.S. commercial real estate.[i] Hotels and offices continue to be the most popular assets.[ii]
- There is still a seemingly attractive spread between U.S. real estate and 10-year government bonds in many large and liquid global markets where Asian investors participate heavily. As long as this spread remains, it is likely that there will be an Asian institutional "bid" for quality U.S. real estate.
- VUCA—a common acronym used to describe volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity— aptly describes the political, regulatory and economic landscape for 2017 to which businesses have to become accustomed. Industries, economies and governments are not immune from a VUCA world and the unpredictability it brings. As this trend is expected to continue, evaluating investment risk alongside the contributors to VUCA will bring relevance to the current investment mindset.
Investor-raised capital
- The United States is attracting institutional investors both foreign and domestic that are looking for safe real estate investments with solid yields, primarily in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.[iii] This isn't new, but it's resulting in too much available capital—or "dry powder" as it's known in the industry—and not enough attractive real estate, a trend that has been with the industry for a few years. The influx of foreign investment is not expected to slow down anytime soon, making it a decidedly seller's market.
The impact on sectors
- Student housing: The student-housing sector continues to remain attractive to institutional investors due to the sector's ability to achieve higher returns—largely driven by high demand—compared to conventional multifamily housing.[iv] According to a recent report by TH Real Estate, construction in the student housing market is expected to stay strong in the coming months. In addition to an uptick in millennial demand for college and post-graduate degrees, the report notes that state budget cuts to education may bolster the market as investors create housing stock on or near campus to serve institutions that lack the funding to provide it themselves.[v]
- Senior housing: Investor appetite for seniors housing and care real estate continues to grow, with the majority of investors who specialize in the sector planning to increase the size of their portfolios in 2017, according to CBRE's U.S. Seniors Housing & Care Investor Survey report. Several factors, such as favorable investment yields, demand and an aging population, are driving investment into the sector.[vi] The sector has done extremely well for investors, historically outperforming other major property types over several periods.[vii]
- Industrial: Repurposing real estate to accommodate the rising demand for one-day distribution is picking up in the United States. Vacant offices and even parking garages are being converted to meet consumer demand for faster product delivery. Demographics and the continuing rise of e-commerce account for the shift.[viii]
- Retail: Millennials prefer to do their buying online; more than half of their purchases are made on the internet. But they do still enjoy some real-world retail experiences and retailers are evolving to accommodate them. Malls that don't see as many shoppers as they used to must be repositioned to attract visitors with new offerings―such as restaurants, cafes and bars―turning the mall into an "experiential" destination and driving up the value of logistics facilities.
- Office: Co-working providers are now a force to be reckoned with. WeWork, the $17 billion startup, added hundreds of thousands of square feet worth of new Manhattan leases in 2016 and will soon be among the biggest lessees in the United States. This has spurred investment in office properties that appeal to co-working providers. The millennial-driven demand for open-plan, fully digital, creative office space is offering opportunities for some property investors but challenges for owners of aging, old-school office buildings from the suburbs and to Park Avenue.
[i] "Realtors® Have a Positive Outlook for Commercial Markets in 2017" news release (May 19, 2017)
[ii] Rothstein, E. "Widespread Uncertainty is Helping Commercial Real Estate" (May 25, 2017) Bisnow
[iii] Oyedele, A. "The Fed says it'll be appropriate to raise interest rates again 'soon'" (May 24, 2017) Business Insider
[iv] Waggoner, J. "3 Smart Investments When Interest Rates Are Rising" (May 25, 2017) Money
[v] Mattson, B. "A closer look: Real estate private equity funds brace for financial reforms and shifts in regulatory landscape" (May 1, 2017) Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
[vi] NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association
[vii] China Spends $16.5B on US Commercial Real Estate in 12 Months to Claim Top Investor Spot" (May 24, 2017) Mingtiandi
[viii] Sheng, E. "Chinese Now The Largest Group Of Foreign Investors In U.S. Commercial Real Estate" (March 13, 2017) Forbes
[ix] Williams, C. "Here's Why Real Estate Funds Are Sitting On Billions Of Dollars" (May 8, 2017) Bisnow
[x] Marino, V. "A Rush to Meet Rising Demand, and Expectations, for Student Housing" (Feb. 28, 2017) The New York Times
[xi] Park, T. "Student housing – a sizeable and growing niche investment opportunity" (Mar. 28, 2017) TH Real Estate
[xii] Gerrity, M. "Investor Demand for Senior Housing Continues to Grow in U.S." (Jun. 7, 2017) World Property Journal
[xiii] "Getting Better with Age: Investment Opportunities in Senior Housing" Harrison Street
[xiv] Gonzalez, T. "How North America's Shifting Demographics Are Changing Industrial Real Estate Trends" (April 27, 2017) Bisnow


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Nice place, the service is fast. The pizza is good enough but it is worth considering the price. Pizza medium for about 6 bucks.
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Nice place, the service is fast. The pizza is good enough but it is worth considering the price. Pizza medium for about 6 bucks.
The pizza is very good and the price is top. You get free garlic bread with every meal! Very friendly place. Thank you!
I wanted to have a pizza in Bolivia for a change. Seeing the good reviews I picked the Napoli pizzeria. Well, the pizzas are far from italian ones. I chose a pizza "Napoli", the classic. But it didn't have neither anchovies nor black olives. The...More
place by the main plaza, has a big menu, good prices, great service, very nice place, have a clean bathroom, small kind but clean. we went with the boys and they love it.
Found this pizzeria on our travels about town. Not the restaurant we thought it was.....muddled up with similar names.(but after reading the reviews I think we had the better option. The family pizza is about 65 bob with 8 slices. It was tasty enough. Not...More
Food was reasonably priced considering it's in the central plaza de mayo. Staff was really friendly, and it was fairly crowded when we went. Wifi solid for Bolivia. Would eat there again. Didn't get any but the desserts looked delicious. They offer upstairs table seating...More
I have been already to tested their pizza and was excellent. Staffs are nice. Pizza was served immediately - I remember one pizza restaurant in la paz where I waited one hour! Here all was in perfect order! Also price is not high!
TA you have failed me! How did this place get such good reviews? This may have been the worst pizza I have ever had. The cheese was absolutely disgusting. Im not sure what they used...maybe spray cheese from a can? I scraped off all that...More
Great pizza with a super thin crust. I ordered a pizza to go and it was really great without too much cheese. Restaurant lovely atmosphere as well and service quick. Would recommend for atmosphere and the pizza is very very good for Bolivia. They also...More
The place is nice and welcoming. We always go there. The pizza is great a little too small but nice flavors. You can have the vegetarian options.

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MLK Celebration with The Funk Mob @ Huston-Tillotson University
Funk Mob @ 2010 MLK CelebrationThe Funk Mob was honored to be asked again to perform at the 2011 Marting Luther King Celebration. The celebration will take place on Monday, January 17, 2011 at Huston-Tillotson Univesity, open lot between 8th and Chicon and Chalmers. The festival and live music will begin when the marchers arrive at approximately 11:00 a.m. A video excerpt of last years event has been included. Truly an incredible family event for ALL!


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Ipswich part ways with Keane
Ipswich Town have confirmed that they have parted company with Roy Keane following a below-par campaign.
Last Updated: 07/01/11 2:39pm
Championship strugglers Ipswich Town have confirmed that they have parted company with manager Roy Keane following a below-par campaign.
The East Anglian side started the season with high hopes and began well, but in recent months results have faltered leaving Keane under intense pressure.
Ipswich suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in midweek and the Portman Road outfit now sit just three points above third-from-bottom Crystal Palace.
Chief executive Simon Clegg has thanked Keane for his efforts at the club, but feels with a new man at the helm they will be able to get their season back on track.
Sky Sports News understands Paul Jewell will be appointed as Keane's successor in the coming days.
"I can confirm that Ipswich Town Football Club have amicably terminated the contract of our manager Roy Keane with immediate effect," he said on Sky Sports News.
"I have to say this is a sad day for Ipswich Town Football Club and for me personally. I'd like to thank Roy Keane for his efforts, his dedication, his support and his professionalism over the last 20 months.
"His reaction to the news is as I would have hoped and expected from someone I've got to know over the past two years. One of disappointment and sadness and coupled with the acknowledgment of the opportunity he was given and support he has received.
"We wanted to give Roy Keane the sufficient time to get the team right and to improve the situation. However, as he has said himself, the performances on the pitch since November have simply not been good enough.
"The results speak for themselves. We all carry a degree of responsibility for this failure and I include myself in this. I'm convinced that with a new manager we can achieve the objective and goals we have set for this club."
Jewell is the bookies' favourite to replace Keane at Portman Road, but Clegg refused to confirm or deny who the club were speaking with.
He stated the club have started talks over Keane's successor while also revealing first-team coach Charlie McParland will assume caretaker charge.
McParland will oversee first-team affairs for the club's tricky-looking FA Cup trip to holders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
"I hope to be in a position to make an announcement regarding the new manager over the coming days," he continued.
"We've started that process. We're speaking with a number of people. I'm not going to fuel any speculation or deny any names thrown at me.
"I can assure you he will have the support and resources available to him.
"I've asked Charlie McParland to take over as caretaker manager. I would expect Charlie to be in place for as long as necessary.
"The most important thing now is everyone focuses on the game in hand which is the FA Cup.
"I think it is unrealistic to hope those negotiations will be concluded and an appointment made before Sunday's game."


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I'm at the gym most weeks and regularly attend yoga classes. I don't dread either and I'd even go as far to say I find both of them enjoyable.
But those exercise classes run by super keen fitness instructors who shouts motivationally at the front of the room? That's not for me. In fact - it's my worst nightmare.
Annoyingly, the latest fitness craze involves this kind of format. On the plus side, high intensity interval training or HiiT does wonders for the metabolism and the classes can be as short as 20 minutes.
I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. So I put my presumptions to one side and signed up for my first ever exercise class at Ten Pilates - a 45-minute HiiT session.
After an introduction with the instructor and the other girls in the class (there were only four of us who subjected ourselves to this on the first Monday in January), I was proved wrong. There was hardly any shouting and as it was the first time I'd ever done HiiT, I was gently told to take things slow, to work at my own pace.
The first half was taken up with two circuit sessions involving a minute of running followed by a minute of burpees (probably the worst exercise ever invented), then weights and step aerobics.
But what's the point? HiiT is all about working to your full capacity for a short burst of time and then rest before starting again. Our pause time in during the circuits wasn't even a minute long. They weren't lying about the intensity part.
Next came floor work - more burpees, something called mountain climbing, a few different weight exercises, press-ups, squats, even more burpees, more weights, you get the gist. There was a 10 second break between each one-minute workout but it was surprisingly doable.
After a warm-down session at the end, I felt energised and slightly smug I'd actually done some fairly hardcore exercise on the first Monday back at work after Christmas. I had overcome my fear of intense exercise classes.
On the down side, I could barely walk up steps without wincing the next day.
Would I do it again? Definitely. It makes you feel great and no matter how hard burpees are, jumping around with other people is way more fun than running on a treadmill in the gym.
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Avram Grant backs tournament debutants in Ghana squad to blossom at AFCON
Avram Grant says the debutants in his Ghana squad have the wherewithal to play in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which starts on Saturday in Gabon.
The former Chelsea manager named six players- goalkeeper Richard Ofor, Samuel Tetteh, Bernard Tekpetey, Thomas Partey, Ebenezer Assifuah and Ebenezer Ofori- for their first Nations Cup experience.
Grant says the exploits of Daniel Amartey and Kwesi Appiah at the last tournament will serve as a motivation.
"No! Like last time, we took Daniel Amartey, Kwesi Appiah and other players who didn't have experience and they became key players in the team. That's the reason why they are here now," Grant said after the team's 2-0 win over Bunyodkor.
"I'm very proud that the base stayed the same more or less. This is how big countries are doing all over the World. If you see Germany, they won the World Cup, Spain before and all the other good teams have the base.
"If you may say, Ivory Coast in the last AFCON tournament. We are trying to do it especially after what happened in the World Cup.
"There's change in generation and is not so easy because it's not a club that you can buy a player into the team."
Ghana start their Group D campaign against Uganda at the Stade de Port-Gentil on 17 January.
By Nuhu Adams
CommentsThis article has 2 comment(s), give your comment
Truth Teacher says:January 11, 2017 03:06 pmYou can't buy players but you can develop them. Hopefully we show more of a fighting spirit in the upcoming games
papa says:January 11, 2017 06:01 pmplease have a fucken plan coach.


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Topic: The Importance of Being Earnest (not about the play) (08/04/11)
TITLE: Take Down Your SIgn
By Veronica Winley
"How do Miz Rollins?" The brim of a stained, misshapen hat was touched. "You need some help with that cart?" The speaker stumbled a bit as he hurried to open the door for her and his friends nodded their heads deferentially as they shuffled out of her way.
"No thank you. I'm fine," she replied tersely, as she hefted the cart up the three stairs. She paused, and then turned to face the man who held the door open. "Big Bethel is having a revival this week. You gentlemen are welcome to come."
"Yes Ma'am, yes Ma'am. I'll certainly try to make it." His head bobbed up and down as he waited for her to enter the hallway. It was an ongoing ritual that passed as social interaction and which she considered her Christian duty. The only thing that varied was the event at her church.
Her children never could understand the respect Mabel was accorded on the streets. A small, middle aged woman, she was neither beautiful nor especially warm and kept herself and her children out of the mainstream of street life; perhaps it was the big red "Jesus Saves" button she wore like a badge or her ramrod, no nonsense posture, which dared anyone to attempt to engage her in frivolous, time wasting conversation.
A widow, she was always about the business of keeping her three boys and one girl housed, fed, clean and in church. The first two she accomplished by working as a maid in one of the large hotels, the third by doing mountainous loads of laundry after work and the last by the simple expedient of saying "Because I said so."
The face she presented to the world was the same one she showed her children and while there were not a lot of hugs and kisses – or excessive emotions of any kind - in later years her children would say "my mother was consistent." They also affirmed that she said what she meant and meant what she said. Her advice to hypocrites was "If you don't have the goods, take down your sign."
It was no surprise to them, therefore, that when she found the flyer taped to her door, announcing a block party the following Saturday, she tossed it into the garbage. She wasn't about to engage in that kind of foolishness. Her daughter Elsie, at the age when "foolishness" held a definite appeal, felt a keen disappointment.
Picking a time when her mother wasn't bone weary, she approached the subject.
"Mama, why can't we go to the block party? A lot of my friends and our neighbors are going."
Her mother put down the pants she was mending and gave Elsie a long look over her glasses. "That's exactly why we're not going. You know I don't like you hanging around those folks any more than you have to."
Elsie sighed. She fiddled with her braids as she gazed out the window at the gray wall of the apartment building next door.
It was Mabel's turn to sigh. "Yes Elsie?"
"Doesn't Jesus love our neighbors?"
Mabel paused. She pretty much knew where this was heading.
"Of course he does."
Elsie turned away from the window and looked at her mother.
"Then why don't you?"
Her mother slowly put the pants down and clasped her hands over them, her head bowed in thought.
After a couple of minutes, without looking at her daughter, she picked up the pants and started sewing again.
"Get that paper out of the garbage and let me see what they're gonna be doin' Saturday."
Giving a shout, Elsie jumped up and ran to the trash can. "Are we going?" she asked hopefully.
With a slight smile, her mother said "We'll see," which her children also knew was almost as good as a yes.
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Hannover Central Station Reviews
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hannover central station Feb 20, 2009
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The first station on the current site, a temporary building serving the line to Lehrte, was erected in 1843. From 1845 to 1847, a more permanent station, one of the first through stations, was built on the same site. After tearing down the old buildings in 1875, today's station was constructed from 1876 to 1879, further extended by an additional station hall in 1910.
The station was badly damaged during World War II and underwent extensive remodeling, finished in 1948. By 1963, the rails were electrified and in 1973 construction of the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line began.
The station building itself underwent extensive remodeling in the 1970s during the construction of the Hanover Stadtbahn system, opening in 1976 and 1979 and including a passenger tunnel underneath the station, connecting the inner city district around Kröpcke to the Stadtbahn station at Raschplatz.
In 1991, regular InterCityExpress services began calling at the station, it being the northern point of Germany's first dedicated high speed train line.
The station underwent remodeling again for the Expo 2000, construction finishing on 1 May 2000. The station was equipped with a shopping centre, lifts to all platforms and new signage according to the current DB corporate design.
The long-neglected passenger subway below the station, which was built in the 1970s for the Hannover Stadtbahn, underwent extensive remodeling from 2004 to early 2006. It is now part of the Niki de Saint Phalle promenade spanning from Raschplatz to Kröpcke.
Hannover central station connects the north-south ICE lines from Hamburg to Munich with the west-east lines from Dortmund and Cologne towards Berlin.
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Police had a road closure in place for over an hour following the incident on Stainland Road at 2.15pm.
The woman and man had injuries described as "non-life threatening".
The road, which was closed while the man and woman were treated and for accident investigation work to be carried out, was re-opened at 3.25pm.
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Palinistas await word on whether Sarah Palin will be appointed Secretary of the Interior, Energy, or other. Palin's stumping for Trump in Michigan likely contributed to his victory there and ultimately the Presidency. Three years passed since the Good Tidings Book Tour launched. Second Amendment advocate Jan Morgan returns to Mama Grizzly Radio, plus a run of Palin family posts.
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Drill, Baby Drill! American Made Energy Makes America Great Again
Permian, ANWR, Prudhoe, Bakken…. and so much more. NOW is the time to shut off the Saudi oil cartel flow valve and develop our own God-given natural resources. The only excuse not to become energy independent is a political excuse.
The inherent link between energy and security, and energy and prosperity, is real and recognized by every American except sketchy politicians and deceived faux environmentalists. We have the resources, we have the technology, we have the manpower. America has the highest environmental and worker safety standards in the world… it's time to say, "Screw Arab oil. We're making America great again!" We've always led in oil, gas and mineral development innovation. Let's tap it.
Politics have kept us beholden to countries that do not like us and use energy as a weapon. It's a farce when Pres. Obama and other progressives claim we're not reliant on those resources anymore. And a sicker farce is the claim we must go to war over oil.
Shut off foreign rulers' flow that has kept their peasants poor and terrorizingly desperate, and watch the world become a safer place.
And here at home, shovel out the BS "Peak Oil" claim that demands we abandon conventional energy sources in favor of unrealistic, uneconomic, unreliable, lobbyist- driven green energy boondoggles. Drill now while we shore up realistic renewables for a legitimate "all of the above" future energy plan.
Be ready for faux environmentalists – with their disdain for American jobs dressed in Carhartts and steel toed boots – to target this massive Texas find, despite all commonsense and responsible reason to explore and produce.
It's time to unleash the private sector on new refineries, rigs, pipelines, infrastructure, service provisions, etc… all basic needs for more responsible domestic extraction, and all leading to the USA boom our working class deserves.
Permian's Wolfcamp formation called biggest shale oil field in U.S.
Sarah Palin: 'The Steve Bannon I Know Is a Passionate Defender of Freedom'
Yes! Thank you Breitbart! This sends a message to all who've damaged others with their lies and smears while victims did not have the means or support to sue. And it encourages all who know it's time to dance upon injustice!
Breitbart News planning lawsuit against 'major media company'
"The Undefeated" = Bannon Ethics, Skill and Courage Takes Down Lamestream Lapdogs
Goodness, the liberal lamestream lapdog media just can't get anything right in its coverage of the Trump Train.
Obviously we look forward to a fundamental restoration of American exceptionalism under a President beholden to no one but we the people, but in addition, be thankful for the coming monumental change in journalism. Ready to stop rewarding the media's engagement in politics of personal destruction? Demand and declare it changes now.
A latest press target is a man who's been part of a team that just made history. Trump campaign CEO, Steve Bannon, is particularly bright on the Leftist media's radar because they can not handle the fact he's also from their arena but has been enormously more influential than his peers. "How dare one of our own succeed outside our herd," is no doubt a favorite whine in DC today.
The Steve Bannon I know is a passionate defender of freedom and he lives by example. He's a patriot; a military veteran and proud Army dad. Bannon's talents are on display in many venues, my favorite being his production of the documentary "The Undefeated." http://astore.amazon.com/teasar-20/detail/B005FLSZNS
Please, watch the film "The Undefeated." Bannon understood the media's coverage of the 2008 election defined "injustice" and "double standard." More importantly, he did something about it. I'll be forever grateful, as will other Commonsense Conservatives who will not stand for the press's politics of personal destruction. A masterful work of wrecking the media's biased filter, Bannon captured truth. He'll do the same as we unite around our 45th President, Donald J. Trump.
PHOTO: with Steve's daughter while visiting Fort Campbell, KY
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Pros: Effective method of flea & tick control. Readily available and relatively easy to apply.
Cons: Cats didn't like it and tried to remove it themselves. Cats become ill.
The Introduction (Skip below if you're in a hurry).
When I noticed all three of my pets scratching and itching more often I declared war on an infestation of unseen fleas, ticks, or whatever else was aggravating my pets. My dog got the ol' flee bath which significantly helped. Since my cats would not go anywhere near the bathwater, I opted instead to use a topical treatment instead. Based on an extensive amount of research I did at Petco (meaning I chose the least expensive product on the shelf) I purchased a three pack of the Sentry Purrscriptions Plus Squeeze on Flea & Tick Control and applied a dose to each of my two cats.
Two weeks later, I've noticed a significant decrease in the scratching, itching, and irritability that my cats were experiencing, but I did have some minor concerns in the first few days after using the product. So here's my review...
Availability & Price
Sentry's Flea & Tick Control is readily available at most pet stores such as Petsmart and PetCo as well as certain drug stores and mega-marts. An online search of the product name came back with numerous websites that sold the product directly.
Sentry makes this product available in two concentrations based on the size of the cat. (Under 5 pounds and over 5 pounds).
I paid $10.99 for a package of three squeeze on applicators. If you have only one cat to inoculate this is enough for three months worth of protection. Because I had two cats and was looking for more of an immediate solution rather than ongoing protection, I now have an extra applicator. So I guess one of my cats will be protected for an extra month.
Directions seemed simple enough - cut open package, apply to the back of the cat's neck, allow to set it. This proved a bit more difficult that I expected. While my cat was calmly sitting next to me I attempted to open the applicator but wasn't able to. I had to get up (disturbing my cat) to find a pair of scissors then wait for my cat to come back while holding an open applicator and trying not to spill it all over m couch. Finally when my cat returned I dumped it on her neck and watched as she immediately jumped away and ran. The same process was basically repeated with my second cat.
Active Ingredients and Safety Around Children
Sentry's Squeeze on Flea & Tick Control has two main ingredients - Pyriproxyfen and Etofenprox. After I experienced a few minor problems with my cat (see below) I did a little research on them. Fortunately, and good for this epinion, both chemicals are relatively benign and harmless.
Etofenprox is the active ingredient used to kill live ticks and fleas. It is a chemical compound made mostly of water and carbon. According to most websites about it, etofenprox is a safe chemical to use around pets as well as children. It specifically targets only the class of bugs that fleas and ticks fall into.
Pyriproxyfen specifically targets eggs laid by fleas and ticks, it does not effect live insects. It has few side effects and no interactions with other medicines. Again, a relatively safe chemical to use around pets and children.
Problems I Experiences
Within 24 hours of using this product I noticed two problems directly related to using this product in both of my cats.
Immediately after applying to my cats, they both ran off and hid. When I found then I saw them both arching their necks trying to lick off the medication that was applied to their upper backs. Fantastic, I though, as I reread the warnings on the box clearly stating to avoid getting the product in the cat's eyes and mouth.
The next morning I discovered the second problem when I woke up to numerous "surprises" around the house. Both my cats had apparently become violently ill over the night and had vomited numerous times throughout the house. I obviously have no idea if this was a result of the cat's licking it off their backs or a side effect of the medication itself.
Fortunately neither problem seemed to last much longer than 24 hours and other than going through a roll of paper towels cleaning my house, the vomiting led to no other significant problems. A few days later I noticed that my cats did in fact appear to be more comfortable with themselves and all three of my pets - dog and cats included - appeared to have fewer fleas based on a significant decrease in itching and scratching.
Bottom Line & Recommendation
While the two ingredients seemed to be an effective and immediate method of flea and tick control, I think that in the future I will switch to a different method of application. Effective as it may be, I'd rather not go through another cleaning episode like I did a few weeks ago.


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Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Plays Minecraft
As if Minecraft wasn't already popular enough, it is now being used to help artificial intelligence. Well, at least, a mod of the game by Microsoft is going to. Katja Hofmann and her team of colleagues at Microsoft have created a platform called AIX, which is a mod of Minecraft. The company intends for this system to help artificial intelligence agents have a better understanding of general intelligence. THE MINECRAFT MOD For those of you who are not aware, artificial intelligence is rapidly growing and has improved leaps and bounds of the years. However, as researchers across the globe have mentioned, artificial intelligence still needs to work on general intelligence. You can think of this kind of intelligence as the complex way humans learn and the way that we, as…
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Now Sean wasn't the only celebrity golfer in attendance. There was a certain anchor from Channel 23, who showed us a thing or two about golf. We call this next segment... Goofy Golfing with Mike Garrigan....enjoy
"DALTON: We've only been through a couple holes but I'd say that he should probably keep his daytime job. It might be wise to do that.
"CRAIG: Mike's the best guy I've ever golfed with in my entire life. And here's the five dollars he gave me to say that. That's why I'm saying it.


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August 22, 2006
Rattlers freed in "Snakes on a Plane" theater prank
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Life imitating art is all very well.
Unless, that is, it's a movie about deadly snakes on the
Movie chain AMC Entertainment Inc. said pranksters at one
of its Phoenix theaters released two live diamondback
rattlesnakes during a showing of the film "Snakes on a Plane"
last Friday. No one was injured.
parking lot during the show, and the other in the movie
theater. They were both removed, and no one was harmed."
The snakes were later released in the desert.
Bell had no further details.
The movie stars Samuel L. Jackson, and spins a yarn about a
crate-load of escaped snakes that run amok on an airline
flight, attacking passengers and crew.
"There were kids at the show, and it was actually very
reckless," Russ Johnson, the president of the Phoenix
Herpetological Society told Reuters.
"The snakes' bite carries a powerful venom that could have
seriously injured someone," he added.


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Step into the newly renovated Best Western Alamo Suites, and delight in the comfortable atmosphere, incredible number of amenities and friendly service. High ceilings in the breakfast/lobby area help this hotel mirror the wide open spaces of Texas, and decor reflects the charm and history that surrounds it. Comfortable and spacious, you are sure to feel right at home during your stay.
The Best Western Alamo Suites is 100 percent non-smoking and all rooms are king suites. Rooms with three king beds and a loft room are available as well. Each room includes cable or satellite television, an AM/FM alarm clock, sofa bed, easy chair, full-size refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker (regular and decaf), free local calls up to 30 minutes and an iron and ironing board. Adjoining rooms and rooms with a balcony are available. Several dining establishments are located within a mile of the hotel, including two Mexican restaurants, McDonald's and Wendy's. Best Western Alamo Suites is only half a mile from the Rivercenter Mall and ten miles from the San Antonio International Airport.
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TV ads director and Cebuano Paolo Dy tries his luck on the reality TV show On the Lot which is executive-produced by Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg.
The winner will be given a chance to earn a $1-million development deal at DreamWorks. His entry to the competition is entitled QWERTY which is his second short film.


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How The U.S. Dollar Will Be Replaced
Brandon Smith
Thursday, 17 May 2012
After being immersed in the world of alternative economic analysis for several years, it sometimes becomes easy to forget that most people do not track forex markets, or debt to GDP ratio, or true unemployment, or hunch over IMF white-papers highlighting subsections which expose the trappings of the globalist ideology. Sometimes, you just assume the average person knows what the heck you are talking about. This is, of course, a mistake. However, it is a mistake that is borne from the inadequacy of our age and our culture, and is not necessarily a product of weak character, either of the analyst, or the casual reader.
The great frustration of being actively involved in the Liberty Movement is the fact that many people are rarely on the same page (or even the same book) during political and economic discussion. Where we see the nature of the false left/right paradigm, they see "free democracy". Where we see a tidal wave of destructive debt, they see a "responsible government" printing and spending in order to protect our "best interests". Where we see totalitarianism, they see "safety". Where we see dollar devaluation, they see dollar strength and longevity. Ultimately, because the average unaware citizen is stricken by the disease of normalcy bias and living within the doldrums of a statistical fantasy world, they simply have no point of reference by which to grasp the truth when exposed to it. It's like trying to explain the concept of 'color' to a man who has been blind since birth.
Americans in particular are prone to reactionary dismissal when exposed to facts that disrupt their misconceptions. Our culture has experienced a particularly prosperous age, not necessarily free from all trouble, but generally spared from widespread mass tragedy for a generous length of time. This tends to breed within societies an overt and unreasonable expectation of ease. It generates apathy, and laziness. A crushing blubberous slothful cynicism subservient to the establishment and the status quo. Even the most striking of truths struggle to penetrate this smoky forcefield of duplicitous funk.


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NBA Western Conference ExpectationsApril 19, 2009
A year after losing to the Lakers in six games, Utah was expected to fight for the 2 or 3 seed to avoid meeting the Lakers till the conference finals at least this year. Unfortunately, that's not how things have played out.
With several injuries, the Jazz have fallen off a cliff after the All-Star break and barely made the playoffs with the No. 8 seed. They now meet a Lakers team that has only one goal in mind, the Championship.
Utah is expected to be nothing more than a speed bump for the Lakers, but the Jazz play very hard on their home floor, and taking last year's series to six games should give them some hope of prolonging the series this time, too.
They have arguably the best point guard in the league and one of the most dynamic and talented players around in Chris Paul. He is to this team what D-Wade is to the Miami Heat.
They were an early season dark horse to go very far in the playoffs, but they haven't been able to replicate last season's performance in the regular season and doing so in the playoffs (where they took the San Antonio Spurs to seven games in Round 2) will be even harder.
While they have not much to lose, they play a surprise No. 2 seed in the Denver Nuggets who have much more to prove. Expectations are not high, but Chris Paul is known to win games all on his own.
A few weeks removed from fighting the Phoenix Suns for the 8th seed, the Mavs, as I write, have taken game 1 on the road from the third-seeded Spurs. This raises expectations for them and shows they had a lift and momentum coming in.
While they still chase that elusive championship, now with a veteran point guard, they don't seem to get bogged down by a sense of expectation.
Dirk Nowitzki and the talented players who surround him can just go out and play their natural games without worrying too much, because nobody knows whats to expect of them.
It's worked well in their favor so far and could take them a long way. Kenny Smith believes they'll make the conference finals!
In one of the most exciting Round 1 matchups, the Rockets take on the Portland Trailblazers. Game 1 just concluded with the Rockets shutting down Brandon Roy and Co. to take it on the road.
With their alleged star, Tracy McGrady out, not much was expected of the Rockets, and as with the Mavericks they seem to overachieve with nothing is expected of them.
Ron Artest has been a revelation and with Yao getting far more touches inside with McGrady out, the team seems to think it's got a winning combination, even with rookie point guard, Aaron Brooks (who's had an excellent debut tonight).
Nobody knew what to expect out of this series, other than close games, but people might have underestimated Houston's vastly greater playoff experience and versatility. They could even be considering a long Round 2 with the Lakers for all you know.
Portland Trailblazers
By consensus, they are the most exciting team in basketball. A popular dark horse pick to give almost every western team trouble, it's likely their playoff infancy will let them down (as we've already seen in Game 1).
They have a mature beyond his years and exciting leader in Brandon Roy and have nothing to lose. They've beaten the Lakers twice this season and beaten the Spurs and Rockets on the road.
Nobody underestimates them, and that could play against them, as teams bring their full effort to games. While they're just happy to make a fourth-seed entry in the playoffs, this season could be capped off with a long Round 2 against the Lakers.
San Antonio Spurs
They didn't make their traditional post All Star Game push to the top of the standings, but nevertheless finished with the third seed in a tough Western Conference race. Their odd years' ('99,'03,'05,'07) luck might have run out with a spate of injuries (Manu Ginobili being the obvious one) and a group of veterans who are all past their best.
Tony Parker is the only young gun and he'll have to do a lot of the heavy lifting to give San Antonio a shot in the arm it sorely needs. They've won it all so many times before, nobody knows what drives this team.
The hunger for a championship cannot be compared with a team like the Cavaliers or the Lakers, so one must consider them a solid, professional group of champions that would just like to do the best it can. Losing Game 1 at home to the Mavericks has not been a good start.
Denver Nuggets
Not one person can honestly say they expected this team to be the No. 2 seed in the West. After trading for Chauncey Billups they seem to have acquired a new lease of life and while they only won three games more than last year, they have a new attitude about them and that makes one helluva difference.
They expect to finally end their Round 1 futility in the playoffs (they last made it to Round 2 in 1994) against the Hornets. This season will be really special if they were to make the Conference Finals and give, possibly the Lakers, a run for their money there.
They have high hopes for themselves and they've played like it. Billups is a veteran leader and sees around him a cast of special players who he thinks can go far.
Los Angeles Lakers
It is not too much of a stretch to say that if the Lakers don't win the championship, their season will be considered a colossal failure.
They've played with only one goal in mind (they lost the home court advantage to the Cavaliers) and that is to improve on last season's trip to the finals and go all the way this year.
They have all their pieces in place, and Kobe Bryant has no more excuses. It's championship or bust, as simple as that and Bryant will be the first one to say so.
No team this year even comes close to the expectations the Lakers have on their shoulders, and while that can be hard to play with, the Lakers will look at use that as added incentive, one which they far too easily ceded to the Celtics last year.
There are no two ways about it and the Lakers should play with an intensity that shows as much.


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AfriGeneas Free Persons of Color Forum
Re: Assumptions about the racial origins of "fpoc"
In Response To: Re: Assumptions about the racial origins of "fpoc" ()
Howdee Rodney
I just wanted to throw this in. Each states history will vary. I am not saying this with pride of one side over the other or to dismiss anyones back ground. As you know yourself when the French/Europeans arrived in Louisiana & began exploring & expanding, according to most history books, they began trading & taking advantage of the Natives people from the start. By the time the Negroes began arriving from Africa, the Native people were either dying of diseases or being murdered, in hiding, or intertwining with the Europeans. Not to say that Negroes & the Natives did not intermingle, but to what degree? Was it that much interactions between the two groups that we have such a large portion of the Afr. Amer. population saying that they have Indian ancestry in Louisiana? By the turn of the century the Europeans & Negroes far out numbered the Native people. I too have gone over the census reports & seen the changes. As one woman of the Homua people told me "their people intermarried with the Europeans to get along." She also stated that "the Natives that fought back ended up with reservations & recognition. " The trail of tears did not pass this far south in La. If we were in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Flordia, or Oklahoma I would agree, but in Louisiana the numbers just don't add up to me. We have more European blood in us then Native Amer. in La. then we would like to believe. That is why the more we have heard of our Native Amer. side & seek it the less we find, but the less we seek of our European side, the more we find. Keep up the good work Rodney. Ricky
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Patent application title: ADVANCED PERSONAL MEDIA PLAYER
Daniel White (Gainesville, GA, US)
NCR Corporation
IPC8 Class: AG06F1730FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Data processing: database and file management or data structures database and file access search engines
Publication date: 2012-11-08
Patent application number: 20120284246
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A system for locating and presenting video content. A search is done for
events of interest to a user. When events of interest are identified, a
search for video content covering the events is done. When video content
is found, it is recorded. Then the video content is transmitted to a
mobile device of the user. In one form of the invention, the search is of
the conceptual type, and not a key-word search formulated by the user.
1. A method, comprising: a) delivering a description to a conceptual
search engine, and using the conceptual search engine to identify events
which match the description; b) performing a search to locate video
content of the events identified; c) recording the video content; and d)
delivering the video content to a mobile device under control of a user
who delivered the description.
2. Method according to claim 1, in which (1) the conceptual search engine formulates a search query based on the description, and (2) the user does not formulate a query.
3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the description comprises archetypical text.
4. A method, comprising: a) maintaining a system which (i) has access to multiple video programs, (ii) selects programs for presentation to a user, based on a list of preferences, and (iii) presents other programs to the user; b) monitoring said other programs and, if a group of them meet predetermined criteria of similarity, then giving the user an option of adding said criteria to said list of preferences; and c) after adding said criteria to said list, selecting programs for presentation to the user, based on the criteria now in the list.
5. A method, comprising: a) using a device to perform a search for time sensitive video content which meets criteria specified by a user; b) using the device to (i) notify the user of video content found in the search and (ii) give the user an option to receive the video content on a mobile device controlled by the user; and c) if the user exercises the option, causing the video content to be transmitted to the mobile device.
6. A method according to claim 5, in which the video content is transmitted to the mobile device over the Internet.
7. Method according to claim 5, in which the criteria describe sports events of a specified team.
8. Method according to claim 5, in which the criteria describe events which occur in a specified location, thereby causing the search to ignore video content relating to events outside said location.
[0001] The invention relates to a system which (1) searches out video
content which suits the preferences of a user, (2) records or streams the
live video content, and (3) delivers the recorded or live content to a
mobile device of the user.
[0002] As the technology of video recording advances in capability and decreases in cost, the amount of video footage available to the public increases immensely. Because of the vast array of video content available, people may have difficulty in locating desired content, and particularly in doing so in a timely and convenient manner.
[0003] The invention allows a user to obtain relevant video content in a simple manner, with little or no constraint on the user's time.
[0004] An object of the invention is to provide an improved video recording system.
[0005] A further object of the invention is to provide a video recording system which (1) locates video content of interest to a user, (2) records the content, and (3) transmits the recorded content to a mobile device in possession of the user.
[0006] In one form of the invention, a search is done to locate video content of interest to a user. When the content is located, it is recorded, or otherwise made available for transfer, and then transmitted to a mobile device of the user.
[0007] FIG. 1 illustrates one form of the invention.
[0008] FIG. 2 illustrates a schedule of television programming, in which a user designates material to be recorded.
[0009] FIG. 3 illustrates conceptually a sequence of related television programs to be recorded.
[0010] FIG. 4 is a flow chart of processes undertaken by one form of the invention.
[0011] The invention accepts general indications from a user as to subjects which are of interest to the user, such as (1) sports games of a given team, (2) political events involving specified politicians or candidates, (3) newsworthy events on stated topics, and so on. The invention also can accept highly specific indications, such as designation of a football game of a given team on a given day, or of newsworthy events relating to a specific event, such as the launch of a particular spacecraft at a given time.
[0012] After receiving indications of the user's preferences, the invention searches repositories of video content to locate video footage which conforms to the preferences.
[0013] The invention can also locate video content which is not specified by the user's preferences, but is considered noteworthy by the general public or the user's social network and thus would be of interest to the user.
[0014] When footage is found, the invention either records it directly, streams it live to the user, or inquires of the user whether it should be recorded. After recording, the invention transfers the video content to a mobile device of the user.
Detailed Discussion
[0015] FIG. 1 illustrates equipment used by one form of the invention. A computer 3, or other management device, contains software 6 and extra hardware 29, if required, which performs the functions described herein, such as recording video content. The software 6 may formulate search queries itself, or may cooperate with remote software (not shown) in that task.
[0016] The computer 3 receives video content from numerous sources. Antenna 9 represents a receiver of video content from an artificial earth satellite 10. Line 12 represents receipt of video content from agencies 13 such as a cable television provider. Antenna 15 represents receipt of over-the-air broadcast television from sources 16. Line 18 represents a connection to the Internet 21.
[0017] Line 24 represents a connection to one or more local video cameras 25, such as Closed Circuit TeleVision, CCTV, cameras. These cameras may view a person's home or business, as security cameras. The footage generated by these cameras will be searchable by time-of-recording, so that the searching described herein can be done on that basis, to locate footage recorded on a specific date and time.
[0018] Arrow 27 indicates a connection, wireless or wired, between the Internet and a mobile device 33, which is under control of a user (not shown). The video which is recorded under control of the computer 3 is transmitted from the recording device to the mobile device 33, via the channel indicated by arrow 27.
[0019] The terms video and video content are not taken to strictly exclude pure audio content. Sometimes the invention will record pure audio content, and deliver it to the mobile device. This would also not exclude relevant text headlines for picture and graphic files.
[0020] The Inventor points out that it is not strictly necessary that the physical recording of the video content occur at the site of computer 3. For example, the video content to be located often comprises individual video frames, and each frame can be viewed as a packet of data. These packets can be stored at any convenient storage location. An analogy can be drawn to electronic mail. People receive electronic mail, with attached data packets, at their e-mail providers. The latter store the mail and packets, until retrieval. The video packets in question can similarly be stored remotely. The actual computer may not reside at the user's residence, but could be located as a server or other computing device somewhere on the internet that multiple users could access and store their preferences.
Recording Pre-Scheduled Content
[0021] The video content, which is recorded or streamed live to the mobile device 33, can be classified as two types. One type is pre-scheduled video content. This type includes video content provided by television stations and cable television providers, for example. This type of content is described in schedules which are published in advance, such as the schedule 100 shown in FIG. 2. Such schedules are available on the Internet and other locations, and can be searched by computer 3 in FIG. 1.
[0022] Each block in the schedule 100 in FIG. 2, such as block 105, indicates a block of time assigned to a specific channel. The schedule 100 also describes the video content corresponding to each block of time, as by giving the name of a television program. (Descriptions are not shown.)
[0023] The user of the invention designates which blocks of time, and the corresponding channels, for which video content is to be recorded. The X's in the Figure indicate these designations. Automated equipment, associated with the computer 3 of FIG. 1, records the designated video content at the correct times. Then the recorded content is made available to the mobile device 33 in FIG. 1, as by transmitting the content over the Internet. Devices which perform this transmission are known in the art.
[0024] The approach just described records individually selected elements of video content. That is, each individual element is designated separately by the user, as indicated by the X's in FIG. 2.
[0025] In another approach, the user can schedule recording of a related series of pre-scheduled content. For example, the user may wish to schedule recording or live streaming of all football games in a given season played by a specific university, and wishes to perform the scheduling at one single time. Most people prefer to watch sporting events live in order to immediately know the outcome, so having a live streaming option is important. As another example, the user may wish to record a sequence of debates between a pair of political candidates.
[0026] FIG. 3 indicates diagrammatically the scheduling of a sequence of events in this manner. FIG. 3 shows a pictorial diagram, for ease of explanation. However, in actual practice, a data table will probably be used. The table will contain individual sequences, such as (1) all football games for College A, (2) all basketball games for College B, (3) all debates of a pair of candidates, and so on.
[0027] For each individual sequence, a list of the dates, times, and channels for all events in the sequence is stored in the table. The stored data is used to schedule recording of the events in a sequence. The user selects a sequence of interest, indicated by arrows A in FIG. 3, and the sequence is recorded.
[0028] The system may also be tied to the user's normal entertainment channel whether on his mobile device or television at home. When a series of shows are viewed, the system may prompt the user to add this show to his sequence of interest for future recording or viewing. For example, if the user has watched two of the NCAA basketball tournament games, the system can recognize this and ask if he wants to see all of them, or give an option as to which ones he is interested in. Similarly, if two shows in a particular series is viewed, the system can ask if all the shows in the series should be recorded.
[0029] Pre-scheduled video content has been discussed. That may also include a specific type of scheduled event, but whose precise time of occurrence is not known in advance. For example, the Space Shuttle, owned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, is generally scheduled for a launch on a given date. However, the exact time of lift-off is not known because of weather- and mechanical delays. This type of pre-scheduled content is perhaps best treated as non-scheduled content, for practical reasons, and will be described below.
[0030] A similar type of content would include continuing documentation of an event which has already occurred, such as the continuing news coverage of a natural disaster. The date and time of broadcasting of such coverage is probably not known in advance. This type is also discussed below.
Non-Scheduled Content
[0031] The second type of video content which the invention records includes non-scheduled, or spontaneous, content, such as reports of a natural disaster. The second type of content is not limited to content classified as news, but includes video content generally.
[0032] The invention can take a two-step approach. The first step is to identify the events (ie, the types of content) which are desired by the user. The second step would be to actually retrieve and record video covering those events.
[0033] As to the first step (identifying subject matter), the Inventor points out that two types of identification are contemplated. In one type of identification, a search is done to locate content which conforms to fields of interest specified by the user. For example, a given user may specify that he is interested in contact sports, sailing, stamp collecting, and flower gardening. A search would look for video content made available between dates specified by the user on those topics.
[0034] In the second type of identification, a search is done to discover new events, but without reference to preferences of the user, under the assumption that certain new events would be of interest to the user, if the user knew of them. For example, a discovery of a new source of energy may have occurred. A person may wish to know of this, but may not even be aware of the possibility of the discovery, and thus could not express a preference.
[0035] Several approaches can be taken in this first step, which identifies video content of interest to the user. Four approaches will be outlined, and then each described.
[0036] In one approach to the first step, subject matter which has recently become prominent in the public mind can be identified. One example of such subject matter would be a natural disaster.
[0037] In a second approach to the first step, subject matter is identified which is of interest to a specific subset of the general public. One example would be the renewal of an employment contract of a prominent athlete, or the results of a certain yacht race, both of which would probably be of interest only to sports enthusiasts.
[0038] In a third approach to the first step, subject matter is identified which is of interest to a specific third party (as opposed to the general public, or a subset thereof, as in the first two approaches). The third party is considered to be a type of authority or arbiter of public taste, so that the third party is assumed to know the disposition of the public mind. One example of such a third party would be a news reporting agency, or wire service. The content of interest would be, for example, the news items on the first page of its web edition of its newspaper.
[0039] In a fourth approach to the first step, some subject matter identified by the first three approaches is selected, but some is rejected. This is a filtering operation. One example would be that the first approach, above, would identify the death of a famous person as of interest to the public in general. However, under the fourth approach, obituaries are specifically rejected by the particular user of the invention. Thus, the content in question would not be pushed to the mobile device, because of the fourth approach.
[0040] These four approaches will be discussed further.
[0041] In the first approach (of the first step of identifying subjects of interest), subject matter of interest to the public in general is identified. This subject matter is analogous to that called breaking news or headlines. Such subject matter can be identified by polling observers and commentators of the news media, and thereby identifying new topics.
[0042] For example, the subjects most discussed by a random sample of blogs (which is jargon for web log, a commentary posted on the Internet), or web sites, or web pages maintained by members of social networks, and the like can be scanned by a search engine or drone. The search looks for items recently posted within a predetermined time period. The search then looks, within those items, for selected words corresponding to the preferences of the user. In this example, the user submits a list of subject preferences.
[0043] On the other hand, the search can attempt to identify new events, outside the preferences of the user. For instance, the search results may show that, in 50 postings at a given web forum, the following was found:
TABLE-US-00001 WORD FOUND NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES Tsunami 24 Flood 18 Drown 15
And so on.
[0044] This particular example indicates that a certain type of flood has caused drownings. The invention selects events which are most under discussion, as indicated by the frequencies of the words found.
[0045] Therefore, in general, the first approach can locate descriptive terms which have recently come into prominence in generalized communications on the Internet, or which relate to preferences submitted by a user. Block 200 in FIG. 4 represents this operation.
[0046] In this connection, the Inventor points out that linguists, and others, have assembled statistics which indicate the frequencies of words used by newspapers. It has been found that the overall vocabulary used in newspapers, at least in English, is somewhat restricted, and contains a relatively small number of words. Thus, in one form of the invention, a list of such words (excluding small words such as a, the, etc.) is presented to the user. The user can select words expected to describe events of interest. The search engine then looks for those words in the posts which are examined.
[0047] Alternately, the search engine can be alerted to find words which are outside the short list just described.
[0048] Therefore, in the first approach, selected web sites, or other forums where the public undertakes discussions, are examined. Words in recent postings are identified, and the most frequent of those words are identified. Or words in recent postings which correspond to preferences stated by the user are identified. This identification process is taken as indicating popular topics of discussion, and thus indicating new events, since the topics are recent.
[0049] In the second approach of the first step, a search similar to that of the first approach is taken, but at particular locations, wherein content is of a particular type. As a specific example, web sites exist which are devoted to particular subjects, and are often called forums. The subjects include physics, psychology, religion, sports, and others. The search of the type described above is done of recent postings, but within a specific forum, or equivalent.
[0050] In the third approach of the first step, a search is done of a third party's collection of news items, such as a newspaper or wire service. The type of search can be that outlined above. For example, a search of the front page of a web edition of a given day's newspaper can be done for the descriptive terms deduced above (tsunami, flood, and drowning).
[0051] As another example, an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed can be subscribed to a news organization, such as CNN (Cable News Network). A search can be done of the incoming RSS feed to identify subjects of interest.
[0052] Therefore, as discussed so far, in the first, second, and third approaches, a search is undertaken with the goal of finding discussions of (1) recent events which would be of interest to the user, or (2) recent events which are presumed to be of interest to the user, independent of his stated preferences.
[0053] In the fourth approach, the search results are restricted, or filtered, to eliminate unwanted results. For example, the invention can maintain a list of topics, analogous to a list of subject categories used by a library. The user can select topics which are to be suppressed or accepted.
Location Based Content
[0054] The last type of content that may only be relevant depending on the user's location is local events that may directly impact the user. Severe weather, local natural disasters, traffic accidents, jail breaks, and other events in the direct vicinity of the user are of specific interest to the user. He may want to know about various dangers to avoid them or events that he may want to attend in person. By utilizing the contextual search capabilities previously explained, combined with the GPS location system built into the user's mobile device, the system can add another layer of relevant and timely information directly to the user.
[0055] The GPS can also be a trigger for the system to alert the user of a scheduled event. For example, if the user is at home when a scheduled football game is occurring, the system could simply alert the user that the event is happening at that particular time, and he could watch on his television instead of the mobile device.
[0056] A search is done electronically, or by computer, to locate discussions of events which (1) have occurred within a time frame set by the user, and (2) lie within subject categories established by the user. In addition, discussions are located which are presumed to interest the user. Blocks 205 and 210 in FIG. 4 represent these steps.
[0057] The categories can be defined through active involvement by the user. For example, the user can provide a list of key words. The invention searches for discussions which contain the key words.
[0058] The categories can also be defined without the active participation of the user, as by using generally accepted categories used by institutions which collect and classify information. The Dewey Decimal System represents one such system of categories. The user selects categories of interest from a list of categories.
[0059] Then, without further involvement of the user, video content is recorded, as by recording onto computer 3 in FIG. 1. Recorded content it transmitted to the mobile device 33, via the Internet.
Additional Embodiments
[0060] The categories can also be defined by archetypical example. For instance, the user may encounter a news story on a specific topic, such as the eruption of a specific volcano. Conceptual searching facilities exist which allow the user to locate similar stories, but without a requirement that the user reduce the content of the article to a combination of key words for a search. The conceptual searching facility, in essence, does that, based on the article, which is submitted to the search facility.
[0061] A basic principle of conceptual searching is to find concepts, as opposed to mere symbols, in the database searched. For example, if one does a key word search using the key word box using an Internet search engine, one will obtain hits which relate to (1) the sport of fisticuffs, or boxing, and (2) cardboard packaging, or boxes.
[0062] In contrast, a conceptual search engine will ascertain the user's intended meaning, and design a search which pursues the concept which the user had in mind, and suppress hits on other concepts.
[0063] In one approach of a conceptual search, the search engine is equipped by its designer with listings of alternate meanings for search terms. This type of search engine asks the user which meaning is intended (fisticuffs or packaging in the example above).
[0064] The search engine is equipped with combinations of search terms which are intended to locate hits on the desired meaning, and suppress hits on the non-intended meaning. For example, if the user selects the sport of fisticuffs, the search engine may add some or all of the key words ring, ropes, round, bell, gloves, trunks, title, belt, champion, and so on, which are terms expected in articles written by sports writers about the sport of boxing. Suitable negative key words may be used also, such as not packaging, not cardboard, and so on, to suppress hits on packing boxes.
[0065] The individual user could, of course, fashion such combinations of key words himself. However, the conceptual search engine itself performs this task.
[0066] Therefore, one aspect of a conceptual search engine, or conceptual search query, is that it intends to locate material in a database based on a concept, rather than a single key word.
[0067] In another form of the invention, the conceptual search uses an initial search in order to locate a subject, and then uses background information which it knows about the subject to generate a more refined search. An example will illustrate.
[0068] In year 2011, a large earthquake struck Japan. Newspaper articles about the earthquake may contain the terms earthquake, Japan, tsunami, and nuclear. Thus, a user may use some, or all, of those key words to locate discussions in the Internet on this earthquake.
[0069] The conceptual search engine is trained to recognize the specific event which the user is seeking, which is the earthquake occurring off the northeast coast of Japan in March, 2011. The conceptual search engine may ask for confirmation of this conclusion from the user.
[0070] Once the conceptual search engine has ascertained the specific event sought by the user (the particular earthquake in this example), the conceptual search engine then consults background tables of terms associated with this event. The tables are designed by the designer of the search engine.
[0071] In this particular example, the tables may contain the additional terms of Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, radiation leakage, and so on. The search engine then compiles another search, using some or all of the additional search terms, in addition to the original search terms. The second search will be broader than the first. For example, the second search here will certainly get hits on Tokyo Electric Power Company, whereas the initial search may not.
[0072] Therefore, in one form of the invention, a user submits an archetypical text, such as a newspaper story, describing an event. The user wishes to identify similar events. The conceptual search engine receiving the story formulates a search query, and uses the query to find similar events.
[0073] The search engine may identify the specific event of the text, and then locate other search terms which others have prepared for that event, in preparing the search query. The results will be identification of similar events to that of the archetypical text. The invention uses the results to locate video content on the similar events.
Additional Considerations
[0074] 1. The following patents, many of which relate to conceptual database searching, are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0075] U.S. Pat. No. 6,668,256, issued Dec. 23, 2003, inventor is Lynch.
[0076] U.S. Pat. No. 7,206,303, issued Apr. 17, 2007, inventor is Karas.
[0077] U.S. Pat. No. 7,272,594, issued Sep. 18, 2007, inventor is Lynch.
[0078] U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,979, issued Nov. 6, 2007, inventor is Karas.
[0079] U.S. Pat. No. 7,512,900, issued Mar. 31, 2009, inventor is Lynch.
[0080] 2. The Inventor wishes to distinguish two types of searching. On the one hand, one may consider a word processing document. One type of search would be of the brute force type, in which one searches the entire document, beginning to end, for the word plasma. In this search, a computer examines every word in the document.
[0081] On the other hand, one may use an index, as that term is used in database technology. A database contains documents. The custodian of the database processes each document, and makes an alphabetical list of important words, indicating the location of each word in the document.
[0082] When a user searches this database, the search engine examines the indices of the documents for the word plasma. The search engine then points to the documents containing that word, if any. Significantly, the search engine does not perform a brute force search of all the documents.
[0083] In one form of the invention, searches of indexed databases are specifically contemplated, to the exclusion of brute force searches of databases. Internet searching is typically a search of indices.
[0084] 3. The term mobile device refers to a portable device operated by an individual, and used in the individual's personal affairs. The device can display video. Modern cell phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), notebook computers and the like provide examples of mobile devices. One characteristic of a mobile device is that it can be carried by a person onto a commercial airliner, along with the person's normal luggage, without significant cost or trouble.
[0085] It specifically does not refer, for example, to the collection of video equipment contained within a vehicle used by a television news crew to gather news reports.
[0086] 4. The invention should be distinguished from the mere downloading of a movie from a movie rental service. It may be true that a person searches the inventory of the rental service, selects a movie, and then downloads it, perhaps to a mobile device.
[0087] However, one form of the invention records video content at a site, and then transfers the content to the mobile device. That is not seen in the movie rental.
[0088] Further, one form of the invention uses a search to identify events, and then a second search to locate video content on the events. The video content uncovered may be automatically recorded. That is not seen in the movie rental.
[0089] 5. One definition of the term "time sensitive" is that the market value of time sensitive content becomes significantly diminished after the first publication of the content. For example, the World Series games in American baseball are time-sensitive. After a game completes, and the final score becomes known, demand for viewing a recording of the entire game becomes significantly reduced. There may be a demand for recorded highlights of the game, but not the same demand for a recording of the game itself.
[0090] 6. Another definition is based on subsequent treatment of the content. If an original event is broadcast on one medium, such as pay-per-view television, then recordings of the content are transmitted on a different, less remunerative, medium, such as video cassettes. The fact that the recording is broadcast, or distributed, on a less remunerative medium indicates that the value of the content has diminished.
[0091] For example, a given professional prize fight may involve the boxer Mohammed Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, and may be broadcast on a live television system. But it is broadcast on that system only once, namely, at the time of the fight. Thereafter, video cassettes may become available of the same fight, but, again, no re-broadcast of the fight on the same television system has occurred.
[0092] Of course, if the fight were to occur in a foreign country, and be unavailable in another country at the time, then the principle just discussed would apply when the fight was first broadcast in the other country. The first broadcast in the other country is not analogous to the distribution of video cassettes. Conversely, if the video cassettes were the only available medium in the other country, then they would be equivalent to an original broadcast.
[0093] 7. Yet another definition of "time sensitive" is that a primary interest of the audience lies in the outcome of the event. Once the outcome of the event becomes known to the public, demand for witnessing the entire event drops significantly.
[0094] One quantitative definition for "time sensitive" is that (1) promoters or sponsors of the original event earn revenue from the event, such as through ticket sales and receipts from advertisers and (2) the total possible revenue from a single subsequent presentation of a recording of the event is less than one-half of the original revenue.
[0095] Time sensitive events can be location specific. For example, events can occur in a given city (a specific location), but news of the events can be time sensitive, in the sense that, once the news is known, the event is no longer considered so important. As a specific example, a barge may collide with a given bridge, and rendered the bridge unusable. Persons who use the bridge would wish to know of that immediately after the event. But once they know of the event, they change their driving habits, and the event loses significance. Therefore, news of the event is time sensitive to a specific location.
[0096] 8. Significance of an event can be determined as described previously. For example, if a certain threshold of commentators at a web site or news reporting organization discuss a specific event, it may be determined to be significant. As another example, if a certain event is described on page 1 or 2 of a web version of a local newspaper, it may be deemed significant.
[0097] Numerous substitutions and modifications can be undertaken without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. What is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is the invention as defined in the following claims.
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