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Claire's Culture
We're a global brand powerhouse for self-expression for girls and women of all ages. We are dedicated to making this happen through our products, experiences and most importantly, our people.
A Message from CEO, Ryan Vero:
Our mission of being a brand powerhouse for self-expression starts with us. We're proud to say that 45% of our top executive team is female, and 55% of our global population, vice president and above, is female or diverse. By fully embracing the diversity of our global workforce, we inspire innovation and create better experiences for our people and our consumers.
Why Claire's?
A passion for what we do
We're passionate about giving consumers opportunities to express themselves every day. Meeting their expectations is why we push ourselves to be our best. At Claire's, our work in the fast-paced fashion industry delivers meaningful opportunities for us to enrich others through our dedication to this goal.
A belief in self-expression
We look for talented people who share our love for creative self-expression and who are inspired by fashion and fun. Beyond these values, we want you to bring your unique personality and style. This helps us ensure diversity of thought and talent in every part of our organization.
Continual movement forward
You can feel the energy when you walk into Claire's—our passion for what we do is strong. We pride ourselves in offering consumers the best experiences and the latest trends. This is why we're dedicated to helping you learn, grow and advance through meaningful opportunities that advance your career.
Together@Claire's
We're committed to making our organization a great place to work. We're also focused on making our world a better place. Creating a workplace that's Together@Claire's means using our time, energy and talent to advance this vision. Through our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Awareness (IDEA) Council and our community giving campaigns, we drive change that enriches our work and the world around us.
Explore our Roles
Explore Retail Store and Store Operations Roles
As a sales associate, you help girls and women of all ages explore products and accessories to create exclusive and fun looks for self-expression. You must be passionate about delivering excellence and creating great experiences for our customers, helping them find unique looks and ensuring a safe and rewarding ear piercing experience.
Third Key/Key Holder/Part-time Managers
In addition to opening and closing the store, we'll challenge you to help drive excellence in customer satisfaction while reaching sales targets. A desire to learn and grow is essential as you create opportunities for sales associates and customers to share in their passion, embrace self-expression and engage in fun through our accessories. We'll depend on you to ensure our ear piecing practices are safe and satisfying for our customers.
From field support to maintenance to store communications, the store operations team enables exceptional customer experiences within thousands of retail stores in North America and around the world. As a store operations team member, you'll help drive sales through process improvement, training and daily store operations support. As the heartbeat of the organization, you'll share in leading others to fulfill our vision as a global brand powerhouse for self-expression, creating exclusive, curated and fun looks for girls and women of all ages.
As an Assistant Store Manager, you'll be preparing for leadership, learning to challenge your in-store team to exceed our high standards for customer experience and encourage them to meet sales targets while having fun. Your creativity and ability to encourage it in others will be important as you build an environment of passionate self-expression where differences are respected, encouraged and embraced. You'll also ensure our ear piecing practices are safe and rewarding for our customers.
A critical role for our success, a Store Manager is a keen business leader with passion for our brand. As a Store Manager, you'll stretch your talents as a coach and team mentor while modeling the importance of excellent customer experiences. We'll be looking to you to drive sales results and encourage your team to do the same. You'll hire, train and build a team that embraces creativity and inspires an environment where self-expression is celebrated. We'll depend on you to grow our ear piecing business and ensure our practices are safe and rewarding for our customers.
Explore Corporate Roles
Getting the right products to the right people at the right time is critical to our success! As a member of the allocations team, you'll ensure the best direction and flow of products through our diverse sales channels, including retail stores, e-commerce and concession businesses. By optimizing our store inventory and product mix, you'll help identify opportunities that ensure our sales and profit growth.
As a member of the buying team, you'll develop and source merchandise for thousands of retail stores, as well as our concession and e-commerce businesses. You'll develop relationships with domestic and international vendors while growing your career at the cutting edge of the accessory market, sourcing products that encourage self-expression for girls and women of all ages.
Making significant contributions to Claire's global brand, the design team creates exclusive, curated and fun looks for girls and women of all ages. As a member of our design team, you'll have opportunities to create fashion-forward looks for our loyal customers worldwide. Collaborating with other teams across our merchandising / buying segments, you'll be encouraged through a dynamic and flexible career path focused on creativity and growth.
As a member of the distribution team, you'll be at the center of product activity, shipping to thousands of retail and concession locations. You'll use your skills for accuracy to ensure quality control and the best customer experiences everywhere our products are sold. From working with vendors to preparing merchandise shipments, you'll advance your skills and learn new processes to further your career within our worldwide distribution network.
A growing and dynamic area of business, the e-Commerce team is one of three expanding channels where we seek to deliver world-class customer experiences. Participating in the claires.com team will require an omnichannel mindset and a desire for fast-paced learning and growth. As part of the e-commerce team, you'll help develop our brand and online presence as a global powerhouse of self-expression, where creativity and diversity is encouraged and embraced.
In close collaboration with other business units, the finance and accounting teams provide guidance and structure to rigorous practices, protecting our profitability. As member of the finance or accounting team, you'll contribute to our fiscal health by analyzing financial performance, setting strategy, maintaining quality practices and ensuring compliance.
At the center of our culture and belief system is our human resources team. From recruiting to training to benefits and rewards, members of this exciting group align our vision with performance outcomes to ensure exceptional customer experiences and our company's success. As a member of this team, you'll be challenged to work across divisions to help align our passionate associates with our high standards for operating excellence.
From retail stores to e-commerce sites, from merchandising to point of sale, the information technology team is vital to every business process and outcome we produce. Through our technology, we seek to advance, streamline and hasten how we collect, secure and report our data. As a member of the IT team, you'll be challenged to learn, grow and develop as we update and strengthen our infrastructure, transforming legacy systems to the latest cloud-based solutions.
International Franchise
Excited about joining a growing international team? Then helping us fulfill our vision in expanding European markets may be the place for you. As a member of the international franchise team, you'll participate in buying, planning, allocating, exporting and shipping to markets throughout the world. Together with our global partners, you'll discover opportunities to grow, learn and develop as you open our brand to girls and women of all ages in diverse cultures and geographies.
Legal & Quality Assurance
Ensuring our organization's ability to comply with law's throughout the world, our legal and quality assurance teams not only keep our customers safe but ensure that our policies and procedures remain relevant. As a member of our legal or quality assurance team, you'll collaborate with our in-house teams and outside council to monitor and safeguard our business and manufacturing units.
Moving merchandise, fixtures and provisions between our stores and distribution centers is an important role with a special set of skills. As a member of the logistics team, your ability to negotiate with carriers and ensure the quickest and most cost-effective routes to thousands of stores is essential to ensuring we meet our customers' expectations. You'll learn about our passion for operating excellence as you work with like-minded associates who strive to advance our domestic and international logistics operations.
Merchandise security in our stores and distribution centers has never been more important. As a loss prevention team member, you'll help ensure that our policies and procedures to prevent loss align with the industries most advanced techniques and technologies. You'll contribute to our profitability by safeguarding our merchandise and protecting our customers while developing supportive relationships through our retail and distribution networks.
Creating a global brand means setting the stage for how for girls and women of all ages experience us around the world through diverse cultures and geographies, online, in stores, and through our franchise and concession businesses. It's an exciting world where creativity meets fun! As a member of our marketing and branding team, you'll learn and innovate as you create spaces where our customers discover who they are through self-expression. Through our retail outlets, online experiences, events and loyalty programs, there's no end to how you can engage with our passionate consumers.
Merchandising & Planning
Central to buying, allocation and sales, our merchandising and planning teams manage organization-wide plans for how we show up around the world each season. As a member of this team, you'll determine sales and inventory goals for our merchandising departments, partnering with passionate associates across the organization to ensure our success. Critical to our sales and growth, these dynamic and rewarding roles are the hub of the retail experience and the heart of our operating excellence.
Provisioning and supplying our retail stores, distribution centers and offices around the world, our procurement team strategically negotiates, contracts and manages the fixtures and supplies that keep our business at top operating performance. As a member of the procurement team, you'll be challenged as you collaborate with cross-functional teams to secure cost-effective approaches that meet our brand standards within our retail and concession businesses worldwide.
We're opening new stores! An important channel in our strategy to grow and expand over the next five years, retail stores—and our real estate team—play an increasingly important role in our success. As a member of this important team, you'll learn what makes our thousands of retail locations successful. You'll analyze demographic data, negotiate leases and structure our expansion to ensure the best locations for our loyal customers.
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The Mechanism of Action of Praziquantel: Six Hypotheses
Author(s): Charlotte M. Thomas, School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, United Kingdom	David J. Timson*	School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom
Journal Name: Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume 18 , Issue 18 , 2018
DOI : 10.2174/1568026618666181029143214
Graphical Abstract:
Despite being one of the most commonly used drugs, the molecular mechanism of action of the anthelmintic praziquantel remains unknown. There are some unusual features of this drug. Critically, widespread resistance to praziquantel has not developed despite decades of use. Here, we set out some challenges in praziquantel research and propose some provocative hypotheses to address these. We suggest that praziquantel may have multiple pharmacologically relevant targets and the effects on these may synergise to produce an overall, detrimental effect on the parasite. Praziquantel also acts on a number of host proteins and we propose that these actions are important in the drug's overall mechanism. Although the drug is largely used in the treatment of human and domestic animal worm infections, there is a considerable "grey literature" along with some academic studies which may have been overlooked. It appears that praziquantel may be effective against hydra. It may also be effective against some unicellular parasites such as Giardia spp. Further, scientific work on these understudied areas may be useful in understanding the molecular mechanism in Trematoda. The lack of widespread resistance suggests that praziquantel may act, at least in part, on a protein-protein interaction. Altered drug metabolism or enhanced drug efflux are the most likely ways resistance may arise. There is a critical need to understand the biochemical pharmacology of this drug in order to inform the discovery of the next generation of anthelmintic drugs.
Keywords: Neglected tropical disease, Drug mechanism, Schistosomiasis, Schistosoma spp., Calcium homeostasis, Praziquantel.
Title:The Mechanism of Action of Praziquantel: Six Hypotheses
VOLUME: 18	ISSUE: 18
Author(s):Charlotte M. Thomas and David J. Timson*
Affiliation:School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Huxley Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ
Keywords:Neglected tropical disease, Drug mechanism, Schistosomiasis, Schistosoma spp., Calcium homeostasis, Praziquantel.
Abstract:Despite being one of the most commonly used drugs, the molecular mechanism of action of the anthelmintic praziquantel remains unknown. There are some unusual features of this drug. Critically, widespread resistance to praziquantel has not developed despite decades of use. Here, we set out some challenges in praziquantel research and propose some provocative hypotheses to address these. We suggest that praziquantel may have multiple pharmacologically relevant targets and the effects on these may synergise to produce an overall, detrimental effect on the parasite. Praziquantel also acts on a number of host proteins and we propose that these actions are important in the drug's overall mechanism. Although the drug is largely used in the treatment of human and domestic animal worm infections, there is a considerable "grey literature" along with some academic studies which may have been overlooked. It appears that praziquantel may be effective against hydra. It may also be effective against some unicellular parasites such as Giardia spp. Further, scientific work on these understudied areas may be useful in understanding the molecular mechanism in Trematoda. The lack of widespread resistance suggests that praziquantel may act, at least in part, on a protein-protein interaction. Altered drug metabolism or enhanced drug efflux are the most likely ways resistance may arise. There is a critical need to understand the biochemical pharmacology of this drug in order to inform the discovery of the next generation of anthelmintic drugs.
Charlotte M. Thomas and David J. Timson*, "The Mechanism of Action of Praziquantel: Six Hypotheses", Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (2018) 18: 1575. https://doi.org/10.2174/1568026618666181029143214
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Justia Patents US Patent Application for Apparatus and method for simple wide-area network navigation Patent Application (Application #20020097261)
Apparatus and method for simple wide-area network navigation
A method and system to facilitate navigation of a wide-area network. A navigation matrix is displayed on a client node. The matrix pairs each navigation option with an input such that, for example, pressing a single key activates that navigation option. The key press event is forwarded to an information and services hub across the network. The hub then returns a next appropriate matrix layer which may be navigated in the same manner.
[0001] This is a divisional of Ser. No. 09/440,214, filed on Nov. 15, 1999, entitled AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMPLE WIDE-AREA NETWORK NAVIGATION.
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The invention relates to electronic information services and electronic commerce services. More specifically, the invention relates to providing easy navigation to facilitate access to such services.
[0004] 2. Background
[0005] The advent of the Internet has made a vast amount of information available to a significant segment of the population. Even so, over 150 million people in the U.S. do not use the Internet, including 80% of people over 45 and 89% of people over 55. There are currently over 800 million pages of information spread over 3 million information servers on the Internet. The vast majority of this information is commercial in nature, making up 83% of the content. Of the remaining 17%, the majority is scientific or educational. This would tend to indicate that if one does not have access to these growing resources, then one is at a definite disadvantage.
[0006] While user interfaces are vastly more user-friendly now than in the days of character-based terminals, such as DOS, the current Internet navigation systems are still too cumbersome and require too much specialized knowledge for many people to use effectively. There are too many protocols, too many standards, and too many methods for performing seemingly simple tasks. Just the act of setting up a computer with a minimal configuration is challenging and complex, so much so that many people will not gain access to the vast array of services available over the Internet. Technology generally evokes fear particularly among the older generation and the poor, who have had little or no exposure to it. The net effect of this fear combined with cost factors has been to deny access to this large and growing segment of the population.
[0007] At this stage, electronic information services and electronic commerce services have reached the point of mass momentum. Unfortunately, those that cannot access these products and services are being disenfranchised due to technical capabilities, age, and/or socioeconomic status.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] A method and system to facilitate navigation of a wide-area network is disclosed. A navigation matrix is displayed on a client node. The matrix pairs each navigation option with an input such that, for example, pressing a single key activates that navigation option. The key press event is forwarded to an information and services hub across the network. The hub then returns a next appropriate matrix layer which may be navigated in the same manner.
[0009] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system employing one embodiment of the invention.
[0010] FIG. 2 is a more detailed block diagram of the information services hub.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of terminal hardware architecture of one embodiment of the invention.
[0012] FIG. 4a shows one such custom keypad for the notebook form factor.
[0013] FIG. 4b shows one example of a notebook form factor of one embodiment of the invention.
[0014] FIG. 5 is a diagram of a remote control which may be used to interface with the set-top box embodiment of the terminal hardware.
[0015] FIG. 6 is a flow chart of operations of the navigation system of one embodiment of the invention in a custom terminal custom browser mode.
[0016] FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of operation of the information services hub of one embodiment of the invention.
[0017] FIG. 8 is a diagram of the display of a graphical user interface of one embodiment of the invention.
[0018] FIG. 9a shows a Main Menu matrix of one embodiment of the invention.
[0019] FIGS. 9b and 9c are the home matrix layers for the F and J channels, respectively.
[0020] FIG. 9d is a matrix layer corresponding to search and information services.
[0021] FIGS. 10a-g are a series of matrix layers displayed during an exemplary navigation using one embodiment of the invention.
[0022] FIG. 11 shows a history window overlying a navigation matrix layer.
[0023] FIGS. 12a and b are an example of a matrix layer of one embodiment of the invention.
[0024] FIG. 13 is an e-mail composition matrix layer for one embodiment of the invention.
[0025] A simplified system for navigation of the Internet or other content source allows a broader user base access to the content and services available thereon. In one embodiment, the hardware is designed to be low cost and immediately usable out of the box. This is expected to further expand access to the electronic world.
[0026] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system employing one embodiment of the invention. A wide-area network (WAN) 10, such as the Internet, couples together a plurality of communication nodes. Some nodes, such as node 12, may be a standard prior art personal computer (PC) executing any conventional web browser. Additionally, there are server nodes connected to WAN 10, such as server node 16, which may be any conventional web server. The information and services hub (ISH) 18 is coupled to WAN 10 and provides an interface for custom terminal device 20. It is anticipated that the number of custom terminal devices may be arbitrarily large. Also coupled to WAN 10 are browser nodes running a custom browser that facilitate access to information and services provided by the ISH 18. The ISH 18 provides content in a specified format for both the custom terminal device 20 and the custom browser node 22 (client nodes). Some of that content is provided by content partners, such as content partner node 14. Content partners provide content to the information and services hub in a specified format that facilitates its use by the client nodes 20, 22. As a practical matter, both the custom browser node 22 and the custom terminal device 20 will act as though there is a point-to-point link between them and the ISH 18. This apparent point-to-point link limits the knowledge a user requires, including, for example, sheltering the user from proprietary addressing schemes, and therefore, permits vastly simplified navigation of content available over WAN 10.
[0027] FIG. 2 is a more detailed block diagram of the information services hub. ISH 18 has various information and services sources, including any site 26, content partner 14, and bank 24. Bank 24 may be any remittance processing service or other financial institution. It also has a number of content or service sinks, such as terminal device 20, custom browser node 22, and any browser node 12. Within ISH 18, the content server 32 provides an interface between the content sinks and the ISH content and services. On the back end, content server 32 is coupled to a number of backend servers. Media server 34 is responsible for providing video and audio streaming content from media objects database 44 to the content server 32 for supply to various content sinks. Search engine 42 is also coupled to content server 32, as well as index database 52. Index database 52 can be created in any traditional indexing manner, including spidering or categorical indexing. Search engine 42 permits the content sinks to do traditional web searching based on the indexing in the index database 52. A messaging server 40 permits e-mail, chat and collaboration fora between the content sinks and any other web node. Authentication server 38 provides security and controls access to various content. The authentication server 38 is coupled to a directory objects database 48 which may hold passwords and encryption keys, and other security-related objects.
[0028] Application server 36 is coupled to the content server 32 and the extensible markup language (XML) database 46. The application server 36 provides applications to the content sinks via the content server 32. The applications server 36 can provide services from within the ISH 18 or those provided from, for instance, content partner 14. As one example, the application server may provide access to a locally hosted Java-based word processor. Alternatively, it may provide access to a mapping application provided by some third party, such as Vicinity, of Palo Alto, Calif., or MapQuest, of Denver, Colo.
[0029] The XML transcoder 30 receives incoming data from the various possible content sources. XML transcoder 30 parses incoming data and insures the data is placed in the correct database and in an appropriate format. For content partners, an ISH document-type definition (DTD) formats their data for inclusion in the ISH 18. Thus, when the XML transcoder 30 receives a document formatted in the standard DTD 60, it may be a mere conduit to one of the various databases within the ISH 18. Content partners are expected to provide other services, including electronic data interchange (EDI), which is a currently accepted standard for transacting purchases between wholesalers and retailers. Some embodiments of the ISH will accept EDI in various formats, including ASC X12, EDI FACT, and ANSI X.12. When an EDI transmission is received by the XML transcoder 30, it will be transcoded to XML, and the data made available to the appropriate service or repository. Some content partners may only support established proprietary file formats, which are transferred using e-mail or FTP services 64. The XML transcoder provides automated processing of files transferred in this manner. This may include parsing of data received and mapping of the data element into data fields of the ISH.
[0030] The XML transcoder 30 also brokers transactions with banking and remittance processing services (RPS) 24. In some of the embodiments, an ISH DTD 60 is provided to the bank site to facilitate transaction processing using XML. The XML transcoder 30 is also designed to repurpose content from noncontent partners, such as any site 26 to a format suitable for navigation, using the simplified navigation system described further below. For example, at a minimum, an arbitrary server provides some HTML code which can be transcoded to XML by the transcoder 30. Some specialty graphics, like Shockwave from Macromedia, Inc., can be explicitly handled by the transcoder or dropped as part of the transcoding.
[0031] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a custom terminal hardware architecture of one embodiment of the invention. A processor 100 is coupled to various memory units and an I/O bus bridge 110 by a local bus 102. Among the expected memory units are random access memory (RAM) 106, which may be any standard RAM, including standard dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and may be symmetric or asymmetric. Also coupled to bus 102 is a read-only memory (ROM) unit 108. The ROM will typically include the boot code for the processor 100. A non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) unit 104 is also coupled to the bus. In one embodiment of the invention, the NVRAM unit 104 will contain a user interface for simplified navigation. By using NVRAM instead of ROM for storage of the code implementing the interface, as the interface is updated, it can be dynamically modified without requiring the user to open the box or contact service personnel. For example, any time an update of the user interface program is available, the ISH may prompt the user to accept an upgrade. The ISH can then replace the user interface program in the NVRAM with the updated version without further user knowledge or inconvenience.
[0032] The I/O bus bridge 110 is coupled to the local bus 102 and bridges to the I/O bus 112. A number of units may reside on the I/O bus, including a graphics module 114 that couples to a display (not shown), a universal serial bus (USB) controller that may couple the system to any number of additional USB devices. Common USB devices include keyboards, mice, cameras, scanners, printers, and other peripheral components and input/output devices. Also coupled to the I/O bus may be power management module 118, which may be coupled to the power switch and may include conventional power conservation protocols, ensuring the processor 100 is permitted to orderly conclude its current operation before changing power states.
[0033] An infrared data association (IrDA) interface 120 permits the terminal to be coupled to hand-held devices, if desired. In some embodiments, a keyboard may be coupled by an Ir link. Storage unit 122, which may, for example, be a flash memory unit, is used for long-term storage of data or files. A transceiver 124 is used to permit the processor to communicate with the hub, whether it be a point-to-point link or across a wide-area network. The transceiver 124 may be, but is not limited to, an ethernet transceiver, a modem, digital subscriber line (DSL) or cable modem. It is expected that the processor 100 will communicate through the transceiver 124 to the ISH using transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) or point-to-point protocol (PPP). Encryption and compression within the terminal may be handled by conventional hardware or software solutions.
[0034] Audio I/O interface 126 may include an internal microphone and speaker which permits audio input and output. This is particularly useful in the context of voice e-mail or voice over IP communications. Additionally, some embodiments of the invention will include speech to text (STT) capability 130 and speech recognition (SR) capability 136. Various embodiments may implement these capabilities as hardware or software or a combination of both. In embodiments having SR capability, for simplicity of use, it is desirable to use one of the multiple user SR packages available today and expected to improve in the future, as these packages avoid the necessity of "training" the system. This permits recognition of content of speech and conversion to text.
[0035] For purposes of reduced cost, it may be desirable to use a particularly simple speech recognition package, recognizing only, for example, numbers and letters. A suitable speech recognition package will permit a user to navigate the WAN as subsequently described using voice commands and composed e-mails in a hands-free manner. Such an embodiment has the additional advantage that it enables Internet access to the physically challenged. In some embodiments, SR 136 is present, but STT 130 is not. This may permit the processor to respond to voice commands but would not permit composition of e-mail, for example.
[0036] In one embodiment of the invention, the terminal has a notebook form factor with an integrated LCD display. In an alternative embodiment, the form factor is a set-top box, which relies on an external display, such as a television or external monitor. While in either case, a standard QWERTY keyboard could be used, it is believed that a custom keypad will facilitate ease of navigation.
[0037] FIG. 4a shows one such custom keypad for the notebook form factor. It is envisioned that this keypad may be placed adjacent to a standard QWERTY keyboard similar to the placement of the specialized functions, calculator digits and arrow keys of a standard extended keyboard. Alternatively, this keypad may be placed in the middle of a standard QWERTY keyboard separating the right- and left-hand portions of the keyboard. In a third embodiment, no QWERTY keyboard is provided and this is the sole input keypad of a device. Other arrangements are within the scope and contemplation of the invention. FIG. 4b shows one example of a notebook form factor of one embodiment of the invention.
[0038] FIG. 5 shows a remote control that may be used to interface with the set-top box embodiment of the terminal hardware. Common to these keypads are keys for digits 0-9, keys for letters A-C, and branded keys F and J. The remote control may use conventional infrared signaling. Also provided are special function keys for history and bookmarks, forward and back; up and down arrow keys, and an enter key. The settop box form factor may also have a USB or infrared keyboard as an additional input device.
[0039] FIG. 6 is a flow chart of operations of the navigation system of one embodiment of the invention in a custom terminal custom browser mode. Upon power-up at functional block 602, a navigation matrix layer is rendered from the NVRAM. At functional block 604, a node establishes communication with the ISH. At decision block 606, the node waits for a keypress. If at decision block 606, a determination is made that a key has been pressed, a determination is made at decision block 607 whether the keypress corresponds to a composition cell. A composition cell is deemed to be a cell in the navigation matrix which permits a user to enter additional data. For example, a search cell or e.g., a purchase order form or an e-mail may have one or more composition cells. If the cell is a composition cell, the system enters composition mode at functional block 632. In composition mode, the digits of the keypad represent the digits themselves, rather than navigation options. The cursor will also appear in the composition field of the composition cell. At decision block 634, a determination is made if the enter key has been pressed. The enter key is defined in one embodiment of the invention to signify the end of a composition. Thus, if the enter key has not been pressed, the system remains in composition mode. However, if at decision block 634, the enter key has been pressed, the system returns to navigation mode at functional block 636. It is also within the scope and contemplation to define other keys to instigate return to the navigation mode.
[0040] If a keypress is received and not found to correspond to a composition cell at decision block 607, a determination is made at decision block 608 whether the matrix layer corresponding to the keypress exists within the cache. In this connection, it is determined whether a representation of that matrix layer, even if in the cache, is stale and therefore needs to be freshly downloaded. If the data is stale or not present in the cache at all, the keypress event is sent to the ISH. In one embodiment, the entire navigation path, including the keypress event, is sent with each keypress. When the navigation path is sent with each keypress event, the ISH is able to identify the requested matrix layer rapidly on the fly.
[0041] Subsequently, at functional block 612, the client node receives the updated matrix layer corresponding to the keypress event. That matrix layer is loaded to the memory at functional block 614 and the cache is time-stamped at functional block 616. At functional block 618, new ads may be received from the ISH. Notably, the receipt of the ads is asynchronous with the matrix layer receipt and may occur at any time without being prompted by a keypress event. At functional block 620, the incoming matrix layer is rendered to a temporary buffer by using a double-buffering technique. The actual rendering is transparent to the user. At functional block 622, the status bar for the load is updated to indicate the percent complete of the matrix layer rendering. At functional block 624, a determination is made if the rendering is complete. If it is not, the buffer continues to render and the status bar continues to update. By regularly updating the status bar, the user is not left wondering if the device is working. This is expected to limit the frustration experienced by many new users during the wait while matrix layers are rendered. If the rendering is complete, the temporary buffer is swapped with the frame buffer and the new matrix layer is displayed at functional block 626. Then at functional block 628, the history of the navigation path is updated to reflect the new matrix layer. The system then returns to await a next keypress to indicate further navigation. By iteratively pressing appropriate keys, a user may navigate to any desired depth up to a maximum depth along any navigation path and obtain content relevant to the path navigated. If instead, the matrix layer was validly in the cache at decision block 608, the matrix layer is rendered from the cache at functional block 630 and the system awaits the next keypress.
[0042] "Maximum depth" as used herein applies on a cell by cell basis for primary navigation options. A maximum depth is reached for a cell in a navigation path when pressing a corresponding key will not take a user to a deeper matrix layer in the matrix. While content, as distinguished from the matrix layer and their cell headings, will be displayed once a maximum depth is reached, it is within the scope and contemplation of the invention to display some content in cells of an intermediate matrix layer, i.e. one that is not at the maximum depth.
[0043] "Primary navigation options" as used herein are those navigation options that necessarily change between successive matrix layers, changing from general to more specific with increases in depth in the matrix.
[0044] FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of operation of the information services hub of one embodiment of the invention. A determination is made if the keypress event has been received at decision block 702. If the keypress event has been received, a determination is made if the matrix has reached maximum depth at decision block 704. If the matrix has not reached the maximum depth, a matrix layer corresponding to the keypress is sent at functional block 706. Such matrix layers may or may not include content in cells with navigation choices. If the matrix has reached maximum depth for that navigation path, a content layer corresponding to the keypress event is sent to the client node at functional block 708. A content layer may or may not include matrix cells in addition to the content. New ads are sent to the client node at functional block 710. The system then awaits the next keypress event from a client node.
[0045] FIG. 8 is a diagram of the display of a graphical user interface of one embodiment of the invention. The screen is divided into a plurality of cells. In this embodiment, there are fifteen cells that represent navigation options and one messaging cell for displaying messages from the hub, the progress or status bar, and a title block. The cells can further be subdivided between the digit keys 1-9 keys which, in this embodiment, represent the primary set of navigation options and the keys designated by letters A-C which represent secondary navigation options and F, 0, and J keys that each cause generation of a particular matrix layer, regardless of where in the matrix those 3 cells are selected. Typically, the F and J cells represent channels within the ISH. The ABC cells will typically hold advertising, and selecting one of those cells will generate a matrix layer with primary navigation cells directed to that advertiser or the product line being advertised. While the interface is designed to be fully accessible with minimal key strokes from a key pad, it is also within the scope and contemplation of the invention to permit selection with a mouse or other pointer device. Additionally, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the arrow keys may be used to scroll through the navigation options with the enter key activating the navigation option corresponding to the selected cell.
[0046] FIG. 9a shows a Main Menu matrix of one embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, F corresponds to a channel devoted to WAN content searching and e-commerce, and J corresponds to a channel corresponding to content locally hosted by the ISH and locally supplied subscriber services. In one embodiment, pressing F or J on the keyboard any time in navigation mode will generate the corresponding home page matrix layer. FIGS. 9b and 9c are the home matrix layers for the F and J channels, respectively. The highlight in the corresponding cell indicates to a user which channel they are navigating. FIG. 9d is a matrix layer corresponding to search and information services. In one embodiment, the matrix layer may be reached by selecting cell zero from the Main Menu and most other matrix layers.
[0047] FIGS. 10a-g are a series of matrix layers displayed during an exemplary navigation using one embodiment of the invention. Beginning from the home page of the F channel on which the primary navigation cells each display a broad category as shown in FIG. 9b, by pressing 9 on the keypad when the matrix layer of 9b is displayed, the system will render the Shopping and Products matrix layer and amend the title bar to show the matrix layer of FIG. 10a. A selection of 5 on the 10a matrix layer yields an Electronics matrix layer shown in FIG. 10b.
[0048] Selecting 1 on the keypad when the matrix layer of 10b is displayed yields the Audio matrix layer of FIG. 10c. By selecting an 8 on the keypad when 10c is displayed, the system displays a Receivers matrix layer of FIG. 10d, which breaks down receivers into price categories and also provides the option of navigating, in this embodiment, into Consumer Reports industry reports related to receivers. Notably, in FIG. 10d, the number of primary navigation options is reduced to 4. Thus, it is not necessary that all layers of the matrix have the same number of cells, nor is it required that all cells have the same size. A user can select Stereo Only by pressing 1 on the keypad, which yields a stereo only matrix layer shown in FIG. 10e.
[0049] In one embodiment of the invention, the products are ordered based on some ranking system, such as Consumer Reports. Thus, for example, in FIG. 10e, Technics received the highest ranking of receivers in the selected category from Consumer Reports. It is expected that for any particular product class, potential purchasers are likely to only be interested in the top several products within that class, not for example, the 15th best receiver in the $150-$290 range. However, it is within the scope and contemplation of the invention to permit a "more" option which allows a user to get a set of the next most highly ranked products and possibly unranked products as well. It is expected that supplying product options in a user-friendly ranked order will encourage users to be more willing to conduct e-commerce.
[0050] By selecting a 1 on the keypad when matrix layer 10e is displayed, a user reaches the matrix layer of FIG. 10f, as well as reaching the maximum depth for that navigation path. Thus, pressing 1 on the keypad in response to matrix layer 10f does not move the user deeper into the multi-dimensional matrix, and content is displayed in cell 1 indicating the model, price, picture, and possibly other information about the Technics product. Cell 1 is also larger than the other cells.
[0051] Other navigation options are provided in additional matrix cells surrounding cell 1 and its content. The additional cells represent navigation paths that have not reached their maximum depth. For example, by pressing a 3, one would get to a features of the Technics product content layer. Such screen would display features of the Technics system. The various navigation paths typically have a maximum depth at which content is displayed. However, reaching the maximum depth of a particular navigation path does not indicate that another navigation path may not have yet a deeper matrix layer. For example, while the maximum depth of the navigation path corresponded to cell 1 has been reach in FIG. 10f, selecting a 9 on the keypad will move a user to a Technics purchase matrix layer, shown in FIG. 10g. By selecting digits on the keypad, a user can move between fields to fill out a purchase form which, as discussed above, is one example of a matrix layer including composition cells. In some embodiments, the form can be filled in using keyboard input. In other embodiments, the speech to text capabilities of the terminal will permit the user to fill out the electronic purchase form orally.
[0052] FIG. 11 shows a history window overlying a navigation matrix. The history window would appear if the history button on the keypad were actuated. By using the up/down arrow key on the keypad, the user may then select a prior matrix to jump to directly without moving backwards or forwards iteratively.
[0053] FIGS. 12a and b are an example matrix after a selection of 0 from the main menu screen, which allows one to conduct a search through cell 1. On this figure, advertisements for Jaguar appear in the ABC cells. In one embodiment of the invention, the ABC designation appears initially (as shown in FIG. 12a) when the screen is first refreshed and then fades away to reveal solely the advertisement in each of those cells (as shown in FIG. 12b). In this example, pressing an A on the keypad would take the user to a matrix reflecting company information about Jaguar. Pressing B would take the user to a matrix for the virtual showroom, and C would take the user to a purchase screen for the advertised item.
[0054] In some cases, the advertising cells are merged as a single cell showing a single advertisement and permitting navigation to only a single matrix layer therefrom. In one embodiment, the background can be an advertisement. This is also shown in FIGS. 12a and b. Significantly, the advertisement can be targeted by modifying the ad responsive to the apparent navigation path of the user. This leaves the potential of showing the user an advertisement for a product or service more likely to be of interest. For example, when a user selects Electronics in the example of FIGS. 10a-g, the next screen may have as background an advertisement, e.g. for Circuit City.
[0055] FIG. 13 shows the e-mail creation screen for one embodiment of the invention. This would be reached by pressing 3 on the keypad when the matrix layer of FIG. 9d is displayed. Again, all e-mail functions other than actually entering the text and the address can be performed using the simple interface with numerical digits and the letters ABC corresponding to inbox, the outbox, and the sent features of standard e-mail, respectively.
[0056] In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes can be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be limited only by the appended claims.
1. A method of simplifying wide-area network navigation comprising:
limiting navigation options to a set, each member of which can be traversed by pressing a single unique key; and
displaying each option on a display in association with an indication of the single unique keys.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the options are displayed in a matrix format with each cell of the matrix associated with a unique key.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the set comprises:
a first subset of primary navigation options and a second subset of secondary navigation options wherein each member of the first subset is associated with a numerical digit key.
4. The method of claim 2 further comprising:
generating successively deeper layers of the matrix responsive to key press signals until a maximum depth is reached; and
displaying content corresponding to the cell selected at the maximum depth.
5. The method of claim 4 comprising:
translating content from an arbitrary format to a single predefined format.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein a background is displayed behind the matrix further comprising:
matching the background with a selected navigation option.
fading the indication off the display for a subset of options over a time interval.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the display is a television display.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein each navigation option is associated with a single key on a television remote control.
10. A computer readable storage media containing executable computer program instructions which when executed cause a digital processing system to perform a method comprising:
11. The computer readable storage media of claim 10 which when executed cause a digital processing system to perform a method further comprising:
options displayed in a matrix format with each cell of the matrix associated with a unique key.
16. The computer readable storage media of claim 11 wherein the successively deeper layers are displayed on a television display.
17. The computer readable storage media of claim 16 wherein the single unique key is on a wireless remote control.
Publication Date: Jul 25, 2002
Patent Grant number: 7194698
Inventors: Elliot A. Gottfurcht (Pacific Palisades, CA), Grant E. Gottfurcht (Pacific Palisades, CA), J. Teague McKnight (Los Angeles, CA), Manuel V. Beltran (Westminster, CA), Stephen K. Woesner (Santa Ana, CA), John A. Marinuzzi (Los Alamos, NM), Albert-Michel C. Long (Irvine, CA), Donald L. Dukeshire (Huntington Beach, CA)
Application Number: 10108147
Current U.S. Class: 345/738
International Classification: G09G005/00;


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Please contact the American Red Cross Emergency Communications Center at (877) 272-7337 (toll-free) to get a message to a recruit about a family emergency or situation.
How can I get my company photo or recruit portrait?
Coast Guard Training Center Cape May does not keep a library of recruit company photos. If you graduated after 2000, you may contact the Training Center's contract photographer at www.princephoto.com to see if a copy is available for purchase.
Can I have a copy of my recruit company roster?
Coast Guard Training Center Cape May does not keep a record of recruit rosters. You may be able to connect with some of your boot camp shipmates on a variety of blogs, forums or social media sites.
Where can I get a copy of a graduation video?
You will need to contact VTS Productions at 609-365-8889 in order to order a copy of the video.
Can I tour Training Center Cape May?
Tours are conducted nearly every Saturday (weather depending) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tour request forms must be submitted a minimum of 5 days prior to your arrival. Tour request forms can be requested by contacting the public affairs officer at 609-898-6362. Custom tours may be available to youth and school groups, community groups, and veterans and service organizations, but are dependent upon tour guide availability and operational priorities.
Where can I find the recruit journals?
You can access recruit journals at http://BootCamp.CoastGuard.DoDLive.mil.
What's my recruit's graduation date?
You can find your recruit's graduation date by clicking here.
Please click here for information about graduation day events.
Can I present my recruit his or her graduation certificate?
Active duty, reserve and retired members of the uniformed services may present a graduation certificate at the request of their graduating recruit. Additionally, law enforcement officers and firefighters may present graduation certificates. All presenters must be in the uniform equivalent of the Coast Guard Service Dress Blue from Nov. 1 to April 1 and Coast Guard Tropical Blue Long from April 1 to Oct. 31. Presenters must check in with the battalion officer in Ida Lewis Auditorium graduation day at 9:30 a.m. For additional questions, please contact Training Center Cape May's battalion officer by calling 609-898-6715.
How can I fly a U.S. flag at Training Center Cape May for a Coast Guardsman's retirement?
In the letter, please include the retiree's full name and rank, years of service and boot camp company if available.
Please include a prepaid return or forwarding shipping label and packaging materials.
Can my recruit send and receive mail?
Yes. You are encouraged to send letters to your loved ones. You cannot, however, send care packages (e.g. food, books, magazines, etc.) as they are not authorized.
*You will typically receive a letter by about the middle of week 2 with information about your recruit's company name and which hall to address your letter to.
How many days will my loved one be home for after graduation?
After completing recruit training, each graduate is permitted up to 05 days of regular leave. This leave will start the Saturday following graduation from boot camp. Service members taking recruit leave must report to their new unit during regular working hours on a regular workday (e.g. Monday - Friday) and not on a holiday.
Any graduate desiring to save leave may do so by proceeding to his or her intended unit immediately following graduation.
Where can I view the live stream of the graduation?
Where can I find information on joining the Coast Guard?
For information on our service, or the different jobs and opportunities in the Coast Guard, you should go to www.gocoastguard.com You can also find a recruiter at that Web site that can answer questions about joining.
Where can I find my loved one's recruit company on Facebook?
If you are looking for your loved one's specific recruit company page on Facebook, you will need to search Facebook for the Coast Guard Family Assistance Fund. You can contact the people listed on their site as "Administration" and request to join your loved one's company page.


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Bancroft's is an Essex institution and a bit of a local hero.
A splendid school, catering for bright children & those who will seize opportunities.
All pupils benefit from a broad & challenging curriculum which provides scope for individual choice as well as an outstanding range of extra-curricular activities.
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The Smartwool Women's Merino 250 1/4-Zip Top offers dependable warmth for cold winter adventures. Its soft merino fabric feels cozy against your skin, and is also naturally odor-resistant to keep you feeling fresh all day long. Shoulder panels eliminate the need for shoulder seams, making layering more comfortable, while the flatlock seams prevent chafing. And, whether you're wearing this top on its own or under a jacket, the slim fit keeps layering bulk-free.


The wastewater passes through an Aquaguard Screen® removal system which uses bar screens to remove large debris which could damage plant equipment, located further downstream. This debris is cleaned and hauled to an approved land fill.
The clarifiers slow the flow allowing heavy particles to settle to the bottom of the clarifier tank. The solids or sludge are pumped to the sludge thickener for further treatment.
The biofilter continually distributes water from the clarifiers over rocks which provide a home for microorganisms that break down organic material into simpler inorganic chemicals. The biofilter conditions mimic the environment of rocky stream beds and ocean coasts.
The biotower distributes the water over sheets of corrugated plastic. Bacteria living on these sheets convert ammonia in the wastewater to nitrates, a form of nitrogen that is non-toxic.
The Mt. View Sanitary District utilizes a Dynasand ® filter system. The system removes solids from the secondary effluent achieving a clarity that allows downstream disinfection with ultraviolet light. The Dynasand ® filter is a continuous-backwash, upflow, deep-bed, granular-media filter system. The filter media is continuously cleaned by recycling the sand internally through an airlift pipe and sand washing. The cleansed sand is redistributed on top of the sand bed, allowing for continuous, uninterrupted flow of filtrate and reject (backwash) water.
The Sludge Thickener is another settling tank which further separates solids from the liquid. The sludge from the bottom of the thickener is sent to the Primary Digester. The overflow of water from the thickener is sent back to the Clarifiers.
Sludge solids are pumped into anaerobic digesters where bacteria, in an oxygen free environment, break down solids producing methane gas, carbon dioxide and stabilized organic solids. The methane gas is used to fuel the plant boiler which maintains the desired temperature for the bacteria to thrive.
The Mt. View Sanitary District has used a Belt Filter Press for the last 16 year to dewater the sludge. With this unit we are able to get approximately 15 to 18 % solids. In the fall of 2000 the District will switch to using an Alfa Laval Sharples® Centrifuge. The Centrifuge will enable us to achieve a higher solids concentration and reduce hauling costs. How does a Centrifuge work?
Solids from the digester, which are called biosolids, are dried before they are recycled as soil amendments or used as alternative daily cover at a landfill. Here an Operator uses a new piece of equipment called a Brown Bear to windrow the sludge. This allows for better drying and therefore less volume and lower hauling costs.


Del Mar Heights Elementary School PTA hosted an interactive, hands-on science workshop, "Inside the Outdoors," on Dec. 6. Students had the opportunity to take an in-depth look at science in the Heights Nature Center. Alicia Previn, author of "The Earthworm Book," helped students build a worm farm for the school, plant seedlings and more.


These diamond plate seam covers are made from our .025 (cosmetic) or our .045 (light duty) Diamond Plate. Standard size for this item is 2" wide and 12", 24", 36" or 48" in length. We are able to produce any custom length that you require, up to 48" or any width. Please call us at 970-800-3173 if you have multiple seams or need custom sizes.
Please note .045 is ONLY available in silver.
The edges are rolled on the .025 product for a finished look, but the top and bottom are not. The .045 seam covers are flat with raw edges. The diamond plate seam covers come with PVC protective film for removal during installation.
Diamond Plate Wall Trim Installation: Typically, for drywall applications, Heavy Duty Liquid Nails for Paneling is easy to use and readily available at any hardware store, but any contractor's adhesive or contact cement will work. You will want to match the type of adhesive to the material to which you are mounting the corner. Diamond plate wall trim can also be used to give your corners that industrial look.
If you're going to have two pieces meet, you need these to make it look sharp! I joined two 10 foot segments together and without this little touch, it wouldn't have looked half as good.
My order was shipped and to my house within 3 days of the order being placed!!! Everything arrived in excellent condition. It was everything I was hoping for and very easy to work with. Looks great!!


Englewood, CO, October 2015 ‒ Mikron Automation reinforces its presence in the US market with a major order from a medical device manufacturer and a brand-new production facility.
Mikron Corporation Denver was awarded their single largest contract to date through its proven expertise in handling small components, demanding processes, and exacting standards. The contract, with a leading medical device manufacturer, begins the design and execution of an assembly system to automatically manufacture a revolutionary medical device. Mikron Corporation Denver continues to create long term partnerships with its modular concept and its proven track record with concurrent engineering programs.
Mikron Corporation Denver moved to its newly constructed building at the beginning of October, increasing engineering and production space by over 30%. The move positions Mikron Corporation Denver to support this contract and future contracts by providing updated infrastructure to support multiple complex design, engineering, and production projects simultaneously.
Mikron Automation, a division of the Mikron Group, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of customized, highly productive automation solutions for high-precision assembly and testing of products up to hand-size. The division guarantees customers fast, professional service and support. The division's main site is in Boudry, in the Canton of Neuchâtel, a region that is regarded as the heart of the Swiss watchmaking industry. To date, Mikron Automation has installed around 3000 assembly and testing systems. Its international customers operate in the following markets: Medical Devices, Pharma, Automotive, Electrical/Electronics, Consumer Goods and Building. The division employs around 550 people at its sites in Boudry (Switzerland, headquarters), Berlin (Germany), Denver (USA), Singapore and Shanghai (China).


This is my 3rd one. I had been using this model for last 1 year. Last 6 months before I purchased one for my wife. Now I purchased for my mother.
This model got all features generally required for any one ie battery backup 1 day, selfie with flash, good photos according to budget, no hang problem.
In a few months, the phone screen suddenly started showing purple patches which I came to know is called LCD bleeding. This happened in normal usage without the device being dropped or being carelessly handled. Shockingly, customer care says that they would do nothing about it and I would have to pay almost half the money of the phone price to get the repair done. This, despite the fact that the phone was in warranty. Strictly do not buy this device and save yourself from unnecessary trauma. Isn't it strange that so many screen bleed issues online are about Samsung?
For the price, you get a lot in the Galaxy J5. The HD S-AMOLED display looks beautiful, and shows vibrant colors at all angles. The Snapdragon 410 SoC is responsive and very rarely does it seem to run out of breath, causing short stutters or lags. The battery life is impressive - I easily get a day of use on a single charge. The metal casing looks and feels premium.
It also got an OTA update to Android 7.1.1, which overhauled the user interface and enhanced the experience even further.
The only negatives I'd say are the low-resolution screen which coupled with the PenTile pixel matrix makes elements on the screen look like they have jagged edges, and the lower-quality DAC in the phone which becomes apparent after using any other midrange device.
5.0 out of 5 starsSatisfied.
Light weight and fine product from Samsung. Good service from Amazon.
so far so good...samsung quality is good...better than other chinese for sure.
Battery backup and phone heating issue .


The Jungle Book – The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seonee" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed in the triumph of protagonists including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and The White Seal over their enemies, as well as Mowgli's. Another important theme is of law and freedom; the stories are not about animal behaviour, still less about the Darwinian struggle for survival, but about human archetypes in animal form. They teach respect for authority, obedience, and knowing one's place in society with "the law of the jungle", but the stories also illustrate the freedom to move between different worlds, such as when Mowgli moves between the jungle and the village. Critics have also noted the essential wildness and lawless energies in the stories, reflecting the irresponsible side of human nature.
The Jungle Book has remained popular, partly through its many adaptations for film and other media. Critics such as Swati Singh have noted that even critics wary of Kipling for his supposed imperialism have admired the power of his storytelling. The book has been influential in the scout movement, whose founder, Robert Baden-Powell, was a friend of Kipling's. Percy Grainger composed his Jungle Book Cycle around quotations from the book.
I must have seen the Disney movie a hundred times when I was little and still remember some of the songs to this date… So I was really looking forward to finally read the original story the movie was based on. And let me tell you, the people of Disney have interpreted Mowgli's story VERY loosely. I personally didn't mind that much since it has been ages since I last saw the movie in the first place, but I can imagine true fans of the movie will be surprised when they start reading the classic. I really liked Rudyard Kipling's story of Mowgli though and was surprised by how easy it was to understand the prose. It shows in the dialogue this story was written in the 19th century, but the rest of The Jungle Book didn't feel dated at all. I really enjoyed reading the original version of Mowgli and probably would have rated this book even higher if it wouldn't have been for the other stories included afterwards. I've seen others like those four stories about seals, the mongoose, an elephant and animals used in the army better, but I personally prefered Mowgli. All in all this was definitely still a very positive experience reading a classic and I'm glad I made time to read The Jungle Book.
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.


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Angela Ellsworth's beaded bonnet art piece.
Carly Weigel, Reporter
Last weekend I drove to Des Moines to spend a day with my mom and grandpa and check out a new exhibit at the art museum at the Des Moines Art Center. The exhibit showcased art primarily about the American west and Native American cultures, and detailed tensions between Native Americans and white pioneers determined to push west under Manifest Destiny.
During lunch, we talked about our favorite art pieces (mine was the set of satirical book covers of "White Squaw" by artist Wendy Red Star), the many different mediums that were used (one exhibit by Angela Ellsworth was a 19th century bonnet stuck through with corset pins, like an Iron Maiden made of needles), and about the recurring motifs of the American west.
Naturally, I made a connection to a show I've been watching recently: The Mandalorian and its dusty backdrops, twitchy-finger shootouts, and treks through wilderness. Not only is the setting of the show reminiscent of the Old West, but the gritty main character is a classic gunslinger. The art exhibits reminded me of the differences between how men and women are depicted in Westerns in Hollywood.
When recalling the plot to my grandpa, I mentioned I thought that if the Mandalorian (the character) was a woman, the show would be vastly different.
A few days before the visit, I saw Knives Out with my brother and some friends. It's an outstanding movie, but the previews before it were more than a little exasperating. First, we got a preview for Like a Boss, a movie that I already think is not going to be as good as it is making itself out to be, based off the trailer (it could still bounce back, I'm waiting on the Rotten Tomatoes reviews). The idea is dull and the entire plot is about women in the workplace cat-fighting, a toxic notion that shouldn't continue to persist. When an entire movie is dedicated to female rivalries in the workplace, a detriment to women's careers, to the point of one woman punching another in the face, it feels like it has gone too far. Directly after that disappointing trailer, the preview for 1917 was shown. The comments about it, as shown in the trailer, said things like "Masterful" and "Best picture of the year" while a put-together and substantial film was marketed.
The discrepancy between how those two movies were marketed was what I had in mind when I said I thought the tone would change significantly if the Mandalorian was a woman. Mando's caring attitude toward The Child (Baby Yoda) would not come as a surprise or subvert any expectations of how he should act, because women are already seen as caretakers who are soft with children. The showmakers turned this expectation on its head with the soldier Cara Dune, I will admit, as she is not maternal in the least and doesn't even want to hold The Child. But to have the relationship between The Child and Mando come as a surprise, Mando needed to be a man.
Plots like this, that rely on audience expectations, can be well or poorly-done, but they rely on the audience surprise factor all the same. It's character development at its best and a tired cliché otherwise. I appreciate The Mandalorian for its subversion of this expectation, and doing it in a way that doesn't throw it in the audience's face.
Good art makes the audience think and sparks discussions. Tropes serve as a way of using audience expectations to weave a story, but may subvert expectations, much like seeing a familiar relic (a bonnet) become a beautiful yet deadly headpiece. One thing is for sure: storytelling persists in different forms, whether through an art exhibit of the American west or the trials of a space bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away.
Carly is a senior who takes pictures sometimes.
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