Abstract: A system for associating a promotion with strings with the string being based upon a plurality of places and a relationship between two or more of those places. The strings represent an authentic user experience of a quality, character, and/or feel intended by the string author. The user experience can be further enhanced or guided through a narrative accompanying the string or places, written by the string author, that describes or invokes the quality, character or feel of the experience intended by the author. The promotions system promotes and suggests places, relationships, or strings that a user may want to experience based upon selections made by the user.

Abstract: A string based travel generating system (TGS) of the present invention generates or suggests a string based upon one or more travel properties, such as, but not limited to, a current location, a direction of travel, a travel route, a travel plan, and/or a velocity of travel of a user. Each string includes at least two places and a relationship, with TGS using the travel properties to identify one or more places for the creation of a new string or a place that may be linked to an existing string. The relationship between the places of the string can include the type of travel underway and the anticipated destination. The travel and places may be physical or virtual, with an inference or extrapolation being developed that allows the travel generating system to determine suitable strings to suggest to a user or to allow for the generation of new strings.

Abstract: A system for generating a string based upon a plurality of places and a relationship between two or more of those places. Of the plurality of places used in any given string, at least one of the places does not have associated taxonomy or other place related or entity related information (e.g., business hours, description of services, etc.). The strings represent an authentic user experience of a quality, character, and/or feel intended by the string author. The user experience can be further enhanced or guided through a narrative accompanying the string or places, written by the string author, that describes or invokes the quality, character or feel of the experience intended by the author.

Abstract: A system for generating a string based upon a plurality of places and a relationship between two or more of those places. Of the plurality of places used in any given string, at least one of the places does not have associated entity related information (e.g., business hours, description of services, etc.). The strings represent an authentic user experience of a quality, character, and/or feel intended by the string author. The user experience can be further enhanced or guided through a narrative accompanying the string or places, written by the string author, that describes or invokes the quality, character or feel of the experience intended by the author.

Abstract: A system for generating a string based upon a plurality of places and a relationship between two or more of those places and for searching among the strings. Crosslinked databases contain information related to the strings, places within the strings, and users and creators of the strings. The strings represent an authentic user experience of a quality, character, and/or feel intended by the string author. The user experience can be further enhanced or guided through a narrative accompanying the string or places, written by the string author, that describes or invokes the quality, character or feel of the experience intended by the author.

Abstract: A variable radius labyrinth seal arrangement for use in a steam turbine apparatus is characterized by a flexible strip member having mounted substantially perpendicular thereto a series of corrugated uprights. The strip is received within a circumferential groove provided in the turbine casing and is flexible to conform to the curvature of the groove, thus permitting seal use in a variety of turbine sizes. The amplitude of the corrugations, or waviness, of the uprights varies in accordance to the magnitude of the flexure of the strip necessary for the strip to conform to the groove curvature. The strip is movably biased within the groove and responds to forces generated by contacts between the uprights and rotating turbine elements by displacing radially outward from that contact.

Abstract: A seal arrangement for preventing leakage of a fluid from a high pressure region to a lower pressure region through a radial gap defined between a stationary member and a member rotating relative thereto. A stationary seal member is provided which substantially closes the radial gap but which defines a narrow radial clearance therebetween. Deflector seals are mounted on the rotating member and exhibit predetermined axial alignment with the stationary seal, the deflector seals extending radially outward from the rotating member for a distance less than the clearance defined between the stationary seal and the rotating shaft.