Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that recommends activities. During operation, the system receives a piece of content obtained from text or converted to text from speech. The system then analyzes the received content to identify any activity type, indication of willingness to participate in any type of activities, and at least one piece of temporal information, which can be implicitly and/or explicitly stated in the content, and/or one piece of location information associated with the activity type. The system further recommends one or more activities, venues, and/or services that afford or support activities for a user based on the information extracted from the content.

Abstract: Techniques for generating heatmap overlays, for presentation with interactive web pages of websites are described. Consistent with embodiments, client-side scripting is used to obtain heatmap data (derived from website usage data) from a data analytics service, and generate from the heatmap data an overlay showing a heatmap. The heatmap includes heatmap blobs positioned and colored to indicate the web page elements that have been clicked most frequently.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are included for automatically tracking source code changes for a user-customized feature of a software project. Metadata identifying the annotated source code for the user-customized feature is stored in an annotation database. The metadata include a location of the annotated source code within the one or more files of a code repository for the software project and a description of the changes that were made to the annotated source code. The metadata is used to determine whether any subsequent changes made by a second user to the one or more files affect the source code annotated by the first user for the user-customized feature of the software project. One or more automated tasks are performed for the user-customized feature when the subsequent changes are determined to affect the annotated source code.

Abstract: This invention relates in general to an improved foam blank for a surfcraft and in particular, to an improved reinforced foam blank and a method of manufacturing the same. The foam blank has a top blank face, an opposed bottom blank face, a pair of shaped rails extending between the opposed top and bottom blank faces at blank face edges, an enclosed core space and a midline axis extending between a nose region and a tail region and which divides the foam blank into two substantially equal regions. At least one longitudinally extending slotted aperture is formed in any one or more of the top, the bottom or the rails, such that the slotted aperture extends into the enclosed core space. At least one flexible spine is bonded to be fixed within the at least one longitudinally extending slotted aperture.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are included for automatically tracking source code changes for a user-customized feature of a software project. Metadata identifying the annotated source code for the user-customized feature is stored in an annotation database. The metadata include a location of the annotated source code within the one or more files of a code repository for the software project and a description of the changes that were made to the annotated source code. The metadata is used to determine whether any subsequent changes made by a second user to the one or more files affect the source code annotated by the first user for the user-customized feature of the software project. One or more automated tasks are performed for the user-customized feature when the subsequent changes are determined to affect the annotated source code.

Abstract: This invention relates in general to an improved foam blank for a surfcraft and in particular, to an improved reinforced in foam blank and a method of manufacturing the same. The foam blank has a top blank face, an opposed bottom blank face, a pair of shaped rails extending between the opposed top and bottom blank faces at blank face edges, an enclosed core space and a midline axis extending between a nose region and a tail region and which divides the foam blank into two substantially equal regions. At least one longitudinally extending slotted aperture is formed in any one or more of the top, the bottom or the rails, such that the slotted aperture extends into the enclosed core space. At least one flexible spine is bonded to be fixed within the at least one longitudinally extending slotted aperture.

Abstract: An apparatus for training suturing techniques. The apparatus comprises: (i) a suturing cartridge presentation display with a first receptacle for demountably engaging therein a first suturing cartridge and a second receptacle for demountably engaging therein a second suturing cartridge, (ii) a microprocessor, a graphical user interface, and at least one software program for cooperating with the microprocessor for training, monitoring, reporting suturing techniques; and (iii) a housing for mounting therein the suturing cartridge presentation display, the microprocessor, and the graphical user interface. Each receptacle is associated with a pressure sensor and a plurality of LEDs. The suturing cartridges are fillable with semi-solid, resilient material into which suturing instruments may be inserted and withdrawn.

Abstract: An apparatus for training suturing techniques. The apparatus comprises: (i) a suturing cartridge presentation display with a first receptacle for demountably engaging therein a first suturing cartridge and a second receptacle for demountably engaging therein a second suturing cartridge, (ii) a microprocessor, a graphical user interface, and at least one software program for cooperating with the microprocessor for training, monitoring, reporting suturing techniques; and (iii) a housing for mounting therein the suturing cartridge presentation display, the microprocessor, and the graphical user interface. Each receptacle is associated with a pressure sensor and a plurality of LEDs. The suturing cartridges are fillable with semi-solid, resilient material into which suturing instruments may be inserted and withdrawn.