Oil lampAntique bronze oil lamp with Christian symbol (replica)An oil lamp is a device used for lighting or for preserving a flame that is fueled by animal, vegetable or mineral oil. The term often refers to ancient pottery and metal designs – the kind one might rub in hopes of summoning a Genie (as in the tale of Aladdin). "Rubbing a lamp" was a common household chore to clean and polish it. Sometimes the term "oil lamp" is applied to the modern kerosene lamp as well. In ancient Greece and Rome, lamps were fueled by olive oil; in ancient India, by ghee; in ancient Persia, by petroleum that was found oozing freely from the ground. Olive oil lamps continued in wide use in countries around the Mediterranean Sea well into the 19th century, with the lamps being mass produced out of metal (most commonly brass or bronze), but otherwise little changed in design from lamps of some 2,000 years earlier. In small towns and rural areas they continued in use well into the 20th century. The light given by an olive oil lamp is significantly brighter than a candle, but significantly less than a kerosene or paraffin burning lamp. Antique Greek oil lamp (replica)Oil lamps are sometimes made out of strange objects; for instance, there exist oil lamps produced from U.S. Army Surplus grenades. They are available in New York City, New York in the United States and in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [1] People have been stopped at Dutch customs for possessing these hand grenade oil lamps. This page about oil lamp includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about oil lamp News stories about oil lamp External links for oil lamp Videos for oil lamp Wikis about oil lamp Discussion Groups about oil lamp Blogs about oil lamp Images of oil lamp |
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[1] People have been stopped at Dutch customs for possessing these hand grenade oil lamps. Web Personalization Models include Rules-Based Filtering (based on "if this, then that" rules processing) and Collaborative filtering (serves relevant material to customers by combining their own personal preferences with the preferences of like-minded others). They are available in New York City, New York in the United States and in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. There are two categories of personalizations:. Army Surplus grenades. The same principals of personalization are implemented in the promotional items industry (cups, t-shirts, key-chains etc) as well as in video games (for example the Sims- [1]) and even in children's literature which offers personalized books- be it Create-a-book [2]) a company which started personalizing children’s books in the beginning of the 1980's or Printakid [3], which personalizes the illustrations in its books. Oil lamps are sometimes made out of strange objects; for instance, there exist oil lamps produced from U.S. Not only does the written document address itself by name directly to the reader, but the contents (the articles or even the publicity) are more precisely aimed at the reader according to their characteristics. The light given by an olive oil lamp is significantly brighter than a candle, but significantly less than a kerosene or paraffin burning lamp. In written media, be it magazines or promotional publications, personalization is implemented based on databases of information which can also use the technique of mail merge for direct marketing. In small towns and rural areas they continued in use well into the 20th century. The term customization in this context refers to the ability of users to modify the page layout or specify what content should be displayed. Olive oil lamps continued in wide use in countries around the Mediterranean Sea well into the 19th century, with the lamps being mass produced out of metal (most commonly brass or bronze), but otherwise little changed in design from lamps of some 2,000 years earlier. On an Intranet or B2E Enterprise Web portals, personalization is often based on user attributes such as department, functional area, or role. In ancient Greece and Rome, lamps were fueled by olive oil; in ancient India, by ghee; in ancient Persia, by petroleum that was found oozing freely from the ground. The term customization often is used instead when the site only uses explicit data such as ratings or preferences. Sometimes the term "oil lamp" is applied to the modern kerosene lamp as well. Personalization implies that the changes are based on implicit data, such as items purchased or pages viewed. "Rubbing a lamp" was a common household chore to clean and polish it. On the World Wide Web, personalization (or personalisation) means changing web pages based on the interests of an individual. The term often refers to ancient pottery and metal designs – the kind one might rub in hopes of summoning a Genie (as in the tale of Aladdin). Adaptation of a consumer product, electronic or written medium, based on personal details or characteristics provided by a user or consumer. An oil lamp is a device used for lighting or for preserving a flame that is fueled by animal, vegetable or mineral oil. Personalization is tailoring specifically to one individual. content-based. rule-based. |