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ST. LOUIS—The Mets can overlook their inconsistent bullpen, their shaky defense and even their anemic lineup. They almost certainly won't compete for a championship this season. By the time they field a decent team—however long it takes—their roster will look fundamentally different.
But the Mets couldn't ignore the recent struggles of starting pitcher Jon Niese. Unlike the vast majority of their current players, the Mets consider Niese an integral part of their future. Considering the overall state of the organization, they can't afford to make many mistakes.
For one day, at least, the Mets could exhale.
After two straight horrendous outings, Niese returned to form Thursday, allowing just two runs in 7 1/3 innings in a 5-2 win over Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals. The strong performance—coupled with a rare 11-hit outburst by the Mets' offense—snapped a six-game losing streak and salvaged the final game of the Mets' four-game set here at Busch Stadium.
"That speaks volumes to how quickly he was able to put those last couple starts behind him." Mets third baseman David Wright said. "That's what you want out of your front-of-the-line starter."
For just about everybody on the Mets, 2013 will serve as an extended audition designed to determine who can contribute to a successful team one day.
Based on Thursday, second baseman Daniel Murphy deserves a callback—he went 4 for 4 with two doubles. First baseman Ike Davis, not so much—he went 0 for 5 with four strikeouts, lowering his batting average to .157.
Niese, meanwhile, doesn't fall into either category. He already has earned a place in the major leagues. The Mets awarded the 26-year-old left-hander a substantial contract extension that could keep him with the team through 2018. This season, Niese was the Mets' starter on opening day.
That level of commitment made Niese's production of late so alarming. In his previous two starts, he allowed 15 runs in 8 1/3 innings, raising his earned-run average to 5.93.
Against the hot-hitting Cardinals, he alleviated some of the concerns.
He surrendered one run in the second inning, when a seemingly catchable fly ball landed between outfielders Rick Ankiel and Jordany Valdespin. The second run came after Niese exited the game, when relief pitcher Brandon Lyon gave up an RBI single to ex-Met Carlos Beltran in the eighth. Thursday's start marked the first time Niese lasted more than seven innings since Aug. 18, 2012.
"I knew he was going to get it going," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "As the weather starts to get warm, you're going to see the Jon Niese we're all accustomed to seeing."
Niese attributed Thursday's effective start to an enhanced bullpen session earlier this week, when he threw upward of 70 pitches, rather than the traditional 50 or so.
He needed the extra work to repair a major mechanical flaw: a low arm angle, which he inadvertently adopted to compensate for a minor neck injury earlier in the season. This led to diminished velocity and uncharacteristically poor command.
The problems disappeared Thursday. Back at his typical arm slot, Niese's fastball routinely hit 93 miles per hour for the first time all season. His cutter—which stayed flat during his recent slump—moved like it is supposed to. After walking nine batters over his last two starts, he walked just two against the Cardinals.
"It felt like I was able to stay behind pitches a lot more," Niese said. "I was able to stay on top of my cutter. Every pitch felt good today."
Of course, one good start doesn't necessarily mean Niese figured everything out, just like one win doesn't mean the Mets (15-23) should start printing playoff tickets. Still, they beat one of the National League's best pitchers in Wainwright (six innings, three earned runs), and now they head to Chicago for a series against the lowly Cubs.
More good news: Matt Harvey pitches Friday. Harvey pitching after a Niese win—just like the Mets drew it up.
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Round 2 of the best rivalry in the entire NFL kicks off today at 4:25pm as our Steelers and the hated Baltimore Ravens take to the field of battle at M&T Bank Stadium. We've been saying since the Steelers were sitting at 2-3 that every game was a must win game. The margin for error was small then, it's even smaller now but that window is still open even if our team should lose today. The Steelers must win the remaining four games on their schedule after today in order to get into the post season; if they do that and the Bengals are still either tied with the Steelers or at least 1 game back, Pittsburgh will get a post season berth. That's a long way off though and this game is going to tell a lot about the resiliency of the Pittsburgh players and how badly they want to atone for the disaster they put on display last weekend in Cleveland. We talk frequently, as Steelers fans, about how well our team responds to adversity. When the chips are down, when every sign points to a loss...
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Greengart, however, said he was a bit disappointed because there is an expectation that at some point Motorola will come out with a line of high-end multimedia products to compete with the iPhone and other similar products.
"I didn't see that today. I saw stuff I saw at prior events," he said.
The vast majority of growth today is in emerging markets where a lot of phones are sold, but with low profit margins, Greengart said. Those sales need to be balanced with the high-end market which is still the fastest growing segment and where each sale nets more profit.
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Climate change is likely to have major environmental effects on natural habitats in the next fifty years. Conservation of biological diversity will have to be modified drastically to avoid massive extinctions of species of threatened habitat types. Precise recommendations are made to governments and conservation agencies that collaborate in the framework of the Bern Convention. This publication provides a starting point for discussion about possible adaptation strategies if Europe's biodiversity is to be conserved.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $12.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to $11.3 million in last year's third quarter. The increase was primarily attributable to growth in the Company's sales, customer support and marketing personnel, particularly in the non-infant formula area, as well as higher advertising and public relations costs designed to continue developing the life'sDHA(TM) brand across all target markets.
For the nine months ended July 31, 2007, the Company generated $21.5 million of cash from operating activities with the third quarter contributing nearly $14 million. The third quarter's cash generation was driven primarily by the Company's earnings as well as a $6 million reduction in inventories held during the quarter. Martek's inventory balance at quarter-end approximates the amount on-hand at the end of fiscal 2006 despite significant revenue growth between years.
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Splendid 1807 Quarter Eagle, MS631807 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Breen-6124, BD-1, R.3. The Mint production of 6,812 quarter eagles in 1807 represents half of the total quarter eagle coinage for all earlier years from 1796 to 1806. Type collectors often choose this date due to a perception that it is common. An estimated survival of 250 to 350 coins reveals its rarity. The 1807 is only common in relation to other early dates of the denomination. Actual mintage figures for coins bearing any date is established by educated guess, since dies were used until they wore out or broke apart. Many quarter eagles coined in 1807 may have been dated 1805 or 1806, and not impossibly even 1804.
Quarter eagles are unique among early federal gold as several varieties shared reverse dies used for dimes. Diameters of the two denominations were nearly identical and the reverse dies did not carry a denomination. The reverse die of this coin was used for several issues, including four quarter eagle varieties from 1805 to 1807, and the 1807 dime. The die was nearly worn out when it was retired at the end of the 1807 dime coinage.
The first half eagles and eagles emerged from the coining department of the Mint during the summer of 1795; quarter eagles followed in September 1796. Mintage figures for this denomination remained small due to its unpopularity. The larger denominations were preferred by individuals and institutions making gold deposits. All coins produced from gold and silver received by the Mint were paid out to depositors in the order received. Quarter eagles were merely a means to balance the accounts as most depositors requested larger gold pieces.
Pleasing surfaces display light green-gold color with satiny obverse luster and frosty reverse luster. The usual grade-limiting imperfections are visible on both sides, but with little actual significance. Both sides are sharp from perfect dies with slight weakness at the centers. Faint adjustment marks are only seen on clouds 5 through 7. Population: 5 in 63, 3 finer (7/07).(Registry values: P5) (NGC ID# 25FC, PCGS# 7656)
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It may be time for Crown Ltd. to double down.
The steady rise in its shares for the better part of the past year has increased the value of scrip in any potential bid for rival Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.
Shares in Crown–controlled by billionaire James Packer–have risen more than 50% since the beginning of June, lifting its market value to almost 9.3 billion Australian dollars (US$9.8 billion). In the same period, Echo's shares have fallen almost 13% and its market capitalization is now about A$3 billion.
JP Morgan analysts Matthew Ryan and William Eu Nam Loh think a bid would boost Crown's earnings within two years. That's a big swing from how a deal might have looked during 2012.
Tatts Group Ltd. may have come up trumps in bidding for most of Australia's lotteries, but it will need to start placing riskier bets overseas if it's to continue a strategy of growing through acquisition.
Macquarie says lotteries in Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. could move on to Tatts's radar, although its hefty debt pile means it would likely need to raise new equity to fund a deal.
Robbie Cooke starts this month as chief executive of Tatts at a time when its net debt looks set to top 1.63 billion Australian dollars (US$1.71 billion) in the current fiscal year, equivalent to three times its forecast earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.
U.K. gaming groups have placed a bet on punters Down Under.
Britain's largest bookmaker, William Hill, and smaller peer GVC Holdings will soon land on Australian shores after striking a deal to acquire Sportingbet's Australian operations in a board- recommended deal worth 485 British pounds (US$788 million).
The deal, which includes an option over Sportingbet's Spanish operations, gives William Hill an initial presence in the Australian betting market, where the online segment is well-developed.
Aussies will bet on anything, even the new iPhone 5.
Sportsbet.com.au is taking bets on how long the queue to buy the latest rendition of the market-leading smartphone will be outside Apple's Sydney store when doors open Friday morning.
The online bookmaker has priced as favorite a queue of 500 customers lining up outside the store on George Street at 3 Australian dollars (US$3.1), which means for every A$1 wagered punters triple their money plus their original stake.
Genting Hong Kong has applied to Australian regulators to be allowed to increase its stake in Echo Entertainment Group, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
The person said that Genting had applied to casino regulators in New South Wales and Queensland states to increase its stake above the company's 10% limit for a shareholder.
A spokesperson for the New South Wales' Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and Queensland's Liquor & Gaming Commission declined to comment.
Away from the booming casinos of Macau and Singapore, Australia is getting some unusual attention in the gambling world after a Malaysian company bought a second small stake in local casino operator Echo Entertainment Group.
Genting Bhd., operator of Singapore's Resort World Sentosa, said Monday it purchased a 2.6% stake in Echo for 82.6 million Australian dollars (US$83.6 million), coming a less than a month after the purchase of what Australian media said was a 4.9% stake. The company wouldn't confirm the size of that stake.
Australia's Tatts Group is unlikely to capture the luck of the Irish, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Mark Bryan.
Mr. Bryan said that although Tatts has expressed interest in Ireland's National Lottery licence, which is up for renewal in June 2013 for a tenure of 20 years, the company's chances are "very remote."
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Dan Nikon: Nice pack, a better option to using a LowePro? Maybe...
Personally, I only use these kinds of packs for hauling gear to a shoot on location, like for an ad shoot. I never use this stuff for my landscape images, while doing back country excursions which are often multi-day, several thousand feet of vertical loss or gain and yield by *far* the best images I make.
I have long since made my own system for carrying pro gear, D800, light weight 4x5 field camera, etc, with me on trips that yield truly exceptional and professional results. The system is simple, no one trick ponies, make as many things as you can do more than one thing. Use a beanie instead of a lens case...I can not wear a lens case if it starts snowing...
So we have yet another pack with no room for the most important equipment a good outdoor photographer needs, food, water, spare clothing, etc. Thanks, but no thanks...
Very similar to my Lowepro Vertex 200. Except the Vertext has a tripod harness and waterproofed zippers on the larger compartments.
ptl-2010: I think I'll definitely look into this lens for my XSi... nice and compact. I'm wondering what camera they've designed it for though. 40mm isn't really one of those sought after focal lengths for FF or crop bodies.
I use Nikon's 40/2.8 macro as a walkaround. That's on DX. I find a 35 (50mm equiv) a touch wide, and 50 (75mm equiv) a touch long. Hand me a D700 and a 60/2.8 macro and I'm happy.
mantra: hi
i don't relly care about EF-S 18-135mm
i wll never buy ef-S lenses
but about the 40 2.8 ? is a weird focal , not enough wide on full frame ,weird even on 1.6 sensor
can't really understand what canon is doing
and about prices it's very cheap, hope about the chart ,for this price will be sharp enough
is Stepper motor brand new or is a better 501.8 af motor?
would really love to see new 35 1.4 , and the new 50mm
and maybe maybe some new EF (non L ) with great IQ and low prices
the recent canon prices are really high
I use Nikon's 40mm f/2.8 macro as a walkaround lens: its the PERFECT focal length for my shooting: 50 is a touch long, 35 is a touch wide. It's a DX lens, though, so it's supposed to be used like a 60/2.8 macro would on FX.
Pancakes have always traditionally been in the 40-45mm range, in almost all brands. Nikon has an older AI-P and GN model 45 and Pentax have their own as well. Not that unusual.
Calvin Chann: Sorry, but for me the colour of the thing is a serious point. I haven't bought any of the Oly lenses that are mentioned in this preview, because of the colour of the things. All my camera bodies are black (except a white G3 that I bought by mistake) and to me, a silver lens on a black body is not discrete enough.
Looks like Oly have lost me as a potential customer!
You, sir, need help of a professional nature.
Viramati: Some of the reviewers here seem to really have little real experience of using the M9. for example changing iso is so easy.
1 press iso button
2. turn thumb-wheel
3. iso is changed
Couldn't be simpler
the leica must have the easiest and most uncluttered menu system of any digital camera I know
Uh, my Nikons are no different. Press/hold ISO button on back or top of camera and scroll wheel left or right.
Oblivious troll is oblivious.
RCicala: OK, let me condense this:
We are establishing a monopoly in order to serve you better.
Does Apple have a monopoly on their OS and software because they don't let everybody else use it? No?
Argument invalid. Go away troll.
Peanut88: Nikon STINKS !
They just want to protect their own interest and making much more money than consider the plight and interest of her customers' camera.
Independent repairers are cheaper than them and gave faster turn-round than them.
So it is quite obvious they want to monopolize the business.
I will switch to Canon as a protest ! ! !
Have fun.
Russell McMahon: Now can we please see the REAL test which is carefully skirted around in the whole review. Take a handful of 6400 ISO or higher low light shots and post them. I was looking to replace my A77 with a D800 once the dust settled. It looks like it may have to be a D700! :-) :-(. 36 MP! 75 MB NEF files !!!. At least it's CF, unlike the A77.
Dude, what? The A77 just came out and youre planning on replacing it already? How about taking a picture with your A77 instead? Jeez.
Bare: They say we can choose resolution
6144 x 4912, 6144 x 4080, 5520 x 3680, 4800 x 3200, 4608 x 3680, 4608 x 3056, 3680 x 2456, 3600 x 2400, 3072 x 2456, 3072 x 2040, 2400 x 1600
Is that for RAW or only for JPEG?
RAW will always give you full-res
OSAM: Where are my SBs?
They compared studio strobes to continuous lights. SB units (or other hotshoe flashes) would be a completely fair comparison.
Where are my SBs?
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TowneBank Announces Acquisition of The Bank of Currituck
July 16, 2010
SUFFOLK, Va., July 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hampton Roads based TowneBank (Nasdaq:TOWN) announced today that it has signed a purchase and assumption agreement to acquire all the deposit accounts of The Bank of Currituck and its six banking offices in northeastern North Carolina, including three banking offices on the Outer Banks. The transaction also involves the purchase of a substantial portion of the Moyock-headquartered bank's loan portfolio and all its other banking assets. The transaction is expected to provide TowneBank with approximately $173 million in assets, including approximately $96 million in performing loans, and approximately $173 million in deposit accounts. In addition to its assumption of the deposit accounts and certain other liabilities, TowneBank has agreed to pay The Bank of Currituck$10 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.
The transaction is expected to close this fall and is expected to be accretive to TowneBank's earnings in the first full year following the transaction. The agreement is subject to various closing conditions and regulatory approvals, as well as the approval of The Bank of Currituck's shareholders. Following the closing of the transaction, The Bank of Currituck will cease operation as a commercial bank and will manage the assets it retains in this transaction, including certain performing and non-performing loans as well as all other real estate owned. The Board of The Bank of Currituck anticipates the winding up of the Bank's business over the 36 months following the closing of the transaction and making distributions to its shareholders at that time. "Subject to the receipt of regulatory approval, The Bank of Currituck anticipates that it will make an initial distribution to shareholders of approximately $100 per share as soon as practicable after the closing of the transaction."
"Having The Bank of Currituck join our TowneBank family is a unique opportunity for our bank to expand our special style of hometown banking into Northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks," stated G. Robert Aston, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "It fits perfectly into our strategic goal of serving those communities within the reach of the Hampton Roads media market stretching from Williamsburg to the Outer Banks. The Bank of Currituck has a great legacy as a hometown bank having served its community since 1920. We look forward to welcoming the directors, employees and customers to our Towne family."
Upon closing of the proposed transaction, TowneBank of Currituck will be created as a new member of TowneBank's Hometown Banking Group. The current directors of The Bank of Currituck will join its regional board.
Tommy Moore, former President and CEO and a current director of The Bank of Currituck, stated, "The management and directors of the Bank believe that we have found the best solution to allow the Bank to continue to provide its high level of community banking services in these difficult times. TowneBank has the same core principles we do and will serve our customers and our communities in a manner that will make us all proud."
Matthew A. R. Converse, president and CEO since 2008, believes the success of the merger lies in the strengths the two banks share. "We have great tradition and a passion for our North Carolina communities," he said. "TowneBank is no different in their commitment to Hampton Roads. It is an extraordinary organization that will make us a stronger, more viable force in the markets we serve."
As one of Virginia's top community banks, TowneBank now operates 18 banking offices in Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg and York County. Towne also offers a full range of financial services through its controlled divisions and subsidiaries that include Towne Investment Group, Towne Insurance Agency, TFA Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, Prudential Towne Realty, Towne 1031 Exchange, LLC, and Corolla Classic Vacations. Through its strategic partnership with William E. Wood and Associates, the bank also offers mortgage services in all of their offices in Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina. Local decision-making is a hallmark of its hometown banking strategy that is delivered through the leadership of each group's President and Board of Directors. With total assets of $3.69 billion as of March 31, 2010, TowneBank is one of the largest banks headquartered in Virginia.
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Updated: 06/02/2005 - Greyhound Bus Line is planning to close bus stations in 39 Alabama cities.
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Updated: 06/02/2005 - Runaway bride pleads no contest to making a false statement.
Updated: 06/02/2005 - Alabama Governor Bob Riley will not block the execution of death row inmate Jerry Paul Henderson.
Updated: 06/02/2005 - A former city of Dothan employee says her boss terminated her because of the color of her skin.
Updated: 06/02/2005 - Police arrested a Hallandale, Florida man for the May 20 murder of a Panama City teen-ager.
Updated: 06/02/2005 - A jury has been picked to decide whether a Panama City man should die for the beating death of his girlfriend.
Updated: 06/02/2005 - A family is picking up the pieces after a fire destroyed their Pinckard home.
Updated: 06/02/2005 - A two-vehicle crash leaves two people injured in Dothan.
Updated: 06/02/2005 - A surprising number of patients shows the West Nile Virus is more threatening than widely believed
Updated: 06/01/2005 - A new spin on the old saying, "caveat emptor," let the buyer beware.
Updated: 06/01/2005 - State approves deal ending threat of oil drilling off Fla. shores.
Updated: 06/01/2005 - Jury in Harris trial shown photos of six killed at Rutledge.
Updated: 06/01/2005 - Dothan municipal court judge believes the city is spending more in court cost than it has to.
Updated: 06/01/2005 - Man found on the side of the road bleeding with a 12-inch slash across his chest.
Updated: 06/01/2005 - Two juveniles are now charged in connection with two fires at Dothan High School.
Updated: 05/31/2005 - Organizer of Desmond Tutu event now wanted on theft charge.
Posted: 05/31/2005 - Runaway bride agrees to pay $13,250 while city writes off another $30,000.
Updated: 05/31/2005 - Alabamians can check their credit reports for free to make sure they are accurate and not dragging down their credit rating.
Updated: 05/31/2005 - A father is being held in the Montgomery County Jail charged with the death of his two-year-old son.
Updated: 05/31/2005 - A shootout with police in Apalachicola ends with one teen recovering from a gun shot wound to the leg and her stepfather shot by police.
Updated: 05/31/2005 - Panama City Beach daycare ordered shutdown by courts after child severely burned.
Updated: 05/31/2005 - Guns and crack cocaine turn up in a routine traffic stop.
Posted: 05/28/2005 - Alabama driver's license getting new look.
Posted: 05/28/2005 - Riley kills judges' longevity pay raises.
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When Angel of Finality enters the battlefield, exile all cards from target player's graveyard.
At the beginning of your upkeep, return target Spirit card from your graveyard to your hand.
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anthousa, Setessan Hero, up to three target lands you control each become 2/2 Warrior creatures until end of turn. They're still lands.
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Morph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
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Draw a card.
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Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink.
Enchant creature
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Totem armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)
Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield tapped.
When Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield, exile all cards from target player's graveyard.
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Whenever Boros Reckoner is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target creature or player.
: Boros Reckoner gains first strike until end of turn.
, Sacrifice Centaur's Herald: Put a 3/3 green Centaur creature token onto the battlefield.
Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may look at the top X cards of your library, where X is that creature's power. If you do, put one of those cards on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
White creatures get +1/+1.
: Darklit Gargoyle gets +2/-1 until end of turn.
Death's Shadow gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.
Draw two cards.
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has flying.
Counter target spell. Its controller draws a card.
Draw cards equal to the number of cards target opponent discarded this turn.
When Dream Thief enters the battlefield, draw a card if you've cast another blue spell this turn.
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
Enchanted creature gets +0/+4.
Ethereal Whiskergill can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one —
• You gain 2 life.
• Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.
• Each opponent loses 1 life.
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. If that permanent was blue or black, draw a card.
Defender, flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by Fog Bank.
Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it.)
Enchanted creature has flying.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by enchanted creature.
Whenever Goldenglow Moth blocks, you may gain 4 life.
Target player gains 7 life.
Target land becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has first strike.
Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Name a card, then target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. If that card is the named card, you gain life equal to its converted mana cost.
As an additional cost to cast Life's Legacy, sacrifice a creature.
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The density of at least one fluid in a pipe is determined using a pair of effective sound speeds a1eff and a2eff of the fluid/pipe system. The pair of effective sound speed measurements is taken at two sensing regions along the pipe wherein each of the sensing regions has a different cross sectional area compliance. The pair of effective sound speeds a1eff and a2eff is provided to signal processing logic 60, which determines the density of the fluid flowing in the pipe. The effective sound speeds a1eff and a2eff may be provided by a pair of sound speed meters positioned at the sensing regions wherein the sound speed meters utilize a spatial array of acoustic pressure sensors placed at predetermined axial locations along the pipe. The acoustic pressure sensors measure one-dimensional planar acoustic waves that are lower in frequency (and longer wavelength) signals than those used for ultrasonic flow meters, and thus is more tolerant to inhomogeneities in the flow. In addition, no external acoustic source is required and the meters may operate using passive listening.
1. An apparatus for determining the density of at least one fluid within a pipe, the apparatus comprising:
a first sound speed meter positioned at a first sensing region along the pipe which provides a first system effective sound speed signal;
a second sound speed meter positioned at a second sensing region along the pipe which provides a second system effective sound speed signal;
a signal processor, responsive to the first and the second system effective sound speed signals, which provides a density signal indicative of the density of the fluid within the pipe based on a calculation that includes the first and the second system effective sound speed signals, and
wherein the first sensing region has a first compliance and wherein the second sensing region has a second compliance and wherein the first and second compliances are different.
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9. A method for measuring the density of a fluid within a pipe, the method comprising:
a) measuring a first effective system sound speed at a first sensing region with a first compliance along the pipe and providing a first effective system sound speed signal;
b) measuring a second effective system sound speed at a second sensing region with a second compliance different from the first compliance along the pipe and providing a second effective system sound speed signal; and
c) calculating the density using the first and the second effective system sound speed signals.
10. The method of
d) subtracting the first and the second effective system sound speed signals to obtain a difference related to a compliance difference between the first and second sensing regions.
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14. An apparatus for determining the density of at least one fluid within a pipe, the apparatus comprising:
a first meter positioned at a first sensing region along the pipe;
a second meter positioned at a second sensing region along the pipe;
a signal processor, responsive to signals from the first and the second meters, which provides a density signal indicative of the density of the fluid within the pipe based on a calculation that includes the signals from both the first and second meters; and
wherein the first sensing region has a first compliance and wherein the second sensing region has a second compliance and wherein the first and second compliances are different.
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21. A method for measuring the density of a fluid within a pipe, the method comprising:
a) measuring a first parameter at a first sensing region with a first compliance along the pipe;
b) measuring a second parameter at a second sensing region with a second compliance different from the first compliance along the pipe; and
c) calculating the density of the fluid using the first and the second parameters.
22. The method of
d) subtracting first and second effective system sound speed signals to obtain a difference related to a compliance difference between the first and second sensing regions.
23. The method of
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This application contains subject matter related to that disclosed in U.S. patent applications Ser. No. 09/344,094, entitled "Fluid Parameter Measurement in Pipes Using Acoustic Pressures," filed Jun. 25, 1999; Ser. No. 09/344,070, entitled "Measurement of Propagating Acoustic Waves in Compliant Pipes," filed Jun. 25, 1999; Ser. No. 09/344,069, entitled "Displacement Based Pressure Sensor Measuring Unsteady Pressure in a Pipe," filed Jun. 25, 1999; and Ser. No. 09/344,093, entitled "Non-Intrusive Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor for Measuring Unsteady Pressures within a Pipe," filed Jun. 25, 1999, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to fluid parameter measurement in pipes and more particularly to measuring speed of sound and density of fluids in pipes using acoustic pressures. The measurement exploits the interaction between pipe flexibility, speed of sound propagation, and density of the fluid within a conduit.
It is well known that by measuring the speed of sound (amix) of a fluid in a pipe, various parameters of the fluid may be determined, such as is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,080,837, entitled "Sonic Measurement of Flow Rate and Water Content of Oil-Water Streams," to Alexander et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,670, entitled "Measurement of Fluid Properties of Two-Phase Fluids Using an Ultrasonic Meter," to Shen; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,114,439, entitled "Apparatus for Ultrasonically Measuring Physical Parameters of Flowing Media," to Fick. Such techniques utilize a pair of acoustic transmitters/receivers (transceivers) to generate a sound signal and to measure the time it takes for the sound signal to travel between the transceivers. This is also known as a "sing-around" or "transit time" method. However, such techniques require precise control of the acoustic source and are costly and/or complex to implement via electronics.
Also, these techniques use ultrasonic acoustic signals as the sound signals, which are high frequency, short wavelength signals (i.e., wavelengths that are short compared to the diameter of the pipe). Typical ultrasonic devices operate near 200 kHz, which corresponds to a wavelength of about 0.3 inches in water. In general, to allow for signal propagation through the fluid in an unimpeded and thus interpretable manner, the fluid should be homogeneous down to scale lengths of several times smaller than the acoustic signal wavelength. Thus, the criterion for homogeneity of the fluid becomes increasingly more strict with shorter wavelength signals. Consequently, inhomogeneities in the fluid, such as bubbles, gas, dirt, sand, slugs, stratification, globules of liquid, and the like, will reflect or scatter the transmitted ultrasonic signal. Such reflection and scattering inhibit the ability of the instrument to determine the propagation velocity. For this reason, the application of ultrasonic flow meters has been limited primarily to well mixed flows.
Gamma-densitometers are widely used in the art for performing density measurements of fluids within pipes. These devices utilize a nuclear source to expose the fluids to a gamma radiation beam and measure density based on gamma beam absorption. The primary drawbacks of this type of density meter are the environmental and safety issues associated with the nuclear sources.
Another prior art method of determining the density of a fluid within a pipe is through the use of a Coriolis meter. A Coriolis meter measures mass flow and density as the primary measurements by tracking the natural frequency of a vibrating pipe filled with the fluid. These devices require a vibration source, among other elements, which make Coriolis meters mechanically complex, and relatively expensive to install and maintain.
According to the present invention, an apparatus for measuring the density of at least one fluid in a pipe comprises at least two sound speed meters disposed at different sensing regions along the pipe. Each sound speed meter measures an acoustic pressure within the pipe at a corresponding axial location, providing an effective sound speed signal indicative of the propagation velocity of a one-dimensional acoustic pressure wave traveling along the pipe at each of the sound speed meters (a1eff and a2eff). A signal processor, responsive to the sound speed signals, provides a signal indicative of the density of the fluid in the pipe.
According further to the present invention, the cross sectional compliance of the two sensing regions is substantially different from one another. Still further, the cross sectional geometry of the pipe is of a non-circular geometry in one of the two sensing regions.
According still further to the present invention, the sound speed meters are fiber optic based sound speed meters, and are isolated from an outside environment by a concentric shell. The shell comprises an evacuated space, or is filled with a fluid of known acoustic impedance.
The present invention provides a significant improvement over the prior art by providing a measurement of the density ρmix of a mixture of one or more fluids within a pipe (where a fluid is defined as a liquid or a gas) by using an axial array of sound speed meters positioned along the pipe. An explicit acoustic noise source is not required, as the background acoustic noises within the pipe (or fluid therein) will likely provide sufficient excitation to enable characterization of the speed of sound of the mixture by merely passive acoustic listening.
The invention works with acoustic signals having lower frequencies (and thus longer wavelengths) than those used for ultrasonic meters, such as below about 20 kHz (depending on pipe diameter). As such, the invention is more tolerant to the introduction of gas, sand, slugs, or other inhomogeneities in the flow.
The present invention allows the density to be determined in a pipe independent of pipe orientation, i.e., vertical, horizontal, or any orientation therebetween. Also, the invention does not require any disruption to the flow within the pipe (e.g., an orifice or venturi). Furthermore, if fiber optic sound speed meters are used to obtain the effective sound speed measurements, which are well suited to the harsh down hole environment, such meters eliminate the need for any electronic components down hole, thereby improving reliability of the measurement.
Also, a strain gauge (optical, electrical, etc.) based sound speed meter that measures hoop strain on the pipe may be used to measure the ac pressure. Fiber optic wrapped sensors may be used as optical strain gauges to provide circumferentially averaged pressure. Thus, the present invention provides non-intrusive measurements of the density of the fluid, which enables real time monitoring and optimization for oil and gas exploration and production.
The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof.
The density meter 1 of
Some or all of the functions within the logic 60 may be implemented in software (using a microprocessor or computer) and/or firmware, or may be implemented using analog and/or digital hardware, having sufficient memory, interfaces, and capacity to perform the functions described.
The effective speeds of sound a1eff and a2eff are provided to logic 60 wherein the logic calculates the density of the fluid from the difference in the effective sound speeds as will be more fully described below. Sound speed meters 14, 16 utilize acoustic pressure signals that, as measured, are lower frequency (and longer wavelength) signals than those used for ultrasonic flow meters of the prior art, as explained in the incorporated '094 application. Thus, the current invention is more tolerant to inhomogeneities in the flow.
The typical frequency range for acoustic pressure signals of the present invention is from about 10 Hz to about 10,000 Hz. The acoustic pressure signals are generated within the fluid of the pipe 12 by a variety of non-discrete sources such as remote machinery, pumps, valves, elbows, as well as the fluid flow itself. It is this last source, the fluid flowing within the pipe, that is a generic source of acoustic noise that assures a minimum level of acoustics for any fluid/pipe systems for which the present invention takes unique advantage. The flow generated acoustics increase with mean flow velocity and the overall noise levels (acoustic pressure levels) are a function of the generating mechanism and the damping mechanism. Experience indicates that pipe systems typically have sufficient ambient noise levels of 100 to 180 dbA.
No external discrete noise source is required within the present invention and thus may operate using passive listening. It is within the scope of the present invention that the sound speed meter or sensor 14, 16 spacing may be known or arbitrary and that as few as two sensors are required if certain information is known about the acoustic properties of the system as will be more fully described below.
As is known and as is described in the references incorporated herein, planar compression waves 30 propagating within a fluid contained within a conduit 12 exert an unsteady internal pressure loading on the conduit. The degree to which the conduit displaces as a result of the unsteady pressure loading influences the speed of propagation of the compression wave 30 within the fluid/pipe system. For a given fluid, the more compliant the conduit, the greater the reduction of the propagation velocity of the compression wave. Also, for a given pipe stiffness, the denser the fluid and the higher the inifinite domain sound speed, i.e., the speed of sound in an unbounded media, the greater the reduction in the speed of sound due to the pipe flexibility or compliance. More specifically, the relationship between the infinite domain sound speed (amix∞), density (ρmix) of a fluid, the elastic modulus of the pipe (E), thickness of the pipe (t), the radius of a vacuum-backed cylindrical conduit (R), and the effective propagation velocity (aeff) for a one dimensional compression wave is given by the following expression:
Equation 1 can be generalized in terms of the cross-sectional area compliance (σconduit) of the conduit and the infinite sound speed, the density of the fluid, and the effective sound speed of the pipe/fluid system as given by:
The cross sectional area compliance is a measure of the increase in cross-sectional area of a conduit for a given increase in internal pressure as set forth in the following relationship:
For a vacuum-backed, circular cross-section pipe of elastic modulus E, having an outside radius R, and wall thickness t, the conduit compliance is given by:
It is important to note that, in general, the cross sectional area compliance of the fluid/pipe system can be a complex function of frequency and amplitude and can depend on all elements acoustically coupled to the conduit. For example, if an additional fluid surrounded the conduit, the acoustic properties of the surrounding fluid would influence the cross sectional area compliance presented to the compressional waves propagating internal to the conduit. It is for this reason that the present invention is presented in embodiments having a vacuum backed shell surrounding the sound speed meters as described above.
In accordance with the present invention, using the relationships described above, the dependence of propagation speed of compression disturbances (one dimensional, planar compression acoustic waves) on the compliance of the conduit 12 and fluid properties can be used to determine information regarding the fluid contained within the conduit, specifically, the density of the fluid.
Referring again to
The invention will now be described with attention to another specific embodiment commonly found in the oil and gas industry with reference to
As noted above, varying wall thickness is but one way to achieve a change in cross sectional area compliance, and accordingly to measure fluid density in accordance with the present invention. In general, the larger the change in cross sectional area compliance between the two (or more) regions in which the sound speed is measured, the more robust the density measurement. In addition, an increase in the number of regions, i.e. greater than two, along a pipe with varying compliance in which sound speeds are measured would give additional, redundant measurements of density. The additional data could yield a more robust or accurate overall system depending on the specific application.
One alternative method to achieve large variations in conduit compliance is best shown with reference to
The effective cross sectional area compliance can be modified in a variety of manners such as, by way of example, by varying materials, by incorporating wall treatments, or by incorporating resonators or cavities. Referring to
In another example of the present invention, varying the compliance of the fluid or the area within the pipe can vary the cross sectional area compliance. For instance, and referring to
Referring again to
Referring now to
In operation and referring again to
In certain other embodiments, the density of the fluid may be determined after the introduction of a known quantity of a known constituent into the fluid between the two sensing sections. Referring to
In addition to liquid mixtures, the density meter of the present invention includes the ability to determine the density of gas/liquid mixtures. Referring to
The change in difference in sound speed for a given change in density of the fluid is a useful metric in designing the density meter described for any specific application. Assuming that the ratio of the cross sectional compliance introduced by the structure over that of the fluid is much less than 1, this performance metric can be expressed as follows:
It should be understood that any of the features, characteristics, alternatives or modifications described regarding a particular embodiment may also be applied, used, or incorporated with any other embodiment described.
Although the invention has been described and illustrated with respect to exemplary embodiments thereof, the foregoing and various other additions and omissions may be made therein and thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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AboutRecalling The Future challenges assumptions about 'Iranian' art. As Iranian artists in the 1960s and 70s increasingly combined signi?ers of their local, national identity with formal approaches ?t for the increasing modernity of their environment, this exhibition demonstrates artwork that radically shakes up the basic conception of the country's modern canon. The artists on display reject notions of 'Iranian-ness' as a ?xed, timeless entity, and investigate the social and historical construction of identity, as well as their contribution to problematic political situations. The work in Recalling The Future calls for a complete rethinking of modern Iranian art history, and its signi?cance alongside the dramatic social upheavals of the last century experienced by the country. Working across a variety of media including painting; sculpture; photography; video performance and installation pieces the artists draw attention to the building sites of Iranian national identity, with a focus on the devices and techniques through which seemingly 'traditional' narratives are reproduced and maintained in the present. In doing so, the artist suggest that it is possible intervene within these processes, and re-route them towards new constructions of one's own making. As such, what is ultimately found in their work is not only a complete re-orientation of our understanding of Iranian (art) history, but also a newly politicised conception of the future. The exhibition is guest curated by Aras Amiri, Daria Kirsanova, David Hodge, Hamed Youse?, and Rozita Sharafjahan. Alongside the exhibition, there will be several public events including ?lm screenings, artist talks, and a major symposium at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS on February 1, 2014.
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