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Because it is unclear that the production tax credit will be in place, financing for many projects is still pending, she said. "These projects are being held up and investment is at stake," Real de Azua said. More than 5,200 megawatts of new wind power capacity was installed last year, more than double the amount in 2006, the American Wind Energy Association said. The deal is a windfall for Fairfield-based GE, which makes jet engines, locomotives and water treatment plants and runs the NBC television network. Normally a reliable producer for its shareholders, GE's failure to hit its own projected earnings marks in the first quarter this year sent a ripple through Wall Street and underscored that even the world's largest companies are struggling with the weakened economy. The announcement came a day after reports surfaced that the international conglomerate was shopping its 101-year-old appliance business for as much as $8 billion. Last year, it sold its struggling plastics business to to a Saudi company for $11.6 billion. While GE has worked in recent years to shed underperforming products, Thursday's deal with Mesa Power was in line with its strategy to grow its renewable investment business. GE set a goal of investing $6 billion in renewable energy by 2010, increasing its investment by 50 percent. "As America's demand for energy escalates, it is clear that wind can and will play a bigger part in meeting that need," said Jeffrey R. Immelt, GE Chairman and CEO. "We're excited to partner with an energy visionary like T. Boone Pickens to bring our wind technology to the marketplace." GE stock was trading Thursday afternoon at $32.28, down 23 cents. ___ AP Business Writer Adam Schreck in New York contributed to this report.


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ELIZABETHTON — Criminal Court Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood denied motions by three defense attorneys in the upcoming Facebook Murders trial that would have removed Dennis Brooks as a prosecutor.
Blackwood also said a witness who had expressed support for Brooks could testify, but be subject to cross examination on her support of Brooks. Blackwood left the door open on changing the venue of the trial if he finds there has been excessive publicity.
Blackwood made the decisions in response to motions filed by defense attorneys Randy Fallin, attorney for Barbara Potter; Cameron Hyder, attorney for Janelle Potter; and Casey Sears, attorney for Jamie Curd.
The attorneys made the motions after they observed the use of a "glowing" letter to the editor in the Johnson City Press in support of Brooks in his campaign to be elected Criminal Court judge in the May 6 Republican primary.
"This is not directed at Mr. Brooks personally, please understand," Fallin told Blackwood. Fallin went on to say the letter had been written by Christine K. Groover, the daughter of Marvin "Buddy" Potter, who Brooks successfully prosecuted in October for first-degree murder in the 2012 shootings of Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth in their home in Johnson County. The couple's 6-month old infant was left unharmed in its dead mother's arms.
Groover is also the daughter of Barbara Potter and the sister of Janelle Potter, who are defendants in the upcoming trial.
In their motions the attorneys wrote: "The tone of the letter causes concern that such a friendship between the two, not romantic, hinders prosecutorial discretion and would definitely raise a brow of doubt as to Ms. Groover's reliability and credibility."
The defense attorneys also objected to Brooks posting the letter on his personal Facebook page and on his campaign's Facebook and web pages. They also said the letter was very well written and questioned Groover's ability to write such a literate letter.
Sears said there has been so much publicity on the case that a jury should be brought in from Knox County.
Brooks responded by defending Groover's ability. "She has a college degree," he said. "She was a graphic designer and is very intelligent and fully capable of writing the letter." He said Groover did show the letter to him before she sent it to the Press. He said his only suggestion was to change the position he is running for to Criminal Court judge.
He said Groover does not mention the case nor did she mention her family connection in the letter. She only wrote that she saw his good qualities "while working with Dennis on a criminal case in which he was a prosecutor." Brooks said the case Groover referred to only became publicly known because of the motion filed by the defense attorneys.
Brooks said he posted the letter because it does not mention the upcoming cases, and his only discussions about the case in his social media pages refer to the Marvin Potter case, which has already been tried.
Blackwood said if Groover is used as a witness she can be cross examined on the matters the defense attorneys brought up.
He said Brooks should not be disqualified because of the letter.
"It would be a different story altogether if it could be proven that General Brooks in some capacity solicited the letter." He said that would certainly be unethical.
Blackwood said it was unfortunate publicity on the case has become part of the judicial campaign. While one trial has been completed in the murders, "we still have a case to resolve," Blackwood said.
"I don't think it is going to be of such a degree as to prevent us from finding a jury in Washington County," Blackwood said, but he did warn that he would probably change venues if necessary.
The trial is scheduled to begin in August in Jonesborough.
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ELIZABETHTON — A Criminal Court judge on Thursday denied a defense motion to bar a prosecutor from participating further in the so-called "Facebook murder" cases.
Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood ruled against a defense motion from three attorneys representing the remaining defendants in the murder case stemming from the Jan. 31, 2012, shooting deaths of Billy Payne Jr., 36, and Billie Jean Hayworth, 23, in Johnson County.
The attorneys asked Blackwood to change the trial location, toss a state witness and force Assistant District Attorney General Dennis Brooks to withdraw.
It's detailed in the motion last week by Cameron Hyder, attorney for Jenelle Potter; Casey Sears, attorney for Jamie Curd; and Randy Fallin, attorney for Barbara Potter.
A fourth person, Marvin Potter, 61, already went to trial and was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder.
Payne and Hayworth were murdered at their 128 James Davis Lane, Mountain City, residence. Both were shot in the head and Payne's throat was slashed. Hayworth was shot while holding her 6-month-old son, prosecutor said, but the baby was uninjured and left in his dead mother's arms.
The killings came as a result of a social media dispute between the couple and Jenelle Potter that ended in her being "defriended" on Facebook, prosecutors said. Marvin Potter and Curd, a friend of the Potters, are allegedly the two who actually killed Payne and Hayworth, and prosecutors have not detailed what role Barbara and Jenelle Potter played in the murders. After the women were indicted, Brooks only said investigators spent countless tedious hours obtaining email communications in order to charge them.
Because of pretrial publicity, Blackwood moved the trial from Johnson County to Washington County, and the jury was comprised of Washington County residents.
But that was not enough to give the remaining three defendants a fair trial, their attorneys claimed. They wanted Blackwood to go one step further by bringing jurors in from outside the immediate region.
On the issue of asking Blackwood to prevent a state witness from testifying and requiring Brooks to recuse himself, the defense claimed there was a personal, although not romantic, relationship between Brooks and the witness, who also happens to be Marvin and Barbara Potter's daughter and the sister of Jenelle Potter.
The woman, Christine Groover, wrote a Letter to the Editor at the Johnson City Press after her father's conviction praising Brooks' efforts and called Brooks by his first name and referenced knowing his wife.
Brooks is seeking election in the Republican Primary for a Criminal Court judgeship held by retiring Judge Robert Cupp.
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Oklahoma turned to a 15-year physician and a medical technician with 40 years' experience to put Clayton Lockett to death, yet his execution still went awry.
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The Oklahoma inmate whose execution was botched in April succumbed to the lethal drugs he was administered, not a heart attack, after the state's prisons chief halted efforts to kill him.
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The team responsible for executing an Oklahoma inmate failed multiple times to insert an intravenous line into his body to deliver lethal drugs, even though the man's veins were in good condition.
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The body of an Oklahoma inmate who died after a botched execution of what corrections officials have said was an apparent heart attack was returned from an independent autopsy without the heart or larynx, a state medical official said Monday.
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Texas can keep secret the name of its supplier for its execution drugs, the state attorney general determined after law enforcement argued that suppliers face serious danger.
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The Texas Attorney General says the state doesn't have to disclose where it gets its execution drugs.
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Texas' highest criminal court has refused an appeal from a Dallas man sent to death row for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during a 2007 attack that also killed his wife.


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Autistic children aged between 5 to18 with nationalities spanning Emirati, American, British, Indian, Sudanese and beyond recently took part in a pilot comedy program in Dubai. This was a part of the project launched by Autism Smiles - Youth Comedy Club, a creation of Mina Liccione and Ali Al Sayed, the husband-and-wife team from Dubai's Dubomedy Arts School. Their mission is to bring joy and laughter to people ...
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Victims of a fire in Quezon City got over their loss and fear by taking Laughter Yoga sessions as part of the psychological intervention program to help them get back on their feet and rebuild their lives after a fire took everything they had on New Year's Day. Gloria Napocao and Linda Roque, two women in their late 60s were among the 4,000 families of Kaingin Bukid compound who were left homeless when the fir...
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Laughter Yoga is creating smiles across Arizona as people realize the enormous health benefits of laughter. The rising awareness has increased the number of people joining the existing Laughter Clubs in the city. Jana Martin, leader of Tucson Tuesday Laughter Yoga said that it is an ideal solution for people who can't move very much because most laughter can be done either standing or even sitting in one place...
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It's the first of many appointments where are involved Laughter Yoga friends of "Riso&Risa Vercelli e dintorni" and the "Pianeta Clown" of Vercelli to bring the power of a smile to old people and the workers of the structure. Starting session: old time songs that made the hosts sing and enjoy. A very strong emotion that started to put aside suffering and sadness. Nothing is stronger than music to bring you to ...
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Elsie Blum -a resident of Great Neck, Long Island, USA just wants to make people laugh - even at age 94! Every week, she conducts Laughter Yoga sessions to get people to laugh and better their mood and health. She has been doing Laughter Yoga for about 15 years and says that it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown. When you laugh, you feel good and the brain responds to laughter and you feel relaxed all over. ...
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Spain will be celebrating the Laughter Yoga's 20th anniversary this year for the first time in Madrid by holding the First Laughter Yoga Congress from the 20th till the 22nd of March 2015! Let's Celebrate & Meet the experts to uncover the wellness benefits of Laughter & learn how to spread it!! Master Trainers, Professors & Leaders from all over Spain, Europe and overseas, USA, Mexico, V...
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Speaking at a laughter session, held recently in Singapore, Dr. Madan Kataria said that there is a great potential for setting up a university in Singapore for research work on Laughter Yoga. At present he is working on spreading Laughter Yoga to rural villages across the globe, having already made it popular in more than 100 cities. There is a potential for setting up a university for research work on laughter yoga a...
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Monday, 9 February 2015 16:13:43
A new Laughter Yoga has started in Belfast encouraging residents to shed their stresses and strains by laughing. It is the first regular club in the city and the organizer Pauline Dunlop feels it will help improve the mood and the wellbeing of the people. Miss Dunlop, recently gave up a job in a bank to start running such classes on a full-time basis, says that laughter is the helping, healing tool. When you laugh &...
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Laughter Yoga – A Tonic For Depression
Wednesday, 28 January 2015 16:24:39
Mt Waverley's Catie Morrison has organized a Laughter Yoga session on January 31, 2015, as part of a social event to help improve the wellbeing of those trying to battle depression. The event is part of a social enterprise Ms Morrison started in 2014 called Doing Defies Depression. She said she had experienced depression and now wanted to help other people improve their quality of life through laughter. Nata...
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International congress of Laughter Yoga in March
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 20:28:04
An amazing event is the international congress of Laughter Yoga . In March, in France, Docteur Kataria, Fabrice Loizeau and other speakers will be introduce some workshops about the well-being, the laugh... By choosing to be there, you will live an impressive and incredible moment ! From 1st till 5 March 2015 in France, INFO REGISTRATION : HERE And the page facebook if you want more informa...
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Laughter - A Remedy For Depression
Tuesday, 6 January 2015 17:31:13
Research has already shown that regular practice of Laughter Yoga helps to alleviate stress and generates a positive state of mind with increased optimism. In fact, thousands of Laughter Club members have reported that their depression has vanished and that they are happier than ever before. A study conducted at Washington University, showed that even a quick intervention like laughing gas had a positive effect on d...
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India Appoints Minister Of Yoga
Tuesday, 6 January 2015 17:28:23
Living up to his promise to promote India's therapeutic traditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi created a ministry of yoga and alternative therapies for the country this week. Reuters reports that the AAYUSH portfolio will include traditional medicines and practices of ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy. Shripad Yesso Naik was appointed to head the ministry. "This is our system and it has not...
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Laugh Daily To Beat Stress
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It's no joke that daily laughter is the best way to release stress and keep healthy. What better than doing Laughter Yoga which is an ideal exercise for complete body-mind wellness. Laughter leader Diane Cohen conducts an hour long Laughter Yoga session on a regular basis in the library in Arlington for mostly elderly women. The participants talk in gibberish and do different laughter exercises and deep breath...
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The hustle and bustle of life has caught on with us to such an extent that instead of a smile on our faces, we often bear wrinkles on our foreheads. Laughter is perhaps the only single exercise routine that helps to ease physical, mental and emotional stress all at the same time. The benefits of laughter are helping thousands of people worldwide. Laughter Clubs have sprung up in towns and cities where people gather ...
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Students of a Creative Thinking class in Central Virginia Community College recently enjoyed a Laughter Yoga session with imaginary cocktails and milkshakes in hand, as they laughed like super villains! It helped them to get out of the constant rational mode of thinking and loosen up a bit. Laughter instructor Kristin Jo Freed taught them to laugh on demand while acting out little scenarios like bowing to a partner ...
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Here is an interesting report from Dr. Annelie Gareis and Thomas Topolanek, two volunteering Laughter Yoga teachers at Laughter University in Bangalore, who went on a discovery trip to Mysore, a beautiful city in South India. Their Adventure: Annelie and Thomas: Our Indian driver brought us safely to Mysore. On the way we came in touch with local food, having breakfast in a traditional restaurant. Until now,...
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Daily RFT: One of your tasks as emcee is to chauffeur around celebrity standups when they come into town. Got any good stories?
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And the kid, completely caught off guard, says, 'Uh, no.'
And Norm says, 'I went hitchhiking once. It was in the fifties in Iowa. I was at a party and I left. And I walked to the side of the road and stuck my thumb out and a guy pulled over. And you know what we call those type of guys? Secretly gay.'
And then it was like, 'ALLRIGHT we're gonna cut to commercial!' Papers are flying. I'm getting screamed at by some production lady. I'm like, 'Hey I'm just the driver! Don't get in my face!'
And Norm looks over at me, with that smile, and he goes, 'That was good, wasn't it.'
I recently learned that an emcee is low in the comedy hierarchy, but to the audience, the emcee seems like a huge deal.
You're the first face they see. Half of those people have never been to a comedy show. So they don't know what's going on, they don't know when to laugh. And I just try to grab their attention immediately.
I just try to sell it with excitement -- enthusiastic, but not over the top. You just gotta let people know they made a good purchase decision. You gotta get wound up with them.
And that's just my personality. There are other guys who can write the shit out of a joke better than me, but they just don't have that cadence and presence.
Well you're a big guy, and the way you get up there and dismantle the mic stand and 'own the stage,' as they say -- unlike others before you that particular night, there was no question who was in charge.
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perhaps..........................perhaps not.
mledet1011- you are right on the money. Let them, congress and the president, add one simple clause prohibiting them and their families from having their own special health care plans and mandating them to be on the same plan as their constituents (ie: us peasents). After that, I will be comfortable with whatever they want to do with it.
Mr. Barry, here is a novel (no pun intended) idea for you. Over the years, it has become apparent to everyone at the board meetings, and I emphasize EVERYONE in that room, what your board did to the homeowners along the 17th Street Canal. Why do you continue to dig in and fight it? Why not admit the mistake on the record, fix it and move on?
He runs off from a traffic stop, forcing the deputy to chase after him, he steals the cop's car, run's it into a canal, tries to hijack another car? It sounds like this idiot was begging to get a cap in his a$$. He got off easy.
Oh c'mon, all this over marijuanna? Really?
We should work to elliminate our dependence on foreign oil or as they say down in the parish, foreign earl, by reducing consumption, increasing domestic production, and devloping alternative energies.
Then it really wouldn't much matter if they closed off the Straights of Hormuz or not. The actions our president has taken as been the opposite of what we should be doing.
WJo, so I guy who gets stupid drunk and throws a beer bottle at a truck deserves to almost die, and to have his life destroyed? What does a guy who perhaps has his drink knocked over on him and in response almost murders the person who knocked it over by choking them unconscious then throwing them down a stairs deserve?
What about the other people we don't know about, the people who may bump into this hot head perhaps in a crowd and get unsuspectedly posted for it. Or the person who in a Mardi Gras parade crowd accidently steps on his foot? This guy needs some time in the cooler followed by some intense counseling.
At that same meeting, author-turned levee expert John Barry said "the board must protect the public"..."this issue puts everyone at risk and if a mistake is to be made it must be made on the side of protecting the city"..."things could happen because of national exposure by refusing to allow the USACE to do what in it's view is protecting the city". Mr. Barry, please explain, why are you now exposing the city to that risk by not enforcing this policy? Why do you no longer feel the need to protect the public in 2011 as you did in 2008?
Board President Tim Doody said he must vote to clear the land because to not do could result in the loss of a city. Mr. Doody Please save our city again!
Mr. Doody, please explain to the public why the city is not now at risk. Are we at risk of having our levees decertified? If not, then why were we in 2008? Is the city of New Orleans at risk of losing it's eligibility to national flood insurance. If not, then why were we in 2008? Perhaps someone should wake up that policy expert Ricardo Pineda and ask him. Somebody has a lot of explaining to do. This board either needs to explain to the public why they are not enforcing this poilcy with the same sense of urgency as they did in 2008.
That is exactly what is behind this.
I'm not confused. I said the reform of the levee board. LEVEE BOARD. This same bunch did this same thing to the levee board back in 2006-07. It was and continues to be a miserable failure.
They waited to release this until after the election. The boy governor will support this. Show me someone who thinks that this reform has improved anything with the levee board, and I'll show you someone who has never attended a levee board meeting.
This board does that, they will read one part of a law then disregard another part. They did that with RS19:14. They are very familiar with the part that says what they can do with property that they have acquired, BUT they missed the part that says what they must do in order to acquire it.
Folks please understand that this 6 feet or 15 feet IS NOT 6 feet or 15 feet. here is how it works. It is 6, or now 15 feet BEYOND an arbitrary line that the Corps draws through someone's property. For example (a real example) they will draw a line that goes across the last 25 feet of someone's property. They call that arbituary line the levee toe. THEN they add their 'PLUS' 6 or now 15 feet. So they are talking about stealing 40 feet of the rear of these people's lots. YES, THE CORPS/LEVEE BOARD IS STEALING THE LAST 40 FEET OF PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES without compensation.
Ricardo Pineda will now say that we had to do this because (increase the stolen land corridor) it would have jepordized out flood insurance. Tax payers pay through the nose to bring fly this man in to attend levee board meetings, yet he brings nothing to the party. All he ever does is say like a broken record "It threatens levee certification and will put our flood insurance in jepoardy".
Mr. Jackson, your comments about Pineda only sleeping through last month's meeting are cr@p. We have watched this man sleep through various meetings. That wasn't the first.
PS: A homeowner proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that this levee board really is nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Corps. When the board president and vice president were asked the criteria that they used to approve Corps work. Tom 'OPTION 1' Jackson had to answer for them because that had nothing that they could say.
Yes, Please news reporters, ask levee board lawyer Tommy Anzelmo, what is it about the levee's that he sees on these people's surveys that tells him that it is his levee board's levees? What would be different about how a privately built levee would appear on a survey? The levee board always knew that they had no rights to this property.
The story reports: James Daniels said corps officials refused to allow his company to erect no trespassing signs in the space between homeowners' backyard fences and the levee and floodwall construction area.
BUT here is video that says otherwise, you can even see that it is shot from the same camera:
If the Corps spent 5 minutes on these pumps, then that is probably 4 minutes more than Mr. Tom 'Option 1' Jackson, chair of the engineering committie of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (aka: the Corps' lackeys) spent reviewing the work before voting to approve going forward on these OPTION ONE pumps.
El_Captain, thank you for your 'on the mark' comment. You saved me a whole lot of typing!!! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a place where engineers who can't make it in the private sector and school yard bullies (when they grow up) go to make a living.
"But authority member Richard Pineda, who is a watershed manager for the California Department of Water Resources, said he remained concerned about such a conclusion."
Pineda couldn't pour yellow water out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel. He's the same guy who siad that the trees had to be cleared off of the levee to avoid decertification. Yet they didn't do it back in his home state and THOSE levees werent decertified.
Here's where he claims decertification if trees not removed see page 29:
Here's where the Times Picayune reports the Corps saying that they aren't decertifying levees for not removing trees:
Here's where it is reported that Pineta isn't enforcing tree removal in his own state:
We should send that carpetbagger packing. Pineta has the single highest expenses of any board commissioner in the state. We are paying big bucks to fly this man in to make these poor decisions for Louisianains, decisions he wouldn't impose on his own citizens back home.
Here is a story and video about his excessive expenses. In the below news story, board president Doody proclaims the knowledge that Pineta brings to the board, but the above links tell a differrent story. The fact is we could find someone local to make the poor decisions that we pay big bucks to fly this man in and make.


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Black Beans in Chipotle-Adobo Sauce
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 176.0
- Total Fat: 0.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 266.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 34.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.6 g
- Protein: 10.2 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Black Beans in Chipotle-Adobo Sauce calories by ingredient
IntroductionSouth-western-ey black beans in smokey-spicy sauce.
South-western-ey black beans in smokey-spicy sauce.
Number of Servings: 4
1- 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed.
1 bay leaf
3 cups cold water
1 large onion, peeled and halved
salt and pepper
1 cup of diced onion
4 cloves minced garlic
2 chipotle peppers (canned in Adobo sauce)
2T reserved Adobo Sauce
2T tomato paste
-Combine the beans, cold water, halved onion, bay leaf, salt and pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for 1 minute, and reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove onion and bay leaf- discard them.
-Meanwhile, saute the onion and garlic till soft and garlic in non-fat cooking spray. Stir in chopped chipotles and adobo sauce and simmer 30 seconds, remove from heat and blend.
-Combing the beans and sauce to coat and serve immediately.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MISSVYKY.


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March 17th, 2013 (F1Plus / Gabriel Polychronis)Neither Williams-Renault driver gained points in the season opening race at Melbourne, with Maldonado retiring after a driving error and Bottas finishing a lap down in fourteenth place.
It is evident that Williams have taken a step backwards since last year, however, Maldonado believes they can get amend their troubles, starting with Malaysia.
"We need to go step by step, try to get the problem and I think we will be able to do better to understand the car in Malaysia because it is a proper track.
"I am quite confident. We have good engineers, good guys, we are all working together, trying to fix it, and I think we will. We must do something, the car is not working, there is something wrong.
"I am one hundred per cent sure that next race it will be different."
Despite a lack-lustre race, the Williams team will still be able to take away valuable telemetry from Albert Park, which they can use to help improve the car. Maldonado told F1plus.com:
"We have enough data from Jerez and winter tests and from this race weekend. So we have three different tracks, three different situations and even the data from last year. For sure you can see differences in grip and in the stability of the car and the guys are working quite good on the analysis and we are quite close to fixing the problem."
Although Maldonado retired due to a driving error, he still felt that he would not of been able to make the points. When asked by F1plus.com what he could of done with the car if it wasn't for his mistake, he replied:
"Not that much. Around 13 or 12 maybe. Mayber better than Guiterrez."
Valtteri Bottas's feelings were similar to those of Maldonado:
"The fact is, we missed pace, and today it was not possible to get points."
Nonetheless, Bottas was able to gain many personal positives from the race weekend, including valuable race experience, which he told F1plus.com:
"It was my first Grand Prix weekend and I finished the race, which is always positive. I think in all the racing situations, it went more or less ok, so I think from my side it was quite a positive race. One lock up lost one or two positions, but I didn't affect our finishing position much I think."


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On 16 November 2012 Newcastle Centre for Brain Ageing & Vitality hosted the first Showcase meeting for all Centres and Collaboratives funded by the Lifelong Health and Wellbeing initiative. The meeting provided an opportunity for each Centre and Collaborative to give a summary of the work they have been doing and information about their future plans and aspirations. There was a large poster session allowing as many of the young researchers as possible to showcase their research. The meeting was attended by representatives of all five funding research councils and the UK Departments of Health.
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A network interface device (NID) for connecting a telecommunications line to a subscriber premises. The NID includes an enclosure that houses wiring, connectors, and active telecommunications devices. A cooling device, such as a fan, is used for cooling the active devices within the NID and is powered by a storage capacitor. The capacitor is charged by current from telecommunications signals on the telecommunications line using a power regulating circuit. The active devices within the NID generate heat, and the cooling device maintains a desired operating temperature within the NID. In one embodiment, the NID includes electronic components used for providing DSL service to the subscriber, and the lower frequency voice components of the telecommunications signals received at the NID are used for charging the capacitor. A microserver within the NID senses the current levels provided to the NID and to an active component module (e.g., DSL modem), and senses the electrical charge level at the storage capacitor. If current to the NID and DSL modem are insufficient, an alarm signal is generated. If the charge level at the storage capacitor is below a predetermined level, current from the telecommunications line is supplied to the capacitor.
1. A system for controlling the temperature in a network interface device that is located at a subscriber premises and that connects a communications channel in a communications network to the subscriber premises, the system comprising:
a temperature controlling device;
a storage device for storing electrical power that may be used for powering the temperature controlling device; and
a programmed server for selectively passing electrical power from the communications channel to the storage device when the electrical power at the storage device falls below a predetermined level and for selectively passing electrical power from the storage device to the temperature controlling device in response to a predetermined temperature within the network interface device.
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16. In a telecommunications network wherein a service provider network provides telecommunications services to a subscriber over a telecommunications line connected to a network interface device (NID) at the subscriber premises, a system for cooling the NID comprising:
temperature controlling means for controlling the temperature at the NID;
storing means for storing electrical power at the NID; and
programmed server means at the NID for selectively passing electrical power from the telecommunications line to the storing means when the electrical power at the storage device falls below a predetermined level, so that the storing means may be used to provide electrical power to the temperature controlling means, and for selectively passing electrical power from the storing means to the temperature controlling means in response to a predetermined temperature within the NID.
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19. A method for cooling a network interface device (NID) located at a subscriber premises, the NID connecting a telecommunications line to the subscriber premises, the method comprising:
providing a temperature controlling device at the NID;
powering the temperature controlling device with electrical power from a storage device at the NID;
using current from telecommunications signals on the telecommunications line to store electrical power at the storage device;
providing a programmed server at the NID; and
using the server for:
periodically checking the level of power stored at the storage device, and selectively passing current on the telecommunications line to the storage device when the level of power stored is below a predetermined level;
sensing the temperature at the NID; and
powering the temperature controlling device when the temperature at the NID reaches a predetermined level.
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sensing the current level on the telecommunications line;
providing an alarm signal if the current level on the telecommunications line is insufficient to properly power the devices within the NID and the equipment within the subscriber premises.
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supplementing the power from the storage device with power from an auxiliary power source, when the power from the storage device is insufficient to power the temperature controlling device.
24. A system for powering and controlling the temperature of a network interface device (NID) that is located at a subscriber premises, wherein the NID connects a telecommunications line from a telecommunications network to the subscriber premises, wherein the NID includes at least one active service device used in providing telecommunications service to the subscriber, and wherein the subscriber premises includes subscriber equipment, the system comprising:
a temperature controlling device;
a storage device for storing electrical power that may be used for powering the temperature controlling device; and
a programmed server for selectively passing electrical power from the telecommunications line to the storage device when the stored electrical power at the storage device is below a predetermined level, for selectively passing electrical power from the storage device to the temperature controlling device in response to a predetermined temperature at the active service device, and for sensing the electrical current level on the telecommunications line and providing an alarm signal if the current level is insufficient to power the active service device, the subscriber equipment, and the temperature controlling device.
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Subscribers of telecommunications services receive those services from telecommunications providers via co-axial cable, twisted pair of copper wiring, optical fiber and other transmission or communications lines. The communications lines are brought to the subscriber (customer) premises and connected to wiring and components within the premises at an enclosure known as a network interface device (NID). The NID often serves as a demarcation point between the service provider network and the wiring at the subscriber premises, delineating the customer's responsibility (repair and maintenance of all wiring and other facilities on the subscriber side of the interface) and the service provider's responsibility (repair and maintenance of all wiring and other facilities on the network side of the interface).
As services have become more complex (beyond the provision of simple telephone services), the complexity of the NID has also increased. For example, the provision of high speed data service, such as digital subscriber line (DSL) service, over a traditional telephone (twisted pair) line requires the use of a DSL modem and sometimes other active electronic components (depending on the level of service). While those active components can be located within the customer premises, it is often desirable to locate them within the NID at the exterior of the customer premises. The exterior may be a convenient location for the service provider, e.g., when access is needed to add components and wiring in order to change or enhance service, and to maintain wiring and facilities without having to enter the subscriber premises.
When active components in a NID are located at the exterior of the subscriber premises, it becomes necessary to consider the operating conditions of the components, particularly dissipating heat generated during operation (as described herein, the term "active components" means electronic components that generate heat, usually because they are powered by electrical power—however, the present invention is not necessarily so limited). Under some circumstances, it may become necessary to provide active cooling (fans or other devices), which themselves require electrical power. While it is possible to power the active cooling devices from the subscriber premises (e.g., via connection to the customer's household power) or from the network over a network power line (e.g., separate from the communications line), such arrangements are costly to implement.
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for cooling a network interface device (NID) in a telecommunications network. The NID is located at the premises of the telecommunications subscriber, and connects a communications channel or line from the service provider network to the subscriber. The system includes a temperature controlling device and a power regulating or power supply circuit that uses power on the communications line to provide power for the temperature controlling device. In one embodiment, an electrical storage device (such as a capacitor) stores electrical power for the temperature controlling device, and a server selectively passes electrical power from the communications line to the storage device and from the storage device to the temperature controlling device. The temperature controlling device may be a cooling device, such as a fan. The communications line may be a telephone line (twisted pair of conductors) providing DSL service to the subscriber, and the NID includes an active electronic component or processing device, such as a DSL modem that is cooled when the temperature within the NID reaches a predetermined level.
In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for cooling a NID at a subscriber premises. The method includes the steps of providing a cooling device at the NID, powering the cooling device with electrical power from an electrical storage device, and using current from telecommunications signals received at the NID for storing electrical power at the electrical storage device.
There are numerous configurations for implementing the present invention. One such possible configuration is seen in
The existence and location of the NID 140 has both technical and commercial significance. For example, the NID 140 may be viewed as the demarcation point or line between the provider network 110 and the subscriber premises 120, with the provider (i.e., telephone company) responsible for wiring and facilities on the network side of the NID and the subscriber responsible for the wiring and equipment on the subscriber side of the NID. For this reason, it is becoming more common for the NID to be located at the exterior of the subscriber premises, so that the service provider can access all wiring and equipment for which it is responsible, without having to enter the subscriber's premises.
The NID 140 will include wiring and devices as necessary for providing various services to the customer. While a traditional NID may consist of a connection point for connecting an outside telephone line to the inside wiring (e.g., if the customer is only receiving POTS—"plain old telephone service"), today there is a growing use of the NID to house other equipment and devices as the number of services provided to the customer increases and becomes more complex. For example, if the customer receives DSL (digital subscriber line) service over a twisted pair telephone line, the NID 140 may have active electronic components that are required for receiving and processing high speed, digital signals so that the customer has both POTS and high speed data service. These active components are usually required to have a source of electrical power for operation and a means to cool or dissipate the heat that is generated during operation.
Turning now to
The amount of heat generated by the wiring and components within the NID 140 will depend on the service provided to the subscriber (the number of components and the nature of wiring within the NID will normally correspond to that level of service). In the case of POTS, with the NID providing a connection point between the line from the provider network and the customer's wiring, and perhaps circuit protectors (fuses, ground fault detectors, etc.), there may be minimal heat generated within the NID 140. However, in one embodiment of the NID 140 described herein, the service provided includes high speed broadband service, such as DSL, and the components needed for providing such service may generate, under certain circumstances, enough heat that it is desirable to provide various methods for dissipating the heat within the NID 140. Not only will the heat depend on the components within the NID 140, but also the location and environment of the NID. For example, if the NID is located on the south side of the customer premises, absorbed heat from the sun and the heat from components within the NID may together require more provision for cooling in order to keep the components within the NID at the desired operating temperatures. As a further example, during the summer months it may be more difficult to rely on a passive cooling arrangement (e.g., vents only) to maintain the desired temperatures within the NID. Accordingly, the NID 140 not only uses vents 216 for cooling, but may also use an active cooling device 218 (e.g., one or more light weight, low amp fans) to move air through or across components within the NID 140.
The line 224 is provided to a conventional bi-directional POTS splitter 238 for use with DSL service, with the splitter separating low frequency POTS or voice signals, e.g., 40 HZ to 4 KHz, from higher frequency data signals, e.g., 25 KHz to 1.5 MHz, for Asymmetrical DSL (ADSL) service. The POTS signals are provided to a bi-directional POTS line 240 (which goes to the subscriber's telephone equipment) and the high speed DSL signals are provided over a bi-directional high frequency data line 242 to an active service components module 244, which may be a standard DSL modem or transceiver. The module 244 in turn provides high speed, broadband signals to equipment (e.g., the subscriber's personal computer) over a bidirectional high frequency digital data line 246. While the POTS splitter 238 and the module 244 are shown in
The active service components module 244 is illustrated as a separate component in
The power for the module 244 is provided by the network (POTS signals on line 240 as passed through the splitter 238 from line 130) For example, if the POTS signals on line 240 are used, the conventional tip and ring signals used to operate standard telephones (usually −48V DC in the "on-hook" state, modulated voice signals superimposed on −48V DC when "off hook", and a ringer signal (90V AC, 20 Hz), are regulated by a power supply 248 to supply a relatively low voltage, DC current (e.g., 25 milliamps) to power the module 244, and in accordance with the illustrated embodiment of the invention, to also power the cooling device 218, as will be described in greater detail below.
The manner in which POTS signals are used by power supply 248 to provide a low voltage DC current is conventional, and circuits for accomplishing the same are well known to those skilled in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,553,138, which is hereby incorporated by reference, shows one such power supply circuit for generating a filtered 3V direct current supply (from a POTS line), although those skilled in the art can readily appreciate that, depending on the power requirements of the module 244 and cooling device 218, the power supply 248 cold be readily modified to provide other needed DC voltages.
While not illustrated in the one embodiment of the NID 140 described herein, it should be understood that within the scope of the present invention, the power for module 244 may also be provided (with suitable power regulation) from the high frequency digital signals (on line 242) in lieu of or in addition to the lower frequency POTS signals (on line 240).
The NID 140 also includes a microserver 252 which monitors the temperature within the module 244 and controls the operation of the cooling device 218 (to be described in greater detail below in conjunction with
Also shown in
It should be pointed out that, for ease of illustration, not all the interconnections between the various components within NID 140 are shown in
Turning now to
The current sensor 310 senses the primary current being provided to power the NID, i.e., the network power provided as current from the POTS line 240 and as needed by both the module 244 and the cooling device 218 (and by equipment within the subscriber premises 120). The sensor 312 measures the current being provided to the active component service module 244. The storage sensor 314 measures the current or charge stored on the storage capacitor 320.
Also seen in
The microserver determines (at sensor 310) the level of current available on the POTS line 240 for powering the NID and the subscriber's equipment. It also determines (at sensor 312) the current being provided to the module 244 and determines (at sensor 314) current stored at and available from the capacitor 320, and enables the POTS line to charge the capacitor 320 when there is sufficient power available from the POTS line. The microserver further senses the temperature within the NID 140 (at the temperature sensor 322), and causes the capacitor 320 to discharge (and power cooling device 218) when the temperature reaches a level (e.g., 50° C.) at which heat build-up within the NID needs to be removed in order to maintain desired thermal operating conditions.
The control logic associated with each of the sensors 310, 312, 314 and 322 can each be a programmed logic device (logic gates, EPROM, etc.). Further, while
The program control and operation of the microserver 252 will now be described with reference to
If there is a normal current draw at step 412, then the microserver determines at step 416 whether there was previously a lower than expected current draw (i.e., at step 412), and if so, deactivates (step 418) the alarm signal previously provided at step 414. If there was not previously a lower than expected current draw, then the microserver at step 424 determines (at sensor 310) whether the primary current draw from POTS line 240 is normal, i.e., within a range sufficient to power not only the NID (including the active service component module 244, microserver 252, and the cooling device 218) but also the subscriber equipment (e.g., telephones). For the embodiment shown in
If the current draw at step 424 is not normal, then an alarm signal is generated at step 426, e.g., to activate a separate warning indicator light (not shown) at the exterior of the NID 140, indicating that the network is not providing sufficient power to the NID, and that the attention of a network technician is required. The microserver then continues to check the primary current draw at step 424 until the current draw is normal. In addition, if there is insufficient primary current and if the NID 140 has been connected to the optional auxiliary power source 254 (
When the primary current draw has been determined to be normal, the microserver at step 430 determines whether the primary draw was previously (step 424) below normal or insufficient, and if so, at step 432 deactivates the alarm signal previously generated at step 426.
Next, the storage sensor 314 determines the charged state of the capacitor 320 at step 440. If it is not fully charged, then current from the POTS line 240 is used to supply current (through power supply 248) to the capacitor 320 (step 442) until it is fully charged, at which point the microserver waits a predetermined period of time as controlled by timer 330 ("timed delay" at step 446) and checks the level of charge again at step 440. In the described embodiment where the NID 140 has a typical placement and use, and has one fan (cooling device 218) requiring approximately 1 watt, the storage capacitor 320 may have a total capacitance of 30–60 microfarads and, presuming the availability of 10 milliamps out of a total approximately 25 milliamps from POTS line 240, the timed delay at step 446 for checking the charge of capacitor 320 could be approximately five minutes (i.e., checking the charge level every five minutes and supplying charge to the capacitor 320 if needed). It should be appreciated that the microserver could be programmed to check the capacitor 320 at more or less frequent intervals, depending on the storage capacity of the capacitor and the thermal operating conditions at the NID 140 (at higher temperatures, it may be advisable to check the capacitor 320 more frequently). While not shown in
As also illustrated in
The charging circuit 336 is illustrated in
It should be appreciated that, while the capacitor 320 and the charging circuit 336 are illustrated as separate components and as each part of the microserver 252, either one or both of the capacitor 320 and charging circuit 336 could be readily incorporated into power supply 248.
In the one embodiment of the microserver 252 described herein, it is assumed that the microserver 252 is pre-programmed to control the operation of the various sensors, the charging of the storage capacitor 320, and the discharge of the capacitor 320 for powering the cooling device 218. However, it should be appreciated that such programming can be downloaded to the NID 140 remotely from the network over the line 130. Such remote provided programming can be based on the network service provider conducting remote testing and diagnostics for determining the nature of the active components within the NID 140, and also receiving data from the NID reflecting operational conditions. For example, data representing temperatures (at temperature sensor 322) sampled over a predetermined period of time can be transmitted to the network service provider and used to anticipate the need for cooling, and the programming code (such as needed for controlling the desired level of charge at capacitor 320, and the optimum frequency for checking the level of the charge at the capacitor 320 and supplying charging current at steps 440, 442 and 446) can be provided by the service provider over line 130 to the microserver 252.
While the network 100 is described as a telephone network, with line 130 being a twisted pair of copper wires, it should be appreciated that the invention can be used in other types of networks, including (but not limited to) those employing coaxial and fiber optic cables and wireless transmission. Further, while the active cooling device is described as a fan, other forms of cooling may be employed, such as powered vents (opening when cooling is needed) and refrigerated systems (operated when substantial heat build up is present or anticipated within the NID).
Also, rather than the capacitor 320, the storage device for powering the cooling device could be implemented using a re-chargeable battery, with the battery charged when placed in the NID 140 and periodically re-charged as described above in relation to the capacitor 320.
Further, while the embodiment shown is primarily concerned with powering the cooling device 218, any one or all of the components and devices forming the NID 140 can be advantageously powered from the network by power supply 248 (using current from line 130 provided to power supply 248).
While a detailed description of presently preferred embodiments of the invention have been given above, various alternatives, modifications, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art without varying from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the above description should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention, which is defined by the appended claims.
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The Victory Parade We Don't Deserve
Though I didn't think such was possible, my esteem for both my father and the Bible took a rather sudden spike. I was blessed to be sitting in a seminary class, while he stood, teaching. He mentioned, almost in …Read More
From Table-Talk to Tabletalk
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You want to know what your problem is? You don't love Jesus enough. I know this not because I know you, but because I know me. I've got the same problem. My wife has the same problem, as …Read More
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I'm on a diet. Oops. I'm not on a diet. I'm on a lifestyle change. This has led me to become acquainted with any number of new friends on my plate. I had, until now, heard of …Read More
Discerning the Body
The hard driving forces of individualism do not yet stand astride the culture like a colossus. We have divided our homes into mini-apartment complexes and our churches into age and gender- segregated shopping malls. We break the ties that bind …Read More
The Peace that Passes
The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it's rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary …Read More
In the School of Christ
It is not hard to complain about the government's schools. The government, at least during every election cycle, seems less than satisfied with its own product, ever promising us that it will improve. Atheists complain about prayers before football …Read More
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Pop culture is a sanitizing force. No, it doesn't make the world a cleaner place. It just makes us all the more the same. We are a world awash in golden arches, swooshes, and the real thing. Because people …Read More
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Broken homes are created by broken people. That is, before we can offer the balm of Gilead to those living in broken homes, we need to be perfectly clear how they got that way. For all the pressures assaulting the …Read More
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It is a sure sign of the fall that we so egregiously miss what we lost. Jesus calls us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness precisely because our priorities are all out of line. Even that …Read More
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There's a reason why after we are introduced to someone new that we most often ask, "What do you do?" The truth of the matter is that our identity is rightly tied up in our labors. What we do …Read More
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No, no I'm not. I really wish I were, but I'm not.
I actually liked it. he seems fun and pretty nice and he has almost no accent which intrigued me. don't be so bitter
C'mon Fister! Big hit here!
All I can think when I see shots of the stands at AT&T Park is that there must be telephone cable buried all over the place, judging by all the orange flags in the stands.
Also, we need rockets like that, except fair...
...and Infante strikes out. You'd never know that Baumgarner's WAR was 0.4 this season.
Swinging at garbage off the plate. I hate lefties!!!!!!!!!
Is it just me, or does it seem like Fox's coverage is slanted toward the Giants? You never see Erin Andrews in the Tiger dugout and the cameras are constantly on Giants players in the dugout between pitches.
They are the most entertaining baseball team. Why not?
thing. I think after watchng Mario and Rod all year it seems odd when announcers don't focus on the Tigers.
I think it has been pretty equal maybe just a tad more towards the Giants. Might also be you just don't want to see the Giants so you notice when they show them.
If you want to get into conspiracy theories I am sure you could try to find FOX connections with Giants ownership.
Oh can we please shut up about the coverage always being slanted toward the opponents. Yeah, it's a huge conspiracy against Detroit.
You can shut up...no one said "conspiracy theory" except you jackhole.
Now would be a good time to start this train rollin'.
This is certainly the inning to do it.
Any ball hit to Delmon scares the crap out of me.
I think it is worth having Berry in there in NL parks for the D and a different dimension to the team.
Well that was not what I was hoping for.
I am starting to wonder if it just so happens that we are simply catching Baumgarner on a night where he is channeling his inner Steve Carlton, as lefties are wont to do from time to time...
...and Cabrera walks. Base runners, precious base runners...only in time for Fielder to get a 1-6-3 double play. Damnit.
I'll be the first to credit good pitching but the Tigers are swinging through hanging breaking balls and flat fastballs. The timing is just awful right now.
Still waiting for a quality at bat from prince
The playoffs have not been a strong showing for Prince.
Can't get a fucking break!
Prince Fielder is absolute garbarge in these playoffs
Miguel has a great AB and Prince promptly misses a hanging slider then hits weakly into a DP, just can't make good contact now.
I'm thinking Gene LaMont will be the most talked about man in Detroit tomorrow if we end up losing this. He better start praying we score one.
I managed to get to the liquor store before nine (stupid Wisconsin and its stupid laws). I know you were worried, but I do have beer. If we can't manage to put together an offense, I may need it.
I am so mad at Gene Lamont.
How do you figure? He holds Prince, that's still not guaranteed runs. Anyways, who knew Prince is not a 4.5 runner.
With runners on 2nd and 3rd with zero outs, the estimated odds are about 89% that at least one run will score. Odds are 57% that two runs will score. I trust you are being sarcastic.
Once it goes to the bullpen, we're toast.
I think it's a bad idea to keep Fister out there. His count is at 110.
Is was in there only for Pence, wasn't a bad idea.
*He was
He did what was asked of him. Now it is time for the most unpredictable bullpen in the MLB to take over. Yay!
Tigers should be alright as long as Valverde doesn't see the mound.
Hopefully Smyly pitches like he did in game 1 of the ALCS. Keep it going Drew!
Oh boy, looking like trouble. Throw strikes Drew, they're giving us an out.
Tigers are going to lose this game. God damnit Gene Lamont.
Let him do his job and take the out!
Are you shitting me...
This is just getting retarded.
0 fucking breaks.
Drew Smyly is sooooo nervous right now I'm surprised he hasn't peed his pants
WTF, take the out.
No breaks ever.
Game over man.
Series done too.
Guess you can't really expect a team that couldn't get it together all year suddenly to get & keep it together in postseason.
I can't tell if posts like these are intended to be humorous or not.
It's ridiculous. The ball hitting third base last night, the ball going off Fisters head and into the outfield and now this. Of course it doesn't help that our hitting hasn't bothered to show up but these breaks are almost laughable.
With this offense, that will probably be enough.


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BMW i8 Concept Roadster Unveiled in Advance of L.A. Auto Show
An open-top 2-seat convertible, the i8 Concept Roadster is constructed around the automaker's LifeDrive vehicle architecture, a plug-in hybrid pairing a gasoline engine with a Lithium-ion battery pack and an electric motor to produce a combined 356 horsepower and acceleration to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, according to BMW. The electric motor powers the i8 Concept Roadster's front wheels, and the turbocharged 3-cylinder gasoline engine drives the car's rear wheels. Top speed is a claimed 155 mph.
BMW says the Lithium-ion battery "can be fully recharged from a domestic power socket in less than two hours." When fully charged, driving range is 19 miles with the car's Eco Pro driving mode engaged. After the battery is expended, the range-extending gasoline engine starts and provides a total driving range of more than 300 miles.
The i8 Concept Roadster is shorter than the 4-passenger i8 Concept Coupe on which it is based, and offers a shorter wheelbase. It employs carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and aluminum in its construction, reducing weight for improved efficiency and performance while retaining structural rigidity and safety. BMW says the model has a perfect 50:50 front-to-rear weight distribution.
In addition to its plug-in hybrid powertrain, the BMW i8 Concept Roadster showcases connectivity features that can be operated remotely via smartphone applications. These include the ability to find the closest charging stations, program specific charging times, and prepare the cabin and powertrain for driving in advance of the driver's arrival.
BMW is taking its new BMW i models on a "Born Electric World Tour" and, as part of the debut festivities in Manhattan, rolled out the i8 Concept Roadster with the help of actress Uma Thurman. The BMW i will also appear at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 28.
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Duke's Boutier set for Women's British Open
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland —
Continuing her busy summer, Duke sophomore Celine Boutier will compete in the Ricoh Women's British Open beginning today at the St. Andrews Old Course in Scotland.
Boutier, who is from Montrouge, France, will play in the first British Open event of her career and is coming off a tied for third at the International European Ladies' Amateurs Championship in Turku, Finland.
She tees off today at 9:48 a.m. along with two-time Duke All-American Brittany Lang and Helen Alfredsson. Duke senior Laetitia Beck is listed as a second alternate.
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E.D. Haas, who ran successful Coastal Bend construction business, dies at age 89
CORPUS CHRISTI - E.D. Haas, who paved the way for progress with a road construction business that at its pinnacle employed more than 300 people, died Thursday. He was 89.
The youngest of five Goliad area children — who was in a Marines' medical battalion during World War II — settled in Pettus, where he met his wife of 65 years, Lorraine.
"He was such a loving and devoted husband and father," said daughter Debbie McAden. "We were so fortunate to be his kids and he wanted the best for everyone he knew."
Haas worked at his business, Haas-Anderson Construction Inc., until last month, when he and his family learned he had cancer. He died at home alongside those he loved.
The company began paving parking lots, but grew to roadways and specialty projects, including the downtown North Shoreline Drive redevelopment and Joe Fulton Corridor.
Haas, and his wife had four children, all of whom attended King High School. The couple were busy boosters who supported athletic and other extracurricular programs there through two generations.
"They were affectionately known as Grandpa and Grandma Haas," said daughter Denise Tolbert.
Haas is survived by his wife; son Darryl and daughters McAden, Tolbert and Darlene Sheppard; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. March 4 at St. John's United Methodist Church, with burial in Seaside Memorial Park.
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'The Book of Mormon,' Celtic Woman, Buddy Guy on stage in Durham
The national tour of the Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon" takes the spotlight on stage at the Durham Performing Arts Center for the spring arts and entertainment season.
"The Book of Mormon" will be at DPAC Feb. 11-23 and is already sold out. It is playing in Charlotte now and will be performed for audiences in San Francisco, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Atlanta between now and its Durham arrival. The musical is by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the long-running animated television show "South Park," along with Robert Lopez, a co-creator of "Avenue Q." As the title indicates, "The Book of Mormon" is a satire of the religious denomination. It has won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
The rest of the early 2014 season of Broadway shows at DPAC begins this month with the musical "Once," on stage Jan. 21-26. Another Tony Award winner for Best Musical, "Once" tells the story of a Dublin, Ireland, street musician and a woman who is interested in his love songs.
In March, the musical about Argentina's first lady, Eva Peron, "Evita," will be at DPAC March 11-16. Then "The Wizard of Oz" will be here April 8-13, Green Day's "American Idiot" April 29-30, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" May 13-18 and finally, the return of "Mamma Mia!" May 30-June 1.
Aside from Broadway tours, DPAC's schedule is filled with other entertainers, starting this month with concerts by Patti LaBelle on Jan. 11 and the alternative band The Pixies, minus bassist Kim Deal, on Jan. 31. Highlights of the coming months include Gov't Mule Feb. 8, Celtic Woman March 8, The Ten Tenors March 20, talk show host Jay Leno March 28 and comedian Brian Regan May 10. There are several more performances, too, and a full schedule and ticket information is available at www.dpacnc.com.
At Durham's other large performance venue, the Carolina Theatre, aside from the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival April 3-6 and other film events, there are several concerts and other shows.
Comedian Drew Carey will perform Jan. 11. Highlights this winter and spring include America on Feb. 5, Travis Tritt Feb. 7, Buddy Guy Feb. 9, Rosanne Cash March 14 and Ben Sollee April 18. For a full schedule and ticket information, visit www.carolinatheatre.org.


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PORTLAND, Ore. I.K. Kim birdied the first four holes on the back nine Thursday and finished with a 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic.
The South Korean player birdied seven of the first 13 holes and closed her afternoon round with five straight pars. She won the last of her three LPGA Tour titles in 2010.
Amelia Lewis and Jennifer Song were a shot back in ideal conditions at Columbia Edgewater.
Anna Nordqvist, a two-time winner this year, was another stroke back at 67 along with Mina Harigae, Julieta Granada, Laura Diaz, Alison Walshe, Emma Jandel and Paula Reto.
Molinari, Wiesberger share lead at Italian Open
TURIN, Italy Home favorite Francesco Molinari and Austrias Bernd Wiesberger both shot 66 to share the first round lead at the Italian Open on Thursday, while Stephen Gallachers bid to earn a late spot on Europes Ryder Cup team ran into trouble.
Molinari who was born in Turin and Wiesberger managed six birdies each in their bogey-free rounds to finish six under par. They lead a group of five players, including early leader John Hahn of the United States, by one stroke.
Gallacher, who needs a top-two finish to dislodge former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell from Europes team, opened with a par-72. The Scot is the only player still capable of moving into the automatic Ryder Cup places in the final qualifying event.
Ryan Blaum leads Web.com Tour Finals opener
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Ryan Blaum shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take the lead in the Hotel Fitness Championship, the first of four events in the Web.com Tour Finals.
Blaum had a bogey-free round at Sycamore Hills, the Jack Nicklaus-designed course that was drenched by 11 inches of rain late last week.
I think it was playing excellent, said Blaum, the 30-year-old former Duke player finished 31st on the Web.com Tours regular-season money list. Overall, I think the course is in great shape.
The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour money list earned PGA Tour cards last week. They are competing against each other for PGA Tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals and the final leader getting a spot in The Players Championship.
The rest of the players -- Nos. 26-75 on Web.com money list and Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tours FedEx Cup standings -- are fighting for another 25 cards based on earnings in the series.
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