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Recipe by BUSHY
"This chowder is so easy to make and everyone just loves it. The garnishes are what really make it. Try chopped tomatoes, shredded Jack cheese, cubed avocado, parsley, tortilla chips, salsa, Cheddar cheese -- the choice is up to you. Enjoy!"
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1/4 cup
1 stalk
celery, chopped
onion, chopped
carrot, chopped
1 clove
garlic, minced
1 teaspoon
dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
3 1/2 cups
fresh corn kernels
1 cup
chicken broth
boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cubed
2 teaspoons
chopped green chile pepper
2 cups
this is an excellent recipe. the first time i made it i pretty much followed the recipe but the second time i; added 1 t cumin, 1/4 t chipote powder, used no fat 1/2 and 1/2 instead of milk and made a slurry of flour and water to thicken. it made a great recipe even better - spicier and thicker.
This one didn't work for me. It was bland and the only thing that made it Mexican were the additions for serving.
24 Ratings
I made this the night before and the flavor definitely improved after sitting overnight...I used one can of cream corn and a can of whole kernel corn. I added an extra carrot and diced up one medium sized potato. In addition, I doubled the garlic and used about one and a half cups of milk. I added red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and some hot sauce (since I left out the green chile pepper). Okay recipe, easy to put together...probably won't make again.
This is really simple and really good... my definition of a 5 star recipe. There was another Mexican Corn Chowder recipe on this website that had a lot more reviews but it used half & half and 2 cups of cheese, so I chose this one instead because it's ingredients were healthier. I made a few changes: 1. omitted the celery 2. added about 1/4 cup green pepper when I sauteed the onions and carrots 3. used fresh oregano instead of dried b/c I had it on hand 4. added one can of creamed corn and used frozen corn kernels to make up the difference to get to the 3 1/2 cups 5. only used one cup of milk 6.I didn't have a chile pepper on hand, so I added some hot sauce and red pepper flakes to taste. Overall, this was a really great recipe. I laid out shredded cheese, diced red onion, tomatoes, and cilantro as toppers, and served with tortilla chips. I served it with a baked potato and it made the perfect dinner. I will definitely make this again. Update: I've made this again without the creamed corn alteration and I don't recommend that. The creamed corn helps thicken the soup. Otherwise take the other advice and use some flour to thicken. Overall, still versatile enough to doctor up to your preferences.
This was really good, but instead of fresh corn, I did one can of creamed corn and one drained can of kernel corn. I used veggie broth instead of chicken, and celery flakes instead of regular celery because that's what I had. I added some green pepper and did a full 6 oz. can of green chiles. I added a touch more oregano, and some chili powder and cayenne pepper. However, I only needed 1 cup of milk. I don't know if it was because I used the creamed corn, but 1 cup of milk was definitely enough. Overall, this was tasty, and I'm sure I will make it again. Went together quickly.
This is a really great way to use leftover chicken! It's not too hot, so if you like it hot add some hot sauce or cayenne. I used half and half the second time intsead of milk because I had it lying around... and I would advise against doing that. Stick with milk. Delicious!!!
this is SO good! it works with 1/2 the butter. try adding 1/2 a habanero for spice and top with your own crumbled fried tortillas and lots of cilantro. YUM! (any advice on how to make it thicker?)
I really enjoyed this chowder. A good cold weather, rib sticking dish. I added flour to the sauteed veggies once they were softened and used homemade chicken stock to thicken the soup a bit. I forgot to add the milk. Still Yummy:) This went well with my grown up grilled cheese. Thankx Bushy.
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Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 290
Calories from Fat: 120
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4 Wu TH, Liao JH, Hou WC, et al. Astaxanthin protects against oxidative stress and calcium-induced porcine lens protein degradation. J Agric Food Chem . 2006;54:2418-2423.
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Thanksgiving Leftovers
Written by Spa8110 / Nov 30, 2004
Thanksgiving Leftovers By Spa8110
Well, I finally did it. I ate my first creampie late last night. We are both 38 and married for 7 years. We have 2 kids. My wife Lisa had been seeing a guy from our health club for a few weeks after working out. I knew about him, and even saw her flirting with him around the equipment. His name is Terry. He is about 6 ft and has a strong build, and good rugged looks. I think he owns a construction company.
She got off work early and called me on my cell to let me know she wouldn't be home early tonight, and would I mind feeding the kids, and putting them to bed. I agreed and asked her be careful driving home. I went to bed around midnight after watching a movie and sports center. I remember hearing the garage door opening and her coming up the steps around 3am, far later than we would ever be out. Lisa wasted no time stripping off her clothes as she entered the room. I smelled alcohol on her breath and smoke from her clothes and hair. I was pretty sleepy, sat up and asked her if she was alright. She told me to be quiet and gently pushed me back down on the bed. She then did something she rarely does and began to hover above me with her facing my feet. She usually does not like to 69 unless she is on her side, as she says it hurts her knees.
She whispered that she wanted me to eat her pussy, and make her cum. Before I could even answer my mouth was covered with her very wet, slimy and hot snatch. Now she likes to shave, but there was wetness everywhere. I felt her lover's sperm slowly leak from her lips onto mine. I involuntarily swallowed, and she ground her hips back and forth on my face. She was being far more dominate, and literally bucked her hips on my mouth. The taste was bitter, but had her sweetness as well. I started to lick around her hole and felt like I was beginning to get her clean. I ate her for about a half an hour, and she came a couple of times before she rolled off me. As you can guess I was pretty hard the whole time, but she never touched my cock. When I finally got the feeling back in my jaw, I tried to roll over on her, and she pushed me away and slid down and cupped my balls. "Honey, I am sooo tired, could you beat yourself off for me while I squeeze your full nuts" I was somewhat disappointed, but stroked myself while she purred about the great "suck Job" I had just given her.
It took a few minutes to get off with the sperm shooting all the way to my face. I tried to get up to wipe the cum off me and brush the taste from mouth, but she threw a leg over me and told me ?I promised Terry that you would sleep with the taste of both us all night" And that is how I slept the remainder of the night.
When I woke up this morning on Thanksgiving, the first thing I did was get out of bed and washed my face and mouth. As I returned to bed I heard "Set another place for dinner this afternoon, we have a new guest". I guess I am the true Thanksgiving Turkey.
The Next Day:
Well as you can guess my wife's lover Terry had been invited to Thanksgiving dinner. My wife Lisa felt sorry for him since he wasn't married and his family lived several hundred miles away. I didn't think having him over was a great idea. My parents were coming over, and we made up a story about Terry being a bowling buddy of mine.
Everyone came over around 2 this afternoon, and us guys watched football, and ate around halftime. I saw Terry and Lisa give each other knowing looks several times when no one else was looking. But I knew what had happened.
My Parents left a couple of hours ago, and my wife and Terry went upstairs to "show him the house". I watched the kids, and cleaned up dinner. I couldn't stop getting hard, and it was terribly humiliating not knowing what exactly was going on upstairs. I put the kids to bed, and just as I was heading downstairs Lisa called me into the bedroom. I will never forget this Holiday image as long as I live.
My wife was on her knees, and Terry was boning her hard on the bed. He looked over his shoulder and said, "Are you ready for some Thanksgiving desert" and just then he grunted and shot his load deep into Lisa. She just moaned and bucked back to get his cock in deeper. He dropped his weight on top of her and pinned her to the bed. I stood there in shock, not knowing what to do next. Lisa asked Terry to roll off him as it was time for me to eat my holiday leftovers. His spent cock had to be 9 inches long, and was wet from their fuck. He had this look of satisfied confidence. Lisa moved down to the edge of the bed, and spread her incredible thighs and crooked her finger for me to approach the bed. "Honey get on your knees, and clean up this mess Terry made between my legs. You can't be that full from dinner, and I know how much you like eating my pussy".
I am still shaking from cleaning her up in front of her new lover. I kept looking up at her expression, and the smirking look Terry had about me eating his load. The taste was better, as his load and her juices her fresh. I finished up by cleanup duties, and Lisa asked me to leave them alone as Terry was hard again.
This may go on all night, as we don't have to work tomorrow. "Honey don't beat your meat tonight, I want you motivated to help me later, okay". I tried to smile and just said,
"Yes dear". Terry chuckled, and I heard him say that this gave a whole new meaning to Thanksgiving leftovers
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What: "Avenue Q"
When: Opens Saturday; shows at 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through April 14
Where: Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce St.
Tickets: $20-$33; 210-212-5454; cameocenter.com
For Jonathan Pennington's second go-round directing "Avenue Q," the puppets have gotten a makeover.
"They're enhanced more," he said. "They have some new finishing touches. Their eyes are more engaging.
"Last time, they were a little boxy; these look more real."
Audiences can get a gander at the new puppets when the show opens Saturday at the Cameo Theatre. The title is suggestive of "Sesame Street," and the puppets bear some resemblance to Big Bird's neighbors. But "Avenue Q" is no kids' show.
The musical is about human and puppet young adults trying to get a handle on life after college. That includes falling under the thrall of the Bad Idea Bears, going to a strip club, being forced out of the closet and engaging in some puppet sex.
Folks who recall Pennington's staging at the Woodlawn Theatre in 2011 may notice that there are fewer people onstage this time around.
"Last time, I had 16 (actors)," Pennington said.
This time, he cut the cast roughly in half, and more of the actors are playing multiple roles.
"For the actors, they love it," Pennington said. "It's a constant running from scene to scene to scene, and not waiting backstage."
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Crown Point The two-year anniversary of the Lake Champlain Bridge closure will be observed Oct. 16.
The Lake Champlain Bridge Community will mark the occasion with live music, a fund raising barbeque and raffles noon to 4 p.m. at the Crown Point State Historic Site.
The bridge was closed abruptly Oct. 16, 2009, after an inspection revealed deep cracks in its support pillars. It was destroyed by a controlled explosion in December 2009 and construction began in its replacement.
The Lake Champlain Bridge Community, a group of New York and Vermont residents and businesses who have lobbied for quick replacement of the span, had hoped to hold an opening ceremony that weekend. However, construction delays ruined the original schedule. The New York State Department of Transportation, which had said the bridge would open Oct 9, now declines to give an opening date.
The bridge is being erected by Flatiron Construction of Colorado. The state DOT reports concrete is now being poured, sidewalks are being installed, railings re being placed and other work is under way.
The Lake Champlain Bridge Community had planned an opening celebration for the bridge, but that was postponed when state officials acknowledged the span wouldn't be ready. That celebration is now scheduled for next spring.
"Of course we're disappointed to not be holding the grand re-opening celebration this weekend as originally planned," said Karen Hennessy of Crown Point, co-chairwomen of the group, "but we still wanted a reason to celebrate this fall."
The anniversary party will be catered by Crown Point Barbecue Company, which will offer a meal of pulled pork, chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese and dinner rolls. Dinner tickets are $15. The barbecue will raise funds for the Lake Champlain Bridge Community to produce and promote the opening celebration in May 2012. The cost per person is $15.
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This page attempts to list all such occurrences, with short comments and major mistakes.
Documentaries are deliberately excluded. Due to a number of titles appearing in multiple formats and remakes,
the titles are ordered in alphabetical order. This ensures that all versions of the same story are listed together
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Richard Donat; Dir. Alfred Hitchcock; loosely based on the book by John Buchan.
Richard Donat plays Hannay who escapes from London on the Flying Scotsman. This is seen leaving
King's Cross hauled by A1/A3 Pacific No. 2595 Trigo.
Hannay departs the train after pulling the chord in the vicinity of the Forth Bridge.
The book is set about 20 years earlier, immediately prior to the outbreak of World War 1. Hannay escapes
via the West Coast Route to the Scottish Borders.
Mistake: The engine is initially an
A1/A3 Pacific, which is correct for the route and time period,
but it turns into a GWR 4-6-0 (No. 6000 King George V?) when seen leaving a tunnel.
Kenneth More; Barry Jones; Dir. Ralph Thomas; remake of the 1935 version
There are some nice, atmospheric shots taken at Waverley as Hannay joins a northbound
express hauled by an A4 Pacific.
Featured A4s are:
No. 60024 Kingfisher,
No. 60012 Commonwealth of Australia, and
No. 60027 Merlin.
His attempt to persuade the Police that he is a
newly-wed fails when his "wife" rebuts his advances, so he opens the compartment door and climbs along the
outside of the train. An express hauled by
A1 No. 60147 North Eastern on the up line
nearly swipes him (don't try this at home, kids).
The pursuing Police stop the train, which is by now in the cantilever section of the Forth Bridge.
Hannay eventually escapes through an inspection hatch in the four-foot and, scrambling over steelwork high
above the Forth, makes his perilous way down to South Queensferry.
Vanessa Redgrave; Dustin Hoffman; Dir. Michael Apted.
York station is disguised as Harrogate with
A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman
(also disguised as No. 4474 and
No. 4480).
Tom Courtenay; Julie Christie; Dr. John Schlesinger; based on a book by Keith Waterhouse.
Although most of the filming was in and around Bradford, Marlyebone stands in
for Stradhoughton New Station (a thinly disguised Leeds City).
Carry on team; Dir. Gerald Thomas.
Some shots on Forth Bridge with A4 Pacifics:
Scene at 50:52 of A4 Pacific No. 4491 (BR No. 60012) charging
towards the screen at high speed.
Film has been reversed, resulting in a backwards number.
Scene at 51:23 A4 traveling very fast, and in the split second you see it, there
looks to be a plaque on the side. The number is probably 14 (Silver Link).
Scene 55:00 on the Forth Bridge, a super-imposed
A3 Pacific travelling in the opposite direction.
Scene 55:11 A4 travelling away, but it is too far away to
Ian Charleson, Ben Cross; Dir. Hugh Hudsen
York Station stands in for London Victoria.
Edge-on view of an Ivatt C1 Atlantic with its characteristic
wide firebox.
Mistake: The stand-in for Cambridge is a very poor stand-in. Until recently, Cambridge station was unusual due to it being only
on one side of the main tracks and there were no pedestrian bridges. The stand-in is a traditional design with platforms
on both sides and a pedestrian bridge.
One of the main characters arrives at Scarborough by train near the start of the film.
Most of the railway footage is of GWR trains in South Welsh valleys, but there is a shot of a
J15 pulling into an unidentified station.
John Cleese
Hull Paragon (masquerading as Norwich?). Appears near the start of the film where John Cleese
gets on the wrong train.
An early episode features J36 No. 65345 painted in
NBR livery, pulling in to Tannochbrae.
Moore Marriott; Ray Millard; Pauline Johnson; Dir. Castleton Knight.
A1 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman at a number of
East Coast Main Line locations and Hertford Loop.
Stephen Murray, Patricia Plunkett. Dir. Cavalcanti.
Scenes at Welwyn Tunnel.
SR Class N15 No. 771 Sir Saramore turns into
B17 No. 2848 Arsenal en route.
The shot of Arsenal is reportedly re-used in a variety of films.
Michael Caine, Britt Eckland. Dir. Mike Hodges
Features a Deltic-headed express from London to Newcastle, including various shots along the route and the
final arrival in Newcastle station.
Frankie Howerd, George Cole. Dir. Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder.
Features two WD Austerity Saddletanks, one of which has
been modified with dummy sidetanks. Both are War Department locomtoives that never served with either the
LNER or BR. However, WD196 Errol Lonsdale masquerades as
ex-LNER J94 No. 68011.
The film was filmed on the Longmoor Military Railway.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman
Platform 9 3/4 is located at Kings Cross of course.
The line to Hogwarts Castle is mainly filmed along the West Highland Line from Fort William to Mallaig.
Glenfinnan Viaduct features prominently in many of the films.
Goathland Station (on the modern North Yorkshire Moors Railway) appears as Hogsmeade Station in the first film
(Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone).
Mistake: J.K.Rowling intended Platform 9 3/4 to be located in the famous (original GNR) part of the station
usually reserved for long distance express services.
However, the real platforms 9 & 10 are located in the smaller suburban/commuter part of the station to the west.
The films locate Platform 9 3/4 in the intended part of the station.
David Niven, Yvonne de Carlo, George Cole. Dir. Mario Zampa.
Buntingford branch with J15 No. 65464.
Jack Warner. Dir Ken Annakin.
Whitby to Scarborough LNER train hauled by a tank engine arrives at Sandsend
The main parts of the film were shot at Butlin's Filey, which had its own station on the landward side,
Sandsend was probably chosen because it was at the seaside.
Features Liverpool Street station and at least one F6.
Ingrid Bergman, Curd Jurgens. Dir. Mark Robson.
The opening titles are shown over a backdrop of Liverpool Street station viewed from the city end.
During this sequence, Bergmann alights from a suburban train hauled by
N7 No. 69665.
Mistake: A lot of the rolling stock has BR numbers despite the film being set in the 1930s.
Michael Caine, Nigel Green. Dir. Sidney J. Furie.
The opening scenes were filmed in Marylebone station.
John McCallum, Jack Warner. Dir. Robert Hamer.
Temple Mills with
J69 0-6-0T, 8591 and 8607.
John Mills, Cecil Parker. Dir. John Guillermin.
B17 No. 61606 arrives Liverpool Street.
Robert Donat, Marlene Dietrich. Dir. Jacques Feyder.
J15 0-6-0 Nos. 7835 & 7541 at Longmoor and Denham.
Both were sold by the LNER in September 1936 and disguised as Russian locomotives for filming.
Alec Guiness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom; Dir. Alexander Mackendrick; Ealing Studios
Virtually all the action occurs in the vicinity of Kings Cross. The house is located over Copenhagen Tunnel.
A mockup of the house was used for these shots, but the front of the house is a real house located further
south near St. Pancras. There are lots of shots of A3s,
V2s, N2s, etc
as would be expected in the vicinity of Kings Cross in the 1950s.
Alec Guinness. Dir. Alexander Mackendrick; Ealing Studios
Near the end of the film, Stratton (Guinness) attempts to escape town by rail.
These scenes were filmed at Brimsdown near Enfield, and includes a
Thompson B1.
John Stuart, Anne Gray. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock.
Kings Cross area, Hertford Loop, Doncaster with
J15 0-6-0 No. 2547
Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffat. Dir. Marcel Varnel.
A4 Pacific Silver Link at Kings Cross.
Donald Sinden, Barbara Murray. Dir. Gilbert Gunn.
Buntingford branch with J15 0-6-0.
Tom Courtenay, Romy Schneider, Alan Badel. Dir. Dick Clement.
Many shots along the GCR's London Extension, during the period that it was being closed by BR, including
(?) Quainton Road.
Includes a double-headed J20 tank train, and a
D16 hauling a heavily laden train.
Merle Oberon,Rex Harrison. Dir. Thornton Freeland.
Includes colour footage of B17 No. 2867 Bradford
at speed near Denham.
David Suchet, Hugh Fraser
Animated title sequence includes a silver-liveried A4 Pacific
alongside RMS Queen Mary and an Imperial Airways HP 42, to indicate 1930s glamour. Hull Paragon has appeared
in the series, dressed up as a Southern Railway terminus.
Spike Milligan, Barbara Shelley. Dir. Robert Lynn.
Buntingford branch with J15 0-6-0 No. 65460.
Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter, Bernard Cribbens. Dir. Lionel Jeffries.
Features N2 0-6-2T No. 4744, which was based on the
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway at the time of filming.
Jenny Agutter, Gregor Fisher; Dir. Catherine Moreshead.
Filmed on the Bluebell Railway, but
ex-NBR J36 0-6-0 Maude makes a number of appearances.
Kay Walsh, Bill Owen. Dir. Basil Dearden.
Newmarket with Thompson B1.
A D16/3 is also featured.
Dirk Bogarde, Michael Redgrave. Dir. Lewis Gilbert.
Felixstowe with F6 2-4-2T.
John Loder, Peter Haddon. Dir. Reginald Denham.
Based at Liverpool Street and Stratford, although Liverpool Street was also used for the Stratford scenes.
Features D16/3 No. 8788 and
N7/2 No. 2616.
Entire film is short in Thaxted, including a notable panning shot of the station and yard entirely deserted.
Stanley Holloway; Dir. Charles Chrichton; Ealing Studios.
Filmed in Somerset and mainly featuring ex-GWR and ex-SR types; however the regular (14xx hauled) train's
coach is from the Wisbech and Upwell.
Two of this type were built - the other one survives in preservation.


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Coroner: Man on SC death row committed suicide
Authorities say a 46-year-old man on death row for killing a fellow inmate killed himself.
WCSC-TV reports ( http://bit.ly/10jMxkB) that Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet says Kenneth Justus used a razor blade to commit suicide.
Justus died Tuesday night at the maximum security Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville. Nisbet says Justus still had the blade in his hand when guards found him.
Justus was serving a life sentence for two killings in Oconee County when he stabbed fellow inmate Justin Bregenzer a dozen times with a homemade knife in 2005. Justus pleaded guilty to 22-year-old Bregenzer's killing and asked to die as punishment.
Bregenzer was originally in prison for breaking into cars, but ended up in maximum security after walking away from a trash pickup detail.


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Tom and Suzi Wahl have been in the news before, starting way back in '91, when Lake St. Louis police raided their home, seizing video equipment and sexually explicit amateur adult videos that the Wahls had copied and intended to sell through their mail-order business. The search warrant was thrown out by a judge and the charges were dropped, though four St. Charles County sheriff's deputies resigned after they admitted to working part-time for the Wahls in "packaging and distribution." They were not part of any video.
Fast-forward to 2000. The Wahls' latest gambit is a "live demonstration" of "advanced sexual techniques" that makes house calls. Being wise marketers, the Wahls advertised this offering in The Riverfront Times' classified ads, under the "Adult Services" category. Tom says they've put on the "performance" about 10 times in the last few months for audiences ranging from one person to about 25, both in homes and in hotels. Gee, that one lonely horny guy must have had some bucks to blow -- the presentation costs 300 bucks. It includes Tom and Suzi talking about ways to enhance sex and includes live, butt-and-everything-else-naked demonstrations of fellatio, cunnilingus and intercourse, with variations on those themes. This all seemed to be going well until the night of July 31, when, Tom says, the couple was hired to show up at a hotel in St. Charles.
When the Wahls arrived at the hotel, Tom says, he recognized several of the men in the room as St. Charles city police officers from seeing them "on the witness stand." Still believing it was a party, Tom took the 300 bucks, plus a $60 tip, and went on with the "demonstration." Tom talked about sex, and then Suzi took off her clothes and discussed and demonstrated such concepts as "indirect clitoral stimulation."
Then, Tom says, "I dropped my pants, as I normally do, and she began to perform fellatio on me. That's when they had enough. Most of our audience thinks that's when the show starts really getting good, because one of the things we're going to tell them is a little bit about how you can get oral sex more frequently."
But maybe the cops get enough of that already, if that's possible. At that point, says Wahl, the police stopped the show and told the couple they were about to be booked. But, according to Wahl, "they didn't arrest us, they didn't handcuff us, they didn't Miranda us, they didn't book us, they didn't process us. As far as I know, neither one of us has been charged with a crime." The pair was cut loose.
Wahl claims the police did do one thing: They took their $360 back. To retrieve that payment -- and $200 in what Tom calls "overtime" -- he filed a suit Tuesday in St. Charles County Circuit Court, charging breach of contract and seeking damages.
For now, St. Charles police aren't talking. "I have no comment about this investigation. It's ongoing," was all Det. Sgt. Paul West would say when contacted Tuesday. West -- who, Tom claims, was one of the officers at the hotel-room show -- is named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Cpl. Ron Bextermueller, spokesman for the department, called back later Tuesday and added that no arrests were made on the night of the incident.
Wahl says the police had video equipment set up in the next hotel room, and he believes they taped the "sexuality seminar." If his lawsuit proceeds, he hopes that the tape can be used to show what happened. The Wahls want their money back for services rendered, even if there was fellatio interruptus. "It's truly bizarre. Right now I'm just looking at a contractual dispute. They owe me money for doing the presentation," says Wahl. "If anybody wants to make anything else out of it, they're going to have a problem, because you can't construe me having sex with my wife as an act of prostitution, even though we're getting paid for it."
If you let Wahl explain the philosophic underpinnings of his calling, he will -- at length. And, of course, there is a Web site (understandthesystem.com). Wahl says he wants to "do something that's more than just entertainment, something that really helps people do something they can take out of the theater and apply in their daily lives." He'd like to be able to reduce the fee to about $10 per person and do it in a theater setting.
During the demonstrations, does the audience do anything sexual at all? "We don't dictate to them one way or the other, as far as what they do, as long as they don't interact with us," says Tom. "If somebody becomes sexually aroused, it's none of my business." Let's count that as a yes.
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March 30, 2011
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -
The 2011 Big West Conference season will get underway for the Cal State Northridge Matadors this weekend with three games at No. 19 UC Irvine. The series with the Anteaters, who tied for second in the preseason coaches' poll, will begin at Anteater Ballpark in Irvine this Friday night at 6:30 p.m. The conference-opening series is set between two non-conference games for Northridge, as the Matadors will finish out a season-high five-game road trip next Tuesday at UNLV. All four games this week on the road will be broadcast on IBSU.net Internet radio by Kevin Strauss and can be accessed via the "Listen Live" link on the main calendar of GoMatadors.com. The games will also be covered on Gametracker.
Making History
With the Matadors' 10-5 victory over the Sacramento State Hornets on March 19, Cal State Northridge has now won 1,500 games on the baseball diamond. The program began play in 1959 as San Fernando Valley State College and began its inaugural season 0-7 before winning for the first time in school history against UC Riverside 7-5 at Matador Field. Now in its 53rd season, Cal State Northridge baseball has won 12 conference titles, the first in 1965 (California Collegiate Athletic Association) and the most recent in 2002 (Big West Conference), and two NCAA Division II National Championships (1970 and 1984).
Yard Work
The Matadors have been seeing the ball well of late and have made opposing pitchers pay. Against Sacramento State, senior TS Reed hit his first homerun of the season, a three-run shot in game two of a doubleheader on March 18, and redshirt sophomore Tommy Simis added his first of the year the next day in a pair of victories. On March 8, Drew Muren's grand slam capped a six-run seventh inning and Chris Allen added a two-run blast in the eighth to beat San Diego State 12-9. In the victory over Lamar, Nate Ring hit a solo homer in the top of the first to give CSUN an early 1-0 lead. During the series with Valparaiso, three different Northridge batters hit their first homerun of the season. Junior Steven Keller, sophomore Chris Allen and freshman Miles Williams all cleared the bases with two-run homers. Sophomore Joshua Goossen-Brown hit a homerun in his first career at-bat for the Matadors against Seattle as well. As a team, the Matadors lead the Big West Conference (11) as nine different Matadors have gone yard this season.
Conference Chatter
As the Big West Conference season gets underway, the Matadors are making a splash in the Big West Conference, leading or near the top of many offensive and defensive statistical categories. As the second team to reach 10 wins, Northridge is setting itself up for a strong run at the rest of the conference. The team is currently third in the Big West with a .278 batting average and leads the league with a .393 slugging percentage.
The Matadors lead the Big West in hits (211) and doubles (45), rank second in the conference in runs scored (128) and runs batted in (112), and are fourth in triples (5). When it comes to the long ball, no other team has hit more homeruns as Northridge leads the league with 11. The Matadors are displaying excellent plate discipline, ranking second in walks drawn (84) and tied for second in both times hit by pitch (31) and sacrifice flies (11).
Defensively, Northridge ranks third in the league in strikeouts recorded (166) and fourth in batters struck out looking (46). The Matadors' pitching staff has hit the second fewest batters in the league (14), is second in the conference in saves converted (8), and second in successful pick-offs (7).
A Closer Look at UC Irvine
The Cal State Northridge Matadors open up Big West Conference play this weekend with a three-game series on the road at No. 19 ranked UC Irvine. The Anteaters will be the first ranked opponent the Matadors will face in 2011. The Anteaters come into the series with a conference-best 15-6 record and most recently defeated the University of Southern California on the road to snap a four-game losing streak.
The `Eaters are lead statistically by junior infielder Jordan Fox, who owns a .354 batting average with four doubles and a triple. The first baseman is second on the team with 19 RBI through 21 games and has the most hits for UC Irvine at 29. Fox was named Big West Conference Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 14-21.
On the mound for the Anteaters is a trio of consistent starters that may throw against CSUN this weekend. Matt Summers is 2-2 with a 2.12 ERA, Crosby Slaught is 3-0 (2.75 ERA) through his first four starts and Kyle Hooper is 2-0 with a 5.01 ERA after five starts. As a team, UC Irvine has a 2.62 ERA and a team batting average of .288.
The Matadors will open and close conference play against two of the best teams in the conference, UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton, respectively.
A Closer Look at UNLV
Next Tuesday's game at UNLV will mark the return trip this season for the Matadors. Earlier in the season, the Matadors took an 11-6 victory from the Rebels at Matador Field on March 15. In that game, senior Ridge Carpenter hit his first homerun of the season and drove in four runs and senior TS Reed went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. The Rebels have three games at Utah before the game with CSUN.
Since the last meeting, the Rebels are 2-5, losing series to both TCU at home and New Mexico on the road, but defeating UC Irvine. UNLV now owns a record of 18-9 coming into the week with a 1-5 mark in the Mountain West Conference.
Rance Roundy leads the team with an impressive .429 batting average in 27 games, starting all but one. He has collected 14 doubles and six homeruns on the season. Roundy went 2-for-4 as the clean-up hitter in the first match up, scoring once and driving in a run. Tanner Peters leads the pitching corps with a 4-1 record and a 1.01 ERA through six starts with two complete games.
Results from Last Week
The Matadors took part in a split series with the Loyola Marymount Lions Friday through Sunday. Games one and three were played in Northridge with the middle game played at Page Stadium in Los Angeles. In the first game of the series, the Matadors were trailing 2-1 going into the ninth before LMU posted three runs in the top of the ninth to go ahead four. A late rally in the final frame was not enough as the Matadors could only scratch across two and lost 5-3. The Lions dominated every aspect of the second game, winning 8-0 and throwing a combined two-hitter, the first against Northridge in over five years.
The Matadors were able to salvage the final game of the series, coming from behind to take a 2-1 victory on Sunday. Defensively, the Matadors threw out four runners on the basepaths, two at the plate, to keep the game close before scoring the go-ahead run on a Justin De Marco double in the bottom of the eighth.
Against San Diego State on Tuesday, the Matadors ran into tough pitching and timely hitting by the Aztecs as they were defeated 10-0. CSUN could not capitalize on bases loaded with two out in the third and allowed a seven-run fifth inning in the loss.
The Anchor in the Outfield
Redshirt junior Drew Muren was recently named as a Big West Conference Co-Player of the Week after hitting two homeruns, driving in seven runs and scoring six between March 7 and 13. Muren's grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning against San Diego State scored the eventual winning run for the Matadors. Muren's versatility in the field, at the plate and on the base paths make him a threat to any opponent. He accounted for 140 putouts in the field last season and turned three double-plays from centerfield. His prowess in the outfield did not go unnoticed by the Big West Conference coaches, as they voted him the best defensive outfielder in a College Baseball Insider poll earlier this year. Muren is currently tied for the lead in the conference coming into the week for doubles (10) and is fourth in runs scored (17).
The Flyin' Hawaiian
Senior outfielder Ridge Carpenter had seven hits in the three-game series with LMU (March 25-27) and now leads the team in multiple-hit games with nine. In the victory against UNLV, he went 2-for-4 with a three-run homerun, a triple, four RBI and two stolen bases. Carpenter finds ways to get on base, as he had a hit in three of four games against Valparaiso. In the four-game series against Seattle University, Carpenter stole his first base of the year. In Northridge's 10-3 victory on Feb. 19, Carpenter went 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored. Over the summer, he was ranked as one of the top ten recruits competing in the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League for his success as a member of the Kauai Menehunes. His speed and skill led him to be named the best base-runner in the Big West in a College Baseball Insider poll of conference coaches. Carpenter has started every game in the outfield for Northridge this season and is currently tied for second in the Big West coming into the week for runs scored (18) and is second in stolen bases (10).
The Goose is Loose
Sophomore transfer Joshua Goossen-Brown has wasted no time in making himself known around Matador Baseball circles. The pitcher/utility man pitched a scoreless eighth inning and picked up a hold in Northridge's 2-0 victory over Seattle University on Opening Day. The next day, he made his first start at first base for CSUN and homered in his first at-bat, a two-run blast to left field in the second game of a doubleheader. Later in the game, Goossen-Brown smacked a double and finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Goossen-Brown went 3-for-3 from the plate with two doubles and four runs scored against UNLV on March 15, as he also pitched the final 2.1 innings and struckout three to notch his third save of the season. He has spent time as the designated hitter, first baseman, catcher and relief pitcher for the Matadors so far this year and leads the squad with a .390 batting average. Goossen-Brown is currently tied for third in the Big West in saves (4).
First Impressions
With the Matadors' 2-0 victory over the Seattle University Redhawks on Feb. 18, CSUN has now won on Opening Day two years in a row, bringing the program's overall mark to 31-20-2 in season openers. Junior Justen Gorski pitched seven strong innings and allowed just three hits to the Redhawks to notch his first win of the year. Gorski struckout eight hitters while walking two. Joshua Goossen-Brown and Ryan Juarez came into the game in relief to help preserve the shutout, with Goossen-Brown earning a hold and Juarez converting his first save of 2011. Senior TS Reed started the game at second base and went 1-for-1 at the plate, driving in both runs for Northridge.
A Golden State of Mind
Of the 56 games on the schedule in 2011, only five will be played outside the state of California. Northridge welcomes Seattle University, Valparaiso, Lafayette and UNLV to Matador Field this season, but only make a return trip to Las Vegas before the year is through. The Matadors compete in the four-day YMBL Cardinal Classic on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas from Mar. 3 through 6. They then travel to Las Vegas to face UNLV for one game on April 5 at the halfway mark of the season, with the entire second half of the schedule against teams from California. In total, Cal State Northridge faces just six opponents that play their home games outside of the Golden State.
Under New Management
The Cal State Northridge Matadors will be under the direction of a new coaching staff in 2011, led by head coach Matt Curtis. Curtis joins the program from Fresno State, where he was an assistant coach for the Bulldogs for 10 years and was a part of five straight Western Athletic Conference title teams and the 2008 NCAA College World Series champions. Joining Curtis at CSUN is pitching coach Tim Leary, a former first round draft pick in 1979 by the New York Mets who won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988. Also new to the coaching staff is CSUN alum and former Matador second baseman Shaun Larkin. Larkin was a member of Northridge's 2002 Big West Championship team and holds the NCAA Division-I record for consecutive times on base (18), and will work primarily with the infielders and hitters.
Survey Says...
The 2011 Cal State Northridge baseball team received 13 points and was picked to finish in ninth place this season by the Big West coaches, as announced by the conference office in late January. Cal State Fullerton was the unanimous choice as the preseason favorite, receiving all nine first-place votes for 81 points. The Titans won their 15th Big West crown in 2010 and made their 32nd appearance in the NCAA Tournament. UC Irvine and UC Riverside each received 65 points to tie for second in the poll. Cal Poly was selected to finish fourth and Long Beach State nabbed the fifth spot with 47 points despite finishing in last place in the conference in 2010. The Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara received 36 points in the poll to check in at sixth, and the Matadors will face UCSB five times in 2011. Pacific came in seventh as they narrowly edged UC Davis by four points in the poll. Cal State Northridge begins Big West play on April 1 at UC Irvine.


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Last night I dreamed
The dream I had was all in white
As pure as driven snow
And the whiteness of it all
Did bring me down quite low
There was something very scary there
In the whiteness of it all
The sameness there in everything
Kind of drove me up the wall.
I looked into the neighbours yard
As the sun was shining bright
I heard an infant screaming loud
There bathed within the sunlight
Was parked a pram upon the lawn
Which glowed with mystery
My mother's passion was aroused
I took a look to see
I peeped into that pure white pram
A babe was lying there
All swaddled in a pure white shawl
Just white was everywhere
The whole wide world, Was beamed in light
It was a scary feel
I found myself in corridors
This place it seemed unreal.
Each corridor was long and winding
Like serpents, in my dream
And everywhere were locked, white rooms
This place to me it seemed
Like a hospital, insane asylum
Or something of this kind
I just ran round, and round, and round
With panic in my mind.
I could not find my room at all
And every one I asked
Just looked at me with blank expressions
It was a mammoth task
Trying to find where I was at
It almost drove me mad
And then I saw my. Daughter there
And boy! this made her glad.
She handed me the baby
And told me loudly "Take it"
And then I woke up from my sleep
It made me think a bit
As to what this dream was all about
It was the strangest dream
I'd love to get into my mind
And find out what it means.
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The Reds have already strengthened their attacking ranks with the early signing of England international Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea.
But asked about any further business at his pre-Mansfield press conference, Rodgers told reporters: "We are not going to have a lot of money to do anything [else] in the window.
"We won't have that in January. There might be another but there is not much more business to be done."
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Methods and devices for networked applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device instructs a proxy server to receive traffic inbound for the device, and to notify the device when such traffic arrives. The device can then sleep, except for a notification channel that listens for a wakeup message from the proxy server. The proxy server detects traffic inbound for proxied devices, caches the data from that traffic, and issues notification messages to the proxied devices to cause those devices to download the cached data. One use for such a system is in instant messaging, as it allows a subscriber to place a battery-powered computing device in sleep mode while still advertising a continuous presence to her messaging buddies.
1. A method of operating a networked device, the method comprising:
the networked device receiving a request that the networked device receive data traffic for a proxied device having a primary network interface while the proxied device's primary network interface is temporarily unavailable;
in response to the request,
receiving data traffic for the proxied device,
sending a notification to the proxied device, over a notification channel that does not connect to the proxied device's primary network interface, that data traffic has been received, and
serving the received data traffic to the proxied device via the primary network interface, when the primary network interface is available.
2. The method of
3. A computing device comprising:
a primary packet data interface;
a secondary data interface configurable as a notification network interface; and
a function capable of receiving notification, through the notification network interface, that a communication was attempted with the device while the primary packet data interface was unavailable, the function farther capable of responding to the notification by retrieving the communication from a proxy device.
4. The computing device of
5. The computing device of
6. The computing device of
7. The computing device of
8. The computing device of
9. The computing device of
10. The computing device of
11. A proxy device comprising:
primary packet data interface
a secondary data interface configurable as a notification network interface;
a proxy service module capable of receiving packet data intended for a proxied device, sending notification to the proxied device over the notification channel interface when such packet data is received, and serving the received packet data to the proxied device via the primary packet data interface.
12. The proxy device of
13. The proxy device of
14. An article of manufacture comprising computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed or interpreted by a processor or cooperating processors, cause that processor or processors to perform a method comprising:
a networked device receiving a request that the networked device receive data traffic for a proxied device having a primary network interface while the proxied device's primary network interface is temporarily unavailable;
in response to the request,
receiving data traffic for the proxied device,
sending a notification to the proxied device, over a notification channel that does not connect to the proxied device's primary network interface, that data traffic has been received, and
serving the received data traffic to the proxied device via the primary network interface, when the primary network interface is available.
15. The article of manufacture of
16. The method of
17. The method of
18. The method of
19. The article of manufacture of
This present invention relates generally to network connectivity, and more particularly to devices that cooperate in a multiple-network-path service, and methods for such cooperation.
Many existing and emerging network services require that a served device maintain a consistently available network connection. For instance, Instant Messaging (IM) services such as Yahoo! Messenger, Jabber™, AOL� Instant MessagingSM (AIM�), and Microsoft Network (MSN�) Messenger allow a user to maintain a list of "buddies" that she can send messages to, and receive messages from, through an IM server. The user connects to the IM server by logging on through a network connection. The IM server allows the user to advertise her "presence" on the network to all or some buddies, determine the presence status of the buddies on a buddy list, and exchange messages quickly with those buddies.
Traditionally, an IM users establishes her presence from a computer with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, running IM software. The IM server notes the IP address of the computer from which presence was established, and sends IM messages directed to that subscriber to the noted IP address. This allows a subscriber to access one IM account either from, e.g., her network-connected work computer, home computer, portable computer, or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
Some IM services also now allow users to establish a presence at a cellular telephone that supports SMS (Short Message Service, see ETSI TS 100 901, Version 7.5.0 Release 1998, Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Technical realization of the Short Message Service (SMS) Point-to-Point (PP)) or WAP (Wireless Access Protocol). The cellular telephone service provider coordinates the service with the IM service provider, and provides a packet link between its network and the IM service provider. When a cellular subscriber desires to advertise an IM presence, she uses IM menu commands on the cellular telephone to contact the IM service provider, using her cellular telephone number, instead of an IP address, as a location identifier. The IM server treats a login through the cellular telephone much like a standard login from an IP address, except some IM features are handled differently and/or may not be active. The cellular telephone network provider receives IM messages or presence updates for the telephone number, translates those messages or updates into, e.g., one or more SMS messages to the appropriate cellular telephone number, and sends the SMS message(s) to the subscriber's cellular telephone.
The embodiments may be best understood by reading the disclosure with reference to the drawing, wherein:
One disadvantage that accompanies the use of a service that requires a consistently available network connection is that the service will not operate properly without the network connection, even if the network connection is used only infrequently. This disadvantage is particularly troublesome with some battery-powered devices such as laptop computers and PDAs that use wireless connectivity. For instance, an IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless device can provide a consistently available network connection for a laptop computer or a PDA, but at the cost of a significant persistent power drain that can drastically reduce battery life.
In one set of embodiments, the present invention saves battery power by providing a low-power but consistently available notification network connection to a service through, e.g., a cellular network, and a higher-power/speed primary network connection that can be turned off when not needed. In some embodiments, the two network connections are on different communicating devices, such as a cellular telephone and a PDA, with the PDA running, e.g., an IM application. In other embodiments, the two connections are integrated into, or provided as add-on components to, a single device such as a PDA or laptop.
Although the first set of embodiments emphasize battery power conservation, the invention is also useful in general for devices that presently maintain a network connection just in case a remote peer attempts to reach that device. For instance, a computing device can be designed with a wired or wireless connection that can be put to sleep, and a separate notification channel that is used to wake up the connection when a peer attempts to send a communication through the first channel. The device user can benefit from this arrangement, e.g., by decreasing her connection costs on a primary channel where costs accrue for the privilege of connection to the network. The network provider can benefit as well, as releasing the primary channel may free up capacity to serve other customers.
Each device embodiment requires the outside participation of at least one other networked device, e.g., a proxy, firewall, etc. This networked device can be configured to detect and/or receive traffic bound for the sleeping device, and notify the sleeping device through the notification channel. This networked device may optionally: hold traffic for the sleeping device, for retrieval upon request; delay the traffic for a determined time period to allow the sleeping device to wake up; route the traffic through the notification channel; or throw the traffic away in the expectation that the sender will retry the transmission.
At various places within this document, functionality associated with an embodiment is described as "Universal Reachability" or "UR". Such references refer generally to a capability that allows a device to be disconnected from a first network, and yet still remain reachable through a second network that notifies the device of a transmission that would normally pass to the device across the first network.
With this introduction, several exemplary embodiments will now be described. Referring first to
In prior art IM systems, the subscriber possessing telephone 200 and PDA 100 has two choices for instant messaging. She can login from PDA 100, through wireless LAN 120 and gateway 110. Or she can login from cellular telephone 200, through cellular network 310 (IM client proxy 300 is not needed). The first choice allows for a full-function, relatively easy-to-use IM endpoint—but requires that the subscriber leave the PDA and its wireless transceiver on to receive IM messages when the subscriber is advertised as available. The second choice uses a device that has a much longer battery life—usually days—but a generally limited display and awkward user interface for instant messaging.
In this described embodiment, one or perhaps two other instant messaging choices are available. PDA 100 and cellular telephone 200 communicate over a wireless link 210, which can be a Bluetooth™ channel, an IR link, etc. The subscriber links the devices, and activates (either from the telephone or from the PDA) software to route IM notification through cellular telephone 200 (the details of this exchange will be explained shortly). PDA 100 can then enter a low-power sleep mode until awakened by the user or by a signal from telephone 200. Meanwhile, any messages directed to the subscriber from IM server 30 will go to IM client proxy 300, prompting a notification to cellular telephone 200. In one possible mode, the cellular telephone merely wakes up PDA 100, which then uses its wireless LAN connection to retrieve IM messages from IM client proxy 300 (or possibly directly from IM server 30). In another possible mode, useful, e.g., when wireless LAN 120 is unavailable, IM messages are retrieved directly through cellular telephone 200.
Upon receiving presence profile request message A, IM client proxy 300 sends an IM presence update B to IM server 30. Presence update B can, e.g., log on to the subscriber's IM account and set a presence status ("I'm Available"). To the IM server, it appears that the subscriber's IP address is the IP address of IM client proxy 300.
IM server 30 serves the subscriber as it would were the subscriber logged on directly. For instance, after receiving presence update B, IM server 30 sends a presence notification C to the subscriber's IM buddy 40, informing the buddy that the subscriber is available.
After the subscriber's presence has been propagated to her online buddies, the system components wait for further IM transactions to occur. IM client proxy 300 remains ready to receive messages for the subscriber from IM server 30. Cellular telephone 200 remains on, in contact with cellular network 310 so that it is reachable from IM client proxy 300, and within Bluetooth contact range of PDA 100; PDA 100 can be either active or in a sleep mode awaiting a Bluetooth wake-up command.
Upon receiving message notification F, cellular telephone 200 attempts to wake up PDA 100 and relay a message notification G to the PDA. Once the PDA is awakened, message notification G is delivered to the IM application running on PDA 100. The IM application determines whether notification G contains the entire message D sent by the IM buddy. If message D is complete, PDA 100 displays the message to the subscriber. Otherwise, PDA 100 issues a request H to IM client proxy 300, requesting the content of message D from the proxy. IM client proxy 300 responds to request H by retrieving the stored message E and delivering the content of that message as a message download I.
It is possible that, upon receiving notification G, a LAN connection is unavailable to PDA 100. In some embodiments, PDA 100 can rely on its connection to cellular telephone 200, and the cellular telephone's access channel to 1N proxy server 300, to request and receive message download I.
Other IM transactions are also possible with the described system. For instance, IM server 30 may, from time to time as the status of the subscriber's buddies changes, send updates to IM client proxy 300. IM client proxy 300 can forward these updates to cellular telephone 200. The cellular telephone can be configured to relay such updates immediately to the PDA. In the alternative, to avoid waking the PDA unnecessarily, the cellular telephone can be configured to queue such updates until either a substantial number are received, until a message from a buddy is received, or perhaps until a specific buddy becomes available. It is even possible to configure the cellular telephone to coalesce multiple status updates, related to a given buddy, while those updates are queued. For instance, if several received status updates identify Buddy1 as "available", then "unavailable", then "available", then "busy", the queue could save only the latest status update, e.g., "busy" for Buddy1.
The subscriber may also send messages, status updates (e.g., "I'm Invisible"), etc., from either cellular telephone 200 and/or PDA 100 through proxy 300. Status messages can also be intended only for proxy 300. For instance, the subscriber may wish to avoid cellular network charges except when the PDA is asleep. Thus, upon waking, PDA 100 instructs IM client proxy 300 to communicate using path I until further instructed. Before going to sleep, or if a network disconnect is detected, PDA 100 can instruct IM client proxy 300 to resume communicate with it via cellular telephone 200.
PDA 100 has two network interfaces, a Bluetooth interface 130 and a LAN interface 150. Functionally, the Bluetooth interface serves as a notification port (although it may serve other functions as well), and perhaps as an IM messaging port in some modes. Bluetooth interface 130 has the capability to signal system power management 190 when a "wake-up" command is received. LAN interface 150 serves as a primary packet interface, e.g., to a wireless network as shown (an IEEE 802.11b network, for example) or to a wired network, such as an Ethernet-variant LAN. A TCP/IP function 160 provides network and delivery services for traffic passing through the LAN interface. TCP/IP can optionally pass traffic through Bluetooth interface 130 as well, but such a connection is not illustrated.
PDA 100 can typically launch many different applications, but three communication applications are shown in
UR module 140 is at the heart of the Universal Reachability subsystem. UR module 140 can communicate with both Bluetooth interface 130 and LAN interface 150, can service requests, and can deliver information or instructions to applications 180 and 182. Further, in some embodiments UR module 140 communicates with system power management 190. The functions served by UR module 140, for each of its connections, will now be explained.
To utilize the UR feature, the Bluetooth interface is first peered with another Bluetooth device (not shown), such as cellular telephone 200, that delivers notification messages to PDA 100. This peering process may be initiated by the UR module automatically when a user launches a UR-enabled application, in response to a user request, or by the remote Bluetooth device. Generally, however, a user must set a permission to allow peering to occur, and peering will search for and/or allow only a permitted UR-notification Bluetooth device. After the Bluetooth devices are peered, and any proxy communications assigned to PDA 100 are performed, PDA 100 may be put to sleep.
Subsequently, UR module 140 receives IM notification messages (and/or notification messages for application 182) from Bluetooth interface 130 (it is assumed that if the device was in sleep mode, Bluetooth interface 130 has already "woken up" the device by this time). The Bluetooth interface 130 is supplied with a UR profile, such that when a packet recognizable as a UR packet is received, interface 130 passes that packet up to UR module 140. UR module 140 parses the packet, decides which registered UR-capable application the packet pertains to, and then takes further action. Taking IM application 180 and the receipt of a "new message from buddy N" notification as an example, several possible "further actions" are possible. If the new message is appended to the notification, UR module 140 can pass the message to IM application 180. If the new message must be retrieved from the proxy, UR module 140 can retrieve the message from the proxy, using LAN interface 150 if available, or if not, possibly using Bluetooth interface 130. Alternately, if IM application 180 has sufficient capability, the notification can be passed to application 180, which is then responsible for initiating message retrieval from the proxy.
In addition to retrieving messages using LAN interface 150, UR module 140 can perform other functions over the primary network. Whenever LAN interface 150 is connected, presence updates and other proxy requests can proceed over the LAN interface. In some embodiments, UR module 140 has a configurable capability to select either the Bluetooth interface 130 or the LAN interface 150 for proxy traffic.
UR module 140 communicates with IM application 180 and UR-enabled application 182 to effect message delivery. In different embodiments, the UR-enabled application may or may not be UR-aware. For instance, a UR-aware application may have a user configuration interface for entering and activating UR settings. Such an application can receive notification messages directly, and knows how to reach a proxy to retrieve information stored on the application's behalf. In contrast, a UR-unaware application may perceive UR module 140 as a standard TCP/IP interface. When used with a UR-unaware application, UR module 140 processes all UR notification messages and retrieves IM traffic from the proxy for the application.
Finally, UR module 140 can interface with system power management (SPM) 190. One use of such an interface is to allow SPM 190 to respond to requests from UR module 140 to enter sleep mode. Another use is to allow SPM 190 to notify UR module 140 of an impending sleep session, or to notify UR module 140 that the device has been awakened. UR module 140 can use an early power status change notification to issue appropriate messages to a Bluetooth notification device and/or a proxy, informing those devices of the device status change.
Cellular telephone 200 has two radio-frequency (RF) transceivers, a Bluetooth transceiver 210 and a GPRS transceiver 240. Those skilled in the art will recognize that these RF transceivers are merely exemplary, and that competing systems (e.g., IR line-of-sight and other RF short-range packet networks instead of Bluetooth, and Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) networks instead of GPRS) can also be used with the invention. The Bluetooth (or suitable replacement) transceiver 210 communicates with PDA 100, as previously described. The GPRS (or suitable replacement) transceiver 240 communicates with a cellular network (e.g.,
As shown, a Short Message Service (SMS) module 250 resides between GPRS transceiver 240 and a UR-enabled IM application 230. SMS allows many types of messages to pass across the cellular network, including downloadable ringtones, screen savers (destined, e.g., for "other application" 260), and standard cell-to-cell or IM cellular text messages. In the present embodiment, a new SMS message type, for instance an "IM Notify Channel" message type, is defined. SMS module 250 is configured to pass such messages to UR-enabled IM application 230. SMS module 250 can also receive IM Notify Channel messages from IM application 230, for forwarding to an IM client proxy using the GPRS transceiver. It is noted that SMS, while useful, is not the only method of transferring IM Notify Channel messages. The IM client proxy can use packets formatted according to the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) to push notification data to cellular telephone 200. A completely new cellular-wireless-layered protocol could be employed as well.
The UR-enabled IM application can take many forms. One form can be a rudimentary interface that does nothing more than allow a subscriber to select a Bluetooth peer, enable the UR module, and pass messages. Potentially, the IM application can alternately store non-urgent notifications, such as changes in IM buddy presence status, until a better reason exists (e.g., an IM message arrives, or the notification buffer is full) to wake up the PDA. The IM application can also include a full text-mode mobile IM function that can operate instead of, or in parallel with, the Bluetooth-connected IM device.
UR module 220 serves as an interface between IM application 230 and Bluetooth transceiver 210. The UR module contains Bluetooth profiles for UR communications. The UR module can also establish and maintain UR connectivity with PDA 100, including issuing wake-up messages and tracking whether the PDA is awake or asleep.
Proxy server 300 maintains an interface to packet network 50 (
Proxy service module 320 performs management duties for the proxied message streams. For instance, a subscriber database 380 is maintained, indicating who is authorized to use the proxy service, the cellular phone number and IM account information for each subscriber, and any other stored information that can be pre-configured for a given user (the database can also track proxy service usage by subscriber, e.g., for billing purposes). When a subscriber utilizes the system to proxy an IM session, proxy service module 320 creates an entry for that subscriber in active subscriber database 390. The entry is referenced to initiate the IM session, route messages and notifications, and track subscriber status. Proxy service module 320 also maintains a stored message database 395. Database 395 caches messages for sleeping subscribers, for subsequent delivery (or in some cases deletion if reliable delivery is not guaranteed and the messages age).
When a message, buddy presence update, etc., is received by proxy service module 320, the module matches the message or update with an entry in active subscriber database 390. If the subscriber device is not sleeping (or if the proxy is unsure), it can attempt to forward the message to the subscriber using IM protocol module 330 and TCP/IP interface 370. If this is unsuccessful or unattempted, the message or update can be placed in stored message database 395, or possibly forwarded in whole to the cellular network interface, depending on configuration and setting. In either event, proxy service module 320 creates a notification message to the registered cellular number, and forwards the notification message through cellular network protocol 360 and out the cellular network interface. Proxy service module 320 can also receive messages from a subscriber over the cellular network interface and process those messages, as has been previously described.
The configuration shown in
An alternate configuration is illustrated by the embodiments shown in
LAN gateway 600 includes at least a simple packet router 610 with ports to packet network interface 620, primary network interface 630, and UR module 650. Packet router 610 uses routing tables 640 to route packets from the packet network to either primary network interface 630 or UR module 650. Normally, packets directed to LAN gateway 600 are routed through primary network interface 630. But a UR device normally located on the LAN can request that its traffic be routed instead to UR module 650. When a UR device makes such a request, its entry in routing tables 640 is modified (e.g., flagged) to redirect its incoming packets to UR module 650.
UR module 650 maintains a UR device database 670 and a UR message database 680. The UR device database 670 contains information on UR devices that are currently using UR profiles. When a packet is received for a UR device that is listed as sleeping, UR module 650 directs that packet to UR message database 680. A wake-up/notification message is generated and sent to the UR device through the notification network interface 660. Once the UR device awakens, it queries LAN gateway 600 in order to receive the packet(s) stored in UR message database 680.
In addition to the previously described IM application, this embodiment can serve just about any application where a device has an application that expects packet traffic to be directed to it, but such traffic is expected to be infrequent and/or sporadic, and the device does not know when such traffic will arrive. For instance, computing device 500 can remain asleep, or at least turn off its LAN interface, until notified that: an IM message has arrived for the device; e-mail has arrived for the device; requested alerts, such as stock alerts, have arrived from a remote alert service; or a remote node is requesting a web service, where computing device 500 provides the web service.
Many variations on the above embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading this disclosure. For instance, a UR proxy (and/or a mobile communication device) can assume that a UR device has gone back to sleep if an "I'm awake" message is not received after some interval since the last communication between the two. If a UR device becomes unreachable over either network, it can be automatically removed from the proxy server's active device listing. The UR module in a sleepable device can determine when conditions warrant (e.g., notification network connection available, no outgoing LAN traffic) initiating a UR session. Although some parts of the device implementations will certainly exist in hardware, most embodiments will implement many, if not all, of the functions described using software and/or firmware. Power saving is only one possible benefit from use of the invention, and such a benefit need not exist in all implementations. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the concepts taught herein can be tailored to a particular application in many other advantageous ways.
The preceding embodiments are exemplary. Although the specification may refer to "an", "one", "another", or "some" embodiment(s) in several locations, this does not necessarily mean that each such reference is to the same embodiment(s), or that the feature only applies to a single embodiment.
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