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Patent application title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY TESTING A WIRELESS DEVICE
Marcelo Varanda (Ottawa, CA)
IPC8 Class: AH04W2400FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Radiotelephone system zoned or cellular telephone system diagnostic testing, malfunction indication, or electrical condition measurement
Publication date: 2009-04-16
Patent application number: 20090098867
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A method and system for testing a wireless device, the system comprising:
a remote user interface for interacting with the data device from a
remote location; and a wireless network for communication with the
wireless data device from a remote location, wherein a tester can send
information to and receive information from the wireless device over said
wireless network and can monitor said wireless device and send inputs to
the wireless device over the remote user interface thereby forming a
closed loop communications path.
1. A system for remotely testing a wireless data device, the system
comprising:the tested wireless device having a display providing visual
output and an input driver, the tested wireless device including:coded
logic configured to be executed on the tested wireless data device, the
coded logic including:instructions for capturing visual output of the
tested wireless data device, the tested wireless data device being
configured to provide the captured visual output; andinstructions for
simulating at least one input driver at the tested wireless data device,
the simulated input driver being configured to act based on at least one
received input request to cause the tested wireless data device to
register an input in accordance with said input request; anda remote user
interface for interacting with the tested wireless data device from a
remote location, the remote user interface including a client machine,
the client machine including:coded logic configured to obtain the
captured visual output provided by the tested wireless data device, the
client machine being configured to display a graphical representation
simulating a display of said tested wireless data device in accordance
with said captured visual output; andcoded logic configured to send the
at least one input request to the tested wireless data device;wherein a
tester can monitor said wireless data device output and control said
wireless data device via input sent over said remote user interface
thereby forming a second closed loop communications path; anda wireless
network for communication with the tested wireless data device from the
remote location, wherein the tester can send information to and receive
information from said wireless data device over said wireless network and
can monitor said wireless data device and send input to said wireless
data device over said remote user interface thereby forming a first
closed loop communications path.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote user interface includes:a server machine associated with the wireless data device;a communications channel for providing data exchange between said client machine and said server machine; anda connectivity interface for providing data exchange between said server machine and said wireless data device.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein said client machine is located remotely from said server machine.
4. The system of claim 2, wherein said connectivity interface is one of a USB connection, an infrared connection and a Bluetooth interface.
5. The system of claim 2, wherein said server machine converts data from said client machine based on said interface.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein said remote user interface includes an audio box, said audio box having a telephone connection and being connected to a parallel port of said server machine and to a microphone input and a headset or speaker output of said wireless data device, wherein audio input and output to and from said wireless data device passes through said audio box and over said telephone connection.
7. The system of claim 2, wherein said input is a keystroke on said client machine.
8. The system of claim 2, wherein said input is a stylus event on said client machine.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein said stylus event is one of a mouse click, a mouse release, and a cursor drag over said graphical representation simulating the display of said wireless data device on said client machine.
10. A method of remotely testing a wireless device from a remote location comprising the steps of:interacting with the wireless device through a remote user interface from the remote location, said remote user interface including a client machine, the interaction including:graphically simulating a display of said wireless device on the client machine; andsimulating input at the wireless device in accordance with input requests obtained from the client machine; andsending information to the wireless device and receiving information from the wireless device over a wireless network,whereby said interacting step and sending and receiving step forms a first closed loop communications path with the remote wireless device for testing the wireless device.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the wireless device is connected to a server machine through a connectivity interface and a communications channel is employed between the server machine and said client machine.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the interacting step includes:transmitting from said wireless device a screen capture to said client machine; andsending user inputs to said wireless device from said client machine.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein said sending information and receiving information step includes a message selected from the group consisting of an email message, a text message, a short message service message, and a calendar event.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein said wireless device is further connected to an audio box, said audio box being connected to a first telephone line, the interacting step including: sending audio signals to and from said wireless device from the remote location through the audio box,whereby a tester can use said first telephone line to send an receive audio signals to and from said wireless device.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the sending and receiving information step includes communicating between the wireless device and the tester using a second telephone line, said communicating occurring over the wireless network, whereby the results of said communicating step can be monitored on said first telephone line.
[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/061,526, filed Feb. 22, 2005, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/785,888, filed Feb. 24, 2004, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
[0002]This method and apparatus herein relates to a method and system for remotely testing a wireless device and in particular to a remote data and/or audio user interface for the wireless device and a communications path through a wireless network to the wireless device.
[0003]When developing a wireless device, one of the debugging steps includes testing the wireless device in an actual network. This involves bringing the device to the location of the wireless network and performing a series of tests on the device.
[0004]Wireless networks vary depending on the service provider and the region the network is situated in. In order to test a wireless device, it is therefore necessary to bring the wireless device to these various locations, which can be an onerous task. A better solution would be to locate the wireless device at the remote location and to have the ability to perform the tests from a central location.
[0005]Further, once a device has been released to the public, technical support to the customers is occasionally required. This generally involves bringing the wireless device to the technical support or performing technical support over the telephone with the end user providing input into the wireless device and then reporting the results back to technical support. In this case, it would again be more desirable for technical support to be able to directly control the wireless data device and to receive feedback from the device.
[0006]Other reasons for remotely controlling a wireless device and seeing the display of the device include training purposes where the device can be connected to an overhead projector and thereby project the display of the wireless device.
[0007]The apparatus and method herein provide a remote user interface for a wireless device. An interface such as a USB, iRDA or Bluetooth is established between the wireless device and a remote personal computer, referred to herein as a server machine. The wireless data device includes software to capture the LCD display and this information is forwarded to the server machine computer. In a preferred embodiment, the wireless device is a data device, but other devices are contemplated.
[0008]The server machine has a network connection, which allows the server machine to be connected with a local personal computer referred to herein as a client machine. The server machine converts the data received over the interface from the wireless data device and sends it over the network to the client machine. At the client machine, software converts this data and displays it on the monitor of the client machine.
[0009]Keyboard or stylus input from the client machine is converted by software on the client machine and sent over the network to the server machine and over the interface to the wireless data device. An interface driver handling the interface for the wireless data device recognizes that it has received a data packet and simulates a driver for the wireless device, thereby causing the device to register the keystroke or stylus input performed at the client machine.
[0010]Alternatively, the client machine can include a graphic of the wireless data device on the monitor and data can be input using a mouse click over a key on the graphic of the remote data device.
[0011]In this way, a local user can control the remote wireless data device and obtain the results displayed on the wireless data device. Further, in this data mode the user can form a closed loop communications path for the device where the device can be communicated with both over the wireless network and through the remote user interface. Thus a tester could, for example, send an email to the device over the wireless network and see the results through the remote user interface.
[0012]The application therefore provides a system for remotely testing a wireless data device, the system comprising: coded logic configured to be executed on the tested wireless data device, the coded logic including: instructions for capturing visual output of the tested wireless data device, the tested wireless data device being configured to provide the captured visual output; and instructions for simulating at least one input driver at the tested wireless data device, the simulated input driver being configured to act based on at least one received input request to cause the tested wireless data device to register an input in accordance with said input request, a remote user interface for interacting with the tested wireless data device from a remote location, the remote user interface including a client machine, the client machine including: coded logic configured to obtain the captured visual output provided by the tested wireless data device, the client machine being configured to display a graphical representation simulating a display of said tested wireless data device in accordance with said captured visual output; and coded logic configured to submit the at least one input request to the tested wireless data device; wherein a tester can monitor said wireless data device output and control said wireless data device via input sent over said remote user interface thereby forming a second closed loop communications path; and a wireless network for communication with the tested wireless data device from the remote location, wherein the tester can send information to and receive information from said wireless data device over said wireless network and can monitor said wireless data device and send input to said wireless data device over said remote user interface thereby forming a first closed loop communications path.
[0013]The application further provides a method of remotely testing a wireless device from a remote location comprising the steps of: interacting with the wireless device through a remote user interface from the remote location, said remote user interface including a client machine, the interaction including: graphically simulating a display of said wireless device on the client machine; and simulating input at the wireless device in accordance with input requests obtained from the client machine; and sending information to the wireless device and receiving information from the wireless device over a wireless network, whereby said interacting step and sending and receiving step forms a first closed loop communications path with the remote wireless device for testing the wireless device.
[0014]The above is best understood with reference to the drawings, in which:
[0015]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the system herein;
[0016]FIG. 2 is a process flow chart for the steps required to update a client's screen;
[0017]FIG. 3 is a process flow chart for the steps required to simulate a stylus event on the wireless device;
[0018]FIG. 4 is a process flow chart of the steps required to simulate a keystroke on the wireless device;
[0019]FIG. 5 is a process flow chart of the steps required to simulate a stylus on the wireless device;
[0020]FIG. 6 is an alternative embodiment, including an audio output and input for the wireless device; and
[0021]FIG. 7 is an exemplary block diagram of a data device that could be used in accordance with the present system and method.
[0022]Reference is now made to the drawings.
[0023]The remote user interface 10 for a wireless device includes a client machine 12 that generally is located remotely from the wireless device. In a preferred embodiment, client machine 12 is a personal computer. Software running on client machine 12 displays an image simulating the wireless device. The display can be either only the LCD display as seen on the wireless device, or can include an image of the entire wireless device, including the LCD display and any keypad on the device.
[0024]Software running on client machine 12 further has the capability of interacting with a communications channel such as network 14 in order to provide communication between the client machine 12 and a server machine 16. Networks 14 are well known in the art and can include the internet a wide area network, a local area network, or simply a connection between two computers. One skilled in the art will appreciate that other communication means between two computers are also known in the art. Further, in some situations where the server machine and the client machine are the same computer, network 14 may be a simulated internal communications channel.
[0025]Server machine 16 includes software for communicating with network 14, thereby allowing communications to and from client machine 12. Server machine 16 further includes software for communicating with a wireless data device 18 whose user interface is being simulated on client machine 12.
[0026]Wireless data device 18 and server machine 16 are connected through an interface 20. Interfaces between data devices and personal computers are well known, and can include, among others, a universal serial bus (USB) connection, an infrared connection, a Bluetooth connection, or other wired or wireless communication means.
[0027]A wireless network 21 communicates over an air interface with wireless device 18 through a base station and further the network includes access to client machine 12 through the data network. In one example, wireless network could support delivery of an email to wireless device 18 using an Internet connection on client machine 12.
[0028]Reference is now made to FIG. 2. The embodiment herein seeks to maintain the current display of wireless data device 18 on client machine 12. To do this, software on client machine 12 requests an update of the screen of the wireless data device 18 periodically. In a preferred embodiment, this screen update request 30 is performed every 500 milliseconds. However, depending on the requirements, the screen update request may be more or less frequent.
[0029]Screen update request 30 is sent by client machine 12 over network 14. Server machine 16 receives the screen update request 30 and in step 32 converts the request to an appropriate format for sending over interface 20.
[0030]Wireless device 18 receives the converted request over interface 20 and in step 34 interprets the request. Step 34 determines that an LCD display capture is being requested and wireless device 18 moves to step 36. In step 36, the LCD display is captured and wireless device 18 next moves to step 38.
[0031]In step 38, the captured LCD screen is compressed for transmission. One skilled in the art will realize that this compression step is optional and that data may be transmitted without being compressed.
[0032]Wireless device 18 next transmits the captured LCD screen over interface 20 back to server machine 16. Server machine 16 in step 40 converts the captured screen into a format acceptable for network transmission. Server machine 16 further sends the converted data from step 40 over network 14.
[0033]Client machine 12 receives the converted screen capture and in step 42 updates the display on its screen. In this way, the client machine 12 maintains a graphical display identical to the graphical display of the wireless data device 18.
[0034]Reference is now made to FIG. 3. In one embodiment the constant requests for screen updates generate a significant amount of network traffic, which may be unacceptable to the network. In this case, a client 12 may request that the LCD display inform the client when the LCD display changes.
[0035]Changes in the LCD display may be a result of a user input, an automatic function such as a clock, received messages over the wireless network, or for other reasons known to those skilled in the art.
[0036]In FIG. 3, client machine 12 therefore requests in step 44 that wireless device 18 inform it when a change has occurred on the LCD display of wireless device 18. This request is sent over network 14 to server machine 16, where it is converted for interface 20 in step 32. This request is then sent over interface 20 to wireless device 18 where the request is interpreted at step 34. The wireless device then waits in step 46 for the LCD screen to change.
[0037]Once the LCD screen changes, wireless device 18 generates a message in step 47, which is sent over interface 20 to step 40, which converts the message for the network. The message is then sent over network 14 to step 30, in which the client machine requests a screen update. The request then follows the method described above in relation to FIG. 2.
[0038]In an alternative embodiment, in step 47 the wireless device could include a screen capture, and this could be sent over the network with or without screen compression step 38. Client 12 in the alternative embodiment would perform an update screen step 42 rather than request a screen update.
[0039]Reference is now made to FIG. 4. In order to simulate keystrokes, a keystroke made on the client machine 12 is passed to wireless data device 18. A user inputs a keystroke in step 50 on client machine 12. The keystroke can be either input through a keyboard or if the graphics display includes a full representation of the wireless data device, including the keypad of the wireless data device, a mouse click on the appropriate key can also be registered. Other means for inputting data of the client machine 12 is known to those skilled in the art.
[0040]Client machine 12 in step 52 recognizes that a keystroke has been input and converts this keystroke into a packet that can be sent across network 14.
[0041]Server machine 16 receives the packet from step 52 and in step 54 converts this packet to be transferred across interface 20.
[0042]Wireless device 18 includes a driver handling the interface. This driver interprets the request in step 56. The interface driver recognizes that the data packet is a keystroke and in step 58 the interface driver simulates a keypad driver. In this way, the wireless data device 18 thinks that the input came from its keypad. The simulated keypad driver next uses the data packet created in step 54 to input a keystroke on the wireless data device 18 in step 60.
[0043]Reference is now made to FIG. 5. As an alternative to keypad inputs, a method to simulate a stylus event on the wireless device is provided. A stylus event could be simulated through the use of a mouse on client machine 12, where clicking the mouse could be a pen down simulation, releasing the mouse could be a pen up simulation, and dragging the mouse over the LCD representation on client machine 12 could simulate the dragging of the mouse on wireless device 18.
[0044]As one skilled in the art will realize, the dragging of the mouse over the LCD representation on client machine 12 will generate an X and Y coordinate for the stylus, and when this changes a new event is sent from client machine 12 to wireless device 18. The movement events may be only sent during mouse clicks to simulate a stylus with the pen down, or may be sent even when the mouse is not clicked in some applications.
[0045]Further, as one skilled in the art will realize, a client machine may use means other than a mouse to simulate a stylus, including a touch screen, a stylus on the client machine, or other devices know to those in the art.
[0046]In FIG. 5, a stylus event is registered on client machine 12 in step 62. This event, as indicated above, may be the clicking, releasing, or moving of the mouse on the LCD representation on client machine 12.
[0047]In step 63, the stylus event is packaged for network transmission and is transmitted over network 14. The server machine 16 converts the event information for interface 20 in step 54 and sends this information over interface 20.
[0048]In step 56 wireless device 18 interprets the request and finds it is a stylus event. Based on the request a stylus driver is simulated in step 64. The driver in step 64 is used to input the stylus event on wireless device in step 66.
[0049]In this way, the user can simulate a stylus event remotely, allowing the remote user to control the device in a manner similar to that which a local user could.
[0050]Based on the above, the combination of the steps in FIGS. 2 to 5 provide a client machine 12 with control of wireless data device 18 from a remote location. The display of the wireless data device is updated regularly on client machine 12 through either periodic update requests or based on changes in the display of wireless device 18. Keystrokes or stylus events can be input from client machine 12. The desired features are thereby accomplished.
[0051]Specifically, in debugging situations where a wireless network is only available at a remote location, the wireless device can be connected to a server machine at that remote location with all of the testing being accomplished from the client location. Also, in the case of technical support, the wireless data device can be connected to a computer running the appropriate software, and a technical support employee can then have full control over the wireless device. A closed path communication can be established through the remote user interface 10 and wireless network 21.
[0052]For the training example, where the display of the wireless device is to be projected from a digital projector, client machine 12 and server machine 16 can be the same machine. In this case, network 14 is simulated on the client/server machine and communications between the client and server are performed on the same machine. Client machine 12 can further be connected to the digital projector. This allows wireless data device 18 to have its display projected through one computer running both client and server software.
[0053]Testing during the creation of a device is further provided for. In the case of a device in which a display or keypad have not yet been integrated into the hardware of the device, the present invention can be used to replace the display and keypad. Again, in this situation, client machine 12 and server machine 16 will be one machine and can be used in place of a display and keypad to ensure that the underlying hardware is working properly. Again, testing can be accomplished by sending communications from the device 18 to a tester's local computer over wireless network 21 by utilizing the remote user interface 10 to send the communications, or by sending information from the client machine 12 to the wireless device 18 and then monitoring the wireless device 18 using remote user interface 10.
[0054]Reference is now made to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment in which capturing the audio functions of a wireless device is accomplished. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art the audio remote user interface can be used independently from or in conjunction with a data remote user interface. If used in conjunction with a data remote user interface a wireless data device 18 is connected to a server machine 16 using an interface 20. The screen display and keyboard inputs for the embodiment of FIG. 6 are the same as those of FIGS. 1-5.
[0055]An audio box 70 can be added in order to have the audio of wireless data device 18 available to a remote user. The remote user can dial to a telephone line connected to audio box 70. The client machine 12 can further send a pre-existing command to server machine 16 to answer the telephone call. Once the telephone call is answered by server machine 16, audio from wireless data device 18 is connected and the telephone of the user simulates the audio of the wireless data device.
[0056]As indicated in FIG. 6, phone line 72 is connected to audio box 70 and a ring detector 74 signals to server machine 16 through a parallel port 76 that the telephone is ringing. If server machine 16 has received a command from client machine 12 to answer, audio controller server 78 sends a signal to loop controller 80 to answer the telephone. Audio box 70 is further connected through a microphone input 82 and a headphone or speaker output 84 or 86 respectively.
[0057]Based on the above, an audio signal traveling along a phone line 72 is connected through microphone input 82 to wireless data device 18, and thus can simulate an audio input to the wireless device 18. Further, audio output from the wireless device is sent either through headphones 84 or speakers 86 and these are captured and sent back across phone line 72 to a user telephone.
[0058]As one skilled in the art will appreciate, rather than using a parallel port 76 for a custom built audio box, an audio PC board such as the Pica Inline® or any modem with headset interface can be used.
[0059]There is therefore provided a complete simulation of the wireless data device, including possible audio interface to the wireless data device from a remote location. Further, a complete audio closed loop can be accomplished by having a user dial up the wireless device being tested over a cellular telephone network (wireless network) and use the phone connection through audio box 70 to ensure that sound transmitted to the device is received and conveyed by the wireless device. As will further be appreciated by those skilled in the art, when using an audio box 70 for testing, wireless device 18 does not need to have data capabilities and can thus be a voice device.
[0060]Reference is now made to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a host mobile station including preferred embodiments of the techniques of the present application. Mobile station 1100 is preferably a two-way wireless communication device having at least voice and data communication capabilities. Mobile station 1100 preferably has the capability to communicate with other computer systems on the Internet. Depending on the exact functionality provided, the wireless device may be referred to as a data messaging device, a two-way pager, a Wireless e-mail device, a cellular telephone with data messaging capabilities, a wireless Internet appliance, or a data communication device, as examples.
[0061]Where mobile device 1100 is enabled for two-way communication, it will incorporate a communication subsystem 1111, including both a receiver 1112 and a transmitter 1114, as well as associated components such as one or more, preferably embedded or internal, antenna elements 1116 and 1118, local oscillators (LOs) 1113, and a processing module such as a digital signal processor (DSP) 1120. As will be apparent to those skilled in the field of communications, the particular design of the communication subsystem 1111 will be dependent upon the communication network in which the device is intended to operate. For example, mobile station 1100 may include a communication subsystem 1111 designed to operate within the Mobitex® mobile communication system, the DataTAC® mobile communication system, GPRS network, UMTS network, EDGE network or CDMA network.
[0062]Network access requirements will also vary depending upon the type of network 1119. For example, in the Mobitex and DataTAC networks, mobile station 1100 is registered on the network using a unique identification number associated with each mobile station. In UMTS and GPRS networks, and in some CDMA networks, however, network access is associated with a subscriber or user of mobile station 1100. A GPRS mobile station therefore requires a subscriber identity module (SIM) card in order to operate on a GPRS network, and a RUIM in order to operate on some CDMA networks. Without a valid SIM/RUIM card, a GPRS/UMTS/CDMA mobile station may not be fully functional. Local or non-network communication functions, as well as legally required functions (if any) such as emergency calling, may be available, but mobile station 1100 will be unable to carry out any other functions involving communications over the network 1100. The SIM/RUIM interface 1144 is normally similar to a card-slot into which a SIM/RUIM card can be inserted and ejected like a diskette or PCMCIA card. The SIM/RUIM card can have approximately 64K of memory and hold many key configuration 1151, and other information 1153 such as identification, and subscriber related information.
[0063]When required network registration or activation procedures have been completed, mobile station 1100 may send and receive communication signals over the network 1119. Signals received by antenna 1116 through communication network 1119 are input to receiver 1112, which may perform such common receiver functions as signal amplification, frequency down conversion, filtering, channel selection and the -like, and in the example system shown in FIG. 7, analog to digital (A/D) conversion. A/D conversion of a received signal allows more complex communication functions such as demodulation and decoding to be performed in the DSP 1120. In a similar manner, signals to be transmitted are processed, including modulation and encoding for example, by DSP 1120 and input to transmitter 1114 for digital to analog conversion, frequency up conversion, filtering, amplification and transmission over the communication network 1119 via antenna 1118. DSP 1120 not only processes communication signals, but also provides for receiver and transmitter control. For example, the gains applied to communication signals in receiver 1112 and transmitter 1114 may be adaptively controlled through automatic gain control algorithms implemented in DSP 1120.
[0064]Network 1119 may further communicate with multiple systems, including a server 1160 and other elements (not shown). For example, network 1119 may communicate with both an enterprise system and a web client system in order to accommodate various clients with various service levels.
[0065]Mobile station 1100 preferably includes a microprocessor 1138 which controls the overall operation of the device. Communication functions, including at least data and voice communications, are performed through communication subsystem 1111. Microprocessor 1138 also interacts with further device subsystems such as the display 1122, flash memory 1124, random access memory (RAM) 1126, auxiliary input/output (I/O) subsystems 1128, serial port 1130, keyboard 1132, speaker 1134, microphone 1136, a short-range communications subsystem 1140 and any other device subsystems generally designated as 1142.
[0066]Some of the subsystems shown in FIG. 7 perform communication-related functions, whereas other subsystems may provide "resident" or on-device functions. Notably, some subsystems, such as keyboard 1132 and display 1122, for example, may be used for both communication-related functions, such as entering a text message for transmission over a communication network, and device-resident functions such as a calculator or task list.
[0067]Operating system software used by the microprocessor 1138 is preferably stored in a persistent store such as flash memory 1124, which may instead be a read-only memory (ROM) or similar storage element (not shown). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the operating system, specific device applications, or parts thereof, may be temporarily loaded into a volatile memory such as RAM 1126. Received communication signals may also be stored in RAM 1126. Further, a unique identifier is also preferably stored in read-only memory.
[0068]As shown, flash memory 1124 can be segregated into different areas for both computer programs 1158 and program data storage 1150, 1152,1154 and 1156. These different storage types indicate that each program can allocate a portion of flash memory 1124 for their own data storage requirements. Microprocessor 1138, in addition to its operating system functions, preferably enables execution of software applications on the mobile station. A predetermined set of applications that control basic operations, including at least data and voice communication applications for example, will normally be installed on mobile station 1100 during manufacturing. A preferred software application may be a personal information manager (PIM) application having the ability to organize and manage data items relating to the user of the mobile station such as, but not limited to, e-mail, calendar events, voice mails, appointments, and task items. Naturally, one or more memory stores would be available on the mobile station to facilitate storage of PIM data items. Such PIM application would preferably have the ability to send and receive data items, via the wireless network 1119. In a preferred embodiment, the PIM data items are seamlessly integrated, synchronized and updated, via the wireless network 1119, with the mobile station user?s corresponding data items stored or associated with a host computer system. Further applications may also be loaded onto the mobile station 1100 through the network 1119, an auxiliary I/O subsystem 1128, serial port 1130, short-range communications subsystem 1140 or any other suitable subsystem 1142, and installed by a user in the RAM 1126 or preferably a non-volatile store (not shown) for execution by the microprocessor 1138. Such flexibility in application installation increases the functionality of the device and may provide enhanced on-device functions, communication-related functions, or both. For example, secure communication applications may enable electronic commerce functions and other such financial transactions-to be performed using the mobile station 1100. These applications will however, according to the above, in many cases need to be approved by a carrier.
[0069]In a data communication mode, a received signal such as a text message or web page download will be processed by the communication subsystem 1111 and input to the microprocessor 1138, which preferably further processes the received signal for output to the display 1122, or alternatively to an auxiliary I/O device 1128. A user of mobile station 1100 may also compose data items such as email messages for example, using the keyboard 1132, which is preferably a complete alphanumeric keyboard or telephone-type keypad, in conjunction with the display 1122 and possibly an auxiliary. I/O device 1128. Such composed items may then be transmitted over a communication network through the communication subsystem 1111.
[0070]For voice communications, overall operation of mobile station 1100 is similar, except that received signals would preferably be output to a speaker 1134 and signals for transmission would be generated by a microphone 1136. Alternative voice or audio I/O subsystems, such as a voice message recording subsystem, may also be implemented on mobile station 1100. Although voice or audio signal output is preferably accomplished primarily through the speaker 1134, display 1122 may also be used to provide an indication of the identity of a calling party, the duration of a voice call, or other voice call related information for example.
[0071]Serial port 1130 in FIG. 7 would normally be implemented in a personal digital assistant (PDA)-type mobile station for which synchronization with a user's desktop computer (not shown) may be desirable. Such a port 1130 would enable a user to set preferences through an external device or software application and would extend the capabilities of mobile station 1100 by providing for information or software downloads to mobile station 1100 other than through a wireless communication network. The alternate download path may for example be used to load an encryption key onto the device through a direct and thus reliable and trusted connection to thereby enable secure device communication.
[0072]Other communications subsystems 1140, such as a short-range communications subsystem, is a further optional component which may provide for communication between mobile station 1100 and different systems or devices, which need not necessarily be similar devices. For example, the subsystem 1140 may include an infrared device and associated circuits and components or a Bluetooth® communication module to provide for communication with similarly enabled systems and devices.
[0073]The exemplary mobile station of FIG. 4 is meant to be illustrative and other devices with more or fewer features than the above could equally be used for the present method and apparatus.
[0074]As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the use of a wireless device allows with the present system allows complete loop testing to be conducted from a remote location. Specifically, if the device is connected to a server 16 with interface 20, then a remote user with a client 12 can see what is received at device 18 and can further send information from device 18. This information can be sent from client 18 either through server 16 to the wireless device 18, or can be sent over a wireless network to the wireless device.
[0075]For example, if the tester is testing an email system, the tester can send an email as he/she normally would to the address of the wireless device through a data network to a base station which then passes the message wirelessly to the data device. The tester can also, through client 12 and server 16 see what is received by wireless device 18. Thus the tester can see whether the email message is received by the wireless device and whether there are any problems with the email message. Further, the tester can see what the device does when it first receives the email. For example, if the device should give an email alert to a user, the tester should see this email alert and then be able to access the message received.
[0076]Similarly, the tester can use client 12 to tell server 16 and wireless device 18 to send an email. The email recipient could be set to be the tester's email address, thus allowing the tester to wait for the email to be received at the local machine through the standard data network.
[0077]With the audio box, the user could telephone the wireless device on a first telephone line. A second telephone line could be used for controlling audio box 72 and to listen to and send information from wireless device 18.
[0078]Other options for communicating over the data network as well as over interface 20, thus forming a closed loop communications path, would be known to those skilled in the art.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. (12-22-04) - Terra Andrews scored a career-high 28 points and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated the North Texas women's basketball team 70-58 at the American Bank Center.
The loss drops the Mean Green to 5-5 on the year while the Islanders improve to 9-2 for the season.
"I think you have to give them a lot of credit tonight," said North Texas head coach Tina Slinker. "They gave us a lot of looks tonight and we just were not able to make the stops on the defensive end when we needed too".
The Mean Green raced out to an early 10-4 lead in the first five minutes before Texas A&M-Corpus Christi responded with an 11-0 run to take a 15-10 lead with 9:55 remaining in the first half.
North Texas closed to within two points at 17-15 three minutes later but the Islanders went on a 10-5 run to close the half and take a 27-20 to the break.
Sophomore Mia Ajekwu came out to start the second half with a flurry as she scored seven straight points and the Mean Green went on a 9-2 run in the first three minutes to trim the Islanders lead to 31-29.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi answered with a 8-3 run to extend their lead to 39-32 with 12:12 remaining.
Andrews would take over from there, scoring 18 second half points as the Mean Green never got closer than eight points in the second half.
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The World Baseball Classic has been bad for Felipe Alou's managerial legacy and even worse for Dominican baseball pride.
It's been good for Eugene Kingsale bobblehead sales, Pudge Rodriguez's job aspirations, fans of baseball "Rocky" stories, and hotel and restaurant owners in Florida and Arizona who believe there's nothing better than a spring training that lasts forever.
The players taking part in the WBC aren't the only ones affected. Throughout the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues, fringe players and prospects alike are trying to capitalize on the opportunity for more at-bats or innings pitched.
Maybe they'll win jobs on the Opening Day roster, or at least give the manager something to file away for future reference come May or June.
Some players are faring better than others. In this mid-March installment of Starting 9, we take stock of nine individuals or groups of players who are trying to make an impression in training camps while the big boys are away competing for international pride.
Andruw Jones, Rangers
Texas general manager Jon Daniels figured Jones was worth a shot after the Dodgers dumped him. The financial investment was negligible. The Rangers had hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo to help with the transition. And with Nelson Cruz playing for the Dominican Republic in the WBC, Rangers manager Ron Washington had a few extra at-bats to throw Jones' way.
The logic was sound, and Jones has looked better of late after a terrible start. He's hitting .308 with 11 strikeouts in 26 at-bats this spring.
But it will take more than a good week or two for Jones to erase the memory of his Dodgers debacle.
Jones is 31 years old, and some talent evaluators talk about him with a sense of wistfulness bordering on sadness. Quite often, the words used are in the past tense.
"Remember what Andruw used to do with hanging breaking balls?" one scout said. "Even when his rear end came flying out, he could hit the ball a long way. He can still hit a mistake now, but it's basically the same stuff we've been seeing the last couple of years."
Even Jones' defense is suspect these days. One scout said Jones' bat speed is still adequate, but wondered if he has a vision problem.
"He's not tracking balls well in the outfield, and he's swinging and missing at some pitches by a foot," the scout said.
Jones' deal with Texas allows him to opt out March 20 and seek employment elsewhere if he' s not added to the big league roster. The Rangers have a nice outfield contingent in Josh Hamilton, David Murphy, Cruz and Marlon Byrd, so it' s hard to see where Jones fits.
If the Rangers decide to keep Jones, they might have to dump Frank Catalanotto and eat his $6 million salary to make room. Don't bet on that happening.
Jones has dug such a hole for himself, he'll need more than one spring training to dig himself out. Some baseball people think he is young enough that a refresher course in Triple-A ball or the independent leagues wouldn't hurt him.
Jeff Samardzija, Cubs
Lefty Sean Marshall continues to have the inside track on the fifth starting spot in manager Lou Piniella's rotation. But with Team USA member Ted Lilly's innings up for grabs, Samardzija and Aaron Heilman, a recent trade acquisition, have both impressed Piniella with the way they've thrown the ball in camp.
Samardzija, the former Notre Dame football star, was a work-in-progress when the Cubs lured him from the NFL with a five-year, $10 million deal. There's still some debate within the Cubs' organization about whether Samardzija's long-term future will be as a starter or a reliever. But the tools and aptitude to learn are there.
After hitting 96 mph on the radar gun last year, Samardzija has eased in at a nice, comfortable 92 this spring. He's focused on location and improving his secondary pitches, and he's made progress with his slider and splitter.
If Marshall cracks the Cubs' rotation, Heilman, Chad Gaudin and Luis Vizcaino are among the righty bullpen options for Piniella. So where does Samardzija fit? Given his relative lack of experience, it wouldn't hurt him to open the season with Triple-A Iowa. But he's not making the Cubs' decision any easier.
Jeff Clement, Mariners
With Kenji Johjima playing for Japan in the WBC, Seattle manager Don Wakamatsu is divvying up the catching at-bats among Clement, Rob Johnson, Jamie Burke and Adam Moore. After a slow start, Clement seems to be finding his comfort zone.
One scout in Arizona expressed reservations about Clement's throwing and his ability to hit breaking balls, but Clement has a sweet swing and good power, and the Mariners need all the offense they can get.
Interestingly enough, Clement is 0-for-7 this spring as a designated hitter and 5-for-13 when he' s behind the plate. The majority of his at-bats this season are likely to come as a DH, because the Mariners aren' t going to pay Johjima $8 million to crack jokes on the bench.
The Mariners could send Clement to Triple-A Tacoma to start the season, but he's not counting heads or dwelling on his fate at the moment.
"If I play to my capabilities, I think everything is going to work out," Clement said. "I believe it's going to work out either way. A great spring, an average spring, a bad spring. You have to have the mentality that it's a long season and you always have to be ready for the next day."
Micah Owings and Homer Bailey, Reds
Reds manager Dusty Baker wasn't too broken up over the Netherlands' shocking upset of the Dominican Republic, because it means that starters Edinson Volquez and Johnny Cueto are on their way back to Cincinnati's spring training camp.
While the young guns were away, Owings and Bailey both performed ably in bids for the fifth spot in the rotation.
Bailey, 22, reported to camp in better shape after working out with tennis player Andy Roddick in Austin, Texas. Bailey is throwing harder and with better command, and handling himself with a more mature demeanor than in his previous call-ups.
Nick Masset, acquired from the White Sox in the Ken Griffey Jr. trade, is also competing for a starting spot, although his stuff probably translates better to the bullpen. If Baker needs a tie-breaker, Owings's .552 career slugging percentage won't hurt his cause.
Dallas McPherson, Marlins
McPherson, a Citadel product and former Angels mega-prospect, put himself back on the map with 42 home runs for Florida's Triple-A farm club in Albuquerque last season. Now he's 28 years old and hoping to add to that meager total of 371 major league at-bats.
McPherson and shortstop Robert Andino have played more than expected this spring while Jorge Cantu, Hanley Ramirez and Alfredo Amezaga were away at the WBC. McPherson is homerless in 25 at-bats and Andino has three errors in seven games, so neither player has taken Florida by storm.
Amezaga, the most versatile Marlin, sprained his knee in the WBC and will miss four to six weeks. The Marlins could fill the void with Andino, Emilio Bonifacio or one of several young outfielders in camp.
McPherson is trying to win the starting third base job and force the Marlins to shift Cantu to first base. Plan 1A is for Cantu to remain at third, Gaby Sanchez to break camp at first and McPherson to compete for a job as a lefty bat off the bench. Given his limited range at third and big strikeout totals, McPherson is not ideally suited for that role.
Cleveland's kids
Young Matt LaPorta had a memorable 2008. He played in the Futures Game and the Summer Olympics, got traded from Milwaukee to Cleveland for CC Sabathia, then got married and played winter ball in Venezuela. No wonder he was grateful for spring training: It' s the first chance he's had to relax in months.
While the scouts like LaPorta for his bat, if not necessarily his glove, some other Cleveland outfielders are making a bigger splash this spring.
Trevor Crowe, a former first-round pick, and Michael Brantley, son of former big leaguer Mickey Brantley and the player to be named later in the Sabathia trade, have earned rave reviews for their performances while Shin-Soo Choo is playing for Korea in the WBC.
"That kid can really play," one scout said of Brantley. "Every at-bat is a quality at-bat."
Indians general manager Mark Shapiro spent several minutes gushing over Brantley, Crowe, LaPorta, catcher Carlos Santana, third baseman Wes Hodges and several other prospects during a conversation with reporters Wednesday.
"It's the best layer of talent we've had in a long, long period of time here," Shapiro said.
Phillies bench candidates
Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino are playing for Team USA, Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz are rehabbing from offseason surgery, and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been doling out at-bats to all comers in Clearwater, Fla.
While Pablo Ozuna and Marcus Giles have both played adequately, much of the talk in camp has centered around minor leaguers Jason Donald and John Mayberry Jr.
Mayberry, acquired from Texas for Greg Golson in a swap of two stalled prospects, slugged .677 in his first 10 spring games. The Phillies are short on right-handed power with the exception of Jayson Werth, so they'll monitor Mayberry closely if he begins the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Donald, former Arizona Wildcats shortstop, is playing as if he has no plans to go anywhere. He's hitting .486 (11 for 29) with six walks in Florida. While spring training stats can be deceptive, Donald's baseball sense and intangibles transcend the numbers.
"He's one of those guys who's going to make himself a Major League Baseball player," said a National League front-office man.
The Phils auditioned Donald at third base in the Arizona Fall League and again this spring. He could be a candidate to inherit the position once Feliz's two-year deal runs out in November.
The Mets' outfield scramble
The Mets sent the WBC a major league-high 16 players, including Carlos Beltran and Fernando Tatis. That's allowed manager Jerry Manuel to give more at-bats to outfielders Bobby Kielty, Cory Sullivan, Jeremy Reed and incumbent utilityman Marlon Anderson.
At the moment, those four players appear to be competing for two bench spots, although an additional job might be available if Manuel begins the season with 11 pitchers instead of 12.
Anderson was terrible last season, with a .530 OPS in 138 at-bats, but he's the only one of the quartet owed guaranteed money. True, it's only $1.15 million, but that might be enough to give him an edge for a roster spot. Sullivan and Reed are similar players -- strong defenders with suspect bats -- while Kielty would add some welcome right-handed balance to the roster.
Manuel's decision will probably come down to the final few spring games. Rabid Mets fans will be waiting breathlessly for him to make the call.
Detroit's outfield fill-ins
Manager Jim Leyland's entire starting outfield is in the Classic. Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen are playing for Venezuela, while Curtis Granderson is with Team USA.
In their stead, Clete Thomas, Ryan Raburn, Jeff Larish, Brent Clevlen, Marcus Thames, Wilkin Ramirez and Casper Wells have been carrying the load in the Tigers' outfield. And not with much distinction.
Thames suffered a strained abdominal muscle Tuesday against St. Louis and is expected to miss a week. Larish and Clevlen are the only two hitting better than .230, and the Tigers scored a total of 10 runs in five games before breaking out in a 7-4 win over the Yankees on Wednesday.
Leyland has done his part to help spread the gospel of global baseball. Now he'd like his starting outfield back, thank you.
Jerry Crasnick covers baseball for ESPN.com. His book "License To Deal" was published by Rodale. Click here to order a copy. He can be reached via e-mail.


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The US-based Citrix corporation has just acquired XenSource, a virtualization solutions provider for US$ 500m.
The acquistion will be financed with share options and cash; a sum of US$ 107m has been allocated for conversion to share options. The take-over is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.
Citrix is a supplier of proprietary thin client solutions. XenSource offers free and commercial virtualization software and services. Citrix envisages seamless integration of XenSource virtualization technologies with its own products.
In the press release accompanying the acquistion, Citrix states that "The acquisition will also strengthen each company's strong partnership with Microsoft and commitment to the Windows platform." Following the acquistion, the Xen team will be helping to achieve interoperability with the planned Microsoft "Viridian" hypervisor. The XenSource Team will become Citrix's new Virtualization & Management unit with XenSource boss Peter Levine at its head. Levine will be reporting directly to Citrix President Mark Templeton. Xen project leader Ian Pratt will be continuing Xen's Open Source strategy under the Citrix umbrella.
XenSource has announced the new release of the commercial variant of the XenEnterprise v4 hypervisor software for next week. At the same time, the company reports that user figures have doubled to 650 in the past three months. Based on this, Citrix's expectations for Xen are high with Citrix expecting turover to grow by US$ 50m in 2008.
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The Jiffy Esteam Personal Handheld Steamer is a great choice for anyone who just needs to touch up their clothes, or for steaming hanging items like curtains and bed skirts. The Esteam is lightweight and easy to use, and it won't take up much room in your suitcase if you want to take it along on a trip. It heats quickly, produces continuous steam for about 15 minutes and gets good reviews for de-wrinkling.
Simple machine. The Jiffy Esteam Personal Handheld Steamer is equipped with a 600-watt heating element and a reservoir that holds 8 ounces of water. It has no internal water lines or pumps that can become clogged by hard water. A special outer housing ensures cool-to-the-touch operation. The Jiffy Steamer also has a non-retractable 9-foot power cord. If you want to use the Esteam as a travel steamer for trips abroad, for about $30 more, you can purchase it with a set of converter and adaptor plugs for worldwide use.
Wrinkles vanish. The 2-pound Jiffy Esteam Personal Handheld Steamer as simple as a machine comes -- simply fill it with water and plug it in to create steam. Users say it's ready within a few minutes and the steam lasts about 15 minutes. To de-wrinkle, merely touch the fabric lightly with the steam head, moving the steamer up and down. Unlike a steam iron, this Jiffy does not have adjustable steam, spray mist or burst-of-steam settings. It should be cleaned when calcium scale is noticeable in the bottom of the Esteam using Jiffy Steamer Liquid Cleaner (Est. $27 for three). Although the Esteam does not have an on/off switch -- something that does draw some user complaints -- it shuts off automatically when it runs out of water.
A sturdy, reliable performer. The 600-watt Jiffy Esteam Personal Handheld Steamer gets rave reviews from professional and user reviewers who say it performs well, heats quickly and produces a steady stream of steam. Reviewers also attest to its sturdiness and durability. Many say they use it de-wrinkle drapes as well as freshening clothes. Because it is lightweight and compact, reviewers say it is easy to pack in a suitcase, making it suitable for travel. The steamer has a three-year warranty.
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Good Housekeeping places the Jiffy Esteam Personal Handheld Steamer fourth in its roundup of the seven best handheld steamers, praising its light weight and slim shape. They say the Jiffy produces a good amount of continuous steam from a generously sized water tank, but no attachments are included for "its hefty price tag."
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The Georgia softball team has played enough ranked competition this season to know what it takes to play with the best teams in the country.
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At least Coach Lu Harris hopes that is the case today when Georgia kicks off a three-game series against No. 3 Alabama at the Women's Athletic Complex.
The Bulldogs (19-9, 1-1 SEC) will host the Crimson Tide (19-0, 0-0) today in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. The series will conclude with a 1 p.m. game Sunday.
''I think Alabama is a really good team,'' Harris said. ''We have nothing to lose, but to go out and to play our game and to play hard and to have fun.''
Alabama, which advanced to the College World Series last season and was the preseason favorite to win the SEC Championship this season, comes into the weekend with an impressive resume. The Crimson Tide is riding a school-record 19-game winning streak, has outscored the opposition 109-28 and is hitting .344 as a team. Opponents are hitting only .205, and the Crimson Tide has committed only 14 errors and has a fielding percentage of .973.
Senior Kelly Kretschman, a first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American outfielder, and junior All-American first baseman Ginger Jones lead the team with batting averages of .453 and .444, respectively.
Junior Shelley Laird (9-0), a third-team All-American, and freshman Erin Wright (0.39 earned run average) lead a staff that has an ERA of 1.38.
Harris said her team won't face any more pressure than it faced against ranked teams like Arizona, Arizona State, Massachusetts, Michigan and Fresno State earlier in the season. She also said the Kentucky series helped her team realize not to make an SEC game more than what it is, which is just another game.
''We want to come out and play our game and play hard and play together and have fun and get better as we go,'' Harris said.
Junior left-hander Kendra Daniels (7-4) will miss the series, but Harris said she expects freshmen right-handers Kaili Howard (6-3, 2.52) and Nichole Urban (6-2, 3.78) to pick up the slack.
''We will definitely miss her pitching arm, but the two freshmen having been doing a good job this year, and it will be a good time for them to get in there and to step up to the challenge,''
Georgia is coming off a doubleheader split with Kentucky on Wednesday in Lexington, Ky. The Bulldogs dropped the first game 4-1 but rallied to win the nightcap 9-6.
Harris said she wasn't pleased by her team's defensive effort in game one, but she was proud of the way the players bounced back in the nightcap.
Junior Alyssa Mauro (first career home run) and sophomore catcher Julie Raiskums (double, two-run triple) had key hits in the second of Georgia's first two SEC games of the season.
Freshman outfielder Nicole Barber, the SEC's Player of the Week, also had four hits in the nightcap to raise her batting average to a team-leading .385. Barber also leads the Bulldogs in runs (25), hits (35), stolen bases (22 of 23) and on-base percentage (.446).
Junior third baseman Kristen Bell and freshman Shannon McKeon are tied for the team lead with 19 RBIs.
The two games against Kentucky were originally scheduled for Tuesday, but they were postponed to Wednesday due to bad weather. The rescheduling forced the cancellation of the third game of the series, which Harris said won't be made up.
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I've heard from a tour leader that you shouldn't drink tea in high altitude because it makes you thirsty and cause problem in blood circulation. Is this true? Should'nt we drink tea in high altitude?
The idea that caffeinated drinks dehydrate you or "don't count" toward your body's water requirement is a myth. Laboratory studies have shown that caffeinated soda is just as hydrating as water, i.e., the diuretic effect of the caffeine is too small to measure.[Grandjean 2000] Even in the case of coffee, which has much higher concentrations of caffeine than soda, studies going back as far as 1928 have shown that the diuretic effect vanishes for people whose bodies have learned to tolerate the caffeine.[Eddy 1928]
It's extremely common for mountaineers to drink tea at high altitudes. For example, I traveled with several mountain guides in Kenya and Tanzania who drank the stuff in massive quantities. For someone who's a caffeine addict, not drinking caffeine at high altitude is a really silly thing to do. It will give you a headache and make you feel terrible -- exactly the same symptoms as mild altitude sickness.
Reviews of the effects of caffeine at high altitude [Hackett 2010], and specifically of tea at Everest base camp [Scott 2004], showed that there were multiple positive effects of caffeine and no detectable negative effects. The positive effects included a decrease in high-altitude lassitude, as well as an improvement in athletic performance that was bigger at high altitude than at low altitude. Dehydration is difficult to avoid at very high altitudes such as the altitude of Everest base camp; however, the Everest study showed that the hydration status of tea drinkers was the same as that of a control group who abstained from caffeine.
Hackett writes:
Eddy NB, Downs AW. Tolerance and cross-tolerance in the human subject to the diuretic effect of caffeine, theobromine and theophylline. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1928;33:167-174.
Grandjean et al., "The Effect of Caffeinated, Non-Caffeinated, Caloric and Non-Caloric Beverages on Hydration," Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 19, No. 5, 591-600 (2000)
Hackett, "Caffeine at high altitude: java at base camp," High Altitude Medicine and Biology 11 (2010) 1.
Scott et al, "The effect of drinking tea at high altitude on hydration status and mood," Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 91(4):493–498.


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Released: Aug 21st, 2007
Running Time: 120
Director: Wesley Emerson
Company: Sinsation Pictures
Cast: Shy Love, Kimberly Kane, Reno, Brad Hardy, Lindsey Meadows, Van Damage, Faith Leon, Regan Anthony
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Feature
Those who mistakenly pick up this title expecting to find John Travolta and a talking baby will be terribly disappointed.
Kimberly Kane and Lindsey Meadows operate a popular Webcam show from their home. Van Damage never misses a broadcast. After watching the girls dyke out, Damage decides he must meet them in person. The girls agree, but only if they can fuck Damage on their show.
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The time and timezone for my site are wrong. To put it simply, it is 9:34 pm in Chicago right now, but under the "General Settings" it says it is 6:47 am. I realize I can change the timezone, but I would prefer to fix this so that the minutes match up.
I would like to emphasize that I know how to change the timezone and I know how to customize the time formatting & everything.
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I'm terrible at SQL. I do not know if what I am trying to do is possible. But, because of our data structure, I need to solve this problem this way or do a massive architectural change.
I am trying to count the number of 'Provinces' (a.k.a States) for a Country. However, there are just a few Provinces that need to be ignored from the count. Because of this, I am trying to retrieve a list of countries, with a count of the provinces in each country.
As an example, I need to query for the United States, and ignore 'Washington D.C.' from the count. The reason why is because by our requirements, Washington D.C. is not a state. Here is what I am trying at the moment (it does not work):
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Penn State Abington offers students the opportunity to pursue a career in nursing while staying in the Philadelphia area. These opportunities involve partnerships with local nursing schools and Thomas Jefferson University.
Step 1: Complete prerequisite, pre-nursing coursework at Penn State Abington
Penn State Abington offers the required science and general education courses necessary to prepare for admission to one of the partnering nursing programs.
- Anatomy - BIOL 129
- Physiology - BIOL 141 & 142
- Chemistry - CHEM 101 or CHEM 110 & 111
- Microbiology - MICRO 106 & 107
- Nutrition - NUTR 251
- Psychology - PSYCH 100
- Sociology - SOC 001 or 005
- Human Development and Family Studies - HD FS 129
- Statistics - STAT 200 or 250
Students have the opportunity to apply these courses to earn Penn State Abington's Health Science Professions Certificate and/or the associate degree in Letters, Arts & Sciences.
Step 2: Earn your diploma from a partner nursing school
Upon successful completion of prerequisite course work and admissions requirements, students apply to attend one of our partner schools to continue their education.
- Degree: Diploma (RN) in Nursing
- Application deadline - Feb 1 for Sept admission, Jul 1 for Jan admission
- Program length - 2 years, 10 months
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- Degree: Diploma (RN) in Nursing
- Application deadline - rolling admission
- Program length - 21 months
Step 3: Earn your B.S. in Nursing (RN to B.S.) at Penn State Abington
A student's college course work in combination with the diploma in nursing from one of the partnering nursing schools and completion of the national examination for licensure as a registered nurse (NCLEX) can be applied towards Penn State University's Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Partner nursing programs work with Penn State Abington to provide students with a seamless and accelerated transition to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program where students complete the remaining degree requirements.
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Mario Chalmers Hits Absurd Game-Winner
I'm quite sure this isn't what Memphis guard Mario Chalmers intended to do, but hey, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
I'm quite sure this isn't what Memphis guard Mario Chalmers intended to do, but hey, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
Criticism of Mario Chalmers never misses a game.
You laugh, but there's a strong possibility that Mario really was about to get screamed at for standing in the wrong place or something.
I get it. Sometimes we all want to yell at Mario Chalmers. He's the annoying little brother who means well, but doesn't think and often makes things worse. He's eminently shoveable. Little kids practice endless jumpers in their driveways, dreaming that someday they'll make the NBA and be able to push Chalmers around a…
According to the Reddit user who spotted these nesting dolls while visiting Russia, Bosh's doll was the smallest one in the set, coming in behind both Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers. That's some cold shit, Russia.
Perhaps Mario Chalmers and Ray Allen thought LeBron was joking when he told them they would be doing pushups if they lost a shooting competition to him. He was not joking. LeBron's drill-sergeant cadence could use a little work, though. There's not nearly enough spittle flying here.
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Congratulations to the Heat guard. If money's tight, he can always cut the $2000 he spends monthly on the most unnecessary bodyguard in the world. [Miami New Times]
You have to admire a national championship game in which most of the final possessions late in regulation are fast breaks. In a relentlessly entertaining national championship game, the Kansas Jayhawks win their first national championship in 20 years. Bill Self gets his title, and Mario Chalmers secures his place in…


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Southwest Dental opens new facility
Southwest Dental Group expanded its local operation, opening a 2,800-square-foot office at 2918 W. Ina Road, Suite 109, in Heritage Plaza. The facility is near its general practice location at 2934 W. Ina Road.
The new facility has eight dental chairs, adding to the 10 chairs at the general dental practice location. The two locations have 20 employees, which include five dentists and specialists.
The group offers general dentistry and specialized services such as oral surgery, periodontics and endodontics.
Harkins to take over Tower's cineplex
Tower Theatres, the Tucson area's lone independently owned cineplex, closed March 28, capping years of financial woes that included barely avoiding foreclosure in 2010.
Phoenix-based Harkins Theaters will take over the 12-screen theater sometime in May, said Tower's managing partner, Kent Edwards.
Edwards announced the closure on Tower's website.
"We have celebrated five years, three months and 21 days as your center for Hollywood entertainment," he wrote. "All in all, Tower Theatres opened over 750 movies starting with 'The Golden Compass' back in December of 2007 right up to this past week with 'The Croods.' "
World Sports Grille closes in Foothills Mall
World Sports Grille, the cavernous restaurant and game room at the Foothills Mall, closed March 25.
Sales and marketing director Sherry Kososkie said the restaurant's parent company, GameWorks, notified them of the closure March 25.
The 15,000-square-foot World Sports Grille, with a large room devoted to video games and flat-screen TVs projecting sporting events throughout the dining rooms and bar, opened in spring 2008 at 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. It was the GameWorks maiden voyage into the sports bar arena.
Since then, the Seattle-based company has opened a World Sports Grille in Seattle and has one set to open in early April in New Hampshire.
Marana, OV garner budgetary award
The finance departments of Marana and Oro Valley won national recognition for their budgetary presentation skills.
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada gave both towns' departments a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, recognizing the towns' Fiscal Year 2013 budgets and comprehensive financial plans.
The towns' documents were rated "proficient" as policy documents, financial plans, operations guides and communications devices, and included 14 mandatory criteria within each category. This is the sixth consecutive year Marana has received the award. Oro Valley has received the award five consecutive years.
Climate change focus of April 27 talk
Sierra Club member Elna Otter will discuss global climate change at Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation April 27.
Otter's free two-hour talk will start at 5 p.m. at the church, 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. She will present a slide show based on work by former Vice President Al Gore that explains basic climate change science and provides updates on new developments and solutions.
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Oracle park offering weekend bird walks
Oracle State Park is offering guided walks and educational talks about the park's wildlife.
The park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through April. Events take place at the Oracle State Park Center for Environmental Education.
The park entrance fee is $7 per vehicle. To get to the park from Tucson, drive north on Oracle Road, which becomes Arizona 77, and follow Arizona 77 past Oracle Junction to the town of Oracle. In Oracle, follow American Avenue to a turnoff for Mount Lemmon and the park. Then continue just over a mile to the park entrance.
On Saturday there will be a raptor identification program and evening bird walk at 4 p.m., as well as a bird walk from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
On Sunday there will be a bird walk from 7 to 9 a.m. Later that day there will be a talk on bighorn sheep at 11:30 a.m.
Reservations are suggested for both events; call 638-5404.
Cactus group sets plant, animal expo
The Tucson Cactus & Succulent Society will hold a free event to show off desert plant and animal exhibits.
The TCSS Expo Pima Prickly Park Celebration will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 14 at 3500 W. River Road. Tours and exhibits will teach about prickly pear, cholla and other desert plants, as well as animals.
Attendees can also plant a small cactus in the park or take it home. Vendors will be on hand to give away samples.
For more information, visit www.pimapricklypark.org online.
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Huckabee Got it Right
Mike Huckabee is done as a presidential contender. That's the word on the street.
Stuck on Stupid
Here we go again.
Taking the 'Micro' out of Microfinance
For too many households around the world, living paycheck-to-paycheck is a luxury out of reach.
Equal Justice Under the Law: The Case for Cocaine Sentencing Reform
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is his delight. (Proverbs 11:1)
Our Moral Audit of the Budget
Four years ago, faced with a disastrous federal budget proposal, Sojourners coined a phase, "budgets are moral documents." That phrase has now entered the common lexicon, but it remains our fundam
Taking Aid to Gaza and Israel
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Artisan Breadbasket$6.00
a selection of premium breads with a rosemary and roasted garlic-infused olive oil
Baked Baby Brie$8.00
with almonds, served with raisin-walnut bread and apple slices
italian bread toasted and topped with fresh basil, tomatoes, onions and mozzarella
Fruit Platter$11.00
fresh fruits of the season
Goat Cheese Medallions$8.00
breaded herb goat cheese baked to a golden brown, served with roasted red pepper coulis
Entree Salads
Please Choose From The Following Salad Dressings: Caesar, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Bleu Cheese, Creamy Italian, Thousand Island, Ranch, Honey-mustard, Greek., You May Add To Any Salad: Chicken $3.50, Shrimp $5.00, Grilled Salmon $8.00, Scallops $6.00, Tuna Salad $3.50
Almond Avocado$9.00
avocados, mandarin oranges, diced cucumbers, red peppers and toasted almonds on mixed greens with orange vinaigrette dressing
romaine tossed with caesar dressing and topped with parmesan cheese and croutons
romaine hearts, tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onions, red peppers and feta cheese
Santa FE Cobb$9.00
romaine lettuce topped with smoked turkey, avocado, hard boiled egg, diced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onions, cilantro and pepperjack cheese with chipotle ranch dressing
Spinach House$7.00
spinach, red peppers, kalamata olives, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, choice of dressing
You May Add To Any Entree: Chicken $3.50, Shrimp $5.00, Grilled Salmon. $8.00, Scallops $6.00
Farfalle Pasta$10.00
diced red onions, sliced mushrooms and farfalle ("bowtie") pasta, with marinara sauce and a touch of cream, served with bread
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
ciilantro and lime-marinated grilled chicken with sauteed peppers, onions, cheese, served with house-made chipotle salsa and avocado sour cream
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- Substitute Shrimp $15.00
Herb Crusted Tilapia$14.00
oven baked herb crusted tilapia served with wild rice and steamed vegetables
Italian Gnocchi$12.00
potato-semolina dumplings with mushrooms and tomatoes in a lemon-rosemary cream sauce, topped with parmesan cheese
layers of lean beef and four italian cheeses in a tomato-basil sauce
Linguini Alfredo$11.50
linguini (little tongues) tossed in a creamy lemon-pepper parmesan sauce
Mediterranean Pasta$11.50
tomatoes, olives, red and green peppers, red onions, artichoke hearts, garlic and feta cheese all tossed with linguini
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Apple Pie
5 pounds of granny smith apples baked into an old fashioned double crust with a hand rolled flakey crust & topped with crushed sugar cubes
Cappuccino Cheesecake
cappuccino infused cheesecake over an oreo crust with a layer of chocolate ganache at the bottom covered in cinnamon
Caribbean Coconut Torte
moist layers of yellow cake with pineapple & coconut between the layers with cream cheese icing
Carrot Torte
moist & delicious with raisins, nuts, & cream cheese icing
Creme Brulee Cheesecake
rich and creamy n.y. cheesecake infused with pure bourbon vanilla beans from madagascar in a buttery graham cracker crust finished with a traditional bruleed sugar on top.
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UPDATE: NEW LEVEL ONE REQUIREMENTS COMING: As required by the City's Water Conservation Ordinance, effective August 1, 2016 throughout the end of 2016, outdoor watering will be restricted to three days a week in summer and two days per week in winter for no more than 15 minutes per station. Residents and businesses may choose their preferred watering days.
The State of California is in the midst of a severe drought and has mandated all communities to significantly reduce water usage. In response, the Thousand Oaks City Council adopted a Drought Action Plan and declared a Level 1 Water Supply Shortage with a series of water conservation measures which impact all of us. These are unprecedented circumstances, and the City is taking every step possible to reduce water consumption, but we need your help in meeting this challenge.
• Outdoor watering restricted to 2 days a week, for no more than 15 minutes per station.*• Outdoor irrigation prohibited between 9 am – 5 pm. • No watering during or 48 hours after any rain.• No excessive runoff.• No washing down of hard or paved surfaces.• Leaks must be fixed within 48 hours.
Click here for the City's water conservation ordinance requirements.Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)Enforcement will be focused on voluntary compliance through education first, but fines of up to $500 per occurrence will be levied on repeat offenders.The website water pages are being revised to incorporate the newest information, resources, and make them easier to navigate. Please check back for the latest information and sign up for important notifications if you do not already receive the GoGreen monthly e-newsletter. (see "Stay Updated" box above)Check our Calendar frequently for the latest workshops and presentations regarding water conservation related issues. The City of Thousand Oaks is committed to doing our fair share in achieving the state mandated reductions requested by Governor Brown. We are working closely with California American Water and the California Water Service Company who also provide water to portions of the City to educate the community and facilitate water conservation measures.How can I obtain an application for hardship waiver in regard to the new City of Thousand Oaks Water Conservation Ordinance Requirements?Please click here to download a Hardship Waiver Application. Please fill out and return to the Public Works Department at the City of Thousand Oaks. Please note: This waiver is only applicable to City of Thousand Oaks water customers. If you are a customer of either California American Water or California Water Service, please contact them to obtain a Hardship Waiver Application.


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This is it! Don't miss the shocking conclusion of this official prequel to next spring's STAR TREK film sequel! Overseen by STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci, this climactic issue leads directly into the upcoming blockbuster as Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew fight for fate of the Galaxy!
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Definición de retune en inglés:
verbo[with object]
1Tune (something) again or differently, in particular.
1.1Put (a musical instrument) back in tune or alter its pitch.
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- How might modern Western instruments be transformed for Arab music, say by retuning the piano for microtonal modal systems?
- She would need to retune some of the strings for Llyrana's tale, after all, and that she could only really do once it was in the hall and settled.
- He just hoped St. George's Primary School had got the piano retuned, like they'd promised.
1.2Tune (a radio, television, or other piece of electronic equipment) to a different frequency.
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- She phoned the York TV hotline, was given another number, phoned that, got cut off twice and eventually had to call in the village's television expert to retune the equipment, for which she paid £15.
- We had to pay a fee and put in a lot of new equipment and then retune everything.
- Each daily contact began with Hamilton announcing a number, which referred to a personal code known only by Hamilton and Pole-Evans and led both to retune to a specific radio frequency.
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