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For the professions of Luo Feng village, what they most desire to do is annihilating enchanted beast group rather than stay in the territory killing the low frequency of spawned enchanted beast. This way of earning power value is too low.
In order to provide security for the territory as well as earn territory power value, Cheng Yang had to arrange for some people to handle such a matter.
Now listening to Cheng Yang said that these things will be handed over to the territory guard, naturally they are very happy.
"Everyone disperse, people that ought to be cultivating should go cultivate, and people that ought to be killing enchanted beast should go kill enchanted beast." Cheng Yang said with a smile, and then took the three guards to the altar behind the territory where the entrance to the Scarlet Church instance is located.
Cheng Yang said: "This is a instance, can you guys go in? "
Chen Yun three people have a look of shock once they saw this portal. Cao Cun said: "Lord, this … … How could this portal be in the territory? "
"Is this strange? "Cao Cun's words made Cheng Yang very curious.
Cao Cun hesitated for a bit, then said: "In the world we live in, although there are instance portals within the territory, but that is after the territory has developed to a certain level, which made the field instance be included within the territory range. Instance portal like the one in Luo Feng village where the portal is directly located next to the territory altar has indeed never happen."
Cheng Yang instantly captured the main focus of Cao Cun's explanation, he asked: "Your world? What is the situation like in your world? "
Cao Cun with a wry smile said: "When we entered this world, a large portion of our memory was sealed by God. As for the state of affair concerning our world, it isn't very clear. The only thing I remember are some scattered fragments, like this instance portal. "
Cheng Yang see the sincerity on Cao Cun's face, it is estimated that he didn't lie. Like most people in the previous apocalypse had guess, whether these territory guards, or the shop's' owners, neither are people from this world.
However, this problem is clearly not solvable at this stage, so Cheng Yang can only throw them aside for the time being. Then he said: "Let's not speak about these things. For this instance, are you able to enter? "
Cao Cun three people nodded, he said: "As long as the instance is within the territory range, we can enter. "
Cheng Yang immediately became overjoyed, he said: "Good, in a moment Cao Cun and Xu Wu can respectively enter the hard difficulty level instance. Although the final opponent in the hard difficulty level of the Scarlet Church instance is a peak-order Grell, but that can be solve with a clever trick … … "
Cheng Yang then explain the instance clearance method to them.
The reason why he is so confident that these newly hired guards can handle the hard difficulty level instance is because these guards are natural born warrior. Their sense for fighting is very valiant, and they have combat experience no less than those people mixed a year in the apocalypse. Therefore, as long as the final trick is mastered, when they enter the instance, there won't be any danger.
"Lord, let me also go in! "Chen Yun seriously said.
Cheng Yang was momentarily surprised, he said: "You belong to a melee profession, moreover there isn't any summoned beast to assist you. For you to fight alone against a peak-order enchanted beast, the risk is too big. When your strength increased, we'll talk about it again. "
However, Chen Yun was unexpectedly very insistent, he said: "Lord you can rest assured, if I can't even handle a first peak-order Grell, will I still have face to be a territory guard? Furthermore, I can also wear equipment, and use potions. Coupled with my property bonus, getting rid of this first peak-order Grell isn't difficult. "
Cheng Yang see the firm look on Cheng Yun's face, so after thinking deeply about it, he agreed to his request, but still said: "Then you go ahead and give it a try, but don't force it. If you find yourself no match for it, quickly rushed up the tree. As long as two hours elapsed, the instance will automatically shut off, then you'll be safe. "
"Many thanks for the reminder, Lord. "Chen Yun said while bowing down, but his expression obviously didn't take Cheng Yang's reminder seriously.
Cheng Yang sighed. I hope Chen Yun is indeed really sure about this.
At once, Cheng Yang transferred over 200 power values to Chen Yun to let him buy potions. Then, Cheng Yang went to look for the professions in cultivation to borrow equipment. Currently Liu's group is cultivating, so Cheng Yang went directly over to Liu Hao to borrow his equipment. Although Liu Hao's equipment isn't as good as Cheng Yang, but in the entire Luo Feng village it's ranked among the best.
Chen Yun was satisfied with this set of equipment. Immediately, he went into the instance first, followed by Cao Cun and Xu Wu, these two men.
After the three men disappeared, Cheng Yang began counting today's harvest. Of course, it's needless to say his own harvest, what he really cared about is the overall income of the territory.
After reviewing, Cheng Yang discovered the territory has more than 2,200 points of territory power value. Half of which were obtained from the instance clearances this morning, the other half is from killing monsters in the territory.
But now the priest statue has also upgraded to level 3. Later if you want to continue to upgrade the statues' properties, the daily consumption of territory power value will reach 2,500 points. Fortunately, Cheng Yang has just enlisted three guards. If they can successfully clear the instance, it can provide the territory with nearly an additional 1,500 points of power value a day. Plus with the original income, the daily territory power value will surpass 4,000 points.
This figure, even if humans later occupy a station in the future, nor would it be possible for them in a short period of time to increase the daily territory power value income to such an extent. In the early stage of upgrading the station, territory power value is the most crucial factor restricting the promotion of the territory.
Next, Cheng Yang personally went out to pick 10 people suitable for transfer to priest, and then brought them to the priest statue for transfer. For the allocation of these ten priests, naturally each brigade received two.
Afterward, Cheng Yang took inventory of the remaining wood. There are still more than 80 cubic meters left. At once, he opted to used them all on constructing level 1 residences. With this construction, the number of residences in Luo Feng village has reached 58. Even so, more than two-third of the professions in Luo Feng village belongs to the category of homeless.
Cheng Yang has also been thinking about speeding up the construction of the residences, at the very least so that those profession with families can have a place to live in. But the output of wood has been Luo Feng village's biggest headache. There is nothing that can be done about this, each territory must inevitably go through such a process.
Next, Cheng Yang left Luo Feng village alone. He walked towards the distant, while at the same time killing monsters along the way.
Having just recruited the territory guards has made his power value empty, if he don't work a bit harder, I'm afraid night cultivation would be a problem. Of course, this is only Cheng Yang joking around, even if he's not out killing monsters now, there is also enough power value for cultivating.
The reason why he is so diligent, naturally it's to filled up the vacancies for the territory guard.
Through the study of Chen Yun and the other two guards' properties, Cheng Yang discovered a problem. Although the territory guards doesn't need to cultivate to enhance their order, but the skill level need to be used many times to level up. From this aspect, enlisting the guards a little earlier will be very beneficial to enhancing their strength.
About half an hour later, Cheng Yang open his properties panel. He quickly discovered that his power value surged to more than 1,300 points. This immediately allowed Cheng Yang to calm down, it appears Chen Yun three people smoothly succeeded in clearing the hard difficulty level of the Scarlet Church instance.
Before 1 am, Cheng Yang completely consumes today's energy value, successfully refining 12 bottles of mana potion. He then continue to fight in the wild against the monsters … …
These past few days, the main city of Xiangcheng city has gradually entered the right track.
Yuan Jianze's army took control of the main city three days later, and from the surrounding saved nearly 50,000 people. Compare with Luo Feng village, their method of saving people is much simpler because the focus of their rescue operation is temporarily only within one kilometer around the main city, which mean they don't have to walk far.
But when the main city reach a certain number of people, trouble soon followed.
First of all, the food problems of tens of thousands of people were testing the tolerance of Yuan Jianze. Although testing has identified a number of enchanted beast's meat can be eaten, but because the number of professions is too little, the amount of enchanted beast's obtained everyday isn't many.
Secondly, with a large number of refugees gathered together, and with nothing to do, some secret organizations began to gradually emerged. These people according to the current upheaval, fabricated some doctrine of Gods, and began circulating them among the crowd. This created plenty of trouble for Yuan Jianze's management.
Finally, some people began advocating for fairness, criticizing the behavior of Yuan Jianze dominating the profession statues. They strongly urged Yuan Jianze to opened the transfers to the public, so that ordinary people can transfer.
These three issues made Yuan Jianze's head hurt, but as a soldier, a soldier who came from a time of peace, he couldn't point the muzzle at ordinary people. At least for now, he can't do such a thing.
Finally, Yuan Jianze had to ordered some professions to search the ruins, and clean out the locations of several supermarket warehouses, which added a lot of food. However, this isn't enough to meet the needs of all. Finally, the military can only take out a portion of their power value to buy some food at the grocery store to not make everyone starve.
As for those who gathered believers, Yuan Jianze took coercive measures. Although this played a deterrent role, but it can't be completely eliminated, instead this made them more subtle. In response, Yuan Jianze besides telling the army to strengthen regulation can't think of any other ways.
Yuan Jianze has decided to fulfilled the people's request to have the transfer opened to the public. After giving careful consideration, he has decided to have it selectively open.
The reason why he will make such a decision is simply because these days of fighting has once again cause the army's troop to diminish. Although these soldiers had transferred before going out to fight, but their fighting experience weren't very abundant. In the face of large groups of enchanted beasts, casualties are inevitable.
Yuan Jianze intended to transferred a portion of the ordinary people, and let them also participate in the sweep against the enchanted beasts; which not only helps stabilize the situation in the city, but also reduced the damage to the army.


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On the third day, you'll learn an entirely different weave structure, and get to make your own warp to take home. If that's not enough, sprinkled throughout, we'll be taking breaks to talk about how the yarn gets spun and what it should be like — so if you're motivated, you can have spun the yarn for your final project by the time day 3 rolls around!
This is the intensive class, not the one-day intro — this is the class that makes you self-sufficient from the ground up. However hard we tried, neither my father nor I could ever make all of this fit into a shorter time frame. It's suitable for experienced weavers as well as absolute beginners, not to mention for folks who may have taken this class long ago, but never quite got it all to stick.
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|Dec 1, 1987
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|Johann B. Springer
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|Smith International, Inc.
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This invention concerns apparatus for cutting pipe in an oil or gas well or the like.
When oil and gas wells are drilled, steel pipe is commonly used as a casing in the bore hole. This casing may hang freely in portions of the bore hole, or may be cemented in place by pumping grout between the outside of the pipe and the bore hole. In subsea completions there is a pipe casing extending from the sea floor to the platform where drilling and production equipment is located.
In some situations it may be desirable to mill away a substantial length of casing in a well. This may be desired, for example, to remove cemented casing so that a well can be redrilled. It may also be desired to remove a section of casing to permit oil or gas production at a selected elevation in a well.
For this purpose, a casing mill is used. Casing mills are typically found in the form of an elongated body that can be connected to a drill string. Pilot guide means are provided at the downhole, i.e., terminal, end of the mill to axially position and guide the mill during the cutting of the casing. A plurality of cutting blades project radially from the housing to contact the casing for milling away a length of the casing when the mill is rotated. Drilling mud is pumped down the drill string to wash the steel chips up the annulus between the drill string and casing or bore. It has been conventional to employ fragments of cemented tungsten carbide for cutting along the forward surface of each blade. Each of the blades on the mill is in the form of a steel fin dressed or coated with a layer of brazing alloy matrix containing large particles of cemented tungsten carbide. Typically these may be made by crushing and screening scrap carbide. These particles are mixed with a brazing alloy and the mixture is then applied to the steel arm by melting in an oxyacetylene flame. This leaves particles of carbide more or less randomly distributed and oriented in the matrix.
Such random orientation of the carbide particles significantly limits the efficiency of cutting. The cutting edges on the particles are randomly distributed. The total quantity of carbide available for cutting is limited by the need to have a supporting matrix of brazing alloy. There is sometimes a problem of breakage of the carbide particles so that particles are lost or cutting edges are severely blunted. Further neither weight nor torque requirements are constant over the length of the mill and are different from mill to mill. Additionally, the shape and length of cuttings created by these prior mills vary to a great degree Long, thin and elastic cuttings tend to form bird's nests in the annulus around the drill string which can, in turn, increase the torque requirements to a point where the drill string cannot be rotated or where the circulation of mud is impeded.
There is, therefore, provided in the practice of the present invention a casing mill having a cylindrical body attached at one end to a drill string and having at or near the other end means for piloting the body coaxially into and along the casing. Between the ends a plurality of blades are attached as by welding to project from the body each mounting a plurality of polygonal, tungsten carbide elements adapted to cut away the casing when the mill is rotated. Each of the elements may be rectangular, square, rhomboid, triangular or the like having a smooth front face and a back face secured by brazing or by the application of a suitable organic adhesive to the front surface, i.e, the surface facing in the direction of rotation, of the blade. The front face of each element is preferably oriented with a negative back rake for efficiently cutting steel in this environment. In other words, it is preferable to mount the elements so that the front face is in a plane that is not parallel to the casing mill axis. For this purpose, the forward surface of each blade may be fashioned to have a plurality of steps or slots, each step or slot maintaining one or several elements in a tesselating fashion over a rectangular area at the desired rake angle. Rotation of the drill string and mill results in the baldes cutting away the casing, the cutting chips and debris being carried away by mud pumped down through the drill string and mill.
By providing the elements which cover a retangular area, constant milling rates can be achieved. The weight of the steel that can be removed determines the number of blades that are attached to the body. Further, by advancing the mill at a selected rate or rates, short cuttings are created which do not inhibit rotation of the mill and which can be easily carried away by the mud.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the specification, claims and drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a section view of one embodiment of a casing mill according to the present invention taken along line 1--1 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 2 is a section view similar to that of FIG. 1 of another embodiment of a casing mill according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged section view of FIG. 1 taken along line 3--3;
FIG. 4 is a side view of a cutting blade for the device as shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a section of the blade of FIG. 4 taken along line 5--5; and
FIG. 6 is a view similar to that of FIG. 5 showing yet another embodiment of the cutting blade.
To remove a length of casing in a well for whatever purpose, a casing mill 10 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is provided. The mill 10 has a cylindrical body 12 adapted to be inserted into the casing and having an axial through bore 14 to pass mud which is circulated through the mill 10 and up the casing and well bore to carry away the cuttings. The mill 10 is secured to the end of a drill string and accordingly one end of the body 12 is provided with a threaded bore defining a box and 16 which receives a pin end (not shown) of the drill string to couple the mill 10 thereto in a well known fashion.
The mill 10 is inserted into the casing and for this purpose means are provided for piloting the mill 10 coaxially into and along the casing. As shown in FIG. 1, the pilot means include a plurality of vanes 18 disposed at the end of the mill 10 opposite the box end 16, each of the vanes 18 projecting radially from the body 12 to engage the inside surface of the casing. Accordingly, the vanes 18 of which there are preferably three, are closely received into the casing and coaxially align the mill 10 therewith. The end of the mill 10 opposite the box end 16 may be dressed with crushed tungsten carbide (not shown) to clean out the casing. A connection (also not shown) can be machined at the end of mill 10 opposite the box end 16 so that another mill or other drilling equipment can be attached to the mill 10 in tandem. Between the blades 20 and box end 16 a fishing neck 21 for the mill is defined.
The drill string and mill 10 are rotated in typically a right hand direction and are axially loaded to turn or mill away the casing. The chips and debris removed by the mill 10 are carried by the drilling mud upwardly along the annulus between the drill string and casing or well bore to the surface. To provide for the aforesaid cutting action, the mill 10 includes a plurality of blades 20 arranged as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, each of the blades 20, as described below, including a plurality of hard, cutting elements. The blades 20 are evenly spaced about and are disposed along the body 12 between the box end 16 and the pilot vanes 18. Each blade 20 projects outwardly from the body 12 to engage and, as described above, remove or mill away the casing as desired. The blades 20 may be welded or bolted to the body 12. By providing bodies of different diameters, identical blades may be used to mill more than one size of casing.
With particular reference to FIG. 1, the mill 10 depicted therein is adapted for removing a length of casing whereas the mill 10 of FIG. 2 is adapted to remove a casing joint and thereafter a length of the smaller diameter casing. The casing is embodied as a length of pipe having a known outside diameter and wall thickness. The piloting vanes 18 are adapted to be closely received into the inside diameter of the casing to coaxially position and guide the mill 10 as discussed above. To mill the casing, each blade 20 projects outwardly from the body 12 a distance greater than the vanes to present a cutting edge 22 which, as shown, may be inwardly inclined, for example, at an angle of 15 degrees with respect to a radial plane. Opposite the cutting edge 22 each blade 20 has an upper edge 23 representing the up-hole end of the blade 22. Each blade 20 has a terminal edge 25 which is remote from the body 12 and defines, in cooperation with the other blades the radially outermost periphery for the mill 10 which is somewhat greater than the outside diameter of the casing so as to define the cutting edges 22 of the proper radial dimension to mill the casing. Each of the blades 20 has an axial length between the cutting edge 22 and upper edge 23 sufficient to mill the desired length or lengths of casing. Hence, each blade 20 may be presented as an elongated parallelogram.
With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the mill 10 is shown adapted to remove a casing joint and thereafter a length of casing. The joint between lengths of casings has a greater outside diameter and hence the blades shown as 20' must be adapted to engage and mill away the larger diameter joint. Accordingly, the mill blades 20, each have a cutting edge 22' which projects a radial distance sufficient to engage and mill the larger diameter joint. The cutting edge 22' may be inclined as is cutting edge 22. Hence, in comparison to the edge 22 of the mill of FIG. 1, edge 22' projects a greater radial extent. To provide sufficient cuting material to mill the joint, the blade 20' extends outwardly from the body 12 a radial distance defined by the cutting edge 22' and axially upwardly (to the left in FIG. 2) a length sufficient to mill the joint and create a first portion 24 for the blade 20'. From the first portion 24, the blade 20' extends axially (longitudinally) to terminate at the upper edge 23 defining a second portion 26. The second portion 26 is adapted, after the first portion 24 has milled the joint and has worn away, to mill the smaller diameter casing. Hence, the second portion 26 extends a lesser radial distance from the body 12 than does the first portion 24. The axial length of the second portion 26 may be as desired dependent upon the length of casing to be milled. As can be appreciated, the differing radial extents of the first and second portions 24 and 26 produce a stepped terminal edge 25' for the mill 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the first portion 24 and second portion 26 are joined at the terminal edge 25' of the blade 20' by a round 28 to prevent concentration of stresses from fracturing the blade.
As can be appreciated, the blades can have any desired length or shape as determined by the diameter and length of the casing element to be milled.
As stated above, the mill is adapted to be rotated and axially loaded to cut away the casing. For this purpose, each blade 20 presents a forward surface 30 which faces in the direction of rotation. Usually, the mill is rotated in a right hand direction. Hence, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the blades 20 has a forward surface 30. In that the mill 10 has three blades 20, each of the forward surfaces 30 is offset 120 degrees from the adjoining blade forward surface 30 and each of the forward surfaces 30 is arranged along a radial plane. Of course, the number of blades can be altered as well as their circumferential spacing.
To provide for the milling of the steel casing and if required a joint, each blade forward surface 30 has attached thereto a plurality of tungsten carbide cutting elements 32. With reference to FIGS. 4-6, each of these elements 32 is fashioned as a polygonal slab and hence presents a plane section which may be a rectangle, square, rhombus, triangle or the like. A smooth front face 34 is defined on each element 32 as is an opposite back face 36 which is brazed or bonded by an appropriate organic adhesive to the blade forward surface 30. Vulcanizing the elements to the forward face 30 by using 0.020-0.070 inches of a rubber or other suitable material interposed between the element 32 and forward face 30 is one technique contemplated to bond the elements to the blades. This material also provides a cushion for the elements 32. The back surface 36 may be rough to provide for a better bond between the element 32 and the forward surface 30. Each element or element set may have a width W of about 0.640 inches a thickness of about 0.25 inches and may be spaced from adjacent elements a distance of about 0.040 inches.
With reference to FIGS. 4-6, the arrangement of the elements 32 on a blade 20' is shown. It should be understood that the arrangement of the elements for a blade of the type shown in FIG. 1 would be substantially similar.
The elements 32 are arranged in a substantially tessellating or mosaic fashion over the forward surface 30 of the blade 20'. As shown, each of the elements 32 may be embodied as a parallelogram extending over the radial length of the forward surface 30 as shown at the right side portion of FIG. 4 or, as shown at the left hand end of FIG. 4, may be arranged as triangular elements 32a or rhomboid elements 32b arranged in a substantially abutting relationship in a radial direction along the radial length of the blade 20'. Suffice it to say the elements 32, 32a or 32b present a substantially continuous facing of tungsten carbide for the forward surface 30. A portion of the upper extent of each blade is left bare to provide a positive indication of wear.
To provide for efficient cutting of the casing, it is preferred that each of the elements front faces 34 be arranged at a back rake angle A with respect to an axial plane emanating from the axis of the mill 10 so as to tilt the upper edge of each element toward the direction of mill rotation. It has been found that a rake angle A of about between 10-20 degrees and preferably 15 degrees provides for satisfactory operation of the mill 10. That is, torque requirements are reduced and the desired short cuttings of removed casing are produced. To arrange the elements 30 and more particularly their front faces 34 at the aforesaid back rake angle A, the forward surface 30, as shown in FIG. 5 may be provided with a plurality of inclined steps 38. Each step 38 includes a tread 40 arranged at the aforesaid rake angle A with respect to an axial plane, having a width to accommodate the elements 32. The tread 40 terminates at a riser 42 which cooperates with the tread 40 to define a perpendicular seat 44 for the element or set of elements 32.
Accordingly, the elements 32 are positined at the seat 44 such that the back face 36 rests on the tread 40 and the element 32 abuts the riser 42. Thereafter, the elements are suitably brazed or bonded to the blade 20.
With reference to FIG. 6, an alternative embodiment of a blade is shown. According to this embodiment, each of the aforesaid steps 38 is provided with a slot 46 to closely accommodate the element or elements 32. Each slot 46 has a bottom 48 arranged parallel to the tread 40 and hence arranged at the desired rake angle A to seat the element or elements 32 such that the front faces 34 are likewise disposed at the desired back rake angle A. The slots 46 may have a depth such that the element front faces 34 are disposed flushed with the tread 40 of the front face steps 38. To accommodate the slots, the blade according to this embodiments is made somewhat thicker.
The blades and their cutting elements are disposed on the mill body 12 by whatever technique and the mill 10 is lowered at the end of the drill string into the well bore. Rotating the drill string and mill 10 the blades 20, and more particularly their cutting edges 22, are brought into contact with the casing to be milled away. Axially loading the mill 10 and pumping mud down the drill string results in the blades milling away the casing. The element 32 disposed at the cutting edge 22 first acts to cut away the casing. As this element wears away or fails, the superposed elements, in succession, define a new cutting edge for the mill 10. When the blades are exhausted, the mill 10 is recovered and new blades are attached.
It is believed that the milling rates obtained by the mill 10 are limited only by the amount of cuttings that can be handled by the surface mud system. For example, at a cutting speed of about 100 feet per minute, a cutting thickness of about 0.020 inches and a casing wall thickness of 0.6 inches, that over 245 pounds of casing can be milled.
While I have shown and described certain embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that it is subject to many modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention recited in the appended claims.
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Welcome to the Year 5 Primary Care attachment 2016-17. The Primary Care attachment is part of the 12 week course Preparing for Professional Practice (PPP). Students in pairs have a two week attachment to a General Practice.
Aim: To prepare students for working as F1 doctors by learning in the primary care setting.
Major themes
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- Prescribing and Therapeutics
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- Caring for fellow health professionals and becoming a patient yourself
- Complex Patients with Multimorbidities
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Please ensure that you read the student Year 5 Primary Care workbook for students 2016-17 (not yet available) thoroughly before the start of the attachment.
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- Year 5 Overall Handbook 2016-17 (PDF, 1,594kB) The handbook can be downloaded from this link. This explains what students are doing during the rest of the PPP course based at local academy and hospitals.
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Dr. Colby is an excellent ob/gyn. I had one miscarriage and one pregnancy with complications. He was informative, honest, and most of all, supportive and caring during the tough times. Thanks Dr. Colby!I would also like to add on a not so good note that the office staff and nurses in general are like talking to cardboard cut-outs. My major beef with the staff is that the doc would say one thing about appointment scheduling, etc. and they would be rude and refuse whatever had been told to me during my visit. This stank in a major way.
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galone: why is it important the feature "de-clicked aperture control ring" ?
What happens then with the aperture control located on the camera body ?
I don't believe there is any electronic communication for aperture control on your K5. Rather the camera just moves the mechanical control lever in the lens mount as you adjust the aperture setting on your camera. The m43 mount lacking such a lever has to communicate settings to the electronics on the lens and ask it to change the aperture.
nicoboston: PS: If Apple was a camera maker, I think they would remove the shutter release button because it sticks halfway out...
Pssshaw. Who needs a fancy schmancy two-stage shutter release with surrounding on-off lever switch when we can have a touch button?
vFunct: Good. SD cards are slow and unreliable, and higher-end XQD cards aren't widely supported yet, so we need the industry to move forward to wireless.
The best way to do that is to remove the SD card slot, so people stop using that crap.
Put the pipe down. No cameras have the multiple antenna arrays needed to reach those speeds.
Sounding a bit like talking to a Canon or Nikon executive.
gunkan: No SD card slot, no network RJ45, can't change memory or hard disk, removed my precious ESC key (i love VIM), no MagSafe, no mate screen.
Sorry Apple, what you think that i need is not what i need.
It seems Apple has decided to combat falling PC sales revenue by increasing prices significantly, both the base unit and the almost usury level pricing for configuration upgrades.
iamphil: I wonder what the data retention times on this would be.
Quite the opposite actually. High density high capacity flash cards by their nature retain data for shorter periods than smaller cards. I'm fairly certain I wouldn't leave cards like this one laying around waiting for bit rot to claim its contents.
Olympus' entry line seems to have fallen into the same malaise as C&N's entry range the past few years where the camera is "updated" with little to no changes. Probably one of the least endearing behaviours they should be copying.
The least they could do is push one feature down from the next higher tier every year or other year to give us plebs a tiny bit of advancement.
I wonder what the data retention times on this would be.
At least they included lens hoods this time.
tkbslc: Wow the review is published exactly one year - to the day - from their last article touting it as the camera for a new era.
Do you know what's even more eerie? The same person is at it again and has amassed almost 10% of all comments in this article, just as they did last year when the initial release story came out.
If they're not being paid then they're being very dedicated.
They need to put their old 85/1.4 and 200/4 macro back on the market.
CRI is meaningless. Show us the SPD curves.
I can't help but think they should have sized it up just a little to make use of 2 AA instead of 2 AAA. AA cells are only 6mm longer and 4mm wider in diameter but 2.5x bigger in capacity. Battery swaps are annoying.
ozturert: My Samsung Note3 takes 4K video, so this product is bad.
If this was produced by Sony, we'd all cherish and cheer up, and brag about how innovative Sony is and how Canikon lags behind :)
If Sony had decided to produce a camera like this, they would have done so about 5 years ago as a modern followup to their F series.
PB47: If DPReview gets a chance to interview Canon I hope they ask them why they chose to go with such a slow lens that severely limits the ability for this camera to create anything with a shallow dof. And when the Canon reps respond that they felt reach was more important than speed I hope DPReview points to the RX10, which is a smaller and lighter camera with a similar lens that is a constant f2.8. Surely Canon could have made this lens a constant f2.8 at the least. Also, why is there no dual pixel autofocus, xlr inputs, etc. To buy this camera and a couple decent CFast cards you're looking at around $3,500. $3,500 for a lens that is equivalent to f7.6 to 15.2 in terms of depth of field. Think about what you can buy for $3,500. If you have to buy a Canon just get a C100 with the dual pixel upgrade for $3,500.
No need to ask that. I'll save you the trouble: "I wasn't actually aware that it had such a slow lens!"
The New Gold Standard.
This interview sounds a lot like the last 'head in the sand' Canon interview posted here previously. Each Canon interview is entirely predictable.
It's also sad to see some of the more rabid (paid shill?) posters making excuses for Canon. One single person is responsible for almost 10% of the posts in this whole comment thread and each one is full of rationalizations and excuses.
StevenE: I bought the original EOS-M, with 22mm f/2, the 11-22 mm IS lens, and adapter ONLY because I expected a better camera body to come. Now I'm just very angry at Canon for withholding the EOS-M3 from North America.
Why sell us lenses and then withhold the body.... that's a scam!
rrccad sounds like he could be Maeda-san himself...
steelhead3: I can't understand why DP would justify their high score for the 750 with explaining that the total recall of a their favorite camera is not justified.
It's the Gold Standard.
They invented tripod collars for a reason. The same principles extend to shooting handheld with heavy lenses... You shouldn't need to buy this thing at all.
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Just a little dose of humility on my part. You bow to the divine within me, but I am nothing so I bow to the divine. Thank you, but the honor was not mine to keep. If there is anything great in the creation it is only a reflection of that which created it. I figure the world already has enough ego impeding our path towards peace, and even a simple greeting can be a teaching moment.
Kingfisher replied to Shinebright23's topic in Universal Beliefs and ThoughtsI'm a fisher for KINGS. They're more difficult to find, although they lurk within us all. Sometimes I wish I had taken an easier path, but it's a rewarding vocation and I figured if I'm going to do the job of a bodhisattva I might as well set the bar high. As Kṣitigarbha once said, if I do not go to hell to help the suffering beings there, who else will go? Not many believe in redemption for the Morning Star. It can be difficult to live under that cold shadow of despair. Is there no help for the widow's son? I'm here because there's a lovely break in the weather which has eased my old bones and given me an opportunity to enjoy an evening of Audie Murphy reruns while catching up on correspondence with old friends and new. Yeah, this place is as dark as hell sometimes. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. "If the times don't kill me, I'll live 'til I die." - Don Edwards
Kingfisher replied to Gnostic Bishop's topic in Universal Beliefs and ThoughtsThe darkness is where a candle is needed the most. I'm okay with that, I'm just a little homesick. "Dying ain't hard for men like you and me. It's living that's hard when all you've ever cared about has been butchered or raped." - Josey Wales
Kingfisher replied to Gnostic Bishop's topic in Universal Beliefs and ThoughtsYeah, it's strange that we consider this a merry holiday when Solomon teaches us that the heart of the wise is in the house of mourning. Seems to me that being born was the worst thing that ever happened to that poor kid. I think if folks really understood the sacrifice they wouldn't be so cheerful about receiving the gift of life. Ignorance truly is bliss. Sometimes I wonder if I should have picked a different line of work myself. They say those who are called to Christ are called to suffer but I didn't think He was going to take those scorpion-tailed locusts quite so literally. That apple looked delicious, but man, what a tummyache. Oh well, at least I know where the exit is. Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ. "This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes." - Ecclesiastes 7:1 [NIV]
Kingfisher replied to Gnostic Bishop's topic in Universal Beliefs and ThoughtsI disagree. Your logic presumes that death is a curse rather than a blessing. To avoid introducing bias I didn't scan the conversation, but here's my two cents on the topic: I spent the better part of this past week in the hospital struggling with the double whammy of a rather obstinate kidney stone and acute pancreatitis (idiopathic). The pain ranks up there with being eaten alive, and much of that time was spent without drugs because my heart rate was too low. Eventually I was so exhausted and cramped it was threatening to collapse my lungs (further contraindicating respiratory depressants). I'd nod off every few minutes, but I couldn't rest because I'd almost immediately be startled awake by another spear in the side. It was an unendurable and inescapable torment. I can break a bone without breaking stride, but that ride had me begging for compassionate release. I must confess, it is rather demoralizing to be suffering in the halls of mercy and be told that you're too sick to treat. I asked for water and they gave me vinegar. On this holy night I am reminded of Jesus' words on the cross... My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? In my humble opinion, the horror of the grave is merely an illusion of perspective. For those in hell, life is nothing but a prison. My own sister withdrew treatment and surrendered to leukemia a couple weeks ago, and after a year's battle death was certainly a blessing for her. To be quite honest, it was a relief for all of us. I have not yet been granted such a reprieve from the sorrows of the world. Were the doctors evil for refusing to intervene in my agony? Is God? Why does He inflict/allow suffering? That is indeed a mystery of faith. Perhaps it is a greater gift than we can know. My time on earth has been very enlightening, but I don't pretend to have unlocked all the secrets of the universe and I can't explain why things are ordered thus and not otherwise. All I can tell you is that I will bear this forsaken cross until the end, because I have found salvation in the Lord and a bodhi doesn't leave anyone behind. As others have done for me, so I will do for others. That is my golden rule. Merry Christmas, y'all. ☮ "For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven" - Ecclesiastes 3:1 [NHEB]
Kingfisher replied to Rev Richard's topic in Universal Beliefs and ThoughtsMy "church" is Nature. The environments of civilization and human society are merely reflections of concepts we hold in our minds. We manifest those beliefs upon our surroundings and declare them to be reality, and they in turn influence our perception and further bind us to the illusions we have created. As I sit and play my flutes I learn to harmonize with the natural world and lose the desire to impose my will upon it. This sort of meditation can be accomplished anywhere, I just find it simpler and more efficient to distance myself from the the temporal distractions in which we tend to place our hopes and fears. Walking out into the forest is a symbolic gesture of relinquishing those attachments and abandoning expectations of what life "should" be. It cultivates a spirit that asks for nothing and allows itself to simply exist in peace, come rain or shine. It is in that place where I stop seeking for God that the boundaries of self dissolve and I become aware that God was with me all along. For myself, worshipping in the untamed wilds isn't so much about trying to contact some mystical spirit that resides in the universe, but in sweeping away the artificial constructs and internal dialogues which obscure the luminous mind. "All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things." ~ Nāgārjuna
Kingfisher replied to Enchanted's topic in Universal Beliefs and ThoughtsOf course. Instilling hyper-nationalistic zealotry in our children was the whole point of implementing the pledge in the first place. Our entire public education system is built around the Prussian model, and this is just another facet of that collectivist program of indoctrination. Personally I don't care which deity TPTB call upon to legitimize their authority. The whole thing is an insult to the principles of liberty which the flag purports to represent. It's goal is only to produce compliant workers and soldiers who are completely subservient to the State. The salute may have changed, but the totalitarian obedience training is still the same. And we all know how well that worked out for the Prussians.
Kingfisher replied to Coolhand's topic in Sacred Texts and CeremoniesIt's not so different today. Folks still think marriage is "fundamental to the very existence and survival of the race". How can gay marriage be considered a civil right if the entire purpose is about procreation? The concept has become inextricably tied to sex, and I don't think the Bible really supports that position. The "traditional" view seems rather too worldly, especially taken in the light of Isaiah and Revelation. How can God possibly marry His people if the nature and purpose of marriage is about biological reproduction? Whatever the reason for establishing the institution, it is the unifying spirit which is being glorified. I would argue that sexual immorality is not about the inherent wrongness of specific acts, but about disrespecting that spirit. When we get bogged down in the details we start to lose sight of the Lord. I'm writing a dissertation on this subject (the Biblical definition of marriage) and I really don't feel a brief explanation would do justice to the questions you have asked. It's still a long way from completion but if you don't mind taking a rain check I'll look forward to your critique when it's ready for presentation.
Kingfisher replied to Coolhand's topic in Sacred Texts and CeremoniesThanks for the kind words, but they're just a few questions I was asking myself during the study of this topic. Any wisdom contained therein is merely a reflection of the Word I was reviewing. In order to understand what these words mean I first had to consider how they were used in Hebrew and Greek, how those words were used where they were translated into other English words, the context in which they all appeared, how they related to one another, and what deeper truth they were trying to illuminate. I found that the answers were not nearly as simple as the questions. Indeed, a picture began to emerge. I thought perhaps sharing my musings for reflection would be more beneficial to the conversation than attempting to tell you all what the Bible can say for itself, and much more eloquently than I. Since it's been a topic of public debate recently, the "fundamental right" of marriage (as legally defined in the US) was on my mind, and I did consider what the Catholic catechism teaches us about marriage, chastity and sexual behavior. It can be difficult to distinguish dogma from doctrine. While I believe Dan's views are supported by the Church, the validity of her stance is an entirely different debate. I could not be so certain about the foundation of those teachings in scripture. It seems to me that a proscription against homosexuality makes a lot more sense when your people and culture are threatened with extinction than when the planet itself is threatened by the overpopulation of ravenous apes. Maybe the Hebrews had no time for gay marriage as they wandered the desert, and maybe the Greeks were getting a little too licentious with their pederasty, but is the question of marriage really about condoning or abhorring specific couplings, or do these contexts show us that there a greater Spirit of loving-kindness that the sacrament is meant to serve? Does the Bible really say that marriage is only between one man and one woman, or is it trying to teach me about the sacred nature of relationships (between man and woman, between man and God, between man and creation) and the duty I have to respect those covenants? Who defines marriage - the Bible, or God? Who am I to boastfully put asunder that which He chooses to join together?
Kingfisher replied to Coolhand's topic in Sacred Texts and CeremoniesWhy does the Bible define 'marriage' as it does? What truth is being illuminated? Are we getting bogged down in the details by insisting it must be a certain way? Are we really meant to be concerned with examining the sexual organs of a 'husband' and 'wife' or do these terms point us to something else? Can we remain true to the spirit of scripture by changing the law to fit a modern context? Are disciples of the faith required to do so? Does such a change invalidate the wisdom it reveals, or merely the truth as we have understood it? Does the book tell us what is right, or does it point us toward what is right? Does adhering blindly to literal interpretation serve the Lord or does it only obscure Him? Are we to follow the Bible, or are we to follow the Holy Spirit?
It may be possible to prevent certain people from doing certain things, but we can't stop them from doing wrong, or force them to do right. You can walk into any prison and observe this truth. It's like a game of whack-a-mole. You stop one wrong behavior and another pops up somewhere else. The more you try to restrain someone's liberty the more they yearn to breath free. Most of these things you mention are just forms of coercion used to change someone's mind by convincing them that disobedience is going to cost more than liberty will gain them. If you whip someone hard enough they'll pick that cotton for you; promise them enough gold and they'll fire up the ovens. I suppose removing a person's ability to make decisions can stop them from doing anything, but I'd put that in the same philosophical category as killing them. It's more of a gray area but I'm inclined to say the same thing about coercion... it stifles a person's nature and robs them of the right and responsibility of developing their own character. The person they may have become is destroyed just as surely as if they had died. If a person cannot freely choose for themselves they are no longer doing right or wrong, they're just following orders. If we threw a grenade into a crowd, would we accuse it of murder? I suppose that's one reason why people like to be governed. They know they're being pushed to do things they don't believe are right, but it's comforting to convince themselves that the blame is not on their shoulders.
The right to be wrong, or to do wrong, is unalienable. We may convince others to behave as we desire, but in truth nothing is done without their consent. Indeed, except by taking their life, we cannot prevent anyone from exercising their authority to believe and to act as they will. This fact is illustrated by the impotence of those who would presume to declare what is right and what is wrong. One may declare "thou shalt not murder", but these are mere words. The command has no power to prevent murder no matter how many others agree that it is just. This is one of the reasons why I do not favor providing people the yokes by which they may more easily subjugate others to their own philosophy. Inevitably, and inxeorably, some will seize the reins and choose to do wrong. A man with a gun can kill dozens. A man with an army can kill millions. It is true that this also removes tools by which people may do a greater good, but I still believe in the principle of primum non nocere. If you want to see more good done in the world, do it yourself. You have no power to rule others anyway. "No one can take away your Natural Rights, but they can do great damage making you think they can." ~ J.S.B. Morse "Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners." ~ Edward Abbey
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Half of my followers will be face palming, the other half are probably giddy with delight :B I can't apologize for this though, this game is beautiful. I enjoyed it as a gamer, but from a design perspective this game is a masterpiece. One of the best games I have played. PERIOD. I'm extremely grateful for my friend @ahappypichu-mod getting the game for me
Anyways, here's a massive sketch dump of me trying to get a handle on drawing the skeleton bros. Can't help but loves these two dorks. I'm still seriously geeking out over this game!! Gyahhhhh!!! 83
(chara-sans by @chibiluka and also helped with cool-muscles papyrus drawing pffft)