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WEC Energy Group plans to sell a network of compressed natural gas fueling stations it acquired as part of its Integrys purchase. Building CNG stations around the country doesn't fit the risk profile for the Milwaukee-based parent company of Upper Midwest utilities, so the business, known as Trillium CNG, is for sale, a company spokeswoman said.
The Trillium business operates 66 public stations around the country, as well as 43 private stations that are used just by one trucking customer. The Trillium network of stations has expanded around the country in recent years, investing in CNG stations from coast to coast. Its assets are valued at about $140 million and it has 111 employees in fifteen states.


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Nationally recognized epidemiologist Sanghyuk Shin, PhD, joined the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing faculty as an assistant professor and will begin teaching master- and PhD- level courses in Winter 2017.
"I am eager to begin collaborating with UCI's nursing school faculty, students, and the surrounding community on research to improve health among vulnerable populations," said Shin.
An accomplished scholar and academician, Shin's research has been published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Journal of Urology, and the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, among others. His interests include molecular epidemiology, HIV/TB co-infection, community-based interventions, evaluation of medical diagnostics, global health, and social determinants of health. Much of his current research is centered on tuberculosis (TB).
"My vision for the school is to train future nurse researchers, educators and innovators, in the classroom and across the healthcare system in ways that will improve population health outcomes and the patient experience," said Adey Nyamathi, dean of the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at UCI. "Having Professor Shin join our faculty is an illustration of our commitment to this vision. He is a valued addition to our faculty and our surrounding community at large."
Prior to joining the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, Shin served as an assistant professor in-residence for the Department of Epidemiology in the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Shin earned his PhD in Public Health from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)/San Diego State University Joint Doctoral Program. He earned an MSc in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. His Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is from UCLA.
"The addition of Professor Shin aligns with our mission to expand our faculty and significantly build research capacity to address critical healthcare issues," added Nyamathi. "Building our faculty brings us one step closer to becoming a top-ranked nursing school."

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Cole Swindell joined co-writers Jaron Boyer (SESAC) and Matt Bronleewe (SESAC) to celebrate the No. 1 hit "Flatliner," which marks Swindell's seventh consecutive No. 1 single on the Mediabase chart.
BMI's David Preston and SESAC's Shannan Hatch hosted the event, which was held in downtown Nashville at Tootsie's, before Swindell headlined the 57th annual Birthday Bash for the Nashville institution.
BMI writer Swindell had plenty to celebrate during the event, as he was surprised onstage with a Platinum certification plaque for his song "Middle of a Memory," which was certified earlier this summer.
Among those celebrating the chart-topping success were Warner Music Nashville's Cris Lacy, Sony/ATV's Josh Van Valkenburg, KP Entertainment's Kerri Edwards, producer Michael Carter, and peer music's Kim Wiggins.
Each of the six previous singles and two albums Swindell has released since he signed with Warner Bros. Records three years ago have not only all gone to No. 1 on the country charts but have been certified by the RIAA for reaching Gold (500,000+) and/or Platinum (1,000,000) status.
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"He's like Messi"
Samu Sánchez did not mince his words when asked to rate Igor Antón and his chances of winning next year's Vuelta by El Correo yesterday. The Olympic champ, ever the gracious one, even compared his younger compatriot with a certain Lionel Messi. "He's a 'crack', he's a monster", Samu said. "He's able to do things that nobody else can. He's similar to Messi. In some races it might look like he's struggling, but then suddenly he leaves them all trailing in his wake. That's Igor. He's a climber, and this year's Vuelta is for a climber. He could already have won the race in 2010. He was superior to the rest. The third week, the most difficult, was still to done, but he would have gone on to take an unsurmountable lead."


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Marketers focus on social media
Bazaarvoice survey finds CMOs looking beyond short-term sales goals to focus on social media as the source for intelligence and insight
Bazaarvoice survey finds CMOs looking beyond short-term sales goals to focus on social media as the source for intelligence and insight
Social commerce software vendor, Bazaarvoice, has released the second, annual Bazaarvoice Social Marketing Survey conducted with The CMO Club.
The new study examines the progress of chief marketing officers (CMOs) against their 2010 social media goals and benchmarks projected social investments, challenges, and expectations for 2011.
The survey shows that social media had become an essential component of executive marketing strategies by the end of 2010, with 90% of the 175 US CMOs questioned participating in three or more social media activities.
Perspectives and predictions
CMOs still focus on measurability and return on investment (ROI) but are recognising there is even more business impact to uncover. Nearly all (96%) said they were beginning to look beyond sales goals and web metrics to focus on how social media can deliver strong insights that fuel improvements across the business.
This is consistent with Forrester Researchs recent finding that more than 45% of all companies now use social media assets for product development in addition to customer engagement (83%), and indicates a sea change in the strategic value that CMOs place on social media today.
The 2010 survey showed that CMOs aspired to move beyond engagement (including numbers of fans and site traffic) to tie social to business metrics like revenue and conversion. While the 2011 survey shows the continued importance of measurement, it paints a more strategic picture of CMOs searching to find the true value of the customer voice.
Of the key findings, the 2011 survey pointed to a big shift in the power of social media and user-generated content, as brands begin to organise these voices into strong insights that serve as the launch pad for innovation and business change. In 2011, 93% of CMOs plan on using some form of user-generated content to inform product and service decisions. Top forms of user-generated content used in 2010 include customer stories (59%), product suggestions or ideas (54%), polling (49%), and customer reviews (47%).
Social proves harder to track
CMOs were optimistic about tracking ROI on social media investments in 2010 81% of those who participated in the 2010 survey said they planned to track social media to revenues last year. However, standard ROI metrics proved difficult to measure for many social efforts; only 40% of CMOs surveyed in 2011 successfully tracked ROI on their social initiatives. Measurability remains a top executive priority, with sales conversion and revenue attribution standing out as the two biggest growth opportunities in social measurement.
Product ratings and reviews remained one of the best-understood tools, with proven ROI. That is in contrast to more than half of CMOs, who still do not know or do not see retruns across many social media tools, in particular Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Bright spots include product ratings and reviews (59% see average or significant ROI); company or brand communities (56%); and company or brand blogs (48%).
There is a tremendous change occurring in marketing today, said Erin Mulligan Nelson, Bazaarvoice chief marketing officer. CMOs have moved beyond fear and scepticism to embrace social media as the source for strategic intelligence that can transform their products, brands, and business. Social is much more than a campaign; it is now a launch pad for innovation revolving around customers.


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Book mark and again this one is for a friend...hope that you like it Chris you did asked me to make you one.... just need to loop the fibres and ribbons onto it.
Friday, 9 April 2010
S C D and the letter 'B'
Book mark and again this one is for a friend...hope that you like it Chris you did asked me to make you one.... just need to loop the fibres and ribbons onto it.
15 comments:
- Karen said...
Oh this is gorgeous Chriss!!! I love the colours & the oriental feel to it, HUGS XXX
- Fri Apr 09, 05:07:00 pm 2010
- Carol said...
wow what a great "B... inspired" piece! love it - great colours and love the pergoda thing! lol
Thanks for joining us and have a great weekend...xx
- Fri Apr 09, 05:42:00 pm 2010
- Sandy said...
Gosh Chriss your Tag is amazing.
Really unique. Love it.
Have a wonderful weekend my friend.
- Fri Apr 09, 07:21:00 pm 2010
- Crafty Dawn said...
Well this is truly wonderful I love the birdie bauble so sweet and clever!
Love Dawn xx
- Fri Apr 09, 07:42:00 pm 2010
- Traceyr said...
wow so much on that bookmark - another B. I couldn't see the butler at first but then I found him.
Great! :)
- Fri Apr 09, 11:07:00 pm 2010
- Terri said...
This is a fab bookmark tag! I love how you did it.
- Sat Apr 10, 04:47:00 am 2010
- Ang said...
Oh Chris this is just fab, a really great take on the theme. I look forward to seeing you work each week
- Sat Apr 10, 08:35:00 am 2010
- June said...
Loving this chriss its got a really nice look to it, very mystical
take care and have a lovely weekend
hugs June xxxxx
- Sat Apr 10, 02:31:00 pm 2010
- Kaz said...
That's so pretty Chriss zz
- Sat Apr 10, 08:01:00 pm 2010
- Sheila MJ said...
Lovely colours and bird - this is great.
- Sat Apr 10, 10:51:00 pm 2010
- Jo said...
This is, of course, stunning! Love it - loads of elements all come together beautifully.
Thanks for suggesting I had a go at SCD with my Birdcage, I've just entered it! Great challenge.
- Sun Apr 11, 09:12:00 am 2010
- Zoechaos said...
Delightful, was reading your description and saw you had included Butler but still had not seen him, then he appeared LOL pure delight.
- Sun Apr 11, 04:24:00 pm 2010
- Chris said...
OH WOW!! this is totally amazing Chriss... well done you!!
ooooh can't believe this is gonna be mine you talented lady you :D
You are ace with collage and this is totally stunning...I love it.
Loving the cool new blog look too :D
Chris xx
- Mon Apr 12, 01:54:00 pm 2010
- Athena said...
Thanks for all of your lovely comments,Chriss. They are very much appreciated :)
Your bookmark is stunningly gorgeous and I love your style! Your friend is soooo lucky to have it.
- Mon Apr 12, 05:42:00 pm 2010
- Laura said...
Beautiful birds. That is a new image bird with bauble. Very unique.Thanks for joining our B theme on SCD
- Wed Apr 14, 10:39:00 am 2010


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THE official launch of the 2014 Northwest Garden Show will take place in the Whitehouse Garden Pavilion at the CPI Complex, Castlefinn tomorrow night at 8pm.
Everybody is welcome so come along and find out how the 2014 Northwest Garden Show, which takes place on May 24 and 25, can make a difference to you.
New to this year's event include free organic workshops, show gardens, an energy efficiency zone, free antique valuations as well as all the attractions and events you enjoyed in 2013.
Last year's fourth annual show attracted more than 20,000 people which saw many of the 155 trade stands sell out their stock and many local hotels and B&Bs fully booked up.
The event includes an exciting line-up of celebrity gardening gurus, award winning chefs, entertainment, attractions and impressive features from the exhibitors.
Other attractions included a farmers' market, craft fayre, cookery school live/artisan food marquee, family fun zone, floral demonstrations, fashions shows and The Garden Challenge Area.
For further information, log on to www.northwestgardenshow.ie
THE numbers employed in Údarás na Gaeltachta supported companies around County Donegal is at its highest level since 2010.
A FARMER has been killed following a suspected bull attack in Burt this afternoon.
A VOLUNTARY motorbike service providing the emergency transport of medical items in the north west is seeking new volunteers.


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Liu, Tianyu (Texas A&M University) | Marongiu-Porcu, Matteo (Economides Consultants) | Ehlig-Economides, Christine A. (Texas A&M University) | Economides, Michael J. (University of Houston)
Transverse fractures created from horizontal wells are a common choice in tight and shale gas reservoirs. Previous work has shown that proppant pack permeability reduction due to non-Darcy flow in a transverse fracture from a horizontal well causes significant reduction in the fracture performance when the gas formation permeability exceeds 0.5 md. There are other configurations and architectures such as aligning the well trajectory with the fracture, either by drilling horizontal wells in the direction that results in longitudinal fractures or by just sticking with drilling vertical wells. However, when drilling and fracturing costs are considered, productivity is not the only optimization consideration.
The field example illustrates a case when the apparent choice to use transverse fractures from horizontal wells proved to be suboptimal from the productivity perspective, but fundamental considering economics. Parametric studies for permeability ranging from 0.01 to 5 md illustrate the importance of economics in addition to physical performance. For similar reservoir characteristics, the optimum fractured well architecture varies considerably, and therefore an extensive reservoir engineering approach may be necessary beyond the well completions and/or current prejudices and inadequate understanding.
Alusta, Gamal Abdalla (Heriot-Watt University) | Mackay, Eric James (Heriot-Watt University) | Collins, Ian Ralph (BP Exploration) | Fennema, Julian (Heriot-Watt University) | Armih, Khari (Heriot-Watt University)
This study has focused on the development of a method to test the economic viability of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) versus infill well drilling where the challenge is to compare polymer flooding scenarios with infill well drilling scenarios, not just based on incremental recovery, but on Net Present Value as well.
In a previous publication (Alusta et al., 2011, SPE143300) the method was developed to address polymer flooding, but it can be modified to suit any other EOR methods. The method has been applied to a synthetic scenario with constant economic parameters, which has demonstrated the impact that oil price can have on the decision making process.
The method was then applied and tested (Alusta et al., 2012, SPE150454) with varied operational and economic parameters to investigate the impact in delaying the start of polymer flooding to identify whether it is better to start polymer flooding earlier or later in the life of the project. Consideration was also given to the optimum polymer concentration, and the impact that factors such as oil price and polymer cost have on this decision. Due to the large number of combined reservoir engineering and economic scenarios, Monte Carlo Simulation and advanced analysis of large data sets and the resulting probability distributions had to be developed.
In this paper the methodology is applied to an offshore field where the choice has already been made to drill infill wells, but where we test the robustness of the method against a conventional decision making process for which there is historical data. We do this by performing calculations that compare the infill well scenario chosen with a range of polymer flooding scenarios that could have been selected instead, to identify whether or not the choice to drill infill wells was indeed the optimum choice from an economic perspective.
We conclude from all the reservoir simulations and subsequent economic calculations that the decision to drill infill wells was indeed the optimum choice from an economic perspective.
Gupta, Shilpi (Schlumberger) | Pandey, Arun (Schlumberger) | Ogra, Konark (Schlumberger) | Sinha, Ravi (Schlumberger) | Chandra, Yogesh (ONGC) | Singh, PP (ONGC) | Koushik, YD (ONGC) | Verma, Vibhor (Schlumberger) | Chaudhary, Sunil (Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.)
Production logging has been traditionally used for zonal quantification of layers for identification of most obvious workover for water shut off, acid wash or reperforation candidate identification. The basic sensors help in making some of the critical decisions for immediate gain in oil production or reduction in water cut. However, this technology can be used in a non standard format for various purposes including multilayer testing to obtain layer wise permeability and skin factor using pressure and flow rate transient data acquired with production logging tools. This is very crucial and complements the present wellbore flow phenomenon to better understand relative zonal performance of well at any stage of its production. In addition, production logging along with the pulsed neutron technique is very crucial to evaluate the complete wellbore phenomenon, understand some of the behind the production string fluid flow behaviors. Another major concern in low flow rate wells is recirculation, causing fall back of heavier water phase while lighter phase like oil and gas move upwards. This well bore phenomenon renders the quantification from production logging string, and this in extension also prevents any comprehensive workover decisions on the well because of the risk involved. Oil rate computation from hydrocarbon bubble rates becomes very critical in such scenarios to bring out the most optimal results and enhance confidence in workover decisions. Another key concern in any reservoir is to evaluate the productivity Index; this is even more critical once the field is on production. It is essential to determine the performance of various commingled layers and reform the Injector producer strategy for pressure support or immediate workover. Selective Inflow performance is a technique used to identify the Productivity index of various layers in a commingled situation. This paper elaborates on various non conventional uses of production logging from the western offshore India.
Brown field management has been a key focus in the western offshore region. Over the last decade cased hole production logging for evaluation of reservoir phenomenon has been the backbone of workover operation in western offshore India. Besides the usual operations production logging has been pivotal in determining various important parameters for field development. Various unconventional uses require understanding of the tool physics and limitation. Advanced generation of production logging tools not only provide additional information in terms of wellbore flow fractions, slippage velocities and complex flow regimes but their basic outputs can also be utilized in variety of applications for reservoir evaluation and wellbore flow monitoring. Following sections describe several case studies describing unconventional usage of production logging outcomes.
Unconventional Applications of Production Logging
Case Study 1: Selective Inflow Performance
Field wise production logging has always been an excellent source to evaluate the open hole results and suggest some immediate workover to optimise the production. Selective Inflow performance is new variation in the already existing technique used to identify the Productivity index of various layers in a commingled situation. This operation can provide us with the openhole flow potential of the well and thus help in mapping the flow profile in the reservoir. A multichoke production logging survey usually covering two to three choke sizes is performed and flow profiling for each survey is done.
Pressure maintenance support in mature fields where permeability heterogeneity is present requires proper distribution of injected water into the respective zones of interest. This process can be extremely challenging, if no method for allocating the proper amount of water into each zone is available. An operator in the South China Sea, who had initiated a water injection project using legacy single-string two-zone completion technologies, found himself in this predicament, since no selective control for pressure maintenance had been considered for the project.
During the past few years, the application of intelligent completion (IC) technology has increased rapidly. This acceptance has been due primarily to its proven capabilities for reservoir monitoring and corresponding optimization of well performance without well interventions. Historically, the majority of IC applications have been in production wells; however, an increasing number of operators have started adopting IC technology for their injector wells.
This paper presents a case study in which IC technology was successfully applied in an offshore field in the South China Sea to provide an efficient water-injection method for optimizing pressure support as well as sweep. The operator selected this technology, as it presented a solution for optimizing the water injection. In addition to eliminating problems experienced with the incapability of the legacy completion technology to monitor water allocation and pressure maintenance for each zone, the IC technology would allow selective well testing for each zone. By evaluating the reservoir properties and characteristics of each zone independently, an intelligent completion would provide another key benefit to the operator, since it would comply with the platform size restrictions for the pumping equipment.
The paper will discuss field objectives, the conceptual design, the design obstacles, and the operational challenges experienced during the job execution.
The success of recent applications in underbalanced drilling (UBD) and managed pressure drilling (MPD) has accelerated the development of technology in order to optimize drilling operations. The increased number of depleted reservoirs and the necessity for reducing formation damage has also increased the need to apply UBD/MPD to such candidate fields. Several methods used the latest mechanistic multiphase flow models in order to predict bottomhole circulation pressure when performing UBD/MPD operations. A new model is developed that utilizes the latest mechanistic multiphase flow models; the developed model calculates the bottomhole circulation pressure as a function of surface injection rates, choke pressure and time.
The developed model can be used in designing and optimizing UBD/MPD operations in terms of determining the correct injection rate and/or choke pressure. In addition, the developed model is used to utilize the reservoir energy to attain correct bottomhole conditions. The developed model in addition to utilizing the latest mechanistic models also reduce the error in calculating the bottom hole pressure by incorporating an algorithm in which the injection rates are calculated in-situ rather than assuming constant injection rates.
The model is validated against data from literature and against a commercial simulator. Results show that the developed algorithm has increased the accuracy in predicting bottomhole pressure by incorporating the changes in new gas and liquid injection rates.
Al Hamad, Abdullah (Halliburton) | Abdul-Razaq, Eman (KOC) | Al Bahrani, Hasan (KOC) | Surjaatmadja, Jim Basuki (Halliburton) | Bouland, Ali (Kuwait Oil Company) | Turkey, Naween (KOC) | Brand, Shannon (Halliburton) | Al-Saqabi, Mishari Bader (Kuwait Oil Company) | Al-Zankawi, Omran (Kuwait Oil Company) | Vishwanath, Chimmalgi (KOC) | Gazi, Naz H. (Kuwait Oil Company)
There are many ways to stimulate an unlined openhole horizontal well using acid. The simplest way is to just pump acid into the well (i.e., bullhead) without placement control. However, this can often be ineffective. Although still used, such approaches can create massive enlargements at the entry point or high injectivity area, thus causing ineffective treatments and re-entry issues. Wellbore collapse often follows. The use of coiled tubing (CT) as a "pin-point?? delivery method is therefore preferred. Using CT allows dispersal of the acid either uniformly or intermittently along the lateral, as desired. CT also allows acid washing to be performed, which is another common process that can improve stimulation without much additional expense to the operator. Using a jetting tool with many jets, acid can be sprayed onto the wellbore wall, and the active agitation caused by the acid-wash process increases the chemical reactivity of the acid at the desired locations.
Another beneficial approach of using CT is the hydrajet assisted acid fracturing (HJAAF) method. With focused jetting of acid at much higher pressures, the process initiates microfractures in the wellbore walls. When etched with acid, this approach effectively bypasses near-wellbore (NWB) damage much deeper than common washes, thus providing much better results. Further modification of the process by exerting high annular pressures offers the capability of delivering medium to large fractures.
This paper discusses two HJAAF processes uniquely combined into one process used in two large horizontal wells. Because of the large dimension of the inner diameter (ID) of the wells combined with the small production tubing the tool must pass through, the implementation had to be further improved by using a unique jetting mechanism, which positioned the jet nozzles closer to the target. Actual results of such stimulations are presented.
This paper describes key initiatives of the HSE management system that has been developed, and implementation at KOC West Kuwait (WK) fields which resulted in 26 Million Man-Hours worked without any lost time injury till 31st March 2012.
The multi-cultural composition of the workforce imposes specific difficulties in execution of HSE initiatives and application of the HSE Management System. Significant efforts have been made by HSE (WK) Team to address these areas using approaches such as communication & awareness on HSE Management System with all levels of Business partners and Company's employees.
The initiatives and achievement that HSE West Kuwait has adopted resulted in minimizing the industrial incidents and Motor Vehicles Accidents. This paper also focuses on the process of implementation of various initiatives taken by the HSE (WK) to achieve a substantial lowering of HSE risks, reduction of disabling injuries and frequency rates, and employee HSE behavior, enhanced Contractor's HSE performance and many more indirect positive results.
Significance of Subject Matter
All of the company's activities have the potential to affect the health, safety and environment of its stakeholders and nearby communities in a positive or negative way. KOC is committed to managing these effects and the risks associated with its activities and products. To fulfill the commitment, HSE (WK) initiated following activities for the implementation of a HSE Management System at the field.
1. Setting up of HSE (West Kuwait) Team and streamlining of responsibilities/ functions.
2. Clearance of Explosive Ordinance Disposal from West Kuwait key areas.
3. HSE Compliance at Site by Leadership HSE visits.
4. Communication with KOC Employees and Business Partners (Contractors).
5. Road Safety Measures.
6. Initiating and ensuring the presence of a Physician in WK Clinic.
7. Active Participation in International Conferences.
8. British Safety Council Award-International Safety Award for 2011for WK Fields.
9. Certification for the "Campaign of the Year?? award by SHP-IOSH.
10. Results and Conclusion.
Excessive water production from unwanted zones in oil producing wells is one of the major challenges faced by the oil industry. The applicability of organically crosslinked polymer (OCP) systems as sealants for water shutoff treatments in temperatures up to 350°F is well documented. However, their effectiveness at temperatures above 350°F has not been evaluated. This paper presents experimental data from using an OCP system for water shutoff treatments at 400°F.
At temperatures around 400°F, crosslinking is expected to happen faster and can lead to premature gelation of the recipe before the entire treatment is in place. Thus, controlling the gelation time at such temperatures is extremely crucial. Optimizing the amount of retarder is essential to provide adequate time for placement of the treatment fluid. This paper provides gelation time data at temperatures between 350 and 400°F with different amounts of retarder. With an optimum amount of retarder, the OCP showed a gelation time of 1 hr 20 min.
This paper also describes the experimental setup used to study and determine the long-term stability of the OCP system at 400°F. Sand packs measuring 1-ft long were used for the test to simulate formation conditions. Once the optimized OCP recipe was gelled inside the sand pack, measurements were taken by gradually applying incremental differential pressure (?P) to evaluate the sealant at temperature, as well as the threshold ?P the system could withstand. Even after one month at 400°F, the OCP recipe was able to sustain a ?P of 950 psi over the sand pack.
The data indicates the applicability of this system as an effective conformance product to shut off water-producing zones over an extended period of time at 400°F.
In recent times the topic of well barrier integrity has become increasingly salient. Within the well completion arena, there have traditionally been two main alternatives for barrier plugs used for packer setting or temporary well abandonment; these are the metallic flapper or ball type isolation plugs. This paper describes the evolution of an innovative glass type barrier plug from its first appearance in the oilfield in 2004, to the deployment of third generation prototype systems into wells in the North Sea today.
Traditional ball or flapper type plug systems need to operate in two states: open and closed. This functionality typically necessitates the use of dynamic seals, which also have to compensate for the pressure differential applied across the plug. Plugs built in this manner can be prone to malfunctions in the dynamic seals and have limitations as to the pressure differentials that can be applied to them when opening. Additionally as the balls or flappers themselves are traditionally manufactured using metallic alloys, in the event that a plug fails to open the only alternative is milling, which if successful, will still leave a restriction in the well limiting options for future well interventions.
Glass barrier plugs have to operate in two slightly different states, solid or shattered. When the plug is run in hole the glass is in a solid state with pressure integrity maintained using static elastomeric seals. Once well operations have progressed to the stage when the plug needs to be opened, a preinstalled trip saver can be activated which would shatter the glass and open well communication. Operating in this manner avoids the use of dynamic seals thereby increasing plug reliability. Other major advantages are that the differential pressure applied across the plug when opening has no effect on the plugs functionality and since the plug is made out of glass, in the event of a trip saver malfunction the plug can be opened using a shoot down tool, a spear, or milled within approximately 10 minutes using a wireline tractor (Welltec, 2011) leaving a full bore ID for future well interventions.
This paper describes how BP Norway and TCO used the lessons learned from two generations of Glass Barrier Plugs (GBPs) to develop a system with increased debris tolerance, improved redundancy and a larger inner diameter.
Dashti, Qasem M. (Kuwait Oil Company) | Al-anzi, Ealian H.D. (Kuwait Oil Company) | Al- Doheim, Aref (Kuwait Oil Company) | Kabir, Mir Md Rezaul (Kuwait Oil Company) | Acharya, Mihira Narayan (Kuwait Oil Company) | Al-Ajmi, Saad (Kuwait Oil Company)
Robustness of measurement while drilling (MWD) and logging while drilling (LWD) tools is laboratory-tested and rigorously field-tested for the expected operating and measurement specifications. Such tools have been used in the industry for decades with proven track record of stability. However, a typical tool string deployed as a part of bottom-hole assembly (BHA) has recently failed to withstand the unexpected BH conditions during drilling of the pilot hole using potassium formate mud (KFM), a heavy water based mud. The failure occurred within a deep-fractured calcareous kerogen section (CKS).
The tools had multiple surface communication failures; the first one was resolved as debris was found obstructing the rotor-starter part before drilling the CKS. The second failure occurred in the back-up tools, after drilling into the CKS and remained unexplained throughout drilling with the expectation of BH data recorded on memory. Inspection of the tool components, once the drilling was completed, revealed two major findings: First, some parts of the BHA, specifically the components of the CuBe tool had "vanished??. Secondly, the recovered tool parts had further damage due to corrosion and pitting. In addition, an unexpected color change in metal body parts was observed.
In the paper, the authors explain the unique mystery of tool eating "down-hole ghost??. Similar tools were previously used without an issue at comparable high pressure and temperature conditions and in geological sections alike in Kuwait in drilling with oil-based mud. The service provider's operational experience elsewhere has failed to explain the bizarre outcome, as they had not encountered similar incidents of vanishing tool parts and down-hole color change. The claim was that similar tools were successfully operated in water-based mud drilling including KFM. This claim was confirmed prior to the field execution with metallurgical compatibility tests carried out by the mud supplier.


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Lead Developer/Team Lead Backend PHP (m/f) // allmyhomes
The allmyhomes GmbH with its business lines allmyhomes und SmartExposé is an IT leader in the digital real estate industry. We help European real estate developers market their projects on a national and international scale. Our full service solution for project marketing, software and classifieds syndication helps developers reach right potential buyers in an efficient, targeted way.
As a dynamic and continuously growing team (currently 70+ employees), we are characterized by teamwork, innovative thinking, farsightedness and fun at work. Everyone takes responsibility from the the start on and contributes significantly to the success of our company. For our office in Berlin-Kreuzberg we are currently looking for a permanent role as Lead Developer/Team Lead Backend PHP (m/f)
Your Tasks
- Functional and technical leadership of an development team of up to four developers
- Conception and development of web-based applications for the real estate sector, such as our content management system and other products
- Participation in all project stages: design, implementation, test and integration
- Development of technologically sophisticated solutions as a part of a small team
- Participation in the implementation of Scrum Methodology in your team
- Preparation of the onboarding of new team members, regular feedback and trainings
Your profile
- Specialist in computer science application development or university degree in the field of (media) computer science or similar
- Several years of professional experience as a backend developer, ideally in the online environment
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Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks. Most AI examples that you hear about today – from chess-playing computers to self-driving cars – rely heavily on deep learning and natural language processing. Using these technologies, computers can be trained to accomplish specific tasks by processing large amounts of data and recognizing patterns in the data.
What is Artificial Intelligence
"AI in banking is really helping serve the customer better and provide offers that are more relevant to them at the right time through the right channel." Pierre Montagnier Director of Customer Marketing, Analytics & Modeling Bank of Montreal
How Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used
Every industry has a high demand for AI capabilities – especially question answering systems that can be used for legal assistance, patent searches, risk notification and medical research. Other examples of AI in use include:
Health Care
AI applications can provide personalized medicine and X-ray readings. Personal health care assistants can act as life coaches, reminding you to take your pills, exercise or eat healthier.
AI provides virtual shopping capabilities that offer personalized recommendations and discuss purchase options with the consumer. Stock management and site layout technologies will also be improved with AI.
AI can analyze factory IoT data as it streams from connected equipment to forecast expected load and demand using recurrent networks, a specific type of deep learning network used with sequence data.
AI is used to capture images of game play and provide coaches with reports on how to better organize the game, including optimizing field positions and strategy.
See AI in Every Industry
Peek inside an AI-enabled hospital, an AI-assisted retail store and a predictive analytics system that talks. This report from Harvard Business Review examines the AI landscape, takes a look at the AI workforce – and explains why you shouldn't swear at Siri.
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AI is simplified when you can prepare data for analysis, develop models with modern machine-learning algorithms and integrate text analytics all in one product. Plus, you can code projects that combine SAS with other languages, including Python, R, Java or Lua.
How Artificial Intelligence Works
AI works by combining large amounts of data with fast, iterative processing and intelligent algorithms, allowing the software to learn automatically from patterns or features in the data. AI is a broad field of study that includes many theories, methods and technologies, as well as the following major subfields:


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In Their Own Words
July 28, 1738
Fatal Accident Recorded
William Stephens recorded a fatal accident in his journal:
"…Two German Servants, under Mr. Bradley's Direction in the Trust's Service, rambling out Yesterday with a Gun to look after Venison; one of them, by the Gun's going off through Defe6l of the Lock, as he had it on his Shoulder, shot his Comrade dead, who was behind him: Whereupon a Jury was summoned under the Diredlion of the Recorder, who a6led as Coroner, to enquire into the Cause, &c. and the Inquest gave in their Verdidt accidental Death. …"
Source: Allen D. Candler, ed. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Vol. IV, Stephens' Journal 1737-1740, Atlanta, GA, 1906, p. 177.


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This report describes policies and practices for providing chiropractic services to Medicare enrollees in seven managed care organizations (MCOs). It was prepared in response to a request by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) staff.
We recently completed an inspection on controls over chiropractic services for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (OEI-04-97-00490). As part of that inspection, we surveyed the 10 largest Medicare MCOs from 10 different States.
Seven of the 10 MCOs responded to our survey and provided information on their chiropractic policies and practices for Medicare beneficiaries. However, the seven MCOs did not respond in time for us to incorporate their data into our report on controls over chiropractic services. Further, only four of the seven provided utilization data showing the extent that they had provided chiropractic services for their Medicare enrollees for 1995 and 1996.
Following issuance of the report on controls over chiropractic services, HCFA staff requested that we provide them information on chiropractic services in the seven MCOs that responded to our survey. The seven MCOs represent a limited sample, and we do not present their policies and practices for providing chiropractic services as being representative of all MCOs. In order to project nationally, we would need to analyze a statistically projectable random sample. The HCFA staff, however, said that a report on the seven MCOs would enhance their understanding of MCO policies and practices for providing chiropractic services. They were particularly interested in comparing Medicare MCO and fee for service (FFS) utilization data.
This report is based largely on data provided by the seven MCOs that responded to our survey. We followed up survey responses and interviewed officials at each MCO, by telephone, to clarify policies and practices as appropriate. Four of the seven MCOs provided chiropractic utilization data for 1995 and 1996. We compared this utilization data to that for FFS organizations. We obtained FFS utilization data from HCFA's Part B Extract and Summary System database and a 1 percent sample of HCFA's National Claims History File. Additionally, we identified the number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in FFS programs from HCFA's Data Compendiums.
In the four MCOs that provided utilization data, the percentage of Medicare MCO beneficiaries who used chiropractic services was low, as compared with Medicare FFS chiropractic utilization. For example, in 1996, about 1.5 percent of Medicare MCO beneficiaries used chiropractic services. In contrast, more than 4 percent of Medicare FFS beneficiaries utilized chiropractic services during that same time period.
Utilization data presented by the four MCOs shoed that, on average, Medicare MCO beneficiaries obtained slightly more chiropractic treatments per year than did FFS Medicare beneficiaries. To illustrate, Medicare MCO beneficiaries received almost 12 chiropractic treatments per year for 1996, whereas Medicare FFS beneficiaries received almost 9 treatments.
The table below summarizes utilization data for the four MCOs and Medicare FFS programs.
Medicare Chiropractic Utilization 1995 1996 Four MCOs FFS Four MCOs FFS Medicare 258,452 34,288,372 282,809 33,509,382 Beneficiaries Beneficiaries 3,181 1,424,700 4,378 1,391,600 receiving chiropractic care % of 1.23% 4.16% 1.55% 4.15% Beneficiaries receiving chiropractic services Number of 30,605 12,345,001 50,981 12,269,909 treatments received Number of 9.62 8.67 11.64 8.82 treatments per beneficiary
More Medicare beneficiaries used chiropractic services when an MCO allowed direct access versus requiring a physician referral. To illustrate, almost 2 percent of the beneficiaries with direct access options used chiropractic services for 1995 and 1996. Conversely, less than 0.5 percent of the beneficiaries with physician referral requirements used chiropractic services during the same time period. Of the four MCOs that provided chiropractic utilization data, two allowed direct access and two required physician referrals.
Overall, the policies for accessing chiropractic services varied among the seven MCOs that responded to our survey. Three MCOs allowed direct access to chiropractic services, and the remaining four required physician referral.
Policies also varied among the three MCOs that allowed direct access to chiropractic service. Two of the three allowed an unlimited number of treatments with appropriate medical documentation. The third MCO limited direct access by beneficiaries to 12 treatments per year. However, the MCO could authorize additional treatments.
Conversely, the four MCOs that required physician referral had fairly consistent policies. To illustrate, all four allowed primary care physicians (PCPs) to specify the number of chiropractic treatments without prior authorization or review from the MCO.
All seven MCOs covered manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation, as required by HCFA. Additionally, one MCO expanded its chiropractic benefit to include relief of axial skeletal muscle pain when authorized by a PCP.
Six of the seven MCOs required X-rays to validate the medical necessity of chiropractic services. The X-rays had to show subluxation of the spine to justify chiropractic service. The six MCOs paid for the X-rays. The remaining MCO did not require X-rays.
Six MCOs required a co-payment to access chiropractic services. The seventh MCO did not require a co-payment.
The co-payments required by six of the MCOs ranged from $3-$15. Five of the six MCOs said their co-payment for chiropractic service was the same as that for other types of services offered in their plans. The sixth MCO said its co-payment for chiropractic service was lower than what it required for other types of services.
Five of the seven MCOs conducted utilization or post-payment reviews. Some of the items reviewed were chiropractic billing, corroboration of medical necessity, patient satisfaction, communication between chiropractors and PCPs, and number of chiropractic visits per year. Based on such reviews, one of the five MCOs had denied payment to chiropractors. ANother MCO had referred 48 chiropractors to the FBI for investigation of fraudulent activities. At the time we prepared this report, the 48 chiropractors were still under investigation. None of the other MCOs had referred chiropractors for investigation.
We hope that you find this information responsive to your request. Please do not hesitate to call me or George Grob, Deputy Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections, or have your staff call Mary Beth Clarke at (202) 619-2481 with any comments or questions you wish to share.
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As a BBSRC funded National Capability, the data collected on the Farm Platform are made freely and publicly available. The data portal [https://nwfp.rothamsted.ac.uk/] provides previews of the data but users are required to register should they wish to download datasets.
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Just When Science Has Electric Eels Figured Out, This Happens
A new study suggests that electric eels do more than just stun prey with their high-voltage charge.
The electric eel was once thought of as a primitive species that evolved over the millennia by using a high-voltage electric shock to stun their prey before seeking it out and eating it. Now, it appears that just the opposite may be true.
Now researchers are saying that the eel's electric charge evolved first as a way to sense the environment around to help them find their prey, and that its use as a weapon came later. While the moniker "eel" is a bit misleading for this member of the knifefish family, scientists are now saying that these animals will use their shock waves as much to track their prey as to stun it.
As challenging as it is to simply capture one of these creatures that dwell in the remote Amazon River Basin, it's even more of a challenge to study them. They are known to grow as big as 8 feet in length and are capable of generating a charge of 600 volts.
Ken Catania, a neurobiologist at Vanderbilt University found a previously hidden feature to their hunt. Catania said, "The eel can use its electric attack simultaneously as a weapon and a sensory system. It's sort of a science-fiction-like ability"
The unique feature of the electric eel that allows it to be one of the few animals on earth to control such an electrical current is thousands of specialized cells called electrocytes. These cells are capable of storing the energy like a battery and then discharging it to disable fish and other prey.
What was unclear to scientists was how the eel could locate stunned prey after shocking it in the murky waters it calls home especially since it is mainly a nocturnal hunter. One good way to describe the issue is this: think of taking a successful passing shot on a bird and how its momentum causes it to continue falling past the point where it was shot.
Much the same can happen to an eel that stuns a fish in the dark. The prey could move out of the range of the eel even though it has been shocked into submission. Neurobiologist Catania was successful in recreating an eel attack in the lab by making an anesthetized fish flinch thereby causing the eel to discharge its electrical shock, but the fish was also wrapped in enough plastic to block the eel's electroreceptors.
The result was that the eel lunged toward the movement, but didn't attempt to eat the fish. Was it the plastic or did the eel just not know where the fish was?
Catania then placed an electrically conductive carbon rod in the tank. After inducing an attack on another fish Catania realized that the eel would move towards it, but then change course and head straight for where the rod was placed. It seemed like the eel was seeing the fish in two places at once.
"The eel turns on its high-voltage as a way to deactivate the fish," Catania said, "but at the same time, it's also using that high-voltage as a way to track where the fish is"
An eel's electrolocation and a bat's echolocation are similar, but Aaron Corcoran, a post-doctoral researcher at Wake Forest University and an expert in sonar says "Of course, bats don't stun their prey. That electric eels are electrolocating prey as they stun them is at once astonishing and intriguing"
Catania said that he used to think electric eels were fairly primitive. "Now that I've gotten into the details," he says, "(I think it's) one of the most sophisticated predators out there."


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PlayStation Underground Returns as Online Video Series
PlayStation Underground was initially a series of discs on the original PlayStation. Going beyond a mere demo disc, the discs came in fancy gatefold packaging. They had thick paper stock and a worn-down appearance with a UI that was made to resemble a ramshackle bootleg tape. You would get a myriad of demos, including a fairly lengthy one for Final Fantasy VII that sold many on the game.
One of the most unique features of the Underground was the inclusion of Net Yaroze game demos. The Net Yaroze was a prosumer-grade PlayStation development kit that allowed you to create low-level games that had to fit within the internal memory of the system. That might seem like an impossible task, but some fun puzzle games saw a more mainstream release thanks to their inclusion in the demo discs.
A big novelty for the time period was seeing behind the scenes footage of games. While long-form developer interviews are commonplace now, in the late '90s, you were limited to mainly magazine interviews with occasional website ones being conducted. Underground discs frequently had smaller interviews, but you could still gleam more information from the game thanks to their inclusion – even if it was just a matter of the person's tone telling you "okay, the game isn't all THAT great".
While PlayStation Underground was fairly groundbreaking in its day, it went the way of the dodo during the PS2 era. Now, it's back as an online show with makeshift interviews amid a miniature Let's Play. The debut episode focuses on the reboot of Amplitude and allows you to see the most extensive look at the game so far. The original Amplitude was a very pick up and play-friendly rhythm game, and the reboot looks to keep that spirit alive with a lot more depth and more robust visuals.


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Course Offerings
Below you may find the course descriptions for our graduate courses.
Courses Required for Both Concentrations
Core Seminars in Developmental Science
These seminars are designed to help students gain a deep and broad background in the basic theories and methods of developmental science. They are required of all students in Developmental Science.
PSYC-501: Lifespan Development: Brain and Cognition (3 credits)
This course introduces graduate students to the key concepts of developmental trajectories and timing, malleability, plasticity and compensation and normal and abnormal development that are critical to understanding developmental changes in cognitive and brain functioning across the lifespan. The study of development generally, and cognition and brain functioning specifically, is by nature an interdisciplinary enterprise, so readings draw from psychology, neuroscience and related disciplines. The role of neuroscience findings and policy translation are considered throughout the semester. This is a team-taught class and is divided into 4 modules that cover embryology, infancy, childhood, and aging. The first module examines prenatal development including the use of embryonic development, prenatal assault and animal models. The second module examines infant cognition including memory and communication development. The third module covers cognitive neuroscience in school-aged children with a particular focus on executive function and dysfunction. The final module covers cognitive and brain aging. The intent in all four modules is to offer an overview of the constructs and some sense of the theoretical, empirical, and application issues. Each professor highlights the role that very different methods play in assessing cognitive and brain functioning, and covers some of these specialized methods, including animal models, nonverbal methods with infants, fMRI with children, and special considerations with aging populations. Offered Wednesdays 2:00-4:30 in the fall semester of even-numbered years.
PSYC-502: Human Development in Context (3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the theories and research about the contextual influences on human development. The first part of the course examines ecological, life course, and systems theories of development. Then, we consider many of the major developmental contexts highlighted by those theories, including those settings in which individuals have direct experience (e.g., neighborhoods, schools, child care settings) and macro-level influences that set the stage for daily life (e.g., culture, socioeconomic status, policy). The study of human development generally, and systems/contextual influences specifically, is by nature an interdisciplinary enterprise. As such, most of our readings come from psychology but we also draw from sociology, policy, legal scholarship, and related disciplines. Students are encouraged to do the same in their own work for this course. Offered Wednesdays 2:00–4:30 in the fall semester of odd-numbered years.
PSYC-505: Graduate Tutorial in Teaching (3 credits)
The goals of this tutorial are (1) to give students guidance in creating an upper level course which the student will teach during the fourth year, and (2) to help students develop their teaching skills and philosophy. The tutorial is usually taken in the third year, under the mentorship of a faculty member with expertise in the content area of the student's planned course. The tutorial typically consists of weekly meetings in which the student and faculty member discuss the course syllabus and materials the student is developing, as well as more general teaching techniques and goals. In addition, as part of the tutorial, the student participates in at least some components of Georgetown's CNDLS (Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship) Apprenticeship in Teaching Program. The student chooses the program components, or the full program, in discussion with the faculty member teaching the tutorial, who must approve the student's choice. By the end of the tutorial, the student will have completed a full draft of the student's course syllabus, and will have completed, or planned a timetable for completing, the CNDLS components
Psychology Courses Required for the Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration
PSYC-511 - PSYC-512: Core Seminars in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience
These seminars are required for students in the Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience track and are open to all graduate students .
PSYC-511: Seminar in Cognition (3 credits)
This graduate course offers grounding in the history, methods, central issues, and theories of cognitive psychology. Students gain a critical understanding of major theories of cognition and of how they are tested via behavioral measures such as errors, reaction times, and protocol analyses. The focus is on behavioral techniques developed for normal adult populations, but throughout the course, we also consider examples of how these theories and techniques have been, and could be, used to study development and aging, the effects of brain damage, and applied problems. Students read, present, and discuss contemporary and classic original research articles, review articles, and chapters. Offered Mondays 2:00-4:30 every fall semester.
PSYC-512: Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience (3 credits)
This graduate course offers grounding in the history, methods, central issues, and theories of cognitive neuroscience. Students gain a critical understanding of the neural organization of mental function by examination of processes that mediate the functional experience using functional neuroimaging tools, and also by examining clinical conditions, psychiatric and degenerative or acute lesions that perturb it. Students read, present and discuss contemporary and classic original research articles, as well as review articles and chapters. Offered Mondays 2:00-4:30 every spring semester.
Psychology Courses Required for the Human Development and Public Policy Concentration
PSYC-365: Child & Family Policy (3 credits)
This combined graduate and undergraduate course is designed to engage students in a critical examination of the relation between knowledge and advocacy, and the influence of both on the development of child policy in the United States. Students are introduced to the opportunities, dilemmas, and constraints that affect the relation between science and policy, particularly federal legislative policies for children and families. Roles for psychologists in the policy arena, as well as ethical issues associated with these roles are explored.
(Alternately, students can take PPOL 524: Child Development and Public Policy)
Additional Psychology Courses Available to Both Concentrations
PSYC-514: Special Topics in Neuroscience (3 credits)
Please note that this course changes each semester.
PSYC 514-01: Mind, Brain and Education
This course is an introduction to the emerging field of Mind, Brain and Education (sometimes referred to as Educational Neuroscience). The field sits at the intersection of developmental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, educational practice and policy. Such interdisciplinary endeavors provide both exceptional opportunity as well as considerable pitfalls and controversy. We will explore the rapidly changing landscape of this field with two key questions in mind: (1) (How) Can empirically grounded data from psychology and neuroscience inform educational practice and policy? (2) (How) Can insights and challenges from education inform and direct research in psychology and neuroscience? We will draw heavily from reading and mathematics education for examples. However, as the course will be primarily discussion-based and in several cases student-led, additional educational topics of interest may be covered. Offered Spring 2019.
PSYC 514-02: Creativity and Reasoning: Cognitive and Brain-Based Approaches
PSYC-520: Applied Multivariate Analysis (3 credits)
This course introduces multivariate techniques commonly used in behavioral studies, including traditional methods such as Factor Analysis and more recently applied approaches such as Structural Equation Modeling. Emphases are on the conceptual understanding of various techniques, interpretation/presentation of the findings and hands-on experience of applying the methods to real data. Examples to illustrate the methods are demonstrated with popular software packages such as SPSS, SAS and Stata. At the end of semester, students are expected to be able to understand publications using the methods covered in this course and to analyze their own data for publication. This course is reading and analysis intensive. Offered Tuesdays 11:00-1:30 in the spring semester of even-numbered years.
PSYC-901: Graduate Tutorial: Psychology (3 credits )
PSYC-999: Thesis Research: Psychology (0 credits)


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Syracuse, NY (September 2015) – We are pleased to report that Gregory Gerrard has joined the AmTrust Surety team and will be working out of the Oryx Syracuse office.
Oryx underwriters will work closely with Gerrard to expand AmTrust surety bond products to their agent distribution base. Gerrard will have access to AmTrust's Contract Surety Bonds, including Bid, Performance, Payment & Maintenance Bonds, Fidelity, Court, and License & Permit bonds.
"As mentioned in January, the AmTrust acquisition would allow us to bring additional product offerings to our agents and their contractors", stated Tom Pasquale, President and CEO of Oryx, "This is a fantastic addition to our Contractor program and one of many new product offerings we plan to offer in 2016. We are excited to support Greg and grow his Surety book with AmTrust."
Gerrard comes to AmTrust with 18 years of Surety experience, most recently as an Assistant Underwriting Manager with International Fidelity Insurance Company. Gerrard is also actively involved in his community through his work as a Captain in the Deerfield Fire Department.
Oryx will be holding Meet & Greet on November 3 to introduce Greg. Save the Date and formal invite to be sent under separate release.


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The aspects of writing, film making, and the creative side of the human mind have always been something that I have enjoyed analyzing. As an advertising major and a filmmaker on the side, I love to see how today's society responses to new ideas and beliefs that are created through art.
Simply put, I love storytelling. I love to see how everyone's day-to-day experiences, as well as large film and television productions, shape the way we want to tell stories. These stories can come from personal experience or tell about great heroes and epic adventures.
I hope you enjoy taking this trip with me.


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As a graduate student of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, you not only find yourself as a part of the Glenn College family, but as a student and member of The Ohio State University. You are a Buckeye! As such, there are many additional resources available to our students across the Columbus campus.
While you are at Ohio State, you will interact with the Graduate School on a regular basis. The Graduate School acts as the governing administrative body for all graduate programs at Ohio State and maintains the integrity of Ohio State's graduate degrees. As such, all graduate students are beholden to the rules and deadlines set forth in the Graduate School Handbook.
The Graduate School provides essential services that support the work of graduate students, faculty, and staff. They have specific assistance for:
The following centralized offices can assist students across Ohio State's campus with a variety of questions or concerns:
The Department of Recreational Sports offers members of The Ohio State University community an extraordinary experience to live active and meaningful lives while on-campus. Recreational Sports is enhanced by its award winning indoor and outdoor facilities, including five indoor locations and more than 90 acres of outdoor space.
The Ohio Union exists to enhance the collegiate experience through quality programs, retail offerings, and involvement opportunities in a dynamic, inclusive environment. The Union acts as a home for many of the student organizations on campus, holds most University wide events, and also houses the Discount Ticket Program.
The extensive University Libraries provide patrons with access to information at 15 locations across the Columbus campus. The William Oxley Thompson Library is the main university library on campus and provides a variety of study spaces, an extensive collection, and faculty and staff to help with research.
David Lincove, the Glenn College's librarian, maintains a page of Public Affairs Resources.


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A balloon ride, three friends, 3000 feet above the earth, topless.
This all started as a pet project. One day my girlfriends and I decided we would be travel bloggers.
Our intention was to travel the world, see exotic places, experience wonderful adventures and enjoy amazing events, then share the stories with all of you through blogging.
Our first task was to create a Day full of fun and excitement right in our own back yard.
The beautiful town of Pagosa Springs Colorado is nestled in the San Juan Mountains, and already a very popular tourist destination.
The day was to be a portrayal of our love of travel, friendship and fun. Hoping to inspire others along the way.
The topless bit was discussed as a way to celebrate our glorious wild women sisterhood and challenge others to embrace their bodies and be a little risqué simply for the sake of it.
(side note)…..I have never flashed anyone and in fact grew up in a rigorous religious household that shamed our bodies, needless to say I was very shy and insecure about my fleshy form until just recently, I believe roller derby had something to do with that but that is a whole different story for another time.
In the tiny basket compartment of this gigantic hot air balloon we all decided we would warn the other travelers of our intention, letting them know when it was happening so they could look away if they so chose.
The woman in the compartment next to us protested. She was a young beautiful Eastern European with a thick accent who immediately began on her rant about how we need to do these types of things in "private" (insert accent)
She continued with her nastiness and complaining as the three of us continued to undress.
The picture we were looking for was one of just our backs and in no way were we actually going to flash the people on the balloon ride. For a brief moment I felt like we should abort our mission out of respect for grouchy woman, and then something overcame me.
I realized that my whole life has been about hiding, being quiet, not rocking the boat. Being a little less brilliant so that those around me could feel comfortable.
I shall hide no more!
As a mother of 4, (three of these being young ladies now). My only true desire is that I can walk the talk. That I am an example to these beautiful people of what it is to live a magnificent life. To embrace all of the wonder in the world and boldly go where my heart leads me.
The topless deed was over and done in less than a full minute and I am left with a feeling of delight knowing that I did something so completely out of my comfort zone.
I can now say I flashed the entire town of Pagosa Springs Colorado at 3000 ft above the ground.


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National childhood obesity rates are alarming, BUT there are some wonderful and inspirational community members out there working to reverse these trends. Soumya Karlamangla of the LA Times reports on someone who is making a big difference in a small economically depressed city outside of Long Beach, California.
A city of 14,000, Hawaiian Gardens in L.A. county boasted a 43% obesity rate amongst its kids. Alexander Khananashvili was hired to change that. By making small, but systematic changes throughout the whole city, involving TV spots, changes to the school lunch, nutritional curriculum, songs, adult-ed classes and more, Khananashvili and Hawaiian Gardens have made some real progress. From the Times:
He says he's seen improvement. Roughly 45% of 300 kindergartners in four participating elementary schools were obese or overweight before the program began, according to a report on the project written by Gomez and Khananashvili. A year later, Khananashvili says, parents who took the class saw an almost 4% reduction in their children's body mass index — a measure based on weight and height."
By taking a community-based approach and engaging most every aspect of the lives of the city's children in health-based initiatives, Hawaiian Gardens is seeing solid incremental change. It certainly won't be easy and it may take a while, but this is a fantastic model of working together to change the food system!
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|Mentoring over coffee during National Conference opens new possibilities
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During the NATS 55th National Conference, an informal mentoring program matched NATS members with one another for one on one, hour long meetings. These exchanges highlighted the untapped expertise and generosity of our membership.
|Education Commission Survey explores NATS membership in all phases of Music Education
posted on 5:03 PM, August 6, 2018
We've posted a few excerpts of the findings. A complete report will be published in the Fall 2018 issue of "Inter Nos."
|A successful NATS Conference, thanks to our sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers
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This year's conference was a great success, with more than 900 attendees and the largest number of total sessions and concerts ever offered at a NATS national event.
|New NATS board members take office
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Congratulations to our newly installed national officers and regional governors on the NATS Board of Directors
|2018 NATS Intern Program Review
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It was amazing to spend the week with a group of "seekers." — Alta Marie Boover, NATS Intern - Class of 2018
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Featured Band May 3rd: Virulent Depravity
Virulent Depravity
was created in order to serve a very specific purpose. Songwriter Colin Butler envisioned a sound that took the accessibility of straight tech-death, made it more evil and nasty, and then added some serious original flavor to it. The sound is defined by relentless riffs with both chromatic and scalar leanings, highly creative solos that borrow from jazz and classical, insanely fast and technical drumming, and heavy but highly understandable vocals acting as a conductor to the out of control train.
The result is a very original group which draws strengths from genre-leading bands such as Necrophagist, Obscura, Spawn of Possession, Origin, Severed Savior, and Deeds of Flesh, without sacrificing any of its own very identifiable flair.
Virulent Depravity is currently recording their debut LP, "Fruit of The Poisoned Tree", which will be released in late 2016 through The Artisan Era Recordings.
Colin Butler – Guitar/Bass/Vocals/Songwriting Session members on Fruit of the Poisoned Tree: Malcolm Pugh – Guitar Kevin Paradis – Drums
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As one of Maryland's fast growing communities, Charles County provides ample opportunities for healthcare providers and companies. The County's steady accelerated population growth has created an increased demand for healthcare services, with about 10 percent of the population 65 years of age and over.
The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, located in La Plata, offers a range of services to local residents and to citizens from neighboring towns and cities, including critical care, oncology, obstetrics, surgical care, orthopedics, rehabilitation and more. Named a top performer on key quality measures for four consecutive years by The Joint Commission, UM Charles Regional continues to advance with a brand new building and major investment in new technology.
Healthcare services providers can tap into the County's growing pool of medical professionals, with the College of Southern Maryland and University of Maryland offering programs in nursing, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, radiography and medical laboratory technology.
For more information about the Health Services industry in Charles County, please contact Lucretia Freeman-Buster.
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SE1633 : Hoarding with children's art
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Westfield/Broadway redevelopment
An area of the centre of Bradford comprising parts of Forster Square, Hall Ings and Broadway together with Charles Street, Booth Street and Bentley Street was cleared in the late 2000s with view to building a new Westfield shopping centre. Construction was delayed for several years due to the economic recession, but resumed in 2014. The final development, named Broadway, opened on 5 November 2015.
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Doctor Who (1963)
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Starring: Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, Tom Baker, William Hartnell
Continuity mistake: The rhyme the Doctor recites in episode 3 is different from the original rhyme heard in episode 1. (Apparently, the Doctor [William Hartnell] forgot his lines in episode 3, when he came to the point of reciting the rhyme. So he just improvised what he thought they were, rather than what had been scripted).
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Veit Fleet Uses Chevrolet Silverado to Ensure Durability
Since 1928 when the company first began, Veit has used Chevy trucks within its work fleet. The heavy industrial construction company continues the tradition of using Chevrolet trucks to help complete tough jobs others aren't able to with the addition of the Chevrolet Silverado in its fleet.
Veit, which is known for getting down and dirty with seemingly impossible construction projects, utilizes a fleet that contains both heavy- and light-duty Silverados. Each of the heavy duty pickups pull 10,000 pounds of equipment, while the light-duty pickups act more as mobile offices that help business move forward on site.
"The work we do is diverse and rugged, so we need a vehicle that can match our needs," said Chuck Geisler, executive manager of sales and marketing, Veit. "With its proven dependability, the Silverado is the vehicle for us."
On average, the trucks in their fleet garner more that 200,000 miles, with roughly a dozen of the pickups having reached 300,000 miles. With this amount of durability, it's no wonder the Veit fleet uses Chevrolet Silverados daily.
The 2013 GM Fleet and Commercial "Stories from the Road" advertising campaign will use the Veit story as the first segment, giving customer examples to illustrate how businesses us GM vehicles to be successful:
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