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sketch wrote:The last tile update before today's update occurred a few days before the new WME was launched. I'm a beta tester, so I was able to add a Place before that, for testing purposes. Rest assured that it does show up in search results.
With the latest tile updates through April 4, none of the Point Places I added in March are searchable in the app. Something isn't working as expected.

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Horrifying spider bite leaves Tesco worker in a coma for a MONTH
A TESCO worker was left fighting for his life in hospital after he was bitten by a poisonous spider when handling imported goods shipped into the UK.
Alan Harbidge, 57, was left in a coma for a month after the incident as his family waited at his bedside in fear for his life.
The dad-of-one, from Cardiff, suffered liver and kidney failure once the infection from the bite had spread around his body.
Alan's family believe he was bitten by a tropical spider as he brought in imported goods where he worked at a Tesco distribution centre at Magor in South Wales.
His sister Lynda Conniff, 56, said she knew something was wrong when his fingers began to swell up "like sausages".
"He lost a month of his life - we were told to expect the worst."Lynda, Alan's sister
She said: "He came home from work complaining of groin pains - his job involves lifting so we thought it was a hernia but it was followed by a rash.
"The rash got worse until it was bright red and then his fingers swelled up until they looked like fat sausages."
Within hours Alan was rushed to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and was moved to the intensive care unit.
He fell into a coma and doctors told his family he may die.
Lynda said: "He lost a month of his life - we were told to expect the worst."
After a whole month, Alan finally came round.
He lost two stone in weight throughout the ordeal but is expected to fully recover in the long haul.
Tests are still being carried out by doctors as they try to find the cause of his illness.
Supermarket customers in South Wales have recently complained that they had been bitten by non-poisonous spiders nested in imported bananas.
But Tesco, who are supporting Alan, have denied claims that he would have been handling fresh food at Magor.
A spokeswoman for the company confirmed that they will not release a full statement until medical test results are known.


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Sorry it has been slow for a bit, I have been extremely busy with a project that had some very ominous deadlines. Nonetheless, I have been archiving items of interest and working on some saved drafts. Next week should be a great one for Aviationintel. I have a couple pieces almost wrapped, one will be a must read to get everyone up to date on the changing reality of a key tenant of air combat. The drone piece is still on the heater, I am still toying with it. I know, its ridiculous, but I have found writing this piece, which is really an editorial opinion expose that relies on conjecture more than most anything else, has been tough to finalize. It does not have to be so wordy but it ends up being that way. Also, there is a lot of smaller items to catch up on that are all bookmarked and will appear in a news update commentary piece. From new wildly outlandish force cuts potentially looming for the USAF, to new exciting aircraft in development and beyond. So hang with me till next week, then we can dive into some very, very juicy material.
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"I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity."
~Nadezhda Mandelstam~
…a thought forms. Floating up like a bubble in a pot, this thought may be destined for reality…. The thought originated in an ancient text. One talking about a time when the Earth and the Goddess were revered. The thought bubble grows. Rubbing dust from finger and thought, the thought marinates, waiting for Jupiter to bless it with gentle manifesting grace….
( Wait no more. The day has arrived)
" Mandatory birth control?" …."No thanks, I'd rather harmonize with the Moon…."
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Birth of Venus
Today (depending where on the planet you are), Venus appears as a Morning star. It is the birth of Venus. If you have been living in a parallel universe and somehow missed the news about the Venus transit, it happened on June 5th, and marked the beginning of a brand new Venus cycle (my Blog on it). Her cycles last 19 month's (584 days). This cycle relates to the Gemini Goddess. Why is this? Because she began this cycle (Venus transit/Inferior conjunction) in Tropical Gemini….meaning….collectively and personally, the Sacred Feminine is overwhelmingly curious. Curiosity won't just kill the cat, it also can kill anything living within clouds of ignorance. Whether its Obama making birth control mandatory, Taiwanese mafia's funding foolish multimillion dollar shark fin trades, or the War of Drugs, it matter's not, they all exist in the "cloud of ignorance." And guess what?: the Gemini Goddess is going to expose them all. Making allies with all free thinking beings– Wikileaks, maverick philosopher's, truth seeing yogi's, protecter's of earth and ocean, and the psychonaughts–she will bring shock and awe to the world when she pulls the pants down on Big Brother.
…nothing is more powerful than an idea:
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One of the most phenomenal expressions of Venus is how she paints a Pentagram in the sky. In a 8 year span, Venus has 5 full cycles of 584 days. At the beginning of each of these cycles, she passes between the Earth and Sun (an Inferior conjunction), and the cycle begins. Putting a pin in each of these places would prove true time and time again. Her yantra is the 5-pointed star. The Pentagram dance continues. Every 8 years, she paints the Pentagram. The symbol of the human, the 5 elements and senses, magic, and Pagan worship. It is also the symbol of many primary earthly forms. The Golden ratio even exists in it. All things beautiful, get their allure from this geometry. Every 8 years, Venus retraces this sigil to help us remember.
When she passes between the Earth and Sun for a 6th time, it begins another 8 year pentagonal journey. Likely, it will begin in the same sign of the Inferior conjunction 8 years prior (ie. the Venus transit of 2004 was very close to this current one in Gemini). To fully explain, I would need to enter a whole astronomical tangent. I will spare you. Just wonder about how artistic the cosmos can be.
Looking back
Looking deeper into the previous 8 years of Venus, a fascinating tale emerged when checking out the Sabian Symbols of each Inferior conjunction–or Venus transit.
- Remember: Sabian Symbols are are channeled messages for every degree of the zodiac.
…I find them fascinating. Usually, they are spot on, relating perfectly to the nature of the astrological event under your magnifying glass.
the last ones
- Use this chart to understand (though this chart isn't perfect with what I'm showing, but you still can get the idea)
from TheGalaxyExpress.com
Last 5 Inferior Conjunctions:
- June 8th 04': 18+ Gemini: A large Archaic volume reveals traditional wisdom
- Jan 13th 06': 23+ Cap: A woman entering a convent
- Aug 17th 07': 21+ Leo: A carrier pigeon on a mission
- Mar 27th 09': 7+ Aries: A large hat on a woman blowing streamers as she looks East
- Oct 28th 10': 5+ Scorpio: A Gold rush tears men from the native soil
Lemme translate this story with my own imagination:
The New Cycle begins
Venus transit of the Sun:
June 5th 12': 15+ Gemini:
A woman in an emotional speech about her cause
….can you see the thread? The story line? It kinda relates to empowering woman, don' t ya think. Just a tad. It also relates to the broader spectrum of all things in Venus's domain: earth, mountain, stream, possessions, money, sex. love, lust, and trust. Art…..and style. We are going to get it back. In fact, it has already arrived.
- This cycle ends in 2020, when Venus passes between Earth and Sun once again in Gemini.
…Make a Mental note to wake with Venus as much as possible. Rising before the Sun now (her heliacal rising), she will appear sooner and grow brighter, from now until the end of the month. Watch her rise. Become pregnant with ideas and experiences with her. Watch her light grow stronger, watch your own do the same. Mutate. And most importantly, speak up about your cause, just like the "Sabian woman."
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This guy takes tokes that would topple a mule. One of his tokes would put me in a coma.
Stephen Payne is a 45-year-old guy from Vancouver, British Columbia, who's been taking bong rips on the internet since 1997. In that time he's built something of a brand around his own version of suburban stonerism with a blog, a live show, and 92,268 subscribers to his YouTube channel, Marijuana Man. See the trailer below if you want more on that.
Nearly all his videos, as you might have guessed, feature Steve getting fried on a variety of bongs supplied by his sponsors. And most of the 569 videos are shot in what looks like his parents' basement, wearing mostly pajamas.
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This is a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic and inspirational training professional to develop and implement the training and development plan for our UK/IE organisation.
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I first saw a project like this on the good old You Tube (a place of great resource for information and for giving the crafting mojo a kick start!). So if this was your idea, i thank you and I'm very sorry that I have not given you a name check.
This project started out as a children's cardboard book! I know it's a fab idea, so now all those car boot sales (it's where I bought about 10 last weekend, all sizes) now mean we have another source of crafting buying. I paid 10p for this book and it is approx 7 inches square and has 5 inside pages. This would be the max. size in content, maybe go to 6 pages not including the cover and back.
This project is 90% paint driven. Apart from the embellishments which Spellbinders dies and an embossing folder was used..... oh and peel-off's - I never thought I would use them again lol.
Spellbinders Dies - Rolled up Flowers, Bird and Bird Cage
Sharp Tipped Craft Knife (and extra blades)
2 Old Photographs
Sand PaperMaimeri Gloss Gel
Distress Ink Pads - Vintage Photo - Walnut Stain - Aged Mahogany
2 lengths of complementary Ribbon (to use as locking/closing)
Acrylic Paint Dark Brown e.g. PaperArtsy Fresco - Cinnamon - Pebeo Deco Matt - Ash Brown - Claudine Hellmuth Studio - Sable Brown - Eco Green - Mulch
Acrylic Paint Red Colour (for undercoat crackle) - Claudine Hellmuth - Modern Red - Eco Green - Tomato RedGold Card Stock
Metal Edged Ruler
Sheet Photocopy Paper
Plastic Crafting Hand Clamps
Patterned Paper to cover front and back
Crafting Roller
This is the sort of children's book that is used in this project. You can see that the pages are nice and thick. This will give strength when secured together.
So that the frame opening are the same, I made a paper template so that both sides are equal.
To help secure the pages together, sandpaper is used to help give a 'tooth or grip' when we glue them together. Make sure that you go around all the edges. The centre is going to be cut out so you don't have to pay a lot of attention to that area.
By using a good ultra strong double sided tape and Mod Podge Matte, secure the pages together in the two sets you have. One side here had 3 pages the other side had 2 pages.
To help set the pages I used some plastic d.i.y. hand clamps.
Using the paper template, the area to be cut out was drawn onto the surface of the 'middle' pages. Using the sharp craft knife, I started to cut out the openings. I used a metal edge ruler first, to give a line where I could then follow freehand with care.
The 1st opening is done (the picture on the left). Don't throw away the middle as you can use this as a guide for your photograph. The picture on the right shows both sides removed.
White gesso was used now to cover the printed illustrations.
Using the patterned paper, I covered the front and the back. To help adhere the paper to the surface I used an roller to help remove the bubbles (this paper came from a free in-store catalogue). I was going to leave the front and back like this and build textures onto it. However it did not fit into the 'Victorian' feel I was looking for.
Gesso came out again. Its' just the Multi Media Artist's best friend!
Using the embossing folder and some scrap card, I ran this though my machine and then ripped the edges. Using Mod Podge Matte it was secured onto the front.
To give that Victorian feel, I used a dark brown acrylic paint to cover the inside of the frame.
Now then, this is where I had inspiration flash No2! It just didn't feel as if it would look right so, armed with my NEW best friend, I mixed in some gesso to lighten the base. Then taking the red acrylic paint, I just put a few 'blobs' down in a few places.
Not being precise, I started to then dry mix - by this I mean using a dry brush and a light touch, drag the paint over the surface. The picture on the right shows the next step - the watered down PVA glue. Using the glue and a wide brush, I started to lay down the glue. In one direction only, place a thickish layer of glue and let dry so that it forms a crust.
Then I re-used the brown that I originally used in the first step. The finished layer as you can see the crackle has worked brilliantly.
To help protect the crackle layer, I used a Gloss Acrylic Medium.
Now then, let's start on the photographs. I have a selection on file that have been kindly offered out to crafter's to use in their own projects, as long as the person downloading does not sell them on as their own imagery in a collection or as a single item. So please abide by the owners copyright rules. As this project is not going to be sold, I'm okay. So to add some age to the printout, by mixing the inks up a bit and using what can be seen as 'aged' marks, the Tim Holtz stamp set is just perfect! The picture on the right shows the 'aged' photographs.
Now that the frame insides was dry, I looked at it and okay, it had a nice crackle going on but that was it. I didn't think I would ever dive into my old peel-off's and I honestly did not think that by using the peel-off's, it would give that finishing touch to the frame but it did and it also made it look more Victorian to me.
Once again I picked up the Gel Medium to pay down a protective layer. This would also help keep the peel-off's secured. The picture on the right shows the finished middle. The photographs had been secured, it was ready for making permanent.
The front and back now needed some attention. Using the gold's and the bronze's I mixed them on the project and not on a pad or tile. I was able to use all the paint and to mix them in a mottled effect.
This is where you have to take great care part 2 - using a hot glue gun. PLEASE, PLEASE keep it away from anything that might knock it over, also use it on a surface that's not going to melt itself. Here I have used my old stand by a 20 x 20 inch sheet of MDF. Once the glue has become very, very hot, you're able to lay down some glue all over the front and back, pressing it together until set solid.
Using a gold acrylic paint, the edges were painted. This hopefully would make the frame look like one piece and not a book glued together.
I was still not happy with the front - it just did not look like a Victorian photo frame. They are, from what I can remember, very elaborate. So armed with some Spellbinders metal dies, I started to build up some elements.
To help age the frame, I used some dark brown acrylic paint and a mixing medium. This will help keep the hue or depth of the colour but will allow you to lay down a layer of colour that can be moved around the project without covering the colour below. This is used 50/50. The picture on the right is what the cover of the frame looks after the paint had been moved about on the cover with the help of a baby wipe! (Multi Media Artist best friend No 5!).
So there you have, it a children's reading book rescued from the unwanted bin and turned into something else. I will revisit this project again in the future, however I'm going to give the frame a completely new look - will go all modern on the feel. It will be nice to see what can happen and what kind of journey it will take me on.
There is one other thing I would like to share with you.
This photograph is showing you something that we all use and just throw away. The paper on the right is a paper mixing pallet. It's got a waxy surface that allows you to lay down colour and mix it. It also can be refreshed with a 'spritz' of water. The other paper is a children's tracing pad. Why am I showing you both? Well they are both paper - they both have paint on them and they are both great mixed media tools. After I have mixed the paint on the paper pallet, I then remove the paint by removing it on the tracing pad. Then when it comes to washing the brush, I only have a little paint left and the paint is not being washed down a drain! It is something that I can highly recommend you using when using wet paint media.
Any questions, please send me a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.


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ADDISON COUNTY — When Vermonters gather around the tube to watch the 85th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night they will be pulling for their favorite movies, actors and directors. One film up for an Oscar and the film's director will have a particularly loud cheering section in Addison County.
ADDISON — Vermont State Police are investigating the Feb. 15 burglary of a home on Jersey Street in Addison during which the culprit stole a variety of personal property, including items with the State of Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife insignia. Police said the stolen items — a Deputy F&W badge, collar brass and a tie clip — belong to one of the victims, Deputy Warden Eugene Stearns.
The total value of the stolen property is estimated at $8,000, according to police.
ADDISON — The Addison Central School board will meet on Tuesday and could then adopt a budget proposal for the 2013-2014 school year that would drop spending over current levels by almost 4 percent.
If board members adopt the draft now before them, they would be cutting about $66,600 from the current $1.68 million budget to arrive at spending of roughly $1.61 million. The final budget proposal will need to be approved by voters.
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ADDISON — Addison planners continued to make headway in their major effort to update the town's zoning laws. They hope to have a finished draft for a public hearing by November, according to September minutes.
ADDISON — On July 1, 1972, Addison Town Clerk Jane Grace first showed up for her new job with son Michael, then 2, in tow.
This Sept. 29, Michael and Grace's other son, Christopher, who joined Michael as a fixture at the Addison clerk's office in 1973, will be part of lunchtime crowd of at least 200 at the Addison Central School that will celebrate their clerk's impending December retirement after 40-plus years.
ADDISON — Due to a combination of factors, the town Addison's residential property tax rates dropped by 14.8 percent for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, while the town's commercial property tax rate fell by 10 percent.
Addison's new residential rate is $1.5412 per $100 of assessed value, down from $1.8084.
That decrease of almost 27 cents translates to a tax bill that is about $534 lower for an Addison home assessed at $200,000, assuming its owners are not eligible for property tax relief.
ADDISON — Snake Mountain was host to many unfamiliar visitors on Monday afternoon. Two dozen foreign and American students hiked up the mountain's slope, many students of whom had a mere 48 hours earlier been on the other side of the Pacific Ocean en-route to a three-week study-trip to Vermont.
These 25 high school students traveled thousands of miles to participate in the nonprofit, educational program Green Across the Pacific.
ADDISON — Vermont State Police (VSP) are investigating a July 9 burglary at a residence off Elm Point Road in Addison that saw someone make off with three antique pedal cars.
Police said the 1950s-vintage pedal cars were stolen from the basement of the residence. State police did not specify how the culprit(s) got into the home.
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|21 Dec 2015
Windows 7 Home Premium,x64
What is function of Debug Dump Files? Should I save?
I know you guys'll try to answer me simply. I'm washed up on the shores of your reliable solid sense, exhausted from navigating the Sea of SmileyFaceGates round the continental ass of The United Phishing Phatwas of Everyquestionbutthat, on my little IGuessIAskItWrong(tm) Raft. Just- will there come a day when I'll regret clearing the 644 MB of Debug Dump Files, & the same amt. of System Error Memory Dump Files, as advised here by Windows System Cleanup--for some unforseen reason? Diagnostics?
I know I'm stuck forever- right?-w/ghost ships of junk programs lurking in the Sargasso Sea of my creaking old HP Pavilionx64Win7PC because I used to think Uninstall files seemed unnecessary.
BTW, do the "Downloaded Program Files & "SETUP LOG FILES" (miniscule amt. of each) ever include uninstall files?
NB: Some of my services cannot be started any more, such as Backup and Restore. Havne't been able to creat a restore point since 2012. Event Log hasn't worked for 2 years either. Same for Firewall, COM+ Event, Diagnostic Service & System Host,... Am finishing cc'ing all my files off to a hard drive in order to reinstall Win7. About 40 others, like BLock Level BackupEngine, Software Protection,WIndows Event Collector, & others - EVEN Windows EVENT COLLECTOR, I have to restart either after every bootup or frequently while booted up, because they don't start and once started either stop PUNKT upon shutdown or keep stopping all the time again w/out my help,. Especially when I'm downloading updates...whew, It's been this way for a couple, three years. --I know, I know.
It's for this reason I'm nervous about jettisoning anything that might enable an otherwise blacked-out diagnostic down the road.
Thoughts? Thanks.
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Windows 7 Ult. x64
Try frame your problem more concisely, with plain font, and without the poetry. From what i can make out, you want to know whether you can delete the .dmp files : the answer is yes, they are useless to you unless you want to solve a BSOD.
Everytime a BSOD occurs, a fresh .dmp file is created, so the old ones can be safely deleted.
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No dump file after BSoD. Dump files ARE enabled
I've been having BSoD's for well over a year now, once or twice almost every day. I've tried multiple times to figure out whats wrong but... I dont have ANY dump files. I've followed instructions on how to enable them but it still doesn't create a file. Im really hoping you all can help me out...
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Intentional….Websters defines "intentional" as "done on purpose; deliberate." That definition is enough to drive me far, far away from the word. Most of the time, I feel like I am anything but intentional. I want to be. I long to be. In fact, I even plan out my calendar down to the tiniest detail thinking that I'll be intentional with my time if I can check off my to-do boxes. I have sticky notes plastered all over my calendar to help break down tasks so I am more "intentional" in my homemaking, or my cleaning, or homeschooling, or teaching, or work. However, I've come to realize that I could use a whole pad of sticky notes and still not be intentional. I may or may not even be productive. I am just busy. I don't want to be known as a busy person. I want to be known as a person who poured out her life on others intentionally.
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This invention relates to downhole wire line systems and, in particular, to a method of making a wire line system that includes small-diameter tubing with one or more signal and/or power conductors extending through the tube, and articles of manufacture useful in the method.
Downhole instruments or tools for subterranean wells are lowered down a well bore and operated in a subterranean reservoir to measure, for example, formation characteristics such as bottom hole pressures and temperatures as a function of time, and to perform many other measuring, control and operational tasks in a well.
Tools of this type are typically lowered on a conductive wire line. The wire line is formed of coiled metal tubing ranging from 1/8"-1/2" in diameter, within which one or more conductors capable of transmitting a signal and/or power are located. These conductors can be insulated conductor wires, optical fibers or any other conductor capable of transmitting signals and/or power to or from a downhole location.
The use of electrical conductors within a wire line is known, and are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,122,209 and 5,495,755, both of which are incorporated herein by reference. Because wire line tubing of this type comes in lengths greater than 10,000 feet, up to and longer than 20,000 feet, there has been difficulty in inserting the conductor in such lengths of tubing.
In the past, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,209, a plurality of electrical conductors have been formed within the coiled tubing by feeding a flat metal strip and the conductors simultaneously through a series of tube-forming dies, and then forming the tubing with the conductors in it by welding the elongated edges of the metal strip around the conductors. Such methods have proved useful in the past, but problems have arisen.
For example, fabrication of a wire-in-a-tube by using this method often resulted in an imperfection in the tube before the entire length of product is completed, which cannot be repaired. This adds significant cost to the manufacturing process because of the high scrap rate.
Moreover, with the advent of much deeper wells, those 16,000 feet and deeper, relatively small diameter tubing formed of a high strength material such as INCOLOY 825�, which has a relatively thick wall that is useful in such wells, cannot be formed with a conductor in it. Annealing the tubing and drawing it down in size are necessary for eliminating microscopic circumferential cracks in the weld and increasing the strength due to work hardening of the material. These steps cannot be performed with a conductor in the tubing.
Thus, there is a need for a method of making conductive wire line, especially those useful in today's deep wells, which eliminates these problems.
Problems discussed above have been solved by the invention described in detail below, which involves inserting a length of conductor into an elongated length of coiled metal tubing after the tubing is formed. The conductor can either be in the form of an insulated conductor wire, optical fibers, other conductors for conducting signals and/or power, or some combination thereof.
The invention includes the steps of inserting the tubing into a substantially vertical passageway such as a well bore, and providing an open upper end of the tubing that is accessible to an operator. The leading end of the conductor is inserted into the upper end of the tubing.
The leading end of the conductor includes an elongated weight connected to the conductor. The weight must be heavy enough to straighten the conductor so it can fall though the coiled tubing. The weight must also be flexible enough to move through small bends or other irregularities in the coiled tubing.
A weight capable of performing these functions is one that has essentially no stiffness so that it can fall freely through irregularities in the coiled tubing without imparting a side load onto the inner surface of the coiled tubing, which would prevent further downward movement. Such a weight can be formed of an elongated segmented structure such as a chain with interlocking links or the like.
In embodiments of the invention where the weight must be pushed initially into the coiled tubing, the weight must have a minimum bend radius that is great enough to prevent the segments of the weight from bunching up or jamming when a bend or other irregularity is encountered, but which has essentially no stiffness and does not impart a side load until the minimum bend radius is reached. A preferred form of such a weight is a chain with interlocking links that has been roll-formed to provide the characteristics described above.
After the conductor and weight are inserted into the coiled tubing, they are allowed to fall by gravity through the tubing at a controlled speed until the desired length of conductor is inserted in the tubing. In embodiments where, for example, the chain must travel through 90� or 180� bends before it can fall vertically in the tubing, a push tool can be used to assist the initial insertion of the chain into the tubing until there is enough weight in the tubing to allow the weight to fall by gravity and pull the conductor into the tubing.
The helical pitch of the coiled tubing is regulated so that the frictional contact between the outer surface of the conductor and the inner surface of the tubing is great enough to support the weight and conductor for preventing the conductor from breaking. After the conductor is inserted into the tubing, the conductive wire-line assembly is wound on a reel and is ready for use.
The invention can be better understood when the detailed description of preferred embodiments described below are considered in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conductive wire line being run into an underground well;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an insulated conductor inside a section of coiled metal tubing of the conductive wire line shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the conventional prior art method of forming conductive wire line;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of dies forming a strip of metal into coiled tubing in accordance with the method of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view, in accordance with the present invention, of conductor being inserted into coiled tubing that has been run into an underground well from a conventional wire line truck;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the outer surface of the downhole end of the coiled tubing in FIG. 5, with its outer surface shaped by a forming tool in accordance with the present invention so that a weight in the form of a sinker bar can be connected to the tubing for pulling the tubing into the well bore and sealing the tubing;
FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the weight connected to the tubing;
FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view of the connection between the exposed end of the coiled tubing and a holding fixture connected to the wire line truck;
FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view of the coiled tubing in FIG. 5 inside a lubricator of an underground well showing in particular the helical shape of the tubing after it has hit the bottom of the well and the tension in the tubing is relaxed;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a conductor extending into the coiled tubing and being unwound from a reel;
FIGS. 11 and 12 are front and side plan views of a section of jeweler's chain useful as a weight for lowering a conductor into the tubing;
FIG. 13 is a partial sectional view of the connection between the chain of FIGS. 11 and 12 and the conductor;
FIG. 13A is a schematic drawing showing a minimum bend radius in the chain of FIGS. 11 and 12;
FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the pusher tool for pushing the chain of FIGS. 11 and 12 into the tubing; and
FIGS. 15-17 are partial sectional views of the pusher tool and chain in FIG. 14, showing in particular the chain being pushed into the tubing.
The invention relates to an improved method of inserting one or more conductors in a length of coiled tubing of the type used in conductive wire line for downhole operations. In broad general terms, the method involves inserting the conductor into the coiled tubing and letting the conductor fall by gravity after the tubing is run into a well or the like. The invention also relates to various articles of manufacture that are useful in performing the method.
Coiled tubing is a relatively small diameter metal conduit that is wound on a reel, which has a helical shape or residual curvature when the tubing is unwound from the reel due to an inherent memory in the metal. Conductive wire line is a length of coiled tubing used primarily in downhole applications, which includes one or more signal or power transmitting conductors extending through the coiled tubing.
A typical use for conductive wire line is shown in FIG. 1, where a wire line 10 is spooled or coiled on a drum or reel 12 that is mounted on a wire line truck 14. The wire line 10 is unwound from the drum 12 and, after passing through rollers 16 and over sheaves 18 and 20, is lowered into an underground well 22 through a lubricator 24 and a well head. A tool 26, for example, a logging tool, is mounted on the end of the wire line 10 for performing a down hole operation.
The lubricator 24 includes a packing 28 at the upper end for forming a seal around the wire line 10 and an isolating valve 30 at the lower end for isolating the lubricator 24 from the well. A hydraulic pump 32 located outside the lubricator 24 pressurizes the packing 28 for effecting the seal.
As shown in FIG. 2, the wire line 10 is a conductive wire line formed of coiled tubing 34 and a conductor 36 that extends through the tubing 34, which is capable of transmitting signals or power. In use, the conductor 36 maintains a helical shape inside the tubing 34, due to its own inherent memory, which has the advantage of supporting the conductor 36 inside the tubing 34 through the frictional interface between the outer surface of the conductor and the inner surface of the tubing, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,495,755. Without this support, for the lengths typically used, the weight of the conductor 36 in the well bore is greater than its break strength. Thus, the conductor 36 cannot support its own weight and would break without this frictional hold-up force.
This inherent helical shape of the conductor is one of the problems that must be overcome if the conductor is to be inserted into the tubing in accordance with the present invention. Thus, unless the conductor is straightened, the conductor cannot fall by gravity through the coiled tubing. At the same time, however, there must be sufficient frictional contact between the outer surface of the conductor and the inner surface of the coiled tubing so that the weight of the conductor is supported by the tubing.
Moreover, when a length of coiled tubing in excess of 1,000 ft., and up to and greater than 20,000 ft., is unwound from a reel and suspended in a well, the coiled tubing also has an inherent helical shape. The conductor, in addition to being straight, must also be able to travel through the helical bends in the tubing and bends or curves caused by any irregularities in the well.
In addition to these problems, the difficulty of inserting conductors in coiled tubing that has already been formed can be appreciated considering the relatively small inner diameter of the tubing (an outer diameter of 1/8"-1/2" minus the wall thickness) and length of the tubing (greater than 1,000 ft. and up to and greater than 20,000 ft.), and the fragile nature of the conductors (e.g., insulated electrical wire, optical fibers and the like). The challenge is especially daunting for inserting a wire of, for example, about 0.055" in diameter in a length of coiled tubing in excess of 1,000 ft., and up to and greater than 20,000 ft., having an inner diameter as small as 0.089", which is less than two times the diameter of the conductor 36. The invention described in detail below provides a solution for this extremely difficult technical problem.
In the past, such wire-in-a-tube, conductive, wire-line assemblies were manufactured by forming the tubing around a conductor, as described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,209. Briefly, by way of background, FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate the method described in that patent, in which a conductor 36 that is spooled on a reel 42 is fed simultaneously with a metal strip 44 that is spooled on a reel 46. The metal strip 44 and conductor 36 are fed through a series of rollers 48, 50 and 52, which bend and roll the strip 44 into the tubing 34, with the conductor 36 inside the tubing 34. A spring 54 extends into the tubing 34 before the edges of the strip 44 are welded together by a welding station 56, for protecting the conductor 36 from damage. The final wire-in-a-tube product is then wound on a reel 58.
While this process has been successful in forming conductive wire line, the process is expensive and prone to a high rejection rate. Oftentimes, an imperfection occurs along the length of the tubing. Such imperfections cannot be repaired, requiring that length of tubing to be scrapped, which adds substantially to the manufacturing costs of the final product.
The method of the present invention is an improvement over previously used methods of placing one or more conductors in coiled tubing. The method utilizes coiled tubing manufactured by conventional techniques without any conductors in it. Generally, this tubing is lowered in a conventional way into an underground well or other type of vertical passageway through which the tubing can extend. A conductor is then inserted into the tubing and allowed to fall by gravity through the tubing.
A novel weight formed of an elongated segmented structure with essentially no stiffness (described in greater detail below), is connected to the leading end of the conductor for pulling the conductor straight and providing sufficient weight for gravitational forces to cause the conductor to fall to the bottom of the tubing.
Preferably, this weight is formed of a chain with interlocking links, which has sufficient flexibility to pass through bends or other irregularities in the coiled tubing caused by its inherent helical shape, by irregularities in the well casing, or by other bends formed in the manufacturing and handling of the coiled tubing. A chain with interlocking links is also important because it can be formed with a relatively high density to reduce the length of the weight. Such a chain can also be formed with a minimum bend radius for preventing the links from bunching up or jamming when the chain must be pushed into the tubing to get it started when, for example, the conductor must pass though bends of 90� or 180� before it can fall vertically into the tubing. Details of a preferred embodiment of the weight are described in greater detail below.
The use of such a chain is the first time a known workable method has been developed for inserting one or more conductors in coiled tubing that is suspended in a well or the like. Although several prior art patents suggest some of the problems that might be encountered, no workable solutions were disclosed.
For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,929, a "guide means" is generally mentioned as being removably attached to the lower end of a cable to assure that the cable would not "kink" in the tubing. However, no structure is described for this so-called guide means. An alternative method involving pumping the cable through the tubing is mentioned, which does not work because a sufficient force cannot be applied to move the cable through the tubing.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,616,705, for a different application where a thermocouple in an elongated wire is described as being lowered through coiled tubing extending along the outer surface of well casing, a sinker line formed of aircraft wire with beads crimped onto the wire about 1/2" apart, is described as being able to pull an elongated sensing means downward and straighten any bends in it. The wire, although it is said to be flexible, is too stiff to travel through short radius bends because it imparts a side load on the wall of the tubing due to its inherent stiffness. Thus, neither of these patents constitutes an enabling disclosure of a workable way of inserting a conductor in coiled tubing that has already been placed in a substantially vertical passageway by allowing the conductor to fall freely by gravity through any small bends or other irregularities in the tubing until the conductor is fully inserted.
One way of performing the invention, which solves these problems, is shown in FIG. 5. The tubing 34 is spooled on a reel 60 that is mounted on a conventional wire line truck 62. The tubing 34 is transported to a well site or other location where a vertical passageway of suitable depth is situated. A second reel 100 on which conductor 36 is spooled can also be mounted on the wire line truck 62. Alternatively, a facility can be situated near a well site or the like for performing the function of the wire line truck 62.
The coiled tubing used in conjunction with the invention is preferably formed of stainless steel or nickel alloys, but other suitable materials known in the art can be used. This type of coiled tubing typically has an outer diameter of 1/8"-1/2". A material for which the invention is particularly useful is a high-strength nickel alloy used in deep wells (greater than 16,000 ft.) called INCOLOY 825� (a trademark of the International Nickel Company), which has an outer diameter of 3/16", and a relatively thick wall of about 0.049", resulting in an inner diameter of about 0.089".
The conventional method for placing a conductor in tubing of this type, which is described in above and shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, has been found to be unsuitable. After the tubing is initially formed, it is annealed and then drawn down to a smaller diameter for eliminating any minute circumferential cracks in the weld, refining grain structure of the material and making the tubing stronger through work hardening. These post-forming steps cannot be performed with the conductor in the tubing.
The type of conductor that can be used in conjunction with the invention is preferably an insulated copper wire 38 formed of stranded 20 gauge nickel-plated copper wire. The conductor 36 has an insulation covering 40 of polyimid tape (KAPTON� a trademark of DuPont), mill spec MIL-8138/12. A secondary coating of aromatic polyimid resin is applied in a known way to seal the tape and improve durability. However, a wide variety of other insulated electrical conductors could also be used.
Alternatively, the conductor 36 could be one or more optical fibers that are capable of transmitting signals. Other types of conductors could also be used. The invention contemplates encompassing any type of signal or power transmitting conductor, or some combination thereof, that is capable of being inserted in tubing and used in down hole applications.
The tubing 34 is run into the well in a known way, by first connecting a weight, such as known type of sinker bar 86 (see FIGS. 6 and 7), to the leading end of the tubing 34. The connection between the tubing 34 and the sinker bar 86 is formed by first preparing the leading end of the tubing 34 as shown in FIG. 6.
A forming tool (not shown) of the type shown and described in co-pending patent application Ser. No. 08/666,846, filed Jun. 6, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,907,966, entitled "Roll-Formed Seat and Retainer . . . ", which application is incorporated by reference herein as though fully set forth, is used to form tapered surfaces 78, 80 and 82 in the outer surface of the tube 34. The tube 34 is then inserted through an opening 84 formed in a the sinker bar 86, as shown in FIG. 7. The sinker bar 86 includes an upper section 86A that has a chamber 88 in which a known type of fitting made by Swagelok Corporation is used to connect the sinker bar 86 to the tubing 34 and seal the leading end of the tubing 34 from fluids in the well.
The Swagelok� fitting includes ferrules 78A, 80A and 82A for engaging the grooves 78, 80 and 82, respectively. The ferrules 80A and 82A are held in place between nuts 77 and 79, and a union 81. The ferrule 78A is held between a nut 83, a fitting 85 and a seal cap 87. The sinker bar 86 also includes a lower section 86B that is threaded onto the upper section 86A after the sinker bar is connected to the tubing 34 as described. The sinker bar also includes a fishing neck 89 for retrieving the sinker bar 86 from the well.
As shown in FIG. 5, the tubing 34 (including the sinker bar 86 connected its leading end), is passed over a lower sheave 64 that is connected through a cable 68 to a well head 66, and over an upper sheave 70 that is fixed to the lubricator 67. The lubricator 67 includes the packing, isolating valve and hydraulic pump shown in FIG. 1 for effecting a seal as discussed above, but these features have been omitted from FIG. 5 for ease of illustration.
As the tubing is unwound from the reel 60, it has a helical shape caused by the inherent memory of the material of the tubing. Initially, the weight of the sinker bar 86 straightens the coiled tubing 34 and pulls it into the well. After gravitational forces pull the sinker bar 86 and tubing 34 a certain distance, the weight of the tubing 34 in combination with the weight of the sinker bar 86 will straighten the tubing 34 and pull it to the bottom of the well or until the sinker bar 86 is stopped by a bridge plug (not shown) set at a desired depth in the well. At this point in time, when there is no pulling force acting on the coiled tubing 34, it will have a helical shape inside the lubricator 67 and in the well as shown schematically in FIG. 9.
The tubing 34 is then disconnected from the reel 60, and connected to the truck by using a holding fixture 91 like the one shown in FIG. 8, so that the conductor 36 can be inserted in tubing 34. Because the tubing is resting on the bottom of the well or on a bridge plug or the like in the well, the tubing 34 can be disconnected from the reel 60 and not held at the well surface. Alternatively, the tubing 34 could be held in place in the well by using known slips or the like.
The tubing 34 is then connected to the truck in this embodiment of the invention through an arm 89 that is connected to the truck 62. The tubing 34 is mounted in a holding fixture 91 that is connected to the arm 89 through a bolt 93. After a groove 95 is formed in the outer surface of the tubing 34 as shown in FIG. 8 by the same grooving tool mentioned above and described in pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 666,846, filed Jun. 6, 1996, described above, a standard Swagelok� fitting 97 (including a ferrule 97A and backwards nut 97B) is used to connect the tubing 34 to the fixture. A plastic guide bushing 99 can be placed on the end of the tubing 34 for preventing the insulation or cladding on the outer surface of the conductor 36 from dragging on the sharp inside edge of the tubing 34 when it is inserted in the direction of arrow C as shown in FIG. 8.
Because of the inherent memory of the coiled tubing 34, it maintains a helical shape in the lubricator 67 and in the well, as shown in FIG. 9, when the truck 62 is not pulling on the tubing 34 and holding it in tension. The pitch of this helical shape can be regulated, for the reasons discussed below, by moving the truck 62 back and forth as indicated by two-headed arrow 74 in FIG. 5, which movement straightens or relaxes the tubing 34.
Before the conductor 36 is inserted into the coiled tubing, an elongated weight such as a chain 118 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is connected to the leading end 116 of the conductor 36 (see FIG. 13) for straightening the conductor 36 and pulling the conductor 36 into the tube 34. The elongated weight must have essentially no stiffness so that it can fall through small bends and other irregularities in the coiled tubing without imparting a side load onto the inner surface of the tubing, which would result in a frictional hold-up force. Such a weight can be formed of an elongated segmented structure such as a chain with interlocking links or the like. Alternatively, a beaded chain (not shown) of the type used as a pull for light fixtures could be used provided it had sufficient density to provide the needed weight. Segmented weights of these types have sufficient flexibility to pass through irregularities in the coiled tubing caused by its inherent helical shape or by irregularities in the well casing that cause bends in the coiled tubing.
In embodiments of the invention where the weight must be pushed initially into the coiled tubing to get it started, for example, where it must pass through bends of 90� or 180� before it can fall vertically, the weight must be formed with a minimum bend radius for preventing the links from bunching up or jamming when such irregularities are encountered. The minimum bend radius of a chain of the type shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is illustrated in FIG. 13A. The radius line R depicts the minimum bend radius of the chain 118 when it is looped, and the ends of the chain 118 are pulled in the direction of arrows 119 until the chain locks and will not bend any further.
A weight found to satisfy these requirements is 180 S.A. 54 jewelry chain, which is formed of brass. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the links of this chain are different from the links in a conventional chain because they have been roll-formed into a round cross-sectional shape, to where the ends of each link are oriented at about 90� relative to each other as shown in the link 120 in FIG. 11. This shape substantially reduces the gaps between adjacent links and has the effect of providing a chain with a relatively high density (approximately 7 specific gravity), so that the weight has more weight per unit of length. A distinct advantage of this higher density chain is that a shorter length can be used to provide the required weight for initially pulling the conductor 36 into the tubing 34.
The interlocking links 120 can be compressed for controlling the minimum bend radius of the chain 118. For the purposes of the invention, a minimum bend radius is preferably set within a range of about 1/4"-24", and more preferably at about 4". The chain can be purchased with the links already roll formed. The links can be compressed by passing the chain through a rolling mill of the type known to jewelers. A length of about 600 ft. of roll-formed brass chain (180 S.A. 54) with a minimum bend radius of about 4" (which weighed 6-7 lb.), was found satisfactory to perform the method in accordance with the invention as described.
An advantage of the roll-formed chain 118 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is that it can be pushed into the coiled tubing without bunching up and jamming when it reaches a bend or other irregularity. When the invention is performed in a well of the type shown in FIG. 1, which has a lubricator and well head, the ability to push the chain initially through 90� and/or 180� bends over several pulleys and into the well can be important.
However, if the chain can be dropped directly into the well as it is unwound from a reel, it might not have to be pushed. In such a case, the weight can be formed of a conventional linked chain that does not have any significant minimum bend radius. The interlocking links provide sufficient flexibility for allowing the chain to pass through small bends and irregularities in the tubing.
Although conventional linked chain can be used in such situations, a roll-formed and compressed chain of the type shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, where the links are twisted so that the ends of each link are oriented at 90� relative to each other, has the advantage that it has about twice the density of the conventional linked chain and is therefore about twice the weight per unit length, so that only half the length must be used.
The chain 118 with interlocking links constructed as described above, is connected to the leading end 116 of the conductor 36, as shown in FIG. 11, by using a known type of crimp connection. The insulation 40 is stripped from the leading end 116 exposing a short length of wire 38. The wire 38 is inserted into one end of a crimp connection 122. A loop of steel wire 124 is passed through the outside link 120 of the chain 118 and inserted into the other end of the crimp connection 122. A known crimping tool (not shown) is used to crimp the connection 122 onto the wire 38 and wire loop 124 for connecting the chain 118 to the wire 38.
The chain 118 is then introduced into the tubing 34. However, because the tubing 34 is not, in many cases, located directly over the well, an assist in such cases must be provided for the chain 118. An assist found to be useful is provided by a push tool 126 of the type shown in FIGS. 14-17. The push tool 126 frictionally engages the outer surface of the chain 118 and pushes it into the tubing 34 a sufficient distance until gravitational forces begin acting on the chain 118 and cause it to fall of its own weight. The push tool 126 should be able to push at least 70-100 ft. of chain into the tubing 34.
As shown in FIGS. 12-15, the push tool 126 includes a pair of gripping jaws, such as those provided by a pair of VICE-GRIPS�, on which a pair of guides 128 and 130 are mounted. The guides 128 and 130 and guide extensions 128A and 130A (FIG. 17) form a hollow opening 132 through which the chain 118 can pass, when the guides are closed by moving the guide 128 in the direction of arrow 129 as shown in FIG. 17. A small electric motor 124 is connected to one of the guide extensions 130A, which drives a wheel 134 formed of rubber or other compressible elastomer. As the chain 118 passes between the drive wheel 134 and an adjacent idler wheel 135, rotation of the drive wheel 134 in the direction of the arrow 138 pushes the chain 118 in the direction of the arrows 136.
A guide tube 140 positioned between the guide extensions 128A and 130A guides the chain 118 into the tubing 34. After the chain 118 is pushed into the tubing 34 a sufficient distance, gravity will begin operating on the chain 118 so that it falls of its own weight. The wire line truck 62 is moved in the direction of the arrow 74 (FIG. 5) to adjust the helical pitch of the tubing 34 for maintaining an acceptable tension in the conductor 36 below its break strength resulting from the frictional contact between the outer surface of the conductor 36 and the inner surface of the tubing 34.
The rate of descent of the chain 118 and conductor 36 (preferably at about 200 ft./min.) is governed by a gear motor 102 connected to the reel 100, shown in FIG. 10, which controls the rate of rotation of the reel 100. Thus, if the pitch of the helix in the tubing is maintained constant, the tension in the conductor (e.g., the weight of the chain 118 and conductor 36 being supported in the tubing by the conductor) will be maintained at a constant level during the entire insertion process. The gear motor 102 regulates the speed of descent and the helical shape of the tubing 34 supports the weight of the conductor 36.
For an insulated electrical conductor wire of the type described above, the break strength is about 60 lb., which is less than the combined weight of the conductor 36 and the chain 118 after the conductor 36 is inserted to predetermined depth. However, by regulating the pitch of the tube 34, the conductor 36 is able to support its own weight and will not break as it falls by gravity through the tube 34.
As shown in FIG. 10, as the conductor is unwound from the reel 100, it moves in the direction of arrows 108, over idler pulleys 110, 112 and pulley 106, through alignment rollers 114, and into the tubing 34 which is mounted in the holding fixture 91. A tension indicating device in the form of a scale 104 can be connected to the conductor 36 through the pulley 106 for maintaining a continuous reading of the tension load in the conductor 36, which is an indication of the weight being carried by the conductor 36. It was found that a weight of about 3-12 lbs. carried in a conductor having a break strength of about 60 lbs., provided a workable range.
After the conductor 36 is completely inserted into the tubing 34, the tubing 34 is then re-connected to the reel 60 and the wire-in-a-tube is removed from the well and wound on the reel 60. Thus, a conductive wire-line assembly is formed in a way that eliminates the need to place the conductor in coiled tubing as it is formed, which has the advantages described above.
While a preferred embodiment for practicing the invention has been described, it should be understood that there are many modifications, variations and improvements that can be made that are within the spirit and scope of the invention, and that all such modifications, variations and improvements are contemplated as being covered by the appended claims.
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Waddell is an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, northwest of the city of Phoenix. Waddell is named after Donald Ware Waddell, native of Ohio, who was a partner in the New York City investment firm of Brandon, Gordon and Waddell. It was this firm that organized the private financing for construction of the dam for the water reclamation project that creates Lake Pleasant. The intended Waddell town site was laid out by Donald W. Waddell in 1935, on property he owned on the northeast corner of Waddell Road and Cotton Lane. Waddell moved to the area to oversee the firm's interests in the project. He served on the board of the Maricopa Water District and invested in land through his interests in the Arizona Citrus Land Company and the Waddell Ranch Company. In 1937 the Waddell Post Office was established inside the store on the original town site. Later the post office moved across the street and shared space with the cotton gin office. The current Waddell Post Office was built in 1992 and is located on Glendale Avenue and Cotton Lane, four miles south of the original site. The town never did develop, but remained a post office and place name for the area.
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Sir Jonathan Ive: The iMan cometh - London Life - Life & Style - Evening Standard:
Q: What makes a great designer?
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Ever wonder about Apple's design philosophy? His name is Jonathan Ive.
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Individual hair hairpieces of brazilian hair straight are popular one of males and females the like wig. Though they are marvelled at in the African-American population, populations of all ethnicities work with these hairpieces. Nearly all types on the industry stemmed from Eastern or even East Asian countries like China, Malaysia, and also India, where there is actually a prospering hairpiece service. Some beloved sorts of individual hair wigs include lace face, curly hairpieces, African American wigs, wig, and hairpieces for males.
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African hair, as an example, is actually frequently dry and primitive, and also may be challenging to grow without any fibers cracking or curling a lot of. Individual hair hairpieces from brazilian hair straight are much easier to style as well as modify whenever the individual requires a make over. Also, European or even Eastern hair can more often than not better handle frequent shampooing, combing, and also designing. Lace front hairpieces present full-cap direct exposure. The hair is actually affixed to a monofilament cloth, which allows the user's scalp program from side to side for an organic appeal. This limit remains in standard yielding and combinations in to the scalp. Average hairpieces along with a shoelace front end may be curly, curly, or even directly, relying on the form from hair used and also whether it has actually been designated along with enduring options. Hair extensions are a choice to a full hairpiece.
Expansions, which are actually miniature globs from man-made or human hair, are actually glued over a person's scalp or even videoed to actual items from hair close to the scalp. They craft an individual's hairs arise fuller or even longer, as well as may last waiting for the user possess all of them properly detached or cut out. The extensions may put a line of short-lived colour for an untamed appeal, or even they could blend into an individual's all-natural hair.
Male as well use individual hair of brazilian hair straight, specifically if balding is a quandary. Men which possess a broad scalp of hair are repetitively envied by various other men, and also numerous women discover the look distinctive at the same time. Men typically name these hairpieces hair extensions or hair pieces. They secure to the scalp with strip or even glue, and also are most of the time only worn in community. These could be ended up from human or man-made hair.
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