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Can anyone tell me where in Southern Ontario, (Mississauga area)I can buy Ropel, the animal deterrent for rabbits? |
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I was told that the spray-on Ropel failed to comply with new (??) Canadian government labeling requirements about two years ago. Since I have not seen it since, I suspect that the company has taken a 'why bother' attitude. Your best bet might be a trip to Buffalo. |
Smivies, I hadn't heard that. That could explain why no one seems to carry it. I saw where you can buy it online. I did get some 'Animal Repellent' made by GreenEarth. It's an organic product that apparently gives off an odor that deters rabbits and deer but humans do not smell it. I just started using and so far the rabbits have not been back to my flowers. If it fails to work, I will try to get Ropel online. Judy |
Didn't know there was a problem with Ropel. I got some last year at Rona hardware when I had the groundhog. Didn't work at all though, mainly because it kept raining and the stuff is too expensive to apply every day. Finally used a trap, which did the trick. Have you tried scattering bloodmeal? |
We'll check out Rona-thanks. Yes, we tried bloodmeal and it didn't work. Rabbit was right back, sitting in it, and eating the flowers. We had a trap and wanted to relocate him and his brother to the Credit River. Of course he never went in to get the rabbit treat because there was a virtual buffet in our garden. Thought the 'Animal Repellent' was working but I'm not so sure now. I sprayed the property line where he makes his entrance, and he was there eating clover this morning. |
The Ropel granualated stuff is still available but it doesn't work for me.....the spray on stuff worked for the whole summer with only one application. It was awesome! Nothing I've tried since has been as effective. The next best thing I've used is Scoot, watered down to a ~10:1 mix and sprayed on. Since it's a latex paint for bark protection from rodents, you don't want to apply high concentrations to green leaves. Even at 10:1, it can leave a faint white residue on the leaves. |
Hi get yourselve some Rue It's a herb and the critters don't like the smell so far it's work for me in my veggie patch.Elaine happy gardening |
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Everyone who uses Kontronik ESCs raves about their quality and reliability, and especially about their superior governor function. Im now among the converted, but it wasnt easy. The Manual is barely helpful and customer service can range from great to non-existent; Ive experienced both extremes. Long hard searches on the web didnt unearth much help either. Maybe help is out there, but I didnt find it. So I thought Id share some of my hard-found setup experience for others left scratching their heads over setting up these wonderful ESCs.
The manual does a decent job of describing how to program heli mode into the ESC, but for clarity, heres a better English translation:
Step 1 - Set Things Up for Programming
Set the Normal Throttle Curve to: 0% / optional% / 100%
Connect your ESC to your RX.
Turn on your radio and set the throttle to zero
Power up your Rx if its on a dedicated Rx pack.
Step 2 - Reset the Programming in the ESC (Mode 1)
Make sure the little black jumper/tab is in the ESC (it doesnt matter on which pins) then power up the ESC with your flight pack.
Pull out the little black tab after you hear the ascending tones from the ESC.
Mode Selection: At the first beep, raise the throttle to full throttle and listen for the descending tones.
Listen for the confirmation beep(s) counting off which mode has just been programmed (one in this case).
Unplug the battery and replace the little black jumper.
Programming the ESC for Helicopter Use (Mode 4)
Repeat Step 2, except at Mode Selection wait for four beeps before selecting full throttle.
Programming LiPo Mode (Mode 9)
Repeat Step 2, except at Mode Selection wait for nine beeps before selecting full throttle.
Setting Up Governor RPM
The manual tells you nothing about how to set up Governor RPM, but it is easy. Set up straight horizontal lines for your Idle Up 1 and Idle Up 2 curves (example: Idle Up 1 to: 60% / 60% / 60% and Idle Up 2 to: 80% / 80% / 80%). Move these curves (flat lines) up and down at the field to set the desired RPM levels. Switching between flight modes will change your head speed to these preset governed speeds. Do not use V curves (i.e. 100% / 80% / 100%). This will mess the governor up.
If you set your Normal Throttle Curve to be any ascending line (example: 0% / 60% / 100%), your head speed will not be governed in Normal mode. You can also set your Normal Throttle Curve to something like: 0% / 60% / 60% if you want the lower half of your Throttle Curve to act ungoverned, and everything above mid-stick to be governed to whatever rpm level the flat part of the curve produces.
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When programming, the three modes mentioned above (1,4,9) the programming effects are cumulative. Mode 1 resets everything, Mode 2 programs in Heli settings, Mode 3 keeps the Heli settings and adds LiPo settings.
Align 700e If you use the Jive 80+ HV, make sure to program Mode 10 in addition to the above three Modes (1,4,9,10). This prevents the ESC from shutting down on power spikes. The 80+ HV can handle the demands of the 700e just fine, especially with a heat sink added. But if you dont program Mode 10 in, you will be practicing surprise auto rotations.
Mode 11 is the same as Mode 4 except it does a better job of keeping your head speed consistent if switching between battery packs of significantly different power capabilities.
If you accidently or otherwise reprogram Mode 1 at any point, youve reset everything else, so you have to reprogram Modes 4 and 9 again.
Most people say there is no need to access more detailed programming features of the Jive by using ProgCards I and/or II, or the ProgDisk. Personally I prefer some of the changes these cards make possible. I think its a good idea to increase the LiPo shut-down level from 2.7v per cell to 3.0v, and I prefer that it would slow down rather than shut completely off. I also want 6v to my servos. Unfortunately, that means buying both ProgCards or the ProgDisk. Its not necessary, but its better.
If you have ProgCard I or ProgDisk, and have programmed your ESC using your Tx (1,4, 9), dont mess with the Stick Positions (Set Motor Off Position, Set Full Gas, etc.). The stick positions are programmed during the normal course of programming (i.e. changing from zero throttle to full throttle to select each mode). Reprogramming Stick Positions using the ProgCard/Disk messes with the throttle channels effective endpoints and can make the ESC nonresponsive.
If you find you can no longer arm the ESC, do a Mode 1 reset. When you pull out the little black jumper, you will hear the descending tones and can go from there.
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Financial technology partners
IBsaw a lot of posts on them and about their work style - they look like they have tremendous deal flow for such a small firm, but what makes them so unappealing? how is the work there any worse than other advisory firms?
IBI met some bankers from ftp and they passed the sniff test. They seemed down to earth and geniunely good guys. I can't speak too much to the culture or "work style" at ftp but you are right - they get killed on this site. Try searching the forum ... these were the first two results.
they do a lot of interesting
IBthey do a lot of interesting deals (sin Canopy); lots of growth equity/advisory so you'd get exposure to the TAs/TCVs of the world. The only drawback is that as a lean boutique they seem to work their butts off even more so than other places...and they source some of their junior interns for free (but its the quid pro quo...work your butt off over the summer which gives you IB experience and places you ahead of most of your Haas/Stanford brethren in the eyes of the bulge bracket)
Check out their site ... pretty freaking amazing flow / press
Word is they are growing and hiring four first year analysts. My brother applied but his SAT scores were too low and he didn't make it past the first in person interviews. He said the people were very bright, clearly a hard working culture but the results seemed to speak for themselves. Said the people there laughed at all the neg comments on WSO as its all false and the firm is really nothing like many of the BS comments on WSO. I'm happy to put anyone in touch with my bro that interviewed there or you should check them out for yourself. Heard nothing but good things other than a few clearly purposeful detractors.
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As matter of fact
IBYou look around on WSO for 5 minutes and it is basically "MonkeyInaSuit" that is seemingly for no reason starting all the neg comments on this firm. Clearly trying to paint them in a negative light. In fact, I bet this user will be banned at some point as is clearly hurting other users, not FT Partners who seems to be killing it out there. Now, let's all wait for this monkeyboy to chime in and get himself banned / slammed by those who seem to know a lot more relevant info about this firm.
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just my 2c, I know somebody
IBjust my 2c, I know somebody who was an SA there and complained that the culture was broken and that this causes them candidate yield problems. However, yes it is true, they do a good business but I would recommend getting a close read on their culture. Talk to people who received offers, and ask why they accepted/rejected and how the firm treated them after that point..
yeah wsofan is a clear shill
HFOne of the SAs in my class this summer (at a BB even) had worked at FTP last summer. They said it was a highly unpleasant experience.
I've researched FT Partners
PEI've researched FT Partners ad nauseum on this site and in talking with other bankers on the street (senior and analyst levels). The firm is solid and WSOfan is correct -- there are just a couple of intentional bashers on the site that seem to have no credibility and no recent facts. Just spending 5 min on their site and reading up on them shows you they are one of the best boutiques in the industry and they dominate in financial oriented tech cos. Selling companies to NYSE, Citi, RBS, Sage (these are all huge buyers) and deals with sizeable pricetags ($200 - $800 million). The banks has won tons of awards and according to one analyst: "no pitch work, only live deals and tons of ceo interaction and exposure to senior bankers/main guy". And have heard they are hiring 4 as well.
IBtrue? probably heard it from monkeyinasuit i can't remember
Not sure where you get that impression dacarez
IBMaybe you ought to do more homework as his info is much more recent than some intern long time ago. Or maybe you are a shill. But either way, seems a lot of posts tend to talk about the intern program and not the firm's success. I'm just saying it is unlikely that a company can be so successful without having good people ... do the math.
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Blah blah blah.... same
IBBlah blah blah.... same people posing about FTP. I know several ex interns and a former FT analyst. They hire a ton of interns from berkley and they have a good rep at most of the business fraternities over there. Its not for the feignt of heart but its IB and has a lot of good exits and the FT guys are basicaly doing jr associate level work on multiple deals. All the guys I know (and 1 girl) that worked there all have top tier jobs including the former analyst who is now in PE at a top shop. Feel free to PM me if you want more details.
fair enough
HFThat's fair, my insights are more to the intern program and not the firm. It's entirely possible to have a negative intern experience at a firm with strong dealflow.
i dont think anyone is
IBi dont think anyone is disputing that they do good deals. the criticism on this board is about the firm's culture - they dont respect their juniors, you'll often be doing bs work at long hours and low pay.
^Not sure where the low pay
IB^Not sure where the low pay comment is coming from; they guy i know was paid above market and took a paycut for his pe gig. Although the PE was not in a major city so maybe there was a cost of living factor. Still the comp there is at or above market. Internships are a whole other matter -- quid pro quo.
I spent some time in the Bay
?I spent some time in the Bay Area during my analyst/Pre-MBA PE days and have (what used to be) a good foothold in the westcoast banking/PE scene.
For what it's worth, I'll give you my take on these type of firms (e.g. FT Partners)
They are legitimate broker/dealer businesses that do sellside (maybe some buyside) advisory work. I used to do alot of undergrad recruiting at Morgan and alot of the Bay Area students (More Berkeley than Stanford) would have FT Partners, Rutberg Co., and a bunch of banks that no one has ever heard of on their resumes.
In Morgan tech we had a summer who interned at FT Partners (I'm sure once he got MS he took that off his resume with Usain Bolt type quickness) and there internship program is literally filling in databases with customer information, making PIBS and all other types of administrative BS. However, I think you do some valuation work like spreading comps, absolutely no modeling from what I remember.
Also someone pointed out that interns don't get paid, which is also true.
I mean if you're an undergrad and can't get a BB offer (tiers1/2) then try for a 3rd tier like a wells fargo/jefferies or go 4th tier to a William Blair/Cowen/Thomas Weisel, try for something like FT Partners last. However, I'd rather do something else than sign a FT offer at a bucket shop. Even lateraling to a legit shop from FT partners is going to be tough unless the market is so blazing hot like in 2005-2007.
Look i'll probably get 15 private messages hating on me, but this is my opinion. feel free to add yours.
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IBBoy are you dellusional and gun jumping. For what it is worth, i actually WAS planning on contacting you a week ago to actually ask you what your opinion was and then checked into all your posts and figured out that your opinion would be worthless, so no one's targeting you my friend. And to your lame assertions, did you ever think that my brother was asked his SAT in the interview (as it was not on his resume) and also i asked him who brought up the wso comments and apparently the guy from ft partners did, so maybe you ought to stop being so paranoid and owned at the same time! I've never even heard of this place prior to a month ago and have zero reason to care or be associated / and could not care less about your opinion on it or any other topic for that matter from looking at all your posts, but it is worth spending the time to find the facts (positive and negitive) as others have from PMs coming my way about you.
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I agree with Tech buyout for
IBI agree with Tech buyout for the most part but would like to add my own thoughts since I currently work in the Bay Area; about to finish my first year. FTP as a firm seems to get deals but one should ask about the salary and culture. One part I do disagree is the tiers, maybe WF was ranked that way back in Jan or '08 but a lot's changed now and it should be considered up there with lower BB's.
The most important thing I picked out is that FTP seems to be very secretive about their pay structure. Can anyone shed some light on the bonus payouts and perceived hierarchy there? I don't even know how many bankers they have and I've been asking bankers around the Bay area who also have no idea.
For what it is worth
IBAgain, I'm not shilling for FTP, believe me my paranoid little haters. But it does ring true that a lot of the info on here is B/S and the more I hear the more it seems to be just people making stuff up ... how could they pay only $10-30 bonus and low base. Aparently the base is $70k for first years and bonuses have been ABOVE GS / MS levels according to the VP. Again, this is coming from my brother who JUST interviewed there and not me first hand, but my brother does not lie to me like some anonomous would be bankers on this oard. Reading others' comments like jerome and cupandhandle and hungry (who specifically mentions monkeyinasuit's posts). We'll keep an eye on you now that you're the one that is soooo interested and likely the anti-shill negative poster kind of guy.
And while I'm on the reading of these threads, I might as well comment on other points. I'm at a bulge in nyc (finally) and I know many many guys and gals at boutiques and it totally depends. There are good ones and not so good. You HAVE to do your homework, which aparently does not mean relying only on WSO, unfortunately for WSO.
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these threads always crack me
IBthese threads always crack me up! the internship program actually is paid, just not a lot. like 2-3k for 3 months or something like that? and not to give any credit to wsofan, but a quick search on these forums and its pretty obvious that monkeyinasuit is a hater on FT; he's entitled to his opinion but for a small firm he sure comes accross like a troll and hasn't made anything other than generic accusations. i've got a few pm's on ftp and there was a guy looking at a job there and aparently this guy was talking major trash. i know first hand several people that have worked there and they all said it was a tight culture including a guy that who left just last year to go PE. these theads are starting to get old. now i know why patrick introduced monkeyshit. might be time to start flinging a little! feel free to pm me if anyone wants more info.
thanks jerome but i'm not
IBthanks jerome but i'm not looking for credit or to even help this firm <<< I've called several people out on these boards and its pretty obvious that the only troll on this particular string is monkeyinasuit ... I've got about 5 PMs friday and 2 today on this guy UNSOLICITED >>> and people seem to know his full name too and i've looked him up on linked in (hmmmm) and its clear he's a troll and his "friends" are even ratting him out to my pleasant surprise :)
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I am a first and last time
IBI am a first and last time poster (most likely) but I am writing to simply help everyone on here and to finally hush all the FTP critics from someone "in the know". Many people on here seem to know nothing legitimate about the firm itself, especially the person that everyone's pointing at on this board monkeyinasuit (sorry monkey, but it is true that your posts are totally false based on my actual knowledge and experience, not guesswork or speculation). Here's the deal everyone and anyone that refutes this is simply calling themselves out as trolls, which will be interesting to see who is going to be predictable in pointing themselves out:
1. Analysts are in fact paid fully in line or above the best and top paying i-banks, that includes base and bonus; period, end of discussion. Any notion of underpaying people is just false baloney.
2. The intern program is in fact an unpaid internship with a bonus as Jerome stated; it is intended to give jobs to folks that simply don't have access to the bulge bracket (GS, MS, JPM, CS) and the firm has had literally probably 200 interns in the last 5 years many of whom loved FT Partners; and clearly people are mixing up the intern experience / pay with full time
3. The MD/VP are all from major firms Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse. Enough said on that.
4. Their offices are amongst the nicest I've ever seen, and yes I've seen them as I know multiple employees who love the firm
5. Full of real hardworking people yes. Sweatshop it is not. The firm apparently works on only live deals and no pitches due to their reputation.
I'm not one to spend time on these boards but someone pointed this thread out to me since I ihave first hand knowledge of the firm and I could not help myself. I suggest people listen to the facts here and find out for themselves. And the fact is that any and all of the B.S. on these posts is simply FALSE. Monkeysuit is only hurting his own WSO reputation and diminishing the value of this board for all of us and all the kids out there looking for real advice. Anyone having issues with any of this should PM me.
Ha ha that's funny but false.
IBHa ha that's funny but false. I'm sure he's got a LOT better things to do. But we know you don't obviously.
Ahhh. I said I'd not likely post again, but since you begged me, I guess I will LOL!!! Being right is fun, so keep on with the comments.
And as I think about it, even if it was Wong posting, you or anyone could just call him or anyone at the firm and get your answer straight up. And if it WERE (i) someone at the firm saying the place is great and pays well, then you would conclude that person must like the firm and it must be true or why would they say so. AND it would serve no one there any good to say they pay $X and then offer $Y, so get your head out of your ass. Especially Wong who is in HR. And if it WERE (ii) an ex-employee or friend of an employee they must have some good insight as well.
Either way, the truth is above in my post and I suggest you go back and read it. If you want to say differently, go right ahead and hurt your own credibility.
And Jerome123, thanks for your PM. Very interesting. We'll see what happens to him LOL!!!
HFSo............................Piper Jaffray vs FTP ? Who wins ?
Wow, some interesting stuff
IBWow, some interesting stuff on here but having never heard of this place is I literally just asked my Sr VP here in FIG (NY) and he said FT Partners is actually small but one of the best small boutiques and is working on a live deal with them right now. Neg posts on this do not make sense he says and seems to me its only really coming from the guy (gal w pink hair) being owned all over this board. Keep up the good work! LOLLLLLLLLL
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Well you guys know me and
IBWell you guys know me and having seen this thread develop, it's pretty clear to me that
A: WSO obviously doesn't even have a fucking brother, he just works at FTP
B: FTP sucks, would go to Piper over it, at least Piper has a decent name and it doesn't Canopy Financial shit up
also charlesbarclay you write like a fucking retard so if your aim was to make FTP look horrible and full of illiterate retard worse-than-frat-boy fuckups then you succeeded.
1styearBanker - haha,
?1styearBanker - haha, seriously i didn't really care until all this BS was being posted.
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1styearBanker wrote: Well you
IBWell you guys know me and having seen this thread develop, it's pretty clear to me that
A: WSO obviously doesn't even have a fucking brother, he just works at FTP
B: FTP sucks, would go to Piper over it, at least Piper has a decent name and it doesn't Canopy Financial shit up
also charlesbarclay you write like a fucking retard so if your aim was to make FTP look horrible and full of illiterate retard worse-than-frat-boy fuckups then you succeeded.
You all obviously can not read as I said I was a first time poster and only took the time to post as reading all this BS was just too much. You boys need to chill. So, yeah, nice detective work.
And if the poster works there that seems to make sense, that I agree with. So 1stYearBanker has something likely right. For the rest, it doesn't matter; the facts matter, which is why I posted. Bunch of people jabbering about this doesn't make them right, just looking like trolls themselves. You can disagree all you want, it does not change a thing.
Also, for me, I'm headed out. Question is what are you fools doing at 9pm on a Saturday night playing around on WSO. Now that's funny.
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IBAlso, for me, I'm headed out. Question is what are you fools doing at 9pm on a Saturday night playing around on WSO. Now that's funny.
...while you're at the FTP office doing your 110th hour of the week for a 10k bonus. Congrats.
Ha ha if I i had some monkey
IBHa ha if I i had some monkey shit to tosss I'd have some fun right now ... that was good. And I gotta go. See you at the clubs haters.
9pm on saturday is a great
IB9pm on saturday is a great time to post before going out. Will you be at Cain with A.J.? I'll see you there Miss.
And seriously, vary your posting style a bit. It's like talking to a guy who hides behind his hands and expects you to play along.
gotta take a step back and
IBgotta take a step back and ask the big question in this thread. is FTP a legit firm that will give decent experience? yes. Shuld it be your top choice in picking offers? No. Should you go there if you can't find another ibd job? yes.
the analyst experience isn't the best, but it's a decent shop that will give you decent experience.
Some seriously warped people
IBSome seriously warped people on here with very unusual issues with this firm and it seems to take up a lot of their time. My take from YES, my brother, who is as real as ever believe me paranoid people: The place is legit as InterestedGuy, Jerome123, CupandHandle and many others point out that haven't opened up their accounts in the last 15 minutes // It is clear to me reading all this garbage that there are some young guys on here that must be envious of the firm's success even in the face of having a couple of probably 21-22 year old interns with nothing better to do posting negative sentiments (yes, I've got nothing better to do this evening and at least I'll admit it) // Seems the consensus is that they work their asses off on live deals and that's nothing out of the ordinary. And I seriously doubt anyone would do that for a $10k bonus; and the more people are going to say that the more no one is going to believe such overly negative posts anyway. I started to believe it when I first started surfing on this firm, but after a little investigation and PMs to me (including some not so friendly), it seems obvious as ever. I'd encourage anyone to do their own checking around, however, as I did and learn for yourself vs taking advice from anonymous posters.
Also, I have to say this, but does PiperChiangAccent have a serious man-crush or what?
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Tim Burns, John Shaughnessy, and Brett Cocales, BP
BP recently had to overcome a unique subsea fishing problem in 6,838 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico. While drilling with a dynamically positioned (DP) semi-submersible drilling rig, the operator used available technology to recover a fish (piece of drill pipe) that, in years' past, would have not been recoverable. While the operation was time consuming and costly, attempting to move forward without recovery could have resulted in the well being lost or significant subsea equipment damage.
A DP rig (Fig. 1) stays on location with computer controlled thrusters that keep it over the well. A subsea BOP is connected to the well with a hydraulically controlled clamp, Fig. 2. The BOP has six rams. Three are pipe rams that are designed to close around the drill pipe to prevent formation fluids from escaping, in the event that the drilling mud is insufficient to control the horizons being drilled. Two rams are blind/ shear, designed to cut drill pipe and seal the wellbore. One ram is designed to cut the casing.
Fig. 1. Typical dynamically positioned semi and BOP arrangement.
Fig. 2. Schematic of BOP, order of pipe shear activation, and resulting positions of pipes.
When a DP rig is overpowered by the weather (or loses power), it is necessary to disconnect the lower marine riser package (LMRP) that attaches the marine drilling riser to the BOP. If the rig does not disconnect during excessive weather, the riser, BOP and, subsequently, the wellbore, can be damaged or lost. If the rig is drilling when an emergency disconnect is necessary, the automatic procedure is:
The above sequence is designed to be done in about one minute. The subsea BOP and riser could otherwise be subjected to the weather load and damaged if the rig cannot resist the wind, waves and currents. The need for an emergency disconnect is rare. In most cases, the recovery time (return to productive work) would be four to seven days. If the subsea equipment is damaged – by not disconnecting – the recovery time could be several months.
Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico frequently have to deal with loop currents, which are associated with the Gulf Stream between the Yucatan Peninsula, Florida and Cuba. Loop currents can result in water flow up to 4 knots. Eddies are high-current areas that can rotate for months after disconnecting from the main loop current. While not as strong as the main loop, these eddies can still apply significant force on drilling rigs. Figure 3 is a sketch showing the loop current path in the Gulf of Mexico. These are constantly monitored to prepare the rig for their force.
Fig. 3. Loop currents and eddies need to be constantly watched. Some have water flow up to 4 knots.
On BP's operation, at a critical time, the wind was co-linear with the eddy current, with both coming from the south. The combination of wind and current resulted in greater than 3 knots of effective current pushing the rig to the north. The rig's environmental load, due to the weather, was requiring all available engine power to operate the rig's thrusters to maintain position. When the rig was operating the engines at 85% capacity, the decision was made to prepare the wellbore for a possible disconnect.
Rather than wait until it was absolutely necessary, the pipe was pulled into the casing, hung off on the BOP rams and the hole secured. Next, the drilling mud was circulated out of the riser. The next step taken was to cut the drill pipe with the Lower blind/ shear rams (second ram from the top in the subsea BOP (Fig. 2).
About an hour later, the rig could no longer resist the weather forces, and the decision was made to disconnect the drilling riser. One button is pushed to execute the 36 steps of the emergency disconnect procedure.
By taking the earlier steps to prepare for the disconnect, two potentially significant problems were avoided. Pulling the bit and drill pipe into the casing eliminated the potential of stuck pipe in the openhole. By circulating out the drilling mud from the riser, the environmental impact of a 2,000 bbl spill was avoided. Also, the value of the recovered mud was realized.
Within 18 hours of disconnect, the rig was ready to resume productive work. The LMRP was re-attached to the BOP. An overshot (designed to latch onto the cut drill pipe) was run to where the pipe was cut. However, the pipe was encountered 41D2-ft deeper than expected in the subsea BOP. It was known that the Lower shear rams had functioned (as intended) because of the length of cut drill pipe recovered. The only reason a deeper pipe "top" was encountered would be because of a second, unplanned, shear-ram function.
It was determined that the Casing shear rams (third cavity, Fig. 2) functioned when the emergency disconnect sequence was made. Thus, a 41D2-ft piece of drill pipe was cut off the top of 10 ft of drill pipe above the middle pipe rams, where the drill pipe was hung off. This "floating fish," i.e., unsecured, fell down next to the primary drill string, which was hung off (Fig. 2, red fish).
Fishing operations are routine to grab pipe hung off in the BOP. Unfortunately, grabbing the second, "floating" fish would be more difficult. The floating fish was too heavy to be picked up by a magnet. The two fish side by side were too wide to be covered by a conventional overshot, and still expect the grab to be strong enough to pull the pipe out of the well.
The BOP and riser were circulated to seawater to enable use of a 11-1/16-in. TV camera (Fig. 4), which was lowered on electric cable to send back a picture of the problem inside the subsea BOP. This was the first confirmation that two fish were side by side, Fig. 5.
Fig. 4. Downhole TV camera elements.
Fig. 5. Confirmation that there was a fish next to main drill pipe.
When drill pipe has to be cut by the subsea BOP shear rams, it is usually pinched (Fig. 6) on the end that was cut. If an overshot grapple cannot go over that "pinched" pipe, a mill is run to "burn" (or wear) off the pinched metal to get down to round pipe. A concave mill was run in an attempt to better prepare the pinched pipe for fishing. At this point, the presence of the second, floating fish was unknown, and the act of burning (or milling) created a new problem. A portion of the floating fish was sliced from the edge of the drill pipe, Fig. 7. This would become a flap of steel, 12-in. long, 5-in. wide and 3/8-in. thick. Before the floating fish could be recovered, the flap would have to be cut off the top to allow access with fishing tools. The flap was cut by running a burning shoe, sized large enough to burn only the outer diameter of the fish.
Fig. 6. Sheared drill pipe pulled to surface.
Fig. 7. Position of drillstring and flap, which is atop floating fish.
The floating fish was recovered by a creative team working at the rig site using common fishing tools, the TV camera and the rig's capability to reposition itself. A spear (Fig. 8) with one joint of 3-1/2-in. drill pipe (for flexibility), was lowered onto the well. The TV camera was run inside the drill pipe to the depth of the spear. Using this camera as a visual guide, the rig was then maneuvered until the spear was on top of the floating fish.
Fig. 8. How all the elements were arranged inside the BOP.
In normal fishing, when the pipe is lowered near a fish, it can only be moved up or down. However, a DP rig can be easily repositioned. Moving the DP rig resulted in moving the drill pipe side-to-side in the BOP's 183D4-in. bore. The rig was repositioned in a 30-ft box pattern. Using this method and the TV camera, the spear was positioned above the floating fish. The 21D2-in. spear stabbed into the 5-in. diameter of the drill pipe 1.3-mi below. The floating fish was then successfully recovered, although with a 50,000-lb overpull, Fig. 9.
Fig. 9. Left, spear, and retrieval of floating fish, right.
The remaining flap of steel, milled from the floating fish, was still in the subsea BOP. The TV camera confirmed its presence, Fig. 10. A large magnet was built to go over (or swallow) the drill pipe stub and pick up the flap. Unfortunately, the magnet failed. After the drill string was latched the pipe rams were opened allowing the steel flap to fall downhole. The concern was that flap could become wedged between the drillstring and casing, which fortunately did not occur, although some overpull was observed on the trip out. The primary drillstring was recovered in a routine manner. Total time lost to the fishing operation was 12 days.
Fig. 10. Camera showing cut off flap. Courtesy DHV Downhole Video.
The downhole TV camera proved essential, as did the maneuverability of the DP vessel. It is clear that without the input from a varied team, innovative use of the TV camera and the dynamically positioned rig, the well could have been lost.
Tim Burns is a drilling engineer for BP, currently working in Deepwater Exploration. He has 23 years of experience and has enjoyed a variety of assignments in the Gulf of Mexico, Rocky Mountains and Alaska. He has a BS degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana Tech University.
John Shaughnessy is a drilling engineer with BP America in Houston. He presently is working in Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. His 28 years in the industry have been with BP and Amoco, drilling along the Gulf Coast. He has worked onshore and offshore, HTHP and ultra deepwater environments. He has a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
Brett Cocales has been working in the petroleum industry since 1990, working for companies in the operating and service areas of drilling, completion engineering and operations. He holds a BS degree in petroleum engineering from Montana Tech and an MBA from the University of Montana. He is employed by BP as a wellsite leader in the deepwater GOM.
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January 8, 2013 THEODORE TOPOLEWSKI, D.M.H., PLAINTIFF,v.QUORUM HEALTH RESOURCES, LLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.
This matter is before the Court upon Plaintiff's Motion for an Order compelling the production of documents sought by Plaintiff's Subpoena Duces Tecum directed to non-party Mark Williams. Docket No. 98. Plaintiff has filed a supporting Memorandum. Docket No. 100. Mr. Williams has filed a Response in opposition to the Motion (Docket No. 121), as has Defendant Coffee Medical Group, LLC d/b/a United Regional Medical Center ("URMC") (Docket No. 119).
Plaintiff is the former Chief Executive Officer of URMC. He avers that he was wrongfully terminated due to his discovery of, and refusal to remain silent about "substantial financial and accounting irregularities and fraudulent misuse of hospital funds for the benefit of select investors" at URMC, which "fraudulently overstated [URMC's] accounts receivable," and that URMC entered into various transactions that were not at "fair market value to the detriment of the hospital and the benefit of the executives and investors."
Docket No. 100, p. 2.
URMC denies the allegations made by Plaintiff regarding these transactions, denies that it engaged in any fraudulent behavior, and denies that it was involved in any illegal activity or attempts to perpetrate fraud on the United States government. Quorum Health Resources, LLC, one of the other Defendants, avers that Plaintiff's termination was due to the fact that "Plaintiff unilaterally terminated a severance contract with URMC's former CEO without consulting URMC's Board or management, resulting in a lawsuit and judgment against URMC."
According to Plaintiff, Mr. Williams was serving as URMC's legal counsel and had served as URMC's legal counsel during all relevant times alleged in the Complaint. Plaintiff states:
As such, Mr. Williams presumablypossesses records, books, ledgers, and other documents which memorialize or otherwise directly relate to the transactions referred to in the Complaint. Plaintiff's requests to Mr. Williams in the Subpoena also target documents related to the structure and nature of the relationships of the "executives and investors" of URMC and the other entities who were involved in the transactions discovered by Plaintiff which led to his termination as referenced in the Complaint. Finally, the requests seek information regarding invoices and notes receivable for Mr. Williams' services, which would enable Plaintiff to substantiate, compare, and confirm discrepancies uncovered by Plaintiff in URMC's accounts receivable and the accounts payable records.
Docket No. 100, p. 3.
Plaintiff, therefore, served the Subpoena at issue upon Mr. Williams, which has been filed as Docket No. 100-1. Mr. Williams objected to producing the requested documents, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c)(2)(B). That Rule provides in relevant part as follows:
Objections. A person commanded to produce documents or tangible things or to permit inspection may serve on the party or attorney designated in the subpoena a written objection to inspecting, copying, testing or sampling any or all of the materials or to inspecting the premises -- or to producing electronically stored information in the form or forms requested. The objection must be served before the earlier of the time specified for compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made, the following rules apply:
(i) At any time on notice to the commanded person, the serving party may move the issuing court for an order compelling production or inspection.
(ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and the order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party's officer from significant expense resulting from compliance.
In his objection, Mr. Williams stated in part as follows:
[T]he subpoena is overly broad and the documents requested have no relevance to the actual lawsuit at issue. Additionally, many of the documents sought are protected by attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine. Most, if not all, of any non-privileged documents should be available either publicly or from the actual parties in the above referenced case. As you know, the inviolability of attorney-client privilege is one of the foundations of our system of justice. To attempt to separate the privileged documents from the non-privileged documents in the legal files of our firm would require extensive attorney time and effort which would be unduly burdensome and result in significant expense. Since any non-privileged documents should be available from a party or publicly, it would be my position that the request made in the subpoena, in addition to being overly broad, are unduly burdensome.
Likewise, in addition to requiring extensive time for additional review for privilege, the production of electronic documents in the form demanded would impose significant and unreasonable burden and expense.
Docket No. 100-3, p. 1-2.
In his Response to the instant Motion, Mr. Williams argues that the Subpoena is overly broad both on its face and in substance, and that the documents requested have no relevance to the actual lawsuit at issue. He argues:
The undersigned's law office is a small law office in a rural area with only four (4) lawyers and three (3) staff members. Consequently, as explained in the letter objecting to the Subpoena, to go through every file in the undersigned's law firm related to URMC and then attempt to determine what documents might be responsive to the vague Subpoena and then attempt to separate and catalog the privileged documents from the non-privileged documents would require extensive attorney time and effort which would be unduly burdensome and result in significant expense and lost earnings. Considering that most, if not all, of any non-privileged documents should be available either publicly, from the actual parties in the above referenced case or other sources, other less intrusive and burdensome measures were certainly available to the Plaintiff rendering this method both an undue burden and unreasonable.
Docket No. 121, p. 2.
As one noted authority has stated, "The person subject to the subpoena may raise an objection to production or inspection on any available legal ground, but the most common grounds are that the materials sought are irrelevant or privileged, or that complying with the subpoena is unduly burdensome or expensive . . . ." Moore's Federal Practice 3d § 45.41[1][c], p. 45-72.
The Subpoena at issue seeks the production of thirteen categories of documents, including electronically stored information. The material listed in the Subpoena comprises three pages, single-spaced. Docket No. 100-1, p. 3-5.
A brief review of the Subpoena indicates that it is completely overbroad and unduly burdensome. For example, Item 1 of the Subpoena is as follows:
1) Any and all documents relating to any contracts or agreements entered into by Coffee Medical Group, LLC d/b/a United Regional Medical Center ("URMC"), including, but not limited to, all contracts, agreements, books of account, diaries, histories, notes, correspondence, letters, facsimiles, e-mail, papers, ledgers, memoranda, minutes, resolutions, telegrams, statements of witnesses or persons having knowledge of relevant facts, bills, checks, check stubs, receipts, invoices, vouchers, orders, business records, maps, charts, diagrams, blue prints, sketches, models, prototypes, audio or videotapes, computer disks or hard drives, and any tangible objects not otherwise described herein.
Item 2 of the Subpoena seeks "Any and all documents relating to any contracts or agreements entered into by investors in URMC . . . ."
Item 3 seeks "Any and all documents relating to any contracts or agreements by members of the Board of URMC . . . ."
Item 4 seeks "Any and all documents relating to the corporate governance of URMC, including "distribution of profits."
Incredibly, Item 6 seeks "Any and all documents relating to the corporate governance of any entities that have entered into agreements with URMC . . . ."
Item 7 seeks all bills and invoices for any legal services performed by Mr. Williams on behalf of URMC, any Board member or employees of URMC, and "any entity that employs or engages URMC employees and/or has UMRC [sic] investors as participants in the past five (5) years."
Only one of the Items, No. 7, contains a time limitation (and it is only a partial limitation).
A literal reading of the items requested in the Subpoena would require Mr. Williams to produce documents that have absolutely nothing to do with the issues in this lawsuit. For example, a fair reading of Item 1 would require the production of any utility bills of URMC. The boilerplate language of Item 1 also seeks documents relating to contracts or agreements entered into by URMC, "including, but not limited to . . . statements of witnesses or persons having knowledge of relevant facts . . . ." This language is essentially incomprehensible. Item 2 likely would require the production of documents related to purchase of Google stock by an investor in URMC. Under Item 6, if URMC entered into a contract with a cleaning service, Mr. Williams would be required to produce corporate information regarding the cleaning service. Finally, Item 7 and 8, which relate to bills or invoices for legal services Mr. Williams performed appears to be completely improper.
A subpoena that is overbroad on its face may subject a person to undue burden. See Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp., 169 F.R.D. 44, 49-51 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) ("to the extent a subpoena sweepingly pursues material with little apparent or likely relevance to the subject matter it runs the greater risk of being found overbroad and unreasonable").
Plaintiff complains that Mr. Williams' argument that some of the documents are public is unavailing. He avers that Mr. Williams "cites no authority that holds a subpoenaed party can disregard a valid Subpoena simply because the documents are available elsewhere and Plaintiff knows of no less obtrusive means of obtaining the documents." Docket No. 100, p. 13. This argument strains credulity, however, because Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2)(C)(i) provides that the Court must limit the extent of discovery otherwise allowed if it determines that: the discovery sought is unreasonably cumulative or duplicative, or can be obtained from some other source that is more convenient, less burdensome, or less expensive. . . .
Thus, if the information is publicly available, the Court is required to limit its discovery from Mr. Williams.
Mr. Williams also raises a claim that the Subpoena seeks production of materials protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or the work product doctrine. Plaintiff argues that the Court should not consider this objection because Mr. Williams did not prepare a privilege log. The Court concludes that, under the circumstances present, no such privilege log was necessary.
As discussed above, Mr. Williams was URMC's legal counsel during all relevant times alleged in the Complaint. As one noted authority has stated:
In general, a subpoena directed to opposing counsel in a pending action is improper, and is subject to a motion to quash or for a protective order. This is so because obtaining discovery or testimony from opposing counsel undermines the adversarial system and increases the time and cost of litigation, because questions of attorney-client privilege and work product protections are practically unavoidable when counsel becomes a witness.
Moore's Federal Practice 3d § 45.05[1][c][2], p. 45-36.
While Mr. Williams is not counsel of record for URMC in the case at bar, the same concerns are applicable to him as legal counsel for URMC. In fact, Plaintiff concedes as much, when he states that Mr. Williams served as URMC's legal counsel during all relevant times alleged in the Complaint, and that "[a]s such, Mr. Williams presumablypossesses records, books, ledgers, and other documents which memorialize or otherwise directly relate to the transactions referred to in the Complaint." Docket No. 100, p. 3. A fair conclusion to be drawn from this argument is that Plaintiff has issued the instant Subpoena to Mr. Williams precisely because he is (or was) legal counsel for URMC. It is, therefore, imminently reasonable to presume that many, if not most, of the documents sought are protected. As Mr. Williams also argues, it would unduly burdensome for him to have to separate and catalog the privileged and protected documents.
It is obvious that Plaintiff merely wishes to conduct a "fishing expedition" into the files of Mr. Williams. This is simply not permitted under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, particularly with regard to a person who is not a party to this lawsuit.
As discussed above, URMC also filed a Response in opposition to the instant Motion to Compel. Docket No. 119. Plaintiff argues that URMC does not have standing to "object" to the Subpoena served upon Mr. Williams. Docket No. 100, p. 11-12. The Court has not considered the Response of URMC and, therefore, it is unnecessary to address these issues.
For the foregoing reasons, the instant Motion (Docket No. 98) is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Every month, we have an independent Customer Satisfaction Program gather customer reviews from surveys left with customers after Four Seasons completes a job. The customer can then freely express how they felt about the work that they performed, and the testimonial is then relayed back to us by the Customer Satisfaction Program. As an added bonus to customers who have completed these surveys, Four Seasons chooses a "testimonial of the month" winner. That winner will receive $250 worth of Home Depot gift cards to use towards further improving their homes.
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XL Specialized Trailers Introduces New Lightweight, 13-Axle Trailer for Wind Turbine Components and Heavy-Equipment Hauling
August 14th, 2012
Company: XL Specialized Trailers
Category: Specialty Trailers
Manchester, Ia. – XL Specialized Trailers, Inc. introduces an innovative new 13-axle trailer that boasts one of the lightest weight configurations, including the Jeep and Booster, available in the industry roughly 10,000 lighter than the market norm. At 57,440 lbs, the new XL MG 170 West Coast trailer hauls loads up to 170,000 lbs distributed, including 2.5MW wind turbines, heavy construction equipment such as large dozers, excavators and wheel loaders, as well as off-road trucks for mining applications. The new XL 170 MG can also be configured to weigh 55,000 lbs to accommodate weight specific loads with some spec changes.
"As equipment continues to get bigger and heavier," says Scott Wall, CEO for XL Specialized Trailers, "the cost and logistics associated with hauling these items gets more involved. Our new trailer is able to move equipment and materials on 13 axles that would take other trailers 19 axles to accomplish, completely redefining this category of trailers. Our number one priority at XL is being the most customer focused trailer manufacturer centered on developing unique solutions for each customer's needs and we are excited about working on this unit with our customers.
The main trailer is engineered with a 118″ flip neck that extends a 14′3″main neck. From the neck, the 30′ main deck boasts a 15′ T-deck design to accommodate wind turbine components. The T-Deck can be switched out to other available deck configurations. The main deck has a 26″ loaded deck height and a 6″ ground clearance, allowing the trailer to traverse on low-maintenance surfaces to reach off-road destinations. The 21′ rear deck has a 44″ loaded deck height and is equipped with a disc brakes, with spring brakes on all axles. The main trailer has a 12V sealed grote electrical system with three LED tail-light assembly. A reinforced frame for a 3-axle booster, manual override height control, a raise/lower valve and shut offs on air bags are some of the options available for the main trailer.
The Jeep is a skelton frame with hatbox used for weight savings. This addition comes equipped with 2-speed jost landing gear and handle on road side, a 13-hp Honda unit mounted on the inside beams, the ability to raise the 5th wheel from 54″ to 72″, a hydraulic hat box with 18″ of travel, raise/lower valve, a two tail-light assembly and disc brakes with spring brakes on each axle.
The 18′5″ Booster is equipped with disc brake axles, a three tail-light assembly, a raise/lower valve, manual ride height control, as well as shut offs on each air bag.
For more information about the XL Specialized Trailers, visit http://www.xlspecializedtrailer.com/.
About XL Specialized Trailers
XL Specialized Trailers is a market leading manufacturer of heavy haul and specialized trailers for the construction, commercial, agricultural, wind energy, oil and gas, and custom style trailer markets since 1995. XL has a growing dealer network, a dedicated staff of skilled employees and is an industry leader, offering superior hauling solutions. Every XL trailer is backed with a market leading warranty to assure the ultimate in customer confidence and satisfaction.
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Steve Fonyo
Stephen Charles "Steve" Fonyo, Jr., (born June 29, 1965) is a Canadian man who lost his left leg to cancer at age 12. He later embarked on a cross-Canada marathon entitled the "Journey for Lives" to raise funds for cancer research. In doing so, he followed in the footsteps of Terry Fox. Unlike Fox, who had to abandon the Marathon of Hope when his cancer returned, Fonyo completed the coast-to-coast marathon and also completed a marathon across the United Kingdom.
Fonyo began his "Journey for Lives" marathon on March 31, 1984 at age 18, and completed it on May 29, 1985, covering 7,924 km (4,924 mi) and raising $14 million (CDN). The early part of his run was overshadowed by the memory of Fox and many Canadians criticized him as a copycat. Despite this, he persevered and as he progressed beyond Fox's stopping point, he eventually won recognition in his own right for his efforts. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1985, the youngest person ever given that status at the time. This achievement was marred by grief, as his father Steve Fonyo, Sr. died of lung cancer the same year.
He studied mechanics and aircraft maintenance at an early age. He repeatedly ran afoul of the law, and was charged and convicted of various crimes.[1] As of 2008, he was working as a mechanic in Surrey.
Legal troubles[edit]
Fonyo's brushes with the law have been well documented. In 1996, he pleaded guilty to 16 charges for offences in Edmonton, including assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, fraud for writing bad cheques totalling $10,000 to supermarkets and possession of a stolen vehicle. He has also been convicted at least five times of impaired driving and seven times of driving without a licence, most recently in the fall of 2008. On August 13, 2009, Fonyo, last known to have been working as a heavy-machinery mechanic, appeared in Surrey Provincial Court charged with one count of assault. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one day in jail. He was credited for 10 days already served. He was also subject to a one-year probation order. But just five days later, the 44-year-old was back in Surrey court, having breached his conditions. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 days in jail.
His membership in the Order of Canada was revoked in December 2009.[2][3]
On January 27, 2010, Fonyo gave a brief telephone interview to CTV News from the Surrey Remand Centre, where he was serving the balance of his sentence on an assault charge after breach of his parole. Fonyo stated it was wrong to have his Order of Canada revoked, as it was given to him for something he had previously done.[4]
On August 6, 2010, he was again arrested for fraud.[5] On August 28, 2010, Fonyo married Lisa Greenwood.[6]
On December 7, 2010, Fonyo pleaded guilty to threatening Greenwood and to unrelated charges of fraud, credit card fraud and driving with a suspended licence.[7]
Steve Fonyo Drive in Kingston, Ontario is named after him, as is Steve Fonyo Beach in Victoria, British Columbia where he ended his run. Fonyo Road was also named in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
- ^ Matthew Ramsey (September 13, 2006). "Steve Fonyo once again runs into trouble with the law". Times-Colonist (CanWest). Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Cook, Sheila-Marie (2010-01-23). "Termination of Appointment to the Order of Canada". Canada Gazette. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "Fonyo loses his Order of Canada". CBC News. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ The Canada Press (January 28, 2010). "Fonyo says Order of Canada should be his". Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ "Steve Fonyo charged with fraud related to credit card". CTV News. CTV. August 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Fonyo weds on Victoria beach". CBC News. CBC. August 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "Hero cancer survivor pleads guilty". UPI.com. December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.


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Apparently iPhones are far too low-rent for the likes of the rich. Instead, they can opt for the Vertu smartphones. The Vertu Ti for instance, can be had for a cool US$11,000 (S$13,962). It's the materials that go into the phones that make them frighteningly expensive - titanium, leather, sapphire glass. But the Vertu Ti runs plain old Android, though at that price you'd expect at least a custom OS to go with it.


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It might be hard for you to imagine covering the democratic uprising in Egypt as a way to reflect upon all the wise things you've written in the past.
But you're not Tom Friedman. He wrote today (New York Times, 2/11/11):
I spent part of the morning in the square watching and photographing a group of young Egyptian students wearing plastic gloves taking garbage in both hands and neatly scooping it into black plastic bags to keep the area clean. This touched me in particular because more than once in this column I have quoted the aphorism that "in the history of the world no one has ever washed a rented car." I used it to make the point that no one has ever washed a rented country either–and for the last century Arabs have just been renting their countries from kings, dictators and colonial powers. So, they had no desire to wash them.
That wasn't the first time Egypt reminded him of something smart he'd written (NBC's Meet the Press, 1/30/11):
For the first 15 years or so of his rule, Egypt really did stagnate. I visited, gosh, back 12 years ago. I remember writing that Mubarak had more mummies in his Cabinet than King Tut, OK. Then he slowly, under our pressure, and under the pressure, really, of globalization, started to open up. And in the last few years, actually appointed a lot of reformers to his Cabinet who produced a real opening, a 6 percent growth, I believe, last year.
Appearing on Charlie Rose last night (2/10/11), Friedman said this:
We've had this conversation before where we talkedabout the Iraq War and the whole idea of why it's important to democratize a place like Iraq. I think I said to you the old aphorism that in the history of the world no one has ever washed a rented car. And the point I made about Iraq is that no one's ever washed a rented country, either.
Is this guy wise or what?
Actually, Friedman's most memorable "conversation" about Iraq on the Charlie Rose show didn't have to do with washing cars. It was the time he explained the reason the U.S. invaded Iraq–to pop the "terrorism bubble" after 9/11. As he put it (5/30/03):
What they needed to see was American boys and girls going house to house, from Basra to Baghdad, and basically saying, "Which part of this sentence don't you understand? You don't think, you know, we care about our open society, you think this bubble fantasy, we're just gonna to let it grow? Well, suck. On. This." That, Charlie, is what this war is about.


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In Search of Mastery
Posted December 24, 2009
Derek, father of 2 year old Simon wonders why his son wants the same story read, day after day. "I'm a little tired of it myself and I think a variety of books would be more educational for him. But every time I try to read a different book, he fusses until he gets me to pick up the one I've read 100 times."
There was a time when my daughters were toddlers when I felt exactly this way about the books they wanted me to read. Sometimes I even hid the ones I was so tired of so I could escape the boredom of a re-read. Obviously, I hadn't heard of the concept of mastery yet, but I guess my daughters had! Babies, I learned later, have an innate interest in mastery. Of course, they love to explore new toys and corners and books but once the all-important excitement of discovery has occured, babies and toddlers set out to master the books, toys and experiences that interest them the most.
Mastery occurs through repetition. Young children are driven to discover and then master all aspects of the rich environment you provide for them, and you, as the parent / caregiver are the facilitator of this essential educational process.
So, as you spend some post-Christmas time "hanging out" with your toddler, remember what they crave the most: regularity, routine and...repetition
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Breakfast Topic: What's the most useless ability in World of Warcraft? {WoW}
Dec 22nd 2011 12:54PM I use holy nova all the time. Especially on Trogg mobs. Fun!!
Breakfast Topic: What's your idea of good random in-game fun? {WoW}
Nov 23rd 2011 10:59AM Meant to say Twin Peaks the second time. :)
Breakfast Topic: What's your idea of good random in-game fun? {WoW}
Nov 23rd 2011 10:53AM Getting ahead of the flag carriers (esp. in Twin Peaks) and using leap of faith to pull him/her out of the crowd attacking is great fun to me for some reason. When you pull them across the creek in Twin Creeks the other side often has to slow down to get across. I have saved the FC untold times doing this and often times they are as surprised as the baddies.
Drama Mamas: WoW vs. relationship {WoW}
Oct 18th 2011 10:44AM Any time that I feel that the game is pulling me in a little too much I run over to wowdetox.com. It helps me to put things in perspective. The website (for those who don't know) is set up to help people who have problems with an addiction to WoW. It has literally thousands of comments regarding this subject. My wife is not a game player and doesn't appreciate my gaming experience. I have learned to control the amount of time I am in game to a level that makes everybody happy. It is a very addictive game and you have to set limits or it will become consuming.
Breakfast Topic: Are you afraid of the PUG? {WoW}
Oct 17th 2011 12:14PM My favorite is when I am healing a heroic PUG and we wipe. I see tons of mistakes. DPS standing in the fire. Tank can't keep aggro. I keep them healed for a while but then it all falls apart. I am not trying to blow my own horn but I can usually hold my own. Very few complaints and usually no problems. Rarely ever kicked. But these groups will occasionally kick me after the wipe with no explanation or warning. I have fairly thick skin but it makes you doubt yourself a little. Not saying I don't make mistakes occasionally but I feel like I am good enough to know when I have messed up. You really have to just learn to ignore it. I think that is why people in PUGs are so rude. They have been picked on themselves in the past when they were learning and it is the norm.
Spiritual Guidance: Holy priest stat weights revisited {WoW}
Oct 11th 2011 11:56AM Tier 11. Doesn't look quite as good on my male dwarf priest.
Patch 4.3: Guild masters can now be impeached {WoW}
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Even though they went through the impeachment process they were not successfully removed from office. Nixon resigned before what would most likely have been the only completed impeachment in history, so actually the picture is accurate. You are just being technical.
Ready Check: Dealing with a low DPSer {WoW}
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Ready Check: Dealing with a low DPSer {WoW}
Aug 26th 2011 12:51PM I am with you Mike. My main is a healer and I know that I am doing well there, but I just leveled a arcane mage and I am trying to get a gauge on how I am doing on DPS. I know that I did almost 6k when I was at 83. Is that good or bad? I really don't have a reference. What should I be doing know that I just hit 85. Gear score about 315 right now.
Breakfast Topic: World of Prankcraft {WoW}
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Lauralee Grauman learns meth and schmucks make a terrible combination
When Lauralee Grauman last appeared in our Schmuck of the Week archive, back in October 2012, shortly after she was busted in Canon City following a cross-country crime spree, she was a supporting player rather than a star.More photos below.
But this time around, we're promoting Grauman, who was recently sentenced for her part in the craziness. Why? Due to her way-too-late realization that smoking meth, and hanging out with people doing the same, can lead to a lot of stupid decisions.
In September 2012, as we reported, Bradshaw, then 23, and Kenneth Grauman II, 32, slipped away from the Lake County Residential Re-Entry facility, a minimum-security joint in Michigan. They subsequently hooked up with their respective gal pals -- Lauralee, Bradshaw's significant other (and Kenneth's cousin), and Brittany Rector, Grauman's seventeen-year-old squeeze -- and hit the road.
Their path was bumpy, as documented in this timeline offered up by MLive.com:Kenneth Grauman.
Saturday -- Escape from the Lake County Residential Re-Entry Program near Baldwin.Sunday -- Fugitives in a stolen minivan lead police on high-speed U.S. 131 chase south, crash into bean field near Sand Lake and elude a police perimeter at 22 Mile Road and Whitefish Road at 3 a.m.
Monday -- Police spot stolen green Jeep from Sand Lake area in Dorr area and try to pursue. Jeep eludes police in fields, then abandoned by fugitives who again managed to escape intensive perimeter search.
Tuesday -- Fugitives allegedly break-into 22nd Street home in Dorr and steal two handguns, food and clean up.
Wednesday -- Another 22nd Street homeowner in Dorr reports a home break-in and his white Ford Taurus being stolen in the afternoon. Witnesses spot fugitives and police again set up perimeter, but they manage to escape.
Thursday -- Kokomo, Indiana police officer spots suspicious white Ford Taurus entering Kroger store parking lot and begins to run the plate number on his computer, but gets called to another incident. Surveillance video captures fugitives leaving store on foot.
Thursday afternoon -- Fugitives reportedly steal farmer's pickup truck parked along Kokomo road, with two rifles stored in a back toolbox.
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Why? After her arrest, Laurlee told Michigan's WOOD-TV that her sister had lived there once and she considered it a nice place. Moreover, the fugitives had some friends there -- of the Facebook variety.
When the quartet reached out to these cyber-acquaintances, though, they received no response. But instead of heading back to the highway, they set up residence in a Canon City motel and put together the gear to cook up some fresh methamphetamine.
Shockingly enough, this turned out to be the wrong move.
Continue for more about our latest Schmuck of the Week.
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