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- 10th Mar 2012
- Ground: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- Att: 73,892
Wales v Italy: Teams
At Millennium Stadium, Saturday March 10, kick-off 2pm
Gethin Jenkins will captain Wales in the absence of Sam Warburton as the hosts attempt to keep their Grand Slam quest on track against Italy.
Warburton has a knee problem, so Ospreys openside Justin Tipuric will make his first start against the Azzurri and pack down in the back-row alongside Dan Lydiate and Toby Faletau.
Warburton did not play against Scotland last month because of a thigh injury that forced him off at half-time in Dublin the previous weekend.
Wales coach Warren Gatland has made one other change from the side that beat England at Twickenham in their last RBS Six Nations fixture, recalling fit-again hooker Matthew Rees instead of Ken Owens.
Rees' return means Gatland can field the 2009 British and Irish Lions Test front-row of Jenkins, Rees and Adam Jones.
Former Wales captain Rees missed the World Cup due to a neck complaint, while a calf muscle strain hampered him during the early part of Wales' Six Nations campaign.
Centre Jamie Roberts, meanwhile, takes his place in midfield after recovering from a knee injury, allowing Gatland to name an unchanged back division for the fourth successive game.
And there is a notable addition to the bench, with World Cup lock Luke Charteris providing second-row cover.
Charteris has played just one game - for Newport Gwent Dragons against Munster three days ago - since undergoing wrist surgery after the World Cup.
Three changes on the bench see Charteris replace Tipuric, Owens taking over from Richard Hibbard and James Hook, fit again following a bout of chickenpox, in for Stephen Jones.
Gatland said: "Due to injuries to all three players at one time or another, we have not been able to field this 2009 Lions front-row too often.
"So, although we are more than happy with the job Ken has done for us, we are giving Matthew the opportunity make his contribution as the competition reaches its climax.
"We are back at the Millennium Stadium in front of our home fans, and we need to refocus sharply after our Triple Crown triumph at Twickenham if we are to give ourselves the best chance of being in contention for the championship going into that final weekend against France.
"Italy will be hoping to find us complacent, and with one eye on the French game.
"But nothing less than victory on Saturday will be accepted by this Wales team or satisfy the nation behind us, and all of that leaves the players themselves brimming with ruthless intent."
For Italy, scrum-half Fabio Semenzato will get his first start in this season's competition at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
The scrum-half, who was last season's breakthrough star in the competition, is brought in to replace the injured Edorado Gori.
Semenzato is one of seven changes made by coach Jacques Brunel to the line-up that was thrashed 42-10 by Ireland in their last outing.
Tobias Botes loses his place at number 10 to Australian-born fly-half Kris Burton after an erratic performance with the boot against Ireland.
Brunel has also brought experience into his back line with the inclusion of Racing Metro winger Mirco Bergamasco and Clermont centre Gonzalo Canale, who have 157 international caps between them.
Lock Cornelius van Zyl comes into the pack in one of three changes to the forwards, with Racing Metro prop Andrea Lo Cicero and flanker Simone Favaro also included..
Wales: 15 L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); 14 A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), 13 J Davies (Scarlets), 12 J Roberts (Cardiff Blues), 11 G North (Scarlets); 10 R Priestland (Scarlets), 9 M Phillips (Bayonne); 1 G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues, capt), 2 M Rees (Scarlets), 3 A Jones (Ospreys), 4 A-W Jones (Ospreys), 5 I Evans (Ospreys), 6 D Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), 7 J Tipuric (Ospreys), 8 T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: 16 K Owens (Scarlets), 17 P James (Ospreys) 18 L Charteris (Newport Gwent Dragons), 19 R Jones (Ospreys), 20 L Williams (Cardiff Blues), 21 J Hook (Perpignan), 22 S Williams (Scarlets).
Italy: 15 A Masi (Aironi); 14 L McLean (Treviso), 13 G Canale (Clermont), 12 A Sgarbi (Treviso), 11 M Bergamasco (Racing Metro); 10 K Burton (Treviso), 9 F Semenzato (Treviso); 1 A Lo Cicero (Racing Metro), 2 L Ghiraldini (Treviso), 3 L Cittadini (Treviso), 4 Q Geldenhuys (Aironi), 5 C van Zyl (Treviso), 6 A Zanni (Treviso), 7 S Favaro (Aironi), 8 S Parisse (Stade Francais, capt).
Replacements: 16 T D'Apice (Aironi), 17 F Staibano (Aironi), 18 M Bortolami (Aironi), 19 R Barbieri (Treviso), 20 T Botes (Treviso), 21 T Benvenuti (Treviso), 22 G Toniolatti (Aironi).
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Time | Fixture |
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Saturday 14th March | |
RBS Six Nations | |
14:30 | Wales vs Ireland |
17:00 | England vs Scotland |
Sunday 15th March | |
15:00 | Italy vs France |
Saturday 21st March | |
12:30 | Italy vs Wales |
14:30 | Scotland vs Ireland |
17:00 | England vs France |
Result |
RBS Six Nations |
Sunday 1st March |
RBS Six Nations |
Ireland 19 - 9 England |
Saturday 28th February |
France 13 - 20 Wales |
Scotland 19 - 22 Italy |
Sunday 15th February |
Scotland 23 - 26 Wales |
Saturday 14th February |
Ireland 18 - 11 France |
England 47 - 17 Italy |
Saturday 7th February |
France 15 - 8 Scotland |
Italy 3 - 26 Ireland |
Friday 6th February |
Wales 16 - 21 England |
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One bowl Citrus Cake
Author Notes: The quickest, last-minute cake you'll ever bake . I use whatever citrus combination I have on hand - Meyer lemon and tangerine juice and zest for the cake and orange for the glaze this time. A real citrus party baked in any shaped pan - loaf, round or spring form, cloaked in a sweet drizzle of glaze. Perfect with a cup of tea served promptly 4 o'clock in the afternoon. - foodfanatic
Food52 Review: We really liked this cake. First, it's not just one bowl--there's one for dry ingredients, one for wet, and a cup for the citrus (which I strained into the wet ingredients because my meyer lemon was loaded with seeds). But that's a minor quibble. It came together like a breeze--really, why would anyone make a cake from a mix if they could make a cake that's this easy? I didn't have non-extra-virgin olive oil in the house so I used walnut oil--delicious. The cake was a tiny bit dry--but that made it perfect for coffee or tea, just as foodfanatic said. And I LOVED the glaze. The butter added amazing taste and texture. And it was pretty. - drbabs
Serves 8
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Baking powdee
- pinches Salt
- 1/2 cup Olive oil, not extra virgin
- 1/2 cup Citrus juice
- 2 teaspoons Grated citrus rind ( I use a combination of 2)
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Glaze:
- 2 teaspoons Unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons juice
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Pour the oil and juice intoma measuring jug and add the eggs, vanilla and rind and whisk until well combined.
- Pour the gg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Pour into a greased baking pan.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- On Thursday, I arrived at the Baldwin Hill Crenshaw Plaza in South LA at around nine in the morning.
I was under the impression the Sears Holdings (SHLD - Get Report) store there opened at 8:00 a.m. My miscalculation prompted me to spend some time in the nearby Wal-Mart (WMT), which produced Saturday's article exposing flat out embarrassing conditions there.
When I finally entered Sears, minutes after it opened, I encountered what I had expected -- a largely clean and well-kept store. Looking back on my days working in retail, we spent the night before and/or the morning prior to opening making sure everything was in tiptop shape for that day. And, of course, one task throughout the day was to keep it that way.
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First, surrounding signs of a Sears Home sale inventory was scant. And, relatively speaking, things were a mess. Second, and even more disturbing, particularly if you own SHLD shares because of the Craftsman franchise, was the lack of inventory and appearance of the Craftsman section. Given the perceived value of Craftsman by investors and customers, wouldn't you think it would be the part of the store that looked best? I asked Belus Capital Advisors CEO and TheStreet's retail expert Brian Sozzi about this:You are on the mark. It's hard to be known for something in retail, especially in the discount sector. Walmart is known for low prices, and it rocks that. At Target (TGT) you could find organic food and surprises, and it rocks that. Before they existed there was Sears, and Sears was known for Craftsman. Problem: it does not rock that -- out of stocks, poor customer service.
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JEANIE MILEY: Mothers often face the blame but need the forgiveness
A new mother said to me, "I had no idea I was going to feel this way, becoming a mother."
She was glowing so much I almost had to wear my sun glasses. Clearly, she was in a state of bliss and totally in love with her newborn baby and her new role.
Another time, a new mother looked at me and spoke the same words. "I didn't know I was going to feel this way, becoming a mother."
This mother was overwhelmed and lost in the conflicting feelings about her new role. "I love my baby," she stammered, "but I don't think I'm very good at mothering."
I heard an expert in child development and human relationships say in a lecture recently, "There are fine women who just aren't cut out to be mothers and don't make very good mothers."
A friend told me recently that she knew early she did not want to have children. "I knew myself well enough to know that I would not be a good mother," she said.
Time was when no woman could admit or express the conflicts that she felt after giving birth to a child. Neither the pre-birth fantasy of the way she would feel about her own child contrasted with the way she felt about herself or the child, nor the unexpected fears or fatigue could be admitted to herself, much less to anyone else.
I suppose all of us have images of what the role of "mother" should be. We all have our fantasies of "the perfect mother" that is fully present and attentive to our childhood needs. Even into adulthood, we all carry a longing for "the mother;" that longing is archetypal, common to all people in all cultures, whether we will admit it or not.
The reality is that we are all born to imperfect mothers, and some of us were born to young mothers barely out of childhood themselves. Some of us were born to mothers who were older or worn-out with life or other children. Some of us were celebrated wildly at birth, heralded and delighted in, while others were born into troubling circumstances or at a difficult time. Some were welcomed for being a boy or girl, while others were a disappointment for being the wrong gender.
The truth about mothers and mothering is the significance of bringing children into the world and nurturing them to adulthood is a staggering responsibility placed in the lap of imperfect human beings who are trying to get their own needs met while meeting the life-or-death needs of helpless, though precious and priceless, infants.
The gravity of the relationship can be recognized in the easy and often thoughtless ways we have of "blaming the mother" for whatever is wrong or goes wrong with a child.
Is it any wonder, then, that mothers often quake and tremble at the prospect of mothering? Is it a surprise that mothers are often defensive, so programmed are we to expect the blame or the accusations from either a child or society when a child won't or cannot follow the culture's idea of how good children should look and behave?
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Feb 24, 2012, 02:22 AM | |
What I do is use acetone to remove the residual covering left over with a paper towel or clean rag until it no longer comes off on the rag, or you can lightly sand it off with 250 grit or higher sandpaper like someone else suggested if the color just refuses to come out. Sand it just light enough to get the color out of the wood. No matter what it can be time consuming, but if you love your plane it will be well worth it in my opinion.
I re-did my Discontinued "Bashed" Great Planes 60 Fokker Dr1 that's on page 92 in this months MA. My build you can find here incase you want to check out my re-building techniques: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10038870/tm.htm Pete |
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I would say if your going to recover it with the same or similar color iron on: forget trying to remove the residue. The film cover has the color in the adhesive and what remains has soaked into porous parts of the wood. Adhesion of the new covering will be increased by the old adhesive in those areas. Just confirm that there is no plastic topcoat left behind.
Apr 01, 2012, 11:15 PM | |
Oil soaked wood?
Interesting thread.
I'm planning on re-covering my Pulse 60XT which is well flown and the covering starting to peel in places. I'm a little concerned that I will find that fuel and oil has seeped into the wood of the airframe and I will face difficulties in getting the new covering to stick. Anyone got any advice on how to go with this? Thanks. |
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A hot air gun works to get a lot of the heavy stuff out. Heat, then you see the fuel/oil come to the surface, then wipe it off. Keep doing this using a different piece of paper towel each time. OR, using a carpet cleaner like K2R. It powders up when done so you can vacume it out. I dont think it works as fast or as good as the heat gun method. When done, I use thin CA to coat the smaller areas. If its a big area, its easier to cut out the wood and replace it. If there is a known trouble spot I'll seal the wood undernieth where the covering would be with thin CA to prevent any future fuel soaking. Covering around the firewall gets thin CA along the edge for extra holding strength and undernieth about a 1/2" back just in case. Then a light wipe down with some acetone to get rid of any fog. All firewall wood is sealed with thinned epoxy or thin CA depending on the situation. I also seal the tank compartment with thinned epoxy and drill a drain hole in the lowest spot. You only have to have a tank split once to learn your lesson on that.
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The easy solution is to get all off by peeling that you can and just recover it with a darker color. But, if I'm going to a lighter color, I prefer sanding which also has the advantage of smoothing out some of the dents and dings you get from bugs and grass and whatnot over the years. You can use light filler to fill in bigger defects while you're at it. I don't mind removing material because all planes have an expiration date.
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US 4120166 A Abstract A method for monitoring the location and set of a cement slurry within a support member of an offshore structure is disclosed. The location and setting properties of the cement are determined by monitoring the electrical resistivity of the fluid within the support member. Preferably, a plurality of electrical probes mounted along the length of the support member can be used to measure the electrical resistivity of fluid within the member. Normally, the presence of cement would be indicated by an abrupt change of resistivity as the cement displaces the original fluid (air or sea water) present in the support member. Resistivity of the cement slurry will also change gradually as the cement sets.
Claims(3) 1. In the cementing of an offshore tubular support member having a pile positioned therein, a method for determining the degree of set of the cement, which comprises:
(a) securing a probe capable of measuring the electrical resistance of fluid at a fixed elevation in the annulus defined by said support member and said pile, (b) upwardly displacing fluid in said annulus with a cement slurry until said slurry reaches an elevation above said probe as indicated by a change in the electrical resistance measured by said probe, and (c) monitoring the electrical resistance of said cement slurry measured by said probe for a time period sufficient to indicate set of the cement. 2. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said probe includes two spaced apart electrodes exposed to fluid in said annulus and means for imposing an alternating current flow across said electrodes.
3. In the cementing of an offshore tubular member having a pile positioned therein, a method for determining the location and degree of set of cement used in the cementing operation which comprises:
(a) securing lower and upper probes to said tubular member, said lower probe being positioned on the tubular member at the minimum elevation that the cement must attain therein, and said upper probe being positioned on said tubular member at an elevation substantially above said lower probe, each of said probes including spaced apart electrodes exposed to fluid in the annulus defined by said pile and said tubular member; (b) imposing an alternating current flow between the electrodes of each probe; (c) monitoring the resistance of the alternating current flowing between the electrodes of each of said probes; (d) upwardly displacing the fluid in said annulus with a cement slurry until the cement slurry reaches an elevation at least above said lower probe as indicated by a change in the electrical resistance between the electrodes thereof; and (e) continuing monitoring the electrical resistance of the alternating current flowing between said electrodes of the probes located below the top of the cement attained by step (c) for sufficient time to indicate set of the cement. Description 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the grouting of tubular and support members of offshore structures used in the oil and gas industry. 2. Description of the Prior Art The search for oil and gas has extended into the deep, rough waters of the outer continental shelf areas. To conduct drilling and production operations in such offshore areas it has become necessary to employ the use of larger and more sophisticated offshore platforms. Although fixed offshore platforms are of varying sizes and designs, most are installed at their offshore locations by the same general technique. Normally, the platform which is a support structure fabricated onshore, is towed to an offshore location where it is flooded and allowed to settle in an upright position. When uprighted, the legs of the platform will usually settle a short distance into the sea floor. However, it is necessary to give the platform additional support by driving a pile through the platform legs and into the sea floor. The annulus defined by the pile and the platform leg is then filled with cement to form a bond between the leg and the pile. Grouting of the annulus in this manner secures the platform to the sea floor and adds weight to the platform, thereby enhancing its stability in rough waters. During grouting of the platform legs several problems can arise which would result in faulty or inadequate cementing. The most serious problem is lost circulation which occurs when the weight exerted by the annular column of cement forces the cement into the soft or weakly consolidated formations surrounding the platform leg. With cement escaping into the formation, circulation is lost and the annulus surrounding the platform leg cannot be filled. Another potential problem is improper setting of the cement. Maximum strength and support is given to the platform legs only if the cement is properly cured. Contaminants such as sea water or entrained air can alter the setting properties of the cement resulting in a weakened bond between the pile and platform leg. In order to detect problems arising during grouting operations it is necessary to monitor the location and setting of the cement. For example, cementing would be halted once the cement reaches a predetermined level within the platform leg that would give the leg adequate support. Failure of the cement to reach certain levels after known volumes had been pumped would be indicative of either lost circulation or a mechanical failure within the platform leg such as packer failure. Likewise, monitoring the set of the cement would indicate whether the cement is curing at a proper rate and whether it is uncontaminated. With the very tall platforms that are now being used it is becoming increasingly difficult to properly monitor the grouting operation as it is taking place. Manual inspection by divers becomes unfeasible when water depths exceed diver capabilities. Remote visual inspection by subsea vehicles or submerged television cameras is expensive and does not provide any information relating to the setting of the cement. Temperature measuring probes located within the walls of the platform have been used to detect cement location but these probes have not always been reliable because the temperature of the cement tends to rapidly equilibrate with the temperature of the surrounding sea water. Thus there exists a need in the art for a reliable cement detection and monitoring system which accurately indicates the location and setting of cement used in grouting offshore platform legs. The present invention overcomes the problems unresolved by the prior art and provides a method for rapidly and accurately determining the location and set of cement during the grouting of an offshore structure. Broadly, the method involves strategically monitoring the electrical resistivity of the fluid within the support member of the offshore structure that is being grouted. Means for measuring electrical resistivity of fluids such as electrical probes mounted along the length of the support member, can be used to monitor the fluid within the support member at a plurality of points. Most applications of the present invention would involve grouting the annulus formed between the leg of an offshore platform and the pile driven through the leg. As the annulus, fills with cement slurry the slurry would contact the probe or probes located within the leg. The presence of cement would normally be indicated by an abrupt change of resistivity detected by the probe. For example, if sea water is the original fluid in the annulus then resistivity will sharply increase as high resistivity cement slurry displaces the low resistivity sea water. Once the annulus has been filled with cement the setting characteristics of the cement can be monitored as the cement cures. As the cement sets the resistivity of the cement slurry will gradually increase. Comparison of the resistivity measurements obtained during the monitoring operation with known set versus resistivity standards will indicate whether the cement is curing properly. Unusual or inconsistent resistivity measurements can reveal the presence of contaminants in the cement slurry which may inhibit the rate of set or cause inadequate strength development. FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a typical offshore structure. FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are enlarged cross-sectional views of one of the legs of the offshore structure showing the sequential operation of grouting the legs. FIG. 5 shows an electrical circuit diagram for a cement detection probe suitable for use in the method of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows typical current curves measured with the use of the detector of FIG. 5 during grouting operations of the legs of an offshore platform. Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, an offshore platform 10 is shown positioned at a drill site in a body of water 11. Platform 10 is a fixed, bottom supported structure tyical of those used for offshore drilling and production. Platform deck 12 supports drilling derrick 13 and associated drill rig equipment (not shown). Platform 10 is fabricated from a plurality of welded support members including legs 15, cross braces 16 and diagonal braces 17. Legs 15 are large diameter tubular members which provide the greatest amount of support for platform 10. When platform 10 is uprighted in the position shown, the weight of the structure will cause the legs to sink a short distance into sea floor 18. The depth to which the legs will sink will depend a great deal on the porosity and strength of the substrate. In any event, the legs must be more securely anchored to the sea floor to provide the platform with a high degree of stability. Anchoring is accomplished by driving pile 19 through legs 15 and into sea floor 18 to a predetermined depth. The piles are normally made of tubular steel and are sized to readily pass through the platform legs. FIG. 2 illustrates by means of an enlarged cross-sectional view, the passage of pile 19 through leg 15 into sea floor 18. As shown, an annular space 21 exists between leg 15 and pile 19. It is this annular space which must be grouted by cement to form a secure bond between the leg and the pile and to provide the platform with additional rigidity and stability. The cement also displaces the air and sea water from within the annulus and serves to protect the piling and the inside of the platform leg against corrosion. Cross braces 16 and diagonal braces 17 shown in FIG. 1 can also be filled with cement to further add to the stability of the platform; however, this is normally not standard practice. Secured within the walls of platform leg 15 are electrical probes 22. The probes are exposed to annular space 21 and may be welded or threadably inserted into leg 15. Two probes are shown in FIG. 2, but a plurality of probes disposed along the length of each of the platform legs can be employed. It is necessary that probes 22 be properly secured and tightly sealed to preserve the electrical integrity of the circuit. Probes 22 are electrically connected to the surface with electrical cables 23 and are used to measure the resistivity or conductivity of the fluid within annular space 21 to which they are exposed. A simple ohmmeter circuit particularly useful in measuring resistivity in saline environments is diagramatically shown in FIG. 5. An alternating current source such as a 120 volt AC source is stepped down by means of transformer 25 to a low voltage output of about 7 or 8 volts as recorded on voltmeter 26. Resistor 27 is shown to indicate the lead resistance created by cable 23 in transmitting current down the platform leg to probe 22 and back. Probe 22 can be a standard threaded electrical connector having a pair of electrodes 29 across which the current must flow to complete the circuit. The resistance across the electrodes will be solely determined by the resistivity of the fluid to which the electrodes are exposed. Milliameter 29 can be used to measure the returning current from which resistance across electrodes 28 can be calculated. The use of an AC driving source eliminates electrode degradation problems caused by the electrolytic effect created when the electrodes are immersed in a saline fluid such as sea water. Use of a DC source would, in effect, render the probe a battery, resulting in electrolysis of the sea water and rapid degradation of the electrodes. FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 sequentially depict how probes 22 may be utilized to locate the position of the cement slurry as it fills annular space 21 during a grouting operation and how they may be used to monitor the set of the cement once the annulus is filled. Initially, as shown in FIG. 2, annular space 21 is filled with sea water or air, depending on whether leg 15 was deballasted to upright the platform. The annulus may extend somewhat below sea floor 18 because of void space 31 which is created by the compaction of substrate formation 32 under the impact of pile 19 as it is driven into the formation. This void space, must also be grouted to ensure maximum platform support. FIG. 3 shows annular space 21 partially filled with cement slurry 34. The slurry may be deposited in the annulus by means of a narrow tubing string 33, also known as a "macaroni" string, which is lowered down the annulus. Alternatively, a pipe (not shown) along the outside of the platform leg may be used to feed cement into the leg. As the cement slurry fills the annulus it displaces the fluid originally within the annulus. Once the slurry passes lower probe 22 a substantial change in resistivity will be recorded by the probe indicating that the cement slurry has reached the level at which the probe is located. For example, if sea water is the fluid originally in annulus then probe 22 will register about a two to five-fold increase in resistivity as the sea water is displaced by the cement slurry. This is because the salinity of sea water makes it a much better electrical conductor than the substantially non-electrolyte cement slurry. Conversely, if air was within the annulus then the passage of the slurry past the probe would result in a substantial decrease in resistivity, the cement slurry being much more conductive than air. In this manner, as the slurry fills annular space 21, its level within the annulus can be accurately tracked by a plurality of strategically placed probes located along the length of leg 15. The probes also serve as early warning devices in the event lost circulation occurs as a result of fracturing or fissuring of substrate formation 32. Failure of cement slurry to reach a certain probe after a known volume of slurry had been pumped into the leg or a return of resistivity to original levels indicating fallback of the slurry below a probe, would be a clear warning that a lost circulation problem had occurred. Referring now to FIG. 4, annular space 21 has now been filled with additional quantities of cement slurry. Once again as the slurry passes upper probe 22 a substantial change in fluid resistivity will be recorded. Assuming upper probe 22 is at the level at which grouting is to be stopped, then the resistivity change indicated by probe 22 will signal a halt in pumping cement slurry down tubing string 33. With all of the cement slurry emplaced, probes 22 can then be used to monitor the slurry as it sets. As cement cures to a hardened state the activity of the mobile ions present in the cement slurry gradually reduces with time. As a result, the resistivity of the cement increases during the setting process as ionic mobility slackens. Probes 22 will, therefore, indicate this change in resistivity. Comparing the monitored resistivity data with standardized or control figures for the cement being used will reveal whether the cement slurry is setting properly. Monitoring all of the probes is essential since the cement initially pumped into the platform leg will set sooner than the final quantities of slurry that were pumped. In addition, there may be pockets of improperly setting cement located along the length of the leg that might go undetected should only one or two probes be monitored. Although the above discussion relates to the grouting of the annulus between a platform leg and pile, the method of the present invention is equally applicable to the grouting of any of the supporting members of an offshore platform. For example, referring back to FIG. 1, probes can also be inserted within cross braces 16 and diagonal braces 17 should it be necessary to grout those tubular members as well as leg 5. Thus the present invention should be broadly construed as a remote detection and monitoring method applicable to the grouting of any support member of an offshore platform. It should be understood that several variations and modifications may be made in the embodiments described herein without departing from the broad inventive concept disclosed herein. An offshore platform installed in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California was grouted using the detection and monitoring method of the present invention. The offshore platform was first towed in two sections to the drill site which was located in 850 feet of water. After the two main sections of the platform were attached, the legs of the platform were ballasted causing the platform to upright itself on the ocean floor. The total height of the platform from base to the top of the leg jacket was 865 feet. Soon thereafter grouting operations were commenced in the main legs of the platform. The cement used for grouting was an expansive Portland cement sold under the trade name Victor Chemstress II by Southwest Portland Cement Co., which contained 1% calcium chloride. During grouting operations the method of the present invention was tested on the eight main platform legs and twelve skirt legs. Probes, installed in each leg, were used to monitor the grouting operation. Typical results of the tests appear in FIG. 6 which shows current (in milliamps) plotted against time. The test results can be converted to resistance simply by dividing the voltage of the system (approximately 7.5 volts) by the recorded amperage. It should be emphasized that the term "resistivity" is being broadly used in this specification to encompass any units of electrical measurement that can be readily converted to or read as units of electrical resistance (ohms) or conductance (mhos). The circuit for the detection probe used in the tests was identical to the one shown in FIG. 5. Interpreting the results is straightforward. At zero elapsed time the current passing through the sea water originally in each platform leg was 235 milliamps. The quantum drop in current commencing from zero elapsed time indicate that the cement slurry has passed the level at which the probe is located within the leg. Note that for legs 2 and 3 a slight increase in current occurs just after the initial decrease. This initial increase in conductivity is caused by intermixing of the sea water with some of the soluble, ionic components of the cement. With the exception of Leg 1, all of the probes recorded a gradual but sharp decline in current over the first 10 to 15 hours, indicating that the initial setting of the cement was taking place. After about 20 hours, a slow, almost imperceptible, decline in current takes place over the next 50 or 60 hours. This indicates that although the cement is essentially set, it is now beginning to develop measurable strength. For the cement used, strength above 100 psi occurs after about 12 hours of setting. The nontypical behavior recorded for leg 1 indicates that the cement slurry was slightly contaminated with sea water resulting in a much slower initial rate of set. However, after about 100 hours of setting time all probes showed a leveling off to an almost constant amperage indicating that the cement in each leg had almost completely set. Patent Citations
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At first, your heart kind of breaks for Killian. He's got such a bleak outlook on his life and walks out on a potentially perfect partner because of familial duties and expectations. He's got more patience and tolerance than I do, because if I had his power, I'd exercise it to tell those that seek to control me via an arranged marriage not to mess with me, but Killian just goes takes it as the only option.
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Feb 28, 2013, 03:35 AM | ||
MUS is a beauty. Just like the hammer of the honky tonk gods (Fender Telecaster) MUS was born at the junction of form and function. I put colorful food grade rubber band on day one. Chris |
Feb 28, 2013, 12:26 PM | ||
Fender Tele! I'm a proud owner of a 50th anniversary American Tele Good analogy Wamp. I think they're both beauties |
Feb 28, 2013, 12:39 PM | ||
My bud got one, ( nope a 60th) I think it is May. Milky blond. There are 12! Every one should check out Bill Krisen (sp?) On you tube. Search hammer of the honky tonk gods Think Comander Cody. Have 1981 52RI from the first production run from what became the fender custom shop. I PM ya later. Love em MUS! Chris |
Mar 02, 2013, 01:54 AM | |
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Chris, I'm not talking about the flying abilities of the MUS because it's an awesome flying plane. When I said it wasn't pretty, I was speaking of it's looks! The Ultra Stick has been around for many, many years and all the elders call it the Ugly Stick because that's what it used to be known as! The stick planes have been around for a long time and I don't believe Eflite even existed back when the Ultra Stick was first introduced. Eflite just picked up on a proven flyer and condensed it to a smaller electric version. If the plane had to sell on looks alone it would be a failure for sure because there's nothing pretty about it except the way that it flies!
Mar 02, 2013, 03:59 AM | ||
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Well aware of ugly sticks with that ugly IMO vertical stab and no wing tips. I find MUS easy on the eyes! May not be as clean as a Dirty Bird. But the form is fine. Got to admit it took a little getting use to seeing a motor hanging out there in the air unprotected. |
Mar 02, 2013, 11:27 AM | |
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I did not buy the MUS for her looks. Actually, I should have been looking for more of a trainer. I've built three iterations of MUS derivatives because of her flying qualities, but I have to admit I think she is prettier now. Number 3 awaits her maiden flight.
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Mar 02, 2013, 12:54 PM | ||
At first glance I thought the crashed unit was a build with swept wings! #3 very pretty! Nice covering job. Just did my first ultra coat this year. Got learning to do. Of note I do not miss dope! Nice work. Chris Good luck on maiden! |
Apr 25, 2013, 11:10 AM | |
...was a sad day for my Hot Rod MUS...sniff...sniff......
Seems that was her expiration date but neither she or I knew it. Was having a great time ripping her around at full speed down low when I got the idea to do a quick snap roll about 20' off the deck. Obviously, that wasn't a good idea at all... She went around 1-1/2 times instead of just one & ended up being inverted instead of upright. I did give full down (up) elevator but she continued to roll & then ended up pile driving into the landscape at damn near full speed...... Did the walk of shame, had a fellow pilot help me locate her out in the weeds & then we brought her back to the pits. What dreadful feeling. My first balsa plane, & my favorite one on top of all that, was now in ruins...or wait...was she really? To my amazement, only the fuselage had buckled behind the reinforced LG mod I made previously & the motor mount had separated from the front bulkhead............. Could it be that this lil' gal could be saved to fly another day? More to follow after the repairs are finished...... |
Apr 25, 2013, 11:13 AM | ||
Apr 25, 2013, 05:30 PM | ||
Thanks for the...
HeeBGB, Did end up damaging the motor somehow as it won't run smoothly anymore no matter what the ESC timing is set at... So, I'm replacing the inboard GForce Power 10 motor with a more standard outboard Turnigy Park 480 style. The reasons are twofold: 1. I can go back to using the larger 3S 2200mAh packs for longer run times instead of the 1800 ones I was using & 2. It's the motor that I just happened to have on hand that I know will work...... Kinda disappointed since it's not going to be the same Hot Rod MUS of old but I'm figuring she'll still fly just fine. If not, I'm seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on the bigger E-flite US 25e... Got a power system & servos salvaged from another damaged ship ready to go for that one just in case that wish becomes a reality...... Keep ya posted... |
Apr 26, 2013, 08:49 AM | ||
MUS time! Good luck with the remaiden! I am thing an Omega 103 from 3D hobby for a #2 MUS. Nice and lite, yet power full and modesty priced. Chris |
Apr 26, 2013, 09:53 AM | ||
A buddy of mine just put a .10 on his and it's way nice. Chris (Wamp) is running a .10 as well I believe. I'm still running the 480 but you all have me wanting to hop her up. Maybe I'll wait to see how your 25 does and go extreme |
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SAG-AFTRA's Global Rule One applies to interactive video games, which could be problematic for its voiceover actors as the industry shows signs of fracturing.
SAG-AFTRA's Global Rule One Applies to Interactive Video Games
SAG-AFTRA's Global Rule One applies to interactive video games, which could be problematic for its voiceover actors as the industry shows signs of fracturing.
NYC Gets a State-of-the-Art SAG Foundation Center
Located just across from Lincoln Center, the new SAG Foundation Center offers actors a lifeline—from inspiring conversation series to its brand-new voiceover lab!
'90210' Star Hones in on SAG-AFTRA EVP Role
Gabrielle Carteris is poised to capture the SAG-AFTRA executive vice presidency at the union's upcoming convention after her main competitor for the job announced she's backing for the former "Beverly Hills 90210" star.
Protect Your Finances From Unscrupulous Reps
There are ways to ensure you don't end up losing money due to dishonest agents such as Peter Strain, who recently pled guilty to stealing from his clients.
SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Announce Tentative Deal (Updated)
SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have tentatively reached a new three-year deal.
SAG Foundation Awards Scholarships
The foundation announced that it had awarded more than $400,000 in scholarship money through its John L. Dales Scholarship Fund.
SAG-AFTRA: Foreign Royalties Suit 'Completely Without Merit'
SAG-AFTRA said Friday a second lawsuit over its foreign royalties program is "completely without merit." "We will vigorously respond in the appropriate forum in due course," the union said in a statement. Ed Asner, a former SAG president, and close to a dozen other former union board members have filed ...
SAG-AFTRA Faces Right-to-Work Reality in Michigan
Actors joined the throngs of labor protesters around the Michigan capitol building in Lansing in a vain attempt to dissuade Republican lawmakers from passing two right-to-work bills.
SAG-AFTRA Leader Slams Calif. Ballot Initiative
Prop. 32 would limit unions' ability to spend on political campaigns.
Web Performers Won't Lose Out on Compensation
Increasingly series produced for the Web are moving over to television or other formats, but performers on Web series that migrate to traditional broadcast or cable television don't have to worry about losing out on compensation—at least if they're SAG-AFTRA members.


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Are you brainstorming names for a new baby or pet? Are you trying to come up with that perfect alias for your stint undercover?
The Social Security Administration has a great database of baby names that searches all Social Security card applications for births after 1879. But what was popular before that?
Thanks [...]
Continue Reading →New York Heritage has hundreds and hundreds of digitized yearbooks, which you can see and browse or search by school on our Yearbooks page.
Recently we've pinned nearly 100 of our favorite yearbook designs over on Pinterest. You can see the board here:Yearbooks Over the Years.
Continue Reading →It's time for more then-and-now with Google Map Streetview!
Pulaski Park in Syracuse, NY: 2011 & 1950s
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Many New York hospitals, like the Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, were and still are run by the Catholic church and staffed with nuns.
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first in April, 1924 and then in November of 2007:
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Continue Reading →With the fantastic new Stereograph Card Collection of Geneva from the Geneva Historical Society, I felt inspired to make more gifs! I can't get enough of them, even if they sometimes make me a little sea-sick.
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The company made the comments during a government-organised visit to one of its factories in Tangshan City in north-eastern China.
Building the Shinkansen in India will be no easy task, particularly because the train requires a dedicated rail track, unlike some others.
"We think in terms of technology, management experience and costs, we have an advantage," a CRCC spokesman told the media on Tuesday.
Xinjiang, a vast area bordering Central Asia, is home to Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. It has long had a population of Han.
Railways have started to ease up the processes in order to take speedy decisions and the private wagon demand is up, says Chowdhary.
Efforts would continue to "pursue with vigour" the special projects like high speed rail (Bullet Train) between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, Prabhu said.
The China Rail Corporation (CRC) manages the world's largest high-speed rail network and lost 5.4 billion yuan in the first half of 2014.
The production unit of Indian Railways manufacturing passenger coaches had for the first time produced three variants of LHB EOG shells during 2013-14.


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Remembering David Rakoff
Monday, August 13, 2012
Writer David Rakoff died Thursday at the age of 47. His humorous essays examined a wide range of subjects, from his annoyance at first-world problems to undertaking a 21-day fast to his own bout with cancer. His most recent essay collection, Half Empty, won the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was a frequent contributor to This American Life, and the author of the essay collections Don't Get Too Comfortableand Fraud. He responded to our Guest Picks question "What's one thing you are a fan of that people might not expect?" with "As someone often seen as hating everything and being immune to pleasure, which isn't true, I love everything (except sports). I'm just scared of it." He was on the Leonard Lopate Show a number of times, and was always a generous guest. You can listen to those interviews below.
Boxer Claressa Shields Wins Gold Medal
Friday, August 10, 2012
Seventeen-year-old boxer Claressa Shields won a gold medal in the Olympics Thursday. It's the first time women have competed in boxing in the Olympics, and it has been her goal to box in London since 2009. Shields was on the Leonard Lopate Show in February, along with her coach Jason Crutchfield and former pro fighter Christy Halbert, and you can listen to that interview here.
Shields and the other women who competed for a chance to fight in the 2012 Olympics were the subject of a radio documentary produced by WNYC's Marianne McCune. Go For It: Life Lessons From Girl Boxers.
Remembering Robert Hughes
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Robert Hughes brought great gusto and eloquence to the craft of art criticism. The native Australian could be scathing in his opinions, saying the art world had "finally turned into a kind of entropic, institutionalized parody of its old self." He just died August 6, at the age of 74. You can hear his interview with Leonard from 2006, when he described his life before, and after, a traumatic car crash in 1999, from which he'd never quite recovered.
Gore Vidal dead at the age of 86
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Gore Vidal was many things—a writer, social critic, playwright, political candidate, sometime actor, and perennial iconoclast. He was on the Leonard Lopate Show several times. You can listen to two of his more recent conversations below.
John Dramani Mahama Sworn in as President of Ghana
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
John Damani Mahama was on the Lopate Show on July 10 to discuss his memoir and his political rise to become the Vice President of Ghana. Yesterday, following the death of Pres. John Atta Mills, Mr. Mahama was sworn in as Ghana's 4th president. You can listen to Leonard's conversation with John Dramani Mahama:
Monona Rossol Answers Your Questions
Friday, June 22, 2012
Industrial hygienist and environmental health expert Monona Rossol was here last week to talk about the safety concerns about fire retardants. We got a lot of comments and questions during that segment, and Monona has responded with answers.
"Ordinary Miracles" Opens Today in New York
Friday, June 22, 2012
On March 27 filmmakers Nina Rosenblum and Daniel Allentuck were on the show to talk about their documentary "Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League's New York." Their film is opening in New York tonight at the Quad Cinema, and the filmmakers are doing a Q&A at the 7:00 screening.
What We Learned This Week
Friday, June 15, 2012
Some choice quotations about bicycles, art, and tattoo care heard on this week's show.
Leonard Talks to This Year's Tony Winners
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The 2012 Tony Awards were presented on June 10, and you can hear Leonard's conversations with some of the winners!
Things We Learned This Week
Friday, June 08, 2012
A collection of the amazing, profound and funny things we heard on the Lopate Show this week.
A Few Things We Learned This Week
Friday, June 01, 2012
Topher Grace really enjoyed making out with Scarlett Johansson in the movie "In Good Company."
There's going to be a lot of action (drilling for oil, mining, shipping, melting ice) in the Arctic very soon.
Humans have been making cheese for 4,000 years.
This story about Guatemala is amazing. (You should also check out This America Life's episode about it.)
It's better to get your vitamins from eating a well-balanced diet than to get them from supplements.
Fiction Friction
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
When the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced in April, many people were surprised that no fiction award was given this year. The publishing industry is understandably irritated by this decision—or indecision. Sig Gissler, the administrator of the Pulitzers for Columbia University, explained that a three-person jury chooses three finalists out of hundreds of books, then sends the finalists to the Pulitzer board, which, this year, was unable to determine a winner. The finalists were Karen Russell's Swamplandia!, Denis Johnson's Train Dreams, and David Foster Wallace's The Pale King, published after the author's death.
The New York Times asked eight experts to weigh in on who they thought deserved the award this year.
Weigh in: What novels do you think should have won this year? Leave a comment below to let us know!
Things We Learned This Week
Friday, May 04, 2012
A collection of the unexpected, somewhat random things we learned on the Lopate Show this week.
Conversations with the 2012 Tony Nominees
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
The nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday, May 1, and you can hear Leonard's conversations with many of this year's nominees. (You can find a full list of the nominees here.) The awards will be presented on June 10.
Curbing Our Waste
Monday, April 30, 2012
Looking for ways to cut back the amount of garbage you're producing? We have some helpful hints!
Things We Learned This Week
Friday, April 27, 2012
Our weekly roundup of the quirky, profound, and unexpected things we heard on the Lopate Show this week.
Afghanistan in Film
Monday, April 23, 2012
Documentary filmmaker Ben Anderson was in our studio Monday where he discussed his takeaway from the front lines in Afghanistan. In his reporting, Anderson shadowed three different battalions of NATO forces over the course of four years. He documented his experiences in his new book, No Worse Enemy, which draws from the more than 300 hours of footage he captured during his time there. Much of that footage was even used in a documentary he produced for HBO in 2010, The Battle For Marjah.
Both documentary and commercial filmmakers have used our ongoing conflicts in a number of feature films released in the last few years: Stop Loss, The Hurt Locker, No End In Sight, In The Valley of Elah, Generation Kill, Green Zone, and Lions for Lambs all centered on the operations in Iraq. But The Battle for Marjah is one of only a few films that focus specifically on Afghanistan (Sebastian Junger and the late Tim Hetherington's chilling documentary Restrepo is another).
This got me wondering about our relationship with Afghanistan in cinema. Recent films about the Iraq War have largely been box office blanks, even the ones that were well reviewed—Bob Tourtellotte wrote about this on Reuters' Fan Fare blog. Has that kept studios and filmmakers from focusing on the important subject of Afghanistan? Are there films about Afghanistan worth looking into that we've missed? Do you think filmmakers will revisit the subject in years to come?
Things We Learned This Week
Friday, April 20, 2012
A collection of the touching, funny, and off-beat things we heard on the air this week.
Pulitzer Prize Winners on the Lopate Show
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The 2012 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday, and a few of the winners have been on the Lopate Show discussing their work.
John Lewis Gaddis won for his biography George F. Kennan: An American Life. Kennan set the strategy of containment that defined U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union, and was an architect of the Marshall Plan. He discussed Kennan's life and influence of Kennan with Leonard in December.
Stephen Greenblatt's book The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, also won. He was on the Lopate Show in December talking about how a nearly forgotten manuscript by the Roman philosopher Lucretius sparked the Renaissance and changed the world.
Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan, and Chris Hawley, of The Associated Press, won for their investigation of a New York Police Department surveillance of mostly Muslim neighborhoods. Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman were on the show in February to talk about investigative reporting.
Things We Learned Last Week
Monday, April 16, 2012
Ever day on the Leonard Lopate Show we learn something new and surprising. Here are some highlights from last week:
At the New York Public Library, the use of ebooks is increasing 100% a year.
Lifesaving advice: There's a time for praying, and there's a time for running.


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Flooding Chews Up Mountain Town's Only Road, Forces Evacuation
Flooding from the Snake River near Keystone forced the evacuation of the small mountain community of Montezuma and is destroying the only road in and out of town.
Rock Slides Will Remain Common Because Of The Significant Snowpack
The slopes in Colorado are becoming very active and one U.S. Forest Service official said it's erosion in action.
Broncos Executive Sentenced, Apologizes To Officer He Injured Driving Drunk
Officer Andrew Maxwell has a brand new baby, just a few weeks old, but he can't sit on the floor to play with his child because of the injuries he's suffered after being rear ended by a drunk driver. That drunk driver was Broncos Director of Player Personnel Matt Russell.
Missing Sexual Assault Suspect Captured
Police captured a missing sexual assault suspect in Summit County on Saturday.
Colorado Proposes Health Insurance Shift
Colorado has a plan to reduce health insurance premiums in the nation's most expensive geographic zone.
High Country Health Insurance Shoppers Urged To Contact State
Four Western Slope counties have the highest insurance rates in the country, and time is running out for thousands of Coloradans there who are trying to get less expensive health care.
Edible Pot Rating System Not Sitting Well With Ski Areas
A possible edible marijuana rating system isn't going over too well with Colorado's ski resorts.
Wildlife Officials Warn That Bears Are Back
It's spring time in the Rockies and with a long winter behind them, the bears are back and they're hungry.
Melting Snow Equals Cash Flow For Rafting Industry
Water isn't the only thing flowing in Colorado right now — all the melting means more cash flow for one Colorado industry.
Suspect In Chef's Murder Being Held On $250,000 Bond
The man accused in the death of an avid outdoorsman and popular chef remains behind bars on a $250,000 bond.


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Welcome to another round in SFX 's 200 Greatest SF and fantasy characters ever poll in celebration of SFX 's 200th edition, coming up in August.
In part one of this poll SFX forumites posted hundreds and hundreds of suggestions for SF and fantasy's greatest characters. We have now gone through those lists and a) tallied up who was getting the most votes and b) split the nominees into 10 categories.
Now we're letting you to vote in each of those categories. The latest category is Sages, Boffins & Mentors (and Uther, who got loads of votes, but didn't fit anywhere else – and he is a mentor, just not a very good one) .
(Of course, some characters could fit in multiple categories, so we've had to make some arbitrary decisions here and there, but we're running the poll, so live with it!)
We will start revealing the results from 16 August, in the lead up to isue 200 going on sale! Then, finally there will be an ultimate megapoll pitting all the winners of the various individual polls to find out who is the most popular character ever!
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Fire destroys Woodside home
Original post made on Jun 4, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, June 3, 2012, 4:34 PM
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a resident of Palo Verde
on Jun 4, 2012 at 10:55 am
Its a long way up Bear Gulch Road. I viewed the smoke from the Baylands; the fire location was nearly up to Skyline. I am amazed that this fire did not turn into something much larger. Kudos to the responders. However, I did't see any air support. Maybe they had departed by the time I saw the smoke.
a resident of Atherton
on Jun 4, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
See the Almanac story:
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Water from a helicopter key in preventing conflagration this weekend
by Dave Boyce
Almanac Staff
Three 500-gallon buckets of water from a helicopter helped douse a three-alarm house fire at 1200 Bear Gulch Road on Saturday, June 2. The helicopter drops stopped an intense fire that had spread to nearby trees from becoming a conflagration that involved the forest, Fire Chief Dan Ghiorso of the Woodside Fire Protection District told the Almanac.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 4, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Hope no pets were harmed by the fire either.
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The commitment makes Unilever the first global FMCG company to commit to sourcing all of its paper and board packaging from sustainably managed forests or recycled material within a clearly defined timeframe.
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