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A method for removing water and producing methane from a subterranean coal seam. The method includes drilling a first substantially vertical well bore to the depth of the target coal seam, enlarging the bore of the vertical well at the depth of a target coal seam to provide an enlarged cavity, drilling an offset well intersecting the cavity substantially horizontally and then drilling through the cavity in order to drill substantially horizontal drainage well bores in the coal seam. The method may be used as a pre-mining step in conjunction with subterranean mining of the coal seam in order to remove methane and other dangerous gases and excess water from the coal seam in advance of mining operations.
1. A method for producing gas from a subterranean coal seam, said method comprising:
drilling a first, substantially vertical, well bore intersecting said coal seam;
forming an enlarged diameter cavity in said first well bore at the depth of said coal seam;
drilling a second well bore offset horizontally from said first well bore, said second well bore including a substantially horizontal portion intersecting said cavity; and
drilling a substantially horizontal main drainage well bore exiting said cavity and disposed in said coal seam,
whereby, said gas may be produced from said coal seam through said drainage well bore.
2. The method according to claim 1 comprising additionally the step of producing gas from said coal seam.
3. The method according to claim 2 wherein said coal seam contains excess water and comprising additionally the steps of installing a pump in said cavity, draining said water from said coal seam through said drainage well bore, and pumping said water up through the bore of said first well.
4. The method according to claim 1 comprising additionally drilling a plurality of secondary drainage well bores in said coal seam, said drainage bores intersecting said main drainage well bore.
5. The method according to claim 4 wherein said main and auxiliary drainage well bores form a pinnate pattern.
6. A method of producing gas from a subterranean coal seam, said method comprising:
drilling a first, substantially straight, well bore from the surface to intersect said coal seam;
logging said first well bore to identify the depth of said coal seam;
forming an enlarged diameter cavity in said first well bore at substantially the depth of said coal seam;
drilling an offset well bore from the surface to intersect said cavity;
utilizing said offset well bore to drill a substantially horizontal main drainage well bore in said coal seam;
forming a plurality of secondary drainage bores in said coal seam, each of said secondary drainage well bores intersecting said main drainage well bore;
draining water from said coal seam through said secondary and main drainage well bores into said cavity;
pumping said water from said cavity to the surface through said first well bore;
flowing gas from said coal seam through said secondary and main drainage well bores; and
conducting said gas to the surface through said first well bore.
7. The method according to claim 6 wherein said main and secondary drainage well bores form a pinnate pattern.
8. A method for providing drainage well bores in a subterranean coal seam, said method comprising:
providing a first, substantially straight well bore extending from the surface to at least the depth of said coal seam;
logging said first well bore to identify the depth where said coal seam intersects said first well bore;
enlarging the diameter of said first well bore at substantially the depth of said coal seam to provide a cavity at substantially the depth of said coal seam and in communication with said first well bore;
drilling an offset well bore spaced horizontally from said first well bore, said offset well bore including a substantially vertical portion extending from the surface to a depth less than the depth of said coal seam, a substantially horizontal portion intersecting said cavity, and a curved portion connecting said vertical and horizontal portions;
utilizing an articulated drill string extending through said offset well bore and said cavity to drill a main drainage well bore into said coal seam;
supplying drilling fluid down through said articulated drill string and back up through the annulus between said offset well bore and said articulated drill string to remove cuttings from said main drainage well bore; and
admixing compressed air with said drilling fluid to reduce the hydrostatic pressure in said main drainage bore to thereby decrease the possibility of over balanced drilling conditions in said drainage bore.
9. The method according to claim 8 wherein at least a portion of said compressed air is supplied through said articulated drill string.
10. The method according to claim 8 wherein at least a portion of said compressed air is supplied through said first well bore.
11. The method according to claim 8 comprising additionally the steps of
removing said articulated drill string from said drainage well bore and said offset well bore;
capping said offset well bore;
draining water and flowing gas from said coal seam through said drainage well bore;
conducting said water to the surface through said main well bore; and
conducting said methane gas to the surface through said main well bore.
12. In a process for mining coal in a subterranean coal seam the improvement comprising:
pre-mining said coal seam to remove excess water and dangerous gases therefrom in advance of mining said coal in said coal seam, said pre-mining comprising,
providing a substantially straight well bore communicating between the surface and said coal seam;
providing an enlarged diameter cavity in said well bore at approximately the depth of said coal seam;
drilling an offset well bore spaced horizontally from said substantially straight well bore;
drilling a substantially horizontal drainage bore from said offset well bore into said coal seam, said drainage bore communicating with said cavity;
draining said excess water and flowing said dangerous gases from said coal seam through said drainage bore and into said cavity;
conducting said water and dangerous gases from said cavity to the surface through said substantially straight well bore; and
continuing said steps of draining water and flowing gas from said coal seam and to said cavity and of conducting said water and gas to the surface until the desired amounts of water and gas have been removed from said coal seam.
13. The method according to claim 12 comprising additionally providing a plurality of secondary drainage well bores in said coal seam in communication with said substantially horizontal drainage bore.
14. The method according to claim 13 wherein said substantially horizontal drainage bore and secondary drainage well bores form a pinnate pattern.
Subterranean deposits of coal, whether of "hard" coal such as anthracite or "soft" coal such as lignite or bituminous contain substantial quantities of methane gas entrained in the coal deposits. Limited production and use of methane gas from coal deposits has occurred for many years. However there are substantial obstacles which heretofore have frustrated more extensive development and use of methane gas deposits in coal seams. The foremost problem is the fact that coal seams, while they may extend over large areas of up to several thousand acres, typically are fairly shallow in depth, varying from a few inches to several meters. While they often are relatively near the surface (a thousand feet or less), vertical wells drilled into the coal deposits for obtaining methane gas can drain only a fairly small radius around the coal deposits. Further, the coal deposits are not amenable to pressure fracturing and other methods often used for increasing methane gas production from rock formations, so that, once the gas easily drained by a vertical well bore into the coal seam is produced, further production tends to be quite limited in volume. Additionally, coal seams often are associated with subterranean water, which must be drained from the coal seam in order to produce the methane.
Horizontal drilling patterns have been tried in order to extend the amount of coal seam exposed to a drill bore for gas extraction. But removal of the entrained water has presented difficulties in these operations. Horizontal drilling techniques require the use of a radiused well bore portion and a horizontal bore. The most efficient method for pumping water from a subterranean well, a sucker rod pump, does not work well in horizontal bores or around radiused bores.
A further problem which has been encountered in prior art techniques for producing gas from coal seams is the difficulty presented by under balanced drilling conditions resulting from the porousness of the coal seam. During the well drilling operations, whether vertical or horizontal, drilling fluid used to remove cuttings to the surface presents a hydrostatic pressure on the formation which, if it exceeds the hydrostatic pressure in the formation, can result in a loss of drilling fluid into the formation. This results in entrainment of drilling fines in the formation, which tends to plug up the small cracks and fractures which are needed to produce the gas.
It is accordingly, the primary object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for removing water and producing gas from subterranean coal seams which overcome the disadvantages found in the prior art.
A further object is to provide such a method and apparatus in which two wells are drilled in tandem, a vertical well having a bottom cavity terminating at or below the target coal seam and an offset well having a substantially horizontal portion which intersects the bottom cavity in the vertical well. The vertical well provides means for exact identification, via logging, of the target coal seam, and for efficient sucker rod pumping of water from the formation, while the offset well provides means for drilling a substantially horizontal drainage pattern in the target coal seam which intersects the vertical well bottom cavity, for optimal drainage of water and gas from the coal seam.
A still further object is to provide such a method and apparatus in which the prior art problem of overbalanced pressure conditions is overcome by injection of aerating gas into the drilling fluid to reduce bottom hole hydrostatic pressure.
A further object is to provide such a method and apparatus which may be used advantageously in conjunction with subterranean coal mining operations, in order to remove dangerous gases and water from a coal seam in advance of mining the subterranean coal seam for extraction of the coal.
The foregoing objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic representation, not to scale, of a vertical well and an offset well being used in conjunction to provide a drainage well bore for a target coal seam;
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic illustration similar to FIG. 1, not to scale, showing the wells being used to produce gas and to remove water from the coal seam; and
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic illustration, not to scale, of drainage well bore patterns drilled in the coal seam.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a subterranean formation 10 in which is located a target coal seam 12. A first, substantially straight and vertical, well bore 14 has been drilled from the surface to intersect and penetrate the coal seam 12 and is lined, throughout most of its vertical length, with suitable well casing 16, 18. The well casing preferably terminates at or above the level of coal seam 12. Near the bottom of vertical well bore 14 there has been formed an enlarged diameter cavity 20. The well bore and cavity are not to scale as shown in FIGS. 1-3. The enlarged diameter cavity 20 preferably has a radius of approximately 8 feet and a vertical dimension which equals or exceeds the vertical dimension of coal seam 12. The enlarged diameter cavity is formed by using suitable prior art under-reaming techniques and equipment well known to those skilled in the art. A vertical portion of the drilled well 14 may continue below the enlarged diameter cavity 20.
Spaced a suitable distance from the first well bore 14 there is provided a second, or offset, well bore 24 which includes an upper substantially vertical portion 26, a lower substantially horizontal portion 28 and a curved or radiused portion 30 interconnecting the vertical and horizontal portions of the well bore. This well bore preferably is drilled using a combination of drilling techniques and apparatus, well known to those skilled in the art, including, for the curved and horizontal portions, an articulated drill string 32 and a suitable downhole motor and bit, illustrated schematically at 34. A prior art measurement while drilling ("MWD") device 35 is included in the drill string for controlling the orientation and direction of the well bore drilled by the motor and bit 34, in a manner well known to those skilled in the art. The substantially vertical portion of the second well bore 24 may be lined with casing, as indicated at 36, 38.
The horizontal portion 28 of offset well bore 24 preferably lies substantially in the horizontal plane of target coal seam 12 and intersects the large diameter cavity 20 provided at the bottom of well bore 14. Once the enlarged diameter cavity has been successfully intersected, the articulated drill may be used to drill a second substantially horizontal well bore 40 exiting from the enlarged diameter cavity 20 and lying substantially in the target coal seam 12.
In order to fully and uniformly drain the desired area of the target coal seam, drainage well bore 40 preferably is provided with a plurality of secondary drainage bores 42 (FIG. 3). Each of the secondary drainage bores 42 comprises a radiused curving portion coming off of the main drain bore 40 and an elongated substantially straight portion formed after the curved portion has reached the desired orientation. The methods and apparatus for forming such a bore pattern are well known to those skilled in the art of horizontal drilling. Suitable prior art devices, such as a gamma ray logging device, may be associated with the MWD mechanism 35 for controlling the direction and orientation of the drill bit and drill motor, so as to assure that the main drain bore 40 and auxiliary drainage bores 42 remain substantially in the target coal seam strata. As used herein, "substantially horizontal" with respect to the coal seam and the well bores shall be understood to include sloped, undulating or other inclinations of the coal seam.
The drainage pattern provided by the central drainage well bore 40 and auxiliary drainage well bores 42 as shown in FIG. 3 approximates the pattern of veins in a leaf or the design of a feather in that it has similar, substantially parallel, auxiliary drainage bores arranged in substantially equal and parallel spacing on opposite sides of an axis. Such a pattern is referred to as "pinnate." It has been discovered that a pinnate drainage pattern comprising a central bore with generally symmetrically arranged and appropriately spaced auxiliary drainage bores on each side provides an ideal pattern for draining fluids from a coal seam, where there is sufficient horizontal area for development of such a pattern.
A pinnate horizontal drainage pattern using a single central bore may drain a coal seam area of approximately 100 to 120 acres and is best suited for areas with relatively equal length to width ratios. Where a smaller area is to be drained, or where the coal seam has a different shape, such as a long, narrow shape, alternate drainage patterns can be developed. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, main well 114 and offset well 124 have been used to develop a drainage pattern comprising a main drain bore 140 and auxiliary drainage bores 142 arranged roughly in the shape of the letter "F". Other drainage patterns, such as one-half of a pinnate pattern, "pitchfork" patterns, etc., will be apparent tho those skilled in the art, based upon the configuration, thickness, area, etc. of the coal seam being drained.
During the process of drilling the drainage pattern, drilling fluid or "mud" must be pumped down the drill string and circulated out of the string in the vicinity of the bit, where it is used to scour the formation and to remove formation cuttings. The cuttings are then entrained in the drilling fluid which circulates up through the annulus between the drill string and the well bore walls until it reaches the surface, where the cuttings are removed from the drilling fluid and the fluid is then recirculated. This conventional drilling operation produces a standing column of drilling fluid having a vertical height equal to the depth of the well bore and produces a hydrostatic pressure on the well bore corresponding to the well bore depth. Coal seams tend to be sufficiently porous and fractured that they often are unable to sustain such a hydrostatic pressure, even when formation water also is present in the coal seam. Accordingly, if the full hydrostatic pressure is allowed to act on the coal seam, the result may be loss of drilling fluid and entrained cuttings into the formation. Such a circumstance is referred to as an "under balanced" drilling condition in which the hydrostatic fluid pressure in the well bore exceeds the ability of the formation to withstand the pressure. Loss of drilling fluid and cuttings into the formation not only is expensive in terms of lost drilling fluid, which must be made up, but it tends to plug the tiny cracks and crevices in the formation, which are needed to drain the coal seam of gas and water. Accordingly, it is important to prevent such under balanced drilling conditions.
In accordance with the present invention, under balanced drilling conditions in the drainage bores 40, 42 are avoided by circulating compressed air down the bore of vertical well 14 and back up through the offset well 24. The circulated air will admix with the drilling fluid in the annulus around the drill string 32 and create bubbles throughout the column of drilling fluid. This has the effect of lightening the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling fluid and reducing the downhole pressure sufficiently that drilling conditions do not become under balanced. Compressed air also may be circulated down through the drill string along with the drilling mud in order to aerate the drilling fluid in the annulus as the offset well is being drilled and, if desired, as the drainage pattern is being drilled. Drilling the well bore with the use of an air hammer bit or an air powered downhole motor concomitantly will supply compressed air to the drilling fluid. Compressed air which is used to power the bit or a downhole motor automatically mixes with the drilling fluid as it exits in the vicinity of the drill bit. However, the larger volume of air which can be circulated down the vertical shaft 14 permits greater aeration of the drilling fluid than generally is possible by air supplied through the drill string.
Once the main and offset wells and the desired drainage pattern have been drilled, the articulated drill string is removed from the well and the offset well capped, as indicated at 43, FIG. 2. A downhole pump, indicated diagramtically at 44, is installed in the vertical well 14 at or below the level of the target coal seam. The pump 44 is connected to the surface via a tubing string 46 and may be powered by sucker rods 47 extending down through the bore of the tubing. The sucker rods are reciprocated by a suitable surface mounted apparatus, such as the powered walking beam 48 to operate the pump. The pump is used to remove water and entrained coal fines from the coal seam via the drainage pattern. The water, once removed to the surface, as indicated at 49, may be treated for separation of methane which may be dissolved in the water and for removal of entrained fines. Once sufficient water has been removed from the coal seam, pure coal seam gas may be allowed to flow to the surface through the annulus of vertical well 14 around the tubing string 46 and removed via piping attached to the wellhead apparatus. The methane once received at the surface may be treated, compressed and pumped through a pipeline for use as a fuel in the conventional manner. If the formation is continuing to produce water, both water pumping and methane production may proceed simultaneously. Where formation gas pressure is sufficient, conventional gas lift methods and apparatus may be used to lift formation water to the surface.
In carrying out the drilling operation in accordance with the present invention, the site for the main vertical well is selected and the well is drilled to a depth sufficient to intercept the target coal seam or seams. The well preferably is logged either during or after drilling in order to locate the exact vertical depth of the target coal seam or seams. Suitable under-reaming apparatus is used to provide the enlarged diameter cavity 20 intersecting the target coal seam.
The location for the offset well 24 is selected at a sufficient distance from the vertical well 14 to permit the large radius curved section 30 and any desired horizontal section 28 to be drilled before intersecting the cavity. Since the curved portion 30 may have a radius of 100 to 150 feet or more, generally an offset distance of at least about 300 feet between the two well shafts is desirable. The offset well also is sited with a view to the desired drainage pattern to be drilled, since the horizontal portion 28 and main drainage bore 40 may be substantially aligned.
The vertical portion 26 of the offset well bore can be drilled using conventional drilling techniques, with the curved portion 30 and horizontal portion 28 being drilled using articulated or horizontal drilling techniques and equipment. If under balanced drilling conditions are of concern, drilling operations, once they reach the vicinity of the coal seams, preferably should include aeration of the drilling fluid column so as to lighten the hydrostatic pressure on the well bore. This may be accomplished by drilling using an air hammer bit or air powered drill motor or by otherwise supplying air with the drilling fluid. Once the offset well has intersected the cavity 20, additional or alternative air for lightening the hydrostatic head of the drilling fluid may be supplied down through vertical well 14 for circulation back up through the bore of offset well 24. Drilling is continued through cavity 20 using an articulated drill string and appropriate horizontal drilling apparatus to provide the main drainage bore 40 and desired auxiliary drainage bores 42 in the target coal seam. During this operation, gamma ray logging tools and conventional measurement while drilling ("MWD") technologies may be employed to control and direct orientation of the drill bit so as to retain the drainage pattern within the confines of the coal seam.
Once the drilling operation is completed, the drill string is removed from the offset well and the offset well may be capped. A downhole pump is installed in the vertical well bore for draining water from the well formation, if needed. Methane or other coal seam gas may be produced from the coal seam through the drainage pattern and recovered through the main or offset wells, or both.
One advantageous use for the method in accordance with the present invention is as a pre-mining step for removing water and methane, carbon monoxide or other dangerous gases from a coal seam in advance of subterranean mining operations for removal of the coal. Once a mine plan is adopted, it will be apparent which portions of the buried coal seams will be mined in which sequence. Main and offset wells and drainage patterns then can be drilled in the target coal seams sufficiently early to drain excess water and remove dangerous gases from the coal seam prior to mining operations reaching the affected area. This will improve both safety and efficiency of subterranean coal mining, since it will obviate the age-old problems of methane gas and water incursion into the mine area from the coal face. Additionally, the heating value of methane recovered from the coal seams before mining can be used to offset the cost of pre-mining for removal of methane and water.
The foregoing disclosure and description of the invention are illustrative only, and various changes may be made in the size, shape, materials of construction and in other details, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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2015 – The Year of Data Integration?
The articles cites some research from Ovum, that predicts many enterprises will begin moving toward data integration, driven largely by the rise of cloud computing and big data. However, enterprises need to invest in both modernizing the existing data management infrastructure, as well as invest in data integration technology. "All of these new investments will push the middleware software market up 9 percent to a $16.3 billion industry, Information Management reports." This projection is for 2015.
I suspect that's a bit conservative. In my travels, I see much more interest in data integration strategies, approaches, and technology, as cloud computing continues to grow, as well as enterprises understand better the strategic use of data. So, I would put the growth at 15 percent for 2015.
There are many factors driving this growth, beyond mere interest in cloud computing and big data.
The first consideration is that data is more strategic than initially understood. While businesses have always considered data a huge asset, it has not been until the last few years that businesses have seen the true value of understanding what's going on inside, and outside of their business.
Manufacturing companies want to see the current state of production, as well as production history. Management can now use that data to predict trends to address, such as future issues around employee productivity, or even a piece of equipment that is likely to fail and the impact of that failure on revenue. Healthcare companies are learning how to better monitor patient health, such as spotting likely health problems before they are diagnosed, or leveraging large data to understand when patterns emerge around health issues, such as areas of the country that are more prone to asthma, based upon air quality.
Second, there is the need to deal with compliance issues. The new health care regulations, or even the new regulation around managing a publically traded company, require a great deal of data management issues, including data integration.
As these laws emerge, and are altered over time, the reporting requirements are always more complex and far reaching than they were before. Those who want to avoid fines, or even avoid stock drops around mistakes, are paying close attention to this area.
Finally, there is an expectation from customers and employees that you will have a good handle on your data. 10 years ago you could tell a customer on the phone that you needed to check different systems to answer their question. Those days are over. Today's customers and employees want immediate access to the data they need, and there is no good excuse for not being able to produce that data. If you can't, your competition will.
The interest in data integration will experience solid growth in 2015, around cloud and big data, for sure. However, other factors will drive this growth, and enterprises will finally understand that data integration is core to an IT strategy, and should never be an afterthought.
Data Integration with Devices is Easier than You Think
My first job out of college was to figure out how to get devices that monitored and controlled an advanced cooling and heating system to communicate with a centralized and automated control center. We ended up building custom PCs for the application, running a version of Unix (DOS would not cut it), and the PCs mounted in industrial cases would communicate with the temperature and humidity sensors, as well as turn on and turn off fans and dampers.
At then end of the day, this was a data integration, not an engineering problem, that we were attempting to solve. The devices had to talk to the PCs, and the PC had to talk to a centralized system (Mainframe) that was able to receive the data, as well as use that data to determine what actions to take. For instance, the ability determine that 78 degrees was too warm for a clean room, and that a damper had to be open and a fan turned on to reduce the temperature, and then turn off when the temperature returned to normal.
Back in the day, we had to create and deploy custom drivers and software. These days, most devices have well-defined interfaces, or APIs, that developers and data integration tools can access to gather information from that device. We also have high performing networks. Much like any source or target system, these devices produce data which is typically bound to a structure, and that data can be consumed and restructured to meet the needs of the target system.
For instance, data coming off a smart thermostat in your home may be in the following structure:
Device (char 10)
Date (char 8)
Temp (num 3)
You're able to access this device using an API (typically a REST-based Web Service), which returns a single chunk of data which is bound to the structure, such as:
Device ("9999999999")
Date ("09162014")
Temp (076)
Then you can transform the structure into something that's native to the target system that receives this data, as well as translate the data (e.g., converting the Data form characters to numbers). This is where data integration technology makes money for you, given its ability to deal with the complexity of translating and transforming the information that comes off the device, so it can be placed in a system or data store that's able to monitor, analyze, and react to this data.
This is really what the IOT is all about; the ability to have devices spin out data that is leveraged to make better use of the devices. The possibilities are endless, as to what can be done with that data, and how we can better manage these devices. Data integration is key. Trust me, it's much easier to integrate with devices these days than it was back in the day.
Thank you for reading about Data Integration with Devices! Editor's note: For more information on Data Integration, consider downloading "Data Integration for Dummies"
Revive Enterprise Architecture With Transformational SOA Data Integration
On November 10, Informatica made history with the launch of Informatica 9. In my mind, being a SOA enthusiast, another equally significant event transpired – the birth of SOA-based Data Services – transformational SOA data integration that can revive your enterprise architecture.
So, what exactly are SOA-based Data Services and why am I so excited?
What Components Are Required To Be Information Driven?
Being information driven is as much an organizational commitment as it is a technology commitment. The following outlines the major components required to be information driven.
Data Governance (DG) – DG is the overarching program for a data driven company. In my last blog, I defined DG as the practice of managing data as a corporate asset across the enterprise. It involves the processes, policies, standards, organization, and technologies required to manage and ensure the availability, accessibility, quality, consistency, auditability, and security of data in a company or institution.
Who should own DG? In most things we do, we look for the single point of accountability. In this instance, I recommend a collective structure of senior business managers who are accountable for the data subjects that drive your business. Additionally, I suggest a senior member of IT who can drive change across IT systems. (more…)
The Importance Of AddressDoctor To Informatica Customers
This week, we announced the acquisition of AddressDoctor, the market leader of global address validation with coverage for over 200 countries and territories. This is another example of how we are continually working to deliver the most advanced data quality products to our customers. Address Doctor provides an address validation engine which is already fully integrated into Informatica Data Quality. This acquisition is simply another step towards market leadership for Informatica in the enterprise data quality market. Rob Karel from Forrester referred to our vision of pervasive data quality – supporting all roles, all applications, all data domains and all stages of the data integration lifecycle in his blog.
Let's focus on "all data domains" and how the AddressDoctor acquisition supports this key criteria for successful enterprise data quality. (more…)
Data Integration Platforms: Not Just "What", but "How" – Part 2
As I discussed before, it's not enough to walk through a functional checklist for a data integration platform. It's important to make sure that it works in the right way. In my last posting, I discussed the concept of a "unified" platform and its implications for the user experience.
The second key aspect of how a data integration platform works is its openness—how much it is designed to work with the broader IT environment. Data integration, by definition, touches a large portion of the IT environment, which could mean thousands of different applications and data sources in large organizations. Moreover, it's not just the systems inside the firewall you need to be concerned with.
In most cases, it's important to also support integration with the systems of B2B partners such as customers, suppliers, distributors, etc., as well as any SaaS partners. And the platform has to support any technology standard such as those for operating systems or databases which have been instituted. Frankly, there's not much use in a data integration platform that isn't designed to work with as broad a range of applications and systems as possible. (more…)
The Four Realms Of Data Integration
If you say the words "data integration", different people may think of different things. Some think of ETL (extract-transform-load) tools. Others think of enterprise application integration (EAI) technologies or message brokers. But in most cases, regardless of which tool leaps to mind, people think about how data is integrated inside of an organization, or enterprise data integration.
In other words, how data is shared between different applications and systems inside the firewall. But this is just one aspect or realm within the broader data integration discipline, albeit an important one and generally the one most people start with.
Data Integration "Platform"—Grand Unification Theory Or Reality?
Technology vendors like to talk about platforms, because platforms imply a broader footprint both in terms of functional capabilities and in terms of implementation usage. Platforms also sound more "strategic," even if the practical implications are vague. But the term "platform" can also be simple marketing hype. How do you know when a software "platform" is really a platform? More specifically, do data integration platforms exist now?


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The protests might have been brushed off as mere annoyance. Instead, the hospital where the abortion was performed forbade the doctor involved from doing any more medical abortions, citing an increase in its malpractice insurance rates. Insurance prices likely did play a part in the hospital's decision. With standard rates for medical abortion not yet set, some doctors report being quoted prices that are higher for medical abortion than for delivering babies, which is far riskier.
Abortion opponents see such bureaucratic deterrents as the next frontier in the war against RU-486. "I don't think your average doctor is really going to want to be getting into this when he realizes the kinds of logistical problems involved," says Laura Echevarria, spokesperson for the National Right to Life Committee. "Do doctors really want to set themselves up for the possibility of lawsuits?"
Whether they want to or not, pro-choice attorneys are steeling themselves for the legal battles many think would inevitably follow approval. "They'll pull out their bag of tricks, try to obfuscate and intimidate and obstruct access to it," Donna Lieberman predicts of her pro-life opponents. Lieberman, who directs the New York Civil Liberty Union's Reproductive Rights Project, also expects that medical abortion will prove easier to defend against legal challenges than traditional surgical abortion, which is already regulated as to how and where it's performed. "What are they going to saythat you have to have a 600-square-foot operating room to give out a pill?" asks Lieberman. "That's just ridiculous. I think any judge would agree."
Until they do get to the courts, both sides are focusing on the upcoming election, which may determine whether the drug is even available to fight over. "A chief executive opposed to RU-486 would significantly decrease the chances that mifepristone would be approved," says Simon Heller, director of the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy's domestic program. If RU-486 isn't approved by election time, Heller says the president could influence the FDA through his choice of secretary of health and human services. If the drug were already approved, the president "might get the FDA to issue special, discriminatory restrictions on its distribution, saying that it can only be given out in hospitals, for example." Beyond that, Heller declined to comment, not wanting "to give them any ideas."
But ideas about how to stop RU-486 already abound. Both last year and this one, Oklahoma representative Tom Coburn, a Republican, sponsored amendments to the agricultural appropriations bill that would have banned the FDA from developing and approving mifepristone or any other abortifacients. The most recent amendment was voted down in July by a five-vote margin. Though he hasn't said how, George W. has also made it clear he'd do his best to stop RU-486. "It's abortion," Bush has explained.
Well, exactly. Opposition to abortion is what has kept RU-486 out of reach. And those who support women's right to choose may want to put up a big, French-style fuss until they get access to this simple medical innovation. Petitions and angry letters worked when RU-486 seemed doomed in France. If such an outcry doesn't get mifepristone approved here by September 30, pro-choice Americans can take the fight to the voting booth.
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An Abortion Drug Goes Underground
While we're waiting around for RU-486 and its promise of safe and legal medical abortion, some American women have been using another pill without supervision or a prescription to end pregnancies. In its unregulated state, at least, this underground medication turns out to be not that safeand not that legal.
Cytotec is the brand name of misoprostol, a drug approved as an ulcer treatment in the U.S. and more than 72 other countries. It's also the pill taken (both orally and vaginally) along with RU-486 in U.S. clinical trials to induce abortion. If and when the FDA approves an RU-486 regimen, Cytotec is expected to be included as part of it to help make the uterus contract.
Indeed, it turns out that Cytotec can often make the uterus contractand cause an abortioneven without RU-486, a discovery that has made it one of the hottest drugs on the black market. Almost a third of more than 600 women recently interviewed in a Washington Heights clinic said they were familiar with Cytotec, which is known on the street as the star pill (because the tablet has five sides). Five percent of women in the study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, said they had used Cytotec.
Buying the star pill is perfectly legalif you have a prescription for it. Without one, some women have been paying their pharmacists between $5 and $7 for a pill that costs about 35 cents when sold with a prescription. (RU-486 isn't approved for any purpose in the United States, so it doesn't show up on drugstore shelves.)
In New York City, much of the Cytotec use seems to take place among immigrants from Latin America, where women have been inducing abortion with it for much of the past decade. Risking an unsupervised abortion with a black-market pill makes some sense in countries where abortion is illegal and women don't have better options. In fact, Cytotec is widely credited with bringing down Brazil's rate of complications from illegal abortions induced with herbal teas and inexpert attempts to get through the cervix.
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As the title says, I am VERY new to GIMP (but having fun playing around with it) and Have a few questions.
1.) Is there any way to get all the GIMP windows to be locked? (By this I mean have all windows maximize, minimize and hold their location when changing image size)
2.) Are there any plug-ins to get GIMP to open Paint Shop Pro images and for PSP to open GIMP Images?
3.) How do I use the .py files? I have downloaded several and cannot seem to get them to work.
I have (the main one I am trying to use) molten-material_0.py, I have tried using it in my
Program Files (x86)\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins as well as my
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and just cant seem to get it to work, I do have Python installed on my PC.
4.) Is there a free plug-in (for PSP or GIMP) that comes close to the detail of LunarCell?
Did you have have python installed prior to the installation of GIMP or after? If you installed Python AFTER GIMP then you need to re-install GIMP so it can recognize the Python installation.
Not yet, on PSP. No idea if it will ever be considered (at least I haven't seen any mention of having GIMP recognize PSP files). There are easy alternatives to moving tubes and shapes into GIMP from PSP. Do some Google searching.
I can't answer about LunarCell.
As long as you don't un-install GIMP and all its folders, you should be fine just re-installing GIMP over the top of your existing GIMP.
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There is no easy way to tackle the issue of marine litter: it is complicated and has many causes, impacts and inputs. As a high percentage of marine litter comes from land based sources, EU legislation is possibly the best way to address the problem and look for solutions.
When most people think of debris in our ocean they imagine piles of garbage, floating plastic bottles, broken glass and rusting metal. All of those things, and more, are certainly part of the problem but one issue less often considered by the general public is how debris causes entanglement, injury, or death of many marine animals.
Fishing lines, nets and hooks are all serious concerns for many larger marine animals such as rays, seals, sea lions, dolphins, sharks, turtles and whales. Mantas are particularly vulnerable due to their large wingspan.
Increasing amounts of litter are ending up in the world's oceans and harming the health of ecosystems, killing animals when they become trapped or swallow the litter. Human health is also at risk, as plastics may break down into smaller pieces that may subsequently end up in our food. These are just a few of the problems emerging from the waste collecting in our seas.
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Here at Project AWARE, we like to call marine debris the "silent killer" – the trash from our everday lives that smothers ocean environments, ensnares and chokes marine species. Les Stroud, or the godfather of survival TV, is used to the silence and the sight of of debris from his professional career as the TV hit series Survivorman.
The Malaysia International Dive Expo (MIDE) this July was a fantastic opportunity to meet AWARE supporters and thank them in person for their efforts to protect the ocean. Scuba Junkie shark expert Rohan Perkins presented at MIDE to help raise awareness for sharks. Rohan received Project AWARE funding through the Ocean Action Project in 2012 so I made a special trip to visit the Scuba Junkie team and check out their conservation programs.
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On Governance unpacks the complex global dimensions of governance, and proposes a new theory premised on the belief that strengthened, innovative national and global governance enables positive outcomes for people everywhere.
Managing Conflict in a World Adrift
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The eagerly anticipated follow up to Leashing the Dogs of War. In the midst of a global political shift where power moves from central institutions to smaller, more disbursed units, another landmark text edited by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall provides essential insights and practical guidance. In Managing Conflict in a World Adrift, 40 of the world's leading international affairs analysts examine the relationship between political, social or economic change and the outbreak and spread of conflict. They then consider what this means for conflict management.
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Finding Common Ground: Challenges and Opportunities in Internet Governance and Internet-related Policy
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This briefing book has been developed by CIGI to inform the work of the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG), chaired by Sweden's former Prime Minister Carl Bildt. The GCIG is a two-year initiative launched in January 2014 by CIGI and Chatham House to produce a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder Internet Governance.
Organized Chaos: Reimagining the Internet
July 29, 2014
Together, the chapters in this volume provide a clear sense of the critical problems facing efforts to update and redefine Internet governance, the appropriate modalities for doing so, and the costs and benefits associated with the most plausible outcomes. This foundation provides the basis for the development of the research-based, high-level strategic vision required to successfully navigate a complex, shifting and uncertain governance environment.
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Off Balance: The Travails of Institutions That Govern the Global Financial System
October 11, 2013
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If our justice system is a reflection of our society, why have we treated David Petraeus so differently from Jeffrey Sterling?
If our justice system is a reflection of our society, why have we treated David Petraeus so differently from Jeffrey Sterling?
With his new documentary "The Cow Farm," the filmmaker Ali Sheikh Khudr sought to "give a face to the tens of thousands who have been killed and forgotten."
War through proxy is a dangerous game, often turning the best of friends into enemies.
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The peshmerga commander handed me his binoculars. "If you watch long enough, you'll see them moving," he told me. "But my binoculars don't work so well."
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DINDIGUL: The State Government allotted 3,081 tonnes of cement to the district. Thirty tonnes had reached godowns of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, according to Collector R. Vasuki.
Talking to reporters after launching the sale of cement at Rs.200 a bag in a TNCSC godown here on Monday, she said that the rest of the allotment would be despatched in a phased manner. Cement would be sold at Dindigul, Kodaikanal, Palani, Natham, Oddanchatram, Vedasandur and Nilakottai taluks. Seven applications had been received so far. Supply was made to all of them.
A maximum of 100 bags will be given to those who build houses of not more than 1,000 sq.ft. The scheme was designed to contain cement prices. Those who require cement can apply along with plan approvals issued after July 1, 2007 to the respective headquarters Deputy Tahsildars to get the allotment order. On the basis of the order, cement would be given to them, she added.
"If a person did not have plan approval, revenue inspectors will visit the construction site for verification. On the basis of their advice, allotment orders will be issued."
Collector Har Sahay Meena launched sale of cement at a TNCSC godown in the district on Monday.
Collector Pankaj Kumar Bansal inaugurated the sale of subsidised cement sale in Sivaganga the same day.


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Ati tribesmen get 'writ of possession' over Boracay land
KALIBO, Aklan, Philippines—The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has issued a writ of possession for the Ati tribe on Boracay over their ancestral land on the well-known resort island.
The writ, which formally installs legitimate owners of a property, was signed Wednesday afternoon by the seven-member commission led by its chair Zenaida Brigada Hamada-Pawid, according to Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat, chair of the House committee on national cultural communities.
"(The writ) legalizes the installation of the tribe on their ancestral land," Baguilat told the Inquirer in a telephone interview on Thursday.
Since April 17, the Ati tribe has been occupying part of a 2.1-hectare property in Barangay Manoc-Manoc covered by a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) issued by the NCIP earlier. The NCIP turned over the CADT on Jan. 21, 2011 but did not issue the writ until Thursday, amid counter-claims by at least three property claimants.
The CADT was issued 12 years after the Ati tribe first filed a petition to claim the land on Feb. 23, 2000.
The writ ordered the other property claimants to stop putting up structures in the area covered by the CADT, Baguilat said.
But in an earlier interview with the Inquirer, Dionesia Banua, NCIP Commissioner for Island Group and the Visayas, said the writ could be enforced 15 days after the parties have received a copy of the order.
Property claimant Rudi Banico had questioned the legality of the occupation of the property of the Ati tribe, citing a pending petition for injunction he filed in the Kalibo Regional Trial Court.
But the Ati tribe said they had occupied the land covered by the CADT because the claimants had erected structures and subjected parts of the area to quarrying.
Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo earlier said the Ati would not be removed from the area they occupied as long as no other structures would be erected.
Baguilat, who brought a copy of the order to the tribe on Boracay on Thursday, said the government should have the political will to implement the order through its various agencies.
"This has taken a long time to implement and for the writ to come out," he said.
He said the delay in the CADT approval and the turnover of the property to the Boracay Ati reflected the situation of indigenous communities in the country.
"This case drew a lot of attention but many IP communities remain marginalized and do not even have a CADT for their ancestral lands," Baguilat said.
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Meerkats are some of the most charismatic animals on the African savannah. With their inquisitive personality and humorous antics, they're a lot of fun to photograph. Will Burrard-Lucas, creator of the BeetleCam and BeetleCopter, got up close with this family of meerkats and a whole lot of cute happened, as this video and the following images show. It's especially cute when the baby meerkats explore the camera for themselves. When I wondered aloud to Will how he managed to get shots without making "squee" noises, he replied, "Lots of practice."
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Video footage of confrontation between settlers and Palestinians shows the plaintiff hurling a stone at a woman. Investigators failed to watch copy of film sent to the police.
During the trial, presided over by Major Meir Wigser in Ofer military court near Jerusalem, Nawaja's attorney Neri Ramati introduced video footage shot during the incident by a family member for B'Tselem, a human rights organization that monitors such incidents.
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Hoops Roundup: Two Baileys making difference for Bellevue
Two years ago as sophomores, Bailey Terry and Bailey Schroeder were integral parts of Bellevue's first playoff team in eight seasons.
But the two Baileys weren't able to continue that streak in 2011-12. Schroeder tore her ACL in the season opener against Paradise and the Lady Eagles couldn't overcome their point guard's absence, finishing in fourth place.
Schroeder has returned and it's no coincidence Bellevue is back in the hunt for its first district title in almost two decades.
The Lady Eagles (20-5) are ranked No. 19 in Class A Division II and unbeaten in District 21-A with five games remaining.
"Last year was tough. It was hard for everybody," Bellevue coach Matthew Baird said. "Having her back makes a big difference on the team."
Schroeder is averaging 10.5 points and providing ample leadership, but just as important to Bellevue's success is the progression of Terry. The 5-9 forward leads the Lady Eagles in scoring (14.6 points), rebounding (8.0), steals (3.2) and blocks (2.6) per game.
"She's worked hard and gotten a lot better as a player," Baird said. "She's been able to pull out a lot of games for us. She always gives us a chance to win."
Baird said beefing up his team's non-district schedule this season has proved beneficial, too. All of the Lady Eagles' five losses were against teams in bigger classifications.
And four of those — Texoma Christian, Archer City, Holliday and Jacksboro — were by a combined seven points.
"Having to play up against tougher competition, it makes you better," Baird said. "That schedule has helped us with winning district games that were real close. We've already experienced it and been through the pressure."
While the two Baileys have carried the biggest load, Bellevue does have productive role players in junior guards Emily Bennett (7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds) and Destiny Watkins, who leads Bellevue in assists.
Sophomore post Amber Bush offers an inside presence with 6.4 points and 7.2 rebounds a game, and senior sixth man Kimberley Morrow provides a spark off the bench with her defensive intensity.
Baird said the Bellevue girls haven't won a district title since 1994-95, and while he admits work still needs to be done, Baird is confident his girls know how to overcome adversity.
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Jacksboro coach Lloyd Vedder challenged senior post Laken Plaster at halftime of the Tigerettes' important third-place battle against Holliday.
Plaster certainly delivered, scoring all 13 of her team's points in the third quarter as Jacksboro extended its lead to eight points.
Plaster finished with a game-high 21 points and the Tigerettes (15-13, 3-2) gained a leg up against the Lady Eagles (12-12, 2-3) with a 37-30 win.
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After winning only five of its 17 non-district games, Electra is off to a surprising 4-0 start in 10-A boys basketball.
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How about sore, cracked & bleeding nipples? I'm putting Lansinoh lanolin on them, but I wonder what will help toughen them up faster. Had the same trouble with dd, but I don't remember what I did! Good thing Thomas has the cutest blissed out look on his face when he's got a tummy full of breastmilk. :
LCs no longer suggest this becuase there is debate that it "works" to relieve engorgment becuase it acually reduces milk supply...
Just make sure you remember you wear them. I am amused to say that I saw my neighbor and went out to tell him we had the baby- and about 25 minutes later after I got inside realized that I ahd had them on. I also had leaky milk stains on my shirt, which I could care less about... but the obviious odd shapes protruding from my currently huge breasts were probably quite freaky... even most people familiar with bf'ing may find it quite strange, dh's going to find it amusing, I'm sure (my breast shields and my fumble).
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Why Get Above Ground Pool
It is an investment to install a swimming pool in your home because it makes your home beautiful. The swimming pool can be used for fun and excitement for the users. So a large number of people are installing it in the backyard of their homes. You are also tempted to have one in your home. If you are looking for a swimming pool for your home then it is god to read the following information before getting it.
The swimming pools especially in ground swimming pools are installed inside the homes. You need maintenance and landscaping at large scales in case of indoor swimming pool. On the other hand above ground pools are not appropriate for indoor installation. They can be installed best at the backyard because you can see the entire house. So it would be better to landscape your home before installing a swimming pool.
It is not easy to install a swimming pool because it is a great expenditure. The cost of a swimming pool is $5000 to $10000 or above in case of in ground swimming pool. For the installation or construction of an in ground swimming pool you have to meet a contractor or a pool developer for the safety. It requires great working including landscaping, designs and digging. People select swimming pool according to their requirements and homes. People select above ground swimming pool to save money so it is a good choice for close fisted men. The cost of an above ground swimming pool is from $800 to $4000. They come in kit due to which you can install them easily by yourself or you can also get the help of a professional.
You have to decide that what size fits your needs. You need to think about your family and friends before selecting a swimming pool. You can use a swimming pool for fun or excitement but if you want to install it for leisure activity then it is better to install a bigger pool. The number of family members can also help to choose a right swimming pool for you. It is better to select a larger swimming pool for a large family and it can be in your desired shape that is oval or circular.
The installation of swimming pool requires some laws and regulations in some states because safety equipment is essential for them. When you buy a pool then don't leave it uncover because a child can climb or fall in it so cover it properly to avoid such accidents. The safety covers, alarms and fences should also be installed along with the installation of the swimming pool. It is better to detach the ladder when the pool is not in use.
The above ground pools are available in stores and on internet according to your requirements. You cannot change the depth of a particular part of this swimming pool. You should purchase a reasonable swimming pool which has good depth for both the children and the adults.
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