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I've been lurking on the forum for a while, found a lot of important information here and have now finally registered. 3 1/2 years ago after lots of pondering and thinking I bought a 1994 Macgregor 26S -the sail boat not the later hybrid. My life (and that of my family) has quite changed since. From being a busy but sometimes disgruntled 40 something man I've turned into a far more relaxed and happy person who can't wait to spend lots of time on or by the water
Our kids are very much involved as well and I am very lucky that my other half enjoys my little boating madness as well. I am originally from Germany, my wife is Canadian from the maritimes (a great French/Scottish mix). We live in the UK, currently on the East Coast. Sailed on Rutland, the West of Scotland and now from the Crouch. Can't wait til the weather is a bit better so I can finish the winter refit and get on the water again !!!
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This Simple "Cheat Sheet" Tells You What Buffett's Buying
Imagine getting the chance to look over the shoulder of the world's greatest investors as they go about their work, to get a glimpse of whatWarren Buffett , George Soros or David Einhorn just bought or sold.
You may be surprised to learn that there's a little-known "cheat sheet" that can tell you this information, legally, with the click of a button.
Once you know where to look, you can find out whatstocks Buffett or any of your favoriteinvesting gurus are buying and selling.
These "cheat sheets" are called Form13F filings.
Institutionalinvestment managers with more than $100 million in qualifying assets are required by the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to file these forms quarterly. They listinvestment holdings.
Here's what we can learn…
By looking at certain 13F filings, you would have known that in the third quarter of 2012, Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) bought Deere ( DE ) , Precision Castparts ( PCP ) , WABCO Holdings ( WBC ) and Media General ( MEG ) .
And why should we pay attention to what Buffett's buying?
Well, to measure how much investors could have gained by mimicking Buffett in the last year, I tried an experiment.
I wrote down the purchases from Buffett's 13F filing from Dec. 31, 2011.
At the time, he opened new positions in two securities: DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. ( DVA ) and Liberty Media Corp. (Nasdaq: LMCA) .
Then I looked at the performance of both stocks.
Since then, DVA is up 46%. LMCA is up 47%.
My conclusion: There's a very good reason why Buffett is one of the richest men in the world.
And if you happen to prefer the investing style of David Einhorn, George Soros -- or almost any other famous investor -- here's the good news… their 13F Filings are just as easy to find.
Action to Take --> If you're interested in researching 13F filings on your own, then you can go to the SEC website here.
But for a much more user-friendly website, I recommend GuruFocus.com. (Neither I nor StreetAuthority receive any compensation for recommending this site.)
And if you don't have time to do the research on your own, no problem. We've got you covered.
The latest 13F filings were filed on Dec. 31, 2012. In the ensuing weeks, check back with StreetAuthority. I'll be publishing my latest research as soon as the data becomes available.

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24.10.08 - While preparing for his showdown with David Haye on November 15 at The O2, Monte ĹTwo Gunzĺ Barrett has immersed himself in all the research and information he can muster on Englandĺs hard-hitting heavyweight hope. Itĺs the 21st century and an old-school veteran like Barrett is enjoying all the perks..
ôIĺve been on Davidĺs MySpace, Iĺve been on his YouTube channel and Iĺve been reading all the articles about him,ö admits Barrett, 34-6 (20 KO) as a pro.
ôThis is like a job to me. Itĺs a nine-to-five. When you go to the office youĺve got to take your work seriously. Some people hate their jobs. I happen to love mine. I love researching and doing my homework. This is what I do. Iĺm in the hurt business.ö
Hayeĺs penchant for self-publicising and his willingness to market himself to a new generation of boxing fans is something that pleases Barrett. It makes his job a little easier.
ôI didnĺt know who this guy was until he started running his mouth,ö admits Monte. ôSure, he knocked over a few cruiserweights but, letĺs be real ľ the cruiserweight division hasnĺt been worth a damn since about 1984. I donĺt care what he did down there.
ôUp here with the big boys things are different. We come in all shapes and sizes and we crack hard. David Hayeĺs tongue has run himself into a whole heap of trouble.
ôIĺm willing to do David Haye a favour on November 15. Iĺll be kind to him and make sure I knock him out real fast so that he can scurry along back down to cruiserweight and forget this heavyweight thing ever happened. Thatĺs my final offer, David.ö
Admitting he knew little of Haye before the talking started, Barrett now knows all there is to know about the Bermondsey-born puncher. Heĺs been watching every move. Checking every update.
ôLooking at Davidĺs MySpace page made me want to re-open mine,ö laughs Barrett. ôI used to have one but had to shut it down. Davidĺs MySpace page is very nice, though, I must say.
ôIĺm not sure how vital a MySpace page is to the success of a fighter, but, hey, heĺs got a lot of very pretty women on his MySpace page, so thereĺs some perks there. What can I say? Heĺs a very pretty boy. A lot of people like him. Iĺve got looks, too, though. Iĺm a nice-looking guy. It is what it is.ö
Ultimately, Barrett feels the time saved updating his now defunct MySpace site has enabled him to concentrate more on the finer things in life ľ namely, training. The quotable New Yorker doesnĺt feel someone like Haye is prepared to make the same sacrifice.
ôHeĺs a model, heĺs a trash-talker and heĺs an actor,ö says Barrett. ôHeĺs not a boxer, though. Heĺs not a fighter. Iĺve been fighting for free all my life.
ôDavidĺs in England and his pounds go further than my dollars. Iĺm just Monte. All my eggs are in one basket and that makes a difference.ö
The 37-year-old Barrett continues: ôYou wonĺt see me coming in with a brand new haircut, or with my own brand of cologne on. Youĺre going to see me coming in looking like a man who has spent months in the wilderness, stinking, dirty and rough. A guy that hasnĺt washed up or washed himself for a week. Hasnĺt showered. Hasnĺt brushed his teeth. Iĺm just a guy who wants to fight.
ôItĺs not that he chose it like that. We are what we are. Iĺm a natural fighter. Heĺs not. He has a whole gimmick. He has endorsements, advertisements and he has the look. I give it to him. Heĺs real pretty.ö
Barrett will look to change that on November 15 when the pair meet at The O2 in a bout screened live and exclusively on Setanta Sports.
ôSomeone like David Haye has never had heavy hands laid on him before,ö adds ĹTwo Gunzĺ. ôIĺm going to be the man to do that. Iĺm going to be his preacher for a minute. His chinĺs going to get tested and I guarantee there will be an explosion.ö
*** To purchase tickets for HAYEMAKER2: ĹOne Hayemaker vs. Two Gunzĺ contact the Box Office on 08448 560 202. For further information on Hayeĺs heavyweight curtain raiser or any other forthcoming Hayemaker shows, log on to the official website, http://www.hayemaker.com/.
Fighter Of The Year - Proud IBF Champ Steve ĹUSSĺ Cunningham Speaks Out And Gets A ĹBriscoeĺ.
The ĹCity of Brotherly Loveĺ lived up to itĺs name when Philadelphiaĺs boxing elite and the media turned out in force to honour one of their own - Philadelphiaĺs brightest star and only current boxing World Champion, Steve ĹUSSĺ Cunningham.
Such luminaries from the local scene as Russell Peltz, Percy (Buster) Custus, Prince Badi Ajamu, ĹFastĺ Eddie Chambers, Bernard Fernandez, John DiSanto and many, many more joined Don King and Kathy Duva at a packed World Cafe Live for a press conference for his upcoming world title defense against Tomasz Adamek as well as to see Steve awarded the prestigious ĹBriscoeĺ award for Fighter of the Year 2007.
Prior to the award ceremony promoters Don King and Kathy Duva spoke of the historic championship boxing event at the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey on the 11th December, when Steve ĹUSSĺ Cunningham defends his coveted International Boxing Federation Cruiserweight World Champion Title against Polish contenderTomasz Adamek. The last time a world championship boxing match took place in Newark, N.J, was in 1948 when Tony Zale and the legendary Rocky Graziano fought for the Middleweight Championship of the World.
At the end of an epic, forty minute plus speech, an exuberant Don King introduced the reigning champion to raptuous applause. Steve, who was clearly enjoying every moment of his day, took a moment to survey the sea of faces and cameras in front of him before saying ôFirst of all I do this in Jesusĺ name. Thatĺs why I do what I do. Secondly team ĹUSSĺ Cunningham is not just ĹUSSĺ Cunningham. Itĺs my wife and manager, my trainers, my family, Don King Productions. If we werenĺt a team I wouldnĺt be able to go overseas and fight or do what we do here in America and become world champion.
Itĺs more than an honor, itĺs a privilege to fight here at home. Itĺs been so long since I fought in America. This is a hard fight. Tomasz is a former world champion with a great record, 35-1, Iĺm not sleeping on this one. Itĺs the hardest fight of my career. Iĺm going to train accordingly, act accordingly and be victorious...Accordingly. Thatĺs my game plan, I know heĺs going to want to get in there and do his thing but Iĺve got to force my rules.
Lots of people didnĺt know me in Philly. I started boxing at 19 years old in the United States Navy. Traveled the world, fought as an amateur and became national champion in under twenty amateur fights. God wanted me to do this, I totally believe I was created to do this for Godĺs glory, thatĺs why I do it. Thatĺs what people face when they come up against me.
Now Iĺm professional, this is what I do to make a living, but I would still do this even for the same money I was paid in the Navy or when I worked at the Airport in Atlanta. This is what I was built to do. I do it well, I want to be the greatest of all time, I want to be the best that ever did this. Iĺm going to keep striving for that.
This is my first fight in eleven months and to those people whoĺve been blaming Don (King), Iĺm coming to bat right now, itĺs not Don, itĺs been these fighters who donĺt want to step up to the plate. You think that when youĺve got a belt that guys are going to want to fight you for it, but they donĺt, They donĺt want to fight for the Championship, they just want to get paid for easy fights. Mr King knows the worth of these fighters, we know the worth of these fighters. Jean-Marc Mormeck from France for instance, we told him we would go to France. He shut it down, he wanted to get paid more than I was getting paid and Iĺm world champion. We told Enzo Macranelli that we would go to England, they wanted to underpay. They wanted to pay me less than I was paid as a contender to go over there. David Haye, he moved to another division and who can blame him when he goes up to heavyweight just to make the money. Thatĺs three fights right there that are lost to me.
But Iĺm ready, my gymĺs here right now and they can atest that I am always there at Shulerĺs gym. They see me there everyday and thatĺs no lie. I take about a week off after a fight and then Iĺm right back in the gym. This is what I do. This my life, Itĺs my livelihood.
Itĺs so amazing. The fight is so close to home, twenty bucks can get you to the fight and back. Itĺs located at a beautiful spot. I want to thank The Prudential Center for hosting and I want to thank Versus for putting it on TV. The cruiserweight division doesnĺt get a lot of exposure which is a problem. It has some awesome fighters like me and Tomasz Adamek. All the other guys like, Enzo, Braithwaite. Itĺs a beautiful division. Yet we have the major networks HBO, Showtime showing just a handful of the same guys over and over. Thatĺs a problem for the sport. They should put on more interesting fights and not just the same old guys. They should do their homework. You know, this guys a champ, this guys a contender, man this is an interesting fight, letĺs give it a shot. Then weĺll have better boxing for the people. I think itĺs great that Versus is stepping up and working with Don King and Kathy Duva to do just this.
Come December the 11th I hope to be IBF Champion still. I want to make Philadelphia proud. Bernard Hopkins has made us proud and I want to as well. I want to keep the Philly legendary tradition going. Philadelphiaĺs in my heart. I have Philadelphia with me every time I beat my opponents. I went to Germany, Philly was with me. I went to Poland twice, Philly was with me. I went to South Africa and Philly was with me. Itĺs in my heart. Itĺs something in the air out here. Iĺm breathing that air in deep. So come December 11th youĺre going to see Steve ĹUSSĺ Cunningham IBF Champion...Still.ö
Following a long standing ovation for the man of the moment, John DiSanto editor of phillyboxinghistory.com and creator of the ĹBriscoeĺ awards took to the podium and after a brief introduction said. ôTonight the Phillies start their quest for a World Championship. Each time one of Phillyĺs franchise teams is in this position I always hear the same thing. ĹItĺs so long since Philly has had a champion.ĺ It makes me crazy and I always take the opportunity to disagree with them as Philadelphia has had a lot of World Champions. For a start Bernard Hopkins was World Champion for the best part of 10 years and just last year our own Steve ĹUSSĺ Cunningham won the IBF Cruiserweight World Title. And as Steve and Don had said he won it and defended it away from home. Heĺs a great addition to that long list of Philadelphia champions and Itĺs a great honor to be here and to present Steve the ĹBriscoeĺ for Fighter of the Year 2007ö
The fighting brothers of the late great Philadelphia boxing legend Tyrone Everett, former jr. welterweight contender and title challenger Mike Everett and Eddie Everett, stepped up on the stage and presented Steve with the award to yet another standing ovation.
Last word on the day has to go to Steveĺs wife and manager, Livvy. ôI keep welling up. Itĺs beautiful to see so many people turn out here for Steve.ö
The International Boxing Federation World Cruiserweight Championship Title Fight between Champion, Steve ĹUSSĺ Cunningham and challenger, Tomasz ĹPolish Warriorĺ Adamek is co-promoted by Kathy Duvaĺs Main Events and Don King Productions and takes place at The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday December 11th 2008.
Tickets priced at $303, $153, $78, $53, $38 are on sale now and can be purchased at The Prudential Center box office or by calling TicketMaster on 201-507-8900.
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On The Corner
by Miles Davis
Released: Jun 1993
Label: Columbia/Legacy
Miles acknowledged that On the Corner was his attempt to reconnect with the Black American youth of the '70s who abandoned jazz in favor of funk and rock. Ironic, then, that it's one of his most impenetrable albums. Fueled by nonstop polyrhythmic percussion, the record harbors only the merest shred of melody as it spools into marathon jams, one hardly distinct from the next. But that relentless focus on rhythm is what made On the Corner such a heavy influence on hip-hop in later years.


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A method for releasably, acoustically-coupling an acoustical-energy sensor in a wellbore wherein the sensor is lowered in the wellbore and a soluble cement is flowed into the wellbore to completely encompass the sensor. The soluble cement is allowed to harden to physically bond and thereby acoustically couple the sensor to said wellbore. When it is desired to remove the sensors, a solvent is flowed down the wellbore and into contact with the hardened soluble cement to dissolve the soluble cement. The dissolved cement is then circulated out of the well and the sensors removed so that the well is again available for other operations.
1. A method for acoustically-coupling an acoustical-energy sensor in a wellbore, said method comprising:
lowering an acoustical-energy sensor in said wellbore:
flowing an acid-soluble cement into the wellbore to fill said wellbore around said acoustical-energy sensor, said acid-soluble cement comprising a stoichiometric mixture of magnesium and calcium oxides, carbonates, and sulfates which when mixed with water, polymerizes to form a polyhydrate; and
allowing said acid-soluble cement to harden to thereby acoustically couple said acoustical-energy sensor to said wellbore.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said acoustical sensor comprises:
a geophone.
3. A method for releasably, acoustically-coupling an acoustical-energy sensor in a wellbore, said method comprising:
lowering an acoustical-energy sensor in said wellbore;
flowing a soluble cement into the wellbore to encompass said acoustical-energy sensor;
allowing said soluble cement to harden to thereby acoustically couple said acoustical-energy sensor to said wellbore during a acoustical sensing operation; and
flowing a solvent into the wellbore and into contact with said hardened soluble cement to dissolve said soluble cement to thereby uncouple said sensor from said wellbore and free said sensor for retrieval from the wellbore.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said soluble cement comprises:
an acid-soluble cement.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said acid-soluble cement comprises:
a stoichiometric mixture of magnesium and calcium oxides, carbonates and sulfates which when mixed with water, polymerizes to form a polyhydrate.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein said acoustical sensor comprises:
a geophone.
7. The method of claim 4 wherein said solvent comprises:
an acid solution.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein said acid solution comprises:
15% hydrochloric acid.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method for acoustically coupling sensors in a wellbore and in one of its aspects relates to a system and method for acoustically coupling sensors within a wellbore wherein a dissolveable solid cement is used to releasably secure the sensors within a well tubing or annulus whereby the sensors are in good acoustical contact therewith during a sensing operation but can be removed from the well by dissolving the cement.
2. Background Art
In the production of hydrocarbons or the like from subterranean formations, it is common to "hydraulically fracture" a producing formation to increase its permeability, hence the productivity from the formation. In a typical hydraulic fracturing operation, a fracturing fluid (e.g. a liquid such as a gel) is injected under pressure into the formation through an injection well. This fluid may carry entrained, particulate material such as sand or gravel (commonly called "props") which is deposited in the fracture as the fracture is formed to prop or hold the fracture open after the fracturing pressure is relaxed.
In the last few years, hydraulic fracturing has become an important tool not only in the production of hydrocarbons but also in the disposing of unwanted waste materials into subterranean formations. That is, certain waste materials, e.g. drill cuttings or the like from well drilling operations, may be disposed by forming a slurry which can then be injected in certain earth formations; e.g. see U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,942,929 and 5,387,737. The waste slurry acts as the fracturing fluid in that it fractures the formation as it is injected and deposits the solid wastes similarly as props are deposited in a fractured formation.
One very important consideration in disposing of wastes in this manner, especially if the wastes include any hazardous material, is the ecological effect that the disposed material may have on the environment. That is, it is important that the wastes, once deposited in a formation, do not leach or migrate out of that formation into another formation, e.g. an aquifier, from which fluids, e.g. water, may be produced which could bring the waste back to the surface as a contaminant. Therefore, the formations which are to be used as disposal zones need to be carefully selected based on several important characteristics.
For a good discussion of the characteristics which are important or desirable in disposal formations, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,226,749. As disclosed therein, the formation should not only be capable of being hydraulically-fractured by the slurry of waste material to provide a permeable zone but should also be bounded by at least an upper and preferably a lower formation zone which have higher, in situ compressive stresses whereby substantially all of the hydraulic fracturing will be confined to the disposal zone.
Unfortunately, formations having all of these desired characteristics are not always available in the areas where the disposal is to take place. That is, a zone may be available which is capable of being fractured to hold large amounts of injected waste material but this zone may also lie in close proximity below a known aquifier with no or only a relatively thin, relatively impermeable layer or strata therebetween. Further, this zone may also contain a fault or the like which could provide a channel through which waste material might escape from the disposal zone should the fracture extend into and communicate with the fault.
In such formations, it is vital to continuously monitor the fracture as it is being formed to insure that the fracture does not extend beyond the proposed disposal zone through the overburden or into a fault whereby the injected waste material might flow through the extended fracture into and contaminate the aquifier. In fact, it is reasonable to assume that such monitoring will be required by governmental agencies in the near future when subterranean formations are routinely used as waste disposal zones.
Until recently, the monitoring of the location and the size of a hydraulic fracture(s) (i.e. fracture length, height, width, and rate of growth) at any specific time during a fracturing operation had to be predicted from calculations using complex mathematical models which, in turn, were complied from a set of predetermined, pre-fracture characteristics of the formation to be fractured. Due to practical considerations (e.g. most subterranean formations are inhomogeneous) and the accuracy of the data used, the real-time location of a fracture may vary substantially from the position predicted by a particular model.
Recently, several techniques have been proposed for the real-time monitoring of a fracture as it is being formed in a formation. For example, in an article entitled "Active and Passive Imaging of Hydraulic Fractures", by P. B. Willis, GEOPHYSICS: The Leading Edge of Exploration, July, 1992, there is a system described for monitoring the growth of hydraulic fractures wherein the seismic events created within the formation during the fracturing operation are detected and measured by geophones positioned within one or more instrumented monitor wells. These measured signals are later processed and analyzed to produce the fracture profile within the formation.
In another article entitled "The Application of High Frequency Seismic Monitoring Methods for the Mapping of Grout Injections" by E. L. Majer, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS, MINING SCIENCE AND GEOMECHANICS, Vol. 26, Nos. 3 and 4, pps. 249-256, 1989, a real-time monitoring system is disclosed wherein digital data at sample rates greater than 50,000 samples per second were used to capture the data necessary in a meaningful analysis of a laboratory-scale fracture monitoring operation. This system is proposed for use in determining the real-time extent and location of hydraulic fractures, particularly, but not limited to, those fractures formed by the injection of fluids through an injection well during waste disposal.
Still another system proposed for monitoring the location and extent of a fracture as it is being formed is disclosed and claimed by the present inventor's co-pending, commonly-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/196,621, filed Feb. 14, 1994 wherein a plurality of acoustical sensors are positioned within a well and are adapted to receive distinct, acoustical signals which are generated by a series of individual "micro-earthquakes" which, in turn, sequentially occur in a formation as a hydraulic fracture grows or propagates outward from and vertically along the wellbore of the injection well.
These sensors, e.g. geophones, may be positioned through the injection tubing of an injection well and/or within separate, spaced monitor wells as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/196,621 or they may be placed in the well annulus of the injection well as disclosed in the present inventor's co-pending and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/426,306, filed Apr. 21, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,225..
In these real-time, fracture-monitoring operations, it is critical that a good acoustical transmission path be established between the sensors and the wellbore in which they are positioned so that acoustic energy generated in the the disposal zone during fracturing can be detected by the sensors. To do this, the sensors must be acoustically coupled to the formation. For example, sensors (e.g. hydrophones) may be isolated in the well annulus which is filled with water or the like to thereby acoustically couple the sensors to the casing, hence the formations behind the casing. Another way to acoustically-couple the sensors (e.g. geophones) to the disposal zone is to attach the geophones to a tubing and lower the tubing into the well casing whereupon the weight of the tubing causes it to bow into contact with the casing; thereby placing the geophones into physical contact with the casing and hence the formations behind the casing.
Still further, the sensors may be lowered into a wellbore and acoustically coupled thereto by flowing a permanent cement down the wellbore and around the sensors. Once the cement is set, the sensors are physically and acoustically coupled to the casing, hence the disposal zone behind the casing. However, while permanently cementing the sensors in place provides a good acostical coupling between the formations behind the well casing and the sensors, the well in which the sensors are cemented is effectively lost and is usually abandoned. As will be recognized, this can prove expensive and may be unacceptable where the well might otherwise still have utility in a producing field once the disposal operation has been terminated.
The present invention provides a method for releasably, coupling an acoustical-energy sensor in a wellbore wherein the the sensor is lowered in the wellbore and a soluble cement is flowed down the wellbore to completely encompass the sensor. The soluble cement is allowed to harden to physically bond and thereby acoustically couple the sensor to said wellbore. This provides a good acoustical path through which the acoustical energy which is generated during a fracturing operation can reach the sensors. Upon termination of the fracturing operation, a solvent is flowed down the wellbore and into contact with the hardened soluble cement to dissolve the soluble cement. The dissolved cement can then be circulated out of the well and the sensors can be removed so that the well can again be used for other purposes.
More specifically, a plurality of acoustic-energy sensors (e.g. geophones, hydrophones, accelerometers, etc.) are removably coupled in a wellbore of a well which is to be used to monitor a fracture in a formation such as in a zone which is to be used for the disposal of waste materials (e.g. oily solutions, drill cuttings, etc.). The well may be an injection well or it may be a dedicated monitor well. The particular well is drilled and completed through a subterranean formation which includes the disposal zone.
If the well is an injection well, a plurality of acoustic-energy sensors may be lowered on a transmission cable through the string of injection tubing to a point below the injection zone of the well or the sensors may be isolated in the annulus which is formed between the tubing and the wellbore. If a monitor well, the sensors may be supported on and lowered with a string of tubing so that the sensors will be spaced from a point below to a point above the expected vertical boundaries of the fracture to be formed within the disposal zone.
In accordance with the present invention, the sensors are acoustically-coupled within their respective wellbores by flowing a soluble cement down around the sensors and allowing the cement to harden to provide a solid, physical connection between the sensors and the wellbore but one which can readily be broken when desired. The soluble cement used in the present invention is preferably selected from the acid-soluble cements of the type used in the recovery of lost circulation in the well drilling art. This type cement is readily soluble in acid solutions.
Upon termination of the disposal operation, a solvent (e.g. 15% HCl) is flowed down the well and into contact with the soluble cement to dissolve it and thereby break the physical bond between the sensors and the wellbore. The cement can then be circulated out of the well and the sensors can be retrieved from the well. The well can then be used for other purposes such as serving as a production and/or injection in further recovery operations.
The actual construction, operation, and apparent advantages of the present invention will be better understood by referring to the drawings which are not necessarily to scale and in which like numerals identify like parts and in which:
FIG. 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, illustrating an injection well for disposing of waste material into a subterranean formation wherein a one set of acoustic sensors have been acoustically-coupled within the well annulus through the use an acid-soluble cement and another set of acoustic sensors have been acoustically-coupled within the well casing below the perforations through the use of acid-soluble cement in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the lower end of the injection well of FIG. 1.
Referring more particularly to the drawings, FIG. 1 discloses a waste disposal system which is comprised of an injection well 10 and a plurality (two shown) of spaced, monitor wells 11. The injection well 10 has been drilled and completed through a subterranean formation 12 (hereinafter "disposal zone") which, in turn, is to be used in disposing of waste materials (e.g. oily solutions, drill cuttings, etc.). As shown, the injection well 10 and each of the monitor wells 11 are cased with well casing 13, 13a, respectively, which extends from conventional wellheads 14, 14a, respectively, at the surface through the formation(s) in which the disposal zone 12 lies. Casing 13 in injection well 10 includes perforations 15 which lie adjacent to disposal zone 12. Of course, casing 15 may terminate above zone 11 with zone 12 then being completed "open hole", as will be understood by those skilled in the art.
Ideally, disposal zone 12 lies in a formation which is capable of being hydraulically fractured and is one which is separated from overlying aquifiers 16 or the like by a layer of a relatively impermeable formation 17 (e.g. shale). That is, formation 17 has a greater in situ stress than does zone 12 which aids in preventing any hydraulically-induced fractures in zone 12 from extending upward and breaking into and through formation 17 and/or aquifier 16.
A string of tubing 18 is lowered into the wellbore of injection well 10 and terminates near or at perforations 15 in casing 12. A first set or plurality of acoustic-energy sensors 22b are mounted onto tubing 18 and are lowered therewith into the wellbore. Tubing 18 carries a packer 19 which isolates the injection zone 21 from the well annulus 20 which, in turn, is formed between casing 12 and tubing 18 above packer 19. A second set or plurality of acoustic-energy sensors 22 are connected into a transmission cable 23 or the like and are lowered thereon through tubing 18 into the wellbore to a point below perforations 15. Typically, the sensors will be spaced at relatively short intervals (15 feet) and will extend for a substantial distance above or below perforations 15, respectively.
In the monitor wells 11, a plurality of sensors 22a are connected into transmission cable 23a and are shown as being attached to and lowered with a string of support tubing 18a. A large number of these sensors (40-50 geophones) will be spaced at relatively short intervals (15 feet) and are positioned so that some of the sensors will lie above, through, and below the expected vertical boundaries of the hydraulic fracture which is to be formed in zone 12. FIG. 2 discloses clearly the placement of the sensors in an injection well 10b wherein the acoustic sensors 22b are connected into transmission cable 23b and are positioned within the well annulus 20b which, in turn, is formed between injection tubing 18b and casing 12b and is isolated from the injection zone 21b by packer 19b while sensors 22 are suspended from transmission cable 23c within the casing to a point below the perforations 15.
The sensors 22, 22a, 22b, themselves, may be selected from any appropriate acoustic-energy sensing devices (e.g. geophones, accelerometers, tiltmeters, etc.) which generate a signal in response to received acoustical energy and then transmit the generated signal on for recording or further processing. For example, a typical sensor 22 may be a geophone unit (not shown) which, in turn, is comprised of three orthogonally-arranged detectors (e.g. 30 Hz broad band type detector wherein the detectors are oriented to provide one vertical and two horizontal energy-sensing and signal-transmitting channels such as is commercially-available as a type "SM-11" from SENSOR, Houston, Tex.).
In accordance with the present invention, the sensors 22, 22a, 22b are positioned within injection well 10 (FIG. 1), monitor wells 11, and/or injection well 10b (FIG. 2), respectively, and are all acoustically-coupled within their respective wells by a "soluble" cement 30. As used herein, "soluble cement" is intended to refer to any material which is capable of being pumped into the well and which, upon standing, will set and harden to form a solid material which physically bonds and acoustically-couples the sensors to the wellbore but then is readily dissolvable when contacted with a solvent.
For example, the soluble cement used in the present invention is preferably selected from acid-soluble cements of the type used in the recovery of lost circulation in the well drilling art which has similar characteristics of conventional cements in strength and pumpability but is very different chemically. One such cement is comprised of a stoichiometric mixture of magnesium and calcium oxides, carbonates and sulfates which when mixed with water, polymerizes to form a polyhydrate which is dissolvable by an acid; e.g. "MAGNE PLUS CEMENT", commercially available from BJ Services Company, USA, Tomball, Tex. This soluble cement is 100% soluble in 15% hydrochloric acid (HCl) at all temperatures although some additives therein may have traces of insolubles which may reduce the overall solubility by up to 2%.
In operation, the sensors are lowered into position within their respective wellbores or well annulus, as the case may be, and a sufficient volume of soluble cement 30 is flowed down the well to completely encompass all of the sensors in a particular well. The soluble cement is allowed to harden into a solid material which physically bonds and acoustically couples the sensors to casing 13 and hence to the formation(s) behind the casing.
The sensors 22, 22a, 22b (be they geophones, accelerometers, tiltmeters, etc. ) will generate signals in response to the acoustical energy caused by the fracturing of zone 12 and will transmit these signals through respective channels in their respective transmission cables 23 to data receiving and processing system 24 on the surface. As pump 31 (FIG. 1) pumps a waste material (e.g. slurry of drill cuttings or the like) down through tubing 18 in the injection well 10 and out through perforations 13 into disposal zone 11, the waste act as a fracturing fluid which will initiate and extent a fracture 32 within zone 12 as the waste material is deposited therein.
As is known, there is significant seismic activity associated with a typical hydraulic fracturing operation such as that involved in waste disposal. This activity results from the way it is believed that a fracture "grows" (i.e. is extended into a formation). That is, fluid is pumped and builds up into the fracture until the in situ stress is overcomed at which time, the formation further "fractures" to thereby extend the fracture a further distance (i.e. vertically and/or horizonally ) into the formation.
This results in a series of relatively small, sequential extensions or "jumps" (i.e. shocks), each of which causes a "micro-earthquake". As these discrete, localized micro-earthquakes occur during the growth of the fracture (both laterally and vertically), the amplitude of the seismic or acoustical energy (i.e. compressional or "P" waves and/or shear or "S" waves) generated by each occurrence will typically be significant enough to be detected at locations (i.e. sensors 22, 22a, 22b) which are remote from the origination point (e.g. 33 in FIGS. 1 and 2).
Accordingly, by sensing and recording the P and S waves in conjunction with their respective arrival times at at various depths (i.e. at each of the spaced sensors 22), these respective acoustical signals can be processed in accordance with known seismic and/or earthquake monitoring methodology to determine the position of the micro-earthquakes 33; hence, the geometry of the fracture 31 and its location. For a more complete description of one method for processing the signals from sensors 22 for the real-time determination of the location of fracture 31, see the above-mentioned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/196,621 filed by the present inventor.
It can be seen that by monitoring the progression of fracture 31 through sensors 22 as it is being formed in disposal zone 12, any advance of the fracture towards or into the overburden (i.e. impermeable strata 17 or an aquifier or the like) is promptly detected and if such advance threatens to exceed the desired boundaries of disposal zone 12, the injection of waste material can be stopped without any substantial encroachment of waste material into the overlying strata.
Upon termination of the fracturing operation, a solvent (e.g. 15% HCl) is flowed down into the well and into contact with soluble cement 30 to dissolve same so that it can then be circulated out of the well. This, in turn, breaks the physical bond between the sensors and the casing thereby freeing the sensors for retrieval to the surface and leaving the respective well again free to be used from other purposes, e.g. as a production or an injection well.
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I am not sure I believe.your last comment since you mentioned once that you were in your 30s. You either lied about your age, your experience or you believe you are THAT good. Reading your comments on this board, I assume it is the last one which is lying to yourself and to others...
Btw, still waiting on your 20-yr experienced explanation what happened to the world's #4 before signing up with Adidas? Was his contract so flexible to allow him to wear Niles at some slams as he wanted?
Give it a rest drop-kick. Worked in agency while studying, worked for years, studied again while working in another agency.... just shy of 20. Close enough for most people I imagine.
You are such an unmitigated blow-hard on this topic it's beyond funny man - especially when you post pretty reasonably elsewhere on the forum. Typical of someone who is so cocksure of themselves always banging on about how experienced they are, how big the company they work for is, how bla bla bla. No-one cares and it makes no difference to your desperate desire to be some paternal overseer on all things related to Djokovic.
As I said earlier, the reason why I hadn't put what I did - and I haven't yet in any detail (nor have you - but I know you've got a background in sales by the way you approach every situation) - is I don't give two hoots what you think of me. For all I know you dress up as a ninja or wear Djokovic pyjamas to get your jollies. It. Means. Nothing. To. Me.... other than having a good laugh every time you espouse your musings on something which for a
you cannot be certain about. The entire topic is merely people comparing their views, related examples and experiences to work out what is/maybe going on. The fact you are so completely sure of your position when it barely makes commercial sense, and despite the elementary level example you've used (re: lack of website mentions etc) which you've repeated ad nauseum in attempts to bolster your view is pretty hilarious. You literally wont concede a single point on the topic and yet think your own broad strokes analogies cannot be faulted.
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I was just wondering - did anyone here visit the park before it's closure? I'm curious about learning more about what was there, and what it looked like, and the Marineland of the Pacific Historical Society site is woefully inadequate. I've seen a lot of the Orky and Corky photos (and there's certainly enough information about the whales themselves out there) but I'm wondering more about the history of the park itself. Some of the buildings/remains of buildings we were able to identify pretty easily, we knew about a few of them, and some we were able to guess. But there was a lot of stuff that we wondered about. Does anyone have photos of it before it closed?
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Buzzfeed recently published a lengthy profile of Pussy Riot which describes in detail the band's transformation from obscure radical art collective to international cause celebre. The (understandably) sympathetic portrait portrays the band's members not merely as artists, but as sophisticated observers of the Russian political scene possessed of a plan to transform the benighted country into a more open, accepting, and transparent one. After hearing about a group possessed of such intelligence and good will, one is left wondering how it is possible that any society would shun them, much less throw them in jail.
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If political change is going to come in Russia it will almost certainly not come from a group, like Pussy Riot, which represents the beliefs of a small minority and which goes out of its way to mock traditional religion, but from some of the more liberal parts of Orthodoxy. That's not because Orthodoxy is good and non-belief is bad, but because the numbers of the (nominally) Orthodox are much larger than the numbers of non-believers.
Christian Caryl recently wrote a truly brilliant column in which he bemoaned the unfortunate tendency of Westerners to project their views and beliefs onto Russians. I don't think there's a single better example of this failure of imagination than Pussy Riot. Because we are attracted to the group's bold and uncompromising stance we assume that Russians are too. They aren't. When analyzing Russia we need to be able to separate what we want to happen with what is going to happen. And if you look at the polls, Pussy Riot's failure isn't mysterious but utterly banal.
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A reminder that a BBF donation that meets or exceeds the seat option total for your desired seat location does not guarantee a seat in that respective area (i.e. a Donor wishing to purchase 2 seats in the Championship Section (106) would have a seat option minimum of $2,000, however, with only 480 seats being available, it is likely those seats will be exhausted during the selection process by BBF members at the Athletic Director Club ($9,000) and higher level). Availability of premium seats is based on priority ranking. Forfeited Priority Selection If a BBF member entitled to selection in the BBF priority period elects not to select tickets available to them during their assigned time, they may choose the right to forfeit their selection window and select in the non-BBF selection period, thus removing any future BBF contribution requirements in subsequent years. Ticket Limits: All Bear Foundation members will be entitled to choose during their assigned selection time the same number of season tickets as they possess in 2013 at Floyd Casey Stadium. If a member wishes to purchase additional tickets, they may do so after all current season ticket holders have selected seats. Benefit Changes Parking benefits are still being finalized for Baylor Stadium but at this time it is expected that all members who currently received parking benefits at current levels in the 2013 season will continue to receive parking benefits in 2014 (members at the $750 level and above). Priority on parking, tailgate and boat slips access will be based on Bear Foundation levels. Additional information will be shared at a later time on these opportunities. Due to limited space availability, it is not expected that there will be a pre-game area similar to the Bear Zone or the Galloway Suites for the 2014 season. We are actively working to secure space in the proposed Events Center located directly next to the stadium to create a similar hospitality area for our membership for the 2015 season. Seat options for the Ferrell Center and all other benefits are expected to remain the same for the 2014-15 BBF membership year. Sitting in Groups: Any BBF members wishing to sit together will be able to do so. The traditional Bear Foundation policy for ranking individuals wishing to sit in groups will continue to be used. Those wishing to sit together will need to select during the time of the group's lowest ranked member (example: a Gold Bear ($1,500) member and a Bear Backer ($3,000) member wish to sit together. In this case, the Bear Backer member will need to wait till the assigned selection time of the Gold Bear member). The higher member will still be assigned their priority selection time based on their personal giving and will retain the option to not sit in the group and take the better selection time. Please notify the Bear Foundation office via Baylor_Stadium@ baylor.edu or 254-710-2582, if you do intend to sit with friends, so that we are aware of your potential decision to delay your selection time and so that we can schedule additional time for the lowest ranking time. Where You Stand (As of October 27, 2013) HOW TO TELL BBF Levels Level Amounts Members with FB Seats #of Tickets Total Tickets Above Level Championship Club ADC-Big 12 ADC-Green/Gold ADC-Bear Claw Black Bear Golden Grizzly Bear Backer Gold Bear Green Bear Brown Bear Kodiak Young Alumni & Members $30,000 + $15,000 - $29,999 $12,000 - $14,999 $9,000 - $11 ,999 $7 ,000 - $8,999 $5,000 - $6,999 $3,000 - $4,999 $1,500 - $2,999 $750 - $1,499 $400 - $749 $200 - $399 $120 and below 30 27 20 59 39 146 447 374 459 224 328 216 329 179 120 356 239 712 1818 1417 1692 764 1158 544 329 508 628 984 1223 1935 3753 5170 6862 7626 8784 Totals 2369 9328 9328 The above chart has been updated to reflect seats deducted for Bear Foundation members who have already secured Bear Heights Club Seats in Baylor Stadium. As a reminder, Baylor Stadium Suite and Loge Box purchases do not count against a members respective ticket limits, thus the chart above includes those members selections, if any, outlined in the selection process guidelines. However, in some cases these donors will not select the full allotment they are entitled to. Tickets contractually obligated to corporate sponsors via Baylor IMG in premium areas are accounted for in the above totals. In addition, seats will be held in nearly all Baylor Stadium sections as advised by stadium architects in the case adjustments are made to the seating manifest in the final months of construction that may result in lost or obstructed seats. An estimate of the quantity of these seats that will be held and unavailable for selection have been accounted for in the current statistics above. Please note, until the lock-in date of November 22, data in this chart will continue to fluctuate. Process Works HOW THE Read All The Material Thoroughly In This Brochure. 0 6 0 • • • • • • Call Or Email The Bear Foundation With Any Questions. (contact info below) If You Wish To Increase Your Membership, Do So By Nov 22, 2013. 0 0 Be On The Lookout For Communication In January On Your Assigned Selection Times. Select YOUR Seats In Feb/March. Dates to Remember IMPORTANT November 22, 2013: Lock-In Date for 2013-14 BBF contributions to determine priority ranking December 4: 2013 Bowl Reservation Forms Due December 11-17, 2013: Baylor Stadium Club Seats Selection (Campaign Gift Required) December 20, 2013: Notification of intention to sit with groups/friends must be submitted to the BBF Mid-January 2014: How-To-Guide and Selection Assignment times mailed to BBF Season Ticket Holders February - March 2014: Bear Foundation Seat Selection 1500 S. University Parks Dr. • Waco, TX 76706 • 254-710-2582 www.BaylorStadiumTickets.com


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How has your experience been with Wonder Trade?
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Just traded a lvl14 Farfetch'd for a lvl1 Spearow with awful IV's and a shitty nature.
Pokémon gambling seems dangerous!
edit: Traded the spearow back and got a Pikachu in return. This is pretty fun. Too bad I can't read their names.
edit2: Just traded the same pokemon back and forth with the same guy. So dumb.
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this is the best new feature i hatched a load of axew and instead of releasing the ones i didnt want i sent them on wonder trade and got some good stuff back, a fennekin 2 charmanders a gabite a dugtrio to name a few
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Well I got a Charmander and Squirtle. Good job Wonder trade.
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@shinboy630: I would really love an Abra if you have any to spare. I've spent a few hours already trying to look for it after it teleported away. I want to use it as one of my mains. I have no idea how I'll ever find one with a modest nature.
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Got a Jolteon from someone, but mostly just been receiving Luvdiscs and Zigzag/Bidoofs.
Great idea, bad community. Or just bad luck.
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I've used it to spread pokerus around the world.
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I'm afraid to give up anything good, lest I get a Caterpie in return... And I don't wanna be the dick giving out Caterpie's just to test it out, so I haven't tried it.
@shinboy630: I would really love an Abra if you have any to spare. I've spent a few hours already trying to look for it after it teleported away. I want to use it as one of my mains. I have no idea how I'll ever find one with a modest nature.
If you want, I can try hooking you up with a Modest Abra. Just shoot me a PM or somethin'.
I was just trading back pokemon I got for a while just to see what happened. Found a few seemingly good ones, higher levels at least, that I sent back.
Then I got a level 15 Absol, my favorite Pokemon.
So...yeah. Shoved him in a box. Reeeeaaally want a Ditto now so I can breed and then rename an Absol.
I think Wonder Trade is kind of a great idea with the limited amount of boxes you get. It has forced me to collect extras and trade pokes I wouldn't normally use (usually no evolution ones). So far, have gotten a random Bulbasaur, a Gible, and a bunch of Flabebes and Panchems. The capsule toy nature of not knowing what you get until you do it is exciting.
Just got a sweet Bulbasaur in exchange for my Pancham, so it's pretty great.
I hadn't really messed with it until today. I caught and traded a Slowpoke to try it out, and got a Dunsparce. I traded that back in and got a Pikachu. Traded Pikachu for and got Bulbasaur. I put him on the GTS and got a Ditto, which is what I hoped for since I can't catch one yet, and it's a different trainer and region for breeding, which I assume is still beneficial. At some point I'll breed my starters and trade them for the ones I don't have on here most likely so they're in English and I get to help someone out hopefully.
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Wonder trade is by far my current favourite thing about the new games. So far I've got a Stunfisk a few levels higher than any of my party, the usual Japanese Pikachu, a level 1 breeding reject Litwick, a Japanese Pachirisu, a Japanese Ralts, and I've just traded a Vivillon for a Marill, and then a Azumarill for another Marill. It's a totally weird, entirely inconsequential, wonderful thing.
Also, doing a Nuzlocke run but Wonder Trading everything you get sounds like it could be a really fun playthrough.
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Do Wonder Traded Pokémon get boosted experience like normally traded ones?
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I got a Meowstic with a rock helmet for a lvl 1 Eevee with shitty IV's.
What are "IV's"? Initial Values?
@insouciant: Close, Individual Values.
Edit: Well the Internet ate the rest of my post. Sigh.
Anyway, I got a Scyther in Wonder Trade that I GTS'd for a Ditto. Then I bred my two starters and used them to get the others, so now I have all 6. I also bred the special Torchic because you can't rename it, along with an Absol, Gastly (now Haunter), Dratini, Lapras, and a Ralts. I tend to prefer non-traded Pokemon, partly because of sentimental reasons. Though it makes getting a Gengar (or Alakazam if I ever find a Kadabra) annoying unless I can find someone to trade it to and back with.
I like to think that when I Wonder Trade good things in return for something (most likely) not very useful, that person will do the same one day.
So once everyone who owns the game have gotten to a part where they can be generous, Wonder Trade will be filled with awesome stuff.
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It's definitely mired in a shit ton of Scatterbug, Pidgey, etc but there are some gems if you have the patience to trade (which I do when I'm checking IV's when I breed). Highlight was a foreign Lapras and a Zoarark but I haven't gotten anything much better -- which is to be expected. I've just been breeding a shit ton of really good Ghastly and trying to get them out there while I continue the hunt for the shiny. Also, Americans are the stingiest with their offers, from experience. Pretty funny lol.
@capum15: There used to be a GTS glitch that let you evolve pokemon as if they'd been traded. You'd deposit the pokemon that you wanted to evolve in the GTS (Making some ridiculous or impossible offer so no one took it) and then you'd need to search for and complete another trade on the GTS. Once you took back your deposited pokemon it would evolve.
I don't know if they fixed this from BW2 onwards though.
Put up two Fennekins to clear out all the bad karma I racked up offloading shitty Pokemon. Feel like I'm right with the universe again.
@encephalon: Heh, yeah I've finally made good on my personal promise after I dumped three or four meh Pokemon in there by dumping 4 Froakie in there.
I seriously cringe a little every time I see myself trading with a player from Japan. Not that I have anything against them but seriously, every bad trade I ever got was from a user there. And here I am infecting all of my level 30+ catches with Pokerus just to spread the love and I get back level 4 Bunnelby in return. Takes away from the experience so much that I ended up not giving a crap any more and just trading back those Pokemon I got right away. It's funny and irritating because many times I would see a user from Europe or US be my trade and then when I actually receive the Pokemon from them, it ends up being another low level Pokemon from Japan. They're probably doing the same thing I'm doing -_-.. Ugh, some people are so inconsiderate, it feels just like spamming!
I think it has the possibility to be awesome, but there are so many ^*(@&)%W^*s out there so i mostly only get crap pokemon. i wish there was a way so that people who give good pokemon can choose if they want to get good pokemon in return, or a random pokemon. that way they can get a good pokemon without the worry, or take a chance and possibly brighten up some young trainers day.
just image an amazing player playing a nuzlocke, if he loses any pokemon and puts it on wonder trade^_^
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Surprisingly, I would say I've gotten some pretty good pokemon out of wonder trade. I traded a ton of Gibles and ended up getting a Volcarona.
or take a chance and possibly brighten up some young trainers day.
That is the main reason I use it. By the time you get into the post game with the safari you can trade for anything you want in the GTS.
I seriously cringe a little every time I see myself trading with a player from Japan. Not that I have anything against them but seriously, every bad trade I ever got was from a user there. And here I am infecting all of my level 30+ catches with Pokerus just to spread the love and I get back level 4 Bunnelby in return. Takes away from the experience so much that I ended up not giving a crap any more and just trading back those Pokemon I got right away. It's funny and irritating because many times I would see a user from Europe or US be my trade and then when I actually receive the Pokemon from them, it ends up being another low level Pokemon from Japan. They're probably doing the same thing I'm doing -_-.. Ugh, some people are so inconsiderate, it feels just like spamming!
If it is poop just release it. Otherwise you are part of the problem.
I've been thinking about throwing that extra Yveltal I have on there just to fuck with someone's head. But half the people out there should already have one so I might just waste it instead of giving a Pokemon X player the BEST DAY OF HIS LIFE.
How did you get an extra Yveltal?
@darthorange: i asked for it on the GTS. I didn't expect to seriously get one. For a protean froakie no less.
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I've gotten nothing but shit. I feel that the pokemon you get should be at least a similar level to the one you trade, because 3 times I've sent something out higher than level 20 and gotten level 4 pokemon from the starting area in return. Even if they just asked "is this trade OK?", but then I guess it removes the "wonder" and you'd just have people gaming the system and refusing everything. At the minute it just seems that there's no incentive for giving out anything good.
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It is hit and miss. But it made my day yesterday when I sent out a Safari zone Charmander and got me a Timid Protean Froakie with 3 perfect IV's. Breeding time!!!
I've been putting my not-quite-optimal breeding results up. If you get an Adamant Honedge with 3 perfect IVs named "moist wizard" or "chunky flaps" you probably got it from me.
I've gotten a few good things like a Dieno from Japan and a level 1 Dratini with close to perfect IVs, but then there's the plethora of Goomys I've received. I typically try sending out egg only Pokemon or something that seems worth getting though, so even if I get a Bidoof, I don't feel as annoyed since I made the other person happy and/or upset that they sent me something shitty, ha ha.
Well, that was nice! I've been trading my breeding rejects and I just got a Pokerus-infected Pikachu! I've got him incubating in my PC right now, when I've got time tomorrow I'll spread the virus around my dudes and hopefully spread the love a bit (my friend code is 5026-4571-4577, PM me if you add me)
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I'm finding it pretty addictive. It's fun to just have it going whilst I am doing something else.
I like the fact you can get some level 1 pokemon meaning you can raise them how you like. For example I got an Eevee and have raised it into a level 66 Sylveon.
I have gotten a few interesting Pokemon... mainly starters, which I am mostly looking out for. Got a Bulbasaur, Charmander, Forakie, Fennekin and Chespin.
I actively make sure I don't circulate the crap I get from it though, makes for a better experience.
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I send a little bit of everything out. Sometime something good, sometime something random with a dumb name attached to it. Never really expect to get anything worthwhile in return, but I've been surprised.
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Brian Wood, Amnesty International's head of arms control and human rights, said "it's not a secret that the United States government has been the one that resisted the inclusion of ammunition."
"We know that President Obama is sitting on the key to the door ... and the question of the ammunition is a decision that President Obama will make," he said.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, wouldn't comment on the draft because negotiations are continuing. He said the U.S. wants export controls to prevent illicit transfers of arms and has been making clear its "red lines, including that we will not accept any treaty that infringes on Americans' Second Amendment rights." The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms.
Germany's Ranau said his delegation "remains confident that we will be able to agree on a strong and robust" treaty.
Anna Macdonald, head of arms control at the British-based aid agency Oxfam, was more cautious.
"We're looking for this treaty to slow down and prevent the flood of weapons into the hands of warlords and human rights abusers around the world, and at the moment we have a leaky bucket," she said. "It doesn't do that. It has the potential to do that but those loopholes need to close."
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Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the AeroVironment, Incorporated Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. We will conduct a question-and-answer session after management's remarks. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes.
With us today from the Company is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tim Conver; the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Jikun Kim; Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Tom Herring; and Vice President of Investor Relations, Mr. Steven Gitlin.
Now at this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Gitlin. Please go ahead, sir.
Steven A. Gitlin - IR: Thank you, Karen and welcome to AeroVironment's third quarter fiscal 2013 earnings call. Please note that on this call certain information presented contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control that may cause our business strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
For a list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We do not intend and undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The content of this conference call contains time-sensitive information that is accurate only as of today, March 5, 2013. The Company undertakes no obligation to make any revisions to the statements contained in our remarks or to update them to reflect the events or circumstances occurring after this conference call.
We will now begin with remarks from Tim Conver. Tim?
Tim Conver - Chairman and CEO: Thank you, Steve. Our size and our business model have always made our financial performance susceptible to lumpy results, but amidst the environment of unprecedented government budget uncertainty, our Q3 results represents the greatest variation to plan that we've experienced since becoming a public company. Q3 revenue was $47.1 million, close to half what we had planned for and fully diluted earnings per share were $0.17.
Like you, I'm unhappy with these results and their effect on our current fiscal year, but it's important to know that we believe we are seeing delays in order timing, not lost orders. We've seen no change in our market leadership positions across the business. I continue to believe that succeeding in the multiple new developments across multiple different market segments that our team is focused on, should delivery high compounded long-term growth.
Today, I'll focus my comments on three key points. First, delays in the government procurements, we expected during the quarter that were the primary cause of realizing only about half of the revenue that we planned for Q3. At this point, we expect most of that revenue to be realized over the next few quarters.


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Single Mom: Adventures in Online Dating
Ever wonder what it's like to date online? Here's a little insight into the online dating adventures of a single mom.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Playgroup Bully
by Amalah
What do you do when your toddler son is now afraid of his constantly aggressive playmate?
Why You Should Grow Food With Your Kids
by Mir Kamin
Gardening can be a great family activity, and it's an awesome way to expand your child's food horizons, too!
Books Girls Love
Summer means outdoor fun, water play, and of course, reading time. Here are some great books and book series that are very popular with girls (and I'm sure boys, too!)
Toxic Family Ties
by Amalah
A new mom is in the middle of a War of the Roses in her family and needs advice on how to not let it affect her life and family relationships.