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Drill bits may include cutting members which have cutting faces formed of segments of differing cutting materials. The faces of the cutting members may include two or more segments, with the segments formed from at least two different materials. For example, a first segment could be formed of a polycrystalline diamond compact surface while a second segment could be formed of a thermally stable diamond product material.
1. A rotary drill bit for drilling a subterranean formation, comprising:
a body member secured to shank means for rotating said bit about a longitudinal axis;
a plurality of cutting members disposed on said body member, said cutting members each including a cutting face oriented substantially in the direction of bit rotation;
each cutting face having an edge and comprising at least two laterally adjacent segments formed of different diamond cutting materials and oriented on said cutting face so that the edge thereof engaging said formation as said bit is rotated includes sectors of each of said different diamond cutting materials.
2. The drill bit of claim 1, wherein said face segments of said cutting member face lie in generally parallel planes.
3. The drill bit of claim 1, wherein said face segments of each cutting member face are generally coplanar.
4. The drill bit of claim 1, wherein at least one of said face segments if formed of a polycrystalline diamond compact surface.
5. The drill bit of claim 1, wherein at least one of said face segments comprises a thermally stable diamond surface.
6. The drill bit of claim 1, wherein at least one of said face segments if formed of a diamond mosaic surface.
7. A cutting member for a rotary drill bit comprising:
a supporting structure mounted on said drill bit; and
a cutting face including a cutting edge disposed on said supporting structure and including at least two laterally adjacent segments formed of different diamond cutting materials and oriented on said cutting face so that said cutting edge thereof includes sectors of each of said different diamond cutting materials.
8. The cutting member of claim 7, wherein said cutting face segments lie in generally parallel planes.
9. The cutting member of claim 7, wherein said cutting face segments are generally coplanar.
10. The cutting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said segments if formed of a polycrystalline diamond compact surface.
11. The cutting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said segments if formed of a thermally stable diamond surface.
12. The cutting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said face segments is formed of a diamond mosaic surface.
This application is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/215,499, filed July 6, 1988, now abandoned.
The present invention relates generally to drill bits, and, more specifically, relates to drill bits having improved cutter configurations.
Drill bits presently known to the industry which utilize stationary cutting members typically use either natural or synthetic diamonds as cutting elements, and are conventionally known as "diamond bits". References herein to "diamond bits" or "diamond drill bits" refer to all bits, for either drilling or coring, having primarily stationary cutting members. Conventional diamond drill bits may have a variety of different types of cutting surfaces, such as, for example polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters, thermally stable diamond product (TSP) cutters, mosaic-type cutters and diamond impregnated stud cutters. Mosaic cutters are typically formed of a plurality of geometrically-shaped thermally stable diamond elements cooperatively arranged and bonded in a desired shape, to form a unitary cutting surface.
On conventional bits, the diamond cutting surface is typically bonded to a supporting member, which is then secured to a carrier member which facilitates attachment to the drill bit. The cutting surface layer is preferably connected to the supporting member such as through use of brazing or sintering. Preferably, the supporting member and the carrier member will both be formed of a suitable hard or sintered metal, such as, for example, tungsten carbide. The supporting member can be soldered or otherwise connected, such as by form sintering or hot isostatic pressing, to the carrier member. A discussion of such a conventional structure is found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,498,549 issued Feb. 12, 1985 to the inventor of the present application, and assigned to the assignee of the present invention. The specification of U.S. Pat. No. 4,498,549 is hereby incorporated herein for all purposes.
Additionally, drill bits may include more than one type of cutting member on a single bit. Some types of cutting surfaces are better adapted to cut specific formations than are others. For example, while large PDC-type cutters are extremely efficient at cutting shales and other similarly soft formations, they are quickly broken or abraded in hard formations. Other cutting surfaces, however, such as mosaic surfaces, will cut through the harder formations satisfactorily. Accordingly, some relatively recent diamond drill bit designs have included dual sets of cutting members, with each set composed of cutting members having different types of cutting surfaces. With bits of that type, for example, a first set of cutters is arranged on the bit to provide essentially full face coverage across the face of the bit, and a second set of cutters, of a different type, is arranged to provide coverage across at least a portion of the bit face. An example of a bit of this type is disclosed in U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 173,943 filed Mar. 28, 1988, in the names of Mark Jones and Mark Clench, and assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
Such bits with dual cutter sets, while performing exceptionally well in some applications, may not be feasible for use with all types of bits. For example, with bits having cutting members with large cutting surfaces, such as one inch or greater in diameter, it may not be feasible to include two sets of cutters on a single bit. Additionally, even if the additional cutter set could be included on a single bit, the extra surface area could interfere with chip removal, or could raise the total bottom hole surface area contacting the formation to a level which would require an unacceptably high weight-on-bit to cut the formation.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a new method and apparatus for including composite cutting surfaces on a single drill bit, whereby the exposed face of the cutting member may be maintained at a desired size, but whereby that face can be composed of different cutting surfaces adapted to perform differently in the earth formations.
Drill bits in accordance with the present invention include at least some cutting members which include cutting faces with multiple segments of cutting materials. Each cutting member in accordance with the present invention will include at least two segments, which are formed of at least two materials. The cutting material segments will have exposed faces which cooperatively form the cutting face of the cutting member. The segment faces will preferably lie in generally parallel planes, and most preferably will be generally coplanar.
FIG. 1 depicts a diamond drill bit having cutting members in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 depicts that an isolated cutting member of the drill bit of FIG. 1.
FIGS. 3A-3F depict exemplary alternative cutting faces for a cutting member in accordance with the present invention.
Referring now to the drawings in more detail, and particularly to FIG. 1, therein is depicted an exemplary embodiment of a drill bit 10 in accordance with the present invention. Drill bit 10 includes a body section 12 which carries a plurality of cutting members 16. Body 12 is preferably a molded component fabricated through conventional metal matrix infiltration technology. Body section 12 is coupled to a shank 18 which includes a threaded portion 20. Shank 18 and body 12 are preferably formed to be functionally integral with one another. Drill bit 10 includes an internal recess (not illustrated), through which hydraulic fluid will flow. A plurality of nozzles 22 are placed in body 12 to distribute hydraulic flow proximate the faces of cutting members 16.
Referring now also to FIG. 2, therein is depicted an exemplary cutting member 16 in greater detail. The cutting face 24 of cutting member 16 includes two segments, 26 and 28. Cutting face segments 26 and 28 will each be formed of a layer of a cutting material, but will be formed of different types of cutting material. For example, segment 26 may be a PDC cutting layer, while segment 28 may be a TSP cutting layer. Cutting face 24 of cutting member 16 may be formed of segments arranged in any of a variety of conformities, and such face segments may be formed of any of a variety suitable materials.
Referring now to FIGS. 3A-3F, therein are depicted exemplary alternative configurations and constructions for the cutting face of a cutting member 16 as depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 3A depicts a cutting face 30 having a PDC face segment 32 and a mosaic face segment 34. The two segments 32 and 34 are symmetrically arranged relative to a vertical axis. FIG. 3B depicts a face segment 36 having three generally vertically extending faces 38, 40 and 42, symmetrically arranged about a central vertical diameter. In the depicted embodiment, outer face segments 38 and 42 are of a first type of cutting surface, while central face segment 40 is of a second type of cutting surface.
FIG. 3C depicts a cutting face 44, which is similar in construction to cutting face 36 of FIG. 3B, with the exception that the face segments, 46, 48 and 50 are symmetrically disposed about a nonvertical diameter. FIG. 3D depicts a two segment cutting face 52, with face segments distributed on either side of a horizontal diameter. Here again, upper segment 54 may be of a material such as a PDC layer, while lower segment 56 may be of a different material, such as a TSP or mosaic material.
FIG. 3E depicts an exemplary embodiment where the cutting face 58 is divided into a plurality of quadrant face segments 60, 62, 64 and 66. These face segments 60, 62, 64 and 66 can be formed, for example, of two alternating cutting layer materials or could all be formed of different cutting layer materials.
FIG. 3F depicts an embodiment similar to that of FIGS. 3B and 3C, with the exception that the three face segments of cutting face 68 are disposed symmetrically relative to a horizontal diametrical axis.
Many modifications and variations may be made in the techniques and structures described and illustrated herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, the multiple material cutting face segments may be formed of virtually any appropriate material, and may be arranged in a variety of patterns in addition to those described and depicted herein. Accordingly, the techniques and structures described and illustrated herein are exemplary only and are not to be considered as limitations on the scope of the present invention.
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Study Questions and Essay Topics Are such vapors as yellow fog and yellow smoke (Lines 15-16) apt metaphors for a cat? Does the month of the year, October (Line 21), mean that the speaker is running out of time to make something of his life or to find the right woman? Prufrock says he sees lonely men leaning out of windows? How does Prufrock know they are lonely? Is it possible that he misinterprets their state of mind? T.S. Eliot believed that readers should interpret a poem without attempting to link it to the life of the author or to cultural or social conditions at the time the author wrote the poem. In other words, a poem should stand on its own. Write an argumentative essay that defends or opposes Eliot's position. Include in your essay opinions of other authors, as well as literary critics, on this subject. Do you believe Prufrock suffers from a psychological affliction, such as paranoia, depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder? Explain your answer. Write an essay that attempts to fathom Prufrock's psyche. Read the translation of the quotation in Italian from Dante's Inferno that serves as our epigraph, and return to it once you have finished the whole poem. Why do you suppose T.S. Eliot wants to begin the poem this way? How is the damned soul speaking his secrets from the flames of hell in a similar situation to J. Alfred Prufrock? How is the audience of that damned soul (Dante's persona) in a similar situation to the audience listening to J. Alfred Prufrock's frantic confessions? In the opening line, the speaker states, "Let us go then, you and I." Who is the you here? (Several possibilities here). The speaker (Prufrock) compares the sunset to a "patient etherised upon a table." Why do you suppose Prufrock would compare a sunset to some hospital patient who has been anesthetized and is waiting for an operation? The speaker refers to the surrounding cityscape as having "one-night cheap hotels" and "sawdust restaurants." What is this part of town like, apparently? In the second stanza, we have two lines that are disjointed from the earlier stanza. Here, Prufrock's mind appears to flash to a different location, where the "women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo." Who was Michelangelo? If the women are spending all their time talking about high Renaissance art, how must their situation and their location be different from Prufrock's current place of wandering? The next stanza break flashes away from the room with the women. Where are we now? Have we returned to the first location? Why or why not? What is the yellow fog compared to in a simile? How is the fog like such a creature? What does Prufrock mean when he says, "There will be time, there will be time / To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet"? Have you ever had to "prepare a face" before you have met someone? Why would one try to prepare an artificial face? Prufrock says "there will be time to murder to create." Is he being literal here, and talking about actually killing people and creating new ones? Or does this connect with the earlier passage about "preparing a face?" Or does it connect with the latter passage about "a hundred indecisions, / And for a hundred indecisions"? Prufrock says there will be time for all this "Before the taking of a toast and tea." Apparently, Prufrock is trying to boost his courage before undertaking what frightening mission? Why would such a simple task be so terrifying to Prufrock? After a fifth stanza that flashes back to the room of artsy women, the sixth stanza has Prufrock asking, "Do I dare?" and "Do I dare?" What is that Prufrock is daring himself to do? Why is he so frightened about that room full of brainy women discussing art? Prufrock reassures himself that there will be "Time to turn back and descend the stair." What does he mean by this, i.e., what can he do if he changes his mind? Why do you suppose T. S. Eliot chooses the verb descend rather than ascend? Does this connect with the Dante quotation about a guy trapped in hell in any way? What physical features cause Prufrock anxiety as he imagines going down the stairs? What does he imagine people will say about him? What does Prufrock mean, "Do I dare / Disturb the universe?" How can one thin, balding, aging man disturb the entire universe? What does Prufrock mean, "I have measured out my life in coffee spoons"? How big is a coffee spoon? How regularly does a person use such as spoon? What does Prufrock mean when he says he has already known the "eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase"? How can the way someone looks at you or the way someone uses a "formulated" label for you leave you fixed in place and trapped? Prufrock imagines people's eyes stabbing through his body and impaling him to the wall where he wriggles as people examine him--why would Prufrock use this imagery from bug-collecting? How is appropriate or inappropriate? Prufrock asks how he can begin to spit out all the "butt-ends" of his days and ways. If a butt-end is the left- over bit of a smoked cigar, what does he imply about how he has spent his life? When Prufrock says he has "known the arms" already, how is this an example of synecdoche? What is he talking about? Why is so strangely excited to note that these bare, braceleted arms with white skin are lightly downed with faint hair? What does Prufrock think is Explain the anastrophe in "arms that wrap about a shawl." Think about it for a moment: what's weird about the phrasing? Note the synecdoche in lines 73-74. Why doesn't Prufrock compare himself to a complete crab? Why is a crab particularly appropriate for Prufrock generally? (Ask a marine biologist about the way crabs travel and see how it matches the way Prufrock travels through life....) Explain the biblical allusion to John the Baptist in lines 81-82. Who are what is "The Eternal Footman"? Why is this footman or servant snickering at Prufrock? In line 87, the verb tense switches to rhetorical pluperfect "would it have been worth it?" What does this shift in verb tense indicate? What changes in Prufrock's mind or in his plans between lines 86 to line 87? Explain how Prufrock is connected to Lazarus in lines 94 et passim? How does this reference to coming back from the dead also connect with Dante and the initial epigram at the beginning of the poem? What do we make of Prufrock's protest that he is not "Prince Hamlet"? Why is it ironic or appropriate that Prufrock thinks of Hamlet as his epitome of a great hero? (Think back to Hamlet's nature in Hamlet....) Why is Prufrock agonizing over how to wear his trousers? What's odd about the way Prufrock contemplates combing his "hair behind"? Does one normally comb his hair from the rear to cover the forward part of the head? What does this suggest about the aging Prufrock's hair and why he combs his hair forward this way? Why is Prufrock stymied by the thought of eating peach? Why would eating a peach in public be problematic for him? Prufrock imagines beautiful mermaids singing along the beach, but what does he fear or doubt in the following line? Prufrock imagines himself under the water with the mermaids in "chambers of the sea." What happens at the end though when he hears the conversation of human voices around him that awakens him from his daydream? Passages for Identification: Be able to explain who wrote this passages, what work they come from, and briefly explain their significance, context, or importance in the work. A: Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherised upon a table? B: In the room, the women come and go Speaking of Michelangelo. C: And indeed, there will be time To wonder, "Do I dare?" and "Do I dare?" Time to turn back and descend the stair With a bald spot in the middle of my hair." D: For I have known them all already, known them all-- Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. E: Should I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis? But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed, Though I have seen my head [grown slightly bald] brought in upon a platter, I am no prophet, and here's no great matter. F. Would it have been worthwhile, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it toward some overwhelming question? G: I grow old . . . I grow old. . . . I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk along the beach. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think they will sing to me. H: We have lingered in the chambers of the sea, By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown Till human voices wake us, and we drown.
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Archive for November, 2008
Finale, My Waterloo Days
IRIS retracts… Stinging yellow sunshine blends with blue pin wheeling circles mixing into acid green sparks. Combinations of coordinated colors explode and reflect on a solid black RIVER. A bridge burns… cinders fall into the Cedar… KCRR 97.7 streams a WAR OF STARS a SYMPHONY of crashes and booms that have nothing to do with […]
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Tags: black, blue, boom, bridge, burn, cedar river, cinders, circle, colors, crash, finale, fireworks, green, iowa, iris, kcrr, mandy michelle, music, my waterloo days, nothing, pin wheel, star wars, storms, summer, sunshine, yellow
Siddhartha's Dream
In Siddhartha dreams enlighten the dreamer to some greater truth, "when a man is asleep, he penetrates his innermost and dwells in Atman" (Hesse 1951 7). Siddhartha becomes restless when he realizes what he has become and his entire life sickens him. After a sleepless night he finally falls asleep at dawn and has a […]
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Tags: bird, buddha, dead, dream, egg, enlightenment, life, siddhartha, wake up
found another funny old blog, gosh the internet is fun :] conception: the process of arriving at an abstract idea or belief or the moment at which such an idea starts to take shape or emerge… i am not ever going to change but i finally realize this is a good thing. i am who […]
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Tags: 2006, belief, blog vomit, burned, change, conception, contained, core, crazy, deperately, eyes, free, good, guilt, help, honestly, i refuse to change, idea, locked, meant, memories, moment, motivations, need, october, passion, people, rant blasted goat, realize, sorry, spirit, stem, wildly
Tall Tale / Violent Keys
This is kind of a re-post because I made a video for one of my poems. I think it may have changed from the original so here you be: Tall Tale I scale a wall ten feet tall and curiously fall to the forest floor. Tree roots grab ankles, heels feel warm with moss growing […]
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A wedding ring slinks through the pipes of a crumbling claw-footed bathtub. I see you looking back at me in the mirror.
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Rock & Rule
Rock & Rule is a ridiculous movie that you should check out sometime if you get a chance. It's set in the future after WWIII and everyone is descended from mutant cats and dogs and rats. It's freaking hilarious. Here's an excellent plot summary written by James Ellis: Angel, a member of a punk rock […]
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"Oh My Darling, Clementine" is an American western folk ballad usually credited to Percy Montrose (1884) though sometimes to Barker Bradford. The song is believed to have been based on another called "Down by the River Liv'd a Maiden" by H. S. Thompson (1863). The words are those of a bereaved lover singing about his […]
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I look around and love my world, I hate my life sometimes, no it's not the same thing, not even close. I love the world around me, even the endless construction and trash I walk by on an ordinary day. I love the grey sky, I love the shitting dog… because everything else, everything living […]
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Spidery Veins
I dye thick curls in cherry pie filling. If the scent catches your attention… follow the trail of crunched up leaves, abandon your clothes in the tall trees. I'll pack down the trail, the weeds and the dead leaves. Stale flowers crumble in the breeze. Around us the moon spills for miles around I hear […]
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Don't always take things so seriously. If you say your baby cries a lot, and I tell you to shake em' it's still your fault if you're dumb enough to listen. So if I give advice, and you mean to follow it, make sure my underwear don't say "Mandy M Fauser" or "Mental Ward" I'm […]
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Before & After
Before When we were young, we knew who we wanted to be. We were told how to be and what to say. You felt punished for being different. I reveled in our strangeness… Then the years of bliss were over, we were cast out in the freezing water to reemerge on distant shores. We were […]
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When my alarm clock buzzed on Sunday, May 2, the sun had not risen yet but I was beaming with excitement. Driving to Miniaci Performing Arts Center, I imagined myself dancing on stage as I practiced all the routines in my head. The hard work I put in at prep classes, semi-final auditions, and boot camp had lead me to the climax of my dance career: The Finals of the 2015 Miami Dolphins Cheerleader Auditions!
Backstage, I was surrounded by 72 other hopefuls whose talent and dedication had brought us together. We warmed up, stretched, laughed, hugged and prayed until the show began at 9:30 a.m. The day was filled with energetic group dances, kick lines, and unique solos! I was thrilled to perform and completely immersed myself into the music, lights, and enthusiasm of the audience. As soon as the judges exited the theatre to evaluate scores, the dressing rooms filled with anticipation. I stretched and exhaled, knowing I had done my best. Time passed in slow motion while we waited for the upcoming announcement. Several of my friends and I played 20 Questions to preoccupy our anxious minds.
When the judges had finalized their decision, the finalists gathered in the wings. My heart sank into my stomach as I zoned everything out except Kenny Walker's voice. Adrenaline carried me away when I heard him announce, "Number 16! Etta!" The moment I stepped back onto that stage was unforgettable. Gratitude and relief overwhelmed me. I was honored to be standing before the judges once again and so thankful for the support of my loved ones in the audience. Being selected as a 2015 Miami Dolphin rookie cheerleader has filled me with joy beyond comparison, and I am looking forward to every second of the upcoming season! Go Fins!
Peace and Love,
Being a fourth year veteran Miami Dolphins Cheerleader meant auditioning for the team all four times. Each year I've learned new ways to better prepare myself for the big day. Here are a few things to remember on the day of tryouts to make sure you have the best audition process.
- Checklists
There's a lot of detail that goes into audition day. The best way to feel prepared is to make a checklist. I write down everything I need the night before, pack what I can, and go over it in the morning. Checklists always calm me down so I'm not a frazzled cheerleader the day of auditions. Some things you want to check off are extra tights, makeup and hair needs, any necessary outfits, a copy of your music, snacks and water.
- Take care of your body
Sometimes at auditions, I'm so focused on the routines that I forget to prepare my body. I make sure to warm up and stretch my muscles. The last thing you want to do is pull a muscle while dancing. So stretch them out! On the day of auditions, it's important to eat a healthy breakfast and take snacks that will fuel your body for the rest of the day. Be sure that you're preparing your body to look and feel it's very best prior to auditions as well. Preparation is key. If you're eating well and working out before then the actual day of auditions will be a breeze.
- Apply what you learned at prep classes
If you attended prep classes (which I highly recommend), try to write down the criticism you are given. These are great notes to refer to on the day of auditions. The directors give a lot of helpful feedback at prep classes that can help you grow in many ways before the day of tryouts. Sometimes looking back at a reminder like how to stand when introducing yourself, can make a huge difference.
- Breathe
Auditions are very nerve racking, which is a good thing. You want to be excited and use that adrenaline when it's time to dance. If you find yourself over-the-edge nervous, just take a moment and breathe. I always take 3 deep breaths right before stepping on the stage, so I'm ready to perform without any worries.
- Confidence
There is nothing that makes a cheerleader stand out more than her confidence. If you came out to auditions, it's because you believe you have what it takes to be part of the team. Strut your stuff and show everyone what makes you the next Miami Dolphins Cheerleader.
Good luck to all the ladies auditioning this year. I wish you the very best on your big day!
Where do I begin? Going on a Military Tour is something I will never forget. Now, having the opportunity to go on two of them is just something I did not think I would experience.
Stepping foot off that plane at our first destination just put a smile on my face and I was excited to begin this journey. It began in the UAE and we were just prepared to see what was on the agenda! We got a little feel of what it was like for the men and women living there. I enjoyed having our meals with the troops in their dining facility. I got to know them at a personal level and enjoy their company as I hope they enjoyed mine. We got to experience their little hang out area outside called the Thirsty Camel on base. I played corn hole, Jenga and hung out and talked to them. It was so great to see them have a chance to just relax and forget where they were for a while because being in that fun atmosphere even made me forget I was on a military base. We also had a tour of the base and got to see what everyone's jobs were like out there. When we were touring the flight line they let us jump in the cars and tag along for a chase. This is when the U2 aircraft is coming down to the runway to land and we are in a car speeding, trailing behind right up until it flies over us and lands according to our drivers instructions. This was such a rush! Definitely like nothing I have ever done before. Our last day there we performed at the Thirsty Camel for them and it was great. Everyone seemed to enjoy it and had a great time and I was happy to bring some entertainment to them.
After we left the UAE we headed to Ethiopia and we were all so eager to land and start our next voyage. This base was very interesting because it was located right next to the flight strip at the airport and it was very small consisting of only about 80 people. This base was a U.S drone base and the soldiers lived off base at a nearby hotel, which we stayed at as well. This was an adventure in itself because baboons and warthogs were around the land at the hotel. We got to tour the base and really got to see what they do there and see the drones they fly. It was pretty remarkable seeing everything and getting to learn what everyone over there was set out to do. Everyone there was very welcoming and took us on different adventures such as one night we went on a hippo run where we ride in their truck and drive around the perimeter looking for hippos and wildlife. My group did not see a hippo but we did see lots of waterbuck, pigs and warthogs, which was so awesome! Another day we got to go on a boat safari where we traveled 40 minutes on Lake Chamo and pulled up to a piece of land where we hiked up a mountain and then got to see the beautiful views. Once we were there we got to see some zebras and so that was pretty cool. Actually on the boat ride back we saw some hippos sticking their heads out of the water so we were all thrilled to see that. Another day there they took us to a local village where we got to learn a lot about the culture of this village and see how they live and eat. We got to try their type of bread they made right there and they performed some of their dancing and singing to us that they do together on a daily basis. From the village, we drove and hiked through a trail that led to a beautiful waterfall. It was very sweet of the soldiers to take us to all these fun places in Ethiopia. I truly enjoyed myself. We did two performances there so the night shift and day shift could have a chance to watch it. Performing in Ethiopia was definitely a huge memory because behind us was a cliff and a beautiful view of the land and mountains all around us.
Furthermore, from Ethiopia we made our way to the NSA base in Bahrain. This base was very big and had a navy ship with about 3,000 sailors that pulled in the weekend we were there, so it was very packed with new people to meet at every corner. We toured the base and met so many amazing people and one of the days there we did a cheerleading/football camp with the military children on base. They were all so cute and the parents loved it! I love doing these camps here in the U.S so to be able to bring a piece of it to Bahrain was fun. We also got to meet the men of the SWCC, which is the U.S Navy's special warfare combatant-craft crewmen. They took us out on their boats and let each of us have a chance at driving it. This was probably one of the most amazing things I have ever done to drive the SWCC's actual boat on this beautiful body of water in Bahrain. We did two performances in Bahrain on a stage they had outside and the audience was packed with people super excited to watch us. I loved the crowd's energy from the troops and I was glad to see that everyone enjoyed their selves. We spent our Super Bowl in Bahrain, which is something I never thought I would do along with everything else I got to do on this trip. They threw a Super Bowl party and it started at 2:30am, which was very interesting to experience. It was a nice event they did and we just got to hang out with everyone and enjoy the Super Bowl. On our last day of the tour we were invited to workout with the Navy during their morning P.T. I was so excited to jump in with them and see how they train together every morning. They started with a run and chanted a song together, which I tried to jump in and learn the words. Then we ended up on a field doing drills across the field and ended with a run. This was pretty fun getting to mingle inside the group of sailors and workout with them. It was such a great way to end our visit there and it was kind of them to open up and let us join in.
This trip couldn't have been any better and I truly thank all the men and women of our military for what they do every single day for us here in the U.S.A. It was an honor to meet everyone and get a glimpse into a bit of their lives overseas and I will cherish every moment forever. I am just really grateful that I was able to experience another Military Tour because I enjoyed the first one so much that I was sad it was over. So being able to get this chance again was just very heartfelt and I will always remember everyone I met on these trips and everything I experienced because it was definitely once in a lifetime!
"Our job here is nothing else, except to give you a feeling of home; reminding you that America is standing with you, we appreciate you, you're always kept in our prayers, and all of you are heroes."
These words have always resided in my heart, but to be able to actually say it aloud on the Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the ones who need to hear it the most meant everything to me. I have seen every risk and every sacrifice our men and women of the armed forces take to be where they are today because I, myself, grew up in a military home. Having to move every three years and watch one parent or the other leave for temporary duty stations and deployments left me a feeling of absence. Looking back, I find myself with a grateful heart because I learned resiliency and to lean not on my own understanding but walk by faith instead. Growing up in this environment created a path of empathy and an understanding of what people in the military go through. It also gave me a huge love for all who serve and fight for our freedom. When I got the news about being selected to go on the AFE tour, you could imagine my excitement and sense of joy that came rushing in.
As a rookie, I felt so blessed and honored to be given this opportunity of a life time and to represent the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders on tour. Knowing that I was believed in and trusted to do a job well done was a Godsend. I could not wait to shake hands and get to know our heroes and what they do on a day to day basis while deployed. Visiting all the different job duties the military offers was such a learning experience. From chasing a U2 plane in a Camaro helping it land in United Arab Emirates, to touring villages and hiking in Ethiopia; then sitting in the cockpits of fighter jets in Bahrain, this was undeniably a trip I will never forget. They welcomed us with open arms and were so thankful about us being there. The special activities they had planned for us were extraordinary and we had so much fun, but my main highlight was being able to simply thank them in person.
Being overseas made everything surreal as I watched our heroes devote precious time in their element, yet enduring the pain of being away from family and friends. Having the chance to make a difference, seeing them smile, and letting them know we support what they do was an honor. Every person I met on this tour is part of this everlasting memory and has a special place in my heart. I can't express the amount of genuine love and appreciation I have for all who serve in the military, but I will forever be grateful.
My first season as a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader has been a life experience that will forever change me in the most amazing way!
My journey began the moment my name was called at auditions to represent and join the best organization and squad in the NFL. At this point I was so thankful for the opportunity to embark on a new adventure. Not only is it a dream come true, it is absolutely an honor and a privilege to be a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader.
There have been so many incredible experiences throughout my rookie year. I have to honestly say that every day is memorable. There is no greater joy than to prepare and perform for our fans with over 40 beautiful ladies. It began with training camp which was a time of learning new techniques and perfecting our skills for the season. It was a new environment where I was able to get to know my teammates better and learn more about myself. Soon after was the squad photo shoot. WOW! That day was the day I realized that I was truly part of this wonderful organization. It was a great bonding experience with the girls I call my "sisters".
We start the week practicing and preparing for the games ahead. The popping in the ears will never get old when walking into the training facility for practice. It's here where we physically and mentally prepare for what's ahead of us. And then there is the day we are all anticipating….GAMEDAY! Driving to Sun Life Stadium on game day is loaded with Miami Dolphins flags on vehicles and fans waving to you as you approach the stadium. The stadium is plentiful of Dolfans awaiting the game. As I make my way into the parking lot, it is with pleasure to talk with some of the fans and take pictures with them. I approach the locker room to join my teammates to prepare for our exciting day. We attend our assigned appearances throughout the stadium for our fans.
Then the moment we have all been waiting for begins in the tunnel. Butterflies and excitement fill me as we begin our way on the field for our pregame performance. There are no words to describe the feeling of being out on that field with thousands of roaring Dolfans in the stands. I actually feel the energy as the music plays and we perform our routines. I am amazed at how beautiful this moment is. As we line up for player introductions, I take a deep breath and take it all in and appreciate what I'm experiencing. From military jet flyovers, to the heat from the fire canons, to the ground shaking and to the excitement of the crowd, this moment is truly incredible! My entire body fills with emotion during the National Anthem. It is so honorable to be here! Making our way to the sidelines and cheering on our fans is worth it all!
This season has truly been a blessing, one that I will be forever grateful! I've grown as a young woman and I am proud to represent the Miami Dolphins Organization. #strongertogether
XO, Adrianna M.


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"This was my favorite Christmas Card yet! We got married in May so it was a great way to share some wedding pics on our Christmas card!"
"We took a family photo in our backyard in the fall when the leaves were bright red. This became the larger photo. Then we took a close-up of our 4 month old daughter in her holiday dress for the smaller photo. Our color scheme was red and black clothing, which went nicely with the black and gold motif. Close up photos of the family were too big for the design, so I recommend taking some shots from a distance. Overall, it turned out beautiful!"
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The number of days from when a company buys the production inputs it needs to when those items arrive at the manufacturing plant. Purchase order lead time can have a significant impact on a company's bottom line. It is a key component of delivery cycle time, along with the time it takes to make the product and the time it takes to deliver the product.
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Companies must consider purchase order lead time when planning a manufacturing run because if production inputs are not ordered far enough in advance, manufacturing will be delayed, costing the company money in lost sales, customer dissatisfaction, increased costs for expedited shipping of final products and so on. Reducing lead times in sales processing and purchase ordering can help a company can improve its operations as part of a cost-reduction program.
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Imagination signs revised agreement to acquire the operating business, certain patent properties and license rights to the rest of the patent properties of MIPS Technologies, Inc. for $80 million
December 10, 2012 --Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE:IMG, "Imagination"), a leading multimedia, communications and embedded processor technology company, has signed a revised agreement to acquire the operating business and certain patent properties, as well as license rights to all of the remaining patent properties, of MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS, "MIPS") for a cash consideration of US$80 million, to be financed from existing cash resources. MIPS is a leading provider of CPU (central processing unit) processor architectures and cores.
The revised offer has been made in response to an offer made to MIPS by CEVA, Inc., to acquire the same assets.
All other material terms and conditions of the acquisition remain as stated in Imaginations announcement on 6 November 2012.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2012 the MIPS processor licensing business generated c.US$60 million in revenue and a loss before tax of c.US$9 million. MIPS' licensing business had gross assets* of c.US$20 million at 30 September 2012.
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If the conditions to which the acquisition of MIPS is subject (including the approval of MIPS' shareholders) are satisfied, then the transaction is still expected to complete during Q1 CY2013.
Imagination will be publishing its results for the six months to 31 October 2012 on Wednesday 12 December 2012.
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Trident Gallery Presents: 'Dennis Flavin: Figures'
GLOUCESTER, Mass., May 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Trident Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of figure paintings and drawings by Dennis Flavin. New and recent works on canvas and paper are displayed with earlier paintings illuminating Flavin's path from realism to abstraction into the uninhibited and confident expressive style which has earned him notice and acclaim.
After training at Vesper George School of Art and the Gloucester Academy of Fine Art, Flavin painted on Cape Ann for nearly four decades before his first public exhibition in 2012, which resulted in immediate attention from curators: a solo exhibition at the Cape Ann Museum followed in 2013, and subsequently his work has been shown at Trident Gallery.
In Flavin's best workfrom the 1980s and 1990s, strong colors and forms, gauzy layers, and nightmarish distortions threaten to subdue realism. Flavin experienced a breakthrough in 2007 when he began to paint "completely from [his] mind, not looking at anything other than [his] canvas." The freedom was exhilarating, and making art became an increasingly intense experience. In this creative trance, Flavin and his creation mutually transform each other. Neither has independence, and there is no intermediating scene between the artist's creative engagement with memory, composition, color, and form, and his sensory engagement with the art surface. "When you paint," says Flavin, "you have to have emotional feeling, you have to take risks... you can't hold back."
The new direction led Flavin at first into purely abstract paintings and then toward figure paintings possessing an exalted energy and expressiveness which his foray into abstraction seems to have uncorked.
The signature of Flavin's evolving style is a riotous abundance of color, which creates meaning and honors the subject by attesting with nuanced craftsmanship to its inner complexity. Likewise, there is more than sensual richness in Flavin's thickly layered oil and pastel medium, which corresponds to a history of evolving versions of the figure, layers of experience that have built up a unique personality and work of art.
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Trident Gallery represents established artists on historic Cape Ann, Massachusetts, and is a gateway to the contemporary art of the region, serving clients who are starting or building collections. For more information, please visit www.tridentgallery.com, and join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter @TridentGallery.
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Don not let your self be fooled by their excellent marketing REI is only a COOP on paper, this COOP is run in the same manner Walt Mart is, just look at the rate it is growing and REI pays horrendous salaries. It could easily compensate its staff full time and part time much better and ensured a much lower turnover. As well store managers end of the year bonuses are calculated in such fashion that saving monies is only beaten by department sales, they will schedule new part times as often as possible until they become too expensive.
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For several years there was a winery called Rivendell that called 714 Albany Post Road in New Paltz home. Then, in 2003, Harry Robibero and his wife Carole purchased the 42-acre property with the hope that someday the winery operation would become theirs. As a matter of fact, the owners of Rivendell, Bob Ransom and Susan Wine, gave notice in 2007 and left the property for a new location.
As Ryan Selby tells it, his father-in-law, Harry, mentioned this over dinner one night. "Did you hear? Rivendell is leaving. Do you guys want to start your own winery? Should I look for another tenant?" Tiffany replied, "Let's do it. Let's start a winery." Ryan, her husband, agreed. So they took a chance and quit their jobs.
Very shortly after, Harry and his family were busy refurbishing and renovating the existing building. In May of 2010 Robibero Family Vineyards opened for business.
When I first visited Robibero shortly after they'd opened and tasted some of their wines I was frankly disappointed. The wines that I tasted, made from purchased fruit, were thin, sharp, and unbalanced. I told them so and did not return for a couple of years. But eventually I did go back and each time thereafter it was evident that the wines were improving, so much so that in 2014 Robibero won a Double Gold for their 2012 Cabernet Franc from fruit sourced from Sheldrake Point in the Finger Lakes, which came in at 24 Brix. It was aged for nine months in French oak, 50% of which was new. Once the wine was bottled they entered the wine in the competition before they even had an approved label. A Double Gold.
The change in quality came about in large part due to the winemaker who was hired soon after they started, Cristop Brown. Cristop came to Robibero after a stint in Washington State working for Long Shadows. He'd first worked at Millbrook Winery as the tasting room manager. After a few years he went Benmarl, in Marlborough, which has the oldest working vineyard in the country, and it was there that he learned to make wine from Eric Miller, son of Mark Miller, the owner. In fact, Eric made it clear to Cristop that a condition of his being hired was that he had to take courses in biochemistry so that he could better understand that processes that go on in the ripening of the fruit and in fermentation; making the wine was learned on the job. Soon he was assistant winemaker. In a few years Eric sold the winery to Matt Spaccarelli and moved to Pennsylvania, and Cristop then became the Benmarl winemaker. Now it was his turn to teach Matt the art of winemaking and they worked together for nearly four years before he took off for Washington State to see how wine and grape growing are done outside of New York State.
By the time of his return from Washington, Cristop had become a very accomplished oenologist and had become committed to make clean wine marked by varietal typicity and good balance. In fact, it was Matt Spaccarelli who then directed Cristop to Robibero, which had placed a "help wanted" ad in a wine journal.
Ryan is the winery and vineyard factotum or jack-of-all-trades. Depending on the season and the need he may be outside pruning or inside filtering wine with Cristop or in the tasting room pouring. He also drives the truck making deliveries to the various wine shops that carry their label, or whatever else must be done that no one else would be available to do.
When we stepped out in the vineyard our conversation there went on for a while. We were standing on the east-facing slope of the acre of Vidal and Cab Franc, and discussed viniculture.
Ryan and his family do all the handwork in the vineyard. They try to use organic sprays to the extent possible. Cornell came and gave them advise on how to plant a vineyard, including the orientation of the vine rows, the density, the recommended varieties for the location, and so on. Spacing is about 8 by 8, with original fescue between the rows. Soil pH was just right so that no input was needed to neutralize the soil. According to Ryan, the Cornell team told them that root stock 101-14 would work best in their soil and then provided a list of the vines and clones that they thought would do well on that stock. [101-14 is a root stock that was developed in France and released in 1882 by hybridizers Millardet and de Grasset. It is the result of an interspecific cross between V. riparia and V. rupestris. It produces moderate vigor in scions—the vine cuttings that are grafted to the stock—and has very good resistance to the devastating root louse Phylloxera, scourge of European-variety vineyards.]
Cornell wasn't the only source of good advice for Robibero. Another was John Whiteman, from Crop Protection Services in Marlborough. When they were thinking of digging up the soil and mixing shale and other matter, then grading to aerate the soil, Whiteman made an important observation: "You know what? It took nature ten million years to create that soil. Don't mess with it. Just put in some drainage . . . ." He went on to explain that the colloids in the soil [the chemically most active part of soil] took millions of years to develop. Bringing in topsoil would not improve the vineyard because vines grow well in soil that may be too poor for other plants.
So, Robibero is dealing with the land that it has as it is, apart from drainage needed because there is clay and shale there and vines don't like wet feet.
Were the vineyard planted exclusively with hybrid vines it is possible that organic practices could be strictly followed, but the vulnerabilities of vinifera vines makes it impracticable in this region.
The winery's cellar is very small but adequate for the level of production that they have at present. Cristop and Ryan work together both in the vineyard and the winery. With respect to the wines, at present virtually all is made from purchased fruit from the Finger Lakes, Long Island, and the Hudson Region itself. Most are made from vinifera varieties like Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and so on. However, one of their most popular wines, Rabbit's Foot (non-vintage) has a base of 75% Baco Noir plus Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, of which 453 cases were made last year. They also have Bordeaux blend that they call 87 South, made with Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, of which 210 cases were produced for the 2013 vintage. The 2013 New Yorkie Rosé is also a Bordeaux blend, but only 87 cases were made and it quickly sold out.
Robibero has won a Best in Category White Wine in the 2014 Hudson Valley Wine and Spirits Competition for their 2013 87 North as well as Gold Medals for their 2013 Traminette and New Yorkie Rosé, the last of which I find to be a perfect summer quencher—austere, dry, and delicately flavored. It goes well with anything you wish to serve, as long as it's not too spicy.
The tasting room is ample, well-organized, and offers a very good space for parties. A large veranda invites people to sit out-of-doors and enjoy the fresh air and the pleasant view. Because too many visitors seem not to understand that a small operation like Robibero's depends on the sale of all manner of beverages including wine, a local craft beer, and even water, signs are prominently displayed telling visitors not to bring in their own drinks of whatever kind. But this is a problem all small wineries face.
Robibero Family Winery & Vineyards and its wines have arrived and the results are impressive. It is certainly worth a visit and a taste or two or three, or buy a case.
Interview with Ryan Selby & Cristop Brown 1 May 2015
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