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Agents seize more than 9K pounds of marijuana, rescue 5 people
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized more than $7.3 million worth of marijuana and rescued five people over the past four days, officials announced Monday.
Agents assigned to the Falfurrias Checkpoint said they rescued five men, who are nationals of Mexico, from a cargo trailer Saturday evening.
According to authorities, the men were found during an inspection at the checkpoint. Agents said the men were sweating profusely when they discovered them in the trailer, which had no ventilation and no means of escape. The illegal immigrants were offered medical assistance and will be processed for return to Mexico, officials said.
Earlier that day near Falfurrias, agents said the remains of an illegal immigrant were discovered on a ranch.
One of the largest marijuana seizures in the past week occurred Friday near Salineño when agents saw several people loading bundles of marijuana into a van on the banks of the Rio Grande, authorities said. As agents approached the vehicle, they said the smugglers fled and crossed the river into Mexico – leaving behind nearly 1,200 pounds of marijuana.
Agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station said they made another large seizure near Garceno. The agents were working in the area when they saw a Toyota sport utility vehicle traveling north from the river. According to agents, when the driver of the vehicle spotted them, he made an abrupt turn and headed back toward the river. Near the river, the driver abandoned the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot, agents said. Next, the driver was arrested. Agents said they seized more than 1,100 pounds of marijuana.
According to authorities, several additional seizures pushed the total amount of marijuana confiscated from Thursday through Sunday to more than 9,100 pounds.
Agents assigned to the McAllen Station apprehended a mother and daughter near Mission Thursday. Authorities said they are both Russian nationals. During an interview, the daughter said she had been raped numerous times at a house in the United States while being held against her will, agents said. The pair said they had escaped the stash house and were fleeing from the smugglers, agents said.
To report suspicious activity, call the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector's toll-free telephone number at 800-863-9382.
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A method carried out at a device (700), of limiting visual information that can be stored or transmitted captures a visual image (408). Whenever a control signal is detected (412) at the device (700), an optical symbol recognition of the image is performed. The method further includes comparing symbols generated by the optical symbol recognition routine to one or more predetermined symbols. When a symbol match to one or more predetermined symbols is generated, at least a portion of the visual image (408) is obscured.
1. A method carried out at a user device, of limiting visual information that can be stored or transmitted using a transmitter, comprising:
capturing a visual image;
detecting a control signal at the user device, the control signal being indicative that the user device is at a location ib which imaging is restricted;
responsive to receiving the control signal performing an optical symbol recognition routine on the image,
comparing symbols generated by the optical symbol recognition routine to a predetermined set of symbols, and
responsive to a symbol match generated by the optical symbol recognition in the image to one or more predetermined symbols, obscuring at least a portion of the visual image to produce an obscured visual image.
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22. A method carried out at a device having a transmitter, of limiting visual information that can be stored or transmitted using the transmitter, comprising:
capturing a visual image;
detecting a control signal at the user device, the control signal being indicative that the user device is at a location in which imaging is restricted;
responsive to receiving the control signal performing an optical symbol recognition routine on the image,
comparing symbols generated by the optical symbol recognition routine to a one or more predetermined symbols,
responsive to a symbol match generated by the optical symbol recognition in the image to one or more predetermined symbols, obscuring at least a portion of the visual image to produce an obscured visual image, and
transmitting the obscured visual image.
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25. An apparatus for capture and storage or transmission of a visual image, comprising:
an image capture transducer that captures a visual image;
a means for Optical Character Recognition;
an encoder receiving an output of the image capture transducer;
means for receiving a control signal indicative that the user device is at a location in which imaging is restricted
means for receiving a control signal that determines how a captured image is to be encoded; and
an image coding control that controls the encoding of the visual image at the encoder based upon the control signal such that at least a portion of the image can be selectively obscured under control of the control signal.
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This application is related to pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/185,985, filed Jun. 26, 2002, and assigned to Motorola, Inc., entitled "Method And Apparatus For Limiting Storage Or Transmission Of Visual Information."
This invention relates generally to the field of wireless video transmission devices and methods. More particularly, this invention relates to providing security for confidential information that can be captured by such wireless video transmission devices.
Cellular telephones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and other portable electronic devices have become fixtures of everyday life over the last several years. As they evolve, prices continue to fall while the devices' capabilities have expanded. Currently, such devices can be used in many places to make wireless connection to the Internet, play games as well as carry out email and other text messaging functions. It can readily be anticipated that as time goes by, the capabilities of such devices will continue to expand as prices continue to fall making use of such devices a permanent part of people's daily lives.
Wireless two-way communication products are emerging which will enable users to have portable live video and still image transmission capabilities. For example, cellular telephones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are being developed with an integrated camera and display to provide video telephone calls and image capture. Similarly, digital cameras will likely be equipped with wireless transceivers, enabling them to transfer images to other devices for printing, storage, and sharing. Such capability is likely to become more prevalent in the future and it can reasonably be expected that the resolution of the images captured will be enhanced over time. It is also expected, due to memory constraints in portable devices, that still images will be captured then transmitted over wireless networks and the Internet for remote storage
Recently, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) has become more and more of a "mainstream" application. The technology has become accurate, fast and stable. In addition, as the power of the OCR systems has considerably advanced, the prices of the OCR software applications have decreased. Documents of almost any form can be readily converted into editable computer files.
Optical Character Recognition is a process of capturing an image of a document and then extracting the text from that image. During the recognition process, the document is analyzed for several key factors such as layout, fonts, text and graphics. The document is then converted into an electronic format that can be edited with application software. The document can be of many different languages, forms and features. For example, some of the latest OCR applications can read over ninety (90) different languages, and can read tables as well as images contained within a document. The latest OCR readers utilize neural network-based recognition and feature extraction technologies to achieve accuracy rates over 99.9975%, or one character misread in 40,000. To achieve even higher accuracies rates software applications that check digit validation can be used to reduce this error rates to fewer than one in 3,000,000 characters.
There are two basic methods used for OCR: Matrix Matching and Feature Extraction. The simpler and most common of the two forms is Matrix Matching. It compares what the OCR device sees as a character against a library of character matrices or templates. When an image matches one of these prescribed templates within a given level of accuracy, the OCR application assigns that image the corresponding American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) symbol. Feature Extraction, also known as Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR), is OCR without strict matching to prescribed templates. The amount of computing intelligence that is applied by a device varies the results for ICR applications. The application looks for general features such as open areas, closed shapes, diagonal lines, line intersections, etc. When there is little or no variations within the type styles and there is a limited set of type styles the Matrix Matching is the preferable method. Where the characters are less predictable Feature Extraction is the preferred method.
The accompanying figures, where like reference numerals refer to identical or functionally similar elements throughout the separate views and which together with the detailed description below are incorporated in and form part of the specification, serve to further illustrate various embodiments and to explain various principles and advantages all in accordance with the present invention.
As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which can be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. Further, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting; but rather, to provide an understandable description of the invention.
The terms a or an, as used herein, are defined as one or more than one. The term plurality, as used herein, is defined as two or more than two. The term another, as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The terms including and/or having, as used herein, are defined as comprising (i.e., open language). The term coupled, as used herein, is defined as connected, although not necessarily directly, and not necessarily mechanically. The terms program, software application, and the like as used herein, are defined as a sequence of instructions designed for execution on a computer system. A program, computer program, or software application may include a subroutine, a function, a procedure, an object method, an object implementation, an executable application, an applet, a servlet, a source code, an object code, a shared library/dynamic load library and/or other sequence of instructions designed for execution on a computer system.
Video/image recording capability in a cellular telephone and/or other wireless communication devices opens up the possibility of use of such devices for transmission of live images from locations where such images can contain protected information. Examples of such locations include work environments where cameras are not currently allowed, secure government and military facilities, and sporting events where broadcast of images of the event are protected by licensing agreements to broadcast companies. Consider, for example, the image 100 illustrated in
As video capable telephones and other communication devices become a commonplace belt worn or purse carried device for consumers, it may not always be acceptable to require that users remove these products in such secure locations, since the users depend on them for communications. This introduces the problem of how to protect the confidential, proprietary, sensitive or protected content of live images, while allowing large numbers of users to use their devices in these locations.
The present invention, in certain exemplary embodiments, addresses this problem by enabling control of the user device's image coding in specific user locations, for example via a wireless connection. This is illustrated in
While this example uses wireless connections from transmitters 204, 206, 208 and 210, achieving this type of control in specific locations can be accomplished by any of a number of techniques including, but not limited to localized transmission of dedicated wireless control signals to the user devices (e.g. a beacon or network of beacons as described above). It will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that the control signal can be a preprogrammed setting in the user device, a manual code entry, or an equivalent. Alternatively, this type of control can be accomplished by a user device connection to a wireless network node (cell) or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) with dedicated signaling that controls image coding of all users connected to that network node; wireless network control of individual users' devices based on current user location information (Global Positioning System, etc.), location of user node (cell) connectivity, user ID (identification), user profile, or any combination therein.
Return of image coding control to the user device can be related to a loss of the wireless signal with the control information, reception of a wireless signal with the control information that returns image coding control to the user device, a change to a new network node (cell), or a detected change of location; and can incorporate timers to maintain control through short losses of the control signal (e.g. device power off/on).
Several existing technologies can be used to implement the present invention in a manner consistent with certain embodiments, including, but not limited to: digital image coding methods that allow flexible control of which portions of an image are transmitted and corresponding image quality (e.g. JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) with distortion rate control and region of interest coding, MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) object-based coding), user devices with image/video communications (image coding) capabilities, and capability to control the image coding of user image/video via wireless signaling.
Several possible techniques for implementing the image coding control include the following, and apply to 'still' or 'motion' image coding, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that other techniques can also be used:
Thus, a method carried out at a user device, of limiting visual information that can be stored or transmitted, consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention involves capturing a visual image; detecting a control signal at the user device; responsive to the control signal, obscuring at least a portion of the visual image to produce an obscured visual image. The image can then be stored and/or transmitted.
Wireless control can be implemented via connection to a wireless network. It will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that the wireless network, in accordance with the present invention, can function utilizing any wireless radio frequency channel, for example, a two-way messaging channel, a mobile cellular telephone channel, or a mobile radio channel. Similarly, it will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that the wireless network can function utilizing other types of wireless communication channels such as infrared channels and/or Bluetooth channels. The wireless network can include, for example, a large-scale cellular system, where specific cells or pico-cells could correspond to image-protected areas. Alternatively, a user may be able to use multiple wireless networks (e.g. a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network and a Bluetooth� piconet), where one of the networks controls image coding for all transmissions on either network. An Example of this is included below, but it will be understood that this is an illustrative example and should not be considered limiting.
At a corporate research and development center, the entire facility could be covered with a short-range wireless network (e.g. wireless local area network) having piconet base stations inside the building. These piconets could be installed and coordinated such that users in the building are always within piconet coverage, while users some distance outside the facility are out of range of the wireless local area network (WLAN) coverage.
To be allowed in the building, a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) telephone with image capture capability would be required to operate on the wireless LAN. Upon entry to the facility, the CDMA phone would automatically register with the wireless LAN, which then signals the device to control image coding of all captured images. Image coding is controlled for all captured images regardless of whether the image is stored on the device or used for transmissions on either the WLAN and on the CDMA network. As a result images could be blurred to prevent transmission of video images of documents, prototype devices, meeting announcements, etc.
An exemplary wireless image capturing and transmitting device suitable for operating as described herein is depicted generally in
A secondary wireless transceiver 740 and associated antenna 744 is used to receive control information that controls image coding and passes such information to an image coding control block 750. Image coding control block 750 adjusts the resolution and quality of the image encoding based upon receipt of control information from the secondary wireless transceiver 740. In another embodiment, the wireless secondary transceiver 740 and associated antenna 744 are not provided and the control information is received from the primary wireless transceiver. Other variations will occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the present disclosure.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the example above, the control over the capture, storage and transmission of images is based on the user's proximity to the control source transmitter(s). However, other parameters can be used to determine a user's rights to transmit visual information such as user location information, user connectivity to particular network or network node, assigned rights, user ID, user profile, etc., or some combination of these parameters. In certain variations, the method enables video/image capture and transmission from information-protected locations, where the wireless connection controls the image coding of recorded video/images for all wireless protocols and image storage formats supported by the user device. Where the above examples proposed certain methods to obscure the image, other methods can be used including, but not limited to, reduction of the image quality over the entire image, omission of the image, or replacing the image with an alternate image.
In another method consistent with the invention, a network service provider can receive unmodified video, then re-processes the user live video signal to achieve the desired image content protection.
While the above embodiments use receipt of a special wireless signal, in other embodiments, control of image coding of all captured images can also be accomplished by manual code entry into a user device with a keypad entry or set to always active in the Image Function Manager (712).
Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention has been described in terms of exemplary embodiments that can be based upon use of programmed processors to implement functions such as those of the encoder 708, the decoder 730, the image function manager 712 and/or the image coding control 750. However, the invention should not be so limited, since the present invention could be implemented using hardware component equivalents such as special purpose hardware and/or dedicated processors which are equivalents to the invention as described and claimed. Similarly, general purpose computers, microprocessor based computers, micro-controllers, optical computers, analog computers, dedicated processors and/or dedicated hard wired logic may be used to construct alternative equivalent embodiments of the present invention.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the program steps and associated data used to implement the embodiments described above can be implemented using any suitable electronic storage medium such as for example disc storage, Read Only Memory (ROM) devices, Random Access Memory (RAM) devices; optical storage elements, magnetic storage elements, magneto-optical storage elements, flash memory, core memory and/or other equivalent storage technologies without departing from the present invention. Such alternative storage devices should be considered equivalents.
The present invention, as described in embodiments herein, is implemented using a programmed processor executing programming instructions that are broadly described above in flow chart form that can be stored on any suitable electronic storage medium (e.g., disc storage, optical storage, semiconductor storage, etc.) or transmitted over any suitable electronic communication medium. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the processes described above can be implemented in any number of variations and in many suitable programming languages without departing from the present invention. For example, the order of certain operations carried out can often be varied, additional operations can be added or operations can be deleted without departing from the invention. Error trapping can be added and/or enhanced and variations can be made in user interface and information presentation without departing from the present invention. Such variations are contemplated and considered equivalent.
While the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, permutations and variations will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention embrace all such alternatives, modifications, permutations and variations as fall within the scope of the appended claims.
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Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) student Skyler Blair will have a solo exhibit of his artistic creations, "After the Object," June 5 – 27 in the Fireplace Gallery.
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Foodie dining partner in Nairobi June/July 2011?
Any foodies in Nairobi June 27-July 11 interested in coming along with me to dine at Carnivore? I'm dying to go but my travelling companion unfortunately is a vegetarian, and I don't want to force him along with me. :)
re: waytob
Well apparently it is one of the best restaurants in Kenya... of course I'd love to have tried the wild game but I hear they still do have ostrich, crocodile, and camel. Do you have any opinions about it? Any idea how much it costs to eat there? Any other recommendations? I'd appreciate any advice you have to give. Thanks!
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It used to be fantastic, but I'll be honest the last time I ate there was over 3 years ago, just before they put the game meat ban on. The place as a whole is a long way from what it used to be when it was on the top 50 list, and is more of a tourist gimmick now than anything else, hence the personal avoidance.
I think the average cost will be about $40, again prices may have gone up since I was last there, but the Kenya shilling is very weak against the USD, so you will benefit from the exchange rate.
It's a unique experience eating there, but in my opinion the lack of the real game meat makes it a rather pricey option for a grilled meat experience, at present the only exotic meats they serve are crocodile and ostrich, both of which are farmed. Occassionally they have gazelle from a farm up in Nanyuki.
Regarding other recommendations, its again very dependant on what sort of food you enjoy, you can get anything from a dingy ethiopian cafe, to a high priced amazing cellar experience. Perhaps if you could give me some boundaries or guidance tracks I would be better able to help.
Also it depends on where you are staying as well, to factor in the traffic etc.
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Thank you, I very much appreciate the advice. Reading through some of the other posts on Carnivore, I will likely decide to skip it after all. I believe I will be staying in the Lavington area, as I will be taking some Swahili lessons there for two weeks. Generally I eat simple, low-budget things though I am willing to splurge once in a while. I really do like eating what the locals do, as they really do tend to know what's best in their area! (I must say, thoughl that I am a west-coast Canadian girl so I have been especially missing good Japanese and Chinese food after a year away from home.) As I had mentioned, I am travelling with a vegetarian so veggie-friendly menu options are always appreciated too. :)
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From Lavington there are plenty of options in both ranges:
Habesha (hurlingham) and abyssinia (brookside) are both good Ethiopian low cost options and veg friendly, I find Abyssinia much better in quality and service.
You shoud go to Chowpatty for a full Indian veg meal, its cheap and does some great south Indian dishes.
Another place I think you'll enjoy is Diamond Plaza, set up by the new influx of Indians into Kenya, its a range of food stalls set around a central eating area and you can get anything from fresh sugar cane juice to a whole deep fried chicken with a spicy chilli sauce.
Local food tends towards Nyama choma, not very veg friendly - from lavington there's a place called Njuguna's thats a local haven.
If you're likely to be out and about at night there are some bars that are very tourist friendly - Gipsy, Black Diamond and Bacchus (on thursday's)
Our Japanese restaurants are run by Koreans (go figure) and in my opinion the best one is Furusato - love their sushi and they do a nice spicy vegetarian bibimbap
There's a new non-alcoholic place that is quite good for lebanese food, its called cafe habibi....in westlands.
Your average meal for the above places will be between $5 and $30, although Diamond plaza and abyssinia are very cheap. Furusato is probably the higher end of your eating experience, and we pay on average $30 per head (including wine or sake)
I hope this helps you, please let me know if you want anymore info
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Great info waytob, but can you recommend a lunch spot in the Karen area? We'll be by the Elephant Orphanage in the AM next month and will likely go to the Giraffe Center afterwards, and looking for a good meal in between. We were thinking of Tamambo at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden but reviews seem to say it's way overpriced.
Diamond Plaza sounds fun, like the hawker stalls in Singapore, but it's out of the way and we're going to Blanco's for dinner. How late are the stalls at Diamond Plaza open, in case we want a casual late night snack the evening we fly in? Or are there better options for that closer to our hotel, the Hilton?
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Hi PP
My apologies for the late reply, I have been travelling for the last 2 weeks and haven't had any access to the net unfortunately.
I am not sure if you have already made your trip, so will give recommendations either way:
Karen - there is the Talisman which is great for lunch or alternatively Que pasa which is also really nice
The Junction is a huge mall that is not too far away and has lots of options, including a great frozen yogurt place.
Diamond plaza is open till midnight, but some stalls close at 10, although this month they will stay open later because of Ramadhan.
The Hilton is in town so DP will be a bit out of the way, there are plenty of late night cafes open in the area, but I would recommend you don't walk around once it is dark.
I am not sure how long you will be in Nairobio for, but Blanco's will definitely be a treat for you, and there is a great karoga place round the corner from there called Azalea, where you can probably get a snack at after 10.00pm
Hope this helps
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waytob: thanks for your response! There's still a week before our trip so your feedback is very timely. We're only in Nairobi for a bit over a day so unfortunately not much time to explore.
Do you have African restaurants to recommend in the Karen area or a casual late night one near our hotel? Talisman & Que Pasa sound great but the food is more European, and I figure while in Africa, we should try that out! It would be really wonderful to try cuisines that aren't popular here in the San Francisco area -- we have lots of Indian & Ethopian restaurants, but not much of other African cuisines.
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Hi PP
In Karen, unless you find a local Nyama Choma place, not really. In town there are plenty, however from a safety aspect I would hesitate to recommend you walking to any of them late night.
The best places are the cafe's you will see along the sidewalk, often spilling over onto the road.
Biashara street has several such cafe's and a couple fo bar's.
There is also Tamarind, in town, part of our famous carnivore group.
If you fancy some spice but not typical formal north indian food then I would really recommend you make your way to Stavrose...this is an old very fanous restaurant in the CBD that is very popular with the local Indian community who don't like the heavy cream laden North Indian food
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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
KILLEEN, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009 Waiting at the airport last night for the last families to arrive for today's ceremony honoring victims of the fatal shooting rampage at nearby Fort Hood, several soldiers were dealing with their own pain and confusion by reaching out to families of the fallen and to each other.
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Hall, Army Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Rodriquez and Army Spc. Laurence Palmer manned a table near the airport's baggage claim area, where they welcomed arriving families of the 13 people killed and 38 others wounded during the Nov. 5 incident.
"We're here to meet the families, to hug them and tell them God is looking out for them," said Hall, a member of the U.S. Army Garrison. "We hope to give them a sense of comfort and community and to make sure they know that the Army is there for them."
Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 John Mabry, a human intelligence collection technician with 3rd Corps, stood with a list of incoming family members, checking to make sure all had transportation, a place to sleep and contacts for anything they might need while at Fort Hood.
"We want to be gracious hosts," he said. "What we're really doing is trying to help them through the worst time of their life."
Army Chaplain (Capt.) Kehmes Lands stood by to offer spiritual support. "Some of the families are taking it really bad," he said. "With others, you see them trying to hold it together in the airport. But as a chaplain, I can see through it, so I reach out to them."
Lands took several of the arriving families aside last night, praying with them and telling them about services available for them through the post's spiritual fitness center. Many of the families were gathered there last night, he said, seeking strength from each other through their shared sense of loss.
Memorial services are an all-too-familiar occurrence at Fort Hood, where the 1st Cavalry Division alone typically holds about one a month to honor combat casualties.
But Rodriguez, a U.S. Army Garrison soldier who's been stationed at Fort Hood for two and a half years, was struggling last night to come to terms with how a soldier could have turned on his fellow soldiers.
"I have mixed emotions," he said, including anger that the suspect is a soldier. "That has a lot of people upset," he said. It's just a tragic incident."
"You expect something like this when you go to war," said Army Staff Sgt. Andrea Hopkins, a reservist from the 1972nd Combat Stress Control Unit, who was among the mental-health team members called to Fort Hood after the shooting. "But it's just not something you expect at home."
Especially painful, she said, is the fact that the alleged shooter was a fellow mental-health provider, and that one of the soldiers wounded was a reservist from her Seattle-based unit.
As Hopkins stood at the airport last night awaiting another unit member's arrival, she struggled with her own cloud of emotions, including guilt that she hadn't been there for her fellow soldiers.
She and 12 other members of her unit had been slated to deploy to Iraq, but Hopkins' name had been taken off the list, she explained. She hadn't pushed to have her name reinstated -- mostly because she'd just returned from a deployment in 2007 -- and as a result, hadn't been with them at Fort Hood's Soldier Readiness Processing Station on Nov. 5.
One of her fellow reservists was shot and ended up hospitalized. Another, Hopkins' battle buddy, hadn't been hurt, but was badly shaken by the incident. "It makes you feel responsible when they are your soldiers," Hopkins said. "My soldiers were there, and I wasn't there for my battle buddy."
If there's one positive takeaway from the tragedy, Rodriquez said, it's knowing how his fellow soldiers stood up to protect and help each other while in the line of fire.
"I'm so proud of these guys," he said. "They did exactly what the Army taught them. They took care of their battle buddies and watched out for them. And when you think about what they did, the pride comes back."
Lands predicted that today's ceremony will help the entire Fort Hood community share that sense of pride, while helping families "get over the hump" to begin the long process of healing.
"They are going to see the good part of what we do: the perfection of the military, and how we honor soldiers, how we honor families and friends," he said.
Lands said he's been amazed at tragedy's unexpected impact. "I've seen the community come together like never before," he said. "We're stronger today than we ever were before."


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We get it, white people cannot, and will not ever be apologized to on anything to do with race. I understand why it is that way, but to call this anything else is disingenuous. President Obama took a big hit here.
I have seen those looks, "Oh no, it might bring in some of those people."
Actually there could be some truth to it, ... because people are afraid to go out as much, not as many opportunities for our perps.
Nothing is genuine anymore, somebody, give me something. People that are prejudiced are going to be that way, the racist, the bigots, and so on, and no PR show of unity is going to change that. And that is a sad thing.
Got a few guys that can tangle in the post, and solid scorers. Good moves based on their limited options. And these guys will probably get better playing with CP3.
Just a PR move for Broussard, the Old Metairie people think this sticks it to the poor riff raff of the parish. How about saving the tax payers some money and cut some of that overpriced staff, cronies, and former criminals, that would be impressive. We might start getting some decent services again.
Is that why we have such a hold on the top spot for corruption? I wish he would just drop dead so our state could move forward. No chance on that, those guys receive quality healthcare.
Wow, complete agreement on a news story. Maybe we can grow from here, ... I doubt it.
Tough guy bravado will get you nowhere, stop taking Goodfellas so serious. Nice tatoo.
King Broussard wants a monument to leave behind in an attempt to show a legacy of success, but we all know it is a legacy of cronyism and corruption. I hope we get to see this pos go down.
I think its that reap and sow thing working. Good, about time it works around here.
Keep working that base Piyush, you do not have much left, the rest of us have been on to you for quite a while.
Include the drones that talk on and on also, they are just as dangerous. These laws are needed ever since common sense went out the window. Of course they cannot be 'policed', but the after effects like liability can be increased, there is the reason for it.
I think some of the JP sheeple are catching on that we live in one of the highest tax base parishes, but are getting little in return because of the extortion by our local officials.
Are NO govt entities immune from prosecution? The local McDonald's is run with more competency.
Best wishes for Ashlee, this sucks.
"It is generally accepted that, among the 50 U.S. states, only Louisiana compares with New Jersey in the pervasiveness of its corruption -- the difference being in Louisiana, they actually know what they're doing is wrong." Have you ever heard anything that rang so true?
Looks like some people are not buying Piyush's phony ethics reform either.
"Contractors approved by the Parish Council", I think it is up to about a million a decision this group cost us, they could really use some downsizing and some limits on that open checkbook, but the voters still like to fund corruption, and they have no shame, what a system.
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Year ends with Josh Crowley death unresolved
Eight months after a passing motorist found the body of Joshua Crowley on Potter Road on Easter Sunday, the question of how he died remains unresolved.
Since his body was found, the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run has been identified and Tiffany Brooke Ashcraft was identified as the vehicle's driver.
On Easter Sunday, a passing motorist found Crowley's body on Potter Road after he had been hit the night before while walking home from a party.
According to a report from the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Ashcraft was the driver of the 2011 Lexus that hit Crowley. On April 7, the vehicle was traveling south on the road when Crowley was struck while walking in the roadway. After the collision, the vehicle left the scene. Crowley's body came to rest on the right shoulder of the roadway and was later found on April 8.
The speed limit on the road was 45 mph. Ashcraft's vehicle was traveling 58 mph at the time, according to the report.
The report also lists some toxicology results and states that Crowley had a .13 blood alcohol content at the time he was hit. Much of the information about Ashcraft's condition at the time of the incident is listed as unknown since the hit-and-run was not discovered right away, according to Highway Patrol staff.
At the time of hit and run, Ashcraft was a junior at Weddington High School.
In the days after Crowley's body was found, the North Carolina Highway Patrol began its investigation of the incident. The owner of the vehicle, who is listed as Eugene Kennedy Ashcraft in the Highway Patrol report, contacted the Highway Patrol in reference to the vehicle's involvement in the hit and run.
No charges have been filed yet against Tiffany Brooke Ashcraft, nor is it clear whether charges will be pressed. The Highway Patrol report lists the charges as pending.
In October, loved ones of Crowley stood next to a life-size cut out of Crowley and held signs and pictures of him in front of the Union County Courthouse as a way to help keep the case on people's minds and to remind them that it had been six months since the hit-and-run without completion of the investigation.
The reconstruction of the hit-and-run has been completed and a presentation was given to the District Attorney's Office by members of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Since then, the District Attorney's Office has asked them to do more interviews and to investigate further.


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When the Peugeot 3008 crossover arrived in 2008, the Nissan Qashqai's crown was under severe threat of being stolen. Since then, the 3008 has remained one of our favourite crossovers, despite a wide range of competition coming onto the market in the form of the Skoda Yeti, Kia Sportage and Mazda CX-5.
To keep it fresh, the 3008 was treated to a facelift earlier in 2014 with tweaks to the exterior styling to keep it in line with the rest of the Peugeot range, and a few minor changes inside to make it feel more expensive. The 3008 comes in four trim levels - starting with entry-level Access, moving up to Active, Allure and special edition Crossway.
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Under the bonnet, the 3008 is available with six engines. For those looking for petrol power, there are 120bhp VTi and 155bhp THP 1.6-litre units, while diesel buyers have the choice between a 115bhp 1.6 HDi or 2.0 HDi with either 150bhp or 163bhp.
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Prices start at just over £17,000 for the entry level 1.6-litre petrol Access, and top out just under £30,000 for the top spec HYbrid4.
The 3008 isn't the most attractive crossover on the market compared to more recent rivals, but it remains a practical and competitively-priced option. However, it's beginning to feel dated now, even after a mid-life refresh.
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When the 3008 first arrived, its styling was slightly awkward and forgettable. Since then, a facelift brought it into line with the rest of the current Peugeot range with a smaller grille, slimmer headlights with LED strips and rear lights with Peugeot's new tiger-claw design. It has helped the 3008 stay fresh, but it still isn't the last word in crossover style especially compared to more recent rivals from Nissan and Mazda.
Inside, the 3008 has a driver-focused interior with a swooping grab handle and raised centre console. There's also a bank of toggle switches which control things like the head up display. These are nice additions, but the Volkswagen Tiguan and Nissan Qashqai feel more solid and less dated.
The Peugeot 3008 performs well as a relaxing long distance cruiser. It won't provide an exciting driving experience through the corners, but the high-riding Peugeot feels smooth on bumpy British roads. The HYbrid4 model feels less cosseting, though, thanks to firmer suspension to cope with the extra weight.
The 1.6-litre VTi petrol is slow and requires some effort to get decent performance, so the diesels are our pick of the range. The 1.6 HDi is a little sluggish with a 0-62mph time of 13.6 seconds - this falls to 14 seconds if you choose the eco e-HDI version. The 2.0 HDI is much livelier with a sub-10 second 0-62mph sprint time.
The Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 was the first ever production car powered by both a diesel engine and electric motor. It's incredibly efficient too. The 163bhp 2.0 litre-diesel engine cuts out and lets the 37bhp electric motor do most of the work in stop start traffic. Although noisy, it achieves a rapid 0-62mph time of 8.5 seconds.
As a manufacturer, Peugeot put in a much better 14th place performance in our 2014 Driver Power survey compared to its 31st position in 2013, which shows the brand is taking more care in the way they build their cars and deal with customers. The 3008 put in an average performance, placing in 69th position, with owners criticising the ride quality, running costs and in-car technology over everything else.
Although dealer service and the Peugeot 3008's build quality have improved, reported electrical faults mean it's not as reliable as the Nissan Qashqai or Volkswagen Tiguan.
As for safety, the Peugeot 3008 scored a full five-star Euro NCAP rating when it was crash tested back in 2009, with 86 per cent for adult occupant protection and an impressive 97 per cent in the safety assist category.
Six-airbags, seatbelt reminders, an electronic parking brake ESP and Isofix mounting points for child seats are standard. Higher up the range, the 3008 can be specced with Grip Control to assist in trickier road and weather conditions.
Thanks to the shape of the 3008, practicality is a strong point for this crossover. Three passengers can sit comfortably in the back because of the long wheelbase and high roofline. Up front, the glovebox is tiny, but the huge door pockets and large storage compartment in the centre console make up for this.
The boot is a decent 512 litres, beating that of many of its rivals. The false floor splits three ways so there are plenty of combinations to suit a variety of loads. With the rear seats folded, loadspace increases to 1,604 litres. The Hybrid4 is slightly less practical because of the batteries, but total loadspace still tops out at a generous 1,435 litres.
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The most efficient engine in the range is the diesel-electric HYbrid4. This returns 85.6mpg on the combined cycle, with CO2 emissions of 85g/km. The normal diesel engines are much cheaper than the hybrid model, but are almost as green.
The 1.6 HDI with EGC automatic gearbox can return 67.3mpg on the combined cycle while emitting just 110g/km of CO2. Even the punchier 2.0 HDI manages 53mpg and 139g/km.
The diesels will cost you more to insure than the petrols and have shorter service intervals, but are worth the extra outlay for the improved refinement and running costs.
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After living with a diesel auto zafira for three years,which let us down twice, stranding us badly. Our first and last Vauxhall. We bought a Peugeot 3008 diesel auto, friends tut-tutted, but after 12 months trouble free ownership, we are very pleased with it. A pleasure to drive, easy to park and over 600miles on a tankful in comfort. Brill!
Our British roads feel smooth? Really. WORST car I have ever had. Jerks as it pulls away. Jittery drive on British road. Stop start has never worked consistently, sometimes it works, other times for months it won't work at all. Passenger seat is completely different in comfort level to the drivers. Centre glove box opens only so the passenger can access it (ie left hand drive drivers side).
I rented one for a few days in Scotland last month. First thing that happened is the sun visor came off it's mounting as I tried to fold it down. This, a car with less than 5k on the clock. Overall I couldn't wait to return it.
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PC-20 is designed to meet DoD readiness requirements and provide servicemembers employment opportunities after military retirement. To be eligible for hire under this policy, military controllers must have retired after 20 years of military Service and received either air traffic control specialist certification or a facility rating to FAA standards. The FAA does not allow controllers to work traffic past their 56th birthday.
"This venture offers a pool of talent for the FAA. Controllers from throughout the military can remain in their chosen career field after retirement, increasing the overall experience level among controllers and reducing the training workload for everybody," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mike Ryan.
Retired air traffic controllers from all military Services are eligible for this program. "While the Air Force took the lead on this project, all the military branches will benefit. Through PC-20, we hope to encourage our controllers to complete a military career, be it 20 years or more, then have an opportunity to share their talents in the civil sector," Ryan said.
PC-20 is not an employment guarantee, but a new opportunity for retired military air traffic controllers. Application forms and job announcements will be available after Dec. 1, 1999, at http://jobs.faa.gov/forms.asp and http://jobs.faa.gov/annsumm.asp. Addresses for FAA regions can be found at http://jobs.faa.gov/phone.html. For more details on PC-20, visit the Air Force Flight Standards Agency website at http://www.andrews.af.mil/tenants/affsa/XAO.htm and select the PC-20 hot button.


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The procedure is different from past years, when applications could be mailed. There has been a lag in approved applicants this year, which number 500 so far, officials said.
Summer employment is open to city residents, ages 14 to 18. Applicants should arrive at Saturday's sign-up in interview attire, completed application, photo ID, birth certificate, Social Security card, working papers (14-17 years old).
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A downhole apparatus comprises a plurality of tubing sections. Each tubing section has substantially cylindrical portions initially of a first diameter for coupling to end portions of adjacent tubing sections. The end portions are expandable to a larger second diameter. Each tubing section also has an intermediate folded wall portions initially in a folded configuration. The intermediate folded wall portions are unfoldable to define a substantially cylindrical form of a third diameter.
1. Downhole apparatus comprising a plurality of tubing sections, each tubing section having: substantially cylindrical end portions initially of a first diameter adapted for coupling to end portions of adjacent tubing sections and said end portions being expandable at least to a larger second diameter; and intermediate folded wall portions initially in a folded configuration and being unfoldable to define a substantially cylindrical form of a third diameter.
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providing a plurality of tubing sections, each tubing section having substantially cylindrical end portions of a first diameter and an intermediate folded wall portion in a folded configuration;
coupling the tubing sections together via the end portions to form a tubing string;
running the tubing string into a bore; and
reconfiguring the tubing string by expanding the end portions at least to a larger second diameter and unfolding the intermediate folded wall portions to define a substantially cylindrical form of a third diameter.
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[0001] This invention relates to deformable tubing, and in particular to deformable tubing for use in downhole applications.
[0002] There have been numerous proposals for forms of deformable tubing for use in downhole applications. One such form is relatively thin-walled "C-shaped" or "folded" tubing which comprises tubing which is or has been collapsed, flattened, corrugated, folded or otherwise deformed to assume a smaller diameter configuration. One example of such tubing is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,702 (Nobileau). For brevity, such tubing will hereinafter be referred to as "folded" tubing. The tubing, which is typically continuous and reelable, is run into a bore in the folded configuration and then unfolded, by use of an appropriately shaped cone or application of internal pressure, to assume a larger diameter cylindrical form.
[0003] Use of such folded tubing is also disclosed in EP 0 952 306 A1 (Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B. V.), the various forms of folded tube being spooled around a reeling drum in their folded shape and reeled from the drum into an underground borehole.
[0004] WO 99/35368 (Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B. V.) discloses methods for drilling and completing a hydrocarbon production well. The well is lined with tubing which is expanded downhole to provide a slim borehole of almost uniform diameter. In one embodiment, the tubing is made up of a series of pipe sections that are interconnected at the wellhead by screw joints, welding or bonding to form an elongate pipe of a substantially cylindrical shape that can be expanded and installed downhole.
[0005] It is among the objectives of embodiments of the present invention to facilitate use of folded tubing in downhole applications, and in particular to permit use of tubing made up from a plurality of folded pipe sections which may be coupled to one another at surface before being run into the bore.
[0006] According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided downhole apparatus comprising a plurality of tubing sections, each tubing section having substantially cylindrical end portions initially of a first diameter for coupling to end portions of adjacent tubing sections and being expandable at least to a larger second diameter, and intermediate folded wall portions initially in a folded configuration and being unfoldable to define a substantially cylindrical form at least of a larger third diameter.
[0007] The invention also relates to a method of lining a bore using such apparatus.
[0008] Thus, the individual tubing sections may be coupled together via the end portions to form a string to be run into a bore. The tubing string is then reconfigured to assume a larger diameter configuration by a combination of mechanisms, that is at least by unfolding the intermediate portions and expanding the end portions. The invention thus combines many of the advantages available from folded tubing while also taking advantage of the relative ease of coupling cylindrical tubing sections; previously, folded tubing has only been proposed as continuous reelable lengths, due to the difficulties that would be involved in coupling folded tubing sections.
[0009] Preferably, transition portions are be provided between the end portions and the intermediate portions, and these portions will be deformable by a combination of both unfolding and expansion. The intermediate wall portion, transition portions and end portions may be formed from a single piece of material, for example from a single extrusion or a single formed and welded sheet, or may be provided as two or more parts which are assembled. The different parts may be of different materials or have different properties. The end portions may be foldable, and may have been previously folded. Alternatively, or in addition, the end portions may be folded following coupling or making up with other end portions. This would allow cylindrical tubing sections to be made up on site, and then lowered into a well through a set of rollers which folded the tubulars including the end portions, into an appropriate, smaller diameter folded configuration. Indeed, in certain aspects of the invention the end portion may only be subject to unfolding, and may not experience any expansion.
[0010] The end portions may be provided with means for coupling adjacent tubing sections. The coupling means may be in the form of male or female threads which allow the tubing sections to be threaded together. Alternatively, or in addition, the coupling means may comprise adhesive or fasteners, such as pins, bolts or dogs, or may provide for a push or interference type coupling. Other coupling means may be adapted to permit tubing section to be joined by welding or by amorphous bonding. Alternatively, or in addition, the apparatus may further comprise expandable tubular connectors. In one embodiment, an expandable connector may define female threads for engaging male threaded end portions of the tubing sections.
[0011] Preferably, the first diameter is smaller than the third diameter. The second and third diameters may be similar. Alternatively, the unfolded intermediate wall portions may be expandable from the third diameter to a larger fourth diameter, which fourth diameter may be similar to the second diameter.
[0012] According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of creating a bore liner, the method comprising:
[0013] providing a tubing section having a folded wall and describing a folded diameter;
[0014] running the tubing section into a bore;
[0015] unfolding the wall of the tubing section to define a larger unfolded diameter; and
[0016] expanding the unfolded wall of the tubing section to a still larger diameter.
[0017] This unfolding and expansion of the tubing section is useful in achieving relatively large expansion ratios which are difficult to achieve using conventional mechanisms, and also minimising the expansion forces necessary to achieve desired expansion ratios.
[0018] The unfolding and expansion steps may be executed separately, or may be carried out in concert. One or both of the unfolding and expansion steps may be achieved by passing an appropriately shaped mandrel or cone through the tubing, by applying internal pressure to the tubing, or preferably by rolling expansion utilising a rotating body carrying one or more rolling members, most preferably a first set of rolling members being arranged in a conical form or having a tapered form to achieve the initial unfolding, and a further set of rolling members arranged to be urged radially outwardly into contact with the unfolded tubing section wall. Of course, the number and configuration of the rolling member sets may be selected to suit particular applications or configurations. The initial deformation or unfolding may be achieved by simple bending of the tubing wall, and subsequent expansion by radial deformation of the wall, reducing the wall thickness and thus increasing the wall diameter.
[0019] The tubing section may be reelable, but is preferably formed of jointed pipe, that is from a plurality of shorter individual pipe sections which are connected at surface to make up a tubing string. Alternatively, the tubing section may be in the form of a single pipe section to be used as, for example, a straddle.
[0020] Preferably, an upper portion of the tubing section is deformed initially, into contact with a surrounding wall, to create a hanger and to fix the tubing section in the bore. Most preferably, said upper portion is initially substantially cylindrical and is expanded to create the hanger. The remainder of the tubing section may then be unfolded and expanded.
[0021] The tubing section may be expanded into contact with the bore wall over some or all of the length of the tubing section. Where an annulus remains between the tubing section and the bore wall this may be filled or partially filled by a settable material, typically a cement slurry. Cementation may be carried out before or after expansion. In other embodiments, a deformable material, such as an elastomer, may be provided on all or part of the exterior of the tubing section, to facilitate formation of a sealed connection with a surrounding bore wall or surrounding tubing.
[0022] These and other aspects of the present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0023]FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a section of deformable downhole tubing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
[0024]FIG. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
[0025]FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing the tubing following expansion;
[0026]FIG. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of FIG. 1; and
[0027]FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a step in the installation of a tubing string in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0028] Reference is first made to FIG. 1 of the drawings, which illustrates downhole tubing 10 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The tubing 10 is made up of a plurality of tubing sections 12, the ends of two sections 12 being illustrated in FIG. 1. Each tubing section 12 defines a continuous wall 14 such that the wall 14 is fluid tight. Each tubing section 12 comprises two substantially cylindrical end portions 16 which are initially of a first diameter d1 (FIG. 2) and, as will be described, are expandable to a larger second diameter D1 (FIG. 3). However, the majority of the length of each tubing section 12 is initially in a folded configuration, as illustrated in FIG. 4, describing a folded diameter d2 and, as will be described, is unfoldable to a substantially cylindrical form of diameter D2, and subsequently expandable to the same or similar diameter D1 as the expanded end portions 16.
[0029] Between the end portions 16 and intermediate portions 18 of each tubing section 12 are transition portions 20 which are adapted to be deformed by a combination of unfolding and expansion to the diameter D1.
[0030] In use, the tubing sections 12 may be coupled together on surface in a substantially similar manner to conventional drill pipe. To this end, the tubing section end portions 16 are provided with appropriate pin and box couplings. The thus formed tubing string may be run into a drilled bore 30 to an appropriate depth, and the tubing string then unfolded and expanded to create a substantially constant bore larger diameter tubing string of diameter D1. The unfolding and the expansion of the tubing string may be achieved by any appropriate method, though it is preferred that the expansion is achieved by means of a rolling expander, such as described in WO00/37771, and U.S. Ser. No. 09/469,643, the disclosures which are incorporated herein by reference. The running and expansion process will now be described in greater detail with reference to FIG. 5 of the accompanying drawings.
[0031]FIG. 5 of the drawings illustrates the upper end of a tubing string 32 which has been formed from a plurality of tubing sections 12 as described above. The string 32 has been run into a cased bore 30 on the end of a running string 34, the tubing string 32 being coupled to the lower end of the running string 34 via a swivel (not shown) and a roller expander 36. In this particular example the tubing string 32 is intended to be utilised as bore-lining casing and is therefore run into a position in which the upper end of the string 32 overlaps with the lower end of the existing bore-lining casing 38.
[0032] The expander 36 features a body 40 providing mounting for, in this example, two sets of rollers 42, 44. The lower or leading set of rollers 42 are mounted on a conical body end portion 46, while the upper or following set of rollers 44 are mounted on a generally cylindrical body portion 48. The rollers 44 are mounted on respective pistons such that an increase in the fluid pressure within the running string 34 and the expander body 40 causes the rollers 44 to be urged radially outwardly.
[0033] On reaching the desired location, the fluid pressure within the running string 34 is increased, to urge the rollers 44 radially outwardly. This deforms the tubing section end portion 16 within which the roller expander 36 is located, to create points of contact between the tubing section end portion outer surface 50 and the inner face of the casing 38 at each roller location, creating an initial hanger for the tubing string 32. The running string 34 and roller expander 36 are then rotated. As the tubing string 32 is now held relative to the casing 38, the swivel connection between the roller expander 36 and the tubing 32 allows the expander 36 to rotate within the upper end portion 16. Such rotation of the roller expander 36, with the rollers 44 extended, results in localised reductions in thickness of the wall of the tubing section upper end portion 16 at the roller locations, and a subsequent increase in diameter, such that the upper end portion 16 is expanded into contact with the surrounding casing 38 to form a tubing hanger.
[0034] With the fluid pressure within the running string 34 and roller expander 36 being maintained, and with the expander 36 being rotated, weight is applied to the running string 34, to disconnect the expander 36 from the tubing 32 by activating a shear connection or other releasable coupling. The expander 36 then advances through the tubing string 32. The leading set of rollers 42 will tend to unfold the folded wall of the transition portion 20 and then the intermediate portion 18, and the resulting cylindrical tubing section is then expanded by the following set of rollers 44. Of course, as the expander 36 advances through the string 32, the expansion mechanisms will vary as the expander 36 passes through cylindrical end portions 16, transitions portions 20, and folded intermediate portions 18.
[0035] Once the roller expander 36 has passed through the length of the string 32, and the fluid pressure within the running string 34 and expander 36 has been reduced to allow the rollers 44 to retract, the running string 34 and expander 36 may be retrieved through the unfolded and expanded string 32. Alternatively, before retrieving the running string 34 and expander 36, the expanded string 32 may be cemented in place, by passing cement slurry down through the running string 34 and into the annulus 52 remaining between the expanded string 32 and the bore wall 54.
[0036] It will be apparent to those of skill in the art that the above-described embodiment is merely exemplary of the present invention, and that various modifications and improvements may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the tubing described in the above embodiment is formed of solid-walled tube. In other embodiments the tube could be slotted or otherwise apertured, or could form part of a sandscreen. Alternatively, only a relatively short length of tubing could be provided, for use as a straddle or the like. Also, the above described embodiment is a "C-shaped" folded form, and those of skill in the art will recognise that the present application has application in a range of other configuration of folded or otherwise deformed or deformable tubing. Further, the present invention may be useful in creating a lined monobore well, that is a well in which the bore-lining casing is of substantially constant cross-section. In such an application, the expansion of the overlapping sections of casing or liner will be such that the lower end of the existing casing is further expanded by the expansion of the upper end of the new casing.
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The 'Cats placed fourth at the America East Championship last February with 102 points.
The 05-06 New Hampshire track team is captained by senior Chia-Ling Wu (Merrimack, N.H.), who will lead the 'Cats in both the shot-put and the weight.
Sophomores Kiah Quarles (Derry, N.H.), Cathy Parker (Westford, Mass.), Rebecca Haley (Dover, N.H.) and Amy Roccio (Beverly, Mass.) all earned points for the Wildcats at the 2005 Indoor Championship.
Quarles took second in the long jump with a leap of 5.44 meters, while Parker took fourth in the one-mile run (5:03.91) in the 2005 America East indoor championships.
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Monday, September 1, 530 to 800, Roundtable on Resource Competition, USD- Army War College Project, IPJ 253.
Tuesday, September 2, 400 to 520, Orientation for New Students, IPJ 253.
Tuesday, September 2, 530 to 650, Planning Session for NATO/European Security Seminar, IPJ 253.
Wednesday, September 3, 400 to 600, Reception and Welcome to all Graduate Students in the College of Arts and Sciences, IPJ Garden of the Sea.
Monday, September 15, Deadline for Commitment to Washington DC Seminar in January 2015 on US Foreign Policy with Dr. David Shirk.
Wednesday, September 17, 400 to 520, Dr. Bruce Newsome, "The UK and New Challenges to NATO," IPJ 253.
Thursday, September 18, 530 to 650, Dr. Michael Pfau, "Germany, Russia, and European Security," IPJ 253.
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Thursday, October 2, 1215 to 200, Panel on German Unification, IPJ 253.
Thursday, October 9, 1215, Music by Bach, Meeting of Each and West Germany, directed by Dr. Marianne Pfau, (5 dollars for students,) French Parlour, Founders Hall.
Tuesday, October 14, 1230 to 145, Dr. John Stoessinger, "From Holocaust to Harvard," Book Presentation, MRH Warren Auditorium.
Tuesday, October 14, 700 to 830, Women Peacemakers Panel, IPJ Auditorium.
Thursday, October 16, 530 to 630, Dr. Necla Tshirgi, "Turkey and New Challenges in the Middle East," IPJ 253.
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"A parish in the Union of Llanfyllin, composed of the lower division, in the Cynlleth and Mochnant division of the hundred of Chirk, county of Denbigh; and the upper portion, in the upper division of the hundred of Llanfyllin, county of Montgomery; 12 miles (W by S) from Oswestry, and containing 2344 inhabitants. ..... This parish is intersected by the river Moch, which, at the distance of four miles from the village, forms the much admired waterfall called Pistyll Rhaiadr. ..... The river precipitates itself with great impetuosity down a steep descent of more than 150 feet, and, being interrupted in its fall by a projecting mass of rock, through which it has formed a channel, forms a second fall beneath a lofty arch to the base of the mountain."
[ A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1833 & 1849, Samuel Lewis]
According to Archdeacon Thomas, the parish of Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant at one time included the parishes of Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, Llangadwaladr, Llangedwyn; and part of Llanwddyn (in Montgomeryshire).
The townships of the parish of Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant which were in the pre-1974 county of Montgomery were: Abermarchnant, Brithdir, Castellmoch, Cefn Coch, Glanhafon Fach, Glanhafon Fawr and Nantfyllon.
The townships which were in the pre-1974 county of Denbigh were: Banhadla Ucha, Banhadla Isa, Gartheryr, Henfachau, Trebrys Fawr, Trebrys Fach, Trefeiliw, Tre'r-Llan and Tre-Wern.
The parish church was on the Denbighshire side of the border; therefore the parish registers have been deposited in the Denbighshire Record Office, Ruthin.
The village is perhaps best known as the place where William Morgan, who was vicar from 1578 to 1588, completed his translation of the Bible into Welsh.
The Clwyd FHS website has a photograph of the parish church.
St Dogfan's church - on the Mathrafal Deanery site
A district church (SJ 136231), dedicated to St. Mary, was built at Rhos-y-Brithdir in 1892 - in the Montgomeryshire section of the parish. Presumably because of this, some family history databases and websites state that there are two parishes named Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant - one in Denbighshire, and one in Montgomeryshire. This is completely incorrect.
The Clwyd FHS website has a photograph of St. Mary's church.
Nonconformist Churches "Welsh Church Commission - County of Denbigh - The Statistics of the Nonconformist Churches for 1905"lists the following nonconformist places of worship in the Civilparish of Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant :
|Name of Chapel
|Number of "adherents"
|Soar, Gefailrhyd
|Bethel, Maengwynedd
|Calvinistic Methodists
|Calvinistic Methodists
|Salem, Pentrefelin
|Calvinistic Methodists
|Tabor, Maengwynedd
Parish Registers
|1678 - 1847
|1682 - 1919
|1678 - 1930
|1678 - 1812
|1678 - 1812
|1678 - 1812
Bishop's Transcripts
|Deposited at the National Library of Wales
|Microfilmed copies
|1662 - 1844
|1662 - 1844
In the GRO indexes to civil registration, entries for Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant are in the format :
(GRO index references have no relevance at the local Superintendent Registrar's Office)
Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant - on wikipedia
Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant photographs - on geograph.org.uk
Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfalls
On Clwyd FHS's site there is a diagram showing parish names/positions with links to pages for the parish church
Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348. Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county
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