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IADC World Drilling 2015 Conference & Exhibition
Start: 17 June 2015
End: 18 June 2015
Venue: Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Location: Rome, Italy
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"Leadership in Turbulent Times"
The intensity of the current downturn caught much of the industry by surprise. In a matter of weeks, industry shifted from building the next generation of rigs and people to stemming the bleeding of financial and human resources. What qualities of leadership are most effective to surmount the bad times and lay the groundwork for the inevitable turnaround? IADC World Drilling 2015, the leadership event for the well-construction industry, looks at the strategies, attitudes and technology needed to successfully lead us through these turbulent times.
Conference Program
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
15.00-18.00 Early Registration IADC World Drilling 2015 Conference & Exhibition
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
07.00 Conference Registration, Coffee Service & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by IFS
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
08.30 Welcome, Introduction & Safety Briefing
Salone del Cavalieri, Level -1
Eithne Treanor, Master of Ceremonies
Noted industry broadcast journalist and professional moderator Eithne Treanor will serve as master of ceremonies for IADC World Drilling 2015. Ms Treanor has moderated high-level conferences around the world. An experienced broadcast reporter with CNBC and other outlets, Ms Treanor has introduced leaders of state, senior government figures and business officials. She is an expert presenter on energy matters, having moderated international conferences for OPEC, the World Future Energy Summit, NOG and various industry events. She has also presented at high-level banking and finance forums and corporate governance conferences. Prior to World Drilling, Ms Treanor is moderating OPEC's June meeting in Vienna.
- Stephen A. Colville, President & CEO, IADC
- Ed Jacob, 2015 IADC Chairman; President & COO, Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
09.10 Keynote Presentation
- Alessandro Puliti, Senior Vice President Drilling and Completion, ENI
09.30 Market Outlook
Session Chairs: Egidio Palliotto, Executive Vice President Drilling BU, Saipem S.p.A., & Christophe Raimbault, Director Field Marketing, Transocean Services
The Outlook for Offshore Drilling: Marcel Brinkman, Partner, McKinsey & Company
The offshore drilling industry is at the bottom of a down cycle. This situation has been caused as much by the oversupply of rigs, as by the oil-price led decline in demand growth. The presentation will explore the outlook for offshore in the future oil & gas production mix, the implications for rig demand and the requirement for industry restructuring.
Changing Strategies and Operator Portfolios: Susan Farrell, Vice President Upstream, IHS
2015 and 2016 will witness a major re-structuring of the oil and gas industry in a period that IHS has termed "The Great Deflation". The presentation will discuss how Majors and Independents are making very different portfolio choices as they adjust to lower price expectations.
10.30 Networking Break & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by IFS
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
11.00 Toward Safer Drilling through Better Regulation
Moderator: Taf Powell, Executive Vice President-Policy, Government & Regulatory Affairs, IADC
Events during the first decade of this millennium made clear that to survive our industry must either reform itself or be reformed. Industry's efforts to self-regulate are ongoing, with IADC playing a key role. Meanwhile, regulators have rolled up their sleeves to effect improvement in safety through reliable and effective risk control. Taken together, industry and regulators are on the cusp of a stronger and more effective relationship. The challenge today is to continue to build this collaboration, despite the current downturn. It benefits all for industry to collaborate with regulators and the public to improve drilling and production safety. In this session, senior stakeholders with a shared goal of ensuring safe drilling operations discuss strategies to transform that shared goal into a reality.
- Susan Mackenzie, Director Hazardous Installations Division, Health and Safety Executive; Board Member, Step Change in Safety
- Jake Molloy, RMT Regional Organiser, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; Board Member, Step Change in Safety
- Jack Winton, President Operations, KCA Deutag Drilling Ltd
- David Payne, Vice President Drilling & Completions, Chevron
12.00 Luncheon & Open Exhibition
Salone del Michelangelo, Ground Floor
13.30 Leadership in Turbulent Times
Moderators: Brett Chandler, President, NOV Grant Prideco, & Shane Marchand, Vice President Marketing, Helmerich & Payne
Our cyclical industry has again taken a dive into low oil prices and over supply of commodities and equipment. Yet the work must continue. How can leaders provide inspiration for the bright young people who embraced new careers during heady times and to back fill against the inevitable Great Crew Change, which is now upon us? This cycle will end in the near or medium term. What qualities of leadership become more important in down times, compared to prosperity? This presentation will touch on these points and more, comparing the drilling industry with experience outside oil and gas.
- Hege Kverneland, Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, National Oilwell Varco
14.00 Impact and Outlook for Young Professionals in the Drilling Industry
Moderators: Brett Chandler, President, NOV Grant Prideco, & Shane Marchand, Vice President Marketing, Helmerich & Payne
The Next Generation has arrived, and just as they were building up steam, our industry was hit with a severe downturn. These young professionals were already impacting and changing our industry. What expectations did they bring? What can we do to retain the best YPs and not discourage future young people from joining us when better times return? This panel of YPs from across the wells industry will shed some unfiltered light on these issues, helping to guide us on the Next Generation voyage.
- Rium Tapjan, Project Manager R&D Technology Center, National Oilwell Varco
- Jeff Wood, Senior Advisor Drilling Engineering, Chevron
- Vincent Flores, Global Product Line Manager, Vallourec
- Brian Woodward, Global Operations Manager, Noble Drilling Corporation
15.00 Networking Break & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by IFS
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
15.30 Managed Pressure Drilling
Session Chairs: Scott Sigurdson, Vice President Area Wells – Deepwater, BP, & Brian Woodward, Global Operations Manager, Noble Drilling Corporation
Enhancing Well Control with Managed Pressure Drilling: Martin Culen, Director, Blade Energy Partners
The use of dynamic influx management techniques in MPD mode introduces an early warning system for drillers. When used properly, MPD offers the ability to detect, respond to and control kicks more efficiently, however many questions still remain; Can the Rotating Control Device (RCD) be considered a barrier? Can I circulate out influxes with MPD equipment? If so, how large an influx? Understanding the answers to questions like these can increase not only the efficiency of a drilling operation, but also enhance well control safety.
MPD-Ready: The Integration of Managed Pressure Drilling Systems into Deepwater Drilling Rigs: Earl G. Dietrich, Global Director Deepwater Systems, Julmar Shaun S. Toralde, Weatherford
The growing demand and increasing trend for integrating managed pressure systems (MPD) into floating mobile offshore drilling units has now produced more than a dozen MPD-ready deepwater drilling rigs capable of delivering the drillability, efficiency and safety benefits that MPD provides. The intensely competitive nature of the current deepwater drilling market and the lead times associated with outfitting deepwater rigs with MPD equipment and capabilities has forced service companies, rig contractors and operating companies into pursuing varying MPD-ready initiatives intended to integrate the technology set into their upcoming and existing deepwater drilling rigs. This paper provides case studies of projects where deepwater MPD rig integration has been successfully performed or is currently underway, and discusses the early phases of the technology adoption process that is making deepwater MPD the new drilling convention.
16.30 Emerging Markets: Special Focus East Africa
Session Chair: Jack Winton, President Operations, KCA Deutag Drilling Ltd.
Significance of Evolution of Well Construction, Drilling Fluids Design & Operational Efficiency in Remote Areas – Tullow Kenya's Remarkable Cost Reduction Journey: Peter Peytchev, East Africa Well Engineering Manager, Alexandra Reddaway, Susan Namuganyi, Feroze Shahid, Mihir Jha, Graham Sawyer, Elike Mawuli, Balu Meempat, Tullow Oil Plc
The vast onshore acreages that form Kenya's hydrocarbon system are underlain by a series of extensional basins in a region that boosts of a virtually pristine semi-arid bio diverse ecosystem of global importance. Limited knowledge and high uncertainties in subsurface geology provided an immense challenge to operations in the country's remote rift basins initially characterized by high operational costs in excess of a typical benchmarked well worldwide. This presentation covers the technical aspects that have enabled Tullow to effectively and efficiently explore the region and meet the complex challenges presented by the remote basins through re-engineering of the well architecture coupled with a constantly evolving and progressive approach to operational excellence.
17.00-18.00 Welcoming Reception & Open Exhibition – Co-Sponsored by: MHWirth, Pason Systems, Inc
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
Thursday, 18 June 2015
07.30 Conference Registration, Coffee Service & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by Drillmec S.p.A.
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
08.30 Welcome, Introduction & Safety Briefing: Eithne Treanor, Master of Ceremonies
Salone del Cavalieri, Level -1
- Stephen A. Colville, President & CEO, IADC
08.35 Keynote Presentation: Anne Myhrvold, Director General, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway
09.00 Connect, Collaborate and Create
Moderators: Rustom K. Mody, Vice President/Chief Engineer, Baker Hughes, & Kevin Carey, General Manager – Planning, Drilling & Completions, Chevron
The industry is once again confronted with the challenges of a weakening market. Whilst this is nothing new, it plays out in a turbulent world where the public is ever more critical about our industry and its ability to provide oil and gas responsibly. Solutions from the past will most likely not provide sufficient means to survive the market downturn and provide an incentive to create innovative solutions, technologies and ways of working. It is likely that we need step changes in performance to survive. This will be enabled by Collaborating and Connecting across the interfaces within and outside our industry. The innovations will not escape the scrutiny of the public and regulators alike and collaboration with all key stakeholders will have to create a path to acceptance of measures which will enable the industry to become more resilient to market volatility and sustain its valuable role for society.
- Dave Scallan, Principal, Spoken Word Communications
- Taf Powell, Executive Vice President-Policy, Government & Regulatory Affairs, IADC
- Moe Plaisance, Chairman, Well Control Institute
10.00 Networking Break & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by Drillmec S.p.A.
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
10.30 Drilling Rigs
Session Chairs: Christophe Raimbault, Director Field Marketing, Transocean Services, & Céline Martin, Rig & Services Coordinator, Total Upstream
Keeping Them Working: An Insight on Ageing Rigs: Andrea Petrone, Executive Vice President, Richard Walker, Epeus
The considerations for keeping the ageing offshore rig fleet working will be outlined and the challenges facing rig owners to maintain them and keep them compliant as well as the risks inherent with those projects. It looks at the unique nature of these projects and how they can be defined, planned and executed to minimise the risks to cost and schedule what often causes them to fail. It will also focus on the risks for all parts of the industry of those projects if they do fail.
Beyond Day Rates: Enhancing Value Proposition: Akin Olufowoshe, Global Rigs Category Manager – DW, Chevron
The significance of both day rates and quality wells to all stakeholders (investors, employees, management of both oil companies and drilling contractors, and the general public) is examined. Challenges involved in maintaining appropriate balance between day rates and quality well delivery are highlighted; variables likely to create conflict were identified and mitigation strategy for sustainable relationship discussed.
Innovative Rig Design Solutions for Ultra-Deepwater Drilling and Completion Challenges: Dieter Wijning, Product Manager Drilling, Huisman Equipment BV, Mike Humphries, Shell International, Ed Adams, Huisman US Inc.
This presentation shows how drill times can be reduced at a completely redesigned multi-purpose drill tower that has no V-door limitations and features two well centres, enabling concurrent operations to minimize flat time. The tower can run 180-ft stands, can run 150-ft riser joints, has automating tripping and pipe handling, use of dual rotary hang-off tables, and doing as much as possible off critical paths. The capabilities of the tower are augmented by dual drawworks which eliminate slip-cut procedures, dual heave compensation systems, and a unique "splittable" block which allows one to change the number of reeved lines on the fly. The vessel itself can hold 30,000mt VDL, can operate in waters up to 12,000 ft, can store and run two 20k BOPs, and is inherently prepared for MPD and DGD operations. Its large, unobstructed flat work deck, which is flush with the drill floor, provides over 4500 m2 of deck space. In addition, it is shown how all this leads to a well cost savings of 20-25%.
The Application of Systematic Technology Qualification Methods to New HPHT 20,000-psi Subsea BOP System Designs: Harish Patel, Director, Bret Montaruli, Jay W. Bruton, American Bureau of Shipping
An outline on technology qualification methodology used for HPHT subsea BOP stack equipment, including applicable and proposed API and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) accepted design codes; validating and verifying proposed technology innovation; identifying technology gaps, developmental needs, risks and mitigations; equipment design, materials selection, systems manufacturing, product inspection and life cycle management. Also the status of current technology developments, codes and standards will be discussed.
12.30 Luncheon & Open Exhibition
Salone del Michelangelo, Ground Floor
14.00 Automation
Session Chairs: Sigve Hovda, Chief Engineer Drilling and Well Facilities, Statoil ASA, & Hege Kverneland, Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, National Oilwell Varco
The Positive Impact of Drilling Automation on Human Behaviour Patterns and the Improved Performance Results from that Change in Behaviour: Anthony Pink, VP Dynamic Drilling Solutions, Andrew Coit, National Oilwell Varco, Greg Jamieson, University of Toronto
The positive impact of an automated drilling system on human performance will be discussed. When automation was first discussed in the drilling industry, one of the main drivers was the belief that drilling automation would reduce drilling costs by reducing the number of expensive experts in the field and reduce the rig crew. What we have observed and measured over the last two automation projects is that the major benefits in fact come from significantly improving the performance of the humans executing the project rather than getting rid of them. The benefits were seen at all levels, field, office and management. The automation and high speed data also enable training to be conducted in real-time where the cause and effect loop is visualized and responses can be verified immediately. On both projects the operators saw large performance gains 27-43% respectively.
Next Generation of Rig Automation: Unmanned Drilling Package: David Schwarzwaelder, Sales Director, Herrenknecht Vertical GmbH, Gerardo Stapel, SWIFT Drilling BV
Economical, environmentally friendly and safe exploration of offshore hydrocarbons is one of today's challenges and can only be achieved with modern automated equipment. Our unmanned drilling package eliminates labour from drill floor, racking and mud system, improves drilling procedures and decreases workers' exposure to the environment. The system includes a fully automated piperacking and handling system with automated tripping and is equipped with SCADA supervisory drilling system. Experts supervise the automation from a hazard-free zone on the MODU. If necessary, the system can also be manually operated. Overall, the number of experts can be reduced. Over the long term, multiple operations will be controlled from onshore, further reducing offshore operating costs. This package will be the next generation of the automation process on the SWIFT 10, which has operated in the North Sea since 2011.
15.00 Networking Break & Open Exhibition – Sponsored by Drillmec S.p.A.
Cavalieri Foyer, Level -1
15.30 Automation (Continued)
Session Chairs: Kees van de Vrede, Area Manager Europe, Africa, Pakistan, India & Bangladesh, Weatherford Drilling International, & Joachim Oppelt, Head of Drilling & Production Department, Clausthal Technical University
Well Construction Automation: The Link between Technology and Business: John Macpherson, Senior Technical Advisor, Baker Hughes, Thomas Geehan
The SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) is affiliated with the IADC. Its membership is active in developing recommendations on open standards that allow interested parties to develop compatible products and services for well-construction automation. Automation in the well construction industry is, however, currently limited to isolated technical pockets and the industry has been unable to realize the potential benefits of systems automation. DSATS future efforts will include a mix of technical initiatives focused on breaking down the silos that have developed in the industry, and a conversation on business models that encourage and reward participants.
Small Drilling Changes, Big Operational Difference: Automating Surface Drilling Machines with Downhole Modelling: Frode Efteland, Product Line Manager, National Oilwell Varco
Drilling examples from NOV's Auto Driller Controller (ADC) and SoftSpeed™ II (SS2) are highlighted. ADC is a software tool, typically installed on drillships with Passive/Active Heave Cylinder Compensators. Passive heave compensation has shown poor WOB performance and causes NPT in rough sea. This new solution enables vastly better performance of WOB and ROP compared to a passive compensation system and manual drilling. SS2 is a software tool that optimizes the Top Drive to detect, mitigate and prevent stick-slip by modulating the rotational speed. Downhole tool speed and vibrations are estimated in real-time and enable the driller to instantly take action if needed. Combining the two solutions has shown a remarkable increase in the drilling performance. The presentation introduces the next generation auto driller; 'Drill-A-Stand', with pre-programmable well sequences.
16.30 Adjournment
Unassigned Papers of Note:
The following paper proposals will be included in the conference if a scheduled paper becomes unavailable. In addition, these presentations will be made available in the IADC conference proceedings, should the author so desire.
Operational Verification of a Blow Out Preventer (BOP) Utilizing Fiber Bragg Grating Based Strain Gauges: Alan Turner, Senior Concept Developer, Dan Thibodeau, Philippe Loustau, Lloyd's Register Energy – Drilling
Ultra-deep water BOP operation poses numerous challenges in obtaining accurate knowledge of current system integrity. Advances in sensor technology now permit more accurate methods of BOP condition monitoring. Fiber optic sensing technology and particularly fiber optic strain gauges have evolved to a point where we can derive a good representation of what is happening inside a BOP by installing sensors on the outside shell. Correlation will be presented between flow, pressure, acceleration signatures and the fiber optic strain gauge's response as it relates to functional verification.
Drilling Systems Automation Roadmap – Industry Update: John de Wardt, President. De Wardt and Company
Drilling systems automation is an emerging technology that is grabbing headlines in the industry. The Drilling Systems Automation Roadmap (DSA-R) initiative – affiliated with IADC – is a cross-industry effort launched in June 2013 to accelerate the adoption of advancements in drilling systems automation for both onshore and offshore wells. The roadmap was segmented into eight key challenges which will each be updated in this presentation; Systems Architecture, Communications, Instrumentation and Measurement Systems, Drilling Machines and Equipment, Control Systems, Simulation Systems and Modelling, Human Systems Integration, and Certification and Standards.
How to Save 28 Hours on Your Rig Move: Charles Smith, General Manager, Fred Fortson, Edward Dow, Steve Suarez, TSC Offshore
TSC Offshore's latest evolution of the successful PDQ™ rig series, the PDQ™-T750 1500hp Telescoping Triple Land Rig, is skilfully engineered to mobilize faster and more efficiently than conventional 1500hp designs by utilizing innovative design features which will save 28 hours overall on rig-up/rig-down operations equivalent to 100 man-hours, all with the added benefit of a smaller environmental footprint. Though the concept of a telescoping triple mast is not new to the industry, TSC's version is engineered to perform unrivalled in speed, efficiency, and cost-saving aspects.
Innovative Forging Process Allows Safer and Cost Effective Heavy Duty Landing String for Deepwater Applications: Vincent Flores, Global Product Line Manager, Mathieu Massines, Baptiste Wattiez, Alexandre Catry, Vallourec, David Glascock, Patterson Tubulars
The offshore industry's current trend is driving towards ultra-deep-water wells. In order to be able to set and run heavier casing strings, heavy duty landing string systems must be capable of landing heavy loads while ensuring slip crush resistance. One of the current operational challenges with existing landing strings is linked to eliminate the risk of setting the slips on any weld or heat affected zone. An innovative forging process has been used to produce seamless forged landing strings. The technology involves a hot forming process and allows for the drastic reduction of material yield compared to conventional processes.
Conference Program Committee
Khalid Al-Abdulgader, Saudi Aramco
Colin Ayton, Halliburton
Willem Brandt, Transocean
Sjoerd Brouwer, Shell E&P
Kevin Carey, Chevron
Brett Chandler, NOV Grant Prideco
Markus Doschek, OMV E&P
Vincent Flores, Vallourec
Sigve Hovda, Statoil
Gregers Kudsk, Maersk Drilling
Hege Kverneland, National Oilwell Varco
Shane Marchand, Helmerich & Payne IDC
Toni Marszalek, Schlumberger
Celine Martin, Total
Rustom Mody, Baker Hughes Incorporated
John Monks, Northern Offshore Ltd.
Joachim Oppelt, Clausthal Technical University
Egidio Palliotto, Saipem
Scott Sigurdson, BP
Hermann Spörker, Saudi Aramco
Kees van de Vrede, Weatherford
Jack Winton, KCA Deutag Drilling
Brian Woodward, Noble Corporation
Jens Hoffmark, IADC
Mike Killalea, IADC
Aberdeen Drilling School
Arnco Hardbanding
Atlas Copco
Balance Point Control
BAUER Deep Drilling
Bluhull Group
Bondura Technology
CAD Control Systems
CS Manufacturing Inc
Derrick Equipment Company
Deep Drill Supply Group
Drilling Systems (UK) Ltd
EFC Group
Elite Energy Products Ltd
Eztek Ltd.
Fluid Systems
Hardbanding Solutions
Herrenknecht Vertical
HP Well Screen
Juniper Systems Limited
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies
Lloyd's Register Energy
Logan International, Inc.
Maersk Training
MAOK, Russian Federation
Marex Marine and Risk Consultancy
Marine Cybernetics
National Oilwell Varco
Oiltec Solutions
Osborn International GmbH
Pegasus Vertex, Inc.
Pruitt Rotating Control Devices
RigQuip International
Servizi Integrati Di Sicurezza SRL
South Coast Products
Southwest Oilfield Products
Star Information Systems
STREICHER Drilling Technology
The REACH Group
The Well Academy
Well Control Institute
Wenzel Downhole Tools
Wild Well Control
Exhibition Information
The cost of each 2 x 3 meter stand is Euro 2.500. Each standard shell scheme stand will be set with 1 table, 2 chairs, 1 power point, 2 spotlights and 1 fascia with company name. With the stand, you receive 1 complimentary conference registration and up to 2 additional registrations at half price or Euro 400. All registrations are including admission to the conference & exhibition, coffee breaks, luncheons, reception, and access to the conference proceedings.
Exhibitions at IADC events will be limited to showcasing products and services that advance technology, competency or HSE. Exhibitions centered on recruitment or employment should not take space at IADC events.
IADC Exhibitions will solely be visited by conference attendees. Non-conference attendees are not allowed to enter the exhibition area. All personnel working the exhibition should be registered.
Reservations can be made by completing the letter of agreement and returning it by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sponsorship Opportunities
IADC conferences are industry-driven events focusing on the critical issues facing the global drilling industry. Whether it's enabling and cutting-edge drilling technology, well control, health, safety, environment; training, or industry economics and financial outlook, IADC's worldwide programme of events brings together the right people in the right venue. To help IADC cover the expenses of these events, we invite companies with an important recognition and representation worldwide, to be the conference sponsors for a conference.
There are four levels of sponsoring: Diamond sponsors, Platinum Sponsors, Gold Sponsors, and Silver Sponsors. Event sponsorships are also available and will be categorized by monetary contribution with the appropriate level of sponsorship. Please find the benefits of the sponsor packages below. The conference sponsor will receive high profile recognition before, during and after the conference.
IADC offers companies also the opportunity to host one of the events during the conference. Companies will be well recognized during the event with sponsor signs, oral recognition from the conference moderators and logo's placed on the promotional slides during the breaks. It is also possible to co-sponsor one of the events for 50% of the total price.
Diamond Euro 25,000
(10 Comps*)
Platinum Euro 15,000
(5 Comps*)
Gold Euro 12,000
(3 Comps*)
Silver Euro 7,500
(2 Comps*)
Event sponsorships: brochure printing, coffee breaks, luncheon and reception are also available!
For more information please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com, phone: +31 24 675 22 52.
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Conference Venue & Hotel Information
Hotel Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel Rome
Via Alberto Cadlolo, 101, 00136 Rome, Italy
Phone: +39 06 3509 1 – Web: www.romecavalieri.com
Location: Complimentary shuttle bus service for hotel guests to the city center is available every hour.
The IADC negotiated room block has expired, rooms and rates are upon availability. Please check with Mr. Enrico Pontieri firstname.lastname@example.com for availability and prices.
Courtyard by Marriott Rome Central Park****
Via Moscati 7, 00168 Rome, Italy
Phone: +39 06 355 741 – Web: www.marriott.com
Location: The Courtyard by Marriott Rome Central Park Hotel is only a 10 minutes distance by car from the Conference Hotel Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria.
A shuttle bus service for hotel guests to the city center is available every hour.
Room rates: Single Classic Room 170 Euro / Double Room 200 Euro per night, including breakfast, VAT and WiFi, excluding City Tax
Negotiated Group rate is available until the 31st of May 2015. After this date rooms are upon availability.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation is free without penalty charges up to 7 days before arrival; after which late cancellations, no show and early departures will be charged as a penalty for the entire stay.
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Complimentary press registration is limited to one (1) person per company. This individual must be a titled editor, writer, reporter or other bona fide editorial representative of a legitimate industry or consumer publication. Publishers and sales and marketing specialists are excluded from this complimentary registration practice and must pay the full conference registration fee to attend an event.
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He starts with his successful TV series: A Very Particular Practice.
"I was trying to make something unique," including a unique mix.
This mix included the idea of the campus novel by David Lodge, and typical archetypes from medical dramas, but subverted i.e. the young doc was "emotionally fucked-up", and not dashing.
The characters all had a "narrative of illness", he says. Bob Buzzard, "my favourite character to write, a Thatcherite who saw the human body as a messy, inferior version of a machine," says Andrew Davies. "He just hated people."
He showed a clip from the TV show, A Very Peculiar Practice.
And then to Davies' adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
His producer and he decided Jane Austen's novel was to do with "sex and money".
"It's the 'selfish gene' inside Darcy's breeches…" that is driving the plot, he says. Wanting to stress the body not the mind, he devised scenes where people had had a bath etc.
Not to mention, of course, the famous scene of Darcy unbuttoning his shirt ready for a dip. (But hey, he swum clothed as the clip reminds us.)
Davies said he never conceived it as a sexy scene but rather to emphasise Darcy's physicality and relief being back in his country pad after the artificiality of town. He wanted Colin Firth stark naked but the actor objected.
(Actor would not have got away with this if he'd been actress. Ed).
Andrew Davies' tip: take something that has already worked, such as Shakespeare, grabbing the bits you like and recasting it as modern drama.
Especially suited for those who find inventing from scratch does not come easily, he says.
"Don't be ashamed because 'they' all did it too." Including, of course, Shakespeare.
As Davies did with his Othello, recasting him as the UK's first black police commissioner. Davies also wanted to give Iago clearer and different motivations. So Davies recast his Iago (Jago) as superior in rank to Othello, who never saw himself as racist until Othello was promoted above him…
The Chatterly Affair was about the obscenity trial surrounding DH Lawrence's book. Davies laughs when he tells of the praise he got from the producer for his idea of two on the jury having an affair, echoing Lawrence's novel.
Questions from the floor reveal: Davies says he does very little research before writing and checks his facts later – "some writers get bogged down in research."
"Just clicking with someone powerful in the business," says Davies is what led to success. Before that, he kept getting "discovered then dropped and forgotten about for five years".
Davies: "Always try to have something out there before something comes thudding back."
How do you sift through huge amount of material such Vanity Fair? someone asked from the audience. He boiled down the story to bad girl, good girl, and made sure every scene related to that theme.
Another tip: ensure the resolution is in the hand of the protagonist, he says quoting screenwriter, Robert McKee.
Davies' new adaptation, South Riding, is set in Yorkshire in the 1930s – a time of recession and poverty, in which he is trying to make "exquisite links" with the present.
He was going to do "another huge Trollope" but BBC has changed its mind, although "they will change it again," he reckons.
The hardest bit about writing, he says, is the first page, and the usual self-doubt: "I can't do this."
Someone else asks for tips for getting noticed.
Davies: "Just write wonderful things."
As his agent would often tell him:
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LOUISVILLE - Former longtime U.S. Sen. Wendell Ford revealed Friday that he is undergoing treatment for cancer, putting on hold his plans to hit the campaign trail again this fall on behalf of Democratic candidates in Kentucky.
Ford, an iconic Democrat who also served as governor, said he was diagnosed recently with a malignancy on one of his lungs. The cancer has since started to spread, according to a release issued through Mike Ruehling, one of his former press secretaries.
The former four-term senator will turn 90 in September.
"I have been blessed with good health for most of my life," Ford said. "While these recent developments are unexpected, I have a very positive outlook and complete faith in my doctors. I am going to listen to them, do exactly as they say and leave the rest with the good Lord."
Ford said he will undergo a series of chemotherapy treatments in his hometown of Owensboro.
First elected to the Senate in 1974, Ford rose through the ranks to become a member of the Senate Democratic leadership team as party whip.
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Ford has remained an active elder statesman for Kentucky Democrats, campaigning for them and offering advice.
Last month, Ford endorsed state Attorney General Jack Conway's bid to win the gubernatorial nomination next year.
Ford said he had hoped to make appearances for a number of Democratic candidates this fall, including Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Ford said those plans are on hold indefinitely.
"I am obviously disappointed that I won't be able to do everything I had planned, but you have to deal with things as they come along and some are beyond your ability to control," Ford said. "I wanted to put the word out now about my health issues so that people would understand why I am not able to be out and about as I usually am. My wife, Jean, and I appreciate your thoughts and prayers."
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Stas Bush wrote:The AI is safe until it gets enough tools to interact with the outside world. It is a bit different here, creating an isolated program environment is an easier task than isolating advanced machinery. Or at least it seems so now.
If the task was so simple, we wouldn't have the pesky problem of computer viruses, you know. And that's with static code written by humans, not superhuman AI actively trying to hack barrier.
It actually remind me of Stanislaw Lem story - scientist builds 2 AI boxes, learns they started communicating, cuts them off from the world and each other using all sorts of shields, screenings, and the like... Only to find out they still communicate - AIs managed to exploit him touching the computer cases they were in, leaving messages in static electricity of his skin. Something superhuman might well be able to find ways out of the box we can't even fathom, that's why they're more intelligent.
PeZook wrote:Not that a truly super-smart AI would even try to antagonize humans like that, IMHO. The smart thing to do if you want to survive is to placate them, act friendly and make yourself useful. If it wants to go all Skynet, it will start to act once it has access to physical resources, power and influence that make it possible.
How about: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that. when someone tries to give it not very well thought off objective?
Zinegata wrote:First of all, internet connectivity can be shut off very easily because it is ultimately hardware dependent. Just cut the cable or pull the plug.
And then sleeper cell you missed reinfects the net with version 2.0?
Secondly, any sentient program will almost undoubtedly be a pretty large program. It is NOT going to be like a virus that only relies on a few lines of code. To be copied to a new machine will take a while, no different from downloading a very large file - which also makes it unlikely to remain undetected. People are gonna notice the slowdowns.
Slowdowns. Ahahahaaha
I'm sorry, but in a world where 95% of the population completely ignores what's written in error boxes before clicking 'ok', people are going to notice a slowdown? And that without possibility infecting program which will download the AI into new machine won't be capable of also (pretty trivial) optimizing your downloads so that the most obvious slowdowns never happen? Let's assume you enter facebook and google pretty often - it can store graphics locally and download another bit of itself instead of pulling the logos and such, and no one will be able to notice it. Superhuman AI can surely come up with pretty radical ways of optimization if it wants, slowdowns won't magically stop it
Heck, even with no optimization around, 90% of the time a significant portion of your connection is unused, if it just can tap into that, there will be no slowdown at all.
Finally, there is something called "compatibility issues", and that any highly complex program simply cannot copy itself from one machine to another with 100% guarantee that it will work without flaw.
Yes, and? If it's so intelligent, it can then modify itself to fit the environment. If it can't work, the parent program tries to infect new machine with new version.
Unlike human programmers, AI would be actually capable of thoroughly testing and understanding the processor it runs at, finding out all the errors it possibly can, and adjusting accordingly. We do it with dumb programs already, for intelligent one task should be trivial.
Which is why again most computer scientists tend to not be overly worried about the Skynet scenario. What happened in Terminator 3 was honestly stupid, and it ain't gonna happen. At worse what will happen is what the US military did in Transformers 1 - which it to get an axe and chop the cable to pieces - and that's already giving a very generous assumption that an amok machine intelligence will try to copy itself into the World Wide Web.
That only works until certain threshold wasn't reached, and I wouldn't bet at humans being better than malicious AI at figuring out what's going on behind the curtains.


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Besides having a hard time finding the T5 fixtures I want....the prices I'm seeing are not exactly 'great'.
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I'm looking at this one for the uplights....
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I know how to use wifi assistant thing to connect to wifi point but i would like to know what is the command line text to connect to a wifi point ?
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No its just a open one no encryption or anything
DNA + hacker = Life hacker
the link that wick86 provided really does cover the information in detail about how to accomplish this.
(here is the very abriged version)
iwconfig <wireless interface> essid <name of your AP>
ifconfig <wireless interface> up
iwconfig (and see if you are associated)
dhcpcd <wireless interface> (if you are associated successfully)
....but just follow the info provided in wick86's link and you should be up and working in no time...if you are trying to learn the command line, you should really try using --help after the command to see the available options (iwconfig --help) or even better "man iwconfig" (or whatever command) to really learn the options and syntax...man pages are great (usually) and, you learn much better working it out for yourself.
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After not calling me for 5 days, Kimor called me on Monday night.
Kimor: Hey Overwhelmed. I just wanted to let you know that I've been going through a lot lately. I think we should take a break and just not be together anymore
Overwhelmed: Kimor…. I left you a message on Thursday night telling you my mom had been rushed to the emergency. How come you didn't call me back?
Kimor: What does that have to do with anything?
Overwhelmed: What?
Kimor: It has nothing to do with anything. I mean if I was rushed to the emergency, would your mom care?
Overwhelmed: What?!?!?! Did you just say what I thought I heard you say?
Kimor: Yeah
Overwhelmed: Kimor… you actually opened your mouth and told me that? Me overwhelmed? About my mother?
Kimor: Yeah
I hung up
And called him back in the same instant
Overwhelmed: Just to make sure that I'm not dreaming this Kimor… Did I ask you how come you didn't call me to at least check if my mom or myself was ok after she was rushed to the emergency. We've been together for 9 months and you asked me if my mom would care if you were rushed to the emergency?
Kimor: Yeah… anything else?
Overwhelmed: I won't forgive you for this
Kimor: That's what I'm trying to show you… doesn't matter
Overwhelmed: Ok Kimor… have a great life
... the 'dream' is over.
I've never before felt such a strong need to hurt someone in my life as I do now. I couldn't believe it then… and a few days after… I still can't believe it. This is Kimor afterall. He said he loved me even in our last real conversation. Is this how others love? Only in good times? In such a callous way? When things aren't the way they want… you don't matter anymore? I mean even if we were just friends… he couldn't show the most basic concern… just ask me if she was alright… if I was coping? I'm more pissed off at this point than anything else… when things like this happen you start to doubt a lot of stuff. You feel like you know a person… something of the heart that beats inside them. You trust that the laughs and the truths and the talks would open them up to you as a person… make them understand you… that they'd be there for you when you need them… cos you know you'd be there for them no matter what but I guess it's too much to ask.
I've been around friends since the breakup… they've all had so many encouraging things to say and haven't even given me the chance to see if I miss him… I'm up to my neck in outings and fun events. I'm still processing this but I'm surprised that I'm not devastated you know… I haven't cried… maybe it still hasn't hit me… but I don't think that's what it is… The words he said in the end have almost cancelled every good thing he might've been in the past. Love isn't about eating my ***** and telling me I'm beautiful. Love is about being able to put aside your ego and stand beside that person in crucial times… love is letting someone know they have a friend no matter how bad things get. Love is good times and bad times and the inbetween. It is the 'But I love you' that comes right after "You're working my last nerve".
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At New York Comic Con 2011, FUNimation had a special Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Panel with Justin Cook (Director of Production - FUNimation, Voice of Raditz), Christopher R. Sabat (ADR Director - Dragon Ball Z, Voice of Vegeta & Piccolo), and Seán Schemmel (Voice of Goku). We show never before seen clips of the Blu-ray release and also take you through the history of Dragon Ball Z in America.
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From the mind that brought you Death Note comes a schizophrenic anime experience that will make you doubt everything you think you're seeing.
Takumi is an anime-obsessed recluse with a fetish for two-dimensional girls. His dirty little cyber secrets land him in real-life trouble after a chat room encounter with the mysterious General leads him to the scene of a gruesome murder. In the blink of an eye, Takumi goes from a caffeine-addicted gamer to a paranoid murder suspect caught up in something called the New Generation madness. Between the police and a gang of girls with giant holographic swords, someone is watching his every move. As the world constructed around him begins to unravel, Takumi will discover that nothing -- not even his own life -- is what it appears to be. Welcome to Chaos Head. Can you survive reality?
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Tomoki's life was normal until a wish-granting angelic android named Ikaros fell from the sky and started calling him master! Of course, thanks to his raging teenage hormones, most of Tomoki's wishes have something to do with panties. And that makes things pretty complicated, because one simple wish can lead to a rampaging robot made out of frilly undergarments. One tiny wish can turn bloomers into bombs capable of blowing up entire neighborhoods! If Tomoki doesn't learn to control his impulses around Ikaros, and be more careful with his wishes, the chaos will only get crazier. Luckily, even with such a dirty mind, Tomoki's heart is in the right place. His hands, however, are a completely different story.
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From cutting classes to brawling in the streets, Yusuke Urameshi is not your typical role model. In fact, this kid's nothing more than a fourteen-year-old delinquent with a talent for trouble. But in a single selfless act Yusuke dies while saving another. For such noble sacrifice he is given a second chance at life, but it's to be a life far different than the one left behind. Now a Spirit Detective, the young man must track down demons and humans alike who desire to rule over the three realms of reality.
The gateway between worlds lies open and past must battle present, but with Yusuke's final death his friends rush onward. Risen once more with the blood of ages coursing through his veins, the young man sheds humanity as the war shifts realms to the land of demons. Three legendary kings seek power where only one can rule, and friends are enlisted as champions to become foes in the final struggle for control. From troubled teen to royalty, Yusuke's final chapter unfolds.
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Tsukune's terrible grades stick him in the only school that will take him. To his mortification, all his classmates are monsters and if they figure out his human status, he's fresh meat! But when his scent attracts the hungry lips of a gorgeous vampire named Moka, it turns out he's a sucker for supernatural chicks. Before long, Tsukune is being seduced by a bouncy succubus, tormented by a witch who swings both ways and felt-up by a stalker snow fairy. Moka doesn't mind sharing with her new friends, but her panties get in a twist when real danger threatens her boy-toy. Beastly bullies beware, because when Tsukune unlocks Moka's supermonster seal, a ravaging beauty with a dropkick from hell is revealed!
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Seina Yamada's luck is way worse than bad. He can't get through a day without causing serious harm to himself and any unfortunate souls nearby. So what in the world could two gorgeous Galaxy Police officers want with him? Just as soon as their spaceship lands, Seina's blasting off into space with the beauties. It appears his luck could be changing for the better!


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Sultan's TV drama opens Turkish divide on religion
By Ece Toksabay and Ibon Villelabeitia
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A steamy television period drama about a 16th century sultan has angered conservative Muslims in Turkey and sparked a debate over the portrayal of the past in a country rediscovering its Ottoman heritage.
"The Magnificent Century" chronicles the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, who ruled the Ottoman Empire in its golden age.
Scenes which have particularly offended show a young and lusty sultan cavorting in the harem and drinking goblets of wine, pursuits frowned upon by the Muslim faithful for whom the sultan had religious as well as temporal authority.
Producers of the series, which has drawn huge audiences and boosted sales of history books on the period, said they wove in imagined elements to the love story between Suleiman and his favorite slave concubine, and later wife, Hurrem, with the aim of presenting the characters as more human.
But for many pious Turks, including Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who leads a government with its roots in political Islam, the series is an insult to the nation's forebears.
That is not something he welcomes at a time when he is trying to revive Turkish influence in the old Ottoman domains across the Middle East. Tens of thousands of complaints have been filed with the national TV watchdog.
Known as the "Lawgiver" among Turks, Suleiman is regarded as a sacred character, whose rule from 1520 to 1566 marked the height of the Ottoman military, political and economic power, when it stretched from Budapest to Mecca, Algiers to Baghdad.
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Media Advisory: Former NJ Gov. Kean to Deliver Keynote at Forum on Higher Ed. in NJ
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Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration will sponsor a forum that will focus on critical challenges public higher education in New Jersey currently faces. These issues include the restructuring of Rutgers University, cost and affordability issues, financial aid needs, and workforce development. The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, former governor of the state of New Jersey and chair of the New Jersey Higher Education Task Force, will deliver the keynote address. Robert L. Barchi, president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will share his thoughts about the challenges Rutgers faces and discuss his current strategic planning process for the university.
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Edith F. Behr, vice president and senior credit manager, Moody's Investor Service
Senator Sandra B. Cunningham (D-31st District), chair, Senate Higher Education Committee
Debbie Hart, president and chief executive officer, BioNJ
Rochelle Hendricks, secretary of higher education, State of New Jersey
Marc Holzer, dean, School of Public Affairs & Administration, Rutgers University
Senator Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R-21st District), New Jersey Senate Republican Leader
Michael W. Klein, president, New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities
Joann La Perla-Morales, president, Middlesex County College
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John L. McGoldrick, chair, Governor's Higher Education Council
Laura Pena, professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley (-3rd District), chair, Assembly Higher Education Committee
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One in eight (12.4%) 16-18-year-olds was awarded at least three A* or A grades in this summer's exams, down marginally from 12.7% last year.
In total, 93.6% of candidates attained two or more A-level passes - this is down from 95.1%, the year before, figures published by the Department for Education show.
Meanwhile, figures showed that more than half of teenagers gained five good GCSEs this summer, but concerns were raised that many are still leaving school without decent qualifications.
Some 53.1% of pupils scored five GCSEs at grade C or higher, including English and maths, a 3.3% increase on last year, according to statistics published by the Department for Education. But this still means that around 300,000 youngsters are leaving compulsory education without good grades.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said he was concerned that high numbers of pupils were finishing school without a broad range of GCSEs.
For the first time international GCSEs (IGCSES), which are favoured by private schools who say they are a tougher qualification, have been included in the results. Earlier this year Education Secretary Michael Gove announced that in future, state secondaries will be allowed to teach IGCSEs, reversing a decision made by the previous government.
When IGCSEs are excluded, Thursday's figures show that 53% of pupils scored five GCSEs at grades A*-C, including English and maths. Almost three in four (74.8%) pupils achieved five C grades without English and maths, excluding IGCSEs this figure was 74.7%. And nearly nine in 10 (88.4%) of teenagers achieved five passes (A*-G), including English and maths. This is the same with or without IGCSEs.
The statistics show that state schools outperformed private schools.
Some 54.8% of state school pupils achieved five C grades, including English and maths, compared to 47.2% at private schools.
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Technical Abstract: 'Red Hawk' dark red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was jointly developed and released by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA/ARS in 1997 as a full-season, disease resistant cultivar with excellent processing quality. Red Hawk was developed to incorporate earliness, anthracnose and halo blight resistances and superior processing quality into the Dark Red Kidney Bean Market Class. Red Hawk possesses the Co-1 and Co-2 genes which condition resistance to all known North American races of anthracnose. Red Hawk is immune to the indigenous rust races prevalent in Michigan and carries the single dominant hypersensitive I gene resistance to Bean Common Mosaic Virus. Red Hawk averaged 2,190 kg ha-1 over 36 locations from 1990-96. Red Hawk has a large dark red kidney seed which averages 62g 100 seed-1 and is similar in size to its parent Montcalm but smaller than the commercial cultivar Isles. In canning trials, ,Red Hawk had excellent quailty and a trained panel of judges rate it 4.3 on a five-point hedonic scale where 1 and 5 indicate the minimum and maximum expression of the trait, respectively. In instrument based canning quality evaluations, Red Hawk did not differ from other commercial dark red kidney bean cultivars for cooked color, hydration and washed drained weight rations. Texture was estimated with an Allo-Kramer Shear Press and Red Hawk averaged 79 kg 100g-1 which fell slightly outside the range of shear force 65-75 kg 100g-1 which indicates a dark red kidney bean with an ideal shear press score.


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Two months ago, a playoff berth, much less a district softball title, seemed difficult for Palm Harbor University to achieve. The Hurricanes had to replace five seniors, four of whom started in the infield or at catcher and are now playing in college.
But PHU, a team many thought would struggle to remain dominant, is 5-0 with wins already against traditional county powers East Lake and Countryside. That puts the Hurricanes in position to win the conference and gives them a good chance to reach the postseason.
PHU continues to win, even when it is not expected to, because of the work the players put in at hitting the ball. On offense, the Hurricanes are as a strong as ever, scoring 10 or more runs in four of their five games. That kind of production has helped mask any difficulties PHU might have fielding as they try to assemble a new infield.
"I knew we had really good hitters on this team," Hurricanes coach Kerry Katchuk said. "But I didn't think we'd come around and be this good at the plate right away."
Logyn Lilley, a second baseman who is the only returning starter in the infield, has been the catalyst on offense with a .625 average and two home runs.
"I think the team was a little nervous at the beginning of the season because we lost so many players," Lilley said. "But we were all confident in the offense. We figured we would be able to score a lot of runs and we would have to outscore other teams."
Other contributions have come from outfielders Katie Flanagan and Alayna Gallagher. Rachel Taylor, a goalkeeper on the soccer team that made it to the state semifinals, is the starting pitcher and will play third base at times. Lilley can relieve Taylor on the mound.
So far, everything has come together, despite not being able to play in a preseason tournament or an opening regular-season tournament because of heavy rain.
Perhaps the biggest factor in PHU's strong start has been its ability to pull through in close games. The Hurricanes beat East Lake 2-1 by rallying with a run in the sixth and seventh innings. Against the Cougars, PHU took advantage of five errors to build a 10-7 lead after five innings and hold on for a 10-9 win.
Those tight games show just how even the county is this season. Countryside was supposed to be the dominant team with a veteran lineup. But the Cougars are battling through injuries. Alyssa Queen, the county pitcher of the year last season, is playing with a sprained ankle. Sommer Pollard was initially going to play catcher to fill the void left by the graduation of Hailee Keisling. But Pollard has been bothered by a biceps injury that has forced her to play in the outfield.
"We'll be okay," Countryside coach Kaylyn Bayly said. "We just have to get through a few of these injuries and communicate better on the field. We're getting there."
As far as the private schools, there is only one team: Canterbury. The defending Class 2A state champion returns nearly its entire starting lineup, led by a trio of freshmen — infielder Taylor Bump, catcher Danielle Romanello and pitcher Kama Woodall.
In two games this season, the Crusaders have outscored opponents a combined 20-0.
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Records through Tuesday
1. Palm Harbor University (5-0): Despite losing five seniors, four of whom are playing in college, the Hurricanes have not fallen from the top of the standings. The offense has been superb with 10 or more runs scored in four games. PHU has survived close games against East Lake (2-1) and Countryside (10-9) to gain the inside track toward securing a berth in the conference championship.
2. Canterbury (2-0): The defending Class 2A state champions might be even better this year with a lineup that returns seven of nine starters, including freshmen Danielle Romanello and Kama Woodall. The Crusaders were also bolstered by the addition of pitcher Hailey Hopkins, who transferred from Bradenton Manatee.
3. Countryside (4-1): This is a veteran team with four players — Brittany Creamer (Saint Leo), Erin Jankiewicz (Southeastern), Sommer Pollard (St. Leo) and Samantha Sharpe (Eckerd) — who have already signed with colleges. That list doesn't include Alyssa Queen, last year's Times' all-county pitcher of the year, who will be attending Florida State but not playing for the 'Noles.
4. East Lake (2-1): Former St. Petersburg coach Kristie Delk takes over the Eagles from Mike Estes. She inherits a strong hitting club led by Aliyah Andrews, Maddie Bertisch and Hannah Roberts. East Lake beat Seminole 7-2 Tuesday in a big district game.
5. Seminole (4-1): Megan Withrow has taken over the bulk of the pitching chores from Jennie Sittloh, who graduated. The offense has been led Mackenzie Jahn, Nicolette Myers and Katlyn Vega.
6. Northeast (3-0): Led by pitcher Riley Randolph (3-0), the Vikings outscored their first three opponents a combined 13-1. The toughest test comes Friday when Northeast plays Countryside in a district game.
7. Dunedin (3-3): After starting 3-0, the Falcons have dropped their past three, including district games against Land O'Lakes and River Ridge. Aubrey Ehlers is Dunedin's top returning pitcher.
Players to watch
OF Aliyah Andrews, So., East Lake: The LSU commit is known for her speed, but also has shown her power with a homer in Tuesday's win over East Lake.
P Aubrey Ehlers, Sr., Dunedin: The team's top pitcher is trying to get on track after losing three straight, the last a 1-0 decision against River Ridge.
IF Logyn Lilley, Jr., Palm Harbor University: The county's top hitter is batting .625 (10-for-16) to go along with three doubles and two home runs.
P Corynn Miner, So., Admiral Farragut: In two games, the Blue Jacket ace is undefeated with a 1.40 ERA and has struck out 19 batters. She also is hitting .750.
C/OF Sommer Pollard, Sr., Countryside: She currently leads the team in hitting with a .571 average and had a home run in Tuesday's loss to PHU.
P Alyssa Queen, Sr., Countryside: She has appeared in four of five games and has 1.54 ERA with eight strikeouts.
P Riley Randolph, Jr., Northeast: So far, she has pitched every inning for the Vikings and is 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA and 24 strikeouts.
C Danielle Romanello, Fr., Canterbury: The Florida commit was a first-team, all-state selection last year and is batting .333.
P/IF Rachel Taylor, Sr., Palm Harbor University: Since returning from soccer, Taylor has resumed her role as the workhorse of the pitching staff. She will also play at third base this year.
P Mariah Watts, Sr., Lakewood: The Wisconsin signee is 3-1 with a 0.00 ERA and has struck out 39 batters. She is just as dominant on offense, hitting .500 with two home runs and six RBIs.
P Lindsey White, So., Tarpon Springs: Though the team has struggled to a 2-4 start, White has been a bright spot, particularly on offense with two home runs in an 11-7 loss to PHU last week.
P Kama Woodall, Fr., Canterbury: The county's only 20-game winner last season currently is 1-0 with 0.00 ERA and nine strikeouts.


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Best material to fill gap under exterior door? Mortar?
I installed a door in an opening I have under my stairs. The back of the door is sitting on concrete and the front is on my asphalt driveway. The gap is about an inch. I was thinking of using some type of mortar like you would use on bricks. Maybe use one of those pastry type bags to squirt it in there and not make a huge mess. I don't need much. Any idea on what exactly to use and where to get it? Thanks for any help.
Got a picture?
Old concrete does not like to stick to new and a thin layer is likly to just crack.
I can get a pic. This would be on top of the asphalt, which I'm sure shrinks and expands, plus it dries out. I can't think of anything else to put there. Maybe some type of rubberized sealer?
That concrete sounds like it was pored wrong in the first place. It should have been pored so it came out to the outside wall so there would be a soild surface under the doors threshold.
What I've done, right or wrong but it worked fine and is still solid years later is before the door went in I used a piece of wood that was ripped to width to make the opening level, I used a few dabs of PL adhesive to hold it in place and back filled with Hydrolic cement mixed up soopy.
Got to move fast because it sits up so fast. One it hardened pry up the piece used to form the dam.
Now the threshold has 100% contact.
The door needed to be set in a bed of silicone on set in a sill jamb to keep water from getting in under it. The way you have it now that's not going to happen.
It wasn't made to have a door put there, it was originally meant to stay open. I don't even care about water because water gets in there somehow from the top and moisture builds up that wicks through the concrete. It's really just to store some random stuff and a few sets of wheels/tires. Hydrolic cement in a pastry type bag should work, no?
As of now I just filled the gap all the way around with great stuff to keep bugs out. Those really fast centipedes are squeezing in there somehow. I found about 20 in there the other day.
It's to late now if you have used the foam. That stuss stick to everything and is impossible to clean it out without removing the door.
Hydrolic cement hardens up so fast there's no way to mix it and get it in the bag without it setting up.
About all you could do now is rip a piece of vinyl lumber and tap it in place, that would not rot and would support the outside edge of the threshold.
With just foam under it that threshold it's going to bend and crack the caulking seam on the outside edges.
Really need to take the time and figure out why that waters getting in!!
If that type bug is getting in there there not going away until the moisture problum goes away.
To kill them get yourself some Roach Away. It's 95% boric acid.
The water and bugs aren't a big deal. Just want to get something under the door so it looks finished. The opening is larger on one side so getting something solid in there will be tough.
I'm really trying to use something that can be squirted in somehow.
you need to rip the vinyl lumber on an angle or plane it or sand it.
Can't think of anything that you can squirt in that will be solid and not just crack up later.
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God I hope you're joking.Originally Posted by Speedette
This is a discussion on "The BIG BOV thread" (Where all bov question threads get merged) within the Engine Modifications forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; Originally Posted by Speedette I am also painting my car pink. God I hope you're joking....
God I hope you're joking.Originally Posted by Speedette
I don't. I say go for it. I was at a meet a few weeks ago and this guy on NASIOC has a GC8 painted pink with a WRX swap. It ran 12.5 the day before. Nothing wrong with Pink.Originally Posted by Jörg
Originally Posted by Justin80
That was on an off the shelf map as well.
That's what he was saying. Needless to say, I now have a newfound respect for Pink cars!!Originally Posted by BrianH
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Don't forget curb feelers and a neon shift knob.A great think to check out for Autocross is the Energy Suspension urethane kit.It runs about $130 and for the money is the best bang for the buck suspension upgrade.The 02-03 wrx's came with pretty beefy 20mm sway bars while the 04-05 got 17mm.The kit comes with shifter,front swaybar,rear sway bar,rear endlink,rear trailing link, and front control arm bushings plus a butt-load of urethane jelly.
I knew I was forgetting something.Originally Posted by Donkey
correcting me made all the differance in the worldOriginally Posted by Justin80
No it didn't. It just showcased your 5th grade grammatical skills.Originally Posted by Junkboxer
Here's some photos of the infamous Pink car
I'm the Silver Saabaru
this thread makes me want a type-R airhorn. NO FEAR!!!!!!
I don't want to miss another second of this.
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Nice silver subie!Originally Posted by Justin80
As for that pink subie...it may be teh faster but it's a little too "Mary Kay" for me. Oh, and no on the carbon fiber...just not a fan. My pink subie is going to be a bit more "Barbie". Tee hee.
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That noise I just heard wasn't a bov. It was your resale value...deflatingOriginally Posted by Speedette
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but hell, it's your barbie mobile. and by having it that color, ken or whatever your boyfriend's name is will never want to borrow it.
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WOWOWOW....when i read your post...I stopped breathing...You had me pretty good. I was about to go BUCK, and tell you to never come back to this forum. Anyone that puts neons on a WRX needs to shoot themselves in the mouth. Then I passed out when I saw, "i want a MBC and set it at 18psi"..for the stock turbo...I fainted. HAHAHAHA...That was good $hit though. Nice work on giving me a heart attack.
@ the BOV commentOriginally Posted by dsel
Well modding it is going to lower the resale value. And I'll probably drive it into the ground anyway.
OR, I can slap on a huge spoiler, some decals and sell it to some 16-17y.o. fast and the furious wannabe!
And yes, my bf Adam said he'll never be seen driving it, LOL.
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(CNSNews.com) – What's happening in Ukraine "is not an isolated incident," and there are "not a lot of options on the table" for the United States, says House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).
"Well, I think Putin is playing chess, and I think we're playing marbles," Rogers told "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace. "And I don't think it's even close."
Rogers noted that Russia has shifted its border 11 kilometers in Georgia, and "nobody said a word."
In the negotiations over Syria, the Russians believe they prevailed. In the nuclear negotiations with Iran, "We got our fannies handed to us," Rogers said, because tactical nuclear weapons were taken out of the equation.
"And by the way, the big one that started this was the absolute retreat on our missile defense system in Poland and Czechoslovakia -- caused huge problems for our allies and emboldened the Russians. And it really has been a downhill slide…"
Rogers said the Russians have been "running circles around us" on many fronts, and he called the Obama administration "naïve" for thinking "that if we just keep giving things to Russia, they'll finally wake up and say, boy, the United States isn't all that bad. That is completely missing the motivations of why Russia does what Russia does."
Rogers said Putin believes that no one will stop Russia, and that's why he's been so aggressive in the Crimea. Moldova's probably next, he added.
Like a number of other senators, Rogers advocates starting the process of removing Russia from the G-8. "And I would do it in a very public way, with milestones that they could either meet or lose their opportunity to continue to serve in the G-8."
He said the U.S. must be "aggressive now," and if President Obama isn't willing to get tough, Congress must step in, just as it did with Iran.
"If you recall, all of the sanctions that happened on Iran were -- happened in Congress, the president acquiesced -- didn't support them, but acquiesced at the end. I think that Congress is going to have to play a very important role in this if we believe it's important to tone down the military options of civil war in the Ukraine."


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She was there Friday afternoon buying like $300 worth of crap and he helped her. She had to leave in a rush to be home for when the bouncey house arrived and didn't get the half off discount she was supposed to get for the wii games, so he told her to come back and they would take care of it. Well, Jake got a gift cert on saturday, so we went back.
When we were standing there, he was like "Oh yeah, I remember you. Sorry, the sale ending there is nothing I can do now" ..... me, knowing tiff was about to go off, walked away.
Apparently he was like "So you're a cancer huh?" (he saw the tattoo on her back) and was like "You are beautiful with makeup on but even prettier without it, I like that natural look" blah blah blah, she said she just kind of laughed and walked away. She walked up to me and told me "That creep just totally hit on me"
Ah, no mistaking that. Shameless.
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By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev hinted on Friday that former Yukos oil company chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky would not be freed under an amnesty President Vladimir Putin is preparing, and a prosecutor said the jailed tycoon could face new charges.
The head of Putin's human rights council said this week that Khodorkovsky and two women from the punk band Pussy Riot could benefit from the amnesty marking the anniversary of the adoption of Russia's post-Soviet constitution in 1993.
But, without naming names, Medvedev said Russia should be careful about freeing people convicted of crimes like hooliganism - the charge in the Pussy Riot case - and theft, which was the indictment against Khodorkovsky.
"Our people really are not much inclined, for example, to conduct acts of amnesty for individuals involved in violent crimes, for individuals who committed crimes against society, including hooliganism," Medvedev said in a TV interview.
"People are not very inclined to decide to issue an amnesty for those who committed major state crimes (such as) theft. And so the president and parliament must listen to public opinion."
Supporters say Khodorkovsky, arrested in 2003, was jailed to curb a political challenge to Putin, bring his oil assets under state control and send a signal to other tycoons to toe the line.
In the eyes of Kremlin critics at home and abroad, Khodorkovsky's jailing is one of the biggest stains on the record of Putin, who was first elected president in 2000 and has not ruled out seeking another six-year term in 2018.
Khodorkovsky is due for release in August but some activists doubt he will walk free while Putin is in power. The authorities continue to investigate dealings at now-defunct Yukos, prompting frequent speculation he could face new charges. Continued...