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|Aug 11, 2009
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|Sep 25, 2006
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|Mar 24, 2006
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|David R. Hall, Francis E. Leany, Joe Fox, Tyson J. Wilde
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|Hall David R, Leany Francis E, Joe Fox, Wilde Tyson J
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|Patent Citations (107), Referenced by (15), Classifications (12), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/278,935 filed on Apr. 6, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,426,968 and which is entitled Drill Bit Assembly with a Probe. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/278,935 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/277,394 which filed on Mar. 24, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,398,837 and entitled Drill Bit Assembly with a Logging Device. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/277,394 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/277,380 also filed on Mar. 24, 2006 and entitled A Drill Bit Assembly Adapted to Provide Power Downhole. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/277,380 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/306,976 which was filed on Jan. 18, 2006 and entitled "Drill Bit Assembly for Directional Drilling." U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/306,976 is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 11/306,307 filed on Dec. 22, 2005, entitled Drill Bit Assembly with an Indenting Member. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/306,307 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/306,022 filed on Dec. 14, 2005, entitled Hydraulic Drill Bit Assembly. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/306,022 is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/164,391 filed on Nov. 21, 2005, which is entitled Drill Bit Assembly. All of these applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
This invention relates to drill bits, specifically drill bit assemblies for use in oil, gas and geothermal drilling. Often drill bits are subjected to harsh conditions when drilling below the earth's surface. Replacing damaged drill bits in the field is often costly and time consuming since the entire downhole tool string must typically be removed from the borehole before the drill bit can be reached. Bit whirl in hard formations may result in damage to the drill bit and reduce penetration rates. Further, loading too much weight on the drill bit when drilling through a hard formation may exceed the bit's capabilities and also result in damage. Too often unexpected hard formations are encountered suddenly and damage to the drill bit occurs before the weight on the drill bit may be adjusted.
The prior art has addressed bit whirl and weight on bit issues. Such issues have been addressed in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,443,249 to Beuershausen, which is herein incorporated by reference for all that it contains. The '249 patent discloses a PDC-equipped rotary drag bit especially suitable for directional drilling. Cutter chamfer size and backrake angle, as well as cutter backrake, may be varied along the bit profile between the center of the bit and the gage to provide a less aggressive center and more aggressive outer region on the bit face, to enhance stability while maintaining side cutting capability, as well as providing a high rate of penetration under relatively high weight on bit.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,298,930 to Sinor which is herein incorporated by reference for all that it contains, discloses a rotary drag bit including exterior features to control the depth of cut by cutters mounted thereon, so as to control the volume of formation material cut per bit rotation as well as the torque experienced by the bit and an associated bottomhole assembly. The exterior features preferably precede, taken in the direction of bit rotation, cutters with which they are associated, and provide sufficient bearing area so as to support the bit against the bottom of the borehole under weight on bit without exceeding the compressive strength of the formation rock.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,363,780 to Rey-Fabret which is herein incorporated by reference for all that it contains, discloses a system and method for generating an alarm relative to effective longitudinal behavior of a drill bit fastened to the end of a tool string driven in rotation in a well by a driving device situated at the surface, using a physical model of the drilling process based on general mechanics equations. The following steps are carried out: the model is reduced so to retain only pertinent modes, at least two values Rf and Rwob are calculated, Rf being a function of the principal oscillation frequency of weight on hook WOH divided by the average instantaneous rotating speed at the surface, Rwob being a function of the standard deviation of the signal of the weight on bit WOB estimated by the reduced longitudinal model from measurement of the signal of the weight on hook WOH, divided by the average weight on bit defined from the weight of the string and the average weight on hook. Any danger from the longitudinal behavior of the drill bit is determined from the values of Rf and Rwob.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,806,611 to Van Den Steen which is herein incorporated by reference for all that it contains, discloses a device for controlling weight on bit of a drilling assembly for drilling a borehole in an earth formation. The device includes a fluid passage for the drilling fluid flowing through the drilling assembly, and control means for controlling the flow resistance of drilling fluid in the passage in a manner that the flow resistance increases when the fluid pressure in the passage decreases and that the flow resistance decreases when the fluid pressure in the passage increases.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,864,058 to Chen which is herein incorporated by reference for all that is contains, discloses a downhole sensor sub in the lower end of a drillstring, such sub having three orthogonally positioned accelerometers for measuring vibration of a drilling component. The lateral acceleration is measured along either the X or Y axis and then analyzed in the frequency domain as to peak frequency and magnitude at such peak frequency. Backward whirling of the drilling component is indicated when the magnitude at the peak frequency exceeds a predetermined value. A low whirling frequency accompanied by a high acceleration magnitude based on empirically established values is associated with destructive vibration of the drilling component. One or more drilling parameters (weight on bit, rotary speed, etc.) is then altered to reduce or eliminate such destructive vibration.
In one aspect of the present invention, a drill bit has an axis of rotation and a working face with a plurality of blades extending outwardly from a bit body. The blades form in part an inverted conical region and a plurality of cutters with a cutting surface is arrayed along the blades. A jack element is coaxial with the axis of rotation and extended within the conical region within a range defined by the cutting surface of at least one cutter.
The cutters and a distal end of the jack element may have hard surfaces, preferably over 63 HRc. Materials suitable for either the cutter or the jack element may be selected from the group consisting of diamond, polycrystalline diamond, natural diamond, synthetic diamond, vapor deposited diamond, silicon bonded diamond, cobalt bonded diamond, thermally stable diamond, polycrystalline diamond with a binder concentration of 1 to 40 weight percent, infiltrated diamond, layered diamond, polished diamond, course diamond, fine diamond cubic boron nitride, chromium, titanium, aluminum, matrix, diamond impregnated matrix, diamond impregnated carbide, a cemented metal carbide, tungsten carbide, niobium, or combinations thereof.
The jack element may have a distal end with a blunt geometry with a generally hemi-spherical shape, a generally flat shape, a generally conical shape, a generally round shape, a generally asymmetric shape, or combinations thereof. The blunt geometry may have a surface area greater than the surface area of the cutting surface. In some embodiments, the blunt geometry's surface is twice as great as the cutting surface.
Depending on the intended application of the bit, various embodiments of the bit may out perform in certain situations. The bit may comprise three to seven blades. Cutters attached to the blades may be disposed at a negative back rake angle of 1 to 40 degrees. Some of the cutters may be positioned at different angles. For example the cutters closer to the jack element may comprises a greater back rake, or vice versa. The diameter of the cutters may range for 5 to 50 mm. Cutters in the conical region may have larger diameters than the cutters attached to the gauge of the bit or vice versa. Cutting surfaces may comprise a generally flat shape, a generally beveled shape, a generally rounded shape, a generally scooped shape, a generally chisel shape or combinations thereof. Depending on the abrasiveness of the formation back-up cutters may also be desired. The bit may comprise various cone and flange angles as well. Cone angles may range from 25 to 155 degrees and flank angles may range from 5 to 85 degrees. The gauge of the bit may be 0.25 to 15 inches. The gauge may also accommodate 3 to 21 cutters.
The jack element may extends to anywhere within the conical region, although preferably 0.100 to 3 inches. The jack element may be attached within a pocket formed in the working face of the bit. It may be attached to the bit with a braze, a compression fit, a threadform, a bond, a weld, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the jack element is formed in the working face. In other embodiments, the jack element may be tapered. In other embodiments, a channel may connect the pocket to the bore. Such a channel may allow air or enter or exit the pocket when the jack element is inserted or removed and prevent a suction effect. A portion of the working face may extend adjacent the jack element in such a manner as to support the jack element against radial loads. In some embodiments, the working face has cross sectional thickness of 4 to 12 times the cross sectional thickness of the jack element. The working face may also have 4 to 12 times the cross sectional area as the jack element.
A jack element 104 is substantially coaxial with an axis 105 of rotation and extends within the conical region 103. The jack element 104 comprises a distal end 206 which falls within a range 320 (see
The jack element 104 may be disposed within a pocket 301 formed in the bit body 201. The jack element 104 is brazed, press fit, welded, threaded, nailed, or otherwise fastened within the pocket 301. In some embodiments, the tolerances are tight enough that a channel 302 is desirable to allow air to escape upon insertion into the pocket 301 and allow air to fill in the pocket 301 upon removal of the jack element 104. A plug 303 may be used to isolate the internal pressure of the drill bit 100 from the pocket 301. In some embodiments, there is no pocket 301 and the jack element 104 is attached to a flat portion of the working face.
The drill bit 100 may be made in two portions. The first portion 305 may comprise at least the shank 200 and a part of the bit body 201. The second portion 310 may comprise the working face 202 and at least another part of the bit body 201. The two portions 305, 310 may be welded together or otherwise joined together at a joint 315.
The diameter of the jack element 104 may affect its ability to lift the drill bit 100 in hard formations. Preferably, the working face 202 comprises a cross sectional thickness 325 of 4 to 12 times a cross sectional thickness 320 of the jack element 104. Preferably, the working face 202 comprises a cross sectional area of 4 to 12 times the cross sectional area of the jack element 104.
One long standing problem in the industry is that cutters 102, such as diamond cutters, chip or wear in hard formations when the drill bit 100 is used too aggressively. To minimize cutter 102 damage, the drillers will reduce the rotational speed of the bit 100, but all too often, a hard formation is encountered before it is detected and before the driller has time to react. With the present invention, the jack element 104 may limit the depth of cut that the drill bit 100 may achieve per rotation in hard formations because the jack element 104 actually jacks the drill bit 100 thereby slowing its penetration in the unforeseen hard formations. If the formation 400 is soft, the formation may not be able to resist the WOB loaded to the jack element 104 and a minimal amount of jacking may take place. But in hard formations, the formation may be able to resist the jack element 104, thereby lifting the drill bit 100 as the cutters 102 remove a volume of the formation during each rotation. As the drill bit 100 rotates and more volume is removed by the cutters 102 and drilling mud, less WOB will be loaded to the cutters 102 and more WOB will be loaded to the jack element 104. Depending on the hardness of the formation 400, enough WOB will be focused immediately in front of the jack element 104 such that the hard formation will compressively fail, weakening the hardness of the formation and allowing the cutters 102 to remove an increased volume with a minimal amount of damage.
Typically, WOB is precisely controlled at the surface of the well bore to prevent over loading the drill bit 100. In experimental testing at the D.J. Basin in Colorado, crews have added about 5,000 more pounds of WOB than typical. The crews use a downhole mud motor in addition to a top-hole motor to turn the drill string. Since more WOB increases the depth-of-cut the WOB added will also increase the traction at the bit 100 which will increase the torque required to turn the bit 100. Too much torque can be harmful to the motors rotating the drill string. Surprisingly, the crews in Colorado discovered that the additional 5,000 pounds of WOB didn't significantly add much torque to their motors. This finding is consistent with the findings of a test conducted at the Catoosa Facility in Rogers County, Oklahoma, where the addition of 10,000 to 15,000 pounds of WOB didn't add the expected torque to their motors either. The minimal increase of torque on the motors is believed to be effected by the jack element 104. It is believed that as the WOB increases the jack element 104 jacks the bit 100 and then compressively fails the formation 400 in front of it by focusing the WOB to the small region in front of it and thereby weakens the rest of the formation 400 in the proximity of the working face 202. By jacking the bit 100, the depth of cut in limited, until the compressive failure of the formation 400 takes place, in which the formation 400 is weaker or softer and less torque is required to drill. It is believed that the shearing failure and the compressive failure of the formation 400 happen simultaneously.
As the cutters 102 along the inverted conical region 103 of the drill bit 100 remove portions of the formation 400 a conical profile 401 in the formation 400 may be formed. As the jack element 104 compressively fails the conical profile 401, the formation 400 may be pushed towards the cutters 102 of the conical portion 103 of the blades 101. Since cutting at the axis of rotation 105 is typically the least effective (where the cutter 102 velocity per rotation is the lowest) the present invention provides an effective structure and method for increasing the rate of penetration (ROP) at the axis of rotation. It is believed that it is easier to compressively fail and displace the conical profile 401 closer to its tip than at its base, since there is a smaller cross sectional area. If the jack element 104 extends too far, the cross sectional area of the conical profile 401 becomes larger, which may cause it to become too hard to effectively compressively fail and/or displace it. If the jack 104 extends beyond the leading most point 410 of the leading most cutter 402, the cross sectional area may become indefinitely large and extremely hard to displace. In some embodiments, the jack element 104 extends within 0.100 to 3 inches. In some embodiments, the jack element 104 extends within the cutting surface of cutter 403.
As drilling advances, the jack element 104 is believed to stabilize the drill bit 100 as well. A long standing problem in the art is bit whirl, which is solved by the jack element 104 provided that the jack 104 extends beyond the cutting surface 210 of at least one of the cutters 1400 within the conical region 103. The leading most cutter 402 may be attached to the nose 204 of at least one of the blades, preferably the jack element 104 does not extend beyond the cutting surface of cutter 402. The trailing most cutter 403 within the conical region 103 may be the cutter 403 closest to the axis 105 of rotation. Preferably the distal end 106 of the jack element 104 extends beyond the trailing most point 415 of cutter 403. Surprisingly, if the jack element 104 does not extend beyond the trailing most point 415 of the trailing most cutter 403, it was found that the drill bit 100 was only as stable as the typical commercially available shear bits. During testing it was found in some situations that if the jack element 104 extended too far, it would be too weak to withstand radial forces produced from drilling or the jack element 104 would reduce the depth-of-cut per rotation greater than desired. In some embodiments, the jack element 104 extends within a region defined as the depth of cut 405 of at least one cutter, which may be the trailing most cutter 403.
One indication that stability is achieved by the jack element 104 is the reduction of wear on the gauge cutters 1401. In the test conducted at the Catoosa Facility in Rogers County, Oklahoma the present invention was used to drill a well of 780 ft in 6.24 hours through several formations including mostly sandstone and limestone. During this test it was found that there was little to no wear on any of the polycrystalline diamond cutters 1401 fixed to the gauge of the drill bit 100—which was not expected, especially since the gauge cutters 1401 were not leached and the gauge cutters 1401 had an aggressive diameter size of 13 mm, while the cutters 1400 in the conical region 103 had 19 mm cutters. It is believed that this reduced wear indicates that there was significantly reduced bit whirl and that the drill bit 100 of the present invention drilled a substantially straight hole. The tests conducted in Colorado also found that the gauge cutters 1401 no little or no wear.
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Fabrication of an anode with enhanced durability
A dimensionally stable anode with enhanced durability for use in electrochem. processes (e.g. those involving evolution of Cl2 or O2) is described. The anode consists of a substrate of >=1 metals or metal oxides provided with an outer Ta surface coated with an electrocatalytic IrO2 coating. It has a std. lifetime >14 h-m2/g (preferably >25 h-m2/g). The substrate can be Ti, Ti alloy, Ta or stainless steel 316 and the coating may consist of Ta2O5 and IrO2. [on SciFinder (R)]
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Wednesday 20 April 1955
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Taurus. The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Donald R Pettit in Silverton and Don Pettit.
In that special week of April people in US were listening to The Ballad Of Davy Crockett by Bill Hayes.
In UK Give Me Your Word by Tennessee Ernie Ford was in the top 5 hits.
Marty, directed by Delbert Mann, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1955
while The View From Pompey'S Head by Hamilton Basso was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Damon Runyon Theater.
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- Festival of Matsu, Southeast Asia (2006).
- Astrology: First day of sun sign Taurus.
- Islam - Muhammad's Birthday observed in (2004)
- April 20 (4/20) is associated with 420 (cannabis culture).
- Saint Theotimus (died 407)
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- Saint of Bleecker St closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances
- The Riviera casino opens on Highway 91 in Nevada.
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The supernatural-genre specialist had written 'Khamoshiyan' wanting to make 'Haunted 2'
No one knows this but Vikram Bhatt had orignally written 'Khamoshiyan' and this was his script to make 'Haunted 2', the sequel to the acclaimed and superhit horror movie 'Haunted'. However, he passed his story onto the debutant director Karan Darra whose film's trailer has been a roaring hit online by becoming the fastest non star-cast trailer to register a million views.
Vikram reveals, "'Khamoshiyan' was my 'Haunted 2'. I wanted to make it as the sequel to 'Haunted'."
Vikram adds, "There was a discussion in the Vishesh Films office with Mahesh ji and Mukesh ji on making a supernatural film and I narrated my script to them and they loved it. The script was then named 'Khamoshiyan' and Karan became the director of the film. I'm thrilled to see how my script has shaped up and the reaction to the trailer for a non star-cast film is just outstanding."
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The backyard was where we played cricket in summer. There were two pitches which were alternated depending on wear and tear to the back lawn (such as it was) and an apricot tree and a Hill's hoist you had to negotiate your way past coming in to bowl.
I remember Paddy, my eldest brother, harvesting a crop of apricots with his opening delivery in a Test match. Paddy also brought down the apple tree (still a sapling) making a sliding tackle in an FA Cup Final, possibly Sunderland v Leeds (in fact, almost certainly Sunderland v Leeds – we played that for years).
One year, I opened the batting against my brother, Tim. He pitched it short, the ball hit the half-hidden root of a tree and went clear over the fence into Toby Gordon's place and under a caravan.
Toby Gordon had a nasty dog. I thought it'd be funny to whistle the dog. My brother was trapped under the caravan until Toby Gordon got sick of the frantic barking, came out and called the dog in.
Backyard cricket is the best sport I ever played. A couple of years ago, I went to watch a Royal Tennis world final in Richmond. As soon as I saw the court, I recognised the game for what it really is – backyard tennis as played in a medieval alley with windows and walls and a set of market stalls down one side.
Points are awarded in proportion to the difficulty of the obstacles that have to be negotiated.
Backyard cricket was similar but less well regulated. The rules included over the fence was six and out because you risked losing the ball; a snick that hit the house on the full was out, the house doubling as a slips cordon. It was these rules that gave the contest its atmosphere, its closeness.
One brother, usually an older one, provided the ABC radio commentary; the younger brother was nearly always the Poms.
The photo was taken in the 1970s. There is some debate about the year but if I were to title the picture I'd call it, "Late Afternoon, Christmas Day". Frankly, it is social backyard cricket not serious backyard cricket.
The batsman is Paddy's father-in-law, a Lithuanian immigrant, on what is thought to have been the only time he was ever called to the crease. But that's Christmas Day – everyone has to bat.
Periodically, Dad would try and move us on. He'd say, "Go round to the oval", and we could never explain. You can't play backyard cricket on an empty cricket oval. It's like performing Hamlet in the middle of the Nullarbor. There's no atmosphere, no mystique. You can't have theatre without a stage.
Other people speak lyrically about the joys of beach cricket but I always thought it was overrated. Assuming you were lucky enough to find a stretch of sand firm enough to get the ball to bounce, it was ploughed up the first time the batsmen ran between the wickets.
Backyard cricket was about skill, bowling leggies, for example, because the slope of the pitch assisted them.
The backyard of my parents' home in Hobart was only a stone's throw from the Derwent River. Mount Wellington was pretty much opposite. You can imagine the brooding beauty of the place come sunset.
That's when my father would venture out into the backyard, on his own, muttering to himself as he raked up leaves or tended to his compost. We came to learn it was his meditation place.
Dad died two years ago, Mum a year later. About a year before Dad passed away, when both my parents were well into their 90s, they went into a nursing home. To fund the move we had to sell the family home. The man who bought it cemented over the backyard.
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Mel Gibson believes the perception in Hollywood is that he has spent the last decade "somewhere in an attic, trying to chew through my restraints."
If that's the case, then Gibson's recent return to the public eye with "Hacksaw Ridge," the well-received war drama he directed, must come as something of a shock.
Gibson has been busy promoting "Hacksaw," sitting for select interviews and showing the movie to his Hollywood peers. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly given that Gibson has been largely ostracized from the filmmaking community since he uttered anti-Semitic slurs during a 2006 Malibu drunken driving arrest.
Gibson has shown "Hacksaw Ridge" to academy members and movie guild audiences on several occasions recently in Los Angeles and New York. And when he came on stage after the screenings, most in the audience stood and applauded.
"There's always some trepidation," Gibson told The Times. "It's a fickle game, Hollywood."
Does all the validation, which included another well-attended screening for academy members Saturday night (and another standing ovation after the film), indicate that Gibson's time in movie jail has come to an end?
It depends whom you ask. The Times spoke to several academy members who said, off the record, that they wanted nothing to do with Gibson, his movie or any project he might make.
"If Hollywood forgives that man this soon, that's messed up," one academy member says.
Bill Mechanic, who produced "Hacksaw Ridge" and made the best picture Oscar winner "Braveheart" with Gibson while Mechanic was chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, knows many such people holding grudges against Gibson.
To gauge whether these people might be ready to forgive Gibson's past -- which also includes a 2010 audiotape catching him threatening his then girlfriend with physical abuse and uttering racial epithets -- Mechanic invited the naysayers to a "Hacksaw" screening in September.
"There wasn't anybody who walked out of the movie thinking it wasn't a great film and he isn't a great filmmaker," Mechanic says.
Speaking of Gibson's checkered past, Mechanic adds: "It's time to get over it. He didn't commit a crime. He did something that is not condone-able. He did it 10 years ago. He was drunk. He's 10 years sober. Let's turn the page."
Gibson himself followed that script when talking to The Times about his future in Hollywood. Asked if he agreed with the assertion made by "Lethal Weapon" screenwriter Shane Black that he had been effectively blacklisted in Hollywood for the past decade, Gibson answered: "You mean, Shane Black-listed? Yeah, I guess. He tried to make something with me and encountered a roadblock. It's been an interesting decade."
Returning to the image of him being held captive in an attic, out of sight, out of mind, Gibson offered: "I'm not completely nuts or anything. I had a couple of bad moments. I think it's called a nervous breakdown? So it's a pity you get penalized for that. But there you go. I'm not chewing through my restraints. I'm quite capable. I'm just raring to go. I can do it. And I love doing it."
Gibson says he's being offered work, citing an unspecified project from filmmaker Ridley Scott's production company, Scott Free Productions, that maybe he'll "march off and do."
He's shooting "The Professor and the Madman," a drama about the men who put together the Oxford English Dictionary. Farhad Safina, who wrote the epic adventure "Apocalypto" with Gibson, is directing.
The projects that Gibson has ready to go -- a long-gestating Viking "berserker" he co-wrote with "Braveheart" screenwriter Randall Wallace and a biblical epic about the Jewish historical figure Judah Maccabee -- but he hasn't been able to find anyone to bankroll them. And he's unwilling to finance the projects himself, as he did with "The Passion of the Christ" and "Apocalypto."
"Something about the Maccabees? People don't see it," Gibson says. "And I'm not going to do it myself. But those things will come."
Perhaps sooner than later, if "Hacksaw Ridge" manages to build on its opening weekend, a reasonable prospect given the movie's good reviews and A audience grade from market research firm CinemaScore. (Moviegoers older than 50 gave it an A+.)
That success, notes film historian Leonard Maltin, is but the latest case of Hollywood-style redemption.
"It's a dilemma we can never completely escape, separating the artist from his or her creation," Maltin says, citing such filmmakers as Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Nate Parker, who've all dealt with their own controversies. "There's never an easy answer. But if the movie's good, it seems like people have a much easier time accepting the apology."
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Author | exchange4media News Service | Tuesday, Nov 18,2008 5:41 AM
PIX, the English movie channel from Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd, has appointed Hanmer MS&L Communications Pvt Ltd as its public relations and creative consultants following a multi-agency pitch. The agency has been given the mandate to manage the communications of the slew of new initiatives and plans of PIX over the coming months.
Confirming the news, Sunil Gautam, Managing Director, Hanmer MS&L Communications, said, "This is a huge opportunity for us as we will be looking at both publicity and creative services. Our proven expertise in handling a range of clientele from various industries, and especially from media and entertainment, has primed our team of dedicated professionals to provide quality services to PIX."
"Armed with a creative ability to build brands, our passion and expertise will affirm PIX as one of the most entertaining and compelling Hollywood movie channels," he added.
Sunder Aaron, Business Head, PIX, said, "Our positioning has always been that at PIX, 'we tell stories', which stresses PIX as the only movie channel which places such great importance on the storytelling element of its movie. We are sprucing up our programming in keeping with this positioning and this season, viewers will see a lot of new launches on PIX. We believe a new brand campaign will give these initiatives the right kind of boost. We were inspired by the innovation that Hanmer MS&L offers and we are sure we have made the right choice as Hanmer provides just what we were looking for – a seamlessly integrated communications."
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I'm dating a guy and we're from different cultures. i'm Asian and he's white. tbh apart from work, i dont really have any white friends and only hang out with Asian people. I'm painfully shy too so it adds up to the struggle. is it a deal breaker for you if your bf/gf dont fit in with your family and friends?
Is it a deal breaker if your gf/bf from another culture doesn't fit in with your family and friends?
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destined to become a classic
Definition of destined to become a classic
: likely to still be admired many years from now Their latest album is destined to become a classic.
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: to decree beforehand : predetermine
: to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance
: to direct, devise, or set apart for a specific purpose or place
: to come into existence
: to come to be
: to undergo change or development
: serving as a standard of excellence : of recognized value
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Dog Proofs to Know Exactly What He Wants for Entertainment
Just like humans, dogs also know exactly what they want; take this video, which has been watched by more than three millions individuals, for example.
In this video, you'll watch Roo, a light brown dog that is picking out a toy for the first time in a store that is geared toward pets, as it's replete with food and toys for them. You'll watch Roo going from aisle to aisle trying to find the ideal toy for himself.
He smells a lot of them, but doesn't give them the time of day. Mid-way through the video, you'll more than likely feel that Roo is just a dog that is sensing the place, but you'll soon realize that this dog is very intelligent and wants to find the perfect toy, which he ends up finding and thus grabbing to take it straight to the checkout counter.
This is a very cute video that shows the intelligence that a dog has to search for what he wants and getting a hold of it. Take a look at it for yourself, and don't forget to rate it, and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.


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Art project celebrates the shared history of Aboriginal and Muslim people in Australia — dating back to the arrival of Makassan fishermen in the 1600s and later the Afghan cameleers.
Journey Through History: Makassar to Arnhem Land (Documentary film)
The Muslims from Makassar (South Sulawesi) had been visiting Australia's north since the 1600s. The harmonious contact between the Makassans and the Aboriginals brought about mutual benefits as well as ongoing friendships.
The first encounter between Muslim people and the Aboriginal Australians
Two cultures who met to trade and exchange commerce, two cultures that showed mutual respect and understanding of each others values, language, customs and laws. Two cultures that sustained a co equal […]
Muslims in Australia since the 1600s
by Abdul Shaheed Drew Before British Colonization. Growing up in Australia, the school curriculum teaches us that the Englishman Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770 (or at least it was the […]


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Sunday, August 05, 2012
Spurgeon: On Grace
My graces languish, my corruptions rage, my faith is weak, my devotion is cold; all these are reasons why His healing hand should be laid upon me. His hand can cool the heat of my burning brow and calm the turmoil of my palpitating heart. That glorious right hand that molded the world can renew my mind; the unwearied hand that bears the earth's huge pillars can sustain my spirit; the loving hand that encloses all the saints can cherish me; and the mighty hand that breaks in pieces the enemy can subdue my sins. --Spurgeon
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I examined a sick kid who looked like a walking appy, kind of (he looked like one and quacked like one, at least), and when I called the doctor I included "he walks fine and didn't react when I whacked his right foot." My coworker looked at me strangely. I wondered if this had any basis or was voodoo medicine, so I turned to Twitter!
It is NOT voodoo medicine; for a supine patient, if you tap their right foot and jar them a bit and they hit the ceiling, get them into a CT scanner. This is, wait for it, Markle's sign!
@not_ratched Markle's sign— Nosokomaniac (@nosokomaniac) April 22, 2014
There are eponymous signs for everthing, so I knew this must have one, but damned if I could find it, so thanks to @nosokomaniac.
Still, my favorite sign ever is Finklestein's sign, not because of the sign but because of the name. The following conversation occurred once upon a time in an ER near, nearby:
Pt: OW!
Dr: Oh, yeah, that's Finklestein's sign.
Me: You're full of shit.
Pt: Yeah, I'm on board with that.
Dr: No, seriously! There is a sign! Finklestein found it!
Pt: [Whips out phone, not using sore thumb to type] Sure as shit.


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Tom Cruise on Born on the Fourth of July
" In the Philippines, where we shot the Vietnam stuff, I was thinking, 'I don't know how it's going to be, but all I know is, I have got absolutely nothing left.' I was burned out. Burned out. But when I think back to the happiest moments in my life, I think of when we finished Born on the Fourth of July. You're looking down from the mountain and saying, 'Jesus, I had no idea it was this big.'" Tom Cruise, Actor
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So I meet this guy we hit it off quickly converational wise and he immediately asks me on a date knowing in 3mo I'm leaving to Europe for 2yrs (internship). Our date went great, we did have a passionate first kiss. We continued texting and our conversations were so curious about each other:) we soon planned to see each other again. But living 2 1/2 hrs apart and busy schedules did not permit us to see each other again. We talked total for 2 months practically everyday. He did make a great effort to know me and compliment me. He never indicated that he only wanted sex, he genuinely wanted to get to know me. from our first date and conversations it was clear to me he found me attractive and loved my goofy personality.I'll be honest it took me only 3wks to fall for him. Which is why I'm asking why did he suddenly stop talking to me after investing 2 months. I know he could of gotten bored or he's talking to another girl who is in front of him. I'm trying to say this as humbly as possible- but I could tell he thought highly of me. (I'll be honest I am a great catch) I know it's dumb to want him when I'm leaving soon. But I need help/honest truth why he suddenly stopped being interested?
If you just met a great girl/keeper who was leaving the country for 2yrs would you still pursue her?
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Hitech flesh trade racket busted
(Siasat News): The Cyber Crime Police of CRI has arrested four pimps including a woman involved in hitech flesh trade.
In the meantime, Deputy Commissioner Police Detective Department Mr. Avinsah Mohanty said that the marketing intelligence unit of cyber crime had detected a suspicious ad online and noted down the phone numbers provided on the website to unearth the racket and formed a team.
The team of the CCS police had called the people near Madhapur Hitech City who had provided the pictures of the sex workers on WhatsApp.
However, when the accused Upendra Kumar Yadav and Anish Kumar were arrested, they had attacked police constable Maheshwar Reddy and tried to hit him with their car.
When they were grilled, they admitted that the kingpin of this hitech flesh trade is one Salim from Maharashtra. His wife Ayesha Begum was also the part of the racket.
Police immediately conducted a raid on the flat of Ayesha Begum situated in Manikonda and recovered the pictures of the girls and other materials.
Police has launched a manhunt to trace the kingpin Salim.
Another dowry death
(Siasat News): A woman committed suicide as she could not bear the tortures of her in-laws for more dowry.
This incident occurred in Musheerabad police limits where Parvathi, 27, took the extreme step. She was the wife of one Ashok. The couple had three children.
However, her husband and other in-laws were pressurizing her to bring more dowry where she was subjected to physical torture. When Parvathi could not bear the pain, she ended her life by consuming pesticide.
A case has been registered and further investigations are underway.
Two die in road accidents
(Siasat News): Two persons died in two different road accidents occurred in Narsingi and Jawahar Nagar.
According to Narsingi police, A Kishan, 48, an auto driver and resident of Narsingi. Yesterday, he was going to Pargi from Shamshabad when in Narsingi limits, a speeding car knocked him down that proved fatal for him.
Jawahar Nagar police said that the deceased Swamy, 40, a mason by profession, was passing from Jawahar Nagar area on his bike when another bike coming from opposite direction, severely hit him.
Swamy had sustained severe injuries and was taken to the hospital but doctors could not save his life.
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UPDATE: Read more about Parkmobile on the official UNT Press Release here
Effective December 15, 2016, coin operated meters will not be available on UNT main campus or Discover Park.
'Parkmobile' is UNT's newest approach to easing the process of parking on campus! With this application students, faculty, staff and visitors will have the opportunity to pay for their parking spot wirelessly! Create your profile, define your payment method, choose your location, define how long you want to pay for and done! Register today!
Check out these helpful demos on how the system works here for iPhone or here for Android!
Need support on the go? Print out one of Parkmobile's handy wallet cards for support on the go!
UNT Campus Rates:
$2.25 per hour with a one hour minimum purchase $.35 Parkmobile service fee (fee added at end of transaction) Extend parking time in 12 minute increments at $.45 each additional increment. No refunds.
Note: Meters along Fry St, Ave A, Hickory and Oak are part of a "Retail Zone" and not intended for student use. Meters are only one hour to promote vehicle turnover for retail customers. Fry Street area meters will remain as coin operated meters until further notice, with the exclusion of Oak St. meters.
Where can I use Parkmobile?
- Lot 5 (parkmobile)
- Mixed use - Lot 7 (eagle permit or parkmobile required)
- Mixed use - Lot 23 (eagle permit or parkmobile required)
- Mixed use - Lot 25 (parkmobile or smart meter required)
- Mixed use - Lot 55 (eagle permit/parkmobile/smart meter required)
- Discovery Park meters (parkmobile only -no coins)
- Main campus meters (parkmobile only - no coins)
- Union Circle Garage (parkmobile only)
Zip Car
A new car rental service is coming to campus January 2017.
Sign up today! Click here for more information
Where are the Zip Cars located?
- Highland Street in front of Crumley Hall
- Union Circle Garage (lot 49 behind bus stop)
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Important Information for Faculty and Staff
1. Will I need a permit to park on campus?
Yes, we are a 24/7 permit enforced campus. New faculty and staff members will need to purchase a permit from the Transportation Services Office. Permit options for faculty and staff include:
"A" Reserved permits may only be purchased by full-time faculty and staff members. Faculty and staff on sabbatical are also eligible for these permits if they purchase the permit for the duration of the sabbatical; these customers will be moved to the bottom of the corresponding waiting list if they do not purchase a permit for the duration of their sabbatical.
"A" Reserved permit holders may park their vehicle in their designated space or lot, or any "FS" or "Eagle" space. The subleasing of "A" reserved parking spaces is prohibited. Enforcement periods and parking zone privileges for "A" spaces are indicated in Appendix A. Reserved "A" spaces and lots are enforced 7:00am to 5:30pm, Monday – Friday when the University is open.
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A sensational victory over Olympic champion Lin Dan of China has given rising Hong Kong star Wong Wing-ki a strong boost as he bids for a place in the London Games.
The unseeded 21-year-old Wong (pictured) upset the China number one after three games (21-10, 17-21, 21-19) in the second round of the Denmark Open Super Series event.
'The young boy has been making steady progress on the international stage, but he needed a big win to prove himself,' Hong Kong head coach Tim He Yiming said.
'He had already done a great job in the opening round with a 2-1 win over South Korean Lee Hyun-il, a player he had not beaten in five previous encounters.
'But the victory over Lin means much more, as the China ace seldom loses to players other than his China teammates.
'And Wong only made it in three games, so Lin did seriously try. The result will have a great impact on Wong, as he is challenging for a place in next year's Olympic Games.'
Wong ranks 27th in the world and will now collect at least 5,000 points from the tournament, which will boost his ranking to about 20.
'The world's top 36, after the cut-off day in April next year, are likely to get into the Olympic main draw,' the coach said. 'Of course he still has a long way to go before that, but if Wong can maintain his standard, he can certainly make it. I hope he can build on the success from here and make further improvements.'
In the women's singles, Tse Ying-suet also enjoyed a flying start, overcoming Eriko Hirose of Japan 21-14, 21-18 in the opening round.
In the next stage doubles-specialist Tse surrendered only after a gruelling three games against top seed Wang Yihan of China.
Tse and her partner Poon Lok-yan are ranked 10th in the world and have a great chance to reach the doubles main draw, featuring 16 pairs. They lost to top seed Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China in two games in the opening round in Denmark.
Number of times Lin Dan has captured the world title - most recently in London in August


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Hi -
We will be implementing shortly Spiceworks after 5.0 is released. We have gotten buy in to the project and planning our rollout. Staff is used to working with a helpdesk trouble system, so from their perspectivve it is just a new tool. The IT staff has been testing internally. The Inventory and trouble tickets seems to be working fine. Does antone have any advise on rolling out Spiceworks or experience with "gotchas" I need to be ready to handle.
- Tim
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Oct 7, 2010 at 8:35 UTC
Just prepare yourself for "Awesome".
Oct 7, 2010 at 8:37 UTC
Really, if you've been testing with it already then there really isn't much to worry about. 5.0 being a new release will have some more bugs that weren't caught during beta, but that's to be expected. All the major issues have been ironed out for the most part.
Just remember, don't be afraid of the community for any questions or problems you do have and utilize the great support team at HQ.
Oct 7, 2010 at 8:41 UTC
If the company staff is not used to emailing a centralized help desk system, do a whole bunch of promoting when you "turn it on" for everybody.
Our biggest issue was everybody was so used to calling the help desk, and the help desk staff (okay there's only three of us) had to "waste" time filling out the form. Once senior leadership got involved and requested users to email help desk, things got great!
But do promote..every six months or so, promote, end users get lazy and they need that reminder/encouragement..
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'Fear the Deer' highlights 'Brunch'
We're a jaded bunch at Sunday Brunch, so we rarely admit to being excited about any sporting slogan -- especially one from the Milwaukee Bucks. But our fancy is tickled by the Bucks' current slogan:
"Fear the deer."
That just sounds cool. So cool that it should be borrowed by a film that's just begging to be made -- right, a remake of "Bambi."
Listen to the voice-over:
"This in not your grandparents' Bambi. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, this is the story of a child who watched as they burned his home and butchered his mother. But revenge would be his as he stalked them down and taught them a lesson they would repeat with their dying breath: Fear the deer!
"Starring Sandra Bullock as Mom, Mel Gibson as Dad, Sarah Palin as the huntress, and in a career-defining role, Shia LaBeouf is Bambi! (Special cameo appearance by Megan Fox as, uh, the fox.)"
Hey, wouldn't you rather watch that than the Milwaukee Bucks?
And now some Brunch appetizers before we turn to the master chefs for our main courses:
• We're confused. Before "Joe Buck Live" was officially put to sleep by HBO, Buck showed his connection with the rest of us by saying he wouldn't particularly miss it. But now he says he's talking to FOX Sports about developing a similar new show. Isn't that like designing a new ship similar to the Titanic?
• Math class: The Jacksonville Jags proudly announced they have 6,000 new season-ticket sales while 20,750 of last season's 27,000 season-ticket holders have renewed. Uh, pardon us, but doesn't that mean season-ticket sales are down 250?
• Stephen King has written a novella about a baseball superstar whose name was erased from history because he had a secret worse than any drug scandal. Spoiler alert! Sunday Brunch has learned the terrible secret -- he actually liked the Magic Johnson late-night show.
• You know, TMZ is one thing, but could you ever imagine being trashed in Vanity Fair?
• Tweet of the week: "Obama to throw out first pitch in Nationals season opener, instantly moves to frontrunner to be Mets' eighth-inning man." -- New York Post's Joel Sherman
• There's going to be a TV series covering 35 demolition derbies around the country. Insert your hybrid car joke here.
Now let's taste what the master chefs have prepared for our Sunday Brunch:
• Let's start the Easter Sunday Brunch with a quick look at what will be happening this week in sports, provided by Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Examiner. Take particular note of Thursday, when, according to Ratto, "Tiger Plays, and the cherubim and seraphim sing!"
• "Cherubim and seraphim" sound appropriate for an Easter Sunday Brunch but not so much this report that instead of eggs, the folks at Pimlico Race Course are hunting for the perfect way to bring spectators back to the Preakness and think they've found it. Unlimited beer! Yes, a 16-ounce cup will cost 20 bucks -- but you can refill it as many times as you can stand. So sayeth Kevin Cowherd of the Baltimore Sun, who is not our Colin Cowherd, just to keep the record straight.
• To most of us, the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is just a distant memory as we are all following Butler versus Duke, but to Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe, the Wildcats fans are still relevant -- and a little scary.
• Hey, Knicks fans, are you looking forward to getting rid of Tracy McGrady? Well, if McGrady returns to the Orlando Magic, Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel says that would be like Benedict Arnold trying to triumphantly rejoin the continental army after Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. (Never heard of Arnold or "Coach" Cornwallis? No sweat. There won't be a test, as we are on spring break at the Brunch.)
• Sticking with pro basketball instead of the semipros playing in Indianapolis, T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times takes a serious look at Kobe Bryant and wonders, "Is there a better example of lost perspective in sports, fans assuming that great talent also makes for a great human being?"
• With baseball upon us, let's close this Sunday Brunch with Kansas City's Joe Posnanski explaining the rules for his proposed Bad Baseball Hall of Fame, including that "there should be a minimum 6 seasons and 843 plate appearances for hitters [The Bob Uecker Rule]." As they say, Bob Uecker, we kid because we love.
Jerry Greene is a retired columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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DeTnk is pleased to announce the publication of the 2016 DeTnk Collectible Design Market Report. The global collectible design market has shrunk across the board in 2015, with 4.3% less lots offered for sale and 9% less in total value of sales.
Sotheby's Paris Design sale achieved a final total of €7.8 million, the highest total for any auction in this field since the market opened in France. International buyers, many of them from Asia, attended the event in force, eager to discover fresh-to-the-market pieces with perfect provenance.
The Design Museum is partnering with Phillips for a unique auction of design classics, contemporary masters and works from emerging talent, to support the creation of the new Design Museum in Kensington.
TEFAF Maastricht has released the exhibitor list for the 2016 fair, which includes a number of highly regarded new exhibitors from around the globe, whose presence will serve to enrich the offering to collectors. TEFAF is regarded as the world's leading art fair and an essential date for major private and institutional collectors from around the globe.
The very best in design returns to Sotheby's London in a dedicated sale taking place at New Bond Street on 4 November 2015.
Showcasing ground-breaking post-war and contemporary design by the most influential designers of the 20th and 21st-centuries, the auction includes key pieces by Harry Bertoia, Ferdinand and Humberto Campana, Franz West, Shiro Kuramata and Mark Newson.
The 9th edition of PAD London opened to the public on 14th October after two intensely lucrative VIP previews setting the tone for a week of strong sales across all genres. The fair attracted over 27,000 visitors to Berkeley Square, achieving record attendance and confirming its position as London's leading art and design fair.
Wright presents Le Corbusier + Jeanneret, an exhibition and auction dedicated to the work of the architects including a largest private collection of designs from Chandigarh to ever come to auction.
On November 19th Wright presents the Stillman House by Marcel Breuer at auction. A masterpiece
of modern architecture and art — with murals designed by Alexander Calder and Xanti Schawinsky, the sale represents a rare opportunity to own a house by one the world's most important modernists.
With a total of €7 million and a sell-through rate of 90%, Sotheby's Design 20e Siècle auction, on May 21st 2015, confirmed the attraction of works of art from original or private collections.
On May 19th Wright presents Frank Gehry's Winton Guest House at auction - it is estimated to fetch a sale at $1,000,000-1,500,000.
A seminal structure that foreshadows Gehry's masterpiece in Bilbao, this unprecedented sale provides a rare opportunity to acquire an architectural masterpiece by one of the greatest architects of our time.
In the first auctions the category to take place at 30 Berkeley Square, Phillips April Design Sales totalled £8,641,000 (comfortably in the middle of their estimated total of £6.7-9.9m ) selling 87% by value and 77% by lot.
The exhibition attracted three times as many visitors compared to the previous Design auctions in September 2014.
On 28 April Phillips will present the first Design Auction held in 30 Berkeley Square featuring over 250 lots with a pre-sale low estimate of £6.7m/$10m/€9.3m and a pre-sale high estimate of £9.9m/$14.7m/€13.8m.
Wright presents Blackman Cruz, a special auction organized in collaboration with the renowned Los Angeles dealers. Comprised of furniture, design and objects selected specifically for this sale, Blackman Cruz includes alluring and exquisite works characteristic of their selective and inquisitive eye.
The Berlin-based online art and auction house Auctionata will present the livestream auction 'Design & Decorative Art of the 20th Century' on Friday, March 6, 2015 at 6 PM CET. The auction will be broadcast live on auctionata.com, offering collectors worldwide the opportunity to bid live online.
New York
On the 3rd of March 2015 Phillips will host a Contemporary Art & Design auction from 6pm at 450 Park Avenue, New York. Viewings for the auction begin on the 23rd of February 2015 and are open until the day of the auction. This sale brings together a small selection of artwork and design - a format pioneered by Wright in their 'Living Contemporary' sales.