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This timeless art deco piece showcases a classic 1950s dinner design that was created to be worn on special occasions, but around here every day is special in our book! Its intricate, 18 karat white gold details boast engraved geometric lines while its three European cut diamonds and two elongated triangle sapphires accent create a delightful, high-contrast sparkle.
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18 karat white gold setting with blue sapphires totaling approximately 0.10 carat and three European cut diamonds (I color/VS/SI Clarity) totaling approximately 0.50 carat. Dated circa 1950.
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The Liftoff! Beginners Guide to Model Rockets
acknowledgement to Estes Industries.
Model Rocket Safety
Always read the Safety Information, such as the NAR Rocket Safety Code, that is supplied with your rocket kit. In addition there are some British guidelines that apply to model rocket use in this country. This Safety Code is also reprinted on the Liftoff! website.
Safety Disclaimer: Whilst we have made every effort to provide accurate and comprehensive safety information as part of this model rocket programme, the University of Surrey cannot be held responsible for your rocket launching activities. In particular, it is your responsibility to carry out any necessary risk assessments and to implement appropriate safety measures.
The Model Rocket
All model rockets have the following parts: (1) One or more body tubes, the long round tube that holds the engine and payload, (2) a nose cone to reduce air resistance, (3) fins to provide stability in flight, (4) an engine to power it, (5) a launch lug, and a (6) a recovery system. The more complex rockets may have several body tubes connected by tube couplers.
The heart of the rocket is its engine. It contains a propellant for lift-off, tracking smoke for the coasting phase, and an ejection charge to activate the recovery system. The engine is activated through the use of an electrically controlled ignitor. This is an important safety device as it lets the operator be a significant distance away from the rocket when the engine begins to burn.
The Launch Pad
The launch pad provides stability for lift off. It consists of a long launch rod to provide direction. (Shown left is the Estes Porta-Pad; its launch rod is 32 inches long.) and a deflector plate. Both are mounted on a tripod support.
The rocket is placed on the launch pad by sliding the rockets launch lugs down the launch rod.
The Launch Controller
The Controller is a simple battery powered switch. A wire runs from the controller to the ignitor placed in the engine. Controllers have a continuity light that comes on to indicate that the circuit is complete and a safety key to prevent the switch from being accidentally pushed.
Launching the Rocket
The completed rocket is taken to the launch site, the ignitor is placed in the engine, and the rocket is placed on the launch pad. The operator moves a safe distance away from the rocket. He alerts spectators and participants that a launch is about to take place. He double checks the controller's continuity light to insure the circuit is OK, then removes the safety interlock key, and counts down to launch.
There are several phases to the rocket's flight. The first is the thrust phase during which the impulse section of the engine burns. Once this is exhausted, the coasting phase begins. The engine is still active, but it is burning smoke, permitting you to follow the flight. The rocket is still climbing at this point. Then the ejection charge ignites, which actives the recovery system. This is usually a parachute to permit the slow descent of the rocket, or it can be a streamer so that you can follow its path. The rocket can then be recovered, a new engine installed, and it is ready to be launched again.
Model Rocket Engine Information
A model rocket engine, such as those manufactured by Estes and several other companies, consists of a cardboard casing with a clay nozzle at one end a clay retaining cap at the other. The engine contains three type of charges:
The specification of a model rocket engine is denoted in the form of a three-digit identification code. On the above engine the code is: A8-3.
The three digits represent the following:
Total impulse is measure in Newton seconds. One Newton second is the amount of impulse by one Newton of thrust for a duration of one second. For example a "B" type engine has a maximum total impulse rating of five Newton seconds. All Estes engines have the maximum total impulse permitted for a given size.
*Note: only engine sizes up to D are available over the counter in the Britain. In the US sizes up to double-G are possible!
Time Thrust Profile for a B6-4 Engine
Thus the "A8-3" pictured above delivers 2.5 Newton seconds of power at an average thrust of 8N for a duration of approximately 0.3s. There is then a 3s delay before the ejection charge is activated.
Similarly a "B6-4" has 5.0 total Newton seconds of power, but delivers an average thrust of 6N for a duration of approximately 0.8s.There is a four second delay before the ejection charge is activated.
In addition to the engines letter rating, rocket engines are grouped into different physical sizes (of which only 3 sizes are relevant in Britain): mini, standard and large. The table below shows the dimensions of each type of Estes rocket engines:
Estes rocket engine dimensions
Note that a D engine has a larger diameter than a C engine if you want to swap between these two engine sizes for a particular model you will need to use a cardboard tube insert to accommodate the smaller diameter C engine.
Finally, always remember to follow the sensible safety guidelines, such as the Rocket Safety Code produced by the US National Association of Rocketry (NAR), that are reprinted on the Liftoff! website.


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Published Thursday, 11 October 2012
Police are investigating. (© UTV)
It happened in the Conway Walk area of the city in the early hours of Thursday.
A masked man got into the house and forced the elderly victim to the floor before taking money from his wallet and making off.
Police have appealed for information on the incident, which happened at around 12.15am.
Alliance Councillor John Blair has condemned the robbery, describing it as "absolutely disgraceful."
"I know I am speaking on behalf of all residents when I wholeheartedly condemn this incident.
"The person behind this callous attack has absolutely no respect for the elderly population in north Belfast. They must be apprehended and brought before the courts."
He added:"This behaviour will not be tolerated."
Anyone with more details can contact the PSNI on 0845 600 8000.

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Today was picture day! Brad and I wanted to show off our new masks, and we also wanted to get some pictures of Ollie in his new haircut.
Ollie turned twelve last week! He was mid-haircut on that day, though, so we didn’t take any pictures. In today’s pictures you can see he is completely shaved down and his skin and fuzz of hair shines silver.
We got some pictures of Hestia, too, of course!
I am wearing a blue dress with pink flowers and bees on it. I have one mask that is blue with pink and yellow flowers and bees and ladybugs on it. I have another mask that is grey with pink, teal, purple, and similarly colored polka dots on it.
Brad is wearing white pants and blazer with a muted browns and yellows floral shirt. He has a yellow bowtie and a hawaiian print hat. Oh and a yellow cicada bug pin! His mask is black, grey, and yellow flowers.

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Crazy Facts About the World’s Largest Cruise Ship
The Illustrious Caribbean Charm of the Oceans is a wonder of current designing. Sent off in 2010 the boat holds the record as the biggest traveler transport at any point developed. There are many legitimate realities about the Appeal of the Oceans yet the data underneath outlines the sheer size of this powerful vessel. The video of the boat scarcely passing under Storebaelt Extension in the wake of being developed is a very well known video on Youtube.
The Gross load of the Charm of the Oceans is 225,282 tons. To place this boat into Space it would take in excess of 1848 Saturn V rockets (the rocket that originally took man to the moon) and would involve practically 1.8 Billion gallons of fuel simultaneously.
The expense of building the Charm of the Oceans was $1.4bn. That is a similar expense as Wembley arena.
There are 150 miles of pipework going through the Charm of the Oceans in addition to a further 3,300 miles of electrical links (the separation from Lisbon to New York). The boat likewise flaunts 100,000 lighting focuses that must be manipulated up.
The boat has 4 bow engines that move the Powership Capital Management Hong Kong boat. Every one of them is fit for delivering 7,500 strength. That is multiple times the force of an Equation 1 hustling vehicle each! Furthermore, that is not even the fundamental motors.
The power plant on the Appeal of the Oceans creates sufficient power on normal to drive 44,000 homes or to light Blackpool Enlightenments for an extra 600 miles.
The time spent building the Appeal of the Oceans is 7.5 million worker hours. Contrast this with the Domain State Building which was inherent a measly 7 million worker hours.
The Appeal of the Oceans from fall to channel stands 75m high. That is half higher than the Stadium in Rome which is 50m high.
The boat’s principal lounge area saves 50,000 bits of cutlery for use.
Journey visitors are supposed to use around 60,000 napkins on each voyage.
Embellishing the Charm of the Oceans took 600,000 liters of paint.
Travelers and team on board will utilize 2.35 million liters of water each and every day.


Big Boi and Andre 3000 show skills as solo artists
Kenyatta Storin | Thursday, October 16, 2003
Outkast’s Big Boi and Andre 3000 have been among the best in rap since the late 1990s, and are among a small group of elite rappers that have achieved both critical and commercial success. Unlike other duos in rap, like Mobb Deep or The Clipse, over time Big Boi and Andre have distinguished themselves as individuals under the name of Outkast. Big Boi is the more conventional street-smart hustler, while Andre is the flamboyant out-of-this-world poet. Perhaps it is no surprise then that their latest and likely last installment together, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, is a double-disc split into two solo albums.
As many might expect, Big Boi’s disc, Speakerboxxx, is the more conventional of the two. Nonetheless, the album remains unique through its eclectic selection of experimental production, and Big Boi’s ability to rap quickly and creatively. He fires out rapid rhymes on “Ghettomusick” in between intermittent slow seductive female vocals, successfully shifts between hard rhymes and a soothing chorus on the single, “The Way You Move,” shows his political side on the more serious “War,” and crafts clever sports allusions to family life on “The Rooster.” A number of other tracks are assisted by a large array of guests, with well-known rap heavyweights like Jay-Z and Ludacris, as well as up-and-coming artists like Killer Mike and Konkrete. These guests generally hold up their end of the bargain, like in the fast-paced guitar and piano driven “Flip Flop Rock” with Jay-Z and Killer Mike, one of the album’s best. The only real misgiving of the album is the inclusion of too many interludes in its second half, which disrupts its otherwise excellent flow.
In contrast to Big Boi, Andre 3000’s The Love Below is notably eccentric, drawing from jazz, pop, soul, funk, and hip-hop all at once. As a result, it is really anything but a hip-hop album. In fact, he does not rap until late into the fourth track, and rarely raps there after. Many listeners will be disappointed by this decision to stash hip-hop away in the backseat, but if one is able to get over this and the over-the-top eccentricity of the album, a lot can be appreciated. Several critics have even regarded the work as a long lost Prince album of sorts. Andre produces the entire album, showing great range with superb results. He dabbles in soul and electro-funk on the catchy “Hey Ya!,” perhaps the best track on both albums, plays guitar in a duet with Norah Jones on “Take Off Your Cool,” and even produces a jazzy instrumental track, “My Favorite Things.” Lyrically, the entire album is about love and women, and Andre unfortunately lacks the poetic creativity he has shown on previous Outkast albums. Despite the lack of substance, however, Andre shows a lot of emotion, and the album’s overall sound has so much variety that its lyrical simplicity is not only much more forgiving, but almost a moot point.
Many longtime Outkast fans will undoubtedly be dismayed by the thought of the group parting ways, and many more will be disappointed by Andre’s lack of rapping. However, Big Boi’s piece is still a top-notch hip-hop album, and, if given a chance, Andre’s album is a work of art in its own right. Also, despite such discrepancies between the two, both artists still show elements of Outkast in their individual creations. It remains to be seen whether they will ever be able to duplicate the success they had as a pair, for Speakerboxxx lacks the razzle-dazzle of Andre, while The Love Below lacks the logic and direction of Big Boi. Nevertheless, the two show much potential as solo artists, and this is probably just the starting point of two great solo careers.
Contact Kenyatta Storin at [email protected]


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While other authors might bristle at being called a “beach read,” Jane Porter, MFA ’94, takes it as a compliment.
“I love being called a vacation read,” said Porter. “I don’t mind being the feel-good author.”
After all, Porter reasons, women often have enough stress in their lives without reading dark, tragic novels. Sometimes, she said, a lighter, uplifting read is exactly what they need. Porter has written 25 Harlequin romance novels as well as several straight fiction novels aimed at women, including the recently released Odd Mom Out.
She had been writing for years before beginning USF’s MFA in Writing program, but had never been published—she credits the program with providing her with the push she needed to make that leap. Not only did the program teach her about different writing genres, but it also honed her skills in such critical areas as character development, plot, and pacing. Porter also learned the critical role audience plays in any type of writing.
“It opened my whole mind that you’re not just sitting in your attic by yourself creating stories,” she said. “You have to be writing these for someone else. You have to have something to say that’s relatable.”
Porter soon found that women related to her romance novels, with their mythic, larger-than-life characters such as Greek tycoons and Italian vintners, and eventually sold her first book to Harlequin. She has since become one of the publisher’s regular writers.
“With the romance novels, something I didn’t understand initially is that the woman is empowered,” Porter said. “She is the hero. She is empowered to find the right person, but she has to work for it, too. It’s a choice.”
The success of her romance novels also empowered Porter to write straight fiction. They may not have the same “all tied up with bows” endings as her romance novels, but Porter said the novels still provide readers with a sense of hope, love, and the overall goodness of the world. That’s precisely the message she hopes to convey to readers—that anything is possible and that women of all ages deserve to pursue their dreams and to be happy.
“If I can say to girls, whether they’re 12 years old or 60 years old, that ‘You matter,’ then I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing,” said Porter.


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This boot bracelet has an elegant steel grey colored lace paired with grey stones will add to your uniqueness and personality. This model of jewellery is perfect on a pair of black boots, amongst others! It is the ideal finishing touch for your outfit.
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DENVER – A floater by JaKobe Coles with 1.5 seconds remaining gave six-seed TCU a 72-70 win over 11-seed Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
GoFrogs: Coles Hits Game-Winner in 72-70 Win over Sun Devils
JaKobe Coles with 1.5 seconds remaining gave six-seed TCU a 72-70 win over 11-seed Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Ball Arena on Friday.
TCU (22-12), which trailed 44-37 at halftime and as many as 11 in the second half, did not take a second-half lead until a pair of Damion Baugh free throws with 34 seconds to play. Over a minute earlier, Baugh made a 3-pointer to tie the game, 67-67.
Leading 70-67 with 24.1 seconds to play after a Mike Miles free throw, the Sun Devils' DJ Horne made his fourth 3-pointer to tie the game, 70-70 with 15.7 seconds left to set up Coles' game-winning bucket.
Miles led all players with 26 points with the help of a 12-of-14 effort from the free throw line. The Horned Frogs made 20-of-27 (74.1 percent) at the charity stripe and tied a season-low with five turnovers.
Arizona State (23-13), which led by as many as 11 points early in the second half, was led in scoring by Home with 17 points. TCU also led by 11 points, 13-2, just under four minutes into the game.
Coles finished with 11 points, as did Baugh, who scored all 11 in the second half. Chuck O'Bannon Jr. scored 15 points with a 3-of-8 effort from 3-point range. Emanuel Miller had eight points to go with seven rebounds.
The Horned Frogs will attempt to win multiple games in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history when they face third-seeded Gonzaga on Sunday at 8:40 p.m. CT on TBS.
- TCU improved to 7-9 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round for the second-straight season.
- TCU improved to 6-1 this season at neutral sites.
- TCU improved to 8-2 in game played in NBA Arenas under Dixon.
- TCU tied a season-low with five turnovers.
- TCU outrebounded ASU, 38-34. The Frogs improved to 15-2 this season and 115-36 under Dixon when outrebounding their opponent.
- Mike Miles Jr. scored a team-high 26 points. It was his 24th game in double figures this season out of 26 played and his ninth 20-point game this season.
- It was the fourth-most by a TCU player in an NCAA Tournament game and the most since Lee Nailon's 32 against Florida State on March 13, 1998.
- Miles was 12-of-14 from the free throw line, both career highs. It was the most free throws made by a TCU player in an NCAA Tournament game.
- Miles had a career-high two blocked shots.
- Chuck O'Bannon Jr. scored 15 points. It was his 14th game this season with 10 or more points and third straight game with double digit points.
- Damion Baugh had a team-high eight assists. It was his 17th-straight game leading TCU in assists and the 25th time this season leading the team in that category out of 28 games played.
- Baugh's eight assists tied for the most by a TCU player in an NCAA Tournament game. Alex Robinson had eight against Syracuse on March 16, 2018.
- Baugh scored all 11 of his points in the second half.


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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spawned concerns regarding the long-term negative impact on the area's ecology, and especially on local fisheries. These worries are based on the assumption that the oil would persist and, like an infamous pesticide from the 1950s, carry deadly effects up the food chain for many years. But a recent study showed that the oil is actually disappearing rather quickly.
The cause? Oil-eating bacteria, researchers found. They're important because "we'd have oceans covered with oil slicks if they weren't degrading,"1 according to Alan Mearns, a NOAA marine ecologist who commented for ScienceNOW. Forty to 50 million gallons a year naturally seep into the Gulf of Mexico, even before the Deep Horizon offshore rig disaster on April 20, 2010 added millions more, so these bacteria have been at work breaking down oil for a long time.
Microbiologists sampled a Gulf oil plume and found an increased concentration of oil-eating bacteria inside it.2 While the bacteria are capable of rapidly multiplying to quickly clean up even vast amounts of oil, their proliferation is limited by factors, such as oxygen and oil availability, at the microscopic level. But the team found that dispersants used during clean-up had broken up the oil and accelerated bacterial degradation. Also, oxygen levels inside the plume were sufficient for bacterial growth.
Study lead author Terry Hazen of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory told The Washington Post, "We've gone out to the sites, and we don't find any oil, but we do find the bacteria."3 The research results "demonstrate faster-than-expected hydrocarbon biodegradation rates at 5°C."2 For this reason, scientists are optimistic that "the oil will be gone much sooner than people thought before."1
But those people had not taken into account the presence, let alone the effectiveness, of oil-eating bacteria that were made for specific purposes--to fill the earth by pioneering into its varied and changing environments, and to maintain optimal living conditions on the planet. The bacteria were found to be fulfilling these functions rather well. The Washington Post stated that the bacteria "not only outcompeted fellow microbes, they each ramped up their own internal metabolic machinery to digest the oil as efficiently as possible."3
The Creator and Sustainer of all life deserves credit for providing these bacteria that clean ocean water, rapidly adapt to process new oil sources, moderate oil spills, and maintain just the right conditions for life.4
- Minogue, K. Bacteria Are Gobbling Gulf Oil. ScienceNOW. Posted on news.sciencemag.org August 24, 2010, accessed August 25, 2010.
- Hazen, T. C. et al. Deep-Sea Oil Plume Enriches Indigenous Oil-Degrading Bacteria. Science. Published online August 24, 2010.
- Brown, D. Study: Petroleum-eating microbes significantly reduced gulf oil plume. The Washington Post. Posted on washingtonpost.com August 24, 2010, accessed August 25, 2010.
- Thomas, B. Does Earth Balance Carbon Dioxide Levels Automatically? ICR News. Posted on icr.org January 12, 2009, accessed August 25, 2010.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on August 27, 2010.

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After featuring in each one series of Home Improvement as Brad Taylor, the eldest child, Zachery Ty Bryan, found it troublesome to discover acting parts. In a later meeting, he talked candidly about his hardships after losing his high school celebrity. He portrayed his life as a child star, his current lawful inconveniences stemming from DUIs, household mishandle charges, and a gathered cryptocurrency scam.
Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson played Tim “The Device Man” and Jill Taylor within the tv arrangement Domestic Advancement. They were the guardians of three children: Brad (Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Stamp (Taran Noah Smith). In spite of the victory of the ABC arrangement, Bryan claimed that it “was troublesome” to induce more acting parts after the 1999 Home Improvement series finale.
|Zachery Ty Bryan
|Oct 9, 1981
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|Actor, Film Producer
|United States of America
Zachery Tyler Bryan, who didn’t indeed reach adolescence when he debuted within the film and tv trade in the early 1990s, has finished something exceptionally few specialists of his period seem to coordinate, as he has risen to become one of Hollywood’s rising stars. Zachery Bryan could be a local Coloradoan born in Aurora, Colorado, on October 9, 1981, to Dwight and Jenny Bryan. He started his career at five in a neighborhood Denver commercial. After making more appearances after his beginning one, the youthful on-screen character highlighted himself in various print and tv commercials; some even had national conveyance, including brands like Burger Ruler and Ralph Lauren, to say one or two. As the boy became accustomed to the camera, it was not altogether unforeseen that he started to appear intrigued in acting and chose to grant it a go.
Zachery made a big appearance within the 1990 TV film “Crash: The Secret of Flight 501” on NBC. Out of the blue, he made his breakthrough in 1991 when he was cast as Tim Allen’s most seasoned child, Brad Taylor, in ABC’s sitcom “Home Improvement”. The arrangement, which featured Patricia Richardson, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Taran Noah Smith, turned out to be a gigantic hit within the United States in the 1990s, which made a difference in moving his title to nationally noticeable quality. The blue-eyed youngster rapidly extended his acting career past his customary part on the appear, much appreciated to his expanding notoriety. He took advantage of this opportunity and energetically included “To Begin with Kid” (1996), “Genuine Heart” (1997), and “The Seethe: Carrie 2” (1999) to his list of credits.
Zachery preceded his career in enormous screen generation withHeld for Deliver” (2000) and “Pummeled” (2001), remaining steadfast to “Home Improvement” until the show’s last scene in May 1999. In any case, he was fundamentally included in TV arrangement ventures during this time. He made cameo appearances in a few of those appearances, such as “Boston Open” in 2000, “ER” in 2001, “Philly” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” in 2002, and “Smallville” in 2003. This dazzling fair man following returned to the huge screen within “The Diversion of Their Lives” (2005), featuring Gerard Butler, Wes Bentley, and John Rhys-Davies. He at that point consistently joined the cast of “The Quick and the Incensed: Tokyo Float” (2006), the enthusiastically anticipated spin-off to the profoundly fruitful box office hit “2 Quick 2 Furious.”
Despite getting blended surveys, “Tokyo Drift” was a huge hit that year, gaining over $158 million amid its worldwide run. Zachery’s bliss was satisfied in Walk 2007 when, after their October 2005 engagement, he married his sweetheart, Carly Matros.
Highlights of personal life
It can be challenging to explore the spotlight, especially for somebody who has developed up in its unforgiving light. Bryan was able to accommodate his individual and proficient lives, in spite of the fact that. Being a father, he has talked candidly about the joys and troubles of being a parent. In spite of a few ups and downs, counting legitimate run-ins, Bryan’s tirelessness and commitment to advancement have been apparent. He doesn’t live within the highlight, but his lawful issues still take after him. He was charged in Eminent 2023 for purportedly beating his fiance.
Ascent to Notoriety
Bryan shot to notoriety with his depiction of Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom, “Domestic Change,” which stands out as one of his most vital parts. An assortment of motion pictures, such as “Enchantment Island,” “The Seethe: Carrie 2,” “Held for Emancipate,” and “The Quick and the Angry: Tokyo Float,” have highlighted him on the huge screen. In expansion, he has made a noteworthy effect on tv by taking an interest in programs like “Vital Takes a Occasion,” “The New Ruler of Bel-Air,” and “Chicken Soup for the Soul.”
Achievement of Monetary Success
Zachery Ty Bryan’s acting career has been the essential source of his noteworthy $7 million net worth. In addition to his parts in tv appearances and motion pictures, he too makes cash by going to occasions and underwriting items. Organizations with other businesses and brands have moreover expanded his income.
Entrepreneurship and Charity
Bryan had objectives past acting and creating. He said yes to the calling world of trade. His trade ties illustrated a solid sense of enterprise and went past the entertainment industry. Moreover, Bryan contains a delicate spot for charitable causes. Indeed in spite of the fact that his charitable efforts may not get as much consideration as they seem, individuals who have profited from his thoughtfulness can consent for his commitment to changing the world.
Zachary Ty Bryan’s career is verification of more than fair his acting ability. From the set of Domestic Advancement to corporate get-togethers and charitable capacities, his story epitomizes relentlessness, adaptability, and improvement. They display his level of money related victory. But his on-screen and off-screen parts are what make his travel important. With all of its highs and lows, Bryan’s story is like a progressing ensemble. It brings back recollections of the immovable soul of a youthful man whose charm and mind once stole the appearance on television.
Over a long time, Bryan’s net worth has reliably expanded. His net worth is $7.0 million in 2024. This expanding design is proof of his effective film industry career.
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who depicted Bryan’s more youthful brother Randy on Domestic Enhancement, began his career in commercials and print advertisements when he was five. In reality, Thomas is one month more seasoned than Bryan.
- Served as the official youth minister for the United States-hosted FIFA World Glass in 1994.
- Won the YoungStar Grant for Best Youthful On-screen Character in a Comedy TV Arrangement in 1999.
- Partnered with writer-producer friend Adam Targum to found Vision Excitement Bunch Inc. in 2009.
- He could be a co-owner of Huge Wangs, a sports bar in Hollywood.
Zachary Ty Bryan’s exceptional net worth of $7 million is proof of his effective career as a performing artist and maker within the movement picture trade. His inclusion in different ventures and extraordinary exhibitions in motion pictures and tv appears to have been basic to his money-related victory. Bryan’s standing as a noteworthy player within the industry has been cemented by his talent and immovable commitment, bringing him well-deserved acknowledgment. His net worth is anticipated to rise in case he seeks after his energy for acting.


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President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House announced, setting the scene for a historic, unprecedented encounter.
The meeting, which would be the first between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader, will happen by May, according to South Korea’s national security adviser, Chung Eui-yong, who delivered the invitation to Trump after a visit by his delegation to Pyongyang earlier this week.
The stunning announcement is the culmination of a diplomatic whirlwind that began with the invitation of a North Korean delegation to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Trump’s decision to meet Kim, after a year in which the two have repeatedly traded insults, is a remarkable breakthrough — albeit one with uncertain consequences.
The South Korean delegation, which landed in Washington, D.C. for a debriefing Thursday on the North-South talks, was careful to praise Trump’s influence over the developments. Chung said the US President’s “leadership” and his administration’s pressure on the North Korean regime had “brought us to this juncture.”
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that Trump “greatly appreciates the nice words” of the delegation and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
“He will accept the invitation to meet with Kim Jong Un at a place and time to be determined. We look forward to the denuclearization of North Korea. In the meantime, all sanctions and maximum pressure must remain.”
There are many details to be ironed out before the meeting could take place, including the location. The Panmunjom truce village in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), one possible venue, hosted meetings between North and South Korea in the run-up to the Winter Olympics.

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Hydrogen passenger vessel scoops sustainability award
The second Sustainability Award presented by the port of Antwerp has gone to the shipping group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB).
With this award the three organisers – Antwerp Port Authority, the Scheldt Left Bank Corporation and Alfaport-Voka – seek to highlight sustainable initiatives by port users and to encourage sustainable enterprise by port companies. CMB has won the award with its Hydroville shuttle, the first passenger vessel to be powered by hydrogen. The catamaran vessel was built by Seawork International 2018 exhibitor BWSeacat in the UK.
Together with the points awarded by the jury, members of the general public voting online were able to determine that the Sustainability Award should go to CMB, making it a worthy successor to Ecluse, winner of the first award two years ago. The Antwerp-based shipping group was singled out for its Hydroville shuttle, the first passenger vessel to be powered by hydrogen. This is a pilot project that will serve as a testbed for hydrogen technology on a wider scale, thus contributing to more sustainable travel between home and work. In its citation the jury commended CMB for pioneering the way with this promising, future-oriented project which will act as a catalyst, lowering the barriers to entry for other players in the market. The jury also emphasised the significance of the project for other countries where hydrogen is seen as the fuel of the future.
As the second-ever winner of the Port of Antwerp Sustainability Award, CMB will now take its place alongside Ecluse with a specially designed stone along the ‘Walk of Sustainability’ at the foot of Port House.
Alexander Saverys, CEO of Compagnie Maritime Belge, for his part commented: "We are particularly gratified and proud with this Port of Antwerp Sustainability Award. With our investments in new, sustainable technologies such as the Hydroville we aim to make ourselves and the Antwerp maritime cluster ready for an exciting future. From its base in Antwerp, the beating heart of maritime Europe, CMB aims to further place its stamp on international shipping with innovative ship designs and the development of low-carbon energy sources."
By Jake Frith
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Well how about the details? For the face I used Peachy Keen Stamps Critter Faces XL size. I stamped the eyes only and then I chose a mouth from the set and stamped it. The awesome birthday sentiment comes from one of Emma's newest release sets called More of My Favorite Sayings. I used two Cuttlebug embossing folders, Traffic Jam and Tiny Bubbles. I also did some inking, accenting with my gel pen and I added a little Glossy Accents to the eyes.
I can't wait to see what Pam did with this cute cut. Make sure to check it out HERE. And HAVE a FABULOUS day! Hugs- Glora


Viewpoint: Data fiasco is a shameful lesson
How safe can anyone be from identity fraud, now that Revenue and Customs has lost the personal details of 25 million parents and children, including half a million in Northern Ireland? Frankly, it is impossible to know, as long as two missing CDs cannot be traced.
The Government may ask people not to panic, since there is no evidence the information is in criminal hands. Even if it is, there is a guarantee that any money that is lost will be reimbursed - by the banking system first and then by the taxpayer. Yet people are rightly worried by the story of incompetence, undermining confidence in the Government's ability to manage their affairs.
Letters will be sent to everyone involved, trying to give reassurance, but the scale of the blunder is so great and the possible consequences so huge that the Government's reputation may take years to recover. All over Northern Ireland, parents are spending precious time and money checking accounts and changing passwords, because a junior clerk - who may have had inadequate training - sent off CDs which had not been encrypted, using a courier service which lost them. No wonder people are angry, as well as fearful.
The £200,000-a-year chairman of HMRC, Paul Gray, has honourably resigned, as he had to, when details of this and other slip-ups emerged. An encrypted CD was lost in September, 41 laptops have been stolen in the past year and in May £5.8 billion was found to have been overpaid on tax credits. Without encryption, the CDs were - and are - wide open to fraudsters, for identity theft.
Hopefully, the hue and cry will result in the information losing its value, but the lessons from this shameful episode must be learned. Every government department and every company dealing in people's personal details must become much more informed and careful about the possibility of identity theft, just as individuals must do all they can to avoid being targeted. The internet is a boon - and experts say emailing the lost data, with encryption, would have been safer - but it is also a place with hidden dangers for the unwary.
There is good evidence to show that, despite its pre-eminence as a financial centre, the United Kingdom lags well behind other countries in its data protection laws and practices. If it acquired a reputation as a place where personal details were unsafe and where banks and building societies operated recklessly - like Northern Rock - and were given unlimited government protection, the consequences could be extremely serious.
One possible casualty of the CD fiasco could be Gordon Brown's pet project - a comprehensive ID card for every citizen, full of personal biometric data. After the HMRC debacle, who would feel safe from computer hackers?


The last season of Game of Thrones is almost here and of course, its farewell had to be big, therefore the brand Urban Decay is working in collaboration with the HBO series to release a makeup products line inspired on the series.
Quite so! It is not a dream and without doubt it is something Game of Thrones fans must have.
The collection will be based on “the strong women of the Seven Crowns Kingdom.” After the videos were published on the social networks of the makeup brand was observed that products’ colors will be of cold and hot tones this as an example of the encounter (and confrontation) of fire and ice.
This collection will be released on April, same month when the eight season of Game of Thrones comes on air.


Precision Technic Defence A/S is pleased to announce a new partnership with Global Wolf Motors, a leading innovator in electric vehicles, to provide customers around the world with the cutting-edge Mosphera Military Vehicle. This ground-breaking e-scooter is designed specifically for military use, offering unmatched all-terrain mobility and high-end performance for patrols, border controls, special tasks, and mobility in military bases.
Shaping the future of electric mobility
”We are excited to have entered into a partnership with yet another strong innovative player and look forward to working together in shaping the future of electric tactical mobility within the defence industry,” says Jesper Rom Knudsen, Managing Director at Precision Technic Defence A/S. ”By continuing to actively expand our network of partners and constantly improving our sustainable product offerings, Precision Technic Defence A/S solidifies our reputation as an all-in-one supplier to the global defence industry.”
Flexibility & mobility in special operations
The Mosphera Military Vehicle is the first of its kind for military use. It is designed to provide individual mobility to deployed Special Operations Forces in austere locations, as well as support a myriad of special operations missions. With its foldable design, the Mosphera Military Vehicle can easily be transported within rotary wing assets, offering unparalleled flexibility and versatility for military operations.
Impressive battery range & top speed
Featuring a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) and an impressive range of up to 300 km (186 miles) with a single charge, the Mosphera Military Vehicle delivers high-end performance for military personnel in the field. Its electric design provides an environmentally friendly solution for tactical mobility, aligning with Precision Technic Defence’s commitment to offering sustainable products to the global defence industry.
Unparalleled freedom of movement
”Our advanced electric vehicle technology combined with Precision Technic Defence’s expertise in military solutions forms the foundation for a strong and valuable partnership,” says Klāvs Ašmanis, Founder of Global Wolf Motors. ”We are thrilled to collaborate with Precision Technic Defence A/S in introducing the Mosphera Military Vehicle to their extensive customer base, and together we are committed to offering military personnel an unparalleled freedom of movement.”
For more information on the new partnership between Precision Technic Defence A/S and Global Wolf Motors or on the Mosphera Military Vehicle, please do not hesitate to contact:
Jens Ulrik Beck Lise, Director of Sales
Precision Technic Defence A/S
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About Global Wolf Motors
Global Wolf Motors is a pioneering company committed to advancing electric vehicle technology and specialising in the development of advanced electric vehicles for various industries, including the military and defence sectors. With a strong focus on innovation, performance, and sustainability, Global Wolf Motors is at the forefront of electric vehicle technology, offering cutting-edge solutions to meet individual mobility needs.


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Russia protests: Opposition leader Navalny released from police custody
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from police custody early Sunday, a day after hundreds of people were detained following an anti-government protest in Moscow.
Navalny, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, organized the rallies in several cities across Russia on Saturday. He was detained by police shortly after arriving in Moscow’s Pushkinskaya Square, with dramatic images showing the protest leader being carried through the crowds by police.
Navalny said in a tweet that he was released shortly after midnight on Sunday, after police “registered two protocols against me: organization of a rally and resistance of the police.”
His release comes ahead of Putin’s inauguration as president Monday after winning re-election in March.
It will be Putin’s fourth term as president, delivering him six more years as leader, and ultimately seeing him in power for 24 years. It also makes him Russia’s longest-serving leader after Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s 29-year rule.
Navalny is Russia’s best-known opposition leader, and was barred from running in the presidential elections after a 2017 criminal conviction for embezzlement.
Critics say the case against the 41-year-old was politically motivated to keep him off the ballot.
Police detained about 300 people at the “unauthorized rally,” according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.
Protesters chanted “shame,” “Putin is a thief” and “we’re fed up” as they marched through Moscow, some carrying placards or Russian flags.
A number of pro-Putin supporters also turned up at the protest, their chants drowning out those for Navalny.
Navalny was detained for “staging an unsanctioned public event,” TASS reported. Russian authorities demand that applications be filed and the timing and location approved for any rallies, protests or public events.
In this case, city officials had not authorized the protest in Pushkinskaya Square. The Navalny campaign had been offered another location away from the city center, but went ahead at the unauthorized venue.
It’s not the first time Navalny has been detained for staging an unauthorized event. In January, he was held after leading anti-Kremlin rallies across the country that called for voters to boycott the upcoming presidential election.
With Putin controlling Russian State TV, Navalny and his supporters have increasingly turned to YouTube to get their message out.
Navalny is known for posting online articles about the alleged corrupt practices of Russia’s elite.
The Kremlin has rejected allegations of widespread high-level corruption and condemned Navalny as a dangerous threat to the country’s stability.


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Report.Currently bearish, a majority of his portfolio is now positioned
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rates and energy prices, and falling stocks.
"The two pillars that have kept the economy afloat over the last year have been the mortgage refinance housing boom and the spend-like-there’s-no-tomorrow consumer. So, if just one of these crumbles, the entire recovery is in for a whole lot of trouble. Our view is that both are already starting to falter. Regarding housing, buyers aren't buying and builders aren’t building. Sales of new homes dropped by 2% in January to an annual rate of 1.11 million–the slowest pace since May 2003. The number of unsold new homes on the market jumped to 370,000–the highest in eight years. And new housing starts fell by 7.9% in January.
"Regarding consumers, the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell from 96.4 to 87.3–the worst reading since last October. The reason: Americans worry more about the disappointing job market than do the highly paid experts on Wall Street. But on Wall Street, stocks are priced for perfection. Any disappointment on the economy is bound to knock them for a loop, with overvalued tech stocks taking the biggest beating.
"One way to profit from a decline is to buy shares in Rydex Arktos (RYAIX ), a mutual fund designed to appreciate 10% for every 10% decline in the NASDAQ 100. It looks like the NASDAQ has started its slide down a slippery slope, and the tech sell-off should accelerate. If you do not yet own Arktos, the time is right for you to buy, in modest amounts. Just remember that any investment in the stock market—whether you're betting on a rise or a fall—involves risk of loss. So, this is not for your keep-safe funds. Rydex Ursa (RYURX) works much like Rydex Arktos, but instead of the NASDAQ, it is designed to profit from declines in the S&P 500.
"We also like Rydex Energy (RYEIX ). The price of filling up your gas tank is rising. In California, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is up to $2.05; in Nevada, it's $1.94; in New York, it's $1.80. And it's not just gasoline—natural gas has jumped 12% from last year. At the same time, supplies are shrinking. The Energy Department reported that unleaded gasoline inventories fell by 1.6 million barrels to 203.4 million barrels—1.2% below the year-ago level. Finally, Rydex Juno (RYJUX) is designed to help you profit from rising long-term interest rates. Right now, they are still hugging the low end of their range. But the fundamental reasons we recommended this fund are still valid: huge government borrowing is bound to drive rates, and the value of this fund, to higher levels."
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February 27, 2013
HMM: Some countries may deploy nukes in space on pretext of countering asteroid threat – Deputy PM. The Outer Space Treaty prohibits placing nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass destruction, in orbit. The dodge, I suppose, would be to claim that these anti-asteroids aren’t “weapons,” since they’re not aimed at people, but rather simply “explosive tools for planetary defense” or some such. Would that suffice? Depends.


The Clipperman Fortress are a heavy duty clipper with a powerful 380W motor making it perfect for a full clip or clipping several horses or cattle, a quick and simple blade tension adjustment enabling you to swap or remove the blades with ease.
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I never understood why people do New Years Resolutions. It’s not like they’re a bad idea. On the contrary. If someone is going to make a change it is ideal to make that promise to yourself and have, at least in your head, a plan. If you think about it though, you can make a resolution any time really. My last ‘resolution’ that I remember was made in November of 2013 after which I lost nearly 25 kilograms. <shameless self-praise>
But the start of the year is as good a time as any. Now, when I was at TAFE, the teachers would throw around this acronym: K.I.S.S. No, they weren’t talking about rocking and rolling all night and partying every day. It stood for ‘keep it simple, stupid’. Blunt, but effective. Rather than some kind of ’10 ways I can improve this year’ list of resolutions, I figure I will give myself just one and see how I go, and not just because list articles are so 2014, especially those that go 1 webpage per item of the list <cringe>.
This year I want to read 10 books. Books are probably the one form of media I haven’t conquered yet in my list of hobbies. Between games, movies, music, comics and the occasional anime, I realise my interests are fairly diverse, I’m just yet to do books.
Last year I read 2 books. Crazy Love by Francis Chan and The Fault in our Stars by John Green. Both of which are amazing and worth checking out. The interest in reading comes mainly from The Fault in our Stars. I figured I’d read the book before seeing the movie. I like the characters and I want to find more stories with interesting characters and good characterisation and such.
At this point it’s midnight and I can’t think of how to end this post other than I will give it a go and eventually fill this space here in on how I went.
Until then, may the force be ever a light for you in dark places.

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Ready or not, winter has arrived in North Dakota and what better way to experience it than jumping on a Snowmobile. North Dakota has thirteen state snowmobile trails, totaling over 2,800 miles.
Sheyenne Valley Trip
These year-round full-service yurts are the perfect spot to kick back after a long day in the snow. The Yurts each have full kitchens and bathrooms. Each has two bedrooms with an additional loft space. Each Yurt rents for $125 a night, more information available here.
If you are traveling with a larger group, the Bjone house is a great option. This restored historic home house has 3 bedrooms and sleeps six. It also has a full bathroom and kitchen. The Bjone rents for $125 a night, more information available here.
Friday, arrive in Valley City and jump on the trail. Head south on the V-5 trail (22 miles) through the town of Kathryn. Jump on the V-6 trail until you hit a fork in the trail ( 9 miles), take a left on the L-1 trail and go almost 2 miles until you arrive at Fort Ransom State Park. Enjoy a cozy night in the park as you relax by the fireplace in either of the yurts or at the Bjone house.
Saturday: Jump on your sleds and head south on the L-1 trail (15 miles), continue south on the L-3 trail (11 miles) until you reach a fork in the trial. Head south on the L-4 trail (13 miles). You will hit another fork in the trail if you are looking for a longer ride head south on O-1 down to the town of Oaks (17 miles one way) or continue on O-2 towards Lamoure (10 miles). Turn north and take the M-2 trail (19 miles) up to Dickey. You will encounter another split in the trail, head right towards Marion on McKinnes Trail (11miles). Turn onto the M-1 trail (8 miles) until you run into the V-4 trail and head back to the park (22 miles).
Sunday: Pack up and head North on V-6 trail ( 11 miles) until you reach a fork in the trail. Go left, on the V-4 trail (11 miles). Once you hit another fork in the road, head north on the V-2 trail through Litchville (25 miles). Once you reach the end of the V-2 trail, turn right on the V-1 trail (10 miles) back to Valley City.
*while snowmobiling in the park please stay on the designated trail.
Fort Ransom State Park is a great stop year round. In the winter visitors can enjoy over 10 miles of trails open to cross-country skiing, hiking and snowshoeing. Cross-country skis can be rented at the visitor center for $15 a day.

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A Turkish-born cantor will bring tunes of his Sephardi heritage to a festival next week celebrating Southern California's religious diversity. Haim Mizrahi, who sings at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Westwood, will be the Jewish representative at "A Universal Harmony of Souls:...
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|Publication number||US5347859 A|
|Application number||US 07/655,436|
|Publication date||Sep 20, 1994|
|Filing date||Jun 26, 1990|
|Priority date||Jun 28, 1989|
|Also published as||CA2035477A1, CA2035477C, DE69014567D1, DE69014567T2, EP0431136A1, EP0431136B1, WO1991000413A1|
|Publication number||07655436, 655436, PCT/1990/467, PCT/FR/1990/000467, PCT/FR/1990/00467, PCT/FR/90/000467, PCT/FR/90/00467, PCT/FR1990/000467, PCT/FR1990/00467, PCT/FR1990000467, PCT/FR199000467, PCT/FR90/000467, PCT/FR90/00467, PCT/FR90000467, PCT/FR9000467, US 5347859 A, US 5347859A, US-A-5347859, US5347859 A, US5347859A|
|Inventors||Henri Henneuse, Frederic Clayer, Jean-Luc Tanguy, Jean Lutz|
|Original Assignee||Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine (Production)|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (11), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (21), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention concerns a dynamometric measuring device for a drill pipe.
To produce a dynamometric device to measure forces and stresses exerted on the drill pipe, the major problem is not to take the measurement but to transmit it under optimal conditions to the data-acquisition unit responsible for processing it. Thus, taking into account the length of the cables linking the measuring unit to the data-acquisition unit, it is essential to guard against all conceivable causes of deterioration of the signals to be transmitted.
Furthermore, it is necessary to transmit the electrical signals from the rotating assembly constituted by the drill string to a fixed reference point constituted by the mast.
Finally, it is necessary to take steps to prevent the transmitted signals from being distorted by the passage from the moving parts to the fixed parts.
A first object of the invention is therefore to alleviate at least one of these disadvantages.
This object is achieved by the fact that the dynamometric measuring device for a drill pipe comprises, firmly attached to the rotating pipe, sensors and electronics for conditioning the signals supplied by these sensors, these electronics being firmly attached to the rotating parts, the sensors being disposed in a groove and the measurement signals being transmitted to a fixed part by a rotating commutator-fixed brush assembly, the crossing of the commutator-brush assembly being carried out at zero current.
According to another feature of the invention, the measurement signals from each sensor are transmitted by a channel constituted by an independent track and an earth track, each of the two tracks being in contact with a double pair of brushes, each brush having a characteristic resonant frequency.
According to another feature, the device comprises sensors for measuring the traction, the torsion, the longitudinal and transverse accelerations, the temperature and the speed of rotation of the drill pipe.
Another object of the invention is to ensure a compromise between the maneuverability and the location of the electronics.
This object is achieved by the fact that the electronics, firmly attached to the rotating parts and connected between the sensors and the rotating commutator, are constituted by amplifier stages of low output impedance for each measurement channel.
According to another feature, the power supply to the rotationally driven electronics is ensured by two supplementary channels.
Another object of the invention is to improve significantly the information, from the sensors, that one can exploit.
This object is achieved by the fact that a second electronic circuit is mounted on the fixed part connected to the brushes, this electronic circuit comprising, on the output side of each brush, a stage of follower-amplifiers of very high input impedance.
Another object of the invention is to limit to a minimum the number of compatible channels while maintaining the highest quality of signal analysis.
This object is achieved by the fact that the second electronic circuit comprises, on the output side of each follower-amplifier, a separation circuit for the DC component and a separation circuit for the AC component of the signal.
According to another feature of the invention, the separation channel of the DC component comprises a low-pass filter of cut-off frequency equal to 10 kHz in series with a line amplifier.
According to another feature of the invention, the separation channel of the AC component comprises a capacitor for cutting off the DC component, in series with a variable band-pass filter having a lower cut-off frequency of 0.1 Hertz and an upper cut-off frequency of 1 kHz and in series with the line amplifier.
Another object of the invention is to constitute a device that is reliable, sealed and flameproof.
This object is achieved by the fact that the assembly is mounted in a volume limited at its ends by upper and lower collars which are mounted so as to rotate with respect to the drill pipe and to form a seal, and a cylindrical sheath of length corresponding to the distance separating the upper and lower collars so as to form a sealed annular space between the drill pipe and the interior of the sheath.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly on reading the description below given with reference to the attached drawings in which:
FIG. 1 represents an overall view of the dynamometric measuring device;
FIG. 2 represents the block diagram of the electrical and electronic components of the assembly;
FIG. 3A represents the diagram of the rotating electronic circuit situated on the input side of the brush-commutator;
FIG. 3B represents the diagram of the fixed electronic circuit situated on the output side of the brush-commutator;
FIG. 4 represents the diagram of the power supply part of the electronic circuit.
The dynamometric measuring device is placed on a drill pipe (1) in a space delimited by an upper collar (110) mounted so as to rotate and to form a seal with respect to the pipe by means of a bearing (11). Likewise, a lower collar (120) is mounted so as to rotate, by means of a bearing (12), on the pipe (1). A sheath (100) is then put into place to form a sealed volume delimited by the upper collar (110), the lower collar (120) and the internal diameter of the sheath (100).
On the inside of the annular volume included between the sheath (100) and the pipe (1) are disposed, in a groove (10) of the pipe (1), traction gauges (60,61), a pair (70,71) of gauges forming a torsion gauge, a temperature gauge (50), a pair of longitudinal accelerometers (20,21) and three transverse accelerometers (40,41,42). Each of these gauges constitutes a measurement channel. An electronic circuit (3) for processing the signals supplied by these various sensors is mounted, firmly attached to the drill pipe (1), on the inside of the volume delimited by the collars. Above the groove (10) and firmly attached to the pipe (1) is mounted a set of tracks forming a rotating commutator (80). A pair of tracks is associated with each measurement channel. The signals delivered by each pair of tracks are taken by two pairs of brushes associated with each channel and represented by the reference (81). The brush support assembly (81) is firmly attached to the upper collar (110) which is itself firmly attached, by means of a rotating stop-arm, to the fixed part constituted by the drilling mast. The brushes are connected to a second electronic circuit for processing the signals from each measurement channel of which the outputs are fed via a connector (90) to a power cable of N pairs individually screened by an outer screen for N/2 measurement channels. The signals delivered by the sensors (20,40,70,60) are fed to a first electronic circuit (3) situated on the input side of the rotating commutator (80) and of the fixed brush assembly (81). The signals recovered by the fixed brush assembly (81) are fed to an electronic circuit (9) situated on the output side of these signals, and the outputs of this electronic circuit are fed to an ADF connector (90) for transmission to the screened cable. In addition to each measurement channel constituted by a pair of tracks of the rotating commutator, the commutator-brush assembly comprises two other pairs of tracks for the purpose of transmitting the supply from the fixed electronic circuit to power the sensors and the rotating electronic circuit (3).
A first pair of tracks of the commutator (80) is connected by a capacitor (395), as shown in FIG. 4. This pair of tracks supplies on one side a voltage of +12 volts and on the other side the earth to the rotating electronic circuit. The pair of tracks is connected to a double pair of brushes (81) connected to the terminals of a capacitor (955), which is itself connected in parallel to the terminals of a capacitor (954). This capacitor (954) is connected on one side to the output of a regulating circuit (953) and on the other side to one of the terminals of a capacitor (952) of which the other terminal is connected to the input of this regulating circuit (953). Another capacitor (951) is also connected in parallel between the terminals of the capacitor (952). Finally a self-protecting device (950) is connected in parallel to the terminals of the capacitor (951) and receives, by the connector (90), on one side the supply of +18 volts and, on the other side, the earth.
A circuit identical to the one shown in FIG. 4 and bearing the reference (96) will be used to constitute the negative-supply of -12 volts necessary for the functioning of the sensors and of the rotating electronics (3).
A measurement channel of the device constituting the electronic circuit (3) situated on the input side is shown in FIG. 3A. This measurement channel comprises a gauge (20) constituted, for example, by a Wheatstone bridge constituted by a combination of four resistances (20,31,32,33). The diagonal of this bridge is connected, on one side to the positive terminal, and on the other side to the negative terminal of a differential amplifier (34), while the other diagonal of this Wheatstone bridge is connected, on one side to the +12 volt supply, and on the other side to the -12 volt supply. The output of the differential amplifier (34) is connected to the positive input of a second differential amplifier (35) of which the output is looped back to its negative input. This second amplifier (35) constitutes a follower stage of very low output impedance. The output of this amplifier (35) is fed onto one ring of the commutator assembly (80), the other ring of the commutator constituting the measurement channel is formed by the earth.
The signal fed by the pair of rings is taken by a double pair of brushes (81, FIG. 3B) and fed to the positive input of a differential amplifier (91) of which the output is looped back to its negative input. The output of this amplifier (91) is fed, on one side to a circuit (92) for extracting the DC component, and on the other side to a circuit (94) for extracting the AC component of the measurement signal. These stages are followed by a line amplifier and protection stage. The amplifier (91) constitutes a follower stage of very high input impedance. The combination of follower stage of low output impedance with the follower stage of very high input impedance situated respectively on the input and output sides of the commutator-brush assembly, ensures that the measurement signals are transmitted at zero current. This allows a relatively wide pass-band to be used and the precision of the measurement to be retained, although the state of cleanliness or of wear of the discs and brushes of the commutator constitutes the principal source of noise within the dynamometric measuring device. Moreover, the separation of the DC components and the AC components, and the final amplification of the latter before transmitting, allows a significant improvement to be made to the information which is going to be subsequently exploited. The separation stage of the DC components of the measurement signals is an integrating circuit that performs two functions. First, it acts as a low-pass filter passing only that portion of the input measurement signal having a frequencies below 10 kHz. Second, the integrating circuit integrates, or averages, the filtered signal to derive the DC component. The integrating circuit is formed by a resistance (920), a capacitor (921), and a line amplifier (930). As depicted in FIG. 3A, resistance (920) is mounted in parallel with capacitor (921) between the output of the amplifier (91) and earth. The common point of resistance (920) and capacitor (921) is connected to the positive input of the line amplifier (930). The output of the line amplifier is looped back to its negative input. The output of line amplifier (930) is fed to resistance (931) of which the output is connected on one side to the connector (90) and on the other side to earth via a protection element (932), such as, for example, a Zener diode. The circuit (94) for extracting the AC component is constituted by a capacitor (940) connected to the output of the amplifier (91). This capacitor (940) is connected at its other side to earth by a circuit constituted by a resistance (941) in series with a capacitor (943). The common point of the resistance (941) and the capacitor (943) is connected on one side, by a resistance (942), to the negative input of a differential amplifier (945) and on the other side, by a resistance (947), to the output of this amplifier (945). The output of the amplifier (945) is also connected by a capacitor (946) to the negative input of the latter. The positive input of the amplifier (945) is connected by a resistance (944) to earth. The output of this amplifier (945) is fed to a low-pass filter constituted by a resistance (922) connected by a capacitor (923) to earth. The common point of the resistance (922) and the capacitor (923) is connected to the positive input of a line amplifier (930) of which the output is looped back to the negative input. The output of this amplifier is fed to a resistance (931) connected, on one side, to the connector (90), and on the other side by a fuse (932) to earth. The capacitor (940) makes it possible to eliminate the DC component of the signals and the circuit constituted by the amplifier (945), the resistances (941,942,944,947), the capacitors (943, 946) constitute a band-pass filter having a lower cut-off frequency of 0.1 Hz. and an upper cut-off frequency of 1 kHz.
The separation of the DC and AC components, and the final amplification of the latter before transmission allows the information that one can expect to exploit after measurement to be significantly improved. For example, the separate transport of the DC component and of the AC component amplified 300 times allows one to expect a signal-to-noise ratio 300 times greater after transmission.
Assuming that this AC component is subsequently processed by a digital unit, this is a non-negligible increase in resolution which is made possible by the technique of separating the DC and AC components of the signal.
The separation of the DC and AC components is carried out on the output side of the commutator to reduce the number of commutator rings and thus the volume and the cost of the device.
The device so constructed results in less space being required, a minimum number of parts, and optimum reliability and quality of measurement.
Finally, the presence of as many line amplifiers as channels to transmit on the input side of the connector device (90) makes it possible to improve the characteristics of the transmitted signals and in particular to reduce the level of noise from the transmission, especially the equipment ages. Moreover, the protection stages provided either at the output stages, that is to say after the line amplifiers, or at the power input stages, protect the equipment against hazards in the field or more simply against interference arising from lightning or from switching in large electric machines located in the vicinity.
Other modifications of the invention, available to a person skilled in the art, also come within the spirit of the invention.
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I have missed you WordPress. My company in solace. Today, I find myself in a deep pit of restlessness again and I come back, trying to find some answers. Could you sit back and cater to my delusional ideas, please. How agitating it is not knowing what you want in life? I find myself drifting away from reality. I am uncomfortable around my friends I once shared great bonds with. Makes me wonder, were they friends at the first place? Family equations are getting complex by the day. I am starting to feel dissatisfied with my work. Too reluctant to advice, too stubborn to changes. I know I need to change certain things about me, I just don’t know where to start and if it is too late. Even if I turn out to be an anomaly, it would help if I was a self-contained one.
I am all over the place. Certain life situations break your heart into pieces. Make you feel like this is the end of it all. Everything slipping out of hands. One having no control over the present. You just have to live through the wretched train of events.
The end of anything beautiful is always painful. Though you pictured and recreated the end in your head a zillion times…this is how it will end..and this is how I will deal with it. And you distance yourself from anything that could remotely hurt or even prick you. Fixed, coped, mended yourself. Let time play its magic on you.
And still, here I am…almost akin to a bruised puppy. Thought I had excelled the art of letting go. It’s funny how time flies and your feelings don’t even budge a centimeter. I read this somewhere…Love what you love with reckless abandon. And what if it only torments you in return?
Live the pain. Embrace it. I would say revel in it. Don’t make your emotions subjected to a person’s action. And then love and laugh a little more. Don’t they say every end is a new beginning?
What was familiar is no more acquainted.
What looked appealing has lost its sheen.
What seemed plausible subtly moved out of equation.
What never crossed mind is vaguely falling in the routine.
What should have been, is now a never could have been.
What drew delight now fails to curb the despair.
What caused ripples is barely in sight.
What was loved is piled amongst lost.
That what is lost strangely gives comfort.
Expect the unexpected, they say.
Live each moment to the fullest.
Life is such..What is one to make of it?
“I love you. But you are on your own now.”
These words could invoke loneliness at a whole new level. You have someone but only as empathetic as the wall in your room. You can’t run to them. You can’t demonstrate your authority over them. You cannot even complain to the universe. You lay in your bed, head tilted upside down embracing the emptiness inside your head. Plenty of questions. No answers. In life, at times, one trips over circumstances which are not a throughput of your own deeds. I want to say, accept what comes. Cringe. Dole. Find your own way through. Try and accept it.
I don’t talk much about you..I don’t like to. You are sparsely present in my life. Not in essence and yet hovering in back of my mind. Like salt is to a dish we can say. When I think about it I realize that you..you were a novelty episode. Something I didn’t stumble across before. That I couldn’t relate to from past. And so you struck me like a bolt. There or not, you arouse a whole new dimension of emotions inside me: unprecedented, inexpressible and immensely fervent. Could I talk of you a little less? Sure. Could I think of you a little lesser? No. What’s to become of me? Now that I am tinted in your hues.
I can take the silence. I can accept the indifference. I can find reasons to smile in our long-lost escapades. I can be good on my own. I could make up false tales in my mind to not like you so much. I can take it all in humour. I could make an effort to be happy. And I could make myself believe, it was short, thus trifle. I can pretend to move past this and simultaneously list numerous reasons why it would do me good. I could truncate you under a grievous mistake or folly on my part. Belittle the very essence of our story. In distant future, may be, may be I could even delude myself to have forgotten you. But, after all of this done on my behalf, if one day you see me and tell me you love me, it would effusively break me apart. It would be the end of all my strength. I would live and die together in that moment. I fail to explain it better.
What do I say? I had been out for a friend’s wedding in Mumbai. I am at an all time low since my return. Reasons? Galore. There is this sense of detachment. Of nothingness. Of futility. I am low because the whole marriage affair didn’t entice me much. I mean, of course I was happy for my friend and I smiled all along, but I even got the feeling simultaneously that I won’t fit in the bill. I wouldn’t want to do these things. I might have at one point in the past, but I am so aversive to it right now. Cannot fathom the whys and whats of it. Why am I sad but? Lack of sense of purpose I suppose. If not marriage at least I should be willing to do something of my life right? So lost. So so lost. Don’t want lectures. Don’t want communication. Don’t want nothing. Let me rue for a few days more. Till then here is my pretty picture from the wedding..all things girly..(when have my doldrums ever stopped me from dressing up..). Adios!
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20 Mar School Life (Ireland)
SUNDAY 19 August 10.00 am
TUESDAY 21 August 8.15 pm
RUNNING TIME 100 minutes
This documentary presents a low-key, highly evocative time capsule of life inside Headfort School, the last boarding school facility for primary schoolers in Ireland.
REVIEW BY SHEILA O’MALLEY
Amanda and John Leyden stand in front of Headfort School (located in Kells, Ireland), a school where the two of them taught for 40 years, watching the students—boys and girls, ages 7 to 13, walking towards the main building—an impressive Georgian-era mansion—catching up with each other after summer break. The noise of the kids’ chatter is deafening. Amanda, an elderly British woman, wearing a thick sweater and sensible shoes, can’t stop smiling as she watches the flood of children pass her, and whispers to herself, “I love them!” This spontaneous moment comes early in the documentary School Life co-directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane, and it is the kernel of what this film is about. It is a celebration of these two eccentric and devoted teachers (and, by extension, teachers everywhere). We see them at work, we see them at rest, we see them kneeling by an open window smoking, wondering what they would ever do with themselves if they weren’t doing this?
Headfort is not the harrowing world of George Orwell’s Such Were the Joys (his essay about British boarding school life, one of the most painful personal essays ever written). Headfort is a paradise by comparison. The children are given quite a bit of freedom to roam. They climb high into trees, with seemingly no adults around. They build forts in the forest. The classes are small, 12-15 students, so lots of time for group discussions, even about some controversial subjects. Amanda teaches English, and squeals with excitement about reading “The Famous Five” with her class. It was one of her favourites. The students are encouraged to express themselves.
Because there are no to-the-camera interviews in School Life, no confessionals, no pie-charts explaining the school’s history or philosophy, the submergence into the school’s atmosphere is total. We are on our own. I don’t think the name “Headfort” even comes up until some ways in. The documentary is a rambunctious collage of a self-contained self-sustaining world, with its own rules of play and concerns. Children clatter down the stairs wearing cleats, bursting out onto the lawn for a rugby match. The kids climb into their bunk-beds at night for quiet reading time. There’s a sort of playroom workspace in one of the out-buildings, the walls covered in murals painted by the kids. It is here that John holds extremely eccentric band practices. He is in a quest to find a drummer. ‘Can anyone drum in this school?,’ he despairs. Someone has painted “JIMI HENDRIX” in bright purple on the wall. Headfort, at times, feels like an Irish School of Rock.
A couple of individual narratives emerge, involving three separate children: Ted, who is dyslexic, Florie, who was a child model in London and John worries that this has caused her low self-esteem, and Eliza, who hardly ever speaks. The film doesn’t zoom in too much on these threads so that they take over. They are woven into the larger fabric of everyday life at the school, part of the tapestry of what goes on there, the endless issues that the teachers must manage. Is anyone getting lost in the shuffle? John says to Amanda, in one of their chats at home, “I just don’t want Eliza to live her life five yards back from everybody else.”
There’s some unevenness in the structure because of its resistance to zooming in too closely on this or that individual (outside of the Leydens, that is, and even with them, we never learn where they came from, their backgrounds. We only know them from what we see them do.) The score, by Eryck Abecassis, is a bit too insistent and driving for a work as free-form as this. It’s top-heavy. What we get in the film, naturally, is the rhythms of life over the course of a year at the school, the seasons changing, the fog rolling across the grounds, or the snow driving against the main building. It’s school as microcosm, an entire universe operating at full capacity.
Both John and Amanda are naturally humorous people (the film is often very funny), and they manage to be totally supportive while at the same time dry and witty wisecrackers. They care but they don’t coddle.
Up until very recently, the film was called In loco parentis—a much more evocative title than the bland School Life ‘In loco parentis’ means ‘in the place of a parent’ which speaks directly to the film’s theme, its reason for being. John and Amanda are that. It is their life’s work. Teaching is not a job. It is a calling.
Source: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/school-life-2017 Sheila O’Malley 8/9/2017 edited extracts / accessed 14/3/18.


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