Shuttle Flight Readied Behind a Curtain of Secrecy
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: November 28, 1988
The second space shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster is scheduled this week, but there will be no fanfare, no daily news conferences, not even the usual press kit about the crew, payload and mission. The flight of the shuttle Atlantis is a strictly military operation cloaked in secrecy.
Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Air Force will provide only the barest information about the flight.
The countdown began at 12:01 A.M. today as more than 100 controllers were summoned to their computer consoles in the control center four miles from the launching pad at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday between 6:32 A.M. and 9:32 A.M. The exact time of launching will not be disclosed in advance. Only when preparations have reached the final nine minutes will clocks visible to the public begin marking the countdown.
Landing day and time will not be divulged until 24 hours before touchdown, planned for Edwards Air Force Base in California. Once Atlantis reaches orbit, no information will be given to the public about the mission, and radio transmissions to and from the spacecraft will be over secured channels not accessible to the public. Crewmen Are All Military
The crew members are all military men - Comdr. Robert L. Gibson and Comdr. William M. Shepherd of the Navy and Lieut. Col. Guy S. Gardner, Col. Richard M. Mullane and Col. Jerry L. Ross of the Air Force. They have not been available for the usual preflight news conferences and interviews.
Despite the secrecy, the payload is widely reported by space policy analysts, Congressional experts and trade publications to be a reconnaissance satellite equipped with imaging radar, which enables it to make detailed pictures of the ground regardless of weather. The satellite is expected to be deployed in a low-altitude orbit from which it should be able to monitor military operations in Eastern Europe and about 80 percent of the Soviet Union. Its code name is said to be Lacrosse.
John E. Pike, a space policy analyst with the Federation of American Scientists in Washington, said the satellite will be capable of providing all-weather observations of missile sites, airfields and tank and troop movements. He said it would be the first deployment by the United States of a military intelligence satellite with imaging radar, although nonmilitary versions have been tested in space on previous shuttle flights and with the Seasat spacecraft in the late 1970's.
Aviation Week and Space Technology, the aerospace magazine, recently reported that the $500 million satellite will fill the shuttle's entire cargo bay, which is 60 feet long and 15 feet wide. The astronauts will use the shuttle's long mechanical arm to hoist the satellite out of the bay and release it into orbit about 240 miles above Earth. On shuttle missions the primary payload is ordinarily released on the first or second day. A 150-Foot Span
After Atlantis is maneuvered a safe distance away, the magazine said, two long arms on the central body of the satellite will unfold. The arms carry the solar power cells, sensors and antennae that will be used to gather and relay the intelligence data. With the arms fully extended, the span of the satellite will be as much as 150 feet.
If the satellite develops problems shortly after its release, the Atlantis astronauts could be instructed to retrieve the central core with the shuttle's robot arm, stow it in the cargo bay and bring it back to Earth, Aviation Week reported.
Defense Department officials declined to comment on reports describing the payload. Brian D. Welch, a spokesman at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, said, ''There's a lot we can't talk about and don't intend to.''
The Air Force imposed similar restrictions on information on two other shuttle flights, in January and October 1985, that had solely military objectives. Officials say the secrecy about the exact launching time makes it more difficult for Soviet ground and space tracking systems to monitor the liftoff and deployment of the payload. Secrecy Termed Vital
In a recent letter to Kennedy Space Center employees, emphasizing the tight security surrounding the next mission, Forrest S. McCartney, the center director, wrote, ''It is of vital importance to our national security to protect the status and capabilities of operational space systems, the deployment of those systems and the products and services they provide.''
But some details generally become public knowledge through the efforts of non-Government experts who piece together obscure bits of published information and tips from people in the military space program itself. An experienced aerospace journalist, who requested anonymity, said ''more than one informant sought me out'' to describe the nature of the Atlantis payload. Their rationale, the journalist said, was that when the Russians know the general capabilities of American reconnaissance, they are less likely to make military miscalculations that increase the risk of war.
The information that has come out, the journalist and other experts said, does not include certain critical information like wavelengths and radio frequencies or specific components of the payload.
After deploying the Lacrosse satellite, Mr. Pike said, the Atlantis astronauts will probably spend the rest of the flight on experiments to determine human ability to monitor military operations from orbit. The tests include the use of special binoculars and other optical devices in tracking rocket launchings and the maneuvers of tanks and other military equipment. Malfunctions Would Be Reported
Although the length of the mission has not been announced, most shuttle flights last four days and can continue an extra two days if necessary. NASA officials said any malfunctions in flight that might threaten the mission would not be kept from the public.
The Atlantis flight will be the 27th mission since the re-usable shuttles were first tested in 1981. The four-day flight of Discovery that ended Oct. 4 was the first shuttle mission since the Challenger exploded Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members.
Two more Defense Department shuttle flights and seven launchings by unmanned Titan rockets are planned in the next year as the Pentagon strives to work through a backlog of about 24 national security payloads grounded by the Challenger accident and the loss of a Titan rocket three months later.
photo of the space shuttle Atlantis (AP)


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The Food and Drug Administration gave permission Tuesday for large-scale, Phase 3 clinical trials of the drug — a final step before the possible approval of Ecstasy as a prescription drug. If successful, the trials could turn an illicit street substance into a potent treatment for PTSD. Through a spokeswoman, the F.D.A. declined to comment, citing regulations that prohibit disclosing information about drugs that are being developed.
“I’m cautious but hopeful,” said Dr. Charles R. Marmar, the head of psychiatry at New York University’s Langone School of Medicine, a leading PTSD researcher who was not involved in the study. “If they can keep getting good results, it will be of great use. PTSD can be very hard to treat. Our best therapies right now don’t help 30 to 40 percent of people. So we need more options.” But he expressed concern about the potential for abuse. “It’s a feel-good drug, and we know people are prone to abuse it,” he said. “Prolonged use can lead to serious damage to the brain.”

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Life is getting busier day by day, and you might not get enough time for exercising. But, no need to worry as here is an ancient Japanese form of touch therapy that you can perform by yourself to balance the energy and emotions through stimulating the meridians in your hands.
In a study of Markey Cancer Center patients of all stages and types were able to feel positive benefits, including reduced stress and nausea after each of their sessions.
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To calm yourself, just hold respective finger for 3-5 minutes while breathing deeply. Have a look at the chart!
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CHICAGO, Nov. 16 (UPI) — Chicago police on Tuesday said they arrested a man on charges he killed a lactose-intolerant 2-year-old boy after he cried for hours from stomach pain from drinking milk.
Kamel Harris was arrested on charges he murdered Kyrian Knox last year based on blood recovered from the man’s car determined to have come from Kyrian, more than a year after the toddler’s dismembered body was found floating in a lagoon.
“It was pretty difficult to deal with,” said Chicago Police Sgt. Angel Romero, a member of the department’s dive team who was involved with the search for the boy last September. “Probably one of the most difficult things I’ve had to deal with in my 29 years on the job.”
Harris was watching the child, and another, last September for their mothers, according to police, when the incident happened. Kyrian ingested milk, which he is allergic to, and cried during most of the afternoon because of stomach pain caused by the milk.
At some point, police say, Harris snapped and killed the toddler. He then falsely reported the boy was missing — and said Kyrian may have been missing since at least a month earlier.
In September, Chicago police investigated reports of a foot floating in Garfield Park Lagoon. Romero said divers found another foot and two hands on a shoreline of the lagoon, and found a head the day after.
Police later found blood inside of Harris’ vehicle and, despite denying Kyrian was ever in his car, the blood proved to match the boy’s DNA in testing conducted in August.
Police said it took several months to determine what happened to Kyrian; the mothers of both children were not cooperative. They charged Harris Tuesday with first-degree murder, felony concealment of a homicidal death and felony dismemberment of a human body.
“As a father of a 6-month-old myself, it’s hard to fathom why someone would do this to a child,” said Jason Ervin, an alderman of Chicago’s 28th Ward, where the park is located. “But we are glad that this is the first step in bringing this case to justice.”

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KANKAKEE — Kankakee police investigated three incidents of shots fired on Monday, including one in which a man suffered a gunshot wound.
“The offenders in all three are unknown so the reasoning is still undetermined,” Kankakee Police Chief Frank Kosman said.
The first incident occurred at 11:05 a.m. in the 1700 block of East Duane Boulevard. Police responded to a report of a subject who had been shot. When they arrived at the scene, they found a 27-year-old man who had been shot in the torso.
Witnesses said that a passenger in a black Nissan car shot and struck the victim who was standing in a driveway. The victim was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.
At 7 p.m. officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 400 block of North Chicago Avenue. Witnesses said that two men had fired at each other in the area. No suspects nor damage was found.
At about 8:40 p.m. officers then responded to the area of River Street and South Indiana Avenue for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found spent shell casings in the intersection.
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Wed, 2 November 2016
This week the boys speak with writer W. Maxwell Prince about his upcoming book One Week in the Library through Image Comics! The gang talks to Will about the origins of the book, the seven vignettes within, and his aptitude for deconstruction. The discussion also turns to his IDW books The Electric Sublime and Judas! Finally, the gang shares what they did the week leading up to Halloween!
One Week in the Library is out in comic shops everywhere and Comixology on Wednesday, December 7 and out in bookstores on Tuesday, December 13!
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Democratic House prosecutors claimed in President Trump’s impeachment trial Thursday that he was swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani that led to his alleged abuse of presidential power and then impeachment.
As the Democrats pressed their case for a second day before skeptical Republican Senate jurors, they displayed video images of the nation’s top FBI and Homeland Security officials warning the public of the theory that it was Ukraine, not Russia, that interfered in the 2016 election.
It was just one of 10 separate ways, the prosecutors argued, that Trump abused power for his own personal political benefit ahead of the 2020 election — the first article of impeachment against him.
“That’s what Donald Trump wanted investigated or announced — this completely bogus Kremlin-pushed conspiracy theory,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who is leading the prosecution.
Trump is accused of seeking the investigation — and probes of alleged corruption involving political foe Joe Biden and Biden’s son Hunter — while holding back congressionally approved military aid as leverage. Schiff said, “You can imagine what a danger that presents to this country.”
The second article of impeachment accuses him of obstructing Congress by refusing to turn over documents or allow officials to testify in the House probe.
Republicans, growing tired of the long hours of proceedings, have defended Trump’s actions as appropriate and cast the process as a politically motivated effort to weaken him in the midst of his re-election campaign. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and acquittal is considered likely.
With Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts presiding, Democrats argued on Thursday that Trump’s motives were apparent.
“No president has ever used his office to compel a foreign nation to help him cheat in our elections,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told the senators. He said the nation’s founders would be shocked. “The president’s conduct is wrong. It is illegal. It is dangerous.”
The president’s legal team is expected to start making its case Saturday.
“We will be putting on a vigorous defense of both facts, rebutting what they said,” and the Constitution, said attorney Jay Sekulow.
Trump blasted the proceedings in a Thursday morning tweet, declaring them the “Most unfair & corrupt hearing in Congressional history!”


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Year 2 are currently carrying out some incredibly thoughtful work based around the idea of do buildings speak? We wanted the children to think about the buildings that we see around us in more detail. When were they built? Why were they built? And how are they important to us?
To help us answer these questions, the children ventured out on an architectural walk around the new Michael Faraday School – a building that is of great importance to all of us. We encouraged the children to explore the shape, texture and small details that help to make our school unique.
These ideas were then developed in a practical way during D & T lessons. We asked each pupil to create a unique clay tile that represented a feature of the school that appealed to them. When these are all completed we will be looking at ways at which we can permanently display them around the school. We have used our tiles as a tool to help the children use their verbal skills whilst talking about their work back in the classroom.


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The interiors of this American house perfectly fit into the atmosphere of country life. They were decorated primarily with wood, flax, wool and natural tones: green, muted blue, ocher, mustard and gray. Also, the designer did a great job on a selection of prints and textures – smooth leather, fleecy carpet, striped chairs and cold metal fixtures. Plants and botanical prints remind of the quiet flow of country life. There are not many mirrors and glass surfaces, preference is given to restrained classics and natural colors. Ideal for relaxed country living.
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What our clients have to say
We hadn't had a family portrait in ... well ... a very long time and were kind of nervous about admitting to you how long it had been. You made us feel completely at ease and appreciate how you made the moment all about building memories now and never once about what we had missed. Your personality is so fun and engaging and you had us laughing. Julian and I love how you connected with our two silly teenaged boys and made our teenaged daughter feel like she was a beauty queen. We had such a great experience that we will be back again for a beautiful outdoor portrait!
Julian and Tamie Gonzalez
We were introduced to McNeil Designer Portraits through a fundraising event. I wanted a family portrait, so I researched McNeil Designer Portraits and the other companies available for purchase at the auction. I was impressed with the quality of the photos on the McNeil Designer Portraits site and therefore bid and eventually won the session. We have had family portraits taken in the past, but I have never felt they truly captured the personality of our family. I was worried that the photographs would again meet that same fate. We met with Craig. We discussed things we liked and wanted in a portrait. We discussed our previous experiences, what we liked and would have changed. Craig listened and I felt heard what we were saying. The session was held on a beautiful fall afternoon. The images were able to be seen as described. And for the first time I wanted to purchase a photograph from a photographer that was larger than a 4x6. I even had professional holiday cards made through McNeil Designer Portraits.
We have received multiple compliments on the photographs that we ordered. Comments of their ability capture of who we are, to capture the surrounds and also the quality of the end product. We also had Sean photograph our dogs for the coffee table book “Dogs of Denver”. Sean captured the varying personalities of our two pups perfectly. We greatly appreciated both the opportunity to help raise money for Freedom Service Dogs and to take away such accurate representations of our four legged family members.
I would recommend Craig, Sean, Tamie and the team.
Katie Lyons and Family
The experience with McNeil Designer Portraits was great; we had a great time having our images taken up in the cold snow and our boys had a lot of fun. We were very, very pleased with what you had done and everybody raved about our Christmas card image. Our overall experience was very, very positive and will (and already have) recommend you for portraits; it was great working with you!
The Bettman Family
Thank you Craig, it was a very easy and enjoyable experience and I love our picture, it was really fantastic. For someone who hates taking pictures and having pictures taken, it was really painless! It was a beautiful place, getting all the kids to cooperate, it was a great day. I loved the way you listened to everything my wife asked for, and put it all together, you were ready, picked the location that I wanted, the way we were positioned and it was fantastic over all! Thank you!
Tim and Tamra Scaturro
Working with you was a rewarding experience. It was fun to see everybody interacting and move as you photographed our family. Your whole team made it fun, well, as fun as it can be in the cold snow, and for us, it was a great afternoon. The whole experience you offered, by coming to our house and helping us prepare for what was to come was so helpful. I find it exceptional that you made adjustments to our schedule; your flexibility for the shoot made the whole experience so pleasant. The end result was just really beautiful, really amazing pictures. We loved the whole process and would definitely recommend you to our friends and anyone who is in need of family portraits.
The Lum Lung Family
In the beginning stage of this process, I had no clue what to expect. From my perspective, you really made the overall experience a family event and we enjoyed building a relationship with you. The first time we tried to get the picture done, we got rained out! It could have been a letdown but instead we sat around a table and had some cheese and wine while laughing and telling stories. The second attempt was a much better night, it was actually really beautiful out and to be honest, getting rained out the first time made our experience better because we were more relaxed getting to know you! Your whole process made it an event that was easy to do and the kids had a blast! We got to see your whole process and I’ll look at each picture differently because of that. I will look at each image as a memory rather than a picture. You are great and easy to work with. We have a daughter who is challenged and you captured the essence of her and everyone else’s personality.
Bill & Robin Duclose
It has been a wonderful experience from beginning to end and I couldn’t be more pleased with the end result. I loved you coming to our house and seeing where we lived and looking at where we would put the portraits. You spent so much time with us helping us decide on which colors to wear. The evening of the shoot couldn’t have been more lovely and the weather was perfect. We had so much fun during the process that it felt like we were getting married all over again! You really captured the essence of who we are. I absolutely loved all of the images. All of them.
Gary and Barb Leffler
The overall experience of working with you was very positive. From day one, we knew exactly what we were getting into and you helped us understand the whole process. We found you to be professional as you helped us understand what the final product was going to look like. We loved the location you picked and how you helped us through the session; made what seemed complicated a very simple process. We really enjoyed having our family photographed. When we finally got to come in to view the images, my wife started crying several times because it’s our family, it’s what we love and it’s who we’re all about. We came in only planning to buy a couple and ended up buying a lot! We love all the images and we just thank you so much.
Eric and Sally Bower
Sverre and I just wanted to thank you again for the fantastic job you did on our family portrait. We’re receiving an abundance of compliments that are making us feel very proud, but then we realize that it was you that did all the work. We just had to sit there :) So thank you for sharing your professional talent, and for being so great to work with. It is obvious that you take pride in your work and that made all the difference to us while working with you. You were willing to do anything we felt important and your artistic insights were invaluable. We had a great experience!
Sverre and Erin Jensen
A very special thank you for our treasured family portraits. We were not quite sure what to expect the day of our setting and how the whole process was going to turn out. The location you suggested was just perfect. You were so professional working with our family and especially the four little ones, ages four, three, two and one. We were all so impressed! Again, thanks so much for our family portraits - they are SO special!
The Kilgroe Family
What an absolute delight you made for our day up in Vail for our photo shoot. From locating the perfect site...to entertaining two teenaged boys who were, shall we say, a bit reticent...to capturing the perfect image for us on canvas...(Dare I also credit you with the uncannily good weather and ideal lighting that day?) Truly our experience could not have been more enjoyable, or successful in its results.
Having spent so many years enjoying the Rocky Mountains, it was only fitting that this “already treasured” heirloom reflects our family’s love of Colorado, as well as for one another. And with great skill you have managed to merge both of these themes artfully into a stunning image which will call to mind not only the many moments our family has shared here, but also the laughter and camaraderie enjoyed that day, “on location” with you and your team.
Again, our heartfelt and most sincere thanks,
The Packard Family
We could not be happier with the way our portrait turned out. The Vail location with the winter scene and sun highlighting the Colorado mountain range complete with the western motif, right down to the horses and wagon, make our portrait very pleasing to the eye. This portrait could have been from a scene in “Jeremiah Johnson” with Robert Redford or from a scene in “The Mountain Men” with Charlton Heston. (In another life I would have relished playing the part of either man!)
Thank you Craig for the experience you provided for us. We wouldn’t hesitate for a second to recommend your services. Please let us know if we could ever be of assistance to you.
Jerry & Diana Magers
Thank you again for the beautiful portrait of our family. I am so impressed you were able to get the kids to smile and laugh and look like happy children with wonderful lives and capture their delight in the picture (rather than the much easier to record moments of moods that I prefer not tosee on a daily basis!) My husband was not at all looking forward to the ordeal of trying to get all the kids to smile for a picture and we were all pleasantly surprised with what a smooth and fun process it turned out to be. Especially in comparison with our previous attempts at getting a family photo, which did not result in anything near the quality of what you managed to create for us. The finished product is now hanging in our living room where it makes me happy every time I see it, and I know as the kids get older I will always be happy that we took the time to take them out to your beautiful spot in Colorado and have a family picture taken. Thank you again.
The Bugelli Family, La Jolla, California
I want you to know how talented you are and that God has given you an extraordinary gift. We will do what we can to spread the word of your talents. It was such a joy to work with you and to watch the interaction with my family as they participated in the process of getting our portraits done in Ashcroft, Colorado. I am thankful to have met you at the Aspen Youth Experience – Celebrity Downhill Gala and that we both have chosen to give our time and talents to this amazing organization. As you know, Aspen Youth Experience empowers young people to achieve things they would not otherwise aspire too.
From the Marrs Family to the McNeil Family, we thank you for the whole McNeil Designer Portraits experience and for working with us. When watching the DVD slide show of your work and the smiles on the faces of each member of my family, I was in awe.
David L. Marrs
As I walk by our family portrait every day, I pause and admire how well you captured each and every one of us. You encapsulated a moment in time and place, and that I will always cherish. It seemed an ordinary day when you took the photo, but now it is a day rendered permanent and special in your photograph. There is no doubt that this piece of art (for it is art) will be treasured for many, many years to come. We are so glad that we decided to do this, and feel that it is an investment well made. Thank you, thank you.
Jennifer Corbet & Family
My wife and I have always wanted to make a family portrait worthy of passing on to our daughter, Emily, and some day on to her children. When I came across your portraits, I knew now was that time since Emily is 10 years old, and since through you we had found someone that has the ability to capture the essence of our family bond and our love of Colorado. But I must confess that based on prior experiences, I personally hate sitting for portraits and dreaded the process. Luckily my trepidation proved to be completely unjustified due to how you managed this experience and your sensitivity in working with my family. The first step was the friendship and trust that you built with our family. I never thought that I would say this, but you made it enjoyable. The setting was beautiful, the process was fun and my family stopped for a great mountain dinner before going home. I knew that we would have a great family keepsake in the form of this gorgeous portrait, but we also found warm memories that will never be forgotten. We are very proud to show this portrait to everyone and can not thank you enough for helping us create our family treasure. I know we will keep in touch.
Dave, Ellie & Emily Norwood
Just a brief note to express our appreciation for everything you did to compose and create our beautiful portrait. Working outdoors and capturing the beauty of the Roxborough red rock formations in our “backyard” was so special. You selected the perfect time of day and lighting to fully capture the rich colors of the rocks…and you helped us to fit into the scenery so naturally. We really love this portrait!
Jeanne & George Rasmussen
I would first like to commend Craig McNeil for donating his services to the Families First silent auction. My wife and I bid on his offering with the desire of getting a picture of our entire family during an opportunity we feared might not occur again. After bidding, we had some trepidation about the challenge of organizing eight children under 12 years of age, 10 adults and year old puppy.
Suffice to say, Craig and his team pulled it off with minimal stress and effort. We could not be more pleased with the result and strongly recommend McNeil Designer Portraits for capturing any memorable event.
Jon and Sue Burns
Every time we walk by our family portrait, we have to stare. It evokes an emotion. It is a moment in time that we wanted to preserve and cannot be replicated. You chose the perfect location and time of day. Despite our family’s uncontrolled laughter, we have never seen our boys photographed so beautifully. This portrait is an heirloom that our family will forever cherish. Thank you for making this experience a memorable one.
The Najjar Family
We want to thank you for the great experience you provided for us in creating a beautiful family portrait for us. With a small baby and young grandchildren we were a bit concerned about getting a good picture. However, there was no need for concern because you and your assistant made the entire session a lot of fun! You were calm and easygoing and very positive and upbeat. Even the members of our family who dislike having their pictures taken were attentive and enthusiastic. It was a great family time. We also appreciated the care and concern you showed in making sure the final portraits were to our liking. We were very impressed with the process and the final product. These portraits will be a treasured heirloom for our family. Upon seeing our portraits displayed in our home, our friends have been inspired to have their family portraits done also. We recommended they contact you! Thank you, Craig, for making this a pleasurable experience from beginning to end!
Doug & Mary Windemuller
Our family portrait hangs proudly in our “Gathering Room” and every time I step back to look at it, I smile. I must say that I do get a bit emotional at times, when I gaze at our faces. You captured the spirit of our family like no one before. Our portrait is a true masterpiece. It all began a year earlier when we met in our home. The personal consultation was incredible. You asked so many good questions to capture the true essence and reasoning behind the portrait. When we arrived at the shooting location, I just stood there, taking in all of the beauty surrounding us. We had water and we had the mountains, the two things that were important to us. During the session we were treated like celebrities and you even made Greg smile. No one has been able to capture Greg’s smile in a photo before, including me. The best, yet most frustrating process was to pick THE perfect photo. There were so many extraordinary photos to choose from. We had so much fun deciding. I can’t tell you how emotional I got when I saw Michelle on a few of the photos. I almost cried, for she almost looked alive. She looked so beautiful. Craig, you have such a gift for this work and we are grateful that our paths crossed so that we could have this amazing experience together. I thank you from the bottom of our heart!
Greg, Eva and Michelle Milko


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Hi, all! I know, I've been missing since Easter. So sorry. And I'm going to be taking the next month off from designing, too. I'll still be around. You'll see me in the forums and galleries and I'll be making some layouts for Jazzy. I'll be letting you know here on my blog what I've learned and how I'm doing. But I won't be creating any freebies.
I've had some friendly constructive criticism from a few sources and I've decided to stop giving any more freebies until I have a chance to back up and start out again. I have to apologize to you all for the kits I've been giving away. The only good thing I can say is that they were free and you can throw out the bad stuff and keep only what you want and you won't be out any money.
I'll be concentrating on "quality control" as Jazz always says. She tells us her stuff "has gone to quality control and if it's OK will be in the store soon". I don't have a quality control department other than you folks out there. And when I found out that some of my stuff isn't measuring up to the standards, I decided that if I want to do this, I should do it right. So I'm going to stop giving (for a LITTLE while) and do some more practising on my own before I come back and start giving again. I don't want to get a bad name before I ever put my stuff into a store. I have the Heritage Blog Train pulling out on June 1 and I've already committed to that. So, see? I really will be back.
Thank you all for coming back time after time even when there were things that were sub-standard in the kits. You're all a great bunch of friends. Anyone with constructive criticism can let me know here. Without criticism there is no improvement. Just click on the word "comment" below this post. Anyone? Come on. You really will be helping me.
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Records, releasing her debut album, Headstrong (2007), through the label.The album was a commercial success, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical franchise.
The couple never did have a steady dating relationship and was on and off for about two and half years, before they officially split in 2011.
Ashley tends to move on quickly because in January of 2012 she was spotted at LAX with her new flame, Martin Johnson.
He went on to star in major Hollywood movies, High School Musical 1 & 2 and is hoping to bring ''a touch of the West Coast to the Strictly ballroom''.
Until last year Jared was dating High School Musical co–star Ashley Tisdale.
Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and producer.
During her childhood, Tisdale was featured in over one hundred advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre.
In 2002 the Winter Olympics came to Salt Lake City where Murillo performed as part of the Opening Ceremonies.
It was there he met Kenny Ortega who choreographed the show.
They were also seen at a New Year’s Eve party in NYC and at Sir Elton John’s annual Oscars party.
This relationship did not last long at all, because in April of 2012 Tisdale and Speer got back together.
Ashley Tisdale’s boyfriend is currently Christopher French, a musician.


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Massive Walt Disney Land Attraction Database
The Chip with Dale's Crocodilehouse attraction, haughtily considered to be the premier solid attraction at Walt Disney Land
Chip with Dale's Crocodilehouse
December 17, 2003
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Nobody really knows what the objective of Chip with Dale's Crocodilehouse is. It used to have a ball pit full of snakes, but a union representing particularly fragile children had it removed to further inflate their egos.
- Guests visiting with annoying relatives should be forwarned that this attraction exits into a large crowd.
- Darkness may be too startling for children.
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9:00am PST, September 7, 2011
There is plenty to praise about Kevin Smith’s Red State. However, the majority of it cannot be seen in the movie. He has succeeded in creating a buzz around the film’s self-release style, and has garnered the praise of his fan base while upsetting the Westboro Baptist Church, whom the movie was largely inspired by. He has created an immediacy and need to see it by hyping it as a straight-up horror movie, as opposed to his long-winded comedies of yesteryear. He managed to make back the budget with a screening tour before the movie ever hit theatrical release. For that, there is plenty to praise. Smith has become a tycoon, creating buzz over even the smallest details of his life. He has managed to bring Red State into the public consciousness without a studio’s financial aid.
In ten years, that buzz may be the only thing anyone remembers from Red State. Once regarded for commentaries on religion (Dogma) and sexuality (Chasing Amy), Smith has been spending the past five years in a rut as a filmmaker. His recent work lacks the vivacious blend of crass pop culture references with heart that made him so promising to begin with. Instead, he’s turned his energy towards podcasts and public speaking. To say it was wise is questionable, and if Red State is any indication, this new career turn may have made him more juvenile and less developed as an artist.
With his latest, Smith takes on the horror genre by sending three horny teenagers, Jared (Kyle Gallner), Billy Ray (Nicholas Braun), and Travis (Michael Angarano) into the depths of Cooper’s Dell to have sex with a woman that they met over the internet (Melissa Leo). Shortly afterwards, they are ambushed by members of the Five Points Church who, assuming they are homosexuals, plan to attack them. Will they escape the wrath of the church leader, Abin Cooper (Michael Parks) and his followers?
The movie continues to get stranger and more violent, resulting in numerous shoot-outs, deaths, and moral dilemmas, but the film never develops into the horror Smith has promised, and instead resembles an action movie with lots of close-ups of people running and falling out of windows. The third act comes and goes without any real resolution. Everyone is seen as corrupt, mostly due to a lack of focus on any one character’s story, and no one is developed into anything more than an archetype, be it a church lunatic, a horny teenager, or a police officer with terrible dialog guaranteed to strip away any authenticity.
While it appears that Smith has gotten more ambitious with camera angles, his work here is very amaturish and distracting. The action scenes lack focus, in part because of an unnecessary photographic style that lends a surreal vibe more in place in 28 Days Later. The editing creates a stop-and-go effect with transitions that feel stilted. Overall, Smith continues to prove that he’s a hack at shooting action sequences, though his quest to make a good one appears to have replaced his desire to make a cohesive story.
He does, however, have a few advantages up his sleeve. As a professed Catholic, his creation of Abin Cooper as a virtuoso of the scripture turns out the best scene of the movie. With a 20 minute introduction to Cooper, as he preaches homophobia to a church full of smiling families, Smith teases us with what could have been a stellar character. And while many may argue that Smith’s dialog runs too long, this monologue manages to show Parks’s strength in engage through movement and tone. His menace creates the atmosphere needed for the rest of the movie, only to be destroyed by the anti-climactic shoot-out. the film also features a superb performance by John Goodman as ATF Agent Keenan, whose work is sloppy, but his dedication is honest.
It’s disappointing to think that Smith dedicated so much time to an ambitious horror movie without really creating a focus or message. Strip away the credits, and this can easily be mistaken for the work of a newcomer filming a shoddy script without a real understanding of character development. Despite created two of his more refined, interesting characters (Abin Cooper and Agent Keenan), he places them into an alternate universe, where Clerks doesn’t seem to be on his resume and his 17 year career is more about persistence than becoming a recognizable voice. At most, we get traces of his glory days, but with crass jokes written so poorly, it’s hard to think that Smith even cared about half of these characters to begin with.
Red State is not a terrible movie. It’s just a forgettable misfire that came at an unfortunate time in Smith’s career. With the press raging against his politics, it iss possible that this movie will get more hate than it deserves. However, with such a loyal fanbase, it may also be poorly judged as a classic through biased eyes. Either way, Red State may be remembered more for what Smith did off camera than on. Even as the movie is rolling its final credits, there is an advertisement for his podcast empire: Smodcast. If that’s not proof of where his heart is, then it’s time for Smith to get a script editor and accept criticism.


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To Learn More About the Game, Check out our War of 2012 Page.
War of 2012 is a 2D browser based empire building strategy MMO published by Caplay – the same company behind Fog of War. War of 2012 plays a lot like Evony, Caesary, War of Legends and other strategy themed MMOs. The game is supposed to be set in a post apocalyptic future, but apparently post apocalyptic means “fantasy” to the people who developed the game. Apparently Civilization returned back to the dark ages, and that’s why the game is fantasy themed, but that’s a bit cheesy in my opinion. The game largely plays like every other browser based strategy MMO, as players start off with one small city and must build up their economies and armies to conquer their neighbors. To learn more about War of 2012 check out the official MMOHuts War of 2012 page which includes a detailed review, tons of screenshots, and additional videos.
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America’s famous Yosemite National Park has seen a huge increase in black bears since it was closed to human visitors on March 20.
The coronavirus pandemic caused park officials to shut the gates in line with lockdown policies issued by the US government. But wildlife appears to be thriving as the tourists stay away.
Black bear numbers have quadrupled while other species like bobcats and coyotes have also increased, according to park rangers.
These creatures are usually tucked away in the forested regions of the park but have now come out into the open and are even using roads to get around since there are no longer any cars taking up space.
Ranger Katie, a biologist who’s worked with black bears for over a decade, said in a Facebook live stream video that the animals are now having a ‘party’ since humans have been barred from visiting.
‘There can be literally walls of cars, stop-and-go traffic or people in the park,’ she said.
‘So, for the bears, they normally have pick through these little corridors that they have to move through in the valley to get from Point A to Point B. … Now, that there are no people the bears are literally just walking down the road to get to where they need to go, which is kind of cool to see.’
Dane Peterson, who works in Yosemite Village inside the boundaries of the park, said: ‘The bear population has quadrupled.’
‘It’s not like they aren’t usually here.’
‘It’s that they usually hang back at the edges, or move in the shadows.’
Park officials said that bears are intuitive about human whereabouts when the park is open, but are concerned there could be an issue when the park reopens.
Yosemite National Park shutdown at 3 PM on March 20, banning all park visitors from the area until further notice.
‘The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners at Yosemite National Park is our number one priority,’ park officials shared in a statement.
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Facebook stock has fallen below $30 for the first time since the social-networking giant’s IPO earlier this month.
Around 9:30 a.m. the stock had fallen almost 8 percent to $29.44. The stock has lost almost 22.5 % of its value since it opened at $38 per share on May 18.
The company has lost $21.8 billion in value since it opened on the public market. As of Tuesday morning, Facebook had a market value of $82.3 billion, down from its IPO value of $104.1 billion.
Tuesday’s remarkable decline came as options trading — or contracts that allow investors to make bets on the direction of a company’s shares — began. Analysts also continued to worry about the Menlo Park company’s ability to convert its large user base into consistent profits.
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Kim Kardashian’s baby details are slowly leaking out to the public with promises of the full story to be released soon according to E! News reports from Kardashian family members grandma Kris Jenner and sister Khloe.
Proud grandmother Kris Jenner hit the red carpet Sunday night for the Daytime Emmy Awards to promote her new daytime talk show.
Hit by numerous questions from reporters hungry for details surrounding the new addition to the Kardashian/Jenner family Kris Jenner claimed that she was unable to reveal too much information about Kim and Kanye’s baby girl just yet but stated, “We’re happy, everybody’s good and she’s beautiful.”
When asked when the public could expect to expect to hear all the details about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s baby girl’s arrival Kris Jenner stated, “Soon, I hope,” she tells us. “Yeah, it just all came down yesterday, it’s a lot.”
As previously reported Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West celebrated the arrival of their daughter five weeks prematurely on Saturday, June 15.
The newest member of the Kardashian/Jenner clan made her early arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and is said to resemble her mother Kim, sporting a head full of dark hair, and weighing in at just under 5 pounds. The baby girl K has been placed in an incubator as a precaution.
The baby’s name has yet to be revealed, but it is rumored that baby Kimye will carry the traditional Kardashian letter K first name, and middle name of Kanye West’s late mother Donda.
Kanye West’s mother Donda died in November 2007, following cosmetic surgery.
New father Kanye West won’t have too much time to spend with new mother Kim and baby girl according to Radar Online, the singer is scheduled to head back out on the road on June 18 to support the release of his new album.
Lucky for Kim Kardashian that she has a large family that will offer full support to the new mother when she and baby girl K are released from the hospital.
Do you believe Kim Kardashian will take her new daughter and stay at her mom Kris Jenner’s home while Kanye West is on the road, or will she go it alone?

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Technological advancement is specifically identified by the usage of energy. The energy requirement is increasing because of the exponential population rise, increased industrial activities, and subsequent accelerated economic activities in both urban and suburban areas. The traditional power sources are becoming unsustainable as energy demand and induction of new sources for augmenting the energy need are lopsided. Additionally, traditional energy sources cause pollution, natural hazards, and more importantly, it is uneconomical. Due to these reasons, it becomes compelling to look for alternative sources of energy. Hydropower generation is reliable, non-polluting to a large extent, and a cheaper source of electrical energy. However, the conventional large hydropower projects, especially with reservoir components, are being opposed worldwide for social, environmental, economic, and safety reasons. Therefore, electricity production from free-flowing water may present a viable choice. Here, the free-flowing river water current is used to drive vertical-axis turbines preferably, Savonius rotors which are ideally built for wind energy conversion systems (WECS). The rotor is directly coupled to electric generators, and the scheme presents a typical variable voltage and variable frequency system similar to that of WECS except that the working force is due to water rather than wind. The use of the Savonius rotor for hydrokinetic power generation is uncommon; however, increased exploitation of this methodology may help in augmenting future energy need. This paper reviews the Savonius rotor and its possible application for hydrokinetic power generation; the merits and demerits of such schemes are clearly outlined.


"This is more exhilarating than I could have ever imagined. What a tremendous honor from the academy – a blazing stamp in the passport of an artist that can never be taken away and will always be cherished."
• And we thought diffusing bombs was exciting! Hurt Locker‘s Jeremy Renner reacts to nabbing his first Oscar nomination.
The 82nd annual Academy Awards, to be co-hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, take place Sunday, March 7, and will air live on ABC starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
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She is just 33, but Narayani Shastri is playing a mother to a grown up girl in forthcoming TV show “Phir Subah Hogi”. The actress explains that she takes up the best options from whatever is available.
Priyanka Chopra took the packed audience at the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday when she went up in the air during her performance, and got cricketer Harbhajan Singh to dance a little jig with her.
Kareena Kapoor stole many hearts in Chennai when she danced to her chartbuster “Chhamak chhallo” and “Dil mera muft ka” at the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.
“Kolaveri Di” Monday crossed 50 million hits on YouTube, revealing that music lovers have yet to get over southern superstar Dhanush’s unusual song. Sony Music gives credit to social networking sites for its phenomenal success.
“Naa Ishtam”: Full-length commercial film
Lauren Gottlieb, the winner of US reality show “So You Think You Can Dance” is in India now to make her Bollywood debut with the movie “ABCD”.
Aishwarya Rai, currently on a sabbatical after being in the industry for over a decade, says she was happy to have worked with different directors.
“Kahaani”: A rare film that can claim to be a game-changer
The festival of colors used to be a wonderful triggering point for Bollywood movies in the past. Here is a list of Bollywood Holi songs which make us dance and enjoy the festival.
Remo D’Souza’s ambitious project, “AnyBody Can Dance” (ABCD), India’s first dance film in 3D, has gone on the floor and the choreographer-turned-filmmaker says it is like fullfilling a long-cherished dream.


CHEBOYGAN, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is on pace to help distribute more than 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines across the state this week. In one day, 82 Guard COVID-19 Vaccination Testing Teams supported 32 facilities.
“Today, we’re in Cheboygan for a mass vaccination clinic,” said Denise Bryan, a district health officer. “We have 1,000 neighbors and residents scheduled to come in for their first dose vaccine.”
“We are opening at 9 and going until we are completely done – getting those doses in people’s arms,” she said.
Local health departments are following state health department guidelines with vaccination priority groups.
“Today, we have 75% of the vaccines aimed at the 65-and-older – so the elderly vulnerable population – and about 25% are for the prioritized essential workers,” said Bryan.
Residents who receive the first dose are scheduled to return for the second dose at another event.
“It’s important to my wife and I because we’re interested in protecting our health,” said Chuck Abshagen from Onaway. “We’re concerned about COVID and we’ve been anxiously waiting to get the vaccine.
“I went online to register and it was very easy, very glad I finally did it, and a month from now we will be getting the second dose.”
Mass vaccination clinics are a team effort. The Michigan National Guard and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are collaborating with local health departments to support Michigan’s fight against COVID-19.
“There are a number of functions the Guard is doing,” said Bryan. “They are the eyes and ears to the flow of the process.”
With more than 245 Michigan National Guard members making up CVTTs on duty this week, they are learning what it means to be in the Guard.
“My role is to be one of the team leaders,” said U.S. Army Spc. Anden Arnbruster, 1430th Engineer Company, Michigan Army National Guard. “Team leaders are responsible for making sure people are where they need to be at the right time."
Arnbruster added: “I wasn’t really expecting a mission like this, but this is what I joined for, and this has been a great way to give back to the community.”


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It looks as though Sir Peter Hall`s production of Tennessee Williams`
``Orpheus Descending,`` starring Vanessa Redgrave, will indeed be making it to Broadway, perhaps by fall.
The hope now is for an opening at the Neil Simon Theater Sept. 24, but that date depends on Redgrave`s commitments in London and Hall`s in Houston. If Redgrave is held up in London, there`s a possibility of some rehearsals, with the American cast, being held there.
The alternative is postponing the New York premiere to spring, 1990. James Nederlander and Elizabeth McCann, the producers, are working on it now.
- The American-Soviet coproduction of Duke Ellington`s ``Sophisticated Ladies,`` which played for six weeks to sold-out audiences in the Soviet Union last year, will make its American debut in Washington next month and possibly go to Broadway for a limited run.
It opens April 22 at the Opera House of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, sponsored by American Express and produced by Jarvis Theater Projects and Irving Schwartz in association with the Soviet Cultural Fund, the Soviet Theater Workers Union and Soyuzteatr.
- Mark Blum, who plays Al in Albert Innaurato`s ``Gus and Al`` at Playwrights Horizons, dislikes what he calls ``mechanization,`` whether it`s on stage or in film.
``For me, going into theater was, `Where do you get great language, great thought, great passions all in one, all together?` `` he said. ``Actors didn`t become actors to become a cog in a machine, to have the face of an alien put on them. And I also think audiences enjoy the human quality rather than sitting there thinking, `How did they do that?` ``
Blum said that he had been doing quite well in films (``Crocodile Dundee,`` ``Blind Date``), and that this had enabled him to ``come back and take a loss on stage.``
``I don`t do stage for money, so I prefer off-Broadway,`` he said. ``You can do a play there that doesn`t necessarily appeal to a middle-of-the-road mainstream audience.``


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The chain-link fences, topped with coils of barbed wire, rise and fall like a serpent’s back across the desert scrubland between Saudi Arabia and the jihadist threat across the Iraqi border.
A double-fence system and complementary hi-tech surveillance tools, officially opened in September, have become the front line of efforts to protect the kingdom from Islamic State (IS) group extremists who have seized vast areas of Iraq as well as Syria.
“As you know, the terrorists are the biggest threat,” said border guards Major Mohammed al-Rashidi, a supervisor at Judaidat Arar command and control centre where officers monitor radar and cameras about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the frontier.
That threat became painfully clear in January when three border guards including a local commander were killed in nearby Suwayf in a battle with “terrorists”.
The attack followed the launch in September of the kingdom’s air strikes on IS targets in Syria as part of a US-led coalition.
The jihadists have claimed responsibility for widespread atrocities including the burning alive in a cage of a Jordanian fighter pilot.
Saudi Arabia’s involvement in air strikes on IS targets has raised fears of retaliation by the group.
Authorities did not specifically blame IS for the Suwayf attack on the armed unit which protects the kingdom’s land and sea frontiers.
However, the interior ministry has alleged three Saudis operating “in support of” IS shot and wounded a Danish national in a separate attack in Riyadh in November.
Authorities have also blamed IS-linked suspects for the November killing of seven members of the minority Shiite community in Eastern Province.
Border guards are taking no chances after the death of their regional commander General Odah al-Balawi and the other troopers.
Shoot on sight
“Nowadays, anybody trying to cross the border, we deal with them as terrorists,” Rashidi said in his command centre, one of several along the northern frontier.
That means they will be shot on sight, an order that applies all along the more than 800-kilometre border.
Rashidi said they have not yet had to carry out the directive along his sector covering nearly a quarter of the frontier.
In a room resembling a small lecture hall, five officers sit at desks monitoring radar and camera feeds from the border while telephones bleep.


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American media often distort reality, so you shouldn’t read them, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference following his official visit to Bishkek.
During the event, journalists asked the head of state to comment on US media articles that the Russian base in Kyrgyzstan had allegedly fallen into disrepair.
“You are reading the American media in vain. Firstly, they very often distort reality – just listen to the former President of the United States <...> They will teach you bad things,” Putin replied.
Earlier, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov statedthat Putin will sooner or later give interviews to international media, including American ones. At a time when “the public is seriously intoxicated by such Russian-hating propaganda,” this makes no sense. Peskov also recalled that in conversations with foreign journalists, Putin is always extremely frank, gives detailed answers to questions and clarifies Russia’s position.


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Near-surface casing corrosion has been observed to occur on operating steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells in the Surmont field. The corrosion issue could pose risks to containment assurance and have negative implications on well economics throughout the life cycle. This paper discusses how the corrosion was first identified and then successfully mitigated using a high temperature coating solution on the production casing. The methodology used for coating testing, evaluation, and selection is also discussed.
A two-tiered testing program was developed to qualify suitable coatings for the Surmont application. Eleven coating systems from various suppliers were first tested in the lab in a screening exercise to identify the best-in-class coatings for further evaluation. The top six performing coatings were then tested in the field environment to complete the evaluation. Coating performance was evaluated using a series of standard test methods.
Out of the eleven candidate coatings, only two coatings qualified for the high temperature application in Surmont. These coatings are expected to provide long-term corrosion protection of the production casing at an optimized cost. One of these two coatings was successfully applied on an operating well and has provided reliable corrosion protection after four years of service.
The methodology discussed in this paper for coating evaluation and application has been successfully implemented in the Surmont field. The findings from this work can be used to mitigate near-surface corrosion which will result in improved containment assurance and well economics.
Phi, Thai (University of Oklahoma) | Elgaddafi, Rida (University of Oklahoma) | Al Ramadan, Mustafa (University of Oklahoma) | Ahmed, Ramadan (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals) | Teodoriu, Catalin (University of Oklahoma)
Most untapped promising energy resources in the world are associated with extreme downhole environment conditions. Applying the conventional method of well construction and operation for extreme downhole conditions poses severe challenges for the safety and longevity of the well. Governments and independent standardization organizations have developed several regulations regarding maintaining well integrity. Nevertheless, methods of completing and operating Extreme High-Pressure-High-Temperature (XHPHT) wells as well as geothermal wells have not yet been standardized. Preserving well integrity throughout the life cycle of a well is very crucial. Failure in well integrity can lead to huge operational and environmental risk and increase the energy cost.
This paper critically reviews the causes and solutions of well integrity issues in XHPHT and geothermal wells. After giving an overview of these wells, the paper discusses the well barriers at different ages. It also presents the conditions that lead to well integrity issues. Furthermore, the article discusses comprehensively the influence of acidic environment on cement and casing degradation at HPHT and summarizes the most recent research findings and development strategies in mitigating the integrity issues.
Previous studies revealed that the integrity of well barriers is highly affected by the degradation of drilling and completion fluids, cement, and tubular materials. The main causes of the well integrity loss are the lack of understanding of downhole conditions, inappropriate well construction practices, poor selection of the casing material and cementing type as well as inadequate design verification and validation on the downhole specimen. The well barriers are inter-related to each other as the destruction of one barrier may lead to the dismantling of the entire well barrier envelope. The XHPHT and geothermal wells share numerous similar barrier integrity issues, but they also have some unique problems due to the nature of their own operations. Although there is a significant advancement in solving the well integrity issues for the extreme downhole conditions, a sizable technology gap still exists in constructing and operating XHPHT and geothermal wells.
The current market conditions and the advancement in technologies are making the development of XHPHT wells more economically feasible. This paper serves as a review of the current research and development regarding well integrity issues for XHPHT and geothermal wells.
Li, Jiankuan (University of Alberta) | Sun, Chong (University of Alberta) | Roostaei, Morteza (RGL Reservoir Management Inc.) | Mahmoudi, Mahdi (RGL Reservoir Management Inc.) | Fattahpour, Vahidoddin (RGL Reservoir Management Inc.) | Zeng, Hongbo (University of Alberta) | Luo, Jing-Li (University of Alberta)
This study presents an investigation of the on-site corrosion of carbon steel pipes with stainless steel mesh screens in a steam flood well in the Athabasca oil sand reservoirs to determine the failure patterns and mechanisms. To mitigate the corrosion of carbon steel, several candidate materials were selected, and their corrosion resistance was investigated. In this work, the corrosion behavior and film characteristics of carbon steel pipes were studied by surface analysis techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spetrocsopy and X-ray diffraction. Corrosion resistant alloys (proRSf and proRSc), anti-corrosion coating (proRA05a) and pretreated steel (proRAQa) were considered as alternative materials to carbon steel (proRAa and proRAb) and their corrosion protection performance in brine solution was evaluated by electrochemical methods such as potentiodynamic sweep and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Results show that severe erosion-corrosion occurred on inner wall of the pipes and caused significant wall-thinning of pipes along with localized corrosion damages, which is the dominant reason for base pipe failure. In spite of the slight corrosion on outer wall of the base pipe, severe localized corrosion appeared at the interface between the carbon steel pipe and stainless steel mesh screens due to the galvanic corrosion effect of dissimilar metals. The corrosion rates of the corrosion-resistant materials were two or three orders of magnitude lower than that of carbon steel.
During the lifetime of an oil/gas well, wellbore tubular structure might be subject to combined damage caused by both corrosion and mechanical wear. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct detailed stress analyses including these factors at the stage of tubular design.
An integrated well construction workflow was established for life-time well design. The temperatures and casing/tubing loads were obtained through numerical simulations of operations such drilling, stimulation, and production. All these simulations were accomplished using commercial software tools, including a thermal flow simulator and stress analyzer. On one hand, a commercial casing-wear simulator was used to predict the cumulative wear amount. On the other hand, a corrosion simulator was employed to predict pipe metal losses during each operation. The total amount of corrosion loss and mechanical loss were then compared against the maximum allowable wear for a safety check of the design.
The corrosion simulator was implemented in a computer program and integrated with the aforementioned commercial software of thermal flow and stress analysis. In a plot of maximum allowable wear versus depth, the curves of predicted wear, predicted corrosion, and predicted total metal loss are superimposed with the maximum allowable wear. This plot gives a straightforward and clear picture of the overall lifetime safety of the design.
A field case was studied with those integrated simulations. The production casing internal wear and internal/external corrosion were simulated. The predicted wear and corrosion data were in good agreement with the measured results. Further predictions provide rationales for future maintenance/workover operations.
Corrosion simulation and casing wear simulation were coupled with wellbore thermal flow analysis and stress analyses, helping proactively prevent tubular failure during the lifetime of the well. It is therefore valuable to include the integrated workflow during the wellbore tubular design where both corrosion and wear are involved.
The corrosion of carbon steel tubing, pipelines and process equipment during Oil and Gas production due to salt water saturated by corrosives gases, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, can lead to substantial environmental and economic consequences. A lot of different technics are used to reduce the corrosion in the pipelines: use of specific alloys, biocides or H2S scavenger. One of the proven and most widely used mitigation techniques is the addition of film-forming corrosion inhibitors into production streams. Those compounds have affinity with metals and will thus form a film at the surface of the metal, creating an electric resistance between the metal and the corrosive species. The products used offshore and released in the North Sea are currently controlled by OSPAR Convention requiring to meet environmental criteria on three different parameters: Biodegradability, Toxicity and Bioaccumulation. Passing 2 out of 3 criteria is enough to comply with the OSPAR Convention. This paper presents the performance results obtained with novel biodegradable compositions used as corrosion inhibitors for continuous injection with a thermal stability up to 135 C. A superior performance against sweet corrosion was obtained at 80 C in brines of different salinity, both in the presence and absence of a hydrocarbon phase. Additionally, new compositions exhibit low critical micelle concentrations and their structure can be further modified to adapt to various salinity conditions.
As part of their integrity management system, Oil and Gas operators carry out internal inspection of their pipelines by intelligent pigging. State of the art MFL and UT inspections are used to detect and accurately size the defects, which are present in the pipeline. The predominant type of defects reported is due to internal corrosion.
It is well established that corrosion is a naturally occurring phenomena. When the conditions are right for corrosion to develop, it starts by a single defect or very few defects which are shallow. Then as the pipeline is operated and corrosion further develops the defects increase in size and numbers.
This paper review several intelligent pigging reports data, and analyze the reported defects in terms of numbers and depth for several pipelines, in order to establish a correlation (mathematical model) between the number of internal corrosion defects and their depth. Defects counts will be made and equations will be developed for several pipelines. These equations will basically establish the number of defects as a function of their depth or vice versa.
More over when multiple intelligent pigging runs on same line are available, these derived equations will be compared with the objective to establish a novel model to determine corrosion growth rate in a non-conventional manner. In fact the models (# of defects and their depth equation) established for different inspections will be compared and a corrosion rate model establishing the increase in number of features and their number over time will be thereafter derived.
ADNOC Onshore is one of the leading Middle East Oil Operator has more than 60 Pipelines and 3000 Well casings. All buried structures are externally protected against soil-side corrosion with Coating and CP.
Corrosion and subsequent failure, particularly on pipelines/well casings is one of the main factors upsetting any upstream/downstream production facilities. Maintaining adequate level of CP system is always a challenge for corrosion engineers due to complex corrosion phenomena. Failure of these pipelines/well casings during production stage due to corrosion can be catastrophic with following consequences: Loss of life (fatality) Safety and Environment (Fire, Toxic gases and Oil Spill) Resource and downtime cost impact Damage to asset/company reputation.
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As per current industrial practice, the buried structures is designed to be protected externally by coating wherever possible along with ICCP system. However, the CP effectiveness often becomes challenging due to the CP interference caused by Ground beds and other structures since adequate separating distance cannot be maintained practically due to the field congestion.
This paper focuses on case study of a Ground bed in the vicinity of a buried pipeline, CP interference during CP effectiveness evaluation, Interference tests, crowding effect due to two or more deep anode bed systems operating in single rectifier, possible corrosion and damage mechanism and also strategy for remedial measures like ‘Shielding’ to nullify the Interference effect along with recommendations.
Wang, Da (China University of Petroleum, Beijing) | Feng, Fuyong (China Oilfield Services Limited) | Wang, Gui (China Oilfield Services Limited) | Lu, Yan (China Oilfield Services Limited) | Zhou, Fujian (China University of Petroleum, Beijing) | Yang, Guowei (China Oilfield Services Limited) | Gao, Jichao (China Oilfield Services Limited)
The 185°C formation temperature of BZ-22 Offshore Oilfield in China poses a great challenge to the treatment fluid selection and acidizing design just because of the high corrosion rate and the inefficient wormholing using conventional acid systems.
A deep penetration chelating acid is presented in this paper. In comparison with conventional acid, it has a much lower Cl-content, which is the main source of tubing pitting corrosion under high temperatures. In addition, it has a much lower corrosion rate to production tubing and a much lower reaction rate with formation rocks by forming a thin film over the rock and tubing surfaces. Very important, different from original chelating acid acidizing operations, a temperature dependent acidizing design has been proposed, in which the volumes of different types of acid, not only chelating acid, are calculated based on the temperature field software simulation. So that the traditional HCl slug can also be used in this high temperature formation after the formation is cooled down to the designed temperature to ensure efficient wormholing.
The operation has been carried out in 2018 for a pilot gas well. Before operation, the gas production rate was only 500m3/d with nearly 0 wellhead pressure, but after operation the production rate was as high as 55,000m3/d with 1,100psi wellhead pressure. The high production increase ratio shows that wormhole rather than face dissolution has been achieved and the near wellbore damage has been successfully removed. Besides, the downhole temperature monitoring data showed that the measured temperatures for different types of acid stages were in accord with the software simulation results.
Although this low Cl-content chelating acid and the temperature-control design method have been developed and used in China offshore oilfiled, it can be applied in other carbonate formations with high temperatures.
Ofori, Bruce Agyapong (Missouri University of Science and Technology) | Wei, Mingzhen (Missouri University of Science and Technology) | Bai, Baojun (Missouri University of Science and Technology) | Al-Kamil, Ethar Hisham Khalil (University of Basrah)
Loss of well integrity in many horizontal wells in the United States has resulted in huge capital losses to several operating companies. The occurrence of corrosion in horizontal wells in the US is attributed to several reasons. The deposition of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) from manufactured steel pipe and the inability to effectively treat the laterals plays a major role in corrosion mitigation in horizontal wells. Corrosion inhibitors are injected into the wells to help reduce the corrosion rates, however the effectiveness of these injection applications is hampered by the types of well design and fluid dynamics. Loss of Fe/Mn in the lateral sections of the well is a major concern for the oil industry. This research will investigate the amounts of Fe/Mn contributions from the laterals and also investigate the relationship between iron and manganese counts from produced water from oil fields in the US. This research will further investigate the mean time to failure in the laterals and suggest proactive plans for mitigating failures based on findings.
High Fe/Mn concentrations could lead to corrosion in producing wells. High densities of Fe/Mn found in produced water analysis reports has been attributed to the abundance of these two elements used in manufactured steel pipe. These elements are used due to their abundance in manufactured steel pipe and their lack of natural presence in formation fluids. Fe and Mn have a known ratio in steel pipe of approximately 100:1 (depending on steel type). These high concentrations could ultimately compromise the wells integrity.
This research emphasizes the need for considering iron and manganese counts as integral part of the corrosion monitoring. Moreover, considering the long lateral casings, which spans several thousands of feet in the US, injection of corrosion inhibitors will be ineffective in reducing Fe and Mn loss in the lateral sections. Monitoring of Fe and Mn over such long laterals is challenging and costly. It has therefore become crucial for oil companies to thoroughly understand the Fe/Mn contribution from the laterals that could lead to corrosion and develop mitigation strategies to lower corrosion rates in such high-risk wells. This will help to implement remedial measures to better define corrosion rates and quantify the risk of failure. This will also enable oil companies allocate resources for further development and not several remediation efforts.
Despite the long service life of heat exchanger with minimum maintenance, more and more tube rupture due to corrosion in heat exchangers are observed and become one of the most common cause of failure in any type of production facilities. In the recent cases studied by the Wood CFD team, it appeared that the main reason of the failure came to a bad distribution of the flow either on the shell side or within the tubes entraining an increase of the tube wall temperature. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) have been used in several occasion in order to determine the detailed flow pattern of the shell fluid especially around the inlet of the heat exchanger in order to identify areas of poor flow distribution. The increase of computing power and the reliability of the modelling approach have allowed to develop more accurate models which can help the engineers to understand the detailed phenomena happening in the heat exchangers. The regions with recirculation or low velocity identified by the CFD are often matching the region where tube wall thinning due to corrosion are observed. The CFD modelling is not only limited to the shell fluid but can be also coupled with simulation of the tube fluid and conjugate heat transfer within the tube walls. The CFD simulation of the complete vessel allows the corrosion engineer to fully understand the mechanism at the origin of the failure. Through several examples, the author will demonstrate how CFD simulations have been used to understand the root causes of the failure and help the corrosion engineer and the heat exchanger designer to improve the performance and prevent failures.

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Pregnancy is an exciting time for expecting mothers, but it can also be challenging if a mother is experiencing significant anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues. It can affect her physical health and the health of the foetus. Hormonal changes, physical changes, and anxiety about the future can all take a toll on a mother’s mental health.
Mental health during pregnancy can also have an impact on the postpartum period. Research has shown that mothers who experience mental health issues during pregnancy are at a higher risk for postpartum depression and other mental health issues after giving birth.
Furthermore, mental health during pregnancy can also impact the bonding between mother and baby. Mothers who experience mental health issues during pregnancy have a more difficult time bonding with their baby after birth, which can have long-term consequences for the child’s emotional and cognitive development.
Therefore, it’s essential to prioritize mental health during pregnancy to ensure a healthy pregnancy and postpartum period.
It’s also important to remember that mental health issues during pregnancy are common. Seeking help and support for these issues can improve outcomes for both the mother and the baby.
Let’s look at some mental health exercises that can help expecting mothers ease their pregnancy journey.
Mindful breathing is a simple yet effective exercise that can help mothers calm their minds and reduce anxiety. To practice mindful breathing, sit comfortably in a quiet place, close your eyes, and take deep breaths. Focus on the sensation of air flowing in and out of your body. Try to clear your mind of any thoughts and concentrate on your breath. You can do this exercise for a few minutes at a time throughout the day.
Journaling is a therapeutic exercise that can help mothers process their thoughts and emotions. Take a few minutes each day to write down your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. You can write about your fears, hopes, and dreams for your baby. You can also write about your experiences with pregnancy, such as your physical symptoms or interactions with your healthcare provider. Writing in a journal can help you gain perspective and feel more in control of your emotions.
Visualization is a powerful exercise that can help mothers reduce stress and anxiety. To practice visualization, sit or lie down in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Imagine yourself in a peaceful, relaxing environment like a beach or forest. Visualize the sights, sounds, and smells of this environment. Try to immerse yourself in the experience and focus on the positive feelings it brings up.
Gratitude practice is a simple exercise that can help mothers focus on the positive aspects of their lives. Each day, take a few minutes to think about three things you are grateful for. They can be small things, like a warm cup of tea or a good book, or big things, like a supportive partner or a healthy pregnancy. Focusing on gratitude can help you shift your perspective and appreciate the good things in your life.
Progressive muscle relaxation
Progressive muscle relaxation is a physical exercise that can help mothers release tension in their bodies. To practice progressive muscle relaxation, sit or lie down in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Starting from your toes, tense the muscles in your feet and hold for a few seconds, then release. Move up to your calves, thighs, hips, stomach, chest, arms, and neck, tensing and releasing each muscle group. This exercise can help you become more aware of your body and release physical tension.
Social support is a crucial factor in maintaining mental health during pregnancy. Reach out to friends, family members, or support groups to talk about your experiences and feelings. Joining a prenatal yoga class or childbirth education class can also help you connect with other expecting mothers and build a support network. Don’t hesitate to ask for help or support when you need it.
Pregnancy can be a challenging time for mental health, but there are exercises and practices that can help mothers cope with the stress and anxiety that comes with it. Mindful breathing, journaling, visualization, gratitude practice, progressive muscle relaxation, and social support are all effective ways to prioritize mental health during pregnancy.
Remember that mental health is as important as physical health, and taking care of your mind leads to a healthier pregnancy and postpartum experience. It’s important for you to prioritize mental health through self-care practices, seeking support from healthcare providers and loved ones, and getting treatment if necessary. By doing so, you’ll be able to provide the best possible start for your baby’s life.

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Dell's Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme is light and can take a beating
The Windows 10 tablet can stand up to falls and harsh environments starting at $1,900.
What you need to know
- Dell today launched the Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme.
- Built to handle work in harsh environments, Dell claims the tablet is the lightest and most powerful in its class.
- The Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme is available now starting at $1,900.
Dell today announced the latest tablet in its rugged series, the Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme. Keeping with its name, the Windows 10 Pro tablet is built to withstand difficult work environments, holding up to dirt, water, extreme temperatures, and the occasional drop. What's more, starting at 2.93 pounds, Dell claims that this is the lightest and most powerful rugged tablet in its class.
The Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme is a 12-inch tablet that comes with plenty of power on tap. Intel's 9th Gen Core processors are on board here, ranging up to a Core i7-8665U rated at up to a 4.8 GHz boost clock speed. You can also equip the tablet with either 8GB or 16GB of LPDDR3 RAM, up to 2TB of SSD storage, and 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.
All of this is packaged with a 1080p display that features a touchscreen that works with gloves. The screen is also built to be readable outdoors with a peak brightness of 1000 nits, along with anti-glare and anti-smudge properties.
Elsewhere, Dell has included optional LTE connectivity, a dedicated GPS card, a Windows Hello IR camera, and an optional fingerprint reader. You'll also get hot-swappable batteries a microSD card slot, and a wide range of ports.
Dell says that the Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme has been rated to stand up to blowing rain, dust, and sand, along with everything from vibration to functional shock and temperatures ranging from -20 degrees to 145 degrees Fahrenheit. The tablet is also compatible with a range of accessories, including a keyboard dock, vehicle dock, and more.
The Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme is set to go on sale today with prices starting at $1,900.
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NEW YORK — World stock markets rose on Tuesday, first on upbeat Chinese data and later on a solid increase in U.S. factory output, while the dollar see-sawed on expectations the Federal Reserve will keep a downbeat economic outlook when policymakers meet this week.
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SECOND EDITION (2018)
The Codependent Narcissist Trap
- Paperback: 275 pages
- Publisher: Morgan James Publishing Company February 7, 2018
- Language: English
The Human Magnet Syndrome completely rewrites what we know and understand about codependency and narcissism. This break-through book has sold over 155,000 copies and is published in 12 languages. It is a codependency staple for both mental health professionals and the clients they help. Its success is the driving force behind his YouTube channel’s success, which has accumulated over 23 million views and 258,000 subscribers.
The Human Magnet Syndrome: The Codependent Narcissist Trap is a complete rewrite of Rosenberg’s 2013 version. It includes over 125 pages of new material. The book explains why people are magnetically and irresistibly drawn together, not so much by what they see, feel and think, but more by invisible unconscious relationship force. It explains relational “chemistry” and why its irresistibly alluring and seductive “love force” is impossible to avoid. Codependents and pathological narcissists simply cannot avoid HMS’s inevitable dysfunctional opposite match-up. What starts off as the codependent’s dream “soul mate” almost always transforms into their nightmare “cellmate.”
FIRST EDITION (2013)
Why We Love People Who Hurt Us
Note: The first edition of the book is no longer being published and is now considered a collector's item.
Since the dawn of civilization, men and women have been magnetically and irresistibly drawn together into romantic relationships, not so much by what they see, feel and think, but more by invisible forces. When individuals with healthy emotional backgrounds meet, the irresistible “love force” creates a sustainable, reciprocal and stable relationship. Codependents and emotional manipulators are similarly enveloped in a seductive dreamlike state; however, it will later unfold into a painful “seesaw” of love, pain, hope and disappointment. The soul mate of the codependent’s dreams will become the emotional manipulator of their nightmares. Readers of the Human Magnet Syndrome will better understand why they, despite their dreams for true love, find themselves hopelessly and painfully in love with partners who hurt them. This book will guide and inspire both the layman and the professional.