Gastón Acurio is expanding his ceviche empire to Barcelona. The Peruvian chef, who just wrapped up a trip to Tokyo for the G9 summit, is in Spain to visit his newly opened Tanta Barcelona, Bistro Peruano.
The new restaurant is one of nearly a dozen restaurants owned by Gastón across the world, including Astrid & Gastón, which ranks 35th on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
Tanta is an outpost of the T'anta chain Gastón began in Lima years ago as an affordable option for enjoying great Peruvian food. For the Barcelona venture Gastón paired up with chef Santiago Forero, a master of ceviche, Peru's famed cured fish with lime (which has often been compared to sushi).
The restaurant has an open kitchen and three spaces for dining: a modern bar, cozy tables for intimate dining and a larger area for family-style dinners. The sleek decor is complimented with a huge vertical garden. Gastón hopes to incorporate local fish caught using sustainable practices into the menu, according to Spanish publication Gourmets.
The restaurant serves Peruvian staples like the ají de gallina (chicken in a creamy yellow chili sauce) and anticuchos (marined and grilled beef hearts) and dishes with plenty of lime juice and chilies. Catch a glimpse of the colorful cuisine at Tanta below. For reservations, please visit the restaurant website.


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3 DC United Questions with SB Nation's Black and Red United
Ben Bromley joins us ahead of the Sunday afternoon showdown.
By JakeGofman@JakeGofman Oct 15, 2016, 2:51pm EDT
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Each week we do a Q&A with our friends around the SBNation Soccer world to get thoughts on their team from those who know them best. Know your enemy.
In the second to last game of the season, New York City FC travels to our nation's capital to face a DC United team that is still looking to book its place in the Postseason. The boys in blue have had DC's number so far this year, winning twice, most recently in dramatic fashion with a late Frank Lampard winner.
Ben Bromley, writer at Black and Red United, answers our DC United questions on the eve of the match. Ben tackles end of season expectations, Lamar Neagle's successes, and overall performance.
Q.) DC United sits in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, precariously in Playoff position for now with only two games remaining. It's been an up and down season for the club, but a trip to the Postseason would be an excellent way to close. Before that can happen, the club has this weekend's showdown with NYC FC before closing out the season in Orlando. What does DC have to do well in order to clinch their Postseason birth? If they make the Playoffs, what would propel a prolonged run towards the MLS Cup?
If they can keep playing like they have over the last two months, and not like they did in the first four, they can possibly make a run in the MLS Cup playoffs. The main difference has been the switch to a three man central midfield, which allows Argentine playmaker Luciano Acosta more time on the ball and more influence over the play. It also allows the other central midfielders to concentrate on breaking up the other team.
The other big thing they've done, like they do most every year, is make some key trades. Adding Lloyd Sam gives the team three starting caliber wingers, and Patrick Mullins gives them the lead striker they've needed for years (thanks for that!). Despite all the talk of Ben Olsen as a defensive coach, I think we're finally seeing what he wants to do offensively. Even though they look to be skating just barely into the playoffs, this DC United is probably the most dangerous in years at the moment.
Q.) Lamar Neagle has enjoyed a nice bounce back following a fairly sub-par 2015 campaign. The raw numbers look great (9 goals and 6 assists) but I'm curious as to what you're seeing on the field. He's been especially hot since the end of August, scoring six times in his last eight games. What has enabled his success at the tail end of the season as opposed to the beginning?
Lamar Neagle has been a great replacement for Chris Pontius this year. His versatility has allowed him to play at winger and at forward, and now he has been a revelation as a supersub. Lloyd Sam and Patrick Nyarko work well as starters, able to put in crosses for Mullins and create for themselves when the occasion calls.
But subbing in Neagle around the 70th minutes puts a slashing attacker with a forward's mindset in against a tired defense. That and his natural ability has made him United's leading scorer right now.
Q.) As we get towards the end of the season, it's a good time to assess the performance of the team compared to preseason projections. How do you see DC's performance over the course of the season? If they make the Postseason, is that enough to call this season a success?
After a first half of a season that was very low scoring and aimless, United finally decided on a formation and a direction. They handed the keys to Luciano Acosta and Patrick Mullins, and traded away Fabian Espindola. Especially when compared to the beginning of the season, making the playoffs makes the season a solid success.
But it looks like this year's team might have the weapons to actually win a two leg series for the first time since 2012, and that would be the real lark of success. This will be a dramatic off-season for United, making noise in the playoffs can make this postseason a success.
Prediction/Starting XI?
Bill Hamid; Nick DeLeon, Steve Birnbaum, Bobby Boswell, Taylor Kemp; Rob Vincent; Patrick Nyarko, Luciano Acosta, Jared Jeffrey, Lloyd Sam; Patrick Mullins
I think United can clinch a spot in the playoffs and finally beat NYCFC this year. 2-1 United.
Thanks to Ben for answering our DC United Questions. Have your own (better) prediction for the match? Let us hear it in the comments section!
2023 Player Preview: Gabriel Pereira The Brazilian winger enjoyed a strong debut season and could be poised for even bigger things as part of a remade NYCFC attack.
2023 Player Preview: Kevin O'Toole A surprise starter in the final seven games of the 2022 season, will the wingback from Princeton get more minutes this year?

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Imports Microsoft.CodeAnalysis
Imports Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics
Imports Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Testing
Imports Xunit

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        Public Async Function IfAbbreviatedUriConstructorFoundAndUriIsIncorrectCreatesDiagnostic() As Task
            Dim test = String.Format(TestCode, "Dim uri = New Uri(""foo"")")
            Await VerifyBasicDiagnosticAsync(test, CreateDiagnosticResult(6, 31, Function() New Uri("foo")))
        End Function

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        Public Async Function IfUriConstructorFoundAndUriIsIncorrectCreatesDiagnostic() As Task
            Dim test = String.Format(TestCode, "Dim uri = New System.Uri(""foo"")")
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        End Function

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        Public Async Function IfUriConstructorWithUriKindFoundAndUriIsIncorrectCreatesDiagnostic() As Task
            Dim test = String.Format(TestCode, "Dim uri = New Uri(""http://wrong"", UriKind.Relative)")
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            Dim test = String.Format(TestCode, "Dim uri = New Uri(""foo"", UriKind.Relative)")
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        End Function

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        Public Async Function IfUriConstructorWithUriKindFoundAndUriIsCorrectDoNotCreatesDiagnostic() As Task
            Dim test = String.Format(TestCode, "Dim uri = New System.Uri(""foo"", UriKind.Relative)")
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Scunthorpe United vs Bradford City ABANDONED as heavy snow fall denies Iron in League Two
The Iron are denied by the weather for the second straight game as heavy snow sees their clash with the Bantams last just 30 minutes
James FindlaterFootball Writer
Scunthorpe United and Bradford City's players walk off as their League Two game is abandoned due to snow (Image: Simon Parker/Twitter (@ParkerTandA))
Scunthorpe United's League Two clash against Bradford City lasted just 30 minutes as the game was abandoned due to the heavy snowfall in North Lincolnshire.
The Iron's ground staff had worked throughout the day to ensure the game could go ahead, but having already been halted once after 22 minutes, the game was officially called off minutes later.
The abandonment means Scunthorpe have now had their last two fixtures fall foul of the weather after their weekend clash at home to Oldham was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at the Sands Venue Stadium.
Having cleared the pitch of snow earlier on in the day, it became clear just minutes after kick-off that the game could be in doubt.
The Iron threatened during the opening exchanges, with Junior Brown releasing Devarn Green down the left, with Ryan Loft picking up the pieces after the cross was cleared before seeing his shot blocked, with Green also denied.
Abo Eisa threatened with a couple of dangerous runs before referee David Rock brought the game to its first halt in the 22nd minutes in order to allow the ground staff to clear some of the snow off the pitch.
Once play got back underway, the Iron went close again as Alfie Beestin pounced on a loose ball before shooting from range, with Loft then heading wide of the target.
That proved to be the last action of the game though as, after suspending the game for 15 minutes in order for the ground staff to get to work again, the decision was made to abandon the game.
Iron boss Neil Cox told BBC Radio Humberside: "I think it's the right decision. I think it could have been done 10 minutes earlier, but the ref had to try and carry on because he thought it was going to blow over.
"Everyone has been at the football club since nine o'clock this morning clearing this pitch, everyone in the office has done really well.
Big rule change as League Two and League One salary caps are withdrawn
Neil Cox rumours are a tribute to Scunthorpe United's superb turnaround in form
"We expected the snow to come down but not as heavy as this. It's the right decision, we've got 21 games left, I have to be careful with injuries."
Scunthorpe will hope for better luck on Saturday as they make the trip to Lancashire to take on Morecambe.
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White House source says Schiff cited wrong phone number in Intel panel impeachment report
Last week, the House Intelligence Committee, headed by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), published a 300-page report on its investigation into alleged impeachable offenses by President Donald Trump. But despite insistence from Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that Trump had committed bribery, the report makes no such allegation.
Instead, the report alleges in part that Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, had been in regular contact with White House officials in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) via phone. The only problem? It appears that Schiff & co. got the wrong number.
"This is not about Ukraine"
According to Breitbart, Democrats' allegation that Giuliani interacted with OMB stems from their theory that Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine in an attempt to pressure the nation "to investigate 2016 election interference as well as former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter."
Democrats say Giuliani was communicating on behalf of the White House "with Ukrainian sources who were providing him false information" in relation to a probe of the Bidens, among other things, Breitbart notes.
In support of these claims, the Intelligence Community's report lists White House phone logs that allegedly illustrate Giuliani's frequent contact with OMB. Included in these logs, according to RealClearPolitics, is a 13-minute call between Giuliani and what is described as an "OMB Phone Number" on April 24.
"This is not about Ukraine. This is about our democracy, this is about our security," Schiff said during a press conference after his committee released its report.
He went on: "Americans should care deeply about whether the president of the United States is betraying their trust in him."
"I don't remember calling OMB"
But according to Giuliani, the Democrats have it all wrong. The president's lawyer said in a text message to CNN's Dana Bash that he never talked to anyone on an OMB line.
"I don't remember calling OMB and not about military aid, never knew anything about it," Giuliani wrote, according to RealClearPolitics. "The mere fact I had numerous calls with the White House does not establish any specific topic. Remember, I'm the president's attorney."
Reports alleged that Schiff and his staff assumed the prefix that appears in the phone logs — "395" — exclusively belongs to phones in the offices of OMB. But according to RealClearPolitics, Republican sources indicate that this isn't accurate.
"This is yet another attempt to use deceit and media manipulation to attempt to undo the results of the last election and interfere in the next one," a senior White House official told RealClearPolitics.
He went on: "The number House Democrats are claiming is an OMB number is nothing more than a masking number that appears when White House staff dial out from the complex."
Adam Peters
Adam Peters is a Conservative Institute staff writer.
"A free people [claim] their rights, as derived from the laws of nature."
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Club Squads
Swim Meets
Liam Spence, 14 has swum with KUHSC for four and a half years. Liam was diagnosed with Audi Processing Disorder in August following several months of assessment.
(APD is term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information. Individuals with APD usually have normal structure and function of the outer, middle and inner ear; however, they cannot process the information they hear in the same way as others do which leads to difficulties in recognizing and interpreting information. Liam struggles to deal with every day task in a way most of us take for granted)
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I just wanted to represent my disability to show it doesn't stop you achieving your goals.
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KUHSC Coach Graham Martin has supported and advised Liam and his parents throughout the process. Liam had to be assessed first by a Disability Access Coach from the ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) He was then referred to an independent Dr in Leeds who scored Liam well within the APD criteria. He then had to undergo further testing and assessment from experts at Loughborough University who then forwarded all their conclusions onto INAS in Germany (INAS support para-athletes with Intellectual disability worldwide) where a half dozen specialist examined the data.
Liam was given his disability swimming category as S14 and swam his first Disability Gala in Harrogate in September in the North of England Championships. He swam alongside Olympian Joseph Craiff which gave him the incentive and determination to show off his abilities. Liam took gold in the 400m & 200m freestyle and bronze in 100m, 50m freestyle and 100m breaststroke. He has qualified for the British Championships in Manchester in December and will be heading to Glasgow in April 2016.
Liam is very proud but modest about what he has achieved so far and when asked about his achievements he said "I just wanted to represent my disability to show it doesn't stop you achieving your goals".
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Freedom Centers Science and Public Policy New Data Shows Climate Change Hysteria Isn't Gro ...
New Data Shows Climate Change Hysteria Isn't Grounded In Science
While we must steward the planet God has gifted to us, there is no empirical basis for apocalyptic predictions of impending doom.
By Glenn T. Stanton • The Federalist
Photo storem / Flickr
The "Climate Clock" looms ten stories above Manhattan's Union Square so all passersby can track the precise moment the world passes its supposed tipping-point toward irreversible, apocalyptic environmental demise. This clock has that moment of doom pegged at a little more than seven years from today. One of the men who created the clock, artist Gan Golan, said his motivation for the project was the birth of his daughter two years ago:
What we did in the next few years would determine the world my daughter would live in, that all of us would live in, and I felt that timeline needed to be understood by everyone, everywhere.
As a result, Golan and a friend constructed a massive digital alarm clock on the side of a building in one of the busiest places in the world to track just how little time we have. Last year, they even made a smaller climate clock for Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg; one she could hold in her hand during her famed appearance at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
"This is arguably the most important number in the world," the team explained to The New York Times, adding, "You can't argue with science, you just have to reckon with it." And that is where the problem lies with the environmental doom and gloom — you can absolutely argue with science. That is precisely what the scientific method is: the careful, relentless discipline of skepticism and discovery. It's testing and questioning what others claim is beyond debate.
Nine leading climate scientists from Germany, France, Finland, and Ireland have, indeed, questioned whether anyone can reliably determine how much time remains between now and an irreversible trajectory toward environmental ruin.
Drawing from 36 different meta-analyses on the question, involving more than 4,600 individual studies spanning the last 45 years, their findings were recently published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. They conclude that the empirical data doesn't allow scientists to establish ecological thresholds or tipping points. As natural bio-systems are dynamic, ever-evolving, and adapting over the long-term, determining longevity timeframes is currently impossible.
These scholars write that frankly, "we lack systematic quantitative evidence as to whether empirical data allow definitions of such thresholds" and "our results thus question the pervasive presence of threshold concepts" in environmental politics and policy. Their findings also reinforced the contention that "global change biology needs to abandon the general expectation that system properties allow defining thresholds as a way to manage nature under global change."
Professor José M. Montoya, one of the nine authors and an ecologist at the Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station in France, told the French National Center for Scientific Research "many ecologists have long had this intuition" that setting reliable, empirically situated tipping-points "was difficult to verify until now for lack of sufficient computing power to carry out a wide-ranging analysis." But that has now changed.
So no, there is no reliable science behind the new seven-years-to-the-point-of-no-return countdown of the Climate Clock in Union Square, nor for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's infamous "The world is going to end in 12 years if we don't act now" scare, or Thunberg's just-10-years-til-inevitable-doom drum pounding. Such claims simply do not — and cannot — be firmly grounded in any scientific knowledge we currently possess.
Evidence for this conclusion, however, goes beyond the aforementioned conclusive new study. 2020 saw the publication of two extremely important books from leading, mainstream environmental-climate scholars on what science says about the earth's future.
The first is Michael Shellenberger, a Time magazine "Hero of the environment" who explains in his book "Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All" that nearly every piece of scare data presented by the likes of AOC, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Thunberg is not only incorrect but tells a story that is the opposite of the scientific truth. Not only is the world not going to end due to climate change, but in many important ways, the environment is getting markedly better.
As Shellenberger explains, environmental improvements are coming from technology and industry, not the do-goodism of Greenpeace and other activists. Certainly no conservative, Shellenberger wrote "Apocalypse Never" precisely because he was "getting fed up with the exaggeration, alarmism, and extremism that are the enemy of a positive, humanistic, and rational environmentalism." Shellenberger is both pro-people and pro-technology, explaining counter-intuitively that the scientific "evidence is overwhelming that our high-energy civilization is better for people and nature than the low-energy civilization that climate alarmists would return us to."
Another major environmentalist voice challenging hysteria is Bjorn Lomborg of the Copenhagen Consensus Center think tank, listed by the UK's liberal Guardian newspaper as one of the 50 people who could save the planet. In his book "False Alarm," he explains how "climate change panic" is not only unfounded, it's also wasting trillions of dollars globally, hurting the poor, and failing to fix the very problems it warns us about. Lomborg explains:
'The rhetoric on climate change has become more extreme and less moored to the actual science' at the very time that 'climate scientists have painstakingly increased knowledge about climate change, and we have more — and more reliable — data than ever before.'
So, what science genuinely telling us? "Science shows us that fears of a climate apocalypse are unfounded." Lomborg explains, admitting that while "global warming is real … it is not the end of the world." "It is a manageable problem" he adds. He is dismayed that we live in a world "where almost half the population believes climate change will extinguish humanity" and do so under the mistaken assumption that science concludes this. It doesn't, and he is vexed this mantra parades under the banner of enlightenment.
It's imperative we properly steward this beautiful planet God has gifted to us. It was the second command He gave to humanity, after the charge to populate it with generation after generation of new people. But hysteria is not what is called for in this work. Shellenberger, Lomborg, and these nine other international ecologists tell us that not only is there no empirical basis for the apocalyptic prognostications so needlessly disturbing the dreams of the world's young people.
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FALCON-9 test flight with Merlin-1d engines. SpaceX is going to upgrade FALCON HEAVY rocket with Merlin 1d engines, different propellant mix and thrust structure. Probably due the reusable technology which was adopted in FALCON HEAVY and forced reducing payload weight, SpaceX will try to increase payload capacity with stronger engines.


The Carlstar Group LLC has redesigned the ITP 30x10R-14 Ultra Cross R Spec tire to increase traction and provide more precise steering in challenging environments on high horsepower applications.
The new Solar 12-volt digital battery and electrical systems tester with an integrated printer, model no. BA227, offers a complete testing solution for 12-volt batteries and systems.
Alignments are low-risk, high-profit jobs. The secret to doing more of them starts with striving for one alignment out of every four retail tires sold.
A car's chassis is more than the sum of its parts. Everything from the shock absorber's top bushing right down to the tire contact patch is designed to work together as one complete system.
For the third year in a row, Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. sponsored a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) competition with the Chester County School District, S.C.
Sullivan Tire Co. Inc.'s first TV commercial featuring Red Sox Manager Alex Cora will begin airing in May 2019.
Expert Advice: When Should a Vehicle's Suspension Parts be Replaced?
When it comes to suspension performance, preventive maintenance can be a hard sell — even as the vehicle sinks closer to the road surface.


Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): January Jones has revealed that she has been eating her placenta in capsule form since giving birth to a son.
The 'Mad Men' actress gave birth to Xander Dane Jones on September 13 but she has not revealed the father's identity.
"I have a great doula who makes sure I'm eating well, with vitamins and teas, and with placenta capsulation," Contactmusic quoted her as telling People magazine.
"Your placenta gets dehydrated and made into vitamins. It's something I was very hesitant about, but we're the only mammals who don't ingest our own placentas.
"It's not witch-crafty or anything! I suggest it to all moms!" she said.
Jones returned to work soon after her son's birth and was grateful that he was able to come to the 'Mad Men' set with her.
"I think I went back to set six or seven weeks after, so he was really little. I had the baby and the baby nurse in their own room so I could go back and feed him every two hours.


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RKSV Heer is een amateurvoetbalclub uit Maastricht in de Nederlandse provincie Limburg. Het eerste elftal van de club speelt in de Tweede klasse zondag (2021/22). De club speelt op aan de Laan in den Drink in Maastricht.

RKSV Heer werd opgericht op 1 maart 1925. Heer was destijds een zelfstandige gemeente en grensde aan Maastricht. Heer speelde meer dan 30 jaar in de hoogste regionen van het KNVB district Zuid II.

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Govt Gives Conditions For States To Get COVID-19 Vaccines
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Management has said that only states that have ready facilities and are prepared will be given vaccines .
Nigeria is expecting the delivery of 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine today. It is the first batch of the 129 million doses of vaccine the country is expecting to curb the spread of COVID-19.
No fewer than 70 per cent of Nigeria's over 200 million population is targeted for vaccination between now and end of next year.
There will, however, be no vaccination for people under the age of 18 years.
The PTF spoke at a news conference yesterday on the preparation for the distribution of vaccine and vaccination. It said President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would be publicly vaccinated to give Nigerians confidence on the safety of the vaccine.
Governors, ministers, religious leaders and traditional rulers will also take jabs of the vaccine which the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has certified fit for use.
Executive Director/CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said: "Vaccine distribution to the states for the phase one vaccination process will begin. This phase is the vaccination of all frontline health workers, their supporting staff and strategic leaders.
"Deployment of vaccines to the states will be based on the assessment of their level of preparedness. Some of the parameters that will be used for the assessment includes adequate maintenance of cold chain storage facilities, adequate operation for logistics transportation to the ward and health facilities, adequate security in place during transportation and at the vaccination site, completion of training of health workers, efficient social mobilization activities in place, and adherence to protocol for vaccine deployment.
"Working with CACOVID, the private sector has made plans to transport the vaccines to the states by air. States without a functional airport will have their vaccines transported by road using vans fitted with cold chain cabins from the nearest airport in their states.
"The vaccines will be stored at the state cold store from where they will be transported by road to LGA cold stores. All of these cold stores will have security details to protect these valuable national assets. Once activities are commenced in the states, there will be strict monitoring by the Presidential Task Force, the Federal Ministry of Health, NCDC, NPHCDA, independent bodies such as the EFCC, DSS, ICPC and Civil Society Organisations, along with all the relevant line ministries.
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"The states, health facility, and health workers that are identified as defaulting from the standard protocol and the guidelines for this phase one of this vaccination will be sanctioned.
"It is worthy to note that at each phase of the vaccination, the level of preparedness of the states will be assessed before vaccines are deployed. There will also be accountability measures put in place to ensure strict compliance to the vaccination process. If we are not careful, we will not be able to ensure that the vaccines reach those who critically need them the most."
He, however, noted that there was no fixed number of doses to be given to states.
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, urged private organizations not to import vaccines into the country for now because the Federal Government was expecting enough vaccines to cater for Nigerians, with the option to increase supply if the need arose.
"All vaccines coming into Nigeria will arrive only by the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Arrival at any other airport will not be allowed and sure to be confiscated by the customs. It is important to have an orderly, disciplined rollout to avoid chaos in the immunization scene," he said.
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Our marketing partner, Green & Gold Macadamias, is focused on building a sustainable market for the future. This is supported by a strategic network of processors that ensures year-round supply stability for customers. They sell in every global market and this approach manages risk on behalf of farmers.
Their processors are based in Australia, South Africa, Brazil, and Malawi. All manufacturing facilities are regularly audited by independent authorities to ensure compliance, and to guarantee food safety and consistency in product grade, quality, and specifications.
Our values include inclusivity and building community engagement and we are part of a number of emerging farming projects.
Ncera, Transkei: we are partnered with and contributed financially to this highly successful for-profit social enterprise. The community has for nine years run a government-backed macadamia nut farming initiative of 700 hectares, with further expansion plans in place for future growth.
Vhembe project, Limpopo: a co-op of farmers with about 350 members. We have funded the project which supports 22 emerging macadamia farmers in the region. And work with them to build a profitable farming operation as well as develop initiatives like a creche, computer skills training and dressmaking.
Emerging farmer workshops: bi-monthly gatherings hosted throughout the year are well attended sessions where emerging macadamia nut farmers gather together to share best practice.
Springfield project: our farm, Springfield Farm in Limpopo draws many of its workers from the Valdezia community. Funds are available to the local football team for facilities, clothes and registration fees required by the South African Football Association. Transport for away fixtures and end of year socials is provided.
Our family has weathered many farming seasons, and understand how tough it can be.
We have been farming on and around the slopes of the Soutpansberg mountains in Limpopo (where macadamia farming starting in South Africa) since the 1970's. This makes us one of the oldest and most established macadamia farmers in the country.
Starting with a modest 44 hectares over 200 hectares macadamia orchards are currently farmed with further expansion planned. Our strategy is to buy and lease good agricultural land. Our farming business includes macadamias, avocados, litchis and timber.


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Russian Scientists Plan To Use Missiles To Shoot Down Approaching Asteroids
Russian missiles, similar to the Topol-M missile pictured above, may soon be used to fight against meteorites and asteroids. Image Sources: Wikimedia Commons (left), Wikimedia Commons (right)
Russian news agency TASS recently announced that the country's scientists are developing long-range missiles that will be used to destroy asteroids and meteorites that threaten Earth.
When deployed, these state-of-the-art missiles will travel thousands of miles in just a few hours to obliterate asteroids and meteorites of at least 20-50 meters in size. And this will all come in handy in the not-too-distant future…
The first target of the Russian plan is asteroid Apophis, "which will come dangerously close to the Earth in 2036," according to lead researcher Sabit Saitgarayev of the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau.
Asteroid Apophis has long been a major concern, as it once set the record for the highest rating on the Torino Scale — used to measure the impact hazard of asteroids, comets, and meteorites — with a four out of ten.
However, Apophis' brief period of holding that Torino rating was over ten years ago and further study has drastically lowered the concern level. Back in 2013, NASA effectively eliminated the possibility of an impact in 2036, reducing the odds to less than one in a million.
Nevertheless, if the money and governmental go-ahead needed to get things off the ground comes through, these Russian scientists hope to use their missiles to get Apophis' odds of impact down to absolute zero.
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Andrea Renda
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Andrea Renda is Part-Time Professor at the School of Transnational Governance of the European University Institute, in Florence (Italy). He is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the CEPS Unit on Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and the Digital Economy (GRID). Andrea is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at Duke University's Kenan Institute for Ethics and was Adjunct Professor of Law and Economics at Duke Law School (United States) for Academic Year 2016/2017. He is also Visiting Professor of Competition Policy and the Digital Economy at the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). He is also a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Science, and a CITI Fellow at Columbia University's Centre for Tele-Information.
He is a member of the EU High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence; a member of advisory group on Economic and Societal Impacts of Research (ESIR), for the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation; and since October 2020, a member of the European Parliament's STOA international Advisory Board.
His current research interests include regulation and policy evaluation, regulatory governance, innovation and competition policies, and the ethical and policy challenges of emerging digital technologies, in particular Artificial Intelligence. A very prolific author and keynote speaker, Andrea provides regular advice to several institutions, including the European Commission, the European Parliament, the OECD, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and many more.


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Q: iTunes store purchased media items: usability in another country? An Apple account with a Canadian billing address and payment method is used to buy movies on the Canadian iTunes store. Will an Apple TV 4k located physically in another country (say, Vietnam) be able to stream these movies if it is logged in with this same account? (The account's payment and address remain Canadian.)

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UPDATE: Suspect Wanted in Connection to 2011 Double Murder of Two Sisters at 50 Harlem Street in Dorchester Located in Haiti: A man on the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted List for a 2011 double homicide committed in Boston is back on U.S. soil and in police custody facing charges in connection to a homicide which took the lives of two sisters in November of 2011. Jean Weevens Janvier, 34, of Dorchester, was captured in Haiti on Saturday, June 3, 2017. In November of 2011, Janvier murdered two sisters, 21-year-old Stephanie and 23-year-old Judith Emile, in their apartment at 50 Harlem Street in Dorchester. When police arrived at the scene, a 2-year-old toddler, alive and unharmed was found alone with the deceased victims. It is believed Janvier fled Massachusetts soon after the murders. Over the course of the next several years, Boston Police Homicide Detectives and U.S. Marshals tirelessly examined and explored multiple leads before finally developing information which placed the suspect in Haiti. The U.S. Marshals Service, working closely with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service and a unit composed of Haitian National Police, apprehended Janvier at his mother's home in Santo, Haiti.


Sections of U.S. Highway 95 will close for overnight work for most of next week in downtown Las Vegas as crews install digital signs that will flash information about accidents and detours, the Nevada Transportation Department said.
Southbound U.S. 95 will close near Decatur Boulevard from 11 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, department spokesman Tony Illia said. Traffic will be detoured at the Decatur offramp, continue along a frontage road and re-enter the highway at the Decatur onramp.
Both directions of U.S. 95 will close at Martin Luther King Boulevard from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday. Additionally, Martin Luther King will close between Bonanza Road and Mineral Avenue from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday.
■ The Interstate 15 offramps to Martin Luther King Boulevard.
■ The southbound I-15 ramp to northbound U.S. 95.
■ The Rancho Drive onramp to southbound U.S. 95.
That same round of overnight closures will repeat from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14, Illia said.
Finally, northbound U.S. 95 will close at Las Vegas Boulevard from 10 p.m. Wednesday to 4 a.m. Thursday. Additionally, Las Vegas Boulevard will close between Bonanza Road and Stewart Avenue from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday.
The active traffic management signs are being installed as part of the $1 billion Project Neon, a 3.7-mile-long widening of I-15 from the U.S. 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue.
The first full-color digital sign along northbound U.S. 95 will go online by the end of the year, warning commuters to slow down as they approach ongoing construction through the Spaghetti Bowl, Illia said. The signs are expected to reduce accidents and stop-and-go traffic for the 300,000 vehicles that travel daily through Nevada's busiest freeway interchange.


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Q: Combining attribute with literal in Chef data bag reference During knife ec2 I am specifying a ClientID attribute which I would like to reference in a data bag, only I would like to add to the bag name so it is not exactly the ID. This works fine for the exact ID:
data_bag(node['clientid']).each do |tenant|
  tenantdata = data_bag_item(node['clientid'], tenant)
  tenantname = tenantdata["id"]

But I am trying for something like this (which does not work)
data_bag(node['clientid']"_tenants").each do |tenant|
  tenantdata = data_bag_item(node['ctc_clientid']"_tenants", tenant)
  tenantname = tenantdata["id"]

So that if the ClientID = abcd, the reference would be "abcd_tenants". Is there a solution which lets me do this without passing a separate json attribute for the data bag?


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White House Planning a Dozen Indoor Holiday Parties
December 1, 2020 at 6:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment
Washington Post: "While many public health professionals have asked Americans not to congregate in large group settings and avoid travel over the holidays because of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 266,000 Americans and infected 13 million more, the White House is expected to throw more than a dozen indoor parties, including a large congressional ball on Dec. 10, officials say."
"The parties will be paid for by the Republican Party, a person with knowledge of the planning said, and will cost millions of dollars."
"The president and the first lady are determined to have a final holiday season in the White House, officials said, and concerns about spiking cases and deaths across the country have not stopped the events. Many of the administration's supporters have taken a skeptical view of the restrictions over the virus and are choosing to attend."
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Ola Electric once again postponed the purchase window of the S1 electric scooter, which will now start in January 2022
ByRebecca French
Nov 25, 2021 Electric, January, Ola, postponed, purchase, scooter, start, window
This is the second delay in the purchase window of the Ola S1 electric scooter. It was originally scheduled to start on November 1 and was later postponed to December 16. It has now been rescheduled to late January 2022.
Ola Electric will only accept the next batch of pre-orders for S1 electric scooters in January 2022
The waiting time to get the Ola S1 electric scooter was longer than expected. Ola Electric once again postponed the second online purchase window, which the company announced in an email sent to potential buyers. This is the second delay in the next purchase window. It was originally scheduled to start on November 1, but was later postponed to December 16, 2021. However, Ola Electric will now confirm the booking window only at a certain time in late January 2022. Ola has confirmed its development towards carandbike.
In addition to the booking window, Ola recently notified customers that the delivery of S1 and S1 Pro will also be delayed and will now take place in the second half of December 2021.
Please also read: Ola Electric expands trial rides of S1 electric scooters to more than 1,000 cities
Ola Electric initially opened for reservations in mid-September at a price of 499 rupees, and customers need to pay 20,000 rupees to book a vehicle
Delivery was originally scheduled to start between October and November this year. With the delay of the procurement window, Ola focused on completing the delivery first and conducting trial rides in 1,000 cities and towns across the country. It is worth noting that, unlike in the past, the company did not disclose the exact date of the booking window. The delay was attributed to a global shortage of chips.
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The reason for the delay in opening the purchase window is to minimize the waiting time for the next batch of customers
Ola Electric initially opened reservations in mid-September, and when the purchase window opens, customers need to pay 20,000 rupees to book a vehicle. Currently, the company is working hard to deliver scooters to the first batch of customers. Ola S1 is priced at 85,099 rupees, up to a maximum of 1 lakh rupees (all prices, after FAME II subsidies in Delhi's former showroom).
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Justia Patents US Patent for System and method for downhole electrical transmission Patent (Patent # 10,320,138)
System and method for downhole electrical transmission
Apr 26, 2015 - SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
A technique facilitates transmission of electric signals across well components which move relative to each other in a wellbore environment. The well components are movably, e.g. rotatably, coupled to each other via one or more conductive bearings. Each conductive bearing has a conductive rolling element which enables relative movement, e.g. rotation, between the well components while simultaneously facilitating transmission of electric signals through the bearing. Portions of the bearing are coupled to each of the well components, and those bearing portions may be connected with electric leads to enable flow of electric signals through the bearing during operation of the system downhole.
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This application is a divisional application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/064,176, filed on Oct. 27, 2013, which is a divisional U.S. Pat. No. 8,602,094, granted on Dec. 10, 2013, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
In a variety of downhole applications, electric signals are transmitted along the wellbore to or from various sensors and tools. For example, electric signals may be transmitted via conductors positioned in or along well strings, e.g. along drill strings. In drilling applications and other downhole applications, electric signals are sometimes transmitted across components which move relative to each other, e.g. electric signals may be transmitted from a rotationally stationary component to a rotating component. Transmission of electrical signals across moving components creates difficulties in many of these applications.
In some applications, transmission of electric signals across components which move relative to each other can be avoided by placing the sensor/tool above the moving component. In other applications, the signals may be transmitted across the moving components with an electromagnetic telemetry system, such as a short-hop system. However, existing electromagnetic telemetry systems tend to be relatively expensive and are often more complex than desired for downhole drilling applications and other downhole applications.
In general, the present disclosure provides a system and method for enabling transmission of electric signals across well components which move relative to each other in a wellbore environment. The well components are movably, e.g. rotatably, coupled to each other via one or more conductive bearings. Each conductive bearing has a conductive rolling element which enables relative movement, e.g. rotation, between the well components while simultaneously facilitating transmission of electric signals through the bearing. Portions of the bearing are coupled to each of the well components, and those bearing portions may be coupled with electric leads to enable flow of electric signals through the bearing during operation of the system downhole.
Certain embodiments of the disclosure will hereafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements, and:
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a well system, e.g. a drilling system, deployed in a wellbore and incorporating conductive bearings, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a system for conducting electric signals through bearings from a first well component of a downhole tool to a second well component of the downhole tool, wherein the second well component moves relative to the first well component, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an alternate embodiment of a conductive bearing which may be used in the well system, according to an alternate embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a side view of an embodiment of a downhole device having components which move relative to each other and through which electric signals may be transferred via conductive bearings, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of a conductive bearing which may be used in the well system, according to an alternate embodiment of the present disclosure; and
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of the bearing system illustrated in FIG. 5 which is designed to remove particles so as to maintain conductive contact between bearing portions, according to an alternate embodiment of the present disclosure.
In the following description, numerous details are set forth to provide an understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without these details and that numerous variations or modifications from the described embodiments may be possible.
The present disclosure generally relates to a system and methodology to form electrical connections across components in a downhole well assembly. In many applications, the technique facilitates formation of one or more conductive paths along a well system which has components that move relative to one another. The components are movably, e.g. rotatably, coupled to each other via an electrically conductive bearing which has a conductive rolling element. Additionally, electric leads may be coupled to opposing sides of the bearing to enable flow of electric current through the bearing, including through the conductive rolling elements of the bearing, to facilitate communication with and/or transfer of electrical power to/from devices positioned farther downhole from the components that undergo relative motion.
A variety of downhole tools have components which move relative to each other during well related operations, such as drilling operations. For example, mud motors and orienter tools have a downhole or bottom component which rotates at different speeds (and typically independent speeds) relative to the uphole or upper component. Other downhole tools, including rotary steerable systems and other bottom hole assemblies, also utilize components which have relative motion with respect to each other. One example of such a tool is the PowerDrive Control unit which is available from Schlumberger Corporation and has a roll-stabilized platform that is geostationary while a collar component rotates at a drill bit rpm.
The system and methodology described herein provide a solid, conductive electrical path through downhole components which move relative to each other. For example, a conductive path may be formed between a stationary structure and a rotating component which rotates about the stationary structure in a downhole tool. The continuous electrical connection during the continuous mechanical movement, e.g. rotation, may be created through various types of rolling element bearings. In one example, the conductive paths or wiring associated with the stationary structure are conductively connected to a stationary bearing race ring, and the conductive paths or wiring associated with the rotating structure are conductively connected to a rotating bearing race ring, or vice versa.
In some embodiments, the rolling element bearings may be preloaded to avoid separation of race rings and rolling elements, thus preventing disruptions to current flow due to disconnection of contact between the bearing elements while in a downhole environment susceptible to shock and vibration. Additionally, the rolling element bearings may be packaged with appropriate insulation so that the electric signals, e.g. power signals and/or data signals, follow the intended path along separate, electrically independent poles. The bearing system also may comprise a plurality of rolling element bearings selectively placed to create a rugged, multi-conductor electrical transmission assembly. The conductive bearings can be utilized in a variety of downhole tools, including wired mud motors, wired coiled tubing orienter tools, rotary steerable systems, and other downhole tools having components which undergo relative motion.
The style of conductive bearing may vary from one downhole application to another depending on the environment and on the specific parameters of a given wellbore operation. By way of example, the conductive bearings may comprise ball bearings, e.g. deep groove ball bearings or axial ball bearings, in which the conductive rolling element comprises a plurality of conductive balls. However, the conductive bearings also may comprise other types of bearings, including roller style bearings, in which the conductive rolling element comprises a plurality of conductive rollers. Examples of roller bearings and conductive rollers include angular contact roller bearings, crossed roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings and needle bearings. The specific type of bearing may be selected according to desired parameters, such as a desired preload on the rolling elements to avoid separation of conductive contact in a high shock and vibration environment. Furthermore, the rolling element bearings used for transmission of electrical communication and/or for electrical power transfer may be used simultaneously for the structural support of the mechanical components which rotate relative to each other, i.e. the bearings may have both electrical and mechanical characteristics.
Many types of downhole applications and downhole tools may benefit from the conductive bearing systems described herein which provide a relatively simple, dependable system for transmitting electric signals, e.g. power or data signals, downhole and/or uphole. Referring generally to FIG. 1, an example of a well system 20 is illustrated as incorporating a downhole tool 22 having a first component 24 and a second component 26 which may be moved relative to first component 24. For example, the second component 26 may be rotated with respect to first component 24. In some embodiments, the second component 26 rotates while the first component 24 is rotationally stationary, however other embodiments may utilize rotation of both the second component 26 and the first component 24 but at different rotational speeds.
The second component 26 is movably, e.g. rotatably, coupled to the first component 24 via one or more conductive bearings 28. The conductive bearings 28 may be individually or collectively coupled with one or more electrically conductive communication lines 30 which carry electric signals, e.g. electric power signals and/or electric data signals. The signals are passed through the downhole tool 22 to enable communication with a device 32 located on the downhole side of tool 22. The device 32 may comprise one or more devices in the form of sensors, gauges, measurement-while-drilling systems, logging-while-drilling systems, or a variety of other downhole devices which output or receive electric signals and/or require electrical power. Each electrically conductive communication line 30 may be divided into a downhole electric lead 34 coupled to a downhole side of the corresponding bearing 28 and an uphole electric lead 36 coupled to an uphole side of the same corresponding bearing 28. The leads 34, 36 may be connected to bearings 28 by soldering, connectors, or other suitable fasteners.
As discussed above, the downhole tool 22 may have a variety of forms depending on the specific wellbore operation being conducted. If, for example, the wellbore operation is a drilling operation utilizing a drill bit 38 to drill a desired wellbore, the downhole tool 22 may comprise a mud motor assembly 40. In drilling operations, as well as other downhole applications, the downhole tool 22 also may comprise an orienter tool assembly 42 (shown in dashed lines). The orienter tool assembly 42 may be combined with coiled tubing in coiled tubing drilling applications or other downhole applications. In both drilling operations and other downhole applications, the downhole tool 22 also may comprise a variety of bottom hole assemblies, such as a bottom hole assembly having a rotary steerable system 44 (shown in dashed lines) to enable, for example, directional drilling. It should be noted that the various downhole tools 22 have been illustrated and described as examples of downhole tools having components which undergo relative movement while performing downhole operations. Depending on the specific downhole application, the various downhole tools 40, 42, 44 may be used alone or in various combinations. When used in combination, sequential assemblies of the conductive bearings 28 may be employed in the sequential downhole tools 22 to enable transmission of electric signals through the various movable components.
The overall well system 20 also may have a variety of configurations. For purposes of explanation, however, the well system 20 has been illustrated as comprising a drill string 46 deployed in a wellbore 48. Depending on the drilling application, the drill string 46 may comprise mud motor assembly 40, orienter tool assembly 42, and/or rotary steerable system 44 which may each or all be used to control the drill bit 38. The drill string 46 may include many additional and/or other types of components depending on the specific design of the well system 20.
In a drilling application, a drilling fluid, e.g. drilling mud, is pumped down through an interior of the drill string 46, through drill bit 38, and then up through an annulus 50 between the drill string 46 and the surrounding wellbore wall 52. The flowing drilling fluid or drilling fluid flow path is represented by arrows 54 in FIG. 1. The drilling fluid is pumped down through drill string 46 under pressure to remove drill cuttings up through the annulus 50. As described in greater detail below, the bearings 28 may be isolated from the drilling mud to facilitate long-term, dependable conductive contact and transmission of electric signals along the drill string 46.
Referring generally to FIG. 2, an embodiment of downhole tool 22 is illustrated with a conductive bearing assembly 56 having a plurality of conductive bearings 28, e.g. two conductive bearings 28, designed to provide a conductive path for the flow of electric signals. In this embodiment, each conductive bearing 28 comprises first and second conductive race rings 58 and a conductive rolling element 60 positioned between and in contact with both conductive race rings 58. In this particular example, the conductive rolling element 60 comprises a plurality of conductive balls 62 which cooperate with the conductive race rings 58 to form conductive ball bearings. Electric leads 36 may be connected to first conductive race rings 58, e.g. outer conductive race rings, and electric leads 34 may be connected to second conductive race rings 58, e.g. inner conductive race rings. The electric leads 36 are routed through first component 24 of downhole tool 22, and the electric leads 34 are routed through second component 26 of downhole tool 22.
In the embodiment illustrated, the bearings 28 are located in an isolated cavity 64 which may contain an isolating fluid 66, such as an incompressible oil or other fluid having suitable insulating/dielectric qualities. The isolated cavity 64 is located in an internal housing 68 which forms part of first component 24. The internal housing 68 comprises an opening 70 through which a shaft 72 of second component 26 is received. The shaft 72 extends into cavity 64 and is rotatably received by bearings 28. Additionally, a seal 74 may be located about shaft 72 within the opening 70. By way of example, the leads 34, 36 may be routed along passages formed in shaft 72 and housing 68.
As illustrated, the first or outer conductive race rings 58 may be mounted to, e.g. affixed to, the first component 24. By way of example, the outer conductive race rings 58 are mounted to an interior of internal housing 68. Similarly, the second or inner conductive race rings 58 may be mounted to, e.g. affixed to, the second component 26. By way of example, the inner conductive race rings are mounted to the shaft 72 so that the rolling element 60 of each bearing 28 is secured between the outer and inner conductive race rings 58. To ensure the bearings 28 are isolated, appropriate electrical insulation 76, e.g. layers/pads of insulation, may be positioned between the conductive race rings 58 and the corresponding structure to which the race rings 58 are mounted. For example, an electrical insulation layer/pad 76 may be positioned between the outer conductive race rings 58 and an interior wall of internal housing 68, and another electrical insulation layer/pad 76 may be positioned between the internal conductive race rings 58 and shaft 72. In some applications, it can be beneficial to preload the bearings 28 by applying a suitable preload force, as indicated by arrows 78, to ensure firm, conductive contact between bearing components. The preload may be established by providing appropriate shoulders, spring washers, and/or bearing nuts on housing 68 and/or shaft 72.
The isolating fluid 66 may undergo volume changes due to pressure and temperature changes downhole. Accordingly, a pressure compensator 80 may be connected to internal housing 68 in communication with isolated, internal cavity 64 to compensate for changes in volume (and thus changes in pressure) of the isolating fluid 66 as the isolating fluid provides electrical insulation for bearings 28. A variety of compensators 80 may be employed, but one example utilizes a spring-loaded piston 80 sealably mounted within an opening 84 extending through internal housing 68.
The bearing assembly 56 and internal housing 68 may be employed in a variety of downhole applications and in a variety of downhole tools 22. For example, the bearing assembly 56 and internal housing 68 may be employed in drilling applications. In one example, the internal housing 68 is mounted within an external housing 86 of drill string 46 to create fluid flow paths, as indicated by arrows 88. As indicated, the fluid flow paths 88 may be routed externally of internal housing 68 to conduct, for example, a flow of drilling fluid e.g. drilling mud, through the downhole tool 22. The bearings 28 and the interior of cavity 64 remain isolated from the flow of drilling fluid along fluid flow paths 88. The internal housing 68 may be held at a desired position within external housing 86 by a centralizer 90 or other suitable mechanism.
It should be noted that bearings 28 may have a variety of shapes, sizes and configurations depending on the parameters of a specific downhole application. As illustrated in FIG. 3, for example, the conductive bearings 28 may utilize roller style bearings in which the conductive rolling element 60 comprises a plurality of conductive rollers 92. Examples of roller bearings and conductive rollers 92 include angular contact roller bearings, crossed roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings and needle bearings. The specific type of bearing may be selected according to desired parameters, e.g. the desired preload 78 on the rolling elements for avoiding separation of conductive contact in a high shock and vibration environment
By way of example, the downhole tool 22 illustrated in FIG. 2 may comprise a wired mud motor for use in mud motor assembly 40. In this example, the first component 24 may comprise a stationery collar or housing and the second component 26 may comprise a rotating output shaft, such as shaft 72. When downhole tool 22 comprises a mud motor, the bearing assembly 56 may be positioned above the rotor or rotor catcher of the mud motor assembly 40. A flexible connection element may be provided to carry the wires/electric leads 34 from the rotating shaft 72 to a top of the rotor. The electric leads 34 may be routed through a bore in the center of the rotor all the way down to an electrical connector in a bit box of the drilling assembly.
In another application, the downhole tool 22 illustrated in FIG. 2 comprises the wired, coiled tubing orienter tool assembly 42. Electricity is supplied through bearings 28 of bearing assembly 56 to tools, e.g. logging-while-drilling tools, running below the orienter tool assembly 42. In some applications, orienter tool assembly 42 may be positioned above a mud motor assembly, e.g. mud motor assembly 40, which may also employ conductive bearings 28.
In another application, the downhole tool 22 comprises a rotary steerable system 44, e.g., a push-the-bit-type rotary steerable system (such as is shown, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,265,682; 5,582,678; 5,603,385; 7,188,685; and 2010-0139980), to enable transfer of electrical power and/or electrical data signals into a roll stabilized control unit without the need for wireless transmission systems. An example of the rotary steerable system 44 is illustrated in FIG. 4 and is designed to enable exchange of electric power and/or data with a control unit 94 without the use of wireless transmissions via short hop receivers. In this example, control unit 94 is a rotating control unit mounted in a pair of hangers 96 which also support torquers 98. The bearing assembly 56 may be located in a connector box 100 disposed within external housing 86. The collar side electric leads 36 may be terminated in a standard LTB connector 102. By way of example, the conductive bearings 28 and bearing assembly 56 may be coupled with wired drill pipe to provide a high data transmission rate. The application of rolling element bearings for electrical power and/or signal transmission also may be used on the downhole end of a push-the-bit-type control unit, for example, to communicate with and/or to power electronic components situated in the bias unit.
In any of the embodiments described herein, the bearings 28 may be employed not only for transmitting electricity but also to provide mechanical support. By enabling electric transmission while simultaneously providing mechanical support via bearings 28, the overall downhole tool 22 and the overall well system 20 can be substantially simplified for a variety of well related applications.
Depending on the application and environment in which downhole tool 22 is utilized, additional measures may be implemented to prevent mud invasion into cavity 64. If mud or other environmental fluids enter cavity 64, the fluid 66 or other features within cavity 64 can potentially become conductive and create short-circuits between the independent electrical poles. This risk can be mitigated by applying thin gap insulation principles (see also insulation layers 76) such as utilizing a thin and long gap between the poles to limit leakage current and to prevent electrical shorting. In this example, the insulation layers for the stationery and the rotating side may be formed into a geometry where they come in very close contact without touching, thus forming a very thin gap, separating electrically conductive elements from each other (e.g., electrical power from electrical ground or similar). This will increase the electrical resistance of any unwanted, invading conductive fluid intruding into the gap and thus limit the short circuit current, thereby protecting the electrical equipment on both sides of the rotating assembly.
Another risk associated with mud invasion is the interference of solid particles moving between the rolling element 60 and the corresponding contact surfaces within conductive race rings 58 of bearing 28. If sufficient particles move between the respective running contact surfaces of the rolling element 60 and the corresponding conductive race rings 58, the rolling elements 60 can be lifted from the running surfaces and cause an interruption in electrical conductance. An example of one system and methodology for mitigating this risk is illustrated in FIG. 5 as utilizing point contacts formed between the conductive rolling element 60 and the conductive race rings 58.
In the specific example illustrated in FIG. 5, the conductive race rings 58 are formed with convex surfaces 104 or other suitable surfaces able to form a more focused contact 106, referred to as a point contact, with the rolling element 60. By way of example, the rolling element 60 may comprise a plurality of conductive balls 62 or conductive rollers 92. In one embodiment, each conductive race ring 58 comprises a pair of conductive rings 108, such as conductive O-rings, with each pair of conductive rings 108 being held by a corresponding race ring holder 110. By way of example, the conductive rings 108 may comprise metal O-rings. The conductive rings 108 cooperate to secure the rolling element 60 therebetween, and preload forces 78 may be applied to race ring holders 110 to help maintain constant conductive contact between the conductive race rings 58 and the conductive rolling element 60 while helping force out any undesirable particles.
As better illustrated in FIG. 6, the resulting point contact 106 between the two convex radii of rolling element 60 and conductive rings 108 forces particles 112 away from the point contact 106. The design causes the particles 112 to be rejected by creating a squeezing effect which forces the particles 112 out of the way, as indicated by arrows 114, rather than trapping them between the rolling element 60 and the interior surfaces of conductive race rings 58. In some applications, the radii of the rolling elements 60 and the metal O-ring 108 may be made small to increase this effect further. In a more extreme example, the radius of contact on the metal O-ring may be reduced such that a knife edge contact is created to further improve particle rejection.
In the embodiments described herein, the conductive bearings 28 provide a simple, reliable approach to transmitting electrical signals between components which move relative to each other. In some applications, one component may be rotationally stationary while the other component rotates. In other applications, however, both components may rotate or otherwise move at different speeds relative to each other. Single or multiple bearings 28 may be employed in a variety of bearing assemblies and may be arranged sequentially or in other patterns according to the design of a given downhole tool 22. For example, multiple conductive rolling element bearings 28 may be used in a tool to provide a rugged, multi-conductor, electrical transmission assembly. The size and configuration of internal housing 68 and cavity 64 may be adjusted and may be designed for cooperation with a variety of compensators, electrical leads and/or electrical lead connection mechanisms. Additionally, the conductive bearing system may be incorporated into a variety of downhole tools for use in many types of downhole, well related applications. Individual or multiple downhole tools 22 incorporating conductive bearings 28 may be employed in individual well systems 20.
Although only a few embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible without materially departing from the teachings of this disclosure. Accordingly, such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this disclosure as defined in the claims.
1. A system for communicating electric signals while drilling a wellbore, comprising:
a drill string for drilling a wellbore, the drill string comprising a downhole drilling assembly having a first component and a second component which rotates relative to the first component on a conductive bearing, the conductive bearing having a first conductive race ring affixed to the first component and a second conductive race ring affixed to the second component, the first conductive race ring being electrically connected to a first electric lead and the second conductive race ring being electrically connected to a second electric lead, the bearing further comprising a rolling element electrically and physically engaged with the first conductive race ring and the second conductive race ring to transmit electric signals across the bearing during operation of the drill string downhole, the first conductive race ring and the second conductive race ring each being electrically isolated from the first component and the second component, other than the electrical connection to the first and second electric leads, via a first electrical insulation layer disposed between the first component and the first conductive race ring and a second electrical insulation layer disposed between the second component and the second conductive race ring.
2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the conductive bearing comprises a plurality of conductive balls.
3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the conductive bearing comprises a plurality of conductive rollers.
4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the conductive bearing comprises a plurality of conductive bearings.
5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the rolling element rolls along point contacts.
6. A system for communicating electric signals, comprising:
a pair of well components coupled via an electrically conductive bearing having a conductive rolling element positioned to enable relative rotation between the well components when positioned in a wellbore;
a first electric lead connected to the electrically conductive bearing;
a second electric lead connected to the electrically conductive bearing, the first electric lead and the second electric lead enabling communication of electric signals across the conductive rolling element of the electrically conductive bearing while the well components undergo relative rotation with respect to each other once delivered downhole into a wellbore via a well string; and
electrically insulating the electrically conductive bearing from the pair of well components to ensure the communication of electric signals is limited to transmission from the first electric lead to the second electric lead across the conductive rolling element.
7. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the electrically conductive bearing comprises a plurality of electrically conductive bearings.
8. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the electrically conductive bearing comprises a first conductive race coupled with the first electric lead and a second conductive race coupled with the second electric lead.
9. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the first and second conductive races are each mounted on an insulation pad.
10. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the conductive rolling element comprises a plurality of conductive balls.
11. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the conductive rolling element comprises a plurality of conductive rollers.
12. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the conductive rolling element rolls along point contacts.
13. A method for communicating electric signals, comprising:
coupling a first well component with a second well component via an electrically conductive bearing having a conductive rolling element to enable relative rotation between the first well component and the second well component;
placing the electrically conductive bearing in an isolated cavity containing an isolating fluid;
compensating for volume changes of the isolating fluid with a pressure compensator;
connecting a first electric lead and a second electric lead to the electrically conductive bearing to enable communication of electric signals across the conductive rolling element of the electrically conductive bearing when the first well component and the second well component undergo relative rotation with respect to each other;
positioning the first well component and the second well component downhole via a tool string;
communicating electric signals across the bearing and across its conductive rolling element during relative rotation of the first well component with respect to the second well component; and
electrically insulating a first conductive race ring and a second conductive race ring of the electrically conductive bearing from the first well component and the second well component via electrical insulation layers disposed between the first well component and the first conductive race ring and between the second well component and the second conductive race ring, respectively.
14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein coupling comprises using the conductive rolling element in the form of a plurality of conductive balls.
15. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein coupling comprises using the conductive rolling element in the form of a plurality of conductive rollers.
16. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein communicating comprises communicating electric signals during a downhole drilling operation.
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Patent number: 10320138
Filed: Apr 26, 2015
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2019
Patent Publication Number: 20150229087
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Sugar Land, TX)
Inventor: Joachim Sihler (Cheltenham)
Primary Examiner: D. Andrews
Assistant Examiner: Ronald R Runyan
Current U.S. Class: 174/9.0F
International Classification: H01R 39/64 (20060101); E21B 17/02 (20060101); E21B 17/05 (20060101); E21B 41/00 (20060101); H01R 13/533 (20060101);


I began a form of strength training 24 years ago in 1992, I was 16. I say "a form" because I did not understand the proper way to structure a program of any kind, one that fit me, my friends and our goals, but, then, I thought I did! The school field day as well as the county athletic field day was coming up and we were looking for an edge. As a true fan of Conan the Barbarian, and The Terminator both played by Arnold Schwarzenegger I thought what better way to run the 100, 200, 400, 1500, the 5 mile run, all the relays, throw the shot put, hammer and javelin than to just train like Arnold. After all, it only made sense to train like the strongest man in the world. Well we all trained like Arnold, girls and boys, and the truth is we did very good, we won most of our events. Chances are that we had an edge, and we were better on competition day than everyone else who was not doing any form of strength training. Chances are also that at the very end we were partially, if not highly over trained, thus, we could have done better than we did.
But, the fact is that we were just lucky. We were not doing any Strength Training before that, so any program would have provided an improvement. Following a program simply because a famous person uses it, is not a valid enough reason. Immediate results are often the rule of measurement of an exercise program, but, immediate results are nothing more than a basic initial physiological adaptation. To be your very best, follow a program just like a tailored suit, perfectly fitted to you. Your current Strength Training program should be designed to meet your age, body type, goals, medical conditions, injuries, training history and current level of fitness.
I read in depth about Arnolds beginnings and I noticed that he did not start as bodybuilder, but both as a powerlifter and a weightlifter. I also watched his bodybuilding movie "Pumping Iron", which if you get past his big persona and the fascinating array of huge personalities, you notice one big thing about Arnold. Even though he was no longer powerlifting, his workouts were built around the Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift. So, I picked up powerlifting and since that moment every week has been structured around the Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift. My competing career ended in 2006, and indeed my workouts have more mobility and flexibility movements and less powerlifting auxiliary exercises, but, the basic structure is built around the Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift or the movements they represent. I found this approach efficient not only for myself as an athlete but efficient for my clients as well. Basic movements always have a place in a training program. Because of their basic nature and functionality, they can be used to improve the motor skills of a stroke recovery patient as well as one of the main components of a world class athlete. We often use common names like Squat, Bench Press, Deadlifts, Barbell Row, etc., but it is in fact the movements, such as hip flexion, hip extension, pull, row, press, etc., what matters the most. A training program should be designed with movements in mind, to identify and maximize dominant areas, identify and improved weaker areas and ultimately achieve total balance and peak efficiency.
I picked up powerlifting in 1995. For the next 12 years of competitions, and every weekly workout structure was based around the Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift. In my first competition at the Collegiate Nationals, competing in the 165-pound category, I finished with a 462-pound Squat, a then record 330-pound Bench Press and a 451-pound Deadlift, all for a total of 1243 pounds which was good enough for 2nd place. That grew over the years to a few records, nationals and world titles. My best numbers at the 165-bodyweight pound class with full supported equipment improved to a 550-pound Squat, a record 402.5-pound Bench Press, a 565-pound Deadlift, and my best total was 1500 pounds. While my best numbers at the same weight class but with no supportive equipment grew to records at the time; they were a 480-pound Squat, a 400-pound Bench press, a 600-pound deadlift, and a 1480 total.


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Kenmerken
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Verspreiding en leefgebied
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Lonchura
endemisch dier uit Borneo
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