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Fifty Years in OmanWe have just had our 50 year party in Oman, for which we wrote a 240 page commemorative book. Most of the retired engineers who sent us contributions were contacted via brothersreunited. In fact without your web page the book would not have been published. Thankyou very much.Received from John Edwards ObituariesThierry LeroyThierry was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident 25th July 2007 in Singapore. From the Straits Times: A General manager died after his motorcycle collided with a taxi at 8am on Wednesday. French national Thierry Raymond Philippe Leroy was travelling towards Pioneer Road in the second lane when the taxi, which was in the first lane, tried to make a U-turn. Mr Leroy, 48, who suffered head and chest injuries in the collision, died at the scene. The taxi driver was arrested for allegedly commiting a rash act resulting in death. Gone but always remembered. In the ten years we knew Thierry, both in the work place and in family life, all I can say is he was one of the most gifted and pleasant people one could hope to meet in life. A great loss indeed. May he RIP. David Sale (Dave)Lost a man full of smile, never once have i seen Thierry loosing his head....he was always full of smile, he's an Officer and a Gentleman. We all miss you THIERRY... Makeasam (Mak)Good Man Down: Another old friend that I never quite kept in touch with as much as i had intended, and now it is too late. Thierry was a really good guy, and is a huge loss. Colin BradyJohn MooreJohn died on June 26[2007], after a long fight against throat cancer. He was cremated on June 29. You may contact Hilde at [email address available]. Notified by Daniel Henry June 30th, 2007Roland VandenbosscheRoland VANDENBOSSCHE passed away on April 11, 2007, after repatriation to Paris. His wish was that there would be no Funeral Ceremony. He will be buried on April 19 in Dunkerque, France. Peace be upon him. Met him once in Yangon, Myanmar for once! he was a nice gentleman. Let peace be upon his soul. Masud MirOn to next...... I am very sorry to hear that Roland has passed on. A wonderful collegue and friend, he guided me through my time in the Far East. He enjoyed his life to the hilt. Larry GutmanOn behalf of ITC 21 - Bon Voyage Roland.. David WynneMay he rest in peace. Very sorry to hear about Roland 's death.
Great guy, great person,I knew him well from my time in the Far East, a true friend.
May God protect his soul.Serge MinikesNotified by Daniel Henry Fundamentals of Natural GasA BrothersReunited member, Vivek Chandra, with whom I working in Brunei Darussalam, has had a book on Natural Gas published: I have bought a copy and find it an extremely well written introduction to the gas industry - even those of us who spent our lives in and around the oil industry can sometimes come unstuck in today's gas centric oilfield, with its strange mix of units (MMCFD, BTU, Tons etc) and the convoluted economics of plant, pipelines and tankers. From the Pennwell Books website: - Thorough understanding of the entire natural gas value chain, including detailed discussion of emerging sectors such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Gas-To-Liquid (GTL), and Coal Bed Methane (CBM)
- Gas terms, conversion units, commercialization and marketing issues
- Current and emerging international players, and the latest in technology development
I would certainly recommend it as required reading for new staff, and some of you old hands might find a few 'a-ha' moments hidden in there as well. [Note: The Amazon link above is tagged with Brothers affiliate code so if you DO decide to buy, we get a small commission at no cost to yourself.] The 3 stages of a man's life...Single Married Divorced HR SurveyI was asked to help with the attached survey by Maurice Arndt: I have been approached by an old friend , she is now an HR post graduate student for her sins, to participate on a questionnaire and as well as asking me to fill this in , she wanted me to pass to ex colleagues and widen the net. I noticed you have a lot more brothers than me....understandable and not a problem. Would you mind mailshot-ing your brothers with this and getting me some replies ?Click HERE to download. Lost your Password?If you have forgotten your password and are unable to access the site, there is a simple solution. Go to the home page at http://www.brothersreunited.com and click the link where it says "Click HERE to reset your password". Enter the email address we have as your private email address (the one this newsletter was addressed to) exactly as shown. Your password will be reset and the new one sent to you. However if you have changed email providers (or changed employers) drop us a line and we will update your details and reset your password for you. Of course you should not be reading this if we have an obsolete email address for you... |
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20,000 Profiles What a landmark! After almost exactly 5 years in operation we have passed the magical 20,000 profile mark! The growth was fastest in the first 6 months, but since then has settled to a steady rate that barely wavers with time:
Many thanks to all our loyal members who have made this possible.
Education Details In line with our growing use as a recruitment site, we have added a new right page section 'Education Details'. Here you can enter your College and degree details (if you choose) and of course search for others who went to the same university as you ect.
Entering this data is entirely optional of course but if you do want to present a more complete profile will allow potential employers to better evaluate your suitability.
Palustran Schools The Palustran Schools were the long-time precursors to the RISE program. I had the following information from Doug Wyman:
The classes were held in the conference room just behind the reception area at 42 Rue St Dominique by Andre Palustran (sp?), an old retainer of Schlumberger from just after WWII till late in the 70's, if I recall.
He chain-smoked Gaulloise cigarettes,... in class, wore a blue lab coat and exclaimed "note it!" to highlight what would be on the test. The high pitch and intonation of his voice echoes to this day. He was on first-name terms with M. Jean Riboud and, if I recall, also wore the the special insiginia of the Resistance, on his lapel (I could be wrong about the latter). "correct learning center"... my word! Andre Palustran invented the learning center!
I'll try to get some more historical information, later...
Doug Wyman
Does anyone else have memories of these early training schools? Would be great to do a feature on them.
L'Atlantide, Paris Way back in the mists of time, when I attended my wireline training school (ITC-35 in Medan, Indonesia) one of the larger than life characters was Marzuq Hamichi from Algeria. After training our paths never crossed again - we worked different locations and many years later I heard that he had left the company leaving me with no onward contact.
It was largely to reconnect with such characters that I started this site in 2002 - yet even after a couple of years when most of my old friends had been located Marzug remained elusive. Finally I received a tip that he was still running a Berbere restuarant in Paris two years ago and we managed to meet up for a drink and a long chat about old times.
Then last October when I took my family to Paris we went for a fabulous lunch at his restaurant - L'Atlantide, which specialises in Berbere and North African food. I heartily recommend it to all, and please give my regards to Marzuq!
7, Avenue Laumiere
Paris, 75019
France
Metro: Laumiere
Map
Tel: +33142450981
P.S. You can see some pictures of Marzug back in 1987 HERE and HERE so that you can recognise him :-)
Forum Board Visibility If you had one of those famous 'borderless careers' then you probably have friends you would like to keep in touch with from multiple Segments - however we only showed you the forum boards that were specific to your selected, primary, segment.
That has now changed - we will show you all the forum boards for every segment you ever worked under (as shown on your profile).
35th Anniversary Ex-Schlumberger Employees 35th AnniversaryEx-Schlumberger Employees' Association
South Padre Island
| "BJ" Wallace, Sec/Treas.
2402 So. Parkwood Drive
Harlingen, TX 78550-8043
956-423-8090
e-mail: ewallace@rgv.rr.com | John Blumberg, President
2622 So. Strathford Ln
Kingwood, TX 77345-1687
281-361-4586
e-mail: jablumberg@embarqmail.com | TO: SLB Retirees, Ex-SLB Employees, Present Employees, Friends PLEASE share with anyone who did not receive a copy. THANKS DATES: October 26, 27, 28, 2007 (Fri., Sat., Sun.) Make your hotel & RV reservations Direct
Mention you are with Schlumberger Group HOST HOTEL: PADRE SOUTH RESORT, South Padre Island, TX 78597 (1-800-313-4626) Room rates w/tax: 1BR-$62.15 per night, 2BRs/2Baths-$118.65
Room rates the same if check in days early or stay later.
E-mail: padresouth@ies.net
For other hotels check on your PC or use travel agent RV PARKING: You must use a RV Park at night.
Make checks for "dues only" payable to "BJ" (Mrs. Ed) Wallace. Dues this year will be $50 per person paid in advance. The dues will cover food, entertainment, door prizes and drinks at the Host Hotel. Advance registration payment is required. There is a 48 hour cancellation for refund. The cutoff date is Friday, October 19, 2007.
Registration will start at Host Hotel on Friday at noon. Dress is CASUAL on the Island at all times. A complimentary bar will open Friday afternoon to 11:00pm and open Saturday, 10:30am-4pm & 6:00-11pm. Activities: Friday can be socializing, beach walking, shopping, and relaxing, and after dinner Bingo and dancing. Saturday can be bay fishing, golf, Mexico Border town shopping trip, shopping local, beach walking, socializing and after dinner Bingo and dancing. Saturday night's theme is "CARNIVAL (Mardi Gras)". Costume dress will be nice, but not required. Prizes may be given for best costumes.
All meals will be catered at the Host Hotel. Friday dinner will be shrimp boil, chicken and beef Kabobs served at approximate 7:00pm. Saturday will have Continental breakfast and a catered dinner served at approximately 7:00 pm. Sunday continental breakfast until 10 am.
COMMENTS: They are appreciated. For an interior Mexico trip contact Melba or Chris @ Original Tour Co.
PO Box 2422, South Padre Island, TX 7859
(956) 761-6663 FAX: (956) 761-3138 e-mail: originaltours@aol
WEB Page: www.originaltourco.com
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Happy Australia Day Holger Lubotzki sent me this amazing photograph of Australia day celebrations on the beach in Freemantle, Perth last year:
Why you wear the badge... 
Gratefully received from Frank Kelly
Safety Glass in Third World Showers I received the following shortly after the glass in my own shower cubicle cracked - on inspection found that it was indeed regular window glass. For those of you in developing nations, something to be aware of!
Dear All - a word of warning...
Today is my first day back in Jakarta after a major accident (I am now approaching the quantum level of "incidents" for one person!). Last Thursday night, was in the shower when my wife was trying to come in and join me. As she was pushing on the glass door to come in, the door shattered in half (unexplainable other than it was obviously already weakened at the handle?). The door split in half, the top half of which came down on my left forearm and split 2/3 of my arm open to the bone. All muscles, tendons and nerves were severed, including my artery. Suffice to say, had a pumper and repainted my bathroom a distinct crimson shade! After tourniquet and enormous direct pressure applied (Thank God my Father in Law, Uncle and Mother in Law were there to help Corrie!), I was carried out to the car and whisked to the SOS Clinic for a 4 hour stabilization with a subsequent airlift to Singapore for emergency surgery. End result, 3-4 pints low with a screwed arm. Found also 7 lacerations to left side of the body and a severed tendon on my large left toe (+20% of the bone was excised!)...
Was in Singapore for the last six days recuperating and am now back in hobbled state. Whew! All of that typing with one hand too!
True lesson to be learned (and please pass this on to any and ALL of your friends) : CHECK THE GLASS IN YOUR HOUSE!!! The shower door was not "safety glass" / Tempered or laminated. The door was straight 1/2 or 2/3 inch glass (like a glass cup). Once it had fractured along a pre-existing weakpoint (we think), the door shattered into multiple razor edged projectiles. If I had not pushed Corrie out of the way, I may have ended up an injured widower! This is no joke, take absolute care to have all your glass surfaces checked and replaced with either plexiglass or safety glass. When I think off all the times my kids have been in the shower also, well, I can not even start to describe my fears.
Life is amazing and an incredible gift! To have lost it because of a shoddy non-code shower door would have been an enormous waste - I sincerely hope you all take the time needed to protect yourselves and your loved ones - check your glass surfaces!
I am now on a 3-6month recuperation and hope to be 100% as soon as possible.
[Received via SOS International]
British Technical Terms For those of you forced to work in the cold UK, the following dictionary of technical terms may help decipher some of the unfamiliar language!
TESTICULATING
Waving your arms around and talking bollocks.
BLAMESTORMING
Sitting round in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a Project failed, and who was responsible.
SEAGULL MANAGER
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.
ASSMOSIS
The process by which people seem to absorb success and advancement by sucking up to the boss rather than working hard.
SALMON DAY
The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed and die.
CUBE FARM
An office filled with cubicles.
PRAIRIE DOGGING
When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on. (This also applies to applause for a promotion because there may be cake.)
PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
ADMINISPHERE
The rarefied organisational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the "adminisphere" are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve. This is often affiliated with the dreaded "administrivia" - needless paperwork and processes.
404
Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web error message "404 Not Found" meaning that the requested document could not be located.
OH - NO SECOND
That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake (e.g. you've hit 'reply all').
JOHNNY-NO-STARS
A young man of substandard intelligence, the typical adolescent who works in a burger restaurant. The 'no-stars' comes from the badges displaying stars that staff at fast-food restaurants often wear to show their level of training.
MONKEY BATH
A bath so hot, that when lowering yourself in, you go: "Oo! Oo! Oo! Aa! Aa! Aa!".
Rgds
Ewan Makepeace
info@brothersreunited.com
http://www.brothersreunited.com
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