Abstract: A computer implemented system for project prediction is provided. The system includes a data manager to obtain historical project data. The system also includes an analyzer to analyze the historical project data and an analysis cycle time to generate models for a proposed project cycle time. Additionally, the system includes a user interface to select one model for the proposed project cycle time, wherein the selected model includes linear sub-models corresponding to a historical data range, and apply proposed project data and analysis cycle time to one linear sub-model corresponding to a proposed data range to predict the proposed project cycle time. Furthermore, the system captures proposed project data and obtains additional project data to update the selected model. The models provide for the accurate prediction of cycle times, or project costs, in an enterprise development environment.

Abstract: A computer implemented system for project prediction is provided. The system includes a data manager to obtain historical project data. The system also includes an analyzer to analyze the historical project data to generate models for a proposed project cycle time. Additionally, the system includes a user interface to select one model for the proposed project cycle time, wherein the selected model includes linear sub-models corresponding to a historical data range, and apply proposed project data to one linear sub-model corresponding to a proposed data range to predict the proposed project cycle time. Furthermore, the system captures proposed project data and obtains additional project data to update the selected model. The models provide for the accurate prediction of cycle times, or project costs, in an enterprise development environment.

Abstract: A tire cutting tool wherein a curved hardened cutter blade is hydraulically driven to cuttably engage a tire between the cutting face of the cutter blades and open faces of a cutter anvil with a beginning end of the cutter blade entering between the open faces and holding the cutter blade in one plane as the blade is forced through the tire.

Abstract: A balloon containing a volume of lighter than air gas sufficient to render it buoyant has attached to it self-adjusting expandable or collapsible spring-like member in order to counteract the buoyancy of the balloon and retain it at an essentially stationary vertical position.

Abstract: A balloon containing a volume of lighter than air gas sufficient to render it buoyant has attached to it self-adjusting expandable or collapsible spring-like member in order to counteract the buoyancy of the balloon and retain it at an essentially stationary vertical position.