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|5 May 1992
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This invention relates to the enhanced recovery of heavy crude oil from underground formations and in particular to the continual production of a hydrocarbon diluent from such crude oils for reinjection into the oil formation.
A great deal of effort has been devoted to devising what has been termed secondary recovery methods to increase the efficiency of extraction of oil from the underground deposits. This problem is particularly apparent when recovering heavy crude oils within the range of 0° to 20° API. These oils are highly viscous and not generally productive in their natural state. Thus, an ongoing problem in the oil industry is to develop methods to lower the viscosity of oils prior to their being pumped from the underground deposit.
In the prior art, several processes for decreasing the viscosity of the crude oil in situ have been developed. For example, in the so-called "huff and puff" process, a high pressure steam is cyclically injected into a well followed by production phase recovery of the lower viscosity oil. Viscosity can also be lowered by such methods as steam flooding, surfactant flooding, polymer flooding, in situ combustion and carbon dioxide flooding. These prior art processes are expensive and the cost of such flooding is usually excessive in relation to the oil production obtainable thereby.
Another way to lower the crude oil viscosity is to use a low viscosity diluent solvent which is extracted from the crude oil followed by reinjection back into the production well. The advantage of this approach is the continuous supply of fresh diluent solvents. U.S. Pat. No. 4,418,752 (Boyer, et al) is directed to a process for the production of heavy oil by injecting a diluent solvent down the production well to produce a blend of a decreased viscosity. At the surface, the blend is treated in order to recover the solvent which is then recycled back into the production well to be mixed with the heavy oil. The diluent solvent preferably is a gas oil cut produced by fractional distillation of the recovered crude oil.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,284,139 (Sweany) discloses a process for upgrading oil production from a heavy oil reservoir wherein the heavy oil produced is combined with a diluent and subjected to thermal cracking. The thermally cracked products are fractionated to produce, inter alia the intermediate liquid and gas oil fractions, and a portion of the gas oil fraction is hydrogenerated with a hydrogen-containing gas stream to produce the diluent to be combined with the heavy crude oil. U.S. Pat. No. 4,362,212 (Schultz) discloses an enhanced oil recovery method wherein a liquid mixture of lower molecular weight hydrocarbons is injected into the underground deposit. The hydrocarbons are recovered from the mixture with the petroleum oil, separated by distillation and recycled back into the injection step. The diluent hydrocarbons employed in the process are those containing 2-5 carbon atoms.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,582 (McCants) viscosity reduction is effected by using reactors for partially cracking the crude oil followed by mixing the products of the cracked crude oil with the untreated crude oil to yield a flowable, relatively low viscosity mixture.
The present invention reduces the difficulties and disadvantages of the prior art by providing a method and apparatus for extracting a middle fraction hydrocarbon diluent having a boiling point between 400°-700° F. This middle fraction diluent can then be reinjected back into the production well lowering the viscosity of the heavy crude oil and thereby increase recovery of the crude oil.
Another object of this invention is to incorporate a carbon removal cycle incorporated into the diluent extraction process to remove carbon and coke deposits on the inside of the thermal cracking heat exchanger tubes thereby improving the yield of diluent for the injection well.
An additional object of this invention is to provide a continuous method for recovery of middle fraction diluent which is then reinjected into the production well on a continual basis thereby increasing production efficiency.
Yet another object of this invention is to reduce the danger of precipitating asphaltenes in the formation by continuously removing the middle fractions from the heavy crude oil.
Still another object of this invention is to increase the energy efficiency of the distillation process by recycling the heat and gases produced with other steps in the process thereby reducing total energy consumption.
The present invention relates to a method for the production of hydrocarbon diluent from heavy crude oil comprising the steps:
a) preheating the crude oil to produce a heated crude oil;
b) separating in a separator vessel by flashing the heated crude oil to produce a first vapor fraction and a first liquid fraction;
c) thermally cracking in a cracking unit at least a portion of said first liquid fraction to produce a cracked liquid effluent fraction;
d) quenching said cracked liquid effluent fraction;
e) recycling at least a portion of said quenched fraction back into said separator;
f) condensing said first vapor fraction; and,
g) separating said condensed vapor fraction to yield a liquid hydrocarbon diluent and gas.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the method and apparatus for recovering diluent according to the present invention;
FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 diagramatically illustrate modifications of the present invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a production well 2 extracts untreated crude oil for from an underground oil deposit. (Untreated crude oil is intended to mean oil which has not been treated in the apparatus or by using the process of the present invention). The oil is any high viscosity and/or high pour point crude oil or any other type of similar hydrocarbon deposit. Such high viscosity crude oils are generally characterized having a density on the API scale between 0° to 20° API. Usually the oil will be a crude oil from a production tank or pit and has already been de-sanded and de-watered in an oil field separator. The crude oil may, however, further include a diluent which has been injuected into the well. The untreated crude oil diluent 4 is preheated by flue gas heat exchanger 6 between around 600°-650° F. and enters line 8 as a preheated crude oil stream. The preheated crude oil enters a separator-stripper vessel 12 via line 10. The separator-stripper vessel 12 includes a suitable stripping section consisting of conventional valve cap trays or equivalent packing. Steam via line 18 is introduced into the lower portion of the separator-stripper vessel 17. The preheated crude oil is thereby flashed into a first vapor fraction 14 and a first liquid fraction 16. The liquid fraction contains the lighter, lower boiling hydrocarbon components.
The first liquid fraction 16 exiting the separator-stripper vessel 12 is fed via line 22 into thermal cracking heat exchanger means 20 where the liquid fraction is cracked. The cracking process is conventional in the art whereby heavy hydrocarbon components are broken down into lighter hydrocarbon components by subjecting the liquid to high heat (700°-1,000° F.) and pressure (100-300 psig) in the presence of a cracking additive 19. A cracked effluent, having a boiling point between around 700°-800° F. leaves the thermal cracking unit 20 via line 24. The cracked effluent in line 24 is then quenched by the preheated crude oil/diluent stream in line 8 preventing further cracking as the fluid enters separator-stripper vessel 12. This separator-stripper vessel and thermal cracking cycle continually produce a first liquid fraction 16 a portion of which is cooled for storage at 26 or for use as a naphtha or other hydrocarbon byproducts fuel. The first vapor fraction 14 leaving the separator-stripper vessel 12 enters a condenser 28 where the stripped hydrocarbon vapor in steam mixture is partially cooled to a temperature of about 350°-400° F. The cooled vapors then enter separator 30 where the higher boiling liquid fraction begin to condense. This hot liquid middle fraction, having a boiling point between 400°-700° F. is the liquid diluent 32. The liquid diluent is then pumped into the injection wells 34 for mixture downhole with the crude oil to lower its viscosity and increase pumpability.
The vapors which do not condense from separator 30 are further cooled to around 100°-120° F. recovering non-condensed hydrocarbon gases 36 as well as naphtha and steam residue 38. This steam is further condensed and treated for recycle as treated water 40 in boiler 42. The non-condensed gases from the separator 30 contain light hydrocarbons from the thermal cracking cycle, unreacted hydrogen and carbon monoxide, etc. All of these gases are burned as fuel 44 in burner 46. The resultant flue gases 48 are further used to heat the boiler 42 via line 50 as well as to provide heat for the thermal cracking heat exchanger 20 via line 52.
Because thermal cracking of petroleum oil will cause deposit of carbon or coke on the inside of thermal cracking heat exchanger tubes 20, the present invention incorporates a carbon removal step utilizing superheated steam. Steam generated in boiler 42 is superheated in the steam superheater heat exchanger 43 between around 1000°-1200° F. This steam is then introduced periodically into the thermal cracking heat exchanger tubes via suitable valving and fluid connections (not shown). Thus, the thermal cracking heat exchanger unit 20 can be switched from cracking operation to regeneration, in which the superheated steam is introduced to remove the coke deposits. The individual valving on each of the thermal cracking tubes units allows continuous carbon removal during the cracking process. The gases 54 produced during the carbon removal cycle, include hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide as well as steam. These gases are cooled in appropriate heat exchanger means (not shown) to approximately 650°-700° F. Hydrogen gas is concentrated using pressure swing adsorbtion similar methods. The remaining steam is introduced into the separator-stripper vessel 12 via line 18 and used to strip the crude oil in the separator 12.
Another embodiment of the present invention is depicted in FIG. 2. A production well 58 extracts an untreated crude oil/diluent 60 which is preheated prior to being fed into a flue gas heat exchanger 62. The temperature of the crude is raised to about 600°-650° F. as it enters outlet line 64. The flue gas entering the heat exchanger 62 (not shown) is derived from burning by-product gases obtained while extracting the liquid diluent. The vapors and liquid residue leave the flue gas heat exchanger 62 via line 64 and are flashed in a first separator-stripper vessel 66. The construction of the first separator-stripper vessel 66 is similar to that described in FIG. 1. The fluid exiting the first separator-stripper vessel 66 is divided into a first vapor fraction 68 and a first liquid fraction 70. The first vapor fraction 68 enters condenser 72 via line 74 and is cooled to 350°-400° F. The cooled gases and liquid exiting condenser 72 enter a separator 74 which extracts the liquid diluent middle boiling (400°-700° F.) fraction 76 for use in the injection well 80. The non-condensed hydrocarbon gases 84 are further cooled to about 100°-120° F. and are used as a fuel 86 for burner 88 to create flue gases 90. The steam 94 is condensed and treated 96 for use with boiler 92 (not shown).
The first liquid fraction 70 containing the lower boiling components is sent via line 98 to thermal cracking heat exchangers 100. This first liquid fraction is cracked in the presence of cracking additives 102 at a temperature of around 700°-800° F. A portion of the extracted liquid diluent 76 is directed via line 102 to quench liquid effluent exiting the thermal cracking heat exchanger at line 104. This quenched liquid fraction enters a second separator-stripper vessel 106 via line 104 which operates to strip the cracked effluent into a second vapor fraction 108 and a second liquid fraction 110. The second vapor fraction 108 is sent via line 112 to the condenser 72 where it is combined with the first vapor fraction for subsequent separation into a gas fraction 84 and a liquid diluent middle boiling (400°-700° F.) fraction 76. The second liquid fraction 110 comprising the lower boiling point fractions is cooled and sent to storage 112. The stored liquid can then be used as a fuel or to make asphalt or other similar petroleum byproducts.
The flue gases 90 resulting from burner 88 are directed to provide heat for thermal cracking heat exchanger 100 via line 114. The flue gases are also directed via line 116 to drive boiler 92 as well as heat exchanger 62 (not shown). The carbon removal cycle is similar to that described with respect to FIG. 1. Treated water 96 enters the boiler 92 where it is directed to a steam super heater 118 increasing the temperature of the steam to 1000°-1200° F. The carbon removal cycle is indicated at 120 and comprises alternatively closing the cracking unit heat exchanger tubes 100 to the crude oil while flushing the tubes with the superheated steam. The resultant gases 122, include steam, hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The gases are cooled in appropriate heat exchange means (not shown) to approximately 650°-700° F. Hydrogen gas may then be concentrated using pressure swing absorption or similar methods. The remaining steam is directed via line 124 into the second separator-stripper 106 and functions as a stripping steam.
Referring now to FIG. 3, which illustrates another embodiment of the present invention, the production well 124 extracts a crude oil mixed with diluent 126 which is heated in a flue gas heat exchanger 128 to a temperature of around 600°-650° F. at outlet line 130. Flue gas is diverted to the heat exchanger, as indicated above, from a burner 154 incorporated in separate portions of the apparatus. The preheated crude and diluent mixture enters a first separator-stripper vessel 132 where the oil is flashed to yield a first vapor fraction 134 and a first liquid fraction 136. The first vapor fraction 134 is further directed to a condenser heat exchanger 138 where the stripped hydrocarbon vapors are partially cooled to about 350°-400° F. The cooled vapor is sent to a separator 140 where the middle boiling (400°-700° F.) fraction components begin to condense. This middle fraction is the liquid diluent. The liquid diluent is then sent to the injection well 144 via line 146 to lower the viscosity of the downhole crude oil. The non-condensed gas vapors 148 which leave separator 140 are allowed to cool 100°-120° F. followed by recovery of both naphtha and water. Any remaining non-condensed hydrocarbon gases 150 are used as fuel 152 for a burner 154 creating flue gases 156. These flue gases are then used for heating the thermal cracking unit 168 via line 196 as well as the boiler 162 line 190. Steam 158 is extracted from the gas stream 150 where it is treated 160 and recycled to a boiler 162 for use in the carbon removal step 164.
The first liquid fraction 136 is directed via line 166 to quench the thermal cracking heat exchanger effluent output line 170. This cracked effluent which has been cooled enters a second separator-stripper vessel 172 which has similar construction to the first separator-stripper vessel 132. The mixture of quenched, cracked effluent in line 170 enters the second separator 172 where the second liquid fraction 174 is stripped by steam and gases entering the lower portion of the separator via line 192. The stripped liquid is recycled back to the thermal cracking unit 168 via line 176. Cracking additives 167 are added to stream 176. A portion of the second liquid fraction is also directed to storage 178. The stored second liquid fraction is cooled and then used as a fuel or to make asphalt or similar hydrocarbon byproducts. The second vapor fraction 180 is cooled in a condenser unit 182 to a temperature between around 350°-400° F. This partially cooled vapor enters a separator 184 where the higher boiling (400°-700° F.) middle fractions condense out as the liquid diluent fraction 186. This hot diluent is combined with the first diluent stream 146 for injection into the well 144. After removal of the liquid diluent fraction, the vapors are combined with vapor stream 188 where the non-condensed hydrocarbon gases 150 are used as fuel in burner 154 to produce flue gases 156. Steam 158 is removed from the gas stream, treated 160, and reintroduced into boiler 162 for use in the carbon removal step 164.
The carbon removal cycle is similar to that described in FIG. 1 and 2. The flue gases 156 resulting from burner 154 are directed by line 190 to a boiler 162. Steam leaving the boiler enters a superheater 194 where the temperature of the steamer is raised between 1000° F.-1200° F. Carbon removal 164 is commenced by directing the superheated steam into the tubes of the thermal cracking unit 168. Carbon removal is conducted simultaneously with the cracking process by shutting off the individual tubes via valve means (not shown) followed by flushing with the super heated steam. Steam and gases produced 165 such as hydrogen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, are cooled (650°-750° F.) in appropriate means (not shown). Hydrogen gas may then be concentrated using pressure swing adsorption or similar methods. The remaining steam is directed via line 192 into separator-stripper 172.
Referring now to FIG. 4, which illustrates a further embodiment of the present invention, a production well 194 produces an untreated crude oil and diluent stream 196 which is preheated and directed to a flue gas heat exchanger 198. The crude oil leaves the heat exchanger at a temperature between 600°-650° F. and enters a first separator-stripping vessel 200. The crude oil is flashed in this first separator-stripping vessel into a first vapor fraction 202 and a first liquid fraction 204. The construction of the first separator-stripper vessels is similar to those describes in FIGS. 1. The first vapor fraction 202 is partially cooled in condenser heat exchanger 206. The cooled vapors are directed to a separator 208 where the middle fractions boiling between 400°-700° F. are removed as a hot liquid diluent 210. The diluent is then directed to injection well 212 for downhole mixing with the crude oil. The remaining non-condensed vapors 214 are further cooled to around 100°-120° F. recovering naphtha as well as water. Any non-condensible hydrocarbon gas 216 remaining is used as a fuel 218 for burner 219 creating flue gases 220 for boiler 222 and a thermal cracking unit 224.
The first liquid fraction 204 is thermally cracked in thermal cracking heat exchanger 226 at temperature between 700°-800° F. Cracking additives 225 are added to the stream prior to cracking. The cracked effluent exits the cracking unit via line 228 and enters line 230 where it is directed into a second separator-stripper vessel 232. The separator vessel constructive is similar to that outlined in FIG. 1. The cracked effluent entering the second separator-stripper vessel is flashed between around 600° F. and 700° F. resulting in a second vapor fraction 234 and a second liquid fraction 236. This second liquid fraction 236 is recycled via line 238 into thermal cracking heat exchanger 224. The second liquid fraction 236 is continually cracked and recycled via line 230 into the second separator-stripper unit 232. Cracking additives 240 are supplied to the thermal cracking cycle. The lower boiling fractions of the second liquid fraction 236 are cooled sufficiently and sent to storage 242. This cooled liquid fraction can be used for producing asphalt or similar petroleum byproducts. The second vapor fraction 234 is cooled in a condenser heat exchanger 244 to a temperature around 300°-400° F. These partially cooled vapors then enter a separater 246 the vapors are separated into a third vapor fraction 248 and a middle boiling fraction 250. The liquid diluent fraction 250 is then sent via line 252 for use in injection well 212. A portion of the liquid diluent 250 is also directed via line 254 into the cracked effluent line 230 to quench the effluent and prevent further cracking prior to entrance of the fluid into the second separator-stripper unit 232.
The third vapor fraction 248 is further condensed and separated in condenser heat exchanger 256 followed by a separator 258. The remaining light liquid fraction are condensed between 100°-120° F. and are recovered as naphtha fuel and storage 260. The non-condensible hydrocarbon gases 216, exiting separator 258 are burned as fuel 218 in burner 219 producing flue gas 220. The remaining steam 262 is condensed and treated 264 for use in the boiler 222. A portion of the flue gas 220 is sent via line 266 to provide heat for the thermal cracking heat exchangers 224 and 226.
A carbon removal cycle for cleaning thermal cracking units 226 and 224 is provided. The arrangement 15 similar to that indicated in FIG. 1. The flue gases 220 are directed to boiler 222 via line 272. The steam exiting boiler 222 enters a super heater 274 which raises the temperature of the steam to 1000°-1200° F. as it enters the thermal cracking unit (not shown). The carbon removal 276 occurs when the superheated steam enters the individual thermal cracking heat exchanger tubes. The heat exchanger tubes can be cleaned individually while the remaining tubes continue to operate in the cracking process. Conventional valve means are associated with the individual tubes of the thermal cracking units 224 and 226 as well as appropriate fluid connections between the superheater 274 (not shown). The resultant steam and gases 277 include hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide are cooled in appropriate means (not shown). The remaining steam is directed via line 278 to a second separator-stripping vessel 232 to aid in the stripping process of the cracked effluent.
While this invention has been disclosed has having a preferred design, it is understood that it is capable of further modifications, uses and/or adaptations of the invention following in general the principle of the invention an including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains, and as may be applied to the central features hereinbefore set forth, and fall within the scope of the invention of the limits of the appended claims.
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- Network: The History Channel
- Series Premiere Date: Mar 3, 2013
- Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Kevin Durand, Donal Logue
- Summary: Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) defies local Viking chief Earl Haraldson's (Gabriel Byrne) orders and sets out to plunder lands to the West.
- Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure
- Creator: Michael Hirst
- Season 1 premiere date: Mar 3, 2013
- Episode Length: 60
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Vikings enthrallingly captures the world of Norsemen and oarsmen, circa 793 in the Eastern Baltic but soon heading West to England.
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History's first scripted series is a headlong tumble into an irresistible and surprisingly neglected genre. [18 Mar 2013, p.41]
While it's clear that Vikings isn't going to be Game of Thrones, it's a series that increases its entertainment value and interest level as it goes along.
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Mar 11, 2015Wow I love this series! I ran out and bought seasons 1 and 2, and looking forward to season 3. Love the characters and the story line!Wow I love this series! I ran out and bought seasons 1 and 2, and looking forward to season 3. Love the characters and the story line! Hopefully they will do more seasons! Thank you History channel!… Expand
May 5, 2014Vikings, a series to follow and I recommend to all who like this style of historical series.
We find ourselves in full viking age and theVikings, a series to follow and I recommend to all who like this style of historical series.
We find ourselves in full viking age and the least we can say is that the costumes, scenery, landscapes and acting is, everything is super good made and the story is really involved.
We want to continue to follow the story of Ragnar Lodbrok who is particularly bloody.
Really **** up, a superb series do not miss it.… Expand
Mar 19, 2013An interesting mix of drama and history, that seems to well illustrate the differences between these ancient pagan warriors beliefs andAn interesting mix of drama and history, that seems to well illustrate the differences between these ancient pagan warriors beliefs and modern day morals. The plot is nothing radical, but its solid, well written and well acted add in some beautiful scenery and a little action and your onto a winner.… Expand
May 15, 2015Vikings tells the story of a tribe in a nonpartisan way. It is more life-like in comparison to its rival Game of Thrones but contains more censorship.
Jul 9, 2014I love Vikings because Historical shows are my favorite genre and I can honestly say it amused me more than Game of Thrones this season (4).I love Vikings because Historical shows are my favorite genre and I can honestly say it amused me more than Game of Thrones this season (4). Weird, huh? Its still sacrilege to say that out loud in my house.
BUT it does have its faults for being on the History Channel. I feel like a lot of backstory is being lost in the editing room to make time for commercial breaks and so some characters (Rollo) are not fully investigated yet play a crucial part in the show. The battle scenes are great though and as a woman, I truly truly enjoyed seeing a love triangle play out with the women being respectful and strong for themselves instead of playing dirty. We need more of that.… Expand
May 2, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A fictional follow-up of an even more fictional viking called Ragnar, watch him as he goes into high adventure and becomes king by his own head, included are exaggerated characters(99% of the show) with 21st century liberal views of the world, militant feminism(in the sense that even the mythical sagas don't have as many woman warriors that get beaten, bruised and/or killed, as this show) and sexy vikings. Overall interesting to watch and better than most TV series out there.… Expand
Apr 25, 2013I heard of the show a few weeks ago from some friends as they knew i
was really into Scandinavian History.
So i started watching and i gotI heard of the show a few weeks ago from some friends as they knew i
was really into Scandinavian History.
So i started watching and i got annoying right from the very first
scene. There they are a bunch of people fighting each other and the
obvious protagonists wear no helmets.Later on the show ,only the guys
who have absolutely no idea whatsoever of fighting wear helmets(aka
Northumbrians),it seems the Vikings have heads of steel and are able to
deflect whatever comes against them with their bare skull.
5 minutes later i am shown a gorgeous woman doing some karate-ninja
moves and kills 2 men.Yeah i know ,she is supposed to be a shield
maiden or whatever but there goes an absolute realism
killer.Pretty/slim/2013 top model style women and killing machines
doesn't really go together.
I am not going to get into the subject of the eyeliner of the kings
wife(apparently the shield maiden also has some when fighting-what
for???) nor the fact that vikings were supposed to not know how to
sail to the west before Ragnar, as i am covered by previous reviews.
Then there is the worst anachronistic stuff that we see in almost every
single movie/series,the whole story of a pretty young girl marrying an
ugly,dumb,annoying etc etc (they REALLY try to make you hate this
guy,like a voice behind your ear he is bad,oh poor poor girl that
tries to force you to think something). Women were married to ugly men
because of political reasons and guess what it was OK.No annoying
queen talking back to the king -eeew our daughter should marry out of
love- its just the way it was.
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concerning battle tactics.Northumbrians are depicted as
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the protagonists who are SO super cool,i mean what the hell, my cat
would put more of a fight then those poor soldiers.
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shields and grim looks(still no helmets) on their faces and the
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Oh and also,what is your first reaction when u see a band of armed
giants?Get close to them and dismount.Yeah.
The band of Northumbrians that waited at the ship Ragnar to attack him
had archers with them.Did they fire arrows at them or lay ed an
ambush?Hah but of course they did not,they waited for the vikings to
make a shield-wall and THEN they fired(they were at least 2 times more
then the vikings and they made absolutely no trying to encircle them).
Last but not least,the sense of obviousness is killing me. Is Ragnar going to die on the raid to his village or on the fight with the Earl?Of course not he is the hero and as we all know,children and Ragnar kind of characters are immortals. Did the deceitful king of Northumbria (you guys could add serpent eyes to him,that would make him look even more deceitful) honor his deal with the honorable monk slayer Ragnar?Of course not,he is laying a wicked ambush an ambush which consists of some horsemen running against a spiked fence -. Is the guy that cries all the time bout not getting to Valhalla,getting killed in the first battle he takes part?Of course he is,he leaves his last breath while on his dried lips a last word is whispered..Valhalla..Yeah okay what is next, the bad guy standing on a hill cackling like a maniac(having his hands,well you know how)during a rainy night while thunderbolts strike the ground behind him?Every episode was full of those Clichés. I could go on and on but i am going to stop here. This is a really bad attempt to make something that will just sell.No idea what the History CH is doing there ,i guess its involved to sell the -this is based on a true story- stuff. It is however a great thing to watch while you eat in front of your computer and you just want to watch something without caring what is happening.. Thanks for reading!… Expand
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With the country scrambling to find ways to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a Texas Tech professor said the South Plains may just have the answer.
Cotton boom advantages
1 gram of cotton can absorb 40 grams of oil
Remains strong when wet
Environmentally sustainable
Alternative market for discounted cottonAlso
Rather than spend money and effort on containment structures and synthetic materials, Seshadri Ramkumar, associate professor of the Texas Tech Institute of Environmental and Human Health, recommends ... cotton.
Ramkumar, who creates rolls of nonwoven cotton at his Nonwovens & Advanced Materials Laboratory in Reese Center, said the idea came to him a few weeks ago, and he was surprised cotton had not been considered earlier.
"We are the only ones - actually, I think, to my knowledge - focused on taking cotton to oil absorption using nonwoven technology," he said.
On April 20, an explosion at Deepwater Horizon rig leased by London-based oil company, BP, caused the massive spill. Experts say the rig, located 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, has been leaking oil at a rate of 200,000 gallons per day. Since then, scientists and BP have been trying various methods to contain or soak up as much oil as possible.
Ramkumar called his discovery "a blessing in an ironic situation." The chemistry of cotton makes it the ideal material for oil absorption with its waxiness, strength when wet, absorption capacity and ability to biodegrade.
Cotton fiber contain 0.5 percent wax, which enables it to soak up 40 times its weight, Ramkumar said. Add chemicals and it could absorb up to 70 times its weight, he said. According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, several million feet of booms, lightweight tubes used to recover oil, have already been tossed into the ocean. Those synthetic booms containment or sorbent booms, Ramkumar said, soak up only a third of what cotton absorbs and are not biodegradable.
"You take those plastics and where do you put them? In landfills," he said. "They will stay put forever."
In addition, a little cotton can be stretched a long way and be produced domestically. Unlike apparel production, there is no need to go through the expensive processes of dyeing, bleaching and weaving the cotton.
Ramkumar and his small group of graduate students have been researching ways to turn discounted, low micronaire cotton into valuable, high-tech products. Micronaire measures the cotton's quality; discounted cotton has micronaire of less than 3.5. The lower the quality, the more discounted the cotton price becomes, so Ramkumar wanted to find alternative markets to use that harder-to-sell cotton. "You don't have to reinvent the wheel - all we are doing is we are developing a product which is logistically better and convenient using cotton," he said.
One value-added discounted cotton product he invented last year was Fibertect, a commercially-sold nonwoven decontamination wipe that absorbs toxic chemical substances. As oil continues to contaminate the gulf, Ronald Kendall, founding director of the Texas Tech institute, said it could only be a matter of time before it reaches the Texas coast.
Kendall and a team of scientists have been taking frequent trips to the coast to monitor the water and marine life, and he said the nonwoven cotton technologies could be very useful. "Any wildlife rehabilitation that will occur we believe could be assisted with the Fibertect invention as well as other nonwoven applications from his lab," he said. "There are just so many applications of Dr. Ramkumar's technology to take cotton and turn into products that we never even thought of before."
Shawn Wade, director of communications for Plains Cotton Growers, said new opportunities for cotton are always good news for producers, especially if it will help them sell low-quality cotton.
"It puts the discounted cotton in a different ball game," said Appachi Arunachalam, a graduate student in Ramkumar's lab. "You go from a push market to a pull market."
About 35 percent of the region's crop has a low micronaire, Ramkumar said.
Overall, producers lost about $25 million from the 2009 crop and $29 million from the 2008 crop.
However, with the majority of the region's 2009 crop sold, there will most likely not be enough cotton to produce booms at this time, said Jay Yates, an agriculture economist with the Texas Agri-Life Extension. There may be some cotton still in merchants' storehouses, but to produce nonwoven booms in bulk, one would need to wait for the 2010 crop.
Whether cotton booms are used for oil spills or future spills, Ramkumar was confident in the profitability of nonwoven cotton. If he had to, he would even use his year-old lab to mass-produce it himself.
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YANKEETOWN, Fla. (AP) - The Coast Guard has suspended its search
for two men whose plane lost radar contact with officials and may have crashed in the Gulf of Mexico near Yankeetown.
Authorities said Tuesday night the search for 35-year-old Darien
Peckham and 28-year-old Zachary Schlitt was stopped pending further
Their hometowns have not been released. The pair were
headed from Tallahassee to Vandenberg Airport in Tampa when their
single-engine, fixed-wing plane lost radar contact Sunday evening.
Rescue crews found some debris, locating a seat and a flight bag
that contained aviation head phones, but not the aircraft.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Katheleen Bergen
says the last known position of the aircraft was over the water
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Jennifer Granick is the Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. Jennifer returns to Stanford after working with the internet boutique firm of Zwillgen PLLC. Before that, she was the Civil Liberties Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Jennifer practices, speaks and writes about computer crime and security, electronic surveillance, consumer privacy, data protection, copyright, trademark and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. From 2001 to 2007, Jennifer was Executive Director of CIS and taught Cyberlaw, Computer Crime Law, Internet intermediary liability, and Internet law and policy. Before teaching at Stanford, Jennifer spent almost a decade practicing criminal defense law in California. She was selected by Information Security magazine in 2003 as one of 20 "Women of Vision" in the computer security field. She earned her law degree from University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her undergraduate degree from the New College of the University of South Florida.
High Res Photo of Jennifer Granick
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Foreigners and the Review Group Report: Part 2
By Jennifer Granick on December 19, 2013 at 9:51 am
Yesterday, I wrote that the report from the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies--"Liberty And Security In A Changing World"—suggests reforms that would improve U.S. surveillance law's protection of the rights of foreigners. My non US-person friends seem underwhelmed, so I thought I'd take a moment to elaborate on the changes I'm talking about. Read More.
President's Review Board Says Protect Thy Neighbor's Privacy
By Jennifer Granick on December 18, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Today's report from the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies–"Liberty And Security In A Changing World"—is impressive in a number of ways. Importantly, it pushes consideration of the privacy and civil liberties rights of non-U.S. persons into the policy debate. Old-school national security wonks commonly express distain for the idea that the U.S.
A Common Law Coup d'Etat: How NSA's Creative Interpretations Of Law Subvert Congress And The Rule of Law
By Jennifer Granick on December 16, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Today, the federal District Court for the District of Columbia held that the NSA's bulk telephone metadata collection program under the USA PATRIOT Act violates the 4th Amendment. This is a tremendously important ruling--the first time a public court has had the chance to rule on programs revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Given the program's constitutional infirmities, it is more important than ever that Congress end this misuse of the USA PATRIOT Act. However, Deputy Attorney General James Cole testified earlier this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the NSA might continue its bulk collection of nearly all domestic phone call records, even if Congress does just that. The USA FREEDOM ACT has bipartisan sponsorship from dozens of lawmakers, all of whom agree that the core purpose of the bill is to end NSA dragnet collection of Americans' communication data. Yet, Cole said that the reform legislation wouldn't necessarily inhibit the NSA's surveillance capabilities because "it's going to depend on how the court interprets any number of the provisions that are in [the legislation]." Comments like this betray a serious problem inside the Executive Branch. The Administration and the intelligence community believe they can do whatever they want, regardless of the laws Congress passes, so long they can convince one of the judges appointed to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to agree. This isn't the rule of law. This is a coup d'etat. Read more.
Latest Snowden Documents Show NSA Tracks Americans' Cell Location Data
By Jennifer Granick on December 4, 2013 at 12:00 am
NSA SEXINT is the Abuse You've All Been Waiting For
By Jennifer Granick on November 29, 2013 at 9:14 am
In the latest news report based on documents revealed by Edward Snowden, we've learned that the NSA creates profiles of porn viewing, online sexual activity and more from its vast database of Internet content and transactional data as part of a plan to harm the reputations of those whom the agency believes are radicalizing others through speeches promoting disfavored—but not necessarily violent—political views.
Shloss v. Estate of Joyce
After the Estate of James Joyce refused to allow a scholar to quote Joyce in her book, we successfully defended her right under the fair use doctrine to use the quotes she needed to illustrate her scholarship. After we prevailed in the case, the Estate paid $240,000 of our client's legal fees.
Kahle v. Gonzales
In this case, two archives challenged statutes that extended copyright terms unconditionally—the Copyright Renewal Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA)—as unconstitutional under Copyright Clause and the First Amendment.
The Microsoft Ireland Case and the Future of Digital Privacy
This post is the latest installment of our "Monday Reflections" feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks ahead to key developments on the horizon.
Surveillance Oversight Should Be President-Proof, But We're Still a Long Way Off
Last week, at an event co-hosted by Just Security and NYU's Brennan Center for Justice, the NSA's Civil Liberties and Privacy Director Rebecca Richards dropped the ball.
Who Sets the Rules of the Privacy and Security Game?
Last week's big cybersecurity news was that the FBI obtained a court order to force Apple to develop new software that would bypass several iPhone security features so the FBI can attempt to unlock the work phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple plans to challenge that order. (Full disclosure: I am planning on writing a technologists' amicus brief on Apple's side in that challenge.)
OmniCISA Pits DHS Against the FCC and FTC on User Privacy
On Friday, Congress will vote on a mutated version of security threat sharing legislation that had previously passed through the House and Senate. These earlier versions would have permitted private companies to share with the federal government categories of data related to computer security threat signatures. Companies that did so would also receive legal immunity from liability under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and other privacy laws.
A Quick Update: Apple, Privacy, and the All Writs Act of 1789
Here's the latest in the encryption case we've been writing about in which the Justice Department is asking Magistrate Judge James Orenstein to order Apple to unlock a criminal defendant's passcode-protected iPhone. The government seized and has authority to search the phone pursuant to a search warrant.
Microsoft sues for right to tell customers when US government requests emails
""How can we tell if the court process is legitimate if so much of it is under seal?" asked Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society."
Microsoft sues government, expanding privacy debate to cloud
""The lawsuit is asking for two things," said Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society.
"That people be notified eventually, if they are spied on, and, two, it's asking for a much more scrupulous and discriminating use of gag orders, which are now seemingly routine when they are supposed to be extraordinary.""
Microsoft sues U.S. government over secret requests for user data
"However, it's unclear how Microsoft's lawsuit will fare. It would be "premature to guess" how successful Microsoft is likely to be, Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said in an email."
Apple gets short-term win, but new mysterious FBI unlocking method looms
"Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said that these new government decryption capabilities are not good for privacy and ever-expanding government surveillance.
Apple Might Be Forced To Reveal & Share iPhone Unlocking Code Widely
"n addition, defense counsel would undoubtedly demand the right for their own third-party experts to have access not only to the source code, but to further demand the right to simulate the testing environment and run this code on their own systems in order to confirm the veracity of evidence.
Companies, Consumers & The State: Defining Private Industry's Obligation to Protect Privacy (Past Event)
Event is free and open to the public.
Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International
Moderated by Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties, Center for Internet and Society
New Alliances in Cybersecurity, Human Rights and Internet Governance (Past Event)
On Wednesday, February 17, The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford, The Center for International Governance Innovation, and the Research Advisory Network of the Global Commission on Internet Governance will present an all-day conference entitled "New Alliances in Cybersecurity, Human Rights and Internet Governance." The conference will discuss the challenges of creating a regime of internet governance that pays attention to security and human rights in the digital context.
The Frontiers of Cybersecurity Policy and Law (Past Event)
Over the course of two days in February 2016, the Strauss Center at the University of Texas-Austin will host a unique and timely conference focused on the legal and policy dimensions of cybersecurity.
Meet the Stanford Center for Internet and Society (Past Event)
Learn about CIS and how we can help you build a career in technology law
Lunch provided
Symposium: Living in Public: (Re)Negotiating Privacy + Security + Surveillance (Past Event)
Co-hosted and presented by The Tech Museum of Innovation and the San Jose Museum of Art.
Risky Business #417 -- PlayPen ruling to let FBI off leash?
July 8, 2016
In this week's feature interview we're chatting with Stanford's very own Jennifer Granick about a recent ruling in a Virginia court that appears to give the FBI permission to hack into any computer it wants, sans warrant. Well that's what the headlines are screaming, anyway. But as you'll hear, it's not quite that black and white.
The Seeds Of Apple's Standoff With DOJ May Have Been Sown In Brooklyn
February 22, 2016
""What was remarkable was that the public hadn't seen the argument surfaced," says Jennifer Granick at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. She says Judge Orenstein was trying to stoke a public debate. "Judge Orenstein had concerns about whether the government's legal argument was a valid legal argument."
Truth and Power - About The Issue: Cell Phone Surveillance
February 3, 2016
Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties, is in this episode discussing Stingray technology.
"Truth and Power" highlights Daniel Rigmaiden, the young tech-genius who exposed STINGRAY - a secret government surveillance technology that hacks into your cell phones. All New Episodes - Fridays at 10 p.m. ET / PT on Pivot. Learn more at http://bit.ly/TruthAndPowerPivot.
Phone Carriers Tight-Lipped On How They Will Comply With New Surveillance Law
June 4, 2015
""The phone companies may already have data retention obligations under the Communications Act, but there's no additional obligation as a result of USA Freedom having passed," says Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society.
The long arms of the right to be forgotten
May 28, 2015
"A year ago, a European Court said people had a right to demand Google take down certain search results about them. Theright to be forgotten was born.
"That idea is spreading in some areas," says Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties for the Stanford Center for Internet and Society.


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- (as pronoun): each town claims its is the best
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it's /ɪts/USA pronunciation contraction.
- PronounsThis word is the possessive form of it, and is used to show possession by something that was referred to earlier:The book has lost its jacket.
it's /ɪts/USA pronunciation contraction.
- a shortened form of it is:It's starting to rain.
- a shortened form of it has:It's been a long time since we saw each other.
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contraction of it has: It's been a long time.
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- Pronounsthe possessive form of it (used as an attributive adjective):The book has lost its jacket. I'm sorry about its being so late.
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Enhance your NI LabVIEW development skills and network with other LabVIEW users at UCLA on Friday, June 22. This user group meeting is complimentary and lunch will be provided. Please reserve your seat today.
LabVIEW User Group Meeting
Friday, June 22
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
University of California - UCLA
Rice Conference Room: Boelter Hall 6764
Le Conte Ave & Westwood Blvd
Westwood, CA 90024
8:30–9:00 a.m.
Welcome Coffee and registration
9:00–9:30 a.m.
Making the Move to Real-Time and FPGA Programming
Ingo Foldvari, National Instruments
9:30–10:00 a.m.
Research Presentation: "Parallelizing the Unparallelizable"
Christian Altenbach, LabVIEW Champion
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Coffee Break
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Connect Your Lab to the Cloud: Smartphones, Tablets, and Web
Peter Flores, National Instruments
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Research Presentation: "Environmental Monitoring"
Dr. William Kaiser - Department of Electrical Engineering, UCLA
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Applied RF - How to Hack Key Fobs, FM Radio & Co.
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I recently went to London on a business trip for one week and had the pleasure of staying at the Hotel Rafayel in Battersea.
Prior to my stay at the Rafayel, my biggest concern about staying in Battersea was my ability to get into London for appointments easily and without inconvenience or delay. Having been to London on prior occasions I knew that location can be a friend to the business traveler who will be taking appointments in various parts of London.
When I inquired with The Rafayel about this concern they were quite confident that I would not be inconvenienced by the location and reassured me that their shuttle service to both Clapham Junction (overground train station) and Clapham Common (underground tube station) would be accessible and reliable. This was certainly the case for me. All I needed to do was book the time I would need to leave the hotel for appointments and the shuttle service was ready to take me on my way..
For me, this was of paramount importance as I was in meetings the whole week I stayed in London. The fastest way to get around London is definitely by Tube so once you're in the system you're on your way.
Other pluses about the hotel - price, luxury, "green environment", service, and restaurant. The hotel provided a great value for the price compared with other hotels I looked at in London, no question here. I stayed in the Yangtze room which had a view overlooking the Thames, a nice touch. A comfy bed and large bathroom were highlights for me and a wonderful shower to relax in at the end of a long day. I especially appreciated the cleanliness of my room too. I could look forward to returning to my hotel each evening. Additionally, the hotel is one of a few "Green" approved luxury hotels.
The Banyon restaurant was also a plesure to frequent as I had breakfast each morning there - a full english buffet which was wonderful. I also ate there for dinner one evening and had the best meal of my stay in London.
Finally, but certainly not least important was the service the Hotel provided. My trip was business related and therefore I had quite a few special requiests for the staff. They were all very helpful and responsive. I couldn't have been happier with the level of service they provided.
When I return to London I will certainly be staying at the Rafayel again.
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- Rafayel on the Left Bank boasts 70 designer "smart" rooms, champagne bar, riverside restaurant and conference facilities, exhibition spaces as well as the latest spa and beauty treatments and gym. Rafayel is one of the world's most advanced luxury green hotels and proves that hotels can dramatically reduce their carbon emission output without compromising on five-star luxury, quality or comfort. Located on the River Thames at the heart of London's most dynamic riverside development, with sweeping views across to Chelsea Harbour, Rafayel is minutes from the shopping areas of Sloane Square and Knightsbridge and is close to Victoria Station and London's major attractions. Rafayel provides a free shuttle service to and from Clapham Junction and Clapham Common on Northern line every 30 minutes from 7.30 AM to 10.30 PM. ... more less
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Aastrom Biosciences Blocked-Artery Therapy Meets Goals
Aastrom Biosciences Inc. said its experimental treatment for patients with a severe blocked-artery condition met the goals of a clinical trial, paving the way for a final-stage study before applying for regulatory approval.
The condition, called critical limb ischemia, can lead to pain, skin sores and amputation. The therapy, ixmyelocel-T, lowered by 62 percent over one year the risk of a major amputation of the leg treated, a doubling in wound size, new incidences of gangrene or death, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based developer of treatments for cardiovascular diseases said today in a statement.
Results of the 72-patient study "provide compelling clinical evidence that ixmyelocel-T could represent a major advance in the treatment of patients with CLI who have no option for revascularization," Chief Executive Officer Tim Mayleben said. "We look forward to initiating our pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial for ixmyelocel-T this quarter."
About 1 million people in the U.S. have critical limb ischemia, Aastrom said on its website. People with the condition have severely blocked arteries that decrease blood flow to the legs, feet and hands, according to the Lakewood, Colorado-based Vascular Disease Foundation.
The data, from the second trial phase of three generally required by U.S. regulators, were presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando. The therapy also met the study's safety goals, showing no difference between the treated group and placebo, Aastrom said.
Aastrom declined 6.2 percent to $2.58 at the close of New York trading. The shares had gained 7.4 percent this year before today.


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I'd like to use iOS device as a TCP client, but I can't find an understandable API/guide/sample of how to do that. I tried
SimpleNetworkStreams and
PictureSharing, but they are both using Bonjour. I can make UDP connections easily, learned via
UDPEcho, but I can't find as good sample as
UDPEcho for TCP. I want a simple example of connecting to a server, and print in the screen all the incoming messages from the server - that's it.


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This morning I upgraded my WordPress Multi-Site Network install from 3.0.1 to 3.0.2. The upgrade went smoothly.
The front-end of the site works perfectly. The back end... not so much. I can no longer make any posts or pages on any of my multi-site sites. Clicking on New Page or New Post gives me the edit form, which I fill out. If I hit "Publish" or "Save Draft" I'm redirected to /wp-admin/edit.php, which displays the "list" of pages/posts without having saved my content.
This happens in Chrome and Opera, and isn't a stale cookie issue (as I've deleted cookies, just for luck, and re logged in).
I've deactivated all plugins except for the Webcomic plugin, as that plugin MUST be active for the site to be worth paying money to host.
EDITING a page or a post works exactly as expected.
Any pointers where to go from here? My sites are now completely halted as I can't post any new content...