Did you know that viruses attack bacteria, just like they attack us? Viruses can attach to the bacteria and inject them with their DNA. This is the same thing viruses do to humans, but the viruses that attack DNA are different. Viral attacks can damage or even destroy bacteria cells, so they developed a defense--restriction enzymes! Restriction enzymes are chemicals (proteins more specifically), that can recognize DNA and cut it in certain places. If the bacteria manages to chop up the viral DNA, the virus cannot do it harm and the bacteria remains safe!
The orange bacteriophage virus particles have attached to the green bacterium and are injecting it with their DNA. Click the picture for a video animation.
Different bacteria produce different restriction enzymes and each enzyme recognizes and cuts DNA at different places. For example, EcoRI comes from E.coli bacteria and cuts DNA wherever it finds a GAATTC. HindIII comes from a bacteria called Haemophilus influenzae and recognizes and cuts at AACGTT. There are thousands of restriction enzymes and each cuts at a unique site.
EcoRI finds the sequence GAATTC and makes a cut. The cut is uneven and leaves "sticky ends." EcoRI always recognizes and cuts in the same place, much like if a person went along a strip of paper with a story and cut every time the word "the" came along. Click for a video showing EcoRI working.
These 5 enzymes each cut at a different sequence, some leaving sticky ends and some leaving blunt ends. Genetic engineers are skilled in selecting which enzyme(s) to use for which task(s). Click for a video showing a restriction enzyme working.
So why do we use restriction enzymes to cut human DNA? Every human's DNA is ~99.9% identical, but unless you are an identical twin there are small differences between your DNA and that of every other human on the planet. The differences are called SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms). When we cut DNA with restriction enzymes, it will sometimes cut the DNA of different people in different places, leaving different sized pieces. These are called RFLPs (restriction fragment length polymorphisms). We can then use Gel Electrophoresis to visualize the RFLPs and see those differences.
Scientists also use restriction enzymes to genetically engineer (plasmid) DNA and therefore alter life forms. A plasmid can be cut open using an enzyme and then a gene of choice can be inserted in. The plasmid can then be inserted into cells and can affect the proteins they produce, and therefore their traits. See more about Genetic Engineering and also about Gene Therapy.


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Q: Exclusive volume opening I can open a volume "exclusively" with CreateFile by setting dwShareMode to 0:
#include <windows.h>
int main() {
  HANDLE ki = CreateFile("\\\\.\\F:", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0,
    NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
}

I can open a volume in "shared mode" with fopen:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
  FILE* ki = fopen("\\\\.\\F:", "r+b");
}

I can open a file "exclusively" with open:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
int main() {
  int ju = open("lima.txt", O_RDWR | O_EXCL);
  FILE* ki = fdopen(ju, "r+b");
}

However if I try to open a volume with open, it will fail:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
int main() {
  int ju = open("\\\\.\\F:", O_RDWR | O_EXCL);
  FILE* ki = fdopen(ju, "r+b");
}

After testing, this happens with or without the O_EXCL flag. Is exclusive volume
opening something that can only be done with CreateFile, or am I missing
something?

A: According to the standard:

result is undefined if O_RDWR is applied to a FIFO

It appears that a volume is recognized as a FIFO in this situation. To fix:
open("\\\\.\\F:", O_RDONLY);

Or:
open("\\\\.\\F:", O_WRONLY);

Or:
open("\\\\.\\F:", O_RDONLY | O_WRONLY);

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Insurance that protects against the risk of loss of a ship – whether it works on inland waterways or on the open sea – always requires the insured to keep the ship safe. Failure to do so will inhibit coverage. Seaworthiness is usually defined in the policy and must be proven by the insured. Progressive Gulf Insurance Company v. William Burke Civil Action No. 7: 18-cv-00293, United States District Court of Western Roanoke Division Western Virginia (May 10, 2019), the USDC was asked to determine whether the Progressive Gulf Insurance Company is obliged to assure the loss of a sail owned by William Burke, who sank at the harbor on Smith Mountain Lake, behind Burke's house. Progressive was moved for summary judgment because it claimed that it had no obligation to provide coverage for that loss, because Burke failed to winter-view the yacht, which was the cause of the damage.
Progressive's summary assessment movement presented a numbered statement of uncontested facts. Burke made no attempt to respond to specific facts or to quote any specific parts of the record, as provided for in federal civil procedure 56 c. Therefore, the Court considered the facts set out in Progressive Dispute.
The sink of the boat
The boat owned by Burke is a 2006 adapted catamaran motor boat (the ship). The vessel contains two air conditioning units (A / C units), which were installed more than ten years ago. According to the reports from Progressive's two experts, the ship fell because it had not been properly winterized.
In particular, neither Burke nor his adult son, Travis, to whom Burke had delegated the winter work ̵
1; the winter-defined A / C units. The manufacturer's instructions required that all water in the A / C units be replaced with frost protection and that the ship's sea cranes be closed. It is common ground that none of these steps were taken.
Since there was water left in the ship's raw water inlet, it froze water. It then expanded and caused some of the A / C system to crack and break freely from its mount. In turn, it allowed the sea water to enter the vessel through its open sea dock to flow unhindered in and out of the broken sieve, which flooded the ship until it sank.
The Progressive Policy
issued a "Virginia Boat and Personal Watercraft" policy (policy) to Burke. The policy was an "approved value policy" with a coverage limit of $ 150,000. The policy excludes from coverage a loss "arising from a covered watercraft not properly winterized according to the manufacturer's specifications, subject to local customs."
The policy required that the ship be "seaworthy" which was defined as suitable to "resist the foreseeable and expected conditions of weather, wind, waves and rigors for normal and foreseeable use in what type of water a watercraft will be located" .
In order for a watercraft to be considered safe at sea, the policy requires the insured to exercise initiated accuracy to operate the watercraft properly comply with all federal security standards and regulations
According to Virginia law, an insurance policy interprets a legal issue. As with any contract, the court must interpret the policy by determining the parties' intention from the words they have used in the document.
The court ruled that there was plenty of evidence that the loss was caused by a failure of winter ice according to the manufacturer's specifications, subject to local customs. One of Smith Mountain Lake's marine managers willing to talk to Progressive experts also knew that the usual winterization for a ship in the area included removing all water from systems, lines and accessories and replacing it with antifreeze – exactly what AC recommended. .
Therefore, it is undisputed that neither Burke nor Travis followed the manufacturer's recommended maintenance guidelines for winterization of the A / C units. The ship was not soiled, as that term is defined in the policy. Because this failure was the undisputed cause of the loss, the loss and damage is not covered by the policy, according to its clear and unambiguous terms, and a summary judgment was granted in favor of Progressive.
USDC, by Elizabeth K. Dillon United District District Judge, read a clear and unambiguous political condition, applied the facts set by the insurer and decided that the ship fell because it was not properly winterized and therefore was not seaworthy under the policy. Insurance never compensates for any risk of loss. Everyone has conditions and exclusions, as well as progressive politics. We read here another suit that can probably justify sanctions to get a frivolous costume.
© 2019 – Barry Zalma
This article and all the blog posts on this site, melt and summarize issues published by the courts of the various states and the United States. The court decisions have been modified from the actual language of the court decisions, condensed to facilitate reading and convey the author's views in each individual case.
Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, now limits his practice to service as an insurance consultant specializing in insurance coverage, insurance management, bad faith assurance, and insurance fraud nearly equal for insurers and policyholders. He also serves as an arbitrator or mediator for insurance-related disputes. He practiced law in California for more than 44 years as an insurance cover and law firm and more than 50 years in the insurance industry. He is available at http://www.zalma.com and zalma@zalma.com.
Mr. Zalma is the first recipient of the first annual liability magazine / ACE Legend Award.
Over the past 51 years, Barry Zalma has put his life on insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created the following library of books and other materials to enable insurers and their claims to become insurance managers.
Insurance is an agreement between an insurance and insurance provider. It is obtained by contacting the insurer as a potential insured insurance. Homeowners policy is a specialized insurance policy that protects the homeowner from certain risks of loss of the real and personal property of the home, the exposure the insured faces for the damage to a domestic worker and the exposure the insured faces for liability for bodily injury or property damage caused by third parties . The book explains how to buy a homeowner policy and how to collect all claims by the homeowner the insurer.
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The first thing the movie does right was simplifying and improving the issue that tears Tony and Steve apart. In the comics, it was the Superhuman Registration Act (or SHRA, which I like to pronounce "She-Ra") which forces all costumed heroes to reveal their identities to the government while working for it. The way it was written made shades of gray impossible, as all superheroes basically become wanted criminals until they comply.
But the biggest Civil War problem the movie fixes had to do with how it handles the characters. The comics put Iron Man and Captain America on opposites side of the issue almost arbitrarily, and in order to heighten the conflict, the characters suffered extreme character assassination. Tony Stark in particular suddenly became so pro-SHRA that he was 100% willing to secretly clone, imprison, and even murder his former friends and teammates. He even hired supervillains to catch those heroes who refused to obey the law, as if that wasn't obviously absurd.
Cap has Sharon and Sam on his side, people who believe in and trust him. We saw Sharon pick Cap over what looked like legitimate orders in Winter Soldier, and Civil War has her articulate her personal morality and bending only so far before planting yourself. And Sam? Is always going to be on Cap's side. And Scott Lang, the ex-con who tried to follow the rules when he got out, got screwed, and then spent a movie trying to steal technology away from someone who wanted to sell it? Yeah, despite the humorous hero worship it's presented as, Scott's position is obvious.
The comics wanted to make superheroes fight in what they thought would be a grand allegory about the debate about safety and personal freedom. And it wanted to shoehorn Captain America and Iron Man into the leaders of the fractions. So they were willing to completely assassinate everything about Iron Man and Captain America's characters to make it happen. But the movie stays true to these characters above all else, and that makes it feel emotionally true. The Captain America: Civil War movie is a smaller story about these characters and their choices—choices that organically happen to lead to some of the best superhero battles we've ever seen. The comics wanted a war, and forced Marvel's heroes to choose sides and fight, with no regard for their characters.


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She *did* make the stuff up
Here's another bit about counterfeiting, specifically about a woman who was really good at it. Also via Wikipedia, a short history of Mary Butterworth who, as far as I know, has not yet been the subject of any historical fiction treatment… in case anybody out there is looking for an idea:
Born to Joseph and Elizabeth (Smith) Peck in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, she married John Butterworth, son of a British captain in 1710. Mary Butterworth allegedly started her counterfeiting operation around 1716. According to those who would later testify against her, Butterworth used starched cotton cloths to produce counterfeit bills, rather than the metal plates used more commonly in counterfeiting. With a hot iron, she transferred a pattern from the cloth to a blank paper bill, then inked the pattern by hand with quill pens. The original cotton cloth was easily disposed of through burning, leaving no hard evidence of a crime. Butterworth allegedly organized her counterfeiting operation into a cottage industry, sternly overseeing the work of the entire family. At the height of her operation, she was reportedly selling counterfeit bills at half their face value.
Colonial authorities knew of an extensive counterfeiting ring operating somewhere in the Rhode Island area throughout the later half of the 1710s, and felt it was beginning to have a damaging impact on the entire colonial economy. In 1722 colonial authorities became suspicious of Mary Butterworth after her husband John purchased a large, expensive new home for the family.
On August 14, 1723 a trial was held in Newport, Rhode Island. One Nicholas Campe testified he passed two counterfeit Rhode Island bills he obtained through Butterworth. Two of Butterworth's associates (her brother and his wife) turned state's evidence and also testified against her. Ultimately though, the court dismissed all charges against her for lack of hard evidence.
After the trial, Butterworth reportedly gave up counterfeiting. She died in 1775 in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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At yesterday's press briefing, L2 Founder Scott Galloway and Head of Research Maureen Mullen presented key findings from L2's upcoming Instagram Report created in partnership with Olapic. a company that brings user-generated photos to brands' e-commerce pages. The study benchmarks 259 brands from the beauty, fashion, retail, hotels and watches and jewelry industry. The report will be one of the biggest Instagram report for brands to date.
Galloway deemed Instagram "the world's most powerful platform"—more so than Facebook and WeChat. In 2013, the platform experienced 66% growth—nearly double Twitter's 36% according to Neilson. Instagram also has an interaction rates 15x higher than Facebook and is projected to surpass twitter in users by 2015.
Mullen said "Facebook has lost its edge against Instagram" partially due to Instagram's younger demographic, which is primarily below the age of 35 and female. Where Instagram truly outperforms other social media platforms is in active usage and engagement. Scott emphasized that this makes Instagram an extremely desirable channel for brands. Maureen elaborated on this point using Michael Kors as a brand case. Kors decreased the percentage of yearly sales spent on media from 7% in 2009 to 1.5% in 2012. However, their presence and engagement on Instagram has continued to grow as a marketing outlet (their first sponsored post on November 1st, 2013 reached 16.5 million people and generated 34,000 new followers within the first 18 hours and received more than 230,000 likes and over 1,750 comments). On the ecommerce front, Olapic founder Pau Sabria used Lancome's #bareselfie Campaign to illustrate the power of user generated content to create social commerce that generates sales—50% of online DreamTone product sales derived from the social commerce gallery created by Olapic.
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1. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293: AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE AND ESTABLISHING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. World Intellectual Property Organization http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ (accessed 14 Mar 2011) Intellectual Property is divided into two categories: • Industrial property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, and geographic indications of source • Copyright, which includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs. Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and those of broadcasters in their radio and television programs World Intellectual Property Organization http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ (accessed 14 Mar 2011) Any or all of the copyright owner's exclusive rights or any subdivision of those rights may be transferred, but the transfer of exclusive rights is not valid unless that transfer is in writing and signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or such owner's duly authorized agent. Transfer of a right on a nonexclusive basis does not require a written agreement. United States Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf (accessed 2 November 2013) Before an article is published in a journal, or before a contribution to an academic textbook is published, author and publisher enter into a publishing agreement which often entails an assignment of copyright or exclusive dissemination rights. An assignment transfers the copyright from author to publisher outright, while a license merely transfers circumscribed or limited rights to the publisher. In general, publishers in the field of science, technology, and medicine (STM) prefer assignments over licenses. International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers http://www.stm- assoc.org/2007_10_01_Copyright_Assignment_Benefits.pdf (accessed 2 November 2013)
2. Open access journals will either let authors retain copyright or ask authors to transfer copyright to the publisher. In either case, the copyright holder will consent to open access for the published work. When the publisher holds the copyright, it will consent to open access directly. When authors hold the copyright, they will ensure open access by signing a license to the publisher authorizing open access. Authors of preprints hold the copyright to them and may post them to open access repositories with no copyright problems whatever. EIFL Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) http://www.eifl.net/faq/open-access-compatible- copyright (accessed 2 November 2013) Educational fair use guidelines have been established to provide "greater certainty and protection" for teachers and... apply to material used in educational institutions and for educational purposes: • noncommercial instruction or curriculum-based teaching by educators to students at nonprofit educational institutions • planned noncommercial study or investigation directed toward making a contribution to a field of knowledge, or • presentation of research findings at noncommercial peer conferences, workshops, or seminars Stanford University Libraries: Copyright and Fair Use http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/academic-and-educational-permissions/non-coursepack/ (accessed 2 November 2013) • attribution – identifying the source of a work / giving credit • copyright – a form of legal protection given to the creators of "original works of authorship " • copyright infringement - a violation of the exclusive rights of a copyright holder, such as copying, distributing, or performing the copyright owner's work without permission • derivative work – a new work that translates or transforms one or more original copyrighted works • fair use - permits a second user to copy part or all of a copyrighted work without permission from the copyright holder • intellectual property – creations of the mind • license – permission to use a creative work Basic facts authors need to know • Copyright protection is automatic once a work is fixed in a tangible medium • Joint authors each have full and equal copyrights • Copyright can be transferred only in writing • Not all rights have to be given away – author/copyright rights can be broken apart Author rights Copyright is a "bundle" of rights and these exclusive rights include: – reproduce the work in copies
3. – distribute copies of the work – publicly display or perform – make derivatives, adaptations, translations – authorize others to use any of these rights Author options • Transfer all rights to publisher (traditional) – Author no longer has control over work • Licensing (Creative Commons) – Enables the copyright holder, whether author or publisher, to license partial rights to other parties – Addenda (SPARC, Science Commons, CIC) – Added to copyright transfer agreements and refer the desired rights to the author. – Leads to negotiations between author and publisher Author needs: anticipate future uses of your work – Share work with colleagues – Distribute at conferences – Self-publish (personal website, CM, CV) – Link to the full-text from your website – Submit to an open access repository – Republish; adaptation; translation – Use in class – Use in course packs Publisher requirements: • Publishers want traditional contracts – Reproduction – Distribution – Derivatives – Editorial control – Digital archiving – Format changes If…then – basics of reuse By the author – If full rights retained, then limitless (within the law.) – If some rights retained, then within limits of negotiated rights. – If no rights retained, then fair use or permission. By others – If published open access, then freely accessible. – If published under a Creative Commons license, then within limits defined by the license. – If published traditionally, then fair use or permission.
4. Authors - Where to begin? • Know what rights you want to retain. • Identify a publisher that allows authors to retain most rights. • READ THE PUBLISHERS AGREEMENT! • Include an Addenda to the publisher agreement. • Opt to publish in an Open Access journal and use various licensing resources, such as Creative Commons. Examples: • Science Commons: Scholars Addendum Engine • SPARC Author Addendum • University of Michigan Authors Addendum • MIT Faculty Open Access Policy Copyright for Librarians • An online open curriculum on copyright law developed by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society in 2012 • Provides librarians in developing and transition countries information concerning copyright law • Includes information on copyright theory, public domain, how copyright law is interpreted and shaped • Contains a glossary of copyright terms • Available multiple languages www.eifl.net/copyright-for-librarians • Is a downloadable PDF bit.ly/UpYrcQ FAIR USE SECTION 185. Fair Use of a Copyrighted Work. - 185.1. The fair use of a copyrighted work for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching including multiple copies for classroom use, scholarship, research, and similar purposes is not an infringement of copyright. Decompilation, which is understood here to be the reproduction of the code and translation of the forms of the computer program to achieve the inter-operability of an independently created computer program with other programs may also constitute fair use. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is fair use, the factors to be considered shall include: (a) The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for non-profit educational purposes; (b) The nature of the copyrighted work; (c) The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
5. (d) The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. 185.2. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not by itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. Journal Article for Classroom Use SCENARIO 1: A professor copies one article from a periodical for distribution to the class. FAIR USE? Yes. Distribution of multiple copies for classroom use is fair use. However, the repeated use of a copyrighted work, from term-to-term, requires more scrutiny in a fair use evaluation. Repeated use, as well as a large class size, may weigh agains t fair use. Posting Copyrighted Article to Web Page SCENARIO 2: A professor has posted his class notes on a web page available to the public. He wants to scan an article from a copyrighted journal and add it to his web page. FAIR USE? No, if access is open to the public, then this use is probably not a fair use. No exclusively educational purpose can be guaranteed by putting the article on the web, and such conduct would arguably violate the copyright holder's right of public distribution. If access to the web page is restricted, then it is more likely to be fair use. Course packs SCENARIO 3: A professor copies excerpts of documents, including copyrighted text books and journals, from various sources. The professor plans to distribute the materials to his class as a coursepack. FAIR USE? Generally speaking, you need to obtain permission before reproducing copyrighted materials for an academic coursepack. It's the instructor's obligation to obtain clearance for materials used in class. Instructors typically delegate this task to one of the following: clearance services, university bookstores or copy shops, or Department administration. Textbooks SCENARIO 5: A professor wishes to use a textbook he considers to be too expensive. He makes copies of the book for the class. FAIR USE? No. Although the use is educational, the professor is using the entire work, and by providing copies of the entire book to his students, he has affected the market. This conduct clearly interferes with the marketing monopoly of the
6. copyright owner. The professor should place a copy on reserve or require the students to purchase the book. SCENARIO 6: A professor decides to make three copies of a textbook and place them on reserve in the library for the class. FAIR USE? No. This conduct still interferes with the marketing monopoly of the copyright owner. The professor may place a copy of the textbook, not the copies, on reserve. Public Domain Materials SCENARIO 7: A teacher copies a Shakespearian play from a copyrighted anthology. FAIR USE? Yes. The play is in the public domain and not subject to copyright protection. Unpublished Letters SCENARIO 8:A professor of psychology desires to edit and publish a collection of unpublished letters in the library archives. FAIR USE? The answer to this scenario requires further information. Has the copyright protection expired? Are the letters subject to any agreement the library made with the donor? Can the author or authors of the letters be located? Is the library agreeable to publication? This is the type of problem that requires a detailed legal and factual analysis. One should consult the institution's office of legal affairs for advice. Journal Article for Personal Use SCENARIO 9: A professor wishes to make a copy of an article from a copyrighted periodical for her files to use later. FAIR USE? Yes. This is a classic example of personal fair use so long as the professor uses the article for her personal files and reference. Out-of-Print-Book SCENARIO 10: A library has a book that is out of print and unavailable. The book is an important one in the professor's field that she needs for her research. The professor would like to copy the book for her files. FAIR USE? Yes. This is another example of personal use. If one engages in the fair use analysis, one finds that: (1) the purpose of the use is educational versus commercial; (2) the professor is using the book, a creative work, for research purposes; (3) copying the entire book would normally exceed the bounds of fair use, however, since the book is out of print and no longer available from any other source, the copying is acceptable; (4) finally, the copying will have no impact on the market for the book because the book is no longer available from any other source.
7. SCENERIO 11: Using the same facts as explained in SCENARIO 10 could the professor copy the book and place the book on reserve in the library? Could the professor scan the book into her computer and place the book onto the World Wide Web? FAIR USE? If the professor placed the book on reserve in the library, the use would be considered a fair use. However, if the professor placed the book on the Web, then the use is not a fair use. Placement on the Web allows unlimited access to the book. This would affect the copyright holder's public distribution of the book. Plagiarism vs. Copyright Infringement Copyright infringement includes the unauthorized or unlicensed copying of a work subject to copyright. (Tech Law Journal) Plagiarism is using someone else's work or ideas without giving proper credit. In other words, because you are not giving attribution to the owner of the original work or idea -- you are presenting the idea or thought as your own. • Plagiarism is a violation of academic norms but not illegal; copyright violation is illegal but quite common in academia. • Plagiarism is an offense against the author; copyright violation is an offense against the copyright holder. In traditional academic publishing, they are usually not the same person, because copyright transfer agreements (CTAs) are so common. • Plagiarism applies when ideas are copied; copyright violation occurs only when a specific fixed expression (e.g., sequence of words, use of an image) is copied. • Avoiding plagiarism is about properly apportioning intellectual credit; copyright is about maintaining revenue streams. Adapted from Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week by Mike Taylor, Matt Wedel, Darren Naish is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Examples of Plagiarism (from Jamie Dendy) • Quoting someone's words from the Internet, a printed article, or an interview, without acknowledging the author. • Copying part of the content of a work into one's own paper without citing the source. • Copying or buying a paper and handing it in as one's own. • Falsely creating a citation that doesn't exist. • Failing to credit and cite someone else's thoughts or ideas when paraphrasing. • Paraphrasing in a way that relies too heavily on another's language or syntax. Types of Plagiarism Stealing - This is exactly what it sounds like! If you take a sentence, or even a unique turn of phrase, and pass it off as your own, this is stealing. Patchworking - Using words and phrases from a source text (that may or may not be acknowledged) and patching them together into new sentences. Insufficient Paraphrasing - Taking an author's words and changing them slightly, without quoting the actual text is plagiarism. Say it entirely in your own words, otherwise put the author's text in quotes and reference the source.
8. Misquoting - When you quote another author in your own work, always be sure to quote exactly what was said. Direct quotes are when you use an author's exact words. Indirect quotes are when you report the spoken or written words of an author, but not his/her exact words. Both must be cited!! Duplicating Publications - You cannot reuse/recycle your own paper for use in another assignment without explicit permission from the instructor. If you cite your previous works, remember to cite yourself! This is self-plagiarism. Avoiding Plagiarism Guide Marston Science Library (Accessed 21 Aug 2009) www.uflib.ufl.edu/msl/07b/studentplagiarism.html Scenarios • I combined the findings of these 8 sources into one paragraph. I don't have to cite them because I created the compilation. • I submitted the same paper to more than one class. It's OK that I copied my own work without citing it because it's still my idea. • I copied someone else's work, but I didn't use quotation marks because I changed a few words. • I removed some data points to make my results look better. • I didn't collect enough data from my experiment, so I used a computer program to generate data points. • My advisor used my data without giving me credit. • I quoted something but changed one word to strengthen its support of my argument. Case Study 'May is a second-year graduate student preparing the written portion of her qualifying exam. She incorporates whole sentences and paragraphs verbatim from several published papers. She does not use quotation marks, but the sources are suggested by statements like (see . . . for more details). Additionally, the faculty on the qualifying exam committee note inconsistencies in the writing styles of different paragraphs of the text and check the sources.' • What are the signs of plagiarism in this case? • What about the authors' works which are copied without credit? Is it fair? Is it ethical? Adapted from 'On Being a Scientist' p. 18 (accessed 21 August 2009) www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=4917&page=18 Common Mistakes • Cut & paste from electronic/Internet sources without using quotes or properly citing the source • Download audio, visual, or arts without proper permission (Copyright issues) • Cite statistics/facts without the source, unless they are common knowledge Basic Guidelines to avoid plagiarism • If you use four lines, block quote indented 1" or 2.5 CM from each margin and cite source • Even if you don't use words verbatim, you must cite if you use the author's ideas • If you reference a scientific concept that is not commonly known, cite the source
9. • You do not need to cite if you are using universally understood concepts or common knowledge • When in doubt, CITE Adapted in part from 'PLAGIARISM. What is it?' (Accessed 08 June 2009) bahealthsci.phhp.ufl.edu/tools/PLAGIARISM.ppt Is it plagiarism or is it cultural? • 'In some Asian cultures, students are taught to memorize and copy well-respected authors and leaders in their societies to show intelligence and good judgment in writing.' (Thompson, L. C., & Williams, P. G. (1995). Plagiarism in the ESL classroom. Clearing House, 69(1), 27-29) • 'What is defined as plagiarism by American standards is not defined as such by many Asian or European standards, in which… Taking ideas and words from different books and writers to build an answer seems to be an accepted academic practice.' (Pennycook, A. (1996). Borrowing others' words: Text, ownership, memory, and plagiarism. TESOL Quarterly, 30(2), 201-230) • 'In India, for example, undergraduates are not expected to cite sources and it is only at the graduate level where such activity is expected, but not necessary.' (Handa, N., & Power, C. (2005). Land and discover! A case study investigating the cultural context of plagiarism. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2(3), 64-84. Retrieved from ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol2/iss3/8)


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Fast Five is the fifth film in the Fast and The Furious movies that follows Dominic (Vin Diesel) and Brian (Paul Walker) as they experience action and adventure in the world of fast cars and fast women. The movie opens with Dominic being transported to jail. Brian and Dominic's sister attack the bus that is transporting Dominic, freeing him. The three of them escape to Brazil where they plan to steal cars from a train. The vehicles are being protected by Drug Enforcement Agency agents as they were seized as evidence in a criminal case. While stealing the cars, the agents are killed. Dominic and Brian are captured in the ensuring chaos. They are captured by Hernan who is a drug lord and the original owner of the cars. Dominic and Brian are able to escape the evil drug lord and they instantly begin to investigate what it is about those cars that makes them so important.
The team discovers that within the car, there is a computer chip. They examine the computer chip and find out that it contains a map to Hernan's entire criminal enterprise. The map shows the location of over $100 million dollars that Hernan has made selling drugs. The DEA is also upset about the murder of their agents on the train so they, in addition to Hernan's crew, starts coming after the team. The team escapes and argues about whether or not they should try and flee Brazil. The team cannot decide what to do and things are complicated when Dominic's sister discovers that she is pregnant with Brian's child. The team then decides that the best thing to do is steal the drug lord's money and use it to fund their life on the lam.
However, the DEA agents then catch up with the trio and arrest them for murder. The three of them are placed on a plane back to the United States when the drug lord's men attack and kill the DEA agents. The team then finds the drug lord's money in a vault and breaks in. They use their fancy cars to haul the vault through the streets of Rio de Janeiro while being pursued by the police. The group escapes with the money and heads off to a better life. Fast Five is an action adventure film that specializes in dramatic car chases. Dominic and Brian are very proud of their driving skills and they spend a lot of time teasing each other and challenging each to wild races. The film shows a lot of exotic cars as the focus point of its action.
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Introducing Iona – arriving in May 2020. At P&O Cruises, over the years, we've learnt a lot about our guests' hopes, dreams, 'best bits' and bucket lists. And we're excited to say we've quite literally taken them all on board. Iona gives you the chance to invite the great outdoors in… dive into the local culture one moment and relax with ever-changing views the next.
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A cruise on Iona takes the stress out of travelling. Departing from Southampton, you'll ease into your holiday with laid-back or action-packed days and nights at sea, taking time to reconnect with the things you love and the people you love to do them with. By the time you arrive at your destination, you're relaxed, energised and set to explore.
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With its unique glazed roof, SkyDome is the ultimate all-weather, all-hours venue. By day there's no better place to take a swim, sunbathe or find a shady spot in which to relax. A 'living wall' and swathes of planting give it a natural feel. By night, the space is transformed and clever lighting conjures a party vibe while cirque style shows from aerialists promise plenty of high-flying thrills.
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Iona will offer guests unprecedented levels of quality and flexibility when it comes to food and drink. The exciting array of options combines brand-new dining and drinking concepts with much-loved signature venues to give new meaning to the word 'choice'. With 15 different venues to choose from, there's something for everyone, whatever their mood, at any time of day and night.
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The Conservatory Mini-suite is an exciting new addition to the choice of accommodation and a signature option on Iona. The concept, which comes with Mini-suite benefits, brings the outdoors in with a personal and versatile conservatory-style room that forms an extension to the cabin. It offers great flexibility and creates a distinctive relaxation and socialising space. This space, which includes stylish L-shaped seating, can be closed off or left open according to the time of day or mood. For example, in the morning guests can keep it closed to enjoy a quiet coffee overlooking the ocean while everyone else is still asleep. By day or in the evenings, the room opens out fully onto the balcony. With a direct connection to the sea, the space is cool and shaded – and perfect for chilling out in. In the evenings, it transforms into a spacious environment for private celebrations and socialising over pre-dinner drinks with friends and family. Leading directly onto the balcony, all configurations of this flexible space offer glorious seascape views.
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As the vast majority of Iona's calls are full day, you'll have plenty of time to relax, wander and discover the beauty of this region. Waterfalls, glaciers, Viking history, verdant flower meadows, charming ramshackle towns and winding cobbled streets – is it any wonder the summer sun here is so reluctant to set? And if you'd like a little help to really make the most of your day ashore, we're busy crafting a whole range of new shore excursions amidst the majestic fjords. From skiing, kayaking and ziplining to foraging for ingredients on a nature walk, seeking out the views for yourself in an electric car or visiting a traditional Nordic home, your days are sure to be filled with memorable experiences.
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Summer spells long days and short nights, bathing the landscape in a soft light right into the small hours. From glaciers to waterfalls, flower meadows and traditional stave churches that look like something out of a fairytale, the possibilities for adventure stretch as far as Norway's glittering waterways.
Known for its art nouveau architecture, Ålesund is a beautiful town at the entrance of Geirangerfjord. When the town was devastated by fire in 1904, it was rebuilt in Jugendstil (art nouveau) style. You can visit Jugendstilsenteret, a pharmacy-turned-museum which features period interiors, exhibitions and tells the tale of Ålesund's rise from the ashes. Or why not climb the 418 steps (count them!) up Mount Aksla for panoramic views over the art nouveau architecture, surrounding archipelago and the fjords? From here, you'll spy Hessa Island which is home to the Atlantic Sea-Park, Norway's best aquarium, home to penguins, seals and myriad fish.
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This small village lies at the head of the Sunnylvsfjorden and is surrounded by mountains and valleys. Iona will pause here to allow guests who have opted for an all-day excursion to disembark. Take advantage of this option and you'll rejoin the ship in Geiranger. Some amazing experiences await; this tranquil old Viking port is home to the thunderous Hellesylt waterfall, one of the most photographed spots in the area. The water crashes over large granite rocks making for a pretty impressive sight, particularly in early summer as the snow thaws. Look out for news of exciting new excursions in the coming months.
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Norway's second largest city (perhaps ironically) has oodles of small-town charm. It is known as the 'city of seven hills' and is surrounded by hills and fjords, its houses meandering up the hillsides. Why not take the Fløibanen funicular railway up Fløyen Mountain for panoramic views and mountain walks? Back in the city centre, Bergen's university brings a youthful vibe with an abundance of street art, galleries and museums to explore. A visit to the historic Bryggen – 'The Hanseatic Wharf' whisks you back to the 14th century when Bergen had established itself as the centre of trade between Norway and the rest of Europe. The colourful wooden buildings which remain are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and give you a great insight into the past. While across the water a lively fish market gives you an insight into local life.
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Stavanger's old port is home to quaint white wooden houses, beautifully restored and dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Exploring the old town's cobbled streets feels a little like stepping into a fairytale. In the city centre you can visit the Petroleum Museum, a modern-day landmark chronicling the transformation of Norway following the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969. Or why not head for the world famous Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) for incredible views over Lysefjord and the mountains? A real 'king (or queen) of the world' moment!
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Geiranger and Geirangerfjord (cruise through)
Geiranger village sits at the head of the spectacular UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord. Such proximity has made Geiranger the home of the Norwegian Fjord Centre which exhibits local culture and nature, answering questions about the jaw-dropping landscape. Part of the Trollstigen mountain road weaves through the village, connecting you to Flydalsjuvet viewpoint (a rugged overhang to capture Geirangerfjord in all its glory) and Eagle Bend viewpoint for panoramas of the fjord and Seven Sisters Waterfall. Back on board, cruising through Geirangerfjord is simply breathtaking. And with her infinity pool, three floors of glass and new Conservatory Mini-suites, Iona invites the great outdoors in, in all its glory. Journeying through this fjord – a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site – is a scenic marvel. With soaring cliffs, snow-capped peaks, cascading waterfalls and deep blue fjords carved by the Ice Age, every twist and turn reveals a new view.
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Olden is a breathtaking destination. As Iona cruises into the majestic fjord, the snow-capped mountains, mirror-like lakes and Europe's largest glacier might just transport you to a whole other world. Take the opportunity to explore Briksdal Glacier, reached on foot or by taking it a little easier on a curiously named 'troll cart'. Crashing waterfalls, tranquil deep green lakes and idyllic panoramas are part and parcel. Wander the folk museum or soak up the charm of Olden old church that takes its cues from the traditional stave churches of the region.
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The 31-year-old from Belfast is to meet his promoter Frank Warren, and is hoping for an attractive offer to fight on having concluded after losing to Warrington last month that he needed to retire.
Since a family holiday in Dubai – spent partly with his trainer Jamie Moore – and conversations with others, Frampton believes he remains capable of winning another world featherweight title.
Yet with a court case with the McGuigans and Cyclone Promotions set for May and the knowledge that the brutal fight with Warrington brought the end of his career closer, Frampton will tell Warren he is unwilling to drop down in level.
"After the fight I was done," he said. "Immediately after the fight, 'That's me, I'm never going to box again', so much so I said to my wife [Christine] 'I'm done, I don't want to do this anymore'.
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NIT Rourkela becomes first and only NIT in India right now to get approval for medical college and hospital in campus
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MX named to the Entrepreneur 2018 Top Company Cultures List
MX RANKED ON 2018 TOP COMPANY CULTURES LIST PRESENTED BY ENTREPRENEUR AND ENERGAGE
SILICON SLOPES, UT – September 27, 2018 – MX was recently ranked on Entrepreneur's Top Company Cultures list, a comprehensive ranking of U.S.-based businesses exhibiting high-performance cultures created in partnership with employee engagement platform and service provider Energage. The Top Company Cultures list has placed MX as number 20 in the Midsize Company category. MX is recognized for creating an exceptional culture that drives employee engagement, exceeds employee expectations and directly impacts company success.
To view MX within the full list of winners, click here: https://www.entrepreneur.com/top-company-culture
"As part of our mission to help the world become financially stronger, we have nearly 200 employees who are, one by one, doing their part every day to help change lives for the better," said Ryan Caldwell, founder and CEO of MX. "We're proud of the unique culture we have built here at MX since 2010 and appreciate this recognition by Entrepreneur as a confirmation of the great thing we've got going."
"Great company cultures don't happen by accident. They happen because leaders understand how to create excellent working environments, and how to make everyone share the same mission," says Jason Feifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine. "Our 2018 Top Company Cultures list is a great celebration of companies that are doing it right and should serve as inspiration for everyone who leads a team."
The full list, presenting a total of 150 companies categorized as small, midsize or large companies—with 74 or fewer employees, 75-299 employees and more than 300 employees respectively— is available on Entrepreneur.com. Core insights, behaviors and attributes that have helped to shape the high-performing cultures presented by the top companies are shared alongside practices to help other companies develop their own workplace environments.
"Becoming a Top Company Cultures winner isn't something an organization can buy," said Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. "It's an achievement organizations have to work for. Based on our decade of research, we have come to view workplace culture is the only remaining sustainable competitive business advantage. Great strategies can be copied, but culture cannot."
Employees took online surveys, and the honorees were determined and ranked based solely on their survey feedback scores. Each company was measured in response to 24 questions on subject matters such as connection, alignment, effectiveness, leadership and management, as well as basics such as pay, benefits and flexibility.
To be considered for the ranking, the companies must have had at least 35 employees, have been founded before Jan. 1, 2016, must be founder led (at least 10% ownership of the company),and be headquartered in the U.S. There was no cost to participate in the survey. Individual employee responses were anonymous.
MX, the leader in actionable financial data, enables financial institutions and fintech providers to grow faster, reduce costs, and deliver exceptional customer experience. In doing so, MX is empowering the world to become financially strong. Founded in 2010, MX is one of the fastest-growing fintech providers, partnering with more than 1,800 financial institutions and 43 of the top 50 digital banking providers. For more information, visit www.mx.com.
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Anyone But Me: Season 3 Trailer
The hit and critically acclaimed web series "Anyone But Me" returns for its third season April 26, 2011
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Plot Outline: Helen and Sebastian cross paths in a health food store. Helen senses there is more at play within this scenario and offers Sebastian an alternative that permanently disrupts his daily routine.
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At the 10th Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, RICE was screened three times and honored with the Best Director Feature Film Award, the Producer's Choice Award and seven other nominations.
...,Alex Vargas, Julie Roy,... & Susan Wofsy.
Alex Vargas playing a song from RICE across the street from The Rustic.
RICE is an art film. An independent feature film by first time filmmaker, Alex Vargas. The languages spoken in this story are Spanish, French, English and Latin.
It was completed on January 20, 2018 and is currently in the international film festival circuit.
"Rice" is an immersive story told in an almost magical way. It starts out with a soldier in the Falkland Islands War performing a merciful act, and the resulting punishment he receives. He meets a young woman who starts to help him heal from the wounds that he suffered. You will not see a movie like this anytime soon. Writer-Director Alex Vargas has crafted a movie so visually distinct and exact, that watching it is fascinating even if it didn't have a story. As the movie progresses, both lead characters move toward their ultimate conclusion, with a resolution that is as real and grounded as the imagery is poetic. This is an art film that really earns the term art.
- Idyllwild International Film Festival honored us with the Best Director Feature Award, the Producer's Choice Award and 7 nominations. This was an amazing festival. It's a perfect blend on location, the welcoming local people and a ton of excellent selections during an event run by an excellent staff from top to bottom of the chain of command.
- Last Jan 2019, Southern States Indie FanFilmFest surprised us with three awards. One of them was the top award—Best of Festival. But the real gold was in the people running it, the level of integrity, the organization and the great selection of movies. So far, the most wholesome festival experience. We also received the Best Cinematography Award and Best Lead Actress Award.
- The 10 year old Amsterdam International Film Festival was a huge acknowledgment for us. This festival winning is not dependent on marketing or politics of any kind. It is also has no public screenings. It is based on private screening judgment by the festival assigned judges. It is a huge honor for us to have been awarded the Best Feature Film Screenplay Award, from so many international submission.


Stratford City council will decide whether to allow for the licensing of retail cannabis stores at its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 14, 2019.
At Monday's council meeting, councillors voted to table a staff report on cannabis legalization and municipal policy implications for further discussion in the new year to allow enough time for sufficient public consultation before making a decision on whether to opt out of allowing retail cannabis shops before the province's Jan. 22, 2019 deadline.
"I would actually request that we hold (the discussion) on Jan. 14 and that we request staff to host a public information session the week before so that we can get some public consultation and get some opinions before we make the decision," Coun. Danielle Ingram suggested, favouring the later date over the Dec. 17 council meeting.
According to the report that will be revisited by council in the new year, licensed cannabis stores will be able to operate as of April 1, 2019 in Ontario municipalities that do not officially opt out prior to next month's deadline.
Cannabis stores will be licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Though there is no regulatory requirement for the commission to heed municipal input, municipal councils and staff will be given a 15-day period to submit comments on each license application.
As of Dec. 3, city staff have received five expressions of interest from companies and individuals looking to establish cannabis retail operations in the city. According to the report, GreenSeal Cannabis Company, a medical producer with a grow facility in the Wright Business Park, has already begun assessing the viability of opening a factory store at its Stratford location.
Though the province has committed $40 million through the Ontario Cannabis Legalization Implementation Fund over two years to help municipalities with the implementation of legalized recreational cannabis, with each municipality receiving at least $10,000 total, those that opt out of allowing retail cannabis stores will receive a second payment of only $5,000, regardless of whether they opt in at a later date.
While the province will allocate the first $15 million in funding to each municipality on a per-household basis in January, only those municipalities that do not opt out of allowing retail cannabis stores will receive funding in 2020 on a per-household basis. Those that opt out also forfeit their share of the federal excise duty.
In Perth County, municipal staff in West Perth, St. Marys, and Perth South have recommended not opting out of allowing retail cannabis stores, while staff in North Perth, Perth East, and Stratford have not put forward a position. Elsewhere, staff with the municipalities of King, Markham, and Richmond Hill have recommended opting out, citing concerns over public health, youth exposure, and dissenting public opinion, among other reasons.


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Ex-con busted for plotting reputed mobster's drive-thru assassination
By Emily Saul, Larry Celona and Bruce Golding
October 11, 2018 | 1:13pm | Updated October 11, 2018 | 2:15pm
Bushawn Shelton State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Reputed mobster gunned down at McDonald's drive-thru
A reputed mobster — whose son was injured during an...
An ex-con was busted Thursday for allegedly plotting the assassination of a reputed mobster who was rubbed out while waiting for a cup of McDonald's coffee last week, The Post has learned.
Bushawn "Shelz" Shelton, 34, is named in a Brooklyn federal court complaint that charges him with conspiring to murder two men, one of whom was gunned down inside his car "in a drive-through lane of a fast food restaurant in the Bronx" on Oct. 4.
Law-enforcement sources identified the victim — who court papers call "John Doe #1" — as reputed Bonnano crime family associate Sylvester Zottola, 71.
Zottola had ordered a medium coffee and was boxed in by other cars when he was shot in the head, chest and shoulder at the McDonald's restaurant at Webster Avenue and Belmont Street around 4:45 p.m.
Authorities suspect the hit was ordered by Albanian gangsters looking to take over an illegal gambling racket involving "Joker Poker" video games that Zottola ran, sources said.
The second target, "John Doe #2," was identified by sources as Zottola's son, Salvatore Zottola, 41, who in July was shot and wounded outside the family's compound of homes in the Locust Point section of The Bronx.
According to court papers, the younger Zottola was targeted in a bid "to lure out" his dad so he could be killed.
Both men were repeatedly robbed, assaulted and threatened with guns in the months leading to the two shootings, court papers say.
The case against Shelton is based on claims from an unidentified cooperating witness who says Shelton paid him to serve as the hitman, and who has pleaded guilty to crimes including murder-for-hire conspiracy, court papers say.
The cooperator's account "has been corroborated by physical evidence, telephone records, cell-site records, video surveillance and other evidence," according to the feds.
Shelton was paroled in 2012 after serving a three-year prison term for criminal possession of a weapon in Queens after cops found a .38-caliber handgun in a hidden compartment of his Lincoln Navigator SUV.
In a bizarre twist, sources said his record also includes a plea bargain to harassment stemming from a gang assault on a man and his pregnant girlfriend inside the same McDonald's restaurant where Zottola was killed.
The victims were attacked when Shelton and several friends thought the man gave them a funny look, after which he was beaten to a pulp and his girlfriend was also punched, sources said.
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Following a new development plan proposal from Woodside Petroleum, the Sangomar deepwater field off the coast of Senegal could soon start producing oil. If the project goes ahead it will be the first offshore rig for the West African country and could break new ground for the national energy industry.
Formerly known as SNE, the Sangomar block is one of the largest global hydrocarbon discoveries of the decade and offers an estimated production capacity of 100,000 bbl/day. In a recent statement released by Woodside Petroleum, the company confirmed it has submitted development plans to the Government of Senegal and requested authorisation to exploit the area.
Woodside sets 100,000 bpd production target
Phase One is scheduled for early 2023 and will target an estimated 230 million barrels of oil using a standalone floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. The facility will feature 23 subsea wells, as well as supporting infrastructure. Overall, the facility will offer a total capacity of around 100,000 bpd.
Woodside is still putting together a final investment decision (FID), with the decision marred by complications between the Australian-owned company and Far Limited, an Australian-based oil and gas company that owns a 15% stake in the Sangomar development. Far Limited discovered the Sangomar block in 2014 and claims it was denied the pre-emptive opportunity to purchase a 35% stake from ConocoPhillips. The clash has been taken to international arbitration, with Far Limited hoping to win a larger share of the lucrative offshore field.
Senegalese producer vies for 35% share
Woodside only holds a 35% share, which means agreement between the two parties is pivotal before exploration can go ahead. Meanwhile, Far Limited is causing complications with its own request for exploitation authorisation, which outlines plans to target 645 million barrels of oil.
"Developing this world class oil field in Senegal, the largest global hydrocarbon discovery in 2014, has the potential to transform FAR from explorer to material producer and become one of the largest ASX-listed oil producers in early 2023," reads a statement released by Far Limited.
Reuters predicts the dispute could be resolved by the end of 2019. The outcome will determine how much both Woodside and Far Limited will have to spend on the project, which is estimated to cost in excess of US$4 billion.
As two of the biggest oil and gas giants in Australia, Woodside and Far Limited will undoubtedly be leveraging state-of-the-art technology should the Sangomar project go ahead. For a closer look at the latest advances within the energy sector, don't miss 'A novel technology for transformer oil gas analysis using a stripper column (ASTM D3612).'


Site transformers are used to convert standard 240v power supplies down to the recognised safer 110v. This voltage is recognised throughout the UK as a safer power supply for power tools, grinders vacuums, lighting etc.when being operated on site. The two most popular sizes are 3KVA, 16A and 5KVA, 32A. Typically the 3KVA transformer has two 16A power outlets while the 5KVA transformer has two 16A power outlets and one 32A power outlet. Other combinations are available. Both of these types of transformer are easily transportable and are fully protected against over load, the enclosure is resistant to shock and impact. Both types have carry handles for convenience. Larger 10KVA site transformers are available to order as are 110v transformers designed to operate from a three phase supply.


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3D interactive biological visualization of brain neurons, dendrites and synapses.
The SURREAL team of the TUC/MUSIC laboratory was established in 2006, in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Technical University of Crete, Greece. The team focuses on research and development in the areas of Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Gaze-based Rendering, Perceptual Rendering, Human Computer Interaction and Computer Games.


The PC Financial World Elite Mastercard is best for people who shop at PC Stores, Esso and Shoppers Drug Mart.
Rewards are easy to redeem and have a low minimum.
When it comes to targeting grocery spending, the MBNA Smart Cash and the Scotiabank Momentum Visa Infinite are my favourite cards in Canada. The PC World Elite, however, is one that will really challenge these 2 for wallet space.
For people who shop at PC stores, this card is going to be quite valuable. It earns the highest return for Shoppers Drug Mart spending and the 2nd highest return in the Canadian marketplace for spending at most of their grocery stores. It also comes with a nice per litre bonus for Esso gas purchases. Finally, it offers the insurance coverages and benefits that all other World Elite Mastercards have, but there is no annual fee on this one.
This card definitely is going to have value for many people who do their grocery shopping at PC stores with some regularity.
Personally, I have been moving my grocery shopping over to Real Canadian Superstore (a PC grocery store) and have been paying for my groceries with my MBNA World Elite card that earns me 2% cash back. I will be getting this PC Financial World Elite Mastercard and it will earn me 3% return on my Superstore purchases.
The rewards earned on this card are PC points.
Points can be redeemed in 10,000 PC points ($10) increments, with a minimum 20,000 PC point ($20) redemption.
Redeeming PC Points is very easy. When checking out at any PC store, such as No Frills or Loblaws, simply ask to redeem your points. They will be used to pay part of the bill and will come off like a gift card.
The only issue I can even think of with this is that I wish they would have made the PC Points act like a coupon. This would save the consumer the sales tax on the redemption amount. This is a minor issue and these act the same way as all the cashback programs (taxation wise). I guess this would have been a nice to have.
The PC financial World Elite Mastercard pays 10 PC points / dollar on all purchases everywhere. It also privileges various other purchases, including PC related products (PC grocery stores, Shoppers Drug Mart, PC Mobile, PC travel), and partners (Esso).
Something to note is that the per litre earnings at Esso are in addition to the 10 PC Points / Dollar spent there. At the $1 / Litre regular gas price, this works out to a nice 3% return on regular gas. As gas prices go up, this percentage will decrease.
Another huge benefit is that this also privileges purchases at PC Travel. Assuming that PC Travel is not more expensive than another mode of booking (my quick searches indicate that PC Financial had the same price as Westjet.ca), this is a very high return for travel purchases. I believe that only the TD First Class credit card gives a better rate of return for travel purchases booked through their travel agency.
The PC Financial card is really the card for people who spend a good amount of money at PC stores. My understanding is that No Frills stores accept only Mastercard, while the other brands (Loblaws, Superstore, Zehrs etc.) acceptMastercard and Visa for payment. None of these stores accept American Express.
The cards that I'll use to do the comparison are those that can be used at PC stores only. The 2 closest cards would be the MBNA Smart Cash and the Scotiabank Momentum Visa Infinite.
The PC card most easily lines up against the MBNA Smart Cash card. It is a no fee card and really privileges grocery store and gas purchases. The rate of return is 2% on gas and grocery (up to $1500 / month) and 1% on everything else. For people who chop at PC stores and fill gas at Esso, the PC Financial card is a much better card.
Obviously, if groceries are bought elsewhere, the PC card is not a good card for you.
The Scotiabank Momentum Visa is one that will give a better return at grocery and gas. The difference is the annual fee with the Momentum card. For many people that 4% on all gas and all grocery is going to be worth it. If you spend a significant amount at a non-PC grocery store or at a gas station other than Esso, there could be a lot of value in the Momentum card.
Assuming your gas is at Esso and your groceries are from PC stores, though, it would require more than $9900 of spending (at Esso and PC stores) to make the Scotiabank card a better value than the PC Financial card, to offset the annual fee.
The other wrinkle here is that Visa cards are not accepted at No Frills stores. If you are spending a lot at No Frills, then the Scotiabank Momentum Visa will not help you.
There is no stated sign up bonus for this card. However, in reading Red Flag Deals forums, it appears that many people have received $20 worth of points as a welcome bonus. I would not be banking on getting these, but if they come it would be a nice surprise.
According to this, everyone gets a $50 sign up bonus split into 4 coupons of 5000 points ($5 in groceries) and an additional 30,000 points on your first purchase.
Personally, my approval came with a sign-up bonus of 4 coupons of 5000 points, so I can vouch for that. I have yet to see the additional 30,000 points in my account.
As mentioned, there is no annual fee for this card.
The PC Financial World Elite Mastercard is a great card for people who shop at PC stores and Shoppers Drug Mart. Due to its no annual fee, this card is a great card for people who spend any amount of money at either PC stores, Esso gas or Shopper's Drug Mart.
I just got this card recently. Great card and rewards. There is a $50 sign up bonus right now until Nov 16 http://www.pcfinancial.ca/whyjoin1b/ (only available to new customers). You get four 5,000 point coupons when you receive your card that you present in store (can only use one at a time), and another 30,000 points on your first transaction that is more than $50. Apply after and you still get the four coupons. I had the PC World MC and called as soon as I heard about the World Elite Card. I only used the World MC when I got groceries, and my Amex SimplyCash Card everywhere else. Now I use the WE MC at Superstore, Esso and Shoppers and will use it for travel as well, with the rest of my purchases on the Amex card. The PC travel site seems to be pretty good. So far, this card has been great and will pair well with my existing Amex card.
The 30,000 points have appeared in my pcplus account, but have not been shown on my MasterCard statement.
You also get a 7c per litre bonus at superstore gas stations (I believe it is in addition to either 1% or 3% bonus for shopping at a PC store).
You forgot one little but important detail that this No annual fee, ALL-GOOD-2-B-True PC-Card requires people to have a minimum of 60k or 100k household annual income.
Actually, I am not hiding anything, but I think if you are not satisfying the 60k requirement then thething to do is create a relationship with the bank on a lower card an then ask for an upgrade.
yes, exactly, I have the reg. PC MasterCard..they are always after me to increase my credit limit etc..but when i applied for the Word Elite card apparently i'm not good enough..I'm retired now so my income is well under the $60,000 per year requirement & I live alone so my income is the household income..i spent about $1000/month on my card & always pay it off in full every month but they want you to charge a min. of $2000 month in order to get it..without having the min. income..I feel like cancelling my reg. card over this..just because someone makes $60,000 a year does not mean they will use the card even as much as i do or that they will make their payments on time..and just because my income is low doesn't mean i don't have money to spend because i do..I think a lot of loyal PC customers won't qualify & that PC will alienate a lot of existing customers over this..do other feel upset & annoyed about not being able to get this card due to the high income requirement etc??Also calling in to PCMC is a nightmare..it is impossible to get through to a CSR..there is no option to speak to someone ..took me forever to finally speak to a person..I am tired of the lack of customer service as well..
Thanks for sharing. It is always good to have multiple perspectives on this. I am actually very surprised by this since this is not my experience with PC products. I am sorry they are very strict anbout that income requirement.
I've been using my regular PC MasterCard for a couple years now and use it a lot.
I have no where near the minimum 60K income but got at a call from PC to get a free upgrade to the World Elite Card from the standard PC MasterCard.
I accepted and it has now replaced my old PC MasterCard and I'm earning more points than ever.
Can you double dip with your PC points card (like aeroplan+ TD aeroplan visa at Esso)? Maybe you mentioned it but I overlooked it if so….
The PC points you earn are from the credit card, for the purchases you make that are charged to that card. If you go to ESSO, then you get the Aeroplan points from Esso for swiping the Aeroplan card, regardless of the method of payment. THose are 2 distinct steps, even though they are sold as a single thing (by TD).
Please note: a minimum annual personal income of $70,000 or household income of $120,000 is required for this premium card.
applied for the credit card twice. First time they said they lost the application. Applied again they said it wa denied as I had two applications. Then they renewed and said it was denied as my address was wrong. (they entered the address I gave them so they posted wrong city) I do not know what they want but it seems to be poorly managed, glad to not get involved with them as there could be problems down the road.
PC master Card is horrible, I currently hold the world elite Master ca. Last month I make my payment on due date by PC banking on line. PC master said They received the payment Late and charge me for $118 interest. When I called they and want to show them the bank statement and ask they to waive the interest. I told to two people from PC master card. They said they do not care and have to charge interest. I told to my friend they said This happy to her before when she using TD Visa. But when she show the payment date to TD visa and TD waive the interest. The worst thing is when I tell them that they are service is horrible and I am going canceled the card. They said you can call in anytime to cancelled. So even I want told to their management I don't have place to go. I suggest to everyone should go with big bank. do not use PC master PC.
This is the worst customer service ever! They should be prohibited from doing business in Canada. Do not apply for this card.
I have only had good expereince with PC Financial. Sorry your experience has not been as good. Would you care to elaborate on why you dont like PC Financial?
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Letterpress is a touch-input game for iOS devices by Loren Brichter. It combines the territorial control of game like Othello with Boggle's hunt for unique, polysyllabic words. It app store description puts it succinctly: "Find words, steal tiles, color the board!"
The game is notable for its fast, fluid UI and its sudden popularity– after leading multitudes of players to join Apple's "Game Center, it managed to temporarily bring the cloud service down due to the game's popularity.
While still a very new game at the time of writing, there is plenty of talk about strategy, as well as speculation around whether the game can be easily solved.
Letterpress is ad-free, free to play, and has 99 cent upgrade which enables more than 3 games to be played simultaneously. If it surprises you that this is something you might want to do, then you probably haven't played Letterpress yet.


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Non-binary Biden nuclear official charged with stealing woman's luggage at airpo
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Sam Brinton, a senior Energy Department (DOE) official, was charged with stealing a traveler's luggage in the Minneapolis airport in September, shortly before quietly taking a leave of absence.
Brinton — who serves as the DOE's deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition — allegedly took a Vera Bradley suitcase worth $2,325 from the luggage carousel at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport (MSP) on Sept. 16, according to a criminal complaint filed on Oct. 26 in Minnesota state court and obtained by Fox News Digital. Brinton had traveled from Washington, D.C., to MSP that day.
After the suitcase's owner alerted police, officers reviewed video surveillance of the carousel and identified Brinton taking the luggage before removing its tag identifying the owner, the court filings stated. Law enforcement observed Brinton using the luggage during at least two other trips to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18 and Oct. 9.
Then, on Oct. 9, Brinton denied stealing anything when a police officer called to discuss the incident. Brinton confirmed still possessing the suitcase.
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Re: Non-binary Biden nuclear official charged with stealing woman's luggage at airpo
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Can we compare this to the theft of White House docs?
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This is a 35+ year old unglazed paver tile floor at a College in in Central MN. First, the floor was Turbo cleaned and the the grout was color sealed. Next, we applied a thin coating of Apex Floor Coating to the entire floor. The results are amazing! Even with heavy traffic, this floor still looks as good as the day we applied Apex.
This Apex coated floor is in the new Cath Lab at a Central MN hospital. The floor is one year old and looks like the day it was coated.
This beautiful floor is an example of Apex finish on stained concrete. The floor is in a Central MN building contractor's office. Due to the harsh traffic, the original epoxy finish had worn off over time and left the floor looking tired and worn. The new finish of Apex brought it back to life and offers more durability than the original finish.
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>

#include "externs.h"

#ifdef WINBT
#include "clock_toggle.h"

static const unsigned sleep_slice_us = 1000; /* 1ms */
static const unsigned max_sleep_us = 100000; /* 100ms */
static const unsigned max_isr_poll_count = 1000;

static int
poll_for_condition(uintptr_t addr, uint_t mask, uint_t desired_val)
{
	uint32_t val;
	unsigned slept_us = 0;

	val = (in32(addr) & mask);
	while (val != desired_val) {
		if (0 == usleep(sleep_slice_us)) {
			slept_us += sleep_slice_us;

			if (slept_us >= max_sleep_us) {
				return -1;
			}
		}
		val = (in32(addr) & mask);
	}

	return 0;
}

void
omap_clock_enable(DEV_OMAP* dev)
{
	int enable_rc = 0;
	int functional_rc = 0;

	/* Our idle state can be changed by the ISR so we must use a spinlock */
	InterruptLock(&dev->idle_spinlock);

	/* Only enable clocks if they aren't enabled already */
	if (dev->idle == 0) {
		goto done;
	}

	if (dev->clkctrl_base) {
		/* Enable the clock */
		out32(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_ENABLE);

		/* Wait for the module mode to have been written */
		enable_rc = poll_for_condition(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_MASK, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_ENABLE);

		/* Wait for the module idle status to report "fully functional" */
		functional_rc = poll_for_condition(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_IDLEST_MASK, OMAP_CLKCTRL_IDLEST_FUNCTIONAL);

		/* Enable the CTS wakeup */
		write_omap(dev->port[OMAP_UART_WER], OMAP_UART_WER_CTS_ENABLE);

		/* Indicate clocks are enabled */
		dev->idle = 0;
	}

done:
	InterruptUnlock(&dev->idle_spinlock);

	/* Don't slog while interrupts are disabled - otherwise slogf() will re-enable interrupts */
	if (enable_rc) {
		slogf(_SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_CHAR, 0), _SLOG_ERROR, "%s: Failed to set module mode to 'enabled'\n", __FUNCTION__);
	}

	if (functional_rc) {
		slogf(_SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_CHAR, 0), _SLOG_ERROR, "%s: Module failed to report 'fully functional'\n", __FUNCTION__);
	}
}

static int
poll_for_condition_isr(uintptr_t addr, uint_t mask, uint_t desired_val)
{
	uint32_t val;
	unsigned poll_count = 0;

	val = (in32(addr) & mask);
	while (val != desired_val) {
		poll_count += 1;
		if (poll_count >= max_isr_poll_count) {
			return -1;
		}
		val = (in32(addr) & mask);
	}

	return 0;
}

void
omap_clock_enable_isr(DEV_OMAP* dev)
{
	/*
	 * Only enable clocks if they aren't enabled already. Note that the ISR must
	 * acquire the idle_spinlock to ensure we don't race with the devctl
	 */
	if (dev->idle == 0) {
		return;
	}

	if (dev->clkctrl_base) {

		/* Enable the clock */
		out32(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_ENABLE);

		/* Wait for the module mode to have been written */
		poll_for_condition_isr(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_MASK, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_ENABLE);

		/* Wait for the module idle status to report "fully functional" */
		poll_for_condition_isr(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_IDLEST_MASK, OMAP_CLKCTRL_IDLEST_FUNCTIONAL);

		/* Indicate clocks are enabled */
		dev->idle = 0;
	}
}

void
omap_clock_disable(DEV_OMAP* dev)
{
	int rc;

	/* Our idle state can be changed by the ISR so we must use a spinlock */
	InterruptLock(&dev->idle_spinlock);

	/* Only disable clocks if needed */
	if (dev->idle == 1) {
		goto done;
	}

	if (dev->clkctrl_base) {

		/* Indicate clocks are disabled */
		dev->idle = 1;

		/* Set the idle mode to smart idle with wake up */
		write_omap(dev->port[OMAP_UART_SYSC], 	OMAP_UART_SYSC_IDLEMODE_SMARTWAKEUP |
												OMAP_UART_SYSC_ENAWAKEUP_ENABLE |
												OMAP_UART_SYSC_AUTOIDLE_ENABLE);

		/* Enable the wakeup event */
		set_port(dev->port[OMAP_UART_SCR], OMAP_SCR_WAKEUPEN, OMAP_SCR_WAKEUPEN);

		/* Disable the clock */
		out32(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_DISABLE);

		/* Wait for the module mode to have been written */
		rc = poll_for_condition(dev->clkctrl_base, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_MASK, OMAP_CLKCTRL_MODMODE_DISABLE);
	}

done:
	InterruptUnlock(&dev->idle_spinlock);

	/* Don't slog while interrupts are disabled - otherwise slogf() will re-enable interrupts */
	if (rc) {
		slogf(_SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_CHAR, 0), _SLOG_ERROR, "%s: Failed to set module mode to 'disabled'\n", __FUNCTION__);
	}
}

int
omap_clock_toggle_init(DEV_OMAP* dev)
{
	if (OMAP_UART1_PHYSBASE == dev->physbase) {
		dev->clkctrl_phys = CM_L4PER_UART1_CLKCTRL;
	} else if (OMAP_UART2_PHYSBASE == dev->physbase) {
		dev->clkctrl_phys = CM_L4PER_UART2_CLKCTRL;
	} else if (OMAP_UART3_PHYSBASE == dev->physbase) {
		dev->clkctrl_phys = CM_L4PER_UART3_CLKCTRL;
	} else if (OMAP_UART4_PHYSBASE == dev->physbase) {
		dev->clkctrl_phys = CM_L4PER_UART4_CLKCTRL;
	} else {
		dev->clkctrl_phys = 0;
		dev->clkctrl_base = 0;
		slogf(_SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_CHAR, 0), _SLOG_ERROR, "%s: Unrecognized physical address, clock toggling not enabled\n", __FUNCTION__);
		goto fail;
	}

	if (dev->clkctrl_phys) {
		dev->clkctrl_base = mmap_device_io(4, dev->clkctrl_phys);
		if (dev->clkctrl_base == (uintptr_t)MAP_FAILED) {
			slogf(_SLOG_SETCODE(_SLOGC_CHAR, 0), _SLOG_ERROR, "%s: mmap_device_io clkctrl_base: %s\n", __FUNCTION__, strerror(errno));
			goto fail;
		}
	}

	/* Indicate clocks are disabled by default */
	dev->idle = 1;

	/* oband notification set to off */
	dev->signal_oband_notification = 0;

	return 0;

fail:
	return -1;

}

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#endif

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