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|Shaun Crawford, Cuc K. Huynh, A. Gary Reid, Adam C. Smith, Thomas M. Wagner
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/711,043, filed Aug. 19, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,304,000, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a photoresist trimming process, and more particularly to a photoresist trimming process incorporating oxide gases into the etchant.
2. Background Description
In photolithographic mask fabrication, it is typically preferable for the sidewalls of the mask to be as perpendicular to a reference surface as possible. Typically, the sidewalls are preferred to be perpendicular to the base surface of the substrate. However, an unwanted resist or mask foot or scum may form a generally sloping structure which is narrow at its top, and broadens towards its bottom. That is, the mask foot is an extension of mask material extending from a mask sidewall into the opening in the mask bounded by the sidewall.
A mask foot may typically protrude about 20 nm from a sidewall of a mask about 3000 Å thick. Where the sidewall bounds a trench in the mask on the order of about 500 nm, a 20 nm foot represents about a 10% error when the underlying layer is imaged using the mask, when considering that the opposite sidewall will have a similar mask foot. Such large mask errors complicate the design process and reduce manufacture yield.
Because the resist foot tends to be copied into any structure etched by the etchant, the foot typically forms a defect on the image photoresist. This defect is then replicated when the lower substrate is etched using the photoresist mask to guide the etching of the substrate.
Accordingly, methods have been developed in an attempt to remove and/or reduce the size of the resist foot. One method to reduce the size of the resist foot includes using a higher power level of radiation when exposing the photoresist, and/or using an etchant having higher selectivity to etch photoresist.
However, exposing the resist at higher power levels, and/or etching the resist with a more selective etchant typically damages that portion of the photoresist mask which is desired to be left intact. Such damage typically includes weakening the photoresist mask and thus reducing the ability of the photoresist mask to form precision or critical edges.
In a first aspect of the invention, a method of photoresist trimming includes the steps of forming a resist foot in a trench, and removing the resist foot found in the trench during a trimming process.
In another aspect of the invention, a method of forming an imaging mask includes the steps of arranging an opaque layer on a transparent substrate, and arranging a mask material on the opaque layer. The method also includes imaging the mask with a prescribed pattern, and trimming an etched mask with a trimming gas comprising O2 and at least one other oxide gas.
In another aspect of the invention, a trim gas for etching a mask foot formed at a base of a sidewall pattern includes O2 and at least one other oxide gas comprising at least any one of CO2, SO2, and NO2.
Embodiments of the invention are directed to improving the accuracy of mask or resist imaging and sidewall formation by formulating a trimming or descum etchant which selectively etches a resist foot while polymerizing the upper surface of the resist mask. Accordingly, embodiments of the invention are configured to form a more accurate mask by creating straighter mask sidewalls by selectively removing an unwanted resist foot at the base of a resist sidewall without significantly thinning the resist mask. Referring to
The resist is typically an organic resist which is usually spin-coated onto the opaque material 12 in preparation for photolithographic imaging. An example of an organic resist suitable to be used with embodiments of the invention include a chemical amplified resist (CAR). After the structure 10 is formed, it is then exposed 18 using a photolithographic imaging device. Typically the photolithographic imaging device is an E-beam writer. However, other imaging devices may be used in accordance with the principles of the invention.
Referring to
The developer 20 will form a trench 22 having a sidewall 28 in the photoresist 16 according to how the photoresist 16 was exposed to radiation. Accordingly, the trench 22 is formed in the region of the photoresist 16 which was exposed by the radiation 18. Consequently, the trench 22 is formed in a prescribed pattern where the prescribed pattern should be accurately represented by the trench 22. The developing of the trench 22 stops at the opaque layer 14. Thus, the opaque layer 14 is exposed along the bottom of the trench 22.
The developer 20, in addition to forming a trench 22 in the photoresist 16, will leave behind a mask or resist foot 24 at the lower section of each photoresist sidewall 28. Thus, the sidewall 28 will have an irregular and unwanted extension protruding from its lower section which deviates from the desired image to be formed in the photoresist 16.
More specifically, the resist foot 24 typically has an irregular sloping shape which generally starts about the middle of the sidewall 28 of the trench 22. The resist foot 24 thus forms a sloping shoulder from about the middle of the sidewall 28 protruding into the trench 22 at the bottom of the sidewall 28. Accordingly, even though the trench 22 has a prescribed width and is developed to that width near the top of the trench 22, the processes of the imaging and developing steps will leave residual mask material near the bottom of the trench 22 which forms the mask foot 24 and thus will partially mask a portion of the opaque layer 14 which was otherwise intended to be removed in a subsequent etching process.
Referring to
In one embodiment, O2, and CO2 may be used in a ratio of about 1:3. In this one specific embodiment, the CO2 is a heavier gas and thus a more vigorous ion bombardment is provided during the descum process which removes the resist footing and thus results in a straighter sidewall. The CO2 is selected because it forms a carbon barrier layer, which is a polymerization process, on the top surface of the resist. This results in a minimum resist thickness loss, allowing ion bombardment to take place on the resist image sidewalls.
Additionally, the trimming gas 26 may include more than just one oxide gas and thus may include O2, and CO2, as well as SO2, and even NO2, etc. in various mixing ratios. For example, the trimming gas 26 may be formed substantially of O2 and CO2 with little, if any other constituents. Additionally, the trimming as may be formed from a combination of O2, CO2, and SO2.
The trimming gas 26 is typically applied to the photoresist 16 through a dry etching process. For example, the trimming gas 26 may be applied to the photoresist 16 to remove the resist foot 24 through a plasma etching process. When the trimming gas 26 is used in a plasma etching process, the trimming gas 26 is typically held at a pressure of about 99 milliTorr (mT). However, a wide range of other pressures may be used ranging from about 1 mT to about 1,000 mT. Additionally, narrower pressure ranges, such as 1 mT to 100 mT, may also be used. Finally even narrower pressure ranges such as 95 mT to 105 mT, may be used. Further parameters applied in the plasma etching process are typical of other plasma etching processes well known in the art.
Mixing the trimming gas 26 typically occurs in the plasma during a plasma etching process. Thus the O2 and other gaseous oxides may be introduced directly into an etching chamber where they mix together just prior and during the etching process. Alternatively, the gases may be premixed just prior to injecting into the etching chamber.
When the trimming gas 26 is applied to remove the resist foot 24 through a plasma etching process, the oxide and the other gaseous oxides interact with the resist material and selectively reduce or remove the resist foot 24, and additionally harden or strengthen an upper surface of the mask 16 forming a hardened layer 30 of the photoresist 16. The hardened layer 30 may include polymerizing an upper layer of the photoresist 16 and/or forming a carbon buildup in the hardened layer 30 of the photoresist 16.
Accordingly, the trimming process or trimming gas 26 has the advantages of reducing or removing a resist foot 24 from the sidewall 28 of a trench 22 in a photoresist 16. Consequently, the sidewall 28 of the trench 22 is etched and trimmed to be substantially perpendicular to an upper surface or a lower surface of the photoresist 16 as well as being substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the underlying opaque layer 14.
Although the examples of
Table 1 shows examples of results from trimming processes. TABLE-US-00001
Post Etch Cr
Post Etch Cr
(3 Sigma)
(3 Sigma)
Lot #
O2 low pressure
17, 18
17, 16
O2/CO2 high
14, 14
15, 15
pressure descum
O2 high pressure
17, 18
17, 17
Column 1 labeled "Lot #" indicates a particular wafer which was subjected to the trimming process. Column 2 labeled "Process Description" indicates whether the trim or descum step was high pressure or low pressure, and whether a gaseous oxide was included to trim. For example, lot J7D23001JV was performed with O2/CO2 high pressure descum.
Column 3 labeled "CD SEM Post Etch Cr (X,Y) (3 sigma)" indicates a deviation of the sidewall in nm of a Cr mask formed when using a photoresist trimmed in accordance with the invention, as determined by a scanning electron microscope measurement. Column 4 labeled "DUV KMS Post Etch Cr (X,Y) (3 sigma)" indicates a deviation of the sidewall in nm of a Cr mask formed when using a photoresist trimmed in accordance with the invention as determined by an optical interferometery measurement. Thus, Columns 3 and 4 show that a chrome mask formed by a photoresist mask trimmed using a gaseous oxide trimming gas has a repeatability of about 14 nm and 15 nm, respectively, as determined by two different measurement techniques. This has a substantial improvement over non-oxide gas trims at 16-18 nm (J7D23000JV and J7D23003JV), as determined by the two measurement techniques.
While the invention has been described in terms of exemplary embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modifications and in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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ATLANTA -- The grocery store popularly known as the Murder Kroger will close this week. It's arguably a good news story for the unfortunately-named store – in a part of town where change is rampant and character and affordability are at risk.
Two years ago, the store popularly known as Murder Kroger underwent a renovation and a re-brand. Turns out it wasn't enough. Soon enough, it'll have a towering, mixed-use look – adding to a cityscape rife with people-packing density.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Sixty eight percent of Kansas voters said they want to get rid of the 2012 law that changed the tax structure in Kansas according to the latest KSN News poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Nineteen percent said they want to leave the law in place, and 13 percent are not sure. The poll's margin of error is +/-3.8 percent.
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I stare at the spot Gilbert had been just moments before. I had stopped dancing, feeling conflicted and not for the first time in my life. I had watched him out of the corner of my eye as he backed away. I had watched the first tears fall from those crimson eyes and knew that I was the cause of it.
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Lifting my shoe, I notice a ring, one that had my name on the inside of it. I pick it up and read the inscription. Feeling my need to find him grow, I clutch the ring in my hand and run out.
It doesn't take long for my lungs to begin burning and my legs to tire out but I don't care. I push myself onward, chest heaving. I pause and look around. "Gilbert, where are you?" I ask no one.
Biting my lip, I look around, glasses already covered in condensation. Now, not only was I trying to find Gilbert, I was trying to find him in the rain. I strip the jacket off, knowing that it's only slowing me down and leave it on the muddied ground. "Gilbert!" I call, hoping against hope he'll answer me.
I let out a yelp when I loose my footing and clench my eyes shut, waiting to land on the ground. I flinch, biting my lip harder as I slam into the ground. It wasn't like in the romance novels; he didn't appear out of no where to catch me. I push myself up onto my hands and knees, frustrated tears in my eyes.
"Where are you?" I ask quietly, punching the ground weakly. I push myself up and begin the long walk home. I freeze when I see him sitting on the front steps of the house. He has his arms wrapped around himself, body shaking from the force of his sobs.
My steps quicken and I come over, squatting down in front of him. "Gilbert," I call softly. His head snaps up and I find myself launching myself at him. I don't care that I'm muddied or that I'll get him muddy. I just want, need, to feel those arms wrapped around me again.
He grips me tightly, leaving bruises and it feels so reassuring. My lips find his quickly. The kiss isn't soft. It's hard, full of teeth and tongue and so good.
I grip his hair and pull back, panting as I look at him. "You're such an idiot," I tell him. He flinches but I don't give him time to answer as I kiss him again. "But you're my idiot," I mutter against his lips.
He pulls back from the kiss and pants. "Roddy?" he asks. I press my forehead to his, closing my eyes momentarily before opening them again.
"What?" I ask, looking at him.
"...Marry me?" he whispers, afraid. I sigh and pull back and I see the fear increase.
"Gilbert Beilschmidt, I just danced with the one I didn't know I loved, watched him leave, chased him across town, and still managed to keep his ring in my hand... If that doesn't answer your question you really are a—hey, don't do that!" I yelp as I'm flipped onto my back and kissed senseless. Well, I suppose his need to interrupt me can be overlooked this once. Especially when he slips that beautiful ring onto my finger and proceeds to lace our fingers together.
Years later
I groaned as I rolled over in our bed, pressing my nose to Gilbert's neck and inhaling deeply. "Your sons are making my daughter upset," I growl into his ear and he chuckles, his arm wrapping around me tighter.
I can hear the three children down the hall, laughing and shouting in indignation, and it draws a smile to my face. Number four shifts inside me and I can't help but rest my hand on the bump.
"They're your sons too, you know," Gilbert mumbles as he drops a few lazy kisses to my head.
"Ugh, don't I know it," I said, earning a slight slap on the shoulder. I laugh lightly as Gilbert sits up and looks down at he. How could I have not seen the looks he gave me before, the way the sun kisses his skin without ever darkening it and ooh, yes, Gilbert right th-
"Ew, lock your door when you do that," Our eldest says, covering his siblings' eyes.
"What are they doing, nii-chan?" the younger two chirp.
"Er, nothing," he says, sending us a glare before he slams the door shut. I turn my head to look up at Gilbert before chuckling softly.
"I love you," I whisper to him, moments before his lips descend onto mine.
"Hm... The awesome me loves you too,"
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North Shore Patient Night
If you or someone you love is suffering from a debilitating condition, please join the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance for a free educational event on the therapeutic uses of marijuana as well as how to become a medical marijuana patient on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm at Ipswich Town Hall. Within Ipswich Town Hall we will be meeting at basement level in the Council on Aging Cafeteria. Bring your questions and your loved ones.
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Nichole Snow, Executive Director of MPAA
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Barbara DeJaeger, Medical Cannabis Patient & Resident of Hamilton, MA
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Welcome to the Emerging Strategies for Heart Failure Roundtable. Below you can download the briefing materials for this roundtable.
Introduction & Agenda
- Letter to Participants from Drs. Clyde Yancy and James Januzzi
- Emerging Strategies for Heart Failure Roundtable Agenda
- Interactive Table Discussion Questions
Heart Failure Guidelines
- 2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update on New Pharmacological Therapy for Heart Failure: An Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (JACC - Yancy et al., 2016).
- Data Supplement: 2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update on New Pharmacological Therapy for Heart Failure (Guidelines Evidence Tables).
- 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – Executive Summary (JACC - Yancy et al., 2013).
- 2016 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure (EHJ - Ponikowski et al., 2016).
Clinical Trials
- Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure (PARADIGM-HF)(NEJM - McMuray et al., 2014).
- Ivabradine and Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure (SHIFT): A Randomised Placebo-controlled Study (Lancet – Swedberg, et al., 2010).
- Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibition Compared with Enalapril on the Risk of Clinical Progression in Surviving Patients with Heart Failure (Circulation - Packer, et al., 2015).
- Combined Neprilysin and Renin-angiotensin System Inhibition in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Meta-analysis (EJHF – Solomon, et al., 2016).
- Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan vs Enalapril in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction (JAMA Cardiol - Gaziano, et al., 2016).
- Effect of the Angiotensin-receptor-neprilysin Inhibitor LCZ696 Compared with Enalapril on Mode of Death in Heart Failure Patients (ESC – Desai et al., 2015).
- Efficacy of Sacubitril/Valsartan vs. Enalapril at Lower than Target Doses in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: The PARADIGM-HF Trial (EJHF – Vardeny, et al., 2016).
- Estimating the Long-Term Treatment Benefits of Sacubitril-Valsartan (NEJM - Claggett, et al., 2015).
- Initiating Sacubitril/Valsartan (LCZ696) in Heart Failure: Results of TITRATION, a Double-blind, Randomized Comparison of Two Uptitration Regimens (EJHF – Senni, et al., 2016).
- Potential Mortality Reduction with Optimal Implementation of Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor Therapy in Heart Failure (JAMA Cardio - Fonarow, et al., 2016).
- Chronic Exposure to Ivabradine Reduces Readmissions in the Vulnerable Phase After Hospitalization for Worsening Systolic Heart Failure: A Post-hoc Analysis of SHIFT (EJHF – Komajda, et al., 2016).
- Effect of Ivabradine on Recurrent Hospitalization for Worsening Heart Failure in Patients with Chronic Systolic Heart Failure: The SHIFT Study (EHJ – Borer, et al., 2012).
- Effects of Selective Heart Rate Reduction with Ivabradine on Left Ventricular Remodelling and Function: Results from the SHIFT Echocardiography Substudy (EHJ – Tardif, et al., 2011).
- Role in the Chronic Heart Failure Armamentarium (Circulation – Psotka, et al., 2016).
- A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control (NEJM - SPRINT Research Group, et al., 2015).
- Assessing the Risk of Progression from Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction to Overt Heart Failure: A Systematic Overview and Meta-Analysis. (JACC HF - Echouffo-Tcheugui, et al., 2016).
- Heart Failure Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes at High Cardiovascular Risk: Results of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial (EHJ – Fitchett, et al., 2016).
- Natriuretic Peptide-based Screening and Collaborative Care for Heart Failure: the STOP-HF Randomized Trial (JAMA – Ledwidge, et al., 2013).
- PONTIAC (NT-proBNP Selected Prevention of Cardiac Events in a Population of Diabetic Patients Without a History of Cardiac Disease): A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (JACC – Huelsmann, et al., 2013).
- Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Heart Failure Stages: Application of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Heart Failure Staging Criteria in the Community (Circulation – Ammar, et al., 2007).
- Effect of B-type Natriuretic Peptide-guided Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure on Total Mortality and Hospitalization: An Individual Patient Meta-analysis (EHJ – Troughton, et al., 2014).
- Prognostic Utility of Novel Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Stress: The Framingham Heart Study (Circulation – Wang, et al., 2012).
- Pulmonary Artery Pressure-Guided Heart Failure Management Reduces 30-Day Readmissions (Circ HF – Adamson, et al., 2016).
- Wireless Pulmonary Artery Haemodynamic Monitoring in Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomised Controlled Trial (Lancet – Abraham, et al., 2011).
- Noncardiac Comorbidities in Heart Failure with Reduced versus Preserved Ejection Fraction (JACC – Mentz, et al., 2014).
- Phenotype-Specific Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Multiorgan Roadmap (Circulation – Shah, et al., 2016).
- Prognostic Impact of Comorbidities in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Heart Failure (EJIM – Scrutinio, et al., 2016).
Measuring Outcomes
- ACC/AHA/AACVPR/AAFP/ANA Concepts for Clinician-patient Shared Accountability in Performance Measures: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (JACC – Peterson, et al., 2014).
- Cardiovascular Health: The Importance of Measuring Patient-reported Health Status: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (Circulation – Rumsfeld, et al., 2013).
Supplemental Bibliography
- Comparing LCZ696 with Enalapril According to Baseline Risk Using the MAGGIC and EMPHASIS-HF Risk Scores (JACC – Simpson et al., 2015)
- Efficacy and Safety of LCZ696 (Sacubitril-Valsartan) According to Age: Insights From PARADIGM-HF (EHJ – Jhund, et al., 2015).
- Heart Rate Reduction with Ivabradine and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Results from the SHIFT study (EHJ – Ekman, et al, 2011).
- Ivabradine in Heart Failure--No Paradigm SHIFT…yet (Lancet. Teerlink JR. 2010).
- Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction and Heart Failure: Part 1: Definitions, Pathophysiology, Risk Factors, and Imaging (JCHF – Bloom, et al., 2016).
- Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction and Heart Failure: Part 2: Prevention, Treatment, Guidelines, and Future Directions (JCHF – Hamo, et al., 2016).
- Early Increases in Multiple Biomarkers Predict Subsequent Cardiotoxicity in Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Doxorubicin, Taxanes, and Trastuzumab (JACC – Ky, et al., 2014).
- Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial (JAMA – Williamson, et al., 2016).
- Prevention of Cardiac Dysfunction During Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy (PRADA): a 2 × 2 Factorial, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial of Candesartan and Metoprolol (EHJ – Gulati, et al., 2016).
- Interventions Linked to Decreased Heart Failure Hospitalizations During Ambulatory Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring (JACC HF – Costanzo, et al., 2016).
- Natriuretic Peptide-Based Screening and Collaborative Care for Heart Failure: The STOP-HF Randomized Trial (JAMA – Ledwidge, et al., 2013).
- PONTIAC (NT-proBNP Selected Prevention of Cardiac Events in a Population of Diabetic Patients Without a History of Cardiac Disease): A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (JACC – Huelsmann, et al., 2013).
- Rationale and Design of the GUIDE-IT Study: Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment in Heart Failure (JACC HF – Felker, et al., 2014).
- The Prognostic Value of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Death and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Normal and Stage A/B Heart Failure Subjects (JACC – McKie, et al., 2010).
- Use of Amino-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Guide Outpatient Therapy of Patients with Chronic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (JACC – Januzzi, et. al., 2011).
- Co-morbidities in Patients with Heart Failure: An Analysis of the European Heart Failure Pilot Survey (EJHF - van Deursen, et al., 2013).
- Allen. Session 1. What Does Care Optimization For HF Mean
- Butler. Session 3. Diabetes and Heart Failure
- Desai. Session 2. HFrEF. Sacubitril. Valsartan. Why, Who, When and How
- Fonarow. Session 1. Co-morbidities in HF - Defining a New Unmet Need
- Hernandez. Session 2. HFrEF. Ivabradine. Why, Who, When and How
- Januzzi. Session 1. How Might Biomarkers and Other Strategies Help Establish Adequacy of Care
- Jessup. Session 3. Cancer and Heart Failure. Avoiding LV Injury Stage a-B Patients
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Manufacturing just fifty grams of meth in China will earn you a death sentence. Timmy Choi (Louis Koo) has manufactured tons, and after a violent lab accident, he's in the custody of Captain Zhang (Sun Honglei). Now, he has only one chance to avoid execution: turn informant and help Zhang's undercover team take down the powerful cartel he's been cooking for. But as the uneasy allies rush to execute a months-long operation in just a few days, the increasingly desperate police are quickly stretched past their limits. As things spin wildly out of control, the line between duty and recklessness is blurred, and it becomes unclear whether Zhang or Choi actually has the upper hand.
Long considered the master of the Hong Kong crime thriller, Johnnie To's first mainland production eschews "two guns at once" mayhem in favor of atmosphere and a tightly-wound plot punctuated with impeccably choreographed bursts of startlingly realistic violence, in this intricate puzzle box of a film that ignited a firestorm of controversy in its homeland upon its release.
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Hand tied tulips with pussy willows are always huge at this time of year. They are inexpensive and give a great pop of colour. We love taking home this simple arrangement to brighten up a dining or side table.
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This learning pack in a convenient carrying case with handle includes gold star reward stickers and five books in the Gold Stars ages 3-5 range: Starting to Count, Starting to Add, Starting Maths, Starting Phonics, Starting to Write. Gold Stars Workbooks are developed by teachers and educational specialists - Include parent tips and advice - Have bright and clear illustrated activities to make learning fun and engaging.
Suitable from 3 years
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|20.2 cm
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October 12, 2012
Life as a Marianist Volunteer (Read More)
Katherine (Kat) Brumm, a native of Strawberry Point, a small town in northeastern Iowa, was enjoying her second year at Wartburg College in nearby Waverly when her parents arrived on campus one day to deliver sobering news.
"I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma," says the 27-year-old who is participating in her first year in the Marianist Volunteer Program (MVP) in Karonga, Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa. Battling a life-threatening illness at age 20 taught her a lot, she says. "You realize that life is short and you're not invincible. I had to ask myself, 'What have I done that has mattered? Have I done anything for anyone else?' In that moment, I felt so selfish. I told myself that if I got through this cancer thing, I wanted to do something for others."
Brumm's desire to move beyond herself, to contribute her gifts so that others might live a better life, is a call that many young adults across the United States are taking seriously. For thousands of Americans, "Africa has become the place to make a difference," says a report on volunteerism published last year in USA Today.
For the Marianists, who operate Chaminade Secondary School in Malawi, as well as a technical training program called MIRACLE (Marianist Institute of Rural Artisans for Christian Life Education), this wellspring of interest in Africa has helped spawn a cadre of new volunteers who, along with the Marianist brothers, are providing a fresh wave of energy and talent to support these ministries.
For the six U.S. volunteers serving in Malawi — Kat Brumm, Molly Heineman, Matt Meyers, Emily Richardson, Andy Taube and Sarah Wdowiak — life in this remote, impoverished part of the world has been exhilarating and exhausting. They describe jaw-dropping moments of sheer beauty on their travels along the shores of Lake Malawi, just miles from the Marianist operations in Karonga. Then there are the everyday frustrations of sweltering heat, lack of water and electrical outages.
"It's fun and challenging in ways you can't anticipate," says Matt Meyers. "There are a lot of adventures in discovering what it means to be an MVP in Malawi."
Most say they are handling the adjustments and feel comfortable in their African surroundings. "Sometimes I'm surprised how normal I feel," says Brumm. "Then there are days when I wake up and think: 'Holy cow, how did I end up in Africa?'"
The assignments
The MVP program, started in 2004, has three volunteers serving in ministries in St. Louis this year, as well as the six volunteers in Malawi. The international volunteers are committed to two years of service. Richardson and Wdowiak are on their second year; the other four will complete their assignments in August 2010.
Four of the volunteers teach at Chaminade Secondary School and help with extracurricular activities or administrative duties. Heineman works exclusively for MIRACLE as a social worker, while Taube splits his teaching time between Chaminade and courses at MIRACLE.
Although the assignments have some structure, "you can't come here with a fixed notion of your work or life," cautions Meyers, noting that the assignments are evolving to fit the needs of the volunteers and the needs of the community. Meyers, for example, is working on a community garden with the intention of organizing a crop production program to generate food for the school. Though the garden wasn't part of his job description, Meyers sees a need for nutritious food for the students and a way to offset the cost of the meals — a win-win project.
Sarah Wdowiak, who has been in Malawi for more than 18 months, says that being a self-starter is one of the most important qualities a person must possess as an MVP. "You can't wait for someone to hand you something to do. You figure out what is needed and jump in and do it."
She admits that it takes creativity and courage even when "you may not feel comfortable and don't know exactly what you are doing," she says. "We're always in a learning mode here."
Cultural sensitivity
Though most Malawians speak English, making the adjustment easier for American volunteers, it's the cultural traditions and expectations that can throw even a seasoned volunteer off-guard. Gender inequality and poor treatment of women are among the more disturbing realities. Still, the volunteers see a ray of hope.
"I asked my students to write an argument for or against the statement: 'A woman's place is in the home,'" says Emily Richardson, who teaches English and science classes, and now helps with the sports program at the high school — a big step for an all-boys' school that has never had a woman involved in its athletic program.
"Of the 80 students, about 75 said a woman's place is in the home to clean, cook and provide for her family. I gave them a similar assignment later in the year. I asked them to write about the statement: 'To educate a woman is to educate a nation.' About 75 students argued for this idea. It was interesting to see their opinions change." Richardson believes this shift in attitude has something to do with the presence of women volunteers in the classroom and seeing women on the playing fields with them. Although the full impact of the volunteers is hard to assess, each MVP participant acknowledges that it takes a special blend of patience, openness and flexibility to work well in a culturally diverse setting.
"We need to be respectful of the culture," says Richardson. "This is not our culture. We are guests here and must be considerate of them."
Life in community
Living far from home — away from pizza, ice cream and air conditioning — can be challenging. But by far the biggest challenge for the volunteers is learning to live together in an intentional community.
"I expected challenges," says Andy Taube, noting that he thought the heat or lack of air conditioning might be difficult. "But all the challenges I have encountered are inside me. The biggest one is learning to interact with my community and the students I work with."
Molly Heineman says the first few months of living in a community, even with friends she knew from college, were difficult, mostly because they spent so much time together. Now she is broadening her support network to include the Marianist brothers and friends from MIRACLE.
"I had a bout of homesickness, and it was great to share these feelings with my community," says Heineman.
Most volunteers say that loneliness has not been a factor, primarily because they have access to the Internet or the ability to pick up a wireless phone and call home. The technology gives them a sense of normalcy and helps them when they feel isolated. "Last night I used a webcam (a digital camera that enables computer users to see one another via the Internet) for the first time," says Richardson. "I saw my former college roommate and she gave me a tour of her apartment and took me to a window and showed me snow. It was amazing."
But when family and friends seem too far away, the volunteers can talk with the Marianist brothers who live next door. "I'm finding the brothers are an extended family for me and I'm turning to them when I need to," says Heineman.
Marianist Brother Bernard (Beams) Lugutu Ombima, director of the Marianist community, is happy to see a growing bond between the volunteer community and the Marianist brothers. "We are starting to host dinners and plan outings together," he says, noting that most of the brothers are new to Malawi. In addition to Brother Beams, the Marianists serving in Karonga include Brothers Paul Kageche, Philip Okasai, Hanson Sitali and John Woo.
"We owe a lot to the brothers who have gone before us," says Brother Beams. "Chaminade is here because of Brother George Dury and others who started the school in the 1960s. There are many who have kept the school and ministries alive.
"Everyone is very happy and encouraged by having the volunteers here to share in this work," he adds.
Taken by surprise
Malawi is often described as the "warm heart of Africa" because of the warmth and friendliness of the people. It's not just a slogan, say the Marianist volunteers. "This is a very hospitable culture, very generous. They always welcome you into their homes," says Meyers.
"I love the people," says Wdowiak, saying that she has traveled to Tanzania and further north, but that there is something special about Malawians. Their generosity, especially their willingness to share what little they have, has touched her deeply. "I remember visiting a student in his home earlier this year. I thought it would be good for me to bring them something, so I brought butter, sugar and some buns for their family. I left with a bag of rice, 100 bananas, a catfish, 20 oranges and a live chicken. I couldn't believe how generous they were.
"I've been surprised by a lot of things here," she adds. "I didn't realize I would like it this much — that it would be this good."
The gift of confidence
Most MVP participants say their passion for service comes from a curiosity about other cultures and the desire to give something back. "I've been blessed in many ways," says Taube. "I felt the need to give some of what I have been given. As a Christian, it seems like the right thing to do. It's a call to give and share with others."
Yet most of the volunteers believe they are getting back far more than they expected. One of the surprising things that both Wdowiak and Richardson have received is the gift of self-confidence.
"Before I came here, I wouldn't think of traveling by myself, but now it feels natural to me," says Wdowiak. "I've become independent in a good way. I think I've grown up a lot."
Richardson says she is more sure of herself and her abilities in part because she has been given so much responsibility, "far more than I believe I would as a 24-year-old in the U.S."
Maybe more important, says Richardson, is that this small African nation has found a special place in her heart. "I now have friends all over Malawi, and I know that even in 10 years I will come back to visit."
Without hesitation she adds: "I love Malawi."
Nothing Prepared Me for Malawi
On its surface, Malawi has the look and feel of a "postcard perfect" paradise. The beauty of its rugged mountains, lush palm trees and the many sandy beaches that frame Lake Malawi — one of the largest inland lakes in Africa — attract tourists from around the world.
On closer inspection, however, Malawi can best be described as a country in peril. According to World Bank Development statistics, Malawi is now the second poorest country in the world (second only to Sierra Leone). More than two-thirds of the population live on less than 33 cents a day and according to the United Nations, 60 percent of Malawians eat only one meal a day.
Poverty is a breeding ground for disease, and disease is a breeding ground for poverty — a vicious cycle that has health experts throughout Malawi deeply concerned. Since 1992 the average life expectancy has fallen from 51 to 38 years, largely due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic that is still sweeping across southern Africa.
In Karonga district, where the Marianists operate Chaminade Secondary School and a technical training program for AIDS orphans called MIRACLE, the AIDS infection rate continues to climb and the consequences of the disease are hurting many families and children. "We're losing a whole generation of men and women," says Marianist Brother Paul Kageche, director of MIRACLE.
Healthcare specialists say that there are more than 12 million orphans as a result of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 1 million in Malawi. According to local health authorities, there are 20,000 AIDS orphans in the Karonga district which has a population of about 350,000 people.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in a documentary released last year about AIDS in Malawi, reminds everyone that "… the statistics are not statistics. They are people. The brother of, the sister of, the son of, the daughter of someone. I invite you to put the face of someone you love on those figures," he says.
For the Marianist community and the volunteers working in Karonga, these statistics have real names, faces and families — people they have come to know and love.
In spite of the tragedies and discouraging news, they remain hopeful about their work and the future of the people of Malawi. Volunteer Sarah Wdowiak admits she didn't realize what she was getting herself into by coming to Malawi. "I had done some background reading, but nothing prepared me for this," she says. Nor could she have known that she would fall in love with the people and the place.
Yet living with the unexpected is a way of life for those working for the Marianist ministries in Malawi. "Things rarely happen the way you planned, so you find yourself adjusting almost daily to whatever is required," says Wdowiak. "But that's why we are here, to be available to do whatever they ask of us. We're here to help."