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A process control system is disclosed in which process variables are treated as mapped in n-dimensional space, where n is the number of orthogonal directions. Three functions, set, check, and term, provide the link between expected and actual conditions. The check and term functions operate on orthogonal coordinates. Each parameter has a guard band to provide a soft boundary for the parameter.
1. A method for controlling a parameter in a multi-parameter process comprising the steps of:
setting the parameter to a desired value;
producing an electrical signal related to said parameter;
checking the magnitude of said signal against first and second sets of predetermined limits, wherein said first set of limits is wider than and includes said second set of limits; and
continuing said process if said signal is within said first set of limits;
recording said signal when said signal is within a guard band, viz. within said first set of limits and outside of said second set of limits;
terminating said process if said signal is not within said first set of limits, indicating a fault condition.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said limits correspond to predetermined, fixed percentages of said desired value.
3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least two parameters are controlled by performing all of said steps on each parameter, and further comprising the step of:
changing the limits for the magnitude of the signal for one parameter in accordance with the magnitude of the signal for another parameter.
4. The method as set forth in claim 3 wherein said process is divided into a plurality of intervals and wherein said setting and checking steps are performed at least once in each interval.
5. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein said setting and checking steps are performed several times in each interval.
6. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said process is divided into a plurality of intervals and wherein said setting and checking steps are performed at least once in each interval.
7. The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein said setting and checking steps are performed several times in each interval.
The invention relates to process control systems and, in particular, to a system for controlling a process yet permitting the process to drift from a fixed set of conditions.
In the manufacture or treatment of articles using chemical processes, the quality of the product is determined, in part, by how well various process parameters are controlled, e.g. temperature and pressure. As a specific example, in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, a silicon wafer is subjected to a long sequence of steps in which each step has a number of parameters associated with it. As a more specific example, one may choose to deposit a layer of metal upon an oxide layer previously formed on a wafer. There are several ways to do this, but if one chooses plasma enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) the list of parameters includes RF power, pressure within the chamber, flow of each gas used in the mixture, wafer temperature, timing of events within the reactor. Uncontrolled parameters, in the sense that they are not directly controlled, are deposition rate, uniformity, and resistivity. One usually tries to obtain maximum deposition rate consistent with good uniformity and low resistivity.
As well known in the art, the results obtained are a compromise among competing effects. For example, one can increase deposition rate, but at the expense of uniformity. On the controlled side of the process, the parameters are balanced to give the optimum result. This often entails rather tight restrictions on the controllable parameters. When one attempts to automate a process to reduce human error or system errors, the result is frequent shutdowns because the process has drifted out of specification. Typically, the operator knows what parameter was out of specification, but has little else to indicate the source of the problem or the cure. The downtime often makes the automatic equipment seem even less efficient than the equipment it replaced.
In view of the foregoing, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a control system tolerant of process drift.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a process control system which facilitates finding causes of shutdowns.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a process control system which enables dynamic adjustment of process parameters.
The foregoing objects are achieved in the present invention wherein each process parameter is defined with three tolerance bands: a normal band, an alarm band, and a fault. Operation within the normal band, as detected by "set" and "check" operations, causes no further activity by the control system. If a process parameter should enter its alarm band, the control system then logs data when it enters and exits the alarm band. The process continues, it is not stopped. If a process parameter enters its fault band, the process is terminated. The system monitors the direction of the change and can take some corrective action, by varying other parameters. If a fault condition should occur, the logged data provides an "audit trail" to aid in diagnosis. If no fault condition occurs, the logged data is useful nevertheless, e.g. as indicative of a need for maintenance. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the normal band, alarm band, and fault band or "check" bands, are generated automatically from set functions, e.g. as a fixed percentage of the desired value.
A more complete understanding of the present invention can be obtained by considering the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates the present invention in terms of a single pair of parameters, e.g. temperature and time.
FIG. 2 illustrates terminology used to describe the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates the present invention as applied to three parameters.
FIG. 4 illustrates a system for implementing the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a process controlled in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates the present invention in terms of two parameters, e.g. temperature and time. Time is measured along X-axis 11 and temperature is indicated along Y-axis 12. Trace 13 represents the output of a suitable transducer which converts temperature to a voltage, the magnitude of which is then measured and monitored. As illustrated in FIG. 1, a representative process utilizing the present invention may not be able to maintain an article to be treated at a constant temperature. This is indicated by the waviness in trace 13. Positioned about trace 13 is band 14, which represents the allowable variation of temperature with time. So long as trace 13 remains within this band, the process is considered to be functioning normally. Band 14 is defined by an upper and lower boundary or limit to which the signal representative of temperature is compared.
Outside band 14 is a second band, herein referred to as alarm band 15. Band 15 provides a wider tolerance for variation in temperature. Specifically, band 15 represents the variation of temperature which could possibly be tolerated in a process, either directly or with some other corrective action. The corrective action could take the form of attempting to change the temperature to bring it within band 14 or an adjustment of some other parameter of the process such that the effect of the temperature change is minimized. It is frequently the case, for example, that increasing the temperature of a process decreases the process time while decreasing the temperature increases the processing time.
A temperature outside band 15 is considered a fault condition and causes the process to be terminated. Alternately the process is terminated when completed at a predetermined time, as indicated by time 17.
The advantage of defining alarm and fault limits is that it enables one to sense an abnormality in the system before the abnormality causes unusable product to be produced. In addition, by recording the temperature and time when the alarm condition takes place one can obtain a record helpful in diagnosing failures of the equipment to carry out the process successfully. While one could continuously monitor the temperature for this purpose, the result would be a large amount of data, the majority of which is not significant.
FIG. 1 also illustrates three terms used to describe the present invention, namely, "set", "check", and "term". At some initial time, the temperature is set by suitable apparatus controlling a heater or other device for heating the article to be processed. The check function is then performed to see whether or not, in fact, the correct temperature has been achieved. The term function is used to terminate the process after the expiration of the normal processing period or upon a fault condition. As applied to FIG. 1, these functions can be performed on the value or Y-axis. Only the term and check functions can be performed on the time axis. In a sense, the set function is implicit in the term operation as applied to the X-axis. Not only are these operations applied to both axes but they occur in complementary pairs, comprising check and term functions. For example, if the term function operates on the time axis, then the check function operates on the value axis and verifies that the set function achieved its goal of maintaining a process variable at a steady state value. Similarly, if the term function operates on the value axis then the check function operates on the time axis and verifies that the function occurred within an acceptable time limit. This set of complementary observation functions executing continuously on both axes of control ensures reliability since it defines a four-sided window around the set functions and will not allow the set point to wander outside of the window. This window can be made as small or as large as necessary.
FIG. 2 illustrates several different types of control conditions. For example, parameter 23 is the starting value of parameter 22. Band 27 is similar to band 15 in FIG. 1. Band 27 may not be present if the normal band around parameter 23 is large enough, i.e. extends down to the X-axis. Parameter 21 is similar to parameter 13 in FIG. 1. Parameter 22 is one in which there is expected to be a continuous rate of change during a given interval. Parameter 24 illustrates the situation where time is the measured quantity and an event is expected within a certain interval of that predetermined time.
Specifically, in accordance with the present invention, the boundaries for a given condition need not always be paired, as illustrated by parameter 23. Parameter 23 has a normal band, bounded on the top by alarm band 25 and on the bottom by band 27. Parameter 3 is further bounded by fault band 26. There is no lower fault band since it is either undesirable or unnecessary to monitor those values of the parameter. For example, if the parameter were the temperature of the lower electrode in a plasma enhanced CVD reactor, the temperature of the lower electrode is unlikely to decrease of its own. What is important however is that the temperature of the lower electrode not exceed some predetermined limit. Therefore, increases in temperature are monitored, and can cause an alarm or fault, whereas decreases in temperature can in this example, only cause an alarm not a fault. For other parameters where X-axis 11 does not represent zero, alarm band 27 and a fault band are provided.
A similar consideration applies to a ramp function. For proper operation of a ramp function, one first sets a parameter to a desired value and then monitors the response of the system to see if that value is obtained. Depending upon the particular system involved, one can achieve a ramp function by simply setting the desired endpoint and relying on the inertia of the system to achieve that endpoint in a more or less linear fashion. Alternately, one can divide the ramp into a plurality of steps and more tightly control the operation of the apparatus, guiding it along the desired response curve. For this to happen, the system must monitor not only direction but also high and low values for both the value of the parameter and time. For example, during a ramp-up, one would use the set function to initiate the change and then a check-high function to assure that the system did not overshoot the mark, and a check direction function to assure that the ramp is occurring in the proper direction. Predetermined time 24 has boundary 28 associated therewith for determining proper operation of a ramp cycle. As with other parameters, the value for the time parameter has a normal band, alarm band, and a fault band. During a ramp operation it is desirable to check both boundaries on the time value to assure that the ramp did not occur too steeply or too gradually.
FIG. 3 illustrates another aspect of the present invention wherein the parameters are interpreted as operating in n-dimensional space along mutually perpendicular axes. As before, one can construe X-axis 11 as corresponding to time and Y-axis 12 as corresponding to some other parameter, e.g. temperature. In addition, Z-axis 38 corresponds to a third parameter, e.g. pressure. As illustrated in FIG. 3, these parameters are interrelated, such that an increase in temperature can be corrected by a decrease in pressure and vice versa. It is understood by those of skill in the art that these corrective measures cannot be made without limit. Thus one continues to have a set of boundaries but the set defines a multidimensional figure. This is illustrated in FIG. 3 wherein normal band 31 increases in the Z-axis but decreases along the Y-axis, and vice versa. Alarm band 32 and fault band 33 need not have the same shape as normal band 31, depending upon the results produced by the different combinations of temperature, pressure and time. By controlling a process in accordance with these interrelated parameters, one not only obtains an audit trail and reduced down time, but also more consistent results by enabling corrective action to occur dynamically.
FIG. 4 illustrates apparatus for carrying out the present invention. As an example of an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus of FIG. 4 illustrates that portion of a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition reactor concerned with running a specific process step, or closely related steps, on a single wafer or single batch of wafers. For this purpose, unit controller 41, which typically comprises a microprocessor such as a 68020 as sold by Motorola, Inc., is assigned responsibility for controlling all functions associated with processing a wafer. The human interface is provided by terminal 42 and track ball 43. At the lower end, unit controller 41 interfaces with process controller 44 which is specifically concerned with implementing a process as a series of set, check and term functions. This is carried out by communicating over a network to a plurality of device controllers 45-50. These device controllers typically comprise a microcontroller, such as a 68HC11, as sold by Motorola, Inc., and connected with a plurality of transducers, appropriate for the particular task. The interface of the 68HC11 to various transducers themselves are well known per se to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, device controller 45 controls the level of RF power and may also incorporate automatic tuning (impedance matching) apparatus to assure a resistive load for the RF power generator. Device controllers 46-48 include solenoids, mass flow controllers, and pressure sensors suitable for controlling and monitoring the flow and pressure of gas within a plasma reactor. Device controller 49 comprises suitable isolation and power control means for operating a heater as well as suitable temperature sensing apparatus for monitoring the temperature within the chamber. Preferably the temperature nearest the semiconductor wafer being processed is monitored. Device controller 50 is concerned with operation of a wafer transport to load and unload the plasma reactor. It comprises a plurality of transducers for actuating the transport and sensing the position of the wafer. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention each device controller operates in a polled mode on the network. In the event of an alarm or a fault, the message is returned to the process controller 44 which, in turn, relays the message to unit controller 41. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the data is logged upon entry and exit of the alarm band and upon entry of the fault band. This data is stored for recall by the user at terminal 42 or at a printer (not shown)
FIG. 5 illustrates the control of a process for depositing tungsten on a semiconductor wafer. In FIG. 5, trace 51 corresponds to the temperature at or near the wafer, trace 52 represents RF power, traces 53, 54, and 55 represent, respectively, the application of particular gases, trace 56 represents the pressure within the plasma reactor, and trace 57 represents time. In general, the process entails cycling the reactor through several pump downs and pressurizations to purge the reactor of atmosphere, increasing the temperature of the wafer, applying a gas to the reactor, then turning on the RF power and, at some point, adding a second gas. The process is then terminated, the reactor purged, and the wafer removed. This is controlled in accordance with the present invention by providing what is herein referred to as a unit step. A unit step is the smallest time interval for a given operation to occur. The unit step may not be the same time period, assuming that the set and check functions are not applied to the time axis. For example, the intervals defined between times zero, 61, 62, and 63 are relatively uniform and represent a time frame appropriate for the purge and pump down of the reactor. Conversely, the time interval from time 63 to time 64, during which the reactor is permitted to stabilize, is relatively long and does not require frequent checking. During the interval between times 64 and 65, the temperature is ramped upwardly, which can be done as a single unit interval or as a plurality of unit intervals, depending upon the particular process being carried out. Similarly with the remainder of the process, the unit interval is chosen as appropriate for the particular task to be accomplished. Specifically, at time 65 the temperature has reached its set point and the second gas starts flowing; at time 66, the flow has stabilized and RF power is applied; at time 67, the third gas starts flowing; at time 68, the power is shut off while the temperature is maintained. The particulars of the process are immaterial to the present invention, cf. U.S. Pat. No. 4,737,474 for a detailed description of a process. The point here is simply that the unit interval need not be of a fixed length.
FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart of the process in accordance with the present invention. In successive steps, a parameter is set to a desired value; an electrical signal is produced which is related to the parameter; and the magnitude of the signal is checked against first and second sets of limits wherein the first set is wider than and includes the second set. Specifically, if the signal is not within the first set of limits, the process is terminated, else the process continues. If the signal is within the second set of limits, the process continues. If the signal is between the first and second sets of limits, then the signal is recorded. It is this last step which greatly facilitates tracking process problems, but without generating large amounts of essentially useless data.
Appendix A illustrates in pseudo-code the check task function. This task provides the check function for the parameters to assure the intended effect is produced. Check-- analog checks the analog inputs from device controllers 45-50. Check -- Digital checks digital inputs from device controllers 45-50. Check-- Enum checks enumerated inputs (high level commands, e.g. load wafer unload wafer) from device controllers 45-50.
Appendix B illustrates in pseudo-code a routine used to send data to the device controllers, therein referred to as "RDACs" (Remote Data Acquisition Controller). This provides the "set" function.
Appendix C illustrates in pseudo-code a routine for receiving data from the device controllers. This routine is used during the "check" operation.
Appendix D illustrates in pseudo-code the Execute Recipe routine. Included is the Check-- Task case statement which includes the routines for alarm, fault, and term. ##SPC1##
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Both coaches are brothers in stress. Krzyzewski took time off in 1995 after a bad back flared up. We're still not sure what Meyer did to address stress issues that had him in deteriorating health in December. He resigned Dec. 27, only to come back the next day. Somewhere between then and now Meyer allegedly took some sort of leave of absence.
"The main thing we talked [about] is that he wasn't the only guy who, you know, that kind of stuff can happen to," Krzyzewski said. "I think it happens to a lot of people, whether you're in sports or business, and you haven't done anything wrong by feeling that way.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Imagine the following resume for the new coach of the Utah Jazz:
NBA assistant for 17 years. ... Coached under Rudy Tomjanovich, including two NBA championship seasons. ... Top assistant for Gregg Popovich when Popovich won NBA Coach of the Year honors and had best record in NBA. ... Coached at Michigan State for seven years, five under Jud Heathcote and two under Tom Izzo. ... Four years as a head coach at a major university with an overall winning record and an NCAA tournament appearance.
Most Jazz fans would be ecstatic to get such a coach to replace Tyrone Corbin, who had just seven years as an NBA assistant and no head coaching experience before becoming the Jazz's coach.
Except there's one more thing to add to the resume — the name.
Jim Boylen.
If you haven't noticed by now, Boylen's name is being thrown around by various media folk as a top candidate for the open Jazz head coaching job. Most of the talk comes from out-of-state journalists. Fueling the rumors are Boylen's seven-year working relationship with Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey and his long NBA history.
An online gambling service lists several candidates for the Jazz job, with Boylen at the top at 2-to-1 odds. The next candidate is 4-1.
Around here, a lot of folks are scratching their heads. Jim Boylen? Really? For others, it's, Jim Boylen, are you kidding me?
Didn't he get dismissed as the University of Utah basketball coach in 2011 following consecutive losing seasons? Isn't he the coach that some say ran the once-proud Ute program into the ground?
Yes, it's that Jim Boylen.
After being unceremoniously dismissed from Utah in March 2011, Boylen landed back on his feet in the NBA, where he had coached for 14 seasons before becoming the Utes' coach in 2007. He coached for two years at Indiana under Frank Vogel, helping the Pacers' resurgence before going to San Antonio this season, where he became Popovich's top assistant after Mike Budenholzer and Brett Brown left to become head coaches at Atlanta and Philadelphia, respectively.
People tend to think the Ute program was a total disaster under Boylen, which it wasn't. He got players going to class and his team's overall GPA was even better than the teams of Rick Majerus, who used to brag about his players' great academics. In his second year, Boylen won the Mountain West Conference title and earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament. After that season, Boylen was actually a finalist for the open Arizona job, which went to Sean Miller, and he was rewarded with a new contract.
However, things turned south the next season and several players, including Carlon Brown and Marshall Henderson, left the program. Boylen scrambled to get some replacements, such as Jiggy Watkins and Will Clyburn, but they couldn't fashion a winning season and he was let go right before the Utes embarked on their Pac-12 journey.
I knew Boylen as well as any media person in the state when he coached at Utah, covering his program for all four years he was here, and I liked him. I interviewed him over a hundred times, sat in his office dozens of times, and found him to be very personable and accommodating. He is a God-fearing man with a wife and two daughters who seems to sincerely care about others. Personally, I'll never forget the time when I received some bad news and the first person who called me was Jim Boylen.
All that said, I don't think Boylen will be picked as the next Jazz coach. For one thing, you have to consider the public relations angle — whether it's right or not.
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Thread: Pearscrow's Doodledo'h
June 6th, 2008 #1
Pearscrow's Doodledo'h
Trying to add things. I only have a webcam *shakes head* I'm sorry for the major inconvenience. Hoping to get my scanner working. Thank you for your time.
Also, most of the figures are drawn from posemaniacs.com in 90-second doodles.
Edit: First picture is preview for thread, actual picture made a year or so from first post.
Last edited by Pearscrow; June 30th, 2009 at 05:54 PM.
Hide this ad by registering as a memberJune 13th, 2008 #2
Okay, I've been trying to do something for this Daily Sketch [1920's-ERA MAN SEES SOMETHING NIGHTMARISH BY THE STREET LAMP]
Well, I figured out quickly enough that I couldn't even do the buidling...not really a dynamic view, but If I can't do this then going onto something from an extreme point of view might not help me learn anything at all - that is if I don't know how to do it plainly first...right?
Anyhow, it's supposed to be like it is in 3...not an above sort of view like the others. I was having my friend help me with it over MSN; She said it might be that you wouldn't see the back of the alley, so I tried in 6, but it just looks wide and blocky. I'm trying to make the alley very long and slender.
-Edit- Is it because 6 is way too short, or too wide?
Last edited by Pearscrow; June 13th, 2008 at 04:29 PM.
June 14th, 2008 #3
1st picture is from yesterday; 2nd is from today.
Again sorry for quality, and these were also drawn from the posemaniacs 90-second post/gesture drawing practice...
-Edit- Hey, does anyone know what that muscle is below your elbow? It like tightenes and seems to widen when you strain it...okay thank you.
June 14th, 2008 #4
The anatomy in your gesture drawings seem quite off.
In all of them the head is too small.
It is great that you are doing them.
Try to look at some books that break down basic anatomy
so you can catch your self when it happens in the future.
Please visit my sketchbook.
June 15th, 2008 #5
June 15th, 2008 #6
this to see if it'll help me improve.
Thank you.
And yes, I believe that's it! Thank you too Dave.
June 16th, 2008 #7
Mmkay...so here is something from The Human Machine The Anatomical Structure & Mechanism Of The Human Body by George B. Bridgman, or the first book from the thread in the link in my above post...
-Edit- Also some posemaniacs practice from a second ago. :3 I tried to make the heads a bit bigger but they feel too big to me. :/ Not to mention that everything else is messed up about the body, but I'm going to try to work hard on that.
Last edited by Pearscrow; June 16th, 2008 at 11:42 PM.
June 17th, 2008 #8
Are you puting down any basic shapes, underlying structure, guidelines in your figure drawings?
With the images, I can't tell, BUT I'm guessing no. Get some of the basic large areas and forms correct first and the rest will work alot better.
my sketches here... http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92997
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Last edited by Pearscrow; June 18th, 2008 at 07:29 PM.
June 29th, 2008 #10
Can't seem to get this right...
Oh well. Trying to do this. It's small but I just want to get it right. :/ Made in Ambereh.
Also thought I'd add something I did in MSpaint a while ago...it's my friend. :'3
-Edit- Third is just me playing around with color in Ambereh.
Last edited by Pearscrow; June 30th, 2008 at 03:55 PM.
August 16th, 2008 #11
Last edited by Pearscrow; August 16th, 2008 at 01:38 AM.
August 16th, 2008 #12
Hi Pearscrow, wecome to CA.
First off, SEVANS made a comment about creating an underlying structure. I just want to clarify and explain what it is, because it is the most important step. Before you start drawing the details and the bulk of your figure, start with something simplier, like lines and basic geometric shapes to create a skeleton. For example: A circle for the head or a box shape for the torso.
When you have created this skeleton, you'll now be able to add details easialy. This technique will help with proportions and will help you see the figure in three dementions. I promise, when you learn this, you'll see fast improvments.
Secondly, take your time with these sketches. You will improve faster if you take it slow, spend some time to fix errors, add details and shading.
Thirdly, just have some fun!
August 30th, 2008 #13
Gah, I'm really sorry that I can't scan anything (freakin' Vista) and I hope to go to my Dad's work sometime to scan in my sketches of unsuspecting classmates and portraits. I wish I could show you guys.
Anyway, um, how exactly do you do a portrait? A good one, I mean...like, you know, the kind that captures who they are and their personality, I want to know how to do that.
Thanks Ewing, your advice is so useful for when I sketch in real life! You have no idea. But I'm still a little stuck on people I'm afraid.
Last edited by Pearscrow; August 30th, 2008 at 05:24 PM.
September 27th, 2008 #14
First self-portrait: 27th
Second self-portrait: 17th
September 27th, 2008 #15
September 27th, 2008 #16
September 27th, 2008 #17
I recognize the ShiPainter work. Believe me, I've been seeing a lot of this stuff for two years, so, haha. I have a few tips, now that I know you use it. You should lay down base colors with pen, then go in with waters. If you go straight in with waters otherwise it'll look very white-ish. Also, consider using layers for sketching, then putting colors underneath.
September 27th, 2008 #18
Thank you for the pen tip, I do that sometimes with the pencil (like on the doll and the hair in the head/shoulders), but other times I don't, and I think it shows clearly in the middle of the arm with the hand holding the doll.
Also, I guess this'll sound a little odd, but I've never done layers before in any program. I'll try when I start drawing tomorrow, though. Thank you for the suggestion.
September 27th, 2008 #19
Besides that, you should also consider doing a back ground.
;] Layers are pretty simple, and are pretty staple to drawing, at least for me. Open layers and select the top layer. Sketch and set the opacity at about 60%. Lay down base colors beneath it, on layer 1 or 2; if you're going to use waters, you'll probably have to do the background first, then work your way to the foreground, because there'll be white excess if you do the background on a layer below your subject.
September 27th, 2008 #20
Thank you so much for your kind advice Shalite. I'm a little scared to do a background in color but...I will try at least once or twice and try to learn from it.
Haha, layers don't sound -too- complicated, I'll try that out tomorrow as well. Again thank you so much.
September 28th, 2008 #21
June 26th, 2009 #22
I'd like to colour the Island one when I get the chance...
Still no printer :/ Sorry for the massive dry spell in my art and posting but I think I'm getting better...
Including: Drawings from imagination, a watercolour from imagination, portraits drawn from photographs and in real life, and still-lifes.
Last picture done in MSN handwriting slot.
Edit: Oh, wait, I'm sorry - the guy with long hair, second row, farthest right, I didn't post my reference picture and I messed up pretty badly on him but I can't figure out where I went wrong. So I would absolutely adore crits on him, here's the reference: http://i42.tinypic.com/f52glw.jpg
Thanks y'all.
Last edited by Pearscrow; June 27th, 2009 at 11:54 AM.
June 30th, 2009 #23
Right, so, some drawings online I did today.
July 1st, 2009 #24
July 4th, 2009 #25
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August 5th, 2009 #26
I hate that speaker like you wouldn't believe.
Also, hat and scarf made mainly with double crochets.
Edit: AH GOODNESS the speaker 1, 2, 3 progression has the first one twice
Sorry xD
Last edited by Pearscrow; August 6th, 2009 at 01:16 PM.
August 5th, 2009 #27
Not bad considering that you use MSN's handwriting function (I use it from time to time as well). However, you should consider practicing with form and perspective when you get the chance.
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August 6th, 2009 #29
Not sure...
...If this is how I should be doing perspective study or not?
August 6th, 2009 #30
Not much for a day, but I have been crocheting.


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Samilja's Reviews > About a Boy
About a Boy
by Nick Hornby
by Nick Hornby
Samilja's review
Dec 17, 07
Recommended for: lovers of dry british laughs & anyone looking for an entertaining, easy read
Read in December, 2007
Brilliant - ok, that's just a bad homage to the Brits but really, this was a funny, sweet book. I'd have given it a 3.5 but with no half-stars at my disposal, I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. Anyway - bought it b/c I was looking for High Fidelity at our local used shop but this was the only Hornby on hand. I'm glad since I saw the movie version of H.F. but not this so it was a good surprise. It's a love story of sorts - but not between lovers. Rather, between a mid-thirties man-child (Will) and a peculiarly wonderful twelve year old (Marcus). It's a book-long question as to just who is the 'boy' in question but ultimately we find maybe both are and again, maybe they're both men as well. The cast of characters also includes Marcus' hippie-dippy, suicidal mom, a handful of Will's female conquests & Marcus' Nirvana-loving fifteen-year-old dream girl (the setting is early 90's London). In combination they tread what could be dreary ground with endearing & funny psychoses, self-righteousness and sincerity. The dialogue is what's best here - you'll hear the English accents and rhythms in your head with every wacky conversation.
Great for a laugh. An easy read.
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Nice Hotel close to shopping and restaurants.Posted Mar 5, 2015
Pros: The friendliness of the employees.
Cons: The parking but that is a problem all over this town.
Location: Fabulous location. Shopping and restaurants we tried three of them and they were all good. This is very close to UVA also and easy to get to.
This hotel is a great place to stay. This was our first visit to Charlottesville and this hotel couldnt have been more accomodating. They do the little extras. Fitness room great ! The rooms were very comfortable and there were plenty of towels and pillows. If they didnt have something you needed they were glad to make accomadations. Dinner in the restaurant was very very good. Its pricey but you get great service and good food. We came down every morning and paid for two to go cups of coffee and then you got free refills if you brought the cup back . The help couldnt have been nicer. The hotel is very clean. If I had one complaint it would be that you had to pay for internet.
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The hotel was convenient and comfortable.Posted Feb 24, 2015
The Omni Charlottesville is five minutes from my son's house. Staying there allowed me to visit my nine grandchildren without being under the same roof and bring them "home" with me a few at a time.
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Nice hotel and great location.Posted Feb 16, 2015
Overall it was a great visit. The walls were thin, which allowed us to hear the baby crying on the next room. But, we would return for another visit and recommend the hotel to others.
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Great locationPosted Jan 29, 2015
Staff was very accommodating...will alway choose this hotel. However, hotel bar is a bit lack luster and barkeep has no personality!
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
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It was clean, great location, plenty of room, and the staff was attentive. Parking was also easy and cheap. Late checkout was no problem for my visit
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Hotel needs to upgradePosted Jan 27, 2015
Pros: location
There were a number of issues with our stay. 1. mattress was too springy 2. you could here every word of your neighbor's conversation 3. charging for WIFI in this day and age is dumb! 4. bathrooms need updating
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Beautiful hotelPosted Jan 7, 2015
Pros: Location, great staff
Cons: Jacked up,prices for New Year's Eve. Amost $300 for a room that I may have slept in for 8 hours. Drink prices in bar were very high
Easy check in, room was spacious, clean, and had accommodate my request..
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Perfect New Year's EvePosted Jan 2, 2015
We stayed at the Omni to celebrate the New Year in downtown Charlottesville. Check-in was a breeze. The room was very spacious and well appointed. We discovered that our refrigerator did not work. Within five minutes of calling the front desk, a service worker was at our door and got the problem solved. We asked to have two rooms close to each other, and the accommodation was made without hesitation. Check out was quick and convenient. We had a lovely breakfast at the buffet, where the servers were very pleasant and friendly.
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Meetings with the Mayor
Mar 27th - 7:05 pm
Posted by gracerauh in Bill de Blasio
Mayor de Blasio met with a host of prominent New Yorkers over the last six months of 2014 – but only once with Governor Cuomo. That's according to his official schedule, released today through a Freedom of Information Act request. The mayor and Governor sat down together at Casa Lever, an Italian restaurant in Midtown, on July 11. He also dined with former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on September 30 at Prime Grill, a kosher steakhouse in Manhattan.
While the mayor says he is fighting to close the gap between wealthy and poor New Yorkers, his schedule shows he's made time for some of the city's biggest leaders in finance and media. He spoke on the phone with Jamie Dimon, the CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase and met with Lloyd Blankfein, the head of Goldman Sachs, for 45 minutes at City Hall in July. De Blasio also met with Les Moonves, the President and CEO of CBS in August and had a phone call with him in November. All three ended up serving on the mayor's host committee as part of the city's push to win the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Opponents of the horse-drawn carriage industry also got an audience with the mayor. He hosted a meeting with two prominent opponents at Gracie Mansion in September. Steven Nislick and Wendy Neu got an hour of his time, according to his schedule. Both were big donors to the anti-Christine Quinn group "New York City Is Not For Sale" during the 2013 mayor's race.
Also invited to Gracie Mansion? Lobbyists Harold Ickes and Janine Enright. They came for dinner with the mayor and his wife. Ickes, a former Clinton administration official, is also an adviser to the mayor.
There was some time for celebrating, the mayor's schedule shows. He attended a reunion with his campaign staff at a rooftop bar on September 10th, exactly a year after he won the Democratic primary. The views from the top of 230 Fifth Avenue are impressive. The mayor and his aides could take a good look at the city they had won.
Mar 27th - 5:02 pm
Posted by Liz Benjamin in [...]
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced he won't seek re-election in 2016, and endorsed US Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Democrat in the chamber as his leadership successor.
Reid insisted the injuries he sustained during a January exercising accident were "nothing" compared to what he sustained in the ring as a young boxer, and said the incident did not motivate his decision to retire.
Reid said he believed the No. 2 Democrat, Sen. Dick Durbin, would stand aside for his former roommate, Schumer.
As predicted, Durbin is indeed backing Schumer to succeed Reid, and he plans to run for minority whip again.
US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said she supports Schumer, though he might face a challenge from a female member of the Democratic conferene: Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington.
For Schumer, this is "the culmination of a ten-year climb through the leadership ranks of the Senate Democrats."
Four major banks are threatening to withhold campaign donations to Senate Democrats in anger over Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's attacks on Wall Street.
A new gas main was being installed without city permission at the East Village building where a massive explosion and fire injured at least 25 people and left two missing.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio toured the blast site for about 30 minutes earlier today with top administration officials to assess the damage.
Buffalo made Men's Journal's list of America's 50 Best Places to Live.
Sen. John Flanagan has some fans at NT2.
Rep. Pete King, who's mulling a 2016 presidential run, released a statement accusing supporters of announced candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of hurling "vulgar, rabid and adolescent type" attacks at his office.
"There's nothing good to come of a late budget," said state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, though his office is prepared, should that scenario occur.
The post-budget fight over extending NYC mayoral control could get ugly.
Sen. Brad Hoylman credited singer Miley Cyrus for the $4.5 million in funding for homeless youth shelters included in this year's state budget – the first significant increase in seven years.
A law firm headed by state Sen. Marc Panepinto has purchased a historic mansion on Buffalo's Delaware Avenue for $1.21 million with the intent of moving into the property this summer
Syracuse firefighters will get retroactive 2 percent raises for the past two years but will begin paying 70 percent more for health care under an arbitration panel's award issued this week.
The Greater Glens Falls Democracy for America chapter wants Cuomo to direct that all five medical marijuana growing licenses the state plans to issue be located in upstate New York.
Sen. Diane Savino did some hula hooping at Astroland's opening day.
This year, the New York State Fair is seeking a vendor to operate a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in a dedicated space inside the International Building.
How liberals are hoping to nudge Hillary Clinton to the left.
Good-Government Groups Huddle With Cuomo's Office
Mar 27th - 3:32 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Ethics
As the negotiations over the state budget appear to be winding down, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's counsel's office met privately on Friday afternoon with several good-government advocates to discuss new outside income disclosure requirements under consideration.
The meeting was not with Cuomo himself, though the governor did make a brief appearance, said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.
Details were scarce on what a possible agreement between Cuomo and state lawmakers might look like at this point, though advocates said they were under the impression no formal deal had been made.
"I think the issue is still open," Horner said.
Common Cause New York's Susan Lerner agreed.
"The ethics bill is still in progress," Lerner said. "I don't think we learned anything that is surprising."
The meeting was meant more to "trade ideas back and forth," she said.
Both Lerner and Horner declined to go into the specifics of what was discussed or what proposals the governor's office sought to float with them.
"I don't think we're in a position to go into any specifics," Lerner said.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos earlier in the day said he expected an ethics bill to be introduced as early as this evening.
Assembly Democrats last week announce they were in support of an ethics package agreed to by Cuomo that would create new disclosure requirements for lawmakers with legal clients and campaign finance while also change the travel reimbursement structure.
Senate Republicans have balked at the disclosure requirements and Cuomo has spent the last several days trying to reach an agreement that meets their concerns.
Lerner insisted no bill language was put before them in the meeting.
"We won't possible know until we see bill language," she said. "Things can be described and what it comes down to is drafting. Sometimes the drafting can be more expansive and helpful than the description."
Schwartz Lands At OTG
Mar 27th - 1:29 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Andrew Cuomo
Larry Schwartz, the former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will become the chief strategy officer for OTG, an airport management firm, the company announced on Friday.
"I am pleased to welcome Larry Schwartz as part of the OTG team. He is a proven leader with a track record of managing complex initiatives and delivering results at the highest levels. His experience and leadership will be a tremendous asset," said OTG CEO Rick Blatstein.
Schwartz had initially left the administration at the start of the year and was replaced with Bill Mulrow, an investment banker and a longtime figure in state political circles.
At the time, the administration said Schwartz was leaving for a private-sector job.
"I am thrilled to be joining OTG, a company that is transforming airports across the country through local dining, award-winning design, and ground-breaking technology," Schwartz said in a statement.
OTG briefly employed another former Cuomo aide, ex-State Operations Director Howard Glaser.
However, The New York Post reported last month that Schwartz was still on the administration's payroll and was receiving accrued vacation time.
The administration later acknowledged Schwartz was still coming to the office to help with the transition. He final day was earlier this month.
Assembly, Senate Combine For Almost $1M In Legal Bills
Mar 27th - 12:46 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Comptroller
The state Assembly and Senate combined for nearly $1 million in legal fees last month associated with various sexual harassment scandals in one house and for representation related to the Moreland Commission To Investigate Public Corruption in the other, according to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.
The Democratic-led Assembly was approved for $545,000 to "various recipients" in order to settle the sexual harassment lawsuit against one-time Brooklyn power broker Vito Lopez.
The former assemblyman resigned following a Joint Commission on Public Ethics report that revealed the details of abuse and harassment by Lopez directed toward his legislative staff.
Ultimately, two staffers sued Lopez and the Assembly in court, which was recently settled.
Meanwhile, the Assembly also spent $13,000 for outside legal counsel from Whiteman Osterman & Hanna in the appeals process for former Assemblyman Micah Kellner, who was accused of sending inappropriate texts and online chats with legislative employees.
Kellner did not run for re-election last year.
In the Republican-led Senate, $435,000 was approved in legal bills to Kirkland & Ellis, which is special counsel for the conference in the Moreland Commission investigation.
The commission ultimately shuttered last year following an agreement on ethics measures in the state budget.
The panel's closure, as well as the evidence it generated, is being reviewed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
Skelos: Ethics Bill Today, Assembly Making Last-Ditch DREAM Act Push
Mar 27th - 12:24 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Dean Skelos
A bill that would lay out new ethics measures will likely be introduced today, while the remainder of the budget bills could be seen by Saturday night, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told reporters on Friday.
"The balance I believe will be introduced by tomorrow night," Skelos said.
Skelos, meanwhile, criticized Assembly Democrats for making a final push on the DREAM Act by linking the proposal that would grant tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants to a Senate GOP-backed property tax relief plan.
"It's unfortunate for people struggling upstate and on the island that they would link property tax relief to giving free tuition to people who are here illegally," Skelos said.
Nevertheless, it appears that a final agreement is coming together as lawmakers in both chambers said this morning they expect school-aid runs to be released as early as Sunday evening or sometime next week when the budget is being voted on.
A deal on the 2015-16 state budget could be at hand by as early as this afternoon or, more likely, at some point tomorrow.
Lawmakers have left town for the most part, but Skelos said he is staying in Albany on Saturday. Assembly Democrats are due to return on Saturday morning for an optional meeting, while Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie comes back to the Capitol this afternoon.
Skelos added that there was no linking of education aid to an effort to develop teacher evaluation criteria. Senate Republicans were still pushing to have the gap elimination adjustment completely closed in education spending.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has insisted on a budget that would link school aid to the development of education reforms, including tougher criteria for evaluations of teachers as well as a school receivership plan.
"Right now, it's the normal working through shares, working through GEA which is important to us, the Assembly wants to drive more money to New York City, we want to have it regionally balanced," Skelos said. "That's the normal issue that exists at this time."
The evaluation criteria is "the final piece" Skelos said, adding that it remains unclear whether a decision would be kicked ultimately to the Board of Regents, which oversees the semi-autonomous Department of Education.
"We want to make sure it's strong and it means something," he said of the teacher evaluations. "The Assembly is unfortunately trying to water it down and the Assembly is, unfortunately, trying to water it down."
More ancillary issues continue to pop up: Lawmakers in both parties are making last-minute attempts to have spending diverted from the more than $5 billion windfall surplus that Cuomo wants to spend on rural broadband expansion, shoring up the Thruway Authority's finances and an upstate economic development competition.
The budget is due by Tuesday, the end of the state's fiscal year. If approved by then, it would be the fifth on-time budget in a row.
On The Same Page
Mar 27th - 10:54 am
Posted by Nick Reisman in NYS Budget
Why is this budget season different from all other recent budget seasons?
For starters, there has not been the much-derided three-men-in-a-room meetings that have dominated the budget discussions and the incremental coverage of the negotiations.
Instead, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has been shuttling back and forth between the governor's office. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken the unusual step of pitching his disclosure measures to the Senate Republican conference in person and on their turf on the third floor.
Cuomo has apparently been conducting some discussions over the phones as well and has spoken with individual lawmakers in person as well in breakfast sessions.
The budget talks, in short, have been conducted seemingly in different silos: Senate Republicans talking disclosure, Assembly Democrats negotiating education reforms.
But with that new structure come some disagreement with what's going on and what's actually on the table. Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Thursday said a minimum wage increase was out of the budget. Heastie denied that was the case.
Having budgets discussed behind closed doors with just the governor and legislative majority leaders has long been a staple of Albany and a source of derision. Former state Sen. Seymour Lachman called Albany a "Potemkin village."
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara last month mocked the budget talks.
Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has conducted a growing campaign to get herself into the room, and Cuomo would likely want to avoid the image of a black woman being locked out of the office (the Yonkers Democrat has apparently met in person with the governor, but not as part of the broader talks with the other leaders).
But increasingly this year, legislative leaders appear to be defusing their power and negotiating authority to individual members.
Rank-and-file lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate are in working groups developing policy in the budget, especially on education and ethics.
The negotiations do not appear to be falling apart like they did several times last year, and while legislative leaders may not be completely up on the minimum wage discussions, the knowledge of their members, to a greater degree than before, has been tapped into.
Burning the Weekend Oil?
Mar 27th - 10:10 am
Posted by Liz Benjamin in NYS Budget
From the Morning Memo:
Assembly Democrats will be returning to the Capitol today and staying through tomorrow – their effort toward trying to get agreed-on budget bills into print before midnight Saturday in order to meet the three-day aging requirement and hit the April 1 deadline.
The fact that members of the majority conference will be sicking around in Albany on a Friday night is worth noting as yet another example of just how much things have changed in the post-Sheldon Silver era.
Silver, as longtime Capitol watchers are well aware, is an observant Jew. That meant he was routinely out of pocket from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday in order to observe the Jewish sabbath known as Shabbat.
Though central staffers worked through this 24-hour pause, no significant decisions could be made until Silver checked back in on Saturday night. And, as such, the members of his conference generally took a break right along with him.
It was not unusual for complaints to be lodged over someone trying to jam the Assembly just before – or worse, during – Shabbat, knowing the speaker would have a difficult time responding until his religious obligations were fulfilled.
Silver's replacement, Carl Heastie, is not Jewish, and so is not held to the same negotiating constraints as his predecessor. He'll be working through Friday and into Saturday, right along with his members, who are expected to attended closed-door conferences.
During a CapTon interview last night, Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle acknowledged that this is a significant shift, though he also said accommodations will be made for observant Jewish rank-and-filers – of which Silver is now one. They will not be expected to attend conference, he said, and materials will be provided to them to keep them abreast of developments in budget talks (assuming any breakthroughs are made).
Working weekends is just a small example of the seismic shift that has taken place in the Assembly.
Lobbyists, lawmakers and staffers who have long been involved in the budget back-and-forth all admit that this year is vastly different in large part due to the change in leadership style between Heastie and Silver.
Mindful of the unhappiness among rank-and-file lawmakers about Silver's top-down management technique, Heastie has been careful to involve his conference as much as possible as he tries to negotiate his first ever budget deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
This empowerment has been good for legislators – and also for lobbyists and activists who were quick to adapt to the new reality – but it has also slowed the pace of budget talks considerably, participants admitted.
Add to that Cuomo's newfound sensitivity to the highly public criticism from US Attorney Preet Bharara and others of the traditional "three-men-in-a-room" budget negotiation model, which has led to the governor's unusual in-person visits to the Capitol's third floor, and you get the diffuse and sometimes chaotic situation that we've witnessed over the past several days.
For a while there, proposals were falling off the table and being put back on so quickly, it was often hard to tell where things stood.
It looks like legislative leaders and the governor are making progress, however.
They're reportedly close to an ethics disclosure deal – though it should be noted that the word "close" has been employed for a good 48 hours now. Already, good government groups are criticizing what they've seen, with NYPIRG's Blair Horner publicly panning the reforms under consideration as "weak tea."
Education continues to be a sticking point, with a lot of finger-pointing and chest-beating over the apparent loss of the DREAM Act and Education Investment Tax Credit, though several eleventh-hour compromise solutions have been floated.
The teacher evaluation system also remains an open question. The independent commission idea looks to be dead, and talk is now centered on getting the Board of Regents to propose changes before the session ends in June. Neither the Assembly Democrats nor the Senate Republicans like the idea of tying the changes to state school aid, which could force districts to hold their May budget votes without a clear picture of how much support they'll be getting from the state.
Morelle noted last night that districts have been in this place before, thanks to Albany's decades-long history of late budgets. No one wants to return to those bad old days, he said.
As for the governor, he made no appearances yesterday, but issued yet another lengthy statement insisting he won't sign off on more state education aid unless the budget includes reforms that address "accountability, performance and standards." Cuomo also said he's standing firm on ethics reform, and called debate over the inclusion of policy proposals in the budget a "red herring."
Here and Now
Mar 27th - 5:33 am
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public schedule. Assembly Democrats and Senate Republicans say they'll be returning to the Capitol for more budget talks today.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is in the city with no public schedule as of yet.
At 8:30 a.m., alcony holds its Women's History Awards Networking breakfast, Hard Rock Cafe, 1501 Broadway, Manhattan.
At 9 a.m., more than 450 experts from a variety of scientific, psychological, social service and educational communities will gather at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center to deliberate the emerging connections between trauma, the science of brain development and lifetime health, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany.
At 9:30 a.m., Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis holds a press conference to release a report on the Access-a-Ride program, Arrochar Friendship Club, 44 Bionia Ave., Staten Island.
At 10 a.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli speak while hosting an event where state employees will help Bronx residents investigate whether they are entitled to unclaimed funds; rotunda, Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse Ave., the Bronx.
Also at 10 a.m., Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks will honor local Vietnam Veterans, Olmstead Lodge, 171 Reservoir Ave., Rochester.
Also at 10 a.m., Assemblyman Keith Wright holds a press conference with Building and Construction Trades Council President Gary LaBarbera on NYCHA funding, Lincoln Houses, 2130 Madison Ave. at 133rd Street, Manhattan.
Also at 10 a.m., during a ceremony at CUNY's Hunter College, officials and relatives of a woman killed in an East Harlem building explosion display a memorial plaque and accept funds raised at the college for her family and for the not-for-profit housing organization Hope Community Inc.; lobby, Silberman School of Social Work, 2180 Third Ave., Manhattan.
At 10:15 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito joins elected officials, unions and community groups to call on Albany to raise the minimum wage, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
At 10:30 a.m., Sen. Marc Panepinto will tour Black Squirrel Distillery and highlight the benefits of strengthening the maple syrup industry in upstate as well as his overall legislative plan for boosting the state's agricultural economy, 1595 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
At 10:45 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey joins officials from Westchester Community College for a roundtable discussion on impact of proposed Pell Grant cuts for local college students, Hartford Hall, 75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla.
At noon, acting state Tax Commissioner Ken Adams discusses Cuomo's property tax proposal, home of Claudia Blumenstock, 407 Taylor Rd., Honeoye Falls.
Also at noon, representatives of Jewish advocacy organizations call for US Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer to support overriding an anticipated presidential veto of the "Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act," during a news conference near the district offices of the lawmakers; 780 Third Ave., Manhattan.
At 12:30 p.m., Sen. David Carlucci holds a press conference on paid family leave at the "For Kids Only" Daycare facility, 577 North State Rd., Briarcliff Manor.
At 1 p.m., NYS Broadband Program Office Director David Salway discusses the governor's New NY Broadband Program, Sullivan County Government Center, Legislative Hearing Room, 100 North St., Monticello.
At 6 p.m., Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, NYC Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, state Sen. Jessie Hamilton, the Democratic party district leader of the Assembly's 43rd District, Shirley Patterson, and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon host a "Shirley Chisholm Women of Excellence Awards" presentation and reception, marking the March observance of Women's History Month; First Baptist Church of Crown Heights, 450 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn.
A fiery explosion yesterday afternoon in Manhattan's East Village injured at least 19 people, damaged four buildings and led to the collapse of at least one of them. Four people were in critical condition; they were among 15 taken to area hospitals, including four firefighters, who sustained minor injuries. Four people were treated at the scene. AS of last night, officials knew of no one killed in the incident.
Nicholas Figueroa, a 23-year-old man who took a co-worker to lunch at the sushi restaurant whose basement was the site of the blast, has not been heard from since the explosion. His date is being treated for injuries she sustained during the explosion at Bellevue Hospital.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders appear close to an agreement on ethics policies that would increase what legislators have to disclose about the money they make on top of their government salaries. Cuomo said the effort made good on his pledge to bring more sunlight to Albany, but critics say what they've seen so far falls short of full disclosure.
In the latest sign of Albany ethics madness, lawmakers were forced to turn over Lou Gehrig bobblehead dolls given to them by the ALS Association this week because they're deemed a violation of the Legislature's gift ban.
The collapse earlier this week of a two-pronged plan to include in the state budget an education tax credit and the Dream Act, which extends tuition assistance programs to undocumented immigrants, has led to finger-pointing and a last-minute scramble for some kind of alternative plan before budget bills are signed on Saturday.
Eleanor Randolph on the budget negotiation process: "The real mockery, of course, is that the insiders' club can exclude even insiders. The four men in that back room should make room for two more, one of them a woman. Six people is not a crowd by anybody's count."
The final budget will include nearly $440 million for anti-homeless services over the next four years.
Cuomo's campus sexual-assault proposal faces an uncertain future, with lawmakers from both parties saying it shouldn't be included in the state budget. The Legislature wants the governor to change his plan, and let them vote on it later on in the session.
Another point of contention in budget talks: How to spend the state's $5.4 billion (and growing) windfall from financial settlements. A Cuomo spokesman said using the money is "central to the finances of the state and a core component of the budget." Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos wants more detail.
In yet another chapter of the ongoing push and pull between NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Cuomo, a new front has opened, this time over public housing funds in the state budget. While the figure is $100 million from the state to the city in the state budget for much-needed repairs, Cuomo wants a state agency to control how that money is administered. The mayor believes the funds should go directly to the housing authority.
With legislators holding closed-door meetings on the new state budget, teachers rallied against Cuomo at the state Capitol yesterday, stopping short of declaring victory in the fight with him over tenure and union rights.
A plan to task the Board of Regents with developing a new teacher-evaluation system was a step in the right direction as Cuomo and lawmakers negotiate a series of education reforms, NYSUT President Karen Magee said.
Negotiations over the Brownfields tax credit program have stalled because of a disagreement over a proposed affordable housing requirement.
Thoroughbred racing in New York could remain under Cuomo's control for another year, as the state's April 1 budget deadline approaches without discussion of the New York Racing Association.
Mar 26th - 5:02 pm
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An explosion at a building on Second Avenue and East 7th Street in Manhattan this afternoon sent huge clouds of smoke billowing into the air and caused the building to partially collapse. More here.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan says he's looking to the Assembly for "leadership" on the Education Investment Tax Credit, though: "if this doesn't work out, there's a lot of blame to go around."
US Sen. Chuck Schumer is leading a group of Democratic senators from states that have heavy oil train traffic to push for the immediate strengthening of federal regulations on oil tanker cars.
US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says taxes on soda and other "junk" foods are regressive, and while she will push policies aimed at lowering the obesity rate, taxes are not the way to change behavior.
Two bills recently introduced in the Assembly would restrict what the living could do with the previously living.
Due to the governor's refusal to release school aid runs, the Watertown School District has proposed cutting about 15 instructional and maintenance staff postitions.
Sen. Martin Dilan: "If DREAM comes out it should all come out. The budget is where we have leverage. Outside of the budget (the DREAM Act) is dead."
Cuomo's raise-the-age-proposal has a variety of provisions that actually create stricter sentencing schemes, particularly for kids charged with violent crimes.
The NYT hosted an online debate over whether spending more on education is the best way to improve schools.
A new AQE video targets the Senate Republicans for failing to "walk the walk" when it comes to increasing education aid.
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will embark next week on his first domestic trip since taking office, and Fort Drum is on his itinerary.
Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. wants Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz to visit the South Bronx.
A majority of the Chautauqua County Legislature approved a sales tax hike that will bring the combined local and state tax to 8 percent. The state Legislature must sign off on this.
Cuomo announced that David Rockefeller has donated $4 million to establish an operating endowment supporting the Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County.
DFS Superintendent Ben Lawsky, "no cape, but lots of crusades."
Who were NYC's top 10 lobbyists in 2014? Find out here.
The Commission on Judicial Conduct found Mansfield Town Judge Randy Alexander "acted realistically" by resigning his position and agreeing never to run for or accept an appointment to a judgeship again.
The Albany metro area added 5,300 private-sector jobs from February 2014 to February 2015. It was second most jobs of any city in upstate New York following Buffalo, which added 9,100 private sector jobs from year to year.
Troy gets some love from the New York Times Travel section.
The chairman of the Fulton City Republican Committee is withdrawing his support for Rep. John Katko, saying the congressman has abandoned his conservative and Tea Party supporters.
Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel, currently fighting for his political life in a heated run-off campaign, floated the idea of naming an airport after the Windy City's favorite son: President Barack Obama.
The Skidmore student accused of sexually assaulting another student back in April of 2014 will not be allowed to return to the college for several years.


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|By: Peter Van Buren Sunday August 17, 2014 4:00 pm
August 15 was the end of World War II in Asia, 69 years ago, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I could not find a single reference to the bombings, or to the end of the war itself, anywhere in the American media. Even the Yazidis in Iraq, a big story a week ago, had yielded to the death of Robin Williams, who gave up his place at the top of the news to the shooting of a young African-American man in Missouri. There may be something else dominating the national agenda by the time you read this.
Mayor From Okinawa to Bring Surprising Message to Washington
|By: David Swanson Thursday May 1, 2014 7:05 pm
Imagine if China were stationing large numbers of troops in the United States. Imagine that most of them were based in a small rural county in Mississippi. Imagine — this shouldn't be hard — that their presence was problematic, that nations they threatened in Latin America resented the United States' hospitality, and that the communities around the bases resented the noise and pollution and drinking and raping of local girls.
Nothing like first-hand experience to affect one's perception
|By: Attaturk Tuesday March 11, 2014 1:30 am
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That is comforting
|By: Attaturk Wednesday February 26, 2014 1:30 am
It had to happen eventually.
Phil Robertson's Happy Happy Happy Day
|By: Peterr Saturday December 28, 2013 9:00 am
A&E backed down on their suspension of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, putting themselves behind Robertson's twisted views of blacks in the Jim Crow-era South, his very misinformed understanding of world history and world religions, and his homophobic religious beliefs about gays. It's a happy happy happy day in the Robertson house.
Elsewhere, where folks have a more respectful view of the world and those with whom they share it, not so much.
Monday Science: Fukushima Update
|By: BoxTurtle Monday December 23, 2013 6:30 pm
Fukushima Update and other science news (Na3Cl?!?)
Man Who Sought Truth in Teigin Mass Murder Case Dies in Tokyo
|By: Jeff Kaye Monday October 21, 2013 7:10 pm
The Google Alert notified me a few days ago that, according to The Japan Times, a 54-year-old Japanese man, Takehiko Hirasawa, died alone and unheralded in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. Cause of death is unknown. When the crime that obsessed him most of his adult life occurred, he had not yet been born. He was not yet the son of two fathers. He was not yet the head of the Society to Save Sadamichi Hirasawa.
He was no one any of you were likely to have heard of.
US Covered-Up for Decades the Largest Use of Biological & Chemical Weapons in History
|By: Jeff Kaye Sunday September 8, 2013 5:20 pm
The U.S. pretends to be pursuing noble causes for peace in threatening to launch military strikes against Syria for supposed chemical warfare attacks. But the U.S. record on both biological and chemical warfare is anything but noble. It reeks of self-interest, and involved the U.S. in a cover-up of the largest, most sinister program of biological and chemical experimentation and warfare in modern history.
Fukushima Radiation Levels '18 Times Higher' Than Thought
|By: DSWright Monday September 2, 2013 9:13 am
The nuclear crisis that just won't end has taken a dangerous turn as Japanese authorities admit radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher than previously thought. The Fukushima nuclear crisis is becoming a case study in mismanagement as both the meltdown and continual confusion are a result of failures of communication.


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Roasted Cabbage with Balsamic Vinegar
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- Servings: 6
Source: Everyday Food, April 2005
- 1 red cabbage, (about 3 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut cabbage into 12 wedges; remove thick core and discard. Pull wedges apart; toss on a large rimmed baking sheet with oil, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Cover sheet tightly with foil. Bake until cabbage is crisp-tender, about 20 minutes.
Remove foil; continue cooking, tossing occasionally, until tender and browned in spots, 20 to 25 minutes more. Toss with vinegar.
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expectmiracles 27 Jan, 2013
I can't wait to try this recipie. I make sweet and sour red cabbage on occasion, but it takes too long and I think all the vitamins are gone by the time it's finished. I might just add a little bit of diced low sodium bacon on top before roasting. I'll let you know how it turns out!


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