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Plasma etching device and process in which a chamber is divided into two regions by a perforated screen. Objects to be etched are placed in one region, and a plasma is formed in the other region. Etching occurs in the first region, and structure is included for heating the etched objects in the first region to facilitate the removal of photoresist used to define the areas to be etched.
1. In a plasma etching device: a housing defining a chamber having a first region of sufficient size to receive material to be etched and a second region separate from the first region, means for introducing an etching gas into the chamber, means for exciting the gas in the second region to produce a plasma of said gas, and means including a perforated member separating the first and second regions for confining the glow discharge of the plasma to the second region and permitting active species of the plasma to pass from the second region to the first region to effect etching of the material in the first region.
2. The plasma etching device of claim 1 wherein the perforated member is thermally conductive.
3. The plasma etching device of claim 1 wherein the perforated member is electrically conductive.
4. The plasma etching device of claim 1 wherein the perforated member is of aluminum.
5. The plasma etching device of claim 1 wherein the perforated member surrounds the first region.
6. The plasma etching device of claim 1 wherein the housing and perforated member are generally cylindrical and the perforated member is disposed coaxially of the housing.
7. In a plasma etching process utilizing a chamber divided into first and second regions by a perforated member, the steps of: introducing material to be etched into the first region, introducing an etching gas into the chamber, exciting the gas to form a plasma in the second region, and confining the glow discharge of the plasma to the second region while permitting active species of the plasma to pass through the perforated member to effect etching of the material in the first region.
8. The process of claim 7 together with the additional step of heating the material in the first region.
9. A plasma etching device comprising: a cylinder having an end wall and an opposing front opening, at least one electrode surrounding said cylinder and connected to a source of radio frequency energy; a perforated cylinder of electrically conductive metal within, concentric to, and spaced from the wall of said cylinder; said perforated metal cylinder being large enough in diameter to contain within it the material to be etched and serving to isolate the material from the glow discharge of the plasma to pass to the material to effect etching of the same.
10. A plasma etching device comprising: a cylinder having an end wall and an opposing front opening; at least one electrode surrounding said cylinder and connected to a source of radio frequency energy; a perforated enclosing structure of electrically conductive metal within and spaced from the wall of said cylinder, said perforated metal enclosing structure being large enough to contain within it the material to be etched and serving to isolate the material from the glow discharge of the plasma while permitting active species of the plasma to pass to the material to effect etching of the same.
11. In a plasma etching device: a housing having a first region of sufficient size to receive material to be etched and a second region separate from the first region, means for heating the material within the first region, means for introducing gas into the chamber, means for exciting the gas in the second region to produce a plasma of said gas, and means including a perforated member for confining the glow discharge of the plasma to the second region while permitting active species of the plasma to pass from the second region to the first region to effect etching of the material in the first region.
12. The plasma etching device of claim 11 wherein the means for heating the material comprises an infrared source disposed externally of the housing.
13. In a plasma etching system: a housing having at least one wall defining a reaction chamber, a perforated cylinder open at both ends positioned within the chamber for receiving material to be etched therin, means for introducing an etching gas into the chamber, and means for energizing the gas to form a plasma in the region between the cylinder and the housing wall, the perforated cylinder serving to confine the glow discharge of the plasma to said region while permitting active species of the plasma to pass to the interior of the cylinder to effect etching of the material positioned there.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein the housing wall is cylindrical and the perforated cylinder is disposed coaxially of the chamber.
15. In a process for removing photoresist from a wafer, the steps of: dividing a chamber into first and second regions with a perforated member, placing the wafer in the first region, generating an oxygen-containing plasma in the second region, confining the glow discharge of the plasma to the second region with the perforated member, and allowing active species of the plasma to pass through the perforated member to effect removal of the photoresist from the wafer in the first region.
16. The process of claim 15 including the step of heating the wafer.
17. The process of claim 16 wherein the wafer is heated by radiating the wafer with energy from an infrared lamp.
18. In a plasma etching and photoresist removal process, the steps of: dividing a chamber into first and second regions with a perforated member, placing a wafer having photoresist defining a pattern thereon in the first region, generating a plasma of active species in the second region for effecting removal of material not protected by the photoresist from the wafer, confining the glow discharge of the plasma to the second region with the perforated member, allowing the active species to pass through the perforated member to effect removal of the material from the wafer, and thereafter heating the wafer and exposing the wafer to an oxygen-containing plasma in the first region to effect removal of the photoresist from the wafer.
19. The process of claim 18 wherein oxygen for generating the oxygen-containing plasma is evolved during the removal of the material which is not protected by the photoresist.
20. The process of claim 18 including the step of introducing oxygen into the second region for the oxygen-containing plasma.
21. The process of claim 18 wherein the wafer is heated by radiating the wafer with energy from an infrared lamp.
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 856, 249 filed Dec. 1, 1977 now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 569,493 filed Apr. 18, 1975 now abandoned, and a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 498,100 filed Aug. 16, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,879,597.
Etching surfaces of materials has long been a useful process. It is accomplished by coating all portions of the surface except those to be etched with a material that resists attack by the etchant, and then subjecting the entire article to contact with the etchant. After the surface has been etched sufficiently, it is removed from contact with the etchant; and the resistant material is then removed to produce a surface that is partially unetched. Resistant materials are called resists. When difficult patterns are to be etched, a photoresist is used. By conventional photographic techniques, the photoresist can be removed in intricate patterns with high resolution. Etching surfaces with intricate patterns having high resolution has become an important industrial process for producing small electronic components which are known as chips.
One process for producing chips involves etching of silicon wafers by placing a resist on their surface with photographic techniques and then subjecting the silicon to a plasma. Plasma is made by subjecting gas at low pressure to radio frequency voltage. Etching is accomplished by placing the gas at low pressure in a quartz cylinder surrounded by a source of radio frequency power, such as a coil or a number of electrodes, and then energizing the coil or electrode with high voltage at radio frequency. The production of a plasma is indicated by a bright glow within the quartz cylinder.
Plasmas contain highly active but difficult-to-identify species. For example, a plasma of a very inert gas such as a fluorocarbon, known commercially as Freon, will etch glass, indicating that an active fluorine species is present in the plasma. In addition to the active chemical species, there are strong radiations, such as ultraviolet, and strong ion and electron bombardment of the surfaces within the plasma. The radiation and the bombardment produces some unwanted effects. For example, radiation causes heat, which in turn causes the photoresist to be attacked by the plasma. Ion bombardment causes the photoresist to be toughened so that subsequent removal, either by physical or chemical means is difficult.
The attack on the photoresist also limits the duration of a plasma etching process, and accordingly it limits the thickness of the material that may be removed. Using thicker layers of resist only partly solves the problem because the attack is most pronounced at the edge of the resist. Thus, a thick layer of resist may prevent etching of the major portion of the protected surface, but long term etching processes cannot successfully produce patterns with high resolution. Accordingly, it is important to etch quickly or, alternatively, to etch by a process that doesn't destroy any resist. Commercially it is always important to etch quickly in order to increase the productivity of a given device.
Another important consideration in an etching process is the uniformity of the surface that is etched. In a typical etching process, a group of wafers of the material to be etched are spaced closely from each other and positioned concentrically in a cylindrical etching chamber, with the surfaces of the wafers perpendicular to the axis of the chamber. The wafers are then subjected to plasma. The etching process begins at the edges of the wafers and proceeds toward the centers, and in almost all cases the edges of the wafers are etched more deeply than the center. In addition, the photoresist is most strongly attacked at the edges so that undercutting and poor resolution are more pronounced toward toward the edges than toward the centers. Uniformity of etching across a wafer is important, and it usually is obtained by using slower etching rates which cause less attack on the resist, and by using greater spacing between the wafers. Both of these measures reduce the productivity of a given device; and even when those measures are taken, uniformity is rare and its absence is simply endured.
This invention either overcomes or greatly mitigates the above enumerated problems. This invention includes a device for etching with plasma which is made in the usual way, including a cylinder made of a material such as quartz and having a rear wall and a front opening. The front opening is provided with a seal to permit evacuating the cylinder to very low pressures, and the cylinder is connected to an evacuation system and to a source of gas from which plasma is to be made.
The cylinder is provided with a suitable electrical system for generating a plasma, such as a group of electrodes or a coil connected to a source of radio frequency power.
In accordance with this invention, a perforated cylinder of an electrically and thermally conductive material is maintained within the cylinder constituting the chamber in which the plasma is generated. The perforated cylinder preferably is aluminum, and it is spaced from the wall of the outer cyliner.
The operation of the device of this invention includes placing the material to be etched within the perforated cylinder, evacuating the device in the usual way, bleeding the plasma gas into the device in the usual way, and applying high voltage radio frequency in the usual way. The result of the process, however is very unusual and unexpected. First, it is observed that the glowing material that usually fills the entire plasma chamber is confined to the space between the perforated cylinder and the cylinder. The volume within the perforated cylinder is a dark tunnel.
The etching process proceeds in the dark tunnel at the usual rate, but the photoresist is not attacked at all. When measures are taken to increase the etching rate, such as increasing the power that is used or increasing the pressure of the etchant gas, the rate of etching increases correspondingly, but the photoresist still remains virtually unattacked. Using the present invention, it has been found that etching times can be halved without discernible attack on resist. This invention also permits the use of plasma etching where it was not previously possible: specifically, to etch materials that are so thick or so resistant to etching that a photoresist could not endure through an etching process that is long enough or intense enough to remove the same amount of material employing prior art devices. Also, surprisingly, in the device of this invention a high degree of uniformity across the surface of wafers being etched is obtained, even though those wafers are closely spaced.
The perforated cylinder of this invention is preferably fabricated of a material which is both thermally and electrically conductive, such as aluminum, copper, silver, or like metals. Aluminum is particulary suitable because it is chemically inert to fluorine-containing plasmas and is inexpensive and readily available. In some applications, however, electrically insulative materials such as quartz can be used. The perforation may be relatively large. For example, an aluminum house screen bent into a cylinder is adequate. It is preferred for structural reasons that the perforated metal cylinder be a light gauge sheet that is punched with evenly and closely spaced holes. Holes about 1/8 inch in diameter, spaced about 3/8 inch on centers, have been found to be adequate.
Although it is not known, it is thought that the perforated cylinder in the device of this invention acts as a screen for radiations, electrons, ions, and high temperatures; while it is entirely pervious to the active chemical species that cause etching. Temperature remains substantially uniform throughout the region within the cylinder, and this is believed to be an important factor in the uniformity of etching across a surface provided by the invention. The toughening of the photoresist that is so prevalent in conventional plasma etching processes is absent in the process effected in the device of this invention. In addition, it is observed that the photoresist withstands even pure oxygen plasma in the device of this invention unless the wafers are heated, for example, by an infrared lamp, or if the system is operated under conditions of high power and low pressure which allow the oxygen plasma to diffuse into the tunnel region. When the wafers are heated from an external source, the resist is quickly removed by even small quantities of oxygen in the plasma. It is accordingly an embodiment of this invention to provide an external heat source to the interior of the perforated cylinder. The word external is used in the sense that it is not caused by generating of plasma or radiation resulting from it.
The drawing is a schematic representation in a cross section of an elevation view of a device embodying the invention.
The device, which is generally designated 1, includes a cylinder chamber 2 which is preferably made of an inorganic material such as quartz. Surrounding the chamber 2 are electrodes 3 which may either by a single coil, several coils or a number of capacitive electrodes. The electrodes 3 are connected to a source of electrical energy at radion frequencies and in any suitable circuit known to the art. The cylindrical chamber 2 is also provided with a gas inlet 4 and a gas outlet 5, which is connected to suitable equipment for evacuating the chamber 2. A cylinder 7 of an electrically and thermally conductive material such as aluminum is maintained within the chamber 2. The cylinder 7 contains perforations 8 and is supported preferably by legs 12, to occupy a position coaxial with the chamber 2. Conventional means, not shown, are employed within the cylinder 7 to maintain material to be etched--shown as 6 in broken line representation. The material to be etched does not form part of this invention and is illustrated only to show positional relationships. Conventional racks are employed for holding the material to be etched, which is usually in the form of the wafers, spaced from one another, upright and coaxial with the chamber 2.
As indicated above, cylinder 7 is preferably fabricated of a material which is both thermally and electrically conductive, such as aluminum, copper, silver, or like matals. In some applications, however, electrically insulative materials such as quartz can be used. In this context, the term thermally conductive is used to designate a perforated cylinder which has a small thermal resistance compared to the thermal resistance of the volume of plasma displaced by the cylinder. It is preferable that the temperature of the perforated cylinder remain substantially uniform throughout the cylinder even though the temperature of the plasma outside the cylinder may not be uniform. With the cylinder at a constant temperature and in the absence of power dissipation within the cylinder, there are no temperature gradiants within the cylinder.
The term electrically conductive is used to designate a perforated cylinder having an electrical resistance which is small compared to the electrical resistance of the volume of plasma within the cylinder. With a cylinder of lower resistance than the plasma, any currents produced by voltages across the cylinder will flow through the cylinder rather than in the plasma. Consequently, substantially no power is dissipated in the plasma within the cylinder.
It has also been observed that it is preferable to make the surface area of the perforated cylinder as small as possible when the cylinder is fabricated of materials such as aluminum which act as agents which recombine atomic oxygen. The recombination reduces the concentration of atomic oxygen within the cylinder, and this increases the time required to strip photoresist from wafers processed in the device. In order to make the surface area small, the perforations are preferably made as large as possible while maintaining the desired thermal and electrical conductivity of the cylinder.
A praticularly beneficial embodiment of this invention employs an external heat source illustrated as an infrared lamp 10 with a reflector 11 that is positioned to supply heat by radiation to the wafer 6, so that stripping a photoresist may be effected after etching is completed without dismantling the apparatus. The remaining portions of the apparatus are all conventional, and they include a rear wall 16 and a sealable front opening 17 so that the chamber 2 may be evacuated. It is essential that space 9 be maintained between the chamber 2 and the perforated cylinder 7 because the active species that effect etching are generated in this annular space.
In general, the device of this invention is employed by positioning one or more wafers 6 in a suitable rack and then placing the rack within the cylinder 7 so that it is evenly spaced between the front and rear walls of the chamber 2 and approximately coaxial with the chamber 2. The wafers to be etched will normally be spaced about 3/16 inch apart and standing approximately vertically. When the wafers are positioned within the chamber 2, the front opening is closed and the chamber 2 is evacuated to very low pressures. It is generally desirable to bleed some of the plasma-producing gas into the chamber and to evacuate it again so that, by dilution, air is removed almost completely. When a suitable atmosphere is obtained within the chamber 2, the pressure is adjusted, perferably by the maintainance of a dynamic pressure that is maintained by bleeding a small amount of gas into the chamber via line 4 while evacuating the gas from the chamber via line 5, after which radio frequency voltage at suitable power is applied to the electrodes 3.
When electric power is supplied to electrodes 3, a brilliant glow appears in the annular space 9. However, the interior of the cylinder 7 remains dark. The glow in annular space 9 indicates that plasma is being generated as well as ions, electrons, and radiations; and the generation of plasma is continued until sufficient etching has been accomplished on the wafer 6. At that point, the etching process is completed and the wafers may be removed from the interior of cylinder 7. If the wafers are removed at this point in the process, it is necessary to treat them to remove photoresist.
A particularly beneficial embodiment of this invention is involved wherein, when etching is completed, the wafers 6 are heated by radiations from infrared lamps 10. Since most etching processes evolve oxygen and since most etching gases include some oxygen, the heated wafer quickly responds to the oxygen-containing plasma; and the resist oxidizes and is removed cleanly and completely from the wafer in a very short time. When insufficient oxygen is present in the plasma to effect removal of the resist, additional quantities of oxygen may be bled in through line 4 for the rapidly-effected process of oxidizing the resist. When this embodiment is employed, the wafers are complete when removed from the plasma-treating zone.
A number of tests were performed to demonstrate the present invention, which are set forth in the following examples.
A number of 2 inch diameter wafers of phosphorus-doped glass were prepared with patterns of photoresist 5000 angstrom units thick. In all cases the etching process was effected to remove phosphorus glass to a depth of 5000 angstrom units. The wafers were placed in an 8 inch diameter chamber which was evacuated and operated as described above, employing a gas consisting of tetrafluoro methane containing 4% v oxygen. The same chamber was used in all tests; however, in those tests designated "tunnel" a perforated aluminum cylinder was employed in accordance with this invention, while in those tests designated "open chamber" no perforated aluminum cylinder was employed. Open chamber tests employ plasma-generating apparatus of the prior art.
Since attack on the silicon wafer by the plasma generates heat which in turn quickly destroys the photoresist, some of the wafers employed in the open chamber were backed with an aluminum plate to shield the wafers from the plasma on the backside, and some wafers were in unbacked condition. All of the wafers in the tunnel were in unbacked condition. Table I sets forth the conditions and results obtained employing single wafers in the apparatus.
TABLE I______________________________________ Open Chamber Tunnel Backed Unbacked Unbacked______________________________________Pressure (torr) 0.1 0.1 0.5Power (watts) 100 100 150Time (minutes) 40 15 9Product Acceptable Not Excellent Acceptable______________________________________
It is evident from the data in Table I that the present invention is superior to the prior art processes and devices in several respects. The device of this invention may be operated at substantially higher pressures than prior art devices, and it is therefore easier to operate and less time consuming in that high degrees of evacuation are not necessary. The present device also may tolerate higher power which saves time. The etching was effected in the device of this invention in 9 minutes without a backing, whereas it was effected in 40 minutes with a backed wafer in the open chamber. The unbacked wafer in the open chamber had its photoresist destroyed to such an extent that an unacceptable product resulted. In addition to saving time by employing an easier process to effect, the product obtained was an excellent product in that all of the photoresist was intact; no damage could be seen, and resolution was extremely high. Even the backed wafers in the open chamber showed attack by the plasma so that photoresist near the edges was removed. A great deal of manual effort is required to apply a backing to a wafer.
When the same test was effected in a 6 inch diameter chamber, exactly the same result was obtained in the tunnel; whereas no acceptable product could be obtained from the open chamber.
The same etching process, employing wafers of the same material and covered with the same photoresist, was effected, but in all cases the chamber was loaded with 25 wafers which were 2 inches in diameter and spaced 3/16 inch apart. The Table II below contains the results obtained.
TABLE II______________________________________ Open Chamber Tunnel Backed Unbacked Unbacked______________________________________Pressure (torr) 0.1 0.1 0.5Power (watts) 100 100 150Time (minutes) 80 *-- 29Product Acceptable Not Excellent Acceptable______________________________________ *Photoresist gone in 7 minutes.
The time for etching of the unbacked wafers could not be obtained because within 7 minutes all of the photoresist had been destroyed and sufficient etching had not yet been accomplished. The same test was made in a 6 inch diameter chamber in which approximately the same results were obtained in the tunnel, while no acceptable product could be obtained in the open chamber.
In Example 3, and 8 inch diameter chamber was employed to etch 5000 angstrom units of phorphorus-doped glass masked with 5000 angstrom units of photoresist. Unbacked wafers 2 inches in diameter were employed and the etching process was operated at 150 watts of power and 0.5 torr pressure. Perforated aluminum cylinders in the form of cylindrical screens were employed as the perforated metal cylinder. Cylinders of different diameters were employed, and the results of a series of tests are set forth in Table III below.
TABLE III______________________________________ Etching TimeCylinder Diameter (inches) (minutes) Product______________________________________7 21 Excellent6 16 Excellent5 9.5 Excellent4 7.5 Adequate3 4.5 Not adequate______________________________________
The data in Table III suggests that the active species that effect etching are generated in the annular space 9 and pass through perforations 8 so that the wafers being etched are exposed to those active species. However, the perforated cylinder 7 apparently screens those elements of the plasma which cause heat, which in turn makes the photoresist susceptible to destruction by the plasma. The perforated cylinder 7 also apparently screens those radiations and materials that are not productive of etching but rather produce destructive effects on the photoresist. Thus, with a large diameter perforated cylinder, longer etching times are necessary because, apparently, active species must diffuse farther to contact the material being etched. However, when perforated cylinders too small in diameter are employed, some of the destructive materials in the plasma contact the material being etched. The data in Table III indicate that the spacing between the perforated cylinder and the specimen being etched is an important consideration for any given gas pressure and power; and the data indicate that a spacing in excess of one inch between all portions of the specimen being etched and the perforated cylinder is adequate for all ordinary plasma materials and power levels. No differences could be seen between the product within the 5 inch diameter cylinder and the product within the 7 inch diameter cylinder.
In general, in employing the device of this invention, lower pressures within the plasma-generating chamber tend to increase the penetration within the perforated cylinder of undesirable species that cause bad effects. Since higher pressures increase etching rate and are easier to maintain, the device of this invention is found to function better at more desirable operating conditions, which is opposite to the devices of the prior art wherein higher plasma gas pressures have higher rates of destruction of the resist.
As in the prior art, increased power increases the rate at which the resist is destroyed in the device of this invention. However, in prior art devices there appears to be a linear relationship between power and resist destruction rate; whereas in the device of this invention, increased powers do not increase the rate of resist destruction correspondingly, but rather to a small degree, until "breakthrough" power is attained.
Other generalities are that in all cases the use of a perforated, electrically conductive metal cylinder within the plasma chamber has a beneficial effect on the process of etching without destroying the resist. Specifically, the use of a perforated metal cylinder will always permit higher etching rates than without, in a given plasma system. However, if the spacing between the material being etched and the perforated metal cylinder is too close, this beneficial effect will be diminished.
In addition to the experiments reported in the examples, a number of experiments were performed in the device of this invention which accomplished what could not be accomplished in prior art devices under any circumstances. In one such experiment, a layer of 6000 angstrom units of thermal silicon oxide was etched from a specimen which was protected with a layer of resist 6000 angstrom units thick. Since the thermal oxide is so difficult to etch, in devices of the prior art this process could not be accomplished. However, employing the perforated metal cylinder of the device of this invention, it was accomplished in about 60 minutes; and after the etching was completed, the photoresist was found to be in excellent condition. In fact, resolution was such that lines one micron wide were etched in the oxide.
In another experiment 25 wafers 3 inches in diameter and having a surface of phorphorus-doped glass were etched through 6000 angstrom units of glass employing a thickness of only 6000 angstrom units of photoresist. Again, the photoresist was in excellent condition and produced a product with high resolution in less than 40 minutes. The same experiment performed with 2 inch diameter wafers produced the same result in less than 30 minutes.
Silicon nitride specimens were etched through 2000 angstrom units of silicon nitride in less than 5 minutes with absolutely no attack on the photoresist.
Although this invention is described with reference to a process for etching, it is applicable to other processes where surfaces are treated with active chemical species produced in plasma. Known treatments of plastics, metals, or other materials to produce desirable surface characteristics may be accomplished more rapidly and without unwanted side effects when these treatments are effected in the device of this invention.
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- Excellent technical knowledge and project management skills with experience in Product Development will be an advantage.
- Strong mathematical and computer skills.
- Laboratory competence including a thorough understanding of experimental design and skills.
Be a part of the dynamic Royal Cliff team responsible for coordinating a range of special events. With Pattaya' largest and best convention venue, Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall (PEACH), 53 meeting rooms and many outdoor venues; the right candidate will be responsible in handling meetings, banquets, weddings, exhibitions and conferences of all sizes.
- Thai or Korean nationality
- Bachelor's Degree or higher education
- At least a minimum of 3 years' experience as events manager / event coordinator
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Good command of spoken / written English and Korean
- Intermediate computer proficiency
- Proven record of at least 2-3 years of successful sales experience preferably in hotel/travel agency (references required)
- A team player able to develop new businesses
- Possesses creativity and a great degree of independence
- Good command of English and computer proficiency
- Advanced e-marketing / e-sales knowledge in the travel trade is a benefit
- Must have the determination to succeed and be motivated by achievements
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- Proven record of sales experience, preferably in a hotel/travel agency
- A team player willing to handle this challenging job that offers creativity and a great degree of independence
- Good command of English and computer proficiency
- Native Chinese speaker
- Experience/ Sales leads in Chinese travel industry are a benefit
- Male/Female, Thai nationality
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration or any related field
- Basic command of English
- Basic computer knowledge is an advantage (Microsoft Office)
- Able to work under pressure with minimum supervision
- Must be a good team player with good leadership skills and is service-oriented
- 3 year of similar experience in a 5 star hotel or high profile restaurant or pastry kitchen
- Managing the production, costing and quality control of all pastry and bakery items in the hotel
- To develop profitable concepts and promotions for the hotels bakery outlet
- Experience in large banquet production would be an added advantage
- To train and supervise a brigade of bakers, chocolatiers, pastry & dessert chefs
- Thai nationality, male or female, aged 25 -40 years old
- Good command of Thai and English in writing
- Good communication, good interpersonal skills, good coordinator
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office especially Excel, Word, Power Point
- Good organizational skills and enjoy multi-tasking
- Excellent attention to detail
- Compose correspondence, memo, reports and presentation related in the department
- Answer all the calls and reply the business e-mails
Executive Housekeeper
- At least 3 years of housekeeping experience in a 5 star operation
- Computer literate
- Excellent communication skills - with guests and fellow staff members
- Good command of spoken and written English
- Female, below 35 years of age
- Experience in the food and beverage industry is an advantage
- Willing to work in night shifts
- Positive attitude, good personality and passion for customer service
- Strong understanding of written and spoken English. Experience in large volume operations is an advantage
- Welfare: Good Salary + Work Hours, Dormitory, Shuttle Service, Free meals while on duty, Uniform and social security
MASSAGE THERAPIST (6 positions and many part times)
- Female, below 40 years of age
- Height 160 cm or more
- Positive attitude, good personality and passion for customer service
- Diploma of at least 120 hours of traditional Thai massage
- Average understanding of written and spoken English. Experience in large volume operations is an advantage
- Welfare: Good + Work Hours, Dormitory, Shuttle Service, Free meals while on duty, Uniform and social security
ROOM MAID (3 positions)
- Female, between 18-30 years of age
- Good personality, honest, diligent and patient.
- Good command of the English language
- Welfare: Good Salary + Work Hours, Dormitory, Shuttle Service, Free meals while on duty, Uniform and social security
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Leaders of the world's cities heard from former US President Bill Clinton at the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit, where he urged them to act swiftly to save the planet for their grandchildren, The AFP reported.
Executives from the 40 largest cities plus 17 affiliate municipalities, which produce over two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions, attended the summit in Seoul, the third such event since 2005.
Clinton's own Climate Initiative develops programs to help cities cut the emissions blamed for global warming. He called for commitments and concrete action from many of the nation's leaders.
"You do not have the luxury of just debating what we are going to do and how much money we are going to spend on it," Clinton said in a keynote speech.
High prices in food shortages, drought and public health dangers were just a few of the hazards Clinton warned the summit about should the world fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
Clinton stated: "It is absolutely certain (that) if we let the worst happen, then the consequences will be so severe that we won't be able to save the planet for our grandchildren unless we are willing to undertake enormously expensive projects which can now be avoided."
The former President cited UN statistics that showed half the world's population lived in cities last year and that figure is expected to grow to 70 percent by 2050.
Major cities create more than two-thirds of global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions despite occupying just two percent of the world's land mass.
Clinton told a press conference that the issue of how cities "find a way to continue to thrive and prosper while reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the central questions in the whole struggle."
The Clinton initiative is focused on creating communities that can both provide a "greater quality of life" and generate "more clean energy than they use".
However, finding balanced ways to combat climate change is within reach, according to Mayor David Miller of Toronto, who chairs this year's summit.
Miller said the summit could demonstrate not only how to fight greenhouse gas emissions but how to also build green sustainable neighborhoods, create green jobs and contribute back to the fight against climate change.
"To continue the momentum, all cities must be resolute in working together. It's not a matter of choice but necessity," he added.
Seoul, the South Korean capital, has pledged to develop a pilot residential and industrial district that would use 20 percent less energy than the national average and cut carbon emissions by more than 40 percent, according to Seoul Mayor Oh Se-Hoon.
New technologies and renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic, solar and geothermal energy would be used to fulfill the commitment, Oh said.
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Drupal is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) for a variety of platforms. It has a robust user community and easy-to-use administration features. Drupal Essential Training covers all the important aspects of installing, configuring, customizing, and maintaining a Drupal-powered website. Instructor Tom Geller explores blogs, discussion forums, member profiles, and other features while demonstrating the steps required to make Drupal perform. He also teaches fundamental concepts and skills along the way, including installation, backups, and updates; security and permissions; flexible page layouts and CSS; menu navigation; and performance monitoring and disaster recovery. He also discusses how to select and install the community-supported modules that further expand Drupal's capabilities, and gives experienced PHP programmers tips on customizing page templates. Example files accompany the course.
During the installation process or while poking around Drupal's administration pages on your own, you might have noticed something like 'cron has not run' or 'To check for updates you may need to run cron,' or you might have installed the module that fetches information periodically from the Internet such as the news aggregator but then find that it's not working. That's because Drupal has to run certain system level processes periodically but requires an outside program to do so with the permissions required. That program is called cron, and we'll show you how to configure it to make Drupal happy. We will also tell you about a handy Drupal module called poormanscron which we will learn to install later in the course.
Essentially your goal is to force a visit to a certain Drupal page once in a while. That page is cron.php, which is spelled cron.php, and the file is located at the top of your Drupal directory. So by typing in your side address, in our case that's localhost followed by cron.php. We can visit that page; let's do that now. Looks like nothing happened, doesn't it? Well let's go back to our Drupal site and take a look at our administration pages and then go down to the Status report and we will see something here, cron maintenance tasks, Last run 12 sec ago. That was when we visited the cron.php page. So even though it doesn't have any interface back to us, it is doing something and what cron does maybe very important to your Drupal site.
Your goal is to make that process happen occasionally and automatically. cron is your tool. For Drupal users, the number one place for instructions on how to use cron is drupal.org/cron. There you will see all sorts of information about how to configure cron. There are essentially three ways to make cron run. The three ways to run cron are first by running it on your computer that is to say on the server. Secondly by using an outside cron helper such as webcron.org and third by using the module we mentioned earlier which is called poormanscron. We will show you once again how to install that module in another video in the series.
We will show you how to edit the cron in UNIX, for Windows users the task scheduler function is a good replacement for cron. A good explanation of how to use this function can be found at the drupal.org website. Follow the URL below for more information. In order to edit at UNIX, on the Mac you will have to go into a Terminal program, if you are using a Remote Server, you may have to use a Shell program. On the Mac we double-click on the Terminal program and from here we can enter commands as we like. The first thing that we need to do is find the program that's going to visit the cron page. In other words a text-based web browser.
The two big ones are called lynx and wget and there is also a curl. We will try finding each of these. In UNIX, you can do so by saying, whereis lynx. We don't seem to have that. So let's try whereis wget. Finally whereis curl. Aha! We do have curl. We take a note of that location which in this case is usr/bin/curl. Now that we know how we will visit that cron.php page on your Drupal site, we need to make it happen periodically.
cron is unusual, it relies on the precise configuration of a text file that you can't edit directly, and it's an obscure and obfuscated format. In UNIX you can figure cron through a command line interface which is called crontab. The way that we do that is by typing crontab-e which means edit and there it is. Right now our crontab is empty. I am going to tell you the exact keys to enter because we are now in a program called vi, you maybe using a different sort of editor on your server. Depending on which web browser you found whether it's lynx or wget or curl, you can find instructions on how to set up your crontab in the scripts folder which is inside your Drupal installation.
So I am going to go there right now. Inside here you will find some sample scripts since the one that we found was called curl, I am going to open that up. So here we have opened up the sample curl command then I am going to go back to my Terminal and enter that command. It's curl --silent --compressed and then we need to put in the address of the server, in this case instead of example.com, we say http://localhost/cron.php.
Now our job is not completely finished because although we have given the command we haven't yet set how frequently or when we want that command to be run. For that once again we can go back to the page on drupal.org, Configuring cron jobs, and it will give you a sense of how crontabs are setup. The way that it works is that there are five fields at the beginning, which stand for minutes, hours, days of the month, months of the year and then day of the week. We don't have to worry about any of those last four because we are going to want our cron to run at least once an hour.
So in this first field we will say at which point after the hour we want it to run. In this example that's given on drupal.org, it runs at 45 minutes after the hour. Let's go back to our example and make it happen also at 45 minutes after the hour. So 45 ****, you can also make it run much more frequently than that, for example every minute if you were to replace the 45 with 0-59. For other information about the various kinds of ways you can control cron, look on the cron page on the drupal.org website.
The second thing that we need to do is we have to tell our computer where exactly we are going to find that cron program. Now, you might remember that we had usr/bin/curl, well we enter that here /usr/bin/curl. So now we have entered when we want cron to run, what program we want it to run, what sort of options we want it to run with and again this was just copied from the text that's in that scripts folder and exactly where we want it to run. In order to get out of that we will hit Escape on our keyboard, then :wq if you are using VI. Again, if you are using a different editor you will use whatever commands you used to get out of that and hit Return.
Now we are told that we have installed the new crontab, and we are ready to go. Now we have installed cron, so our Drupal website will be updated at least once an hour, in our case it will happen at 45 minutes after each hour. It's unfortunate that something so critical to Drupal's operation is so hard to configure but the good news is you have one other option. If you go to webcron.org, this is an outside service that would let you set up a cron system on your Drupal site from an outside place. This is somewhat complex to set up as well and we won't go into all the details. If you are like me, speak English as your first language, the first thing you will want to do is click on the British flag down here and then follow the instructions.
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On Saturday, January 18th, Chay's Tae Kwon Do is set to host a back to school and holiday party
Cedarburg, WI -- Thursday, January 16th The message is always a positive one at Chay's Tae Kwon Do, as there is consistently a reason to celebrate personal achievement at this Tae Kwon Do studio in Cedarburg, WI. On Saturday, January 18th, the party will be bigger than ever, as students, families, and everyone in the local community is invited to attend Chay's "Back to School / Holiday Party."
The free festivities kickoff at 1 PM and run through 3 PM, as guests are encouraged to enjoy a buffet of Korean food and pizza. At this holiday party, there will also be plenty of games for kids to play, and a raffle with great prizes that anyone can win. Entertainment surrounding this spectacle will be provided by Master Chay's Elite DEMO team, who will showcase their skills and demonstrate the benefits of Tae Kwon Do.
This party, held at N19W6733 Commerce Ct. in Cedarburg, WI, is meant to be a "community building" event. Chay's Tae Kwon Do wishes to be an instauration in youth fitness throughout Ozaukee County. In 2014, this Milwaukee area Tae Kwon Do school will expand to add new programs and even more self-defense classes. Since 2002, Chay's has utilized the practices of Tae Kwon Do to shape the lives of youth in Cedarburg and surrounding areas. A healthy mind, body, and spirit are the focus of the programs, which include children's Tae Kwon Do classes, programs for pre-teen and teenagers, an adult fitness program, and more. All are invited to see the benefits of tae kwon do at "Chay's Back to School / Holiday Party."
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Lobstermen finding more odd colors in the catch
PORTLAND, Maine When a 100-pound shipment of lobsters arrived at Bill Sarro's seafood shop and restaurant last month, it contained a surprise - six orange crustaceans that have been said to be a 1-in-10-million oddity.
"My butcher was unloading them and said, `Oh, my gosh, boss, they sent us cooked dead lobsters,'" said Sarro, owner of Fresh Catch Seafood in Mansfield, Mass. "He then picked one up and it crawled up his arm."
Reports of odd-colored lobsters used to be rare in the lobster fishing grounds of New England and Atlantic Canada. Normal lobsters are a mottled greenish-brown.
But in recent years, accounts of bright blue, orange, yellow, calico, white and even split lobsters - one color on one side, another on the other - have jumped. It's now common to hear several stories a month of a lobsterman bringing one of the quirky crustaceans to shore.
It's anybody's guess why more oddities are popping up in lobster traps, said Michael Tlusty, research director at the New England Aquarium in Boston.
It could be simply because advances in technology - cellphone cameras and social media - make it easier to spread the word about bizarre lobster sightings.
It's also likely more weird lobsters are being caught because the overall harvest has soared. In Maine, the catch has grown fourfold in the past 20 years, to nearly 105 million pounds last year. If the yield has quadrupled, it would make sense to have four times as many unconventional lobsters being caught as well.
Although lobster is the No. 1 commercial fishery in the Northeast, there are a lot of unanswered questions about the bottom-dwelling creatures, he said.
"Are we seeing more because the Twitter sphere is active and people get excited about colorful lobsters?" Tlusty said. "Is it because we're actually seeing an upswing in them? Is it just that we're catching more lobsters so we have the opportunity to see more?
"Right now you can make a lot of explanations, but the actual data to find them out just isn't there."
Lobsters come in a variety of colors because of genetic variations.
It's been written that the odds of catching a blue lobster are 1-in-2 million, while orange comes in at 1-in-10 million. Yellow and orange-and-black calico lobsters have been pegged at 1-in-30 million, split-colored varieties at 1-in-50 million, and white - the rarest of all - at 1-in-100 million.
But those are merely guesses, and nobody knows for sure.
What is known is that colored lobsters have shown up in greater frequency in certain areas over the years.
The waters off Cutler in eastern Maine were once a hotbed for blue ones, after 1,500 larvae-sized blue lobsters were released in 1990 to use as a tracking tool to determine their survival rates, said Bob Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine's Lobster Institute.
The waters off Montauk, N.Y., once had a lot of blue lobsters as well, he said, after researchers released large numbers of blue lobsters there. The bright-orange lobsters that were in Sarro's shipment are believed to have come from the same waters in Canada.


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When Sound Tribe Sector 9 began in Atlanta 11 years ago, there was an audience waiting for the music.
"Some got it right away. Some still don't get it," says Jeffree Lerner in a phone call from the group's tour bus in Anaheim, Calif. "People who love it, really seem to love it. But you know how a dog will turn its head when it hears something strange? Well, sometimes in the crowd we see people doing that!"
A human would fare scarcely better describing the band's music than a dog would. The instrumental group is often lumped in with jam bands, but the sound owes a little more to electronic or jazz-fusion or dance or something rather than the typical jam band.
"If you were to ask me what our music is, yeah, it's tough to describe," says Lerner. "What we do is so unique to ourselves. It's original music drawn from across the spectrum of music. None of the tags really described all of us. You could describe a part of what we are. Yes, we are partly a jam band. Yes, we are partly an electronic band, but we are not solely either of those. If you try to generalize a person into some group of people, they are going to have some similar characteristics, but it's not going to be exactly who they are."
While the group still makes regular forays to the east, the band (now more commonly referred to as STS9) moved to California eight years ago.
"We weren't running away from Georgia," says Lerner. "We were just seeking new experiences and new input into the system. We needed new inspiration. A kid who grows up anywhere for 18 years, he gets this freedom and he wants to see a different place. Most of us grew up in Atlanta and we did the first West Coast tour and did the High Sierra music festival and kind of felt the vibe. We were all vegetarians at the time, so California was real appetizing, if you will. We really love that about California. Everything we eat is grown in our own county, and that's a pretty rare thing."
As a band that often relies heavily on improvisation, Lerner says the group has always been influenced by the band's audience, the vibe in the venue and other elements.
"Could you tell me how much you're influenced by the sun and how much by the moon?" says Lerner. "It just feels like one experience in that respect. It is a co-creation. We're obviously influenced by the crowd and our environment and it makes us play different and when we play different it influences the crowd. It's just this cycle. There's a lot of inter-connectiveness. It will make each song different for the day … It's very humbling. A musician up on stage may think he's in charge of the show. That may not really be the case because of all the energies in the room to create the experience."
The group has changed through the years, but Lerner says it's nothing drastic.
"We're in the process of evolution," he says. "We try to bring more production and more creative ideas about the lighting and stuff like that. Instrumentation has grown and our maturity level and writing skills. It's just growing. Part of the process is just being a band for 11 years."
And what does the future hold?
"It's not about the destination for us," says Lerner. "We just try to put ourselves in a state of doing all the little things right and let the bigger picture reveal itself. No destination in mind. Where we're at is well beyond where we could ever imagine ourselves being. We just loved to play music and we focused on the art and let everything else follow, because if you don't have good art people are not going to come see you."


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Ponnampalam, E.*, Egan, A.*, Sinclair, Andrew and Leury, B.* (2005) Feed intake, growth, plasma glucose and urea nitrogen concentration, and cacass traits of lambs fed isoenergetic amounts of canola meal, soybean meal, and fish meal with forage based diet., Small Ruminant Research, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 245-252, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands [C1.1]
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Citation counts: Scopus - 10, Thomson - 12
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Ponnampalam, Eric*, Sinclair, Andrew, Egan, Adrian*, Ferrier, Greg* and Leury, Brian* (2002) Dietary manipulation of muscle long-chain omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and sensory properties of lamb meat, Meat science, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 125-132, Applied Science Publishers, Barking, England [C1.1]
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Ponnampalam, E.*, Sinclair, Andrew, Egan, A.*, Blakeley, S.* and Leury, Brian* (2001) Effect of diets containing n-3 fatty acids on muscle long-chain n-3 fatty acid content in lambs fed low- and medium-quality roughage diets, Journal of animal science: leading source of new knowledge and perspectives in animal science, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 698-706, American society of Animal Science, Champaign, Ill. [C1.1]
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House members will vote next week on legislation to erase the Affordable Care Act, the House's third attempt to pass a direct repeal of the law. The Republican majority is likely to support the measure in the House, but it has no chance of clearing the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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4 hours on and off suggests two people. That schedule is tough especially if you add cooking and eating, and getting your gear on and off. Especially if you add in the possibility of sea sickness or disability. Your ability to sleep may be less too because of the conditions.
Very good points.
Three people make it much easier.
Much easier... since you can get almost seven hours of sleep.
As it is a delivery voyage in effect he pays for the food. I also suggest meeting him beforehand.
Doesn't sound like he's providing food... he's asking for a $2000 fee, which is probably subsidizing his purchasing of food.
A tired martinet makes a very unpleasant environment with little opportunity to deal to him or get off.
Meeting a captain and crew that you're going to be stuck on a small boat on, and any boat on a transoceanic voyage that isn't an ocean liner is a small boat, is a good idea.
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->''"Rose tint my world. Keep me safe from my trouble and pain."''
-->- '''"Rose Tint My World"''', ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''
The Romantic movement of the 19th century was a style of art that stirred the emotions, like sadness, joy and nostalgia. Later, some people used that style to put things they favor in an idealized manner, even if such things were already seen as positive.
The subjects of these works could be people, places, events, ideologies or other things. Although these are only occasionally accurate to the facts, they can still make for great stories. If taken too far, on the other hand, they can make their subjects into {{Mary Sue}}s or {{Mary Suetopia}}s.
Note that this isn't about just trying to make something look good, or make it look exciting. It's about stirring the emotions, not just pumping the adrenaline.
May lead to ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything if part of the romanticizing requires the people to not do the evil parts of the job.
Compare TheThemeParkVersion, PoliticallyCorrectHistory, HistoricalHeroUpgrade, HistoricalVillainUpgrade.
Contrast {{Demonization}}.
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* ''SpaceBattleshipYamato'' does this for ImperialJapan, with the interesting workaround that it takes place in TheFuture where the protagonists must fight against hostile aliens, because no decent person could ever do a rose-tinted narative about the ''actual'' [[MoralEventHorizon WWII-era Japan]]. Co-creator Creator/LeijiMatsumoto is admittedly heavily influenced by the 19th century Romantic writers & artists.
* ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'', portraying William Wallace and the Scots as strong [[CloserToEarth earthly]] [[NobleSavage noble]] types, and the English as monsters who all have perms.
* ''Film/TheGodfather'' has often been accused of romanticizing the Mafia (not the violent parts, but other parts of the movies).
** ''{{Goodfellas}}'' and ''{{Casino}}'' could be {{deconstruction}}s of this kind of portrayal.
** For that matter, ''Godfather Part II'' was a pretty thorough {{deconstruction}} of the notion of Mafioso-as-hero. [[spoiler: Vito never chose to be a gangster, but was forced into it and never wanted his sons to follow him. Michael's criminal actions cost him his family. At the end of the first movie it's possible to see Michael Corleone as a hero: by the end of the second he's merely a ''[[IncrediblyLamePun coglione]]''.]]
* ''ThreeHundred'',in which the Spartans were [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade beatified]] as ultimate badasses and the Persians were [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade vilified]] as subhuman monsters.
** [[WordOfGod Word of]] [[FrankMiller God]] is that a lot of that is in-universe propaganda, due to the UnreliableNarrator.
** There's also the pederasty and slavery : the latter is not mentioned at all, and the Spartans ''mock'' the Athenians for their practice of pederasty, which existed in Sparta at the time as well.
* ''GoneWithTheWind'', especially the film, romanticizes the antebellum United States South. For that matter, just about every form of media regarding that era made in the South, due to [[EnforcedTrope many people in the South not being that far removed from the War or Reconstruction]]).
** MarkTwain's ''TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'', and, to an even greater extent, ''Adventures of Huck Finn'', are the work of an author trying to reconcile his nostalgia for the old South with his knowledge that slavery is bad.
** ''Literature/ARoseForEmily'' is a particularly disturbing allegorical {{Deconstruction}} of this trope being applied to the antebellum southern US.
* In Creator/RudyardKipling's "Literature/TheThreeDecker", this is part of his description of the three-volume novel.
* Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice were accused of doing this with ''{{Evita}}''. And they were bashed by certain political sectors in Argentina for not doing it enough.
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* The documentary ''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' portrayed Hugo Chavez as a martyr during his near-ousting.


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Bicycle Lunch and Learn series
Portland Bureau of Transportation Bicycle Lunch and Learn Series
Third Thursday of Every Month (except December), Noon to 1pm
City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave, 2nd Floor -Lovejoy Room
(bring your lunch!)
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Thurs, June 18th:
Safe Routes to Middle Schools
Presented by Janis McDonald & Taylor Sutton
Portland's Safe Routes to School program has expanded their offerings to older students. Middle school is an important time to foster independence in children while maintaining and strengthening active transportation habits formed during elementary school years.
Come hear PBOT's Safe Routes staff members Janis McDonald and Taylor Sutton share the joys, opportunities and challenges of working with middle schoolers. Expect great charts and data for all the wonks in the audience!
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Thurs, July 16th: Andando en Bicicletas en Cully: Bicycle Outreach to the Latin American Community, Rosaisela Portugal & Lucia Llanos
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Angel ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
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Missing scenes
Legend has it there was supposed to be a scene where Angel comes across Kate Lochley working as a whore at the brothel (saving up for her new identity as an assistant DA in New York?) but much like the guy chained to the wall she declines to be 'rescued'. You know what they say about hookers/strippers and their daddy issues? Personally I think that sounds more like wishful thinking for some folks at the old Bronze forum, much like the Dr Who 'Amy Pond kissogram/stripper?' debate, I couldn't imagine Elizabeth Rohm coming back from L&O to film it.
Aside from the casting issues, why doesn't Angel ever check up on Kate, the way he does with Faith?
You'd think that after you saved someone's life by entering their home uninvited, such a miracle might, I don't know, tell you that you two should probably keep in touch? Even an off-screen "oh, I'm 10 minutes late cause I just swung by to check up on Kate," would have been fine. Angel handles so many of his off-screen Buffy adventures that way.
But we never hear a peep about Kate again. Lilah mentions Lindsey every now and then. Even poor Doyle gets a shout out from time to time. Why no love for Kate?
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Ratings based on 39 Guest Reviews
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4.0 Room cleanliness
3.9 Service & staff
3.5 Room comfort
TRAVELOCITY GUEST REVIEWSHear it directly from our travelers
Recommendedby John808from Aiea, HI
Loved it!Posted Aug 17, 2013
Really enjoying my stay in my oceanfront room. I had requested a room above ground floor (for privacy & a better view), but when I checked in, we had been assigned a ground-room floor. They found an upstairs room for us, but it wasn't clean yet so they told us to go to our assigned room & they would call us when the other was ready. I'm glad! A109 had a bad smell (strong Indian curry), but otherwise was a nice room. A309 was even better! It took only about 5 minutes for the new room to get ready & we moved upstairs. The front desk staff was courteous & helpful and so was housekeeping, who let us see into a couple of other rooms. Grounds are immaculate, and if you walk off the grounds there are many shops & restaurants right outside. I would definitely come back!
Recommendedby BrownSugarsfrom Modesto, CA
ComfortablePosted Jul 17, 2013
We had six adults traveling. The 2 BDR, loft and sofa bed can comfortably accommodate 5 adults and 2 children under 12 years old or 6 adults. There was only one working shower, but 2 bathtubs and 3 toilets. Everything worked except second shower head. We made due. The kitchen is a great money saver because restaurant eating for 6 is expensive, around $90 or more per meal for 6. Grounds are well kept, and beach is good for snorkeling. Stores and snorkeling place across the street. Easy access. In retrospect, should have rented snorkeling equipment for the week and not taken an expensive snorkeling boat excursion. Would go back to Papakea for relaxing and comfortable trip. I did recommend it to my friends on Facebook. Aloha.
Recommendedby Kerr2429from Chicago, IL
Great Property.Posted Jun 26, 2013
We had a great time! The place is very clean (always important) and the staff was very friendly! We would stay there again in a minute! There was some construction going on there during our stay but we never were distribured by the sound!
Recommendedby Paercefrom Phoenix, AZ, USA
Great ocean viewsPosted Nov 13, 2012
Pros: Close restaurants, Free Internet
Everything was great about the room with the exception of the carpeting which was pretty dirty - not unusual in a beach setting. I'd rip out the carpeting and put in tile. Great location, could see ocean from balcony, hear waves all the time. Fully equipped kitchen, comfortable bed, large closet. Great price.
Recommendedby Travel2ladyfrom Burleson, TX, USA
Very relaxing and laid back.Posted Oct 5, 2012
Pros: Close restaurants, Free Internet, Quiet, clean, beautiful grounds
Cons: no a/c in bedroom, no beach
It was a nice place and we had a great time. We stayed in a one bedroom with a partial ocean view which was beautiful. The bedroom and bed were small but comfortable. There was only a/c in the living room,none in the bedroom. There was no beach but we walked to the Aston next door. Beaches are all public. Nearby restaurants were very good. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Recommendedby Fernrosefrom Pasadena, CA, USA
Very nice place and very peacefulPosted Aug 24, 2012
Pros: Free Internet, Quiet
If you are traveling with the family, this is the place. Nice grounds and decent one or two bedrooms with full kitchen. Beautiful ocean views.
Recommendedby Mahalo4Paradisefrom San Diego
They were very kind and accomodating - Best room Ever!Posted Jul 24, 2012
Pros: Close restaurants, Quiet
My mother and I took a mother daughter trip to Maui, which was a very important trip for us as she had recently survived a stroke quite a few months back (Doctor approved travel) and wanted to make this a trip worthy of memory for the both of us - we were not disappointed! I had requested a one bedroom condo on the first floor ocean front so that we could wake up and walk out on the balcony just steps away from the ocean and an amazing view. The balcony was large and extends out to the grass so that you can set up your lounge chair, read, drink coffee or eat out on the patio furniture that is already set up for you. The accomodations and room were updated and upgraded with granite kitchen and bathroom counters as well as all upgraded large tile. The bedroom was spacious, well furnished, nice linens and very clean. The location was within walking distance to Whalers Village and about a 5-10 minute drive to Lahaina - we had a rental car so it was great. The beach in front of our condo was beautiful but a coral reef and rocky, you need to walk towards the sister property about a 5 minute walk to the beach front where you can swim. The restaurant is also within a very short walking distance and very nice.
Recommendedby sjwoofrom Seattle, WA, USA
Hard for us not to come back to this place!Posted Jun 12, 2012
Pros: Close restaurants, Free Internet, Quiet
This was our second time staying here and we just love it. The staff are friendly and the grounds are beautiful. It is definitely a place to relax and enjoy the sun especially with the ocean steps away. There are also great family owned restuarants walking distance from the condo.
by rmtufts22from Elk Grove, CA, USA
This hotel was not what we expected for the money spent. Disappointed.Posted Apr 20, 2012
Cons: Noisy, old
The furniture in the room was not clean, you could tell it hadn't been cleaned in a while. Although the unit was in itself clean it was old. The staff placed us in a unit in a bldg that was being remodeled so noise was an issue. The windows in the rooms were facing the parking lot side and were crank windows and old they did not allow for quite so it was a very long and loud night, the worst night sleep we had our entire trip. The staff didn't even know where the elevator was to tell us, they should have been more familiar with the property. Overall we would not return to this property on future visits.
Recommendedby traveler16382from Chicago suburbs
Good choice near LahainaPosted Jan 1, 2012
Pros: Quiet
This was our 3rd stay at this resort. The grounds are beautiful and there are 2 swimming pools and 2 hot tubs. It is a few miles from Lahaina. There is a grocery store within walking distance across the street. They have a DVD machine for which you can check out "free" DVDs" Actually, the free DVDs are included in a mandatory $10 daily fee. Although it is on the ocean, the beach directly ajacent to the resort is not good for swimming, but it is better as you walk south. There is a seawall and the resort's lounge chairs are on a grassy area behind the seawall. Beaches in this area are not as good as beaches such as Wailea beach.


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US farmers hope to soon sell more corn to China
DES MOINES, Iowa China could be about to increase its corn imports, offering American farmers a chance for greater profits but making it likely U.S. meat producers who use the grain for feed would have to raise their prices.
U.S. farmers said they're cautious but hopeful about doing more business with China, which needs more corn to feed the expanding livestock herds that supply meat to its growing middle class. They note Hanver Li, chairman of the market research firm Shanghai JC Intelligence Co. Ltd., estimated last month that China's corn imports would climb from 1.7 million tons this year to as much as 15 million tons by 2015.
China has been reluctant to import corn because a history of devastating famines has demonstrated the importance of self-reliance. But, land and water shortages combined with a resistance to mechanized equipment that could eliminate jobs has made it difficult for farmers to grow all the corn the country needs.
Speaking at the U.S. Grain Council's annual meeting in Boston, Li said production is being quickly outstripped by the Chinese people's growing demand for meat, milk and eggs.
"We have gotten to the turning point," Li said. "We've come to the conclusion that a new era of China importing corn is here."
That would be good news for American farmers, said Paul Bertels, director of economic analysis for the National Corn Growers Association. But he's not ready to celebrate yet.
"A couple of more years of steady, consistent or growing levels, and I would be more willing to say we're going to be on a path to where we're going to be exporting more corn there," Bertels said.
Bertels said his skepticism is rooted in history and China's inconsistency in importing.
"You go back to 1995, the year they come in real hard and bought 4-5 million tons, and everybody was singing happy days are here forever, that we had finally broken into the Chinese market," he said. "Then two years later, they turned into being a net exporter again and that went on for 10 years."
China's Ministry of Agriculture didn't immediately respond to inquiries about the nation's demand for corn. However, China's economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, said in a statement that the country can grow most of the corn it needs, adding that the increased imports were due to rising domestic prices.
Nonetheless, if imports increase as forecast, China will challenge Japan as the largest importer of U.S. corn, Bertels said. Japan imports about 15 million tons a year.
The U.S. also could set new export records, he said, topping 2008 when 61 million tons of corn were exported.
To meet such demand in China, U.S. farmers would have to expand corn production by 4 million acres, said Darrel Good, a farm economist at the University of Illinois. Even with that, prices would likely remain relatively high, pushing up livestock feed costs and ultimately prices for meat and eggs, Good said.