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Reception decor gets creative, personal
Associated Press, By KIM COOK | April 2, 2013 | Updated: April 3, 2013 1:10pm
Photo By Moxie Photography, Diana VermeulenThis undated photo provided by Moxie Photography shows a display of vintage wedding dresses belonging to members of the family, that one couple displayed at their wedding reception. Personalizing the décor is a popular trend in wedding receptions, and there are many creative, inexpensive ideas to be found on the Internet's bridal sites and pin boards.
Photo By Prince George Hotel, Liam Hennessey, Applehead Studio, Inc.This publicity photo provided by Prince George Hotel shows tall vessels, with submerged flower blooms that set a dramatic table at this late spring wedding with a romantic evening theme. After a period of unpopularity, wedding reception flowers are back in a big way, says Craig Norton, Director of Operations for Halifax Canada's Prince George Hotel, which hosts 40 to 50 weddings each year.
Photo By Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.This 2013 publicity photo provided by courtesy of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. shows calligraphed paper lemon wedges, perched on rims of glass goblets, that serve as placecards in place settings from the Real Weddings spread, originally published in the spring issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. Combining rusticity and elegance is a modern trend in wedding receptions. Flowers can have a less formal presentation, and seating can be more casual.
Photo By Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Patricia HealThis 2013 publicity photo provided by courtesy of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. shows a Weddings Hybrid, Spring 2013, centerpiece, originally published in the spring issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. Combining rusticity and elegance is a modern trend in wedding receptions. Flowers can have a less formal presentation, and seating can be more casual.
Photo By Moxie Photography, Diana VermeulenThis undated photo provided by Moxie Photography shows an embellished paper cone with rose petals. Embellished paper cones can be filled with flower petals or confetti, and are a simple craft brides can make themselves. Pinterest and bridal websites have hundreds of ideas on DIY projects to create personalized wedding reception décor.
More personal, more inventive.
Those are the dominant trends in wedding receptions, experts say, in an era when brides have all the resources of the Internet to plan, share and often produce their own affairs.
Many are drawn to something beyond the traditional banquet/speeches/garter throw-and-go reception of the past.
Sites like Project Wedding, The Knot, Wedding Wire and Pinterest show a wide variety of designs for fabric and paper decorations, centerpieces, color schemes, food table displays and party activities. A bride can take on the creative task herself with friends, or share her favorite ideas with professional planners or vendors.
There are tips online for hosting an under-$5,000 wedding (have an afternoon affair serving cookies, cider and champagne instead of a whole meal, decorate tables with trails of polished river rocks and small bowls of single-hued flowers), or making a large reception feel more intimate (group people at smaller tables, provide sofas or lounge areas for casual conversation).
Many sites include region-specific vendor lists.
A bride "has access to tons of creative, easy ideas that she can even replicate herself to save a little money and add unique personality to her event," says Diana Vermeulen, who runs the Detroit-based Moxie Photography. She shoots photojournalist-style weddings with a contemporary vibe; she likes to train her camera on candid moments — a group of guests sharing a laugh; the bride in a pensive moment; kids and dogs enjoying the party.
Shira Savada, an editor at Martha Stewart Weddings, says that when it comes to details, today's brides aren't "just duplicating something they see in a magazine — it's ordering something custom through Etsy, or having mom make fabric napkins instead of renting."
Vermeulen recalls one couple who gave a nod to older relatives by displaying several of their old wedding dresses on dress forms.
"It was a real point of interest for guests and a virtually cost-free way to decorate some areas of the reception hall," she says.
Craig Norton, director of operations for the Prince George Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, says themes are in. He oversees between 40 and 50 weddings a year, with budgets from $10,000 to $120,000.
"We've done a Parisian theme, with a bistro menu en francais. We did a summer camp theme for a couple who had met at one. There was food served in a canoe, a campfire, picnic tables and s'mores," he says.
Savada, at Martha Stewart, says color palettes have gotten more unusual: combos such as gray and black paired with coral, or ivory and cream with emerald.
"Black may not be the first color you think of when you think wedding, but it packs a punch and can be quite elegant," she says. "And metallics are all over the place."
While stripes and polka dots were on trend in the past couple of years, she says, those bold geometrics are yielding again to loose, hand-painted patterns like florals and prints inspired by art and nature.
Savada also notes that some brides love modern typography and juxtaposing sleek elements with a rustic outdoor venue, for example. Others love all things vintage — but now are finding inspiration in mid-century, '60s and '70s style.
Another trend, she says, is having decor pull double duty: escort cards as favors, place cards integrated into the menu, centerpieces for the guests to take home.
"And centerpieces don't have to be flowers," she says. "Couples are using paper blooms, plants, simple candles, fruits or vegetables, and shells."
Although there are lots of new alternatives to flowers, Norton, at the Prince George, observes that brides still love blooms.
"With the green movement, they were out of style for a while, but we're once again getting requests for big centerpieces and buckets of flowers," he says.
For elaborate affairs, towering glass cylinders filled with crystals, ornaments, glittery sand or submerged blooms are popular.
Tara Druker, who is getting married in October in New Rochelle, N.Y., saw what she wanted while poring over glossy wedding magazines and surfing The Knot: "Succulents are one of my favorite blooms, and when I saw them trending in wedding floral arrangements, along with herbs like lavender and rosemary, I definitely wanted to discuss that option with my florist," she says.
Norton's seeing the return of a wedding-reception icon: the cake.
"Cupcakes are out, and cakes are back," Norton says. "At one wedding, we did a parade of cakes. Each table got its own two-tiered cake, cut and served family style. It's impressive when a train of servers carrying 22 identical cakes walk into a room!"
A couple that worked for Research in Motion Ltd. had a Blackberry-shaped cake; a pair of avid golfers had a nine-hole, course-shaped cake.
Cupcake towers can still be a great alternative to a big pricey confection. Or try a doughnut tower, with gourmet flavors for adults and simpler ones for the children's table.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds offered a dessert buffet at their Charleston, S.C., wedding last year with mini tartlets, fruit jellies and cups of chocolate espresso beans.
Other brides have gone potluck, inviting guests to bring plates of their favorite cookies.
In a nod to their region, some Southern brides like pie bars.
Meal planning has gotten similarly inventive and personal.
Ethnic menus are in. And Norton has created food stands with hotdogs, French fry cones and scoop ice cream.


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SARASOTA, Fla. – J.J. Hardy likes the moves the Orioles have made to improve the team.
"It's a good sign. I kept telling myself: 'Maybe the reason we're not making any moves is we're a good team already.' You don't want to make a move to just make a move. If it makes us better, great," Hardy said.
"It shows us all that we're willing to make moves. We're willing to pay for someone to make us better."
After signing Ubaldo Jimenez for four years at $50 million, is it time for Hardy to sign an extension. At December's Winter Meetings, Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said he wanted to extend Hardy.
According to the All-Star shortstop, there's been no follow through.
"All there's been is talk about talking about extending me," Hardy said. "I've heard what you've heard."
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Earlier this month, Duquette reiterated his wish for more years of Hardy at FanFest.
"Even after FanFest, I thought something was going to happen right away because I think you guys were asking Dan. He came up to me and said something about how we're going to start talking extension, but really nothing has happened, I don't know. Maybe they were waiting to do some of these other moves or something," Hardy said.
Hardy is concentrating on preparing for the season, and not obsessing about his contract.
"No. Not at all. It really is out of my control. There's nothing I can do except play and if they don't want to extend me, go out there and have a good year," Hardy said.
"Then, we'll cross that bridge with whatever happens. I've said it. I've said it plenty of times, I like being here. If they come to me with an extension, we'll definitely be open with trying to work that out."
[RELATED: 2013 no fluke for Jiminez]
Three years ago, Hardy was new to the Orioles. He was set to become a free agent after the 2011 season, but he signed a three-year, $22.25 million deal to stay in Baltimore.
There was some talk that Hardy sold himself short then, but he defends his thinking in signing the extension.
"It was a totally different situation back then. I came off a 2009 season when I got sent down. The next year with the Twins, I played through some injuries. I didn't have a very good year. Then, it was the following year that I signed a three-year extension. It's a different situation now. I've been healthy for three years. I feel like the market has changed," Hardy said.
During that time, Hardy was not only been the starting shortstop of the American League in last year's All-Star Game, but a two-time winner of the Gold Glove.
As Derek Jeter prepares to retire, there's some chatter about Hardy replacing Jeter in New York next year. The Orioles surely don't want that to happen.
"I saw that. People have already been talking to me about it. That's another thing, see what happens first. If nothing happens, we'll cross that bridge when it gets there," Hardy said.

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(April 28, 2011)--The University of Texas at San Antonio and the Universita degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" (UNIURB) of Urbino, Italy, recently entered into an agreement of cooperation in Urbino.
Professor Stefano Pivano, president of UNIURB, and Julius M. Gribou, UTSA executive vice provost and senior international officer, signed the agreement based on the strategic plans of both institutions. The agreement centers on collaboration and expanding global outreach and understanding.
The initiation of the agreement was facilitated by John Murphy, dean of the UTSA College of Architecture, who will relocate one of the architecture Italy study-abroad programs to Urbino in fall 2011. The Italian co-organizers of the new COA program, Mirko Marinelli and Eugenia Esposito, played a critical role assisting UTSA in finalizing the agreement.
"This location presents a great opportunity for the College of Architecture students," said Gribou. "They will live on the UNIURB campus, will use their facilities such as dorms and classrooms, and they will be able to interact with Italian students."
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In addition to the connections available for the College of Architecture within UNIURB, the city of Urbino and the region, there are logical opportunities for collaborations with UNIURB programs in art conservation, planning and development, sciences, technology, humanities, education and business. Thirty UTSA students could study each semester on the Urbino campus in the available facilities.
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By Annette Hinkle
Ever since they founded the Sag Harbor Fine Arts Center last year, artist and educator James Daga Albinson and executive director Cindy Neuendorf have sought to offer students a sculpting component in addition to the drawing and painting instruction already in place.
But finding just the right sculptor to join the center has been a challenge up to this point at least.
Then Johanna Schwaiger entered the picture.
Schwaiger, a native of Austria, just graduated from the Florence Academy of Art in Italy after four studying there four years. This week, she officially begins teaching sculpture at the arts center — an academy focused on giving students of all ages a solid foundation in classical methods they can then use to build and shape their own visions moving forward.
"Coming here, having this art center and people who believe the same thing, it's craft opening the world of art and showing it to young people," says Schwaiger. "At that age, I was longing for that. If someone had guided me at bit I would've been so happy."
Like many formerly frustrated artists, it took Schwaiger a very long time to discover the Florence Academy where she received the classical training she had been seeking in figurative sculpting. She only found the academy at the age of 26, after years of training in art schools where she didn't obtain the skills she felt she needed.
"I always wanted to sculpt and tried to do figurative work, but no one was guiding me because teachers said to make it more interesting. 'Don't make a copy of nature, make it yours,'" she recalls them saying. "But I was 16 or 17 years old — I didn't know what mine was."
Although at art school in Europe she carved both marble and wood, Schwaiger notes the human figure never came up in the instruction.
"Every school in Europe teaches more contemporary art," she says. "Because the old art exists there and is present, they really push contemporary work even stronger than they do here. The classical idea of sculpturing is gone."
So after art school and with no one guiding her in her figurative work Schwaiger decided to try her creative hand by studying industrial design.
"I couldn't see fighting against windmills," she says. "So I tried to study design to create industrial products for a function. But what I always loved was creating something beautiful that connects with people — not in the sense of selling something lucrative, but like craftsmanship in the old days."
So the search continued and Schwaiger was soon delving into art history in Salzburg, hoping to teach herself the classical techniques no one else seemed to capable of providing. She also started getting figurative commissions for sculpture in public places — primarily saints, memorials and angels for cemeteries.
But still, she was frustrated.
"I had to pretend I knew what I was talking about. I made it work, but I didn't have the confidence of a craftsman," she notes. "I was working on a life-size figure for a graveyard, and a person from the street came in and said they were impressed. I was talking about my difficulty with proportion, and he said 'I know someone who just graduated from the Florence Academy.'"
So Schwaiger checked out the academy on line and thought it might be what she needed.
"I was 26 by then and I thought it was a dream," she adds. "But I went to Florence and looked at the school I thought I should just quit everything and go."
That's exactly what Schwaiger did and it has turned out to be a defining moment in her life. What the academy and Robert Bodem, the school's director of sculpture, offered was a simple — but efficient — sculpting technique with several distinct rules to follow.
"I was so happy about it. They didn't claim to teach you how to be an artist at all. They say this something that may not even be teachable," she says. "They trained you every day and you developed this visual approach and way of seeing."
"Nowadays in the art world, there's this big misunderstanding that beauty is left out of art," adds Schwaiger. "People at the Florence Academy know the beauty grows within while you master your craft and you fall in love with the human figure itself."
"I didn't know in the beginning of the journey what to expect," continues Schwaiger. "What I learned was truthfulness — you have to be truthful and push the borders. You can't overestimate or underestimate yourself. You need to be truthful all the time."
Schwaiger compares the process to Falun Gong, a form of meditation she practices which emphasizes truthfulness, compassion and tolerance.
"People talk about what inspiration means, I think it happens when you get rid of the ego," says. "When learning any craft — music, sculpture, painting — you keep refining techniques and making errors. Then you really get rid of ego and that makes you an artist."
And she's just the sort of artist Neuendorf sees as ideal for the Sag Harbor Art Center. Two years ago, Schwaiger met Neuendorf while visiting her friend Ben Fenske, another Florence Academy graduate, who shows frequently at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor. Schwaiger returned last winter to teach a portraiture class for the art center and was happy to find the young artists she taught appreciated what she had to offer.
"We had wanted to introduce sculpture for a long time and when I met Johanna, there was just a spirit about her that totally synergized with what we're creating here," explains Neuendorf. "It's very hard to find an artist as good and educated as Johanna who is able to teach and willing to share what she was taught."
"The whole thing worked," adds Neuendorf. "What we're creating here is very specific. The current art model has to change and with bringing the beauty back comes the understanding of technique so you can then be the vessel for your own creative pursuit."
"Then you find your own way as artist and that's what's so interesting," adds Neuendorf.
As an instructor, Schwaiger will start her students by having them sculpt simple shapes to gain an understanding of the process. The method focuses on observation — growing the sculptural form slowly using specific techniques to train the eye. And while sculpting may seem like an advanced art form, Schwaiger notes it's actually good if students come to it without a lot of training.
"A human figure is a complex form, you need to understand structure and anatomy," she says. "But for a beginner it's better to not know much. You have to have a very naïve approach to what you see. This is why the technique is so great – you see through the eye of a child and use mirrors to trick your mind from what you think you know versus what you see."
Neuendorf explains the art center's holistic approach means students will be encouraged to try sculpting alongside the other mediums offered for a full rounded experience.
"It's the same structure and technique as drawing and painting," explains Neuendorf. "It's just a different medium. We're recommending students to do both, drawing was a necessary part of Johanna's training and it's the same for our program. It's a true enhancement to what we're doing."
In addition to the three sculpturing classes Schwaiger teaches beginning this week, she will also offer a Thursday afternoon class for ages 6 to 10 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. focusing on various artistic techniques and mediums, including painting in nature, drawing and sculpting. Schwaiger is also a working artist and is creating a new series of figurative sculptures in the studio of women in various stages in life. The work will become the basis for her inaugural exhibit at the center this August.
The Sag Harbor Fine Arts Center is located at 23 Bridge Street (at Rose Street), Sag Harbor. For details about classes, call 603-5514.


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Q. Nicklas Lidstrom, the first year of being captain to hoist the Stanley Cup. Congratulations, Nick. Can you put it into perspective?
NICKLAS LIDSTROM: Thank you. This is just a great feeling. Great overall effort from the team, and especially the way we responded here in Game 6. Losing the heart break at home took a little time, but coming in here and playing as well as we did, it was a great team effort.
Q. Takes me back to 2002 when you went down 2-0 in the first series, and you said: We cannot fall apart. That was you that said that?
NICKLAS LIDSTROM: We came back being tied 2-2 against Nashville in the first round, and winning in overtime, to take it to Game 5. And it was a big, important win for us. And I think that got the team going, too. It's tough even the first time -- it's tough to play, so it's great to see the team get going early on.
Q. Couple of players that maybe stood out for you on your team in this run?
NICKLAS LIDSTROM: [Henrik] Zetterberg, of course. He's been so stellar, both offense and defense. He's out there killing penalties, and he's scoring goals and setting out goals for us. He's been very important. And [Pavel] Datsyuk, same way. And Chris Osgood is tremendous since he came in to that first series.
Q. What a goal you scored. That was a Stanley Cup winning goal, thrill of a lifetime. Well done. How did you do it?
HENRIK ZETTERBERG: Thank you. It's been unbelievable, the whole series. It's tough when we lost the last game. But we battled through that and came back today and played unbelievable.
Q. What do you remember, Henrik, about the game tonight, the pregame when you and [Pavel] Datsyuk met just in the room before the game, what kinds of things were you saying to yourself to get energy, to get faith?
HENRIK ZETTERBERG: Well, just keep going, do the right things out there. And not try and do too much. Just go out and play our game and hopefully it was enough. And it was tonight.
Q. 210th draft choice. Is it true that Darren McCarty ran you ragged as you came to your first the training camp? Is that just a myth or did they really test you, and how did you establish yourself as the star you've become?
HENRIK ZETTERBERG: Yeah, I had a tough first training camp. Ran me over a few times, but right after the camp he came and apologized and said Ken Holland told him to do it. So it was okay.
Q. Chris, congratulations. How did you achieve this?
CHRIS OSGOOD: It's tough. It's never easy. Toughest trophy in sports to win; it lives for that name every year, that nickname. It was difficult, again. Pittsburgh is a great young team. Gave us all we could handle. Probably one of the most difficult series I've played in a while. They have a talented team. They held on right to the end again. They kept pushing us still.
Q. When you won it in '98, you were in tears. And you went through such a ride to get that first Cup; is there a difference?
CHRIS OSGOOD: A little older and wiser. More relaxed now. I just had a great time. It's fun playing for these guys. They're awesome. We knew coming here to win tonight was a tough building to play in, but we played great.
Q. How about a comment on some of your teammates that caught your eye, things that stood out?
CHRIS OSGOOD: Kronwall was awesome. Nicklas Kronwall was awesome all playoffs. [Jiri] Hudler. Of course, Pav [Datsyuk] and Hank [Zetterberg] do everything good. They're complete players, kind of molded by Steve Yzerman. They're our leaders now. And Nicklas Lidstrom, you can't say enough about him. Even after the last game we had no panic, and he was a big reason why.
CHRIS CHELIOS & DARREN McCARTY
Q. This is the old line. This is worse than Brett Hull with Zetterberg and Datsyuk. Remember when he was the old man on that line. Chris Chelios and Darren McCarty, congratulations. Two great NHL stars. Chris, what are your thoughts on the title run?
CHRIS CHELIOS: It's the same old thing. It's so hard to explain in words. It's the greatest feeling in the world. I'm glad I hung around to see this and be in this again. Congratulation to the city of Detroit, our teammates. It's the best feeling you could have in hockey, right here.
Q. Can you pick out some highlights about players that stood out, I mean, you really kind of ran your way through. Pittsburgh was no easy task, but you were so professional and so disciplined to get that?
CHRIS CHELIOS: Like I said, we've been there before. The experience, I think that paid off in the end. We held our composure throughout everything, through adversity. Beat a great team in Pittsburgh, skilled team. But like I said, it's been a great year. We capped it off the way we should have, and we're all pretty excited.
Q. Darren, I saw your mom, Roberta. She was so happy the other night. Obviously, not at home, but in Pittsburgh in Game 4 when you were going home with a chance to win. Everybody's so proud of you and what you've achieved here. What are you feeling?
DARREN McCARTY: Well, you know, I owe a lot of people a lot of thanks. You know, people in the organization. My teammates for believing in me and sort of a long road back. And this is what it's all about, just to be able to be a part of it, and to play a bit of a role throughout the playoffs and to get in and to feel such a part of it.
And there's so many people to thank for it. But this is what it's all about. And I want to say a quick hi to everybody in Calgary who means a lot to me. So this is unbelievable. nd my dad in Edmonton, too.
Q. Pavel Datsyuk, what a play you made to get it out to Henrik. You are unbelievable with your stick, that play you made, the game-winning goal. And then you almost helped to put it in. Tell us what it feels to win the Cup and the goal that won it for you?
PAVEL DATSYUK: I have to say, I'm emotional now. I'm not sure about it, but it looked like one more game. But I think it would be more like coming through, but now it's more exciting stuff. And I don't you asked me about the last goal or something, but I don't remember the last goal.
Q. That was a beauty. Pittsburgh Penguins gave you all you could handle. Pavel, tell us what it was like to play that team with [Penguins forward Evgeni] Malkin and [Penguins forward Sidney] Crosby and obviously the difficult guys like [Penguins forward Gary] Roberts?
PAVEL DATSYUK: Fast team, quick with turnovers. What we tried to do, we know he have, like, good offensive. And then we try to keep it more, like, offensive. In Pittsburgh zone. Played a little bit handle in their zone. I'm happy we win, but we always win on the road. It's good for us.
Q. Mike Babcock, congratulations. The hockey gods, you always said they're the fairest of them all. You really earned it. Well done. What a dramatic win.
COACH MIKE BABCOCK: Well, it was outstanding. We got great players, and we played hard all year. You know, for over three years we've been a pretty good hockey club. And with the leadership of Lidstrom and Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Draper, Chelios, pretty special group.
Q. And the play he made, two plays actually on the power play goal in the first period?
COACH MIKE BABCOCK: Well, unbelievable but to me, the five-on-three again. Just the things he can do without the puck makes him so special, because you never have to worry about matchups with a guy. You're not hiding your best players. And with Pavel and him, they're so good defensively, you can play them in all situations. Makes it easy for the coach.
Q. You mentioned all the best players. Anybody that maybe was unheralded through and paved the way for the title?
COACH MIKE BABCOCK: I sure thought [Darren Helm] Helmer coming into the playoff time, he hurt his knee tonight and couldn't play. But he gave us a fourth line. We were lacking in that area. He gave us real good speed. Just guys like Draper and Dallas Drake, who I couldn't be happier for. What a great story right there. And then Osgood, I mean Osgood, he's really bettered himself, and he got us here and he won the Cup again.


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Your editorial mentions that a global effort is under way to digitise the past mathematical literature, but adds that the project is "bogged down by petty disputes over formatting" (26 August, p 3). This is certainly not the case.
The International Mathematical Union has led an effort to digitise the paper archives and has coordinated standards for such projects. It has suggested ways to incorporate links to this past literature into the current reviewing services, created a registry for such projects (www.wdml.org) and promoted a vision for a World Digital Mathematics Library (www.ceic.math.ca/Publications/dml_vision.pdf). We estimate that nearly 20 per cent of the past literature is already online.
The impediments to completing this enterprise have nothing to do with formats, but are rather more mundane. Research agencies are unwilling to invest money in routine work such as digitisation, even when it clearly benefits research. Further, the vast ...
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BBC Music Magazine Award for Alisa Weilerstein
American cellist Alisa Weilerstein was yesterday named winner of the BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Year Award with her debut concerto disc of the Elgar and Carter Cello Concertos with the Berlin Staatskapelle and Daniel Barenboim on Decca.
Alisa Weilersteinís recording was voted for by both the public and BBC Music Magazineís expert jury and was chosen as the best of more than 1,500 reviewed by the magazine in 2013.
The awards jury said: ďWeilerstein avoids nostalgia and produces an account full of passion, grief and nobility of feeling Ö itís been years since a new recording of Elgarís great concerto made this kind of visceral impact.Ē
Alisa Weilerstein signed an exclusive contract with Decca Classics in 2011. Her winning recording has been widely feted, the New York Times acclaiming ďthe soloistís superb control keenly matched by the conductorís insightful supportĒ.
New Album: DvorŠk Concerto
Cello Concerto op.104
Lasst mich allein ∑ Rondo op. 94
Goin' Home ∑ Songs my mother taught me op. 55 No. 4
Silent Woods op. 68 No. 5 ∑ Slavonic Dances op. 46 No. 8
Alisa Weilerstein
Anna Polonsky
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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|calendar>>October 2. 2010 Juch 99
Abrogation of Criminal S. Korea-US "Treaty" Demanded
| Pyongyang, October 2 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Saturday carries a signed article on the lapse of 57 years since the U.S. and the south Korean ruling quarters concluded the treacherous "mutual defense treaty" for aggression.
On Oct. 1, 1953, right after the ceasefire, the U.S. imperialists instigated the Syngman Rhee clique to sign the south Korea-U.S. "mutual defense treaty" in a sinister bid to realize their criminal scenario to put Korea under their control. Pursuant to this "treaty", the U.S. has kept its aggression forces in south Korea and established a military control over the puppet forces, turning south Korea into its military base and using the puppet forces as a shock brigade for carrying out its war of aggression.
The "treaty" is a shackling and unequal military pact for aggression as it legalized the U.S. imperialist aggression forces' permanent presence in south Korea and their moves for the provocation of a war against the DPRK and, on this basis, hamstrung the efforts for inter-Korean reconciliation, unity and reunification and brought only submission, disgrace, misfortune and disaster to the south Koreans, the article says, and goes on:
The U.S. stipulated in the "treaty" the "right to deploy the three services of its forces in south Korea and its vicinity" and "its indefinite validity", legalizing the U.S. imperialist aggression forces' permanent presence in south Korea.
The "treaty" made it possible for the U.S. to emerge a de facto ruler of south Korea and intensify its domination not only over the military field but over political, economic, cultural, diplomatic and all other fabrics of its society.
Much upset to see its military presence and the system of colonial rule over south Korea shaking in face of the dynamic advance of the June 15 era of reunification, the U.S. is seeking a way out in tightening the politico-military alliance with south Korea.
The south Korean conservative authorities' moves to provoke a war of aggression against the DPRK in collusion with the U.S. created such a tense situation on the Korean Peninsula that a war may break out any moment. Their moves also seriously obstructed the development of the inter-Korean relations and threw a stumbling block in the way of the movement for independent reunification.
There is no justification whatsoever for such unequal "treaty" for aggression as the above-said "treaty" to exist at present, the article notes, stressing that it should have been abrogated long ago in the light of international law and the desire of the Korean nation.
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I liked your avatars. They break up the monotony of the never ending CM Punk avatars!
Find an avatar yet?
Night, Panda.
YOU ARE lol
Jeeezus!! :0
ok cool alot thought i was talking out my arse so Thanks
Not sure if your being serious, But thank you if you are
All ill do is start a new profile
Saw it on Reddit and thought to myself "Self, I know the perfect person for this joke"
A panda walks into a bar. He walks up to the bar and sits on the stool. the bartender thinks it's a bid odd, a panda walking into a bar, but he approaches it regardless. The panda grabs a menu off the bar, opens it, and points to a cheeseburger. The bartender is impressed, and decides to make the cheeseburger for this panda.
The panda gets his cheeseburger, savors every bite, even wipes its mouth with a napkin. Immediately after the panda pulls out a gun and shoots every person in the bar. Headshots everywhere. Except for the bartender. The bartender stands there, soaked in blood, and can only ask the panda, "Why?"
The panda pulls yet another thing from its fur coat and turns to the bartender. It's an encyclopedia. It flips the book to the P section, places it on the bar, and points to his picture. Then he turns and walks out the door.
The bartender leans down and reads the entry next to Panda:
"Panda: A wild animal that eats shoots and leaves
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A thin-film battery (10) is disclosed which includes a cathode current collector (11), a cathode (12), an electrolyte (13), an anode (14), and an anode current collector (15). The cathode is produced by grinding lithium cobalt oxide or other suitable cathode material to a powder having a mean particle size of between 5 and 12 microns, forming a liquid slurry with the cathode material, casting the liquid slurry upon a substrate, drying the liquid slurry to form a layer of cathode material, and compressing the cathode layer to a generally uniform and smooth thickness of between 5 and 12 microns. The compressed layer is then heated to a temperature which sinters or melts the peripheral edges of the cathode particles together.
1. A method of producing a thin film battery cathode comprising the steps of:
(A) providing a mass of powdered cathode material;
(B) providing a substrate;
(C) forming a liquid slurry with the cathode material;
(D) casting the liquid slurry upon the substrate;
(E) drying the liquid slurry to form a layer of cathode material;
(F) compressing the cathode layer to a generally uniform thickness; and
(G) heating the cathode layer to at least 250 degrees Celsius.
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11. A method of producing a thin film battery cathode comprising the steps of:
(A) providing a mass of powdered cathode material having a mean particle size of between 5 and 12 microns;
(B) forming a liquid slurry with the cathode material;
(C) casting the liquid slurry upon a substrate;
(D) drying the liquid slurry to form a layer of cathode material;
(E) compressing the cathode layer to a generally uniform thickness of between 5 and 12 microns, and
(F) heating the cathode layer to at least 250 degrees Celsius.
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This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 60/725,683 filed Oct. 11, 2005.
This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a lithium battery, and specifically to a method of manufacturing thin film lithium and lithium ion batteries.
In recent years, rapid development of electronic devices has greatly outpaced advances in battery technology. As a result, batteries today require a higher power density, a high cycle life, a wide2 operating temperature range, a more rapid recharge capability and increased power densities.
Accordingly, it is seen that a need exists for a battery that provides higher power density, a high cycle life, a wide operating temperature range, a rapid recharge capability and increased power densities. A low cost production method is important for large scale production of such a high performance battery. It is to the provision of such therefore that the present invention is primarily directed.
The battery components of the present invention are conventionally oriented, as shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,835,493 and 5,597,660 which are specifically incorporated herein. Thin-film solid-state batteries are constructed by depositing the components of the battery as thin films (less than 5 μm) on a substrate. The typical structure of a thin-film solid-state battery is illustrated in the schematic cross section shown in
The thin-film battery 10 includes a cathode current collector 11, a cathode 12, an electrolyte 13, an anode 14, and an anode current collector 15. The cathode and anode current collectors are deposited by sputtering or other suitable physical or chemical deposition techniques. Cathode films of lithium cobalt oxide or other similar composition (LiCoO2 or LiMn2O4) are typically deposited by RF magnetron sputtering of sintered targets of the respective compounds in Ar+O2 while films of V2O5 are deposited by reactive sputtering of V in Ar+O2 The electrolyte 13 may be a sputtered LiPON electrolyte film which covers the cathode and a portion of the substrate up to the anode current collector in order to insulate the substrate from direct contact with the anode. The anode can be either lithium metal or other lithium intercalation compounds, such as Sn3N4. The battery may also include a sealing layer.
Applicant has discovered that to reduce the production cost of high power thin film batteries, which are normally manufactured by vacuum technology, a hybrid approach may be utilized. In this approach, LiCoO2 powder is cast on a thin metal substrate by a wet slurry coating method. A solid-state electrolyte, LiPON film, is deposited on top of the cast cathode film by conventional sputtering methods. Microscopic analysis indicates that the LiPON has good coverage of the cathode film. After LiPON electrolyte deposition, a lithium anode is deposited on top of LiPON electrolyte by conventional thermal evaporation in a glove box to complete the cell.
Commercially available LiCoO2 powders have a mean particle size of 5-10 μm. These data indicate that lithium ions can diffuse through a distance of 5-10 μm inside of the LiCoO2 particle in the absence of electrolyte. Therefore, very thin LiCoO2 films (5-10 μm thick) are desired. Commercially available LiCoO2 powder has a wide size distribution with the largest particles about 20 μm. To cast a 5-10 μm thick film, commercially available LiCoO2 powder must be ground to an average particle size of approximately 5 μm. Large particles cannot be smoothly cast into a 5 um thick film and too small a particle size will lead to increased cathode impedance due to particle to particle resistance. Another important factor is that the cathode film should be extremely smooth so that a thin LiPON film (˜2 mm thick) can cover it without pinholes. The desired smoothness of the cathode films is achieved by rolling through a stainless roller under high pressure before LiPON deposition. Once the cathode film is rolled, it is heated. The very thin films (5-10 μm thick) are annealed at a temperature of between 250 and 800� C.
To prepare the lithium cobalt oxide powder used in the present invention, lithium cobalt oxide is ground using a PM100 planetary ball mill with an isopropyl alcohol (IPA) used as the wetting agent. Experimentation was performed on 200 g of LiCoO2 powder (approximately 80 ml), 45 ml IPA, and 70 ml ZrO2 balls (3 mm in diameter) placed in a 250 ml ZrO2 jar and spun at a grinding speed of 450 RPM.
The ball mill process can significantly increase the population of smaller particles. However, these smaller particles have to be separated from large particles before they can be used to cast a smooth film. A centrifuge is used to separate smaller LiCoO2 particles from the larger ones. An Accuspin 400 centrifuge (Thermal Electric) has been used to accomplish this task. Applicant conducted the following experimentation, 40 g of particle slurry (LiCoO2:IPA weight ratio=200:45) from the milling process (after two hours milling) was diluted with 320 ml of distilled water, then centrifuged at 300 rpm for eight minutes to separate the particles. After centrifuging, the smaller particles remain in solution while the larger particles deposit on the bottom of the centrifuge tube. About 80% volume of the fluid with small particles suspended (larger particles deposited at the bottom of the test tube) was poured from the centrifuge tube. The smaller particles were recovered by heating to remove water and IPA in the slurry. The SEM images shown in
A method has been developed to select LiCoO2 powders with a small band width, i.e., a small particle distribution range. The newly acquired LiCoO2 powder with a mean particle size of 10 μm was used. First, the powder is mixed with alcohol. The powder/alcohol mixture is ultrasonically treated to separate the particles and then shaken briefly to mix them. The solution is then allowed to settle for 1 minute to allow the larger, particles to sink to the bottom. The smaller particles remaining suspended in the solution are then poured off thereby leaving the larger particles deposited at the bottom.
The container containing the solution is then refilled with alcohol and ultra-sonicated and shaken again. It was again allowed to settle in the same way as for the first part of the experiment. However, this time the smaller particles in solution were poured off and the large particles in the bottom of the tube were discarded. Now particles above 5-12 μm in size have been selected as shown in
In general, the films prepared with fine powder (<1 μm) exhibit a shiny (mirror like) surface after rolling. However, all the films prepared with fine powder gave very high cell resistance, which may be due to the multi-layers of particles in the film. It seems that Li ions only have good access to the top layer of the LiCoO2 particles. If this layer of LiCoO2 particles also has direct contact to the substrate, then the sample will have good ionic and electronic conductivity. If this layer of LiCoO2 particles has no direct contact to the substrate and Li ions have to diffuse through multiple particles, then the multiple interfaces between particles cause the resulting cells to exhibit a high impedance.
Once the cathode material is dried, the powder is collected and used to make a casting solution by mixing in a 95:5 ratio with PVA binder. The slurry is mixed for 2 hours and given a 5-minute ultra sonic bath. The casting solution or slurry is then cast using a 1 mil doctor blade gap. After drying, the films are rolled under high pressure. The SEM cross section of the cast layer is shown in
Initial cells using cast LiCoO2 cathode show capacity fade and charge coefficients that are inferior to sputtered LiCoO2. This may be due to stress in the annealed cast cathode causing cracks in the layer during the charge/discharge process which produces additional stress due to the approximately 3-5% expansion/contraction in the cathode. To eliminate this problem, several different substrates have been used that have significantly different thermal expansion coefficients (CTE) in hopes of tailoring the initial stress in the LiCoO2 layer to produce the best performance.
A stainless steel (SS) substrate seems to perform best with regard to oxidation of the metal. A cell annealed at a very high temperature (800� C.) shows a very high capacity but large fade in the first 10 to 15 cycles. Capacity was around 170 to 150 μAh after the first a few cycles with only a 0.36 cm2 active area.
Several substrates, including 2 mil thick nickel, Au/Co coated 2 mil thick nickel, Au/Co coated 0.5 mil thick nickel, 2 mil and 4 μm thick Al foils have been further investigated. Among these substrates, 2 mil thick nickel and Au/Co coated 2 mil thick nickel gave the best adhesion. Nickel substrate was treated at 700� C. for one hour to form a thin layer (approximately 2 microns) of insulation layer (NiO) before coated with 200 angstroms of Co and 2000 angstroms of Au. The tape tests after 500 annealing showed that the films prepared on a thicker Ni substrate (2 mil thick) were less powdery than those prepared on 0.5 mil thick Ni substrate. LiCoO2 deposited on a thick substrate may have a better particle to substrate binding. The micro-wrinkles of the thinner substrates formed during the casting process may destroy the integrity of the LiCoO2 layer during the annealing process.
Although the cathode will lose its integrity if it is annealed at more than 250� C. because of loss of binder, annealing at higher temperature (>500� C.) will result in sintering of the cathode and cathode powders may be bound together by sintering instead of by binder, preferably the powder is sintered so that just its peripheral edges sinter or melt with the peripheral edges of adjoining particles, i.e., that the edges melt together rather than the entirety of the powders melting and thereby forming a solid dense material.
In this effort, LiCoO2 samples were cast on Au/Co coated Nickel or Al substrate, annealed at 550� C. for 6 hours, then coated with LiPON and lithium to complete the cell. These samples have demonstrated reasonable electrochemical performance. Similar samples were also annealed at 700 and 800� C., however, these samples show a much faster capacity fade, which can be attributed to cracking/loss of contact during the charge/discharge process. The SEM picture shown in
A cast layer of LiCoO2 with 1% binder was annealed to 550� C. for 5 hours. Although the sample showed some powdery nature when rubbed it appeared to be smooth and the layer was not flaking off. LiPON and Li were deposited and the cell cycled at 25 μA. It showed good cyclability and reasonable capacity. The C-rate capacity of 27 μAh is for an active area of 0.36 cm2. This cast cell has a thickness of approximately 5-10 um and is cast from a mixture of fine (<1 um) and regular powder (approximately 7 um). The cross section of the cell is shown in
The temperature/time combination used for the sample above (550� C. for 5 hours) is insufficient to fully sinter or connect the individual particles within the cast layer. More tests have been done to increase cathode annealing temperature in an effort to achieve a better inter-particle adhesion. Initial test samples were annealed to 850� C. and 950� C. for 16 hours. The images in
Annealing temperature is an important factor in preparation of a casting film. At a temperature less than 250� C., LiCoO2 particles can be bound together by a binder, but the high impedance of the binder (which is an ionic and electronic insulator) will lead to high impedance of the resulting cells. At a temperature of more than 800� C., LiCoO2 powder is sintered together. However, it is difficult to find an economical, flexible substrate that does not oxidize at more than 800� C. At a temperature between 250 and 800� C., the binder will be decomposed and/or evaporated. The higher the temperature, the faster the binder is removed. At a temperate of 550� C., PVA (water based), PVB (alcohol based) and LHB-108P (water based, LiCo Tech Corp, Taiwan) will be almost totally decomposed and/or evaporated in approximately 6 hours. This temperature also limits the oxidation of Au/Co coated nickel substrate. Therefore, annealing at 550� C. for 6 hours has been used.
In general, thicker LiCoO2 films tend to exhibit poor bonding and look powdery after annealing. Even if the surface looks smooth after rolling, the surface layer can be easily peeled off by Scotch tape and the underneath film is very powdery. These films also lead to a high resistance cells. This is consistent with the previous analysis on the fine powder because a thick film has to rely on multiple particle-particle contacts to conduct ions and electrons. These multiple interfaces will significantly increase cell resistance.
Additional samples have been prepared and annealed at 250� C. Sample C119 used cathode with a LiCoO2:PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) ratio of 95:5 where LiCoO2 has a narrow particle distribution (5-12 um). C120 used cathode with a LiCoO2:PVA ratio of 95:5 ratio where the LiCoO2 was large powder (average particle size of 10 um with a wide size distribution) as manufactured (not separated), and C121 was original (7 um) powder mixed with milled and separated fine powder. All of the C120 samples failed after LiPON deposition. The cast layer separated and the LiPON peeled off. Experiments have shown that layers thicker than 7-8 um usually fail in this way. The substrate-particle bond is strong and the particle-LiPON bond is strong, but the particle-particle bond within the layer is much weaker. As the cast layer thickness increases more particle-particle bonding is required to hold the full layer together as fewer particles span the full distance from the substrate to the LiPON. The deposited LiPON film adds a large compressive stress to the multilayer system, which can separate the cast layer causing delamination of the LiPON. SEM analysis on the cross section of sample C120 revealed that the film was 10-11 um thick (see
Sample C119 was cast on Ni coated 2 mil Al foil (C119a) and 1 mil pure Ni foil (C119b).
Although the images above show that the cathode layer on 1 mil Ni foil is more compressed, a comparison of the images of samples C119a and C119b surfaces (see
The C121b samples were cast using a 2-mil gap to thicken the film. The cross section is shown in
In order to increase the energy density of the cells, it is desirable to either decrease the foil substrate thickness or increase the LiCoO2 thickness. Samples were produced on the same substrate using increased gap sizes for casting, giving cathodes of 10-12 u m (after rolling). Although these layers showed excellent adhesion based on tape tests, the samples delaminated after the LiPON deposition. The delamination occurred "within" the cast LiCoO2 layer as shown in
A method has been developed to prepare ultra thin cathode films (a single layer). The concentration of the cathode slurry, casting gap, and speed were carefully controlled to cast cathode film with minimum thickness but still have a good coverage of the whole substrate. A typical casting condition is: ratio of LiCoO2:PVA=98:/2, ratio of solid to liquid (water) approximately 1:2. The casting gap was 1 mil and the casting speed is 5 mm/sec). The as-cast film does not have full coverage of the substrate as shown in
It has been observed that Ni(0.3 um) coated Al foil (normally 2 mil thick) performs much better than Al foil alone or joining adhesive (such as Adcote a registered trademark of Rohm & Haas Chemicals, LLC) coated Al foil. Also, Ni coated Al foil, annealing to 350� C. for 1 hr or to 450� C. for 1 hour decreases the impedance from ˜5 kohms to 300-600 ohms.
Cathode impedance with different rolling (calendering) pressures (or gap) is shown in
The effect of particle size and composition on cathode adhesion and impedance was also investigated. From Batch c105, large particles have been used to cast cathode. The composition and substrate are summarized in Table 2.
Further investigation indicated that the sample impedance was reduced from 3-6 kohms (immediately after rolling) down to 300-600 ohms if it was annealed at 240-250� C. for only 2 minutes. The sample impedance increased dramatically if it was annealed at a temperature below 240� C. Tests show that this heat treatment condition (250� C.) can be easily achieved using an IR lamp over the substrates after they are mounted on the plates for the LiPON run. This will allow for a very short time between the annealing cycle and the start of the LiPON run to minimize the gradual rise in cathode impedance seen when substrates are allowed to sit after annealing.
To investigate the compatibility of the LiPON electrolyte and cathode films, LiCoO2 powder (with an average particle size of 7 um) has been mixed with 5% of binder and 3% of conductive carbon to form a slurry. The cathode slurry was cast on a thin aluminum substrate using a doctor blade to achieve a film thickness of approximately 25 um. After heat treatment in a 120� C. oven overnight, a 5 um thick coating of LiPON was deposited on top of the cathode. A cross sectional view of the films was analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy as shown in
A LiPON film has been deposited on the top of rolled LiCoO2 cathode as shown in
A cast layer of LiCoO2 with 1% binder was annealed to 550� C. for 5 hours. Although the sample showed some powdery nature when rubbed it appeared to be smooth and the layer was not flaking off. LiPON and Li were deposited and the cell cycled at 25 uA. It showed good cyclability and reasonable capacity. The C-rate capacity of 27 uAh is for an active area of 0.36 cm2. This cast cell has a thickness of ˜5-10 um and is cast from a mixture of fine (<1 um) and regular powder (˜7 um). Cycling behavior of the cell is shown in
Although the cells with low temperature annealed cathode demonstrate excellent cyclability, high temperature (550� C.) annealed samples show a better capacity because they can be 100% LiCoO2 without any inactive materials (such binder which may prevent ion and electron transport in the absence of electrolyte).
LiCoO2 films have been cast with 5% LHB-108P binder. The mixed slurry was rolled overnight and ultrasonicated before casting on Au/Co coated 2-mil thick Ni substrate. Nickel substrate was treated at 700� C. for one hour to form a thin layer (approximately 2 microns) of insulation layer (NiO) before coated with 200 angstroms of cobalt and 2000 angstroms of gold. The films were then calendered in a stainless steel roller and annealed at 550� C. for 6 hours. About 2 um thick of LiPON was deposited on the top of LiCoO2 film, and then about 2 um thick of lithium metal was thermally evaporated on the top of LiPON to complete the cell. The sample was cycled at a current density of 175 uAh/cm2. Initial voltage profile of the sample fc1023b.001 and cycling curve are shown in
In another test, LiCoO2 films have been cast with 5% PVA binder. The mixed slurry was rolled overnight and cast on Ni coated 2 mil thick Al substrate. The films were then calendered in a stainless steel roller and annealed at 630� C. for 6 hours. About 2 um thick of LiPON was deposited on the top of LiCoO2 film, and then about 2 um thick of lithium metal was thermally evaporated on the top of LiPON to complete the cell. The sample was cycled at a current density of 12.5 uAh/cm2. Initial voltage profile of the sample fc1005lc.008 and its cycling curve are shown in
The analysis indicated that thin film batteries with cast LiCoO2 could have excellent cycling stability. Sample #4 has been tested for more than 1000 cycles with a capacity loss of approximately 2.1%/100 cycles. Sample fc1023b.001 has been cycled for more than 600 cycles with a capacity loss of approximately 3.9%/100 cycles. The effective thickness of LiCoO2 layer (assuming a standard capacity of 70 uAh/cm2/um) varied from 0.04 um to 4.82 um. This means that only the LiCoO2 adjacent to the LiPON layer has been utilized in the cell charge/discharge process, although this process is very stable and has minimum capacity fade.
The correlation between different characteristics of cells has been analyzed. It is found that the capacity fade of the cell decreased with increasing Coulomb efficiency of the cells, but the capacity fade is not directly related to the current density of the cells, i.e., the cells prepared in the right conditions, such as cast on Au/Co coated 2-mil thick Ni foil and annealed at 550� C., can be discharge at high current but still exhibit minimum capacity fade. The samples with smaller resistance always have smaller capacity fade. The large capacity cells (which have a larger effective thickness) always have a smaller resistance.
A hybrid approach for the production of thin film batteries has been developed wherein ultra thin film LiCoO2 films are coated on a thin aluminum substrate by a wet, slurry casting method. A solid-state electrolyte, LiPON film, and anode (lithium metal film) are deposited by sputtering and thermal evaporation, respectively. The samples prepared by this technology have been cycled for more than 600 cycles with a capacity loss of approximately 3.9%/100 cycles. The area capacity of the thin film battery has reached 338 u Ah/cm2, which corresponds to an effective thickness of 4.82 um. This is very close to the theoretical capacity of the cathode.
A systematic study has been performed to identify the best preparation conditions for thin film batteries. In the initial experiment, most of samples were annealed at 250� C. The experiment results indicate that addition of ionic glass and carbon additive can increase ionic and electronic conductivity of cathode. Although the batteries with 250� C. annealed cathode exhibit excellent cyclability, their capacities were significantly limited by the existence of the binder. After removing the binder by high temperature (from 450 to 600� C.) annealing, samples demonstrate much higher capacity than those annealed at lower temperature. Further analysis of experiment data finds that the capacity of most samples corresponds to the capacity of single layer LiCoO2 particles. This indicates that only the first LiCoO2 layer adjacent to LiPON film participates in the charge/discharge process of these batteries. Therefore, a 5-7 u m thick of LiCoO2 film (which corresponds to average particle size of LiCoO2) will be the ideal thickness for the cathode. The samples with smaller resistance always have larger capacity and smaller capacity fade.
It should be understood that other lithium intercalation compounds, such as lithium nickel oxide, lithium manganese oxide, vanadium oxide, vanadium pent-oxide, and lithium iron phosphate, may be used as an alternative to the lithium cobalt oxide cathode material.
It thus is seen that a method of producing a thin film battery cathode is now provided which is efficient and cost effective. It should of course be understood that many modifications may be made to the specific preferred embodiment described herein, in addition to those specifically recited herein, without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
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DATE & TIME: Thursday, January 3, 7 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Koessler Athletic Center (2,176) -- Buffalo, New York. Television: None. Home Record: Fairfield 2-1, Canisius 5-0. Away Record: Fairfield 4-4, Canisius 4-4. Neutral Record: Fairfield 3-0, Canisius 0-0. Conference Record: Fairfield 1-1, Canisius 2-0. Series Record: Fairfield leads, 43-31.
GAMES NOTES: In a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference showdown the Canisius Golden Griffins will bring in the streaking Fairfield Stags to Koessler Athletic Center on Thursday night.
After edging out Old Dominion, 55-54, last time out Fairfield has now won five straight games and improved to 9-5 overall this season. The last two games of the streak have come on the road where the Stags have managed to have an even 4-4 mark this season. This game is the third of a five-game road trip for Fairfield that continues against Niagara.
Canisius has been inconsistent recently trading wins and losses over its last four games. The most recent decision was an 83-78 loss to Detroit on Sunday. Canisius is 9-4 overall and has won each of its first two conference games. The Golden Griffins are unbeaten at home (5-0) where they will stay in their next contest against Marist.
This is the second matchup of the season between these squads. Canisius won a meeting in early December to snap a nine-game winning streak in the series by Fairfield. The Stags lead the all-time series 43-31.
The Stags trailed Old Dominion by 10 points midway through the second half but used a 13-2 run to take a 53-52 lead with 2:39 remaining. Fairfield did not trail the rest of the way as they did not allow the Monarchs to connect on a field goal for nearly seven minutes down the stretch.
Low scoring games are nothing new for Fairfield which is netting only 62.6 points per game and shooting 43.6 percent from the field this season. However the Stags have been able to counteract that by tightening up on the defense end. Fairfield is only allowing 61.6 points per game on 42.1 percent shooting to its opponents. Unfortunately Fairfield has suffered from a negative differential in rebounding (-2.6) while ranking last in the MAAC in the category (31.3 pg). Derek Needham (14.6 ppg) is the lead scorer and the only player scoring in double figures. Maurice Barrow (7.6 ppg) is the only other player on the roster scoring more than six points per game.
The Golden Griffins went into halftime with a slim 42-39 lead against Detroit but couldn't finish the job in the second half. Canisius shot 40.9 percent overall in the game and outscored the Titans 33-27 from beyond the arc, but a 20-11 edge in points off turnovers for Detroit doomed Canisius.
As a team the Golden Griffins have excelled offensively in their first season under head coach Jim Baron. Canisius is currently ranked second in the MAAC in scoring (76.8 ppg), field goal percentage (44.8) and assists (13.9 pg). Leading the way is Billy Baron (17.8 ppg, 5.5 apg, 4.8 rpg), who has contributed across the board with his ability to shoot, rebound and distribute. He is currently second in the MAAC in assists and fourth in scoring. Three other players are scoring in double figures, including Harold Washington (14.2 ppg) and Isaac Sosa (11.7 ppg).
Canisius already proved this season that it can beat Fairfield. That game came on the road for the Golden Griffins whose advantage on the offensive end should sink the Stags.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Canisius 75, Fairfield 65


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History of recycling on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#History
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Recycling involves processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.[1][2] Recycling is a key component of modern waste management and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.
Recycling process: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Process
- Waste Mgmt Hierarchy
- Barter
- Dematerialization
- Dumpster diving
- Ecodesign
- Ethical consumerism
- Freeganism
- Extended producer responsibility
- Industrial ecology
- Industrial metabolism
- Material flow analysis
- Product stewardship
- Simple living
- Zero waste
criticism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Criticism
Recycling at the Open Directory Project
cost-benefit analysis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Cost-benefit_analysis
Print Resources:
- Ackerman, Frank. (1997). Why Do We Recycle?: Markets, Values, and Public Policy. Island Press. ISBN 1559635045, 9781559635042
- Porter, Richard C. (2002). The economics of waste. Resources for the Future. ISBN 1891853422, 9781891853425
common recyclables: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling#Common_recyclables
Articles on wikipedia:
- Biodiversity
- Chemetco
- Global warming
- Ecology
- Earth Science
- Natural environment
- Blue bag
- Design for Environment
- Digger gold
- Electronic Waste Recycling Fee
- I-recycle
- ReCellular Inc.
- Recycle It, Don't Trash It!
- Recycling criticism
- Sustainability
- Trashware
- Urban lumberjacking
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In the past twenty years, we've seen fewer Italian directors make their mark on American soil. Aside from the seemingly tireless Dario Argento & a film or so from Michele Soavi, we've heard very little from our European friends. However, things have changed a bit in the past five or so years & I can't help but feel there is a revolution which will soon take place here in the states. In fact, we can look forward to seeing both of Domiziano Cristopharo's films within the next two months through Elite. Brace yourself & get ready as change takes place in the horror industry. And whatever you do, try to remain calm.
Brian Yandle: How would you describe the film "scene" where you live?
Domiziano Cristopharo: It is a strange field… full of insane competition. I tried many times to create cooperative projects, or episodic movies melting different directors together, but it wasn't easy at all. I must admit there are a few years where I worked almost by myself. I've made some good friends, very agreeable, and professional, but in general I think the situation is not ready for a real "renaissance". In Italy, it still works like "if you have good friends, or husbands, you can do it even if you are not able to do it".
Yandle: Could you tell us about some of your influences in filmmaking?
Cristopharo: For sure! The stage. I came from the past of a dancer, an art director, and costumes designer for theatre. I am a FX make up artist too. I cannot think about a movie without applying all the lessons I've learned from the stage to the development process.
Yandle: What are some of your favorite films?
Cristopharo: Cabaret, Metropolis, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Elephant Man, Farewell, My Concubine
Yandle: What is your favorite part of the filmmaking process? Working with cinematographers to visually convey the story, or working with actors/actresses to flesh out the characters?
Cristopharo: I like both because I like to follow every process. I'm not the kind of director that loves to ask for help! I prefer do it all by myself from the production process to the make up, etc.. The last 3 movies I was the camera operator, and cinematographer as well.
Yandle: When do story ideas usually hit you?
Cristopharo: In all my movies I always keep the same target in mind. I think that every person has a visibility, from 1 person to 100,000 so I have a responsibility. This responsibility is to TELL, or better yet to GIVE something. I try to give a message with my movies, and this message is something relating to the real essence between "what is" and "what appears to be". All of my movies are a kind of discovery about how we see ourselves and how we really are.
Yandle: As a creative person, you have to be faithful to your own vision, to art and self-expression. How do you deal with censorship or the editing of material which may be construed as objectionable to others?
Cristopharo: No, never. My first movie was destroyed by legal actions, and censorship. I hate every kind of censorship. Now I am the artistic producer of my own work, so I decide how to release them. I explore violence, and sex in a extreme, realistic way, using performers of body art, and porn actors… Why? Because I think that a real artist cannot limit himself in the way he wants to speak. My language is straight to the point, no filters besides ART.
Yandle: How hard was the entire process including getting a DVD released in the states?
Not complicated at all. I always trusted my movies… my children! I just had to wait for the right moment to release them. I understood early on that a movie like HOUSE OF FLESH MANNEQUINS was too progressive in comparison to the actual products at the time. I had to wait for the release and success of other movies like HOSTEL so that mine could be accepted too. As we said, censorship is a great problem for distributors too. They're scared to sell movies that will be hard to find in shop because of their contents. But Italy is more complicated. Actually, my first 2 movies were released worldwide by ELITE. Both films collected 9 awards between them worldwide, yet I don't have a distribution here in Italy.
Would you do anything differently the next time around?
I always do something different, or I will get bored. I like to grow up, and explore different fields, and languages. My first movie was a psycho drama, the second (The Museum of Wonders) is a dark musical tale… the third movie I'm ready to release (Hyde's Secret Nightmare) is porn-horror, and the new one (Bellerofonte) is a fantasy!
What's the best advice you could give someone new to filmmaking, or anyone interested in pursuing a film career?
Just believe in your dreams & make them come true. That's it.
Yandle: I would like to congratulate you on the prestigious awards you've garnered & I'm very excited about your future endeavors as well. Can you tell us what's next for you?
I created 2 collective movies dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe. The first; "P.O.E.: Poetry Of Eerie", I dedicated to the "scary" poetry of this author. 15 directors with NO BUDGET accepted a challenge: to realize an episode in 3 days of filming, to make this movie. The results: 13 episodes of uncanny!
We presented the movie at the Fantastique Semaine du Cinema in Nice (FR) and now we are following some other festivals. The movie is in english so we probably will distribute it in USA, and not in Italy! We're now working on POE2, Project of Evil… that will explore the horrific side of Edgar Alan Poe!
Yandle: Lastly, our readers will be anxious to do their homework & learn all they can about your work. Where can readers view your films, and learn more about you?
I have a blog that is my complete personal page (under construction!) I keep it updated with the most important info, and all the videos and trailers I've made: http://domizianocristopharo.tumblr.com/
My first movie "HOUSE OF FLESH MANNEQUINS" will be released by ELITE in USA in February. The second "THE MUSEUM OF WONDERS" will be released in March by the same label. Elite will release both movies uncut so they are not the copies that are sometimes possible to download online!
Thank you again for taking the time to work with me on this project & I wish you much success in all you do. We are definitely looking forward to seeing your work here in the states!
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did u get all the accessories for this kit? I want to build this kit too.
After a slight hiatus... starting the Honda RC166 Tamiya motorcycle
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Don, Tamiya recommended a 1:1 mix of copper and red brown but it was too dark when compared to actual photos. I lightened it considerably with Titanium Gold until it was a more acceptable shade. I'm not thrilled with Tamiya's suggested colors, some are miles away from what's in the photos.
My kit of this bike had a small correction sheet in with it, and it seems that Titanium gold was in the mix. I cannot find the sheet! So, my kit must have been a later production than yours. I like the pic of the chop stick holding the chain and rear sprocket. I was using a chop stick to hold some brake discs today for painting.
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Sadly, for anyone following this post, I completely screwed the pooch on this kit and decided to scrap it. My advice if you're going to build this - invest the extra money in Tamiya's front fork kit. The forks on this were a mess - weak, poorly constructed (which was a surprise for a Tamiya kit), and in the process of having to correct a minor mistake that I made, they snapped off and the front end was an irreparable mess.I see that Tamiya is releasing a full view version of this same kit. I may take another crack at it. I learned enough from my first pass at it to know how to build it right next time. My main piece of advice - wherever possible, attach the hoses and wires in advance. Trying to attach hoses to tight spaces caused a lot of the problems that led to me giving up on this.
You could buy another kit, and use this one to display the engine and pipes separately as well as the fairing. Just a thought, You have done an excellent job so far, but sometimes things just go off the rails.


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Hi PWRCRZR - Nice meeting you and the others over the weekend. I do something a little similar, but not quite.
2011 I bought a Yam WR250R used and shipped it to Salt Lake City. It sat in a warehouse for a week. I flew in, met a budddy and we rode the CDR from Salt Lake. We split at the south end of the CDR and I rode to Phoenix and left it at a friend's house.
In Feb, I flew back out and scouted some of the GWT within 200 miles radius to see if it was big bike friendly. Some of it wasn't.
Last month I flew back and rode north to pick up the Pony Express Trail and rode it to Ely NV. Then to Reno and south through Vegas to Phoenix.
I have been coast/coast many times so my purpose is to explore the great west. My next trip will be Dinosaur National Park to Salt Lake, via Flaming Gorge. It will be mostly dirt roads I have tracks for.
I like your idea for 10 day rides from place to place, but it seems a lot easier if you can find a home base to store the bike and do 10 day loops from there. Pick a place that is cheap to fly to like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver and the like.
I ended up duplicating my gear and leaving everything with the bike. Helmet, boots, luggage, dry bags, tent etc.
Basically I fill a carry-on duffel with clothes and such and get on the plane. I didn't even take a laptop the last time, using only my smart phone.
Maintenance is a bit of an issue. I end up having a local tuner service the bike and do the rest (tires, chainsets, repairs) myself. My bike has the tools to do that stuff, and if not, I buy it there.
From Denver you could cover the whole country west of the Mississippi to the Cali/OR border at 300 miles/day doing 10 day loops. From Salt Lake/Las Vegas you could cover Colorado to the left coast easy.
Lots to see out there. Spectacular riding, even in weather.
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Glee Spoiler: Does Blaine End Up Back on The Cheerios — Sue Wins?
During tonight's Glee Season 4, Episode 16: "Feud," the cheerleading coach everybody loves to hate, Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) , goes on the warpath. Sue wants Blaine (Darren Criss) on her Cheerios squad, and she's not afraid to fight dirty, either!
As it turns out, Coach Sylvester will even go as far as to blackmail Blaine into joining the squad. Blaine won't go down without a fight, but we've see Sue in action before, and she's a pretty tough nemesis to beat. So will Sue be successful, or can our bow-tie loving buddy find a way to triumph in the end?
Sorry, Blaine fans. The former Warbler is going to lose out on this one... sort of. As seen in Episode 16 and in Glee's official episodic photos for next week's Season 4, Episode 17: "Guilty Pleasures," and Blaine is most certainly wearing that familiar Cheerios uniform.
But does that mean Sue really won? Sort of. But Blaine let her win. In a conversation with Sam later, Blaine reveals that he choose to give in and rejoin the Cheerios in order to dig up dirt on Sue, and ultimately help take her down.
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Sula is told through an all knowing (omniscient), 3rd person narrator. However, each chapter is limited to a focus on one character, with insight into that character's thoughts and perspective. Each character is given an almost equal amount of attention throughout the book so the reader is able to get equal insight into each character. In this way, there is a lack of narrator bias.
For example, chapter 1 focuses on Shadrack, chapter 2 moves to Nel, chapter 3 focuses on Eva, etc. As you read, notice the thoughts, dialogue and reactions of the focal character of each chapter. In this style, the novel comes to take on a mulit-faceted personality. Sula is less a novel about a character and her story, and more chronicle of friendship, community, and a time period in America's history.
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The Gunnison Sage-Grouse is now considered as a species separate from the Greater Sage-Grouse. It is characterized by a smaller body size, unique plumage, andlow genetic variation; differences in mating displays and vocalizations have also been noted. It is found only in six or seven counties in Colorado, and one in Utah. The Gunnison Basin in Colorado comprises over half its entire world range.
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The total estimated population size for Gunnison Sage-Grouse is less than 4,000 breeding birds. At present the population of the Gunnison Sage-Grouse is declining in Colorado (it declined 11% in 1999 in the Gunnison Basin) and its distribution has been reduced substantially from historical levels.
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Concern about the species' conservation status prompted the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Bureau of Land Management to take the lead in organizing a citizen-based group, the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Working Group, to develop a Conservation Plan for the bird in the Gunnison Basin. The plan was completed in 1997 and is now being implemented. The plan addresses threats such as decline in habitat quality, habitat loss and fragmentation, and physical disturbance to bird populations. Actions proposed by the plan include lek enhancement, riparian area restoration, nest habitat treatments, improved livestock management, developing Best Management Practices, and nest predator research.


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