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Because industry accounts for one-third of America's energy consumption, manufacturers have a lot at stake as Washington balances environmental and economic interests. These energy initiatives could impact the way you do business.
By John Mulligan
Energy policy has been the subject of much scrutiny this year both inside and outside of Washington, D.C. That scrutiny should continue to increase over the coming months as climate change and dependence on foreign oil become hot-button issues during the 2008 election. For manufacturers looking to follow the energy debate, two pending pieces of legislation could change how your business uses energy.
America's Climate Security Act
On Oct. 18, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. John Warner, R-Va., introduced America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191). The bill is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by capping the amount of emissions that companies, including most manufacturers, are allowed. "If we fail to start substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the next couple of years, we risk bequeathing a diminished world to our grandchildren," Lieberman said in a release. Target emissions levels in the bill include:
- Emissions reduced to 2005 levels by 2012
- Emissions reduced to 19 percent below 2005 levels by 2020
- Emissions reduced to 63 percent below 2005 levels by 2050
The bill attempts to mitigate the cost of compliance by allowing companies to save, trade and borrow emissions allowances. It also includes provisions to auction off emissions credits that were set aside. The resulting funds would be used to deploy advanced emission-reducing technologies and policies, and to limit the impact of higher energy costs on low-and middle-income Americans.
Despite these attempts to control the cost of compliance, manufacturers still have reason to worry about how this bill might impact their bottom line. Keith McCoy, vice president of Energy & Resources Policy with the National Association of Manufacturers, says the bill's proposed targets for emissions reductions are unrealistic. "The timetables don't allow for normal business cycles, technology advancements or capital planning," he says.
In addition to meeting the proposed reductions in emissions standards, McCoy says the bill would affect manufacturers by having a direct impact on the cost of energy. "This could create a fuel-switching scenario, as utilities and others switch to natural gas, constraining supply and increasing cost," he says.
Paul Cicio, president of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, agrees. "The total economic costs to the economy are staggering," he says.
Whether America's Climate Security Act becomes a law in its current form is far from certain, but given the nation's present concern about climate change, manufacturers should expect emissions caps to continue to come up in energy debates, and plan accordingly.
Energy Bill
The second piece of energy legislation that manufacturers need to know about is the pending energy bill. Both the House and Senate produced separate energy bills this summer, and as of press time, the two bills had not yet been reconciled.
The renewable portfolio standard is one of the key provisions in the House bill. The standard would require utilities to make renewable energy 15 percent of their portfolio. The goal is to reduce dependence on fluctuating oil prices and to promote cleaner fuels.
McCoy expressed concern that the flipside to energy independence could be higher energy prices, especially in areas of the country where wind power is less readily available.Visit Manufacturing Resources & Tools


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A process for fabricating an MOS electrically programmable memory array which includes a plurality of floating gate memory devices is disclosed. The process employs two layers of polysilicon, each of which are used to define a plurality of spaced-apart parallel lines with the lines of the other layer. Doped bit line regions are formed in the substrate in alignment with the first lines prior to the fabrication of the second lines. The first lines are etched in alignment with the second lines to define floating gates. Overlying metal lines (bit lines) are formed over the doped regions and coupled to the doped regions through periodic contacts. Substantially fewer contacts are required than in prior art arrays, permitting the fabrication of a higher density array.
1. A process for fabricating a metal-oxide-semiconductor, electrically programmable memory array on a substrate, comprising the steps of:
forming a first plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, polysilicon lines insulated from said substrate;
doping elongated regions in said substrate between said first lines, in alignment with said first lines;
forming a second plurality of parallel, spaced apart, polysilicon lines insulated from said first lines and said doped regions, said second lines generally transverse to said first lines and overlying said first lines and doped regions; and
etching said first lines in alignment with said second polysilicon lines so as to form a plurality of floating gates from said first lines, each of said floating gates being disposed between a pair of said doped regions and being insulated from, and disposed below, one of said second lines;
whereby a plurality of electrically programmable floating gate memory devices are formed in a high-density memory array.
2. The process defined by claim 1 including the forming of a third plurality of conductive lines parallel to, and above each of said doped regions, with contacts between said third lines and their respective underlying doped regions, said contacts being formed between groups of said second lines.
3. The process defined by claim 2 wherein said first lines are formed with an overlying silicon nitride line.
4. The process defined by claim 2 including the step of forming isolation regions in said substrate in the regions bordered by said floating gates on first opposite sides and said third lines on second opposite sides.
5. The process defined by claim 4 wherein said isolation regions are formed by ion implantation.
6. The process defined by claim 2 including the formation of field oxide isolation regions bordered by said floating gates on first opposite sides and said third lines on second opposite sides.
7. A process for fabricating a metal-oxide-semiconductor, electrically programmable memory array on a p-type silicon substrate comprising the steps of:
forming a first plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, polysilicon lines insulated from said substrate by an oxide layer;
doping elongated regions in said substrate between said first lines with an n-type dopant, in alignment with said first lines;
forming an oxide layer over said elongated doped lines;
forming a second plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, polysilicon lines insulated from said first lines and said doped regions, said second lines generally transverse to said first lines and overlying said first lines and doped regions;
etching said first lines in alignment with said second polysilicon lines so as to form a plurality of floating gates from said first lines, each of said floating gates being disposed between a pair of said doped regions and being insulated from, and disposed below, one of said second lines;
forming contacts to said doped region, said contacts being formed between groups of said second lines; and
forming a third plurality of conductive lines parallel to, and above, each of said doped regions in contact with said contacts;
whereby a plurality of electrically programmable floating gate memory devices are formed in a high-density memory array.
8. The process defined by claim 7 wherein said contacts are staggered along lines generally parallel to said second lines.
9. The process defined by claim 7 wherein isolation regions are formed which are bordered by said floating gates on first opposite sides and said third lines on second opposite sides.
10. The process defined by claim 9 wherein said isolation regions are formed by ion implantation.
11. The process defined by claim 9 wherein said isolation regions are formed by a field oxidation step.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the field of MOS electrically programmable read-only memories (EPROMs).
2. Prior Art
Numerous electrically programmable read-only memories (EPROMs) are commercially available. In many cases, these memories employ floating gate memory devices; the floating gates of which are charged from the substrate through avalanche injection or channel injection. In general, these memory arrays are erased by exposing them to ultraviolet radiation. Examples of floating gate memory cells and memories are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,996,657; 4,094,012; 4,114,255; and 4,142,926.
In a typical layout of these floating gate memory devices or cells, the cells are arranged in pairs. Each cell pair is connected to an overlying metal line through a metal contact. Thus, one-half contact per cell is required. These contacts require a relatively large amount of substrate area and thus are one limitation on the fabrication of higher density arrays. Moreover, these metal contacts decrease the production yields of the memories since they are generally more difficult to fabricate than other semiconductor elements in the array. As will be seen, the present invention eliminates most of these metal contacts, and by way of example, employs one metal contact per sixteen cells.
Some of the initial steps used in the presently described process are similar to the initial steps used in the fabrication of a mask programmed read-only memory as described in co-pending application, Ser. No. 907,557, filed May 19, 1978 and entitled "MOS DOUBLE POLYSILICON READ-ONLY MEMORY AND CELL", assigned to the assignee of the present application. Other related mask programmed read-only memory structures are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,095,251.
A process is described for fabricating an MOS electrically programmable memory array on a substrate. A first plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, polysilicon lines are defined, insulated from the substrate. Doped regions are then formed between these first lines in alignment with these lines. A second plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, polysilicon lines which are insulated from the first lines and the doped regions are fabricated overlying the first lines and doped regions. The second lines are generally transverse to the first lines. The first lines are etched in alignment with the second lines so as to form a plurality of floating gates from the first lines. Each of these floating gates are disposed between a pair of the elongated doped regions and below one of the second lines. In this manner, a plurality of electrically programmable, floating gate devices are formed in a high density memory array.
FIG. 1 is a partial plan view of a substrate illustrating the initial steps of the invented process. This view illustrates a plurality of first polysilicon lines formed on the substrate.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation view of the substrate and lines of FIG. 1 taken generally through section line 2--2 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 illustrates the substrate of FIG. 2 after second polysilicon lines are formed on the substrate.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the substrate of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating the partially completed array of FIG. 4 after etching steps used to define the floating gates.
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional elevation view of the substrate of FIG. 5 taken generally through section lines 6--6 of FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 illustrates the array of FIG. 5 after metal lines are formed over the doped regions.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a portion of an array fabricated with the present invention and in particular illustrates the metal word lines and the staggered contacts used to interconnect these lines with the doped regions.
FIG. 9 is a plan view used to describe the presently preferred embodiment of the staggered contacts of FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the intersection of one of the first and second polysilicon lines. This view is used to illustrate the width of the channel regions.
FIG. 11 is an electrical schematic of a portion of the array fabricated with the present invention.
A process for fabricating an integrated circuit metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS), electrically programmable read-only memory (EPROM) is decribed. In the following description of the currently preferred process, numerous specific details are set forth such as specific layer thicknesses, etc. It will be obvious to one skilled in the art, that the invented process may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances well known processing steps have not been described such as cleaning, masking, the formation of protective layers, etc., in order not to obscure the present invention in unnecessary detail.
Before describing the invented process, it will be helpful for an understanding of the process to review the resultant array in an electrical schematic form. Referring to FIG. 11, the process provides a plurality of floating gate memory devices or cells such as devices 41,42,43 and 44. Each of these devices includes a pair of spaced-apart doped regions in the substrate which are shared with other devices. Disposed between these doped regions over the channel region is a floating gate 45. These gates receive charge from the substrate during programming as is well-known. Control gates 44 are disposed above the floating gates. The control gates are used during reading or sensing and are also used for programming as is well-known. The operation and characteristics of the floating gate devices are substantially the same as described in the above-mentioned patents.
With the described process the floating gates of all the devices are formed from first polysilicon lines which are parallel to the bit lines. The doped regions for the devices are formed in general alignment with these first lines. The word lines such as lines 51 and 52 are fabricated from a second layer of polysilicon. Overlying metal lines disposed over the doped regions (and in contact with the doped regions, as will be described) form the bit lines for the array.
By way of example, to sense or program device 41 appropriate signals, as is well-known, are placed on line 51. Sensing or reading is performed on bit lines 47 and 48 for devices 41 (and for device 43). The programming potentials are also placed on these lines when programming. A plurality of cells may be simultaneously read as is commonly done.
To fabricate an entire memory on the same substrate employing the described high density memory array sense amplifiers are fabricated, having a pitch approximately equal to the pitch of the bit lines. Similarly, decoders may be fabricated having a pitch equal to or substantially equal to the pitch of the word lines. The fact that the second layer of polysilicon can pass over diffused substrate regions enables the realization of peripheral circuits with lesser pitch. Well-known circuits and circuit technology may be employed to fabricate the peripheral circuits for the memory including the sense amplifiers, decoders, programming circuits, buffers, etc.
In the presently preferred process the devices are n-channel devices fabricated on a p-type silicon substrate doped to a level of approximately 50 ohm-cm. A portion of the substrate 14 is shown in FIG. 2.
For one preferred embodiment, no "front-end" field oxide is employed in the array. However, such field oxides may be employed in the peripheral circuits. Thus, the processing described in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 2 may occur after other processing has occurred for the peripheral circuits, such as the growing of field oxides.
In the array (a portion of which is shown within the dotted line 12 of FIG. 1) an oxide (SiO2) layer is first grown on the substrate followed by the forming of a polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) layer over the oxide layer. Then a second oxide layer is formed over the polysilicon layer, followed by the formation of a silicon nitride layer over the second oxide layer. Through well-known masking and etching steps, a plurality of lines (first polysilicon lines 18) are defined on the substrate. As is best seen in FIG. 2, each of the lines 18 is separated from the substrate by an oxide line 16. Each line 18 is covered by an oxide line 19 and a silicon nitride line 20. The oxide line 16 may be between 400 A and 1000 A thick, the polysilicon line 18 approximately 5000 A thick, the oxide line 19 approximately 200 A thick, and the silicon nitride line 20 approximately 400 A thick. In general, first a masking step is used to mask the silicon nitride layer 20 to define the silicon nitride lines 20 and then through etching steps the lines 19 and 18. Line 16 is also etched where a diffusion step (as opposed to ion implantation) is used to define regions 22.
Once the polysilicon lines 18 are defined, elongated doped regions 22 are formed in the substrate in alignment with the lines 18. A phosphorus or arsenic dopant may be employed. An ordinary diffusion or ion implantation or a combination of these steps may be used. A dopant level of 20-30 ohms/square is preferred. The resultant structure is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
Next, an oxide layer 24 is grown over the array as shown in FIG. 3. The oxide does not grow beneath the silicon nitride member 20 thus this oxide covers the doped regions 22 and the side walls of the first polysilicon lines but not the silicon nitride lines 20.
With some processes it may be desirable to remove and replace the oxide lines 19 and the silicon nitride lines 20 before depositing a second layer of polysilicon. The reason for doing this in some cases is that the integrity of the oxide lines 19 and silicon nitride lines 20 may deteriorate during the preceding processing steps. (The oxide and silicon nitride are used as a diaelectric in the floating gate devices).
Now a second layer of polysilicon is deposited on the array; again this layer may be approximately 6000 A thick. With an ordinary masking and etching step a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, polysilicon lines 26 are formed (second polysilicon lines). These lines as seen in FIG. 4 are generally perpendicular to the lines 18 and are above and insulated from the doped regions 22 and lines 18. The lines 26 are insulated from the doped regions by the oxide layer 24 and from the lines 18 by the oxide lines 19 and silicon nitride lines 20.
Next the exposed silicon nitride and underlying oxide covering the lines 18 is removed by etching. It should be noted that the oxide and silicon nitride over the lines 18 and below the lines 26 remains in place because the lines 26 prevent the etchant from reaching these regions.
Now the lines 18 are etched in alignment with the lines 26. This removes the segments 18b of the lines 18 shown in FIG. 4 since these segments are not protected by the lines 26. (An oxide layer is sometimes present over the lines 26 to prevent the etchant from attacking these lines. This oxide layer may be the same oxide layer used in the masking and etching steps when forming the lines 26.) In the presently preferred embodiment, a self-aligning etching process is used to assure that the segments 18a of the lines 18 are in alignment with the edges of the lines 26. This etching process is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,142,926.
Referring to FIG. 5 the resultant structure now includes the lines 26 with the line segments 18a formed from the lines 18 disposed beneath these lines between the diffused regions 22. The line segments 18a form the floating gates for the memory devices. As may be best seen in FIG. 6, the resultant structure includes the overlying lines 26 insulated from the floating gate 18a by the silicon nitride member 20a (formed from the line 20) and the oxide member 19a (formed from the oxide line 19). The oxide layer 16 separates the floating gate 18a from the channel defined between the elongated regions 22. The device illustrated in FIG. 6 is a floating gate memory device corresponding to the devices 41, 42, 43 and 44 of FIG. 11.
Now metal lines (or other conductive lines) are formed over the regions 22. In the presently preferred embodiment the aluminum lines 30 are fabricated with well-known steps over the regions 22. Periodically, along the lines 30, contacts are formed as shown in FIG. 8 from the lines 30 to the underlying substrate regions 22. These contacts as will be described later may be metal contacts or "buried" contacts spaced periodically along the lines 30, between groups of cells, (e.g., between every 16 lines 26).
The substrate regions below the removed line segments 18b shown as regions 28a in FIG. 7 are of the same conductivity type and resistivity as the substrate. Punch through between the regions 22 can occur at the regions 28a, particularly when the higher programming potentials are used. For this reason, the entire array is subjected to a boron implant to implant the regions 28a. This implantation defines field stops between the regions 22 except of course in the channel region of the memory devices. An implant to a level of 1-3�1012 atoms/cm2 is believed to be sufficient. Alternatively, the regions 28a may be field oxide regions. For this alternate embodiment the field oxide regions are formed prior to defining the lines 18 of FIG. 1. These field oxide regions may be formed, for example, during the "front-end" steps when other field oxide regions are defined in the peripheral circuits. These field oxide regions (as opposed to the boron implant) provide better punch through characteristics, however, more area is required when these field oxide regions are used primarily because of the "bird-beak" problem and misalignments between successive processing steps.
Referring now to FIG. 8, a portion of the array is again shown, however, without the lines 26 for sake of simplicity. As mentioned, after the aluminum lines 30 are defined, periodically along these lines contacts are formed. These contacts extend down to the underlying regions 22. These contacts, along with a metal lines 30, improve the conductivity along the doped regions 22. The contacts with current technology are somewhat larger than the pitch of the lines 26 and 30, and thus, cannot be placed in alignment. For this reason, the contacts are staggered. For example, the contacts 37a are on one horizontal line while the contacts 37b are on another. Similarly, the contacts 38a are on one horizontal line while the contacts 38b are on another. As mentioned, the contacts 37 and 38 may be separated by a group of cells, for example, 16 cells that is 16 lines 26 would be disposed between the contacts 37 and 38. In the regions of the contacts, cells are not fabricated and thus the lines 26 are not present. Ordinary metal contacts may be used for the contacts 37 and 38.
In the presently preferred embodiment, rather than using direct metal contacts, buried contacts are used with the metal lines contacting pads formed from the first layer of polysilicon. A method for fabricating these contacts including a discussion of the formation of field oxide regions is found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,033,026. Referring to FIG. 9 during the "front-end" processing of the memory, field oxide regions 32 are formed in the regions of the staggered contacts. As shown, these regions are adjacent to the lines 18 formed later from the first polysilicon layer. The first polysilicon layer is also used to define the contacts 34 which are in direct contact with the substrate (or a doped region in the substrate). Metal contacts are then used which extend from the metal lines to the polysilicon contacts 34. In this manner, it is not necessary to have metal contacts which extend from the metal line to the substrate. Again, as was the case in FIG. 8, the contacts are staggered.
It is also possible to stagger the contacts with other layouts. For example, the contacts 37b could be spaced-apart from the contacts 37a with 8 rows of cells between the contacts 37a and 37b. With this arrangement the contacts 38b would be spaced-apart from the contacts 38a by 8 rows of cells. Thus a line of contacts would occur between every 8 rows of cells in the array, however, each line of contacts would extend from alternate ones of the metal lines.
In FIG. 10 a layout for the lines 18 is illustrated which enhances the performance of the memory devices and improves the punch-through characteristics through the regions 22. The lines 18 are somewhat narrower in the channel regions of the devices, that is, under the lines 26. This is shown by dimension "a". The remainder of the lines 18 primarily between the lines 26 is somewhat wider as shown by dimension "b". The dimension "a", since it is somewhat narrower, enhances the programming of the floating gates because of the narrow channel. On the other hand, the greater distance between the regions 22 (where no active devices are present) increases the punch-through potential. For typical current processing technology "a" may range between 2.5μ to 4.0μ and "b" between 4.0μ to 6.0μ.
In the typical commercial fabrication of EPROM cells where one-half contact per cell is used, a substrate area of approximately (180 mil)2 is required for a 64K EPROM. By employing somewhat more stringent design rules these cells may be reduced to approximately (142 mil)2. Cells fabricated with the invented process without the implanted field stops require approximately 9μ�9μ of substrate area which corresponds to a die size of approximately (126 mil)2. This area may be reduced to approximately (119 mil)2 with current technology depending upon the masking, etching, etc. techniques which are used. Where the field oxide isolation is used between the cells, with current technology, the die areas will range between (126 mil)2 to (144 mil)2 for a 64K EPROM. Thus, by employing the presently disclosed process, substantially less array area is required, even when taking into account the periodic contacts, along the metal lines, such as contacts 37 and 38 of FIG. 8. This reduction in array area is obtained primarily because of the reduction in the number of contacts in the array.
While in the presently preferred embodiment as best seen in FIG. 6 both the oxide member 19a and silicon nitride member 20a are used to separate the line 26 from the floating gate 18a, both these members may not be necessary depending upon the process employed, etc. For example, a thicker oxide member 19a may be employed alone or only a silicon nitride member may be used.
As will be appreciated, while only the fabrication of a few cells have been shown in the drawings, as is typically the case a large array of cells is simultaneously fabricated. Moreover, during the fabrication of the array of cells, other photolithic fabrication, primarily in the peripheral circuits, may occur simultaneously. For example, when the lines 18 are defined from the first layer of polysilicon, gates for field-effect transistors may be simultaneously formed in the peripheral circuits. A masking step and related steps will enable a thick oxide to be grown on the first polysilicon elements in the peripheral circuits at the same time that the thick oxide is grown over the doped substrate regions in the array. Thus, when the first polysilicon layer is etched in the array (following the etching of the second polysilicon layer) the first layer polysilicon elements in the peripheral circuits are not attacked. The second polysilicon layer in the peripheral circuits may be used for additional interconnections.
Thus, a process has been described for fabricating a high density electrically programmable read-only memory array. The number of contacts employed in the array when compared to prior art is greatly reduced, thereby permitting higher densities in addition to better yields. Unlike other prior art processes for forming floating gate devices, second polysilicon lines cross the doped regions in the substrate which facilitates a denser layout.
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This is an introduction to part 1 of thermal forming parts for your projects. How many times have you wanted to do something but
you were not sure how to do it. Wheel wheels, hubcaps, engine parts, rear ends or any other parts you can dream up?
This is one option that you can use to make your own parts whether it is just one or a dozen in just a few minutes and
no tools. It is limited only by your imagination and not restricted to size. This is by no means the authorative guide but
methods that I have used and had success with little knowledge by through trial and error. Not everything you try at first
will come out since there is a short learning curve to the process, but in a few minutes you will be turning out crisp
sharp parts that you only dreamed of making before.
I get all my plastic in 40 x 72 inch or 4'x8' sheets from a local sign company or through U.S. plastics out of
Ohio. for under $20. I am not sure if Evergreen plastic will work since it is designed to be stable unlike the material I
use thst is designed for thermal forming.The only other things you will need is a supply of things to mold the plastic
with, and a candle. For large items like an entire body you will want to use a small counter type oven.They can be bought
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These are some of the things we can mold.
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"But where will this most bitchin' gig he held!?!?!?"
One of several locations that got kicked around pretty seriously was Bend, Oregon.
It had all the riding needs covered in spades, but the problem was locating a venue that we could use.
And then the clouds of confusion and discomfort parted.............
"I send thee a man to show thou the wonders of the Church of Roostafari!"
Aaaaaaaannnnnnnnd....... *poof*
It was so.
Wachs steps up and offer his place to host WetFest 2011:
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Brought the idea of hosting Wetfest here on our farm to my wife last night. We have 20 acres outside of Bend with plenty of space. We'd like to offer up the place if we can charge a little ($25 each) fee to cover our utilities. We have a big carport 30' X 48' so no matter what the weather, there's a great outdoor place to hang out. My studio is an old dairy barn separate from the house and has a rockin' stereo, also a fun place to party down. We can't see any of our neighbors and they can't hear whatever is going on here so noise is not an issue.
A pond is up the hill for swimming if it's hot and that is also a nice place to pitch a tent. Half of our place is green and has plenty of shade while the southern half is full-on desert. Obviously, there is a crap-load of riding, 2 miles up the road, the pavement ends and the asphalt into town is really fun too. 2 miles the opposite direction is the town of Tumalo with a decent Mexican food joint, Farmer Johns' for fresh fruit and veggies and of course, the famous Tumalo Feed Company which has a full bar.
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We have a large utility room with shower, crapper and deep sink. It has it's own entrance and 24 hour use is not intrusive in any way. Our water comes from a well and the heater is propane which is stupid, inefficient and expensive but located right behind the shower so it gets hot instantly and is very difficult to not take a long one -
Guys can pee freely behind any tree but if we need more bathroom options, yes, a blue room is easy to schedule.
We also have a good sized propane BBQ that I'd move into the carport for cooking as well as several tables.
Fire pit(s) are also easy, we have tons of wood if you don't mind juniper and lodgepole pine aromas.
I think there is some footage of the carport and shady/grassy lawn in that 'Get Lost Oregon' movie at the beginning of the film.
We'll handle all the refuse with a dump run after the event. This includes tires, tubes and oil if necessary.
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There's a ton of cool shady tent spots to disperse and ridable tracks to them, as well as the big shade around the house, studio and carport buildings. The desert camping is dry, nice and sandy with early sunrises.
Can't begin to start mentioning FIRE too early. Always super careful with sparks if it's dry around here.
If you were to zoom out a mile or so - we're surrounded by all types of awesome day riding - on any machine of choice.
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We can't host anyone until friday but there is a super nice campground on the DesChutes River 2 miles down the road - Tumalo State Park. If anyone is interested in staying there for a night or two it would be prudent to make reservations NOW!
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BOARDMAN Services will be Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel for Mrs. Elizabeth Faehringer, 95, who passed away Friday morning peacefully at her home.
Elizabeth was born May 9, 1912 in Germany, the daughter of Friedirich and Sophie Gebhart Sorg. She moved from Germany to Canada in 1953 and came to this country in 1962.
She was a member of the New Springfield Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah Witnesses.
She is survived by her daughter, Rosemarie Heller of Boardman; two grandchildren, Jenny (Nick) Labrie of North Lima, and Robert Heller of Stonehaven, Conn.; and two great-grandsons, Nicky Labrie Jr. of North Lima, and Matthew Heller of Connecticut.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Faehringer in 2002; a grandson, Jeremy Bowser; two sisters, Annamarie and Anneliese; and four brothers, Hans, George, Herman and Friedel.
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So, it's that time of the year again. 2014 is coming to an end. Another year is done and I just realized I haven't posted anything here since May. 2014 has been a hectic, strange and tough year. And I've been doing the only thing I know how to: keeping busy.
2014 saw the release of Fall Into Fire (n5MD), my first solo album as Dag Rosenqvist. An album that I am immensely proud of. Sadly the album sort of disappeared off the radar after its release. But sometimes that's the way things go. It's still available form the label though if any of you missed it. I also released the cassette Music In Three Movements For When The World Fall Apart on Dauw. The music on Music In Three Movements was culled together from things I had been playing around with during fall 2013 and features three lengthy drone pieces. I made this because I needed calm and warmth around me, because I needed something I could rest in. 2014 also saw the re-release of the long out of print self-release Vintermusik that Rutger Zuydervelt and I released back in 2007. This new edition was released by polish label Zoharum and featured the 24-minute bonus track Feberdröm, also released in 2007 on Odradek. I made music for the dance performance Alina by Gothenburg based choreographer and dancer Astrid Boons and I also created an albums worth of music for the dance project The Forest Diaries by Swedish choreographer and dancer Jenny Larsson. I made a few remixes and other contributions here and there and I'm sure I've done even more things, but memory fails me.
As for 2015 we're finally getting ready to release the next From The Mouth of The Sun album. Don't know when yet though, but will try and keep you updated about this as we go along. I also have a solo album entitled Vowels that will be sent to the printers in January. Vowels will be released by Awkward Formats some time during spring 2015 if everything goes according to plan. We're currently getting the first The Silence Set album ready for release on Edinburgh based label mini50 records as well, more on that to follow. In addition to this I also have two solo albums done (well, almost) that are basically just sitting on my hard drive at the moment and I have no idea where or when they will be released. The albums sort of mirror each other and they both revolve around people I've lost during the last couple of years. Will let you know more when I know more.
I've worked a lot and I've traveled a lot this year, and I'm sure that, in the midst of all this, I've neglected some of my friends and for that I apologize. I'm not always that good with people, sometimes I just need to shut the world out. I try to be a good person but sometimes I fail and for that I also apologize. I sincerely hope 2015 turns out better than what 2014 did because I'm tired of saying it's been a bad year…
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Prizewinning Orange Scones With Berries And Cream
|Sifted all purpose flour
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Baking powder
|1 Tablespoon
|1 Teaspoon
|Granulated sugar
|2 Tablespoon
|Unsalted butter
|5 1⁄2 Tablespoon, cut into pieces
|1 Large (Extra Large Sized)
|Whipping cream
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Unsalted butter
|2 Tablespoon, melted
|Granulated sugar
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Grated orange zest
|1 Tablespoon
|Fresh berries
|8 Cup (128 tbs), hulled (if necessary), washed and well dried (Such As Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries And Tayberries)
|Granulated sugar
|1 Cup (16 tbs) (Depending Upon Sweetness Of Berries)
|Whipping cream
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs), whipped and lightly sweetened with 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1) Preheat oven hot to 425 degrees F.
2) Grease a baking sheet lightly.
3) Prepare scones in a small bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and mix thoroughly.
4) With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter till mixture resembles coarse meal.
5) In a small bowl add egg and cream and lightly beat it.
6) Stir it in the flour mixture till well blended.
7) On a lightly floured board knead the dough for 1 minute.
8) Make it into a rectangle approximately 4 inches by 8 inches.
9) Baste it with melted butter.
10) Sprinkle sugar and orange zest over it.
11) Beginning from the long side, roll up, jelly-roll fashion. Seal seams pinching the edges lightly with fingers.
12) Make 8 slices from the roll 1 inch thick.
13) Arrange the slices cut side down on greased baking sheet.
14) Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
15) Place on racks to cool and pack in plastic bags.
16) Put in a picnic basket.
17) In a large portable bowl put slices strawberries along with other whole berries.
18) Sprinkle sugar on top. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
19) Put in a basket or cooler to carry to the picnic.
20) In a leak proof container put whipped cream and refrigerate till chilled before packing in the cooler.
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Taylor Swindle, a Dickinson teenager who had been reported missing earlier this week, returned home on her own Wednesday afternoon, her mother said in a phone call to The Dickinson Press.
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Game of the Week
Oklahoma (5-3) at Nebraska (5-3), 8:00 EST, Saturday, November 7, ABC
Why to watch: It just sounds good … Oklahoma vs. Nebraska. For anyone born in the mid-1980s and later, the matchup is nothing more than a decent interdivisional game. For old farts, this is as magical as any possible college football rivalry. There's no national buzz anymore, when roughly 20 years ago this was the most important date on the college football calendar. Nothing at the moment, Oklahoma vs. Texas, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Florida vs. Tennessee/Georgia/Alabama, has anything on what the Sooners and Huskers had going for decades around Thanksgiving every year. This was always the game for the Big 8 title, it was always huge for the national title chase, and the winner always went to the Orange Bowl, meaning the fans of the winning side would always throw oranges on the field in one of the sport's best yearly traditions. The two mega-programs were split up when the Big 12 was formed, partly because of geography and partly because many assumed the two would play each other in the Big 12 championship game year after year. Now, it's just another game on the schedule, and while fans of each program still hold on to its ire for the one another, it's not the same.
However, while this might not be the super-power matchup of 1987, it's still big for the Big 12 title discussion. Nebraska has played like a steaming pile of garbage over the last several weeks, but it's still in the North title hunt with three division games to close things out. Oklahoma needs a miracle to even dream of tying for the South championship, much less win it, but it can position itself for a great bowl, and if everything breaks right, an at-large BCS game by being impressive against a rough schedule. Nebraska might be the easiest game left on the Sooner slate. The Huskers had the North for the taking after a win at Missouri, and then the offense quit playing in ugly losses to Texas Tech and Iowa State at home. A 20-10 win over Baylor last week didn't answer any questions. For all the problems and all the issues, the season can take a big left turn toward the positive with a win before going to Kansas next week.
Why Oklahoma might win: Nebraska doesn't have enough offensive punch to keep up the pace if the Sooners get rolling. Nothing has worked for a Husker attack that can't score against FBS teams with most of its stats coming in Sun Belt battles in September. The passing attack doesn't have any pop, the running game has struggled ever since Roy Helu got banged up, and the turnovers have been flowing at an alarming rate. After giving the ball away eight times against Iowa State, the Huskers lost the ball twice against Baylor. Over the last four games, Nebraska has turned the ball over 14 times. Oklahoma will give the ball away now and then, but it has been relatively stingy with the ball.
Why Nebraska might win: The Oklahoma running game has been shockingly average. Underappreciated throughout last season, thanks to Sam Bradford and high-octane passing attack, but the NFL caliber tandem of Chris Brown and DeMarco Murray have been underwhelming and the offensive line hasn't established itself. With Landry Jones under center, everyone is sending the house at the OU running game and the passing game is being forced to carry the O. Jones is getting the job done, but Bo Pelini coached defenses usually pick their teeth against one dimensional teams. OU has yet to run for 200 yards this season against an FBS team, was held to 85 yards against Kansas, and has had a world of problems being consistent. Part of the problem has been …
Who to watch: … the inconsistency on the O line. It hasn't been a bad front line, but it's nowhere near the killer of last year when it was the best in America. The last thing the line needed was a big injury, and it got one with starting guard Brian Simmons out with a knee injury. The Sooners will try to rely on sophomore Stephen Good to fill in, but freshman Tyler Evans will see more work too. For Nebraska, getting Roy Helu back and healthy means everything. He's playing through a shoulder injury, and while he's being extremely tough and is still producing, he's not getting healthier. If he's not putting up decent numbers, Nebraska can't win.
What will happen: Oklahoma hasn't been thrilling, but it has methodically been able to roll through the schedule with easy wins after the Texas loss. Expect more of the same. Jones will be fine, the defense will keep the Husker offense under wraps, and OU will come up with a solid win on its way to earning the right to call itself the Big 12's second best team.
CFN Prediction: Oklahoma 27 … Nebraska 20 ... Line: Oklahoma -5.5
Must See Rating: (By The People 5 … The Men Who Stare At Goats 1) … 3.5 -Free Expert Football Predictions
UCF (5-3) at Texas (8-0),12:00 EST, Saturday, November 7
Why to watch: Texas is the new Florida. Or Alabama. After nimbly navigating the toughest stretch of the schedule, Oklahoma, at Missouri, and at Oklahoma State, the Longhorns have become a trendy choice as the nation's premier team of 2009. How can you argue? The two recent road trips, potential landmines to some, wound up being referendums on the program's upside potential. Now, only a major upset in the final four games will Texas from Pasadena. UCF is also playing well, but naturally on a completely different scale. On Sunday night, the Knights rallied for two touchdowns in the final eight minutes, including one with 23 seconds left, to slip past Marshall, 21-20. At 5-3, they're poised to cop one of Conference USA's automatic bowl berths.
Why UCF might win: After the recent gauntlet that Texas just endured, could you blame it for not being geeked about a November visit from the Knights? The 'Horns might sleepwalk through the first 30 minutes before even realizing they're in a game. UCF has a feisty and fast defense that's only yielded more than 20 points once in the last six games—to Miami. Led by an outstanding front seven that includes ends Bruce Miller and Jarvis Geathers, DT Torrell Troup, and linebackers Cory Hogue and Lawrence Young, the Knights lead the league in run defense, scoring defense, and total defense.
Why Texas might win: As bad as the problems have been on offense for UCF, it hasn't seen anything yet. Will Muschamp has done a phenomenal job with this Longhorn defense, overcoming the loss of key players in the front seven to lead the nation in run defense and allow just 13 points a game. If the Knights can't run with Brynn Harvey, it has no chance to move the chains with their dink-and-dunk passing game. Texas swarms to the ball with linebackers Roddrick Muckelroy, Emmanuel Acho, and Sergio Kindle, and has been as good as anyone in the country at producing non-offensive touchdowns.
Who to watch: Tennessee's Eric Berry and USC's Taylor Mays may make more headlines, but no safety in America has been a more consistent playmaker than Texas' Earl Thomas. Just a sophomore, he plays with the mindset and the athleticism of a cornerback, jumping routes and blanketing opposing receivers. He already has a Big 12-best six interceptions, two of which he's taken back for touchdowns.
What will happen: No matter how long Texas remains in cruise control, UCF lacks the offensive firepower to keep this game interesting for very long. Even if the 'Horns sputter on offense for a few series, the Knights will not be able to take advantage. Eventually, QB Colt McCoy will find WR Jordan Shipley alone in the end zone, breaking the game wide open and bringing UT one leg closer to the Rose Bowl.
CFN Prediction: Texas 45 … UCF 10 ... Line: Texas -36
Must See Rating: (By The People 5 … The Men Who Stare At Goats 1) … 2-Free Expert Football Predictions
Kansas (5-3) at Kansas State (5-4), 12:30 EST, Saturday, November 7
Why to watch: Not to sound like a promotional ad for the Big 12 North, but every week matters right now. All six teams in the division are in the race for the right to get slaughtered by Texas, but just getting to the Big 12 title game would be a monster accomplishment for either Kansas State or Kansas. KSU, in Bill Snyder's first year back at the helm, hasn't been consistent and it's not good enough to beat the top teams, losing to Oklahoma last week and getting blown out by Texas Tech a few weeks ago, but it's beating the teams on its own level with wins over Iowa State, Texas A&M, and Colorado to be on the top of the North. It's KSU's division for the taking with Missouri and Nebraska coming up next. Win three games; go to the Big 12 title game. It's that simple for Kansas State, and it's almost that simple for Kansas, too, but there's one big problem in the plan: Texas. The Jayhawks could certainly beat Kansas State this week and get Missouri and Nebraska at home, but a November 21 trip to Texas might be the ceiling on how high the team can go. But for now, after losing three straight, just getting by the in-state rival would be worth getting excited about.
Why Kansas might win: The Kansas State secondary is suspect. The pass defense hasn't been miserable, outside of a two game stretch giving up 554 yards and eight scores to Texas Tech and 314 yards and two scores to Texas A&M, but it hasn't been a rock and it give up yards and touchdown passes to anyone who can throw. Kansas can throw, and it's way overdue to break out after struggling for the past few weeks. Todd Reesing has a groin injury, but he's still the Big 12's best bomber and should be a lock for 300 yards. KSU's corners can't handle the size or talent of Dezmon Briscoe or Kerry Meier, while the Wildcat offense doesn't have the firepower to keep up in a shootout.
Why Kansas State might win: Texas Tech's Baron Batch ran for 123 yards and four touchdowns on the KU run defense. Texas Tech doesn't run on anyone. The KU defensive front isn't bad at getting into the backfield, coming up with five sacks against the Red Raiders, and it ranked 14th in the nation against the run, but KSU should be able to establish the ground game early and should be able to grind out the clock and keep Reesing off the field. Kansas State has been fantastic at taking the ball away, and it'll get its opportunities with all the passes Reesing will try. He's not afraid to take a few chances, and while the Wildcat defensive backs will lose several battles, they should be able to come up with a few interceptions.
Who to watch: Kansas State wide receiver and kick returner Brandon Banks is only 5-7, but he's playing big week in and week out as the team's top playmaker. Known more for being a top returner, scoring four times on kickoffs and serving as a solid punt returner, he's blowing up as the main target for the offense coming off a 42-catch, 524-yard season, but he only has one touchdown catch. While he's a deep threat, he's all but uncoverable on short to midrange routes because of his tremendous quickness. The Kansas secondary doesn't have an answer for him.
What will happen: Kansas State is finding ways to make things happen and is playing well enough to come up with the win if it wins the turnover battle by a large margin, but Kansas has too much in the passing game to come up short. This should be a fun shootout.
CFN Prediction: Kansas 38 … Kansas State 31 ... Line: Kansas -2.5
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Wilson Woman Battling Cancer Receives White Christmas Wish
Updated: 12/24/2012 - A Wilson woman battling cancer has received her wish of a white Christmas, despite temperatures in the 50s.
Updated: 12/24/2012 - A Wilson woman battling cancer has received her wish of a white Christmas, despite temperatures in the 50s.
Updated: 12/20/2012 - Investigators in Wayne County are looking for who shot and killed a man at his home early Thursday morning.
Updated: 12/20/2012 - First Sergeant Jerry Burton said a 24-year-old from La Grange has been charged with hitting a trooper's vehicle, pushing into the car he had originally stopped.
Posted: 12/18/2012 - Arrests have been made in a farm and lawn equipment theft ring with cases going back to early 2011 in multiple eastern Carolina counties.
Posted: 12/18/2012 - The Wayne County Sheriff's Office charged a man with stealing nearly $1,200 worth of property.
Updated: 12/17/2012 - A former Kinston city councilman arrested last month for felony child exploitation charges had his case continued Monday.
Updated: 12/14/2012 - Wayne County deputies have charged two men and a woman for scamming people into donating to Toys for Tots and local fire departments.
Updated: 12/13/2012 - Just two years after a hepatitis B outbreak killed six of its residents, a Wayne County assisted living care center says they've corrected their problems, and are better than ever.
Posted: 12/12/2012 - The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with holding up a local convenience store that netted the robber stolen cigarettes but no money.
Updated: 12/03/2012 - Police said the man on a moped, who collided with an sport utility vehicle on Sunday night, has since died from his injuries.
Posted: 11/30/2012 - Mount Olive police say with the help of the U.S. Marshal's Violent Fugitive Task Force they arrested Phillip Armwood Thursday in the Mar mac area of Wayne County.
Posted: 11/30/2012 - Goldsboro.Bookoo.com Awards Scholarship to Local Military Wife.
Posted: 11/21/2012 - Police say the victim was assaulted inside a motel room.
Updated: 11/18/2012 - The Wilson County Sheriff's Office says that William Sawrey, Sr. was killed in a house fire Saturday night.
Posted: 11/15/2012 - 28-year-old Amy Ortiz was arrested after lawmen say they connected the dots between her car and break-ins in Wayne County.
Updated: 11/14/2012 - Two more men have been arrested for a murder last month in Wilson that caused several schools to go on lockdown.
Updated: 11/08/2012 - Back on September 22nd, human remains were found off Carmack Road outside of Seven Springs. At the time Goldsboro police said they believed the remains belonged to Kennedy McLaurin, Jr.
Updated: 11/07/2012 - There were several upsets in Eastern Carolina races this Decision 2012.
Updated: 11/04/2012 - A murder suspect on the run for over a month is expected to make his first appearance in a Wayne County courtroom.
Posted: 11/02/2012 - Warrants have been obtained for Phillip Armwood, who has addresses in both Mount Olive and Goldsboro.
Posted: 11/02/2012 - Republican Pat McCrory will spend Friday and Saturday in Eastern Carolina, while he and Democrat Walter Dalton work to rally voters before Tuesday.
Updated: 11/01/2012 - Goldsoboro Police say the man wanted for a murder at a strip club in September was arrested Thursday afternoon.
Updated: 11/01/2012 - No doubt you've noticed gas prices falling recently. You probably also notice when you fill up how different prices can be from town to town, or just down the street, even among the same company in the same town. The question many want to know is why?
Updated: 10/31/2012 - Deputies said a man broke into a woman's home before 5AM on Wednesday and sexually assaulted her, then drove off in her car.
Posted: 10/30/2012 - Tara Simmons of Pikeville Charles B. Aycock won her second consecutive individual state title on Tuesday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's state 3-A women's golf championships.


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MY FATHER HAS TWO WALNUT END TABLES THAT WERE made in the thirties by his uncle Clint, who harvested the lumber from the Kentucky woods where he lived. He was a handy fellow who repaired stills and could play two harmonicas at once, using his mouth and nose. Of all my parents' possessions, it's these two tables, beautifully crafted and full of the spirit of their maker, that I most look forward to inheriting someday. They're not the oldest or the most valuable things in the house, but I've always thought of them as heirlooms.
These little tables set me to wondering: What furnishings made today would rise to the top of the overwhelming sea of plastic molding, mass-produced ironwork, and screwed-and-glued Santa Fe dining suites to become tomorrow's heirlooms? Where is the hand-forged, laboriously chiseled, dovetailed construction that was once the standard? Could it be that they just don't make 'em like that anymore?
Happily, the answer is no. There are still people out there who are driven by the desire to make things more tangible than a stock-market killing—and make them to last. I used up my lifetime allotment of "wow's" researching this article, reduced to monosyllabic outbursts not only by the artisans' flawless workmanship and the elegance of their designs but, most of all, by their tenacity and perseverance in mastering their crafts. Most of the artisans I met came of age during the crafts renaissance of the sixties and seventies. Then, some back-to-earthers made sand candles or tie-dyed T-shirts or macramé plant hangers, inconsequential crafts with a limited future; these folks probably went on to become accountants and administrators. Others, however, took to more substantial arts—blacksmithing, stone carving, woodworking—and found themselves on a decades-long path up a steep learning curve with few instructors in sight.
If you want an everlasting rocker or a museum-quality garden gate, these craftspeople are worth searching out. Visit several artisans and frankly discuss prices, materials, and completion schedules. (The best of them are very busy; this summer is not too early to enlist one of Santa's most talented elves to make that ultimate Christmas gift. And if you're building a new house and want fine craftsmen involved in the construction—a fireplace, a stair rail, a fountain—bring them in during the design stage, not at the tail end.)
When you meet with an artisan, have a definite idea of what you want in terms of general style and dimensions. Feel free to clip pictures from magazines or sketch what you're after to ensure that both of you are speaking the same visual language, but don't discount his or her creativity or hard-won design expertise. "People should treat the craftsman as a designer and artist," says metalsmith Joe Pehoski. "If someone hands me a picture and asks, 'How much will it take to make this?'—at that point I have ceased to be a craftsman, in the true sense of the word, and I have become a fabricator."
Don't try to cut costs by asking an artisan not to make it quite so good, unless you'd like a heavy tool flung your way. And while most woodworkers are happy to create a sentimental piece of furniture from, say, that old pecan tree that blew over at your family ranch, don't plan on saving any money by going this route; milling and transportation can more than equal the cost of wood from a lumberyard.
The profiles that follow are a mere sampling of the hundreds of artisans working across the state, a taste to whet your appetite for fine craftsmanship. In the interest of my own sanity, I have confined the list to folks who specialize in functional home or garden furnishings made of metal, stone, or wood. Though there is no shortage of fine designers who have their creations made for them, I focused on those artisans who are out in the shop or studio nearly every day, going mano a mano with red-hot steel, eight-ton chunks of limestone, and whirling saw blades. And they all had to meet one overriding criterion: Their craftsmanship had to leave me open-mouthed and drooling.
Because these craftspeople create mostly one-of-a-kind furnishings, they were understandably reticent about quoting dollar amounts, but the prices listed should give you an idea of what to expect. Of course, a custom-made cherry dining table your kids' kids' kids will gather around should be considered an investment, one that will appreciate—and be appreciated—for generations. Surprisingly, these unique creations, made by characters as multitalented as my father's uncle Clint, often cost little more than the flimsy imitations cranked out in foreign sweatshops by people whose singular musical abilities we may never know.
Men of Steel
IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD IDEA of the range of James Cinquemani's metallic talents, stand in front of the north entrance to Goldsmith Hall at the University of Texas at Austin and try to determine which of the two large lanterns flanking the door is the reproduction Cinquemani made to replace its 65-year-old partner that was lost when the building was enlarged during the eighties. But his skills aren't limited to making copies; on the south side of the building are stately new light fixtures he designed and crafted to echo architectural details on the new construction.
A visit to the fifty-year-old Cinquemani's studio-home in a light-industrial area of Dallas


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Designers have Field day in Sex and the City 2
MICHAEL QUINTANILLA, Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle | May 26, 2010
Photo By CRAIG BLANKENHORN/RUNNING PRESSKim Cattrall, from left, wears a Jean Paul Gaultier dress with a Balizza wrap and Horst hat (bag from Ralph Lauren); Kristin Davis wears an asymmetrical Alexander Wang top, Zac Posen pants and Bill Blass belt; Sarah Jessica Parker wears a Dior bustier over Ralph Lauren harem pants, Zara blouse and Philip Treacy turban; Cynthia Nixon wears a matching Hermès hat and dress with a Roberto Cavalli belt.
• Photo gallery: SATC fashions
Sex and the City's fab four are back. And so are their high-fashion statements, revealed today in the sequel to the blockbuster 2008 flick: Carrie's vintage and flirty looks, Samantha's bombshell tastes, Charlotte's Fifth Avenue approach and Miranda's taking-care-of-business appeal.
With a $10 million wardrobe budget for clothes (John Galliano, Ralph Lauren, Lanvin), shoes (Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Vivienne Westwood) and accessories (Philip Treacy, Hermès, Chanel), the fashion is extravagant — a mix of understated glamour and over-the-top flash. For these women and their style choices, courtesy of wardrobe maven Patricia Field, there's nothing in between.
And the costume changes — if you can call being draped in Dior a costume — are nonstop. Sarah Jessica Parker wears 41 looks during the film's two-and-a-half-hour run time. (Several are from Halston, where Parker is a creative director.)
"The costume design is intricate and involved," Parker says in Sex and the City 2: The Stories. The Fashion. The Adventure (Running Press, $19.95, 176 pages), a companion book to the film. "We spent half of this movie in the Middle East, and that dictated a big part of the design, being in a part of the world that has certain religious, ideological, and therefore fashion requirements for women. It was a kind of math problem for us to solve, how to not be chaste and yet still be completely covered for a lot of the movie. … It was like we were doing our own version of Star Wars."
In the book, authored by sequel producer Eric Cyphers, Field says she wanted to take movie goers on a "magic vacation" with the film's fashion approach.
"I could step up and use that as a jumping board to really make the clothing gorgeous and not worry about reality so much."
Director Michael Patrick King told Cyphers that as he began to write the sequel, the economy had dipped and he was very aware of belt tightening.
Still, he said, "I thought — perhaps like the filmmakers during the Great Depression of the '30s did — that what might be in order … was a big, fun, decadent vacation for the girls on-screen as well as for the girls in the audience."
And with him went designs by Dolce & Gabbana, Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Bauer, Oscar de la Renta, Thierry Mugler, Michael Kors, Naeem Khan, Robert Cavalli, Rick Owens and countless others.


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ALBANY -- Havertys furniture store on North Westover Boulevard will be closing in mid-January, Havertys Vice President Jenny Parker said.
Parker said it was no longer economically feasible for the furniture company to continue business in Albany.
"Albany is one of two markets that we are having to exit from," she said.
Parker said the business, which first opened a store in the Good Life City in 1984, worked diligently with the landlord of the building on Westover Boulevard to try and find a way to keep the store there.
"Unfortunately, we were unable to negotiate terms that would allow us to stay in Albany," she said. "We hate it because we've had so many wonderful longtime employees of the Albany store that will be displaced."
Parker said 15 employees at the Havertys store will be displaced by the store closing and will have to seek work elsewhere. She said that while the storefront on Westover will not be available to Albany residents after Jan. 15, those wishing to purchase Havertys furniture pieces can still shop at the Macon or Tallahassee stores or online at www.havertys.com.
"If there is enough customer demand, we will be happy to keep delivering (furniture) to the Albany area from our other stores," said Parker.
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léonie Dec 29, 2012 1:34 AM
Re: Can lowering resolution to its lowest setting increase Aperture's processing? in response to Danny Deco
I find myself having to close other programs in hopes of better processing.
What other applications are you running parallel to Aperture? And how large are your images? More like 10 MB or mor like 60 MB?
- If you are processing very large scans or raw images, with many applications open, that are RAM hog (like Safari, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes) more RAM would help. You can check, if you have a RAM problem, by launching the "Activitiy Monitor" from the "Applications > Utilities" folder. Set the display to show the prosesses sorted by memory, and you will see, how much RAM Aperture is using. Also have a look for the disk usuage. Your MBP may be slow, because you are running out of disk space on your system drive. Keep at least 20 GB free as working space.
- Where is your Aperture ibrary stored? On the internal SSD or on an external drive? If yes, how is this drive connected? Aperture maybe very slow, if the Aperture library is not on a fast drive.
- Other common reasons for slow processing are a corrupted Aperure library or incompatible video codecs. Did you experience any crashes lately? Then repairing your Aperture library might help.
Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual
- In some cases, an incompatible video codec causes this: Aperture 3: May be unresponsive or have slower performance with third-party video codec
- Also you may turn on Aperture's own "Activity Viewer" in Aperture (Window > Show Activity). This will show you the current task, Aperture is performing. If you have imported a large amount of images lately, Aperture may still be busy with initial processes - generating previews, scanning for faces. Look at the name of the image Aperture is processing. If it is always the same and Aperture is hanging trying to process this, you may have imported a corrupted image or video. Then remove this from your library.
First, I want to know whether I can speed this processing up if I lower the resolution of the display.
The processing speed when doing adjustments will not depend much on the size of your display, for the final rendering is supported by your graphics card, and that is optimized for your display resolution. You will only lose the advantage of having a high resolution retina display.
I have the base retina model with 8gb of ram. Should I just exchange it for the 16GB of ram?
First check, if your problem is caused by lack of RAM, see my comments above.
Your other question - don't know. sorry.
ps. I have aperture 3
which version exactly?
Danny Deco Dec 29, 2012 2:12 AM
Re: Can lowering resolution to its lowest setting increase Aperture's processing? in response to léonie
Other programs that Im ususally running are likely chrome, safari, and/or email.
The current image is 2.3mb and the running apps are chrome, mail, safari and activity monitor....a memory cleaner which also monitors ram usage.
As far as my disk space, I have currently 174 out of 256 flash. I doubt that is an issue.
Aperture is stored on the flash memory the cpu came with.
Luckily there has been no crashes since Ive had it. Thankfully! Just lagginess. To give you an idea of the duration of the lag I would estimate these occurences to last about 4 to 5 seconds and 6 on worse times. Is that bad? I have no other mac to compare it to so I'm not sure if I should be happy with this speed?
The version of aperture i have is 3.4.3
Thank you for your help. I have made certain changes to increase some speed by closing other programs though I nerver had many running to begin with. One further question, what is the quickest way to close programs under one window? Would that be through the Acitivity Monitor?
léonie Dec 29, 2012 3:13 AM
Re: Can lowering resolution to its lowest setting increase Aperture's processing? in response to Danny Deco
Up to 5-6 seconds is way too long for 2.3 mb images, with Aperture running from an SSD. I get that response time with large scans - 100MB or more.
Do you have very large projects with thousands of images? Try, if working from a smaller project helps.
I'd really suggest to repair your Aperture library, even if you did not have any crashes, look for incompatible video codecs (see 3. and 4. above) and check, if Aperture is faster, if you are using a different user account. Create a new account and a new Aperture Library, and edit a few images. Do you get the same response time?
I hope someone who has a retina mac will chime in.
léonie Dec 29, 2012 7:34 AM
Re: Can lowering resolution to its lowest setting increase Aperture's processing? in response to léonie
.a memory cleaner which also monitors ram usage.
What is the memory cleaner you are using? Is it compatible with Mt. Lion? I'd turn it off, while testing for lazyness. It might be interfering.
Also I'd try to reset the Graphic Card by booting once into Safe Mode, see Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?. Aperture cannot run in safe mode, so you will have to reboot again, but this will reset some setting.
I just had an email exchange with Kirby Krieger, who is using a rMBP like yours with Aperture 3. He confirmed, that on his rMBP there is no lagginess with Aperture, even for much larger images than yours.
So it is important to find out, if the slowness on your machine is caused by
- your Aperture Library (test by experimenting with a new, empty Aperture Library and repairing your current library)
- by settings in your user account (test it by working from a different account with standard setting - no custom preferences and startup items)
- by system wide problems. If you find, that it is neither your Aperture library nor settings in your account make a hardware check (Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test) and post back.


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Taylor Swift Flashes Cleavage After Harry Styles Split at People's Choice Awards
Eat your heart out, Harry!
Taylor Swift looked effortlessly cool in a plunging white figure-hugging Ralph Lauren gown on the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live red carpet at the People's Choice Awards on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
With her blond bangs smoothed back from her forehead, the 23-year-old songstress looked poised amid recent news that she and beau Harry Styles, 18, have parted ways.
PHOTOS: Taylor's romantic history
The country singer took to the stage to accept her award for Favorite Country Artist early in the evening, but presenter Olivia Munn, who previously joked that Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" song was about her, wasn't so eager to part with the statue.
"This always happens," Swift joked gamely as Munn snatched the trophy back from her, referring to the time Kanye West infamously interrupted Swift's MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech in 2009.
PHOTOS: LOL! Taylor's best "surprised" faces
"And it will always happen," Munn deadpanned, before finally letting go of the award.
The "I Knew You Were Trouble" singer was first spotted post-split in the Pacific Palisades, Calif. on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Her One Direction ex, meanwhile, is currently back in his native London, having touched down on Monday, Jan. 7.
The pair reportedly split after having an argument during their British Virgin Islands holiday getaway.
PHOTOS: Taylor Swift's red carpet evolution
"They had a fight," an insider told Us Weekly of the short-lived romance, adding that Styles "said something he shouldn't have …This [breakup] is definitely going to be for good."
On Wednesday, Swift thanked her fans for their support.
"I want to thank you for caring about my music, and for caring about me," she said during her acceptance speech. "Thanks so much you guys, I love you."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Taylor Swift Flashes Cleavage After Harry Styles Split at People's Choice Awards
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Wasn't there this place called "Syria"?
What with all that has been happening in Ukraine (and the sky above it), plus Gaza, Syria has quite disappeared from the news. We saw this earlier with Darfur where, for all I know, massacres are still taking place. Few things undermine confidence in the press so much as its fruit-fly-like attention span.
Probably I could bone up on Syria or Darfur by Googling (or maybe not?). But that doesn't get the mainstream press off the hook.
I was put in mind of this because of a remark in an article by A.N. Wilson (Telegraph, Dec. 25 2013):
"President Assad is one of the few Middle Eastern leaders to protect Christians and their ancient shrines, and since the outbreak of civil war, Christians have paid the price for being the tyrants beneficiaries".
(Wilson, as you may know, is the witty and fluent British journalist/biographer whose books before 2009 reflected his skepticism and indeed atheism. But in that year he returned to his early Christian faith. I'm reading his Paul: The Mind of the Apostle, which was written in his atheist period but is full of admiration for its subject).


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James Brockman
Check out the ten tricks with James Brockman at the Black Box skatepark.
PLG is currently in China for a few weeks checking out the world's largest skatepark and get a feel for the gigantic transitions. He is traveling with fellow pros, Rune Glifburg, Bob Burnquist, Jake Brown and Michael Burnett from Thrasher Magazine. Check back frequently for updates and photos as the trip progresses. Here are some photos from his first day, adjusting to jet lag on a rainy day and getting some shopping done. Look for additional photos from their trip in an upcoming Thrasher.
Check out the ten tricks with James Brockman at the Black Box skatepark.
Check out the Thrasher's Burnout site and scroll down to the bottom and look for the video clip with the caption "Then Pierre went French Canadian all over that halfpipe.†Pierre is sick.
Garrett McNamara added another Billabong XXL Award to his long list of achievements by winning the Monster Paddle In Award. Already a former Surfline Overall Performance recipient, McNamara abandoned the use of a Personal Water Craft (PWC) to drop into a giant wave at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay California and earn nomination for the category.
The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/METAL MULISHA FMX DEMO TOUR returns to California Speedway on Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, April 29th during the AMA Suzuki Superbike Challenge weekend.
Metal Mulisha team members Ryan "Fluffer†Hagy, Brian Deegan, Todd Potter and Derek Garland will be in attendance. The spectacular FMX demo takes place near the Lifestyle Expo in the Midway and consists of three jaw-dropping shows on both Saturday and Sunday. Each METAL MULISHA rider will be part of an upclose and personal autograph signing immediately following the final demo each day. Schedule is as follows:
Saturday, April 28th
Jump Demos: 11:20 AM; 12:20 PM; 5:00 PM
Autograph Signing: 5:30 to 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 29th
Jump Demos: 10:00 AM; 11:00 AM; 12:20 PM
Autograph Signing: 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM
For more information call 800-944-Race [7223] or log on to racetickets.com or californiaspeedway.com.
This past weekend Hagy, Ox and Dustin Nowak were invited to attend the first ever jump show in Guadalajara Mexico. The event was put on by Corona in the city's only bull fighting arena. The course was not the best they have seen do to the tight quarters, but all the riders had the time of their life. After the show, things got a bit out of control. As the fans jumped the wall to get closer to the riders the Federalizes came in to clear out the mob. The riders made it out unscathed and are now back home gearing up for their next event.
Let's get weird! Jimmy Carlin brings his unique personality and wacky bag of tricks to Osiris. Jimmy is a natural talent with an eye for the obscure and a mysterious gift of board control. Not only should Jimmy's skating be witnessed in person, if you have the pleasure to meet this crazed individual overflowing with nervous energy, his sense of humor and unorthodox freestyles will leave you in stitches. Jimmy is a true individual and a breath of fresh air for skateboarding. Welcome to the Osiris family.
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Hector and Corey
amount of tricks filmed for our new video. Corey got injured around the halfway point of the trip due to a nerve problem in his foot, but he still banged out some gnarly stuff. James always has a good eye for spots and a good bag of tricks. Watch out for his new stuff, it's going to be amazing. Bored James Garrett left a couple of days early to make it to an Altamont signing. Check out where it's going to be on the Altamont website. The other Ams Shuriken and Marius have been blessing us with solid lines and comedic relief 24/7. Marius and Homie Diego is always skating hard and let me tell you that his flatground game is on point. Diego's the man and he's always learning new tricks. We skated a bunch of good spots and had some good laughs. No matter how much footage is produced out here, the truth is that the city is amazing with good eats, good spots, and tons of women everywhere. It's perfect for skateboarding. Diego, Stressing We started the second half of our trip with it being Friday the 13th. It was raining in the morning but cleared in the afternoon. Nothing bad was happening until Dave's camera started malfunctioning, then minutes later Russell's camera started to take a dive as well. I thought the trip was doomed until Russell figured out that his camera was fine and Dave had an extra body for his Hasselblad back at the apartment. Regardless of the minor setbacks, Garrett and Marius managed to get a couple of tricks at a flatbar spot. Garrett, Smith By the end of the day it started raining again, so we ended up chilling back at the home front. All and all Friday the 13th wasn't too bad, and we got the news that Corey was one of the new riders for Split Clothing. Congrats Corey! Corey, B-Day Agroman I've been having a blast with these guys and I am already looking forward to our next trip. Look out for the new video dropping later this year. Peace out, Chubby TM Cuong Lieng Cwang and Corey
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