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By sly on Thursday, September 13, 2007
overall rating 10 of 10rating details
"If you whant a car that is good on gas but has that little extra power when you need it. This is the one! It also has very good handiling. I have had mine since new that was 8 years and 120,000 miles ago. No problems so far and I push on her pretty bad. Also on a side note this car is compatable with most z28 parts. So if you see one for a good price do not let it go.I for one am very pleased."
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By drumr2790 on Saturday, November 10, 2007
overall rating 10 of 10rating details
"My '95 Camaro Z-28 is the third car I have had (first was a'99 Dodge Dakota, second was a '88 Camaro RS). It has the six speed, oil coiler, t-tops, limited slip, most of the options you could get. The transmission shifts really nicely (mine has an after-market shift knob and shifter because the stock shifter is about ten feet tall). I also can get up to 25 MPG because of the tall gearing. Performance: The performance is nice to say the least. I can usually burn the tires through the first two gears and sometimes squeak them going into third and that's with wider after-market wheels. It handles like it is on rails (pulls a little above .9 g's). Stops quite quickly, the only complaint about the breaks is that they can fade rather quickly (still better than most of the cars out on the road though). Because the Camaro has the SBC in it if you wanted to do any performance modifications then the sky is the limit. From stroking it to supercharging it, even twin turbo-charging not to mention all the other doo-dads. Also, the gearing in the six speed (T-56) coupled with gearing in the rear end and tire size (drag not included) makes potential top speed of the Camaro 202 MPH, but it doesn't have nearly the power or down force to do it so don't go trying it anytime soon. However, it does have a good top speed with it topping out at about 160 MPH. 0-60 is in the higher 5's with quarters running in the higher 13's. The only complaint I have is that you can't run it through the gears before going over the speed limit. Often times it's first, second, sixth. Comfort: The interior is comfortable with everything nicely positioned, my single complaint about the interior is that it only has one cup holder. Also, if you're a fan of marshmallow cars with soft rides, this car may be somewhat uncomfortable. However, if you've been driving a third gen Camaro going to a fourth, it's a major improvement. And this slight discomfort pays off when going around a turn. It has plenty of leg room and head room (I'm 6' and have no problem fitting it it) and the seats are very comfortable. Leg room (or space at all) in the back is very limited but if you want you can throw your two friends in the back that you like the least and it's do-able. Reliability: So far I have had no problems with reliability. The only problems I have had with it are because of age and high mileage (150,000 and still going strong). The first was the through-out bearing going through the clutch but that was because the last person who owned it didn't install it right and used old parts, didn't resurface the flywheel, etc. The other problem I have had with it is some minor oil leakage. It's very minimal but from what I've read these fourth gen Camaros can have some problems leaking some oil when they get into higher miles. Another problem to consider has to do with the windows. Because they don't have a frame around them they can get off track more easily than other framed windows can. In the end it's a Chevy small block; the design has been around since 1917 and is still being used today so they must of done something right. That mated to a stout transmission (T-56, used in the Viper, Mustang and Corvette too) and a sturdy rear end will probably outlive you. Styling: I love the styling on it personally, but that's really up to an individual to decide upon. Quality: It's a Chevrolet. Don't expect it to be a Maybach. Nevertheless, it does have a good fit and finish and I'm not all that picky. Value: I don't think that these will decrease in value as long as you take care of them but I also don't foresee them becoming big classics all of the sudden. If you want one that will hold a higher value try going for some of the last ones ('00-'02). They usually have a higher price tag. They are really good bang for the buck and I have thoroughly enjoyed mine. In conclusion the Camaro is a great car, I've really enjoyed mine (my second now) and would recommend it to just about anybody. It has performance, comfort, reliability, style and overall it's just fun to drive."
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By Gene on Tuesday, January 14, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 65,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Best performance car at the price in 1998."
Cons: "Some may consider the ride a bit taught."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"I bought the '98 Z28 new to use as a commuter car, replacing my '86 Corvette. I just couldn't see wearing out another Vette commuting to work and back. While the Z28 didn't handle near as well as the Vette, it did have perhaps a bit more power. I have 64K miles on it now and have not had any problems, except for air conditioning loss of Freon and a leaky clutch slave cylinder. The slave cylinder is a bid deal on a Camaro, as it is an integral part of the throwout bearing. That means that the transmission has to be removed to replace it! IMO, this was a big mistake on GM's part, just to save a couple of dollars in manufacturing. That said, the power of the LS1 engine is impressive and published dyno tests indicate that the horse power was underrated. Rear wheel HP is typically around 290. Considering that the car is light by today's standards, it is quick. The driveline is tighter than the '86 Vette and the body far more solid, with very few rattles. Handling is not anywhere as good as the Vette, but better than most cars. Gas millage is very good, considering that the engine is 5.7L, and I average around 24MPG commuting and 27MPG on trips. For a quick, go fast, good handling car, I don't think there was any competition at the time. The brakes are stellar! BTW, I searched hard to get my Z28 with a solid top, as I had my fill of flexing bodies and water leaks. All in all, a great car at the price. Unfortunately, now at 74 years of age, I am not so forgiving of the low entry and firm ride. I'm sure though that a younger person will enjoy it as much as I did."
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By Theshadow on Friday, August 10, 2012
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 168,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Stick shift, T-Tops, Speed and acceleration"
Cons: "Gas milage"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I have had this car for just over a year. I was nervous to get this as a first car because of the stick but now I love to drive the stick in this car. It doesn't get the best mpg around 18. In the last year i have had to replace the clutch pressure plate and fuel pump but these are the first major repairs that the car has had in its life time. If you get one with T-tops it is one of the funnest things to drive around in. The car has many aftermarket parts that you can get to enhance the performance and make it sound like a beast."
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By Dpotter on Friday, June 28, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 153,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Reliable and parts are cheep and plentifull"
Cons: "The window motors like to go out"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I've only had the water pump and the fuel pump go out and after i change them out most reliable car I've ever had it out lasted two Chrysler a Ford and a Pontiac and its still tucking if you need cheep reliable transportation that has some style get on of these"
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Adam Paris Adam jumped up on the bar to school the French in how the Americans get down.
Jenn Denver Jenn proved that a cheerleader, always a cheerleader by shaking her thing for all the bar to see.
Johanna Austin Whether it was with Wes, Danny or a random bar patron, Johanna was never shy about bustin a move.
Melissa New Orleans Melissa had a little too much fun testing her moves on this stripper pole.
Tyler Key West Dude did look like a lady when Tyler dressed in full drag for this sexy number.

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Book your room at Frangipani Villa Hotel II
Superior Double Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Superior Twin Room, 2 Single BedsMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Deluxe Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Superior Single Room, 1 Single BedMax Occupancy: 1 guest
Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with full-service spa and water park
This family-friendly Siem Reap hotel is located near the airport, within a 10-minute walk of Wat Preah Prom Rath, Angkor Trade Center, and Wat Damnak. Pub Street and Psar Chaa Market are also within 15 minutes.
Hotel Features
This hotel features a full-service spa, a water park, and a restaurant. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free manager's reception. Additionally, an outdoor pool, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 55 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and minibars. Comforts include pillow menus and down comforters, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Frangipani Villa Hotel II features a water park and an outdoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast as well as a complimentary manager's reception (may not be available daily). Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Business amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 1615 square feet (150 square meters). This Art Deco hotel also offers spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request), a cruise ship terminal shuttle, and a shopping center shuttle. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 3
- Babysitting or childcare
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Water park
- Total number of rooms - 55
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 1615
- Conference space size (meters) - 150
- Free reception
- Free self parking
- Garden
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Bar/lounge
- Television in lobby
- Wedding services
- Free breakfast
- Full-service spa
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Poolside bar
- Year Built 2005
- Snack bar/deli
- Spa services on site
- Outdoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Bathtub or shower
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Free dial-up Internet access
- Private bathroom
- Room service (limited hours)
- Down comforter
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Frangipani Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Complimentary bicycles and a water park are featured at the hotel. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor pool.
Children under 10 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Free bicycles on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Boat tours nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Ecotours nearby
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Frangipani Spa. Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments.
- Facial treatments
- Body scrubs
- Massages
- Body treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children under 10 years old stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No pets or service animals allowed
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Airport shuttle transfer per adult: USD 12 (one way)
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 12 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Early check-in fee: USD 15
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 10 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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The great debate between capitalism and socialism suffers from a lack of clarity about definitions. This is why when Walter Block lectured in Brazil this past week, he was very careful to distinguish between crony capitalism and authentic capitalism. And it's why when I was interviewed, the question came up immediately: What precisely do you mean by capitalism?
Every day, for example, we read how the European economic mess is a "crisis of capitalism." Huh? It's been more than a century since governments let these economies grow on their own without bludgeoning them with regulations, taxing and looting the public, littering financial systems with fake money, cartelizing producers, shoveling welfare benefits, funding gigantic public works and the like.
Some advocates of market liberty believe that the term "capitalism" should be jettisoned permanently because it causes confusion. People might think that you favor using the state to back capital against labor, using public policy in a way that supports prominent producers over consumers or pushing political priorities that advance business over labor.
If a term elucidates an idea with accuracy, great. If it causes confusion, change it. Language is constantly evolving. No particular arrangement of letters embeds an immutable meaning. And what is at stake in this debate about market freedom (or capitalism or laissez-faire or the free market) is a substance of profound importance.
It's the substance, not the words, we should care about. Civilization really does hang in the balance.
Here are five core elements to this idea of market freedom, or whatever you want to call it. It is my short summary of the classical liberal vision of the free society and its functioning, which isn't just about economics but the whole of life itself.
Volition. Markets are about human choice at every level of society. These choices extend to every sector and every individual. You can choose your work. No one can force you. At the same time, you can't force yourself on any employer. No one can force you to buy anything, either, but neither can you force someone to sell to you.
This right of choice recognizes the infinite diversity within the human family (whereas state policy has to assume people are interchangeable units). Some people feel a calling to live lives of prayer and contemplation in a community of religious believers. Others have a talent for managing high-risk hedge funds. Others favor the arts or accounting, or any profession or calling that you can imagine. Whatever it is, you can do it, provided it is pursued peacefully.
You are the chooser, but in your relations with others, "agreement" is the watchword. This implies maximum freedom for everyone in society. It also implies a maximum role for what are called "civil liberties." It means freedom of speech, freedom to consume, freedom to buy and sell, freedom to advertise and so on. No one set of choices is legally privileged over others.
Ownership. In a world of infinite abundance, there would be no need for ownership. But so long as we live in the material world, there will be potential conflicts over scarce resources. These conflicts can be resolved through fighting over things or through the recognition of property rights. If we prefer peace over war, volition over violence, productivity over poverty, all scarce resources — without exception — need private owners.
Everyone can use his or her property in any way that is peaceful. There are no accumulation mandates or limits on accumulation. Society cannot declare anyone too rich, nor prohibit voluntary asceticism by declaring anyone too poor. At no point can anyone take what is yours without your permission. You can reassign ownership rights to heirs after you die.
Socialism is not really an option in the material world. There can be no collective ownership of anything materially scarce. One or another faction will assert control in the name of society. Inevitably, the faction will be the most-powerful society — that is, the state. This is why all attempts to create socialism in scarce goods or services devolve into totalitarian systems.
Cooperation. Volition and ownership grant the right to anyone to live in a state of pure autarky. On the other hand, that won't get you very far. You will be poor, and your life will be short. People need people to obtain a better life. We trade to our mutual betterment. We cooperate in work. We develop every form of association with each other: commercial, familial and religious. The lives of each of us are improved by our capacity to cooperate in some form with other people.
In a society based on volition, ownership and cooperation, networks of human association develop across time and space to create the complexities of the social and economic order. No one is the master of anyone else. If we want to succeed in life, we come to value serving each other in the best way we can. Businesses serve consumers. Managers serve employees just as employees serve businesses.
A free society is a society of extended friendship. It is a society of service and benevolence.
Learning. No one is born into this world knowing much of anything. We learn from our parents and teachers, but more importantly, we learn from the infinite bits of information that come to us every instant of the day all throughout our lives. We observe success and failure in others, and we are free to accept or reject these lessons as we see fit. In a free society, we are free to emulate others, accumulate and apply wisdom, read and absorb ideas and extract information from any source and adapt it to our own uses.
All of the information we come across in our lives, provided it is obtained noncoercively, is a free good, not subject to the limits of scarcity because it is infinitely copyable. You can own it and I can own it and everyone can own it without limit.
Here we find the "socialist" side of the capitalist system. The recipes for success and failure are everywhere and available to use for the taking. This is why the very notion of "intellectual property" is inimical to freedom: It always implies coercing people and thereby violating the principles of volition, authentic ownership and cooperation.
Competition. When people think of capitalism, competition is perhaps that first idea that comes to mind. But the idea is widely misunderstood. It doesn't mean that there must be several suppliers of every good or service, or that there must be a set number of producers of anything. It means only that there should be no legal (coercive) limits on the ways in which we are permitted to serve each other. And there really are infinite numbers of ways in which this can take place.
In sports, competition has a goal: to win. Competition has a goal in the market economy, too: service to the consumer through ever increasing degrees of excellence. This excellence can come from providing better and cheaper products or services or providing new innovations that meet people's needs better than existing products or services. It doesn't mean "killing" the competition; it means striving to do a better job than anyone else.
Every competitive act is a risk, a leap into an unknown future. Whether the judgment was right or wrong is ratified by the system of profit and loss, signals that serve as objective measures of whether resources are being used wisely or not. These signals are derived from prices that are established freely on the market — which is to say that they reflect prior agreements among choosing individuals.
Unlike sports, there is no end point to the competition. It is a process that never ends. There is no final winner; there is an ongoing rotation of excellence among the players. And anyone can join the game, provided they go about it peacefully.
Summary. There we have it: volition, ownership, cooperation, learning and competition. That's capitalism as I understand it, as described in the classical liberal tradition improved by the Austrian social theorists of the 20th century. It is not a system so much as a social setting for all times and places that favor human flourishing.
It's not hard to discern my political outlook then: If it fits with these pillars, I'm for it; if it does not, I'm against it. Now, you tell me: Is the European crisis, or the U.S.' own, really a crisis of capitalism? On the contrary, an authentic capitalism is the answer to the biggest problems in the world today.


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How could anyone do all this without leaving behind a scintilla of microscopic evidence?
It does take a certain talent to take Paul Newman and present the actor without a scintilla of excitement.
That had more than a scintilla of substance—is Mitt actually a political shape-shifter?
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- From Alexandria, Virginia, VerticalNews journalists report that a patent by the inventor Wang, Xiaojun (Cary, NC), filed on December 21, 2012, was published online on July 8, 2014.
The patent's assignee for patent number 8775983 is Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA).
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "An integrated circuit ('IC') is a device (e.g., a semiconductor device) or electronic system that includes many electronic components, such as transistors, resistors, diodes, etc. These components are often interconnected to form multiple circuit components, such as gates, cells, memory units, arithmetic units, controllers, decoders, etc. An IC includes multiple layers of wiring that interconnect the IC's electronic and circuit components.
"Design engineers design ICs by transforming logical or circuit descriptions of the ICs' components into geometric descriptions, called design layouts. Design layouts typically include (1) circuit modules (i.e., geometric representations of electronic or circuit IC components) with pins and (2) interconnect lines (i.e., geometric representations of wiring) that connect the pins of the circuit modules. In this fashion, design layouts often describe the behavioral, architectural, functional, and structural attributes of the IC. To create design layouts, design engineers typically use electronic design automation ('EDA') applications. These applications provide sets of computer-based tools for creating, editing, analyzing, and verifying design layouts. The applications also render the layouts on a display device or to storage for displaying later.
"Fabrication foundries ('fabs') manufacture ICs based on the design layouts using a photolithographic process. Photolithography is an optical printing and fabrication process by which patterns on a photolithographic mask (i.e., 'photomask,' or 'mask') are imaged and defined onto a photosensitive layer coating a substrate. To fabricate an IC, photomasks are created using the IC design layout as a template. The photomasks contain the various geometries or shapes (i.e., features) of the IC design layout. The various geometries or shapes contained on the photomasks correspond to the various base physical IC elements that comprise functional circuit components such as transistors, interconnect wiring, vertical interconnect access (via) pads, as well as other elements that are not functional circuit elements but are used to facilitate, enhance, or track various manufacturing processes. Through sequential use of the various photomasks corresponding to a given IC in an IC fabrication process, a large number of material layers of various shapes and thicknesses with various conductive and insulating properties may be built up to form the overall IC and the circuits within the IC design layout.
"As more circuit features are packed into an IC design layout (e.g., manufacturing processes at feature sizes of 22 nm and below), the resolution of the photolithographic process makes it extremely difficult to fabricate the geometries or shapes on a single lithography mask. The difficulty stems from constraining factors in traditional photolithographic processes that limit the effectiveness of current photolithographic processes. Some such constraining factors are the lights/optics used within the photolithographic processing systems. Specifically, the lights/optics are band limited due to physical limitations (e.g., wavelength and aperture) of the photolithographic process. Therefore, the photolithographic process cannot print beyond a certain minimum width of a feature, minimum spacing between features, and other such physical manufacturing constraints.
"For a particular layer of the IC fabrication process, the pitch specifies the sum of the width of a feature and the space on one side of the feature separating that feature from a neighboring feature on the same layer. The minimum pitch for a layer is the sum of the minimum feature width and the minimum spacing between features on the same layer. Depending on the photolithographic process at issue, factors such as optics and wavelengths of light or radiation restrict how small the pitch may be made before features can no longer be reliably printed to a wafer or mask. As such, the smallest size of any features that can be created on a layer of an IC is limited by the minimum pitch for the layer.
"FIG. 1 illustrates a typical pitch constraint of a photolithographic process. In FIG. 1, a pitch 110 acts to constrain the spacing between printable features 120 and 130 of a design layout. While other photolithographic process factors such as the threshold 140 can be used to narrow the width 150 of the features 120 and 130, such adjustments do not result in increased feature density without adjustments to the pitch 110. As a result, increasing feature densities beyond a certain threshold is infeasible via a pitch constrained single exposure process.
"To enhance the feature density, the shapes on a single layer can be manufactured on two different photolithographic masks. This approach is often referred to as 'Double Patterning Lithography (DPL)' technology. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of this approach. In FIG. 2, a design layout 205 specifies three features 210-230 that are pitch constrained and therefore cannot be photolithographically printed with a conventional single exposure process. Analysis of the characteristics (e.g., the band limitation) of the available photolithographic process and of the design layout 205 results in the decomposition of the design layout 205 into a first exposure 240 for printing features 210 and 230 and a second exposure 250 for printing feature 220. As such, the features 210 and 230 are assigned to a first photomask for printing during the first exposure 240 and feature 220 is assigned to a second photomask for printing during the second exposure 250.
"FIG. 3 illustrates sending five shapes 301-305 of a design layout 300 to two different masks. The shape pairs of the shapes 301 and 302; the shapes 302 and 303; the shapes 303 and 304; and the shapes 303 and 305 are all pitch constrained. Therefore, the two shapes of each pair must be sent to two different masks 310 and 315. Accordingly, the shapes 301 and 303 are sent to a first mask 310. That is, the shapes 301 and 303 are printed during a first exposure in order to produce contours 320. Similarly, the shapes 302, 304, and 305 are sent to a second mask 315. That is, the shapes 302, 304, and 305 are printed during a second exposure in order to produce contours 325. The resulting union of the contours 320 and 325 generates pattern 330 that is sufficient to approximately reproduce the original design layout 300.
"When a gap exists between two shapes, meaning the two shapes are within the minimum same color spacing, the two shapes are considered connected. When shapes connect to form a loop and there are an odd number of shapes in the loop, it is not possible to assign colors in a way that all of the shapes are on a different mask from its neighbors. This error-causing loop will be referred to as an odd loop in this patent application.
"FIG. 4 illustrates an example printing error that is materialized on the physical wafer when three shapes 1-3 in an odd loop are sent to two different masks. As shown, the shapes 1-3 are divided into two sets of shapes 410 and 415, where the shape 2 is sent to the first of the two masks and the shapes 1 and 3 are sent to the second mask.
"Each set of shapes is printed during an exposure of a double exposure photolithographic printing process (e.g., a DPL process). That is, the set of shapes 410 (i.e., the shape 2) is printed during the first exposure in order to produce contours 420 and the set of shapes 415 is printed during the second exposure in order to produce contours 425.
"However, because the shape 1 and the shape 3 were too close (e.g., within the minimum same color spacing 710) in the pattern 405, the contour for the shape 1 and the contour for the shape 2 intersect in this example, resulting in a short. The resulting union of the contours 420 and 425 generates the pattern 430. As shown, the pattern 430 did not meet the specifications within the original design layout represented by the pattern 405 in which shapes 1 and 3 are not meant to connect to each other.
"Using DPL techniques creates a new challenge for the layout designers because the designers have to satisfy the requirements of DPL techniques in addition to Design Rule Checking (DRC) and Design For Manufacturability (DFM) requirements. Moreover, fixing a double patterning (DP) loop violation (an odd loop) is much more complex than fixing a DRC violation. This is because a DRC violation is usually a violation caused by a single shape or interaction of a few shapes whereas a DP loop violation is a set of spacing constraint violations between three or more shapes. It is also relatively more difficult to figure out whether moving a shape to fix a DP loop violation results in a new DP loop violation.
"There are several existing approaches that address DP loop violations. One of the approaches is editing layouts manually. This approach is time and manpower intensive because the designers have to go through several iterations of edits to figure out the problems and fix them. Thus, this approach has to rely on skills of the designers in finding a solution to a DP loop violation, which is not as straightforward as finding a solution for a DRC violation.
"Another of the existing approaches is an automatic Rip and Reroute technique. The Rip and Reroute technique rips the shapes and reroutes the shapes to resolve a design rule violation. The Rip and Reroute technique uses a minimum same color spacing as a spacing constraint. That is, this technique separates the shapes in a design layout such that all shapes are apart from one another at a distance greater than or equal to a minimum same color spacing. Using this technique therefore results in separating two shapes that have different colors at a distance that is greater than a distance at which shapes with different colors should be apart from each other.
"Some Rip and Reroute techniques may be track-based. When the technique is track-based, the technique assigns different colors to predefined tracks. Thus, track-based Rip and Reroute technique may not fully utilize all available space in the design layout because the shapes may not occupy all available track spaces. In addition, the Rip and Reroute technique is computation-intensive and slow because the shapes have to be ripped and rerouted. Also, this technique is of limited use for full custom layouts because the technique modifies existing routing topology to fix a design violation. Finally, the technique also requires connectivity information in the layout."
As a supplement to the background information on this patent, VerticalNews correspondents also obtained the inventor's summary information for this patent: "Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for automatically identifying and displaying double patterning loop violations (odd loops) in an IC design layout. The method of some embodiments also generates layout fixing guidelines (hints) for the resolution of the odd loops, identifying the hints by evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility of different potential resolutions and ensuring that hints do not create additional odd loops. The method of some embodiments also prioritizes or scores the resolution hints to facilitate efficient troubleshooting of odd loop violations and displays indications of the odd loops and the hints which a user can use to troubleshoot an odd loop violation.
"In some embodiments, the method first identifies one or more shape sets in the design layout. A shape set is a set of shapes in which one shape is within a threshold distance from at least one other shape. The method of some embodiments uses a graph in which the shapes are nodes or represented as the nodes. The method connects a pair of nodes with a link (e.g., a line or an edge) in the graph when the pair of shapes represented by the pair of nodes are within the threshold distance. In a graph representing a disjoint set, a node is connected to any other node by one or more links and nodes. A node is directly connected to another node when these two nodes are connected by a link.
"In some embodiments, the method identifies the DP loop violations in a design layout and displays the odd loops and resolution hints for each identified odd loop violation. The method receives shapes from a layer of a design layout from the design layouts and identifies odd loops within the layout. The method of some embodiments identifies the location of the loop as well as the shapes making up the odd loop.
"In some embodiments, the method identifies the error gaps of the odd loop. Error gaps are all of the spaces between shapes that make up an odd loop. Each error gap will be less than the minimum same color spacing of a layout. However, not all error gaps are hints. Hints are identified when the removal of a particular error gap would result in the removal of an odd loop without the creation of a new odd loop. In some embodiments, fixing or removing an error gap involves growing the error gap until it meets the minimum same color spacing requirement. When the error gap meets the minimum same color spacing requirement, the shapes on both sides of the error gap can be printed on a single mask and no longer create a DP loop violation.
"In some embodiments, the method evaluates the edges of the shapes on either side of the hint error gap to determine both the movability and the effectiveness of the hint. The movability measures a distance by which an edge of a hint error gap can be moved within the constraints of the design. The effectiveness measures the number of loops that may be removed by the breakage of a particular error gap. The method of some embodiments may also generate move instructions which are instructions used by an application to provide indications of a distance by which an edge needs to be moved in order to fix or remove a hint error gap.
"In some embodiments, the method evaluates the properties of the hints to prioritize or score each hint. The method sorts hints based on different qualities of the hint that may allow for efficient or simple resolution. These hints may be sorted for a particular loop, providing recommended solutions for a particular odd loop. These hints may also be sorted for an entire layer of a design layout, providing recommended hints to resolve all of the odd loops with the fewest adjustments.
"The preceding Summary is intended to serve as a brief introduction to some embodiments of the invention. It is not meant to be an introduction or overview of all of the inventive subject matter disclosed in this document. The Detailed Description that follows and the Drawings that are referred to in the Detailed Description will further describe the embodiments described in the Summary as well as other embodiments. Accordingly, to understand all the embodiments described by this document, a full review of the Summary, Detailed Description and the Drawings is needed. Moreover, the claimed subject matters are not to be limited by the illustrative details in the Summary, Detailed Description and the Drawing, but rather are to be defined by the appended claims, because the claimed subject matters can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit of the subject matters."
For additional information on this patent, see: Wang, Xiaojun. Layout Fixing Guideline System for Double Patterning Odd Cycle Violations. U.S. Patent Number 8775983, filed December 21, 2012, and published online on July 8, 2014. Patent URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8775983.PN.&OS=PN/8775983RS=PN/8775983
Keywords for this news article include: Cadence Design Systems Inc.
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MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental diabetes drug called liraglutide appears to outperform exenatide (Byetta), the only currently approved drug in its class, a study funded by liraglutide's maker, Novo Nordisk, shows.
Liraglutide is a laboratory-made version of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone produced by the body that stimulates insulin production. Several members of the GLP-1 family are in clinical trials.
In the new phase III trial -- usually the last kind done before marketing approval is sought -- injecting liraglutide once daily showed greater benefits in terms of blood sugar control and appeared to be easier on patients than Byetta, which is injected twice a day, according to a report published online June 8 in The Lancet to coincide with its presentation at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in New Orleans.
Patients taking liraglutide also lost more weight during the 26-week trial than those taking Byetta, the researchers report. Byetta was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2005.
"The results suggest that liraglutide might be a treatment option for type 2 diabetes, especially when weight loss and risk of hypoglycemia are major considerations," wrote a team led by Dr. John Buse, of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
In the study, 464 adult patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes were randomized to receive either liraglutide at 1.8 milligrams once daily or Byetta at 10 micrograms two times per day. All of the participants were also taking the maximum tolerated doses of either the standard diabetes drug metformin, sulphonylurea or both.
Patients on liraglutide showed better glucose control based on their blood HbA1C measurements, which track blood sugar fluctuations over time, the team reported. The experimental drug was also more than twice as good as Byetta at reducing mean fasting blood glucose levels. On the other hand, Byetta performed better than liraglutide at reducing blood sugar immediately after meals, suggesting that liraglutide exerts its effects prior to food intake, or during fasting, according to the authors.
Patients on liraglutide lost an average of about seven pounds during the trial, compared to about 6.4 pounds for those taking Byetta, the team said.
In a journal editorial, Drs. Christophe De Block and Luc Van Gaal, of the University of Antwerp in the Netherlands, wrote that the trial "shows that liraglutide provides greater improvements in glycemic control and is better tolerated than exenatide."
The study follows a similar trial, published in The Lancet last September, which found liraglutide performed better than a now-standard medication from a different class, glimepiride (Amaryl). That trial was also sponsored by Novo Nordisk.
Like the other GLP-1 versions, liraglutide has all the advantages of the natural molecule, with longer-lasting activity, said Dr. Sten Madsbad, a professor of endocrinology at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, who wrote an editorial that accompanied the September study.
"First, it stimulates insulin production," Madsbad explained. "Then it also promotes glucagon release from the pancreas. It also changes appetite, and therefore you eat less." Glucagon is a hormone that helps manage blood sugar levels.


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Industrial Production in Space: A Comparison of East Asia and Europe
Inspired by the observed contrasting patterns of geographical distribution of the electric machinery industry in East Asia and Europe, this paper conducts an empirical clarification of the difference in spatial relationships in the industry sizes among countries within a region by use of spatial econometric technique. The results indicate that, while the size of the electric machinery industry in a country is positively correlated with that of neighboring countries in East Asia, there is no significant spatial correlation in Europe. Such a difference in spatial interdependence has important implications for economic development in those regions.
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"Non-Europe : the magnitude and causes of market fragmentation in the EU,"
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bla99004a, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1).
- Keith Head & Thierry Mayer, 2000. "Non-Europe: The magnitude and causes of market fragmentation in the EU," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer, vol. 136(2), pages 284-314, June.
- Kristian Behrens & Cem Ertur & Wilfried Koch, 2007.
"Dual' gravity: Using spatial econometrics to control for multilateral resistance,"
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Within 12 hours this is what started my "mod bug" haha! Looks so NEW I don't even REMEMBER this car!
I was just cleaning 5000000 pics off my phone and came across these, figured I'd add a thread with the pics and some tags so when this happens to someone else in the future they will learn this:
No biggy, the ESC and Motor cost nothing really, upgrading to a big block has never been easier! Everything is already there, just need to pick your esc and motor and you're good to go!


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Good Night, Knight by Betsy Lewin
When Horse and Knight are falling asleep, Knight has a dream about golden cookies. So he wakes up Horse and sets off on a quest to find the golden cookies. They search everywhere, in hollow tree trunks and under water and in the bushes, riding from one place to the next at a brisk trot. It isn't until they return home and Knight has collapsed from exhaustion that Knight realizes that the cookies were right in their castle all along. The two have a golden cookie feast and then go to bed, but it's not long before Horse has a golden dream of his own!
Written for emerging readers, this picture book is written with a limited vocabulary and words that repeat on the page and from one section of the story to another. The picture book format will invite reluctant readers to give reading a try. Lewin also wisely incorporates plenty of humor and galloping around, giving the reader reasons to turn the page to see what will happen next. It's a good mix of action and silliness.
Lewin's illustrations break the text into nice readable chunks appropriate for beginning readers. Plenty of attention is paid to the illustrations, offering humor beyond the text itself. For example, Knight never removes his armor, even to sleep! The art is simple, funny and inviting.
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LFX27 (I thought it was the 36 but apparently its a 27 - realized when I removed from the bike): it started my bike once (1978 Guzzi), then I let it sit a couple weeks, then it didn't even turn on the neutral light when turning on the key. This bike had been fine previously with a conventional battery. I checked for drain while the key is off - zero amps going through. Attempted to charge the battery - no dice, never did start the bike again (this was a couple months ago - temps still fine).
LFX12: I got this for a Berg and it never did start that bike. OK, it has a lot of compression (though it is stock), so I tried it on several other bikes. Its never started anything else, including a Vespa scooter.
LFX07: I got this for a ZB50 Mini bike. Did ok in there a while, not even electric start mind you. then I used it on an LT80 quad for the kids. Worked ok a little while, then died. Never has taken a charge since.
With all of these, I tried a Battery Tender first. No dice. So I bought the Shorai charger - no dice. The LFX27 only gets to 10.1V after repeated attempts. LFX12 gets to 14.1V but again, won't even come close to starting even a scooter. LFX07 only gets to 13.4V.
Spoke again with the Shorai rep. I must say, I'm impressed with the customer service so far. Not only does the right person actually answer the phone number on their website, but after some checking and attempted charging, they have agreed to upgrade me the following:
LFX27 to LFX36 for $55, which is the difference in price (same battery dimensions so why not)
LFX12 to LFX14 - free, and dimensions are smaller on the 14(?)
LFX07 to LFX09 - $15
So I filled out the RMA and the batteries are going in the mail today. Ill update when something new happens.
there's some really nice folks at Shorai!
LFX27 weight is 4lb, which should be about 10AH actual battery. that should have been stout enough for your guzzi in all but coldest conditions.
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Good afternoon. I'm joined today by Chris Clemente. I'm going to start by reading the Safe Harbor language. This conference may contain forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27-A. subsection (1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including statements regarding, among other things, the company's business strategy and growth strategy. Expressions which identify forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement is made.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and are beyond our control. Future developments and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there could be no assurance that the forward-looking information will prove to be accurate.
This conference call does not constitute an offer to purchase any securities, nor a solicitation of a proxy consent, authorization, or agent designation, with respect to a meeting of company stockholders. With that, I'd like to turn the call over to Chris Clemente, Founder and CEO of Comstock. Chris.
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Hello and thank you for joining us today. This is Chris Clemente, Chairman and CEO of Comstock Homebuilding Company. I want to start by thanking every member of the Comstock team for their continued perseverance. As the market has deteriorated over the last couple of years, we've been forced to make significant reductions of staff and to cut budgets for outsourcing, thereby requiring everyone to take on additional responsibilities. The accomplishments that I will summarize today are the result of a team effort and demonstrate the commitment of every member of the Comstock Team to do more with less. I also want to thank our vendors for continuing to work with us to reduce construction costs, and thank the vast majority of our lenders for their willingness to modify terms and covenants of our various loan facilities in recognition of current market realities. I also want to thank KeyBanc for demonstrating their confidence in our company by providing the new credit facility that we recently announced.
By early 2007 the housing recession was well underway, forcing our industry to focus on reducing debt and modifying financial covenants. Along with maximizing project performance, our primary goals in 2007 were: reducing debt and negative cash flow associated with debt service, maximizing our 2007 tax refund while preserving liquidity, reducing our land and unit inventory, reducing costs across all aspects of our business, accelerating future period expenses into 2007 to reduce future expenses and to expand opportunity for margin growth in 2008 and beyond, and continually reevaluating the prospects of each asset in light of deteriorating market conditions.
When 2007 began, Comstock's total debt was approximately $295 million, with approximately $205 million coming due during 2007. To reduce debt and the negative cash flow associated with debt service, we sold certain multifamily assets and repositioned others as rental properties. We sold land positions and canceled contracts to buy additional land in order to reduce future obligations and recovered cash deposits. We aggressively sold our inventory of completed units, utilizing available cash flow to reduce debt. By the end of the year we had reduced our total debt by more than $124 million. In addition, we were able to refinance or otherwise modify the terms and maturities of the balance of our debt, ending the year in compliance with or with waivers in hand regarding all financial covenants. It should be noted that at year-end we were in continuing dialog with lenders concerning two loans with a total balance of approximately $6.6 million that had matured but remained outstanding.
Additionally, we entered into an agreement to restructure the terms and reduce the balance due on our $30 million senior unsecured notes. As recently reported, we have now closed on that restructuring transaction and in the process received a 50% discount in the total amount due under the notes, and generated $15 million of reportable income to be recognized in Q1 2008. Upon closing that transaction, our total outstanding debt stood at approximately $161 million, with approximately $80 million of those debt/obligations coming due during the balance of 2008.
The negative cash flow associated with servicing our debt has been significantly reduced. This is the result of the significant reduction of total debt, the offsetting revenue from our rental properties, newly established interest reserves on certain loans, and the lower cost of borrowing. By way of example, we estimate that our total debt service in April of this year will approximately $1 million, while interest reserves and rental revenue are expected to offset approximately half of that cost, leaving a negative cash flow associated with monthly debt service of approximately $500,000. A year earlier, the negative cash flow associated with debt service was approximately $1.4 million per month.
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