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Neiman Marcus fur salon designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1941
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Description: Photograph shows a high-ceilinged room with striped chairs and patterned curtains. Past a partition is another area with shelves of folded garments.
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Citation: Neiman Marcus fur salon designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1941
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First off, make sure that your plants are well watered. It is best for you to water your plants in the daytime, as at night temperatures usually drop. Make sure that your plants have enough nutrition. Well-fed plants and lawns that have ample fertilizer are more likely to survive a sudden cold snap. If you haven't already, put down mulch. Mulch helps trap heat, holds plants and nutrients to plants in place, and keeps moisture from escaping easily.
If you choose to cover your plants, first put some stakes around your plants. The stakes will give the plants some breathing room, but allow for your fabric tarp to loosely cover them and trap in heat. Never wrap your plants with plastic, choose a natural fiber blanket or tarp. Protect your trees in your lawn by wrapping the trunk with a loose blanket.
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When a larger hole appeared, this one offering a bird's-eye view of the toilet area from an adjacent bathroom, the women took their own action and covered it with a Band-Aid. Then, on April 10, 1997, Peggy Jackson walked into the bathroom, looked up and yelled for her mother, Norma Davidson, who also worked for Miracle. Hofstetter joined them in the bathroom, and all three agreed: The hole in the ceiling was definitely growing.
Hofstetter, 5-foot-3, stood on the toilet and stuck her finger in the hole. Soft and wet, the ceiling tile crumbled around her finger. "The roof had leaked onto the dropped ceiling -- that's what was making the hole bigger," she says. "But when I stuck my finger in, I felt something hard. There was something up there!"
They resolved to do a little exploring that afternoon, after company manager/vice president Mike Dattilo left on a weekend fishing trip. Hofstetter returned to her desk, but later she went back to the bathroom and, just in case, stuffed a piece of Kleenex in the ceiling hole. Toward noon, she saw Dattilo go into the bathroom and come out looking angry, carrying the Kleenex box. Then he left. With the coast clear, Jackson, 5-foot-7, climbed onto the toilet and pushed up the ceiling tile. Hidden in the recess were a coil of coaxial cable and two orange electrical cords.
The women traced the wiring into the furnace closet, down the wall and into the office Dattilo shared with the company president. (Holtzman, then 79, had begun spending winters in Florida.) The wiring went straight to an entertainment center with a big-screen TV, a VCR and a closed cabinet below. Behind those cabinet doors, the women found a second VCR they hadn't known existed. Kneeling, they moved aside some rags on top of the VCR, reached back and found a videocassette that had slid behind the VCR. Slowly they fed the video into the machine, hit "play" and saw the back of Jackson's head -- and her partially unclothed body -- as she used the toilet in what she'd believed was total privacy.
Jackson's use of the bathroom had been recorded at least 11 times, on different days, in clothes ranging from winter wools to spring cottons. But there was another woman on the video, a woman who, from behind, looked just like Laura Vaughn, the employee who did accounts receivable. Vaughn -- who'd been watching the video with them, but had stepped out to answer the phone -- heard them yelp her name. She came in to see a woman she, too, mistook for herself -- same light hair, same build from behind -- sitting stark-naked in the office bathroom, wiping herself repeatedly. "But I've never been at work naked!" Vaughn thought bemusedly.
The tape rolled on, and they realized that the light-haired woman was not Vaughn after all. To this day, she's referred to as the "mystery woman."
The only other subject on the video was Mike Dattilo himself, urinating as he glanced up toward the camera lens.
The women turned off the machine and spent the rest of the afternoon trying to figure out what to do. The next morning, Hofstetter gathered the other female employees and suggested they go to the University City police.
Nobody dared go. Finally Hofstetter picked up the phone and made the call herself.
The police came immediately, took photos and fingerprints, confiscated the video, a Fuji videotape jacket and a Chinon camera housing assembly. They also found a blued-steel .44-caliber Magnum and a box of American Eagle ammunition in Dattilo's desk. Frightened of the hot-tempered manager's reaction when he returned from his fishing trip on Monday, the employees begged the police to take the gun. To get permission to remove it from the premises, Det. Tim Hedrick rousted Holtzman, the company president, from a bridge game in Florida.
Unfazed by news of the covert surveillance but deeply anxious about bad publicity, Holtzman demanded to know who had called the police. He asked Hedrick to put Hofstetter on the phone, and he told her, "You will regret that decision the rest of your life." She started to cry. Hedrick took the phone and urged Holtzman to stand by his female employees. No one could hear Holtzman's reply, but Hofstetter remembers the detective slamming the phone into its cradle after his third attempt, then turning to them and saying, "You girls need an attorney."
Michael Dattilo was arrested that Monday and charged with 11 counts of invasion of privacy, a misdemeanor. He was back at work on Tuesday. Nothing more was said about the incident until Jackson, who had quit the company, sued Dattilo, Holtzman and Miracle Supply Co. for invasion of privacy.
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Tampa Red the turtle got her name from where she was nursed back to health (Tampa) and from what almost killed her (red tide). Spectators gathered on a Fort Myers beach to see her go back into the Gulf of Mexico.
A transmitter glued to Tampa Red's shell will help researchers track where she goes. "It should stay on for a couple of years," says Dan Evans of Sea Turtle Conservancy. "As she grows, the parts of her shell grow and fall off [and] the transmitter will eventually fall off."
But Tampa Red's moment in the spotlight was quickly eclipsed when a masked bandit snuck behind the distracted crowd.
"He stole my wallet and went into the bushes," says the victim, Danielle Araica.
A news camera caught images of the culprit: a sneaky little raccoon grabbed Danielle's sparkly pink clutch and quickly made its way into the brush.
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"He dropped it and then I had that little boy go in there and fetch it for me," says Danielle.
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Reverse the trend against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks just may be able to reverse their season.
More than a quarter of the Diamondbacks' losses have come against the Dodgers.
None, however, came in the past two days.
The D-backs won their second straight game to earn their first home series win of the season. The final, 5-3, in front of an announced crowd of 35,406 at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon.
Eric Chavez and Cody Ross both homered, Chris Owings and A.J. Pollock both had three hits, and Josh Collmenter pitched 5.1 effective innings to earn his first win in four starts.
"It's big, especially against them," said Collmenter, who evened his record at 2-2. "They've had our number all year."
With the game tied at three, Chavez hit a two-strike, two-out, two-run home run in the fifth off starter Dan Haren (5-2) that proved to be the difference. Chavez, who hit a pinch-hit homer the night before, had entered the game two innings earlier to replace Martin Prado after Prado was removed for precautionary reasons due to blurred vision in his left eye.
"Earlier in the season those things didn't work out for us," manager Kirk Gibson said. "(Chavez) was forced into action quickly. Two home runs in his last two at-bats. That's good to see his bat coming around, it's something we need."
Once Collmenter exited, the bullpen pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, including Addison Reed who struck out two in the ninth to earn his 12th save of the season.
"We played well all through the weekend and hopefully (we can) carry that in to St. Louis," Ross said.
Collmenter retired eight straight batters before Adrian Gonzalez singled with one out in the sixth, bringing Gibson out of the dugout. Oliver Perez relieved Collmenter and after issuing a walk to Andre Ethier, Perez induced Matt Kemp to hit into an inning-ending double play for his fourth straight scoreless appearance.
Ross snapped a 1-for-12 (.083) slump with a one-out double in the second. He later added a solo home run, high off the batter's eye in straightaway center to tie the game at three. It was his first home run since August 8, 2013 against the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 74 at-bats.
Owings singled in his first three at-bats, making it five straight plate appearances reaching base safely after he walked and doubled in his final two at-bats the night before. Owings finished 3-for-4, improving his lifetime numbers to 9-for-11 (.818) against Haren.
Owings also stole two bases to tie Pollock for the team lead with six. Speaking of Pollock, he went 3-for-4, giving him eight hits in the series and 11 hits on the homestand. He has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games (18-for-40).
Gerardo Parra with his single in the third has now hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games (.306, 19-for-62).
The two home runs Collmenter surrendered were the seventh and eighth he's allowed this season; not to mention the 55th and 56th allowed by the Diamondbacks, the most of any team in the majors. Adrian Gonzalez hit one of the two long balls, giving him four home runs and 15 RBIs against the Diamondbacks this season.
Prado after the game said he woke up this morning with the vision in his left eye blurry. He has an eye appointment first thing Monday with the expectation that he'll be able to fly to St. Louis and rejoin his teammates later in the day.
The Diamondbacks No. 3 and 4 hitters (Paul Goldschmidt and Miguel Montero) went a combined 1-for-8.
3: The number of Diamondbacks wins in 11 meetings against the Dodgers this season; also the number of hits for both Owings and Pollock who went a combined 6-for-8
"Just all the hard work and the effort that I've put in to get back," Ross said when asked what he was thinking as he rounded the bases. "There was talk of me never even playing again or possibly coming back midway through the season and here we are in May, able to produce and get a big win today. It's pretty special."
The Diamondbacks last series win at home was Sept. 13-15, 2013 against the Colorado Rockies
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Chavez, who collected his 900th RBI as part of his two-run home run, homered in back-to-back games for the first time since July 30 and 31 at the Tampa Bay Rays
Aaron Hill missed his second straight game because of a sore right shoulder, but it's "not anything serious" according to Gibson, who added the team is just being cautious
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The present disclosure suggests various microelectronic component assembly designs and methods for manufacturing microelectronic component assemblies. In one particular implementation, a microelectronic component assembly includes a microelectronic component, a substrate, and at least one bond wire. The substrate has a reduced-thickness base adjacent terminals of the microelectronic component and a body having a contact surface spaced farther from the microelectronic component than a bond pad surface of the base. The bond wire couples the microelectronic component to a bond pad carried by the bond pad surface and has a maximum height outwardly from the microelectronic component that is no greater than the height of the contact surface from the microelectronic component.
1. A method of manufacturing a microelectronic component assembly, the method comprising:
attaching a first surface of a substrate to an active surface of a microelectronic component, wherein the substrate has a second surface opposite the first surface and an intermediate surface between the first and second surfaces, and wherein the substrate also has a passage extending between the first surface and the intermediate surface;
positioning at least a portion of the substrate in a mold cavity with the second surface against a lower mold surface and the first surface spaced apart from an upper mold surface, leaving a first void between the first surface and the upper mold surface and a second void between the intermediate surface and the lower mold surface; and
substantially filling the first void with a dielectric matrix such that the dielectric matrix in the first void urges the second surface of the substrate against the bottom mold surface.
2. The method of
3. The method of
4. The method of
5. The method of
6. The method of
delivering a first portion of the dielectric matrix to the first void adjacent to an end of the first void;
flowing the first portion of the dielectric matrix along a length of the first void in a first direction;
thereafter, delivering a second portion of the dielectric matrix to the second void adjacent to an end of the second void; and
flowing the second portion of the dielectric matrix along a length of the second void in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.
7. The method of
8. A method of manufacturing a substrate for use in a microelectronic component assembly including a microelectronic component having a terminal carried by the microelectronic component, the terminal being connected to the substrate with a bond wire, the method comprising:
providing a body having a contact surface opposite a back surface, wherein the back surface is configured to be attached to the microelectronic component, the body having a first height extending from the back surface to the contact surface; and
forming a base portion extending laterally from the body, wherein the base portion includes a bond site surface that carries a bond site at a second height extending from the back surface less than the first height, wherein the bond site is configured to be connected to the bond wire and the distance between the bond site surface and the contact surface is approximately 2-2.5 times the diameter of the bond wire.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/437,397 filed May 18, 2006, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/929,640 filed Aug. 30, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,250,328, which claims foreign priority benefits of Singapore Application No. 200404238-8 filed Jul. 23, 2004, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
The present invention relates to microelectronic components. In particular, aspects of the invention relate to microelectronic component assemblies and methods of manufacturing microelectronic component assemblies. Certain embodiments of the invention provide packaged microelectronic component assemblies.
Semiconductor chips or dies typically are manufactured from a semiconductor material such as silicon, germanium, or gallium/arsenide. An integrated circuit or other active feature(s) is incorporated in the die adjacent one surface, often referred to as the "active surface," of the die. The active surface typically also includes input and output terminals to facilitate electrical connection of the die with another microelectronic component.
Since semiconductor dies can be degraded by exposure to moisture and other chemical attack, most dies are encapsulated in a package that protects the dies from the surrounding environment. The packages typically include leads or other connection points that allow the encapsulated die to be electrically coupled to another electronic component, e.g., a printed circuit board. One common package design, referred to as a board-on-chip (BOC) package, includes a semiconductor die attached to a small circuit board, e.g., via a die attach adhesive. Some or all of the terminals of the semiconductor die then may be electrically be connected to a first set of contacts of the board, e.g., by wire bonding. The connected board and die may then be encapsulated in a mold compound to complete the packaged microelectronic component assembly. A second set of contacts carried on an outer surface of the board remain exposed; these exposed contacts are electrically connected to the first contacts, allowing the features of the semiconductor die to be electrically accessed.
The microelectronic component assembly 10 also includes a plurality of bond wires 40. A first set of bond wires 40 a may extend from individual terminals 24 of the die 20 to a first set of bond pads 32 a arranged on the front side 36 of the board 30 along a first side of the passage 34. Similarly, a series of second bond wires 40 b may extend from other terminals 24 in the terminal array to a second set of bond pads 32 b arranged on the front side 36 along the opposite side of the passage 34. Typically, these bond wires 40 are attached using wire-bonding machines that spool a length of wire through a capillary. A molten ball may be formed at a protruding end of the wire and the capillary may push this molten ball against one of the terminals 24, thereby attaching the terminal end 42 of the wire 40 to the die 20. The capillary moves laterally in a direction away from the bond pad 32 to which the wire 40 will be attached (referred to as the reverse motion of the capillary), then a further length of the wire will be spooled out and the board end 44 of the wire 40 will be attached to the bond pad 32. The reverse motion of the capillary is required to bend the wire into the desired shape to avoid undue stress at either the terminal end 42 or the board end 44. The need to move the capillary in the reverse direction to form the bend in the wire 40 requires significant clearance between the terminal end 42 and the inner surface of the passage 34, increasing the width W of the passage 34. The reverse motion also increases the length of each of the bond wires 40 and often requires an increased loop height L of the wire 40 outwardly from the front surface 22 of the die 20.
As noted above, most commercial microelectronic component assemblies are packaged in a mold compound 50. The mold compound 50 typically encapsulates the die 20, the adhesive members 35, the bond wires 40, and an inner portion of the board 30. A remainder of the board 30 extends laterally outwardly from the sides of the mold compound 50. In many conventional applications, the mold compound 50 is delivered using transfer molding processes in which a molten dielectric compound is delivered under pressure to a mold cavity having the desired shape. In conventional side gate molds, the mold compound will flow from one side of the cavity to the opposite side. As the front of the molten dielectric compound flows along the passage 34 under pressure, it will tend to deform the wires. This deformation, commonly referred to as "wire sweep," can cause adjacent wires 40 to abut one another, creating an electrical short. Wire sweep may also cause one of the wires 40 to bridge two adjacent leads, creating an electrical short between the two leads. These problems become more pronounced as the wire pitch becomes smaller and as thinner wires 40 are used.
To protect the bond wires, a conventional BOC package is positioned in the mold cavity with the die oriented downwardly and the substrate oriented upwardly, i.e., generally in the orientation illustrated in
A. Overview
Various embodiments of the present invention provide various microelectronic component assemblies and methods for forming microelectronic component assemblies. The terms "microelectronic component" and "microelectronic component assembly" may encompass a variety of articles of manufacture, including, e.g., SIMM, DRAM, flash-memory, ASICs, processors, flip chips, ball grid array (BGA) chips, or any of a variety of other types of microelectronic devices or components therefor.
For ease of understanding, the following discussion is subdivided into two areas of emphasis. The first section discusses microelectronic component assemblies in accordance with selected embodiments of the invention. The second section outlines methods in accordance with other embodiments of the invention.
B. Microelectronic Component Assemblies Having Recessed Wire Bonds
Turning first to
The microelectronic component 110 may comprise a single microelectronic component or a subassembly of separate microelectronic components. In the embodiment shown in
The substrate 120 may include a back surface 130 and a contact surface 128 that carries a plurality of contacts 129. The distance between the back surface and the contact surface defines a thickness of a body 126 of the substrate 120. A recess 132 in the substrate extends inwardly from the contact surface 128 to a bond pad surface 124 (shown as 124 a and 124 b in
In the illustrated embodiment, the passage 134 may have a width W that is less than a width of the recess 132 and have a midline that generally bisects the width of the recess 132. This will define a first bond pad surface 124 a extending along one edge of the passage 134 and a second bond pad surface 124 b extending along the other edge of the passage 134. As explained below, aspects of the microelectronic component assembly 101 allow the width W of the recess 134 to be substantially smaller than the gap width W encountered in conventional designs such as the one shown in
Any of a variety of common microelectronic component substrate materials may be used to form the substrate 120. For example, the substrate may have a laminate structure such as those used in some printed circuit boards. In one embodiment, the substrate 120 may be formed of a first ply or set of plies that define the thickness of the base 122 and a second ply or set of plies that have a thickness equal to the height of the recess HR. If so desired, a printed circuit may be defined between the first and second plies to electrically connect the bond pads 125 to the contacts 129.
The substrate 120 may be attached to the microelectronic component 110 by means of an adhesive member. In the microelectronic component subassembly 101 of
The contact surface 128 of the substrate 120 is spaced a first height H1 from the active surface 112 of the microelectronic component 110. The bond pad surfaces 124 a and 124 b each may be positioned at a second height H2 from the active surface 112. The first height H1 is greater than the second height H2, defining a recess height HR between the bond pad surfaces 124 and the contact surface 128 of the substrate 120. The relative dimensions of these heights H1, H2, and HR may be varied to meet the needs of a particular application.
In the embodiment shown in
In the subassembly 102 of
The microelectronic component subassembly 102 illustrated in
In one embodiment, the first portion 154 of the dielectric matrix 150 may have a maximum height outwardly from the active surface 112 of the microelectronic component that is no greater than the height (H1 in
The dielectric matrix 150 may be formed of any material that will provide suitable protection for the elements within the matrix 150. It is anticipated that most conventional, commercially available microelectronic packaging mold compounds may be useful as the dielectric matrix 150. Such mold compounds typically comprise a dielectric thermosetting plastic that can be heated to flow under pressure into a mold cavity of a transfer mold. In other embodiments, the dielectric matrix 150 may comprise a more flowable dielectric resin that can be applied by wicking under capillary action instead of delivered under pressure in a transfer mold.
As noted previously, terminal pitch and bond wire pitch in packaged microelectronic components (e.g., microelectronic component 10 of
Because the bond-wires 140 need not extend outwardly from the active surface 112 as far or extend laterally as far to reach the bond pads 125 of the substrate 120, the length of each of the bonding wires 140 can be materially reduced. Wire sweep increases as the bonding wires become longer. Shortening the bond wires 140, therefore, will reduce the wire sweep encountered for bond wires 140 having the same diameter, or it may permit the use of thinner (and cheaper) bond wires 140 that experience about the same degree of wire sweep.
The microelectronic component assembly 100 of
C. Methods of Manufacturing Microelectronic Component Assemblies
As noted above, other embodiments of the invention provide methods of manufacturing microelectronic component assemblies. In the following discussion, reference is made to the particular microelectronic component assemblies shown in
In one embodiment, a method of the invention may include juxtaposing an active surface 112 of a microelectronic component 110 with the back surface 130 of a substrate 120. This may include aligning the passage 134 in the base 122 with the terminals 114 of the microelectronic component 110. Once the substrate 120 is in the desired position with respect to the microelectronic component 110, the substrate 120 may be attached to the active surface 112 of the microelectronic component 110 with the array of terminals 114 accessible through the passage 134. In one embodiment, this attachment is accomplished via a pair of adhesive members 135. If the adhesive members 135 each comprise a die attach tape, the first adhesive member 135 a may be attached to the active surface 112 along a first longitudinal side of the array of terminals 114 and the second die attach tape 135 b may be attached to the active surface 112 along the opposite side of the array of terminals. The substrate 120 may then be brought into contact with the outer surfaces of the adhesive members 135, thereby attaching the substrate 120 to the microelectronic component 110.
In one embodiment, at least two bond wires 140 are used to electrically couple the microelectronic component 110 to the substrate 120. Using a conventional, commercially available wire bonding machine, a terminal end 142 of a first bond wire 140 a may be attached to one of the terminals 114 of the microelectronic component 110 and the bond pad end 144 of the first bond wire 140 a may be bonded to a bond pad 125 a on the bond pad surface 124 of the substrate 120. In a similar fashion, a second bond wire 140 b may be attached to a second terminal 114 of the microelectronic component 110 and to another bond pad 125 b. In one embodiment, each of the bond wires 140 has a maximum height outwardly from the active surface 112 of the microelectronic component 110 that is less than the height H1 of the contact surface 128.
A dielectric matrix 150 may be used to protect the microelectronic component subassembly 102. For example, the microelectronic component assembly 100 shown in
The back surface 130 of the substrate 120 may be spaced from the upper mold cavity surface 262, defining a first void 265 of the mold cavity 255. The contact surface 128 of the microelectronic component subassembly 102 may be oriented downwardly and disposed in contact with the lower mold cavity surface 272. This defines a second void 275 of the mold cavity 255 between the bond pad surface 124 and the lower mold cavity surface 272. The second void 275 is further bounded by the recess (132 in
The first and second voids 265 and 275 may be substantially filled with a dielectric matrix (150 in
If necessary, any inadvertent flash coating of the dielectric matrix 150 on the contact surface 128 of the substrate 120 may be removed by etching or grinding. As noted above, though, this is less likely to occur than in conventional, substrate-up molding operations. The conductive structures 220 (
The above-detailed descriptions of embodiments of the invention are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed above. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the invention are described above for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the invention, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize. For example, whereas steps are presented in a given order, alternative embodiments may perform steps in a different order. The various embodiments described herein can be combined to provide further embodiments. In general, the terms used in the following claims should not be construed to limit the invention to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification, unless the above-detailed description explicitly defines such terms.
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The band, Walker McGuire, was formed in May 2012 by Jordan Walker and Johnny McGuire, a 22 and 24 year old duo from Vernon, TX and Fairway, KS. Their musical genre is described by the band and their audience as a mix of Texas 'outlaw' country, traditional Nashville sound and Southern Rock.
When the two first moved to Nashville they played the Bluebird and a few other spots before meeting at the Commodore during an open mic writer's night. Jordan liked Johnny's Dylanesque look and Kansas songs and Johnny was taken by Jordan's ribald sense of humor and gifted vocals.
Jordan was singing national anthems at local sports games at 3 and grew up listening to Keith Whitley, Reckless Kelly and other country legends ply the music trade. His love of the Texas sound and the blend of traditional Nashville continues to inform his music. More recently Jordan went to school at Midwestern State because it was so close to home, and then toured Texas as a single act before moving here with his then girlfriend and a dog named Nash. Though the girlfriend and Nash have since found other homes, Jordan has found a place in Nashville to work with some great songwriters and continue to make music the focal point of his life.
When Johnny was five years old, he asked his parents for a guitar. His parents obliged wondering if they'd found a way to fund their retirement. His first gig, at age 6, was in a beat up old bar and grill on the outskirts of Branson. The group of old codgers playing that night was Davey Dodd and the Dreamers. When they saw Johnny in tow with his guitar and cowboy hat they urged him to come join them in a song. They asked him what he wanted to play and he said: John Prine—with a little Doc Watson and Tom Petty thrown in for good measure.
The two now have a regular gig at Paradise Park on Broadway gaining attention from tourists and local fans. Additionally they've worked with Gary Cotton, writer for Alan Jackson and others in the 90's, and have been fortunate to have him help them hone their lyrics, harmonies, and the song writing craft.
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As you know, my son begged me to read The Hunger Games for much of this past school year. He didn't even know what it's about at first, but he did know it was all the buzz at elementary school. Most of his 4th grade classmates not only read it, but then watched the PG-13 movie (which is even more violent than the book). The franchise has spawned a return to hair braids in young girls' fashion. My young niece recently attended a Hunger Games-inspired archery birthday party.
I get the funny feeling the mega-hit 50 Shades of Gray will trickle down to young readers next since so many adults are reading and talking about it. Could "whips," "chains," and "bondage" really become conversational terms in school lunchrooms across America?
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For many home bakers, sponge cake is no longer a simple workhorse recipe. The reason? Many cookbooks direct them to make sponge cake using the French génoise method, which is finicky and prone to disaster. For a génoise, whole eggs are beaten with sugar and then flour is very gently folded in. This folding process can be trying — especially for an inexperienced baker — because the delicate foam often collapses, and the result is a squat, lackluster cake. I wanted to develop a better, more foolproof recipe.
If you like, simply bake the sponge cake and fill it with jam such as blackberry and top with a sifted sprinkling of confectioners' sugar.–Christopher Kimball
Sponge Cake with Rich Lemon Filling Recipe
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- Serves 8
- For the Rich Lemon Filling
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 1 3/8 cups cold water
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons grated zest from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup juice from 2 lemons
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- For the cake
- Softened unsalted butter, for the pans
- 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 recipe Rich Lemon Filling
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting the cake
- Make the filling
- 1. Bring the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and water to a simmer in a large non-reactive saucepan over medium heat, whisking occasionally at the beginning of the process and more frequently as the mixture begins to thicken. When the mixture starts simmer and turn translucent, whisk in the egg yolks, two at a time. Whisk in the zest, then the lemon juice, and, finally, the butter. Bring the mixture to a good simmer, whisking constantly.
- 2. Remove the pan from the heat. Transfer the filling to another container to cool to room temperature, placing plastic wrap directly on the surface of the filling to prevent a skin from forming. The filling will thicken as it cools. To ensure that the filling does not thin out, do not stir it once it has set. (The filling can be refrigerated overnight.)
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- 3. Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two 8-or-9-inch cake pans and cover pan bottoms with rounds of parchment paper.
- 4. Whisk the flours, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan over low heat until the butter melts. Off heat, add the vanilla; cover and keep warm.
- 5. Separate the eggs, placing the whites in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or a large mixing bowl if using a hand mixer or whisk) and reserving the yolks in another mixing bowl. Beat the whites on high speed until foamy. Gradually add 6 tablespoons of the sugar and the cream of tartar and continue to beat the whites to soft, moist peaks. If using a standing mixer transfer the beaten egg whites to a large bowl and add the egg yolks to the standing mixer bowl (don't clean the bowl).
- 6. Beat the egg yolks with the remaining 6 tablespoons sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture is very thick and a pale lemon color, about 5 minutes. Add the beaten egg whites to the yolks, but do not mix.
- 7. Sprinkle the flour mixture over the egg whites and mix on low speed for 10 seconds. Remove the bowl from the mixer, make a well in one side of the batter and pour the melted butter mixture into the bowl. Fold gently with a large rubber spatula until the batter shows no trace of flour and the whites and yolks are evenly mixed, about 8 strokes.
- 8. Immediately pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake until the cake tops are light brown and feel firm and spring back when touched, about 16 to 18 minutes for 9-inch cake pans and 20 to 22 minutes for 8-inch cake pans.
- 9. Cool completely on racks. Run a thin knife around the inside of the cake pans and then invert them onto the racks (or onto cardboard rounds or tart pan bottoms) to release the cakes from the pans. Remove the parchment paper.
- 10. Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Carefully spoon the filling over the layer and spread evenly to the cake edge. Place the second cake layer on top, making sure the layers line up properly. Dust the cake with confectioners' sugar and serve.
Hungry for more? Chow down on these:
- Mini Lemon Sponge Tarts from The Urban Baker
- Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling and Lemon Buttercream Frosting from Sugarcrafter
- Victoria Sponge Cake from Leite's Culinaria
- Lemon-Scented Pull-Apart Coffee Cake from Leite's Culinaria
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This is a chill mix if you like dubstep with a little bit of hip hop thrown in. It's a mix of chill songs (some old, some new) to study to or just blaze and listen. Let me know what you think
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Silver Bluff High names A honor roll
The following students at Silver Bluff High School were named to the A honor roll for the second quarter: Sabrina Danielle Blair, Kayla Rebecca Corley, Mark Edwards Jr., Kendall Allen Evans, Katrinia Stormi Hazel, Christopher Lawrence Jacobsen, Aubree Michelle Justus, Hannah Victoria Kellems, Adam Daniel Martin, Donald Eugene Rogers, Katelyn Ripley Steed, Jena Mechelle Crawford, Alexis Marie Gilbert, James Gilbert Jacks, Karly Rose Kinard, Judy Marilyn McLaughlin, Celeste Navarro Negrete, Cassidy Joyce Pedro, Geoffrey Arthur Powell, Jared Michael Stephens, Richard Cameron Stephenson, Madison Susan Casdorph, Moses James Cheek, Lydia Gray Hicks, MarCaysia Aushaquan Kitchings, Heidi Gabriela Zambrano, Kasie Nichole Beason, Laini Dalyn Frye, Hannah Sharae Gattis, Octavia Latoya Turner, Monica Shannon Hood, Shirley Shanita Jefferson, Darius Sebastian Washington, Lindsey Taylor Calhoun, Jennifer Megan Carroll, Mia Samone Holley, Amanda Page Keller, Dillon Nigel'Lee McCorkle, Adren Megal Hill and Carsyn Justine Lowe.
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The 300-Game Club
It has been a banner year for Moravian coaches who have crossed a magic line by winning 300 games in their coaching careers.
Joining an elite group led by Harvey Gillespie, who coached baseball (1935-74), and Jim Walker, mens basketball coach, who got to 300 wins in 2002, were Mary Beth Spirk, whose 300th win in womens basketball came in January; Ed Little, who saw his 300th winning baseball game March 27; and John Byrne 82, who chalked up his 300th softball win against Methodist College in LaGrange, Ga., on March 13.
The Methodist game was the teams first game in the Gold Bracket of the 2004 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III.
In his first 11 seasons as head coach for Moravian sotball, Byrne has guided the Greyhounds to a 333-117 record, seven NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament berths, four Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs, four Commonwealth Conference playoff berths, six Commonwealth Conference Championships, and, of course, its first-ever NCAA Division III World Series, where the Greyhounds finished as runners-up. Byrne was named Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year in 2000, 2002, and 2004.
Byrnes teams have won at least 23 games in each of his seasons, including a 23-8 tally in his debut season (1994). Six of those 11 teams have topped the 30-win plateau, including the 2004 squad, which at 40-6 set a school record for victories in any sport. Byrne also has guided the Greyhounds to post-season play in each of the last 10 years with MAC playoff berths in 1995-97 and 2000; Commonwealth Conference tournaments every year since 2001; and NCAA Division III National Championship Tournaments every year since 1998.
Coach Littles 300-game win was the first game of a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader against Lebanon Valley College.
Little has been Moravians head baseball coach since 1983. He led the 1990 squad to the MAC championship. His 1986 and 1992 teams won the MAC Southern Division title, each winning 18 games.
The 2004 squad reached the Commonwealth Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year, battling back through the losers bracket to play Juniata College for the conference championship. The squad came up short in the championship contest and finished the season at 15-22.
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With a slight bounce coming out of last week's Democratic convention, President Obama now leads Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll released late Monday. The results suggest that some Obama supporters are more excited about voting in the wake of the convention.
Obama and Vice President Biden lead Romney and Paul Ryan, 52 percent to 46 percent. Three percent of likely voters prefer another candidate or are undecided. Obama's lead in the CNN/ORC poll is similar to his 5-point advantage in the latest Gallup tracking poll.
The poll shows a larger bump for Obama than for Romney after the candidates' back-to-back conventions. Prior to the conventions, Obama led by two points, 49 percent to 47 percent. Last week, between both conventions, the two were tied at 48 percent apiece.
But the poll shows little bump among the wider universe of all registered voters, not just those who say they are likely to vote. Obama leads among all voters, 53 percent to 45 percent, a tally virtually equal to his 7-point lead with that pool of voters last week.
Obama's increasing advantage among likely voters relative to the results among all voters suggests that more of his supporters are saying that they will cast ballots in the general election. In fact, 59 percent of registered Democratic voters say they are "extremely" or "very" enthusiastic about voting, larger than the 57 percent of registered Republicans who describe themselves the same way.
But, as Romney pollster Neil Newhouse noted in a memo Monday, such post-convention bounces can be fleeting. For instance, 62 percent of Republicans last week said they were "extremely" or "very" enthusiastic.
Romney actually leads in the poll among independent voters by 14 points, 54 percent to 40 percent. He led by 10 points among this group last week.
The greatest movement in the poll was among men. Obama now holds an insignificant, 1-point lead among male voters, 48 percent to 47 percent. But last week, men sided with Romney, 55 percent to 43 percent. Obama maintains an 11-point lead among women, compared to a 12-point advantage last week.
Obama has also improved -- and Romney has slipped -- on other measures. Fifty-seven percent of likely voters say they have a favorable opinion of Obama, up from 51 percent last week. Romney's favorability rating among likely voters slipped significantly, from 53 percent last week, to 48 percent now.
Asked which candidate would better handle the economy, likely voters are now split, 50 percent for Obama and 49 percent for Romney. Romney held a 6-point advantage on that question last week.
Obama has increased his advantages on other issues, leading Romney by 12 points on foreign policy (up 3 points from last week), 11 points on Medicare (up 3 points) and 9 points on health care (up 1 point). Romney still has a slight, 5-point lead on handling the federal budget deficit, but that advantate has been cut in half over the past week.
Last week, likely voters were slightly more likely to say that Romney is better described as "a strong and decisive leader," but that measure has reversed over the past week, going from 48 percent to 43 percent in Romney's advantage, to 50 percent to 44 percent in Obama's advantage. By a 10-point margin, likely voters also now say that Obama has the more optimistic vision for the country's future, a 14-point turnaround from last week, right after the Republican convention.
Among all voters, the Democratic convention made a more positive impression than the previous week's Republican confab: Forty-six percent said the Democratic gathering in Charlotte made them more likely to vote for Obama, while 36 percent said what they read or heard about it made them less likely to vote for him. Last week, the numbers for Romney and the GOP convention in Tampa were inverted: Forty-six percent said it made them less likely to support the former Massachusetts governor.
The CNN/ORC International poll was conducted Sept. 7-9, following the conclusion of the Democratic convention and the release of the August unemployment surveys. The poll surveyed 875 registered voters -- including 709 likely voters -- and carries a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.5 percentage points.


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Touring Taiwan Writers Visit UT
Posted: October 31, 2009
On November, 9 (Monday), 3:30-5:00PM, two renowned writers from Taiwan, Ms. Chu Tien-wen and Mr. Liu Ke-hsiang, gave a public talk held in the Meyerson Conference Room. The event enjoyed a full-house attendance by members of the communities from both UT and outside of UT, and attracted the media attention of three Chinese-language newspapers as well as a TV station.
During the 90-minute talk the writers in turn shared their world view and writing philosophies, followed by a question-and-answer session. Opening the talk, Liu discussed the idea of "mainstream fruits" and "non-mainstream fruits" by tracing the history of "Fragrant Melon" in Taiwan. Through the historical perspective of the melon's prevalence and decline, Liu offered an acute observation of the changing contour of Taiwan's ecology, economy, and social structure. Following Liu's delivery, Chu extensively discussed her latest novel Witch Talk, which took eight years to complete. The novel can be seen as a summation of Chu's writing philosophy garnered over the years. Through words, the writer is like a witch who casts spell rendering the familiar the unfamiliar, and thus propelling the reader to see the world through imaginative angles. Through recording the writer's memory in words, the power of the writing spell extends even to resist and defy the passage of time.
The writers' five-day visit (November 6-10, 2009) was an eventful one. They visited various historical and tourist attractions, including the Michener Center for Writers on UT campus, State Capitol, Texas History Museum, and Alamo in San Antonio. On November 8 (Sunday), the writers also gave a three-hour seminar to graduate students of Chinese literature from the Department of Asian Studies.
A report on the seminar was aired on a Chinese-language news station, Compatriot News and features interviews with the two writers and the Center's very own Professor Chang. The video can be viewed here.


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Team lunch offers some Walleye players first taste of walleyeWritten by Vincent D. Scebbi | | firstname.lastname@example.com
While most Toledo Walleye players have seen what an actual walleye looks like after seeing the fish thrown onto the ice, not as many knew what it tasted like.
But the players had their chance on Jan. 16 as part of a lunch workshop for the team.
Team owner and general manager Joe Napoli said he heard a number of Walleye players had never tried walleye before and set up a team meal to change that.
For forward Adam Hobson, who had 44 points with the Walleye in 2009, the lunch was his first time trying the dish.
The native of Mission, British Columbia, said while he still prefers sushi and other types of fish, he enjoyed walleye.
It was also defenseman Cody Lampl's first time trying the white fish, which he described as "delicious."
"I'd have it again," he said.
Napoli said the lunch was paired with a seminar for Walleye players and coaches to better understand how other parts of the organization work.
"I think it helps a lot of teams see that there's more to the sport than the on-field entertainment; if the athletes see the big picture, then they can have more of an appreciation," he said.
Napoli said this is the second year the organization hosted the workshop for the team.
Walleye head coach Nick Vitucci said the workshop helps the players get a better sense of not only the business, but of their fan base.
"Any time the players can understand the business, then they can understand how our staff works," he said.
The Walleye travel to Indiana this weekend to face the Fort Wayne Komets on Jan. 18 and the Evansville IceMen on Jan. 19.
They return home to host the Kalamazoo Wings on Jan. 25.
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adrenal gland
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: either of a pair of complex endocrine organs near the anterior medial border of the kidney consisting of a mesodermal cortex that produces glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and androgenic hormones and an ectodermal medulla that produces epinephrine and norepinephrine —called also adrenal, suprarenal gland
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: a serious eating disorder primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized esp. by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usu. excessive weight loss
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electroconvulsive therapy
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: the treatment of mental disorder and esp. depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usu. anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brain abbr. ECT—called also electric shock, electric shock therapy, electroshock therapy
: a salt or ester of glutamic acid; specif: a salt or ester of levorotatory glutamic acid that functions as an excitatory neurotransmitter see monosodium glutamate
: a mild mania esp. when part of bipolar disorder
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: a basal part of the diencephalon that lies beneath the thalamus on each side, forms the floor of the third ventricle, and includes vital autonomic regulatory centers (as for the control of food intake)
manic depression
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As part of the Athenaeums continuing look at the successful careers of CMC Alumni, we are pleased to welcome Jonathan Rosenberg 83 back to Claremont McKenna. Mr. Rosenberg is the Vice-President of Product Management at Google, which he joined in 2002 with responsibility for the development and management of Googles varied product lines encompassing consumer offerings and personalized services. He brings more than 15 years experience to Google in the fields of information services, software, and online consumer services, including his tenure as Senior Vice President of Online Products and Services for Excite@Home in Redwood City, California, where he was the founding member of @Home's product group.
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Rosenberg holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelors Degree in Economics, with honors, from Claremont McKenna College. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from CMC as well. His lecture is part of the Athenaeums on-going series, Life after CMC: Alumni on the Move.


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By Carol McIntire and
Leigh Ann Rutledge
FPS Reporters
September 24, 2013
Carroll County Commissioner Bob Wirkner shared news with fellow commissioners that sparked a lengthy discussion on health care last week.
Wirkner attended a County Employee Benefits Consortium of Ohio (CEBCO) meeting recently to gather information on the county's employee health insurance package.
"We will have a 4.7 percent increase in our premium for 2014," said Wirkner. "That translates into an increase of $107,946 for the county."
He said the county Benefits Committee has been working on ways to offset a premium increase by possibly increasing deductibles or co-pays for doctor visits, stat care and emergency room visits.
Commissioners also discussed the possibility of requiring the spouses of employees who have a health care plan offered at their place of employment go on that plan rather than the county's insurance.
"That would save us money, but I also know there are some employees who are on their spouse's insurance. How to you manage that?" Wheaton asked.
"Even if we raised both of them substantially, we wouldn't be able to offset the increase," he said. "I know we have an extra pay next year and we are giving a three percent pay increase, but I would like to see us hold the line on increasing the cost employees pay for insurance," he said. He said he would like to propose the idea to the Benefits Committee, which was scheduled to meet Sept. 20.
"We have not promised a three percent pay raise," said Commissioner President Tom Wheaton. "We can't commit to that until we know what our money is at the beginning of the year. I am not against the people who work for us, I think this is something we can look at, but I think it's dangerous to tell people we are going to do it when maybe we can't do it."
"I would rather we under promise and over deliver rather than over promise and under deliver," said Commissioner Jeff Ohler. "We can certainly look at this at the first of the year and then if we decide we can afford to pay the increase, begin paying it later in the year."
Wirkner once again pressed for a commitment to pay for the increase, which he did not receive.
"I won't make a commitment now," Wheaton said.
"We have a lot of things to consider at budget time such as hiring," Ohler said. "I don't want you to go down that road."
Wirkner noted all employer taxes required under the new health care law are included in the 4.7 percent increase.
Wirkner noted a decision on any changes to the plan must be made by Oct. 1 so the county can meet the timeline of the new law. "If we don't make any changes, it will be a snap for us to meet that deadline," he said.
He said CEBCO officials recommended the county not make any changes to the plan for the 2014 year.
On Monday, commissioners again discussed healthcare options with no outcome. Wirkner reiterated the agreement needs to be signed but commissioners want to wait until after the leadership meeting Sept. 26 before taking action. Figures show close to 70 percent of those insured are insured outside the general fund.
Wirkner noted the leadership and budget committee meetings are lightly attended. "People are surprised when they find out what transpires," he said. "Whose fault is that?"
In other business, commissioners:
-TRANSFERRED $12,000 from the Clerk of Courts Title Fund to the county general fund to assist with costs associated with moving files at the request of Clerk of Courts Bill Wohlwend.
- APPROVED an amendment to the Summer Youth Work Program extending it until Oct. 30 for youth already enrolled in the program.
-TRANSFERRED the title of a Ford Crown Victoria owned by the Department of Job and Family Services to the Airport Authority for the purchase price of $1,500.
-AGREED to accept quotes from auctioneers to conduct the county surplus sale until Sept 27 at 3:30 p.m. The sale was scheduled for Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m.
-AGREED to sell to tractors used at Atwood Lake Resort and Golf Club in the county auction with the possibility of establishing a minimum bid.
-APPROVED a road use maintenance agreement with Cardinal Gas Services LLC to use portions of Aurora, Meter, Mark, Morning and Bane roads for ingress and egress to the Aurora Gathering Line.
-LEARNED the county's share of the Multi County Attention System budget for 2104 will be approximately $180,000, which is an increase of about $40,000 from 2013.
-HEARD the dog pound report which consisted of 11 impounded, 15 adopted, two redeemed and none euthanized.
-APPROVED a right of way usage for Aster Rd. in Loudon Twp.
-SET a deadline of Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. to submit ice and snow removal quotes.
-MET in executive session to discuss hiring of an Assistant Economic Development Director.
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[ Email | Share ] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois English professor Janice N. Harrington is one of six recipients of the 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards.
The $25,000 prize, awarded by the foundation annually to six female writers who "demonstrate excellence and promise in the early stages of their careers," will be presented Sept. 24 in New York City.
The awards program, which recognizes writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, was established in 1995 by novelist Rona Jaffe (1931-2005). It is the only national literary awards program of its kind dedicated exclusively to the support of female writers.
"Rona Jaffe's legacy is the real story," said Harrington. "She's enabled women to pursue their goals as artists. The award is not only an honor, but also a challenge to meet Jaffe's high standard, and to make a difference in the lives of others.
"I'm grateful for this opportunity, and send my congratulations to the other women who also received the Rona Jaffe award for 2009."
The other five winners are Krista Bremer, Vievee Francis, Lori Ostlund, Helen Phillips and Heidy Steidlmayer.
Harrington's first book of poems, "Even the Hollow My Body Made is Gone," was published in 2007. It received the A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize in 2006 and the 2008 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.
Her poetry also has appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal, Crab Orchard Review, Field, Harvard Review and other journals.
Harrington, whose work has been supported by fellowships from Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Cave Canem and the National Endowment for the Arts, plans to use her Jaffe award to finish "Night Shift," a collection of poems based on her experience working as a nurse's aide in nursing homes in Nebraska. She also is working on a poetry manuscript on Horace H. Pippin, an African American folk artist who created his work in the 1930s and '40s.


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Selling to federal facilities in New Hampshire is a great way to get started selling to the government. One highly anticipated opportunity is to sell to the Federal Correction Institution (FCI) in Berlin, which is one of New Hampshire's largest federal facilities.
FCI BerlinFCI Berlin consists of a medium security, 1,152-bed prison and a 128-bed minimum security prison "camp" to be used exclusively for male inmates. Once fully staffed, it will employ approximately 320-340 full-time staff. Construction began in 2008 and was completed in 2011.
Typical sentence duration for inmates in similar FCIs is in the range of 15-25 years. There is no parole in the Federal penal system. No UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries) facility is planned for Berlin. Because of the lack of opportunities for inmates to work, other than in the operation of the prison infrastructure, educational programs will probably be fairly extensive.
All construction was completed during 2011 and the warden, Dr. Deborah G. Schult, is in place. However, federal funding is needed to complete the opening.
Business OpportunitiesFCI Berlin will contribute approximately $40 million annually to the local and regional economy, with approximately 80% spent locally on salaries, goods, services and utilities.
With FCI Berlin ready to open, pending federal funding, now is the time for New Hampshire businesses-especially those in the North Country-to start the process so that they're ready when FCI Berlin releases their contracts-or they risk being left behind, as once an agency has selected a supplier, they're likely to stay with them.
Local businesses are especially encouraged to explore opportunities to sell to FCI Berlin. Coos County businesses have a competitive advantage when it comes to federal contracts. Since the area is a designated HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone), businesses that are HUBZone certified are eligible for set-asides and contracts. NH-PTAP is available to help North Country businesses exploit this competitive advantage. NH-PTAP has dedicated office space at White Mountains Community College, and intends to have a staff person spend one week a month there to assist businesses. In addition training events be offered to help businesses learn how to do business with FCI Berlin and the federal government.
The permanent FCI Berlin Contract Officer, Pamala Tharp, is on site, and contracts for goods and services are being solicited.
Employment & TrainingOnce federal funding is in place, Bureau of Prisons staff from other facilities will be relocated; local recruitment for correctional officers is expected is underway. Federal Correctional officers must, at a minimum, be under age 37, have good credit, and be in good physical condition.
The White Mountains Community College is located in Berlin and offers a variety of degree and certificate programs, including a Criminal Justice Program.
NH-PTAP, which serves as a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), is funded in part through a cooperative agreement from the Department of Defense (DOD) through a program that is administered by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The content of any written materials or verbal communications of the PTAC does not necessarily reflect the official views of or imply endorsement by DOD or DLA. NH-PTAP is also funded by the NH Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED), and operates as a program of the Business Resource Center within the Division of Economic Development (DED).


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Council approves zoning requests and renaming of fire department
The Rutherfordton Town Council held three public hearings concerning recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Board during the regular meeting on Wednesday night at the Rutherfordton Town Hall.
The first recommendation is to correct an error concerning the classification of duplexes that was recorded in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Table of Permissible Uses. Correcting the error will show that duplexes are a permitted use in the R-2 Zoning District (a multi-family, residential district).
The second recommendation is to amend the UDO definition of "tower" to allow wireless and cellular antennas to be placed on top of utility poles downtown.
The third recommendation is to amend the UDO Permissible Uses for Central Business District Apartments and adopt a corresponding new supplementary use regulation to permit a downtown residence to exist on the main level of a business, so long as it is behind the store portion of the building and it is single-family, property owner occupied.
The only comments during the public hearings concerned the third request. The recent purchaser of a downtown building, located at 116 West Court Street, shared his intention to open a coffee roastery and espresso bar specializing in coffees from around the world, and turn the back of the business into a residence.
The purchaser hopes by allowing a downtown residence to exist on the main level of a business, it will help promote sustainability by bringing residents and businesses together and potentially help cut costs for new businesses in the future.
A current downtown business owner expressed her concern and said she thought this was a unique case that could be permitted, however, she did not want to see first-floor apartments all over downtown.
After discussion by council members following the public hearings, the three separate recommendations were accepted.
Council members continued new business with a consensus to rename the Rutherfordton Fire Department to the Rutherfordton Fire and Rescue Department.
"We've been performing rescue services for some time, but in December 2013 we got credentialed through the North Carolina Rescue and EMS Association as a medium rescue provider," said Fire Chief Tommy Blanton prior to Wednesday's meeting. "And to make that official, and the fact that we are performing those rescue services in our district, we are renaming the fire department."
In other new business, the council approved the purchase of cemetery plots from a family no longer wishing to own the plots. The town purchased the parcel for $40, the same amount for which it was sold to the family in the 1950s.
Council members also discussed potential involvement in the North Carolina City/County Management Association's commemorative book to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The council voted to spend $25 on an ad honoring Town Manager Karen Andrews that will appear in the book.
The council continued new business with a discussion on setting a "test" neighborhood for once every two weeks for recycling and garbage collection.
Public Works Director Keith Ward advised that his staff estimates 80 percent of the town's cans are full every week.
"It's going to be difficult to analyze one part of the town and base it on the whole town," Ward said. "My recommendation is to purchase the larger recycling cans and move forward with the co-mingled recycling. If we did that, I would surely go every other week for recycling pickup."
Council member Christy Bare and Henry Giles commented that while collecting recycling every two weeks is feasible, weekly trash collection is a necessity.
"When it comes to recycling, we can look at every bit of data in the world but our biggest obstacle is education — getting people to recycle," Bare said.
Finishing new business, the council looked into scheduling a priorities session for FY 2014-15 and discussed future council representation on the STEP Steering Committee.
Possible acceptance of the N.C. Commerce agreement for the STEP implementation funds was moved to next month's agenda.
During their meeting, council members also recognized Betty and Norman Jenkins for donating Bechtler coins to the Town of Rutherfordton. The couple donated a $1 Bechtler gold coin during the town's 225th anniversary celebration and in December 2013 donated a $2.5 and a $5 Bechtler coin to the town.
"We felt like the town needed these denominations of Bechtler coins," Norman said.
The coins were donated with instructions to never be sold, so as current and future generations will be able to view them for years to come.
"This will be something people will be able to see that will help them learn about our town's history," said Mayor Jimmy Dancy. "We thank you for your contributions to Rutherfordton and to the Bechtler story."


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