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How to deal with subsidence
Dealing with subsidence
- According to Which? 70% of all subsidence cases are due to thirsty tree roots
- Research has shown less than 10% of subsidence-affected properties require underpinning
- When buying a property always commission a full structural survey to reveal any subsidence
- Houses built before 1965 tend to have shallow foundations that are prone to subsidence
What is subsidence?
Subsidence is the shrinking and lowering of the ground under your house, which in turn leads to your home's foundations moving. It can be caused by any of the following:
How do I tell if my house is subsiding?
Tell-tale signs to look out for include:
It's important to remember that not all cracks point to subsidence. New buildings in particular are prone to cracks emerging as the ground beneath settles and compacts and it's not uncommon for builders' contracts to require a return visit to make good. The drying out of building materials and the stresses in a building that accrue during construction also can contribute to minor cracks. In older buildings 'summer cracks' can also appear during dry weather, which subsequently close up in the wetter winter. Again, these are all usually harmless.
What do I do if I suspect I have subsidence?
The sooner subsidence is diagnosed the better. Contact your home insurance provider as soon as you suspect subsidence is present. They will arrange for an expert to inspect the damage and advise if it has been caused by subsidence and what action should be taken. You can also seek additional advice from a chartered surveyor registered with RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors). A surveyor will diagnose if subsidence is present, a process which can take some time, particularly if cracks need to be monitored, or specialist geological surveys and drain inspections are involved.
How is subsidence treated?
If the subsidence is being caused by tree roots, the tree may be removed or cut back to reduce the moisture it removes from the soil. Similarly, if defective pipework is at fault, it's usually a simple matter of repairs. If, however, your property has serious subsidence, underpinning – the strengthening and deepening of the building's foundations - may be required. This is a costly and disruptive procedure requiring holes to be dug at intervals around your property so that your home's foundations can be reinforced. It's not rocket science but it is labour intensive. An alternative to under-pinning, using piles to shore up the foundations, is becoming the preferred method of dealing with subsidence.
Underpinning: how much does it cost?
Underpinning doesn't come cheap. As a general rule it costs about £1,000 per metre, so a price of anywhere between £5,000 and £80,000 is possible.
Are there any alternatives to underpinning?
Jet grouting is sometimes used to fill voids or to inject chemicals that turn the soil into a solid aggregate. There are also various supportive systems involving piers, piles and jacks; the extent and location of subsidence will determine which is suitable for your property.
Are there particular areas or types of houses most susceptible to subsidence?
Subsidence mainly occurs south of a line between the Wash and the Severn with London being particularly prone due to houses being built on London clay. Houses with shallow constructions, notably Edwardian and Victorian homes, and homes with clay sub-soils are also vulnerable.
The trouble with trees
Trees are a cause of many subsidence issues. So when thinking of buying a property, planting a tree, or trying to find the cause of subsidence, keep an eye out for the position and species of tree. If you thinking of planting a tree near your house, you need to be aware of how big it will grow when it matures.


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FITCHBURG, Mass. — The Leominster Blue Devils used a huge second half Saturday to beat St. John's, 42-32, in a rematch of last years' Central Massachusetts Division 1 Super Bowl teams.
A relatively low-scoring game exploded in the second half, with the Blue Devils being led by quarterback Garrett Dellechiaie.
Leominster shook off a shaky first half in which it turned the ball over four times, including a 53-yard interception return for a touchdown by St. John's Andrew Sullivan, to post over 530 yards of offense.
Dellechiaie was unstoppable in the second half, leading the Blue Devils to score 30 points. He rushed 17 times for 209 yards and two touchdowns, and threw for two more scores on 13-of-18 passing for 187 yards.
The Pioneers seemed poised to blow things open in the first half, forcing turnover after turnover, but were unable to capitalize and held a slim 14-12 margin at the half.
Leominster took the second-half kickoff back to the St. John's 45-yard line and needed only two plays to take the lead. James Gurley followed up a 21-yard run with a 24-yard touchdown jaunt to give the Blue Devils a 20-14 lead.
Drew Smiley, who completed 14 of 23 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown for St. John's, hit Devon Jones for a 17-yard score to tie it at 20, but the Blue Devils couldn't be stopped. Dellechiaie responded with a 17-yard touchdown pass to fullback Matthew Banchs to make it 28-20.
Shadrach Abrokwah, who rushed 25 times for 175 yards and three touchdowns for the Pioneers, then took it in from 9 yards out to make it 28-26, but every time the Pioneers scored, the Blue Devils answered.
Dellechiaie ran a quarterback keeper for 49 yards and followed it up with the back-breaker, a 16-yard scramble for a touchdown, stretching the lead back to eight at 34-26.
St. John's pulled to within two points one final time as Abrokwah burst around left end for a 27-yard score, but the Blue Devils put a finishing touch on a Super Bowl-winning day, chewing up the clock out the ground before Gurley ran it in from the 12 to put the Pioneers away for good. Mayson Williams added the two-point conversion for the 42-32 final score.


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Dramatic week sees lots of ups and downs
Posted: February 26, 2013|
The Cambridge Index fell 0.3% or 38.3 points to 14,509.8, in a week that saw a dramatic change in the fortunes of a number of smaller companies, while larger companies provided a stabilising influence to the Index.
Among the larger companies, shares in Greene King and Johnson Matthey finished the week largely unchanged following several broker reviews but an "overweight" from Morgan Stanley pushed Aveva Group up 2.5%.
ARM Holdings fell by 1.7%, despite announcing a joint venture with Synopsys to optimise performance of ARM's Mali GPUs.
1Spatial surged 31.6% to emerge as the top gainer in the Cambridge Index as it announced that it has granted options over 18,825,911 ordinary shares in the company, exercisable at 4.94p each, to a number of employees and directors.
CSR, up 11.5%, announced a 2.1% increase in its fourth quarter revenues to $249.2m, accompanied by a profit of $10.3m from a loss of $4.9m recorded during the same period last year. The dividend was also increased, making for a total of $0.118 and representing an increase of 14.6% for the full year.
Netcall, up 6.4%, announced that first half revenue increased 12% to £8.16m and pre-tax net income climbed 45.7% to £1.34m. Blinx also gained 6.4%, as the appointment of Gerry Louw as senior vice president (Engineering and Operations) was well received.
Phytopharm was the largest loser in the Cambridge Index, with a fall of 81.5% following news of a drug test failure. The company stated that Phase II clinical trials of 'Cogane' in patients with early-stage Parkinson's disease failed to generate any beneficial results.
HiWave Technologies dropped 77.1% after announcing lower-than-expected quarterly revenue of £200,000, reflecting difficult market conditions, and noting that its financial position has not changed since the release of the final results. In a subsequent development, trading in the company's shares was suspended as it was announced that administrators had been called in.
Another significant faller was Sareum Holdings, which fell 25.5% as it posted a first half pre-tax loss of £0.27m.
In the UK, the FTSE 100 index closed the week 0.1% higher, at 6335.7, after the minutes of the latest BoE meeting indicated that a number of members were in favour of increasing the bank's asset buying programme, and after data showed that UK jobless claims fell more-than-anticipated in January. The FTSE techMARK 100 Index added 1.5% to 2755.1, while the FTSE AIM 100 Index fell 0.7% to 3334.8.
US markets finished mostly lower during the week, as investors grew worried after the Fed revealed divided views on quantitative easing among its members, and amid looming concerns about the $1.2 trillion in budget cuts that are set to begin from 1 March 2013.
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After the death of his wife from a fall from a tree, a linguistics professor tries to teach his dog--the sole witness of her death--how to speak so he can learn if her death was accident or suicide.
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1 boneless pork shoulder (2 lb.)
3 onions, sliced, separated into rings
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8 kaiser rolls, split
8 KRAFT Singles (or cheese of your choice)
- PLACE meat in slow cooker; top with onions and barbecue sauce. Cover with lid. Cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours).
- REMOVE meat from slow cooker; cut off and discard excess fat. Chop meat into small pieces or shred with fork. Return to slow cooker; stir to coat with sauce.
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Solid-Liquid Phase Change Simulation Applied to a Cylindrical Latent Heat Energy Storage System
D. Groulx[1], and W. Ogoh[1]
[1]Mechanical Engineering Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
One way of storing thermal energy is through the use of latent heat energy storage systems. One such system, composed of a cylindrical container filled with paraffin wax, through which a copper pipe carrying hot water is inserted, is presented in this paper. It is shown that the physical processes encountered in the flow of water, the heat transfer by conduction and convection, and the phase ...
Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Blood Flow over a Backward-Facing Step: Steady-State Simulation
M.W. Siebert[1], and P.S. Fodor[1]
[1]Physics Department, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
In this work, the fluid flow over a 2D backward-facing step is analyzed in order to provide a case study for the use of different models for the blood dynamic viscosity in COMSOL Multiphysics. Three non-Newtonian models, as well as the Newtonian model are used to study the shear stresses and the reattachment length as a function of the fluid speed. The non-Newtonian models used in this study are ...
Rapid Prototyping of Biosensing Surface Plasmon Resonance Devices using COMSOL & Matlab software
J.J. Dubowski[1], and D.Carrier[1]
[1]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
We present a Finite Element Method simulation procedure that allows rapid development of prototype devices comprising novel self-referenced interference SPR (surface plasmon resonance) biosensing microstructures. The procedure takes advantage of COMSOL Multiphysics and MATLAB software and their bi-directional link. The simulation is made using COMSOL RF Module, 2D harmonic propagation ...
Nanoscale Heat Transfer using Phonon Boltzmann Transport Equation
S. Sihn[1,2], and A.K. Roy[2]
[1]Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, USA
[2]University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, USA
COMSOL Multiphysics was used to solve a phonon Boltzmann transport equation (BTE) for nanoscale heat transport problems. One dimensional steady-state and transient BTE problems were successfully solved based on finite element and discrete ordinate methods for spatial and angular discretizations, respectively, by utilizing the built-in feature of the COMSOL, Coefficient Form of PDE.
Multiphysics Topology Optimization of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Systems
E. Dede[1]
[1]Toyota Research Institute of North America, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
This paper is focused on topology optimization of heat transfer and fluid flow systems for multiphysics objectives. Specifically, COMSOL Multiphysics software is coupled with a method of moving asymptotes optimizer in a custom COMSOL / MATLAB script. Various physical process including conduction, convection-diffusion, and Navier-Stokes flow are considered. To illustrate the method, a standard ...
Modeling Optical Nanoantenna Arrays with COMSOL Multiphysics
Z. Liu[1], X. Ni[1], and A. Kildishev[1]
[1]School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Optical nanoantennas have been of great interest recently due to their ability to support a highly efficient, localized surface plasmon resonance and produce significantly enhanced and highly confined electromagnetic fields. Such enhanced local fields have many applications such as biosensors, near-fieldscanning optical microscopy (NSOM), quantum optical information processing, enhanced Raman ...
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J.E. Toney[1]
[1]Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center, Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
We demonstrate the use of COMSOL Multiphysics with MATLAB to model signal generation in wide-bandgap semiconductor radiation detectors. A quasi-hemispherical detector design is compared with a simple, planar detector. Results show that the quasi-hemispherical design can simply and effectively compensate for the poor hole transport of most compound semiconductor materials. In this paper we present ...
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R. E. White[1], and Long Cai[2]
[1]R.E. White & Associates LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
[2]Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
The existing lithium ion battery model in COMSOL's Multiphysics software is extended to include the thermal effects. The thermal behavior of a lithium ion battery is studied during the galvanostatic discharge process with and without a pulse. The existing lithium ion battery model in COMSOL 3.5a is extended by adding an energy balance and the temperature dependence of properties of ...
Multiphysics Simulation of a Packed Bed Reactor
A.E. Varela[1], and J.C. García[1]
[1]University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela
Most reactor designs are based on pseudo homogeneous models. This paper studies the COMSOL simulation of a packed bed reactor using a 2-D heterogeneous model. The case considered was a packed reactor with spherical catalyst for oxidation of o-xylene in air to phthalic anhydride. Large differences in intra-pellet temperature were found in comparison with the average temperatures resulting from ...
Analysis of Forces acting on Superparamagnetic beads in fluid medium in Gradient Magnetic Fields
U. Veeramachaneni[1], and R.L. Carroll[1]
[1]Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Superparamagnetic micro beads offer some attractive applications in biological and biomedical fields. Some of the important applications include manipulation and separation of cells, isolation of specific cells, active drug delivery, magnetic cell separation, separation of proteins, and application of mechanical forces to cells, etc. A COMSOL Multiphysics model is developed in 2D ...


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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Last week, Sheryl, Frances and I with the Keep Williamsburg Beautiful Committee took a road trip to Conway to observe their tree program since Kingstree is working towards becoming a Tree City. The Tree City USA Program strives to protect trees in a community, and Conway has been a Tree City for 27 consecutive years. During our visit the three of us were very impressed with the historic downtown area of Conway as we toured the community and as we saw it through the eyes of a visitor.
Conway has a history of protecting its trees as far back as the 1880's and few communities can boast that roads were built around its prominent trees as in Conway. In addition the innovative town promotes a tour of its oldest and largest live oak trees. The town began mapping and inventorying the 217 live oaks with a trunk circumference exceeding 7 feet in1975. As an update to the program, new measurements were taken in 1997 of the original remaining trees. The trees have names such as the Hanging Oak, the Wade Hampton Oak, and the Alligator Oak. It is a delightful way for the local residents to recognize what they call their oldest citizens; their trees. While Sheryl, Frances, and I looked at the trees and tried to identify the alligator in the Alligator Tree, we noticed other details about downtown Conway which is also called the Historic River City.
While strolling down Main Street we counted one vacant building. To be honest, there were some vacant buildings on other streets, but Main Street looked great. The sidewalks were clean, the planters were well cared for, and lots of people were shopping and eating downtown. Basically, Conway looks like a town that is loved by its citizens. Trying to document our trip, we took pictures of vacant lots that had been turned into picnic areas, and several alleys that had been made into attractive walk ways. Going down one alley where several businesses were located, we observed that even though there were no plants, the area was clean and well kept. Traveling from block to block we realized there was no litter. Sheryl did note an empty cigarette pack in one planter, but that was the most litter we saw downtown. All of the sidewalks and streets were clean and neat. While downtown, we visited a Christmas shop, a kitchen shop with a good wine selection, a Gullah Shop, and a delightful gift store that featured 50 local artists. The custodian at the Methodist Church saw us walking around and invited us into the old chapel and allowed us to ring the church bell. He was very helpful and it was apparent that the man was proud of his town and its heritage. The friendly staff at the Visitor's Center enthusiastically shared information about Conway's Downtown Alive Program and the many events that are promoted during the year. Downtown Alive was founded in 1986 by a group of local citizens who were concerned about the economic health of downtown Conway. It is a private, non profit organization that is made up of a board and staff. The Calendar of Events for Downtown promotes at least 15 events in their brochure. In addition there are separate Christmas events planned. Later when I asked about participation of the many downtown events, a chamber representative responded that the people in Conway take part in everything.
Following an enjoyable lunch at a unique restaurant, we strolled along Conway's beautiful River Walk located along the Waccamaw River. The area is well designed, perfectly maintained, and litter free. Many local residents and families were enjoying the warm weather on Tuesday and everyone was extremely friendly. The River Walk area has many planned events such as River Fest, Arbor Day Program, Fall Festivals, Easter Egg Hunts, and movies in the park just to name a few. The area could not be more beautiful, or more valuable to the city of Conway. The River Walk is a treasure and more importantly there were no signs of neglect, vandalism, or abuse.
Downtown Kingstree has its own treasurers such as the beautiful Black River, majestic oak trees, the Robert Mills Court House, the Historic Depot, Welch Park, and the Museum. We have gift and clothing shops, specialty stores, restaurants, and successful businesses. The major difference however in the two communities might be that our community has less citizen involvement in positive local events, and more citizen participation in littering and abuse of public or private property. Some might even find it hard to say that our downtown looks like it's loved by its citizens. However, Pastor Rick Warren says: "We are products of our past, but we do not have to be prisoners of it." A new year is upon us and it might just be the perfect time for downtown to develop and grow. If we work hard enough, who knows what Kingstree might look like this time next year through the eyes of a visitor?
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SOUTH AMERICAN football was disgraced last weekend as Bolivia's champions clashed with riot police.
Aurora players squared up to armed officers and the shocking scenes saw their goalkeeper use a CORNER FLAG as a weapon.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp 917941.ece
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Dave Bolland calls Sedin twins "sisters" and rips Vancouver a new one
Dec 14, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT
Chicago's Dave Bolland already wasn't all that liked in Vancouver, but now he'll be public enemy No. 1 in the minds of fans and players alike.
Bolland was recently on WGN radio in Chicago (audio link) when the topic of the Blackhawks' newest rivals, the Canucks, came up and Bolland let his feelings on Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, and the city of Vancouver fly.
The Vancouver Sun highlighted the most incendiary parts of Bolland's talk about Vancouver's super twins and these are probably insults you've heard before.
Talk show host Dave Kaplan referred to the Sedin twins as "sisters" and Bolland went along with that description referring to Henrik and Daniel as "sisters" a few times. If you were wondering what Bolland would do if the Sedins ever became Blackhawks, Bolland said that that would never happen and… Well, this:
"And, yeah, they probably still would be sisters. I think they might sleep in, like, bunk beds. The older one has the bottom one, the younger one's got the top."
That's not awkward at all.
Bolland also ripped the city of Vancouver saying he doesn't venture far from his hotel when in Vancouver because "there are a lot of weirdos there. You don't want to be out too long."
If he had just said he didn't leave his hotel out of fear of being pepper sprayed or thrown through a store front window, we might understand his feelings better.
For what it's worth, the Blackhawks next game in Vancouver is January 31.
- datguy83 - Dec 14, 2011 at 8:28 AM
I love Dave Bolland.
- suksandhu - Dec 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM
LOL good one bolland, the only reason you dont like the most beautiful city in the world (fact not opinion) is because in this country we force people like you and carcillo on to places called "reserves". You look like the symbol on your sweater you dumb chug. Very good idea to stay close to your team hotel in Vancouver cause our police might pick you up and drop you off at the nearest teepee.
- jovocop1989 - Dec 14, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Buddy, your insensitive, inaccurate and asinine comment is doing no one in Vancouver any favors. Grow up.
- scotch679 - Dec 16, 2011 at 9:07 AM
It's the most beautiful city in the world so lets torch . lol
- t16rich - Dec 20, 2011 at 12:43 PM
With a name like sandhu I can only assume your east indian. Since your going to make fun of reserves why dont you take a look at the shit hole your people inhabit. Surrey is no better then the reserves and those indians are no better then true indians.. Were all humans and how racee got dragged into this is beyond me. But its obvious you're a racist piece of shit that is giving people more ammo to use when referring to our city as awful.
- suksandhu - Dec 14, 2011 at 6:14 PM
My comment matches the content of the article, Vancouver does enough favors for themselves, they don't need my help.
- ven9898 - Dec 14, 2011 at 10:03 PM
What the hell is a chug? What are reserves? You make zero sense. Thanks for coming out. Also if you're going to reference fact, let's see something that backs it up. You morons riot over a fail hockey team, how is that beautiful?
- rwmilli - Dec 14, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Somebodys jealous we have the leagues only two back to back 100 point scorers….last I checked you don't need to play very physical when you own the league…thanks for coming out bolland, you live in Chicago…it's a terrible city.
- rogersjd16 - Dec 14, 2011 at 9:37 AM
Yea I'm pretty sure they'll take the Stanley Cup year before last over the points…And "it's a terrible city" is one of the most laughably asinine statements ever made. I'm from Boston, and have been to Vancouver a few times. Personally, I think it's a great city (sans the rioting). But calling out one of the planet's greatest cities in Chicago just because of some meaningless interview reaks of the same jealousy you try to claim.
- comeonnowguys - Dec 14, 2011 at 9:46 AM
"Terrible?" Wow, I hope you live in Vancouver because that would make it the funniest thing I've heard all week.
And last time I checked, the Sedins themselves haven't exactly done much against the Blackhawks in the playoffs. The reason? Dave Bolland's third line.
But when your 100-point scorers disappear in the playoffs, I guess the only thing you can hang your hat on is the regular season.
Jealous? LMAO.
- drewsylvania - Dec 14, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Yeah, they must have thought "Man, we own this league," when they were getting pwned by a physical team that actually had heart.
- pete387 - Dec 14, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Own the league? You mean the AHL? You don't even own the Northwest division right now.
And I'd rather have some physicality on my team than none at all when my star player is being used as a speed bag by the smallest player on the Bruins.
- raykar - Dec 14, 2011 at 1:58 PM
I was once told to go visit Vancouver, the city's a riot.
- kejes - Dec 14, 2011 at 3:17 PM
Great that the "sisters" own the league – but do they own a Stanley Cup Ring??? I think not. Go Dave Bolland! He only said what we all know put up or shut up. Bolland and the Chicago Blackhawks have a Stanley Cup Championship – what do the sisters have to show for their 100 point seasons??? HA – Chicago the Best City in the World!
- govtminion - Dec 14, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Well, that should make things more interesting in that rivalry… wow.
- jfive84 - Dec 14, 2011 at 9:24 AM
There are a lot of weirdos there. You don't want to be out too long.
- hodog16 - Dec 14, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Way to be original. Hate the Blackhawks but love the rivalry. Hope to see them again in the playoffs.
- tessaxx3 - Dec 14, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Sisters is appropriate for the twins. I mean who stands there ad take repeated punched from
Marchand in the playoffs? And Chicago is beautiful and I'm from Boston. Vancouver is nice too but it's not as nice as Chicago. If u want weirdos, visit Philly.
- haterzgonahate - Dec 14, 2011 at 5:04 PM
somebody who adheres to the rules and regulations of the NHL with the hopes of drawing a penalty and giving his team which held the #1 powerplay in the league the chance to score on the power play? how's that for your answer?
its just too bad the rules preached by the league are thrown out the window come playoff time but no biggie. we'll see how they do this year now that they know anything goes in the Stanley cup final
- bostonhasrealhockey - Dec 14, 2011 at 10:20 AM
What has the back to back scoring stats done for youre team mr jealousy
- jovocop1989 - Dec 14, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Chicago and Vancouver are beautiful cities and ripping on either is a rather pointless endeavor.
As for the sisters bit, though? Well that's a tired accusation that lacks all sorts of originality. But it also means Mr. Bolland has been outscored by a couple of girls for his entire NHL career.
- comeonnowguys - Dec 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM
Oh right. We're back to valuing the regular season over the playoffs. Carry on.
- jovocop1989 - Dec 14, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Last three postseasons; Bolland has 34 points in 43 playoff games. Daniel has 44 points in 47 games. Henrik with 46. Carry on.
- comeonnowguys - Dec 14, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Here are your 100-point scorers in the three playoff series vs. the Hawks.
Henrik: 0.84 pts/game
Daniel: 0.68 pts/game
Bolland: 0.53 pts/ game.
How embarrassing for Bolland. Oh wait, that's right: He's a third line center whose main charge is to shut down the other team's top line.
And since we're throwing out numbers, how about Stanley Cups:
Bolland: 1.
Henrik and Daniel combined: 0.
- granpeter - Dec 15, 2011 at 10:25 AM
The term Sedin Sisters has been used in Chicago for a few years now. That is nothing new. It is interesting now that it was in print that there is discussion about it. I think we all fear this reality: not only are they twins, which is odd, and identical twins, which is scary, but they are ginger identical twins, which is positively freakish! And sorry, but Dave Bolland is a recent Stanley Cup winner so yes, he does have the right to rip on any team other than maybe Boston. Sorry, that's the way it goes.
- scotch679 - Dec 16, 2011 at 9:17 AM
out pussied too!
- bigtganks - Dec 14, 2011 at 11:26 AM
- haterzgonahate - Dec 14, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Sedins > Dave Bolland
he should be thanking the Sedins because he was a nobody before this rivalry. pretty mature comments for a professional athlete i might add.
the personal attacks are getting old. everybody knows Vancouver is consistently voted as one of the top 5 places to live IN THE WORLD so your comments are falling on deaf ears Bolland. he's probably just pissed because the bouncers didn't let him in to Brandy's one night.
i'm losing respect for some of the Hawks and Bruins.. you both won cups in the last couple years yet there you are.. chirping away with personal attacks on some of the leagues best players and a beautiful city. grow up FFS!
- ruddigervancity - Dec 14, 2011 at 12:06 PM
I'm just waiting for Brough or Halford to wake up, log on, and post the in-limousine pictures of Bolland's teammates with some of Vancouver's "weirdos". Might want to try keeping your shirts on fellas if you want to attract someone a little hotter…
- granpeter - Dec 15, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Maybe it is just the way hockey players from other cities might not feel so welcome in Vancouver. I can't imagine why that would be.
Oh wait: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/43420732/ns/sports-nhl/
- mydadyourmom - Dec 14, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Bolland? Who cares?
- t16rich - Dec 14, 2011 at 12:48 PM
He's just mad cause he paid for the itch on East Hastings. They arnt weirdos Dave, they are hookers.
- comeonnowguys - Dec 14, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Aw come on, who thumbed that down?
- davebabychreturns - Dec 14, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Breaking news – man with high school education and small town background attempts to insult other men by calling them women!
- whatswellydoing - Dec 14, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Bolland is a tit. We hate the hawks as much as they hate us, but how many Vancouver players do you see going on a talk show and ripping Chicago or their players? Not exactly a classy move.
- comeonnowguys - Dec 14, 2011 at 2:04 PM
I guess the whole Kesler/Brouwer thing was in my head after all. Damn voices.
- capcity65 - Dec 14, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Poor Dave. Went to The Roxy and all he got for his troubles was a pair of blue-balls. Now he's bitter and jealous. However, homophobes who lash out and call other 'virile males' effeminate names tend to be hiding some issues in their personal closets. Instead of spouting tired insults on Windy Wendy trash radio, Dave, I think you need some serious couch time. Especially when you won't leave your hotel room in one of the most beautiful cities on Earth. Getting some down-low time in while here in VanCity, perhaps? Not that there's anything wrong with that!
- F4S Leigh - Dec 14, 2011 at 2:24 PM
First – Vancouver is a great city. However, so is Chicago. And while I've never been, I've never heard anything but good things about Boston, even though I hate their hockey and baseball teams. It's very schoolyard to insult each others' cities – come on, grow up.
Second – I used to not believe in the twins, in fact, I myself referred to them as sisters for many years. However, then they a) started being consistently dangerous night in night out, and b) starting winning Art Ross and Hart trophies. Their results speak for themselves. I'm a believer. No, they aren't the "toughest" players – nor were Gretzky, Lemeiux, Yzerman, Dionne, Bossy, Sakic, etc. And to clarify – I'm not putting them in the same league as those greats – just saying, they are the same "type" of player.
Third – Bolland coming out and saying this stuff… like some of the commenters here, I agree, this is so over-done and passe it's ridiculous. A few years ago, Boogaard called them "Pinky and the Brain" twins – it's so completely unoriginal, it's not even worthy of comment – doesn't even bother me, as I'm sure it doesn't bother the players. However, it is pretty classless. Isn't it ironic that it's the Canucks who are consistently charged with being cocky, arrogant, classless players?
However, national media will buy in and this stereotype will perpetuate. Oh well… we'll see how the games shake out.
I agree – *yawn*
- pastabelly - Dec 14, 2011 at 2:31 PM
It's not a big secret that players on other NHL teams don't like the Canucks. Mark Recchi pretty much went through the laundry list a few weeks back. So there is something there. As far as cities go, I don't think anyone hates Vancouver.
- haterzgonahate - Dec 14, 2011 at 2:39 PM
its no secret that the best teams in any sport get hated on.. its the "circle of life" Simba!
- barkar942 - Dec 14, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Let's see- the cities of Vancouver, Boston, Chicago and even Philly get ripped in these comments, and not one New York City hater. This could be a first!
- haterzgonahate - Dec 14, 2011 at 3:25 PM
New York!.. now there's a sh*thole!
lol.. didn't want you to be disappointed..
- comeonnowguys - Dec 14, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Yeah, New Toronto sucks.
…ouch. I think I blew a hammy stretching for that one.
- taytay099 - Dec 14, 2011 at 5:05 PM
I'm going to miss this rivalry when the NHL realignment happens.
- ynotflyers - Dec 14, 2011 at 6:03 PM
Hey you guys, thanks for the laughs ….all of you. But you know what really su**s, I spent half my life in Philly, then some time outside of Boston from there I want to New York for 20 years, then work took me to Chicago for a short stay….ALL are Great Cities to live and for their Hockey !!! Now work has me ….west…and all I have are well Dallas,S.J. the Ave's….I've kind of taken a small liking to the kings….Please stop the fight'in enjoy the head to head hate on the Ice….East coast Hockey rules so the twins don't rough it up…their a handful to defend…it's that west coast thing. You really do have to admit Vancouver is a neat town….and I've been around most of the best Fan Base Towns in the league. Also they do a Kick A** Party in Mont. and Det. if you ever get the chance..T.C.
- blomfeld - Dec 16, 2011 at 3:04 AM
Just a few tidbits of fact from Vancouver …
The above comments equate to "good times" no doubt, but allow me as a 52 year
old "life-long" Vancouver resident, to invoke some "fact" into the discussion here:
1) Vancouver is a beautiful city thanks entirely to Mother Nature … not the people
2) The Sedins (ie: AKA "The Sisters") are married to identical look-a-like sisters
3) The Canuck owner "Aquilini Investment Group" were notorious slumlords
4 Vancouver has the highest "violent" crime rate in all of Canada
5) Roberto Luongo is a confirmed gambling addict in serious financial arrears
6) 42% of all "straight" Vancouver-area men speak with an effeminate lisp
7) Vancouver suburb "Surrey" was repeatedly the car-jacking capital of North America
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In the wake of Amy Winehouse's untimely death, many of her obituaries have focused on how little recorded material of hers actually exists. Since releasing her second studio album, Back In Black, in 2006, the soul-influenced vocalist went five years without officially releasing any new material. And while speculation and rumors of new songs have been swirling around since her unfortunate passing on Saturday, a source close to Winehouse's management has told The Guardian that there may actually be a treasure trove of songs to release. Enough for an album, or, dare we say it, even two.
According to the source, the late singer "had put down the bare bones of tracks and some were further along than others." Constantly writing over these past few years, it was understood that Winehouse was recording and amassing a pile of demos in the studios within her home. In 2008, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, Lucian Grainge publically boasted that Amy's new material was "sensational," and just a year ago, the artist who already penned Frank and Back to Black vowed that a third album was in the works, and would be released in January of 2011.
Like the gifted singer, that date has now come and gone, and as fans, we can only hope that the purity in the groundwork Winehouse already created will be handled with care and built upon in the most respectful manner possible. And while her label Island Records is maintaining a universal (no pun intended) don't-confirm-or-deny position, we've been told by our own sources over there that there is "no new music as of now." Translation: it's coming, but we have to be patient.
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Mike and I have been together for ten years. We met at a local ice skating rink, where we went to see a corny and scary movie for our first date. We have had an amazing relationship and an even more amazing engagement. Earlier last year, we were invited to two destination weddings: one for his younger cousin and one for my best friend. He proposed at the first wedding in the Dominican Republic. Earlier in the day, Mike had won the hotel's archery contest. During the evening show, he was presented with an award and a t-shirt!
Later that evening, we were going to meet up with other guests at the casino, but first I wanted to run back to the room to drop off my purse, camera and his award. When we were done at the room, we decided to take a walk and went the long way to the casino through the beach. It was a beautiful evening and all of the palm trees along the beach were wrapped with white lights because it was the holiday season. The breeze coming in from the ocean was perfect.
As we approached the beach, Mike tried to break off a branch from the tree. Sometimes, he likes to have a walking stick, so I assumed nothing of his struggle with the tree. We continued on our walk and headed down to the water, where we just sat and snuggled in a lounge chair that somehow was perfectly placed by the water's edge. We were just enjoying the night when he got up from behind me and started to write something upside down in the sand.
He told me to stand up and come to him, and I did so slowly and cautiously, not really understanding what was going on. When I looked down and read what he had written, I instantly started asking him, "Is this for real? " When he showed me the ring, I knew it was the real thing. I was in shock! I was thrilled but surprised because I did not see this coming, and he was able to get the ring through security and customs without a hitch! We spent the rest of the evening celebrating with his family and winning big money at the casino!


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So we are pushing back on the other side. And, to me, it's really interesting that the media for so long has let the right bully it into moving -- in skewing its coverage to the right -- is now apoplectic over the fact that we're demanding that they do their job properly. We're not saying lie, we're not saying follow, you know, listen to the Democratic talking points. We're just saying, don't, like, don't fall for these lies, look for the truth. There is a truth out there. This is not a subjective world. Look for truth when we can find it. And don't be afraid to talk about [it] for fear of being labeled liberal.
I mean, we live in such a crazy world where even now conservatives are accusing George Bush of being too liberal. Anything that cast out conservative ideology is quote 'liberal' in their world. That's what they live in, right? We don't operate like that on our side. We're just saying, you know what, be fair, be balanced, be honest, look for truth and don't be afraid of saying that. And if you don't, then we're going to remind you about it. And, you know, that's not a bad thing. And reporters, I think, have a very thin skin ...
TAPPER: A comment a lot of people cite as an example of the harshness of your rhetoric on your Web site is after four contractors were killed in Fallujah, you wrote these are mercenaries making money off the war, screw them. And I wonder if you regret having written that?
MOULITSAS: Yes, I don't regret that at all. I mean, the blogs are a raw, emotional medium, and they are what they are. And they're not measured conversation, they're not edited, they're raw. And at the time, the context, the reason I was so angry is that same day that those four mercenaries were killed, five U.S. Marines were also killed, and they were completely ignored by the media, by the traditional media. And I wear combat boots, my allegiance is with my brothers and sisters in uniform, not with people who are there to profit from the war.
And it wasn't me, that the liberal blogger, casting aspersions to these mercenaries. I mean, the U.S., the Pentagon has basically said over and over again that they're a threat to U.S. forces there. And so, they're a problem, and yet people who are more concerned about their deaths than they were with people in uniform.
TAPPER: I don't know if they were more concerned ...
MOULITSAS: They're absolutely more concerned.
TAPPER: ... it was the graphic, they were burned, they were, they were, you know, it was a very ugly affair when they were killed.
MOULITSAS: And every day our service members are getting burned and graphically killed in Iraq. And they're page B29 now. I mean, they're back of the page newspaper story.
TAPPER: You can support the troops without being against the mercenaries.
MOULITSAS: It was, to me, it was an absolute slap in the face to people who are there. Not because you're there to make money off of people's miseries. And I grew up in that war-torn country, I grew up in El Salvador. It's not pretty. They weren't, you know, our men and women in uniform aren't there because they're making a pretty mint off other people's suffering. They're there because they're doing their duty to their country and following orders. And my loyalty and my first concern will always be their safety, their honor and making sure that they get the respect that they're due ... that they deserve.


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In the mornings, early, often before it is fully light, I walk down the rutted farm road to feed the cows. We have them fenced into a two-acre logging cut that we're gradually returning to pasture; I say "returning" because from the rock piles and farm detritus we uncovered during logging, it is clear the history of this small parcel included ruminant animals. I find this strangely comforting, as if it absolves me from the devastation wrought by saw and skidder.
Hay has a certain smell or, more precisely, many certain smells, depending on many particulars. First cut, or second? Square bales (dry) or round (usually fermented, but not always)? If round, at what stage of fermentation? If square, freshly cut, or mid-winter? I love all of these smells, each with its own season and reason, although I suppose my favorite hay smell is the one that hangs in the air around the barn in the few days after we fill it with just-baled first cut. It's an almost indescribably sweet and comforting smell, I suspect in no small part because it embodies both the labor involved and the relief inherent to the knowledge that, for another winter at least, our animals will be fed.
I am am just realizing, late learner that I am, how much the smells of our little farm add to my life. Every morning and evening, the hay. At least once a day, one or more of the cows, who kindly tolerate my burying my face in their soft hides and simple breathing for a minute, one of the small, strange luxuries in my small, strange life. Fresh cut wood; this morning, fir and spruce, thick and sweet. The saw that did the cutting, the particular acridness of a two-stroke motor run hot and fast. Everywhere, the soft piles of cow shit, and anyone who thinks that cow shit smells bad has never see what it'll do for a hayfield or a garden. Every morning this time of year, before anything else, the first, hungry flames of the cookstove fire and then the burnt odor of coffee bubbling over onto the stovetop. Even snow – or perhaps more accurately, the air that portends and carries snow – has a smell. It's clean, like fresh laundry. A freshly laid egg: Have you ever smelled a warm egg? I'm not even sure what to say about that.
I believe that the more we allow ourselves to experience a particular place, the more we come to appreciate it. And the more we come to appreciate it, the more we allow ourselves to experience it, to become immersed in it, to view ourselves as being little more than a thread woven into its fabric. The truth, of course, is that most places would do just fine – and arguably even better – without us. In short, we need place more than it needs us. Or I do, at least.
It can be a little uncomfortable to acknowledge just how inconsequential I am, that were I to die to tomorrow, this place wouldn't mourn my passing for even a second. This is not a relationship built on mutual need and attraction: I pine for it, but it does not pine for me, and nothing I do will ever change that.
But that won't stop me from enjoying the hell out of it while I'm here.
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Man do I get sucked into your writing. Transported, just for a moment, to your world. I appreciate you taking the time to share, especially knowing that you're taking time away from being outside to sit in front of your computer. Thank you.
I so enjoy your posts. I recently finished your book, The Town that Food Saved and loved every bit of it as well. Wondering if you will be updating the efforts in Hardwick in some way? Keep it coming Ben!!
Peace and Cheers during this Holiday Season.
Warm regards,
Jim Muhaw Montville, NJ
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Of all your posts, this is one I can truly identify with. I have appreciated, still do when I can, the different hay smells, the smell of the wood lot and clothing used to process the wood. I too love to bury my face into a cow's neck and also horses necks. No, cow manure doesn't have an offensive odor. It just is what it is. I also love the piney odor of the hen house when I add fresh shavings. I always say it smells like snow is coming. I wonder how many people can get the kind of pleasure you've expressed through their sense of smell. I'm betting not many.


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Field effect transistor with increased charge carrier mobility due to stress in the current channel 22. The stress is in the direction of current flow (longitudinal). In PFET device, the stress is compressive; in NFET devices, the stress is tensile. The stress is created by a compressive film 34 in an area 32 under the channel. The compressive film pushes up on the channel 22, causing it to bend. In PFET devices, the compressive film is disposed under ends 31 of the channel (e.g. under the source and drain), thereby causing compression in an upper portion 22A of the channel. In NFET devices, the compressive film is disposed under a middle portion 40 of the channel (e.g. under the gate), thereby causing tension in the, upper portion of the channel. Therefore, both NFET and PFET device can be enhanced. A method for making the devices is included.
1. A method for making a field effect transistor with a current channel with longitudinal stress, comprising the steps of:
a) forming an undercut area under a middle portion of the channel; and
b) forming a compressive film in the undercut area so that longitudinal stress is created in the channel.
2. The method of
3. The method of
4. The method of
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/318,601, filed Dec. 12, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,717,216.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to field effect transistors such as CMOS transistors. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for forming field effect transistors with stressed channel regions which provide increased drive current capability among other benefits.
2. Background Description
Field effect transistors such as CMOS transistors are widely used in the electronics industry. Field effect transistors (FETs) are employed in almost every electronic circuit application, such as signal processing, computing, and wireless communications. There is constantly a demand for improved field effect transistor performance. Performance metrics that may be of interest include switching speed, on-state current capability, and on-state to off-state current ratio. These metrics tend to be improved by increasing the charge carrier mobility of the FET. Hence, researchers have been searching for techniques to increase the charge carrier mobility of FETs.
It has been discovered that mechanical stress applied to the current channel of a FET can increase the charge carrier mobility. For example, Hamada et al. in "A New Aspect of Mechanical Stress Effects in Scaled MOS Devices" in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 38, No. 4, April 1991 describes the results of experiments in which performance characteristics of P-type FET (PFET) and N-type FET (NFET) MOS transistors were measured as a function of mechanical stress. It was reported that longitudinal (in the direction of current flow) compression in PFET devices increased carrier mobility, and longitudinal tension in NFET devices increased carrier mobility.
However, incorporating mechanical stress into microfabricated FETs and CMOS devices has proven difficult. In the past, researchers have simply flexed the transistor substrate. However, this technique is not practical for mass producing integrated circuits. One significant problem with employing stress is that PFET and NFET devices require opposite stress. Also, the technique for producing stress in the devices must be compatible with present FET manufacturing practices and packaging techniques.
It would be an advance in the art to provide FETs having stressed channel regions. It would be particularly beneficial to be able to make PFET and NFETs having opposite stresses on the same substrate so that both PFET and NFETs are enhanced. Also it would be an advance to be able to make FETs with strained channel regions in a conventional FET fabrication process.
The present invention includes a field effect transistor having a current channel, an undercut area under the channel, and a gate electrode disposed over the channel. A compressive film is disposed in the undercut area, and the compressive film creates longitudinal (in the direction of current flow) stress in the current channel.
Preferably, the type of stress (compressive or tensile) is selected so that the transistor has an increased charge carrier mobility. Specifically, the stress should be compressive in a PFET transistor, and tensile in a NFET transistor. To create compressive stress in a PFET transistor, the compressive film should be located under ends of the channel. To create tensile stress in a NFET transistor, the compressive film should be located under a middle portion of the channel.
The compressive film can be made of many materials such as oxidized polysilicon, oxidized amorphous silicon, silicon nitride, oxidized SiGe, or other compressive films.
The present invention includes a method for making a field effect transistor with longitudinal stress. The method includes forming an undercut area under the channel, and then forming a compressive film in the undercut area. The compressive film in the undercut area pushes up on the channel, thereby creating stress in the channel. The channel can be released in a middle portion. The undercut area can be formed by etching a buried oxide layer under the channel.
Also, the present invention includes a field effect transistor having a buried oxide layer, a channel disposed on the buried oxide layer, an undercut area under the channel, and a gate disposed over the channel. A compressive film is disposed in the undercut area, and the compressive film creates longitudinal stress in the channel. The undercut area may be formed by etching the buried oxide layer.
The present invention provides both NFET and PFET field effect transistors (e.g. CMOS devices) having stressed channel regions for enhanced charge carrier mobility. The present invention also provides a method for fabricating FETs with stressed channels. In the present invention, edges of the channel region are undercut (e.g. by an isotropic etchant). Then, a compressive film is deposited in the undercut areas. The compressive film pushes upwards on the channel from the undercut areas, thereby bending the channel, and inducing stress in the channel. Depending on the placement of the compressive thin film, the longitudinal stress in the channel will be compressive or tensile. The type of stress (i.e. compressive or tensile) is selected to produce desired performance alterations in the FET. Specifically, PFET devices require longitudinal compressive stress for charge mobility increase, and NFET devices require longitudinal tensile stress for charge mobility increase.
In the device of
In the NFET of
It is noted that, in most FETs, only a portion of the channel carries current. Specifically, current flows in a thin layer (e.g. about 2-20 nm thick) under the gate 28. Preferably, the present device is designed so that the current carrying volume of the channel 22 is entirely or mostly located within the upper portion 22A. The upper portion 22A is under compression in the PFET device, and under tension in the NFET device. If the charge carrying layer is thick, then the upper portion 22A should be thick. In some devices, the charge-carrying layer may extend all the way to the BOX. In this case, the upper portion 22A may extend all the way to the BOX. With the upper portion 22A designed to carry all the current, enhanced charge carrier mobility is ensured.
Following is a description of a method for making a PFET (device of
Following is a description of a method for making a NFET (device of
The PFET and NFET devices can be fabricated at the same time. For example, Mask 46 can be the same mask for the PFET and NFET devices, and the compressive film 34 can be deposited in the same step for both the PFET and NFET devices. This provides for efficient manufacturing of transistors according to the present invention.
In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the compressive thin film comprises oxidized polysilicon or oxidized amorphous silicon, although other compressive film material are also suitable.
The longitudinal stress provided in the present invention can provide a 10-20% increase in switching speed and on-state current capability compared to an equivalent transistor without longitudinal stress. This improvement in performance is significant and will help to reduce costs and increase the functionality of electronic circuits.
The channel of the present transistor can be made of many materials, including materials other than silicon such as germanium, silicon carbide, or gallium arsenide. It is noted that, in these and other materials, the dependence of mobility on stress may be different than in silicon. For example, in some material systems, mobility in a PFET may be increased by longitudinal tensile stress, and mobility in a NFET may be increased by longitudinal compressive stress. In this case, the PFET and NFET structures illustrated herein can be reversed. It is also noted that crystal orientation can affect the stress dependence of the channel. Furthermore, different materials may require different crystal orientations relative to current flow to achieve benefits from the applied stress.
It will be clear to one skilled in the art that the above embodiment may be altered in many ways without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined by the following claims and their legal equivalents.
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Poached Salmon with Sauce a L'aneth
recipe courtesy of Chef Lance Barto, Chef of Strings Restaurant, Denver, Colorado
Serves 4
Salmon Poaching Liquid:
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1/3 bunch of parsley
- 1 ½ cups J. Lohr Estates Riverstone Chardonnay
- 1 white onion
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 1 carrot
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 stalks of celery
- 5 sprigs thyme
- zest and juice of one lemon
Bring all ingredients to a boil, and lower to a simmer. Let simmer for about an hour and strain. Once strained, return the liquid to the pan.
Sauce à L'aneth: (makes approx. 1 cup of sauce)
- 2 medium shallots, finely chopped
- 1 cup crème fraîche
- 1 fl oz clarified butter
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 Tbsp whole butter
- 1 fl oz lemon juice
- 3/4 cup J. Lohr Estates Riverstone Chardonnay
- salt and pepper
- 3 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped
Sauté the shallots in the clarified butter over low heat until they turn translucent. Deglaze the pan with lemon juice and white wine, and reduce by half. Add the crème fraîche and Dijon mustard and reduce the heat to low to warm the sauce through. Melt in the whole butter, one tablespoon at a time, while constantly stirring. Once the butter is mounted into the sauce, stir in the dill, and season with salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
Bring poaching liquid to a boil in a large shallow pan, and then reduce to a very low simmer. You should barely be able to see bubbles forming at the bottom of the pan. Place the salmon into the pan so its partially covered by the poaching liquid and cover. Cook approximately 5 minutes, or until desired temperature is reached. Be careful not to overcook the fish as it will be quite dry. Warm the sauce and ladle over the fish. Garnish with a sprig of dill and a lemon wedge. This dish is a perfect pairing with J. Lohr Estates Riverstone Chardonnay!


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missing i-photo folders
I was looking at the Time Machine backup of my hard-drive today and noticed that in the Pictures folder there was no back up of any photos taken in 2011.
I went to i-photo, opened a file, found its supposed location which was
iPhoto Library
13 July 2011
But - that folder cannot be found in that location.. so does anybody know where the heck it might be..? It's baffling me and I'm slightly unnerved by the fact that a whole year's photos are apparently not backed up..!
Any help, gratefully received. Thanks.
Apple user forums had others who share our fate, apparently a Mac OS or iPhoto bug. Upper levels of Apple Tech Support were unable to assist, so I remain in the same boat as you, without a solution.
Destruction of TM backup Picture folder contents is unforgivable.
I just checked my TM backups. No problems here.
However, I always advise folks regarding valuable photos..... do not rely on Time Machine or storage on a single hard drive. Family photos, photos of your children, parents, weddings, and such are irreplaceable if lost. Always use a redundant source of backup: Another hard drive, DVD, Blue Ray, on line, etc.
Actually I have since solved the problem.
If you right click on the iPhotos folder in finder, then click show contents, it then reveals all the photos neatly organised into years and events or however you have organised them.
You should be careful not to move any folders around in this location because I've been told that this will disrupt them in iPhoto.
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March 19, 2014 - Clinical Faculty Appreciation Event at the Barrel Thief from 6-8. Invitations coming soon.
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Panel: Kate Baughan, 2nd Grade Teacher at Mary Munford & Norman Geller, PhD, Educational Consultant at Autism and Educational Diagnostics, LLC
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Keshequa 9 Caledonia-Mumford 2
It took a year, but the Keshequa softball team gained some measure of revenge on Saturday (June 1st) as they toppled Caledonia-Mumford in Livonia to move onto the Far West Regionals with a 9-2 win over the Lady Raiders. The same two teams met in the Class C State Qualifier in 2012 with the game going 10 innings and Cal-Mum prevailing 1-0. In this 2013 match-up the Indians made the first move by scoring three times in the first inning to grab an early lead, they would rally for 2 more in the fourth and four more in the fifth as the orange and black turned the tables this spring for a 9-2 win, and a trip out west.
Coach Martha Blair's club didn't hesitate in getting on the board early. The Indians plated three runs in the opening inning to gain the upper hand for the moment. The Red Raiders would not be outdone as they would answer back and score twice in the 4th to turn the game into a one-run affair. Keshequa responded as most good teams do, with a pair of their own in the bottom half of the inning to maintain a 5-2 advantage. The Nunda-Dalton gang broke the game open when they scored four more runs in the fifth inning to give them the eventual final of 9-2. Indians hurler Alex Flint picked up the win in the circle yielding 2 earned runs on just 2 hits while striking out 14 and walking just one. Flint received plenty of offensive support from her teammates who reached Red Raiders pitching for 10 hits in the qualifier. Kristen Jackson, Haley Russell, & Kylie Blanchard led the offensive charge. Jackson was 2-3 with a triple and drove in three runs while scoring once. Russell was 2-3 with double and scored three times. Blanchard was also 2-3 with a pair of doubles. She would drive in two and score two as well. Also with hits in the game were Tessa Gordinier (three runs), Grace Mehlenbacher (one run), Kate Forrester (double), and Gabe Mehlenbacher (two rbis). Alex Flint would also steal a base and score a run in the victory too.
Keshequa plays in the far West Regional on Tuesday (June 4) afternoon when they take on Frewsburg from Section VI at Olean High School with first pitch slated for 3 o'clock.


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So, it's started again. For the next three months the viewing public will be treated to and will lap up a 'fly on the wall' vision of what makes an entrepreneur - except we won't and it isn't. But many people, who aren't in the know, will think it's meant to be this way.
Do the females competing to be Lord Sugar's business partner in Series 9 of The Apprentice think they are dressing for the boardroom or the bar? (And by "the bar", I mean the kind where they down shots rather than the kind where they would need a wig and gown).
I would argue that too many businesses are reluctant to take the risk on a young person without any experience. Turned on its head, that small risk could actually be a life-changing opportunity to set a young person on course for a truly bright future. So, I think every business needs to consider whether they are doing enough to support young people in their communities to first gain work experience, and then to move into employment. We cannot expect schools or parents alone to support a young person into work. In my view, businesses are a vital part of the equation.
I like the opening five minutes of The Apprentice the best I think. Mainly because of the contestants' VTs; which this year contained some very bold and arousing statements. "I am a great of my generation. I take inspiration from Napoleon," so says a small man wearing ladies sunglasses.
As early as midway through the first episode we gain an appreciation of whom we are going to collectively despise. It is normally the irritating cretin who takes it upon him/herself to come up with a team name such as 'oblivion' or 'evolve.' Why they feel compelled to come up with such lame post-apocalyptic names is beyond me.
I half-watched The Apprentice last night while going through the email backlog - both experiences made slightly more bearable by the other. But my attention was suddenly caught by a Maths Problem.
With a new series of Dragons' Den and The Apprentice lined up, the concept of the business reality show is still going strong but are these shows having a positive effect on business management and leadership within the workplace?
Within this campaign Heineken have not only produced a quality piece of video marketing. The crowd source element has involved their social media channels lobbying for input in choosing "The Candidate" encouraging sharing and engagement and improving the virility of the piece.
It's hard to be objective, my personal aversion to meetings is an almost visceral rage, but I fear they may even be destroying our productivity. The powerplay of meetings is depressing, the mangle of overt and covert agendas. People taking turns to speak, then zoning out when it isn't their turn.
It's been two or three weeks since The Apprentice finished and I'm not afraid to admit, I'm becoming a little twitchy.
For seven years now I have been lying to those closest to me. I tell my children every day that you must always tell the truth yet as I sit at the dinner table with them I am engaged in an elaborate cover up. The time has come to own up to them; I DON'T LIKE BROCCOLI.
Multi-millionaire entrepreneur Peter Jones tells Liz Lightfoot how he wants to boost business with new-style apprenticeships.
Greater investment, additional numbers and extra support signal a new era for apprenticeships. But crucial to its success is ensuring employers offer quality programmes.
Apparently asking your manager if they have a strategy is a fireable offence, while being a complete chaotic mess is heartily encouraged. That's the message we took away from Wednesday's episode of the Apprentice, anyway.
In previous series of the Apprentice at least one of the weekly tasks was carried out in a foreign country. However, with the recession biting - and the Eurostar costing marginally more than East Coast Trains - the Beeb decided to move the potential for an international incident closer to home this time around. To Edinburgh, in fact.
Thus with declining ratings for The Apprentice, and an ever fading authority on his subject matter, perhaps it's high time that m'Lord quit whilst he's still ahead, since perhaps it'll be him who'll be "finished, gone, kaput" by next Christmas.


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Chanel Fetiche Rouge Coco Shine Review, Photos, Swatches
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Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Fetiche
Chanel Fetiche (66) Rouge Coco Shine ($32.00 for 0.10 oz.) is is a semi-sheer pinky-plum with subtle gold micro-shimmer and a glossy shine. The color applies evenly and imparts enough color that it changes the natural lip color but still retains the translucency expected of the formula. MAC Craving is similar in color but more opaque and a touch redder.
I only get an hour and half to two hours of wear with Chanel's Rouge Coco Shines, though, which is below average for a lipstick–and Chanel says these have "lasting moisturizing shine." Rouge Coco shines feel more like lip balm when applied, because they have an emollient base that enables them to glide on, but I don't find them very moisturizing. They are not drying, but they don't impart quite as much moisture as you'd expect. I wish the product contained a bit more (like the Rouge Cocos), because the creaminess of the formula (combined with sheerer color and need for regular reapplication) makes it easy to overapply.
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Cal Lutheran presents Francophone Film Festival
Movies? Merci
Let's give a big thank you to France for pretty much inventing modern cinema.
Moving pictures were in the primitive stages when inventors Auguste and Louis Lumière created the cinèmatographe, a film camera that also served as a projector. In 1895, they presented 10 very short films to an audience in Paris, described as the first public cinema performance.
The Lumière brothers can be proud of their country's continued contributions to the artistic side of cinema, which you can see for yourself in Thousand Oaks at California Lutheran University's Francophone Film Festival. The free (merci, CLU) fall festival, themed "Integrity, Compassion and Diversity," will feature five recent French films from tonight through Nov. 2. All films are in French with English subtitles and begin at 7:15 p.m. in CLU's Preus-Brandt Forum. Visit callutheran.edu/events for more information.
Here's the schedule:
"Les Femmes du sixième étage" ("The Women on the Sixth Floor," 2011), tonight: Set in Paris in the 1960s, this comedy is about a stockbroker, living with his socialite wife, who hires a Spanish maid, Maria, then meets and is charmed by the other domestics she lives with in his apartment building.
"Le Havre" (2011), Sept. 21: This comedy-drama, which takes place in the French seaside town of Le Havre, is about a young African refugee who is befriended (and defended) by a bohemian writer.
"Potiche" ("Trophy Wife," 2010), Sept. 28: Set in 1977, this film based on a play features a submissive "trophy wife" who steps in when workers at the umbrella factory managed by her tyrannical husband rebel against him.
"Les Emotifs anonymes" ("Romantics Anonymous," 2010), Oct. 26: Two chocolate makers overcome their shyness when they fall for each other trying to make their business work.
"Monsieur Lazhar" (2011), Nov. 2: Nominated for an Oscar for best foreign-language film, "Monsieur Lazhar" is about an Algerian immigrant teacher who takes over for a well-liked teacher at a middle school in Montreal.
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The Yadkin County Health Department will be offering the flu vaccine during the "flu season."
Our walk-in clinic will be on Friday, October 19, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at the Health Department located at 217 E. Willow Street in Yadkinville.
Yadkin County Health Department accepts the following insurance: Medicaid, Medicare only if you do not have a Medicare supplement, or Blue Cross Blue Shield. We will also offer the flu vaccine for $25.00.
The flu can be a devastating illness for older adults, children and immune compromised individuals. Each year in the United States about 9 out of 10 flu-related deaths and more than 6 out of 10 flu-related hospital stays occur in people over the age of 65.
There are ways to help protect yourself and loved ones from the flu such as; frequent hand washing, use of hand sanitizer when unable to wash hands, when sneezing and coughing cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or with your forearm, and keeping your hands away from your nose, eyes and mouth.
If you are sick with a flu like illness the CDC recommends staying home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone. Getting a flu shot is also another great preventative measure.Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine as soon as the current vaccines are available.
Please call Lorie at the Yadkin County Health Department with questions at 679-4203 or log on to www.cdc.gov for more information.


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On Thursday's Mommy Matters, Gabrielle Howell tells us about a new series from the Greensboro Children's Museum called "Book and Cook."
What is Book and Cook?
Each week, folks are welcome to meet at the Edible Schoolyard Kitchen classroom to combine literature and food.
Using the story as inspiration, your kids will use fresh ingredients to create
kid-friendly cuisine they'll love making and eating.
For more information on this and other programs, visit www.gcmuseum.com/programs.