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Feb 29 2008
I've been searching my hard drives for some photos of The Lodge I took last fall, and in the process I came across these photos of Marlboro Man. I'll never, ever understand this ability. Without exception, the man can lie down anywhere, at any time of day, and within seconds [...]
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Feb 28 2008
"I Live in the Country."
I've been putting the finishing touches on the latest installment of Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story (emphasis on Love) and inevitably, any time I reflect on the events that brought Marlboro Man and me together, I can't help but remember back to the way I used to [...]
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Feb 27 2008
Charles: An Update
There's been a great deal happening in the life of Charles. He continues to lead a busy, full, exceedingly productive, and highly scheduled life. Please, would you stop what you're doing for just a moment take a look at the mouth? If that isn't the most hilariously [...]
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Feb 26 2008
Hello. My Name is Henrietta.
You can call me "Hen." Although calling a cow "Hen" in an agricultural setting can be somewhat confusing, in a what-kind-of-farm-animal-are-you kind of way. But the thing is, this isn't a farm. This is a ranch. So "Hen" it is. I usually don't [...]
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Feb 23 2008
Sweeping Down the Plain
It's always windier in the country. And when temperatures are down in the teens, wind takes on a whole new dimension. I'm going to call this shot of Marlboro Man, "Against the Wind." This one, I'm going to call "Windsong." Only, Marlboro Man [...]
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Feb 22 2008
Unsolved Mysteries
Do you have any strange, needling little mysteries in your life that remain unsolved? For instance, when I was in first grade, I carted a brand new hardcover Richard Scarry book to school with me for Show-and-Tell. When it came to be my turn to Show (and Tell), I held up my prized Richard [...]
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Feb 21 2008
Pioneer Woman Needs You. Bad.
A winner has been selected! See below… I'm so sorry about the delay in announcing the winner of Tuesday's contest, my wonderful friends. But you see, I live in a part of the country where February weather is often unpredictable. Well, I guess an ice storm in February [...]
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Feb 19 2008
New "Give That Photo a Name" Contest –
Enter Now! Time's Up!
Oh, wow. From what I've seen of the entries so far, I've got my work cut out for me! Thanks, everyone, for playing. And now if you'll excuse me, I must pack my bags and travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps, where I'll remain until I've chosen the winner. [...]
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Feb 18 2008
The Greatest Surprise
I had no idea back when I was first falling in love with Marlboro Man that he'd be a good father. Good Lord, it never even crossed my mind, or if it did, it was a brief, fleeting idea, a minuscule "What if we have kids some day" smidgen of a conscious thought among an [...]
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Feb 16 2008
Vintage Waterfowl
I was up in the attic again today, rummaging through the same box of old, historic photos, when I came across this series. I was so mesmerized, I had to stop everything I was doing (dusting, sorting, organizing…you know, all the stuff I normally do every day) and look. I was so [...]
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Feb 15 2008
Marlboro Man and Pioneer Woman Get a Flat
Marlboro Man and I were feeding horses when we got a flat tire. And we were out in the middle of nowhere—and I mean nowhere—when the flat occurred. And I was hungry, not having eaten breakfast because I was assured by a certain cowboy in my life that we only had three pastures [...]
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Feb 13 2008
That L.B. —he's just such a guy. He's always scratching himself in public. Ahhh… Ooooh… Oh, yeah…right there…that's the spot. I absolutely love L.B. But he never has learned how to properly conduct himself when other people horses are around. [...]
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Feb 12 2008
Charlie's Tongue
I'm still mildly obsessed with Charlie's tongue. This is beginning to be a problem, as I have a great deal of work to do around here. I've got to cook a lot of food this week, I've got to start preparing my garden for planting at the end of this month, I've [...]
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Feb 11 2008
Brandi and Steve
Brandi, the precious longtime babysitter and nurturer of my punks, has had the audacity to go and get engaged. And I'm pretty mad about it. Brandi began babysitting for me when my first punk was about two months old. She came along at a time in my life when I was desperately trying [...]
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Feb 09 2008
Through the Telephoto Lens
I have a telephoto lens that's about eighteen feet long (not really) and I love sitting on my back porch and taking photos of things that are happening two states away (not really). Okay, my particular telephoto lens doesn't reach two states away. But it does reach all the way [...]
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Feb 08 2008
A Snippet.
Sometimes I just like to post random scenes for you, little snippets of the agriculture-related activities that go on around here. Like this one: Marlboro Man and Josh had to move some pairs (cows and their calves) out of one pasture and into another. Here's Marlboro Man with one of [...]
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Feb 07 2008
We've never been a video game family. Never, never, never, never, never never! I always rather liked proclaiming that loudly to the world, too. "Oh, we're, like, waaaaay too busy to sit inside and play video games. After all, we've got a busy cattle ranch to [...]
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Feb 06 2008
Oh, What a Dadgum Beautiful Morning
The Mucous lifted overnight, even as a fresh February snowfall was covering the ranch. When I woke up at five this morning and found I was able to breathe in deeply through my previously-clogged nostrils, I felt exactly like Frodo when he finally walked out of the cave out Mount Doom and [...]
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Feb 05 2008
If You Prefer a Little Color
I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to offer up just one more photo for you to print, one that's bursting with color and life, unlike the dingy, vintagy shots of the mustangs and My Pesky Brother-in-Law, Tim I posted for you last night. And well, actually, now that I think [...]
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Feb 04 2008
Being Responsible for Others
One of the hardest things about becoming a mother for the first time—well, besides the physical awareness that my nether regions, to my horror, had just expanded to unheard-of (read: watermelon-like) dimensions (I'm sorry, men) and having to come to terms, psychological terms, [...]
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EDM 588 Innovations in Curriculum and Instruction (3 credits)
Participants examine the theoretical, historical, multicultural, social, community, and political foundations of curriculum that serve as frameworks for examining the curriculum and instruction experienced by students and teachers in classrooms. The course investigates current, research-based pedagogies (such as differentiated instruction) and instructional innovations including attention to recent developments in educational psychology as a foundation for learning.
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Who knew someone who wears hijab could spend so much talking about hair? I'm still working on a regimen that will leave me completely satisfied, but I've found at least one product that I'm happy with.
I've been getting recommendations to use Moroccan hair oil forever, and I finally tried it this past month. As someone who has curly, wavy, frizzy hair, let me just say how much I love the oil. It's so great for keeping my hair under control, and it's been unbelievably soft and shiny lately.
I don't know if it would work the same for everyone. But, my mom and sister have completely opposite hair from mine, and they love using Moroccan oil as well. They have straight hair, and it's made their locks shiny as well.
As I've talked about before, my mom has long recommended using coconut oil in hair. But, you can leave Moroccan oil in as a styling agent as well, which makes it more handy than coconut oil.
Have you guys tried the oil? Have you had similar results?
Pop Culture Hijabi is a weekly column by Nadia Malik. Malik is a former newspaper reporter based in Chicago who's now making her way as a freelancer. She spends entirely too much time watching TV and reading pop culture, fashion and TV blogs. She also occasionally consumes serious books and news. No, really. You can reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com with "pop culture hijabi" in the subject line, follow her at www.twitter.com/nadiamalik or simply leave a comment below.
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Not yet, but after reading this post I think I might try Morroccan oil
I've heard so many people talking about Moroccan oil and I still haven't gone out, bought some and tried it – I need to soon though – lol 😛 xoxo
My life changed when Herbal Essence discontinued its leave in conditioner a few years ago. Now I have had a damaged frizzy perm look from the nineties for too long. I keep meaning to try the moroccon oil since you suggested it a while ago and others have also raved about it.
FYI Moroccan Oil brand hair oil is an Israeli product if that sort of thing matters to you.
they sell it at walgreens in the shampoo isles i get it on sale 2 bottles for 7


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Australia's Attorney General Robert McClelland has been pulled up for quoting from a report on the economic impact of internet piracy that critics branded a "direct translation" of another controversial text.
The report, titled 'The Impact of Internet Piracy on the Australian Economy', was penned by Sphere Analysis and commissioned by the Australian Content Industry Group (ACIG) - essentially a group of software makers and rights holders.
Its findings were hotly contested by torrent news blog, TorrentFreak, and the Pirate Party, who conducted a joint investigation into the analyst firm.
"It turns out that the 'study' is nothing more than a direct translation of one of the most questioned piracy reports that has ever been published," TorrentFreak editor, Ernestor, wrote, on Wednesday."It is entirely based on the EU-focused "Building a Digital Economy" report that was released by TERA Consultants last year."
The report claimed that internet piracy cost the Australian economy $900m each year and that the National Broadband Network (NBN) would accelerate the rate of damage.Fairfax publication The Age recently published figures from the report, which had not been seen at that time, suggesting the NBN's higher speeds would contribute to a damage bill of $18 billion by 2016.
Attorney-General Robert McClelland also referred to the report in February at a copyright conference, using it to emphasise "the range of economic harm caused by piracy which includes, GDP loss, jobs foregone and tax losses."
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Sanford Farmers Market starts new season fresh
Under a clear Carolina blue sky, the Sanford Farmers Market held its opening day Saturday for residents interested in locally grown food and homemade crafts.
The market, located in Depot Park in downtown Sanford, is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through the end of October. Beginning July 2, the market will also be open at the Enrichment Center from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. every Tuesday.
Market Manager Sue Buie called the opening day a success with a handful of vendors, which is expected to grow through the season.
"This is for people who want to buy local, fresh and other handmade items," she said. "We are a grow-your-own/make-your-own market. And we are proud of that."
In an effort to bring more people to the market, Buie said there will be live music and cooking demonstrations scheduled throughout the months.
"We want to get people involved," she said.
Joe Andrews and Alvin Bean, who own the Llama Non Grata Farm in Cameron, sell a variety of herbs and vegetables. Both said they were excited to be back at the farmers market.
"You need to support the local economy," Andrews said. "And when you are buying local, it's the freshest product and you know where it is coming from."
The neat rows of greens, herbs, eggs, meats and homemade crafts were picked over by residents interested in locally grown or made products Saturday, and Hollie Labas said she brought her family to the market to purchase free-range eggs.
"We wanted to support our local farmers and community," Labas said. "We just moved here and it's small. But we plan to keep coming back."
Laura Young, of Dew Dance Farms, said she made items and grew produce for her family and that she wanted to sell the excess.
"We are very much a community," Young said. "And this is one of the best ways to support your community. It's fresh, clean (goods) and it's contributing to the local economy."
Jean Dabbs, owner and baker of Sweet Amy's Bakery, participated in the market last year and said she enjoyed seeing people take advantage of the market.
"It's been really great," Dabbs said. "You see a lot of new and old faces. More and more people eat local and want to cut down on the processed food. They want to know where their food comes from."
While the market is open throughout the month of April, a grand opening ceremony is scheduled for May 6, Buie said.


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The very tall and extremely photogenic Kelly Killoren-Bensimon swung by our Times Square offices last week and made an appearance on our (still newish!) morning show, Big Morning Buzz Live. After she finished talking to host Carrie Keagan, we were able to steal her away for a few moments and got her to spill about the developments on this season of The Real Housewives of New York. Our own Jon Mallow —who, btw, wore a jacket that Kelly could NOT stop complimenting him on— spoke to Kelly about how she's shifted from being a "new" Real Housewife into a mentor, how she's being portrayed by show producers, and whether or not she prefers Simon van Kempen's "I'm Real" to the Countess's "Money Can't Buy You Class," among other things.
Above, you'll see Kelly dish on all things Real Housewives, and below, we've got the full interview with her for all you Kelly Bensimon superfans out there!


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|Medical Oncology
Medical oncology is the area of cancer dedicated to treating patients by using medications taken by mouth or by injection, including chemotherapy. Medical oncologists work in a multidisciplinary setting with radiologists, pathologists, surgeons and radiation oncologists to tailor the best treatment plan possible for each cancer patient.
At Saint Francis Cancer Treatment Center, our infusion center has been designed to provide you with a comfortable, relaxing environment in which to receive you treatment. The outpatient infusion center contains eighteen private bays with recliners and televisions, allowing patients to relax while receiving chemotherapy. Two bays with beds are also available to accommodate those who are less mobile. Warm blankets and comfort foods are delivered from our caring staff to make you feel at home.
As a chemotherapy patient, you will receive counseling from a clinical oncology pharmacist, who also works closely with your medical oncologist. The pharmacist will provide you with education and guidance, along with supportive care regarding any chemotherapy-related symptoms you may be experiencing.
Clinical Trials
Clinical research is designed to answer questions about current treatments and explore possible new treatments. Studies often begin in the laboratory and after a long, careful process end with patients to make sure treatments are safe and effective. Many medical treatments in use today are the result of past clinical research studies. At Saint Francis, clinical research studies – because they result in advances in the prevention and treatment of cancer – are part of our commitment to provide the best possible cancer care to our patients.
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Unbelievably, one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime – and one in 36 will die from it. Prostate cancer is second only to skin cancer as the most common cancer in American men and second only to lung cancer as the leading cancer-based cause of death in American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that in the U.S. during 2014, about 233,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed, and 29,480 men will die from it.
But there's still good news. If prostate cancer is caught early, the 5-year survival rate is nearly 100%. The numbers say it all: Get tested! Prostate cancer is rare before age 40, so if you are 40 or older, the first step is a free, simple PSA screening that only requires a blood sample. "PSA" stands for prostate-specific antigen, a protein produced by prostate cells. The PSA test is done to help diagnose and follow prostate cancer in men. No certain PSA level is called normal or abnormal, and an elevated level does not mean you have prostate cancer – only a biopsy can diagnose cancer. Always discuss PSA test results with your doctor.
In 2004, Rockford-based Nisus Corporation, a manufacturer of products for the professional pest management industry, teamed up with area hospitals and MEDIC Regional Blood Center to create Eddie Check, an annual event that adds free PSA screening for prostate cancer to blood drives. It was a simple strategy using MEDIC's already existing resources to make it fast and easy for men to get a blood sample drawn for the screening. Nisus has a personal stake in the fight; marketing vice president Jim Gorman is a prostate cancer survivor, while company president Kevin L. Kirkland lost his father, Eddie Kirkland, to the disease. In fact, "Eddie Check" is named for Eddie Kirkland.


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Columbia Records celebrates Janis Joplin
Posted By Alex Biese On February 20, 2013 @ 5:03 pm In entertainment | No Comments
Some talents never get old.
Whenever Janis Joplin's voice is heard, there's an immediacy there. She could be singing 50 years ago, today, 50 years from now. That voice is always true.
Joplin died in October of 1970 at the age of 27; she would have turned 70 in January. Her old label, Columbia, remains hard at work keeping her formidable legacy in tact. For proof, look no further than two essential releases from 2012: "Janis Joplin – The Pearl Sessions" and "Big Brother and the Holding Company Featuring Janis Joplin – Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968," a full-length concert recorded and produced by the legendary soundman Owsley "Bear" Stanley.
Released posthumously in February 1971, "Pearl" is one of rock's all-time classic albums, and all of these years later it's still easy to see why. Every track is immediate, vital, full of life. The hits ("Cry Baby," "Me and Bobby McGee") soar, the deep cuts (the Bobby Womack-penned "Trust Me") really cook, and everything just plain works.
Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Recordings division — which named Joplin its artist of the month in January — went the whole nine yards with this "Pearl" set. Along with the album's original 10 tracks, there are the original mono mixes of the album's six singles plus a second disc of demos, alternate takes, studio chatter and more, leaving the listener feeling like a fly on a wall for history in the making.
A lengthy jam through Big Brother and the Holding Company bassist Peter Albin's arrangement of the old traditional number "Coo Coo" on "Live at the Carousel Ballroom" shows you pretty much everything you need to know about about Joplin and her band, whose talents lied at the intersection of the psychedelic '60s and timeless American roots music.
The album is a rough-and-tumble document of a band and a singer at the height of their powers. Raucous runs through some of Joplin's biggest numbers — including "Piece of My Heart" and "Ball & Chain" — can be heard on this live album, a key document showcasing Joplin's timeless gifts.
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Hart of Dixie S01E05
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Genre: Drama
Hartof Dixie follows Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson), a new doctor from New Yorkwho thinks that she knows it all. Since graduating at the top of herclass, she took after her father and became a cardio-thoracic surgeon.However, when Zoes plans fall apart, she turns to Dr. Harley Wilkes tohelp him with his practice in Bluebell, Alabama. However, she gets thereto find that he passed away and gave his half of the practice to her.She meets Lemon Breeland (Jamie King) and finds that the south isnt sohospitable as it is portrayed. Brink Breeland is the owner of the otherhalf and is not happy to have to share the profits with her.


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A few snowflakes couldn't dampen the spirit of spring as Nowruz, a celebration of the Persian New Year, filled Reston Town Center with the smell of traditional food and the sounds of music. Nowruz has its roots in ancient Iran, and always begins on the first day of spring marked by vernal equinox, or Tahvil. On that day (Wednesday, March 20, this year) the sun crosses the celestial equator and begins to regain strength and overcome winter's cold and darkness. Nowruz, which is not confined to any one religious group, signals a renewal of growth and vigor in nature.
This year's event in Reston was organized by Shohreh Asemi, an Iranian-American stage actress, journalist, TV producer and the host and founder of Nowruz Festival Organization. It featured musicians, vocalists, dancers, DJs, artists, jewelry-craft makers, food providers and vendors along Market Street. People posed for pictures in front of the Haft Sin table created by artist Hedi Aghevi. Haft Sin is a special table setting spread on to the Persian carpet or on a table. This ceremonial table is called cloth of seven dishes, each one beginning with the Persian letter Sin (S). These dishes stand for the seven angelic heralds of life: rebirth, health, happiness, prosperity, joy, patience and beauty.
Fairfax High School student Mediya Salimi, 16, whose family is from the Iranian region of Kurdistan, danced with family members and friends to ancient music under the pavillion.
"The dances are all very cultural but since we are all raised and born in America we have put our own twist to it." said Salimi.


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David Lee Rimmey, 50, of Point Pleasant, died suddenly at Pleasant Valley Hospital on September 25, 2012, after a brief illness. He was born on July 30, 1962, a son to Robert Rimmey and Betty Dunn Rimmey of Point Pleasant. He worked at Fellman Productions in New Haven as a train operator.
He was a member of the Army National Guard, American Legion Post 23 of Point Pleasant and Steelworkers Local 583.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Robert Butch Rimmey.
He is survived, besides his parents, by his spouse, Vicky Wamsley of Point Pleasant; daughters, Brittany Leigh Rimmey of New Haven, Megan Wamsley of Point Pleasant, and Jessie (Chris) Wamsley Workman of Point Pleasant; son, Johnnie (Rachel) Wamsley of Point Pleasant; grandson, Ben Wamsley of Point Pleasant; and brother, Chris (Susan) Rimmey also of Point Pleasant.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, with Rev. Anthony Toler officiating. Full military graveside rites conducted by the Army National Guard and American Legion Post 23 of Point Pleasant, will follow in Barton Chapel Cemetery in Apple Grove. Friends may visit the family from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.


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A tire pressure warning apparatus for operation in a pneumatic tire in combination with an inner tube is disclosed. The warning apparatus comprises a pressure sensor, transmitter and a source of power sealingly adhered to an inner tube. The sensor assembly being in communication with the tire pressure for actuation of the transmitter in response to a drop in the tire pressure. Means are provided to protect the individual components while permitting the necessary flexibility to conform to the shape and motion of the inner surface of the tire.
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fS tates" [191 Church Jan. 22, 1974 [54] TIRE PRESSURE WARNING APPARATUS 3,593,269 7/1971 Richardson 340/58 [75] Inventor. Donald E. Church, Richmond, lnd. Primary Examiner Donald J Yusko [73] Assignee: Avco Corporation, Richmond, lnd. Assistant Examiner-Joseph E. Nowicki [22] Filed: June 26 1972 ttgggyiglizgent, or Firm Charles M. l-logan, Eugene [21] App1.No.: 266,113
- [57] ABSTRACT [52] US. Cl 340/58, ZOO/61.22, 116/34 R, A tire Pregsure warning apparatus for operation in a 73/14 3 73/14 5 pneumatic tire in combination with an inner tube is [51] Int. Cl. B600 23/04 disclosed- The warning apparatus comprises a Pressure [58] Field of Search 340/58, 60, 237, 239; Sensor, transmitter and a source of power Sealingly 200/61 22 6123 61.25 6126; 11 /34 R, hered to an inner tube. The sensor assembly being in 70; 73/1462 1463 14 5 communication with the tire pressure for actuation of r 3 v v v the transmitter in response to a drop in the tire pres- [56] R f i-" h Citd sure. Means are provided to protect the individual i g UNITEI'DESTATE'SPATENTS components whilepermitting the necessary flexibility I r v to conform to the shape and motion of the inner sur- 2,966,658 12/1960 ONeill.;..-.. .....'340/5 8, vface ofthe tire 3,281,784 10/1966 Farthing 340/58 3,533,063 4 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures 10/1970 Garcia 340/58 PATENIED JAN 2 2 I974 SHEET E BF 2 TIRE PRESSURE WARNING APPARATUS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to pressure apparatus and more particularly to a tire pressure warning apparatus used in combination with an inner tube to provide warning of lowered pressures in tires requiring inner tubes.
Safe, efficient and economical transportation depends to a significant degree on maintaining the correct pneumatic pressure in all tires of a motor vehicle. Failure to correct quickly a faulty air pressure may result in excessive tire wear, blow-outs, low gasoline mileage and steering difficulties. Numerous tire warning systems are known in the art. Representative examples of such excesses may be found in US. Pat. Nos. 2,727,221 to Sprigg; 2,966,658 to ONeill; and 3,533,063 to Garcia. Truck tires differ from those used on personal cars in that inner tubes are generally used. While the prior art pressure warning systems can be utilized with tires utilizing inner tubes, quite often significant expenses are involved to modify the tires to incorporate the prior art systems. As an example, the sensor may be incorporated in the valve stem as is shown in Garcia and Sprigg. Often, substantial expense is required in providing the necessary modifications. To date, there is no tire pressure warning apparatus incorporated with an inner tube for use in such systems.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a tire pressure warning apparatus in combination with an inner tube for use in a system to provide indications of low tire pressure.
A further object of this invention is to provide a tire pressure warning apparatus having a configuration designed to be adhered to an inner tube, the combination apparatus and inner tube fitting the inside of the tire.
sun'mavoms INVENTION "rms'isvsiiafipastas; 2; assistants warning ap s ratus in combination with an inner tube for use in a vehicle tire pressure warning system. The pressure warning apparatus comprises a semi-flexible unit adhered to the inner tube. The unit embodies a pressure sensor in communication with the tire pressure, a transmitter, and a source of power. The three elements are incorporated in an elastic material to provide a flexible connection between each section to accommodate for the flexing and distortion of the tire.
-Other objects, details, uses and advantages of this inembodiments of this invention in which:
FIG. I is a fragmentary top view of an inner tube with the warning apparatus secured thereto;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary top view of another embodiment of this invention in which the warning apparatus is mounted inside the inner tube;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4; and
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 66 of FIG. 4.
DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS 8 such as a hard plastic box. The sensor 12 may be any vention will be apparent as the following description of the exemplary embodiments thereof presented in the accompanying drawings proceeds.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION or THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings show present exemplary suitable pressure sensing device which provides a switch on/off action in response to pressure fluctuation outside a predetermined range. An example of such a sensor is described in a co-pending U. S. Pat. application of Brobeck and Lane, Ser. No. 237,386, filed Mar. 3, 1972, now US. Pat. No. 3,743,801 and owned by the assignee of the present invention.
The source of power 16 may be any suitable battery, such as a mercury battery. The battery 16 is housed in a suitable inflexible enclosure 22 such as a hard plastic box or the like.
The transmitter 14 is housed in an inflexible enclosure 24 such as a hard plastic box or the like. Any suitable transmitter which will generate an RF signal may be used. An example of a suitable transmitter is a selfpulsed, squcgging Clapp oscillator 26 and a transmitting antenna 28. The oscillator 26 and antenna 28 are secured in the housing 24 by any suitable potting material 30.
Appropriate leads 32 and 34 connect the sensor 12 with the battery enclosure 22 and leads 36, 38 connect the battery enclosure 22 with the transmitter 14. The leads 32, 34, 36 and 38 are formed using stranded wire. In addition, the wires are coiled to permit flexing of the apparatus 10 without incurring wire breakage. The sectionalized apparatus 10, i.e., sensor 12, power supply 16, and transmitter 14 are encased in any suitable elastic material 40, such as natural rubber or the like, to provide a flexibility comparable to that of the inner tube 18. The semi-flexible warning apparatus 10 can be vulcanized, or otherwise adhered (hermetically sealed) to the top or crown of the inner tube 18. The lead wires are molded in place in an area of minimum flexing. In the present embodiment, the inner tube 18 is provided with an aperture 42 therethrough to provide communication between the sensor 12 and the internal tire pressure. To permit battery replacement, any suitable insert 44 is secured in the elastic material 40. The insert 44 is removable and cooperates with the enclosure 22 to 3 permit entry to the enclosure 22. The enclosures 20, 22 and 24 are provided with appropriate terminals for connecting the respective leads with the component elements.
The operation of the sensor 12 is fully described in the aforementioned application. It being sufficient herein to mention that the sensor 12 incorporates a sealed pressurized dome which dimples when it is exposed to a pressure greater than a preselected minimum. The dimple provides a normally open snap switch which closes whenever the pneumatic pressure falls below a value somewhat less than the pressure required to open the switch. The operation of the snap switch by the sensor 12 completes the transmitter 14 circuitry. The battery powered transmitter 14 generates an RF signal which is picked up by any suitable receiver antenna mounted adjacent to the vehicle wheel. Any suitable communication link with the receiving antenna will process the signal received from the transmitter 14 to a suitable indicator generally mounted within the cab of the vehicle-wherein the indicator will communicate warning of low pressure in a tire to the operator of the motor vehicle.
Another exemplary embodiment of this invention is illustrated in FIGS. 4-6 of the drawings. The tire pressure warning apparatus illustrated in FIGS. 4-6 is very similar to the apparatus therefore, such apparatus will be designated generally by the reference numeral 10A and parts of the apparatus-10A which are very similar to the corresponding parts of the apparatus 10 will be designated by the same reference numeral as the apparatus 10 also followed by the letter designation A" and not described again. The difference between the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4-6 and the previously described embodiment is in the mounting of the apparatus relative to the inner tube. In the prior embodiment, the apparatus 10 is mounted exteriorly of the inner tube 18. ln the present embodiment, the apparatus 10A is mounted to the inside of the inner tube 18A. To accomplish this, a slot 46 is formed in the inner tube 18A through which the sembflexible unit 10A is inserted. The warning apparatus 10A is again vulcanized or otherwise adhered to the inside of the tube 18A so as to suitably seal the slot 46. The insert 44A permits ready access to the battery through the tube 18A and the elastic material 40A. It is seen in this embodiment that the sensor 12A is in direct communication with the interior of the tube 18A. The elastic material 40A is seen to have areas of reduced thickness between the sensor 12A, battery 16A and transmitter 14A. The reduced thickness portions of the elastic material 40A readily permit flexing of the warning apparatus 10A.
It can be seen that this invention provides a semiflexible tire pressure warning apparatus used in combination with an inner tube. The individual components of the apparatus are separately housed in hard enclosures remote from each other, the components being entirely encased in an elastic material to permit relative flexing of the apparatus similarly as the tire flexes or is deformed in use. Accordingly, the objectives hereinbefore set forth have been accomplished.
While present exemplary embodiments of this invention have been illustrated and described, it will be recognized that this invention may be otherwise variously embodied and practiced by those skilled in the art.
What is claimed is:
-1. A vehicle tire pressure monitoring and warning apparatus adhered to an inner tube of a pneumatic tire for the pressure controlled generation of an RF signal comprising:
a pressure sensor exposed to the pneumatic pressure within the inner tube;
a power supply;
a transmitter including a transmitting antenna;
said pressure sensor, power supply and transmitter configurated as separate units;
flexible leads connecting said separate units; and
a flexible material surrounding each of said separate units, said units configurated to generate a single composite unit and to permit relative flexing of each of said separate units relative to one another, said flexible material being adhered to said inner tube and to conform in shape to the inner surface of the tire.
2. The warning apparatus as set forth in claim 1 in which each of said sensor, power supply and transmitter is mounted in a hard container, each container being held by said flexible material.
3. The warning apparatus as set forth in claim 2 in which said flexible material is secured to the exterior of the inner tube, the inner tube having an aperture therethrough opposite said sensor to provide communication between said sensor and the interior of the inner tube.
4. The warning apparatus as set forth in claim 2 in which the warning apparatus is secured to the interior of the inner tube, said inner tube having an aperture therethrough opposite said power supply to provide access to said power supply; and a removable insert mounted in the inner tube aperture.
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By Matt Zoller Seitz
The Voice is silent.
But the legacy of Francis Albert Sinatra, who died Thursday night at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, will endure.
The breadth and depth of his body of work boggles the imagination: Tens of millions of recordings, nine Grammys and two Academy Awards, some 60 films, worldwide tours, television specials, hundreds of millions of dollars raised for charities. In sheer productivity, few popular artists could touch the hem of his tuxedo jacket.
And in pure, smoldering style, he was unexcelled. His rueful, macho star power ensured that the music and lyrics of the swing era would resonate throughout the waning years of the 20th Century - despite a near-endless string of horror stories about his vulgarity, hot temper and alleged ties to organized crime.
Sinatra was alluring and powerful not despite his contradictions, but because of them. He was bigger than life and as human as the next guy, keenly aware of his public persona's many shadings. And he knew, deep down, that the music - The Voice - was clear enough, powerful enough and passionate enough to eclipse the public's darkest doubts about Sinatra the man.
"In that spotlight, treading the boards in his patent-leather party shoes, winging the microphone around as he made love to his own voice, ... he was the godfather of the musical depths of their sorrows, their lonely nights, their passionate silliness," wrote self-described "junior Rat Pack member" Shirley MacLaine in "My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir."
Sinatra was born Dec. 12, 1915, the only child of working-class Italian-American immigrants, in a tenement at 415 Monroe St. in Hoboken.
His father, Anthony, was a boxer-turned-fireman; his mother, Natalie "Dolly" Sinatra, was a former barmaid who often sang at family gatherings. Their home and their neighborhood rang with the sweet sounds of the Italian bel canto style of singing; the boy drank it in through his pores, then sang along.
In high school, he saw his hero, crooner Bing Crosby, perform live, an event that inspired him to become a solo vocalist.
Between working various jobs at The Jersey Observer, Sinatra sang with a neighborhood vocal group, the Hoboken Four, and appeared in neighborhood theater amateur shows, where first prize was usually $10 or a set of dishes.
His first professional gig was at the Rustic Cabin roadhouse in Englewood Cliffs, where Sinatra sang, told jokes and played the role of emcee when he wasn't waiting tables.
He enrolled in Hoboken's Stevens Institute of Technology to please his mother, then dropped out after 1˝ semesters. But he continued his 4-year love affair with hometown sweetheart Nancy Barbato, who would later become his first wife and the mother of his three children - Nancy, born in 1940, Frank Jr. in '43 and Tina in '48.
In 1939, lightning struck. Trumpeter Harry James heard one of Sinatra's Rustic Cabin gigs on New York radio station WNEW and hired him as a vocalist for his band.
Sinatra toured with James until December, when he met another of his idols, trombonist Tommy Dorsey. The two hit it off instantly, and Sinatra left James' band for Dorsey's.
Artistically, it was the most important decision the singer ever made.
Sinatra coveted Dorsey's awesome breath control, the wellspring of his musical genius. The trombonist phrased notes the way a fine singer phrases words.
He had enough raw lung power to ease through 16 bars without having to draw a breath. But most importantly, he believed the singer should personalize the song. "No two arrangements are alike," Dorsey said.
In September 1942, Sinatra decided to go solo. A year later, he had his first lead movie role, in the musical "Higher and Higher," but he didn't stay put in Hollywood. Instead, he toured as part of a concert series devoted to movie music; did two radio shows a week, including "Your Hit Parade," and performed up and down the West Coast.
He shaped himself into an entertainment commodity that came to be known as The Voice - a winsome romantic crooner whose deep tenor love songs caused crowds of bobby-soxers to scream and swoon. An abbreviation of a phrase invented by a PR company ("The Voice That Is Thrilling Millions!"), it became Sinatra's principal nickname throughout the first half of his life.
"He's the one who made it possible for the singer to be the star of the band," says jazz singer Jon Hendricks of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross.
During the World War II years, Sinatra - who was exempted from service by a punctured eardrum - and Axel Stordahl, his chief arranger and conductor, introduced "Nancy (With the Laughin' Face)." Originally presented to Sinatra's oldest child on her fourth birthday, it became one of his signature tunes in a fertile period that also brought forth "When Your Lover is Gone," "The Song Is You," "Fools Rush In," "Begin the Beguine"and "I've Got a Crush on You."
By December 1946, Sinatra - longing to put his sex-symbol identity behind him and be taken seriously - ordered teenagers banned from attending his radio broadcasts. Refining the lessons he'd learned from Crosby and Dorsey, he began popularizing slower but still swinging arrangements, phrasing his lyrics with unheard-of precision and expressiveness.
He collaborated on a World War II-themed oratorio, "Ballad for Americans," and preached the virtues of racial tolerance and national unity in the 1945 short film, "The House I Live In," which won a special Academy Award the following year.
In the process, he won more than the love of fansl he won artistic respect.
"He was the greatest interpreter of lyrics that ever lived," said pop singer Dionne Warwick. "He could sing the telephone book and make you believe it."
But lady luck was about to deal Sinatra a series of punishing hands.
He fell hard for sultry actress Ava Gardner. Their very public and doomed affair eventually led Sinatra's wife, Nancy, to divorce him. Sinatra married Gardner in 1951, was separated from her within two years and divorced in 1957. His failure to hold on to her devastated him, a loss from which he never completely recovered.
"He looked so pained when he talked about her that it was a relief when he changed the subject," wrote Sinatra's third wife, Mia Farrow, in her autobiography "What Falls Away."
In February 1947, another blow: A gossip column placed him in Havana partying with deported mobster Charles "Lucky" Luciano. It was the first of many press reports and government inquests that sought to link him with infamous gangsters from Bugsy Siegel to Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno.
There was worse to come. Beginning in the late '40s, newspaper reports introduced the public to Sinatra as a volatile bully who verbally and physically attacked others, from busboys and bartenders to movie stars and columnists. The House Un-American Activities Committee labeled him a Communist sympathizer and forced him to come to Washington to deny it. He was fired from his radio show and cut loose by MGM studios.
It all took a toll on Sinatra's body and soul. He dropped 30 pounds, lost himself in a boozy haze and suffered two throat hemmorhages that devastated his voice.
Then, in 1953, came the coveted role of Private Maggio in the film "From Here to Eternity." Sinatra's soulfulness and actorly precision in portraying the skinny, street-wise Italian-American caught critics and audiences by surprise and earned in an Oscar in 1954.
His triumph led to a lucrative second career as a mature movie star, playing Nathan Detroit opposite Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls," a junkie card sharp in the ground-breaking heroin-addiction drama "The Man with the Golden Arm" and a prying journalist in "High Society," the musical version of "The Philadelphia Story."
He also became active in politics, supporting Democratic candidates and fighting against racism in pop culture and the rest of American life. Though he wasn't above making back-slapping, racist jibes onstage, his eagerness to share the spotlight with black entertainers earned him admirers.
"It's one thing to have African-American friends in private," says jazz drummer T.S. Monk of South Orange. "But Sinatra made his views public and put his money where his mouth was."
Most significantly, he made a stunning return to the recording studio, burying his ingenue image and recasting himself as a sophisticated man of the world, scarred by love but not averse to new romance. His voice was deeper and richer now; every note he sang was suffused with the exquisite awareness of innocence lost forever.
He allied himself with top arrangers and conductors, including Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Gordon Jenkins. His albums from this period - including "Songs for Young Lovers," "In the Wee Small Hours" and "Only the Lonely" - were acclaimed as masterworks of popular romantic storytelling.
Sinatra's political efforts continued. He performed at the 1956 Democratic convention for presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson and befriended John and Robert F. Kennedy, later rewriting "High Hopes" as JFK's presidential campaign theme song.
Enamored of the charismatic president, Sinatra offered up his then-girlfriend, Judith Campbell Exner to the randy Commander-in-Chief. But when it became known that the singer had also set Exner up with Chicago gangster Sam Giancana, JFK distanced himself from his former pal, opening a rift between the singer and the Democratic Party that never healed.
By 1961, Sinatra had set up his own label, Reprise, producing such albums as "Moonlight Sinatra," "Strangers in the Night" and "Sinatra and Strings," along with two LPs with the legendary Count Basie.
Now a bachelor in his 40s, Sinatra entered a middle-aged crazy phase, cavorting in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Hollywood and stops in between. His entourage, nicknamed the Rat Pack, included Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and Shirley MacLaine, who called Sinatra "Chairman of the Board" and "Il Padrone." Their escapades were immortalized in escapist pictures like "Ocean's 11" and "Robin and the 7 Hoods."
But fame wasn't all dice games with barons and earls. On Dec. 18, 1963, Sinatra's only son, 20-year old Frank Jr., was kidnapped and held for $240,000 ransom. To the nation's relief, he was released unharmed three days later.
Despite his increasingly hedonistic private life, Sinatra did not ignore his artistic ambitions. In 1966 alone, he released four hit tunes ("Strangers in the Night," "It Was a Very Good Year," "Summer Wind" and "That's Life"). He won five Grammys in 1965 and '66 and capped the decade with the single that would become his theme song until he died: "My Way."
In 1962 he gave his finest film performance, playing a Korean War vet in the 1962 Cold War thriller, "The Manchurian Candidate." (When JFK was assassinated in 1963, Sinatra was so horrified that he withdrew the film from circulation for 25 years.)
In 1966, he wed actress Mia Farrow, who, at 20, was three decades his junior. They divorced 17 months later.
The late '60s brought more hard luck. His father died in 1969. Nine months later, the New Jersey State Commission on Organized Crime subpoenaed him to appear before an investigative committees; Sinatra fought the subpoena to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled against him, 4-3.
By 1971, a profound exhaustion had subsumed him. On March 23, he announced his retirement - though the lure of the stage was so powerful his resolve lasted barely two years.
Three decades after his early success, America had changed - and so had Sinatra. Increasingly disenchanted with liberalism, he drifted rightward through the late '60s, then made his conversion official in 1972, supporting President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign.
He made periodic attempts to stay current, recording tunes by such contemporary songwriters as Stephen Sondheim, Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder. For the most part, though, he seemed resigned to being seen as a proud survivor of a bygone era.
This did not, however, affect his selling power. His 1973 comeback album, "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back," went platinum (1 million copies), and his televised 1974 Madison Square Garden concert, "The Main Event," drew a worldwide viewership estimated in the hundreds of millions.
In 1976, he married again, to Barbara Marx, former wife of Marx Brother Zeppo. The fourth time was the charm: The couple remained together until Sinatra's death more than two decades later.
Sinatra's post-1980 years were relatively sedate, marked primarily by his friendship with Ronald Reagan - he performed "Nancy (With the Laughin' Face") for the First Lady at the 1985 inaugural gala - and his insistence on touring (with Frank Jr. as bandleader) despite his age and health problems.
He was handed many high-profile awards, including the simultaneous receipt, on May 23, 1985, of an honorary degree from Stevens Institute in Hoboken and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian accolade. A tireless philanthropist, Sinatra also funded many nonprofit foundations, including a wing at the Atlantic City Medical Center.
But age did not mellow him. In 1983, Sinatra and Dean Martin verbally abused an Atlantic City blackjack dealer, resulting in a rift with state gaming officials that led him to boycott New Jersey stages for 14 months. In January 1985, angered by a Washington Post article, he warned a roomful of reporters: "You're dead, every one of you!"
But as Sinatra edged past 70, his facade of fearsome invincibility finally began to crack - and his critics pounced. Biographer Kitty Kelley published the unauthorized (and best-selling) muckraker, "His Way," in 1985. That same year, "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau drew a series of strips depicting Sinatra alongside famous mobsters.
His musical output slowed. In the last 16 years of his life, Sinatra recorded only five new studio albums. (The most popular - "Duets I & II," which paired him with past and present recording stars - won him two more Grammys.)
In the '90s, his image became ubiquitous once more, thanks to the success of "Duets" and the Sinatra family's newfound eagerness to license his music and likeness to sell products as disparate as ties, credit cards and Lipton's iced tea. The tactic caused a rift within the family: For years, Barbara feuded with Tina, Nancy and Frank Jr. over who owned the rights to which Sinatra songs.
There was a market At this time, the cocktail culture of Sinatra's Rat Pack period made an unexpected and colorful reappeared; suddenly, people who weren't even born when Sinatra retired wanted to hear his music and embrace the image of the sharp-dressed, hard-drinking, lounge-hopping swinger. A flood of biographies, musical appreciation books and Sinatra-themed films and TV shows flooded popular culture, along with reissued Sinatra discs and vintage films of Sinatra and friends in concert.
"Frank Sinatra was the 20th Century," said Bono, lead singer of the rock group U2, and a retro-swinger himself. "He was modern, he was complex, he had swing and attitude. He was the big bang of pop...the man invented pop music."
And in the end, it is the music that matters: the Voice. The Voice that defines Sinatra, eclipsing talk of darkness and scandal and domestic strife, encouraging introspection and celebration, defiance and romance, making the simple act of living feel heroic.
The Voice croons as just-married couples take their first spin across the dance floor; it reassures lonely souls in dingy bars that someone understands their misery, fear and regret; it shouts out the joy of newly elected politicians and affirms the unspoken courage of travelers crossing the borders between old lives and new. And in quiet, darkened homes in cities and suburbs and towns throughout the world, it seconds faith in love and marriage, family and friendship.
Throughout the state, the nation and the world, radio stations, jukeboxes, public address systems, car stereos, television shows and movie soundtracks play Sinatra's music, offering nonstop musical counterpoint to the ongoing life of the nation that birthed it, reminding listeners of the power of the past and urging them to swing to the tune of their own sweet memories. The Voice rings out in a perpetual present, telling stories of love, hope, heartbreak and wisdom effortlessly, tenderly, his way.
"One of Sinatra's favorite toasts to make with a glass in hand was, 'May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine,'" recalled crooner Tony Bennett, a longtime friend. "The master is gone but his voice will live forever."
Sinatra is survived by his wife, and three children.
At press time, a private funeral was planned. No details were announced Friday, but the Sinatra family has a plot at Desert Memorial Park in Chathedral City, California, near Palm Springs, where Sinatra's mother Dolly is buried.
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Prototype microneedle patch under study by the CDC is well received by early testers. Imagine picking up a flu vaccine at the pharmacy and administering it in the comfort of your home.
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Welcome to LILY, KY 40740
40740 is a sparsely populated, suburban zip code in Lily, Kentucky. Median household income here ($24,535) is significantly lower than US average ($56,604). The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. Housing prices here (average $75,700) are fairly typical for the London area.
The median age here is 36. There are 1,645 men and 1,676 women. The median age for men is 36 while for women the median age is 36.
40740 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 37 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Algiers, Algeria!) and -84 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 1,199 feet above sea level.
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- Total Population: 3,321
- White Population: 3,269
- Black Population: 15
- Hispanic Population: 37
- Asian Population: 8
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- Male Population: 1,645
- Female Population: 1,676
- Median Age: 36
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- Median Age of Females: 36
- Region: South
- Division: East South Central
- State: Kentucky
- CBSA Type: Micropolitan
- CBSA Name: London KY
- County: Laurel
- City: Lily
- Longitude: -84.1
- Latitude: 37.0
- Elevation: 1,200 feet above sea level
- Area code: 606
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Wakulla County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating a suspicious death reported Friday in the Apalachicola National Forest, according to Sheriff Donnie Crum.
Shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, a U.S. Forest Service helicopter spotted smoke at a location 8 to 10 miles north of Arran Road in Crawfordville, according to WCSO spokesman Keith Blackmar.
Firefighters responded to a location near Forest Road 313 and Government Road and determined that a vehicle was on fire. Firefighters created a buffer to keep the fire from spreading into the forest.
The body of an older male was recovered at the scene, Blackmar said. The medical examiner conducted an autopsy and the WCSO is waiting for the results to determine a preliminary cause of death. No additional details were released.
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Union County ranks at the bottom, followed by Dixie, Putnam, Washington, Baker, Gadsden, Taylor, Madison, Hamilton and Glades.
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A semiconductor process and resulting transistor includes forming conductive extension spacers (146, 150) on either side of a gate electrode (116). Conductive extensions (146, 150) and gate electrode 116 are independently doped such that each of the structures may be n-type or p-type. Source/drain regions (156) are implanted laterally disposed on either side of the spacers (146, 150). Spacers (146, 150) may be independently doped by using a first angled implant (132) to dope first extension spacer (146) and a second angled implant (140) to dope second spacer (150). In one embodiment, the use of differently doped extension spacers (146, 150) eliminates the need for threshold adjustment channel implants.
1. A method of forming a transistor, comprising:
forming a gate electrode over a gate dielectric over a semiconductor substrate;
forming electrically conductive first and second extension spacers adjacent respective first and second sidewalls of the gate electrode with a dielectric intermediate between each of the extension spacers and its respective gate electrode sidewall;
doping the first extension spacer with a first species and the second extension spacer with a second species, wherein the polarities of the first and second extensions spacers are opposite; and
forming source/drain regions in the substrate aligned to the extension spacers.
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forming an n-type gate electrode;
forming the first extension spacer is further characterized as forming an n-type extension spacer; and
forming the second extension spacer is further characterized as forming a p-type extension spacer.
10. A semiconductor fabrication method, comprising:
forming first and second electrically conductive extension spacers adjacent respective sidewalls of a gate electrode formed over a semiconductor substrate, the gate electrode having a first type of conductivity;
doping the first electrically conductive spacer with an impurity of the first conductivity type and the second electrically conductive spacer with an impurity of a second conductivity type;
forming source/drain regions in the substrate laterally aligned to the first and second extension spacers, the source/drain regions defining a channel region between them wherein the channel region is modulated by a voltage applied to the gate electrode, the first extension spacer, or the second extension spacer.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the field of semiconductor fabrication and, more particularly, to a process of forming small transistors with low leakage and acceptable threshold voltages.
2. Description of Related Art
In the field of semiconductor devices, transistors must simultaneously exhibit high performance and low power characteristics. These two parameters typically compete with one another. As transistor channel lengths decrease, for example, to improve the speed of a device, other parameters such as the subthreshold leakage and the threshold voltage can become more difficult to control. Conventionally, doped transistor channels are employed to control threshold voltages within a desired range. These doped channels are frequently achieved using ion implantation.
Recently, silicon on insulator (SOI) technology has been used to achieve lower power consumption. In addition, gate lengths are being scaled down with each new process technology. The shallow channels needed for SOI and deep sub-micron devices are difficult to achieve consistently with conventional channel doping implants. Without these doped channels, however, it is difficult to fabricate deep sub-micron devices that exhibit sufficiently low leakage current, adequate threshold voltages, and acceptably low threshold voltage variation. It would be desirable, therefore, to implement a process and resulting transistor having a short channel length, adequate threshold voltage, and low subthreshold leakage without significantly increasing the cost or complexity of the process.
The problem highlighted above is addressed by a semiconductor process and resulting transistor that includes forming conductive extensions on either side of a gate electrode. The conductive extensions and gate electrode are independently doped such that each of the structures may be n-type, p-type, or intrinsic. Source/drain regions are implanted laterally disposed on either side of the extensions. Extensions may be independently doped by using a first angled implant to dope first extension and a second angled implant to dope second extension. In one embodiment, the use of differently doped extensions eliminates the need for threshold adjustment channel implants such that the channel region of the transistor is substantially free of implanted species.
The invention, together with further advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Reference will now be made in detail to the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the drawings are in simplified form and are not to precise scale. Although the invention herein refers to certain illustrated embodiments, it is to be understood that these embodiments are presented by way of example and not by way of limitation. The intent of the following detailed description is to cover all modifications, alternatives, and equivalents as may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
It is to be understood and appreciated that the process steps and structures described herein do not cover a complete process flow for the manufacture of an integrated circuit. The present invention may be practiced in conjunction with various integrated circuit fabrication techniques that are conventionally used in the art, and only so much of the commonly practiced process steps are included herein as are necessary to provide an understanding of the present invention.
Generally speaking, the present invention contemplates the formation of a transistor that employs electrically conductive, spacer structures (referred to herein as extensions) on the sidewalls of the transistor gate electrode. Together with the conventional gate electrode structure, the conductive spacers form a three-part transistor gate. The polarity of each of the three gate structures is individually controllable such that the transistor may have, for example, two structures of one polarity and one structure of another. The ability to provide, in this manner, asymmetrically doped extensions, beneficially improves the ability to control the threshold voltage, subthreshold leakage and channel length of very short channel transistors.
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In this embodiment, gate dielectric 102 has a thickness of anywhere from 15 to 150 angstroms. In other embodiments, gate dielectric 104 is a "high K" dielectric having a dielectric constant greater than 4.0. High K dielectrics are desirable for use in gate dielectric films to achieve sufficient capacitance with a thicker film. Materials suitable for use in a high K embodiment of dielectric 104 include various metal-oxide compounds such as hafnium-oxide as well as other materials including aluminum oxide, hafnium silicate, zirconium silicate, hafnium aluminate, lanthanum aluminate, zirconium aluminate, and lanthanum oxide. Additional information regarding high K dielectrics is found in, for example, Samavedam, Transistor having a high K dielectric and short gate length and method therefor, U.S. Pat. No. 6,514,808.
An upper portion of semiconductor substrate 102 typically includes a monocrystalline semiconductor material such as silicon on which gate dielectric 104 is formed. In one embodiment particularly suitable for use with low power applications such as mobile and wireless devices, semiconductor substrate 102 is a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate in which the monocrystalline silicon is a relatively thin film (i.e., less than 10,000 angstroms) formed over a buried oxide with a thickness roughly in the range of 1000 to 20,000 angstroms.
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Dielectric film 120 may be anisotropically etched or left as deposited. If dielectric film 120 is etched, the portions of the film adjacent the sidewalls of gate electrode 116 remain to provide isolation between gate electrode 116 and a subsequently deposited conductive extension structure. It is also desirable to leave a dielectric film over the portions of substrate 102 not covered by gate electrode 116 to isolate the conductive extension structure from substrate 102. If film 120 is etched, isolation from the substrate may be provided by the portions of gate dielectric 104 that remain after film 120 is etched. In addition, if film 120 includes silicon nitride over a silicon oxide pad layer, the etch of film 120 preferably removes the silicon nitride while leaving behind the silicon oxide.
One or more implant steps may be performed after forming dielectric film 120. In one embodiment, one or more extension implants are performed to introduce source drain extension regions 118 into those portions of substrate 102 not covered by gate electrode 116. The source/drain extension regions will be referred to as LDD regions 118 to avoid confusion with the conductive extension mentioned above and further described below. The LDD implant regions 118 are desirable to control the threshold voltage and effective channel-length of the resulting device. In an SOI embodiment of substrate 102, however, high dose ion implantation is undesirable because it is difficult to maintain the dose adequately within the very shallow silicon substrate. To address this problem, the LDD implants may be eliminated entirely from certain embodiments of the process in which case threshold voltage control is achieved by varying the doping polarity of one of the extensions (as described in more detail below).
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Similarly, second implant 140 introduces a second doping profile primarily into a second portion 142 of extension film 124 by using a second implant angle. The second implant angle is likely the opposite of the first implant angle used during first implant 132. If, for example, the angle of first implant 132 is 10�, the angle of second implant 140 is likely −10�. In an embodiment suitable for controlling the threshold voltage and subthreshold leakage of the transistor, the polarities of the implant species used during first implant 132 and second implant 140 are opposite. Thus, first implant 132 may use a p-type species such as boron while second implant 140 uses an n-type species such as phosphorous or arsenic. In one particular embodiment suitable for fabricating n-channel transistors, for example, conductive gate 116 and second portion 142 of extension film 124 are n-doped while first portion 136 of extension film 124 is p-doped. In this embodiment, when the region under first portion 136 of film 124 is the used as the device's drain region, the resulting transistor will have an improved (elevated) Vt and a lower subthreshold leakage than a corresponding transistor in which the entire gate structure is doped with a uniform polarity.
The implant dosage of first and second implants 132 and 140 should be sufficient to achieve a highly doped first and second portion 136 and 142 of extension film 124 respectively. In an embodiment, in which first implant 132 is a p-type implant and second implant 140 is an n-type implant, a desirable dose for the implant is in excess of approximately 1013 ions/cm2. The implant energy is desirably sufficient to achieve peak dose near the center of extension film 124. A representative implant energy for p-type (Boron) implants is in the range of approximately 10 to 100 keV while n-type (phosphorous) implants are in the range of approximately 30 to 100 keV. In other embodiments, additional or alternative implant techniques, such as plasma implantation and blocking layers (to fine tune an existing implant) may be used.
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After metal 166 is deposited, wafer 100 and metal 166 are exposed to a heated ambient 170 to form silicide wherever metal 166 contacts silicon (or other semiconductor). The portions of metal 166 in contact with a dielectric, such as spacers 162, remain unreacted after the heat step thereby enabling the unreacted portions to be selectively removed as shown in FIG. 13. This silicide process produces a conductive bridge 174 that electrically connects first and second extension spacers 146 and 150 to gate electrode 116. In addition to or in lieu of cobalt, metal 166 may include a material such as nickel, titanium, titanium nitride and combinations thereof.
The resulting transistor 110 as shown in
In the preferred embodiment, the polarities or doping types of the components of the biasing structure are independently variable. Thus, each of the three components of the biasing structures may be n-type or p-type or intrinsic. Because of work functions differences associated with different conductivity types, a common voltage applied to each of the three parts of the gate structure can have a different modulating effect on the underlying channel 111.
In one embodiment, the region 156 under first extension spacer 146 is used as the transistor's drain. In this embodiment, first extension spacer 146 is doped p-type while gate electrode 116 and second extension spacer 150 are both doped n-type. This configuration beneficially produces an energy band gap peak near the drain that effectively raises the transistor's threshold voltage and reduces short channel effects including the subthreshold leakage and DIBL (drain induced barrier leakage).
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Thus it will apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure that there has been provided, in accordance with the invention, a process for fabricating a an integrated circuit that achieves the advantages set forth above. Although the invention has been described and illustrated with reference to specific illustrative embodiments thereof, it is not intended that the invention be limited to those illustrative embodiments. Those skilled in the art will recognize that variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is therefore intended to include within the invention all such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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"Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle" Collier County ambulance service: Janet Vasey
Collier County ambulance services get the whole 30 minutes on this week's "Naples Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle" program airing this morning at 10 on ABC7.
The director of a model system in Seattle, Jim Fogarty, joins Collier County Medical Director Dr. Robert Tober and North Naples Fire Chief Orly Stolts. Then two civic policy experts, Ed Morton and Janet Vasey, size up what they heard and where the issue goes from here — after the Collier County Commission rejected a referendum on consolidating ambulance and fire services countywide under the Sheriff's Office.
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Our solution was to put it all under the sheriff, and then you have one person in control, knocking heads if necessary, to get the right solution.
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Two southern Indiana high school band members will be performing at one of the most prestigious high school football games of the year. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl features the top football athletes in the country. At halftime, 125 of the top high school marching band members will take the field. Including two from southwestern Indiana, Bradley Gehlhausen of Jasper High School and Jessica Dillingham of Castle High School.
"I just thought I was a little girl from Indiana and now it's this big thing so it's really cool," said Dillingham.
Gehlhausen says the application process was intense, testing musical talent with marching skill. "They send you sheet music that you have to memorize, and you play it from memory while marching in a box, and they videotape you marching in a box while playing that."
The U.S. Army doesn't only select students based on skill, but also character. Those who know Jessica say she embodies some of the Army's ideals, such as leadership. "Just by the demeanor and they way she handles herself around kids. They all look up to her," said Castle High School Band Director Mark Eifler.
"I just want to be the best role model they can possibly have so they can excel in everything," said Dillingham. Now she will get a chance to lead peers on the field, in front of some her own role models. "Performing a show for the army veterans is just like so awesome. Like I get to do what I love and make them happy and give them a show they will never forget."
The U.S. Army All-American game is in San Antonio on January 4th.