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The newest Living World update, The Battle for Lion's Arch, brings us the ultimate finale to the first Season of the Living World which rallies the heroes of Tyria to attack Scarlet and her Alliances head on within the battle-torn Lion's Arch.
All of the action for this update takes place within Lion's Arch and Scarlet's drill ship The Breachmaker. Players are sent all over Lion's Arch to put down the Alliance commanders, stop miasma cannisters from being deployed and retake sections of Lion's Arch from enemy control. Ultimately, at the beginning of every hour, players are pitted against powerful assault knights in order to gain access to The Breachmaker in an attempt to put Scarlet down.
Completing all the achievements for this Living World update will get you 102 Achievement Points, the "Hero of Lion's Arch" title, Scarlet's Veil helmet skin and finally the Liberator of Lion's Arch Chest.
Lion's Arch Boss Achievements
Throughout the hour there will be various commanders of Scarlet's Alliances that spawn all over the map. Three achievements require you to just outright kill the corresponding commander:
- "Putting Out the Fire" – Champion Molten Shaman
- "Out with a Bang" – Champion Molten Munitions Specialist
- "No More Magic; No More Poison" – Champion Toxic Warlock
Another three boss achievements require you to meet a special condition during the fight with the commanders.
"Keep Your Distance" requires you to kill the Champion Aetherblade Admiral without being hit by her teleport attack. You can see when this attack is about to occur when a deep orange/red area of effect reticule appears on the ground underneath its feet. You should have more than enough time to dodge away to avoid the attack and deal damage.
"No Free Lunch" needs you to kill off the Champion Toxic Spider Queen without allowing her to get to a cocoon to eat it and gain health back. The best way to do this is have players bunch up and attack at range. When she does her cocoon attack one player will get cocooned and she will slowly approach them. Use that slow approach time to quick burst down the cocoon and then refocus her.
"Light Show" involves killing off the Champion Aetherblade Cannoneer without getting hit by the Aetherblade Megalaser. The Megalaser tell is a giant red circle with a large red laser blasting into the center of it. All you need to do is keep running around the Cannoneer in circles to avoid the Megalaser entirely.
Assault Knights Achievements
At the :55 minute mark to allow players five minutes to gather up and organize. At the :00 minute mark you are finally able to fight the assault knights in order to get the buffs you need to get onto the Breachmaker. There are two achievements tied to these assault knights: "Six Minutes to Knightfall" and "Bigger, But Not Faster".
Each of the knights has the same attack pattern and similar buffs:
- Reflects conditions in one mode.
- Become incredibly vulnerable for each condition applied to them in their other mode.
- Has a large AoE pull that follows up with a devastating melee attack.
- Small AoE ground attack that deals serious damage to those caught in it.
"Six Minutes to Knightfall" requires your particular server or overflow to kill each of the assault knights within six minutes of the event beginning. This requires a strong, coordinated force to be gathered at each of the knights by the :00 mark. Builds should be centered on dealing raw damage and avoiding conditions because of the reflective shield that is on during a majority of the fight. Typically you will want to stay at range and stay within the large, colored fields on the ground to deal extra damage and avoid taking extra damage in return.
"Bigger, But Not Faster" merely requires you to avoid being pulled in by the large AoE pull attack called "Extraction". You will see its tell by the large orange/red AoE circle on the ground that covers a huge radius except for underneath the knight's feet. Dodge into that gap under its feet then immediately dodge back to avoid getting hit by this attack and the follow up.
Scarlet's Demise Achievements
You can kill Scarlet and achieve "In a Cage Made of Lunacy and Madness" and "Nowhere to Hide" without having to fight the assault knights and the Prime Hologram. You will want head to Lionguard Turma at the Diverse Heights Vista. There will be a purple Prime Teleporter you can use to get right to the instanced area where you finish Scarlet once and for all.
"Nowhere to Hide" will require you to have some aegis and stability so you can get to her before she can pull off her emergency shield. We highly recommended that you take a Guardian with "Retreat!", "Stand Your Ground!" and Hallowed Ground to get to her quickly enough. Dodge through her initial attacks and use "Stand Your Ground!" when you are near her so you can maintain footing enough to finish her off.
The Prime Hologram Achievements
Throughout the fight you will be required to become Prime Light attuned in order to damage the Hologram, or attuned to a specific color in order to damage the split Holograms. Every attack you make you have to make sure you are appropriately attuned in order to qualify for the "In Tune" achievement. Highly recommended you turn off your auto-attack in order to achieve this.
To get "No More Tricks, Scarlet" you must avoid every laser blast, and the lingering scorch field, throughout the fight. About every time its health drops by a quarter there will be an additional blast added to the Hologram's attack pattern up until it is blasting four lines. You can tell it is about to blast by the large, straight orange/red line that will show on the floor as it charges its cannon. Dodge or run away from these lines throughout the entire fight to get this achievement.
Finally, killing the Hologram will get you the "One Step Closer…" achievement.
Additional Achievements
Peter the Lost for the "He'll Never Live This Down" achievement teleports to a few different locations throughout Lion's Arch. He can be found in these places:
- In the water near The Gangplank
- In the Crow's Nest Tavern
- Near the Lion's Gate point of interest, very close to the Lighthouse
- At the Durmand Dig Site
- Behind the Lion's Shadow Inn
"Commanding Heights" is found near the Diverse Ledge Waypoint and very much near the Waypoint. Climb up the rubble and you will eventually see the Lionguard near a glowing purple Teleporter.
Getting "Build Your Own Backbone" requires you to build an exotic (or better) Advanced Spinal Blades back piece.


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Who Is Lauren Gray? American Idol 2012 Contestant Background Info
Lauren Gray is a 22-year-old girl from the small town of Hardy, Arkansas. She sings in a band with her dad and works at the family's full-service wedding shop, the adorably named Petals and Lace. Lauren was the last audition shown on American Idol Season 11, and her audition number was written by the one singer Jennifer Lopez griped about hearing too often this season: Adele.
But Lauren wasn't just any amateur contestant; she belted her heart out during her cover of Adele's "One and Only" before the judges. Jennifer was so impressed that when producers asked for a summary of the St. Louis auditions, she said: "Two words: Lauren Gray."
This wasn't Lauren's first attempt at making it to Hollywood Week; back in 2005, Lauren was in the car with her family on their way to Memphis auditions when Hurricane Katrina required the auditions to be cancelled.
UPDATE: Lauren Gray was eliminated in Season 11: "The Final Judgment, Part 1."
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City : Hotel Vélez-Málaga
Country : Hotel Spain
Star rating : 4 star hotel
The hotel Husa Mainake The conference hotel was built in 2000 and consists of 4-storeys with 38 double rooms and 2 suites. Guests are provided with an entrance hall, a 24-hour reception desk, a safe, lift access and a hairdresser. Additional facilities include a cafAc, a bar, TV room, an air-conditioned, A la carte restaurant, public Internet access (additional fees apply) and 3 multi-functional conference rooms with a capacity of 20 up to 600 people. Those arriving at the hotel by car may take advantage of the hotel's car park and garage. Laundry services as well as medical assistance round off the amenities at this hotel. Please take note that check-in time in July and August is at 2 pm. (source: Otel)


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PS4 is '50% faster' than Xbox One, report game developers September 16, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Microsoft has gone out of its way to dismiss the PS4's perceived superiority, but recent reports indicate that Redmond might be in more trouble than it is letting on. If these rumors are to be believed, the PS4 is actually upwards of 50% more powerful than the Xbox One.
PS4 and Xbox One user interfaces are all about simplicity and speed August 22, 2013 at 3:57 pm
We've seen the controllers, the cameras, and the new game consoles themselves, but we've still only seen a few minutes worth of footage of one of the most important aspects of a device: the user interface. Speed, ease of navigation, and the potential for annoying ads are still difficult to judge from these sparse details, but we can already see some truly compelling features popping up on the next-gen consoles.
Samsung produces first 3D NAND, aims to boost densities, drive lower cost per GB August 6, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Samsung has announced mass production of the first vertical NAND. The technology is expected to boost chip density and storage capability, with Samsung claiming an additional improvement to endurance and longevity as well.
New magnetic film could make storage technology 10,000 times more efficient June 19, 2013 at 7:32 am
Researchers have discovered a new may of manipulating magnetic domains in thin films. The advance could lead to much more efficient storage technology in mere years.
Haswell-E to offer DDR4 support, up to eight cores in 2014 June 17, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Details on Intel's 2014 Haswell-E platform have leaked. They point to a DDR4-equipped system with eight cores — a significant step up from the Sandy Bridge six-core systems we have currently.
Researchers overcome show-stopping problems with ferroelectric RAM June 13, 2013 at 3:01 pm
Researchers have found a way to read ferroelectric memory non-destructively, overcoming a major problem with the platform. Could this clear the way to a replacement for NAND or even DRAM?
Magnetoelectrics could advance computer memory, ending reliance on 1s and 0s February 8, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Generally, hardware upgrades incrementally — processors slowly gain more cores, graphics cards slowly become more powerful, and storage devices slowly gain more capacity. Hardware rarely upgrades with a significant leap, jumping from one form to another form that is so significantly upgraded that it barely resembles its roots. Now, with a new type of magnetoelectric material, computer memory may take that significant leap.
Everspin launches new non-volatile magnetic RAM that's 500 times faster than NAND flash November 14, 2012 at 9:00 am
Everspin has launched new MRAM modules that fit a standard DDR3 socket. It's a significant step forward for MRAM technology, and a noteworthy goal post in the quest for a replacement for both conventional DRAM and NAND flash.
The state of DDR4 February 21, 2012 at 9:55 am
At long last DDR4 is on its way, but whether you'll use in your home computer is still somewhat up in the air.
Why you shouldn't buy a cheap Android phone December 30, 2011 at 9:02 am
Don't accept just good enough when the time comes to pick up a new smartphone. In this space, it's best to go big, or go home.


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MAHANOY TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY– The snow is melting, the stream is running, and the bean soup is steaming.
There's plenty of sunshine at the Whipoorwill Dam, and yes, the fish are biting!
Saturday was first day of trout season in Schuylkill County.
6-year-old Kierstyn Reed of Pottsville caught and released 15 fish before 11AM.
We asked her, "What's the trick to catching fish?" She repiled, "To put worms on it.. and then the fish eat the worms… so then you could catch a fish."
Think she's small fry?
18-year-old Jake Barker's been fishing since he was 2. He plans to move to Florida and go pro.
He says,"It's exciting. It's something you have to try to understand how amazing fishing is."
Some people fish by themselves, some people fish with friends, but for many folks most fishing is about family.
11-year-old Shane Hitz is enjoying the opener with his foster parents of four months, Angela and David Weiser.
We asked him what makes the Weisers special? He answered, "They're funny, they have a good personality, and they are really good to me."
Angela Weiser says outdoor activities really make an impact on foster kids. "A lot of the children in fostering don't get the chance to go out and do the things that we do with the children. It's a lot of memories that they have and develop. It means a lot to the children and us."
The Wiesers have been foster parents for 20 years. Angela say it's hard to know what the future holds, but for now the family is together for the start of spring, Easter, and fishing.
Shane says, "When you are trying to catch for a fish you have to have patience. In life you have to have patience."
A lifelong lesson the 11-year-old learned from fishing.
To learn more about foster parenting a special child vist http://www.pa-mentor.com/


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Keying Apparatus - Unknown Manufacturer, High Voltage, circa 1913 Reg. No: ST 015476
- Summary:
- High voltage keying apparatus with morse key and keying relay.
The keying relay (ST 15476.1) works in combination with a morse key (ST 15476.2) to switch the power on and off to a spark transmitter. It is used to isolate the morse key from the high voltages and current involved in driving the spark transmitter. The wide gaps of the relay are sufficient to break the high voltages.
When the morse key is in its open position, the rear contacts connect to the top coils of the relay via the globe. When the key is pressed, the bottom coils are actuated pulling the contacts closed.
Designed in 1913 by John Graeme Balsillie, at the time, a wireless adviser to Commonwealth Government. The instrument was used at Commonwealth land stations.
- Description:
- Relay consists of four coils mounted between two plates; two on a base plate. Four brass pillars on base support a top plate carrying two pairs of sliding contacts and two pairs of butting contacts. The two upper coils are mounted on the underneath of the top plate.
Morse key, brass, on brown wooden base, also carrying a swich, a bayonet contact fitted with a carbon filament lamp and three terminals.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Australia: Post Master General's Department (PMG) Wireless Branch, 1925
|145 mm (Height), 160 mm (Width), 160 mm (Length)
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On each of the top coils: D
On each of the bottom coils: E
On the contact bridging straps: L M
Morse key:
Switch: ON OFF
Lamp bulb: (GE logo)
Paper label on bulb: 16 c / EDISON / 220
|Shaw Wireless Works, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1913
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One of Johnson City's Food Lion locations will be closing sometime in the next month.
The Food Lion at 1420 E. Main St. will be closed, according to Food Lion's corporate website. The grocery chain's parent company, Delhaize America, based in Salisbury, N.C., plans to close 113 underperforming Food Lion stores as a strategic move to strengthen its U.S. portfolio, the company said in a news release Wednesday.
All affected stores will be closed within 30 days, the company said.
About 4,900 employees across the company will be displaced as a result of these closings.
Food Lion still operates a store in Johnson City at 1320 Bristol Hwy.
Other local Food Lion stores that will be closing are the Greeneville store at 2325 E. Andrew Johnson Highway and the Bristol, Va., store at 2012 Lee Highway.
For more information about the closings, visit Food Lion's website.


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A method of forming a refractory metal silicide pattern on a substrate by (1) forming a blanket layer of SiO2 on the substrate, (2) depositing a blanket layer of polycrystalline Si over the SiO2 layer, (3) defining a pattern in the blanket Si layer thereby exposing selected areas of the SiO2 layer, (4) depositing a blanket layer of refractory metal silicide on the substrate over the SiO2 and Si layers, (5) heating the substrate in an oxidizing environment to a temperature sufficient to oxidize the metal silicide layer over the Si to form an upper layer of SiO2 and to convert the metal silicide layer overlying the SiO2 layer to a metal rich SiO2 layer, and
exposing the oxidized surface to an etchant that selectively etches away the metal rich SiO2 layer.
1. A method of forming and defining a refractory metal silicide layer on a substrate comprising,
providing a blanket layer of SiO2 on said substrate,
depositing a blanket layer of polycrystalline Si over said layer of SiO2,
defining a pattern in said polycrystalline Si layer thereby exposing selected areas of said layer of SiO2,
depositing a blanket layer of refractory metal silicide on said substrate over said layers of SiO2 and said polycrystalline Si,
heating the composite substrate in an oxidizing environment to a temperature and for a time to thermally oxidize the metal silicide layer overlying said polycrystalline Si to form an upper layer of SiO2, and to convert the metal silicide layers overlying the SiO2 layer to a metal rich SiO2 layer,
exposing the oxidized surface of said substrate to an etchant that selectively etches said metal rich silicon dioxide layer to thereby expose said blanket layer of SiO2.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said metal of said refractory metal silicide is a metal selected from the group consisting of tungsten, niobium, molybdenum and tantalum, and mixtures thereof.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said composite substrate is heated to a temperature in the range of 950� to 1,000� C.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said polycrystalline Si layer has a thickness in the range of 2,500-4,000A.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein heating of said composite substrate is at a temperature in the range of 900�-1,050� C., the oxidizing environment is dry oxygen, and the time of heating is on the order of 30 minutes.
6. The method of claim 2 wherein said metal silicide is deposited by co-evaporating the metal and silicon by heating with dual E-beams.
7. The method of claim 2 wherein said substrate is a monocrystalline Si substrate, and said SiO2 layer is formed by thermally oxidizing said Si substrate.
8. The method of claim 2 wherein subsequent to the etching of the oxidized metal silicide, the sidewalls of the remaining metal silicide areas are thermally oxidized to form SiO2 films on the sidewalls.
1. Technical Field
Our invention relates to electrically conductive lines and areas for semiconductor devices that are capable of withstanding high processing temperatures, more particularly, to metal silicide lines and contact pads, and to processes for depositing and defining such metal silicide lines and pads.
2. Background Art
Polycrystalline silicon lines that embody a suitable impurity for semiconductor devices have been suggested and used in semiconductor devices to replace the more conventional metal conductive lines. Polycrystalline silicon lines have been found to be particularly advantageous in the fabrication of insulated gate field effect transistor devices because the gate element can be formed and used to define the opening that determines the source and drain regions. This permits a very precise locating of the regions relative to the gate electrode, which would not be possible if the gates were fabricated after the source and drain regions were formed. A polycrystalline silicon gate electrode can be used to define the source and drain regions because it is capable of withstanding the high temperature necessary to introduce the impurities for semiconductor devices used to form the source and drain regions.
In some semiconductor device applications, particularly where a high device operating speed is desired, the conduction of polycrystalline silicon lines cannot be increased to the desired level. Lines formed of a refractory metal-silicide have been suggested to replace polycrystalline silicon as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,022. However, the fabrication of such metal-silicide lines have presented many technical problems. In general, the metal-silicide lines must be protected by an overlying insulating layer such as SiO2. While the insulating layer can be conveniently formed, the defining of the lines from blanket layers of metal silicide and SiO2 using photolithographic and subtracting etching techniques is difficult because the same etchant cannot be used to remove both materials. This requires the very precise determination of etching times in order to prevent over-etching which would seriously impact the integrity of the remaining line.
What is needed in the technology is a simple, dependable and inexpensive technique for defining metal silicide lines on semiconductor devices.
In accordance with the present invention, we provide a process for forming a metal-silicide layer on a polycrystalline silicon layer that is self-defining. In the process of our invention, a blanket silicon dioxide layer is grown on a semiconductor substrate, a layer of polycrystalline silicon is deposited over the silicon dioxide film and a desired pattern formed in the polycrystalline layer by lithography and etching techniques to expose portions of the underlying silicon dioxide layer, a metal silicide coating is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, the silicide coating is thermally oxidized wherein silicon dioxide is formed on the top surface of the metal silicide covering the polycrystalline silicon layer and a metal rich silicon dioxide layer formed over the metal silicide which is over the initially formed silicon dioxide layer, the substrate etched by a suitable etchant to remove the metal rich silicon dioxide layer formed over the initially formed silicon dioxide layer, thus leaving a self-defined metal silicide-polycrystalline silicon layer.
The method can further include the step of thermally oxidizing the structure to thicken the sidewalls of the metal silicide-polycrystalline silicon layer to thereby completely insulate the composite layer.
The details of our invention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawing in which FIGS. 1 through 5 is a sequence of elevational views in broken section which illustrates the process steps of the method of the invention.
Referring now to the drawings, the cross-sectional views in broken section depict the substrate in various stages as the process of the invention is carried out. On substrate 10, a layer 12 of SiO2 is formed. The substrate is typically a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate, typically silicon, which can contain various impurity regions (not shown) necessary to form the desired device structure. Layer 12 can be formed in any suitable manner to any desired thickness. Preferably the layer 12 is formed by thermally oxidizing the silicon surface of substrate 10. The thickness of layer 12 will depend on the particular structure fabricated in the substrate 10. When field effect transistors are fabricated in substrate 10, the thickness of layer 12 is typically in the range of 250-1,000A. A blanket layer 14 of doped polycrystalline silicon is deposited on layer 12 and subsequently defined to leave the desired pattern. The blanket layer of polysilicon can be any suitable thickness but is preferably in the range of 2,000-4,000A which is consistent with microminiaturized structure of modern integrated circuit devices. The layer 14 can be delineated in any suitable technique as for example, depositing a layer of photoresist, exposing the resist to the desired pattern and developing. The resist is retained over the areas of the polysilicon layer 14 which are to remain and the exposed portions removed by substractive etching. Alternately, the exposed portions could be removed by reactive ion etching. The areas of the polysilicon layer 14 that remain after the delineation step can be conductive metallurgy layers necessary to join the various active and passive element on the substrate 10 into operative circuits or the area can be used to define an insulated gate for a field effect transistor. In the drawings that follow, the layer 14 indicates the insulated gate of a field effect transistor. A blanket layer 16 of a metal silicide is deposited on the surface of substrate 10 over layer 14 and the exposed areas of layer 12 as indicated in FIG. 1. The thickness of layer 16 is in general governed by the thickness of layer 14. In general, the thickness of layer 16 should be comparable to the thickness of layer 14 which is preferably in the range of 2,000-4,000A. The metal of the metal-silicide layer 16 is preferably a refractory metal such as tungsten, niobium, molybdenum, or tantalum. The metal silicide layer 16 can be deposited by any suitable technique. The preferred technique is co-evaporation of the metal and silicon by heating the respective targets of metal and silicon with E-beams. An alternate technique for evaporating the metal-silicide layer is RF sputtering the metal silicide from a target containing the right proportion of metal and silicon. Also, sputtering from two targets with the substrates mounted on a rotatable table may be used to produce the desired film. The proper proportion of silicon and metal can be determined by trial and error techniques. While it is desireable that one atom of metal be deposited with two atoms of silicon, the material of the target may contain a different proportion because the materials sputter off and are deposited at different rates.
As indicated in FIG. 2, the metal silicide layer 14 is exposed to an oxidizing environment at a temperature and for a time to form a SiO2 layer 18 over the top surface of the metal silicide layer 16 which overlies the polysilicon layer 14. In the oxidizing environment, the silicon material from layer 14 migrates through the metal silicide layer 16 and combines with oxygen to form SiO2 layer 18. In contrast, over the areas of metal silicide layer 16 which overlie SiO2 layer 12, a metal rich oxide layer 20 is formed which has a significantly higher etch rate than normal SiO2. Metal silicide layer 16 over SiO2 layer 12 decomposes thus liberating the metal or a metal oxide leaving behind a poor metal rich oxide 20. In FIG. 2, the layer 16 is indicated as being partially oxidized. In FIG. 3 layer 16 is indicated as being completely converted to the metal rich SiO2 layer 20 over layer 12. As indicated, the polysilicon layer 14 has a decreased thickness since the silicon necessary to form the SiO2 layer 18 is derived from layer 14. The metal silicide layer 16 over layer 14 is preserved.
As indicated in FIG. 4 the substrate is exposed to an etchant for SiO2, as for example a buffered hydrofluoric acid solution which selectively removes the metal rich oxide layer 20 leaving substantially the entire layer 18 of SiO2. The rate at which layer 20 etches is significantly higher than the etch rate at which layer 18 is removed. It is understood that the layer 20 can be removed by other techniques as for example, plasma etch or reactive ion etching using an environment such as CF4 +H2 which will remove the metal rich layer 20 at a significantly faster rate than the SiO2 layer 18. It can be seen that highly conductive metal silicide areas can be deposited and delineated over polysilicon regions 14 and a SiO2 encapsulating layer 18 formed over the metal silicide by this process. Referring to FIG. 4 when the metal silicide layer 16 is used as a gate for a field effect transistor, openings can be made on either side of the gate using conventional photolithographic and subtracting etching techniques to expose the surface of substrate 10. A portion of the layer 18 is also removed along with layer 12. Suitable impurities for semiconductors can then be introduced into substrate 10 forming regions 22 and 24 as indicated in FIG. 5.
As indicated in FIG. 5, a protective layer 26 of SiO2 can be formed on the sidewalls of metal silicide layer 16 by a further thermal oxidation step similar to the step used to grow layer 18 on the surface of the layer 16. In the oxidizing environment, silicon from layer 14 will migrate to the edge of layer 16 and combine with oxygen to form layer 26 which is an extension of layer 18 protecting the top surface. At the same time the surface of substrate 10 is oxidized, forming a thermal oxide layer 28.
While the invention has been illustrated and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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Museum of Natural Sciences selects participants for educational adventures abroad
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Jon Pishney, 919.707.8083
Liz Baird, 919.707.9893
Participants, upon request
RALEIGH — This summer, 20 educators from across North Carolina will experience the natural world like never before as part of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Educators of Excellence Institutes.
From June 13 to 21, 2013, Museum educators will lead a selected group through Yellowstone — America's first national park — as they study wildlife ranging from gray wolves to grizzly bears. These teachers also will study the park's unique geology, learn about the role of fire in natural ecosystems, and discuss conservation and environmental issues similar to those faced by North Carolina.
Another group will travel to Belize, Central America, from July 23 to 31. Along with two educators from Belize, participants will learn about surprising similarities between the ecologies of the tropics and their own region of North Carolina. During this 23rd annual trip, they will study birds, butterflies and other animals unique to the tropics, and have the opportunity to explore a rain forest, Mayan ruins and a coral reef.
"These trips have the power to change educators' lives," says Liz Baird, director of school programs. "Not only do the Institutes inspire and reward outstanding teachers, they also have a huge impact on how teachers teach and relate to their students."
The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' Educators of Excellence Institutes aim to inform and empower educators to teach students about North Carolina's ecological connections to the rest of the world. All Institutes have an online component [naturalsciences.org] that allows colleagues and students to follow along on the trip through pictures, journal entries and email Q&A.
Institute alumni become part of the Educators of Excellence Network, which helps teachers exchange innovative ideas for teaching science and promoting conservation awareness. More than 400 outstanding North Carolina science educators have participated in Educators of Excellence programs since 1987, while more than 250,000 North Carolina children have learned from these teachers.
A list of participants is provided below.
Yellowstone National Park Institute
- Virginia Byrne, Ravenscroft School, Wake County
- Kelli Charles, Irwin Intermediate School, Cumberland County
- Meredith Cheetham, Exploris Middle School, Wake County
- Valerie Ann Guilbeault, Crest Middle School, Cleveland County
- Sally Massengale, Glenwood Elemenary, Orange County
- Sarah Otis, Brentwood Magnet Elementary School, Wake County
- Ruth Riddle, D.H. Conley High School, Pitt County
- Molly Tuttle, Kimmel Farm Elementary School, Forsyth County
Belize Tropical Ecology Institute
- Meghan Baker, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Buncombe County
- Laura Cochrane, Mills Park Middle School, Wake County
- Les-Lee Efird, Jesse C. Carson High School, Rowan County
- David Everett, Belville Elementary School, Brunswick County
- Steve Gerkin, North Carolina Zoo, Randolph County
- Bridget Jeskewich, Clyde Erwin Elementary School, Onslow County
- Samantha Lawing, South Iredell High School, Iredell County
- Adrienne Palma, Nags Head Elementary School , Dare County
- Wendy Patoprsty, NC Cooperative Extension, Watauga County
- Robin Seamon, William Ellis Middle School, Davie County
- Carol Taylor, Hanes Magnet School, Forsyth County
- Katharine Wernersbach , Havelock High School, Craven County


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Is there life on distant galaxies? What are the origins of humankind? Does the black man always die first in horror movies? Enter last night's premiere of Prometheus in search of these answers.
For what it's worth, I hate horror movies, so read this review with a critical eye. But after a convincing argument from a friend on the benefits of embracing the horror film genre, I thought to broaden my movie-going repertoire and brace myself for the mid-summer blockbuster. More on that argument in a bit.
Prometheus serves as a prequel of sorts to the 1979 Ridley Scott classic, Alien – a movie that has sparked sequels, fear of the unknown and a since retired ride at DisneyWorld that scared the pants off me as a kid. In this new take on the storyline, a group of scientists head to a distant planet on a privately-funded expedition in search of the origins of human life. With the help of David, an engineered robot (played by Michael Fassbender), the crew discovers more than they anticipated.
There is recurring banter between the humans and Dave on Dave's capacity to sense pain, feeling, and human emotion. As the designer of the robot (played by Guy Pearce) notes, Dave comes as close to a son as any robot can be…save for the one outstanding thing, a soul. Unfortunately for my midnight premiere-filled sentiments, this was the exact feeling that I carried for the movie.
Truth be told, there was a lot of hype leading up to the opening of Prometheus. I even managed to squeeze in a viewing of Alien a few days beforehand to gear up for the showing, but it fell disappointingly short of expectations. All of the necessary elements were in place: a good cast, a cult classic as the foundation, a new generation of eager moviegoers to a Ridley Scott big-budget masterpiece, a basic storyline, female leads to save the day. What happened, though, felt like a great concept with poor follow-through.
I was looking for a movie that had me on the edge of my seat for a sustained amount of time, for that quickened heartbeat and the clawing of my hands into whoever's arm was next to me in order to brace myself for what was next. I was hoping to cheer on the resolve of a heroine who refused to go down without a fight. I was expecting an outright good guy and bad guy (read: humans versus aliens) fight. Ok, I was expecting an updated remake of an incredible film. Instead, I walked out of a two-hour movie with weak character development, just-ok effects, but most importantly, not too scary aliens. The heart rate was pretty steady, and simply put, I left wanting for more.
Perhaps my expectation for the movie was too high, but perhaps the fault lies in my expectation for horror films as a whole. I typically avoid horror films for fear of said finger clawing and heart palpitations, but I was gently reminded that those reactions are no less real emotional responses, just as the intrigue of a psychological thriller or the from-the-gut guffaws of a perfectly executed physical comedy film elicits. Movies – good horror films included- have the capacity to allow us suspend reality and simultaneously experience and reflect on real emotions in a short amount of time. Add the collective energy of people attending a midnight showing, and you have a cocktail for an incredible roller coaster of an adventure.
Who doesn't think about the origins of humankind and the possibilities of exploring life on distant planets and galaxies? I know the team here at TPQ does. Prometheushad great promise to bring me into the barrel rolls and breath-catching moments of that ride, but we slowly clicked our way to the top of the first drop and didn't have too far to go afterward. To see the roller coaster analogy through, we ended the ride right back where we started – and unchanged for the experience.
For the movie-going experience, late night excitement and respect for a classic film that reflects the value of embracing the horror film genre, I do not regret seeing Prometheus. If you fall into any of these groups, take a break from the summer heat and enjoy. When you do, though, keep the expectations at bay… and root for Idris Elba's (and the rest of the team's) survival.
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GEN. DE KRUIF: Okay. I can hear you loud and clear. Over.
MR. WHITMAN: All right. Well, General, thank you for joining us again in this format.
This is, on the other end here, General -- Major General Mart de Kruif, who is the commander of Regional Command South in Afghanistan. General de Kruif commands more than 30,000 international troops from 17 nations, who are obviously responsible for security and stability operations in the southern region of Afghanistan. He assumed this command in November of 2008, and, as you'll recall, he's done this once before with us, and so he's very familiar with the procedures.
He's going to give us a brief overview of RC South and then take your questions.
So General, thank you again. And thank you for working through the technical difficulties here. And let me turn it over to you.
GEN. DE KRUIF: Yeah. Thank you for having me. I still recall last time. The main topic of course was the possible influx of the additional coalition forces, mainly U.S. forces. And I can tell you that we are actually entering a complete new state now.
About a month ago, I took command of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Pegasus, with its rotary-wing assets. And over two weeks ago, I took command of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, now called Task Force Leatherneck.
And in a very short time, you will see in RC South that we will start significant operations -- shape, clear, hold and build operations -- to secure central and southern Helmand and stabilize Kandahar city, with the support of the new assets, especially 82nd CAB and, of course, Task Force Leatherneck.
So we're entering a new state in the operation, in which I would like to make the case that we took away the operational initiative from the insurgents and are now entering a new state, in which we will have the operational initiative on our side and maintain it.
On the governance-enriched section and development lines of operation, I would like to mention that the civilian-military cooperation cell that we established within RC South, last November, produced a regional economic plan which was endorsed last month, by all the governors and the line ministries and the task forces and the provincial reconstruction teams.
It carries about $700 U.S million dollars of projects, from which more of 300 million are already funded. And it focuses on seven regional projects, especially focusing on power, water, water management and regional infrastructure. This is a significant step and has added value towards the work, what the PRTs are doing in the province.
So from my point of view, fascinating times. We see the effects of the additional forces on the ground in a very short time from now. And having said that, I'm pending your questions.
MR. WHITMAN: Well, thank you, General. And we'll get right into some here. We'll start with Daphne.
Q Hi. This is Daphne Benoit with Agence France-Presse. I have a question.
General Petraeus recently mentioned the fact that the first week of June had been the worst, in terms of violence, since 2001 in Afghanistan. Now you were mentioning the fact that you are about to launch a pretty aggressive offensive against the insurgents in the south.
Do you expect that level of violence to go even higher?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Well, first, I mentioned that we are going to start operations. But the operations are population-centric focused. So we focus on securing the population, not hunting down the insurgents; only if we have to.
So I wouldn't call it aggressive operations targeting the insurgents but operations aiming at securing the population and separating the population from the insurgents.
It is true that we had a significant increase of incidents, but we also should do some analysis. I think that most of these incidents, or some of this increase is caused by the fact that we simply have more troops on the ground; which also means that we went into areas where we've never been before. That ultimately leads towards more incidents. I would also like to say -- can you still hear me?
MR. WHITMAN: Yes, we're hearing you just fine.
GEN. DE KRUIF: Hello?
MR. WHITMAN: We're hearing you just fine.
GEN. DE KRUIF: I would also like to say that in RC -- great. I would also like to say that within RC South the spike in incidents is concentrated in central Helmand and in Kandahar. But what we see currently is a decrease in incidents in the provinces of Oruzgan and Zabul; which actually means -- that our assessment that the insurgency is more or less forced to concentrate its efforts in Helmand and in Kandahar.
That having said, I think, Daphne, you're absolutely right, there will be an increase in incidents in the next couple of months, based on the fact that we are going to deploy these forces and secure areas where we've never been before until now. And we will also be able to put much more pressure on the insurgency than we did until now.
MR. WHITMAN: Andrew, go ahead.
Q General, this is Andrew Gray from Reuters. Can you tell us what kind of statistics or metrics or indicators you will be looking at to see if you're being successful? What do those indicators look like now, and how will you be looking for them to change? Are you looking at areas under your control or under Afghan government control? What are going to be the measures of success?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Yeah, that's a great question. And we're actually discussing these issues now with HQ-ISAF, to see whether we can align the measurements of effects we have with HQ-ISAF.
What we do in RC South is that we have a regional common operational picture in which one of the main elements is a polling of the Afghans. We did it now for more than 16 months, so we can see trends. You just mentioned some other metrics which are used, like the amount of incidents, the amount of IED finds. But I will actually tell you that after being in theater for more than eight months my -- the best two metrics I have seen until now is the amount of shops open in the bazaar and the amount of schools open in the villages. I would say that's by far the best metrics that I've seen until now.
Q Thank you.
MR. WHITMAN: Jeff, go ahead, please.
Q General, Jeff Schogol with Stars and Stripes. In your last briefing you mentioned that some insurgents were shooting at ISAF forces because they were getting $10 a day. Are you making an effort to give money to those people so that they don't shoot at you?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Well, the answer is no, we don't pay them off. But especially on the reconstruction and development line, we are conducting right now a agricultural study based on the economic plan, and that's actually focusing on setting the conditions for the farmers to be able to grow all kinds of crops except poppy. If we are successful in that -- and it will take a couple of years -- we will take away the economic incentive for insurgents to start shooting at us.
So we will never pay the insurgency -- pay them off. But what we will do -- and that is counterinsurgency -- is set conditions for economic growth and thus denying the insurgency motivation to get paid and start shooting at us. Over.
Q If I can follow up, these sound like they're going to be a couple years off, and if you're talking about going from $10 to $20 per person, that doesn't seem like a lot of money. And quite frankly, paying off the insurgents worked really well in Iraq. So what's to stop that from working here?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Well, the first thing I would say is that if you start to pay off the insurgency, then you got to realize where and how you can stop that. I think there's no end to it.
Secondly -- and we see some examples of it -- once you reached a level of security in which people feel pretty safe and secure, like now in parts of Oruzgan, and parts of Zabul, you will see a accelerated economic progress within a couple of months. So don't think it is actually a matter of years. From a regional point of view, it is, but from a local point of view, it absolutely isn't.
So I'm pretty optimistic that we can see the first fruits of this program and economic development overall in a very short notice once we are able to establish security. That's the key.
MR. WHITMAN: Courtney?
Q Hi, General. This is Courtney Kube from NBC News. Can you just update us on the status of the Afghan security forces in RC South? How many Afghan army polices officers do you have that you -- that your 30,000 troops operate with? And how would you characterize their capabilities?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Yes, I can absolutely give you an update. The Afghan National Army -- as you know, we've got the 205 Hero Corps, which is deployed with four brigades within RC South. These brigades are not completely manned and have a very high operational tempo. That means that not all of them will extend their contract after it expires after three years of service. So actually, we have some manning problems now within these kandaks, and that's mainly based on the high operational tempo, and not able to establish a period of operations and then a period of rest, refit and leave.
That having said, it's fair to say that the leadership of the Afghan National Army has significantly increased its capabilities over last couple of months. They are able to conduct independent operations. We will see additional kandaks coming in right now, four kandaks, one to every brigade. And a kandak is a equivalent of a battalion.
And we are working hard with CSTC-A to increase the manning levels of the battalions that we have, and we will see significant more forces coming in RC South next year. That's the ANA. The ANA is seen as independent by the people, is very trusted and is -- has an increased operational capability.
The Afghan border police still got lots of issues. But I think it's also fair to say that besides the corruption and sometimes the lack of training, the shortage of ANA forces the Afghan National Police into a position that they are used as light infantry. And that's not what a police force should do. So if you've got more ANA, we will ultimately put the Afghan National Police in a better position.
It's fair to say that the Focused District Development program and the mentoring are very successful in RC South. And what we're ooking into now is the uplift for the coming elections. So we will definitely see an increase of quantity of the Afghan National Police. What we need to work at is better training.
And therefore, over the last couple of months, we established new training centers in Oruzgan. It's been very like -- we have one in Lashkar Gah, and we have one in Kandahar city. So we are making progress, but it's in -- a work in progress.
And last but not least, the Afghan border police -- we are just starting training them and partnering and mentoring them. So I would say they need a lot of extra attention to be able to conduct operations independently.
Q I have a follow-up question.
MR. WHITMAN: Okay, go ahead.
Q I have a follow-up. This is Daphne Benoit again with Agence France-Presse. Can you tell us what role exactly will the ANA play during that new phase of operation you were mentioning? And just a detail, but can you give us an actual figure for the number of Afghan national forces present in the south?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Well, we have about 30,000 ANA and ANP forces in RC South right now. What the Afghan National Army does is -- we support them once we conduct the clear phase of an operation, in which we secure an area and deny it for the insurgency. And after that, during the whole phase, they are responsible for the security of the perimeter, thus setting the conditions for the Afghan National Police to do community policing within that security bubble. That is, I would put it simply, the mission and the tasks of the ANA if you talk about shape, clear, hold and build. Over.
Q General, it's Laura Jakes with Associated Press. I'm wondering if you can give us your assessment of this year's poppy crop, and also how you see not only the insurgents reacting and benefiting from it and how, by extension, your forces are reacting to the insurgents.
GEN. DE KRUIF: Okay. Well, it's absolutely clear that there is a very strong nexus between the insurgency and narcotics. And I can say that because the force I have available -- the regional force I have, which is mostly special forces and a British battalion, which is called the Regional Battle Group, specifically focused over the last six months in hitting the nexus between IEDs, narcotics and the leadership of the insurgency.
And every time we launched a operation, we found significant amounts of poppy, IEDs and material that points to leadership, like radios, manuals and things like that. So there is a clear nexus. And we know that the narco-trade, from a financial point of view, fuels a significant part of the insurgency. So the nexus is still there.
Focusing on this year, I think overall the numbers of poppy has gone down. That's not sure yet; that's just an impression I can give you. But I think we have a decreased amount of poppy now in RC South. One of the main reasons therefore is that, especially in Helmand, Governor Mangal had a very successful alternative livelihood program, in combination with an eradication program led by the governor, and also based on the fact that the price of wheat went up, so it was a viable alternative for the farmers.
That doesn't mean that poppy is off the world market now, because I know there's still a lot of stocks out there. But I think overall, it's fair to say that the nexus is there, we've proven it, and that the narco-industry is fueling the insurgency partly, and that there is some decrease in poppy harvest now, but overall, the effect of this will be seen on the long run, not next year. Over.
Q General, it's Luis Martinez with ABC News. Can I ask you, do you have an estimate for the size of the Taliban force in RC South? And what do you attribute the decrease in violence levels in Zabul and Oruzgan to? And do you have any evidence that shows direct command and control over Taliban in RC South from the Taliban leadership in Quetta?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Well, it's very hard to assess the exact amount of Taliban because we have, to put it very simple, three different kinds of Taliban.
We have the religious, motivated Taliban, which forms the leadership in Quetta. We've got the Taliban which is linked with the narcotic trade. And we've got the $10-a-day Taliban. But we also have -- some of these people are not local, but come from Pakistan; are Pashtun, but are called out-of-area fighters. So they come in, and they come out. Our estimation is that in RC South it's somewhere between 10 and 18 thousand fighters, but that's including the $10-a-day fighters.
Secondly, there is a link between Quetta and the insurgency here, in a way that Quetta sets out the long-term strategy and the long-term goals which need to be achieved at the local level. But it's not so that if Quetta would not be there tomorrow any more the insurgency would stop. Therefore, the insurgency is just too much linked within the narcotics trade and is too localized. Over.
Q And if I could follow up again on Oruzgan and Zabul, what do you attribute the decrease in violence there?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Okay. Sorry.
For Oruzgan and Zabul, I think there are a couple of reasons that we see a decrease of incidents there. First, like I always said before, I think the capable insurgency leadership is under a constant pressure and is therefore forced to concentrate on the main effort. And that is Kandahar City and the approaches towards Kandahar City and central Helmand.
That doesn't mean that there's no leadership in Zabul and Oruzgan, but it's a different kind of leadership, with the difficulties of synchronizing the operations on a provincial level. And besides that, that leadership that's still out there is under a constant pressure by especially Special Forces. And that actually leaves room for the Task Force Zabul, the Romanians, reinforced by the Americans and the American PRT, and in Oruzgan for the Dutch task force and the PRT and the Australians, who make good use of this room to maneuver offered to them. And for instance, in Oruzgan a couple of months ago, we were able link Tarin Kowt with with Chora, clearing the whole Baluchi Valley, which was a significant progress.
Well, I think it's fair to say that you see that based on the fact that the insurgency is forced to concentrate, the constant pressure on their leadership, and the agility of the task forces and the PRTs, we see progress there in Oruzgan and Zabul. Over.
Q General, Andrew Gray from Reuters again. You have a significant buildup of forces this year in your sector to a very high level. How long do you anticipate that high level of forces having to remain? I mean, first of all, are you confident that's going to be enough, the level of forces you have now? And how long is it going to be necessary to keep that level of forces in this area?
GEN. DE KRUIF: I missed the first part of the question, but I think you're asking me whether we should need additional forces and whether the current forces we have are enough to achieve success. Is that correct? Over.
Q Yup, that's part of the question, whether the current level is enough. And secondly, how long do you think you're going to have to sustain this current level or increased level in RC South?
GEN. DE KRUIF: Okay. Thanks. Well, I think, as we all know, there's a very good manual about counterinsurgency, which was partly written by General Petraeus, which defines the amount of soldiers that you need regarding -- and amount of civilians to conduct counterinsurgency operations.
From that point of view, we are still short of numbers. So although we had a significant increase of forces, we still have to conduct a counterinsurgency in a country that's five times as large as The Netherlands, with a limited amount of force. Nevertheless, I think that, with the forces we have now, we can secure most of the population. And if we are able to do so, that means we are able to separate the insurgency from the population.
And I think we can have relatively success on the secured line of operations in a couple of years. But we should bear in mind that security is the supporting line of operations. At the end of the day, it's good governance and reconstruction and development that will bring lasting success. Over.
MR. WHITMAN: Okay. General, we have pretty much come to the end of the time -- actually, gone over, due to the technical difficulties at the beginning. But we want to be respectful of your time, and we appreciate you taking the time.
Before I bring it to a close, let me just turn it back to you to see if there's any final comments that you might have that you want to share with us.
GEN. DE KRUIF: Well, my final comment would be that I think it's fair to say, like I said in the beginning, that we're entering a new phase. And being out there with the commander ISAF, visiting the U.S. Marines, visiting the Brits in Helmand and visiting the Canadians in Kandahar, I would say it is overall on the ground at junior leadership that we have great spirits and high hopes, and we think that we can significantly increase the security before the elections, and thus setting the conditions for successful elections in our south.
It will not be easy. It will be a difficult time. But I think we are setting conditions for successful elections and lay a fundament for a significant increase in security over the next couple of months and years. Over.
MR. WHITMAN: Well, General, again, thank you for taking the time.
It's very helpful to get a perspective from somebody like you, on the ground there. And thank you for taking the time. And hope that we might be able to do this again sometime in the future.
GEN. DE KRUIF: Thanks very much. Happy to be of your help. Always available. And stay safe. Over.
MR. WHITMAN: Thank you.


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On Tuesday, the senior committed to continue his academic and athletic success accepting soccer and academic scholarships from Coker College.
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First: Note that candlestick charts typically have two colors of candlestick in them. In this case, we have a black and gray candlestick. A black candlestick indicates that the currency pair closed lower than it opened at. A gray candlestick indicates that the currency pair closed higher than it opened.
High Vs. Low
The two wicks respectively represent the highest and lowest price that the currency pair has traded for the day. Collectively, these two points indicate the daily trading range.
Open And Close
The edges of the body of the candle represent where the currency opened/closed at for the day. For the black candlestick (the down day), the top edge represents the open price and the bottom edge represents the closing price. This is reversed for the gray candlestick (the up day).


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ALBION, Ind. (AP) -- Staffers of a northern Indiana animal sanctuary are mourning the death of a lion that had lived there for nearly two decades.
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary director Lori Gagen says the lioness named Nala was euthanized Wednesday after an examination found cancer had spread throughout her body.
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Nala was 19 years old and had lived at the sanctuary near the Noble County town of Albion since she was about 6 months old. Gagen tells The Journal Gazette that a northwestern Indiana couple was trying to raise her as a family pet and she was set to be euthanized as the couple divorced until a judge contacted the sanctuary.
Gagen says Nala was the matriarch of Black Pine and was among its first animals.


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Of course, it's never as simple as saying, "Hey, stud, what's the deal?" My relationship with John was still in the honeymoon phase. We were supposed to be screwing like teenagers, and our egos were on the line. Unwilling to confront the issue head-on, I began joking that our encounters were "service calls"—him servicing me for nothing in return. John avoided the topic; he'd ask me how I felt about our relationship, but never about our sex life.
Talking about sex can be tricky for any couple, but ED can be a minefield: A study in the Journal of Men's Health & Gender found that men with ED often perceive genuine support from their partner as humiliating. But I knew we had to address it or we'd lose any pleasure we did have. So I told John I felt insufficient, that I didn't want to continue having all the fun. His response surprised me. He said he'd never experienced ED before me. Then he admitted he was on an antidepressant. Things suddenly became a lot clearer.
As a health journalist, I already knew that antidepressants could cause low libido. Sexual dysfunction, which includes problems with desire, arousal, and orgasm, is a common side effect of antidepressants—especially the class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). A 2009 meta-analysis in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology examined 31 studies and found that up to 27 percent of people taking SSRIs experience sexual dysfunction. One explanation: SSRIs may lower levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that acts on the brain systems that govern sexual function.
Once I understood the possible reason for John's problem, I more easily accepted that life between the sheets would be erratic. But we still wanted some form of sexual connection. So we focused on foreplay. We made out like high schoolers. We petted, kissed, and touched for hours, something I hadn't done in ages. He was dedicated to pleasing me even when he couldn't reach orgasm, and I did everything I could to help him enjoy himself.
In short, we learned to truly enjoy intimacy. This can diminish the impact of ED on the happiness of both partners, according to the Australian study. "There are so many ways to have fun and get turned on that don't involve intercourse," says Dr. Callahan. "I tell couples who are dealing with ED to use it as an unexpected opportunity to remember the days when they were dating—when the uncertainty of intercourse was erotic." He even suggests that they make orgasm off-limits for a few weeks so they can learn nongenital forms of stimulation. The technique, called "sensate focus," involves thinking strictly about sensation and asking the partner what feels good. Couples learn to focus on pleasure, not performance—and later to apply the principle to intercourse.
For us, mapping each other's bodies—and not just down south—made us better communicators in and out of the bedroom. John learned to read my body language so well that he could anticipate my needs before I even knew what they were. Perhaps more important, we stopped viewing orgasm as the finish line.
Eventually John's life settled down. He quit the antidepressant. (When ED is a side effect of a drug, it usually reverses within 4 to 6 weeks of discontinuing the meds, Dr. Callahan says.) I'll admit I was worried. It's not that I didn't want him to enjoy sex—nothing excited me more than the idea of mutual pleasure. But John and I had settled into a comfortable pattern of extended foreplay and pillow talk, and I was afraid of losing that. I didn't want us to become an intercourse-only couple.
Our sex life did, in fact, change slightly when his orgasms returned. He was more eager to finish—but only sometimes. He hadn't forgotten what we learned. We still talked and touched and rarely rushed into intercourse. Quickies were sexy and spontaneous (trust me, we enjoyed those too), but exploring, memorizing, relishing each other's bodies was what kept us close as a couple. We slowed everything down and relished each other more. It was the time we spent not having sex that eventually made our sex life so unbelievably hot.


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We ordered delivery for breakfast... It took 50 minutes to deliver, the food was cold and coffee was wrong. I called to politely ask for the correct coffee and they put me on hold for 5 mins. I called back and the guy mumbled something and hung up. With all of the choices in town, don't bother ordering from here
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I always go in and get a slice of pizza, along with meat sauce pasta. Excellent everytime, and fast. Prefer this place over any other in NY.
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I get delivery from here a lot. Their grilled cheese and chicken soup are great! The pasta and salads are not the best. Stick to the basic stuff. Also- their breakfast is wonderful too!
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I go here all the time, especially before a mets game to meet up with friends as it isn't too far from either penn station, or times square where you can get trains out to the stadium. Food is good, usually crowded. I'd say the best time to go here is at night/overnight periods when most people are sleeping & the tourists are elsewhere. People are friendly, good [select]ion of beverages, plenty of seating, and 2 or 3 LCD tv's to watch news & sports on. If you jut arrived into town by train go here for a meal & you won't be let down!
Posted by Tiffany on 12/19/2007
We have an acct here and the food is getting progressively worse daily. the soups are tasteless and sandwiches are small with hard bread. today we waited over an hour to find out that the delivery person couldnt find our office. almost 2 hours later we recd our order for a cheesesteak, fries, grilled cheese and soup. of course it was messed up and we had to wait another half hour for a new cheesesteak. when it got here it was cold and so small it was hardly worth the wait. It will be a long time before we will be ordering from here again.
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On Nov.15 I purchased something called "cimnnamon babka" - it looked amazing on the outside, I had no idea what it was, I asked about the price, it's was $11.95, i bought it. It was wrapped beautifully - looked like an expensive pie. Then I brought it home... what i got for $12 was - slightly sweet piece of dry bread, half-empty inside, with a few (very few!) raisins, and very lightly sprinkled with cinnamon. It was just a small piece! rather small peice, I should say! I was outraged. I 've lived in Manhattan for 15 yrs, I understand things are expensive here, but nothing ever outraged me this much. I am convinced that the sales people ripped me off (they didn't give me a receipt, and there is no pricing on most of pastries /pies (bad sign!) ! I ended up thriowing it away. Never again!
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Step 1: What You Need
-Bullet casings(Find Them Any Where Guns Are Shot)
-Cheap Pen
-Duct Tape Or Super Glue
-Any Tool That Cuts (best works with multi-tool, or Kitchen scissors)
-Elmer's School Glue Or Super Glue (i just so happened to be out of super glue)
Step 2: Now Lets Get Ready To Start The Build
Step 3: Fitting
Step 4: Almost there
I can't wait to make one of these. I was thinking about this instructable in general and I think it might be a good idea to mention that its NOT a good idea to try and make one of these using a loaded bullet.
This should be obvious but it might good to mention since everyone may not have an empty casing. : - )


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|FERC Approves Reliability Standard VSL
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|The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) completed the penalty-setting matrix for violations of mandatory electric reliability standards when it approved assignments of violation severity levels [read more]
|Duke Energy Expands Wind Operations With Acquisition
|by NAW Staff on Thursday June 26 2008
|Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy has acquired Catamount Energy Corp. from funds affiliated with private equity firm Diamond Castle Holdings LLC. According to Duke Energy, the [read more]
|HTS Transmission Cable System Commissioned
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|Hauppauge, N.Y.-based American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy have announced the commissioning of the world's first [read more]
|FERC: U.S. Needs New Electricity Generation, Transmission
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|Higher fuel prices, increased capital costs and continued uncertainty about climate policy are helping fuel the rising costs of electricity faced by consumers across the [read more]
|CWind Offers New Wind Turbine Design
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|Paterson Announces Agreement On Renewable Legislation
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|Gov. David A. Paterson, D-N.Y., has finalized an agreement with the state Legislature on energy legislation that will authorize increased development of renewable energy through [read more]
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|This contemporary painter is a pioneer of the collective movement of art: Ideorealism.
|In short
Yvo Jacquier
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Yvo JACQUIER :: Biography1958 - Yvo JACQUIER was born in Pontivy (Brittany). His father was a managing director of a company, his mother was a schoolmistress. His uncle Alain JACQUIER was a painter.
1977 - After completing a science baccalaureate, he went to Lille to study Senior Mathematics, the classic itinerary of an engineer.
1980 - He refused to enter the School of Engineers and chose painting as his sole activity. His hesitation with respect to music came to an end, since according to him " he has never shown anything more than ability ".
1980-1986 - He learned the trade. He engaged in the landscape motive in Watercolours and exhibited throughout France. He made his mark on the strength of his moist paper technique and his nocturnes.
1986 - He obtained the status very coveted of professional artist at the "Maison des Artistes" presenting a complete file about his work, his fulfilled route and his turnover. He took up permanent residence in Lorient, France, where he built up his own private following.
1987-1990 - During three years, JACQUIER worked alone. He took the risk of character. He is not afraid of drawing, and not only for reasons linked to the trade: his strength is in the line.
1990-1992 - He came out of his reclusion to search for what his development demanded: a pilgrimage to Berlin, along the path of expressionism, brought him into contact with Egyptian Art.
- An initiation to fencing improved the sureness of his hand.
- He attended lectures in the History of Art for two years at the Faculty of Rennes, France.
1993 - He learned to play the trumpet at the "Atelier de Jazz" in Lorient and plays beside the musicians that he paints. Finally, he gathered the fruits of all these experiences in the l'Atelier du Chat studio, also in Lorient.
1994 - The first monograph of JACQUIER the painter was published. He was at the height of his development.
- His meeting with Adrian ARGUÉDAS, world famous Costa Rican, proved decisive. Their short collaboration enabled him to come to terms with the break with expressionism and to embark upon the discovery of primitivism.
1995 - JACQUIER embarked upon a grand subject, the oldest -the Nude- thanks to which he exhibited in the Daniel Besseiche's important gallery in Dinard -France.
1996 - He realised the necessity to widen his audience. A summer exhibition in Carnac, France- satisfied this need.
1997-1998 - He set up in Pont-Aven where he built a studio, then a gallery which bore his name.
1999 - Yvo Jacquier brought all the artists living in Pont-Aven together on the web site www.pont-aven.org. In parallel with a vast amount of work in the studio, he founded the Ideorealist movement.
- From that moment, the JACQUIER's activity will be bound to the life of the movement.
- With Yann-Fanch PERROCHES, he published a didactic version of the Ideorealistic Manifesto.
- With GUILLEVIC, a long work in collaboration starts, as much in the studio as on the international scene.
2000 - After getting serious contacts with the London's big galleries -and exhibiting in the Thomas & Worth's firm in Covent Garden- the two ideorealistic painters set up an exhibition and a conference in Hermosillo -Mexico.
- The exhibition "History in one's lifetime" is installed in the Gallery of Arts and Sciences which is in the Museum of the Sonora's University.
- The first conference about the ideorealism took place in the Centre of Arts -Hermosillo. The lecturers were: Doctor Fernando TAPIA, the INAH's director (National Institute of Anthropology and History); Bachelor Clotilde BARBIER, teacher in language; Doctor Alberto ALVAREZ, linguist; Omar CADENA, writer; Engineer Sergio ZARAGOZA, collector; and Marco MENDOZA, journalist.
2001 - From Mexico, they go to Phoenix, in Arizona, where they undertake to do the same things.
The JACQUIER's personal site, www.jacquier.org , is one of the most rated sites in the french Web, with "peinture contemporaine".
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Exhibitions 2002
Chronological Bibliography1994
Editions Bertrand: Collection "The memory of tomorrow"
Monography in color, 124 pages.
Télégramme, 17th April
Myriam Plaute dit Lebrun : "A new artistic movement : the Ideorealism"
Télégramme, 17th July
Claude Lasbleiz : "Pont-Aven, cradle of a new school: the ideorealism".
Ouest-France, 4th August
Charlotte Viart : "The ideorealists are reinventing the primitive art".
TV Telemax, 2d November
Julio Cesar Villasenor and Maru Haro : "Guillevic and Jacquier, the ideorealists", film in 10 mns, colour.
Mexico Moderno, monthly of November
Cayetano Lucero : "The ideorealism or the art without fragmentation".
Télégramme, 14th November
Claude Lasbleiz : "Two Breton painters, invited to an international exhibition".
El Imparcial, 23d November
Azucena Rochin : "The French are exhibiting from today".
El Imparcial, 25th November
Ramsés Tamayo : "The French are showing their history in one's lifetime".
Radio Université Sonora, 30th November
Emma Lourdes Lopez : "History in one's lifetime", 30 mns.
El Imparcial, 30th November
Luz Alicia M. de Biel : "Social symphony".
TV Canal 12, 5th December
Lupita Valencia : "The ideorealism", film in 7 mns, colour.
Radio Sonora, 6th December
Padre Tomas Herrera : "The ideorealists in Hermosillo", 1hr.
El Imparcial, 12th December
Marco Mendoza : "They'll give a conference".
TV Unison, 12th December
Patricia Gonzalez : "Conference and exhibition of the ideorealism" y "Meeting with Isela Vega", film in 1h, colour.
Voces del Desierto (El Independiente), weekly n.218 of December
Cucky C. Moncada : "A dream with an happy end".
El Imparcial, 14th December
Ramsés Tamayo : "History in one'e lifetime, the ideorealism an internacional movement".
El Independiente, 15th December
Edith Cota : "The ideorealism".
Perfiles (El Imparcial), weekly of December
Maria Luisa Cardenas : "Primitive and Popular".
TV Telemax, 18th December
Julio Cesar Villasenor : "The ideorealism", film in 6 mns, colour.
Letras sobre papel, monthly of January
Omar Cadena : "The ideorealism", special issue entirely devoted to the ideorealism.
Armor magazine, file of the summer. First page / cover page.
Jean-Bernard Moulin : "Pont-Aven, la renaissance". 2 pages in color.
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Good morning. It's so nice to be home with my family again. Our daughter doesn't have school today so we're starting our long weekend with a nice breakfast. I made smoothies as soon as we got up and just pushed a French Toast Breakfast casserole (recipe in the Breakfast Casserole Cookbook) in the oven. While that's baking I'm sipping some coffee and browsing through today's free Kindle cookbooks. I'm finding some interesting stuff.
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Crepes – the "all-you-need-to-know" complete guide to making crepes
I love a good crepe, but find them difficult to make. One of the reasons I love them is because they are so versatile. You can make sweet crepes, savory crepes … make them gourmet, or just use whatever leftovers you can find in the fridge to fill them and make them a complete meal. I'm hoping the tips in this book and some practice will have me making perfect, paper-thin crepes in no time.
Favorite Fish and Seafood Recipes from the Coast of Maine (A Regional Cookbook)
I wish I got to travel more. One of the places I would love to see is the Coast of Maine. When I can't travel to all the places I'd like to, it's nice to experience a little bit of the culture of a region, by reading about it and in my case read cookbooks from that area. I may even end up making a few of these dishes.
The Wonderful World of Dandelions: 40 Fabulous Recipes for Cooking with Dandelions: (Health Series)
Who knew that a weed that grows in my backyard has so many health benefits and can be used as a food. I'm looking forward to giving some of these recipes a try (provided I can keep my husband from mowing them down).
25 Tasty Slow Cooker Recipes: Soup, Chicken, Beef, Pasta and Pork Slow Cooker Cookbook
Surprise, surprise … another slow cooker cookbook. No matter how many of these I read and use, I always find a new twist on a recipe or dish or get ideas for other crockpot meals.
This is the book I look forward to reading to the most. It's always nice to compare notes on what other frugal families are doing. Starting dinner with a soup is something we used to do at some point. It will be a great habit to get back into.
Did you know that you don't need a kindle device to read these books? If you decide to buy one, I recommend this basic model. I've had one for quite some time and can highly recommend it.
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A Trendelenburg's sign is a gait adopted by someone with an absent or weakened hip abductor mechanism.
During the step, instead of the pelvis being raised on the side of the lifted foot, it drops. Thus it is seen as the patient's pelvis tilting towards the lifted foot, with much flexion needed at the knee on the affected side in order for the foot to clear the ground.
Note that the lesion is on the contralateral side to the sagging hip.
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A weak abductor mechanism may also be demonstrated by Trendelenburg's test.