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HUNTINGTON -- Organizers of the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival recently made a donation of $10,000 to the Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Since the festival began in 2005 to benefit the pediatric oncology program at Cabell Huntington Hospital, more than $130,000 has been raised for the children's hospital project fund, which has reached more than $12 million. The festival is organized by John Mandt Jr., owner of Stewart's Hot Dogs, and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment in Huntington.
"This is one of the most anticipated events in downtown Huntington and it is a day that we are proud of because of the awareness and money it raises for the Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital," Mandt said in a release. "The Hot Dog Festival involves so many people in our community and it brings attention to this great cause."
The festival draws hot dog vendors from across the region and state to Pullman Square. This year's event is scheduled for July 27.
"We greatly appreciate the support from those who attend the festival and the commitment of the team of individuals that works all year to organize the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival," David Graley, vice president and chief operating officer of the Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation, said in a release.
The Hoops Family Children's Hospital is a 72-bed children's hospital within a hospital located at Cabell Huntington Hospital, a 303-bed academic medical center in Huntington.


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Next Economy Hero Award Winner Announced At GROWCO, April 6-8th
We are overjoyed to announce that KaTom Restaurant Supply has been selected out of 250 national businesses as a top 5 finalist for the "Next Economy Hero Award!
Our company President and CEO Patricia Bible is extremely excited about this opportunity. As a finalist, Patricia will be traveling to the GROWCO conference in Las Vegas next week, during which she will have the opportunity to serve on a panel with the other four finalists. She will be sharing the story of how she accomplished great success with KaTom and use her experience to give inspiring advice to other growing businesses.
The winner of this award will be announced during the GROWCO Conference held in the beginning of April. The Grow Your Company Conference was created for business leaders to help them evolve and learn from entrepreneurial superstars! The winner of the "Next Economy Hero Award will receive national recognition, one year of SAP Business ByDesign Implementation, a one year membership for Inc. Navigator, quarterly one day strategic work meetings and a year of Strategic Advisory Services all estimated at a value of $250,000! That isn't counting the priceless growth experienced from attending the conference itself.
If you haven't heard of Inc. before you should really look into them! The great people of Inc. focus on resources for entrepreneurs and help them to set (and achieve) their business goals. is pairing up with SAP to provide this very honorable award for businesses that are helping our country lift itself out of the current recession. The companies that are in the running for the prestigious award are providing jobs, new business models, and innovative work thus making our economy stronger!
Talk about an awesome occasion!!!! Out of the top 5 chosen companies Patricia Bible is the only female President so she will be representing all of the working women of our industry. Man, are we proud!!! Please keep your fingers crossed for KaTom Restaurant Supply!


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- Obsolete form of republic.
1651, Fulgenzio Micanzio, The Life of the Most Learned Father Paul[1], page 201:
- He lived in the world ſeaventie one years , which was a decrepit age if you conſider his complexion, or his conſummate wiſdome and perfection on of vertue , and his either deſires or hopes to live being but too ſhort a time if you conſider the ſervice that the publique received from him, or the common deſire that was afterward of him becauſe it concerned the moſt excellent republique, that his ſervice ſhould have beene as durable as it was faithfull.
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Click here for a detailed listing of our Spring 2011 Consumption Theme events.
"Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility." – E. F. Schumacher
The statistics are staggering:
- The global population exceeded 6.8 billion people in 2008, with nearly 1.2 billion people (nearly 21%) living in extreme poverty (on less than $1.25 a day).
- The U.S. contains 5% of the global population, yet we produce 25% of the global solid waste and use 21% of the global energy
- For every 100 pounds of trash we discard, 35 pounds are paper. Newspapers account for 14% of all landfill space, packaging paper another 15-20%.
- Each product we buy contains an average of only 5% of the raw materials involved in the process of making and delivering it; the other 95% is waste.
Let's face it: We are a culture of consumption. Consumption has reshaped our values: ease and convenience are marketed as necessities, global symbols of affluence and status. Even being "green" is now measured through buying power and purchasing habits. Society's insatiable demands have put us at unsustainable odds with a natural world that imposes limits. In addition, our consumptive behaviors have contributed to epidemic proportions of physical and emotional addictions, obesity, and debt. While some enjoy overabundance, others struggle daily to meet their basic needs. These patterns of behavior are radically altering the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the health of our bodies and minds, and the species with which we share the planet.
With consumption comes waste…what should we do about both? How do we balance wants with needs? How can we maintain extreme wealth at the expense of abject poverty? In what ways can we fulfill our consumptive desires without stealing from future generations? What choices do we have?
The 2010-11 Hartwick Campus Theme launches a year of reflection, awareness-building, and action regarding our modern culture of consumption. We'll examine our roles as individuals and as community members in assessing our wants and needs, promoting changes in consumptive behavior, and reducing our collective ecological impact. Through a series of activities and events throughout the academic year, the Consumption Campus Theme plans to:
- Identify the political, socio-economic, and psychological forces behind our consumptive habits
- Measure consumption patterns with respect to energy, food, and materials at Hartwick College
- Raise awareness about the impacts of our choices on individuals, communities, and the natural world
- Engage the College community in efforts to address consumption through education, awareness, and action
"The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things." --Elise Boulding
Consumption Campus Theme Committee:
Brian Hagenbuch, Director, Pine Lake Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Dan Morse, Program Coordinator of the Pine Lake Institute
Mark Davies, Associate Professor of Education
Kristin Jones, Associate Professor of Economics
Andrew Piefer, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Stephanie Rozene, Assistant Professor of Art
Cecelia Walsh-Russo, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Gary Robinson, Director of Counseling Services
Emily Quackenbush, International Student Advisor/Off-Campus Program Coordinator
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Accelerating its shutdown schedule for aging coal-fired power units, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. announced Tuesday it will snuff out two units at its Canadys Station power plant near Walterboro by Dec. 31, four years ahead of schedule.
The Cayce-based utility had planned to convert the two units to natural gas as an interim measure before retiring them in 2017, but after a re-evaluation the company decided to close them by the end of December.
The utility closed another coal-fired unit at the plant in 2012.
The units are among SCE&G's oldest and smallest coal-fired operations, ranging in age from 45 to 57 years.
Retiring the older coal plants will help the company meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations and balance its generation portfolio, said Steve Byrne, SCE&G president of generation and transmission and chief operating officer.
"By the end of 2018, we anticipate that roughly one-third of our electric generation will be fueled by nuclear power, one-third by natural gas and one-third by scrubbed coal-fired plants," he said.
Canadys Station employs 69 workers. Byrne said the utility will help them find other positions within the company.
SCE&G, a subsidiary of Scana Corp., serves about 673,000 electric customers in South Carolina. About half of those are in the Charleston metro area.
It announced in 2012 it planned to decommission six aging coal-fired units to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's mercury air toxic standards. Three of those were at Canadys. Two at its McMeekin Plant near Irmo will be converted to natural gas by 2015 before being shut down completely by the end of 2018. Another unit at SCE&G's Urquhart Plant near Aiken was converted to natural gas last year and also will close by 2018.
The six units make up 730 megawatts of generating capacity.
Santee Cooper also is reducing its reliance on coal. For the first time in its history, the state-owned utility shut down four units that burn the fossil fuel, including two at the Jefferies Generating Station in Moncks Corner, on Dec. 31.
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I'm eighteen years old and I love reading and writing. I also love japanese anime and manga (for those who know what that stuff is then you know how wierd I must be). I am excited and nervous about coming to Haverford in the fall of 2010. Hopefully, I make a lot of cool friends, do well in class and have fun.
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Jones used a three-hit game to seal the victory for the Musketeers.
March 7, 2014
ATLANTA - The bats of Joe Forney, Derek Hasenbeck and Patrick Jones helped Xavier open up the weekend series at Georgia State in impressive fashion, winning Friday night, 16-1. The Musketeers improved to 6-4 on the year, while the Panthers fell to 6-7.
Georgia State touched home first when Nic Wilson singled to left field and brought Chad Prain around to score from second to grab the early lead, 1-0.
XU answered in the next half inning. With the bases loaded, Michael Moore went deep and recorded his first career home run in grand fashion to give Xavier a three-run lead, 4-1. Xavier scored one more in the top of the third after Hasenbeck doubled into left field and Tres Eberhardt scored easily from third.
A big rally in the top of the fifth saw XU pull away further from GSU. A lead-off double by Forney started the big inning, followed by a Hasenbeck single, Bo Slemons walk and a Stephen Schoettmer single to load the bases. Clutch hits by Andre Jernigan, Daniel Rizzie and Forney contributed to an eight-run fifth inning and a 13-1 lead for the Musketeers.
Xavier tacked on two more scores by Chase Puente and Jernigan in the sixth inning and a final one in the ninth to take the first game of the three-game series, 16-1.
Forney, Hasenbeck and Jones each had three hits in the ball game to lead the Musketeers at the plate. Thanks to a grand slam, Moore finished the evening with five RBIs, two hits, a walk and three runs. Bench players Jake Forrester and David Morton each got a hit in tonight's game.
Vinny Nittoli (2-0) picked up the win in tonight's matchup after going six innings, striking out seven and only giving up one run. Freshmen Greg Jacknewitz and Jason Hall came in for relief, throwing a combined three scoreless innings and allowing just one hit each.
Nic Wilson went 1-for-2 for the Panthers and drove in the only run for the home team.
Kenny Anderson (1-1) took the loss tonight, throwing four innings and giving up seven runs on eight hits and two walks.
Game two of the series is set for 2:00 p.m., Saturday afternoon. GeorgiaStateSports.com will provide live statistics for the game.


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In response to an article that appeared in the Daily Times on July 21, Lute Supply of Rosemount has donated a pump valued at nearly $900 to Rosemount Point in Clay Township.
The pump helps to operate one of two the waterfalls a the point.
Tom Albrecht and his wife Teresa, with the blessing of the Clay Township Trustees, have maintained Rosemount Point for a number of years.
When asked why he and his wife wanted to take on the responsibility Albrecht said, "When we came down here we saw a bunch of weeds grown up and the pumps were not working. We've always liked looking at the landscaping and when we noticed all of that, we felt like we had to do something."
Albrecht and his wife have since rebuilt the pumps and got them working, planted flowers, spread mulch, trimmed the shrubs and done a number of other improvements since taking over management of the space.
When one of the pumps went out and could not be repaired, Albrecht and the Clay Township Trustees were working on ways raise the necessary funding to replace the pump.
Tim Hines, a Clay Township Trustee, said the township could not purchase the pump because Rosemount Point is made up of land owned by the township, county and state.
Recognizing the need, Lute Supply stepped forward and purchased the pump.
Brian Hancock, Senior Vice President said in a released statement about the donation, "We are proud to be a part of this community. There is a strong sense of community pride that develops when a project like this is acknowledged. Tom and Teresa have done a terrific job in maintaining the 'Point' and have added their own touches to enhance the project even further. The Lute Family and Lute Supply team appreciate the opportunity to assist in such a worthy project."
As a token of their appreciation the Clay Township Trustees recently honored Albrecht with a plaque.
Hines said was excited about the donation, "This is a tremendous help for us, we don't know how we could have come up with the money. We were going to do fundraisers and Lutes stepped up and said we'll donate that. This is what makes it a good community live in, to have people and businesses like this."
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A former South Dakota basketball star and South Dakota State Miss Basketball will represent the United States in a tournament in China. Sam Ostarello, who starred at Stanley County, and collegiately at Purdue, will play for the NetScouts all-star team against teams from China, Australia and Brazil. Her team's made up of several players from the Upper Midwest including Megan Voltz out of Denver who played AAU basketball with Ostarello. The players leave Monday for China – they'll have one day of practice, then play around nine games. Ostarallo says she improved her strength, and rebounding, at Purdue as she leaves as the Boilermakers' second-leading career rebounder. She was passed over in the recent WNBA draft – she hopes to create a free-agent opportunity by playing in Europe. Ostarello says the European, and WNBA, seasons don't overlap, so it may be better she wasn't drafted.
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Early problems
The Hall's long association with amateur and professional boxing goes back almost 100 years.
There were several applications to stage boxing events at the Hall as early as 1893 – 1902, but there were concerns that this particular sport was not allowed under the Hall's constitution, and also the King 'disapproved of the introduction of professional pugilists into the Hall'.
An application by the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) for the use of the Hall for an ABA competition in connection with the first London Olympic Games was made, but this event was eventually held on 27 October 1908 at the Northampton Institute in Clerkenwell.
First bouts
Although there were boxing displays within other events, the first proper tournament took place on 11 & 12 December 1918, promoted by the Imperial Services Boxing Association. This was allowed as the contestants were Soldiers and Sailors of His Majesty's Forces – The British Empire versus The American Services.
This led the way to a series of 12 boxing performances between 1 December 1919 and 30 November 1920 being held, under Championship conditions, for gold trophies or cups, but not for 'prize money, purse, side-stake or wager'. Most of the greatest living boxers took part, competing for a gold trophy given by HM King George V; Georges Carpentier fought three exhibition rounds on 26 December 1919. Shortly after, on 13 January 1921 the Prince of Wales, a great boxing fan, sat ringside to watch Pete Harman beat Jimmy Wilde in the 17th round.
In 1925 the first of a series of contests with prize money was allowed, but this brought accusations that the Hall was allowing betting during bouts. Although the Hall had banned betting, announcements had to be made from the ring and anyone found contravening the ban was ejected from the Hall.
Boxing in the 1920s and 1930s brought in much needed finance and the matches were of a high standard – Primo Carnera fought in Britain for the first time at the Hall and the Carpentier v Cooke fight on 12 January 1922 brought in £14,000, one of the largest Box Office takings the management had ever known. The Hall was regarded as an excellent venue for the sport, where no spectator was distant from the ring. The ring could therefore be smaller than anywhere else with a result that there was more hard in-fighting.
Other memorable tournaments included the Kray brothers, the notorious twins Reggie & Ron Kray, with their elder brother Charlie, appearing on the same bill on 11 December 1951.
Boxing greats
Muhammad Ali boxing eight exhibition rounds on 19 October 1971, and on 29 May 1979 in Farewell to London, the Magic of Ali, making his final boxing appearance at the Hall.
Henry Cooper fought at the Hall 4 times. The first time on 27 January 1955, and the last on 12 January 1965 against Dick Wipperman.
Years later, Prince Naseem fought Juan Polo Perez on 1 July 1995 and Lennox Lewis appeared no fewer that seven times. Frank Bruno fought on 15 occasions and has also taken part in celebrity tennis at the Hall.
The last world championship to be contested at the Royal Albert Hall before a 12 year break was between Marco Antonio Barrera and Paul Lloyd on 3 April 1999. Also on the bill that night was a British heavyweight title fight between Julius Francis and Danny Williams as well as a young Ricky Hatton.
Boxing returns
Following a 12 year break, boxing returned to the Hall on 7 October 2011 with a grudge contest between the UK Armed Forces and the US Armed Forces in association with the charity, Tickets For Troops. Tickets to 'The Royal Albert Hall Cup' were free and exclusive to members of the British armed forces and their families. The UK Armed Forces were the overall winners.
Championship boxing made its return to the Hall on 28 April 2012, with a line-up of some of the best British boxers including Billy Joe Saunders and Tony Hill.
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Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil 'will, desire' + helm 'helmet, protection'. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the 'conquered' population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John, but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
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German: habitational name from any of several settlements called Amberg (literally 'by the mountain'), including a city in Bavaria. It could also be a topographic name of identical etymology.
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...Concord Free Press "Free their books and their minds will follow," says Concord Free Press's founder, Stona Fitch. He and his wife, Ann Fitch, publish limited edition trade originals by established writers and give them away. Books are distributed at selected bookshops and online with a sticker that reads "100% off." Several recommendations to readers: Don't keep the book; keep it moving. Pass it on when you've done. Give to a charity of your choice, any charity, something you wouldn't have given otherwise. Mention, anonymously, to whom you've given and how much. You want a free buzz? Check out the website and see how far these books have traveled and what was given and to whom. The website is a portrait of American generosity and interconnectedness. Yes, CFP first published my novel The Next Queen of Heaven, and yes, I'm on the board. But I was a booster long before that. Latest wrinkle: Concord ePress, whose best seller so far is Sebastian Stuart's The Hour Between, winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award as the best LGBT novel of 2009. ConcordFreePress.com


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KINGSTON, R.I. -- November 4, 2002 -- Dan Brock, visiting senior scholar in the Department of Clinical Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, will speak at the University of Rhode Islands Honors Colloquiums Genetic Technology and Public Policy in the New Millennium on Tuesday, Nov. 12. His talk, "Genetic Testing and Selection: A Response to the Disability Movements Critique," will defend the use of genetic testing and selection against arguments by members of the disability movement who call this technology discriminatory.
The talk, free and open to the public, will be held in Room 271 of the Chafee Social Science Center from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Brock served as staff philosopher on the Presidents Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine in 1981-82, where he drafted substantial portions of three reports: "Deciding to Forgo Life-Sustaining Treatment", "Making Health Care Decisions," and "Securing Access to Health Care." In 1993, he was a member of the Ethics Working Group of the Clinton Taskforce on National Health Reform. Brock was formerly director of the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at Brown University.
He has been a consultant on biomedical ethics and health policy to numerous national and international bodies, including the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress, the Institute of Medicine, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, and the World Health Organization.
He is a fellow and member of the board of directors of the Hastings Center and was a fellow in the Ethics and Professions Program and in the Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard University in 1991-92. He was the president of the American Association of Bioethics in 1995-96 and was a founding board member of the American Society for Bioethics and Humaniteis.
Brock has authored more than 300 papers in bioethics and in moral and political philosophy, which have appeared in books and scholarly journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of the American Medical Association.
He has also authored several books, all published by Cambridge University Press, including From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice written with three other experts. Brock has lectured widely at national and international conferences, professional societies, universities, and health care institutions.
Anyone who would like to look further into the issues raised by Brocks presentation and writings should consult the Colloquium website, which contains links to two articles challenging Brocks conclusions written by disability activist and scholar Adrienne Asch.
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Dick Smith slashes prices on tech from Apple, Samsung and more
Retailer Dick Smith is reducing prices on select items to mark the end of financial year.
Retailer Dick Smith is reducing prices on select items to mark the end of financial year.
LG introduced the first UHD television in the Australian market, an 84-inch set that carried a $17,999 price-tag. Two years on and the price of UHD has nose-dived, with the 40-inch LG 40UB800T offering the rich resolution at a price south of $1000.
CES 2015 might go down as the moment when TVs became more complicated than they should be.
The battle for the bragging rights to the world's thinnest TV is always something that comes to the fore at the Consumer Electronics Show, and this year Sony says it has come away with winner with three big-screen sets that are as thin as a few coins.
Sharp is quadrupling the number of Ultra HD television sets it sells, raising its bet that consumers will want the TVs despite the lack of a large amount of content.
Samsung Electronics will demonstrate new games and Skype group calls for its smart TVs at next month's IFA trade show in Berlin.
Ohki's 42" Full HD 3D TV with PVR: exactly what it says on the label. For the TV's wallet-friendly $699 price tag, you get a 42in passive-3D LCD TV (no LED backlight, unfortunately), space-age remote control and four pairs of passive 3D glasses. The TV can record free-to-air digital broadcasts once you plug in something for it to record to (a flash drive or portable hard drive, over one of the two USB ports) as well. The price-squeezing comes from Ohki's use of a reasonably low-grade LCD panel, which has implications on overall image quality.
The Panasonic VIERA TH-L42U30A is a 42in Full HD CCFL-backlit LCD TV. Three or four years ago this television would have been top-of-the-line, but in 2011 it's just another entry-level flat panel. Its basic specifications mean that it capably handles free-to-air digital and analog TV and DVD movie viewing, but despite good detail levels in ideal conditions the VIERA U30A struggles with high-contrast video material.
The Sony BRAVIA KDL-55HX925 is, surprisingly, the smallest model in the company's top range of LED-backlit LCD televisions. Despite being a 55in panel it's dwarfed by the gargantuan 65in KDL-65HX925, which hasn't been released yet but will command a price tag even higher than the 55in's $4499. The BRAVIA KDL-55HX925 has every feature Sony has built into its 2011 range of LED TVs, so gadget geeks will be spoilt, but the HX925's glossy design -- attractive and stylish though it is -- means it is not appropriate for watching in a bright room.
The LG 47LW6500 is the first 'Cinema 3D' panel we've had the chance to take a look at -- LG is the only manufacturer in Australia opting for passive rather than active 3D in its LED TVs. The technology promises to get rid of headaches while offering a cleaner and better tri-dimensional experience, and it has cost advantages as well thanks to much cheaper glasses. We loved the 2D picture quality of the LG LW6500 -- it's a great TV for watching Blu-ray movies, although digital TV did seem a bit noisy at times -- and 3D has some legitimate improvements over a Samsung or Sony 3D TV. It's not all perfect, though, with a significant deficit in 3D detail compared to other 3D TVs.
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Panasonic's TH-L32S25A is a 32in LCD TV improves on the cheaper Panasonic TH-L32X25A with a 1080p Full HD panel that supports 100Hz motion smoothing, and a small range of Viera Cast Web services -- Yahoo7's PLUS7 catch-up TV library, Twitter, YouTube and other functions are available to pass the time when there's nothing on TV.
Sharp's newest mid-range LCD TV is the LC40L650X, a 40in screen with traditional CCFL backlighting. We think it's slightly too expensive at its recommended retail price for the features you get, but you might be able to find it on sale. It's an LCD television with good picture quality and a useful USB media playback mode, but we don't like the slightly long delay when changing channels.
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An anti stiction structure for cantilever formation technique. In one embodiment, the polymer cantilever is prevented from sticking to the substrate by at amortized stick layer on the substrate during formation that is later removed as a sacrificial layer. In another embodiment, the cantilever includes downwardly extending legs.
1. A method, comprising:
forming a sacrificial layer of material on a substrate;
covering said sacrificial layer of material with a polymer material;
removing said sacrificial layer to form a cantilevered polymer structure over a substrate using micromachining techniques;
forming at least one structure between said polymer structure and said substrate which avoids said polymer structure sticking to said substrate after said removing;
forming a plurality of leg portion, extending between an extending portion of said cantilevered polymer structure, and said substrate; and
an additional etching to free said leg portions from said substrate.
2. A method as in
3. A method as in
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7. A method, comprising:
obtaining a silicon substrate; and
forming a cantilevered polymer portion over said silicon substrate, and unsupported relative to said silicon substrate;
preventing said cantilevered polymer portion from sticking to said silicon substrate;
wherein said preventing comprises forming legs connected to said cantilevered polymer portion, said legs extending towards said silicon substrate; and
wherein said forming legs comprises forming legs which extend to said substrate and may stick to said substrate, and subsequently etching to free said legs from said substrate.
8. A method as in
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13. A structure, comprising:
a silicon substrate; and
a polymer cantilevered element, overlying said silicon substrate, and forming a cavity between a bottom surface of said cantilevered element and said silicon substrate, said polymer cantilevered element having a thickness less than 100 microns, and a length greater than 100 microns; and
further comprising an indentation in said substrate in an area of said leg, wherein said leg is separated from said substrate.
14. A structure as in
15. A structure as in
16. A method, comprising:
forming a sacrificial layer of material on a substrate;
covering said sacrificial layer of material with a polymer material;
removing said sacrificial layer to form a cantilevered polymer structure over a substrate using micromachining techniques;
forming at least one structure between said polymer structure and said substrate which avoids said polymer structure sticking to said substrate after said removing;
wherein said forming at least one structure comprises forming an anti stick layer on said substrate, said anti stick layer formed of a different material than a material of said substrate;
wherein said anti stick layer is part of a sacrificial layer, and further comprising removing said sacrificial layer;
further comprising a forming a plurality of leg portions, extending between an extending portion of said cantilevered polymer structure and said substrate; and
etching away portions of said substrate which abut near said leg portions.
17. A method, comprising:
obtaining a silicon substrate;
forming a cantilevered polymer portion over said silicon substrate, and unsupported relative to said silicon substrate;
preventing said cantilevered polymer portion from sticking to said silicon substrate; and
wherein said etching to free said legs comprises forming removing a portion of said substrate around said legs to free the legs from the substrate.
18. A method, comprising:
obtaining a silicon substrate;
forming a cantilevered polymer portion over said silicon substrate, and unsupported relative to said silicon substrate;
preventing said cantilevered polymer portion from sticking to said silicon substrate;
wherein said etching to free said legs comprises forming removing a portion of said substrate around said legs; and
wherein said etching comprises BrF3 etching to remove a portion of said substrate around said legs.
The present application claims priority from provisional application No. 60/235,384, filed Sep. 25, 2000.
U.S. Government may have certain rights in this invention pursuant to Grant No. EEC-9402726 awarded by National Science Foundation.
Integrated circuit materials and processing technologies enable forming multiple different kinds of MEMS sensors and actuators. MEMS fabrication may leverage off established processing technologies which are used to form semiconductor materials and structures. Importantly, this may also allow integration of micromechanical devices on the same chip that holds the electronics.
Polymer materials may be used as part of the MEMS structural materials, to obtain certain advantages. Biocompatibility of certain polymers may allow use of such structures in the biotechnology industry. Such polymers may also be formed at lower temperatures then other semiconductor devices, enabling operation over a lower temperature range.
In a polymer surface micromachined process, a specified polymer, such as Parylene, may be used as a structural layer. A sacrificial photoresist layer may hold Parylene in its desired location. Acetone may be used as a releasing agent. Although Parylene structures have been fabricated in this way, it may be difficult to form freestanding devices at a sufficiently small-scale.
The present invention teaches anti stick technology to be used in MEMS formation. The anti stick technology may prevent a polymer cantilever from sticking to the substrate. In one embodiment, the anti stick technology includes a sacrificial layer that prevents sticking. In another embodiment, either one or a number of legs extend from the polymer cantilever to the substrate and are freed after formation.
These and other aspects will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIGS. 1A-1C show an embodiment using legs to prevents sticking;
FIGS. 2A-2C show using a special sacrificial anti stick layer; and
FIGS. 3A-3C show a composite embodiment.
The present inventors have found that the polymers used in this kind of process, such as Parylene, have a relatively small Young's modulus, e.g., around 4 Gpa. These materials may be fairly soft and pliable. After the sacrificial photoresist has dissolved, the surface tension of the acetone material may pull the relatively soft and pliable structural layer down toward the substrate. This may cause a so called stiction effect, in which the formed structure may stick to the substrate. This effect is a well-known problem in surface micromachining technology.
An attempt to solve this problem has used supercritical CO2 drying to bypass the air-liquid interface and thus eliminate surface tension. However, the current inventors have found limited success with such structures and techniques. Theoretical calculations have predicted a limit of 84 microns for the longest cantilevered element that could be formed in this way.
The present application, and specifically the embodiments disclosed herein, define anti stiction techniques, used for fabricating relatively large freestanding polymer MEMS structures. The techniques described in this application may be formed based on gas phase etching such as bromine trifluoride and xenon difluoride etching of certain sacrificial materials. The sacrificial materials used may include silicon and titanium. The disclosed bromine trifluoride and xenon difluoride etching are technologies that provide relatively high etching selectivity of some silicon and titanium as compared with other polymer materials such as the Parylene and the photoresist. Gas phase etching may produce the advantage of avoiding the air-liquid interface force which may be otherwise involved in the final releasing process.
An embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A-1C. The polymer structural layer, which may be Parylene, may be formed with structural posts therein to avoid the stiction effect.
FIG. 1A shows an initial operation of preparing a substrate 100 which may be any material, e.g., silicon. The substrate may have first areas 110, 111, 112 formed thereon. These areas may be patterned using any desired techniques, such as using sacrificial photoresist.
Photoresist areas 115, 116, 117 are formed to define the cavity area(s) underlying the cantilever 130. In this embodiment, the separations between the cavity parts are formed as 122, 123. For example, the area 122 is an area where no photoresist is formed. This may be located between two of the operative areas 115, 116.
The overall structure is covered with polymer layer 125, which may be a Parylene layer. The polymer coats all of the exposed areas. This includes the areas 122 and 123, where the polymer will actually touch the substrate 100. Polymer also coats the photoresist areas 115, 116, 117. FIG. 1B illustrate the result of using acetone to dissolve the photoresist. All the areas of photoresist such as 115 are removed by the acetone, leaving open spaces where the photoresist was previously located. This leaves the polymer structure 130 generally of the shape of an expanding cantilever having structural posts, effectively forming posts 131, 132 at specified locations along the length.
During the sacrificial photoresist dissolution, these legs act as posts, holding the polymer structure above the substrate, and preventing that structure from sticking to the substrate 100.
After the photoresist areas have been removed as shown in FIG. 1B, the device may be dried. A short gas phase etching using BrF3 may then be applied, to remove substrate material 135 from areas under the posts 131. An undercut hole edge by BrF3 may be around 35 microns in diameter and 4.4 microns in depth. This etching frees the polymer structure and enables it to move.
The final structure shown in FIG. 1C is therefore freed, with the freed areas being allowed to move freely.
An alternative embodiment is shown in FIGS. 2A-2C, which uses an anti stick layer. FIG. 2A shows initial operations of fabrication of the polymer structure with a composite sacrificial layer. The substrate 200 may be silicon as in previous embodiments. This substrate is covered over the area that will be under the cantilever, with an anti stiction layer 205. The anti stiction layer may be amorphous silicon, or titanium. Either of these materials can be evaporated or sputtered at low temperatures. This anti stiction layer 205 may be a sacrificial layer. However, thick layers of this material may not be practical because of possible increased deposition time.
Hence, this may use a composite sacrificial layer, with a first portion of the layer 205 being an anti stiction layer 205, and a second portion 210 being formed of conventional photoresist.
As in the above embodiments, the sacrificial layers 210/205 are coated with a layer of polymer 215, which may be Parylene.
In FIG. 2B, the photoresist is dissolved away with acetone, leaving the second sacrificial layer 205. When the device is dried, the polymer structure 215 may stick down towards the substrate as shown in FIG. 2B.
In FIG. 2C, a short gas phase etching using BrF3 and XeF3 may operate to remove the second anti stiction layer 205. This can operate to free the polymer cantilever. FIG. 2C shows how the final polymer structure 215 may be freed from the substrate.
While the above the embodiment has disclosed a composite layer of sacrificial material, it should be understood that a single layer of sacrificial material 205 may be used especially when only a thin cavity 216 under the cantilever is desired.
A composite embodiment is shown in FIGS. 3A-3C. In this embodiment, both technologies, that is both the posts, and the anti stick layer are combined. FIG. 3A shows fabrication of a polymer structure 300 with posts 302. Anti stick portions are located at least in portions under the posts. As an alternative, these portions may be located under the entire cantilever area.
Each post area is thus in contact with sacrificial layer 304. This sacrificial layer can be sacrificial amorphous silicon or titanium, or some other material, as above.
As in the FIG. 1 embodiment, FIG. 3B shows etching in acetone to remove the photoresist. This leaves the polymer structure 300 touching against the anti stick layer 304 at the area of the posts. In FIG. 3C, the anti stick layer 304 may be removed thus freeing the structures. The removal may use gas phase etching as described above.
The above technique has been used to form many freestanding structures of polymers. The specific polymers that are used may include Parylene. It has been found that this system may allow production of cantilevers, e.g., with about 150 microns between posts. Any beams that have widths larger than 100 microns may show stiction at the edges of the beams. Therefore, a maximum distance between the center of the post to the edge of the beam may be 75 microns.
Although only a few embodiments have been disclosed in detail above, other modifications are possible. All such modifications are intended to be encompassed within the following claims, in which:
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The Senior Judge on the panel was Judge King, and he did the lion's share of the talking. Monday morning quarterback suggests he is likely going to be the one guaranteed vote against us.
State Atty Matthew Fader had the first time up in front of the panel. Judge King almost immediately started going into Younger Abstention. Younger Abstention was brought up in District. It suggests a plaintiff needs to exhaust all remedies before "bothering" the Federal Courts. In Woollard's case, he was denied by MDSP, appealed to the hangun review board and was denied, he COULD have gone through the MD State Courts after that….that is where Judge King was leading…
1) Snowden & Scherr are two cases in the MD State cellar showing why it would be a waste of time exercising a Carrry case through State Cts
2) Why is this Appellate Judge wondering about this in the first place???
3) Perhaps, just wishing it wasn't before him??
Back to Mr Fader's time on the clock…
- Fader brought up to the Court that Younger was put to rest at District.
- That didn't stop Judge King, he asked about Rooker Feldman Abstention, if Younger didn't work….
- The State of MD recognizes the right outside the home….you can go to the range, militarily train, yada, yada, yada. Oh, only handguns are impacted by 5-306/4-203, so rifles & shotguns are OK. Yep, and the Judges had fun with that and the State held firm on that…
- Judge Davis chimed in, asking if the statute impacted Concealed Carry Only. He's clearly exploring the Open vs CCW angle. Recall, VA has no-permit Open Carry, permit-req'd CCW.
- Fader replies that it is only a "Carry" statute, not Open/Concealed specific.
- Judge Davis starts suggesting GSR for CCW, no GSR for Open…I want to catch the audio, but he was definitely going down that path…
- Judge Diaz (?) brought up that the District Court Injunction may have been "too broad". He definitely seemed to be probing to a degree at that time.
- Fader goes on with his prepared remarks, saying while Self Defense is core to the right, it only exists "In the Home", outside the home hasn't been established yet. (sorta truth)
- Discussion then went into the CA4 Masciandaro case. Much was brought up on Judge Niemeyer's dissent (pro-2A) in Masciandaro.
- Judge Diaz mentions that the 2A doesn't have a GSR qualifier…
- Judge Diaz (?) mentions that Open Carrying of Shotguns seems kind of counter-intuitive…
Alan Gura's time came up next….
- Judge King almost IMMEDIATELY started querying on Rooker-Feldman. We'll know for sure in a few days, but I believe it had to be at least the first 5 minutes of our 15 minute slot dialog abouto Rooker-Feldman. Gura says that this was explored at the Sister Case Kachalsky in NY, and was ruled out at District.
- After ~5 minutes of Rooker-Feldman, Judge King ate more time off the SAF clock (~2 minutes more) by going in the MD State Court case Williams (bus stop public carry of a gun). Gura had to explain this was a different animal. Judge King asked (knowing the answer) if this went to the Supreme Court (a petition was filed), Gura answered it had, but the Petition was denied. Judge King has a smile, I swear…
- Judge Davis (I'm starting to warm up to him) asks Gura if they could rule against a semi-auto, but permit a revolver with Open Carry (again, I like his thinking).
- Gura says probably not, brings up weapons in "Common Use" for "Lawful Purposes", per Heller.
- Judge King then starts probing whether the existing statute may be Legit. Clearly probing for a potential remand by my read….
Fader gets up for his rebuttal.
- States the state has not conceded the "scope" question (assuming this means outside the home), Judge King is nodding in agreement.
- Judge King, I think asked if Williams was Persuasive.
DISCLAIMER: I want to hear the tape to make sure I heard right…if so, we're fugged. I can't believe an Appellate Federal Judge would ask that question to begin with…again, I need to hear the audio, particularly during Fader's rebuttal time.
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Judges David, King & Diaz for the first three trials.
Then, one judge was replaced – may have had to recuse herself for some reason?
Fader says the following in his argument;
Handgun use in City Halls could be potentially violent. {CP: Aren't lawful, upstanding citizens the only ones prohibited from bringing handguns into government buildings?]
"Maryland does not distinguish between the two – open vs. concealed. [CP: So if I have a permit I can open carry if I have a permit?]
"It is not a crime to wear and carry if you have a permit."
"The state does not distinguish between open carry and concealed carry" [CP: Oh yea, perhaps you should read the letter that accompanies all MD CHP's]
"What the plaintiffs want is the right to carry outside the home not for self-defense, but for no reason at all… or to brandish or fire a gun, or in case of self-defense."
"Handguns are the weapon of choice by criminals" [CP: Why Gura didn't respond that handguns are the firearm most commonly used for self-defense as evidence by the choice by police officers and all law enforcement – was beyond me.
"… carry into the public square is limited" [CP: Fader said providing an example the states right to restrict manner and place. Yet in another argument he warned that those who receive permits might carry firearms into the public square.
"Williams decided the issue of licensing standards."
CA4 Judge, "You can carry a long gun down the street". "In this case they might".
Judge referred to automatic [sic] pistols.
Fader in rebuttal;
"There is no second amendment right to carry a handgun outside the home that Maryland prohibits."
Report 3:
- It's going to hard to overturn Woollard without directly facing a constitutional issue in which the Supreme Court has expressed an interest. The judges weren't kidding about this moving up.
- The fact that the presumed gun-control judge focused significant energy on items that would require remand (Younger Abstention, standing, ripeness, etc.) are all signs that even he determined it was going to be hard to overturn the case on constitutional grounds. If he thought he could overturn based on 2A, he would have focused on 2A.
Remember, when they come up with excuses to avoid the question, it's because they won't like the answer. Gura was winning when the judge talked about anything but the merits of the ruling.
We're winning. The simple fact is that – based on the initial reports – the most anti-gun judge on the panel could not find a way to challenge the merits of this ruling. That has real meaning. I think he's probably seeking ways to leave open doors to restrictions. Even those will be tough.
A Special Note on Long Gun Open Carry as mentioned in the transcript:
Maryland does not suggest that Long Gun Open Carry (LGOC) is a "right". They only note it is permitted under state law. In their eyes, that makes arguments over carriage of a handgun moot. Their view is that people could conceivably carry long guns for self defense in public using existing state law.
There are two facets to this approach. The first is that they think our argument is not worth making. We can carry in public, they say. So why the fuss over handguns?
The second facet is a defense against the inevitable ruling. Even they understand that the chances the Supreme Court will say that a fundamental, enumerated right ends at your home's door is pretty low. So they are arguing two key things to mitigate that ruling: that the right is special and that public safety requirements can trump its free exercise; and that in the event people must be allowed to carry something for individual preservation in public, then Long Gun Open Carry would suffice.
Of course, they undercut their own argument extensively by noting that handguns are more convenient, concealable, easy to use and deploy…for criminals. They want the court inquiry to stop there – at the point where handguns are evil because evil people do evil things with them. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court was asked to do the same thing in 2007/8 with Heller and not only declined to take that bait, but affirmatively said that what is good for the goose is good for the gander. They said in no uncertain terms that handguns are useful for personal self defense, and that DC could not restrict possession in the home to long guns based on the same theory forwarded by Maryland today. In the eyes of the Supreme Court, the fact that most people choose a handgun for self defense makes it the "quintessential" expression of the right.
So LGOC is a desperation move. It's designed to distract and to give an "out" to an anti-2A court (it worked in California two years ago) to either find the argument is not ripe, or to say the right is met via long guns. If a court knows it cannot deny the 2A outright, they can at least take the LGOC route and deny it in practical measure.
Maryland knows the inconvenience of carrying a long gun will stop most from carrying. That's their goal.
A similar approach worked in California with a court disposed to avoid the right. It worked for a spell, but California stepped on their own toes by removing the permissibility to carry unloaded under law. That case is moving forward through appeal, and the courts have little left to grasp for.


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The Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service is pleased to offer the Florida Master Naturalist Program-Coastal Systems module in February 2013. The Florida Naturalist Program (FMNP) is an adult-education program for persons interested in learning more about Florida's ecosystems or wishing to increase their knowledge for use in educational programs as volunteers, employees, and ecotourism guides. Through classroom instructions, field trips, and practical experience, this six-day module will provide instruction on the general ecology, habitats, vegetation, wildlife, and conservation issues of Coastal Systems in Florida.
The class will address naturalist interpretation skills, environmental ethics, and the role of humankind in shaping our past and determining our future. Classes begin February 20 (8am-5pm) and continue on February 27, March 6, March 20, March 27 and April 3. On April 9 (9am) in the Manatee County Commission Chambers, the class will be presented with a UF-IFAS certificate of completion, embroidered FMNP patch, and an FMNP Coastal lapel pin.
The cost for the course is $225.00, which includes all field trips, 40 contact hours of instruction, and a comprehensive student reference workbook. The only requirements of students are enthusiasm, attendance, and completion of group final projects. If interested in registering for the Florida Master Naturalist Program – Coastal Module, please e-mail Lisa Hickey at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Unless otherwise noted, all classes are free and are held at the Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service, 1303 17th Street West, Palmetto, Florida 34221. Minimum workshop size is required; workshop size is limited. Register in advance online via our website at http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu or call 941-722-4524 for all workshops.


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Devon Hospitals launch appeal to prevent spread of norovirus
Posted: December 27, 2012|
HEALTH bosses are urging people who have had symptoms of norovirus – diarrhoea and vomiting – in at least the past 48 hours to stay away from Exeter and East Devon's hospitals.
The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E) has experienced an increase in patients admitted with diarrhoea and vomiting caused by the norovirus.
Norovirus is widespread at the moment. It spreads from person to person extremely easily and causes outbreaks in hospital which result in wards being closed.
To protect patients and visitors the RD&E Hospital is temporarily restricting the number of people who visit patients.
On all of its wards (with the exceptions of ITU, Bramble Unit, Maternity and Neonatal Unit where the usual visiting arrangements remain in place) patients may receive only one visitor for 30 minutes twice a day from 2.30pm to 3pm and 6pm to 6.30pm.
Hospital bosses have asked patients to help them achieve this by agreeing with their relatives and friends who will visit them.
In exceptional circumstances, visiting outside these hours can be arranged with the nurse in charge of the ward, and people are asked to ring the ward in advance to arrange this.
It is extremely important that people do not visit any of the wards until they have been free of diarrhoea and vomiting symptoms for at least 48 hours, as they will still be infectious and will infect the person they visit.
Dr Virginia Pearson, director of public health for the NHS in Devon, said: "We need to protect our patients.
"Our hospitals are looking after people who are unwell and may have reduced immunity. They are therefore more likely to catch norovirus.
"If you have been feeling unwell recently, particularly experiencing any symptoms of diarrhoea, sickness of nausea and if you are recovering from a bout of sickness, please could you stay away from hospitals or nursing homes until you have been free of any of these symptoms for at least 48 hours.
"People should also stay away from work or school until they have recovered.
"Similarly, if you have been in contact with someone who has symptoms of norovirus, whether in the family, at school or work – you could also be bringing the virus into one of our hospitals, so please stay away until it is clear that you have not picked up the virus."
If the illness persists for more than a few days, people should contact their family doctor by phone or take advice from NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 or www.nhs.uk.


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STILLWATER, Okla. – An Oklahoma school district is hoping an extra hour of sleep will boost test scores for students.
Stillwater Public Schools is joining hundreds of districts across the country to find out if more sleep leads to more successful students.
This is a first for Stillwater Public Schools, instead of starting school at 8:00 a.m. junior and high school students don't have to be here until 9:00 a.m.
The district spent several years looking into the pros and cons so this change didn't just happen overnight.
Students at Stillwater High School are working on a different kind of schedule this school year.
"I have a lot more energy now," said Cameron Jackson, senior student.
Juggling classes and a part time job has gotten a whole lot easier for senior student Cameron Jackson now that he's getting to start school an hour later.
"For the most part I still wake up at the same time just because that's what I've been trained to do," said Cameron. "It gives me another hour to sit there and wrap up any homework I have left over or just get ready for day, eat breakfast a lot more than I normally do."
Stillwater Public Schools is just one of a handful of schools across the country that have opted for a time change.
"At first it was a little rough just because it was change," said Dr. Ann Caine, Stillwater Public Schools Superintendent. "Some parents were changing their work schedule to go to work later or go to work earlier."
Superintendent Dr. Ann Caine said, the district researched the idea for three years . It formed a committee made up of parents and teachers so they can talk and take a look at the impact of the switch.
The school board voted to change the time figuring the move would be beneficial to help them see more student engagement in classrooms and better test scores.
"The research is very clear that teenagers should have a later start time and younger children should start earlier," said Dr. Caine. "It's good for them and as we're expecting more and more out of teenagers and students why would you not make this change?"
Social studies teacher Jason Carley said he hasn't seen much of a change in the classroom when it comes to his teaching and how students learn, but has noticed that students are more alert.
"It was an easier transition at least fo rme and for what I've seen from students than I thought it was going to be," said Jason Carley, teacher. "After a year of doing this and if this continues I think this will be the new normal."
With state testing next month for students, the district will take a closer look at those scores for data, but the superintendent tells NewsChannel 4 it's still too early to tell how things are going to turn out.


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The phone is ringing, and I don't recognize the number,
All Caller ID says is, "NAME UNAVAILABLE".
Please help me figure out who is calling and what they want
|Who Called
|Caller ID
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No message left. They keep dialing my number.... I have no bad debts...
No one says anything after you say hello. So you know it's a bad debt issue. I understand why companies. Get others to harrses you about unpaid bill. But if you explain it to the company what makes them think your going to have the money to pay someone's what you owe them?
said it was an important business matter...I'm guessing not as other people are getting the same calls, so I will not be calling back
ccs calling on a sunday afternoon....ya gotta be kidding me....and they had the wrong number...yeah right
they just called me to asking for my wife. I tried to get info from them but she deflected all my questions asking to speak about important business matters.... I did get the persons name she said her name was Courtney Downs.
Folks, I just don't know...
This phone number calls me frequently for over the last month. I've had owned the service number they reach me at since 2001. There are no verbal communications from caller or device that my human ear can make out.
Now that I ignore calls from the number, my voice mail picks it up, and when I play back recording it is recorded blank for several seconds, in which perhaps voice mail detects no sound so auto stops recording.
Today I got the call at 8:30 am and 3:30 pm
I have NO CLUE WHO OWNS THIS NUMBER. 617-581-1051.
I did a bing search on the number and no free info about owner listed
I'm not mad, I just don't get the game of why calling and not saying anything.
Is someone trying to see if I'm not home to rob my residence, or to break in or do me harm when I am home?
That's my concern.
I'm going to take my name off my voice mail recordings now for my added protection.


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New Photo! Chelsie, Dmitry, Anna & More DWTS Pros Celebrate New Year's in Cabo
We love when the stars from three of our favorite dance competition shows get together — especially when they do it barefoot.
For New Year's Eve, Dancing With the Stars pros Louis Van Amstel, Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Jonathan Roberts, Anna Trebunskaya, along with American Idol alumni Michael Johns (Season 7), Melinda Doolittle (Season 6), Rickey Smith (Season 2), LaToya London (Season 3), and So You Think You Can Dance contestants Allison Holker (Season 2) and Stephen "tWitch" Boss (Season 4) all appeared and performed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico this year. The Barefoot Formal was held by the Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa, and hosted by SYTYCD judge Mary Murphy.
Our favorite tidbit from the evening? According to the resort, Louis, Dmitry, Jonathan and "tWitch" "led the guests on a conga line to 'Rhythm of the Night' and everyone sang Kool & The Gang's 'Celebration' to wrap up the night."
Hmm... Where would you have preferred to welcome in 2012? In Vegas with the Jersey Shore cast, or watching a fireworks display with your favorite dancing pros?
Source: Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa
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Capping off a week of Muslim riots in Denmark, a bomb was detonated in a Copenhagen suntan shop this morning. In an earlier post, I pointed out the incongruity between liberal America's perception of a blissed-out, live-and-let-live Denmark (promoted on last Sunday's 60 Minutes broadcast) and the actual country—a key historical epicenter of Western thought and culture now in a violent struggle to uphold its prominence among nations. Several Danes interviewed for the 60 Minutes segment spoke about the Danish trait of expecting little and accommodating plenty. Morley Safer seemed to be on board as those interviewed recommended that America follow their lead in this regard. The segment completely ignored the price that comes with such moping passivity. For those who'd rather hear about Denmark's woes from a Dane instead of an American, here's journalist Jakob Illeborg on today's bombing:
Denmark, once acknowledged for her liberal stance and social egalitarianism, has over the last years become an increasingly polarised society where the differences between the Danish majority and migrants and especially Muslim migrants have been the dominant political agenda.
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In certain neighbourhoods the atmosphere is now so tense that I avoid going there when in Copenhagen. Far from the prophet cartoon crisis clearing the air like most good arguments, this argument only led to division. There are countless examples of qualified foreigners who can't get a job in Denmark simply because of the sound of their surname. On the other hand, many young Muslim migrants have behaved like thugs, vandalising their neighbourhoods. The situation is clearly untenable; the question is: who's got the remedy to solve it?
Illeborg goes on to draw a conclusion that is very much in keeping with 60 Minutes' portrait of an accommodating Danish mindset, ever-ready to submit:
The Danes will have to adopt a political culture that is more accepting of people who don't think and behave like us. Of course there must be limits to what we will accept, but so far neither our society nor our way of life is under threat. Maybe the lesson is to keep our powder dry for when it really matters.
"When it really matters"???


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Picture of the day: Keep your friends close, keep your enemies...
- (Photo: Twitter)
How different are WMATA and its biggest social media critic? Based on Twitter accounts, not very.
I captured this image last week and can't help but laugh a little to see the official @WMATA Twitter account listing one of its biggest Internet critics, @FixWMATA, as a "similar" account to the right of its tweets. Most of the similar accounts belong to neutral transit-oriented D.C. folks — the Twitter accounts for Capital Bikeshare, DDOT,Councilmember Mary Cheh, the Post's Dr. Gridlock, and so on. But these two accounts couldn't be more different in tone in how they talk about the Metrorails and various issues facing WMATA and its riders. That one topic does unite the two accounts, however, and I can understand how Twitter's automated ranking of similar accounts would link the two together. The same D.C. transit enthusiasts are probably drawn to both, after all.
To be fair, his fellow critic over at @unsuckDCmetro is also listed as a similar account.
Read more about the uncomfortable social media standoff between the WMATA communications team and Chris Barnes, the man in his early 30s known online as @FixWMATA who embarked on a personal crusade to track Metro's hot cars for the past two summers, in my piece on hot cars from July. Barnes has quieted down lately, and as the weather begins to cool, the time is right to reflect on the strange Internet phenomenon of Metro and its Internet critics from recent months. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer, right?


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KINGSTON, R.I. -- February 26, 2003 -- A 22-year-old professional magician will address the University of Rhode Islands Forensic Science Partnership Seminar Series on the topic of "Con Men-Fraud, Confidence Crime and the Occult" on Thursday, Feb. 27.
The following week on Thursday, March 6, a representative of the Florida State Fire Marshals Laboratory will discuss "Forensic Science and Arson."
All seminar talks are free and open to the public and held at 4 p.m. in Pastore Hall, Room 124.
Matthew J. Cassiere, a magician, sideshow performer and consultant, will discuss the con man and his methods. He will outline the methods of card sharks, identity thieves and those who work in the occult.
The talk will touch upon some of the psychological techniques used by the modern day grifters and how their methods have evolved. Perhaps most notable will be the thorough discussion of their occult connections with people who talk to the dead, read minds, bend metal, and do the seemingly impossible. URI Chemistry Professor Jimmie Oxley said Cassiere may also give demonstrations of such feats.
Cassiere is a member of numerous organizations including The International Brotherhood of Magicians, The Society of American Magicians, and The New England Skeptics Association. His career has taken him throughout North America and Europe under the guise of "Matt The Knife." He has consulted for technology firms, writers, and casino security forces. Besides being a full-time student he is working on his first book.
Next week on March 6, Carl Chasteen, of the Florida State Fire Marshals Lab, will discuss the major issues regarding the recognition and collection of forensic evidence from fire scenes. A discussion of the nature of ignitable liquid accelerants and their behavior in fires will lead to an overview of fire debris analysis including extraction methods and instrumentation.
Chasteen began his career in fire debris analysis in 1979 after graduating with a bachelor's degree in forensic chemistry from The Ohio University. He began as a chemist with the Ohio Fire Marshal's Laboratory where over 12 years he conducted more than 12,000 analyses of fire debris.
In 1992 he moved to Florida to assume management of the Florida Fire Marshal's Laboratory, which serves all 14 million residents of Florida by providing forensic analysis of fire and explosion debris. He is currently chair of the Technical Working Group on Fire and Explosions as well as chair of the International Association of Arson Investigator's Forensic Science Committee. He is also a member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and the American Society for Testing and Materials E-30 Committee on Criminalistics. He is also a Certified Public Manager in the State of Florida.
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