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In our first post-Citizens United presidential election, President Barack Obama managed to overcome the threat of uncapped super PAC funds to win his re-election bid. So what happened to all of that cash that super PACs spent on the election?
First, let's look at the numbers. Super PACs raked in over one billion dollars for the presidential election alone. According to ProPublica estimates, Mitt Romney super PACs spent $6.35 for every vote they received; $5.60 of that was spent attacking his opponent. As for the Obama super PACs, they spent $1.83 for each vote, with $1.43 of that going toward anti-Romney ads.
The vast majority of super PAC money went toward TV commercials, almost all of which were negative. This cycle, overwhelmed viewers appear to have tuned out these ads rather than using them to help make their decision. Charlie Spies, the treasurer of a Romney super PAC agreed, explaining, "The sheer volume of ads in all races certainly meant that it was hard to penetrate with a message." Forget the politicians, with nearly a billion dollars in ads, the real winners of Citizens United have been the television networks.
Since the super PACS' efforts failed to turn the presidential race, now even wealthy conservatives are concerned about the accountability of super PACs. Foster Friess, who donated $5 million to pro-Romney Super PACs, said to the LA Times, "You have no idea of the financial structuring of a lot of these outside groups in term of how much went to the actual delivery of a message versus how many dollars were taken off as fees to the people running them." Of course, that is the danger in donating money to non-transparent, unregulated entities.
But the bottom line is, when Friess spends millions to buy an election, he wants to make sure his side actually wins the election. Despite this election's failure, Friess still anticipates that he and his cronies will pour in just as much money into the next presidential election, but they will expect them to be smarter about it.
In that sense, consider 2012 merely a practice run. Citizens United is still a game-changer, the wealthy just have yet to learn how to foolproof this advantage. In four years, look for the money to spent not just on television ads, but in manners that resemble grassroots tactics in order to get out the vote.
Besides, super PACs actually had a profound impact on races on the state and local level. As the Institute for Southern Studies points out, it is much easier to sway voters' opinions on local candidates who they know less about than the presidential candidates. In many cases, the negative ads are all the voters are familiar with, and the effects show in the voting results. Out of the ten North Carolina races that generated the most outside super PAC money, Republicans won nine of the ten seats by spending at a rate of 2:1.
So let's not let 2012's presidential outcome fool us. President Obama may have surmounted steep financial obstacles this time around, but we likely have not felt the full effects of unlimited corporate spending on elections yet.
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Don't forget it's the super rich that own the media. So in effect, they were paying themselves. Win or lose, they win. It's so tough at the top!
If Citizens United can be repealed so that future elections can NOT be bought and voter registration can be modified so that the Federal Government can make it so that any citizen can vote in a timely matter in the next elections whether they be State or Federal. It is ridiculous and wrong that people have to wait in some cases 9 hours or more just to vote their conscience. It should be easy and people should have 3 weeks to a month in order to vote if needed. That would make it a level playing field for all the people.
The only bright note here, the one that gives me absolute glee, is that all that money they spent was wasted and they will never, ever get it back.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA (cue dramatic organ music).
Seems the only way to same our democracy is to over turn the courts Citizen's United decision...other wise the uber rich will...sooner than later...buy our White House. And, that creats a truly horrific senario we should all not want. Because if that plays out the way the GOP would like to see it...our democracy is indeed doomed.
@Charles S. you are a man after my own heart. We Americans are a gullible group. A few decades back Americans were told over and over again that unions were bad things and responsible for jobs moving offshore. If you paid even cursory attention to the recent presidential election you saw how companies bought other companies sucked the profits and cash out of the operation and if the company survives they moved it offshore and poof the jobs were gone. We were told the high wages unions demanded were the cause of companies leaving the US. In many cases it was the new CEO class who sucked all the profits out of companies while busting the unions and secretly grabbing the pension money out of the companies.
America it was the unions which created the middle class in our country and if you graph the data you will see as union membership fell so did the middle class and the money the middle class used to have is now in the coffers of the rich. The unions didnt damage out economy it was the CEOs and companies such as Bain Capital and other hedge fund operators and their Republican allies who wrote tax laws that favored off shoring.
I guess this was one of the ways that the money of the super rich gets to "trickle down".
One can't say that the trickle was at all beneficial for anyone except the designers, TV crews, etc that were paid to produce the visual and other messages of the GOP. Still, the TV crews, Billboard printers etc, will go and spend some on hamburgers in the local cafeteria and another lot of underpaid workers can get paid and live another few days. Great!
There is no doubt that the extreme right wing of the GOP, members the Bohemian Club, etc have already met to plan what more effective conniving things they can do with the money next time. After all, for them this is not a lot of money.
Here's hoping we can get this done - but you can bet your bottom dollar that these people won't stop - too much at stake - which is, of course, control of this country's government.
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Coronation Book of Charles V
Coronation Book of Charles V of France
British Library Cotton MS Tiberius B. viii, f.55
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The Coronation Book of Charles V at first seems a rather staid example of 14th-century manuscript illumination. The images are straightforward – there are no fantastic beasts lurking in the margins, there are no frolicking peasants or complicated religious allegories. What we see, instead, is a unique look into the rituals that ruled medieval life at the highest level of society. We see a royal coronation set out for us in 38 scenes. This desire to record contemporary events was extraordinarily unusual in a time when people were accustomed to romanticised versions of past events and past rulers, such as the 'histories' of King Arthur or Alexander the Great. This manuscript is one of the first of the late Middle Ages to incorporate 'real' history. In an age before television or even newspapers, this manuscript provided a permanent record of the rituals used on a specific day, at a specific place, and involving specific people.
Who was Charles V?
Charles V, king of France from 1364 to 1380, is an important figure in the history of the Hundred Years War. Charles acted as regent when his father, King John II, was captured at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and taken to London as a hostage for four years. During this time and after his succession, Charles had to contend not only with King Edward III and the English, but also with an uprising in Paris, unhappy peasants in the countryside, and threats against the kingdom from wandering bands of mercenaries. In the Treaty of Bruges of 1375, he managed to reverse most of the gains England had made on the continent under Edward III.
Although constantly challenged, Charles maintained the French court in an opulent and refined manner that anticipated the courts of the European Renaissance. Christine de Pisan, Charles' biographer, paints a picture of a wise ruler whose academic tastes led him to commission and to collect some of the finest works of medieval illuminated manuscripts of his day. Eventually Charles amassed at his royal residences a library of over 900 manuscripts, of which around 100 are known to survive today. Among the most important of these manuscripts is this Coronation Book.
What is special about a medieval coronation?
The religious overtones of a medieval coronation are thought to originate with ancient concepts of divine kingship and priest-kings. Medieval French tradition held that the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove delivered a holy oil, or chrism, to the early Christian King Clovis (a form of the name Louis). Anointment with this holy chrism transferred divine grace to its recipient and a custom developed of anointing all kings of France upon their succession. French kings (and other European kings who followed this custom, including the English) therefore became kings Dei gratia, 'by the grace of God.' Even in modern times, Queen Elizabeth II received the appellation Dei gratia regina (abbreviated to 'D.G. REG' on British coins) after her anointing. The anointing ceremony most often accompanied the ceremony of coronation, which involved the actual placing of the crown on the head of the monarch, and provided earthly confirmation of the succession.
What is a Coronation Book?
An ordo is a collection of prayers, ceremonies, and hymns used during a liturgical celebration. A coronation ordo or order, an alternate term often used to describe the Coronation Book of Charles V, describes the rituals and customs followed in the crowning and anointing of a king or queen. The manuscript held today in the British Library's collections was commissioned by Charles V in 1365 to commemorate and certify the rituals he underwent at his coronation and anointing one year earlier, on 19 May 1364.
What makes this Coronation Book important?
While certainly not photographic in a modern sense, the images in the Coronation Book of Charles V show an interest, unusual at this time, in creating a 'portrait' record of an historic event. Individuals are identified by well-known features (Charles' long nose and reddish hair), clothing (ecclesiastical garb of the Archbishop of Rheims), and heraldry (the fleur-de-lis robe with red border of Louis of Anjou, Charles' younger brother and heir). Specific events of the ritual are clearly presented in an almost comic book style ranging from the arrival of Charles at Rheims, the site of the ceremonies, through the next 28 scenes to the coronation and Eucharistic mass. The following nine scenes represent the detailed ceremony followed for Charles' queen, Jeanne de Bourbon, and place special and unparalleled importance on the separate role of the Queen in French coronation and anointing rituals.
The emphasis on precise detail, which sets out not only who was involved in the ceremonies, but also what role individuals played, is unique. Before this manuscript was created, coronation ordos tended to include either abstract representations of God's divine favour for the new king or generic displays of 'a king' performing the rituals. Charles V's Coronation Book, with its eye for detail, would have significant influence on later coronation and anointing ceremonies – surprisingly, perhaps, in England.
This Coronation Book probably entered English hands around the year 1425 when John, Duke of Bedford, regent of France after the Battle of Agincourt, took ownership of much of the library of King Charles VI. The manuscript includes an oath of allegiance to the king of England, which may indicate its use in the ceremonies of Bedford's nephew, Henry VI, at his coronation in Paris on 17 December 1431. It is possible that this very manuscript was used in later English coronation and anointing ceremonies, although there is no definite evidence supporting this. At one point, possibly after the book entered the library of Robert Cotton in the early 17th century, the French manuscript was bound with an English Pontifical (a book for use by a bishop or archbishop) that contained a version of the English coronation ordo, indicating continued English interest and adaptation of the French original. The Coronation Book became national property through a bequest of Sir John Cotton in 1702 and entered the collections of the British Museum in 1753.
Anointing of the King's hands
The image shown here, 18th in the series, shows the Archbishop of Rheims anointing the King's hands. The King and Archbishop are accompanied by Louis of Anjou, who holds the King's sword. Two bishops and a monk assist the Archbishop, while an older noble follows Louis of Anjou. Among these four are probably representatives of the religious and secular Peers of France, whose participation in the coronation and anointing ceremonies provided earthly confirmation for the new king. The crown and the container of holy chrism sit nearby on an altar, ready to be used.

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Homemade egg rolls are much tastier than the ones served in your Chinese takeout. See how to make your own vegetable egg rolls.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Make Egg RollsHi I'm Chef Roble for About.com. Today we are going to learn how to make vegetables egg rolls.
Ingredients for Egg RollsAnd here are our ingredients:
- One head green cabbage
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 3 ounces carrots nibs. I'm sure that you are familiar with these. They come prepackaged in a little bag.
- 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- One package of egg roll skins. They normally run about 24 ounces.
Julienne the Mushrooms and VegetablesFirst we are going to take the shiitake mushrooms caps only. Take three of them at a time. Stack them up and were going to julienne them. Cut them up right apart into strips. That is julienne.
Next we're going to julienne this cabbage first thing you want to do is cut in half right down the middle. Now different cabbages come in different sizes. You can find a green cabbage that's half the size or twice the size. Basically we are going to julienne enough of this to get 2 quarts or 8 cups. So what I'm doing now is removing this center piece. It doesn't cut up very well. Cut it in half again and then cut it into little slices. Julianne them this size into little strips. And I will keep going until I have 2 quarts.
And for the carrots, what you want to do is take them and quarter them. What you want to do is cut them in half. Now it's in two pieces and what I'm going to do is spin it around and cut it again. So now I have four pieces. We will go through all of these and quarter them up.
Sauté the Mushrooms and VegetablesSo, in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, I'm going to add in the sesame oil. It's just starting to smoke a little bit, adding the ginger and add in the garlic. Gonna stir this around a little bit until it browns. Okay, it's just starting to brown.
Next thing that we want to do is to add in the shiitake mushrooms. This will cool down the pan a little bit and keep the ginger and garlic from burning. And also you want to just cook the mushrooms. And then, were going to flatten it out. Let these just sit here and brown. It should take about a minute. Okay, so they browned.
I'm going to add in the carrots. Sprinkle those right around. The cabbage, this cabbage is going to steam up nicely with the carrots. Soy sauce, add that right in and that will get the steaming process started.
Cover this right up and let that go for about two minutes. If you don't have a sauté pan with a cover you can even use a pot. Something like this as long as it has a cover to hold in the moisture to help your vegetables steam. So about two minutes later we're going to open this up and flip it around a little bit. It's getting a lot softer. I'm going to let it go for one more minute being careful not to over cook it.
One minute later, removing it from the heat. Going to put it on a nice clean cookie sheet. Sprinkle scallions overtop, mix them in. it should take about 10 minutes to cool down until it's able to be rolled into the egg rolls.
Forming the Egg RollsHere's one of the egg roll skins. We are going to roll our first egg roll. Take a little bit of water and wet your fingers with that. All the way around the edges of the egg roll we are going to wet it. Now we are going to take one cup of the mix and dropped it right into the middle. Going to put it all in the metal like a log. Pack it tight.
Take one edge, fold it in and over. Second edge, fold it in and over. Now there's back piece, pull it in. Making sure we keep everything tight. We want to keep it sealed up. Because if you don't oil will get inside and you will have an oily egg roll. You see I'm pulling it tight? Just roll it forward. Don't apply too much pressure or you will break the egg roll. And there is your first egg roll. With the amount of mix you have you should be able to get seven or eight of these.
Fry the Egg RollsSet up one pot for deep frying with canola oil. You can also use corn oil or vegetable oil. Bring your oil up to 350° for frying. The oil is at 350°, I'm just going to drop this in. Cooking no more than three at a time. I'm going to use this spider to hold them down under the oil so they cook evenly. They are going to cook about two minutes or until they are golden brown all around. When they are nice and golden brown all around I will take them out of the oil and let them cool down just a little bit over a wire rack. And here are your finished vegetable egg rolls.
There is already soy sauce in them so I recommend serving them with a little bit of hot sauce.
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Mrs. Faye Gooch Myers, 72, of Elkin N.C., entered into eternal rest on Sept. 7, 2012, at 1:45 p.m., at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, NC after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Mrs. Myers was born July 6, 1940, in Durham, NC, to Roy Eugene and Mamie Flowers Gooch. She attended Durham High School where she was chosen to appear into the National publication of Who's Who in Baton Twirling of America as the State, National and International Champion and she attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was the "Carolina Golden Girl".
Mrs. Myers was an avid gardener, cook, painter and interior decorator. She was active in the Arts in Elkin for many years. She was a gifted artist and known for her paintings, pin and inks, hand painted clothing line and floral arrangements through her company "Faye's Originals". She was the co founder (along with her husband David Myers) of the "Miss Elkin Valley Pageant" and longtime chaperone of the" Miss Elkin Valley Pageant" as well as the "Miss North Carolina Pageant". In 1966-1972 she was a volunteer Art teacher in the Elkin Elementary School system. Mrs. Myers was also the Baton Instructor, Baton Competition Team director, Modeling and Pageant Coach at the Academy of Dance Arts and Performance of Elkin. Her daughters Pam and April often hear former students speak fondly of having Mrs. Faye as a teacher. "She had that impact on so many people's lives". "She was more than just a teacher". "She loved what she did and she loved her students dearly."
Mrs. Myers was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elkin, the Elkin Jaycees, Junior League of Elkin, local Garden Club and served on the board of the Foothills Arts Council. She was an active volunteer in the hospital auxiliary of Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital for many years. The Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Gift shop is where she volunteered many hours daily as retail floor design artist and floral designer.
Mrs. Myers was preceded in death by her husband, David Worth Myers in 1996.
Surviving are her two daughters, Pamela Myers Wurdeman (and husband Byron) of Elkin and April Myers Sims (and husband Kevin) of Winston Salem, NC: three grandsons, Byron-Matthew Myers Wurdeman, Chatham-Alexander Myers Wurdeman and Alexander Worth Sims; and one brother, Robert Lee Gooch (and wife Lola) of Tyaskin, Maryland.
The family will hold a private service at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston -Salem N.C. 27103 or Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, 180 Parkwood Drive, P.O. Box 560, Elkin, NC 28621.
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Head Coach: Jim Donnan
Final Record: Overall: 10-2; SEC: 6-2
Team Captains:
Hines Ward
Brandon Tolbert
Mike Bobo
Greg Bright
On the Right Track
What a difference a year makes. In only his second season, Georgia Coach Jim Donnan took a team that hadn't won more than six games since 1992 and turned it into an SEC title contender with a 10-2 record, victory over defending national champion Florida, triumph over Wisconsin in the 1998 Outback Bowl, final national ranking of No. 10, and generated promise of great things to come in the years ahead.
The 1997 Bulldogs made a remarkable turnaround from the 1996 5-6 season not only in wins and losses but in statistical improvement. Donnan has always been known for his offense and his stamp was firmly imprinted on the 1997 Bulldogs. In SEC statistics, the '97 Dogs finished third in the league in total offense and 14th nationally (432.64 ypg); second in rushing offense, up from eighth the previous year (169.9 ypg); fifth in passing offense and 19th nationally (262.73 ypg); and fourth in scoring offense (31.55 ppg), up from eighth in '96. Georgia also finished first in the SEC in third down conversions (48%).
While Donnan may be most known for offense, the Dogs had impressive improvement on defense as well, finishing second in the SEC and 16th nationally in the most important category - scoring defense (17.18 ppg), up from ninth in the SEC the previous year. The 1997 Bulldogs also finished first in the SEC in fewest penalties with 39 - that's 28 better than the second best team - and second in the league in turnover margin. In addition, Georgia has defeated two of their three biggest rivals each of the past two years - Auburn and Georgia Tech in '96 and Florida and Georgia Tech in '97.
Bobo, Edwards lead Dogs to 33-6 victory in 1998 Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla. -- Quarterback Mike Bobo completed 26-of-28 passes for 235 yards and one touchdown and running back Robert Edwards ran for three more touchdowns as Georgia defeated Wisconsin 33-6 before an Outback Bowl crowd of 56,186 and an ESPN national television audience.
Bobo, who earned MVP honors, set an Outback Bowl record for best completion percentage (92.8). He also set Outback and Georgia records for consecutive completions with 19. Edwards set a Georgia bowl mark and tied an Outback record with three rushing touchdowns.
Senior Hines Ward set an Outback Bowl record for receptions and yardage with 12 catches for 122 yards.
Georgia sported a new look for the Outback Bowl, donning black pants instead of the traditional "silver britches" to go along with the Bulldogs' white jerseys and red helmets.
"The players came to me a while back and requested we do something special for the bowl game," Georgia head coach Jim Donnan said. "The idea the players liked best was wearing black pants. After discussing it with (athletic director) Coach Dooley we decided to go along with the players' suggestion."
Mike Bobo, MVP of the 1998 Outback Bowl, set two Outback Bowl records; best completion percentage (92.8) and for consecutive completions with 19.
Worth Noting...
- Georgia is now 16-14-3 in bowl games and 5-2 versus Big Ten schools. This was the first meeting between Georgia and Wisconsin.
- The Bulldogs finished the season with a 10-2 overall record which equals the mark set by the 1992 team. It was Georgia's best finish since 1992 when the Bulldogs won the Citrus Bowl, 21-14, over Ohio State.
- Georgia's defense blanked Wisconsin in the first half which marked the third time of the season the Bulldogs did not surrender any points in the first half.
- Georgia set Outback Bowl team records for most first downs by penalty (3), best passing percentage (89.6), most touchdowns rushing (4) and fewest yards allowed (234).
- In addition to tying the Outback Bowl record with most rushing touchdowns with 3, running back Rober Edwards also tied the record for most points scored with 18.
GA- Edwards, 2-yard run (Hines kick blocked) 8:19, 1st Q
GA- Edwards, 40-yard run (Bobo pass INT) 4:21, 1st Q
GA- Gary, 3-yard run (Hines kick) :29, 2nd Q
GA- Edwards, 13-yard run (Hines kick) 9:15, 3rd Q
GA- Allen, 7-yard pass from Bobo, (Hines kick) 8:45, 4th
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Like all sources of information, DNA sequences come in various degrees of quality and reliability. To identify, proof, and discard compromised molecular data has thus become a critical component of the scientific endeavor - one that everyone generating sequence data is assumed to carry out before using the sequences for research purposes.
"Many researchers find sequence quality control difficult, though", says Dr. Henrik Nilsson of the University of Gothenburg and the lead author of a new article on sequence reliability, published in the Open Access journal MycoKeys. "There just isn't any straightforward document to put in their hands to give them a flying start. As a result, scientists differ in the degree to which they are aware of the need to exercise sequence quality control and in what measures they take." Previous studies have highlighted several shortcomings of publicly available DNA sequences - more than ten percent of the fungal DNA sequences may be misidentified at the species level, for example.
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2012 FCIAC Softball 5-Minute Guide
With the 2012 FCIAC softball season upon us, the question now is, was the 2011 campaign a statistical anomaly or a sign of things to come? Last season Darien won its first FCIAC championship. New Canaan, which went 13-5 and finished fourth during the regular season, and playoff runner-up Fairfield Ludlowe, experienced the schools' best […] [Read More]
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It might be hard to believe, but it's been four years since the SWC produced a state champion in softball. You could argue, year-in, year-out, softball was the league's strongest sport when state tournament play rolled around every June. At the end of the last decade Masuk, with all-world pitcher Rachele Fico, was perennially the […] [Read More]
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SCC Amity (18-6) will try to build off last year's Class LL quarterfinal run. Seven starters are back, but the Spartans are still looking among three players for a pitcher. All-State selection C.J. Semones (.370 batting average 2011) leads a talented senior outfield for the Spartans that includes Jacqui Feriaolo and Emily Fox. … Foran […] [Read More]


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My 4-year old loves playing different characters and, honestly, I thought it was just for fun. But pretend play actually has a lot of benefits in the development of a child's skills such as:
Great Pretenders provided me with the Butterfly Dress, Wings, and Wand Set for my daughter to try, and it's absolutely beautiful! Lia is so excited about it that whenever someone asks what she's going to be for Halloween, she gives a very enthusiastic, "I'm gonna be a butterfly with wings and green dress just like Tinkerbell!"
I love the little details that are put into the costume, from the little butterflies put in throughout the dress to the exquisite flower in the center of the wings to the colorful tulle at the shoulders. The tulle is also very soft so it is not itchy on her skin. In other costumes with wings, we have had issues where the wings do not stay upright, but these wings do not fall at all. The butterfly wand is also a really nice touch that my daughter has a lot of fun with.
The costume comes in size medium (5-6) and is recommended for ages 3 and up. My daughter mostly wears 3T and is starting to get into 4T (she's a tiny 4-year old ). Since the top is stretchy, I think the medium costume would fit a range of sizes and she should be able to wear it for a good while.
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They have multiple locations in the US, Canada, Australia, and Mexico. In the Chicago area, Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park is located at 325 W. Lake Street in Elmhurst, Illinois, with a location just announced in Chicago.
Sky Zone features wall to wall trampolines and offers such activities and programs as:
Check out how much fun we had!
What impressed me most about Sky Zone was their attention to safety without taking away from the fun. They allow only one jumper per trampoline and separate the smaller jumpers from the older kids and adults so the little ones don't get trampled on. They also have someone working the foam pit to make sure only those on every other trampoline jump in at the same time and the next group does not jump until everyone is out of the pit.
I'm happy to give one (1) My Joy My World reader 4 passes to Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park in Elmhurst!
Entries to this giveaway will be accepted through Friday, October 3rd, at 11:59 pm CT. Enter below and make sure to check back after 10/4 to check if you won (I will announce when a winner is chosen on Facebook as a reminder).
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Tickets start at $12 and parking is FREE! Head over to disneyonice.com and/or check out my previous post for more information about the show!
I can't wait!
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Enter a world of wonder where heroes and hearts prevail. Join Ariel as she yearns to explore the world above the waves and Prince Eric breaks Ursula's slithering spell to reclaim his one true love. See Prince Philip defeat the evil Maleficent as she transforms herself into a fire-breathing dragon in a race against time to rescue Sleeping Beauty's Aurora. Be there to discover a whole new world with Jasmine and Aladdin. And, watch in awe as the dreams of Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Rapunzel and Tiana all come true. High flying jumps, daring acrobatics, breathtaking skating and lovable Disney friends are just a wish away! See Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes where believing is just the beginning!
Disney on Ice presents Princesses & Heroes featuring 52 characters will be at the United Center in Chicago Wednesday, September 10th, through Sunday, September 14th, and parking will be FREE!
Tickets are for sale now on Ticketmaster. Use code MOM for the following discounts*:
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See the image to the right for showtimes, and/or head over to disneyonice.com for more information about the show!
I'm happy to give one (1) My Joy My World reader up to 4 tickets to Disney on Ice Princesses & Heroes at the United Center! The winner will have a choice to attend the show on Wednesday, September 10th, at 7 pm, or Friday, September 12th, at 7 pm.
Entries to this giveaway will be accepted through Thursday, August 21st, at 11:59 pm CT. Enter below and make sure to check back after 8/21 to check if you won (I will announce when a winner is chosen on Facebook as a reminder).
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To get excited for the show, here are some fun Disney on Ice presents Princesses and Heroes activities for you and your family:
Aladdin Coloring Sheet (pdf)
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Eek! I have no idea where to get a cake like that, so after doing some research, I decided I was going to try to make the cake myself. I didn't realize this until later, but I am 33 years old, and I had NEVER baked a cake before! Lia is also set on having a chocolate cake with strawberry filling, which added more to the challenge. Luckily for me, I have a great hubby who, after I present him with an outrageous idea like making an elaborate cake when we've never made a cake before, gives me the "Are you crazy?" look, but then goes along with it and helps me anyway
For this cake, we need to make 2 layers of chocolate cake, strawberry filling, buttercream frosting, and marshmallow fondant (because homemade fondant tastes so much better than the store-bought stuff!). We weren't going to risk not having a cake for Lia's 4th birthday, so we decided to make a practice cake. All the recipes we used were found on Pinterest with the exception of the cake. So, how well did the recipes do for a couple of newbie bakers?…
Update 8/11/14: We ended up baking 3 more cakes within a week for a baby shower and birthday party, and we learned more cake-baking lessons along the way (see the updates below).
In order to make things a little easier, we used cake mix in a box rather than making it from scratch – Betty Crocker's Super Moist Cake Mix in Dark Chocolate. It was only 4 ingredients including the cake-mix and they were all super-easy to mix together. I even looked up the Betty Crocker website and read articles on Cake Baking Tips and Cake Baking 101. Fool-proof, right? Well, no, not so much. We didn't want to be wasteful so when we poured the cake batter into the pans, we filled each pan only a little bit from the top. When we opened the oven, we found the cake in one of the pans had overflowed onto the bottom of the oven! The other cake layer was still intact, but the middle of the top was gooey and looked like it was pretty close to overflowing. Maybe it's common sense not to fill each cake pan so close to the top so it doesn't overflow, but I think that would be a pretty important tip! …But we didn't give up!
We took both pans out of the oven and let them cool while we thought of a solution. So, how did we fix it? We ended up cutting off the tops of the cakes and then sticking them back in the oven until all the gooeyness was gone. I was a bit skeptical, but it actually worked!
Update 8/11/14: We tried some baking strips around the baking pans and they helped to bake the cake more evenly and even kept the tops level. I highly recommend them!
We decided to try a Nutella buttercream frosting and used a recipe pinned from addapinch.com. Again, it was a pretty easy recipe except this part of step 2 confused me: "Add <cream>, one tablespoon at a time until the buttercream has reached a consistency where it will hold it's shape." The recipe only called for 2 tablespoons. After adding the 2nd tablespoon, the frosting was still like runny gloop, so we added 1 or 2 more. It still didn't do anything. It was more of a watery icing than frosting. Since we had the extra cake that we took off the tops, I put some of our gooey frosting on top to try. It was actually really yummy!
Fortunately, I am good friends with Joelen over at What's Cookin' Chicago. Being the brilliant chef that she is, she was able to look at the recipe I used and tell me what was wrong with it right away. The recipe called for 2 sticks of butter and 3 1/2 – 4 cups of powdered sugar added 1/2 cup at a time. Apparently, with that much butter plus the 1/2 cup of Nutella, I should've used 8-10+ cups of powdered sugar added 1/4 cup at a time. That's a big difference! So, note to self: add more powdered sugar to make the frosting fluffier and thicker.
Update 8/11/14: Adding more powdered worked! We also tried a different recipe pinned from This Heart of Mine. The recipe called for more nutella and powdered sugar. It was delicious!
While the cake was in the oven, I got to work on the strawberry filling, which recipe I found pinned from food.com. My husband wasn't too sure about this one, but I wanted to give it a shot since it was only chopped strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch. It ended up being really easy and I think it probably is truly fool-proof. Lia was determined to help so we let her put the cornstarch in. However, we turned our backs for a second and when we looked back at the saucepan, she had put a whole heap of cornstarch in! When we asked her how many spoonfuls she put in, she said "4″, which was almost double what the recipe called for. Luckily, it was all right on top, so we just spooned some of it out. In the end, the strawberry filling turned out perfectly!
This was the funnest part, especially for Lia! We used the tutorial pinned from Amy's Confectionary Adventures, and it was so much easier than we thought it would be. I've never used store-bought fondant before, but from what I understand, it's pretty hard to work with. Although this marshmallow fondant is really sticky when you first start (make sure to use lots of shortening on your hands!), you just knead the powdered sugar in until it feels like Play Doh, which is softer than the store-bought fondant. We were even able to create a marble effect to make the fondant look like the sky by not working the gel food coloring all the way into it.
Update 8/11/14: We made the mistake of using generic marshmallows on the last 2 cakes we made, and the fondant dried out more quickly, cracked easily, and was more difficult to work with. I'm not 100% sure the marshmallows were the cause but that was the only thing we changed from when we originally made it. Make sure to use the good stuff (Jet-Puffed Marshmallows)!
My parents were our lucky guinea pigs, and my dad's reaction was the best – he let out a big hearty laugh and said, "It's actually good!" Considering that I don't cook, I guess he didn't have much faith in me, ha! I brought the rest of the cake to work the next day and my coworkers loved it too…SUCCESS!
We still need to figure out the rainbows, especially since those are Lia's most favorite part of the Care Bears cake, but I'm pretty excited we can actually make the cake!
Do you have any favorite cake recipes or decorating techniques? Leave me a comment below!
To recap, the experience starts the moment you walk into the castle where you're given a crown by a castle worker dressed in the Renaissance age speaking in an accent to match. If you go, make sure to keep the crown for savings on your next visit. While you wait for the doors to open you can look at the horses in the stables, explore the dungeon, visit the bar, and buy some merchandise. At the table, they had flags you could wave when you cheer for your knight. We were on team Black and White Knight.
The food was delicious! Just beware…there are no utensils, so the little ones may need a little more help. But the meat came right off the bone, which made it much easier to eat. They do have vegetarian options too. I also thought having the menu and Medieval Times locations on the napkins was very clever. Their other locations include:
The overall show was very entertaining! The horses were beautiful and the energy of the show really made it feel like you were back in time at a real tournament. I thought it was neat that they announced the special occasions being celebrated in the audience. We were able to go with my family as a group and my 3 year old, Lia loved waving her flag chanting, "Go black and white!" with her cousins. She and my niece even got a flower from the black and white knight, and the special treat was that he won the tournament for us! I believe a different knight wins each show so if you go multiple times, you never who is going to win. And the fight choreography was really impressive.
Lia was so busy having fun at the show with her cousins that my husband and I felt like we were on a date night. It was a great time to spend together.
After the show, the knights and other characters from the tournament including the king and princess came out to meet with the audience. Lia had a blast going to each one to get her flagged signed.
INFO: Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Chicago is located at 2001 N. Roselle Rd. in Schaumburg, IL.
Showtimes can be found and tickets can be purchased on their website.
Special Offers!: They have multiple special offers happening right now including discounted summer tickets, deeper discounts during Independence Day week, and kids free with the purchase of an adult ticket.
For more information, visit Medieval Times Chicago's website, Facebook page, Twitter, and Pinterest.
And if you have a chance, please learn about their Chivalry in Action campaign, in which they donated part of their ticket sales from their Thanksgiving day shows and visited the Philippines for Typhoon Haiyan relief. Since my family was directly affected by the typhoon, I am truly touched that Medieval Times has given back to help those in need. THANK YOU MEDIEVAL TIMES!
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This photo, which was posted on Facebook by the AFP Command Center after the typhoon, is an aerial shot of Manicani Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, where my dad grew up and Typhoon Haiyan first made landfall. Two of my dad's siblings, their families, and many other relatives live there, and since all communications and signals are down, this photo is the only concrete evidence we have of what happened on the island. My dad believes his village, Hamorawon, is shown here and there really is no better way for me to caption the photo than by using his words:
While this photo depicts more of the horrific destruction left by Haiyan/Yolanda, it also makes me optimistic that my folks and the people in the island are relatively safe. The photo tells me that there was no water surge- the most dangerous part of a storm if you live near the sea. Although people there couldn't possibly imagine the force of a Category 5 typhoon, they know the drill of what to do when the roof peels off your house and the walls start to crumble. And unlike the unfortunate people in the urban areas like Guiuan and Tacloban, people in the island won't starve or die of thirst. Barring serious injuries, people in the island has access to abundant natural water and food sources.
Although no one has personally had any contact with our family on Manicani, a priest who traveled to Manicani after the storm told my aunt in Manila that, except for one fatality, everyone on the island is safe. Through the grapevine, we also heard that two motorboats survived the storm and have been traveling between Manicani and the main town of Guiuan with relief goods.
Assuming the news from Manicani is true, most of my husband and my families are accounted for and safe, which is truly a blessing. We are hoping to hear from the rest of our families soon and are staying hopeful that they too are safe.
Update 11/15: One of my cousins made it to Manila from Manicani and confirmed my family on the island are safe. One poor woman on the island did not make it as a coconut tree fell on her home during the storm. Otherwise, everyone else on the island are safe. Also, reports have come in that there are no casualties in Abuyog, and my husband's family has made it safely to Cebu.
As I read articles and social media posts about the relief efforts to the Philippines, it's so heartwarming to know how many people and organizations from all over the world are willing to help. However, the areas hit by Typhoon Haiyan have a long and hard road ahead of them to rebuild and get their lives back. My husband and I know that these places we have such fond memories of visiting as children will never be the same. They can use all the help they can get, so I urge you to donate what you can. I understand that there are so many charities out there collecting donations, it can be difficult to choose which one to donate to. I recommend for you to decide what type of effort you want your donation to go towards (medical needs, providing food/clothing, rebuilding, general relief efforts, etc.), and do some research to find the charity that best fits what you're looking for. The website Charity Navigator gives some great tips about donating to Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief and even lists charities that have clearly stated that donations will go directly to this specific disaster. mGive gives you options to donate to they typhoon disaster relief by text message.
There are also many community events, fundraisers, and donation centers set up across the country, as well as small fundraisers set up, mostly for specific causes in helping to relieve those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. I have been able to gather some information on such efforts here, but if you know of anything that I may be missing, please leave a comment below or email me at myjoymyworld (at) gmail (dot) com, so I can add it to the list!
Please note: Some of the links are to event pages with lists of events happening in that area. I have added happenings not included in those lists here.
Community Events:
Hampton Roads
Los Angeles
New York City
San Diego
San Francisco
Washington DC
Other Fundraisers:
Again, if you know of any other events, fundraisers, or donation centers not available here, please let me know so I can add them! And make sure to check back as events will be added here and on the links provided as they come in.
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Looking for something to do this weekend? The World Pet Association's Aquatic Experience will be at the Schaumburg Convention Center this Friday, November 15th, through Sunday, November 17th! The show will feature fresh and salt water fish from around the world, including the only live touring shark show in the country, educational seminars, and a Kids Aquarium Contest. Also, learn how to start your own aquarium at home and hear from National Geographic's Monster Fish host Zeb Hogan. I had an aquarium growing up and have been meaning to start one as an adult, especially since my 3-year old loves fish. I think this will be a fun event!
Here are the logistics:
Schaumburg Convention Center at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel
1551 N. Thoreau Drive
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Friday 11/15: Noon-6 pm (Educational sessions start at 10:30 am)
Saturday 11/16: 10 am-6 pm (Educational sessions start at 9:30 am; Banquet & Keynote at 6:30 pm)
Sunday 11/17: 10 am-3 pm (Educational sessions start at 9:30 am)
$10 Daily Individual Tickets (exhibits and show floor activities)
$30 All Day Pass (one day access to show floor and all seminars)
$25 Daily Family Pass (up to 2 adults, up to 4 kids, exhibits and show floor activities)
$99 Weekend Pass (show floor and early access to all seminars all weekend, Saturday Speaker Meet and Greet as well as Keynote Banquet)
$60 Saturday Dinner and Keynote
Kids 5 and under are FREE
For more information and updates follow the Aquatic Experience on Facebook and Twitter.
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Have you tried Betty Crocker's new Ultimate Helper mixes or Ultimate Potatoes yet? These new Ultimates come in a variety of choices and offer your family a nice and easy meal to enjoy together.
Betty Crocker's Ultimate Helper mixes include:
Ultimate Potatoes come in:
Through My Blog Spark, General Mills provided me with Betty Crocker's new Ultimates products to try. My family and I made a dinner of one box of each the Ultimate Hamburger Helper Three Cheese Marinara and Ultimate Cheddar Mashed Potatoes. Both were very easy to make, only took about 20 minutes to get on the table, and was enough to feed 3 adults and a preschooler. My husband and I actually used to eat Hamburger Helper all the time until we started eating healthier a few years ago and felt it was a bit salty and greasy. However, the Ultimate Hamburger Helper was different. It wasn't as salty and tasted more "homemade" as opposed to an instant meal. We did not care too much for the potatoes though. They were dry and I thought they tasted a bit like cardboard, but we also don't normally eat instant potatoes.
I'm happy to give one (1) My Joy My World reader a Betty Crocker Ultimates Gift Pack provided by General Mills through My Blog Spark! The gift pack includes:
Entries to this quick giveaway will be accepted through Friday, November 1st, at 11:59 pm CT. Enter below and make sure to check back after 11/1 to check if you won (I will announce when a winner is chosen on Facebook as a reminder).
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*UPDATE: The questions for the blog post comment to enter this giveaway have been updated, but all comments made before the update will be accepted. Sorry for the confusion!
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Fruit + Veggie Varieties:
Simply Fruit Varieties:
Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers are available at your local Walmart and can be enjoyed as a healthy after-school snack, in the lunch box, on-the-go, as a mommy "me time" treat…pretty much anytime, anywhere.
Del Monte provided me with an awesome gift pack containing all 5 flavors of their Fruit Burst Squeezers, and my hubby and 3-year old were so excited to try it, I didn't even have a chance to take a picture before they got into it! Since we are a smoothie-loving family, we definitely enjoyed all the flavors offered. I was even a bit nervous to try the Peach-Mango flavor, which is one of the Fruit + Veggie variety, since I really don't like carrots, but I could not taste the carrot ingredients at all. It really does taste like peach and mango. I especially love that my little one was able to have it all by herself without too much mess. Check out this really cute Instagram video of her reaction when she first tried one of the FruitBurst Squeezers (I swear I did not tell her what to say).
I'm happy to give one (1) My Joy My World reader a $50 Walmart gift card provided by Del Monte (remember, FruitBurst Squeezers are available at Walmart)! We want to see photos of how your family enjoys Del Monte FruitBurst Squeezers, so, although it is not mandatory, gain more chances to win by sharing your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram! Entries will be accepted through Friday, October 25th at 11:59 pm CT. Enter below and make sure to check back after 10/25 to check if you won (I will announce when a winner is chosen on Facebook as a reminder).
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Well, the care and treatment haven't changed because we haven't found anything that works - and it's not for lack of trying! It's that this disease is an incredibly hard target... nothing works.
I think generally celebrities don't want their images used for this disease because preeclampsia is such ugly stuff.
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Look, you know, our draws are not rigged they are just unlikely. (pt2)
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You're a smart boy, indeed.
I don't dislike it.
I just don't really associate one with the other. I mean George witha bulldog.
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Not entirely sure what you mean. Doesn't matter.
Just know we're here to distract you.
From everything including school work.
I find it very curious that I am the most active on this forum during my exam period.
I don't think I'm smart.
If only you knew about some if the awful decisions I make, day-in, day-out.
The username is largely irrelevant when on actual name terms. I don't really mind what people think. Call me selfish, but it's a username I like, so I went with it!
Sorry, I wrote the wrong thing entirely. Maybe we will go and see that film, if she hasnt already. It doesn't look like my cup of tea, but you never know, I could really enjoy it.
I think you've already succeeded with permanently distracting me. I am doomed to do badly in my exams.
Probably because during that period, you stay at home the most, meaning to study and get distracted by the internet. Non-exam periods are reserved for the occasional pub crawl and other social activities.
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New York times square the LED display to become the world's largest LED display
At present,led lighting design the New York times square has LED display construction completion, access to stage. It is understood that the project LED display is already the world's largest LED display. The screen surface for 3, 17000 square feet (about 1600 square meters) covering almost the whole building.
And of this size, is behind several cabinet of the server, 12 volt led lightingdisk array. A LED billboard used the a room to drive, actually not strange. Such a large area of LED, and display dynamic picture from its design company, LED data, a D3 what amounts to a picture of the data resolution for 10000 x4000, also is the 40 million pixels of an image, the resolution is we usually HD standard 20 times. So 30 seconds of animation,led home lighting need about 150 GB of data quantity transmission. So mass of data, must use the disk arrays and server to stability. At the same time, the picture that used to be the Adobe-template complete auxiliary.
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A plurality of calibration structures facilitate calibration of a probing system that includes a differential signal probe having a linear array of probe tips.
1. A probe calibration structure for calibrating a probe having five spaced apart probe tips, said five probe tips arranged in a linear array and operable to communicate a bias to a device under test from a centrally located probe tip and to communicate plural components of each of two radio frequency, differential signals with said device under test with pairs of probe tips disposed to either side of said centrally located probe tip, said probe calibration structure comprising:
(a) a substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of five contact regions and no more than five contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said five contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to said probe tips of said linear array of five probe tips of a probe to be calibrated, each contact region spaced immediately apart from at least one other contact region, electrically isolated from each other contact region and engageable by a respective one of said five probe tips, a bias conducted by said centrally located probe tip to a centrally located contact region of said array of contract regions and one component of a pair of radio frequency, differential signals conducted to each contact region other than the centrally located contact region by respective contact tips.
2. A probe calibration structure for calibrating a probe having seven spaced apart probe tips, said seven probe tips arranged in a linear array and operable to communicate a bias to a device under test from a centrally located probe tip and from a probe tip at each extreme of said linear array and to communicate plural components of each of two radio frequency, differential signals with said device under test with pairs of probe tips disposed to either side of said centrally located probe tip, said probe calibration structure comprising:
(a) a substrate having a surface; and
(b) a substantially linear array of seven contact regions and no more than seven contact regions on said surface of said substrate, said seven contact regions arranged to spatially correspond to said probe tips of said linear array of seven probe tips of a probe to be calibrated, each contact region spaced immediately apart from at least one other contact region, electrically isolated from each other contact region and engageable by a respective one of said seven probe tips, a bias conducted by said centrally located probe tip to a centrally located contact region of said array of contract regions and conducted by said probe tip at each end of said array of probe tips to a respective contact region at each end of said array of contact regions and one component of a pair of radio frequency, differential signals conducted to each contact region other than the centrally located contact region and the contact region at each end of said linear array by respective contact tips.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/813,121, filed Jun. 12, 2006.
The present invention relates to integrated circuits and, more particularly, to structures for calibrating probing systems that utilize differential signals to inspect integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices.
Integrated circuits (ICs) are economically attractive because large numbers of often complex circuits, for example microprocessors, can be inexpensively fabricated on the surface of a wafer or substrate. Following fabrication, individual dies, including one or more circuits, are separated or singulated and encased in a package that provides for electrical connections between the exterior of the package and the circuit on the enclosed die. The separation and packaging of a die comprises a significant portion of the cost of manufacturing the integrated circuit device and to monitor and control the IC fabrication process and avoid the cost of packaging defective dies, manufacturers commonly add electrical circuits or test structures to the wafer to enable "probing", on-wafer testing to verify the characteristics of the integrated circuits, before the dies are singulated.
A test structure typically includes a device-under-test (DUT), a plurality of metallic bond or probe pads that are deposited at the wafer's surface and a plurality of conductive vias that connect the probe pads to the DUT which is typically fabricated beneath the surface of the wafer. The DUT typically comprises a simple circuit that includes a copy of one or more of the basic elements of the marketable integrated circuits fabricated on the wafer, such as a single line of conducting material, a chain of vias or a single transistor. The circuit elements of the DUT are typically produced with the same process and in the same layers of the die as the corresponding elements of the integrated circuit. The ICs are typically characterized "on-wafer" by applying a test instrument generated signal to the test structure and measuring the response of the test structure to the signal. Since the circuit elements of the DUT are fabricated with the same process as the corresponding elements of the integrated circuit, the electrical properties of the DUT are expected to be representative of the electrical properties of the corresponding components of the integrated circuits.
At higher frequencies, on-wafer characterization is commonly performed with a network analyzer. The network analyzer comprises a source of an AC signal, commonly, a radio frequency (RF) signal, that is used to stimulate the DUT of a test structure. A forward-reverse switch directs the stimulating signals to one or more of the probe pads of the test structure. Directional couplers or bridges pick off the forward or reverse waves traveling to or from the test structure. These signals are down-converted by intermediate frequency (IF) sections of the network analyzer where the signals are filtered, amplified and digitized for further processing and display. The preferred interconnection for communicating the signals between the signal source and the signal sink of the network analyzer and the test structure is coaxial cable. The transition between the coaxial cable and the probe pads of the test structure is preferably provided by a movable probe having one or more conductive probe tips that are arranged to be co-locatable with the probe pads of the test structure. The network analyzer and the test structure can be temporarily interconnected by bringing the probe tips into contact with the probe pads of the test structure.
The probe functions as an adapter enabling the signals to transition between the coaxial cable connecting the probe to the network analyzer and the coplanar waveguides of the probe pads. As a result of the transitions from one form of transmission line to another, the probe will perturb high frequency signals transmitted to and from the network analyzer. Relatively accurate measurements can be made with a network analyzer and probe system if the system is calibrated to remove the signal perturbations caused by the interconnection of the network analyzer and the test structure and, in some cases, perturbations caused by components of the test structure. Probing systems are typically calibrated by interconnecting the network analyzer and a calibration structure and stimulating the calibration structure with a test signal. Calibration structures typically comprise one or more conductive contact areas or probe pad regions arranged to spatially conform to the probe tips of the probe(s) to be calibrated. The probe pad regions are interconnected, in various combinations, by a conductive or non-conductive calibration element. Deviations from the ideal response to the stimulating signal are stored in the network analyzer. In a process known as "de-embedding," the data is used to mathematically compensate for the effect of the probe, or, in some cases, elements of the test structure, when probing a test structure on a wafer.
Most test instrumentation utilizes ground referenced or single ended signals for stimulating the test structure and measuring the response to the stimulation. At higher frequencies noise and interference induced by adjacent circuitry and uncertainty concerning the ground potential often make the integrity of single ended signals inadequate. For example, integrated circuits typically have a ground plane at the lower surface of the substrate on which the active and passive devices of the circuit are fabricated. The terminals of transistors fabricated on a semi-conductive substrate are typically capacitively interconnected, through the substrate, to the ground plane. The impedance of this parasitic interconnection is frequency dependent and at higher frequencies the ground potential and the true nature of single ended signals becomes uncertain.
Differential signals, on the other hand, are transmitted on two conductors which carry inverted copies of the signal waveform and the value of the signal is the difference between the waveforms on the respective conductors. Noise typically effects both conductors equally and this common mode noise or signal is cancelled when the value of the signal is determined from the difference between the waveforms. In addition, the two waveforms are mutual references enabling greater certainty in determining the transition from one value to the other in binary devices and enabling a faster transition between binary values with a reduced voltage swing for the signal. Differential signaling enables a reduction in signal power, an increase in data rate and greater immunity from noise from sources such as power supplies, adjacent circuitry and external sources.
Test structures comprising differential gain cells require five connections to the test instrumentation. The two components of the differential input signal or a common mode signal is transmitted by the network analyzer to two of the probe pads of the test structure and the two components of the differential output signal are transmitted from two other probe pads of the test structure to the network analyzer. At least one additional probe pad of the test structure enables biasing of the transistors of the differential gain cell. Test structures for differential signal probing are, typically, interconnected to the network analyzer with two probes and, correspondingly, calibration structures for differential signal probes provide for simultaneous contact by the tips of two probes. However, a test structure and probe comprising a linear array of probe pads and probe tips permits a differential test structure to be fabricated in a saw street between dies increasing the surface area of the substrate available for the fabrication of marketable ICs.
What is desired are calibration structures for calibrating a differential signal probe having a linear array of contact tips.
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The source terminals of the transistors 56A, 56B are interconnected as a bias terminal 80 of the device. The bias terminal is interconnected to a centrally located bias probe pad 60. The bias probe pad can be interconnected, typically through a contact tip 70 of a probe 90, to a source of direct current, for example a current mirror or a potential relative to ground, which provides the DC bias for the transistors of the differential gain cell. The gates of the transistors comprise a first pair of signal terminals 86, 88 of the DUT and are connected to respective signal probe pads 66, 68 which are, in turn, respectively connectible, typically through contact tips 76, 78 of the probe, to a test instrument 110. The drains of the transistors of the differential gain cell, comprise a second pair of signal terminals 82, 84 of the DUT, which are interconnected to respective signal probe pads 62, 64 which are connectible through contact tips 72, 74 of the probe to the test instrument.
Typically, a network analyzer comprises the test instrument 110. A network analyzer includes a source 102 of a differential mode signal comprising an even mode component, Si +1, and an odd mode component, Si −1. The network analyzer also comprises a sink 104 for the differential signals output by the DUT, So +1 and So −1. A reversing switch 112 enables reversing the connections between the test instrument's source and sink for the differential test signals and the respective pairs of signal probe pads. With the reversing switch in the illustrated position, the components of the differential input signals (Si +1 and Si −1) are applied to probe pads 66 and 68 and sunk at the terminals 86 and 88 of the DUT and the output signals (So +1 and So −1) are sourced from the terminals 82 and 84 through the probe pads 62 and 64. By actuating the reversing switch, the input signals (Si +1 and Si −1) can be applied to probe pads 62 and 64 sinking the input signals at terminals 82 and 84. As a result, the output signal components (So +1 and So −1) are sourced from terminals 86 and 88 and transmitted from probe pads 66 and 68 to the sink of the test instrument. The operation of the test structure 50 is typically tested by launching a differential input signal to one pair of signal terminals of the differential gain cell and capturing the differential and common mode output signals transmitted, in response to the input signal, from the other pair of signal terminals.
The source 102 of the test instrument can output a radio frequency (RF) signal with a DC offset, including a ground potential. The DUT is commonly biased with the DC portion of the input signal (Si). Bias tees 114 comprising a capacitor 130 in series the an RF port 132 and an inductor 134 in series with a DC port 136 are connected to each of the conductors connecting the signal probe tips and the test instrument. The capacitor blocks the transmission of DC from the RF port of the bias tee enabling transmission of the modulated portion of the input signal to the respective pairs of signal probe pads. The inductor blocks the modulated portion of the input signal from the DC port of the bias tee but permits the DC portion of the signal output by the source 102 to be conducted to the bias probe tip 70 and the bias terminal 80 to bias the transistors of the DUT.
The probe pads 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 of the test structure 50 are arranged in a substantially linear array 55, with the centroids of the respective probe pads arranged in a substantially, straight line. The linear array of probe pads enables fabrication of the probe pads of a differential test structure in a saw street between dies on a wafer. The test structure serves no function after the dies are singulated and fabrication of test structure in the saw street provides additional area on the surface of a wafer for fabricating dies comprising the marketable integrated circuits. In a second embodiment of the differential test structure, the linear array 55 of probe pads is extended by fabricating an additional probe pad 120 and 122 adjacent to the first 66 and fifth 68 probe pads, distal of the respective ends of the linear array five probe pads. The additional probe pads 120, 122 are interconnected to the DC bias through the bias terminal 80 and sixth 124 and seventh 126 probe tips which are connected to the central bias probe tip 70. The additional bias probe pads provide additional shielding for the signals transmitted to and from the test structure.
In another embodiment, the linear array of probe pads comprises six probe pads. The DUT is biased through probe pads 120 and 122 at the respective ends of a linear array comprising two pairs of signal probe pads 62 and 64 and 66 and 68.
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Several different algorithms are used in calibrating probing systems. The names of the various algorithms generally reflect the construction of the plurality of calibration elements that are used during the calibration process. For example, the Short-Open-Load-Through (SOLT) algorithm utilizes a succession of calibration structures including a shorted interconnection, an open circuit, a loaded interconnection and a through interconnection between some or all of the contact tips of the probe. Similarly, a Line-Reflect-Match (LRM) algorithm utilizes calibration structures comprising a transmission line, a reflect and a match calibration element.
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An ungrounded, short calibration structure 208, for calibrating probes comprising a linear array of seven contact tips, a third conductive region 206 is deposited on the substrate. The third conductive region has interconnected portions spatially arranged for engagement by the center contact tip 180 and the contact tips 184, 186 distal of the ends of the five tip linear array of tips 174, 176, 180, 178, 182.
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Additional calibration structures may be constructed with linear arrays of contact regions and a calibration element comprising, for examples, transmission lines; transmission lines with a twist; attenuator pads; inductors; capacitors; tunable elements; filters including low pass, high pass, all-pass, band-stop and band pass filters; interconnecting two or more contact regions.
A differential signal probe comprising a linear array of probe tips can be calibrated with a set of calibration standards appropriate for the particular calibration algorithm.
The detailed description, above, sets forth numerous specific details to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well known methods, procedures, components, and circuitry have not been described in detail to avoid obscuring the present invention.
All the references cited herein are incorporated by reference.
The terms and expressions that have been employed in the foregoing specification are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, it being recognized that the scope of the invention is defined and limited only by the claims that follow.
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This is a recap for The Top 13 on American Idol Season 8, theme: Michael Jackson.
1. Lil Rounds: "The Way You Make Me Feel". You have to hand it to the girl: Lil' Rounds really knows how to dress her rounds. My problem with this performance wasn't so much her as it was the song itself – which seems to be the same five notes sung over and over again. It is impossible for me not to compare her to my favorite AI contestant ever, Latoya London… they sort of look alike, they sort of sound alike, only Latoya had a much better singing voice. Still, in this competition where so few of the women stand out, Lil's got a mighty good chance of making it far. Also, she's wearing parachute pants. Grade: 7/10
2. Scott MacIntyre: "Keep the Faith". (I'm really going to try to avoid any and all "blind" puns in this review.) I really don't understand what people see in Scott MacIntyre. (F*ck.) He chose to sing the musical equivalent to the inspirational poster in a guidance counselor's office, a Michael Jackson melody that approximately 89 people have heard — 88 of them molested by Michael and Michael Jackson himself. We'll give him credit: Learning it on piano in a week with tunnel vision is quite the feat, and his stage presence is stellar (though, to be fair, he could be performing in a broom closet for all he knows.) Grade: 3/10 This image found over at ONTD pretty much sums up my feelings on Scott:
3. Danny Gokey: PYT. Sure, Danny might be a culty Christian, widowing son-of-a-gun who kind of looks like K.D. Lang… but what a performer! Yeah, he's a little like Michael McDonald and guess what? I LOVE MICHAEL MCDONALD SO STEP. OFF. Also, let's for a moment recall Paula's hilarious, shaky prediction that Danny would be in the finals… on the first episode of the show. Grade: 7/10 (1 point deducted for doing the Jerry's Kids Dance.)
4. Michael Sarver: "You Are Not Alone". A friend and I got into a fight over whether or not Michael Sarver was cute. My friend insists he's hot; I argue that I cannot stand his face. My friend says "Camman, if he walked up to you in a bar, you would talk to him." I then said "Only if rolled over to me on a drum of oil." And so it went. But on to the singing: I thought he sucked. Grade: 5/10
5. Jasmine Murray: "I'll Be There". Simply put, she shouldn't be there. Forgetting for a moment her star turn in the movie Antz, she suffers from a disorder my mother describes as "no salt, no pepper". In other words, there is absolutely nothing interesting about her, other than her own adorable mother. Grade: 5/10
6. Kris Allen: "Do You Remember The Times?". I'm adding a point to Kris' score for singing one of my favorite songs of my childhood. Forgetting for a moment the fact that he was playing a prop guitar, he was OK. Seeing as he's the only sort of cute, straight guy on the show, expect to see a lot of Kris and his unhinging sideways dinosaur jaw. I never thought I'd say these words, but here they are: "I miss you Jason Castro." Grade 6/10 (Another point was added for his wife's reaction to Simon's "keep her locked up for a few more weeks" comment.)
7. Allison Iraheta: "Give It To Me". Allison's borderline autism is somehow taking a right turn at "Avoid-eye-contact-ville" and driving down a one-way street to "Favorite-contestant-onia". The song was not super-familiar, but she sang it well, and knocked it out of the park with her "I'm not cutting myself" line. When Paula tells you to zip it, you know you're doing something right. Grade: 7/10
8. Anoop Desai: "Beat It". I wonder about Anoop. Clearly, we love him because he is essentially a dorky-ish Indian guy presenting himself as some sort of amazing lover. But watching him tonight, I began thinking: "Is he believing too much in his own hype?" Because that would be terrible, and would ruin all the fun. Maybe it's the new "cool guy" haircut, or the dancing, or the sadness in his father's eyes that the future Dr. Desai might one day get frosted tips. We'll give him another chance. Grade: 5/10
9. Jorge Nunez: "Never Can Say Goodbye". I literally love this guy. He is off the charts hilarious. Is PBS remaking Que Pasa USA anytime soon as a reality show? Because the joke might actually be on us. He is so goddamned fabulous without even trying! That is a true gift. As is only posessing two expressions: The smile of unfathomable foreign joy; and the tears of an immigrant's sadness. Grade 6/10 (bonus point for heartwarmingness.)
10. Megan Joy Corkrey: "Rockin' Robin". Megan is super sweet, kind of like this "special" child neighbor I used to have who I would take a few minutes to chat with while on my way to the school bus in the mornings. Sweet on the outside, but something deeply, darkly wrong on the inside. I find it increasingly uncomfortable to watch her, especially when she breaks out into a bird dance. And caws. Ladies and gentleman, please welcome the lead singer of "Quirky quirk quirk and the Twees." Also, Gordon Ramsey clearly has a crush on her, which I fear in my frail condition I just cannot handle. Grade: 2/10
11. Adam Lambert: "Black and White". Oh, what fun the future lawsuit of "Every Epileptic Ever vs. Adam Lambert" will be. The judges literally put their feet in stirrups and delivered a giant block of cheese, they were so excited. (Ed. Note: Do not click if you are prone to vomming at work.) Paula took off on a jet pack full of oxy, and Simon delivered his review while unbuckling his belt and revealing a giant d made of sunshine. Adam came out with thousands of calories of energy to be expended, jumping around the stage, hitting his signature high notes with tongue a-flyin', thrusting his hoisted package into America's collective faces. It was a performance that barely translated onto the TV, but in person, probably ripped the stage a new one. So while we/I were/was on the fence about the performance, I have no choice but to believe the judges were dead on accurate. Hence Grade 1,339,024/10
12. Matt Giraud: "Human Nature". "Human Nature" is my favorite inspirational MJ song after "Man in the Mirror" and "We Are The World". Matt Giraud managed to sing it without gutting it from the inside out with a hooked blade. Hard to explain, but I have a soft spot for this guy, giant gums and all. Grade 7/10
13. Alexis Grace: "Dirty Diana". Alexis is barely memorable, pink hair and all. Truly, I could not place who the 13th contestant was. So imagine my surprise when she started singing… and she was pretty awesome! My favorite female performance of the night. The judges weren't feeling it, further proving how rigged this show is. Grade 8/10
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Jones Says Hendo May Have To Worry About His One-Punch Knockout Power | UFC News
By Jamie McAllister
UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones comments to FUEL TV.
Jones is set to defend his title against former PRIDE and Strikeforce Champion Dan Henderson and he admits Henderson is not someone to be taken lightly.
"Dan Henderson's right up there, I think he ranks as high as anybody I've fought in 2011. He's a champion of every other organization in the world. He beat Fedor (Emelianenko) and Shogun (Rua) last year, he's somebody not to be taken lightly,"
When asked about potential problems Henderson could cause him Jones prefers to call them challenges to rise up to. On top of that Jones is also confident that Henderson wont bring anything he has not seen before.
"I'm not going to call anything problems. They're more like challenges to rise up to; things to be excited by. To be honest with you, he has a good overhand right, a good left hook, strong wrestling, nothing I haven't seen before,"
Henderson has got the knockout over his opponent in four of his last five victories however don't be surprised if Jones is the one who gets the knockout victory this time around. Jones states that he has been working on sitting down on his shots and improving his power.
"Everyone's talking about Dan Henderson's knockout power; it might just be a one-punch knockout for me this time."
"The biggest thing I've been doing differently is just learning how to put people down. We're realizing by watching my own fights, my coaching staff and I, that I am becoming a pretty good kickboxer, but I'm not dropping anybody. So we're working on foundation, using your legs, working on power,"
The champion is also closing in on former Light-Heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz title defence record (Five) and a win over Henderson will put him just one behind Ortiz with four consecutive defences. Jones admits the record is a motivating factor for him.
"I'm closing in on Tito Ortiz's record, one of the greatest light heavyweights of all time," said Jones. "That's something that also motivates me to just keep hitting it hard."
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33 Responses to "Jones Says Hendo May Have To Worry About His One-Punch Knockout Power | UFC News"
The future goat will finish Hendo like he's done with the rest of the elite, KOing Hendo would be epic!
Couldn't agree with you more Mr. Magoo.
People are forgetting that Jones has way more ways to KO Henderson, than Henderson does KO'ing Jones.
Henderson is gonna eat long-distance jabs. He's gonna eat right straights. He's gonna eat kicks that are way out of his range.
If he lunges in to do an H-bomb, he's gonna eat a long-distance knee as he dips his head in to do it.
Jones ain't scared, not at all.
Reading the words of Jon Jones, he sounds like a broken mike Goldberg at a UFC event….its a challenge THAT I'LL RISE UP TOO!
when in reality all he wants to say is, fuck Henderson's right hand, I'm going to knock him out myself…
But he's a primadana so that's not hapenning.
When you're in the business of Professional MMA (aka knocking grown-ass men the f%^k out for big money), the term "primadana" need not apply.
He has never knocked out anyone,and dan has a really good chin so I doubt it will be a ko maybe a tko at most.
Yea well Rampage was never subbed before he fought JBJ we all know how that played out never under estimate the skills of Mr Jones!
I seem to remember Sakuraba choking the shit out of Quinton. Yeah he tapped
Ya sakuraba got slammed and Still made rampage tap but rampage was a noob and sakuraba was the man back then
Don't over estimate one's skills. Everyone had Fedor winning, hands down. Look how that turned out. Jones may have reach, but does he have a chin. We'll find out. Hendo has an iron chin, and will eat punched to close the gap for an overhand right, or a takedown. True, what Hendo brings to the table isn't anything new to Jones. Except for one thing, Henderson just does them a little better than Jone's other opponents. Jones better not take him lightly. Or its night night.
Yeah Jon has chin. When he ate a head kick from Rashad Evans in their fight he shook it off and backed away when most LHW's would've been floored or dazed. I'm expecting to see Jones on his back a bit verse Henderson. But as for on the feet Jones has too much of an advantage. But Henderson still has that right over hook power and an amazing chin. On the feet i'd give the advantage to Jones, then if Jones is on top he has the advantage, and if Henderson gets on top he has the advantage. Henderson's gonna need to knock him out on the feet or TKO him on the ground cuz Jones will most definetly win if it goes to decision.
Yeah he didn't knock out Shogun or anything -.-
You're right, he didn't. He won by TKO.
as much as i dislike jones i dont see anyone beating him in light heavyweight OR heavyweight. Hes just too professional, knows fighters in and out and how to beat them, just too unpredictable along with his physical gifts. Smart fighter too… the guy is massive, when hes training for a fight he is a huge guy, I saw him recently and he looked, at least 100kg, maybe even 105kg (around 220-230 pounds). Machida might catch jones but jones, hes not stupid and i dont think anyone is going to catch him with a single punch knockout.
So you're telling me you think he can beat JDS at heavyweight??
At heavyweight? Dude please The Reem, Dos Santos and pretty soon in the ufc Daniel Cormier would put Jones ass to sleep. I love Jones ima big fan but dont get ridiculous… Lets see him beat Hendo first!
I think anyone can get caught by a one punch KO. I'm curious to see if Jones has really made big improvements to his stand-up. Up until now I never thought very highly about his stand-up, it was effective but very sloppy. If he really improves the striking I think he's unstoppable in 205.
I am a fag
this guy cracks me up lol
Yes you are.
You can't train punching power. People are born with it. So I doubt he will develop a 1 punch KO all of a sudden.
The ignorance in your statement is astounding. People train for harder punches all the time. Go train some and stop believing little things like that
Pompous Ass, I hope Hendo breaks your f&*%ing jaw!
I'm going to watch this fight but mute the tv I can't stand Joe Rogan's commentary during a JBJ fight its like hes sucking this dudes cock the whole fight. I doubt the kick has KO power in his fists elbows yes fists or kicks NO.
***I doubt the kid has KO power in his fists elbows yes fists or kicks NO***
Saw I had a typo shouldn't have had the fifth of jack for lunch.
Your mom had all of jack at lunch!
Once you KO a few opponents johny then u can say this.but who have u knocked out cold?
his Bentley!
This is one of the funniest headlines I've ever read. BAHAHAHAHAHA
Jon Jones? 1 PUNCH power? BAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That dude can't bust a grape. Please Jon, ignore your elbows, try to land that "KO punch". It'll be a great night for Hendo and his fans like me.
Also, KEEP JON FITCH FOREVER!!!
Shit I think all you dorks trying to anticipate an
Unpredictable matchup is a better fight than Jons oversized,overconfident ass is gonna be
You can be cerebral if your not an airhead
With all due respect, for all the talent and ability that Jon Jones has, one punch knockout power is not one of them. Sorry.
You people are complete idiots. It doesn't take that much power to knock somebody out it's more about where you hit them… Anybody who knows how to throw a punch can knock somebody out. The jaw is one of the best places to knock somebody out. Can Jones knock him out with one punch? Yes. Will he? Most likely not. Stop acting like you know shit faggots.
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