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A Sb-doped ZnO microrod array was fabricated on an Al-doped ZnO thin film by electrodeposition. Strong violet luminescence, originated from free electron-to-acceptor level transitions, was identified by temperature-dependent photoluminescence measurements. This acceptor-related transition was attributed to substitution of Sb dopants for Zn sites, instead of O sites, to form a complex with two Zn vacancies (VZn), the SbZn-2VZn complex. This SbZn-2VZn complex has a lower formation energy and acts as a shallow acceptor which can induce the observed strong violet luminescence. The photoresponsivity of our ZnO p-n homojunction device under a negative bias demonstrated a nearly 40-fold current gain, illustrating that our device is potentially an excellent candidate for photodetector applications in the ultraviolet wavelength region.
Keywords:Violet luminescence; p-type ZnO; Photoluminescence
ZnO has gained considerable attention as a material for short-wavelength optoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting diodes [1], photodetectors [2], and laser diodes [3], because of its large bandgap (3.37 eV) and exciton binding energy (60 meV) [4,5]. As-grown ZnO is usually an n-type semiconductor because of the existence of oxygen vacancies. To enhance n-type conduction, Ga, In, or Sn can be used as extrinsic dopants. While n-doped ZnO can be readily prepared, it should be noted that p-type doping is essential for functional device applications based on ZnO. The p-type doping of ZnO is made using group V elements such as N, P, As, and Sb as dopants. Compared with n-type ZnO, the p-type ZnO is rather difficult to prepare due to the electronegative O 2p character of valence band maxima and the presence of n-type intrinsic defects, oxygen and Zn interstitial [6]. Therefore, the fabrication of a durable and reproducible p-type ZnO-based nanostructure remains a challenging task.
The growth of ZnO nanorod arrays has been reported using different growth methods such as pulsed laser deposition [7], thermal evaporation [8], metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy [9], physical vapor deposition into porous anodic aluminum templates [10], or template-assisted vapor-liquid-solid and hydrothermal synthesis [11]. Recently, it was reported that ZnO nanocolumns can be grown by a low-temperature solution method [12], and arrays of vertical ZnO nanorods and nanowires grown by electrodeposition using anodic alumina [13] or polycarbonate porous membranes as templates have also been reported [14].
In this study, a Sb-doped ZnO microrod array was successfully grown on an Al-doped n-type ZnO thin film by electrodeposition. Strong violet luminescence, originated from free electron-to-acceptor level transitions, was identified by temperature-dependent photoluminescence measurements. This acceptor-related transition was attributed to substitution of Sb dopants for Zn sites, instead of O sites, to form a complex with two Zn vacancies (VZn), the SbZn-2VZn complex. This SbZn-2VZn complex has a lower formation energy and acts as a shallow acceptor which can induce a strong violet luminescence. ZnO homojunction diode made with Sb-doped ZnO and Al-doped ZnO exhibits the expected p-n diode characteristic on the current-voltage (I-V) measurement and confirms that the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array is p-type and can be fabricated successfully using the electrodeposition method. Finally, the photoresponse of the ZnO p-n diode operating at an increased reverse bias shows a good optical response and high photocurrent gain, indicating that it can be a good candidate for use as an ultraviolet photodetector.
A Sb-doped ZnO microrod array was electrodeposited on a patterned Al-doped n-type ZnO thin film at 98°C for 1 h [15]. The array pattern was fabricated on the ZnO thin film by optical lithography method. The reaction solution for the growth of the microrod array was a mixture of 0.05 M zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3)2·6H2O), 0.05 M hexamethylenetetramine (C6H12N4), and 0.05 g antimony acetate (Sb(CH3COO)3). The conditions for electrodeposition were optimized at I = 10 mA and V = 3.1 V. Ohmic contacts on the n-type ZnO thin film and on the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array were fabricated by depositing aluminum and gold antimony (AuSb), respectively, for the electrical characterization. The surface morphology and the crystalline structure of the sample were examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM; HITACHI S-2400, Chiyoda-ku, Japan) and by X-ray diffraction (XRD; PANalytical X'Pert PRO, Almelo, The Netherlands), respectively. The chemical and elemental identification on the surface was carried out by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A He-Cd laser at the wavelength of 325 nm was used for the photoluminescence (PL) measurement. Keithley 236 and 4200-SCS (Cleveland, OH, USA) were used for the characteristic I-V measurement. To study the photoresponse of our ZnO homojunction device, we employed a xenon arc lamp (LHX150 08002, Glasgow, UK) as a variable-wavelength light source. The monochromatic light was selected using an iHR-320 monochromator (HORIBA Scientific, Albany, NY, USA) and irradiated on the sample. The beam line of 365 nm was selected in the photocurrent measurement.
Results and discussion
Figure 1 shows the SEM image of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array on the n-type Al-doped ZnO substrate. From the figure, we estimate that the diameter of the ZnO microrod is about 10 μm. We can also see from this figure that the sizes of the microrods are quite uniform. Figure 2a shows the results of the XPS measurement of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array indicated by the black curve. The peaks centered at 531.80 eV (indicated by the blue curve fit) and 540.44 eV (indicated by the red curve fit) are attributed to the binding energies of Sb3d5/2 and Sb3d3/2, which indicate the successful integration of Sb into the ZnO microrod array. The peak at 532.15 eV (indicated by the green curve fit) is attributed to O 1s, which mainly comes from oxygen absorption such as H2O, C-O, or HO- [16]. To further study the doping concentration of Sb atoms of our device, we have performed energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. The measurement result presented in Figure 2b shows that the Sb concentration in the p-type ZnO is approximately 0.35%. The EDS and XPS measurements indicate clearly that antimony is incorporated into the ZnO microrods with our growth method.
Figure 1. SEM image of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array. The length of the scale bar is 50 μm.
Figure 2. XPS (a) and EDS (b) spectra of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array (in bold). The black curve shows the XPS spectrum in (a) while color curves display the contributions from Sb and O.
In order to provide further studies of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array, we have performed XRD measurements on intrinsic ZnO and Sb-doped ZnO which are shown in Figure 3. We can see in this figure that the peak of intrinsic ZnO is at 34.98° and the peak of Sb-doped ZnO is at 34.70°, which is shifted 0.28° to the left of the intrinsic peak. This peak shift can be attributed to the replacement of a Zn atom by the antimony atom introduced into the ZnO microrod array during electrodeposition and thus changes the average lattice constant [17].
Figure 3. XRD data of Sb-doped ZnO and intrinsic ZnO microrod arrays.
We now turn our attention to the main finding of this paper. Figure 4 shows the PL spectra of the intrinsic ZnO and Sb-doped ZnO microrod arrays at room temperature. The intrinsic ZnO microrod array has a peak at 380 nm, corresponding to the near-band-edge peak and can be attributed to the exciton-related emission in ZnO. For the Sb-doped ZnO, we found that the PL peak shifts from the ultraviolet (380 nm) to the violet (395 nm) region of the light spectrum [18]. It is worth noting here that the yellow band that is associated with the oxygen-related defect band which shows up in the PL spectrum in the intrinsic ZnO is absent in the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array. These results suggest that the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array has a better crystalline quality. It has lower oxygen deficiencies or part of oxygen vacancies were substituted by antimony atoms; therefore, the defect band emission was reduced. Most importantly, the photo taken on the ZnO homojunction device, as shown in the inset of Figure 4, shows violet luminescence at room temperature. A zoom-in of the photo clearly shows the strong luminescence of our ZnO homojunction device.
Figure 4. PL measurements of Sb-doped ZnO microrod array (red) and intrinsic ZnO microrod array (black). The inset shows a photo taken on the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array and a zoom-in showing violet luminescence.
Figure 5 shows the temperature-dependent PL spectra of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array from T = 30 K to T = 300 K. The red shift of the PL peak along with increasing temperature can be described by the Varshni equation [19]:
where E(0) is the transition energy of the free exciton or the free electron-to-acceptor level (FA) transition at zero temperature, and α and β are constants. The result of the fitting curve is shown in the inset of Figure 5 with α = 7.8 × 10-4 eV/K, β = 510 K, and E(0) = 3.322 eV. Moreover, the peak of the photoluminescence can be attributed to the free electron-to-acceptor level transition [16,20]. The acceptor binding energy is given by
where Eg, E_D, E_A, ϵ_0, ϵ, and r are the bandgap energy, the donor binding energy, the acceptor binding energy, the permittivity of ZnO in vacuum, the dielectric constant of ZnO, and the distance of the electron-hole pair, respectively. The donor energy ED is reported to be about 60 meV, the value of is 30 to 60 meV, and the bandgap of ZnO is 3.437 eV; therefore, the estimated EA is 161 ± 15 meV [21]. Strong violet luminescence at room temperature was revealed in this work. This particular phenomenon was induced by replacement of the Zn sites, instead of the O ones, with Sb atoms (Sb_Zn) to form a complex with two V_Zn, which is the Sb_Zn-2V_Zn complex. This Sb_Zn-2V_Zn complex has a lower formation energy and acts as a shallow acceptor; therefore, strong violet luminescence was induced as shown in Figure 5. From the room-temperature PL spectra shown in Figure 4, an estimation of the activation energy of 140 meV for Sb-doped ZnO was obtained. This value is in good agreement with the theoretical ionization energy of the Sb_Zn-2V_Zn complex acceptors [21]. The particular phenomenon has a potential application in violet light emission.
Figure 5. Temperature-dependent PL spectra of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array. From top to bottom: T = 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 180, 210, 240, 270, and 300 K, respectively. The peaks centered at around 2.8 eV are laser background signals. The inset shows the PL peak positions in energy as a function of temperature of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array. The squares are experimental data of the FA emission, and the red line is the fitting curve to the Varshni equation.
The I-V measurement of the ZnO homojunction device is shown in Figure 6. Ohmic contacts for each device were assured by the linear I-V relations shown in the inset of Figure 6. Therefore, the observed non-linear I-V characteristics as shown in Figure 6 must be due to the device rather than non-ideal electrical contacts. As shown in Figure 6, from the linear fit in the high-bias region (in red dashed line) [22], we can estimate the turn-on voltage of our ZnO homojunction device to be about 2.6 V, and the rectifying ratio is 24 at a voltage of 3 V. The revealed p-n junction-like I-V characteristic also demonstrates the successful integration of Sb in the ZnO microrod array. Figure 7 shows the measured photocurrent at various biases. At a reverse bias of -3 V, the reverse currents are 990 and 25 μA with and without the illumination of ultraviolet light, respectively. A nearly 40-fold current gain was demonstrated on this device.
Figure 6. I-V measurement of the ZnO homojunction device. The inset shows characterization of the ohmic contacts for the ZnO homojunction device.
Figure 7. Photocurrent measurement of the ZnO homojunction device.
Finally, the photoresponsivity of the ZnO homojunction device is shown in Figure 8. At a wavelength shorter than 380 nm, the ZnO homojunction device behaves like a photodetector when a negative voltage between -1 and -3 V was applied. The responsivity of the ZnO p-n diode increases when more negative voltage was applied. Our results therefore suggest that the ZnO homojunction device has an application in photodetectors in the ultraviolet region [23,24].
Figure 8. Photoresponsivity as a function of wavelength of the incident light at different reverse biases.
In this work, a high-quality Sb-doped ZnO microrod array was synthesized by electrodeposition. In Sb-doped ZnO, the shift of the XRD peak from that of the intrinsic ZnO was attributed to the increase of the lattice constant due to the replacement of a Zn atom by the Sb atom. In the case of the Sb-doped ZnO microrod array, the PL measurement indicated an acceptor-related photoemission. Strong violet luminescence at room temperature was observed since the Sb dopants would substitute Zn sites, instead of O sites, (SbZn) to form a complex with two VZn, which is the SbZn-2VZn complex. This SbZn-2VZn complex has lower formation energy and acts as a shallow acceptor, which can induce a strong violet luminescence. In the I-V measurement, the diode-like behavior of the ZnO homojunction device indicated the successful integration of antimony atoms by electrodeposition. The nearly 40-fold current gain of the photoresponsivity of the ZnO homojunction device, acting like a p-n diode, indicates a potential application in photodetectors operating at the ultraviolet wavelength region.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
WJC, JKW, and JCL performed the experiments. WJC and JKW fabricated the devices. MFS and YHC coordinated the project. STL and DRH provided key interpretation of the data. WJC, HDL, DRH, and CTL drafted the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This work was funded by the NSC, Taiwan (grant no. NSC 100-2112-M-002-017-MY3).
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|This paper summarizes ten years of experience with 2766 interval insertions of the TCu200 device. One hundred and twenty months of use were completed by 572 patients and the cumulative woman-months of use were 159,664. For evaluating the overall performance, gross cumulative and yearly specific life-table termination and continuation rates were calculated as suggested by Tietze [2]. The cumulative pertinent rates at the end of the ten-year follow-up period were as follows: pregnancy 10.2; expulsion 6.3; bleeding/pain 32.3; and removal for other medical reasons 19.4. The gross annual rates for the same conditions at the end of the first year of use were: 1.8, 2.4, 4.2, and 2.0, while in the tenth year they were: 0.6, 0.1, 4.4, and 2.8, respectively. The continuation rate was 89.1 at the end of the 12th month and 33.2 at the end of the 10th year. Based on this evaluation, the TCu200 IUD has a good overall performance and a longer lifespan than was previously expected.
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Review: StarWind Enterprise Server – Part I
In the first post of this review, I explained how StarWind's server product provided the ability to turn a Windows server into an iSCSI storage device. In this post, I'll focus more on the specific LUN types available to the user.
There's not doubt the range of supported devices is comprehensive, although some features such as encryption and compression need more explanation to understand how they are implemented and how data could be recovered in a server failure scenario.
Thin Provisioning
It's pretty much taken for granted that thin provisioning needs to be provided as a feature in storage arrays, whether physical or virtual. Fortunately StarWind Server offers this as part of the CDP device type. As a test, I created an iSCSI thin LUN using the console and connected it to a Windows host. As expected, copying files to the LUN grew the device by the size of the copied files. Unfortunately, deleting the files and/or reformatting the drive did not reclaim the released space. In fact, a full format of the drive, rather than a quick format resulted in the full capacity of the drive being allocated and the benefits of thin provisioning wasted. (Tip: Use Quick format on Windows). In this release of the product there appears to be no way to reclaim unused resources within thin provisioned devices. Thin Provisioning implementations need to add this functionality as the value of using thin LUNs simply diminishes over time.
Overall, the product offers a wide range of device types. A more detailed understanding of some specifics (e.g. encryption standards) is required. Thin LUNs need some space release technology added to ensure thin doesn't simply revert to thick over time.
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By Kevin Price
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JESUP - For the second straight year the Ola High baseball team saw its season come to an end in the second round of the Class AAAA state tournament.
On Wednesday night, the Mustangs swept were by Wayne County in a doubleheader at Howard Bo Warren Field, falling 11-5 and then 7-4 in 10 innings in the nightcap.
"We fought hard. Things just didn't fall our way," said Ola coach Ryan Parejko. "We played hard like we have all year."
Last year, Ola lost in round two to South Effingham, a Region 2-AAAA team. This year, it was the third-ranked Yellow Jackets (27-3), the Region 2-AAAA champions, who eliminated them.
Wednesday's second-game loss was a heartbreaker for top-ranked Ola (25-6) who trailed 4-3 entering in the bottom of the seventh but rallied to tie the score and force extra innings. Bobby Woodall led off with a walk, setting the stage for Brad Blount who hammered a double off the fence in center that nearly left the park to end the game, scoring pinch runner John Winters with the tying run.
It looked like Ola might force a decisive third game today when Cameron Lewis hit a one-out liner into center, but Wayne center fielder Colby Dent made a perfect throw to the plate to gun down Blount who tried to score from second for the second out. Ola still managed to load the bases, but Wayne's Tyler Palmer struck out the final batter to send the game into extras.
The score remained deadlocked 4-4 until the 10th when Wayne's Adrian Palmer led off with a walk and scored on a homer to left by Tyler Palmer for a 6-4 lead. Cleanup man Casey Kicklighter then followed with another homer high over the fence in left for a 7-4 cushion.
Those homers were the fourth and fifth of the game for Wayne, which hit seven dingers on the day. Kicklighter's homer was his second of the game and third of the day. He has a single-season 18 homers for the Jackets.
Tyler Palmer (7-0) worked all 10 innings for Wayne, striking out nine.
"I feel great right now, but in the morning I probably won't feel too good," he said.
Woodall took the loss for Ola, holding the Jackets scoreless over four innings of relief before tiring in the 10th.
In the opener, both teams came out swinging hot bats as they combined for 10 runs and 13 hits in the first two innings.
Ola scored two runs in the top of the first on four hits and two walks while sending eight batters to the plate. Blount drove in the team's first run with a single to right, and two batters later, Cody Atkins also singled through the right side to drive in the second run.
The Jackets would strike for three runs in their first at-bat after two outs were recorded. Kicklighter brought home the first run with a double through the middle. He would score on a throwing error before Jordan Moody delivered a single to left to plate the third run.
The Mustangs came right back to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the second when Dylan McCarter ripped a two-run single through the middle with two outs and the bases loaded.
But again, the Jackets would score three times in the second on four hits with all of their runs coming after two were out. Adrian Palmer brought in the first run with a single to left. Then after the Jackets loaded the bases, Hunter Thompson laced a liner over second that scored two more runs for a 6-4 lead.
Ola would manage just one run on three more hits the rest of the way against Thompson, who went the distance on the mound for the home team while running his record to 9-0 for the season.
The Jackets, meantime, opened up an 8-4 lead in the fifth when Moody drove a two-out two-run homer over the fence in left to score Quabo Brown, who was running for Thompson, who reached on a one-out double to right.
Wayne added three insurance runs in the seventh after Ola scored a single run in the sixth. Colby Dent led off the inning with a double and scored on another double by Tyler Palmer. Kicklighter then followed up Palmer's hit with a homer to right for the 11-5 lead.
Darrell Dickey took the pitching loss for Ola. He started and lasted five full innings before being lifted in the sixth. Dickey allowed nine runs on 11 hits while striking out three.
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On second thought, maybe Usher should have been the headliner for the Super Bowl halftime show.
The superstar had only a brief cameo in the showcase, but his tightly choreographed moves and acrobatics marked the brief exhilarating moment of a surprisingly stale medley from the normally frenetic headliners, the Black Eyed Peas.
The Super Bowl performance was arguably the biggest stage yet for the quirky quartet, whose fusion of pop, dance and hip-hop have made them global superstars. But in the massive Cowboys Arena, the group appeared to be as stiff as frontman will.i.am's plastic hair hat.
It started out with a wow factor: will.i.am, Taboo, Fergie and apl.de.ap descended from atop the stadium, outfits glittering, bedazzled outfits, singing (with the help of auto-tune) the party anthem "I Gotta Feeling" with hundreds of dancers grooving in step on the field.
But the Peas didn't match the energy of the song; they seemed tentative, and tense. It didn't help that Fergie's mic didn't kick in until she was midway through her first verse.
If the explanation for the Peas' flatness was nerves, those nerves never settled, as they plodded through such songs as "Pump It" and "Boom Boom Pow." Technically, they were fine — Fergie's voice soared, the raps were performed right. They didn't excite. Even former Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash seemed bored as he joined Fergie for a short snippet of "Sweet Child O' Mine," an unnecessary cameo that failed to add any sizzle to the set.
So it fell to Usher to breathe some life into the halftime show, and he didn't disappoint as he appeared in all white with a flank of dancers. Although Usher seemed to dance more of his No. 1 hit "OMG" with will.i.am than sing it, his syncopated moves and flips provided the energy jolt that the Peas lacked.
Even after Usher left, the Peas seemed a little more alive. They went back in their catalog and performed early hit "Where Is The Love," which segued to their latest "The Time (Dirty Bit)," an odd, dance reworking of "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the movie "Dirty Dancing." They ended as they began, reprising "I Gotta Feeling."
The choice of the Black Eyed Peas was intended to bring some youthful vigor back to the halftime show after the NFL — feeling burned by the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" of Janet Jackson with the aid of Justin Timberlake in 2004 — chose a string of safe, near-geriatric icons for the halftime for the next six years, ending on a low note with a much-maligned concert by The Who last year.
The Black Eyed Peas brought the youth, but little else. "I Gotta Feeling" the NFL will be looking to try and find a better balance in time for Indianapolis next year.
Aaron Rodgers is brilliant as the Packers rock the Steelers
Packers QB Rodgers brings Titletown USA one more championship
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I have the Imagine Wave serger and separate Coverstitch from Babylock. My serger has been very reliable, but I'm seeing the great features on the new serger models and I am tempted.
I haven't used a machine that you convert, so I don't know if I'd sell both of my machines for a combo or not.
Feel free to throw some ideas out there.
I'm not in a hurry, just thinking at this point.
Thanks for your input.
Depends on what and how you sew. I have a new Imagine (no wave), but auto tension, jet air threading, etc. Thought about trading up for the new Ovation in order to get a coverstitch, but considering the way I sew, I decided on 2 separate machines, and that is what I did. Love it! For example, I like to sew knit garments, and did not want to switch a machine back and forth from serger to coverstitch, back to serger and then back to coverstitch just for 1 garment. Granted, if all I did with the coverstitch was hemming at the end of sewing the garment, then a combo would be fine, BUT I really enjoy using the bias binder attachment and making neckline and armhole bindings, etc. There are pros and cons for going combo or having separate machines. Think about the types of things you like to sew and then work through the process in your head, and see how many times you would have to switch the machine. Good Luck!
"Busy Hands, Happy Heart"
Babylock Journey, Brother SC9500, Babylock Imagine, BLCS-2 Coverstitch, Granny's Singer Red Eye 66 from 1922, (Mom's Singer Touch & Sew from late 1960's)
I started out with an Imagine and liked it very much. Then I decided to trade it for an Evolution.
Not long after I had the Evolution I decided to buy a BL coverstitch machine because I found it annoying to switch back and forth. I also find the coverstitch machine annoying because the thread breaks often. Seems to chug along, then the thread breaks. Chug, break...
I went to a class just after the Ovation came out. Now that's the best serger yet. It has the 5 inch space so there is more room to stitch and do more creative things. When cover stitching, it can be run off the edge of the fabric to finish. The foot lift is in the front of the machine and there is a knee lift so the fabric can be held in place while lowering the foot.
I liked the Imagine, I liked the Evolution. The coverstitch? Not so much. Can't wait to pick up my new Ovation Tuesday. I happened to be at my sewing machine store Friday and there was a floor model on sale. Yippee!
I have the Evolution and just love it, but did not like changing back and forth so now have a BL Coverstitch and love that as well. It's easy and I enjoy the streamlining of moving to each machine as needed (faster, more efficient for me).
It seems that each person needs to make up their own mind. It's a personal preference thing.
Visit a dealer and try a combo machine - switch it back and forth a few times to see how you like it.
------Sewing is a passion, so calming and rewarding
Janome Horizon MC15000
Baby Lock Ovation
Baby Lock Melody (travel machine)
Baby Lock Coverstitch
Baby Lock Embellisher
Viking Husqvarna 190 Electronic
Singer 401A
I have a Bernina that can switch back and forth but decided to go another route so it's now my backup. Last time I used it for cover a lot of thread breaks.
I have an Enlighten I use for serging and a brand new Babylock cover stitch to go with it. It's a dream team! I did a shirt based on a T Shirt this weekend it went together like a dream! The serger did what it was supposed to do and the cover stitch did it's thing perfectly.
Prior to getting these two machines I didn't realize how much having two machines would make such a difference in speed and ease!
------So many projects, not enough time
At my house in VA:
Bernina Activa 220, B580, B790
Singer 201-2, 221, BL Enlighten, BL Sashiko, BL Cover Stitch, Consew 75T
At my Lake House in PA:
Bernina 1010, Artista 165E, Singer 503A. Bernina Serger 1100d, BL Evolution
I have a BL Enlighten and I love it. Went to the BL dealer several times to check out the Ovation and was very, very close to buying. Went home and thought about it, again, and decided to get the BL cover stitch machine. I'm glad I did. I know myself, I know that switching the Ovation back and forth would have annoyed the hell out of me.
What put me off when I saw the Ovation was SIZE! No way that could have been put into my cabinet! I want to make a nice cover for the Coverstitch so it can sit on top when the cabinet is closed.
Count me among those who bought the Evolution and then decided to add a BL Coverstitch. I think the best combination would be the Enlighten along with the Coverstitch; to me that makes the most sense if you have room for two.
Your Imagine with the CS would make a nice combo.
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-Steven Wright
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Bernina 830LE - Brother Dreamweaver VQ3000 - Bernina B530 - Janome 6600P - Pfaff 1209 - Babylock Evolution - Janome 644 - Babylock Sashiko2 - Babylock BLCS-2
Considering how much I hate switching out my Ellegante from sewing to embroidering, I knew I needed a stand-alone coverstitch machine. I have the Imagine and just bought a lightly used Janome CoverPro 1000. Both fit nicely on a small Ikea table.
------Indecision may or may not be my problem. -Jimmy Buffet
Just wondering how those with two separate machines set up the matching thread. Do you buy double the thread cones, or spools, so you can have both machines threaded, do you wind bobbins from a main cone and thread both machines that way, or do you switch the thread back and forth (which would take longer than converting a combo, I would think). I usually wind extra bobbins but then wind up with several bobbins wound with matching thread that I either have to find ways to use up or unwind. I like having the two machines but I do think a combo might be more convenient when it comes to thread usage, though I don't have a combo machine to use for comparison.
------Singer 9960, 221K - black and white/green, 15-30 treadle, 201-2, 15-90, Babylock Spirit, Babylock Crescendo, Brother 1034D serger, Brother 2340cv coverstitch, Kenmore 86,
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Protect Your Heart, Protect Your Prostate?
Duke researchers discover a connection between heart health and prostate health
Heart disease kills ten times as many men as prostate cancer, yet polls consistently show that it is cancer that men fear the most. New research from Duke University suggests that a lifestyle that supports heart health may also provide protection against prostate cancer, giving men new reasons to commit to a heart smart diet and regular exercise.
In the study, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, over 6,000 men without prostate cancer were evaluated and followed over the course of 4 years. Amongst those who were known to have heart disease, the risk of developing prostate cancer was 35 percent higher than men without heart disease.
Not surprisingly, the men who had heart disease were more likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol. Exactly which of these factors might be most important in the development of prostate cancer was not clear from this study.
Although the causes and contributors to prostate and other cancers, dementia, and cardiovascular disease are complicated and not always predictable, we have more power over our health than we may believe. To achieve optimum health, it makes good sense to choose a heart smart diet, exercise regularly, and learn to manage the stress that life throws our way.
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PROVINCETOWN – The airport is reopened today in the wake of a plane crash last night.
No one was injured when a single-engine plane went off a runway at the Provincetown Municipal Airport at about 10 p.m. Saturday, according to police.
The plane came to a stop near Hatches Harbor Dike. Three people walked away from the crash, police said. The exact cause of the crash is unknown, according to police.
The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the Provincetown Police Department, the Cape Cod National Seashore, U.S. Coast Guard and more agencies, said Provincetown police Sgt. Thomas Koumanelis.
The damage on the runway is not yet known, said airport manager Butch Lisenby. A few travelers' planes were held up because of the crash.
The airport's runway lighting system can be activated by radio from the air. It is unclear at this time if the pilot was able to turn the lights on.
The FAA will investigate the exact cause of the crash.
According to the FAA Registry, the plane is a 1974 Piper PA-28-151 single-engine registered to Debs Aviation LLC out of Bear, Del.
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Deleting Feelings of Meagerness Which Can be Kill Your Success
Have you any idea that lots of individuals live lives paralyzed by feelings of inadequacy?
Have you any idea that lots of individuals live lives paralyzed by feelings of inadequacy? Are you aware the feelings stem from early negative memories of abuse, neglect, rejection, abandonment, humiliation, etc.? CISCO Voice Certification Have you any idea those negative memories remain deeply stored in the subconscious where they deplete their Life Force Energy (LFE) the supply of one's feelings of adequacy and several other positive internal resources? Finally, are you aware that it is now possible to progressively and permanently restore LFE along with a powerful a sense adequacy simply by permanently and progressively erasing those negative memories? Would like to learn more?
Life Force Energy, while not recognized by medical science, is quite like the soulful/spiritual energy is in charge of consciousness, freewill, the opportunity to discern, one's sense of self, self awareness, intuition, creativity, self-confidence, self esteem, self worth, emotional self sufficiency, empowerment, enlightenment, inner wisdom and truth, the important and structural integrity in the mind/body and one's a sense personal adequacy, only to name just a few.
Sadly, LFE is progressively depleted from the mind/body through the course of one's life with this reality. We refer to this as depletion process "aging"
What few realize, or are actually "programmed" to forget, is niagra process is definitely abnormal. CISCO CCNP Certification Precisely what should I mean with that?
Well, I want to start by stating that LFE is incrementally depleted through the mind/body whenever a person experiences a negative or traumatic event in their lives. Such events become instantly and seemingly permanently downloaded into the depths of the mind and remain anchored there producing irreparable damage.
Damage, you say?
Yes, damage!
If you summon up one of your own negative memories and focus how it can make you really feel you'll invariably notice that some or all of the following are mixed together: energy is drained, sadness, fear, a sense vulnerability, regret, and feelings of inadequacy, shame, failure, regret, humiliation, heart break etc.
If you gaze at what all of this gives one's passion or enthusiasm forever you will notice immediately that they're depleted. CISCO VOIP Training Well all of this is equivalent to a depletion of one's Life Force Energy.
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The Oils of Transformation or 'Light Matrix Oils can make a difference by reminding you of who you are, while bringing about the emotional balance we need.
We believe that all physical ailments are caused by an emotional block. When we heal the emotions, this repercusses on the physical, so that the healing speeds up. This is done very gently and unobtrusively with the use of colour.
1. Feeling as though you are in a pressure cooker or in
intense energy; feeling stress. Remember, you are adjusting to a higher
vibration and you will eventually adjust. Old patterns, behaviors and beliefs
are also being pushed to the surface. There is a lot going on inside of you.
2. A feeling of disorientation; not knowing where you
are; a loss of a sense of place. You are not in 3D anymore, as you have moved
or in the process of moving into the higher realms.
3. Unusual aches and pains throughout different parts of
your body. You are purifying and releasing blocked energy vibrating at 3D,
while you are vibrating in a higher dimension. To help you through this phase try using the Blue Oil of Transformation.
4. Waking at night between 2 and 4 a.m. Much is going on
in your dream state. You can't be there for long lengths of time and need a
break. This is also the 'cleansing and releasing' hour.
5. Memory loss. A great abundance of short term memory
loss and only vague remembrances of your past. You are in more than one
dimension at a time, and going back and forth as part of the transition, you
are experiencing a 'disconnect'. Also, your past is part of the Old, and the
Old is forever gone. Being in the Now is the way of the New World. To help you through this phase try using the Violet Oil of Transformation.
6. 'Seeing' and 'hearing' things. You are experiencing
different dimensions as you transition, all according to how sensitive you are
and how you are wired.
7. Loss of identity. You try to access the Old you, but
it is no longer there. You may not know who you are looking at in the mirror.
You have cleared much of your old patterns and are now embodying much more
light and a simpler, more purified divine you. All is in order, You are okay.
8. Feeling 'out of body'. You may feel as though someone
is talking, but it is not you. This is our natural defence mechanism of
survival when we are under acute stress or feeling traumatized or out of
control. Your body is going through a lot and you may not want to be in it. My
ascension guide told me that this was a way of easing the transition process,
and that I did not need to experience what my body was going through. This only
lasted a short time. It passes.
9. Periods of deep sleeping. You are resting from all the
acclimating and are integrating, as well as building up for the next phase.
10. Heightened sensitivities to your surroundings.
Crowds, noise, foods, TV, other human voices and various other stimulations are
barely tolerable. You also overwhelm very easily and become easily
overstimulated. You are tuning up. Know that this will eventually pass.
11. You don't feel like doing anything. You are in a rest
period, 'rebooting'. Your body knows what it needs. In addition, when you begin
reaching the higher realms, 'doing' and 'making things happen' becomes obsolete
as the New energies support the feminine of basking, receiving, creating,
self-care and nurturing. Ask the Universe to 'bring' you what you want while
you are enjoying yourself and having fun.
12. An intolerance for lower vibrational things of the
3D, reflected in conversations, attitudes, societal structures, healing
modalities, etc. They literally make you feel 'sick' inside. You are in a
higher vibration and your energies are no longer in alignment. You are being
'pushed, to move forward; to 'be' and create the New.
13. A loss of desire for food. Your body is adjusting to
a new, higher state of being. Also, part of you does not want to be here
anymore in the Old.
14. A sudden disappearance of friends, activities,
habits, jobs and residences. You are evolving beyond what you used to be, and
these people and surroundings no longer match your vibration. The New will soon
arrive and feel so-o-o-o much better.
15. You absolutely cannot do certain things anymore. When
you try to do your usual routine and activities, it feels downright awful. You
are evolving beyond what you used to be, and these people and surroundings no
longer match your vibration. The New will soon arrive and feel so-o-o-o much
16. Days of extreme fatigue. Your body is losing density
and going through intense restructuring. To help you through this phase try using the Red Oil of Transformation.
17. A need to eat often along with what feels like
attacks of low blood sugar. Weight gain, especially in the abdominal area. A craving
for protein.
You are requiring an enormous amount of fuel for this
ascension process.
Weight gain with an inability to loose it no matter what
you do is one of the most typical experiences. Trust that your body knows what
it is doing. To help you through this phase try using the Pink Oil of Transformation.
18. Experiencing emotional ups and downs; weeping. Our
emotions are our outlet for release, and we are releasing a lot. To help you through this phase try using the Violet Oil of Transformation.
19. A wanting to go Home, as if everything is over and
you don't belong here anymore. We are returning to Source. Everything is over,
but many of us are staying to experience and create the New World. Also, our
old plans for coming have been completed. To help you through this phase try using the Violet Oil of Transformation.
20. Feeling you are going insane, or must be developing a
mental illness of some sort. You are rapidly experiencing several dimensions
and greatly opening. Much is available to you now. You are just not used to it.
Your awareness has been heightened and your barriers are gone. This will pass
and you will eventually feel very at Home like you have never felt before, as
Home is now here. To help you through this phase try using the Violet Oil of Transformation.
21. Anxiety and panic. Your ego is losing much of itself
and is afraid. Your system is also on overload. Things are happening to you
that you may not understand. You are also losing behaviour patterns of a lower
vibration that you developed for survival in 3D. This may make you feel
vulnerable and powerless. These patterns and behaviours you are losing are not
needed in the higher realms. This will pass and you will eventually feel so
much love, safety and unity. Just wait. To help you through this phase try using the Yellow Oil of Transformation.
22. Depression. The outer world may not be in alignment
with the New, higher vibrational you. It doesn't feel so good out there. You
are also releasing lower, darker energies and you are 'seeing' through them.
Hang in there. To help you through this phase try using the Violet Oil of Transformation.
23. Vivid, wild and sometimes violent dreams. You are
releasing many, many lifetimes of lower vibrational energy. Many are now
reporting that they are experiencing beautiful dreams. Your dream state will
eventually improve and you will enjoy it again. Some experience this releasing
while awake. My mother commented one day that she believed I was having
nightmares in the daytime. To help you through this phase try using the Blue Oil of Transformation.
24. Night sweats and hot flashes. Your body is 'heating'
up as it burns off residue.
25. Your plans suddenly change in mid-stream and go in a
completely different direction. Your soul is balancing out your energy. It
usually feels great in this new direction, as your soul knows more than you do.
It is breaking your 'rut' choices and vibration. To help you through this phase try using the Green Oil of Transformation.
26. You have created a situation that seems like your
worst nightmare, with many 'worst nightmare' aspects to it. Your soul is
guiding you into 'stretching' into aspects of yourself where you were lacking,
or into 'toning down' aspects where you had an overabundance. Your energy is
just balancing itself. Finding your way to peace through this situation is the
test you have set up for yourself. This is your journey, and your soul would
not have set it up if you weren't ready. You are the one who finds your way out
and you will. Looking back, you will have gratitude for the experience and be a
different person. To help you through this phase try using the Green Oil of Transformation.
27. Ringing in your ears
Some of you have ringing in your ears, don't you? Scientists don't understand why that is . Although you are hearing only a few of the very low tones compared to the tones of the cellular structure, The Cellular Choir is what is getting through to be heard to some degree by an aging ear system. Do you understand what I am saying? You're actually starting to hear a portion of the choir. This is due to the breakdown of a system within the inner ear that has the ability to filter it, but not in an aging ear. The next time some of you are hearing the ringing and find it distressing, I want you to start understanding what it is. Then perhaps you will not be distressed, since you understand it's part of health. You're just now starting to hear something that was blocked totally when you were younger.
It is a symptom of spiritual growth.
When a Human Being is experiencing even the slightest inter dimensional shift, many things change. False feelings of anxiety, dizziness, focus problems, sometimes ringing of the ears and even occasional "light shows" all are alterations of the basic senses.
This is moving from 4D to beyond, and it affects all the biology greatly. For awhile you might use mechanical devices to help, even chemical re-balancing or natural substances. But eventually you are being asked to transmute the dimensional shift and stand on your own with none of these things present. You were born in 4D, and are moving beyond. Therefore your "normal" is changing. Is it possible to balance yourself to compensate? Yes! Is it possible for your cellular structure to be "talked to?" Yes... Now you may begin to understand the importance of becoming more integrated with your biology!
Meditation is the key, to the heal your body and mind.


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In his weekly video address, former Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton says, "I'm exhausted" by the constant switching around of quarterbacks on the squad.
Having the job of quarterback is great -- "when you win," Tarkenton says.
"I love to play the Packers. It's a great rivalry," he says. "But they know who their QB is going to be. Whoever we run, I hope they pick the one who will give us the best chance to win."
Tarkenton concludes by reminding us that we're only halfway through the season and it's not yet time to give up. He runs down who would be in the playoffs and wildcards if the season ended now and is confident that there's plenty of room for shakeups.


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Knoxville (WVLT) - The cause of an early morning house fire on Mississippi Avenue in the Western Heights community is under investigation.
Knoxville fire investigators say the fire started about 6:00 a.m.
The house is considered a total loss.
No one was injured in the fire.
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I find it amusing how many different spins the word 'green' can take online — for instance, there's now a new 'green urban guide' available online called 'Greenopia'. Yup. What makes this site different, however, is that they've really gone the extra mile to research the eco-friendly retailers, services, organizations and restaurants in Los Angeles. Each site is rated with a certain number of leaves depending on its eco-cool. Not only that, Greenopia also managed to snag such stars as Laurie David, Ed Begley Jr., Andy Lipkis, Anna Lappé to help introduce certain categories. Currently, in the 'Eating Out' section, Bohemian Baby is kicking some serious ass, followed by Ben and Jerry's — each with four leaves. Most coffee houses appear to get one leaf for the inclusion of some organic beans. Sounds like a night on the town to me. Check out Greenopia for more — also available in physical form for those visiting LA and not wanting to carry a laptop around with them.
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FHP releases name of good Samaritan killed on Buckman Bridge
Members of the 'Guardians' Gang sentenced to federal prison
Michael Dunn, man accused of killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis over loud music pleads not guilty to first degree murder
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Benny Hookfin is living his dream in the kitchen at the Hyatt Downtown as part of program to help people learn skills for life.
Hands On Education at the Hyatt is what the program is called. The Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation helps administer the program to assist people with learning challenges make a transition into the workplace.
"I love to cook. This is my passion. One of my dreams is to have my own television show," said Hookfin, who graduated from Mandarin High School.
Hookfin, 37, is one of seven people locally who completed a two week training class at the Hyatt.
John Ficca administers the program and said it is delivering results, helping people who may not have done well in school but have the attitude and drive to be successful.
Hookfin said his favorite meal to cook is breakfast.
"Nothing like a good breakfast to start the day," he said.
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|The effects of acute hypobaric hypoxia on arterial stiffness and endothelial function and its relationship to changes in pulmonary artery pressure and left ventricular diastolic function.
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|Abstract Boos, Christopher J., Pete Hodkinson, Adrian Mellor, Nicholas P. Green, and David R. Woods. High Alt. Med. Biol. 13:105-111.-This study investigated, for the first time, the effects of simulated high altitude, following acute hypobaric hypoxia (HH), on simultaneous assessment of large artery stiffness and endothelial function and its inter-relationship to left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), and estimated PA vascular resistance (PVR). Ten healthy subjects were studied at baseline pre and following acute HH to 4800 m for a total of 180 minutes. Assessments of LV diastolic function, mitral inflow, estimated LV filling pressure (E/e'), PVR, and PASP were undertaken using transthoracic echocardiography. Simultaneous assessments of arterial stiffness index (SI), systemic vascular resistance (SVR), vascular tone, and endothelial function (reflective index [RI]) were performed using pulse contour analysis of the digital arterial waveform. Acute hypoxia led to a fall in SpO(2) (98.1±0.7 vs. 71.8±7.1%; p=0.0002), SVR (1589.1±191.2 vs. 1187.8±248.7; p=0.004), and RI (50.8±10.3 vs. 33.0±6.5%; p=0.0008) with an increase in PASP (24.3±2.2 to 35.0±5.3 mmHg; p=0.0001) and estimated PVR (116.40±19.0 vs. 144.6±21.5; p<0.001). There was no rise in either SI (p=0.13), mitral early annular early e' filling velocity or E/e'. There was a significant inverse correlation between SpO(2) and PASP (r=-0.77; p<0.0001), PVR (r=-0.57; p=0.008) and between the fall in SpO(2) and change (Δ) in RI (baseline vs. 150 min, r=-0.52; p<0.001). There was a modest inverse correlation between ΔRI (lower ΔRI=worsening endothelial function) and ΔPAP (r=-0.55; p=0.10) and a strong inverse correlation between ΔRI and ΔPVR (r=-0.89; p=0.0007). Acute hypobaric hypoxia does not significantly alter large artery stiffness or cause overt LV diastolic function. However, the degree of hypoxia influences both the systemic endothelial and pulmonary vascular responses. This noted association is intriguing and requires further investigation.
|C J Boos; P Hodkinson; A Mellor; N P Green; D R Woods
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A 15 year old Panama City teen is facing some serious charges.
The State Fire Marshal's office arrested 15-year-old John M. Merck Wednesday on one count of arson. Investigators said Menck set fire to an abandoned SUV on December 27th.
The SUV was parked on Eastern shipbuilding property.
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Corwin White, 21, of Shreveport is accused of illegal use of a weapon.
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Architect Comes' church designs teach lessons about Western Pa. history
John T. Comes was one of the finest architects practicing in Pittsburgh in the early years of the 20th century. But he's not one you often hear about.
He didn't design whole university campuses, like Henry Hornbostel did at Carnegie Mellon University. Nor did he do prominent and still-admired Downtown office buildings, as Frederick Osterling did with his Gothic-inspired Union Trust Building on Grant Street.
Instead, Comes designed churches — specifically, Roman Catholic churches and the parish houses, schools and convents that often came with them.
Comes became so well known for his churches here that, from about 1900 until his death at 49 in 1922, he and his successor firm planned or consulted on the plans for Catholic churches and even cathedrals across much of the country.
His work was honored this past January when a Pennsylvania State Historical Marker commemorating him was placed outside one of his best churches, now known as the St. Agnes Center of Carlow University, on Fifth Avenue in Oakland.
He is the only Allegheny County architect so honored and one of only a handful in the state. (Almost all the others meriting historical markers are Philadelphia architects, including historic figures in the profession such as Frank Furness, Paul Cret and Louis Kahn.)
In all, Comes designed about 40 churches, schools and convents in Western Pennsylvania, and another 20 across the country in a short, but amazingly prolific, 25-year career. He and his partners, William Perry and Leo McMullen, planned cathedrals for the diocese in Greensburg and in Toledo, Ohio. Other projects were as far afield as Minnesota and Kansas.
Some, like St. Gertrude Church in Vandergrift, stand out with great dignity and even grandeur, presiding over what are often worn-out residential neighborhoods in mill towns across Western Pennsylvania. Others, like Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, set on a hilltop above Greensburg, occupy an honored space near the center of town. Comes didn't design in any one style. But whether his churches are Gothic, Romanesque or even vaguely Baroque, they are distinctive for their elegant proportions and carefully fashioned, often-colorful details, inside and out. All were built between 1900 and the mid-1920s.
Among the finest of Comes' churches is St. Paul on McKean Street in Butler, built about 1909. It is almost cathedral-like in its stone Gothic massing and is richly decorated inside, as are almost all of Comes' churches. All around the chancel are various multicolor diamond patterns of red, brown, tan and blue that spread across the walls and up to the ceiling, matching the hues of the church's huge, stained-glass windows.
One of the most interesting and unusual designs is St. Anthony Church, now Holy Spirit Parish, in Millvale, a 1915 essay in what one historian calls Mexican Baroque, with bold, brown-brick towers that dominate the exterior, terminating in tiled domes. A more-typical Comes church can be found in nearby Etna, where All Saints Church, from 1914, shows the Romanesque massing and decorative brickwork that he often used.
Comes' churches were typically designed in what's called "basilica" form, where the central part of the church is lit by high clerestory windows set above side aisles. These have long rows of regularly spaced arches along the side aisles, leading up to the altar as if in procession. The pillars are often lavishly detailed in stone or marble.
A number of the parishes were founded in the 19th century by German or Irish Catholic immigrants — the first groups of Catholic immigrants in the area to achieve stature and wealth. But these same parishes later grew rapidly and needed the large new churches that Comes designed as wave after wave of Italian and East European Catholics arrived to work in the mills.
As a result, Catholic churches are often by far the largest churches in many of our towns and city neighborhoods, and, when designed by Comes, often the most architecturally distinguished. In that sense, Comes provided exemplary architecture for the workingman. The mill bosses may have had the finer homes, but the millworkers had their big and richly appointed churches.
Comes, himself, was an active Catholic layman, and was active in architectural and civic circles in town. He was known for taking his wife and three daughters on frequent tours to Europe, where he studied and sketched. He believed, along with his friend and near-contemporary, the great Gothic Revival architect Ralph Adams Cram, that church architecture of the day should be based on traditional forms.
To see Comes' churches today is, unfortunately, to be reminded first-hand of the economic changes that have swept Western Pennsylvania in the last 40 years. Several of his churches have been closed. One has been turned into a brewpub. Two in our area have been torn down. And once-vibrant parishes in once-thriving mill towns are now often characterized — even where the church is still in use — by the closed parochial schools and shuttered convents adjacent to them.
Still, the churches of John Comes speak well of their era and are worth volumes of history. Many are landmarks in their towns. All are worth visiting, and all are worth preserving.
John Conti is a former news reporter who has written extensively over the years about architecture, planning and historic-preservation issues.
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Note: This article is from the Guardian.
This article titled "Jordan's prime minister quits suddenly" was written by Ian Black, Middle East editor, for theguardian.com on Thursday 26th April 2012 16.49 UTC
Jordan's efforts to maintain stability in the face of the turbulence of the Arab spring suffered a new blow on Thursday when the prime minister resigned – the third time this has happened in the last 18 months.
Awn Khasawneh submitted his resignation without warning after six months in office following a backlash against proposed electoral reforms in the western-backed kingdom that were seen by critics as an assault on civil liberties. A statement from the royal palace said the resignation had been accepted, without elaboration.
His replacement is Fayez al-Tarawneh, who was prime minister in the late 1990s. Jordanian responses to the news suggested it would not be seen as a significant change.
In his public appearances, King Abdullah has acknowledged pressure for reform in the spirit of protests across the Middle East and north Africa but he has been widely criticised for failing to set a timetable to allow the formation of governments based on a parliamentary majority.
Over the past 15 months Jordanian demonstrators have demanded political and economic changes, official accountability and an end to corruption.
Overwhelmingly peaceful protests have never seemed to threaten the regime. But Jordan's problem is that, unlike Saudi Arabia, it does not have the financial resources to buy off dissent.
"Jordan will seem 'stable', until it's not. And then it will be too late," commented Middle East analyst Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Doha centre on Twitter.
Labib Kamhawi, a Jordanian analyst, predicted that the resignation would increase pressure on the king to bring in reforms. "There will be increased tension between the palace and popular movements seeking reforms," Kamhawi told AP.
In a recent report the International Crisis Group criticised Abdullah's responses. "The king has shuffled cabinets and then shuffled them again, using prime ministers as buffers to absorb popular discontent," it said. "He has charged committees to explore possible reforms, but these remain largely unimplemented."
A draft election law limited the number of seats that opposition parties can hold in parliament. It was supplemented by a proposed ban on political parties that have been established on a religious basis. Both these moves were seen as targeting the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood and Jordan's leading political party, which – like its equivalent in Egypt – would probably gain power in any free and fair election.
Opinion formers hold politicians in low regard. "The state of the Jordanian parliament today reminds me of the Dead Sea," commented blogger Naseem Tarawnah. "It's the lowest point on earth, it's a body of water where nothing can survive, and it continues to recede every year, causing an increasingly dire situation. The events in parliament that have transpired in the past few days and weeks have come to demonstrate the degree to which our parliament has hit rock bottom."
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Samsung Galaxy S4 outsells iPhone 5 for the first time in US
- nikola
I have a Samsung galaxy s4 and I tell you it's great phone whit a bunch of cool apps ....
- 2013-07-11 03:15
- gGcE
- Anonymous
> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-06-08 05:32 from PS6Y - click to readDid you even really try it?
It doesn't seem so at all. And all phones heat up. You precious Iphone too. Especially first few models.
You expect a sensor to work in the dark????
Design is very smart actually. It is shaped to fit in you hand better than any other device of it's size and it pretty much does that. And it looks just fine. Especially the display.
Maybe you were meant to be stuck with Crapple
- 2013-06-16 11:11
- Denny
Yeah, cause cellphone is as good as screen size and res.. Wake up dude.
- 2013-06-10 13:37
- pI6f
- s2weden2000
accept it and you will bee free
- 2013-06-09 08:10
- m@@G
- Anonymous
rumers of a new iphone + iphone5 is been out for a while no wonder a brand new phone has outsold it. Soon as the next one is out itll get the top mark or when the S4 looses its initial burst of purchasers.
android user.
- 2013-06-08 10:21
- nIPk
- Anonymous
It's obvious that the Galaxy S4 is better than the iPhone 5.
5 inch 441PPI vs 4 inch 326PPI.
- 2013-06-08 08:54
- XrmB
- gtoexpress1966
WOW but easily done s4 superior to iphone 5 samsung king of the smartphones
- 2013-06-08 06:38
- IEUj
- Anonymous
overrated. thats why people bought it and im one of them. play games for like an hour it became an oven, eye sensor only can be use during daylight, too big ridiculous design. i use it for like a month then i sold it back to buy iphone 5.
- 2013-06-08 05:32
- cdnj
> In reply to Nicolas Carter @ 2013-06-07 17:22 from AL83 - click to readNot exactly an android lover as Android also has its flaws. I'm just completely annoyed by Apple's arrogance throwing lawsuits everywhere and Apple knows that people have somewhat developed that feeling of hostility towards their products. So rather than patronize an Apple product, I might as well throw my money to it's competitors as a gesture of revenge.
- 2013-06-08 00:10
- Nxns
- Anonymous
excellent news
- 2013-06-07 22:23
- n2@j
- idris khalil
samsungs way better than sony, eveybody knows that
- 2013-06-07 19:47
- 0Fiq
- Nicolas Carter
I have found few more interesting things about Apple while browsing the link posted by CDNJ... Check these guys
Seems like this guy is really an Android lover. Lol
- 2013-06-07 17:22
- TechGuru
> In reply to Abhijeet Kumar @ 2013-06-07 13:17 from 9xVa - click to readWell horses are cheaper on petrol ;) plus you can use them to fertilize your garden haha no need to worry about traffic either!
- 2013-06-07 14:44
- MkXA
- BestEver
> In reply to cdnj @ 2013-06-06 16:21 from Nxns - click to readif the victory was for iPhone you'll say Oh Yessss "Apple did it" but because the victory for S4 now you are saying it is not accurate. please let me know what apple will introduce in there new iPhone other than features starts with "I" followed by nothing new.
- 2013-06-07 13:34
- nt6e
- Abhijeet Kumar
> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-06-07 08:45 from 4QSR - click to readiFanboys are like stone age stubborn people. Dont want to get acquainted with new age technology. Its like, Cars are available but they prefer to ride on horses, and also claim that horses are better than cars.
- 2013-06-07 13:17
- 9xVa
- proDtype
Ya'll just chill the 5s or 6 is on its way.
- 2013-06-07 12:35
- fmWk
- Abhijeet Kumar
> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-06-07 08:45 from 4QSR - click to readTotally Agree.Its difficult for iFanboys to accept the reality. Instead they choose to become blind by choice.
- 2013-06-07 10:42
- 9xVa
- Anonymous
See haters you can't stop others to buy what they want. :)
- 2013-06-07 09:42
- njMc
- Abhijeet Kumar
Exactly my point. People are not interested in iphones anymore. Iphone has been selling since last 9 months. Samsung Galaxy S4 is launched just 2 months back and its sales has crossed the sales of iPhone in a short time compared to what iPhone sold in 9months.
- 2013-06-07 09:02
- 9xVa
- Anonymous
> In reply to Strudel @ 2013-06-06 19:03 from FFhq - click to readSo something simple that's similar to stock Android with more features or options is so crap/bloat? Everything has some bloat. And Polycarbonate is cheap? Gorilla glass three is cheap? As compared to a phone that shatters entirely since it's all glass or comes with a customizable scratch-able aluminum case?
- 2013-06-07 08:45


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Wireless networks allow users to access telecommunications and the Internet while on the move. The wireless devices operate on the electromagnetic spectrum, which is a finite resource. The allocation and assignment of spectrum, particularly given the burgeoning demand for wireless access to the Internet, poses a unique set of policy decisions for regulators worldwide.
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DC Green Festival Returns to the Washington Convention Center September 21-22
DC Green Festival returns to the Washington Convention Center September 21-22, 2013, with new floorplan features and exhibitor marketing benefits.
The nation's largest and most diverse sustainability event is DC's most trusted place for learning, shopping and having fun! New features include an expanded Good Food Stage, Exhibitor Demonstration Area, and the exhibitor-fueled, Eco-Fashion Reveal.
For information about exhibiting your green business at DC Green Festival visit the Exhibit Page or call 828-333-9403 ext. 300.
DC Green Festival is renowned for its rich and inspiring keynote presentations, workshops, demonstrations, visual installations and interactive fun. When you sign up to exhibit, put your products to the test by participating in a 20 minute live demonstration at the Exhibitor Demo Area. Use your demonstration to tell your company's story, engage the audience to show your product at work, and gain valuable, direct customer feedback.
Located in the center of Green Festival's Eco Fashion marketplace, the Eco-Fashion Reveal is an opportunity to share ideas, innovations, trends, approaches and inspiration.
Maximize Your Green in Washington DC, with a booth package that bridges both exhibitor and partner benefits. Marketing benefits increase both prior to the event and on the exhibit floor during the festival weekend.
Call your Green Festival Sales Representative today to learn more about new features available in DC, and how your business can benefit as a part of the Green Marketplace - 828-333-9403 x 300.


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I love browsing Folksy, I especially love to browse for jewellery (read more here), as there are so many gorgeous items and they are all handmade and usually one of a kinds too.
I have had Realicoul in my favourite shops for a long time, and a little while ago made my first purchase.
I bought a Chrysanthamum pink ring and blue earings, which came packaged on this cute little card.
I am really into flower earings at the moment, I have far too many roses, I must show you some time!
But these are different, they are dainty and pretty and more importantly :: handmade.
I LOVE this ring, I have worn it so much since buying it, its bold but not chunky. Its a perfect peachy colour for spring and I am very pleased with it.
Here it is on, I'd like to take this opportunity to point out my nails, yes see those nails, they are my own grown fingernails, after 18 or so years of biting, I have finally managed to grow them, and I am so so proud of myself. If you read this post written by me at the beginning of last year, you will see that biting my nails is one of the things on that list!
It has opened me up to a whole world of nail varnishes and manicures too, so heres hoping they don't all break on me!