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|31 Aug 2004
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|9 May 2002
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|9 May 2002
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|Michael Lines, Raymond T. Perkins
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|Moxtek, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (142), Non-Patent Citations (34), Referenced by (56), Classifications (6), Legal Events (3)
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to wire-grid polarizers for physically decoupling two orthogonal porlarizations of visible or near-visible light. More particularly, the present invention relates to a corrosion resistant wire-grid polarizer, and a method for treating such a wire-grid polarizer to resist reactivity.
2. Related Art
Wire-grid polarizers have been developed that are operable in the visible and near-visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation or light to generally decouple the two orthogonal polarizations of the light. Such wire-grid polarizers can be useful in optical systems such as image projections systems and image display systems.
Concerns exist, however, about the durability or long-term integrity of the wire-grid polarizers. Specifically, it is a concern that the conductive elements may be susceptible to corrosion or deterioration, especially in situations or applications where humidity or moisture and heat are present. It will be appreciated that the extremely small size of the grids may make the grids more susceptible to corrosion, or may exacerbate the results of such corrosion. The corrosion of the grids can reduce or destroy the ability of the grids to decouple the orthogonal polarizations of the light, thus defeating the purpose of the polarizer. In addition, the corrosion of the grids can detrimentally affect or alter the properties of the light, thus frustrating the operation or performance of the optical system.
Simply encapsulating the grids in order to protect the grids raises additional concerns. In addition to decoupling the orthogonal polarizations of light, it also is desirable that the wire-grid polarizer otherwise unalter the light. The material used to encapsulate the grids can create an interface between the material and the elements or the substrate that can alter various properties of the polarizer. Thus, encapsulating the grids might protect the elements, but also might undesirably alter other properties of the polarizer, thus affecting properties of the light, again frustrating the operation or performance of the optical system.
It has been recognized that it would be advantageous to develop a polarizing device, such as a wire-grid polarizer, that decouples orthogonal polarization of visible and near-visible light, resists corrosion or reactivity, and that otherwise does not undesirably alter the light. In addition, it has been recognized that it would be advantageous to develop a method for fabricating such a wire-grid polarizer, or for treating such a wire-grid polarizer, to resist corrosion or reactivity, without otherwise undesirably altering the light, and which is inexpensive.
The invention provides a corrosion resistant polarizer device, such as a wire grid polarizer, for generally decoupling two orthogonal polarizations of electromagnetic waves within wavelengths within the range of ultraviolet, visible and infra-red, such as visible visible light. The polarizer device can include an optical element with a nano-structure. The optical element can include a transparent substrate having an optical property of transmitting the electromagnetic waves or visible light therethrough. The nano-structure can include an array of spaced-apart, elongated elements disposed on the substrate. The elements can be sized to interact with electromagnetic waves of the electromagnetic waves or visible light to generally transmit electromagnetic waves of one polarization, and generally reflect electromagnetic waves of another polarization. A substantial mono-layer advantageously can be chemically bonded to, or reacted with, the elongated elements, or a native oxide layer on the elements, without substantially adversely effecting the optical property of the transparent substrate to transmit the electromagnetic waves or visible light, and without substantially adversely altering the electromagnetic waves or visible light transmitted through the array of spaced-apart, elongated elements and the transparent substrate. The mono-layer can be formed from a corrosion inhibitor, and can have a thickness less than approximately 100 Angstroms.
In accordance with a more detailed aspect of the present invention, the corrosion inhibitor can include, or the mono-layer can be formed from, an amino phosphonate applied to the elongated elements. The amino phosphonate can include a nitrilotris (methylene) triphosphonic acid, or NTMP. The amino phosphonate and the polarizer device advantageously can be heated together to a temperature greater than approximately 150 degrees Celsius.
A method for resisting corrosion of elements of the polarizer device, or to fabricate the polarizer device, includes the step of chemically bonding a corrosion inhibitor to the elongated elements to form a layer having a thickness less than approximately 100 Angstroms. The layer can be formed on, and chemically bonded to, the elements by applying an amino phosphonate to at least the elongated elements, such as by dipping or soaking the polarizer device in the corrosion inhibitor. The polarizing device can be dipped and soaked in a solution of nitrilotris (methylene) triphosphonic acid (or NTMP). In addition, the polarizer device can be heated at a temperature greater than approximately 150 degrees Celsius.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description which follows, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which together illustrate, by way of example, features of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional end view of a wire-grid polarizer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cross-sectional view of the wire-grid polarizer of FIG. 1.
Reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein, and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a polarizing device, indicated generally at 10, such as a wire-grid polarizer, in accordance with the present invention is shown for generally decoupling two orthogonal polarizations of a beam of electromagnetic waves, indicated generally at 12. In one aspect the beam 12 of electromagnetic waves can include visible light. The polarizing device 10 or wire-grid polarizer can include an optical element 14 and a nano-structure 16. As discussed in greater detail below, the polarizing device 10 or the wire-grid polarizer advantageously includes a substantial mono-layer 24 formed from a corrosion inhibitor to resist corrosion, without adversely affecting the optical properties of the optical element 14, or the polarizing device 10. Such a polarizing device 10 or wire-grid polarizer may be used in various applications, such as image displays (monitors, flat panel displays, LCDs, etc.), image projectors, optical trains, scientific and medical instruments, etc.
The polarizing device 10 or the optical element 14 can include a substrate 28. The substrate 28 can be transparent to the electromagnetic waves or visible light so that the electromagnetic waves or light can be transmitted by, or pass through, the substrate. Thus, the optical element 14 or substrate 28 can have an optical property of transmitting the electromagnetic waves or visible light. In one aspect, the optical element 14 or substrate 28 can transmit the electromagnetic waves or light without otherwise altering it, such as, without changing the phase, angle, etc. The substrate 28 can include, or be formed by, a glass material. It will be appreciated that other materials, such as plastics, quartz, etc. can be used.
In addition, the polarizing device 10 or the nano-structure 16 can include an array of a plurality of spaced-apart, elongated elements 32. The elements 32 can be conductive, or formed of a conductive material, and can be disposed on or supported by a surface of the substrate 28. It will be appreciated that other structures, materials, or layers can be disposed between the elements 32 and the substrate 28, including for example, ribs, gaps, grooves, layers, films, etc. In addition, a region can be formed between the elements and the substrate with a low refractive index (or a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the substrate), and a controlled thickness. The low index region separating the elements from the substrate can shift the longest wavelength resonance point to a shorter wavelength, and can reduce the fraction of P polarized electromagnetic waves or light that is reflected from the polarizer.
The elements 32 are relatively long and thin. All or most of the elements 32 can have a length that is generally larger than the wavelength of desired electromagnetic waves or visible light. Thus, the elements 32 have a length of at least approximately 0.7 μm (micrometers or microns) for visible light applications. The typical length, however, may be much larger. The elements 32 can have a thickness or a height t less than the wavelength of the desired electromagnetic waves or light, or less than 0.4 μm (micrometers or microns) for visible light applications. In one aspect, the thickness can be less than 0.2 μm for visible light applications. In addition, the elements 32 are located in generally parallel arrangement with a spacing, pitch, or period P of the elements being smaller than the wavelength of the desired electromagnetic waves or light. Thus, the elements 32 have a pitch P of less than 0.4 μm (micrometers or microns) for visible light applications. In one aspect, the pitch P can be approximately one-half the wavelength of light, or approximately 0.2 μm for visible light applications. The elements 32 also can have a width w less than the period P, or less than 0.4 μm or 0.2 μm for visible light applications. In one aspect, the width can be less than 0.1-0.2 μm for visible light applications. It should be noted that arrays with longer periods (greater than approximately twice the wavelength of light or 1.4 μm) can operate as diffraction gratings, while arrays with shorter periods (less than approximately half the wavelength of light or 0.2 μm) operate as polarizers, while arrays with periods in a transition region (between approximately 0.2 and 1.4 μm) also act as diffraction gratings and are characterized by abrupt changes or anomalies referred to as resonances. Thus, it will be appreciated that the actual size of the elements 32 is quite small, and the array of elements 32 can actually appear as a continuous, reflective surface to the unaided eye. As shown in the figures, however, the array of elements 32 actually creates a very small structure, or nano-structure 16 with a size or scale on the order of 10−8 meters.
In addition, the size and configuration of the array of elements 32 is designed to interact with the electromagnetic waves or visible light to generally transmit electromagnetic waves of one polarization, and generally reflect electromagnetic waves of another polarization. As stated above, a beam 12 can be incident on the polarizer device 10. The polarizer device 10 can divide the beam 12 into a specularly reflected component 40, and a non-diffracted, transmitted component 44. Using the normal definitions for S and P polarization, the wave or light with S polarization has the polarization vector orthogonal to the plane of incidence, and thus parallel to the conductive elements. Conversely, wave or light with P polarization has the polarization vector parallel to the plane of incidence and thus orthogonal to the conductive elements.
In general, the polarizer device 10 can reflect waves or light with its electric field vector parallel to the elements 32 (or the S polarization), and transmit waves or light with its electric field vector perpendicular to the elements (or the P polarization). Ideally, the polarizer device can function as a perfect mirror for one polarization of waves or light, such as the S polarized light, and can be perfectly transparent for the other polarization, such as the P polarized light. In practice, however, even the most reflective metals used as mirrors absorb some fraction of the incident light and reflect only 90% to 95%, and plain glass does not transmit 100% of the incident light due to surface reflections.
As stated above, an important consideration in optics and/or image processing is the controlled and deliberate manipulation of light, without adversely or unintentionally affecting the light or properties thereof. For example, while it can be desirable to polarize (or separate the polarization of) the light with a polarizing device, it is undesirable for the polarizing device to unintentionally alter the light, such as by inadvertently introducing phase shifts, or changing the angle. It is known in the field of optics that the addition of materials to optical elements can create an interface between the optical element and added material that can change the optical properties of the optical element, and thus the light. Therefore, the addition of materials to optical elements is only done with great care.
In the particular case of wire-grid polarizers, it has been found that the addition of thin layers of materials on the wire-grid structure has a deleterious effect on the performance of the device. Such layers will affect both the polarization contrast, or the ability of the polarizer to completely separate the two polarizations, and the efficiency of transmission of the one polarization. These effects can be so significant as to render the polarizer unsuitable for use. These deleterious effects occur because the wire-grid polarizer is a nano-structured device in which the function is dependent on the wavelength of the light. The addition of thin layers of material can change the effective wavelength of the light in relation to the fixed dimensions of the wire-grid, which change would cause a reduction in performance. This effect has been shown by experiment to be measurable even for layers that are only 200-300 Angstroms thick.
It has been discovered that a substantial mono-layer 24, as described below, can be formed over at least the nano-structure 16 or the elements 32, as shown in solid lines, to resist corrosion of the elements 32, and without substantially altering or detrimentally affecting the optical properties of the optical element. (It will be noted that the layer shown in the figures is greatly exaggerated for clarity.) The mono-layer 24 may also be formed over portions of the optical element 14 or the substrate 28, as shown in dashed lines. As used herein, the term "substantial mono-layer" is used to refer to a layer having a thickness of less than approximately 100 Angstroms. This mono-layer consists of one or more molecular or atomic layers. It is believed that the extreme thinness of the layer 24 contributes to the layer's lack of interference with the optical properties of the optical element 14 or substrate 28, or lack of interference with the beam 12 of light or the reflected or transmitted beams 40 or 44.
In addition, the layer 24 advantageously is chemically bonded to, or reacts with, the elements 32, or to a natural oxide layer 48 on the elements, so that the layer covers exposed surfaces of the elements (the exposed surfaces being those not contacting the substrate). It is believed that the chemical bond of the layer 24 to the elements 32 permits the layer to be extremely thin, and contributes to the layer's ability to resist corrosion. Again, the chemical bond formed only with the elements 32 is believed to be another reason why the layer 24 does not affect the optical properties of the polarizer device 10.
The layer 24 can be formed from a material including a corrosion inhibitor, as described in greater detail below. Such a corrosion inhibitor can include an amino phosphonate. In particular, the corrosion inhibitor can include a nitrilotris (methylene) triphosphonic acid (or NTMP). Such an NTMP material is presently available from Aldrich Chemical Company as #14,479-7. It has been found that such a corrosion inhibitor chemically reacts with the elements 32 to form a chemical bond between the material and the elements, and to create the layer 24. In addition, it has been unexpectedly found that the application of these corrosion inhibitors to the polarizer device 10 does not substantially interfere with the optical properties of the polarizer device 10, optical element 14, or substrate 28.
As stated above, the elements can be formed from a conductive material. For example, the elements can include aluminum or silver. Many materials can have a natural or native oxide layer that can provide a limited, but inadequate corrosion resistance. Thus, the surface of the elements can have a native or natural oxide layer that provides a limited, but inadequate corrosion resistance. It has been found that the amino phosphonate, or the nitrilotris (methylene) triphosphonic acid, can be used to form the substantial mono-layer, even on the nano-structure. It is believed that the amino phosphonate, or the NTMP, alters the natural oxide layer by reacting with the material surface, adding the substantial mono-layer over the natural oxide layer. It is also believed that the amino phosphonate, or the NTMP, chemically bonds to the native oxide layer.
A method for fabricating the polarizing device 10 described above, and for resisting corrosion of the elements of the wire-grid polarizer, includes chemically bonding the corrosion inhibitor to the elements to form a substantial mono-layer with a thickness less than approximately 100 Angstroms. The substantial mono-layer and/or the chemical bond can be formed by applying the corrosion inhibitor to the elements, and to the polarizing device 10, in a liquid solution. For example, the polarizing device 10 can be dipped into a solution of the amino phosphonate, or the NTMP. In particular, it has been found that a solution of 0.0002 liters NTMP per liter of distilled water is desirable. For example, NTMP can be added to distilled water in a quantity of 4 drops per liter. In addition, the polarizing device 10 can be soaked in the solution for a period of time. After dipping and soaking the polarizing device 10 in the solution of corrosion inhibitor (amino phosphonate or NTMP), the polarizing device 10 can be rinsed with distilled water. It has been found that dipping and soaking the elements of the polarizing device can form a layer on the elements that is chemically bonded to the elements. It has also been found that the layer is formed completely on all the exposed surfaces (those surfaces not contacting the substrate) to completely surround and bond to the elements.
In addition, the layer on the elements, and the polarizing device, advantageously can be heated or baked. It has unexpectedly and advantageously been found that heating the polarizing device improves the corrosion resistance of the layer. In particular, it has been found that heating the polarizing device to greater than 150 degrees Celsius improves the corrosion resistance of the layer.
As an example, a polarizer device was dipped into a solution of NTMP with a concentration of 10 ml per 25 liter tank (or a concentration of 0.0002 NTMP per liter of distilled water). The temperature of the solution was 80 degrees Celsius. The polarizer device was soaked for 20 minutes, and rinsed for 1 minute. The polarizer device was heated or baked at 200 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes. The polarizer device was then subjected to boiling distilled water (to simulate environmental conditions, and to accelerate corrosion) until failure occurred. The polarizer device thus treated exhibited the greatest corrosion resistance.
Various other polarizer devices were fabricated under various different processing methods. It was found that the heat or bake temperature appears to be the most critical factor, with 200 degrees Celsius being better than 150 degrees Celsius, and with 150 degrees Celsius being better than 100 degrees Celsius. The next most important factor appeared to be dip or soak temperature, with 80 degrees Celsius being better than 70 degrees Celsius, but with 90 degrees Celsius being worse than 80 degrees Celsius. The next most important factor appeared to be dip or soak time, with 20 minutes being better than 15 minutes or 40 minutes.
As discussed above, it is desirable to fabricate a wire-grid polarizer, or to treat a wire-grid polarizer, to resist corrosion or reactivity of the elements, which is optically negligible, and which is inexpensive.
Also as discussed above, a wire-grid polarizer presents unique challenges for corrosion protection due to its configuration as both an optical element and a nano-structure. While traditional corrosion inhibitors may have been applied to traditional materials, there is no expectation that corrosion inhibitors can be successfully utilized with optical elements. In fact, the presumption in optics is often that the addition of such foreign materials to optical elements will adversely affect the optical element, and thus the light. Therefore, such foreign materials are often strictly avoided. For example, the addition of as little as 100 nm of a material which has absorptive properties can seriously affect the transmission properties of an optical component. Since it is well known that materials can age or change properties with exposure to light over extended periods of time, even very thin layers of new or unknown materials are avoided. Thus, the field of optics traditionally limits the substances applied to optics to those traditionally used. For example, it is known to seal the surface of an aluminum mirror with a coating of silicon dioxide. Such a coating is relatively thick, but provides known results. Such a coating, however, detrimentally affects the operation and performance of a wire-grid polarizer.
In addition, there is no expectation that corrosion inhibitors can be successfully utilized with nano-structures. It is desirable to absolutely protect the elements, rather than to just slow corrosion. It will be appreciated that while corrosion to a depth of of 200 nm can be negligible or insignificant in traditional corrosion situations, such corrosion can completely destroy the nano-structure of the wire-grid polarizer, causing catastrophic failure. In fact, corrosion of just 10 nm depth in the wire grid polarizer will have measurable effects on the contrast ratio.
Traditional methods of corrosion protection apply a fairly thick (200 nm-1000 nm) film or protective coating in order to provide the required degree of reliable protection against corrosion. Experiments with thin films (on the order of 100 nm) of polymers and other materials with the goal of protecting the wire-grid have been unsuccessful. In fact, it has been found by experiment that the addition of optical overcoatings of traditional materials such as Magnesium Fluoride to thicknesses of 100 nm do not provide sufficient protection against corrosion of the wire-grid. Coatings of this thickness also cause measurable changes in the optical performance of the polarizer. All these experimental facts lead to the conclusion that protection of the wire-grid polarizer through the use of conventional techniques is not possible.
In addition, the nano-structure of the wire-grid polarizer presents a structure that is different from traditional surfaces by providing numerous, individual elements spaced-apart from one another, as opposed to a continuous surface. Thus, the nano-structure presents both structured surfaces, as opposed to continuous surfaces, and extremely small structures, and it is not tolerant of even a small amount of corrosion.
The fabrication or treatment of the wire-grid polarizer with a corrosion inhibitor, such as NTMP, to form a substantial mono-layer with a thickness less than approximately 100 Angstroms, and that is chemically bonded to, or reacts with, the surface of the elements, produced surprising and unexpected results. The treated wire-grid polarizers exhibited both exceptional optical performance, and exceptional corrosion resistance.
In addition to the above-described amino phosphonate or NTMP corrosion inhibitors, other phosphate based hydration inhibitors may be used, including for example, methyl phosphonic acid (MPA). Silanes can be used, such as 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-ethyltrimethoxysilane, or phenyltriethosysilane. Siloxanes can be used, such as Oxyalkylsiloxane. Azole based materials can be used, such as benzotriazole, benzotriazole amine, tolyltriazole, sodium tolyltriazole, or carboxybenzotriazole. Heavy metal materials can be used, such as cromium, molybdneum, or tungsten. For example, the surface can be dipped into a solution of metal-containing compounds, such as Na2MoO4, thus creating a protective monolayer. Organic materials can be used, such as Rodine™ or Alodine™, available from the Henkel Corporation, Madison Heights, Mich. 48071. In addition, n-alkanoate materials can be used.
It is to be understood that the above-referenced arrangements are only illustrative of the application for the principles of the present invention. Numerous modifications and alternative arrangements can be devised without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention while the present invention has been shown in the drawings and fully described above with particularity and detail in connection with what is presently deemed to be the most practical and preferred embodiments(s) of the invention, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that numerous modifications can be made without departing from the principles and concepts of the invention as set forth in the claims.
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It was at the Donmar that the current renaissance of Nichols' work began. Last year's production of Nichols' Passion Play, also directed by Grandage and starring Cherie Lunghi, was a hit that transferred to the West End's Comedy Theatre and went on to win Grandage the Evening Standard and Critics Circle Awards for Best Director.
A major revival of Nichols' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg - now transferred from the New Ambassadors to the Comedy Theatre, starring Eddie Izzard, Victoria Hamilton and Prunella Scales - and a UK tour for his new play So Long Life followed. Nichols "all-singing, all-dancing" comedy, Privates on Parade, premiered in 1978 and was subsequently made into a film.
A semi-autobiographical account of British Army Life in the Far East, Privates on Parade follows the antics of the Song and Dance Unit South East Asia, deep in the Malayan jungle in 1948. When Private Steven Flowers arrives fresh off the boat from Blighty, he must earn his rite of passage evoking the likes of Fred Astaire and Carmen Miranda, with the help of the outrageous Captain Terri Dennis.
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OpenEXR Graphics File Format Turns Up The Contrast
What is OpenEXR?Industrial Light + Magic (ILM) is well-known throughout the film-making community and beyond for their stunning computer effects work on Hollywood products. Their use of online graphics tools is little short of legendary.
It is little surprise, then, that the wizards at ILM would have designed their own specialized tools to create works that no one had even tried before.
The format represents each pixel with 16 bits and uses floating point numbers, as opposed to regular graphics formats that sport 8 bits per pixel and only use integers for calculations. This allows finer control of the color and contrast.
All of this, and it's now open source, too.
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The Summer Food Service Programs address the immediate and long-term needs of struggling families and individuals. The national WhyHunger Hotline (1.800.5HUNGRY or 1.800.548.6479), refers people in need of emergency food assistance to food pantries, government programs, and model grassroots organizations that work to improve access to healthy, nutritious food, and build self-reliance. Read more...
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When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges, who won an Emmy) defies the president (Phil Hartman) and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.
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Seriously injured Spanish test driver Maria De Villota is no longer under sedation and can now speak to her family and doctors.
The 32-year-old has been in hospital for eight days since suffering life-threatening head and facial injuries in a freak accident during a straight-line aerodynamic test at Duxford airfield in eastern England.
Her British-based Marussia Formula One team said on Wednesday that De Villota had been awake since Sunday morning, and her recovery during that time had been remarkable.
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The communications office of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin provides media with timely, accurate information about the Wildflower Center. Below are recent press releases related to Center events and to staff expertise on conservation practices, native plant gardening, nature education, and native plant resources and research findings. For more information or photos beyond those on the newsroom site, please contact:
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What: Gardens on Tour 2012, a fund raiser for the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 12, rain or shine
Where: Five private Austin gardens and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX
Background: The beauty and versatility of native plants and wildflowers will be on display at this Mother's Day weekend tour, when exquisite private gardens are showcased Saturday only. The amazing gardens at the Wildflower Center will also be on the self-guided tour. All gardens incorporate plants well-adapted to our climate, and individual gardens feature design ideas such as outdoor living areas, low-water use landscapes, a three-tiered waterfall and an art exhibit space. Small, urban gardens are a highlight this year, with experts on hand at each site to answer garden questions. A special shuttle bus tour of the gardens that includes refreshments and guided garden tours is new to this year's visit options.
Book bus tour tickets online by calling 512.232.0137 in advance (limited spaces available). Tickets for individual gardens are available on site at the gardens. Or purchase a self-guided tour wristband at a garden for visiting all six gardens. The wristband can also be purchased online, or at the following area retailers:
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- Wildflower Center Store, 4801 La Crosse Ave.
Sponsors: Exclusively sponsored by South Texas Money Management, Ltd; media partners: KUT 90.5, and Texas Highways.
Admission: Individual tickets for each garden :$6; Gardens on Tour wristbands for all six gardens: $25; shuttle bus tour with refreshments and guided tours of each garden: $75. Children under 5 will be admitted free of charge. For online ticket purchase information, garden directions and descriptions, visit www.wildflower.org/gardentour. Information also is available at 512.232.0100.


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BURLINGTON An invitation to a peace conference from a Catholic group is what prompted the scare at Congressman Peter Welchs office in Burlington after a worker thought the letter looked suspicious.
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The Division takes place in New York three weeks after a lethal virus, released on Black Friday, has swept through the city. One by one, basic services have failed. Society has collapsed into chaos. The President invokes Presidential Directive 51, and The Division, a top-secret unit of self-supporting tactical agents, is activated. Leading seemingly ordinary lives, Division agents are trained to operate independently of command in this type of emergency situation. When the lights go out, their mission begins.
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Hey, readers! Time for another hot 'n' heavy SbB Clever Caption Contest!
And I use the term "hot 'n' heavy" in honor of today's featured subject - Jessica Alba. Here's the actress at Staples Center Monday night enjoying a Clippers game with her husband Cash Warren:
That's her on the right. No, on the left. She's on the left. I think. Anyway, how would you describe this scene? Submit your suggestions into the comments section linked below. Winner will be announced in the end-of-the-day recap, with a chance at one free month's rent at the Donald Sterling slum of your choice.
Good luck & good writing. You do want to impress Jess, don't ya?
POP SUGAR (via TRUE HOOP) has photos of Jessica Alba and Baron Davis frolicking on the (freezing) beach in Cabo last weekend. Alba is only four months removed from pregnancy while Davis is only three weeks away from leading the Clippers against the Lakers in a preseason tilt (My Boy Barry has your tickets).
So take a wild guess who appears to be in better physical condition. Read more…
After losing Baron Davis to the L.A. Clippers, the Golden State Warriors hope turnabout is fair play in trying to snag free agent Elton Brand.
TRUE HOOP tells us (via Janny Hu of the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) that the b-ballers by the Bay are offering Brand some big bucks to come up north - reportedly a 5-year deal worth up to $90 million, about $20 million more than the Clips are willing to give Elton to stay with L.A.'s NBA B-team.
MAXIM, as noted by GIRLS THAT CHEER, recently did a photo shoot of some select NFL cheerleaders. Lilly Robbins, who was a tender 18 when Miami Dolphins management first saw her big, natural boobs hired her for their cheer squad, was one of the girls included in the mag's production. And, at least from this photo, you can see why:
For a second there, I thought I'd found the hottest NFL cheerleader EVAR. That is, until I saw the unretouched version of Ms. Robbins (after the jump). Read more…
You needed more proof that Derek Jeter gets to date beautiful women, because you're a stickler for evidence. Well, AM NEW YORK and BIG LEAGUE STEW both have your back on this one.
(You know, if the utility infielders aren't doing anything … [mimes phone call])
With MAXIM's "Hot 100″ list due out in a couple weeks, sources say that six of the women on the list have, at one time, dated the Yankees shortstop. Read more…
The Golden State Warriors have been officially eliminated from the NBA Playoffs. And we have a bad idea of what this might mean:
No chance of sighting Jessica Alba at courtside.
If only there was a playoff-bound pro basketball team in Los Angeles that could save an extra baseline seat for her. Somewhere close to Jack Nicholson - but not too close.
All those New England clothiers with a backlog of useless 19-0 t-shirts have found a new destination for their duds besides Nicaragua or Romania:
(Not that we're comparing Houston to a third-world country. Or are we?)
The Rockets won their 19th straight game, beating New Jersey 91-73 on Monday night. Houston became the 4th team in NBA history to set such a streak. Not only did the Rockets beat the Nets on the court, they also tied them in the record books. Read more…
WE'VE JUST FOUND OUR FAVORITE NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS: We're relieved to know LARRY BROWN SPORTS listens to Adam Carolla so we don't have to - and look what LB got out of that early morning experience today:
"I was listening to The Adam Carolla Show this morning and heard a report that I just had to blog. Not sure how kosher it is, because it is a report coming from a gossip site called L.A. Rag Mag. Anyways, the Rag Mag is saying that Derek Jeter gave Jessica Alba herpes."
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Rigby Returns to Pinter Care of Bristol's Caretaker
Editorial Staff • West End • 4 Sep 2003
Premiered in 1960, The Caretaker is set in the late 1950s in a seedy west London flat where two grown brothers - played by Paul Ritter (Food Chain, Accidental Death of an Anarchist) and Simon Kunz (Mojo, House of Correction, TV's Auf Wiedersehn Pet) - have their lives disrupted by a bad-tempered tramp.
Rigby (pictured), who plays the tramp Davies, is a Pinter aficionado, having appeared in the world premieres of the both The Homecoming with Ian Holm and No Man's Land with Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud. His last UK stage appearance was in Peter Hall's 1998 West End production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot. More recently, Rigby has appeared in numerous productions in New York, including Amadeus, Saved and Agamemnon. His screen credits include Tomorrow Never Dies, Elizabeth and the upcoming Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts.
Director Posner has recently been busy in London with the West End revival of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago, featuring Hollywood's Matthew Perry and Minnie Driver, and the world premiere of Nick Dear's Power, still running at the National starring Robert Lindsay. opens at the National in June. The Caretaker is designed by Christopher Oram.
It's followed - from 3 to 25 October 2003 - at Bristol by a 1920s-set production of The Comedy of Errors, which is directed by Old Vic joint artistic director David Farr and designed by Ti Kemp. The cast for the Shakespeare comedy will feature Daniel Betts, Christopher Staines, Paul Ready, Mark Rice-Oxley, Will Tacey, Stuart Crossman, Patrick Romer, Rebecca Smart, Sheila Ballantine, Andrew Melville, Phillipa Peak and Daisy Haggard.
Further ahead, the Bristol autumn season (See News, 31 May 2003) will see Wilson Milam's staging of Sam Shepard's 1981 play about feuding brothers, True West, which runs from 31 October to 22 November 2003, and a revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's rarely performed Broadway musical version of Cinderella, directed by Timothy Sheader and running 28 November 2003 to 24 January 2004.
Playwright and director David Farr and dramaturg Simon Reade took over from Gareth Machin as joint artistic directors of Bristol Old Vic in March 2003 (See Features, 17 Feb 2003).
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It was 'standing room only' this past Friday when KGI faculty and staff invited industry professionals to campus in order to showcase the KGI bioprocessing curriculum. This event not only served to receive feedback on how to improve the program to better meet industry needs, but also to create networking opportunities for current students. The day was filled with curriculum overviews by professors of bioprocessing courses including Business Operations and Fundamentals of Commercial Biotech Operations as well as presentations from KGI students and alumni working in bioprocessing either in their industry work or Team Master's Projects. Ample time between presentations allowed for questions and suggestions from distinguished guests including members of KGI's Amgen Bioprocessing Center Advisory Board (ABCAB).
Alumni currently working at prestigious companies including Amgen and Genentech returned to speak with students, present on their current roles in industry as KGI graduates, and to hear about the development of KGI's bioprocessing focus track. Dan Abramzon (MBS 2007) returned to inform students, staff, and guests of his experiences as a Master Production Planner at Genentech. As one of the first students to complete the bioprocessing focus track, Dan could appreciate the improvements highlighted in faculty presentations.
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Current students enjoyed the chance to speak with alumni and consequently gain an appreciation for the unique learning opportunity available to them in KGI's Bioprocessing focus track. Mimi Nguyen (MBS 2012) comments:
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As per the topic's title, I am looking for a lossless codec that offers a nice compression (something around Monkey's Audio's High) along with a nice encoding/decoding speed (I am more concerned about the decoding). I initially stumbled upon TAK, which had everything I could ask for, but much to my demise, I found out that the playback of TAK is rather buggythe official Winamp plug-in does not work well with 24/96 files (even though the TAK format supports high resolutions). Furthermore, I would ideally want the codec to be stable.
I would be very grateful to anyone who helps.
PS: Before mentioning FLAC, I have to say that I am dissatisfied with the compression it offers, as my storage space is pretty limited (and won't be improving until this summer at earliest).
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In the first of three nights playing against two great "Jeopardy" champions, IBM supercomputer Watson scores well but shows precious little character. He also made howling errors.
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Charles "Charlie" ThornellPublished 10:32am Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Mr. Charles "Charlie" Thornell, 56, a resident of Eclectic, passed away June 2, 2013. He was born March 22, 1957.
He was a loving son, brother, father and grandfather and a friend to all he met. He was a dedicated employee at Steris Corporation for almost 36 years.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. June 5 at Linville Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. June 6 at Linville Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ron Estes officiating. Burial will follow at Bullard Cemetery with Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing.
He is survived by his daughter, Hayley Hooks (Adam) of Pike Road; grandson, Charlie Hooks; mother, Libby Ruth Thornell of Eclectic; brother, James Thornell of Eclectic; and sisters, Carolyn Denham (Rex) and Ruthie Spencer (Les).
He is preceded in death by his father, Roscoe Thornell; brother, Lawrence Thornell; sister-in-law, Moncell Thornell and great niece, Loryn A. Brown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Loryn Alexandria Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund, PO Box 861928, Tuscaloosa, AL 35480-0017, Attention: Paula Jeter or to Civil War Preservation, www.civilwar.org at Director, email@example.com, 202.367.1861 ext 7227 or Kathy Robertson, Project Manager at firstname.lastname@example.com, 202.367.1861 ext 7209.
Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com