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|Publication number
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|Aug 1, 2006
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|Oct 17, 2003
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|Oct 17, 2003
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|Adam M. Kennedy, Michael Bailey, Edward Meissner, Robert K. Dodds, David VanLue
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|Raytheon Company
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|Patent Citations (18), Referenced by (5), Classifications (18), Legal Events (3)
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These teachings relate generally to radiation detectors, housings or packages for such detectors, and methods of making and sealing a vacuum chamber of such detectors. These teachings are particularly applicable to ceramic vacuum packages for thermal detectors such as uncooled infra-red (IR) radiation detectors, but may be applied to metal vacuum package detectors.
Manufacturers have developed uncooled IR devices to meet more stringent demands for low weight, compact size, and reduced cost. Uncooled detectors refers to detectors that are not cryogenically cooled, preferably operable within the temperature range of 300 K +/−75 K. There are increasing opportunities to incorporate these uncooled IR detectors into consumer products and electronics, such as automobiles, security devices, medical imaging and the like. Uncooled IR detectors comprise several major components, typically a radiation sensor such as a focal plane array (FPA) that senses incident radiation, a window through which incident radiation passes to the FPA, one or more thermoelectric (TE) cooling elements that remove heat generated by the FPA and incident radiation, a base and sidewalls that, along with the window, define a vacuum chamber that isolates the FPA from the external environment, and a getter that adsorbs or absorbs molecules within the vacuum chamber to prevent package heat transfer to the FPA.
Manufacturing both cooled and uncooled IR detectors remains expensive due to several factors, primarily a multi-step serial process for decontaminating and sealing the detector vacuum chamber. The FPA, typically a heat sensitive resistor, is highly sensitive and responsive to even minute amounts of environmental contamination. Packages are therefore designed to maintain the FPA at very low pressure, typically less than about 50 mTorr, throughout the useful life of the detector. Traditionally, the vacuum chamber was defined by a metal housing made from several components that were sealed using laser or e-beam welders. Metal-body detectors typically include a pinch-off tube extending outside the package that is crimped or otherwise sealed after final evacuation of the vacuum chamber. Ceramic-body detectors now use a solder re-flow process in several steps to seal the detector, leaving only a seal port penetrating into the vacuum chamber once all other components are assembled and sealed. The detector is evacuated by attaching a vacuum pump to the pinch-off tube, or by placing the entire detector into a vacuum chamber. Due to the strict operating requirments imposed by the FPA, proper evacuation of the vacuum chamber often requires hours or days of cycling low pressure and high temperature. Once evacuation is complete, the pinch-off tube or the seal port is sealed.
While the costly traditional metal housing components are being superceded by ceramic housings in more recent designs, final sealing of both metal and ceramic detectors remains a time consuming serial process that raises fabrication costs. The use of solder traditionally adds several steps to the fabrication process due to at least two countervailing factors: difficulty in forming a hermetic soldered seal absent flux, and high probability that solder flux would contaminate the vacuum chamber. Flux is used to improve hermeticity, but it may cause bubbles or voids to form within the soldered seal. Such bubbles may rupture or expand, and either off-gas into the vacuum chamber and contaminate the FPA environment or create pathways that compromise the hermeticity of the vacuum chamber. These potential problems require numerous steps to ensure proper preparation and metallization of surfaces. One fabrication technique for ceramic detectors is to solder the window to a window housing. Since this step may be performed away from the FPA, flux is used to improve hermeticity. Such a soldered window/window housing assembly requires an additional cleaning step to prevent contamination of the FPA during its attachment to the remainder of the detector. When the window/window housing is soldered to the remainder of the detector, only a relatively small seal port remains to evacuate the vacuum chamber of the detector, necessitating long periods within a low pressure processing chamber or attached to a vacuum pump.
FPA sensitivity to environmental contaminants appears to be inseparable from its desirable high field sensitivity, so a low-pressure vacuum chamber continues to be required. What is needed in the art then is a radiation detector package that allows more efficient production methods, especially a detector package that supports lighter and more compact designs. It is an object of this invention to provide such a detector package, as well as a more efficient method for making and finally sealing such a detector package. The advantages of this invention are best realized with uncooled ceramic detectors, but the invention applies also to cryogenically cooled detectors and/or metal-bodied detectors. The description focuses on uncooled ceramic detectors but the claims are not limited to such unless made explicit therein.
The foregoing and other problems are overcome, and other advantages are realized, in accordance with the presently preferred embodiments of these teachings.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a radiation detector that includes a plurality of housing components that define a vacuum chamber. The housing components include a base, a window, and a first solder layer between the base and the window. An electrical pathway extends through each of a sensor feedthrough and a getter feedthrough. Each feedthrough is defined by at least one of the housing components, and each penetrates from within the vacuum chamber to external of the vacuum chamber. The detector also includes a radiation sensor disposed within the vacuum chamber and in electrical contact with the electrical pathway associated with the sensor feedthrough, and a getter disposed within the vacuum chamber and in electrical contact with the electrical pathway associated with the getter feedthrough.
In a preferred embodiment, the detector also includes a frame that is a separate component from the base and a second solder layer between the base and the frame, wherein the first solder layer is between the frame and the window. This embodiment further includes TE elements within the vacuum chamber and in electrical contact with electrical pathways through TE element feedthroughs. All feedthroughs in the preferred embodiment penetrate the base.
A radiation detector according to the present invention includes at least two outer package components joined by a heat activated sealant material to form a hermetically sealed vacuum chamber, and a plurality of inner components within the hermetically sealed vacuum chamber. Such a detector can be identified as being made by the process of this invention because a pressure within the vacuum chamber is substantially equal to a sealing pressure of the processing chamber, wherein the sealing pressure is that pressure within the processing chamber at the time the outer components were joined therein to form the vacuum chamber.
This invention also encompasses a method for making a radiation detector that includes assembling a lower detector assembly, which in the preferred embodiment of the detector is the base, TE elements, sensor, and getter, with electrical connections within the detector completed. The method further includes enclosing the lower detector assembly, a window, and a first solder entity within a processing chamber so that the window is spaced from the lower detector assembly. Pressure is reduced within the processing chamber, and temperature is increased within the processing chamber. While under low pressure and increased temperature, the method includes maintaining a spaced relation between the window and the lower detector assembly until the first solder entity reaches a melting point. The method further includes moving at least one of the window and the lower detector assembly into contact with one another for forming a hermetically sealed compartment using the first solder entity that is interposed between them. Pressure within the processing chamber is then equalized with pressure immediately outside of the processing chamber, while maintaining the reduced pressure within the hermetically sealed compartment.
A variation on the method for assembly of a radiation detector having an outer package enclosing inner components includes placing radiation detector components within a processing chamber with a heat-activated sealant material disposed between at least two outer package components that are disposed in a spaced-apart fashion from one another. Gas pressure within the processing chamber is reduced, and the temperature within the processing chamber is increased for activating the sealant material. The spaced-apart outer package components are urged into contact for sealing them together using the activated sealant material, and the radiation detector is removed from the chamber. The radiation detector outer package maintains the reduced gas pressure around the internal components after removal from the chamber.
The foregoing and other aspects of these teachings are made more evident in the following Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments, when read in conjunction with the attached Drawing Figures, wherein:
A preferred embodiment of a radiation detector 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in cross section at
The TE cooling elements 28 are electrically interconnected in series through upper serial conductors 36 and lower serial conductors 38. The upper serial connectors 36 are disposed on the lower stage surface 26, and the lower serial connectors 38 are disposed on the upper base surface 32 such that the TE cooling elements 28 are sandwiched between the ceramic stage 22 and the base 30. Each TE cooling element 28 at the end of the series of elements is electrically connected to a TE element feedthrough 40. A getter 42 is disposed within the detector 10 and electrically connected to at least a pair of getter feedthroughs 44.
Each of the feedthroughs 18, 40, 44 recited above is formed as one or more filled vias passing from the upper base surface 32 to the lower base surface 34. The vias are preferably filled and sealed with a conductive material such as tungsten, gold, copper or aluminum. Alternatively, they may be filled with a conductive wire, such as an extension of a bondwire 16, and sealed with an electrically insulating material. In either instance, each feedthrough 18, 40, 44 defines a conductive pathway through the via. Additionally, the feedthroughs 18, 40, 44 are sealed to pressure differentials between the base upper surface 32 and the base lower surface 34. Preferably, the vias are also sealed against moisture penetration in the presence of the above pressure differentials. Extending from each of the feedthroughs 18, 40, 44 and extending beyond the lower base surface 34 is a conductive pad 54, preferably gold, for electrical interconnect with apparatus external to the detector 10. Alternatively, brazed pins may be used.
A window 46 overlies the FPA 14 in such a manner as to define a space or gap therebetween. The window 46 is transparent to incident radiation 11 that is sensed at the FPA 14, such as IR radiation in this preferred embodiment. The window 46 is preferably germanium, but may also be silicon, zinc selenide, calcium fluoride, or any of the various IR window materials known in the art. The window 46 may optionally include a bandpass filter which absorbs or reflects incident radiation 11 except that of a narrow wavelength band, wherein the narrow wavelength band of radiation is that intended to be sensed at the FPA. Incident radiation within the selected wavelength band passes through the window 46 and into the detector 10. The window 46 is supported in spaced relation over the FPA 14 by a frame 48. The frame 48 may be made in one part with the base 30, but preferably the frame 48 is a separate component that is assembled with other components to form the detector 10. Preferably, the base 30, ceramic stage 22, and frame 48 are made of aluminum nitride or alumina (Al2O3) for good thermal conductivity and high heat dissipation, though many ceramic materials known in the art are appropriate. The base 30, ceramic stage 22, and frame 48 need not be made of the same material. A heat activated sealant material, such as a first solder layer 50, lays between the window 46 and the frame 48. Similarly, another heat activated sealant material, such as a second solder layer 52 lies between the frame 48 and the base 30. Then first 50 and the second 52 solder layer may be of the same material. A vacuum chamber 56 is defined by the window 46, the frame 48, the base 30, and the first and second solder layers 50 and 52, respectively. The embodiment of
The solder layers 50, 52 are preferably each formed from a solder pre-form, described below, that is liquefied during final sealing of the detector and solidified upon returning to standard atmospheric temperature and pressure. Preferably, the first 50 and second 52 solder layers are each an alloy of indium or gold. The first solder layer 50 defines a thickness t1 and the second solder layer 52 defines a thickness t2, preferably each thickness less than about 0.007 inches. In a most preferred embodiment, the first 50 and second 52 solder layers are each made of the alloy In70Pb30, and define a thickness t1=t2=0.001 inches +/−0.0005 inches. In certain embodiments, the first solder layer 50 may be of a different material and/or define a different thickness than the second solder layer 52.
During final sealing of the detector 10, an electric current is passed through each getter 42 by means of conductive material disposed in the getter feedthroughs 44. This causes resistive heating, and current is controlled to bring the getters 42 to a pre-determined activation temperature. It is preferable to activate the getters 42 prior to final sealing of the detector 10 to remove from the vacuum chamber 56 the substantial off-gasses generated during activation of the getter 42. Off-gasses that remain within the vacuum chamber 42 would be adsorbed onto the getters 42, diminishing their capacity to scavenge from within the vacuum chamber 56 during the life of the detector 10. The getters are typically activated while in a low-pressure enclosure such as a low pressure-processing chamber (described below) during final sealing of the detector 10. The feedthroughs 18, 40, 44 are preferably defined by the base 30, but some or all of the feedthroughs 18, 40, 44 may alternatively be defined by the frame 48 or any other component of the detector 10 that itself defines the vacuum chamber 56 in which the FPA 14 is disposed.
It is known in prior art detector designs to dispose the TE elements 28 outside of the vacuum chamber 56 for two reasons. During operation of the detector 10, TE elements 28 tend to off-gas within the low pressure of the vacuum chamber 56. Also, heat is more efficiently dispersed from the TE elements 28 when they are located outside of the vacuum chamber 56. However, in conditions of high humidity, or when temperatures external of the vacuum chamber 56 are near the dew point, heat from the TE elements 28 can cause condensation to form in the area of the TE elements 28 as well as in the area of the window 46. Window condensation scatters incident radiation 11 before it enters the vacuum chamber 56, thereby imposing erroneous signals to the FPA 14. The preferred embodiment of the present invention disposes the TE cooling elements 28 within the vacuum chamber 56 to reduce condensation on the window 46 and to reduce the power consumption requirements of the TE cooler 28. More cooling power is required due to increased conductive heat transfer on the TE elements 28 that are eliminated when the TE elements are within a vacuum. A larger getter 42 (e.g.: more getter material or more efficient getter material) is employed to account for the additional heat of off-gasses from the TE elements 28 situated within the vacuum chamber 56, as opposed to a detector 10 with TE elements 28 external of the vacuum chamber 56.
During operation, incident radiation 11 passes through the window 46 and impinges the incident surface 12 of the FPA 14, heating portions of the FPA 14. This heat is converted to electrical signals, which are transferred from the FPA 14 through the bondwires 16 and the conductive material disposed in the FPA feedthroughs 18 to the conductive pads 54 associated with the FPA feedthroughs 18. Current is applied to those conductive pads 54, which passes through the TE cooling elements 28 that are preferably arranged in electrical series and thermal parallel. In this manner, the TE elements 28 draw away heat generated by the FPA 14 or heat built up within the vacuum chamber 56 by any other means (i.e.: conduction through the detector, radiation of a wavelength not sensed by the FPA). This excess heat is dispersed through the base 30.
Alternatively, the TE cooling elements 28 may be reverse biased to apply heat to the FPA 14. This can be done alternately with cooling so that heating and cooling are provided in response to a temperature control circuit (not shown). With this technique, the temperature of the FPA 14 can be maintained stable to within 0.001� C. or less for proper operation of uncooled thermal sensors.
The present invention includes a method of making a radiation sensing device such as a detector 10. The method is described with reference to
A processing chamber 80 for final sealing of the detector 10 is defined by a processing chamber housing 82 and a processing chamber lid 84. The processing chamber housing 82 and lid 84 are particularly adapted to maintain the lower detector assembly 62, the frame 48, the solder pre-forms 58, 60, and the window 46 in alignment with one another. When the housing 82 and lid 84 are brought together as shown in
The lower detector assembly 62 is secured within the processing chamber 80. The frame 48, with the first 58 and second 60 solder pre-forms temporarily fixed thereto, is placed on the lower detector assembly 62. The window 46 is secured to the extensible arms 92, and the lid 84 is brought into contact with the housing 82 to enclose the processing chamber 80. Preferably, temperature within the processing chamber is raised to a point below the melting point of the solder pre-forms 58 and 60 for a predetermined time period, referred to as a vacuum bake. As used herein, melting point is the temperature at which a solid first changes to a liquid at a given pressure. This vacuum bake removes contaminants such as organic elements and/or high vapor pressure elements prior to final sealing of the detector 10. Heating to the above temperature below the solder pre-form melting point is termed the first heat-up ramp. Where the first and second pre-forms 58, 60 are of different materials defining different melting points, the highest temperature of the first heat-up ramp is determined by the lower of the two melting points.
Once the vacuum bake is completed, pressure within the processing chamber 80 is brought to the desired pressure of the detector vacuum chamber 56 (if not already done so), typically less than about 1�10−5 torr to prevent the formation of oxides from interfering with the solder wetting process, described below. The extensible arms 92 remain in the retracted position as illustrated in
The solder is wetted during the second heat-up ramp, which is an important step in assuring a hermetic final seal of the detector 10. As used herein, hermetic seal indicates a seal that is airtight under conditions of temperature and pressure to which the detector may be reasonably exposed. Proper wetting is the driving force behind the minimum high temperature of the second heat-up ramp. During wetting, gases are released from the first and/or second solder pre-forms 58, 60. The window is not brought into contact with the (now wetted) first solder pre-form 58 until a time delay has elapsed after reaching the minimum high temperature of the second heat-up ramp in order for those released solder gasses to be drawn out of the processing chamber by the pump 86. Once the time delay has elapsed, the extensible arms 92 move from the retracted position to the extended position, abutting the window 46 against the (wetted) first solder pre-form 58. While the weight of the frame 48 maintains contact between the frame 48, the second solder pre-form 60, and the base 30, pressure exerted by the extensible arms 92 through the window 46 pressed the frame 48 firmly against the base 30. In this manner, both the (wetted) first and second solder pre-forms 58, 60 are squeezed into the first and second solder layers 50, 52, respectively, in the sealed detector 10.
Once the extensible arms 92 press the components of the detector 10 together, temperature within the processing chamber 80 is reduced as fast as possible to prevent the formation of intermetallics in the solder and to limit the time the detector 10 is exposed to such high temperatures. The rate of temperature reduction may be increased by various means, such as passing water through coils that pass through the processing chamber, and/or introducing a thermal transfer gas such as nitrogen into the processing chamber. Pressure within the processing chamber 80 is raised to atmospheric pressure and the lid 84 can be removed. A detector made according to the method described will have a pressure within the vacuum chamber that is substantially equal to sealing pressure of the processing chamber, the sealing pressure being that pressure within the processing chamber at the time the base 30, frame 48, and window 46 were joined by the solder layers 50, 52 to form the vacuum chamber.
By the above method, numerous steps in the final sealing of a detector 10 may be performed in situ within a processing chamber 80, and with less time within the processing chamber 80, than previous methods that used multiple steps within and outside of such a chamber 80. Because all the above steps are performed within a processing chamber 80, the method of the present invention dispenses with several cleaning steps necessitated by prior art methods, and further allows an advantageous vacuum bake prior to sealing that was not possible earlier.
Additionally, the above method allows a batch-processing chamber 94 to be sized and particularly adapted to process multiple detectors 10, as is illustrated in
The present method is not limited to that exactly described above and depicted in the associated Figures. For example, the lower detector assembly 62 may be mounted in an inverted position within the processing chamber 80, 94. In this arrangement, the frame 48 may be supported on the window 46 prior to the components being brought together, and either the window/frame combination may be moved into contact with the lower detector assembly 62, or the lower detector assembly 62 may be moved into contact with the window/frame combination. Additionally, the current leads 88 may be retractable and not maintain contact with the conductive pads. Specific temperatures and pressures recited herein are by example only for the given materials and context in which they are described. Where a different solder material, window material, or ceramic material is used, various changes to the temperatures and pressures in the method and in the detector will be dictated at least in part by the specific material, and are hereby explicitly stipulated as within ordinary skill in the art. Various adaptations such as those above, as well as any other changes to the detector or to the method that are within ordinary skill in the art, are deemed to be within the present invention and are not herein dedicated to the public. All examples herein are stipulated as illustrative and not exhaustive. Where temperature is used in reference to the method, temperature is taken in the context of pressure (i.e.: melting temperature within a processing chamber at 1�10−5 torr may differ from melting temperature at atmospheric pressure for a given material). The ensuing claims are to be interpreted commensurate with each of the above provisions.
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Although in the past local governments and other parties created their own maps for special purposes, these new maps differ in three key aspects:
the state used a standardized method of hazard assessment that was consistent for the entire state, and
The five maps that are currently available show approximately 60-square-mile areas of possible quake-induced liquefaction and landslides in the Simi Valley, parts of Orange County from Anaheim to Newport Beach, and a large section of San Francisco (see the Observer, Vol. XXI, No. 5, p. 9). Maps of most other urban areas of Los Angeles and Orange counties and part of Ventura County will be released by mid-1998.
The maps can be purchased from California county building departments or can be viewed and purchased through the Internet: http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dmg/shezp. For more information on the Seismic Hazard Zone Mapping Program, contact the California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 801 K Street, MS 12-31, Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 323-1886.
The National Task Force on Emergency Response, a partnership of 29 government agencies and national service agencies, is sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), and the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property (NIC). This group recently created a useful tool to guide caretakers in protecting and salvaging their collections--the Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel (1997)--which outlines steps to take in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. It discusses creating disaster plans, working with emergency management agencies in the community, and obtaining assistance from national conservation organizations.
The wheel also provides information on responding to a disaster warning; taking protective action during a disaster; initiating recovery activities away from the site; stabilizing a building and its environment; handling documentation; retrieving and protecting artifacts; assessing damage; prioritizing salvage activities; revitalizing historic buildings; and restoring photographs, books and papers, electronic records, textiles, furniture, ceramic, stone, metal, organic materials, natural history specimens, and framed artwork. The wheel can be purchased for $9.95 for single copies, and 10 or more copies can be purchased for $8.45 each. Nonprofit and government organizations can purchase the wheel for $5.95 each, or for $4.95 each for 10 or more copies. For orders outside North America, add $1.75 per wheel for international air postage.
To obtain an Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel, contact the National Task Force on Emergency Response, 3299 K Street, N.W., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 625-1495; fax: (202) 625-1485.
Anyone with materials they are willing to share should send them to the EMI ICS course manager, Stephen M. Borth, National Emergency Training Center, Emergency Management Institute, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Questions about the ICS curriculum or this project, can be directed to Borth at (301) 447-1249, or e-mail: email@example.com.
The center is now expanding even further; plans are underway to make the center a multiagency project. Several donor agencies and international organizations recently agreed to establish a partnership to transform the center into a multidisciplinary Regional Disaster Information Center (CRID). Already participating in this project are PAHO, the U.N. Department of Humanitarian Affairs/IDNDR, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Doctors without Borders, the Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CENAPRED), the National Emergency Commission of Costa Rica, and LA RED--the Network of Disaster Prevention Social Studies.
Under their plan, the member organizations will create a cooperative regional disaster information system with CRID serving as the coordinating center. To learn more about this project, contact the PAHO Regional Disaster Information Center, Apartado 3745-1000, San José, Costa Rica; fax: (506) 231-5973; e-mail: email@example.com; or the Editor, Disasters--Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas, PAHO, 525 Twenty-third Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037-2895; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
[Adapted from Disasters--Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas, a newsletter of the Pan American Health Organization]
Date/Time [Eastern Time] Title July 31, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Training Workshop August 7, 1:00-4:30 p.m. Consequences of Terrorism: Emergency Response to Chemical Agents-- Medical Staff September 11, 1:00-4:30 p.m. Consequences of Terrorism: Emergency Response to Biological Agents-- Medical Staff October 2, 1:00-5:00 p.m. Emergency Response to Terrorist Incidents
These broadcasts are in addition to regularly scheduled National Alert broadcasts that occur on the third Wednesday of each month, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (see the Observer, Vol XXI, No 5, p. 18). For more information, including satellite broadcast specifics, or to be placed on the EENET mailing list, call (800) 527-4893 or (301) 447-1068; fax: (301) 447-1363.
The report reviews the benefits that can accrue to different segments of society from mitigative measures, the costs that can be incurred by undertaking mitigation activities, and the analyses needed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of these measures. In addition, the report reviews the tools of mitigation and how they are implemented.
This document contains 16 case studies that were implemented in various locations across the U.S. and demonstrates their efficiency against several types of natural hazards, as well as the effectiveness of other mitigation tools. The studies include seismic retrofitting of lifelines in Tennessee, reinforcement of highway bridges in California, historic preservation and community development in Wisconsin, mitigation in hospitals in California, reduction of business interruption costs in Iowa, seismic retrofitting in Los Angeles public schools, wind shutter protection in Florida, acquisition and relocation of floodplain structures in Missouri, regulation of unreinforced masonry buildings in Los Angeles, land- use and building regulation along the coasts of Florida, land-use and building requirements in floodplains, and seismic retrofitting to avoid business disruption. The cases include both public- and private-sector initiatives.
Copies of the report are free and can be ordered from the FEMA Distribution Center, 8231 Stayton Drive, Jessup, MD 20794; (800) 480-2520 or (202) 646-3484; fax: (301) 497-6378.
Recently, NAPA released a report that examines this issue: The Role of the National Guard in Emergency Preparedness and Response (1997, 135 pp., $20.00).
The report notes that public expectations for rapid intergovernmental response to natural disasters continue to rise, despite no corresponding increase in federal funds to meet these expectations. Given this quandary, Congress asked NAPA to determine how the National Guard could further its dual mission of protecting the nation and serving states in need. Specifically, NAPA was charged with recommending ways for the Guard to enhance its disaster relief capabilities without compromising its role within the nation's "total force structure."
The NAPA panel found that the National Guard is affected by several factors, including the downsizing of all U.S. armed forces, the emergence of a highly professional civil emergency management field, the public's growing expectations, and the immediacy of modern communications, which tend to magnify crises. In its report, the panel concludes that the Guard's greatest potential for improving disaster response lies at the state and local levels.
The panel also recommends that:
Copies of The Role of the National Guard in Emergency Response and Preparedness can be ordered from NAPA Publications, P.O. Box 351, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701; (301) 617-7801; fax: (301) 953-2838; WWW: http://relm.lmi.org/napa.
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I would have loved to see the big waves. Always a good photo-opt.
Daughter is home so last night here was a zoo. Kids from every university going - including University of Ottawa (my quantum physics rent-a-son and daughter). I hit the hay at 11:30 to much talking and movie watching. Paid the price this morning.
After lunch we are off to the waterfalls for pictures. Are taking two non-hikers and it is straight up to the falls. Should be interesting.
Daughter had good news when she arrived home. She was recommended for a position at the University of N.B. by the leader of the Intercordia group she was involved with last year (re: Nicauragua). A brief first interview landed her the post. Excellent. She has provincial job, at least for the summer, and Bailey got a Federal Job with the Potatoe Council of N.B. Now if Cody gets something when he is done lst year in June.
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Definitely recommendable to couples, families and small groups.
Make no mistake you're in the middle of a jungle at La Cacatua Lodge, but you'll love it!! Exotic birds, butterflies, monkeys and a lot other animals may be seen on the property. From the outdoor terrace you have a clear view of the forest and the sunsets are incredible. From start Peter and Marja makes you feel welcome and...
We have stayed for 23 nights in Jan./Feb. 2014, to be close to our daughter at the succesfull Barba Negra Restaurant, also in Uvita. We enjoyed the peacefull stay at Cacatua Lodge with great service in many ways, always helpfull with tips. Our "Home" was as it should be, with beds of high quality. WiFi available !
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kNERO and Dj Drewski are on their 5th single spread. This time they drop a record titled 'The Wire'. This Guy kNERO has a creative story telling mind frame. In the record he tells a story about a friendship gone bad. Straight movie!, don't take my word listen for yourself. Listen below: Read More
I've got the chance to chop it up with George Green, former tour manager of Jay-z, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Akon and more. Seeking advice from someone that has been behind the scenes seeing what the public viewers don't see or have a clue about. Leaving the game and not turning back. Finding himself practicing the faith of Islam to gain the strength of self to battle the dark side of the music industry and the worldly temptations. kNERO– As-salam... Read More
kNERO returns with the 4th entry in his 3peak Annual series with us, Get Wit It Mag and Dj Drewski. This time he joins forces with Singer Marwan ′On Ur Mind' . Produced by kNERO. Look out for 'The Moments Of Luxury' EP coming soon. Listen to the track below. Read More
kNERO recruits Australian artist Emmaline for his new single 'The Vent′. . The record, which is produced by kNERO himself, is on what he's now calling the "3 Peak" due to his singles releasing on the 3rd of every month. I can admit, kNERO and Dj Drewski has been consistent. Listen to the track below. Read More
Here is a look at the official artwork for kNERO's next single 'The Vent' featuring Australian singer Emmaline. Presented by us, Get Wit It Magazine.com and Hot 97 Dj Drewski. Drops the 3rd of March. Still no due date for "The Moments Of Luxury" EP but we do know it's set some time for this summer. Read More
Brooklyn's very own kNERO is back with another single with Hot 97 Dj Drewski. This time he chooses to put down a little pimp game. Check out the word play the Liberian native shows off wit! Click here to listen Read More
kNERO has decided to unveil the official artwork to his next single with Hot 97 Dj Drewki "Ain't Like Me". The single,which was produced by Canadian producer Kurt Stock, who also produced kNERO's last single "A Story To Tell pt 2" . RO has been on a roll lately releasing singles after singles, keeping himself relevant so you can get a taste of what's coming from his EP "The Moments Of Luxury." Still... Read More
kNERO delivers another single, which he said he will do on the 3rd of every month before the release of his EP " The Moments Of Luxury". He consist that is a part 2 to the Notorious B.I.G's "A Story To Tell" , sort of like a tribute to he Brooklyn native. Due to kNERO also being a Brooklyn artist. Droping single with Hot 97's Dj Drewski. Record produced by Kurt Stock Listen to the track here. Read More
Here is a look at the official artwork for kNERO's new record "A Story To Tell pt. 2". It's set to hit release Feb 3rd, Super Bowl Sunday via Hot97's Dj Drew and Get Wit It Magazine. Seems to be part 2 of Notorious B.I.G's "A Story To Tell" of his "Life After Death" LP. kNERO is set to release a new single the 3rd of every month before his EP "The Moments Of Luxury." Stay tune! Read More
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SUMMERFEST/DANCE'S fourth program for its West Wave Dance Festival
2003 two more are scheduled for this coming weekend raises
questions about how to structure a local festival. Should programming
balance the new with the known, or should it squarely focus on the latest
creations? For those who prefer the latter, the upcoming performances
are the way to go; three of last weekend's six pieces had been presented
Of the three world premieres, the most successful was Kimiko Guthrie's
There, a quartet for Eric Kupers, Frank Shawl, Erin Gottwald,
and Debby Kajiyama. A reiterative text, written and read live by Guthrie,
punctuated the simple but effective choreography. There examined
direction both metaphorically as in a life's journey and
as the space the dancer moves in and shapes. Kupers and Shawl, with
more than a 30-year age difference between them, looked to each other
for support and direction as they examined past, present, and future.
With its short phrases, quick shifts, and shared partnering, There
exuded a sense of urgency from the moment the two men put on their shoes
for their respective journeys. The piece's focus shifted back and forth
so smoothly that the difference between the two journeys became increasingly
blurred. Both men were involved in "a race against time" as
they reassessed where they were going. To keep these vacillations from
becoming self-indulgent, Guthrie's choreography added two interfering
female shadows, dressed in black lace; they functioned more like mischievous
sprites than like dooming figures of fate. There took a fresh
look at a basic human concern; it was well thought out and excellently
When Dana Lawton's elbow slipped off the ladder on which she was dreamily
perched, it looked like Rebecca Salzer's An Evening and a Balcony
was going to be a satire of the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet.
It was not. Instead Salzer, with ODC/San Francisco's Brian Fisher as
Romeo, attempted a contemporary version of this all-time classic. It
didn't quite work. Choreographing to Prokofiev's surging score demands
fluidity and phrasing on a scale to which Salzer wouldn't commit. Her
choreographic design at times seemed to rely on the music only to ignore
it at other times without setting up a different voice. The modern dance
movement language was also so generalized that it did not allow her
dancers to do much besides play their roles.
Michael Lowe's Upstreams and Family opened the evening
on a sour note. Lowe is a promising young choreographer, but these works
were pale to the point of looking amateurish. Megan Nicely's paper-thin
Reveal, a duet for herself and Audrey Cooper to music by Philip
Glass and Niki Reiser, relied heavily on visual imagery. It placed two
dancers in an environment of hanging panels with writing and sepia-colored
photographs on them. In this private, small-scale piece, the two dancers
barely engaged each other, though they echoed each other's quotidian
movements. At first they were dressed in shapeless black coats over
long white gowns; once those were discarded, they wore earthen-color
pants and tops. The process of shedding and examining layers didn't
reveal much.
Jenny McAllister's clever quartet After Ever Happily, shown
earlier this year, set a cartoon murder mystery to an unlikely but well-done
mix of music by the Tin Hat Trio, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Tom Waits.
Few choreographers have a flair for comedy, but McAllister one
half of Huckabay McAllister Dance is one of them. With tall,
willowy Ann Berman stealing the show every time she threw an arm or
grabbed a partner (the other performers were Rebecca Graham, Phil Halbert,
and Sean McMahon), this piece was a merry-go-round of switched partners,
stolen identities, and drunken courting rituals. It opened with Berman,
a kind of dominatrix, flailing over a prone body yet flashing a toothy
smile every time a camera flash went off. She also surreptitiously outlined
the body's contours with chalk; this map came in handy when her miraculously
resurrected partner needed to be put in his place again. Like revolving
stage machinery, After turned its creaking gears so that in the
end the piece returned to its beginning except for a complete
role reversal by its four protagonists.
'Summerfest/dance presents West Wave Dance Festival 2003' runs through
Fri/27. Thurs.-Sun., 8 p.m., Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, Marina
at Laguna, S.F. $15-$20. (415) 345-7575. For more information see Stage
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Projects on the Move
We take a closer look at photo stitching, a photo gallery application, an audio player, and video-recording software. for a more complete summary of the article.
In the age of digital cameras, most people are capable of taking reasonable photos. To make an impression with photos, you have to do something really special. Stitching is one option, but this has nothing to do with traditional handicrafts. These days, stitching means piecing individual photos together to create a large-scale panoramic image.
Now that high-quality digital cameras are affordable and pocket-sized, photo stitching is becoming increasingly popular. A good camera is no guarantee of a usable photographic panorama – you need some software to help piece individual images together in, for example, GIMP. The community has a solution for this problem, and its popularity is growing to keep pace with the popularity of stitching.
Hugin is a program for photo stitching on Linux and other Unix-style operating systems [1]. The authors call their software a "simple collection of tools for creating panorama photos." Hugin comprises three smaller tools that live behind a clear-cut and functional interface.
Assuming you have the right kind of original image material, Hugin supports simple drag-and-drop-based stitching. Photos for stitching must be part of a larger panoramic image, and they must overlap at the edges.
To improve the fit of the individual sections, the use of a tripod is a good idea. After loading the photos you want to stitch, you need to define reference points that Hugin will use to join the photos (Figure 1). In next to no time, you have a panoramic image.
Gallery 2
Online photo galleries – with panoramic photos or simple snapshots – keep popping up on the Internet like mushrooms out of the ground. The most widespread software solution is Menaltos Gallery 2 [2]. In the past, the PHP-based software was vulnerable to all kinds of security bugs, in part because it suffers from functional overload.
The online setup – with no fewer than 10 configuration steps – is a clumsy piece of work and unnecessary if you just want to publish a couple of photos on a website.
With the Gallery 2 problems in mind, Brett Parker created a shell script as an alternative to the many heavyweight gallery applications. Users can set a couple of environmental variables, such as the width of the HTML page, and pass the photo folder in to the script as a command-line argument.
The solution, known as Bpgallery [3], can't hope to compete with the functionality of Gallery 2; on the other hand, it doesn't need PHP support or a database. Bpgallery simply creates a static HTML page that you can then upload to the server.
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Opening: Ruy Lopez (Spanish)ECO: C60ECO Variations: C60 - C99Type: King's Pawn GamePGN: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5FEN: r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 3 3
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The number of possible chess positions after White's first ply move is 20 (16 pawn moves and 4 knight moves). There are 400 possible chess positions after two ply moves (first ply move for White followed by first ply move for Black).
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Employee benefits become a lot easier for business leaders to manage when a process is developed that takes the element of surprise out of the equation.
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Today I was made aware of a tragic, yet preventable accident on an Ohio concession go kart track. A teenage girl was partially scalped while operating an indoor go kart.
Topics: FECs, Family Entertainment Centers, go kart, scalping accident, go kart accident, FEC
A recent article in the New York Times examined just how effective loss of value coverage is for college athletes.
Many critics believe that the insurance, intended to protect athletes who may become injured and miss the opportunity for payouts on professional contracts, is not as helpful as it seems.
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On April 16, 2015, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a proposed rule that describes how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employee wellness programs that include questions about employees' health or medical examinations. Although the ADA limits when employers may inquire about employees' health or require them to undergo medical examinations, these inquiries and exams are permitted if they are part of a voluntary wellness program.
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As technology's evolved, so has people's ability to overcome the traditional communication barriers of time and distance. The practice of telemedicine is a step forward in the health care industry to use telecommunications to bridge the gap of time, distance and affordability to reach patients in need of medical attention.
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The ideal corporate wellness program brings together employees from different backgrounds and helps them focus on making choices that lead to longer, healthier lives. The challenge is working through those differences to arrive at a plan that allows everyone the best chance to participate and achieve their own individual goals.
Topics: Employee Benefits, group benefits, Affordable Care Act, wellness program, wellness incentives, corporate wellness
This article first appeared in Smart Business Cleveland, February, 2015.
Employers have the ultimate responsibility on how to effectively communicate benefits information to employees. It has a tremendous impact on how well the programs are understood, utilized and perceived by employees. If that understanding does not exist, it's a critical failure of the company's leadership team.
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Employers struggling to deal with the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) need to take a more proactive approach, says P.J. Insana, a partner at Britton Gallagher.
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Recently I came across a story about a 13 year old boy who fell to the ground while climbing on a rock wall at a local entertainment facility. The article included footage of the boy's fall, which is difficult to watch.
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EDITORIAL As a lame duck Board of Supervisors winds down, and the economic crisis and bloody budget cuts absorb most of the political focus at City Hall, there's a major environmental issue creeping toward a January deadline and city officials need to present a united front.
At issue is the Mirant power plant in Potrero Hill, an aging fossil fuel dinosaur that has been belching pollution into the southeastern part of the city for years. It's been hard to shut down the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), the regulatory agency that controls the electric grid, wants some sort of generating facility inside the city lines. Sup. Aaron Peskin, backed originally by Mayor Gavin Newsom, sought to replace the Mirant plant with city-owned combustion turbines so-called peakers that would run only when needed. But Pacific Gas and Electric Co., fearing city ownership of power production, fought that proposal, and some environmentalists, arguing that the city should build no new fossil fuel plants at all, also opposed the plan.
On May 5, seven PG&E lobbyists descended on the Mayor's Office and gave Newsom his marching orders: drop the peakers proposal or we'll spend whatever is necessary to kill it. Newsom suddenly decided he didn't like the peakers after all, and started pushing a PG&E-backed alternative: the Mirant plant, which runs on diesel and natural gas, could be converted to run entirely on natural gas, thereby reducing emissions.
The emissions numbers are pretty complicated. If the city ran the natural-gas-fired peakers for only a limited amount of time, they would emit less pollution than the Mirant plant. Obviously neither option is pollution-free; neither is sustainable; and neither is perfect.
Still, the worst of all possible alternatives would be allowing Mirant to continue to operate a private plant. At least the peakers would be city-owned and city-run. The city would have some control over how often they were fired up and could shut them down when more renewable technology becomes available. The Mirant plant even after a retrofit would continue burning fossil fuels; the private company would continue to profit; and the city would have no control at all.
Besides, it's not clear that the plant even can be retrofitted for natural gas. The project that Newsom, PG&E, and Mirant are proposing has never been done before. Mirant may not be able to get the financing; the technology may not exist.
Which means that it's entirely possible nothing will change. If all goes the way PG&E wants, the city will abandons the peakers, the dirty Mirant plant will continue to run without a retrofit, and the people of southeast San Francisco will continue to suffer.
But there's a problem facing Mirant, and it could potentially change the whole picture. The plant sucks 200 million gallons of water out of the bay every day for cooling and its Regional Water Quality Control Board permit expires at the end of this year. The board has said it's not inclined to renew the permit, since the plant can't meet modern water-quality standards. So as of January, Mirant could be forced to shut the plant anyway unless the company, and Cal-ISO, find a way to force the water board to back down.
That's where the city comes in. The mayor, the supervisors, and City Attorney Dennis Herrera should publicly inform both the water board and Cal- ISO that San Francisco does not want the permit renewed for the current Mirant plant. Even if Newsom thinks the facility can be upgraded, it's hard to argue that the existing plant is anything but a disaster. And unless and until there's a credible, peer-reviewed retrofit plan, Newsom has no business siding with Mirant and PG&E.
The water board could force the issue.
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Duck fans have the chance to thank Bobby Ryan for his solid season by voting for Ryan in the NHL's "Goal of the Year" contest.
Ryan is nominated for scoring what had to be the most bizarre goal of the season.
Playing against Minnesota, Ryan had his stick taken from him by the Wild's Mikko Koivu. As the play proceeded, Ryan picked up Koivu's abandoned stick and seconds later scored with it.
To vote for Ryan and see the other four finalists, click here.
Interestingly, Ryan's "Goal of the Year" nomination wasn't even his most memorable goal from the season. That one came against Nashville in the playoffs. Just for fun, here it is again:
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A fresh black bean salad, perfect for a summer picnic or potluck. Red bell peppers, jalapeños, avocado, black beans and corn combined to give this salad its kick and fresh flavors.
We've sample many brands of canned black beans (see our Black Bean Burrito Bowl for details). Our favorites for flavor are S&W Premium Black Beans, Bush's Best Black Beans, and Goya.
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- 1 (15 ounce) can of black beans, rinsed and drained (or 1 1/2 cups of freshly cooked black beans)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, defrosted (or fresh corn, parboiled, drained and cooled, or grilled and cooled)
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions (including onion greens) or shallots
- 1/2 fresh jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced, or 1/2 pickled jalapeño pepper, minced (not seeded)
- 3 fresh plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped and/or 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 Tbsp lime juice (about the juice from one lime)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 avocado, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of sugar (to taste)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 In a large bowl, gently combine the black beans, corn, chopped green onions, minced jalapeños, chopped tomatoes (or red bell pepper), lime juice, and olive oil. Gently fold in the chopped avocados.
2 Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with sugar to taste, enough to balance the acidity from the lime juice. Chill.
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Introducing the Wizards Misery Report
When will the long-suffering, 0-12 Washington Wizards ever know success? Or, let's be realistic here: When will they stop being a national laughingstock? After last night's 118-92 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, that day seems even further away. That's what the Wizards Misery Report is for.
Until the Wizards have a winning record, I'll chronicle their successes and (mostly) failings. Here's what's making the Wizards miserable today:
Last Shot Clock: Twelve straight losses in a row is bad, but 18 losses is infinitely worse. That's the NBA's current record for season-opening futility, notched by the Nets in their 2009 season. Fortunately for the Wizards, at least one person doesn't think they'll beat it.
Buck Up, Buddy: Sounds like the Wizards' losing streak is getting to coach Randy Wittman. From Yahoo! Sports:
Washington was completely outclassed by the Spurs, who played their usual precise offensive game with pinpoint passes and lots of open shots.
''I'd like someday for us to play like that,'' a wistful Wittman said after the game.
Aw, geez.
My Twitter With Andray: Andray Blatche, former Wizard player and Lapdance Tuesday promoter, has been enjoying his former team's woes. Yesterday, Blatche, now with the Nets, asked reporters how the Wizards were doing, and has since been on an schadenfreude rampage on Twitter:
with that [calf] injury, he didn't have any ability to do conditioning and I'm putting him in bad spots." -Randy Wittman
— andray blatche (@drayblatche) November 27, 2012
@drayblatche lol.. ayee drizzy... 0-12... but last yr it was ur fault huh? now whats da excuse? J Dub.. ? lol smhhhh
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I've lost a little weight too, inspite of no actual throwing up the entire pregnancy thus far. Nausea has come and gone a bit more nothing crazy and it hasn't effected my appetite. My boobs stopped hurting a lot around 11 weeks and about then I got to stop getting up in the middle of the night to pee. I think as we approach the end of the 1st trimester the 1st trimester symptoms start to fade a bit.
However, don't hesitate to call your doctor or go to an ER if you want. The hospital I am going to give birth at doesn't keep a pregnant woman in the ER, they move them up to the triage on the maternity floor.
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I wouldn't go to the ER either unless you really have symptoms of a problem like bleeding or bad cramping.
I didn't have an ultrasound or anything to make sure baby was ok until 12 weeks either. The first trimester is just scary and I spent the whole time praying that there was a healthy baby in there and I would see a heartbeat at my 12 week appt. It's hard not to worry but at this point in pregnancy, appts are usually 4 weeks apart so you always have a month of worry between them, there's not a whole lot you can do about it.
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