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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/859,917 filed, May 17, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,624,393, which was in turn is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/499,478, filed Feb. 7, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,261,853.
This application relates to optical inspection equipment used to evaluate parameters of thin films on semiconductor wafers. The subject invention includes a cleaning module for reducing contaminants on the surface of the wafer prior to measurement to improve the accuracy and repeatability of the optical measurements. In the preferred embodiment, the cleaning module includes separate heating and cooling chambers for processing the wafer prior to measurement in the metrology tool.
For many years, devices have existed for evaluating parameters of a semiconductor wafer at various stages during fabrication. There is a strong need in the industry to evaluate the parameters of multiple-layer thin film stacks on wafers using non-contact optical metrology tools. In these devices, a probe beam of radiation is directed to reflect off the sample and changes in the reflected probe beam are monitored to evaluate the sample.
One class of prior measurement devices relied on optical interference effects created between the layers on the sample or the layer and the substrate. In these devices, changes in intensity of the reflected probe beam caused by these interference effects are monitored to evaluate the sample. In many applications, the probe beam is generated by a broad band light source and such devices are generally known as spectrophotometers.
In another class of instruments, the change in polarization state of the reflected probe beam is monitored. These devices are known as ellipsometers.
As thin films and thin film stacks have become more numerous and complex, the industry has begun developing composite measurement tools that have multiple measurement modules within a single device. One such tool is offered by the assignee herein under the name Opti-Probe 5240. This device includes a number of measurement modules including a broad band spectiophotometer and a single wavelength, off-axis ellipsometer. The device also includes a broadband rotating compensator ellipsometer as well as a pair of simultaneous multiple angle of incidence measurement modules. The overall structure of this device is described in PCT WO 99/02970, published Jan. 21, 1999, incorporated herein by reference. The Opti-Probe device is capable of deriving information about ultra-thin films and thin film stacks with a high degree of precision.
There is a trend in the semiconductor industry to utilize very thin layers. For example, today, gate dielectrics can have a thickness less than 20 Å. It is anticipated that even thinner layers will be used. There is a need to measure the thickness of these very thin layers with a precision and repeatability to better than 0.1 Å. While the Opti-Probe device is capable of making such measurements with the necessary precision, problems have arisen with respect to repeatability, especially with ultra thin films. Repeatability means that if the same measurement is made at two different times, the same result for layer thickness will be produced.
After considerable investigation, it has been determined that variations in measurements over time are strongly affected by atmospheric conditions such as temperature, humidity and exposure time to the air. For example, the measured layer thickness could be considerably higher when the humidity is relatively high. In addition, the thickness of the layer can be effected by the growth of a contaminant layer, even in so called "clean room" environments. In fact, it is known that a clean room can contain a wide variety of contaminants including plastics, lubricants, solvents, etc. The variation in measurement due solely to atmospheric conditions can be on the order of 0.1 Å which substantially reduces the likelihood of making repeatable measurements with a precision of 0.1 Å. In order to improve the repeatability of the measurements results, it would be desirable to remove the contaminant layer prior to measurement.
There are many types of wafer cleaning procedures used in a semiconductor fabrication facility. However, any cleaning procedures which require contact with the wafer, such as cleaning solutions, would not be desirable at this stage of fabrication since it can damage or contaminate the gate dielectric or the wafer. Additionally, most chemical cleaning processes require a drying cycle during which time a new hydrocarbon contamination layer could reform.
One suitable type of wafer cleaning system is described in our copending application Ser. No. 09/294,869, filed Apr. 20, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference. One embodiment of the system described in the latter patent application includes a microwave generator for exciting water molecules in order to drive off contaminants. Another approach described in the latter application was the use of a radiant heating source to drive off contaminants. Various additional combinations including microwave and radiant excitation along with UV radiation or a stream of frozen carbon dioxide pellets were suggested.
Another wafer cleaning system is described in PCT Application Serial No. WO 99/35677 published Jul. 15, 1999. The device disclosed in this application relies primarily on radiant heating using tungsten halogen quartz lamps. An important aspect of the device in the latter application is the presence of high-energy light wavelengths for breaking bonds in the contaminant layer. The wafer cleaner described in this PCT application has a single chamber. Cooling can be achieved through the use of a water-cooled bottom reflector in the chamber.
After considerable experimentation, it has been determined that the principal mechanism for removing contaminants in the approaches described above relates directly to an increase in the temperature of the wafer. Although microwave excitation and radiant light exposure both function to increase the temperature of the wafer, the latter two approaches are not the most efficient method of raising the temperature of the wafer. Therefore, it is believed that the best approach for preparing a wafer for measurement is to heat the wafer directly, by conduction.
Direct conductive heating has many advantages. For example, direct conductive heating can raise the temperature of the wafer to the desired temperature much faster than with either microwave or radiant energy exposure given the same amount of input energy. In addition, direct conductive heating can produce a more uniform and repeatable temperature rise in the wafer without complex equipment design.
Further experimentation also revealed that optimal results can only be achieved if the process is carefully controlled. Careful control includes heating each wafer to the same temperature, subjecting each wafer to the same cooling cycle and insuring that the time between the end of the cooling cycle and the beginning of the measurement cycle in the metrology tool is the same for all wafers.
Accordingly it is an object of the subject invention to provide an improved wafer-cleaning module which can accurately and repeatably remove contaminants from a wafer prior to measurement in a metrology tool.
A wafer-cleaning module is disclosed which includes a heating station having a planar heater element for heating the wafer by conduction. In the preferred embodiment, the heater element is a plate formed from a dielectric material such as alumina. The plate has a thin layer of a resistive material attached or deposited on the underside thereof. An electrical current applied to the resistive layer creates heat which diffuses evenly through the plate. A set of lift pins can be provided to raise and lower the wafer onto the plate. The lift pins are provided to permit a robotic arm to more easily load and remove the wafer from the heating station.
The wafer-cleaning module further includes a separate, thermally isolated cooling station. The cooling station includes a planar heat sink surface which can be air or water-cooled. Having separate heating and cooling stations allows the wafer to be cooled faster and more efficiently than if the cooling is performed within the heating station.
In accordance with the subject invention, the cleaning module is placed under the control of a processor. In order to achieve repeatability of the measurement of the wafer, the heating and cooling steps must be the same for each of the wafers being tested. To the extent possible, each wafer should be heated to roughly the same temperature and held at that temperature for roughly the same period of time. Each wafer should be subjected to the same cooling cycle. In addition, the time period between the end of the cooling cycle and the initiation of the measurement cycle should also be the same for each wafer.
In the preferred embodiment, a robotic arm loads the wafer into the heating station (chamber). The processor controls the heating chamber based on both time and feedback from temperature sensors in the chamber. When the heating cycle is complete, the robotic arm will transfer of the wafer from the heating chamber to the cooling station (chamber). After the cooling cycle is complete, the robotic arm will transfer the wafer to the metrology tool for measurement. As noted above, each of the various cycles and periods between cycles should be the same for each wafer.
Further objects and advantages of the subject invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings in which:
Cleaning module 10 includes a lower heating chamber 30 having an entrance slot 32 and an upper cooling chamber 36 with an entrance slot 38. Alternatively, the heating chamber could be located above the cooling chamber.
The upper surface of heater element 40 includes a pattern of grooves 46. The grooves 46 are connectable to a source of vacuum via a hole (not shown) drilled from the bottom side of the plate up to and into communication with the groove 46. Application of a vacuum to the groove draws the wafer into close physical contact with the plate 40 to maximize heat transfer and control uniformity of the heating.
To facilitate the loading and unloading of a wafer into the heating chamber, a plurality of movable lift pins 50 are provided. As seen in
It has been found desirable to run the vacuum system as the wafer is being lowered onto the plate by the pins. By this approach, the wafer will be firmly grabbed by the plate and will not slide around on a thin layer of air that could otherwise be compressed under the wafer as it drops onto the planar surface of the plate. To facilitate handling, the free end 62 (
Heating station 30 is provided with a purge gas system. A gas inlet and gas outlet (not shown) are provided on opposite sides of the chamber. The purge gas is preferably an inert species such as nitrogen. Circulation of the purge gas can facilitate removal of the contaminants which have been freed from the surface of the wafer during heating. Various temperature sensors can also be provided to permit automatic monitoring of the cleaning process.
The heating chamber is preferably water cooled to limit the amount of heat which can escape from the heating chamber into the environment. As best seen in
The upper portion of the cleaning module 10 includes a cooling chamber 36. Mounted within cooling chamber 36 is a metal plate 80. Metal plate 80 is in thermal contact with a heat exchanger 82. Heat exchanger 82 has a plurality of fins 84 through which a cooling fluid is passed.
Similar to heating plate 40, cooling plate 80 includes a pattern of grooves 88 which are connectable to a source of vacuum. When activated, the vacuum will pull the wafer into close contact with the surface of plate 80 to maximize heat flow from the wafer to the cooling plate. Unlike heating plate 40, cooling plate 80 includes a slot 90 configured to receive the end of robotic arm 20. The slot allows the arm to move into the plate in coplanar fashion so that there is no need to employ the lift pin structure used in the heating station. A similar slot is not provided in the heating plate since such a slot would create unacceptable thermal variation in the heating of a wafer.
It should be noted that in the preferred embodiment, the heating and cooling stations are spatially separate and thermally isolated from each other but are mounted within the same external housing. In principle, the two chambers could be physically separated, however it is believed the preferred embodiment is more efficient since the two chambers are close together minimizing wafer transfer time. In addition, both chambers can share the same cooling water. In the illustrated embodiment, the cooling water is first pushed through the low heat duty of the cooling chamber followed by the high heat duty of the heating chamber.
In one important aspect of the subject invention, the entire cleaning module and its operating cycle are under the control of a computer processor. These control functions include both the basic operation of the heating and cooling chambers and, more importantly, control of the interaction between the heating and cooling cycles, wafer transfer times and subsequent measurement process. Accurate control of the system with one or more processors leads to more repeatable results. Under this approach, each wafer to be measured will be subjected to similar heating and cooling cycles. In addition, the time period between the cooling cycle and the beginning of the measurement cycle can be made the same for each wafer.
Having described the basic elements of the cleaning module 10 of the subject invention, a typical operating cycle will now be described. In use, a cassette holding a plurality of wafers will be placed on the cassette station 18. Robotic arm 20 will pull the first of the wafers out of the cassette and load it through opening 32 into the heating station 30. The wafer will be loaded onto the upper surface of pins 50. The robotic arm will then drop down away from the wafer and be retracted from the beating station. A vacuum will be applied to the grooves 46 and then pins 40 will retract from the upper wafer load position as shown in
Preferably, the heater element will already be elevated to the desired temperature. The desired temperature will vary based on the type of sample and nature of contaminant. The temperature should be high enough to drive off the contaminants but low enough so that the electrical devices on the wafer will not be damaged. In some initial experiments, it has been found that a temperature of 325 degrees C. can be used. Various sensors are provided within the chamber to monitor its temperature. In the event that the temperature rises to an unacceptable level, the sensors can signal the processor to shut down the heating station before the wafer is damaged.
Because the wafer is in close contact with the heating plate, the wafer will reach the temperature of the plate in just a few seconds. The wafer will be allowed to remain on the heated plate for a predetermined time period. In practice, it has been found that a period of about 30 seconds is sufficient to drive off the contaminant layer. Note that since the wafer is heated to the desired temperature quickly (as compared to other approaches such as with radiant or microwave heating), the total heating time can be minimized, increasing throughput.
Once the predetermined time period has elapsed, the vacuum is turned off and the wafer will be raised off of the plate by pins 50 and removed from the heating station by robotic arm 20. The wafer will immediately be placed into the cooling station through opening 38 by robotic arm 20. Preferably, the vacuum is activated before the wafer is loaded on plate 80 so the wafer will be grabbed by the plate and not slide around. As noted above, the robotic arm will be received in slot 90 of plate 80 allowing the vacuum to grab the wafer. Once the wafer is grabbed by the vacuum, the robotic arm can be removed.
As noted above, plate 80 is water-cooled. In practice, it has been found that the wafer needs to remain on the plate 80 for only about 10 seconds in order to lower the temperature of the wafer to the ambient temperature.
Once the wafer has reached room temperature, it is removed from the cooling station by the robotic arm. Preferably, the wafer is loaded into the metrology tool very soon after the cooling cycle has been completed. As noted above, the contaminant layer begins to regrow on the wafer immediately after the heating cycle has been completed. Therefore the time period between the end of the heating cycle and the beginning of the cooling cycle, as well as the end of the cooling cycle and the beginning of the measurement cycle, should be minimized.
In accordance with the subject invention, the processor will control the processing of each of the subsequent wafers in the same manner as the first wafer. The time at which the next wafer is placed into the heating chamber will depend upon the length of the measurement cycle. For example, if the measurement cycle is quite long, the processor will wait until near the end of the measurement cycle before beginning to load the next wafer into the heating chamber. Conversely, if the measurement cycle is quite short, the processor would able to begin the heating cycle near the beginning of the measurement cycle.
The wafer in slot 5 was then subjected to cleaning cycles before each of the remaining measurements. As can be seen, the cleaning cycles immediately reduced the thickness of contaminant layer back to the original minimal levels. This experiment demonstrates that all real-time film growth from the wafer can be removed in a single pass through the cleaning cycle. The thickness measurements in
While the subject invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, various changes and modifications could be made therein, by one skilled in the art, without varying from the scope and spirit of the subject invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Skip to comments.Should Obama Control the Internet?
Posted on 04/27/2009 6:03:56 AM PDT by cbkaty
Should Obama Control the Internet?
A new bill would give the President emergency authority to halt web traffic and access private data.
Should President Obama have the power to shut down domestic Internet traffic during a state of emergency?
Senators John Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) think so. On Wednesday they introduced a bill to establish the Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisoran arm of the executive branch that would have vast power to monitor and control Internet traffic to protect against threats to critical cyber infrastructure. That broad power is rattling some civil libertarians.
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (PDF) gives the president the ability to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any "critical" information network "in the interest of national security." The bill does not define a critical information network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would be left to the president.
The bill does not only add to the power of the president. It also grants the Secretary of Commerce "access to all relevant data concerning [critical] networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access." This means he or she can monitor or access any data on private or public networks without regard to privacy laws.
Rockefeller made cybersecurity one of his key issues as a member of the Senate intelligence committee, which he chaired until last year. He now heads the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which will take up this bill.
"We must protect our critical infrastructure at all costsfrom our water to our electricity, to banking, traffic lights and electronic health recordsthe list goes on," Rockefeller said in a statement. Snowe echoed her colleague, saying, "if we fail to take swift action, we, regrettably, risk a cyber-Katrina."
But the wide powers outlined in the Rockefeller-Snowe legislation has at least one Internet advocacy group worried. "The cybersecurity threat is real," says Leslie Harris, head of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), "but such a drastic federal intervention in private communications technology and networks could harm both security and privacy."
The bill could undermine the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), says CDT senior counsel Greg Nojeim. That law, enacted in the mid '80s, requires law enforcement seek a warrant before tapping in to data transmissions between computers.
"It's an incredibly broad authority," Nojeim says, pointing out that existing privacy laws "could fall to this authority."
Jennifer Granick, civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says that granting such power to the Commerce secretary could actually cause networks to be less safe. When one person can access all information on a network, "it makes it more vulnerable to intruders," Granick says. "You've basically established a path for the bad guys to skip down."
The bill's scope, she says, is "contrary to what the Constitution promises us." That's because of the impact it could have on Internet users' privacy rights: If the Commerce Department uncovers evidence of illegal activity when accessing "critical" networks, that information could be used against a potential defendant, even if the department never had the intent to find incriminating evidence. And this might violate the Constitutional protection against searches without cause.
"Once information is accessed, it can be used for whatever purpose, no matter the original reason for accessing something," Granick says. "Who's interested in this [bill]? Law enforcement and people in the security industry who want to ensure more government dollars go to them."
Nojeim, though, thinks it's possible the bill's powers could be trimmed as it moves through Congress. "We will be working with them to clarify just what is needed and how to accomplish that," he says. "We're hopeful that some of the very broad powers that the bill would confer won't be included."
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That is a stupid question if I ever heard one.
>Hmmmm....more power....add a flux capacitor and bam!
Back in time to communist Amerika!
Answered this once a few days ago...absolutely NOT.
yes... control the internet, newspapers, tv, radio— nothing wrong with that
Snowe, read my lips, NO F..KING WAY! I am convinced this bitch is crazy!
Well, he has a Blackberry. That makes him pretty qualified to control every ounce of information and $ that utilize an IP address.
Quickest way to send the internet community underground.
This would be a bill that allows Obama to put Free Republic directly in his sights.
"Should Obama Control the Internet?"
Hell, no — but don't think for a nanosecond he wouldn't want to, though.
The only thing Obama should be allowed to control is his flatulence valve.
I don't think Mother Jones would be so accomodating and treading so lightly if this proposal came from Bush.
WHo does he think we are? China......
No, Wait........
No single person should "control" it esp not a politician
I, too, wonder what is her probbblem???!!!
The President is supposed to be a LEADER, not a DICTATOR.
No kidding....they are so tentative as to appear like they don't think he'd really do it. Of course, he will.
1938, redux...
But a dictator is what we now have
I'm convinced there's no other way.
Please tell me Snowe is up for election this year?
Also for the record I would be oppose to this bill if it came from Bush..
Where is the ACLU on this??
A more accurate description of security threat would probably be any website like this critical to the Dems.
The government has no right to control the internet. But, like all other rights that it gave itself, it just takes the rights.
Come, lets all take off our tinfoil. Bambi would never shut down the int
BUT the spirit of the Antichrist I feel, is in him. Since Obama was elected things seem to be moving way too fast not to see that something BIG, and terrifying has been set in motion. Something apocalyptic set loose, something foreseen by the prophet Daniel.
Agreed. Bush could have shut down the internet after 9/11 by EO if he wanted to, but he didn't, because he isn't a wannabe dicator.
The govt has all the power it needs.
Our chickens are coming home to roost. We supported the lessor of 2 evils right up to the end. All the radio talk show hosts bit their tongues and supported Bush. In 2000 Tom Delay was called down for being excited about taking over all three branches of government. McCain wanted two chairmen on his committee. Bush sucked up to democrats. And we just kept voting for them. By the way, Delay is now a big time lobbyist.
And I'm just as guilty.
While I do not favor giving government this power, a more insidious means of controlling the Internet is being instituted in Australia. Under the guise of blocking child pornography the government will stop access to certain Internet sites. A leak of the list of sites to be blocked showed the usual government bungling as a web site for a dental practice in Sydney was on the list as well as porn sites. The danger however is that sites critical of the government could quickly be blocked as "hate" sites.
Gun Control is life insurance for those Government Officials scheming to steal the rest of your Bill of Rights.
INTERNET CONTROL is life insurance for those Government Officials scheming to steal your guns AND the rest of your Bill o' Rights.
In BRRRRRRACKS pocket.
Obummer would have trouble controlling his bowels.
She's up for re-election in 2012.
And she WILL be re-elected, I'm sorry to say.
I'm in Maine, and the democrats always run someone to the left of Ted Kennedy against her, and Susan Collins. Therefore, the lesser of two evils agrument kicks in at the voting booth.
for later
information transfer across the net doesn't require word doc or even html pages. just multi-player games with the ability to move around in a virtual world would be enough. the characters position in a pre-arranged in-game area could easily transfer code without a problem.
good luck spotting that information being passed... let alone deciphering it
so once again, another libtard program that won't impact its 'specified' target but will hinder everyday Americans while increasing the power of the federal govt
Go to the head of the class Canedawg...you sniffed out the reason for the post!
He says she is crazy.
The Sheeple need to be aware that EOs actually apply ONLY to operations inside the executice branch. EOs are not law, since the Constitution only authorizes the Congress to make laws.
The Sheeple need to push back on this crap!!!
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* Make officials available as quickly as possible. Reporters work on deadlines, and if you can line up an interview appointment two days after the deadline passes, it does no good.* While monitoring the interview, let the interviewee answer the questions. Speak up if the interviewee misspeaks, or to fill in data that the interviewee doesn't have at his fingertips, but otherwise sit back and let the agency official do most of the talking. * Respond quickly if a reporter needs a few facts for an article, or to clarify something said in an earlier interview. Again, time is usually a factor, especially for reporters writing for an online news site or daily newspaper. * Don't ask to see an article before publication. Most reputable media outlets won't allow this, but most reporters will be happy to discuss specific points where you might be concerned about a misunderstanding.* Be pro-active about promoting positive news, including offering officials for interviews. The media is often accused of never covering the good news, but that is in part because people don't let us know when there is good news. We're not mind-readers. Well, not most of us.
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I am working on a air emissions report for the Mo. DNR. I need to convert Therms to CCF (100 cu. ft.), can you help with a formula?
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1 CCF = 100 cubic feet = 100 * 1031 BTU = 103,100 BTUnot 1000 BTU as you wrote.
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Sara M. Barton is the author of several fast-paced mystery and thriller series featuring lively characters, including the feisty, funny innkeeper and amateur sleuth, "Miz Scarlet"; the gutsy, good-hearted Deputy Gabby Grimm; artist/decorator Sydney Stansfield (wife of FBI gent Henry Hartman), and the former "Marigold Flowers", event planner, whose life in the WitSec program was anything but ordinary. The author's passion for writing fiction comes through each tale. "There is nothing sweeter than sticking characters in the hot seat and making them find their way out of the darkness. I'm fascinated by human behavior and I love to see characters grow as they go through tough times. Life is never fair, but I believe in heroes, those people who don't take no for an answer, who put the greater good ahead of 'me, me, me'. But most of all, I enjoy a good story, seasoned with action, memorable characters, unpredictable behavior, and a monkey wrench big enough to jam up the best laid plans. It's the perfect human storm."
Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguests (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery #3)by Sara M. Barton
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The time-honored Red Sox versus Yankees rivalry...bitter, divorced parents who can't stop bickering...a challenging teenage daughter who questions everything her mother tells her....These are the least of overworked homicide investigator Laurencia Rivera's troubles when she's stalked during an important case.
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The time-honored Red Sox versus Yankees rivalry...bitter, divorced parents who can't stop bickering...a challenging teenage daughter who questions everything her mother tells her....These are the least of overworked homicide investigator Laurencia Rivera's troubles when she's stalked during an important case.
A teenager turns up dead in the woods, brutally murdered, and it looks like it might be politically motivated....the short-handed homicide team can't seem to get a handle on the case...things just keep going wrong....Is someone trying to intimidate Laurencia Rivera and her investigators, to protect the killer and prevent him from being caught?
Better known as Larry, the gutsy, romance-challenged Connecticut state trooper is desperate to avoid World War III when her parents announce they are both coming for the holidays. She thinks that renting a room for her father at the Four Acorns Inn will solve the problem, but it just makes everything worse. -- Larry's mother is offended that her ex-husband, a Boston Red Sox assistant coach, gets all the pampering; she's determined to kick up a fuss. When Mama's unhappy, everyone is going to hear about it!
Sometimes the only thing for a good friend to do at a time like this is to offer respite from a quickly unraveling family life by stepping in and taking charge of the care and feeding of the entire Rivera family. Scarlet Wilson, innkeeper at the Four Acorns Inn and amateur sleuth, is the perfect person for the task. If only she stuck to guest services....
"Miz Scarlet" may not have Larry's professional cop training, but that doesn't stop her from going head to head with a killer bent on revenge! Her boyfriend, Kenny Tolliver, happens to be a public safety expert and he's got some tricks up his sleeve. But it's Larry's former partner, Max, who rallies the troops with an amazing effort to rescue the uncooperative damsel in distress....What will a guy in love do to save the woman he adores? Can love save the day?
Before the Rivera visit to the Four Acorns Inn ends, not only will a killer be sent packing, everyone will learn the shocking reason for the bitter divorce of "The Spitball King" and the "Queen of Clean", and the mystery will finally be solved as to how the granddaughter of a Red Sox assistant coach came to be named after a famous Yankee center fielder. This humor-laced short novella is rated PG -- Mild violence, mild language, mild adult situations.
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With Mitt Romney's razor-thin victory in Iowa's presidential caucus, what's the most telling number? Is it 8 — the margin by which he barely beat Rick Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania who came out of nowhere in the past two weeks (then polling almost dead last) to surprise everyone? Is it 21 percent — the protest vote given to 75-year-old, grouchy libertarian Rep. Ron Paul of Texas? Or maybe 13 percent — the lousy showing by Newt Gingrich that landed him in a distant fourth place?
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Here's a resolution we can all aspire to: Of all the resolutions each of us should try to articulate and follow throughout the year, pick two (one just doesn't cut it) and stick with them.
But which ones? Here's a partial list to get you started. Add your own and then get down to business.
Last Friday, at the European Summit meeting in Brussels, British Conservative Party Prime Minister David Cameron refused to unconditionally guarantee a Eurozone "Stability Union" designed to mitigate the ongoing economic crisis in Europe, saying that British opposition was the right decision for England and has helped protect her economic interests.
Two recent proposals by Gov. Peter Shumlin conflict in surprising ways, and neither serve the state's best interest.
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Let's be plain. According to the level of giving to date, the United Way campaign this year may fall short. One likely reason is that those who normally set aside funds for charitable giving may have doled out some of those funds to relief efforts in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. Statewide, more than $1,894,331 million has been collected through the United Ways of Vermont for relief to Irene's victims, of which $81,000 was raised through the United Way of Addison County.
Bristol residents should welcome a blanket statement from the selectboard at its last meeting that encouraged citizen participation at all public meetings within the town, and apologized to one resident who was recently denied an opportunity to speak at a recent planning commission meeting.
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The first piece was "Arlington Sketches" by Elliot Del Borgo, which the orchestra performed without a conductor.
What the students just did was something we would consider chamber music ... when you perform without the benefit of a conductor," Lines said when the music stopped. "Many would argue that it is one of the highest evolved musical art forms. You just heard these students manipulate the starts, the stops, the tempo changes, the little nuances that made this such an interesting song to listen to."
Lines then turned to the orchestra.
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In addition to the opening piece, the students performed "Season of Gold by Kirt N. Mosier, "Rondeau and Chaconne" by Henry Purcell, "He Shall Feed His Flock" by George Frederic Handel, "Fascination" by F. D. Marchetti, "The Way We Were" by Marvin Hamlisch and "The Chase" by David Shaffer.
The orchestra includes the following students:
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Making a special appearance was ubiquitous bassist Charles Ferguson, former director of orchestra at Marshall schools, former director of Marshall Municipal Band, director emeritus of Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra and currently on the music faculty at Missouri Valley College.
He also plays bass in Sedville Jazz Band.
Ferguson filled in for a student who was unable to attend the concert, Lines said.
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Jesus can overcome any inadequacy you might have.
Most people think of the disciples as stained-glass saints who didn't have to struggle with the faults and frailties of normal people. But they had inadequacies just like we all do. Seeing how Jesus dealt with them gives us hope that He can use us too.
One inadequacy common to all the disciples was their lack of understanding. For example, Luke 18 tells us Jesus gave them details about His future suffering, death, and resurrection, but they didn't understand anything He said (vv. 31-34). Jesus overcame their lack of understanding by constantly teaching them until they got it right.
Another inadequacy was their lack of humility. More than once they argued among themselves about who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven (e.g., Mark 9:33-37). Jesus dealt with their lack of humility by His own example. He likened Himself to a servant, and even washed their dirty feet.
In addition to their lack of understanding and humility, they also lacked faith. Jesus often said to them, "O men of little faith." In Mark 16:14 He rebuked them for not even believing the reports of His resurrection.
They also lacked commitment. Just prior to Christ's death Judas betrayed Him, Peter denied Him, and the others deserted Him. Jesus dealt with their lack of commitment by praying for them (e.g., John 17:15; Luke 22:31-32).
Finally, they lacked spiritual power, which Christ overcame by giving them the Holy Spirit.
Those are significant inadequacies, but despite all that, the book of Acts records that the disciples turned the world upside down with their powerful preaching and miraculous deeds. They were so much like Christ that people started calling them Christians, which means "Little Christs."
Jesus still transforms inadequacies into victories. He does it through the Spirit, the Word, and prayer. Don't be victimized by your inadequacies. Make those spiritual resources the continual focus of your life.
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Fresh off of getting singled out as one of MTV Geek's favorite cult films of 2012, director Michael Paul Stephenson's family-friendly haunted house documentary gets a jump on the holidays with a DVD/Blu-ray release.
Stepheson's doc follows a collection of families during the lead-up to Halloween as each attempts to assemble to top haunted house in the small town of Fairhaven, MA. It's the director's second feature following his "Troll 2" documentary "Best Worst Movie," which looked at some of the good and decent folks behind the notoriously terrible fantasy-horror sequel.
Distributor Brainstorm Media is dropping the disc via the film's site if you're looking to snag it now with the DVD/Blu-ray combo setting you back $17.99. Besides including the DVD (which will not be available after this spring), there's also a follow-up featurette included on the disc. No word on technical details, trailers, etc.


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The success of this revolution in California, and in other states and the federal government, will depend upon a new generation of people who are trained, willing and able to bring change to even the most sclerotic of bureaucracies. To prepare this new generation, we created a first-of-its-kind Masters in Business Administration that specializes in teaching students what they need to know to lead the civic innovation revolution both inside and outside government.
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These are questions that The Center for Investigative Reporting and the California College of the Arts will explore together with a group of students this fall. In a new collaboration, CCA's animation program will lead an interdisciplinary class with the guidance of CIR in which students will explore creative forms of visualization on the foundations of fact-based reporting. The course partnership is powered by ENGAGE at CCA, a program of the Center for Art and Public Life.
Posted on Friday, February 27, 2015 by Jeremy Joan Hewes
Everyone relies on highly portable technology to stay in touch, find a restaurant or a parking space, and grab images on the go. But a few lucky folks have seen or held the Cinema Snowglobe, a marriage of art and technology that is an object of pure delight.
Designed and created by CCA Graduate Program in Design faculty members JD Beltran and Scott Minneman, this new snowglobe updates the old-fashioned little scene in glass that you shake to see the snow fly and settle. When you shake this palm-sized marvel, you see video or animated images that are looped to play repeatedly.
The several early editions of the Cinema Snowglobe feature a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge, a fireworks display, or a walk through the Rose Garden in Golden Gate Park.
Another snowglobe is a collaboration with the artist Leo Villareal and displays his marvelous Bay Lights installation that illuminates the west span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.
Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 by Laura Braun
What happens when civic technology gets its own degree?
A panel of San Francisco technologists and public officials will discuss possibilities Feb. 3 at the California College of the Arts, which recently released its new Master of Business Administration in Civic Innovation. During the panel, the college hopes to draw input from the industry's success to leverage tech for civic good.
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In 2011 students Anna Acquistapace (DMBA 2011), Olivia Nava (DMBA 2012), and Eric Persha (DMBA 2012), launched an idea inspired by the MBA in Design Strategy program's Social Ventures course (taught by faculty member Steve Diller).
The idea involves working with members of a solar-distribution company as a partner organization to offer community members in rural Tanzania connectivity services that use renewable solar energy.
(Initially the partner organization had wanted to address better solar-powered lighting solutions in Tanzania, which evolved into the more wide-serving Juabar business model.)
"Our [CCA] education helped us realize that you don't approach innovation by answering questions, but rather you look to understand end-users' needs.
"So we didn't come to that project on 'how can we better sell solar lights?' but more 'how do we understand the electricity experience of Tanzanians with little or no electricity experience?'"
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 by Laura Braun
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has announced the finalists of its 2015 Bluetooth Breakthrough Awards that applaud the most innovative products and applications developed for the wireless protocol today.
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The Center for Art & Public Life (The Center) and the MBA in Design Strategy program, both at California College of the Arts, last month co-organized TechRaking 7, an annual hackathon series put on by The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), which focused on the intersection of journalism and design.
TechRaking 7, the first within the series to work exclusively with college students (and CCA as its official partner), had CIR CEO Joaquín Alvarado reaching out to CCA to pose the question: How can we rethink human interaction around the news within our communities?
CIR enlisted colleagues from two of its local media partners -- Bruce Koon of KQED and Martin Reynolds of the Bay Area News Group (BANG) -- to challenge CCA students with some of their toughest community-engagement issues. For example, how might:
CIR create new ways for people to communicate about the role of guns in their neighborhoods?
BANG offer a more participatory model that empowers residents to share overlooked topics?
KQED develop cross-regional tools to communicate better the personal effects of the growing technology industry?
Far be it for anyone at CCA to turn away a challenge, thought leaders at The Center decided to enlist the help of CCA students -- working in small teams representing a wide range of disciplines -- to collectively come up with innovative solutions that could encourage greater public participation in today's changing news gathering and distribution policies and procedures.
In short, TechRaking 7 challenged students to give the concept of the traditional newsstand a much-needed facelift.
Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 by Laura Braun
Andrew Deming and Rachel Gant are the designers behind Yield, a brand of minimalist, high quality homewares and accessories. Both originally Southern natives, the two met at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. After gaining experience at various agencies in SF (Andrew at ID firm fuseproject, Rachel at architecture firm CCS) the two joined together and formed Yield.
Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2014 by Laura Braun
In June CCA students from across multiple disciplines participated in CCA+AIR (Audi Innovation Research) Fellowship: Beyond Mobility, an intensive two-week design challenge that brought the Audi Group's leading designers -- and a host of other local designers -- to campus to hear students present about the next phase of creating luxury automobiles.
Architecture faculty members and Future Cities Lab partners Nataly Gattegno and Jason Kelly Johnson and Markus Auerbach from Audi AG's AIR team spearheaded the event, which called for an interdisciplinary cross-section of program chairs to nominate students, who would then apply for the fellowship.
Auerbach emphasized daily a basic principle to which all Audi designers rely: "Humans have basic needs and rich desires."
Students worked in teams and were instructed to keep the fundamental design consideration in mind as they envisioned the design of future automobiles for Audi AG, one of the "German Big 3" luxury automakers (along with BMW and Mercedes-Benz, which are the three best-selling luxury automakers in the world).
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"I'm going to damn it with faint praise," says Nathan Shedroff, Chair of the Design MBA program at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, calling it a "missed opportunity" and "a safe, nice, corporate exterior. Southwest's whole brand persona has more personality than we're seeing on the outside of this plane."