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*** Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC ) and American Capital, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS ) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ares Capital will acquire American Capital, excluding American Capital Mortgage Management, LLC. This transaction enhances Ares Capital's position as the leading business development company in the United States and a leading direct lender to middle market companies. The combined company would have on a pro forma basis more than $13 billion of investments at fair value as of March 31, 2016. The Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction.
Under the terms of the Ares transaction, American Capital shareholders will receive approximately $3.43 billion in total cash and stock consideration or $14.95 per fully diluted share. In a separate transaction, American Capital also announced today that it is selling American Capital Mortgage Management, LLC to American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC ) for $562 million or $2.45 per fully diluted share. Collectively, the transactions announced today represent total value for American Capital shareholders of $4.0 billion or approximately $17.40 per fully diluted share, representing a premium of 11.4% to American Capital's closing price on May 20, 2016 and a premium of 21.6% to American Capital's unaffected closing price on November 13, 2015.
New York, May 16, 2016 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") assigned a B2 Senior Unsecured rating to Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC's ("PennyMac") proposed $300 million of senior unsecured notes, and affirmed the B1 Corporate Family Rating ("CFR"). In addition, Moody's downgraded to B2 from B1 PennyMac's long-term issuer rating to reflect the increased amount of the company's senior unsecured obligations as a result of the proposed note issuance which will negatively affect senior unsecured creditors' loss given default. Moody's then withdrew the long-term issuer rating as Moody's does not typically assign issuer ratings for non-investment grade entities with senior unsecured ratings. The rating outlook is stable.
The following action was taken on Private National Mortgage Acceptance Compan, LLC:
....Senior Unsecured Regular Bond/Debenture, Assigned B2
.... Corporate Family Rating, Affirmed B1
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|Feb 8, 1994
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|Apr 30, 1992
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|Apr 30, 1992
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|Sebastian R. Borrello
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|Texas Instruments Incorporated
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This invention relates in general to integrated circuits, and in particular to a method and structure for internal photoemission detection.
A typical low activation energy Schottky-barrier diode is formed by depositing a metal film on a silicon substrate and then annealing to convert the metal film to a corresponding silicide by reaction with the silicon substrate. The detection of radiation by a silicide Schottky-barrier diode is based on internal photoemission at the interface between the thin silicide film and the silicon substrate. Such a silicide Schottky-barrier photoemission detector can operate in either a front-illumination mode or a back-illumination mode.
In the front-illumination mode, radiation is incident on the silicide film. In the back-illumination mode, radiation is incident on the surface of the silicon substrate opposite the silicide film. The silicon substrate absorbs photons having energies higher than the bandgap of silicon. However, the silicon substrate fails to absorb photons having energies lower than the bandgap of silicon. Instead, such low-energy photons are transmitted through the silicon substrate and absorbed in the silicide film.
After being absorbed in the silicide film, the low-energy photons produce electron-hole pairs. A percentage of the electrons have energies above an electrical barrier height at the silicide/silicon interface, so that a photocurrent is generated when such electrons are injected into the silicon. Such a photocurrent is variable in that the amount of photocurrent depends upon the intensity of radiation incident on the photoemission detector.
Quantum efficiency is a ratio between the amount of incident radiation and the resulting amount of photocurrent. A typical internal photoemission detector has a maximum quantum efficiency on the order of 1%, occurring at wavelengths in the near visible light range. As wavelength increases into the infrared ("IR") range, quantum efficiency steadily drops below 1% until the photoemission detector eventually reaches a cutoff wavelength. At the cutoff wavelength, quantum efficiency is insufficient for the photoemission detector to generate sufficient photocurrent for detecting infrared radiation.
For example, a typical Gex Si1-x /Si photoemission detector has a cutoff wavelength of approximately 12 μm. It is desirable to efficiently detect radiation at between 8 and 12 μm wavelengths. If a photoemission detector's quantum efficiency increased, then the photoemission detector would generate sufficient photocurrent to readily detect low intensity infrared radiation.
Therefore, if quantum efficiency increased, then objects would be more easily detected and imaged. For example, at room temperature of approximately 300 degrees Kelvin, objects emit large numbers of photons at wavelengths of approximately 10 μm. However, at 10 μm, a typical photoemission detector has low quantum efficiency on the order of 0.1%, such that relatively little photocurrent is generated in response to radiation from room temperature objects.
Although a typical photoemission detector's quantum efficiency increases as wavelength decreases below 10 μm, room temperature objects emit fewer photons as wavelength decreases below 10 μm. Accordingly, motion detection and imaging of room temperature objects is difficult to achieve with typical photoemission detectors. If quantum efficiency increased, then room temperature objects would be more easily detected and imaged, because more photocurrent would be generated in response to the photons emitted from room temperature objects at wavelengths of approximately 10 μm.
Further, if quantum efficiency increased, the ratio would increase between a photocurrent signal and noise current. For example, the temperature of a photoemission detector itself might cause thermal excitation, resulting in noise current even in the absence of significant radiation incident on the silicide film. If total current has a small component of photocurrent signal and a large component of noise current, then it is difficult to detect the photocurrent signal resulting from incident photons.
Due to its small quantum efficiency, a typical photoemission detector generates relatively little photocurrent signal. Accordingly, a typical photoemission detector is cooled to low temperatures so that noise current is reduced, thereby achieving an acceptable ratio between the photocurrent signal and the noise current. However, readout circuitry associated with the photoemission detector might fail to efficiently operate at such low temperatures. If quantum efficiency increased, then less cooling would be necessary to achieve the acceptable ratio between the photocurrent signal and the noise current. By reducing the necessary cooling, operating overhead would be reduced, and the photoemission detector would operate in a wider range of environments.
Accordingly, a need has arisen for a method and structure for internal photoemission detection, in which quantum efficiency of photoemission detection is increased relative to previous techniques.
In a method and structure for internal photoemission detection, at least one groove is formed in a side of a semiconductor layer. A silicide film is formed in each groove over the semiconductor layer. A metal contact region is electrically coupled to the silicide film such that a voltage at the metal contact region indicates an intensity of radiation incident on the structure.
It is a technical advantage of the present invention that quantum efficiency of photoemission detection is increased relative to previous techniques.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for photoemission detection of the preferred embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a section of an array of photoemission detectors of the system of FIG. 1, including the structure for internal photoemission detection of the preferred embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of readout circuitry of the system of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the structure for internal photoemission detection of the preferred embodiment.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention and its advantages are best understood by referring to FIGS. 1-4 of the drawings, like numerals being used for like and corresponding parts of the various drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system, indicated generally at 10, for photoemission detection of the preferred embodiment. An object 12 emits radiation. A lens 14 directs radiation from object 12 to be incident on an array 16 of photoemission detectors. The array may consist of over 100,000 detectors. Each photoemission detector of array 16 includes the structure for internal photoemission detection of the preferred embodiment, described further hereinbelow in connection with FIGS. 2 and 4. Each photoemission detector of array 16 generates a photocurrent in response to radiation from object 12.
Readout circuitry 18 is connected to array 16. In response to the photocurrents generated by photoemission detectors of array 16, readout circuitry 18 outputs voltage signals indicating intensities of radiation detected by photoemission detectors of array 16. The voltage signals are output from readout circuitry 18 to formatting circuitry 20.
Formatting circuitry 20 inputs the voltage signals from readout circuitry 18 and outputs image data indicating an image of object 12. The image data are output from formatting circuitry 20 to display circuitry 22. Display circuitry 22 inputs the image data and displays the image of object 12.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a section of array 16 including structures 24, 26 and 28 for internal photoemission detection. For clarity, structures 24 and 28 are shown partially in a cutaway view. Structure 28 is a representative internal photoemission detection structure. Walls 29a-d of structure 28 are formed by orientation dependent etching ("ODE") grooves 30a-e in the front side of a conventional doped p-type silicon semiconductor substrate layer 32 having (100) orientation and a resistivity between 20 to 40 ohms-cm. Walls 29a-d have top ledges 31a-d, respectively. Using ODE technology, etching of substrate 32 is faster in certain directions based upon the crystallographic orientation of substrate 32, such that grooves 30a-e are formed without significant undercut. Sizes of grooves 30a-e are described further hereinbelow in connection with FIG. 4.
A back side of substrate 32 is covered by an antireflection coating 33. In the preferred embodiment, array 16 operates in the back-illumination mode, although array 16 is further able to operate in the front-illumination mode. Structures 24, 26 and 28 are located in cells 34, 36 and 38, respectively. Each of cells 34, 36 and 38 has a width S and a length L. In the preferred embodiment, S equals approximately 50 micrometers, and L equals approximately 70 micrometers. Smaller sizes are feasible.
Structures 24, 26 and 28 respectively include aluminum metal contact pads 40, 42 and 44, for interconnection to readout circuitry 18 as described further hereinbelow i connection with FIG. 3. Each of pads 40, 42 and 44 has a voltage relative to a voltage reference node (not shown) connected to substrate 32. Pad 44 is a representative pad. A voltage at pad 44 is proportional to a variable photocurrent generated in response to the intensity of radiation incident on structure 28.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of readout circuitry 18. In the preferred embodiment, readout circuitry 18 is monolithically integrated with substrate 32 using metal-oxide semiconductor ("MOS") technology. Alternatively, readout circuitry 18 can be monolithically integrated with substrate 32 using charge-coupled device ("CCD") technology. With monolithic construction, large uniform focal plane arrays can be manufactured to operate in the staring mode.
A buffer/amplifier 46 of FIG. 3 is connected to pad 40 in cell 34 of FIG. 2. A buffer/amplifier 48 is connected to pad 42 in cell 36 of FIG. 2, and a buffer/amplifier 50 is connected to pad 44 in cell 38 of FIG. 2. Buffer/amplifiers 46, 48 and 50 buffer and amplify voltages at pads 40, 42 and 44, respectively.
Multiplexing circuitry 52 is coupled between an output buffer 54 and buffer/amplifiers 46, 48 and 50. Multiplexing circuitry 52 selectively connects one of buffer/amplifiers 46, 48 and 50 to output buffer 54, as directed by control circuitry 56. The voltage output from the selectively connected buffer/amplifier is output through output buffer 54 to formatting circuitry 20 of FIG. 1. Control circuitry 56 directs multiplexing circuitry 52 to selectively connect a repeating sequence of buffer/amplifiers 46, 48 and 50 to output buffer 54, so that voltages from buffer/amplifiers 46, 48 and 50 are sequentially and repeatedly output through output buffer 54 to formatting circuitry 20. In this manner, the intensities of radiation detected by structures 24, 26 and 28 are sequentially and repeatedly indicated to formatting circuitry 20.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of structure 28 from the perspective indicated in FIG. 2. After readout circuitry 18 is integrated with substrate 32, a silicide film 58 is formed over walls 29a-d of substrate 32. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, silicide film 58 is formed in grooves 30a-e and over ledges 31a-d between grooves 30a-e. The preferred embodiment uses RF plasma deposition technology to deposit the silicide material while heating the integrated circuit.
Silicide film 58 can be any silicide film suitable for photodetection, such as PtSi film, IrSi film, or Gex Si1-x /Si film. In the preferred embodiment, silicide film 58 is a Gex Si1-x /Si film, where an exemplary value of x is 0.22, 0.33, 0.42 or 0.44. A heavily doped p type Gex Si1-x epitaxial layer having a thickness of 15-40 nm is fabricated on substrate 32. The GeSi layer is grown at a substrate temperature of 500� C. by coevaporation of Ge and Si sources in a molecular beam epitaxy system. The GeSi layer is doped with boron to a concentration of ˜1�1020 cm-3 by coevaporation of an HBO2 source. Infrared radiation incident on the back side of substrate 32 is absorbed in the Gex Si1-x /Si film by free-carrier absorption, resulting in photoexcited Carriers.
A silicon dioxide insulator layer 60 is deposited on substrate 32 as shown in FIG. 4, such that insulator layer 60 is partially disposed over silicide film 58. Aluminum metal pad 44 is deposited as shown in FIG. 4, such that insulator layer 60 is interposed between pad 44 and substrate 32, and such that pad 44 contacts an exposed region of silicide film 58.
Each of walls 29a-d and grooves 30a-e has a depth D. Moreover, each of grooves 30a-e has a width W. In the preferred embodiment, W is proportional to a wavelength of radiation to be detected, in order to increase the likelihood of absorption in silicide film 58 due to a resonance cavity effect from reflections in grooves 30a-e. D is proportional to W, and it is preferable for the ratio between D and W to be as high as possible. Using sub-micron CMOS technology, it is possible for the ratio between D and W to be higher than 50 to 1. In an exemplary embodiment where W is approximately 5 micrometers, D can be approximately 40 micrometers to more than 250 micrometers. In the preferred embodiment, a distance Y across each ledge between adjacent grooves, such as ledge 29a between adjacent grooves 30a and 30b, is approximately 1 micrometer.
For photons with energies less than the optical barrier height ψ of a photoemission detection structure, the quantum efficiency η is zero. For photons with energies exceeding ψ, η is related to the wavelength λ according to
η(λ)=C1 η'(λ)
where C1 is the wavelength-independent emission coefficient (in eV-1) measuring the efficiency of the internal photoemission process, and where
Accordingly, C1 =η/η'.
The value of C1 for a photoemission detection structure can be computed as n/N, where n is the measured number of electrons collected in response to a specified incident background radiation, and where N is the calculated number of electrons if quantum efficiency equals η'.
The optical barrier height ψ can be determined independently using data for the dependence of η on the photon energy hv. For values of hv extending over a limited range above ψ, η of a photoemission detection structure is given approximately by a modified Fowler equation: ##EQU1## Accordingly, a plot of (ηhv)1/2 versus hv results in a straight line having a slope (C1)1/2 and intercepting the hv axis at ψ. The cutoff wavelength is defined as λc ≡1.24/ψ.
Typical PtSi, IrSi and Gex Si1-x /Si detectors have a quantum efficiency below 0.1% in the infrared range, resulting from their small silicide absorption layers. For efficient collection, the absorption of photons in the PtSi, IrSi or Gex Si1-x typically must be near the barrier between the silicon substrate and the silicide. Accordingly, effective absorption occurs within 50 Angstroms of the barrier.
In an important aspect of the preferred embodiment, structures 24, 26 and 28 are fabricated with orientation dependent etched silicon, so that the effective absorption length is increased by a factor of approximately (2D)/W relative to previous techniques. By increasing the effective absorption length, quantum efficiency can be improved to above 10% in the long wavelength infrared ("LWIR") region.
Structures 24, 26 and 28 can be customized for optimum absorption at a desired wavelength. The effective absorption thickness can be customized by controlled etching of the groves such as grooves 30a-d of structure 28. The resonance cavity effect can be enhanced by suitably establishing the sizes of grooves 30a-e for resonant infrared detection. Efficiency might be further increased by adjusting thickness of the Gex Si1-x /Si layer and increasing free-carrier absorption by higher boron doping.
Although the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Lancaster raises his profile... even if he is defeated. His Novices grew up before our very eyes
As the beaten band of English rugby men staggered off the Stade de France, Stuart Lancaster's fierce stare concealed his conflicting emotions.
The England coach was savagely frustrated by his young team's failure to seize the victory within their grasp. And yet he was stirringly proud of the distance they had travelled, the effort they had made and the part they had played in one of the great Six Nations matches.
Later, he tried to assemble the appropriate words. 'Once we get over the disappointment, we'll take great encouragement from that game,' he said. 'It was a proper Test match. But we must do better. We must improve if we want to win the big games.'
Entrancing tournament: Luther Burrell is congratulated by team-mates during England's narrow 26-24 defeat at the hands of France
Proud: Despite defeat, England coach Stuart Lancaster will have been pleased with his team's performance against France on Saturday
Lancaster is a man who saves his oratory for the dressing room, but his message came over loud and clear. He carries a heavy responsibility. Over the past week, one highly respected and successful England coach fell on his sword after a single disastrous series.
International sport is an unforgiving master, as Andy Flower so poignantly demonstrated. But Lancaster's part in this momentous occasion - choosing a young and relatively untried team and drawing from them a performance which did them enormous credit - has surely elevated his own standing and authority.
There are those who tell us that the Six Nations has had its day. A splendid competition in its way but its best times are sadly behind it. This is the age of World Cups, of tilts at Southern Hemisphere giants, of shuddering collisions between the major clubs of Europe. As this glorious evening in Paris demonstrated, they are hopelessly misguided.
For this was the
tournament at its most entrancing, a match which went beyond rugby,
which took the flaws and the virtues of two nations and magnified them
in the space of a single absorbing contest.
We had the French belief that flair would find a way, that the game was a thing of beauty and must be respected.
That winning was pointless if it wasn't done with
style. And we had the English conviction that success has to be earned,
that beauty involves making the hard yards, doing the difficult things,
then allowing expression to blossom.
Bewildering epic: France's flair and England's determination made for an exciting encounter
As in all the best contests between England and France, we saw idealism engage with pragmatism, with the winner taking all. This time, in the most magnificent fashion, the argument was won by the dreamers in blue shirts.
In fairness to
Lancaster's England, there was rather more to their game than earnest
pragmatism. A few weeks ago, Lancaster told me: 'One of the challenges
of international rugby is the fear of failure in a player, the
responsibility of not wanting to try something for fear of making a
'I've tried to remove that. I say to players, "Look, we've got one opportunity to play this game, let's go out and have a go". The players have to be brave and we have to be brave as coaches to give them the licence to do these things. When you review a game, you don't criticise players for trying to do something ambitious.
'We're not talking about trying to run the ball from all areas of the field, but to be positive.'
His players responded full heartedly to their coach's challenge.The hardest taskmasters would insist that a match containing so many mistakes must fall short of classic status. But if the Six Nations was looking for an opening day to remember with awe and affection, then this bewildering epic fulfilled every hope.
The England followers had
been more subdued than in earlier years. Time was when they would strut
around Paris like an invading army. Yesterday, they seemed quieter,
almost pensive. The French, by contrast, were in assertive mood, a
curious reaction from a nation whose team had won just two of their 13
matches last year and finished bottom of the Six Nations. Their team
matched their ebullient mood.
Painful: Courtney Lawes and England's other forwards dictated the game at times against France
There are few things so appealingly
stylish as a French rugby side with the wind in their sails. And for
quite dazzling passages, they obeyed their finest instincts.
At such times they play with the air of men who have just had a good idea, their moves as difficult to predict as they are to stifle. When two tries gave them a rare and handsome lead, they appeared ready to inflict memorable damage.
Yet England, young and fallible, were starting to drop hints. And as those hints matured into effective action, novices like Jack Nowell and Luther Burrell growing up before our eyes while the hard, leathery forwards, inspired by the rampaging Billy Vunipola, were starting to dictate terms. When the lead was finally seized, and the rewards for muscular persistence and intelligent response started to roll in, there was a sense that England could not be denied.
But the entire event turned on one touch of magic, one more spasm of inspiration in a match which had known many.
As the ball moved the length of the field through eager French hands, and Gael Fickou sprinted, stretched, threw a nerveless dummy and swung round beneath the English posts, Paris abandoned itself to ecstasy. The subsequent conversion won the match and ignited the championship.
So, a marvellous day for France. A genuinely glorious defeat for England. And for Stuart Lancaster, another step in a long, winding, endlessly fascinating journey.
Ecstatic: Gael Fickou (right) celebrates his match-winning conversion
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Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends, From Cleopatra to Princess Di by Kris Waldherr
Published 2008
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I own several books about royal death. Out of all of them, hands down, this one is the funniest. I'll go as far as saying that this is one of the best books in my collection.
In 2009 I wrote a review for Doomed Queens, so I won't spoil it for you. Suffice to say that anyone who can take a macabre topic and combine it with gleeful humor, deserves some type of award in the best book about royal death category.
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I'm so glad that you liked the book. I've met Kris and interviewed her at Scandalous Women. She was nice enough to give me a cover quote for the book when it came out.
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I really enjoy it when someone combines royalty with humor. She did a great job, especially considering that she was writing about death - something most people don't find very funny!
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ATHENS, Ga. - The fourth-ranked Virginia men's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive year with a 4-1 victory over No. 13 Notre Dame Friday at the Henry Field Stadium at the Dan Magill Tennis Center. It marked the fourth victory this season for the Cavaliers (26-2) over the Fighting Irish (21-10).
Virginia will play No. 5 Baylor in the quarterfinals Sunday at noon at the Dan Magill Tennis Center. The Bears defeated No. 12 Illinois in the round of 16.
"I was pleased with how our team came out and played today, " said head coach Brian Boland. "I thought it had carried over from last weekend when we started to play our best tennis of the year. I give a lot of credit to Notre Dame. That was the fourth time we had to play them this year. It is tough to play anyone four times, particularly a team as competitive and talented as Notre Dame. We have a lot of respect for them and they gave us a great test."
Virginia opened the match by winning the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead in the dual match. The Fighting Irish pair of Greg Andrews and Alex Lawson posted an 8-6 win at No. 1 over Alex Domijan (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) and Harrison Richmond (Pawleys Island, S.C.) to give Notre Dame the edge. The Cavaliers answered a minute later as Mitchell Frank (Annandale, Va.) and Justin Shane (Falls Church, Va.) rallied from a 5-2 deficit to down Matt Dooley and Quentin Monaghan 8-6 at the No. 3 position. With the opening point on the line, Mac Styslinger (Birmingham, Ala.) and Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Charlotte, N.C.) teamed for the first time at No. 2 and defeated Josh Hagar and Billy Pecor 8-6 to give Virginia the opening point.
"We have emphasized doubles a lot over the past week," said Boland. "We have only dropped a couple doubles points all season and it something that traditionally has been a strength. It kind of got away from us last week, but we put some time into it and I liked what I saw out there today."
Virginia took control of the match by winning five of the six first sets. The score quickly became 3-0 as the Cavaliers posted convincing wins at the bottom of the lineup. Justin Shane was first off the courts, downing Eric Schnurrenberger 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 singles. Kwiatkowski followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win of his own, topping Eddy Covalschi at No. 5 singles.
The Fighting Irish recorded their point at No. 4 singles where Josh Hagar defeated Styslinger 6-2, 7-5. Minutes later Frank clinched the Cavalier victory as he downed Ryan Bandy 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 2 position.
"During singles, Notre Dame never gave in," said Boland. "They made us go out there and earn every point. I think that playing a team like that in your first match of a tournament will only help you as move along."
The win extended Virginia's ACC record conference match (regular season and postseason) win streak to 122 matches. It also marked the first time in school history that the Cavaliers had defeated an opponent four times in a season.
The Cavaliers' 10-year streak of NCAA Quarterfinal appearances is the longest active streak in the nation (and can be tied by Georgia later tonight). Virginia has advanced to the semifinals in six of the past seven years.
Virginia and Baylor met earlier this year on March 1, a 6-1 Cavalier victory indoors at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar's Head Sports Club. Virginia has won the last six meetings in the series, including the only NCAA Tournament meeting (a 4-2 Cavalier victory in the 2008 quarterfinals in Tulsa, Okla.).
1. #18 Andrews/Lawson (ND) def. #61 Domijan/Richmond (UVa) 8-6
2. Styslinger/Kwiatkowski (UVa) def. Hagar/Pecor (ND) 8-6
3. Frank/J.Shane (UVa) def. Dooley/Monaghan (ND) 8-6
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
1. #6 Alex Domijan (UVa) led #24 Greg Andrews (ND) 7-6(8), 4-1 DNF
2. #4 Mitchell Frank (UVa) def. Ryan Bandy (ND) 6-3, 6-2
3. #46 Ryan Shane (UVa) led Quentin Monaghan (ND) 7-5, 3-4 DNF
4. Josh Hagar def. #81 Mac Styslinger (UVa) 6-2, 7-5
5. #113 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVa) def. Eddy Covalschi (ND) 6-2, 6-2
6. Justin Shane (UVa) def. Eric Schnurrenberger (ND) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6,5,4,2
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
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1. What bird is Blodeuedd transformed into?
2. How many messengers set out on the journey indicated by Macsen's dream?
3. Which of the following is not one of the survivors?
4. What is the name of Pryderi's wife?
5. What crop does Manawydan plant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Efnisien mutilate the Irish horses?
2. What does Elen insist on after the messengers salute her as Empress of Rome?
3. What happens to Branwen after the battle?
4. Why does Elen command the roads to be built throughout Britain?
5. How does Math react to the news that Goewin has been raped?
6. What is unusual about Rhiannon's horse as the messengers try to catch her?
7. What does Pwyll do that insults or offends Arawn?
8. How do Math and Gwydion find Lleu Llaw Gyffes after Gronwr shoots him?
9. How does Pwyll win Rhiannon back from Gwawl?
10. Where did the Three Romances originate from before being written for the Mabinogion?
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Describe how the relationship between Gereint and Enid changes over time. What conflicts do they have and how are these conflicts resolved?
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How do the earlier oral tales differ from the later romances? Your answer could consider features such as narrative style, setting and plot, as well as other features. Use at least two romances and two oral tales as examples to support your answer.
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Examine the stories that follow the folk-tale motif of the Ill-treated Wife. For each, explain why the woman in question receives ill treatment, what she does about the treatment and how her story is resolved. Your answer should deal with the stories of the following women:
(a) Branwen (Branwen daughter of Llyr)
(b) Rhiannon (Pwyll Prince of Dyfed)
(c) Enid (Gereint son of Erbin)
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Dish network has terrible customer service
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Dish network has terrible customer service!!!I have a receiver problem since one month ago.
After being on phone with useless so-call technical support for more than three hours, they finally decide to send me a new receiver. Nightmare started here. I was told for a three days ETA. After one week, did not receive anything.
I called them again, I was told "I, the customer gave the wrong address" The funny thing is that they send me the replacement remote before with the correct address. I could not figure out how could they copy/paste the correct address to the wrong address. I was suggested to contact UPS by myself (yes, Dish network ask the customer to correct their mistake). It turned out UPS has returned the receiver back to the dish network.
However, Dish network told me that I have to called them again to ask them to redeliver it. Correct, it is customer's mistake, so customer has to call again. Called again two days later, I was told the receiver has been re-delivered. One week later, I still did not get it.
So I called again, now I was told they have not get the original receiver back yet, and the customer representative keep saying it is all my, the customer's fault.
I asked to talk to her supervisor, she put me on hold for 15 minutes and transfer me to the voice mail!!!!This is ridiculous!!!Report
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Hi, this is Alicia Brink. I'm with DISH Network. I apologize about the length of time it took to get you your replacement equipment. When we send out equip it is shipped to the physical address on file, if your billing address is different we need to verify which address you want it sent to. I know that sometimes it can take a long time to finish all trouble shooting steps over the phone; however it is necessary to ensure customers do not have to wait to receiver a replacement if it is not needed. You are not required to contact UPS if you do not wish to; this is an option to help speed up the delivery time if the receiver is still with UPS in your area. We try to assist all of customers to the best of our ability and hope that if you have any other concerns or questions you please let us know.0 0 Reply
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Newport Beach council OKs funds for bicycle safety
NEWPORT BEACH In a quick, unanimous decision Tuesday, the City Council approved a bicycle safety improvement fund and also waived fees associated with an Oct. 28 memorial bike ride to honor two bicyclists who were killed in the city recently.
The improvement fund would use city funds, including grant money, to match private donations. The city could donate up to $450,000. It is using a 3-to-1 ratio to match the donations. The total fund could reach $600,000, Corona del Mar Today reports.
Corona del Mar resident Laura Curran, who attended Tuesday's council meeting, said the city should do even more. "A $450,000 fund, I hope, is the beginning of something and not the end," she said, describing the amount as "laudable but insufficient."
"It really represents a gesture by citizens to try to get some momentum around a topic they feel strongly about," she said, adding that the city also needs synchronized lights and dedicated pathways for bikes and pedestrians.
April Morris, who is helping to organize the Oct. 28 memorial ride, said that more than $18,700 has been donated so far, including some $1 donations from children. The City Council voted to waive up to $10,000 in fees associated with the ride.
Community contributions for the safety fund must be made by Dec. 31, and the "city's match may include competitive grant awards from sources such as Measure M," according to the city staff report.
"The precise appropriation by fund will not be known until the fundraising efforts are complete and the projects have been prioritized" and approved by the council, the report says.
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The wait staff is very helpful. The food was wonderful! Will visit again!
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SoVaNow.com / March 31, 2014Recycled hubcaps, old tires, rocks, plants and seeds — along with plenty of creativity and sweat by students and staff at Meadville Elementary School — are bringing acclaim to the little school that could.
Last week, Meadville Elementary was one of 62 schools named by the Virginia School Board Association for inclusion in its annual "Showcases for Success" directory, which highlights successful K-12 programs in public schools around the state.
The Meadville initiative started with a mini-grant written by second grade teacher Kimberly Waller and funded by the Halifax Education Association. After receiving the grant, Waller got to work planning and designing her inspirational project.
She called on members of the Farm Bureau and Halifax Ag Agent Leah Brown for help, asking them to come to Meadville and test the soil in the courtyard next to the school building. Next, she turned to her father, asking him to build a portable greenhouse which is now located in the garden.
Then it was time for the students to get to work — and get to work they did, pulling weeds, preparing the soil, planting the seeds and watering.
Waller then read aloud to her second graders Linda Kranz's book "Only One You," which explains the beauty in diversity. Her students chose a rock to paint to represent their personalities.
Old tires were painted and turned into decorative planters by the students. Auto hubcaps, discarded as scrap iron, were painted with lovely flowers.
All the while, students learned about the life cycle of fruits and vegetables as they worked on the project. They were able to explain all the steps they had taken while displaying their work to School Board members and Central Office staff at the ribbon cutting ceremony held at the school last May.
Meadville students harvested potatoes they had grown in August when they returned to school.
Now those students know that hard work pays off — in the form of statewide recognition.
Gina Patterson, Executive Director of the Virginia School Board Association, wrote, "In addition to highlighting some of the best practices taking place in Virginia's schools, the Showcases for Success directory can serve as a starting point to develop similar programs in other schools divisions."
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REPORT: The UKC / PyB Big Winter Climb Weekendby Jack Geldard - UKC Chief Editor Nov/2011
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