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Volume 12, Issue 4, July 1994
The American Vacuum Society and the people who have guided its development12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579065View Description Hide Description
As part of the celebration of the first forty years of the American Vacuum Society, a short history of the society has been written, [J. M. Singleton, History of Vacuum Science and Technology (AIP Press, New York, 1993), Vol. 2, p. 1], which provides a detailed account of the society's development. The present brief article constitutes an attempt to understand the profound effect that individual members of the society have had upon this development by describing a few examples.
Throughput‐type pumps and ultrahigh vacuum12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579066View Description Hide Description
The development of ultrahigh‐vacuum techniques had a profound effect on vacuum chamber design. It stimulated equally important improvements in pump design and in the understanding of some basic aspects of pump performance as well as their limitations. Design improvements also helped to clarify certain elusive concepts, for example, the meaning of the term ''ultimate pressure'' of a pump. Regarding partial pressures, the ordinary dual‐stage sliding‐vane mechanical pumps have been demonstrated to have full pumping speed at pressures as low as 10−10 Torr for gases nearly absent at the discharge. Modern vapor‐jet pumps (diffusion pumps) appeared in the 1960's with improvements in all performance aspects. Using high‐performance pumping fluids, pressures near 1×10−9 Torr were achieved with only ambient temperature baffles, and near 1×10−11 Torr with liquid nitrogen cryobaffles. Even the extreme high‐vacuum range was obtained with vapor‐jet pumps assisted by gaseous helium‐ or liquid helium‐cooled traps. However, the fear of accidental backstreaming events shifted the users to turbomolecular pumps which, after nearly 50 years of stagnation, finally became a major pumping choice. Turbopump improvements are continuing to this day driven by the need for cleaner pumping methods and rapid achievement of lower pressures. The trend is to optimized staging arrangements to increase the limiting pressure ratios (particularly for hydrogen), the introduction of light‐weight, ceramic, grease‐lubricated bearings, magnetic bearings, and at least ten times higher permissible discharge pressures which allow entirely oil‐free backing pumps, the use of smaller backing pumps, and the achievement of an ultrahigh pressure range even in the presence of light gases such as hydrogen.
History of ultrahigh vacuum pressure measurements12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579067View Description Hide Description
The measurement of pressure in the UHV range started in 1950 with the invention of the Bayard–Alpert gauge which reduced the lowest pressure measurable with hot‐cathode gauges of the time by a factor of 200 or more. The processes causing limits to the lowest measurable pressure include the x‐ray effect, electron stimulated desorption from electron bombarded electrodes, chemical effects at thermionic cathodes, and thermal desorption. This historical review traces from 1950 to the present day the development of gauges, both hot and cold cathode, designed to reduce these lower limits, and emphasizes the research directed to understanding the physical and chemical processes governing these limitations. The development of, and the limiting processes in, residual gas analysers suitable for UHV is also followed over the same period starting with the omegatron, then the magnetic sector instrument, and finally the quadrupole.
Some important developments in capture pumping technology in the last 40 years12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579068View Description Hide Description
Highlights of the history of capture pumping technology are given. The subjects covered include some of the important chronological developments in sputter‐ion, electrostatic‐ion, sublimation, nonevaporable getter, and cryogenic pumping in the last 40 years. All of these forms of pumps proved to be essential tools for the attainment of ultrahigh vacuum.
Ultrahigh vacuum in the semiconductor industry12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579069View Description Hide Description
Vacuum processing equipment designed for high‐end commercial silicon production does not operate in the ultrahigh vacuum region (10−9–10−12 Torr). However, for reasons of reducing process and gas impurities to the sub‐part per billion level and increasing product throughput, UHV technology is required and is being incorporated into production equipment. This article reviews progress in the field of extremely clean device processing systems. It highlights progress in pump design, chamber design, operational procedures, and materials developments that have made today's clean processes possible and suggests directions for improvements.
Historical perspective of oriented and epitaxial thin films12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579070View Description Hide Description
Over the years, vacuum techniques for both oriented and epitaxialfilm growth, and also for device processing, have played a critical role in the evolution of advanced solid‐state components. The American Vacuum Society, through its symposia and publishing activities, has contributed greatly to this progress. The history of organizational and technical factors that have impacted on these developments is summarized, and selected examples of unique epitaxial metallic, semiconductor and ferroelectric device structures are discussed.
History and current status of vacuum metallurgy12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579071View Description Hide Description
This paper deals with the processing of metals and alloys from the liquid and vapor phases. The history and current status is presented. These developments are an accurate reflection of the progress of metallurgy and material processing without which we would be unable to meet the needs of modern technology in its many diverse aspects.
Ultrahigh vacuum and surface science12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579072View Description Hide Description
The role of ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) technology in the development of modern surface science is discussed. Surface science progressed slowly prior to about 1960 because of highly specialized skills needed to construct apparatus and carry out experiments. The rapid development of UHV technology, including stainless steel vacuum hardware and ion pumps in the 1960s, made it possible to construct apparatus with relative ease and attracted many capable scientists to the field of surface science. The number of analytical techniques for characterizing surfaces expanded dramatically in a span of less than ten years. The early development of these techniques and their impact on surface science is reviewed.
Perspective on stresses in magnetron‐sputtered thin films12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579073View Description Hide Description
For nearly 10 years, J. A. Thornton and the present author pursued a series of investigations on a curious and initially obscure effect of intrinsic stress reversal in magnetron‐sputtered thin films. This study was first undertaken to understand the mechanical failures of decorative chromium when deposited on plastic automotive grilles. The present paper follows the evolution of these investigations in which the more than 1000 samples were mailed in small batches on a round trip between the author's laboratory in the east and Thornton's in the west. As the work developed it became clear that the structure‐sensitive stress reversal was a phenomenon of broad generality, which reflected subtle changes in the growth microstructures and accompanying properties of magnetron sputtered films. It was postulated that these changes resulted from particle bombardment fluxes controlled by sputtering process parameters. This review recalls various experiments that were conceived to explore mechanisms and map out the stress reversal locus in parameter space.
Development of ultrahigh vacuum technology for particle accelerators and magnetic fusion devices12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579074View Description Hide Description
The development of ultrahigh vacuum technology for high‐energy particle accelerators and magnetic fusion devices provided essential contributions to the progress in these two scientific endeavors over the last four decades. Storage rings were first proposed as an efficient means of producing intense high‐energy particle beams by G. K. O'Neill in 1956. The milestone demonstrations of the importance of this invention came with the operation of the ISR device at CERN in 1971, a 2 km long vacuum vessel which operated at 10−12 Torr and the SPEAR electron‐positron collider at Stanford in 1972. These achievements required development of new materials, materials processing techniques, vacuum components, and vacuum instrumentation. UHV development continues through the present design efforts for the 27 km LHC ring at CERN, and numerous high intensity synchrotron light sources worldwide. A similar progression in UHV development preceded the operation of the present generation of large tokamaks built to demonstrate the scientific feasibility of magnetic fusion energy: The JET device in Europe (U.K.), the JT‐60 in Japan, and TFTR at Princeton. Development efforts in UHV compatible first‐wall materials, efficient vessel conditioning procedures, and high capacity pumps are essential for the operation of these devices and continue to be active areas of research for the next generation of fusion demonstration devices.
Ultrahigh vacuum/chemical vapor deposition epitaxy of silicon and germanium–silicon heterostructures12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579075View Description Hide Description
Germanium–silicon epitaxialgrowth by chemical vapor deposition(CVD) has proven to be suitable for growth of many heterojunction devices. We report here on recent work with one CVD technique (UHV/CVD, or ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition) which is capable of multiwafer deposition of advanced device structures. First, the physics and chemistry of the growth process are outlined and the factors which influence layer uniformity and heterojunction abruptness are discussed. We then present recent results from the characterization of dopedmultiple quantum well structures suitable for far‐infrared detectors.
Silicon shot gas epitaxy: Dose‐controlled digital epitaxy12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579076View Description Hide Description
We have developed a new method of silicon digital epitaxy, shot gas epitaxy, in which the dose of the source gas molecules per pulse, (shot), is easily controlled by charging and emptying a gas‐charge cell. What distinguishes this method from conventional atomic layer epitaxy, lies in its ability to vary the grown thickness per cycle. The grownfilm thickness per cycle is highly temperature dependent below 750 °C while it is temperature independent above it. The unit thickness in the latter region is also predicted to be varied by changing the dose per pulse from the similarity of the growth mode to that of gas‐source molecular beam epitaxy.
Heteroepitaxial growth of Si on GaP and GaAs surfaces by remote, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579077View Description Hide Description
Heteroepitaxialthin films of Si have been deposited onto GaP and GaAs substrates at low temperatures, <400 °C, by remote plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition.Cleaning and passivation of the GaP and GaAssurfaces, by ex situ wet chemistry, and in situ exposure to atomic‐H at temperatures from 400 to 530 °C, were found to be critical in promoting epitaxialgrowth. The exposure to atomic‐H was effective in removing surface oxides and hydrocarbon contamination. After the H‐exposure, low energy electron diffraction(LEED) measurements revealed an ordered 1×1 structure for the GaP(111) surface, and a c(8×2)Ga structure for the GaAs(100) surface.Heteroepitaxial films of Si have been deposited at temperatures from 300 to 400 °C and pressures between 50 and 500 mTorr, with the highest quality epitaxialgrowth proceeding on vicinal GaP(100) surfaces. In contrast, for the growth of Si on GaP(111) and GaAs(100) surfaces,LEED measurements indicate the onset of strain‐induced disorder within the first few monolayers of the Si overgrowth.
III–V on dissimilar substrates: Epitaxy and alternatives12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579078View Description Hide Description
The technological processes that share the goal of combining dissimilar (III–V and Si) semiconductor materials on a single substrate in order to achieve enhanced performance and functionality of devices and circuits is reviewed. In particular, these techniques that enable monolithic solutions based on the fabrication of thin crystalline III–V films on a dissimilar substrate are addressed. This fabrication process can be completed by heteroepitaxialgrowth or thin‐film transfer and the present state of these techniques is discussed. Here, III–V on Si is used as a generic example of heteroepitaxy and it is found that research is still largely focusing on the materials quality. However, creative materials engineering is displayed to assure a steady progress toward applicability. Thin‐film transfer technology is currently tackling more processing related issues. It will be shown that heteroepitaxy is competing for some (large area) applications and that for other, often very appealing applications thin‐film transfer is the only solution, offering high flexibility and exciting combinations of materials and functions. Besides these thin‐film‐based technologies, hybrid flip–chip is also a mature candidate for integration of optical and electronic functions.
Molecular beam epitaxy grown III–V strain relaxed buffer layers and superlattices characterized by atomic force microscopy12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579275View Description Hide Description
Using atomic force microscopy(AFM), we have investigated the effects of growth temperature and dopant incorporation on the surface morphology of molecular beam epitaxygrown graded buffer layers and strained layer superlattices (SLSs) in the InGaAlAs/GaAs and InAsSb/InSb material systems. Our AFM results show quantitatively that over the temperature range from 380 to 545 °C, graded In x Al1−x As (x=0.05–0.32) buffer layersgrown at high temperatures (∼520 °C) and graded In x Ga1−x As (x=0.05–0.33) buffer layers and In0.4Ga0.6As/In0.26Al0.35Ga0.39As SLSs grown at low temperatures (∼400 °C) have the lowest rms roughness. Also, for SLSs of InAs0.21Sb0.79/InSb, undoped layers grown at 470 °C were smoother than undoped layers grown at 420 °C and Be‐doped layers grown at 470 °C. These results illustrate the role of surface tension in the growth of strained layer materials near the melting temperature of the InAs x Sb1−x /InSb superlattice. Nomarski interference and transmission electron microscopies, IR photoluminescence, x‐ray diffraction, and photocurrent spectroscopy were also used to evaluate the relative quality of the material, but usually the results were not conclusive.
Fabrication of relaxed Si1−x Ge x layers on Si substrates by rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579276View Description Hide Description
Chemical vapor deposition has been applied to the fabrication of a relaxed SiGe buffer on (100) Si substrates. Our structures consist of a 0%–x% graded layer and a uniform Si1−x Ge x capping layer, with x between 32% and 52%. First, the variation of the threading dislocation density with grading rate has been determined. Our results clearly show an abrupt transition between two domains: steep gradings correspond to a high dislocation density, and smooth gradings to low dislocation densities. Second, the surface morphology has been studied at different steps of the buffer fabrication. In addition to the classical 〈110〉 crosshatch morphology, we report for the first time 〈100〉‐oriented undulations. This new morphology, only found on steep gradings, is attributed to a Stranski–Krastanov growth mode caused by large surface strains. Finally, we propose a new picture of the role of the grading: a steep grading, with a large surface strain, induces very undulated growths; in this case, small dislocation loops and a high density of threading dislocation are generated. Our calculations allow us to derive a simple criterion: grading rates lower than 137% Ge/μm will guarantee a relaxation of the low mismatched type. Following this, very low threading dislocation densities (103 cm−2) were indeed achieved.
Strain compensated heterostructures in the Si1−x−y Ge x C y ternary system12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579277View Description Hide Description
Si1−x−y Ge x C y pseudomorphic heterostructures have been grown on Si(100) substrates using a rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition reactor. Due to the lattice parameters of Si, Ge, and C(diamond), the strained Si1−x Ge x layers can be strain compensated by the addition of substitutional C. The epitaxial layers were fabricated at reduced pressure and the reactive gases (silane, dichlorosilane, germane, and organometallic C–Si compound) were diluted in purified hydrogen. The growth temperatures were 650 and 550 °C, in order to have a reasonable growth rate and not form the stable SiC phase. The epitaxial layers, up to 4000 Å in thickness and x=20%, were compensated by up to 1% of substitutional C as measured by infrared spectroscopy at 605 cm−1. The lattice parameters were measured by x‐ray diffraction using the [004] and [224] substrate difraction peaks to directly obtain the strain parameters. Partial strain compensation was observed in layers thicker than the critical thickness for Si1−x Ge x . These results are also compared to those of photoluminescence spectroscopy, where the observed misfit dislocation related bands (D 1 and D 2) are minimized in compensated samples.
Low‐Knudsen‐number transport and deposition12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579278View Description Hide Description
We present our model for transport and deposition in features for situations in which intermolecular collisions dominate the species transport. Species transport in this ''low''‐Knudsen‐number regime is modeled using continuum diffusion. Our model allows both homogeneous reactions and heterogeneous (surface) reactions. We use the Galerkin finite element method to estimate reactant species concentration profiles for infinite trenches with arbitrary cross section, for which two‐dimensional profile evolution is appropriate. We simulate deposition processes using a solution domain which includes the trench as well as a specified region above the surface of the wafer. As an example application, we present results for the deposition of tungsten using the hydrogen reduction of tungsten hexafluoride in trenches of rectangular cross section with initial aspect ratio 4. The model predicts that step coverage increases with decreasing temperature and increasing tungsten hexafluoride partial pressure, while keeping hydrogen partial pressure and the height of the solution domain constant. These trends are in agreement with experimental observations for tungsten deposition processes. Trends in film conformality with deposition conditions are explained in terms of the ''step coverage modulus'' and reactant concentration ratios for given initial trench dimensions. The step coverage modulus is the ratio of a characteristic deposition rate to a characteristic transport rate.
Comparison of boranol and silanol reactivities in boron‐doped SiO2 chemical vapor deposition from trimethyl borate and tetraethyl orthosilicate12(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579279View Description Hide Description
For the first time, the relative rates of consumption of surface boranols and silanols reacting with tetraethyl orthosilicate [TEOS, Si(OCH2CH3)4] have been measured. This comparison has direct bearing on understanding the growth of doped SiO2films from TEOS and trimethyl borate [TMB, B(OCH3)3] sources since surface boranols and silanols are expected to be present during the thermal chemical vapor deposition process. The measurements were accomplished by first derivatizing a porous silica substrate with boranols and silanols via hydrolysis of the products from an initial trimethyl borate (TMB) chemisorption step. TEOS exposures in the mTorr pressure regime were then carried out in a cold‐wall reactor. Reaction products on the surface were identified with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy in analysis chambers adjoining the reactor. Although TEOS does not react with SiOH at 300 K, it does react with BOH at this temperature. Using the deuterated species (SiOD and BOD) to measure the relative rates of hydroxyl consumption without interference from concurrent hydroxyl formation, the reaction rate constant for boranols with TEOS at 1000 K was determined to be twice that of silanols. At 1000 K, subsequent decomposition of the TEOS chemisorption products regenerates both BOH and SiOH.
W nucleation on TiN from WF6 and SiH412(1994); http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579280View Description Hide Description
The chemical reactions of WF6 and SiH4 with reactive ion sputtered TiN surfaces have been studied in ultrahigh vacuum. Auger electron spectroscopy was used in situ to study the surface reactions from 300 to 550 °C. The effects of O and C surface contamination due to atmospheric exposure are characterized and comparisons are made to substrates sputter cleanedin vacuo. The WF6+TiN reaction exhibits linear growth rates over the range of temperatures studied. TiN surface oxidation reduces the initial WF6reaction probability from ∼0.8 to <0.1, and increases the effective activation energy from 0.04 to 0.62 eV. Surface C has no effect on the reaction. A simple kinetic model is presented that describes the uptake of W on either clean or oxidized TiN surfaces. The exposure of TiN to SiH4 results in the deposition of Si with a reaction probability of ∼10−4. Auger peak shapes indicate that Si is bonded to O on oxidized TiN surfaces and elementally or as SiN on sputter cleaned TiN. When the TiN was exposed first to WF6 the SiH4reaction probability for subsequent exposure increased to 0.06.


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A national anti-abortion organization released secretly recorded video Thursday of discussions between staff at a Phoenix abortion clinic and a pregnant woman that the group claims show the clinic may be violating laws related to late-term abortions.
The group, Live Action, which has secretly filmed inside abortion clinics nationwide for several years, alleges that comments on the tape from a doctor and counselor at the Family Planning Associates Medical Group suggest some fetuses may show signs of life after being removed from the woman's body and accuses the staff there of "committing infanticide."
Clinic officials dismissed the claims by Live Action and said in an e-mail that the staff depicted in the video "do not reflect that standard of care nor provide accurate statements about the policies and procedures followed at our clinic," and that the clinic adheres to all state and federal abortion-care laws.
Arizona found itself at the center of the late-term abortion battle last year with the passage of what was then the toughest law in the country, banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Arizona doctors last July challenged the law, and it is currently tied up in court. It is not in effect.
Dr. Paul Isaacson, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit and a vocal opponent of the 20-week ban, is one of the physicians at the clinic targeted by Live Action in its latest video from December depicting a woman pretending to seek an abortion at 23 weeks of pregnancy.
During the 11/2-hour unedited video, the pregnant woman questions one of the doctors and an office counselor about the details of the abortion procedure. At the end of the video, the woman leaves and no abortion is performed.
Clinic staff determined the woman to be 23 weeks and one day pregnant, falling just short of the 24-week cutoff that most abortion providers use to assure they comply with state law that bans abortions after "viability." Live Action does not allege any violations in this area, but instead focused its criticism on staff's answers to questions about what would happen if the fetus was born alive during the abortion procedure.
State and federal law deem any fetus born alive — regardless of the circumstances — to receive full protection under the law as a living person.
The Family Planning Associates Medical Group's e-mail said: "The individuals in the video were never in the position to provide direct medical care to patients undergoing second trimester abortions and no longer counsel patients at our clinic. Family Planning Associates Medical Group strictly adheres to all applicable state and federal laws regarding the delivery of abortion care."
Isaacson said in an e-mail that he could not comment about whether his clinic was targeted because of his role in thesuit. Live Action President Lila Rose said the organization chose the clinic because it had heard they perform late-term abortions.
According to state records, 141 abortions were performed on fetuses at 21 weeks or older in 2011.
Rose said: "This investigation does not question the late-term limit, but it's more to discover what happens during these procedures and how they are done. People need to know how barbaric they are and about the potential for infanticide."
Cathi Herrod, president of the conservative advocacy group Center for Arizona Policy, which has been involved in writing Arizona laws restricting abortions, said she was shocked by what she heard on the video. Herrod said she was also concerned clinic staff provided vague answers to the woman's specific questions about the development of a 23-week fetus.
In a news release, Rose calls for the U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate Family Planning Associates Medical Group. A U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman said Thursday that he was unaware of Live Action filing any complaint against the clinic.
When Live Action released videos and alleged that other abortion clinics had violated state laws in the past, the Arizona Attorney General's Office determined there was no crime because no abortion had been performed.

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Maya Angelou passed away this morning at the age of 86. This American poet and author who was best known for her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" has actually published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry. She is also credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years.
Also known for being BFFs with Oprah and reading at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton, this legendary woman lived a life that embraced the arts and lived her life to the fullest.
Born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, as Marguerite Annie Johnson, when her parents divorced, she went to live with her brother and grandmother in racially segregated Arkansas. It was her brother who nicknamed her Maya.
When something terrible happened to her, she confided in her brother. A few days later, the person who had hurt her showed up dead. Angelou is quoted as saying that she felt her words had killed someone and from there did not speak for almost five years. She had her voice, but refused to speak.
When Angelou's mother moved to San Francisco, she and her brother moved as well. Maya won a scholarship for dance and acting at the California Labor School. While in San Francisco, Angelou became the first black female cable car conductor—a job she held only briefly, but what an adventure this woman lived in her own life.
One of her most famous works is the poem "On the Pulse of Morning," which she wrote especially for and recited at President Bill Clinton's inaugural ceremony in January 1993—marking the first inaugural recitation since 1961, when Robert Frost delivered his poem "The Gift Outright" at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration. Angelou went on to win a Grammy Award (best spoken word album) for the audio version of the poem.


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2010-11 (Sophomore): Twice named an All-American in the relays, finishing fourth as a part of the 200 free relay on day one and winning the consolation finals of the 800 free relay on day two of the NCAAs... ranked No. 12 nationally in the 100 free... also a part of the Pac-10 Champion 200 free relay team... second-fastest Stanford swimmer at the Pac-10 100 free (fifth) and 200 free (sixth), both won by teammate Kate Dwelley... also won the consolation finals of the 50 free (22.69).... conference runner-up in the 400 free and 800 free relay teams.... began year by winning the 200 free at the George Haines Invite... academic All-Pac-10.
2009-2010 (Freshman): Earned All-American honors in the 800 freestyle relay as part of the sixth place finishing team...was part of the 400 freestyle winning relay at the Pac-10 Championships...finished third in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:46.02, seventh in the 50 freestyle (22.53), and fifth in the 100 free (48.53) at the Pac-10 Championships...won the 50 yard freestyle against UCLA (23.3)... won the 100 freestyle against Arizona.
High School, Club and Personal Data: Swimming for Venice High, she set four CIF sectional records, the 100 and 200 freestyles in 2009, the 100 backstroke in 2008 and the 100 butterfly in 2007... was an eight-time CIF sectional champion, winning the 100 freestyle (2009, 2006) and 200 freestyle (2007, 2008), the 50 free as a freshman, the 100 butterfly as a sophomore and the 100 backstroke as a junior... all years team MVP... was a captain her senior year... set all of Venice High's swim records... swam for Team Santa Monica from 1999 to 2009, earning the club's swimmer of the year award from 2006 to 2009... in July 2009 selected as the female high school athlete of the year by the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame... daughter of James and Melanie Goodman Murez... has one older brother, Zachary Murez... brother swims for Yale... Grandfather Raymond Federman swam for the French national team... Grandfather Joe Murez, who taught her how to swim, swam in Vienna, Austria prior to WWII... majoring in human biology.


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Ever the coquette, Drake posed this question on his Twitter in the wee hours of the morn:
Would You Like The Tracklist? http://t.co/odVLjtWbKw
— Drizzy (@Drake) September 5, 2013
After Drake's dad released a fake Nothing Was the Same tracklist last month, we were jonesing for the real deal. Behold, all the tracks that will delight your eardrums when the album
inevitably leaks drops on September 24th.
"Tuscan Leather"
"Furthest Thing"
"Started From The Bottom"
"Wu-Tang Forever"
"Own It"
"Worst Behavior"
"From Time"
"Hold On, We're Going Home"
"The Language"
"305 To My City' Feat. Detail"
"Too Much"
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"All Me"
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leak drop already?


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Who may appeal?
Fee appeal process
Fee adoption
Two groups of people may challenge a local fee change or increase:
(1) 10 or more persons, or;
(2) an association with 10 or more persons.
The persons or association must file the appeal no later than 60 days after the director receives notice of the proposed adoption of the fee from the municipality. However, if the municipality failed to notify the director at least 45 days prior to adopting the fee as required under ORS 918-020-0220(1)(a), an appeal may be filed up to one year after the adoption of the new fee.
Once the division receives a request for an appeal and determines that the request
is timely, the building official must send certain information to the division as follows:
The above information must be sent to the division within 15 days of the appeal. The
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Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 2015
24 March 2016
Lookout! – Issue 35
24 May 2016
Maritime New Zealand's current online services.
Ship registration provides nationality. For some ships it is compulsory to be registered. For others it is voluntary. Find out about the New Zealand Register of Ships and where to start to register your ship.
When a ship registered in New Zealand travels overseas, its registration gives it the protection of the New Zealand Government. This is in much the same way as a New Zealand citizen is protected while travelling overseas. The ship's registration papers provide proof of identity like a passport does for a person.
The New Zealand Register of Ships is a list of all vessels registered in New Zealand under the Ship Registration Act 1992. The register, held in Maritime New Zealand's Wellington office, is available for inspection by the public. The Registrar of Ships is responsible for maintaining the register.
Ship Registration Act 1992 [New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office]
The register has two parts (Part A and Part B) and includes details of those ships which must be registered under the Ship Registration Act 1992 and those ships whose owners have voluntarily chosen to register them.
To learn about the benefits of registration, choosing which registration type, the registration process and making registration transactions; use the links below.
Registration transactions involve changes to the New Zealand Register of Ships. For example: changing your registered address/vessel ownership, closing a registration, appointing a representative person and getting a replacement Certificate of Registration.
The benefits of ship registration
Choosing the registration type, ie Part A or Part B
Part A ship registration - registering your ship
Part B ship registration - registering your ship
Registration transactions for Parts A and B
Searching the register of ships
Searching for a ship name
Registration of commercial ships under Part A [PDF: 1.2Mb, 8 pages]
A general guide to ship registration [PDF: 63kB, 5 pages]


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Today in music history:
There were several significant events on this day between the years 1939 and 2008.
On this day in 1939 future singer-songwriter/pianist Neil Sedaka is born in Brooklyn, New York.
On this day 1949 Donald York future actor and member of the singing group Sha Na Na is born in Boise, Idaho.
On this day 1959 an emergency plane landing in a field in South Bend, Indiana almost kills The Kingston Trio's band members.
On this day in 1961 actor/singer-songwriter Ricky Nelson records the song "Travelin' Man".
On this day in 1965 The Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" hits number one in the US.
On this day in 1967 The Beatles' "Penny Lane" hits number one in the US.
On this day in 1968 The Byrds' platter Greatest Hits goes gold.
On this day in 1978 The Bee Gees' "Night Fever" hit number one in the US.
On this day in 1980 Pink Floyd's The Wall goes platinum.
On this day in 1992 Bad Religion puts out their sixth full-length studio album Generator. It's there first album with drummer Bobby Schayer.
On this day in 1998 Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" hits number one in the US.
On this day in 2006 Miles Davis, Black Sabbath, Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Sex Pistols are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Sex Pistols refuse to attend and turn down the induction. (Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is later almost unable to take his award back to the UK because airport security said it could have been used as a weapon. Ironically the band had NOT played "Paranoid" at that ceremony.)
On this day in 2008 SXSW (South By Southwest) features a rare performance from both R.E.M. and My Morning Jacket.
On this day—to date—no one in music history has died.


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Nor'easter slows recovery from Sandy
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — The nor'easter that swept through the Northeast on Wednesday night dumped record snow, hampered efforts to recover from Superstorm Sandy and has been linked to at least one death.
From New Jersey to New York, roads, trees and homes were blanketed in overnight snow and another 100,000 households lost power, adding to the misery in a region still grappling with widespread storm damage.
The bad weather and white-out conditions prompted major airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, most in the New York area, although airports in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere are affected, according to flight tracking service FlightAware.
Parts of Connecticut saw more than a foot of snow overnight — a record — while New Jersey and New York saw up to 9 inches in some cities.
Late Wednesday, a man was killed in a fatal crash on a highway in Burlington, N.J., according to State Police Sgt. Adam Grossman.
Grossman said there were no reports of other injuries Thursday or of backups on the highways, which were cleared of overnight snow accumulation that had led to multiple spin-outs, including a New Jersey transit bus that was marooned in a median of the Garden State Parkway.
"The state and the residents are still trying to clean up and get back to normal life," Grossman said.
The snow and frigid temperatures intensified suffering in hard-hit Sandy towns, including Little Egg Harbor, N.J., where mountains of debris stood frozen in front of storm-damaged homes.
"My concern is that people who were already suffering are now suffering greatly," Police Chief Richard Buzby said of the nor'easter that cause some flooding to Little Egg Harbor. "Some of the people had clothing in their yards they were trying to dry; they are now more sodden. Some of the materials they got out, the insulation and so forth, is now much heavier. We didn't need this on top of everything else."
"We have been fighting to get these massive piles out of the streets so we could get utility crews in here," Buzby said. "But the storm hit us before we could get to many more areas."
He said the nearby barrier island community of Long Beach Island was also damaged by the new storm.
"I think they lost more beaches, if that's possible. Like us, it was another kick they didn't need," he said.
Buzby, whose own home flooded during Sandy, said he and others have had trouble getting FEMA inspectors to survey their homes. He has been trying to get FEMA to open a permanent disaster assistance center in town — the nearest one is in Brick, about 40 miles north, and it was closed Wednesday because of the nor'easter.
"Folks need a permanent face here, and so far it's been inconsistent and spotty. I don't know where to take a resident for help. They need a point of contact — that will help empower them," Buzby said. "People need to have leadership and hope from their government."
On Thursday, Buzby was helping to relocate about 180 people displaced by Sandy from a local middle school to a church building in nearby Stafford township, where they can stay for a few weeks.
Elsewhere, other storm victims were relocated from school shelters as officials prepared to resume classes, moving evacuees from Monmouth University's massive 1,000-bed shelter a few miles north to Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport.
"That's our big problem with transitional housing — we don't have any," Buzby said.
The local hotels are all full, and other temporary housing on a nearby barrier island was destroyed by Sandy.
In Brick township, which evacuated waterfront areas and Sandy-damaged homes ahead of the nor'easter, the snow storm caused new outages and downed power lines Thursday, but no injuries or major damages, Sgt. Keith Reinhard said.
He said officials planned to start allowing evacuees to return after they finish checking neighborhoods late Thursday.
Snowstorms are unusual but not unheard of in New Jersey at this time of year — last year a Halloween nor'easter dumped 19 inches of snow on one North Jersey town.
"The snow kind of caught everybody off guard. All the heavy equipment that usually has the plows on was dealing with the hurricane so they had to scramble," Reinhard said.
About 30 miles to the north, the nor'easter spared the waterfront town of Sea Bright from serious damage and recovery efforts were underway again Thursday, according to Danny Drogin, the town's emergency management director.
He said that the town saw some flooding typical of a seasonal storm, but that dunes that contractors had reinforced on the beaches ahead of the storm held.
"We're going to wait and see what happens with the high tide this afternoon," he said.
The New Jersey National Guard was setting up a mobile kitchen in town, and Drogin requested they stay for a few weeks "so that when the residents come back they'll have food to eat."
Most of the restaurants in town have flooded, front windows smashed by the storm, storefronts filled with debris.
"We're hoping Monday they'll let residents come back to board up their homes and take valuables," Drogin said.
But before residents can return for good, their homes will need safety inspections and utilities restored, which could take weeks, he said.
The New Jersey National Guard had removed soldiers from the state's barrier islands ahead of the storm, but they were returning Thursday, according to spokesman Wayne Woolley.
"I'm not hearing reports of a lot of additional extensive damage," he said. "It didn't undo a lot of the work that was done" to shore up the islands, he said.
He said the guard planned to launch four helicopters Friday so that transportation and utility officials could assess the impact of the storm.
About 38 percent of New York's gas stations have no gas to sell, the Energy Information Administration estimated.
Two New Jersey oil refineries remain closed along with eight oil terminals.


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PTGui is an application that helps you stitch any number of photos into a panoramic image.
· Create spherical, cylindrical or flat panoramas from any number of source images.
· Fully automated: create single row, multiple row or fully spherical panoramas in just a few mouse clicks.
· Realtime preview of final panorama: you can instantly see what your final panorama will look like.
· Panorama editor for visual and interactive parameter editing: Move your images with the mouse to change yaw, roll and pitch parameters. Perspective is corrected in real time.
· PTGui can stitch HUGE panoramas! Stitching 200 images into a multiple gigapixel panorama is no problem.
· Fully 16 bit capable: PTGui suports a 16 bit workflow from start to finish, for the best image quality.
· Layered output: PTGui can create multi layer Photoshop files, for flexible post processing.
· Reads EXIF information from images produced by digital cameras, to determine the lens parameters.
· Create templates with frequently used settings (you will find some here).
· Batch stitcher: prepare any number of panoramas and stitch them later without user intervention.
· Create a printable PhiloSpere of your panorama.
· Stitched panoramas will have a visible watermark
· Projects cannot be saved or exported
· The Panorama Tools stitcher and optimizer are not supported (only the built-in PTGui stitcher and optimizer)
· The trial version expires. Updates will be downloadable from this website
What's New in This Release:
· Fix: inaccurate automatic control point placement for circular fisheye images
· Undo is now possible after saving the project. Previously saving the project would clear the Undo stack.
· Help button added to the Batch Builder
· PTGui Viewer: Fix: improved responsiveness in WebGL mode for large panoramas
· PTGui Viewer: Fix: on iPhone4 and iPad2 the viewer would only work properly after reloading the panorama
· PTGui Viewer: Fix: viewer could incorrectly register a drag as a double click and switch to full screen mode
· PTGui Viewer: On iPad/iPhone switching to full screen may take a second or two. Viewer now displays 'please wait' while switching to full screen


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According to a report by ESPN on Jan. 4, Louisville coach Charlie Strong has been offered the head-coaching job at Texas, a job left vacant by former Longhorns coach Mack Brown.
Strong has been successful at Louisville, leading the team to a 12-1 season and a second consecutive double digit winning season. Overall, Charlie Strong has led the previously struggling football program to an impressive 37-15 and if he accepts the Texas job, would be challenged to lead one of the top football programs in the country back to prominence.
Although Strong has not been formally offered the Longhorns' job, it is pretty much a sure shot that he would, especially with his star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater declaring himself eligible for the NFL Draft.
The Longhorns, who finished the season with a disappointing 8-5 record, saw two of its top coaching prospects commit to where they were. Baylor's Art Briles and UCLA's Jim Mora both said they were staying where they were which leaves Charlie Strong who has had much coaching success and has been an assistant in another top college football program. He has had two stints as an assistant with the Florida Gators, the first time under Steve Spurrier and then as a defensive coordinator for Urban Meyer.
Florida won two national championships while Strong was there during his second stint. He will bring a championship attitude back to the Texas program and will also make history by becoming the first black head football coach at Texas. If Strong is offered the job and obviously accepts, he will have some big shoes to feel and some high expectations to fulfill.


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2008 Research Summary
60 GHz Front-End Receiver
View Current Project Information
Bagher Afshar and Ali Niknejad
Extremely high data rate short-range communication systems are among the emerging applications for the 60 GHz spectrum. Low cost and mass production are prerequisites for many applications that are expected to enter the realm of consumer electronics. Digital CMOS technology is a very favorable candidate. In this research we demonstrate a highly integrated front-end receiver manufactured in a 90 nm digital CMOS process using a design approach amenable to mass production. Robustness of the design, low sensitivity to process variation, low power consumption convenient for portable applications, and excellent matching between simulation and measurement results for desired frequency and gain were the goals of this research. These factors all together make this front-end suitable for small footprint portable applications such as a cell phone, PDA, or laptop computer.
Figure 1: Layout of the front-end receiver


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Listening is an art form. To some people it comes naturally. To others, it is something that must be cultivated. Being a good listener is very important in both your personal life as well as your professional life. It can open doors that might otherwise remain closed. It can be a healing force in relationships that are broken.
Here are some tips on how to be a good listener:
1) Do not monopolize conversations. After all, the world does not revolve around you, and as much as you may enjoy talking about yourself, it is important to give other people a chance to talk as well. It is impossible to listen and talk at the same time.
When you talk too much, something happens to the listener. The person listening soon learns to just tune you out to the point that all they hear is a distant hum. When you speak, make sure you have something important to say.
2) Effective listening involves more than just hearing the words someone else is speaking. It means actually taking those words in and processing them...trying to realize the meaning behind the words.
Jim missed out on an important career opportunity because he was hearing what his boss was saying, but he was not actively listening. Jim's boss mentioned in a couple of conversations to Jim that he was seeking someone to volunteer to head up a special project for the company. Jim heard the words, but his mind was on his upcoming golf game. He smiled and nodded as his boss was talking, but never volunteered to head up the project that would have been perfect for him. His lack of effective listening cost him a promotion and a $5000/year raise.
On the other hand, the person who did get the promotion had just happened to overhear her boss talking to Jim. When she noticed that Jim did not show an interest in the project, she was quick to do just that. She approached her boss, expressed an interest and got the job.
Jim never even remembered his boss mentioning the project to him.
3) Take an active interest in your surroundings. When you do this, you will automatically become more aware of people and actually WANT to listen to what they have to say. This will draw more people to you because they will want to be around you. Why? Because everybody wants to be around someone who is a good listener.
Effective listening = better communication = more opportunities.
Effective listening will also improve your personal relationships. Listening to someone demonstrates respect, care and concern.
A spouse who is well listened to by his or her partner will not only feel respected, but will also feel validated. Active listening shows that you value your spouse enough to listen to what is being said.
On the other hand, nothing will shut down intimacy and communication in a relationship faster than ineffective listening. When you do not listen to your significant other, it is like telling the person he or she does not matter to you. Eventually your spouse will stop talking to you at all.
Ineffective listening = loss of communication = less opportunities.
Whether you are a good listener or someone who needs to cultivate the skill, it is never too late to heighten your awareness and work on improving your listening skills.


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by Edgar Allan Poe
Stanza 1 Summary
Get out the microscope, because we're going through this poem line-by-line.
Line 1
By a route obscure and lonely,
- The poem opens on a mysterious "route," a path or a road from one place to another. We don't know where we've come from or where we are going. We only learn a few things about this path.
- First, it's "obscure." That means dark and dim, but also hard to find, remote, or distant. "Obscure" is a great Poe word, full of the spooky mystery that's everywhere in this poem.
- He also tells us that the road is "lonely." That sense of being alone and abandoned is another big theme in this poem (and in a lot of Poe's work).
- In just a few words, without telling us much of anything specific, Poe has set the mood for the entire poem.
Line 2
Haunted by ill angels only,
- We seem to have crossed over into some kind of spirit world, and not a happy one.
- The road is apparently haunted by beings that the speaker calls "ill angels." "Ill" could mean either evil or sick, but the important thing to check out here is the contradiction in that phrase.
- We usually think of angels as being happy and bright, but there's clearly something wrong with these dark, unhealthy, bad angels. Poe surprises us, forces us to shift our perspective, and pulls us deeper into his world.
Line 3
Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT,
- This is probably the first line you'll trip over, mostly because of that crazy word "Eidolon." Poe does that on purpose. He loves to use big, fancy words, partly because he loves how they sound, and partly because they startle readers a little, and force us to sit up and pay attention.
- Never fear, though, Shmoop won't leave you in the dark! An eidolon is a phantom, just the kind of spooky, ghost-like figure you'd see in a dream.
- The fact that the phantom's name is "NIGHT" just drives home how dark and scary he is.
Line 4
On a black throne reigns upright,
- Apparently NIGHT "reigns" (rules) like a king, from a black throne.
- Notice that last word, "upright." He's sitting up rigid and straight on his throne.
- We're definitely supposed to be scared by this dark ghost sitting on a black throne. We can't help but think of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings.
Lines 5-6
I have reached these lands but newly
From an ultimate dim Thule—
- Now we get a little more info about the speaker of the poem. Apparently he just got to this new place. He's coming from somewhere called "Thule."
- That needs a little background. In ancient literature, Thule (that's pronounced THOO-LEE) was the name for an island at the end of the world, the farthest place you could go. "Ultima Thule" was even farther out, a way of referring to a place outside the known world. So when Poe talks about "ultimate dim Thule," that's a fancy way of saying some dark place beyond the edge of the world.
Lines 7-8
From a wild clime that lieth, sublime,
Out of SPACE— out of TIME.
- This line describes what that "ultimate dim Thule" is like, although it doesn't clear things up much.
- Poe gets pretty fancy with the vocab here, so we'll break it down: our speaker is arriving from a "wild clime" (that just means region, place, area) that "lieth" (yup, that means lies, or is located) sublime (stunning, awe-inspiring, terrifying) outside of space and time. In plain English, he's telling us that he's coming from an amazing place that's beyond space and time. Much clearer now, huh?
- Remember that a lot of Poe's work is about creating a mood or feeling in the reader, not just giving you information. This whole first stanza is a description of a trip from one place to another, but more importantly, it's trying to make you feel the power and the mystery of Poe's imagination. That's why those big, rich, weird words are in there.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Misty Cook (photos below), Wade Michael Page's ex-girlfriend, has been arrested. Misty Cook, a nursing student in South Milwaukee, and an alleged former member of Volksfront, was Wade Michael Page's girlfriend in the months leading up to the Sikh Temple Shooting 2012 in Oak Creek. But now Cook has been arrested on weapons charges unrelated to Cook's deadly rampage.
Officials tell news that Misty Cook is not being linked to Cook's shooting massacre at the temple. Rather, she is being charged with alleged possession of a weapon by a former felon. The District Attorney, however, has yet to decide whether to pursue the case.
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Officials tell Fox6 News that police went to question Cook at her home Tuesday. Following their questioning, they searched Cook's home and allegedly found a weapon. Thereafter, they charged her with allegedly being a felon in possession of a weapon. FOX is reporting that the weapon recovered from the Cook home is not linked to the temple shooting.
"The South Milwaukee Police Department requested from ATF a trace of a firearm that was found to be in her possession," ATF spokesman Thomas Ahern told the Los Angeles Times last night. "We provided [the Police Department] with the history of that firearm, and it's up to [the department] whether or not to share that information with the public."
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Neighbors report that Page lived with Cook as recently as eight months ago. But in roughly July, Cook alleged broke up with Page. Thereafter, Page allegedly quit work.
WSAU is also confirming the same. As officials search for a motive in Wade's shooting, WSAU is also confirming that Cook broke up with Page just weeks before his rampage. Cook herself in 2005 became felon for fleeing police officers in Milwaukee County.
In some pictures dispersed by the Anti Defamation League today, Cook appears wearing a t-shirt from the white supremacist group Volksfront. The group has said of Page that he "has never been a member of, or associate of our organization".
The Anti-Defamation League, however, tells the LA Times that Cook allegedly was a active member of Volksfront from roughly 2007-2008. "She was part of Volksfront. She had a longtime affiliation with that group. She attended their meetings, and she was an active member," said Jenna Benn, assistant director of the ADL in Chicago, in a news statement to the LA Times.


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Jan. 11, 2012
TUCSON, Ariz. -
Arizona freshman swimmer Kevin Cordes (Naperville, Ill.) has been named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month for the month of December, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott announced on Wednesday.
Cordes garnered national attention after impressive performances at the Texas Invitational, his first major college swimming meet. His times in his three events all automatically qualified him for the NCAA Championships and he currently holds the fastest time in the country in the 100 breast and the 400 medley relay and the third-fastest time in the 200 breast.
In Austin, Cordes won the 100 breast in a time of 51.76, shattering Olympian Brendan Hansen's pool record of 51.96 set in 2003. He also added a win in the 400 medley relay (3:06.98) and a third-place finish in the 200 breast (1:53.55).
The honor is Cordes' first, but Arizona's second this season, after senior Cory Chitwood's (Union, Ky.) won for the month of November. It is Arizona Swimming's sixth honor all-time.
Arizona is the nation's top-ranked team in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll.


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"If there's a center to the universe, then you're on the planet that it's farthest from!"
-Luke skywalker, speaking of his homeworld Tatooine
Addition: I added a few WIP pictures of the buildings to the bottom of the post.
Most frequent question I get asked on gaming sites is about how I have created fire and smoke. Now I'm releasing a tutoral about this topic - while it's actually about creating starship wrecks, it will teach you how to model fire. Another page (coming soon) will show you applications of this technique.


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Almost every year the Baltimore Book Festival is held in the Mt Vernon, but due to some restoration projects going on there, this years event will be held at the Inner Harbor.
The Baltimore Book Festival has a new free app that will offer all the latest news, maps, and author bio's. The app will also let you connect with other BBF visitors. Andriod and Apple compatible.
The comic book pavilion is being sponsored by Third Eye Comics and Th3rd World Studios. In the pavilion you will find tons of comics, collectables, and you will have the opportunity to talk with some comic creators themselves.
As always, there is fun to be had for all ages! There will be a Enoch Pratt Childrens stage, Food for Thought stage, Maryland Romance Writers stage, as well as several bookshops and workshops to look into as well.
The Pratt library will have its own photobooth for people to record and share all the ways they love Pratt Library and some of the stories and pictures will be featured by Pratt Library on social media sites.
If you are interested in what it takes to design book covers and the arts side of book making, you'll be pleased to know there will be a Book Arts Gallery inside Walthers Art Museum.
The festival is fun for all book lovers from romance readers to sci-fi fans.
The festival will be held
Sept 26-28, 2014
Fri & Sat: Noon - 8pm
Sun: Noon - 6pm
For more information check out The Baltimore Book Festival's website
Are you planning on going? If so, drop me a line! I would love to see you there!


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Practice Tools
Following are clinical practice tools created by various committees of the American Epilepsy Society:
Quality Measures for Epilepsy Care
Approved Terminology for AES Resource Documents - 2012 Definitions for development of AES documents such as Practice Tools, Position Statements, Guidelines, Checklists, Quality Indicators, Expert Consensus Statements and Review Articles.
Epilepsy and Employment Resource Central
A resource for physicians responding to employers about patients with epilepsy in the workplace.
Epilepsy Birth Control Registry & Physician Checklist
Medication List that can Provoke Seizures -Epilepsy Therapy Project Medications that can provoke seizures - Newsletter by Robert S. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D. Editor -in-Chief, Epilepsy.com FDA Labeling of AEDs Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Autism JAMA. 2013; 309:1696-17...
Epilepsy Quality Measures Approved January 2012
CMS approved the following quality measures for epilepsy as of January 2012.
Practice Management Course Handouts
Handouts from annual Practice Management Course
Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care Tool
Two practice tools that were developed for adolescent epilepsy patients, with a separate version for those with significant developmental disability. The tools are intended for clinicians to use in developing and implementing a process for the successful transition of an adolescent epilepsy patient into adult epilepsy care.
FAQs for Epilepsy Monitoring Units
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)* about the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)
Tips for Seizure Observation and Recording
Practice Tools
Providing high quality care can be complex and time-consuming. The following resources are clinical practice tools approved by various committees of the American Epilepsy Society.
Practice Tools, (such as fact sheets, frequently asked questions, or things to consider) offer information to help clinicians caring for people with epilepsy. Information in the tool is designed to help you do your job, not tell you what to do. These tools are not considered to be 'standard of care' or guidelines.
Checklists are what should be included in a patient care event, and should reflect what a reasonable physician or other healthcare provider should do. For example, it could be a checklist of what should be included in the first visit or in every note, a minimum level of recordkeeping. Checklists are supported by evidence, although not always Class 1 data. They are designed to be a practical tool that is developed from evidence in other documents.


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Historical Traveler Reviews Extended Stay America - Seattle - Redmond Bellevue
Great service and room at the Hilton Embassy Row
Having read the reviews for the Hilton on Embassy Row it was with some trepidation that I booked to stay here.
There don't seem to be too many Washington DC hotels that get rave reviews and I didn't rate the Hamilton Crowne Plaza, so, the Hilton it was.
They did not disappoint. I booked an Executive Room on the basis that this must be better than a standard room and given the other reviews posted here thought that would be a better bet.
It certainly turned out that way. As a Gold VIP Hilton Honors member I got upgraded to a fantastic suite along with lots of other goodies such as free breakfast and some drinks.
However, that was not what impressed me. All the staff that I encountered were unfailingly helpful. This was in stark contrast to the Hamilton Crowne Plaza where service seemed to be a foreign word and concept.
The room as a suite was lovely. The bed had no bugs and was clean, warm and welcoming. It might need a bit of paint due to some wear and tear. However, I would defintely stay here again.
It only looks nice from the outside - BEWARE!
For a Hilton, I was quite surprised. We were in our first room for all of 5 minutes before we switched because the television didn't work and neither did the telephone. When we got to our second room, it was was small and cramped with barely enough room to walk 10 steps in any direction without bumping into something, and it was run down. The bed was the most uncomfortable I've ever slept in. There were two swinging (saloon type) doors at the opening of the bedroom area and one of them was totally broken with several pieces of wood missing from it. (When I say several pieces of wood, picture a shutter on a house with several of the pieces of wood missing, causing a big see through hole.) There was a hole in the wall under the picture next to the bed, too. The bathroom was tiny and the shower curtain wouldn't even close all the way because the sink was too close to it. The corners of the walls looked like my rabbit got in and chewed them up....they were pretty banged up. Of course, upon letting management know this, they had someone go in our room, while we were out in the daytime, and take the door out of the bedroom! That made it look a lot better! Not. Interestingly and a little disturbingly, they did not let us know someone was coming in to take it. The t.v. in our second room would not let us order a movie - not that we couldn't, but the actual channel/cable did not work. It had to be replaced. The "sorry for the inconvenience" gift was a piece of chocolate (literally, A single piece) left on the desk. Yet, nothing said about the other inconveniences.
Just like a prior review, the rooftop pool was still closed for emergency repair. Lovely.
The breakfast buffet - A $32 (and some change) for two RIPOFF. The restaurant is overpriced. When I went to get a pitcher of iced tea on Saturday afternoon, a waiter there told me that he had tea but that I could not purchase it unless I went upstairs and ordered room service. What a crock!
I can't believe what makes Hilton believe this is a 4 star hotel. It's no where close. At best, I'd give it a 1.5 -2 star. I've had bigger, better, cleaner rooms at the Econo Lodge - at a fraction of the price.
The parking price? INSANE! $25 a night! However, I didn't even notice this until I went to leave. Evidently, upon check-in, they forgot to charge us. When we went to get our car from the garage, the man who screeched through with our car told me he didn't have any record of us paying and that we owed $50, to be paid at the front desk. Well, I had already checked out! They didn't remember to charge me. So, when I complained about this, the manager said not to worry about it. That was very nice of her.
The best I can say of this hotel is that the bell guy, the concierge, and the manager on duty when we checked out were very nice. Unfortunately, that doesn't make the hotel worth the unpleasant stay.
Never Again
$25 per day to park? I heard my wheels screeching from the basement each time I went to check my car out at the vallet. Plus $3 tax on the parking fee to add insult to injury?
Unfortunately booking a trip through Hotwire means that you find out your hotel after you pay, and I didn't know about the ridiculous parking fee until after I was locked in. What I saved through Hotwire I lost with this parking fee.
So we decided to make the best of it, and after all this was a "four star hotel." What a joke. Once we drove down to DC, checked in, we changed into our bathing suits and headed for the pool that was advertised; a rooftop pool none the less! Stopping on floor 9, we found that an entire pool renovation was under way.
This was the second big disappointment. So we headed back to the small newly refurbished room with a combination of nice furniture and cheesy updates. I would rate the hotel at one or two stars, and their rating of 4 was a joke.
No pool, a little cheesy lounge, small room, we soon headed out to do some sight seeing. This hotel is downtown but don't think it is close to where you want to go. If you're going to the museums, you better be in great shape or take the Metro. The Metro is close, but taking the Metro defeats the purpose of staying downtown.
I usually stay in Crystal City VA, and take the Metro. In fact you can stay at a nicer hotel in the outskirts and hop on the Metro to get downtown which will put you in a newer, nicer, cleaner, and less expensive hotel and hopefully you show up and the pool has water in it.
One last thing. I asked for a view so the desk guy put me on the side facing downtown on the third floor. I got to see a few 4 story buildings and a CVS! There is no view or advantage of staying in this hotel.
Stay Somewhere Else
Having just read the June 30 review from the other San Diego resident, I have to agree with his assessment. We stayed four nights last week at this hotel.
The hotel is obviously VERY old and needs a lot of refurbishment. The pool was out of service for "emergency repairs" -- a factor that would have caused us to book elsewhere had we known. Service is spotty and somewhat unorganized; rooms are VERY small and cramped. Avoid this hotel if possible: there is little incentive for Hilton to improve this hotel given the demand for rooms in the DC area.
Carpets are stained and old.
Fitness room was unbelievably stuffy and lacked airconditioning -- a little fan in the room didn't help. Hotel restaurent serves decent breakfast buffet in morning (included in cost if you book package) and dinner food was great though, as usual, high-priced.
I would definitely recommend against staying at this one... not up to Hilton standards.
Worst Hilton Ever
This is the filthiest & worst Hilton I have ever been in. I have stayed in Hiltons all over the world and have never been dissappointed. For the price, the quality and value Hiltons give are great (their not Hyatts or Ritz-Carltons, but good hotels). So when I booked the Embassy Row Hilton, I thought it would be an ejoyable stay. It wasn't.
The hotel is in a great location, but needs refurbishment. The room was filth. It had been made up, but there was dust every where. The bedding looked 10 years old. The furniture worn. The carpet stained and worn. If I didn't know this was a Hilton, it could have been a low grade Motel 6.
Although a great location, don't let the Hilton name fool you on this one. I would not recommend this hotel, especially for the price.
Everything I expected
On a sold out weekend in DC, I just had to stay in the area and lucked out with a reservation at the Hilton. Having read the reviews here, I was very careful to look everything over when I checked in. I had a perfectly acceptable room, clean and well laid out. The only complaint was a noisy air conditioner fan that could not be lowered, it was off or on only. The sheets were totally clean and the service was everything I would expect for a Hilton. The drapes that seemed to be missing in other reviews were in the very corner of the windows, I suppose in their exasperation, the other reviewers missed them. My 2 requests at the front desk were immediately attended to. The bell man was taking care of a large group of people, and a front desk person jumped out with luggage tags and took my bag from me so I would not have to wait. I'm happy to say that the bad comments here seem to be just bad luck rather than a general lack of service at this property.
Excellent Value for the $$$
Checked in and was informed two non smoking beds were not available, when I called the previous week before to confirm this. Lesson- Always get the name of the person you spoke to. I did, and they immediately upgraded us to a suite with a full changing area, large couch, and beautiful bathroom facilities with isolated makeup area, bathroom area, and shower. Great location, close to Metro. Hard to go wrong
TICKS in our beds!!!
I don't even know where to begin...My family went to bed, and I decided to take a walk before going to bed myself. Boy is it a good thing I took that walk!Prior to turning off the lights in the room, everything seemed to be normal. But when I returned to the room after my walk, and switched on the light, I found ticks - dozens and dozens of them - swarming the both beds!!!!!!!!I screamed and everyone woke up and shot out of the beds, but it was too late - the white sheets had several fresh (wet) blood marks. Thankfully, my family was in bed only 2 hours max. before I got back from my walk and noticed Hilton's infestation.As if the ticks weren't bad enough, the way the hotel handled the situation was nothing short of disgraceful!As my family was packing up our luggage, I rushed down to the front desk and asked to please speak with the front desk supervisor. Eventually, the manager appeared and asked what the problem was. Apparently she is accustomed to seeing a glass full of ticks, because when I showed her the glass of ticks I had collected as evidence, she glibly replied, "so do you want to switch rooms"?This was our first night at the hotel...the time was now 11pm and we had checked in at 5pm. She told me that a guest had just checked out of that same room earlier in the day, and if the room was contaminated then, the guest would have noticed. Perhaps most insulting was when she implied that the entire situation was my fault, as if I must have brought the ticks with me since "clearly" the room wasn't infested earlier in the day...(a conclusion she came to simply because the last hotel guest didn't notice the ticks).By this point, my blood is boiling, and I told her that should I not have gone on a walk, my family would not have noticed the ticks either! Your normal hotel guest turns out the light and goes to sleep without examining his bedding. I happened to come back to the hotel room some 2 hours after my family went to sleep, and that's when I noticed the ticks crawling all over BOTH BEDS! Her final diagnosis of the problem (without so much as offering to come view the room herself) was an emphatic rebuttal that the hotel does not have an infestation problem, and that the ticks must have all come from the laundry company, embedded in the sheets. That would make a terrific story, if it weren't for the fact that there were adult ticks, baby ticks and every size tick in between. Clearly, these ticks were breeding and thriving in our hotel room! The front desk manager then told me that she would send up a porter to collect our bags and move them to a new room. She then offered to comp. our breakfast the following morning and bid us goodnight -- all without so much as offering to come up to the room. A few minutes after I got back to the (infested) room, there was a knock on the door. It was a little house cleaning lady. Thank God she had no qualms talking frankly with me, because through her I learned that the front desk manager did not believe my story, so she sent the house keeping woman to verify it. I actually got that impression from the front desk manager as I explained the problem to her down at the lobby. She just looked at me with this glazed expression, which indicated to me I was a low priority to her and she wasnt about to remediate anything. The house keeping woman (who by the way would make a better manager than the idiots they currently employ) agreed with me that the front desk manager should have come to the room immediately - before anything else was done. I wish I would have had film in my camera to take pictures of the beds. Words cannot describe how many ticks were crawling all over those 2 beds. Like I said, there were baby ticks and adult ticks, and every size in between. They were crawling all over the pillow cases, in the blankets, under the sheets, etc. I lifted up the mattresses to show the house keeping lady the root of the problem. Faint of heart, don't read on... If you can picture overturning a log or rock in the forest and seeing all the critters under it, that is what it looked like when I lifted up the mattresses! There must have been 100 ticks under each bed, clinging to the mattress and climbing all over each other. I'd say in all, we must have had 250 ticks between those under the beds and those in and on the beds. I was just fit to be tied, and I called the front desk manager back to demand she get up to my room and inspect the problem herself. By the time the front desk manager arrived, we had invited every hotel guest who happened to walk by into our room, to check out the infestation. I thought that maybe if I created enough excitement among the guests, the management would pay some attention to this serious problem. Boy was I wrong. When the front desk manager came into my room, I showed her the problem, and she still had this lackadaisical stare. I don't know what type of drugs she was on, but that's the best I can figure, because any other person would have been highly fazed by something of this magnitude. Again, she said the ticks must have come in with the sheets, because she'd never seen anything like this before. I told her that I felt she didn't believe me about the problem, nor did she realize the severity of the situation, because if she had, she would have some up to the room immediately. She actually had the audacity to tell me that she was in the middle of a "pre-shift" meeting with the night manager when I came down to the lobby, and that she had to finish that up. I guess employee meetings take priority at this hotel over guest problems. I think guest catastrophe is more like it. To cut to the bottom line, we were moved into another (equally small) room 1 floor up. the front desk manager apologized and bid us a final farewell. There were no ticks in our new room, at least none that we found.Here's my bottom line: The front desk manager should have, at the very least, come to my room to personally address the problem. I would have also expected her to roll out the red carpet in terms of making it up to us. What did she do? She comp'd us a buffet breakfast. My God, I've been comp'd more than a breakfast when my newspaper failed to arrive at my doorstep at the Hyatt! Rather than take care of a bad situation, the manager at Hilton Embassy Row, Washington D.C. created a disaster. I will now be making a recommendation to my corporation that we re-evaluate our relationship with Hilton Hotels...all based on this woman's failure to address a catastrophe. My family will be going to the doctor to determine whether anyone was infected with lime disease as a result of being bitten by the ticks. Hilton really dropped the ball this time, and although I realize it's only 1 hotel out of >700, the name Hilton now carries a very negative connotation in my mind. I am easy to please. When I discovered the ticks, I figured I'd leave it up to the hotel to determine how I should be compensated. I'm sorry, but a free breakfast falls markedly short, even in my books. And coupled with an impotent, even offensive manager, I feel like I've been severely abused. STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOTEL, whatever you do! And you may just want to check your sheets before climbing into a hotel bed next time!
Smallish rooms but not bad
The rooms are pretty tiny in this hotel. Bathroom is cramped as well.
Other than that, a pretty good experience. Front desk was very attentive.
Luxury At A Decent Price.....
An excellent hotel, steps from lively Dupont Circle and the Red Line Dupont Circle Metro stop. Spacious rooms, gracious staff, luxurious surroundings (marble, flowers...). It's small, so there is never the "mob scene" feeling that one can get at larger hotels- it's a nice oasis among the DC hubub. In summer take advantage of the roof - top pool and deck (with bar) for sweeping views of Georgetown and surrounding areas. Get a room on the Mass. Ave side - you'll get prime views of Embassy Row (Indonesian Embassy, etc.). Check around for bargain rates - you can bask in luxury for not much money if you shop around a bit. Nice restaurant, too....
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