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Third victory in Shanghai
Roger has tacked on another victory in Shanghai, making it his 80th win of the year! He beat Argentina's Guillermo Coria 6-0 1-6 6-2 in his third match at the Masters Cup on Thursday.
Roger, who had already secured his place in the semi-finals, extended his winning streak to 34 matches as he seeks his third straight Masters title. Only Ilie Nastase in 1971-73 and Ivan Lendl in 1985-87 have won three in a row.
Roger inexplicably fell apart in the second set after pummelling Coria in the first. Coria had called the trainer to treat his left ankle after slipping 5-0 behind in the first set and the Argentine looked a totally different player in the second. But normal service was resumed in the third and Roger gained the decisive break to go up 4-2 before closing out the match on a Coria double-fault after one hour, 24 minutes.
Roger improved his win-loss ratio for the year to 80-3 and is now just two wins away from matching John McEnroe's professional-era record of 82-3 for a season in 1984.
He will play Fernando Gonzalez or Gaston Gaudio on Saturday.
hope i get innumerable chances to congratulate u...god bless!
It must be hard for you, knowing you're not 100% and carrying the weight of being No. 1. Everyone is simply amazed at you, you know . . . playing as well as you are after your ankle injury. So . . . Congratulations on your 3 w
Don't worry about the second set...not coz you're the best of the world cannot happen that to you...it can happen to anybody!!!! I'm soo happy you beat Coria!! I really don't like his attitude...you deserved the victor
Keep going , cos you´re close to win this title 3 year in a row.
Congratulations !
Now that Ivan is out of the way, everything is gonna be easier....
But still watch out for Nalbandian or Davydenko in the final, because I'm sure Gaudio or Gonzalez is not a problem...
Just keep you concentration on the seco
You can do it, is just two more matches and that is it. Those are going to be probably tough ones, so prepare well for them and try to win them in straight
Continue to trust in your game and in your coach and on Sunday you'll receive your reward. In the end your stradegies always work, you know.
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I'm in the same predicament. I'm torn between choosing a competitive surrounding in a good school like Northland...but I know it's gonna be tough to enter. Nearer to home are Jiemin, Peiying and maybe Yishun Primary... My husband has the same thinking as pinkixora in that, it really depends on the child's attitude. Perhaps I should take heed and reconsider.
School in Sembawang/ Yishun
My girl is registering in primary one this coming July, she has a few choices:-
1) Sembawang Pri - Phase 2C(1km)
2) Ahmad Ibrahim Pri - Phase 2C (1km)
3) North View Pri - Phase 2C (1km)
4) Northland Pri - Phase 2C (2 km) - using my mum as guardian (but unlikely cos think my mum house is more than 1 km)
5) Jiemin Pri - Phase 2A - As I am a former student from there and its near to my mum house as well. Good for convenient
Actually I join the clan but was not eiligible as my membership is less than a year.
Please advice which school should be seriously considered. I know northland is good compared to the rest, but the chances will be very very slim.
School in Yishun/Sembawang
Northland Pri is worth trying, but you have to take a risk in case your child is not balloted, you may end up not even getting into Jiemin Pri.
My 3 kids are all in Jiemin Pri, an average sch, but my eldest graduated last yr with great PSLE scores. I agree a good pri sch is important, but sometimes you and yr child's attitude is even more importatnt.
I have several friends with children in Chongfu and Northland, but due to the competitiveness, many of them have to start tuition in all subjects since Pri 1...
Think about wht you really want for your child. Good Luck!
School in Sembawang/ Yishun
Like u mentioned, chances at northland is slim, so you may want to seriously consider Jiemin.


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Having now settled into a new career and a new challenge with Atletico Madrid, Luis Garcia sent a letter to Reds' fans all over the world.More
An interview by Jonathon Northcroft in The Sunday Times on the 17th of December 2006.More
Match report from Liverpool - Arsenal on 14.02.2006 from the Guardian.More
Article published on Nov 1 2005 By Ian Doyle, Daily Post.
BBC report on Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool on 30 December 2006.More
In the latter part of the 2004-2005 season Spanish Red interviewed Luis Garcia on several occasions and posted on RAWK.More
"Luis has learned English pretty quickly and is a bit of a joker himself now. He's also taken to card games at the back of the coach every week. I'm not sure what's going on with his hair though, there's usually half a tub of gel on his head every day."
Neil Mellor on Luis Garcia in February 2005
"I admit at first I was scared to come to England. I was afraid of learning a new language, getting to know new players of so many nationalities. Benitez asked me if I was willing to change my surroundings, that he had thought of a special role in the side for me, that the adventure was going to interesting, attractive and that he needed competitive people like me. He knows me very well from our time together at Tenerife and I just had to come.
In an early game away at Man United, Rio Ferdinand kicked me with all of his power. I flew one metre high and when I landed he muttered: 'Welcome to the Premiership'. In midfield it is like a wrestling match. Football is very different here to Spain."
Garcia in March 2005
"When Rafa took over at Valencia people were saying they weren't really a good team. They were always a compact side under Hector Cuper, drawing 0-0 and 1-1 all the time. But after Christmas in that first season they started winning games 1-0 and 2-1, winning all the time, and went on to win the title when nobody expected them to. I think we are getting closer to that and are more consistent.
I think the manager has had to change some of his methods to suit the game here. He has maintained the main things that he finds important to the team, such as the workrate in training and out on the pitch, but I think he is more adaptable now depending on the opposition. His tactics have developed to the point where he will change his formation much more. He didn't used to do it as much but now he might go from 4-2-3-1 to 4-4-2 or 5-2-3. We change sometimes but more often than not it depends on the other team. He learns with experience all the time."
Luis Garcia on Liverpool's progress in the 2005-2006 season
"We found out we had drawn them in the knockout round after training, and you should have seen the faces of Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher – it was an immense 'Bring them on' look'.
Luis Garcia on the Scousers' reaction after Liverpool drew Barcelona in the 2006-2007 Champions League
"After the game, Sheila, who was sitting right in line in the main stand, said to me that the ball had crossed the line. She was a very honest person so that was good enough for me. It was a goal."
Rafa Benítez on Luis Garcia's goal vs Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final. Sheila Walsh his private secretary, left no doubt in his mind on the validity of the goal!
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Tips for visit by the First Lady
The First Lady, Michelle Obama, will be visiting Fayetteville on Thursday, July 21, 2011. The Fayetteville Police Department has a few tips for the public.
Because of security, drivers should avoid the area around Ramsey Street and Langdon Street. Drivers can expect detours and road closures between 11AM and 8PM throughout the city. A shuttle service is being provided to transport people to the designated entry point. Drop off and pick up for the shuttles will be at Fayetteville State University. Because of the limited size of the venue, some residents may be turned away from the site.
With temperatures forecasted to be around 100 degrees, people attending the event should hydrate both before, and throughout the day. Drink plenty of water and watch out for signs of heat exposure. The Center For Disease Control has a guide on their website on the dangers of extreme heat and how to protect yourself: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heat_guide.asp
Because of security, certain items will not be allowed past the checkpoint:
Residents will be allowed to bring bags inside the checkpoint, however, they will be searched. It is advised to bring as little as possible to speed entry through the checkpoint. Residents should be prepared to spend time outside, exposed to the heat and sun.
If anyone notices someone in medical distress or suspicious behavior, please notify uniformed Law Enforcement Officers posted around the area.
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Labor Day
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- Release Date: Dec 27, 2013
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It resonates with delicacy, passion and restraint, touching the heart in places where cynics fear to go.
Reitman keeps a strong grip on all the aspects of the story to prevent it from becoming corny, unduly melodramatic or obvious.
It is a yarn. But it's so full of passion, poetry, and humor that it becomes, for the time, quite real.
Labor Day is an admittedly strange hybrid. Rarely have I seen such outrageous plot points executed with such lovely grace.
There's a certain elegant simplicity to the movie's execution that maintains a spirit of familiarity but also keeps the material afloat.
A tender, nostalgic and warm 'family' drama which also quietly seethes with the threat and tension of imminent danger. Labor Day shows a new side to Jason Reitman as a filmmaker, and we like it.
Jason Reitman's adaptation of Joyce Maynard's Labor Day is as consistently assured a piece of filmmaking as any we've seen from the filmmaker and very much in keeping with the decreasingly glib nature of his output.
With Labor Day, director Jason Reitman turns a Nicholas Sparks scenario into an Alfred Hitchcock creep-show.
Winslet and Brolin have wonderful chemistry together, and Reitman makes well-worn metaphors like steamy weather and pie making (the film has been embraced by the American Pie Council) seem newly invented.
The film finds its footing as the weekend progresses and the temperature and tension — outside and in — rise.
To the extent that Adele's hunger for affection resonates with audiences, what emerges is a powerful — if implausible — romance.
We see him (Brolin) whip up a first-class chili, but his specialty is peach pie, which we watch him prepare so lovingly that I was surprised Reitman didn't include the recipe in the end credits.
The film constantly plays against expectations. Reitman's skilled direction of the superb cast allows the ridiculous to become poetic, the artificial to unfold naturally, the absurd to achieve a deep romantic resonance.
A better film would have had the gumption to maintain the poetic bleakness, rather than steer toward what ultimately feels like safe compromise.
What keeps this out of Nicholas Sparks bumper-paperback territory are terrific performances and Reitman's control of the drama.
You can love the look of the movie and still not believe a single word of it. To be fair, the climax is surprisingly touching; somehow, the residents of this cooked-up tale manage to earn our pity and support.
With its frank approach to the basics of human desire, its steady, intense focus on a small-town story which could have come straight from Douglas Sirk, Reitman's fifth feature appears to bear little resemblance the four that went before.
If you can get past the ludicrous fantasy — well, wait, that's the problem. You can't get past the ludicrous fantasy.
"Labor" isn't just a word in the title of Jason Reitman's new film, it's a description of what it feels like to sit through the movie.
I can't pardon Labor Day's mush, not just because it's mush, but because it comes with an unappetizing side order of condescension and contempt.
It's all bathetic enough for Labor Day to be subtitled The Prisons of Madison County.
It's difficult to believe a word of Labor Day, but then again you don't have to in order to luxuriate in Winslet and Brolin's bubbling, steaming chemistry.
This is win-win for everybody, but it's too win-win - a setup that short-circuits drama, that shoehorns a situation into a precooked formulation: He's a real prisoner and she's an emotional prisoner, and each offers the other the possibility of freedom.
While it's nice to see Reitman try to branch out from the hip, acerbic humor of "Juno" and "Young Adult," his clumsiness with this more earnest material is an unpleasant surprise.
Kate Winslet has such sound and reliable dramatic instincts (That Face doesn't hurt, either) she very nearly makes something of Adele.
Even with the talent involved, almost everything about Labor Day plays less like something you'd buy a ticket to watch and more like something you'd buy in an airport bookstore to read.
For all its filmmaking care and care-worn performances, is nothing more than a beach book, inconsequential and utterly out of place in January.
With his latest film, the mawkish and melodramatic Labor Day, Reitman has done an unexpected about-face: He's ditched Wilder for Douglas Sirk. And the swap doesn't do him — or his fans — any favors.
A full-immersion exercise in the old-fashioned women's weepie that skews far closer to Nicholas Sparks' brand of contrivance than Diablo Cody territory.
Improbably, this saccharine melodrama comes courtesy of Jason Reitman, the Hollywood scion director who made "Juno" and "Up In The Air." Clearly, he's chasing a change of pace, a hard right turn away from the sardonic redemption stories that have previously sported his byline and into the unfamiliar realm of Sirksian soap.
Labor Day may be filled with autumn's falling leaves, but it makes sense that they're bringing it out as a prelude to spring, for the sap — and I do mean sap — is rising.
Reitman has placed a not-unreasonable bet that sensual creatures like Winslet and Brolin can convey the passion necessary for their relationship to make sense, but the film carries itself too stiffly, like it's so afraid of making the wrong choices that it doesn't make any good ones.
The film will do until "Fifty Shades of Grey" turns up. The more you think about Labor Day, the more calculating it gets.
Though pristinely faithful to Maynard's book, it blurs inexorably into Nicholas Sparks.
Actors of the caliber of Brolin and Winslet can do nothing but the best with what they're given, struggling to find nuance and humanity in romance-novel archetypes.
The movie's a somber affair, but if you see it in the right frame of mind, it's the guilty-pleasure hoot of the season.
The movie's principal saving grace is Ms. Winslet's convincing portrayal of Adele, a despairing woman of low self-esteem just a twitch away from a nervous breakdown. In almost every other respect, this overbaked romantic hokum is preposterous.
Labor Day, adapted from a novel by Joyce Maynard, is the kind of movie that turns clarity into stultification; everything is perfectly clear and almost everything — pie-making excepted — is perfectly lifeless.
Labor Day is so self-conscious and phony, it must be the work of a pod person. Humans, film lovers, and fans of Reitman's till-now-flawless filmography: We've gotta fight back.
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 14 out of 23
Mixed: 6 out of 23
Negative: 3 out of 23
Jan 10, 2014I'll admit that Jason Reitman is just not my guy. It does hit some odd tones along the way, which is something I generally enjoy. ButI'll admit that Jason Reitman is just not my guy. It does hit some odd tones along the way, which is something I generally enjoy. But there's an intense corniness to the melodrama of this movie that I find to be a strikeout, even if he was swinging for the fences by trying something offbeat.… Full Review »
Apr 28, 2014Labor Day has a familiar vibe to it, I have seen bits and pieces of the story before, and I have seen similar characters on the big screen andLabor Day has a familiar vibe to it, I have seen bits and pieces of the story before, and I have seen similar characters on the big screen and on the small screen, but it is all about the direction and how the director decides to create deep characters, effective story and a heartbreak, Jason Reitman succeeds in all these things, thus making Labor Day one of the best movies of 2013. Labor Day is highly recommended!… Full Review »
Sep 13, 2014Not once did I buy into the romance. Here you have a depressed slug and an escaped "innocent" convict that displays no emotion or humor orNot once did I buy into the romance. Here you have a depressed slug and an escaped "innocent" convict that displays no emotion or humor or anything that would be considered human. I could sense there was supposed to be a lot of tension building, but I could care less. It was pretty stupid, if not completely stupid.… Full Review »


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HARRISBURG (AP) — A lawsuit based on a claim that doctors did not warn a pregnant woman she might give birth to a baby with severe defects can proceed because the Legislature violated the state constitution when it passed a law banning those types of suits, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
A Superior Court panel issued a 3-0 ruling in the case of a couple who sued doctors and medical facilities they said did not inform the mother-to-be she carried a genetic mutation that causes a rare neurological condition called familial dysautonomia, which their son has.
The judges said the ban on lawsuits based on so-called "wrongful birth" claims wasn't sufficiently related to the rest of the bill when it passed in 1988 and therefore violated the state constitution's single-subject provision.
The couple's lawyer, Richard Abraham, said they are suing to collect the millions of dollars it will take to provide medical care for their son, who recently turned 4.
"I'm really gratified that the court understood our arguments and agreed with me," Abraham said. "It's a significant decision, a law that's been on the books for many years."
One of the defendants' lawyers, Sheila Ann Haren, declined to comment.
The judges threw out the law's provision on wrongful birth and other elements but left intact provisions that addressed the law's main focus, post-trial matters in criminal cases.
The Superior Court opinion noted "our concern and consternation" that the attorney general's office chose not to participate in the case, even though it was a constitutional challenge in which the office would normally become involved.
"We are left to conclude that the outcome of this case and the fate of the statutes at issue are not significant to the commonwealth," Judge Christine Donohue wrote.
A spokesman for the attorney general's office declined to comment.
According to the New York-based Dysautonomia Foundation, the disease can cause severe gastrointestinal, cardiac, pulmonary, orthopedic, renal and ophthalmologic problems. Children with the disease, which is present from birth, lack basic reflexes such as the ability to swallow, and most patients use feeding tubes.
The foundation says patients have diminished sensitivity to pain and lack the ability to produce emotional tears.
"As we like to say, a world without pain or tears is not as good as it sounds," said David Brenner, the foundation's executive director.
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SACRAMENTO -- Amid ongoing talks with Republicans over his tax extension proposal, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed 13 measures trimming $11.2 billion from the state's $26.6 billion deficit.
Among what he called budget solutions, $8.2 billion are considered actual spending reductions, while the rest were funding shifts and internal loans.
Social services lost the most money -- $5.8 billion, including $1.7 billion in MediCal reduction and $1 billion from CalWORKs, the state's welfare-to-work program.
The University of California and California State University took a total cut of $1.075 billion.
Another $3 billion in cuts in public safety programs await the governor's signature. He said he is still meeting with law enforcement leaders to iron out any misgivings.
"The Legislature has done some very heroic work," Brown said after a subdued ceremonial signing at the governor's news conference room. "These are painful cuts that hit vulnerable people. It's not the kind of thing I like to do. I don't think it's the kind of thing any legislator likes to do. But when you have a deficit you have to do something."
With another $12.6 billion in reductions needed to close the deficit, Brown said, "we are only halfway to the goal line. And we need to find more revenue or make more and more drastic cuts, and certainly the next round of cuts will be much more painful and much more disruptive."
Earlier Thursday Brown said he told county leaders he is considering an all-cuts budget to show how devastated the state will be if he cannot get Republicans to put a measure on the June ballot extending tax increases approved by the Legislature in 2009.
Brown was joined by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, Senate budget chairman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and Assembly budget chairman Bob Blumenfield, D-Van Nuys.
"Usually a signing ceremony with a governor is cause for celebration, but this isn't a cause for celebration," Steinberg said. "This is necessary. It's governing. It's what the people expect us to do."
Brown had meetings with a handful of Republicans scheduled for later Thursday and said he is "willing to go as far as I can" to reach agreement with them on rollbacks they are seeking in pension benefits, reducing business regulations and on spending curbs.
"But I don't think we can solve all the disputes in California on all these subjects in the next week or two," he said.
Talks stalled last week when some Republicans said Brown had not moved enough on their demands. One complaint was that they believed the governor was using them as "cover" for Brown's political campaign to seek extensions on the 2009 tax increases on sales, income and vehicles.
Brown said that having Republican support will make "voters feel better about a bipartisan solution rather than just one party saying this is what we like. So, there's no doubt if Republicans join in it's better. ... The wider the consensus, the more likely it is that the proposal has credibility and can win voter support."
He acknowledged that his goal of a June 7 special election is no longer viable, though he is still shooting for one by the end of June.
"At some point, we will miss a June possibility and that would be very tragic," Brown said, "but I will do everything I can to get a vote before the people and if I can't do that I will try to make billions of dollars of cuts as gently as I can but it will be quite disruptive."
He said he is not "excluding any pathway to give the people the right to vote. I find it shocking that elected representatives can so cavalierly say to people shut up, you have no right to weigh in on this. We know the people do not want these cuts. I'm pretty convinced of that. ... These cuts are unacceptable to the mass majority of people."
"Why not let the people weigh in?" he asked.
He said he'd feel a lot better about making $12 billion more in cuts if the people said that's what they want. "I believe that's a very important precondition to devastating so much of public service," Brown said. "It's not to be taken lightly."
An all-cuts budget, he said, would be an "irreversible path forward that will leave a lot of tears in its wake."
Brown was more definitive than he had been earlier this week in confirming he is considering alternatives such as a ballot initiative campaign for the fall. Democrats are also considering approving a special election on a majority vote, though legal challenges would be sure to follow.
"I have to look at a majority vote, initiatives, anything else, but all of them are fraught with real difficulties," he said.
He warned Republicans that their negotiations over the special election may be the last chance they have for relevance in the state. Some Capitol observers are speculating that Republicans may drop below one-third of the votes in the Legislature when legislative district boundaries are redrawn this summer.
Because of the new law that allows a majority vote on budgets, "Republicans don't have the hammer of holding up the budget, so this is their chance to hammer the Democrats," Brown said.
"Unfortunately, if they don't reach an agreement and I proceed forward with cuts there will be a lot of moans and gnashing of the teeth and there may be great delays, but at some point the cuts will get adopted and Republicans will become irrelevant then because there'll be nothing more they can do to damage the state or to advance their interests."
Steinberg said earlier Thursday that his "mood meter" was better than on Wednesday and he continues to hope that Democrats and Republicans will come to an agreement allowing a special election on taxes.
At the same time, Steinberg said, Democrats "have to prepare ... for other options, other possibilities. It's no secret. We're looking at every option because we have to. But the preferred way to go is to make a bipartisan agreement."
Only one thing matters, Steinberg said.
"That's doing everything we can to avoid an addition $13 or $14 or $15 billion worth of cuts to education, public safety and to services to people in need," he said. "Whatever pathway maximizes our chances to avoid that, that's what we're pursuing.
Enacted Thursday
Social services $5.8 billion including
$1.7 billion from Medical
$1 billion from CalWORKs, the state's welfare-to-work program.
University of California, California State University $1.075 billion.


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Part 1Danielle Merfeld will provide a broad background to the applications of photovoltaics. Key market segments, along with the performance requirements, will be discussed in detail. These include required efficiency, cost, and reliability, and how each of these drivers impacts market growth. Issues such as balance of systems costs, government incentives, and related items will also be discussed.Part IIStephen Fonash will focus on the fundamental physics of photovoltaics. Topics include the solar spectrum, carrier absorption and generation, band structures, recombination, and related fundamental parameters critical to the functionality of solar cells. Advanced, so-called third generation, device physics concepts, such as multi-junctions, intermediate bands, hot carriers, and related items, will also be discussed.Part IIIJoel Ager will explore the major materials systems and technologies in solar photovoltaics. A discussion of silicon solar cells, thin films such as CdTe and Cu(In,Ga)Se2, III-N, and other IIIV-based multi-junctions will be covered. Materials parameters and challenges will be addressed. Emerging materials systems such as organic PV, nanostructured solar cells, and other concepts will also be considered.Part IVRalph Romero will present an overview of the main approaches to materials processing used in the manufacture of the major, established solar photovoltaic technologies. The specific manufacturing technologies, how processes contribute to both yield and cost, and related issues will be addressed. This will begin with how silicon is mined and purified to produce solar-grade silicon, followed by fabrication of either single crystalline or polycrystalline single ingots. Challenges related to wafering, including the well-known problem of Kerf-loss, will be addressed. Finally, methods for doping of silicon wafers, passivation, and contacts will be addressed. Vapor and solution-based processes such as closed-space sublimation, sputtering, co-evaporation, solution coating, and related methods for deposited absorber layers will be addressed. Challenges with fabrication on glass, metal, and polymer substrates will be discussed. This segment of the tutorial will address the processing of III-V-based technologies that are used primarily in space and terrestrial concentrator applications. These are typically GaAs-based multi-junction technologies that rely on metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) for growth of the absorber layers. Issues with contacts and anti-reflective layers will also be discussed.Instructors:Danielle MerfeldGE Global ResearchStephen FonashThe Pennsylvania State UniversityJoel AgerLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryRalph RomeroBlack & Veatch Corporation
SESSION C1: Nanostructure-Based Photovoltaics & Multi-Component Thin Film PV Manufacturing IChair: Loucas TsakalakosTuesday Morning, April 26, 2011Room 2000 (Moscone West)
8:00 AM *C1.1Waferless High Efficiency Photovoltaics Based on Flexible Si Wire Arrays. Harry A. Atwater, Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California.8:30 AM C1.2High-efficiency Ordered Silicon Nano-conical-frustum Array Solar Cells by Self-powered Parallel Electron Lithography. Yuerui Lu and Amit Lal; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.8:45 AM C1.3Atomic Layer Deposition and Chemical Vapor Deposition of Copper Sulfide for Nanostructured Solar Cells. Ian Carbone1,3, Glenn B. Alers3,1, Anna Bezryadina3,1, Frank Bridges1, Scott Medling1, Timothy Ohno2 and Jonathan Kintnerr2; 1Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California; 2Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; 3Advanced Studies Laboratories, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.9:00 AM C1.4Resonating Mode Enhanced Optical Absorption in Si Hollow Nanospheres. Yan Yao1, Jie Yao1, Zhichao Ruan2, Jia Zhu2, Ching-Mei Hsu1, Shanhui Fan2 and Yi Cui1; 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California.9:15 AM C1.5Performance of Ultra-Thin Film Mo/CdTe/AZO Schottky Diode Photovoltaics in a Substrate Configuration. Chris E. France1,2, Hector Romo3, Sue A. Carter1,2 and Glenn B. Alers2,1; 1Physics Department, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California; 2Advanced Studies Laboratories, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California; 3Electrical Engineering Department, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California.9:30 AM BREAK10:00 AM *C1.6Scaling CdTe PV from Pilot Production to High Volume Manufacturing. Fred H. Seymour, PrimeStar Solar, Inc, Arvada, Colorado.10:30 AM *C1.7Ion Beam Texturing and Reactive Deposition for Photovoltaic Materials. Bruce M. Clemens1, J. R. Groves1, Vardaan Chawla1, Joel B. Li2, Garrett Hayes1 and Charles Teplin3; 1Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 3National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.11:00 AM C1.8Synthesis of CuInSe2 Absorbers from Bilayer Compound Precursors. Rangarajan Krishnan1, David Wood1, Vaibhav Chaudhari1, Andrew Payzant2, Rommel Noufi3 and Timothy Anderson1; 1Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; 2Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 3National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.11:15 AM C1.9In-line Control Quality of Chacolpyrite Based Solar Cells by Advance Raman Spectroscopy. Victor Izquierdo Roca3, Xavier Fontane2, Edgardo Saucedo2, Jesus Salvador Jaime Ferrer1, Jacobo Alvarez3, Alejandro Perez Rodriguez2, Juan Ramon Morante2 and Veronica Bermudez1; 1NEXCIS, Rousset, France; 2IREC, Barcelone, Spain; 3IN2UB, Barcelone, Spain.11:30 AM *C1.10Rapid Printing of High-efficiency Monolithically Integrated CIGS Photovoltaic Modules. Louay Eldada, Baosheng Sang, Dingyuan Lu, Peter Hersh, Casey Martinez and Billy J. Stanbery; HelioVolt Corporation, Austin, Texas.
SESSION C2: Solution-Based Processes I & Transparent Conductors and Coatings IChair: Venkatesen MannivananTuesday Afternoon, April 26, 2011Room 2000 (Moscone West)
1:30 PM *C2.1Molecular Precursor and Nanocrystal-ink Based Routes to CIGS and CZTS Solar Cells. Hugh W. Hillhouse, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.2:00 PM C2.2Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin Film Solar Cells from Binary and Ternary Chalcogenide Nanoparticles. Yanyan Cao, Michael S. Denny, Jonathan V. Caspar, Alex S. Ionkin, Lynda K. Johnson, Meijun Lu, Irina Malajovich, Daniela Radu and H. D. Rosenfeld; DuPont CR&D, Wilmington, Delaware.2:15 PM C2.3Microwave-enhanced Synthesis of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Colloidal Nanoparticle Inks. Brendan Flynn and Gregory Herman; School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.2:30 PM C2.4Fabrication and Performance of Dual Back-contact Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices. Daniel Josell1, Carlos M. Hangarter1, Behrang H. Hamadani2, Suyong Jung2 and Jonathan E. Guyer1; 1Metallurgy Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland; 2CNST, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland.2:45 PM C2.5Analysis and Control of Plating Baths in the Electrodeposition of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Films with Ion Chromatography. Joseph Duimstra, Sarah Lastella, Muharrem Kunduraci, Tuncay Cetiner, Serdar Aksu and Mustafa Pinarbasi; SoloPower Inc, San Jose, California.3:00 PM BREAK3:30 PM C2.6Durable Anti-reflective Coatings for PV Module Cover Glass. Sudip Mukhopadhyay, Renato DeTorres, Hai Bien, Boris Korolev, Ahila Krishnamoorthy and VaraPrasad Desaraju; Honeywell, Sunnyvale, California.3:45 PM C2.7Deposition of Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Using an Atmospheric, Low Temperature Plasma Deposition Process. Mirjam Theelen, Hans Winands, Frank Grob, Sandra Kouijzer, Hans Goverde, Joop van Deelen, Ariel de Graaf and Paul Poodt; TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands.4:00 PM C2.8Investigation on the Discharge Formation Mechanisms and Surface Analysis of SiO2-like Layers on Polymers Synthesized Using DBD Assisted CVD at Atmospheric Pressure. Antony P. Peter1,3, Richard van de Sanden1, Sergey Starostin2, Hindrik de Vries2 and Mariadriana Creatore1; 1Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V,, Tilburg, Netherlands; 3Materials innovstion institute (M2i), Delft, Netherlands.4:15 PM C2.9Recent Progress in Transparent Conducting Materials by Use of Metallic Grids on Metaloxides. Joop van Deelen, Henk Rendering, Bert Huis in het Veld, Mirjam Theelen, Paul Poodt and Arjan Hovestad; Materials Technology, TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands.4:30 PM C2.10Scalable Transparent Electrodes with Electrospun Nanowires. Hui Wu, Liangbing Hu and Yi Cui; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, California.4:45 PM C2.11Formation of Self Assembled MgO Nano-facet: Toward the Yablonovitch Limit for the Light Trapping in Thin Silicon Solar Cell. Hak Ki Yu1,2, Jong-Lam Lee1,2, Gwan Ho Jung1,2, Wan Jae Dong1,2, Kihyon Hong1,2 and Sungjun Kim1,2; 1Material Science & Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Korea, Republic of; 2Graduate Institute of Advanced Materials Science, POSTECH, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Korea, Republic of.
SESSION C3: Poster Session: Advanced Processes and Manufacturing for PhotovoltaicsChairs: Henry Ji, Venkatesen Mannivanan, Binxian Ren and Loucas TsakalakosTuesday Evening, April 26, 20118:00 PMExhibition Hall (Moscone West)
C3.1Low Cost ZnO/Cu2O Solar Cells Produced by Atmospheric ALD. Andrew Marin, David Munoz-Rojas, Diana Iza and Judith MacManus-Driscoll; Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.C3.2Optimizing Materials Processing and Device Geometry for Scalable ZnO/Cu2O Solar Cell Fabrication. Talia Gershon1, Kevin Musselman2, Andrew Marin1 and Judith MacManus-Driscoll1; 1Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.C3.3Forming Gradient Multilayer (GML) Nano Films for Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Applications. Boris Gilman and Igor Altman; Coolsol R&C, Mountain View, California.C3.4Abstract Withdrawn
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C3.6Metal Gettering in Porous-Si Reflector for Epitaxial Silicon Solar Cells. Chihak Ahn1, Hariharsudan S. Radhakrishnan2, Jan Van Hoeymissen2, Jonathan P. Goss1 and Nick E. Cowern1; 1School of Electrical, electronic and computer engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; 2IMEC, Leuven, Belgium.C3.7Versatile Applications of Chemically Deposited SnS in Thin Film Solar Cells. Maricela Rebeca Aragon-Silva, Ana Rosa García, M. T. Santhamma Nair and P. Karunakaran Nair; CIE, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Temixco, Morelos, Mexico.C3.8Chemically Deposited Solar Cells with Tin Selenide Absorber Films. Enue Barrios-Salgado, M. T. Santhamma Nair and P. Karunakaran Nair; CIE, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Temixco, Morelos, Mexico.C3.9Fabrication and Characteristics of Solution Processed Films for Organic Solar Cells. Ashwith Kumar Chilvery, Ashok K Batra and Padmaja Guggilla; Physics, Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama.C3.10Rapid Growth of Large Transparent Films of Chemically Converted Graphene, Graphite Oxide, and Aligned Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes. Julio M. D'Arcy1,2, Richard B. Kaner1,2,3 and Yang Yang3,2,1; 1Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; 2California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; 3Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.C3.11Fabrication of Improved p-AgGaSe2/n-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells on Optimum Quality Thermally Evaporated AgGaSe2 Thin Films. Krishna C. Mandal and Sandip Das; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.C3.12Application of a Dual-spectral-range, Expanded-beam Spectroscopic Ellipsometer for Mapping Large-area, Laterally-inhomogeneous, Photovoltaic Multilayers. Miklos Fried1, G. Juhasz1, C. Major1, A. Nemeth2,1, P. Petrik1, P. Polgar1, C. Salupo2 and R. W. Collins2; 1Photonics, MFA, Budapest, Hungary; 2PVIC, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.C3.13CdS, CdSe Nanoparticles in Silica Matrix by Sol Gel Method. Nilima Hullavarad and Shiva Hullavarad; Advanced Materials Group, Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska.C3.14Abstract Withdrawn
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C3.16Low-temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO, TiO2, and Al2O3 Thin Films for Application to Transparent Conducting Oxide. Woo-Hee Kim1,2, Jae-Min Kim1, Min-Kyu Kim1 and Hyungjun Kim1; 1School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei, Seoul, Korea, Republic of; 2Department of Material Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea, Republic of.C3.17Atomistic Simulations of the Silicon Surface Structure at the Interface of Silver Thick Film Contacts on n-Type Silicon. Stefan Kontermann1,2, Alexander Ruf1 and Ralf Preu1; 1Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany; 2Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Goslar, Germany.C3.18Surface Passivation of Pre-oxidized Silicon by Atomic Layer Deposited Al2O3. Wei-Cheng Lai1, Jenn-Chang Hwang1, Chien-Hsun Chen2, Hung-Jen Yang2 and Wei-Yu Chen2; 1National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; 2Industrial Technology Research Institute., Hsinchu, Taiwan.C3.19Enhanced Optical Absorption of Medium-temperature PECVD Grown Si-rich Si1-xCx. Chaio-Ti Lee and Gong-Ru Lin; Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.C3.20Optical Layers and Materials for Next Generation Solar Cells. Ping Lee1, Jason Shank1, Mikael Marra1, Yeona Kang1 and C. M. Fortmann1,2; 1Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York; 2Idalia Solar Technologies LLC, New York, New York.C3.21Vertically-segregated Hhole Extraction Layers to Enhance Open Circuit Voltage and Device Lifetime of Organic Solar Cells. Kyung Geun Lim1, Mi-Ri Choi1, Jin-Seck Kim2, Taiho Park2 and Tae-woo Lee1; 1Materials Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea, Republic of; 2Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea, Republic of.C3.22A Novel Buffering Technique for Aqueous Processing of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures and Interfaces, and Corresponding Improvement of Electrodeposited ZnO-Cu2O Photovoltaics. Kevin P. Musselman1,2, Andrew Marin2, Andreas Wisnet3, Christina Scheu3, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll2 and Lukas Schmidt-Mende4; 1Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 3Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; 4Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.C3.23Rapid Plasma-assisted, Ambient-pressure Deposition of Conformal Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications. Kwok Siong Teh and Joachim D. Pedersen; School of Engineering, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.C3.24Single-step, Co-production of Cd2SnO4 Nanoparticles and High Quality Thin Films by Geometrically Flux Flow Controlled Spray Pyrolysis. Sarika Phadke, Anil Suryawanshi and Satishchandra B. Ogale; Physical Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India.C3.25Pore-opening Process in Nanoporous AAO Membranes for Electrodeposition of Semiconducting Nanowires. Sovannary Phok1, Suresh Rajaputra2, Vijay P. Singh2, Hamda Ali Al Thani1 and Falah Hasoon3; 1Measurements and Characterization, National Energy and Water Research Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 2Center for Nanoscale, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; 3National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.C3.26Nanostructured CuInGaSe2 Thin films For High-performance Solar Cells. Aswini Pradhan, Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia.C3.27Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Deposition of Tin Oxide and Tin Sulfide Thin Films for Solar Cells. Manoj Ramachandran, Dalia Martinez and Aaron Sanchez; CIE, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Temixco, Morelos, Mexico.C3.28Impurity-free Seeded Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon by Nanoindentation. Simon Ruffell1, Andrew P. Knights2, David J. Sprouster1, Jodie E. Bradby1 and Jim S. Williams1; 1Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; 2Department of Engineering Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.C3.29Hydrogen Diffusion in PECVD Stack Layer of Silicon Oxide and Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Nitride. Samy A. Strola1,2, M. S. Hanssen1, M. M. Mandoc1, R. Mary Joy2, M. G. Hussein2, R. C. Bosch2, F. C. Dings2, W. M. Kessels1 and M. C. van de Sanden1; 1P&MP, TU Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2OTB Solar, Eindhoven, Netherlands.C3.30Morphology Control of Electrodeposited CuInSe2 Absorber Layer. Juan Sun2,1, Sudip K. Batabyal1, Lydia H. Wong2 and Subodh G. Mhaisalkar1; 1Energy Research Institute @ NTU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; 2Mmaterials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.C3.31Systematic Study of Methanol Addition to Enhance the Film Development of APCVD Tin Oxide. Joop van Deelen, Ioanna Volintiru and Paul Poodt; Materials Technology, TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands.C3.32Systematic Study of High Deposition Rate of Low Resistivity ZnO:Al Deposition on an Industrial Moving Belt Reactor. Joop van Deelen, Andrea Illiberi, Bas Kniknie and Paul Poodt; Materials Technology, TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands.C3.33Development of Zinc Sulfide as a Hetero-junction Partner by a Novel Process Route. Parag Vasekar, Laxmikanth Ganta, Daniel Vanhart and Seshu Desu; Center for Autonomous Solar Power, Binghamton University, Vestal, New York.C3.34Design, Fabrication and Solar Cell Application of CuInSe2 Nanotube Arrays on Conducting Glass Substrates. Jun Xu1,2 and Chun-Sing Lee1,2; 1Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; 2Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.C3.35Cost Effective Fabrication of Wafer Scale Nanoholes for Solar Cells Application. Yingqi Zhao, Ka Kuen Leung and Charles Surya; Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.C3.36The Fabrication of Large Scale Single/Few Layer Graphene as Flexible Transparent Conductive Electrodes. Gorkem Soyumer and Ismet Inonu Kaya; Materials Science and Engineering, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.C3.37Thick and Crack-free Nanocrystalline Mesoporous TiO2 Films Obtained by Capillary Coating from Aqueous Solutions. Natacha Krins1,2, Marco Faustini1, Benjamin Louis1 and David Grosso1; 1UPMC, Paris, France; 2ULg, Liege, Belgium.C3.38Current Collecting Grids in R2R Processed Organic Solar Cells. Robert Abbel1, Joost Valeton2, Tim van Lammeren1 and Erwin Meinders1; 1Holst Centre - TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2NeoDec, Eindhoven, Netherlands.C3.39Abstract Withdrawn
C3.40Printable Carbon Free CIGS Thin Film for Solar Cell Applications. Byoung Koun Min and Eunjoo Lee; Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.C3.41Continuous Microreactor-assisted Solution Deposition for the Scalable Production of Cadmium Sulfide Thin Films. Sudhir Ramprasad1, Yu-Wei Su2, Chih-hung Chang2, Brian Paul3, Clayton Hires3 and Daniel Palo1; 1Energy and Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon; 2School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; 3School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.C3.42Use of SiO2 Nanotemplates for Relieving Thermally Induced Stress During Epitaxial Growth of Ge on Si for III-V Photovoltaic Applications. Swapnadip Ghosh2, Darin Leonhardt1 and Sang M. Han1,2; 1Chemical & Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2Electrical Engineering & Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.C3.43Degradation of CuInGaSe2 Devices Studied Using Controlled Moisture Ingress. Rajalakshmi Sundaramoorthy, John Pern, Jian Li and Tim Gessert; National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.C3.44Structural Study of CIGS2 Thin Film Absorbers Using EBSD Technique. Ashwani Kaul1, Shirish A. Pethe1, Neelkanth G. Dhere1 and Helio R. Moutinho2; 1Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida, Cocoa, Florida; 2National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.C3.45Thin Film Solar Cells with Antimony Sulfide and Lead Sulfide Complementary Absorbers. Manuela Calixto-Rodriguez, Jonathan Sayago, Ana Rosa Garcia, M. T. Santhamma Nair and P. Karunakaran Nair; CIE, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Temixco, Morelos, Mexico.C3.46Growth of CuInGaSe2 Thin Film Solar Cells. Gary L. Harris, HNF, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia.C3.47Abstract Withdrawn
C3.48Electrospun Composite Nanofiber Transparent Conductor Layer for Solar Cells. Justin Ritchie, Joel Mertens, Heejae Yang, Peyman Servati and Frank Ko; Materials Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Improved High Efficiency Organic Solar Cells via Incorporation of a Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Interlayer. Jung Hwa Seo1,2, Andrea Gutacker2, Alan J. Heeger2 and Guillermo C. Bazan2;1Department of Materials Physics, Dong-A University, Korea, Republic of; 2Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, University of California, Santa Barbara, California.
SESSION C4: Silicon Solar CellsChairs: Henry Ji and Binxian RenWednesday Morning, April 27, 2011Room 2000 (Moscone West)
8:30 AM *C4.1Sliver Solar Cell Technology: Pushing the Material Boundaries. Evan Franklin, Andrew Blakers, Klaus Weber and Vernie Everett; School of Engineering, The Australian National Universit, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.9:00 AM *C4.2Comparative Study on Manufacturability of Selective Emitter and Double Printing. Yong Liu and Wei Shan; JA Solar, Shanghai, China.9:30 AM C4.3Doping of Silicon and Zinc Oxide by Femtosecond-laser Irradiation for Efficient and Scalable Photovoltaic Cell. Apurba Dev, Andreas Schneider, Waldemar Freund and Tobias Voss; Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.9:45 AM C4.4High Throughput, Low Cost Deposition of Alumina Passivation Layers by Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition. Ad Vermeer1, Fred Roozeboom2,3, Paul Poodt2 and Roger Gortzen1; 1SoLayTec, Eindhoven, Netherlands; 2TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands; 3Eindhoven university of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.10:00 AM BREAK10:30 AM C4.5
Evidence and Characterization of Crystallographic Defect and Material Quality After SLIM-Cut Process. Alex Masolin1, 2, Jan Vaes1, Frederic Dross1, Amaia Pesquera Rodriguez3, Jef Poortmans1, 2 and Robert Mertens1, 2; 1imec, Leuven, Belgium;2Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 3University of Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain.
On the Chemical and Field-effect Passivation of c-Si by Al2O3 and SiO2/Al2O3 Stacks. Gijs Dingemans, Richard van de Sanden and Erwin Kessels; Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
SESSION C5: Multi-Component Thin Film Manufacturing II & Transparent Conductors and Coatings IIChairs: Venkatesen Mannivanan and Loucas TsakalakosWednesday Afternoon, April 27, 2011Room 2000 (Moscone West)
1:30 PM *C5.1Flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and CdTe Solar Cells and Roll-to-roll Manufacturing. Ayodhya N. Tiwari1,2, Adrian Chirila1, Patrick Bloesch1, Julian Perrenoud1, Lukas Kranz1, Sieghard Seyrling1, Fabian Pianezzi1, Stephan Buecheler1, Rajneesh Verma1, Shiro Nishiwaki1, Yaroslav E. Romanyuk1, Roger Ziltener2 and David Bremaud2; 1Photovoltaics 130, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf, Switzerland; 2FLISOM Ltd., Duebendorf, Switzerland.2:00 PM *C5.2Printed Nanoparticle CdTe Solar Cells on Flexible Metal Foils. Damoder Reddy, Charlie Hotz, Craig Leidholm, Donald Zehnder, Margaret Hines, Chris Sunderland, Puthur Paulson, Steve Conner and Brian Gergen; Solexant, Inc, San Jose, California.2:30 PM C5.3Light Scattering of ZnO Nano Particle Based Thin Films. Andrey Raykov1, Sahar Arabi1, Rahul Dewan1, Sujay Phadke2, Rodrigo Noriega2, Alberto Salleo2 and Dietmar Knipp1; 1School of Engineering and Science, Science, Electronic Devices and Nanophotonics Laboratory, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany; 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, Stanford, California.2:45 PM BREAK3:15 PM C5.4Band Energy Structure Arrangement for Organic Solar Cells with Metalized Deoxyribonucleic Acid Strands on Anode Electrode. Ali B. Guvenc1, Emre Yengel1, Shirui Guo2, Hayri E. Akin1, Cengiz S. Ozkan3,4 and Mihrimah Ozkan1; 1Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California; 2Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California; 3Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California; 4Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California.
3:30 PM C5.5Large Scale Solution Process of Silver Nanowire Electrodes for High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells. Zhibin Yu, Lu Li, Qingwu Zhang and Qibing Pei; Materials science and engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.3:45 PM C5.6High-efficiency Inverted Polymer Solar Cell by Spin Coating a Nano-layered Salt on TiO2/ITO Electrode. Ten-Chin Wen and Yu-Chun Wang; Chemical Engineering, Nationl Cheng Kung Uni., Tainan, Taiwan (R.O.C), Taiwan.4:00 PM C5.7Solution Processed V2O5 as High Work Function Charge Extraction Layers in Organic Solar Cells. Kirill Zilberberg1, Sara Trost1, Hans Schmidt2 and Thomas Riedl1; 1Electrical Engineering, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany; 2Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.4:15 PM C5.8Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of a-SiCN:H Antireflection Coatings for c-Si Solar Cell Applications. Srinivasan Guruvenket, Kyle Johnson, Steven Andrie, Mark Simon, Robert Sailer, Jacob Fink, John Lovaasen, Justin Hoey and Douglas L. Schulz; Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, North Dakota State Unuiversity, Fargo, North Dakota.4:30 PM C5.9Roll-to-Roll Front Contact Patterning by Wire Shading. Rainer Merz, Markus B. Schubert and Jürgen H. Werner; Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.4:45 PM C5.10High Performance Bulk-heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Fabricated using Non-halogenated Solvent Processing. Choong-Do Park1,2, Jian Li2 and Bryan D. Vogt2; 1Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; 2Flexible Display Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
SESSION C6: Multi-Component Thin Film Manufacturing III & IVChairs: Loucas Tsakalakos and Binxian RenThursday Morning, April 28, 2011Room 2000 (Moscone West)
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8:30 AM C6.2Interlayer Adhesion and Delamination in Roll-to-roll Processed Inverted Organic Solar Cells. Mark Oliver1, Stephanie R. Dupont1, Frederik C. Krebs2 and Reinhold H. Dauskardt1; 1Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark.8:45 AM C6.3High Efficiency CdS/CdTe Cells Without CdCl2 Activation. Naba R. Paudel, Kristopher A. Wieland and Alvin D. Compaan; Physics & Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.9:00 AM C6.45.4 % Kesterite Device by Improved Annealing Process. Dominik M. Berg, Alex Redinger, Phillip J. Dale and Susanne Siebentritt; Laboratory of Photovoltaics, University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg.9:15 AM C6.5Local Structural Probing of Pulsed Laser Deposited CdS/CdTe Thin Films by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Mehmet A. Sahiner1, Michael Newby1, Samuel Emery1, Michelle Jamer1, Jeffrey Serfass1 and Mark Croft2; 1Physics Department, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; 2Physics Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey.9:30 AM BREAK10:00 AM *C6.6Web Coating of Flexible CIGS on Polyimide Substrate for Rigid and Flexible Solar Modules. Alexander Braun, Hendrik Zachmann and Andreas Rahm; Solarion AG, Leipzig, Germany.10:30 AM C6.7Data-intensive Metrology for Process Design for Scalable Solar Cells with the Aid of Photovoltaic Informatics. Changwon Suh, Stephen Glynn, John Scharf, Jian Li, Miguel A. Contreras, Rommel Noufi and Wesley B. Jones; NREL, Golden, Colorado.10:45 AM C6.8Characterisation of Thin Film CdTe Photovoltaic Devices Deposited by High Plasma Density Magnetron Sputtering. John M. Walls, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.11:00 AM C6.9Device Performance of InGaAs Solar Cell on InP Substrate and Hybrid InP or InGaAs/Si Substrate. Robyn Woo1, William Hong1, Marina Leite2, Emily Warmann2, Harry Atwater2 and Daniel Law1; 1Spectrolab, Inc. A Boeing Company, Sylmar, California; 2California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California.11:15 AM C6.10Large Scale In2S3 Buffer Layers Deposited by Ion Layer Gas Reaction: From Growth Process to Process Growth. Rodrigo Saez-Araoz1, Sophie Gledhill1, Tristan Koehler1, Martin Krueger1, Johannes Richter2, Peter Wohlfart2, Thomas P. Niesen3, Joerg Palm3, Martha C. Lux-Steiner1 and Christian H. Fischer1; 1Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin fuer Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany; 2Singulus Technologies AG, Kahl am Main, Germany; 3Avancis GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany.11:30 AM C6.11Al-induced Layer Exchange Crystallization Kinetics of Poly-Ge on Glass Substrates. Shu Hu1 and Paul C. McIntyre1,2; 1Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford, California.11:45 AM C6.12Thin film III-V photovoltaics on Flexible Metal Substrates Using Single-crystalline-like Germanium Films. Venkat Selvamanickam1, Senthil Sambandam2, Aarthi Sundaram1, Goran Majkic1, Akhil Mehrotra1 and Alex Freundlich1; 1Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas; 2SuperPower, Houston, Texas.
SESSION C7: Transparent Conductors and Coatings III & IVChair: Henry JiThursday Afternoon, April 28, 2011Room 2000 (Moscone West)
1:30 PM *C7.1Large Scale Deposition of Transparent Conducting Oxides by Hollow Cathode Sputtering. Alan E. Delahoy, Kai Jansen, Chris Robinson, Anthony Varvar and Paul Fabiano; R&D, New Millennium Solar Equipment Corp., Robbinsville, New Jersey.2:00 PM C7.2Investigation of Alternative Dopants in MOCVD-grown SnO2:F. Teresa M. Barnes1, James Burst1, Carrie Wyse2, Marty Scott1, Xiaonan Li1, Rob Torres2 and Tim Gessert1; 1NREL, Golden, Colorado; 2Matheson Tri-Gas, Longmont, Colorado.2:15 PM C7.3Effect of Working Distance on Properties of Sputtered Molybdenum Films. Shirish A. Pethe1, Ashwani Kaul1, Neelkanth G. Dhere1 and Helio R. Moutinho2; 1Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida, Cocoa, Florida; 2National Renewable energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.2:30 PM C7.4Printable Metallization Inks for Photovoltaics. Susan E. Habas, Heather A. S. Platt, Maikel F. A. M. van Hest, Calvin J. Curtis, Alex Miedaner and David S. Ginley; National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.2:45 PM C7.5Processing, Characterization, and Simulation of Laser Fired Contacts for Solar Cell Devices. Brittany Hedrick1, Brennan DeCesar2, Brian Downey1, Joseph Flemish1,2, Edward W. Reutzel2 and Suzanne Mohney1; 1Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; 2Applied Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.3:00 PM BREAK3:30 PM C7.6Solution-processed Metal Nanowire Transparent Electrodes. Liangbing Hu1, Hui Wu1, Han Sun Kim1, Jung-Yong Lee2, Peter Peumans2 and Yi Cui1; 1Material Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Electrical Engineering, Stanford, Stanford, California.3:45 PM C7.7Low-temperature Formation of Tin Oxide Nanocones over Large Areas. Sangmoo Jeong1, Matthew T. McDowell2 and Yi Cui2; 1Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California.4:00 PM C7.8Chemical Vapour Deposition at Atomospheric Pressure. Stefan Kaskel, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute Materials and Beam Technology, Dresden, Germany.4:15 PM C7.9Solution Processing of Highly Conductive and Transparent Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Films: Surfactant-free Dispersions and Non-acidic Dopants. Brian A. Larsen, Jeremy D. Bergeson, Matthew O. Reese, Teresa M. Barnes and Jeffrey L. Blackburn; National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.4:30 PM C7.10The Production of Photoactive Coatings by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation. Liza K. Mirelman, Chris Dunleavy and Bill Clyne; Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambrigde, Cambridge, United Kingdom.4:45 PM C7.11Nanostructured Flexible Antireflectance Coatings and Their Application to Solar Cells. Jonathan Moghal1,2, James Best2, Martin Gardener2, Gareth Wakefield2 and Andrew Watt1; 1University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; 2Oxford Advanced Surfaces plc, Oxford, United Kingdom.


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Upon arrival, our fabulous childrens coordinator (Riverdene Lodge) or lodge manager (Sarili Lodge) will discuss activity options with the family taking the familys size, childrens ages and the weather into consideration. Child minding facilities are available at an additional cost for children younger than 4 years as they are too young to join game drives.
Each child will receive an age-appropriate gift pack.
Awesome Experiences for Kids at Shamwari....
Exclusive visit to the Born Free Foundation Big Cat Rescue Centre
Activities are focused on promoting the conservation of species and the protection of habitat whilst maintaining a humane and compassionate approach to the welfare of animals
Shamwari Animal Rehabilitation Centre
Different types of wild animals or raptors that are being cared for at the time, under special supervision by the Shamwari veterinarian team, for release back into the wild
Riverdene Lodge - Children can partake in various social, sporting, arts and cultural activities under the supervision of our childrens coordinator.
Indoor Activities
Join Ranger Vincent, children and parents on a game drive at Shamwari. They have great sightings of elephant and giraffe. A Shamwari Family Safari should be added to your family bucket list!


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Dr. Elizabeth Thiele: Since individuals with TSC can have involvement of multiple organ systems, we need to obtain the best medical care, in order to be very vigilant. That if any of these manifestations occur, they don't compromise an individual's health. What an individual really needs is someone who either has expertise in the various manifestations of TSC, such as one can get in a TS clinic. Or have access to specialized or, either specialists or people who are educated and are aware of the different manifestations and how they affect health. And that integrated approach will change as an individual with TSC ages. So, a child with TSC often needs a neurologist to help control the seizures, often needs a neuropsychologist to optimize the child's development and ability to learn, sometimes needs a cardiologist, if a child has significant heart involvement. And sometimes we'll need a pediatric kidney doctor for the kidney involvement. As that individual ages, those needs change. So adults with TS sometimes needs, sometimes need neurologists, if they continue to have seizures. Frequently need adult kidney specialists, to monitor kidney involvement. Frequently, for the women with TSC, need to have a pulmonologist involved, who's aware of the pulmonary or lung manifestations of TSC, frequently need psychiatrists involved to deal with the anxiety issues, or other mental health aspects of the disorder.
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Definition of lictor in English:
(In ancient Rome) an officer attending the consul or other magistrate, bearing the fasces, and executing sentences on offenders.
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- Like the fasces carried by Roman lictors, weaving, in which separate strands are plaited together to form a new and far more robust entity, becomes the embodiment of communal strength and unity of purpose.
- The fasces of Italian fascism are nicked from the fasces carried by the lictors, symbolising the unity of the Roman people.
- The very word 'Fascism' is an allusion to the tied-up bundle of rods (the fasces) that the lictors of ancient Rome bore as a visible symbol of the united strength of the Roman people.
Latin, perhaps related to ligare 'to bind'.
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John Kyle Dorman MD, FACSBoard-Certified Neurological Surgeon
Dr. Dorman grew up in Houston, Texas and graduated cum laude from Baylor University with a bachelor of science degree in biology. While at Baylor University Dr. Dorman received the Presidential Scholarship. He then attended the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas graduating in 1994. While in medical school, Dr. Dorman received several awards including the Alpha Omega Alpha research scholarship and the Ivan Bruce Memorial Award. For his research, Dr. Dorman also received an NIH grant during his second year of medical school.
After graduating medical school, Dr. Dorman completed his general surgery internship in Norfolk, Virginia as well as a two year fellowship in pediatric intensive care in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Dorman completed his neurosurgical residency at The University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dr. Dorman was certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 2006 and was inducted into the American College of Surgeons in 2009.
Dr. Dorman moved to Midland, Texas in 2004 and practices in both Midland and Odessa at Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center Hospital respectively. Dr. Dorman is currently the Chief of Staff at Midland Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Dorman is a member of The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, the Texas Medical Association, and the Midland County Medical Society.
Dr. Dorman's neurosurgical practice consists of spinal and cranial surgery. In addition to evaluating and treating patients, Dr. Dorman advances his field through research and innovation. He has published articles in peer reviewed neurosurgical journals and has filed for several patents for surgical devices he has invented.
When he is not working, Dr. Dorman enjoys spending time with his family, playing the drums, and traveling.
- Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science – Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- Medical Degree: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Professional Affiliations
Hospital Affiliations
Licensure & Certifications
- Board-Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery
- Licensed in Texas & North Carolina
Foreign Language
- Spanish
John Kyle Dorman MD, FACS
Dr. Dorman specializes in the treatment of a variety of neurosurgical conditions and performs several procedures including:
- Brain Tumors
- Aneurysms
- Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Cervical Discectomy
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Artifical Cervical Disc Replacements


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Should have stayed at Blues, Gary.................................................................Barnsley striker Garry O'Connor has had his contract cancelled at Oakwell by mutual consent.The Edinburgh-born 27-year-old has made 26 appearances for the Tykes since signing a permanent deal with the club following an initial loan spell from Birmingham in September.O'Connor started out at Hibernian and joined Lokomotv Moscow in a £1.6million deal in March 2006 before sealing a £2.6million switch to Birmingham 15 months later. He scored four goals during his time at Oakwell.Manager Mark Robins said: "We wish Garry all the best for the future."
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On 'Disliking' the Constitution
One commenter suggested that it was a mischaracterization, perhaps even an insult, to suggest that Sandy Levinson, a professor at the University of Texas, Austin, doesn't "like" or "love" the Constitution. I was going to let that pass, but, in case others had that (mis)impression, here's Levinson's own gloss on the post, lifted from the comments section:
I take its point to be that there is (or should be) a serious debate within the left about whether the best response to the Tea Party is to profess our own "love" for the Constitution or, instead, to agree that the Constitution is very much in need of amendatory change and then to have a serious debate about what kinds of changes would best serve us.
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I think the left could win that debate, but, alas, it is making no effort to do so. Barack Obama's Progressive Era predecessors, Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, made no secret of their skepticism about aspects of the Constitution, and the Teens were a period of significant change (including 16th-19th amendments). Would that Obama were engaging in a serious effort to bring about "change we can believe in," which, sooner or later, will require confronting our dysfunctional Constitution.
Skepticism about the Constitution as it stands is hardly limited to any one party, or ideology. As I pointed out—really just echoing Levinson—the Tea Party embraces some aspects of it while rejecting others (namely the "anchor baby" provision). Levinson's fairly uncontroversial point is that we shouldn't treat as unchallengeable gospel a document that, after all, took slavery for granted and, what's more, granted slaveholders extra voting power, via the three-fifths clause.


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City of Abilene lays out plan to combat mosquitoes after recent rain
ABILENE, Texas - City officials are monitoring the local mosquito population, especially after recent rainfall.
The city's Environmental Health Manager tells KTXS they will do some spraying, but they are unsure as to how much they will do just yet.
The city currently sprays ballparks on Wednesday mornings, weather permitting.
City workers also sprayed one of their trapping sites twice recently because of a sudden increase in mosquitoes captured at that site.
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I would say Codemasters is the second worst gaming company after what they pulled with Dragon Rising....
EA is the Worst Company in America, Now What?
And EA's response:I believe EA is a destructive force in the industry as their goal isnt to make gaming more accessible and respected as a medium. How can you argue that video games are art, when pieces of the story are cleaved out to be sold separately? This is why the titans of the gaming industry like EA are passionately hated, while movie studios and TV networks dont draw nearly as much ire. 3D price gouging seems downright generous when compared to the tricks companies like EA are using to wring more money out of consumers.
Wow...what contempt for their customers.Were sure that British Petroleum, AIG, Philip Morris, and Halliburton are all relieved they werent nominated this year. Were going to continue making award-winning games and services played by more than 300 million people worldwide.
These articles don't even mention the EA Spouse protest campaign from a few years ago when the husbands and wives of EA employees banded together to confront EA over brutal work schedules.


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This information appeared in our Spring 2013 Update publication.
Dr. Barbara Lazar
Family physician Dr. Barbara Lazar has joined Gifford in Randolph, providing care to all ages, especially older Vermonters.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Lazar did her internship and residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Practice.
She began her career in 1996 at the Indian Health Service at Northern Navajo Medical Center in New Mexico. Moving to Vermont in 2003, she worked as medical director at Genesis Elder Care in Lebanon, N.H., and as part of the family medicine department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. She has also worked at Brookside Nursing Home in
White River Junction and most recently at the Program for All-inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) in Rutland.
A Sharon resident, wife and mother, Dr. Lazar joined Gifford for the opportunity to work close to home and at a small medical center committed to family care.
Call her at Gifford Family Medicine at 728-2445.
Tara Meyer, APRN
Family nurse practitioner Tara Meyer is the newest member of the family medicine team at the Gifford Health Center at Berlin.
Board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and a graduate of the University of Vermont, Tara has both nursing and family nurse practitioner experience. She worked as an inpatient nurse at Fletcher Allen Health Care, as a nurse practitioner to children and adults with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and most recently as a primary care nurse practitioner for the Program
for All-inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) in Colchester.
A Montpelier resident and wife, she calls her position at Gifford her "dream job." "I'm very happy. I just love Gifford. A lot of my friends come to Gifford. A lot of my friends have had babies at Gifford," Tara says. "It feels really great to work in a place where I'm proud of, that's really invested in the community and has a great reputation."
Tara provides care to all ages and also works in area nursing homes on Gifford's
behalf. Call her at the Berlin Health Center at 229-2325.
Brad Salzmann, PA-C
Experienced orthopedics physician assistant Bradford "Brad" Salzmann has
joined Gifford's orthopedics team in Randolph, providing office care and assisting
in surgery.
A graduate of Springfield College in Massachusetts, Brad is certified by the National
Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. He's worked since 1996 in
orthopedics at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., and Wing Memorial
Hospital in Palmer, Mass. He also worked in hospitalist medicine at IPC Hospitalist
of New England.
In addition, he has a master's degree in disaster medicine and management and serves as part of a disaster medical assistance team that responds to national crises.
Now a Royalton resident, this outdoor enthusiast has joined Gifford for the opportunity to work in Vermont and in a small hospital setting. "I'm really excited to be at Gifford. It's personable. You get to know people and make more of a difference," he says.
Call Brad in Gifford's Randolph orthopedics practice at 728-2455. Orthopedics is also offered at the Gifford Health Center at Berlin.


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LOS ANGELES � People don�t have time to wait for conclusive information about nutrition and cancer, says an advocacy group that has issued six dietary recommendations to help prevent cancer.
The guidance to emphasize fruits and vegetables hardly will raise an eyebrow, when even the federal government�s My Plate graphic recommendation is half produce. But the paper, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, also recommends little or no dairy, red or processed meat, and avoiding meat that�s fried, grilled or broiled.
The report suggests that limiting or avoiding dairy products may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. It cites studies showing an association between diets high in calcium � from dairy and other sources � and the disease.
The second recommendation is to limit or avoid alcohol, which may reduce risk of several cancers including of the mouth, esophagus, colon and rectum.
The third guideline is that avoiding red and processed meat may reduce colon and rectal cancer risk.
The fourth guideline is that avoiding grilled, fried or broiled meat and fish � high-temperature cooking methods � may reduce the risk of several cancers.
The fifth guideline said that eating soy products during adolescence may reduce the risk of breast cancer in adulthood.
Finally, the report advocates eating lots of fruits and vegetables for their fiber and phytochemicals to reduce the risk of several cancers
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This was caught on CCTV. Some people have all the luck...!
Dippy car blatantly runs a red light, then can't even successfully swerve out of the way of an oncoming scooter. WARNING: this video is SHOCKING, GRUESOME, and you won't be able to look away.
It's time to scare the crap out of your friends again with an LG Sabotage! This one involves a cop, a crash, and the sounds of bloody murder.
Singer Brandy was involved in a fatal car accident on Dec. 30, 2006, and was caused when Brandy's 2007 Land Rover collided with this 2005 Toyota, resulting in a four-car pile-up.
On Dec. 30, 2006, Brandy's Land Rover collided with a 2005 Toyota, which was struck by this '89 Acura.
Nicole got into an accident on the set of a movie she's filming in Los Angeles. The truck towing the Jag she was in took a turn too wide – and slipped on the slippery pavement, hitting a pole.
Celebrities! They're just like us - stupid sometimes! Here's a recent pic of Kim. She says she fell asleep in the sun with giant glasses on. LOLs.
This retarded terrorist thought he could escape the police with a motorcycle, but he didn't take into account how easily they could crash him!!


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Before Public School's NYFW presentation, the team of Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow made sure all bases were covered to keep the show running smoothly. This behind-the-scenes clip from Jay Maldonado shows you a before and after scene of the brand's fall/winter 2013 show. Check the clip above and see cameos from familiar magazine editors to A$AP Rocky making an appearance.
Public School Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look at NYFW Presentation (Video)
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New Fortune 421 Swimwear Collection
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From a single tee shirt in San Diego, to an international fashion and entertainment company, Fortune 421 sure has come a long way in a short six years. Pioneered by local visionary Jason Herrick, Fortune 421 is designed to represent the unique San Diego and Miami lifestyle, where the beach meets the city in style.
My guess is you've probably attended at least three of Fortune's signature summer pool parties, and I bet you've seen industry locals rocking 421 branded shirts around town. If you're lucky, you may have even escaped to Las Vegas or Miami to party with the Fortune crew in the midst of their rapid expansion. And now, just in time for summer, locals have a stylish new way to support this lifestyle brand: Fortune 421 Swimwear.
Far beyond a basic bikini top, Fortune 421 Swimwear boasts a variety of unique designs that reflect our iconic pool party culture. San Diego women are sure to love the bandeau tops and Brazilian bottoms in solid, stripe, and polka dot. This first Fortune 421 Swimwear line was designed by Jason Herrick's girlfriend, Cristina Alanis, an emerging fashion designer who is inspired by such brands as L*Space, Vitamin A, and Vix. We first viewed the collection during the Fortune Six Year Anniversary Party at Stingaree, and we were instantly hooked. The haute bikinis will be available for purchase mid-June on fortune421.com, and Fortune will offer pre-sale orders during the Memorial Day Pool Party on May 29. Do you want to be the new Miss 421 Spokesmodel? Read on for details.
I sat down with Jason Herrick to discuss all the bikini basics of Fortune 421 Swimwear.
DiscoverSD: Fortune 421 is so much more than a promotion company. Please explain your vision for Fortune 421 Clothing and what this brand means to you.
Jason Herrick: Many people might not know this but Fortune 421 started out six years ago from a single t-shirt with the Fortune name on the front and the 421 logo on the back. At the time I created the branded shirt to represent my group of friends that worked in the nightlife industry either DJing, VIP hosting, bartending or cocktail waitressing. Since then we've expanded into a record label, artist-booking agency, charity organization and yes… an events production company throwing lots of fun parties to expose the brand all across the country. My vision for the clothing line is to have it continue to represent the nightlife and dance music culture while along the way giving back to the community through our clothing sales. The line itself has been predominantly men's t-shirts but we envision this developing into a full collection of cut and sew garments such as tanks, polos, long sleeve wovens, sweatshirts, track jackets, shorts, pants, ties, suit jackets and denim. My drive and passion is to develop the clothing line into a global brand that represents the San Diego & Miami lifestyle where the beach meets the city!
DSD: We checked out the new bikinis on the Sting runway during the anniversary party and we were blown away! When and why did you decide to launch Fortune 421 Swimwear?
Jason: Two of the main things that Fortune is known for are our pool parties and that we are based out of sunny San Diego. We've had constant demand over the years from our supporters asking for bikinis so it just made sense to have swimwear as our next venture. Late last summer we decided it was time to step it up and produce our first collection so we have been working hard ever since to make that happen. The bikinis where developed through the winter in order to have samples done for WMC, Coachella and our 6 Year Anniversary events this spring. Production is being completed now and we will be officially launching to the public in mid June and have them ready to sell on our fortune421.com website.
DSD: Who designed the line, and what is the inspiration?
Jason: The swimwear line was designed and produced by my girlfriend Cristina Alanis. She has always been passionate about fashion but never imagined getting into the industry let alone creating swimwear. I'm beyond impressed with how well she did for her very first time. The line was inspired from all of our travels to places such as Miami, Las Vegas, Acapulco and Playa del Carmen, all of which share the same nightlife and pool party culture as our brand. We went for a timeless classic look that matches our clothing line so our fabrics include a combination of solids, stripes and polka dots with clean trim pieces. We wanted to stick with classic cuts such as triangle and bandeaus tops along with moderate and Brazilian bottoms so that it would be attractive to a wide audience.
DSD: What designer swimwear labels are most similar to your new line?
Jason: We would love to see Fortune 421 Swimwear next to brands such as Despi, L*Space, Luli Fama, Vitamin A and Vix. These brands do an excellent job of capturing the sophisticated international women that Fortune 421 would also appeal to. From the response we've already gotten, I think we have a real shot of making it happen!
DSD: What is your favorite Fortune bikini for a San Diego girl?
Jason: Our favorite suit for an San Diego girl would be from the 421 Karats collection. It's a white fabric with gold glitter pinstripe that's simple yet sexy and glamorous. This fabric comes in a triangle or bandeau top and a moderate or Brazilian scrunch bottom…any combination would be a perfect fit. The San Diego girl has evolved from a surf style to being more fashion forward and choosing a style that could look great on the runway as well as the beach.
DSD: Tell us about this hot Fortune 421 Swimwear photo shoot!
Jason: Every year in March our company heads to South Beach Miami for the Winter Music Conference and as the line started being developed we though that it would be really amazing to capture our new bikinis in a photo shoot while we were out there. After a couple months of searching we were fortunate enough to find the best photographer, model and makeup/hair artist all in the Miami area. Considering this was the first shoot we've ever done outside of San Diego, and that the suits were overnighted to us just in time, we are really proud of how everything turned out. We did the shoot at one of Miami's most historic hotels, the Clevelander, located on right on the infamous Ocean Avenue. It was a perfect location since we had 360-degree views of South Beach from the rooftop and the beach is right across the street. It was a little crazy pulling it off in the middle of Miami Music Week but it only added to the energy of our shoot. The photos captured exactly what we wanted in order to begin our marketing campaign and we feel blessed to have had such great people come together to make it all happen!
DSD: Swimwear isn't all that we saw on the runway. What are your favorite new Fortune 421 clothing items for summer?
Jason: Yes, we also had some of our new Fortune 421 Clothing designs on the catwalk and are really excited to introduce some new categories later this summer. At our 6 Year we unveiled our Anniversary shirt, which has a gold foil seal on white crew neck, which is perfect for summer time! Also a new hand stitched piece was introduced that Mama J worked hard on. It was a black crew neck with camouflage fabric of our Fortune Army design, which is inspired by a military style badge but has our 421 logo inside of it. Coming up later this summer we are looking forward to unveiling our first men's tank tops and boardshorts at the Elevation Pool Party fashion show. They were originally to be introduced alongside the swimwear line, but we've had our plate full already this year so they are just now starting to get developed. Also, keep an eye out for an exclusive DiscoverSD x Fortune421 Collaboration to hit the streets this summer!
DSD: What Fortune 421 events can we look forward to this summer in San Diego, and across the globe?
Jason: Wow!!! I can't believe its summer time already…this is crazy! But yes we have some great events planned for this summer and we can't wait to kick things off in a couple weeks! This year we are excited to be moving our entire 2011 Pool Party Series over to the Ivy Rooftop at Andaz Hotel. Our Memorial Day (5/29), 4th of July (7/3), Elevation (8/14) and Labor Day (9/4) will all be happening from 12noon-8pm and then we'll head to Side Bar for the official after parties. Besides our infamous pool parties we'll be hosting LED Wavehouse Sundaze with after parties at Thrusters every Sunday and then keeping our other events rocking at Side Bar on Thursdays and Voyeur on Fridays.
As for our events around the country we are looking forward to another big Vegas trip July 24-26 for my birthday. We are also going to be expanding the brand into the Chicago and Austin markets this summer so we can't wait for that. Also, we've been getting more involved in the Hollywood area at Playhouse for Monday Night Social. Our next show there is on June 13 so if you're looking to take a quick trip out of town to party with the Fortune Family then be sure to hit us up. You can see our entire schedule at 421events.com and sign up for guest list or get tickets.
DSD: You're always up to something … what else is new this year?
Jason: One thing that we're really excited for which is coming up right now is our Miss 421 Spokesmodel search. We are looking for the perfect girl to represent our swimwear line all this summer and she'll win a trip to Vegas, a 3 month contract and a 3 month iTAN membership among other prizes. We've put together an interactive event series where the contestants will come to Side Bar on our Thursday nights to test their skills, and over 3 weeks we'll narrow them down to one winner! Girls can sign up for the search at facebook.com/fortune421.
For the end of 2011 we are really looking forward to expanding the men's clothing collection to long sleeve wovens, and possibly even denim, which would be just in time for Christmas. For 2012 we are working on putting together our first Fortune 421 Fashion Tour where we'll partner up with the a popular hotel chain and crisscross the country hitting all of our markets with runway fashion shows and our talented DJs. We are also looking to expand our brand internationally in 2012 with a couple big trips to Play del Carmen for the BPM Festival in January, as well as making our first trip to Spain in June to hit up the Sonar Music Festival in Barcelona, and of course Ibiza for a few days.
Get the Look: The new Fortune 421 Swimwear collection will be available for public purchase mid-June on fortune421.com, and Fortune will hook a few lucky locals up with exclusive pre-sale orders during their Memorial Day Pool Party at Ivy Rooftop at the Andaz Hotel on May 29.
Discover more pool parties and events on our San Diego entertainment calendar.


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El Chupacabra (Mexican)
6711 Greenwood Ave N (map)
(206) 706-4889
CitySearch: "Bargain burritos, a rockin' juke box, and margaritas from scratch…"
NWSource: "Burritos that stop just shy of being too heavy and too spicy…"
El Chupacabra (Mexican)
6711 Greenwood Ave N (map)
(206) 706-4889
CitySearch: "Bargain burritos, a rockin' juke box, and margaritas from scratch…"
NWSource: "Burritos that stop just shy of being too heavy and too spicy…"
dining · Food & Drink · pubs
Decent, cheap mexican food. ( Not that common in Seattle…) Service isn't always the friendliest, but the margaritas are tasty.
Good food. Good Margaritas. Not too expensive. I just wish I felt cool enough to go there.
This place is a joke.
Yummy food for the price. Hard to get good, cheap, filling food in this town these days. Only been in once, though I thought our server was a real sweetie. Or maybe that's the margarita talking.
Bad service, okay food, music is way too loud.
They know how to make a delicious, trad margarita.
Hey that used to be my house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO are all you freaks drinking in my living room??? GTFO my house! lmao
Not the best service–very spotty and usually brusque and seeminglyirritated–but we don't go there for the service. It's meant to be kinda bad-a$$, from the decor the juke box. So think of it as a theme. Ha!
Cheap yummy Mexican food, strong margaritas, and heavy metal juke box. Good times.
Great food; poor service. After reading the other comments, I will try the margarita next time.
A Portland restaurant in Seattle. Music is way too loud. Food's good, though probably not the Mexican you're used to. Drinks are strong. Bar is fun. Servers are baked. It's a great thing to have in Phinneywood, where, for years, the tone was set by the abysmal Santa Fe Cafe and the greybeards who make it possible for that monument to blandness to stay open.
I wish we had a decent mexican place on The Ridge. This place certainly isn't it. It does produce copious amounts of drunk people though, that's about it.
I was really disappointed by this place. Food did not taste or look fresh and the drinks were watery. We had the mojitos, maybe the margaritas are better. There were only 2 people to wait on and bus the restaurant and food came out cold. Overall not worth it.
bunch of arrogant jerks IMHO. food was crap too.
I love Cupacabra! The food and drinks are soooo good and their servers work well with the atomoshpere. Yes, it is a bit rough inside, but I am so happy there is still some cultural variety in this city.
For my money the best burrito in town, and trust me I've tried almost all of them. Being a proud California native, it finally felt like something I could get down there. Haven't tried anything else other than the torta, which was a bit different, but still great.
The Poppers are amazing and the drinks are decent. The staff is lame. They act all hard core
and put out by customers who don't have 30 facial piercings.
I took some out of town friends who happen to be vegetarian there for lunch a few weeks ago. The service was great – friendly and attentive but not overbearing. The food was REALLY yummy too. I, of course, had the enchiladas – which were so good! I think I'll order the vegan "chicken" in my enchiladas next time I'm there…they looked really good!
I'd give five (5) stars for the catagory that this restaurant/bar is in. I'm a 61 year old guy that finds ElChupracabra to be a great place to eat/drink, spend times with a friend or two.
The food is made from fresh ingredents and is not full of salt. The drinks are very good, and the three different salsas they make themselves are VERY GOOD. Could be hotter IMHO, but very good none the less.
I've not had any of the staff be less than courtious and plesant in my exchanges with them.
Over time I have observed that when it's sunny outside, the restaurant interior and the outside deck can be PACKED! And even with a line around the side of the deck and out to the city sidewalk, the wait staff has been, at the WORST of times "courtious & efficient."
On a couple occasions I have had the ability to watch some couples, or a table full of folks, where the females all "looked like" Junior League Wanna-be's. Get the picture?
Dressed in very nice Bellevue Square clothing, with lots of expertly applyed make-up, perfectly done hair, and I swear to God… pearl necklaces and earrings on these women.
I'd expect to see this look in the Georgian Room down at the Olympic Four Seasons Hotel downtown… not on the deck at El Chupracabra in Greenwood. The women were anywhere from late 20's to mid 50's, and they all appeared as if they were having a good time and enjoying the food and the company they were with.
So any and all types of folks can enjoy this place, not just the peirced and tats crowd.
I'm just saying…


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