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|1 mai 1979
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|15 mai 1978
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|15 mai 1978
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|Richard F. Rutz
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|International Business Machines Corporation
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Aluminum nitride is a strong refractory material that has recently been found to exhibit the shortest wavelength electroluminesence and photoluminescent properties. However, being a high temperature material, aluminum nitride in order to have good electroluminescent and other device properties requires formation and fabrication at temperatures that are so high that many of the materials involved in the fabrication react and introduce deleterious properties into its electronic behavior.
In an article entitled, Ultraviolet Electroluminesence in Aluminum Nitride, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 28, No. 7, April 1976 n-type conductivity conducting aluminum nitride was described as being grown on sapphire substrates at high temperatures in excess of 1800° C. The technique that was employed while successful in producing aluminum nitride, required a nucleating layer on the sapphire substrate and the nucleating layer had to be formed at a substantially different temperature in a different piece of equipment, further a presynthesized sintered source of aluminum nitride was required.
In U.S. Pat. No. 3,634,149 aluminum nitride is reported to have been grown on silicon carbide substrates in a temperature range of 1800°-2300° C. In this instance the source material for the growth of the aluminum nitride is presynthesized aluminum nitride and further carbide crystals which are difficult to reproducibly grow in useful sizes appear to be the only reproducible substrate for this method. Extensive literature exists on the growth of aluminum nitride on sapphire and other substrates at low temperatures in the vicinity of 1500° C. by vapor transport using chlorine or fluorine compounds and plasma techniques. This literature is reported in the review article in the Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 34, p. 263, 1976. The electronic properties, however, of low temperature grown aluminum nitride have not been satisfactory for device use. The properties appear to be very high resistance in the vicinity of 1013 ohms per cm and the layers grown in many cases appear to have a tendency to craze or crack and sometimes peel from the substrate.
What has been discovered is a technique of synthesizing and growing epitaxially aluminum nitride directly on a Al2 O3 sapphire substrate at a high temperature and wherein conductivity determining impurities in the proper concentrations can be incorporated, thereby producing electronic grade aluminum nitride material with suitable properties for device uses. Sapphire is employed both as a substrate and as a source, with care taken to control the tendency of the sapphire to decompose. The sapphire seed crystal has only one surface exposed to the gaseous vapors containing Al and N in a temperature gradient so that complete and uniform nucleation as the temperature is elevated to the growing temperature to protect the substrate sapphire from etching or decomposing such as is occurring at the source sapphire.
FIG. 1 is a schematic of a structure in which the epitaxial growth of the aluminum nitride is practiced.
FIG. 2 is a schematic of a structure for the growth of aluminum nitride with provision for the introduction of conductivity determining impurities.
FIG. 3 is a schematic of a structure for the growth of aluminum nitride with provision for etching away a portion of the substrate during growth, and
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the process of growing the aluminum nitride electronic grade material.
FIG. 5 is a graph of the optical absorption properties of the electronic grade aluminum nitride material.
In accordance with the invention what has been discovered is a technique of growing the proper resistivity and conductivity aluminum nitride layers epitaxially, directly onto a sapphire single crystal substrate by decomposing aluminum oxide in the presence of hydrogen and carbon to form the aluminum nitride. The growth reaction is believed to proceed as follows:
Equation 1:
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 +N.sub.2 +3C→2AlN+3CO
reacted in the presence of 15% H2
The role of H2 is not completely understood although it is believed to have a cleansing effect in keeping the reactor free of oxides.
Equation 1 is considered to be the well-known Serpek process and in connection with the structural arrangement for growth will provide electronic grade n-type conductivity aluminum nitride which can be reproducibly epitaxially grown on a single crystal sapphire substrate at refractory temperatures.
Referring to FIG. 1 a schematic of a typical structure for practicing the invention is set forth wherein a heater 1 of, for example tungsten, which is driven by a power source 2 shown schematically as a battery, provides the source of increased temperature. The carbon in equation 1 is provided by a pyrolytic graphite type carbon source 3 in contact with the heat 1. The Al2 O3 or sapphire source for Equation 1 is provided by source pieces 4 shown mounted in depressions in the pyrolytic graphite source 3. Supporting sides 5 having therein gas ports 6 are shown supporting the substrate 7 of single crystal aluminum oxide or sapphire at a fixed distance from the sources 4. A pyrolytic heat absorber of carbon or tungsten 8 and a felt insulator 9 are provided to confine the source of heat to the area of the reaction and to reduce stresses in the single crystal sapphire substrate 7.
In operation a gas 10, preferably of nitrogen of the forming gas composition with an addition of a few milliliters per second of ammonia is introduced into the reaction region between the substrate 7 and the sources 4 through the gas port 6 with overflow out the opposite side. For a reactor chamber of 0.375 inch width, a 0.500 inch length and a 0.120 inch height, a flow of 200 milliliters per minute can be used. The sapphire source can be 0.020 inch to 0.080 inch spaced below the growing AlN 11.
In operation, the electronic grade aluminum nitride grows epitaxially as element 11 on the substrate 7. When the reaction of Equation 1 is in progress, the substrate is maintained at 1670°-1870° C. while the source sapphire pieces 4 are heated to between 1900° and 2000° C. The epitaxially grown region 11 is n-type conductivity aluminum nitride in the vicinity of 105 ohm C. To obtain electroluminesence and other device properties the effect of the high resistivity can be overcome by operating at 150° C. to 500° C. or by overgrowing with a low resistance AlN layer by heating in contact with an AlN sintered source at 1850° C. in the presence of a gas that is 85% N-15% H2. The layer 11 may then be subjected to further processing to change the conductivity and luminescent spectrum by the standard semiconductor techniques of diffusion and ion implantation well known in the art.
Referring next to FIG. 2 a structure is shown for growing an epitaxial aluminum nitride layer 11 directly on an aluminum oxide substrate 7 while arranging the conductivity and resistivity by appropriate introduction of impurities during the growth.
In FIG. 2 a confined configuration is arranged wherein the sapphire aluminum oxide substrate 7 fits as loose lid over an opening in the heater 1. This construction permits close spacing in between the carbon source 3 which supports the aluminum oxide source pieces 4 and the growing film 11. A tungsten or carbon heat absorber 8 and carbon felt insulator 9 are provided for heat confinement and coefficient of expansion purposes as in FIG. 1.
In FIG. 2 the N2 +15% hydrogen gas of Equation 1 is supplied through element 6. In this structure the substrate 7 is positioned as a loosely fitting lid provides slow and uniform growth of the layer 11, the rate being limited essentially by the introduction of the nitrogen forming gas mixture into the reaction chamber and the diffusion of CO2 and other unused gaseous products out of the chamber, as is illustrated as a gaseous effluent at the intersection of the heater 1 and the substrate. The substrate 7 is maintained at 1670°-1870° C. and the source sapphire 4 is maintained at 1900°-2000° C. At these temperatures when the source 4 to substrate 7 spacing of about 2 mm is maintained, the growth rate is on the order of 1/2 of micrometer per minute. Under these conditions conductivity determining impurities can be introduced from refractory materials that decompose in the vicinity of 1900° C. These are placed in the reaction chamber and are shown schematically as element 12. Spinel which is MgAl2 O4 is a satisfactory material. It contains magnesium that is released slowly and is incorporated into the grown aluminum nitride. Magnesium is indicated to be a p-type dopant. In lower concentrations this raises the conductivity higher than 105 ohm cm. A refractory oxide such as beryllium oxide and refractory nitrides such as those of neodynium, beryllium or silicon are also suitable. The addition of impurities can be used to change the luminescent properties and enhance the luminesence in the yellow and green portion of the spectrum.
Referring next to FIG. 3 an apparatus is shown for etching away all or a portion of the aluminum oxide sapphire substrate 7 shown in the previous two figures. There are electronic device applications where the stresses and coefficient of expansion mismatch between the aluminum oxide substrate on which the aluminum nitride 11 must be grown and the aluminum nitride 11 is such that it is desirable to get rid of the aluminum oxide 7 when the growing has taken place thereby preventing stresses in the grown layer as it cools.
In FIG. 3 the tungsten heater shown as element 1 has a cavity 13 in which the substrate 7 with the grown region of aluminum nitride 11 is positioned on an aluminum nitride sintered substrate 14, a tungsten lid 15 and carbon felt heat retainer 9 are spaced from the substrate by a carbon stripe 16. With this structure the aluminum oxide substrate 7 at the growth temperature of 1800° C. can be etched away by changing the gaseous atmosphere that has been introduced through elements 6 of the previous two figures to a new gas 17 capable of attacking aluminum oxide at a very much faster rate than aluminum nitride. An example of such a gas is argon forming gas containing 75% argon and 15% hydrogen. Other suitable materials are aluminum vapors and propane gas. Since carbon will etch or decompose aluminum oxide at these temperatures, the removal can be expedited by adding the carbon shown as element 16 to the system.
The structure of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 can use sintered aluminum nitride as the source. In FIG. 3 by introducing nitrogen forming gas as element 17 at 1900° for 30 minutes a 1 micrometer thick aluminum nitride crystal layer 11 will form on a 5 mm thick C axis sapphire substrate 7. At this point the gas 17 is then switched to argon forming gas for another 1 to 2 hours at which time a 5 mil thick sapphire 7 substrate has been etched away. The dimensions of the cavity 13 may be 0.375 inch wide, 0.080 inch high and 0.500 inch long.
Referring next to FIG. 4 a flowchart is provided which illustrates the process of applicant's invention.
In FIG. 4 in step 1 the materials carbon and an aluminum oxide source are positioned in convection proximity to an aluminum oxide crystal substrate. In step 2 the combination is heated in the presence of nitrogen, which, in accordance with Equation 1 decomposes the aluminum oxide and with the assistance of the carbon, aluminum nitride is epitaxially or epiaxially grown on the aluminum oxide. Where it is desirable in the process of growth to also introduce conductivity determining impurities, step 3 is performed and in the presence of heat the conductivity determining impurity is included in the chamber and incorporated in the aluminum nitride in connection with the growth.
Referring next to FIG. 5 there is shown a graph of the optical absorption properties of a 0.4 micrometer thick aluminum nitride 1120 crystallographically oriented crystalline film grown on a 0112 crystallographically oriented sapphire substrate. The growth was at 1750° C. from a sintered AlN source with approximately 200 micrograms of carbon present in the reactor of FIG. 1 to promote uniform nucleation of AlN directly on the sapphire. The AlN film 11 grows smoothly and undesirable optically absorbing impurities are minimized. In FIG. 5 the optical density at the short wavelength edge, that is at the high electron volt region in the diagram, shows that the AlN material has a direct band gap and hence is suitable for a laser device when pumped with a source at a wavelength corresponding to an energy of 6.28 eV at 4° K. or 6.2 eV at room temperature. One readily available source is an electron beam of several thousand volts energy.
In a laser device the AlN film 11 of FIG. 1 could be from 2 to 30 micrometers thick to allow many wavelengths of the lasing wavelength in the fabry-perot cavity formed between the sapphire substrate 7 and the surface of the film 11. The film is placed on the inner face of an electron beam gun assembly and may be coated with a thin metallic film transparent to electrons to increase the optical reflectivity. In this application low resistivity is of lesser importance and the absence of unwanted impurities is of greater importance. The growth technique of this invention provides the desired purity.
What has been described is the technique for the fabrication of electronic grade aluminum nitride wherein an apparatus and a process result in a technique wherein at the extremely high temperatures electronic device quality material can be grown with the appropriate impurities therein. The method provides for uniform nucleation on polished sapphire substrates so that integral films as thin as a few hundred angstroms can be grown.
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A good mixture of excellent riding and terrific spring weather contributed to Nino Schurter's second victory of the 2013 Season at this past weekend's stage of the BMC Racing Cup in Lugano/Tesserete.
The 6.1 kilometer technical course would set the stage for a battle between two of the sports giants- SCOTT Swisspower's Nino Schurter and BMC Racing's Julien Absalon. As is the case so often with these two, the winner was decided in the final sprint. In the end, it would be Nino who would persevere, and continue to rack in the victories following his World Championship winning season.
"To compete against Julien Absalon I always have big respect. He is the most successful racer in history- and always a good measurement of my own fitness skills. Looking back at this last race, my win makes me even more happy," said Nino.
Getting back on track is Florian Vogel. In Schaan he was still suffering from his Cape Epic injuries and was not able to finish. In Tesserete he placed 4th behind Absalon, Fanger and Stirnemann, showing he is making his way back. No less impressive was the second win of Frischi Junior who also ruled both races in Schaan and Tesserete. Until he qualifies for the elite/U23 categorie, Andri Frischknecht is racing in the amateur/U23 class. If he continues this strongly he soon will move up a step.
It has been a good start to the season for the SCOTT Seisspower team- we look forward to what is to come.

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[bitsontherun saKAqh7h]LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Parents at West Lowndes Middle School traveled back in time Monday night in honor of Black History Month.
Sixth graders researched the Harlem Renaissance, chose a person and re-created the Great Migration of African Americans in the 1920s.
Parents went around to different displays while their children explained the contributions blacks made to society during that era.
They honored everyone from Josephine Baker to Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes.
It's the first event of its kind at the middle school. The kids said what they enjoyed about the project the most was dressing up.


text: John Winchester was born in Hartford, Connecticut, ca. 1768, and served as a drummer in the United States Army's 2nd Regiment of Arrtillery and Engineers in the late 18th century. He and his wife Nancy lived in Groton, Connecticut, and had at least four sons: John, William, Alden, and Elias. William served on Gunboat 95 during the War of 1812, and John and Alden may have been sailors as well. Elias died of an illness in 1814.


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When the 1992 Walt Disney Studio film Beauty and the Beast premiered, critics had an ironic description for it. They called it the best Broadway musical of the year. The only animated film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, it was infused with theatricality in the good sense of that word, and the score by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman indeed rivaled the best in musical theatre. The property thus seemed preordained to land on Broadway, which it did in 1994 and where it continues still. Menken and Tim Rice added several charming new songs, and I found that original production immensely satisfying.
The problem with this outdoor staging isn't so much that it looks greatly scaled down, which one might expect. The sublime score and Linda Woolverton's absorbing book don't fully depend on glittery stagecraft to make this powerful mythical story resonate. What's missing in this mounting are first-rate choreography, consistently capable performances, and smooth direction. The joys in director-choreographer David Brannen's staging are scarce. The show's big showstopper, "Be Our Guest," fizzles rather than sizzles, due to repetitious, unimaginative movements and a claustrophobic effect--drawbacks that apply to most of the production numbers. The climactic scene, in which the townspeople storm the Beast's castle, is a total washout--too dimly lit, unfocused, and awkward.
Yet the biggest disappointment is in the uneven performances. The only characterizations that surmount the general mediocrity are Randall Dodge's hilarious take on blowhard ladies' man Gaston and Omri Schein's skillful slapstick pratfalls as Gaston's inept henchman Lefou. Robert Townsend misses the fierceness of the Beast, further hampered by a laughable, apparently recorded growl that sounds like a loud burp. This plays havoc with the crucial dramatic arc wherein this frightening animal is supposed to turn into a pussycat. Furthermore, Townsend's stiff portrayal gives his leading lady (silky-voiced Jennifer Shelton) nothing to which she can react. Another misfired characterization comes from the lackluster Antonio "T.J." Johnson, as Belle's mad-inventor father. The Grimm Brothers' "tale as old as time" could use a huge dose of Geritol in this clumsy, passionless rendition.


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Why is there a Bible in every hotel room?
Dear Straight Dope:
Why is there a Bible in every hotel room?
Many would suspect the Gideon Society has something to do with it.
The Gideons (www.gideons.org), formed in 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin, are the oldest Christian business and professional men's association in the United States with 130,000 members located in more than 170 countries.
In the early days, most of the Gideons were traveling salesmen who wanted to be effecitve Christian witnesses while on the road. They decided to place a Bible at the reception desk in each hotel they frequented so patrons could borrow it. The Bible also served as a silent witness in these hotels after the Gideons had checked out. Today, the Gideons place more than 45,000,000 bibles annually in prisons, hospitals, military bases and, of course, hotel rooms.
But if you want to know who started the phenomenon of placing Bibles in hotel rooms, the credit goes to the International Bible Society (www.gospelcom.net/ibs/).
Founded in 1809 in New York, the International Bible Society is one of the leading publishers of ethnic scriptures, publishing Bibles in more than 350 languages (the 1810 Bengali translation is still in use in India). The IBS provided Bibles to Civil War soldiers, and, according to communications coordinator Stephanie Nelson, started putting Bibles in hotels in 1823 -- more than 75 years before the Gideons started their ministry.
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Lesson #1
"Kemit Mystery" (Scientifc Mysteries of the Land of Kemit )
OBJECTIVE: To show how the ancient Egyptians supplied the Kemetic Theorem of the Right Triangle (aka The Pythagorean Theorem): to the building of the Great Pyramid ( The Pyramid of Khufu) Kemetic Theorem (In a right triangle, the square of the measure of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the measure of the two legs is: The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the square of the sum of the two sides):
c2 = a2 + b2)
Materials: Paper, pencil, 3 x 5 index cards, sugar cubes. Text: The African Roots of Mathematics, Publisher: Professional educational Services, Detroit, Michigan 48315, (313) 824-MATH.
Getting Sarted: The teacher will introduce the lesson by leading a discussion on the major concepts concerning the Great Pyramid.
"A famous mathematical theorem named after a Greek was applied by ancient people of the Nile Valley to build The Pyramid of Khufu in 2500 B.C.
c2 = a2 + b2
Kemet was the name used to refer to the land of Egypt 2500 B.C. when the pyramids were built. Kemit which means black refers to the people and the land they inhabited. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the 7 wonders of the world. The mysteries of the Great Pyramid continues to be a riddle that fascinates historicans, scientists and mathematicians, as well as the average person, young and old thousands of years after they were built. For centuries, questions such as who built the Pyramids, why and how remain to be unanswered conclusively. Many of the world's greatest leaders and thinkers such as Herodotus, Plato, Pythagoras, Sir Isaac Newton, Napolean studied the pyramids and have tried to unravel its secrets. Many scholars have proposed theories, but few have been able to prove their ideas."
Ask the students these questions: Who built them? What materials were they constructed from?
Procedure: Construct a pyramid measuring 10 centimeters on each side. Fit each sugar cube together with the next forming a square cube 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 centimeters on each side. This will be the base. The next layer of cubes shoud be place on top of the former layer. The length of eachs ide of its shou be 8 cm. Continue placing sugar cubes in the form of a square making each successive layer two centimeter shorter than the former layer. The final layer should consist of on cube. The end result should be subar cubes arranged in the form of a pyramid with four triangular sides.
The teacher should check the student's MDW NTR numbers for accuracy. Check to make sure student's pyramids are arranged correctly. Did the students take notes on teacher's discussion on the pyramids of Egypt? What were some of the building materials ancient engineers used to construct the pyramids
Next: Provide the students with the dimensions of The Pyramid of Khufu ( The Great Pyramid)
Length of the four sides of Pyramid Height of Pyramid
755.43 ft. north side 481 ft.
756.08 ft south side 755.88 ft. east side 755.77 ft. west side
According to the Kemetic Theorem of the Right Triangle,
Taking one half of the average of the four sides 1/2 (756)=378 feet
substituting the above dimensions into the Kemetric Theorem of the Right Triangle formula and solve the equation below to determine the third side ( the hypotenuse). Check the equation is correct and it balances show all steps
c2 = a2 + b2 or c2= (481) 2 + (378)2
The correct number for side c us oriif tgtthe ancient Kemetic people knew and applied the Pythagorean Theorem in the building of the The Great Pyramid more than 1500 years before Pythagorus the Greek.
Lesson # 2
How a Jet plane flies
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate Sir Issac Newton's Third Law of Motion: Every action has an equal and opposite action
Materials: Balloons for each student in the classroon
Blow up a balloon and hold the end tightly with your fingers. Now, in the balloon there is a higher air pressure that in the air around it which pushes the rubber outwards with equal pressures in all directions. So the balloon gets its shape-a large ball.
What happens if you now suddenly let go of the balloon? Try it! The balloon shoots away in the opposite direction to the air escaping from the mouth. This agrees completely with Newton's Third Law. ( The third law of motion, states" Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.)
The air escaping backwards produces a force also acting backwards. A forward reaction follows, and so the balloon moves in a forward direction. You can also think of it like this: the air escaping backwards pushes against the balloon and so the balloon goes forwards. While the balloon was held tightly, the air was pressing strongly and equally against the inside. The forces inside were in equilibrium, cancellling each other out, and so the balloon had no tendency to move. But he moment you opened the outlet the equilibrium was disturbed. The air pressure against the front of the balloon was no longer in equilibrium with the pressure against the back of the balloon and so it forced the balloon forwards. The different explanations which have been given for the forward movement of the balloon really amount to the same thing.
Now, perhaps, you will ask: what has all this got to do with a jet plane? A jet plane isn't a balloon, is it? In a jet plane there is a combustion chamber which is open at the back. By burning a certain kind of fuel, hot gases at high pressure are produced in it. The gases can only escape in a backward direction. The backward forces, which are set up, have a forward reaction as a result of which the aircraft is pushed forwards. Rockets work in the air, at many people suppose. The rocket works best in airless space because ther is no air resistance to act as a brake.
Lesson # 2a
Make a cannon from a bottle
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate Newton's Third Law of Motion: Every action has an equal and oppoisite action
Put into the bottle just enough vinegar so that none runs out when the bottle is laid on its side. Roll a teaspoonful of baking powder in a paper serviette, twist the ends rightly and push the paer "bomb"into the bottle. Quickly put the cork in and lay the bottle on the two round pencils. Because of the pressure produced by the carbon dioxide which is generated, the cork is blown out of the bottle with a bang while the bottle runs backwards just like areal cannon.
Lesson #3
Electricity: A Simple Series Circuit
Objective: 1. Define an electron and demonstrate its presence.
2. Define voltage of electric force
3. Define electrical resistance and identify various resistors
4. Define a series electrical circuit and demonstrate the presence of voltage, resistance and electric current.
Material: Radio Shack 50 in one Project Kit or equivalent
The loose electrically charged particles that move in conductors are called electrons. The charges are negative by a minus sign on drawings and idagrams. If something has a surplus (extra) of electrons it is negatively charged.
If it has less lectrons than it ordinarily should it is positively charged.
EXPERIMENT A: Use a comb in your hair. Now touch bits of torn up paper. Are they attracted or repeled by the comb? (Attracted) Why? (The comb has picked up extra electrons from your hair and caused it to exert an electro static force on other materials).
If we cjarged i[ amptjer artoc;e [psotove;u amd suspended it freely it would be attracted to the comb. Why: ( Unlike charges attract each other); If we charged up two combs and suspended them they would move away from each other. Like charges repel.
Now suppose you were to shuffle your feet on a wool rug on a dry winter day and then touch someone. What happens? (He would see a spark and experience a mild shock). Why? Because he would discharge you of the extrao lectrons you accumulated when you shuffled your feet on the rug.
The flow of electrons is call electrical current.
We shall study the flow of electrons thru wires supplied by a battery instead of our feet because it is more practical for our daily uses.
Electric current in the form of electrons always move thru a conductor from the negative battery terminal to its positive terminal.
Electrons move best thru metals such as gold, silver, copper, or aluminum. Unfortunately gold and silver are too expensive and aluminum is too brittle to make wire of. Most wire is copper.
A battery is like a pump. It creates pressure to push electrons from its negative side thru wire to its positive terminal. We measure the size of electrical pumps in Volts. (Show the class batteries of various sizes and voltages). Voltage then is the electrical force in the cricuit.
Now if we didn't use something with the wire to slow down the electrons, they travel so fast that the wire would overheat and burn. We call these "slower downers" RESISTORS.
We can open the wire at one or more points and insert resistors. We now have a simple series circuit.
Of course we want to add a switch and maybe a horn or light to make some real use of the electricity.
EXPERIMENT B Construct an electric cirucit such as experiment 4 in the Radio Shack 50 in 1 project kit.
EXPERIMENT C: Construct the electric circuit in experiment 5
EXPERIMENT D: Construct the electric light cirucit in experiment 15.
EXPERIMENT E: Add any additional experiments as required to satisfy the demands of more demanding students.
Review and Application
Now that we understand what a DC series circuit is (it consists of a switch or switches, a battery or batteries, a resistor or resistors or lamps connected in a loop by wires), we can learn to read as well as draw schematics of electrical circuits.
1. What is the schematic symbol for a single cell battery? Draw it.
2. Draw the schematic symbol for a switch. Make it open.
3. Draw the symbol for a resistor.
4. Draw the symbol for a wire.
5. Draw they symbol for a lamp.
6. Draw a schematic diagram of a series circuit consisting of a battery, two resistors, a lamp, and two switches.
Lesson #2- Parallel Electrical Circuits
OBJECTIVE: 1. Identify electrical circuits with parts in parallel
2. Draw schematics with batteries, resistors, switches, relays, light or buzzers in parallel.
3. Construct parallel electrical circuits.
Material: Radio Shack- 50 in 1 Electronic and Magnetic Project Kit or equivalent electrical parts and batteries.
Parallel Batteries
Not all electrical circuits are series. it is necessary at times to put some parts in parallel. For example, two batteries connected in parallel with supply power for a longer period. However, the cirucit has the same voltage.
EXPERIMENT A: Using battery symbols draw a schematic of two batteries connected in parallel.
Figure 2-1
Parallel Switches
Sometimes an electrical circuit is turned on or off from two different places. Two or more switches are needed.
EXPERIMENT B: Using electric symbols. Draw two switches in parallel, make one on and one off.
Parallel resistors or Lamps
Figure 2-3
When it is necessary to pwer many lamps with the same voltage they are wired in parallel.
EXPERIMENT C: Draw a schematic necessary to wire 3 lamps in parallel with a series switch and 3 volt battery.
There is an endless number of ways to wire resistors, switches, batteries and lamps in series or parallel circuits or some combination of each.
EXPERIMENT D: Try to identify whether the cirucits in the following kit experiments are series or parallel or series-parallel. Do kit experiments 2, 8, 10, 18, and 44.
Review and Application
To test and apply your understanding of parallel wiring in electric cirucits draw a schematic diagram with the following:
1. Two batteries in parallel.
2. Two switches in parallel with each other but in with the positvie side of the batteries.
3. Two lamps in parallel with each other but in series with the switches and in parallel with the batteries.
Now have your instructor check your cirucit, then hook it and turn it on.


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March 30, 2014 at 5:36 am #244942
(Using a Child theme and latest version of Enfold)
In the theme settings, despite having the option "Header Title and Breadcrumbs" enabled, and in the page template as well, neither the title nor breadcrumbs, were coming up!
Oddly enough, this was happening in some new pages I had created. In some of the pages of the demo content, they were still there.
Made me think that this probably wasn't a template or CSS issue, but more of a database query not being rewritten.
Decide to check "Screen Options" of the page I was working on and enabled "Custom Fields". Once that was enabled, I scrolled down and noticed "header" with the value "no". Switched that value to "yes", updated the custom field, and finally updated the page, and the title and breadcrumbs were working again!April 1, 2014 at 10:10 pm #246275
Hey neufold!
Thanks for the tip! I've noticed that some plugins are also setting the option. Typically its a post duplicator plugin which copies the meta data and then doesn't allow the user to change it from the theme options but I've also encountered it with wp-super cache/w3tc.
DevinApril 18, 2014 at 8:26 pm #253277
Excellent tip. Saved me a lot of time. Thanks.
Great product and user community.April 18, 2014 at 10:00 pm #253304May 9, 2014 at 5:34 pm #262479
Unfortunately this doesn't work with Portfolio Entries. The Portfolio Entries page hasn't got a the screen option to turn on Custom Fields. Is there a way to get the breadcrumbs displayed on the Portfolio entries?
GonzoMay 10, 2014 at 6:22 am #262719
Thank you for the update.
You can enable the custom field support for portfolio items if you edit includes > register-portfolio.php. Find this code on line 38:
'supports' => array('title','thumbnail','excerpt','editor','comments')
Replace it with:
'supports' => array('title','thumbnail','excerpt','editor','comments','custom-fields')
IsmaelMay 11, 2014 at 10:40 am #262883
Thanks Ismael!
This solution makes all the difference.
BTW, I'm using ENFOLD Child theme. Can I somehow put this solution in the child theme? That way when theme is updated I don't have to change the register-portfolio.php again?
I tried copying it into the functions.php file of the child theme, but that doesn't work.
GonzoMay 12, 2014 at 6:32 pm #263423This reply has been marked as private.May 13, 2014 at 6:13 am #263750
Thank you for the update!
@goncalo: Glad it worked. Please try to add this on the child theme's functions.php:
add_post_type_support( 'portfolio', 'custom-fields');
@js: Thank you for following the thread. What are the issues that you're having?
IsmaelMay 13, 2014 at 3:42 pm #263980This reply has been marked as private.May 14, 2014 at 5:12 am #264471
The issue with the text block has been fixed on the latest patch, 2.7.1. Do you mind if we take a look at your current website?
IsmaelJuly 25, 2014 at 2:44 pm #295956
Great tip! Saved me. :)
Enfold n00b
TimJuly 25, 2014 at 2:45 pm #295958September 24, 2014 at 6:05 pm #324461
Thanks for this workaround, worked like a charm.
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Dan McDaid on the all-star team behind 'Catalyst Comix'
Dark Horse's Catalyst Comix, a title I've been looking forward to since it was announced in October at New York Comic Con, at last debuts today. Joe Casey is a writer who starts every project with a manifesto, and this one is no different: Relaunching a relatively unmourned line of comics in his own image, he's seeking to create a superhero book that's an antidote to "the overly conservative nature of Marvel and DC." I can appreciate that ambition, but what really sold me is the sheer depth of the pool of artistic talent assembled to bring Casey's scripts to life: Dan McDaid, Ulises Farinas and Paul Maybury drawing the three strips that make up each issue. Rafael Grampa, Paul Pope and Brendan McCarthy are rotating as cover artists.
I spoke to Dan McDaid on the eve of the book's launch to discuss working within this all-star team of creators, and he shared his process on creating a typically powerful, apocalyptic-looking sequence of his strip, starring Frank Wells, the hero formerly known as Titan, from Will to Power.
Robot 6: Did you ever read any of the Comics' Greatest World titles back in the day? Any pressure working on a character created by Mike Richardson, the book's publisher?
Dan McDaid: Not really, no. I was pretty mad for comics in the '90s, but my main focus was DC stuff. Ask me about Zero Hour sometime and I'll bend your ear till it falls off. But I was aware of the Comics' Greatest World stuff, and the character Titan always stuck with me (though I thought his name was Will to Power). He always looked so angry about something. Maybe it was the thigh-high red boots, I don't know. I reread them all recently to kind of catch up with the character and that whole world is as mad as a box of frogs. It's brilliant in its way — everything is really intense. Everyone is shouting or screaming or being thrown into walls. And there's some incredible talent on those books — guys like Mike Manley and Chris Warner. So I was surprised how enjoyable it was, and also a little daunted, if I'm honest. But in terms of pressure from Mike — no, none at all. Mike was very clear right from the outset that Joe and his gang had complete carte blanche to do what we wanted, cherry-pick what we liked from the original series, tweak stuff, refine stuff, ditch stuff. It's as close to an indie book as you can get.
Catalyst has a unique structure: Your strip takes the lead for three issues, then rotates to back-up strip to allow the others three strips each to lead. I'm guessing Joe Casey has some ambitious master plan you're all part of/privy to? What's working with Joe like? Is he as mad as one might think from reading his comics?
I think there is a master plan, though I'm not sure I could tell you what it is. But I like that. I feel like I'm in free fall, I've got almost no idea what's coming next! Joe will sometimes drop me a cryptic hint: "Do you watch The West Wing?" "Could you draw a passable George Clooney?" "How about Tibet?" But with a talent like Joe's, you know you're in safe hands, as an artist. And every script I've received so far features some fantastic left turn I didn't see coming. Part 6 … I'd love to tell you what happens in Part 6. It's completely brilliant and quite mad, though it might surprise you to learn that Joe is not really all that mad at all. He's pretty genial, but incredibly focused and passionate.
And that's a helluva line-up of artistic talent you're part of, between the guys doing the strips and the covers. It must feel good to be part of that team.
As for being part of that team, it's incredible, of course. When I saw that first Grampa cover … holy wow. He had taken this pretty nice redesign of Titan I did and added all this cool extra business and gave him these ridiculously cartoony boots. Pow! Immediately upstaged. I've talked a bit with Paul and Ulises, and they are frustratingly talented, enthusiastic, full of energy and potential. I don't get to see much of their work as we're all working away on our bit of the puzzle, but then they'll send me something or put something on Tumblr, and I'm awestruck, horrified and envious all over again. This really is a gorgeous-looking book. If I wasn't in it, I'd still be all over it.
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I've always enjoyed the classic comedy "Dumb and Dumber," but didn't realize that Texas Rangers pitchers Derek Holland and Justin Grimm were huge fans. They also cut an audition video for the sequel to the movie. It's a solid effort, but there will never be another duo like Jim and Carrey and Jeff Daniels.


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Human Resources Manager
Location: Dar es Salaam
CRS in Tanzania works in very close collaboration with the Catholic Churches and implements
programs through both Churches and secular local partners. CRS has been helping poor, vulnerable
families improve their lives through orphans and vulnerable children, agriculture, health, microfinance and WASH programming in Tanzania since 1962.
Support the attainment of Country Program objectives through the provision of dedicated quality HR
services, professional advice, and ensuring HR systems, policies and procedures are developed and
implemented in line with organizational vision, mission, and strategic objectives. Contribute to risk
management by advising managers on the interpretation/application of HR policies and procedures
and ensuring Country Program employment and human resource management practices meet agency
and donor standards and are in compliance with local labor law.
Analyze country office issues and requests related to human resource management and administration
and recommend to SMT initiatives, activities, and opportunities for innovation and improvement of the HR function in alignment with business needs to attract, develop, motivate and retain a human resource base that is dedicated to high quality performance.
Strategic Human Resource Management
- In consultation and coordination with the Country Representative/Country Manager, Head of Programming (HoP) and Head of Operations (HoOp), define HR strategy in line with CP strategic objectives and develop, maintain, and support implementation of a CP staffing plan.
- Develop and ensure HR policies, procedures, systems, and processes align for all HR functional areas and that programs are in line with agency values and principles.
- Confer with management and supervisor to implement a workforce planning system by identifying future staffing needs, including key competencies to support the attainment of CP objectives.
- Work with senior MQ and PQ managers to optimize organizational structure for maximum operational efficiency.
- Analyze and report on personnel data, performance, metrics, and trends to support decisionmaking and efficient operations.
- Participate and contribute to regional and global community of practice on HR systems, standards, and policies.
- Collaborate with key partners to assess and strengthen their human resources capacities.
Talent Acquisition, Development, and Management
- Work with hiring managers to source, recruit, and retain high quality staff aligned with agency vision, mission, and values
- Establish and maintain relationships with third party vendors for staffing needs.
- Confer with management and supervisor to identify human resource needs, job specifications, job duties, qualifications and skills, team fit, and weighted criteria for evaluating candidates for open positions.
- Ensure an HR representative participates in hiring committees for all positions. Participate in final hiring decisions for all positions.
- Develop and maintain network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates.
- Identify best advertising sources for recruitment. Assist in writing job advertisements and suggest their placement in various media.
- Ensure appropriate reference and background checks are carried out for new hires and results are reported back to hiring managers.
- Manage documentation for offers for new hires, working with HoOps and the CR or designee on salary recommendations. In conjunction with CR and hiring manager or supervisor, negotiate offers with candidates for open positions.
Talent Development and Management
- Develop staff retention strategy in consultation with SMT, the region, and HQ Talent Acquisition Group. Guide and train managers/supervisors on best practices in talent acquisition and retention.
- Support, implement, and evaluate programs and processes for succession planning, talent mapping, and leadership development.
- Support SMT in reviewing performance of CP, identifying staff training needs, and developing action plans for staff development. Promote development plans for all employees and work with senior managers to ensure funds for workforce development are budgeted appropriately.
- Work with senior staff to establish training and career paths for all job families in the CP.
- Implement agency's ongoing training program for all staff concerning Catholic Church structure, values, principles and Catholic social teaching.
- Ensure all phases of the performance management system are implemented according to agency guidance, i.e. performance and development planning, coaching, assessment, mentoring, and career planning. Promote a culture of high performance and accountability for outcomes.
- Ensure agency orientation/on-boarding system for national and international staff and provide region- and country-specific information for the orientation manual and orientation package/session. Ensure orientation of new staff to CRS identity, culture, partnership principles, tools, and processes.
Compensation, Benefits and Management of Staff Payroll System
- Perform job analysis and advise on job description development. TZ Human Resource Manager JD - version as of 1st November 2016 3
- Provide guidance and input to senior managers and business development staff to ensure salaries and benefits are appropriately budgeted for in projects, proposals, and country program-level budget.
- Regularly review national staff compensation packages to ensure that salaries and benefits are competitive with targeted industry.
- In collaboration with RTA/HR (when applicable) and/or DRD/MQ, HQ/HR, and managers, review job and salary banding systems to ensure salaries are managed based on job content and that merit pay systems are fair and based on performance.
- Monitor industry salary and benefit levels and movements and recommend adjustments when necessary to ensure competitive positioning.
- Monitor market conditions related to benefits to ensure national staff benefit levels are competitive
- Work with RTA/HR (when applicable), DRD/MQ and HQ/HR to ensure benefits administration is done according to best practices.
- Ensure effective management of social security and insurance programs for national staff including updating personnel changes i.e. new hires, NSSF, bank details etc. into payroll system on regular basis.
- Update, verify and submit national staff payroll for further processing to finance unit on monthly basis.
- Process NSSF payments through finance and submit associated forms to NSSF Office on regular basis.
Employee Relations, Activities, and Wellness
- Assess effectiveness of current HR policies/procedures and recommend changes to improve alignment with business needs, manage risk, and remain in line with agency and local government changes.
- Advise managers on the interpretation/application of HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with agency, donor, and local legal requirements]
- Liaise with local legal counsel to consult on HR issues as needed.
- Consult and advise senior managers on highly confidential and complex human resources and employee relations issues
- Support supervisors and senior staff to deal firmly and promptly with performance issues.
- Establish an effective approach to employee relations, including staff communications, employee engagement, conflict resolution, and employee recognition and feedback programs.
- Represent the organization in forums related to HR management practices, policies, and processes to stay abreast of local labor regulations and industry best practices.
- Train supervisors on relevant labor law and employee relations best practices.
- Train and assist supervisors on disciplinary action process (according to labor law)
- Mediate with supervisor and supervisee in resolving conflict
- Oversee the implementation of the staff wellbeing policy and manage employee activities and wellbeing programs.
- Provide reports on the implementation of staff care plans across the CPs.
- Manage national staff separation process including exit interviews, separation letters and benefits, and clearance, ensuring CRS policies and procedures and local labor laws are followed.
Personnel Administration and Documentation
- Ensure personnel files are complete with all staff-related documentation and employment records as required per CRS, donor, and local law.
- Ensure job descriptions are up to date and responsibilities and performance expectations are clearly communicated.
- Ensure effective and efficient processing and authorization of national staff timesheets and leave.
- Ensure HR database is maintained up to date with all relevant information.
- Ensure proper internal control for all human resources issues. Address HR audit issues and lead the closing of any HR Audit findings.
- Keep all documents and information related to CRS' program activities, personnel and development plans confidential.
- Adhere to CRS' principles of confidentiality in relations to staff, partners, vendors and other. Report to management potential irregularities or any fraudulent behaviors such as influence-peddling, bribery, blackmail, or other forms of inappropriate behavior.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
May supervise the following positions as and when needed:
Senior HR Officer, HR Officer, HR Assistant
Qualifications and Work Experience:
- University degree in human resources management, public administration.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years relevant work experience, preferably with an International NGO, with at least 2 of these years managing the Human Resources function.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Excellent knowledge of HR management best practices as an HR Generalist, including organizational development
- Sound knowledge of local labor laws and ability to understand and interpret legislative and policy issues
- Excellent English and Swahili language skills – both written and verbal
- Demonstrated managerial, good coaching and mentoring skills
- Good analytical skills with ability to make sound judgment and decisions
- Good planning, monitoring and organizing skills and experienc
- Able to maintain confidential information
- Results-oriented and ability to work with minimum supervision
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Ability to use MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, HR related Web based applications
- Capable to work in a multi-national/cultural environment
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Interested applicants are advised to send a CV of not
more than three pages and a cover letter to Head of Operations, through firstname.lastname@example.com by
11th November 2016.
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Former North Adams treasurer appointed as Southern Vermont College CFO
BENNINGTON — Southern Vermont College has announced the hiring of Jennifer Macksey as the college's new chief financial officer and chief administrative officer.
Macksey has over 20 years of experience working with financial systems in both higher education and local government. Since 2008, she worked as the director of student accounts and bursar at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, and previously worked for the city of North Adams as treasurer and tax collector for eight years, and director of finance and chief procurement officer for five years. While at MCLA she also taught courses in the business and economics department.
"The SVC community is delighted to welcome Jennifer as our new CFO/CAO," said SVC president David Evans. " She has incredible knowledge of finance at all levels, coupled with her experience and keen insight of the financial workings of a college. We are fortunate to have Jennifer at the helm of our college operations."
Macksey will replace Claire Wurmfeld, who will be relocating to Washington D.C. Wurmfeld had held the position since 2013, when she replaced James Beckwith, who resigned after being accused of embezzling $550,000 from the college while serving as acting president during Karen Gross' leave of absence.
"In her new role, Macksey will be an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team reporting to the President," said SVC Communications Director Marion Whiteford in a release. "She will oversee long-range financial planning and budgeting, audits, investments, accounting, finance and bank relationships, risk management, purchasing and contracts and compliance student accounts and financial aid, as well as facilities and grounds."
"Everyone is replaceable, but some people are harder than others to replace," said then-North Adams John Barrett in a 2008 interview with the North Adams Transcript when Macksey resigned as treasurer to take the position at MCLA in 2008, "Hers are big shoes to fill. I always said she was my alter ego. She knew to turn left before I even I knew I was turning left. She might be small in stature, but everyone knew who was in charge of her office."
Macksey is a member of the Masssachusetts Bursar's Association and Massachusetts Collectors and Treasurers Association, and previously she had been a member of the North Adams Fair Housing Committee, North Adams Municipal Credit Union Board, and Business and Professional Women's Club. She is a graduate of Trinity College in Burlington, where she received a bachelor's degree in accounting and business. She received her master's degree from Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, in educational administration.
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Danya International
Vacancy: Senior ICT Manager
Report To: Regional Director
Report To: Regional Director
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Summary Scope of Work: The Senior ICT Manager will provide technology leadership and implementation oversight for the management, design and development for all Danya's evidenced based information communications technology (ICT) initiatives in the region.
Summary Scope of Work: The Senior ICT Manager will provide technology leadership and implementation oversight for the management, design and development for all Danya's evidenced based information communications technology (ICT) initiatives in the region.
The position will be responsible for providing technical assistance to USG agencies, USG partners, and national government partners, designing and leading high impact ICT strategies and implementations.
This individual will also be responsible for managing and directing ICT-related technical assistance and will be responsible for providing technology leadership to the team.
Tasks require a strong attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Provide strategic leadership and technology vision for the organization's ICT program
- Responsible for leading the ICT technical approach across multiple projects in parallel
- Represent Danya before both operational and senior management stakeholders and oversee implementation of activities throughout the Africa region
- Contribute to annual work planning including budgeting, resourcing, and forecasting
- Establish and maintain a productive relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, NGOs and community groups for smooth implementation
- Work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently
- Become the go-to person for technology needs definition, scoping, sizing and advisor on key project milestone gate sign-offs where needed.
- Promote and support the identification and dissemination of best practices among the project team
- Record and report on overall project deliverables and milestones, including presenting that information to the senior management team in the form of meetings, presentations, and quarterly and annual report creation
- Work collaboratively with project staff and US-based headquarters staff to assure proper financial projections, reporting, spending and compliance with project terms and conditions.
- Contribute to ensure projects meets set targets
- Contribute to timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of program activities and results to the donor, including progress reports, and annual reports
- Develops the Quality Delivery approach for the organization by implementing industry standard best practices within scope and budget.
- Self-starter, capable of shaping, leading and growing a dynamic partnership and policy function within a global environment
- Strong communication skills, representing the organisation at all levels at meetings and conferences, writing comprehensive reports and policy documents, delivering excellent presentations
- Experience of working with Governments and bilateral/multilateral aid agencies.
- Strong understanding of the latest trends in international development,
- Experience of sector representation and achieving change through associations, networks or coalitions of agencies pursuing common interests
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Computer science or similar technology post-graduate degree with post-graduate level training preferred
- A minimum of 8+ years of senior level experience in designing and implementing ICT programs for social development programs
- Significant experience in design and development of technology solutions to increase international development project impact
- Project work experience with open source technology, social media, online community portals, mobile technology, and on/off connectivity solutions.
- Familiarity with requirements development and managing the design of mobile phone applications
- Demonstrated experience leading large ICT initiatives funded by international donor organizations, preferably funded by USAID or other USG agencies
- Experience developing successful, replicable and sustainable projects by promoting reusability of design and solutions, reusability of portions statements of work where applicable, and alignment of internal team capability with business being pursued and solutions being developed.
- Expertise in research to practice – identifying industry and local best practices and adapting them to program realities including local environment restraints, budget, skillsets, governmental cultures, and stakeholder review/approval procedures
- A team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning among host country partners and counterparts
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, writing, and oral presentation skills
- Strong change management, results oriented and decision making skills
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Fluency in English
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally
- Project Management Certification (PMP) or Agile Project Management Certification or similar experience
- Excellent grasp of developing project Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) or by using Microsoft Project with respect to contract scope requirements
- Preferred experience and understanding of Behavior Change Communication and Monitoring & Evaluation with respect to Social Programs in Africa.
How to Apply
Interested applicants please email CV together with a covering letter which explains how you meet the criteria in this job description to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Important: Please entitle your email subject line with: Your name, position title and save letter together with CV in one attached file.


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exciting entertaining crappy day of college football. Take your survival guide if you're headed out to the Ohio State/Wisconsin game. Cancellation of the day is Georgetown at Colgate. A norovirus outbreak at Georgetown has forced the cancellation of today's game. I happen to live in Georgetown so if the posts spontaneously stop today, someone call 911. A few interesting matchups for the day (scroll down for the complete schedule): • Kentucky at No. 2 Alabama: Despite not being ranked, statistically Kentucky has one of the top defenses in college football and leads the nation in kickoff returns. They also currently hold the title for least points allowed per game. These stats don't mean much yet since they've had a relatively cupcake schedule. If Kentucky can jump ahead early, they have a shot at an upset. • Penn State at Purdue: Penn State is coming in to this game at 5-0, however four of those games have been at home. They have a terrible record against fellow Big Ten teams on the road (1-4) and a loss today could set up a slide of losses in their tough upcoming schedule. In turn, Purdue has had horrible luck against Penn State and quarterback Curtis Painter has yet to throw a touchdown against Penn State, despite three career games against the Nittany Lions. Sounds like a barnburner, huh? • No. 13 Auburn at No. 19 Vanderbilt: The first of three top 25 games today, this SEC East vs. West matchup has drawn the attention of ESPN's Gameday, who will be in Nashville today with the sign police. Send along pics of your offensive signs. Gameday won't show them, but I sure as hell will. Oh, and SEC Poon can't find pics of hot Vandy girls. That could possibly be because there aren't any, but if you come across one, send that along as well. We can't let the world go Vanderbilt poon-less, can we? Don't forget to send your thoughts to The Hugh Johnson on AIM. Today's Games: • Noon — Penn State at Purdue [ESPN] • Noon — Iowa at Michigan State [ESPN2] • 12:30 — Oklahoma at Baylor [FSN] • 12:30 — Kansas at Iowa State [Versus] • 2:30 — Stanford at Notre Dame [NBC] • 3:30 — Florida State at Miami, Illinois at Michigan, Texas Tech at Kansas State, or Arizona State at California [ABC, ESPN2] • 3:30 — Kentucky at Alabama [CBS] • 4:00 — Navy at Air Force [Versus] • 6:00 — Auburn at Vanderbilt [ESPN] • 7:00 — Connecticut at North Carolina [ESPN2] • 7:00 — Texas at Colorado [FSN] • 7:30 — Washington at Arizona [Versus] • 8:00 — Ohio State at Wisconsin or Oregon at Southern California [ABC] • 9:00 — Missouri at Nebraska [ESPN]
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It's no secret that the Spike Video Game Awards have been, for the most part, dreadful experiences. They always rope a likable host into making the regrettable decision of regurgitating terribly written jokes in between reveal trailers and the occasional award presentation, and we're all worse off for falling for it. They're at least bringing a bit of respectability into the process this year, pulling some well-regarded game writers to vote on the awards. Then again, those writers have got their own sites and publications that will each run their own awards, so the whole process feels redundant somehow.
So how do we cope with the dirty shame that comes with plopping down in front of the TV so that publishers can sell us games that aren't even out yet? I've got a few ideas.
Make a Drinking Game of It
Let's be honest here: the last few Video Game Awards shows haven't exactly set a high watermark, so if you want to be entertained on Saturday night you're going to have to facilitate that process a bit. Homer Simpson's infinite wisdom points us to the clear choice — heavy drinkin'.
The obvious drinking game here is to drink every time you don't laugh after a joke, but be careful — if you're pounding shots then you'll probably be going to the hospital to get your stomach pumped after thirty minutes. Just grab some beers and you'll be just as well off. As a bonus, chug an entire beer if (read: when) Metal Gear Solid: Rising doesn't get a release window more specific than [season] 2012.
And to ensure that you don't devolve into a raging alcoholic from drinking and watching the Spike VGAs …
Don't Watch It Alone
There are few scenarios in which drinking alone isn't terribly sad, and doing so while watching the VGAs definitely isn't one of them. Even if your friends don't drink, they'll keep you from being found dead of liver failure by firemen after you don't show up for work all week. This is good.
At the very least, you'll be able to bask in the probable misery of yet another awkward awards ceremony. Who else are you going to make sarcastic remarks to? Your cat? The lamp? And in the off-chance that the show is actually enjoyable, you'll be sharing a bit of television history together. Where were you the first time the Spike VGAs didn't suck? Why, Greg's house, of course! Imagine how excited your grandchildren will be to hear all about it!
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It would also help to be as vague as possible when you invite them over. When they ask what the viewing party is for, tell them it's an awards show. When they ask what the awards are exactly, tell them they should get there a few minutes early to help set up. When they ask again, tell them to bring the dip. When they ask one last time, hang up!
Assume the Host is Being Blackmailed
Between Samuel L. Jackson, Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, and Zachary Levi, the VGAs have had a nice run of likable hosts. Given their good standing, their involvement is often confusing. Just think of the funniest number of terrible things that they've entrusted to the wrong people and move on.
Shut Your Brain Right the Hell Off
A close relative of the "drink yourself stupid" suggestion above, but not quite the same. Rather than ingest copious amounts of alcohol, you simply turn off your brain and become what appears to be Spike's target demographic — the consumer whore aged 18-34.
Whereas normal brain function would tell you that you'd rather watch your dog being hit by a car, this enlightened (?) state of mind will reveal what's really important at the Spike® Video Game Awards — exclusive trailers, reveals, and augmented reality! Get yer goddamn Best Independent Game award outta my face and tell me who's going to be on the cover for the new (and download-only) NFL Blitz! Your Best Performance by a Human Female thingie is in the way of the new Transformers: Fall of Cybertron trailer, ya boob!
Did Zachary Levi just segue into Best Original Score with a dick joke? Classic. Hmm, Portal 2's synthesized sound was really– ooh quiet, it's time for the new Amazing Spider-Man trailer!
Man, who cares about all of this months-old stuff when all this great new shit's, like, a year away? Hoo boy!
… hngh … oooooOOOOOH GOD WHAT HAPPENED HOW LONG WAS I OUT?!?!?
Maybe I'll just watch the trailers online on Sunday.


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Pentagon urges 'relevant' R&D
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R&D cuts are coming despite a global war on terror requiring that "U.S. ground forces must be everywhere doing everything," said David Potts, director of planning and analysis for No. 1 military contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. That means technology companies "must be able to respond more quickly to DOD requirements" that are driven by uncertainty, Potts added.
Those requirements include four basic capabilities: "force protection" technologies needed, for example, to counter IEDs; command and control; "battle space awareness," or the ability to spot threats early and quickly counter them; and the all-encompassing concept of network-centric warfare, in which sensors can pick up and parse threat data, fuse it into useful information and deliver it via ground and space networks to commanders in the field.
About $3 billion of this year's $13.3 billion Pentagon science-and-technology budgetwhich includes basic and applied research along with advanced-technology developmentgoes to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa). Janos of Northrop Grumman said the DOD's "reorientation of capabilities" means that Darpa research will focus on "robust, secure, self-forming networks" and other net-centric capabilities with direct application on the battlefield.
The military services are also pouring more R&D dollars into the nuts and bolts of next-generation military networks. As part of its shift to space and cyberspace operations, the Air Force is spending heavily on technologies like data links, data fusion and secure communications, Janos said.
The Air Force's Electronic Systems Center announced last week it has signed a cooperative R&D agreement with Northrop Grumman to collaborate on net-centric technologies. The two-year research agreement will focus on joint net-centric operations and will culminate in a demonstration of multiplatform operations among the three military branches.
Meanwhile, the Navy is investing in power electronics and sensor technologies. A key research priority for the Army as it seeks to improve force protection is developing robots with greater autonomy. Janos said unmanned ground vehicles that require several operators won't cut it in a ground force that is already stretched to its limit.


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Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited
Rory's choice, Amy's choices
|"Don't you lecture me, blue box man flying through time and space on whimsy. All I've got — all I've had for 36 years is cold, hard reality. So no, I don't have a 'sonic screwdriver', because I'm not off on a romp. I call it what it is — a probe. And I call my life what it is — hell." — Amy Pond gives the Doctor what for in The Girl Who Waited.
Mere hours after laughing out loud at the ludicrous climax to Torchwood: Miracle Day (post coming soon), I found myself joyfully laughing with the latest episode of Doctor Who, The Girl Who Waited.
Not only laughing with it, but accepting its plot and wondering how it would be resolved; finding tension in the story's moral and philosophical implications; and, even, caring about the Doctor's companions, probably for the first time in Steven Moffat's nearly two years as show-runner.
Also for the first time, Karen Gillan's performance — or rather, her performances, were revelatory. Gillan may be a real actor, not just a performer with a pretty face.
Add to all that first-string performances from both Arthur Darvill and Matt Smith and this tight, three-actor episode sings. Only in its opening movements are there any stumbles, and they are minor ones.
The situation arises because, as happens so often, the Doctor gets something a little wrong.
His first mistake is a direct result of his traditional attitude towards safety and common sense. Intending to take Rory and Amy for a holiday on a the planet Apalapucia, he lands the Tardis without first checking for a local newscast.
Rather than a five-galaxy hotel, the Tardis lands within the stark, clinical confines of what seems to be an empty medical facility, in fact a hospice.
Apalapucia,it turns out, is under planet-wide quarantine, due to an outbreak of Chen7, a disease to which the planet's native inhabitants and even Time Lords (though not humans) are vulnerable and for which there is no cure. (Both the Apalapucians and Time Lords have two hearts. What? You've never heard of a disease which strikes any animal with four legs, but not two? Never mind. Accept the conceit and carry on.)
The Doctor's second error happens when he gets the timing of the rescue mission a little wrong too, which leaves Amy on her own for more than 36 years.
The hospice, or Kindness Facility, runs two streams of time, one slow and one fast. Slow, for the dying, and fast, for their loved ones, who could make many visits over the dying one's last day of life.
Amy is trapped in the fast zone, Rory and the Doctor in the slow. When Rory goes out on the rescue mission, the Doctor stays behind, because of the plague. (No haz-mat suit in the Tardis? Accept that one, too.)
There is one other complication. The facility's "nurses" are helpful robots — who don't recognize humans as aliens, or recognize that their "help" will kill humans.
Not only does Amy spend 36-plus years on her own, she spends 36-plus years on the run.
As I said, Gillan's performance is a revelation. Older Amy is no caricature, but a nuanced portrayal of a person-who-is-old, not of an old-person, if you you see the difference.
Gillan convinces us that Amy was a woman smart and inventive and strong enough to not only survive — utterly alone and always running — but even to stay sane. (I even — almost — believed she could cobble together a sonic screw-driver.)
And so it is that Rory is saved not by the Amy he knows and loves, but by the woman she would become after 36 years of, as she puts it, living in hell.
Though shalt not suffer a paradox to live!
The Doctor is appalled by what has happened, but says he can "fix everything". Old Amy, though, realizes that fixing "everything" means "fixing" her. Time will be re-written, so that she will have never existed.
But the Doctor's plan requires that Old Amy help Young Amy, which the former only agrees to on condition that she, too, can enter the Tardis.
The Doctor hems, the Doctor haws, but finally concedes that yes, the Tardis "could sustain the paradox" and so Rory, Amy and Amy work together to get back to the little blue box.
It is only at the moment of truth, in one of the episode's few nods to the season's continuity, that we are reminded that "the Doctor lies", and Gillan is required to one-up her own previous career-best performance.
The look on Old Amy's face, she watches Rory carry Young Amy from the field of battle is as heartbreaking as anything this program has managed in a very long time.
The story, ostensibly about saving The Girl Who Waited for Rescue, becomes the story of The Woman Who Rescued Herself — but only at the cost of sacrificing herself.
The Old Amy succumbs outside the Tardis' door, the Doctor comforts Rory with the claim that Old Amy never existed. But what can that mean, when Rory and the Doctor — and Young Amy herself — all remember her? How does this differ, in any meaningful way, from "real" death?
It is certainly not immediately obvious that "re-writing time" erases from existence the 36 years of painful life so devastatingly portrayed by Karen Gillan, even if it puts an end to them.
Pretty heady stuff for a television program meant mostly for children. Pretty heady too, the complex depictions of love, of the double-edged virtues of self-sacrifice and of our titular hero's conditional relationship with truth.
Screen-writer Tom MacRae (who tweets as TomMacWriter and whose Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel was among the best two-parters of the Davies years) does not shy from yanking hard at our heartstrings, but neither does he pander as he tugs upon them.
The tragedy of The Girl Who Waited arises inexorably from the internal logic of the story, one that (at least insofar as Doctor Who is concerned) is a rigorous exercise in science fictional world-building that leaves the viewer questioning the nature of reality even as we weep at the fact the world sometimes forces brutally hard choices upon us.
Time may write a different conclusion, but a day after the fact, The Girl Who Waited seems like the first classic episode of Steven Moffat's tenure, the first episode to make us fully believe in and care about the program's principals.


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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Protesters said they will refuse to leave Cesar Chavez Park Saturday night and expect "mass arrests" sometime after midnight.
A media release from organizers of the "Occupy Sacramento" protests said demonstrators are ready to hold firm when police close the park at midnight. City ordinances prevent camping overnight in Sacramento, but protesters said the regulations are a violation of their constitutional rights.
About 20 people were arrested Thursday night after they refused to leave the park.
About 100 protesters moved into midtown Sacramento Saturday evening to occupy the Second Saturday Art Walk, saying they wanted the local vendors to hear their message.
The event was peaceful and no arrests were reported during the day.
The Sacramento protests were inspired by the demonstrations in New York City, dubbed "Occupy Wall Street," which have lasted for three weeks and continue to grow.


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I am so proud of Sea Shepherds and support them wholeheartedly. They are the only organization who is going out there to physically stop the killing of oceanic wildlife.
Let's look at the facts first: the whalers, dolphin hunters, shark finners etc are brutally killing oceanic wildlife. And Sea Shepherds are out there trying to stop this.
Now lets look at the opinions: WHO are the terrorists? A) the fishermen and whalers? or B) Sea Shepherds who are fighting for the lives of these animals.
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Wake up, Mr Prime Minister! The country is going to the dogs. Will you wake up when terrorists knock at your door and wake you up?
Look what they have done. They have killed and injured 50,000 innocent people. They killed 5,000 soldiers.
They have killed 15-year-old Aitezaz. They have shot and wounded 15-year-old Malalah in the head. They have killed Chaudhry Aslam, our great and courageous cop. They behead and skin small children. They blow up our schools, hospitals, markets, places of worship, our military bases, they play with the severed heads of our brave soldiers and yet we do nothing and beg those rebels for peace.
Your minister says it's difficult to fight them off. If it's difficult, then let the US use its drones freely against them. Take the help from Nato forces. Just don't sit idle and wait for the peace process. You cannot cut a peace deal with them. They don't accept our constitution. They want to enforce their version of sharia in this land, and you want to talk to them.
Wake up, Mr Prime Minister, wake up before it's too late.
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Ethics Commission Fines Former Executive Office of Health and Human Services Director of Planning and Control William Schmidt for Failing to Timely File His 2009 Statement of Financial Interests
The adjudicatory hearing was initiated by the Commission's Enforcement Division by the filing of an Order to Show Cause ("OTSC") on February 7, 2011. The OTSC alleged that Schmidt had failed to file his Statement of Financial Interests ("SFI") for calendar year 2009 within 10 days of receiving a Formal Notice of Lateness ("Notice").
According to the Agreement, Schmidt was required to file his 2009 SFI by May 17, 2010. He failed to file his SFI by that date, and on June 14, 2010, he was sent a Notice advising him that he had 10 days to file or he would be subject to civil penalties. Schmidt did not file within the 10 day period. He filed his SFI for 2009 on July 26, 2010, or 29 days late. The Commission has adopted a schedule of civil penalties for late filers and non-filers. The penalty schedule then in effect called for a $400 civil penalty for filing an SFI between 21 and 30 days after the 10 day period following receipt of a Notice.
The financial disclosure law requires elected state and county officials, candidates for state office and "designated major policy makers" at the state and county level to annually disclose their financial interests and private business associations by filing an SFI with the Commission for the prior calendar year. The Commission can impose civil penalties for the failure to file an SFI and for the late filing of an SFI.


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Celebrity Clothing Lines Are a Big Hit
Are you into celebrity clothing lines at all? It's not all about frilly things for girls. Bono and Matthew McConaughey have their own clothing lines, and many guys say it's good stuff.
Matthew McConaghey spends a lot of time in Texas and went to school in Austin, and he's been known to get real laid back and play the bongos. How can the clothing line not be cool.
I posted this on Facebook earlier today. "Don't tell J-Lo, but I am making improper use of her pants! I found Jennifer Lopez petite jeans on the clearance rack and since I'm tall they would never work as instructed. So I'm rolling them up twice and making capris out of them. Add the J-Lo clothes to my Paris Hilton perfume and I'm feeling very connected to my inner kardashian today."
The goofy thing about celebrity clothing lines is, no one knows you're wearing the design of a particular star unless you blurt it out. Otherwise, we probably look just like the next guy who's wearing the store brand t-shirt. Not that there's anything wrong with that. That guy just got to look good spending less money. Very smart.
The band, Train, has their own line of wines. Brad Pitt and Dave Matthews own their own vineyards. And of course Sammy Hagar has his own line of tequila. The truth is, when celebrities attach their names to something, it sells. And it gives them an investment to keep the money coming in long after the music career stalls out.
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Jesse Palmer calls his first acting role "a real stretch."
The Ottawa native and currently out-of-work quarterback has a cameo role on tonight's episode of NBC's Law & Order: SVU.
"I'm an athlete," Palmer told the Sun yesterday. "I'm a baseball player."
Palmer couldn't say much else about the part, other than it required him to say less than 10 lines of dialogue and was filmed on New York City's Upper West Side last winter with Chris Meloni, who joins Mariska Hargitay playing the show's lead detectives.
The episode centres around a designer baby ring, featuring guest spots by Lynda Carter, Estella Warren and Mark McGrath.
Despite his own brief camera time, Palmer said it still took about five hours to film.
"You really kind of get to appreciate the whole 'hurry up and wait' thing,"he said.
Palmer said the part basically fell in his lap after he covered the Super Bowl as a guest analyst for Rogers Sportsnet.
His pal Thea Andrews, the Toronto-born co-host of ESPN Hollywood, knew someone who wanted him on the show. Agent Peter Schaffer took it from there and now Palmer thinks acting wouldn't make a half-bad fallback career.
"It was really exciting and I really enjoyed it," he said. "I wouldn't mind doing it when I'm done playing football."
But for now, it's still football Palmer has his heart set on. Since the New York Giants cut him earlier this month, the Renegades have been in negotiations to get Palmer's CFL rights from the Montreal Alouettes and bring him home.
All Palmer would say is he's keeping in shape and hoping for the best.
"I think something's going to happen soon, somewhere."
One thing he won't be doing is joining the ranks of C-listers on shows like The Surreal Life, despite his 2004 turn on ABC's The Bachelor.
"It's funny, you see all these people who do all these reality shows, two or three of them," he said. "I already have a surreal life."
He's also not in a hurry to get married, and quickly puts his mini Bachelor relationship -- he split with chosen candidate Jessica Bowlin a month after the finale aired -- in perspective with a crack about his current love life.
"I'm going to be a priest the way I'm going," he said. "It's been four years and counting."
Tonight's episode of Law & Order: SVU airs at 10 p.m.


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As our interconnected world continues to shrink, so does the concept of "regionalized" styles of jazz. This sampler from the British label GLP stands as proof, as the sounds and musicianship here compare well with the best jazz from the USA or, indeed, elsewhere. If there's one defining factor to this musical smorgasbord, it's tastefulness. Nothing here will shock or offend the listener, nor will anything new or innovative grace the ear. It's solid jazz throughout, in a variety of flavors. GLP has also chosen to spotlight original compositions for the whole CD.
The Jamil Sheriff Octet, with multiple horns fronting a four-man rhythm section, swing confidently on their two selections. Steve Parry's Big Band from Hell combines the groove of Basie with the brash brass sound of early Maynard Ferguson on the sassy "Big Mama" and a more contemporary "It All Starts Here." Oh, and Parry just happens to play every instrument on the tracks as well.
The quintet Centre Line, a collective co-led by drummer Darren Altman, provide this set's comic relief with "The Pop Soul Jazz Funk Love Shuffle," moving through all those musical genres (with a dose of blues added) in eight minutes. The group's ruminative "Song for Gerry" provides a pleasant contrast, as all the members save the drummer get solo space. Centre Line's saxophonist Russell van den Berg takes the spotlight himself on two originals. His creamy horn blends with vibes on the mid-tempo pieces.
For another dose of the big band sound we turn to drummer Tony Faulkner and his Jazz Orchestra. Tight horn arrangements and a broad tonal palette are the defining factors here, and Faulkner wears his influence on his sleeve with the piece "Duke Ellington." Pianist Wayne Pollock, the odd man out with only one cut on this 11-song sampler, provides a fast-cooking "Mentality" as sax and trumpet share the lead. As with many sampler discs, the lack of musician credits dampens the listening experience a bit (except in the case of Parry who obviously doesn't need credits!). But interesting originals and arrangements, and crisp production throughout, make the GLP label one to watch as they introduce their roster to American ears.