text:
|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|21 Jun 1994
|Filing date
|31 Dec 1992
|Priority date
|31 Dec 1992
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Joachim Clabes, Henri A. Khoury, Laszlo Landstein
|Original Assignee
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (20), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (45), Classifications (26), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This patent application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/568,451, filed Aug. 16, 1990, entitled "Method of Producing Ultrafine Silicon Tips for the AFM/STM Profilometry", U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/608,043, filed Oct. 31, 1990, entitled "Nanometer Scale Probe for an Atomic Force Microprobe, and Method for Making Same", U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/619,378, entitled "Microprobe-Based CD Measurement Tool", and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/767,300, filed Sep. 27, 1991, entitled "Combined Scanning Force Microscope and Optical Metrology Tool", and which are all assigned to the same assignee as this application, and the disclosure of all of them is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to metrology of linewidths, trenches and overlays on a submicron range using strain sensors and, more particularly, to probe assembly used in combination with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) for making measurements in three dimensions. The AFM is used to make measurements in the z direction and then the probe assembly is used in the x-y plane perpendicular to the z direction to profile a sample.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Quality control in the manufacture of integrated circuits (ICs) requires a technology for measuring surface geometries of the IC wafer. One such technology employs a small thin piezoelectric member affixed to a larger mounting member to which there is attached a probe tip. The probe tip is made to contact the surface being mapped thereby causing a flexing of the mounting member and a corresponding flexing of the piezoelectric member, producing an electrical signal. An example of this technology is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,888,550 to Reid which discloses a multiprobe tip assembly used for quality control testing of an integrated circuit wafer. The Reid device uses a strain sensing piezoelectric element at the base supporting the entire tip structure and, because of this construction, is limited to sensing only in the vertical direction.
In practice, the contact tip technology as known in the prior art has been useful in measuring micron scale or larger structures. Furthermore, the sensitivities of these structures has been relatively low, making them unsuitable for measurements of submicron scale structures such as those of the newer gigabit chips.
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) technology introduced a new concept in measurements using a probe type approach to map the surfaces of integrated circuit structures. The basic STM is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,343,993. Briefly described, a sharply pointed, electrically conductive tip is placed at a distance on the order of one nanometer from the conductive surface of a sample to be investigated, with an appropriate electrical potential applied across the gap between the tip and surface. As the electron clouds of the atoms at the apex of the tip and the surface touch, a flow of electrons will result giving rise to a tunneling current which happens to be extremely sensitive to changes in gap width. To render these changes as close as possible to zero, a feedback control system controls the distance of the tip from the surface, using deviations of the tunneling current from an initial value as a control signal. This control signal is also employed to generate a plot of the topography of the surface being investigated.
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a variation of the STM technology. In one design, a sensor consisting of a spring-like cantilever which is rigidly mounted at one end and carries at its free end a dielectric tip, profiles the surface of an object. The force between the object's surface and the tip deflects the cantilever, and this deflection can be accurately measured. A spatial resolution of 3 nm has been achieved.
Another version of the AFM includes optical detection instead of STM detection. In this version, a tungsten tip at the end of a wire is mounted on a piezoelectric transducer. The transducer vibrates the tip at the resonance frequency of the wire which acts as a cantilever, and a laser heterodyne interferometer accurately measures the amplitude of the a.c. vibration. The gradient of the force between the tip and the sample modifies the compliance of the lever, hence inducing a change in vibration amplitude due to the shift of the lever resonance. Knowing the lever characteristics, one can measure the vibration amplitude as a function of the tip-to-sample spacing in order to deduce the gradient of the force and, thus, the force itself.
A most critical component of the AFM is the spring-like cantilever. As a maximum deflection for a given force is needed, a cantilever is required which is as soft as possible. At the same time, a stiff cantilever with a high natural frequency is necessary in order to minimize the sensitivity to vibrational noise from the building. For meeting both requirements, dimensions of the cantilever beam are necessary that can only be obtained by microfabrication techniques. Another most critical component of the AFM is the tip itself. Tip "crashes" are the most likely failure cause of AFM tips, and such failures are catastrophic, requiring the replacement of the cantilever beam and tip subassembly. This is perhaps the greatest limitation to the use of AFM.
While STM and AFM both have the potential capability for profiling on an atomic diameter scale, the difficulty with both is the measurement of trenches in two dimensions. Both require sophisticated multi-connected interferometers to detect the two-dimensional tip motion and, for AFM to be useful as a reliable and accurate metrology tool, the sensor tip should be highly reproducible in the fabrication process and the tip shape should be known with high accuracy. Moreover, for profiling and critical dimension (CD) measurement of silicon (Si) memory trenches with submicron trenches with depths of 1 μm or more, nanometer-scale tip shapes with high aspect ratio will be required.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a measurement technology which is capable of meeting the advanced metrology requirements imposed by the dimensions of gigabit chips.
It is another, more specific object of the invention to provide a strain sensor device in combination with an AFM that is capable of three-dimensional measurements of submicron geometries with high sensitivity.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an AFM measurement system which protects the tip of the cantilever from catastrophic "crashes".
According to the invention, there is provided a cantilever beam carrying an integrated tip stem on which is deposited a piezoelectric film strain sensor. A high-resolution direct electron beam (e-beam) deposition process is used to grow a sharp tip onto a silicon (Si) cantilever structure. The direct e-beam deposition process permits the controllable fabrication of high-aspect ratio, nanometer-scale structures. A piezoelectric jacket with four electrical contacts superimposed is deposited on the tip stem. The piezoelectric sensors function in a plane perpendicular to that of the probe in STM; that is, any tip contact with the linewidth surface will cause tip deflection with a corresponding proportional electrical signal output. This tip strain sensor, coupled to a standard single axis AFM tip, allows for three-dimensional metrology with a much simpler approach while avoiding catastrophic tip "crashes". The potential for a tip "crash" is detected by the electrical signal output from the strain sensor exceeding a predetermined threshold. When the threshold is exceeded, the feedback control system stops the movement of the tip and then backs the tip away from a surface feature with which it has come into contact. Two-dimensional edge detection of the sidewalls is used to calculate the absolute value of the linewidth or overlay, independent of the AFM principle. The technique works on any linewidth surface material, whether conductive, non-conductive or semiconductive.
The foregoing and other objects, aspects and advantages will be better understood from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is an isometric view showing a scanning probe tip attachment for a one-dimensional AFM system combined with a two-dimensional integrated tip strain sensor element according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the tip element shown in FIG. 1 showing the piezoelectric film divided into four quadrants and provided with overlying electrical contacts;
FIG. 3 is a graph showing a characteristic voltage output of the strain sensor elements as a function of tip lateral displacement in the X-axis and/or the Y-axis;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the AFM system combined with the integrated tip strain sensor element; and
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view, partially in cross-section, showing the integrated tip strain sensor element within a trench and illustrating the operation of the system.
Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown the scanning probe tip attachment 10 for a one-dimensional AFM system (not shown). Starting with a standard cantilever beam 11 with an integrated tip stem 12, fabricated by micromachining techniques, the extended tip stem 15 and tip structure 16 is deposited by established e-beam techniques described, for example, by K. L. Lee and M. Hatzakis in "Direct electron-beam patterning for nanolithography", J. Vac. Sci Technology, November/December 1989, pp. 1941-1946. A piezoelectric film 17 is deposited on the tip stem 12 and divided into four quadrants by e-beam etching to define four piezoelectric sensors 171, 172, 173, and 174. The preferred implementation of this invention is to use lead zirconate titanate (PZT) material as the piezoelectric film 17 to construct the strain sensor elements 171, 172, 173, and 174, shown in more detail in FIG. 2. PZT material can be deposited with a variety of different processes known in the art, including rf-magnetron sputtering and chemical methods. Metal film is patterned to provide electrical conductors 181, 182, 183, and 184 which make electrical contact with respective strain sensor elements 171, 172, 173, and 174 and extend up the tip stem 12 and along the under surface of the cantilever beam 11, and from there electrical connections 191, 192, 193, and 194 are made to the measuring circuitry (not shown). The common base electrode for the strain sensor elements 171, 172, 173, and 174 can be either the tip stem 12 itself or a conductive coating, preferably Pt, or a conductive oxide. In either case, an insulative coating is provided to separate the conductive stem or coating from the electrical conductors 181, 182, 183, and 184. Additionally, a conductive path is provided as the common or return path to the measuring circuitry. The conductive coating, if used, and the corresponding common or return path are not shown in the drawings in order to simplify the illustration, but those skilled in the art will understand that the connection is implied.
The implementation of the strain sensor elements 171, 172, 173, and 174 can be accomplished using different geometrical configurations, the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 being preferred. One specific reduction to practice is described below:
1. The stem 12 is first prepared by depositing an insulative layer of oxide, if the stem itself is the conductive return path for the sensors, or creating a conductive return path by depositing layers of a conductive coating (e.g., Pt or a conductive oxide) and an insulative layer.
2. A continuous PZT coating 17 is applied to the tip stem 15 and etched to form the four quadrant structure shown.
3. The deposited material is heat treated in an oxygen containing environment to crystalline into the proper PZT phase and to oxidize the exposed cantilever structure 11 and tip stem 12, achieving an electrical insulating coating on the same.
4. A continuous metal film is applied onto PZT coating 17 and at least the bottom surface of the cantilever beam 11 as an overcoat.
5. The metal film is patterned to yield the four quadrant contacts on the PZT coating 17 and the electrical conductors 181, 182, 183, and 184 which extend up the tip stem 12 and along the bottom length of the cantilever beam 11 to provide the output signal on lines 191, 192, 193, and 194 from the strain sensor contacts.
The patterning of the metal film into quadrant contacts and conducting lines is most conveniently accomplished by laser ablation, ion milling or e-beam processing.
As shown in FIG. 1, the tip 16 extends into a trench 21 formed in the surface of a chip 20 which is to be profiled. The trench 21 has side walls 22 and 23 and a bottom 24. In operation, the system starts up as an AFM probe vibrating the tip 16 in the z direction and moving the tip from the surface to the bottom 24 of the trench 21. Vibration of the cantilever beam 11 is produced by a bimorphous crystal 26, and trench depth is defined by the AFM viewing the vibration of the end of the cantilever beam 11 via lens 27. At this point, tip vibration is terminated, the z dimension of the trench having been established. The tip is backed off from the surface (e.g., 20 to 80% of depth). The side walls are located by moving the tip in the x-y directions until strain is detected by the piezoelectric sensors due to tip deflection. FIG. 3 shows the voltage output for one of the piezoelectric sensors as a function of deflection of the tip 16. By a simple geometric calculation based on the relative amplitudes of the signals from each of the four sensors 171, 172, 173, and 174, the x and y coordinates are defined, and the tip 16 is moved to the opposite sidewall. When detected, the x and y coordinates of the opposite sidewall are also defined. Then, again using a simple geometric calculation, the linewidth or overlay is calculated.
FIG. 4 shows in block diagram form the overall system including the AFM. The chip 20 is mounted on a stage 30 for movement in the x-y plane. The AFM itself includes, in addition to the lens 27, a laser heterodyne system 31, the output of which is the z feedback signal to an amplifier 32 which provides an a.c. driving signal from generator 33 to the bimorphous crystal 26. The z feedback signal is also supplied to a microprocessor controller 34 which controls the application of the driving signal to the crystal 26, this being terminated when the z dimension has been determined. After the z dimension has been determined, the tip 16 is withdrawn to a predetermined distance above the bottom of the trench and moved relative to the trench in the x-y plane. This is accomplished by the controller 34 moving the stage 30. A feedback loop defined by the output signals from the sensors 171, 172, 173, and 174 to the controller 34 is used to control relative tip motion. The three dimensions determined in this fashion are output by the controller 34 to a suitable output device 35 which displays, prints and/or stores the data.
A most valuable and important part of the invention is its ability to prevent "crashes" of the tip. "Crash" prevention is accomplished by the microprocessor controller 34 including a programmed routine which compares the absolute value of the voltage output from the sensors 171, 172, 173, and 174 with a predetermined threshold. As generally indicated in FIG. 3, the absolute value of voltage is approximately a linear function of tip deflection, and the threshold is selected to correspond to a tip deflection well within elastic limit of the tip 15. The routine simply compares each of the outputs of the sensors 171, 172, 173, and 174 with the predetermined threshold. An alternative, although more complex routine, performs a simple trigonometric calculation on the two positive and two negative voltages from the sensors to resolve the direction of the tip deflection. Such a routine is part of the profiling computation performed by controller. The resolved absolute value of voltage amplitude is then compared to the threshold. When the threshold is exceeded, the controller 34 stops the motion of the tip 15 relative to the sample being profiled and then backs the tip away from the surface feature with which the tip has come into contact.
The preferred measurement regimen is illustrated in FIG. 5. After the z dimension is determined, the tip 16 is first withdrawn by 20% of the trench depth, and the x and y coordinates are determined for point A on side wall 22 and then point D on side wall 23. Then the tip 16 is withdrawn by 80% of the trench depth, and the x and y coordinates are determined for point B on side wall 22 and then point C on side wall 23. The calculated width of the trench 21 is based on the root mean square of the width AD and the width BC.
While the invention has been described in terms of a single preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|12 Sep 1980
|10 Aug 1982
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Scanning tunneling microscope
|22 Oct 1982
|19 Mar 1985
|Scire Fredric E
|Planar biaxial micropositioning stage
|4 Aug 1986
|9 Feb 1988
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Atomic force microscope and method for imaging surfaces with atomic resolution
|1 Oct 1987
|21 Feb 1989
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Micromechanical atomic force sensor head
|7 Mar 1988
|25 Jul 1989
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Oscillating quartz atomic force microscope
|15 Jan 1988
|25 Jul 1989
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Detachable high-speed opto-electronic sampling probe
|1 Jun 1988
|28 Nov 1989
|Hitachi, Ltd.
|Scanning surface microscope using a micro-balance device for holding a probe-tip
|19 Jul 1983
|19 Dec 1989
|Texas Instruments Incorporated
|Intelligent multiprobe tip
|13 Oct 1988
|20 Feb 1990
|Agency Of Industrial Science And Technology, Kosaka Laboratory Ltd.
|Method of measurement by scanning tunneling microscope
|30 Mar 1989
|10 Apr 1990
|Hitachi, Ltd.
|Scanning electron microscope for observing and measuring minute pattern of sample
|20 Jun 1988
|17 Apr 1990
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Method for investigating surfaces at nanometer and picosecond resolution and laser-sampled scanning tunneling microscope for performing said method
|1 Feb 1989
|8 May 1990
|The Regents Of The University Of California
|Scanning ion conductance microscope
|28 Feb 1989
|15 May 1990
|Elco Co., Ltd.
|Transducer to detect force which is applied to machine tool when machining workpiece and its attaching structure
|27 Jun 1990
|3 Mar 1992
|Young Russell D
|Precision small scale force sensor
|25 Nov 1991
|10 Nov 1992
|Hitachi, Ltd.
|Scanning tunneling microscope and surface topographic observation method
|16 Mar 1992
|16 Feb 1993
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Microprobe-based CD measurement tool
|31 Jul 1991
|23 Mar 1993
|International Business Machines Corporation
|High-resolution detection of material property variations
|16 Aug 1989
|20 Feb 1991
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Method of producing ultrafine silicon tips for the AFM/STM profilometry
|16 Aug 1989
|20 Feb 1991
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Method of producing micromechanical sensors for the AFM/STM profilometry and micromechanical AFM/STM sensor head
|Title not available
|J. Vac. Sci. Technol B7 (6), K. L. Lee et al. "Direct electron-beam patterning for nanolithography," Nov./Dec. 1989, pp. 1941-1946.
|J. Vac. Sci. Technol B7 (6), K. L. Lee et al. Direct electron beam patterning for nanolithography, Nov./Dec. 1989, pp. 1941 1946.
|Tortonese et al. "Atomic Force Microscopy Using a Piezoresistive Cantilever," presented at Transducers '91, Stanford, Calif., Mar. 1991 four pages plus cover.
|Tortonese et al. Atomic Force Microscopy Using a Piezoresistive Cantilever, presented at Transducers 91, Stanford, Calif., Mar. 1991 four pages plus cover.
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|3 Feb 1994
|15 Aug 1995
|Molecular Imaging Systems
|Scanning force microscope with beam tracking lens
|31 Jan 1994
|3 Oct 1995
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Micromechanical sensor and sensor fabrication process
|19 May 1994
|14 May 1996
|Molecular Imaging Corporation
|Controlled force microscope for operation in liquids
|29 Mar 1995
|18 Jun 1996
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Automatic surface profiling for submicron device
|15 Feb 1995
|24 Dec 1996
|Molecular Imaging Corporation
|Atomic force microscope employing beam tracking
|7 Nov 1995
|18 Mar 1997
|Molecular Imaging Corporation
|Formation of a magnetic film on an atomic force microscope cantilever
|4 Mar 1996
|1 Jul 1997
|Advanced Surface Microscopy, Inc.
|High precision calibration and feature measurement system for a scanning probe microscope
|26 Jun 1996
|8 Jul 1997
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Force microscope and method for measuring atomic forces in multiple directions
|3 Apr 1996
|23 Dec 1997
|University Of Utah Research Foundation
|Method for mapping mechanical property of a material using a scanning force microscope
|30 Aug 1995
|6 Jan 1998
|Digital Instruments, Inc.
|Scanning probe microscope having automatic probe exchange and alignment
|2 Jul 1996
|3 Mar 1998
|Nikon Corporation
|Atomic force microscope under high speed feedback control
|27 Sep 1996
|19 May 1998
|Molecular Imaging Corporation
|Magnetically-oscillated probe microscope for operation in liquids
|23 Sep 1996
|9 Jun 1998
|Molecular Imaging Corp.
|Atomic force microscope employing beam-tracking
|23 Apr 1997
|30 Jun 1998
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Method for improving measurement accuracy using active lateral scanning control of a probe
|21 May 1997
|1 Sep 1998
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Method for protecting a probe tip using active lateral scanning control
|21 Feb 1997
|8 Sep 1998
|Molecular Imaging Corporation
|Hybrid control system for scanning probe microscopes
|5 Mar 1997
|20 Oct 1998
|Advanced Surface Microscopy
|High precison calibration and feature measurement system for a scanning probe microscope
|8 Aug 1996
|8 Dec 1998
|The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University
|Electrical contact probe for sampling high frequency electrical signals
|27 Aug 1997
|5 Jan 1999
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Atomic force microscopy data storage system with tracking servo from lateral force-sensing cantilever
|12 Sep 1996
|2 Feb 1999
|Molecular Imaging Corporation Arizona Board Of Regents
|Cantilevers for a magnetically driven atomic force microscope
|24 Oct 1995
|23 Feb 1999
|Arch Development Corporation
|Atomic force microscope for biological specimens
|27 Aug 1997
|28 Sep 1999
|The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University
|Micromachined cantilever structure providing for independent multidimensional force sensing using high aspect ratio beams
|4 May 1998
|14 Dec 1999
|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
|Method and apparatus for measuring critical dimensions on a semiconductor surface
|11 Jan 1999
|24 Oct 2000
|Molecular Imaging Corporation
|Magnetic modulation of force sensor for AC detection in an atomic force microscope
|29 Jul 1998
|2 Jan 2001
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Apparatus and method for determining side wall profiles using a scanning probe microscope having a probe dithered in lateral directions
|29 Mar 1999
|20 Feb 2001
|Nanodevices, Inc.
|Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
|29 Mar 2002
|17 Aug 2004
|Saphirwerk Industrieprodukte Ag
|Method for determining the deformation amplitude of a touch probe
|2 May 2003
|8 Mar 2005
|Board Of Trustees Operating Michigan State University
|Augmenting reality system for real-time nanomanipulation using atomic force microscopy
|28 May 2004
|14 Sep 2010
|Cantimer, Inc.
|Phase change sensor
|9 Jul 2010
|5 Mar 2013
|Fei Company
|Method for inspecting a sample
|15 Apr 2015
|11 Apr 2017
|General Electric Company
|Systems and methods for monitoring turbine component strain
|2 May 2003
|4 Nov 2004
|Ning Xi
|Augmenting reality system for real-time nanomanipulation using atomic force microscopy
|28 May 2004
|28 Jul 2005
|Bay Materials Llc
|Phase change sensor
|6 Apr 2007
|25 Oct 2007
|Stewart Ray F
|Phase change sensor
|16 Jun 2008
|12 Mar 2009
|West Paul E
|Oscillating scanning probe microscope
|9 Jul 2010
|13 Jan 2011
|Fei Company
|Method for Inspecting a Sample
|15 Apr 2015
|20 Oct 2016
|General Electric Company
|Systems and methods for monitoring turbine component strain
|27 Feb 2017
|15 Jun 2017
|General Electric Company
|Systems and Methods for Monitoring Component Strain
|11 Oct 1994
|27 Aug 1996
|The Arizona Board Of Regents
|Potentiostatic preparation of molecular adsorbates for scanning probe microscopy
|9 Jul 1997
|14 Jan 1998
|Kla Instruments Corp.
|Overlay alignment measurement of semiconductor wafers
|9 Jul 1997
|24 Feb 1999
|Kla Instruments Corp.
|Overlay alignment measurement of semiconductor wafers
|15 Sep 1999
|21 Mar 2001
|Boggild, peter
|Multi-point probe
|3 Apr 2001
|9 Oct 2002
|Saphirwerk Industrieprodukte AG
|Method of determining the amplitude of the deformation of a stylus
|25 Apr 2014
|5 Nov 2014
|Mitutoyo Corporation
|Surface property measuring apparatus and method for controlling the same
|15 Sep 2000
|22 Mar 2001
|Capres A/S
|Nano-drive for high resolution positioning and for positioning of a multi-point probe
|U.S. Classification
|73/105, 250/307, 850/33, 977/878, 977/852, 850/42
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|31 Dec 1992
Owner name: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, NEW Y
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNORS:CLABES, JOACHIM;KOURY, HENRI A.;LANDSTEIN, LASZLO;REEL/FRAME:006397/0797;SIGNING DATES FROM 19921221 TO 19921224
|2 Sep 1997
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|20 Sep 2001
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 8
|14 Sep 2005
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 12
|3 Sep 2015
Owner name: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC, NEW YORK
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:036550/0001
Effective date: 20150629
|5 Oct 2015
Owner name: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., CAYMAN ISLANDS
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC;GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.;REEL/FRAME:036779/0001
Effective date: 20150910


text:
The feature race in Melbourne this weekend at Caulfield Racecourse has the three-year-olds facing off in the Caulfield Guineas 2015, a detailed form guide analysis and betting preview for the mile classic found below.
Jumping at 5:40pm (AEST) on Saturday afternoon as Race 9 on the 10-event program that Ladbrokes.com.au are offering Best Tote or SP + 20% on all races, this year's $1 million Group 1 BECK Caulfield Guineas (1600m) features a full field of 16 starters plus an emergency runner.
Leading the latest Caulfield Guineas odds at $2.60 is the Chris Waller-trained Sydney raider Press Statement who goes into the classic without a previous Melbourne run.
Instead Waller gave the Hinchinbrook colt, winner of the Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) over this distance in Brisbane as a two-year-old back in June, his final lead-up at Rosehill in the Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes (1500m).
He won that as the odds-on favourite by an easy three lengths and now looks to emulate the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Shooting To Win (2014) who completed the Stan Fox Stakes – Caulfield Guineas double last Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
So can Press Statement get the job done for the punters despite his wide barrier 14 draw?
Or is there value further down the Caulfield Guineas betting markets from the likes of the Mick Price-trained Ready For Victory ($8) or the Kiwi visitor Dal Cielo ($9) who are out to stop Press Statement from becoming the second favourite in three years to win?
Join now to bet with
2015 Caulfield Guineas Form Facts & Betting Stats
- Last year's Caulfield Guineas winner was the Team Snowden-trained Shooting To Win (2014) who came off a win in Sydney's Stan Fox Stakes, jumped from barrier 8 (of 13) and had James McDonald in the saddle
- Team Snowden are without a runner this year but former Caulfield Guineas winning trainers with a chance in 2015 are: Hawkes' Racing (1-1-0-0) with #4 Rageese ($41), David Hayes (17-2-0-2) who trains #8 Sovereign Nation ($17) and #16 More Than Most ($151) in partnership with nephew Tom Dabernig, Peter Moody (8-1-0-1) with #9 Bassett ($13), and Leon Corstens (6-2-0-0) who has the emergency #17e Mr Individual ($31) with Troy Corstens
- This year's Stan Fox Stakes winner #1 Press Statement ($2.60) is out to emulate Shooting To Win and complete the double in the Caulfield Guineas
- Other recent Stan Fox Stakes – Caulfield Guineas double winners include Econsul (2004) and Lonhro (2001)
- Also coming out of the Stan Fox lead-up is #4 Rageese (3rd)
- #1 Press Statement ($2.60F) is the Caulfield Guineas favourite looking to join recent top fancies to salute for the punters: Long John (2013), Helmet (2011), Whobegotyou (2008) and Weekend Hussler (2007)
- The other last start winners along with #1 Press Statement (Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes, 1500m, Rosehill, 26/09/2015) are #6 Bon Aurum (Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude, Caulfield, 26/09/2015), #8 Sovereign Nation (Group 2 Stutt Stakes, 1600m, Moonee Valley, 02/10/2015), #9 Bassett (3YO-SWP, 1100m, Caulfield, 19/09/2015), #11 Lizard Island (MDN-SW, 1600m, Pakenham, 23/09/2015)and #13 Tarzino (3YO HCP, 1600m, Caulfield, 19/09/2015)
- #6 Bon Aurum ($14) is out to become the fifth Caulfield Guineas winner to come out of the Prelude since 2009 and the first since Long John (3rd in 2013); the last to complete the double was Helmet (2011)
- Past Caulfield Guineas winning jockeys with a runner this weekend are: Kerrin McEvoy (9-2-0-3) aboard #6 Bon Aurum, Glen Boss (10-1-0-2) aboard #3 Ready For Victory and Dwayne Dunn (8-1-1-1) on #14 Snoopy
- Last year's winning barrier (8) has produced a total of four Caulfield Guineas winners (since 1983) and belongs this year to #5 Dal Cielo ($9)
- Barrier 1 has produced more Caulfield Guineas winners in that time than any other gate with 7 victories most recently Long John (2013)
- This year #8 Sovereign Nation has the inside alley
- The 3YOs in the field with the equal highest Win Rate (67%) are: #1 Press Statement, #8 Sovereign Nation, #9 Bassett and #13 Tarzino
- Previous winners over the distance (1600m) are: #1 Press Statement (1-1-0-0), #8 Sovereign Nation (1-1-0-0), #11 Lizard Island (1-1-0-0) and #13 Tarzino (1-1-0-0)
- Horses with previous winning form at the track (Caulfield) are: #9 Bassett (2-2-0-0), #6 Bon Aurum (1-1-0-0) and #13 Tarzino (1-1-0-0)
Stay tuned to Races.com.au for our insider Caulfield Guineas 2015 tips to be published shortly.
In the meantime check out the full form guide below then head to Ladbrokes.com.au to enjoy Best Tote or SP + 20% on EVERY Caulfield Guineas Day race plus an extra 50% on your very first Fixed Odds Winner in races 1 – 5 on the card!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Not only did Justin Bieber land his 5th #1 Album with the the release of his Believe Acoustic last week, he's the only person on the planet that has landed 5 #1 Albums before the age of 19.
As if that's not enough Believe Acoustic makes Bieber the 10th act in history to have a #1 album in four consecutive years.
Last but not least Believe Acoustic also hit the #1 spot on iTunes in more than 63 countries. Needless to say Justin Bieber is one VERY talented rich kid.


text: A close look at Maureen Connolly's 1953 Grand Slam By Mark Ryan Part I of VIII The most difficult part of Maureen Connolly's 1952-3 tour of Australia might have been the getting there. In those days, before travel by jet airliners became common, the journey by air took much longer than it does now because of the need for stopovers. Doris Hart, Maureen's compatriot and contemporary, had taken a similar route during her Australian tour of 1948-9 and wrote of the journey as follows in the chapter of her 1955 autobiography "Tennis With Hart" entitled "The Land Down Under": "I flew straight through from Los Angeles to Sydney with the usual stops en route for refuelling and engine checks and whatever it is planes stop for on long trips. I remember coming down at a small island in the Pacific for the customary half hour used for crew changeover and check-up." (Today, a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Sydney takes an average of fourteen-and-a-half hours.) Like Doris Hart, Maureen would have had time to practise and acclimatise herself to the new playing conditions before taking part in her first tournament. In her autobiography, Doris Hart wrote: "It was not easy to adjust to the different balls, rackets, courts, and the strangeness of the light. The latter proved to be most puzzling. I tried to figure out the reason and came to this conclusion: Australia is much closer to the Equator than we are in the States, and this makes the rays of the sun brighter and stronger. It was fully three weeks before I saw the ball well…" Doris Hart had originally planned to travel to Australia with Louise Brough, but Louise had had to cancel at the last minute, which meant Doris travelled alone. Maureen Connolly was luckier in that she had a travelling companion, and someone with whom she had a good rapport, her compatriot Julie Sampson. Both Maureen and Julie were just eighteen when the tour began. Their schedule included a number of exhibition matches, tournaments and social events. The first tournament in which they played was the prestigious New South Wales Open, held at the White City Tennis Club in Sydney towards the end of November. Several patterns set here were to be repeated throughout the coming two months or so that the tour lasted. One pattern was Maureen's winning the singles event in straight sets; another was her beating Julie Sampson in the final; still another was Maureen and Julie's winning the women's doubles event together. It is clear that, despite the diminutive stature which had helped to earn her the nickname "Little Mo", Maureen stood head-and-shoulders above the rest of the field in each of the singles events she played. Although Nancye Bolton had turned professional and Thelma Long was not competing in Australia that season, it is extremely unlikely that even those two talented Australian players would have been any match for Maureen. Her toughest singles match was, in fact, her first one, against Jane Edmondson, an Australian, whom she beat 9-7, 6-0 in the first round of the New South Wales Championships. This was the only time Maureen was taken to an advantage set in a singles match in the four tournaments in which she competed during her tour down under. She next played competitively at the Victorian Championships, held in Melbourne just over a week after the New South Wales Open. Here, Maureen won four singles matches for a total loss of fourteen games, four of which were taken by Julie Sampson in the final.


text:
A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory, 2nd Edition
832 pages
May 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
- Updated to feature over 40 new entries including pieces on Alain Badiou, Ecocriticism, Comparative Racialization , Ordinary Language Philosophy and Criticism, and Graphic Narrative
- Includes reflective, broad-ranging articles from leading theorists including Julia Kristeva, Stanley Cavell, and Simon Critchley
- Features a fully updated bibliography
- Wide-ranging content makes this an invaluable dictionary for students of a diverse range of disciplines
Table of Contents
List of Contributors vi
Preface to the First Edition (1996) x
Preface to the Second Edition (2010) xii
Acknowledgments xiv
Introduction 1
A–Z entries 12
Bibliography 742
Index 808
Author Information
Jessica Rae Barbera is a doctoral candidate in the English Department at the University of Pittsburgh. Her areas of specialization include Cultural and Critical Theory, British Modernism, Psychoanalysis, Literatures of Medicine and Science, Illness Narratives, and Memoir. She is the recipient of the 2009−2010 Andrew Mellon Fellowship, and is currently at work on her dissertation, The Medicalization of Pain: The Human in the 20th Century.
"Such reservations apart, there is much of value here and students of literature, cultural studies, philosophy, and related studies will find this a useful resource." (Reference Reviews, 2012)
"The first aspect of "added value" in the second edition of A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory lies in the fact that this dictionary is written and edited by experts. There are some world-class scholars among the contributors here, and many of the longer entries are insightful as well as challenging (Simon Frith's and Christopher Norris's, among others, stand out, as do many by the editors themselves: Jessica Rae Barbera on Elaine Scarry, for example)." (Times Literary Supplement, 6 January 2012)
"Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students." (Choice, 1 May 2011)
"Thoughtfully structured and containing an impressive array of generally well-written entries, this book will be a welcome addition to the shelves of many reference collections." Reference Reviews
Amazon.co.uk reviews of first edition:
"This book is a must for any who has an interest in Cultural Studies firstly, but secondly any other subject area within the field: psychoanalysis, cinema studies, feminism - it's all in there! Each "dictionary" entry is concise and understandable with cross referencing to offer a complete all round knowledge! Good to point you in the right direction for an essay or simply to help make sense of the reading for your course!"
"If there has ever been a must in Cultural and/or Contemporary studies- this is it. I started studying Contemporary Cultural Studies in Germany this Summer and a fellow student gave me the advice to buy this book. Since then I' ve read it from cover to cover about 2 times! It doesn't only cover the essentials, but is also crosslinked very well outlineing the development of Cultural science. Besides all this it is also written in a manner that you can understand everything reading it only once!
Thanks to Michael Payne and his book my studies have become more profund and easier at the same time!"
Amazon.com review of first edition:
"I strongly reccomend this book to anyone working in the fields of cultural and communications theory. The explanations are straightforward and accurate. The cross-referencing is exhaustive and well laid out. The first dictionary I ever read cover to cover!!!"Praise for the previous edition
"The liveliness of style and variety of subject-matter mean that
Payne has succeeded where many have failed, namely in bringing the
'pleasure of the text' to some of the most difficult and complex
writings of our age."
—The Review of English Studies
"Thoughtfully structured and containing an impressive array of
generally well-written entries, this book will be a welcome
addition to the shelves of many reference collections."
—Reference Reviews
Buy Both and Save 25%!
A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory, 2nd Edition (US $225.00)
-and- The Literary Theory Toolkit: A Compendium of Concepts and Methods (US $27.95)
Total List Price: US $252.95
Discounted Price: US $189.71 (Save: US $63.24)


text:
I'm running Mac OS X 10.9.2 and using the GUI ffmpegX v0.0.9y (Lion) r2 - Aug 3, 2011.
I have a .mov video file with sound:
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo (L R), 44.100 kHz
H.264, 720 × 486 (640 × 480), Millions
That I want to convert into a divx .avi.
ffmpegx works great for the video, but I get no sound in the resulting AVI. I have ffmpegx set to the video codec: XviD [.AVI] (ffmpeg)
And I have it set to the audio codec "MP3".
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker or buy PlayOn and record Netflix! :)
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker or buy PlayOn and record Netflix! :)
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 4 of 4
I would just try something else. Maybe iFFmpeg. Or some free converter like avidemux(under video choose mpeg xvid, under audio choose mp3, save as an avi) or the old handbrake 0.9.3 with avi support, https://www.videohelp.com/download/HandBrake-0.9.3-MacOSX.5_GUI_x86.dmg .
edit: And I moved you to our mac section.
Last edited by Baldrick; 29th May 2014 at 11:18.
The issue is most likely that your .mov file has audio as stream #0.0 and video as stream #0.1. This ordering is reverse from what most video encoders do, but common for QuickTime based apps.
ffmpegX never did very well handling that, especially for .mov files.
If you have QuickTime Pro, you could manually reverse the streams, and the results from that would easily convert with ffmpegX.
But upgrading to a more up-to-date version video conversion app (that has no issues with the stream order) would be advisable, e.g. previously mentioned iFFmpeg.
fffmpegx-newuser - In the future, if you're doing it on a Mac, post it in our Mac forum. At least you put "Mac user" in your subject. We have Mac experts here who watch the forums for things sent to the Mac forum because those get a special symbol that shows up on the main website page where the most recent forum posts get listed. You got very lucky that Case read your post. Often the Mac experts here don't bother to read posts if they don't go to the Mac forum.


text:
16 Comments
the lines are really cool, maybe a different color, or more though. but +1 still
needs different placement but very awsome
really likin' this.
...looks like any other shirt with lines. nice i guess…i just wish people would come up with something that hasn't already been done a couple donzen times.
I dig it…
freakin' sweet!
It's cool!
Great lines!!!+1
yeah it just stops before the seem of the shirt. I'd prefer to see it go round the back of the neck aswell. Great fusions though.
Very nice… The placement makes it great
I like it !
See the placement, pls, it's much more important than the graphics itself.
the placement is indeed making this design. great work.
i think i'd like the placement better if the part at the top extended past the neckline between the neck and the edge of the shoulder. it would utilize the negative space in the (top) center better i think and it would look a little less awkward just stuck at the bottom of the neckline. other that the top part there, i think the placement is fine. :)


text:
The trailer for that Total Recall remake you didn't ask for has just been released, and with a reported budget of $200 million, you know there are special effects galore. Like Paul Verhoeven's 1990 original, the new film is based on the Philip K. Dick novelette "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale," and was directed by Len Wiseman, whose last movie was 2007's Live Free or Die Hard.
Taking over the Arnold Schwarzenegger role (which seems like sacrilege), Colin Farrell plays factory worker Douglas Quaid, whose life is thrown upside down after he decides to take a "virtual vacation" at a mysterious place called Rekall, where fantasies are implanted as memories. Taking over the Sharon Stone role as Quaid's wife is Kate Beckinsale (who's conveniently married to the director), and Rachel Ticotin's freedom-fighting prostitute Melina is now played by the luscious Jessica Biel.
The film is still set in the year 2084, but this time there's no Mars. Instead, two nation states — Euromerica and New Shanghai — rule the world, vying against one another for ultimate power. Promisingly, the dictatorial Euromerican Chancellor, Vilos Cohaagen, is portrayed by Bryan Cranston, so there's that. The reboot also apparently deals with more overtly political themes than the first film.
Judging by the trailer, the new Total Recall appears to be sleeker and darker, and with all the holograms and hover cars, one can't help but be reminded of The Fifth Element and Minority Report (also based on a Dick story). It's nice to see they kept the iconic Rekall chair, but, of course, there's no replacing Ah-nold's Pumping Iron o-face. The cast also includes Bill Nighy, John Cho, Bokeem Woodbine, Ethan Hawke, and, yes, a three-breasted woman. The movie hits theaters August 3.


text:
This product is no longer available.
You can try these similar gifts instead.
Religious Cross Personalized Address Labels
Give the spiritual family in your life a beautiful way to adorn their correspondence with these lovely address labels. These labels that can be personalized with their information will become a holiday favorite.


text:
October 25, 2016
Secure First Mile™ architectures maximize operational performance by securely connecting critical operational systems with IT and cloud based applications.
The Industrial IoT presents new opportunities for maximizing operational performance through unparalleled levels of connectivity to analytics and expertise. Getting the right data to the right people can improve plant reliability, efficiency and safety, but with increased connectivity comes increased risk – especially during the "first mile" when data is moved from the plant floor onto the internet to power IT and cloud based applications.
Today's facilities go to great lengths to protect the critical control and safety systems that safely operate their facilities, frequently called "operational technology" or OT systems. Without robust security technologies in place, a plant's assets can be exposed to harmful agents that can cripple operations. When considering Industrial IoT applications that require sensor data in those systems to be transported over the internet, safeguarding against these threats means employing a secure approach for moving sensor data from these sometimes isolated parts of a plant's infrastructure on to the internet without creating vulnerabilities.
Emerson's Secure First Mile™ is a set of architectural approaches and designs, enabled by a family of security services and robust, secure and flexible servers, gateways, and data diodes that ensures that data in existing OT systems can be easily and securely connected to internet based applications.
This can be accomplished through the more "traditional" Purdue model of network segmentation and firewalls – having data from the most critical OT systems traverse through a number of firewall separated networks, many times passing data through "data aggregation" applications such as historians to provide additional security and access points until it finally reaches a network level that provides controlled internet access. These architectures are found at many larger facilities, and when appropriate IT personnel are available to support them, they are effective. However, they require considerable effort to configure and support correctly, and can require significant effort to add new sensors and make that data available through the multiple layers.
Newer approaches provide connection to OT systems and devices much lower in the architecture, without a lot of intervening software. When devices called data diodes are employed, the biggest concern – that whatever connection has been used becomes an inlet for malicious attacks – can be directly mitigated. These devices physically limit data transmission to one direction – out from the OT systems. Combined with the appropriate protocol translations, simple systems can be constructed that allow highly secure transfer of data from gateways that are talking directly to sensors such Emerson's 1410 and 1420 WirelessHART Gateways.
Using Secure First Mile architectures, a plant can transform its operational technology data into information technology data while ensuring outbound paths of information do not become inbound paths that expose its systems to harm.
Secure First Mile architectures are based on Emerson's decades of experience creating highly secure control and safety systems and provide support for Industrial IoT enabled devices as well as legacy devices and systems. These architectures leverage Emerson's existing systems and data collectors, which include distributed control systems such as DeltaV and Ovation, remote terminal units (RTUs) and asset management software such as the AMS Suite. Secure First Mile architectures create secure, direct data export paths from these products and systems to the internet and enable plant personnel to exert tight control over the data that is exported. For example, using software that layers on to the AMS Suite, diagnostic information on a plant's equipment can be pre-processed so that only relevant data is exported with the appropriate IoT protocols and security levels.
As part of its Secure First Mile architectures, Emerson is using OPC Unified Architecture (UA) servers to export data from application databases. OPC UA is an industrial machine-to-machine communication protocol that can be directly consumed by Microsoft Azure, Emerson's chosen platform for cloud computing. Microsoft Azure enables the building, deployment and management of applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. Its integrated cloud services include analytics, computing, database, mobile, networking, storage and web applications.
To connect its field data aggregation products such as wireless sensor gateways, CHARM I/O cards, Ethernet I/O cards and RTUs, Emerson is using Windows10 IoT edge gateways. These gateways enable data to securely reach the Microsoft Azure cloud by translating operational technology protocols such as FOUNDATION fieldbus (FF) and HART to information technology protocols such as Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) & MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT). These gateways provide a high degree of security through data encryption and key management. In addition, as described, data diodes installed within the system act as physical barriers to incoming information, preventing outside access to a plant's systems.
Emerson also offers cyber security consulting services to deploy Secure First Mile architectures. Emerson security consultants work with customers' OT and IT departments and their existing security strategies to evaluate existing infrastructure, define the most effective and secure solution to match the business needs for data and applications with the best security architecture to connect to that data. These services are based on decades of securing process critical control and safety systems in applications that range from FDA regulated pharmaceutical facilities to meeting rigorous NERC CIP requirements in nuclear power plants.
Together, these technologies and services bridge the gap between the plant floor and the cloud by enabling secure data collection and aggregation, control over data flow, and the highest standards for encryption and authentication.
About Plantweb
Emerson's Plantweb™ digital ecosystem is a next-generation industrial IoT portfolio that extends the power of automation beyond process control to the entire enterprise to enable Top Quartile performance. The ecosystem supports Emerson's Operational Certainty program, which is designed to help companies improve earnings as much as 15 percent. It meets four critical needs to do this: real-time operating data across the business, secure transport of that data where it is needed, robust and scalable software applications to convert that data into actionable insights, and the domain expertise to make decisions and drive outcomes. Flexible, integrated and scalable, the Plantweb digital ecosystem features robust, real-time visibility from Pervasive Sensing™ technologies, protected by Secure First Mile™ connectivity. Applications including Plantweb Insight, Plantweb Advisor and the AMS ARES™ Platform provide embedded domain expertise across the enterprise. Emerson Connected Services offer secure cloud-based access to experts and analytics for real-time asset monitoring and performance optimization with no-to-low capital investment.


text:
The common approach to implement Lucene Search is to create Lucene index right after the content is submitted. It works fine in a single server, limited volume.
But if your server has several servers, all generating new content for search. In this case, it's difficult to implement Lucene search. Well, you can create Lucene index on each server, merge them together (?), and distribute the index back to each server...
And if the volume is high, merging Lucene indexes become ugly slow. Merging indexes intrinsically is a slow process. It has to go through all documents you have.
This common approach doesn't sound scalable, by either number of servers or number from documents.
DBSight is trying to provide a simple yet scalable solution.
DBSight provide Lucene search functionality as a system service instead of as a dependency represented at each component layer, if the content is stored in database. Actually you don't need to be aware of Lucene when coding your application. And you can implement DBSight AFTER your system is almost finished.
What DBSight basically does are:
* Pulls data from any database according to your SQL(s), and then delete duplicates, incremental updating, delete old documents if outdated, Lucene index merge, job scheduling, and remote index replications.
* Process search request via HTTP
* Provides search results in any format you defined, like XML, CSV, HTML (search engine style, shopping cart style, and sortable table style).
The benefit for DBSight is obvious. This is a solution that decouples the content submitting from Lucene Indexing/Searching.
This decoupling eases(remove) development effort to include Lucene. Servers just need to store data into database, as they ordinarily do.
This decoupling frees resources also. Content servers don't need to worry about CPU resources allocated to Lucene indexing.
The end user's search request usually is routed to DBSight server. The results can be rendered more flexibly, by DBSight's provided templates... This is another story.
Other major DBSight features:
Document ranking
Categorize search results
Highlight and Summarize search results
Scheduler to sync with database updates
RSS and Atom result feeds
Velocity based easy-to-customize templates
Search in multiple databases
DBSight is available as a Web Archive(WAR) and can be deployed to most Java Application Servers.
DBSight is available free of charge right now. Online demo is available.
DBSight 1.1.1 release, a RAD for Lucene on Database (0 messages)
- Posted by: Chris Lu
- Posted on: August 02 2005 11:56 EDT


text:
By Nadia Noir
A buncha earthquakes in a row and now reports of rain and even hail to hit SoCal this week?
Tomorrow is April Fools Day so maybe the universe is punking us, but geological survey says a "cool and unsettled" rainy patch will plague the lands.
Winds were high this weekend despite the warm weather, but wings are supposed to get even worse tonight. There's a 60 percent chance of rain and the rain will go through until Tuesday night.
OK, so this isn't the official weather report, just an excuse to listen to REM, but drive safe and you'll feel fine.


text:
Edmonds Police arrest 4 in burglary, driver escapesThree of the four subjects contacted are from the Bellevue area and range in age from 16-18
Edmonds Police responded to a burglary in progress in the 7900 block of 191st St. SW, Edmonds, at approximately 7:55 p.m., on April 9,
An alert neighbor observed at least two suspicious subjects entering the victim's residence. Prior to police arrival, the suspects fled the area in a silver sedan.
An officer arriving in the area located the suspect's vehicle and attempted to stop the vehicle in the area of 182nd St. SW and 88th Ave. W. The driver ran away on foot and the other four male occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody.
A K9 track for the driver of the suspect vehicle lasted approximately 2 ½ hours and included the assistance of the King County helicopter, Guardian One. The suspect driver was not located.
The suspect vehicle was impounded to the Edmonds Police Department pending a search warrant.
Three of the four subjects contacted are from the Bellevue area and range in age from 16-18 and a fourth is a 19-year-old male from Lynnwood.
Two of the detained individuals were booked on residential burglary charges; a juvenile was booked into the Denny Youth Center and an adult was booked into the Snohomish County Jail.
The Edmonds Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating and identifying the driver who fled. He is described as a black male, late teen's to early 20's approximately 5'8" last seen wearing red shorts and a white tank top and black jacket.
Anyone with any information about this incident is encouraged to contact Det. Sgt. Bob Barker at 425-775-7727 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Anonymous tips may be left on the Edmonds PD tip line at 425-771-0212.
The investigation is ongoing.


text:
At the advanced age of 26, the independent, wealthy and imminently practical Isabella Latham has no expectation of marriage. But, good-hearted and dutiful, Isabella accompanies her two young country cousins to oversee their London debut...only to find that it's she who is attracting suitors...all of whom do seem to have quite an excess of creditors!
There's the sinfully sexy Basil Trevelyan, a rake through and through, but so charming that even sensible Isabella is almost tempted. But then there's his maddeningly handsome - and maddeningly arrogant! - cousin, Edward Trevelyan, seventh Earl of Hartleigh, who has no need of Isabella's dowry; but whose adorable orphaned ward needs a mama. Could he love Isabella for herself? Isabella is too busy trying to decide whether to kiss him - or kill him!
Poor, poor Isabella. What's a girl to do? But more importantly...who's a girl to choose?
©1987 Loretta Chekani (P)2014 Loretta Chekani
"Loretta Chase deserves better"
Loretta Chase is historical romance royalty, in my opinion, and her many fans have waited patiently for her books to finally appear in audio. Her magnum opus, Lord of Scoundrels, appeared earlier this year, as well as the three volumes of the Dressmakers series.
Those titles had first-class production values, but Isabella, sadly, does not. The narrator is good, but the sound quality is very poor. Blackstone Audio produced LOS and the Dressmakers, whereas Isabella and Knave's Wager (which also suffers from poor sound) are self-published. These are among Chase's earliest titles, so perhaps no publisher was interested in producing them in audio.
I've been hoping that the Carsington series would appear in audio, but I certainly hope that Ms. Chase either does not self-publish those titles or finds a better producer for them.
"Good story; poor production"
The story was quite fine. Toward the end I'm not sure why but I got a bit confused. Things went very quickly but they also seemed a bit disjointed. However, I enjoyed the story.
I liked the narrator, too, but the audio production was abysmal. It sounded like it was recorded in the bottom of a barrel. That's horribly unfair to the author and can't be blamed on the narrator either.
I like Loretta Chase's work and I'm sorry this production wasn't up to the standards we've come to expect in audiobooks.
"Near perfection!"
Thoroughly enjoyable for its delightfully witty dialogue, it's sensitively drawn, complex characters, it's suspenseful, entertaining story and its ability to allow the reader to truly exist, if only for a few hours, in the century it inhabits. An accomplished and deft literary hand at work here.
"Poor production"
The story was fine as was the narrator, but the production quality of the recording was so weak that I gave up listening. It sounds as if it were recorded in a bathroom.
"Lovely story"
I really did enjoy this book, my only complaint is the audio quality. I enjoyed Stevie Zimmerman's performance however the audio sounded like it had been recorded in an echo chamber and blurred out maybe could do with some digital retouching
"Production value very poor story very good"
Probably ought to rerecord this then it will be a good read. Worth a try
"Story ok"
This is nowhere as good as Lord Perfect or that entire series. The narration was good reader did a great job my 3 stars was because of the production, the recording was poor. I plan on listening to the next book in series.
"bad sound quality"
I listen to a lot of book on audible and have never had to listen to such horrible background white noise
"OK not great..."
Quiet story without much passion or zest between any of the characters. I would not listen to this book again.
"Sweet Story"
I would recommend this book to anybody looking for a sweet easy historical romance.
"dreadful sound quality, nice story"
Yes sure, it was the sound quality that made the experience questionable
Lucy, I always like vivid supporting characters.
If it would be a better sound quality she might not be so bad after all.
It was a very short book. I do not think it has room for follow-ups.
Report Inappropriate Content
If you find this review inappropriate and think it should be removed from our site, let us know. This report will be reviewed by Audible and we will take appropriate action.


text:
Top Linksmain detailsbiographyby votesphoto galleryquotes
Filmographiesby yearby typeby ratingsby votesby TV seriesby genreby keyword
Did You Know?photo galleryquotes
Georges-Jacques Danton (Character)
from Danton (1983)
Please see the IMDb GetSatisfaction Character announcement for details.
|Photos (See all 9 | slideshow)
Alternate Names:
FilmographyEdit Credits
- Un peuple et son roi (2018) Played by Vincent Deniard (as Danton)
- "Outlander"
... aka "Highland Saga" - USA (informal literal English title)
- Vengeance Is Mine (2016) TV episode, Played by Andrea Dolente (as Danton)
- La Dame Blanche (2016) TV episode, Played by Andrea Dolente (as Danton)
- "Une femme dans la Révolution"
- Le bruit et la fureur (2013) TV episode, Played by Grégory Gadebois (as Danton)
- Le peuple en scène (2013) TV episode, Played by Grégory Gadebois (as Danton)
- Les diamants de la victoire (2010) (TV) Played by Pierre Laplace (as Danton)
- "The Days That Made History"
... aka "Ce jour là, tout a changé" - France (original title)
- L'évasion de Louis XVI (2009) TV episode, Played by Franck de la Personne (as Danton)
- The French Revolution (2005) (TV) Played by Tomi Cristin (as Danton)
- "La comtesse de Charny" (1989) TV series Played by Bernard Farcy (as Danton)
- La révolution française (1989) Played by Klaus Maria Brandauer
- Manon Roland (1989) (TV) Played by Niels Arestrup (as Danton)
- Dantons dood (1986) (TV) Played by Pierre Bokma (as Danton)
- Liberté, égalité, choucroute (1985) Played by Olivier de Kersauzon (as Danton)
- Danton (1983) Played by Gérard Depardieu (as Danton)
- Dantons Tod (1981) Played by Götz George (as Georges Danton)
- "BBC Play of the Month"
- Danton's Death (1978) TV episode, Played by Norman Rodway (as Danton)
- Les amours sous la révolution: La passion de Camille et Lucile Desmoulins (1978) (TV) Played by William Sabatier (as Danton)
- A Danton-ügy (1978) (TV) Played by Péter Haumann (as Danton)
- Rejtekhely (1978) (TV) Played by András Kozák (as Danton)
- The Sorceror's Apprentice (1977) Played by Niels Arestrup (as Danton)
... aka "Les apprentis sorciers" - France (original title)
- Dantons Tod (1977/I) (TV) Played by Friedo Solter (as Danton)
- Saint-Just ou La force des choses (1975) (TV) Played by Hervé Sand (as Danton)
- "The Star of the Seine" (1975) TV series Played by Masako Nozawa (as Danton)
... aka "Ra sênu no hoshi" - Japan (original title)
- "Once Upon a Time"
- Buttons (1973) TV episode, Played by John Rhys-Davies (as Danton)
- La morte di Danton (1972) (TV) Played by Gastone Moschin (as Danton)
- "Biography"
- Danton (1970) TV episode, Played by Anthony Hopkins (as Danton)
- La mort de Danton (1970) (TV) Played by Georges Wilson
- "Estudio 1"
- El sillón vacío (1967) TV episode, Played by Carlos Mendy (as Danton)
- Valmy (1967) (TV) Played by William Sabatier (as Danton)
- Beaumarchais ou 60000 fusils (1966) (TV) Played by Bernard Fresson (as Danton)
- "Theatre 625"
- Poor Bitos (1965) TV episode, Played by Patrick Allen (as Danton)
- "La caméra explore le temps"
- La terreur et la vertu - Première partie: Danton (1964) TV episode, Played by Jacques Ferrière (as Danton)
- Der arme Bitos... oder Das Diner der Köpfe (1963) (TV) Played by Alexander Kerst (as Danton)
- Dantons Tod (1963) (TV) Played by Wolfgang Reichmann (as Georges Danton)
- Arme Bitos (1962) (TV) Played by Leo de Hartogh (as Danton)
- "World Theatre"
- Danton's Death (1959) TV episode, Played by Patrick Wymark (as Danton)
- Shadow of the Guillotine (1956) Played by Yves Brainville (as Danton)
... aka "Marie-Antoinette reine de France" - France (original title)
- If Paris Were Told to Us (1956) Played by Gilbert Moryn (as Danton)
... aka "Si Paris nous était conté" - France (original title)
- Reign of Terror (1949) Played by Wade Crosby (as Danton)
... aka "The Black Book" - UK, USA (alternative title)
- Marie Antoinette (1938) Played by Wade Crosby (as Danton)
- Napoléon Bonaparte (1935) Played by Alexandre Koubitzky (as Danton) / Samson Fainsilber (as Danton)
- Danton (1932) Played by Jacques Grétillat (as Danton)
- Danton (1931) Played by Fritz Kortner (as Danton)
- Captain of the Guard (1930) Played by Richard Cramer (as Danton)
- Napoleon (1927) Played by Alexandre Koubitzky
... aka "Napoléon vu par Abel Gance" - France (original title)
... aka "Abel Gance's Napoleon" - USA
- Scaramouche (1923) Played by George Siegmann (as Danton)
- Orphans of the Storm (1921) Played by Monte Blue (as Danton)
- Danton (1921) Played by Emil Jannings (as Danton)
- Charlotte Corday (1914) Played by Harry Griffith (as Danton)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (2014) (VG) Played by Jeffrey R. Smith (as George Danton)
Archive Footage:
- Bonaparte et la révolution (1972) Played by Alexandre Koubitzky (as Danton)
Additional Details
Plot Keywords:
Fun Stuff
Danton: I plead not for these alone - but against TYRANNY - HATRED - for MERCY - LOVE - that alone will save our suffering nation! See more »
You may correct errors and omissions on this page directly. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.


text: All content on this site is copyright of trackboundUSA and its contributors. If you feel you have anything to add to this site, or have any concerns with regards its content, please do not hesitate to get in touch through the below contact form. We actively encourage user submitted content, so fire away.


text:
is_admin() and OOP
thank you for the plugin!
Is it possible to setup this nice plugin in to a oop version. it would be much more safer and it will come with an professional look. 🙂
second: there is a is_admin() behavior: if i will access (not logged in) to /wp-admin/ your plugin creates an 404(). but we are in a is_admin() situation, so some of my scripts which i only will load in the frontend, wont show up and generates some ugly errors.
for example: if you load in your functions.php like that:
if( !is_admin() ) { load_some_css() }
in your 404, those css files wont ever load, because technically, your in admin mode. 🙂 is it possible, to redirect permanent to a another link, so we run out of the admins area?
Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
- The topic 'is_admin() and OOP' is closed to new replies.


text:
Use of chemical weapons a grave challenge to the international community: BanListen /
I condemn in the strongest possible terms this escalation of violence in Syria, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in remarks Friday to the Diplomatic Corps in South Korea.
He said this is a grave challenge to the entire international community – and to our common humanity, especially considering it occurred when the United Nations expert mission is in the country.
" I am especially troubled by reports that chemical weapons might have been used against civilian populations. Any use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anybody, under any circumstances, would violate international law. Such a crime against humanity should result in serious consequences for the perpetrator. "
Secretary-General Ban says it is clear that the situation in Syria continues to worsen. The humanitarian suffering is alarming. Sectarian tensions have been ignited. Regional instability is spreading. The death toll unfortunately has now surged past 100,000 people.
He said the Syrian people have suffered enough far too long. The region has seen enough turmoil and bloodshed.
Donn Bobb, United Nations.
Duration: 1'10″


text:
Forgot your password? Enter the email address you signed up with and we will send you a link to create a new password.
Your password reset has been submitted to the address provided.
An illustration drawing without any word(s), letter(s), or number(s)
Business consulting and information services
Business in Miami, FL


text:
Click Here to read the story at the ABC News website.
SEC Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements." Actual results could differ materially from those projected in Nutra Pharma's ("the Company") business plan. The Company's business is subject to various risks, which are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Providing RPI-78M under compassionate release to patients enrolled in the Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) clinical study should not be construed as an indication in any way whatsoever of the value of the Company or its common stock. The Company's filings may be accessed at the SEC's Edgar system at www.sec.gov. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. The Company cautions readers not to place reliance on such statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and we specifically disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement.


text:
Public Sector
BMI-T's expertise in the public sector includes both public sector as an ICT user and public sector as a client for BMI-T.
Public Sector as an ICT customer
BMI-T provides research and consulting in terms of covering ICT spend, sizing and trends analysis for the Public Sector. We provide insight into government ICT trends, developments, big deals and ICT expenditure across hardware, software, services and telecommunications. The research findings assist ICT service providers to maximise future performance in the government market.
Particular focus is on the government departments that have big ICT budgets and includes spending trends and big deals which are significantly impacting the socio-economic and political environment in the country. We also monitor the effect that the economy is having on IT and telecommunications spend, as well as the impact of the new infrastructure initiatives in the country on ICT spend. Some of the data we track include:
- ICT spend in National Government : ICT spend for each National Departments; top 4 ICT spender total; top 10 ICT spenders
- ICT spend in Provincial Government : Detailed ICT spend, per province and per department; top 4 provincial ICT spends, and their departments;
- National and provincial department ICT spend driven by major SIP programs
- SITA and Non SITA ICT spend : Across all national departments; and Across provincial government and their different departments
- ICT spend in the major Metroes and Municipalities
- ICT spend in the major State Owned Enterprises
Recent clients include:
Department of Public Service and Administration; Dimension Data; Gijima; IBM; Microsoft SA; MTN; National Treasury; Neotel; SITA; Telkom SA; EOH/TSS Managed Services, T-Systems South Africa.
Public Sector as a client
BMI-T's expertise in the public sector includes both policy advisory services and assistance in the execution of public initiatives, where we specialise in policy, position papers, research, strategic frameworks, implementation plans, as well as multi-country benchmarking. BMI-T also does citizen customer awareness and satisfaction studies, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of key performance indicators at national, provincial and local levels.
In terms of national policy development, BMI-T's track record is unequalled in South Africa. The company has undertaken and completed extensive policy work in the ICT space for more than 24 years, with BMI-T director Denis Smit going as far back as being a part of the consultative process when the 'Green and White Paper on Telecommunications' was released and resulted in the Telecommunications Amendment Act of 2001. More recently, BMI-T reviewed the telecoms sector for the ICT Green Paper Policy review process. This examined in depth the history, legislation and regulations over the period 1995-2014 and identified key policy directions for the country to consider as a part of the ICT Green Paper process.
In terms of monitoring and evaluation, BMI-T has taken on policy work for the PNC on the e-Readiness Barometer, for the DoC in terms of the International Peer Benchmarking Study on the Cost to Communicate in South Africa project and furthermore, for USAASA on the Gazetting of the Definitions Paper on Universal Service and Access. BMI-T also developed the Gazetted discussion paper on Universal Access and Service Obligations for ICASA as well as the Universal Service and Access Definitions for the DoC. BMI-T has also been involved in advising, evaluating and measuring the under serviced areas in the past for the DoC, ICASA, USAASA and National Treasury. BMI-T was also appointed to USAASA's Project Management Advisory Panel for 2011.
In terms of Broadband, BMI-T has been researching the broadband market since 1994, publishing an annual African Wireless and Broadband Access Market Report where we have sized the market in terms of connections and revenues as well as doing multiple customised research projects for the major operators and government departments covering this topic. BMI-T also has extensive experience in broadband at provincial, metro and municipal level where we have assisted provinces including KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, as well as Metro Municipalities including the City of Johannesburg with their broadband strategy. BMI-T also had the visionary thought leadership to host the Digital Cities events from 2006-2009 where we brought out international speakers to share their ideas about government driven broadband initiatives at municipal and city level. In 2008, BMI-T also produced the Digital Communities Handbook which furthered the knowledge and debate about the need for government intervention in broadband in South Africa. In 2013 Denis Smit also served on the panel that finalised the SA Connect Broadband Policy
BMI-T has also conducted economic and investment analysis on ICT and Broadband Infrastructure projects for National and Provincial Governments in South Africa. As mentioned above, the notable examples are the projects undertaken for KwaZulu-Natal in 2009 and the Western Cape in 2011-2012. Both projects involved economic investment analysis on broadband as well as broadband mapping to identify gaps, model rollout and determine the role of the public private sector and SOEs. In 2013 BMI-T did a cost effectiveness of national broadband for National Treasury as well.
The service areas BMI-T focuses on are:
- Policy, regulatory and market information in the IT, telecommunications and broadcasting sectors.
- Impact of policy and regulations on the ICT industry.
- National, provincial and local government ICT strategy research and advisory services.
- National, provincial and local broadband.
- Geographic spatial mapping of key infrastructure.
- Market gaps and universal service and access.
- Socio-economic impact of ICT.
- Position papers and strategic plans.
- Multi-country ICT benchmarking.
- Monitoring and evaluating ICT indicators and performance.
- Citizen awareness and satisfaction.


text:
Phil Knight Discusses State Of College Basketball Coppolella Banned As Part Of Braves' Penalties Jones Won't Sue NFL Owners Over Goodell Dish/CBS Dispute Likely To Affect Thanksgiving NFL MillerCoors, NASCAR Yet To Reach Extension Ruppe Is UA's Latest Exec Departure Sellout Crowd Turns Out For Crew Playoffs FC Cincinnati Owners Sign Option To Buy Stadium Site Duracell, SoFi Buying Six-Second Ads On Fox NBC's Preschlack Says Chicago Cuts Part Of Evolution
SBD/August 14, 2013/FacilitiesPrint All
Vikings Stadium Agreement Hits Snag As Group Looks Into Wilfs' Legal Woes
Final approval of key development agreements for the Vikings' new stadium "has been put on hold to allow the state to conduct a more extensive background investigation" into team Owner Zygi Wilf and his family in light of their recent legal issues in New Jersey, according to Richard Meryhew of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority yesterday said that it has "retained Peter Carter of the Dorsey & Whitney law firm to lead a 'due diligence' review" of Wilf and his family's real estate business. Carter has "tried cases involving racketeering and performed similar investigations for some of the nation's largest firms." The review group, which also will "include FTC Consulting, an international forensic accounting firm, will scrutinize Wilf family litigation in New Jersey and perform 'extensive background checks' as well as review the NFL's investigations of owner applications." The Vikings and the MSFA had "hoped to sign off" on a stadium lease and development agreements at the authority's Aug. 23 meeting. But MSFA Chair Michelle Kelm-Helgen said that final action will "likely be at a special meeting at a later date." However, she said that the "turnaround time for the review will take 'weeks, not months,' and should not delay plans for an October groundbreaking on the stadium." The team hopes to open the stadium in time for the '16 season, but Vikings VP/Public Affairs & Stadium Development Lester Bagley "expressed concern about the project's tight timeline." He said that he "hoped the authority would continue to work on design and construction issues while the review work takes place" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 8/14). The Wilfs said the lawsuit would have "absolutely no impact on the stadium project." Kelm-Helgen said that the review group also will look into "other lawsuits involving the Wilfs" (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 8/14).
IN HINDSIGHT: In Minneapolis, Lee Schafer writes under the header, "Wilfs May Rue How They Treated N.J. Partner." The Wilf family "defending that lawsuit in New Jersey to its hugely expensive and bitter conclusion probably cost them the opportunity to step into the developer's role with the Minneapolis stadium" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 8/14).
Blazers' McGowan Discusses Moda Naming-Rights Move, Company's First Sports Deal
The Trail Blazers "looked at 317 companies, including some national and international businesses," before agreeing to a naming-rights deal with Moda Health for the Rose Garden, according to a front-page piece by Mike Tokito of the Portland OREGONIAN. Trail Blazers President Chris McGowan said that the team and California-based Premier Partnerships "had 'deep conversations' with 10 to 12 companies before whittling down the list to four 'active' prospects." Moda President William Johnson said that the Trail Blazers and Premier "first approached Moda in January, even though the company had never held -- or even considered -- a sports-related sponsorship before." But Johnson added that Moda officials "felt a 'synergy' with the Blazers' vision for the Rose Garden and for what a partnership could accomplish." The team said that the deal "will help Rip City Management make several improvements in and around the Rose Garden, including a redesign and restoration of the arena's trademark water fountain feature; adding food options to the commons and arena; better signage; better pedestrian traffic flow from public transit; and added entertainment and community-building efforts to the commons." Tokito notes the area that includes the Moda Center and Memorial Coliseum "will retain the name Rose Quarter." Moda Center becomes the "second major Oregon sports facility with a corporate name," along with Jeld-Wen Field (Portland OREGONIAN, 8/14). McGowan said that the deal is "broader than simply naming rights, and will encompass healthy kids and other healthy living initiatives, reinvesting in the Rose Quarter and making it a cultural hub." The "goal is to get the new signage up by the start of the NBA season" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/13).
TAKING FANS BY SURPRISE: KATU-ABC's Debora Knapp noted Portland residents knew the name change "was coming, but let's just say the announcement caught a lot of fans by surprise." KATU's Dan Cassuto noted many fans "expected a big, familiar sponsor to takeover the name of the Rose Garden." McGowan said the opportunity for Moda Health to gain name recognition is "one of the reasons why they're interested in doing this partnership." Johnson said, "We have not actually advertised for the last four or five years, and we felt that this was a time that we would commit some resources." Trail Blazers announcer Mark Mason said he is "still getting used to it" and that Moda Center "sounds like a Russian car when you first hear it." However, he added, "It's proof that advertising works. It's on the lips of two million Portlanders today, so already it's a good buy" (KATU-ABC, 8/13). However, KGW-NBC's Pat Dooris said of the arena's name, "Now that it's changing, a lot of people do not like it. In fact there's even a Facebook page and an online petition to try and change it back" (KGW-NBC, 8/13). KPTV-Fox's Ben Senger said, "Some people, no matter how long this goes on with the new name, will still be calling the building the Rose Garden" (KPTV-Fox, 8/13).
Cowboys' Partnership With Frisco School District Could Become New NFL Facilities Model
The Cowboys' new HQs and practice facility in Frisco is being partly funded by the city's Independent School District, and the team's move to "share facilities and promote youth sports could become a model for the rest of the country," according to Valerie Wigglesworth of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones said that that factor "weighed heavily in the decision to move to Frisco." Jones said, "We're using our visibility, using what we're about, to encourage and create a positive atmosphere for youth sports that is of great interest to us." Wigglesworth notes the facility "will be built on 91 acres," and is being funded by the city of Frisco, the Frisco Independent School District, the Frisco Economic Development Corp. and the Frisco Community Development Corp. The city will "own the stadium and the associated parking structure in an arrangement similar to those with Dr Pepper Arena, Dr Pepper Ballpark and FC Dallas Stadium." The team's HQs will be "owned by the team." Jones said that while he has "drawn up some ideas for how the whole development will look, nothing has been formalized and no contractors have been hired yet." The Cowboys will have the "exclusive right to name the stadium and select sponsors for the facilities in it," and any sponsor naming-rights and revenue from parking fees "will be shared between the Cowboys and the city." The 25-year agreement also "calls for at least one week per year of official preseason football training camp to be held in Frisco" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 8/14).
GONE CAMPING: While the Cowboys' training camp deal with Oxnard, Calif., ends in '14, Jones said that the team is "already working on a contract extension with city officials." Jones: "We've been doing this for how many years now? 30-something, 35 years if you really count Thousand Oaks. This is what we ought to be doing. And we're working right now on trying to extend it." In Ft. Worth, Clarence Hill notes the Cowboys are "obligated to spend at least two weeks in Oxnard next year." But in addition to the team spending one week of camp at its new Frisco facility beginning in '16, San Antonio has "expressed interest in hosting camp next year and beyond." Jones is "open to having split camps but indicated he would need five preseason games to achieve it, like the Cowboys have this season because of the Hall of Fame game" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 8/14). Jones said, "I think the opportunities we've got to continue our West Coast presence, and potentially with our fan base in San Antonio, a dual participation in camp is good for the team. It's a plus. ... Let's take this year as an example. Our time in Oxnard is up Friday. We leave for Arizona to play our third preseason game then turn around and come back to Dallas, where we will have as much as 10 days that are the equivalent to training camp. We will soon be able to do that at our facility." In San Antonio, Tom Orsborn noted the "earliest the Cowboys could hold at least a portion of camp in San Antonio" would be '15, and the city's Dir of Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities Michael Sawaya "remains hopeful the team one day will return to San Antonio" (MYSANANTONIO.com, 8/13).
You Scratch My Back: Bengals To Return Their Share Of UC's Stadium Rental Fee
The Univ. of Cincinnati will "pay the same standard rental fee" it has paid in the past to play its '14 home football games at Paul Brown Stadium, but the Bengals will "return their share of the rent" to the school, according to Bill Koch of the CINCINNATI ENQUIRER. Bengals Business Development Dir Bob Bedinghaus said, "We couldn't say you guys come in and play rent free because Hamilton County needs to make money when other events happen down there. What we came up with is we are going to reimburse to the University of Cincinnati all the money we would have received in rent for the full season. We will reimburse 100 percent." Koch notes the county owns the stadium, and its lease terms entitle the Bengals to 50% of the rent, with the rest "going to the county." Bedinghaus said, "We're not going to make any money off the rent, but we cannot stand in the way of the county making money because it's not our money to give away." He added that he "expects the rental agreement will be finalized within a few weeks." UC AD Whit Babcock said, "The Bengals really stepped up and helped us out. We had nowhere to go. They could have not been easier to work with." Koch notes the school "must pay" 10% of the first $1M in ticket revenue for each game played there, 12.5% of the next $1M, and 15% of gross ticket revenue exceeding $2M. UC "must also pay a 25-cent surcharge to Hamilton County for each ticket sold and is responsible for all game expenses." The Bengals and the county will "split all money from parking and concessions on a 50-50 basis." But Bedinghaus said, "I suspect at the end of the day we will allow UC to sell their merchandise without anything coming back to us" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 8/14).
ISC's Lesa France Kennedy Discusses Daytona Rising, Hopes It Emulates Patriot Place
ISC Vice Chair & CEO Lesa France Kennedy yesterday discussed the company's $400M Daytona Rising project, which includes the renovation of Daytona Int'l Speedway, and said there is a need to take the speedway complex "to a new level with modern amenities." The mixed-use One Daytona development will include retail and dining spaces, and will be anchored by retailers including Bass Pro Shops. France Kennedy said, "It will give our fans more to do while they're in Daytona, it will extend their stay and it will also provide some year-round business and economic impact." CNBC's Scott Wapner asked if ISC is "modeling this directly after Patriot Place," the mixed-use development outside Gillette Stadium that also includes a Bass Pro Shops. France Kennedy said the Patriots "have done a terrific job" and it is an "example of the type of destination that we're planning on creating." She said in terms of how many events DIS can host during the year, "We're really busy more than 300 days a year and I think that's surprising to people. We have all kind of events, not just NASCAR." France Kennedy said competition from the NFL and other sports is "one reason that we're doing the Daytona Rising project, to just not only keep up, but to raise the bar in motorsports and all the motorsports facilities." She added, "It will be a total different level of experience than you've seen in the past. It's going be exciting" ("Squawk Box," CNBC, 8/13).
College Facility Notes: N.C. State Set To Build Indoor Football Practice Facility
N.C. State AD Debbie Yow yesterday said that the school is "planning the stages of building" an indoor football practice facility near Carter-Finley Stadium. Yow said that she is hopeful the $14M facility "will be ready for spring practice" in '15. Yow said that the building will "be funded privately through the Wolfpack Club." In Raleigh, Joe Giglio notes former football coach Tom O'Brien "long lobbied for an indoor practice facility." Yow said that first-year coach Dave Doeren "asked about the facility before he was hired" (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/14).
DUCK COMMANDER: CNBC's Jane Wells yesterday gave several live reports from the Univ. of Oregon on the school's new $68M football facility. UO football coach Mark Helfrich said the best part is the "functionality" of the facility. Helfrich: "We've never had a space like this from an educational standpoint to actually teach and coach our guys." UO QB Marcus Mariota said the building "just kind of takes your breath away" ("Street Signs," CNBC, 8/13). Wells later told UO AD Rob Mullens the facility was "over the top." Mullens: "We're so fortunate. We have some recruiting disadvantages in other areas and fortunately, the generosity of Phil Knight ... has allowed us to make up some of those in the facilities" ("Squawk on the Street," CNBC, 8/13).
LET ME UPGRADE YA: In West Palm Beach, Dave George writes the Univ. of Miami's new Theodore G. Schwartz and Todd G. Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence "replaces the 'ugh' factor of Miami's cramped and outdated former football facilities, a drag on recruiting for decades." The center features an "expansive locker room and training center, complete with an entire floor devoted to computer labs and academic tutoring." UM "broke ground on this major improvement project" in '10 (PALM BEACH POST, 8/14).
BALLIN' OUT: In Indiana, Thomas St. Myer reported Ball State Univ. is "installing video screens in its football stadium and basketball arena." Scheumann Stadium will have a "jumbo high-definition video screen" that is 33 feet wide by 18 feet tall, and Worthen Arena will get a "high-definition LED screen, albeit on a slightly smaller scale." The school is "leasing the portable video boards for three years from Dodd Technologies Inc., and its sister company, ReelVideo Systems," for $1.1M. The screens "will cost $320,000 in the first year of the lease, $355,000 in year two and $390,000 in the third" (Muncie STAR PRESS, 8/11).
No one else has detailed naming rights data like this


text:
New Janesville Veterans Clinic celebrates opening
Stan Stricker
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Area veterans may no longer need to drive to Madison for medical care.
Rock County Veterans Services Officer John Solis says the new VA Clinic on Morse Street in Janesville is much larger and more convenient than the one downtown. He says the need for local medical care has been growing as more veterans seek service, and the economy weakens. Veterans like Bob Updike of Edgerton know this very well. He's been driving other veterans to Madison for years. He calls the expanded size and location of the new clinic a relief.
The new clinic will eventually serve up to 3600 patients.
Last updated: 9:50 am Thursday, December 13, 2012


text:
I have been reading the forums for about a month, before finally joining. I'm a 43 yr old wife, mother of a 25 yr old son, and 1 yr old granddaughter. I was raised in the Catholic church and attended Catholic school during my grade school years (which is why I was hesitant about joining). After decades without God, I picked up my Bible again 3 years ago, and decided to read it cover to cover for the first time ever. Since then, it has been a part of my daily reading.
Nice to be here.


text:
Andalusians for sale in the East of the UK
4 month old welsummer cockerel to good caring home only.. Foster reared by our peahen.
Point of lay hybrid chickens
Point of lay chickens. Fully vaccinated, will be great egg producers. Mixed hybrids a few different ...
£ 18
Point of Lay Chickens
point of lay hybrid chickens for sale, available now, callfor details.
£ 12
Volwerk type hens
3 Lovely birds, just started laying, must go together, Kingswood Bristol area. £40. 00 for ...
£ 40
modern game bantam chicken quartet
four modern game bantams 1 stag and 3 hens. good quality, young, healthy birds.
£ 50
modern game bantam quartet
one modern stag and 3 hens. good quality, young birds.
£ 50
Chicken coop
Boys chicken coop for sale in good condition pick up Betchworth
£ 70
poultry Housing
New Broody Coop, multi-purpose house and integral run. 2' x 2' house with sliding pop hole, ...
£ 95
Large Fowl Orpington Chickens
Large Orpingtons. Bred this Summer from excellent, healthy Pricilla Middleton stock. ...
£ 5
Old English Game bantams
Majority 2017 hatched single birds, pairs & trios including some surplus pullets. Ring for ...
£ 6


text:
Little development on the Jannero Pargo front so far today, but we do have a little grist for the rumor mill.
Word around the league campfire is that the Spurs are one of three teams believed to have offered Pargo a deal that would start at $2 million next season.
The identities of the other teams in the Pargo sweepstakes remain unclear, though it is presumed the Denver Nuggets might be one of them.
Pargo, who opted out of a deal in New Orleans that would have paid him $1.08 million in 2008-09, is said to be pushing for a contract that would push him past the $2 million threshold. That would help explain a quote from Pargo's agent, Mark Bartelstein, earlier this week intimating that the Spurs are "limited in what they can do financially."
Meanwhile, it appears the Hornets are one team not in the mix for Pargo's services. Bartelstein said earlier this week it is unlikely the backup point guard will be back in New Orleans next season.